The Providence journal, and town and country advertiser (Providence [R.I.]), 1801-05-20 00:00:00

NEW GOODS.
Samuel James
Has just received, by the latest arrivals from London, via New-York and Boston, A VERY handsome assortment of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, which he now offers for sale on the lowest terms for cash.
N. B. He has on hand a few hogheads of Molasses, of an excellent quality for retailing.
Coffee per bag.
Best quality of French Indigo, per quantity or single pound. May 13.
THE Copartnership of WHITING and RICHARDSON is this day dissolved by mutual agreement. All persons that have any demands on said firm, are requested to call for payment; and those indebted are called on to make immediate payment to either of the subscribers.
NATHANIEL WHITING, MOSES RICHARDSON.
N. B. MOSES RICHARDSON continues business at the store lately occupied by said company, and has for sale, on reasonable terms,
 300 bushels North River Corn  7000 wt. Bobs Tea, in whole and quarter chests  1000 wt. Loaf Sugar, 1st quality  25,000 Dutch Quills  2d, 4d, 6d, 10d and 20d Nails  Calf-skins, Boot-Legs  And sundry other articles. 
May 13.
WHEREAS the Court of Probate for the town of Providence has extended the time for exhibiting claims against the estate of JOHN WARNER, jun. late of said Providence, Blacksmith, deceased, thirty days from the eleventh instant: Notice therefore is hereby given, to the creditors of said estate, to exhibit and prove to us their respective claims against the same, within the time abovementioned; or they will be precluded.
JOHN DORRANCE, NATHANIEL SEARLE, } Commissioners.
All persons indebted to said estate are hereby requested to call on the subscriber and settle the demands against them, and such as neglect this request will positively be sued after the first day of July next.
SETH DAVIS, jun. Administrator.
May 13.
REMOVAL.
William P. Gerrish,
WHO has been legally and constitutionally appointed one of the CRYERS for the Town of Providence, begs leave most respectfully to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen who honour him with their Protection and Patronage, and the Public in general, that he has recently removed from his old Stand at the North End, to a small House belonging to his Excellency the Governor, near the Rope-Walks, South End; where he shall always consider himself as being in a State of Requisition, and will at the shortest Notice attend to all Commands in the Line of his arduous Profession.
N. B. He cries, in order to live—and the Ardority of the Times and the State of his Finances are such, that, contrary to the natural Liberality of his Mind, he finds himself under the Necessity of requiring prompt Pay for the Exercise of his Stentorian Calling. May 13.
GENTLEMEN in the different parts of the United States, who have received the proposals and undertaken to obtain subscriptions for the Country Gazette of the United States, are requested to return them by the 1st day of June, in order that the publication may be commenced, or a relinquishment of the object take place. All persons desirous of becoming subscribers are requested to forward their names immediately, as the publication will not be commenced unless the number stipulated (500 exclusive of the present Country Subscribers to the daily Gazette) should be obtained. Those disposed to become Subscribers need only transmit their names at present—the advance money will be demanded on the receipt of the first number.
The Printers throughout the United States, will confer an obligation on the Editor of the Gazette of the United States by publishing the above a few times in a conspicuous part of their papers. Philadelphia, April 24.
From a LONDON PAPER.
ANTIQUITIES OF EGYPT.
THE researches made by the French in Egypt into every branch of interesting and scientific enquiry, and into the immense treasures of antiquity, which this celebrated country has long concealed, are going on with the greatest ardour and zeal, and begin to assume a regular and methodised system. Some of the most curious particulars are mentioned in a letter from Citizen Carbeuf, one of the Commission for examining upper Egypt, dated July 11, 1800. He says, "The geography of Egypt has been nearly completed by the labours of the commission. The errors necessarily attending topographical admeasurement, have been corrected by astronomical observation, so that little is now wanting to complete the materials for constructing a chart of this famous country from the earliest antiquity. The tables of longitude and latitude, determined by C. Nouet, have been printed, and from comparing them with those of D'Anville, the difference will be found so great, as to shew the necessity of the present observation. The latitude of Syene, for instance, which Eratosthenes placed under the tropic, is near forty minutes different from that which has been assigned to it. It was a very important object to determine the comparative level on the two seas. The traces of the ancient canal have been discovered; and from the different levels which have been taken, no doubt can be entertained that the height of the Red Sea exceeds that of the Mediterranean. A complete knowledge has been obtained of the monuments of antiquity which now remain (the most valuable of which are in upper Egypt) and plans of the sites of the ancient cities have been taken. Drawings have been taken of the pieces of sculpture which embellish the antique monuments. They represent sacrifices made to the different deities, battles, triumphal entries, &c. In a grotto near to Elthebes, or Lucine, have been found accounts relative to agriculture, the fishery, and navigation. The sepulchral grottoes of Thebes, which are so numerous, and dug with so much art, have been carefully examined. Many of them contain mummies in high preservation, and in rummaging around them, several rolls of papers have been found, which have enriched many of the members of the commission with some of the most ancient manuscripts in the world. But the most remarkable and interesting prize for science which has been discovered is two zodiacs, the one engraved at the basis of a peristyle at Elne, the other in the great temple at Dendara. The former indicates the solstice in the sign of Vugo, the latter, which is of later date, shews the sun in Leo, and his approach to Cancer has also been shewn. The intention of the founders of these monuments was certainly to represent the present state of the heavens when these were constructed. A comparison of these two zodiacs, which may now be instituted, throws back to the most remote antiquity the period of the construction of these temples, and proves in a most striking manner the knowledge which the ancient Egyptians possessed of that astronomical phenomenon, the procession of the equinoxes."
ANECDOTES—BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, &c.
BIRDS.
HOW far a rational principle, mutual affection, and comparison of ideas, may be ascribed to animals, is hard to determine; but the following adventure of a tame flock, some years ago, in the University of Tubingen, is literally true.
This bird lived quietly in the court-yard till Count Victor Gruvenhuy, then a student there, shot with a ball at a flock's nest adjacent to the College, and probably wounded the flock then in it, as she was observed for some weeks not to stir out of her nest. This happened in autumn; when foreign flocks begin their periodical emigrations. In the ensuing spring, a flock was observed on the roof of the College, and, by its incessant chattering, gave the tame flock, walking below in the area, to understand that it would be glad of its company; but this was a thing impossible, on account of its wings having been clipped, which induced the stranger, with the utmost precaution, first to come down to the upper gallery, the next day something lower, and, at last, after a great deal of ceremony, quite into the court. The tame flock, who was conscious of no harm, went to meet him with a soft cheerful note, and a sincere intention of giving him a favourable reception, when, to his great astonishment, the other fell upon him with the utmost fury. The
spectators present, indeed, for that time drove away the foreign flock; but this was so far from intimidating him, that he came again next day to the charge, and during the whole summer continued skirmishes were interchanged between them. Orders had been given that the tame flock should not be assisted, as having only a single antagonist to encounter, and, by being thus obliged to shift for himself, he came to stand better on his guard, and made such a gallant defence, that, at the end of the campaign, the stranger had no great advantage to boast of. But next spring, instead of a single flock came four, which, without any of the foregoing ceremonies, alighted at once in the College area, and directly attacked the tame flock, who, indeed, in the view of several spectators standing in the galleries, performed feats of valour, defending himself, with the arms nature had given him, with the utmost bravery, till, at length, being overpowered by superior numbers, his strength and courage began to fail, when very unexpected auxiliaries came to his assistance. All the turkeys, ducks, geese, and the rest of the fowls, that were brought up in the court (to whom, undoubtedly, this gentle flock's mild and friendly behaviour had endeared him) without the least dread of the danger, formed a kind of rampart round him, under the shelter of which he might make a retreat from so unequal an encounter; and even a peacock, which before never could live in friendship with him, on this emergency took the part of oppressed innocence, and was, if not a true bottomed friend, at least a favourable judge on the flock's side. Upon this, a strict look-out was kept against such traitorous incursions of the enemy, and a stop put to more bloodshed; till at last, about the beginning of the third spring, near twenty flocks suddenly alighted in the court with the utmost fury, and before the flock's faithful lifeguards could form themselves, or any of the people come to his assistance, they deprived him of life, though, by exerting his usual gallantry, they paid dear for the purchase. The malevolence of these strangers against this innocent creature could proceed from no other motive than the shot fired by Count Victor from the College, and which they doubtless suspected was done by the instigation of the tame flock.
