date its execution, let us confent to forget what is paft. [The left hand fide of the Houfe, and Galleries, teftified their fatisfaction at this paragraph.] _Let the acculations and the perfecutious, commenced in confequence of the Revolution, now drop, and be buried in a general reconciliation. "I fpeak not of those who have been determined by their attachment to me; can you yourselves think them guilty?

"As for those who, by exceffes, or by perfonal injuries, may have wounded the Laws in regard to me, I shall prove to them, by my clemency, that I am King of all the French. (Signed) "LOUIS." "P.S. I think, Gentlemen, that it is in the place where the Conftitution has been formed, that I ought to pronounce my fo lemn acceptation of it; I fhali in confequence repair to-morrow to the National Aflembly,"

M. la Fayette rose and said, " I should not do juftice to the fentiments with which the Affembly has juft received the King's recommendation of a general amnesty, were I to do any more than fimply to move it in the form of a decree:

"The National Affembly, after hearing the King's meffage, by which he accepts the Conftitutional Act, and adopting the fentiments expreffed by the King on the ceffation of all profecutions relative to the events of the Revolution, decree as follows:

"First, All perfons in arreft, or under accufation, on account of the King's departure, fhall be inftantly liberated, and all profecutions against them fhall cease.

"Second, The Committees of Conftitution and Criminal Jurifprudence, fhall prefent to-morrow, at the opening of the fitting, a decree to anny immediately all profecutions relative to the events of the Revolution.

"A decree fhall also be prefented tomorrow to abolish the use of passports, and all all the momentary impediments to the liberty which the Conftitution affures to al French citizens, of going and coming, both out of and into the kingdom.

"A deputation of fixty Members fhall inftantly 80 and prefent the above decree to the King."

'This was decreed by acclamation,

PARIS, Sept. 14. Agreeably to his intention expreffed in his letter of yesterday, the King, this day, at twelve o'clock, repaired to the National Affembly, and perfonally confirmed his acceptance of the Conftitution, The Hall, and all the avenues to it, through which the King paffed, were crowded with people, who generally exprefied the most lively

exultation. His Majefty feemed very fenfibly affected by the acclamations of the crowd.

The ceremony was conducted with much regularity and order, and the effect was grand and impreflive. A large detachment of National Guards escorted the King, and the procefiion movec between two lines of the lame troops. His acceptance before the Affembly was announced by a general dif charge from the Artillery of the National Guards.

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When the King entred the hall, he was accompanied by all his officers, and the Af fembly stood up. He feated himself befide the Prefident, and and addressed the Afiems bly in the following words:

"I come folemnly to confecrate my ace ceptation of the conftitutional code. In confequence of which I fwear [the members now fat down] to be faithful to the nation, and to the law-to employ all the power' with which I am entrusted in maintaining the conflitution de creed by the National Affembly, and to cause the larus to be executed."

The King fat down, and the hall refounded with applaufes, after which he proceeded: 1

"May this great and memorable epoch be that of the re-eftablishment of peace and union, and become the basis of the welfare of the people, and of the profperity of the empire!"

The hall refounded for feveral minutes with applaufes, and fhouts of Vive le Roi!

The

The Prefident, on his legs. Abuses of long standing, which had tripmphed over the good intentions of the belt of Kings and had unceasingly braved the authority of the throne, had oppreffed France King remained fitting, and the Prefident fat down.Depofitory of the wifhes, of the rights, and of the power of the people, the National Affembly ha eftablished, by the deftruction of all abuses, the foid bafin. of public profperity. Sire, what this Af fembly has decreed, the national concur rence has ratified. The most complete execation of its decrees in all parts of the em pire attefts the general fentiment. It deranges the weak plans of thofe whom dif content has too long kept blind to their own interefts. It pronules to your Majefty, that your wishes for the welfare of the French will no longer be vain.

"The National Affembly has nothing more to deûre on this ever-memorable day, in which you complete, in its bofom, by the most fok mu engagement, the acceptation of Confiitutional Royalty. It is the attachment of the French-it is their confidence, who confer upon you that pure and refpectabie title to the most defirable crown in the unverfe; and what fecures it to you, Sire, is the unperishable authority of a conftitution

freely

freely decreed. It is the invincible force of a people who feel themselves worthy of li berty-it establishes the neceffity which fo great a nation will always have of an hereditary monarchy.

