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PAR IS, February 6«
The journey of of Rufiia to Cher
. -), and the imeaded interview between that So
•-' eitf'i an I thofc of Get many and Poland, open a
w Id field for the fpeculatiou of our
r. ho look upon it as a fettled matter, that as a for
: id able alliance ie going to be formed in the North
; ml the Ottoman crcfcent, it is become necef
ta. y for the Southern powers to enter into a league
.1 order to preserve a proper equilibrium; and as
f . ance and England are by their commerce moll
uicerefled in preventing the ruin of the Ottoman
empire, cur politicians will have it that arrange
ments are taking in the cabinets of Paris and Lon
d )o to counterbalance any league between the Em
-1 ;ror and Etnprcfs j but those chimerical ccm
jrdlures are not much to be depended upon. It is
j.r more rational to suppose that France have
adopted a fyftein of general pacification, and is in
/art wanting to aggrandize herfelf } and the ErtipeS
- or foems much more taken up iaextirbating abuses
•Mid cflabliihing wife laws for the good of his fub
than with any ideas of extending his domi
nions ; thus we have every reason to hope that the
, cacc of Europe will not be disturbed.
The different camps which the Empress will
find on her way to the Cherfon, contain an army of
ivO,ooc men, besides the light troops.
UTRECHT, March r.
Extras! of a Utter front St. Mure , the French Con-
Jul in Alexandria, December 7.
“ The fame of the Captain Pacha, and the con
viction which the Beys had that he brought an im
mense army into the country, induced them to re
tire for lafety to Upper Egypt. Eut as soon zs
they learned tlie weakness of his troops, they took
courage, role against the Pachas who were sent to
fobdue them, and purfuod them as far as the gates
of Cairo. The Captain Pacha collected all his forces
into this place, and fought affiftancc from every
quarter, but he has uot dared to attack the B« ys in
the open field, as their cavalry is far Aiperior to
his. From these circumstances it appears, that
the troubles in Egypt are likely to he of loug_du
ration.”
LONDON, March 7.
They write from Paris, that the following mo
tion has been made by Monsieur Robert de St.
Vincent, member of the Paris Parliament, and re
ferred to the firlt Preiident to be laid before the
King, viz. That an address be drawn up and pre
sented to h;s Majefly, requerting that the Pro
teffauts be made partakers of all immunities and
privileges granted to the other fubjefts in the king
dom.
The motion was heartily seconded, and palled
without a (ingle dissenting voice.
The Emperor of Germany has granted the Pro
testants liberty to have their letters poll free. He
has also enacted, that in future no person lhall he
presented to a benefice, merely as the (on of a
Fiielt, but that youth who are didinguifhed for
talents and learning, thall be admitted, let them
he born of what family soever in his kingdom.
Advices from Civita-Vecchia fay, that one of
the Pope’s gallics, withfome persons of diftinguilh
ed ecclcfiafiical rank on board, has beeu lately
taken by a corsair, and carried off to the coal! of
Barbary.
The Marquis de Montmoriu, who succeeds the
late Comte de Vergenues, is the lame who was
formerly Atnbatfador at Madrid, and is looked
ti;on as one of the mod able negotiators. Whe
ther he will equally lhine in the cabinet, time alone
can dilcover ; lie is now in the 4ath year of his
aud son to the Governor ot Fontainbleau,
aged above 80. He was immediately recommend
ed to his preient lituation by Moulieur dc Vergen-
nes, in whole politics and views he has been inti
mate for fume years part. Os course, the com
mercial treaty will go on as before, on the part of
the French, At the time the Comte de Guignes
came over as Ambaflador to this country, M.
Montmorin was then talked of for that embafly.
Perlonnally he is a great favourite with the present
King, and well spoken of by the French Court.
An Italian, named Magotti, has invented a cu
rious carabine at Paris, which discharges fix balls
aft one time, without any more powder, than what
the common carabine used by the troops, require
for one ball. Although the length and mouth are
of the fame dimensions as the latter, it is only
strengthened where the balls are deposited, and the
touch hole made rather larger; it has effeft at the
didance of 150 paces. He has also invented pistols
on the fame principle ; and it is proposed to sup
ply the French cavalry with them, as one man will
have the effefl of fifc, besides the vast saving of
time and powder when on service.
The Swallow Packet, Anderson (with Lord
Cornwallis) from London, arrived at Bengal the
loth of September.
The Severn Packet, from Bengal, is loft in Ben
gal river, and the whole of the paflengers and crew
(except the second mate) drowned ; there were
feverai officers and their ladies on board.
The Union, Capt. Semple, a large brig from
Boston, for Dublin, is wrecked at the entrance of
Lochfpealve,
His Excellency the Portuguese Ambaflador has,
.it isfaid, delivered an aflentfrom his Court to the
most material articles of the new commercial
arrangements between the kingdoms.
We hear with infinite concern that Lord North
is at this time so much indisposed by an infirmity
in his eyes, that it is feared his Lordship will ir
recoverably lose his fight.
The French King rtiake3 a rapid progress in his
office of lJnivtrfal Mediator \ to the Dutch, &c. &c.
is now added, the Emperor of Cohin China.
re e tv dXT i\ Y~U K "x , April 18.
