ent of Ireland had in expectation, and upon and various prohibitions from the export of her it terras and conditions they were willing to manufactures, the extenfion of her commerce, operate in the formation of fuch a fyftem of and the conlequent cultivation and improvement nection and intercourie as fhould preclude the of her mercantile interefts. This narrow po Sbility of any jealousy hereafter, or any mis-licy prevailed for a confiderable number of years, ception that might tend to create future unnefs, or lead to discontent and difunion. For realon, a reason which he conceived to speak ibly for itfelf, the propofitions had been fubted to the parliament of Ireland previously to ftatement of them to the committee to ich he was then addreffing himself, and the fequence proved the propriety of the mea, fince the committee might now proceed n certain grounds, and were aware what the liament of Ireland was willing to accede to. t remained only for the British legislature to de for itself, but before they proceeded that th in a matter of fo much importance to the ue welfare of the two kingdoms, his wifh that they would turn their molt, ferious ation to the fubject, and when they did fo, they would not fuffer themselves to be led e by any opinions, ftarted by this or that man, fet of men, who might either honestly and y entertain certain opinions on the fubject, vho might for purpofes of party, or political ection chufe to propagate fuch fentiments as tld belt ferve the views of themielves, or 'party.

and while it was in continuance, its progrefs was annually marked by additional enforcements, and an encreafed degree of restraints.

Within the prefent century a different policy began to fhew itself, fome relaxations were carly made by the parliament of Great Britain, who at laft brought them elves to confider the general interefts of the empire, as fit to be regarded in preference to local attachments and partial advantages; particularly in the reign of George the Second, the British legiflature purfued this plan, and conceded in a variety of different particulars; but the fpirit of conceffion had been carried infinitely farther, in times ftill nearer to our own.

Ir. Pitt recalled to the recollection of the

mittee the nature of the connection between at Britain and Ireland, that had fubfifted for y years paft; in taking a view of that conion it would, he faid, be found to have proed upon two fyftems; the one, a fyftem of iction and prohibition; the other, a fyftem onceffion and relaxation.

the early part of the connection, it had the policy of this country to render Ireland lly fubfervient to the commercial interefts views of Great Britain, and in order to effect surpose, the former was held in a state of cal bondage, being reftrained by various laws

Within the last seven years the reverfe of the picture he had defcribed as a true reprefentation of the conduct of this country towards Ireland in older time, prefented itself, and its features were ftriking and prominent. In faying this, he did not mean to give it as his fentiments, that the country had acted unwifely in changing their fyl tem of conduct towards the fifter kingdom; on the contrary, it was his decided opinion, that there was infinitely more of wifdom, and of subftantial policy in the latter fyftem, than in that which had preceded it; unfortunately, however, whenever conceffions had been made, whether on alledged grounds of juftice, or of generofity and of favour, they had been made inconfiderately, and without at the fame time having taken care, that while we were conceding to Ireland at the price of fome rifque and difadvantage to the local commercial intereft of this kingdom, the opportunity which fo fairly and fo naturally offered of providing for the general strength and profperity of the empire, was neither adverted to nor employed.

POETRY.

The Faithful Negro.

An Elegiac Fragment.

H me, poor flave, hard is my cruel fate,
Me with no one in my unhappy state;
born to flav'ry, once me knew no care,
! maffa liked me, and me ferved him fair;
ofe each morn, and work'd each day with
glee,

nelian boy fo happy then as me;

h! one day, new Negroes maffa bought, pretty girl, not of the meaner fort,

ht my poor heart, with fomething me don't
know,

at, it weat, the while my cheeks did glow;
hat, me cried, can this here flutter mean,
ften tried my inward pain to fcreen;
I e'er beheld my Sadra's eyes,
It a fomething in ray bolom rife:
ed it down, but ah it would not stay,.
langar's peace was gone too far aftray.
t, worn out with care, fatigue, and grief,
death alone I hoped to find relief,

(To be continued,)

