PARIS, June 30 The National A flembly of France have decreed as follows : Every person condemned to die (hall be beheaded.—Those condemned to the puniih ment of the chain shall be employed at hard la bour, for the benefit of the date, either in the inlide of the prison, in the ports and arsenals, or m drying up the marflies. Those condemned to the punishment of the chain, (liall carry at one of their feet a ball fixed to a chain. The punifli nient of the chain /hall not be perpetual. NEWBERN (N. C.) Auguit 20, Died, on Friday the 12th instant, Col. George Mitchell, of Onilow county. The particulars of the tragical manner in which this gentleman came to his untimely end, have been related to us in the following manner. Col. Mitchell and Robert W.Snead, Esq. were competitors for the honor of representing the county of Onflow, in the Senate of this ltate— The exertions of the candidates and of their friends had been productive of much ill will and aniinofity, before the close of the poll, when Mr. Snead was declared duly elected. After the eleiftion was closed, Mr. Snead was observed to call Col. Mitchell from amongst the people alfembled at the Court-house, and to go with him into a thicket just by. Shortly after, the report of a pistol reached the ears of thole who v/ere at the Court-houfe,and attra<fled them to the lpot from whence it ifl'ued ; where, in the pre sence of Mr. Snead only, lay Col.Mitchell a corpse. Two frefh wounds were discovered on liim ; one from a pistol Ihot, passing through from hisfhoul der out below his ribs; the other on the skull, apparently from a heavy blow with the butt of the pistol. Mr. Snead was thereupon apprehend ed, but has been since admitted to bail. Col. Mitchell bore an unblemiflied character— was very aiftive during the war, and had for ma ny years the honor of representing his county in the General Aflembly. He has left a widow and eight children. PITTSBURGH, August 27. On Tuesday last, the rear division of troops at this place, amounting to two hundred and sixty men, embarked under the command of Captain Phelon, and immediately proceeded down the ri ver for Head-Quarters —the fleet composed of 12 boats, and rowed with two setts of oars, moved with celerity, and piefervirig equal given distan ces, made a handsome appearance. General Butler and Col. Hodgdoo, the Quar- .:r-Ma(\er-Gen«fal, follow the troons this day. The guards in this town are now mourned from a detachment of militia lying on the opposite Allegheny shore. We hear that a company of the second U.S. regiment, under the command of Capt. Newman, is expected in town to-morrow. We are informed by a person immediately from Fort Walhington, that the party of men from Kentucky, under the command of Col. Harrifon, had returned from their expedition against the Indians living on the Scioto; the particulars of which he is not informed of, but understood they had been fuccefsful. We are further informed, that another party started on the return of Col. Harrifon. STOCKBRIDGE, August 30 It is with the mod painful sensations that we announce to the public'the unfortunate death of Brigadier-General Moses Ashley,of this town, who was drowned at the Dam of his forge in Lee on Thursday last. N E W - Y O R K, September 3 Ex/rail of a letter from Niagara, dated the 2d of Auguji, to a gentleman on the Mohawk river. " We have some reason to hope that Col. Sim coe, our propoted Governor, may come to this country by the way of your sea-ports, authorised to fettle with Congress the doubtful line of divi sion—which mutt be a uleaianl thing to both countries. Capt. Joseph Brant, after having at tended for some time the councils of the Weitern Indians at the Miami river, set off a few days ago for Quebec, attended with leveral of the Chiefs from" hat quarter ; as they avowedly go to ask Lord Dorchester's advice, and as we well know his and government's strong desire for peace, we would gladly hope that it may be the means of bringing on an accommodation — much will de pend 011 the moderation of your fide—you have flrength and power, 1 doubt not, to drive them to the latt extremities—but when you consider, that moll a flu redly their next resource will be to acce t the (hong offers and preiling instances of the Spaniards, to fettle on their fide, and that the only motive for thefc offers is to form a barrier between you and them,which by reftrainingyour frontier Settlement, will keep you at a dillance from them, of which they are so jealous. When you consider the present animosity of the Indians, aggravated by the loss of their lands, and every thing dear to them, policy and humanity will ncrhaps dictate an accommodation on reasonable terms, as preferable to the greatefl fnccefs which may probably entail a cruel predatory war on the dcfencelefs settlers of your western bounda ries for many years," Friday la ft was executed at Albany, pursuant to his sentence at the late Supreme Court, Whit ing Sweeting, in the prefenceof a valt concourse of people. MIDDLETOWN (Con.) September 3 We are