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».:fl, h tue face. f this (ktemffnt Would re- ^1\""VT>,^ nrrVTX TO^NCE • ; i, apon the bitter draughts which exal- \.i tiat:'o:is, though gilded with wealth and .';, .'v, has often to take, and you will be convinced that mediocrity h the moll agree- •.s!c and CiMigcnial with con lentment. A thoy&rtd carta and dangers fuimund the great, and many feriaus evils harrals and cp- 1 rc:s the poor ;' but mediocrity, 13 the mid- prc.s tnc poor ,_..... • !c point, enjoying the advantages of both, rtnd cfcapmg their calamities. Now this is a Ration within every m;u>'s reach hi this •'••■-•• - ne London, Altgujt 20. The King, we are afn.reJ, may be con- fidered as exceedingly ill ; and thofe who attend him, particularly Dr. Willis, are ap- prehendve that the continued violence of his :yfms may put a fpeedy period to his in<rs. Within the lail fc^n days his P pa/ox fuiTeri..^- Majtfly has walled more than during any former period ofhis malady. He is, indeed, in a Hate of con (tan t coercion ; or, mould . ( common fenfe to tell l.im .hat he can,** »L proceed to acts of perjorj ™£«^ ~ • - Within the lait fortnight h.s pulon is 10 much altered that he looks many years old¬ er. It is now afcertained that the violence cf his agdny proceeds principally from the preffureof water on the brain \ for, when he ft oops, he experiences the mod violent pain, fioin which He U nevtr free except when funuorted in an erect noil are. What af- •;i .'.,) a competence, fo long as God favors furn with health. If indeed his aim be high- mas its gia'.ih'cation ts not neaffary to con- rrn'sneat, fo it is not always withinIns reach. .-• fWking \U he becomes liable to the fame ...vi.ients Wi'th other votaries of ambition, •rid r.; he fecks not contentment, Hie is not to :-e found. It has often been/remarked, that were we thoroughly acquainted with the real {Lite of th^fe who appear moil flou- rtmiag and happy, aAl whole lots we molt Ardently covet, we would I eject them with horror, or fpurn them with contempt—We behold only the outride of the building, we know not what is palling within. The cares and troubles of the great and powerful are fid under an ex-tetiur mnfk of gaudy hue— they appear like the brilliant clwiids oi the evening, tinged with the rays of the fetting fun—their colors excite our admiration and we think not of their internal darknels. In your own cafe, for example, you repine that rou are not in Clifton's fituation, but when von trace its value, you* find ic much leis producliVe of felicity than your own ; and ;o long as you continue vi; tuous, and are pleafed and delighted with domefl.ij affec¬ tions, you never can find any flation fuperi- pr to the one you poiTd's ; but from every enquiry into the folid advantages of thole wkofe Nations appear the moll definable, you will return better plealed with your own. V.'e are generally dilTatihfied with a part on¬ ly, not with the whole of our lot—we dtfirfi the power of adding and retaining what we cheofe—every man has fomeihiflg which he would not be willing to give away. His fnend«, his relations—his thoughts, his hab¬ its, and it is to be feared that many would tenacioufly retain their very vice?. Even thofe who feem the mo ft hardened, and too jilt ere (ted to be fwayed by any thing but their own fenfatiens pf plcafure and psinj would yet hefitste before making a total ex- e;..tiige—*-A mf iVoni-V uncover fume horror at tranfmigration^ however profitable it roiuht feem, and (tart back at fueh an anui- filiation of themielve*. But were all the difficulties attending filch changes taken a- way, we mufl be differently constituted from what we are to render them valuable. He that is defirous of enjoying felicity mtift ren¬ der himfelf worthy of it, for there is noch- j;ig valuable to be obtained without paying the price< Bat were a uilh to produce, all the blcifings not only of labor and induftry, b:it of viituous habits, moral difiindftions would be confounded, and the prefent fyf- t-.rn of fociety be deftrojted. It is not in¬ deed nccellary to purfue the pernicious con- ieqti:nces that mult enfue from wiihino- in- ib ad of acting, becaufe