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tne wan; of this .ire to be atuiiuleJ the glar ing infractions of the treaty of peace, and the frequent instances of fiate interference be tween debtor and creditor; circumftance* that have led to many of the late failures among the mercantile people of Britain aud Ireland; and winch have almost annihilated the credit of American merchants through out Europe. Speaking of America, that theatre of ex periment in politics aud government, and their i.ew fjftein, a remark highly honorable to the British Couflitutioo will naturally oc cur, and it is this ; After trying every Uto pian fchcnje suggested by ancient or modern republicans; after critically examining the feverd European republics, and on the result of their own experience an i observation, the mod enlightened of their people have adopted for their genera! superintending government, a fyflem, which in many of its (hiking fear tores, bcais a (frong rei'emblance and affinity t.o that of their parent country. N E W -P O K T, Feb. if By an aft parted in Connefticut, the Le gillauire, aud all the Executive and Judicial officers, arc to take tile following-oath, viz. “ You A. B. lwcar by the name of the everlasting GOD, (or affirm-) that you will inpport the Coullitutioi agreed upon by the Convention of the United States, and jatitkd . By the Convention of this itate. v So help you God. Any person refilling, is incapacitated from holding his office. Marsh 12. Friday last arrived from New-York -the Hon. John Gardner, Efn. one of our delegates to the late Congress. Sin gular indeed has been the liruation of this ho norable gentleman while upon his important commission. For a long time the door of Congrelswas Ihut against him, for want of Jiis commission, which he had accidentally' omitted, ai)d which was afterwards detained from him i t an altonilhing manner. For a ihort period he enjoyed his feat in that Honor able Aflembly, but for want of his colleague his vote could not be counted ; to dole the drama, on the firlt Wedueflav of March he found himfeif the only living member of a departed body, and returned here a delegate 1 ti a power that is no longer known. PROVIDENCE; March 5. Yelterday being the day appointed by the ordinance of Congress for proceedings to com mence under the new federal conilitution;' the morning was uthered in by a difeharge of 11 canimn. At 11 o’clock in the forenoon, the f‘tints was repeated, and again at sunset; we felicitate our readers on this atifpicious event. Yelterday, fays a correspondent, will fofm an important era in the annals of this country. Yelterday fevered the dates of Rhodc-Illand and North Carolina from the American Uni on, and from each other; they now (land in a state of independence fimilarto that of Ver mont —in a liate of independence compara ble to that of Great- Britain and France. From yelterday all lea Captains belonging to this Rate will fail under the foie protection of the Bate of Rhodc-Illand, having no claim to the Bag of the United 9tates ; for the eleven con federated Ratos are, in fart,.the United states. N E W - VO R K; 'Feb. if We are informed that the committee for procuring iubferiptions for the purpose of en couraging American nnmifaftures in this city, have already obtained signatures for /event ten hundred und fifty pounds , in thaies of /. jo each. I'rom • the Mcfj'cuhufctis Centind % fthtuary 1 (. * Notwithstanding the medical extortions of a celebrated phyticiau— tF.e preferiptious of three gubernatorial fclcula[>ians---aiirl theen ceavouiS' of the whole fraternity of b;ate Quaekt> and mtiuiucuaiiki 10 pinloug_its cx • ificncc—in cortvuhions the mo?l violent—iti e ontmt oMs and writhing* the most painful, on Weunetday lad liuifhcd its wicked career, Genius of Antifederulijm. F wa* horn m A intuit 1787, win age 1 '•j tn<Mihr l thus cut <»jf in its ch’ld hoo I, it fin lived to do much ini I chief, and to lute giown so rleteftahle, that even its ’itfiuU, iti folter-partnu, (hewed the uinioft ’efiiumtnt whenever called by its name 1 It ms, however, expiied, a (hiking iuihuce of tie truth of the adage, “ The Wicked lliall not live half rheir days.” On Wednesday, March the 4th, the fune ral obsequies will be coufutnmated, when a grand prutcifwn wili Be formed. — Order of the Procession. The Daemon of Pvebellion, drawn in a flaming car by Ignorance, ‘ Knavery and Idlenels. Daniel Shays and John Franklin, armed with levellers in their right and halters in their deft hands. Day, Shattuck, 6tc. their followers, two and two, with caps and bells. Several *» Great Men,’* their abettors, in disguise. , Chief Pbvfirians— Supporters- B Si Supporters. Injuflicer §1 m ra- Knavery Abuse I Ol Defamation Prevarication im ** jjjj Falfhoods, Mis Satanie Majefty—chief mourner. His standard, motto, “ the prop of my • empire fs fallen.” A Know Ye Rhode-lflander, and a Pme Barren Carolinian, in face cloth, with brazen helmets, ere it A Highwayman robbing by law, motto, “ Pis power which famififies a crime.” A cart drawn by Fraud, with paper money, tender laws, &c. the tides painted, 4<i Be it cna&ed, &c. The Goddess of Discord, in weepers, in her right habit, a torch expiring, in her left, a bloody sword broken. Benedict Arnold, Silas Deane, &c, with (words embodied} 1 “ in 1775, we were right.” A standard, motto, “ Birds of a feather flock together.” Honorable Patrick Henry, of Virginia, bearing a scroll with the words, “ In the creation of TWO confederacies are all my hopes of greatness.” His Excellency G. Clinton, Esq. in both hands a purse- tied up. The words thereon, “ If'New-'/ork lofesthe Impo/h, I lofethee.’