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have been ccnfiantly against us, and her ports Ihut against our navigation, except in cases where the measure would operate againfl her lelf— She may at the present dav, be fair! to I enjoy all the advantages ot the immense quan tities of. our produce, exported to the Kuro pean market I am amazed, Sir, when I confider, how in copfeqtience of her regula tion*, the whole proceeds of American fbip xneuts are drawn into the vortex of the Britifli treasury—Sir, this prept nderation ought not to be—it is in our power to effect 211 alteia tion—the productions of our country are more necessary to Great and to the red of the. world, than tliofe of the world 'at large’ or the manufaftures of Great-P.i itain ate to vs—and the advantages on our part ate con tinually encreafing. The original motion for 6 cents on Fiench brandy, was modified to a duty of 12 cems per gallon on all difiilled spirits of Jamaica proof, and ten cents on all other spirits, im ported from countries, in alliance with the Uuited States * A motion was then made for the reduftion of the duty on Madeira wine from 33 1-3 cents to cents per gallon, which was voted in the affirmative, and the duty of 20 cents ou all other wines were reduced to 15 cents. The committee appointed yefierday, to confer with the committee of the Senate, upon the tubjeft of admimfiering the oath to the Frefident, &c. reported, that they had waited upon the Ptefident, who informed them, that any time or place, the two honfes thould fix upon, would be agtecibe to him.-—They further reported, that they had agreed to le commend to the Hotife, that Thursday next lliould be the time assigned, to receive the Frefident, when both branches should then allemble in the Senate C hamber for that pur po:ci— from thence (for the at con modation of the citizens who would, be fpeftators ou the occasion) the Prefidcnt ihould be attended by to the Reptefentauves ( hambe* - , where the oath ihould be adminilteted by the C'lian cellor of the State—this report was accepted. A committee was then cbofen, to attend further to this 1 u fine Is, and Mr. Ben,on Mr. Sherman y and Mr. Amts % were appointed. Report of the committee of he whole huufe, was then refnmed— and the sum if 12 cents on ail other difiilled spirits, was voted agree ably to the report : The attic es of barley and lime were fti ut k out, and the duty ou Ihues reduced ftom 10 to 7 cents. A letter was received from the Senate, in* forming, tna* they had cholcn for their Chap lain, the Rev. Dotlor Provoji. Adjourned. (To be continued.). P E R A, December 21. THIS morning we wete altomihed to hear that Oczakow had been carried by the ■ afiault of the Ruffians This news was so little expefled, that 1110 ft part of the foreign Minificrs had sent advices to their Courts of the siege having been taifed. In the after noon the following was circulated, and a copy of it sent to all the Foreign A mbr.fi ado rs : COPY: Lett rs from the Pacha , Commandant oj Ocza hew, to the Mnnjters of the Sublime O/.a tnan Porte • Monday the 15th day of the month which anfweisto December, a great moveme. t was observed in the Ruffian camp, whuh occupied all the land peat the town from he liver Bog to the sea. The site of the ami e:y and mus ketry, which lud ccSfea for fume time be fore, began to play all this day. The next day the mufcovi es penetrated the entrenchments winch weie before the palli fadoes 7 ftom whence they thiew a gieat num ber of bonibt into the town, and let fie to the few houlcs which remained sf;er niauy months bombarding ; but this evil would not have been much, if it had not been tolii wed by a greater At daybreak on he ’hud day, ■ -and the 17th of the month, « site btoke out in another quarter, near the ra e of AtaK.i --• batfehi, and a violent noithw nd earned die flames with amazing tapimt) into the envi ron*, so that it wa* impufijhie to earitiguifh them. At the fame instant the Mufcovite* began the afiault of the plat* from the nciutie*, and olio front the fori us Hafian Pacha *1 heer*nib.*t wa* very h«»r, and a number us people pet Hired momentarily, uunn* which three powder magazines blew up in the town. They were in fad separated from each other, bur, from the necessity of keeping the doors open to fetch powder continually, the fiie caught hold of them nearly at the fame instant, and many thousand good Muffulraen loft their lives. -* > \ . ■ Me, your fervant,found myfelf buried un der the ruins during the space of near half au hour, and was not taken therefrom without gear labour. As by this accident iny troops wete greatly diminilhed, and I saw that longer refiftence was useless, I took the refo lqtion to forreiTder; and having given the signal, I sent, with the consent of the whole garrison, the Chiare3 Pacha to the Muscovite General, to inform him of our resolution. But the answer arrived too late We could not any longer kfeep in the town, much less defend it, on account of the fire spreading quite to its gates. The Muscovites profited on the occafidt), and having palled over the ice which covered the ditches,and over heights of snow that fell the preceding night, they entered the town sword in hand iu fix different places. Their arrival augmented the alarm and confulion, as they cut in pieces all they met with, not giving quarter to any. The gar rison began to run on that fide towards the sea, but a great part perilhed in the flames, and the rest were cut to pieces on the ice in the Leviail. The passage on the fide of the island of Borezan being (hut, none had the means of escaping that way. 1 As for me, your slave, who in this fitUation did not know whether I was dead or alive, I fell into the hands of the Prince d’Anhalr Bernbourg, who conduced me to the camp of Geo. Potemkin, where they gave me a good tent, with many other conveniences. In the interim the C'hiares Pacha eceived petmiffiOn from the laid General to go to a body of our troops which had retired towaids the fort of Hallan Pacha, to announce the grant of their lives These were more for tunate than Deboker Pacha, Kuifetn Pacha, Mchemed Pacha, Weftati Pacha, and Siefuenzi Pacha, who were all loft in the affaiilt, de fending thcmfelves with the greatest valour Having