es&sei&fSKßf < - ' J< {ij- ) 0 PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN F F.N NO, No. 69. HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA [No. 85, of Vol. II. j Saturday, February 12, 1791. f Richmo hp, (Virginia,) Jan. 26. By the Clermont, Captain Colley, who arrived at Nor folk, in five weeks from London, Jiewfpapers are re ceived as late as the 1J! of 'December—f rom which is extracted the f ollowing. BRABANT AND FLANDERS. The affairs oj the Provinces have now drawn to a cri fis —The following are the late/i particulars that have arrived, and as an article of importance, de serve attention.—The proceedings in the Congress on the 21ft inft. were communicated to Mr. Pitt la ft night. ON the 18th instant, an express arrived at the Hague with dispatches lor Abbe Van Leem poel, Envoy for theßelgic Congress to the ltates general, informing him that four members of Congress M. Petirjean, the Chevalier de Boufies, Count Baillet, and M. de Graaf, were 011 their way to the Hague, to aflift him in treating with the Ministers of the three allied powers. On the 19th tliefe four gentlemen, accompani ed by Abbe Van Leeinpoel, had a conference at the house of the Pensionary Van Spiegel, with the English and Pruflian Mini Iters. On the 20th they met a second time at the fame place, and fee out the fame day for Brullels. Al tliefe meetings they laboured to procure a delay or respite from the 2r it of November, the period fixed by the Emperor's Manifelto far the fubmiflion of the Netherlands, to the 6th of De cember.— But they failed in the attempt, the Mi ni iters of the Allied Courts inflexibly refiifing to •bend rhemfeives to a request which they said ap peared to thenv unreasonable, and little fuicedto the dignity of their refpeciive sovereigns, or of his Imperial Majelly. Previous to the departure of the four members from Bruflels, a fchifin had taken place in the Congress, and parties had run exceedingly high, and the two firlt orders of the ltates of Brabant, the Clergy afid Nobles, liad pafi"ed resolutions ■which were to form the basis of an agreement with the Kmperor. On the 13th, when it was debated in Congress, whether a negociation should be opened with the Emperor's Minilters on t lie ground of the terms offered in his Manifefto, it is said, that Mefl. Van Eupen and Vandernoot, fucceifively rose, and each took a solemn oath never to consent to treat with the Emperor, upon any terms which should imply that he was, or ever should be, recognized •sovereign of the Netherlands. They endeavored to gain over the other mem bers to their opinion, but without faccefs ; for the members for the Provinces of Ilainault, Flanders, and Tournaifie, and for the cities of Tournay and Antwerp,declared that they had re ceived inftrutftions from their refpeclive condi ments, to consent to an accommodation with the Emperor, and to treat with him upon 1 he ground of iiis being recognized their lawful sovereign. To remove thef'e differences of opinion, it was proposed, that in a meeting of the Congress, which was held at Brullels, on the 21 It inltant, the day limited by the Emperor's Manifefto,that the Emperor should never be acknowledged, as the sovereign of tliefe (tates, but that to prevent, it possible, the further effufion of human blood, ]iis third son the Arch-Duke Charles, should be elected to the sovereignty. This proposal was debated for some time, and at i o'clock at night it was unanimously refo'ived in the Congress, that the Arch-Duke Charles be elected to the sovereignty, under the titles of Ivlarque, Conre, and Due de Bclgic, under such regulations as may be determined on, bound to reside in the country of the states, to govern them by their ancient laws, and agreeable to the articles of their conftilution ; 2nd to preserve to all and each of the rtatcs, their refpettive righ'.s immunities, and privileges.—The fuccellion to be hereditary in his family, never to revert to a iijr branch of the House ot Aultria, pofleffingthe sovereignty of any other country. Whether the Emperor will agree to the propo sal, will be kuown in a few days—At any rate, a fairer ground of reconciliation seems to presented itfelf than was firit exneifted. vl/ VIENNA, Nov Prince Ga]]itzin,theßufiian Anibaflador,receiv ed a courier the day before yelterday from Prince Potetnkin, with the news of a complete victory gained the loth of October, by the troops of the Empress of Pviiffia, over the feraikier Catel Bey, Pacha of three tails, who commanded an army of 40,000 Turks, wiih which he was ordered to pe netrate into the southern provinces of lluffia. P ince Pote.nkin being informed that the ene my's army had already moved from Anapa, gave orders to the different corps, iri the Cuban and the neighbourhood of Mount Caucasus, to march forward and give battle. One of the corps com manded by General Herman, met with the ene my at a finall distance from the river of Cuban, which Catel Bey had jiilt palled ; he attacked the Tnrkifli army, notwithstanding it? great fuperi ot ity, with such impetuoiity as totally to defeat it. The whole of the enemy's camp, with all the aVtillery confiding of more than 30 pieces,all the amiminitipn, provision, tents and baggage, fell into the hands of the vitftors, and the Turkish General liiinfelf,and all his Tune,were made pris oners of war. 1 Tlie Ruffian General had cliofen a molt advan tageous position, and at one onfec more than 5:000 were killed 011 the spot, and the reft of the Ottoman army forced to a precipitate flight, in which a great number \Vere drowned 111 the Cuban. NAPLES, Nov. 2 The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has ceased, without having done much damage 10 the culti vated parts of the mountain. The late eruption was certainly the most violent that has happened since that of the year 1779, which was truly alarming and deftrucfcive. CENSUS of rhelnhabitants of MASSACHUSETTS as taken by the Marjkal of that Diftritft, " *" a2s"sf"= i|>T ? g ?