When all thefe mighty wonders I had heard, And confcious knew what vengeance was prepar'd, Oh! with what trembling was my foul poffeft, My quiv'ring lips all utterance fuppreft, Diftrefs and terror ev'ry way invade, Left God refute our finful tribes to aid, And our invet'rate foes with vengeful hand, Cut offour (mall remains and wafit the land. What tho' (O gracious Heav'n forbid the doom!) What tho' the fig tree fail to yield ber bloom; What tho' the teeming vine withold her juice, Nor labour'd fields, nor olive yards produce; What tho' our cattle, by infection, fall, The folds grow thin, and desolate the Hall, Yet will I raife my foul, and tune my voice, To great Jehovah's praile, and in his name rejoice. CRITO. NATURE gives all creatures Faithful guards from hoftile harms; 575 Monthly Chronology for for November, 1784. A Foreign News, HAMBURGH (Germany) Auguft 13. CCORDING to fome news-papers of credit, the forces in Sweeden and Denmark, never were upon a more refpe&table footing than under the two reigning Sovereigns. It is faid that the King of Sweden has 24,417 of national troops, and 9061 of foreign; the Danish troops amount to 9,180 foreign, 23,680 national troops, infantry, and 6292 cavalry, all in Denmark; at Norway 4,463 horse, and 27,660 foot. The artillery corps amounts to 3109 men. If to this we add ten regiments in the garrifon, the number of military forces in Denmark amounts to 78,015 men. LONDON, Sept. 1. . From the conduct of France in propofing and concluding new treaties with different powers, it appears that a combination is forming to alter the European ballance, nor are thefe alliances, fo frequently hinted at in the foreign papers, at all impoffible. Sept. 1. Dr. Franklin is faid to have been more than ordinarily me. thodical in the prefervation and arrangement of all the ftate papers relating to tranfa&tions in which he had been at all engaged. Not only duplicates and extracts, but copious annotations and memorandums being annexed by himself at the event of each concurrence, and in fuch a manner as feems to indicate, what we hope may be the fact, a design of pofthumous publication. Extract of a letter from Conftantino ple, Auguft 9. "Numerous troops of Spahis, from the interior Provinces of the Ottoman empire, are filing off towards Soffa, where, according to publick Dddd remour, an army of 100,000 men is Ö. 14. Extract of a letter from packet, which paffed up to Antwerp, fhip which lately failed down the An Evening Paper fays, that the Scheldt under Imperial colours, was fired upon by the three Dutch frigates who flopped her; upon which ed, but was afterwards permitted to the ftruck her colours, and (urrenderreturn to Antwerp. American News. CHARLESTOWN (S. Carolina) September 18. from New-Providence, we learn, By a gentleman lately arrived that the people called Loyalifts, who have lately quitted Eaft Florida, and taken refuge at New Providence, have given proofs of their loyalty in the following manner: On Sunday the 23d day of Auguft laft, being in ders of them had a drum beating and a house oppofite the church, the leafife playing during the afternoon fervice, to the great difturbance of the congregation; and in the evening they got poffeffion of the church,and kept ringing the bells at intervals till near midnight. On the Friday following they went up, in number about twelve or thirteen, on horfeparaded through the high roads, and back, to the eaft ward, where they in the afternoon came down in an preceded by two Negroes carrying Indian file, with drums beating, and hatchets hatchets on their thoulders, two boats belonging to the Porcupine floop of war keeping way with them, fully manned. In this manner they proceeded along the ftrand, headed by the Captain of the faid man of war, with his cutlafs drawn and a piftol by his fide. When the court inet at the end of the month, two of them went into the court, abufed the bench, denied the authority of the Governour and of the Court, and at laf fo far gained their ends as to have. the court adjourned to the next term: They have formed themselves into a Committee, appointed a Chairman and Secretary, and are endeavouring to overturn the conftitution of the government, and to eret on the Tuins thereof their favourite banner of anarchy and confusion. It is rumoured that the refugees intend to make a defcent from the Bahama Ilands upon fome part of the Spanish Main, and by force to fettle themselves wi.ere they please. PHILADELPHIA, November 9. At a Convention of Clergy and Lay Deputies in the proteflant Epifcopal Church in the United States of America, held in New York, October 6th and 7th, 1784. Prefent, Delegates from Connecticut, New York, New Jerfey, Penn. fylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. THE body now affembled recommend to the clergy and congrega. tons of their Communion in the States, reprefented as above, and proposed to thofe of the other States not reprefented, that as foon as they hall have organized or affociated themfelves in the States to which they sefpectively belong, agreeably to fuch rules as they think