National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-09-07 00:00:00, page 3

is built one fio!*y high ; the crpitot sri«l J
liotel are in a conliderable (fate of forward- I
liefs, and there are upwards of fiity houses
Jiniftied, among which are a number ot ca
pital brick buildings. There are upwards
of 120 of the artists aud best mechanics in
the world now employed in the conltruc
tion of that city.
The governor of New-Providence (Dlin
more) lias iiJiied orders that the crews of
American vefleis, fi/peifed of hiving French
property on board, and taken by Englifli
privateers, fliobld be confined 111 irons until
tlieir arrival in port.
" / 'fid f"rg nt the foul con/piracy
Of t'iut bzajl, 'Caliban /."
The Concorde and Nqrmande frigate;
arrived ai New- York 011 Wednesday morn
ing lal>- They brought in %\i:h them a
prize brig taken by the Favourite, that
Jailed a few days before from N. York or
a cruise. The prize is from Honduras, nni
(aid to be valuable.
We are informed l>y Capt. Chauncy, ol
the Slow Abigail, arrived here on Frida)
eveninj—that on the 17th ult. being 011 hi:
p-rtTige from Martinique to this port, i:
lat. 27, 5?. long- 72. he defcritd, about s
o cluck, P. M. a large fail to windward
bearing down upon him, which, at 9 o'clocl
announced her approach by a cannon (hot
—Capt. Chaitncey immediately orderec
the courses of the snow to be hauled U(
and the main top-fail backed. His order:
were not executed, however so expediti
onlly as the captain of th* fii'p though
they fliould be ; for.in the faaie minute :
fecund (hot was discharged, which eutere<
the inainmaft; 111 the fpadfi of a few mi
ruites, a lieutenant came on board ; am
after fpetiding fume confderable time it
looking over the papers, ordered the Capt
and Mr. Andrews a pdlenger, whA hue
Ihipped chief part of the cargo, to go 01
board the (hip with him. Accordingly the)
went, and were ordered to wait upon dtck
s:itil the papers were duly examined. Hk
exam-nation continued almolt two hours:
daring tvhich time the Captain and Mr,
Andrews, were surrounded by the crew
aud fuhje£led o answer every impertinen:
quelVton which they were piealed to de
mand. At length the captain of the (hip
which proved to be the Europa, an Englifl
64, made his appearance : and in an atti
tude expreilive of the lfioft sovereign con
tempt, and in a loud a fid domineering tons
afl;ed them a number of qweflions, inter
spersed with many impudent reflection:
against the Americans. This scene beinj
ended, Capt. Chauncy refpeflfully allied
the big captain, togive him such materials a;
would answer to filh the mainmafl, whic!
had been disabled by his (hot ; otherwifi
he feared lie (liould not be able to carr;
fail. The captain answered, "My man
we dont keep these things to give away
therefore all: for nothing here ; my boa
will carry you back to your veflel when yoi
, like; here, take your papers."
In conference of a dangerous majigrian
fever prevalent in the Weft-ludia islands
the Mailer Warden of this port, has givei
orders tiiat no veflel from thole parts flia!
approach nearer than Mud-Itland, till the;
have been (iriotly examined Dy the Healti
officer.
An astronomer of note, at Tarbes, ii
France, discovered on the 17th of May lall
a Comet in the conllellation of the Crow.
Its right afcenfioii was then 1 81 degrees
and had 16 degrees of southern declination
It was just discernible by the naked eye
On the 27th it disappeared.
Extras of a letter from New-York, datec
September 4. .
" We have horrid accounts here of s
peflilential fever raging in Philadelphia,
that has already in a great measure obflruSl
ed the general course of business ill that city.
Travellers from your quarter are looked
upon here with a jealous eye ; and I have
no doubt but in a few days, if the malady
continues, persons of this description will
have to perform a quarantine at Ambjy,
Elisabeth town, and Powles-hook. till the
infection apprehended is lo far evaporated
from their cloathes, or exhaled from their
stomachs, as not to endanger the public
health upon their arrival in town."
Extract of a letter from London, July 17-
" I mull refer yo j to the papers for pub
lic news, and only tell you, that it is the
prevailing opinion here, that an honorable
peace is near at hand. We have had 110
failures of confluence for Tome time part,
and I think the want of money and confi
dence to foblide. Your friends are getting
up. I can with great truth allure you,
our government and the public in general
(hew every disposition to cultivate h anno
xiy with your States, and I sincerely hope,
that the rage for privateering may n<jt in
| terfere."
