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The CITI Z E N. No. 111.
• Dabis, improve, p.cnas
Virgil.
AS I have profefled myfelf to be a sincere
friend to the fair sex, I cannot omit answer
ing the following letter, sent me by a lady, who
seems to have fuffered the basest usage.
To the C I T I Z E N.
S i r,
« PERHAPS in all your peculations, you
" have never met with a case more de
" plorable than mine. Better than two years
“ since, a gentleman made profeffions of love to
“ me; and I, through afimplicity very common to
" my sex, admitted and encouraged his addresses,
“ without Efficiently acquainting myfelf with his
“ character. He was too well pradifed in the
“ arts of deceit for so young and thoughtless a
" creature as I was. Though none of the hand
“ fomeft of men, yet there appeared so mucli fia
" cerity of heart, and his expressions were so
" moving, and sometimes accompanied even with
" tears and oaths, that my affections were imme
" diately engaged. He, in the most solemn man
" ner, promised me marriage, and time after time
“ was appointed for its celebration. —Whilst I
" was thus flattering myfelf with the pleasing
" profpeCt, little apprehensive of the constancy of
" my lover, the cruel and perfidious man forfakes
“ me. I have no reason, indeed, to regret the
" loss, as I have since found him to be the most
“ abandoned of villains. Together with the dif
-6< position of a rake, he pofTeffes too mean and
" niggardly a foul to render any woman happy.
" His treatment since affe&s me the most fenfi
" bly. In every company he makes free with my
" character and boasts of every familiarity I have
" permitted him to use. And not only this, but
" he has told the most egregious fal fehoods.
“ Dear Sir, experience has, no doubt, made
" you wife and taught you to pity and relieve the
" misfortunes incident to our sex; if you can by
“ any means save my reputation or shelter me
" from his scandalizing tongue, your name shall
“ ever after be mentioned with the greatest refped
“ by the disconsolate
“ FLORINDA."
Poor Lady, though she is unknown to me, I
pity her. According to her own confeffion, she
has been guilty of some imprudences ; and indeed
who is not when love blinds their eyes? —I think,
however, her fears are rather imaginary than real.
She ought to esteem herfelf extremely happy in
having miffed the Gentleman, and die may rest
assured, that a person of his character can never
destroy het's. All that she has to repent of and all
that the world will censure her for, is her having
encouraged the addresses of a person so destitute
of honour.
I always did and ever will detest the man, who
firft uses every artifice to engage the affections of a
Lady and afterwards triumphs over the conquest
he has made. It is cruel beyond expression, and
what a generous spirit cannot but despise. He
that Reals from a Lady her affections, and gives
her not his own in return, is a more contemptible
villain than he that robs her of her purse; as the
one is so much superior to the other. If a man
chutes to be a villain, where is the woman he may
not deceive? They have nothing to depend upon
but our word and honour, and when these are
pledged we are bound to the performance.
Probably had Florinda been more coy, she might,
if she chose, have retained the affection of her
lover longer.—ls innocent familiarities are denied,
we are apt to construe it as a sign of dislike; but
where indeed they transgress the bounds of modesty,
our regard, if ever so warm will immediately cool.
Happy are they who prudently keep a medium ;
neither a&ing too much upon the reserve, nor
condefeending to unnecessary freedoms.
The words of the poet are very applicable to the
purpose.
' ;' Most hard! in pleasing your chief glory lies;
“ And yet from pleasing your chief dangers rife:
“ Then please the best; and know for men offenfe
" Your strongest charms are native innocence.
“ Those charms are greatest which decline the fight,
“ That makes the banquet poignant, and polite.
" There is no woman, where there's no reserve;
“ And 'tis on plenty your poor lovers starve."
To prevent many evils, I would recommend
ffiort courtffiips, notwithstanding what has and may
be said in their defence. Years spent in courtship
and long intended matches seldom turn out for good
in the end.—l would also recommend matrimony
to all persons in general, as being a great friend to
the marriage-state. An old Maid and an old
Batchelor are odious terms.
I wish Florinda could bear her disappointment
with more patience, and may she soon be provided
with a good husband. Better however, to die an
old Maid, odious as it is accounted, than be yoked
to so base aman as the lover of Florinda.
