LONDON, MARCH 10.
THE Portuguese are faidto have discovered some new minssof
silver, iron, and coal, near St. Übes.
The Grand Signior was to be at Adrinople towards the be
ginning of March,from thence he proceeds on to theGrandArmy.
Lord Stanhope's Ctmrch Reformation Bill, is expefled to
come on in the course of next week. The noble earl would have
introduced this bill earlier 111 the session, but that he was so bufi y
employed in preparing a vessel to fail against Wind and Tide,
for which he has lately got a patent!
A Gentleman was asking a Member of Parliament the othei
day, when Mr. Sheridan proposed bringing forward his motion
UP u"/f"pp"f e he waits for the appearance of the expeQed Cornel
to enlighten the fubjea," replied the Member, for lad year he
totally obfeured it by calculations.' f , . n
The idea of banirtirmnt from Scotland has long been a fubjeS
of ridicule, efpeciallv among our southern neighbours But wh
the affcaion for one's native foil should be less in Scotland
elfewbere, is not eafv to be desisted. In a recent trial in the couri
of Judiciary, this prejudice was ablycombated bya equal-
K conspicuous for his love of literature as his knowledge of th,
laws. The maxim that one's own country is always the bed, >.<
founded in nature and rrafon ; and it is a matter of indifferenc,
whether it is Iceland or Scotland the South ot Enriand or the
South of France, on the banks of the Arno, or on the banks ot the
Titer Senegal. , , . .„ . , .
YET, where to find that haopieit spot below,
Who can direst when all pretend to know ?
The fhudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone
Boldly proclaims that happiest ipot his own,
Extols the treasures of his stormy seas,
And his long night of revelry and ease ;
The naked lavage, panting at the line,
Boads of his golden fandsand palmv wine,
Ba(Vs in the glare, or stems the tepid wave,
And thanks his gods for all the good they gave.
Nor lelsthe patriotVboaft where'er we roam,
His FIRST, BEST COUNTRY, EVER IS, AT HOME.
Goldsmith.
Extrafl of a Utter from Dr. Price, to the Duke of Rochefou
cault.
" Ilacknev, near London, Nov. 9, 1789.
" THE Address to the National AiTemhly, which is annex-
J. Ed to this, having; been proposed by Dr. Price, he hopes
that the Duke of Rochefoucault will not be displeased to learn,
that it was rec.cived with an ardor difficult to be described. by an
AflVmbly compofcd of the Eail of St a NHopE,of the Lord Mayor
• f London, of many Members of the Parliament oi England, and
of more than three hundred perfonsof dillin&ion, aflemblcd up
on the occasion of the anniversary of the English Revolution, in
order to celebrate that event. If the exprefliens of their admira
tion ; if the wilhes of prosperity, which they requeftthe Duke rf
Rochefoucault toprefent. (hould app-ar temerity on th-:r part,
they hope the National Assembly of France w II yet excufc it, as
the effect of an effufion of zeal, in the general ealife of public li
berty, thatno apprehensions ot inconvenience could restrain. Ine
Rcprefentattvcs of the French nation labour for the universe as
■well as for France, the -whole world is intereflhl in their fucccf
Cop y of a letter from the Earl of Stanhope, to the Duke of Rochefoucault
of the 6th November, 1789,
SIR,
IT is with grei->. fatisfaftion I have the honor of conveying to
you two unanimous resolutions of aSocietv eftablilhrd in England,
to celebrate the famous revolution of 1688.—Thcfe motions were
received with the mod marked approbation, and reiterated accla
mations. Shall I venture, on the part of the focictv, to requtft
you to present theft resolutions to the National Artcmbf, of Fiance ?
X !."4'' rme with the ,irr»tr{l rcfpefl and fuicereil
attachment, Sir, your's, &c. (Stgncd)
It was in consequence of those two letters, that the Duke of
Rocliefoucault communicated to the National AfTembly the ad
dress of the revolution Society. See. with pieafurc, bow this dis
tinguished Alember of the National AsT mbly asfweied tliefe two
spirited, liberal, and philosophical En<;lifhcitizcm
Paris, IVrdvcfdtiy, Dec. 5, 1789.
