ON PITY. BY GCNKRAL BURGOYNE. SOFT Pity never leaves the gentle breast, Where Love ha* been recciv'd the welcome guest, A* wandering faints poor huts h.'ve sacred made, He hallows cvtiy heart he once has sway d; And when his prcfence we no longer .. are, He leaves Com pas»i on as a relic there. R E SECRETARY OK STATE, ON THE SUBJECT OK THE COD AND WHALE FISHERIES. [cos TINU ED.] No. X. ARRET of the King's Council of State, prohibit ing the importation of foreign whale and foer macifiti oil into his kingdom, 2Sth September, 17-58. Extrall from the Regifltrs of the Council of State. THE King having taken information on-the fucccls attending the whale fifhtiy, and the profpeft of :t» greater profperiiy within his kingdom, and his M-.jc Ity being willing to grant a spe cial proteflion 10 this important filhrry which has just commenc ed in France, and which may become an abundant source of riches, while at the fame time it affords to the marine a nurfcry for feamrn of great confcqucnce to the feivice of the (late—hu Majesty has conceived that th« prohibition us foreign oil would be the mod beneficial encouragement that could be granted to this branch of industry. Being willing to provide accordingly, and having heard ihe report ot the Sieur Lambert, Councilor of State and Ordinary to the Council of Dispatches, and to ihe Royal Council of Finances end Commerce, the King being present :n his Council, has ordained, and docs ordain, that, computing from the day of publilhing the ptelent artct, the introduction of foreign •whale and fpcrmacjeti oils (ball be prohibited throughout his do minions. His Majefly commands and orders the Duke de Pcn thievre, Admiral of France, th« Intendarts and Commifliaties throughout the provinces, the Commissaries deputed for the obfer-, vation of tht ordinances in the Admiral its, the officcis of the Admiralties, Maftcrs of Pons, Judges of Treaties, and all others whom it may concern, to afliit 111 the execution ot the present ar let, which shall be regiftercd in the officts of the said Admiralties, read, publiihed and paftcd whercvei it fiiall appear necrflary. Done in the King's Council of State, his Majrfty being present, held at Versailles, 28th September, 1788, (Signed) No. XI. ARRET of the King's Council of State, excepting whale and other fifh oil, and also whalebone, the product of the fifheries of the United States of America, from the prohibition contain ed in the arret of the 28:h of September last. December 7th, 1788. Extract Jrom the Regijlen of the Council of State. THE King having taken information 011 the arret pronounced in his council the 28th December last, prohibiting the importation of whale oil and fpermacxti, the produce of foreign fifheries, into the kingdom, observing that oil made from sea calves and other fifh, and sea animals, not being comprehended in the said airet, a fraudulent importation of whale oil might take place under the name of the aforefaid oils; and that on the other hand it might be inferred from the tenor ot the said arret, that oils th. prorluce of the fifheries of United States were prohibited : And his Majesty wifhingto remove every doubt 011 this head, to provide therefore for the fame, having heard the report of the Sicur Lambert, Coun cilor of State inordinary, and of the Council of Dispatches and royal Council of Finances and Commerce, the King being pre sent in his Council, has ordained and does ordain, that reckoning from the fiift day of April next, oil made from sea calves, and from filh and other sea animals, produced from foreign fifheries, as well as whale-bone produced in like manner from the said fo reign fifheries, sHall be prohibited from importation into the king dom, without permitting the said prohibition nevertheless to ex tend either to the said kinds of oils, or to the said whale oils and fpermacacti, or the whale-bone produced from the fifheries of the United States of America, and imported directly into France in French vefTels, or those belonging to the fubji £ts of the said United States; which shall continue to be provisionally admitted, agreea ble to the firft atid third article of the arret of the 29th of Decem ber last; on candition however, that the captains of the said vefTels belonging to