future. The continuity of being is lacerated ;
the fettled coutfeof fentimenc and a<ftion is (top
ped ; and life stands suspended and motionlets,
till it is driven by external causes into a new
channel. But the time of fufpence is dreadful.
Our firft retourfe in this dillrefsful folitude,is,
perhaps, for want of habitual piety, to a gloomy
acquiescence in necessity. Of two mortal beings,
one must lose the other. But iurely there is a
higher and a better comfort to be drawn from
the conllderation of that Providence which watch
es over all ; a belief that the living and the dead
are equally in the hands of God, who will re
unite those whom he has separated, or who lees
that it is belt not to re-unite then).
The King's compliments of congratulation to
their Imperial Majelties, on the Emperor's electi
on as Ivir.g of the Romans, were sealed up before
the cabinet council, at the Secretary of States'
office, on Monday night, and the Earl of Elgin,
appointed amballador extraordinary to the court
of Vienna, to deliver the fame; with which his
lordship set off immediately.
Earl Cornwallis, on acconnt of the present com
plexion of affairs in India, continues Gov. Gene
ral some time longer.
According to letters from Berlin, a great change
has taken place in the ministry there, through
the influence of Prince Henry, the King's uncle.
Comte de Hertzberg, the prime minister, has re
signed, and is replaced by the Cointe de Bifchoff
Warder : The Duke of Brunfvvick has also retir
ed from taking any pare in the Prnffian affairs.
December 2
Upwards of thirteen thoufar.d of Mr Burke's
political work have been fold since its publicati
on. The author has derived no other advantage
£w>m this admirable production, than theencrea
lea celebrity it has procured him, having given
ic to his bookleller before ic appeared.
ExtraCl oj a letter Jrom Ojlend.
December 4,
The town is now under the protection of the
Society of St. Andrew. The revolution is rtow
complete, both here and all over the couutry.
The Patriot party is now quite annihilated, the
officers fled, and privates gone to their refpeiflive
homes. Colonel Rogard, a Patriot officer, was
arretted this morning, in attempting to escape
to England, and is now a prisoner. General
Koehler, commander in chief, is expected here
this evening, and will probably betaken. They
have loft all their baggage, and every thing they
poflefTed, in the late battle ; so that we fear our
countryman, second in command, will not add
much money to his name.
January 2,
It is confidently reported, that the Lord Chan
cellor has not only lignified his acquiescence to
a bill of insolvency -but been graciously plea-
Ted to propose one liimfelf, on fucli an extensive
humane, and liberal scale, as will effectually
clear the different prisons in the kingdom. Af
ter which, new laws and regulations are to take
place respecting imprisonment for debt, more
congenial to the liberty of the fubjefts, and a
greeableto the true spirit and meaning of Mag
na Charts.
PARIS, Dec. 23
National Assembly, Dec. 5
The King's letter upon the Civil Conjlitntion of the
i HIS morning, Mr. Andre, the Prelident,wait
ed on the King to know if the'decree on the con
ititutioii of the clergy had been accepted. The
King Tent the following answer in writing :
which immediately caused the warmeit debates,
and is likely to be followed by the moil alarming
consequences.
" In accepting the decrees upon the civil con
stitution of the clergy, I announced to the Nati
onal Affenibly that 1 would take the most conve
nient measures to secure the execution of that
decree. From that time, I have not cealed to
think 011 the fubjeft. The decree of the 27th of
November being 110 more than a confcquence of
that of July, 110 doubt ought to be entertained
of my intentions ; but its execution appears to
me to require the greatest attention. My refpeifl
for religion, and my desire to fee the constitution
eltablilhed, without agitation, and without trou
ble, have made me redouble my activity in the
measures I have taken, and I hope the National
Aflembly will agree with me, by employing the
1110 ft lenient measures, and fucli as would be mod
secure from troubling the public tranquility ; I
hope to consolidate the basis of the constitution
ot the kingdom. I repeat it again to the Allem
bly, that they would place in me all the confi
dence I mtrit."
This letter caused a long debate, which con
cluded with a decree, that " the IVefidentfoonld
wait on ilie King to-morrow, to desire him to give
an anfwcr (fignetl by his Majesty, and counter
signed by a JVliniller} to the dccice oi' the 27th
of November."
Clergy
The foil owing Statement may be traced ia the
lacelt accounts published from Britifii pa pel's.
FRENCH REVOLUTION
PRO. CON.
THEidea of a counter-revolu
tion in France, Ceems to be a
bandoned.
The patriots are prosecuting
their object with the utmost
pcrfeverance.
There is a perfefl confidence
between the King and the Nati-
onal AHeiTibly; as far as words
can be believed, both the King
and Queen are on the bell termi
with that band of patriots.
The example of Fiance has
reached even Constantinople,
where symptoms of the French
fever, in some recent duburban
ces, have appeared.
The Emperor has his hands
full of business; having fettled
in pan the troubles in his own
dominions, he will find enough
to employ his attention, with
out tioubling his neighbors.
The higher orders of the cler
gy having been stripped of the-r
overgrown wealth, and the in- The Bifhopshave remonftra
ferior placed on terms of justice trd against the decrees of the
and equality—the majoiity of National Afombly, refpe&ing
the Priesthood is warmly at- spiritual matters,
tached to the revolution. The cities of Lorraine have
The municipalitiesof thepro
vinccs exhibit daily new proofs
of their attachment to the de
crees of the National Alterably.
