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cfeach cf those 16 Popes at ten years, so
that the year 2000 the present
system of nature, as far as regards this
earth, may be expetted to be at an en
tire end.
People of better information liftento!
these follies and fay nothing; they are!
however not the leis convinced that
this is a piece of church (peculation :
the holv mother hoping, no doubt, that
while her fubjefts arc held under such
delusions, they will be no lels willing
now, than in former ages, to depolit
that wealth upon her altars, which must
be useless to them, at the approaching
conclusion of all things. Such as think
for themlelvcs, like other men offenle
in all countries, wish well to the en
creafeof knowledge, horielty, morality
and benevolence, as the only means to
dillipate the milts of ignorance and the
abule of laws : and the practice of
which will at leafl render the iituation
of marikiad tolerable during their Ihort
abode in this valley of milery.
Tranjlalionfrom the Leyden Gazitte,
of a late dzte.
r If we may give any credit to the re
ports of a counter revolution in France,
there now exists in Euiope a combined
army fulficient to attack tlie frontiers
of the kingdom with a prafpefct of suc
cess. According to tneie reports, this
army is every day vilibiy encrealing,
and the allied princes have put things
in such a train, that they would meet
with little or no opposition to the very
gates 01 Paris ; where, it is expected, the
internal dilputes of the citizens would
complete what panic had begun. There
is no doubt but this is exaggeration, but
it is nevcrthclefs too certain, that a spi
rit of discord has taken polfeiiion of the
capital of France, The ill humour, oc
caiioned by the high price of bread, is
without end ; and only a few days ago,
a reinlorcement of troops was lent lor
to prcierve order in the market houses.
All exceifes of this kind may be conii
dered as the effect of the manoeuvres ol
the anti-revolutionifls, who delire no
thing so much as to fee the people in a
irate of turbulence and discord, in order
to have a pretence to fay, that the king
was ccnftrained to accept the conltitu
tion. The anti-revolutionifls are, alio,
much spirited up by M. de Noailies
late report to Che National /kiiciiibiy
on the actual itate of the French army.
Indeed, if the negligence of the war de
partment has left ttie kingdom in such
an indefenlible itate as this deputy re
ports it to be, there areiuflicient grounds
lor uneafineis. But when we call i<j
mind that only a few months are elapsed
since M. de Noailies made a very favor
able report on the fame fubje^t—it may
i>c asked, which report mult we gi\ e
credit to P—it is our opinion that lie
has laid too much on both occalions ;
having too much praiied the army in hi;
fir ft. report, and too much depreciated it
in his last. It is certain that the pre
sent establishment of the French army ii
not so refpettable as it would be, il un
der the most perfedt subordination. But
their want of discipline is not so glaring
as many would perluade us. It is the
fan e with the troops on the frontiers ;
altho' not in the belt pollible ihate ol
defence, they are very far from beinc
either neglected or ruined.—They are
kept at work day and night ; anc
many of the old fortifications nave beer
repaired with incredible celerity and ,
degree of resolution, that could only bt
inipired by true patriotism. As lh<
particulars mentioned by M. de Noaille
are upon the point of being either veri
lied or proved falfe by letters and tra
vellers, —his report has not as yet hat
any eiteil upon the public credit.
BOSTON, December 22.
T he late unfortunate defeat of the army at th
veftward, :t is hoped will cauiion us from prole
cutmg any longer a war in that country —With
out dovbt many plausible rcalons will be advan
ced by thole v. hole ' dignity depends on a " wa
cftabiu'hment," urging the necclfity of recruitinj
for a similar expedition ; —But the present Con
grefs, it is prelumed, will not wantonly plunge th
United States into all the horrors of an Indian wat
merely to gratify the pride of a few ambition
' over grown'individuals; and to enable them t<
live in all the grandeur, pomp, and parade of Na
bobs, 'i lie principles ol the war it is hoped, wij
be thoroughly investigated, that the revenues o
thd States fliould not be wantonly expended i]
lifgraccful campaigns. Americans having jul
freed themfelvet from an expensive war, it is ou
iitueft to promote friendlhip and harmony wit!
all the world, and not to facrifice our young mei
and our money, to acquire territory by war, whil
la much land remains unsettled, and which court
our cultivation under the auspices of peace.
