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to this difcavery, waft given away by lottery to the f irtonate drawers for r dollars per hundred acres less than the office tees. As focn as this popular, but unjaft, impro vident and im inline law was pitted, the idea of difchrirging 'he public debt by taxa tion, vani(he.d like a in rning cloud, and left n 0 trace behind. F:o athe year 1803 v*n il the prefect ti ne, no attempt td difeharge the date debt by taxati in, was made, a gen » ral ?.p :th" upon that fjHjcd pervaded, and Util pervades our councils. In June lad the General Affirnbly was ■ convened once m re to dipefe of a t*aft of c: ittrv fippofed to ronton more than 3, , 000, coo, of acres of land—the idea of paj ing the date debt; by taxation, again recurred tv>!it peculhrfbrce. The hnd <wat the peo plf, it <ivnt their birth, right, they fought, end bled for it { the legijlature had no right to do any thing vbtth it, but to divide it out timing the people, duiihout money, and mith. out price. fhjs was the language of popular demagogues upon that cccanon, and a con ficlerablc m j >rity of both branches of the General Aflkmbly concurred in a gratuitous difpoiition of the whole territory, except the fractional p’rts of the surveys. This was a deliberate aft of legislation adopted after re. celving ample information of the exigence, and amount of the public debt—The Trea. surer and Comptr dler-General by their effi. cial report to rhs H >ufe of Rcprgftifttativea efti mated the pubitc debt at 99(5. 909 dedis. 29 cen!s, and the (fate troopbouhty warrants , at 406,070 acres of land. The sum of 166,547 d 41s 94 Cts. is funded, ft bears an annual mterett o; seven per cent per annum* which at the time of the report amounted to hi Venue of th'“ ft ite is less than 50 000 d 41s. therefore n double fax impoVl upon the citi zens o! the Hate will not difth igelhis deb', excluftvc of the ttaic troop bounty, in much less ihan 30 vears, This is a plain, corrcft and concise (Utemcnt of fifts, which can be proven bv referir-gto ihr journals of the general AlTembly and the ftatuic book of the Hare. "* producing an annual amount of 1658 ddla• 1 erntt. [ IVe arts ‘rry that our other engagements prevent ns from giving the m hole of this s py- -the remainder Jball appear in our j next) Wider the Jig nature of SOLON.] LATE FOREIGN NEWS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Mary. Mr, Arhudinot, the English ambaflador, has had a frdh conference with the Reis Es - * iuV<aU t |y declared that if the Porte did not wjthm a few dar s, enrre to a determination to renew its treaties with England, an Engliffi squadron would certainly make its appearance in ihe Levant, at any further refufal must be coufidered as a rupture between the two powers* To this declaration n.o other -answer has been given on the part of the Porte, than it is resolved to maintain the neutrality which it has hitherto observed, s-.sxrs -=a FRANCE. <( Napoleon, Emperor oj the French, and King of Italy. “ Accounts having reached us, that in several of the Northern Departments of our Empire, certain Jew's, nor cxercifing any other prtifeffion than that of ufurj, have, by extorting an enormous interest, reduced a number of fanners to a (fate of great Ah ft refs j we Inve conceived it our duty to fuccour such of our ,subj ;fts as have been reduced to ih ofc forrowfol extremes by .n unjuifiSahle j avarice. Theft circumstances have, at the fame time, furniftied us with an opportunity of knowing the urgent ncccfllty of re.ani mating the fcntirtienrs of civil morality a. mong those persons who profefs the Jew’iffi religion, in the countries under our jurisdic tion ; sentiments which unhappily have been extinguiflied among a great unmber of them in confcqi’ence of the date of debasement under which they have long hngoilhed; which it has never entered into my views, either to maintain or to renew/ For the accompllftiment of this design, we have re folvrd