All fears of a counter-revolu
tion are at an end. The King
has wrote to the Count d'Artois
and the Prince of Conde, to re
turn to their country, and be at
peace. And the King of Sardi
nia has given the exiles a broad
hint to decamp from his territc-
So great has been the demand
for Mr. Burke's celebrated
pamphlet, that an impreflion of
thirteen thousand has been fold
since its publication.
WILMINGTON, March 2
We are happy to inform our readers, that the
improvments in grift-mills, lately invented by a
citizen of this ftate,Mr.oliver Evans, are encreaf
ing very rapidly in public eltimation. Every
part of the machinery in which those improve
ments consist, is now in use at the Brandywine
Mills, and is highly approved of. The wheat
elevator has been lately applied,for rhe firil time,
to unload a lhallop ; it elevates 300 bushels per
hour, and enables the miller to convey his wheat
to any granary in the mi'l without the assistance
of manual labor. To Inch perfection are our
grift and merchant mills brought, by the aflifi
ance of those improvements, that we may fay,
perhaps without boasting, that they are not equal
led in the world. The machinery is so well ap
plied, that from the time the wheat leaves the
waggoner's bag, the measurer's hals-bushel or
the veflel's hold, as the cafe may be, no manual
labor is required, but t:ie wheat is converted in
to fuperfine or other flour, fit for packing, en
tirely by the effetfl of the machinery. Mr. Evans
has obtained a patent for hisdifcovery, which we
are happy is like to turn out much to his advan
tage.
BALTIMORE, March 8
Ext rail of a letterjroma gmtlemari in Port-au-Prince
to his friend in this tovn, dated January 14,
<e Mr. Porter, from New-England, eftabliftied
as a Merchant in this place, died on the 24th ult.
His books, papers, &c. were immediately seized,
by virtue of the Droit d'Aubaine ; which isitill
cruelly and rigorously enforced in the French
Colonies, although expressly contrary to the trea
ty between France and the United Stat,es. Affi
davits of the feizurc will be taken, and forward
ed to the President of the United States, with a
representation of this unjust proceeding."
Philadelphia,
In the Emrlifli papers received by the Packet,
there is anjacfcount of a nioft tremendous Thun-
which pasted over London, on the
(morning of the 23d December last : The wind,
rain, and hail, were extremely violent ; great
damage was i'uftained by many buildings, and
the shipping in the river,
In the above storm an incredible number of
?e(lels were loft—the crews ot many of which
leriibed : The Charlemont Packet from Liver
pool for Dnblin was wrecked, and of no paflen
»ers, 19 only efcaped—Atender, havingon board
upwards of 400 men, was loft off Liverpool, and
almost every person 011 board perished. The Alert,
Cutter, Capt. Dean, was also wrecked on the
Chapel Rocks, in Budden Bay, and every foul
011 board loft. This storm extended almost all
over England ; the lightning and thunder were
the severest almost ever known, and the wind
blew a perfect hurricane ; The papers by the
Packet give a long detail of the dii'attrous confe
-1 0
\qucncei.
753
THE Marquis de la Fayette
has turned Printer; keepsa press
in his house, to putFoff his own
virtues.
The Marquis has seceded from
the democratical interest, and
has run off to Turin, to join the
Ariflocrats.
The revolutionists are renew
ing the works at Cherburg :—
This is no design of monarchy ;
but a desperate feint of the de
mocrats.
The revolution in Brabant is
at an end, the Emperor Leopold
being acknowledged in all the
cities; and the downfall of the
late usurpation, celebrated with
every demonstration of joy.
The Emperor of Germany is
determined to interpose in be
half of his fiflei, the Queen of
France, arid has already de
manded that fhc be sent to Vi
enna.
recalled their deputies and o
ther cities are resolved to fol
low their example.
A great blow is on the point
of being ft ruck against the revo
lution—The exiles arc, or have
been in motion—Fayette is no
longer popular, and has been
openly impeached in the Na
tional Assembly by one of its
members.
Burke's pamphlet on the re-
volution is called the ravings
of a mad man, and has tarnish
ed all the former lustre of his
political charatter and literary
abilities, and it hardly requires
common sense to letute it.
March 16.
Extratt of a litte? jrom Fort IV'ejhtngtou, Jan. 26
On the 1 oth January the Indian's attacked
Dunlap's ftation,about 25 miles uj> the bio; Miami
—The Stockade Fort, was commanded by Lieut.
Kingfbury, of the Federal troops, who had under
his command only 12 men.—There were in the
party of Indians 2jo —they remained before the
place 24 hours—and then retreated, driving o |>'
all the Cattle of the place—during the attack on
ly one soldier was wounded—The Indians left
three dead on the ground—and a number were
afterwards found ac a diltance from the iiockade
—The Indians on this occasion marched within a
short diflance of the Fort in columns, like vete
ran troops, with an intentien to florin it—but the
besieged poured info well directed a fire as
broke and dispersed them.
According to accounts from Georgia,it appears
that Mr. MATTHEWsand Mr. Jackson, loil their
election by a majority of only 5 voces in favor of
the fuccefsful candidates ; and that a very small
proportion of the votes of their refpecftive districts
were given in on the occasion.
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