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% ofe member! cf ibe Council •'.ho Sfe atrowedlf rae friends of tbe House of Orange; and that there is every reason to suppose the spirited conduft of the Prince proceeds from the friendly profcffions of the Courts of London and Berlin. Jtrty to. Yesterday an express arrived at the office of the Marquis of Carmarthen, from Bir j ames Harris, the particulars of which were so tm« portauts, as to orcafion an immediate Council, which fat four hours, and all the Cabinet tit tended : at the breaking up of which, m dßttU get s wcrC sent off to Ireland, Holland, Franco, fcpain, and Russia. The intelligence contained in tlnsuday’a mail, that the French had squally issued orders for a camp to be formed of 12,000 men at Civet, and that the troops were attually on their march to the place, is said to have been the occa fiOn of this Council. M. rfe Rochambeau, it is generally understood, is to have the chief command of this force—M. Chalut to be second in command; md the two Major-Generals to be the Comte d’Eflerazzy and the Chevalier de Coigny. This mcafure is said to be taken by the French, in con f-*fj< ence of the King of Prulfia having assembled between 12 and 14000 men at Cleves and Wez zrl; and in this threatening podure affairs flood when the lad dispatches which were brought by Mr. Hiflop set off from the Hague. A letter from Hanover, received by a mer chant in this city, has the following article :—Dif patrhes arrived here from London, the 12th of une, to the Regency, and the next day orders were issued out for a body of forces, confiding of loco •men, to hold themselves in readiness to march at a short notice ; and it is reported, that, if occafiou requires it, a body of Heflian troops were to join them on their march, ft is conjec tured that they are to be employed in the service < f the Prince of Orange, to secure him in the rights and privileges enjoyed by his predecessors. Whether we are right in our conjectures, you fiuow bed ; but of this I am certain, that all the SYinces of Germany are making the fame prepa rations as are generally made at the near approach of a war. BOSTON, July 30. An infiance demonfirative of the scarcity of cadi occurred here a few days since. A vessel arrived from South-Carolina, part of whose cargo confided of about 1000 water melons, which weie fold for from three to four Ihilliugs each. O luxury , how rapid it thy decline / Our trade with Great-Britain feemsto be taking a favorable turn : Capt. Callahan, of the dtip Lu crctia, on his arrival in this port the 16th ind. en tered at the Naval-Office 4000 dollars in specie, which were cleared out the Cudomhoufe in Lon don for this place. August 9. A vessel which arrived in this port on Sunday from the Cape de Verdes brings ac counts of an Ead Indiaman, belonging to the Eng 3i(h Ead-India Company, having been ead away and entirely lod on the rocks near those iilands. A number of the unfortunate crew have arrived in the above vessel. Auguj} 25. We hear from good authority, that liis Excellency the Governor, by advice of Coun cil has put a dop to any further enlidment of troops ordered to be railed by the Lcgifiature in its lad session, agreeably to the powers veded in hint by the celebrated resolution of the 19th of June lad, for quieting the disorders in this commonwealth; and at the fame time has directed the officer in command to reduce the number in service to too men, officers included, on the 20th of Augud next cmfuing. We mod fincerelv congratulate the pub lic on this event, as it carries tbe very pleasing evidence of thp commotions which have didurbed f his date in the course of the last winter being in a fairway to a happy adjudment. An guff 31. The Supreme Executive of this commonwealth have been pleased to grant a further Vcfpite of seven weeks to Parmittir, M«Cullock, Gale, and Shattuck, under fentenee of death for tieafon, wbowere to have been executed onTburf <lay uext. V • NEW-YORK, Augujl 16. Yeflerday arrived the dtip Hope, in fix months from Canton. She touched at St.' Helena on her 1* meward bound passage. The Jjeafon being late when the Hope failed, die was detained by frequent calms. This vessel is dcepljMddeo, and it is said Iter cargo is very rich ; a circumflance which will in a great degree compensate for all the anxieties of her owners. We learh from good authority, that Several of the Northern tribes of Indians are disposed for yar, as well as the Creeks to the southward, who fittve been fuinifiicd with arms and ammunition for the Woody purpose Ly mir gO»<I friends the Spa niards of South America. ExtraQ if a Utter from New-Haven, August 