The following Anecdote is related by Sir Wm. Temple.
I had a mind (said Sir William Temple) to know from Prince Maurice's own mouth, the account of a common, but much credited, story of an old parrot he had seen in Brazil during his government there, that spoke, asked and answered questions, like a reasonable creature. I had heard many particulars of this bird asserted by people hard to be discredited, which made me ask Prince Maurice what there was in it.—He said there was a good deal of truth in what had been reported; that he had the curiosity to send for it, and that, when it came first into the room where the Prince was with a good many Dutchmen about him, it said presently, "What a company of white men is here." They asked it "what it thought that man was," pointing to the Prince. It answered, "Some General or other." When they brought it close to him, he asked it, "Whence came you? It answered, "From Mariannan." The Prince.—To whom do you belong? The Parrot.—To a Portuguese. The Prince.—What do you do there? The Parrot.—I look after the chickens. The Prince laughed, and said, "You look after chickens?"—The Parrot answered, "Yes, I—I know how to do it well," and made the chuck, chack, chuck, three or four times, which people make to chickens when they call them. I set down the words of this dialogue (continues Sir William) just as Prince Maurice said them to me. I asked him in what language the Parrot spoke, and he said in the Brazilian, which he did not understand, but that he had taken care to have two interpreters by him, the one a Dutchman who spoke Brazilian; and the other a Brazilian who spoke Dutch; and that he asked them separately and privately; and that they both agreed in telling him just the same thing the Parrot said.
To the above may be added the following brief account of the famous Parrot in the possession of the late celebrated Count O' Kelly, which he bought for fifty guineas at Bristol.
It not only repeats all things, but answers almost every thing; and so strong is its retention, that it sings a variety of tunes with exquisite melody. It beats time with all the appearance of science, and, wonderful to relate, so accurate is its judgment, that, if by chance, for it is merely so when it happens, it mistakes a note, it reverts to the bar where the mistake occurred, corrects itself, and, still beating regular time, goes through the whole with wonderful exactness. It sings whatever air is desired, and intimates an explicit knowledge of every requell.
From the (N. Y.) WEEKLY MUSEUM.
[Dr. Moysse, in his "Lectures," relates the following incident, the parallel to which exists not in modern history—it revives the remembrance of the heroic ages, and brings to the recollection Roman and Grecian virtues.—Speculative writers, who have denied to this unhappy race the possession of FINEER FEELINGS, will perceive the injustice of their decision.]
MAGNANIMOUS CONDUCT OF A NEGRO SLAVE.
DURING the late war a gentleman and his lady were going from the East-Indies to England; his wife unfortunately died on the passage, and left two infants, the charge of which fell to a negro boy of seventeen years of age. The gentleman, for some reason which I do not recollect, went on board the Commodore's vessel, with which they sailed. There came on a violent storm, and the vessel in which the children were on board was on the point of being lost; they dispatched a boat from the Commodore's vessel to save as many as they could—they had almost filled the boat, and there was just room enough for the infants or the negro boy—What did he do? He did not hesitate a moment, but put the children in the boat, and said, "Tell my master that Coffin has done his duty," and that instant he was received into the bosom of the ocean—never more to rise till the ocean and the graves give up their dead.
The Queen requested Miss Hannah More to write an epic poem on it; but she wisely declined it, saying, that no art could embellish so noble a sentiment.
From the PALLADIUM.
THE NEW ROMANS.
ART cannot soon form the character of a nation, nor can violence soon change it. Of all the barbarous nations, the Franks were the most martial. Fourteen hundred years ago, they formed their petty tribes into a conquering nation. The greatness of the nation early inspired ambition, which several able and warlike princes in flamed into a national enthusiasm. While most other European States were feeble by their divisions, the French were powerful, and aspired to dominion and influence over other nations. More than a thousand years ago, their kings led armies into Italy, and parcelled out its governments as Bonaparte has done. The splendour of the reign of Charlemagne fascinated the French as much as their late victories, and established the pretensions of their vanity to be the great nation, the arbiters of Europe. The compassions as well as immensity of their force engaged them in every war that occurred. We know the power that habit has to form the characters of individual men and whole nations. By continual wars the French lost nothing of the military spirit of their barbarous ancestors. The crusades and the age of chivalry exalted this spirit to its highest degree, and greatly distinguished the French among the crusaders. The Edwards, and still more Henry the seventh, of England, and afterwards the wise Elizabeth, introduced commerce and the arts, and gave a new turn to the enterprize of the English nation. It may be conjectured with some appearance of probability that the insular position of England very early determined the English character towards the arts of peace. As soon as the struggles between the king and the barons, and the rival houses of York and Lancaster, afforded any respite from arms, and any interior order in the kingdom, two consequences resulted. A greater portion of the English inhabited the country; the country being as safe to inhabit as the cities, the yeomanry, or cultivators of land; increased in wealth and influence in the State, and constituted the mass and body of the nation. Husbandry forms a class of men, and a determined character for the class, very unlike that of soldiers. A second consequence, and connected with the former, was, that the English were afterwards engaged less actively and indeed less dangerously in wars than their rivals. Except the incursions of the Scotch, their wars were abroad; they were only occasional and of short duration. When the reign of Henry the seventh, and the discovery of America, awakened the ardour of discovery and commercial enterprize, this new propensity found little rivalry or impediment from the military passion, and as it was fostered afterwards by Elizabeth and the Stuarts, the English soon became a shopkeeping nation— une nation boutiquiere —as the French contemptuously denominate them. Hence the passion to acquire is characteristic of the English—the passion to rule is predominant with the French. The one seeks gain, the other glory.
The causes which have led to this national character not only lie deep in the most re-

note antiquity, but events of a more recent date have contributed to decide and forever to fix their preponderance.
The ravages of national wars frequently exposed the country people to spoil and violence. But the great lords and feudal chiefs claimed and exercised the right of private vengeance. Hence animosities and endless civil wars desolated the continental States of Europe. The only places of security were the fortified towns. Thus it happened that the country was inhabited by a wretched defenceless peasantry, without character or spirit, and subject to the corvée or ruinous slavery of performing certain labour for their lords, and to a whole system of feudal exactions and oppression; so heavy and so dispiriting as to prevent their having any character of their own, or any influence on that of the nation. Indeed, emulation will be directed towards such qualities as are esteemed, and there was nothing in the condition of the labouring class to gratify their pride or to inspire it. The soldiers only were respected or imitated. They gave the tone and the fashion to every thing in France. Cities were not much occupied in arts, and not at all in commerce. They were crowded with retainers to princes and nobles, who even wore their livery and fed at their tables. They followed them in war, and their multitude was the rule by which the magnificence and power of the nobles was displayed and measured.
Thus the taste and manners of the French were not formed, like the English, in solitude and by the occupations of country life. Fashion governed the crowds in cities, and the nobles and their martial followers alone gave law to fashion. Arms engrossed all thoughts, the business of war and the conversation of peace.
When Louis the eleventh humbled the great lords of France, and established a standing army, his sagacity discerned that this leading propensity of the French character was to be used as the instrument to keep the nation in subjection. His successors cherished the military sense of honour as the basis and guardian principle of the monarchy. The noblesse despised trade, and an artisan, however ingenious, was one of the peuple , or populace, or mob.
From hence it followed that arms alone were honoured. A rich man could not pretend to be a gentleman till he had served a campaign, and the French noblesse preserved undiminished the gallantry, the impetuous valour, that courted danger, which so much distinguished the age of the crusades and of chivalry. That gallant race was extinct except in France.
