and sood ftiip timber arc also good articles here, and wc hope
next season your flax-feed will fell currently, as ciTiys have been
made this year, and the lalt; but youi provihons, pitch, tar, or
turpentine, have not as yet recove.td the dilrepute they tell into
by being badlv made up, very foul, and ihort in weight.
" Alter this detail wmch we hope will not bff unacceptable, it
only remains for us to exprels the ardent w"iHi we form, that m
this new arrangement of things, and from the regulations wnicn
we understand arc taking place in your conftituuon ; the reluit
may insure the freedom and happiness of each, and perfectly la
ment the union of both countries ; in this w> . , and one toi your
profpeiity, we remain truly and lincerfly,
Your obedient humble servants, See.
BRUSSELS, Augull it
THE following letter has been received by the Supreme 8.-igic
Congrefi, from commandant Schipplacken, from Hatltce,
the Bth instant.
Gentlemen, . . |
I have the honor to acquaiut von, that having lelt Liege yclt<- r- ,
day at eleven in the forenoon with a body of 1500 men, we took
the town of Herve about half pail seven in the evening, where wc
found our three pieces of cannon, ch. lis, tents, baggage,
I used all the means in my power to prcvcnt/pslla.jc and ditor
der, but they proved abortivf, owing to the !onj[ reimance made
by the Auftrians,and that of fcvtral thouland peafantsand citizens,
who fired at us from the windows, and behind hedges.
Our loss in killed is not very considerable ; but in wounded a
great many. We have had the misfortune to lose the brave lieu
tenant colonel de Reftairig, who was killed by a musket fn >t about
three-quarters of a league from the :ov. n, fired from the houle o.
a peasant, to which we set fire. What contributed molt to the
cataflrophe of the day was, the inhabitants havingle.t their houks,
the soldiers forccd them to discover those who fired on thewi, and
who, on being found, became objects ol their fury.
I am 8c:.
LONDON, August 31
Letters from the continent advise that the wheat, bailey, and
rice harvests, in the fouthem provinces of Sp.iin and pjitu -al
have proved abundant and were well got in about the 241b of July.
The olives, dates, oranges, lemons n gi«pes> ;md other autumnal
fruits, were in good order, and promise a plentiful crop.—T he
silk harvest, as itis called, in the worm provinces ol A.idalulin,
Mercia, Valencia, and thediftrict ot La Mancha, was rather lhort
owing to the heavy rains that prevailed, with a (IrongS. \V . wind,
during the working months, whereby a prodigious numbei ot
worms perished. The provision, of all kinds were in general
plentiful, and consequently cheap, oais excepted, tor which there
was a very smart demand at moll of the ports on the Mediter-
ranean.
The dutch fleet, which was lately at Spithead, is now anchor
ed in the Texel. This intelligence was broughtto Portlmouth by
a brig which lett Holland a lew days since.
The French, with their usual activity, arc taking the molt ef
fectual means of spreading over Europe the knowledge neci-fory
to inspire their fellow-creatures with a just sense ol their rank.
French books and papers are piofcribed in every delpotic coun
try. N'lmporte! They have manufactured many thousands ol
handkerchiefs, on which they have primed in all European lan
guages, the declaration of the rights of man, and these handker
chiefs they lent to the fair at Frankfort, the great mart ot Ger
many, and to which the chapmen of all countries come. I hey
weie bought up with avidity, and aie already d per ted over Eu
rope.
The National Aflembly of France have emitted a paper medium,
to the amount of 400,000,000 livres, and funded it on the confis
cated property of the clergy.
M. d'Orleans loses by the decree of France, four millions two
hundred thousand livres per annum a sum almost equal to
ioo,oool. iterl.
BOSTON, October 12
Capt. Russel, in the fliip William, from Pe
terlburgh, put into Falmouth, in England, which
place he left the 9th of September, at which time
the press was as violent as ever, four of his men
■were pressed on board of an EngHfli frigate, but
he got them off again. The Captain of the En
glilh frigate informed him that war mult una
voidably take place very soon. It was said that
the English fleet was very poorly manned, they
having been obliged to take the tag rag of crea
tion in order to get their ships at lea.
