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plot was difcouered by one of his Captains,
and the traitor with his accomplices
are secured in a dungeon loaded with irons.
Yesterday a deputation arrived here de
m nding a reinforcement, but I do not
think it will be complied with, as they are
far from being at peace here, and there is
d^ly expectation of a flame burning our,
but hope some measure will be taken to
pcni^i^
serve ; but he has dared to infait the ma
' jefty of the Assembly, by calling to the
gallery
" M. Frifon yes, yes, this is what I
meant to fay ; gentlemen, the author has
expoled the majefy of the ignorance of the
people.-
vHere a general cry from the gallery :—
Leave as the liberty of the Press, and there
will be no more ignorance.
~"The President called the gallery to
order, but the noise continued —Let the
good citizens silence the^ bad, he faid—
but the gallery was all cdmpofed of good
citizens, and the President's 1 speech was
useless, M. Bullied continued, and de
mands that the obnoxious paragraph be
read.—M. Ducros de la Duegne, the Ga
zette in his hand, looks for it but Cannot
find it. M. Cougnac-Mion, Ex-Prefdent,
said, he remembered the whole very well,
there was no need of reading it. *
Then, without reading the paragraph, the
question was put, Shall the Editor be de
livered over to the hands of the judiciary
power ? And it paffedin the affirmative.
proceedings, of tl° ATembly on th°iith,
and alio the particular paragraph that
gave rife to thole proceedings. The lu
dicrous account ve offer to our readers,
with the paragraphs in question, which is
as follows:
'' The accused Reminds to be beard, but
the President ordered him vehemently to
WITHDRAW. Tee Editor turned to the gal
lery to obtain pertniffon of exculpating him
felf; a general cry of SPEAK, SPEAK was
beard, but the dreadful withdraw again
Jiruck bis ear. Three times did the Editor
invoke the gallery, who wifoed to bear bis
juftification, and be is as often reyulfed by
the fatal wiTHDR aw." *
M. Dubuiflbn then proceeds to give an
account of the proceedings ch the above
pragraph.
" The [lon. Member, M. Frifon, called
for La Gazette du four. An interval of
silence induced a belief that this motion,
altho made in due form, would not pass.
At last, Mr. President role, and having
read that periodical paper quite to the
end, he again took his feat and spoke—
I compare,faid he, the Editor of this Ga
zette, to a refractory school-boy, who has
been chastised, and who deserves it well.
It is beneath the dignity of the Affemf
bly to take notice of his clamors, be
cause
Extras of a letter from Point-Petre Guada
loupe, to a gentleman in this city, dated
Nov. 8, 1790.,
" Times continue to be as bad as ever
in Martinico, and that Island will be ut
terly ruined, unless some fpecdy relief
from France prevent it.
" The Mulattoes and Negroes, joined
by a few Planters, with the General at
their head, form one party, and are in
possession of all the flland except Port-Roy
al and St. Pierre —both parties seem to
try to outdo each other in a&s of barbarity
and cruelty, by burning, killing, &c.—
We have just received accounts of a con
spiracy being detected—the Colonel of
a Martinico regiment who was look'd up
on as a great patriot, and had the com
mand of all, (in opposition to the firft
named party) was to have set the town of
Pert-Royal on fire, and in the confuuon
to open the Fort to the General, who was
to march in with his Malattoes, but the
* M. Dubuiflon explains his meaning in a
fubfequeut paper, and fays that be did not in
tend to call upon the people in the gallery to
overawe the Assembly, and compel them
to fuffer him to speak, but that as they
were roery noisy, be called out to them
to request them to be filent.^
“ Here M. Le Pons Seguier added, that
it would be infringing the most sacred
rights of mankind, to retrain men in
their opinions, or prevent them from ma
nifefting them. He cited the National
Assembly, surrounded with thousands of
free beings, whose criticisms damp per
fedion on their labors. Several honour
able members were of the fame opinion,
and the Editor and the motion were almost
dismissed—when
" M. Bulliod, commonly called de la Co
ree, placed the question on quite another
ground. The Editor, said he, is nolon
ger culpable on account of his writings —
contempt is all the punishment they de-
NEW-HAVEN, DEC. 22.
imaginable ; a round table made by a
back - wooJfman ; and a Dutch looking
glafs, full of veins ; one look into which,
would convince even a handsome ©an
that he is a perfect fright. This glass
is frequently lent to such quality gentle
men, as are rather refractory, that tFey
may no longer be in doubt of their qua
lifications.—When an ill-favoured gen
tleman arrives, with a view of fettling
himfelf, or making any permanent resi
dence in the city, he is at firft waited
upon in a yiviai and familiar manner, by
some of the members of the club, and in
formed that they would be glad of his
company oh the next evening of their
meeting.
The gentleman, immediately upon
this, commonly thanks the member for
the attention of the club, to one so un
worthy as himfelf, and promises to con
fider on the matter, and wait upon them
in a very short time.
Several days now elapse, & the strange
gentleman thinks no more of the club—
having, since his being waited upon, re
peatedly looked into his glals, and won^
dered what, in the name of sense the
club could have seen in his face, that
should entitle Him to so con fiderable a
share of their regard.
