CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Thursday, there was a very numerous and re fpe<slable meeting of the Society for Propagating ( hriltian Knowledge. Sir William Forbes, of Pitfligo, Bart, in the Chair. This extraordinary meeting was called to announce the very great and princcly donation of Ten Thousand Pounds in the f per cent Annuities. The hiltory of the corrcfpondence, which, for several months, has been carrying on upon that interesting btifinefs was dated at length, from which it appeared, that their benefactor, with a delicacy of mind, not less singular than the extent of his benefi cence, had taken the moll effectual measures to prevent the discovery of his name, and feenied ]>articularly anxious to remain concealed. The members agreed that however much their own gratitude might prompt them to the measure, they were so far bound in duty, to consult the feelings of their unknown benefactor, as to a void publishing an acknowledgment of his boun ty in the newspapers— but resolved, that a nar rative of the circumstances attending this great event, so far as they should find themselves at liberty at the time, shall be laid before the pub lic, in the appendix to the next anniversary ser mon to be preached before the society, and print ed as nfual. In the mean time, it was proposed, and as heartily as unanimously agreed to, that two gentlemen, the friends of the donor, who have been hitherto inftrinnental in carrying in to execution this great and good work, the one, the truflee to whom the sum is conveyed for the benefit of the Society, the other a clergyman, by whom the ncceffary correspondence was carried on, and both men of refpetfable characters, /hould, without waiting for usual forms, be im mediately admitted members of the Society ; and that the Earl of Leven, the Prcfident, be re quested to fend along with diplomas of their ad mission, letters to each of these gentlemen, ex preflive of the grateful sentiments of the Society upon this occasion. B O S T O N, July 13. FROM A CORRESPONDENT The papers of late have teemed with abuse of the Vice Pr e siden r. He is confulered the author of " Publicola"—though I do not suppose lie is ; but if that was the cafe, the fentimenis I conceive are purely republican ; and such as would do honor to any man whatever, As might have been expe&ed, there are many replies, but few or no anfwcrs. It would be an abomina ble-thing in the view of some men, should the people more full) know the truth of the cafe, which is, that the Vice Pr esident of the United States is one of the most perfett and confijlent Re publicans in America, and this is so abundantly apparent from his works, that I do not believe they were ever read by any per lon with candor and attention, who was not convinced of the fa£h Hence the replies to PuhlicoU, which go on the above supposi tion, instead ot attempting to answer the nervous reasonings the) contain, catch at draws, or abound in ribaldry and abuse. — Any man who presumes to think for himfelf, will have his opinions controverted—and I trufta free press will forever exist in America. No man has made a better use of one than Mr. Adams—and I believe there is not a greater tricrid to free difcuflion than he is. Happy for his pic-sent peace of mind, and future fame, though mip-eprefemation raay cloud the public eye for a time in refpeft to his principles (for it is too much the cafe that people will not read for themselves) yet the utmost efforts of envy or malice can not reach his character. His honor and integrity are unimpeacha ble—and as to his ABt I tTiEi they cannot be steadily contemplated by one of his opponents —their optics' arc not competent to the exeriion. The attack from a Western Paper is absolutely a compliment to the republican character of the Vice President. The quotations from his works were felefted by the eye of picjudice. as the most exceptionable—those very quotations trace every thing in government froin the people.