pn.-cs of support wliicli I liave received from my fellow-citizens of all descriptions, uponmy elec tion to the Prelidency of these United States. 1 fear, Gentlemen, yoiji goodness liasled you to form too exalted an opinion of my virtues and me rits.—lf such talents as I pollefs have been called into action by great events, and i liofe events have terminated happily for our country, the glory jhould be r.fcribed to the manifeft interpolition of an over-ruling Providence. My military services have been abundantly recompenced by the flatter ing approbation of a grateful people; and if a faithful discharge of my civil duties can ensure a like reward, 1 shall feel inyl'elf richly compensated for any personal facrifice 1 may have made, by engaging again in public life. i The citizens of the United States of America liave given as lignal a proof of their wisdom and virtue in framing and adopting a constitution of government without bloodlhed or the intervention «»f force, as they, upon a former occasion, exhib ited to the world oftheir valor, fortitude and per severance ; - -and it mult be a pleating circnmftance to every friend of good order and Ibcial liappi jief's, to find that our new government is gaining strength and relpectability among the citizens of this country in proportion as its operations are known and its effects felt. You, Gentlemen act the part of pious Christians, and good citizens, by your prayers and exertions to preserve that harmony and good will among men, which mult be the basis of every political eltablifhmentand I readily join with you, that " while just Government protects all in their re " ligious rights, true religion affords to govern " incnt its lurelt support." 1 am deeply imprefled "with your good willies for my present and future happiness ; and I be feecli the Almighty to take you under his special care. G. WASHINGTON. ADDRESS of the EXECUTIVE of New-llamp fliireto THE PRESIDENT of the United States of AMERICA. SIR, AMIDST the npplaufe and gratulations of rail lions, fuffer the Executive of New-Hamp fnire, with grateful hearts to approach you, Sir, and hail you-welcome to this northern State—to a government whole metropolis was at an early itage of the late war, by your vigilance and at tention saved from dellrucftion ; and the whole of which was at an after period refcucd from im pending ruin, by that valor and prudence which eventually wrought out the salvation ofour com mon country, and gave birth to the American Em pire. Deeply imprefled with the remembrance of those important events, you will permit us to fay, that amongst the vast multitude of your ad mirers, there is not a people who hold your tal ents and your virtues in higher veneration than the inhabitants of New-Hampfliire. Webegyou, Sir, to accept our moil: cordial thanks for the ho nor done to this State, by your more than welcome visit at this time. And that you will believe we shrill not cease to unite our most fervent prayers, •with those of our American brethren, that you maybe continued a lafling blefling to our nation, and long, very long, be fuffered to rule in peace, over thole whom you have protected and defend ed in war. In behalf of the Council, JOHN SULLIVAN. Portsmouth, Nov. 3, 1759. The Prefidsnt vias pleafcd to return tin following /Jnfjjer. To the Houorable the EXECUTIVE of the State of New-llamplhire. ALLOW me, Gentlemen, to allure you, that grateful as my heart is for the affectionate regards, which my fellow-citizens have manifeA ed towards me, it has at no time been morefenfi bly imprefled with a conl'cioufnefs oftheir good ness, than 011 the ptefent occasion. 1 am truly thankful for your expressions of at tachment to my peiTon, and approbation of my conduct—and 1 reciprocate your good wilhes with unfeigned affection. In exercising the vigilance and attention, with which you are pleased to compliment :ny military command, I did no more than what inclination prompted, and duty enjoined. In discharging the duties of my civil appointment, I canfincere ]y promise, that the love of my country will be the ruling influence of my conduct. The furcefs which has hitherto attended our united efforts, we owe to the gracious interposi tion of Heaven—and to that interpolition let us, gratefully, ascribe the prail'e of victory, and the Jblefliiigs of peace. May the State, in wliofe councils you worthily prelide, be happy under your administration— and may you, Gentlemen, partake of the bleliings which your endeavors are intended to bellow. G. WASHINGTON. AN ADDRESS to THE PUBLIC, Frm:i the Pennsylvania Society jor promoting the /4- bo lit ion of Slavery, and the Relief of free Negroes, unlawfully held in bondage. IT is with peculiar iarisfatftion we a flare the friends of humanity, that in profeeming the Jefign of o ir aflbciation, our endeavours have proved fuccefsful, far beyond our moil sanguine expectations. Encouraged by this success, and by the daily progress of that luminous and