The resolution for the aflumption of the State debts under con federation. The affirmative of this resolution was fupporttd by Messrs Law ranse, Ames, Sherman, Clymer, Burke, Goodhue, Smith, (S. C.) Fitzfimons and Gerry. And opposed by Messrs Livermore and Stone. The difcuifton was continued till 2 o'clock, when on motion of Mr. Lawrance the committee rofc—fo that no decision was had on the resolution. Mr. Fitzfimons of the Committee appointed .'or the purpose, brought in a bill providing for the regulation of the Poll-Office, which was read the firft time. lii committee of the whole on the bill to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. The committee made Come progress in the difcuflion of this bill : but rose without completing it, and the House adjourned. EUROPE MANIFESTO of the PATRIOTS in AUSTRIAN FLANDERS. The People of Brabant, through the organ of the Ecclesiastical State and of the third order of the three chief Cities, in conjun&ion with ma- Ny Members of the Nobleile, \ To all thofi who shall fts or hear read thsfc prtfents, - HEALTH. FINDING ourselves under the hard neceifityof declaring the Emperor Jofephll. Duke of Lor r»in, Brabant, and Lemberg, to have forfeited his right of sovereignty and dominion over the laid countries, it is our indispensable duty to exhort and recommend to all in general, and to every one in particular, to concur in the common fafe ty of their country ; in consequence we exprelsly warn and forbid every one to take part with thof'e who belong to the government of the said late Duke, or with the late Duke liimfelf under pain of being puniflied as an enemy to his country. . We in like manner forbid the disturbing of the public repose and tranquillity under whatso ever pretex , on pain of being prosecuted and puniihed as enemies of the nation. We exhort all and every citizen able to bear arms in defence of the liberty of the nation to fend their names to Chiefs established and known, that inftru&ions may be given them, and they may repair to the place ailigned them, and fub niit themselves to the orders to be given them. On the we forbid all crouds and mobs tending pillage ; declaring morever, that all convidlef e of pillaging, or attempting to pillage any hou „• or shop, even belonging to an en jmy of the country, (hall be punifheu the fame as an enemy to tLe country. We declare tl'at all who (hall be convi<fled of layiug any plot, or holding discourse tending to favour the defpotick plans of the said late Duke, lhall be punished rigorously as disturbers of the public tranquillity, and as enemies to the coun try. We command and order the present Maoifefto to be printed, publiihed, and fixed up, in the Pro vince of Brabant and its dependencies, to the end it may be known, and that no one may pre tend ignorance of it. We give it in charge to all those whom it may concern to observe, and caui'e to be observed, the contents of these pre sents, for the good and fafety of the country re quire it. And as the great seal of the state is seized by force by the said former Duke of Brabant, and as we have authorized, by our manifelto of this day, our Agent Plenipotentiary to make use of the seal of his arms in lieu of the seal of the States, until it be in our power, we have furnifhed the said seal. Done at Hoogftraten in Brabant, OA. 24,1 789 (Signed) H.C.N. VAN DKR NOOT. PARIS. Oil the ift of September a letter was read in the National Ailembly of France from the officers of the regiment of Touraine, of which the Vis count de Mirabeau i 3 Colonel, Hating, that an old soldier of 95 years old, was presented to the King lalt year at Paris, and had a pension of 300 livres granted him, desires to resign that pension to his country. So sublime an example was in- Hantly followed by all the officers, and, amonglt others, by M. de JYlontalembert, who had his for the loss of an eye in a naval engagement last war in America. The Aflemply, as might be amagined; would not accept of the old warrior's renuncia tion, but ordered the fac'l to be transcribed on their regilters Nov. 24. The harbour of Cherbourgh is now so tar conipleateil as to be able to contain 103 fail of line of battle lliips, atid to screen them from the l'evereft gales. There are 200 veilels conllantly employed linking stones and rubbish to Itrengtli eii the foundation. The American trade grows better in every sense ; the order| increase, and the payments are much more certain than heretofore. The productions of our country increase in va lue in America daily. TheJalt ftiips from Phil adelphia, and other ports, brought large sums foi our merchants. The representatives of the Commons ot Paris Jndifted, on Thursday lull, at the Chatlet, M. JBarentin, the late Keeper of the Seals, M. Pay fegur, late Secretary at War, Marflial Broglio, and Mefl. Autichamp and Befenval. Paris is supposed to bp provided with corn for {yc months at leait. LONDON, Dec. 6 A letier from Madrid, of the 9th of November, fays that the Court had actually met tlie preced ing day in the palace of the Arc'nbifltop of Tolede. 