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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.