The revolution began and was in a great measure effected, not by quenching this chivalrous spirit, but by awakening it in the rabble. They were sensible to honour and fame, and they claimed to be as brave, and therefore as much gentlemen, as the noblesse . This emulation, the more lively for being newly inspired, animated the attack of the Bastille, arrayed the national guards, and spread the power of enthusiasm like the electric fluid over all France. The leaders of the revolution, as skilful to guide as to excite the popular ferment, availed themselves of these new energies to raise armies, and, after having subverted the monarchy, to find work for them in a war with Austria. The progress of this war it was foreseen would throw all the political and physical power of France into their hands, as the fervour of the revolution had already given them absolute power over opinion. Never, in the history of mankind, did the rulers of a nation possess an influence so combined and so unlimited! Robespierre held all France in his hand as a machine, he wielded it as a weapon, while the Emperor and the King of Great-Britain, whom the French call despots, could command only the surplus of the revenues, and some fragments of the force of their States.
But the manner in which this gigantic despotism has proceeded will best illustrate the popular sentiment from which it sprung, and the end which alone it seems worthy of its ambition and its efforts.
From the PALLADIUM.
BUSINESS FOR THE NAVY.
To the Honourable HENRY DEARBORNE, Secretary of War, but acting as Secretary of the Navy (in the room of a letter) under "the new order of things."
SIR, PRESUMING that you do not feel yourself too much elevated above your masters, the Sovereign People, of which, Sir, it is known to you, I am one, I take the liberty to dictate to you somewhat relative to the disposal of the navy of the United States, which is now going fast out of use. I am altogether opposed to the plan of selling these ships at auction, because the United States will certainly come off with a loss, which will not forward the new system of economy. I have another reason against the sale, and that is this—These ships, we have often heard, all of them sail faster than any other vessels on the ocean; now if they are sold, they will be bought by merchants, who will use them for their trading vessels; and when the French begin to commit depredations upon our commerce, under the new Convention, they will never be able to catch any of these vessels, which will be altogether opposed to the gratitude we owe that nation for "giving us independence." But it is not enough to tell you what must not be done with these vessels; I must now proceed to order what must be done with them.
One of the most striking traits of the de-
mocratic character is PHILANTHROPY. This amiable characteristic has distinguished the glorious heroes of the French revolution, in a more striking degree than can be expected in this country. It is true that our field is, and probably will for some time be, too confined, to shew the perfectability of human nature in all its brilliancy; but we can at least be humble copyists. Let then the administration, under "the new order of things," begin with an exhibition of philanthropy in the business of the navy. If these vessels are sold, there will not only happen the evils which I have mentioned; but a large number of sailors will be deprived of employment. My plan will, in addition to its other advantages, find business for these sailors, and prevent them from mixing with the mass of the people, very probably enraged against the government. The celebrated Doctor DARWIN, a philosopher of our philanthropic school, &c. and a poet of great distinction, in his Botanic Garden, has a note in these words—If the nations who inhabit this hemisphere of the globe, instead of destroying their seamen, and exhausting their wealth in unnecessary wars, could be induced to unite their labours to navigate the immense masses of ice into the more southern oceans, two great advantages would result to mankind; the tropic countries would be much cooled by their solution, and our winters in this latitude would be rendered much milder for perhaps a century or two, till the masses of ice again become enormous." [Botanic Garden, part 1. Canto 1. Note to line 529.]
Now, Sir, I insist upon that our ships of war shall be put to the North and South Poles, with orders for each one to tow to the tropics a large island of ice, where it must be left to melt, and COOL THE CREATION.—Two or three of these voyages can be made in a season, and though the wages of sailors, the expense of provisions, with the wear and tear of ships, will be considerable; yet what are those things when placed in competition with the benevolence of the scheme? The poor negroes, who have been forever scorched by the sun, till they are burnt as black as a boot, will grow cool as cucumbers, leave off sweating, and probably, in three or four thousand years, they will lose that hogo which they now carry, and smell as sweet as white folks. This will be peculiarly advantageous to the southern States, and especially to Virginia. And, should Mr. JEFFERSON live so long, some descendant of BENJAMIN RANKER will, perhaps, bring his Almanack to Monticello, and "the author of the declaration of independence" will then be able to hail him brother, with as much sincerity as he did his great progenitor. In that case it will be clearly proved, that being a brother to a black man "will neither pick a great man's pocket, nor break his legs."
In the next place, when the ice is all towed away from both the poles, circumnavigators will be able to sail round the globe the other way; we shall then hear from the antipodes twice where we do now once.
Thirdly, the fish in the hot seas will be deliciously regaled with something equivalent to ice punch, which will be an enjoyment as pleasant to them as it will be new.
Fourthly, when the warm climates have become thoroughly cooled, the woolen trade will extend to a vast portion of the globe, the inhabitants of which now go naked; and the cotton and linen trade will also experience the like benefits from softening the atmosphere of the frigid zones. If, however, this last advantage should favour too much of "British influence," I will give it up.
Fifthly, it is as likely as not, that some sharp-sighted philosopher may take passage with Commodore TAULTON, and hunt out the source of the light in the north, or, as it is called, the Aurora Borealis . This phenomenon has been supposed by many to spring from the icy region; and it would not be at all strange, if some one of the vessels should tow away the very cake of ice which contains it.
Sixthly, I think it altogether probable, that when the ice is all removed from the poles, whilst the moon goes from east to west, the sun will turn his course, and go from south to north. This will shorten the Greenland nights, and keep the passages forever open—Or, possibly, if it is thought best not to go quite so far as to give up the sun, and depend entirely on the moon hereafter, "the sun of Federalism" is entirely out of use, and can be spared as well as not.
I might go on to enumerate the advantages of this plan all day, by shewing that in this trade free ships will make free goods, &c. &c. but the above will convince any reasonable man of its wisdom and utility. As for you, Sir, it is your glory to be directed by the voice of the Sovereign People; and in this instance, when all these extraordinary things are accomplished, you may justly exclaim, VOX POPULI, VOX DEI .
MAGELLAN.
Late Foreign Intelligence.
Received at New-York by an arrival in 37 days from London.—London dates to April 3.
ELSINEUR, March 24.
ON the 22d, in the evening, the English Minister, Mr. Drummond, and the Envoy Plenipotentiary, Mr. Vanfittart, arrived here from Copenhagen. The English who reside here were required immediately to leave Denmark with them; but they refused, and some of them even said, that they would remain in Denmark, whatever might be the consequence. Only the English Consul, and some other persons, who had particular reasons for it, went on board the English frigate
lying here, which about noon sailed for the English fleet lying above Kullen. The rest have not only received permission from the Danish government to remain here, but are even permitted to chuse the place where they will reside, and are promised security and full protection from the laws. The day before yesterday, and yesterday, the English fleet was very plainly to be seen here. On the day before yesterday it was in the Bay of Torrekort; but yesterday in the afternoon it was on the Danish coast, near Gilleleve, two German miles from Elsineur. It is said, the Admiral has dispatched a fast sailing ship to England, and waits its return before he undertakes any thing further; the truth of this report, however, is much doubted. Yesterday afternoon the Danish cutter brig Garven sailed from hence for Copenhagen; the inhabitants have received orders from the magistrates to hold themselves in readiness; in short, we are prepared to repel any hostile attack with vigour. To-day we can see nothing of the English fleet. The day before yesterday it was reported here, that the great Russian fleet of sixty-one sail had arrived at Bornholm; this, however, we now know to be without foundation. It is now said, that not the great fleet from Cronstadt, but the smaller Russian fleet of twelve ships of the line, and some frigates, has already arrived in the vicinity of Copenhagen.
To-day, from noon till four in the afternoon, the wind has been north-west, and therefore very favourable for the English fleet, if they intend to attempt the passage, but, as yet, not a ship is to be seen; they seem all to have vanished; we are, however, fully prepared for them.
P. S. We are this moment assured that the English fleet is at the entrance of the Sound, and will take advantage of the favourable north-west wind to attempt the passage of it.
ALTONA, March 26.
