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Latest ~ Foreyn News !
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By the Brig Diana, Capt. Henderson, urvi.
- vedat Bojfton, - from London. :
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&5 Englifk News about eight days latgft.
N eA e astopn—est.
Britith King’s Speech.
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The King being seated ‘on his throne, -
~and the Commons attending at the bar in’
. the usual manner, his Majesty opened the
feflion with the following most gracious
Speech :— . s .
- ““MY LORDS AND CENTLEMEN,
« . “IT'is 2 matter of great concern to me,
that the carnelt endeavours which 1 have
continued to employ, since 1 lalt met you
in Parliament, to reflore to my fubjeéls the
blessings of peace, qn secure and honorable
terms, havc.unhap;‘ﬂy been rendered inef
feQunl. = ‘ ot
““The Declaration whith 1 have taufed
to be pablithed, and 'the other papers which
1 have direfled to de laid before you, will,
I am confident, abupdan:ly prove to you,
and to the world, that every flep has been
taken, on-my part which could tend to ac.
celerate the conclusion of Peace ; and that
the song delay and final rupture of the Ne
gociation are {olely so be alcribed to the e
vifive eonda&l, the enwarrantable preten
sions, and the inordinate ambition of those
wiih - whom we have to contend, and above
all, to their mveteratc animosity against
thele kinzgdoms, .
I kove the Tullel reliance, under the
bleilings of provideace, on the vigour and
wisdom of your counsels, and on the zeal,
‘Magnanimity and courage of*a great and free
people, sensible that they -are contending
for their dearelt interells, and determined
to shew themselves worthy of the bleflings
they are Rruggling to preserve.
¢+ Compelled as we are, by the most evi
‘dent neceflity, to persevere in the defence of
all that is dear to us, ’till a 2 more jult and
pacific pirit shall prevail on the part of the
‘enemy, we have the fatisfaltion of knowing
that we poficls means and relources propor
tioned to the objels which are at stake.
¢ During the period of hoflilities, and
under the ngavoidablc predure of accumu
lated burrthefs, our revenuc has continued
highly produflive, our national industry has
been extended, and our commerce has fur
pafled its former limits, \
** The public spirit of my people has
been eminently displayed ; my troops of
every delcription have acq#ired frefh claims
to the eft¢em and admiration of their coun
try ; and the repeated fucct {les of my navy,
over all our dilfcrcnt eremies, have been
a°cently crowned by the ignal and decisive
viGlory with which providence has rewardgd
the exertions of my fleet under®the com
maod of Admiral Lord DuncaN.
¢ No event could be attended with more
important and beneficial consequences, or
from a more brilliant addition to the nume
sous and heroic exploits which, in the
course of the present war, have raised to a
_ pitch hitherto unequalled by the naval glory
" of the country, ;
- «Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
* ¢ [ have direfted the eflimates for the
ensuing year to be laid before you. The
Hate of the war, joided to the happy con-
Tequences of our recent success, wirl, Itruft,
admit of some diminution of ¢xpence, con
sistently with the.vigorous efhims which our
fitvation indifpenlibly’ requires. In con
sidering what may be the best mode of de
fraying the heavy expence which will fiill
be unavoidable, you will, I am gctfnaded,‘"
- bear in mind that the present crilis’ presents
eveiy motive to animate you to the most
eifeltual and {pirited cxertions ; the true
value of any temporary facrifices which you
may' find necessary for this purpose, can
only be estimated by comparing them with
“the impartance of supporting eifeftually our
public credit,” and convincing the enemy
that, while we retain an ardent desire for
the conclusion of peace, on fafe and honor
able terms, we pollcls the means, as well as
the determination, to support with vigour
this atduous conteil, as song as it may be
neceflary, tor mainuining the fifety, honour
and independence of thele kingdoms.
