FRANCE The Aflembly of France have at length come to deliberate on those great points on which alone mull depend the excellence and perma nency of their constitution—the responsibility of the executive Ministry, and the purity of the Legislative Council. Oti these capital points they seem to be influenced by the fame wisdom •which has uniformly marked their proceedings. To give an idea of their sentiments in this in stance, we givean extract from their minutes : The responsibility of Minilters was the order of the day ; and the following are the princi pal articles decreed.— No order of the King can be executed, with out being under-signed by the minister. No order of the King, whether verbal or writ ten, can protett a Minister from responsibility. Ministers shall be responsible, 1. For all offences committed by them againfl the fafety of the nation, and the constitution of the kingdom. 2. For any attempt against the liberty and property of an individual. 3. For the employment of the public funds, or any dissipations they, have made or favored. A law also pafled, according to which.no mem ber of the National Aflembly can accept a place for a relation or friend, to be entered under four years after that Legislation, of which he is a Member, is diflblved. Every step they have taken here appears to have been dilated by the genius of liberty. PITTSBURGH, June n. To the account published in our last, of the Ikirmifli between the party under the command of Lieutenant Bulkirk and the Indians, we are enabled to add, that a party of men went to the place the day after the battle, and got 2f wallets full of plunder, a rifle gun, and some other arti cles, which had been left by the Indians, and which was fold for Fifty-Three Pounds. Sunday last arrived here the Hon. Thomas M'Kean, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, and the Hon. William Augnftus Atlee, Judge of the said Court, and on Monday morning opened a court of oyer and ter miner and goal delivery, and a court of nisi prius, for Alleghany county ; several causes were called over for trial, but the parties not being prepar ed, there was none decided on. Their honors, on Thursday morning, proceeded to Greenf burgh, in order to hold similar courts for Weft moreland county. BOSTON, Jnne iy. LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE I. OnThurfday, on a resolve reported by a com mittee of the House of Representatives for pur chasing four hundred fbares c pital Hock, in the bank of the United States, a very animated de bate took place. The arguments advanced by the advocates of the resolve, were—the influence the Common wealth must naturally poflefs in the direction of an incorporated body, who in foine considerable nienfure would influence the government of the Union—the preventing this influence being plac ed entirely among the Natural Ariflocracy of the country, i. e. men of influence and opulence, by giving the poorer citizens whose circumstances prevented their poflefling per/onal\x\Qaer\ce, that influence through the medium of the State pro perty therein—the advantages in a pecuniary light, which this state would reap from such a disposal as this of their paper and specie—now lying useless in the treasury—the manifeftation of the good will of this state to the Union, and to the ellablifhment of a BANK—this mode of advantageously employing the money of the Commonwealth, being the only one in which it could engage—that the avidity with which indi viduals inverted their property in the stock of this bank, was a strong proof of the well found ed anticipation of its advantages, which had been held out—with many other reasons which the house seemed to consider as forcible. These were opposed with much ingenuity, and in reply it was said, that before Mallschufetts engaged in any such fchenie, lier own creditors ought to be paid their just demands that to counteract the influence the bank -would poflefs over the government, by merely pur chafing as much of that influence as we could afford, was a very improper mode of proceeding —that being a check on the Fidtral Government by purchasing the stock of a corporate body was not a right mean of effe<fling it—that if any such thing as a Natural Ari/locracy did exill, let it be pointed out, and fupprefled—that if it did not, it was ridiculous to guard againli: itseffei r ts — that other proofs more flattering than this might be given the Federal Gov/rnvient of our approbation of its tneafures ; and, that it was doubtful whe ther the stare could with propriety engage in such an undertaking. The qneflion, Whether the Resolve fhouldpafs ? was negatived by a great majority. j BALTIMORE, June it. f In t-he very intereftingdebate which took place in the British House of Commons on the 19th of April, 011 the fubjeil of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Fox, Mr. Pitt, and other members, distinguished themselves by their masterly Ipeeches in support of " a bill to pre vent the farther importation of African Negroes into the Briti/h Plantations." Mr. Pitt, on this occasion, said, " That every principle that could bind a man of hontur and of conscience, viould impel him to give the mofl powerful JuppO't he could to the mo tion for the abolition." After a long and mofl important debate on the Slave-Trade, in the Britifti House of Commons, 011 the 20th April, at half past 3 o'clock the house began to divide. NEWBURYPORT, June 8. A fubfeription is now set on foot for building a bridge over the river Merrimac, a little above this town—The expence is estimated at five thou sand pounds, which is divided into two hundred {hares. It is already brought to a certainty that fubferibers will not be wanting—and the utility of filch a bridge, in this part of the country, is so obvious, as to render it altogether unneceifary to comment 011 the fubjetft. NEW-HAVEN, June is By a letter from Trinklada, to a gentleman in this city, dated May 4th, there is a confirmation of the account, of the fire at that place ; which broke out on the night of the 30th of April—the damage is estimated at 30,00(3!. sterling. