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patriotism of John IV ilkes, might have
incurred the danger of a broken head.
And indeed, I must confefs, that myfelf
partook of the general phrenzy, and in
a measure, idolized that renowned dem
agogue, tbit precious " Man of the
People." Long ago I saw my error,
and having had leisure and opportunity
mere folly to examine the merits of the
political Ihgon, to which I once bowed
the Knee, I communicated to the pub
lic; in authentic documents, the result
of this examination, as a ufefal lesson to
all who have eyes to fee, & ears to hear.
Mr. Gibbon, the celebrated historian, .
in the memoirs of his own life writes as
follows :• —"This day,(Sept. 23, 1762,)
Col. Wilkes dined with us. He told
us himfelf, that in this time of public
diffention, he was resolved to wake bis
fortune. Upon this principle (to make
bis fortune) he has conne&ed himfelf
closely with Lord Temple, and Mr.
Pitt, and commenced a public adversa
ry to Bute, whom he abuses weekly in
the Lord North-Briton and other politi
cal papers in which he is concerned."
This document, this confeffion to a
bosom friend, developes the political
character of Mr. Wilkes. His objed
was to make bis fortune. This it was
that enkindled the etherial fire of pat
riotism in his foul. This it was that
directed his tongue and pen. His po
litical career began with a warm and
spirited attack upon the administration
of Lord Bute. In that blundering
tedminirtration, there were easily found
objects enough for censure and invec
tive ; but in the mean time, if Wilkes
could have had better profpe&s of gain
or promotion in writing for Bute than
n writing against him, he doubtless,
would have supported that Minister's
toeafures for his aim was, to make bis
Fortune.
In the British Gentleman's Maga
zine, for the year 1770, there is a copy
of a letter of Mr. Wilkes, that was to
be communicated to the citizens of
.London, in which he wrote as follows:
66 I have Sir, a real pleasure in finding
cut and following the opinion of the
people. I will through life be faithful
to their cause, I firmly and sincerely be
lieve the voice of the people to be the voice
of God. I wim always to hear it clear
and diftinft. When I do, I will obey
it as a divine call, with spirit and alacri
ty, fearlefs of every consequence, and
dutifully submitting my own private
opinion."
Behold the man ! fee how his patri
otheart distends with a pure & ardent
love to the people ! And the people,
on their part, bless him witli ten chou
fand tongues, and even iron lungs are
Worn out or ulcerated in vociferating
his praises.—At his approach, they
throw up their hats and caps, and fill
the air with shouts—unharness his car
riage, and putting themselves in the
place of the horses, draw him with
their own hands thro' the streets ; or
else carry him triumphant on their
shoulders. Indeed he was a shrewd
man, and none knew better how to
ride upon the people's foulders.
At length the day of recompence
came. Wilkes obtained the Chamber
lainfhip of the city of London, worth,
it has been said, seven thousand pounds
sterling a year. His fortune was now
made ; the fire of patriotism instantly
ceased to glow, and his sovereign con
tempt of the people soon appeared.
When afterwards Lord George Gor
don, undertook to ad the demagogue
and head avast and riotious multitude,
Mr. Wilkes was a most zealous and
adive supporter of government, and in
person led out the posse comitatus, to sup
press the rioters. Nay, he even went
so far, as to fay, that if power were
given him he would not leave a single
rioter alive.
While Mr. Wilkes was vilifying the
administration of government, he at the
hme time took a prudent care to flat
ter the people, and make the warmest
>rofeflions of an affectionate attach
ment to them, and an entire devotiod
to their interests.
The king and ministry, in recom
pence of his zealous attachment, freely
forgave his former political heresies
and iniquities ; and he lived and died
in the pale of the political church—an
orthodox believer in and supporter of
the measures of administration. Peace
to his ashes !-—I would not have dis
turbed them but for the public good.
These sketches of the political cha
racter of Mr. Wilkes may be inftrudive
in the present age.—ln all the different
periods of the world, the intrigues of
ambitious men, and the arts of popular
deception have been much the fame.—
And whenever we fee a man blowing
the trumpet to proclaim his own pat
riotism ; flattering the people and pro
feffing toward them an unbounded af
feCtion and an entire devotednefs to
their views and interests, we mayjuftly
fufpeCt he intends to make his fortune.
HISTORICUS.