—And as to the charges, they are unsupported by any quotation or reference whatever, —neither are they deduflions from any previous remarks that had been made. It would be an Herculean talk to attempt to refute his system. I hardly expect that it will ever be undertaken. The experi ence of mankind for thousands of years, without an exception, mud exhibit a basis that cannot be overthrown ; and every man of modesty, however great his .abilities, will pause before he at tempts to refute the republican principles laid down in the Defence of the American Conjlitutions. Bkaintree, July 7, 1-791 Monday last being the fifteenth anniversary of American Inde pendence, the fame was celebrated in this town wiih everv mark of joy and fefttvity. At fun-rile a flag was hoisted on Fcderal- Hill,* and a dtfeharge of cannon immediately followed—at 11 o'clock a troop of horse undei Captain Thayer, together with a company of infantry, paraded on the hill, and went through their miluary manoeuvre and finngs to the great fatisfaaion of a nu mcrous company of fpe&ators. At 2 o'clock the Viee-Prefident oF the United States, General Thayer, the officers of the 6th regiment, and a large company of other refpe&able gentlemen, to the number of 150, partook of an elegant dinner under a convenient arbor prepared for theoccafion. After dinner, the following patriotic toasts were given, accom panied by the discharge of cannon, viz. 3ft. The Prcfident of the United States—(immediately after •which three cheers were given, .and an Ode sung, composed for the purpose by Mr. John Lathrop of Boston.) 2d. The Vice-President, and Congress of the United States— (three cheers.) 3d. Ihe Governor and Commonwealth of Maflachufetts— (three cheers.) 4th. The Day—May the consequences of our Independence be Light, Liberty, and Happincis to the whole world. sth. All Mankind—Mav every branch ot the great Family par ticipate in the blellings of Freedom and Peace which America en joys. 6ch. The King of Frenchmen, and the National Aflcmblv— Mav the revolution ot France cause a political fire, whose efful gence shall irradiare the nations«which arc now wrapt in the gloom oflbvery; and whose heat (hall dissolve the chains with which the v:ctims of tyranny arc bound. 7th. The Officers of the late American Army, 1 he Officers ot the firft division of Massachusetts Militia. -A hill laying on the river, near Weymouth, which affords a beauti- Jul prefbefl of the harbour y and adjacctit towns. 9th. The American Fair—May thev ever find that comfort and protettion from Man, which Virtue, Innocence and Beauty de mand.—(three cheers) 10th. May Wifdoin make our laws, and impartial Jullice exe cute them. i ith. Paine, and the Rights of Man.->-(ihree cheers) 12th. Mav the Farmer, the Merchant, and have Honor and Wealth, as the rewards of their Industry. 13th. The Memory of those Patriot Heroes who fell in the Cause of their Country. 14th. May we never forget those whpfe exertions procured the Independence of America; and may \ve never abuse our Liberty to lioentioufnefs. The Vice-Prejident then arose, and gave the following toajl— May every Citizen be a Soldier, and every Soldier a Citizen.— (three cheers) After which the company retired, each one highly gratified with the performance of the day, which was condu&ed with great propriety,,and without the occurrence of any accident that might allay the joy so conspicuous in every countenance. GEORGEtTOW X, July 16. Ext raft of a letter from a gertUman in Philadelphia, to his friend in ji.:. i J-i- j rr..~ this town, dated July 10. " Inclosed you will receivc Mr. Adams's Letters on the American Revolution. His writings of the date of thcfe letters and prior to them, breathe different sentiments from those that now flow from the pen of Publicola—and it is unfortunate to his cause that they rife up in judgment against him. It is truly astonishing that the man who thundered fortii the inspiration of liberty, and damped his country with independence in the year 1776, should have so far forgotten himfelf, or the principles of her divine oracles, as to espouse the detestable cause of hereditary arift'ocracy—and to em ploy those talents and time, that should be devoted to his country, in Supporting the principles of a government that affects to hold ours in the utmost contempt." N £ W- Y O R K, July 22. If the esteem and refpeft of the people, for those men, whose talents and abilities are uniformly devoted to the fcrvice of their country, and who have proved eminently ufeful to the public, ought ever to be manifefted, every man would think them deserv edly bestowed on the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. A just sense of his merit, and of the benefits which the agriculture, commerce and manufa£hires of this country, have de rived from his labours, impelled the Corporation of the Chamber of Commerce, of this city, to give an entertainment on Wednesday last, at the City Tavern, to that worthy Statesman, at which the follow ing toasts were given : ' lft. The United States. 