1 he Count de Campomanes, who prelided in the Aflembly as the King's tonuniHioner, made every Member take an oath of secrecy relative to every thing that fliouldpals in the /lflembly. Government has received an expreis from Ma drid, containing, as we understand, very impor tant intelligence. We have not yet heard all the particulars, but we learn that the King, dread ing the effects of the spirit of liberty, which all his art and. power have not been able to ftifie in the kingdom, has countermanded the proclama rion for the aflembling of the Cortez. This in dication of his terrorwill, however, not strength en his cause. The people have caught the laci ed flame, and, being fairly kindled, it is not in the mercenary phalanx of an army that a King can trust for the preservation of authority inconfiltent with the rights of man. We {hall soOn be able to give a full account of Spain. Intelligence, that can betruftedto, from that kingdom, comes, neceflarily, by private hands, for every poll let ter is opened. The flame of liberty is rapidly spreading. The troops in Savoy are said to be in motion to alien a claim to the Pays de Vaud, as is pretended ; but as is generally believed, to prevent the growth of a spirit among the Savoyards, which has al ready (hewn itfelf in several places. Wherever men feel themselves oppreiled, they want only an example to allert their rights. On Thursday lalt was effected the greatest ob ject of internal Navigation in this kingdom. The Severn was united to the Thames by an interme diate Canal, afcendiug by Stroud, through the vale ofChalford, to the height of 34? feet, by 40 locks: there entering a funnel through the hill of Saperton, for the length of two miles and three furlongs, and descending by 22 locks, it joined the Thames near Lechlade. FOR THE GAZETTE OF TIIE UNITED STATES, THE LOVERS RAMBLE. \ WAY! away ! ye giddy thfong, £V. Lift not to my peaceful song ; Come ye loves and play around me! Busy care, no more confound me ! Lf t my thoughts be all at ease, Kv'ry bub'lii.g palHon cease ! Love alone coine lei/e my foul, Fill and now pofTcfs the whole, WhiHl I sing ho«v hand in hand On the sea-resounding strand, I, with lov'd Louisa Itray'd, Tender, beauteous, blue-ey'd maid. 44 See yon smoothly (helving plain, * 4 Scarce descending to the main ; 44 So smooth so easy of defccnr, 41 So full of teeming sweet content, 44 Spreading wide and tempting play, 41 Is ruin's dl-alluung way. 44 So appears the sea of vice, 44 Calmy smiling to entice ; 44 Enter'd—deeper down ye go, 44 No more fhelviug, loft and ilow, 44 Mud the bottom ; chang'd from (and ; 44 Vain your wish again for land : 44 Mired in the filthy slime ; 44 Caughb like biids, in plcalure's lime ; 44 Soon the tide comes ruihing on— 44 Heedless mortals—ye are gone !" ttlythe alotlg the bank we trip ; 44 See my love ! Sure that's a lhip, 14 Rising from this bed of tears, 44 Sails, and last the hull appears ; • 4 Some one on yon deck may Hand, 44 Sending fiehs towards the land ; . 44 Hopeand fear and joy by turns, 44 Seize his heart, which chills and burns; 44 Slow the rapid lhip mull move, 44 Towards thefhoics where rests his love 44 Faithful he for five long years, 44 Bath'd her image with his tears ; 44 Morn and night thro toil or rclt, 44 Her image pendant at his bread." 44 Oh may he find Louisa cried, 44 Equal raptures in his bride !" Fancy made the pidure real, Down her cheek sweet sorrows (leal; Scandal had no tatler near, I, gently kifs'd the trickling tear. 44 Would you Hen RY (from me torn) 44 Five long years tie'er cease to mourn ? 44 I each morn and ev'ry eve 44 Would my sorrowing-joy receive, :* 4 From this Toy which bofom'd near 44 I would gaze at with a tear, 4; Kiss and to my heart close prcfiing, 44 As.: for He nr y ev'ry blefling; 44 Would you althe riling morn, 44 Think of her that's from you torn ? 44 Drawing from your faithful breafl, <4 Let this to your lips be preft ; 44 Thinking ; at the felf'fame hour, 44 If bountfeous Heav'n grant me pow'r, 4 * The felf fame a£tion would be mine, . 44 Love's tear I'd drop at virtue's ttuinc. 44 Fancy, you would to me watt, 44 Sweet'ning absence bitter draught: 44 Wond'rous pow'r of Heav'n bom art ! • 4 Thus to cafe the lover's smart : 44 Whilll I fee your form pourtray'd, " Glowing health throughout difplay'd, 44 I'm atfur'd that so you look, 4 ' Reading peace in this sweet book." While the much lov'd maiden spoke, Sounds that all my foul awoke, To gratimde and pure delight, Other obje&s fled my fight : The lhip forgot—no longer seen— I view no more the beauteous scene ; But all my senses lix'd on her, I hardly breathe—l hardly llir— Softly ngimg mute I flood, While flic appcar'd mv fov'reign good. -363- W. D. FROM THE FREE MAMS JOURNAL,, To the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES. S I R, THE fubjeft, on which I have taken the liberty of addrefliag you, is so important in its nature, that I think any apology, for the freedom taken, is unnecefiary. It the hearts of our benevolent citizens have been melted in sympathy to our fellow creatures in Europe on account of their being involved in the diftrefling scenes of famine ; what must be our feelings when the fame dreadful calamity begins to threaten our own country, or at lead the populous maritime cities and parts adjacent ? Wheat is now