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f A K I 9, May 25.
IT is impartible to paint to you the agitation
of men’s minds at this mod critical m>-
Hiwiit. Every attempt is making to concili
ate the three Orders of which the Afi'embly
of the States General is composed; yet the
public fears continue to preponderate over
their hopes, cad a schism, wi h all its dread
ful coufequences, seems-to be the general ap
p.eiytuftou. The twenty Reprefcntatives of
the Commons of Paris take their feats to
morrow, lo that the Aflcmhly will proceed
iudantly to bring matters to a crisis. The
Commons have named >a Conciliatory Com
xuirtion of 16 to confer with the other two
Orders; the Clergy eight, and the Nobles
, e ; ght; but the election of the latter, on a
fcruiiny, his Unfortunately fallen on the mod
aiiftotratical members of that body, whole
general fentimentfc may be deduced from the
numbers on the firlt grand divilion, when the
minority 111 favor of the union of the three
Orders confided only ol 47 against 188. The‘
fame question was carried against the popular
with by a much fmiller majority in the Cler
gy, viz. in agaitirt 114. The Parochial
Keclefiaftics, or-Repi efematives of the Rec
tors of Pariihes in the National AlTembly, be
ing aimoft tb a nuu inclined to the caufc of
freedom, a weight which, added to the pa
triotic Nobles, iliouhl it be at length deter
mined to vote by numbers in a mixed Aftem-
T)ly, would tutu thefcalc decidedly in favour
of the nation,, eve y thing, therefore, to be
expected from this momentous meeting, hing-y
es on this dectiion, for there seems but lirtje
if any room for modification. The AiTem
bly of the Third Edate abounds in men ot
the greatest ability and firmuefa ; their in
f ►rtnation and eloquence have already afto
utthed the persons who have a flirted at their
preliminary debate. The following are the
i 5 Members named on the Cncihatory Com
mtfiion, some of-whom are no lira tigers to
the literary world in Europe: Meifrs. Rabaud
rfe St. Etienne/ le Chapelier, Mounter, Ta
get, (of the French Academy) Bailey, (of
the fame) Touret, Mellier, Dupont, le Grand,
Vbincy, (author of the Travels in Syria and
Egyp,t) Rhedon, Liquier, Carat, Salomon,
Uergalie, and Bognard. Thcfe Deputies have
received express orders to enter into no mit
ter*"whatever, but an invitation to the privi
leged Orders- to u; ire and verify their*tefpec
tive powers in common, tne rirrt tlep to their
voting promifcuoully together. And, second
ly, to keep an exa.t legifter of wliat part'd
at the conference. Tins conference, there
fore, will nccctiarily bring uu the grand ques
tion.
On Wtfdnefclay last the Clergy, by a cor.fi
derablc m Jonty, agreed to renounce all their
pecuniary pnvileges nnd exemptions. The
Noblel are expected to adopt the fame niea
fu e ; but'the violence wi h which they are.
da* y a tacked on all their lofty pretenfions*
has aimoll driven many- of them to wifli to
make a Hand; nay, even Royalty itfelf is
already laid to call a longing retrolpeft on
tunes, and to dread the ilvickof that mass
%vhoie momentum is not be wiihftood.
In .the environs of the capital, 15,000 men,
including 4000 horse, are hourly expeefed,
belides the usual garrison of the French and.
Swtfa guards, &c. though it is now said, the
order for a camp' is countermanded. The
execution ot the rioters took place on Friday,
without any tumult, owing.’to the ptelenceof
all the military iu and abbut 'Fafis.
KING’S LETTER/
, *' . Paris , ' May 20. '
I hate been informed that the difficulties'
which h.rvc been made relative to the afeer
taiuiwg’of the powers verted in the Members
of tlie States General rtill fubfirt, uotwirh
ftanding the care taken by iheCommiflibners,
cliufeu by the three States, to find out the
means of fettling this poiut. I cannot fee
without pain, and indeed much uneasiness,
the Naiional.Aftcmbly, which l have called
together to be concerned with ine in the new
regulation of the kingdom, funk into inaction,
which, if continued, would calife 1 all the
hopes which I have formed of the happinefe
of my people, and the benefit of the state,
vamih away. Ut»der these circumflauces,
I deliie that the Conciliaiot y Coimnirtionera,
• heady cliofcn by the three Orders, relume
their conference to-morrow at fix ohlnck ill
Uu c veiling; and foi this occaliou, in the
presence of my Guard of Seflion and Com
miflioners, whom 1 (halt join with them, in
order that I may be more particularly inform
ed of th* pr*pola!s far agreemeut, which
(hal! be made, and contributed to so
defirahle and prefling a flite of harmony, I
charge the perfou who (hall exerciie the o.rice
of President, to make known these iny inten
tions to the Affeinbly.