" IT truly belonged to the illustrious apostle of liberty, Dr.
Pa i c t, to propose a motion tend ins; to offer up to that liberty the
molt diftin?uiftied homage—that of national prejudicts. The ad
drefsol felicitation, which the Eai! of Stanhope has done the
Duke ofßochcfoucaultthe honor of transmitting tol-.jm. v.as re
ceived by the National AiTcmbli' with the liveliest applatife. The
Assembly perceived in it the dawn of that beautiful dav, when
two nations, which, in spile of tMkir political divisions, and the <Ji.
verfity of their governments, have always eftec-med cach other,
■will form a close ind intimate connefimn, founded on the fimi-
Jitude of their opinion!, and f.ipportcd by th-ir common cnthu.
fiafm for liberty.—The Affemblv has accordingly charged their
President to write to the Earl of Stanhope.
" The Duke of Rochefoi'.cault, happy to have been fclcfted for
this honorable comroiflion, h-is, with zeal,given an account of it to
the National Assembly, ard h.is made known to it thetitle, which
afocicty, whnfe object is so noble and patriotic, has to the eftcem
of the French nation
" He takes the liberty of requi (ling a copy of the Doflor's
sermons ; every thing that proceeds from his pen is precious.
Doctor Price furi ly fees, with fatisfaftion, the principles of their
common friend, Mr. Turcot, propagated for the happiness of
France, and of the human race.
" The Duke of Rochefoucault has the honor of presenting his
sincere compliments to Mr. Price."
The Xstimsl AflcmMv hiving Jefired that mention (hould be
made, in the letter of the Picfidcnt, to the revolution Society of
England, nf the desire of extinguishing that ancicnt jcaloufy,
which no longer hccomcs nationsfree and enlightened—Upon this
principle it is, that the Archbishop of Aix, President, has writ
ti 11 the following letter to the Earl of Stanhope, President of the
Revolution Society :
" IT is, indeed, my Lord, wot thy of a celebrated Society, and
of a people happy and tree, to theintylvcs in the progress
of public liberty and happineis.
" It is now fomc time since the French nation has felt the influ
ence of its progress in knowledge and in arts. Itdire&cd its Go
vernment by its opinions, long before its opinions influenced its
laws. It pursued, wuh ardour, ufeful truths ; and, shedding eve
ry day trefh lights upon all the parts of its adminillration, it fecm
ed impelled, by one universal motion, to those changes to which
it has been indebted for its conlillency and strength. A King,
whom we may truly call the brft of men, and firft of citizens, en
couraged by his virtues the hopes of the nation ; until an unani
mous concurrence of sentiment has at length eftablilhcd a perma
nent Constitution, founded upon the unalienable righis of men
ai d of citizens.
V It doubtless belongs to our age, in which reason Iceps pace
with liberty, toexiinguifh forever, national jealousy and hatred.
Let not wars, and the other mischievous errors ot government, be
any longer the effects of prejudices, which are the shame ot nati
ons; and may the two most enlightened people of the world teel
it their duty to shew, by their example, that the love ot their
country iscompatible with the fentimcnts of humanity !
'•The National Aficmbly has dilcovercd, in the address of the
Revolution \Soiirty, those principles of universal bencvolence,
March 11
STANHOPE."
which ought to unite, throughout every country of the world, the
real friends of the liberty and happinefsof nations. It has given
:he ftronpeft testimony of the derpeft and mod lively sense of it,
in a solemn resolution, which I am charged to communicate to
'OU."
LISBON, Dec. 30.
On the 16th in ft. the Queen, in taking a walk, perceived some
uniforms with cockades that were not known to her. Her Ma je
lly demanded of what nation they were : and being told tbey were
the crew of a French (hip deftimd for the coalt ot Guinea, (he gave
orders for the prohibition of French National cockades.
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THE TABLET. No. CXV.
The main secret of being sublime, is to Jay great things in a fezu and
plain words."
WORDS, like dress. arc often used to adorn that, which,
without the aid of ornament, would be deemed of lit
le value. We are not more frequently deceived in the worth of
haraOers by decorations of attire, than we are in the importance
of sentiments by cmbellifhments of ftilc. To know the value of
i man or a book, we must strip them of their external glare, and
view them under that simplicity which shews nothing different
From what it really i*. An interesting thought will continue to
be such, horwever fimpl<- may be the expressions that convey it.
