LONDON, May 30—June 9 THE revolution in Poland, f'o tem perate, fair, and wile, i'carcely provokes iih'e ceiifure of Mr. Burke. Had tlie French nobility dil played the temper of the Princcs of Poland, all would have been yyei.l with them at this dayj which {hews..that ht|r man, as well as physical nature obum perando vincttur. In trance, the no blefl'e conlidered every other cla<s of citizens as of an inferior Ipecies ; and lience the emancipation ot that nati on from servitude involved in it the annihilation of that order in the ttate, which had been the hereditary op pretfors of mankind for generations. In Poland the nobility, by the de reliction of usurping pre-eminence, l,ave ingratiated themlelves with the people " and lh3 new constitution of Poland Teems to be erected on the molt solid foundation. They will liow be in fke situation ofthe Knglifh nobility, of whom one of tiie molt in genious, and pi obably the molt learn ed man in England, (ays, in his pub lication, " By the law of the Hate, nobles are protected as onr equals, and by the law of opinion they would cease to be our superiors.is they would ever presume to violate the ed rules of civilized life." Monday being the birth-clay of Mr. Pitt, who completed the 53 d year of his age. Mr. Dundas gave a grand dinner to the Minister, with a party of his friends, at his house in Somer set-place, on the occasion. Five more of the conspirators against the late King of Sweden have receiv ed judgment, viz. Horn'and Ribbing are to have their light hands cut off, and to be beheaded. Hartmanfdorff, Liljehorn, and Von Engeftrom, to be beheaded. Major General Peclilin, who is generally imagined to have been the foul of the plot, has taken his measures with so much caution, that the Connfel for the prosecution has not hitherto been able to adduce legal evidence against him fufficient to convidt him. He is seventy five years old, during the greatest part of which time he has been concerned in every scheme of revolution, of which the Swedith lliftory produces so many instances. The French have stationed between Beachy Head and Dunkirk two fri gates and an armed brigantine, in tended to intercept fouie Imperial Eaft-Indiaman now on the point of failing from Oftend. These veflels captured, on Wednesday morning, a dogger, bearing Dutch colours, and said to be equipped by the Dutch East India company at Middleburgh. The officers and crew were, however, chiefly Flemish; the lading was found to have come from Oftend ; and the Captain of the little French squadron fufpedting imposition, sent one of his frigates with thevefTel into Dunkirk, where they are now arrived. The name ef the dogger is the Triton, Conraed Cornelifs, master. William Peckover, a native of Pon tefract, and now gunner of his Ka jelly's (hip Tremendous, is the only person living who has failed four times round the world. He was gun ner of the Bounty at the time of the mutiny, and one of the honest fellows who chose to lhare the fate of Capt. Bligh. Extra ft of a letter fromCoblcntz, May i o. " M. Duminique, minister of Itate to the Elector of Treves, on the 3d instant, presented a declaration to the French Princes, expressing the surprise of the Elector, that the emi grants fliouldftill cominuctoallemble at Treves, and thereby render him liable to be suspected by the court of France, to whom he wished to avoid; giving umbrage. That he had in consequence given orders for all the French emigrants to quit Treves, the towus of Wittleick and Phlazel, and all the villages adjoining thereto, by the Bth of May ; and 1 the French Princes to second his inten tions. The Elector, he fays, is de termined to have them out ; but, the emigrants may, however, if they can riot find another asylum, aflemhle in the lower Archbifhoprick beyond the Rhine, as they would then give 110 umbrage. " This refohition M. Dominique lias communicated to the French Charge 4'Affaires." The Frerrk army is alTeinhling in great force about Mons, with a view io make a grand attack. The high price of copper is I'uch that it is ieaied, unleis mcnlures ar< taken to reduce it, the manutac'toi it at Birmingham and other places where that article is so necellary, \> ill be at a Stand. It is propoled to bring (he matter before Parliament, loi tfieir confederation, early in the next fefliou. A very singular circomftaiice oc curred at Kilryg, in Caniiganlhire, during the sale ofthe propertj of the late Mils Lioyd, whole murder was mentioned in a former paper.