L O N D O'. N, June to.
Sultan Selim ill.— This Prince, whose
reign will probably form an sera in the Turk
iib antral*, was born in 1761, and is undoubt
edly the moil accompli fifed Monarch that
ever swayed the Ottoman feeptre. He speaks
fevfral languages with facility and elegance,
is well acquainted with ancient and modern
hiftory, and remarkably attached-to the
and fcienc.es.
It is thought that his elevation to the throne
will produce a revolution in the manners of?
MiifiYilmen, and form the epoch of their ci
vilization.
That numerous and ferocious people nei
ther want genius nor abilities: Td augment'
their knowledge, to remove their prejudices,
and to free-their tniuds from the (hackles of
fuperflitiou, would be an attempt w- rthy of
a patriot Sovereign, and is said to be the de
(igu of this young Father of the Faiths il.
Extract of a letter from Confianrin fie, Ma> 20.
“ The new Sultan does his uimofl endea
voirrs 10 gain the love of the people by h:s
affability and prudence. His full care was to
lower the price of bread, for wnich purpose
he gave ten millions of piaflers from his own
treasure. This generous aft has gieitly ap*
peafed the murmurs of the people.
“ All the propositions for peace renewed
under the prefeuf reign by the Mmilters of
the two Courts of Bourbon, have been re
jected, the Sultan having declared that he Ins
taken an oa»h to reconquer die Crimea, so
that without the preliminary rettitfltion of
that petiinfdla all prqpol'als are in vain Af
ter this declaration he confirmed the Grand
Vizir in his.port, and on his fending h;s di
ploma, commanded him to procare as many*
fold 1 e s as pofliole, desiring that his troops
ihould carry on an offenlive war in the. Ban
nat and Croatia, whi'lit another corps ad
vanced into Moldavia to cover Bernier.
«t The Captain Pacha has been dismissed
from his place, and appointed Seraikier, and
a numerous army has been given him to re
conquer Oczakow by land. Ihe port of
Grand Admiral has been given to the-Grand
Vizir’s.brother, who was Vice-Admiral, and
who is to second the operations of the Sera
ikier by sea
«'The new Sultan retains only two bun
dr eel-and fifty wives from the Seraglio of his
predecefior.”
• Letters from L’Orient, Nantes, Bourdeaux,
and other French port#, give an account, that
considerable quantities of American salted
beef in barrels and tierces, from Borton and
other parts of North-America, had arrived
there, and, thougli much inferior in quality
to the Iriili provision beef, had a tolerable
sale, the price being on an average from 15
to 20 per cent, less than what is usually (hip-*
ped from that kingdom.
The Empress of Ruflia has sent beranfwerto'
Denmark, and infill# upon fulfilling the treaty.
She alledges no neutral power has any busi
ness to intermeddle ; aud that all treaties,
however sacred, may become waste paper,
if, under * he- pretence of keeping peace, or
preventing further war, they are not to be
complied with. She aflerts, that the decla
ration for the fafety of the trade, made the
/>th inst. removes-all fears in ihe other powers
refpe&ing thrir commerce: However, what
answer may come further, before th 24 th
inst. we mart wait for;
It is confidently reported that the-Empress
of Ruflra has publiihed an-offenfive declara
tion agaiurt Great-Brirain, on account of our
unprecedented inteiference in the affairs of
the North, by our declaration to the Court of
Denmark.