“My ZLords and Gentlemen, -~
¢ After the experience I have had of
your loyalty and atta¢hment to me, and of
your anxious regard for the interests of my
fubjetts, 1 have only to recommend to you
-a periever.te in the fame principles and
condudl. : {Ls
" *The events of every day must ‘more
and more impress you with a just sense of
the bleflings we derive from our civil ‘and
religious eltablifhments, acd which have so
long diftinguithed us among all the natious
of Europe. ‘Thofe bleflings-can only be
preserved by inculcatinF ‘and enforcing a
gue‘ rmg:e ang ncntem‘;: the Jaws,
y repreiing wnh promptitude every ate
tempe to “disturb ogr inzmal i‘ram’lity;
& by maintaining inviolate that happy con
firution -which 'l; inhesit from our an.
cellors, on-which the security and bappinefs,
of ;gcry 'dafs-'-pf’ngy fubjels cllentially de-
Pl o et e YAt
- TONDON, Nov. 3.
. Admiral De Winter has exprefled his
firong desire to return to Holland, ~ Itis
his carneft with that’he may be fuffered to
retarn tothis'couotry, if it }\:crew only for
the single purpose of impeaching bisquan
g ek g i Sibey, oF bé louble
crime of fzlfehood and cowardice; and this
be has pledged-himfdi todo at the hazard
of his life. : O
A Couticil of all the Cabinet Ministers
was yesterday held at the Secretary of State’s
Office, previous to bis majesty’s going down
.to the House of Lords. g
* Louis XVIIL hasfet out for Peterfburgh,
ukindg'w‘alh himn 100 feleft men as his body
guard :in case he accepis the eftablithment’
offered by Russia, they are then to wear the
- Bath aod London are 2t present full of
*lrifk_families, and many more ace coming
over to England, for fear of being barat.
out or killed off by the (upporsess of regu
~ Gove , veoffecewﬁr& oﬁcugf
; Negociation at Lisle. < 4
~ Governmerit has publithed the en
tire' correfpondepce between Lord
Malmefbury and the French Commif~
fioners at Lisle. It contains §3 com
munications, and demonstrates to the
-sincerity of our Court to
negotiate a 4 peace ; and the inveterate
~difpofition of the ruling government
in France, to carry on the war.—By
this correspondence it appeats, that
Great-Britain proposed to give up all.
the pofleflions {he had acquired by the
war, except the Island of Trinidad,
the Ca})e of Good Hope, and the Island -
of Ceylon, in the East-Indies.—France,
on the other hand, contended, that all
the conquests made by Great-Britain,
thould be relinguifhed ; and further,
that the King of Great-Britain should
~renounce ‘the title of King of France ;"
that he should make retitution for the
wveflels taken or destroyed at Toulon,
and relinquish the mortgage .on Bel
iß L B e
Z Ontet!i.semhﬁ& such as the above it
is useless to comment.—There is not'
eno JRvET S Mmoo
. 'mousk oF Lorpsy Nov. 8.~ -
' _A;;wd;ppscuﬁ ok hasfemmd‘rhe
vote of thanks waS communicated to
France.—~A Privy Co
fat to deliberate on thel
“Thus is England ag
tion in which it isu "he
stand, at the advanced period of
wars, though \xmfo;mg surrounded
at the fcoMenCMﬁ"with an host of
Allies—Two how only remain—Rui
fia, who does not seem dipofed, and
Portugal, who has no power,whatever
is her disposition, toafift. ~ -
_ 'To the defence of our ancient, and
newly-acquired territorics, and the
.grote&ion of our commerce, is all we
ave to look. With such a decided
superiority of naval power.as we now
poflefs, the former does not present
itfelf as a work of any great difficul
ty ; not so the latter :—the new sys
tem of France, which appears to be,
making war upon our. trade only,
strikes at our vital principles as a Na
tion, attacking at every point, as it
-were, the embankment of that grand
reservoir of our power, which a per
petual influx of wealth has hitherto
‘kept abundantly supplied. -
To guard against the consequences
to be apprehended from our enemy’s
being allowed to carry this system in
.to -effet, and to crush his infant ef
.forts, call for all the exertions of the
Executive,& all the forefightof the Le
' giflativeé Body ; meanwhile, we will
hope that no epportunity will be loft,
. consistent with. honor, to meet any
disposition which France may mani
i feft to renew a Negociation for Peace,
as, though by a contimiance ‘of the
“confli®t, we may be ultimately fuc
cefsful, it must be by very hazardous
means. The crisis at which we have
arrived is certainly such asthe page
of history has never before exhibited.
