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The Providence Journal.
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TOWN AND COUNTRY ADVERTISER.
Published on WEDNESDAYS, by JOHN CARTER, JUN. Printer of the LAWS of the UNITED STATES for the State of RHODE-ISLAND, &c. At the NEW PRINTING-OFFICE, West Side of the great Bridge, PROVIDENCE.
[ No. 44. ]
WEDNESDAY, October 30, 1799.
[ Vol. I. ]
FOR THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL.
The Adelpiad, No. XXIII.
THERE are many customs and fashions amongst us, which, though they may appear ridiculous, have their origin in remote antiquity. In truth, many such customs are the only remnants of antiquity remaining. As mankind differ in their pursuits and grow more hardened or effeminate, the customs which mark the manners will change with their dispositions. But those customs which relate merely to hours of merriment and jocularity, and partake of neither of the qualities above mentioned, remain very nearly the same in all ages. The custom of drinking healths, may be traced up almost as far as correct history extends. When Homer flourished, it was the custom to drink healths, as will be obvious from the following passage:
"Health to Achilles, happy are thy guests, Not those more happy whom Atreus feasts."
As far as memory will bear me out, there are many passages in the Iliad, illustrative of the point now under consideration. From hence then it may be plainly inferred, that the custom of drinking healths was regarded in ancient Greece, with the same religious observance as it is at the present day. Could I now be so fortunate as to find some translation from Hesiod, Anacreon, or any other Grecian author, applicable to the present point, I would immediately swell with a pompous quotation and astonish the public with the immensity of my learning; but being but an indifferent scholar, my readers must take the will for the deed.
In the days of Roman greatness it was beyond all doubt fashionable to drink healths. To pledge each other over a glass of Falernian is repeatedly mentioned by that Bacchanalian Poet, Horace. In his bibulous odes he very frequently drinks the healths of his friends. Even the grave and modest Virgil, in some of his gravest discourses, pauses for a few moments to give his readers a description of Aeneas' bill of fare, amongst which we find the following. It is observable that Dido makes a sumptuous entertainment for Aeneas, and, holding a bowl in her hand, at the conclusion of it, says:
"Thou Bacchus, God of joys and friendly cheer, And gracious Juno, both be present here; And you my Lords of Tyre, your vows address To heav'n, with me, to ratify the peace. The goblet then the queen, with nectar crown'd (Sprinkling the first libations on the ground) Then rais'd it to her lips with sober grace, And sipping offer'd to the next in place."
But he it seems not being quite so modest—
"With pleasure swill'd the gold, nor ceas'd to draw, Till he the bottom of the brimmer saw."
Several circumstances may here be mentioned worthy of notice. The queen in the first place calls upon the gods and then upon the Trojans and Tyrians to witness her sincerity, and then gently "sips" the bumper. This is the female practice in our day, and the custom still continues inviolate. But how strongly does the poet mark the contrast. The bowl no sooner gets into the hands of a man, than instead of sipping, he "swills" and bumpters it off and never leaves it until it is drained as dry as a squeezed lemon. This I fear is too much the practice in this age of refinement and politeness, and this custom continues inviolate. After having as most declamatory orators (on every occasion) do, taken a trip to Greece and Rome, it is now high time in our journey home, to make a small stop at Great-Britain by way of refreshment. That healths are drunk in Great-Britain now, nobody doubts; we must therefore jog on further back into antiquity. Shakespeare has several passages by which it appears, that healths were drunk in his day, but I fear my readers will suspect that a poetical licence is not a strict observance of historical facts. I beg leave to inform them that a poetical licence , does not mean, as many suppose, an exclusive privilege of lying; but the licence of wearing coats with ragged elbows. This is verified by the lives of almost all poets from the creation of the world to this day. This objection therefore, being removed, the authority of Shakespeare must stand; for certainly a hole in the coat, will not be considered before the critical court, as any objection to the veracity of the man. In the play of Macbeth, he makes use of these words:—
"Give me some wine, fill full, I drink to the general joy of the whole table; And to our dear friend Banquo, whom we miss. Would he were present."
The history of England informs us, that the Monk when he presented the poisoned bowl to King John, first drank it off with this expression—"Wassel my Leige"—which when translated, reads, your health Sire.
The French, however, always disregarding all ancient institutions, observe that it looks very ridiculous to see a man sitting at a table of fifty or sixty persons, and addressing them all in a style of familiarity when he never saw them before, and bobbing his head up and down as if his morsel was hard of digestion. This is French all over. How simply do these men argue. They little know what raptures a stranger feels, when he has the eyes of all the guests levelled
at him, as if he was a culprit marked for execution.
The custom of drinking healths likewise, is worthy of the warmest admiration. Fifteen full glasses must be bumpered off to the fifteen States on the anniversary of American Independence. Our patriotism is evinced by the quantity of wine that we can drink. A stranger might with propriety suppose that our ancestors had sought and bled to prevent a tax on spirituous liquors.
Further Extracts from London Papers.
INTERESTING.
THE insurrections which have appeared in France, merit more than ever the serious attention of those who consider the events of the present season as more or less accelerating that general and solid peace which is the earnest desire of the whole of Europe. The whole of these insurrections have evidently the complexion of royalty. The message of the Directory may have magnified the danger, with a view of deriving from it a support in the destruction of the Jacobin club in the Rue de Bac, and in overrunning in the Council of Five Hundred, the superiority which was opposed to them. But the facts upon which the message of the Directory bears, are too incontrovertible to be called in question; they are of such a nature that the situation of the Republic never appeared to us so critical.
The insurrections are encouraged by the successes of the coalition; but if they had been resisted by the cabinets of the allied powers, they would certainly have been delayed to the time when it would have been possible to have afforded effectual succour to the insurgents, by opening a communication with them, as was the case in Piedmont. The insurrection of the royalists did not then take place till Marshal Suwarow had arrived on the frontiers of the kingdom of Sardinia by the rapid march which decided all the successes of Italy. Some people have believed that the insurrections which took place almost at the same time in the South, West and the North, where he effected a general plan concerted among the insurgents.
It is sufficient to read the Paris papers attentively, to see, that these simultaneous insurrections proceed from one and the same cause, which acted at the same time on every place within the circumference of the Republic, and of which it cannot be at all astonishing, that the effect should be uniform. This cause, is the law which forces the conscripts to march. The constraint provoked resistance, and the resistance rose to insurrection. But as a rallying signal is necessary for insurrection, that of Royalism was chosen as the order of the day, because it was founded upon the general opinion, up on the universal wishes of France, whatever our democratic Journalists may say to the contrary.
If the coalesced Powers retain any doubts as to this disposition of the great majority of the French nation, this event is quite sufficient to dissipate them. They must observe in it an address to the Archduke and to Marshal Suwarow, inviting them to come to the aid of that numerous and loyal part of the nation which expects their arrival as the period of bursting their fetters. They must see in it a happy omen of a time near at hand, when the presumptive heir of the crown will appear on the frontier of the East, with the royal standard in his hand, supported on his right by the young hero of the Rhine, and on his left by the veteran hero of the Po. Then all the inducements of hope, and all the sentiments of loyalty will display themselves at once, when their lawful sovereign is seen escorted by these celebrated generals, whose virtue can only inspire confidence, and whose military talents give the fullest assurance of success.
We will not now push this idea farther than the preceding reflections; we shall reserve giving them more extended till Monday: Then we shall make known the vast, the superb, and new plan of the campaign, which will develop itself in the course of the ensuing month to the eyes of admiring Europe.—Then will be seen how superior are the profound combinations of the cabinets, which meditate in secret the deliverance of Europe, to the feeble conceptions of so many of the coffee-house and newspaper politicians.
The New Plan of the Campaign.
Adopted by the three allied courts, which we announced on Saturday last, appears to us equally simple in its elements, as wisely organized in the distribution of its different parts, and as fitted for quickly effectuating the object proposed at the end of the present campaign. We can only at present give a general idea of it.
The 45,000 Russians who are coming through Germany, will, as soon as they arrive in Switzerland, relieve all the Austrian posts, which will desile successively along the right bank of the Rhine on their route towards Mayence, where the grand army of the Archduke, increased by contingencies of the empire, will be collected. In the mean time, the Russian army of Italy, after having expelled the rest of the French from that country, will march to Switzerland, to
unite itself, under the command of Marshal Suwarow, with that which replaces the Austrians. This army will be augmented by the Swiss and Wittenburgian troops in the pay of England.
