[No. 95, of Vol. lII.] SMYRNA, Nov. 17. TKE 1 ast letters from the Illand of Tenos an nounce, that several kirlaugis, a cutter and a galliot, were cruising 011 that coast, and form ed a final! squadron under the Ruliian flag. One of these vell'els is commanded by the famous pi rate Andrew Sceculi, known by the prize which he made some time since of a Dutch veflel : ano ther is commanded by Stavili Caravias. They lay they have the Eniprefs's orders to disarm, but as they have not been paid, the sea mud in demnify them. Such neighbors begin to cause uneafiuefs. PARIS, November 24 The difcuffioii and amendment of the decree relative to the refratftory priests, (till occupies the augutt aflembly of tiiis nation.—Every arti «le, every letter is cavilled at—but the article which hits caused the greatelt riot and tumult in the senate, is that which suppresses even the traces of the ancient denomination of the cler gy. Mankind are naturally attached to their old prejudices—and you will divelt a pried of the title of citizen with more ease than you will persuade him he is not a member of the clergy. The bishop of Lyons, in opposing this extra ordinary meal'ure, delivered one of the most elo quent orations 1 ever heard—llo pedantry—llo tricks of prieltcraft. The language was that of a philol'opher—a man—and a good citizen — bold, nervous, and full of found argument. —" He de clared, that if such an ediift was palled, it would, on the one part, inspire in the people an indif fe ence for religion, which in the annals of the world had been ever changing. On the other, it would aid the powerful effort of Theism, to ef tablilh itl'elf upon the shattered ruins of the gos pel. Religion he revered. Theology was an ariitocratic work, framed out of the religion of the golpel, which is more democratic than the conltitution. Realon, as it became more enlight ened, separated by its beams the brilliancy of religion from the midll of theology, whose era die 1 firtt find in the hands of Contrantine." This speech applauded with enthusiasm, was ordered the honors of itnpreflion, and the article was ad journed, fine die. The remainder of the decree Was read over, and concluded yesterday with the ofual tumult, not unlike Homer's fubli me image of the Greeks, rulhmg to council ; or the Trojans' (hout when they gave battle, which was keener than the screams of a million of cranes before an approach ing storm. Six millions more of aflignats are to be burnt' this week, which will make the whole number already destroyed, amount to 336 millions. M. La Fayette has been eleifted commander of the fourth legion of national guards. LONDON, February 4. I This day his Majesty came to the House of Peers, and being seated on the Throne with the ufnal fplemnity, Sir F. Molyneaux, gentleman ulher of the Black Rod, was sent with a mellagc from his Majesty to the House of Commons, conw manding their attendance in the House of Peers. The Commons being come thither accordingly, his Majesty was pleased to make the following raoft: gracious speech : l y Lords and Ccntletuen, THJI many proofs which yon have given of your affectionate attachment to my pei foil and family, leave .e no duubt of your participating in 'he fa isfai'tion which 1 del ive in the happy event of the marriage which has been celebraied be, ween 11.y son the Duke of York, and the el dest daughter of my good brother and ally the King of Fruffia : and lam perfuad^d 1 may ex pect your chearful concurrence in enabling me to make a suitable proviiion for their establish ment Sin'e I Ia ft met you in parliament, adefiniiive tieatv has been couth ded, under my mediation ' ni ■ * r °t " i y allies the King of Profit a and (he tates General ot ilie Uniied Provinces, bet ween -lie Emperor and he Ottoman Porte, on prjnci pies which appear the „ fl calculated to prevent iuture disputes between th.fV powers. Our intervention h.is alfobcen employed, with a view to promote a pacification between the -mprefs of Kuffia and the Porte ; and conditions have been agreed on between us and the former ° thoie powers, Which we undertook to recom '"end to the Porte, as ;he re-efta'blilhniciu of , MS*. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY 7 OHM n N „0, No. 6 9 , PHa^T^T Saturday, March 24, 1792. peace on such terms appeared to be, under the exilting circumstances, a desirable event for the general interelts of Europe. lam in expeftati on of fpee'dily receiving the account of the con clusion of the definitive treaty of peace, prelimi naries having lorne time since been agreed upon between thole powers. I have directed copies of the definitive treaty, between the Emperor and the Porte, to be laid before you, as weU as such papers as areneeefl'a ry to (hew the terms of peace, which have been under difculiion during the negotiation with the Court of Perei'lbtirgh- I regret that I ai» not yet enabled to inform you of the termination of the war in India ; but the success which has lately attended the dif tingnifhed bravery and exertions of the officers and troops under the able condutfl of Lord Corn wallis, and the recent advices from that quarter, afford reasonable ground to hope that the war may be speedily brought to an honorable conclusion. The friendly afTurances which 1 receive from foreign powers, and the general state of affairs in Europe, appear to promise to my subjects the continuance of their present tranquility. Un der these circumstances I am induced to think that some immediate reduction may fafely be made in our naval and military elta'blifhments ; and my regards for the interests of iny fubjeds renders me at all times desirous of availing iny felf of any faYorable opportunity to diminish the public expences. Gentlemen of the House »j Commons, It will, I am persuaded, give you great fatis faCtion to learn, that the extraordinary expelle es incurred in the course of last year, have in a great measure been already defrayed by rhe grants of the felfion. The state of our resources, will, I trust, be found more than lufficient to pro vide for the remaining part of those expenses, as well as for the current service of the year, the estimates for which I have direrted to be laid be fore you. 1 entertain the pleasing hope, that the reduc tions which