tion triumphant in the fleet, think it their duty to make known to the National Aflembly, the diforders which it is totally out of their power to remedy, and to requeft that you, Sir, would be pleased to be their Sepaker. "It is not for themselves that they are alarmed; but they dread the thought of being obliged, in the day of battle, to witnefs their own difgrace, and that of the French flag. "If the riots, which the failors are geity of, be produced by the intrigues of enemies, no time fhould be loft in difcovering and punishing those who are the caufe of fo much mischief. "But if this infubordination proceeds from a diflike to the officers, hurt as they must be to be fuperfeded by others, yet they would not only fubmit, but rejoice to fee their fucceffors reflore order and difcipline, and lead the failors to glory. "They would add this facrifice to many others which they have already måde for the fake of public tranquillity; and would earneftly pray, that their fucceffors might enforce that obedience which has been refufed to themselves." NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. October 28. M. Chaffey, member of the Ecclefiaftical Committee, gave an account of feveral religious establishments poffeffed by the English, Scotch, and Irish, in France. It appeared there are twenty-eight of them for both fexes, engaged for the inftruction of youth of the three kingdoms, or in miffions, and poffeffed of a net revenue of 329,000 livres deftined for the fubfiftence of one thoufand five hundred individuals. True philofophy would probably induce the Affembly to invite thofe monks and nuns to return to their abodes, to preach the duties of the hufbandman, and the father of a family; but policy, which often wrap principles, has dictated a decree in ten articles, leaving thefe foreigners in their prefent ftate, providing nevertheless, that they fhall be penfioned like other fuppreffed monks; that their property fhall be fold; that they fhall forego the drefs enjoined by their founder, and that no more vows fhall be taken. With refpect to the penfion of 6000 livres claimed by the Irish College at St. Omer's, the Affembly has fent the petition to its united Committees and Penfions. The Prefident then read a letter from Remains, as actual deficit 255,724,000 More than quadrupled in fo short an interval! The Duke of Orleans' juftification at length is published. This Prince infifls, that the infurrection of the 5th and 6th of October was owing to the scarcity of bread; to the orgies imprudently held by the body guards at Versailles : to the intended project of conveying the King to Metz, which is plainly proved by Count d'Eftaing's letters to the Queen; and to different caufes entirely foreign to the Duke's patriotic views. He concludes, by declaring his intention to prosecute Meff. Boucher d'Argis and De Flander de Brunville, the two Magiftrates of the Chatelet; and Meff. La Sere, Duval, Nampty, Thieryla Ville, Fondeville, Gaillermi, Pelletier, Degoine, Morlet, Roch Roch-Galand, Boiffe, &c. &c. as falfe witneffes. Cherokee Chiefs. October 28. Arrived at Spithead, the Lord Dorchefter merchantman, Edward Howe inafter, bound from Halifax for London. In this hip came fix Cherokee Chiefs, of the first rank, one of them born in England. As foon as their arrival was announced in form, Sir Andrew Douglas, Commander of the Alcide, of 74 guns, fent his barge to bring them afhore to Portfmouth; and, upon landing, they went to Bradley's, the Crown Inn. Thefe Indian Chiefs are dreffed in the habit of their country, with their faces painted in an extraordinary manner. They waited on Colonel Trigge, of the 12th regiment of foot, and fome other officers of diftinction. The Indian Chiefs have been abfent from their own country eighteen months. They arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in May laft, after a moft tedious journey, of only feven days thort of twelve months. Their country is fituated fomewhere about the fource of the Miffiffippi; but inftead of adopting the court of that river, for their guide to the North American fhore, by which they might have penetrated through Vermont, and reached Virginia in three months, they took too wefterly a direction, and thereby unneceffarily traversed a tract of fome thoufand miles, which at last brought them to the fea at Halifax. The Governor of that fettlement was unwilling to take upon himself the conduct of their voyage to England; and therefore sent them to Quebec, to Lord Derchefter, who provided them with a paffage on board a veffel bound for London. The avowed purpofe of their miflion to this country, was to folicit a fupply of arms and ammunition, for the prefent purpose of effectually repelling the inroads of fome troublefome neighbours. In return for this affiftance, they were wil-, ling to enter into an engagement to turn their whole force against any power in that quarter of the globe whofe views were inimical to the interefts of Creat Britain. The appearance of the political hemifphere, certainly renders it impolitic to enter into any engagement of this nature at the prefent period; but may we not in fer, that