Holland, in order to pafi 6*er into England ; but with more probability of truth, that under the pietence of Opening the gales of Sedan to the ComnuUJoneri of' the National Aflem bly, he and seventeen of his Jitat Ma-1 jori, among whom were M. A)e*an i der Lameth.M. Jieauliamois, and M.: Gouvion, the brother of the general 1 that fell so gloriously, took ihe op- ( portunity of throwing theinl'elvei in to the hands of one of the advanced' polls of the enemy, and by which they were made prisoners of war. There certainly was no other way by which he could save hi* fife a gainst the decree of the Allembly, which inltigated every one to limit' him down. " We have this day accounts that the coiniiiiirioiier3 have fnfpeuded M. Luckner. 1 his feeble old inan,\vh.Qj'e Germanic tliirft of" money would make him yield toe»ery polfible con dition, however fordid, the comntif iioners, upon enquiry, did not chul'e to eotruli with the fate of fiance. " You will fee that M. Manunorin was taken at the house of a wafher woinan in '.he KauxbourgSt.Antoine, His examination at the bar of the as sembly was *ery interelting. His dexterity in repelling the members •was admirable. He laid, the letters found in the Thuilleries were not addrefled to him. He had no apart ments in the .Palace. There was a jiother Montmorin, governor of Koji tainbleau, and to him poflibly these Jtueis might be directed. Onlearch ilig him fever a I doles of opium were found in his pockeiK ; but so perfect ■was ills address, that it is thought tiny will not find ground for accufa lioti in his conduct." 1 he fblpenfiim of M. Lixkner and M. Union, lias followed the flight of M. Wfjll overtake ihem." FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES ML CH has been lately (aid and written about the Secretary of Staies' political versatility, 1 don't know much about hu politics,, but havjrig tome time ago read htt book, entitled Notes onVir gwta, wherein is an elaborate attempt to p.ove that the negroes are an inferior race of animalr, I wa* not a Jurlc furprifird at a later to; a certain Benjamin fiaiineker, a black man, lately publtfh cd, in which he fays, '® tfiat nature has given to ".hu black brethren talcnif equal co those ol other " colours, and that the appearance of a want of 44 them is owing merely to the degiaded condi tion of their exilteuce both in Africa and Am' - 14 nca." The to which I allude iu his book (and whitn evince considerable ve*fatilitv in hi i> p/n/oJ• thought worthy attention , n the propagation ot our tmifn, dogs and other domestic animals why not in that „l ? Brides tnofe of cttou'r \ | fig"" 'here are other phrjtca/ dijittittns !" am 'g * t'Jerence oj rait; they have Iris hair on jiKeh.ee am. body ; ,k tJ Lcrct Ufjty the hidnieJ, and \ more by the g landJ of the Jim, which gives th,» a try 1 tttmg mUHftgrteM oJtun They , r e more to- ' lerar.t .* hi~i,«.d IH»Joot ci>ld,ttun the whites; 1 perhaps own ' to a difference Its Jlruiturt in the pu/. ( mvnary apparatus.-, j i>ey j,. moit aukac alui 11*11 1 emale ; then gnefs arc uaolkhi j in general their ' existence appears to pmti c | p „ c more nf fenfatton * than reflection. They are in no/on much in/enor t to the uhita, as I ih.nk one could scarcely be lound <■ capable ol traciogaod comprehending ihe lnvetti gdiionaaf Etfclid ; in imagination they aic dull, ' Many have been brought' I 'IP '9 bttidityift arts; some have been liberally educated, and att (m America)have lived in coun tries where the wu ao«l sciences are cultivated to a considerable degree, and have had before their ryes lamplcs of the best works from abroad. The Indians, with no advantage* of this kind, will o»- ten cai vf figures on their pipes,not ddtitute ol d< - (ign arid merit; they will crayon out an animal, a plant, 01 a country, so as to prove theexill. net ot a germ in their minds, which only wants culti vation. They aftnniOi you with (Irokes of ihe most fobt'me oratory,luch as prove their realm and fentimcni flrong, their imagination glowing and elevated ; but never yet could 1 find that a Hack had uttered a thought above the level ol plain narration, never fee even an elementary trait of painting or fculpturc. Love, is the peculiar oellriim of the poet. Their Jove is ardeni, but ii k.ndlesthe senses only, not the imagination. Rt. ligion indeed has produced a PkiUis Xheaity, htit It rOuld not -oiorfuce a poet ; ihe comppfi't,,*,- published under her name, art behmj the dignity 0/ critieifik. Ignatius Sancho has approachcd nearer to merit in his completion. Tho' we admit liim to ihe 6rft placi among those of his own colour who have presented ihetnfelves to thepoblic judg ment, yet when we compare him with the writers of the race among whom he lived, and particular ly; with thr ep.ttolary class in which he has taken bis own (land, we are compelled to enroll him at the bottom oj tht jtolumv.