PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FEN NO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, [No. 95, of Vol. II. j Discourses on Davila—No. 28. THE siege and defence of Orleans, may be a good lecfture on the military art, but is not directly to our purpose which at present is only to relate the- fortunes and catastrophes of the great a<ftors in those scenes of emulation, which have been before described. There was in the party of the Hugonots a gentleman, named Pol trot, of an active mind and a designing charac ter. He had lived some years in Spain ; and having afterwards embraced Calvinism, and re sided some time at Geneva, he discovered so much zeal for his new faith, and entered with so much zeal into all the intrigues of the party, that the Calvinifts in general considered him, as a per sonage capable of attempting in their favor the moll hazardous enterprizes. It is not one of the leafc evils of a civil war, that ne man's charac ter is secure against suspicions and imputations of the mod enormous crimes. It is almott the nniverfal pratftice for each party to charge the leaders of the other, with every bafeaftion, eve ry sinister event, and every high handed wick edness, without much consideration or enquiry, ■whether there is truth or evidence or even co lour to support the accusation. The Catholics pretended that the Admiral and Theodore Beza, engaged Poltrot to aflaflinate the Duke of Guise, by proniifes of great rewards, and by persuading him that he could do nothing more acceptable to God, than to deliver his people from their most cruel persecutor. Poltrot yielding to their in stigations, pretended to have abandoned the Calvinift party, and threw himfelf into the roy al army, where having infintiated himfelf into the house of the Duke of Guise, he watched for a favorable moment to execute his design. The 24th of February, 1563, the Duke after having given his orders for an aflanlt which lie intended to make the next day, at the bridge of Orleans, returned at right to his quarters about a leaguediftant from the trenches ; Poltrot, mount ed on a Spanish horse, very fleet, waited for him, on his paflage, and feeing him accompanied, only by a gentleman of the Queen, with whom he was closely engaged in conversation, he fhor him in the back, with an arquebufe, loaded with three balls. The Duke was without arms, the three balls struck him under the right Ihoulder and pierced him through the body ; He fell from his horse for dead. His gentlemen, who marched before, that they might not interrupt his con versation, returned, at this accident, and car ried him to his lodgings where as soon as they had examined his wound, his life- was despaired of. The King, the Queen Mother and all the Loids in the army, at the news of so fatal a disaster, Jiaftened to the Duke's lodgings ; but all their cares and remedies were useless ; he died in three days, with great sentiments fays Davila, of piety and religion, discovering in his dis courses agreatnefsof foul and a moderation moll admirable. This Prince, united with the high est valour and lingular abilities, a consummate prudence. As profound in council, as adtive in execution, he always saw his designs crowned ■with the happiest success. The(e qualities had procured him the reputation of the firft Captain of bis age, and his exploits merited the title of the defender and prote&or of the Catholic re ligion. He left a name glorious and celebrated 10 posterity, tarnished however to endless ages with the jttji imputation oj intolerance. Poltrot had escaped into a neigliboiing sorest ; but tortured by the remorse of his conscience, and by the terror of being pursued on all fides, he wandered all night in the woods, without be ing able to find the road to Orleans. The next morning exhausted by fatigue, he was arretted by some Swiss guards and Jed to the Queen and the principal officers of the army. He alter nately accused and acquitted both on the rack nnd at his execution the Admiral and Theodore Beza, who published declarations throughout all Europe, denying in the nioft solemn manner their knowledge of the design of Poltrot. The court battened the execution of this monster, before an opportunity had been given to confront and examine him, as the Admiral requetted by quar tering him between four horses. The confe rence was that the suspicion was fattened, on these two austere and excellent characters, in the minds of the Catholic party, though they have been uniformly acquitted by the whole im Saturday. March 26, 1791. partial world. Irt consequence of the prejudices of the Catholics, the children of the Duke of Guise preserved a cruel resentment, and to-ok an hor rible revenge. NEW REVENUE LAW. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE THIRD SESSION, Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the sixth of December, one thousand seven hundred and*ninety. AN ACT repealing, after the last clay of June next, the duties heretofore laid upon Distilled Spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in their stead ; and also upon Spirits Distilled within the United States, and for ap propriating the fame. (CONCLUDED.) AND be it further enacted, That in order to entitle the said exporter or exporters to the benefit of the said allowances, he, she or they, {hall previous to putting or lading any of the said spirits on board of any ship or vefTel for exportation, give twenty four hours notice at the least, to the proper officer of infpeftion of the port from which the said spirits shall be intended to be ex ported, of his, her or their intention to export the fame, and of the number of casks, veflels and cases, or either of them, contain ing the said spirits so intended to be exported, and of the relpec live marks thereof, and of the place or places where the said spi rits shall be then deposited, and of the place to which, and ship or vefTel in which they shall be so intended to be exported. Whereupon it (hall be the duty of the said officer to infpeft, by himfelfor deputy, the calks, vefTe's