every soldier fervlng the term of 3 years, from j
the Ift of December next. • v I
A very extraordinary appointment liasjul. ta- |
ken place in the French Miniltry. M. Duport
Dutere has been nominated Keeper of the Seals,
in the place of the Arclibilliop of Bourdeaux.
This Gentleman has been a Clerk to M. BaiUy,
the Mavor of Paris, and thusf'uddenly partes from
en income of fifty, to a revenue of four thousand
livres per annum. _
The Members of the National
though the body of them cannot speak theiu
felves, yet paid a proper compliment to thole
that can in .the perfuu of Mr. Erlkine, who in a
late trip to Paris was hoiioured with a dilun
<ruifhed feat in the center of the Aflembly.
° Were Mr. Burke to appear in Paris, the French
would probably honour him with a lantern, ior
the light he has thrown 011 their revolution.
Dr. Price has done himi'elf so little good by
aflerting the rights of men, that he might as well
have fullered them quietly to have blundered on
in their own way.
How can the National Aflembly boalt ot its
zeal for the rights of man—of its justice and its
humanity, when, standing 011 the ruins of the
Baftile, it fuffers the employment of torture and
the wheel.
Burke's Pamphlet has jufV made its appearance
here ; the aristocratic party are devouring it.
The Abbe Dupaty in quoting Monf. Necker,
pays him a compliment at once elegant andjuft :
<< 1 have seen the " Administration of the Fi
nances" in many hands—every man who can read
has read that work—every man who thinks, va
lues it; every man who feels, is enthusiastic in its
favour. And, in fatft, how important are its
principles ! How deep its reflections '.-How
just its ideas ! Its style is truly that of the ftiaf
terly writer.—lt breathes too a sacred love for
the liappinel's of mankind. This book fliall re
form the Governments of Europe—Envy in vain
intift gnaw the itatue of M. Necker—it is of
£°' d ! "
The restoration of the Prince Bifliop of Liege
could not have been effeifted without the tacit
consent of the King of Prussia, whose territories
extend to the very gates ot the town. ihe Im
perial troops have now taken pofl'eflion of it in
the fame manner as the Prussian army did a few
months lince
Mr. Bruce, the Supercargo at Canton, is ap
pointed Ambaflador to congratulate the Einperor
of China on his having attained the age of eigh
ty years. This cultom is always attended with
great pomp, whenever a circumfiance like this
falls out ; and it is imagined that, under the care
of Mr. Bruce, this embafly may prove of nofinall
advantage to the English Supercargoes fettled
there. Mr. Bruce carries with him foine very
■valuable presents as offerings on the occasion.
A MEDAL. The Liberty of the Press
THE very unwarrantable attack which has
lately been made upon this great engine of all
our liberties, civil and political, theprefs, has in
duced a number of gentlemen to request that a
medal may be struck in honor of an illustrious jury
of Ireland, who by their verdidt, eftabliflied that
truth was not a libel, insensible contradiction to
the fyftero laid down to us by Lord Mansfield.
Mr. Gray, of Sackville-ftreet, is to give the design,
which will be equally spirited and. just. Every
man literary, or not, who feels as he ought to do
for the liberty of the press, attempted to be borne
down by acftions at law, is requeited to fignify
his intentions of subscribing, to Mr. Ridgway,
Bookseller, at the Prince of Wales's Head, York
itreet, St. James's Square, London, for this med
al, thus instituted in honor of the late jury of
Ireland.
N. B. A lift of subscribers will be printed
THE NEW FRENCH FLAG.
The Jack on the bowsprit—three stripes of equal breadth, and
placed vertically; that nearest the Jack-ftaff, led ; that in the mid
dle, white ; and the other blue.
The Ensign the fame as the Jack in the upper quarter, encom
pailed with a narrow stripe ; one half the length, red, and the o
ther white ; the reft of the Ensign white.
The ships of war and merchant (hips are to carry the fame flag:
thofc of the lhips of war are to have in the largest part, the three
stripes vertical, red, white, and blue ; the reft of the flag to be
white : the flag and ensign will be hoisted on board, as soon as
the orders shall be given by the Kruc.
MIDDLETWON, Jan. ij
Extrafl of a letter from Capt. Jonathan Hart, dated
Fort-Harmar, Dec. 8, I 79 o- to the Pa-
rents and friends of Lieut. Frothingham.
