THE ADDRESSOF THE ROMAN CATHOLICS To GEORGE WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. SIR, TlfE have been long impatient to teftify our _ » * joy and unbounded confidence on your be ing called,by an unanimous vote,to tliefirlt Rati on of a country, in which that unanimity could not have been obtained without the previous merit of unexampled services, of eminent wisdom, and unblemished virtue. Our congratulations have not reached you sooner, because our scattered si tuation prevented the communication and the collecting ofthofe sentiments, which warmed eve ry breast. But the delay has furnifhed us with the opportunity, not merely of presaging the hap piness to be expected under your administration, but of bearing teßimony to that which we expe' rience already. It is your peculiar talent, in war and in peace, to afford security to those, who com mit their protection into your hands. In war, you shield them from the ravages of armed hosti lity: In peace, you establish public tranquility, by the justice and moderation, not left than by the vigor of your government. By example as well as by vigilance, you extend the influence of laws on the manners of our fellow citizens. You encourage respect for religion, and inculcate by words and actions, that principle, on which the ■welfare of nations so much depends, that a super intending Providence governs the events of the world, and watches over the conduct of men. Your exalted maxims, and unwearied attention to the moral and physical improvement of our coun try have produced already the happiest effects. Under your administration, America is anima ted with zeal for the attainment, and encourage ment of ufeful literature ; she improves her ag riculture, extends her commerce, and acquires "with foreign nations a dignity unknown to her before. From these happy events, in which none can feel a warmer interest than ourselves, we de rive additional pleasure by recollecting that you, Sir, have been the principal inftruinent to effect lo rapid a change in our political situation. This prospect of national prosperity is peculiarly plea ding to us on another account; because whilst our country prefervesher freedom and independence, we shall have a well-founded title to claim from her justice the equal rights of citizenlhip, as the price of our blood spilt under your eyes, and of our common exertions for her defence, under your auspicious conduct; rights rendered more dear to us by the remembrance of former hardlhips. When we pray for the preservation of them, where they have been granted ; and expecft the full ex tension of them from the justice ofthofe States, which still reftricft them ; when we solicit the pro tection of Heaten over our common country we neither omit, or can omit recommending }our preservation to the Angular care of Divine Pro vidence : Because we conceive that no human means are so available to promote the welfare of the United States, as the prolongation of your health and life, in which are included the ener gy of your example, the wisdom of your coun <els, and the pcrfuafive eloquence of your vir J. CARROLL, In Behalf of the Roman Catholic Clergy. CHARLES CARROLL, of Carrollton, DANIEL CARROLL,THOMASFITZSIMONS DOMINICK LYNCH, In Behalf of the Roman Catholic Laity. To the ROMAN CATHOLICS in the UNITED STATES of AMERICA. GENTLEMEN, \YT HI L E 1 now receive with much fatisfaiflion » » your congratulations on my being called by an unanimous vote, to the firft ltation in my coun try ; I cannot but duly notice your politeness in offering an apology for the unavoidable delay : As that delay has given you an opportunity of realizing, initead of anticipating the benefits of the general government ; you will do me the justice to believe, that your testimony of the in crease of the public prosperity, enhances the pleafm e which I Ihould otherwise have experi enced from your affectionate addrels. I feel that my conduit in war and in peace, has met with more general approbation than could reasonably have been expected : And I find my felf disposed to consider that fortunate circum stance, in a great degree resulting from the able support and extraordinary candor of my fellow citizens of all denominations. The profpeift of national prosperity now be fore usis truly animating, and ought to excite the exertions of all good men to eftabli/h and secure the happiness of their country, in the permanent duration of its Freedom and Independence. Ame rica, under the fniiles of a Divine Providence The protection of a good government, and the cultivation of manners, morals and piety, cannot fail of attaining an uncommon degree of emi nence, in literature, commerce, agriculture, im provements at home and refpe&ability abroad. As mankind become more liberal they will be more apt to allow, that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protection of civil go veinment. I hope ever to fee America anions: the roremolt nations in examples of justice and liber ality. And I presume that your fellow-citizens will not forget the patriotic part which you took Ifttu-aCCOni')''''iniei!t1 ft t u- aCCOni ' ) '''' iniei ! t of their revolution, and the eltablifhment of their government: Or, tfie im. portant affiltance which they received from a na tion in which the Roman Catholic Faith is pro felled. r I thank you, Gentlemen, foryour kind concern tor me. While my life and my health lhall con tinue, in whatever situation 1 may be, it lhall be my constant endeavor to juftify the favorable sen timents which you are pleased to express of my condudL And may the members of your l'ociety in America, animated alone by the pure spirit of chHftianity, and still conducting themselves as the