Z/t, A <« PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 65, MARKE [No. 60, of Vol. ll.] Wednesday, November 24, 1790. Discourses on Davila. I'tiumque regem, fua multitado conlalulavcrat THE Prince of Condi and the Admiral, irri tated to fee fupprefled a party, upon wliofe Dumber and forces they had founded aJI their hopes, and not being able to hinder the executi on of the Edict, which all the parliaments and 1110 ft of the inferior tribunals prefled into execu tion with great ardor, imagined another expedr-' ent : it was to engage the ministers of the Hu gonots to demand a public conferrence, in pre sence of the King, with the Catholic Prelates, up on the controverted points. This indirect me thod appeared to them proper to obtain infenfi bly, a liberty of conscience. The Cardinal di Tournon, and several other Catholic Prelates, op posed this request : they remonstrated that it was useless to dispute about religion, with people who were very obstinate, and who perlifted in a doc trine condemned by the church. That if they ■wilhed to lay open- their reasons, they might ad dress themselves to the council of Trent. The. Cardinal of Lorrain was of opinion in favor of the conference ; whether he flattered himfelt that he fliould confound the Hugonots, byhisir refiftable realoning, and convince those whom he thought seduced, or whether, as those who envi ed him gave our, by making an ostentatious ex hibition of his eloquence and erudition, he wilhed itill further to increafehis reputation and gloiy, in so celebrated an aflembly : Whatever were his intentions, it is certain that by not opposing the demand ofthe Protestants, he draws into his sentiment the prelates, who yielded to the soli citations of the King of Navarre. This Prince, who had long desired to hear a dispute in form, between the Catholics and Hugonots, to clear up his own doubts, supported with warmth the de i'afe condutis to the ministers refugees at Gene va, and assigned for the place of conference Poify, a little city, five leagues from Paris. The King appeared at Poify, with all his court, accompanied by the Cardinals of* Bourbon, of Lorrain, of Tournon, of Armagnac, and o iGuife, who were to aifift at the conference on the part of the Catholics. Themoft diftinguilhed Bish ops and Prelates, several Dotfors oftheSorbonne, and other Theologians of the molt celebrated universities ofthe kingdom,were present. There appeared on the fide of the Hugonots, Theodore Beza, Peter Martyr Vermilly, Francis de Saint Paul, Jthn Raymond, John Virel, with several others, who came from Geneva, or Germany. Bezaex plained his doctrines, with great pomp of elo quence ; and the Cardinal of Lorrain answered him, with what he called proofs and authorities, drawn from the Scriptures and the fathers of the Church. The council judged proper to with draw the young King, because the tenderness of liis age not permitting him to discern the truth, there was reason to fear, that he might be sur prized by some dangerous opinion, contrary to rhe faith. After several debates, the alTenibly separated without deciding any thing. The Catholics gained only one advantage : The King of Navarre was not fatisfied with the Hugonots, having oblerved some variations of their minillers in the do<itrines which they main tained. Some followed literally the sentiments of Calvin ; others inclined to the dotftrine ofLu ther ; these adhered to the profeffion of faith of the Swiss, those to the confeffion of Augfbourg. Shocked with this inconsistency, as he thought it, this weak Prince began to be disgusted with the jievv opinions, and to attach himfelf to the Catho lic religion. But the Hugonots drew from this conference all the fruit that they had promised thcmfelves. As soon as they came out of it, they boasted highly that they had denionftrated the truth of their belief, convinced the Catholic doc tors, confounded the Cardinal of Lorrain, and obtained of the King permiflion to preach their dotftrine. In fa<S, of their own private authori ty, they began to aflemble, wherever they pleas ed, to hold publickly their sermons, with so great an affluence of people, and so great a concourse of nobility, as well as others, that it was no long er polfible to restrain them. When the magistrates attempted to hinder their assemblies, or the Catholics attempted to chafe them from the churches where they met, the Hugonots run to arms, and defended them selves. The two parties attacked each other No. XXIII.