"When your Majefty, waiting from experience the lights which are about to be Spread by the practical refult of the constitution, promises to maintain it within, and to defend it from attack from without, the nation, trufting both to the juftice of its eights, and to the consciousness of its force and courage, and to the loyalty of your cooperation, can entertain no apprehenfion of alarms from without, and is about to contribute, by its tranquil confidence, to the fpeedy fuccefs of its internal government.

"What ought to be great in your eyes, Sire, dear to our hearts, and what will appear with luftre in our hiftory, is the epoch of this regeneration; which gives to France,, citizens to the French, a country-to you, as a King, a new title of grandeur and glory-and to you again, as a man, a new fource of enjoyment, and new fenfations of happiness.'

The King did not appear in the Cordon Bleu.

America, the Levant, and States of Barbary.

"The importations from abroad into France, which amounted in 1788 to 302 millions, had a real advance in 1789 to 345 millions, but from a circumftance perfectly unconnected with the Revolution. The dearth of grain obliged us this last year to import in grain, flour, and pulle, to the amount of 73 millions, articles, which in the total of importations of 1788, are calculat ed only at 13 millions; fo that without this dearth, onr importations in 1789 wouldhave been 17 millions lefs than in 1788.

"On the other hand, it appears that the articles of manufacture which we oftenfibly received from abroad, amount only to 57 millions, whilst the fame articles in 1788 ftood the nation in a fum of 62 millions: we appear then to have paid a tax of 5 mil-' lions lefs to foreign induftry, than during the year of the Revolution.

"The exportations of France to all the Powers or Countries of Europe, amounted in merchandize, in 1788, to a fum of 365 millions; this fum, for 1789, forms only 357 millions for the laft-mentioned period of the Revolution. But this fmall diminution on a total of exportation of such extent is fo much the leís alarming, as it falls on a fmall rife in 1789 of certain articles, of which there is a staple in fome ports of the kingdom, and which only produce very moderate profit of warehouting and com

minds of men are in a state of fermentation, objects trifling in themselves are frequently important in their confequences.

In the evening there were fplendid illuminations all over Paris.

Subftance of a Report on the fituation of the French Foreign Commerce, during the Revolution in 1789. Prefented to the National Affembly from the Committees of Agriculture and Commerce.

" GENTLEMEN,

"We fhall confider the external commercial connexions of France under five divifions: Ift, Its connexions with Europe; 2dly, Its cennexions with our American Iflands 3dly, Its out-fits for the East Indies; 4thly, Our Fisheries; 5thly, The state of Navigation in the feas of Europe, and on our own coasts.

rft, Of French Commerce in EUROPE.

Under this firft divifion, we include not only our connexions with Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, and the nations of the North, but likewife the United States of

miffion.

AMERICA.

"Our Commerce with the lands of America, and the parts of Africa which are dependant on them, include on the one hand expeditions from France with mer chandize of all forts, and on the other the return into our ports in the production of America.

Our expeditions, during the three years which precede the Revolution, amounted to 98 millions and in 1789 got no farther than 78. This deficit of 20 millions was equally a confequence of the dearth which diftreffed France in 1789. The Foreigners allowed to fupply with provifions our Colonies, which we were unable entirely to fubfift, took advantage of the facility of accefs to introduce, along with flour, other articles of commerce, in addition to thofe of France.

"As to the returns into our ports of the productions of America during the years 1786, 1787, 1788, they formed a medium of 100 millions, and in 1789 the fum-total rofe to 218 millions, holding out an increase, of 28 millions in the year of the Revolu tion. Thus the advantages are still found to balance the difadvantages in carrying on this branch of French Commerce. 3dly, of

3dly, of c

our out-fits for the EAST-INDIES. "In directing your attention, Gentlemen, to the out-fits deftined for the EaftIndies, which include our connexion with the Islands of France and Bourbon, and our eftablishments in India and in China, you will recollect that there were difpatched from France twenty-four thousand tons charged with fixteen millions in merchandize and piafters, for thefe latitudes, either on account of merchants, or those concerned in the ancient affociation, the French India Company. The medium of thefe out-fits, taken for 1786, 1787, 1788, amounted to the fame number of twentyfour thousand tons; but the fur laid out in merchandise, piatters, and the expence of the expedition, formed 19 millions, three millions more than the value of the cargoes fent out during the year of the Revolu

tion.

