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SATURDAY, May 2, 1789.}
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
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GAZETTE of the STATE.
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AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN *E. SMITH, Printer to the State, Essays, Articles#
Intelligence, Advertijements, fc? c. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Priming performed.
From a late London Paper.
Mr. Editor,
A WORD in your ear, Mr. Editor—l’ll
tell you why young ladies do not go off
%uite so soon and so frequently as formerly—
they are too nice and too proud, I know a
young lady—not very young now indeed,
who to my certain knowledge has refuted
above fifteen offers—one, because the gentle
man could not afford to keep a coach, ano
ther because he knew nothing of the Italian
qperas, a fourth because he (looped in the
flioulders, a fifth because he had not fortune
■ enough, a sixth because he was a tradesman.
This lady’s own fortune is as follows:
In Bank Stock £. c o o
Three per cents, confols 000
Ditto, reduced o , o o
New five per cents. 000
Four per cents, confols 000
Lottery tickets 200
India Stock . 000
Total '*oo
To which in ca(h, diamonds,&c.-
may be added OOP
/ ' ’ ■ +' *
* Making in all o 0 o ,
, With a fortune like this, you may judge
with what propriety a lady rejetfs a traded
' man, or infills on keeping a coach.
But this is nothing to what I have known
Sometimes; and I generally observe, Sir,
that, when a man willies to take to himfelf a
wife, he felecfs some plain, honed girl from
an obscure corner, who has never been heard
of in the gay world, who has sense enough to
acquit herfelf with propriety in the impor
tant relative duties of wife and mother, one
Who, though she may not have learning enough
t,o count her game, has prudence enough to ma
nage her family; although not aspiring to
ride in a coach, will always be provided with
necefiaries of life by a proper economy.
While parents perfid in the absurd plan
they have been pursuing for some time, of
educating their children in such notions of
expence and grandeur as do not become their
situation, it mud be the case that they are un
fitted for wives to perfnns of their own rank,
for if you have fully persuaded a young crea
ture that die has beauty’and accomplidimehts
' to enrapture a lord, the facrifice of her vir
tue will not be a difficult matter.
I never fee parents displaying their children
in extravagant dtefs, and inviting the com
pany of opulent bachelors above their rank,
-without considering the poor girls as brought
to Jale by the candle , and to be knocked down
to the bed bidder—once in a thousand times
a bargain may be druck in this a vay.of buji
nejty hut much" more generally, difappoint
mentand disgrace are the cortfequencea.
I would not, Sir, perhaps have expressed
myfelf so freely on this fuhjeft, but that I
i onfidcr thi3 error of parents as the proper
tihjetl for the fevered cenfute—and if this
ihort letter anfwcrs any good ptirpofe, even
in one inrtanee, 1 (hall be very happy. lam,
jsir, your'r, &c.
Writing Paper
For £4!* it th* *
GEORGIA.
PETER S BURCH, Jan 13.
ON the pthinft. Major General de Hath*
manoff arrived here with a detail of
the taking of Oczakow, which was immedi
ately made public. It appears thereby that
the Turks had 8300 killed; 140 tfied after
wards of their wounds. There are 4000
troops and 23000 inhabitants prifooets. she
trophies consist in 310 cannon, and 180 co
lours. The enemy loft 283 officers of rank
killed, and 432 wounded. On our fide we '
had one Major-General, one Brigadier, three
of the state major, and 101 subaltern officers,
with 926 privates, killed ; 18 officers of state
major, 23 other officers, and 1704 privates
wounded. ,>
VIENNA, Jan. 21.
His Majesty the Emperor will go shortly
to Bohemia, and vifitPlefs and Thcrienftadt,
to review their fortreftes! They talk of an
interview taking place between him and the
King of Prussia, at which fevcra! of the mag
nats of Poland are to be present.
The Count de CobCnziel, Vice-Chancellor
of state, will set out in a few days for Ger
many and the Auftnan Pays Bas, with im
portant commissions. With the states of thre
empire he will enter into a negociation re
fpecfing the Germanic confederation; and
w-ith the Flemings he is to fettle the differences
which have arisen on the subsidies which the
states of Brabant refufe to pay.
It is said the Ruffians have found two mil
lions of ready money in Oczakow.
The uneatinefs which had arisen from the
steps taken by Prussia begin to subside since
his Majesty has declared his intention
to use all possible means to bring about a ge
neral accommodation ; it was time that the
Pruffiau Monarch ftiould explain himfclf in
this manner, as otberwife, it is said, a triple
alliance would have been entered into between
France, Roffia, and oui Court.
