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tufinefs, to Gngle out women of good sense and under
standing, if we would render them and ourselves
happy; and it ought ever to be remembered, that in
this date one party cannot Nell be happy or miserable
alone: The other will have a Share in the good or ill
fortune.
There are, it mult be acknowledged, inconvenien-,
ties to be met with in the married date ; it would be
folly to expeft perfect happiness in a life destined to a
vicissitude of pain and pleasure. He mult know little
of the world, who is ignorant he will have some exer
cise for his patience in every condition ; but poflibly t
there may be found as few inconveniences, and as many ;
rational fatisfaftions in this date, as in any other : If
nature, undisguised and unperverted by vitiated ima
ginations, habits, or affections, lights the foft flame
for some individual fair; if sympathy of lentiments,
a mutual agreement, and distinguished by wisdom and
prudence, confirms the choice, that hymen mud then,
be happy, and such an union muff be productive of as
much felicity as can be enjoyed in this terrestrial
ftatc. Marriage cannot, therefore, be called an evil,/
but a comfort; if we mult renounce it because it
sometimes proves unhappy, we may as well quit life,:
because it may be unhealthy.,
Friendfllip, as all confess, constitutes the greatest
part of our felicity ; without this, there is nothing
agreeable in society; without this, glory and. riches
are but burthens, and pleasure itfelf dilgufting ; but
where can this be found so perfect, where so fraught
with the molt pure delights, as in the marriage date.
In fine, the many indances of the felicity of that
'condition, plead forcibly in its favor; but let this be
remembered, that an amiable temper, and prudent
behaviour, mud go hand in hand in matrimony, and
virtue, tie the knot that choice has projected. It is
not in every one's power to be rich or handsome, but
every one may be good, and consequently happy;
though surely this felicity car. be in no date so com
plete, as in that where virtue forms an union, which
death alone can feparate<
ST. PIERRE, (Martinique,)
January 8, 1784.
The Ship Aurora, Gautier, Matter, which left the
Ille of France the loth of October last, arrived in our
harbour the 3d initant. Said vessel had been near
three years with the fleet in the Ead-Indies, and failed
from Trinquemale the 3d of June lad. The mod in
teresting intelligence we have collected from the Cap
tain ana passengers, is as follows :—
The fleet under M. de Suffrein, failed from Trin
quemale, the lath of June, 1783, confiding of 15 line
of battle ships, 5 frigates, and a lloop of war, betides
the frigate Cleopatra, which was ordered to reconnoi
tre the coast of ^Coromandel, arid observe the number
and situation of the enemy's fleet. The Captain of
the laid frigate having learned at Trinquemale that
the Marquis de Buffy was in danger from the enemy's
sand army, which was protected by their fleet under
Admiral Hughes, returned immediately to communi
cate this information to our Admiral. M. de Suffrein
s anchored his fleet the 14th, before Trinquemale, from
whence he sent the frigate Cleopatra, to reconnoitre
the enemy's fleet; and upon her reporting that Ad
miral Hughes was at anchor between Potercorye and
Gondelour, he went and anchored on the evening of
the 15th, before the fame place. When he was calling
anchor, the Englilh fleet was under fail. M. de
Suffrein spent the night in communications with Ge
neral de Buffy, who informed him that the land army
from Madras, had given him battle on the 13th, near
Gondelour; that he had lolt 400 nren, though his
army got the advantage; and he had now nothing
more to fear from the enemy. M. de Suffrein, desirous
to givea deciftve stroke to hrs adversaries,notwithttand
' ing they were Wronger than he, both in ships and guns,
allied and obtained from the Marquis de Buffy 1200
men to reinforce his fleet. The troops were distri
buted and embarked that night, and the ensuing day,
the 16th, he gave the signal for failing, and ordered to
get to windward of the enemy. M. de Suffrein (by
the King's order) went on board a frigate, that he
might run less rifque in an engagement, and have a
better opportunity to observe the manoeuvres of both
his own fleet and that of the enemy. The 16th, 17th,
18th, and 19th, days were spent in getting to the wind
ward of the enemy (whole fleet was always in light):
Having procured this advantage on the 20th, he gave
the signal to attack the enemy, at a quarter after four
in the afternoon, and at the distance of half a league.