From the " "journal de Libsrte," of Aug. 29th,
we have extracted the following paragraph :—
PARIS,Augult 29.
THE horizon, as we have always feared, is
still more and more obscured.—Lord Govver,
the Englifli Ambvdludor, dispatched, the day be
fore yelterday, Mr. Shaw, one of the cabinet mes
sengers, with official dispatches for London,
Yelterday morning he sent Mr. Broughton, ano
ther extraordinary meflenger, and 011 the evening
the departure of a third was expecfted. His
Lordship spent all Friday night in preparing dis
patches with his Secretaries. We (hall soon
know, by the result of tliefe dispatches, whether
England has meant all along toquarrel with us ;
For there is certainly nothing in the decree rela
tive to Spain, which can furnWh her with any
reasonable pretence for a quarrel now. We fur
ther add, that no Englishman, who thinks, can
forbear applauding it ; for every independent
nation has, without doubt, the right to watch
overits own welfare and defence.
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.
CONNECTICUT.
Hon. Roger Shtrman, 2969 votes. *Fierpout Ed
■wards, 2239. * James Hillboufe, 203 5. Jonathan
Sturgefs, 1730. Jonathan Trumbull, Esquires, 1720.
[These gentlemen having the highelt number of
votes of the 12 candidates, are chosen. The
highest number of votes for the unfuccefsful can
didates, was for Mr. Reeve, 1672, the lowed, Mr.
Davenport, 786. * New members, vice Hon.
Meflrs. IV adf-morth and Huntington.
RHODE.ISLAND,
Six candidates there at e, viz. Hon. Mr. Bourne,
(the present Reprefcntative) Mefli s. P. Mumford,
Cotn(lock, James Sheldon, Stephen Arnold, and
I'eleg Arnold. The votes in Newport, were, for
Mr. Mumford 80. Mr. Com/lock 1. We have since
heard, that the Hon. Mr* Bourne, i 3 re eleifted.
Accounts from Plymouth, &c. (Mr. Partridge s
dillriA) inform us, tiat there is not a choice or
Federal Representative in that district ; and chat
Sherjafhub Bourn and fhomas Davis, Esquires, an
the highest on the poll.
HARTFORD, Otfober 25-
Last Friday, the circuit court, for the diltrn.
of Connecticut, was opened in this city. "j
chief juttice, in his charge to the^grar id J u, >'' , e
and commented on the law of the Unitec
for defining and punilhing certain crimes. In tne
course of his address, he made maw pointed ie
marks upon the nature of certain offences,and the
duty of the grand jury ; and delivered the whole
with elegant iimplUity and precihon. The coui t
found business fufficient to detain them a part ot
the present week. .
The following gentlemen were admitted attor
neys and councillors : William Judd, John Trum
bull, Thomas T. Seymour, Jonathan Brace, JoJbua
Coil, Sylveller Gilbert, Will,am Mofely Alexander
Wolcetl, Noah Webjler, juti. Enoch Perkins,Ephratm
Root, John Williams, Thomas Chejler, John Smith,
and Samuel Whit tie fey, Esquires.
Elizabeth (Hagcrs) Town,.(M). Oct. 21.
YESTERDAY afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the ap
proach of the President of the United States
was announced in this town, when (to the gieat
honor of the troop) the company of Light Horse,
under the command of Capt. Davis, paraded
splendidly equipped, in a few minutes, and with
the principal gentlemen,met the illustrious ltraii
ger three miles front town, and escorted him to
its environs, where they were met by that beau
tiful and martial like company of infantry, com
manded by Capt. On. He was then conducted
through the main street, (the bells ringing)
amidst the welcome applauses of its grateful in
habitants, to Mr. Bel'.zhoover s Tavern.
