Gazette of the United-States. (New-York [N.Y.]), 1791-10-19 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States.
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[No. 50, of Vol. III.]
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1791.
[Whole No. 258.]
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CONSTITUTION OF FRANCE.
(Continued From No. 48, of this Gazette.)
CHAPTER II.
Of the Royalty, the Regency, and the Ministers.
SECTION I.
Of the Royalty and the King.
I. THE Royalty is indivisible, and delegated hereditarily to the race on the throne from male to male, by order of primogeniture, to the perpetual exclusion of women and their descendants.
Nothing is prejudged on the effect of renunciations in the race on the throne.
II. The person of the king is sacred and inviolable: his only title is King of the French.
III. There is no authority in France superior to that of the law. The king reigns only by it, and it is only in the name of the law that he can require obedience.
IV. The King, on his accession to the throne, or at the period of his majority, shall take to the nation in the presence of the legislative body, the oath, "To employ all the power delegated to him, to maintain the constitution decreed by the Constituent National Assembly, in the years 1789, 1790, 1791, and to cause the laws to be executed."
If the legislative body shall not be assembled, the king shall cause a proclamation to be issued, in which shall be expressed this oath, and a promise to repeat it as soon as the legislative body shall be met.
V. If the King refuse this oath after an invitation by the legislative body, or if, after taking it, he shall retract, he shall be held to have abdicated the royalty.
VI. If the king put himself at the head of an army, and direct the forces of it against the nation, or if he do not oppose, by a formal act, any such enterprise undertaken in his name, he shall be held to have abdicated.
VII. If the king go out of the kingdom, and if, after being invited by a proclamation of the legislative body, he does not return, he shall be held to have abdicated.
VIII. After abdication, express or legal, the king shall be in the class of citizens, and may be accused and tried like them, for acts posterior to his abdication.
IX. The particular effects which the king possesses at his accession to the throne are irrevocably united to the domain of the nation. He has the disposition of those which he acquires on his own private account; if he has not disposed of them, they are in like manner united at the end of his reign.
X. The nation makes provision for the splendor of the throne, by a civil list, of which the legislative body shall fix the sum at the commencement of each reign, for the whole duration of that reign.
XI. The king shall appoint an administrator of the civil list, who shall institute civil suits in the name of the king, and against whom personally shall all prosecutions for debts, due by the civil list, be brought, and judgments given and executed.
SECTION II.
Of the Regency.
I. The King is a minor till the age of eighteen complete; and during his minority, there shall be a regent of the kingdom.
II. The regency belongs to the relation of the king, the next in degree according to the order of succession to the throne, who has attained the age of twenty-five; provided he be a Frenchman, resident in the kingdom, and not presumptive heir to any other crown, and has previously taken the civic oath.
Women are excluded from the regency. III. The regent exercises till the king's majority, all the functions of royalty, and is not personally responsible for the acts of his administration.
IV. The regent cannot begin the exercise of his functions till after taking to the nation, in the presence of the legislative body, an oath, "To employ all the power delegated to the king, and of which the exercise is confided to him during the minority of the king, to maintain the constitution agreed to by the Constituent National Assembly, in the years 1789, 1790, and 1791, and to cause the laws to be executed."
If the legislative body is not assembled, the regent shall cause a proclamation to be issued, in which shall be expressed this oath, and a promise to repeat it as soon as the legislative body shall be met.
V. As long as the regent is not entered on the exercise of his functions, the function of laws remains suspended; the ministers continue to perform under their responsibility, all the acts of the executive power.
VI. As soon as the regent shall take the oath, the legislative body shall fix his allowance, which shall not be altered during his regency.
VII. The regency of the kingdom confers no rights over the person of the minor king.
VIII. The care of the minor king shall be confided to his mother; and if he has no mother, or if she be married again, at the time of her son's accession to the throne, or if she marry again during the minority, the care of him shall be delegated by the legislative body.
For the care of the minor king, neither the regent, nor his deputies, nor a woman can be chosen.
IX. In case of the king's mental incapacity notoriously admitted, legally proved, and declared by the legislative body, after three successive deliberations held monthly, there shall be a regency, as long as such incapacity continues.
SECTION III.
Of the Royal Family.
I. The presumptive heir shall bear the name of Prince Royal. He cannot go out of the kingdom, without a decree of the legislative body and the King's consent;
If he is gone out of it, and if, after being required by a proclamation of the legislative body, he does not return to France, he is held to have abdicated the right of succession to the throne.
II. If the presumptive heir is a minor, the relation, of full age, and next in order to the regency, is bound to reside within the kingdom.
In case of his going out of it, and not returning on the requisition of the legislative body, he shall be held to have abdicated his right to the regency.
III. The mother of the minor King, having the care of him, or the guardian elect, if they go out of the kingdom, forfeit their charge:
If the mother of the presumptive heir, a minor, goes out of the kingdom, she cannot, even after her return, have the care of her minor son, become King, but by a decree of the legislative body.
IV. The other members of the family of the King are subject only to the laws common to all citizens.
V. A law shall be made to regulate the education of the minor King, and that of the minor heir presumptive.
VI. No real apnage (in land) shall be granted to the members of the royal family.
The younger sons of the King shall receive, at the age of twenty-five, or on their marriage, an annuity, the amount of which shall be fixed by the legislative body, and shall terminate with the extinction of their male heirs.
SECTION IV.
Of Ministers.
