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Marfbnll of the United States,
In deep mourning with a white wand encir
cled with black crape.
Servant at Arms of the Senate of the U. States,
With a white wand encircled with black
crape.
Prefdent and Secretary of the Senate, and Mem
bers of the Senate, taco and tavo,
With white fcatfs, tied in a bow on the left
fnoulder—in the centre of the bow; a ro^ of
black ribbon.
Serjeant at arms of the House of Reprefentativee,
With a white wand encircled with black
crape.
Spyker and Clerd of the Hovfe of Reprefehtat^es
and Members of the House of Reprefenta^
tiles two and two,
With white fcarfs tied in a bow on the left
shoulder—in the centre of the bow, arose of
black ribbon.
Heads of Departments.
Judiciary of the United States.
American Coaimiffioners under the 6th article
of the British treaty, with their Agent.
American Commiflioners under the Treaty with
Standards of the two troops in the centre,cov
ered with black crape.
Gen. Maepberfon andlis Aid-de-Camp.
Militia Legion of Pennsylvania,
Marching by platoons, in inverted order,
with arms reverfed—dandards covered with
black crape.
M'Pherfon's Blues,
Marching by platoon's in inverted order, with
arms reversed —Randards covered with black
(rape.
Cap. Singer's Troop,,
Swords drawn—marching in open File, in in
verted order, Standard and Music in mourning.
Capt. Leper's Troop,
Swords drawn—Marching in open File, in
Inverted order, Standard and Mufie in mourns
ing.
Capt. Morrel's Trap,
Swords drawn—Marching in open File, in
inverted order, 'Standard and Music in mourn
ing.
Capt. Dunlap's Troop,
Swords drawn—-Marching in open File, in
Inverted order, Standard and Music in mourn
ing- &
County Troop,
Swords drawn—Marching in open File in
Diverted order, Standard and Music in mourn
ing.
Militia Officers,
Officers of the Navy.
Thirty-three Clergymen with white Scarfs.
A White Horse covered with black crape,
With fiddle, holders and piftoU—white and
black plumes on his head.
Maj. Jackson Maj. Touffard
Maj. Hopkins Maj. Moylan
Benj. Stoddard fas. M'Henry
Spain.
Post-master General and Comptroller bf the
Treasury.
Auditor and Treasurer.
Register and Commissioner of Revenue.
Purveyor and CommilTary of Military Stores.
Deputy Poft-mafter-Geueral and Accountants
of War and Navy.
Collector, Naval Officer and Surveyor of the
Port of Philadelphia,
Society of Cincinnati.
Mafoos.
Officers of the Army, Navy, and Mililia, hot
on duty.
Mayor ^nd Recorder of the City.
Aldermen.
Members of the Scle& and Common Councils.
Citizens.
On the arrival of the front Platoon at the
Church, the Proceflion halted. The troops in
front of the Bier formed in line; and opening
their ranks, made an avenue, through which the
bier and remainder of the proceflion palled—-
the troops leaning on their arms reversed.
As the proceflion entered the church, the so
lemn peals of the deep-toned organ impressed
the mind with the titmoft solemnity, and well
prepared it for the mournful occasion ; and,
when the Orator of the day painted in glowing
colours the illustrious deeds and virtues of the
deceased, the public grief burst into unrestrain
ed lamentation.
When he had ceased to speak, the mourn
ful founds of the organ again " foftened the foul
to all the tenderness of woe," while the follow
■g.lkcs were chaUnted by the Thespian choir.
Playing a dead maich.fy
A detachmentof captain's Wharton & McKean's
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Wafhingron's Funeral Honors.
PHILADELPHIA,V^C. 27.
Yesterday was observed in this city as a day
of mourning for the loss of the Father of our
country. Bnfiocfs was suspended the citizens
appeared in the habiliments of grief—and the
tones of the deep muffled bells afeended on
high while Philadelphia paid a merited tri
bute of refpea to our beloved WASHING
TON, by pompous funeral honours—and gen
uine grief.