laithful fubjecls of our free government, en joy every temporal and spiritual felicity. GEORGE WASHINGTON. New-York, March 17, 17^0. THE National Aflembly of France which is but a Convention, met for the express purpose of al teringthe old Constitution, began its memorable felnon the 27th of April—l7B9 years after Jesus Chuft 1371 years after Pharamoud, founderof the French Monarchy—B92 after Hugh Capet, head of the reigning family, and in the 16tli year of ihe reign of Lewis the XVlth, proclaimed the restorer of the freedom of France. The nation considering that a long fucceflion of ages that manners and opinions, altogether new, have in tirely altered and changed its interests—its politi cal, civil and military constitution, has underta ken to form and eftablifli a new one 011 the prin ciples of perfed: freedom. This is the molt im portant event which has happened in the old world sot many ages—whacunay we not expect from the collective wiicloin of one of the most enlightened and most influential people of Europe > The rights of men and of citizens- those of the Monarch and of the fubjecft, will atlaftbe known andafcertain ed on the most folidbafis ; Fhey mean to establish the political and civil happiness of the prefentas well as of the succeeding generations. The num ber of pamphlets published in Paris, as well as in the provinces is beyond credibility. They have permanent committees in every town and city throughout this great kingdom, who receive re gularly accounts of the proceedings of the Nati onal Aflembly, and which are|read with avidity by themeaneil: peasant : These publications must be considered as so many sparks, which the univer sality of the French language spreads throughout Europe with an amazing rapidity—the irrelilia ble effect of which, must produce all over the ci vilized world an era much more propitious to the rights ofmen. Lewis XlVth, unintentionally took a very effectual method to difleminate the French language, by revoking theEdidl of Nantes. Little did he suppose that he was thereby sowing the feeds of the present glorious revolution : The refugees who were scattered thro Europe carried rheir language with them—they preserved their sentiments—they taught their neighbors their language—ihey acquired additional motives to preserve their privileges, and new ideas on the general subject of the rights of human nature and thus laid the foundation of Gallic Freedom. It is happy for our country, that notwithstand ing the turpitude of the times, our national cha racteristics are far from being disreputable : and that that justice which dignifies and adorns a peo ple, appears to be fought after, as a guide to di rect in our concerns as a nation. The payment of our debts is a leading object of our rulers andthat the United States are well capacitated to pay all demands against them, is a fact uot to be disputed. Happy for our country, it is in pof feflion of the clioiceft of Heaven's gifts—The mines of Peru, and the islands of riches, are un der her feet ; and are daily realized : Her coasts are extenflve—her foil fruitful—her fonsenter prifing—and to crown her happiness, (lie carries in her hand the cap of Liberty. Majf. Cen. The concern'd in the ship Columbia and (loop Walhington, have recciv'd letters from captain Kcndrick, dated at Nootka in July lait ; he informs them that he pafTcd the Winter preceeding on the north weft coast of America : that he was then bound on a voyage further Northward, and from thence intended to proceed to Canton The letters were forwarded to Mexico by a Spanish fleet that had been at Nootka, and from thence to the Spanish Charge des affaires at New-York. They were covered to the Pre sident of the United States of America. The Rogues lately taken in Massachusetts, are the tnoft celebrated adepts in the science of coun terfeiting, &c. which have appeared among us. At the present moment, the securing this knot of artists may be of very great consequence—as it is suspected the whole fraternity thro the Uni ted States may be discovered, and broken up, if proper steps are pursued. Sunday morning last, about 5 o'clock, a fire broke out in the Malt-House of Meflrs. Watson, Willet, and Co. which destroyed the fame : The Brew-House adjoining received some damage. As it was very calm, the spirited exertions of the citizens were effectual to preventing any further spreading of the flames. Monday morning a house in Beaver Stre«t caught fire in the roof, which was said to be occasioned 387 by putting a/lies in a calk in an upper chamber. Happily the flames were exringuifhed by the time, ly exertionsofthefire companies and the citizens with the loft of the roof only. Horses and carts in a crowd at the time of fire, pi oduce confufion, disarrange the ranks formed tor facilitating the paflageof the water in buckets, and greatly endanger the limbs of people. \V be thel these difadvantagesare cotinterballanced by the lupply ol water contained in a tea-water ho®- lhead, is the qneltion. fr"3' " Specta tor" in our next. ARRIVALS. NEW YURK. Saturday Sloop Bctfey, Brooks, Philadelphia. Sloop New-York Packet, Bailey, Ditto. lutjday Schooner Exchange, Wilson, Charleston. 