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The emperor has set aside the monopoly of import
ing salt, which some mere ants of Vienna and others
at Trieste and Buccari had obtained, of exclusively im
porting salt made from sea water. This trade is laid
open to all persons in refpe& to importation, but the
retailing of it is retrained as formerly to the public
Bore houses.
Eighthly. Our edißs for suppressing of any religi
ous orders shall be executed without any variation.
Ninthly. We will also, that our decrees, concerning
the reparation of the convents, and of their superiors,
and of the congregations of their order, without our
provinces, and for the full submission of all convents
to the primitive jurifdiHicn of the bishop, shall proceed
and be executed in their full extent; on ! y we permit,
that the provincials or superiors of any order, who have
been already elected to join in the election of the gene
ral of the order, by a letter of notification. This letter
shall be sent under a flying seal to the government,and if it
be conformable to our ordinance, it shall be transmitted
toour minifter,refident at Rome ; and the fame way shall
be taken, in fending back the answer. If any difficulty
arise on this head, the government shall communicate
it to our chancery. The serene arch-duke shall there
upon proceed, fa as that our orders be punctually
obeyed. Concerning which we pray God, &c &c."“
Notice has been given by circular letters thro' Bohe
mia, that young men, who with intent to get promoti
on in the church, would repair to the Germanick Hun
garian convent at Rome, shall hereafter go to Pavia,
whither this college will be transferred.
The fifth rTpcHs certain rights and duties upon
ecclesiastical proceedings, which it retains, except on
balls, which concern doctrinal matters only; which
however mull be produced for infpeftion.
Sixthly. The archbishops and bishops of our Lom
bardy, and in like manner those of our other provin
ces, (hall be from henceforth, obliged to take special
oath of fidelity to u«, as their lawful sovereign, such
as we fend herewith to the serene archduke, our go
vernor, who shall administer this oath in our behalf.
Seventhly. There shall be no alteration in the re
gulations, which forbid our fubjeds to apply in the
firft instance, to the court of Rome, for dispensations
of marriage, within the prohibited degrees of blood or
affinity. The bishops shall freely exercise their origi
nal rights in these cafs; yet such bishops, as may
be fcruoulousof acting herein, according to their in
herent rights, may ask of his holintfs such authority,
as they may think ufeful or necessary: but such autho
rity shall be for life, and to dispense with the rules of
marriage, which concern the diflant degrees; that is
to f a y, the 3d and 4th degrees. The dispensations
which refpea nearer degrees, according to the decision
of the council of Trent, shall be granted, but very
rarely, and to persons of princely families only, or in
important infiances, wherein the public good is con
cerned. In this laftcafe, we permit applications to the
court of Rome, by the means of the diocesan bishop ;
on condition, however, that we firft allow thereof'
Our licence sh ill be granted when the aforefaid motives
require it. For this purpose, the request and the rea
sons in behalf of it, shall be pref< nted to the council of
our government, where they shall be examined, and
treated as they m~rit. If they be found fufficient,
then upon report to us, and upon obtaining our li
cence, the ordinary shall solicit, in the name of the
parties, the dispensation, at the court of Rome.
Corn having failed this year on the sea coafl, the
mperor has granted, fr®m his treasury, to Triefteand
Fourthly. There (hall be notice given to the bi
fh >ps of toe order, by w^jCh we have expressly forbid
the speaking or writing lor or against the bull unigen
itus; and al! profeffrs of divinity (hall be expressly
forbidden to speak concerning this bull to thei pupils,
beyond what (hall be neceffare to explain to them its
exigence and contents. And also the advancing of any
propositions or proofs, which may concern this bull,
whether privately or publicly, in the;r lettuces, exa
minations or theses.
•VTE NIT A, N^craber^.
WE hear from Milan, that an imperial edift, in
the following terms, has been published
there.
'' Conformably to the conferences, which we have
had with the pope, Whilst he abode at our court, con
cerning the' different ecclefiahic objeds upon winch we
have heretofore ma^'e regulations for the good of reli
gion and the ft te, we have thought fit to publish our
final resolutions, for the information and direflion of
the governments of the provinces, in order that they
may be attentive to their fopport and execution. Hav-,
i. 2 already made known by our royaledifl of the §th
of May,hand the in(lrnations transmitted therewith to
the serene arch-duke, the governor of the Auflrian
Lombardy, our resolutions, relative to the collations
to ecClefiaftical benifices within the fame, we think
proper to make our ultimate declaration, on the fol
lowing heads:
Fird. Our public edifts and regulations on chrifli
an toleration in matters of religion, th II remain and
be fully execut'd.
Secondly. The fyflem eflablifhed for the licenfure
of books, and the rules prescribed to the royal cen
sors, thail be followed in their extent. However, the
bishops may remunerate to the government, concern
ing books, which concern our mpll holy religion, and
which th-y may confider as prejudicial to it ; but
when such rernonhrancev shall be made, government
fhiil enquire whether there be ground to apply to us,
for the prohibition and suppression of the book com
plained of, or whether the case fall within the rules
prescribed concerning the licenfiog of books
Thirdly. The exercise of the royal right ofinfped
ing epifcbpal seminaries and other colleges for the edu
cation of clergymen, as well in discipline as dodrine,
shall be equally maintained, as we have ordained.