At the dawn of day fifteen gum were fired
in quick succession and one gun at each half
hour till sunset. At noon,the bier was received by
the troops formed inline, presenting their arms,
and the officers, drums, and colors saluting, after
which the procellion foim-d and moved to the
German Lutheran Church in the following or
der —Minute guns firing at distance.
Trumpeter,
Mr. bARLtY.
His glorious deeds inspired my tongue,
V'hilft airs of fey from thence did flow,
To sorrows row I tune my ferg
And set my Harp to notes of voe.
Miss BROADHURST#
xft. ,
Sad, fad are the tidings rumour tells,
A grateful people mourn his end ;
Amidst the brave and just he dwells,
His country's Father and it's Friend.
Miss HUNTLY.
if, —Serious Air and Cborug.
Columbia's Sons may now lament,
Their spear is broke, their bow unbent,
Their glory fled:
Amongst the dead Great Washington lies,
Forever doled his eyes.
Glorious Here! may thy grate
Peace and Honor ever have ;
After all thy pains and woes,
Red eternal, fwect repose:
Bring the Laurels, bring the Bays,
Strew his hearse, and strew the ways.
DA CAPO.
troops —
Speaking of the dangers which have lately
threatened our country ; he adds :—" Wifdoni
dictated the propriety of our Handing in a pos
ture of defence. But the voice of timidity
declaimed ; “We have no millions to support
a Handing army. We have no fleets to secure
our shores." Adams looked on Washington
and faid,O Washington ! Thy word is a
Handing Army. Thy name is a wall of fire.
Thy glory travels on the face of the deep.—,
He appointed him Commander of the Ameri
can Troops. Countrymen mburners, do,ou real
izeyour loss ? If you did, you would difeover
hbt only the common testimonials of grief ; but
tears of blood would roll from your eyes.
Speaking of the immortality of his glory. —
Future generations till time expire, will assem
ble around his grave ; they will sigh and fay —
"Here Sleeps the dust of the renowned Wash
ington. The fens ^nd daughters of liberty
leaned on his bosom and called him Abba; Father.
His fmilcs were Heaven to the virtuous; but,
the voice of his Heps was an Earthquake to
tyrants." G
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Communicated for the United States Oracle
HONORS ST BERWICK.
On the qth ir.ftant the death of the illuftiious
Washington was publicly noticed at Berwick
as follows :—At half pait jeven o'clbck in the
morning, the bells, from.the mecting-boufe and
the academy, by a fojemn peal, announced the
day devoted to the funeral folcmnities of the
greatest and best of men. At IQ o'clock a ref
YORK, (Maine,) fan. 6, 1806.
LAST Thursday was set apart in this town
to notice in afolemn manned the death ofGeneral
George Washington, the friend of his coun
try, and the protestor of the rights df mankind;
The bell commeufed tolling in the morning.
A large number &people collected at eleven
o'clock. Minute guns were difeharged for half
an hour, by Capt. Clark's company of Artil
lery. A procellion was formed at the house of
Col. PrebßLe, confining of the Diftri& Judge;
Militia, and Judicial Officers, Gentlemen of dif
tin&ion & Citizens, with crape on the left arm.
When they reached the Meeting-house, the
throne of grace was folchinly addrelTed by the
Rev. Mr. Messinger ; after which, in compli
ance with a previous request of the Citizens, he
pronounced an Oration adapted to the occasion.
The meeting was concluded with a funeral
<!irge.
The procession was formed again, and m6ved
with flow and folcmn ileps through the bury
ing ground. This ended the ceremonies of the
day.
Thus the Speaker begins:—"The Sun of the
firmament is not darkened : 'The foundations
of the earth do not tremble : Rocks have not
fallen to dull ; the mountains have not melted
away ; But the veil of Liberty's Temple is rent
in twain. Her spotless Highprieft hath retired
to rest through the portals of everlasting fame.
