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ijparte in Italy were 'mating every, escrto J fiscal liscl cf d a'.vc: f-T i gradual Ux1
to reinforced General i5eajlicuJlan4j?5'i l'cn .ircra'tW tecnitxifv:e co.rfit!ereU hi
liad beenVrvento General Corapte Wurmlur
m
as "a complete hynccjirc Vebec pardon-
V c mean -as imctre a friend to the abolition -of
the SlaveXrade, j&Zidh. PirlhaneKtury
lUform.: ' . ' - ' 1 '
But MroPitt has again Tpoiciimiavor of
the abcVitity.- anil we very well remember
.that Mr Pitt onct laid there v.-as net any
thing he had Tq much at heart as this reat
ebjqet. i But is it pcfriblefcr words to deceive
us any longer ? V hile he has been fp eai mg
in favortif -the abolition, his liioffc; Ultimate,
acquainfiiiices, his minions av he are, daily ri-
to eiteci ms renci npou.u.c. -u "
f tWd Itfav. ftate rreparatious for con
tinuing the war oiuje Kbin'e verc redoubled
"and the Duke of Rrunfvvick'had at length ac-
epted die. command of a body of Pruinans,
M ancverans and Brunfwickers ta the amount
cf 8c,cco men. ' ' v 4.
. 1 he deftination of this force is obfctirely
listed ; but it is prefunirble it is merely to
p eft rve live line of demarcation' agreed to
lihr.O noweVi bv'Jhe.'iVenck..:a:'-A r--e-
- . " ' 'J. - . ""- .otin- mi his bounty,' or ratlier'cn that cf die
' ' ' Vr. Grev, in his. kte motion tor an mqui- ! votei agamit ilie.r l.iaiter. , -
rv Into tb'C ifate or tne. nation -prpyea tnau :i naz a uiuuutrr was inoa at. i;wiut
tl:e war had already" .toft one hundred mill t-
ons, and that there mull be new taxes levied
to the-aifiount pi (two muwons in e nunurtu
tboufand pounds to pay the intereil. , ; Not-
ithflanding''thefc, vand. other important
fafts, the houfe rfjeded Mr.' Grey's lLotioir
by a majority of four to one. .
' It is generally underitood .that' th; war is
to be profecuted with frelh vigour. Jud j'ng, ;
by the laft year's epences, and tlie ruiual
inetbed of irding up om; warr,, it i s very
yrcbable forty or iiity fluUions. more will be
expended, and that four or hvi addltioital
pillions of .taxes mtift be'railci
X We only mentipn tfce expenc es of the war ;
for in the prefent day of degeneracy n'othir.g
appears to ailed: us but pur -pecuniary: inter-cfts-"
The commercial "fpirit has fo ihorouh
1v mien noffeflion of us, that ve are tontciit
,A;?erf cl lile tha'fff fent . is nrt J'ely t v'
feaire to tl.e cciirt, clecucVsin favcr cfMr. '
Put.-W ha lis fiilln r r
is that the bai k. has jufc f fticd ;l;ir.i,
GO,cccl. to iupply Iiii. pr c:ent wznts . . ... f :
;II,G
MATIOi,' lor
CLA-
GfoRcr Kirs, .'
.Having thbi'Jght irproper, w itli the rcvice
.'of cur privy cenrcii. to diliolye the'prdln: -
parliajiient,' y. bklv.jcuV:ns ::ov prcrofrue.d.;;
-tojhe 5tfl of Jdy re:-li:hsAT icr this e t
fed ?aiiie:.pblkthici;r royl protkniaticn;
auB the utdpaiJisw.c'ntJ
even to lofe our liberfies, fo that ' wc may
tifeJiistrTofl. endeavours to, accdci
Mr. Put fince he has benLihe-ritbiiiet,
hai- had "Vn party iquabbles forfpswer ar.clj
'patronage, ar.d' ors cue of thefe- ccrafions
(nis qttajre;! witli the late I ,,rd Chancellor,
it was getierally uin.entood) he had adop td "
the rej'olatiou.- AutC',xlVr, aut nullus- -h YS
coniajm nee as, ord 'i hurlow was turned
out. J c relpj-ftingtW lave a'rade, the
aSolifiou. of ..Avh'ic'.j has always .been"; the
grand object. -nearttHke heart" of the grand
virtuousj pjcriotic, fincere, confiitentmini
jter., ht ha;, guiie on frfcmS fsr to year, lu.Tcr.