benign spirit of li berty* which is diffuiing itfelf throughout the world ; and humbly hoping for tlie continuance of the divine blelling on our labours, we have ven tured to make an important addition to our origi nal plan, and do therefore, earneflly solicit the support and assistance, of all who can feel the ten der emotions of sympathy and compaifion, orre lilh the ex.ilted pleasure of beneficence. Slavery is fucli an attrocious debasement of hu man nature, that its very extirpation, if not per formed with solicitous care, may sometimes open a fonrce of serious evils. The unhappy man who has long been treated as a brute animal, too frequently links beneath the common Itandard of the human species. Thegal ling chains that bind his body, do also fetter his intellectual faculties, and impair the social affec tions of the heart. Accuftoined to move like a mere machine, by the will of a mailer, reflection is suspended ; he has not the power of choice; and reason and corifcience have but but little in fluence over his condutfl ; because lieischiefly go verned by the palfion of fear. He is poor and friendlefs—perhaps worn out by extreme labor, age and disease. Under l'uch circumstances, freedom may often prove a misfortune to himl'elf, and prejudicial to society. Attention to emancipated black people, it is therefore to be hoped, will become a branch of our national police ; but as far as we contribute to promote this emancipation, so far that attention is evidently a serious duty, incumbent on us, and which we mean to to difcliarge to the belt of our judgment and abilities. To inltrudi; to advise ; to qualify those who have been reltorcd to freedom, for the exercise and enjoyment of civil liberty. To promote in them habits of indullry ; to furnifli them with em ployments suited to their age, sex, talents, and o ther circumltances ; and to procure their chil dren an education calculated for their future situ ation in life. Tliefe are thegreat outlinesof the annexed plan, which we have adopted, and which we conceive will eflentially promote the public good, and the happiness of these our hitherto too much neglected fellow creatures. A plan so extensive cannot be carried into exe cution, without considerable pecuniary resources, beyond the present ordinary funds of the society. We hope much from the generosity of enlightened and benevolent freemen, and will gratefully re ceive any donations or fublcriptions for this pur pose, which may be made to our treasurer, James Starr, or to "James Pembertoit, chairman of our committee of correspondence. Signed by order oftlie Society. 13. FRANKLIN, Prcfident. Philadelphia, qth of November, 1789. (The Plan in our next.) NEW-YORK, Nov. 2,5. Sunday eveninglaft an i ved the ship Montgome ry, Capt. Bunyav, from London, after a very short paflage; in which came paflengers, Col. Trumbull, William Hill house, Esq. Mr. Deas, of S.Carolina, and Mr. Hyde and lady. By the Montgomery, we have accounts of the tranf aCiions in trance, of a later date than -what has come to hand by any former conveyance, These accounts are contradittory to each ether ; but, in general the f ollowing fafls may be relied on : ON the arrival of the regiment de Flandtrs at Ver failles, an entertainment as usual was giv en by the officers of the Guade de corps &c. to the officers of the regiment de Flanders. After this fef tivity had continued some time, on the appearance of the King and Queen from the gallery, there was a cry of Vive le P oy et Vive le Reine : 011 which the officers, and those of the Swiss guards (who were likewise present, as if by a pre-concertcd plan) pulled the national cockades from their hats, treading them under their feet; and having black cockades at hand, they were immediately distri buted, and supplied the place of the red and blue. An account of this soon reached Paris, and occa sioned a general discontent. The people Aflem bled for two or three days, without any decisive measures, till the fourth day after the tranfaftion at Versailles, when a large body without any head, fat out from Paris for that place, and soon after the Marquis de la Fayette marched at the head of about twenty tlioufand of the Paris militia. On their arrival at Versailles, they found three regi ments drawn up to receive them ; but 011 bein« ordered to fire, the regiment de Flanders clubbed their firelocks, and went over to the Marquis the Swiss regiment refufed to fire, and stood motionless —-and the guarde de corps were soon dispersed, flying for lhelter to whatever covert they could find. The Marquis immediately waited on the King and Queen, informing them that to fatisfv the people, and to avoid vvorfe consequences, they mult remove to Paris. They were accordingly on their way ; but so great was the croud, that they were eight hours in going from Versailles t 0 Paris. The trail Aid lor.s at Ve: I'iiiles apnea, c j t0 " - been intended as a prelude to fon.t- more saC efforts on the