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Valuinp the dollars at As 3D. fe each, amounts to
3,eoo.2I4
They write from Brett that by the orders lately tent
70 the insepdant of the Marines office, it fhoud eem
as if the French Court apprehenve OF Tome evil
deGgn agan the Dock yards there the centinels bs4g
commanded to fire, without afklng any queons, fR9p
all ftrangers approaching within Certain dtance<9t
the gates.
By new regulation which has taken place within
thefe Fix weeks, Englithman travelling IN France,
can 90 from one part of that kingdom to the other with
out double pafport, fgned by the French King, and
his minaer, the Dpke de ChoIfeu, the Engh ambaiia
dor, or Mr. WalpoIe, his fecretary. No earneh for
carriage can be taken till this via,icum is produced
This prohibition extends to all foreigners travelling in
France few more fuch obru6tions TO the pIeaiures
of free people, which indeed 70 many badges OF
navery, WILL it is hoped, make fine gentlemen and
ladies leE inclined TO waite 10 much of their time and
money in their polite country.
A letter from Peteiburgh fays, "lt is reported here
that the Empress has, with the concurrence and ADVICE
of her whole court, reufed to len to the many over
lures for peace, made not only by the Grand ognlo,
but the ambaGadors of fome foreign powers, being firm
" refoved to drive the Turks entirely of Europe.
and to ecure the empire, the poieon OF Tome va
luable ilands in the Levant."
Aagnf II. 1t is amazing how little regard is paid
by administration to the wounds that have been made
by government in America, and now little they fem
dfpoed to apply even paiatves, if not a cure when
it is very well known they about tending Go
vernon to one of the Colonies, whee dpolhon, lnltead
of being the conciatng kind, and with whom ii is bit
word and blow, cannot fai Of widening the breach
between felow-fubects there, lntead OF adJeitng
their unhappy differences.
Sailors 70 very fcarce at Plymouth, that few days
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opportunity 70 the bulls and bears TO propagate the report
of war, in order to make prey of the ignorant and
undfcerning. In confequence of this aul fcheme, the
focks have already fallen three or four per cent.
ALTO il is reckoned, that the iixteen of war of the
line fitting out, will require 1000 aiors to man
them.
Gentleman lately arrived from Italy reports, that
the Earl of BE attends MATS abroad with great ferven-
cy of devotion
~There nothing talked of in the city but Spanih
War, and the merchants, nfead of being appreheniVe
of the consequences, labourto bring it about.
Ii LAID very large infurances French and Spanfh
property making at the eaf end of the town, on
high premiums.
AT the late vfit of a certain ambaA4dor to LordWey
mouth, it is ad, that he Unified on knowing the deHi
nation of of war fitting but his Lord
flip alured him, that the Englh would by no means be
accountable any nation that head upon which the
ambafador replied, that if the Englh thought proper
drive his country into war; his court would be pfepar
ed for it; and Immediately turning upon his heel >$07
ruptly left the Eng.lh minfer. IpUb
September ID. Letters from War(aw, dated AGguf
22d allure US, that the plague has already carried OFF
3o.ooo fouls in the neigh5OuThood of Za1au, Ortrog
Chnielnik, ConRantinow, Dubno and Zbarat lr CON-
fec of hee advices, the into the principal
cites of that kingdom forbidden to all fangers who
are unprovided with bills of health, as well for them
ie.ves as their effects.
ToULoN, Francs] AngaR 10. The La Fleche man
of war, fationed cruizer the coaif of Corica,
has juG brought fifty Coricans, who continued in
arms, among whom is of their chiefs. Scarce
packet boat arrives without bringing fome of them, who
committed to the great tower, from whence they
fent to the lie of Rhe in order to their being tanfport
ed to our American Hands 1t is certain, if go on
at the fame for ome time paf, that CorGca, in
few years, muf be entirely drained of its natives No
greater regard paid the clergy than the aity many
of the former having been brought hther, who diff
trioued in different provinces in this kingdom, to break
their national fprt
LoNDoN,Sfpt. "a. Thurday Taft the new dock at Ii
verpoo opened for the reception of fhips when e
vera ip in view of grea: number of fpeeators,
who were alembled npon the oCcaInn and oenteely
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pofefon of Falkland lie, and made our troops pon-
ers of war.
1t is the general opinion that the Dorfetfhire and
Edgar Of war, which failed iome time ilnce, are
gone to Falkland Hands.