We have received intelligence by a Courier, that the English fleet is off Anholt, steering towards the Belt. The guns have been taken out of some of the frigates; it appears, therefore, that the passage will be attempted with small ships of war.
BRUNSWICK, March 22.
We learn that the answer of the British Cabinet to the Prussian declaration has been received, and that in consequence, several regiments at Berlin have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march; the same orders have been sent to the Prussian army of observation in Westphalia. The military rout of the Duke of Brunswick has of course been changed; his Highness is to command the Prussian army, and will arrive at Minden on the 28th inst. This army is to occupy part of the Electorate of Hanover, particularly the mouths and banks of the Elbe, Weser, and Ems.
PETERSBURGH, March 6.
The trade and correspondence with France have been allowed as before the war. A new course of exchange has been introduced by the Court Gazette. On the 5th inst. the rouble was 49 lous.
The Russian Department of Trade has given orders for the sale of all the sequestrated British goods by public auction on the exchange.
VIENNA, March 14.
Lord Minto received a Courier from Constantinople on the night of the 19th, since which it was reported 6000 men belonging to General Abercrombie's expedition, had landed in Egypt, not far from Damietta, and the rest near Jaffa, to join the army of the Grand Vizier.
Paswan Oglou has suffered in a late battle, since which his troops have retired from the left bank of the Danube.
Yesterday, and the day before, some French troops evacuated Austria. On the 17th, the remainder of the last division will begin its march, and on the 19th the Austrians will again enter Lintz.
COPENHAGEN, March 21.
The English fleet which sailed from Yarmouth under Admirals Sir Hyde Parker and Nelson, has now made its appearance near the Island of Anholt, in the Categat.
Yesterday afternoon an English frigate arrived at Elsineur with a flag of truce, and brought dispatches for Mr. Drummond, the English minister here, who to-day presented a note to the ministry, and had an interview with Count Bernstorff. After this interview Mr. Drummond prepared for his departure, and has actually set out this evening for Elsineur, accompanied by Mr. Vanfittart. This afternoon orders were given to occupy the coast with military. For this purpose the light infantry in garrison in the citadel will be detached till further orders.
We are assured that in the note or ultimatum presented by Mr. Drummond to the Secretary of State, Count Bernstorff, our Government is required to secede from the Northern Alliance, to grant the free passage of the Sound to the English fleet, and that the Danish ships are no longer to sail with convoy. Should these terms not be acceded to, Mr. Drummond was to ask for passports, which have accordingly been given to him, as well as to Mr. Vanfittart. On the part of England it was demanded that our answer should be given in six hours. At first it was also reported that Mr. Drummond had had a second interview with Count Bernstorff.
March 24.
The English fleet under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, which is cruising in the North Sea, in the night between the 22d and 23d, failed from Anholt to Gilleleve, on the northern
coast of Zealand, and there anchored. Yesterday and to-day, however, it has again retired. The English legation, which on Saturday evening left this city and went to Elsineur on Sunday, went on board the English frigate the Blanche , which came with the flag of truce, and sailed for the North Sea. Mr. Witting the messenger was sent off for England, by the way of Hamburg. Several English families have left this city, with Mr. Drummond.
P. S. At this moment (seven in the evening) the wind is north-west, and therefore fair for the English fleet, so that to-morrow we may expect very serious events in the Sound.
HAMBURGH, March 20.
On the 18th inst. Mr. Watson, the English messenger, passed through this city on his way to Berlin.
A French courier arrived here a few days ago from Paris; it is said he has brought a demand of 4,000,000 livres from this city.
M. Netherwood, chief of brigade and Adjutant to Bonaparte in the expedition into Egypt and Syria, is arrived at Hamburg. He will go to Sweden, and in about two months return to France.
Extract of a letter, same date.
A very singular affair has happened here, which has thrown the city into great embarrassment. Last Tuesday a courier, called citizen Le Conte, arrived here from Paris, with dispatches from the Minister Talleyrand, addressed to the Syndic Doorman, who had left Hamburg eight days before, as deputy to the French government. The superscription was, "To M. Doorman, Minister for foreign affairs of the Republic of Hamburg." There is at Hamburg a very considerable merchant, M. de Chappeaurouge, who during the revolution furnished the French Republic, on account of the government, with merchandise, &c. to a great amount, and the latter still demands four millions of livres, as a balance due to it. The Senate of Hamburg is therefore required by the French government to pay that sum.—This mode is stated to have been adopted for the purpose of avoiding all tedious and troublesome processes. The Senate assembled to take the requisition into consideration, and the public curiosity is very much interested in the issue.
March 25.
Within a few days Prussian troops will occupy the territories of Bremen and Hamburg. They will not take possession of the cities, and we are therefore under no alarm.
LONDON, April 1.
His Majesty not continuing so well towards the latter end of last week, his Physicians ordered a strong blister, which being applied to the back, produced immediate relief.—He now takes asses milk every morning.
The preparations made by the Northern Powers to resist the entrance of our fleet into the Baltic, seem to have been very tardy. The Swedish fleet of galleys was not expected to reach the Sound until the end of March—and the Russian squadron destined to co-operate with the Danes and Swedes is not ready for sea.
A letter from Copenhagen, dated March 14th, contains the following high-founding paragraph:—
Lord Nelson may come whenever he pleases, we are most formidably prepared to receive him with red-hot balls, for which purpose the furnaces are kept heated night and day. We flatter ourselves that our preparations are such as cannot fail to repulse a fleet of even one hundred sail of the line, in case of any attempt made to force the passage of the Sound. The Swedish galley fleet is expected here about the latter end of the month, and our whole fleet of defence is already stationed in the road. The Emperor of Russia sends likewise thirty sail of the line and twelve frigates to our assistance."
The Hamburg mail that arrived on Monday has brought letters from Sir Ralph Abercrombie's army, dated the 4th of February, at which time it was still at Marseilles, but the expedition was then in hourly expectation of sailing. The army has been so well supplied with provisions and fruit that very few persons have died. Brigadier-General Moore is gone to Acra, to consult on the necessary operations of the army on its landing.
CORN EXCHANGE, Monday, March 30.
Having a short supply of wheat at this day's market, caused that of fine quality to advance full 4s. per quarter since this day fortnight. Fine runs from Kent and Essex went off from 17s. to 17s. 6d.; and fine Dantzic from 15s. to 17s. per quarter.
Rye continues the same as last week. The arrivals of Barley being pretty large, has caused that of a middling quality to decline full 3s. per quarter.
Price of Flour,—Flour, 12s. to 13s.; Meal, 12s. per sack.
April 2.
The celebrated female swindler, Miss Robinson, has found her way into Huntingdon jail, having been arrested in that neighbourhood for one thousand pounds, the amount of the carpenter's bill for finishing the splendid house on Blackheath.
April 3.
The Marquis Cornwallis will not be able to return to England so soon as was at first expected. Lord Hardwicke, his successor in the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, being at present so much indisposed that he is not expected to take his departure for Dublin in less than two or three weeks.
Our letters from Plymouth state the arrival at that port of the cartel from Morlaix; with intelligence that the French army, now on its march to co-operate with the Spaniards, in the invasion of Portugal, amount to 45,000 men.

Latest from Europe.
From the BOSTON GAZETTE of Monday last.
Just as our paper was going to press, last evening, the ship Montezuma, Capt. Towne, arrived here in 31 days from Liverpool, bringing London dates to April 13. By these papers it appears, that the British Baltic fleet had not entered the Sound, although they had been many days in the vicinity of Elsinore; it was supposed they were waiting for reinforcements and fresh orders; that the Danes had possessed themselves of Hamburg, and confiscated all the British property in the city; that his Prussian Majesty had signified his intention of taking possession of Hanover, for a similar purpose, no doubt. These are the leading and most important advices furnished by this arrival. On these, and other subjects, we have been enabled to extract the following details, which are all that the short space of time allowed us to make.
It was reported at Liverpool, on the day of the Montezuma's sailing, that the Baltic fleet had entered the Sound without any material damage from the forts, and was anchored before Copenhagen.