— CONTINUED, with fury, under the names o Hugouots and Pa pills. The whole kingdom v sin a flame. The power of the magistrates 1 c its energy ; the people were in continual ten afid alarms ; the collection of the revenues \ : interrupted, and in the koibin of peace, an in ine and cruel war was ff*«»ri ro iiA-livdJ. „5,/'e Queen-mother and the King of N.ivari e, in . cd with these ex cefles, feeing that the feverit; of-the Editft of Ju ly, had only increased the if.."orders, convoked another aflembly of tleputies from all the parlia ments of the kingdom, to be iformed by them, of the Hate of each province, nnd to deliberate upon the molt proper means of re-eftabli/hing tranquillity. The views of th miniflry changing continually, as the intereffs of mi •jiers and the pajji ons of the great varied ; it was aflonijhing, that after so many measures taken, abandoned, reajfumed, affairs fhoutd Jlilt remain in greater disorder, and a more flra?ige confufittl. It was indeed impossible tbatfuch frequent variations fl.ould reltore good order, which an equal and uniform condudl could alone maintain. (To be antinued.) Erratum in our last : Before the laii word in Davila, insert the word " both MR. BOIVDOIN. Saturday morning last, at oneo'clock, Death, with inexora ble hand,fummoned to the world at spirits,(to the unspeak able loft of the public, and his friends], the very much refpeft ed,and highly revered character, the Hon. JAMES BOWDOIN, Esq.. Aged 64 years, and yesterday afternoon, his remains w .rc refpe&fully interred in his family tomb, iu this town, ORDER OF PROCESSION. The Independent Com pan/ of Cadets, commanded by Col. Bradford, —with arms revers'd, and Drums muffled. attended bv n Band p V YlmC'c. T»»C *u me Inacpendem Companies, The Officers of the Boston Miiitia, and of the Militia in the neighboring towns. The Society of the Cincinnati, and Officers of the late American The Medical Society. Governors and Officers «f Harvard-College, The Ttuftees and Members of the Humane Socicty, The Council and Members of the American Acadcmy of Arts and Scienccs. # The gentlemen Cleigy, of the town of Boston, and the neighboring towns. The Physicians to the deceased. The Rev. Mr. Thacher. Pall supported by W Rev. Prefid. Willard, GO C-, & O u Hon. Judge Lowell, Hon. Mr. Gili., Lieut. Governor, The Relations. The Deacons and Committee of the Rev. Mr. Thacher's Church, The High Sheriff of the County, The Hon. Chief Justice Jay, and the Hon. Judge Cushing, Foreign Consuls, The Members of the Hon. Council, in town. The Members of Congrefs,in town, The Membeis ol the Hon. Senate, and House of Keprefentatives in town. The Secretary and Treasurer of the State, The S le&inen and Overseers of the town, The Town-Clerk and Treasurer, The Marine Society, The Gentlemen of the Insurance Offices, FriCnds and Acquaintance. After the carriage of the deceased, followed his Excellency The Governor, in his carriage. And as great a collection of carriages of all kinds, as we ever recoiled to have seen aflembled on a similar occation. Captain Johnson's company of Artillery aflcmbled upon the common, and discharged their pieces during the Proccflion. The streets were crowded with mourning citizens : Largely had Gov. Bowdoin shared in the diftinftions of the world. To the honor of Harvard College, he was educated at that Seminary of Learning ; and so highly was he diflinguilhcd for his ablitics, that at a very early age he was eletted a Represen tative of the town of Boston, in which office he was continued, until he was ele&ed one of the Council of the then Province of MalFachuietts Bay, where he served with great reputation, until negatived by Governors Bernard and Gage, for his decided and able opposition to British measures. He took a diftinguifh cd part in the revolution, having been President of the Council of this State, for a number of years during the war ; was President of the Convention that formed the State Conffcitution, and since the levolution, he has been Governor of this Commonwealth. He died President of the Acadsmy of Arts and Sciences, in this State ; President of the Humane Society ; Do&or of Laws in the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh ; Fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Dublin, and of the Society of Arts in Great Britain. No trait in his chara&er was perhaps more distinguished, than his last, his death : Infpircd by religion, and upheld by the father of mercies, he endured a most painful sickness, with the grcateft firmnefs and patience; and received the stroke of death, with a calmness, a resignation, and composure, that marked the truly great and good man. Thus has died, if not the pride, at Icaft one of the brightcft ornaments of his country, and of human nature. 