historical chronicle. 



was communicated by him to 

 M. la Fayette in summer last. 



The free cities of the re- 

 public of Poland, have pre- 

 sented twelve canncn, twenty- 

 four waggons of four wheels, 

 and 150 horses to the Diet. 



The king of Hungary's in- 

 tended visit to Coblentz and 

 the combined army against 

 France is given up. The 

 duke of Brunswick is to com- 

 mand that army, and it was 

 thought inconsistent with his 

 majesty's dignity, to visit an 

 army not commanded by a 

 subject of his own. 



Letters from New York, 

 by the Betsey, captain Mes- 

 nard, mention the particulars 

 of a severe and wide-spreading 

 calamity, which has occurred 

 there in consequence of an ex- 

 cefsive speculation in the 

 funds of the United States. 

 Two hundred failures have oc- 

 curred there within these last 

 two months. 



The six per cents, which 

 lately sold at 24s. 6d. the 

 pound, have been as low as 

 195^. The t\\rtt per cents and 

 deferred debt, fell in the same 

 proportion. Half bank Ihares, 

 which about two months since 

 sold at 210 per cent, have been 

 sold at 95. In consequence 

 of this fall, some of the 1 rst 

 people there have been sunk at 

 once from opulence to begga- 

 ry. Its general eftcct has rea- 

 ched to every description of 

 citizens. 



This intelligence will forci- 

 bly operate against the credit 

 of their intercourse with this 

 country. 



" At no time since the fa- 

 tal 23d of August 1 791, have 

 the affairs of Hispaniola been 

 in a more distracted state thaa 

 they are at the present mo- 

 ment. The innume-mble fac- 

 tions into which the people 

 are divided, weaken every ef- 

 fort for the general good, and 

 all is confusion and dismay. 



" The situation of the town 

 of Cape Francois was, by 

 late advices from that quarter, • 

 reported to be so perilous, that 

 in the dark nights the sentinels 

 are sometimes stabbed at their 

 posts ; so great is the temerit3/" 

 of the revolters, encouraged 

 without doubt, by the discord 

 and disunion which reign a- 

 mong the inhabitants. 



" By the last account however 

 from St Mark's, in Hispaniola, 

 we learn, that peace and order 

 were again establifhed at that 

 place, a number of the most 

 turbulent and refractory ha- 

 ving been arrested and thrown 

 into prison, with the approba- 

 tion and afsistance of the 

 chiefs of their party. The 

 exportation of cotton, there- 

 fore, from that quarter, which 

 had experienced a temporary 

 interruption, is again iikeiy 

 to be renewed." 



Letters were received by 



the mail <jf 16th from ILjilaud 



aiutouncmg the demise of priucc: 