A cataftroph, no less difallrous than'that
of the ingenious and indefatigable Captain
Cooke, has*happened to the Navigators sent
out for the purpose of making difeoveries by
order of the French Court. Os these last
unfortuiute fufferers mention* has recently
been made in the public prims, in the ac
count* received f’om Botany BaV» they hav
ing tout-hod at that plate, aud who, after
h?ving been aflirted by the Fnglilh Governor
with v.hat ncceffaries he could spare, without
hi- periniiuon took off a par? of bis live flock,
(we mean two of the female convifts.) Qf
the subsequent misfortunes of the squadron,
the Dutch mail, which'arrived on Saturday
iaft, gives the following account, with a cer
tainry that leaves no room to doubt of its
authenticity :
“ The Marquis de Fevrdufe, a seaman of
great ability, was entrurted with the command
of this fleet of difeovery, aflided by the
Englilh Government with the maps, charts,
&c. of the much lamenteJ Capt. Cooke, in
order to facilitate his researches. He failed
from France in the year 1785, in the Bouffole
frigate, accompanied by M. de Langle, in the
Artrolabe frigate, with (lores, provisions and
other neceflaries. During their voyigt they
had been fuccefsful in a great degree, till at
length reaching the Navigator’s Isl ;nd, M.
de Langle,’ wiih ten of bis crew and fix f>l
diers, went on shore for the pjrpofe of mak
ing observations ; on their landing the natives
(hewed every friendly disposition, in wiiicli
the unhappy mariners hid too much confi
dence*, for no sooner were they within their
power than their perfidy was made visible,
and, on a concerted signal, the whole party
were surrounded by the savages, who inhu
manely butchered ten of them, among whom
was M. de Langle; the others being well
armed, reached the lhips with difficulty, to
carry the melancholy. tidings to their com
rades. The men thus facrificed to athirst of
knowledge were firft roafled, and then de
voured by the savages, in fight of theic
companions, whose situation rendered them
incapable of avenging the wrongs of theic
unoffending countrymen.”
By a letter received from Port Jackson, Bo
tany Bay, Nov. 16, 1788, we have a mod
flattering account of Norfolk Island, which
is near Port )ackfon, and nearly as large as
the I fie of Wight. Lieutenant King, who
was sent with a detachment of marines and
some convith, fends word that there are sic
trees on it in abundance, and of an amazing
size, meafunng 10 feet in girth, and 100 feet
high, fit for marts, yards, &c. and that the
flix plant flour irties prodigioully. He like—
wise fays, that the vegetation at Port Jackson
wears a more favourable appearance- It al
so appears that the women convitts are in a
thriving way, 60 of them being pregnant at
the above date ; and that several had !• en
delivered of two children The natives a e
very ihv, and very gre.it thieves : When
they can meet-with a party of our people, de
tached from the main body without a guard*
they fall on them and kill them ; the Gover
nor tries every lenient method, but to no ef-*
fe<ft. This letter came from the Cape of
Good Hope, in a transport the Governor fent*
for provisions, the settlement being very short.
Lieutenant Governor Graham has been of
fered acceptance of the Bahama Islands, but
refufed it. Lord Dunmore certainly comes
home*
The Duke of Clarence, in a conversation
with his Royal Brother, observed, that the
enemy must have been athwart his Royal
Highness’s bows, from his fliot taking along,
his bead railings. —“ You are right, Brother,
(replied the Duke of York,) but it did not
appear that my nsttings-were fluffed."
Adnjertijement extraordinary , copied from an
Ltjh newt paper.
Cornelius O’Trigger most refpe#fully has
the honour to acquaint gentlemen, that he
fights duels in town or country, at the (liort
etl notice ; and will accommodate any timo
rous gentleman in fettling points of honour,
recovering gambling debts, or fatisfaftion for
affronts and insults, on reafonahle* terms
Nofes'pulled, or a—s kicked by the piece.
N B. He means tlfortly to fit up a conveni
ent- duelling., ground, where there will be‘
found small swords, light and convenient
ground for long or (hori ihots, either in open
air or under cover in rainy weather, where
gentlemen may fight in peace ami quietness,.
iyid fiee from all disturbance by magistrates,
and allfuch impertinent fellows.
Firtois, powder and bail, hot cakes
and tea, new milk and brandy, for the ac
commodation of hie friends, and a furgedn
always ready at hand.
Inquire of Capt, O’Trigger, -late of the
Frinch tar via, At ‘lira *£Mrftiei'bulV» in Ear
lack rtrtrt. •