He is, soon after, waited upon a second
time by one of the most refpeetable mem
bers of the whole body, with a note from
the President, requeuing him not to be
diffident of his abilities, and earrieftly de
siring, '' that he would not fail to attend
the club the very next evening ;" ad
ding “ that they shall think themselves
highly honoured by the presence of one
who has already attracted the notice of
the whole society by his uncommon ta
lents."
An Account of the L'GL? CLUB, held in
Cbarleflon (S. C.)^ their ujual mode
of procuring new M^mbers^
BY a ftandinglaw ihctrclub-room must
always be in the ugiied house in the
whole city, and in the molt indifferent
room in that house. The only furniture
allowed in this room, is a number of
chairs, contrived with cue worst taste
works, are beautiful."
Thus ends the conversation, for the
present. The member now leaves the
new candidate to his own refleaions ;
and wishes him to confider further upon
the matter.'
Abouta fortnight then passes, during
all which time the ugly man is not dif
tarbed by any of the club : and in this
interval, presuming they have forgotten
him, he commonly re-assumes his petit
maitre airs, and begins to make advances
to young, Indies of fortune and beauty.—
When the fortnight is expired, he receive
a letter from some pretended female (it
being a trick of the club) in the following
words :
" MY DEAR SIR,
"THERE is such a congeniality be
tween your countenance and mine, that
I cannot help thinking you and I were
defined for each Other from the earliest
ages of the World. lam at present un
married, and have a cofiderable fortune
in pine barren land; which, with myfelf,
I wish lo'beftow upon some deserving
man ; — and, from leeingyou pals several
times by my window, I know of no one
better entitled to both than yourfelf. I
am al moil two years beyond my grand cl>
maderic ; and am four feet four inches in
height,rather less in circumference ;ama
little dropsical; have lovely red hair aoda
fair complexion ; and if the dolors do
'' Zounds J" cries he, upon perusing the
billet, " what do they mean by teazing
me in this manner ? I am not so ugly nei
ther ," walking to his glass, " as to at
tra& the notice of the whole city, almost
at firft setting foot upon the wharf!"
"Your nose is very long, ' cries the
member, who had brought the note. —
"Nofes,"anfwers the other, "are nocri
terion of ugliness. 'Tis true, the tip
en' of mine would form an accute angle
with abase line drawn horizontally from
my under lip—but I defy the whole club
to prove that accute angles Were ever
reckoned ugly, from the days of Euclid
down to this moment, except by them
selves."..
" Ah, fir," answers the meffenger,---
"how liberal has nature been in bellowing
upon you so elegant a pair oflantern jaws!
believe me, Sir, you will be a lading ho
nour to the club."
"My jaws," fays the ugly map, in a
pet, " are such as nature made them :
and Aristotle has asserted that all her
From the American Museum.
Sentimental Repository.
Rejoined, That from and after the
day of next, a duty of 11 cents
per gallon be imposed upon all spirits of
the firft class of proof, distilled, within
the United States,from fogar, molasses or
other foreign materials—Also, a duty in
like proportion, on all other classes of
proof.
Refolded, That a duty of 9 cents upon
MONDAY, DEC, 27.
EXCISE.
In Committee of the Whole—
Mr. Livermore in the. Chair.
THE Committee after some dis
cussion, agreed to the following
Resolutions, viz.
Refolded, That an additional duty of
8 cents per gallon, be laid and collected
upon all distilled spirits of c mmon proof
and in like proportion for all other dis
tilled spirits which (hall after the
day of be imported into the U
nited States.
A Remarkable inf ance of Divine fuflice.
ABOUT thirty years ago, an eminent
brewer, in St, James's street, Dub
lin had for some years employed a parti
cular person, as a smith and farrier, to
take care ofhis numerous stud cf dray arid
coach horses, at a certain annual salary;
which was punctually paid him, whether
his trouble was much or little. The
brewer, at length discovering that this
ungrateful wretch committed several
thefts on his corn, and other articles dif-'
charged him, and engaged another, who
was well recommended for frill and ho
nesty, which excited his malice againit
the brewer, that he resolved to take am
ple vengeance on his innocent beads. —-
With that view he got a dark Lanthern,
and a Razor, conveyed himfelf into the
stable, one night about 12 o'clock, and
tying a hankerchief round the neck of
each horse, drew it so tight as to force the
tongue out of the mouth, which he cut
off, pretty near the roof, which barbarity
was repeated, till he had gone through
the whole ftudi The poor creatures thus
mortally wounded, either bled to death
or perilhed for want of fuftenance,as they
were incaple of swallowing any kind of'
food. But the all feeing power who made 1
them to be used, not wantonly abused by|
man, punished the villain in a molt ex-|
emplary manner on the spot. A blow,l
struck by an invisible hand, on both his
eyes, forced them from their sockets, and |
not being able to find his way out of the
liable, he was found in the morning on
the floor, half dead, and bleeding in a 1
frightful manner. The brewer took 4
care of the wretch till his recovery, ands
thert turned him loose, without adding
to a punishment evidently infli&ed by an•
Almighty Power. He lived several years|
after this accident, and though fuppertedi
by charity, became an object of horror ;
and detestation, even to thole who admi
nistered daily to his wants.
