Men, he gave Vim permission to vifi' any city fio-i that it Was imprfllble to confumc o r r: .U Jg U t T tiicm while they remained in Canton. The tollowing, *lnch isa liuraltranllaiion TT . r ' , ~ ~ , of.the Pekirt Gsictte, will inform you of thr His Liordlhip was attended by all the particulars of his reception, &c. It may b. principal people in the country: the Drcellary to ob.'ctve tffit the left Me of thi iho'eS were lined on all fides with troops ; Emperor, as it is termed, ih-. Welt si le, is . 1 ■ , v - „i,„ r . . Jen. , ' ana the river with their men 01 wai the place of honor. In reipetl to the pre. . „ . f«;nt«. I mtlit that ,t i» the A (torn m boats » whl> • vreat through theirevo- Chiiii' ilnmery Ambaffadot yearly makes lutions on his appearing in fioht. A some Jitefents to >lie Bmptror, -.vnich" are CfcliWfe cinSp Was pitched in the way fprcifred ,n the G ta h ; s hj rff t -, and the whole of the pas- PEKIN GAZETTE. . - On the B'hduy of tllfr fevmth m#on, July the HosX Sic, a «. c#y great Mandarin named H i Cnnc, iiStormcd the Emucror a very gieat had arrived at P*kin, at nine o' tlock, and thai he was ai the Emperor's Pa ; *J• a; tu k'ngof had sent iin as his AmbafTador to the Court of Pekin, and that his Lordship wifhetf to be admit ted to the Emperor's preience. The Em ptror immediately ordered all his Court and rL.ations to put on their beli "apparel, to be in rec<dinefs to receive his Lordship, and to yak till the Emperor was ready. — The soon arrived and being seat ed in his "state chair ordered the Hock Sue to deiire th.: great Englilh Mandarin Lord • Macirtnev, *<> walk ift. His" en tered, jiolding forth his credentials to de liver to the Emperor* The Enipeto de firui.a very elderlv Mandarin o his Court named Liodkchune un, to receive the pa per of his Lordship, and to read it. He then read to him that the King: of England had feut 19 different articles, the manufac - turc oi England, as a present to hint the Evmperor of China# His Lordship then ad diciied the Emperor by proiiranng HSm felf nine times with his head to the floor, according to th * Chinrcfe cuflom, and the Emperor ordered him a chair on his left hand, the honoi* he could nay hin? in the Court of Pekin, ordered him a cup of tea, and took one with him. After some time the Emperor retired to his dm- j \icr 9 and ordered four of hts greatefi Man- | darins to dine vJith his LordihiJj. After j dinner the Emperor returned. His Lord ship, v/iu~ four great M indarins. alf f re turned, and his JUr-dfoip returned the E'tipero'* thanks for his replifl:, the Em peror th.n heggfcd fitrrr to be seated as ue fore, andfpoke td h<V Lordship as fellow's: " The King of England has sent yon with 19 different articles as presents to me 1 beg that your Lordship will fend them to my Palace.' He then retired* The following is the account: First an orrery * One pair of Chie thermometer'. Qne pair of Merlw chair si' Two largfc hrafs guns. One bottled phofphoruS. A view - A carpet of '§"T(1 thread. Two large handsome woolen carpets. One pair Of gbid embroidered faiT(iie/. One luminer coach. One winter ditto. Ten l>road fworde. Out oair of elegiiit cha«delicr». A mode 1 - op a hundred-gun ship, richly ornamented. Owe tiill containing very fint cloths, 1 oamblets, &c Sec. A Country called Simlo. One pair of Elephaftfs. One fowl, which «ats daily of grain. One piece of cloth which, when dirty and put into the ftre i» burnt and cleaned. Bengal. Four very small haudfome dogs. A bird.' Three horses which can go through ■water. | Arabians. One pair of large looking glafles. Twenty v'iry H'uj Engiifii Hnives. ' CQCf/IN CHINA'. Twelve China JofTes, or the images they worihip, made of fascial wood. A very elegant bedfleaH. One pair of very hmdfome iarrys. A very small Elephant, 14 inches high. Tv. o hundred pieces'of broad cloth S nill Portugueses, Uppofe 001. One very ha'ndfbme niuflcal clock. Two hundred figures, small, of clock Work. One la: ge marble flab, very-handsome. One u»ir of b -avtiful birds. JAPAN. Twelve very handsome women, virgins. Thr-e very handfomes horsey. One large coral bead. A Coral branch. PORTUGAL. One haildfoine Chlnefe belt-buck If. One paii" of pearls, not very large. Oni. featlScr Chinese jacket, Ten largt lances. FOYEE COUNT RY. One man > Dw „ ft One woman S One tiger with wings Ona female Joft or god. • One pair of Iper. Is. A box of medicine to cure the blind. J,ora Macartney's arrival at Canton. About the zoth of November last, Lord Macartney and his retinue arrived ] at Canton, by water ; I was not a little , aftonittied to fee the