and cafe? so noticed for ex portation, and the quantities, kinds and proofs of the spirits there in, together with the certificates which ought to accompany the fame according to the direftionsof this ast, which (hall be pro duced to him lor that purpose; and if he shall find that the said casks, veflels and cases have the proper marks according to the di rections of this ast, and that the spirits therein correspond with she said certificates, he (hall thereupon brand each rafk, v (Tel or cafe with the word " Exportation and the said spirits shall, af ter such infpeftion, be laden on board the fame ship or vefTel, of which notice shall have been given, and in the prtfence of the fame officer who shall have examined the fame, and whofeduty it shall be to attend for that purpose. And after the said spirits shall be laden on board such ship or vefTel, the certificates aforefaid shall be delivered to the said officer, who shall certify to the collector of the said diftrift, the amount and particulars of the spirits so ex ported, and shall also deliver the said certificates which shall have been by him received, to the said collector, which shall be a voucher to him, for payment of the said allowance. Provided nevertheless, and be it further enacted, That the said allowance shall not be made, unless the said exporter or exporters shall make oath, or affirmation, that the said spirits so noticed for exportation, and laden on board such ship or vefTel, are truly in tended to be exported to the place whereof notice shall have been given, and are not intended to be relanded within the United Stales ; and that he or she doth verily believe that the duties there upon charged by this ast, have beqn duly paid, or secured to be paid ; and shall also give bond to the collector, with two furetics, one of whom shall be the master, or other person having the com mand or charge of the ship or vefTel in which the said spirits shall be intended to be exported ; the other, such fufficient person as shall be approved by the said collector, in the full value in thp judgment of the said collector, of the said spirits so intended to be exported, with condition that the said spirits (the dangers of the sea s and enemies excepted) shall be really and truly exported to, and landed in some port or place without the limits of the United States, and that the said spirits shall not be unshipped from on board of the said ship or vefTel, whereupon the fame shall have been laden for exportation, within the said limits, or auv ports or harbors of the United States, or relanded in any other part of the fame ; ship wreck or any other unavoidable accident excepted. Provided also, and be t further enacted, That the said allow ance shall not be paid until fix months after the said spirits shall have been so exported : And provided also, That whenever the owner of any ship or vessel, on board of which any such spirits are laden for exportation, shall make known to the collector, pre vious to the departure of such ship or vefTel from the port where such spirits are laden, that such ship or vefTel is not going to pro ceed on the voyage intended, or the voyage is altered : It shall be lawful for the co'leftor to grant a permit for th«* relanding of the lame. And be it further ena&ed, That if any of the said spirits, after the fame (hall have been (hipped for exportation, shall be unlhip ped for any purpose whatever, cither within the limits of any part of the United States, or within four leagues of the coast thereof, or (hall be relanded within the United States, from on board the (hip or vessel wherein the fame (hall have been laden for export ation, unless the voyage (hall not be proceeded on, or shall be al tered as aforefaid, or unless ir cafe of neceflity or distress to save the (hip and goods from periling, which (hall immediately be made known to the pi incipal officer of the customs, icfiding at the ports nearest to which such ship or vessel shall be at the time fucb neccflity or distress (hallarife, then not only the spirits so un(hip r»rd, together with the casks, vessels and cases containing the fame, but also thj; (hip or vessel in or on board which the fame (hall have been so (hipped or laden, together with her guns, furniture, ammunition, tackle nd appaiel ; and also the (hip,ve(Tel or boit into which the said spirits shall beunfhipped or put, alter the un shipping thereof, together wuh her guns, furni ure, ammunition, ackle and apparel, shall be foifeited, and may b« seized by any officer of the customs, or of infpe&ion. And be it further enatted, That the said allowance (hall not be made when the said spirits shall be exported into any other than j ship or veflel of the burthen of thirty tons and upwards, to be ascertained to the fatisfa&ion of the col'le&or of the diftrift from which the fame (hall be intended to be exoorted. And be it further ena&rd, That the bonds to be given as afore a:d, shall and may beaifcharged by producing within one y«ar rom the refpeftive dates thereof (if the fame be (hipped to any part of Europe or America, and within two years if shipped to 793 [Whole No. 199/ a iv part of Asia or Africa, and if the delivery of the spirits in re lpeit to which ihe fame (hall have been given, be at any place where a consul, or other agent of the United States refidesj 1 cer tificate of such consul or agent, or if there be no such consul or agent, then a certificate of any two known and reputable Ameri can merchants residing at the laid place ; and if there be not tw'. such merchants residing at the said place, then a certificate of an other two reputable merchants, teftifying the delivery of the faii spirits at the said place. Which certificate shall in each cafe be confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the matter and mate, or other like officer of the vefTel in which the said spirits (ball have been exported ; and when such certificate shall be from any other ihan a conlul or agent, or merchants of the United States, it (ball be a part of the said oath or affirmation, that