The large quantities of flour exported from this country had been bought up by individuals at a price below the protecting duties; but immediately after the sale, the price rose to its former standard.
HAMBURGH, March 25.
Accounts are just received, that the English fleet had arrived at the entrance of the Sound.
The English Admiral dispatched a flag of truce, charged with requiring, 1st, The free passage of the Sound for his fleet;—2d, That Denmark should withdraw from the coalition; the English Admiral went so far as to call upon his Danish Majesty to come to a decision within the space of four hours. The King, however, felt indignant at the proposal, and strictly refused to submit to any such demand. The English ambassador embarked immediately, and went to join the fleet that was preparing to force the passage of the Streight. The result of the attempt is expected with the most anxious impatience.
LONDON, April 7.
We have seen a postscript to a letter from Copenhagen, dated the 24th of March, which says, "An express is this moment arrived, with information that twelve Russian ships of the line from Revel are arrived at Kioege Roads, fifteen English miles from hence. A good breeze of the South will bring them in four hours to our assistance, and we shall then have thirty ships of the line ready for the defence of this capital. In a few days several more will join."
In consequence of dispatches from Sir H. Parker, the several ships appointed to reinforce his fleet have been hastened to the place of rendezvous with all possible dispatch.
The British fleet in the North sea continues to be daily reinforced; and contains of all descriptions of vessels a fleet of at least 147 sail.
April 11.
The return of Mr. Vanstittart from Copenhagen was sufficient to prove the disposition and determination of the Court of Denmark, and the little likelihood there was of any amicable adjustment of the differences between this country and the Northern Powers. Yet we do not seem to have been either very accurately informed upon the subject of the temper and policy of the Danish government, or to have been sufficiently aware of the strength and consistency which the Northern Confederacy had acquired. We appear to have been too much inclined to think that Denmark was dragged unwillingly into the contest; and, because she proceeded with caution, we were taught to believe that she lingered through fear. It was imagined too that she would confine herself strictly to defensive measures, and that she had neither the inclination nor the means of executing any offensive operation. The seizure of Hamburg, however, has left no doubt of Denmark being one of the most eager and determined supporters of the Northern Confederacy. She has avowed that it is her object to embarrass and interrupt our communication with the Elbe; and government resolved in consequence yesterday, that the foreign mail dispatched last night should sail from Yarmouth to Cuxhaven under a flag of truce, and that it should not be landed without a positive assurance from the commandant of the troops occupying Hamburg, that the letters and dispatches should be considered as sacred, and suffered to pass without interruption.
Another proof, if another were wanting, of the hostility of Denmark, is, that her Minister, Count Wedel Jarlsberg, has just been recalled. Such a measure, indeed, was to be expected, after the departure of Messrs. Drummond and Vanstittart from Copenhagen. Under these circumstances, Ministers are pressing naval preparations with activity, and reinforcements are proceeding to the North sea with the greatest expedition. Yet we do not expect to hear by the next advices from our fleet, that Sir Hyde Parker has passed the Sound; for it is generally believed, that he is waiting for further instructions from this country. This delay, it is to be apprehended, will afford time for the Northern Powers to complete their preparations, and for the fleets of Russia and Sweden to effect a junction with the Danish fleet.
We have alluded to the strength and com-
petency which the Northern Confederacy has acquired. That Holland and France act heartily and cordially with the Northern Powers, is obvious from the naval preparations of the former, and from the treaty which has just been signed with the Court of Naples by the latter. She there avows her determination to support the cause of the confederacy, and she has shut us out of the Neapolitan ports till we have adjusted our dispute with the Northern Powers. Yet, with these documents and proofs before us, we are desired to believe that the Chief Consul is inclined to make a separate peace with us, and to forsake those powers, whose alliance he has been courting with such eagerness and assiduity.
April 13.
Soon after the Danes entered Hamburg, Prince Charles of Hesse demanded of the Senate the sequestration of all British merchandise, and a loan of six millions of marks. It is not known whether this demand has been complied with. The Prussians have occupied Biele and the suburb of Aam. Upon the subject of the designs of Prussia upon Hanover, it is said that count Haugwitz has transmitted to Lord Carysfort a note, announcing it to be his Prussian Majesty's determination to occupy the Hanoverian territories immediately. A private letter from Hamburg states, but probably upon no good authority, that a fruitless attempt has been made to force the passage of the Belt.
We received yesterday Paris papers to the 9th, and this morning to the 19th ult. M. Otto's messenger, who left London on Friday se'nnight, returned yesterday, and is said to be the bearer of very important dispatches upon the subject of negotiation. The papers contain no intelligence of much importance.
It is now asserted with great confidence, that Lord Whitworth will certainly proceed to Paris in a very few days.—Lord Hawkesbury and M. Otto have almost daily interviews. A Messenger, we understand, was dispatched by the latter to Paris this day.
We believe the answer of our government to the Prussian declaration is at last despatched. Mr. Higgin, the messenger, having set off on Saturday morning for Berlin, with the result of a Cabinet Council held on Friday upon Prussian business.
By the Lisbon mail, we understand, advice has been received, that two Ambassadors were on the eve of setting out for Paris, to negotiate peace, and of course, yield to the demands of France, one of which is, to exclude our ships from the harbours of Portugal.
A fleet, consisting of ten sail of the line and several frigates, is cruising off the Texel for the purpose of preventing the sailing of the Dutch fleet, which is ready to put to sea.
Napper Tandy, by his avowal of every charge set forth in his indictment, has been sentenced to be executed on the 4th of May.
Providence,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20.
A letter received in Boston, from a gentleman of respectability, in Halifax, N.S., "a general and thorough reform of the Vice-Admiralty Courts, both in the West-Indies and Halifax, is immediately to take place.—That in consequence thereof, Judge Breton is to be removed, and a Judge comes out from England with a handsome salary, and the prohibition of receiving fees."
Copy of a letter from Lewis M. O'Brien, Esq; American Consul, dated St. Andrews, 27th of March, to James Cohill, at St. Sebastians. "Please to acquaint the masters and supercargoes of American vessels in your place and at Passage, that there is a scarcity of vessels at Malaga, and many freights offer, and very high; also tell them, that by a circular I have received yesterday, and of which I shall send you a copy next post, the Bashaw of Tripoli, in Barbary, has declared hostile intentions towards the United States."
Arrived at N. York ship Severn, Dean, from Canton, 130 days. The Severn left at Canton the ships John Jay, Dexter, of Providence; the ship Neptune, of New-Haven; the ship Fame, of Philadelphia; and the ship Jane, of do. An American ship from Massa Fuero, with skins, had just arrived. On the 15th of January, in Malacca Roads, fell in with the British ships Centurion, of 50 guns; the Sybille, of 40; the Brave, of do. and the Victorious, of 74.—The three first mentioned ships were from Batavia, having raised the blockade of that place. They left there two American vessels.
The United States brig Richmond was sold by Auction, at New-York, for 6,000 dollars. Thus our infant navy is sacrificed!
The regular Carrier of the JOURNAL being unable (by reason of ill health) to attend as usual, it is presumed subscribers in town will excuse a partial irregularity in the delivery of their papers this day.
Married,
At Baltimore, by the Right Rev. Bishop Carroll, Miss Carroll, daughter of Charles Carroll, Esq. of Carrollton, to Robert Goodloe Harper, Esq.
At the Friends' meeting-house, Newport, on the 7th instant, Mr. Joseph Anthony, of this town, to Miss Mary Gould, daughter of Mr. John Gould, of Middletown.
Died,
In this town, on Monday last, in the 46th year of her age, Mrs. Abigail Weedon, consort of Mr. Samuel Weedon. Her funeral will be attended this afternoon, at 5 o'clock, at his house, where her friends and acquaintance are requested to attend without further notice.
State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, May Session, 1801. An Act to amend and explain the Act, entitled, "An Act for the Limitation of certain personal Actions."
BE it enacted by the General Assembly, and by the Authority thereof it is enacted, That said Act shall be considered as having first taken Effect and been in Force on the Fifth Day of November, A. D. 1798. And that the several Limitations therein provided shall operate and be effectual according to said Act, computing from the said Fifth Day of November, A. D. 1798.