The ill policy of the measure miift be evident
for us to depopulate our own territory, to fettle 2
country which must for centuries remain entirelj
useless to us. The brave men already fallen on thii
expedition, were of more value than all the lands
provided we fliould finally poilcfs ourlllves o
them. The expence of conquering and fettling
them, is far beyond any advantage arising frorr
the acquisition. .Let us content ©urfelves witl
such bounds as we can manage with fafety.; an<
not explore regions, to fcek. an enemy, which as
Jer we have found, our army, though composed o
pur molt veten-n troops, fall an immediate facrific
—The blood of our countrymen is too preci
oua, to moifteu the foil of the wilder ness.
BALTI MOR E, Dec. 26.
Extrasl of a Utter si 0-n Car!i.fle, to a gentleman i
this town, dated Dec, 29.
" I join with you in lamer*dns the unhapp
fate of our little and particulaily that c
our friend general Butler—His lot, as at'firft re
presented, had been indeed tender mercy to him
when compared with what actually took place
Alter receiving his wound he was removed ti
the centre of the camp and placed between twi
meal sacks ; m tins fuuation he remained fom
time, lurrounded by fotne officers and a few sol
diers, whose number soon becamc reduced b
the enemy's fire. Perceiving this, and that th
main body had retired, he begged of those tha
were with hun not to remain longer on his ac
count, but to eicape, if poflible; observing that
few minutes mufl terminate his exigence,
that his was then leaving him. He gav
his ring, Iword and watch to one of the gentle
men, and; in exchange, requeued a loaded pistol
that he might, as long as poflible, defend himfeli
which was accordingly cocked and put into hi
hand—the party then fled, and left him to hi
Fate—'l his lad information was given by a gen
t!eman who was in the action, and palfcd yefiei
day, on his way to Philadelphia.
" If any thing more horrid is left to be told
it is that an unfeeling monster related the whol
toJGcn. Butler's diQiacicd wife."
< »' t*- J'•? \ ,V. -V-* 'as JSBI
PHILADELPHIA,
January 2, 1792.
The following refolmion was unanimoull 1
adopted in the house of representatives of th
Hate of PctinfylVanij, on Thursday lal!—" l'i
hived, That it is unnecellary to continue by an 1
legislative provision the objefci of the gd feflioi
ot a law, intituled, " An ait to repeal so muc]
ot an ati ol the general affemblv of this com
monwealth as prohibits diamatic entertainment
within the city of Philadelphia, or the neighbor
hood thereof, which expires on the 2d of March
1792, by its own limitation."
A leeo.id memorial has been received, ad
d relied to the governor of this (late, from a num
her of persons in hehalf of the inhabitants 0
VAA W-tlliingron, F-iyetVi, v<-id A 1
leghahy counties : the memorial, among otho
bings, dates the ablolute neeeiiity of forward
ng an immediate supply of arms and ammuni
1011 to the leveral county lieutenants, to be dil
ributed among the militia oi the country.
A numberof gentlemen in N.York have sub
eribed for a poitrait of Alexander Hamilton, Kin
ecretaryoft'rie treafuryof the U States. This nor
rait is to be executed by Mr. Trumbull, and pla
ed ,11 one of the public buildings of that city
riiefdbictiption paper still remains open at th
:oitee-houle.
On , huifday afternoon lafl anived in thi:
:ity, fix Indian chiefs from the Cheiokee nation
>ne fquew, and an interpreter. Ttveir 11 : mes an
is lolloi.s ; lmnnetua, or, liloody Fellow : age
leral: Otaaiau,Ot,K ngFiihei; a colonel : Katta
uego, or ,the North Nation ; a general—Kutta
]uj!a, or, the Prince ; an old warrior— Teyefiifky
>r the Utfiurber a captain—Shucwegtc, or
Jaiitain George—a Squaw, J.s. c
l'he interpreter, Mr. Carey.
On Friday last, the fix Indian chiefs, with tb<
nterprotei, paid a visit to the lederal hall in thi
:ity. /.Iter the house adjourned, they falutei
he speaker and leveral 01 the members, witl
hatnatuial, unattested polilends peculiar to ih;
indent inhabitants of this continent.