Two thousand eight hundred and
ninety four new works, appeared at the
last Easter fair, at Leipfic (in Germa
ny,) the general mart of European li
terature.
LITERATURE.
By this pamphlet, which is full of official doc
uments, it appears, that Gov. Sargent found
it necessary, for the vindication of his public con
du&, from the afpertions of Davis, Claiborne,
and other interested calumniators, to make a
voyage to the Atlantic States. He reached Lof
ton in May last, and made preparation for A
journey to the feat of government ; where he
arrived on the 30th May; immediately waited
upon the President, whom he had previously in
formed of his visit, and wi, received apparently
Very grasiofy.—llc was introduced by the fol
lowing :—
" Boston, Iltb May, 1801.
" SIR,
" MY friend, Winthrop Sargent, Gov
ernor of the Miffifippi Territory, will have the
honor of presenting this letter to you. This
gentleman served under my command, in the
revolutionary army with the hlgheft approba
tion of the commander in chief, and of every
officer in the army, whose good opinion was of
any value. It is more than a quarter of a cen
tury since 1 have been intimate with him, and I
never heard of any a&ion of his, but what
would render him honor, in the assembled pres
ence of all created beings. 1 know well the
loftinefs of his mind, and his unaccommodation
to every thing mean, has created him enemies,
and we have seen accusations brought forward,
but not supported, before the National Legisla
ture. All he asks is fair, unprejudiced invefli
gation. I have assured him most strongly, of
that, of which he before had no doubt, that you
would most certainly try, before you condemned,
and that upon trial, all being right, you would
vindicate his honor, and the honor of govern
ment, by a re-appointment.
" I am, with high refpe& and attachment,
" your obedient servant,
“ HENRY KNOX."
" Thomas Jefferson, 7
" President of the United States.")
THE dismissal of Gov. Sargent, from the
government of the Miffifippi Territory, is a fub
je& of general conveffation. It was one of those
evidences of intolerance which was to have been
expected from the present administration, not
withflanding the honied promises of the inaugural
Speech. But the public have yet to learn, that
the Executive conduct therein exhibited a feene
of the most detestable b,petrify and duplicity,-ewee^
known. This is particularly (hewn in a pam
phlet* which I have now before me ; and which
ought to be in the possession of every one defirotfs
of information on Executive conciua.
Notwithstanding the cordiality of his recep-|
tion, on the morning of the gift, Gov. S. was in- /
formed of the appointment of Mr. Claiborne.—!
This the Governor doubted, and one of the heads
of departments pledged himfelf that it was not
true,and that Claiborne never would be Governor.
OMARK, READER, CLAIBORNE WAS
THEN APPOINTED. Upon the id June,
Governor S. had audience of the President ; —
and Rated, that the great object of his journey
was to re-edablifli a reputation, which had been
violently and cruelly assailed by a party, at the
head of which,and apparently from very impure
motives, was Mr. Claiborne; a man who had e
vinced his enmity towards him as early as '9B;
who had declared himfelf a candidate for the
Miffifippi government ; and since his return to
Tenneuee, insinuated that it had been promised
to him—that it was suggested a commission for
him was actually made out, which, although the
government was not, in a pecuniary point of
view, of much consequence, would however, af
fea him very sensibly, as tending to depress all
zeal for good order in the country of his resi
dence, and obviously affix the public seal to the
volume of calumnies that had been uttered—
that he wished only for an opportunity of mak
ing a ftatemeht of all his official proceedings
and conduct, which under the administration of
the Presidents, Washington and Adams, had
been honored with full approbation, and which
he persuaded himfelf, he, Mr. Jefferson,
could not confider as repoehenfible—that for
this purpose it was proper he should repair to
Boston, where he had left papers important to
his defence—that the clamors againfl his admin
istration, had, he verify believed, originated, and
been foftered, principally,by a rancorous British
pensioner, resident in the Miffifippi Territory,
Mr.Jefferfon assured the Governor, that from
every thing which had come to his view, noth
ing difhonourablc had ever attached to his char
a&er—that Mr Claiborne had no authority for
insinuating that he was to be the Governor—
that no decisive measures mere, or Jbould be ta
ben upon the fubjeft until he had ample oppor
tunity to make his representations, which he
proposed to receive through the department of
Rate, and upon which he would bellow his
candid and impartial attention, g, Mark again
reader, notwitbjlanding all tbofe afertions, Mr.