If our tongue were an Angels, it would fal
ter. If our eyes were Hint, they would swell
With tears. If our heart were marble, it would
bleed. If our foul were zembla, it would melt
and mourn; for Washington is no more !
Happy for the human race his tranflatiori
was not in a chariot of fire ; not by a visible
convoy of Angels; but by the secret power of
dissolution which silently sprinkles its fatal dust
on the body of man; otherwise he might have
been revered as a God. The Globe might have
bowed in the attitude of worlhip at the feet of
his likcnefs."
A few sentences extracted from mr. Messin
ger's Oration, will express to the public our
ideas of Washington and the poignant sense
of our loss.
The House of Representatives of the United
States, highly gratified with the manner in
which Mt. Lee has performed the service aflign
ed to him, and desirous bf communicating to
their fellow-citizens, thofis sentiments of refpe&
for the character, of gratitude for the services,
and of grief for the death of the illustrious hero
of Mount Vernon, which, felt by all, have, on
this melancholly occasion, been so well ex
pressed:
Refolded, That the Speaker present the thanks
of this House to Mr. Lee for the oration deliv
ered by him to both Honfes of Congress, on
Thursday th ^ X '^2. and request that he will
permit a copy thereof to be taken for publica-
The House of Representatives of Congress ex
hibits a pleasing, though mournful evidence of
the relpcdl which is felt for the character of
Gen. Washington, and of the unfeigned regret
which has been excited by the melancholly e
vent of his death. The Speaker's chair and ta
bles on each fide, are entirely shrouded in black.
The casement in the rear of the Speaker's chair,
and the recess are also elegantly ornamented
with mourning emblems. The prints presented
to the House by Mr. Trumbull are overhung
with curtains of black. Between these, and in
the centre of the House, Mr. Peale, proprietor
of the Museum, has added a very striking like
ness of the illustrious Hero, which, besides be
ing highly ornamental to the House, ads as an
intelligible and feeling index to the occasion of
the mourning emblems which surround it.
WASHINGTON'S FUNERAL HONORS.
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Com/Kimi;atedf,r the United Slates' Oracle
But his name liveth evermore.
When the chaunting had ceased, the Bier
was borne to its destined spot amidst folcmn
martial music and the repeated vollies of muf
quetry. After which, the troops forming again
in line, returned to their refpedive parkdes in
proper order.
Angels ever bright and fair,.
Take, Oh, take him to your care ;
Speed to your own courts his flight.
Clad in robes of virgin white,
Angels ever bright and fair, - - -
Take, Oh take him to your rare,
Mr. CARR.
s thr -'
Lord remember thy people.,
Make us to know thy ways;
O guide our tongues with meekneh,
Daily to sing thy praise.
Mas. WARRELL.
Pious orgies, pious airs, , )
Decent sorrow, decent prefers,
Will to the Lord afeeud ;
And move his pity;
And regain his love.
Chorus.
His body is buried in peace,
2d.
With toner crowned, mature in age,
He fell the wonder of mankind ;
Laden with laurels left the stage,
Nor leaves alafs his like behind.
Seated in bliss supreme on high,
O1 Spirit dear attend our prayd? 6
Our Guardian Angel dill be nigh,
Make thy lov'd land thy Heav'tily care.
Mrs. OLDMIXON.