I. To the King alone belongs the choice and dismissal of ministers.
II. No order of the King can be executed, if it be not signed by him, and countersigned by the minister or comptroller of the department.
III. The ministers are responsible for all the offences committed by them against the national safety and the constitution—for every attack on individual property and liberty—for every abuse of the money allotted for the expenses of their department.
IV. In no case can the written or verbal order of a King, shelter a minister from responsibility.
V. The ministers are bound to present every year to the legislative body, at the opening of the session, the amount of the expenses of their department, to give an account of the employment of the sums destined for that purpose, and to mention the abuses which have crept into the different parts of the government.
VI. No minister, in or out of place, can be criminally prosecuted for any transaction of his administration, without a decree of the legislative body.
CHAPTER III.
Of the Exercise of the Legislative Power.
SECTION I.
Powers and Functions of the Legislative National Assembly.
I. The Constitution delegates exclusively to the legislative body, the powers and functions following:
 1. To propose and decree laws: the King can only invite the Legislative body to take an object into consideration.  2. To fix the Public Expenses.  3. To establish the Public Contributions, to determine the nature of them, the amount of each sort, and the mode of collection.  4. To make the distribution of them among the several Departments of the kingdom, to watch over the application, and to demand an account of it.  5. To decree the creation or suppression of public offices.  6. To determine the quality, the impression, and the denomination of money.  7. To permit or prohibit the introduction of foreign troops into the French territory, and of foreign naval forces into the ports of the kingdom.  8. To vote annually, on the King's proposition, the number of men and ships, of which the sea and land forces shall be composed; the pay and number of each rank; the rules of admission and promotion; the forms of enrollment and discharge; the formation of naval equipments; the admission of foreign troops, or naval forces into the French service, and the pensions to troops on being disbanded.  9. To regulate the administration and the alienation of the National Domains.  10. To prosecute before the High National Court, the Ministers and Principal Agents of the Executive Power, on their responsibility: 
To accuse and prosecute, before the same Court, those who shall be charged with any offence or conspiracy against the general safety of the State or the Constitution.
11. To establish the rules according to which marks of honor or decorations merely personal shall be granted to those who have done service to the State.
12. The Legislative Body has the sole right of decreeing posthumous honors to the memory of great men.
II. War cannot be resolved on but by a decree of the National Assembly, passed on the formal and necessary proposition of the King, and sanctioned by him:
In case of hostilities, imminent or commenced, of an ally to be supported, or a right to be maintained by force of arms, the King shall give notification without delay to the legislative body, with an explanation of the reasons:
If the legislative body decide that war ought not to be made, the King shall instantly take measures to prevent or put a stop to hostilities, the Ministers being responsible for all delays:
If the legislative body find that the hostilities commenced are a culpable aggression on the part of Ministers, or any other agent of the executive power, the author of the aggression shall be prosecuted criminally:
During the whole course of war, the legislative body may require the King to negotiate peace, and the King is bound to yield to this requisition:
On the immediate conclusion of war, the legislative body shall fix the time within which the troops, levied above the peace establishment, shall be discharged, and the army reduced to its ordinary establishment.
III. It belongs to the legislative body to ratify treaties of peace, alliance, and commerce; and no treaty shall have effect, but by this ratification.
(To be continued.)

FROM THE COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
PUBLIC HAPPINESS.
No. V.
NOTHING is more delightful to a benevolent mind than the sight of human happiness, and the traveller who beholds it in any country will by the sympathy of nature share in the felicity. Every traveller in this country will have his feelings powerfully excited by seeing the happiest people on earth, with prospects unbounded—Heaven, ever propitious to America , is crowning the year with health and plenty, and we every where behold the vivid countenance and the smile of joy. The old query and complaint, "Why were the former days better than these?" is not heard in the land. The people have the intelligence to know the superiority of their blessings, "out of the heart the mouth speaketh," and there is a voice of contentment and glow of gratitude—there is a triumph of sentiment which is American. Religion, which is the cordial of human existence, now expands the virtuous mind with sentiments of felicity while recounting the favors of Providence, and the wide prospect of future good to the world, from the events daily unfolding here—Disinterested benevolence is Heaven in miniature.
The United States have only to continue their exertions and progression in the line they are in, and they will rise with the flow of time, until their populations and improvements exceed all the nations of the world. This appears to be an irresistible conclusion, from the foundation laid by nature, and the present state of things—In truth there is nothing that can be opposed to this happy conclusion, but a conjecture that the people of America may be become ignorant, fools, and madmen—But as such a conjecture is against all reason, it vanishes from the mind, and leaves the field of hope every where blossoming with flowers, and the moral hemisphere brightening into day.—From the beginning of time there were never so many causes in operation to diffuse universal science, and such powerful and multiplied means to enlighten the whole people as are now seen in this country. If the design of Providence can be learnt from the long chain of causes and events which have conspicuously marked the history of this country, moral reasoning will confirm the conclusion from nature and present facts. Every appearance in reason and nature, the past and the present, express in capitals the glowing prospects and pre-eminence of Columbia . Let the EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN forever be considered and pursued as the first concern—by legislators, judges, clergymen, and by ALL men. This, and this only, will crown with perfect and never fading glory, the empire of freedom.
A TRAVELLER.
FROM THE COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
Mr. RUSSELL,
SINCERELY congratulate the public on its late rich acquisition of historical knowledge in the publication of Mr. Belknap's History of New-Hampshire.