great preparations that were making for his reception, ma ny weeks previous to his arrival; the the troops, fueh as they are, were ex eicifing continually ; one of the most fu p'erb houses I ever saw in China was by order oftlie Emperor fitted up for him, in a style truly elegant, and, to their credit 1 fey, without the least idea of expence; the ornaments of the Chinese and EngHfh falhion ; the rooms all in the.English style ; the grounds in the Chinese; and such an abundance of pro vi lions of all kii»d* colk&ed for the occa sage was covered and lined with iilks and cloths of different kinds, in the Chinese flyle ; and lead he (hould find a difficulty in la.idiug, they erected a bridge out into the liver for a hundred yards, and decorated in a grand ftvlc, to prevent that inconvenience. On the firft day of his arrival a grand dinner was pieparcd by the Erfiperor ; on the 2d, the Viceroy of Canton and all the great officers of state gave him one, and also dined with him ; but to give you an idea of what they expefled to fee on his Lordship's arrival, the Viceroy, and the greatelt men of (fate, were praftif irttjf for a week before to make use of a knife, iovk, and spoon according to his 'own custom. On the 3d day, the Se curity Merchants of Canton gave him another great dinner, at whi«h, howe ver, none of t hem were present; I be lieve his Lordlhip had hinted he would not allow it. On Chrifttttas day he dined at the Company's faffory, where mod of the Company's officers were invited ; he was in good health, but did not expreft himfelf by any means pleated with the rrfult of his embafly ; in he has any thing material to the in terefta of Great Britain or tn'e'Company at Pekin ; the only object' he atcom piilhed was to induce an order frotji the Emperor, that all officers under govern ment (hould wear woolen cloth three ■ months in the year. I mult fay, so far from this CmbafTy having been t>f service the time I was there, it was much on •'the contrary, as 1 never saw ftich a llagnation in trade in China during the many years that f have been engaged in thi fernce not an European article would fell tor its original coll, and mo rn y was so scarce, that it almolt put k Hop 10 all commerce. Lord M vartney vvas expected to re mnfri only a few days in Canton, and then to go to Macao. The Lion wai : lying higher up than any ship of war wan ever fuffercd to go before, at , Whampoe. 1 understand the Chinese were so jealous of his Lot dfhip at Can ton, that they limited the time of his remaining there, and intimated that he mult tlnrn leave it. "They fixed his resi dence on the contrary fide of the water fiom the city of Canton ; apptelrentive, J- underftaml,- left he (hould wish to be in the city,- whith they did not ap prove, though I believe, had he wifiied it/ they mult have admitted liim, is it was the Emperor's orders. I underltand'all the presents were ac cepted but onfe, and ah niimenfe quanti ty returned to go to Europe from the ]• mpeTor. So much refpett did they pay to the Engtifli; thar not even one man belonging to the (hips returned without receiving forrie present. I was informed by the Security Merchant's, when 1 observed the great expence of the Embafly to the King of England, that the expence of it to the Emperor of China would amount to one million of dollars. August 15. A letter from Geneva of the 30th' nit. .fays, the executions had' the cea sed for two days ; seven felf-elected members of the Revoltrtionary Tribu nal had been difmifled their office ; fe veraljjf the irnprifoned clergy had been releaftd ;■ and the people in general, seemed extremely advetfc to the aban doning Geneva, to the power" ot tiie French Republic,, The Swiss Cantons had flopped all kind of proviiipns and Ammunition from being sent to that city. Among those guillotined at Paris on the 19th and 19th of July, were M*M. Mugorv de la Blinaye, aged 80, at St. Maloes | Coureur, receiver of rents at Paris ; De St. Pern, at Rennes'; Ma gon, wife of the Ex-Marquis of St. Pern; le Gris, intendant of the Duke d' Havray ; Lalsnde Magon, jup. and M. Gardy, his Secretary ; Scionriet de Chefwes, Ex-Advocate at Vcrfaillks ; M. de Cornuyller, and his wife \ Conin de St. Luc, Ex-President of the Par liament of Renues, his wife and daugh ter ; Guy, Ex Curate of Villers; -Van cappalle, curate of JLeidrezel; the Ch evalier de Gaucher; Cacez, Ex Judge of the Bailiwick of Mornafet ; Tiflere,' Ex-garde du Corps ; de Blanchelande, Aid de Camp of the Ex-Governor of St. Domingo, his father ; and de Lau fiont, Ex-Noble of Bearne. COPENHAGEN, July 16. Last Sunday