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EVERY movement indicates that a
war is apprehended. An immense
quantity of forage is collecting, to pro
cure which, the inhabitants of Weft
Prussia have been obliged to pay an
additional tax. At Thorn, the report
is, that the Prussian army expeCt to re
ceive every moment, orders to march,
and to be accompanied with a prodigi
ous train of Artillery, to draw which,
2000 herfes are in readiness.
New Orleans. The Court of
Madrid, notwithstanding their former
Endeavours to cover with a veil of im
penetrable secrecy the tranfaftions of
their colonies, has at last opened the
ports of the Phillippine Islands to all
nations, and the ships of United Amer
ica have been the firft to benefit there
by, many of their vessels having lately
loaded the produce of those rich islands
atManilla, & returned back to America.
The Duke of Clarence is to com
mand a division in the fleet of Observa
tion now equipping at Portsmouth ; —
his Royal Highness has made choice of
Mr. Keats, late commandingthe South
ampton, for his Sailing Captain, deter
mined to fight his Jhip bimfelf.
The following ingenious stratagem
was adopted at Glasgow on the even
ing of the 12th inst. While a mer
chant was counting some money on the
counter, a ftaff or small rod, overlaid
with birdlime, was suddenly thrust in
at the door, which having touched the
notes, two of them were thereby car
ried off, and before the merchant could
get out of the shop, the ingenious
ador had made his escape.
Monsieur Mirabeau has declared his
intention of producing an answer to
Mr. Burke's celebrated pamphlet. It
will be, at least, a work of eloquence,
and ma, prove what is proverbially
denominated, lightning before death.
Madame de la Motte's return to
Paris forebodes no good. She has
been several times in the company of
Mirabeau. Some fay, the was sent for
thither by M. Orleans, in order to de
preciate the Queen of France's char
after on the famous necklace business,
and to fix that tranfa&ion wholly on
her Majesty.• For this purpose, she has
Four ships are added already to
those already on the trade from Aca
pulco to the Phillippines, which
are to carry the bullion, coined sil
ver, metals, corn, fruit, and such
manufactories of Europe, and products
of America, as suit the markets of the
East, with which they are to purchase
the goods of India for the supply of
Spain and Spanish America.
The fleet now at Spithead is daily
increasing in number of vessels, and is
supposed will consist, in about fix weeks,
of thirty fail of the line.
At Portsmouth the greatest exertions
are making to complete the equipment
of the vessels intended for this fleet ;
and the ftragling seamen are invited
to enter by many temptations. But the
number of men wanted for the present
fleet, and the vessels daily expe&ed is
about fix thousand, and it is not be
lieved that these can be railed without
press-warrants.
At Plymouth, the vessels preparing
for service have received on board the
war compliment of Marines.
This step has been in agitation for a
few years back at the court of Madrid,
but was not brot' into open effect and
benefit till the year 1789, by the esta
blishment at Madrid of a new East In
dia Company.
This trade is to be pushed on in the
usual course of the flota or register ships
from Cadiz to Spanish America, in a
diferetionary number of vessels, carry
ing the supplies of European merchan
dize, and to receive the Eastern pro
duds in return.
LATEST
European Intelligence,
Received by the late arrivals.
LIVERPOOL, March 26.
DANTZIG, March i.
LONDON, March 22.
The reports of the day are, that go
vernment have at length determined
on war, and the preparations making
in all quarters, tend to confirm them.
Lord Hood, it is confidently said, is to
have the command of thirty fail of the
line, besides frigates, which are man
ning as faft as possible for immediate
service, and Admiral Sir Richard King,
and Admiral Hotham have both been
appointed to commands. The enter
prize tender, which was employed in
the river during the late armaments is
ordered into commission, and to come
again up to the tower for the reception
of volunteers ; and it is confidently
asserted that all the revenue cutters are
to put themselves under the command
of the Admirals at the different ports.
Mr. Pitt's information also to the boufe
yesterday, " That he thought it his
duty to inform them, that on Monday
next he might possibly deliver a mes
sage from his Majesty on the present
state of affairs in Europe," bears in
general an hostile conftruetion, and
produced five letters written to her by
that personage.
The real cause of her visit it is diffi
cult to afeertain. She surely cannot
have gone to Paris to have the Fleurs de
lis impressed on her shoulder, erased by
a decree of the National Assembly.—
But she has been offered 100,000 crowns
as the price of her absence, and still
refufes to depart !