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RO M E, December 3.
ADVICES from Palermo aflure us, that
the seditious in that town have assaulted
the King's troops that were in the fort of Caftel
lamore, and killed part of them.
Confantinople, Dec. 13. By an extra& of a let
ter from Count Romanzow, we are told, “ that
after several advantages over the enemy,our troops
now enter their winter quarters, with the certain
ty of remaining undisturbed and in a perfect secu
rity, the enemy being disabled to establish them
felvestpon the Danube."
Advices from the Archipelago inform us, that
the Rufiian fleet hath again begun to visit all neu
tral (hips, and carry off such merchandizes as be
long to the fubjeds of the Porte.
Warfa^, D^c. 26. The Minißers of the three
Courts have been occupied for eight days, in fettling
the power of the permanent council,which is said to
be the fame with that of the senate of Sweden be
fore the late revolution there. His Majesty is to
cled the Bishops, Senators, and Palatines, out of
three to be returned by the permanent council, as
also the nomination to certain offices civil and mi
litary, to which the King has at length consented,
and matters are expected to be fettled very spee
dily. What remains to be fettled is, the demand
made by his Majesty with refped to his finances.
His Majesty demands, besides the fix millions of
florins agreed to be granted to him already, two
millions of florins to bestow in gratifications, one
million to defray the expence of his body guard,
and 700,000 for that of his Uhlans.
Warfejj, Dec, 25. The Delegation having or
dered Lieutenant de Moller to take an exaCt
chart of Poland, it appears by this work, that
the republic yet remains possessed of 15,000 square
miles; that by the dismemberment, Austria has
occupied 2700, Russia 3440, and Prussia 900
square miles ; so that before the alteration this
kingdom has undergone, it had an extent of 32,340
square miles.
Peterfoiirgh, Dec. 28. The infurredion of the
Cossacks in the province of Oremberg, which it
was thought would have been quelled without
much difficulty, has gathered so much strength,
that it has been found necessary to order several
regiments to march into that province; and by the
last accounts it appears that the insurgents were
not yet dispersed.
Stockholm, Dec. 31. The disorders that are com
mitted here through the liberty of the press, have
engaged the high tribunal of the court to afl< the
King, whether, and how far that liberty might be
compatible with the new form of regency? Most
of the members of the tribunal are ofopinion, that
this liberty, as also all the other old arrangements,
which are not of any particular use, ought to be
fupprefled. It depends solely on the King to de
cide on what footing this liberty of the press is to
subsist for the future.
Hamburgh, Jan. 7. M. de Hecht, the Prussian
Minister here, has notified to the College of Com
merce, that his Prussian Majesty had thought
proper to aboliß the duties of twelve and an half
per cent, hitherto paid at Berlin on the transit of
sugars, and all other merchandize passing through
that city to Silesia.
Hamburgh, Jan. 11. They write from Peterf
burgh, that the Empress has erected at Mohilow
a Bifhoprick of the Latin Ritual, to which Bishop
all the Catholics under her vast empire are to sub
mit themselves. The Bishop is to have the title
of Bishop of White Russia, and is to be declared
independent of the Propaganda. Her Imperial
Majesty has also named the Suffragan Bishop of
Wilna in Lithuania, and has given him ten thou
sand peasants.
L ONDO N, Jan. 6.
Yesterday Count d'Aufbourge, a Baron of the
Ruffian Empire, was introduced to his Majesty at
St. James's, by his Excellency the Ruffian Am
bassador.
Jan. 8. A gentleman well known in the political
world, and but juftcome from France, informs us,
that the court of Versailles seems in a great fer
mentation upon the late accounts received from
her Minister at the Porte, since which the French
King devotes the whole morning to his Council,
and one or other ofhis ministers is constantly in
conference with him. It is averted great offers
are made to the French court from the Turks for
a naval assistance, as they expert the Ruffian fleet
will attempt the pass of the Dardanelles next spring,
tho' they have spared no pains nor expence to add
to its strength ; but however France may have the
inclination, she certainly wants the ability.