When Sadra, faithful, foft, and tender maid,
One morning came to bring poor Mangar aid:
Here Mangar, here, this cordial you must take,
'Tis made by Sadra, drink it for her fake;
With eager hafte I fnatch'd the precious bowl,
And drank the balm of comfort to my foul;
Then ere I thank'd the heav'd a gentle figh,
And in foft pity made this kind reply:
Tink not, young Mangar, me do you'difdain,
Nor tink me am a stranger to your pain;
No, me with grief have seen you wear away,
And oft in fecret for you me do pray;
Believe me, Mangar, me do tell you truth,
Me like you more than all the Negro youth;
Your gentle manners and your pleating air,
In Sadra's bofom long have triumph'd there;
More would I fay, but fain would Sadra know,
From Mangar's felf the caufe of Mangar's woe.
She ceas'd to speak, then filent gazed around,
While from each eye her tears bedew'd the
ground:

Ak not, faid Mangar, afk not Sadra why,
E'er Sadra grieve; oh fun, let Mangar die:

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Forgive me, Sadra, me no more complain,
Nor dare to give your gentle bofom pain;
And yet forgive-it Mangar fhould impart,
To Sadra all the fecrets of his heart :

Know then, dear maid, in vain has Mangar
ftrove

To conquer Sadra and to conquer love:
Oft, oft I've wished to be a Negro free,
To fly with Sadia o'er the raging fea;
Again how oft has Mangar dared to crave
To be alone the tender Sadra's flave;
And now doth Mangar only with for life,
To call his Sadra by the name of wife:
Thus faid the flave, then languid hung his head,
Fatigued he funk upon his mattock hed;
The tender Sadra moved, then made a stand,
Next to her lips convey'd his trembling hand:
Live, Mangar, live, and oh, may Sadra prove
Worthy herself, and worthy Mangar's love.
The grateful Indian fnatched her to his breaft,
And in the man the lover ftood confeffed:
Soon did the youth his wonted strength regain,
And join'd the dance with Sadra on the plain;
For fcarce two moons their ufual courfe had rua,
The gen'rous mafter join'd them two in one;
Two years had Mangar wed his faithful bride,

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Then wildly ftarting fearched each crevice
round,

And frantic dafh'd his body to the ground:
Ah fun, he cried, me mind not whip or chain
To what me feel within my aching brain;
And have they fent my Sadra then away,
And do they tink that Mangar here will stay?
No, come forth knife, your kind affittac
lend,

And prove, for once, the Negro's only friend;
Me core, my Sadra-world me bid, adieu
Tho' maila's falfe yet Mangar he is true.
Scarce had the flave then thele few words expref'd
But plung'd the fatal fteel into his breast:

"Tis done, my Sadra, yes, the deed is o'er,
Now, now we'll meet, we'll meet to part s

more.

The fainting Negro, languid fmil'd and figh'd,
And faulting Sadra, bow'd him down and dyd.
Ode for the Prince of Wales's Birth-Day,
August 12, 1785.

When death he call'd, the good old mafter dy'd; N

The honeft black his woolly hair did rend,
For with a master Mangar loft a friend :
Bending his body o'er the mournful bier,
Paid the last tribute of a grateful tear.
A new fucceffor now began to reign,
And took poffeffion of the Indian plain:
But ah, how far unlike the late old chief,
The haughty tyrant fill'd each heart with grief,
Pride and ambition now their entrance found,
And defolation fpread new terrors round:
Half of the part of the poor Negro crew
Were fold for pleasure to give place to new:
But ah, my pen, muft you the tale unfold,
The foft, the gentle Sadra, fhe was fold.
Dear massa, maffa, cried the wretched slave,
O fell me, maifa, but my Sadra fave :
What's all the world to Mangar like thefe
charms,

Then inftant clasped her in his faithful arms :
Her tender feelings could not ftand the test,
But fwooning, funk upon her Indian's breast :
Th' altonish'd flave was ftruck with dread fur.
prize,

Firft view'd the girl, next rais'd to heav'n his
eyes:

His quiv'ring lips attempted to exprefs
In vain the anguish of his deep diftress:
Great fun, aflift my forrows, help to quell➡
He reel'd, he stagger'd, and together fell.
With unconcern stood by the callous chief,
And view'd them lock'd in fell despair and grief;
For inftant calling to the favage crew,
Gave the command to bear them from his view:
Take hence the girl, until the fhip convey,
Bet tell the Negro I require his ftay.
Quick from his arms the fenfelets maid they

tore,

And dragg'd her straightway to the bleaky fhore;
The ready fhip received its victim host,
Spread her broad fails, and left the Indian coaft:
Nature the flave his fenfes did restore,
He gaz'd around, but Sadra was no more;

By a Lady.