Claiborne mas then appointed. The President
asked, who difeharged the Governor's duties at
the time ? and was answered by the Governor,
the Secretary, as he himfelf when Secretary of
the North-Western Territory, had difeharged
Governor St. Clair's duties. Yet strange as it
may seem, at this identical moment, a commis
sion was actually made out for Claiborne as
Governor, though not published in the Wash
ington paper until the middle of July. Upon
the loth of June, the Governor waited upon
the President, and through the medium of his
private secretary, informed him of his intended
departure, upon the ensuing day, for Bofton;[
and upon the 11th be left Walhington, havingl
previously addressed a note to Mr. Madison on
the fubje&.
Upon his arrival in Boston he was noticed of
his difmiffion from the service of a country, to
the emolument of which he had devoted his
whole life, by a letter from the Department of
State; which letter, and his reply are here
subjoined.
Department of State,,
SIR, Waftington, l 6tb sane, 1801.)
" IN adverting to the law constituting the
government of the Miffifippi territory, it ap
pears that the Secretary thereof is authorifed to
difeharge the Executive duties, in no other cases
f than those of the death, removal, resignation,
or necessary absence of the Governor. It fol
lows that since the expiration of your term; on
the 7th cf May, no provision exists for the emer
gency ; and that it becomes the duty of the
President to fuppjy the vacancy with as little
delay as possible. The various, and some of
them delicate considerations, which at prefect
mingle themselves with the designation of the
individual for this purpose have rendered it ex
pedient, in the judgment of the President, that
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* Two pamphlets on the fubje& have recent
ly been published—One of them relates to tranf
adlions in the Miffifippi Territory. The one
alluded to above is entitled " Political In
tolerance, or the Violence of Party Spirit ;
exemplified in a recent Removal from Office; With
a Comment upon Executive Conduct, and an Ample
Refutation of Calumny ; in a Sketch of the DUViceS
& Sacrifices of a DISMISSED OFFICER.
FROM THE CENTINEL.
MR. RUSSELL,
" in communicating this determination, I
have the plcafure to be authorized by the Pre
sident, to add, that he withes it to be under
llood, as not conveying any definitive opinion
whatever with r*pe& to your official or per
sonal conduct, which might wound your feel
ings, or throw a blot on your character.
“ With great refpedand esteem, I have the
honor to be Sir, your most 'obedient servant,
“ JAMES MADISON."
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THE ANSWER.
“SR,
" THE hard services of a life which has
been unceasingly devoted to my country, and
the fatigues of the late journey to Washington,
for the purpose of removing unfavorable im
pressions towards my administration, incapaci
tated me from returning here, with that dis
patch I could have wished, and postponed the
receipt of your letter to the last evening.
" Mr. Jefferfon's recent determination to fa
percede me will preffacially confirm all the
cruel calumnies that have been uttered ; and
the appointment of Mr. Claiborne whose mo
tives for so illiberally wounding my fame arc
fully understood, mull produce « not general
harmony and mutual attachment between the
people and the public functionaries of the Mif
fifippi Territory, so particularly necessary for
the prosperity and happiness of an infant estab
lishment"—which seems the avowed motive,
but the very reverse; and either prostrate all
zeal for good, and orderly government, within
the territory, or continue the tuoft discordant,
and baleful passions.
" The Committee, ordered by Congress to
inquire into my official conduct, reported (as I
learn by uewfpaper publications) that there did
not appear cause for further proceedings upon
the matters of complaint against my adminis
tration ; — which report has, it seems, been re
jected, thus continuing me the fubjed of most
malicious aspersion.
“ The rejecting this report upon my official
conduct is presumed by my friends, and myfelf,
to have been good and fufficient ground for re
appointment, as presenting the only favourable
mode for profeeuting a fair, just, and candid in
quiry, if such alone had been the object.
" The most rcfpeCtable characters of the
Miffifippi Territory, and gentlemen whose hon
or, and whose veracity have never been called
in question, have come forward to Mr. Jeffer
fon, with testimonies highly honourable to my
administration. They have in Strong language
expreffid a "confidence and a hope, that I
Should meet from general government, with
that reception whl'i was due to long and mer
itorious Services ;—not removal from an office,
which I Shall take care to eftablilh, has been ad
ministered always with the ftri&eft impartiality,
and a view to the public good.
