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Theaddrefres of an excluded profeffor to the
reverend corporation will, in a week or two, be
laid before the public for their unbiaffed judg
ment, and will afford a further illustration of the
treatment the officers of college have received
from the overseers thereof. These addresses,
together with what has now been exhibited,
may at left confirm the remark, that a better
acquaintance with human nature and the world,
than the corporation collectively taken appear
to possess, is requisite in the government of an
university. I wish the corporation themselves
to be purfuaded of this. If they should not be,
the probability is that there may be occasion to
apply, Fortius utere loris.
The tutors who were treated in the manner
represented in this paper, opened a subscription
for an orrery, while they were in office. They
found it would cost 3001. They obtained sub
scriptions to the amount of near 2901. payable to
the corporation. They engaged Mr. Rittenboufe,
(tho' loth) to make it. This was made known
to the corporation, who took no notice of it !
The subscribers were many of them firft charac
ters in the State.
Mr. Collins, late of Newport, offered 8 vo
lumes to the library of yale-college. Being a
baptist, 4 of the volumes were in defence of this
system. The offer of these books was accom
panied with an inti mation, that if the 8 volumes
were received with a good grace, the whole li
brary of the said Mr. Collins, (who was a bache
lor) confiding of 7 or 800 volumes, would proba
bly be given to the college. But the condition of
giving the 8 volumes was not complied with.
This condition was, that they be placed in the
library so that the students might fee them, and
if they chose, read them.
March 10, 1783.
N. B In the motto to Parnassus No. IV, for
dire read diu. No V. column I. line 25 from
the botton, for lafl read left.
To PARNASSUS. '
SIR,
A Gentleman in New-Haven was informed,
that many books in the college library
needed repairs ; but that the low state of col
lege funds did not admit of the expence. Where
upon this gentleman proposed to the corporation
last summer, through the medium of one of
their officers, that if they would be at the ex
pence of dock needful for the purpose, (which
would not exceed lol.) he would do the whole
work of repairing, new binding and keeping in
repair the college library, should it amount to
upwards of one hundred pounds as it was com
puted— to receive no other reward than theedu
cation of his children at the public seminary. He
hath at present two children, to whom he would
be glad to give a public education. The elde ft
of them was then under two years—therefore
no return was expected under ten or twelve
years. If he should never fend any of his chil
dren to college, he proposed an absolute gift of
his whole labor in repairing, new binding, &c.
He offers to do the service at the lowed cash
price. But the proposal was not accepted, and
the gentleman received no thanks for so gener
ous an offer. The tuition of two children (and
probably there may not be more) thro' a collegi
ate life mightamount to thirty pounds. If the
necessary repairs should amount to £i®o , the
interest of that sum before either of his children
could enter college, would be more than double
to the tuition of two students through an acca
demic life.
The Ship Antwerp, Capt. Defhon, which arriv
ed at Boston, last week, in 41 days from Am
sterdam, has brought English Papers to the
10th of January, from which the following is
L OND ON, December 9.
Extrafi of a letter from Paris, December 9.
" t H E negociation between England and
1 America are closed, a treaty havingbeen
compleated between the United States and the
Court of St. James's, by which the great con
test between England and America is finally de
termined, by a full and irrevocable recognition
of the sovereignty and independence of the once
British Colonies. The articles of this treaty are
not known, but it is generally understood, that
the Commissioners from Congress peremptorily
refuting to agree to an article proposed by the
English Minister, for the restoration of the for
feited estates ofthe loyalifts,or a fufficient equi
volent in lieu of them, the English negociator
no further prefled the proposition, but withdrew
" The Compte de Vergennes, among other
terms proposed that Miguelon and St. Piere
should be restored to France ; and that the
french should have liberty to fifh along the
whole coast of Newfoundland, and to dry or
cure their fifh on any part of the shore, which
at the time of their landing on it, they shall
find unoccupied by the English. He insisted al
so that in the East-Indies, Pondicherry and
Mache should be restored, together with all the
other settlements that France pofleffed in India,
at the breaking out of the war. Certain condi
tions also were mentioned, under which the
Court of France would pledge itfelf to induce
Hyder Ally to consent to terms of peace, Some
of these conditicnsthey fay, state cessions of cer
tain territories to that Asiatic Prince. To some
ofthefe terms we are in no expectation here
that England will ever consent; to others we
think she will ; but what restitution she will re
quire in return, as the price of her consent, we
cannot tell, though we make no doubt but die
will endeavour to get back all her loft islands,
and, by restoring St. Lucia, place the Antilles
precisely in the fame hands in which they were
at the breaking out of the war. We all wish
ardently for peace, nor do people at large wish
to impose harsh terms on England; they think
die is fufficiently humbled and weakened by the
loss of America; they remember their own
dejeded state at the conclusion of the last war,
and adoptthe expression of Dido to the distres
sed Trojans, Non ignara mali, miferis fuccurrere
difeo."
Dec. 11. It is pretty confidently reported,
that France has refufed to sign the preliminary
articles, except on terms which our Ministers
will not agree to. This we are assured of, that
orders were dispatched last night from the Ad
miralty to Portsmouth, to haflen the fitting out
a squadron with all possible dispatch.
America is certainly defirousof recovering her
trade with this country, and averse to submit
to the commercial reftriftions which the
Court of France seems absolutely determined to
impose. This point is now warmly agitating
between the American Commissioners and the
French Ministry; but how the contest will issue,
is wholly uncertain. The popular opinion, how
ever, is, that till this question is decided, the
plan of a general pacification will remain in fuf
pence.
