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|>ower, or authority, except what (hould issue from the com
mand of the States. Thus far the popular party. —The Stadt
holder, on the contrary, had sent a detachment to the town
of Elbourg, the Burghers of which refufed admission to the
troops j but after some cannon were fired,rather with a design
of intimidation than of injury, it was thought prudent to order
the gates of the town to be opened, and the volunteers aban
doning their arms, all the troops entered without injury to
a Angle individual.—These tranfaftions, which are the only
important occurrences vouched on authority, seem to indicate
the weakness of opposition in Holland to the authority of the
Stadtholder, whose hereditary rights may for a time be di
sputed, but will most probably be ultimately eftabliffied on a
constitutional balls.
Letters from t rance and Spain confirm the accounts relative
to the exchange of the two Floridas, that were ceded to the
Catholic King by the late peace, and which the Spaniards are
about to deliver to the French for an equivalent, not of
taoney, but in territory. The Court of Versailles commenc
ed this negociation near two years since. At the firft the
Spaniards were averse to the measure, and would only thus
far agree, that persons, fubje&s of France, should be per
mitted to purchase those estates which, on the evacuation of
Eaft-Flotida by the Ehglifh, the fubjetls of England, much
to their loss, were reduced to the necefiity of difpofingof ;
but they haVe now at length agreed for a full bargain and sale
forever.
Since the arms of the Grand Signior have been so prospe
rous in reducing the rebel Beys of Egypt to a sense of their
obedience, the Bey of Tunis, who spoke very haughtily to
the officers of the Porte, when they demanded the accufiom
ed tribute, has lowered his tone. That little potentate de
clared himfelfa sovereign Prince on that occasion, and thereby
clifputed the right of his superior to exaft the accustomed
dues ; his actions now prove that he is of a different opinion,
as he has given orders to have his tribute forwarded Without
» an appearance of demur.
Ts the petty States of Barbary, who are leagued againll the
European powers, and hold them in a fhameful tributary
bondage, are thus evidently vassals of the Porte, why not
apply to the superior itfelf for redress ? but it will not be the
interest of the Porte to check their depredations, as it is from
filch sources that they aie enabled to pay those contributions
which the Porte demands from them annually.
Russia, wliofe vessels have been plundered by some Alge
rine pirates, has very justly adopted the right method of fue
ing for redress : That is, by making the Porte itfelf refpon
lible for the mifeonduef of its tributaries. The last war be
tween these two powers has flruck a terror through the Turk
illi dominions of the Ruffian name. The Grand Signior, who,
as head of the Ottoman religion, has been always entitled
to claim a supremacy over the followers of Mahomet, has
met numerous ffiocks since the Ruffian war. The ill success
of the Ottoman arms abated that refpefi which the Porte
maintained before that humbling period.
Extraft'of the Resolution of their Noble and Great Mighti-
States of Holland and Weft Frieflaud. on the
6th of Oftober:
“ Having heard the report of the Commissioners, ordered
to enquire by a resolution of the 6th of Sept. 1786 ; And
.“ Having deliberated on the report made by the said Com
miflioners, it is thought proper by these prefeuts, ,0 empower
Itt ew.ifal.l.’.ta the city of Utrecht, in their
Noble Mtghtmefles name, that for their security, and in
case of an hostile attack, or even of the approach of the troons
of the provmce of Guelders against their city, that they will
defend them mftantly with whatever forces they have in
them hands, and that they will protett them as much as lie
m their power against all violence. They have confeqnen Iv
given ftrifl orders to Major-General Vanßyftel, thatmeafe
the city of Utrecht ,s attacked, or that even the troops of
Guelders march to threaten it, to give a |i afliftance with the
troops in his power to defend it ” u e
„ O , rS t “ a cora P en l3tion for his lots. *
If the accounts be true of th* _
llore the crew and cargo of the French tl in “ n,s . r ' fo . Cn *t° re
one of his ernifers, he will prob-hl! f P carned « ">ore by
resentment of his most Christian M**"^hTwillbe^re
formidable foe than the Republic of Venice; and as the Porte
mult at present keep well with France, the Captain Pacha
who is now in that neighbourhood, may polfibly interfere ;
in which case the Bey may have the mortification of feeiug
the Fleurs-de-Lys, in conjunction with the lion of St. Mark,
and the crescent of Mahomet, dtfplayed iu triumph in his
harbour.