The Serjeant who belqnged tothe party which
Lreut. Frotliingham particularly commanded,
fays, while they were retreating Lieut. Frothing
ham call'd to him, faying, " I am wounded, you
must take charge of the men." A foldierwho be
longing to the fame party, fays he was along fide
of Lieut. Frotliingham in the retreat, palled a
large stream, but did not observe that he was
wounded ; a militia soldier adds, he saw him af
ter he pafled the Itream and that he was taking
command of the men ; but another soldier fays
he saw him fitting near the banks of the river,*
pale, bleedmg, and said he was mortally wound-;
ed. From every circumstance I conclude lie wr.s
wounded before he palled the river ; but did not
bleed so much as to prevent making every eltort
to repulse the enemy, until further refinance e
came impracticable, and that by this time the
loss of blood had nearly doled the ftene and com
pelled him to feat himfelf and calmly to wait: the
expiring moment. There is a poilibilit> ot ns
being ltill alive, but I presume to hear he had
calmly reflgned his life to the great proprietor ot
all nature would be less gloomy than to entertain
the alarming idea of his being alive and fubjeU
to all the cruelties of more than lavage barban
ans, particularly under that full allin ance winch
every one acquainted with him mult have, that
according to the bell of his abilities, he had per
formed the part assigned by the great director
and answered every pui pose lor which lie came
into this world, and that he mud be now lately
landed on the blifsful fliore of a happy eternity.
'• Permit me to mingle a sympathizing tear
with the parents, relations and friends to his me
mory, and add as a tribute due from me to him,
that as a mail of abilities to which he had added
a handsome education, as a confidential acftive
and persevering officer, his death is moil sincerely
lamented in the army, and as a member of socie
ty, 111 him we have to lament the 1 ols of an amia
ble example of every moral and social viitue.
* Another' letter fays,—that at this place he dejn'-
ed the ferjeant to take charge of the men, adding, that
hs had received a fecottd wound.
ALBANY, Jan. 15
By a gentleman from Vermont we are inform*
ed, that tlie Convention of that state which al
fembled on Thurl'day last, for the purpoi'e of tak
ing into consideration the Constitution of the
United States, adopted and ratified it 011 Monday
the iotb, by an unanimous vote.
On the receipt of this pleasing intelligence in
this city, a detachment of the independent ar
tillery company met on the parade, and proceed
ed from thence to the Fort, where they welcomed
their long loft filler, Vermont, by a discharge of
fourteen guns ; after which they returned to the
parade and were dismissed.
By the accession of Vermont another link is
added to the federal chain ; and as a bill,for the
adinilfion of the difi.ncT; of Kentucky into the
Union, is now pending before the Senate of the
United States, we may promifeourfelves that we
fliall soon iiave it in our power to announce the
admiflion of that state also, when the union will
be compleat and firm ; combined as one great
family, enjoying such variety of healthy climate,
polleffing such fertile plains in which nature has
been prodigal of her bounty, may we not antici
pate the day that America will rival the molt
powerful kingdoms in the universe.
By the PRESIDENT of the United
States of AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the General Aflembly of the State
of Maryland, by an Atsl pafled on the
twenty-third day of December, in the year one
tlioufand leven hundred and eighty-eight, intitu
led, " An Acft to ccde to Congrels a diltricft of
ten miles square in this State, for the Seat of the
government of the United States," did enact, that
the Representatives of the said State, in the House
of Representatives of the Congress of the United
States, appointed to ailemble at New-York, on
the Fiift Wednel'day of March then next ensuing,
should be, and they were thereby authorized and
required, on the behalf of the said Hate, to cede
to the Congress of the United States, any diftridt
in the said ltate, not exceeding ten miles square,
which the Congress might fix upon and accept for
the feat of government of the United States.
