Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-25
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The world. fcarcely furnihes an article OF po-
litical information. Literally, = n sOorld " IT.
,.lE" the appears dete mined 10 avoid every
COMMERCIAL or political COZ netfion with any If,
Ter world aud TO treat all lalions as aliens !;
trading with all who have money to ipend, and
who will give The highe prices for her corr
modites This is evidenced IN the i'll iucoefs
of The fblendd embaGy Of Lord Mccartney,
from Great Britain. 1t has, however, been
fuggeiied, that a fecond embaay would be TENT !;
and that refident at Pekin, had declared the
eaufe of Lord Msclrtrey's failure, to have
cen, his ignorance of the means which would
have eufursd fuccefs. The omililen TO com
rlirnens the Princes and Miniiters of the honfe'
hold: and his unacquaintapce with the policy,
cultoms, and language of the court OF Pskin.
BE this as it may, it is certain, Great britain
has not reaped any executive benefits from the
embaiIy and the United States is now as $ Ia
yored a nation" If. China, the oldet and
mott powerful in the world. Wait as this en-
pre j., it enjoys all the ble(lings of order good
government, and profound tranquility.
Whila ON this article, we will not omit no
,icng the patrio,ifm and libsrality OF the gen
tlenen of the Englilh establishment in China,
who have voluntarily fubiciibed 5565l iterl'ng,
for the defence of their mother country. One
..nteman (Mr. Richard Hall) iubicribed
zocol.
p. S. Stree benning ibe above ne ta0e learned
fbe d.a,b (Mayeb 5tb) Of fbe EmP0er, hein
Long n general mourning aus o,dfred 10 continue
flYopg55.t the empire, for tauslvs month";. lbs
C5tues maq in eogqutnee, appear al in 'otife NTH
nAavea had and teardf tor fix months. Ibf roy
al autbs,ity GepOives On the late Emperors Jon, kA
HING. W5at alteration tbeis evtnts may make in
sbs policy efhs Cbiags Coarf, time rUW dj'eOper.
Cr OF Perlia and its extenfve Provinces, we
know bur little which we can give IN abltraet
nor is it eiiental to our plan, that we ihould
know much.
THE EAST INDIES The events in
this part OF the gloec are always in,erehlng-
The Enghth have lately mase great additions to
Their already extentigc dominions therein, by
rhe ccnquea of The capital and territories OF
their formidable, aefiye and inveterate enemy,
Tirpo Sultaun whole enmlty and that OF ms
family, ceales By lis death and their captivity.
In expectation OF fuccer from the ftench, whom
he had been promifed would iPeedily appear on
bis borders, Tippo prema'ure'y incurred war
with the Englfh To prevent the Junction OF
the Bombay and Madras armies, he haltily at
ately on the junction Of the armies, Seriugapa-
tam, (Tippo's capital) was 'nveIted by The Bri-
tiib.and on he a. h Of May was carried by form,
in which the sultaun was fam /; and his family
made prifoners. The fpous Of he city were
imnenfe--tAe cloths, sc. were eliminated al 500
sarrel-loads Of The Jewels, not above Tx or
feven Jacks had been valued at the lait accounts.
The hrone Of Tippo, Waived at Co., pagados,
Il &c kvSL
Ii was howdar upon tyger covered with
fleet gold the sfcsnt to it was by FLYER heps,
eilt. having FLYER nails, and al the other alten-
ings of the iame metal. The canopy vas alike
fnperb, and decorated with a coHly fringe of fine
pearls all around it." a dividend of a million
fierling was to be made the victorious army, IN
cath and Jewels. The ladies and wives, inola-
dog iome of the wives and ladies OF the late Hy
der, belonging to Typos family, with their az
pendants, amounted 10 fix hundred and fifty.
The army engaged in forming the G. amount
ed TO Aa7o. In the termination Of this fhort
but ievere contea, the Briilh army in India has
gained areng,h to enable it to bid defiance 10
any power that can alTll it. Had not their
luccefs been thus prompt and Efficient, the old
allies of the Englilh, who 10 r77,, joined in the
general caufe sgainl Tippo Suitaun,were ready
to lend their active co operation agalnlt the My
iorean Nabob.
The EAT India company it is thought, will
replace he King of My0re (who has been their
prifoner for long time, aand who is, location
ally, lhewn to the people TO convince them he is
living on his legitimate throne, as tributary
Prince.
The Portuguefe Governor Of Goa, is very
popular with the naive PRICES; who have
lately made him feveral valuable preients.
or The Euglilh have fqu,dron Of hips oil
war, hl in the Red Sea, under Commodore
Blanket who has cruiied as far up DIS
Shaduin.
IN SYRIA.-Thee events which have late
ly tranipired, have been minueiy deailed. AL
accounts agree, that Buonaparte, on his journey