2d. The Piefident. 3d. The Vice-President and Senate of the United States. 4th. The Governor and State of New-York. sth. The Judiciary of the United States. 6th. All foreign powers in friendlhip with the United States. 7th. May America be grateful to those who have diflinguiihed themselves in forming the present government. B.h. May the Merchants of America ever be foremoft in support of the laws of their country. 9th. May the Treasury of the United States always be adequate to the exigencies of the nation. 10th. May Agriculture and Manufactures incrcafe, and open new sources of Commerce. 11th. May a flourifhing Commerce amply compensate the Huf. bandman and Manufa&urers' toil. 12th. The Arts and Sciences—may they continue to be im proved and cultivated. 13th. The rising generation—may they be virtuous and happy. 14th. Oblivion to all local prejudices*, 15th. Peace and Freedom to all the world. FROM AN ENGLISH PAPER. The following Verses' were ordered by the late Mrs. Turner, of Woolwich, to be laid upon her Husband's writing desk a few days before her death, and may prove acceptable to the admirers of that Lady's compositions : — A HYMN. -1- HROUGH all the various fiiifting scene, Of life's mistaken ill or good : Thy hand, O God ! condu&s unseen, The beautiful viciflitude; He portions with paternal care, Howe'er unjustly we complain ; To each their neceflary (hare, Of joy and sorrow—health or pain. Trust we to youth, or friends, or pow'r, Fix we our feet on Fortune's ball ; When mod fccure, the coming hour, If He fees fit, may blast them all. When lowest funk with grief or shame, Gorg'd with affli£tion*s bitter cup ; Loft to relations, friends, and fame, His pow'rful hand can raise thee up. His mighty consolations cheer, His smiles erect th' affli&ed head : His hand can wipe away the tear That secret wets the wiaow'd bed Philadelphia, July 27. 011 Friday last the {hip Commerce, Capt. Jones, arrived here in 45 days from Exeter, England. — Accounts by this veflel are to the full: June. 1 hey inform, T hat the Turks have gained an advantage over the Ruffians, the Grand Vizir having obliged them to raise the siege of Zacka nali, with the loss of 700 men, and '36 officers killed, beftdes many prisoners, and 19 pieces of cannon taken, with all the veflels which the Ruffians had allembled at the place. On the 2 5 ta ' v -'-y the trial of Mr. Haitings recommenced in the House of Lords.—Accounts are received of the arrival at Botany Bay of the transports with a great number of conviifts The press continues with unabated vigor ; the bounty to lea men extended to the 30th June—The'Na tional Allembly have resolved, that the members of one legislature may be eleifted in a fubfecjuent one, but not without an inteval of two years which will induce the necessity of an entire change at every general election.—The Lotd Bishop of Durham, brother to the Chancellor Lord Tliur lovv, died the 25th May, after a long and severe illness A meflenger from Petersburg has 103 brought: dispatches to the Ruffian Ambaflador in London, —they state, that the Empress will noc deviate from the plan she lias proposed. to the Turks for making peace ; flie is preparing for making a resolute defence, in cafe (he should be attacked by a British fleCt.— Hopes are however entertained of a peace, as itisfaid the Turks are now willing to acci.de to the terms offered by the Empress, viz. That Oczakow and its dependen cies should be ceded to Russia.—From these, and other circuinltances, it is generally supposed that the present British armaments will not be brought into atftion. The Eriglifh nation ap pears averse from a war with Rullia, aud the ad ministration will not precipitately adt counter to the general sense of the people. The English fleet is about three-fourths manned, and consists of fail of the line, besides smaller ships.- The late surprizing revolution in Poland, is a triumph ofrealon and benevolence overcivilarid religious prejudices—these prejudices were aban doned as in a moment—and the tiers etat admit ted without diftintftion of birth or religion to a participation of the legislative and executive powers of government. —and declared, eligible to any office civil, military or eccleliaftical. Mr. Pitt was thirty-two years old on the 28th of May lad, seven of which he has been Prime Mi nister of Great-Britain, and twelve he has been member of Parliament!