—A gentleman of the neighbourhood be came the purchaser of a chelt for 20s. when led by curiosity to examine his bargain, he perceived that it had two drawers, behind one of which was se creted a japanned cup, containing 500 guineas, and a purse with eigli reen guineas and "two crown piecee. The gentleman, much to his honour, returned t he property, undiminilhed, to the administrator ; and could not even be pievailed upon to accept the purchase money of the chell, as a tri bute to his inflexible integrity. Sunday Schools.—Three hun dred thousand poor children are now under tuition in the Sunday schools of this kingdom This, if any thing can, will eventually bting about a re formation. Extract from Lord Bucan's " Life of Thomson," p. 215 " It is glorious for Thomlon's me mory, that he (hould have described the platform of a perfeift government as Milton described the platform of a perfect garden. Eighteen years after Thornton's death, the late Lord Chat ham agreed with me in making this remark; and whenlfaid, " But, Sir, " what will become of poor England, " that doats on the imperfections of " her pretended Conltirmion ?" He replied, " My dear Lord, the gout " will dil'pofe of me soon enough to " prevent me from feeling the confe " qtiences of this infatuation : but " before the end of this century, ei " therihe Parliament will reform it " felf from within, or be reformed "with a vengeance from withoiu." Y ORK, May 28 By a letter from Mr. Edward Bowl ing, of this city, a Mailer's Mate of the late Pandora frigate,to his friends here, dated Batavia, Dec. 8, we have the pleasing intelligence, that 108 of the crew of that unfortunate ship were, after having encountered intut merable difficulties, fafe and in good health at that place, waiting for th? failing of the Dutch East- India (hips for Europe. The crew of the Pan dora, at the time flie was loft, confift cd of 150 men. HAL I F A X, A uguft 8 We hear from Hilllborough, Norths Carolina, that the Governor, by the advice of the Council, has called a meeting of the Legislature of thiji; (late ac Newbern, at an eai lief day than that prescribed by for tbe purpose of chooftng Electors of a Pre lident ir Vice-Pt efident of the United States, &c. GEORGE-TOWN, (M.) Aug. 8 On Saturday the 4th inft. the Cor ner-Stone,on the vveltern abutment of the Federal Bridge, (being the se cond corner stone of the fame), Was laid in due form,by Uriah Forrest, hfq. Mayor of this town, in presence of the Aldermen, the Recorder and Common-Council men, attended by a numerous concourse of refpe( r table inhabitants of this place, who aflbm blcd on the occasion.—Aster the ce lemony wa? over, the company re turned to Mr. Suter's Fountain-Inn, where ahandfome entertainment was give,, by the Mayor, to the workmen and others, concerned in erec f tin e the Bridge. s A cor'refpondent observes, that ir mult afford general fatisfatfion to e very wdl-w.fherofthe profperievof t .eCi.v of WASHINGTON, t ( >' be allured that the public works, „„w carrying in this place, are (on ducted with spirit and entprprife and at the lame time, with that due record to economy, which is so abfohlelv neceffarv , n all extensive public nn dertakings, where a country is but 90 in.its infancy.—The "ederal Bridge, which will exceed, wlcn finifhed, lor elegance and strength, any tiling of he kind heretofore attempted in this country, Will be completed in a few , weeks—and it is confidently expect ed, that againil the day in Otftober next, which is advertised for the (ale of Lots in the city, the Supeiinten darit of the Prelident's house will have all matters in readinels, for lay iiig the corner (tone of the fame (the third in the Federal City) which will afford the gentlemen concerned in the fuperintendance of the federal ,tsi)i]dings, and those who are propri etors of lands in the city, an oppor tunity of displaying their tattein the brilliancy of a third proceflion, and of exhibiting their liberality, in an entertainment suitable to the cccafi on—which may he a further induce nient to purchasers ; and thereby be nefit themselves as