Or, Friday morning was prcfented to the Prefi
dented the U. States, a Box, elegantly mountei
.vith lilver, and made of the celebrated Oak Tre
hat iheltered the Washington of. Scotland, th<
arave and patriotic Sir William Wallace* afte
us defeat at the battle of Falkiik, in the begin
ingo! the fourteenth century, by Edward tlx
ift. This magnificent and truly characleritlica
irefent is fiom the Earl of Buchan, by the hand
jl Mr. Archibald hohertjen, a Scots gentleman
md portrait painter, who arrived in Americ;
ome months ago. The box was prelented tc
Lo.d Buchan by the Goldlmiths' company a
Edinburgh; from whom his lordfilip reijueiled
lud obtained leave to make it over to a mat
whom he deemed more delerving of it than him
self, and the only man 111 the world to whom In
.hought It jultly due. We hear further, thai
* Sir Wil'iam Wallace, at firjl a private gen
'■lemon, tojkcj.jt,/!y attempted a revolution i>.
Scotland, nearly on the Jur.e grounds with thai
more recently accompljhtd in America, to expel thi
Enrhf: and their adherents, who had vjurpedtk
government. Having gained a victory over Oh
'orces of Edaa< dthefiJt, at Stirling, heuiasfcoi,
■jfter attacked by Edward at the head of Bo,oic
to u t and 7,0-0 hoifc; whereas the whole force oj
Ml Wiltar.i did not exceed 30,000^foot; and t/u
main division of this army was tampered with by a
traitor, and rendered ojnovfe to the patriotic party.
Not long after the batttle oj Ealkirk, Sir William
was mad' prisoner by fme of Edward's bartizans
carricd to England, and beheaded* ' '
lojd Buchan has, by letter, requeued ofilie pre
fidi'nt, that, on the event of his decease, he will
coiifign the box to that man, in this country, who
shall appear, in his judgment, to merit it befi
upon he fame considerations th.it induced him to
fend it to the prefrnt poffelfor.
Ihe inlcriprion upon a silver plate, bn the
i nfie!e of the lid, is as follows . Prefnted Ix
the Go'.dfmiths cf Edinburgh, to David Stuart
Eyitine, Earl oj Buchan, with the freedom of their
corporation, bythxirdeacon AD. 1782.
On Monday tb<- -31b of December, hij excel
lenccy Alexander Martin, Esq. governor of ihc
commonwealth of North-Carolina, addrcded
noth hoiifes of the generr 1 alfembly, at the open
ing of their ledion. The great obje£U recom
mended to ihe legislature in the governor's
(perch are, an attention to the agriculture
and manufaflures of the slate, of which latter
the raw materials of htnip, cotton and silk, are
mentioned as moll congenial to the climate and
foil of North-Carolina, and such as claim cer
tain bounties for their better encouragement.
Th'.' internal navig tion of the Date is also re
commended as an objc£l Handing in need of le
giflaiive atfiftance particularly in regard to the
Roanoke, Neus, and Cape-pear rivers. The
Ipc h further contemplates a mitigation of
their criminal law, so far as to change the fen
fence of persons c jpitally condemned to hard
I-t. lor limited terms—Education and the
iniverfity are recommended as clatminga
pa alar support, fioin the edablilhment ol
i' * productive revenue—A proportion was
likii .e made, that the quedion for a permanent
fea:b.' government in the slate be submitted tc
aic convention, in consequence of the dif
fer of sentiment that prevailed in both
ho' . of the legislature on that fubje£l—and,
iaii iome further amendment and improve
me of the judiciary system of the slate.
lew days ago, a provifioi.al lupplemeni
wa: i.ade by the legislature of Maryland to tht
att ;ai!cd at their last feflion, " Direfiing tht
tinus, places, and manner of holding election:
for rcprefentatives of the slate of Maryland ir
the Congrcls of the United States."—'The sup
plemeat provides, that if the slate should be en
titled to nine members in the next house of re
prel'entatives of the Um ed States, in that cafe
the Hate lhall be divided into eight fpecifiec
diflritts, seven of which diflritis are to fend ont
member each, and the eighth (confiding of Bal
timore town, Baltimore and Hai ford counties
to be entitled to two members : The fupplemen
further provides,thatifthe slate lhall continue t(
be entitled only to eight members, then it fhal
be divided into eight diflricls, each diflriti ti
(endone member.
l(ie President of the United States has ap
pointed, by and with the advice and conlent of £ h
Senate, Lemuel Reddick, to be surveyor of th
port oI SuHolk, in the slate of Virginia, vice Ben
jamip Bsiilett, leligned.
