Afia, as well from the great territory of which they are now poffelled, as from the connections they have formed through means of fome of the most powerful Tribes, with

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whom they are endeavouring to make Atronger connections, particularly at Surat and Agra."

WEST INDIA.

Y a gentleman lately arrived from Jamзica we learn, that that ifland Is dained of its fpecie by the Americans confider-bly more than Mr. Jenkinton is aware of, if confideration is to be had to the information he gave to the Honfe of Commons lately; and unless fome additional cruifers ae fent out to prevent the clandeftine trade, the evil will certainly increafe, it being a common practice for the American fhips to have a particular fpot appointed them, where they meet fome smaller veffels belonging to Jamaica, and difpofe of their cargo for ready money, with which they proceed to the Cape, and there purchase sugar and rum for the con

t.nental market.

The St. Chriftopher's paper of November 19, has the following paragraph :-"We are informed, that a dreadful affray has lately happened between the military and part of the inhabitants of Barbadoes, which ended in the death of feveral of the latter. We have

not been able to come at the particulars of this shocking affair. All we have collected is, that an American floop ran on fome rocks, and was fo much damaged that the Captain put into Bridge-Town, and obtained leave of the Governor to land his cargo, and repair his vetiel, bot was reftricted from felling any part of his lading; he, however, had the temerity to fell his cargo. In confequence of which, the Collector feized and deposited it in the King's flores; the people who purchafed it, aided by their friends, &c. broke open the flores, and were bufy in taking the different articles out, when the military were ordered to oppose them. Instead of defifting, they had the audacity to refift, and ft ned the troops, who in return fired, and killed and wounded upwards of 20 of them."

AMERICAN.

Extat of a letter from Charlestown.
Tis impoffible for this State to continue

things were when you left us last year, they have been gradually growing worfe to the prefent hour. A guinea is álmot become a medal among us, and the few dollars we have of the French pats fo rapidly from hand to hand, we barely have time to get a glimpse of them. Be affured fome violent commotion or revolution is at hand, and don't be furprised if fome overtures of an extraordinary nature are made to the mother country. Pride and poverty were never fo combined as they are in this Country; but notwithstanding this provincial POL. MAG. VOL. X. March 1786.

weak nefs, it is impoffible for the country to conceal its diftreffes much longer."

Charlestown, Dec. 15. The Corporation of the Chamber of Commerce at New-York have prefented a Memorial, on the decay of trade and American manufactures, to the legitlature of that State: they have alfo fent letters circular to the counties and flates on the fame interesting fubject. In one of their letters they have these remarkable fentiments: "You cannot, but perceive, that although the iate treaty with Britain has given the name of peace, yet we in fact are called on to wage a variegated war, and unfortunately for us, as the enmity is lefs open, the enemies are more numerous. All Europe did indeed de fie to fee us independent; but now, that we of rendering our intereits fubfervient to their are become fo, each feparate power is defirous State in America ought now to teach us, if commercial policy." The fituation of every we are capable of receiving inftruction to look. to our ourselves more, and to Europe lefs.. As in private life, fo with fates and kingdoms, happy and independent are only they, that can help themselves.

Philadelphia, Dec. 7. The Indians on the Weft fide of the Ohio River are determined to fupport the rights to the lands claimed by the United States, unless they are regularly purchased. They have lately held a great oblivion their former animofities, and stand council, and came to a refolution to bury in in readiness to repel the unjust encroachments. of the white people, who now begin to give They deny the right, general diffatisfaction. of the British to cede their lands, and are greatly furprifed that the United States of America, fo remarkable for wisdom, should

even entertain the most diftant idea of founding a claim to their lands on the late treaty. They would not permit the GeographerGeneral and affftant furveyors of the United States to enter upon the execution of their bufinefs, which occafioned their return.

Private letters from Halifax, in NovaScotia, dated February 12, mention, that the French have lately landed a large body of troops on the islands of Miquelon and St. Pierre, and that great numbers of French fishing Smacks, protected by four or five frie gates, had taken great quantities of fish from the coaft of Cape Bonavista to Cape St. John, in contradiction to the fifth article of the Definitive Treaty figned at Versailles the 3d of September, 1783.