thefe offers would have been a moft propitious circumftance for this country, had public affairs taken a differ ent turn, as they have at this time be tween 20 and 30,000 men ready to take the field? Thefe miffionaries are fix in number, but two only are Chiefs. Of the other four, one is a native of England—his name is Bowles, and he is nepew to the Gentleman of that name in St Paul's Church-yard. He had been an officer in the English army; but, from a fpirit of enterprize, while in America, he pe rated into the country of these Indians, who received him in the most -There he remained hofpitable manner— ever fince, and he has been invefted with a principal command of their forces. Another, who acts as an interpreter, is a Welchman; and the other two are honorary attendants. On Tuesday afternoon laft, the Cherokee Indians vifited the Cathedral of St Paul, which they examined with an equal degree of curiofity and amazement. They were asked whether they would not attend the evening fervice, which they readily complied with, and feemed particu larly delighted with the organ." The Cherokees were laft night at Covent-Garden Theatre. The Duke of Bedford, Mrs Gardniter, and Lady Webfter, were in the adjoining box, and entered into frequent converfation with them. They fecined much aftonished at the characteristic fcenery and dreffes of Captain Cook. After the performance, they retired into the Green-Room, where wine and fweetmeats were prepared for their refreshment. The house overflowed at an early hour; and the boxes were filled with perfons of diftinction. ENGLAND. The London Gazette Extraordinary. WHITEHALL, Nov. 4. This morning Mr Dreffins, one of his Majefty's meffengers in ordinary, arrived at the office of his Grace the Duke of Leeds, his Majefty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with dif patches from the Right Hon. Alleyne Fitzherbert, his Majefty's Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Madrid, dated the 24th of October laft, containing an account, that a convention for terminating the differences which had arifen with that Court, had been agreed upon between his Excellen cy, cy, on the part of his Majefty, and the Count de Florida Blanca, on the part of the Catholic King: and the convention was to be figned and exchanged by those Ministers on the 27th of the fame month. LONDON, Nov. 4. On the arrival of the above important intelligence, and before the publication of the Gazette Extraordinary, his Grace the Duke of Leeds fent the following official letter, for the information of the merchants in the city to the Lord Mayor: "My Lord, "I have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that the meffenger, Dreffings, arrived here this morning with difpatches from the Right Hon. Alleyne Fitzherbert, his Majesty's Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Spain, dated Sunday the 24th of October, containing an account that a convention for terminating the differences which had arifen with that Court had been agreed upon between his Excellency on the part of his Britannic Majesty and the Count de Florida Blanca, on the part of the Catholic King: and that the convention was to be figned and exchanged by thefe Minifters on the 27th of the fame month, I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Moft obedient, And moft humble fervant, Nov. 4. 1790. 1 The Lord Mayor was at Guildhall when he received the above letter, and, with an attention much to his praise, immediately adopted every means to make the joviul news as generally known as posible, as will appear from the following more affixed to the copy which his Lordship left at the Mantion House ;, "N.B. This official letter was received at a quarter paft eleven o'clock at Guildhall. I went immediately to Stock Exchange, Royal Exchange, and Lloyd's Coffee house, and read it; and have left a copy for any perfon to fee at the Manfion Houfe. W. PICKEL, Mayor. November 4. 1790.” His Lordship alfo went to the Bank and India Houfe; but they had each received the tame information officially. London Gazette Extraordinary. SUNDAY, November 7. 1790. WHITEHALL, Nov. 7. This morning, one of his Majefty's Meffengers, difpatched by the Right Honourable Alleyne Fitzherbert, his Majefty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Spain, arrived at the Office of his Grace the Duke of Leeds, his Majefty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with the Convention between his Majefty and the Catholic King, for terminating the differences which had'arifen with that Court, which was figned at the palace of the Efcurial, on the 28th of October laft, by Mr Fitzherbert on the part of his Majefty, and by the Count de Florida Blanca on the part of his Catholic Majefty. Convention between bis Britannic Majefty and the King of Spain, dated at the Efcurial, October 28 1790. (Published by authority.) Their Britannic and Catholic Majesties, being defirous of terminating, by a speedy and folid agreement, the differences which have lately arifen between the two Crowns, have judged that the beft way of attaining this falutary object would be that of an amicable arrangement, which, fetting