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If. 1 & ;l - r 1 )' IF- r.t- r It: :7 ' tnern t6iSbmit tb inevitable neceKty, rfotonly without repining, put withgracera be following is the Emprefs of Rujfia's letter written by. h erf elf , ami conveyed by a fecial, courier to Admiral Greit (the brave Caledo nian) after the atfionjwith the SvJediJh fqud-drQn-M$u!yJqft " To tftt .worthy and braye, &c. xcr '' . f? We fhould. be wanting in that gratitude andpolitehclV, which fliould ever diltinguifli S('ereignsj wot we wj.tU'Uie utmoit fpeed A convey to: you"(arid Quf oilrbrave andallant oiBctrs- a'nd feamen of our fleet, who have prov ed thenifelvjes worthy of their country) our ap probation of your exemplary conduit j and the obligations which we owe you tor. your intrepid conduct in your engagement with, our enemy 'the fleet' of theSwediuY King. To the conltant exert ion jcif X?Mt. "ahilfties, a.nd . your zeal for the common caufe of ourlelvrs, and the whale Ruflian empire,, may, under God, be "attributed the' very fignal viclory you have gained j and we havener the filial left doubt, but that every part of eur dominions where this event (ball be tranfmitted, Will be- grief we read the record of thbfV poltrdons, who. unable to catch fire from the fpiottd exer tions of their fellow-warriors, have To ligjnalized ' themfelvesiif4 the annals of treafonable cowards j Y and to whole- cowardice the Swedes liaveto 1 , boaft that any fliip of their tier t efcaped when fo- encountered ; and the more particularly that l heir High Admiral cfc aped, when twice fo nearly within their power to have captured. . ' As we tarke upon ourfelves the fole. power to reward themeritorious, we" (Jrdl take, lignal care for the very exemplary puniftiment of the guilty. ' '"'" ' ' " We beg therefore, that you, would your- iBfceepUH , we trouble you to communicate the lame to our other worthy and animated officers and feamen. It is our pleafure that the delinquents mention ed in your official letters, be immediately brought to Cronftadt, to wait our further dif- pleafurk. Y .-'.'' .... We fincerely wifli you anil all with you health, nd the nioft (ignal aifjrtance of the - mighty God, whole aid we have invoked, and of whole affiftance we cannot doubt in a caufe iXour Services wuT perpetually live: in our remembrance ; andtne annals of our country inu it convey our frames to polleuty with reve rence and Iwjth wv&. I i "So faying we recommend you to God's keeping eveiv j . " Dom at Peterfburg, the zd of July, in the yearof Grace 1988. CATHARINE. r-wry i Sir' - s l 11 1 iving ot 5weuen qoes not teem jiKeiy lort the character of fo in e 0 f h i s - p re a t - ind fta with great alacr ity and confidence ; but, excepting his naval engagement, nothing frems tb have been well conduced. He thought to take'Ruffian Finland, and tveA Petei (b'urg", by a coup de main j but his troops Jiave done no- thing ; they ' have rather loit than gained any advantages, and are now feeling the want of TrecellkriesT f vvm an ha tVgtHippfemdeiit in-'1' Vva Hon of art enemy's count ry . The Ki ng be -gins, they fay, to repent talks of" being-open to a ieafuoabl e peace f but as that cannot io 'iyly with ttie" demand of the Danifh Govern ment,,wntcn'wiu ne very loon iuiuucm. , .1 he reports ot a aecmve cngagcjiicMi. 19- tweenthe Jbmperor s army ana me 1 uf m, yet are fo deftitute of any thing like proof, that no -credit can be given them . , uur new autueq ticated accounts bv the laft mails, hsve not duced us-Jto alter our opinion refpecltng the progrels ot -wie wa4. .ine ieajn is imiuu y- vcr, and uniels the next, or tne rouowing mans ;bnhYroiraccountof"rt m- nn-imnoitant Dtft Gained, we cannot but be of o'pinion? that after an hnmetrfe expence of oien aiiJ raoney the ImperliftsTjaVe not made any progrels;;onrthe Ottoman terruoi-ies. .1 ne important fortrelfes ftill remain- rmpregnable--and the Grand Vizier gives daily proofs of his (kill, bravery and generalfhip, which" were not espefled from him by hisnemies. The Imperial Jofeph gained little honou.r by the conqueft of Dubicza about 1400 Turks hid dawn their arms, and furrendcrcd prilbn ers of war' to 2000 of the Imperialifts, who are faid to be the belt difciplined troops in Eu rope, ' '" The firft damper which may fee expeaed to cool the courage pt the Imperial belligerents Is the expcnce"attenuing ihetrprefentefrgns-ir- the Turk 1 ill empire an expence oeyona an uc-lief-i-and which it will be impofiible long to defray. "v" "7 ' - - r ;- : -7 - . Inlcafe the Emperor gets pretty near Con ftantihople, the IriJli brigade mean to offer their Te"ryicelsrrManteer-at;--i the Serarlio ! ; ' ' B 0 S T ;.