National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-09-28 00:00:00, page 3

J?y accdunts from BufliiHill hospital,
near this city,we learn that many of the lick
there are recovering, and a conliderable
number have been discharged, perfeflly
cured. A comfortable place is fitted up t>>
accommodate the convalescents, and from
the success that has attended the efforts
for the relief of the sick, a hope may be in
dulged that many more will experience be
nefits from the institution. The children
at the orphan house are healthy, and well
provided for, except in the article of cloath
tng, contributions of which are requefled.
hy the committee, from all charitable per
f ns, ns well for the orphans as for the de
finite lick at the hospital.
The present war (fays a London paper)
is said so colt 1,500!. fleiling pfer hour,
which is 36,020!. per day, making thirteen
million one hundred forty thousand pound
per annum. If it continues for only one
year, it entails on the people £or father
Ihould notthis paragraphilt have said—the
(laves who are fighting to eternize defpu
tifm, to rivet (lavery, and to link the refl
of mankind into the fame chain] for ev&r,
taxes to the amount of 600.c001, a vear.—
[Jul! one million New York currency.]
[Fresh intelligence from French Hifpani
ola, by the schooner Regulator, Captain
White,arrived at Norfolk. (Capt. White
■was taken on his passage and carried intn
Jamaica, but restored after 48 bout's de
tention. )]
On the 17tU Anguft (two days before
Capt. White left Aux-Cayes) the mulattc
general, Rigatid, was proclaimed comman
der in chief of the foilth part of Hifpaniola
by the authority of the commillaries, San
thonax and Polverel.
Capt. White saw the Penelope frigat,
of 36 guns, Capt. Rawley, and a Philadel
phia ihip, on their way up to Jeremie, wit!
a large body of French emigrants fron
Jamaica, commanded by a Monf. LepiUO
to aflift those unfortunate people v.bo were
holding out against the Comrhifl'aries ai
that place.
The mulatto General Rigand. in Concer;
■with the commillaries, had palfed an ed£l
that any ilave, on entering In the army
shall receive their freedom, provided the;
will go in the body of troops they were
forming to attack Jeremie, and which were
to amount to 4000.
That since the affair of the ißtll of Jul)
(concerted by the mnlattoes for the extir
pation of the remainder of the unfortunate
whites of Paroiffes Aux-Cayes, and Tor
beck) the muiattoes have iinprifoned fuel
of the whites as escaped the-maffacre of the
above date; and tired with daughter, the\
agreed to liberate them on condition the;
immediately departed for the continent ol
America; On the 7th of Aujuft the mu
latto generals, Rigand, and Turreail, the
mulatto commandant at Aux-Cayes, ar
retted all the military officers, and conduc
ed them prisoners to Fort St. Louis; the)
armed the negro (laves again!! their mailers
and committed the mod unheard of cruel
ties on the whites. This was done with the
approbation and countenance of the com
missaries.
Capt. White Informs, that a gun
{hip and a frigate were to leave the convoy
of merchantman in a certain latitude, and
proceed to New-Providence, to regulate
the hnnefl conduct of the virtuous fubjctt
of that place
Lalt night arrriVed here the fchoonei
Dolly, Capt. Cowan, from St. Croix, v hicl
be left the ift of September. He confirm:
the accounts of the hurricane in the Weft-
Indies, and fays, it is the word that ha:
been experienced these many years; almofl
pvery house has been ejedroyed both in St
J (hn's and St. Thomas's ; and the numbei
of vessels loft is immense.
Extract of a letter from New-York,
Sept. 26.
The painful accounts which We daih
receive of the melancholy and diftreflec
ftite of yonr city, deeply afflicts the peoplt
of New-York. It is illiberal for some a
m >ng you to suppose that the rigid precau
tions we have taken to prevent the conta
gion reaching this city, proceeds from av
unfriendly disposition to our brethren of
Philadelphia in distress. Confident with
our own immediate fafety, we would will
ingly render every service in our power
towards allaying the distresses of which we
have daily such melancholy accounts : but
as our fufferingthe infection to be intro
duced into N. York, would answer no
pofiible good purpose to the people of Phi
ladelphia, we console ourselves with the
consideration that the generous and candid
public of that city, placing us in their situ
ation, in a similar dispensation of Provi
dence, will fullv approbate our condu£l
and precautions."
The fliip Atlantic, capt. S\"ai:is, is ar
rived here since otir last, from Liverpool,
which place file left the 17th of Auguft
liy this vessel, London accounts of Augufl
6th,mention the furrendei of Valenciemies,
to the combined forces.—Other particular;
by this arrival in our next.
