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* I 'HE Members of the Providence
Mutual Fire-Infuiance Company are
hereby notified, thatTuefday the fifth ofjan
uary next, is the day appointed by their char
gC’r fi° r their annual meeting, for the choice of
o flricers. It is requefted that a genera' atten
dance may be given atsthe Coffee-Houfe, at s
•’clock, P. M. pn faid day.
order of the Dirt fair,
Joseph Lawrence, S«’r».
Bttembir ifi.
■ the Sign of the G OLDEN
H B E E-H I V E,
■ Jeremiah F. Jenkins,
M HAS FOR SALE,
Mk HANDSOME alfortment ®f
Bennets, viz.— B.uh (haps, open work,
and bordered pipe ft raw, poicupine and
boidered, gimp ditto—alfo, an af-
Bnrcnt of draw trimmings for dilto.
■ Mock fable and other furr trim-
aflorted, ft Ik and camel’s hair (hawls,
and fringed white, coloured and black ;
e black fl. nnel ditto, while faftiiona
■e dark coloured coatings, fuperfine ditto
■r ladies wear.
9 Superfine London dreflcd broad
■oths, caflimeres, fwanfdowns, baizes and
fearnoughts, flout plain keifey and other
Mrarfe cloths, blankets affined, fome extra
Mrgeof a fuperior quality ; fine and coarfe
9^g' n g*> v»>y fine cambrick threads, widow’s
■»?-, women’s extra long, white, black and
■loirtd (ilk and cotton gloves and mitts ;
■ ff-s ditto, lined with fleece and furr; bea-
Mir ditto, fufhions.de riobona allotted, furni-
Bre, dark mourning and other calicoes ; co.-
Mt cambricks, velvet bindings of different
■id-.hs and prices, fewing Silks, flofa ditto,
Hnens afforted,. very fine linen and cotton
Bindkerchiefs, csmbrick ditto, dimities, table,
Brwehi.ig aid clouting diapers ; Oteetings,
Bncn and cotton ; company gurrahs and other
Buttons, pref rable to thofe commonly impor-
Bd; black aud other coloured Silk velvets,fine
Bid coarfe black and cc’ouied cotton velvet
■ten women’s white wmlledhofe, open work
■lock, cotton ditto, men’s Silk hofiery aflbrt-
Hd, worfted ditto, outfize ditto, fupeifine aud
Boarfc brown hats, boy’s ditto,
■ (forte u colour* ; mill a mitts, gk>ves and caps,
■uperfine and common linen and rtiaper tapes.
I A h tndiome afTortment of common,
Scotch ingrain, real Kiudermiufter, Wilton
■nd Bruffe! carpets and carpeting, and a vari
■ty of patterns for carnages; oiled table-
Bloibs in patterns, beft Whitechapel needles,
SI. tn mua-t-r htsi.d.Cut, Llssfts ar..
■harps; Saddler’s blunts ditto, pins, 3 and t-4,
■ and 4 and t-s.
| A handfome afTortment of falhion
■ble Reel, pearl, pla<edand gilt buttons ; fin
■le and double bowed fpeflacles to fuit vari
■us ages, (leel fpeftacle cafes, a great variety
Kf neat finished table and defert knives and
■orka, carving ditto, feiflars, &c. penknives,
■laak, curtain and glafs fupporters; a variety
laf metal tea pot», teeth bruflres, lead pencils
Ipf the firfl quality, writing books, playing
Heards per gr< co or dozen, meffage cardr, glaf«
■ nk-ftmdi, and ft.nda in pairs, Wedgwood
■ok (lands. aflorted.
I A variety of lamps, viz. japanned
■all and fla*, Socket ditto, for candleflicks,
Hirn ditto with glafs chimoies for mantle
Hights, tall writing ditto, with (hades, urn
hanging ditto, fountain hanging ditto, flat
land tall brafa ditto, of various forms ; Small
hand and pocket lanthorns.
