!*" * L O N D O N, March 28. 'T'HE Empress's navy abounds with Engl.fli, 1 officers, who preferred lier service, from the improbability . hat ever flie would be invohedl ma ,var with England ; if a war IhooW actually be ileclared, of those ofhce.s would be rendered very unplesTant. Those who have not forgot how near « wrre toatftual hoftilitiesaga.nft the Spamardsla t>ear, will think it neceflary to carry oui prelentp paraiions much farther, belore they give impli cit faith to a war with Rulfia.-Nothing, in ou. -b-i.unyhcrutn of the Turks 5 and therefore the overthrow of the balance of power in Europe. 1 Ins is But something more alarming to us, dele, vc to be mentioned; and that is, her for rendering herself the first Maritime Power in Europe, by spreading her a v 1 f.s over NOT on. y the Baltic, but th. Black sea!!! And in th.s project (he w.ll fallibly succeed, if her career be not speedily lt0 The d European officers, who have been for some time refortiiiß on the Turkifi. lines, now form a considerably body, and have communicated some new confidence to the army of the Grand Vis. There also the Asiatic troops began to return and some new levies, of which the arrival was doubtful, have lately appeared. « Grim vifaged War" Teems ft ill to go on. The press has at length nearly reached the c. - pital.' It is not, indeed, i'een stalking 111 ou ureets, nor has it yet invaded those dwe lings nbout Wapping and the hermitage, which are generally the rendezvous of the brave and hardy jailor. But the river has been fairly swept rrom Deptford to the Nore. The merchant-ships are all stripped of their hands, and our outward bound fliips detained by it. The Trinity house have provided pilots toi the Baltic. I' is not a little remarkable, that fe deral Captains in the Ruffian and Swedifli trade have actually refufed their services on this occa- fi °Ruffia still continues to menace the Turks with another campaign, far more bloody than the former, . The preparations in Germany keep pace with those in Ruflia, and there is every appearance ot some great and important event on the part of the Emperor. „ ~ , A Deputation from the Rulfta Merchants wait ed yefte day on he Duke of Leeds, for in forma tion refpeeling the fafety and propriety of mer chant-fiiips failing for the Baltic. The answer was, " 1 hat in the present situation of affairs, nothino- could be determined relative to the ex pediency of the departure of the ships for the se veral ports in the Ruffian Empire: 1 hat as soon as his Majeity's Ministers should be able to give any information on the fubjetf, the Duke of Leeds would fend notice to the Governor ; bur ir was uncertain when that notice might be ex pected ISM A E L An account of the capture of this fortrefs has teen published by authority at Peterfburgh, and in this it is Itated, as a jnftification of tlie {laugh ter which took place, that, previous to the as sault, Aiilos Mechmet, the commander, wasfum moned to surrender, and informed that, upon resistance, 110 quarter would be given. The Tuvkinlh garrison confilTed of forty two thousand men, of whom thirty thousand, eight hundred and sixty were slain oil the spot, and nine thousand taken prisoners. The latter num ber was diminished 011 the enfuirig day by two thousand men who died of their wounds. The loss of the Ruffians is ftatedat only eigh teen hundred and fifteen men kiiled, with two thousand, four hundred and fifty wounded. Two hundred and fixty-five cannon were found in the place, and four hundred and fixiy-fourin the Turkish veflels upon the Danube, burnt by General Ribas, A defcripiion of the adtion we have before given, when the intelligence was new ; he ni<- niettical particulars of the /laughter are now ad ded, becatife, as they are printed by order of the Empress, the value of the conquest may proba bly depend upon thein ! Extraordinary Will, made by a Miser, in Ireland. These words are :—" I give and bequeath to in) filter in law, Sarah Dennis, four old worsted 110. kings, which she will find underneath my beii ;'o my nephew, Charles Macartney, two other pair of {lockings lying in the box where I keep my linen ; to Lieutenant Johnfm, of his Majesty's sth regiment of foot, my only pair of ■white cotton itockings, and my old scarlet great coat i and to Hannah Bourke, my house-keeper, in return for her long and faithful services, my crackt earthen pitcher." Hannah, in angei, told the other legatees, that flie resigned to them