" A deferterfrom the Murdoos fays, thatChin
na Murdoo has loft his son, and that another of the
family is Ihot through the neck ; a number of
their people have been also killed and wounded.
The artillery have had i 5 men wounded, but no
officer hurt. Some horses, alid a quantify of prain
were found in the place.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 22
WE learn that the Ruffian fleet has again ta
ken pofleffion of the island of Zea, after
defeating the Algerine squadron, and that the
commander of our fleet in the Archipelago has
loft his head, by order of his Highness, for not:
opposing the ravages of the privateers there.
VIENNA, Nov. i.j
A courier has this moment arrived with the
news that General Fabry has taken Cladova and
consequently the whole diltritft of Krafnia, coin
prifing 15:0 towns and villages. What renders
this conquett of more importance is, that it will
hasten the fall of Orfova, which receives nijft 0 f
its proviiions from that quarter.
An officer from Prince Potemkin's army
brought intelligence of the surrender of Gender
on the isthinftant, the garrison of which for
trefs, with as many of the inhabitants as were dis
posed to follow, were to be escorted to Ifmail.
LONDON, Dec. 31
By the Austrian accounts, it isfaid, that the va
lue of the stores taken from the Turks last cam
paign, amounts to twenty two millions of florins.
The veflels dispatched from England to Ame
rica for wheat, may be expecfled to return in the
middle of March ; but Ihould they be delayed e
ven a month after that, which is very unlikely,
their arrival then would destroy the combination'
the effeds of which mull have at that time, and
till the harvest, been (everely felt, had not go
vernment wifely opened the ports.
Extratl of a Letter from an English Gentleman as
' \
Br-ajfsls, Dec. i j.
" At half after three o'clock, while I was a
dinner, the town bells rang th« alarm, the patri
ots flew to arms, seized the critical moment, o
verpowered all the polls in the lower town, mas
tered the Mint, &c. This work was over by fix
o'clock, but the worse was yet to come ; neither
reason nor argument could prevail on the Patriots
to desist from attacking the grand place opposite
the Maifon de Ville/which they hazarded against
a whole battallion, furnilhed with eight pieces of
cannon, and every avenue guarded. At half af
ter nine the ailault began, and continued with un
remittingfury till halfafter 12 o'clock, when the
troops called for a parley ; but it was too late,
they were all captured. Thus the Patriots got
poUeflibn of all the lower town, andDalton aiked
a suspension of arpisior a few hours ; it was gran
ted, for reft was neceflkry to the Patriots. At
nine o'clock on Saturday morning, to the surprise
of every body, Dalton evacnatecTthe town in the
inoft precipitate manner, and the troops went out
ofthe Portede Namur, rather pell mell, than o
tlierwife ; and all this I saw, for I was about the
whole time. He had 4500 effe<flive men, and 18
jiiecesof bvafs cannon, besides howitzers. This
famous hero was with the advanced guard, his
hat flapped, and night-cap over his head, and by
that time the rear ofthe army got oat ofthe gate
he mutt have been three miles off. lam very Jure
there is not in history so difgraceful a retreat •
for if Dalton had been poflefled of/kill, or cou
ra£e > he might havedemoli/hed the town and Pa
triots together, which did not exceed 800 at the
commencement; and who supplied the want of
good arms and order by desperate courage. The
whole country is now in the hands ofthe Patri
ots, and the Emperor may bid adieu to the Pays
Bas. This Revolution is one of the most extraor
dinary in the annals of time, condudied with a
regularity and humanity that does the natives
grjat honor; not a Royalist has even fuffered the
finalleft inconvenience, their houses are guarded
with the utmost circumvention, and we are now
pejfeotly quiet and tranquil."