The Cherokee chiefs having made us
an offer of 20,000 men, gratitude
obliges us to make them some ac
knowledgment, whether we accept the
offer or not. We can very well spare
them the members of the Halter-Club—
all our house-breakers, highwaymen,
pick-pockets and swindlers, Faro and
Eo table, keepers, and all their accom
plices, to an amazing number. Such
a collection would be a truly valuable
present. Among them are. found iif
perfedly all the qualities of able gene
rals, fkilful financiers, able negociators,
active citizens, and men highly expert
at a Coup de Main.
It does not appear that a Grand
Seignior ever takes warning from the
fate of so many of his predecefors, who
have been either stabbed or frangled.
Sunk in the voluptuousness ofa Serag
lio, how should he fufpeCt that the ad
ministration of his dominions is detesta
ble, that his remoter domains are dif
affeded, that his armies are ill dfciplin
ed, or his Vizir faithlefs ? the Fortune
of the present Sovereign of Constanti
nople will, in all probability, terminate
in some miserable catastrophe.
A military government, like thtof
the Turks, tends to despotism, ard in
every despotic government the military
dispose, sooner or later, of the foverrign
authority. The use which a despotic
Prince makes of his military against his
fubjeds, teaches that description of men
what they can do against their Prince.
The politicians of Vienna and Peters.
burgh confider the capture of Constan
tinople as almost certain, if properly
attempted ; and dread the corruption
of Prince Potemkin much mon than
the resistance of the Turks.
The Indian Chiefs embark at Gravef
end on Wednesday next,' arid are to
proceed to the Bahamas, on their way
home. Their countrymen are at this
moment warmly engaged in a contest
with the Spaniards and Americans, on
a dispute about their boundaries, and
this in a great measure hastens their
departure.
One hundred and forty thousand
tierces of rice, were made during the
last crop in South-Carolina, together
with a very large quantity of indigo
and tobacco ; but providence ordained
a severe drawback on this blessing, the
fall of the year was remarkably unheal
thy, insomuch that 25 funerals daily
were not unusual in the city of Charlef
town alone.
The degradation of the Grand Vizir,
and the confifeation of his effecs, has
been for some time determined on in
the Divan. The appointment cf a suc
cessor alone delays the execution of this
resolve.
March 26.
BALTIMORE, May ^
The Bengal Journal, of the ^th of
September last, furnifhes th* following
article of intelligence :~
" The commotions which had risen
to a very violent height at Mauritius,
are said to have finally subsided through
the wife and timely interposition of
some of the peacefully ^ifpofed of the
popular party—the rage which was Afi
excited against M. Conway and Mac
namara, had nearly ended in liooc
fried temporizing measures pur
sued, had nearly revived the hos
tile party from 2 fpinit which they
were said to have felt at the despotic
principles and machiavilian doctrines
broached by some of the parties during
the correspondence—the popular rage
had nearly vented rielf or %, Macna
mara, whom they had led in rather an
humble mariner t the House of As
sembly—the voluntary :nd manly en
trance of M Conway, an avowal of
himfelf, alone being relponfible for
whatever ads had been done, quieted
the minds of the Assembly, an enmity
was in an instant forgotten in the mag
nanimity of the Governor's conduCt—
the Assembly continued fitting, and
their intention was to pass resolutions
confirming the patriotic measures
adopted at Pondicherry, and followed
at Chandernagore,"
The fame paper, dated OCtober 4,
mentions, that " the storm which had
so long collected at the Isle of France,
had well nigh burst on the head of the
magnanimous General Conway—his
only refuge was at length in flight—
and, in a disguise, he effected his escape,
by getting on board a small merchant
man then lying in the harbor, which
immediately failed, and arrived at
Tranquebar, on the beginning of last
month, where his Excellency now is,
and intends to remain till some future
opportunity offers of conveying him
to any other country but France."
Added to other warlike preparations
which we have from time to time noti
ced in our paper, yesterday two regula
ting officers (Captains Harwood & Van
deput)|attended the board of admiralty,
and it said received orders to hold them
selves in readiness for the issuing of press
warrants, which measure it is hourly
expected will take place,
It is reported that the following ships
are immediately to be put into commis
sion, viz.
The Duke, St. George, Formidable,
and Cambridge 98 guns.—The Ber
wick, Canada, Excellent, Illustrious,
and Elephant, 74. —Dictator 64,—
Firefhips, the Pluto, Vulcan, Spitfire
and Tifiphone.