Thie concourse of people yelterday,
to fee his Majelty go to open Parlia
ment, was the fmallelt ever remem
.bered on any former similar occa
sion. 4 o
A circumstance of a curious na
“ture occurred yesterday. The King’s
speech was,” as usual, ordered to be
sent to his Majesty, b” by some mis
take, it was not'deliver®d. When the
King was robing, the speech was in
quired for; but was not to be found.
A copy was delivered to' his Majelty,
but not being plainly written, his Ma
jesty could not read it. A meflenger
_was sent to the Secretary of State’s
‘office for the original, where it was
found, and immediately bro’t to_the
House of Lords. |
~ None of the leading members of
“opposition were present in the House
-of Commons. Tlge absence of Mr. Fox,
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Gray, and some
others, is to be accounted forby: their .
previous declarations, that they felt
their effortsand their attendanceto be.
‘equally unavailing. ‘
- Parliament, |
Votes of thanks- have passed
the Lords and Commons, to Ad. Lord
Viscount Duncan, for Hhis able and
gallant conduét ; and to the officers
seamen, and marines. An’ address,
also, to his Majesty, has been voted,
requesting him to give diretions that
a monument be erected in the Cathe-’
dral of St. Paul’s, to the memory of
Capt. Burgess.” -~ Z
- The threats and fulminations of the
- Directory of an invasion of
England, are eonfidered as mere gaf
conade.~The funds are not in the
least affe&ted by them ; andfo much
does government place reliance on the
wooden walls of 0/d England, that
many corps of the miﬂt‘i:%lave been
ordered to be disbanded. - =
* Several of the line’ of battle ships
Br¢ to be put out-of commission,
. Nov. g.—Capt. Williamson, of the
Agincourt, and another officer, have
been arrested, and are to be tried by
Courts-martial, for not obeying . with
* fufficient promptitude Admira% Dun
car’s signal for close action,
His Majesty has -been prevented
from visiting Adm. Lord Duncan’s
fleet, and view the:Dugch prizes, by
{evere-gales of ‘wind. 2y
- Several of Ad. Duncan’s officers
have received théir decorations at
Cotrte. . Fosm 28T :
A conspiracy against the new De
' moc¢ratic conflitution of Venice has
lately been ﬁ,dj\ﬁ:ovéfed’, and between
- 70 and 80. fuipe&ted persons are now
igenitodys o . o T
- On Wednesday the Bank Dire&ors
_intimated to several gentlemen hold
_ing imperial annuities, that govern
“ment had not placed any funds in
" their hands for the'payment of them;
and -on Thursday Mr. Secretary
- Rose sent an official letter to the
Bank, stating, that as no remittances
“had been received from the Emperor,
‘no dividend could be made on the Im
perial Zhree per cents, until the period
preicribed by the .a& of. Parliament
which guaranteed their payment. The
issue ofgutﬁe Dividends ‘are therefore
poltponed until 2 days after the Janu
~ary payment of the Consuls. '
- Stocks have been very steady for
the last few days ; a proof that the
people, although alive to a due- sense
“of their national henour, and ready at
all times to come forward in defence
of their independence and fafety, are
-not to be alarmed by the insolent
~threats of an arrogant foe,
Bier¥ations, mo‘yga'g ‘addrefs to his:
fajelty, which in fubftarice was,
¢ That the House assured his Ma-
Jefty, that they had taken the papers
which he had ordered to be laid be
fore them into the most ferions con
sideration, and by {o @oing, they were
convinced of the insidious designs of
our inveterate enemy, who- evidently
appeared to aim at the deftruion of
the laws, liberties, and constitution of
this country ; but; trusting to that
Divine Providence by which we had
hitherto been protected, they. doubted
not but we should be enabled to de
feat their defigns’; they were aware
that the exertions would require great
energy, yet they pledged themselves
to his Majesty that they would sup
port his throne, and stand or fall with
our religion, and the laws and libeg
ties of our happy constitution.”