Tile engagement mentioned in our l-aft,
between the French {loop of war, Marseil
les, & her prize the Good Intent, of Bristol,
turns out a falfehood. There was scarcely 2
gun fired, &. only one boy nightly wounded.
" Citizen Genet, minister of the Frencj;
Republic, pnblilhea his proclamation or
Wednesday last, in confequenceof the con
fufed (late of the French fleet now at New-
York, by which the unarmed officers anc 1
men on board of the Jupiter are ordered
to lodgings on fliore, wjiitjl is to be paid
for by the minifler, anil-tliat all those who
will not re-enter, Biall receive an ac
count of what is <lne ; that Citizen Vre
iln take charge ot said (hip, and of Gen.
Galbaud, and that he choose 2 officers, 40
tailors, and 6 soldiers, who (hall remain
uader his orders to guard the (hip."
A number of friends of liberty and truth,
have alfjc.iated in New-York, to draw up
daily a (hort account of authentic intelli
gence, for the life of the French crews in
that port, in order to contradict the effect of
incendiary writings and fabricated news,
dittributed on board the (hips of the Re
public by difaftefted persons.
Gen.'Galbaud, we hear, after escaping
from tile Jupiter, was arretted not tar
from T> T ew-York on his way to Canada,
with ail his accomplices. The Englilh,
h»wever,»(fifttH by fomeErench emigrant?,
have accomplidted his escape a second time.
M. Genet'is making evety exertion for
retaking him.
On the 2 rft of June the king of England
addrefled liis parliament. He breaths little
else than a spirit of war, and determinati
on to pnrfue it with vigoifr till Franae (hall
be reduced to terms fatisfaffory to the
combined powers. A'l the various report:
of a speedy peace, occ. may therefor* be
looked upon as groundless.
Extract «'f a letter from a gentleman a:
Canardurqui, dated the i6tli of Augull,
J 793-
" As a report cf the commifiioners ap
pointed lo liiake peace with the hostile In
dians, having been taken and confined by
them, has circulated through the country,
..ntl has ptobably reached you, 1 am happ)
to have it in my power to inform you, that
it is void of foundation. Gen. Chopin's fa
mily received a Tetter troio him yesterday.
dated the third of the prel'ent mouth, ii:
which he acquaints them, that they line
hail fevera' conferences with the hofti'.i
Indians, and that everything was conduc
ed in the molt friendly manner, and that
they had'the strongest reafort to expert that
an advantageous and honourable peace
would fiiortly be colluded."
Extratt of a letter from a gentleman
York county, to iris friend in Pittlburg,
dated August 12, 1793' v
"As to political news nothing excites
oar attention of a domestic nature, unless
that of the prefect noise about candidates
f«r governor, of thele I am well convinc
ed that William Fin Aley has by tar the
"reateft chance both in this and Franklin
county. He will be the only man who is
a candidate, that will meet with feeble ot
perhaps no opposition in this country; lome
may wonder at this, but it is neverthelefi
true. The other candidates have all, their
1110 ft violent enemies here, and Mr. Find
ley has somehow of late become ver>
popular here, even with the moll
priucipal characters ; he has never gained
so much popularity in his life 'by any
one icVion, as by that zealous oppofitior.
which he made in Congress last winter tc
John Steele, concerning the military eftab
lifliment. A Governor from the weft lide
of Sufquehanna will be a new tiling. Mr.
Findley niilft be the fucce(»ful candidate,
the other candidates are set up by a verj
few influentiar characters, but the formei
is the man of the multitude, in which mul
titude is contained as well the great mas:
of the people (who by the bye never thirl
wrong in the end) as thofc whose informa
:ion, candour, and honesty of heart alway:
iirect to think and ast right."
[Pittibg. Gaz. ]
Baltimore, Aug. 30. Yesterday arrivec
lere the schooner Franklin, captain Mat
:hcw Pawfort, in 17 days from Guadaloupe
via. St. Enftatia—by Whom wc learn
that on Monday the 12th inft. at noon
Port Louis experienced a severe hurricane
which continued till near midnight, an<
that about 2 o'clock P. M. he was obligei
to put to sea without papers. Captair
Pawfon loft his boat, fever.-d cafksof water
.mil ma iy other articles off deck. He bori
nway for St. Euftatia, where he was in
formed, that the hurricane began at thai
place, the fame day at about 10 o'clocl
A. M. at which time abotit 33 fail ofveifel:
lay in the road, all of which, except om
brig, were either drove to sea or on Ihore
th<Tlatter mostly wrecked. Capt. Pawfoi
left St. Euftatia the 25th iiift. at whicl
time none of the veflels that were drivei
to sea had returned. It is expefled tha
they foundered, as „ great number offpar:
have been found.
