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On the fubje& of the faith of our de
' coaled friend, permit me, to introduce
to vour readers the following extras : —
“ Os General Washington's faith
in the truth and excellence of the holy
scriptures, he gave evidence not only
by his mod excellent and most exempla
ry life, but in his writings ; especially
when he aferibes the meliorated condi
tion of mankind, and the increased bles
sings of society, “ above all to the pure
and benign light yREVbLATiox ;" and
when he offers to God his earned pray
er, “ that he would mod graciously be
pleated to dispose us all to do jufticc,
to love mercy, and to demean ourselves
with that charity, humility, and pacific
temper of mind, which Were the cha
radcritlics of the divine author of
our blissed religion ; without an
humble imitation of whose example
in these things, we can never hope to
be a happy nation.*" In an address to
him, immediately after he commenc
ed his Presidency over t^e U. States,
from a venerable and refpe&able body
of men, who were in the bed filtration
to know his religious character, and
who, no doubt, exprefled what they
knew, is the following tedimony to his
faith in chridianity. " But we "derive
a presage," fay they, " even more flat
tering from the piety of your charac
ter. Public virtue is the mod certain
mean of public felicity, and religion is
the fared buds of virtue. We there
fore edeem it a peculiar happiness to
behold in our hies Magidrate a Jieady,
uniform, avowed friend of the Chris
tian religion ; who has commenced his
'admiailiation in rational and exalted
sentiments of piety, and who in his pri
vate conduct adorns the doctrines of the
gospel of Chtid t : Grounded on these
pure and excellent doctrines, to which
his life was conformable ; copying as
he did with such exemplary ftri&nels &
uniformity, the precepts .of Christ, we
have tlrong, consolation and joy in be
lieving, that ere this he has heard from
bis God and Saviour -this enrapturing
Sentence — Well done, good and faithful
ferJcml ; enter into the joy of your Lord."
* See bis farewell Orders to the Armies of the
United States,'' dated Rocky Hitt, near Princeton,
Nov. 2, 1783.
f See the " Address of the General Assembly of
the Prfbyterlan Church to the President of the U.
Sliced States," doted'Philaddpbia, May, 1789.
— ~ I ■, '——«««< Wz«. X — * Ul^^M. _
A FACT.
One rummer's morning, sometime before the
death of Gen. Washington, as Dost.
of County in Virginia, one of the violent
detraXers of the General's public administra
tion and private virtues, was at breakfaft with
his own family;—one of the,ll taking a boiled
eg/ dHeovereV a line of characters Upon the
fhell,and upon ricaref infpeCiion found it to
contain in a v<fy delicate, and seemingly an
gelic hand Writing, these Words—' WOfingtort
the brave, the great,the rood.' The egg was hand
ed round the table, and minutely examined by
every one ; . and at length it was agreed by all
except the Doctor who save no opinion, that
the infeription was a supernatural manifeftation
of the virtues of the beloved Washington.—
The next day a similar egg was found ; and th©
third day another. This triple admonition;
which the Doctor now began to take to himfelf,„
alarmed him ; and a review of the motives of
hrs detraction yielded him no consolation. He
mounted his horse, and taking one of the di
vinely inferred eggs in his pocket, carried it to
many of his leaned friends, who all concurred (
~ tat it was a very extraordinary and unaccount-
U&ccuqence. Serious dread now filled the
the reviles of Washington, which
^Lyiguu cf the rice in a hot hmttner's
a CGRUderable degree of fever ; so
Lie hr arrival at home, he found
\\war put to bed and the
h^ird,; bulimy failing, he
■fa^fl||^^,)(ii bis i\ iic
The p/ogrefrof a dreadful fire in Wapping
7/^h-u t t, was Ropped on Monday evening,
by pullirg down fame buildings. It began on
the premises of Meffa. J. Tiddy and"S. Barbe,
ship chandlers.,
The avenues to the fpbt where the fire was
venting its fury,where so extremely narrow,that
the engines, when they arrived, had scarce room
to play, and every attempt to get the flames
under, was unavailing.
Things wore so alarming an afpeX in the
early part of the day, that the greater number
of the inhabitants of the neighborhood moved
their goods, &c. to Wapping church yard, for
fafety.
To the CLERGT—and others.
