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errandfon of Louis XIV, afcfncied throne cf
Spalu; lu cTeiy wMwfih .urrat-Hrftain.
h hern entaneled with either France or
firm finaW. ftie has had to contend witlv
oth, before the cxmclufioa of hoftilitles.'
fcveiak one period, whcaFrance quarrelled
with- SpiirJ, and Enand entered into an al
liance agamft.the lattery the Court of Ver
failles fiiddenly made peace wkh the Spani
ards,1 and bom united againft- Great Britain.
This appears, with, fouie.-variation in the
cirenmftances, likely to be the cafe at this
cniis
The eveninbefore the-Princefs Elizabeth
amvea--at i-orruuna, .! "S"1" - . -"-r
loaded with rice and fugar (lu
was
to - be ;
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carried in
th? Amelia, from Bengal)
there prize to a French fquadron that is crui
fin-roffthe Weftern IUands.
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O S T O N, Ofiober 28.
From MartisiqucC v .
Capt. Griffin informs that a new admiral
Indarrivedjhere from England, with a rein
forcement oftroops and fhipsrbr.the 'ftatibn:
.that about "jo fail of meriof war-and tranf-
ports were lying in the port he laft f ailed from
where a neer was collecting ior nr 1
on Gaudaloupep as loon : as the hurricane
months are over.
N E W-Y O R K, .November 3.
profperity or importune, this object w ill no:
ceale to demand ilie utmoit caresr.u ortum..
Ipection ' l..A , ; '
Hitherto the embaralltr.ents arillng from
competitionsancJ from the mfiuence4ncident
to them, have not been exjnencd they
have been .excluded by the uniform and uni
verfal confidence repofed" inthat illuilrious
patriot, whoYbeiner dhtinguiihed as the fa
therland cqrameirthis-ui!i
nes 01 great ana auuiTereuea rervices, -was
Prttrrlous is the peace and fenirirycf that
people win ;irc not prepared to defend them,
frlvr'y4 Pamir -mr to nVfervMhat this ftate
has but one port, and that, important as it is
Jojhe whole ihte, irsiituation cannot ver be
icrUiTcaticns that v. ere benn
Ttceomteufiqe4Ua4. it whappr orations .
unexam- J ana i.ne-evxJent utility or io arranMhir' and .
it tore- f tondnebng-qur 4ik;.I affairs, as that the kinds
The letter from captain. Anltrmher, to
lord Grenville, contains in it all that parade
of viftory and fuccefs which are always 1 dif
tinguilhablein the Britifli narrations, we can
only judge of this account by what we have
hitherto obferved in official detail's of retreats
&c. Amid the unparrelled brilliancy of(the
intrepid Buonaparte, 'we mull naturally con-
elude that every appearance or goou xortune,
on the fide of the. Aultrian troops would be
reprefented in the moft favourable manner.
'.England being involved in complicated evils by
the increafe of her enemies, and the general
uneafinefs among her merchants and manu
factures, nothing was left to give vigor to
. her meafures, or relief to her difconfolaied
fubjects, bur, the faint profpeel . ariiiiig from
the retreat of Jourdan. This letter of An - -ftruther
is intermixed as ufual with the gene
ral terms, "we hear"" it is faid" it
1 is reported,' but thefe occafionjl 'terms to
exprefs theirfucccfles, have now Lit their
force, aswefindinmoftinftances, that"av
hear" nothing more about them. He anti
cipates great defcrtions, "but we do riot riiul
' that any of thofe "naked"! fatigued"
" panick ftruck" " defponding "-
" mutinous " Sans Culottes havebeen o
vertaken by the Auftrians, or that any of them
have thrown themfelves upon the clemency
of prince Charles. ; The letter is very well
fcaloned to plele the palate of the Englifb
nation, and will afford a delicious diih to be
fervedup by the miniilry, to feed the vanity,
and excite the further defperation of that in
fatuated government.
November 7.