to colleft the principal persons among the Jews, in an alFembly ; and then, through the means of enmmiffioners, whom we (hall nominate for the purpose to communicate ortr intentions; and who will at the fame time, learn their wiffies in refpeft to such mrans as they may deem most expedient to awaken among their brethren the exercise cf the arts and ufefu! profeffions of life, in order that an honest industry may take the place of those fcandalnus resources, to which fn many porfuns among the jews have given therofeives up, from the father to the son for several ages past. To this end, and upon the report of onr Grand Judge, Mini fterofjufticc, onr Minidi rof the Interior, onr Council of State, &c. we decree as 1 fellows ; “On the 15th o( July next, an aflembly ( of the individuals profeffing the Jewilh re- Itgion, (hall be held in our got>d city of Paris, This affrmbly is only to be formed of those Jews who inhabit the French terri tory. “ Our roinifter of the interior is charged with the execution of the present decree. (Signed) “NAPOLEON/* j Talace of St. Chad, May 3®. [ Here follows a lift of the number of the deputies required from each «f the depart aacnts, making in the whole 74 perfons.] \ , * - ■<■ -wpt*' ■ ... •;■ PRIVCSSS OF WAIFS. , LONDON, June *5. Reports of the grcateft delicacy and Irtipor- ! tanccrefpefting thtsillulirions perfonageliave been in circulation fomediys. Her fiiftlity to her hufbmd has been the subject of gene ral cortvcrfation, This is (aid to have ori gin a ted in information given by lady Doug las in fofolemn and cirrcurttiiantiala manner, as to render it incumbent on the prince of Wales to consult counsel on 'he fubjeft. He accordingly communicated the information to lord Thurlow ; at the fame time obfervihg, that he had disdained paying the Icaft atten tion to the report until it had been urged upon him, in the molt forcible manner. His lordship advised the prince to lay the sever al allegations before his majesty j which was done without comment, or obfervatbn on his part. His majesty immediately appoin ted a feleft committee of his privy council to proceed to an inveftigatioh of the charge without delay.—The committee is compo sed of the lord Chancellor, lord Spenctf, lord EUcnborough and lord Grenville. La dy Douglas has been examined before the committee on 01th. The duke of Kent went fpccially to inform the accufcd of the nature and extent of the charge, and to notify that 1 fix of her dome (lies were required to appear j before the. coiirni tree. This immediately j took > place, and ■ hey were examined on oath. | The iltuftrldus lade on this occasion, obser ved, “ I jhnll tnfifi on an iH'heJi'tgaUon ; and , led it Jhiuld be imagined I might tam per with my fer vault , 1 <w:lldfcharge them all immediately Throughout the whole business, we are n-are, rnatihe prince has behaved with the ftritieft decorum, and with an anxiety, that every poflible means may he taken to affsrt the innocence and vindi cate the ebarader of the exalted personage. fi'S royal hlghnefa, lokfjf from h.ing prosecutor or accufor, has not even - been a complainant in the caitfe. Her royal highness yeftsrday paid Mr. Windham (fecrctary of war) a visit, which also has also excited attention. It is a proof that not the flighted distrust of Ihe cabinet is entertained upon the case, and that her royal highness is confident of having done nothing that can possibly call for any pro. creding on the part of government, further than the present fuleran enquiry which was highly defi able, and as highly desired by her, for the purp ;fe of (hewing the total falfehood of the calumny, and thnfe fubfe. qu.nt proceedings for the punishment of the calmmiiatou, which will become an indiu pcnflbic duty upon the acquittal. June 30. ] More honors arc in the contemplation of Napoleon for his relatives. His mother, it is now ftid is to be appointed queen of Rome, an! her f >n, L'icien Bonaparte, to be nominated her fucceflbr. Ex