Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1794-02-17 00:00:00, page 3

On Saturday last, Major Robrrt For
syth, Marshal lor the State [Diftrift]
of Georgia, was killed in the execution
of his office, at the house of Mrs. Dixon
in this place, by Beverly Allen of South-
Carolina. A (ketch of the particulars
is as follows : Major Forfyth being about
to serve the aforefaid Allen with a writ :
From a principle of delicacy, aflced him
out of the room, where there were several
gentlemen present, upon business in which
the fa id Allen was interested ; —he aflTent
ed, and perhaps added these words " with
pleasure —but instead of following, he
aflced some one apart, " is not that Ma
jor Forfyth ?"—being answered in the
affirmative, he inquired about the key of
the room opposite, and having obtained
it, he retired thither; —in the interim the
Major had made service of a writ on
William Allen, brother to the said Bever
ly, and had granted him some period of
indulgence—this, was spent in the room
to which his brother had retired, and af
ter being elapsed, the Major going up
flairs reminded William that his time was
expired, (MefTrs. Richards and Randolph,
a&ing as Deputy Marshals, were now at
the room door and prevented its being
entirely (hut, which was the object of ex
ertion within) and Major Forfyth ad
vancing towards the door, was told by
Beverly Allen, " if he came further, (or
words to that effed) he would blow his
brains out," which, said Allen, it is as
serted by diiinterelled and refpe&able
persons present, at the' fame instant dis
charged a pistol through the opening of
the door, and verified his fatal threat by
killing the Marshal on the spot.
Thus fell, a facrifice to his delicacy, by
tiie hand of a wretch, to fill up the mea
sure of whose iniquities, it feem'd only to
want an a& of such atrocity, a man whose
cbara&er is highly revered by all who had
the pleasure of his acquaintance, whose
a&ive, social, chearful and benevolent turn
dufging an aroused hatred towards her and
partiality towards France, it shews that we
have very solid ground to rely on. Her inte
rell is, according to this itatement, stronger
than our paifions, stronger than her own,
and is the more to be depended on as it can
not be put to any more trying experiment in
future. The good will and friendlhip of na
tions are hollow foundations to build our sys
tems upon. Mutu;»l interest is a bottom of
rock. The fervor of transient sentiments is
not better than straw or Hubble. Some gen
tlemen have lamented this distrust of any
relation between nations except an inter eft ed
one. But the substitution of any other prin
ciple could produce little else than the hypo
enfy of sentiment, and an inltability of af
fairs. It would be relying on what is not
liable, instead of what is It would in
troduce into politics the jargon of romance
—It is in this sense and this only, that the
word favor is used. A state of things so
arranged as to produce our profit and advan
tage, though intended by Great-Britain
merely for her own. The disposition of a
nation is immaterial, the fad that we pro
fit by their fyitem cannot be so to this dif
cufiion.
The next point is to consider whether our
imports are on a good footing, or in other
words, whether we are in a situation to buy
what we have occasion for at a cheap rate,
in this view, the systems of the commercial
nations are not to be complained of, as all
are desirous of felling the produtfts of their
labour. Great Brifam is not censured in
this refpe<fl. The obje<slion is rather of th,e
opposite kind that we buy too c&eap anjj
therefore eonfume too much,arid that we take
not only as much as we can pay for, but to
the extent of our credit aUo. There is lets
freedom of importation, however, from the
Weft Indies —in this refpeel, France is more
reftri&ive than England —for the .former al
lows the exportation to us of only rum and
molaflfes, while England admits that,of su
gar, coffee, and other principal Weft India
produ<sls. Yet, even here, when the pre
ference seems to be decidedly due to the Bri
tilh system, occasion is taken to extol that of
the French. We are tolcl that they fell us
the chief part of the mobiles j which is con -
fumed, or manufactured into rum—and that
a great and truly important branch, the dil
tHlery, is kept up by their liberality in fiir
nifhing the raw material. There is,, ?t every
ft'ep, matter to confirm the remar#, that
nations have framed their regulations to fu|J:
their own interests, not ours—France is a
great brandy manufacturer. She will not ad
mit rum therefor,e.eveu fromher own islands,
because it would supplant the consumption
of brandy* The molalfes was for that reaf n
some years ago of no value in her islands, and
was not even saved in calks. But the de
mand from America soon raised its value.
The policy of England has been equally fel
fifh. moiafies is distilled in her
because lhe has no manufacture of brandy
to fuffer bv its sale.
UNITED STATES.
AUGUSTA, Jan, 18.
(Speech To be continued.)
