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f, I fi L E, Deetmbtr %•
The EmjtfrorJtas K»ven *•«*> P roott of ™
peaceable ...ipofmon toward* toe
» new mandate, whe.e.n he Umeut, the e
- whiih have taken plate, and mtf.es
lliem to return to their allegiance, ptomi i i«r
w*« «
have hitherto had; to (hew them the fir t ef
ftds ot his lenient he flies
the (cm nary ouirerfities of Louvain, abd the
tribunal of Brulfels. - *
' H« them one month to deliberate
op.n hit propofjl, ami at the and of ••>»<[>«■*
riod if they continue refraftory, he will be
under the painful necefT.ty of recurring to
fumble meaforee. ,
He pubhfhed an amneftf to a’! those con*
eerned in the late troubles, except the prin
cipal agents and abettors.
17. The official account of the capture of
Biuflels, pubHlhed by the patriots, is as un
der ft is dated' the i4th of December.
«» At length, notwithrtauding the armistice,
end every other pretence, 5000 brave Patri
ots of Brussels have dared to engage in battle
with 6000 Audi ians.. The aftion commenced
yerterday afternoon at fot/r o’clock. Thfe
ffrft attempt was to make pnfoners ot all the
(bidiers who guarded the Mint, and thote who
were quartered in the different convents;
Gen. Dalton did his utmost from fix o’clock
/ . *, ,he morning to negotiate an armia.ee. About
seven oelock 800 men of Bender d’Alort en
te»ed the city with two pieces of cannon,
wlitth they planted on the grand place. About
ttf 1 o’clock General Dalton thought proper to
fend a large detachment in order to release,
by forcible means, the officers and privates
Tfrjide prisoners in the Baflevdle. This was
the signal tor a new engagement which will
be ever memorable for its victory. The Pa
triots, no longer able to contain themlelves,
routed the whole detachment. To the num
ber of 500, at the gtrnoft, inverted the great
mai ket, and after a mod "obstinate conflict,
they made themlelvcs mafler of the Corps de
Garde, and two pieces of cannon, and to<>k
about 400 Auflfian prifouers. About the
fame time the engagement recommenced in
all quarters of the ciky ; artd, in left than
two hours, the made themselves maf
fers of the barracks <>f the military, of
the magazines, iirwhich they found nfcar 4000
snulkets, besides cartridges, ammunition, &c.
T wards noon they attacked the park, and
the palace royale, where the greaicft body of
troops were concentered, with 14 pieces of
Cannon. After a very heavy firing on both
(ides, ‘Dalton, perceiving that the place was
no longer tenable against so much bravery,
capitulated for the immediate retreat of his
whole gartifon ; and the request having been
acceded to, about one o’clock they departed
with great precipitation through the Porte de
Namur- Bur, as all the soldiers are not
equally inclined to follow him at the moment
this is writing, they are fqnabblmg amonfc
themfclves without the city. Already wc
have got more than 3000 prisoners i but few
kilted, and no houses plundered.
(feigned) G. B’. A. SCfiERIEKENS, Grtfer”
p A R I S, November 44.
The harbour of Cberburgh is now so far
compleaied as to be able to contain 103 fail
of line of battle (hips,, and to fereen them
from the feverett gales; There are aoovel
fels ronfiantly employed finking Hones and
rubbiih to rtiehgthen the foundation.
The American trade grows better in every
fti-fe ; the orders increase, and the payments
aie much more certain 1 ban heretofore.
The Representatives of the Commons of
Paris itfdifted, on Thurfdajr lass, at the Cha
telet, M. Barentio, the late Keeper if the
Feals, M Payfegur, late Secretary at War,
M*t(hal Broglio, and Mellti. Antic lump and
Bcfenval.
Paris is ftrppofed to be provided with corn
for fix months at lead.
46. A very generous present was sent to
♦he National Aflembly by the Nuns of Mau
beuge. They art sorry, they fay, in the let
tei that accompanies the gift, that it is no>
in their power to fend any plate, (they gave
it all to Louis XV.) to intreife the fpecio ,
but to make amends,, they offer to the nano,
an annual income of 147,000 livies (6<tsl >
The National Ad'emUy received ii with de
monftrseions of graiiude and joy.