No lei's than 120 veflbls have already been dif
patchcd to America for corn. —Frogi Liverpool
54—Briflol 33.—lhe coasts of Devonlhire and
Cornwall 33. —
Letters by yesterday's Flanders mails brings us
the confirmation of the Anftrians having evacua
ted Machlm and Termonde. In the former place
the patriot? found a tra;n of artillery, with 60000
itand of small arms, so that they are abundantly
provided with warlike stores. On heariirWLthe
taking of Bruflels, the Imperialists left Louvain
Some, letters mentioned positively that General
Dalton is taken prisoner, with the whole body of
troops with which he was endeavoring to retreat
to Luxeniburgh from Bruflels. On his march, he
took many of the nobles out of their country feats
and sent them hostages to Luxemburgh. How
ever, the patriots have been even with him ; for
they have seized Count Cobenziel, Gen. Lelien,
and the Prince Starenberg, who were just arri
ved from Vienna to mediate a pacification of the
piefent troubles, and will keep them as counter
holtafres. s
Government have in contemplation a colony
tor the I'elew iftar.ds.
At Constantinople inch dreadful tumults are
reported to prevail, as have obliged the Sultan
k m to abandon that city. Much blood has
been Hied on the occasion, and it is luppofed the
infurreclion will end in the dethronement of the
Jkmperor.
His Majesty's packet-boat the Sandwich, Capt.
Dillon which brought over the mail of Friday
iron* New-York, has remittances to the merchants
to the amount of upwards of 60,0001.— 10001. in
specie, and orders for great quantites of goods of
The French Minister, it is said, has made a
proportion to the Dutch to fell them the debt
due them from the American Congress, for their
service iaft war, which, it is said, has been accept
ed ot. ihe Americans have given their consent
to the transfer, by which means a very consider
able sum of money will be raised at once for the
service ot the French King. Our Court had the
offer of purchafingthe debt, but refufed it
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
tu An- 11 i Paris, Dcce?tiber 17.
The Aflembly decreed, on the motion of the
Military that all French troops, ex
-.ept militia and national guards, (hall be levied
voluntary enlistment.
blvr C r rthUll jl. ap , peared in the Nati <>"al Aflbm
oiy s U cceed M. del a Baflide as Deputy of Au
verg„ >; It was the fidt, and will, in all proba
laft time thac such a monk honor
ea a Senate. He mounted the roftruin
fence for''t ' ■gT i »»«M- »
philofojihy religion, and
- i c December to.
This day, aftt, a warm j e b ate t lie plan of Fi
nance agreed on U M . Necker> th ecom.nittee of
ten, and the dire<ft Vs o{^i,e Ca j fl g D'Efcoinpte,
was decreed by a g,-„ t ma j oricy . P
- r r' December 2T.
Ihe new division of : * i
• • r Kingdom into depart
mem, great forwa, the Colnn;K ,' ce of
confti ution having bee, materia]] assisted Jn
their labors by the deputy from \ he several
provinces.
Trauflatton of a letter.fromCe v - al de p^ r tQ f , K .
National /j§?7nt s
" Mr Preficlent: It is with Sports c f joy
more easy to be imagined than w'efled, that I
entreat you to make known to th^ flbmbl r
winch you preside, the femimentt of ''ft
profound refpetf, and most lively ac no J{ ed
inent for the decree which you havt pa fled; n
favor ofmy country and companions.
" In admitting Corlica to the pertec en : oy .
ment of all the advantages which result frt« t he
happy constitution that you have eftablifhed)„ ou
have at length found the most efficacious mfc„ s
of securing for ever the attachment and fidefty
of its inhabitants : and in granting to my expa*.
triated companions the power of returning andi
enjoying all the privileges of French fubjedts,
while you manifeft your jultice and generosity,
you attach to your new Constitution a number of
individuals that will defend it to the last drop of
their blood ; and the beneficent Monarch, the
restorer of the liberty of his people, who has sanc
tioned these decrees, will have no fubjedls more
devoted to his glory.
" Permit me the honor to fay, that I am, with
the molt profound respect, yours, &c.
London, Dec. it, 1789.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
LETTER. No. 111.