Many writers _irr at a fublinte stile, and fappofe they attain it,
by using a redundancy of epithets, and giving an harmonious ca
dence to their periods. Where this falfe notion prevails, people
will only study to make their rompofitions found well. Why
should they be at the pains of deep contemplations, when a flow
ing pompous turn of expreftions will be tnls.en as equivalent ior
fubjime thoughts. But they are in reality very different things.
No magnificence of wordscan give importance to a trivial thought;
nor can any simplicity ofexpreflion deprive a great idea of its in
trinsic excellence.
Shakespear is allowed to cxcel any other author in the force
of his descriptions. But it is well known that he was extremely
cnrelefsin his stile. We are compelled to admire hi rp, though he
wrote like one who did not feck admiration. His conceptions
were naturally bold and lossy, and though his language was often
coarse and vulgar, yet his works will liveTas long as men do. Let
everyone believe, that it is more necessary to study things than
words ; and that to think well is better than to speak smooth.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MONDAY, MAY 17.
The committee to whom was re-committed the bill to regulate
the trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, having reported
the draft of a new bill, the fame was read the second time, and
referred to the committee of the whole house.
Mr. Huger presented a letter addrefled to the members of the
House from the State of S. Carolina, containing a representation
from the Commiflioncrs of the pilotage of harbors of S. Carolina.
This was read, and referred to the Sec retary of the Treasury.
The report of the Committee on the petition of Thomas Jen
kins, and Co. was read the second time, and the fame committee
was ordered to bring in a bill pursuant to the report.
The report of the joint committee on the difagrecment between
the two houses in the amendments proposed by the houfi* to the
" bill for adapting to the State of N. Carolina the a& therein
mentioned, and for amending said ast" was read. This report
proposes that the house (Viould rccede from those amendment?.
The house agreed to recede from the fir ft ;imendment, and the
dillrift Court for the ftatc of N. Carolina, is now to be held at
Newbern, only. The second amendment was, to provide for the
holding of thi- diftrift Court alternately at Exeterand Portfmout'n,
as in ihe Judiciary bill, it was moved to recede from this amend
ment. This was opposed by Mr. I'ofter and Mr. Gilman, and ad
vocated by Mr. Livermote.
The for receding being put, was loft ; and the house
voted to infifton thrir amendment.
The house then took intoconfideration the amendments propo
sed by the Senate to the bill for the encouiagement of learningand
agreed to the fame.
The report ot thejointcommittee,refpefting theterms forwhich
the President, Vice-PrefiJent, Senators,and Rcprefcntatives of the
United States, have been chofen,&c. and which has been agreed
to by the Senate, was taken into confidcration. The report was
read.
Mr. Seney observed, that this report related to a fubj :6l of very
great importance. It has not been made the order of the day—
He believed gentlemen had not fufficiently attended to it, to be
pacpared for such a difcuflion as its importance demands ; for his
own part he should wish for further time.
Mr. Gerry moved that it ftiould be referred to a committee of
the whole house. This was voted in the affirmative, and made
the order of the day for to-morrow.
The report of the committee on the arrears of pay due to certain
officers and soldiers of the Virginia and N. Carolina lines of the
late armv was read the second time. •
This report occasioned an interesting debate. Some amend
ments were made, and the report finally adopted, and returned
to the Senate for their concurrence. The report as amended is as
follows
Resolved, That the Prrfident of the United Stater be requefled to cause
to be forthwith tranjmiltea to the executives oj the slates of Virginia, N.
Carolina, and S. Carolina, a complete lift of the officers, non-commissioned
officers and privates of the lines of thofeflatis refpc&ively, who are enti
tled to receive arrears of pay duefor Jervicet in the army, in the years
1782 and 1783, annexing the particular sum that is due /T> each individual
with a rcquejl to the executives oj the said Jlates to make known to the
claimants, in the mojl ejfeflual manner, that the said arrears are ready
to be di[charged on proper application.