These African Hates were orginally tributary to the Grand
Signior, but they have long emancipate*] themselves front his
yoke, and the Porte may possibly take advantage of this insult
offered to the principal ally, to endeavour to recover its
ancient dominion.
By a letter from Mauritius, bythe way of Pondicherry, we
learn, that the King of France has granted the Americans
and Spaniards a free port in the island of Mauritius, from
whence they will trade to Manilla and other parts of India.
N E W-Y O R K, November 29.
The Hon. the Council and Assembly of New-ferfey, in
joint meeting, on Thursday last, appointed the Hon. David
Brearly, Esq. and William C. Houston, William Patterson,
and John Neilfon, Efqrs. to meet Commissioners from the
other Hates, upon the fubjett of commerce and other matters,
at Philadelphia, on the second Monday in May next.
We congratulate the friends of humanity on an aft palled
by the Legifiature of Virginia, at a late fefiion, to prevent
any further importation of llavcs into that Hate. It is to be
hoped Carolina will follow the laudable example, and thus
the United States of America be freed from the odious stigma
of the molt barbarous tratnck that ever disgraced humanity.
We here fubjoih the ad for the gratificat.on of our readers,
who will doubtless bellow the merited tribute of applause
upon the humane framers :
VIRGINIA , Jf.
An Ac 7 for preventing the further Importation of Slaves into
this Commonwealth.
Be it enaded by the General Assembly of this Hate, That,
from and after the palling of this ad, no Have or Haves lhall
hereafter be imported into this commonwealth by sea or land,
nor lhall any Have or Haves so imported be fold or bought by
any person whatever.
Every person hereafter importing Haves into this common
wealth, contrary to this ad, flnli forfeit and pay the sum of
one thousand pounds for every Have so imported ; and every
person felling or buying any such Have or Haves lhall in like
manner Forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred pounds for
every Havefo fold or bought, one moiety of which forfeiture
lhall be to the use of the commonwealth, and the other moiety
to him or them that lhall sue for the fame, to be recovered
by adion of debt or information in anr court of record.
And be it further enaded, That every Have imported into
this commonwealth, contrary to the true intent and meaning
of this ad, lhall, upon such importation, become free.
Richmond , October, 178 6.
Recent accounts from the weflward confirm the coming in
of all the continental surveyors, to Cox Fort, about 18 miles
above Wheeling. They returned in consequence of the
following message from the chiefs of the Wyandots, and on
the approach of the cold season, after having surveyed and laid
off four ranges of townlhips, arid feveu townHiips on the fifth
range, which comprehend between 600,c00 and 800,000
acres of excellent lands.
Message from the Wiandot Chiefs.
“ We, chiefs of the different nations, especially Wyan
dots, did inform yoaby your people, who went by here some
time ago with cattle, that it was quiet and peaceable at that
time; but, since that time, there have been some of your
people at the Shawanefe villages, and defliroyed them, and
likewise killed ten Shawanefe, five of them were the principal
chiefs, and took a number ofpril'oners women and children.
“ We, chiefs of- the different nations, were then and at the
fame time colleding together from every quarter, in order
to have a council concerning of fettling affairs in the most
peaceable manner between you and us both.
“ We now acquaint (since this affair has happened) that
you by all means keep back your people from coming this way
for or after any fort of bufi iefs; and likewise you will inform
the surveyors to halt, and not survey any more at present, as
we are going to have a great council with all nations at the
Wiandot town. After our councilis over, we will give you
notice concerning our late misfortune, and other affairs.
(Signed) ABRAHAM KUHN, and ) Wiandot
MORRAYETHAIR. 5 Chiefs.
To Richard Butler, Superiutendant of Indian Affairs.