"Curse her," cries the ugly gentleman,
" what does all this mean. Was ever
man tormented in this manner —ugly
clubs—ugly women—imps and devils,all
in combination to persecute me,and make
my life miferabl : ( mutt be ugly, it
feeiris, whether I will or-not."
At this moment the President of the
club, who is the- very pink of ugliness
irfelf, steps in and takes him by the hand.
"My dear fir," fays he, " you may as
well walk with me to the club as not. —
Nature has designed you for us, and us
for you. We are a set of men who
have resolution enough to dare to be
u gly : — an d have long let the world know
that we can pass the evening, and eat
and drink together with as much social
glee and real good humour as the prettiest
of them Look into this Dutch glass.
fir, and be convinced that we cannot do
without you."
" God's will be ddne," cries the ugly
gentleman: " since there seems to be no
avoiding it, I will e'en do as you fay !"
not deceive me, I may hold out 20 years
longer. My nefe is, like yours, rather
longer than common ;but then, to com
pensate, I am universally allowed to have
charming eyes.—They are indeed feme
what inclined to squinting : this in my i
dea, is no blemish. The fun himfelf, look
eth obliquely upon us in winter, and no
one thinks the worse of him.—Dear fir,
I expert you to wait upon me tomorrow
evening.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONGRESS.
"Yours till death, &H.
M M
Be it enaded, that the Militia of the
several Bates of the union, consisting of
such persons as are or ffiall be enrolled
by them refpeßively, (hall be organized,
armed and disciplined in the manner fol
lowing, was taken into consideration, and
after a long difeuffion the question was
taken On the fame, and the yeas and nays
being called fcr by one third of the mem
bers present, were
Yeas B—Nays 43. —So it palled in the
negative,
.The House then resolved itfelf into a
committee of the whole on the Bate of
the union, and proceeded in the consider
ation of the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, refpe&ing the Land-Office :
and after some time spent therein, the
committee rose and reported progress.
The House went into a committee of
the whole on the bill authorizing the of
ficers of the customs to allow the land
ing of goods from vessels obkru&ed by
the ice in their passage to a port of deli
very ; and having made a general regu
lation by this bill the committee rose
and reported it as amended ; Where
upon it was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Tucker's motion of yesterday;
viz. That the felea committee to
whom the militia bill was referred, be
intruded, to introduce a clause to the
following effe&:
THURSDAY, DEC. 30.
The engreffed bill, providing for the
unloading of wares and merchandise, in
case of obftruaion by ice, being read a
third time was passed.
Mr. Sedgwick, from the committee
appointed for that purpose, reported a
bill, to repeal the aft laying certain du
ties on distilled spirits, and lay others in
their stead : which was read a firft and
second time and referred to a cemmittee
of the whole on Tuefday next.
Mr. Clymer preferred a memorial
from the College of Physicians of the ci
ty of Philadelphia, praying that high du
ties may be imposed on distilled spirits,
in order to prevent the intemperate use
of them.
Oh motion it was ordered, that the Se-
In Committee of the Whole.
The report of the Secretary of the
Dreafury on the fobjeft of a Land-Office,
and the unappropriated lands in the Wef
tern Territory under consideration. Fur
ther progress was made ; but the difeuf
fion not liniffied.
, Mr. Fitzsimons reported a bill au
thorizing the unloading of goods, wares
and merchandize, at places other than at
the port of Philadelphia—read the firft
and second time—and referred to the
committee of the whole, to-morrow.
The /^freightage Bill was read the se
cond time, and referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
A memorial and remonstrance of the
public creditors of the United Stares in
the county of Burlington, &c. was read.
Mr. Lee, of the committee appointed
for the purpose, reported a bill directing
the mode in which the evidences of the
debt of the United ftrates, which shall be
loft or deftroyed,fhall be renewed—which
teas read the firft time.
Mr. Fitzsimons moved, that a com
mittee be appointed to bring in a bill on
the other parts of the report, for altering
the mode of collecting the dirty on wines
and teas, and to allow a longer time for
collecting the fame. This motion was
referred to the foregoing commit.ee.
all Spirits, of the firft class of proof, dis
tilled within any city, team or village
within the United States, from materials
of the growth, or production of the Uni
ted States, also a duty in like proportion
on all other classes of proof.
Refolded, That for each ftfll employed
in distilling spirits in any other place
than a city, town or village, there to be
collected and paid a yearly firm of
cents for every gallon, English
wine measure of the capacity of each flill,
including its head.
After which the committee rose and
the chairman reported the resolutions,
which were read and agreed to by the
House.
And a committee of five members was
appointed to prepare and bring in a bill
agreeable to said resolutions. The com
mittee appointed, are Messrs. Sedgwick,
Trumbull, Lawrance, Wyn^coy, and Mr.
Smith, of Maryland,
The committee of the whole was then
difeharged from further conlideration of
said report.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29.
TUESDAY, DEC. 28.