, ' . . , ' 1 . " ,
iiuiu. I our participating m the ddcharKltf the. debts;
NATIONAL CONVENTION.: j Sn which defend the exhlcfetfc-the He
Is ov ember 17.: -j, public? Whether it wouH be right to lay
npHFPrefident rend an extract from the .thofe debts, which were contracled for the
X ' Foreign difpatches,' announcing 'a gc- ' -Commonweal; to.the folc charge df Holland ?
neral repoct of an armi'dice between tho Auf- ' " If it is the wifh of the nation t6 be one,"
trlans and French by lan J, froni which the: faid he, it muft alfo take its cbmir.011 ihare
i.iaw.tujiwv. w v.vi , vwyuc i.wa.iLuu. iu Uie puDuc debir ' he now propoled' jeve
acceded 10 the ar r ed neutrality propoled by
Vru'liia, lb that the Houfe of Audria islole.
lv. left 10 carry on the war on the continent.
'i hofe extracts wcrt ordered to be printed.
- ri he reprcfei.tative Caitelle now made his
promiiedilpeech, containing his opinion rela
tive to the New Conftitution, which laded'
two hours, .and .was very patiently and calm
ly'reccLvcd by all the members of the aflembly,
and tho audience in the tribunes.
He find, that tho' he had many general
remarks to make upon the new plan of the
eonliitution,-yet he approved of feveral arti
cles, and would entirely confine' himielf, for
the nrefent. to the-Imancial und provincial
departments. He conudcred the finances as
tfie iinews of the ftate, and .alfo as the caufe
of its difunion. "1 he people expected a con.
ltiiution which was equally to fpread its blef
fmgsover all the citizens of the republ c ;' it
were much better jo have no coniiitution at
. all , than inch a o ic as' did nU.t -CK.act unity ,
ncLinwhiciiiouie CQiice rn,s..wereommonJ.o
all, and ethers referved to the decifion and
'management -or certain provincial depart
ments
J would always be an opportunity of getting a
good one, but it a. und one were now. eita
blilhed, -'all "opportunities of making a better
would vanilh; the' new., plan divided the Re
public into nine independent departments 'or"
provinces, in which divifion he eould 'perceive.,
no unity ; nine nations could not op.iofe or.e
to union nation, and there was, t.othiiin to
rcprelent them as one united nation, if there
is to be unity, that unity ought to take place
in the finances nhe"TiinenTOronsor" tribes"'
are to Itand leparate from each .other, and
ty fo doing, unity was,-fct alide; the fear
of melting into one, crof amalgamating the
debtf, was the caufe of this'diviuon. i he
fjcaker then took pains to prove, that the
rendering the provincial 'debts common to
the Whole coui; try, was not oi.l 'equitable,
but even vjcciTary, and that,.. that amalga
ir.aticn of debts was the point oi union ; the
clcbtsVf l'oll..rd v trc great, thole i.f Zca-
laud U.l! greater, and thoie utctrecht equal
ral general and equitable principles of taxa
tion, by which the whole nation contribute
towards its ififJiarce; ' He added: that if the
ifyliem of unity was riot adopted, -Holland
wouiu demand reititution of all the funis ad
vanced by her, which would then be nought
exceflively hard upon certain provinces: .The
amalgamation of debts' was not orly jmt and
neceifary, but every other meafure was tin
confcionable ; if the people could be ' made
happy by fuch an amalgamation, the' a . al.
-carnation and unity became (art V inHifnen.
liDie; as it would do, away alJ the; difcordance,. j
X he demons and- contradictions t vhjch h
nancial matters were lb apt to give rite.
He proceeded to prove; how much differ
ent Provinces would be benefited in their Fi
nances by the new plan of confiitution, w hile
the plan would bring an annual deficit of fe
v en million s. upon t o land, .beiides a trible
burden upon the inhabitants of th province.