At the weft end of the town the Duc de Niver
nois's errand to England engrosses the conversation;
and those who pretend to be most conversant in
ministerial secrets affirm, with an air of assurance,
that the above Duke is come to solicit our Court
either to join with the French in fending a pow
erful fleet into the Mediterranean next spring, or
fuffer them to do it, in order to check the further
progress of th@ Ruffian arms, at least by sea,
which will save Constantinople from falling into
their hands. Asa compliance in either fenle may
involve us in a war, his Grace's voyage must prove
abortive.
• Jan. 11. The disposal of the living of St.
George's, Hanover Square, is likely to occasion
much warmth among the great. —The Lord Chan
cellor, Lord North, and the Bishop of London,
claim a right of presentation.
It is said that the ensuing sessions will be a warm
one, and that Lord Chatham, Lord Temple, and
Lord Camden, intend to renew the old constitu
tional questions, and to set the treatment received
by the East-India Company in its true light, that
the people of England may fee, against the next
General Election, who deserve their future confi
dence, and be convinced how neceflary it is, at
this time, to make choice of men who are not likely,
by their desperate fortunes, or profligate princi
ples, to betray their trust, and devote themselves
to the will of a defpolic Minister.
Jan. 12. The mail from Holland brings accounts
of violent storms having lately happened in different
parts of Europe, which have done great damage
to the churches, public buildings, to the land, and
to the (hipping, &c. and that several lives have
been loft.
Jan. 13. Six Rips from 400 to 500 tons each,
are fitting out at Portsmouth, for the purpose of
importing timber from America, for the use of his
Majesty's dock yard.
A correspondent assures us, that within these
few months the French Agents have received or
ders to purchase a considerable quantity of ffiipping.
Extras of a letter from Inverness, dated Dec. 30.
“ The emigration of the inhabitants of this part
of Scotland is very alarming; but considering the
situation of things in this country, it is not to be
wondered at. The following reasons are assigned
for it:
“ The tyrannical, oppressive, and impolitic
conduct of the landholders in this country, hath
at last driven the labouring poor to delpair. No
thing is now seen among that class of men but beg
gary and ruin. These many years past provisions
have been so dear, that even when work was got,
the labourer could scarce earn bread for his family.
What can he do now, when manufa&ures are so
low, but fly from a country where want and misery
are his only portion ? He hath no alternative, but
to starve, or emigrate.
" The following are the motives given for emi
gration to North-America by a body of Highlan
ders, who embarked last summer for that part of
the British Empire:
“ I. The price of lands is so low in some of
the British colonies, that forty of fifty pounds will
purchase as much ground there, as one thousand in
this country.
“ 2. There are few or no taxes at present in the
Colonies, most of their public debts being paid off
since the last peace.
“ 3. The climate in general is very healthy,
and provisions ofall kinds are extraordinary good,
and so cheap, that a Rilling will go as far in
America, as four Rillings in Scotland.
“ 4. The price of labour, (from the scarcity of
hands, and great plenty of land) is high in the
colonies: A day labourer can gain there thrice the
wages he can earn in this country.
“ 5. There are no beggars in North-America,
the poor, when any appear, are amply provided for.
“ Lastly, there are no titled proud Lords, to
tyrannize over the lower fort of people, men being
there upon a level, and more valued, in propor
tion to their abilities, than they are in Scotland."
Jan. 20. The House of Commons yesterday
broke up at half past three o'clock, having agreed
to the report of the resolution of Monday last, for
granting a supply to his Majesty, and ordering it
to be called over sn the 15th of February; and
the Speaker to write circular letters to all the
Members, to acquaint them therewith; inform
ing them, that those that did not attend, other
wise than by leave of the House Rould be taken
into the custody of the House. This order for
calling over the House, was on the motion of Al
derman Sawbridge, on which day he will make a
motion for Rortening the duration of Parliaments.
Letters from Vienna, Dec. 25, fay, “ A de
claration of the Empress Queen's has appeared
here lately, by which Re grants 12 florins per
annum, as a gratification to any one who will
bring up a soldier's child from its birth, till it at
tains the age 'of 18 years, and two florins a year
more for eloathing the said child. The inconve
niency of preventing soldiers from marrying has
been felt for some time, therefore they are hereby
permitted to marry; and as the number of chil
dren resulting from the said permission increase
daily, her Imperial Majesty was willing to faci
litate to the parents the bringing up of their chil
dren."
