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T H U R S D A Y, J a nuar y i, 1789.
Numb. 156.
POLITICAL STATE of EUROPE,
: for October, i783.---From a late Britifh
publication. - -
Belligerent Powers.
A LMQSTa whole campaign has elapfed
jfX fince the Imperialifts took the field, with
out producing one military achievement, ei
ther important or glorious to their arhis. The
foi trefles of Qczakow, Choczim arid Belgrade,
which they had devoted, in idea, to inevitable
capture; or demolition, have refitted the utmblt
efforts of their power. The Emperor, inftead
of marching his army, as became an aggreflbr,
into .the dominions of the Turks, .is reduced
to the mortifying fituation of ailing upon the
defenfive, in confcquence of his own territo-v
""ITeTeTnj
incurfion of the enemy . The invincible lland-
-ard'Of Mahometwavertriu "iiT ph aiiTm t i ie B a n -nat
of Temefwar; while the Emperor has, at
laft, thought proper to refign the command of
his principal army to.Mafihal Laiuiohn, who
ought from the beginning to have held it." Un
der the conduct of that brave and experienced
commander, the Imperial troops have gained
an advantage at JDubicza nd he has thence
proceeded with the army to attempt the reduc
tion of Novi." But while the great fortreflfes
' continue impregnable, no biting iniprefiicm.
can be made by the Imperialtfts upon the do
minions of the Porte, f " : r
Irt the North, both naval and military ope
rations feem to be equally fufpended. No new
action .has taken place, either in the Black Sea
or the Baltic j and though the Swedes hAve not
. - evacuated Finland, they remain , as yet unat
tacked by the army of the Czarina.
. . ' : D EM M A RK.-v ... '.
their prefent embarralTinent, he cannot, con-,
fiftently with common prudence, recommend
TheccwSpITlhment of a peace between Ruf
fia and Sweden feems at prefent to be the ob-
. ject of Denmark ; who, judging, it moft.pru--dent
to preclude, if poflible, the ntceflity of
her own interpofition, is more dcllrous of ex
tinguilhing than Supporting the fl.ime-lvyhich
has been kindled in the North. If,- however,
as there is reafon to think, the dtfign of Swe
. den was merely to make a diverfum in favour
of the Ottoman power, it is probable that any
endeavours to reftore tranquilly wil( lead to a
general 'jpacifi ca tion. Th e;lifipe'rial .allies muft -
" by" this time he convinced that the refojuiion of
extirpating the Turks from Europe wai a pro
ject no leis chimerical than u njuil j and they
cannot but fecretly wi(h for the termination of
lJCThrc ft J rams tTirovraniti-eaAire
without the prolpect of any advantage, but,
oh the contrary, of difgrace towthQir,arms.-
-me remit ot this attempt may teach them to
eltimate more juftly . both their own and the
Ottoman power: -and, if they can
3gair. k the .latter with all their united exertions,
ingjt Tn theirtleparate -capacity 7"'" - r"
t ' . ' . France )il :(
' The partial change whieh4ook place in; the
French Mmiftryj the preceding month, has in
- this, been followed by a total revolution in
, the cabinet. -The Aj chbi (hop of Sens has at
lengthpexiepced the effeBs3f, tnaTgeneral
( odium which the arbitral-jf ejaTtfresLi.'.'Ke:. p'ur.fi;:
could npt fail of exciting againft hi mm the
q'cd his pumiblffSiir
be moft agreeable to the people. The recalling
, of the Parliaments, therefore, will doubtlefs
be an 1 ndifpen fable o bjecl of the heW Mi i (try ;
and that an edift for this purpofe,1 reinftating
them likewife, in their rights .-land privileges,
I has not hitherto been ilfued, mutt be afcri bed
entirely to the circumftance, that the offices in
the cabinet are -not yet completely, arranged.-
The extremely difordered ftate of the French
revenue has, at this time, not only refcued the
liberties of the people from the meditated en
croachment of the crown, but proved, the fa-
1 lutary means of reltraining the flames of war
Trom a more-extenfive conflagration over Eu -
rope. 1 he inactivity or prance in the prelent
L O N ' D O N, Oaober4.
The following is a proof that no foriuney
however ampler" wil lfecure its roifefTor from
poverty, while the paths of vice and infamy
are purfued : A few days ago died in prifon ,
Charles Anderfon," who had Jbeen confined for
upwards of four years for debt. In the early ;
part of his life he married the daughter of a
Weft-India merchant j with whom he received
a fortune of i2,;sol. per annum. Although
- his lady was pofleflTed of every rational and per-
lonal attraction that could give relicity to the
inclination ; and, while (he publicly-obferves
a neutrality, which file is unable to violate,
there is the ftKongelt reafon to fufpeft that (he
is fecretly engaged in the inconliftent and com
plicated artifices of fomenting both war and
peace at the fame time She," undoubtedly,'
exerted her influence in exciting the warlike
preparations of Sweden j ; and (he ieems to be
now no lefs affiduousln endeavouring to nego
ciate a peace amongft the belligerent powers.
We wim that her character as a mediator were,
not blended with that of an incendiary. But,
amidft her apparent folicitude.for cxtinguimihg
the flames of war, there is ground to fufpeft
that flie is again employed in. roufing the em- -,
bers of faction which weie, in fpite cf all her
efforts to the contrary, Tmoihered in Holland
daft year. The plan of her garrifoning the
towns of ! Auftrian Brabant and Flanders,r to
accommodate the "Emperor, is a rheafure-hei
ther favourable to the Security of the United.