*-* This criticism supposes I ihe lelicrs puulilhcd under his name to fee -genuine, and to have received amendment from nftother t'and, peintsaf/nch wouldnot he tf eafyineiejKgatibtt. (The lame mfv peitftpthc fatd'al ileuuuvin Ban tu kcr s almanac J The :nvjtq\'< nigQi oMJk blacks rn body and mind, in the fjrtt irrftarvct ol I heir mixture win).-it* whites, has bren obftned by every one, and prefertttH-tkeir iiptimty is not the eged nurety nj their condition IXe. Among the Romans, 1 hf„;r jlavts wercolten thrtr rarejt prt'JQ ~ 'hVf 1 xcetled too in (*cießce,i(t'omßcl)"sS ff! be'a&i.' 'My as tutors to their rfiattei's r.hildieo ; Eniftetus, Teience and Plioed.us, were (lives ; but ' he V were of ihe race oj tohttqs It h not their ,con dition then, hut nature tihjch ha< produced the dijlivc tion. ' j Tffs nor againtTexpeHence to suppose that J/f. ferentf pedes of the fame genus, or varieties of the fmejpecies, may uoffefs different qualifications. Will.not a iover of natural history tlrn, one who | views the gradations in all the races of animals wiib th« eye of philosophy, ex cafe an effort to keep' 1 hose in the department of man as iiflintt as naturei has formed them : this unfortunate difference of co- ' lout, and perhaps ol faculty, is a powerful obflacU to the emancipation cj these people. Many.of iheir idvocates, while they wiih to vindicate the liberty of human nature, are anxious also to preserve its dignity and beauty. Some of these, embai raffed t>y th question—What further is to be done with rhem ?' join thcml'clvis tn oppofuion wiih those who a&u-ated by loidid avarice only. Among • he Romans, ( mancipation icquirrd but one tffor;. The Have, when made free, might nvx vi 4», rvtth "tflainipg the blood oj his mafter\ hut with us, a fcond is necejjars, unknown to hijiory\ w hen freed, jhr is to he it-moved »" \ <»nci h- reach of-mixture." How docs this la'll Tentirneni ,n_cmd wilh the ■following wilh',- expwffcd in the Sorretai* 61 Stale' leuei 10 Benjamin ihe iwflro I can add wilh truth that no body u tOuS'inore Mdt inly to fee a good system commenced loi raifmg ihe condition boA of their body and mind u> what it ought to hr, as last as the l imbrellity of their prrfcut cx'ltin, e, and other citaimftMH* which cannoi be ticgK tied, will admit." Probably some ingenious l r iend may reconcilr his apparent tr,( or.filVenry, with as mucli plauii biltfy as 14 A'ijl'de»" icconciled the letter* about •he French debt lo the principles of honcftv. and lie letters about th: adoption of the Conftnution o an attachment o the federal government. If so, it wtll give great plcafu»e to a friend io pWIiW lophical as well a* political CONSISTENCY. Philadelphia, o£t. 24. Abflra ft of further European Intelligence, by the Ship Kitty y fiom Liverpool. Paris, Aug. 23. The King and Queen con tinue in the apartments of the temple; some nyfterious appearances in their conduit and that of their servants, have led to mcafures providing for their further security ; a wall is to be eretted outside of the fofre now digging round their garden. The National Aflenibly has publilhed an adclreft to the \yarld fitting the and causes which led to the depo wton of the King. The new Criminal tribunal is inceilantly employed in trying ihe persons ar rested on fufpiei >11 of a treacherous correspon dence with the executive power, previous to the affair of the iDth August ; the place de Ca rousel the fesne of that day's battle is to be the nlace of execution : A verditt has been given i,. against M. D'Aigrement, who was beheaded tlie fame night in the above place ; the real name of this person was Collinot. M. de la Fayette having founded the dispo sition of his army, found them nearly unani mous for supporting the National AlTemblyj he is fled, accompanied only by his etat Major.— 167 gf ft, T l?n'' gWSMIStS^&. paraMßx^fe-ttf' £lt^ r -rredeJ a. " Wourti- ort)< -' r « " s moved in the Alterably that the money (hould be „ ivetl I hut not into the hands of the King, who might f * ke U ( -. o lt to corrupt 'his guards, and fend (ptterj oi information to the'enemy; it was theret»re ordered to be paid into the hand, of Commissioners for his use. According to letters flncc of the King, which ire said to have been found in the palace, it ap ttajsthat a plan was concerted and nearlv rea •for execution, which v/ould have ended in a (>n«ral massacre of all that opposed the King's Mower-—in which cafe it is probable many mem- Oers ol the National AlTembly would have been V-rigced —Time will ascertain the truth of neie reports. tCapt. Brookhoufe, iirnved at Salem from Havre r-G.acc, fays, ,hat the ta.nilyoi M. dc la Fayette ■d h^ pi 'y s ot awa^ VErtfaft ef a Utter, dated New-York, 18Ik Oefoitr, I 1 79-- ' Script, the fcwnd [made, 21 Dollais." &'™( l of a letter from Havre, to a gentleman in BoJloßy daltd Au-guji 25, *792 - .. «' I arrived here from Pans lail evening-where , vc """<««» 'he moil dreadful scenes of i u . mult, outragiW.eiv.i war. [The*,i,er