Ships Commit de, Egerv, Kennebecklnduflry, Ha-
Ivens, Portsmouth N. H. Potomac Planter, Patfkr, A
lexindria ; Harriet, ,George Town ; Laurehs,
White, Chd'l'jton ; Thereja, Aiktufon, Philudelphia\
Grand Turk, Ingraham, Bjtflon/f tom. India) Lathe,
tine, Coffin, Bojton ; Barque Robert, Clark, Balti
more ; Snita Pacific, Dunbar, BoJlor.; Brigs Nan
cy, la Bujket, BtJ/on ; Endeavor, Prince, Bojton ;
Dolphin, . Providence, Schooner Alert,
Boflon ; Aurora, Chamtnex, Netm-York-
Enterprise, American Eajl Indiaman, (dpt.
St. Barfoj oj WiJcaJjet,jrom China bound to Ojlend.
She felt in with an EngliJb Frigate,whogjve her the
fi'fi news of a war between the French and other Ma
ritime powers ; Jhe afterwards /poke a neutral veffcl,
who confirmed the account. ani added that a rupture
was about to take place between America and Great
Britain ; and it was expelled that Holland would
tj/te a part—ln consequence oj the above, the Captain
thought it mojl p'udent to put into Havre, where her
(aroo cerjijhng oj Sugar & Nankeens, was Jeized on
as being butch proper ty, andJeals put u pon all her
papers.
On the 16th. January, in fat. ,35,,29- fang.6Bs.
foohe the brig Cumberland, Capt. Peter Sigourney,
Jrom Bojlon, bound to Philadelphia, having been
blown ojf the coajl — been out 38 days, had
sprung a leak y .loJt her foremajl, and had 3 feet wa
ter in her hold. They were in great dijlrefs for the
want of bread and water, not having a biscuit 01
board, (apt. Brice towed the Brig Jor 6 o hours,
with a view ojjuving us much of the cargo as he pof
jfbly could ; but the Jea running jo that it tie'
came dangerous to keep her in tow any longer, they
cut he r after taking Capt. Sigourney and Crew
Jrom on board, with ajmall part of the cargo, con-
JiJling of candles, chocolate, betj andJhoei.
On the 3\ji. Dec. in lat. 34,,20. long.—Jpoke the
Danish jhip Providentia, oj Dram, in Norway,Jrom
Falmouth, bound to Baltimore, out 39 days.
He was Interred in the Church-yard
here on Monday with every vefpedt which
could be paid him, in a public or private
capacity : Being, at the time of his de
cease, Deputy-Grand-Master of the State,
as well as Pa It-Mailer of the Lodge-Co
lumLia, a numerous proceflion of the bre
thren accompanied his remains, and depo
sited them in the houj'e appointed far all
BALTIMORE, February 12.
From a London Paper. *
. The Danes have erp&cd a most confpt
puous light-huufe, on the iilaikl of Aiir
halt ; it is of. a cylindrical form, 50 Dan
ish ells in heighth, &32 in circumference ;
on the summit is placed a furnacje or grate,
two feet nine inches in height, and five
Feet in diameter ; so that the flame being
stronger, and more than double the former
Altitude, will be observed at a much greater
dillanee. The edifice is 2,500 Dauifli
ells to the weft ward of the old building:
it Js 3,10p ells from the cast point of the"
island, and 36 ells above the furfacc of
th _• waier. The Danilh ell is two feet
Engfliih nearly.
of mind rendered him an ufeful and plca
fant member of society, and whose remo
val from this scene of things, affords a
molk striking and inftru&ivc lesson of mor-
tality.
living.
The fchponer Eonita, of Baltimore,
Win, Montgomery, mailer, left the Ha
vannah the sth inlfc. and arrived here the
13th. The/hips Europa, of Philadelphia
ar.d fJe\y York Packet, both arrived at
the Havmnah, tlie sth; next Jay the
6th, off the Mataflzas, capt. Montgome
ry spoke the brig Sally, of Newport,
Ward, maflet, with flatca...For the Ha
vannah, who would arrive the fame day.
American veflels left at the Havannah,
the lliip Jones, and the brigs
Hannibal, Copyingham, and -Hol
land, all of Philadelphia.
On Sunday la ft arrived in this port the
(hip Charles Prince of Hefle, Jas. Lam
fing, master, from Plymouth, England.
Capt. Lamfing, on the 27th ultimo,fpoke
therfrfp Success, Capt. Alexander Bird,
ail well.
On TKurfday last inived If re thc'Ship Juna,
Capiaiu iirice, Iroin Havr<, after a of
70 riays. EfU fht-rr the following vcflfcli :
The contested election of Mr. Gallatin
was the fubjeft before the Senate of the
United States this day—the doors of the
Senate Chrmber were opened on the occa
sion.
At one o'clock, on motion, the further
consideration of the business was postpon
ed till Wednesday next.
A Boston paper fays, " Mr. Madison's
Resolutions are too moderate" for some
people—" they would apply a guillotine
to our commerce, as well as to our necks,
and do every thing at a Jlro c."