“ Mr. Jefferfon himfelf declared to me at
Washington, that from every thing which had
been exhibited againd me, nothing dishonorable,
in bis view, had attached to my character.
“ That no appointment Should be made to the
Miffifippi Territory, until I had had an afople
opportunity, of making unto him, through your
department, a full Statement of my administra
tion, and services, which Should receive his im
partial and candid attention.
“ This assurance, from so high authority, and
so essential to m, reputation, I received in full
faith and confidence ; —my difappointtnents at
your notice are proportioned thereto, and at
tended with very unpleasant sensations of mis
trust and distrust ; —the bane of all government,
and which will sometimes obtrude themselves,
to even the belt disposed minds, upon much less
interesting occasions.
The government of the Miffifippi Territory
of consequence to me only, as I assured the Pre
sident, in the perfuafiou that my immediate re
moval, might hav^a tendency to prostrate good
order, and laudable zeal in the country of my
residence is become less defirable,by the continu
ed difpifition to bellow it on Mr. Claiborne ;
and as my official reputation seems of very little
consequence to the Frefident, the Statement
which I was to have the honor of making him,
through your department, I Shall poftpohe to
the session of the honourable Senate of the
United States.
The only remark I Ihall make on the
conduct above alluded is, that an Exec
utive capable of so much injustice,
ought to have had fufficient nerve and
openness, not to have fatlered while it
fobbed; nor to haye played the hypocrite
while it aCted the tyrant.
AN AMERICAN.
the Ration mould be filled with another than
yourfelf, whose administration, with whatever
meritorious intentions conduced, has not been
so fortunate a> to secure the general harmony,
and the mutual attachment between the people
and the public functionaries, so particularly ne
cessary for the profpciPy and happiness of an
infant establishment.
" 1 have the honor to be, Sir, with refpeaful
esteem, your most obedient humble servant,
WINTHROP SARGENT."
Honourable Mr. Madison.
Communication from the office of tbe Min
ifler for Naval Affairs.
On the 9th of July, five Spanish men of war
of the line with a frigate and<one French ship
of the line with two frigates, all under the com
mand of his Excellency Admiral Moreno, join
ed Admiral Linois at Algefiras.
Between the hours of 12 A. M. and one P.M.
of the 12th Ad. Moreno gave the signal for the
fleet to begin its departure for Cadiz. The
night was very dark —the wind blew frefh. The
French Ibips Le Formidable and Le St. Anto
nio remained behind. The British squadron
having also refitted, was at night all seen to the
windward. Unhappily the two Spanish three
deckers, mistaking each other for enemies, fired
on one another, after a desperate engagement
ran on board each other, and one of them being
on five were both blown up. Le St. Antoine
retired from the danger of the conflagration,
was thus separated from the squadron and has
not since been heard of. Le Formidable per
ceiving the disaster of the Spanish ships avoided
firing, and only maneuvered to get out of dan
ger. Ad. Monroe with the other three Spanish
ships and two French ones found himfelf by day
break weft of Cadiz. Le Formidable having
likewise failed for Cadiz, was at day-break on
the coast of Spain, and in a fitnation which ex-,
posed her to the attack of the, whole British
squadron. The fight began. Alone, agajoft
three ships of the line and a frigate, could (he
expe& to escape ? But her crew and the sol
diers on beard could not forfeit the laurels they
Foreign Intelligence.
BY THE LATE ARRIVALS.
Os the late Battles.
FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
The Ship's companies of Ad. Linois'sfquad
ron in the late fix months cruise, have acquired
an expertness in marine discipline, and a spirit
of order and obedience, Bill more necessary at
sea than on land, and of which the want is nev
er to be effectually supplied by irregular cour
age.—To these advantages they are chiefly in
debted for the immortal glory with which their
recent atchievements have crowned them.
Admiral Moreno has entered Cadiz with the
rest of his squadron. This gallant and refpeda
ble Commander had provided against every
chance of mifearriage which it was possible to
forefee. But a misfortune such as amidst a
dark stormy night befel two of die Ships, could
be neither reckoned upon nor prevented.
o
The following extract from admiral Sama
rez s letter on the fubje& of the above action,
will Shew the degree of truth to be attached to
the French Minister's account of the Formida
ble :
had earned in the glorious day of Algeziras:
they vowed co Sink the Ship sooner than strike
her colours. Victory foiled on the intrepid
resolution. A few well pointed Shots made the
frigate to Sheer off. Le Formidable was then
wrought about so as to dire& herfire on the
Pompee [the Cwfar] whose masts She Shot away
at the second broad fide. She had yet two other
men of war to encounter. By a hot fire from
both Sides at once, She obliged them co Sheer off,
and thus entered Cadiz in triumph !!