obtained the liberty to write, I have thought it my duty to profit thereby, and to render an account to the Sublime Porte of the unfortunate and humiliating filiation which God has’pleafed to fuffet us to be in for our fins It remains with the Sublime Port only to determine whether they will put an end to the war by a good peace, to deliver me with the other prisoners, and to render tranquility to the fubjerts of the empire. Muftapha and Aly Pacha still live, and are near me, with the other prisoners, who, in exerting the fame courage, have fuppoited themlelves against death. Hitherto the ene my Commandants have given to the soldiers, prisoners, all they wanted; they are very well, although in need of rice for their pil laus, (a Turkifli and Indian difli ) Salute cordially, on my account, the in comparable Sade Mahemet, (Grand Viziet) whose glory has reached our ears, as also all thole who remember me. In fliort, I suppli cate you to make known our unfortunate litu ation to the very invincible and very power ful Emperor, n»y Sovereign, and also to in form my son Seidbeck thereof. I fend a Tar tar to you with this letter. Wi tten in the camp at Oczakow, in the evening of the 19th December. (Signed) The PACHA COMMANDANT. V I E N N A, February 21. We have accounts from the Greek mer chants, that the Ruffians have penetrated from Mohilow as far as Galatz, and have taken that town by aflault, in which, it being a rtch commercial place, ihcy muff have found a great deal of plunder. The -country is, by this acqtiilition, laid open to the Ruffians as far as to the gates of Buccharcft, which is only 40 miles from Conftantinopie. P A R I S, Mard 5. New tumult* have arisen in Bretagne ; the people r.f ihe third estate have formed them le'ves into regiments, determined to oppose am force that the nobles may bring against them. They have already driven away the Pat (lament, and railed a fund for the reun- I" rleii.fiit of limit member* whom (hey mean in ewiude foe the future. fur it i« to be uu« t- ' d'rflood, that the office of member in the parliaments of France is acquired by purchase and has been confined to the peifons who have privilege of nobility. The Bretons propose that their new parliament fliall he composed, one half from the nobles, the other from the third estate. LONDON, March 12. Lexers from Stockholm mention, that the King has bi ought about a second revolution ; and notwithftandmg his declarations to the contrary, he has made himfelf really absolute. The cleigy, burghers, and boorS, were gained over by the usual means About thirty of the ch.ef nobility, who were in opposition to the King’s measures, are arrested and put in con finement ; among these are the Count Brahe. f * * • firft noble of Sweden ; Count de Ferfen, a most refpertabie and patriotic nobleman ; and many others of great honor and property. In con sequence of this step, many others of the chief nobles and officers in the army have resigned their polls. The King has ordered a large body wf the Dalecarlians to come armed to Stockholm, and hopes to carry all his points by their means. The two Courts of Peters burg and Copenhagen cannot be indiffeieftfi fpeftatois of these events; and all parties wait most anxiouily to fee what aftive interference the King ofPtuffia mav take in these matters. The King of Sweden Teems bent on prosecut ing the yvar with Rnifia ; and Denmark is very busy in preparations to make good their stipu lated assistance to the C ourt of Peterfburgh ” On Friday last, the workmen employed in repairing St. George’s Chapel,' Windsor, ob feiving ’he pavement in one part to be funk, took up fomc of the stones, when a frarture in one arch appeared. On this they proceeded to dig, and soon after discovered a coffin, which, from the carved trophies upon, ifc appeared to contain the Royal Remains of Edw?rH IV. Sir Joseph Banks, Dr. Hcrfchell, and Lord Mornington, the fevei al Canons of W ndfor, and other gentlemen, were pre.ent, when the ltd of the coffin was lifted. The body of die monarch appeared entne; the lineaments of his face veiy diftinguilhablfe ; and the dress, which consisted in part of very fine lace, not appaiently decayed That the royal corpse appeared thus perfeft, is to be attributed to a liquid preparation, in Which it was immerged. Sir Joseph Banks brought away part of this liquor, in ordefto have it analized before the members of the Royal Society. 1 he hifioi ians of the time relate, that Ed wrrd died of an ague at Westminster, April 9, 1483 ; and was buried at Windsor. But all enquiries after the royal tomb appeared ineffeftual till the pfefent difeovery. Lxtt aft cj a letter Jrom Copenhagen, March 3* «* An attempt has been made here to burn the Ruffian fleet by an incendiary, one Capt. O’Brien, from Ofiend whose ftrp lying a mongst them faft in the ice, it had been plan ned to set on file, that a general conflagration might ensue Providentially it has been dis covered in time ; far if it had fucceederl, half the town would have been blown up by the large quantity of gunpowder on board the Ruffian men of war. He had been bribed by a Swedifti emifiary, and was to have received a reward -of 40001. sterling. O’Brien is ar lefted, and is to take his trial; but the villain who planned this horrid plot has unfortunate ly escaped.” One hundred and sixty thousand is the num ber of recruits levied this year on the here ditary Bates of the Emperor of Germany. By letters received yeflerday from Berlin, we learn that it is generally believed there, that the Emperor is only placing his Bohemian dominions in a poflure of defence to attack the PoJifli territories with effeft, when the king of Pt uffia is more off his guard than at piefenG ihe preparations in Prussia proceed with great alaciity. The Hmprels is unwilling to step sot ward and . ive a polfitive answer to the demands of the Poliffi Diet, until the is be come mifttefs of Bender, and the Einpeior if in pofleffion of Belgrade. Every advice feenia to afiure us, that the is playing a very deep game. All the Auftriati troops were ordered to quit winter quarters at the end of last month, and to form the different camps as soon ao possible. Those in Transylvania and Molda via to he ready foe marching on the firft no« lice.
