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About The Augusta chronicle and gazette of the state. (Augusta [Ga.]) 1789-1806 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1790)
LON D O f, Decider 11. HE report of Antweip being taken by i the Flemish patriot. «s untrue, though sere i* no doubt they will attatk it, being .heir frierf. **■*«»"• The ..ft »«»TtTAlb ', 7 FUnCtu are dated Oflend, N > 4>. the, far. ‘ Newa ia arrived here that the militarr, under the command of Genera Binder, have enteied Tirlemont (word in hand, where the patriots have taken refuge and where the Imperialists tuve been alnfc* routed, by being furpnfed, the patriots and inhabitants having filed out of cellars, win dows, and from the tops of the houses. The foldiery* on their fide, massacred every living thing they could get at, and entered the churthts where some had taken ietuge. More than i *oo live* are reported to be loft on both files. On the retreat of the military, in the du(k of the evening, they met General Laitou with his detachment marching to then abidance, but being miflakeu by them fbr the patriots*' they weie fired upon, and an iftiorr ’commenced, in which 660 lives were loft before the error was difeovefed. Re pairs .differ much, but the above.is, it islup pofed, nearest the troth, The alarms conti nue, and preparations are making for a ref.)- lute defetKC in case any attatk iliould be made oh she town. A total flop is put to trade, and ftvetal bilanders remain in port laden, not daring to depart. Tfiefe commotions, unless soon ended, threaten the total ruin of the inhabitant#.” The sass afccounts from Vienna, of the 24th Oftober, speak of peace as at no great dif tarice, the Britilh, Pruflian, Dutch, and Spa uift, Ambassadors, having proposed terms for a general accommodation between thelmpe lial Courts and the Turks and fewedes; and it is laid all the powers at war have agreed to the mediation, from which great fucrefs is expefted. These Ambafladors have likfewifc aflured the Emperor, that their lefpeftive Courts will not interfere in the disputes in Brabant. The report of the Duke of Orleans bring ing credentials is at find ; the Duke comes not in a public capacity*, and that he is in (England at ail is with a view of giving quiet to the King as well as the people, by taking no violent part either way. The grand queflion of the night of the 2d November in the National Aflembly of France to dispose of the possessions of the Church, was tefumed, and decided in the following terms, drawn up by M Mirabeau : The National Aflembly declares, “ That all the goods of the Church are at the disposal of the Nation, charged only with P'ovidmg, in a suitable manner, for the ex pence of divine worth p, the maintenance of ju ministers, and the relief of the poor, un der the infpeftion, and according to the in jti t.diono of the provinces. «* That, in the dispositions to be made for the maintenance of the Minifleisof Religion, every Vicar thail be secured in a flipend not kfs than 1200 livrcs a year, besides a house and gaiden.” The decree thus drawii up, was earried by 578 voices ag-infl 346. Forty members ob jected to terras in which the question was put, aud lef. led to vote j so that the number pre i'ent was 9f>4. One of .he French Journals asserts, that ♦he flame of libetty has burst out ill Spain: 3'bat a mob of armed men demanded the heads of Vu inquifitort, wild prevent the publica t:un of patriotic writings ; and that 6000 1;oops were ordeted toquell the tumult, 200® of which came over to the'people, and the test would not aft. We deliver this on the t<flimonyof the Journal, but we know noth ing ourfeivea of the tr Jth of it. RICHMON D, December 10. Beware of counterfeit half and whole pi jlJ i, uvw circulating. They ate very thick on the edges, rife in the middle, and are much heavier thao the good ones. It is said thev were nude by oue John Hughes, a Al vei fmitb in Surry; l'everal of them were pas sed in YVilliamlburg by jery Banks, a free mulatto, and a white mau by the name of pines Holt, who has turned date's evidence. Hughes lus becu au old offender, aud once before had a trial at the General Court, and at another tune by the Cuuit of Glouccfler county, hum whence he broke jail and made ilia efciipe. fHARLEST ON, Teh. Mp .. Governor -hiiley has lifted a proclamation ' dated 27th of December, permitting the im portation of lumber into the island of St. Chriftophcr, for and during the space of three months from the date, from theitlaflds in the Weft-Indies, under the dominion of any fo reign European sovereign and state. By a letter received by a gentleman in New York from his correspondent in London, it appears, “ thot the American fundr are 50 pertei.t on-ihe Excba&ge/ind many bhyers * Wnilft we account f or the elevation of the credit of the United States from the efficient government, le't it be genetoufly acknowledg. ed that we owe our riling profjperity to the worthy characters who cohnpofe our Exetd tive Councils ; amongst the foremoft of whom mar be placed the present Secretary of the Treasury, whose character, abilities, in tegrity, arc as highly esteemed in foreign na tions as they aic by the” people of the new world. SAVANNAH, FJ. 18. Thursday last being the birth day of the Prefideiit of the United States, the fame was obfervedhere by fl ing of cannon, the vessels in the river displaying their colours, and other demouft rat ions of joy. On Thursday, the 25th of December, ar rived at New-Haven, sale aud in good order, from Loiidou, a Philosophical Apparatus, for Yale College. At soon as irwas received, it was deposited in the Apparatus Chamber of the College. ThetJniverfity is thus furuiihed with a complete set of instruments and ma chihesfor exhibiting a whole course of expe riments in Natural Philosophy and Aftrouomy. It was purchased by 