We well ailured, that few days fnce the mer-
chants in the Iurky trade applied to Lord NJ, know
the deftinatlon of the feet now fitting out, certain
information that head was matter ofno fnall inn
porance to them when bis LordHip waved acqlaint-
ing them with the part of the world it was deigned for,
but declared it intended for the Mediterranean.
The Ocean and Fame men Of war are ordered to be
fitted out at Plymouth.
| SIR Peter Dennis is appointed TO command the grand
feet of obiervation for the Mediterranean.
4eiterday morning there a very hot pGelS about
Mapping, when they got great number of leamen.
We hear by letter from Portfinoutb, that there
dtemper now raging amongh the Rufsn ialIors, which
carries oft near twenty men In day.
| Through peculiar authentic channel we find, that
the Grand Sgnor takes upon himfelf the foe direction
90 ars in the pefent crlis that his dictates are the
ruA condud of the divan; and that his natural warmth
Of eTper greatly increafed in conequence of the i'll
T FAactes of his arms.
This day both Houfes of Parliament will meet, pur-
fuant to their af adjournment.
1t is faid the Earl of Northington will fit as Speaker
of the Houfe of Lords this day. when the Parliament is
to be prorogued, in the roe-n of Lord Mansfield,
at Scarborough.
We glad to have in our power tc crafty the
rioGy of the public, which has been 70 nquiftve arer
the of the real author of the Defence of bis Royal
HghneE the Duke of Cumberland This ngenrus
pamphlet atcribed, by fome, to Colonel Lutteel;
and by others, to Dr.. Backbone and neither Ct
thof gentlemen contradieted the general opinion, they
enjoyed the honour of having competed it. BY the fol-
lowing letter which have received, the public NAV he
now aAured, that that Defence was written by MIR.
Treyaac de Vergy.
"My HfisaE jour HigbmG,
| "SONlE authors write for DRY, Others for profit
own, with Gncerity, that write for both, and
reamly peafed when can unite together pure Of
goN and the public efetm. Had the Dfftnts [
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Rulers were inRituted to be fervans to tho people,
and mluiRes of God for Good but if nfcad of fer
wants they become Matters and infead of mnters for
good, they are minRers for Evil, they no longer
rulers according TO their nfituon.
Rulers appointed be the representatives of God
among men, and when they initiate him in rghteoulnef,
the people are under the frongef obligations to give
them great honour and reward.
The people always have right TO Judge of the
duct of their rulers, and reward them according to their
DEEDS
The representative body of people are the proper
Judges of all other powers, and officers in the fate for
they the foundation of all government, and the orr
ginal of all authority in a nation.
No Prince can be fate, or happy, without the love Of
his ubeets and their love IS only to be puTChafed
with bis love.
wife Prince will never keep an unpopular favour
ite in power /; but reward him in private way.
nation can never fourth long while the rulers are
unpopular.
A bad government is better than none but in de-
froyng bad government the people have oppoftu.
nifty to build upa good one upon its ruins. nm
Revolutions are not 70 dangerous the people, as to
the rulers, for the people remain through all chSnER
but the rulers often fink to rife
The wiidom of Prince appears in being very atten-
tive to the complaints of his ubec, and ready to redre
all their grievances in punifhing all who trangreS the
laws, or inlme the common interef of his lubjecs in
hewng upon all occaG great affection for his fubjecs
and putting an unbounded confidence in them.
Nothing can bind any people but ntereH, therefore
that ruler, and be only, who promotes the general wei
fare, can be fure of the iIpport of the people.
Religion lays the foundation in the human mind for
noble DEEDS and that ruler who is poeed of it, is ure
TO enjoy the iles of heaven and the love of mankind
for fuch principle will knde in his breaf the heaven
ly fire of patriotm, and imulae him to be ever active
in promoting unverfaI happiness.
No ruler lhoud vainy prelume to deceive the peo-
pie, for they have thouahd eyes to his one and is
impoGble his bad deeds fhould pats for good---l ne
character he deires, he mua deerve, or never have it
for he may allure hime, be his covering ever 10 thck
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,uer to me Fri6mt,, apou tbs political fate Of that
Cify, to bis FrisnGia Bslion New-York, O3. /.
w pro,:aa,
We conRantly manage cards for the beit
Tho cenfur'd by lome, we were ie!dom TO bame---
We fhufled- cut---and M pTayId Ntbe GAms*--
A Game which our Neighbours would gladly have tried,
Uncheck'd by their Fear unTeftrain'd by their Pride;
But, deipairing to copy the Pattern We iet,
ReGgp'd us the Lead with the deepeif Regret;
Respecting the Viltue we oHerd to View;
They honeRly gave---so The DeVilhf Due.