trail of a private letter from Hamburgh, dated sane 20. “ YMcrchy evening it was reported here, thu thefa’eoFG rmany wasdecided. There is m longer an Emperor of Germany, hut instead, th ee great powers, Auftrla, Pruf. fia, an ! Bavaria The remainder of Genua ny, Saxony, Hefle, the Hanfeatic. towns, 6t,c. will form a c anfederate fhte under the protection of the Emperor of the Romans, which ti le Bonaparte will aflame. He will be reprefemed in Germany by the Atch- Cardinal Fcfch. I cannot youch abfolutc certainty to the truth of the arrangement, th tgb I believe it cannot be doubted that it will take place/' JtttY X. 1 L was yeflerday fiid in this city, that general Mir mda had drawn bills to aeon, fid Ti de amount on the treasury, which had Seen presented for acceptance. Mr. F -x had a good night on Sunday, and was yefierday much better. Lord Yarmouth, as we before dated, ar rived in Paris on the iSth inllant, and re. paired im mediately with his difpaches to the office of the minister of foreign affairs. The te.W of thofs difpatchcs was as little known to the French capital as it is here, yet, such were the pacific hopes entertained in con/equence of this arrival, that the French funds rose one per cent, July 2. The following Circular Letter has been sent by the French Minister ot Marine to the Commanders at the different French ports : “ Sir—l acquaint vou that, according toa D-cree ofhts M qefty, of this date, the embargo is taken off all Ruffian veflHs de. tained in confiquence of the hnftijiti- s be tween the two countries, and that it is his Majefty’« pleasure that all such veflels be at liberty to depart, * ** DECRES/' This rnuft he considered as indicative ofa speedy adjuflmerit of the differences between the two countries. July 3. It is confidently reported this morning, that Lord Holland sets off far Paris n»xt Monday „ HLRoval Highness the Duke cf Sufltx, and (bite, will emba le for bis government in a frig tie, end of the present month. July 5. The salary of the office to which Mr. Cur. ran has been just appointed, is, w© under stand, a year; and that of the deputy keeper of the Roils, to which Mr. Curran has appointed his eldest Con, is above £ 1 000 a year, * NEW,YORK, August 2t. William Sampson, Esq. lately from Ireland, has been admitted to practice as a Councilor in the Supreme Court of Judica ture of this State. v PETERSBURG, August zt. We have received the fourth number of • the Weftcrn World, in which the develope ment of the Spabith Association is progress. ingi The'■ haraiders already ihplicated as concerned in this traitorous attempt against a p»'t of the Union, maintain an exalted (landing in foclctj-. Others arc how promt, fed, of equal importance in society, as will appear by the following paragraph.— Re. publican, “ The name of Jonathan Dayton will make a confoicuous figure towards the clofc ol.our inveftigaribn, when the secrets of Aa ron Burr, Edward Livingston, the chief juf. tree Prevail of Louisiana, general Smith of Baltimore, col. Smith of New-York See, will be unfolded. At present it is only ne cessary toobferve, that Dayton and Wilk inson havt been in conftam habits cfcorref. pondmee since the fir It dawn of the Spanish aflociation in Kentucky. That Diy ton and John Brown, although they oppoftd each o ther in congress, were infeocrable friends in private.—That the Rev- John Mason, the brother-in-law of John Brown, and author of a fcurnlous psmphkt, entitled ** The voice of warning," againd Mr. JcfTcrfnn, is the warm political fiend and ccnllant aI. fociale of Jonathan Dayton." -WILMINGTON, (N. C.)' August 2(5. We have witneflrd-the most vioirnt'and deltruifHvc fiormot wiud & rain ever heiore known On Thurfdiv evening last, the gale commencen ax k. o. and ihcreuled by decrees until Friday, about ten o’clock A. M. it then became a hmricanc, and bitW with the utmost violence. The tide rose to a height heretofore oft. known : the wharves are milchd.ifmged j (he loss in