FOR THE GAZETTE OF TliL UNITED STATES. SONNET TO Jt E FLECTION. THE Lord of light has journey'd down the fly, And b;i:h'd his courfeis in the foaming wave ; The twinkling flar of hv'en too, hastes to lave, Her (liver form, and vanish from my eye. Now dusky twilight (lings her sombre shade, O'er the bright beauties of the silent vale, The afpin trembles not, the verdant blade, No longer nodding answers to the gale. Come fwect Refleflion ! hither pcnfive Maid ! Direst thy wandering steps, and on this iVjne, Worn by no travellers feet, with inofs o'ergrown, R pose with me in solitude's deep (hade. Then (hall I know the height of human bliss, And tafle the joy of other worlds in this. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jsrr. u. THE maflacre of the brave garri&n of Ifmael by the Ruliians has so enraged rhe grand Seignior tliat he has (worn to pursue the war against the Ruffians to the utmost extremity, and never to pardon the useless cruelty exercised by that nation, even in the midst of its victories, and af ter so many conquests. Wethei eforedo not think that the Sultana mother will be able to persuade her son to participate in the universal dread and consternation that reigns in the capital. The Sultan, who feeins alfured of apeace with the House of Aultria, is preparing to direcft all his forcesagainft Ruifia. frl the mandates which he has sent to all the Governors, Pachas, and Cadies, throughout his estates, he breathes nothing but vengeance, or dering them to enrol all his fubje<fts, who are able to bear arms, from fifteen to sixty years of age ; but the general consternation ieeuis contra ry to rhefe ineafures : Peace or war can no longer depend either on the forces or the decrees of the Divan. The destiny of the Turkifli empire de pends entirely on the mediating powers, by their putting a flop to or prolonging hostilities, or by their giving or refufing peace. There is, however, some likelihood, that the Porte, upon reflection, will, after having made peace with the houle of Austria, conclude one with the Emprefsofßuflia. VIENNA, Feb. 23. We are allured, that England has demanded a categorical answer from our Court as to what his Imperial Majesty will do if the Empress will not conclude a peace, and the allied Courts fliould find it neceilary to oblige her to it. LEYD EN, March 3. In these times of trouble and agitation the con tagion had reached Switzerland, but the prudent firmnefs of its government, particularly that of the Canton oi Berne, flopped the fermentation in its beginning, but it exists strongly on the fron tiers, particularly in the Biftioprick of Bade, and at Geneva, which latter place fuffered a kind of assault on the part of the peasantry, who pretend ed they ought to be admitted to the privileges of citizens gratuitoully ; and who, in that enterprise were seconded by the French of the county of Gex, whilst the populace favored them within the city. The true purport of all this seems to be to make Geneva a French municipality. PARIS, March 10, No sooner is the spirit of infurreftion quelled in one province, than it appears in another with redoubled mifchief. Blois and the circumjacent towns are a prey to all the horrors attendant on fanaticiftn. The ex-prelate will, in despite of the law, continue in the fee ; the prieftsand de votees of both sexes identify themselves by the crofter-and mitre ; they inflame the minds of the more ignorant, and are ingenious in fomenting difcoril, and breathing execration against the proceedings of the Aflembly. Compte De La Tour, known by his unmilitary exploits at Bifort in Alsace, which place he was obliged to quit, is now at Metz; he was the person coinnm'iioned by the Prince of Conde, to alt the elector for the use of his palace at Worms—it is very gene rally imagined that M. Artois, M. de Calonne, and rhe chief of the French fugitives will foun meet there. The King is now considered to bethe molt de cidedly for the New Constitution—every a<ft of Ins goes to prove it; and so convinced are the National Reprelentatives of what we advance, that yesterday, when it was in agitation to know •whether or not the adminifhator of the public treasure should be named by the King, it was decreed in the affirmative. It is fomewbathngular that Britons, who come to France to view the Aurora of liberty, soon become wedded to the aristocratic principles we know many who, at home, are columns of the opposition, but are here friendly to the un popular cause. The King lies dangerously ill. The late trou bles have altered the ltate of his health: He J'pits blood and lias a most violent cough. He is confined to his bed. A letter from Lyons informs us, that the Mef dames