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Observer. No. V.
PERFECTION OF HUMAN
IMPROVEMENT.
THERE is a natural tendency in the
operations of the mind of man to ad
vance in knowledge, and, by progressive steps,
to rife gradually toward the pinnacle of per
fection. The Deity hath so conttruCted us, that,
in the acquisition of science, we fin’ nothing
within our reath ; but progrejjivt advances:
It is not poflible to comprehend the whole
circle of learning.at once; the mind mud be
formed to tubus of industry and attention,
atid unwearied exertions mud be brought
forth, betore we can arrive at that station of
cm uence, whi h th<»fe. who prereeded us,
poJeffed. When we have gained that da
tibn, should it not take up our whole life, we
m v empi‘> r the re*n inwigparr ol it to make
fat \ v r advances — A few original geniuses
h;ve nitfccrto made molt of the improve
ment, that have been made in human ku w
ledgc , others hive contributed >&eir mite;
but they aie tr.flTng compared with the im
morial improvements and d.fcoveries of a
Homer* a Cure, a Neivron, a Votimre, and a
> Franklin, ‘ h ihefe it may be said, that
the fobi.mity of his verse, the flow of his
eloquence, the wonder of his difeoveries, the
extent of his genius, and io the lad, hi 3 com
mand of the cufliag flames of heaven, have
adonrfhed and amazed mankind. But eveu
these forcible geniuses have pioceeded gradu
ally in their iuveftigations, and their progress
has frequently been retarded by the narrow
ness of their vifcfws. Hence it is, that the
world, which reiembles an infant, cannot
come to perfection at once.
But other causes, atifing from the situation
and political circumdances of the world, have
thwarted the advances of time in knowledge,
and retarded that progress which leads toward
perfection. Witnels the deftructiou of the
celebrated Alexanar an library, which confid
ed of 400,000 volumes, and which perhaps
contained infoimation, that theworld will not
again be in pofleffion of for ages to come :
Witness the time when the Barbarians , from
the noth, rushed dowu like torrents upon the
Roman empire, and hurried it in ruins, toge
ther with its mighty improvements. For
eight or nine centuries after this, a melan
cholly gloom of ignorance spread over all Eu
rope, and human improvement was dation
arv. Again it revived ; and now the nati ns
of" the earth are emuloully contending for the
palm of victory in the race of science Na
tions, flop not your career! Let not your ar
dour and zeal abate ! And may the ravages of
war, the contingences of fiie, and the deva
luation of time, leave untouched your works of
genius, that poftefity may learn the progress
of your improvements!
When we speak of the perfeftjon of im
provement! we mem not to let ail uliimef<*
limit to human knowledge 1 The active mmd
of nun will not be bounded in it* refeerches;
ihe tmi verfe ia the theatre of its adion, end
infinite Ipace opkoi to its rapid movement*- •~
Wtitihe time may'ta deeply concealed in the
GEORGIA.
womb of futurity, when the advancement of
feience, the investigation of truth, and the
cultivation of philanthropy, may arrive at such
a pitch of improvement, that ignorance and
vice may withdraw from this world, and the
kingdoms of the earth become peaceable and
happy.
This might be called theperfetfion of hu
man improvement: And is it not podible,
that this may, one day, be the state of the
world, nay of the whole universe itfclf ?
Will the benevolence of the Deity ultimately
fuffer ignorance, vice and prejudice, to ra
vage, to lay waste and dcrtroy the beauty and
harmony of creation l —The ‘celebrated Dr.
Price observes, “ That there may be a fec«-et
yet remaining to be 'difcovercd in education,
which will cause future generations to grow
up virtuous*’nd happy.” And who, that has
reflected *iipon the nature of the human mind,
the constitution of human affairs, and the pro
bable events of time, will venture pofitivcly
to declare thecontiarv i
ALFRED.
MADRID, Augujl 24.
AN edi£l of his Catholic Majelly has just
been puhlilhcd here, by which the trade
10 u.e port of Manilla, hitherto confrned to
the Aliatic natiors, is opened for the term of
three years, to commence from the firft of
September, 1790, to the ships of all Euro*
pean powers, which are allowed to carry thi
ther any Aliatic produce, (the importation of
European goods 111 bottoms remain
ing ftriflly prohibited) aiid to export from
thence silver, and all Spanifli merchandize, as
well as such foreign articles as may have been
conveyed to that port by the Philippine c om
pany, on the fame terms as this tiade is per
mitted to the Aliatic nations.