By the difpatches from Halifax we are ine formed, that the Vermontefe have made pri vate overtures to come under the British Go Gg vernmen

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Letters from Charleftown, South Carolina, dated Feb. 4, mention, that the Spaniards had lately taken great pains to distrets the American commerce, by directing their guard-du-cofas to feize on all thips laden with flour, rice, &c. Two veffels from New York, with cargo's of provifions, had, ac cording to the fe advices, a few days before the above date, been taken off the Havannah, and the matter and crews thrown into prifon,

Conflantinople, Jan. 2.

HE Janniffaries, being difcontented at the indolence of our Ministry, threaten a revolt; it is feared every moment that they will hoift the standard of rebellion. The Captain Pacha is himself apprchenfive of the most unhappy confequences from it thofe troops make a great clamour for war, and the fear of their beginning it under the aufpicies of fame Chief they may foon find, has occafioned an order for difarming the fquadron in the Black Sea. Our goverument feem defirous to preferve peace, and neglect nothing to avoid a rapture with both the Imperial Courts.

Copenhagen, Jan. 15.

His Majesty, defirous to extinguish the national debt of Denmark, which amounts to 25,000,000 of rix dollars, defigns to appro priate for this operation the revenues of the cuftoms, which will extinguifh the faid debt in 26 years, without laying fresh taxes on the people. Some Francs in the capital of the Ottoman Empire, having fuggefted the plan of lighting up the fireets of Conftantinople, the inhabitants not lefs determined, through roguith motives, to prevent artificial light from aiding in the difcovery of their nocturnal rambles, than religioutly inclined, from the precepts of the Koran, to keep that their mental eyes, were fo incenfed at the innovation, that all the windows in the only freet where the experiment was tried, were entirely demolished.

·Feb. 15. Every information from Paris, and different parts of France, fpeak without any referve of the preparations making in that kingdom, to make their docks and fortifica tions capable of offence and defence, in cate of a war, which feems by fuch measures to be not out of the horifon; surely then it behoves England to be guarded, and not left fo naked as the was during the laft war, to provoke an invafion, which, for a day only, would hake the credit of the 'Change and Bank.

Feb. 17. Letters from Madrid, by the last mail, mention that four thips of the line and eight tranfports, having on board detachments from different regiments garrisoned in Old Spain, failed the beginning of laft month from Ferrol for South America, his Majefty being determined to pay the clofeit attention

to the feeds of commotion which have begun to fprout forth in his extenfive dominions in the new wo ld.

A letter from the Hague, dated Feb. 4, faye "We hear that the Comte de Rechters, Ambassador to their High Mightinefies at the Court of Madrid, has written to them in his laft difpatches, that the Comte de Fle rida Blanca, Premier to the King of Spain, has communicated his Majesty's intentiors to join the alliance concluded between the Republic and the court of France, and that his Majefty withed to know the inclination of the States on this fubject. It is alio faid, that the Spanish minitler at the Hague has had ! feveral conferences to the fame purpose with the minifters of adminiftration. It is very probable that their High Mightineffes will agree to the propofal, an event which muft engage the attention of Europe."

As the number of Ships that enter any particular port make a criterion of Commerce, we fhall give the following Lifts from the foreign Papers-At Malaga, in the courfe of lat Year there entered 197 large Spanith Ships, 110 French, of which four were thips of war; 25 Neapolitan, 11 Portugacfe; 67 Damith; 21 Imperial; 67 Swed th; 49 Dutch, 10 of which were thips of wars 15 Genocle; 30 Venetian, 24 of Ragufa; three Maltele thips of war; one from America, and two from Morocco-At Alicant during lat Year, 336 belonging to the nation, 59 of which were this of war, the reft merchantmen; 121 Franch, 75 English, one of war; 77 Dutch, two fhips of war; 74 Swedith; 39 Neapolitan, five of which were thips of war; 6 Portuguese; 30 Danith, 5 Maltele men of war; 16 Imperial; 1 Venetiau; 15 Ragufans 2 Tuican; Genoefe and I Alge rine Corfair. In all 804 at Malaga, and 74 at Alicant.

Extract of a letter from Paris, Feb. 11. "The union between our Court and that of Vienna grows every day more firm and cemented. France enters into all the views of the Emperor with the greatest cordiality, yet with moderation, and in cafe of the Imperial Jofeph being engaged in a rupture, fome of the moft experienced warriors of France are ready

to enter into his fervice.