There is a fcbsiue ol msiuog the bells of
• .11 rirf chorcSe,. They be of fin ’ e
k f'rvke - „ . V 1( <
Since the Members of tbe National As
sembly gave tbeir buckles, no silver ones are
to be seen in the ftreet9. It is true, t at t e
apprehension of being flopped by some daring
fellow*, who, undei pretence of fernng their
country, urrp you of whatever vilibie go or
silver they can find on you, does not a little
contribute to render alraoft every mdivtdua
generous*
L 0 N D O N, December M.
Several Ic»(L officers acquired confiderahle
honour at the frege of Belgrade; among these
were ft unt Wallis and Brown-, the 1. ttcr of
whom was appointed by Marflial Lourohn
Governor of the capture/! foitfifs till the
fc.mperor's pleafute ihould be known.
Admiral -IJljehort) is to be (hot ; tbe mi
litary delinquent is also to fuffer. A SwCdilli
Admiral and a Swedish General \
We will tell you,* King of Finland ( ho'w
we (hould have dealt with such an Admiral
aifd General in England; the fir ft would have
been rewarded at the Admiralty Board, the
latter the Ordnance !—O the glorious Ame
rican war !
Oftend has followed the fare of Ghent arid
Bruges, and is now in the hands ©f 'he Brabant
inlurgents, who met with no fort of opposi
tion in taking pofleflror of the town, Asfoon
as affaire weie i lwtl* fettled in Bruges, the
M*giftracy there sent a Deputation to Oftend.
• demanding a lurrender of the town to rhe'Pa
triotic at ray. which was accepted, uncondi
tionally and freely, and on Friday Was e ; ven
over to their protsttiori. ’t’be Bruges Depu
tation slated, that it was riot tbeir wfh. to mo
led -he gatrifoh belonging so tbe Frriperor,
provided it did not ©ppofe them ; oh the con
trary, they only wished they woflld march
peaceably out of the toWn, previous to the
approach of tne Patriotic ams, thatfno blood
flied or fciiffle between the troops knight' eri
fue ; the garrison immediately complied, and
took the route to Cotirtray., rttauy df the fel-- _
diets however deferring on th&match. They
arrived there very (hortly, but the la*e Com
mander of Oftend isr miffing, whether by
flight or aflaftiriation is not known, which
caufcs the greater uneafuefs, as be was x
gentleman tiniver Tally Cfleemcd.
On Thursday lift was tffefted the greatest
object of internal navigation in this kingdom
The Severn was united to the Thames by an
intermediate canal, afeendirig by Snond, thro*
the Vale of Chaiford, to the heigtb of 343
feet, by 4.0 locks; there entering a funnel
through the hill of Saperton, for he length of
two miles and three furlongs, and defeending
by xx locks, it joined the Thames ne&r Lech
lade.
N A S S A \j, (N, P.) February 2*)»‘
Letters in town from <be Weft-Indies fav,
that advices fiom home render the extension
of war in Europe a- very probable event
They alto fay, that part of the-Cabinet Coun
cil, at the bead of which is Lord Chancellor
Thurlow, are decidedly of opinion, that the
present moment of embarafttretit in the af
fairs of out ancient enemies (hould be im
proved, and urge,- id support of ftrch a thea*
sure, the uniform condud of Franc* to us,
when frmilarly fituatferk The voice of the
Pieinier, however, is in favour of peace, and
of a policy as generous as it is unprecedented.
NEW-Y OR K, February 6.
Wetfuefday last the Supreme Court of the
United States met agreeable to adjournment
An order Was read, appointing John Tucker
Esq. (late Clerk to the Supreme Court of the
Commonwealih of Mafiachufetts) their Clerk,
who was accordingly qualified. Two other
orders were also read, to wit:
Orde ed, That the Seal of this Court (hall
be, the Arms of the United States engraver*
on a circular piece of steel of the size of z
dollar, wth these words in the margin : T h
seai of the Supreme Court of the United States,
Ordered , That the Seal of the Circuit Court*
ftnll he. the Arms of the United State* en
raven on circular pieces of silver of the fir*
>f half a dollar, with these words in the mar
gin, viz, In tbe upper part, The Seat of th;
Circuit Courts l in the lower part, The seam
:f the DiltrtQ for •whteh it is 1 a emied*
Ytfteidav tire Supreme Court of the Unit*
L til States met puilusnt to *dj«uio»n«ut.