well as contribute to the honor and future prosperity of the City of Walliington. B O S T ON, Augoft 9 j Capt. Hopkins, who arrived here on Sunday the Jth infl. from Russia, j informs—That at the date of his fail? ! ing therefrom, he could not learn that ■any warlike preparations were mak ling in the Ruffian empit e : That there jhad been many reports of attempts to poison the Empress—one of which, it was said, had been diliovered to be made by several Kren/inien ; —That in consequence, an order ot Hate had been iflued, for apprehending the confpirarors (ten of whom had been taken) — and for pnnifhing with death every Frenchman who remained within the empire nfter a certain time—and, that Capt. Hopkins bro't away therefrom three French gen tlemen. One fail will outweigh in the pub lic opinion a thousand declamations, jit is aliened, but with a colouring that renders the afTeitibn at leaftful picious, that " all who have become rich in the United States, for several late years, are Speculators ; and that to raise these harpies to wealth and eminence, the indultrious Merchant has been opprefled with the molt grievous burdens—burdens which mult operate his ruin." This is af ferriofi without proof. For a /hort lime, it mult be allowed, owing to the madness, or something worse, of a few desperate individuals, Speculation ali'nmed a glare, that aftomlhed, and in many inltances, captivated, the be holder. Ac length, however, like the linka ble glitter of a meteor, it diflipated, and so far were its votaries from hav ing acquired " immenle fortunes" thereby—that it left them—in prison, in poverty, or in exile.—On the other hand, in all the bankruptcies of the lalt year, not one in the mercantile line is to be traced ; and from the great increase of the fliipping—the advancement of commercial and ma nufatfiural business-institutions—and every mechanical business—and from the general happiness which pervades every part of the Union, we may ven ture to aflert, nor fear a contradic tion, that .success has abundamly crowned every effort of commercial enterprise and indultry—and that our Merchants universally are feeinggood days according to the days wherein they have seen evil. And well do the Merchants deserve this prosperity, and an increase of it. Their patri otism has been immortalized by our beloved President—and they mull: en joy thepleafing fatisfac'tion, that they have been greatly inftrumenta! in ad vancing their country to a height of prosperity, reputation, and felicity, unexampled in her annals. That ihefe are FACTS is visible to every man who wifties to fee them so. And they (hall be told to the world, as long as they continue to be such. N E W-Y O R K, Aug. 14. On Monday evening a Weltchefter pettyaug? e on her return home up let near the (hip-yards with two men and two women paflengers on board.— The men caught hold of the vessel, and got upon her bottom, but the women were in the cabin under wa ter- Several boats went to their af filtance,and cut a hole in the bottom of the vellel, by which the lives of the two women were saved, who were found clasped in each others arms. fROM THE NATIONAL GAZETTE I Mr. Freneau, BEING a reader of the Cazttti eftl,it , States, which I boirow of a nei-.lho.ir "'I a much ha, been said therein refpecW a 'fal» of two hundred and fifty dollars a vefrJ?*" 7 rc.ve for translating for the department of Stat'" T. his cierkflup , s there deemed by a writ. > calk himfelf An America,, to be incomnatiht with your fiation as conductor of - newL-' Of this incompatibility let the proper authority determine. ItmaybeweH enough We ™* and certainly not unfair, to retort 0,1 this occ ' fion. lam informed that the printer of the Mr Ze ioSn°F " mted St:iteS ' the •• n >«"l»tt Mr. John Flnno, i", printer to the Senate of trie Uuueii States the emoluments of which office are very considerable, as can be made ,ppe£ from a calculation on the sums annually paid for his fervires a-, printer. lam further informed that the lame Mr. John Fenno enjoys exclusive ly the printing for the treasury department, where it seems he has rendered himfelf a parti' cu/ar favourite. He has alio of late, it is said made his approaches to another public oii.ee in Chefnut-ftreet, and is in a fair way of bein-r soon, il not already, in