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The reverse of fortune is in nothing
perhaps more striking than the pre
lent domettick situation of the two
brothers of his Grace of Gordon :
Lord William enjoys the pleafancert
house, within tfeeßritilh capital ; while
. Lord. George is a tenant of that moss
miserable of all mansions, Newgate.
A gentlemen died a few days ago
at Sah(bary,who weighed §O9 !b. de
remembered feeing his (hoe buckles
about 16 years ago, at which time he
was chosen Alderman A
The greeted " Triumph of Benevo
lence, " to borrow the title of Mr.
Pratt's celebrated poem, that ever
a mighty nation had to boatt, is now
likely to ensue from the exertions of
the British Legislature, in the a on
tion of the most cruel,msf beartkfovA
moji unmanly trade that ever was city
Tied on by man against hie feUow crea.
Wee ;— And if the Senate efFeds this
good work, which has, surely, every
&' relish of Salvation in it," soon may
we exclaim, with the poet, in the fer
—-vent and foul-moving language of
Nature and Humanity, as the result
es the Piflor, of ,be Englijb House of
Commons over Avarice and Oppres
sion :
———Applauding tboufands bow'd,
The Hero triumph'd, and th Qbrfo
an glov'd ;
Unnumber'd Hearts, by great example
Rd.
font to th to HUMANITY re
quir'd;
Unownhir'd Manathe that moment
Broke,
Unnumber'd Slav,* were lefo'dfrra
the poke,
Unnumhir'd Hands were folded u, in
air,
Unnumbec'd Voices breath'dagreat,ul
MR';
Unnumhr'd Eyes, fp lately bath'd in
wee,
Ab! bhfeful change / with tears of
jo, forfra;
From God the spark began, toman
it came,
'Till all perceiving, all partook the
. fame;
Heaven; fire derrick, as one touch'd
the ball.
It struck a,end 'till it ~read to all.
The following story is told by an
Italian author of credit, and affirmed
to be flrialy true—A French officer,
more remarkable for his birth and
spirit than his riches, had served the
Venetian Aepublick with great valour
and fidelityfor feme years, but had
not me&rtfr preferment adequate.by
any means, to his merit. One day,
he waited on an "Illuftriffimo," whom
he had often solicited in vain, but
,on.whofe friendship he still had feme
reliance. The reception he met with
was cool and mortifying; t^e Nobie
OF all the voluptuary laws which
at different periods were enabled,
none had a more prompt operation
than the edifl of Henry the Great,fn
tw r fo^ Monarch, after »a*%g
forbid his (objects to wear geld o- fil
ver,added, ' xcept, however, girls of
pieafure, and (harpers, in whom we
are too little interested to do them
the honour of attending to their con
dad." The ordinance had its fiH
eflfea ; and 'he girls of pleasure and
fharpers made no ufc of the permif.
fion
&ro,nu way rangt the world from pole to,ok, Increase your howto,, and delight ,our fob, Travel all countries,and inform yourfafe, With safe andfafet, at a small ezpetf.
NEWHAMPSHJREGAZETTEE R.
SATtftDAY, AUGUST 29, I,S,f
European Intelligence.
Published by H. Ranlet, in the Main Street, Exeter ; O where Subferiptions, Advertisements, and all Favours, are gratefully received.
LONDON, JVNB if.
England.
d'Ossat, where he earned that won.
derful dexterity, with which he pen
etrated into the bsfoms of men of all
nations and characters —unraveled *
every plait in the nurnan io.ui, aua'
every intricacy of affairs and events ?I
—The cardinal answered, "Sire, I
learned it all, in my youth, at the e
leaign of a parish officer."
policy,the fame intrigue which makes
one man richer than another—makes
nations more potent and wealthy. An
Anecdote will illurtrate this more than
reasoning.—A King of France afleed
his moil able and honest ambaffadour
Justice would not be done to the
manufaaure of Paper Hangings,
if mention was not made of the pro
gress in that art. A Gentleman, con
cerned in that business, in Boston, has
declared, that if one year could be
allowed to colled stock, be woald en-
at one hearty pull, brought all the fide
board in shivers to the ground, and
deprived the insolent Noble of his fa
vourite exhibition of fplendour.
