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
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