Monthly Regiser For MARCH 1790. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. gers being obferved among the members, they were ordered to withdraw. One perfon, the Sieur de Blair, refufed. A guard was fent for-he refifted; and, at Alyby was morenci, of fome irre-lengteed the Pred out, turned and REPORT was made to the Affemb- length, when forced out, he turned and Paris, March 5. gular proceedings of the Parliament of Bourdeaux. It appeared that in confequence of fome riots that had happened within the jurifdiction of that court, they had iffued an arret at the infligation of the Advocate General, M. Dudan. This arret was chiefly levelled at the Municipality of Bourdeaux; and it also contained fome reflections on the National Affembly. The National Affembly made the following orders: "Having heard the Committee of Reports on the proclamation iffued by the Municipal Officers and Citizens of Bourdeaux, an arret of the Parliament of Bourdeaux, and a petition of the King's AdvocateGeneral; the Affembly decree, that the Prefident and King's Advocate-General fhall, within fifteen days, appear at their bar, and anfwer for their conduct; but on account of the great age and infirmities of the Sieur Dudan, the AdvocateGeneral, they difpenfe with his perfonal attendance; and in place thereof, ordain him to give in a written defence. They alfo charge the Prefident to write a letter of thanks to the Municipal Officers, National Militia, and Citizens of Bourdeaux, for this recent proof of their zeal and patriotifn." On Friday the 5th, the Nationa! Affembly were wholly occupied in proceeding with the Feudal Decree, and the refult produced three additional articles, by which forme local feudal customs, and payments, in the provinces of Lorrain, Bar, and Clermont, are abolished, referving a compenfation to be made to the proprietors of fuch fiefs as fhall be fufterers by the abolition thereof. March 6, A Memoir from M. Necker was pre fented, and one of the Secretaries was made that he should be committed-but upon his apologizing, he was pardoned. The Memoir of M. Necker was then read. It ftated, that he could not diffemble, that their funds were in a condition of diftrefs, which would become very critical if they did not find immediate and efficacious refources. He calculated, that they muft find at leaft 200 millions more than the ordinary revenue for the year 1790: but if they could go on to the end of that period without a violent fhock, the public affairs would be fafe. They had the profpect of grace, order, and the eftablishment of their finances. They wanted only this prefent aid. He recommended the National Affembly to revife their refolution for preventing any member from holding a miniflerial place of truft and emolument under the crown; and it was his Majefty's right to chufe from among the members of the Aflembly a Council of Finance, whofe united wifdom would be better than the fuggeftions of a fing'e minifter. He complained that the Caffe d'Efcompte had not given him the aid which was ftipulated. They had given him bills payable in May; whereas he wanted them payable this month, or in the beginning of April; and he request. ed the affillance of the Affembly to that effect. March 10. The most important communications are what has paffed in the National Alfembly within thefe few days, which we fhall relate as briefly as pofiitle On the 6th inftant, in the evening, a deputation of the Commons of Paris appeared at the bar of the Affembly, and prefented a petition to the following objets: beginning to read it, when leveral firan, To urge the re-establishment of VOL. XI. No. 63. Ε the the public credit, proceeding immediatly to the tale of church lands, which, by the decrees of the Aflembly, are intended as a mortgage for the affignments and refcription of the Royal Treafury. adly, That the Caifle d'Efeampte, fhouid not be permitted to iffue any notes of a lefs amount than 200 livres, or that there would otherwife be a total disappearance of all fpecie in the capital. 3dly, To confider whether it would not be prudent to allow an intereft on all notes actual ly in circulation. 