iiigMsU-fghteoiis foul to hie vexed at . the
cu'.illantr'jediou of every nicafuie, brought
into the huuuUor the purj fe! '
; The. indutable truth - .is If Mr.: Pitt
hud. felt a fni.iU part of tl tmceri.ty, which
has accomwpan'ed his endavours to kindle
Kurope'i.'ito' a blaze, and tp vitiate. 'the Ipirit
;-1 lie lords' fyirltsk! Ufi: trinj'ral, kntgliis,' '.i
;ctjens aid burgtUV?-, .md t he repi eftntatives
for counties ; nd burghs , vi e tlvtrefcreexcu
.ledroni mettiCg oi.i.;acjtlay theth'of)u:- '-;'
It being our Retire and reiplunoivto meet
our people and hive their advice taken in par- ; v
iiament aspbivki-pbllible ''V'hercbv .:hiake
knn-'n to ail tnr loviat? fubiecr ofrnvnl , "
willtlicKi
iiicnt
rpy;
i?3we, to convoke a new; 'pa'rl7a:.
but get money, although by "the 'molt infernal ' v ' and. dcilroy t' e iiberties of his .touRt'ryme.n,
means of cnllaving, ajul inflic'ting.every !'pe- die Slave Trade would kave. been long fincc
rip o cruelty oiTDur fellow -creaturfs. l abolished.
cies cruelty
plain ftft is, that at this moiiient vvemuft"
'ajpear in the figlt of all friends to common
humanity, andin the iightofGod, a.nation
of thieves, plunderers, and murderers, pbi-.
felHng as prcfltitutcd fouls as ever debated hu-
"inan nature
Our readers will not be furprized at our
lancuace, when we inform them, that the
Vinfernal fyfem the Stave.. trade, has jga;n
bcen lanctioneu oy cue nouic oi v-ouunous,.
V.M Tpffdav kit the bill for the abolition of
the trade- was rejected. 1 lie numbers were
1 y for The bill Agalnft it 74. It thus an-'
' prs thatoAa fubjeel which meft dccr ly
involved the character cf the ttritilli nation,'
not V:c fourth of our Kcprefeutatives. as
they are 'tailed, thought proper to attend.
Wc mui, howtvcr.on the rn fent occrlion,
confefs V c are "not furprzed thL the bufincf?
has thus tcrmiuattd. it was nnthing more
th.n we predicted. Otr only doubt was,
whether tVe Hcufe of Con mons wruld i.'dt
ihroNV.tV-e "l.rr,cc'uj hufinefs on the l'oufe
of Lcr d. . lh;t they have thought proper to
fp:re their -ordlliips. They hac laved
J ord L;.U('erch-k' (a Patriot, lecaufei.e has
110 place) the y.ifgracc.of ?gain ibr.ding t:p
jr.dcfcr.ee of the moll acnirfcdfvlitft otvil.
Liny that ever c-egrnded a iiition, vhile he
isrretemlinS tolnvc a regard for the liber
t'f tci hiscountrjtj cn. It har.fneda Hcnal
l.)ukc the dfgn.ceof again sf.cfting, " that
the condition cf the1 Negro Slaves in ti c
v cn Indies, is mprr.er 10 mat 01 tnc poor
V l-irnf clafs ct bis Kad ri's fublcfisl in this
nuom." It has fuud the Bench cf Himops
the trcv.blc cf a:ter.diig the lfcu!c to fin p
e ver the evidence tl rcfcc r four tb s in the
i-(ficn. In r.-crt. tl.cu.dd ire much in.
d(bud to the Ccrr.n rnsA tcr 1 thcv.rg ibcin
fremthe rxhtun wwtU if.ht otl.tnMlt Uv
atterdidt'pem.
Wc eiuld not help fufpcfi'ng, tb.it )l:e
lioufe of Commons, wou'.d ths fknli' thi
b;ifmfs, hen wc found iv!r AVilbtt force
deferring the matter Iri mdiy tocby, u zi
court ot the jllnef. of u tiAnt lion. r:',::.d
'r. Dinidas, whosvii; cd to. t.Uvr hi. lu.:U
wenls It will bciecolkctcd thai tui.ren-
l.Ctl.
ikman five v cars llnce, UiinK'iucd the .