H A MB UR G, November 15.
The Zerickzee of 64 guns, a Low-Dutch ship, has
been cast away on the Damfh coast, and great part of
the crew has perched.
Dec. 10 All the regiments of infantry, fays one of
our papers, below the 60th, will be reduced as soon as
peace shall be signed, and the officers of these corps
placed upon half-pay ; these will afterwards be promot
ed according to their rank, into the old regiments, to
u P vacancies either by death or otherwise. This
reform becomes indifpenfible, since we no longer need to
keep up troops to Ration at Boflon, Philadelphia,
Charleflown, Minorca, nor perhaps at Gibraltar.
During these difeuffions, which difeover difeontent,
the inhabitants of the Hague, at the close of a feaft,
which it is usual to give the ftadtholder, had schemed
an address to him, to thank his highness for his frank
and fatisfadory communications and the paternal care
he has (hewn in thedirfaion of the navy. This piece,
which has appeared in the Gazette of the Hague, seem
ed to wound the Rates of some provinces, who had
asked for eclairifements, concerning this diredion.
The ftadtholder has interposed to prevent the deli
very of this address, and another has been drawn up,
in which the townsmen of the Hague barely compli
ment the prince, without meddling with matters be
longing to the foreign Rates.
The chamber of eleven cities, according to letters
from Friefland, which forms the fourth quarter of the
Rates of Friefland, conßantly oppose the revolutions
of the other three chambers, composed of deputies, as
well of the nobles, as the freeholders of the fiat coun
try; and it is known, that this tonduß so opposed to
the wishes of the people, is owing solely to the influence
of a single individual in each city, under the name of
chief burgher master, and to the custom which has
been introduced of yielding the nomination of all mu.
nicipal offices to the court of the prince ftadtholder.
The excess of this abofe has caused the magistracy of
Dockum, to take a bo'd flep ; it has been unanimous
ly resolved, except by the firft burgher mafler, to
restore to the members of the regency, the an ient
privilege of disposing of all provincial offices, which
become vacant, and to inform the ten other cities of it
by circular letters ; exhorting them to follow this ex
ample, and to notify, as they had, the prince of this
proceeding. The magiflracy of Dockum in their re
solution of the 10th instant, assign the following mo
tives for it; “ that astonished and diffatisGed with the
opinions given by the quarter of the cities in the deli,
berations of the Rates of the province, against the sen
timent of the three other quarters, though evidently
for the public good in the mod effentiil business, they
can only attribute this to the obligations which the
principal deputies of this quarter, among whom are
the chief burgher maflers, are under to the fladthold
er, and their dependence on him ; and therefore they
have taken this r^folution to counteraa and remove
this influence." This resolve was in ftantly executed,
by nominating to two va ancies in the municipal
council. The circular letter sent to the ten other cities
has been taken under deliberation.
Buccari, the sum of 15,000 florins, to be employed in
the purchase of grain, for the relief of the people, by
sale of it at a low price.
The north weft wind, known in Provence,by the name
of the Mifirel, was so renowned among the Romans
for its violence and salubrity, that the emperor Au
gustus erected an altar to it. They write from Salen
and Cran, in the diftrift aforementioned, that it had
not prevailed much this year, but toward: the elofe of
Cftob.r last it became very frequent, and that an en
lightened naturalist measured the firength of it on the
30th of October, with an anemometer peck, as is de
scribed in the journal of natural history of the month
of January last. The day on which the experiment
was made, the wind was so violent, that it tore up trees
by the roots, and carried away roofs of houses. At
three qu rters after three in the afternoon, at the mo
ment of the hardest fquall,the anemometer demonstrated,
that toe wind striking on the (urface of a square feot^
removed the weight of thirteen pounds and a half: if
this firength of wind had lasted for a few minutes only,
nothing could have refilled its violence. For the force
of fix pounds is (ufficient, according to Mr. Boucher,
(when it continues) to tear up the best rooted trees.
In the year 1779, the strongest wind did not remove a
weight of more than 93 ounces. In 1780, we have no
measure of it by tnis increment. The fqvall of the
goth of October last, forms an asra among the meteolo
gifts, whila it blew, the barometer fell three lines and
an half below its middle flation.
In confluence of the prerogatives belonging to his
dignity, the fla^thclder of the seven united provinces,
has a right to eled the magistrates of many cities
which usage was established by admitting his recom
mendations to offices not dire&ly within his nomina
tion. The cities of Dart and Schoonhoven have lately
resolved to refuse their ancient rights, Rotterdam and
Scheidam have done the like, and have informed the
ftadtholder thereof by foleron deputations.
Dec. 17. Division flill prevails in the councils of the
united provinces, at a time when there is more need
than ever to be united.
BRUSSELS, November 26.
L O ND O N.
PAR IS, December 17.