* The Genius of imbecility} in a car painted on both Tides with hieroglyphics. “ A fliip totting in the hatbour.” An Englith Crow picking the Eagle’s eye 3 out, the eagle asleep, his talons cut, an American fort with Euglilh colours, „ a rusty fWord, a broken plough* lhare, starving mechanics,- broken merchants, &c. -200 Wrongheads, two and tWO;* “ While ws’re in, let’s keep in.” A Wolf, covered with the golden fleece of a lamb, marked 40001. per annum.. The Geniuses of the Philadelphia Gazetteer, New-York Journal, Bofton*Gazette, &c. in their original blackness; “ The days of our years are evil and few.’* A cart, with antifeueral pamphlets, eftays, protests, &c. &ci. in reams, marked, ’ “Wade - paper.” , Galen and the junto, two and two. The Goddess of Poverty, in tatters, “ Follow me, my Tons, Are cries, “ We do, each lc rib bier replies.” A dray witfr slumps of pens, broken iuk fldnds, &c. antifederal (tribbler’s, iu dilhabille, two and two,, ebarunting the following lines, who will' ctofe the proce'ftion. Our profpeth how fleeting, how feeble our t.iuie, Engag’d as we’ve been, in subverting the Lws : Tho’ we’ve spread fir aud wide our libels and lies, And Amies at heart, alTuin’d Freedom’s fair puife. Tho’ Wathingtoo and Franklin each scribbler defames, Aud (landers wi.h malice their aftiont and namej 1 * , Tho’ Adams and fay, and your Hamilton too, Ate libellM and black’d by each cur of our Utw i, l } Tho’ we’ve fiander’d you much, both abroad and at home, And drove to demoliHi the Federal Dome J Yet finding our genius to Erebus fied, And iu its diieafe aJI our profpefts liedead. The time of contrition’s assuredly come, And we wait irym the Feds our femenccand doom. But with truth we can fay, what we fear to deny, That we’ve felt heretofore as if telling a lie. While engag’d iu this cause, we seldom had red, For the gnaw worm of conscience has tortur’d our bread. Then forgive us, ye Feds, tho’ we ask it thus late, . Our grief is sincere, as our crimes have been great. March 5. Yederday,, being the firft Wed nesday in March, was the time, agreeable to a resolve of Congress of the 13th September lafl, for commencing proceedings under the new Conditution. Several of the members of the Senate and the Houle of Representatives of the Congress of the Unied States, from different dates, have already arrived in this city, to take their feats, in order to form that augud body, which is to conditute the Congress of the United States, and to commence the impor tant work of legislation for America, agree ably to the mode-prescribed by the new Cor> flitution. P'H ILADEL PH IA, March 5. Yederday morning, in the General As sembly, the bill for redoring the college pro perty was enafted into a law, to the great • joy of all friends to judice in this city and date. It was opposed by James M*Lean, Efij. who said it * overfet the principles of the re volution.* This may be true iu Fennfyivania, where- the revolution has produced so much anarchy, oppression, fraud, and rapine. The sooner a revolution to subvert the effefts of such crimes takes place, the better. The wife and patriotic Aflcmb'ty of 1789 will long be remembered in Pennfyvania with veneration* for having undone all the mifehiefs of the black years of the late war. The votes ia favor-of the bill were 44, against it 18. ix. We hear that the Trudees of the University will some time next week deliver up to the Trudees of the College, the build ings in Fourth dreet, and the other edates of the College, agreeably to the aft of Affcmbfy Jatcly pafied. The University will be conti* pued in the fame extensive manner as hereto fore, and, for this purpose, we underdand, that new and elegant building, known name of Philosophical Hall, is engaged for the reception of the dudents : The carpen ters are busily employed in preparing it, and expeft'to havfe it ready in fix weeks. In the meau time the Trudees of the University have taken-the Precmafbn’s Lodge, in Lodge alley, for the imnlediate accommodation of the*different schools, to which place the du deuts Will remove in a few days. On Saturday lad, as the gaoler, attendee! by one of his turnkeys, was reconnoitring (according to his cuflcm) the east wing of the gaol in this city, they were both at tacked and seized by 22 of the mod daring villains that ever disgraced a prison, in any country. With many infuiting expreflions and biting taunts, they boaded o ■ theit now having him in their power, and with the molt blasphemous execrations, waved a large knife before-his eyes and throat, threatening an in fant revenge. After robbing him of his watch, money and hat, and the turnkey of his coat, hat, key, and a pidol which he had in his pocket, these deliberate villains thru ft . them down dairs, and confined them both in the dungeon for a considerable space of time. They then clothed oue Lupton, a man exaft lyof the fixe of the turnkey, in the hat and coat which they had robbed him of; heprfr* reded'the gang, and, at usual with the turn keys, rattled the keys, as a signal for the keeper of the outer door to come and let them out, Therurnkey did not difeover in* midakc until fix had escaped, when he for - elofed the grate upon the remainder* Huriug this time, Mr. Reynolds was .ft “ durance vile*' and endeavouring tu routo the officers of the house, by pounding the door of the dungeon, when he found that the guard which they had placed over him had fotfjhm ijjs port, H i iva, * g A