I Frcfh cafk and box raifins, cur-
Irants, real and common cinnamon and cinna
mon buds, nutmegs, cloves, mace, pepprr, al
fpice, ginger, flour of muftard, beft firft and
fecond quality of Bolton chocolate, cueoa
fiiells, bohea, Souchong, hyfon, young hyfon
■nd gun-powder tea, fuch as will pleafe good
judges ; Spanifti indigo, of the firft quality ;
•(fence of Spruce.
A handfome afTortment of twig,
chaife, phaeton aud loaded whips, neatly fin
ifhed ; fiddle firings aflorted, as uflual ; cork
foies.
.And lately opened at his CROCKERY SHOP,
An elegant afTortment of cut wine
■nd cordial glafles, barrel and upright tum
blers, feftooned and flouted ditto, gilt edges,
plain cut, Ac.
A beautiful afTortment of cut glafs
fait cellars, jelly glafles, fafliionable feftooned
fhort wine and whip glafles ; elegant cut caf
tors, plated frame fpare caftors, common half
pin;, pint and quart tumblers ; common
wine, water bottles and goblets, handfome
blua and white wafli bafons and ewers.
ALSO,
A great variety of cream colour*
ed WARE, asufual.
DEARBORN’S approved patent
BALANCES.
Deeenier 16. fiw.
[ No. i 5 6.]
AND
TOWN AND COUNTRY ADVERTISER.
ilifhed on WEDNESDAYS, by JOHN CARTER, jun. Printer of the LAWS of the UNITED STATES for the State of Rhodi-lil and, Wetj
. At the New PatNTtiro-OrnCa, Weft Side of the great Bridge, PROVIDENCE..
VARIETY STORE.
Candour will not permit us to fay, that
they are alike glorious for Great-Britain, or
any way equal to the magnanimity with
which (l.e has condufted the wa.-, and main
tained a combat, againft the progrefs ef a de
/Irntiive fy/lem. Befides failing in her princi
pal object,, fhe has recognized an aggrandize
ment to France, which, if the latter (hall poS
fefa an efficient and liable government, threa
tens to render her the preponderating power.
While France retains everything in Europe
of which (he has been known to defire the
permanent pofleflion, and regains all that flie
had loft elfewherc, Great-Britain has yielded
up all that (he had taken from France, and
the greateft part of what fhe had taken from
lier allies, reserving only the iflands of Cey
lon and Trinadad. It is true, that France
has Ukewile contented to make reftitution in
favour of the allies ufGraat-Britain7*to whonr
the prefrrvation of Portugal, in its integrity,
muft be allowed to be a point important. It
is to be remembered, that this is alfo confo
nant with the policy of France, which al
ways has been, not to aggrandize Spain at
the expence of Portugal. In truth, the con
ceflions of France aie but oftenfible—thole
of Great-Britain real. It mull, therefore, be
admitted, that the latter has treated upon un
equal terma. ,
In going thus far, however, we do not
mean to arraign the wifdom of the Englifli
government. It would ill become us to nafs
lentence on the alls of a foreign adminiftra
♦ .j- the managements of ateowo concerns.
And where we even to feel as Englilhmen,
we (hould condemn with camion. It is cer
tain that the lituation of Great-Britain of
fered only a choice of ferious and perplexicg
difficulties. There appears to have been no
ground to expecl from a continuance of the
war, the attainment of what, in the language
o' Engbfh policy, were called effenlial oijelts.
The reftoration of the anciint monaschy,
by foteign means, had long been a defpetate
pr<jeft. The aggrandizement of France had
beiore been acquiefced in, or ratified by all
the other principal powers of Europe, even
by thofe at whole immediate expence it had
been accomplillied. Gteat-Britain, power
ful at Tea, but not f<> by land when compar
ed with Fiance, could not have repaired the
evil by her own efforts ; and even if a new
coalition could have been formed, there fee
med little prof pell of one equal to the im
menfe talk. At home, there were evident
fymptome of depreciated and depreciating
cuirency, which threatened to involve the
whole fabric of public credit, and with it,
perhaps, the whole fyftem of Britilh induftry,
in one great ruin. The nation had long been
ftruggling under a load of-taxes, heavy be
yond example—lt had recently fmarted un
der the dreadful fcourge of a fcarcity of bread.