her valuable (hare of the property ; and retired. April 8 1,, eoua l rare, Charles kicked down the P Utl, * r ,' oar the floo'r. 0 This ,ncd wi h money. KINGSTON, (Jamaica) March 19. The circumstances which lead to the death of the gallant and unfortunate Col. Mauduitt, ra K: liiifrep't'ftmeil. it ft<®. troops lately from Old France, were no foonei landed at Port-au-Prince, than they revoked joined the party which are contend.ns ™ independent legislature, and officersto lefiance Seduced by the example, Col. Maodu itt's regiment likewise deferred their colours, and iofned the reft. In this f.tuat.on, they thought proper to call to mind a disturbance that had formerly happened among the people, am. which the Colonel had employed them to .quel , and formed a determination to compel him to lifavow his fidelity to the National Aflemblj, or !ep> ive him of life. In this frame of mind, the , fficer was led to the scene of the former action, 11 id there prefled to a compliance with their de mands, which he peremptorily refuted. i hey . ged and threatened in vain. Firm 111 his opi ions, the Colonel, si. ft raking the cross of St. nuis from his bosom, and giving it to a soldier, , n d then breaking his sword in two, told his men that his honor was in his own keeping, his lite was in their hands; and, baring his breast, he added that his d ""termination was fixed, and they ,„ieht nfe their pleasure. At this moment a mul litude exclaimed, COUPE! and in an instant a soldier fevered his head with a sabre, while ano he- pierced his body through with a bayonet. Thus fell an officer of tried bravery and good condncl, and who, bur a few weeks bef re, had been crowned with a laurel, as the true friend and defender of the colony. BOSTON, May 30 After the anniverfaiy Eleiftion Sermon - on Wednesday lad, His Excellency the Governor, in his carriage, His Honor the Lieuten int-Governor, The Honorable Council, The President and Sf.natf., The Speaker, and fevral Members of the House of ReprpTentatives, Foreign Confnls, Strangers of diftindtion, Several Officers of his most Christian Majesty s Troops, The President of the University, Clergy, Private Citizens, Town Officers, Officers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery —Caftle—and Militia, proceeded to Faneuil-Hall, efeorted by the Inde pendent Fufileers, under Capt. Laughton, where they partook of a sumptuous entertainment. — After dinner, the following toasts were given— 1. Happiness to all mankind. 2. The President of the United States. 3. The States united, and the States separate. 4. The King of the French. 5. The King of Great-Britain. 6. The United Netherlands. 7. The Commonwealth of MafTachufetts. 8. The Town of Boston. 9. May the Ministers of Religion and Morali ty, be amply encouraged and prospered. 10. The National Aflembly of France. xi. The Marquis la Fayette. 12. May wifdoni and found be the (lability of the free governments of America. 13. Long Life, long Health, long Pleasure. 14. The Officers and gentlemen of the Inde pendent Company of Fufileers—may their obe • lience, alacrity and attention, be an example tor others. The whole number of votes this year for Go vernor were I 7,0"2 —of which his Excellency Join) Hancock, Esq. had 15,996. Whole number for Lieutenant-Governor,were 14,99? —His Honor Samuel Adams had 13,032. LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The committee appointed to count the votes for Governor and Lievu. Governor reported,that His Excellency John Hancock, Esq. was cholen Governor, and His Honor Samuel Adams, Esq. Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth. At half pall 12 o'clock His Excellency the Go vernor appeared in the House (where the Senate had convened) and in a short and pertinent ad dress, informed the two branches of the General Court, That he had been politely informed by their committee of his having been re-eleifted to the office of Fitft Magistrate of the Common wealth , that he was fully sensible of the honour done him by this fYefli instance of the confidence 46 rcpofed in him by the citizens thereof ; that he expeiienced the highell famf.uftion in contem plating that the welfare and happiness of the Commonwealth had ever been the chief objects of his concern, and that he (hould nor fail 0 f paying that attention to its interests which this repeated instance of confidence demanded. The Pi efident of the Senate then administered the oaths to his Excellency. Before the