2. « A circular letter is handing about the country, recommending a kingly got'ernment for tbefeitates. The writer proposes to fend to England for the Bilhop of Ofnaburgh, second son of the King of Great-Britain, and have him crowned King over this continent. We have found by experience, fays b'j, .that we have not wit enough to govern ourselves; that all our declamation and parade about irpublicanifm, liberty, property, and the rights of men, are mere fluff and nonsense; and that it is high time for us to tread back the way ward path we have walked in these twelve years. This plan, we are told, gains friends rapidly, and it surely is neceflary for the great body cf the people to be on their guard. The Federal Con vention may save us from the worst of all curies, (a Royal Government) if we are only wife enough to adopt their recommendations when they lhall be communicated to us.” From the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET. Halifax , (Nova- June 2%, 1787. Dear C*»*. Every thing seems to wear a most promiling afpeft on this fide the water—the frontier polls being still in our poffeflion is a stroke of policy pe culiarly in our favor—the rulers of your new em pire do not seem to be fufficiently acquainted with the many dangers that threaten its deflruftion— your pufilanimity in fuffering Britain to retain the frontier polls—the want of energy on your federal head—the contrasted Hate of your commerce— the Britilh reinforcing the garrisons of Canada — the many thousands ot troops which were dilbaud ed and became settlers in this province at the end of the war, aud who are ready to fly to arms at a moment’s warning, being tired of cutting down trees and endeavouring to cultivate unfruitful lands —are circuraftances which, unless guarded againfl, will rend America in pieces, and, “ like the base less fabrick of a vision, leave not a wreck behind ” Keep these sentiments close, and by the firft op portunity let me know what your Grand Conven tion are about, Your friend, &c. R— S N, B. Direcl for me as usual, and by the fame conveyance A letter from Paris mentions, that his Highness the Prince of Conti lately declared to his Most Christian Majesty, ** That if the ceconomy which he has proposed in the management of his finances be adopted, his Majesty would not-know what to do with his money in 1791.” We hear that “ Thirty thousand pounds sterling have been remitted from Paris to two of the firft commercial houses in London, for the purpose of taking up such of Mr. Morris’s bills as became due in May; and it was proposed that a surplus would remain to pay part of those due in June.” The debates of the Federal Convention continued till five o’clock on Monday evening • when, it is said, a decision took place upon the most important question that has been agitated since the meeting of this Assembly. On the 19th of May last the very best Virginia tobocco was felling at Dunkirk at little more than 8 i-ifd. sterling per pound. A Boston Paper of the nth mft. fays, “ We are informed that the French fleet, con lifting by some accounts of io, and by others of 13 fail failed from Cape Francois the 10th of last month] bound for this port or New-York, as they Ihould fall in with either. Yesterday We were happy to hear, by a gentleman who left Cape Ann last Thurs day morning, that, previous to his leaving that place, a French frigate anchored in the harbour, which had loft her rudder j that a gentleman who went on board the frigate was informed by the Captain that the other vessels of the fleet were in the bay ; that the fleet confided ot 3 fail of the line, io frigates, besides finaller vessels ; that an American Captain who arrived at Cape Ann from the Welt-Indies, informed him, that he saw about 10 fail of French vessels in the Bay; and that our informant saw another French frigate bearing away for Cape Ann, after having tried for some time to . beat into our harbour. The vicinity of this town, from the plenteousness of the' feafbn with which heaven has been pleased to Bfefs us, being capable of a supply of animal food and vegetables, fully adequate to the consumption of this fleet, we with pleafurc welcome our generous allies to our Ihores, to partake with us in the blcflings we enjoy 1 allur ing them - of the continuation, in all ranks of our citizens, of that friend (hip, which was formed in the hour of our admfity, and cemented by the fefood of the brave of both nations.