= = 2. ? °|-°£:* r j =^ s !5 to } CP) C_n ' o, I S} 5* S - 3 c *S f E" 5 - »<& °! t, s 3 = ° p > n B~—>. Z> SO. *->5. -• 3 °i= _ 3 3 ~ r." "» 2 «o = s> «s» 5- $" r>' 00 r, « .9 § ]? g ~ q S r\ -• ~' ° q ~ =?" * = * -»> o -i, a" t's" §f §s en O "Tl ° £ i. n ° |n .. rT ® a*, 2- • Ssi i > ; *:% 2J++ 0 r ' «■» -*" 4 ~> c £* 5-- £•_ a* o I? c/> ___ n 5 3 S „ a. ~ " Q- o «$-!;■ S'K -V" -• W < a. 3 2- B W J |; z;- 5.* i < "a Hi = a? o5 s- -f - "> rr ™ £ 3 J??* 8 1 ~ a"? ? ~ ur i?- * 2" 5 EP g, ~ rs "-*■ Cki s. 3 ? « O. Boston Saicm* Marblehead+ 618 Ncwb'ryport| 616 ,538 Gloucefter|| 673 * " 601 IpfvvichU Beverly** 422 Jimbridge+ + 538 incw Bedford 454 Barriftable Worcefter|||| * 16 mi'es N. E. from Boston. + 3 miles from Salem. 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She has naturally a great fund of agreeable vivacity, which (he displayed that evening with peculiar grace, had it not been for tliofe disagreeable le vities I am Ipeakingof. However, with the great er part they palled for flerling vrit, and Le«ia was uncommonly applauded by the gentlemen, & not a little envied by the less entertaining fair ones. But this light carriage and freedom of expression had like to have cost her dear in the sequel. A young officer, 10 whom (he was an in* tire (Iranger, drew inferences from her. couduiH:. not at all favorable to her honor,& took an oppor tunity to offer his service to attend her to her own house, which was only a square distant. She accepted his oflor with a franknefs peculiar to herfelf, and which was to liitn acoufummation of h:s lufpicions. I could not help observing it, and flipped out after them, to prevent any difa gr consequences that might happen to a good narured, gidc]y cirl, whom I efteern. They were Jiot twenty yards from the door, when I heard her iifing very harsh language to him, and immediately after (he screamed out, broke from ■ him, and was running back, when 1 catcheil.hold of her, and discovered myfelf to her and herpur fuer. She immediately fainted in my arms, which did not a little (hock the younggentleman who was now (landing by in a very penitent manner. I did not fail to reprove him,for his be havior, which he indeed fufliciently apologized for before he left me ; and, 1 believe, from the impression it has made on Levia, (lie will be very sparing of her double entendres in foture, an - already wiflies (he had felt the force of my admo nitions on that fubjert before. Counties Never (fays a correspondent) was any species of atrocious villainy more prevalent in any coun try than that which is atprefent pradtifed in tlie United States, of altering and counterfeiting State Certificates, and other public securities of different denominations, A gang of villains, ge nerally well diofled, are employed in travelling through the country, inipofing upon upguarded people ij and in many inltances to the great de triment, if not total vqjji 0 f the honest farmer, or other unfufpedling peir QnS- A mot i e Q f coun terfeiting is said to be now pi<ufiif ec l by tl JO f e infamous wretches so completely a«f wer j n g their purpole as almod to baffle a poffibihiy of detec tion. Their secret, however, is fortuivjtelv jjj*. covered, which it is hoped, will be one <rreat step towards disappointing those pests of foc»»ty in future. The following may (among numer ous other instances) be depended on for a fa<ft : A farmer in Morris county, (New-Jersey) had a Hate certificate of 600 dollars, which two or three perlons, unknown to him, made overtures ofpur chaiiiig. Having, by the farmer's consent, exa mined thecenificate, and made their observations thereon, they took their leave, promising tp call ..again in a few days and talk with the owner fur ther about purchasing it.—They accordingly re turned, bringing with them a falfe certificate of the fame date, value, &c. and so nicely executed, that in palling it back and forward among them they took an opportunity of making an exchange, and thus impofingupon theunfortunate proprie tor a counterfeit fecuriry for the true one. The legifl3ture of S. Carolina, now in session has chosen Jacobßead,Efq. speaker of the house, and David Ramsay, Efcj. president of tlie Senate. cr * a* * o ° £ i «* ._ 0 o 5 js > c !r! - Ho -18038 79 21 5 (>61 4 8 37 3972 .53'7 4562 329 c 2115 2 995 3 8c "i 3313 £6iO 2095 f £ Co. 9576 761 41C6 260 2982 87 2541 7° 2047 42 2793 4 1 2416 79 1 75 l 58 The speaker informed the house, that, in con formity to their resolve at the last feflion, h,e had imported from England " a fitperb gown of black fattin, ornamented with velvet tajfels,richly fringed." It is said to be an exa& pattern of that worn; by the speaker of the British house of common*. %f^o [Whole No. i 87.] EXTRACT " Jmmodefl words admit of no defence " l'or wane of decency is want o {ftnfe." N E W-Y O RK, Feb. 7. The number of inhabitants within the state of South-Carolina, as d to the legislature, is 126,1 31. The present session of the legislature of South- Carolina, will probably be lengthy, being the firlt under tlieirnew constitution. A committee is appointed to draught a bill to repeal tha confifcation ail.
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