He repeatedly alked-whether : this""Was
jullice Whether it was' alpecimeh ofequaii.
ty f -W liether it was -confiiteinTPWillicTights
of,men and citizens ? And tho' not a lylhible
was-mpniimn'il in tho iV,. : f
that having no.couiiit hem of Q.
pinion mat tneie principles ought to be held
proved delufive; it didjn6ravaireven:iirpn.
cwing tlie rd'ptd due to jTeutral counfry :
but otitheronrrary,led to meafures, ftkom"
made ufe of agnind declared enemies'
-AfierMr. . DraLt's arrival', in ,3, asl .
n Enghih envoy his neglect to j relent his1
letters of credence, under pretence of wait,
mg for the Doge, acircumliaiKeby 116 means,
neaLaryio the operations of government? -was
remarked; and that at the very inftant;.
was byh:aud.ei,ceofthe 2d of October'
qu..l f;mg hnntclt asaminiiler of peace, and
the bnnger of good intelligence, he was plan:
rung theuiormous violence committed by the" '
"feimi vcucib in ine.r,ort or Genoa 011 the"
5ui oi the lame month, -' which was afterwards
extended to thofe of-ptwia andCartaia j" a"
violence too utllknon and too afiiicW in
its remembrance to repeat; a violence' for
whxh recrefs had been demanded by the Re.'
public Wltnout.djtct. and fnr,1,;,l'
. I ..... ' ""ii.il V1UI.U1UH
nt rirrhre. -t hill ,...is i . . ;
..b.- i-n cas or the kino; of Great
w uu reparat.on andecmpenfation;
. Le"- m Berlin of the n,h, brine ad: '
'ices, that InsPruIhan Majjly hasco. cbded
m ottei.lu-e and defenfivp ,n,-,., .. wu ;-u-
1 ( r . ... - Willi lJiC
elector oi baxony, the landgrave of He fie
Caflel, m vu-tue ut which, both thefe princes
recprocahy lapulateto grant each other e.V
-very Hltance that lhali be. required; to re
rel anv attncLs m-if) v .
. " V".""' wru" ine,r reipeetive
territories bv the h,nf :,e . .
to thole of Holland . but it was the debt of
Holland which caukd the u.ollfear, on which
jKitiUM lie would p.nt aibrly call the atten-
t:on. of the I.tpli.'iors to -that pon.t j he
clearly prr.ved llit tlu d bts ol i;ol;;.nd w ere
entirely to be attributed to the burdens t; bore
lor 'the f.ikc of tlu- other provinces, and
proved it by a regular Hatcir.ent of the grow-
, jug ti.re..!'e of the debts "of that cuimtry,
at dMilruit epochs, and under d trcrcrt . (ir-
t curr.ilnucs ; he plainly dcmonilratcd that
the inhr.b t.uus of Holland had been burden
ed t' runtimes ti ore thn the people of Cucl
del lard; he rdded, the debts of Holland
vn ei.ot to he aiirJlnited to the impolition
rf let's ti:;cs in othir rovi,icts, lut to the
lii'gr.ciaiions t,f Iojp.s in I'picie in behalf of the
ctn.tron country. To this wis alio 10 be
the kukv ardr.cfs f t rivlrc:al
rears : ru! the iu j.f!cct of futn-.firrg t irirquo.
t.-s; In rrf'i'r.f; the marine, 1'i ll.ukl had tun
' rul ;c, ;i.d foihclii; eSit per 1 u dred,
hit h d t.tver repined at the iu.t oht on on
i:t:t: r-:tr.utrm lie ali.it!. uU
i. vu I '-.-r t!:e cVi'.t in whUli the Hfrtib!;c
: I . ( P,V(J(tdf W JietSiCr It r) JH. e.
y'V " , i 1 fnir.d;?; j Hip:il;!!t V r.n ut.tty,
i.i.c pr'i-t jt IU u!t p.:r:.;;.c ot ? the
v.'i.t- ;tc i!ult:n fuj.t (w b .-t t::.'.:y w'nj,.
facred. Aftermanv othft- ftmna rn,l fm-rL
tile ob!crvations,ci:t!'en CalklL conducled
by moving, that the plan of the new coniti
tution lhould never become a fubject of deli
beration, becuufe it was deficient in point- of
" unity and equality, elpecialiy relative t6 the
finances." - - . "
, Citizen Withols next delivered his advice
againll the newjilan-of conftitutioii;.uuUL
like yaneiie,, who was himfelf a member of
the commilHon that framed it, he pointed out
thole parts which had been adopted againlt
his will. he afl'erted tha., in his 0.
pinion, inch a plan could never fecure the
wellareof tt.e Batavian nation? that the
St Vt nht aaed marjUr of Federation was, by
virtue of it, toaifumc vine beads, that it was
in vain to feareh in it for unity, for liberty,
Equal ty-and Fraternity, or for the a owed
and facred rights of men., '
'. Citizen Witholsconduded, by cenfuring
the abominable IliJaljaaTyttem fet forth in
the new plan, ar,d appealed to the whole na
tion, whofc reprcfcntatives were before him,
tlut he had no ihare in that plan, which he
only conceived to be calculated to overv, helm
Ins country in a new train of numberiefs e
vils. , ,
, The convedtion adjourned till fix o'clock
at night, when af.er going through the ufual
bulincls before tluni, they formed them
lelves into a general committee.