4thly, To admit of no further extenfion of credit to the Caiffe Efcompte after the 1ft July next, sthly, To appoint two members of the Aflembly to uperintend the operations of the Caife d'Efcompte. On the 7th fome refolutions were paffed relative to the difpofal of the patriotic donations, which are to be employed to pay the perpetual and life annuities of so livres and under. On the 8th was decided for France, and probably for Europe, the grand queftion of the Slave Trade, The order of the day for receiving the report of the Colonial Committee, being read, it was brought up from that committte by M. Barnave. He prefaced it by a very masterly fpeech, in which the hazard of alienating the affections, and difquieting the minds of the colonifts, at a juncture fo critical for the finances, the commerce, and the conftitution of France of raifing up fo many enemies to her infant liberties of taking away fuch a market from her famished artizans-of cutting off the fubfifience of fo many families. He then read the project of a decree for the political and commercial govern ment of the colonies. After a preamble, declaratory of the affectionate fentiments of the Aflembly towards the colonifts, it contains fix articles. The first authorizes each colony to declare its opinion on the conftitution. The fecond orgains, that where there are Colonial Affemblies, they fhall be the organ of this declaration; and that where there are no fuch bodies, they fhall without delay be formed. The third, that the King fhall be requefted to tranfmit to each colony a Meoire, containing plans for the forma tion of Colonial Affemblies, and the general principles to which they ought to adhere. The fourth, that the plans prepared by the Colonial Affemblies, shall be submitted to the National Affembly, to be by them difcuffed, decreed, and prefented for royal fanction. The fifth, that the decrees of the Na tional Affembly relating to municipali ties, &c. fhall be tranfmitted to the Colonial Affemblies, that they may be adapted to their local circumftances. The fixth, authorifes the Colonial Affemblies to deliver their opinions on the commerce between the colonies and the parent ftate. But the conclufion is the most interesting and memorable portion of this de cree.-Thefe are its words" The Na"tional Affembly moreover declares, "that it does not meditate any innova tion in any branch of traffic, direct "or indirect, carried on between France and her colonies, and declares the colonifts and their property to be under ' the fpecial protection and guarantee of the Nation." This decree, which finally decided the grand queftion of the flave-trade, was attempted to be refifted with the greatest vehemence by M. de Mirabeau and Pe tion de Villeneuve. But the opinion of the Affembly was, that the subject was too delicate for difcuffion, and too obvicus for doubt. They were not therefore able to procure a hearing, and the decree paffed without a debate. The following are extracted from the journal of debates and decrees, published by authority of the Affembly. "No fooner had the project of the committee been read, than the Affembly, ftruck with the wisdom that reigned in its various difpofitions, manifested a wifh almoft unanimous, to proceed without delay to a vote. A fmall number of members wished to fpeak; but the general voice was fo loudly and unequivocally to adopt the project of the committee, that the Prefi dent put the queftion, when the motion of M. Barnave was, amidst the loudest acclamations, almost unanimously car ried. "M. Arthur de Lillon moved, that the President fhould be inftructed to folicit the royal fanction, and to requeft his Majefly to difpatch a frigate with this decree to the colonies. "Thefe motions were adopted without a divifion. "The commercial deputies of Frarce who were prefent, maniffed the most lively joy at this refcue of their confli tuents from ruin, and difpatched imme Marie Louife Jonet, late à religious of St Mande, near Vincennes, appeared at the bar to exprefs the fenfibility with which the had received the decree which threw open the dungeon where fuperftitron had immured her. Her fpeech was pathetic and impreffive. Of levity and frivolity, as the fource of her joy, the trufted all would acquit her. "A body exhaufted by folicitude, by dread, by the anguish of a heart that fighed for freedom, is the fad remnant that i have to offer to fociety. I here, (faid the fwear fidelity to the nation, the law, and the King. Happy that I am admitted to take this oath in the fanctuary of patriotism, of liberty, and of law! » She then called on the Affembly to in terpofe for the prohibition of those prac tices, by fuperftition attempted to retard the execution of their decree, and to detain by spiritual menaces and promifes, its victims. The Prefident replied to the fair påtriot with becoming dignity. March 16. the Provinces. The whole was referred. to a Committee, who are to make their Report this day. It appearing to the National Affembly that feveral of their Members, who had obtained leave of abfence, were now in terfering in the municipal elections in different parts of the kingdom, complaint was made of their conduct, and it was moved, that no Member of the Affembly thould be elector or eligible in any branch of the Administrative Power; and, to avoid all improper influence in elections, that no Member fhould remain within five