Author of the Picus Incendiaries.
WOW Nature bears imperial fway,
O'er earth carobed profufely gay,
Her twelling fruits, her golden wheat,
The joyful ruftic's wishes meet,

Replete with harveft mirth;
Great prince, in midft of all her pride,
As the bridegroom ushers in his bride,
Pomona hails thy birth!
Ambitious of the royal theme,
Now Fancy feems to rife fupreme,
Soaring to heaven's majestic height,
Gains power prophetic in her fight,
And now the fair defcends;
Freighted with celeftial truth,
Addreffes thus the royal youth,
While Liberty attends:

Thote virtues that adorn a throne,
In thee, O prince, we Britons own,
Bold, gen'rous, gracefully refin'd,
Mercy and Truth prefume to find

A leat within thy breaft;
În Wildom's table vest appears,
Judgment fuperior to thy years,

To blazon round thy creft.

As Autumn gathers in her store,
From all the fealons gone before,
Her fruits to full perfection run,
Ripen'd by meridian fun,

Maturer fweets display;
So fhall the rifing hero fmile
In glory, on his native isle,

And ripen into day.

Wifdom shall then assume her power,
And crop the weeds from Virtue's flower,
While fweet Benevolence fhall shed,
Her meek-eyed fplendor round his head,

Juftice in her mildeft iphere,
Like rays of blushing morn.
Shall govern each increaûng year,
And all his acts adorn.

FOREIGN

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FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS.

HE Sublime Porte continues to fignalize the most general and most complete revolution that ever took place in the Ottoman Empire, by bloody executions, banishments, and exiles. There fcarcely remains one perfon in office in any part of the Turkish dominions, who was patronized by the late Prime Minister, now much regretted.-It does not, however, appear, that any change has been made in the political fyftem; no steps have yet been taken to settle the boundaries of the two Empires, though it is known that the Imperial Minifter at Conftantinople has received orders to renew his applications, and to demand a categorical anfwer on that fubject. The Turkish provinces appear every where involved in trouble; in some, thofe whom the fword ipares the plague carries off.At Cairo, the plague, when the letters from thence were written, raged beyond all farther example. Three thousand perfons a day fell facrifices to its Violence,The 19th of April was remarkable for the number of victims; three thousand fix hundred Mahometans breathed their laft on that fatal day, befides Copts, Greeks, Chriftians, and Jews. The Jews, who were fettled at Cairo, are almost extina. The mortality was never known fo general.

From the Turkish if we turn our eyes to the Ruffian Empire, no contraft was ever more Striking. Her Imperial Majefty of Ruffia is daily adding to her dominions, and daily extending the bleffings of peace to a flourishing people. Her late journey to Vifchnei Volotchok was with a view to open new channels of trade to a country whole name in the commercial world was fcarcely ever heard of before.In her progrefs the vifited Molcow her capital city, where the stayed four days; from thence proceeding to Borowitz, fhe embarked on the Mita, and after a navigation of eight days on that river, Lake-liman, the Volkow, the Ladoga Canal, and the Neva, arrived at Petersburgh on the 31ft of July, in perfect health, to the unfpeakable joy of her people.

On the 29th of May, a Treaty of Confederation was figned at Dresden, between the Kings of Pruffia and Sweden, the Electors of Hanover, Saxony, and Treves; the Margraaff of Anfpach, and the Duke of Deuxponts; the purport of which is, to preferve the indivifibility of the Empire. France and Holland were invited to fign as guarantees. This treaty is faid to have hattened the Emperor's return from Italy.