On this plan, each army is commanded by a general of its own nation. The inconveniences arising from rivalry between the leaders, by the mixture of troops, who have not all the same method of fighting, are avoided, and the greatest energy is given to that emulation which will subsist between them, without creating a dangerous jealousy. The left wing of the army of Switzerland touches upon that of Italy, from which, when needful, it will receive assistance. The right wing will join the army of the Rhine, with which its movements will be concerted. The object of Marshal Suwarow will be to reach the frontiers of France. Then Monsieur (Count D'Artois) at the head of the corps of Conde, and of the Swiss troops, of which he is Colonel General, and who have always been considered in France as national troops, will make a proclamation in the name of Louis XVIII. concerted with the allied powers; and this proclamation will be immediately followed by the entrance of the army, which will endeavour to penetrate towards Paris, thro' Burgundy. In the mean time, the Archduke, after having forced the French to evacuate the right bank of the Rhine, will blockade Mayence, or even besiege that key of the empire, and excite an insurrection in the electorates on the left bank, and form a junction with the Anglo-Russian army of Holland. We know well that the execution of this plan will be favoured by the revolt of Belgium, and of the people between the Meuse and the Rhine.
This plan, it is evident, reconciles the interests of every party. England delivers Holland, and recovers her direct communications with the continent. The emperor recovers Belgium, and the separate members of the empire are reunited to their body. The Russians alone entering France cannot be supposed to wish to dismember it. The Count d'Artois, raising the royal standard in the cities which submit to him, will not detach them from the Republic, but re-unite them to the kingdom of France.—Thus the fears of dismemberment, of which the revolutionary governments has made such a powerful instrument for stirring up the mass of the French nation against the allies, must disappear. The terrors which they have endeavoured to excite for the barbarity and pretended cruelty of the Russians, which are well calculated for terrifying children alone, will also be dissipated. They will see only in the soldiers of Paul I. the restorers of the French monarchy; in those of the Count d'Artois and the Prince of Conde, brethren, who are returning, after long differences, to re-unite themselves with their brethren. It is known how dear the names of these princes still are both to the people and the French army; how much the dispositions of a monarch, explained and guaranteed by them, will excite confidence.
The Republic will thus be pressed on its whole circumference, from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, by victorious armies, which will increase as they advance, by the insurrections of the people, distracted in its centre by the anti-republicans in every quarter; menaced in the North, and in the West, by the royalist troops, whose insurrections will assume a more formidable aspect as soon as they can establish a direct communication with the foreign armies.—France, we say, in this point of view, presents the most interesting spectacle that has yet been displayed to the eyes of Europe, in the course of this long and terrible contest; but it gives to the friends of order a well founded hope of seeing it restored in that state of regular organization, under the forms adapted to the national genius, which is alone consistent with it. And there is no sincere friend of peace who does not see in this restoration, the establishment of the general peace and tranquillity of Europe.
It is not the question in the new plan to attempt the conquest, by force, of a nation of 30 millions of men, combating for their liberty, and for preserving the integrity of their country, as is continually mentioned in the papers that wish the triumph of a disastrous revolution. The authors of these papers, perpetually in contradiction with themselves, agree, that their never existed in France the least liberty since the overthrow of what they are pleased to call the throne of the pretended despot. The nation then cannot combat for liberty. All fears of dismemberment are equally dissipated by the choice of the means destined to overturn the Pentarchical government. The majority of the 30 millions of inhabitants, which France contains, have even declared against the Pentarchy, and have turned against themselves the famous revolutionary principle, which pronounces, that when a nation is oppressed, insurrection is the most sacred of duties. We know positively that even in Paris, the centre of republicanism, they have the charts of the march of Suwarow, that they offer up prayers for his success; and that any inquietude which exists arises from impatience at his delays.
Thus even in France more auxiliaries than enemies are to be found. The greater and the most loyal part of these 30 millions will have to
combat with the less numerous, and the most depraved, the preservation of the integrity of the French territory against the distractions of anarchy. The reunion of all the subjects of the Empire under their lawful sovereign, is the object for which they will wrest the sceptre of iron from the despot of the Luxembourg. This is the only kind of conquest which the allied powers have in view and which is consistent with the present situation of Europe.
In this state, either the ruling party, convinced of the insufficiency of their means of defence, will treat with Louis the XVIII. under the guarantee of the allied powers, or it will be entirely destroyed by the foreign armies united with the internal insurrections. Both of these two chances have their probability; and each must, though in different ways, terminate in the reorganization of France. Upon this subject we shall take great care to particularize the events. The republican army can, without doubt, oppose many obstacles to the execution of this plan. But can any one believe, that when firmly convinced of the purity of the intentions of the Allies, that when the white flag is seen flying in the camp of D'Artois and of Conde—of that Conde whose name has always sounded so agreeably in the ears of a French soldier—that when the generals and the officers are assured of retaining their rank by an honourable capitulation—can any one believe, we say, that it will not be disposed to countenance its execution? Does not the recall of Massena proceed from a motive of this kind? Do not the perpetual changes of generals and staff officers evince a similar apprehension? And can they count well upon the fidelity to the republic of those conscripts, whom they are dragging, bound with cords, to fill up the immense blanks produced by so many bloody defeats? In short, supposing that the army does not disband, it is in a state or in sufficient number to make head against the external enemies upon the immense extent of the frontiers, and against the internal enemies in insurrection throughout all the departments.
The difficulties attending the re-establishment of monarchy, arising from the opposition of the purchasers of the national property, are more apparent than real. Many of these estates are secured to their ancient proprietors by fictitious sales; others, as before the revolution of Fructidor, are already the object of different friendly transactions. The argument brought forward, with exaggeration, by some of our writers, is taken from a book published at London, upon the plans of the emigrants hostile to their return; and it only rests upon the spirit displayed by some female associations at Coblenz, disavowed by the mass of the emigrants, and contrary to the known dispositions of the monarch, called to ascend the throne of his fathers, and of the enlightened men who compose his councils.
We will not advance these reflections farther; but our readers may be assured, that the plan which we have sketched, is not one of those illusory ejaculations which a Journalist creates in his own imagination. It really exists in the plans agreed upon between the three courts. Its execution is independent of the part which Prussia may take. It explains the contradictory marches of the Russians, the division of whom, destined at first for the Lower Rhine, has received subsequent orders to march back towards Bavaria. It explains the inactivity of the army of the Archduke in Switzerland. The delay of the departure of Monsieur (count D'Artois) to go to take the command of the army of Conde, who cannot arrive at the point of his destination till the end of September, &c.
We know that, some days ago, rumours were in circulation of an alarming negotiation between the cabinet of Vienna and that of Luxembourg, by the mediation of the Spanish legation at Vienna; but no particular cause was assigned. We are accustomed to find such rumours often renewed when public curiosity is not fed by some extraordinary event. Besides, in certifying the truth of the plan which we have laid open, we do not warrant that it may not be changed either by some unforeseen event, or by some variation in the politics of the cabinet of Vienna, the course of which is viewed with anxiety. We forget to mention, that this plan was conceived and digested by the Archduke, and by the brave Spitzweg. We ought to recollect, that all the newspapers inform us, that the system of this Prince had finally prevailed at his court.
ANECDOTE.
A FEW nights ago the conversation at the Duchess of Gordon's happening to turn upon the consequences of a successful invasion by the French, several of the company mentioned the occupations they would adopt when all property should be seized by the Gallic freebooters. After various employments of a whimsical kind had been started by the company, the Marquis of Huntly observed, that he would turn "garter-maker for the ladies." If that should be the case, (said the Duchess,) I fancy you would be above your business."
London paper.

Late Foreign Intelligence.
By arrivals at New-Bedford and Philadelphia, from Ostend and Hamburg.
Death of General Joubert.
PARIS, Aug. 30.
Extract of a letter from the army of Italy, dated 3d Brumidor, August 20.
"MY FRIEND, THE death of the brave Gen. Joubert disconcerts all our operations. I know not what measures the Directory are about to take; but if the army is not immediately reorganized, it will be impossible to do any thing. An inexpressible distaste for the war, reigns throughout the camp. It is of the first importance to reanimate the soldiery, and re-establish discipline among the troops, without which the enemy will ultimately destroy us; no enterprise will succeed, but, on the contrary, every event will become pernicious to us. Audacity increases with our disasters; and it is astonishing not to find among the French troops that courage which animated them formerly."