Human Nature is the fame in every
rank and condition of life :— The
fame event which sometimes deter
mines the fate of individuals deter
mines that of nations :— The fame
turned his back on the necessitous
veteran, and left him to find his way
to the street, through a suite of apart,
meats magnificently furnifhed. He
parted them, loft in thought, until cast.
ing his eyes on a fumpteeus 6de#board
where flood on a damask cloth, as a
preparation for a fhewy entertainment,
an invaluable collection of Venice
glass polished and formed the higher
degree of perfection : he took hold of
a t^/cf :>'!>.*% and ^r%io, ij %
faithful Eighth maftiff, which always
accompanied him, said to the animal,
inakind of absence of mind, "There !
my poor old friend ! you fee how these
scoundrels enjoy themselves, and yet
how we are treated !” The poor dog
looked up in his master's face, and
wa gged his tail, as if he understood
him. The master walked on, but the
maftiff slackened his pace, and laying
hold of the samafk cloth with his teeth
The ftiange and accountable pro
pensity of tne negroes to carry on
their heads any burthen to which their
ftrengrh is adequate, in preference to
getting it along by any othtr method
was ascertained some years ago by the
late Sir Charles Price, baronet, who
had imported a number of light handy
wheel-barrows, with a view to lighten
the labour in the field, but which up
on trial, his negroes thought more
commodiously carried on their heads,
even full loaded, than wheeled along.
This circomfiange came to our cor
respon dent's recoile&ion a few days
^gP, from observing some negroes rola
ing empty sugar hogsheads thro' the
Greets, when one of them flopped un
til he had got affiflance to place it on
his head, and with which he set off,
although a very strong breeze was
blowing dire& in his teeth ; His com
panions in a few minutes followed his
example.'
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 6.
American Advices.
KINGSTON, JULY I.
Pennsylvania.
Jamaica.
THS
> 'venerable fabrick direQly opposite to
^tiie doUie where he b<.j aiuMy dis-
I played his dexterity and taste, in a
happy conformity to the faihion of
the moment; his pole, directly front
of his door, lifts its head, with
haughtiness truly expressive of German
poverty. —His dieting room is amply
decorated with a great variety of the
most approved and finished paintings,
equally calculated for the amusement
and itftruflion of mar ied men, and
poor old Batchelors. —His combs, ra
zors and (hears, are ^sfpufy as usual
— Ladies may be fupplicd with the
most approved and newest fashioned
commodes on the shortest notice ; and
all favours acknowledged with true
", ", gratitude,"
I£ a ge, after that, to make Efficient to
ifupply the whole United Spates ; and
as to quality, their productions will
; (peak for themselves.
Ayeffel arrived here cn Saturday
§ hft from the Streights, which brings
; $ report efthe rf/tf zm/;o,/of J. PAUL
JONES, by , Britilh officer in the
ißuffian naval service ; but we can ccl-
Itea no particulars of the horrid trani
lAion. It seems, however, that hr
<} , ized great applause at the court
i!' reterWusgn, in popping and <1
feeing the demolition of the Turkish
fleet under the command of the famous
old Captain Pacha, the last campaign.
That brilliant action, added to for
mer grudges and refinements which
the ungenerous English officers bcr p
towards him,probibiydetermined them
at all events, 10 rid themfe/ves of 10
formidable a rival,
Connecticut has been celebrated
was
Refolded, That it is the opinion of
this Committee, that an a& ought to
pass providing for the n£ceffary expen
fee attending any negociaticns or trea
ties which may be held with the Indi,
an tribes or attending the appoint,
ment of cemmiffoners for thofe'pur
pofes.—Committee to bring in the
bill, Messrs. Clymer, Ames and Moore.
Refolded, That in the opinion of
this committee, an aft ought to pass
providing a proper system of regulati
ons for the militia of the United
States. Committee—Messrs. Sumpter,
Heifer and Matthews.
The resolutions were approved by
the House, , Adj.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10.