Pafled nem. dis. <
The Emperor has concluded a peace:
with the French ‘Repuplic on terms
highly ’advmagqéu:; ‘ He; now a
maritime power ; ‘the port of Venice..
is’'an inc(grnabﬁ% i’cqgf?tion tﬁ%ﬁf '
and the worth of it must be shortly
felt and acknowledged by all his fub
je&ts. It opens-to- Germany an ex
tensive field for Commerce, it will
tend to foften thé rigid genius of a’
Government, which till now has been
merely military, and afford the means
of drawing wealth to the Imperial ca
pital from foreign climates. =He has
wifely and nobly.confulted the gene
ral-interest of all"his Statés by the
terms of the Peacé, and preferred the
happiness of his fubjeéts, to the grati
fication of military ambition. %
Other Negaciations.
The Frénch papers mention that
the Directory aré ‘negociating some
excha‘x"x'ée of territory with the King
of Prussia, in order that the territory,
which they may procure from him by
such exchange, may be annexed to
the Rhine Republie..
Batavian 'Republic.
HAGUE, O& 19.
Orders have been issued for the
French emigrants to quit the Dutch
Republic within twenty-four hours.
There . were no less than three hun
dred in Rotterdam-alone. - N
+ In the Convention of the 17th inst.
a request wag"ré"ad%m the Citizens
of Amsterdam, proposing—l. A ge
neral, contribution . for repairing the
damages sustained in thelate action,
and to put the fleet, without delay,
on a formidable footing. 2. An en
quiry ‘into the copdu& of the Com
manders. 3. Ta demand from the
enemy the bodies of those officers who
were killed in ‘the action, that they
may be‘interred instheir native coun
try with such hohors as their service
and merits feemto demand. ‘4. To
be ®autious that the decree of Sept.
16, 1796, fuffer no innovation.—Fhis
request was put.into the hands of a
Van dec- Jagt, after = long prefa:
tory speech, made ' the following mo
miffion, from the Assembly,. in order
o devifa the fpeedielt and most of
feltual means of rebuilding the fleet,
and the meafires of fnance necessary
wmwmmm
nation shall be made dcquainted with
tion er defcfrpnou%%’efore the’ fleet
left the Texel. 4. That the greatest -
care be taken of the disabled and
wounded : -that those who discharge
their duty shall be rewarded and ad
vanced ; and the widows and orphans
of the killed receive ample protec+
tion. A
A. A, Backer supported these pro
positions, and added another : That
erery possible means shall be taken to
obtain a release of the prisoners, and -
particularly of Admiraf De Winter:
This and the 1t and the 4th of Van
den Jagt’s motion were placed in the 1
hands of a personal commiflion. b
On the 18th, Citizens Klaarenbeck
and Van Heukelen suggested, that
there was no better way of indemni
fying the country for its recent loss,
than, 1. To prohibit the importation
of every kind of English mamifactures
under the severest penalties. 2. To
bind themselves solemnly to wear or
use no other articles than those which
the Republic produces. 3. To com
pel all placemen who enjoy a salary
of more than 600 guilders, to con
form with this patriotic. resolution.
4. To fend netice of this resolution
throughout all the provinces, that it
might serve as an obje® worthy of
Aimtation. 5. To aéx a national
stamp on home manufa&ures. These
motions were also placed in the hands
-of a petfonal Commiflion ; and they
were ordered to make a speedy re
port. . i’ CLidl £
'~ Another Member, Van Refen, pro
posed 'to the fame effe@®: 1. That
‘the Representatives of the Conven
tion, and of Constitution, receive 8
-guilders per day instead of 10 ; tobe
‘reckoned from the firft day es their
-meeting. - 2.. That the Members ‘of
Commiittees, and Placemen, be invi
ted to follow that example. 3. That
the pension-list undergo a narrow ferue
-tiny ; that no one conmprehended in it
be fuffered to indulge in luxury ; that
pensions of 6000 guilders be reduced
t 0 3000, 300 t 0 2000, 2000 to I§oo,
and so on in proportion ; and that
frugal arrangements be made in the
Army, in Officers of Administration,
Foreign Ministers, &c. Lastly, the
naming of a commiflion to carry all
these measures into execution. This
Member’s ideas were highly & warm
ly approved by the Assembly ; but
it was suggested that these motions
could form no point of deliberati&pn,
-consistently with the regulations un
der which that Convention was insti
tuted, The motions were therefore
placed in the hands of the mover,
-and 6 other members, for further con
sideration.- |
i i TN Ot 4. ;
. .. The Erench. Aéems -eyery. .where
-direét the will of the people to be col
le®ed. It is said that the French go
‘vernment is nc%otiating with the King
of Prussia, to obtain the ceflion of the
‘Duchy of Cleves & of Prussian Guel
dres to the new Republic, in order
that it may have the Rhine for its
boundary, allowing to that Prince in
demnifications on the right bank of
the river, '
A. Proclamation has been publithed
at Coblentz, by which the people on
‘that fide of the Rhine, from Duyf
bourg to Mein, are invited to form a
Trans-Rhenane Republic. y
, ' PARIS, O&. 26.