Can ought 70 well prove the Exiitence of Merit
Of patriot Worth, or political Splrit,---
Of Virtue fubm'd to the higheh Perfection,
AS the Pains which we take it City Election;
As thofe Arts we have Readily prai6tisd ofla'e
To fettle the k0Sr arrangements of State;
To chute, from the Candidate Crouds which appear
A Quorum acconpifh'd, to rule the NewYear I
6(fNlen mott attach'd to the bon5f Old Care
OEQhurch and Alembly of Freedom and Laws
Q&Eaws which our Party are conhantly feeking
o check that damnd Licenie of linking and Speaking
But, Thanks to the Care Of our wife Legislature
We have now nought to fear from Vice othat Nature.
Our American Wilkes once ventura to icrlbble,
But was checked by the forcibe Curb of Libel
Bt,with which MANSFIELD, that Groom ofhigh Station,
Has brAke all the Libevtiue Colts of the Nation.
No novel Invention, indeed it is true,
But as much 10 be valued as if it was new;
And we, who are wifely determined to ufe It.
Difegard all the Speers of the Fools who retule IT.
A. like the old Ca. as her favourite Kitten,
We1MpoRr--a our Precsdtnts now fromGreat Britain;
So clcfey we tread on the Heels of our Mother,
You fcarcely diifinguih the one from the other..-
Jnfomations Engines of State,
In our Courts are Familiarity mention'd Of late;
That Privilege boaaed by Commons sgi Pee's'
In our ereat---Itle Houfe reflected appears
So dreadful appears in the Form Of a Tat,
That the Roarings of Liberty Pick in her 7brN0fS
That Monitor the Mob no longer alarms
Defeated and vanquifh'd by Art or by Arms;
In one bloody CONTEXT we forced him to YIELD,
And muzzpd at Taft, led him off from the Field
Go Azilld in the Prat1ice of Politics grown,--
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T5sHgb--- To play all the Came" be an t*pr''"
NED frequently to EgniJ cheating, arr LffrW'itr can
aet mean to intimate any thing sf the KIND.
( Sc Vox in Faucibus hoeret."
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Il is reported chat the MARQUIS OF Cfanoy Was oHereo
ali his lae offices under the government bat that he de-
cined accepting them.
The leaders OF the oppofition have had everal
fefences within thefe fews days. the ubef of new
method Of application for redrels ofgrievances.
The word reply has become, we hear, iince certain
event. matter of much dveriion at St. ISIS it being
now very common TO hear fay to another, 6 Well
will give you an Snfwer, you will proniie to make
no reply"
We are informed, that upon lVa computation, it
appears that the cxpences attending the giving away con-
die and cake at ST. Janess, on the pre!ent happy &C.
cation, will amount to no-lels then I6ool. As much
plumb-cake as two chairman able to carry OH one
of their horfes is confirmed every day. j
We hear that it is not fortnight ago iince great
man, late at the head of the administration of AFFAIRS
publicly declared he had now turned his back the min
ry anil wahed his hands of all government concerns
tune T. We hear from Dublin, that they have let
tiers from Cork giving account, that veiel arrived
there from Bottom, the matter of which afirms, that
before he failed from thence, the popuace forced open
gao where Capt Preffon and the folders confined,
brought them to the ufua place of execution and put
them all to death
tune s. It's now faid to be agreed on by all parties,
that Lord Sandwich will have the government of relaD@E
and it is faid his Lordhip will et out for Dublin pe5fe
the end of this month advice having been fant to 7
Lord TownfeDd. @BR
June 9. The fupplies granted by Parliament for the
prefer, year amounted to 6,934,932L los. I'd. The
ways and means to 7,327,656i. Is. Sd. half-penny
1t is fad, that at the Taft privy council, the appoint
ment Of new lord chancellor the chief fubea of
confederation.
1t is fad that above feven hundred fts have been al
ready brought aganh peers, members CT parliament, and
their lervants fncs the lat ACT took place. One Esr
riffs officer boafed on "Wednesday night, of having
hmfef arreGed fortytwo domefc fervants of members
belonging to both houles.