miles of any place where an election was carried on. This matter was likewise referred to å Committee. March 18: Among the various addreffes prefented to the Allembly, is one from the patriotić Societies of Lyons and Louvres, requefting that the idle custom of going into Mourning for Kings, Queens, &c. may be difpenfed with; in fhort, that all mourning fhould be confined to the heart. Our modern philofophers coul Inot difapprove this requeft, and the Prefident of the Af fembly was ordered to wait on the King on this fubject: Hitherto, therefore, there is no order of mourning for the late Emperor, and thofe tradefemen who had provided a quantity of black on this oc cafion, wear it themselves, as mourne ing for the decay of commerce March 19 No mode of impoft is yet adopted for fupplying the deficiency in the revenue, by the abolition of the Gabelle many In confequence of the Decree paffed on fchemes have been propofed, which have the 5th of February, relative to the unit- given rife to great and warm debates ing different Convents of the fame order, not carried on, however, in the true fpirit and of valuing the eftates belonging to of patriotifm, or love of the general wel them, the Municipality of Paris attended fare: for the battle is fought between on the Affembly, to give an account of province and province, each endeavourtheir operation on this fubject. It aping to avoid a new burthen, by throwpears that twenty-feven religious houfes ing it entirely upon another. in Paris may be fuppreffed, and fold to advantage; and the City propofed to take them at an effimated price, giving in payment bills to the amount of ten milions, payable each year for 15 years to come; that is, on a fuppofition that those eftates may be valued at 200 millions; and the remaining 39 millions to remain to the City, for the purpose of embellihing the town, and doing other works of public utility, efpecially the building an edifice for the future meetings of the National Affembly. It was further propofed, that the different departments in the kingdom fhould act in the fame manner in relation to thofe Convents which it might be judged neceffary to fupprefs in The Committee of Agriculture and Commerce propofed to the Affembly the following decree, relative to the pri vileges of the Laft India Company, which was ordered to be printed. The National Affembly; confidering that the liberty of the fea is the univerfal tie of nations that fhackles on commerce tend to check genius, and throw a damp upon induftry; that the systern of monopoly, while it gives ftrength to a fmall part of the body politic, leaves the greatest part torpid and iñert; decree as follows: 1. The exclufive privilege of commerce to India and China, granted to E a Comparry Company by the Arrêts of Council of the 14th of April 1785, and the 27th of Sept. 1786, is hereby revoked. 2. From henceforth every citizen of France hall have free liberty to trade to India, China, and all other places, contained in the exclufive privilege of the Company, without the neceffity of any palport or permiffion, provided always the Ordinances and Edicts of the Admiralty be attended to. 3. All yeffels employed in trading to India, China, and other countries beyond the Cape of Good Hope, fhall, by a pafs, Certify their return to Fort L'Orient. 4. All commodities of the growth of India and China fhall be liable to a tax of five per cent, ad valorem ; and thole of the growth of the Ifles of France and Bourbon to a tax of four per cent. 5. The India Company fhall be exempted from fuch tax on all commodities and merchandizes lying in the Company's warehoufes at L'Orient; and alfo on thofe merchandizes imported from India on account of the Company. SWEDEN. Grants of the States of Sweden. The Ways and Means of other nations ought occafionally to be looked after. The refources of Sweden to carry on the war, &c. are curious. The laft grants amount to 82 tous of gold, or 1,640,000l. per annum, being leventeen tons more than were voted in 1770 with this refervation, that their exertions on account of the preffing nature of the flate, fhall not be extended to their difadvantage, or that of their privileges, rights, and liberties. The order of peasants, however, pretend inability with refpect to various articles of the grants, which may occafion a deficiency of four or five tons, or roc,cool. but this mult be made good by other orders, as no alteration in the original fum granted is admiffible after the Affembly is diffolved. The following brief account of the various articles will give fome idea of the mode of raifing the revenues in Sweden. Art. 1. Contains perfonal affeffments. A Counfellor of State pays in Britifh money 1.5s. A Field Marefchal, Prefident, &c. 31. Wealthy nobility who remain in the fervice, pay for each trooper's horfe that they are to furnish, 21. 