"I returned from Aqui, the day of the engagement; my station was on the left wing, which the brave Joubert commanded—and marching at the head of two battalions, which he had just rallied, he lifted up his right arm, and ordered them to advance; at that instant a musket ball struck him just below the armpit, and fractured the fifth rib at its entrance; it turned towards the lumber vertebrae, where meeting with resistance, it rebounded back, and lodged in one of the auricles of the heart. I saw the hero fall and expire! Thus have we lost this consummate officer, this warrior without reproach! In him Italy has lost her friend and defender! If he is not replaced without delay by a capable and virtuous general like himself, invested with full power, all is lost; for the councils of war ruin every important operation.—Genoa is in consternation."
[Another letter from the army of Italy says, that in spite of all Suwarrows efforts, the French still held the positions which they occupied before the battle of Novi.]
The Executive Directory, to Citoyenne Joubert. "The Executive Directory, Citoyenne, has just learned with regret the loss which the country has sustained in the death of your husband; the important services which he has rendered the Republic, and those which were expected from his genius and courage, will make his memory dear to every good citizen, and universal esteem be the price of his virtues."
"Your griefs are great, no doubt; believe, Citoyenne, that the Directory feels them no less sensible, and would desire nothing with more ardency, than to be able to console them."
Gen. Moreau, in his dispatches, terminates his letter by the following paragraph:
"Our troops have shown prodigies of valour, especially the artillery. The Russian corps has been repulsed in four attacks. Every thing at length seems to promise success."
THE ARMIES.
The right wing of the army of Switzerland has always been successful; it is ready to form its junction with the left of the army of the Alps, now reunited to that of Italy. The army of the Rhine now takes an offensive attitude; the quarters are removed from Haginau to Mannheim.
Gen. Championet is appointed commander in chief of the army of Italy and the Alps, now forming one. Moreau goes to command on the Rhine, but is to take Paris in his way, to receive fresh instructions.
There has arrived a new courier from the army of Italy; it confirms the news, that at the battle of Novi, Generals Perignon and Grouchy, pierced with wounds, have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and that their divisions have greatly suffered.
After the death of Joubert, Gen. Championet was appointed commander in chief of the army of the Alps and of Italy, which two now only forms one army. Joubert, according to our gazettes, died like a Turenne, in the field of honour! He died at a time at which the republic was most in need of him; his friends heard him say before his departure from Paris, "that in the field of battle either Suwarrows or he must be slain." Great was the public opinion respecting him, for he was in general looked upon as another Buonaparte.
It is the second time that Moreau, who now takes the command of the army of the Rhine, has been the favour of our brave army of Italy: Moreau, before he goes to his army, is expected in Paris to receive his instructions.
Briot moved in the Council of Five Hundred, that on the spot on which Joubert fell, a monument should be erected; a bulletin also shall be sent, to guarantee the independence of the Italian republics.
In consequence of the death of Joubert, Bernadotte, minister of war, in his address to the army of Italy, says: Joubert, born in a low sphere of life, and of obscure parentage, three years ago was hardly known, and behold now he dies, and draws down upon him the notice and esteem of all Europe. In the battle of Novi, he called to his soldiers as he fell from his horse, "comrades, continue to rush forward on the enemy." If in this fatal battle an error has been committed, it was only this, that with too great an impetuosity it was continued; soldiers, but one advice can I give you—rage with prudence, regard discipline as the only basis of victory; by it you will gain all those advantages which are for a moment precluded; numerous reinforcements are ready to support you; the source of generals is not exhausted; I view among you, many Buonapartes; many Jouberts, &c.
He has also sent an address to Gen. Championet, in which he says: the Directory has appointed you commander in chief of both these armies. Championet, follow the footsteps of Joubert the republican. Rome in former times conquered the world; far from us be such ambition! ours shall be to secure our liberty, to support our allies, to establish peace on a firm and permanent basis. "Ample indeed are your means for the attainment of those objects, for the left is the formidable army of the Danube; the intrepid Lecourbe stands ready to join you; your soldiers are brave, your generals wise; Dalmas, St. Cyr, Grenier, Suchet, Dahem, Victor, and many others, are your comrades. In conjunction with such men, can there be anything impossible? I participate of the felicity you must enjoy with them; you was one of the brave warriors who composed the glorious army of the Sambre and Meuse; we saw that 80,000 men formed a pattern of unanimity, worthy the imitation of a single family; to promote the public good was their sole ambition."
The Directory has ordered, at the request of the widow and family of Gen. Joubert, that his corps shall be brought to, and interred at Grandpre; in which place, previous to his departure for the army, he was married to Citizen Monthon's daughter, step-daughter to Citizen Simonville.
For the thousandth time we are assured that the Emperor of Russia has declared war against the King of Prussia, on his refusal to join the coalition. What seems to be a confirmation of the above is, that the King of Prussia has dismissed the Russian Ambassador, and recalled his own from Petersburg.
The Directory has appointed Citizens Freron, Fauchet and Adet, Commissioners to reside at St. Domingo; Jeanet, Barot and General Laveaux, at Guadalupe; and Victor Hugues at Cayenne.
INSURRECTION.
PARIS, August 30, 10 at night.
A violent insurrection has broken out at Chartres, and the Directory has marched 800 men with cannon towards that city. It is said that the constituted authorities have been massacred, but we are ignorant of the details.
On the Rhine.
SEPT. 8. The army of the Rhine is undertaking offensive operations in Swabia. It contains 45,000 men, and is to be commanded by Moreau, who is now on his way from the army of Italy. He will take Paris in his route, to receive his instructions.
HAMBURG, SEPT. 7.
Extract of a letter from Amsterdam, dated Sept. 3. "The passport which was requested for Gen. Don, has not been granted; information has been given to Gen. Abercrombie, that whatever propositions he may have to make, must be transmitted in writing, to which answers will be duly returned."
"It is certain that a battle must soon take place; a column of six thousand men, commanded by Gen. Dumonceau, has arrived near Amsterdam, and is advancing forward. No signs of any commotions appear in the interior."
ZWOLL, SEPT. 4. The English, it is said, are advanced as far as Horne. The roads are crowded with the military. Every day pass through here hussars, mounted artillery, infantry and armed citizens; they chiefly come from Groningen, Friesland and Mappell—their destination is Haerlem; to which place also a number of our armed citizens are gone.
ITALY.
From the Florence Gazette Extraordinary, July 20.
The French, during their stay in Tuscany, issued a variety of Proclamations against the Insurgents; one of them in particular held out a pardon to those who should lay down their arms. The Insurgents of Arezzo published the following answer to that Proclamation, which they addressed to Rivau, the President of the government of Florence.