4th.
oec. 28.
pt-table pFoe^on was formed at the Academy,
which was condt^cd under a military escort,
with rolemii mufict, to the me^ing-houfe in the
'firft parish,, where the throve of grace,'as ad
dressed by the Rev. Me. Thornfo in a manner
which evidenced the feelings, the goodness, and
.the devotion of his heart. And a pathetic Eu-.
rogy was pronounced by Benjamin Greene, Esq.
in which, in a striking and elegant manner he
perfonified the character of what he conceived
to be a truly great man, but whidwben ap
plied to the man whose death America now de
plores, he acknowledged was vaflly Ihorc of his
real merit. The pulpit was shrouded in black,
and the assembly crowded, attentive, 8c evidently
affli%d at the folcmn occasion. During the
procession, the .tolling of the bells was accom
panied with the difeharge of minute guns from
an adjacent lull, which added to the solemni
ty of che feene, and evidenced the deep sense
with which all deplored the departure of tbefa
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“ That it be recommended to the
people of the United States of Ameri
ca to aflemble on the 22d of February
next, in such numbers and manner a^
may be convenient, publicly to teftify
their grief for the death of General
George Washington, by suitable
eulogies, Orations and difeourfes, or
by public prayer ; and that The Presi
dent of the United States be requeued
to issue his proclamation for the pur
pose of carrying the fame into effect."
This report was unanimously adopted;
TUESDAY, bEC. JI.
THE engrossed bilTintitled "An aft
to provide for the enumeration of the
inhabitants of the United States, was
read a third time—and the question be
ing put, Jhall}tbis bill pafi ?
The question was put and negatived,
ay es 37 —nays 39°
It was then moved to re-commit the
bill for the Special purpose of confider-;
ing the Bth fe&ipn only ; which caused
a warm debate—Messrs James Smilie,
Marlhall and Nott Spoke in favour of
the motion ; and Messrs. Thatcher, Da
na, and Otis, agaihft ite—Updn the
question, there were in the affirmative
41 —negatived 43.
And then the bill was passed.
A message wds received from tlie
Senate, by Mr. Otis, thejr fccretary,
" The inclofed Resolutions, which
unanimously puffed the House of Re
presentatives this day, will make known
to you bow highly they have been gra
tified with the manner in which you
have performed the service aligned to
you, in preparing and delivering a fu
neral Oration on the death of General
Washington.—That our conffituents
may participate in the gratification we
have received, from your having so
well expressed the sentiments of r£ipe&
for the character, of gratitude for the
ferviccs, and of grief for the death of
that illustrious Personage ; I flatter my
felf you will not hesitate to comply
with the requell of the House, by fur
nilhing a copy of your Oration to be
taken for publication.-Allow me, while
performing this pleasing talk of official
duty, in communicating an a s -tof the
Representatives of the people, so just
to you, and so honorable to themfelvc^,
to embrace the opportunity to declare
that " I am personally, with great
efteetn, and Sincere regard, Dear Sir,
your friend and obedient servant,
“ THEODORE SEDGWICK.
The Ron. Maj. Gen. Lee."
franklin-Court, Dec. 28, ? 99.
" DEAR SIR,
“ I owe to the goodness of the House
of Representatives, the honor which
their resolutions confer on my humble
efforts to execute their Wish.
“ I can never disobey their will, and
therefore will furnifh a copy of the Ora
tion delivered on the late afflicting oc
casion, much as I had flattered myfelf
with a different difpofitioliof it.
“ Sincerely reciprocating the perfon
ul consideration with whtch you honor
me, I am very refpcafully, Sir ybur
friend and obedient servant,
“ HENRY LEE.
" The Speaker of the Reif of Representatives."
WHEREAS the Congress of the United
States " in honor of the metnory of Gen.
GEORGE WASHINGTON," have this day
“ Refolded, That it be recommended to the peo
ple of the United States, to wear crape on the
left arm, as mourning, for thirty days;" and
" That the President of the United States be re
quested to issue a Proclamation, notifying to the
people throughout the United States, the said
recommendation ;"
Now therefore, I fonx ADams, President
of the United States,' do hereby proclaim the
fame accordingly.
Given under my band and the seal of the United
States, at Philadelphia, the twenty-fourth Jay
(L.S.j of December, in the year of our Lord one tbou
fund foven hundred and ninety-nine, and of the
Independence of the United States the tverety
fcurtb. JOHN ADAMS.