The Executive Directory of France
has requested of the Republic of Hol
land, that they promptly repair their
late maritime disaster, and equip and
put to sea, as soon as poflible as many
veflels as they have loft. N w2O
: - Novemper 1.
Agreeably to assignment, Gen.
Berthier and Citizen M%?lge, were ad
mitted into the Hall of the Dire&ory,
bearing the Olive-branch, ‘as an em
blem of the Peace with Austria.—As
ter they had made their introduétory
{peeches, they were answered by the
President, Reviclliere Lepeaux, as fol
lows: i ,
“ Citizeﬁ.f, el :
% (Great were the days for the Re
public, when this hall resounded with
the shouts of vi&tory, but sweet 1§ the
moment when the voice of Peace is
heard ; and its results are as ufeful as
they are glorious. .~ © .~~~ |
_ % Fortunate France, forget thy past
disasters, yhich ' are no more ; enjoy
with conscious pride thy happiness &
thy glory, and repose on thy laurels.
* Yet, before thou givelt thyfelf
entirely up. to repose, turn thy view
to England. - There exists a generous
nation, no doubt, but an odious . go
vernment. After having grasped the
empire of the main, it covered the
world with its armes. In Asia the
thirst of gold has rendered it the most
dreadful minister of death. -~ On eve
has poured down torrents of corrup
tion, and now lords it with despotic
arrogarice gvet, all the governments
it has debased. .In finc, it became the
%: utho: ofagu;urabﬁemcﬁfc _broils:
- PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.
ArrorNTMENTS—by authority.
William Willis, Consul of the Uni
.ted States at Venice, to be Consul at
Bar celona m Spain. |
James Blake, of Pennsylvania, Con-,
ful of the United States at the city of
St.. Domingo, in the Island of St. Do.-
mingo. ' ’
- Daniel Hawley, of New-York, Con
sul of the United States, at the Ha
vanna, in the Island of Cuba.
The Consul General of the French
Republic in this city has received a
letter from M. Talleyrand Perigord,
the French minister for foreign affairs,
| dated on the day after the arrival of
our Commiflioners at Paris (28th
-Sept.) which mentions, that they had
been cordially received by the French
‘Government—that the. megociation:
would be commenced as foonas pos
sible—and that he had no doubt of
an amicable adjustment of affairs be
tween the two countries. 23
e TN RRR RR R NIR RS
ced La Vendee. Tt is againit that
government. = Republican Soldiers,
you are to dire& your last hg#ivs.”?
The Dire@ory; we undegtand, has
ordered an army of 30,000 men to.
be assembled, destined to a&.againfk
Portugal.
It is now generally known, that-
Gen. Buonaparte has openly declired
himfelf averse to the absurd proje& of
banithing“rom France all the ci-des
vant Nobles ; and that he hesitates to
take command of the army against
England. ' 5
Sam’l Storer:
HAS FOR SALE, e
At bis flore in Rochefler, Norway Pl¥ins,
the following articles, avhich he nwill
Jfell at a very low advance for
cafly or lumber, viz.