The Pope has already fent to the French
' Republic, a contribution of two millions of
Roman Crowns, which we fuppofc is more
than the amount of all the profits arifing from
the falc oFmdulgencies within the Catholic
, fee fince the period of the revolution. Such
is the viciflitude of human affairs ; he who,
was formerly in the habit of fcUingpardon to
others, is now compelled to purchafe his own
peace. ,
leciire. The
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arc uui unnnijiicu ; a;ui it appears to me to
merit confidtr.-iiiori, whether this port cun tf
therwiie be iecurej Uian !y Wilfully tortityl
ing the paffage at the .:rrcvs. It cannot
be too frequently rctrllcucd, ,;tbat Jea!ons of
alfo eminetttly qualified by an urcoriimor af-' peace and profperity 'are ti e froft favour-b)c
iembiage of virtues and talejitsJgrjttm im- 1. ior meaiures ?na-virks-r.t;tiv.k:iidiv.
portant and exalted ftation. ; T' : Corsiidcring the w hich ihe rlatepot--'
V But that extraordinary man, haying with ' leties ; the appropnatrons vh''ch have been
Aorablg'nvand- fortitude., conducted and vSl be 'made. for various public ufes, . the
the natioa through various viciiiitudesancv
unpropit.ous circumitances, to an
pled decree cf profperity , is now aboi
tire. Ivlark'n d has no: been accuiiomed to j may be sdvantacoiiily . manaredt-accounts:
lee tne nighett military ami civil powers or, wun inaiviauaisj-tgiUsrJy iet:led,and thebal-
a nation 10 receivea, uica, anu reugutu, as
"they havebeen in this glorious iuftance. E
very rtfiedjon and fentiment connected with
this intereliing fubject, will naturally arile in
your minds. May the fame benevolent, Wife,
and overruling Providence, which has fo
cpnftan t ly and rem arte bly iiiitained;and pro
tected us. nrelidexover the public deliberati
oiis.; nd funrages
It gives me plealhre to inform you that,
at a treaty held in this city under thrautljio;
rity of the Uiated States, a final agreement
has been concluded between this' ftate and the
Indian tribes who call theinfelvts the Sei'en
Nations of Canada. r Altho' their title to the
territory tbey Limed was hot unqueliiona
Covernox! Jav'i Speech to the Lcgiflature
ofKew-Vork, at opening the Sellion ou
the furft infl. ' :
Gentlemen cf the Senate and JJJl mbly
WHEN it i confidercd ho' greatly the
happinefs of every nation depends on the wifr
dom with w hich their government is adminil
Aere J, thfi occafion whidi has called you to.
gcther at this early feafon, cannot but be re
garded a unufually important.
Tlie period fixed for the" election of a Pre
fident of the United Slates is approaching ;
and themeafure preparatory to it in this.
flatc, arc now to be taken. In every poflible
firuttion of our national affairs, whether of
peace or war, of tranquility or ferment, of
b!
e, yet it -was
lUl5"t
d n'loreVonii'Uent with
found policy, fo. cxtinguilh their claims and
confequently their anhnoiities bv a fatisfaclo-
lance cine ti and froin thc:n'puntla4l!y paid.'
1 think it my duty to fugcit whether more
adequate prcvillon ;'cr lliciVobjcds lhould not -be
made- ; ''
Although louj taxes have for ye paft '
. been irxonliderabfe, lintl 'ajtliough there is at
prefent no profpect of our being prelled by
any ncctfiity toencrcafe thern, yet it is to be
prclutikd fj-bm the vic,.'Titudes which attend
human affaii s th.tgt .fome future, period
more ample contributions may becbne intiif.
penlable ; would it not therefore be prudent,
at this calm and tranquil feafon to adopt and '
eilablifh fuch rules and regulations for taxa
tion, as iK-ing perfectly confiftent with the
.principles of jullice and rational liberty, and
gradually acquiring the -advantages of cxpe
rience and ufage, may relieve ; this delicate
lnbjeci trom many of the perplexing queilions
ry fettlement, thjii kiive the Itate expofed-j. about principles, irede and manner, which
to the "mconv.cn'.ences ' wh'u h always rel'ult
from difputes wiih Indian tribes. Befides
conlidering our ftrengih and their compara
tive weakuefs, every appearance of taking
advantap-cs of that weakneis, vas to be avoid
ed. ' .
.The claims of the JMohawks to certain o
ther lands, ftill remain to be adjuitcd ; but
there is reafon to cxt ect that thefe may alfo
be amicably fettled ; and thnt the period is
rot Jar d.itant, when the Indians on our bor
ders, having convincing proofs of our juftice
and moderation, w ill by good offices, and a
friendly intei coiirfe be led to rely on our be
nevolence and protection, and to view our
profperity as connected with theirbwn.