The bill for com penfating the fer.
vices of the members of the Senate
Pericraniums ; Begs leave with the molt
preflrate fabmiffion, to inform his fail
for the production of literary genius
—which not confining itfelf to the
learned profeffions, deigns to accept a
residence in the humble stall of the
mechanick. An advertisement is the
ne plus ultra of the necessary literary
productions of a mechanick ; but to
shew taste in such advertisement, is to
exhibit genius—The following ap
peared in the New- Haven Gazette of
last week, viz.
" FREDERICK WOOLF, Prac
tiorer and Operator upon Beards and
friends, together with his steady and
occasional customers,' that he has re
moved his tools and himfelf, to a very
LEGISLATURE of the UNION.
(Continued.)
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, AUGUST B.°
TH E message of the President,
&c. under consideration—i|
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
The words in the bill, " That
Commissioners not exceeding three,"
it was moved ihould be Ibuck out.
This motion was ,opposed. It was
contended, that if the appointment of
commissioners was left indefinite, and
they might be incre rfed at pleasure,
the United States may be plunged ja
great and heavy expenfes.:—That
pall experience lias ire wn, that great,
frauds and peculations may be juitly
^p.theu^cJ in these nego-iathns, xs
this will leave the buhnefs open to
like impositions :—Thai it was un
constitutional to vote monies, except
a previous estimate of the service to
be performed was^xhibited.—lt wjs,
father said, that the right, of mak
ing and judging of treaties wag, 9 the
Legislature, and that the motion went
to dive'll the House of a right vested
in it by the Cqnihtutiou :—That the
House coulS not juftify the measure
to their constituents ; and that it
would oppn a door to such encroach
ments, and establish such a precedent,
as might be attended with the worffi .
consequences :—That the right of the
House to judge and influence in the
forming treaties, is evident from this,
" that the power of making provjfiou
for the expense of carrying those treaT
ties into execution rests in : the house;"
this was evident, it was said, from
this, '' That if ten dbmmiffioners'
should be appointed, fliti the house
may provide for such a number as they
may think proper."
"In support of the motion it was
said, that it is entirely improper to li
mit the number of cemmiffionersf
that the constitution has expressly
veiled the power of forming treaties
in the executive : that in fad the
house has nothing further to do in the
business, than to provide the neceffa
rY fupp ] i es : that if they were to be
deferred from adopting the motion by
the fe^ of abuses, the fame principle
may prevent the decision of tne House
upon almost any question that comes
before them : but there are more se
rious abuses to be apprehended from
neglect and delay in this business, than
from the supposed fraudelency of those
who may be appointed commissioners.
War will open a wider door to frauds
and peculations ; and is not (it was
asked) the Bedding of blood a greater
evil? Ts not the lacerating cur de,
fencelefs citizens an abuse' of a much
more alarming consequence ? It was
farther obferud, that we have every
The House this day resolved itfelf
into a committee of the Whole—Mr.
BOUDINOT in the chair —to take the
bill tor appointing Commissioners to
treat with the Indian, into confiaera
tion.
and House of Representatives, aql
their officers, was brought in engreff.
ed : and on the quellion, fall the bill
pass, the ayes and nays were required
by M. Goodhue—
„sj Messrs. Baldwin, Benfon b .
Brrap, Burke Carroil, Clymer, Fitzf.
mens, 'Gale, Griffin, Hartley, hefor b
Huntington, Lan rance. Let, Ma&dtfa,
Matthews, Moore, F. M^Qniurg,
Page, Scott, Seney, Smith, Smith, Sigh,
°rgn, Srapper, Trumbull, Tucker,
> P #^.g ^dwbadfo;mb ?0.
Nays —Miffs. Ames. Bcudinot, Cad
wallader, Floyd Gerry, Gilman, Good
hue. Grout, Hathorn*, Leonora, Liver
more, Patridge, Fa, Renfla^ar, )eag
wick, Sylvefer and Thatcher. 16.
So it was determined in the affir
mative, and the bill was sent up to
the Senate.
A message from the PRESIDENT,
b, Gen. Knox, was teceived. Adj.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11.
[Vox. I.- ^