The following is a copy of the report of
Prince Gallitzm, the Ruflian Ambaftador at
Vienna, relative to the capture of Oczakow.
“ The place was taken by assault the 17th
of December. The number of besiegers
amounted to 14,00© men, that of the garri
son to 12,000, 7400 of whom were killed on
the spot, exclulive of those killed in the
houses. In this place they found 300 metal
cannons and mortars; the grand powder ma
gazine blew up, but they have taken a great
quantityof ammunition of'every kind. The
number of inhabitants was 23,000, amongst
whom are 4000 very handfom women. The
Ruffians have loft icoo men, including 180
officers. The Bachft who commanded the
fortrefs was made prisoner with the rest of the
garrison. The Aga who commanded the
tjoops was cut to pieces, as he would nut
yield.”
V ER 3 A I L LE S, Feb. 1.
The King has appointed the Sieur Pochard
dc Saroti to be firrt preffilent of ibe Paris
parliament, in the room of bieur l.clevre o’
Omeftcn, who died the 19th ult,
!! AMO r J KC. 11, Jan. l i. • j
I eners from bwe<Un advise, that they are
form 'in' new corps of volunteer! hi sil the ■
provinces 1 sud'that the zeal whith they in
general rt.ew in cider, proves that if price is
I. y the wintei'. i|ii# kingdom
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wdl have a considerable army ready by
spring.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 13.
, It is said that the regency of Wezel has re
ceived an order from the King of Prussia, to
colled provisions before the spring for 40,000
men.
LONDON, January 3.
Yesterday morning died, at Caen Wood,
the Right Hon. William Earl Mansfield.
He is succeeded in his immense property by
his nephew, Lord Viscount Stormont ; and
\ the title goes to the noble-Lord’s eldeftfon.
The Right Hon. William Wyndham Gren
ville was this day elefted speaker of the Huufe
of Commons. Sir Gilbert Elliot wa6 pro
posed, but on a division, there appeared a
majority in favor of the former of 71.
9. This day died, aged 66 at his boufe
in the city of Bath, Admiral Gambier. The
Admiral last year married Miss Necombe.
It is said that the King’s riches are seven
millions in the Bank; and fume foreigners
lay there are four millions iu the Bank at Vi
enna.
The Emperor’s levies of money exceed
those of troops—at Vienna the merchants
• have offered him 23,000 florins, but he re
quires 40,000; the pbyficians have offered
10,000, but the Emperor fays 30,000.
The Ruffian Ambaftador, at the Hague,
has applied to their High MightinelTes, to
know “ if the interference of the tepublic
will be followed by arming ?** and was given
to undeftand, “ that although they had no
such design at present, and only waited for
an amicable cmclufion, yet the republic could
not foe with indifference the war extended
farther than Finland.”
The fall of Weft-India cotton has been so
great this year, chat one house will lose up
wards of jo,oool. The cotton tha* the par
ties poftefted, which was lately offered for
2s 6d. per lb is now to be fold at 13d. and
even at that price there arc few buyers.
feb. 20. Yesterday in the Court of Common
Council, the Lord Mayor having received
the state of his Majesty's health, ciufed it to
be read to the Court which created univetfa!
joy in the bteaft cf every member present.
His Majesty lately in walking through tho
gardens at Kew, suddenly conceived a strong
inclination to g« up the pagoda. The atten
dants remonstrated against this de-ire, but his
Majesty persevered, and inlifted upon having
it gratified. An apprehension that his Ma
jesty might conceive fume raffi intentions, if
lnffered to go up, induced the attendants to
exert their ftreugth to prevent him ; and when
he found that he could not overcome them, he
threw himfclf suddenly on the ground, de
claring he would not quit that place. Fearing
that the damp grass would be injurious to him, .
four of the attendants took him up, two hold
ing hi t. arm*, and the others his legs, and car
ried h.m home.
j NAB* AU, Marrh jf.
About rim *.’n.e the new C tiflitution of tT.o*
A-niviicsti < ’mifcdeiacy w 11 have taken effeft 1
r.t d, in the itUtivc fituatioi which they
I hold with other nations, the wiih (hut their
government may thence derive an energy ade
quate to the performance of public engage*
t. ima, »m.l be generally '•iii#rt*i««4«**>To
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