American News.
N E W- Y O R K, March i 9.
The immense number of letters brought by the Ha
lifax pacquet, in the November, December and Ja u
ary mails, having necefarily poßponeJ the delivery of
them until this morning, we are at present prevented
from giving all the latest opinions ot our correspond
ents in Europe, upon the questions of peace or war
certain it is, that preparations, with the utmost exer
tion, were making to equip very formidable arma
ments, to finifh the contef lin another Weft-lodia
campaign. The combined fleet, we are told, had not
yet departed from Cadiz.
Extrad of a letter from London, dated Dec. 13, 1787.
“ Things remain in the fame Rate of uncertainty
as when I last wrote, therefore must refer you to the
January mail for more decision. My present opinion
is, that we shall have no peace. The house of Bour
bon are making vast preparations for war. De Barras
has failed from Br&ft with ten fail of the line and ycoa
troops; twenty fail also are preparing at Cadiz, and
they mean to acquire a superiority at sea in the Weft-
Indies. This does not look like pacification refpefl
ing America. The minister has declared that the trea
ty with the American commissioners, is not irrevoca
ble, if peace is not now made with France, and Mr.
Pitt said the fame in the house of commons, though it
has been differently stated in the newspapers."
Ex'raß of another letter from London, dated Jan. 1
fi We seem to be eagerly pressing at peace, almost
on any terms; our present rulers have made it neces
sary for themselves but were I personally interefled for
any them, I would strongly recommend to my friend
to beware of the consequences. The nation at large
do not find themselves in such humiliating circumflan
cer, to accept of difgraceful terms, and will ill brook
their honour and interest being facrificed to the partial
interefled views of a few individuals
I know little more of the provisional articles than
when I wrote last, ex ept that there i? one article in
the treaty, which will appear of importance to you
and many of my friends at New. York, and that is a
condition for the repeal of all ads of attainder against
the prfons of the loyalifis.—General Grey, now a
knight of the bath, goes out direaly to succeed fir
Guy Carleton, (who comes home at his own request)
and will most probably carry with him the determina
tion of the ministry, refpe&ing the holding or giving
up the post of New York and its dependencies. Such
is the secrecy of the cabinet, that we know not whe-
I ther we shall have peace or war,—my opinion is in
favour of the latter."
By a letter from London, dated January it, we are
informed that the ultimatum of Great- Tritan, refped
ing peace, was a day or two ago feut from London to
Paris. The supposed terms were feverel, reprobated,
^nd the peopleclamoured highly for a continuance of
war, unless a truly honourable pacification can be se
cured b. Great-Britain. It was generally thought
there would be a very aOive campaign upon the oceans
The St. Esprit, a French 42 gun fllip, is wrecked
and loft on the rocks of Cherburg.
SIX-PENCE REWARD.
RAN-AWAY yefterdty morning, a bound girl,
named ROSE TAYLOR, near 16 years old,
has light coloured hair, a down look, and much given
to lying ; bad on a black petticoat and brown linfey
frort go^n, with a red and white croG barred Bar
celona handkerchief : whoever delivers her to her
matter, shall have the above reward, paid by David
C. Cbypoole. March 3.
Ten Dollars Reward.
BROKE out of Gloucester fail, on Friday night last,
a certain JOHN VANDEGRIFT, a shoemaker by
trade, a^ur 5 fe. r 7 inc h es highs had on a browa
cQtee, woollen trewfers, wears his hat cocked behind,
club of light coloured hair. Whoever
,11 deliver mm to the hid j a % or f ?r „ rH him so that
1 may get h, m % n , fl„ll have the above reward,
pud by PETER HUNSINGER, jailor. March 17^
RICHMON D, (Virginia) March 15.
The following is an authentic relation of the aflioii
between the brig Iris, and the privateer Admiral Dig
by, belonging to New-York.
The brig Iris, a letter of marque of $ fix pounders
and 42 men, commanded by captain Smiley, which
failed from the Havanna the 23d of January, bound
to our river, was chafed on Cape Charles, by the Am
phion frigate and privateer Admiral Digby, in the
evening of the 7th ult. The Iris unexpectedly firm k
upon a small spit of land in coming round the cape,
and the Digby being very near, grounded also within
pistol shot ; a few minutes previous to which, an en
gagement began, which continued as they lay parallel
to each other, about two hours and an half, when
the Digby, having been often hulled by the more for
tunate shot of the Iris, had seven feet water is her
hold and furr^ndered. She was commanded by capt
Laughton from New York, armed with fourteen dou
ble fortified four- pounders, four short nine pounders,
and had fifty-four men on board, four of which were
kibed and twelve wounded in the adion. Capt. Wing
and upward: of twenty American prisoners, were, on
this occasion happily released. The Iris had her fp'ars
rigging, and fails much damaged, and but four people
wounded, who will probably recover Exertions were
made with great appearance of success the next day to
heav~ off the Iris, but the wind and furf rising in the
evening destroyed both vessels, and exceedingly endan
gered the live of about fifty people who, however
were happily faved.''