And that this Act be published in all the Newspapers printed in this State.
A true Copy: Witness, SAMUEL EDDY, Sec'ry.
Sale at Auction.
TO-MORROW, the 21st inst. if fair, if not the next fair day, will be sold, at Benjamin Hoppin and Son's AUCTION-ROOM, ON SIXTY DAYS CREDIT, NINE pipes 4th proof Alicante Brandy; 3 hogheads 4th proof Jamaica Rum; 6 barrels brown Sugar; 20 bags Coffee; 4 chests Hyson, and 2 chests Souchong Tea, &c. &c.
LIKEWISE,
A variety of Dry Goods, consisting of India Ginghams, Lutestrings, India Cottons, various qualities; Bandano Handkerchiefs, Linens, and Linen Checks, one trunk of Shawls, Tambourd, Book and Jacquet Muslins, &c. &c.
Sales to begin at half past 9 o'clock. May 20.
William Blodget, jun.
At Store No. 3, Cheapside, has just received, by the very latest arrivals from England, via New-York, a general assortment of DRY GOODS, of the best and most fashionable kinds; for sale on the most favourable terms for cash or unexceptionable short credit, wholesale and retail.
FIFTY-THREE pieces fine and superfine Broadcloth, best qualities, and most fashionable colours
35 pieces Cassimeres, mostly very superior
60 do. Bandano Handkerchiefs
36 dozen fine linen white and fancy Pocket Handkerchiefs
15 do. cotton do. do.
10 do. Madras do. Shawls
16 do. fancy silk do.
25 do. Muslin Shawls, fancy wrought border
40 do. Romall Handkerchiefs, kinds various
10 do. black Barcelona Handkerchiefs
16 do. Mens fine, superfine, and plated Hats, every description
88 pieces cotton and linen Checks
50 do. Brown Silesias
74 do. 4 4- 7-8, and 3-4 Colerain and other Linens
6 do. long Lawn
20 do. black Muslins
7 do. do. crape Ginghams
15 do. plain fashionable coloured Cambric Muslins
30 do. do. do. fancy sprig'd jacquet do.
23 do. do. do. do. Book do.
32 do. fine and superfine Dimities
14 do. Marseilles Quilting for vests
6 do. Muslinet do.
190 do. 3-4 and 4-4 Chintzes and Calicoes
21 do. linen and cotton Cambricks
20 do. do. do. for Gowns and Dresses
31 dozen mens and womens cotton, white, and fancy Hose
13 do. do. do. silk laced Clocks
8 do. ladies long open'd and plain Silk Gloves
26 do. do. Kid Gloves
5 do. do. fancy Fawn do.
9 do. mens beaver do.
12 do. Glove Tyes, with buttons and clasps
32 do. ladies and misses Dunstable, Chip, and Leghorn fashionable Hats and Bonnets, with trimmings
26 pieces Necklace Edgings
55 do. Stuff Goods, numerous descriptions
250 lb. white and colour'd Threads
200 packs 3-1-2, 4, 4-1-2, and 5 lb. Pins
20 Velvet Bindings, various widths
80 pieces fancy Ribbons
15 do. Linen Sheeting, for linings.
In addition to the above, a great variety of Pelong and India Sattins, rich white and black Lace Veils, Sewing Silks, Twist and Bobbins, Tapes, silk and cotton Nankeneis, silk ready made Pantaloon, and a great variety of other articles.
Also, a Consignment of
30 Bales of Calcutta Muslins, all of the most useful and saleable kinds.
360 Pieces of Bandano Handkerchiefs.
A quantity of Sugar, Pepper, Allspice and Segars, on favourable terms.
May 20.
NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having any demands against the Estate of LUCRETE FAIRFIELD, late of Gloucester, deceased, are requested to exhibit their claims within six months. And all those indebted to said Estate, are likewise requested to make immediate payment.
CYRUS LOGEE, Executor.
Gloucester, May 18.
District of Rhode-Island.
BY VIRTUE of a Warrant from the Hon. DAVID LEONARD BARNES, Esq. Judge of the District Court for the District of Rhode-Island: Notice is hereby given, to all persons concerned, that a libel is filed in said court by TRISTAM BURGESS, Esq. acting as Attorney of the United States for the District of Rhode-Island, by special appointment for that purpose, against the brigantine ORANGE, lying in the port of Newport, within said District, for having been fitted and equipped, as it is alleged, in transporting slaves from the coast of Africa to the West-Indies, contrary to the statute of the United States in such case made and provided.
Also, Another Libel is filed in said Court, by TRISTAM BURGESS, Esq. acting as Attorney, as aforesaid, against the Schooner WASHINGTON, of Newport, for having been fitted and equipped, as it is alleged, in transporting slaves from the coast of Africa to the West-Indies, contrary to the laws of the United States.
And that one other Libel is filed in said Court, by TRISTAM BURGESS, Esq. acting as Attorney, as aforesaid, against Five Bags of Coffee, imported into the United States in the Schooner Olive-Branch, and not included or described in the manifest of the cargo then on board said Schooner; all which is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided.
And that trial will be had upon the aforesaid Libels, at a Special District Court, to be holden at Providence, within said District, on Thursday the Fourth day of June next, at Four o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
W. PECK, Marshal.
May 16.
New Cash Store.
SMITH BARTLET
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public in general, that he has taken the Store No. 12, Market-Street, opposite the Turks-Head, where he is now opening and offers for sale, on terms remarkably advantageous (for cash only) a fresh and genuine assortment of the most fashionable SPRING and SUMMER GOODS.
Those ladies and gentlemen that may please to call and look for themselves, shall be entitled to his utmost attention, and the smallest favours will be gratefully acknowledged.
May 20.
New Cash Store.
SULLIVAN MOULTON
HAS opened a Store in the House of Dr. A. THROOP, No. 6, Cheapside, where he is now opening a handsome assortment of ENGLISH and SCOTCH GOODS, proper for the present and ensuing seasons.
Those ladies and gentlemen that will favour him by calling and seeing for themselves, will be entitled to his utmost attention.
N. B. Cash is only received in pay for his goods, and for that they will be sold on terms that cannot fail to suit the purchasers.
May 20.
FOR SALE, BY
Benj. and Edward Aborn,
NINETY hogheads Surinam and Havannah Molasses, suitable for retailing; 35 boxes white and brown Havannah Sugar; 9 hogheads Tobacco; 50 barrels Tar; Turks-Island and Lisbon Salt.
20 or 30 Horses wanted,
On freight for Surinam, or the Windward-Islands, to be delivered by the 15th of June next. For terms, apply to B. and E. ABORN.
May 20.
State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, May 18th, 1801.
THE Creditors of JOHN JEFFERS, of Cumberland, in the county of Providence, Cordwainer, are hereby notified to appear, if they shall think fit, at the General Assembly to be holden at Newport on the third Monday in June next; then and there to shew cause, if any they may have, why his petition for the benefit of an act, passed in June, 1756, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," ought not be granted. SAMUEL EDDY, Sec'ry.
Take Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors of the Estate of JEREMIAH BARTLETT, late of Cumberland, Yeoman, deceased, to exhibit their claims to the subscriber (who is appointed Administrator thereon) within twelve months from the 6th day of September last; otherwise they will be excluded according to law. And all persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment immediately.
JEREMIAH BARTLETT.
Cumberland May 18.

Selected Poetry.
ODE TO MORNING.
O THOU, who wrapp'st the infant day In varied robes of blushing grey, Whose dewy tresses, wreath'd with light, Wave bright'ning o'er the mountain's height, Who wak'st the ap'ry skirted vale To longful life—fair Morning, hail! Yok'd with bonds of beamy red, The blushing hours and pleasures lead Thy gemmy car, while the young ray Gilds softly o'er the op'ning day, And lights upon the dew-prefl flower, The pouring stream, or ivied tower.