PHILADELPHIA,
SAVANNAH, Jan. 18,
NORFOLK Fcbtuary 5.
FEBRUARY 15.
Question to the Demo Society if a
man is bound as a good and true Mobo
crat to hate and undermine the Republi
can Government of, his own country, how
happens it that you oblige him to swear
to be faithful and true to an anarchy,
nicknamed republican, beyond seas ? If
it be because it is anarchy, (hall we not be
forced when it (hall have ripened into a
governmsnt ro hate it for that very reason
as much as we do our own ? Being a cafe
of conscience you are requeftcd to publilh
a resolution expressly on the point.
Arrived at Reedy-Island a few days
since, the (hip Richmod, Capt. Lee, from
Bourdeaux—which he left the 9th De
cember. Capt. Lee informs, that on the
14th December, he fpokea British priva
teer brig, from London, on a cruize—
About the jth ult, spoke the sloop Dol
phin, of Salem, from Madeira, bound to
New-York, Ihort of provisions—The 25th
ult. spoke the brig ;Sea Nymph, Peddin
of Philadelphia, 5 days from Baltimore,
bound to Falmouth, all well. Capt. Lec
also informs, that the (hip Adriana, Capt.
Robertfon, from Bilboa, arrived the 1 jth
inft. at Newcastle, Delaware, also the (hip
Apollo, Fitzpatrick, from Amsterdam, &
a brig from Chefapeake—Capt. Lee fays,
he left about 100 fail of American vessels
at Bourdeaux, under an embargo.
The fame wranglers who dread the cor
rupting influence of birth-day celebrations,
behave as if they could not toait and cele
brate Genet enough. The meaning Is
plain in both inltances—they wiih to bring
one man within the reach of contempt,
and to raise the other above it—hie labor,
hoc opus eft, which is, they are knaves
'for their pains.
One of the toads of the 6th of Februa
ry, fays something about truth and inno
c.'iice. Was it not harsh and even cruel,
when Citizen Candor and Frankness was
present ? Personal insults 011 men in
public character are very unbecoming.
For the Gazette of the United States.
I observed in Mr. Bache's paper of Sa
turday, a publication, in which the wri
ter boldly asserts that the Farmers of Ma
ryland are generally in favor of Mr. Madi
son's resolutions; how he can have obtain
ed this information to speak with the cer
tainty he has, is to me astonishing. I
have heard the sentiments of feveraljudici
ous and refpeftable farmers of that state,
and a great many citizens of other vocati
ons, which have been pointedly opposed
to the adoptien of them. 1 rather suppose
that not a twentieth part of the Maryland
Farmers have ever heard of Mr. Madison's
Resolutions, much less have given their
opinion upon them.
Sometimes our incendiary fait ion pre
tend to be on tlie fide of the people, and
they rail with no little felf-fufficiency at
the creatures of the court. In their jargon
the people are on one fide, the court 011
the opposite. These boneft gentlemen have
found their do&rine overthrown and dis
graced by the people themselves. The
whole country took part with the Presi
dent, and this wonderful unanimity ought
to Hop their mouths. The people howe
ver, are treated as insolently as their ma
gistrates. l'or the faction allure us, that
the addreflers on the fubjeft of the Pro
clamation of Neutrality are stock-jobbers,
paper-mon, and British-agents. Fadts
(hew how little these wretches, refpeft
the people, or are supported by them.
There are letters in town, from Balti
more, dated the 13th inft. which fey, that
a frigate had arrived at Annapolis, from
from France, on the morning of that
day—one of these letters informs, that it
was reported, the above frigate brought
an account that Toulon wai retaken again,
and Oftend evacuated.
A letter from New-York fays, that a
veflel is arrived there, in jo days from
Amsterdam—the Capt. of which informs,
that a report prevailed in Amsterdam pre
vious to his departure, that Toulon was
retaken on the 25th O&ober.
Another letter fays,the above ftiip from
Amsterdam, is the Favorite, Capt. Story j
that (he left; Amsterdam, the 7th Decem-
Ler—the Mate of which reports, that it
Mr. Fenno,
A Friend and Customer,
Fhom Cozrfspondsnts.
SHIP NEWS,
ISCARIOT.
Permit me to address you at ehis critical moment,
and t* tnferm you that our Navigation is very muck
opprejfed in coujequence oj the Barbary ( ruijers let
out into the Atlantic, 1 will venture tdJay the extra
Premium required, to injure the American proberfy
now at risk, will amount to more than wnuld hejojji
cient to equipJhips enough to protecl our trade.
Indeed we cannot at this moment ejfeft Injur ance
on European voyages, at any premium mat trade wi.l
Jupport, and Europeans who have protedions, can
not be our camera at present, of courje the Mevenue
and the Met chants (its Jupporters) mujl be deranged.