afide all retrospective difcuffion of the rights and pretenfions of the two parties, fhould fix their respective fituation for the future on a bafis conformable to their true interefts, as well as to the mutual defire with which their faid Majefties are animated, of establishing ́with each other, in every thing, and in all places, the molt perfect friendship, harmony, they have named and conftituted for their and good correfpondence. In this view, Plenipotentiaries to wit, on the part of his Britannic Majefty, Aileyne Fitzherbert, Efq; one of his Majesty's Privy Council in Great Britain and Ireland, and his Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to his Catholic Majefty; and, on the part of his Catholic Majefty, Don Jofeph Monino, Count of Florida Blanca, Knight Grand Crofs of the Royal Spanish Order of Charles III. Councellor of State to his faid Majefty, and his Principal Secretary of State and of the difpatches: Who, after having communicated to each other their refpective full pow ers, have agreed upon the following arti cles: ART. I. It is agreed that the buildings and tracts of land, fituated on the northweft coast of the continent of North-Ame rica, or on iflands adjacent to that continent of which the fubjects of his Britannic Majefty were difpoffeffed, about the month of April 1789, by a Spanish officer, fhall be reftored to the faid Britannic fubjects. II. And further, That a juít reparation fhall be made, according to the nature of the cafe, for all acts of violence or hoftility, which may have been committed, fubfequent to the month of April 1789, by the subjects of either of the contracting parties against the fubjects of the other; and that, in cafe any of the faid refpective fubjects fhall, fince the fame period, have been forcibly difpoffeffed, of their lands, buildings, vefiels, nierchandise, or other property whatever, on the faid continent, or on the feas or iflands ad jacent, they shall be re-established in the poffeflion thereof, or a juft compenfation fhall be made to them for the loffes which they shall have sustained. III. And, in order to itrengthen the bonds of friendship, and to preferve in future a perfect harmony and good understanding between the two contracting parties, it is agreed, That their refpective fubjects fhall not be disturbed or molefted, either in navigating or carrying on their fifherics in the Pacific Ocean, or in the South-Seas, or in landing on the coafts of thofe feas, in places not already occupied for the purpose of carrying on their commerce with the natives of the country, or of making fettlements there; the whole fubject, nevertheless, to the restrictions and provifions fpecified in the three following articles. IV. His Britannic Majefty engages to take the most effectual measures to prevent the navigation and fishery of his fubjects in the Pacific Ocean, or in the South Seas, from being made a pretext for illicit trade with the Spanish fettlements; and, with this view, it is moreover expreísly flipulated, that British subjects fhall not navigate, or carry on their fishery in the faid feas, within the space of ten fea leagues from any part of the coafts already occupied by Spain. V. It is agreed, That as well in the places which are to be restored to the British fubjects, by virtue of the Ift article, as in all other parts of the north-western coafts of North America, or of the islands adjacent, fituated to the north of the parts of the faid coaft already occupied by Spain, wherever the fubjects of either of the two powers fhall have made fettlements fince the month of April 1789, or fhall hereafter make any, the fubjects of the other fhall have free accefs, and fhall carry on their trade, without any disturbance or moleftation. VI. It is further agreed, with refpect to the eastern and weitern coafts of South America, and to the islands adjacent, That no fettlement fhall be formed hereafter, by the respective subjects, in such parts of those coafts as are fituated to the fouth of thofe parts of the fame coafts, and of the islands adjacent, which are already occupied by Spain: Provided that the faid refpective fubjects fhall retain the liberty of landing on the coafts and iflands fo fituated, for the purpofes of their fifhery, and of erecting there on huts, and other temporary buildings, ferv ing only for thole purposes. VII. In all cafes of complaint or infrac tion of the articles of the prefent convention, the officers of either party, without permitting themfelves previoufly to commit any violence or act of force, fhall be bound to make an exact report of the affair, and of its circumftances, to their respective Courts, who will terminate fuch differences in an amicable manner. VIII. The prefent convention fhall be ratified and confirmed in the space of fix weeks, to be computed from the day of its fignature, or fooner, if it can be done. In withcfs whereof, we the undersigned Plenipotentiaries of their Britannic and Catholic Majeftics, have, in their names, and in virtue of our refpective full powers, figned the prefent convention, and fet thereto the feal of our arms. Done at the Palace of St Laurence, the twenty-eighth of October, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety. ALLEYNE FITZHERBERT. (L. S.) EL CONDE DE FLORIDA BLANCA. (L. S.) SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, Nov. 9. SYNOD OF LOTHIAN AND TWEEDDALE. 