If genius and merit are encouraged as they ought to be, we may soon expect to see a complete history of each State; and until this is done we cannot expect an authentic and copious general history of the United States.
South-Carolina and New-Hampshire are now brought down to the present day, by native historians of our own soil, who do honor to their parent Columbia , as they would to any other country.
The history of Connecticut, we hear, is undertaken by the Rev. Benjamin Trumbull, of New-Haven, and that of Georgia, by Edward Langworthy, Esq.
Rhode-Island, Delaware, Maryland and North-Carolina, have not yet furnished any regular history, written by any of their sons—what little they have, has been written by foreigners.
That of Massachusetts, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, are very incomplete, and some of them more than 50 years behind.
If we are so happy as to have gentlemen in the several States possessing the fidelity, candor, liberality and industry of Belknap and Ramsay, with their elegant simplicity and smoothness of style, they will not fail of pleasing. No one who feels the honest pride of being an American, will think his library complete until it is graced with the Histories of Belknap and Ramsay, and we may add of Minot, the Boston Sallust.
PHILO HISTORICUS.
From PELOSI's MARINE LIST.
The following intelligence we had from Capt. Rogers, of the brig Harmony , arrived at this port from Port-au-Prince, Sept. 10.
284 Plantations burnt; 94 ditto entirely destroyed; 169 ditto of coffee burnt; 154 white men killed; 48 women; 18 children murdered; 6 plantations, of the Gallet family, destroyed; 36,000 Negroes revolted; 8,000 killed and dispersed; 4,000 returned back.
PARIS, August 4.
IT is generally said, that the King is to be permitted to retire to Fontainbleau, there to deliberate with his Council upon the revised constitution, which is speedily to be presented to him. Without doubt he will be puzzled whether to accept or refuse it; for it will either be accepting or refusing the Crown. He will have leave to go to Fontainbleau, to prove that acceptance is free. This is considered to be merely a political farce, for go where he will, he will still be guarded—ill will be considered as a national prisoner.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
AUGUST 6.
The proposed constitution being read, M. de la Fayette rose. For a long while, gentlemen, the people have been wishing for this constitutional act, which formed after mature deliberation, admits no longer of any useful delays; but which, on the contrary, every circumstance prompts us finally to fix. It is at a time when a combination of passions and interests, is in motion around us, that it is proper to proclaim these principles of liberty and equality—to support which every Frenchman has irrevocably devoted his life and honor.
The Assembly, no doubt, also, is of opinion, that it is full time to give to all the powers established harmony of motion; that the nation may have at foreign courts constitutional organs; that the numerous explanations they owe us may be obtained, that the sleep of royal functions be at an end; and that mutual confidence may revive.
I shall make no mention of the arduous duties which our country has a right to expect from me, (because every sacrifice to it is due) but must impatiently wish to see it in a situation no longer to call for their exercise.
I propose that the Committee of Constitution, should draw up the plan of a decree, to fix the forms to be followed in presenting the constitution, when it is finally agreed to, in the name of the French Nation, to the King, for his most independent examination and accepting.
Agreed.
LONDON, August 12.
A ship lately arrived in the river from Philadelphia, has brought over six fine plants of the Maple Tree, which we understand are intended as a present to her Majesty.
The King of Spain has caused the following intimation, addressed to the Supreme Council, &c. to be published:
"After a long negotiation with the Bey and Regency of Tunis, since the truce of 1786, for the purpose of laying the foundation of a treaty of peace, friendship, and commerce, by a treaty useful and advantageous to my subjects, I have the satisfaction of informing them that this treaty, which secures forever free navigation and commerce on the coasts of Tunis, of which Spain has been deprived for several ages, was signed this day, with thanks to Almighty God, &c."
"Madrid, July 19th 1791."
The Consols were done yesterday at the very high price of eighty-nine (with the dividend) an instance that has not been known since the year before the American war.
This day his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will enter into the 30th year of his age.
The Church now building at Peterburgh is the largest in Europe. Two thousand men have been working on it these twenty years, and are not yet at the top of the walls. It is of polished marble, both outside and in; the pillars are of one piece, fifty feet high; the base and capitals of solid silver; but the greatest curiosity of all is the wooden box, which covers the whole from the weather, constructed in a particular manner. All the Empress's buildings are on the same immense scale. The Great Duke's dog-house has 1500 windows; and the Audience Chamber, in which the Empress receives Foreign Ambassadors, is lined with polished silver—Such is the magnificence of her Imperial Majesty.
TURKS AND RUSSIANS.
We have already informed our readers of the capture of Anapa, by the Russians. We are now enabled to lay before them the account transmitted by Prince Repnin, the commander in chief of the Russian army on the Danube, to the Russian Ambassador at Warsaw.
"I have this moment received information that General Gugowitz took the fortress of Anapa by assault, on the 3d of July. new style. There were made prisoners, Mustapha Pacha, of Three Tails, (son to Battal Pacha, who commanded last year at Anapa, and was then made prisoner) together with the famous Scheich Mansour, and about 14,000 persons, including the troops and inhabitants of both sexes."
"The Turks defended themselves obstinately, and many of them were killed.—I am yet unacquainted with the extent of their loss, and I do not yet know ours, which, however, the courier assures me is but trifling."
Isabell Stewart, who was on Wednesday last executed for stealing in a house where she was servant, differed materially from the generality of women who bring themselves into that situation.—Her husband being a sailor, engaged as a foremast-man in a vessel bound to Botany Bay, and she did all in her power to accompany him there, but finding she could not accomplish her point, she determined by stealing to be sent after him, at the expence of government. She however overshoot the mark, by committing a capital offence.