The Loyal Briton, Young, from London to
St. Kitts, was run foul ofin Margate Roads by
the St. Andrew, Douglass, bound to Jamaica,
and has received so much damage as to be obliged
to return to repair.
Yesterday a man who deals in flockings was car
ried before the Lord Mayor, charged with iiti
cing men to go to France, in order to carry the said
trade there; he was committed to Wood-street
Compter, till he can get bail himfelf in 6ool.and
his two fu reties in 3001. each.
Jan. 21. Yesterday the House of Commons re
ceived several accounts from the Commissioners of
the Customs, relative to the exportation of grain
to the WeP-India colonies, the titles of which
were read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Extras of a lette^from Gofport, Jan. 17.
“ We have a twelve oar'd barge building in our
dock-yard, very elegantly carved, and the inside
entirely gilt, and is thought to be the fineft boat
that ever was seen here. It is'intended to be made
as a present by the Ruffian Admiral to the Em
press of Russia's son, and is to be conveyed over
by a Ruffian frigate, which is to stay till the Ruf
fians who are in the hospital are a little recovered
and then they will be conveyed home."
Yesterday a number of recruits raised for the
East-India Company's service, were sent away for
Gravefend, to be put on board their refpedive
Rips.
Jan. 22. Orders are given to the Commission
ers and storekeepers of the different dock yards,
to make an infpeaion into the state of the differ
ent stores under their care, and to return an ac
count by the beginning of next month.
We hear that a petition has lately been present
ed to the Admiralty Board, by the African Com
pany, for a greater naval force to be kept on that
coast, for the better protection oftheir trade.
The following account appeared, in a foreign
public paper, which deserves to be remarked:
The Prussian troops have now entirely evacu
ated the diftrids of Pofena, Kaliß, Ploco, and
Syradia ; they went to the other fide of the river
Netz. This river divides the territories between
the Poliß Republic and those provinces which are
in possession of the King of Prussia; General Len
tulus, who had the command in chief of the Prus
sian troops, left Warsaw, and went to Berlin.
This famous General, in his passing the above
mentioned provinces, received compliments and
thanks from all the inhabitants, for the good or
der and ftri<ft discipline he kept among the troops,
so that no individual whatsoever was injured by
them: But theAuftrian troops, who formed a line
in the diftrids of Cracow, Lemburg, and Lendo
mir, have behaved to the inhabitants in the most
cruel manner ; and besides every thing which the
public was to find for the Austrian army, the com
mon soldiers, and the lower officers, robbed and
plundered every individual : They carried their
cruelty to such a degree, that Lieutenant H 1,
in order to press money out of a country gentle
man who would not tell him where he had hidden
his caR and best effects, put him in the severest
heat of last July, into a well-heated and close bath
room, where he left him 48 hours without vi&uals
and drink, till he was obliged to tell him the place
where he left his money. Frequent complaints
were made by the injured inhabitants to General
Haddick, who had the command in chief, as like
wise to General R t. These officers used no
means of redress, but, on the contrary, acquaint
ed the officers against whom complaint was made;
so that to revenge themselves they encreafed their
cruelties towards such complainers, insomuch that
the fubje&s of the Countess Caffokowßy were
lately infupportably opprefled by these cannibals.
That Lady finding no redress from the above
mentioned Generals, resolved to write a letter to
the Empreis Queen, acquainting her with all that
palled, which was delivered to her Majesty by the
Duchess Dowager of Lubomerfky, reliding at
Vienna. That illustrious Queen no sooner received
the letter, than Re wrote an answer with her own
hand to the Countess, nearly to the folowing ef
fed :—“ Your letter has been delivered to me,
and I thank you kindly for the knowledge you
gave me of the behaviour of my soldiers and head
officers, who by their wretched conduct stain the
fame of myarmies, and deprive me of that worthy
title of an Apostolic Queen: and to convince you,
together with the whole world, of my principles,
that the intrepidity of a soldier is only so far
laudable and deferring the protection of Heaven
as consists with righteousness; I will therefore dis
charge General Haddick (notwithstanding the
many laurels he has gained in the last war) as
likewise General R t, which you will find a
few days after receiving these lines." This
was actually fulfilled a few days after ; both Ge
nerals were called to Vienna to juftify their con
duct. All the offenders were put in chains, and
ordered to be carried to Vienna to take their trial
there. General Prie fs was sent to Lemburg in
the room of General Haddick ; and Fabrice,
to Wieliczka, in the place of General R t.