palled through that city without any op position. They mult consequently be now out of the power of the National Afleuibly and of the Kilh-woinen ofParis. Comptede Mirabeau was the highell bidder for the Abbey of Argeiueuil, so celebrated for the tears of the too tender Eloifa when lhe re ceived the veil from the hands of her unfortu nate husband. The Comte is fending thither the elegant library of the late Mr. BufFon, which he has also bought. The Duke de Richelieu died the 12th of this month after along illness; he leaves one son, who is at present in the Rufiian service, and who diltinguifherl kimfelf at the taking of Ifniael. The ladies of Thouloufe allembling in great bodies ta hinder the Clergy from taking the ci vic oath, the municipality ordered the pumps to be worked, and actually walhed away all their opposition. B I R T H A. Major-General Popow, is arrived here with dispatches from Prince Potemkin. He has deli vered up to the Eniprefsthe keys of Ifmael, toge ther with th* particulars of the liege which have been publilhed by order of the court. The whole narrative takes up three sheets of paper. There were in the fortrefs 42,000 regular troops, be sides the inhabitants; 30,8r6 men were killed; 14,000 were taken prisoners— 2,000 Turkifti sol diers died the next day of the wounds they had received, and 1000 more were diftributecl among the conquerors, to be supported by them. The Empress intends to make Prince Potem kin a prelent, as soon as he arrives, of a mag nificent and superb suit of clothes, adorned with diamond buttons, epaulets, and loops, worth be tween two and three hundred thousand roubles. Her Majesty has also purchased for him the Pa lace of StockbofF for 400,000 roubles, which is to be fitted up and furniflied in the molt superb stile. All the frontiers are lined with troops, artille ry and ammunition, just as if an invasion was threatened. An attempt had been made through the ladies of the Seraglio, with the Empress Mother at their head, to induce the Sultan, on account of the late very ill success of his troops, to come into a peace on any terms. These were seconded, or more properly set on by fix thousand Grandees of the empire, who had all put their hands to a petition for that purpose. But the Sultan, 011 receiving advice of the capture of Ifmael, and the cruelties pra<3ifed there by the Ruffians, most gallantly fvore, that he would sooner be buried under the ruins of Constantinople, than make peace with so brutal an enemy. Everfince that period it has been publicly pro claimed at Constantinople, that it (hall be death for any one to talk of peace ; and the ladies of the Seraglio have been enjoined under threats of the fame puniftiment, not to intermeddle again in any thing of the like tendency. The Empe ror, no doubt, finds himfelf strengthened by the exhortations of the Britifli and Prussian ambafla dors, who have certainly promised him assistance from their mailers, should their offers of medi ating a peace l>e rejected. The Emperor of Ger many, too, it is not doubted, will give assistance to the mediation, the moment bis own peace with the Turks is concluded, which is allowed to be in the most favorable train. In the mean time Catharine still remains llub born. Prond and imperious, and unaccustomed to controul, she will not allow of any mediation, nor admit of peace at all, unless dictated by her ; or rather means perhaps entirely to defer it, till her favorite General shall have planted her en ligns on the walls of Conftantinoplt. To oppose any attempt which the Pruflians may intend to make in favor of the Turks, her ar mies in Livonia are perpetually increaling. To oppose the Englifti, should they offer to enter the Baltick, orders are given to fit and imme diately draw out her whole fleet, confiding of thirty-fix ships of the line, and several frigates, the command of which is entrusted to Prince Alexis Orlow, who/performed so many gallant things in the course of thelaft war, on the coasts of Egypt, and several parts of the Levant and Greece and was afterwards some time resident here in England. The American Payne over-flrepped the bounds of prudence, and his publisher ihru nk from the danger ; but another has been found more hardy. That publisher has escaped for the ' Leflons to a Prince the principles of which work, refpe<fl :ng our having ' 110 political constitution,' no re presentation, &c. are literally adopted and co pied by Payne. Sundaya meflengerat Lord Grenville's Of fice from Sir Robert Ainslie, our Minister ar the Porre, with advice that some fre(h impedi ments had been recently thrown in the way of the negociation for peace between the Turks and Ruffians ; and that, in consequence thereof, the Grand Signior had issued orders for recruit ing his forces with theutnioft celerity and vigor. 