the Prince Uoyal, ac companied by his two aid-de-camps, paid a visit to Amiral Waclimailler of the Sweiifli fleet, on board of the , ~u-miral's miral's fiijr ship. His Royal H.;d\- nels was receifed vritb a salute from ttk whole Swed:(h fleet of lixty difdiarges of artillery. lint* will fail out, ueit two more, and on Friday next three more. Two frigates entered the road this> day. S'e ve,*l hundred sailors arrived yelterday All Danifti & Noiweigiau sailors, who were found on board ot foreign (nips in our ports, have been pressed for the ser vice of our fleet. Admiral Flc'U.rcl is so rnmi'.nnil (V- Admiral is to tomfAand se ven fhijjs of the line, which are dedi rted to retrain in the road, for the purpose of defending our hafbor— after the combined fleet, winch at present is lying in the ro id, 'limil pro ceed to sea. In confeq.iencs of this, the ; drr.ival tv has received orders to pat iu <.\>.\n?.if fion ten more fllips, which fhili remain ready in the dock-until further orders. Meaiures of defence have likewise been taken oh the land fide ; amonglt others, the Cattle of Croncnburg lias been put in the most refp.'&nble state of defence, and con fide rabk\ artillery has been transported to the Island cf 9bl tholm, before which all the refTcls coin ing from the Baltic, ate obliged to •' • •/ FRANCE. NATIONAL CONVENTION, J ul V 'I- Read a letter from Commiffionei Gil let to the Committee of Public Safety. " General Scheror, with a division of the army, in which wetp incorpo rated the National Guards, and young Citizens of the Communes of Avsfnes, Maubetige, and the neighboring terri tory, having mvelied Landrecy, imme diately opened the trenches, aild traced otrt the firft parallel at 130 tolled from the place. This venturous conduct fa wd great effnlioii of blood : the ene ir*jr,".idit tmwfeiftg the beliegefs so near having directed their fire in fnch a way, that the shot y/eut 1.00 toifes over the ground on which the workmen were employed. Withobt firhig a hngle gun on our hdf at the befiiged, we film uion'ed the pi :ce, giving' the garrison to tinderiland that evtyy kind of capitula tion was inadmiflible. It eonfilted of 2000 men, and lurrendercd at difcri-. tion on the 15th. " The fortilication3 were unhavt and besides 91 guns, which Landrecy formerly had for its deience, we found 26 others, which the 1 enemy had added for further fecuritv." Barrere.—While the army of the Eaflern Pyrennees is so fuccefstul again ft the Spaniards, the united armies in the North are completing the conqtreft of Belgium, the troops to whom the fron tier, of the Rhine is intruded are on their fide by no means inactive ; Victory in that part ltiU declares for the Repub lic. The Conventional troops, after having contended against the obstacles of tlie foil, and repeatedly defeated the enemy's cavalry, procced d against a fort strongly garrisoned vith Pruflian foldieis. Of this fort they made them selves matters, putting the whole garri son to the ftvord. They have also car ried Tripftadl, and have there taken eight guns, two howitzers, and a large quantity of forage and ammunition.— Twb of the enemy's generals were kil led, and wounded. - The loss 011 their fide was immenfc. Barrere then read a letter from St. Ma'ioes, ftatfng, that the head-quarters of the army of the coast were to be re moved thither, and were to be accom panied by three National Rcprelenta tives. No less than 400 transports in the port were under failing orders, and 22,000 men were expected to arrive for embarkation, not comprehending the numerous bodies of troops ftatiorreti a long the coast. July rB. Barrefe annonnced the surrender of Malines and Louvain to the armies of the Republic, and coftimunicated a let ter from General Prchegru, to the fol lowing purport : "We liave just enter ed Malines, and found some difficulty incrofling the canal, on which occasion General Proteau was killed, and Gen. Salme slightly wounded. The troops behaved with their wonted bravery ; and a great part of theth, impatient at the delay occaftoned by the confhuCtion of a bridge, threw themselves into the canal and swam over to the other fide. We made 200prifoners." July 21. Cambon, in the name of the Com mittee of Finances made the following repert: " The present conqheft of Belgium is very different from the invasion made by Dumourier. We were then obliged every month to fend 35,000,000 in fpe- now, on th? cortrr.ry, it money of that pours into France. W< have already imprifoncd in tiie gi'eat national chctl I lie advanced guard of the .Aullrian Ciilh—-that is-t<J fay, 700,000 livres, not comprehending the contributions laid on the different cities* the future, the Committee of Finances will give in a monthly ac count to the Convention, ot tht monies, whicft shall reach the capital from Bel gium. HULL, u v 26. 