our duty is pointed out from above, and the lnppfnefs that at¬ tends its performance fixed by an unalterable decree We are in general better able to bear the difficulties of our own filiations than others, becaufe we have become gradu¬ ally'a"ccuftomed to them—habit aflifts our exertions, and by encountering them refo- lutely, they lofe much of their bitternefs. .Let us not then delude ourfeives with falfe comparifons with thofe who are above us, or with wifhing to change our lot for theirs ; /he change would commonly increafe our iftlfery were it granted—even partial exchan¬ ges would produce the fame effect, becaufe it would be receiving benefits at too low a price, a thing incompatible with the happi- liefs of man. Had you Clifton's place, yoa would not enjoy fo many happy days as you do at prefent, aftd of this you muft be con¬ vinced. Bclficld having heard me with attention, declared that he was afhamed of a wifh which he ftiould never entertain again, for from thia view of the fubjed, which had never oc¬ curred to him, he had much more reafon than he had imagined to be thankful and pleafed with his lot. itmstd Ins imperii! Rfcjefty, tli.it L ordered the goUs of the bat te¬ les to be turned en uic invinci- pie flotilla, to drive them to fea a- • rain, but it had tic ellect ; tor as ;he French Commodore fiud, .- Their maflcr lent them out to u.dit men, but they found devils." Beau Se[>t> 2 3. The Praam which was at anchor off Dover this morning, was one of feven fail of do. 11 brigs and lchooners, 27 in alJ, "which were fent out to take the Naiad \ fo confident were they of fuccefe, that they brought a pilot to convoy the frisate to Havre de Grace, or JUI) UUI LV.W IUOH »-t^v.t wV*» !**-■ --*-«- »jUL1 bul^. • ~- ij>0 flialngly aggravates the ea'amity, is the cir- |r{| Jay was af ]ong fl10tS, but the cum.lance of his Majelty being pcrfeaiyun- fccond day thefe veflels Werefe- FROMTIIK UNITED STATF* PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. Wellington City, Tuefdotf November 5, 181 1 Mil * po he engagement the confeious as to the individuals who are in at¬ tendance on him ; and, in fhort, he has now never for a moment a lucid interval. All hopes, not only of his intellectual recovery, but of any return cf phyfical (trength, may row, it is 'greatly apprehended, be finally re¬ linquished, even by thofe who are moil: zeal- ouily and moft affectionately anxious for any favorable change. His Majefty is now faid to have become pofTefled of an exce-Iive but falfe appetite, which, unhappily, is only fymp- tomatic of the greater violence of the difeafe* Auvijl 21. State of his Majefty's health. « Whidfor Cqflle, Augujl 20. " The Kino* is not better this morning. His Majefty has pafied another flceplefs lefted and fent out. Three ihots V/ere fired from the French batte¬ ries, it is faid by Bonaparte him¬ self, at his own veffels, to make fhem exip:are clofer, when the French admiral, feconded by the farge praam, came very clofe ; but having loft a number of men, his 'ire was iilenced, and his colors hauled down. The captain of thd praam taken, gallantly ran down Between the Naiad and the French night. admiral ; and either by elefign Occident, boarded the frigate* or ihe « W'inclfur Cqjlk\ dugvfi 2 I. )eing filled, with picked foldiers, u n- nit • n u ' /. " i. -r t ',ndcr a mo"ft S^h'ng fire of mufk- " His Majefty ha«s flept throughout the fitvw itt«mn+ ,j *■ -i ^-r • ^. j r ,-l j .i • • ., -tiy, attempted to carrv the N-n- • uoht, and appears refieihed this morningr.w .. , \ , \. , ^"Llj ,tuc lvai M by boarding \ but belngrcpu)- We regret to fay, that in addition to his other fufTenngs, his Majefty was yederday morning feized with a violent cough. The \_L on don dales to the 2 lib September *~\ Britifli frigates Semiramis and Diana, lately went into the Garronne. The French Commodore millaking them for French vef¬ fels, went on boa*id in his barge, and was made a prifon'er. They captured a corvette, and retired, after remaining \z bburs. GALLANT ACTION 3 enemjjj gun Boulora o afterwards rowiifff about in a new long boat^ painted green* The firing was the mcit tremendous which has been heard along fiiore for fome years paiL " Five o'clock, A* ..