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SMILE. SONNET to CAROLINE. H AST thou not seen upon some night serene, The silver moon with smiling radiance beam— Illume the grove—enliven every dream— And add new charms to every lovely scene ? So charming Caroline thy angel-smile On day or night unequall'd joy bestows. Does the fad breast ot grief and pain beguile, And stays the tear which elle forever flows. In thy foft smile the foul of sweetness lives, That grace, which shines exalted over art— Which speaks the friendly and the feeling heart, And ev'ry virtuous wi(h and transport gives. Then lovely Carol i n e thv smile repeat; I fear not there the poison of deceit. Philadelphia, June 25. Extra fl of a letter from St. Pierre (Martinique) of lji May, 1791. " By a decree of the National Assembly the port of Trinity on the windward fide of this island is open to Americans with out limitation as to time ; thatof Fort Royal, the Governor with consent of council has thought proper to declare free until after the hurricane months—it is his opinion as well 3s most men'here. that in the interim, the planting interest will obtain a decree of the nation for its remaining open." His Excellency Josi ah B art l ett is re-ele&ed President of the State of New-Hampfbire. The constitution of that State is shortly to be revised to one of its articles. Monday last Capt. Beattv of the federal troops, marched from New-Brunfwick with a company of near an hundred men, com pletely equipped ; federal companies of regulars are also on their march from Maflachufetts. The force in the Western country will very (hortly be more refpe&able than any heretofore sent 10 that quarter. The profpeft of a great crop of grain is as favorable as hafc been known for many years ; this will add to the numerous blessings we enjoy, a redu&ion in the price of bread. A melancholy event happened in Cumberland County, New- Jersey, last week ; a number of perlons went into the watei to bathe, when the four following were drowned, viz. Mrs. Bacon, Miss Hufted, Mr. Peter Coddington, and Mr. William M'Creaff. The men loft their lives in attemptingto save the women. By a letter from Wexford, Ireland, signed by one of their most eminent physicians, the account of a mortal* contagious distem per resembling a plague, which it was said raged in Wexford, is declared to be entirely built on misconception and mifinforma tion—no uncommon disorder having made its appearance there. Arthur Erwin, Esq. late of Bucks County, in this Srate, while peaceably fitting with sundry other persons in the house of Daniel Macafee, in Luzerne County, was killed by being (hot, by a per son unknown. 700 dollars reward is offered for bringing the perpetrator to justice. By the will of the late John Weftley, he disposes of almost all his property in charitable donations. Few men have entered the haven of at) honest popularity on a fuller tide of general applause, than the present Governor of New- Jersey. The addrefles presented on his eledtion have been nume rous, and from almost all the corporate bodies and aflociations of the state, couched in terms of uncommon refpeft, attachment and affe&ion. SLAVE TRADE Mr. Wilberforfce, in the House of Commons, on the 18th of April last, madethe following motion : " That the Chairman be dire fled to move for leave to bring in a " bill for preventing the Jurther importation ofAfrican Negroes into " the British Colonies and Plantation!." And supported it by a very able speech, which was followed by an interesting debate. The house divided at four o'clock, when there appeared for Mr. Wilberforce's motion Ayes 88 Noes 163 Majority against the abolition 75 A (latement in a late London paper intended to inforce the im portance of the question refpeffing the abolition of the (lave trade, dates the present value of the (laves in the British idands in the Weft-Indies, to be 18,491,955!. —[The (laves in all th; idands are cftimated at forty pounds each, except in Bermuda, where ihey are computed to be worth fortv-five pounds]— And the value of the property in the British Weft-India idands 36,810,305!. The orefent valueof the property in the British Sugar Colonies, is stated to be 70,000,000. 67 HENRY. The citizens of Charlcflon (S. C.) ar: zealonfty and fuccefsfully pursuing their plan of fubferibing to the Bank of the Unued States. Subscriptions in New-York, Boston, and other parts of the Eas tern States, are made with great rapidity ; so that there is not the lea ft lhadow of a doubt to suppose, that if the ihares were milch more numerous than they are, they could not all be filled even in lefstimc than the law prescribes. One firm, in this city has received domestic orders to fubferibe for lifty shares.