011 for a gradual abolition, and lib conduct
ha, fully explained, what he locant by ll-t
exprti:cm No abcilii ion at all. When Mr.
J ,tt at the fame time tonfrjtuU.ca the.
Hm.'V, M t'?t the Slave trsnc dj received
ju Dcath'i uund." Ixtauft 1.1 rig'nt hoi..
r The bufinefs is row. terminate'd,and t he
fnades of dirtcret ce being now removed be-'
f.vcen Mr. -Wilbcrforceard his lirht Hon.
friends, Meilri. Pitt and Dur.das, ihcyV.ay
go on boa.ting of each others friendlhip, plani
nitfgnew fchctres for the icie vigorous pri
I fecution cf this jv.ft and nec't'litry war in de-
Knee el our rci'giun, nr.u prcceecing as iar
as poli ble in iite It roving orur j cmainingliber
rcs. W c have v)y 1 ne thir.g S'ore. to fi y
gelt to i.'.r. Wilbti force, nan'ely, thnt he
would ilri.w tliC ties of friepdlhip full clolcr,
that he would give up Iris pretention locvan-
ehcal pietv, and would pet huidci' : nu-ti d
into the bunday drinking parties at ' v a'.ble-
1. Let hsm ro to his ov n " lou-pyny"
that the public may br deceived ro lon'ir.
I he inip ous ajgrAatKn " of .l;.ft year s
vote has bet 11 repeated. A fi c: 1 .net on
uus vim givcniome irroc juu aucr tne ("ay
oi iMLt rgard j raj.cr. V. e have agnm deftd
hea'.cn, arid .r.i'ultcd thj Ahu;hty to h'"s
face 1 ' '
"'lhe' e;uerion is rr.w cf thcrrrf. fcr'cus
hrpcrtancr Is it net thedu:y ct tl:t nai'u.n
at large, to do every thing in its j owe r to
refcue it filf trcm the (ligma it atprcitnt la
louri. under? Wc fi all wait to fie what the
Committee for the Abolition ot the Slave
1 r e arc doing, bri : i-e wc again trouble
the public cn the fubjctl. In thcrrean tin.e
we Icriif Ic not to aflirni, th;.t if wrair re-"
folvcd lo pcilevuc in rnlhivinandwMrcUr.
ing thirty thosjfnnd of our fellow crcatuns
annually, for the Jake of our Wc fl-lndin III-
ar:i!, it is the duty of cverv friend t0 hun?r n
ity, lervcmly to pray the Almighty a cngcr
ol the oppreiied, 10 take the work into his
ov.a lutidi, ardratlicr thip thc trade ll.ould
nw: I c abi)!:ii:ed,. th. t thole n.:,r,v nwy be
JUUc to their tn:ti e, ;:r.d buried "1:1 the fur.
ruirtding oceati !
L O N l) O K, '? 23.
Tlicre is a: prrfcnr a confide rabL frrmcn
lat onhere. Ti.f tr'na'er im.cn d;kon.
c v rtcdby the prwU;t,'.ius luath c f 1 he ;riny
ij ltal. Wc are :.p; rrhcnliv: 1 J fct In" bin'.
glai.dluo;. ;ij.'Muo'.Hd cn by Atdirij, u.d
oblWd 'oIlIUhi :d nc the bmthin of the
v. i , w Inch will brtcmc hk ic fermkiaUe,
tht 1' limit will be XI: to riply the'r v. hole
imiuiiry fiU itiou.i.e u Uic u.irca:iK
tlinriuvv.
Suit 1 " the tfuicri-'r.ty cf events, that the
funds l,:.ve f-llcn witk'a eight day i from C6
12 v fo per cent. '
ckc!':iring -alfp,"; tUat tohrdvic'.of-.'
bur Privy Council, w'e-bavef this day o-iven
on'rs,to oar chancellor G. Brlvainto ex-x
pedh'.t--writs iii.form, Icr calltog a nej parl'ia
orient,, to bear due the 21'a of May ilbnit,
.and be of force, cn Tuefday the iith of July,
next. - -v. .. ; .- ;.' "
V'-: ' Cot jlive lbs Kin?. .