proper, they unite in a general ecclefiical conftitution, en the following fundamental principles. I That there fhall be a general Convention of the Epifcopal Church in the United States of America. II That the Epifcopal Church in each State fend Deputies to the Convention,confifting of clergy and laity. III. That allociated congregati ons in two or more States, may fend deputies jointly. IV. That the faid church fhail maintain the doctrines of the gospel as now held by the church of Eugland, and fhall adhere to the liturgy of the said church, as far as shall be confiftent with the American revolution, and the conftitutions of the refpe&tive States. V. That in every State where there fhall be a Bishop duly confecrated and fettled, he thall be confidered as a member of the convention, ex officio. VI. That the clergy and laity affembled in convention, fhall del berate in one body, but fhall vote feperately; and the concurrence of both thall be neceffary to give validity to every measure. VII. That the firft meeting of the convention fhall be at Philade!phia, on Tuesday before the feast of St. Michael next to which it is hoped and earnefly defired that the epifcopal churches in the respective States, will fend their clerical and lay depu ties, duly inftructed and authorifed to proceed on the neceffary bufefs herein propofed for their deliberation. Signed by order of the Convention, WILLIAM SMITH, D.D. NEW YORK, November 11. By the hip Fortune, Captain Hayden, arrived here on Thursday laft, in thirty five days from Amfterdam, we have received information that the following gentlemen are appointed CONSULS by their High Mightieffes the United States of Holland, to the United States of America: For Maffachusetts Bay and NewHampshire, Didarick Laertouwer. For Rhode Island and Connecticut, Chriftian Coenraad Backman. For New York and New Jersey, Herman Le Rɔy. For Peanfylvania, Jan Hendrick Chriflian Heineker. For Maryland and Virginia,Adriaan Vealk. North and South Carolina and Georgia, Jan Boanen Graves. And we are told that the prospec of immediate hoftilities commencing again the Republic of Holland, by the the Emperor of Germany, greatly agitated the whole people of Holland, and fenfibly affected their commerce, fo that no infurance on fhipping could be obtained but on very limited con-ditions. Nov. 16. Sunday arrived his Moft Chriftian Majefty's Packet, le Courier d'Europe, Captain Corn ck, from L'Orient, by whom we have received the Royal Paris Gazettes to the 21st of September; they contain nothing new or interefting, except a confirmation of an approaching_rupture between the Emperor of Germany and the Dutch, which now appears inevitable; the Emperor is indefatigable in reviewing his troops in perfon through the wide extended domains, and making every prepara. tion for bringing his numerous hofts into the field. HARTFORD, November 16. A treaty between the United States and the Six Indian Nations, has been concluded at Fort Stanwix, by which peace is confirmed to the late hoftile tribes the Senecas, Mohawks, Onondagoes and Cayugas, upon their having delivered into the hands of the Commiffioners of the United States, fix hoftages, who are Sachems and warriors, to remain in the power of the United States until all the prifoners in the hands of the late hoftile tribes fhall be delivered up, which it is expected will be foon performed; and alfo upon the condition of a boundary line having been agreed to, between the United States and the poffeffions of the Six Nations; by this line a large territory is yielded by thofe Nations to the United States. BOSTON, November 8. His Excellency William Livingston, Efq; is re elected Governour of the State of New Jersey. Nov. 11. At a late meeting of the Cenfors of the Maffachusetts Medical Society, Larkin Thorndike, jun. a candidate for the practice of phyfic and furgery, was examined and approved. This day was executed at Taunton, John Dixon, pursuant to his fentence for Burglary. 18. Saturday laft his Excellency the Governor. was pleafed to ad. journ the Honourable General Court of this Commonwealth, to the third Wednesday in January next; having given his affent to the following Aas, viz. An Act for incorporating the congregational Church in the town of Charlton, with certain other inhabitants of the faid town, into a distinct parish. An A&t afcertaining the rates at which coined filver and gold, and English half-pence and farthings, may pafs within this commonwealth. An A& prefcribing forms of writs in civil cautes, and directing the mode of proceeding therein. An Act empowering the inhabie tants of the county of Lincoln, eaftward of Union River, to choose a Regifter of Deeds, and for the establishing a Court of probate, to be holden within and for all that part of the faid county, which lies to the eastward of faid River. An A&t regulating the exportation of flax feed, pot afh, pearl afh, beef, pork, barrelled fish, and dried fith. An A& in addition to an A&, made and paffed the prefent year, intitled, "an A&t for repealing two laws of this State, and for afferting the right of this free