GENTLEMEN,
THE anniversary of that mournful
period when the Firfl and Left of Men
ceased to be, will this year fall on the
Sabbath of December 14th. —A friend
of yours, with due deference fiiggehs
the propriety of adapting the difeourfes
and musical performances of that day,
to the recognition of the character,
talents, fervices,and faith of one, whom
the chriftian world has delighted to
honor ; and which, at this time, will so
well become the altars and temples
dedicated to the services of Almighty
God.
The church yard on this occasion was a very
convenient receptacle for those who had time &
means to convey their effects there, which were
vigilantly protested by the Wapping Corps un
der the command of captain Bation,and the U
nion Corps, captain Wm. Mellifh, who remain
ed under arms from 7 o'clock in the morning,
till rat night. The damages produced by this
conflagration are valued at 200, pool.
LONDON, OCT. 10.
FIRE ICT WAPPING.
^1 1 SCIbL L AN Y.
7&oRM^.
Nov. 19.
Hn confequehce of the refolutfon of
the Senate to adhere to its amendments,
the House appointed a Committee cf
conference ; on which the Senate ap-\
pointed an equal number, a Committee
on their part. —Messrs, Gurney, Eming,
M’Cldlaft, Jobnfcn and Barton, are the
committee on the part of the Senate.
The joint Committee have had fevetal
meetings without adjusting the differ
ence between them ; it is said, that
another effort was to have been made
yesterday— and if the opinions of the
committee did not then harmonize,they
would report their disagreement to their
refpedive hotifes. -
Those iidjo femember ff timer, can recol
tea zebra some of the above receders were feceders ;
and ran away from the Affcmbl, cf Pennsylvania,
to prevent the adoption of the Federal Otfitutian. —
What think ye, of the rallying pointers noW ?
On the 13th instant. the House of
Representatives of this State, non-con
curred the amendment of the Senate,
to the Bill for chufing Ele^ors ; —and
on the 14th notified the Senate thereof.
The Senate immediately topk up the
fubjed, and voted, not to recede from
their amendments.—Against receding,
MeSlrs. Barton, Carpenter, Ewing,
Gurney, Johnston, Jones, King, M'-
Clellan, Poftlethwait, Potts, Smith,
Whelen, Woods.— 13. —For receding,
and accommodating the House, Messrs.
Findley, Hamilton, Hanis, Kane, Lower, M'-
Clay, Moteborter, Pearson, Read, Rodman, and
Say.
It is true, that the whole Union has the eye
of solicitude fixed upon the Legislature of this
State. This is not because Pennsylvania natur
ally possesses so great an influence on the destiny
of this country as to render her deliberation a
fubjea of serious consideration to her fitter Rates
—lt is because she has been thrown off her just
center, by intrigue arid duplicity : Hence the
other slates, whose well-being depends on the
harmony of every part of the federal compact,
are anxious to know whether there is in her
system, energy fufficient to enable her to regain
her balance, or whether the fa&ion has so far
destroyed the principles of gravity as to keep
her reeling—it is because file has been coerced
into a predicament, where she must either for
feit her Share in a most important election, or
following the dictation of a party, who, have
brought on the dilemma, fuffer the will of the
people to be thwarted to the most diabolical
purpofc.
The anxiety of the other dates has another
motive, arising out of the effect of the measure
contemplated by the Governor, &c. It will
not only be committing violence upon the will
of a large proportion of the citizens of this state,
but is meant to counteract the will of nearly
two thirds of the individual Rates which com
pofc the Union. Until it was perceived that
the Rates exclusive of Pennsylvania, would give
a majority to the Adams and Pinclcney tick
et, the Democrats of this Rate abstained from all
efforts for fecUring a Share in the election—and
now when this event is probable, they continue
to refill every mode of ele&ioh which does not
promise to yield their candidate the undivided
support of this state. -When it is considered
how nearly poised the votes of the other Rates
are, to concede to a Sacrifice of the federal Sen
timent in this state, would virtually be giving to
the democrats the right of dictating a Chief
Magistrate. On the nrmnefs and patriotism of
the Senate then depends the filiation of our
country—May they be deeply inspired with
the sacredness of the truft,and a& with inflex
ible uprightness.