* X® th« 20*17 inftaato of cmerprife for which 1 . ■ # • * ( • dtar countrymen are celebrated, we feel a plaafute in adding one undertaking in Bolton, of a voyage to Kamfchatka, in Alia. The veflel fitting there* fore, which, we are told, will be ready to fail ia about fix weeks, are to be commanded by Captaii* Kendrick. That no adverse gales may attend these gallant circumnavigators, but the success of the voyage may be equal to the moil sanguine ex pectations formed from it, is our hearty with, &» it must be that of every friend to enterprise and commerce. The coinage of federal CENTS, (coppers) we are told, is carrying on, and we may expeft soon to fee them in circulation among us. These will free us from the impositions to which they are now exposed from the foods of light half coined Rritifh half-pence introduced among us; and as* from the excellent monitorial caution , “ Mind your 'Bujintfs” imprefled on each of these, they may prove au antidote to insurgency, they will doubt less be held in high estimation. Letters from Georgia mention the deplorably situation of that Bate, and their daily expectation of an Indian war. As they have nothing among them but a paper currency, they are very indif ferently prepared for such an event. From a va riety of causes, this country has not much recover ed herfclf since the peace. Her inhabitants were considerably involved with British merchants and others ; so that their old debts will be a great drawback from the produce of their industry. Their frontier settlers and the Indians are too often a quarrelling, murders on both tides frequently take place, and fotnetimes it is difficult to deter mine who are the aggressors. Augujl 29. On Thursday last a brig commanded by Capt. Davis arrived at Philadelphia from Cape Francois ; Hie brings accounts «hat before Ihe left the Cape, au express had arrived there, informing the government that the civil war in Holland had risen to the greatest excess ; and France and Britain had each of them sent ten fail of the line into tho Texel to countenance their refpc&ive parties. It is probable from these appearances that the wap. will soon become general throughout Europe. PHILADELPHIA, Augujl The following paragraph is taken from the an* fwer delivered by Prince William Henry to thead drefs of the inhabitants of Halifax. The language at this time of day is very absurd and impolitic: “ This address from the inhabitants of Halifax gives me the greatest pleafurc, from the fentimente of loyalty and aftettioa contained in it for his Ma jesty’s sacred person. I (hall take care to give the King a just information of the sensibility his faith ful and loyal fubjefts in this part of theßritilh era* pire entertain for the manifold bleflings they enjoy under his wife and mild government, and how much more preferable they feel their situation in their hearts than those unhappy and deluded men do who have on this continent forfeited their fide lity to their Sovereign, and the advantages arifrng from being fubjefts to his Majesty.” His Excellency General Walhington, attentive to every thing interesting to Ms country, on Friday last visited and examined the,Jteel furnace belong ing to Nancarrow and Matlack, lately rebuilt, in this city. It is much the largest and best con ftrufted furnace in America, being charged witla 14 tons of iron, at that time, converting into fteel* and his Excellency was pleased to express his ap probation of it. The encouragement given by th,a countenance of diftinguilhed char a tiers to manu facturers among us is of much greater importances to the public than many unthinking people art* aware of. Augujl 11. On the 27th ult. between five am#' fix in the atyemoon, the Rev. Daniel Jones was robbed near the Arsenal, by a horseman, Who accosted him id the following lingular manner s “ How dost thou, friend ?” (with a well imitate# Quaker-like nod.) Will thou be so kind as tts tell me which ferry I must cross to go to Lanca ster ?** Having obtained his request, he proceeded s “ As thou feemeft to be a man of a kind make, £ will venture to solicit a little cash to bear my ex pences.* y To this Mr. Jones, surprised, but not fufpiciou* of any evil design, replied: “ From youff horse and apparel, Sir, you do not appear to km needy man; besides, as lam not in a situation for making presents, you must excuse me.” 1 ant very sorry ” returned he, with that kind of cool deliberation that usually defigaatca real concern of mind, “ that a man of thy profeftion, for I perceive that thou art a clergyman, ihould be so devoid of faith and charity ; however here ia a little inftru'* ment, (taking e pifol from she lift brtaft of hi* coat) “ that (hall either endue thee with both of these excellent gifts, or chastise thee for thy want of them.” With these words, which were pro** counted *0 a determined, but uot wrathful tones *• % •