[frem a late Jimaica Paper.J
In a country like this, where the inhabi
tants are so much exposed to disorders that
have a putrid tendency, v the knowledge of
nntifeptics, particularly the mofl powerful,
i. tow desirable not to be fought with ar-
flour, and coUimunicntecl with pleasure.
Tlie putrid lore throat has made such rava
ges, and feerns to have hitherto so effectu
ally baffled the skill of oiir medical <jentle
nicii, that we fliall certainly stand excuted
in taking notice of an article which has not,
we believe, obtained in the practice ot this
ifl.md.
Infome foreign chemical annals, pub
lifiled either at Paris or Ainfterdani, is an
Ellay on " Nitre ot Silver," the properties
ut which are thc-te mentioned," Tlie Nitre
i)f fiiver is the mod powerful antiseptic in
nature. It is to be ditfolved in ijoo times
its quantity of water : it prevents the pll
iretaction of riieat. If meat be digeUed
ora fortnight in a stronger solution of
his fait, and then be expoled to a heat in
tlich it would otherwise readily putrify,
t Will dry gradually without diffuling the
eatt bad fnieil. It grows hard veryfpeedi
y( and is not attacked by worms."
"If river water contains iiooo times,its
weightof this metallic fait, it will remain
frelh not only when fejipofccl to the heat of
ire, but in the heat of the fun. . The water
so impregnated may be given for common
drink in health, or the scurvy. The ill
smell anil bad appearance of old fores are
speedily removed by a solution of this fait
in eleven thouland times its weight of wa
ter. In malignant putrid fore throats it
makes moll excellent gargarifin ; and in
apthous fores ef the mouth from mercury.
Extrafi of a letter from Pitl/burg (Sept. 21)
" We hear, that in Philadelphia a cer
tain description ofperfons have been roy
alizing themselves by flow but sure de
crees, under the auspices of the federal
government; that the arillocrats, or Well
born, were like wife to meet loon with the
dijtiniiions they so well deserve, and that
the insolence of the rabble (formed to obey)
was speedily to receive a severe check.
We lince conjecture that the revolution ol
France has thrown infurrhountable obsta
cles in the Way of this aspiring class. They
every day (it is said) have frefli diffifciilties
to encounter; and a spirit Of equaftty and
repiiblicanifm is awaking from one end oi
tHe Union to the other. We have noticed
that the efforts of aristocracy are violentl)
directed againfl the Democratic Society
Tliis cannot be wondered at, when it is re
colletted t!»at the obje£t of all such socie
ties is to deftrov aristocratic distinction!
among men, and promote that benevolenl
species of equality, which whillt it humble:
the pride of the wealthy, will better the
condition of the great majority of man
kind."
Extrafi of b letter from Albany, dated
16tk September.
" There are several noted paper jobbers
in this quarter, who, for the fake of pre
fei-ving the quiet enjoyment of ;heir darling
pelf, acquired through the beneficent ef
fe£Ys of the fund'ng J y/iem, care not how
much this country degrades lierfelfin the
tyes of mankind. They are sworn ene
mies to all free discussion, and you may
therefore be sure that your paper conies in
for nofmall lharc of their malignant abuse.
It is grating to a true American, to fee
this di'fcrip'.ion of people (heltering them
selves behind the popularity of the Preli
der.t. never were his friends, till
an idea of interest apparently made then
such ; and if the fubftanct of interest fhoulc
fail, they will be the firft to declare them
selves his enemies. Peace ! Peace 1 is all
their cry ; when, in reality, "there isn<.
peace." The Britilh will not allow us tc
be neutral at sea ; the benefits of the car
rying trade of this country are too impor
tant an object for them, to futfer us to en
joy it in quiet. In alliance with the Spa
niards, neither do tliey vfrilh us to fee peace
on our frontiers. An opinion is fact gain
ing ground, that a bargain has been made
between the Spaniards and Britilh. to pre
vent the United States forever from ex
tending their territory beyond the Ohio anc
the Miffifippi. For thi« purpose theconfede
rate Indians have been advijed, at and be
fore the late treaty, to infitt upon the Ohic
as the boundary, and even as far eaftware
as the Alleghany. I lately received alet
terfroma friend in London, of character
and information ; who affiires Big that no
thing is more dreaded through Europe,
than the complete and final eftablifhmeni
of republican government in America, or,
at present, an offenfive alliance withFranfce.
The defpnts apprehend, that it will even
tually detlroy the royal, (alias, tyrannical]
domination intended to be perpetuated
through Europe, in its titmofi severity,
provided the exertions of France fail ; and
therefore r.o effort will be wanting on
their part, so to temper (if in their power)
the administration of this country, as to
uifwer their Vile, their nefarious pur
poses."
Extrafl from a Virginia paper, Sept. 18.