may be found practicable in the eitablifhmenrs, and the continued encreafe of the reveniie, will enable you, after making due pro vision for the l'everal branches of the public ser vice, to enter upon upon a system of gradually relieving my fubjetfts from some part of the ex iting taxes, at the fame time giving additional efficacy to the plan for the redut'fion of the nati onal debt, on the success of which our future eaf; and security eflei.tially depend. With a view to this important obje<2, let me also recommend it to you to turn your attention to the consideration of such measures as the date of the funds and of public credit may render practicable and expedient towards a reduction in the rate of interett of aoy of the annuities which are now redeemable. My Lords and Gentlemen, The continued aud progreflive improvement in the interna] situation of the country, will, I am confident, animate you in the pursuit of" eve ry measure which may be conducive to the pub lic interest. It muil at the fame time operate as the rtrong eft encouragement to a spirit of ufeful iiuluftiy among ail ilafles of my fubje«fts, and above all, muii confirm and encieafe their steady and zea lous attachment to that conllitution, which «e have found by long experience, to unite the in estimable blelfings of liberty and order, and to which, under the favor of providence, all our other advantages are principally to be ascribed. The firrt object of the Minister's plan of finance will, it is reported, be the annihilation of tlit 32 millions of 4 per cent, flock, which is to b convened inro three per cents in this manner : tiie IV'inifter will borrow the amount in three pei cent, consols, which, at their present price, yield only 3 i-4!h per cent.—to this will be given ic per cent, in money, amounting to 3,200 cool which the bank has agreed to lend on Exchequc bills at 3 pjgtcent. This single operation wili produce an annual saving to the nation o: 220,0001. interest. Poland, which but a (hort time since, present ed so pacific an aj-pearance, seems at present as if some clouds were gatheringin her hemisphere. Two or three of her nobles delighted more with the power of arijiocracy, than the franchifes late ly granted to the people, have seceded and prf>- tested againlt the new conditution ; and if they 377 HUso [Whole No. 505.] can meet with support in any neighboring pow eis, ai e doubtlef* ready to throw every thinw ii - lo confufion. Of those from whom they might have looked for aid, iVudia and Viei.na'have al ready leltified their consent in the propoled fUc ceilor to the monarchy, and the enlargement of the privileges of the people. The treaty of mutual guarantee and defenfive alliance lately concluded between the Kin pre is ot Ru.lia and the King of Sweden, tor the pro tection of their European dominions, is continue for eight years. His Majesty s speech gives a more favorable account ot the (late of the country, than has been done for several years part. A fylletn of gradually relieving the people from fume pare of the exilting taxes, is no less novel, than ic will be agreeable to the public in general. Last week in the National AfTembly, \I. Ifnard made use of the following exprefiion : The trai tors of every rank lhall fall by your hands ; the generous nation pardoned once, it will pardon no more ; so King and Ministers take warning !" Ihe I urkifh Ambaftador to Vienna, being complimented by the Clergy, returned an ar.fwei" very lingular, and not much to be expected from the mouth of a Mahometan : " 1 couimen.l my lelf," said Ratie, "to your prayers. We all have the lame God, and only pray to hiin in dif ferent languages." EDINByRGH, January 25. BANK OF SCOTLAND. Monday, there was a very refpeftable and nu merous meeting of the Proprietors of the Hank of Scotland, who unanitnuufly agieed to apply to Parliament for leave to bring in a bill to allow the Proprietors to augment their capiial Itock from three hundred thousand to fix hundred thousand pounds Sterling. i he Bank of Scotland was conflituted, by ai'l of Parliament, before the Union (anno. 1695) and is the firft and only Bank in Scotland etta blifhed by authoriiy of Parliament. It has been ot great utility, by its branches, in promoting trade, manufactures, and agriculture, in differ ent pans of the country. When the augmenta tion takes place, the Bank will be enabled to ex tend its credit still farther, so as to meet the de mands which the great iucreafe of trade, manu factures, and agriculture, requires, and thus be come more extensively ufeful. DUBLIN, January 27. IRISH HOCSfc OF COMMONS, Jan. 25. The committee of supply reported, that thay had come to a resolution " that a supply be granted to his majesty." ROMAN CATHOLICS Sir Hercules Langrilhe rose to introduce his " bill for removing certain reftridtions that af fetft the Roman Catholics."—The sum of all the privileges they had obtained, was : The full enjoyment of property, The free exercise of religion, And the guardianfbip of their children. But their good conduct deserved further fa vor—and to what they already enjoyed, he pro posed to add : A power to educate their children at home, by taking away the oaths which prevented their re ceiving acedemic degrees. To allow them the practice and the profeffion of the law. To allow them to intermarry with protestants ; and To remove their present inability of taking apprentices Kor these purposes he moved for leave to bring in a bill. Right Hon. Mr. Hobart seconded the motion. some debate, the queflion was pfit and leave unanimously given to bring in the bill. Mr. o'Hara, then presented a petition, pray ing to allow Roman Catholics to be admitted in ;otl;e army—into places in the revenue, and the :atv —and into places of trust and profit. The petition was nniverfally reprobated, anj was at length withdrawn by Mr. O'Hara. During Ihe debate, a Uranger was observed •among the members. TheSpeakerordered him Co l>e taken into coftody ; but he made his ef- cape through a back paflage before the Serjeant c(>u!d teach him. It afterwards appeared chat the It ranger was Mr. Burke, son of the Right Hon. Fdmund iinrke, and agent for the Romaa Catholics in England and Ireland.
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