- O N, November i0. Sketch of the bufinefs of the General Court. Saturday, November 23, 178. w A mefiuge was. received from the Hon. Se nate, on the fubjeft of the elei)ion of Sena tors of the United States, in which if appear ed,-- that they non-concurred the choice or ur. -4t -.. . , . . 1 to roQikMi'mnged''; the .lettrsy this mail lay,' that a truce of two months is in agitation j if - that takes place, it will be too late to recom- tnende hoftilities without convening the- States, eandtakih This - is the line of the con ftitu tion j hu t the officers ryjPughittohave: pr fbrejthey were. brought ;.'oii; the. enemy's land. The King of Sweden has, however, gained. a . prevented the Ruflian fleet from failing Jout of rtheBalticlo the Mediterranea,itlns:fummer for it muft "now 1)e too late forT thafppedttibn to take pjace. Y' r. . :--- '. ,;v ' ' v . w The Turks have been worfted in fome fkir miflies in Croatia where the activity of the renowned Auftfiao General La udohn how be : gins to turn the facei-of "a-ffairs;Y:'" : -'Y"-; -' ' : S Oclober 6. Yelieday fnoi hirig advices wer-e. - received from Hamburgh; , that pe Reger,cyof vthat City had recei ved, public notice from the Y Co urt of Dciinai k to provide, with a! I poffihle-. expedition,- its q ubt a-of -itw td'man the Uanith men of war how fitting out atlCopenhagen , and jul3j;tadyfera Itis.. nov-aecdrdiligto tn nialthat Depmark will final'yjoin airits-for-; cestcraid theuffians,and that an important ' rupture with S wedtn is at f no , ' reat; dittance The Regency of Hamburg j s preparing to com - i Jaryis, and fent down for concurrence,- the Hon . rfzorOrne, Efq. The houie then again proceeded to bal lot for one Senator when the Hh. Vlr. Ow,was 'non-concurred." and Charles Jarvist Efq. a third time le6fed by the houie, and lent up. . In the afternoon,' the Senate fentAanother melfageto the hofej inwhich it.appeared, that they had again non-concurred Dr,, Jarvis, and fent dowh, the Hon. Trijlram Daltoli, which being read, '7 ' i Dr. jfarvis rofe, and requeued the indul gence pf the houfe a.few momentsHe hoped to beexcufed, if he could not do juftice to his feelings on the occafion, on account of a fevere inflammation inhis breaft, with which he had fome time beenafFecled The DoBor fpoke in a low vciceatfd 'was called on toyaife it But he declaieditjmpoflTible that he would with pieaiure 00 it it- ne couia out i r-necouia, ne - wascTmvTnTettT wTrolty . ouTofThis power, y any ftrength of language, or force of exprtflion, to communicate an adequate idea ofthe deep emotions of gratitude which hcjt-ljifor the uniform and manly fupport he had fo often received from a large and rejpecla ble rtiajority of the houfe Their fuflfrages, he laid did him the higheft honor andthe fenfa- TtOTffohiyiiTn3Te fnd; woul d on ! yr teniinare with his life This pleafure, he faiil, was heightened by the confeioufnefs of ihii nia yin fol i cite d on h h part If this is not the cafe,- faid he, let a fin gle iiiftance be prod u ced to the co n tr a r y . It was now his d warm . eftacknowledginttohir 00 the tc cafion, and to requeft them no longer to pro traiSt a conteft, which, perhaps, might not ipeed il y he t e m inated ; I n the prefent Itate pf jthe country, juft recovering. from the diftrefTes jof "aiC; tKj r "iftv-! w'h'irh ' Senators were. chofen at this feffion, or the next. were the reafons afiigned for referijng f Thefe were aiifwered by gentlemen on the other fide and the queftion of reference was determined by yeas and nays yeas 69 nays 79 fo itr paffed i n the : negati vcon which the ho u Ctr proceeded toballot fora Senator and on the firft;baUotr::the committee reported, that the" whole.number of votes were 15679 making -a-hoice : -That the-MonNMhan DaKth 74 the Hon. Trijlram Daliort 71 and that no1 one was chofen.