Who can fay what, in fueh a fituation, waa
the real temper of the people, or how far
their acquiefcence in a continuance of the
war could have been relied upon ? Thole
were perplexing confiderations—thia was an
anxious queftion for the government;—Per
haps a prompt peace had become indifpenfible.
On the other fide, there is great reafon to
believe that France had as cogent rcafons to
defire peace as Great-Britain, and would have
been fatisfied to allow the latter more favour
able terms, rather than to have broken off
the negociation. So far as domeftic confid
erations could have an influence, no doubt,
peace was a matter of the fi.ft neceffity to
her.—No doubt the nation nvift have eager
ly defired it.—And what political confidera
tions flood in the way ? What had Buona
parte to hope from a continuance of the war?
If the invafion of England was ever ferioufly
intended, it is prefimieable the time for the
attempt had pa (Ted ; there had been leifure
enough for ample preparation to repel it ;
the chances againft it were many ; from the
vaft means which mull have been employed
to give any profpeft of fuccefs, a failure might
have been attended with confequences dan
gerous to the political exiHence of the Firft
Conful. With his fagacitv, would he have
hazard'd an invafion ®n fuch terms ?
Laying afide invahon, then, we may fay,
that from the vaft fuperiority of the Marine
of Great-Britain, the chances by a continu
ance of the war, feem to have been in her
favour. ___
JVhat will be the effeß. of the Peaoe on the im
mediate parties ?
THIS is a quallion far more complicated
and difficult than the firft.* For France,
the terms of the peace are certainly very
glorious and advantageous. She retains all
thole aequifitiona on the continent, which
have railed her 10 coloflal greatnefs ; and fhe
recovers all that had been conquered from her
by the aims of Great-Britain, in the Eaft and
Weft Indies.
REFLECTIONS ON THE PEACE.
*PutUJhed inapttoiousNo. of the Palladium.
WEDNESDAY, December 23, 1801.
From the Palladium.
Much remains to be known, before a judg
ment Ought to be pronounced. Nor (hould
it be overlooked that Ceylon and Trinidad
are truly valuable poffeflions. The former,
in a confidereble degree, transfers from the
Dutch to the Engliih the trade in (pices,
the latter is capable of becoming a very im
portant colony in itfclf, and fiom its proxim
ity to the Spanifti fcttlements in South Ame
rica, very important, alfo*, in collateral confe
quences.
But the main queftion recurs—how will
the peace affcfl the two parties inltinfically ?
As Io Great-Britain, if fome of her bran
ches of trsde, for which (he was indebted to
the w .r,fhall ’«<■. now loft to her or ditninilhed,
otherj, which have been interrupted, will
•gain be reftored. We believe however
that the balance in this particular will ba in
her favour. But what will be the permanent
effefi? Will not France, exonerated from
debt, and occupying new and extenfive
regions, which have increafed both her
agricultural and manifafiluring refources, be
come a more formidable competitor than
ever? Will Grea'*3ritain, with fo enoimous
an increafe of debt and taxes, be able fucccff
fully to maintain ths competition ? Thefe aro
ferious queftions, but to which none but un
certain anfwers can be given. If France re
mains * military defpotiim, or if fhe ralaples
into anarchy, fhe can hardly be dangerous.
Much will depend upon the form of govern
ment fhe (hall affume. If oee that (hall in
fplre <cal confidence and good will—one that
(hall lyft-malicallv protect property and in
duftry—then muft (he indeed become a very
pow-.ful competitor: If the reverfe, the
conviufion muft be different.