ExtraH of a letterfrom Cape-Francois, Dec. 4.
" I writ to you on the 29th ult. mentioning th
disagreeable intelligence that had recently bee
received from Port-au-Prince relative to a difput
between the mulattoesand whites, wherein man'
lives were- fccrificed. Fire was fc-t to the towi
111 several places, and 27 squares out of 44
whereof it confided, are totally consumed. Th,
flreet called rue des capitaines, where the prin
cipal magazine of provisions and merchandiz:
were situated, fell a prey to the flames. In fine
we are told, that only four merchants house
have escaped the conflagration. 1 have seen ai
extract of a letter to one of the firfl commercia
houfej in this city, which dates the loss at 50-
r ; lions of livres-—the mulattocs immediatel
re; 1 fated to their camp at Croix des-Bouquet<
aiid '>e are told that the commandant of th
v. r 1 didncf, M. C'-outard, is with them
1 : . r .ame of civil discord seems to rage in thi
el:n.-..e with a degree of inveteracy unknown ii
o;! r countries. Nothing fcems to farisfy
p <an bat the facrifice of his opponent's iif,
an ! property. Thewoikof d.flrirtfioii havin;
ti"-; recommenced, omniscience onlv can tel
wiiie it will-terminate. Advices received lal
ei v 'i g from les Cayes mention, that one or tw<
chit's of the mulattcesatCroi des Bouquets hav.
p< hid inter the foutbern diSriQs, have fparitec
up uieir pajly in the vicinity of Cayes, taken po
ffe irton of several batteries, and threaten the towi
of Les Cayes itfclf. The planteis in that quar
ter it (hould seem, have taken refuge in the town
The victorious mulattoes proclaim, that unlef
they depart immediately, each to his habitation
& liirrer.der the town, tliey v.-ill deliver it and it.
inhabitants to fire and fwoid—what a diftrdfini
situation !— It is difficult, I find, to determin<
who is right and who is wrongin the fifll prin
ciplesof this tragical business—doubtless there i.
blame on all fides—l fear the result will be thi
ium of the colony."
Extract cf a letter frc,:i d gcnilertian in the tVefleri
country to hisfrit nd in Philadelphia, Dec. a 2.
" The disastrous fate of our little army strike:
a damp on every mind here, but when viewed ir
is natural confeottences, is inexpreflibly alarm
ing - God knows what (hall next be done !—Wi
had formed some expectations from the Kentuc
ky militia that were said to have gone oil; bu
I believe there is nothing in that.
" There is no doubt but that the pay mufl bs
raised at leafl to fix dollars, or no men worts
having can be got. The plan of retaining of pofl:
detached from the settlements and each other. I,
lioin the beginning, thought a visionary one, um
less connected with the idea of forming lettle
ments round cach of the pods. Donations cl
land ought to be made to the firfl families thai
would fettle round them. Strong gamfons
ought tobe placed in them to d:fead them; bribe
line Indians to Lily cut in cafe of an at lack,
on the settlement, and keep themselves and fet
iL'rs (afe. Companies of the be ft woodsmen
;md marksmen, of honed pride hat lavage man
ners- and as much Indians poflible, ought to be
retained in the iorts to prowl abroad among the
Indians in parties ot'ten, twenty, and thirty ; fur
>rife th. ix towns in alj quarters, and kill and
Him without difhnfclibn. This idea, so repug
iant tb the'feelings of a civilized mind, .and so
locking to a Pht»adelphian ear, I hesitate not
0 rxprcfs, from a pcrfcft convitlion that it is ne
-1 Ifa r y for our fafety, and is the onlv shield we
an place efi'<:6lual!y before us. Their minds
mifl be kepi in agitation at home of we can ne
erbelii'.'. Itis invain, I tJiinL, t& attempt
o bind Indian nations by treaty. Where is
>ur fecunty in men without govemrpe'nt. Ten
nen in every nation are fullicient t6 harrafs the
roriuers incefTantly. And we can find an hun«-
!reci favaor ruffians in every county amoit '
lurfelves '.hat wauld do as much fbr ; gain if tbey
lad no fear of laws.' li we had no European ri
■a]s we might do all by treaty, because their own
nterefls would oblige them to be at jK-ace for
he fake of our traeffc, if they could not do with
nit it. But till they have no other market than
Kir's fcr European articles, it is idle to imagine
hat we can secure our peacc from them but by
orce and fear. My scalping plan is liable to
ms objection, that if we have any friends
he Indians, our scouts, for the fake of gain, (for
o make them vigilant they ought to have addi
ional pay according to their fe; vices) would nor
icfitatc much to attack our friends. There will
herefore be a necelfity to eftablilh forts at
■"rclque Isle, &c. and make a chain between the
ix nations and other Indians; this might secure
he ofleniible fricndfliip of the fix nations, which
could be something, and if we had their real
riendfhip, would keep them in countenance,
nd fuinifii them with protection against the
itliers. In the forts near their friends they ought
0 have no scouting party, but a garrison and
•tilers. These garrilons would protest the fet
lers. The settlers would feed the garrison, and
11 together would form a good barrier for this
ountty."