"THE French government, disciplined in the art of conquering provinces and kingdoms by the means of perfidy, faction and intrigue, are enraged and dismayed at beholding the extent, and consequently the formidable attitude of the insurrection. They are far, however, from being willing to awake from the flattering dream which induces them to imagine that they can scatter and dissolve it by a mere sheet of paper. Fatigued neither by holding out threats at one time, and offers of pardon at another; confounded by shame of drawing back, and shrinking with fear, after the boastful publication of their terrific proclamations, they endeavour to convert you into an instrument for enforcing the persuasion that they are sincerely disposed to adopt measures of mildness and moderation; but who is unacquainted and unprovoked by the insidious language, the fallacious policy of the French ministers and their satellites? This gracious pardon they hold out does not flow from the goodness of their heart, but is extorted by the imperious necessity of the moment. When Rulco fell back on St. Quirico, he marched against Arezzo by order of that braggart Macdonald, who in his imagination already lacked and ravaged every town, and reared in their room some romantic pyramids. Were we then more guilty than at present, in his imagination? The retreat of that General, and the pacific offers that are now addressed to us, are not so much dictated by emotions of sensibility, as by the disasters and defeats which they have sustained in different parts of Italy, and particularly on the confines of Tuscany. These virtuous Frenchmen, whom you represent as so concerned at our misfortunes, and so anxious to fraternize with us as to have employed the intervention of the ministers of the gospel to solicit our return from what they call our fatal error, are
they not the very same who have spread desolation all over Europe; who have everywhere persecuted religion, and loaded it with scoffs and ignoms; who have reduced unfortunate Tuscany to the lowest ebb of distress by misery and famine; are they not the very men who applauded the docility of the good-natured Tuscan people, because they imagined that by such hollow flattery they might more surely undo them? Are they not the very men who, though they seemed to hold the name of impostors in execrations, dispoiled notwithstanding all the wealth of the public treasuries; gathered up all the money of the state, and enriched themselves with the plunder of all the churches; who stole or put into requisition all the horses, and carried off all the provisions, under the pretext of maintaining a body of troops for the protection of the state; and that from persons who so far from wishing for any connection with the French, would on the contrary, have given all they possessed, that they might never see them, except, perhaps, a few desperate wretches, who looked forward to the French for protection and employment? Are they not the very men, who, providing only for their own safety, and regards less of that of others, have disarmed, by one order, the whole of Tuscany; and after having possessed themselves of all the arms, sold them afterwards at a low rate, under the eyes of their very owners? Are they not the very men, who, having nothing at heart or in view, but plunder and robbery, expose to sale all the furniture, the houses, and the lands of the inhabitants; and who are ready even to sell their blood, did there exist a nation so base and perfidious as their own, with whom they might contract for it? The pardon, therefore, which they offer, proceeds merely from the desire to assist with the same misery and desolation those whom they stigmatize as insurgents, among whom, however, are to be found plenty and tranquility, blessings wholly unknown to the cities and provinces that have admitted within their bosoms those desolating monsters. Let the Tuscan people, who have been thus lulled with the provinces of sovereignty; carefully consider the state of misery into which they are reduced; let them compare it with that of the Lombards, the Neapolitans, the Romans, who have allowed themselves to be inveigled by similar promises. For your part, Tuscans, you have always beheld with scorn and indignation those execrable innovators, who deprive nations of their sovereigns, in order to bow their necks before the nod of a thousand base and barbarous tyrants. Your rage would have burst out against them from the very moment of their arrival, had not the best of Princes and of fathers repressed your resentment and arrested your avenging arm. You submitted, and withheld your tears and your lamentations at the moment the beloved Ferdinand was tearing himself from your embrace. But your silence was an inauspicious omen for these unhappy sufferers. * * * But the imperial cohorts, so anxiously looked for, rapidly approach your frontiers, daily winning and crowning their brows with new laurels, which French perfidy would fain conceal from your knowledge. The miserable remains of the republican armies that have concentrated themselves in Tuscany, are straining their last efforts, but to no purpose. The Divine Justice, justly enraged, has at the close of ten years, appointed the hour of punishment. The dejection of their leaders, the desertion of their soldiers, the motions of their troops—every thing bespeaks a defeat and ruin, which they themselves have accelerated by the very means which they exerted to avert or retard it. Even the talent of lying, that magic instrument, which opened to them the gates of so many towns and fortresses, is disarmed of all its power. In their proclamations they would fain hold out victories, and attempt to triumph over a few prisoners; to these they add false imaginary details of the assassination of their ministers, whose funeral rites they perform with a ridiculous ostentation and pomp, in order to amuse and deceive the credulous; but henceforth the eyes of Italy are open to the means resorted upon for the execution of vengeance. The time of its servitude is no more. Tuscans, be not apprehensive that our numbers shall decrease, or our spirit be relaxed. Forty thousand soldiers are willing and prepared to die on the field of battle, or to restore the beloved Ferdinand—Let that name be the signal for a general insurrection! the moment is not far distant: when it comes, display all your energies, and your very despair will furnish you with those arms which you have concealed from the vigilance of your executioners. Do you, President, advise the tender-hearted Reinhard to reserve his tears of condolence for that fatal day!
Domestic Articles.
NEW-YORK, October 17.
We are indebted to Capt. Fitch, of the brig Two Sisters, for the following narrative.
October 13th, '99, Barnegat bearing W. N. W. distant 3 leagues, spoke the Schooner Polly, of Boston, Capt. John Hills, from Demerara, bound to Boston, and took from on board, Capt. Drake, and some seamen. Capt. Drake relates, that on the 10th of Sept. he was on board the brig Fame, of Bermuda, Daniel Morgan master; when they fell in with and captured the privateer Schooner Alliance, from Porto Rico, being then in lat. 23, N. long. 65; 40. W. citizen Thomas Lewis Baron, appeared as captain, by the commission at the time; who was taken out with all the French by Capt. Morgan. This Schooner had, previous to this, captured the Schooner Sally, of Boston, Capt. Downe, bound from Martinique to Boston, and sent her into Porto Rico; that when Capt. Drake went on board, he questioned the people to know who they were. Capt. Love, who in reality commanded the privateer when she was captured by the Fame, substituted the name of Capt. Downe, and then appeared among the people, which were left on board, as master of the Sally, of Boston; Mr. Flemming,
who was afterwards his first officer, appeared as a passenger taken out of the Sally, substituting the name of Murphy, and past and answered that he was an Irish gentleman, a planter in Martinique; and that he was going from thence to Boston to recover his health; the real mate of the Schooner Sally, was a Mr. Josiah Nuttage, of Boston, Cabel Thomas, of Charleston, Zephaniah King, of Wellfleet, Ebenezer Long, of Harwich, seamen, all belonging to the Sally; and Benjamin Nuttage, brother to the mate, was spoke. Those people were all on board when Capt. Drake took charge of her, with John Harriot, seaman, and five black sailors, to navigate her to Bermuda. Capt. Drake had very bad weather, and being much fatigued, mentioned to Capt. Love, who still appeared as Capt. Downe, his desire of getting some rest. Love told Capt. Drake, that he would remain on deck and see that the Schooner was steered her proper course, and that he had sufficient rest, and he thought that it would be a benefit to him.
Shortly after Capt. Drake had laid down, the negroes belonging to Capt. Drake called out and said that the people on deck had taken the Schooner from them. Capt. Drake immediately sprang up, and ran towards the cabin door; on which Flemming, who was laying on the arm-chest in the cabin, ran and presented a pistol at him, and told him that if he was not quiet, he was a dead man; however, Capt. Drake burst open the cabin door, and got partly on deck, on which Capt. Love came up and snapped a pistol at his breast, which only flashed, and presented the second, which Capt. Drake took hold of; it went off, and the ball lodged in the thick of his back; as soon as he got fairly on deck, they endeavoured to get him into the hold; going down the hatchway, Flemming made a lunge with a large Spanish knife, which cut his arm badly, and grazed his breast; on his telling that he was wounded in several places, they desisted. At the time when Capt. Drake came on deck, his negroes burst the hatch; one of them, named Toby, got the cook's axe, and made a stroke at Flemming; one of the negroes says, he saw at that moment Mr. Nuttage stab Toby, which caused his death in about four hours afterwards; another of the negroes says, that Caleb Thomas ran a boarding pike into his head and wounded him badly as he was going down the hatchway; and a few moments previous to this, Caleb Thomas howl overboard, and that he got in by the boom-tackle. Capt. Drake says, those Americans informed him afterwards, that Capt. Love promised them, that if they would call him Capt. Downe, and allow him to pass as such (telling them at the same time, that if the English got him they would hang him) he would give them a handsome sum of money.
October 21.
From the present state of the sickness, the health committee have deemed it no longer requisite to make a report—there having occurred but one single death for the last 48 hours.
ELECTION IN PENNSYLVANIA.
From the statements of votes which have been cancelled, there stands at present a majority for Mr. McKean of 7,984.
The Pittsburgh Gazette, of the 12th instant, has the following paragraphs:
The returns of two of the districts in Westmoreland county, had not come in, but it is supposed that one of them will be in favour of Mr. Ross, and the other in favour of Mr. McKean.
The returns from a number of the districts of this county (Allegheny) were not received when this paper was put to press—but, from the information we have received, we assure the friends of Mr. Ross, that he will have a majority of upwards of 1100 votes.
His Excellency Isaac Tichenor, is re-elected Governor of the State of Vermont, and his honor Paul Brigham, Lieut. Governor.
SALEM, October 25.
Capt. Pedrick, bound to Cayenne, from Marblehead was taken by a French frigate of 36 guns—himself put on board the frigate, and his vessel sent for a port. While Capt. Pedrick was on board the French frigate, she fell in with a British frigate of 44 guns, which, after a warm contest, heeded off; but afterwards renewed the action, and finally took the Frenchman. The crew of the French frigate were chiefly negroes, who fought desperately, from an apprehension of being immediately enslaved or put to death by the English, if taken.
BOSTON, October 25.
BRITISH EXCESSES.