1 A most melancholy affair happened on Saturday fen'night cn board the ship Sarah and Eliza, of this port, returning from Davis's Streights. About 4 o'clock on that day, being nearly 9 leagues off St Abb's Head, she was fired at by the Aurora fri gate, Captain William Ellington, when she hoilied her colours, and, ihe being to windward, at the fee end shot bore dow% on the frigate ; most of the crew had in the mean time between decks, and Se cured the hatches, to prevent their being imprefted ; 1 1 oat front the Aurora then came on board, and (hortly another, filled with armed men, upou which tine of the Aurora's people took charge of the helm. Soort after ; o'clncfc -the Aurora time along fide, and its the n.en would not come upon the deck, the boatswain of the Aurora, holding a hand-grenade in o'n* hand, and a lighted match in the other, ■ acted Captain Ellington if h (heSnld fire the hand grenade amongst the people, which the Captain ordered him to do ; but on reprefei tation of the master of the Sarah and Elizabeth, that the (hip was full of oil, and if the hand-grenade was fired (he would immediately blow up, he defifl ed. h. rrcvC" then proceeded with trows to break up the hatches, and as the men ftiil refilled to tome upon deck, one of the officers from on board the Aurora hailed his Captain, and said, " Will you give us leave to fire r" to which Capt. Elling ton answered in affirmative, and the ma rines, to about r& in number, firet} down the hatchway, by which one in® of the i Sarah and Elizabeth's people was killed, ! and three badly wounded : the boaifwain j of the Aurora was wounded in the leg.— ; Ths crew' cf the' Sarah and Elizbeth beg- ' gcd for quarters long before the people j from the Aurora ceaiid fir.ng, notw'.h- ' fHndirg the orders of the Captain and a- 1 thers oPicers. TJle greater part of the ■ crew of the Sarah and Elizabeth, with the wounded r/ien, were then taken on board the Aurora, and out in irons, wher« they j;et remain. The Sarah arid Eliza beth arrived oa Wediiefday when the bo dy of the dead man was landed, and a .'er ' ci was taken before William Wat loii-floUuii tor on The j.urv were una 'mrr.Ous in 1 .icfing.it in wilful murder a gainlt the Captain ar.df part of the crew of tMe 'Atfrora. WVhear that the owner of the Sarah aud Elizabeth have intlitutedaprofecuiion againfl then; 'fwe foregoing fa<f!s are the fu&ftance of the deposition sworn be fore the coroner and jury. Names of tile ki.il d ariu wounded cn fioffnl the Sarah aitu Ellzab th—-Edward Boggs, carpenter's male, killed; Hugh Brooks, boitlwam ; William Bilker, line coiler; and 11. lluKy, fearnen wounded. CaptE Sjjgtoii ius wsjcerf a letter to the Mayor cr HtiU, djien<.:ii. 0 lii»- condudl ; and fays, tiut the crew ol the merchant man were in a ft ato of mutiny, and fir ed firit on one of his officers. LEGHORN, July 25, The nobles of Tufcany have offered ' heir services to his Royal Higliuefs* to oppose, if there be any need the daring ] enterprises of the rfeflraytrs of France,- Several mafcofttejits among the people have openly declared th«ir resolution to join the French, if they should ar rive! We know not why the andacity of these wretches remains unchecked by government. The Neapolitan cavalry daily expected joined wi/h the garrison might seize the learieis, a::d quench at ouce every spark of infui recVion, Our new recruits practice the exercise of the great guns vwth aflonifhing zeal and fiiecefs. The Toulon fleet, which is- expedted to fail tlie end or the mouth, is said to conlift of eight fhipsof the line andfe veral fiigates. Tnis is imagined to be gasconade, for it is aifierted that the Spanish fleet has joined the British fqua diou and that they block up the French in the haibourof Toulon. Admiral Goodall hag already failed efcortir.g the transports and fire fliips, and' to protect the difembai kation of : 1200 French in corsica, where it is thought the afiemhling of tb_eie emi ,grants may be ufeful in the end to make ucfccnts on the Southern provinces of France. STOCKHOLM, July 25. Though ftntence of death has been prononnccd against Thyfclius, the fana tic preacher by the Aulic court, the Superior court has mitigated (he fame to a confinement upon bread and water for eight years.