VIENNA, Augujl ip.
An eftafetta arrived here yeftetdav from
Marshal Laudohn, with intelligence that the
army from WeiiSkirchen effected thre palfage
of the Danube on the Bth inst, and on the
evening of that day encamped at Canofze.
After its junction with the corps from Croa
tia, the whole army marched towards Pali
ofze, where it arrived on the 10th. In the
morning of the 11th, before day break, the
advanced guard, under the command of the
Prince of Waldeck, palled the Save, in boats
from Paliotze to Oftrowitza, aiid halted at
Schelefnik. The red oj the army also eroded
that river the next morning, in thitfe divisions,
and advanced to join the Prince of Waldeck.
In the evening of the 12th the whole army
encamped on the heights of Dcdina, which,
command the lines of circumvallation con
lliuctcd by Prince Eugene, when he besieged
Belgrade 111 the year 1717. The Imperial
army met with no opposition from the ene
my during its match. One of the TutJcifh
arm es is rtationcd at Ifmail, another at Auf
chuck, aud a third in the vicinity of Bender.
1 he Pacha of Komclia was, on the tad) 111 ft.
within fu German miles of the imperitlifl* »
but his whole furce 1* laid not to exceed thiity
tnouiaud men.
2 9. The Emperor wasyeOerday so nut'h
bet' er, as to have been able to remain out 0 f In a
LeJ for more ihsn two hours, A* the e.*vi*
fwns of LuxciuLouig, and even the gat den*
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of that palace are entirely overflowed, in
conferue.nce of the preient inundations, it is
expected that his Imperial Majesty will return
to this capital, as soon as he is able to beat
the motion of a carriage.
S t September 29.
The mihiftry of France conflfls at present
of the following members :
Mr. Neckar, minifler of finances.
The C omte de Montmorin, minifler of
foreign aflFatts.
The C omte de St. Priest, minifler of Paris,
or the home department.
Archbithop of Bourdeaux, keeper of the
seals.
Archbishop of Vienne, the ecclesiastical de
partment
The Comte de la Tourdu Pin, minifler of
war.
Marechal de Beauveau, fit ft privy counfel*
lor of his Majesty.
L O N DO N, Osiober 7.
Some reports, exceedingly unfavourable to
the city of Touloulc, have been circulated ft>c
some days pail, not only at Verfaille*, but in
the National Aflembiy.
Thcfe accounts dated, that the city had en
lifled 2 >,©oo men; that a f deinn protest had
been entered by the inhabitants against thede
cieesot the National Afl'embly, aud that thef
had compelled the officers of their parliament
to tefume then functions according »o the old
forms.
The King of Prussia has declared he will
• not interfere in the Liege bufmefs, as the par*,
ties ate all agreed.
Among otliet facrifices to the rage of the
mob in Burgundy, was the lioufe of a Mr.
huolfa.i, futgeon, and With it its museum,
contain.ng a great collection of fkulli, in a
regular gradation from the human to the ani
. mal. This gentleman, in a very ingenious
treatise pubhlhed at Paris about two years
Ante, ade ts that our firft parents, Adam and
Eve, wcie Lleuk /
tx.ra£l of a l tier Jr L tn Vtr failles , Sept. 25. *
“ The King, Queen, Dauphin, Monfier,
and his consort, remain here. The tumult
that had been premeditated (but for what pur
pose is uncertain) has been prevented by the
fit cuuous exeitton of the friends of our augult
mouarcb and his family. We have now an
additional regiment of guards. The Royal
family go out but feldoip, except in the gar
den and park. It is now some days since (he
Kiug set his foot in Pavia, N 0 hunt at Foil
taiubleau this 1631011.”
The spirit of political regeneration mull
have become very prevalent, as it has even
infuied iifelf into thole countries where tha
people have hitherto been elie least difeon
tented with their situation, but where they
n*»w ablolutely endeavour to find out com
plaiuts, though they have none to make. T his
is the calc in the city i f Steibach, the chief
i.utory in the principality of Bade; the citi
zens on s sudden ajlcmhled oppcfiie the town
luulj, and defiled to fee the public regiflers.
fJu being (juettluntd by one of rmgidrates
as «o flitir grievances, tbfy replied, ** ihey
ha*f none, bn wtihc j 10 fee the registers, to
know wlicher they find iny time for
complaint." Tit? fame doubles raided at
the fame lime at Bthwu/s* It, anoti ei plac#
Jo the Giro pfiuei, but 1 .* Line vt^or*