The a&ion was vigorous on both tides. The British
fleet confided of 18 ships of the Line, three of them of
80 guns, three frigates, two Hoops of war, &c. They
fought sometimes at mufquet fllot, and sometimes at
pjftbl (hot ; but the fire from M. de Suffi-ein's fleet,
was conducted with so much judgment and courage,
that Admiral Hughes at length gave way. At half
paft fix, the fire ceased, and both fleets separated.
Admiral Hughes failed for Madrafs, towing three of
bis men of war, whicli were disabled in the engage
ment. And f M. de Suffrein towing the Hannibal, of
50 guns, whicli was difmatted, anchored at Pondi
cherry ; from thence failed to Gondelour, to remit
the 1200 men he had borrowed of M. de Buffy; and
belides these, he (pared him 800 soldiers, to join the
army, all which he landed on the 23d.
On the 27th, the English frigate the Medea an
chored at Gondelour, under a flag, announcing that
the Preliminary Articles of Peace, between France
and England, had been signed by both powers, and
accordingly their Majesties, the Kings of France and
England, had issued their Proclamation, requiring
hostilities to cease in all parts of the world, until the
ratification of the Definitive Treaty.
4 return of the killed and founded on board M. de
Suffrein's feet in the engagement.
Officers killed, 29--- Wounded 7---Subaltern Officer s
and Soldiers killed Lofc- Ditto wounded 277.---Total
killed 138.---Wounded 184.
ENGLISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.
December 12, 1783.
When the House had resolved itfelf into a Commit
tee on the Bill to continue " an Ad for preventing
" any manifeft, certificate, or other document, being
66 required for any ships belonging to the United States
<'. of America, arriving from thence, at any poit of
^ ^is kingdom, or upon ottering or dearjpg out from
<' any port of this kingdom, for any port within
“ the said United States ; and to give to his Majef
" ty for a limited time, certain powers for the
" better carrying on trade and commerce between
" the fubje&§ of his Majesty's dominions and the inha
“ bitants of the said United States ;''
Mr. Arden rose, and went over the observations
made by Mr. Pitt the preceding day, on the ground
of Mr. Fox's having attacked the last Administration,
when a Bill upon the fame fubje&, brought in by Mr.
Pitt, was under confederation, and having found great
fault with an expreflion in the preamble, which indi
cated that it might poflibly be a matter of time before
a treaty es commerce with America might be conclud
ed. Mr. Arden pressed his argument very strongly,
and desired the House to take notice, that it had turn
ed out, that those of his friends who brought in the
former bill were not mistaken, for a pretty considera
ble degree of time had elapsed, and yet, though the
bufineis was in the hands of those, who thought and
had asserted, that a treaty might in a very Short time
be concluded, no treaty was yet concluded. Mr. Ar
den said, he did not rife to oppose the present bill; it
was certainly neceffafy, and the House had no alterna
tive ; they must agree to it, for the difcretional powers
delegated by it must be lodged somewhere.
Mr. Secretary Fox positively. denied, that any one of
the assertions or the learned gentleman, with regard to
what that learned Gentleman had suggested, of his ha
ving ever said, that a Treaty of Commerce might be
concluded with America in a Short time, was true.
Mr. Fax argued, that he and his friends would have
deserved to have been hooted out of the House for ide
ots and drivellers, if they had made any such ridicu
lous assertion. Mr. Fox explained what he had said,
and once more repeated, what he had aligned, the
day before, as the reasons why he thought it necessary
to propole to continue the Aft of the last Session for a
Short time longer.
Mr. Arden replied, and said, that though he did
not pretend to pofie:s all the charaderifticks of the I
Right Honourable Gentleman, he would nevertheless
contend with him, or any man, for his feeling as zea
lous a regard to truth, as he could feel. Mr. Arden
^hen went into a recapitulation of all the circumstances
of the bill in question, and of the manner in which it
had been treated in the debates of the day, in order to
juftify his former remarks.
Mr. Secretary Fox as ffrenuoufly contended, that
such ideas as Mr. Arden imputed to him, had never
entered his head, nor could poffibiy have entered the
head of any man in his sober senses.
A warm altercation continued, till at length Mr.