The President of the United States, who has given numberless proofs that he is exclusively devoted to the interest and honour of America, we hear contemplations, causing remonstrance to be made to the British government against the illegal detention and condemnation of our vessels, practised by some English cruizers and courts—and the ill treatment and impressment of our seamen. Justice may be expected, because many of the transactions to be investigated, appear unjustifiable. The examination will undoubtedly be conducted dispassionately and harmoniously—and the issue, will be exactly the reverse of what the Jacobins, the present preachers of peace, peace, with it. They want a war with England. They rejoice at the injuries we experience from Englishmen—they magnify them, and rave at every thing which looks like moderation and accommodation.
OFFICIAL.
The minister of the Batavian Republic, near the United States, has received officially, the following resolve of the supreme governor and council of the Dutch colonies in the East-Indies, residing at Batavia:—to wit:
"In order more effectually to encourage the

commerce between the United States of America, and these Colonies it is Resolved,
"That from the first day of May, 1799, until six months after a general peace between the Maritime Powers, the rates of the produce of these Colonies shall be established as they respect the citizens of the United States trading here, as follows--"
Coffee, at 11 dollars per cwt. Pepper, 13 do. do. Sugar, powder'd, 1st quality, 5 2-3 do. do. "Free of all charges, and with permission to pay one third of the purchase money in the paper medium of the Colony, at the age of fifteen per cent."
OCTOBER 26. THE ENVOYS.
We have endeavoured, and have given, correct information on the irksome subject of the departure of the American Envoys for the French Republic. We now assert, that they are to embark on board the frigate United States, of 44 guns, Commodore Barry, in a few days. The United States lies at Newport, and is victualled for a nine months voyage.
Judge Ellsworth has passed through New-York, on his way to Newport, to embark for Europe.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
The Congress is shortly expected to come round here, from Portsmouth. Her anchors have been shipped from hence, in a coaster. They are from Mr. Cushing's furnace at Pembroke, and for neatness of execution exceed any of European make, we ever saw. One of them weighs 5077 wt. another 5027.
NEW BEDFORD, October 23.
From France--Direct.
Since our last, the brig Alert, Capt. Thompson, has arrived at this port from Ostend. We are verbally informed, that the interior situation of France continues to progress from bad to worse--that the government has lost the confidence of the people, who are panting for a change--any change from their present situation. Insurrection shews its head in many parts, particularly in the South. Provisions were, however, plenty, and to be purchased at a reasonable price, but articles of a foreign growth, were high. The papers received by this arrival, furnish but little interesting information. The Councils were turning their attention to the means of national defence. It has been proposed to organize legions by the names of Rafade, Jeubert, &c. The latest papers received, were to the 13th Fructidor, (30th August.)
Providence,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30.
We learn, that this evening, the College Edifice in this town will be elegantly illuminated in honour of the birth-day of the President of the United States.
The Hereditary Prince of Orange ranks next to the Archduke Charles, as a young general of a high family. He distinguished himself greatly in the campaign of 1794, but particularly in his repulse of the French at the siege of Charleroi, a small but strong place on the direct road from France to Brussels, and not far from Jemappes, where 18 months before, Dumourier defeated the regular armies with his numerous horde of irregular recruits, though at the expence of more lives lost in his army than were soldiers opposed to him. After this battle the French began to count the slain on their side; but when they came to 7,000, the general told them to stop, unless they meant to discourage the nation.
It is not true, as is pretended, that the French have failed in the expedition of the Brest Fleet. Have they not acquired by it the best part of the Spanish marine, the possession of which secures to them the fidelity, or rather the subjection of the court of Madrid, whatever may happen? The most signal victory could never have gained for them an advantage so great, and at so little cost.
The average reign of a highwayman is estimated near London to be about three years; that of a French revolutionist about 20 months. Sieyes, the Director, is the Metaphysician of the Revolution . He has outlined five generations; but now he seems to be in danger of experiencing his turn--having offended the Jacobins, who neither forget nor forgive, and who have no sort of gratitude for former services. [ Daily Adv. ]
With a view of perpetuating the memory of the unparalleled naval victories gained in this war, and transmitting to posterity with suitable honours, the names of Howe, Jarvis, Duncan, and Nelson, and the other gallant seamen, whose splendid achievements have raised this country to the envied pre-eminence it possesses in the scale of nations--and also to inspire the rising generation of British tars with that noble emulation which is the impelling principle in the career of glory--it has been determined to erect a pillar in some public situation in the Kingdom, with designs from the heroic actions intended to be commemorated, and in a style of magnificence equal to the opulence of the British Empire. As this monument is meant for an offering of national gratitude to our brave and generous defenders, the expence estimated at 15,000. is intended to be defrayed by voluntary contributions, to which every loyal heart will doubtless be proud to contribute. [ Lon. Pap. ]
An attempt was lately made by two men, on the road between Schenectady and Albany, to rob Mr. Peter Myers--he was taken off his horse, and handled very roughly; though his dexterity in resistance, and the aid of some teamsters who fortunately came up, prevented the desperadoes in iniquity from putting their designs into execution. [ Alb. Gaz. ]
From the NEW-YORK DAILY ADVERTISER.
PARIS, August 30.
The rumour that Paulo the chief of the insurgents was slain, is contradicted; Dubois Crance is gone to the army of Italy.
All our troops in the vicinity of Cologne, as well as those stationed along the Meuse, have received orders to march without delay to Holland, they will be reinforced by fresh troops from the interior.
General Ferino with two divisions is to cross the Rhine near Basel, and is to direct his march towards Schaffhausen.
It is decreed that monuments shall be erected for all those of our generals who may fall in battle;--new schemes have been transmitted to them for contemplation, supposed to be the best to repair our losses.
From Strasburgh we learn that all our troops in those districts, are kept in readiness to cross the Rhine at a moment's notice, to penetrate into Suabia.
18 millions were granted to the minister of war, to supply the wants of the French prisoners in England, as well as those of the combined fleets. Here at Brest, copper coin to the amount of 10 millions is emitted, and will be speedily brought in circulation.
The Spanish squadron at Rochfort is ready for sea.
In Toulouse, the execution of the captive royalists commences, in the latter engagement 300 of them threw themselves into the river Garonne, all of whom were drowned; our troops under general Comes, took two standards, and 1200 prisoners.
The royalists in the department du Gers, are more successful. St. Clair, Montfort, &c. are among the places which fell into their hands.
In the department of Seine (Paris) four persons have subscribed to the New Loan from 200,000, to 400,000, nine from 100,000 to 200,000 and twelve from 50,000 to 100,000 francs. The taxes of 210 persons only, amount to the enormous aggregate of 7 1-2 millions.
Reports from the national treasury state, that the monies demanded for the present emergencies of this month, cannot be collected and that the most of the civil, and a great number of the military officers, have not received any salary for three six months past.
Briot in his address to the council of five hundred said, "that he deemed it advisable to manifest to all foreign powers, their desire of peace, the basis of which should be the independence of the republics in Italy; and the guarantee of the present boundaries of the republic."
LITERARY NOTICE.
The duke de Rochefoucault, a French emigrant, who resided a short time since in this country, is publishing in London "travels through the United States of America, the country of Iroquois; and Upper Canada, in the years 1796-7, and 8, with an authentic account of Lower Canada; in two large quarto volumes, embellished with maps and statistical and commercial tables, &c."
The trial of Fries, a leader of the western insurgents, is proceeding. Duane (editor of the Aurora) has a respite. His witnesses were not at hand.
Three of the new raised regiments of the United States Infantry (the 14th, 15th and 16th) we learn, are to winter quarter at Oxford, in the county of Worcester. The 11th, 12th and 13th, are to winter at Scotch-Plains, New-Jersey.
In Connecticut, Elizur Goodrich, Esq. is elected a member of Congress, in the place of the Hon. John Allen, resigned.
The sickness has so far subsided in Philadelphia, that the board of health have deemed it no longer necessary to make report.
The Congress of the United States will open its next session on the first Monday of December, agreeably to the Constitution.
A LUCKY PHYSICIAN.
About half a century ago, Dr. Brothmel, one of Radcliffe's traveling fellows of Oxford, on his return from Padua, visited Paris, in his way to England.
While he was there, an opulent merchant was taken so dangerously ill, that all the eminent Parisian doctors despaired of his life. The merchant's friends were advised to consult the English Physician then at Paris.
Doctor Brothmel accordingly attended some time, and on his patient's recovery, he was presented by the merchant with a draft of 5000. Mississippi stock.