V/iat may be the operation of an increafe
•fo?. titid taxea upon Great-Britain, it is
not eafy to preditt. In times pail, her debt,
ferving in a great degree as cspital,has e stend
ed her trade and manufactures. Has it at
length reached the point when it muft ceafe
to have this effeft, and produce an oppofite
refult ? This remains to ba fetn, and prudence
ought not to ri(k a conjefture. Confidering
the prodigious afeendant that Great-Britain
has gained over the reft of the world in com
mercial and manufacturing purfuits—con
fidering that the is in an eminent degree, both
theoretically and praftically, ver(ed in the
fcience of trade, finance, and other branches
of political oeconomy—confidering the very
fubftantial meafures which have latterly been
adopted to prop and fuftain her credit—and
confidering the vigour of her political con ft i
tution, evincing in the lateconteft how capa
ble (he is of bringing into aClion for every
purpefe, all her energies and refources—we
deem it molt probable that (he will furmount
the einbrraffments incident to a return of peace
after a violent (late of war, and will continue
to maintain a primary ftation as a commercial
and maritime ftate. But it cannot be diffetn
bled,‘that the intrinfic refources and power
of France have now augmented to a degree,
which, un'efs cramped by the defells of a
bad government, are too likely to give hei a
great afeendant over her ancient rival— too
likely, becaufe as citizens of the world aud as
Americans, we believe it to be delirable that
an Equii isxiuM (hould exift between thefe
two nations, and ferve mutually to bridle
their ambition.
As to France—what (hall we fay? Who
will undertake to foretell the future fortunes
of a nation, which, in the fame hour exhibts
all the varieties of the human charader ? Who
will attempt to explore the heights or fathem
the depths of the refplendcnt, and piofound
genius of Buonaparte ? Who will pretend to
let limits to his atchisvements ? Or to fay
what he may or may net accomplifh ?
The temporary deftiny of France, feemsto
hang upon the life of this extiacrdinary man.
Remove him, and all is probably once mote
afloat in that country. It certainly his no
fate political conftitution, becsule none that
infpiies or attrafls either national Armc-
TioNS, or national raijvnicts.—L'nleli it
(hall (liortly acquire one, its fortunes are pte
carious, its advantages svanefeent.
If lhe diftinguilhed chief, who now wields
the feeptre, (hall elevate his aim to true glo
ry, he will not content himfelf with a lyftem
te (all only his day.—He will endeavour to
confecr.>te his fame, by giving to France a
well adjufted focial organisation; a Confti
tution, which, adapted to the charader and
cirdumftances of the nation, and discarding
the wild whimfies of dreaming philofophifts,
(hail eftahlifti her profperitv on lhe folid prin
ciples of public older.—This accomplifficd,
Iter acquifitioDS will form the baht of fub-
Thefe are data from which to infer the
poffibility of better terms, had the Btitifh
cabinet been refolved to obtain them, or to
perfevere in hoftilities. But who can fay
that the perfonal charyfler of the Chief Con
ful may not have rendered that inference juft,
which had otherwife been fallacious ? Who
can fay, that Cieat-Britain may not have had
to fear new and more formidable combina
tions in the noi th ?
ftantial and durable freatßefs. If otherwife.
they will flit away like the painted forma of
a magic lantbcrn.
France affuradly will be bow, more lhaa
e<’er, an objrfl of jealoufy to all the power!
of Eutope; becaufe fhe is now, more than
ever, to be feared. The States, at whofe ex
pence (he has been aggiandized, will not ea
fily forgive her, or become reconciled to theic
confequent inferiority or infignificance. Thol«
1 who,in the Scramble for Spoil,feera to have loft
light of their permanent intereft in the prof
peft ef momentary gain, will new, when tha
game is over, fee through a jufter medium,
and affuredly will they (land aghaft at tha
GIGANTIC STATURE of that POWER,
which they have contributed to rear. Butt
they all wilt watch for the moment when
they may attempt to remedy the mifehief $
and (hould France be curled by a feeble or
diltr.Cted government, opportunities to break
with her will not long be wanting.