" Although the maintenance of peace
ought to be a matter of the firft conse
quence with every true American, yet in
juftifying ourfirifl neutrality, let us not
suppose, that u e could render France 110
service, by taking part with her in herpre
fent struggle. It is humiliating, even to
cov ardite, to fay, that a country extensive
and fertile as America, with perhaps four
hundred thoiifand fighting men, would be
110 acquifitiop to llie great caule of Liber
tyand Independence ; tlie cause indeed of
human nature. Were we firmly and hear
tily engaged in their interell, and deter
mined to fee them, like ourselves, perfett
ly free, there is no doubt but it would give
fucli a (hock to the despotism combined
France, that in the prelimt, and
p: obable future state of that combination,
our weight in the Gallic scale would have
a powerful tendency to promote a genera]
and hdnourable peace. The Prelident's
proclamation, when it was firft ill'ued, wa:
generally considered here as an ordinar)
>ct dt" Itate, without merit or demerit. Ii
was cohfidered as a mere manifeftation ol
hisdefire tliat his fellow citizens mighl
perpetually enjoy the blessings of peace
and particularly under his own adminif
rration of the government. This it Wa:
natural to expect of him, as, perhaps, hi:
duty—bur, when we underttood that the
proclamation was to be considered as tht
balis upon which was founded the prose
cution against Singleterry and Henfield
not an individual but lamented its publi
cation.''
The appearance of things ambng us till
day or two part is highly encouraging. Ths
number of deaths lint e Thursday evening
bears small proportion to that of fevera
preceding days. The air, for these lat
24 S*ours, has undergone a considerable al
teration towards a rtate of refrefliing cool
ness ; which, with a brisk, vivifying gale a
N. W. may probably tend conliderably ti
abate the mortality (till in no small degrei
prevalent.
Hofion, Sept. 18. Lad Monday mornin;
failed from this port, the snip Catharine
captain Cotfin, bound to Havre de Grace.
M. Letombe being apall'enger in the a
bbve fliip, his excellency the governor wa
pleased to order a salute from the castle, ii
honour and refpeit to a gentleman, whof
conduct had endeared him to the citizen
it large.
Mrs. Swan, the lady of James Swan, Efq
(now 111 France) was alio paflenger in fan
Ihip.
Tuesday evening arrived in this port thi
fh'.p Neptune, taken forae time lince by thi
Marfeilies, loaded with bread and flour.
Yeflerday was launched from Mr. Clark'
(hip yard, at the north part of this town,;
beautiful fliip, belonging to J.leflVs. Join
and Richard Codman, merchants of thi
town. She went off about 10 o'clock, a
midit the acclamations of many hundrec
fpeftators.
On Monday, four male, and four femal
culprits, of various complexions, fat on thi
gallows, and received the discipline of the
port, for various thefts of which they wen
convicted, at the late term of the Supreme
court.
Oil Sunday arrived here, the fliip Georgi
ofßofton, Silas Daggett master, from Gi
braltar, who informs, that it was reportec
at Gibraltar, that it was the intention o
the fleets, when combined, to have goni
again Toulon ; but that the mod thinkin;
people suppose the Englifli will have mori
prudence than to attempt it.
panbury, Sept. 23. A gentleman in thi
town has this year produced from oni
potatoe7sin number, which weighed 2 :
pounds—The feed was of the kind callet
Rnglith whites* and was planted whole—
His nearest neighbour to whom he gave :
larger potatoe than that which he.planted
cut his feed in four parts and planted it ii
equal foil with the former, but his increafi
was 5 pounds less than his who planted th<
potatoe whole.
Information to the Merchants of the Unilei
Stales.
The rebellion that has broke out in tw<
or three of the French departments, ant
the neceility that the government fhoult
keep up a cotifiderable interior force,with
uut weakening the fevcral armies that forn
the defence of the frontiers, has operatec
in some small degree to the discourage
ment of agriculture in the republic. Ci
tizen Genet is authorized to notify tilt
American merchants, that they will find s
ready and profitable market for every ar
ticle of provilion, particularly flour, rice
rait beef, pork, &c. as well as for pitch, tai
find other articles neceflary for the marine,
ivhich they (hall fend to the ports of Bay
anne, Roc '' fort, Rochelle, Nantz, L'Ori
EMit, Brert, Havre, and Dunkirk. tie i:
further authorized to Inform them, thai
the French merchants in all the ports jus
mentioned, have taken care to supply theii
stores with every kind of French goods
suitable to the American market, in re
turn for the articles brought from the
United States.—Citizen Genet has likewise
received information, that the French
Hcets were matters of the Channel, and ol
the Gulph of Galco'ny ; that the French
vefl'els of war, having fuccefsfully engaged
in those seas the veflels belonging to ty
rants, ar.d entirely cleared the sea coasts ol
the Republic of them, had received order;
to take under their protection all American
veflels bound to France, they (hould fall in
with, in the fame manner as French veflels,
to give them every succour in their power,
and to convoy them to the ports above
mentioned. From this circuniftance, the
Americans may hope that the destination
of t heir vefl'els is fnfliciently feenre, not
withstanding the iufi lent declarations of
the British despot, who in attempting t»
impose his regulations upon their com
merce, isfcheming to rivet their former
(hackles upon them. The French will ex- N
ert themselves to supply the United States
with every necelfary article of consump
tion, and will use their utinolt united en- •
deavours gradually to encourage and efta
blifii a lalting commercial intercourse be
tween the two nations, that lhall tend, to
jo ; n both co-jntries in the ties of fraternal
affection. Such istliefincere wifli of France;
and in forming fucli connexions, the Ame
ricans will contribute to the defence of a.