informed that his Excellency the Go vernor of this State has appointed the 2d Tues day of September inft. for the Freemen to meet and choose a Representative to Congreft, in the room of the Hon. Rogek Sherman, Esq. ap pointed a Senator. Philadelphia, September 10. We are well afl'ured that the Letter signed by Mr. M'Gillivray, and addrefled to the " Hon. General Knox," which has recently appeared in several of the newspapers, was never received by that officer. Bills have parted the House of)!leprefentatives of this Commonwealth repealing Its excise laws, and ratifying the firft article of the amendments proposed by Congress to the ctwillitution of the United States. » Carpenter's Hall, in Chefnut-Street, is engaged for the Bank of the United States. Further accounts from Europe by the lajl arrivals. A placard or advertisement, advising theabolition of monarchy, having been circulated in Paris, occasioned a motion in the Na tional Assembly on the firft of July, by M. Malouet, that the At t'orncy-Ge.icral should commence a prosecution against the au thors. This motion occasioned some debate; the motion was at length over-ruled (as involving an abridgement of the liberty of the press) by calling for the order of the day. Jfuly a. The President announced the reception of a packet con tiiuing 87 letters, feizfd in the boats coming from the Iflaod of J-'fey; they were consigned to the infpeGion of the committee of research. Various bodies of citizens renewed thei: oaths to support the constitution this day ; among others a deputation from the Hotel des Invalids, also 800 (ludents from the university of Paris with their preceptors at their head ; they were complimented by the President. July 3. Mr. C. Lameth was chosen President. An account was received of the irruption of several bodies of Spanilh troops into the frontiers of the kingdom ; inflant preparation was made to re pel the invaders—but they very soon retired ; it was said by some to be occasioned solely by a contention between the Basques and Spaniards relative to the exportation of some timber; other ac counts fay that they retreated in consequence of hearing that the King had been arrested in his flight. M. Bouilles' letter which had been considered as a fabrication, turns out to be genuine ; the Aflembly were informed that it was printed by his order and cir culating in the departments. m. la fayette's ad :>ress. the Pifctjuent announced, iat ihe Commandant-General had a wi(h to communicate some matter to the Aflfembly. M. La Fayette —" I have leceiYed from Luxembourg, under cover, from M. de Bouille, two printed copies of his letter to the National Assembly. If the 'projefls he therein announces (houM be realized, it will assuredly better become me to combat himfelf than to reply to his personalities. It is not therefore for the fake of Bouille, who calumniates my conduct, nor for your fake, Sirs, who honor me by your confidence, but for the fake of such as his afTertions may deceive, that I am eager to disprove his (landers. He denounces me herein an enemy to the form of Go vernment you have established : Mellieurs, I do not renew the oath I have taken, but I am ready to shed my blood to maintain it." The delivery of thefefentimentswasattended by much applause. English papers fay, that the Comptc de Merai has pubhclv de clared at Liege that " the Emperor would never give the least as sistance to the King and Queen, so long as they remained in Paris, or even in France." Doubtless all the other sovereigns will regu late their conduct by that of the Emperor. Peace was concluded between the Municipalities, of Avignon and Carpentras the 14th June; through the mediation of the King's Commiflioners. With refpeft to the negociajions between Great-Britain and RufTta, nothing decisive appeafs in the accounts to the gth July. The messengers accotding to (he paragraphias, are driving from Court to Court with the fame celerity as they were in January last. EXTRACTS. The diftinguifliing charatleriflics of men of great talents, have ever been rather great beau ties than an exemption from faults ; the works of Sliakefpeare abound with defecfts that writers of a mediocrity of talents never could have been guilty of. The man who has never attempted to reduce his asm ideas to writing, fatls or circumllances with that degree of that is neceflary for utility. ~ « One great advantage derived from the multi plied periodical publications now ejctant, is, that a deviation from the laws of liberality on disputed fubjeJls is very generally reprobated ; in those countries where such periodical performances are rare, the fame illiberality and rudeness is found to prevail which formerly disgraced lite rary controversies. Alexander the Great, when he conquered Alia, imposed only the fame tribute which they had before paid to Darius.