SUPERFINE and low
— pric’d Broad-Cloths ; Forest Cloths ;'
fathionable colour’d Kerfeymeres ; Swani
down and ether vestings ; Coatings ; Daf
fils ; Baizes ; Flannels ; Blankets ; Ker
feys ; Serges ; twill’d and plain Velvets ;
Corduroys ; fancy Cords ; gattincts; plain
and figured Thicksets ; Fustians ; Nanki
nets ; India Cotton ; Linens ; Cheeks ;
mens’ plain and rib’d Worsted Hofz ; mens’
black &/orﬁcd, and white Cotton Hose ;
womens’ black Worlled, and Silk Gloves
& Mitts ; mens® Leather Gloves ; womens’
short amlt"long Kid do. ; Laces; Wild
bores ; Cambleteens ; Crapes ; Shalloons ;
Anteloons ; Tammies ; Durants ; Cali
mancoes ; Dimities. P
A vanet{ of Chintzes and
Calicoes ; black Silk Handkerchiefs ; Bdo
danno Handkerchiefs ; a variety of fanc
- pocket Handkerchiefs ; Black Modes .'EJ«
finy ; Gauzes ; Lawns ; Muslins ; Cam
bricks ; Lawn and Muslin Handkerchiefs ;
Shawls ;an aflortment of Ribbouns ; Hair
Ribbons'; Tape ; Q;f"‘ity and Shoe Bind
ing ; Sewing Silﬁ; 'wift 3 Thread ; Coat
and Veftcoat Buttons ; mens’ Hats ; wo
mens’ Cloth Shoes ; mens’ and womens’
Leather Shoes ; Chip Hats ; Pafle Board 3
Sieves and Sieve Bottoms. :
Saddlery Ware; Wool and
Cotton Cards ; Steelyards; Chocolate migl
lers ; Mill Saw and Crofeut: Saw Files 3
Rasps ; Deck Nail and: Nail Gimblets ;
Nail Hammers ; Auvgurs ; Chisels ; Plane
Irons ; Handsaws ; Carpenters’ Compafles
and Rules ; Woodicrews ; brass Nbgbs 3
brafles for Desks ;- fall, till, chest, door and
flock Locks ; Padlocks; HL & H Hinges ;
Delk and Table Hinges ; Table Ketches ;
Thumb Latches ; Cork Screws ; Buckle
Brushes ; Souff& Tobacco Boxes; Penknives
and Jacknives ; Scissors ; Sheers ; Razors
and Razor Straps ; Shaving Boxes ;; Hard
Soap ; Slates' and Pencils ; Knitting and
Sewing Needles ; brafsand fleel Thimbles;
Shoe Hammers; Pincers; N ippers ; Awl
Blades ; Tacks ; Pegging Awls, and Shoe
Knives ; Flat Irons. ‘ $a
Palm Books ; “Webster’s
igelling Books ; ‘Bibles ; Testaments ;
Writing Paper ; Playing Cards; Ink Pow
der ; Ink Stands ; Blocktin Tea-Pots; Ta«
ble and T'eaSpoons; Pewter ; Frying Pans;
Iron and Shod Shovels ; Silver’d § urs 3
Temple Speacles ; Brass Cocks ;. Rdarko'
ing Irons 3 Chalklines ; Chalk ; Looking.
Glafles ; Plated Shoe-Buckles ; “Stock-
Backles ; - Candleflicks ; No. 4, ‘and
bra{s' Pins ; Hois and Ivory Combs; Sleeve
Buttons ; Hat-Buckles ;7by ¢ &nd 3by
10 Glass ; Pepper ; Allpice ; Ginger ;
Nutmegs ; Raisins ; Rice ; Ind'qao. ; m?z
and Pigiail Tobacco ; Elliot's bet Sauff ;
Clover Seed. . 2. ("
_ An assortment of Cast-Iron
Woare ; Glass and Crockery Ware ; Bohen
‘Tea ; Sugar ; Molasses ; Rum ; Brandy ;
Gin ; Pollock Fish ; Salmon ;- Salt per
Hogshead ; Bar lion ; German Steed. =
. &7 Gond afbes, delivered at his
Pot-Ask, near his Store, will be reccived 1y
payment for any of the above articles,
TSNS caD LY
That-House .and Hatters..
Shop, lately occupied by Mr. Meffer, near
Esq. Dearborn’s Tavern j.dawd shop is large
‘buinefs ; the ’“W‘!"g ’“ﬁ“',g is sup
posed to be as good a sand for the Taoning
and Shoemaking bufines asany inthe coun.
tys and is for sale on- reasonable terms.—
- Several House Lots, situated on
oLt a 7 Lsadiog: oppolire’
P e hlies ?Rfj‘*} *ﬁwﬁf&‘“