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SATURDAY, to, 1788.
GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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TANGIER®, (a Port Town in Africa,
in the Empire of Morocco) Junt *4.
SOME time ago the Emperor left the ca
pital, marching from province to pro
vince, at the head of his troops, to
puniih the partizans of his two sons ; ibis he
does by fire and sword, without mercy; he
has already Sacrificed one entire village to his
vengeance, byfettingit on fire, and burning
the women, children, and every thing in it;
inch as had the good fortune to escape the
flames, were instantly put to the sword. But
in spite of the terror which his arms every
where carried, he met with a party near Me
quinez, who offered him battle, and he loft
Several of his men before he won the day.
Prayers are put up in all the mosques, for the
success of his Moorish Majefly; at the fame
time that curses are uttered against his two
sons. It is his Majesty’s desire that his third
Son be declared his fuccelfor.
London, jiuguji 13.
From Brabant we learn, that the Low Coun
tries are again in a flame—The 4th inst. the
day for (hutting the Seminary, the people as
sembled on the grand place, and on the quay:
The troops were under arms, the cannon were
charged, and every precaution being taken to
Reinforce obedience to the Emperor’s orders,
and prevent an infurrettfon, the mob were
desired to disperse; but as they Were unarm
ed, and had committed no violence, but were
# Ample fpe&ators, they did not imagine that
, coercive raeafures would be taken to drive
them away, and continued after repeated ad
monitions, to look on ; until an officer of gre
nadiers pretended to have felt a stone graze
liis hat, gave orders to FIRE; and the whole
division, confiding of 400 men, difeharged
their mulkets on the unoffending populace.—
Nine were killed on the spot, eight have since
died of their wounds, and eighty were car
ried to the hospital, thirty of whom cannot
recover. Among those that fell were two
foreigners accidentally crofling at the unhap
py moment. A woman and a child in her
arms were both killed,, as (he was serving be
hind her counter. The mob immediately di
spersed; but ineafures so sanguinary and wan
ton can only tend to alienate the affections of
the few remaining loyalists.
This melancholy feene, it is added, would
never have happened, perhaps, but for the in
trigues of the monks and priests under the di
rection of the bi(hop of Antwerp, and the car
dinal archbifliop of Mechlin j the ex-ceflive in
fluence of these mitered fanatics, joined to the
indefatigable industry of the inferior priest
hood, and-mendicant friars, succeeded fofar t
as to occasion the people to aflemble, and ani
mated with religious zeal, they might have
proceeded to violence if the military had nor,
as they did, imposed upon them, by firing the
moment they refufed to disperse.
The bi(hop of Antwerp is under an arrest,
a guard is stationed at his house, in which he
remains confined. The archbi(hop of Mech
lin was to have given his benediftion to an
abbefis on Sunday the 3d inst. but he received
a peremptory command from the government
of Bruxelles,to proceed immediately toMech
lin, and to remain there until further orders.
We are informed, by a gentleman who left
Bruxelles on Friday iioon the Bth infl. and
who mvellid post, that on the night before,
it half part ten, the house of the celebrated 4
THE
Varidernoot, pricipal of the patriots of Bra
bant, and the avowed enemy to defporiftn,
was inverted with 400 foldiets ; every avenue
was also fccured, and on the door not being
opened on the firft fummens it was inrtantly
hewed down, and entered by force. Every
search was made, but in vain, two minutes
notice had enabled him to make his escape by ,
the gutters on the top of his house, and he hap
pily got out of the reach of his enemies before
they had broken open his doors. Patrofes
were eftablirtied in every part of the town, the
whole garrison was under arms ; a strong de
tachment of cavalry and a coach and four,
attended, to convey Monfieut Vnidernoot to
the citadel at Antwerp, had he unfortunately
fallen into the hands of government. Every
coach that parted was narrowly examined.
The people whom the uoife had aflcmbled
were forbid to approach the howfe of the ad
vocate ; and the whole town was in the great
est consternation when the gentleman who
has favoured us with the intelligence left
Bruxelles.
An attempt was made to seize others in the
town at the fame time, but proved equally
abortive; and orders ate also dispatched to
Louvain, Mechlin, and Antwerp, to seize at
midnight several fufpeded persons.