Jan. 24. The two vacancies at the Board of
Trade are filled. Lord Warwick's brother suc
ceeds to one, and Whitßed Keene, Esq; Lord
Dartmouth's brother in law to the other.
There Hands charged on the East-India Com
pany's books no less a sum than 40,0001. dis
bursed for the repairs of one of their Council's
country houses in Asia. Another Chief, whilst
in India, projected and carried on certain public
works at several of the company's forts, the ex
pences of which amounted to upwards of 580,000!.
After two such specimens of prodigality, whocan
wonder that the Company's affairs Rould verge to
a state of bankruptcy?
It was reported on Saturday, that fix Rips of
war are orderd for America with all possible ex
pedition.
Extraft of a letterfrom Stamford, Jan. 19.
" The following barbarous murder has been
committed on the body of Mr. Stokes, a farmer,
of Doddington, near Stamford : Yesterday
fc'nnight Mr. Stokes and his son went with a load
of wheat to Gretton mills, about fix or seven miles
from home; the son returned with the waggon as
soon as unloaded, but the father Raid to receive
the money for the wheat, and not coming home in
the evening so soon as expe&ed, search was im
mediately made after him ; the two next days he
was fought for without success, but on Sunday
evening he was found in a Rallow pond, into
which he was thrown after having been robbed
and murdered."
It is evident, from the prelent commotions in
the political hemisphere, that some very material
affairs are on the carpet ; which, though carried
on with the greatest secrecy, must Rortly be made
public.
There will be a state lottery this year towards
railing the supplies.
The speech at the opening a session of Parli
ament has been generally called the speech of
the Minister, though there seems to be some degree
of doubt in that matter with refpe& to the last.
In the speech we are told, that other foreign pow
ers (Russia and the Porte excepted) continue still
to have the fame peaceable dispositions with Eng
land; but in the debate on Friday, in relation to
the state of the navy, the Minister said, “ that we
never had so refpe&able a fleet as at present ; for
we had now 70 Rips of the line in good repair,
and twelve more would be launched in the course
ofthe year, which would make the number 82;
a fleet which no other nation could boast of; but
perhaps (fays he) some Gentleman may fay, it was
far too great, yet he would venture to affirm, that
Rould a war break out, we Rould have occasion
for our utmost force, as we Rould have to combat
France and Spain."
Letters from Peterfburgh inform us, that it is
no longer a doubt that there are risings of the peo
ple in the interior provinces of that empire, but
the public cannot get information as to the number
of the malecontents, nor learn the cause of their
riling.
It is talked that four regiments of foot have re
ceived orders to hold themselves in readiness to
march to Portsmouth, where they are to embark
for America.
During thecourfe ofthe last year 6559 Rips of
different nations passed the Sound.
The Mercury packet-boat, Dillon, for New-
York; Granville packet-boat, Stuart, for the Weft-
Indies, and King George packet-boat, Wauchope,
for Lißon, are failed from Falmouth.
A Dutch yacht is arrived at Copenhagen, hav
ing on board eleven Ruffian officers, who were
saved from a Ruffian Rip of war of 50 guns, late
ly loftin the Sound. The aboveofficers a^d forty
sailors and soldiers were all that were saved of the
crew.
NEw-YOR K, March 2T.
Saturday last the General Assembly of this pro
vince presented the following address to his Excel
lency our Governor.
To his EXCELLENCY
WILLIAM TRYON, Esq.
Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over
the colony of New-York, and the territories de
pending thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice-
Admiral of the fame.
The humble ADDRESS of the General As
sembly of the said colony.
Ma, it pleafe,our Excellency,
X^/E his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal sub-
VY je&s, the General Assembly of the colony
of Ne^w-Tork, beg leave, before your Excellency's
departure, once more to express the grateful sense
we entertain of the uprightness and integrity of
your conduct, during your adminiftraticu U this