dry goods, fait, sugar, rice, lumber. Sec. is beyond conception, and cannot be ascertained. When the wind (histed to S. W, it seemed to threaten universal cieftme tion. Mr. Isaac Baldwin was killed by the fil ling of an old burnt wall, and we hear that several negroes have been killed, and one drowned, on plantations in our vicinity. As far as we have been able to obtain infor mation, the crops o* corn, peas, rice. Sic . arealmollentirely destroyed, Thefallingof trees, and breaking up of bridges, having fiifpended the communication between the town and country, and the stage not having arrived) we are unable to give an account of the extenfiveand distressing inevita, Ide throughout the district, and, we fear, the whole state. THE GALE. GEORGETOWN, S. C. August 30. On Thurfdav, Friday, and Satu day lad, we were vili td by one of (he mod (evere tor nadoes; within he recnllrfllon of he oldest inhabitant. For viohner and duration it surpass-d the September storm of j 80For tunately tor thole residing on me ill :ods and in this town, the wind w. g in opp sfition to the waves, and prevented the rising of the tide to so deftrudivc a height as we have ex pcrienced. HouCcf, (hipping, trees, fences, gard ns, and we are forty to fav, lives were loft-~ e , very thing that was exposed to its fury, fnf. sered greatly. We have not yet been able to obtain a full account of the deftruflion occasioned by it, hut f ar every day will fur ni(h some melancholy intelligence of its del vacating progress. The following particu lars are all we have collected at present. The Light House on N -rth lfl (t ,d over s-t irom its foundation, Rnddeiirijyfd^ Two wenches belonging to Mr. Caffel*, killed, and some wounded by thefallingof a house. CHARLESTON, Sept2mber r. On the 24th olt. in las 32. 31. long. 7<5. tz. capr, Hafwcll fell in with the Patriot, French 74, one of Jerome B mapar te’s Squadron ; (lie was in a very . diftrefled fttuation, haviug been separated from the fleet a tew days before, in a violent gale of wind, in which (he bad carried away her mizen-tnaft and fore and main t»p mads. Capt. H. went on board ; they were very anxious to obtain 3 pilot acquainted with toe coast, and were endeavoring to get into Norfolk, or the fi (I friendly port, September 2. front the Coupee- House Books of las e^venitcg, The schooner Pocotaligo Packet, capt- Stites, anchored off the fort this evening, in fix days from Long Island. Captain Stitcs has brought in with him two seamen, belonging to a Britifti (hip, one of the lad homeward bound fleet of Jamaica merchant men ; who inform, that almost the whole fleet, confiding of one hundred and fifty fail, have been dispersed and loft in the late gale. Several of the (hips were to foun. dcr with the whole of their crews. One of the (hips was towed two days by cant. Stitcs; when they fell in with # Britilh (loop of war, who impressed all the Engli/h sailors, and burnt the (hip. Two days capt .S, fell in with the brig Ann, captain Corry, from this port, for Havanas, totally difmafted. CoJ. Aaron Burr, late Vice-Prcfident of the United States, passed through Chatti er ° n the 1 ith ind. on hivway to the \ Waft ward. extracts. From the Albany Gentinel, a federal paper, (( On Fridav the 4th Julv, was rebars, ted in this ci*y he Anniversary of A meric an Independence. The apahy which was apparent in every countenance, the (maUnefs of (hr proceflion, the mbfenie of all enthusiasm, alternation, indicated a Consciousness of cur national degradatif r, and that in the cpinion .of Ihofe \vh,.le weight and refp«fl*bility enable them \ lead the public mind, tiiereis now little OCCASION FOR PUBLIC CLASNESS, lor hurfts <>f national joy. We are lorry to f<e the Wicked Practice of readjkc Tr.- e Declaration of Independence con tinued. (( With refpeft to the oration, it furnifhed an irresistible proof that the celebration of this jubilee might well be omit ted. The orator’s talents are indisputable. The richness and- brilliancy of his farev, the propriety of his elocution, are known and admired. Yet it was not in his pow, er to animate himfelf, or to excite the glow of enthusiasm in his auditors. 