^.-^TheNaia'd frigate has iuft arrived, and bro't in a French praam of twenty guns. ver, Sept, 22.—The Nafad It is reported that Bonaparte" and eafi of admiral de Winter were on board when the attack was prudently e ELEGANT AND MORAL. The world, which you figure to' yourftlf fmooth and quiet as the lake in the valley, you will find a fea foaming whh tempefts, W boiling with whirlpools ; you will be lometinjes overwhelmed by the waves of vi¬ olence, and fometimes dallied againft the' recks of treachery. The evil and the good of lift- arc tranfient ;,* l'JC ***% dc^» and ov-r thefe only can ™ ™& of his fleet, made tOW«ds "- hmd of olhcr8 F««. the harbor of Boulogne, wliicft fo Atid capture of one of the large Praam's, in prefence of lg0m ?i a parte. The caufe of the lncefTant firing on the French coaft, is now afcer. tained to be an engagement lfct._ tween the Naiad, three floops, ancj cutter, and {even large praa^s. each as large as a frigate, eleven brigs, and other (mail cr-ift if in alh The following letter gives an account of the eng2Uye- ment.—We took the port admira} in his praam, but he afterwards fan off. However we took §nj other, and brought her away, ggfi naparte faw the engagement ; ]ie v/as in a boat with^Marflial Ney. " Dover, Se ""__ frigate has juft anchored abreaft 0f the Caftle, with one of the laro-e praams, with French color* under the Britifli, which fhe took after a fevere aclion. The praam appears a very long low ihip, and they fay has very heavy metal \ flie appears as long as the frigate, and is not much damaged in her fails and rigging. Bona- parte was prefent it is faid. The flotilla, feventy fail ftrong, was out the firft day, and Bonaparte enra¬ ged to fee the frigate behave fo cool and determined, fent out fix praams to take the Naiad, and this was the caufe of the ternble firing that we have heard here. Lord Temple is gone'off to the frigate to learn particulars. Bona¬ parte's- being prefent will mike this action memorable/' _ Lxtracl of another Letter. During the latter part of theen- gagement, the French admiral pd the reft ofhis fleet, made towards fed, fhe was boarded in her turn, liid taken. The French admiral, Vho had commenced firing again,, Was again filenced, aH& ft ruck, but ©Wing to the praam being lafhed taft to the Naiad, he effected his ^icape. She has 20 long brafsguns f.38 pounders) td& to throw fhot farther than a Ay otiicr ordnance, and a crew of 300 men, ftilors & foklicfs. The French own to have {even killed and wounded ; the Naiad has two killed and fifteen wounded. The lofs of the other The Prelhlcnt of the United States this day communicated by Mr. Edward Colci his private -Secretary, the following MeflaVe to Cong re Is : rcllow-ciii'zens of'he Senate, and of the Houfe of Reprefcrttatives, IN ca'ling you together foonerthana fen¬ eration from your homes would othttwife have been required, 1 yielded to conflagra¬ tions drawn fiom the pollure of our foreign affairs ; and in fixing the prdent, for the time of our meeting, regard was had to the probability oi further developements oi the policy of the belligerent powers towards this country, which might the more unite the na¬ tional councils, in the meafuresto bepuilueh At the clofe of the lait ft Hi on of Cotigrcis# it was hoped that the fucceflive confirma¬ tions of the extinction of the French decrees, fo far as they violated our neutral commerce, would have induced the government pf Grea| Britain to repeal its orders in council ; and thereby auchorile a removal of the cxilting oMtruciious to her commerce with the Unit¬ ed States. . % , Jnllead oF this r'eafonahle hep toward-? fcit- Isfa'c-'tion and friendfhip betweeu the two n.i- lions, the orders were, at a moment when lca(t to have been expeclcd, put into more rigorous execution ; and it was communica¬ ted thro-Ugh the Britifli envov lull arih'cd, that whilll the revocation of the cXku of France, as1 olhcialjy made known to the Britifli government, was ddicd to have tak- en place ; it wis an indifpcnfahlc conditioa of t!ic Britifli orders, .that commerce (homM be rcflorcd to a footing, .that Would acini: the produch<ms