Resolved, That the President of tht United States be requejled to cause
the Secretary oj the Treasury to take the necejfars fieps for paying, with
in the said slates refpeflively, the money appropriated by Congress, on the
29M day oj Sept. 1789, for the difchar ging the arrears of pay due to
the troops of the lines of the faidjlates reflectively.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Tret fury, in cases where the pay
ment has not been made to the original claimant in per/on, 01 to his repre
sentative, be directed to take order for making the payment to the original
claimant, or tofuch per/on or persons only as Jkall produce a power of
attorney duly attefled by two JvJliccs of the Peace of the county in whuh
such ferfon or persons rejide, authorizing him or them to receive a certain
fpecifed sum.
A motion was made that the lafl paragraph (hould be referred
to a fele£t committee for the purpose of reporting a bill. This
was negatived.
Mr. Smith, (S. C.) moved for the Ayes and Noes on the Reso
lutions, but an adjournment being callcd for, precluded their be
ing called.
TUESDAY, MAY 18
Sundry petitions and memorials were read and referred.
The house then resolved itfelf into a committee of the whole, on
the report of the felett committee refpetting the terms for which
the Prcfident, Vice-Prefidcnt, Senators, and Representatives have
been refpe&ively chosen.
This report o'ccafioned a lrngthy debate, which lasted till the
time of adjournment. It was opposed by Mr. Williamfon, Mr.
Stone, Mr. Bland and Mr. Vining. Mr. Gerry proposed several
amendments, one of which only was adopted, viz. that " Sena
tors and Reprefeutatives" (hould be struck out, and, " Senate and
House of Representatives" inserted in lieu thereof. The report
was advocated by Mr. Benfon, Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr.
Livermore, and Mr. Sherma*.
459
In the oppofiuon it wasfuid,thatthe Conftittltiott W?.Sexplicit irt
declaring that the members of thehoufe should be chosen every 2d
year, plainly implying that they were eletted for two years—that
it was a dangerous precedent for Congress tQ construe the conftitu*
tion ; that if the report is adopted, the State of North-Carolina
will not, in all probability, be reprefentcd in the next Congtels;
as the circumstances of that State do not admit of their airemblies
being conve ned more than once a year—th?t the frflion is com
monly in November, and if a new election fhouid then be order
ed, it will be unconstitutional, as it would be holding two elec
tions in one year, instead of their being biennial. Tnat the r;
port is riot true in fa6>—as North-Carolina was not reprefentcd in
Congress on the 4th March, 1789. It was further observed that
there is no ncceflity for the interfejence of Congress in the busi
ness, as every successive house must be the sole judge of the quali
fication of its members, and the next Congress will determine for
itfelf, let the present Congress pafswh;<t laws they please ; that thtl
report contained «. direst breach of the Constitution, as that ex*
prefsly declares the members (hall be chosen c\cry second year,
whercasthe State of North Carolina, in order to' be reprefentcd,
must hold two elections within one year. It was further (aid that
the Constitution does not explicitly fay any thing aoout a New
Congress; the report was an interference with the rights of clec- 1
ion, and as such would contravene the fentimcnts of the pcop!
In support of the resolution it was urged. th?.t from the con
trariety of opinions which appeared on the fubj?£l, it was abfo
lutcly neceflary that some regulations should be agreed upon, pre
vious to such questions as have now been stated being hrought be
fore Congress—agreeable to the observations now offered in ob
je6fion to the report, there never will be an entire c hange of the
representation—this induces a principle incompatible with thena
ture of a democralical body—it changes it into an aristocracy,
and gives it a perpetuity entirely unknown to any of the States
in the union—it prevents the formation of a new Congress, and a
rotation in the ele&ionsof the people; with rrfpe&toN. Caroi-na,
no physical or natural impofiibility has been pointed outj to fiicw
that that Hate cannotbe reprefentcd in the next Congrefs,and if the
ftatc should be remiss in making seasonable provision in this ! ,refpe£l;
the Constitution invests Congress with powers to do it.—lt was
further said, that if no determination was now made, it may hap
pen. that no new election for that state may take place, and there
fore tofecure its representation, the neccffity of the report is appa
rent, as it is not probable that members chosen for one Congress,
will by virtue of such choice be permitted to take a feat in the next
fucceed : ng Congress. It was said that the term fpecified refers to
Congress as a body, and not to tHe particular members, rhat as
the Constitution by a fair conftruflion contemplates a fucceflion
ofdift:n6t affemblics, it clearly follows that a difTolution must
precede a n w election of such aflemblies, which necessarily invol
ves a ccffation of the political exiftcnce of the members, &c.