This variation proceeded from the uncertainty which at this period thofe concerned in the Ancient India Company might be fuppofed to feel refpecting the continuance of their privilege, a fource of inquietude which they had laboured under fince 1788, and which induced them to diminish their cargo.

4thly Of the Fisheries.

"The most important of the French Fisheries, and the only one of which your Committee could procure complete information, is the Cod fishery, on the coaft of Newfoundland, in America. This particu lar branch of induftry, which forms a fchool of failers for the French Marine, has been Fefs confiderable in 1789 than the preceding years. In fact, instead of the annual medium of the three preceding years, which amounted to 48,000 tons employed in the Cod-fishery, in 1789 the number did not exceed 41,000.

The produce in money of this fifhery appears equally confiderable for this laft period, and inftead of 14 millions, which it had brought the three preceding years, procured only a fum of 12 millions. This diminution ought to be attributed to the collafion of the English and Free Americans, who contrived to difappoint the French fifhers, by finding means to fupply us with their fifh while they eluded the payment of the duty impofed on importation, in order to establish a preference in favour of the French fishery.

"But you have reafon to hope, Gentle men, that this difadvantage will quickly difappear, in confequence of the fage meafure which you have adopted in decreeing on the demand of your Committee, the maintenance and increase of bounties, for this branch fo impertant to your Com

merce."

ENGLAND.

The King and Queen, with the Princeffes Royal, Augufta and Elizabeth, have refided fince the beginning of this month at Weymouth, for the convenience of fea bathing; in confequence of which that place has become the refort of all the fashionable world not before too deeply engaged. The King according to all accounts enjoys a mot perfect state of health.

KING'S BATHING MACHINE. The nrachine forms the figure of an ob long at its bafe, and is without lining, except the window curtains; it is painted white, with blue pannels, and red cornice both infide and out. It forms a femicircle; on the upper extrenity of the end next the fea is the British flag, elevated on a pole about ten feet long; and on the oppofite end, the British crown; at the height of a bout two feet from the top, on the front, is fixed a painting of the King's arms.

Her Majefty often enjoys the fea air in the heat of the day, by having a bathing machine drawn into the fea, and fitting at work or reading, with the Princeffes, and their attendants, for three or four hours together and we have the pleasure of hear ing fo much benefit has been received, that her Majefty has appeared feveral evenings on the walk with his Majefty and the Princeffes, which fhe was not able to accompli before.

NEW GOVERNMENT IN CANADA

The patronage of this new fettlement, as of every other colony, is divided between the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Treafury. The law of fices, &c. are in the gift of the firft; thofe belonging to the revenue, of the latter. In the prefent inftance, however, Colonel Simcoe has been allowed to recommend certain perfons, chiefly loyalifts, whofe claims are general, having, for their attachment to Great Britain, fuffered both lofs of proper ty and perfonal profcription. The acquief cence and humanity of Government, in refpect to this appointment, muft receive the concurrent approbation of the public.

By late accounts from India there is great reafon to believe, that 100 at least of the British prisoners taken last war are still alive in the fervice of Tippoo Sultan in different parts of his territories. Two feamen who efcaped, came home in the Worcester. It does not appear that either they or their fellow-prifoners were mutilated, as has heen reported. A rigorous enquiry into the fate of these unhappy men, and their relief from captivity, muft undoubtedly be one of the mot defirable confequences of our victories.

Sept. 5. John Lowden, Efq. of Cloak, to

Mifs Moore.

Dr George Moncreiff of Perth, to Mife Janet Lyon of Ogle.

12. Charles Granville Stuart Monteath, Efq. of Clofeburn, to Mifs Ludivina Loughman of London.

Lieut. Robert Wright of the Artillery, to Mifs Ifabella Mabane.

19. George Monro, Efq. of Glasgow, to Mifs Lilias Murdoch.

Mr John Robertfon, manufacturer at Dalkeith, to Mifs Jane Fair of Kelfo.

20. Lady Elizabeth Hay, fifter to the late Earl of Kinnoul.

21. Mr Thomas Murdoch, an eminent Pistol-maker.