In the evening the town was illuminated, bon
fires appeared in all quarters, and every public
deraonftratioM of joy was exhibited 011 the happ'
occasion.
An elegant lupper was prepared by direction,
of which the President and principal inhabitants
partook ; at the close of which a number of toads
were drank, accompanied with a discharge of ar
tillery and a volley of mufquetry to each.
The whole scene ofperfeift plea Cure, good hu
mor, fatisfa&ion, and hilarity terminated before
ten o'clock, in the greatell: order.
This morning at seven o'clock, our renowned
chief bade us an affectionate adieu—and set out
for Williams-port, in order to take his paflage
down that noble river (the American Thames)
which will be proud to waft him home.
The following ADDRESS -was prefentcd.
To THE PRESIDENT oftlie UNITED STATES,
SIR,
WE the inhabitants of Elizabethtown and its
vicinity, being deeply iroprefled with your
illustrious character, and sensibly awake to your
resplendent and innumerable virtues, hail you a
hearty welcome !
We are happy to find, that notwithstanding
your perils, toils, and guardianship, you are itill
able to grant us this firlfr, this greatest of all fa
vors—your prefsnce
We felicitate ourfclves on your exploring our
country—and as you already reignin our hearts,
fowe fhouldthink ourselves doubly blefled, could
we have the honor to be included within your
more especial command and jurifdicftion—within
the grand centre of virtues.
Our beloved Chief ! Be pleased to accept our
most grateful thanks for this honor conferred on
us. And may thedifpofer ofall things lengthen
out your days, so that you may behold with fatis
faiflion, the virtue and prosperity of the people
whom you have made free. And when you come
to close the lalt volume of your illuftriousacftions,
may you be crowned with a crown not made
with liands
WILLIAM LEE,
(In belialf of the whole.
Elizabtthtovin, Gch 20, 1 790.
The President was f leafed to return the following
Aufwer.
To the INHABITANTS ot ELIZABETHTOWN
and its VICINITY
Gentlemen,
THE cordial welcome, which you give me to
Elizabeth Town, and the very flattering ex
preflions of regard, contained in your address,
claim and receive my grateful and sincere ac
knowledgements
~ • O " "
Estimating, as I do, the affediion and efteeni of
my fellosv-citizens, and conscious that my best
pretention to their approbation is founded in an
earned endeavour faith Fully todifcharge the du
ties which have been affigued me, I cannot better
reply to their confidence than by alluring them
that the fame impartiality, which has heretofore
directed, will continue to govern iriy conduift in
the execution of public trulls.
I offer sincere wilhes for your temporal happi
ness and future felicity.
630
THOMAS SPRIGG,
HENIIY SHRYOCK,
G. WASHINGTON
VTHE readers of the Loinmuiu.' dentine
for font time pafl been entertained with the l "f"
thus of a writer, whose Ejfay; are Sl,t!t, f d „ a ,; 0 ~;
Yankee The following judicious U.Je '
on Wit, or " The Arc of Joking, ore e\l>
from the ninth number of that paper. ]
THE ART OK JOKING
NOBODY is affronted at being called a wit >
notwithstanding, an injudicious o
wit is apt to affront others. It is inherent J 1 .*' I'*1'*
man nature to Itrive for admiration ; and iej.
love will often triumph over prudence. 1 lie vanity
of exhibiting fine talents is strongly marked n
moil characters ; but many had rather be com
pliiuented for the pofleilion of wit and humo.y
than for the mote excellent qualifications of wil
dom and virtue. This preposterous and 'i»ac
countable vanity, is the eonftant harbinger oflll
- A pcrfo'n, who is ambitious of being
remarked for brilliant atchievements and ilafhy
feats, will not liefitate, in the warmth of his f.i
vorite, hobby horlical pursuit, to risk the loss of
his bell friend, to gain the frivolous honor ol
[peaking a j'lke. . . ..