Never was a fight more glorious than this of
La Formidable. It was witnessed by the in
habitants of Cadiz on the Shore. They wel
comed capc. Trude and his crew with exulting
admiration.
“ It blew excessive hard till day light, and in
the morning the only ffiips m company were
the Venerable and Thames a-hcad of the Cxfar,
(and one of the French Ships, the Formidable,
the French Admiral's Ship, at force distance
from them, (landing towards the Shoals of Co
ni) besides the Spencer a-Stern coming up. All
the Ships immediately made fail with a frefh
breeze, but, a: we approached, the wind Sud
denly failing, the Venerable was alone able to
bring her to action, which Capt. Hood did in
the most gallant manner, and had nearly Silenc
ed the French Ship, when his main-matt (which
had been before wounded) was unfortunately
Shot away, and it coming nearly calm, the ene
my's Ship was enabled to get off without any
poffibllity of following her."
London, Are. 7.
Calais Papers back into July, contain articles
refpe&ing Egypt, unfavorable to the British ex
pedition to that region. But it is almost im
possible there can be any news from Egypt later
than what has been brought by Citizen Duare,
the French officer. It was less than 40 days old
when it reached Paris.
We received this morning the follow
ing copy of Lord Nelson's Address to
his squadron after the attack upon the
flotilla at Bologne :—
" Medusa, off Bologne, Hug. 5.
“ Lord Nelson has reason to be very
much fatisfied with the Captains of the
bombs, for their placing of the vefTels :
it was impossible that they could have
been better situated, and the artillery
officers have shewn great skill in en
tirely disabling ten of the armed vefTels
out of twenty-four opposed to them,
and many others, Lord Nelson believes,
are much damaged. The commander
in chief cannot avoid noting the great
zeal and desire ty attack the enemy in
a close and different combat, which
manifefted itfelfin all ranks of persons,
and which Lord Nelson would gladly
have given full scope to, had the at
tempt at this moment been proper ; —
but the officers and others may rely, that an
early opportunity fall be given them for
feeing their judgment, zeal, and bravery.
The hired and revenue cutters kept uri
der foil, and performed the duty en
trusted to them, with a great deal of
skill. " Nelson and Bronte."
Lord Nelson has returned to Mar
gate Roads.
AUG. 8.
On Friday last, Lord Nelson sent
notice to the commanding officer of the
Ramfgate Sea Fencibles, to call to
gether all those who had enrolled their
names in that corps, and to inform
them, in the present situation of affairs,
it appeared likely, he would have occa
sion tocall upon them for their services.
The answer to the message by the Vol
unteers, was, “ that they were ready to
attend his Lordihip's summons imme
diately." His Lordship, it was ex
pected, would fail from Ramfgate
roads on Friday, or Saturday, on
another expedition.
The Dutch are taking measures to prevent the
British from burning their fleet,which is in readi
ness for sea—the Admiral keeping on board.—
Gun-boats guard the harbors of Holland.
The Englilh, French, and Prussian Ministers
hold frequent conferences at Berlin. We know
not what they can be employed about. The
pacific negotiations are conducted by more ele
vated personages. The British it is known are
endeavoring to persuade Frederick to order the
evacuation of Hanover, which event it is sup
posed will occur on the 7th of Augufl. Prussia
has not acceded to the Ruffian Convention.
A mail was this morning received in
town from Lisbon, brought to Britain
in the Fox cutter privateer, capt. Par
nel, who was sent express with dis
patches for government. By this mail
it is reported, that though peace has
been concluded between Spain and Por
tugal, the communication between this
country will continue uninterrupted.
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OLIVENZA.
' The place and diftrid of Olivenza,
which have been ceded to Spain by the
late treaty with Portugal, do not ap
pear to be of any great consideration,
and seem to have been claimed by the
former, rather as a post of security than
with any view of territorial acquisition.