Mr. Hammond, the new Consul General to the United States of America, and late Secretary to the Embassy at Madrid, will set off in a few days for Philadelphia. His appointment is of the highest importance to this country, as he has it in commission to conclude a treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance between England and America. The outlines of this treaty have been already discussed, and we learn that some very considerable commercial advantages are held out to America as the basis of it, which will in time supplant the greater part of the trade of Russia with this country.
Permanent stock was never known so high; at the same time, that which is considered not so permanent, is alarmingly to the holders, upon the decline. Whether a simple stagnation for a day gave rise to the report that the Minister has it in agitation to pay off the four per cents, or whether such a report was the cause of their further declension, a short time perhaps may determine. That such an event is at all likely to take place, is a brilliant circumstance in favor of the finances of this country, and of those who hold reins of government.
From the East-Indies, the accounts brought by the Abergavenny , are favorable; but not so extravagantly flattering as we may have been taught to expect within these few weeks by other accounts. When the dispatches left India Lord Cornwallis was hastening to attack Tippoo's grand army, and appearances promise every thing.
At home, from every quarter of the kingdom, the state of autumnal produce is most luxuriously reported.
The clubs of Paris seem again to be restored; but they have not the influence with the Assembly which they had.
The maddest feat of missed patriotism that ever any unhappy country experienced, is at this time exercising in Spain. The Church, no doubt, has the sole conduct of the present persecution of strangers, which has taken place in every province throughout the kingdom; and let us hope it may prove what it seems strongly symptomatic of, the last convulsive struggle of superstition.
Extract from a private letter from the East-Indies, dated March 5.
"I now write you from the top of the Ghauts, within 50 miles of Seringapatam, the capital of Tippoo Sultan, and nearer by the same distance than ever English troops were before. The detachment I am now with consists of a brigade of light field pieces, which ascended the Ghauts without opposition, the day before yesterday. Our force, under Col. Hartley, consists of the 75th regiment, the grenadiers, and the 7th battalion of Bombay native Infantry (the troops the Col. had with him at the glorious action at Trevan-ganny) to which were added a detachment of the 73d reg. and a corps of Grenadiers, consisting of four European and five Native companies."
"Our situation in the Ghauts is such, as to bid defiance to the Sultan's utmost power and force. The remainder of the army, commanded by Gen. Abercrombie, are in the vicinity of the Pafs, and our principal employ for some time will be bringing up provisions, stores, and heavy cannon."
"The whole army under General Abercrombie now consists of near 9000 fighting men, including the Travancore troops, strong in artillery under Major Jones."
BURLINGTON, Oct. 11.
Burlington County Society for the Promotion of Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures.
MAY 7, 1791.
It appearing to this Society that the attention paid by them to the means of improving the quality of the CHEESE made in this county, has been productive of beneficial effects; and the Society being desirous, further to promote a manufacture of the greatest importance to the agricultural interest of the state—Resolved, That for the greatest quantity of the best flavoured, mildest, and richest Cheese, (not less than 300lbs wt.) which shall be made the ensuing season on any one farm in this county, and produced in good order to this Society, on the first Saturday in November next, between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock in the forenoon, accompanied by a certificate from at least two reputable freeholders, mentioning the place at which the said Cheese was made; a premium of Thirty silver Dollars shall be paid; together with the market price for 300lbs. weight of the same cheese.

The mode of application to be as follows:— Each candidate shall mark the quantity of cheese offered by him with some particular mark, and shall put the same mark on the outside of a sealed paper, containing his name and place of abode, which shall be delivered to the Society. The letter only which shall be distinguished by the mark similar to that on the quantity of cheese to which the preference shall be given, will be opened; all the other letters will be returned unopened, together with the parcels of cheese to which they shall respectively belong.
A convenient place will be provided, free of expence to the candidates, at the store of Mr. Steyling in Burlington, for the reception of such parcels of cheese as shall be offered with a view to obtain the premium.
By order of the Society, WILLIAM COXE, Jun. Sec'ty.
Philadelphia, October 19.
ABSTRACT OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The English papers say that M. BOUILLE and son, have been at Vienna, incog. and that the General had an audience of the Emperor.
The Emperor is assembling a strong army on the Rhine, in Luxembourg, and on L'Escaut.
There has been a total change in the Austrian Ministry—Prince Kaunitz is dismissed after having been Prime Minister fifty years. A general commotion seems to be taking place in Europe—the spirit of innovation is spreading in Italy—The governor of Reggio in the Duke of Modena's territories, was lately murdered by the populace.
At Florence there has been an insurrection on account of the taxes—which could not be quelled but by the interposition of the military.
In Bologna there has been a great ferment, on account of encreased taxes, assessed by his Holiness to make up deficiencies occasioned by the loss of income from other places.—The Pope's Treasurer was here burnt in effigy.
At Geneva the Democrats are grumbling at their government, which is Aristocratical.
A general assembly of the States of Brabant were to meet at Bruxelles on the 22d of August—The ancient form of government in pleno is re-established.
An English Protestant Church has been opened at Dunkirk—thus the benefits of the French revolution begin to be enjoyed, in the free exercise of religion.
In Dunkirk there are two Dutch Chapels, and one Quaker meeting house.