Some mode of provision for the American loy
alists, ought to be immediately pointed out for
the solemn function and afliftance of Parliament,
for the intentions and engagements of those at
present in power, may, perhaps, not be deemed
binding and obligatory upon their successors in
office. It is not meant to be insinuated, that any
signs in the political hemisphere indicate an ap
proaching revolution in the planetary system;
but yet, fays our correspondent, speedy and effec
tual measures ought to be adopted in favour of
, ^ his treaty, we understand, is final with re
fpecr to the two contrasting powers ; its opera
tion is to be perpetual when it once takes place ;
""" depends upon another event,
which at present appears very uncertain. As
loon as peace is concluded with France, then
the provisional treaty with America instantly
• S '° °P er ", and the United States are,
4>/°f a ^o> and without any further ceremony or
treaty, recognized independent by Great-Bri
tain.
" Would that every thing between France
England were completely fettled! But the
blefling of peace as yet Scarcely appears in view.
dictates terms, at which the high spirit of
Britain revolts. She infills, that having over
turned the empire of England in the harrow
seas, the ceremony of an usual salute in those
seas to the British flag, shall for the future be
totally abolished. When the English negocia
tor dated his objections to this demand, Compte
de Vergennes expressed his furprize ; he said
that the demand was very reasonable ; the ex
action of such a mark of refpe& had been found
ed on no other law than the law Du plus fat;
that France gave a very striking proof of her
moderation, in not availing herfelf of the fame
law, and infilling, that as fc had for three
campaigns exercised the rule and empire of the
channel, so she might have insisted that the sa
lute should, in future, be given to the flag of
France. Mr. Fitzherbert replied, that if this
was to be a conditions re qua non, he was fully
convinced that England would, without hesita
tion, prefer war to peace on such ignominious
terms.
the foyalifts, both for the fake of alleviatingtheir
present misfortunes, and providing against the
uncertain issues to which human affairs are con
tinually exposed.
Of all people under the fun, the American
loyalists most loudly challenge our compassion %
their property confifeated, and poverty entailed
upon their posterity, they must become the
wretched dependents for subsistence upon the
bounty of the very people by whom they have
been deserted.
England never was, since the beginning of
the war, in such a critical state as she finds her
felf at present ; she is neither at war nor peace ;
the business of commerce is absolutely ata fta&d;
the merchants know not to what ports they may
fend their merchandize, or what premium to of
fer for insurance ; nor do the underwriters know
what premium they should demand ; hence it is
that the business of insuring ships and cargoes,
so necessary to trade, is compleatly at a hand,
though a fleet is expe&ed soon from Jamaica.
This day the House of Commons was moved
to grant the supply of seamen for the year 1783.
The number that the Admiralty applied for were
at least equal to that which was voted for the
service of the present year ; so that our enemies
will fee, that if we are moving heaven and
earth for peace, we are, at thd fame time, mak
ing the most vigorous exertions to be prepared
to carry on the war with spirit, if we cannot ob
tain an honorable peace. If, on the other hand,
we should make one, the money voted for 90,000
or 100,000 seamen and marines, will not be loft
to the public ; for as faft as the different ships
can conveniently be paid off, there will of course
be a saving of more than 41, per man per month,
for every month of the year that ffiall remain
unexpired after the difeharge of the seamen ;
which saving will be carried to the finking fund,
and of course be accounted for to the nation.
, Nothing can be more deftrudive to the Ame
ricans, than that very trade carried on by them
with New-York, which so greatly enriches our
merchants. Common cheese fells at New-York
from two shillings to half a crown a pound, and
all other commodities in proportion : Of these
a small quantity is consumed in that city ; but
by far the greatest part is sent into the interior
parts of the country ; and a return is made in
hard dollars; or rather no return is made, for
the money is paid beforehand, our people plac
ing no faith in the rebel merchants, their courts
of law protesting them against demands from.
British traders. This tends to exhaust the pro
vinces, particularly of New-England, in the
most rapid manner, of their specie ; and not
withstanding the resolutions entered into at
Boston, to support the laws made against this
trade with New-York, it is still carried on with
great spirit.
A morning paper fays, it was reported last
night, that'an express arrived yesterday morn
ing about four o'clock from Paris, by way of
Dover, which fays, that the Commissioners
from the United States had declared, that if the
French Ministry refufed to treat upon terms now
offered by Great-Britain, that they had autho
rity from Congrefsto conglude peace with Great-
Britain, upon such terms as the provisional
treaty sets forth, but to remain neutral, and not
to take a decided part in favour of any power at
war.
Jan. 6. A meflenger arrived on Friday at
Lord Grantham's office, with dispatches from
Mr.^ Fitzherbert at Paris. Immediately on the
receipt of the letters brought in this express, a
Cabinet Council was held at the Secretary of
State's office, in Cleveland-Row :' The result of
which was, that orders were given to the Admi
ralty for the # immediate embarkation of the
troops now lying in Hilfea-Barracks, near Ports
mouth, to the amount of 4000 men, and for
the failingof the fleet with the firft fair wind.
The above orders were issued from the Admiral
ty this morning, and General Grey received
notice to set off for Portsmouth, totake thecom
mand of rhe troops, and the General according
ly left the metropolis this day.
Policies are open in the city, to return an
hundred guineas for ten, if peace is not abfe
lutely ratified and concluded by the loth of this
month.
Extras fa letter from Paris, December 20.
" Since my last, preliminary articles for ge
neral peace are absolutely agreed on between
the different powers, and positively will be sign
ed the beginning of January; or the moment
the courier dispatched to Holland returns. Mat-