The place is thus described in a late
French statistical publication :—" Oli
venza is situated on the left bank of the
Guadiana. The town, and particular
ly the citadel is well fortified. The
former is much better peopled than is
tfual with Portuguese towns. The
inhabitants, by the last account taken,
amount to somewhat more than 4,500."
The brig Pennsylvania, arrived at Phila
delbhia Sept. 16,frem Cherbourg (France)
which place Jhe left July 25— tie Capt.
states,
That the preparations for the medi
tated invasion of England were very
formidable and active all along the
French coast. While he lay at Cher
bourg, upwards of 100 flat bottomed
boats, having on board about 15,000
troops, had failed for Calais, which was
the principal point of rendezvous.
These boats, capt. K. informs, are well
conftruded, and being lugger rigged,
both fail and row admirably. The ex
pedition is to consist of 200,000 men;
of which, it is said Buonaparte calcu
lates losing one third in the attempt.
Capt. K. adds that notwithstanding
these preparations, the hopes of peace
were universal and sanguine. While
at Cherbourg, he conVerfed with several
persons direct from Paris, who affirmed
that the preliminaries of peace had been
agreed upon. Should the two gov
ments fail in effecting an accommoda
tion, capt. Knox firmly believes the in
vasion will be attempted.
WASHINGTON, SEPT. 7.
THE population of this City in
creases, and the improvements are pro
gressing with rapidity. The Navy.
Yard is in forwardnefs under the fuper
intendance of Capt. Tingey. It is
formed by the projection of a wharf
800 feet into the eastern branch of the
River—by which a dock will be made
1000 feet in diameter. One half the
range of Marine Barracks is erected
They will consist of amass of brick
buildings 600 feet in length, two Stories
high. The Maritime Ware-House is
raised. It is three stories high—and
60 by 40 feet—an additional building
fo r the fame purpose is contemplated.
The Eliptical Room at the Capitol for
the Representatives, is 88 by 66 feet
A Turnpike Road is making from
Georgetown to the Capitol, and a
road on the New-Jersey Avenue. A
company is incorporated for building 2
permanent Bridge, over the eastern
branch of the river.—A handsome
Market-House is erecting by fubferip
tion. —
Articles per Mails.
BALTIMORE, SEPT. [4.
A smart Shock of an Earthquake was
felt at Jamaica, August 16.
Two men were killed on board of the
British frigate Retribution, and 40
wounded, by the bursting of a gun, 18
of the wounded died soon afterwards—
and little hopes were entertained of the
recovery of the remainder.
Philadelphia, sept. 14,
A. DALLAS.—The conftitutional*
ity of the late appointment of this gen
tleman to an office under Gov. M'Kean,
holding at the fame time that ofDiftriCt
Attorney—is referred for decision to
the Judges of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania. Strange, that a gentle
man of his profeffions, should accept an
office, which should produce such a.
qaeftion ! ! !'
Mr. Hopkins moved, in \Qe Su
preme Court yesterday, for a rule to
shew caufe,why leave should not be had
to file on information, in nature of quo
warranto against Mr. Dallas, for ex
ercising the office of Recorder of the
city of Philadelphia# The considera
tion of this motion was postponed till
to-morrow.
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From Portugal.
Capt. Bailey arrived yesterday from
Lisbon, 46 days. By a passenger, we
learn, that Peace was concluded be
tween Spain and Portugal ; on which
account Lisbon was illuminated three'
nights. The conditions were not made
public. With France, Peace had not
been made ; and in the towns ceded to
Spain were 30,000 French troops.
The Prince Regent, and the Prin
cess of Portugal met the King and
Queen of Spain on the frontiers of the
two kingdoms, and at the time of treat
ing for peace, married the Infant of
Spain to the Infanta of Portugal.
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NEW-HATEN, SEPT. 16,
Tale College.
The 9th inst. was the annual com
mencement at Yale College. It was
observed with the customary solemni
ties. The principal exercises were,
“ An Oration on the Influence of the
late Revolution in France."—" Dia
logue ; Virtue the solace of affliction."
—" Oration on Duelling."—Difpute,
on the question, Has the French Rev
olution been beneficial to mankind.''
—" Oration on the peculiar improve
ments of modern times." —" Poem oik
party fpirit."—" Oration on the ad
vantages of poverty."
MORE OF THE INVASION.
SEPT. 16.