The perpetual rumors of a counter-revolution operate very injuriously in respect to the paper medium of France—by keeping up the depreciation of assignats .—But the constitution once established, it is expected these rumors will lose their pernicious effects.
The peace between the Emperor, the Russians and Turks, leaves even the victorious parties in no better circumstances than when they began—It is called a Statu quo peace—but with what propriety may be determined when it is considered what an immense sacrifice of men and money has been made about a few acres of Territory.
The Arabs it is said have invaded the Turkish territories; have seized the tomb of the prophet, and plundered Mecca of its treasures.
The Empress of Russia, all the reports to the contrary notwithstanding, is in perfect health.
A number of the rioters of Birmingham have been tried, several of which were capitally convicted; sentence of death was pronounced on four of them—the Judges exhorted them to prepare for death, as there were no hopes of pardon; they all wept bitterly.
An article under the Paris head states, that the Queen of France has wrote to the Count de Mercy Argenteau, the Emperor's minister in the low countries, desiring him to exert his interest with the fugitive Princes to return to France, as it was the wish of her Majesty—and assuring them that the King was determined to accept cordially of the new constitution; the King has wrote to the same purport to Monsieur and the Count D'Artois.
The answer of the Count Mercy-Argenteau was that the Emperor his master was determined not to interfere with the affairs of France, in any manner which might endanger the person of his sister.
The Princes Monsieur, and Count D'Artois had desired time to deliberate on their answer.
The French are now in a fair way of being left to mature their constitution, without the alarm of an external attack; the eyes of the world are fixed upon them, and they will exhibit a striking example to mankind of the safety or the danger of attempting to new model a government from first principles.
The foreign papers from Germany and Flanders all flatly contradict the design of the European potentates joining against France—and
assert that such reports originate with the aristocrats to see what effect they may have on the National Assembly.
The late Dey of Algiers raised himself from a common soldier to that exalted station, and governed a nation of Barbarians for twenty-five years with uncommon reputation—his ruling passion was avarice—he accumulated immense riches—which, with his dignity do not descend to his family, but are possessed by his successor Cid Hassan.
The loss occasioned by the burning of the Magazines in the Admiralty at Amsterdam, amounts to 1,200,000 florins.
The hereditary Prince of Orange is on a journey into Germany.
The harvest in France has been abundant the past season.
The English fleet has been paid off—and what is uncommon, the most remarkable harmony appears among the soldiers and sailors—no riots or confusion have taken place, which has frequently been the case on similar occasions.
Thus has ended the third bloodless war of Great Britain!—The first secured to the Stadholder the government of Holland—the second the Cat skins of Nootka Sound to the English —and the last, to the Porte the liberty of making the best peace they could!
The Club of Jacobins in Paris have wrote a letter of condolance to Doctor Priestly, on the losses he has sustained by the late riots.
Lieut. Governor Simcoe was to embark for Quebec the first of September.
Addresses have been presented to the King, by the principal inhabitants of the county of Warwick, and the Dissenters of the town of Birmingham,—the first thank his Majesty for his paternal care of all his subjects; and particularly express their gratitude for the recent instance of that care exhibited during the late riots, by directing such ample relief for their necessities—That from the Dissenters professes their attachment to the constitution, and revolution principles—it laments the want of energy in the civil power during the late riots, but at the same time recognizes their obligations for his Majesty's beneficial and decisive attention—The gentlemen who presented the addresses were graciously received.
The revolt which took place in the kingdom of Morocco, has been appeased—the troops of the King's half brother were defeated, and himself obliged to retreat to a place of safety.
The King of Sweden has returned to Stockholm, his capital.
A motion was lately made in the National Assembly to insert a clause in the Constitution, by which the Princes of the blood-royal would have been deprived of the rights of active citizens, and consequently precluded from a seat in the Assembly. This was vehemently opposed by M. d'Orleans—who said he would sooner relinquish his claim to an eventual succession to the Crown, than be deprived of those rights and privileges. His speech was received with applause, and the motion rejected.—The population of M. d'Orleans runs high, according to the last accounts.
M. Barnave, it appears, has been thrown into the minority, by some recent decisions.—The pamphleteers and essayists of Paris, have for a long time past severely lampooned M. Barnave.
A letter was lately read in the National Assembly, from the Minister of War, stating the difficulties resulting from drawing off the stationed troops for the defence of the frontiers—and proposing a substitute something like the Minute Men of the United States during the late war.
Peace and tranquility are now perfectly restored to the capital of France. The red flag , and the signal of martial law, is taken down—and the white , the emblem of peace, elevated in its place.
The regiment of Berwick has quitted the service of the National Assembly, and gone over to the fugitive Princes.
Monday next is the day appointed by law for the meeting of the second Congress of the United States under the New Constitution.
The following, among other important subjects, will probably claim their attention at the ensuing session. The Post-Office—the Militia—the Fisheries—the Reports of the Secretary of State on this subject, and on Coins, Weights and Measures—the Judiciary System, and the Report of the Attorney of the United States—Manufactures, and a Report thereon, to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to orders of the late House of Representatives—the National Mint—a Navigation Law—the Land-Office of the United States, &c. &c.—The deliberations of the Legislature of the Union, at this session, must therefore be highly interesting to our country.
May a spirit of wisdom and patriotism influence and guide their councils—May their measures be crowned with success; and equally with those of their predecessors, receive the approbation of their constituents.
