The Kentucky Gazette

BOSTON, January 5.

On Sunday last arrived in this harbor, the schooner Industry, Capt. Atkins, in 51 days from St. Maloes in France. He sailed from thence about the 13th of November, but brought no news papers. His oral intelligence is melancholy; but nevertheless it is our duty to detail it. He declares, that assignats have so much depreciated in value, as to exchange now at the rate of 3700 for a guinea. This depreciation greatly distressed and irritated the common people: who after they had earned and received assignats, found it difficult, owing to their unstable value, to pass them to any one, even for articles of subsistence. They continually exclaimed against the New Constitution, which they conceived the cause of their recent misfortunes; they even remarked comparatively on their situation when they had restoration of monarchy. They are at the same time very anxious for a peace, even with England. About a week before sailing, news was received, of fresh commotions at Paris. These were other disturbances than those early in October, which he also heard of: the particulars had not been received. The people had not elected their representatives; and notwithstanding the prevalent dissatisfaction, no eruption had taken place.