Whenever the fe.irch after wit leads us into c.j
feCiation, we become insupportable to the patience
of all companies. A man, conscious he deserves
applause, who paufesjn proper places of his con
versation, to bepraifed, will be frequently dilap
painted in the approbation of men of sense.
Wit is at no time more shocking than when
united with wickedtiefs. This detellable combi*
nation, when it is sent into the world under the
denomination of Jluuder, is oftenfive to delicacy,
and subversive ot morals. If verbal indifci etion
is without palliation, written scandal can surely
have no excuse In the paroxysm of anger, a fai
caftic expreflion may be overlooked by tnole who
consider the imperfection ol our natures, but
he who with deliberation, and premeditated mi
■ lice, wantonly writes and publiflies his friend's
deformities and weaknefles, real or supposed, de
serves less clemency than him who errs through
palfion.
MR. FEN NO,
I HAVE read with great pleasure the article
which has for sometime pall appeared in
Gazette of the United States, under the title of
" Difconrfts on Davila." The History of France,
written by this celebrated Italian, has never fall
en into my hands ; I have, however, seen it men
tioned by several writers of eminence, as a mas
terly performance. The moil: interesting peri
od of the affairs of France, I find, is comprized in
this history—viz. The time of the civil wars oc
casioned by the reformation. It is an old obser
vation, " that we reason best from experience."
Every event that has been hitherto detailed by
the author of the Discourses, confirms the lead'ng
sentiment of the writer, and Ihews how deplora«
ble is the condition of mankind, without that
dernier resort of freedom, a free constituti
on, when underthecontroul of despotism, aristo
cracy, or powerful factious leaders of a party.
The natural, irrefragable truths deducible from
the reflections of this nervous and independent
writer, should inspire the free citizens ofthisrif
ing republic, with the most profound veneration
for, and attachment to the constitution of the
United States, which while it holds out the moil
powerful incitements lo a patriotic line of con
duct, secures the equal rights of all ; and by a
happy adoption of the tripple balance, guards and
protects us from the tyranny of the one the few, or
| th emanj.
FROM THE COLUMBIAN CENT IN EL.
Mr. Rgsse ll ,
You arc rcqucjlcd to publijK the jolio wing in the Cevtincl.
Your , s,£s'c. E. D.
WE the fubferihers feel ourselves in duty bound thus public
ly to acknowledge for ourselves, and in bchalt of the mer
cantile and Maritime imereflof these United Stales, the particular
obligations we and they, in general, arc under to Mr. JOHN"
BROWN CUTTING, a citizen of America now in London, for
his unwearied applications and constant luccefs, in ifFcCtiug the re
leale of all the American Seamen, who were fullering by an in
difcrimin.ite press, whichexifted in all the ports of Great-Britain,
from the month ol Apii 1, until the time of our departure, and we
doubt not that the other mailers ot American ships, will be equal
ly ready to make known the grateful sense we all entcitained of
Mr. Cutting's fritndlhip.
TRISTRAM BARNARD,
EDWARD DAVIS,
CHARLES C. RUSSELL,
23,1789.
From Mr. T. ALLEN's Marine Journal.
Navigators k;ep a good look out.
DUE S.S. W. $W. seven miles dillant front
the S.W. Point of Sand-Key, ofFTurks Iflancl
liesa ledgeof rocks of about two hundred yards
in length, and one hundred in breadth, hitherto
unknown: Upon the fhoaleft part of which ia
but seven feet water—from thence the depth is
irregular, varying greatly every caftof the lead.
Thole rocks are not discoverable by the lead rip
or breaking ot thefea, hence they become more
dangerous and require a good look out, by keep
ing theland bearing, to avoid them by thecourfe
above. Perhaps this account will not at firft be
credited by old navigators ; indeed it is altonifh
ingthat to many hundreds of veflels yearlv pas,
li:)g this pailage, that it fhoukl never have been
RICHARD S. TfBBITTS,
SAMUEL CALDER.
FITZWILLM. SARGEANT*