and manufactures of Great Britain, when owned by neutrals, iiito a»f- kets (hut againli them by her etferny ; thc United States hejng given tu iin<ievflatid th: t, in the diean time, a continuance oi tin ir noci- importation a6; would lead fo liKi.lures 0* retaliation. ... $m. At a later date, it has nuu'ed appeftrcc4 iliat a commtiiijeatiofl to flie Sritilh govcifa* m Ftcncii aecrcca ag Followed by an iiitimatioiii tlurc ft had been tianfmitted to the Briulh plenipotentiary here ;' in ^rder toat it might receive full con• communication appears not to have been re¬ ceived : But the tranfmiflion of it hither, in* fiead of founding on it an actual repeal of the orders, or affuraiices that the reptal nent, of frefh evidence of the repeal oi *!'(-" French decrees asrainfl r'ur ncutial ttadftV/aS would enfue, will not permit us to rely on a- ny effective change in the Britifli cabinet. To be ready to meet with cordiality fa lis fa c- is not vet afcertained. * ... 1 The French mud have fuffcred Vei'V fcvcrelv S & the Upper Works 1°^. Proofs ^f^h a change, and to proceed r 'i • i ' . i A . i til the mean time, m adapting our fneafures of their admiral were mot clear a- ■ K ft way, and fevcral others much da¬ maged. Bonaparte, who was on {bore at firft in the batteries, was the veiTels commenced j but they got afllore.', Sept 24.—Capt. Carterer's ac¬ count of his aclion will appear in this night's Gazette. It was a moft gallant one, and not lefs wel¬ come to our tars by its beingfought in fight of Bonaparte. Britijh King's Health. Windfor Caftle, Sept. 24.------His Majefty had fomefleep in the night, and is much the fame as he was the day before yefterday.- ft /»•■» T eiv-lorkt Ocloler 18, By the Iris, we have received a London paper of the 30th Auguflr. Peninfular Afcurs. The entrenched works in front of Lifhon have been recently impeded, and found to be complete—All the force which France can fend agrm.ft them cannot be fucccfsf.,1 v.'hile defended by 40 or 50,000 Eftrfffli troops-Qcn. Oiaham and Ma.lhal Bcref- ^d Uve both gone fan L./bon to the ar¬ my. to ihe views which have been difcloled tliio' that minifter. will Left coufult our whole du- « " ty. In tlie unfriendly fpiiit ox thofe difclo- fnre?, indemnity and redreis for other wrongs have continued to be withheld, and our coafls and the mouths of our harbors have a^ain witneffed fcenes, not lefs derogatory to the dearert of our. national rights, than vexa¬ tious to the regular courfe of our trade. Among the occurrences produced by the conduct of Britifli mips of war hovering on our coafls, was an encounter between one of them and the American frigate commanded by capt. Rodgers, rendered unavoidable on the part of the latter,- by a fire commenced without caufe by fhe former ; whofe com- maiuler is therefore alone chargeable with the blood unfortunately flied in maintaining the honor of the American flag. The pro¬ ceedings of a court of enquiry, requeued by capt. Rodgers, are communicated ; togeth¬ er with the corrcfponder.ee relating to the occurrence, between the lecretary of tlate and his Biitannic Majefly's envoy. To thefe are added, the feveral correfpondence, which have palled on the fubjc6t of the Britifli or¬ ders in council ; and to both, the correfpon¬ dence relating to the Florida*, in which con- greis will be made acquainted with the i:\- ttrpofitiou which the government of Great Britain has thought proper to make again ft the proceedings of the U. State*. The jut ice and fairnefs which have been evinced on the pait of the U. States towards France bom before and fmee the revocation of her decrees, au than fed an expectation, that her government would have followed tip that meafure by all Inch others as were clue to our leafonable claims, a* well as dic¬ tated by its „micablc proieflions. No proof however, is Jet given ofau intention to re¬ pair the other vuong.s d-.-• v to the U. States ; find potfeularly to refloic the gieul ..mount of American jnopeit) feiVed and eoiu'cuuicei under edicts, which, though mil ifhv'ing otir neutral relaiiotn, and, therefore, 1 nt eii- Ccriog into qiifftiorw between the Unitrd Siatcvaudolhd Lel!iVeretit«, wr'n i»c»eith'«