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15. By order of the French King, folemn fervice was performed in the church of Notre Dame Paris, for the repofe of the foul of the late Duc de Orleans; for which a Catafalque was erected in the centre of the church. The mufic of the three theatres attended. The cetemony began at eleven o'clock in the morning, and ended at three in the afternoon. No perfous but the attendants of the Royal Court and Bobility were admitted to this folemnity; which in all its effects, was fuperbly magnificent.

The French have reduced their fquadron in the East Indies nearly to the fame firength as that of Great Britain; but the Dutch have by no means been fo complying; on the contrary, they fall retain fix thips of 50 guns and wards in the Afiatic feas, viz. at Batavia, Ceylon, and the Cape of Good Hope, where they may be brought together in a few days. This certainly denotes apprehenfious, and indred not without reafon, the fituation of that Republic being at prefent very critical.

Extract of a letter from the Hague, Feb. 8. "Their High Mightieffes are feriously determined to lay hold of the prefent opportonity of a complete pacification, to put in practice fchemes for the benefit of the commerce of the Republick, in conte quence of which orders have been fent to the East and West India Companies, to give in an account of their affairs, and particularly of the loffes they fuftained during the late war.

The interview between the Emperor of Germany and the Emprefs of Ruffia, will certainly take place in the beginning of next April. Two elegant hotels are fitted up at the appointed rendezvous near the boundaries of their respective empires, which travellers file the Nois of the Black Eagles!

Mers. Fingue fin and Scheur, bankers, at Lyons, whofe heavy lofs by a confiderable robbery, we have hid occation to mention, have not yet been able to get any other tidings of the villains than the anonymous letters that follow:

LETTER I.

With the epigraph, " An Act of Probity and Frudence."

"We here inclofe you only fifteen of the lottery tickets; the three others will be fent by the next poit, as we now wait for a few fragglers of our company. The lofs you Have fattained by our means is too heavy, for s to keep tickets which are entirely oflefs in our hands, as we cannot put them off withcut danger to oorfelves. As to your cash, you fhall never fee any part of it again; we bave placed it in the new loan, or exchanged it for good bills. The lofs, though contidergble, will not impair your fortune, but fecure ours-This robbery, the finest that ever was committed, will be out laft exploit. We shall How leave off a trade degrading in itself, and contrary to the laws of honor and humanity, and which never could become us. You will

afk, perhaps, why we have engaged in it bur anfwer is obvious,-it was through neceffity; and is it not all-powerful neceflity that has influenced the conduct of the northern Solo mon at Leypfic?" LETTER II.

"We are apprehenfive gentlemen, left you will mistake thefe letters for cruel and improper jokes paffed upon you. Do not think fe. The barometer which mark the degrees of hus man depravity, has not yet reached fo high as to make us laugh at the expence of those whom we have robbed. Entertain not fufpicion against any perfon in your house. Our measures were properly taken, fo well indeed, that in the pace of two hours and a half the whole was performed. The ftouteft of us carry. ing at one time ten or twelve, the weakest fix or feven money bags. Our leader had all things arranged in fo good order, our fpies in front went through their duty fo well, that we did not meet with the leaft obftacle in our way. Adieu! Gentlemen Bene Valete !"

The above robbery which took place on the goth of Dec. laft, was all in money, amount ing to 42 5000 livres, fomewhat above 13,000l. Extract of a letter from Conftantinople, Jan. 7.

According to the barbarous cuftom of the mob here on the leaft caufe of diffatisfaction, the incendries have lately been at their infamous work in the night of the 17th ult. The are broke out in three different walks, viz. in the suburbs of Jophana and Gallata, and within the town itself in the part inha bited by the Greeks. By timely and proper affiliance, however, the farther progress of the conflagaration was luckily stopt, and only q2 houfes were burnt down to the ground. This damage is triding, when compared to the loffes fultained on fimilar occafions."

Extra of a letter from Berlin, Feb. 9. "We mentioned fome time ago, the demife of Col. Vantrofchke. In teftimony of the King's esteem for that valuable officer, His Majelly fent the following letters to the Colonel's widow."

LETTER 1.