Another treaty, which was as little expected as the above, vis. On the 5th of June, a French veffel carried the Count D'Elpely to Algiers, charged with full powers from the Court of Spain to conclude a peace between his Cathotic Majefty and the Dey of that Regency; which, after the ufual formalities, was figned on the following humiliating terms on the part of Spain, viz. The King to pay a million of pieces of eight, 25 pieces of brals cannon, 25 of iron, 4 mortars, 4000 bombs, 10,000 balls, 2000 quintals of gun-powder, -5000 quintals of bullets, 500 quintals of cordage, 15 of ftrong rope, 30 cables, 100 masts, 500 oars, 2000 oak planks, 400 pieces of fall-cloth, bofides preSeptember, 1789.

fents to the Dey and his minifters. The city of Oran is to remain as before. The Algerines, elated with their fuccefs, feem determined to preferve no faith with the Chriftian powers. The Floriffant, Oriflame, and Fantafque, French vellels, have lately been captured by them; and their corfairs have already violated the treaty for a fufpenfion of hoftilities with Spain. It is even faid, that at Mogadore, Tetuan, and other ports belonging to the Emperor of Morocco, they are preparing a large naval force, fuppofed to be deftined to join the Algerines against the Spaniards, with whom the Emperor has refufed to renew the truce. In the mean time, the Spaniards are busy in augmenting their navy, and have fourteen hundred shipwrights at work in repairing their ships, and finishing thofe upon the ftocks.

Eaft India Intelligence.

THE Portuguese, at war with the natives in their fettlements at Goa, in the East Indies, have gained a fignal victory; as have likewife the Dutch over a Malacca Prince, whom they drove from his feat at Salangoor, and placed Raja Mahomet in his room. This, they acknowledge, was dearly purchased by the death of 186 feamen, who died of a contagious diforder that broke out among the fhipping, befides 359 fick, when the difpatches were written.

An unfortunate affair, which occafioned much anxiety to the Eaft India Company's Supercargoes at Canton, took its rife from a chop-boat (a country veffel) lying alongside the Lady Hughes, in the way of one of her guns while faluting; in confequence of which, three Chinese on board were much hurt, and one of them died the next day. The Gunner of the Lady Hughes, though perfectly innocent as to any criminal intention, abfconded. The Weyyeun, and the Hoppo's principal Secretary, waited upon the India Company's Supercargoes, and requested they would get the Gunner delivered up, ftating that though they confidered the matter as an unfortunate accident, yet it was neceffary he fhould be fent to Canton to undergo a formal examination merely to fatisfy the laws of the country. To this apparent reasonable request the Supercargoes did not object, provided the man was examined in one of the factories; and this was particularly infifted on, as formerly a Frenchman had been conveyed out of the factory under a fimilar pretence, and executed the next morning without even the form of a trial. Finding their demand was not acceded to, they found means to decoy Mr. George Smith, Supercargo of the Lady Hughes, by a pretended mellage; and he was conveyed into the city under a ftrong guard of foldiers with drawn fwords. The circumstances that cafued led the Supercargoes to fufpect their own perfons were not entirely free from danger, for the avenues leading to the quay were barri caded, and filled with foldiers: the linguifts and merchants fled; the Hongs totally disappeared; and the communication between Canton and Whampoa was fufpended by the order of the Hoppo; they therefore ordered up the boats of the feveral hips, manned add armed by way of Rrr

guard

INTELLIGENCE.

The Valet Shaw who lately robbed the Hon. E. F. Stanhope and fet fire to his houfe, has been lately copied, or rather out-done by the Valet Gaudron, at Paris, on July 14, who broke open hi malters elcrutore, and took from thence money and valuables to a confiderable amount, which he depofited in a lodging provided for that purpose; and having previously placed a quantity of gun-powder underneath, he had formed the diabolical defign, while his master was writing, of fetting fire to the train, to blow him and his family up together, but providentially was difcovered in the very act, fecured, brought to trial, and fentenced to be burnt. On the morning of execution, he was conveyed to the door of the church at Notre Dame; his head and feet bare, his body covered with a sheet, a halter round his neck, and a torch in his hand. He the confeffed his crime, begged forgiveness of God, the King, and the people, and from thence, in a moft tremendous ftorm of thunder, lightening, and rain, was removed to the Place de Grave, and as foon as the rain abated, was laid proftrate on a pile of faggots, and burnt alive, a proper punishment for fuch a remorseless villain.

At Leyden, on the 20th of July, the villain John Gryzoe of that city, coachman to Mrs. Vander Meulin, whom he had formerly charged with an attempt to bribe him to affaffinate the Stadtholder, was, in purfuance of his fentence, fatened to the gallows with a rope about his neck, and a label over his head, fignifying his crimes, perjury and forgery. He was there fe verely whipped and branded, and afterwards recommitted to gaol, where he is to remain thirty years clofe confined; and, if he furvives, is to be banished. The fentence of the cook, his accomplice, is lef fevere; the is to be whipped, imp foned nine years, and banished 18 years.