A Clergyman in an inland county, lately
concluded his difeourfe with the following
words : «* Brethren, next Friday is my tythe
“ day* and thole who bring the tythes on
♦* that day, which are my due, thall be rc
“ warded with a good dinner; but those who
<e do not, may depend, that on Saturday they
“ will dine upou a Lawyer’s letter.” Sound
wholesome infot matron,
E;.tr aft of a let tar from A iconic, Avg. Is,
“ The last accounts front Algiers mention,
that another fleet will fail from that place the
beginning of Septehtber, which is to toulifl of
five (hips from 18 to 40 guns. The deft.na
tion of this armament is keptfecret; yet font*
politicians think it is designed for the coast of
Portugal, whilst others fay it is to cruise off
Trieste, and by no means to fail ont of the
Mediterranean; but this we know for cer
tain, that not a man is fuffered to enter on
board the fleet but fucb as have been before
in adiou, and given signal proofs ot their
bravery. We also learn that the chief com
mand is given to the Englilh renegade Sidi
Abdallah, who carries the bloody flag : he is
a fellow of invincible courage.
This man has fought and taken frequently
fliips of double Ids force, after the inert defpc
rate and obstinate confliCte, some of which
were fitted out by different nations on purpose
either to take or tteftroy him. He is an ex
cellent sailor, being bred to the sea from his
infancy, and is allowed by people of maritime
(kill to be one of the firft navigators id the
Dey’s service.”
ExtraS of a letter from Paris t Sept. a.
« The coolness between the French and
American Governments grows every dayflill
more confpicuou*. A full proof is afforded
in the entire fuppreflion of the packets from
I’Qrieut to America, which are wholly dis
continued; nor does there remain any con
veyance of letters from that continent to
France but by ptivate hands. One cause that
hat contributed is the defalcation of trade,
though the offenfible reason held forth it the
f/flem of ctcoaomy.”
Or. in. No.cxvii.]
N E W P O R T, Ncvenb. r 6.
Last week failed for Novu-Scotia, Miss
Abigail Cole, of this town. This lady, by
her indufliy and aconomy, had acquired a
competency to support her through life, which
she loaned to Mr. Lodowick Updtke, of
Wickford, (a man poll-fled of'Jjreat tended
interest) inexpedation of receiving the inter
est for her support in the like money; but he,
taking advantage of the iniquiro is Tender
Law, tendered the vile titeih of paper as a
difehargefor the principal and interest other
specie demand. By this unjust cobdutthe has
ftript her of her all, and forced her to throw
herfelf on a brother’* bounty in a foreign eft*
mate.
HARTFORD, November 10.
ExtraS of a letter from a gentleman at New*
port to the Printers of this paper , Nov. 4.
“ Our General Afleinbly, which fat at Pro
vidence last week, finifhed their business, ac
cording to custom, on Saturday evening, did
not make a house before Thursday ; they will
call no Convention ; have ordered one fourth
part of four per cent, rtate notes to be p*id off
in paper money at par, ordered Governor
Clinton's letter to be published and font to tho
Townclerks of every town, and town meet
ings to be called to choose Delegates to meet
Delegates from other dates, to confidcr of
amendments to the New C’onrtitution ; when
ami where they are to meet they have not
pointed out. They have adjourned to the last
of December, to meet at South Kiagfton.”
N E W-Y OR K, Nov. 13.
ExtraS ts a letter from Wfjbington tounfy t
Pennjftvania , October 24.
♦♦lndian affairs wear an unfavourable afpeft.
We have no expectation or reason to capeCf
an Indian treaty this feafott.”
The following melancholy paragraph is ex
tracted from the Savannah-la*Mar Gazette,
received by Capt. Chifliolm :
“ The (loop Deborah, Ingrahm, which ar
rived from New*London on Saturday last,
furnifhes the most painful intelligence that haa
for a long time been communicated to our
readers: A rtiort time previous to her arrival
at Turk’s llland, where the had occasion to
touch, the fell in with and accompanied for
three days the (loop Sally, Parish, from Mar
tinico. Mr. Parish informed, that, on the
12th of tell month, a dreadful hurricane had
been felt at Martinico, Grenada, and ft. Lu
cia. At the firfl named ifiand frarce a veflel
which remained in harbour escaped definiti
on, and those that put to sea have not since
been heard of; Grenada has luftamed very
considerable damage, but St. Lucia exhibits
a fpetfacle the most terrifying imaginable.
During the beighth of the hurricane a dread
ful earthquake which convolfed tho
whole illand, and finally swallowed upwards
of the Inhabitants! On such an occalion
our feelings cannot be more powerfully ex
cited by a sense of the fufferings of our fellow
creatures than what is due to Provttcnce for
our own prefetvation. Let it be remembered,
that, however the philosopher may account
for these efftCh by natural causes. there is a
Supreme who wields the thunder and direna
the ftoirn, and whose dirpiealure it is our dir
ty to deprecate by deed* of humility and vir
tue."
1 A very valuable mine has been differed