the United States, bring with them certificates from the Consuls of France residing in the ports of the said United States, or where these cannot be obtained, from the Magistrates of the places where the embarkation of the said oil shall be made, for the purpose of proving that the-cargo of the said vt flels is the produce of the fifheries carried on by the citizens of the United States; which certificates fhaii be presented to the Officers of the Admi ralty, also to the Commiflioners of the Farms, in the ports of France where it shall be landed, to be mentioned in the port of their arrival. " His Majffty commands and orders the Duke de Penthievre, Admiral of France, the Intendants and CommifTarits throughout the provinces, the Commissary appointed to observe the oidinan cesof the Admiialty, the Officers of the Admiralty, Mailers of Ports, Judges of Treaties, and all others whom it may concern, to assist in the execution of the present Arret, which lhall be rc giftered in the offices of the said Admiralties, tead, publilhed and poftcd wherever it may appear necellary. Done in the King's Council of State, his Majrfty being present, held at Vcifaillcs the seventh of December, 1 88. (Signrd) (To be continued.) An accoont of VESSELS from foreign Ports, and - ©f Coasting Veflel* entered at the Custom house of the Port of New-York, from the ill day of January to the 4th of June, 1791. Ships 37 Packets 6 Brigs 105 Snows 4 Schooners 61 Sloops 5 J Coasters ANECDOTE. AN Trifliman, at an aflize in Cork, was arraign ed for felony before Judge Monteney—he was alked who he would be tried by—" By no one, by J s," said hp. The Jailor told hiin he mi-It fay "By God and his Country." " Faith tha; I wont (replied Paddy) 1 do not like that at all at all, for God knows all about the matter, and so my dear I will be tried by his Lordship the Judge, and my Country." PORT OK THE LA LUZERNE. LA LUZERNE. 268 368 Total, 636 ADVERTI S E M E N T - Hj4VING completed the ficond volume oj thts Oa zetteits patrons, and the public at large, are inform ed that tt wUI be prosecuted on its original plan with every improvement that friendjhip and ingenuity may Wife'price of this Gazette, (published Wednesdays and Saturdays,) is Three Dollars per annum-one half to be paid at the tme of Jubfcribing. 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Advertisements ef one square, or less, will be tn ferted in this Gazette, three times, for one dollar— subsequent insertions, twenty-five cents each; larger ad vertisements in proportion ; No vehicle in the United States gives so immediate a circulation —and the num ber of each imprefion is at present fourteen hundred. THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, (Price Six Shillings) By CAREY, STEWART, if Co. No. 22, North Front-Street, A TREATISE on the IMPORTANCE of RELIGIOUS OPINIONS. BY M. NECKER. Extra&s from the Monthly Review, vol. 78, page 598. De Importance des opinions religieufts. By M. Necrer. " r I~ , HE offering here made at the (hrine of religion, by a man of -L business, a man of true political wisdom, and a man of the world, in the city of Paris, is a curious phenomenon. —It is alio a noble one—and gives M. Necker, who has been longefteemed for his great capacity, literary merit, and eminent virtues, a veiv and dijlinguiflied title to the veneration oj the public. It has been this vir. tuous man's destiny to arrive at eminence in line that he has purfucd, from the counting house to the thr- (hold of the cabinet, And it is impoflible, if we iead the work before us with candour and attention, not to fee that both his head and his heart make a dijlingufjhed and ajfefiing appearance in the cause oj religion. Vol. 80, page 370. " We rejoice to fee this excellent work naturalized here—and it ought to be translated into every European language." (4^ To be disposed of, BY PRIVATE SALE, A COLLECTION OF and Valuable Scarce 800 In various Languages—being part of a private Library; Among which are the following : FOLIO. Euripides, Homer, Demosthenes, Xenophon, Plato, Lucian, Plutarch, Paufanias, Procopius, Eufebius, Nicepho rus, Cicero, Virgil, Horace, Livy, Tacitus, Seneca, Pliny, &c. Quarto. Pindar, Aristotle, Terencc, Ovid, C\. , CHARLES ELLIS. June 7, 