Dr. M'Ginnis, who killed Mr. Hardy, hatter in Newgate-treet, Dec. 28, 1782, was difchared from his confinement in the King's Bench prifon, to which he had removed from Newgate.

Oder, together with 100 villages and farms, were inundated; that the Sleine near New Gliezen, and the dykes above Cuftrim, were both broken down, and the torrent that iffued was irrefiftible; many of the ftrongest edifices were carried before it, with whole families therein, who had no poffible means of efcaping; and both sheep and cattle without number perifhed.

At Riga the inundation began on the 21ft of April, and continued till the 28th. The waters rofe 2 fathoms and a half, fo that a part of the town and all the country round were overflowed. Above 2000 mafts were carried away. On the 22d of June the Danube fuddenly overflowed its banks in lo violent a manner as to carry away bridges, houses, people, and even whole villages. Valt numbers of cattle have been drowned; and several hundred perfons have loft their lives, and others their means of subsistence. The caufe of this terrible inundation is attributed to the vast quantities of fnow upon the Tyrol, Saltzbourg, and upper Auftrian_mountains.

In the avenues leading to St. Peter's-gate, in the city of Ratisborn, a gulph opened in the ground, ell wide, and nearly of the fame depth; at the bottom of which two holes are vi fible; from which at times fulphureous matter exhales.

Accounts from Aftracan mention four fhocks of an earthquake being felt at Mofdock, near Mount Caucafus, on the 23d of Feb. The filt happened at 22 minutes alter two in the afternoon, and lafted two minutes; the second an hour after, and lafted as long; the third was felt between feven and eight; and the fourth at past twelve at night. At the fame time fubterrane ous commotions were felt at Kiflar.

On the 20th of May feveral fhocks of an earthquake we felt at Fiume, a fea-port in the gulph of Venice, preceded by a fubterraneous noise; but they did no damage.

By letters from Lisbon, we learn, that the Portuguefe court has determined on putting a ftop to the fhocking cuftom of affaffination, fo unhappily prevalent in that country, by inflicting the leverelt punishment on those who shall be found guilty. There were lately three perfons under condemnation for that crime, who were removed from Madeira to take their trial before the fupreme tribunal at Lisbon, for whom much

Peter Shaw, who in the courfe of the month of July, was executed, confeffed to the Rev. Mr. Villete, ordinary of Newgate, juft before the execution, that about three years fince, while he lived fervant with Col. Wilion, Dublington, near Stoke, in Norfolk, in confequence of a report that there was a vault in the wine cellar, in which there was fomething of value conscaled, he was induced to pick the lock, and that he reft has been exerted but in vain: the queen took out of two large jars, a purfe which con-wifely determining to make a public example of tained 120 guineas, half crowns, dollars, 36 and them, for the welfare and fafety of her people. 27 shilling pieces, and plate to the value of 800l. Their flory is as follows: and upward, which was fuppofed to have been depofited there by the late Major Wilfon. What was very extraordinary, neither Col. Wilfon, nor any of the family had opened the vault fince the death of the Major, which is fome years fince. The Col. after reading Mr. Villette's letter, examined the vault, when he found the empty jars as above defcribed.

Captain De Queros, commander of a ship in the Madeira trade to London, and his brother, Doctor De Queros, refolved to revenge themfelves on a Portuguese gentleman of Funchall, the capital of Madeira, for a difhonour done to their family in the perfon of their fifter; with whom this gentleman had an improper in courfe. Accordingly, they forged a letter in their fifter's name, appointing an affignation at the mother's house; the gentle man flew to the place at the appointed time, but, instead of a fand miftrefs, met the incenfed brothers, who, armed with knives, rushed upon him, and with many wounds laid him inftantly dead at their feet. Great part of the town of Writzen, on the They ftript the body, and were proceeding with

2] This day the Duke of Dorfet arrived at court from Paris.

3.] Count d'Adhemar, the French ambaffa dor, let out from London on his way home without taking leave.

Inundations and Eruptions.

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