By a gentleman who arrived last
evening from Lancaster, we learn, that
jhe committee of conference did not
ke report to the Legislature on Moh
as was expected.
Lift evening arrived in this city from
baster, Tench Coxe, Esq, witlf
■nearly as long, and Ireart, as hea
ts his own competitions. Totally
Philadelphia, nov. Ifo
The Roman Senate, in Nome's' best days,
never exhibited more patriotism and firmnefs
than the Senate of this State now does.—The
eyes of the Union arc upon them ; and we pray
God still to inspire them with wisdom and for
titude.—We feel their trial to be great. —We
know every bully, fromfhe Governor down to
Abraham Bishop of Connecticut, has muttered
all their gafconade and raw-head-and-bloody
bones to intimidate them.--They firft attempt
ed to frighten them from attending ; —then
M'Kean endeavored to cajole them by his cant
ing, hypocritical speech; now they threaten
them :—but as yet all their arts are ineffectual.
The Bill sent up from the House, for a joint bal
lot wherein the Senate would be swallowed up
by the houfc, has been NEGATIVED by the
Senate, and Colonel Gurney, a member thereof,
and a revolutionary hero, introduced a bill into
the Senate for a concurrent choice of Electors, the
House to nominate e ; gbt, and the Senate fcven. —
This Bill palled the Senate as follows.—
For it - - 13
Against it - - 11
It is however expe&ed the Houfc will not
concur, and we are told that the Senate will
tonfent that the House shall nominate Af%and
the Senate Six. If the Senate perseveres, we
shall fay of its Members, in the expressive lan
guage of inspiration ; “ Well done good and faith
ful servants ; thou bast been faithful in this thing,
we will make thee ruler over many things."
No dispatches have been received
by the government'of the United States,
as stated in a Philadelphia pap# ; but
from concurring advices there is the
greater probability that the account,
taken from an English paper ; that a
Treaty hak been concluded between
this country and France, is true.
WASHINGTON-CITY, NOV. 12.
I FORTUNATELY all the papers of the Ac
countant were saved, from the late fire, so
that little, if any derangement will take place in
the accounts of the War Department. A very
valuable library of books, that treated chiefly
of taeles were entirely consumed.-—This loss is
the greater, as many of the best works cannot
be replaced. It is also dated, that the papers,
in relation to the disposition of lands, are among
those burned. The most active exertions were
made to fabdue the flames. But they proved
unavailing from the want of water. Among
those who distinguished themselves ' most, we
mention with pieafure Mr. Wolcott.
Domestic.
CITY WASHINGTON, NOV. Irt.
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 18.
NORWICH, (Con.) NOV. 19.
Two Americans now in confinement at P:
Liberty, (Gaud.) arc treated in the most rigor
ous and cruel manner : They are detained for
retaking their vcffel arid killing two Frenchmen
in the contest. The French will not exchange
them. In confeqttencc of this the American
agent for prisoners at St. Kitts, has detained a
French General and the Capt. of a letter of
marque.
Extras of a letter from a merchant in Havannah
to bis friend in Baltimore, dated 23d alt.
" I am sorry to inform you that upwards of
10,000 bbls, of flour have arrived here in one
week, in consequence of which, and the expec
tation of a great many cargoes, both from the
United States and-N. Orleans which are known
to have failed for this place, that article is now
entirely at a stand ; sales could not be effected
even at 12 dollars, and there is no doubt of its
falling in the course of a few days to id dol
lars, as laR year; fbgars are now at 7, dollars,
brown, and 9 dollars white, per toolb. and dry
goods are not falcable at a lose of 25 per cent,
so that there is not the lead encouragement to
advehture this way.,
On the 20th October, the brig Eliza, Capt.
Ifracl, failed from the Halar.na; on his failing,
Mr. Booth, a merchant, of that place, inform
ed Capt. I. that 10 fail of the line, with 4 fri
gates and a number of transports, having
20,000 troops on board, had captured Trinidad
and Surrinam, and were going on to take Ja
maica, and that in cfifeqtfence of this news,
flour had risen from 10 to 15 dollar per barrel.
He also informs/hat two days before he fail
ed, the Thunderer, a 74 gun British ship ap
peared off the Moro —sent n a flag, requesting
the governor to permit him to go into that port
to refit, as the ship was at that time making 58
inches of water per hour. The Governor an
swered that as he had funk 2 Spanish v&Tcls,
he might fink also, but before finking, to let
him know, and that he would fend out and save
the fouls on board— nothing more was heard of
the • (hip.