President of the Senate administered the oaths to his Honor Samuel Adams Efq.he addrefled the two branches as follows Mr. President. BY the Constitution of this Commonwealth, powers fufficient for the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people and the well ordering of civil fuciety. are annually delegated to such persons as the free citizens think fit to confide in. Those original righrs of men,which are deemed to be by the laws of God and Nature unalienable, are secluded from the controul of civil government ; and are lefc to be exercised by eaHi individual, at his own discretion with out injury to others. It is a Constitution, not obtruded by any one man, or any number of men who might combine to gratify their own feelings to the exclusion of all others, but con templated, deliberated, approved and adopted by the people themselves. You are very sensible, Sir, there are advan tages in frequently recurring to fir it principles. It is the express language of this excellent Constitution, and I conceive it to be the clear voice of Nature and Ileafon, that "all power originally resides in the people ; and being de rived from them, the several Magistrates and Officers of government, whether Legislative, Executive orjudicial, are their substitutes and agents,antl are at all times accountable to them." That " the people alone have the inconteftible, unalienable and indefeafible right to institute governments, and to reform, alter or totally change the fame, when they find their own fate ry, protection and welfare require it." That. " the idea of a man born a Magistrate, Legislator °r Judge, is absurd and unnatural." May it not hence be inferred, that claims to hereditary right, to shares in sovereignty, or in the adminilb ation of government, tranfmiflible to children, or relations by blood are ufurpations of the natural rights of men, as well as totally repugnant to the firft principles of our free Con stitution. It is further declared, that " thr people have a right, at certain periods, to cause their public officers to return to private life, and. to fill up vacant places by regular elections and appointments." And, " that all elections ought to be free." Upon thele, and other like principles, the people of this territory did solemnly and mutu ally igree with each other, to form thcmfclvcJ in to a free, sovereign and independent body poli tic or flare. When the year expired, in which I was called to officiate in the office of Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth, I freely and voluntarily complied with a rule of the Constitution, wifely calculated, and I conceive intended, to secure and perpetuate annual elections, and returned to my own native private ftatiou in the commu nity, A joint committee of the two branches of the General Court, have by their order informed me, that my fellow citizens have thought it pro per again to elet r t me to the fame office. lam highly honored by this repeated mark of their confidence. I accept the trust : And am ready, before this venerable and freely elected Legifla iure now convened for the purpose, ro take and fubferibe, the several oaths and declarations which the Constitution of this Commonwealth have made pre-requifite to my at r ting in the of fice. Havingdone this I ffiall ufemy utnioft en deavor, to perform the duties required, diligent ly and faithfully, according to the belt of my ability and understanding. A petition from Mr. Winflow Warren was read. It stated the circumstances of his commit ment for debt under the authority of the United States, and the peculiar hardlhips with which it \ras attended—and prayed that relief might be granted him by an a<'t or resolve being paned explaining the law of the Commonwealth which granted the privilege of iinprifontnent the gaols, to the Unired States, so as that the prison ers of the United States may not be precluded from the liberty of the yard, in such cases asaie allowed by the laws of this State. Referred to a committee who reported a b.U agreeable thereto. Died at Concord, the 16th in ft. Col. John But- TERtcic, in the 6oth year of liis age.—A widow and ten children deeply mourn the loss of a ten der husband and kind father—and the town and Church sincerely regret the death of a very va luable member. His remains were interred un der arms ; and other marks of affection and ref peJt accompanied his interment. The corpl'a
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