—Next week will de termine the fate of all tliofe who wen; concerned in Baron D'ArmfeldtVfbn- fpiracy. * 'WraL.'oTr —-Hftlirwrfc . ~- - For the Gazette of the Urfted Slates. To the CITIZENS of Phladclfh'ia. Fellow-Citizens, HAVING observed in some of the public prints an invitation to the inha bitants of the City, to meet this day at the City Hal!, in order to foim a ticket for the ensuing eledtion; and having some reason to' fufpeft that ic has been given by agents of a certain party, whose members have been for this time past assembling in obicure corners, in ferder to organise themselves previous to the day of trial, 1 think it 1 highly neceflary to call your attention to an object which may involve very serious considerations, and to fugjjelt to you the propriety of having a numerous meeting in order to defeat the unfair views of these designing men. You have doiibtiefs fpen with legret that within these lad two yeais a total innovation has been efFeited in our mode of election—previous to that time the friends of the candidates were fatis fied to use their influence in private, anion git their own particular friends; whilil the objects of their choice obfevv. ing a reserve and decorum, evinced a becoming refpe£t for public opinion and permitted it to take its own diic&ion without an unfair bias- But wow our conduit is totally changed, and we bavj before us the hopeful of feeing alf the arts of undue influence and cpt ruption fuppknt the purity which fo.i roeily reigned on this intereftirtg occa f:on. A man who, through youi eare lellnefs and inattention, fhrnfcs he has acquired some right to public favor, and who dares now to offer himf-lf :-s your reprefetitative, was the firtt to move forward in this new style; and yet 'von permit him to flatter himfclf with the | hope of receiving yf.ar support Jii-hts un ; warrantable [Jteten'l; ons—lt is high time that you ftiou'd rouse frorti yotlr lethar gy and support the important rights of election with becoming dignity. As the mind of the hjibTic feerr.s to I have selected two perfonr, one of whieh i is to represent us in Congress, I .'ui.k ' you have a fair right to canvass their refpedtive claims, and to fix your choice by the opinion which you may form of th«ir private as well public; merits und qualifications. The pcrfon-who has reprefentfd lis in Congr.'fs for several v<Mrs can. never rmpsafc-he'd on the score of talent;— His judgment is lomid and has the aid or espei'tet jisf- —K in n«wi t>pi . nio.-.t are u iform—His fevv'cr* tft pro moting the resolution wcte not irtconli. c'ei'ibk*, "and liis attachment to our jjre fent con(l!tutio:i is inflexible—What more do you isquire in a man to excite your refpeft ar.d to encourage yon tc fcrve yourf-lves by keeping hiti as long as he yiil serve you in ,a post where lie c:tn do it so elTenrially ? What can you fay in favor of his an fagonift ? 'Tib true his enemies tnufl allow he poUtfles talents ; but here his veiy fn'.nds are at their neplus ultra. Does he poflefs a found judgment, or are his conduct and opinions uniform i I hope your condudt towards him will , convince even himfeTf that his judgment is none of ti c belt ; and ne to his ftea i di ness you mult all know that his in | cofifiilency is proverbial—lf he has in s any refpeft been uniform, it has been ir his attachment to money, and his per feve nines in getting it, and I believe it may be added, that in the disposal of it. he has never been known to (tray intc an aft of indiscreet liberality.—What were his public services in the revolt) tion ? The knowledge of them are 1 fancy, pretty much confined to himftlf '1 is true you have heard him vapotn about the men of "~6, and probably lit may have a few fears obtained in thai glorious year !—ls he-known by his at tachment to the preient constitution He was not known at all as a public character 'till lie herded with its ene mies and became their tool. In this hatfy sketch 1 have ende.i Toured to t'r,ace the outlines of the W afters, on whom vou feesnto haw -fixed as candidates for the reprefentatior in Crngrels ; it rerttamt with yourfelvs to take measures for Supporting yoiu own dignity, and fupprcfliog. the i timed vanity of impudent prctendert. T. KINGSTON. Jam. August 9. His Mafefty's {hips Intrepi'!, C'apt Carpenter, of 64 guns, and Chichtftr' of 44 guns Captain Fanconrt, arrivft !».■*' Sunday afterroon at Poit Roy:i irom Martinique which they left t: ' 24th ult. when Guadeloupe was ch'ci; blocked up by the Biitifh fleet, com mandrd by Admiral Thoicfort. On the coatt of St. Domingo tl) above mentioned ftjips fell in with th French sloop of war La Sy;ene, r.m
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