caule, which is evidently their own, and
in support of which they so glorioully fig
tialized themselves Tome years ago.
Opifer per orb:m dicor\
Hippocrates, the celebrated Greek phy~
ician, who lived upwards of 2000 years
ago, has handed down to polterity the fol
lowing Aphorlfm, which Boerhaave recom
mends as containing the fnn> and substance
jf all preventative physic, viz. " Keep the
iead cool, the feet warm, and the body
open ; and you may bid defiance to every
ipecies of disease."
Anecdote. (A matter of Fa£t.)
A Clergyman riding along the highway
•vhich led from a noted tavern, overtook
1 man on horseback, who had treated him
elf so kindly with the good fluff that his
)ody was fubje£led to a constant vibration
rom fide to lide. For the lake of good
company he made exertions to keep hi»
lorfe alonglide of the clergyman's, to the
;reat hazard OT-lofing his feat in the fad
-le. "Friend," said the clergyman, "who
ever ybu b£, you seem very happy." I
lope," said the man, 1 (hall be happy ill
he next world. I know you very well,
hough you are not acquainted with me.
Voii are the very man who Converted me."
Very poflibly," laid the clergyman, " and
t looks like something of my bungling
ivork, which I lhall be obliged to do over
igain"
LET aristocrats f.iy how wounded they
feel,
Dn hearing Genet's democratic appeal—
3ut true sons of freedom their freaks lhalt
deride,
founded alone on monarchical pride.
> Tho' Jay, that great judge, and th efena
tor, King,
To join in their clamours, their evidence
bring ;
i'et freemen will fee how vain their attempt
ind treat it as freemen with sovereign
contempt.
Norfolk Papet\
MORAL REFLECTION:
[From a Connecticut Paper."]
' Nought can persuade our feet to run
The pure and pieus race ;
3ur steps the ways of wisdom fliun,
We turn our heels to grace.
To mount heaven's Hill we fliould hare
lilc'd,
But steed would not ascend,
The niof-e we fpurr'd, the more file kick'd 0
And oft rear'd up behind.
>0 lately in Miami's fields
Old St. Clair's war-worn horse
Could not, by two well worked heeli
Be prick'd from wonted course.
So wonder neither, for 'tis said,
(Whether 'tis true or not)
He took one /pur within his head,
The other he forgot!"
Rather illiberal: but, we tnufl " allow the.
"Pumpkins to sing a tittle,now is then in com
•Hon metre."]
To the Eleflors for the City and County of
Philadelphia.
pENTLEMEN,
f RETURN you my sincere thanks for
1 all former repeated favors, and solicit a
:ontipuance thereof at the ensuing Elec
ion for the Coroner's office, which will
ay an additional obligation on, and be
rratefully Acknowledged by your much
obliged friend and hvimble servant,
JOHN LEACOCK, Conner.
Sept. 25, »793-
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the 20th of June lafl, from
the fubferiber living in Caroline county, int
he Itate of Maryland, near Choptank Bridge, a
NEGRO BOY, named Jonathan, about
, ears of age—he is tree born, but a bound servant
jntil 21 jears of age—he is tolerably stout and
*rait built, has a yellow cast in his countenance,
:alketh wi;h his tongue against his teeth, has
large thick feet, his toes square to the ends—hi#
mother's name is Lidye, who now lives in JoneV
Neck in Delaware state, where the boy has form
ed some acquaintance since he run away. Any
pcrfon taking him up, must ast with the greatest:
caution, or he will give them the flip. Whoeve
takes up the said boy, and secures him so tha
the owner may have him again, lhall have th«
above reward, paid by
•WILLIAM JACKS6N-
Sept- 4, »79J.