and fovereign Commonwealth, to expel fuch aliens as may be dangerous to the peace and good order of Government." An A&t for establishing a school in the north parifh of Hingham, by the name of Derby fchool, and for appointing and incorporating trustees of the faid fchool. An A&t empowering the delegates of this Commonwealth, in the United States in Congrefs affembled, to relinquish to the United States cer-, tain lands the property of this Commonwealth. In the last feffion of the Legiflature, the hon. John Lowell, Efq; and Rufus King, Eiq; were chofen as Delegates to reprefent this Commonwealth in Congrefs, in the room of the hon. F. Dana, and T. Dalton, Efquires, who have refigned. Yesterday the (weekly) Medical Leatures of the University commenced at Combridge for the feafon. This day were executed at Cam-. bridge, agreeable to their fentence, Joh John Sullivan, and Richard Barrick, for H gh way Bobbery, and Alexander White, for Piracy. the treaty had placed them; and if the eftates were wholly, or partially confifcated by that, there was no neceffity for the aft, and if they were Proceedings of the General not, it must be an unlawful one, Tat Court. THE affairs of the abfentees were confidered as at the laft fitting in two diftinct views, the one with respect to their perfons, the other with refpect to their eftates and credits; the latter of thefe fubjects, though not indeed the cause of more oppofite and decided opinions than the former, was nevertheless productive of more fpecious and perfuafive reafons for fupporting the principles on which each fide relied. It was introduced by the further confideration of the bill which was referred from the last fitting, the contested principles of which we may recolle to have been, the confifcating of fuch real eftates of abfentees as were leafed, to the amount of the leafe, and the witholding of intereft on debts due to them for the term of the war. But thefe principles, fo far as they refpected intereft on debts, were afterwards extended to all fuch as were due to British subje&s in general. It was urged against the bill, that all proceedings of the kind which it feemed to hold up, would be futile in them felves, fince it would be merely an a explanatory of the treaty of peace, and of a nature which this legiflature could have no right to make it: for, the right of explaining treaties refting wholly in the powers that formed them, this buûnefs could belong to Congrefs only. If the oppofite dot. rine were true, then every ftate in the union would have a right to put their own confiruftien en any article in queftion, and might each have a differeat opinion from the other, and all of them perhaps from those who framed it; ly which means, treaties would become the most indefinite and fallible of all agreements, and the authority of Congreís merely ideal. But, fuppofing this legiflature bad a right to explain the treaty in any cafe, how far was it fafe for them to do it with refpect to the objects of the bill in debate? It would have all the evils, of a retrospective law, fince all things ought to fland in the fituation wherein danger of declaratory laws was frongly infifted on. The cafe was compared to that of the treafon laws in Eng. land which were made an engine in the hands of the judges for the vileft purpofes; and though a declaratory act was made to put an end to these evils, as was observed by the gentle men of the oppofite fide of the queftion, by determining what should and what should not be treason; yet this was no precedent for the bill, as the remedy there looked forward and af fected only future acts, whereas in the propofed cafe, the provifion must be retrofpective. The reafoning used at the last fitting, that prohibiting the payment of intereft on debts due to abfentees was implicitly acknowledging that the principal was not confil. cated, again occurred in the debates; but the object of the houfe being enlarged by extending the prohibition to debts due to all British subjects, it could now flrike with but partial force. The advocates for the bill urged that the treaty of peace could be no more than the law of the land; and it was as abfurd to (ay, that the legislature could not explain and conftrue that, as they did other laws. And as to the different determinations which might arife from every flate's undertaking to decide on the treaty, this was no greater obje&ion than lay against all judicial proceedings wherein the jury of one county might determine differently from the jury of another on the fame law. But, not to infift further upon this argument, fuppoling that the right of confireing the treaty refted wholly with Congrefs, they themselves had declared the principles on which the bill was predicated in part, to be juft and lawful; for it could not be denied that in a refolve inftructing the foreign minifters on the subject, they had faid, that it was not reasonable, that the people of America fhould be obliged to pay intereft on debts due to Britons, at a time when their produce was precluded from foreign marts,and they had become the involuntary in furers |