- In Hie fecond ballot, thf whole number was "4St73 rnaking a choice the Hon. hathan Dane, Efq. having 74 votes was chofen by the hoofe, and fent up' to the Senate. The houfe then adjourned'. " Monday, ihwmber ; " A meflage from the Hon I Senate was receive ed, non concurring the choie'e of .,Mr. Daner Taiid again fending down Mr. Daltoff on which,, after another motion for referring it to the next feflion, was difcufledY an loft, the houfe pro ceeded to the choire j and on the fecond ballot,, the committee railed for that purpofe. reported,, the whole number of votes to'be r4 5 73 mak ing a choice that the Hon. Triftrcto Daltonr -EfqFhadyj prelent this Commonwealth in the Congrefs o the United States'.. : . Y - V - -iv ' ' ' mriatljJ '!! , .-. W O R C E S T;E Rf November 25. 1 The public are cautioned to beware of conn terfeic Spaniflj milled dollars of the year 1786 they are fo well executed that it requires at tention to diftinguillt thernrOn being thrown .onr a table they found rather fliarper than the good ones they, have not the leaft appearance tof being counterfeit,' except you rub them on i fmooth board and then with a wet finger go over the place fo rubbed, when they look a lit- ie brally on being cut with a knife, or engrav rj tlrey appear 1 i kefd vcr, and will bear conhV- erable-rraTrmTmg4etmt! 1 rnggsaaani , P H I LA DKLNi I Ay Dec. 3. Extracl ofA ktter from a gentleman in. Brrmu da, to his r friend in this ett, dated November1 .1, 1788. : - ------,- '. We have a change of Governors, our for mer one is called home oh bufintfs fo impor tant; "that he has taken his paflage at this fear fon of . the year. Our late one has orders to garrifon the ifland, in the ftrongeft manner pof fible, not one place is ' omitted a toi tification that is .any ways necefTary but for, What rea fon I cannot tell. We have Aa great quantity of military ftores lately arnveii, and a greater fupply ex peeled, with a number of troops, and three guard-ftiips of 40 guns each." Extract of a letter Jrom Fort Harmar, Nov. 3. " The treaty at laft is in a fair way to com mence, unexpectedly too, I believe, the Indi--anhave been4a-v among themfelves, but are now coming in. WTe have the Governor Cominiffioners and Captain Hutchins with us.' the neceifity of the times has occafioned, every mark of ceconomy, the Doctor faid, became af cohfei ueiice.--The expence of the' prefent jppofitiun to the wiflies of the houfe,. has aL, re ad y lieen con flder abl e an d lie wiflied It ngui iwi uc-augmentea : 1 n ere lore ne moit cneerruy reugnea nis pretenuon-r-and hopea that foiti Mother berfoii" might' b foirndr who would htecipiocaily agreeable--For-hiuifelf, hlaid, gvva3iul-f fatished mm the . ze and conttaincy! "of,' attachment, ;;: w hich had been dlftdiyettM hlyouahd hs - -nitgnt-ne-one aay itrms power toconvince tne- - hoiife, by more than wordlTthat he r was not -Jrrvjotil tthqujit ehoic at theprefe n tiqn was niadefor referringf'tt to the next fef-' fion of tliel general court the'late period of the ieffiOTUfc ablerice oaiiumber of the meraV B A L T I M O R E, . December it. Extras! of a letter from a correfpondent; dated t, Nov. 15, 1782. jj n pafTTngn hTough Virginia, on my jet urn from Charlefton South-CKolinav il found all -federal, and firmly attachedto the conftitutiotw -juntil Jca m e. t q Ri chmou d , wheie the A 1 fem b ly - was then fitting. " I attended the Houfe of Delegates upwards of two days,- heanl a great Jealof ,defultory talk-, Tome declamation, fome" viiulent "invec ti ve, which did not appear; to( come from a- be nevolent heart, and a g:e.at quantity of whin ing can't, addrenccLto the paflion of jheweak- er -members, holding forth-that they muft enter . into certain reolves to quiet the minds of the of Virginia. 'T had travelled three -hundred miles 'thro the ftate, and as far as I difcovered, found eve ry man's mind at eafe and quiet, until I came to.the Aflcmjbjy j T me that they were nfing their utmoft tndcavourr to difturb and difquiet the minds ofthe. peo ple, by afTerting, without advancing one res fon ofargumeA niollYvalu-.." .a.ble rights jwerejn danger. , v: r-r l: 'Mnx'bort, their fpeeches greatly reiembled -iliat I had often heard vithgre at indignation v6?51 u5h4 Ifiand - and. upon:enuiry found, -ihat-many-gentle Ithf mfenf Virginia 4a tt3c.hed4ofapKiFr icuucr laws, as my own counrrvmen. v klLHowever,-it wasvith pltaf ure thatIeii; cci,ycu liuciiigcncc, wnicn rrom my own ooiei vation I believe to be authentic, that the majof rity pf the prefent AfTembly . arc only a faflion j : IS- '" 1 'J. ' ' - 1,:
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