" The coach in which his rnajefiy rode to
the llliufe 'of Peers,1- vvas a fort of liipveabla
j furtrefs, conilructtd in a manner .fniUcieut
'.' to rtlili every fpecies .-.of-attacl-:, ad fo her
metically cvoted'up., as--to conceal tlib r.o-
n:irch Iroin view of his : faithful fubjctls.
-1 he kiny; has created 15 new ntcr.s,' and
two earb Ad in. Hood nd Briducrt are in"'
the nuii iber oLthe fir ft.
; P A R. I S, ' Ma? 2.5.
.. The compiler of the " L-Ami 'de Loi:,,,
ttko would be happy in eilcctinga revolution
in the H'laisdcf Jyiaita',; is niuth .oircric'ed by
the French' government's fullering a diplo
matic agent to. reircie at Paris from the grand
maltcr of the order of Mslta. "'
" Wr. C)ch V-tr;Lt;n'ecf he" ftate cf Baflc, '
isjult arrived here ; he co.i.es in Jtthalf of
the council of that tanton; to confer with
the Lircctcry on the fubjecfts which have
lately in feme degree dillurbedrhe harmonv
w hi; h the hcivet c body, and particularly the
C.i.tou ct H;f'?, vilh to prdcrvc with the
Prerch Republic. Ar Och is elkemcd u
man of goo j fade, prudtnee end iutelligrncc,
ai d v.cli acquainted with the intertits of his
country y ,1'e is to be in trcxluctd to' the Di
re clory today, and we have reufou. to think
I the' ilcu.'s w Inch haVe arifen on this fubject,
v1(i!i uvttuii 111)11. iii u, uy iiitii m.uuu!, can
d.d) and amicable 'e;plabalion5. 1 Acircum-.
j ftancr which confirms ibis prcduiV.cn, "fihe
j rtci.l of liaSl'el, formerly reclor cf yerf;.ihrs,
1 --..1 u;,. ...:.k ..
.i:u iiiuiuiu ii.uuinu yviui a piTJ;5I. u!l CO
Paiii, ia coufccjuence of that frial Jyi.tni
v-iiiiih d llraclid the f 1 it tretfurftccf gevtrr
n tnt ; his ikpdiixii has lecn a:M.cti.Rid:u
tne pt!D.c paper& prer.a.ure y, rs ;t is c :y
afev.' days fnce h? was pcl'tiyely ncalltw.
Balial washoldi; cj?ru:ktcci wiih the d dc
vanl Marquis de Pc iei :, LcbiUu hit l(e- .
tary, fcrrr.cr'y fwpin -f t! c iioh.i'.t ..ry
tribunal, and a certain KHovviufiicalltr
jeantwl.oic ntMne v. p. ctly wtlil.i unn. h
appc ars that ib.s t !.c.t t l thofe r.vti;i.j lia$ -been
to create dUlfulc :.: J dct 1 1 in cur gc
vcru.nc.n, cl t're hit.;u'.::.scf tl.eLv'if.
It now ppta:.i ilia: tbh jcslc iTy Na?. v
juU and i!l IctUALd ; u:d we b.e a rhi 10
hope, th..t by rcdueig tj r.o.r.'r. tLe : u-
thiyrs st.d lontriyers ct !i;th dyrci UipV.,'
the ties ct fr krd(:..p 1 nd cud nei.n.li ui hi e d "
hi t ten the rv.o !c;-.a jf er, v. ;l! t'e k vef f : h
tiud, in a nar.cr :.it to be hrd.c::. V'e
alre;dy know that the C?i ;.ioii of !lv.;u,
yithi-r-j; tolfco vc.'CM.f !:f t(i. r'.y of the
' cantout,' h.is ici.Seuud to nki.os. icdr t the
t!.e
rrftuh'Kepf.b'.ic.
il.trait c t Ccn Trurcii, si.Twer to
Arch Duke Ci .ik, t.kcn fruu, journal
rre
41 ihitihcrs, jpu Ci thru fbr u rre
human Iked 1 Ytil'mcLftcr, U iw
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