MR. FENNO,
BEFORE we can form a clear idea upon matters, we mujl jirjl ac
quaint ourselves with the name, the nature and circumjlnnc.es of the
thing. Thus I was comptlled to travel over large philosophical ana his
torical grounds, to Jind the place oj the wool hairy negro in the order of
nature. Animated beings, therein conjidered, in flrength of body, or in
their intellectual flrength, in either the one, or the other cafe, the tveakefl
is ruled by the JlrongeJl. As plainly as I conceive, that the ox is born
to plough my ground, as blainly aljo the philosopher will fee, that nature
has defgnated the wool hairy negro by innate inferiorities, in conse
quence of which, he is theJlave of other nations. But when nations have
attained a high degree of cultivation, and population, they fee! the im
propriety to have Jlaves, and J not compelled by circumjlances, they will
Jujfer none; this leads me to conftder Jlaves, on political ground.
Where Jlaves are numerous, plots, injur red ions, and war will be the
consequence ; for examples of these, the hijlory of the Jlaves in Sparta,
m ancient Rome, in Surinam, in the Weft-India islands, fuynifhfujficient
proof. Slaves are a contradiction to the taws of a free government, and
to those of a well regulated monarchy ; this is exemplijied by the proceed
ings oj the English and French ; these were for a while uniform, any ne
gro was free the moment he flood on French or Englijh eround ; but the
consequences arising from the acqujtion oj this new Jpecie of citizens
were soon perceived ; the English to get rid of the evil, try now to co
lonize them in Africa, and the French have without ceremony sent them
to the sugar islands ; probably they were fold for the Kings account,
what I know by experience gives ground foi this opinion \in the year 1786,
one of my negroes, a girl oj about eleven years,a pet of my wife's, was in
consequence oj that law in Fiance, taken up by the police in port lH)rievt,
and sent to the islands to bt fold for the Kings benefit. The reason oj
theje proceedings in both nations is, that when prompted by humanity to
make out of wool hairy negroes citizens of tHt realm, they did not con- j
fider, that they had given up their power to prevent the intermarriage of
the black citizens with their white women, &c. &c.—thus to mend what
inconsiderately had been done, the English. put themselves to trouble,
and e.rpence to colonize them, and the French, notwith/landing their ur
banity, did a manifcjl piece of injuflice.
In ancient tunes,the Portugueje and Spaniards,were as white as other
Europeans, ffut they were conquered by Carthaginians,Mauritanians,and
other African, fwarthy,and black people; the intermarriage was enforced
byconquefl, hence the dark colour prevails among the two nations ; their
mindi have not however been debafedby the intermixture, because, the con- \
queers were highfpiritcd, long haired tawnies and blacks.
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DE PAOLI."
ROSTJCUS.
FROM THE VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE.
tor the BIRTH DAY of THE PRESIDENT.
By the Rev. Thomas Thorntok
HAIL to the fun, whose circling ray,
Once more revolves the happy day
That gave our HERO birth ; * '
Prepare the feaft, in pairs advance,
To raise the song, or lead the dance.
To jollity and mirth.
Blow the trumpet, found the flute,
Tune the viol, llrike the lute,
And let ev'ry free-born foul
Chaunt his name from Pole to Pole.
Ambition fir'd the chiefs of old,
To fight for empire, or for gold,
How few for liberty;
But he was born, by Heav'n defign'd,
To scourge th' oppreiTors of mankind,
And set th' oppressed free.
Ca*far and Philip's frantic son,
With arms and chains, the world o'er j;un>
To gratify tlieir pride :
Benevolence and valor join'd,
Display the greatness of his mind,
And all his a£lions guide.
Nassau forfook his native land.
Great Britain's ruin to withstand,
And he the nation fav'd :
Great Mar lbro' led her conquering force,
Where nothing could retard his course,
And ev'ry danger brav'd.