"The death of Col. Vantrofchke, your bufband, commanding the regiment of Old Waldeck, has affected me in a very particu lar manner. By his death, I am deprived of a brave and good oficer; fuch was the reputation he enjoyed univerfally, and I know full well how to value the important fervices he has rendered me. The infignia of the order of merit which he received from me, and which you return with thanks to me for the favours i had conferred on him, will remain for you and your children everlasting tokeni of the well-carried diftin&tion which he received at my hansd. But I fhall not flop here; you may on the contrary, reft affured, that I certainly will forget neither the widow of fo deferving an officer, nor the children that he has left behind. Let me know, without any referve, the real fate of your domestic con

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(Signed) FREDERIC.

Extract of a letter from Lifbon, Feb. 1. "A treaty is now negociat ng among the Italian and fome other Powers, at the head of which is her Moft Faithful Majefty, for the guarantee and mutual protection of their trade against the piratical States of Barbary; one article of which particularly ftipulates, that no prefents, bargain or fale of naval flores, to any of the Barbary States, ball at any time be made by either of the contracting part es, ard that they thall jointly keep up a fufficient force in the Mediterranean, and at the mouth of that fea. Other Powers, it is conceived, will find their account in joining this League."

Extract of a letter from Ofend, Feb. 10. "Here I am, fafe-mood; after a rough paffage to Calais; a tedious and a dreary journey over the fands to Oftend.

"Great preparations are making at Dun kirk to enlarge and complete the bafon to receive frigates, &c. and about twenty thoufand acres of the wafte land between Gravelines and. Dunkirk are marked out into fall lots, to be granted by the King to fishermen and feamen, with a bounty to build on and inclofe the fame, on condition of their becoming registered feamer.

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Smuggling is much abated at this port, and the few remaining gangs in that line are become a decent, peaceable fet of men, instead of a defperate banditti; and they gave a proof of their attachment to their country, by refofing to tufer any one to fail with them who has ever ferved in the last war again Country; and having one day found out Luke Ryan (now in this harbour with a final brig, bound from dunkirk to America) they treated him very roughly, and would have wrecked him, had not fome, perfons paffing by called the guard to refcue him. He is now obliged

to keep clofe quarters, or he would be mur dered.

Hamburgb, Feb. 1o. We hear from Stockholm, that his Swedith Majity has entirely abolifhed within his dominions the ole of torture in all manner of criminal trials, as not only barbarous, but equivocal in the aufwers it may extort, which without afcertaining real guilt, may by the force of torments, force the innocent in a manner to accufe him felf fatíely. In the mean time, it is by the fame edict enafted, that the acknowledgment and confeffion, of a malefactor thall not be deemed neceffary to bring him to conviction, provided there are fuficient and legal proofs of his guilt.

Extract of a letter from Paris. Feb. 12. "The number of baptifms in this city, da ring the last year amounted to 19.857. the marriages to $134. the foundlings to 6918, and the deaths to 20,365 perfons.

Utrecht, Feb. 18. They write from Groningen, that when the names of the eight counsellors elested for that city for the year 1786 were prefented to the Stadtholder for his approbation, he rejected two of them, without giving his reafons for refoling to confirm them in the office, which the forms of the conflitution required him to explain; and the letters add, that it is imagined this affair will, for a long time, protract the reeftablishment of domeftic tranquillity in the Republic.

Hague, Feb. 22.

The East India Com

pany finking under an enormous load of debt, have again petitioned the States of Holland for a further pecuniary fupply, which is not granted; the Chamber of Amfterdam does not hesitate to fay that the trade cannot be fupported any longer.

We learn from Paris, that Meirs. d'Hector and de Soulanges, being gore back to relerce their respective commands, the one at Bref, and the other at Toulon, it is fuppofed that the long expected regulation refpecting the navy will foon be made public, as thofe gentlemen had only been called upon by the Minister of that department, to give their opinions jointly with other fuperior officers of the navy, on the articles of the new maritime code. They further add, that nothing can exceed the activity of the workmen in the. dock-yards, as it is a fact, that 65 men of war may be put to fea in lets than three months, if occafion thould require fuch an

armament.

By letters from the Hague, it appears that difention fill reigns there with all the violence of party fpirit. The partifans of the Stadtholder, or rather fome wretches under the frecious pretence, haue been fo ungovern able of late, that orders were giveu to double the patroles both night and day. Palquinades and other fatyrical prints have been poited op at every corner of the firects, reflecting on perfons of the firft abilities in the adminiftration; and few days ago, fome of the rioters took their opportunity to chalk out a gibber

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