there were not upon diligent enquiry, to be found two merchants of the United States at the said p'ace : Provided always, That in the cafe of death, the oath or affirmation of the party dving, (hall not be deemed ne. ceflary : And provided further, That the said oath or affirmation, taken before the chief civil magistrate of the place of the said de l'very, and certified under his hand and seal, shall be of the fame validity as if taken before a person qualified to administer oaths within the United States ; or such bonds (hall and may he dif harged upon proof that the spirits so exported, were taken by enemies or perished in the sea, or deflroyed by fire ; the examina tion and proof of the fame being left to the judgment of the col lcftor of the customs, naval officer, and chief offi:er of infpeftion, or any two of them, of the place from which such spirits (ball have been exported. And in cases where the certificates herein direct ed cannot be obtained, the exporter or exporters of such spirits, (ball nevertheless be permitted to oft'er such other proof as to the delivery of the said spirits, without the limits of the United States, as he or they may have ; and i! the fame (hall be deemed fufficient by the said colleflor, he (hall allow the fame, exci pt when the drawback to be allowed shall amount to one hundred dollars or upwards ; in all which cases the proofs aforefaid (hall be referred to the comptroller of the treasury, whose decision thereon (hall be final. And be it further enafteil, That it (hall and may be lawful (or the Prefidentof the United States, from time to time, to make fu'ch allowances to the said supervisors, infppftgrs, aftd to the deputies and officers by them to be appointed and employed foj-their re fpeftive ferviccs in the execution of this ast, to be paid out of the), product of the said duties, as he lhall deem reasonable and proper : Provided always, Tliat the aggregate amount of the allowances to" all tbe laid supervisors, infpeftors and other officers, shall n6t ex ceed seven per cent, of the whole product: of the duties arifingfrorri the spirits distilled within the United States : And provided also. That fnch allowance sHall not exceed the annual amount of forty- Ave thoulmd dollars, until the fame (hall be further ascertained by law. And be it further enacted, That this ast shall commence and take effect as to all matters therein contained, in refpeft to which no special commencement is hereby provi'ded (except as to the appointment of officers and regulation of the didrifts and surveys) from and immed lately after the lall day of June next. And be it further enacted, That the nett product of the duties herein before fpecified, which shall be raised, levied and collected by virtue of this ast, or so much thereof as may be riecelfary, (hall be, and is hereby pledged and appropriated lor the payment of the intered of the several and refpeftive loans which have been made in foreign countries, prior to the fourth day of Augud lad; and also upon all and every the Joan and loans which have been and (hall be made and obtained pursuant to the ast, entituled. " An ast making provision for the debt of the United States;" and according to the true intent and meaning of the said ast, and of the several provisions and engagements therein contained an 1 exprefled, and fubjeft to the like priorities.and reservations as arc made and contained in and by the said ast, in refpeft to the mo nies therein appropriated, and fubjeft to this farther reservation, that is to fay—of the nett amount or product during the present year, of the duties laid by this ast, in addition to those heretofore laid upon spirits imported into the United States, from anv so. reign port or place, and of the duties laid by this ast on spirits dis tilled within the United States, and on dills; to be difpoffd of towards such purposes for which appropriations (liall be made du ring the present feflion. And to the end thatthe said monies mav be inviolably applied in conformity to the appropriation herchv made, and may never be diverted to any other pnrpofe until the final redemption, 01 reimburftment of the loans or sums for the payment ot the interest whereol thev are appropriated, an account (hall.be kept of the receipts and disposition thereof, separate and diltinft from the product of any other duties, impod, excise, and taxes whatsoever, except those heretofore laid aud appropriated to the- fame purposes. And be it iurther enacted, That the unappropriated surplus, If any there shall be, of the revenue arising Under this ast, at the end of this and every (ucceeding year, (hdll be applied to the reduc tion of the public debt, in like manner as isdirefted bv the ast, intituled, 'An acl making provision for the redtiftion of the pub- and provided by the ail, entituled, " An ast making provision for the debt of the United States unless the said sur plus, or any part thereof, shall be required for the public exig encies of the United States, and (hall, by special acts of Congrcfs, be appropriated thereto. And be it further enacted, That the several duties imposed bv this ast, (hail continue to be collcfted and paid, until the debts and purposes for which they are pledged and appropriated, (hall be fully discharged and fatisfied, and no longer. Provided al ways, That nothing herein contained shall beconftrued to prevent the legiflaturd of the Uruted States from substituting other duties or taxes of equal value to all or any of the said duties and im posts. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker oj the House ojßeprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prejidert of the United States, and President oj the Senate• Approved, March third, 1791 GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefdent of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary of State. FORM'D long ago—yet made to-day, I'm most in use while others fleep—> \Vhat few would wish to give away, wifli to keep. &k$ o ENIGMA.
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