The Legislature of this State have paged an
ad incorporating an University at Middlebury,
under the direction of Mr J. Atwater, who is
appointed Prcfident. The students. on the eve
ning succeeding the ad of incorporation, had
the College building illuminated.-
Various obstacles have obftru&ed the efforts
heretofore made, for the promotion of a College
in this State; and persons desirous ofa public
education have been under the necessity of seek
ing for it abroad, at an increased expence.—
Wishing to be free from this inconvenience, and
feeling the honor of the State concerned in
having a literary institution of this kind within
our own government, the friends of literature
in Vermont, have long wished to fee some at
tempt made which fliould appear more likely
than any heretofore made to prove fuecefsful in
the attainment of this deferable objeft. The
inftitutiori at Middlebury originating under
these circumstances, and appearing every way
to meet the wiffies of the enlightened and libe
ral men throughout this State, has been honor
ed with the patronage of the Legislature. Al
tho' in its infancy, it is already on a refpe&able
footing, and is furnifhed with a handsome libra
ry & apparatus The number of fludents, from
this and the neighboring States, arid from Can
ada, is daily increasing ; and the institution bids
fair to become eminently tfeful to Vermont;
andfervicCTblc to the interests of Literature.
Clement Farnum, of this town, faifed the h*
season from one ear of corn which he planted in
the common way, on two rods and an half of
ground, in 72 hills, five bushels and one peck,
or 358 ears, which is at the fate of 160 bushels
per acre. The feed was procured from Rhode-
Island ; it is of the largest kind ; the stalks grow
to the height of eleven feet, and the ears are
set five and art half feet from the ground.
A last Vermont paper foyt.
We have it from fodifputable authority, that
one day last wetfc, a Beet was taken up. in the
garden of General James Whitelaw, of Ryegate,
which, with the top, weighed upwards of izlbi
After the top was cut off and the root cleaned,
it weighed 8lt). and 9 oz. and measured 28
inches in length, and 18 and an half inches in
circumference, perfectly found apd good.
detected in the ©'unify, -ha ROW
tempts the Town, but, alas ! the race
of Jacobinifm is nearly over, and the
friends of the woo/Z-be secretary, hint that
his “ much speaking" and much writ
ing had better at present be spared.
The Jacobin members of the New-
York legislature, have held a caucus,
at which they have rcfolved to support
G. CLIN BON, the father-in-law of
Genet, the French Jacobin, as Gover
nor of that State.
" New Orleans flour is fold from 7 to 8 dolls,
per bbl,"
Baltimore, noy. k,.
Extract cfa letter from a merchant in Havanna, to
bis correspondent in this ,ity, dated the I ,tb OS.
"J have just heard that dispatches
have been received by the government,
in this city, of the French and Span
ish, with 14 (hips of the line and 17 fri
gates, having taken Trinidad, and ' that
their present objed is Jamacia —and
have requeued a supply of provisions
for 20,000 mer. ; this may, probably,
produce some alterations in our market
for the better."
From a late London Paper.
The Grand Seignior went in state on the iith
of August to Levend Teiflic^, half way to the
Bofphorus, to be present at different military
evolutions, which the new levees, who have
been inftrn&ed in the European ta&ics, and
quartered in that place, executed before him.—
His Highness appeared fatisfied with the prcci
fion of their manoeuvres, and particularly those
of the artillery, in the Ihain attack and defence
of a redoubt, which was at length carried by
assault. The two divisions, red and blue, of the
Boflangis, formed about 3000 men, to whom
the Grand Seignior caused to be distributed 15
purses, in testimony of his fatisfadion.
SAVANNAH, OCT. JI.
A gentleman from St. Mary's informs
us, that Bowles and his adherents, con
fiding only of 16 renegades, white and
black men, were lately driven from
their encampment above Colerain and
obliged to swim across the river, by a
party of militia from that neighbour
hood. One negro who was in the
camp was made prisoner.
Vergennes, (vermont) noy. 6.
LITERATURE.
NORTHAMPTON, NOV. 6.
ELECTORS CHOSEN.
