[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
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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
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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.