—and as to foreign fubferipuons, there is every re&- son to fuppole they will be to a very great amount. The Royal Society of London, having received from Mr. Churchman his Magnetic Atlas, have politely acknowledged the receipt of the fame, and returned the author their thanks, by their Secretary. At a public commencement held on last, in the Col lege-Hall of this city, for conferring degrees of Do£fcor ot Medi cine, the following mentioned gentlemen were approved of viz. James Blundel, of Delaware. Samuel Foreman Conover, ol New-Jerfcy Hast Handy, of Maryland. JAMES Graham, and ?of Phil J,sl cl phia . (rEORGE PIEFFER, 1 The number of persons employed in the different branches in the cotton manufactory in England, are estimated at about 375,000; in the iron branches about the fame number ; and in the lilk, and other weaving fabrics, upwards of one million. It is said that upwards of 40,000 men in arms attended the fnneral of the great Mirabeau. The President of the United States, the 22d ulr. on his return from the Southward, pasTed through Columbia, the present feat of government of South-Carolina—where the gentlemen of Columbia, Granby Winnfboro', Camden, Statefburgh, Bellville and Orangeburgh,and the vicinity of those places, waited on him. At four o'clock he fat down to a farmer's dinner, at which were present 153 ladies, and as many gentlemen. Nothing could exceed the pleasure of the scene. Among the toails given were the two following: America's be(l infant —Miss AJfump'tion and her Spor.for?, The Magnificent Aloe of America. The latter after the President had retired An address was presented bv Commodore Gillon, at the request of the gentlemen piefent, which was replied 10 in the usual strain of urbanity—and on the 24th the President pursued his route^ It mull afford pleasure to everv federal patriot when he ob serves with what fmccre, what heartfelt delight the citizen?! ot* this confederated republic, from New-Hampfhirc to Augusta in Georgia, recognize their obligations, and express their love and veneration to the President of the United States ; and with what unequivocal marks of attachment they refer on every proper occa sion to that government over which he presides. Among the many instances of refpeft and attention to tHE mam who unites all hearts, during the tour to the Southward, the inha bitants of the village of Salisbury have peculiarly distinguished themfelvcs—the account publilhed in our last exhibits fevcral pleasing and affe&ing novelties in their arrangements to receive the illuitrious traveller—their address breathes a truly refpedWul, manly, and federal disposition of mind—and the toasts given at theenterieinment arc replete with ingenuity, loyalty and senti ment. This village is about 200 miles from the Atlantic, and in a county which according to the census lately taken, contains up* wards of 20,000 inhabitants. It has been the fate of France to lose one of those few dinary men whose names are destined to occupy a diftinguidled placc in hiftovy, and whose death could have power at such an eventful period to interefi the paflions of Europe. The eves of Mirabeau were clofcd before he could behold his regenerated country completely emerged from the chaos of anarchy . Deaths which usually disarms the fierceft rancour of enmity, will not im pose silence on his detra&ors, for he has wounded them too deep ly. But a pofteritv too remote to be reached by the petty slander of the day, will regard only that gigantic mind, which bursting from obloquy, seized as its natural ftatipn, the firft place in the greatest scene that has been hitherto a6ted on the theatre of the world. Eng. paper. Died, on Thurfday,Do£lor John Jones,aged 63 —1 very emi nent Pbyfician and Surgeon of this cuy. Monday morning; last died, in the city of Bur lington, John Story, Esq. a native of Boston, Mailachuletts. A gentleman who fuflained a good character as an Officer in the late Ameri can army—as a late Commissioner of the United States, in Pennsylvania—and as a citizen. He was eminent for his calmness and serenity of mind, under a long and langoilhing illnels. The death of this worthy man is sincerely re gretted by all who had the pleasure of his ac quaintance. His funeral was attended the day following by a number of the nioit refpeiftable citizeuspf that place, TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Editor requcfts an interview with Gu a r i From PELOSI's MARINE LIST. ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Schooner Alexandria, Friendship, Brig Ceres, Lucretia, 1 Mary, Molly, Planier, Hettor, Newton, Snow Fanny, Ship Jeanie, PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES, FUNDED DEBT. 6 pr. Cents 17/6 15<f& pr./. 3 pr. Cents 9/8 9/9 Defered 6 pr. Cents 9/8 9/9 UNFUNDED" DEBT. Final Settl. and other Certificates 16/6 Indents 9/8 9/9' N. and S. Carolina debts, 13/ <5/6. IMPERIAL HYSON, SOUCHONG, and BOHEA TEAS, REFINED SUGARS, COFFEE, & SPICES,&c.&c. Of the firft quclity—by retail, No t9, Third-Street, between Chefuut and Market Streets. |C7= LOTTERY TICKETS, New-Haven Wharf, to commence drawing 13th September, MalTachufetts Semi-Annual, 2d Class, 13th O&ober, inay be had at above. Stewart, Aux-Cayes, Welsh, Charleston, Checfman, Boston* Atkins, St. Croix, Stone, Cadiz, Miles, Madeira, Poole, St. Croix, Baker, Port-au-Prince, Hawkins, St. Croix, Withall, Havre-de-Grace, Rogers, London. 88} pr. cent. 48J 00. do. BsJ do. 48| do.
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