, The Electors chosen in Massachusetts, Ver
mont, Connecticut, New-Jersey, New-York, and
Delaware (51 in number) have been named io
this paper.
On this occasion, vat ious reflexions croud in
to my mihd; but I doubt the utility, under ex
isting citcunJUnces of expteffing tbem. Time
and experience will correct man, errors, which
ought not to have been introduced into public
opinion. What the price of that experience
may be, cannot be forefeet).
They who are convinced that our constitu
tions ought to be maintained inviolate, and that
the rights of perlons and of property cannot be
preserved without Government constituted
with power, and administered with determina
tion, to secure them, will Readfaftly oppole
whatever may have a contrary tendency.
It ought not to be expelled, that parties will
never be intemperate ; but overbearing intem
perance or violence in individual leaders, ought
neither to appal nor inflame good citizens—on
the contrary, such violations of propriety Should
be met with temper and moderation, as well as
with encreafed union and firrtmefs."
The French Minifler of the Interior, L. Bu
onaparte, in his speech of the 23d ult. in the
Temple of Mars, had an apostrophe of some
beatify, in which the eighteenth century, now a
bout to expire, is made thus to address the cen
tury which is to succeed her in the following
terms :—" I bequeathe to you a great inheri
tance. I had collected all human knowledge,
and was entitled the Age of Pbilofopby; lam
now about to disappear, and tempers accompa
ny me into the night of time. Thy reign com
mences on a serene day ; Preserve then repose
& liberty, the painful fruits of my labors which
thou art about to gathers Banish with horror
from thy bosom revolution and civil wars. I
carry with me, it is true, many benedictions,
but I also bear some piefting lamentations, and
f witness the traces of my misfortunes. Thou
art more happy, for it will be only necessary
for thee to preserve what thou halt received,
that blefflngs unmixed mud follow even to thy
last hour. Do not disappoint the hopes of the
Wife !"
The SUBJECT fairly Rated.
Pennsylvania is intitled to tj votes in the
'choice of a Prcfident of the;United States.—By
the Federal Conftitutiori, th| Legislature of that
State has the foie right of piefcribing the man
ner of the choice. The antifedcral lower branch
of that Legislature, fay, “ We will cbofc ALL
the ElcHon, or the State shall loose its vote." The
federal Senate, the upper branch of the Legisla
ture, fay to the House—“ Ab, you shall not choose
ALL the Electors, but you ma\ choose EIGHT of
them ; and we will content ourselves with chocking
the remaining SEVEN."—This being true, let
the world judge which branch has exhibited the
ftrongell proofs of candour ind patriotism !—
If Pennsylvania, through the intolerance of the
house, should loose its vott, the " conse
quence'' will be that Mr. Adams will be re
elected President ; and Gen. AnckneY replace
Mr fefferfon, as Vice-President.—And from
that ' consequence, 'the Senators of Pennsyl
vania have every thing to hope, and homing to
for.
ON the 18th of Sept, the University of
Vienna conferred the degree 'of Doctor ot Laws
on Joseph Horniker a Jew, of Lemberg,
who has obtained considerable celebrity in Ger
many, as a literary character. He is the firft
person who has received this degree from the
University of Vienna.
Arrangements were making; at the last dates;
fit the Federal city, for a procefion to accompa
ny the Prcfident to Congress-hill, when he was
to deliver his speech; and a committee has been
railed to prepare an address to Congress on the
occasion.
" The period is now nearly arrived, at which
I have for many years intended to retire from
the cases of public life, and for which I have
been for mo&than two years preparing.—Not
perceiving, after mature tonfideratioh, that a
ny duties require me to postpone it, I Shall re
tire accordingly ; but I Shall retain and cheriSh
the warmed affection for my country, as well
as the efteen, which I entertain for many, and
the good will which 1 bear to all my fellow
citizens
N. B. This information, which is unquestion
ably correct, affords the cleared grounds for a
concurrent vote, throughout the New England
States, for Mr. Adams and Gen. Pinckney.
GREAT NEWS!
Letters by last nights mail, inform, That
the Senate of Pennsylvania continued firm and
immoveably fixed. The nerves of the Houfc
were relaxing, and i,t was expelled the latter
would accede to the liberal proportions of the
former —
Gov. JAY.