Next Friday is the day appointed for the election of twenty-five DIRECTORS of the Bank of the United States. Arrangements have been made by the Stockholders in this city, to co-operate with those from other parts of the Union in this business—and there is every reason to suppose that such characters will be chosen, as by their wisdom, prudence and integrity, will render this institution a public benefit.
The committee appointed by the Stockholders of this city, to confer with the committees or gentlemen Stockholders, who may come from the other States, on this occasion, consist of the following gentlemen:—Robert Morris, Isaac Wharton, Edward Fox, Robert Ralston, Jeremiah Parker.—This committee is to report their proceedings to the City Stockholders to-morrow evening, at Carpenter's Hall.
A correspondent observes, that in the general ticket to be formed and delivered in on Friday next, for twenty-five Directors of the National Bank, every Stockholder or gentleman qualified by proxies to vote at the general meeting, would do well to examine attentively a full list of all the candidates of every State—from these, the judicious will select on general principles, with a supreme regard to the public good.
In Europe, our correspondent further observes, Bank Directors are always chosen from among the first mercantile characters, or from such of the more respectable mechanics, as have by the extent of their business qualified themselves for the office.
Commercial men are the best judges of characters in trade, and therefore are the best to regulate a discount-office—but however true this may be, it will probably be thought eligible to admit one or more Gentlemen of the Law—one or more Members of Congress—and one or more Directors of State Banks; yet it must be apparent that of these, or of characters of a highly speculative cast, the number ought to be small. All will do well to reflect, that on the aspect affairs shall resume at the outlet, will the future prospects and success of the Bank depend.
By late accounts from Port-au-Prince, it appears that a coalition has been formed between the whites and the free people of colour —and by a written convention, the whites have recognized the rights and privileges granted to the people of colour by the National Assembly, as well as those which they claim under certain ancient edicts of the French Monarchs.
Accounts were received in town last Monday, of a dreadful conflagration in Newbern, North-Carolina, on the 28th ult. a great part of that flourishing town fell a sacrifice to the flames; sixty-three houses being consumed. The ravages of the destructive element were checked by blowing up several houses with gunpowder. A similar expedient was adopted to stop the progress of the great fire in London, in the reign of Charles the Second.—The loss is computed at ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.
By a letter from Mr. Fenwick, the American Consul at Bordeaux, published in a Richmond paper, it appears that the vessel mentioned in our last, addressed to Messrs. M c Carthy and Brothers, with two others, all went to England previous to their going to France, from whence they received their last orders. This mode, it was supposed, would tend to make England the entrepot of tobacco for France, and destroy in some measure the encreasing intercourse between France and America, to the injury of the trade with France, without benefiting that of America.
An office is opened in London for the sale of Stocks in the American Funds.
Cambricks of a superior fineness are now manufactured in Ireland.
The garrison of Anapa, a fortress lately taken from the Turks, consisted of 10,000 Turks, and 15,000 Tartars, 71 heavy cannon, 9 mortars, and an hundred standards, with great quantities of powder and ball.
The following passengers arrived in the Pigeon:—Mr. St. John, his Lady and Son; Mr. Delvyn and Lady; Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. David Lowndes, Mr. Drummond and Son, Mr. Sewall, Mr. Shultliff, Miss Hannah Alshmore, Mr. Mattinly, Lady and two children; Mr. Henry Newberry, brother-in-law, sister and child; Mr. James Baylis and Lady, Mr. George Plater, Mr. Adam Rankin, Mr. Augustus de Caunitz, Mr. James Drummond, Mr. Thomas Wood, and sundry others.
Members of Congress in town, in addition to those in our last. Senators.—Governor JOHNSTON, of North-Carolina. Governor LANGDON, of New-Hampshire. Representatives.—Hon. JOHN LAWRANCE, New-York. SHEARJASHUB BOURNE, Massachusetts.
GENERAL ELECTION.
Return of Berks. Congress.—Daniel Heister. Senator in the State Legislature.—Gabriel Heister. Representatives in the State Legislature.—Charles Shoemaker, Paul Grosscup, John Ludwig, Nicholas Lutz, Balzar Gehr. For the counties of Lancaster and Dauphin. Congress.—John W. Kutter. For the counties of York and Cumberland. Congress.—Thomas Hartley.
DIED, on the 9th of August last, at Bristol, England, the Rev. and much respected CALEB EVANS, D. D. principal of a very celebrated Academy in that city, belonging to the Baptist congregations.
This gentleman was a distinguished friend to the rights of America and of mankind; by his death, the interests of religion, science and freedom, have sustained a great loss.
C—, Chamon, &c. in our next.
ARRIVALS at the PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
  Ship Roebuck, Bliss, Bristol   Savannah, Armstrong, Liverpool   Minerva, Wood, Havre-de-Grace   Brig St. George, De Colla, Oporto   Mercury, Stevens, Dublin   Mary, March, Newburyport   Hetty and Maria, Hodge, Figera   Sloop Luina, Mandeville, North-Carolina 
PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES.
  FUNDED DEBT.   6 pr. Cents 20/9 21/9 pr. f. 105 pr. cent.   3 pr. Cents 11/6 11/9 58 3/4 do.   Deferred 6 pr. Cents 12/6 12/9 63 3/4 do.   UNFUNDED DEBT.   Final Sett. and other Certificates 16/8 17/9 85 do.   Indents 10/6 52 1/2 do.   Bank Subscriptions, 18/6 Dollars. 