Lo, Zephyrs how they wand'ring child, Couching amid the violets wild, Bathes his young wing with scented dews, And brisk his favourite toil renews; Sweeps lightly o'er the breathing scene, And wakens all his breezy train. Go, wiry band! swift speed away, Collect each dawning charm of day, Each luscious sweet insatiate sip, And pour it on my JULIA's lip.
Light as the morning dreams repair, Throng gently round my blooming fair: Solt on her pillow whisp'ring hand; Say, that ere morning's orient hand Hath painted gay the fields of light, Cold, dripping from the damps of night, Pensive beside this desert stream, I've sigh'd, and call'd on JULIA's name.
Anecdotes of the late Queen of France.
THE exquisite feeling which pervaded the heart of the beautiful but unfortunate Marie Antoinette, was never more strikingly exemplified than in her conduct respecting Sir Charles Asgill; the letter which she dispatched to General Washington not only preserved the life of this gallant officer, but immortalized the benign spirit which actuated the soul of his truly illustrious advocate. The Queen of France's reception of Lady Asgill at Versailles, when she went to thank her Majesty for the preservation of a beloved son, was almost unexampled; she raised the amiable mother in her arms, and mingled tears of genuine sensibility with those of the noblest, the purest, maternal fondness.
In the year 1783, Mrs. Robinson (the English poetess) being at Paris, was induced by curiosity to attend at one of the public dinners of Versailles. The Queen, who was always singularly courteous to foreigners, honoured our country woman with particular attention. Mrs. Robinson was then recently separated from an illustrious personage, whose portrait she wore upon her bosom, richly ornamented with brilliants of considerable value.
The following day, she received a message from the Queen of France; it was conveyed to her by the Duc de Lauzun, and contained a request, that she would lend the miniature, which she had worn, to the Queen, for a few hours. Mrs. Robinson complied; and, in return for what the amiable Antoinette termed an act of obliging politeness, she received a purse beautifully worked by the hands of her Majesty. Such acts of amiable condescension are strikingly characteristic of the illustrious personage, whose last hours were devoted to unmerited calamities.
When the beautiful Antoinette was Dauphine of France, the insolent and overbearing Du Barry was in the zenith of her power; power which she exercised most unworthily on all those who either opposed her pride, or condemned her rapacity. Once she ventured so far as to insult the Dauphine with the most arrogant language; yet, when Antoinette was seated on the throne, Madame Du Barry was permitted quietly to enjoy her splendid fortune: and even till the period of the revolution to reside in the splendid palace of Lucienne!
A French Abbe, celebrated for his wit as much as for his political knowledge, was embarrassed for the sum of five hundred Louis d'ors. The Abbe was high-minded, and, being constantly at Versailles, carefully avoided every thing that might lead to the discovery of his embarrassment. The busy drones, which buzz about the sphere of royal splendour, however, whispered the secret to the queen, who, on the same evening, at the Duchesse de Polignac's, engaged the Abbe in a party at tric-trac, her favourite game, in which she contrived in a short time to lose the sum which her partner wanted: then smilingly the rose from the table, and relinquished the game, while the astonished Abbe was lost in admiration.
THE subscriber agreed, about the 6th of February last, with a gentleman in Boston, at Mr. Hatch's Inn, to carry a bag made of tow and linen cloth, drawn together at one end with a string, full of clothes and other things, to Mr. Aldrich's in Providence; among which were, two Handkerchiefs, one Coat, one Jacket, one pair of Trowsers, one pair of Breeches, two pair of Pantaloons, three Shirts, five pair of Stockings, one pair of Boots and Shoes, and several other articles. I went on to get information whether they had arrived or not, but could not obtain any, and have now come on myself, and find that they are not at Mr. Aldrich's. It is probable they have been lost on the road, or left at some other place in Providence. Whoever has found the same, and will leave them with the Printer hereof, or at the sign of the Lion, in Boston, shall be generously rewarded.
April 29. PETER MORSE.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Just received, and for sale, by William Wilkinson, At the POST-OFFICE.
ROBINSON'S Report of Cases argued and determined in the High Court of Admiralty, G. B. A work replete with information, not only to Gentlemen of the Bar, but to the Merchant, the Underwriter, and the sea Captain; in which the multum of Vattel, of Grotius and Pufendorf, are brought into view and condensed in parvo .
The Farmer's Boy, a Rural Poem, by Robert Bloomfield. There is a pathetic simplicity of sentiment and description, a morality the most pure, and the feelings of a heart alive to the tenderest duties of Humanity and Religion, which congregate its glowing landscapes, and shed an interest over this little Poem.
The American Review, and Literary Journal for January, February, and March, 1801.
The Sailor Boy; a new Novel, 2 volumes in 1.
"The seal of Providence is sure upon thee, And thou wert born for yet unheard of wonders."
A New System of the Art of Writing Short Hand; By Thomas Rees. The English Reviewers, in speaking of this work, say, "We do not hesitate to affirm, that this is the best, because one of the easiest systems of Short Hand, that has at any time come under our observation."
For sale, as above, A general assortment of School and Classical Books, English Dictionaries—Quarto and common Bibles, Testaments, a very great variety of Children's Books, Writing Paper of various kinds by the ream, Cartridge, Bonnet and Wrapping Paper.
100,000 Dutch Quills, some of a very superior quality, Stares and Pencils.—A great variety of WEDGEWOOD Ink-stands.—A beautiful assortment of best high finished PENKNIVES, red and black MOROCCO POCKET BOOKS. Asa-Skin Memorandum Books.—Scales and Dividers, Surveyors' Instruments, &c. with most other articles in the Stationary Line.
Also, COTTON YARN and Wicking, warranted of the best quality, from the new Factory at Rehoboth, near Pawtucket. March 6.
REMOVAL.
THE subscriber respectfully informs his friends and the public in general that he has removed to the large three story store, next door north of Governor FENNER's old Mansion-House, where he keeps constantly for sale a selection of BOOKS of various kinds, more particularly School Books, of every kind in use; at the general prices sold at elsewhere, of the like qualities, from one to a thousand.
PAPER AND STATIONARY, Such as Writing, Printing, Sugar-Loaf, Bonnet, Preis, Candie, Wrapping and Sheathing, by the hundred or single ream, or quire; Sealing-Wax, Wafers, Quills, black, red, blue, green and yellow Ink; black and red Ink Powder, Pounce and Boxes, Sand and Boxes, &c. &c.
A L S O, An assortment of GROCERIES, viz. Sugar, Molasses, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Spices, &c. &c.
BOOK BINDING Of every kind, Account-Books of various kinds kept for sale, or bound to any pattern, to suit the purchasers; old Books re-bound. Cash and the highest price given for all kinds of cotton, linen, and woollen Rags, also for Sail-cloth and Junk. April 19. RUFUS GREENE.
Cheap for Cash. Benjamin Thurber, At the old Sign of the Bunch of Grapes, has for Sale, A FRESH assortment of fashionable new Goods; among which are a variety of Fancy Patches, Chintzes, Calicoes, English and India Satins, Lustrings, Silk for Bonnets, Silk Shawls of different colours, Silk and Kid Gloves, Bengals, Crapes, tambour'd Mullins, Lappets, Mullinets, Dimities, fashionable Ribbons, Umbrellas, Vell Patterns, white and black Laces, Morocco and Florentine Shoes, Russells, Moreens, Velvets, India Cotton, Cotton Wool, a large assortment of Looking Glasses, London Pewter, Knives and Forks, China Delft and Glass Ware, new fashioned Tea Pots; a great variety of other articles, too numerous to mention, all which to be sold at the lowest advance for cash in hand. Friends and customers are invited to call and see for themselves, and they will be waited upon with pleasure, whether they purchase or not. April 8. 8w
WANTD, A QUANTITY of JOIST and STUDS, for which cash will be paid, if delivered by the first of June. Enquire at this Office. April 22.
JUST RECEIVED, AND FOR SALE BY Salmon Arnold, At his Store, on the Long Wharf, EIGHT Hundred bushels MARYLAND CORN; LIKEWISE, A few casks first quality NEGRO HEAD TOBACCO. May 5.