Several articles of merchandize,whofe
value fluctuate from the profped of
peace and war, have advanced in price
—henq in particular has advanced
from four to five pounds per ton
Different naval officers in town have
received orders to hbld ther selves in
readiness for service
ALBANY, April 25.
On Friday last arrived in this port
under flowing fheets,with a brisk south
erly gale, the brig South-Carolina,
Capt. Clark, in twenty-three days from
Curacoa, without touching the bottom
this fide of New-York : this circum
stance of itfelf is fufficient to remove
every mountain in the way of inter
course with foreign nations. It is gen
erally observed in all countries, that
those places which are situated at the
head and foot of navigable rivers, com
mand most of the trade and produce of
the country in connection with such
rivers. If this is the case, as a matter
of course, what must be our profpeCts
with the additional advantage of a new
world, growing rapidly out of the wil
derness on every fide of us ? We re
peat it, again and again, that we must
strengthen, the long prevailing opini
on, that this country would ultimately
take an active part against Russia, un
less she would listen to an accommo
dation with the Turks.
American Advices
HARTF O R D, May 16.
Last Monday morning the following
horrible deed was perpetrated at Wind
sor, by Selah Sheldon, the father of
three children, two sons and a daughter,
the youngest aged sixteen months.
Taking the opportunity when his wife
and her father were withdrawn a few
rodsfrom the houfe,leaving the eldest in
the bed, the youngest in the cradle, and
the second fitting at its foot ; he came
with an ax, and laying the head of his
youngest child over the fide of the cra
dle, and after two or three strokes on
its neck, as appeared by observation,
cut its throat in the most awful man
ner. The second child in her fright
ran with the news to her mother, who
hastened into the house found her hus
band holding the weapon of death over
the eldest son whom he had dragged
from the bed to the floor—feized in
stantly the ax, she prevented the uplift
ed stroke. A jury was called who pro
nounced the babe to be murdered
The unnatural father was immediately
taken into custody, and was permitted
to attend the remains of the Ilaughtered
babe to the meeting-house, where a
Sermon adapted to the occasion was
delivered by the Rev. Henry A. Row
land, from Eccles. ix. 3 — The beari of
the sons of men is full of evil, and madneji
is in their heart while they live, and after
that the, go to the dead. —He was after
wards sent on by'authority to be com
mitted to the common gaol to await hi&
trial.
WIND SOR, (Vermont) May fr
Saturday the 26th of April, about
noon, a child belonging to Mrs. Glea
son, in Cavendish, about fix years of
age, went to a sugar boiling place at
some distance from the house to get a
basket that was left there ; the snow
being mostly gone, the paths from the
boiling place tc the troughs were in
various directions; by which means it is
supposed she was led into the woods,and
though she was soon miffed and fought
for in the afternoon of said day, could
not be found. Sunday morning, by
day light, a considerable number of the
inhabitants were collected and went in
search of the child all day. Her tracks
were difeovered in several places, but
her person could not be found. Mon
day a larger number were collected,
who used their utmost endeavors to no
purpose. On Tuesday it is thought
there were near a thousand people as
sembled from this and the neighbour
ing towns, who proceeded into the
woods in almost every direction, endea
vouring to observe as good, order as
possible.—About two o'clock in the af
ternoon the child was found near
a pond in Ludlow, fitting on a stone
in a small brook that ran into the pond
at near three miles distance from home.
It is remarkable that the child had nei
ther shoes nor flockings, and was oth
erwise very thinly eloathed—with the
nights cold and freezing, and snow in
many places in the woods.
Imagination can scarce conceive the
mixture of joy and grief which almost
overcome a fond mother when her loft
child was restored to her arms—and a
general sympathy ran through the nu-
"May 23. The Hon. Roger Sher
man, Esq. is elected to represent this
State in the Senate ofUnited States, in
the room of Dr Johnson, resigned.
A law is palled, prohibiting in this
State the sale of Lottery Tickets of o
ther States.
in spite of every local prejudice, soon
rife refpe&able as an independent ma
ritime city.
A return of the number of inhabi
tants within the diftriCt of Connecticut,
taken the firft Monday ^fAuguft, rygo,
by the Marshal.
Free white Males, x 6 years | g o
old and upwards, j '
Free white Males, under 16]
years of age, §
Free white Females, ^7,448
All other free perfon* 2,808
Slaves," 2,760
Total, 237,94.2