TO BE SOLD, And possession given immediately, That pleasantly situated FARM
Whereon the subscriber now lives. It lies on the road from Princeton to Brunswick, about a mile and a half from the former. It contains 213 acres, whereof 47 are woodland, upwards of 30 meadow, and 20 more may be made.
Princeton, October 10, 1791. ISAAC SNOWDEN, Junior.
Holy Bible.---Royal Quarto.
MR. THOMAS, of Worcester, Massachusetts, most respectfully informs the public, that he has this day completed the Old and New Testaments of his Royal Quarto Edition of the Holy Bible.
Such Gentlemen as hold Subscription Papers, he begs will return them to him at Worcester, or to him and Company at Boston, by the last day of November next, and as much sooner as they conveniently can.
He is happy to inform the public, that the work has been examined by many gentlemen, clergymen and others, and has met with their highest approbation; both as to the execution of the printing, its correctness, and its cheapness compared with English copies of the same size and quality.
As this very laborious and exceedingly expensive undertaking, is carried on solely at his own cost, he is led to hope that all those who wish to possess a large Family Bible, will so far encourage this laudable undertaking of their countryman, as to add their names to the subscription.
Worcester, Sept. 29, 1791. ISAIAH THOMAS.
Lectures on Government & Law.
THE Honorable JAMES WILSON, L.L.D. Professor of Laws in the College and Academy of Philadelphia, proposes to deliver, next Winter, two Courses of Lectures. One Course to begin on the Second Monday, the other on the Second Tuesday of December.
WILLIAM ROGERS, Secretary to the Board of Faculty. Philadelphia, October 12, 1791.
IMPERIAL HYSON, SOUCHONG, and BOHEA
TEAS, REFINED SUGARS, COFFEE, & SPICES, &c. &c.
Of the first quality—by retail, No 19, Third-Street, between Chestnut and Market Streets.
LOTTERY TICKETS.
New-Jersey, 2d Class—to commence drawing 26th inst. } Poss. Massachusetts Semi-annual, 2d Class, 13th October. } tively May be had as above.
HAZARD and ADDOMS, BROKERS,
HAVE removed their Office to the corner of Chestnut and Third Streets—where they purchase and sell CERTIFICATES, BANK STOCK, &c. &c.
Business of all kinds, in their line, transacted on Commission. They have for sale, TICKETS in the Second Class of the Massachusetts Semi-annual Lottery (the drawing of which will commence on the 13th inst.) and in the Twenty-Second Class of the Charlestown Lottery, at the Managers prices.
To be let, on moderate Ground Rent, forever, A Lot of Ground, eligibly situated, in Kensington, fronting on three streets. There are improvements on this lot, which, added to its situation, make it worthy of particular attention. Philadelphia, Oct. 1, 1791.
PUBLIC SECURITIES,
Bought and Sold, on COMMISSION, by
SAMUEL ANDERSON,
Chestnut-Street, next door to the Bank, No. 97.
MASSACHUSETTS SEMI-ANNUAL,
AND NEW-HAVEN
LOTTERY TICKETS,
To be had at the same place.
W. M'DOUGALL'S
DANCING SCHOOL,
Is now opened at his School-Room, No. 28, Carter's Alley.
HE returns his sincere thanks for the great encouragement he has experienced these eighteen years; hopes the reputation of his school for decorum and good order, as well as the performance of his scholars, will still ensure him a respectable share of the public favor.
A number of new Cotillions and Country Dances will be taught during the season.
Those who please to honor him with the tuition of their children, may be assured, they will be taught in the most approved style, and that proper attention will be paid to their carriage and manners.
A general practising for the improvement of the scholars, will be held at the New Rooms, every other Wednesday; when the employers, and strangers of genteel deportment, will be admitted. These practisings will be attended with no expence.
N. B. An EVENING SCHOOL will be opened for grown Gentlemen, as soon as a sufficient number offer.
Philadelphia, September 14, 1791. (t. f.)
New-Haven Wharf Lottery.
THE MANAGERS of NEW-HAVEN WHARF LOTTERY, have unexpectedly received information from abroad, of a considerable number of Tickets yet unsold. This renders it necessary for them (in order to answer the design of the Lottery) to adjourn the drawing to Monday the 17th of October next, at which time the drawing will positively re-commence, and continue without interruption until finished.
New-Haven, Sept. 28, 1791.
N. B. The numbers already drawn, both prizes and blanks, will be published immediately, in hand-bills, and in the Connecticut Journal, for the information of those who wish to purchase Tickets now undrawn.
Funds of the United States.
ALL kinds of the Public Debt of the Union, bought, sold, or exchanged; Foreign and Inland Bills of Exchange negotiated; Merchandise of all sorts bought and sold on Commission, and all other Business in the line of a Broker, transacted by
WILLIAM CLELAND, At the Office next door to the Custom-House, State-Street, BOSTON.
Thirty Dollars Reward.
RUN AWAY, some time in August 1789, a yellow NEGRO MAN, named ABRAHAM, late the property of Nathaniel Wickliff, deceased—about forty-five years of age, about five feet eight or nine inches high, pretty well set, with a large woolly head and large beard, walks with his knees bent, often complains of pains in his feet and ankles—by trade a bricklayer, stone mason and plasterer. He is a very handy fellow as a house-waiter, and is fond of such business. He is a great dissembler, and no doubt pretends to be a freeman. He has been cloped so long that no description of his present clothing can be given. It is supposed that he went to the Northern States, as he often mentioned having friends there.