per bushel in Philadelphia, and flour pro portionably high ; and it is generally believed, that, by the mont :i of May next, wheat will not be less than 2 dollars a bushel, if the exportation is not immediately flopped ; as the demand from Europe is growing greater every day. The moderate price of beef, mutton and other articles of pro- ./ifion has in some degree rendered the high price of bread leis felt; but a dearth of these will soon foHow that of bread, and. indeed in our last markets there is an evident advance in their price ; which, if it continues, will Ihortly put it out of the power of poor mechanics or manufa&urers, to purchase with their daily earnings fubliftencc for themfelvesand families ; the confequencts whereof, will be a depopulation of our citie , with all the train of calamities incident to such a misfortune. By a timely interference of the executive of the union, the dif trefling scenes of misery produced by famine may be prevented. It is therefore to you, Sir, that our manufacturers, mechanics, and induflrious poor, look, to avert the impending danger, by ftoppingtne exportation of grain andjluur, by an embargo, forfuclL time, astoyou in your wisdom fhallfeem right. HUM ANITAS. Phi iadf.i phia, Feb. 16,1790. NEW-YOIIK, FEBRUARY 24, Extrail of a Utter from Benjamin Weft, to Doflor Franklin, dated London, Oil. 8, 1789. " SIR, " The beat er of this letter is our ingenious countryman, Mr. John Trumbull, who has reli ded in London toltudy painting ; and I have the happiness to acquaint you, and his countrymen in general, thatthro force of genius, and industry, he has already attained that excellence in paint ing, which places him in the Srft class of men ot that profeflion now living. He vilits Ins native climate to perpetuate the faces ot some of his dif tinguiflied countrymen, and I hope he will meet with their approbation, both as a gentleman and an artist, of equal worth and esteem." Extrah of a litter from Philadelphia, Feb. 15. " I found fault latterly with my correfpoiul ents ill New-York, for not answering letters by the return-poll, and they have informed me it is in a great measure owing to a regulation of the post-master of that place, by which the mail is closed at 9 o'clock in the evening, although it does not leave the city until 8 o'clock the next morning. This regulation deprives us in a great degree 1 ' of the advantages we expedited to derive from n daily pojt, and at the fame time diminishes the re venue of the Poft-Office ; for instance, if the southern Mail does not arrive at New-York until the evening, there is not time to answer letters and a poll: is loft,and we cannot get the debates of Congress which are usually in the next mornings papers, until the second post after they are pub-, liflied. 1 his is conlidered as an inconvenience and real injury both to the merchants and com munity at large, and obliges people to look out for private conveyances to fend their letters. We have also to lament the very great irregularity in the carriage of the Mail to the southward of this City. The Philadelphia society for promoting agri culture have unanimously adjudged their premi um of a Gold Medal for the greatest quantiryof cheese, not left than 500 pounds weight, made 011 one farm in any of tliefe States —to Joseph Matthewfon, Esq. of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode llland—fourteen cheel'es presented by this gentleman, weighed 500 pounds—and on his farm is annually made from J to 6000 weight. The society direded one of the cheeses to be sent to the President of the United States—as a fpeciinen of the perfection to which the manu facture of cheese has attained in this country. The public prints from all quarters contain ac counts of the celebration of the birth day ot the President of the United States. The cominiflKoners appointed in behalf of this state, have, within this few days part, been in treaty with the commilfioners appointed 011 the part of Vermont, in refpeift to the declaring of the independence of that part of this state, but we regret that they have terminated their busi ness without effecting the purpose for which they were appointed. "Where there is charity (without which all reli gion is vain) the general happiness of mankind will be a dearer objetft, than felf intereft—there fore let men be ever so specious in the formal pro feffions, and externals of religion, if they are guilty of such things as are agaiult morality, or are deftrutftive of the happiness of fociety—lf they unfeelingly violate the laws of justice, and benevolence—if they fay to a fellow mortal in distress, " be ye fed and be ye cloathed, but do not the things they fay"—We may call theirpro feflions craft or policy, but can with 110 proprity call it religion.—Hypocriiy is the paint but not the complexion of honest adtions. (tj- THE 14th of April next zdll conclude ayear since this.paper was fir ft fiublijhed. Tie terms were, that thifirji half yearJhoMht paid in three Months.—The Editor luiUfivi himfiJ ebbgedto consider thajcfubfcnbers, as difcontinv:vg the paper, who Jhzil not nuie made any payment c.t the er,d ojthe Year.
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