And the General Aflembly of the Common
wealth of Virginia, by an A(sl palled 011 the third
day of December, one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-nine, and intituled, " An Art for the
ceflion often miles square, or any lefi'er quantity
of territory within this State, to the United States
in Congress aflembled, for the permanent feat of
the General Goverment," did enacft, that a tract
of country not exceeding ten miles square, or
any lefler quantity, to be located within the limits
of the said State, and in any part thereof, as
Congress might by law diredl, ihould be, and
the fame -was thereby forever ceded and 'relin
quilhed to the Congress and Government of the
United States, in full and absolute right, and ex
clusive jurifdi(slon, as well of foil as of persons
residing or to reside thereon, pursuant to the ten
or and effect of the eighth fedion of the fir ft ar-
718
ricle of the constitution of Government of the
United States
And the Congress of the United States by their
Act palled the lixteenth day of July, one thuulan'd
seven hundred and ninety, ana intituled, •' An
Ad for eftablilhing the temporary and perma
nent feat of theGovernnieiic of the United States,"
authorized the President of the United States, to
appoint three commiflioners to survey under his
direction, and by proper metes and bounds to li*
niit a dirtric"t of territory, not exceeding tea
miles square, on the lliverPotowmac,at some place
between the mouths of the Eastern Branch, and
Connogocheque, which Bdiftrict. so to be located
and limited, was atccpterf by die laid A<ft of Con
:grefs, as the diftriift for the permanent feat of
Government of the United States.
Now therefore, in purluance of the powers to
me confided, and after duly examining and weigh
ing the advantages and disadvantages of the fe
vera] lunations within the limits aforefaid, I do
hereby declare and make known, that the loca
tion of one part of the laid diftritfc of ten miles
square, /hall be found by running four lines of
experiment in the following manner, that is to
fay, running from the Court-House of Alexandria
in Virginia, due South Weft half a mile, and
thence a due South East course, till it lhall strike
Hunting Creek, to fix the beginning of the said
four lines of experiment : ,
Then beginning tlie firft oftlie said four lines of
experiment at the point on Hunting Creek,where
the said South Ealt course fliall have struck the
fame, and running the said firft line due North
Weft ten miles : thence the second line into Ma
tyland, due North East ten miles : theme the
third line due South East ten miles : and thence
the fourth line due South Weft ten miles, to the
beginning on Hunting Creek.
And the said four lines of experiment being so
run, I do hereby declarc and make known, That
all that part within the said four lines of experi
ment which fliall be within the state of Maryland
and above the Eastern liranch, and all that pare
within the fame four lines of Experiment which
fliall be within the Commonwealth of Virginia,
and above a line to be run from the point of land
forming the upper cape of the mouth of the
Eastern Branch due South Weft, and no more, is
now fixed upon, and dire<ftedto be Purveyed, de
fined, limited and located for a part of the said
diftricft accepted by the said Acft of Congress, for
theipermnnent feat of the Government of the Uni
ted States ; (hereby expressly relerviiig the di
rection of the survey and location of the remain
ing parr of the said diftricft, to be made hereafter
contiguous to such part or parts of the present
location as is, or shall be agreeable to law.)
' And Ido accordingly diredt the said commissi
oners, appointed agreeably to the tenor ofthe
said Act, to proceed forthwith to run the Paid lines
of experiment, and the fame being run, to Purvey,
and by proper metes and boundsto define and li
mit the part within the fame, which is hereinbe
fore directed for immediate location and accept
ance ; and thereof to make due report to me,
under their hands and seals.
In teflimony whereof, 1 have caufedthefealoftit
United States to be affixed to these prefentlfid
signed the fame ■with my hand. Done df
city of Philadelphia, the twenty-fourth dnjij
January, in the y ear »f our Lord, one thoufurJ
seven hundred and ninety-one, and oj the inde
pendence of the United States the fifteenth.
By the President,
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, Jan. 13.
IN Committee of the whole, on the bill, declar
ing the person, who, in cafe of the death, in
ability, removal or resignation of the President,
and Vice-President, shall exercise the office ot Pre
sident of the United States.
Mr. Carrol renewed the motion, that the va
cancy in fach cafe be filled by the Secretary of
State for the time being.
Mr. Livermore observed, that the chara&er of
the gentleman who fills that office should have no
weight in determining the question, because tl.e
house was about lo provide for a cafe that niig' u
not happen before a number of years were elap
sed.
The house lhould fix on the officer who wouW>
from the nature of his officc, inolt naturally f uc "
ceed. He hoped they would not determine in
favor of an officer of their own creating, and ot
which no mention is made in the constitution.
The Chief Jullice, he remarked, had been fp°"
ken of—one great objetfiion he mentioned again*
him, the provision which the constitution makes
in cafe the President is impeached, viz. that he
ftould prefule. ,
As this was an elective government, he wilhe
its principles preserved, and not to fee the chie
magistracy filled by an officer, not the choice o
the people. The President of the Senate, pre.
G. Waftiington.
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