L O N D O N, Dm 0.
1 he Gencefe government rave pubafhed
a proclamation relpectirg .h infult s they fuf.
tanicd from the Btitilii, whth led to the
ILuttingof their ports ag unit them." ', In the
inllrumcnt it is ilated, that in riic year 1 702
a britilh Vice Admri-1 irrived at Get oa with
a fqu ,dron in great dillrtfs, for provifions,
and with f. vcrj fkk thctourtefy and hnfl
. pltalhy of thcCcnocIe was then carried lb f..f
that, for feveral days, the -citizens denied
ihemfelveft the benefit of the public que.
dtiiU to accommodate the Enghih hip?, 'j f,.,t
from that pr nod hry were al ayi well rccci
ved, and furniilcd widi every thing they
Jt;.ntrd. hich tiitKicraiioii, fo'f.ivnr.ible- to
the Hritilh conmenc, gave rcahmaL horci
t conil at'n.g a fimiljr conduct 011 the Kt.
hili ati-J tlicir agents ; bvit this e:pcchtiui
le"l5&le of Aulttia, or any
other continental powerthatlhould attempt
to l0rce them to clinquifh their neutrality
during the prelent war. This .treaty was'
concluded about the latter endof Auguft : bur
we underftand, that it has not et been fine
ly ratified by tte .leclor' of Saxony. The1
dukes of Lruniwick, Mecklenburg and Wir
tcmbcrg, the margra oi Baden, and fome?:
, other prmcesin thenortnern parts cf Germany
have been m vitcd to join in this treaty. '
. Anew nlan was'nn ',.ir.-. r 1 ... .
" 1 'V ' ".' suiicmay lUDmitted
w.v u. ua ui iuc rtumiraitv tor workiac-lh
mirrors ; every trial lor nocturnal fignals ha?
hitherto failed oflu'ccefs : this invention is to
undergo an inveiligafion.
Letters received .yeflerday frGm IVTont:;
gomery iijrq xnd other parts of North Wales'
date, that very largc mectings of the free."
holders and inhabitants have lately taken1"
place, in oppoiit'ion to the new miltia bill'
and that, very great difcoijtents, in rcmrd to"
this meafure. in evailrd ilimn.ri, ..11 . .
that part or Vilcs.
It appears that a grand oper t:o:i is1 rin-v
n.tlcve of being executed- TheviHon
otgen. LrrEVRE, amounting to i,ooi'mcn,
haseirededthepaflageofthellhi. :, ai'.d is
direcTngitscourfe to Mulernacb, toreli'iforce
the ccntrit of the army, in the mean'- time '
alargediVitlonisto pafs the Uhine at the
bridge of Ncuwicd, ard the army' of the
.north, whkh is already on thcrightbai-.k,hto
.ttack the Auilrbnson the Sieg." "All the
prc arations which are inaMng j;;d;c.!Ur this
uuiblc projea. '1 hlrty thouland rations of
bread and many of hay andoats, arc pre
. vvh ,,, lo oc icrt to Mu.htim.
ucti. bournonville lus arrival u .,..n ...
Cologne.. 1
F U U HAL v.
THR liinis in and about Ncwbcrn he
longing 10 the Ulateof the late Col.
L,y. -Iprliinluf pnr.lcukri aj ply in Ul
town during the firtl ihrcc cby of the nest
fcupcricr Court, to
. BENJAMIN SMITH, LxV. -
Dclvidere, farcb ,jtl
he fubfcnbcr' wants to j.ur-
chifc a q tantiiy of Oak b rk. fur y
will give J5'. per cord, dtli.'md m 4Ctt.t
1)C.U.
r is- sam. nsr.Lit.'