part of royalty ; as n was iuppofoi and we apprehend juflly fuppol'ed, that the- e J' liients then under ihc eye of the King, wuuld»„" have ventured on Inch a measure, to insult the liatioiKii cockade, without the afliirancc of fom powerful fnpport, and even without the confeuto' their fuperiui s. The equivocation of the Kin? - 0 the application of the National A(teiiibly, rermelt ing his allent to their articles or plan of a coniti' tution, firlt gave rife to l'uch a fnrinilc, which fab sequent tads have corroborated. the National Aflembly have refolvedtore move likewise to Paris : where it is hoped their deliberations will be conducted with more unani niity and dispatch ; for we are sorry to fay t W there appears in many of the members of that bo dy a disposition to delay, protrad and embarrafi every ineafure at a time when the public exi<r ence requires a contrary con dud; from every friend to his country. The clergy in particular come un der the imputation of duplicity ; and it is tho't there must be a few more examples of severity before the abettors of despotism will be induced to relinquish the share of public plunder which has fallen to them.—There is a report that there has since been a proscription of anumberof these prevaricating gentry ; but the truth of this is not fufficiently ascertained. It is thought that the removal of the King to Paris may be attended with beneficial effects ; as it may remove from him evil councilors, and (hew the folly of opposing the general wish, and that spirit which aliens the long neglected rights of human nature, against the encroaclunentsofpre rogative. Further advices by Capt. Bunyan slate,—That the Turks and Swedes have concluded a Conven tion in which they reciprocally agree net tolif ten separately to proportions of peace with their common enemy—That the Prince de Coboui'g has gained another Vidory over the Turks in con jundion with the Ruffian General—having on the 22 Sept. defeated the Ottoman Army of 90000 men, under the command of the Grand Vizier— 4000 being left dead on the field—the lols of the vidors being only 200 killed and wounded!!— That another vidory had been obtained by frince Repnin a Ruffian General—and that the outworks and suburbs of Belgrade had been carried—That the Ruffian fleet has defeated the Swediili and ta ken several ships of the line from them—That the Austrian Netherlands intend to throw themselves in to the Arms of France, as soon as the commo tions of that kingdom are fettled—That the pet ty Princes of Germany are taking measures to prevent revolutions in their territories—Thatthe Prince of Hefle Darmstadt has fled out of his do minions, and a price is set upon his head—That the Prince Max, brother to the Duke DeuxPents has been killed by one of his fubjeds—That a tu mult has lately happened at Lif'oon, but was soon appeazed without bloodshed—That therehasbcen an infurredion in Corsica—but a conipleat revo lution is noteffeded—That great numbers of re fugees from France had arrived in Spain—That the Spanish Gazettes are prohibited from giving any accounts of French Affairs, &c. &c. PARIS, OCt. 8. This day their Most Christian Majesties recei ved the foreign Ministers at the Thuilleries, ns did Monsieur and Madame atkhe palace cfLux embourg. The National Aflembly still fits at VersailleS, till room is prepared for their reception at the Louvre. On the jth the King gave his fanftion to thofa articles of the Constitution, and Droit? de I'hoinine, which had been presented to his Majeftyby the aflembly. Oct. 12. The King has appointed the Marquis de la Fayette, Commander in Chief of all the troops within a circle of fifteen leagues of the capital. Orders are given for using the utinolt severity against the distributors of seditious pa pers. The Heralds have proclaimed publiclyiu Paris a prohibition against mobs, and have au thorised the military to disperse them. LONDON, Oct. J7. In the affray at Versailles, the King's body guards behaved very gallantly. About Joof the Parisian troops and mob were killed, and thirty of the King's guards were cut to pieces. Eighty were carried prisoners to Paris, the reft fa vei themselves by flight. This regiment is different from any other, be ing composed, both privates as well as officers, or persons of the second order of the nobility 11 France. The heads of those who were (lainwere carried in triumph to Paris, andfliown about t ie streets 011 tent poles. On Wednesday last all the diftrids ofParis met early in the morning, and orders were giy en to surround all the avenues of the Thuilleries, which had been only defended the preceding night by a common guard. A thoiifand were immediately ordered on that duty, an the gates of the palace are further fecurea y train of cannon to|preventany furprlzeore cap Wednesday being Court day, their received the. foreign Ministers in the pa' 3C " King looked uncommonly dejeded, the (.J>
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