649- STREET, BETWEEN' SECOXD AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA Boston, Nov. 11 Army, Hon. Mr. Russell, General Lincoln. [Whole No. 164.] It mud afford genera] fatisfaftion to the public at large, when it is known that the family of the Hon. Mr. Boudoir., deceased, jet an example worthy el general imitation, in conforming to the bye-laws of the town, refpefting the wearing ot mourning. The Hon. Mr. Bottdoin, has, we hear, among other legacies, left UWJUnc donations to the Uiiivcrfity at Camb.idge ; to the Aca demy of Arts and Sciences, and to the poor of the Rev. Mr. Tha- Cher's Church. ROME, (Italy), August 7. SOME Frenchmen are arretted almost every day in this metropolis. The order extends to every rank, strangers, priests, or hereticks ; they are immediately conducted to the frontiers, and wished a good voyage, after being firft strict ly enjoyned to appear no more in the Pope's do minions. BERLIN, (Prussia), August 8 Since thefignature of the articles of pacificati on, the armies of General Ufedom and Henkel, have received orders to unite, for the formation of a body of 60,000 men, under the command of the Duke of Brunfwick. That experienced leader marches into Ruflia, immediately upon the Empress's declaration that she will not accede to the proposals for peace be tween her and the Porte. His Majesty gives up his claim to Dantzick and Thoine, to demonstrate that the object of his arming was merely the eflablifhmeiu of peace and the welfare of humanity, Bucliareft is to be the feat of negotiation. M. Beigin goes as ambafiador from Pruflia to Conltantinople. LONDON, September 10—14, PARTICULARS OF THE LATE FIRE, AT MADRID. This dreadful fire, that has been burning up wards of ten days, has nearly deflroyed in l'lace Mayor, one of the handfomefl squares of the ca pital, and themoft filled with tradefinen's fhnn* -> - i.Lua par.: '.i, t 14.11 sroiv oi'liouics of an ad jacent ltreet, upwards of 80 in all, have already fallen a prey to the flames ; which the public prayers, many soldiers and workmen, with a small engine, and several squirts, have not been able to extinguifli. The firs began at midnight : forthwith the miraculous image of St. Roch was uncovered and brought, in procession, to the square, but the conflagration, notwithstanding the presence of the Saint, and the fervent pray ers of the multitude, did not rage with less vio lence. The holy sacrament succeeded but with as little success ; the Duke of Medina Celithen substituted the sacred image of our Saviour, be longing to the Capuchin's convent in his hotel. Tliefe i'ucceflive pious efforts lasted more than fix hours, during which time it was visible the workmen preferred prayers to exertions. The Dominicans have been reproached with having refufed to bring forth our lady of Atocha, a Ma donna, who never fails of success. The fire, it is said, was owing to a private gentleman's devoti on, who kept, night and day, many lighted ta pers before the shrine of a wonderful image. Wednesday evening the NewYearwas ushered in by the Jews, with that foleninity which diftin guiflies that holiday from all others. The nieu appeared in their different Synagogues eloatlied in shrouds ; the women all in white ; which cast a very awful refle<stion on the ungodly among them ; for it is presumed, that on that feftival the almighty fits in judgment for poor sinners ; and on that account the [ews invoke angels, pa triarchs, and deceased friends, to intercede for their iniquities. After the conquelt of Zettin, the Turks were conltrained in their flight to abandon a great number of children ; previous to which they fatt ened round the necks ofthefe little unfortunates, a note, on which was written as follows : " May the God of mercy inspire with pity those int», whose hands this innocent child may fall. Praise and glory to thee, all-merciful God ; Thou haft formed man for life. Wherefore dost tlioufuffir thy children to deltroy eath other ?—Ah ! nii ferable orphans ! Abandoned by the aufhor of thy existence—God alone sail be thy guide and thy ptotedtor." , Our Northern neighbours punish/with exem plary severity a crime which is evary day com mitted in this metropolis with impunity. The butchers blow up their meat to distend the skin ny fibres, and give the meat th» appearance of fatnefs.—Veal, in particular, is every day blown up with breath ifl'uing from lungs infetfled, per | haps, with the worit of all difeafcs—but, in fact,
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