By the time Dr. Brothmel arrived in London, that stock had arisen to more than twenty times its original value, being about the time of the South Sea Bubble. The Doctor sold his stock for 10,000. and thus realized his valuable fee, while thousands by speculating in that stock were ruined.
We mentioned in our last that bills had been found against Col. Lyon and others, in the Circuit Court for the District of Vermont, for Sedition . We have since learned that Col. Lyon (probably aware of the consequences of a trial) took care to elude the pursuit of the Marshal, by leaving the state; and that he passed through this county last Sunday, with part of his family and effects, supposed on his way to Kentucky. Mr. Hatfield was bound over, to receive his trial at the next court; and Mr. Spooner was discharged.
Information was also filed in the same court against Dr. Shaw, Castleton, for Sedition . [ Northern Budget. ]
Naval Register.
A Schooner, prize to the Merrimack, has arrived at New-London. She is a recapture; being British when she commenced her voyage.
Capt. Clark, of the marines, is ordered to recruit for the Congress, Capt. Seaver, the Essex, and the Warren, Capt. Newman.
A letter received in town from on board the General Greene, dated off Turk's Island, October 4, mentions that the officers and crew enjoyed perfect health, and were all in good spirits.
The George Washington, Capt. Fletcher, arrived at Newport, on Thursday last. We learn she is to undergo some repairs previous to her again putting to sea.
From an authentic source we are authorized to say, that the frigate United States, Commo-
dore Barry, now in the harbour of Newport, will probably sail for Europe by the 1st of November; and it is presumed that the commissioners appointed to treat with France will embark on board this Frigate. [ Gazette. ]
The frigate Constitution, Capt. Talbot, has sent into New-York, as a prize, the ship Amelia, of and for Hamburg, from Calcutta. She had been previously captured by a French privateer.
Died.
On Sunday evening last, much and deservedly lamented, in the 31st year of her age, Mrs. ELIZABETH EDDY, the very amiable consort of Samuel Eddy, Esq. Secretary of State. Her funeral will be attended this afternoon at 3 o'clock, when the friends and relations are invited to attend.
At North-Providence, Miss Adah Angell, daughter of Hope Angell, Esq. in the 18th year of her age.
Ship News.
PORT OF PROVIDENCE.
ENTERED.
Sloop Friendship, Godfrey, New-York; sloop Cordelia, Anthony, New-York.
CLEARED.
Brig Celia, Richmond, Dighton; Schooner Olive Branch, Remington Baltimore; brig Maria, Beniam, Africa; sloop Hancock, Crapon, New-York; Schooner Ruth, Crowell, Savannah; Schooner Rover, Brownell, Norfolk; ship Enterprise, Simmons, Patagonia.
The ship Charlotte, Capt. Tyler, of this port, has arrived at Elsinore, on her way up the Baltic.
Norfolk, October 13.
Extract from the log book of the sloop Friendship, Capt. Cunningham, arrived here on Thursday from Jamaica.
Sept. 12, the west end of Jamaica bearing E. S. E. distant 14 leagues, was brought too by the Maidstone British frigate, who after examining the crew, pressed my chief mate, Mr. Dighton, a native of New-York, because he was without a protection.
Sept. 22. Fourteen leagues W. of the Havana, fell in with the Schooner Peace and Plenty, Capt. Thompson, of Newburgh, from Jamaica, bound home; she had that morning fallen in with two New-Providence privateers, who wanting rum from the Schooner, the mate and two of the hands were sent into the hold with a candle, to draw some off, the rum caught fire, and the flames raged with such violence as to prevent them from saving more than a few casks of rigging and some few sails. The privateers the same evening put Capt. Thompson and crew on board us.
Oct. 6, Being off Cape Hatteras, Capt. Thompson hoisted out his boat and embarked with his people to get ashore; at 8 A. M. lost sight of them, distant 4 and a half leagues from shore.
Charleston, Sept. 23.
Captain Arnold Sinkint, of the Schooner Camden Packet, which arrived here yesterday, gives the following particulars:--That he sailed from Newport (R. I.) on the 21st ultimo, bound for Cape Francois; that on the 5th instant at five in the morning, in lat. 20, long. 67, 10, he was captured by a French privateer from Guadeloupe, mounting 12 guns, 10 fours, and two 12 pounder carronades, and having on board about 100 men, who took himself and all his men but one, on board the privateer; when, discovering a Schooner, they immediately gave chase, and came up with her about 4 in the evening; the Schooner proved to be the Sally, of Baltimore, Captain Small, bound to the West-Indies, which they also made prize of. They had also taken a brig called the Polly, Capt. Cushman, from Baltimore, four days before, which they had sent to Guadeloupe.
They took out of Capt. Sinkint's vessel as much of her cargo as was worth 1400 dollars, which they put on board the privateer and the Schooner; they then put the American prisoners on board Captain Sinkint's vessel, and gave her up to him to proceed to the continent with.
The privateer is called the Encouragement, commanded by a Capt. Mandiboure; she was 14 days out from Guadeloupe.
New-Bedford, October 23.
Ship Maryland, Liscum, of New-York, which fitted from this port upwards of two years past, has arrived at New-York. Capt. Liscum obtained about 300 barrels of oil, and 20,000 skins. On his homeward bound passage he was taken by the French privateer Encouragement, and himself and all hands taken on board, but the privateer meeting with a more valuable prize, they took out her people, and putting them on board the Maryland, gave her up again to Capt. Liscum, after taking from him, we understand, about 2000 skins, and plundering the cabin.
TOBACCO.
24 Hhds. of very excellent TOBACCO, just received, and for sale, on liberal credit, by
Brown and Ives.
They have on hand,
FRESH BOHEA TEA,
in whole, half and quarter chests, by the quantity or single chest, on very accommodating terms.
Likewise,
St. Petersburg HEMP, RUSSIA DUCK, and a quantity of CODFISH.
October 30.
For SALE, by
Amos Maine Atwell,
CONNECTICUT Salted Provisions of the best Qualities, and in excellent shipping order, viz.
Prime Beef, Prime Pork, Mels Pork, and one Hog-pork--Also,
20 Firkins of Butter,
9000 feet 1-4 inch seasoned hard Pine Boards,
2000 feet 2 inch Pine Plank,
700 feet 1 inch cherry-tree Boards,
Two thousand Clapboards.
The above Goods are offered for sale on terms highly favourable to the purchaser.
ALSO,
15 Puncheons Jamaica Spirits, of the first proof and quality, which will reduce 33 1-3 per centum.
October 30.
Havanna Segars.
Just received, and for sale by
JOSEPH J. TODD,
70,000 real Spanish Segars, supposed to be superior to any imported for some years past. Price by the thousand, 10 dollars; by the hundred, 1 dollar 25 cents.
October 30.
Wanted,
A YOUNG woman with a good breast of milk. One of a good character, who can be well recommended, may hear of a place by applying at this office.
October 16.
New, Fancy, and Staple Goods.
Just received, by
Caleb Bowers,
And now opened for sale, at his Cash Store, No. 2, Cheapside, an extensive assortment of
English and Scotch GOODS,
consisting of--
  REAL blue and black Sedan Cloths Do. lin'd with fur   London superfine do. Trimmings   Yorkshire do. Muffs and Tippets   Middling and low priced do. Gentlemen's Hats, of the newest style   Navy Blue Ladies' patent satins, do. with bands and plumes   White, buff and scarlet Cassimereas Fancy Ribbons   Imbois'd and plain do. Chappel Needles   Coatings Scotch Threads   Duffs Superfine and common patent Mole   Plains Knotted do.   Seiges Plain and ribb'd do.   Baizes Marble do.   Flannels Ribb'd outsize do.   Devonshire Kerseys black do.   Fearnott Black and white gauze do.   Swansdown Silk and worsted do.   5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11-quarter Rose Blankets Chinz and purple Shawls   Common and ingrain Scotch Carpets and Carpeting Fancy kid and Morocco Shoes   Stair do. Kid Gloves   Camel's-hair Shawls, with and without fringes Black and white silk do. with every other article usually called for in the dry goods line, at the lowest cash prices.   Linens   Cambricks   Muslins   Gentlemen and ladies' Beaver Gloves   October 30.
FUSTICK.
George W. Hoppin,
Has just received and for Sale, at his Shop near the Long Wharf,
A QUANTITY of FUSTICK, Likewise, GENUINE DRUGS, MEDICINES and DYE STUFFS, of almost every description, too numerous for an advertisement.