30 PETERSBURG H, Feb. 22. LONDON, March IJ. March 23. A child of fourteen years of an* »i - a gallant, is a fine panegyric on n.odeKS A Fa(t The Porter at a canlr-.l ! city, got the half of a ao.oool. p, J2e f"" ago. He commenced gentleman kemh" '' and so forth," and i„ a very 'few yea,"' u' dint of galloping, arrived at his l.,(l '}.■ is now porter at the very inn where he fornic I plied and as to «is a!> We „ as X expected. a " On the 17th inft. about 7 o'clock in the morn . mg, a fire was d,fcovered in t | le Great 1) ry at Canon-Mills,Edinburgh, occupied al ' lent by Mertrs. Steins. The damao e is cJ ' ted at 20001. but tiie preraifes are n,l,i ie d The quackery of Animal Magnetilm Iti'lK its Notaries even.among persons of reputed fente' The Empress ofßuflia acfted wifely wli eu lhe 1, nifhed impostors of all kinds f, o a, her domint ons. Magnetism, we believe, was also baniiW from France, after being detected and proved , gross fraud on the underftandino-. The transports, with provisions, and 220 con vicfts bound to 3otany-Bay, failed from Ireland the 10th inft. They are to call at Madeira and remain for the fliips from England, with a' fti]i larger freight. Several of the French refugees intend to ap ply for bills of naturalization, with a view of establishing themselves in this country. One for the Marquis of Clioileul is now before thr House of Lords. C March 2j The majority in favour of the bill for apply. >pg 5:oo,oool. of unclaimed dividends ti>the pub lic use, is much more in argument for the bill than we are tiled to consider majorities in gene ral. Only fifty-four could be found- wlk> would vote agsfinft it. Thefqnadron destined for the Baltic will con sist of eight line of battle (hips, two forty-four gun frigate*, and four cutters. Lord Iloo'd will probably be appointed to its command. The petition against the unclaimed dividend* lyiug at the London Tavern to be signed by the ftockliolders, fills very (lowly. Ihe aggregate number of ftoclthohlerj, a» lately stated, amounts to one hundred and twen ty-nihe thousand persons. The company of booksellers of Dublin, have resolved on giving a considerable bounty for ay improvement in the manufacture of paper in that country. HOUSE OF COM MO NS, Wednesday, March 23. The Speaker and several members attended in the House of Lords, to hear the rtoyal aflent gi ven by conimiflion to the Indemnity bill, Ame rican Intercourse bill, Mutiny bill, and several private bills. Roman Catholic Bill. Mr. Pitt gave notice, that he should to-morrow move for the poltponing of the commitment of this bill for a few days longer. From the CONNECTICUT COVRANT. THE PATRIOT. THE constant cry of the British merchants to the Americans is, you are by nature design ed for an agricultural society : You have an a bundance of land ; an extenlive country adapted to the culture of almost every kind of valuable productions : To the multiplying these produc tions you should bend your whole united efforts, and leave to Europeans the trouble of transport ing these produces to foreign markets—working up into the various manufactures that part whicli are designed for such improvements, and return ing you such of them as are suited to your mar kets. But why, 1 ask, do they constantly ring this peal in our ears ? 13 it because that manual labor, applied to the production of raw mater ials, will procure the person who performs it more of the con veniencies of life than the fame quantity of labor employed in manufactures ?— Certainly not ; otherways common laborers in the field would get better monthly wages than Jradefmen, which every one knows is not the cafe.—Would it not therefore be quite as wife and economical for the Americans to fend their wheat to London to be made into flour, and re turned for their consumption, as to fell the 811- tilh merchant their tobacco, and import from Great-Britain their ftinfF-—and so 011 their iron, &c. These foreign counsellors, aided by ill in formed and interested Americans, urge us to la bor in the field altogether, and leave it to the Britons, the Persians, and the Chinese, to cloath us for feeding them. Let us examine this mat ter, and fee if this advice be the result ofiriend fhip for us, or from an insidious plan, long fine 6 laid, of keeping us always dependant on them, and subjected to their domination. It is true we have, at much expence and haz ard, set ourselves free from the dominion of then government —we have set their armies at defiance —but not their artifrins. We are not in reab.;
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