Tuus 10 It's laid that two experienced officers,
who iignaized themeves ait war, have been applied
to refill their former potts.
June II. A certain great man in the minifry, was
heard FAY the other day, that in his opinion, the mott
rnetIod rrenent The rennnnffratno cnntaonn
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1t was yeherd4y reported here, that a'vcfle was ar
rived at Falmouth, Calco-Bay, from Ireland, which
brought word that William Beckford, Eq; Lord Mayor,
Alderman and aAmember of Parliament Tor the cy of
London, lately died there and that Barlow Trecothc,
Efq; was elected LOrd-Mayor in his room.
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T Fl IT r S D A Y, Aueufi

| KINGSTON, Jamaica) June az. /
ExraG7 Of Letter frow Gsnf!eaGan at HI pas..~.
| 7 RECKONED without my hoit, when expeaedE
| have Joined my brethren on the 24th of June al Y
maica, and amufed myfelf that day but on the 3dcs
rent an Earthquake happened at feven o'clock in Ii
evening, with uch force that the town of Jacquemele
| is entirely defroyed and have had ince, certain
accounts that Port Prince doth exit, and that
there is not houle handing. ST. Marks, the Caye,
the Cape and other ports, with the fugar and indigo
works are all overthrown and the different flakes are
not now ended The irf flock was the mott fevere,
and lated nine minutes with this, every fine building
was thrown down mountains tumbed valleys are de-
ffroyed and leyeral perons have perifhed We have
not provlfons of any kind, and this country is ruined
| for many years.
| NEw-YoRK Aagaf 10. A Letter from London
| mentions, & That the celebrated HRorian, Mrs. Mac
Auay, with felea party of her frends elegantly
entertained board the Ship Dutche of Gordon, Capt
Wynne, belonging to New-Yolk) the 9TH of June.
By letters of the th ut from Detroit, we are inform
ed that French trader having been robbed by fome in
dams on an'nand within fix miles of Mfchilimackinac,
thirty of the principal traders at that pof, both Engh
;Ma>F rench went in canoes, landed the iland fur
FoAnded the huts fired upon the Indians, fho one Of
the4fn evera parts of the body, and then tomahawked
A6 till dead, this affair, is expected, will occaon
| great difmbance in thofe parts.
About four weeks Gnce, Dougell Campbell, EGq; ar
rived here from South Carolina, and oon after fet
from hence for Canada, but day or two after his ar-
val at Lake George, early in the morning he was een TO
walk intothe woods, and has not Gnce been heard of.
| BY letters from London informed of the death
of Robert Charles, Eq; Agent for this province at the
court of Great Britain.
| PROVIDENCE, AKgzR 10. The public Commerce
in the College OF colony will be held at this Place,
the 6rR Wednefday in September next
| HARTFORD, AEgyf 20. So extremely fevere has
been the drought in this and many of the neehbourng
towns, that the anGng crops greatly threatened with
being much fhors if not wholly defroyed. Many
farmers have already up whole field Of Indian corn
for fodder there being not the leaproeet of It's COM
| ING TO any Perfection.
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in trade, be deGred to NEW publicity, how nearly thS
ioin with US in theie matters.
So The Committee Of INFECTION IN Norwich have the
pleafure to inform the publck, that the perons who
lately imported goods have bmitted them to the drec
ton of the Committee"
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September /,

NEw-LoNDoN, AEggf 23.
YESTERDAY Captain Bofworth arrived here from
4 Newport and brought the following Certi6catesl
& THESE may certify, that at very full meeting
of the trade and inhabitants of the Gown of Newport
holden on Monday the 2oth day of AuguR, 1870, |
was refoved to adhere to, and fuppor the Non lmpor-
tation Agreement, entered into by the inhabitants of
faid town the goth of October Iaf, 70 long ma
jority of the colonies who have entered into miar
greements lhould adhere to, and preerve the fame.
Witnes, JAMES CLARK, Secretary
90 the Committee of Correspondence and INFECTION"
The 4,h infant, regular folder at Woodfock, be- |
ing at work and very hot, went fprng and drank
his hat full of water, but returning his work,
in few minutes taken deirious, and in about
hour expired.