By the Frefident,
TIMOTHY PICKERING,
Secretary of State.
Sixth CONGR ESSof the
UNITET) STATES.
The imprisoned Debtor's Relief Pill was report
ed, amended and re-committed.
Mr. Marshall, from the Committee,
&c. further reported,
dec. 31.
THE Speaker communicated to the
House the following letters :—
Philadelphia, Bec. 27, 17,,.
* DEAR SIR,
National Commemoration.
BY THE PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A. Proclamation.
informing the HO^ ti.Lt ^ie jci.de
had concurred.in the refolutien puffed
'ye^erday, for paying suitable honours
to the memory of General WASH
INGTON.
Mr. D. Foster, from the committee
of Claims made an unfavourable re
port on the petition of Win. Donnald
fon ; which was ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr. Otis presented the memorial of
Benjamin Burd, praying compensation
for certain Loan office Certificates;
which he fays have been either loft or
destroyed. Referred to the Committee
of Claims.
Mr. Otis, called for the order of the
day on the report of the committee to
whom was re-committed the bill from
the senate for relief of persons imprison
ed for debt —and the Houle having re
solved itfelf into a Committee on that
fubjeff Mr. Rutledge in the chair, the
bill and amendments were read, and a
greed to by the committee—and hav
ing been reported, were puffed by the
house—Whereupon it was
Ordered, That the said bill be read a
third time to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Sewall, the House
went into Com mittee of the whole on
the bill providing for Salvage in case
of re-capture—which Was agreed to
without amendment and ordered to re
ceive its third reading to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned till
to-morrow morning 11 o'clock.
* Mr. Safportas was the agent for the French
Republic at the time tbetr cruizerb were permitted
to fell their prizes in this fort. The records of the
dfria court in admiralty causes will prove this.
Extract of a letter from admiralfir Hyde Parker,
to Benjamin Moodie, Ffquire, bis Britannic
Marfo's consul in Chariefton, dated on board
the Abergavenny, in Port Royal Harburg Ja
maica, 13th September, 1799.
"Sir,
"Ihave received your letter of lift of last
month, with a copy of another (not yet receiv
ed) of the 3d of fame month ; and in answer
to both am to acquaint you, that Nash has been
executed and hung in chains, agreeable to the
sentence of a court martial; and that he con
feffed himfelf to be an Irilbtoan ; and it further
appears by the Hermione's books' that he was
boru at Waterford. On the lift December,
1792 f entered a volunteer on board the Dover
received 31. bounty money! ana was removed
to the Hermione 28th January, 1793. And with
refpe& to transmitting minutes of his trial, that
is not irt my power, but tells With the lords of
the admiralty only."
* Copies of thefoip's books and accounts, in the
Btitifo navy, are made up every two months, and
transmitted to the lords of admiralty. The admiral
procured tranpripts of thisfoipc books in order to de
ferihe the persons anahras^ps of the cre^.
+ Jonathan Robbi^Q certificate was dated
at New- York, 20!b May, 1)95'
$, The fur- Ucr ofdoe murderer R obbins, alias
Nash, Las been a fubjeß of jacobin animadverfort.
ever since it occurcd.—They foiled upon it with a
fend lide avidity, to disparage our Government; and
they would have prefcred that America,Jhauld really
leave If a citizen rather than they have been deprived
of an opportunity of raising at Adminift ration. Their
cause mus be deemed despicable by every reflecting
perfon—face they evidently suppress truth, and pro
pagatefalfhood to advance it. The raving of the jac
obins on the surrender of Robbins, alias Naffi, was
profeffcdly principally founded on bis being an Ameri
can Citizen, fbecontrary is formally andfully proved
but they very fairly and honestly rave on,unmind
ful of the detection.