, I fubmit to your conlideration, wliether
the payments to be annually made to the dif
ferent tribes who are entitled to them by
contracts with the Uate, Ihould not be fo or
dered, as that they may be punctually paid,
in a unilorm manner, and at a fixed expence.
v Difficulties were experienced in executing
the benevolent intentions of the Legilkmire
refpecting a Lazeretto in the vicinity of this
city. Ground conveniently lituatcd could not
be purthafed ; and the placing it on Govern
or's llland, where it could not have been c
rccted it a proper diltance from the garrifon,
was liable to ftrong objections. Thefc diffi
culties have been- removed by the liberality
of the Corporation of the city. They have
gratuitcufly conveyed Bedlow's Iflandtn the
Hate, for this and Tiuh other public ufes as
the Lcgiflature may from time to time dircrU
Certain building-., erected there by the French
Republic, have been purchafed,jnd prepared
to fefvc the purpofc of a Laicrctto for the
prefent but a Editions and alterations will
"be nccefiary ; and as precautious Ihould be
taken to prevent that i Hand from being fur
ther diminill.cd by ciuroacliinentiof the wa.
tcr, the appropriation of fomcmoney for thefc
objects w:ll be rcquilite.
' '1 he meafures j.refcr;bed by law to prevent
the bringing and f reading oi infectious d;f.
eafes in thb ibtc, have been taken, and faith,
fully cxecuied. It is hown er to be lament.
ed,1 that ca:cs of the like fever with that
fthithin the laftycar proved fo tatat to this
city, have occurred ; and there U at Prefent
very little rcafon to doubt whether that dil
eafe may be generated he 1 c. 1 he fubject of
nuifantcs therefore, having become inqwr.
tant to the faf cty at well as 10 the comfort of
our fellow titiiens, well tie frrvci the notice
and iatcrpoikivii of tlic Lcgiflature
at all times arc difficult, and which are parti,
culafly cn:barraliii!g in times of anxiety and -
agitation.
. ihe diitmTed fltuation in which the
French re.'ugees. from St. Domingo arrived
here, induced the Legillatui;e to provide for
them in a very bciieficien t manner. The
fume fillet tA ff tia'f rMnfUM1!,.... I,
...... w . w . ' viivi iujjui 1 nave lytcil ca
pended, and the accounts audited and fettled
many, of -thofe unfortunate perfons have
left the 'ftate ; but it is reprefented to me.
inac a numucror 0111 penons and children are
llill here, and in a fituation fo deftitute and
wretched, that I cannot forbear mentioning
it to you. They cannot with propriety be.
W1111UV.11.U j wiv jjvui ui tiny purilCUlar OU-
tricf their fate is peculiar as well as diitref
fing, and they appear to me as having become
by the dilpenfationsof Providence the poor
cf the ftate.
It often happens that perfons not urged
by tircumflances equally preiling, come into
the ftate, from dilh.it parts, and in many in.
itances becpnie bnrthenfome to it. This fub.
jeet feems to call for fome regulations, efpe
cially a the law heretofore palled relative to
it has ccafed to operate.
I ought not to omit informing you that
the honorable Mr. King having hem appoint- '
ed.Miniftcr Phnipotentiary to the Court of
Great-Britain, and accepted that place, his
feat in the fenatc of the United States has be-
.. eomc vacant. . " t
In ihe courfe of your dclibcfat'ons'on the
affairs of the ftate, and the :.cansofpreferv
ingnnd increafing the public welfare, many
uiterctling fubjeils will rife into view fuch
as ihcfc among ethers. The manner in
hich the fait fprings may be rendered moft
ufeful, and the woods in the nt ighbourhocxl
of them txft prefcrved. The facilities and
encouragonent that may be proper towards
obtaining an accurate map of the whole
ftate 1 he nccclfty of rendering the la wi rc
fpciting roads and bridges more cfiVual
and cf rcvifmg and amending tbofc which rc-
4ic iu ic iii. i.iu, d.iu inu.rcce incinipec
tion of certain of our ftaple commaJities. A$
thefc and various e ther objects derive iir.por
tancc from their relations to the general wel
fare, they will 1 a:n perfuaded receive a pro
portionate degree of )Ciir attcntio i; and I
aflurc you that it H r ulcfi my defae than my
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promolin,; the profperity and mpplncfs cf
our fellow citi.ens.
i . . JOHN JAY.
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