WAR DEPARTMENT, April 20th, 1801. Notice is hereby given,
THAT separate PROPOSALS will be received at the office of the Secretary for the Department of War until the expiration of the 30th day of June next ensuing, for the supply of all RATIONS, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of October 1801, until the thirtieth day of September 1802, both days inclusive, at the following places, viz.
FIRST. At Pittsburg; at Fort Franklin; at Le Bœuf; at Presquille; at Niagara; at Oswego; at Detroit; at Fort Wayne; at Michilimackinac; at the Falls of St. Mary's; and at the Grand Portage on Lake Superior.
SECOND. At Forts Washington, Vincennes, and Massac; at the Cantonment near the mouth of the Ohio, and at any post or place on the east side of the Mississippi River, between the mouths of the Ohio and Illinois Rivers; and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the State of Kentucky.
THIRD. At Knoxville, Tellico, South-West Point, and any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the State of Tennessee; at Bear Creek on the Tennessee River; and at any place in the Chickasaw or Choctaw country between Bear Creek and Natchez; at the Chickasaw Bluffs; at Natchez; at Fort Adams and its dependencies, and thence to the Mobile River.
Separate PROPOSALS will also be received as aforesaid for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States from the 1st day of January 1802, until the 31st day of December in the same year, both days inclusive, within the several States herein after mentioned, viz.
FOURTH. At Point Peter; at Fort Greene; at Fort Wilkinson; at Fort Pinckney; at Fort Johnston; at Fort Moutrie in Charleston Harbour; at Fort Johnson, Cape Fear, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Georgia, South-Carolina, and North-Carolina.
FIFTH. At Fort Norfolk; at Harper's Ferry; at Fort M'Henry; at the City of Washington, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Virginia and Maryland.
SIXTH. At Wilmington; at Fort Mifflin; at the Laboratory near Philadelphia, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, excepting Pittsburg, Fort Franklin, Le Bœuf, and Presquille, in the State of Pennsylvania.
SEVENTH. At Trenton; at Fort Jay; at West-Point, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of New-Jersey and New-York, excepting Oswego and Niagara, in the State of New-York.
EIGHTH. At Newport; at New-London, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Rhode-Island and Connecticut.
NINTH. At Fort Independence, Boston Harbour, at Salem, at Marblehead, at Portland, at Portsmouth, at Bennington, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Massachusetts, New-Hampshire and Vermont.
A ration is to consist of eighteen ounces of bread or flour; or when neither can be obtained, of one quart of rice, or one and a half pound of sifted or bolted Indian meal, one pound and a quarter of fresh beef, or one pound of salted beef, or three quarters of a pound of salted pork; and when fresh meat is issued, salt at the rate of two quarts for every hundred rations; soap at the rate of four pounds, and candles at the rate of a pound and a half, for every hundred rations.—The proposals will extend to the supply of rum, whiskey, or other ardent spirits, at the rate of half a gill per ration, and vinegar at the rate of two quarts for every hundred rations. The price of the several component parts of the ration, as well as of substitutes and alternatives, must be specified.
The rations are to be furnished in such quantities as that there shall at all times, during the terms of the proposed contract, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Niagara, and Oswego, for six months in advance, and at each of the other posts on the Western waters, for at least three months in advance, of good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall be required. It is also to be permitted to all and every of the commandants of fortified places, or of posts, to call for at seasons, when the same can be transported, or at any time in the case of urgency, such supplies of like provisions in advance, as in the discretion of the commandant shall be deemed proper. It is to be understood that the contractor is to be at the expence and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops, and that all losses sustained by the depredations of an enemy, or
by the means of the troops of the United States, shall be paid for by the United States, at the price of the article captured or destroyed, on the depositions of two or more persons of creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, ascertaining the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is to be understood to be reserved to the United States of requiring that none of the supplies which may be furnished under any of the proposed contracts shall be issued until the supplies which have been, or may be furnished, under contracts now in force, have been consumed, and that a supply in advance may be always required at any of the fixed posts on the sea board or Indian frontiers, not exceeding three months.
HENRY DEARBORN, Secretary of War.
Bowers and Bucklin
Inform their Customers and Friends that they have just received, by the latest arrivals from London, an extensive assortment of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, which are now opening for sale at their stores, viz.
LONDON superfine and fine Broadcloths; Cassimeres, embossed and plain; Calimancoes, Tamboreens, Russells, Durants, Tammies; plain, stripe, tapan, colonade, checked, lappit and jaconet Mullins; Tambour'd, jaconet, and book do. plain and figured Mullinets, Dimities, Marceilles Quilting, silk Nankenets, cotton do. Gingham, 4-4 Linen, 5-4, 6-4, 7-6, 8-4, 8-10, 10-12, 10-14, 10-16 Damask Table Cloths; a great variety; long Lawns, Cambrick, Cambrick Handkerchiefs, 4-4 and 8-8 Cambrick Mullin for gowns, handkerchiefs, &c. black Calicoes, fancy do. Chintzes, mens' Sattin, plain and white; black silk Florentine fancy Silk Shawls, do. Handkerchiefs, black Fringes, Modes, Sarconets, col'd Sattins, Silk Velvet, assorted; velvet Binding; a great variety of Silk, silk and cotton Hosiery, plain and col'd; extra long silk Gloves, cotton do. Ladies fashionable Hats and Bonnets, consisting of gypsey dunflables, open straw gypsey, black and white do. col'd Deventhire press chip, open, fancy and ribbon do. with bugles, crimp'd, caue, and cheneal do. Straw Trimming; a great variety of Wreaths, Flowers, and fancy Feathers, with ornaments; fancy Kid and Morocco Shoes, with roses; a handsome assortment of Ribbons, Laces, Lace Veils, Edgings, Threads black, assorted colours, and fancy spangled Fans, mens', youths' and childrens' Hats, Umbrellas and Paracols, Jeans, Jeanets, and Fustian; Perfumery, Jewelry, Hardware, Japan'd Ware, &c. &c. With almost every other article in the English goods line. April 29.
This day Published, and for Sale at HENRY CUSHING's Book-Store, West Side of the Bridge, [Price 18 dols. per hundred in sheets, 3 dols. 50 cts. per doz. bound, or 37 1-2 cents single,]
The American MORALIST. By GEORGE CHIPMAN.
The above is a judicious selection from the most approved writers, ancient and modern, with original pieces, dialogues, &c. designed principally for the use of schools and young persons, but may justly claim some attention from the aged, the gentleman and the lady. The author's chief design, in this selection, was to furnish schools and young persons with a book containing ethical and religious lessons, represented and exemplified in such a manner as to enlighten the understanding, and captivate the heart.—Though the general tenor of the book is of a moral and religious cast, yet the author has by no means been inattentive to that variety which is so pleasing and useful to young persons, and has interspersed pieces from natural and sacred history, together with biographical and allegorical descriptions. It has been honoured with the approbation of competent judges, but the compiler's request is, that parents and instructors of youth, who wish well to virtue and religion, and desire that the minds of all under their care may be duly and deeply impressed with early and real piety, would examine the work, and judge for themselves. March 11. 3m.
For SALE, THAT valuable real Estate late the property of William Sessions, consisting of a well finished convenient Dwelling-House, almost new, together with the Lot on which it stands, having a good well of water thereon, situated on the main street, nearly opposite the Episcopal Church, adjoining a 15 feet gangway leading to the water. If the above premises are not sold soon, they will be let. For further particulars enquire of ABEL ALLEN, Who has for Sale, At his Lumber-Yard, near the Episcopal Church,
Seasoned Merchantable Pine Boards and plank, Spruce studs and joists. Best Connecticut round bundle Shingles and Laths, &c. together with a quantity of Window Frames and Sashes of different sizes.
Also, One new fall back Chaise, brads mounted, with harness complete, made of the best materials. Providence, April 1, 1801.
A YOUNG MAN, who can produce a good recommendation, wishes for a place in a Grocery Store. Particular information can be obtained by applying at this Office. March 18.