he,e details the events of the Augnff; sfld ihofr wh'ch followed, to the imprilonmentot the Frcnch King,—of whom he writes:—] "The King in now a prisoner ; he is lo be tried, and if found guilty they mean to On-King him, and let h.m go where he pleafes—lf not, they will allow him a pension to live on, like any private man. • " The Marquis la Fayette, with about 300 of t"S principal officers, have made their escape by «ie lollowmg stratagem. As soon as the Marquis geard that the King was dethroned, and that Com- Jiiffjries were on their way 10 the army, he Tent jbtine df his officers to Sedan, to detain them—he tjien proposed to the army that Paris was in a dif. trtfied situation—and wished to know if they fl>«old mttch lo its relief; which they refuTed. He.then fentto the officers at Sedan, to fend on KWons to perflate the Commissaries, with a l»iy.fabricated for the purpose to the army—and while Ihefe pretended Comriiiflaries were negoci with the army, the Marquis and his fiends u>*de their escape." '&r ax of the Return'; of vote-, frsr TVlemTwrs of Congress for the State of Pennsylvania, excepting the counties of Alleghany and Hu ntingdon. D. Heifter \ W» Findley F. A. Muhlenberg W. Irvine J. \V. Kittera T. Hartley P. Muhlenberg A. Gregg T. Fitzfimons W. Montgomery T. Scott J. Smilie J. Avmftrong J. D. Sergeant C. Thompson S. Sitgreaves 11. Wynkoop J. Barclay W. Bingham COMMUNICATIONS. After the compleat refutation of the charge which has so frequently been brought against a certain pub lic officei, of his being an advocate for the doctrine that " public debts are public blessings," the reiteration of the aflertion on the part of our anarchy-men, difcoveisa difpoHtion exactly on a level with the old wo man's, who being charged not to fay lanotherI another crooked word, ciied out— " Rams horns, if 1 die for it." A writer in a Bolton paper, speak ing of the National Bank, fays, the " Uiiectors are principally members of Congress." This is one, among many of the unqualified untruths which support the opposition to the measures of the general government. The fatSt is, that not one third of the Directors are members of Congreft. The experience of France is a les son to all mankind ; and if they will not improve it to their own advan tage, it will bebecaufe kingdoms and states are so blind and corrupt, that they are unprepared for, and unwor thy of the bleflings of free and just government. The arbitrary govern ments of Europeought totake solemn warning in due season, and by relin jquifhing their afl'umed powers, by Kvbich they uniuftly dispose of the Ijves, liberties and pro;*rties of tlie pe°pit ameliorate the condition of -heir fulqects- and by -dimiuifhing "■ r fend you for publication the following Letters which passed between the Commander in Chief and that Officer on the occasion— And am, Sir, Your unknown friend, 30878 3°797 3 0 565 29588 28517 27128 21279 SIR, '6755 I received your letter of the 29th ultimo, re queuing permifiion " to resign the Commission yon bear in the service of the United States'." It is always with concern and regret, that I hear of the intended relignatton of an experi enced and gallant officer I have therefore gi ven you time tor reflexion,previoufiy to accept ing of your resignation, and hope that you have seriously reconlidered this bufipefs, and that you will not quit the service of your country at this crtjis ; but fltould you continue in the fame determinatioH, as when you wrote that letter, I will comply with your request. Y(?U will therefore pjeafe to faror me with your filial decilior, as soon as convenient. Interim, I am Sir, Witii esteem and refpeft, Your most obedient, Humble servant 16696 16288 16048 ' x 6°33 158V3 M 995 14874 14882 14412 14. Pl r 39J4 Sir, NOTHING could hare, added more 14 f)*. pain I feel on leaving the arjny at the period, than the ftntiments contained iu yoijr letter to me of the firft instant. And was it poflible for any thing to f\ray mr from my purpose, it would be your Excellency's kind felicitation.—But my mind is mide up, and my arrangements made accordingly,fo that I find it impoffibie for me to recede from my firft determination, and I trust Sir, that you will not accu r e me of obftinacv, in again follcit ing your Excellency's acceptance of my ap pointment, but attribute it to the delicacy of those feelings which (hould eier inherit the breast of a soldier. I am, Sir, With the ffKi# perfect eften^. Your obedient, and very Humble feryant, JOHN STAKE, C. I. D.„d Sub. Legion u. S. Amy. ARRIVED at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Ship Philadelphia Packer, Rice, Amfterdagri Kitty, Brig Bcifey, Sophia, Paffy, Schr. Alice, £3" Price oj Stach as is Gazette oj the 1 ytk irjl. (CopY.) HEAD QUARTERS. ift Oft. i; 92. ANTHONY "WAYNE. (COPY.) Diagom £tuamfmcrt,o3. 4, 1798. SHIP NEWS. Reynold, Ruffd, Price, Fowler, ' Nccdtiafn, Liverpool ditto C. Franco!* Made in Providence W. E