foil possession of the bu siness thereuuto appertaining. From all which the naturai inference is, that tvothoujmd or twenty-five hundred dollars a year, cannot othenvi e than have some fort of influence on the Editor of the Gazette of the United States, especially when his avaricious principles are brought into view. They who are ikilful at tracing cause and esseS, will be at no lofj in this matter. By comparing cirenm ilances and nicely balancing the quia pro rtio wonders will be brought to" light that'no man would have dreamt of. I mfift on it, my re-, foiling is fair : if two hundred and fifty dollars a year vtuft neeefTarily be influential on one hand ten times that sum mjift undoubtedly have a tenfold inlluer.ee on ihs other. Ti;e prtutipTes o{ Mr. John Feuno, and his fetters-on, are pret ty well known—but.for the benefitof the United States at large, they will be better known in a Ihort time by a pamphlet of extracts from his former files.* , (; FOR THE GAZETTE Of THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Fenno, The Editor of the National Gazette receives a salary from that government, which for nine months past the writers in his paper have been laboring to render odious to the people — To abate the force of this charge, with coofiftency your readers will determine for themselves, the National Gazette of Wednes day informs the public, that u IMr. John Fenno enjoys exclusively the printing for theTreafury Department."—From the best authority I am informed, that this alTertion is entirely un founded it is not a fatt, at the present mo ment, nor has it been so since the firft inftitji tion of the Department, that any individual has iiad the printing business thereof, exclusively. Four or five different printer?, hcaa ami now are employed to perform the printing ne ce.Tary to be done for the Treafury.—Anjpflg these are Mr. Aitkin, MefTrs. Childs and Swaine, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Fenno, &c—Three or four of them, if not the whole number, retain the exe cution of thole parts of the treajury printing to this day f which they were at firft employed to do. One coufiderable branch of this treajury printing is performed in the oTice of Mellrs. jChilds and Swaine, where Mr. Frencau's Nati onal Gazette is printed.——ln addition to this the Printers of the National Gazette, are Prin ter? to the House of Rep-efentatives of the United States,are Printers for the Government, of the laws of the Union, by Authority, in vo lumes, —and for the state of New-York in the Daily Advertiser —they are alio Printers for the Department of State. All tiiis work, tne Daily Advertiser excepted, is executed in the Office in which Mr. Frcmau's National Gazette is printed. The Printers before named, with several others applied to the Government for employ ment in the line ef their profeffion—thofe which obtained a preference, have rendered Isrvica to the public-—have been paid as other media nics employed by the public Jiave been paid— and asfuch are totally di conne&ed with the government. , Surely then, the administration cannot be charged withexclufively encouragingtho.e pre - fes that have approbated its meafnres w,,en a press that teems inceifantly with ekufe of tbofe measures, enjoys by far the proportion of the printing business executed ment. * If the above writer intend' a candid and impartial Compilation, and will call on t.c Editor of the Gazette of the United State , will afTft him in his benevolent undertaking, having, for so me time pal had it in conten Hon to publish an AWtraft from the GasrtW , the eflays, paragraphs and detached o . tioris which it contains. Far the GAZETTE of tht UNITED STATU. To THt AMERICAN. , B-IW, in pof&flion oftwofafts a nature to throw full light upon rte » ieot you have brought into public view ' e it due to truth and to the community, vou acquainted with them in t. e on y which situation permits.—One is, tha tor of the National Gazette has hed a larv, a, Clerk m the Department »"£ the" 17th August I 79 I » half prior to the Commencement ol P and prior to the Commencement ofh« deuce in tills city. . The Other, that Mr. Taylor, who long « v,a,, and fti!l h < U,rl i. >1^ an intelliaent and ian gU a K e,-- Tranilator.
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