Family prescriptions put up in the neatest order. Medicine Chests for sea, put up at the shortest notice.
October 30.
NEW GOODS.
William James,
(On the west side of the Bridge, Providence)
Has just received, by the latest arrivals from London, a new supply of FALL and WINTER GOODS, which he now offers for sale, at the lowest prices for cash.
SUPERFINE, middling and coarse
  Broadcloths   Superfine Cassimereas   Forest Cloths   Striped and spotted Elastic Cloths   Fine and coarse Plains   Devonshire Kerseys   Coatings   Colour'd Flannels   Baizes and Duffs   Camblets, Cambleteens   Wildbores, Crapes, Russells   Calimancoes, Shalloons, Moreens   Taborseens, Durants and Tammies   Fashionable Swansdown Waistcoating   Patent worsted, and silk and worked Hosiery   Velvets, Thicksets and Plushes   Lalings, Sattinets and Florenquines   English and India Lustings   Black and colour'd Sattins   Modes, Sarfettes   Tiffanies and Persians   Fashionable dark and light Chintzes and Calli-coes   Dark mourning do.   Muslinets and Dimities   Striped and plain Jacquet Muslins   Book do.   Long Lawnns   Cambricks and Lawnns   Platillas, Brown Hollands, Diapers, Piquet, Cyprus, crape and plain Causes   Widows' Crapes   Muslin, Chintz and Purple Shawls   Muslin and Lawn Handkerchiefs   Black and white Millinet   Barcelona and Bandana Handkerchiefs   Linen and Cotton do.   Black Muslin and India Cottons   Ravens Duck, Russia Sheeting   Bedticks   6, 7, 8, 9 and 10-quarter Rose Blankets   ALSO,  A large variety of Fur Trimmings  An assortment of Morocco and Cloth Shoes  Ladies' long and short Silk Gloves  Gentlemen's worsted and Silk do.  Sewing Silk, Twist, Threads, Bobins, Tapes, &c.  LIKewise,  An assortment of Hard Ware, &c. &c.  October 30. (6w)
Just published, and for sale, at the
GOLDEN BEE-HIVE,
THE SECRETS of Masonry, illustrated and explained in a Sermon preached at South-Kingstown, by the Rev. Brother ASAHAM I. CLARKE, at the installation of Washington Lodge, No. 2, on Monday the 2d of September, A. D. 1799: in which an ample apology is offered to the ladies for their non-admission.
October 30.

Selected Poetry.
FROM THE MERCURY.
ODE
For October 30, 1799, being the commencement of the 65th year of PRESIDENT ADAMS.
COME join in federal festive mirth, And shout aloud the patriot's birth, Great ADAMS we will toast; We hardy freemen feel no wrongs; Our nation will its life prolong, Since ADAMS is our boast.
II. And WASHINGTON, the brave, the wife, O'er all his country's foes will rise, Unconquer'd, as a host; We dwell secure in peaceful land, No ruthless tyrant can command, Since ADAMS is our boast.
III. That knaves and traitors may be free, Let Frenchmen fight for liberty Till all their crew is lost; They never tasted freedom true, Which we Americans pursue, Since ADAMS is our boast.
IV. Let France with "diplomatic skill" "Divide and conquer" whom she will; We never shall be lost; Her "skill" is weak when we oppose, We'll never yield to Gallic foes, Since ADAMS is our boast.
V. Let Britons join in glorious cause, To save their government and laws, And floating bulwarks toast; We have a bulwark more secure, Which time's dread tempests will endure, Since ADAMS is our boast.
VI. When we're insulted by the world, Our stripes and stars in wrath unful'd Shall guard our country's coast; We fear no tyrant, no, not we, For brave Columbia will be free, Since ADAMS is our boast.
VII. United, firm, like earth we stand, Attraction central links the band, Who ne'er desert their post; Our strength to France will never yield, Heaven vs. Hell will be our shield, Since ADAMS is our boast.
FEDERAL UNION.
GOVERNOR TRUMBULL.
[The speeches of this gentleman have ever been justly celebrated; but never did his utter sentiments more deserve general acceptance than those contained in the following extract from his address to the Legislature of Connecticut, delivered at New-Haven, on the 10th inst.]
THE tide of war in Europe seems changing, and success, which for a long time past has been attached to France, is now turning to the side of the powers in alliance against her; but whether France is to sink under the weight of combined power and domestic discord; or whether by another enthusiastic effort she is again to rise in this great and almost unexampled struggle; whether one European power prevails, or another sinks in the contest, the policy of the United States must be essentially the same. And while our benevolence weeps over the calamities of distant nations, our first and great attention should be constantly fixed on our own country, its particular interest and welfare. Our general policy should be American, not European. By continuing our defensive and warlike preparations, while surrounded by contending nations, we should maintain a martial and commanding attitude, ready for all events; and, while studious of peace with all powers, we should be intimately connected with none. With such policy we may hope to prolong our tranquility, and command the respect of all nations. In this way we may expect to become truly and greatly independent. May the God of wisdom influence the United States to this policy; and while their deliberations are conducted with caution and decision, may their administration be as remarkable for its active vigour, as for its political wisdom and discernment.
Although the general concerns of the Union are under the direction of the general government, yet the individual states have their particular duties in relation to the whole; more especially they have at this critical period, to guard with vigilance, against the arts and intrigues of the general enemies of the Union, whose insidious influence will be particularly extended to individual states, seeking to produce division and disunion, thereby to weaken and enervate our general exertions. This spirit of artifice and intrigue will be eagerly seized, at a time when renewed negotiations with France are attempted, and is therefore to be carefully guarded against, at such a moment, lest artful insinuations should excite uneasiness and discontent, and difference of opinion should lull our defensive prepara-
tions, or weaken our active operations. This duty of political vigilance and watchful attention, will, I trust, at this eventful period, be carefully exerted by the citizens of this state. And may our Almighty Protector guard the United States from the wiles of intrigue and deception, and defend them from the injuries of war and aggression. J. TRUMBULL.
A fresh Supply of GOODS.
Samuel Ames,
At the west end of the Great Bridge, Has just imported, by the Minerva, from London, and the different vessels from Liverpool to Boston, and now offers for sale, at the lowest prices for cash,
 BEST superfine Broadcloths and Kersemeres, with fashionable Buttons, and Cape Velvets.  A great variety of Swan-down Waistcoating, Marseilles and Sattin for do.  White, Yellow, and Black Swanskins and Flannels.  Yellow, red, crimson and green Baizes.  5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10-quarter Rose-Blankets, of a superior quality.  Best stout Devonshire Kersey, light and dark Coatings.  German Serges.  A variety of Worsted, Cotton and Silk Hose.  Men's and Women's Silk and Leather Gloves. 
ALSO, A great variety of Calicoes, Chintzes, Muffins, Shawls, Handkerchiefs, and almost every article usually called for in an English Goods shop. October 23. (8u)
From the German Shakespeare.
Just published, and for sale at JOSEPH J. TODD'S Book-Store and Circulating Library, sign of the Bible and Anchor (price $3.)
William and Jeanette; A Tale, from the German of Augustus Von Kotzebue.
ALSO—(Price 1 dollar) The Country Dyer's Assistant. By ASA ELLIS.
THIS work bids fair to be of great utility in such a country as America, especially in the Northern States, which abound in sheep, and the art of dying wool is of so high importance. A circumstantial detail of experiments, with their various results, is, in this small volume, presented to the country dyers; not only those who profess the art, but private families may find it of the greatest use, and colour their own yarn of woollen, worsted and thread, and also silks, as beautifully as the dyers. This publication is the result of twenty years practice, close study, fair trials and unwearied pains and expence.
Additions to the Circulating Library are constantly making. A new Catalogue will soon be published. October 23.
SIBERIA FURS.
JUST RECEIVED BY Caleb Bowers,
And now opening for sale, at No. 1, Cheapside, an extensive assortment, viz. REAL Sable Muffs and Tippets, Mock ditto, Squirrel ditto, Fox ditto, tinged Canary ditto, Grey Furs in facks of various kinds and prices; white ditto, pointed ditto, gentlemen and ladies Fur Shoes, childrens ditto; with a general assortment of English, India and Scotch Goods, as usual, at a very moderate advance. October 16.
Scarce Article.
Just received, and for sale at JOSEPH J. TODD'S Book-Store and Circulating Library, 28 Pearce's Longinus.