NORWICH, [Csneaifm] AgggR 23. On Monday |
laf there full town meeting as ever known,
when the town voted aim unanimously, to adhere to
their former Non Importation Agree nent, and appoint
ed committee to draw up bill to be laid before the
town on "Wednesday, to which day they adjourn
ed when the following Vote paaed, viz
The inhabitants of the town of Norwich, attended
in Town Meesingto reviewthe Non Importation Ages
nen entered into by them and to give their entfnents
upon the fate of the general Agreement as it Rnds
IN this and the neghbouring colonies, came to the fo
lowing RESOLUTIONS, viz.
That the meafures purifying by the colonies TO
prevent the Importation of goods from Great Britain,
vgorouAy peevered in, as they Ee up in the fareft
point of view, their elentments, union and i'm
portance) have direct and powerful tendency obtain
Repeal Of the late Duty A2.
That we are convinced by reafon and obfervation,
and the concurrent tetmony of friends in England,
of the wdom Of former Revolutions refpeeng the
Nonlmportaton Agreement and determined fpare
pains give it fixed and fold form, by following
every breach tas far as the exgence of the cafe will
Jufify) with the full weight of ou indignation, and with
ho4 all commerce and dealings from all who dare vi,
0lste it.
hatwe both grieved and incenfed at the detection
OF New York But leaving particular animadvefGone,
refer their cafe the general meeting at New Haven
recommending that due attention be paid it, and ome
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II CArALocvR of HISPE RS.

TT is subiIb~sd at Paris, that the Duke D'Aiguilon
threatened to make public, certain ecret negotiations
between himef and certain Engfh Duke, in cafe he
houd be ientenced the block and that this whiper
had 70 extraordinary an effect on the ad Duke, that his
Grace Immediately elaped upon the Gr intelligence Of
it, and has not yet recoveredfom his panic notwithand
ing the Duke D'AigulOn, TO the difgrace and candal
ofh judges has been permitted to have his enence poh
poned fine die.
1t is gobi/bered at Bottom in Norh-America, that
certain America culpnt will certainly be mpeached in
parliament on the next meeting of the Common Council
ofthe nation.
1t is sobbvsd, that the Citizens of London will sx
antique move, in their next Court of Livery in Com
mon Hall aAembed to have commiiion of twenty-five
Barons of the Realm nominated and appointed, in order
to have their third and Laf Remembrance prefented to
the Throne with effect in the fame as was pra-
1&3iS& in the reign of King John and that the Lord
M4yd of London will, s6Fei0, be one Of the twenty
hyFlBarons.
In is suIb~sd at Newcafle upon Tyne, that the COL
lie overpeafed with the profound ence that has
been oberved with repea their a remembrance and
that like the miners in Daecarlia, they begin to think
of recovering their loft liberties by pna attendance
It's sVMDersd, that Runimede, according to antent
cuRom, will be encloed this fummer on the fifteenth of
June but whether it is to be encofed with common
paling, chevaux- defrze, is not yet determined
1t is gVb)persd, that certain Court has been much
Duplicated the mebinvy dplayed by certain ambaf-
fador, in his Examinations for the Dauphin's wedding
and that for this eaon he has received dden order of
recall 1t were to be wiihed iome perlon would give
the public the true fgni6cation of the word mebinvy
1t is tubibsysd, that Lord Eg--t cannot 90 to Ire
land in quality of Lord Lieutenant, of his
very III fate of hearh THE WFfISPFRFR
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Tie Situation Of ENGLAND with the Powers sf the
WORLD.
FRANCE and SPAIN, aiming againf Great-Br-
tain. ---POR TUGAL, iollctng the afifance of Spain
and treating England with contempt PRUSSIA and
GERMANY, bound by affection for each other the
former watching opportunity to retaate and pay him
ief what we owe m.----DENMARK, married our
Kings Gfer, but F-e is The pedagogue of the pupil
Prince, HUNGARY, has conGolidated its nteref by
the marriage of the Dauphin. SWEDEN, fupPiies
ammunition to our enemy.-TUR is leagued in
with the interefs of France.--.-The STATES of
ITALY, are cemented by religion to the intereas of
France and Spain. --CORSlCA, in the poAtHion of
France.----PIRATES and ALGERINES, in awe of
France.---ORiENTAL INDIA, rebeiling aganft Eng
laod.---HOLLAND, afIifing all &aes but ours.---
RUSSIA, making her own conqueRs, with The afiitance
of our teamen.- IRELAND, in mutiny. AMERICA,
in open rebelIion.---SCOTLAND, adviGng meafures
to prove heeIf the m great friend to the Stuart Line,
and this f~arm of enemies. Alas poOr England.