GOVERNMENT.
IN monarchies there is a two fold danger—id,
1 liat the eyes of a good prince cannot fee all
ha' he ought to know—2d, That the har.ds of a
)ad one will not be tied by the fear of combina
10ns against him. B@th these evilsincreafe with
he extent of dominion; and prove, iontrary to
he received opinion, that monarchy is even
note unfit for a great ilate, than fora'fmall one,
lotwithflanding the greater tendency intheform
■r to that species of government.
Anftocracies. on the other hand, are generally
een in finall ftatcs: v. here a concentration of
he public will is required by external danger,
tnd that degree of concentration is found fufiki
'• t- ' 1-- many,.in such ran??ot govemc. ■
iccountof emergencies which require the prornp
ilude and precautions of a Jew, whilst the few
heinfelves, refill the usurpations of a f.ngle tv
ant. In Theflaly, a countrv interfered by
nountainous barriers into a number of small can
ons, the governments, according to Thucydidcs,
veie in most instances, oligarchical. Switzer
and ltlrnifhes hmilar examples,-—The Imaller
he slate, the less intolerable is this form of go
vernment, its rigors beingtcmpered by fhc facility
ind the fear of combinations among the people.
A republic involves the idea of popular rights.
K representative republic chujs the wisdom, of
which hereditary ariflocracy has the chance; whilst
it excludes the opprelfion of that form. And a
confederated republic attains the force of monar
chy, whilst it equally avoids the ignorance of a
■?6od prince, and theoppreffion of a bad one. To
lecure all ihe advantages of such a fyllem, every
citizen will be at once a centiael over the
rights of the people; over the authorities of the
-onfederal government; and over both the
rights and the authorities of the intermediate go
vernments, Dec. 31.
PRICE o.f STOCK.
t anted Debt.
oii per cents, per £. - - IT,}] I-l
Three per cents, ... tifi.
Deferred fix per cents, - jqj.
Unfunded Debt.
Final -fettlemeiits/ - - 2r/6.
Interest due previous to 17S8, jj/8.
Indents, - 12/5.
Bank Stock 1 2 Shares IS7 1-2 per cehr.
advanae for cafli.
Do. at 4 months 97 1-2 per Cent, advance,
flank Sc ipt 176 to 179 dollars.
Full (hares Bank Stock payable in May, ess
per cent, advance.
Deferred % ,r/ 7
MeTeo'r o log ic a l Observations,
December 1791.
D. H. Bar. Ther jlVmd. Weather
Monday, 26. 7 29. 85 28 s.w. Fair.
2 48 do. ditto.
lutfday, 27. 7 2§. g3O s.w. Fair.
~ 29. 9 46 do. Hazey.
IVednefday, 28. 7 29. 8 33 s.w. Fair.
j. 2 9- 75 5° (i °- Cloudy
Thurjday, 29.730. 1 33 n.w.Fair.
2 30. 12 41 do. ditto.
triday, 30. 7 30. 25 26 calm. Fair.
2 3°- J4 1 5 -w. Cloudy,
Saturday, 31. 7 30. 15 calm \Fair.
a 30. 1.5 48 n. e'.iCloudy.
Sunday, Jan.x. 7 30. 1 35 n.e. \Rain.
039 do, [ditto,