6s. others from 1. 17s.'to 78. at the least. Bifhops pay for themselves 31. 10s. Holders of Benefices, from 1. 155. to 4s. 2d, according to their value. Burgo-mafters and Senators of towns, from 11. 15 s. to 4 s. 2 d. Actors and Actreffes from l. 8. to 3 s. 6 d. Bankers, merchants in Stockholm and Gottenburgh, from 31. 1os. to Il. 5s. Handicrafts-men in thofe places from 8s. 4 d. to 4 s. 2.d. I Art. 3. Taxes on windows in Stockholm, from 1 d. to 4 d. for each window; in other towns from three farthings to 2d. and by the boors in the country one farthing. Art. 4. Taxes on articles of luxury. The highest clafs of people pay for leave to ufe wine, coffee, tea, chocolate, fugar, and hair-powder, Il. 2s. 3 d. the middle clafs from 116. to 145. The lower clafs from d. to 38. 6d. Every coach or faddle-horfe, Stockholm 2 holm or Gottenburgh, pays 17s. 6d. in other towns, or in the country, half that fum. A Counsellor of State is allowed one valet and three lackies; the upper fervants of the crown, one valet and two Jackies, &c. For all kept above this number they pay 14s. for the firft, 11. 8 s. for the fecond, 21. 2s. for the third, and fo on. Every coach pays il. 158. Every biliard table 51. 16 s. Every pack of cards, 2 s. Every chamber with filk tapeftry, 78. Every gold watch that is worn 2 d. per annum, and every filver one Id. Whoever wears two, inult pay 3s. 6d. for the fecond. There are alfo taxes on the fiberty of wearing filk, ufing tobacco, &c. Art. 5. Contains a particular contribution to the war to be paid by the nobility, clergy, and a part of the inhabitants of towus. Art. 6. Preferibes the mode of affeffing, &c. &. ---Such are the Refources, of Sweden. GERMANY. Warfaw, March 6. Yefterday arrived in this city a perfon from Cherffon, who brings an account of the death of Mr Howard, fo well known from his travels, and plans of reform of the different prifons and hofpitals in Europe. This gentleman fell a victim to his humanity, for, hav ing visited a young lady at Cherfon, fick of an epidemic fever, for the purpofe of adminiftering fome medical affiftance, he caught the difemper himielf, and was carried off in twelve days. Prince Potemkin, on hearing of his illness, fent his physician to his relief from Jaffey.. VIENNA, Feb. 1.3. His Imperial Majefty, finding himfélf grow worle, defired that his. Confeffor might attend him. His Majefly made his confeffion, and then expreffed a with that he might receive the facrament as foon as poffible. Accordingly, this morning, at half paft ten o'clock, it was car ried to him in grand proceffion, attended by the whole Court, and he received it with great devotion from the hands of the Rector of the parish of which the palace is fituated. Never did the Monarch appear to more advantage than fince he became convinced that his complaint was mortal. Whilst all who approach him are bathed The Monarch, undismayed by this intelligence, faid, "I have mighty affairs on hand, which will require fome time to fettle; do you think I may be able to hold out two or three weeks?" "Sire," replied the Doctor, "it is poffible you may; but fuch is the nature of your complaint, that I fhould flatter you, or conceal the truth from you, if 1 did not tell you, that, in a cafe like yours, the patient is every minute in danger of being carried off." The Emperor, on hearing this, was filent for fome moments; after which he thanked the Doctor for his franknis, and to convince him that he found himfelf really obliged to him for it, his Majefty gave orders that he should receive a prefent of 10,000 forins. He declared at the fame time, that he raised him to the dignity of a Baron, and gave directions that a patent fhould be immediately made out. His Majefly then figned a difpatch, which his minifters had prepared by his order; it was directed to his brother the Grand Duke of Tulcany. The object of it was, to inform him of the ftate of his Majefty's health, and to prefs his Royal Highness to haften his departure for Vienna. 1 Feb. 15. This day his Majefty grew worfe; and at eight in the morning being confidered to be in great danger, hé received Extreme Unction. Vienna, Feb. 20. Fight o'clock in the Evening. Elizabeth, who did not expect to be delivered before the beginning of March, was taken in labour on the morning of the 17th inftant. At fix o'clock in the evening he was feized with ftrong convulfions. At nine fhe was delivered; but at fix o'clock next morning the expired. "The Emperor, who had a truly paternal affection for this amiable Princes, whom he himself had chofen as a fit confort for his nephew was incefiantly making inquiries about her, after he had heard he was in labour. It was thought proper |