'he liberal donations of a number of gentlemen, friends to literature, among whom the Rev. Dr. Lockwood was the principal benefaftor. J As a proof of the great plenty of fifh in the bays and iulets on our coast, a gentleman from Belfaft informs us, char, a ftw days ago, Mr, Maxwell at one haul, took up as many bass, drum, trout, mullet, and whiting, on a mar gin of St Katherine's Sound, as All a fix oared boat. The estimate was, that there were between 60 and 70 buOrels On Monday, the jft of February latt, as an ox waggon was croffifig the bridge, com monly Called Bourquin's, on the Great Ogecbee road, one of rhe fide fleepeis, which had been in a decayed state, suddenly giving way, the whole team fell into the creek, where some of them perifl/ed beforCf any effeftual afli/lance could beprocurtd. The and drivera, from having advanced but a little Way'on bridge, luckily escaped the fame fat©. It is much to be regretted thatCorariiiflion ers of the Road do not pay a more particular attention to this very important and eflential branch of their duty, as the negleft of it cer tainly involves the most ftfious confequcnces to valuable lives, as well ae to property The bridge iti question has been for some length of time, in a very tottering and unfafe condition.' March 4. Agreeably to an aft passed by the General Aflembly of this state, ar their last leflion, the following gentlemen were, on Monday last; clefted Aldermen of this city; viz. Joseph Haberfhaffl, " John Houftoun, Matthew M‘Allifter, Samuel St irk, y EfquirCs* Edward Lloyd, Joseph Clay, jun. Justus H Scheuber, J Next Monday is the day appointed for the Aldermen to choose a Mayor out of theit own body. The ihip Rodick, Hope, from Bourdeaux, is arrived at Charleston. On the 24th ult. William Deveaux, Esq. Coroner for the county of Chatham, held an Inquest on the body of William Ward, ma riner. Verdift of the Jury, 4 ‘ Accidental death, by falling overboard between two (hips." Writing Paper For faitikt tli« * flice. JUG VS TA, March 13. Extra/? of a 'letter from a gentleman in New* York , to his friend in tugufia. «« [t is laid that purchasers have gone from - hence with calh to the southern dates, to buy the certificates or debts of the dates, for less than their real value ; a measure big with, mi (chief and injustice, which ought, by all poflibie means, to be checked. The public securities of the United States, and the debts of the drfferenf'd-ates, are considered of equal value, and are llGttuafing in value between fcven and nine (hillings in the pound. The question for calling a Convention, to» take into confederation the Federal Conftitur tion, passed the Lower House a$ the date of Rhode-Ifland by a majority of five ; the Se-* nate being equally divided, the"~Gdverno£ gave the'catling vote in its favor. * To CORRESPONDENTS. The Executive order on the finances, post-« poned for want of room. The piece figired A Lover of Candour,’ ’» is come to hafid, and will appear in our next. . Cleon's Dissertation on the Liberty of the Press is also received; but, like his Second Canto, is committed to the Temple of CU+ act run Mr. Smithy IT has ever been the opinion of the virtuous part of mankind, chat it is a duty we owe to society to interchange mutual civi-* lities, and it all times endeavour to preserve unanimity and concord, without which, there citn be no pleafbrein human life ; and in fact, ' to men of asocial difpofirion, death itfelf would be preferable to such a date of anarchy and malevolence. I need not mention that 'he practice of the people of this town, has long been too much in dired sppofition to these maxims ; and has* for some time pad, continued to grow woife, instead of having a tendency to remove the cauie, which, according to my information, seems to be the with of all, when individually examined. The? have now commenced what they call a paper *war; and are going on full drive, with one droke after another of satire, mix-* ed plentifully with ill-nature. , Behold A C/- tizen of the World , Cleon , Pbilo-Cleon , and Junius, all brandilbing their quills in dread array on one fide of the quedion, and on the •itjwi, jiahry ought to be considered more the objettoFpily tffaa revenge. But of these in their order. Fird, how** ever, let me observe, that this torrent of ill-* nature had better have been with-held, until some a& of the Corporation had authorifed such observations as have been made. Th t Citizen of the World, from some mo** tive bed known to himfelf, began the conted, by giving his advice and caution to the Alder-* men and people of Auguda, unsolicited, pro bably that he might exhibit to the public hia superior tatefits, which 1 drould perhaps have admired, if they ivtit not prodituted id a bad cause. I 'do not mean by this to juftify cither parry ; for, where a party-spirit exids* I have generally found that the cause of nei-* ther fide was a good one . But these are in-* conveniencies that we mud be' fubjeft to f® long as such writers can itftrench themselves behind the freedom of the Press. Next advances the little Canto who, mounted on his Hobby-Horse, canters about, to life his own phrase, like an ardent cricket ; and is in his own opinion, “ Fair as the moon, clear as the fun, and terrible to all oppofitiou as an army with banners.” This being the situation of Cleon, it may be dangerous for me to advise him to lhudls up all the residue of the old mamifcripts* which he has not yet decypbered, and fend them back to the Tenedee, where they will neither disgrace himfelf or any body else. Then comes -his auxiliary , Philo-Cleon, to whom, I doubt not, the ninth verse of his own Inaugural Ode, will be extremely appli** cable, with the following alterations; A little, pert, conceited chap, A poet ——call him scribble ; Who lov'd to drut, to grin and chit* And others diihes nibble,