Provinces, nor very con fiftent with the conducl
of-,a.:Pyeivproffnrcly-neural. But her ma
trimonial alliance with Anitria, joined ro the
emnarrarTed ftate of her own finances, has at
this period involved her councils in a degtce of -perplexity
never before experienced, amidft her
uniform though various, purfuils of ambition
and national intereft. ." ; ,
-: -5 -" Naples.
A difpute between a Sovereign and the Pope
ufually. terminates, -in -modern-times,- tothe-
detrhnent of ilthe Romi (h Hierarchyrz 'The
conjugal ftate, yet, : unfortunately for him . and
her, he in a (hort time.. conceived fuch an un
conquerable averiion to his own .home, as to
, abandon his wife and refide at Paris. Here
JhtliyedJ
tion and debauchery, totally unfolicitou9 about
co n j u n 6t u re, , i s:a jneuigfLneceiri ty,riot-of-J--h i s-1 ad y, He-kept-feVeraomerfi-
neprotuieiy lavuned away. nis fortune. Alter
feven years abfence, the dreadful effefts of a
diflipated life began fo far to operate, as to in
duce him to form a refolution to return to hit
native country and live with his much injured
wife" the remainder of his days. With this
view he arrived in England ; but happening to
call at a certain hotel, where he met with a
beautiful demirep, he was fo fafcinated with her
charms, that in the ardour of his pallion he
made her the moft liberal overtures, which
Ihe readily accepted. : He immediately, gave
orders for his baggage to be refhippedi and
conveyed his new miftrefsto the Continent.
Hav irig by his perfidy occafioned the 1 death of
his -wife, who died of a broken heart, arid
having walled the whole of his fortune by hi
extravagant debaucheries, he returned to Eng
land, where he contra 61 ed debts, which not
rbengHaWe-teHpay j- he-vrrefledmlHent-to-"
gaol, where he continued, in great diftrefs till
the hour of his death. - . ;
King of Naples has not only peremptorily re
fused to fend the haquene, or white horfe, and
feveiijbpjLiland
- the Po t j fly i n future, to nominateany biftiop
ric within his tlem inions. .,,He-has alio prohi-
libttedany application to Rome ftrdiip
ana, not content with this rertrictiony has de
clared all the religious orders " independent of
proof of this Pi i rice's Telblutibn to make off
the ufurpation "of Rome," it is affirmed that be
has figned a fentencej dec la ring the marriage of
Donna Maria, de Cardenas tobe null.. The
Pope has taken fire at this new exercife'of re
gal authority, and enjoined the clergy pofitive-
nor prevail . yjiigir i-pipg.
ly r.ot to marry her again,-declaring, that by
this 'aclL Ijis
t hFpa pal j urifdiction are flagranti y violated .
nis Ibvereiirn : .an i unt&iiivocal riroof that "the
King was fmcerely difpofed to the plan of ex-
emtfnl'Tlie royaTrerogative. Mr. Neckar
- ww. Wg v nicij jtnown as a nnapcier, nis princi
ples reciing the governiiuht and cbnftituti
on of the kingdom, ieem nutlet to be clearly
afeeitained. . But we may be well allured, '
hat,U4intittthe finances-zxt::::iftxfc&hQm
and the church dilhonoured and profaned. But
inernanaateoT; nis uoiineis ieems to meet with
lill-ja
pleafure; I fthe voice of (rumour may be ere.
.dited, the King of Naples will f(xn manifeft,
GREATNESS of MIND in His MA JESTY.
His Majelty, who with a magnanimity that
vdoes him the greatelt honour, hefitated' not
moment to receive his Excellency, Mr Adams,
as Mi'nifteriPJcntpotenjtjjryrpfitheUnjtea
States, treating hiri at all . times, whenever he
; prefented bimfelf at Court, with becoming at
tention. ! HU fpeech on the occafiony (hewing
Hroenlplfticf tf eeis or ' hit-mma,'
is worthy or public notice t
I wifli you, ;Sir,t(the King laid tO;Mf.
Adams, at his firft audience) " to believe, and
thatit may'heiindjjr
have done nothing in the late cbnteft but what
I thought myfelf, indilpenfabiy bound to do by '
the duty - which l owed to my people, I will .
oe very tranic with youf air : 1 was tne talt to'
conlent to the feparation ; but ' the feparation "
being made, and having beeii inevitable, I hava
always faid as I now fay, that I will be the laft
to difturb the indejwhdence of the United States
or in any way infringe, their rights. v
rcr a iving thus to receive ana aacireis one
who had been his fubjeft, in a diplomatiefcha
racler, commiflioned by thofe who hadi'ten in
!h allegiance and nowaclin-avereignjLi
indepehdeFt of him,' is ho common event.
The Tow minded Prince, , and' what is equally
rrdictllouSi-Tthe iiighminda fubteft, like the
women of ueno;i, whocpnhdered themlelves
as
ileenoBfcwb
it. 1 hey would wave thought the reception ot s
a Minifteri in "thefe circimftariceii Iwneath the
tramnreiM
rity to the character of the fovereign ,who firft
aboli (lied the Pope's fupremacy in England.
But there "is no fymptonvto indicate that artV
fTormatibh -of the church will refult from the
abolition of papal fupremacy, in the domjniont
of Naples I-".; ; : ta'-T. . J??TtTy:
aftewardX might deinahd, nay, hjs Very pre-; r a
fence at court, as an infult His Majefty hovV-rr:
everxwas better lnftructed -'in the principle! ot c
found policy, and, therefore, 'conducting him
Hfelf witfr nianlinlon-
gave" his fubjecls a ufeful hfTon, - He taught v
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