FACTS
The evidences which were produced against
him(fdur in number) who belonged to the Her
mione atthe time the murdcr & pirafy took place
knew him always by the name of ThomasNafh,
nor did he to their knowledge, ever affuriie any
ether Nrme ; the witnefics fully proved fat
Thnmas'Nafn was the person who killed lie ut.
ForeShaw.—NaSh made no defence, nor did he
at any time of the trial call, or endeavour to
prove himfelf a subject of the United State; of A
toerica, op the fcaffold a few minutes before he
was run up to the sere yard arm of the Acafo,
he addressed the crew of that ship, advising them
to take timely warning by his fate.
I bad the command of the boats of the fquad
roh on the day of bis execution, and attended
with them to fee his body hung in chains, a
greable to an order for that purpose from fir
Hyde Parker, Kt. commander in chief, &c. &c.
at Jamaica.-
GEO. HANS BLAKE.
Late cemmanderof Lit majefy's
sap L'aniaranthet
CHARLESTON, NOV. 27, *79,.
I was present at the court martial on board
his majesty's (hip Hannibal, at Port Royal Ja
maica, for the trial of Thomas NaSh, a seaman,
late of the Hermione frigate, for piracy and
mutder.
SIR <
IN consequence of the very great eppofition
made to the delivering up, under the 17th
article of the treaty of amity, &c. Thomas
Nash, alias Nathan Robbins,oneof the prin
cipal mutineers on board his Britannic Majesty's
late fllip Hermione, and of the numerous publi
cations on that Subject, as wellin this as in
others of the United States, 1 wrote t'o admiral
fir Hyde Parker, requesting he would fend
the minutes of the court martial, meaning to
communicate the contents to you ; but being
informed that a compliance with such request
Should have been contrary to the rules of the
britifh nav% I beg leave to enclose you a copy
of the admiral's answer, which I consider fully
adequate to the purpose I intended.
Whilst on this fubje& I cannot help remark
ing that about the time my counsel moved for
a habeas corpus, I happened to be in the court
of common pleas when Mr. Ker,a gentleman
of the bar, addressed me, & mentioned his inten
tion to oppose the delivery of the prifonet, un
der an idea of his being a citizen of the United
States of America ; on this I expressed some sur
prise that a person fhculd at so late a day inter
est himfelf in behalf of the prisoner, particularly
as his majefly's cutter Sprightly had been here
a very short time before for the purpose of car
rying him off, and that it w4s from your opinion
of the tranfadion being an executive one, that
he was not then delivered up ; he answered that
Mr. Sasportas* had spoken to Col Moul
trie and himfelf.
Let the Faithless read the following
Relative t) Tio's Nafo, alias N. Robbin's.
g,The originals are left with the printer.
CHARLESTON, NOV. 2, 1799.
BENJAMIN MOODIE.
The Hen. Thomas Bee, esquire.
The British government has ratified the Pro
vifionary Treaty with 1 ouiffaint.
There are between twenty and thirty French
prisoners at Fort Independence.
The PRESIDENT of th United States attended
the <katre, at Philadelphia, to hear the Meqbty to
the memory of our Weed V AiW NtTGX.
^ r ^ he. & .^ C^.f ; ;<;,„„ .&
Ravages or the
Plague in' Barbary;
THE following calamitous account
of the dreadful ravages made by the
Plague in Morocco has Within these
few days been received by his grace the
Duke of Portland. Government hav
ing in consequence, with a prompti
tude that does them credit, given or
ders at all the ports to enforce the qua
rantine laws with the greatest ftri&-
neis ; and indeed they could not have
taken 2 more efficacious way to insure
vigilance on the part of the proper of
ficers than the one they have adopted ;
that of furnilhing them with a copy of
the letter itfelf, which must impref;
their minds so strongly with the terri
ble calamity that may result to their
country, their friends, connexions, and
families, that we may be litre each of
them will exert himfelf to ward off the
evil. We hope the publication of the
letter will have another efftd, that of
making every individual second to the
utmost of his power, the intentions of
government and the exertions of the
officers.