Last Saturday evening came to this town a Mr.
Stewart, formerly mate of a brig belonging to
Savannah, Captain Clark, commander, who in
forms, that they took in a cargo of Tobacco at
Alexandria in Virginia, 1111784, bound therewith
into the Mediterranean. Soon after they had pafled
Gibraltar, they were surrounded by three Algerine
Corsairs, who took poffeflion of their veflel and
cargo, ft ripped the Mailer, mate and seamen of
every article of cloathing and effects, and gave them
in lieu thereof, a frock and pair of trowfers. They
were soon landed at Algiers, and immediately
conducted to the Castle and put to hard labour,
without diflintiion, and upon a pitiful allowance
of only half pint of rice per day—no bread nor
meat, unless when they were allowed to take the
inwards of creatures which were killed. After
having remained feverai months at hard labour in
the Castle, they were brought forth to a public faie,
when their purchasers, besides otherwise treating
them in the nioft brutal manner, (lit open an ear
of each man, at the fame time continuing. the
ftruke across the cheek.
Being thus marked, they were put on board the
galleys and chained to the oars, were they remain
ed until relieved by their generous and humane
owners, who remitted a sum of money to Leghorn,
equal to their purchase, being 300 Louis d*ors J 9! r
the Captain, 60 for the mate, and 30 for.each
seaman.
The labour and fatigue, with their scanty allow
ance and feveie usage, were so much as to make
them with for death, rather than life. A cowfkin
was freely exercised upon them without diferimi
nation, and often without provocation, by their
renegadoes, who served also as interpreters for
. the Algerines, but would not deign to look on
them.—Mr. Stewart left the crews of r»„ .
vessels behind him, whole only hope of reje ?
reffs on the exertions of Congress. H e i^l!° a
that the Captains of those crews were mor- f QB
tunate than Captain Clark, owing to the hnxn'nhr
of the French and Britilh Consuls, who have hit \
them from slavery and hard labour, and taken th
into their own families. He also inform , that t "h»
Algerines were very adive in building and equip 6
ping vessels of war, though few or none crude
without the Streights ; and that he was informed
that the Malthefe had a considerable force united
with the Portuguese, who were to rendezvous at
Madeira, in order to take such velTels under theic
convoy as may be bound to the Streights.
N E W-P O R T, April i 9.
His Excellency John Adams, Esq. MinilW
Plenipotentiary from the United States at the Court
of Great-Britain, has lately ptibiilhed a very Va .
luable book, entitled, “A Defence of the Con!
Hifutions of Government of the United States of
America.” In the preface is the following para,
graph—well worthy of the attention of every Ame
rican at this important crisis of our public affairs :-.
“ The people in America have now the bell oppor
tunity, and the greatell trull, in their hands, th- t
Providence ever committed to so final! a number
lince the tranfgreflion of the firft pair :~if thev
betray their trull, their guilt will merit even grC a.
ter puniffunent than other nations have fuffererl
• and the indignation of Hoaven.— If there is one
certain truth to be collefted from the hiltory of all
ages, it is this—that the peoples rights and liber
ties, and the democratieal mixture in a constitu
tion, can never be preserved without a strong exe
cutive, or, in other words, without feparating the
executive power from the legislative. If the ex
ecutive power, or any conliderable part of it, is
left in the hands either of an arillocratical ora de.
mocratical assembly, it will corrupt the legiflaturj
as necessarily as ruff corrupts iron, or as arsenic
IT^dr^^’arrun^' •*"*
A hint has, jn the southern papers, been
ed to the deputies to the federal convention, on the
propriety of recommending a dissolution of the
confederation, and a division of the ff&t«« imortnir
republics—the firft to contain the Hates of New
Hampjbire , Mafachu/etts , Rhode-ijland and Con
nefiuut, to which Vermont might be added. The
feebnd to contain New-York, New-Jer/ey, Dela
ware, Pennsylvania and Maryland . ‘ The third,
Virginia , the two Carolina and Georgia. And
the fourth to cumain, the Hate of Franklin, Ken
tucky, and the lands lying on the Ohio. This di
vilion seems to be pointed out by climate, whole
effect no positive law ever could surpass.—The re
ligion, manners, cuffoms, exports, imports, and
general intereil of each, being then the fame, no
oppolition, arising from difference in these (as at
prefeat) would any longer divide their councils—
unanimity would render us secure at home, and
refpeCted abroad, and promote agriculture, manu'
failures and commerce
Not long since t fubfeription was opened in a
certain tavern, for a room for Prayers, and ano«
ther for Play; the close of the fubfeription acca
lioned< the following impromptu :
THE church and rooms the other day,
Open’d their books for Pray’r and Play;
The Prieff got Twelve, Hoyl Sixty Seven-
How great the odds for hell againfl heav’n i
N E W-Y O R K, April ly
It has leaked out, from the Hall of the honourable
the Continental Ccngrejt, that on Monday last it
was resolved, in that auguH body, to diiband all
the late ncwvoted additions to the federal legion,
except only two companies of artillery, who arc
to do duty at Springfield, Maflachufctte.