Captain Pawfon was also informed, thai
the greater part of the (hipping at St. Kitts
and Nevis were drove 011 shore, nioft ol
which were Americans, captured and fem
in as prizes by the British. At Nevis, a
Guinea (hip, with 350 negroes on board,
was overset. All on board, except 16 le i
men, who raved theniielves by getting on
the ke«l, were drowned. The negroes
belonged to a man who had 7 veflels em
ployed in that trafiic, and who was drown
ed with them. An American schooner
was loft at St. Bartholemews. The
schooner Eliza, of Baltimore, was to fail
from St. Euftatia a day or two after
capt. Pawfon's departure,
In the Hottft of Reprefentatlves of Pennfyj
vania, Sept. 5.
" The clerk of the l'enate, being intro
duced, delivered to the chair an extract
from the journals of that hotife ; which
being read, imported, that the ferjeant at
arms 6f the Senate having a fumnions for
John Nicholfon, the Comptroller General
of this Commonwealth, to appear at the
bar of that houfeto answer certain charges
exhibited againit him, served thefaid sum
mons 011 a servant girl, living in the hdufe
of that officer, and made return on the
laid summons " 'ihdt John N'cho 'Jou
:ottFd net be found," ligned " Francis Sny
let;" Whereupos, the senate resolved,
that all proceedings against that olficei
!henld be poitponed lint ill the next fetlion
as the kgiflature ; this mefl'age was read a
iecond time, and agreed to."
On the fame day the legislature of the
Hate adjourned, fine die.
C 0 M MU NJ CATION.
" When I have any fort of dispute with
my neighbour, I always make out my ac
count current, as the surest mode of bring
ing him to reason. Yon have herewith the
profpetlnsof our public disputes."
DEBTOR,
The United States—their account current
with the French Minister.
i 793, Aug. To one large maiig-N
nant, and wicked Lie, to/
divide the friends of Frances io,occ
—valued by the Britifli mi-v.
niftr;'at io,oool. fieri. J
CREDIT.
'793, Aug- 3y W.Wilcocks.for? 2 CQO
printing, pubiifiiing. &c. $ '
By my Lord Chief Jullice-%
, Jay, for midwifery and /
certificate of birth, his f
one fifth of merit J (
By Rilfus King, do. 3,000
By the little secretary, for 3
facilities and credit 5
By the big secretary, for 1
reports, &c. i
By the governor >f the")
woods, for his gracious £ £00
ftiell'age . . J
By his Scotch fecretai"y - 250
And to so much as he may 1
advance to find out the f 250
original author . J
By balance to be hereafter")
fettled by the G—t of I
the U. S. & the French f 4 ' oo °
Republic - J
Sterl. £. 10,000
Philadelphia. 30th Augilft, .
Errors excepted.
£ X T R A C T.
" THE ill-fate of Louis-Capet being
yet the topic of conversation for our gen
try to display the susceptibility of their
jffumed feelings, I find myfelf induced,
as from a natural impulse, to take up my
pen to give an answer to their much agi
tated queflion : " Who gave authority"
fay they, " to the French nation to try,
judge, condemn and execute Louis Capet
Hrs crimes. I know well enough, that
fophidica!, parasitical writers may <vrite
whole volumes to prove the illegality of
the proceedings of that exalted peopl* a
gaiiift their king; but people who read
such writers wotild do well to consider. that
the French, to be confident with them
selves, could not ail from precedent; their
fyflem of renovation, their system of rege
neration, could admit of noise. They
therefore mult have acted from an inward
conviction that they were right; and that
the death of one king, or the death of one
blacksmith is preferable to that of tlion
fands of other citizens. Thus ailing, they
have proved their wifdoni to the world."
extract;
" THE major part of mankind, from
the total want of education, are deprived
of all knowledge except what is abloluteiy
necefliiry te their immediate fubfillence :
snd for the moil part they are infidioiifly
kept in a (late of brutal ignorance and
mental depreflion, that they may be led to
regard their rulers as beings of a superior
class. Statesmen snd priefls well know
that knowledge is the mortal enemy of
Hate-craft and prieft-cralt, and therefore
in all kingdoms, and in all ages, they have
uniformly let their faces againit free dif
cullion „nd enquiry. Leave the care of
your fouls to me, fays the priefl—of your
liberties and properties to me, (ays the
llatetman—pay your taxes, and put your
trufl in us : but carefully avoid all writ
ings and meetings, a»d convcrfations tbout
articles of belief, or the rights of man."