10 days. Brig Minerva, Worth, Port-au- Prince, 23 days, Schooner Friends Adventure, Parker, Kingston 36 days. ADVERTISEMENT. By the Visitors and Governors of St. John's Collegein the State of Maryland, February io, 1790. Resolved Unanimously, T H x, AT a .' the rc g u,ar qLiiirccrly meeting on the second Tuesday in A November next, the •Visitors and Governors of St. John's College,ele£t a Principal of the said College ; that it be the duty of the Principal to superintend the College according to regulations hereafter to be established, and in conjunction with the Vice- Principal, to teach the higher authors in Latin and Greek and the higher branches of science usually taught in other American Colleges ; and that he receive for his ferviccs, an annual salary of £ .500 current money, equal to £.300 sterling of Great-Britain, or 1 »333 j Spanilh dollars, to be paid quarterly. That at the next quarterly meeting, on the second Tuesday in May next, the board ele6l a master of writing and arithmetic in laid St. John's College ; and that he receive for his services, an annual lalary of £ .150 current money to be paid quarterly. That Mr. Wallace, Mr. Carroll, of Carrolton, and Mr Han l^Y„ committee to write a letter in behalf of this board, to Doctor Price, Doctor Reefe, and Dodor Kippis, of the kingdom ot Great-Britain, inclosing a copy of the Resolve refpe&ing the appointment of a Principal; requeftmg them to recommend a°man proper to be eleaed Principal of St. John's College, and alTurino them, that if the man, whom they shall recommend, be approved ot—immediate information thereof shall be given. I hat the several Resolves for ele&mg a Principal and master of writing and arithmetic, be published in such newspapers as the laid committee shall think proper. Tcft, NICHOLAS BRICE, Sec'ry. The public are requefled to take notice that if a proper charaftcr in America dial! offer, the Visitors are free to appoint mm ; ana that they wish to eletl a Principal, as early as is con tinent with propriety, and the lading welfare of the College. Any person desirous ol offering himfelf either as a Principal of 1 ill 1 College, or master of writing and arithmetic, will be pieced by writing to inform any one, or tlje whole of the com. mittee, confiding of Mr. Charles Carroll, now in Congress,"Mr. Charles Wallace, in Annapolis, and the Chancellor of Maryland. The printers of America are requefled to insert in their rcfpec tive newspapers the foregoing Resolves and notifications ; and to lntoim their fellow-citiaens, that St. John's College, after a varie* ty of untoward disastrous circumstances, was opened and dedicat ed in November lall ; that the plan of thisrifing seminary com prehends two schools for philosophy or the higher branches of cience, under the Principal and Vice-Principal—a school for the learnea languages under a profcfTor, an afTiftant master, and ush ers to be appointed, according to the number of dudents ; and a Ichool for writing and arithmetic subordinate to the grammar school ; that John M'Dowell, A. M. is already engaged as profcf for of philosophy—the Rev. Ralph Higginbottom, profeffor of languages, and Mr. Patric M'Grath his afTiftant master ; that t'lerc is a moral certainty that by the 17th of March, the number .f students will exceed fifty. Indeed from the fortunate fituat f at. John's College, the amount and liability of its funds, racier and residence of its trudeeg, there is the fairell pr 1 presented of itsanfwering in the fulled extent the purpo'. of it; liberal and wife founders, and benefactors. Just publilhed, by CAREY, STEWART, AND COMPANY, No. I, of the VII(h volume of The American MUSEUM, UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE, And to be fold by THOMAS ALLEN, No. i 3 ,Q u een-Stre* t, where lubfcriptions are received, at 2 Dol. and half pr. an. CHARACTER OF THE MUSEUM. I "TT has been uniformly conduced with taste, attention, and pro -11 l P r '"y' A more used library plan has never been undert.i ken in America, or one more deserving of public cncouraee ment. His Excellency General Wajhington " It has been conduced ,n a manner highly deserving of pub he encouragement." Hon. John Dickinfm. it " fjr exceeds . >n my opinion, every attempt of the kind, which, from any other American press ever came to my hands.'" His Excellency Governor Livingjlon. it 1 C "" cur Y', th thofc rcf P cflablc characters, (Genera! WafKinr u° n u r D ' cklnfon > and Governor Livingllon) in their high opinion of the work, and of its execution." His Exccllen cy Governor Randolph. II 1! n hC - IV J ufcum ', s calculated to disseminate literary, political, hirtorical, agricultural, and other valuable information, in a very advantageous manner, and to a great extent, and more es pecially to preserve mterefting documents from oblivion" m<; n "" R , ev - Or. Dwigkt—Judge Hophinfon—Bidiop Wi.(e_Rev Dr. £oi, v _Rev. Dr. Magaw—Tench Coxe, Esq. Judge f,,1"„ ~" judge iaa, -J ud S<= Oytr—Judge Sherman-. To be SOLD, At PUBLIC AUCTION, on the First Day of April next, (if ,lot disposed of before, at Private Sale.) pleasant and valuable Placeforinerly cal led COLES-FERRY, now by the name of VAN DUZER'S on Staten Island, Richmond County, with two good fufficienc Pettiaugers for the ferrying business. It is a beamiful situation. and one of the bcft stands for a Ferry, or Tavern, on Staten-Ifiand and an excellent Shad and Herring Filhery within 20 yards of the door, Black-Fish, and all other kind of Filh in their season. It is Hkewife the bed and moll convenient Ferry to Long-Island where a number ofpaffengerspafs and repafs. It lies within two miles ofthe Potntofthe Narrows,and between 8 andg miles from New-York. There is about 30 acres ofexcellent good Land, chief ly Meadow, with a very good Wharf, House, Barn and Garden the whole being in good repair. It will also make a beautiful Country Seat, fit for any gentleman. For Particulars enquire of John Anderson, corner of the Exchange, or Charles M'Lean, White Hall, New-York, or of Messrs Byerss and Rei l ly, Staten-Ifland, or of theSubfcri .bcr on :h: premises, where the conditions of sale will be made known. ABRAHAM VANDUZER. Stcilen~lJland, March 6, 1790,
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