Amotion in the midst of the debate, for the committee's ri
sing, was negatived—as was also a motion made by Mr. Wil
liam,on,to ftnkeout the word " Representatives."
The committee then ro.fe, and reported the resolution, with one
amendment only, as above.
The House immediately took the fame into confidcration when
the debate was renewed—but it was agreed to, without turther a
mendmcnt, and referred to a feled: committee, who were dire&-
ed to prepare a bill or bills agreeable thereto. Adjourned.
NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19.
Since the 12th of March three persons have died
in Charlcllon of the Hydrophobia—a disorder
scarcely known in that state, a few years lince.
A correspondent observes that every public spi
rited attempt to difieminate ufeful knowledge, ill
every branch of science, and to extend beneficial
improvements in agriculture, mechanics, manu
factures is laudable to the highest degree.
On this principle extraordinary productions
should be duly noticcd—as they may suggest bints
of the greatell importance.
The recent publication of Dodlor Sriles, on the
fubjetft of railing (ilk, docs honor to him as a pat
riot—and the efforts of other gentlemen in this
line, mult meet the applause of every friend to
the manufactures of our country.
However divided as to the mode of cjfdirg the ohje .7—the members cf
the I'gijlaturc of the United States appear to be unit erf ally i.uprejfed a .
the importance of eflablifhing the, public credit. It may fairly be
prejumed that the union of the states is mojl firmly eflabliflicd —for you
cannot meet with a person who has attained to the years of common un
derflandirjg, who will not readily ackhowledge that on this union, our
political exiflenceisfufpended—the operation offo universal afentiment,
mufi be paramount to every impediment in the way of our public profpen
ty. Still there remains this one thing needful to be done—and wetrufl
in Heaven it will be soon aecomptifhed, in such way as will bring forth
the top flone of the glorious fabric we have reared with shouting.
" In forming and cementing the union ofthefeflates, a superior Agen
cy hath been vfible. Our reliance oughtflifl to be on that proteding Being
which hath neverforfaken us—that ne will cause our national charac
ter to be permanently ennobled, and the nniort of these states to
become the standard of freedom, faith and g«od government.
The perfeßion of our fiate governments will confifl iti their approxi
mating more and more towards the flandard exhibited in the national go
vernment. Of this the people appear to be fertjible, and are taking mea
sures accordingly, to effett this dcfirable objefl in the fullfl manneu The
eledions to both governments fhouldbe direded to charaHens unequivocal
ly attached to the union of all the parts of this great Empire, to the
whole—those who would ejtablifh the general government upon the depre
ciation, or ruin of the fate governments are equally enemies to both ; and
thole who attempt to sow the feeds of jealousy between them, are, without
all controversy, the greatefl enemies of the people of the United States.
Let the [late governments therefore be dear to the people, and their confli
tutional importance be conJlantl\ heldup to view, as epitomes of that great
model to the whole, from whence we can alone expedto deriveour charac
ter, and conference as a nation.
The public may be aflured that the President
of the United States is recovering from his
indisposition.
ARRIVALS' SINCE OUR LAST. NEW-YORK"
Packct Suffrin, Logrand, Bourdcaux, 53 days-
Brig Sally, Post, Cape Francois.
Eliza, Armour, Amsterdam, 60 days.
Recovery, Barnard, Port aii Prince.
Springfield, Gunnell, Tobago, 21 da)S.
Schooner John and James, Mathews, Philadelphia.
Lillev, Heard, St Martin's, 18 days.
Sloop Betsey, Gracie, Wafhiugton, (N. C.) 9 days.
Sally, Carey, Petersburg, Virginia, 7 days.
Union, Watson, Philadelphia, 4 days.
Anon, Phipps, Savanna, 14 days.
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