Exlrafl ofa letter from Confol Matra,
dated Gibralter, Aug. 9, 1799.
“ In my last number, I had the hon
or, to inform your grace of thoprogrefs
the plaguc.was making in Barbary, as
there has been no communication with
the garrison since I wrote last, it was
not until yeflerday that I received any
intelligence to be depended on. Mul,
Suleiman, by his marching an infe&ed
army to the Sot^h, has spread the dif
'cafe over the whole empire. Morocco,
I am told, is a perfect desert, the mor
tality generally about three thousand
a day, and as no one would bury the
dead,the bodies were dragged by hooks
into the Greets, and left there ;
at length 106 men were daily employed
in cleaning the ftfeets ; but as the ser
vice was certain death, it was discon
tinued on the death of Muly Tail, who
with all his friends have perished. Ma
ny of the remaining inhabitants de
serting to Sier, towards the coast of
Guina, hate carried the disorder to the
very borders of the great defart.
" In Mogadore, although the disease
was in its infancy, the daily loss was
from 70 to 80, and all the towns on
the sea coast, thence northward, includ
ing Larache, are equally infe^ed, Ar
zilla, Tangiers, and Tetuan, yet, re
maining free, and it appears to have
ceased in Fez and Mequiez.
" Fez is depopulated—by the 20th
June the Moors reckoned the loss ih that:
city, and its dependent villages, at
274,000, in which they include up
wards of 30,000 of the principal Talbs
- Merchants of the country ; and if
their estimate can be depended on, one
third of the inhabitants of the three
Empires have perished ; a depopula
tion, that may moftjuftly be attributed
to the bigotry of the Emperor, and the
inhuman policy of Ben Haffen.
“ Enough was said to Moly Suleiman
on the danger of traversing the whole
country with the plague in his train ;
but Ben Ottoman acknowledged that
his Imperial Majesty confdering all
precaution as a direct violation of his
religion, would not listen, to any re
monstrance on the fubjed. Had Ben
Halfen objected to the paflage through
Duguella, and Abda, which he posi
tively aifured me he would do, the at
tempt could not, nor would not have
been made immediately after, he ac
knowledged that the hope of Mulaf
Suleiman's loafing his interest with the
people, by poisoning the country, was
his only inducement to conclude the
negiciation.
''Ben Ottoman died just as the Cottr^
left Morocco. Muly Helbem, the Em
peror's eldest brother, and who, for#
few years, was Emperor of Morocco,
Muly Taib, and^Muly Eb Huffuir, tm
Nasser's son-in-law, are dead. he
firft was an infipid,faoffenfive character,
tilt by the loss of the other two I c^i-
Ader the Emperor's interest as strength
ened. Bafhaw Beirrofi, of Drtguella
(the aflociate of Ben Hafley) and all
his family, have perished. Os Ben
Hafler I have no account but a lift of
names or those who had already per
illed was circulating, which included
almost every man of known abilities in
the country. The emperor marched
from Morocco the 4th July, he remain
ed a uffile in Mbgadore, then encamped
between Rebat and Fez. On hearing
that the Plague had ceased at Me
quinez, he returned to that capital.''
HRCTmrano»miurara&: 4 .Q, flte CTI
NEW-YORK, DEC. ^
Extra#, of a letter from a Gentleman in Montreal,
to hi; friend in this city, dated Montreaf Dec.
14, 1799.
“ Soon after you left this, the 41st regt, came
here, and brought with them a fever which has
alarmed us a good deal; no left than 230 of
them being sick, and numbers dying daily. We
have had pretty fevsre weather, add yetir does
not seem to check its progress. Sonic of the in
habitants of the town, have fallen a Sacrifice to,-
the disease, particularly Dr. Graham, of
bee, and Dr. Gould of this place. lam afraid,
we Shall not be much better than New-York^^r
text fumnier."