2 Tuesday, the Synod met here, when the Rev. Mr Finlayson, their late Moderator, and one of the minifters of this city, preach ed an excellent fermon, from 1 Cor. i. 23. "But we preach Chrift c.ucified, unto the Jews a ftumbling block, and to the Greeks foolifhnefs." Thereafter they chofe Mr Ebenezer Marshall, minitter at Cockpen, to be their Moderator, but he beng absent, Mr Charles Findlater, minifter at Newlands, took the chair. No buncis of a public na ture came before them. The only thing worth noticing, and which drew forth a few obfervations from fome of th Members, was a practice which prevails in fome fynods, of putting certain interrogatorics to the dif ferent prefbytctics, ufually termed private cenfares. Two fie: ut prefbyteries were called to the bat, and gave an vers to the feveral interrogatories which t put on fuch occations. After which the Prefbytery of Edinburgh were clled oi, of which there were prefent, Dr Hardy, fr fua to Wm. Moodie, and Mr Wm. Cameron. Dr Hardy ftated, that private cenfures, though practifed by fome Synods, did not univerfally obtain, and that in the Synod of Fyfe, where he was for fome time a Member, no fuch practice prevailed; and further, he knew of no Act of Affembly to that effect, and, therefore, did not think himself wrong in refufing to comply where there was no law that called him to obey. Mr John Muir, minifter of Falkirk, obferved, that although he could not at prefent point out the ftatutory law, yet that it was confuitudinary did not admit of a doubt, and he could not fee the propriety of any individual Prefbytery refufing to conform to that which had been fo long the practice of the Synod. He would, therefore, infift for a vote of the Synod, if they fill refufe to comply, that the Moderator be defired to call the Prefbytery of Edinburgh to the bar, and put the ufual interrogatories to them. Dr Hardy replied, that although private cenfures may be fanctioned by practice, yet it is poffible, that that practice may be a bad one, and he found it incumbent on him to ftate his opinion on it; nevertheless, as he would pay all obedience to the commands of the Synod, if the Moderator defired him, he certainly would repair to the bar immediately. Being defired to do fo, the gentlemen prefent of the Prefbytery of Edinburgh appeared at the bar, when the Moderator put the ufual interrogatories, to many of which they, with much candour, replied in the negative. Thereafter Mr Muir moved, to the following effect: "That the Prefbytery of Edinburgh be praised for their candid anfwers, but that they be adinonifhed to be more attentive in future." Another Memher moved, That the ftate of the vote he, Approve or Admonife? The votes being called, it carried Adinonife. Upon which Nir Hardy, in name of the Prefbytery, proteftfd, and appealed to the General A Tembly. PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH, By authority of the Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, a pro tempore meeting of the Prefbytery was held on fame evening. A prefentation to Mr Thomas Macknight, licentiate in this Prefbytery, to be minifter in the fecond charge of South-Leith, was Jaid before them and fuftained, and Thor day the 25th inflant was appointed for the moderation of a call; the Rev. Mr Moodie of St Andrew's Church to preach and preide. It is a happy circumftance for the mihifter and people when calls are to unanimous as in this infance, where there was not one difienting voice. There are thirty five electors to this benefice, all very refpedable gentlemen. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, as one of the delegates from the Merchant Company of Leith, was chofen prefes of the meeting which was held on Tuesday, and the election determined on with the utmost harmony. Preferments. created Viscount Coleshill in the County of The Right Hon. Henry Baron Digby, Warwick, and Earl of Digby in the county of Lincoln. Lovaine created Earl of Beverly in the counThe Right Hon. Algernon Percy Lord ty of York. Vifcount Gage of the kingdom of Ireland, The Right Hon. William Hall Gage, created Baron Gage of Highmeadow in the county of Gloucefter, with remainder to his nephew Henry Gage. John Boydell, Efq; Lord Mayor of London for the year enfuing. Agriculture in the University of Edinburgh. 08. Mr Æneas Morifon writer in Edinburgh to Mifs Janet Morifon of Greenock. to Mifs Mary Mitchelfon, youngest daugh- Mifs Elifabeth Ironfide of Durham. Mr Alexander Kinnear Banker in Edinburgh, to Mifs Jamieson, daughter of Mr Robert Jamiefon writer to the Signet. Euphemia Strang, of Glafgow. William Cunningham Efq; to Mifs Ma- Jelley Oliphant of Jamaica. Births. Nov. Mrs Forbes of Blackford, of a fon, Mrs Henry, widow of James Henry, Efq; of Bernadean, of a fon. Mrs Graham of Morphie of a daughter. Mrs Rofs of Innerhafty was erroneously faid Renwick of Paifley. of Dunfermline, in the 92d year of his age. |