Befides the acceflibn of territoiv, fea-coaft,
Ac. France has doubtl'fs profited by tha
abolition of Some opprefllve feudal
as well as of fome pernicious financial aftab
liihments, interwoven in her old fyftem of
sdminiftratinn ; and the cultivators of her
(oil find their fituation much impioved. Butt
to infure Solidity to her acquifitions, every
thing in our conception turns upon the quef
tion, is fhe to have a (labia form of govern
ment ? If fo, wo may hazaid the opinion,
that {he will be out of the re.ch of ordinary
caSualties; but if not, her prelent gre.tncSs
will be Soon changed into wrctchednefs and
infignificance. Buonaparte is evidently en
deavouring to lay the foundation of fume du
rable political eftahlifliment, hut it what Jkape,
can only be conj'ftured—moil probably in
that of a new monarchical dynaftv, of which
he will be the Source. The re-eftabiifhmenc
of the Catholic religion is a moft potent en
gine for this purpofe.
What a mirror does the prefent fituation of
Fiance hold up to the enthufiaftic admirei*
of her revolution, in which to behold their
folly 1 The religious fanatics will in vain look
for the downfall of Papacy, on which they
dwelt with fa much delight. Political fana
tics will in vain look there far an
eftablilhment of their viliouary and extrava
gant theories of Liberty and Efuahty. A
military defpotiftn erefled, and the reign of
the Pope renewed, mock their reveries, and
admomfh them, though perhaps in vain, to
team wifdem from thofe whom they have
hated, and (ought every occafion to traduce.
THE following is the chara&er which thitt
man, frequently mentioned as one of th*
pernicious (ociety of Illuminati in Germany,
gives of himfcif,in the introduftion to a wotk
which he entitles “ PiaClical Philofophy of
Social Life." “ And a more complete piflurtt
(fay the Britilh Reviewers) of a weak and
frivolous mind than the author here draws,
and goes on to finifh, as his own, wc nevex
fsw.”
“ I was very young when I firft fteppsd
upon the theatre of the world, and the Court.
My temper was lively, reftlefs and eafy to ba
affefled, and my bloud warm ; the feeds of
many violent paflions lay concealed within
me ; I had been Somewhat Spoiled in my firft
education, and had too great attention paid
my little perfon, which induced me to de
mand too much confideration from thofe
arround me. My liveliness caufed me to com
mit many inconfiftent aflions ; 1 was pseci
pirate in cveiy thing, al ways doing either too
much or too little, ever being too late or too
(eon ; becaufe, invariably, 1 was about to
commit a folly or relieve one. Igenera'ly
mifl’ed my aim from omitting to aft upon a
Ample plan. When firft 1 appeared at Court,
I was too carelefs, too open, and unfafpicious,
which did me a great deal of injury. 1 re
folvcd,however,te become a complete courtiee
—my conduft grew artificial, and I loft the
confidence of good men; I was too pliant,and
this deprived me of external tegard, internal
d'gnitv, and felf-conftftcncy. Being diflatii
fied with myfclf, 1 grew refervedand Angular.
This creaied'Moniftiment, myj Society was
courted, and my Sociability revived again. 1
renewed my former conneftions, difearded
my Angularity, and lhe charm which my fe
clufion from the world had created, and
which had attrallcd the attention of others,
disappeared at once. At another period t
lathed the follies of the time with fome degree
of wit ; 1 was now dreaded, not beloved ;
this grieved me; and being defirous to repair
this lofs, I proved niyfalf a hartrlefs being,
displayed kind aod benevolent fentiments,and
Showed that I was incapable of hurting and
persecuting others. But what was the con
sequence ? Every one of thofe I had offer fl
ed by my foitncr conduft, or who imagined
themlelves tha objefta of my farcafma, abuled
me on feeing me defend myfelf only with
blunted v.eipor.s, which could do no bairn.
At other times, when mv fatirieal humour
was anct.urag.-d by the spplaufe of jovial com*
BARON KNIGGE.
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