Twenty Dollars reward will be given to any person that will secure said Negro in any jail, so that the subscriber may get him again; and reasonable charges will be paid—Or Thirty Dollars will be given if he is brought to Prince William County, Virginia, to Mr. JOHN KINCHELOE, by CHARLES WICKLIFF, Administrator. October 12, 1791.
Forty Dollars Reward.
LAST night was broke open the Store of the subscriber, at Bordentown, and stolen from the same the following articles, viz. One hair trunk, containing womens' wearing apparel; a small box, containing four clocks and one dozen teaments; a ditto containing one bottle green cloth coat, one striped vest and breeches, two shirts and a small bag with 36 dollars and 20s. in 30s. Jersey coppers; a keg containing a large bible, with other small books; 1 box containing 447 real ostrich feathers, some of them large and elegant, and of different colours; 2 barrels rye meal, branded Stout and Imlay; 1 barrel pork, 1 ream paper, and 1 dozen psalms—boards. Stolen at the same time, a large Batteau, with black sides.
A reward of Twenty Dollars will be given for the security of the above property, so that the owners may have the articles again, or in proportion for part thereof; also a further reward of Twenty Dollars will be given for the security of the perpetrator or perpetrators, so that they may be brought to justice, by JOHN VAN EMBURGH. Bordentown, New-Jersey, Sept. 1, 1791.
THE Commissioners appointed to receive Subscriptions to the Bank of the United States, do hereby, agreeable to law, inform the Stockholders of the said Bank, that an election for twenty-five Directors will be held at the City-Hall in Philadelphia, on Friday the 21st day of October next, at 10 o'clock in the morning. THOMAS WILLING, DAVID RITTENHOUSE, SAMUEL HOWELL.
MASSACHUSETTS SEMI-ANNUAL LOTTERY.
THE MANAGERS of the STATE-LOTTERY assure the Public, that the second Class of the SEMI-ANNUAL LOTTERY will positively commence drawing on the day appointed, viz. On Thursday the 19th of October next, or sooner, if the Tickets shall be disposed of. As the Managers have in their several monthly Lotteries commenced drawing at the hour assigned, so they are determined to be equally as punctual in this.
SCHEME.
NOT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE.
25,000 TICKETS, at Five Dollars each, are 125,000 Dollars, to be paid in the following Prizes, subject to a deduction of twelve and an half per cent. for the use of the Commonwealth.
Table with 3 columns: PRIZES, DOLLARS, DOLLARS. It lists various prize amounts and their corresponding dollar values.
25000 Tickets.
TICKETS in the above Class may be had of the several MANAGERS, who will pay the prizes on demand; of the TREASURER of the Commonwealth; of JAMES WHITE, at his Book-store, Franklin's Head, Court-Street—and at other places, as usual.
BENJAMIN AUSTIN, jun. DAVID COBB, SAMUEL COOPER, GEORGE R. MINOT, JOHN KNEELAND, MANAGERS. Boston, April 14, 1791.
PINTARD and BLEECKER,
PURCHASE and SELL all kinds of
Certificates & Public Securities,
On COMMISSION, at public and private sale, on the following terms:
ON the specie amount of all sales or purchases at auction, one eighth per cent.
On ditto of all sales or purchases at private sale, on all sums below 5000 nominal dollars, one-half per cent.; and on all sums above 5000 nominal dollars, one-fourth per cent.
For receiving interest at the Loan-Office, one per cent.
For making transfers at ditto, one dollar each transfer.
Such persons throughout the United States, as may be pleased to favor the subscribers with their orders, may rely on their being executed with punctuality, fidelity and dispatch, as considerable experience in the public stocks, together with extensive connections in the city of New-York and different parts of the continent, enable them to conduct their operations with peculiar advantages.
PINTARD & BLEECKER, New-York, No. 57, King-Street. March 15, 1791.
Wanted, a good COOK,
To whom genteel wages will be allowed. None need apply who cannot be well recommended. Enquire of the Printer.
PRICE CURRENT.—PHILADELPHIA.
PER QUANTITY. OCTOBER 19.—DOLLARS AT 7/6.
Large table listing market prices for various goods including Anchors, Allum, Ashes, Arrack, Brandy, Braziletto, Bricks, Bread, Beer, Boards, Beef, Butter, Cedar, Chocolate, Coal, Coffee, Cinnamon, Cheese, Candles, Cloves, Copperas, Cordage, Cocoa, Duck, Flour, Flax, Fustic, Feathers, Glue, Ginger, Gin, Gunpowder, Hemp, Hoghead hoops, Herring, Hides, Indigo, Irons, Lead, Lignum vitae, Logwood, Malt, Mackerel, Mace, Mustard, Molasses, Marble, Malt spars, Mahogany, Nutmegs, Nails, Oak timber, Porter, and various types of Rum, Salt, Staves, Tobacco, and Wine.
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Bills of Exchange, London, 90 days, 73 3/4. Ditto 60 days, 73 1/2. Ditto 30 days, 73. Amsterdam, 60 days, 39 3/4. pr. guilder, 31 1/2. 30 days, 31 1/4. Government bills, drawn at 10 days per 11 guilders, 33 3/4.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, October 7, 1791.
The MEDICAL LECTURES will begin on the first Monday in November next. Blank Powers to receive the Interest, and for the transfer of the principal of public debt, agreeable to the Rules established in the Treasury Department: Also Blanks for abstracts of Certificates, to be sold by the Editor.