— It being observed to him that he might draw a much larger revenue from that country, he replied, that " he did not ap prove of that gardener who, after gathering the fruit, cuts down the treei themselves to fell them." This answer is founded on common sense—and jet there are many instances to be found in history of princes and rulers, who have rather chose to follow the example of the gar dener, and stupidly dry up the sources of their incomes by their oppreflion. 155 Extract of a letter from Cape-Francois, August 16. Our lately formed colonial Atlembly has ad journed, to meet in this place the 25th inltant. ft f'eems by your late accounts that the King and Queen of F ranee have been detected in an attempt to escape out of the Kingdom. 1 fear that this event will produce much future confuflon ; tho the philanthropic cannot but view with delight every attempt to raise the fair fabric of freedom on the ruins of despotic sway, I think he must be at a lofsto decide whether the conllitution ofthe new French government will lead to that valua ble end. Thursday morning died, to the inexprefHble grief of his pa rents, Marcus C. Knox, in the 9th year of his age—the second son of Hon. General Knox, Secretary at War—and yesterday his funeral proceeded from his Father's house, in Chefnut-ftreet, to St. Peter's Church, attended by the Profeffors and Preceptors of the College and Academy of this city, a long proceflion of the Youth of that seminary, and a numerous train of mourning friends. THE PARENT'S CONSOLATION, [_An ExtraEl from the Majfachujetts Magazine J\ MY heart beats sympathy, and melts with tears of condolance.—Can the agony of grief be soothed by the meltings of friendfhip ?—Can the torture of an afflitfted mind be afiuaged by th» sympathetic fob ?—I answer, yes-—such is the con stitution of the human affections. Your grief is pungent.—Sadden transition !— from blooming health to violent difeafe.—Qbick and unexpected was its attack, and furprizingly rapid its progress.—To-day a lovely blooming boy— to-morrow a cold corpse, encloJed in its (hroud. Your fond imagination might indulge the pleasing thought of feeing the tender bosom ex pand and ripen to manhood, a blefling to society, and comfort to its friends.—Pleafing delusion I— Death hath nipped it in its bud, and made it to wither and die. But why dwell on the affecting scene .' Behold its gentle spirit disengaged from the encumbrance of flefh, wafted by congenial spirits to the paradise of God ; hear it welcomed to feats of everlasting bliss and joy. Call the consolations of religion to your aid— those can mitigate the poignancy of yourforrow, and teach you to submit to a difpenfatioii so griev ous—they will calm the ruffled emotions of your breast, produce resignation tothe divine will, and lead you to view every event, however adverse, as directed byconfununate wisdom, and designed for our moral improvement and advantage. Animated by these reflections, the gloom of grief will diflipate, and your mind bereftored to serenity. 1 j his a Hom A S ivl tFF LI A, Ejo mre t Governor of Pennsylvania. SIR, IT is with much pleasure I inform your Excellency, that the wheat of the late harvcft is allowed generally to be of good qualitv ; from which I flatter myfelf we shall be enabled to continue the re putation of our flour, so as to retain the preference it has usually met in foreign markets which lam sure, Sir, would be pleasing to you, and to which, no efforts ps mine shall be wanting. With very great refpcft, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient and humble servant, Stalimenl of ti he monthly Jhipments of flour at tht port of Philadelphia, ■am January 1 to June 30, 1791, iticlufive .< B. offj. 11281 6703 25838 3 2 793 30210 22245 B m. 107 15 714 216 1520 221 tan. Feb. March April May June From PELOSI's MARINE LIST. ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Ship Sally, Weeks, Litbon Polly, French, Hull Betfcy, , Killabcgs Oporio Madeira Bay of Honduras Marseilles Snow Harmony, Pell, Brig St. Anna & St. Kocco, Smith, Polly, Virginia, PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES, FUNDED DKBT. ao/6 21/ pr. I i if 6 pr. Cents 3 pr. Cents Defcred 6 pr. Cents UNFUNDED DEBT, Final Scttl. and other Indents N. and S. Carolina debts, isf Bank Subscriptions, t At the above pricea for deferred and three per ctnts, we are in formed that the Secretary of the Trealurv has recently made pur chases to a considerable amount of thofc species of public debt. According to the funding law, the books for receiving Subscrip tions to the Loan of the United State« are to be continued opcr till the lad of this present month of September. BY ORDER OF THE MANAGERS. The MANAGERS of the New-Haven Wharf Lottery, HAVING fold what Tickets remained on hand, pledge thtm feloe s to the public, that the Drawing said Lottery will con. mcnce, in the Reprefentativea' Chamber, in the State-Houlc in New.Haven, on Menjt ly the lath of. September next, ai te« o'clock, A. M. New-Haven, Augujl 16, 1791. JAMES REED. 43822 b. fl. 896 b. m. 85248 1957 129070 b. fl. 2853 b. m. ES REED, Irifpe£tor of Flour. JAM Bruce, 105 pr. ccnt 60 do. do. par 60 do. >2 fS 140 Dollars,
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