The means of national education are not
found in Charity or Sunday schools ; thele
partial remedies, and therefore un
uft. The great objects of education at
liofe places are pfalm-linging, and learn
ing a habit of servile tivil ty to every pailen
ger vrith a tolerable toat o« ki» baijc. Tie
children are alA> sedulously educated n
bits of" bigotted reverence for the mii;i!tci
of religion, and the unintelligible jargon
or incited to become fiick.lv-: <
for this or that tenet or article of bei J":
Public schools should difrlpim all connexion
with religions setts of every denomination,
it being well known that each and every (t
filch ferts iias always some petLy inter eft of
its own, paramount to every other confide,
ration, and that each forms a corpora:e
body, actuated by a party-spirit, seldom, if
ever, in unison wirh the interelts of a na
tion. The friends of mankind wifli to Ice
one great corporation, and one only per
manent corporation—that of the commu
nity. Then we (hall fee one great and pel -
manent, one predominant inteieft—that at
he community."
—.-MEBSBK3SBM— ——-
A Supplementary
O D E
By Jonathan Pindar. Esquire.
Hen, qtiam d'fficile ejl crimen non pro
lere Ovid.
Zi/Jfis pro crepitu, no doubt an art is
(Not easy to translate in decent phrase*)
But understood, and praitif'd by the par
ties
Thac would be tippermo/l in modern days.
Thus moderate men, who twenty years'
ago
At independence frown'd and inade wry
faces.
Of mother Britain's rights made much
ado ;
Meant nothing more, than just to keep their
places
So wheii our fo/dieri perilh'd on the
decks
Of prijon /hips,—or died by exaltation A
Vile tories, trembling for their forfeit
necks,
Loudly exclaim'd again!! retaliation.
So when our Daddy-V'ice\ bewrought his
brain
To tell us all of lords, & dukes, Sc kings,
No doubt his li/orjhip counted all the
gain
Which from pre- eminence & title springs.
So when our triple-headed Publius
bark'd
Like Cerberus at unbelieving Anty, f
Each projelyte-monger for himfelf hall
mark'd
Of federal loaf and Jrjh no portion scanty.
Thus A*** and ST so eager to
repair
The tatter'd of our public credit.
To patch the garment better, thought in
fair
On their own meagre Csrcaffesto/prtadit-
Thus Atlai to support his paper Throne
And give iti faithful guards another Jop.
To pay off France, propof'd a further
loan,
3aps of instrumentality to flop.
Thus AntigaUicans and Briti[h-mon
grels ||
Who at republican fuccefre* sweat.
Buzzing like ("warms of flies from fiftjf
dunghills,.
Have Neutrals turn'd to viliff Ge
net
As witches, hating people, to torment:
'em,
stick pins in images that represent ''em.
■
• For the original definition of this arts.
:he reader is requested to refer to Hudi
jras, Canto lit. line 830. &c.
t For the number of American prifonsrs
privately executed in NeW-York fee the
confefiion of one Cunningham, a British de
puty commissary who' not long (Ince met:
with his proper reward in the fame way.
J If there be any office under the fede
ral government perfectly luperfluous, it is
ureiy that of Vice-President, except in
.he event of the Presidents death, or re
moval from office. At all other times the
jffice may ftri£tly be faid-to confer Ohurtt
cum drgnitcite. The senate might certain
ly have been entrusted with the choice of
heir osvn speaker, from among their owii
body. ,
§ There is an iHiberality in f )ns of the
etters of Publius that disgraces the admi
able talents displayed throughout tliag
work. .
t The whole credit of this beautiful
niece «f patch-work is not exclufivey due
0 these gentlemen. Locus t/l et pluribus
umbrit. ■ i
|| Those who having p'rofejfedly become.
:itizens of the United States retain their
ormer devotion to the Sritifli, arid antipa
thy to republican governments. Of these
ihe poet fays, Ccelum, non Auitnuin mu
tant.
fcJ>As Jonathan is neither acquainted
svith the full measure of the crimes imput
ed to the FkeSch Ambassador, nor.
heard any thing either in vindication or
lenial of the charges him, by Mess.
W'tcox c 7 Co, he waits to be betier inform
ed than he is at present before he presumes
ro join the fraternity above deferred jjf
kia-Jne about hit