Eden appealed to the Committee, whether he was to
fit as Chairman of that Committee, merely to hear
such a contelt.
Mr. Onflow supported Mr. Eden, and at length the
Committee proceeded to fill up the blanks of the
bill.
Having gone through it, and the House being re
sumed, the report was ordered to be brought up on
Monday.
On the Ordnance Estimate, the fame day, Sir Joseph
Mawbey declared his entire difapprobaton of the Es
timates then under the consideration of the Commit
tee. Sir Joseph thought the grots amount of each im
properly large, and the particulars of the extraordina
ries extremely exceptionable. He entered into a long
discussion of the ill conduct of the office of Ordnance,
and said, he had always been taught to confider it as
an Augean liable, that required more deanfing than
any other office under government.
Mr. Courtenay replied, that the worthy Baronet had
called the office an Augean liable; he reminded him,
that a Hercules had been in it, and had greatly contri
buted to cleanse it. The late Mailer General had done
a great deal, and his successor was following his ex
ample. Mr. Coui tenay ironically complimented Sir
Joseph Mawbey, on his Raiding forward the volun
teer of opposition, ready and equally capable of ob
jecting to every proportion that was made in that
Houle. The worthy Baronet, he said, might thank
his Stars, that he lived in a free country, where he
might Speak his mind without reserve. Had he had
the misfortune to have lived in former times, and in
other places, it might not have been equally fafe for
"him to avow himfelf the political critick of the day.
He had read in Voltaire's General H story of Europe,
of a strange custom that prevailed in Italy, in the pon
tificate of Pope Alexander Sextus. Cariar Borgia, his
Minister at that time, had a practice of hanging up a
pig by the hind legs, and beating it till it giew mad,
and foamed at the mouth ; a final! portion of that foam
he used to administer in a goblet of wine, to such as idly
and absurdly found fault with his meafuresu Perhaps,
had Caesar Borgia, and Pope Alexander Sextus, lived
now, in a Scarcity of pork, they might have taken some
of our frothy orators, and hanged them up by the legs,
making use of their foam, (for lie believed it was as
much charged with venom) as they used to do that of
of the pigs of old. From this story, whicli threw the
House into an immoderate fit of laughter, Mr. Court
enay recurred to a m,re grave Rile, and argued in de
fence of the Eltimates very forcibly.
Sir Joseph Maaubey re-inforced his objections ; he de
clared, he generally admired Mr. Courtenay's wit,
and laughed as heartily at it as any man, but he did
not think he had been happy in his story of the pig and
Coefar Borgia, or that the House had been entertained
by it. Sir Joseph declare I, no Sheer like that Should
ever deter him from declaring his Sentiments in that
House. He had always gone Straight forward in his
political life, neither turning to the right, nor to the
left ; he was no man's Have, no man's follower, nor
was he put into his feat in that House by any great man
whatever.
On Friday, Dec. the sth, Mr. Molineux made a
motion in the Irish House bf Commons, “ That it is
the opinion of this House, that laying the sum of four
shillings in the pound on all rents and sums of money
payable to persons residing out of Ireland, would high
ly contribute to the honour and interest of this king
dom, provided such a tax may not affect mortgages,
or other lenders of money."
After a long debate Sir Henry Hartftonge moved,
“ That the word one (hilling in the pound be interted,
instead of four." Which amendment being agreed to,
the question on the motion was put,
Ayes, 22
Noes 184
Majority 162
Anecdote of the Hon. Charles James Fox.
Some little time before he had been made Seeretar,
of Sate, he had contracted a debt of honour with Six
John Lade, of three hundred pounds. When be be
came Minister, Sir John Lade thought it a proper time
to make a demand of payment. Hi , therefore, wait
ed upon the Secretary, and informed him of the debt.
The Secretary, with his usual forwardnefs to dis
charge such debts, went to his bureau, and presented
the Baronet with notes to the value. But the Ba
ronet was not content. He thought it a time and
opportunity to demand something more, faying,
“ Charles, I think this will bear interest." " In
terest," asked the Secretary ; " well, if you expeft
interest, interest must be paid. But let me inform
you, Sir John, since my coming into office I have seen
it necessary to regulate my modes of payment in the
following order. But you must know that jam in
debted to four descriptions; and, in the manner i re
late them they shall be paid :
" Ift, My tradesmen—because their labour and iiF
duftry is included in their bills.