Ordered, ft*' T'' rrTf *{**"** *
Cotinfellor* (half not appear in The thaiac
t£r of Attormes, nor Attornies in 4hat of
Councilors, at the Supreme Court of the
Unite* States. j
Oragrtd, Thatnoperfon thatt b« admitted
a, an Attorney at the Supreme Court of the
United States, who not have praftued
three rears in the Supreme Court of feme parv
ticular state, and who ftiall not fuftam a just
and fair character.
OrM That the flrle of all wrrt. and
processes from the Supreme Court of the
United States, be in the name of the Ptefident
of the United States,
GEORGE-T OW N, Nov- if
E xtrafl of a letter frm an American gentle<
man ai &t- Align ft me* to bis frind m tbit
/cat/f, dated Oiiober 20, 1790.
*< the report of the proceedings between
the Commiflioners of Cougrefs and M‘Gilli
vray, reached this place three days after the
bufinef* was fiuilhed; but at the Spaniard*
are exceedingly cautious towards Grangers,
they fake cam to keep the result q{ that day*
profound fecre*: Twejrty Chiefs of the upper
and lower Creek nations, arrived here a few
Hays as pr the Treaty ori Rock Laridirig broke
Tip; thev frequently wait in a body on Go**
l veinor Zefpedies who entertains them at hi* 1
own honle, and ft ffers no one, except an In**
* terpreter;* ftr be p r efenf ( is whifpatej
that the teafon of M GillivravV dbt enteting
into a treaty with : the CommiflioneVt- was, that
the terms offered by Congress would (if ac*
" cepted ofy infiinge on the treaty exiting be-
H tween hit> Catholic Majesty arid the'C redkhia—
. nation; that such a treaty eiifts is beVdfjd afl
doubts v fcf the King of Spain, ever fmee the
recovery of the Floridas, has paid an annual
tribute of Broo dollars to the Indians border
ing upon the Provinces; they are regularly
lupphed with cloathiug, arms and ammutii
mtion here and in PenfacoUt. -!
“ T1 ifiing as this piefent affair may appeat
-■ to fonie, I dan 2ffure you, from my ownob
-I'crvatM-ns, a personal Knowledge of Mr. M<
Giliivray—the extent and situation of theic
cotmuy - the weak fiato of ouc southern fron
tiers, ice,
*t That the next step Corigrefs tikes in the
bulinefl w ; H‘ be of importance to the Unitetf
States ♦—
“ I have the'greateft reverence and opinion 5
oi the wildom of our leaders; but am ape
to think that «he sword, iuftead of the olivet
branch, will be their »efult at last, and there
to ea lpeedy application of the former, might
| save lives and money.”
A E W B- E R N, Feb, 2?.
i the Hon. Job. Baptist Ash, Esq is eleftecf
one of the Rep efenta ivee oi this ftaie. in
’ Congrefsi for the Roanoke Div fion, comp of
ed of the Diftrifts of Halifax and Hillfborough.
' Ihe Hon Timothy Brbodwotth, Esq for-he
; Cape Fear Divifioni ccimpofed of the DiftriT*
' of Wilmington and Fayetteville ; and c*c
iiou. Hugh Williamson, for the Newbem
aud Edenton Diviftun.-
AU G U § TAt March 27♦
t
On the'2Bth of February last the Prefidect
of the United States-approved and signed a*
Aft, entitled u At Aft for giving effect to
the several Afts therein mentioned, in refpeft!
to the state of North-Carolfri*; and other pur
ports.”
On Monday the ffth inst. John Houftoun,
Ifefq. was choferi Mayor of the city of Savaa
•ab.
Thtf ? Supreme CouTt of the United States
was adjourned on the loth of last month, till
the firft Monday in August next..
The following is a"copy of ‘he Roll of thQ
Gentlemen admitted to praftife in said Court.
Counjetlors- EhaS Boud inot, Tfiomas Hart
ey, Egbert Benson, John Lawrence, Theo
■ ore Sedgwick, William Smith, (S. C.) Mor**
| an Lewis, James Jackson, Fiflier Amts,
,eorge Thatcher, Richard Varick, Robert
• dorris, Samuel Joues, Abraham Ogden,
«.ii(hi Boudiuot, William Putteiloa, Ezekiel
Gilbert, Cornelius J. Bogart.
AitOimn, William Houftoun, Edward
Livinglluit, Jacob Mor on, Balths/tr '*•
diu kcclc, Psur Mattel tou, WilLsm WilU
, oUi,
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