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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. •