" 2d, The loans of friendship—becaufe they are
disinterested.
" 3d, My debts of honour—becaufe I would pr^
serve my charader.
" 4th, My bonds, notes, and annuities to Jews —,
because they cannot be hurt if thty are Paid dur s^
the life of the debtor."
66 And among which of these," asked the Baronet,
' c am Ito be classed ?"
The Scretary replied," as interest has you a Jew;
you must, therefore, have his patience. So that;
among the last order, you may perhaps be paid."
As the Emperor embraces every opportunity of
improving the welfare of kis fubjefts, the following;
edift, however extraordinary it may appear in it
felf, cannot fail, from its object, of securing appro
bation :
" Whereas the dangerous confeq ounces arising from
the use of Hays, are universally acknowledged to im
pair the health, and impede the growth of the fair
sex ; when on the contrary the foppreffion on that
part of their dress cannot but be effectual in strength
ening their constitution, and above all in rendering
them more fruitful in the marriage state ; we hereby
ftridly enjoin, that in all orphan houses, nunneries,
and other places set apart for the public education ol
young girls, no stays of any kind whatsoever be made
use of or encouraged henceforth and from this inftant^
and it is further hinted to all masters and mftreffes
of academics and boarding-schools, that any girl wear
ing flays should not be hereafter received or counter
nanced in any such schools.
" We hereby also will and command, that it be
enjoined to the College of Physicians, that a disser
tation, adapted to every one's capacity be forthwith
composed, Shewing how materially the growth oT
children of the female sex is injured by the use of
stays, for the better information of parents and school
masters, who wifn to procure a handsome shape to
their children or pupils ; as also those who are not
rich enough to alter the stays in proportion to the
^rowt^ of fuel children, or, having the means, ntgi
left to dojt. The above dissertation shall be diftfr
buted gratis, and dispersed amongst the public; the
more so, that whole nations, unacquainted with the
use of stays, bring up a race of children remarkable
fer the healthiest con ftitutions."
Charleflon, March 1, 1784.
AGREEABLE to the directions of an aft of the Ge
neral Assembly of this State to regulate the price
and assize of bread, &c. I have enquired the price of
flour, and find it to be Twenty Shillings per hundred
pound weight ; at which price the four-pence loaf must
weigh lb. ozs.
White - 1 10
Wheaten - 27 (201
Houlhold - 3 4
Of which all Bakers of Bread are desired to take due
notice, GEORGE §HEED, Com, Gen#
Extras of a letter from Lon ton, Dec. 13.
" The author of a pamphlet called the Air Balloon,'
gives an account of a very extraordinary ope, now
preparing, under the direction of a Scotch artist ; it is
to be in the form of a bird, and each of the wings are
to be nine feet long. This writer mentions a great
variety of ufeful and curious purposes to which these
balloons may be applied, particularly in invasions,
sieges, observations at sea, excursions of pleasure,
changes of air for the benefit of health, and a great
number of other purpofes.''
On Tnefday last James Nelson, Esq. was elededa
Member of the House of Representatives, in the room
of the Hon. William Hazell Gibbes, Esq. who is ap
pointed Matter in Chancery.
Last Thursday Joshua Toomer, Esq. a Member of
the General Assembly for Christ-Church Parish, waa
married to Mils Sabina Vanderhorit, only daughter of
&e deceased William Vanderhorft, Esq. @f this City,
PORT NEWS.
ENTERED INWARD,.
Martb g. Snow Q een, Joseph Lightbourn,
from I urk's IflancL
Schooner Buckskin, Francis Allen
Edenton, North Carolina.
Sloop Industry. John Darrah Jamaica,
ENTERED OUTWARDS."
S. Sloop Polly, Alexander La Croix
New Providence;
CLEARED OUTWARDS.
^ Sloop Providence, Lewis Marchand
Martiniog
Brig Swern, Thomas Philpot
St. John's, East Florida#
Schooner Assurance, Samuel Chessman,
St. John's, East Florida.
REPORTED.
3. Brig Anna, Charles Henzell, from Lisbon
to Baltimore.