William's high deeds a crown obtain'a,
A Prince's title Ma rl b ro' gain'd ;
But greater is h i s claim,
Thirteen United People's prayers,
Their Soldier's hearts, their Senate's cares,
Are offer'd all for him.
Propitious victory hasfpread
A grove of laurels round his head,
And Peace-his conquest crown'd :
May no malignant spirit dare,
With baneful breath, God grant my prayer.
His Fame or Peace to wound.
But may kind Angels near him wait,
To bear him late, O very late,
From hence to realms above ;
And may he be permitted there,
As with his arm he freed us here,
To speed us with his love.
Blow the Trumpet, See. &c k
RECITATIVE.
Had I my favorite Pr ior'j happv vein,
I'd sing his triumphs in a noble strain ;
Nassau or Marlbro' (hou'd not brighter fhinC)
In bolder figures, or a smoother line ;
Ensigns and Trophies IhOu'd adorn his bowers,
And Vernon's Mount i ife high as Blenheim's towers.
CHORUS.
Blow the Trumpet, Sec. See.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MR. FENNO,
Being in the gallery this dap, the rapidity of certain movements, gave life
to thefollowing, urhichpleafc topublifh, and oblige, S. Fib 26.
THE TYPE-NOSTRUM
THE maxim's held by all mankind,
That Quacks incv'ry trade we find ;
And yet how few are on their guard—
Pretenders fcldom miss reward :
E'en Senates—form'd of learned fages—»-
Have been bc-quack'd, informer ages.
All hail ye labor-hating crew,
Who keeping novelty in view,
Mankind bewilder and fur prize,
* fee with your's—not their own eye\
Th^' ght ° f noftrum > P ill and P«VVG
e i&ell of death was never louder.
B ut hid in broken JleeL ]
J t ° h€nc a \ the common weal- i
kcaftoicfeel . ,
n r ! » no mortal snout,
Can (cent th, S y ndrous fcclct |, ut _
And ev n C v to think> „
T hi ' h =W m^\h strokes in ink,
As ftiall defy all futu.
T' enrich th^lve,!^^^
Hence patents " ready?. and d
Confirm the maxim in myS-. e .
While B—'s meer chance fl ro \ t
Prove wit and genius all a jokbi '
NEW-YORK, FEBRi
A CORRESPONDENT.
The^S im , Ption Oft u heStStedebtSap P ,:arsto K attended V. ith
many difficulties, in the contemplation, but whileu i s V erv well
known that ingenious men can very ealily perplex ani embarrass
any bus.ness when under difcuflion—and although it i» conceded
that the present fubjea is attended with circumstances th»t require
consideration ; it :s without doubt a measure that involves the
justice, peace and (lability of the government—and it is connived
that the great and desirable event of a settlement of accounts be
tween the individual dates and the United States, can be brou°k
about in no other way.
One great advantage gained by the people of the United States
in the late revolution, is the almost total abolition of dry taxes ;
tor it is notorious that the laws for dire£fc taxation operated most
unequally, as the poor were the vittims, while the wealthy could
very easily evade paying any thing like their proportion : But in
imports, and especially excises, there is not such opportunities
to evade ; as the consumers must inevitably pay in proportion to
the confumptioji. In this view, every person becoms interested
in the punctual execution of the laws, for smuggling anl evasions.
cause deficiencies, which take money out of the pockets of the
poor.
The President of the United States, now resides in
Broad-Way, in thehoufe, that was lately improved by the Hon.
Charge de Affaires of his Moil Christian Majesty, who has removed
to Cherry-btreet.
QT " AFRICANUS" m our next.
03 s * Wanted by the Editor of this paper, a Houje that z<: ; /f ac
commodate a large family, and the panting bufnefs—from the firfl of
May next.
ARRIVALS.—NEW-YORK.
Friday. Ship Peacock, Pearlon, St. Kitts, 18 days.
Ship Alexander, Woodard, St. Übes.
Brig Fedcralift, Maffh, St. Thomar.
ODE,
chorus
CHORUS.
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