1791. fep?w) This day fiublijhrd, Prici 6d. And to be fold by the Editor, and the Booksellers of this City AN ADDRESS To the STOCKHOLDERS of the BANK of NORTH-AMERICA, On the Subject of the old and new BANK. -64- K S, Matthew M'Connell, In Chesnut-Streit, No. 66, BUYS and SELLS all kinds ot THE PUBLIC DEBT Or THE UNION ; has frequently occafioo to NEGOCIATK INLAND BILLS OF EXCHANGE—and will receivt Order, for making SUBSCRIPTIONS to the BANK of the UNiT£D STATES. Philadelphia, March 30, 1791 Joseph Wheaton PRESENTS his compliments to his old Military Friends, the Gentlemen of the Civil Lift, and the Piiblic—wilhcsthey may be informed that he has received a vefy hand Come AssOßT MiN r of the best chosen S P R I N, G G O O D S, By the Pi cou, and other late arrival?, which are now opcnin* at his KNOWN CHEAP STORE, No. 38, Third-Street, Nonh, and which he is determined to dispose of (at wholcfale or retail) on so low terms as mull make it an ohjeS to cujlomeis. 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Such persons throughout the United States, as may be pleased to favor the fubferibers with their orders, may rely oti their being executed with punctuality,fidelity and dispatch, as confi. derable experience in the public stocks, together with extensive connexions in the city of New-York and different parts of the continent, enable them to condufl their operations with peculiar advantages. PINTARD & BLEECKER, A'cw-Yoik, No. 57, King-Street. (97. taw 6m) March 15, 1791 New-Haven Wharf Lottery. THE Legislature of the State of Conne&icut, at their feflion.'iu December last, granted a Lottery for the purpose of extend ing Union Wharf, in the harbour of New-Haven, to the channH; and appointed the subscribers managers, who having given bond for the faithful discharge of their truil, prcl'ent the public with the following S C ] Prize of 1 1 2 4 5 12 3° 45 5° 6i 100 140 539° 5842 Prices. 11658 Blanks. 175°° Tickets, at Five Dollars each, is Not two Blanks to a Prize Subject to a deduction of twelve and a half per cent. The public utility of extending this wharf, is too evident to re quire any comment, to those who are acquainted with thetowa and harbour of New-Haven; to those who are not, fuffice it tt> fay, that its beautiful situation is not furpafled, if equalled by any ; be ing in the heart of a country, which may, with propriety, be f«jid to be the garden of America. The harbour lays open to the lound but by realon of the flats, this wharf is netefiarily extended to the channel, where ships can load and unload ; and when corftplcat ed, will be the moll extensive and commodious wharf in America, the whole extent being about 3>4thk of a mile; and not only the mercantile interest of New-Haven and the towns adjacent, but the maritime interest of all the. States will be benefited by it. The general wish that prevails in the minds of all clafTes of people, for thcfuccefsof this enterprise, together with the very great advan tage which this scheme holds out to adventurers (there being more capital prizes for the number of tickets than any yet published in Ameriea) induce the managers to believe the tickets w ill meet with a fpecdy sale. The drawing will pofuivcly commence at the State-House, in >Jew-Haven, on the 13th of September next, or sooner ? if the tickets are fold. A lift of the fortunate numbers will be published, and the prizes paid on demand, by the managers. Those prizes not called for in nine months after drawing, will be deemed as generously given for the ufc of the wharf, and appropriated accordingly. Jam el Rice, Jeremiah Atwater, Joseph Drake, Next}-Haven) April 14, 1791. TICKETS in the above Lottery may be had at the Compting-houfe of Messrs. Stefh en Austin, and Co. corner of Front and Pine-Streets. feotf) Who will pay the prizes which may be drawn by Tickets pur chased of them in said Lottery. Tickets in the MafTachufetts Lottery that have drawn prizes, will be received in payment for the above tickets. This day is publifhedy By THOMAS LANG, No. 21, Church-Alley, and fold by all The Catechism of Nature; By DOCTOR MARTINET, Profeflor of Philosophy at Zutphen. TRANSLATED FROM THE DUTCH. 41 Read Nature—Nature is a friend to t ruth." 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