Extras from an answer given by his Excellent,
JOHN JAY, Esq. to a committee who were
appointed to request bis leave to hold him up as a
candidate for the governmental chair, in the State
of Nezu-York.
GOOD NEWS!
The success of the " Adams & Pincßney,"
Ticket, in Rhode-Iflaftd, is confirmed.
" Our elections in this state are over, and
have turned out in , high degree federal. We
reckon a clear majority. If we are corred,
then we shall have federal Electors, and as far
as I can learn, it is the fettled purpofc of that
interest, to give an equal and united vote for
Mr. Adams and Gen. Pinckney.
" I think lam warranted id faying that the
most earned and unqualified efforts will be
made to procure a united and equal vote for
Mr. Adams and Gen. Pinckney.
Rhode-Ifond —[4] —Chosen by the people, by
a general ticket.—“ Providence, Nov. 21. The
poll closed here at 512 federal, 56 democratic.
We have heard from 4 counties, and they give
a majority of about 420 for the Federal ticket.
There is not the lead fear that the remaining
county (Walbington) will give more than 150 to
230 for the antifedcral ticket, as two towns in
that county have been heard from ; so that it
may positively be relied on, that Rhode-Bland
will give an undivided vote for Mr. Adams."
Another letter, fays, " Ie is expected with con
fidence that the federal ticket will fuccecd in
this Rate, by 150 majority."
Tenefee—is divided into three diftriXs.—
Each county in adiftrid chooses three men, who
meet in conventions, and the three conventions
chooses each an elector for the State. Query
—ls not this a bone for our Jacobinic -antifederalijis
to mumble ?
" We reckon little or nothing on Georgia,
North Carolina we shall be contented to divide
with the anti-federalifti. Virginia will surely
be against us."
South-Carolina. —A letter from 3 gentleman
of the 6rft information in Charleston, dated
Nov. 3, 1800, fay,
LUCIEN BUONAPARTE.
Boston, Nov. 26
NATIONAL REGISTER.
The house of a Mr. Smith of Grandby, has
been destroyed by fire, with cowfiderablc mer
chandize and other property.
The storm on Friday last did considerable
damage to the towns on the seaboard ; and
vicinity.—On Bofton-ncck, befidcs other dam
age, the rope-walk belonging to Mr. N. Pattern
was wholly blown down, except the tar-house
and head. —What is extraordinary, a part of it,
120 feet long containing a ton and an half of im
plements, &c. was carried by the wind in a bo
dy, to the diflance of thirty feet.
The fchodner Favourite, Captain Pouflard,
which arrived here some days since from Ma
deira, was boarded within a league of the port,
by a boat from the Bririlh (hip Tromp, on pre
tence of his having one of her crew on board ;
was treated with great insolence by the officer,
his vessel taken from him, and he lent a prifon
cr on board the Venus, and eventually dismissed.
Captain P. made a ptoteft against tbis conduct
before Lewis S. Pintard, Esq Pro-Consul of the
United States at Madeira; a copy of which
has been tranfinitted to the Secretary of State
for redreft.
At Mr. King's Insurance Office at Salem,
twenty-fix hundred dollars have bten fubferibed
for the relief of the fuffering people of Marble
head. Truly," when riches are thus employ
ed, they spread a ray of glory round their pos
sessors."
On Friday last, a most tremendous dorm was
experienced. The wind blew from the north
ward and caftward ; and although net from a
point proper for doing the m«ftconsiderable
injury in Boston harbour—its eff. &s were very
fcrious. Most of the wharves fuffcred more or
less damage; quantities of wood and lumber
Were washed away—and many articles were
injured in the dores.—Two brigs and a fch'r
were driven on Shore at Dorchester; the ship
Agencria, Capt. Edes, just from the Havanna,
was forced on the flats at Quincy ; Mr. Cole's
Pilot-boat, after patting three cables, was ran
on Shore at Quincy, far above the usual high
water mark ; a brig at anchor in Nantafket
road, weathered the gale, by cutting away her
foremad. Proofs of the Strength of the dorm
were also exhibited on the land. Some damage
was done to the Ne w-State-House, Several
fences and chimnies were blown down in this,
and the places in the vicinity. The rope-walk
at Roxbury, wah mater ially injured.