Those students who wish to furnish themselves with this valuable classic, may now procure them at a reduced price; the demand for this work may be a sufficient inducement to call immediately.
ALSO, A new supply of BOOKS and STATIONARY, at the lowest prices. October 16.
Tristram Burges
INFORMS the Public, that he keeps his office, as ATTORNEY AT LAW , in the Market-House Chamber, room No. 4. All persons who favour him with their commands may rely on his utmost exertions to serve them. October 9.
For SALE, by Pitts and Chedel, At their store, opposite the store of Amos Atwell, Esq., GOOD Surinam Molasses, by the hoghead. Sugar, by the hoghead and barrel. Bohea Tea, by the chest. Hyson and Souchong, by the dozen or smaller quantity. A few hogheads of good Rum. October 23.
For SALE, by Greene and Barker, 60 Hhds. of excellent Molasses. 60 ditto of New-England Rum. 30 ditto of Surinam Sugar, of the first quality. A few boxes of Havanna white and brown do. 20 Pipes of French Brandy. 20 Chests of Bohea Tea. 10 ditto of Hyson ditto. A quantity of Codfish. 8 Tons of Redwood. 100 Boxes of Spermaceti Candles. A quantity of new Beef, in barrels. Butter in firkins, and New-Milk Cheese. October 23.
FLAX-SEED.
CASH given for FLAX-SEED, or exchange made as usual, at the Oil-Mill of the subscriber in Rehoboth; where all favours will be gratefully acknowledged, by the public's humble servant, DAVID KENNEDY. Rehoboth, October 14.
1500 Dollars.
WAS delivered to the Postmaster here, in the Post-Office, on the evening of Tuesday the 25th ult. a letter directed to Mr. John Mills, merchant, Baltimore, containing two Alexandria bank notes—No. 4320, in favour of William Taylor, and dated the 30th of April, 1798, for one thousand dollars, and No. 4511, in favour of John P. Pleasants, and dated the 10th of December, 1798, for 500 dollars; which letter has been suppressed in a Post-Office, and the bank notes taken out, as the public mail was not stopped, molested or robbed. Bankers and merchants are particularly requested to watch the circulation of said notes, and stop them; and any person giving such information as will lead us to our money, shall have FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS reward. WILSON and SWAN. Frederickburg (Vir.) Sept. 10, 1799. All printers in the United States are requested to publish the above, and we will pay them. October 9.
Frederickburg, September 12, 1799. BY an Advertisement published last Tuesday by Messrs. Wilson and Swan, it may be inferred that bank notes were delivered to me to the amount of 1500 dollars; and the whole tenor of the advertisement seems to be an attempt to throw an obloquy on my character. The following statement of facts, which I can support by testimony, will at once remove the impression of my receiving money, and the villainous attempt at calumniating my character by their unjust publication. Mr. Swan, of the house of Wilson and Swan, came to the Post-Office between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock in the evening of the 17th ult. and he delivered me a letter, (I then took it and put it in the mail in his presence (as he staid some considerable time after the delivery of the letter) which mail was regularly put up with the others, as usual, and sent from this office.
How Messrs. Wilson and Swan came by their information that the letter was suppressed, and bank notes taken out, leave the public to decide. WILLIAM WIATT.
Those Printers in the United States who published Messrs. Wilson and Swan's advertisement, will be so obliging as to insert the above, and apply for payment to W. W. October 9.
WE the Subscribers being appointed, by the Hon. Court of Probate of the town of Gloucester, commissioners to receive and examine the claims against the estate of RUFUS WILLIAMS , late of said Gloucester, deceased, represented insolvent; and six months being allowed from the 19th of October inst. for that purpose, all persons having claims or demands against said estate, are hereby notified to exhibit them to us on or before the expiration of the time above mentioned, or they will be precluded according to law. Attendance will be given at the houses of Cyrus Cook, innholder, and Daniel Smith, of Gloucester, on the third Saturdays in each month, from 10 o'clock, A. M. until 5, P. M. beginning at Cyrus Cook's on the third Saturday in November, and the third in December at Daniel Smith's, and then alternately at each place. DANIEL SMITH, SOLOMON OWEN.
N. B. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate, to make immediate payment to ASA BALLOU, Administrator. Gloucester, October 21.
Wanted,
AN Apprentice to the Shoemaking Business.—One of good character, and who can be well recommended, may have a place by applying to JOHN G. FRANCIS. October 9.
Take Notice.
WHEREAS the Freemen of the Town of Providence, in Town-Meeting legally assembled on the 27th day of August, 1799, directed a tax of twelve thousand dollars to be assessed on the rateable property of the inhabitants of said town; and the subscribers having been duly appointed to collect the same, takes this method respectfully to inform all concerned, that for the purpose of receiving the several sums which have been assessed on them respectively, he will attend at the office of NATHANIEL SEARLE, Esq. in the Market-House Chamber No. 2, during the first ten days of December next, Sundays excepted, from nine to twelve o'clock, A. M. and from two to four o'clock, P. M. agreeable to the order of said meeting. JESSE WHITMORE, Collector. October 23, 1799.
To be Sold or Let,
ON REASONABLE TERMS, A Large and commodious four story HOUSE, in Westminster-Street, adjoining the Theatre, with a good store; convenient for the retailing business.
Also, to Let,
The STORE in front of the House where the subscriber now lives, opposite the Town Pump. BENJAMIN TALBOT. (t. f.) July 17.
For SALE, by Abbott and Ingals,
At their Tan-Yard in North-Providence, FOUR thousand dried HIDES, in excellent order, very reasonable for cash or short credit.
They want to purchase, OAK BARK,
For which the highest price in cash will be given. May 29. (t.)
John G. Francis,
BOOT and SHOE-MAKER,
Respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he keeps his shop directly opposite Capt. Daniel Bucklin's, in the Main Street, where he carries on his business in all its various branches, and in the latest fashions from Europe. After many years experience in his business, he has found out a new method of keeping the elasticity in Boots, till they are quite worn out, and warrants them to be the leg, be it ever so badly shaped. He has got Boot-legs and Seal-skins, manufactured in New-York, which he will warrant to be good. N. B. He also makes Ladies' Boots and Shoes, of the newest fashion, and in the neatest manner. August 21. (t. f.)
Sugden's Specific,
For the Cure of Sprains and Bruises. THE afflicted who are labouring under the painful accidents of SPRAINS and BRUISES, may be assured of being afforded permanent relief, by an immediate application of the above Specific, used agreeably to the printed directions, which will be given on purchasing the Specific; and which ought to be particularly observed in its application.
As one of the strongest proofs of its efficacy in the above complaints, the inventor has been politely favoured with the patronage of the following medical gentlemen; and who have been pleased publicly to recommend it, as follows:
"WE the undersigned, Physicians of Providence, Rhode-Island, having given Sugden's Specific a trial, do venture to recommend it to the Public, as proving eminently serviceable in the cure of Sprains and Bruises."
AMOS THROOP, PARDON BOWEN, BENJAMIN DYER.
N. B. The above Specific is sold by Dr. Benjamin Dyer, and Dr. Amos Throop, in 8-ounce phials, provided with tin cases for the safety of travellers and mariners, at 6/each; and without tin cases, at 5/. July 31. 13w.
Cooley's genuine Pills,
Prepared by Samuel Cooley, of Bolton, State of Connecticut, And secured to him by letters patent, signed by the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES, and dated at Philadelphia, the 26th day of June, A. D. 1798, agreeable to an act of Congress.
THEY are justly esteemed for their easy operation and good effects; they are a most certain remedy for the Jaundice, Rheumatism, Erysipelas, Gravel, Riles, Scurvy, Dizziness of the Head, Pain in the Stomach and Bowels; they are an antidote against infectious diseases; and are, taking two or three early in the morning, a great preservative against contagious air, remove obstructions of any kind, by dissolving and discharging the morbid matter, help digestion, restore a lost appetite, a sure relief for costive habits; decayed constitutions are removed by a thorough use of the above Pills.
They are found by experience to be the most safe and easy physic of any composition yet known: Persons under weak circumstances may take them with safety, and not find themselves made weaker, as is common to other physic. They are to be taken twice in a day, two in the morning and one at night, more or less, so as to cause one or two movements of the body more than usual; let the patient fast one hour, then eat, drink and exercise as he pleases. N. B. There is no Mercury in the above Pills.
Sold by JOHN POPE, Providence. August 21.