— Great commotions exiO; in Constantinople ; the people are clamorous for peace; the Sultan persists in continuing the war. Several fires have taken place, by one of which an entire quarter of the city was consumed—the loss is estimated at twenty-five millions of piastres. —Negociations are carrying on in all the North ern kingdoms, the designs of which appear to be much confufed.—Religious liberality begins to appear even in Spain—the English papers men tion in handsome terms an instance of thift libe rality at Alicant, on the death of a Mrs. Fall, who was buried according to the rites of the Proteltaat church, and in the Proteflant burying ground.— Some intimation is given of a design to celebrate the anniversary of the French Revolution in COMMUNICATIONS. Ten cities, it is said, contended for the honor of having been the birth place of Homer; but this contention, at the distance of more than twenty centuries, is found to have been about a non entity. A modern French critic has discovered that no such per son as Homer ever existed ! —What illusions are played off upon the feelings of mankind—how has their sympathy been abused by reading such strains as the following : " Can all the -wreaths that crown'd his head ) " Compensate now to Homer dead, " The living Homer's want of bread ? Another modern discovery is, that Dean Swift did not write the Tale of a Tub. We are not informed as to the circumstances which led to this discovery, but one obvious remark is obtruded on the mind, not very favorable to the reputation of the Dean, supposing the discovery to be well founded, and that is, the impo sition which he put on mankind while living, and, owing to his incorrigible diflionefty, has been continued ever since his decease. Several pettv robberies have been committed on the Fame of Shake speare ; and we may expect every day to hear that Milton was not the author of Paradise Lojl. But theaffuranceoffome wonderfully sagacious modern politicians in their modern discoveries, exceeds all former examples. The pa triots of America, whose wisdom and valor is emancipating the old world as it has already the new, have in a recent party publica tion been stripped of their laurels and their honors decreed them by a grateful country . -Their tiiumphs in the field, and that con stitution which was the result of their combined wisdom, " were the produ&ions of chaia&ers which will never enjoy the historical fame thereof." A most modest attempt truly to depreciate in the eyes of their countrymen, the patriots of America. If this is not Toryism, it is something that bears a strong resemblance to it. A Return of the Consuls and Vice-Consuis of the United States of America. Joseph Fenwick, Confal, Bordeaux. Burrell Carnes, Consul, Nantc*. Nathaniel Barrett, Consul, Jtoueii. Sylvanus Bourne, Consul, Hijpanioh. Fulwar Skipwith, Consul, . - Martinique. The SieurEtienneCa-> ... „ , , ~ thalan, the yoanger, J Vice-Consul, Marfeillu. The Sieur de la Motte, Vice-Consul, Havre de Grate Joshua Johnson, Consul, London. James Maury, Consul, Liverpool. Thomas Auldjo, Vicc-Conful, Pooled Willliam Knox, Consul, Dublin- Edward Church, Consul, Bilboa. John Marfden Pintard, Madeira. Ebenezer Brulh, Consul, Surinam James Yard, Consul, ' St. Croix. The jurisdictions of these Consuls and Vice-Consuls extend to all places within the fame allegiance, which are nearer, to them than to the residence of any other Coi.ful or Vice-Conful. (j Resident at Cowes. Monday evening arrived in this city from New-York, Alex ander Hamilton, Esq. Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Yesterday dispatches were received at the War-Office of the United States from General Scot, containingan account of the suc cess of his late expedition against the Indians, Particulars we expect to publish in our next. From FELOSI's MARINE LIST. ARRIVALS at the PORT oj PHILADELPHIA. Brig Susannah, Towers, Tobago. Sally, Wharton, St. Euftatius! Sloop Wilmington Packet. Wyath, St. Thomas. PRICE CURRENT.— PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT. '9/4 >9/6 P r - L 11/9 12/ _"/9 6 pr. Cents 3 pr. Cents Defered 6 pr. Cents UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Scttl. and other Certificates 18f6 Indents ll j9 N. and S. Carolina debts, 14/ 15/6. Bank Subscriptions, 974 pr. cent. 60 do. 58 J do. do. do. s*i $0 Dollars.
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