Information from the Ice-Shore upon our coast
is awaited with anxious hopes and dittrefling
fears. It is with great pieafure we learn, that
no wreck has been difeovered Since the gale, on
the Southern Shore of our Bay, as far as Ply
mouth ; and that several vessels, which left the
the Vineyard, the day previous to the storm,
reached and remained at Cape-Harbour ;
where two or three vessels wtre driven on
Shore, but not essentially damaged.
On Saturday, Capt. Pope's Company of Ar
tillerifts and Enginers, now under command of
Lieutenants White and Fergus, marched thro'
this town on their way to Marblehead. They
came from Fort Jay in New-York harbour.
A great proportion of the money fubferibed
in Boston and Salem, for the relief of Marble
head, has been by decided Federalists.—We
mention this circumstance only to Shew, that
political errors are no bar to the exertions of
benevolent and magnanimous minds when the
cause of charity is to be promoted.
On Friday was very severe in this town. A
number of vessels were driven on shore, but we
are happy to learn, that the damage done is in
considerable.
THE last accounts from India mention, that
a flight of locilfts, several miles in extent, and
so thick, as in their progress wholly to abfeure
the fun, had passed over Malda, Rajemal, and
ffelebas, fortunately forth • terrified inhabitants
without flopping. From Helebas they direct
ed their courle along the Jemna towards
Agra; in the neighbourhood of that city they
are stated to have defeended, and to have total
ly destroyed the vegetation of the diltrift.
Maffaebufetts.
Annis Squam Light-House bears about S.by
W. from Portsmouth light, distant ti leagues,
and from Newbury bar, S. S. E. 5 leagues. Tn
failing into said harbour, bring the light-house
to bear South half Weft at nearly the distance
of one mile, then run directly for it, leaving
Haradens rocks, or sunken ledge one tenth of a
mile on your larboard hand, (said rock lies* N
by E. one 4th E. from the light house at half a
mile distance ;) when come within one quarter
of a mile of the light-house, you will be on the
ffioal of the bar, which carries over fix feet wa
ter at low ebb; continue your caurfe foutih till
you come within 40 or 50 fathoms of the light
house, then haul 3. S. W. leaving the light
house on your larboard, and a sandy bar on your
starboard hand, (said bar runs nearly X £. and
S. ^.leaving die river about 90 fathoms b/oad
at low water opposite the light-house) in run^
Ding S. S. W. one half mile, you will pass tYO
lobfler rocks on your larboard hand which arc
dry at low water, then fleer SS £ leaving the
bar rocks on your flarboafd hand, which are
seen till nearly high water, and run one quarter
of a mile, and anchor in five fathom water clear
bottom, or run your vetfel ashore on either Sabd,
in case you have no Cables and anchors.
.B. LINCOLN.
SufointmQ fk-bt-boifoin
- s h&,/, JM ;t fcffi u fa t fy
For failing by the Light- House ereaed and now
Lighted on Wigwan point, into Annis Sguarn
Harbour, on the Southern coafl of Ipfwicb bay, in
A very refpe&able gentleman recently from
New-York, has informed us, that it was cur
rently reported there, that four of the Electors
of that State would vote for President Adams ;
and that the report appeared to obtain credit
with the Republicans, and to alarm the jaco
bins.
Capt Edes arrived here from the HavannaA
in 26 days informs, " That a few days previous
to his failing, several Ships of war, and a frigate
left that port on a cruise, they were out but
five days, and never out of fight of the Moro
Castle; they returned into pert were Stripped,
and moored at their usual place. It was re
ported at the Havannah that a French and
Spaniffi fleet had taken Trinidad, and that the,
were coming down to take Jamaica ; this in
formation came by express to the Governor
from the South fide of Cuba. The Viceroy of
Mexico, at the Havannah, was about to embark
in some American ship for Spain.
Sugars at the Havannah 7 & 9 dolls, scarce;
Molasses 9 bits per keg ; Lumber 34 dolls, per
1000 „ Previns much as usual; CASH very
scarce, many American vessels in port.' 1
Farmer from TklNiD.iß.
SEVERE STORM.
MARBLE HEAD.
SAttM NOV. 24.
^ THE STORM
DIRECTIONS
BOSTON, Nov 26, ,