1 his was not the fault ofthe speaker, but of hit subject. He could nor relilh it himfei', nor create a zest for it in his audience. “ It is vert questionable wheth er THE CELEBRATION, OF THIS AN NIVRSARY ANSWERS ANY OTHER PIT {POSE THAN TO- ENABLE PEOPLE TO BE IDLE AND DRUNK.” Th° <hi 0 Bn fey, in 45 Jays from Li verpe >1 arrived - elle'dry at th s port —(he brings pa pers to the Jtyrh of jiine, N Mr. PUukney arrived at Liverpool on th e ' >nd immediately proceeded to Londoi?. Thehmnb'g, that peace was ah>mr take place, was {fill kept up, to amuse Jcha Bull, and prepare him for new tax?|- Britain talked of refuting the Prujtan ■*iirj/'tlt, The negotiation between Pruflia and Swe den was going on ; but every report tended to (hew that Bonparte was fuccceding in all his plans. Nj circumtfancc can better explain the desperate condition of England than the idea of making peace—France will not fail t» take advantage of it. jurors, Extras of a tetter from captain Safer of the brig Endymion, arrived at the Lazaret,», from Laguira, dated Aagufi 22, ig c 6. “ Eight days before the Endymion f deef, 16 of the officers of Miranda’s sch -one s captured, were hung ay 48 put into ilavuy ten years ; those who w? rc hung h. d the r heads cut off and hung U[\i n iron cages 0* the different roads throug\ t h c country. Four boys remain in the Gaftl*. Tfie Duke Os Bedford, fincc Kj s arrival m trclßnd, has dirmilTed Majors Si\-, Svva.n* and Snndee from\he official IttuatW ~ { at the Gallic Sc "s public Magiftndes a t i'e bead of the Police in Leland. 1 his charge in the Bailee is one of the greatest ftcys % create popularity- in I elard that ccuM he taken. He has also ordered the falarjts that they received from the ievenue to he given as an augmentation of {alary to tha officer and fbMiers amending the City‘of Dublin. His Grace was aifo pleaVl to con- Iffs that he felt his person and famvy mcrc Lfe in the absence of the fa id Migiftruces than with them.— Londotifiaper, I Capt. Merchant; -arrived J as from St. Thomas, failed from 'tritlclad oa the 7th init. A few days beforehe island, general Miranda,failed, but hts^T ac « of dellinatton was unknwn. He had \itsj him one frigate, two Hoops of war, anch vo brigs (Englilh)—-the Leandcr, and two'u. lot boats fehooners (American.) The fqaa\ ron was said to have 3000 men on boa A The evening after they hsd failed, a boatV from the frigate came into (he harbor and \ prcfTcd one man out of each American veffd \ in thfe port, except the Fr nklin. Jad be- \ fore Miranda failed, one ol his spies return ed from the M tin, when it was reported, that 'he accounts he brought were unfavor able to the expedition. The fate of the A merican captives ar P,.rto Gavello. was un known in Trinidad, when capt. M. failed. Courier. From Hr. Dwight's, Political LeSures to his Pupils. In the existing situation of the United States, every reason has c.eaftd which for merly fuggelled the propriety of the celebra tiort of the fourth of July. f{ It is a very unfortunate ciecumflav.ct that the United States ever separated from Great-Britain ; for the feparatipn will be the ruin of both countries; / thought so when the Declaration of Independence was an nounced, and I THINK SO StILL NEUTRAL COMMERCE - The United Sts tes Gazerte cfAucull u< r ■ if We nnderlland that by fame recent decilions at Halifax, it appears that the B:i -tifh admiralty courts have adopted a r.ew principle fiill more hostile to Neutral Com merce, namely, that the produce of the ene my’s colonies going to the mother country (hall be taken and confiscated without en quiring whether it be property of enemies V or friends. Such is the fcbftancc of the in telligence which we have received front * foarcc which may be relied on.—The yor ticularyarc promTcd us to-iaox;ow.