1 amjenjibie the Lurop>an poiit.es Jrom whence
all the mijchiej flowt, mujl be perplexing even to the
collected wisdom of the United Spates, but pray let m:
beg your war mefl influence, either to have a peace
purchajed, or as many jhips equip t, as will confine,
thoje worse than pirates, at ieaj tcithin the Mediter
ranean : a vejfel has this day arrived from Cadiz, and
therefeems not a doubt from this ' formation, but
they will continue out occ ilionally all t4e winter ; some
of their Jleet were at Gibraltar watering, and by the
Month oj April it is expecled they will have Shipt in
the Britijh channel and the Wejl Indies, They have
an idea that we have not any J,hips that carry guns,
and that it will take at leajl 12 months be)ore we can
build ar.d equip any to go againjl them.
A Jew ships that are n. win the United States, if
equipt mjlantamovjlyj and pujhedfor the Streights t
m-ght perhaps d'flt oy a great part of their Jhips that
might be out, a s they cruije Jingle ; at all events, J
we can get the command of the Streights, it will pre *
pure them for a peace. I make no doubt Capt.
and others have given every neceJJary in fruition re
setting the number ojcru jers *3c. but u hether every
proper injor motion has been obtained, I cannot fay,
but something mujl be done, or we Jhallbe ruined.
N. B. My brother has been more than 12 Months
up the Streights, and has written me Jrom time to
time on thejubjeft of the Algerines ; his information
ts good : ho urged the neccjfity oj a peace beit.g con
cluded the Jummer pajl, ana that Jor many reajons it
would be the mojl proper time : prejent appearances
are in favor oj our having a plentj oj AmericanJhip
ping to carry ojf our Crop, but the principal part of
our Captains wjli to leave their vejfels rather than
go to Europe,
20th "January. Our Cap/. has this diy
arrived from Gibraltar and brings the mojl d'Jlr ( Jftng
account; it was almojl a miracle that he escaped :
' 5 f ai Jof American vejfels f have been taken and car
rted irto Algiers. Lapt. thinks that three
frigates or jour at mo]l y mould be fufficient to take
every vejjel they have «ur t which conjtjl oj one old 40
gun [hipi thru of 32, three of 20 t-ni a number of
J mall cruifcr*; we have a I >as oj Bread sent us as
a/ample oj what our friends who are prifeners, have
but a scanty allowance oj ; 1 wiltfend it to you if an
opportunity offers. —what mote can / fay ?
I terily believe a peace might have been concluded.
1/hallpafs over Mr. Lamb's Embajfy, as every A
merican ought to do in filc-ncc. Jh pe our ftcond
has not Sampson like lojl his Jhength. lam jo muck
distressed in writing on this &\litcV[\QgJubjctt that
I Jhallforbear mentioning particulars, Juch as each
prisoner having a large iron on the leg, i3c- &c,
I dp not think a peace can now he purchifed; the
wijdom o/Congrrfs mujl devije some meam for the
rele fe of our un/ortunate countrymen, apackct ha*
gone to Lijbon jrom Ihem, /or America.
6 per cents, 18/2
3 ditto, iofi
Deferred, 11/1
U. S. Bank, 12 per cent. adv.
Pennsylvania do. 10 ditto ditto.
Another letter (ays, that the Favorite
left Amflerdam the 27th. December, that
the by her are such as to leave no
doubt of the reeaptirre of Toulon, and
that the French loft 20 thousand men, in
the afiault.
called the
Cajile of Andalusia,
With the original overture and accompa
niments, fele&ed and composed by Dr.
Arnold, and additional airs by Shield.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Char
leiton, to hit friend in this city, dated January
»3ih. 1794,
THIS EVENING
Will be performed (with permiflion of the
patentee of Covent Garden Theatre)
A COMIC OPERA,
Who's the Dupe.
Previous to the Opera, an occasional
Address will be spoken.
Boxes, one dollar—Pitt, three quarters
of a dollar—and Gallery, half a dollar.
The Doors will he opened at 5 o'clock,
and the performances begin at 6 o'clock pre
cisely.
was generally believed at that place, that
Toulon was retaken.—-
Ladies and "Gentlen:en are requefled to
fend their lervants to keep places, at half an
hour past 4 o'clock, ana to order them 10
withdraw, as soon as the company arc seated,
as they cannot on any account be permitted
to remain in the boxes, nor any places kept
after the firft a&.
Ticket* to be had £iid places to be taken
at the Box-Cffice m the front of the
Theatre.
N. B. No money or tickets to be returned,
nor any pcrfon admitted on any account
whatever behind the scenes.
Written by the author of the Poor SoldUr,
NEW THEATRE.
A COMEDI y in two Ads t called
PRICE OF STOCKS.
TO WHICH WILL BE ADDED,
Vivat Rfb>ub!ica.