The Providence journal, and town and country advertiser (Providence [R.I.]), 1799-12-04 00:00:00

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. 49. ]
WEDNESDAY, December 4, 1799.
[ Vol. I. ]
FOR THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL.
The Adelpiad, No. XXVII.
EVERY speculative observer of human nature must rejoice, when he contemplates the equal dispensations of Divine Providence. Such reflections do not lead merely to theoretical conclusions, but to practical consequences. Fellow travellers to the same place, when their burdens are equally imposed, will laugh and sing on the road, to lessen the fatigues of the journey. This of itself would convince me that there is a superintending Providence that disciplines and animates every part of creation. The same vast power, flowing through every particle of creation, equally directs the motions of a fly, and the revolutions of the universe. Over the dark and gloomy parts of nature, Providence has poured in a kind of visionary splendour; but over the lighted parts this visionary glory subsides, and we are left in the full possession of actual enjoyment. Let a man's grade in society be ever so wretched, no good man can say, I am completely miserable. He will still be able to discern some glimmering of consolation, which, whether it is derived from the visionary sunshine of hope, or from the solid beams of actual enjoyment, is essentially the same. Consider the wretch immersed in the horrors of a dungeon, where cobwebs are his only tapestry, and the hissing of serpents the only music to lull him to repose...still he casts his eye of expectation beyond the bars of his prison...still his spirits hover with rapture on the day of his deliverance, and he consoles himself with the reflection, that his future days will be as calm and as tranquil as his present are gloomy and wretched. Of all pleasures, none are more pure and delicate than those of the imagination. Every man possessed of this faculty, be his external circumstances ever so wretched, will find in his own mind a perennial spring of consolation. What tends infinitely to enhance the value of the enjoyment is, that it is not derived from the misfortunes of another. Suppose that a man of this kind has a neighbour possessed of all the luxuries of life; grant him the riches of India, if you please, and what, let me ask, is the difference between them? On the one hand, you may observe a man with all his property at his disposal, attended with all the cares for its preservation. An earthquake, a deluge, nay, an invasion, or even accident, may blast all his prosperity in a moment. These engender ten thousand cares and anxieties, which, like flights of demons, hover round and infest his repose; for it ought always to be remembered, that our cares for the preservation of property will always increase with its acquisition. On the other hand, you may observe a man capable of relishing all these blessings without any sensations of this kind: he walks forth in the same serenity of morning, the same vernal breeze wafts consolation to his spirits...he beholds the same sun rising in the majesty of nature, and scattering his beams over the broad surface of creation. He can walk forth in the same silence of midnight, and behold the moon burning amidst ten thousand lamps...he can enjoy the same dying fall of music at a distance, or the boisterous found of the cataract...the rose regales him with the same fragrance to the smell, and blushes with the same beauty to his eye.
I would ask now (not in the rapture of passion, but in the calmness of reason) which of these characters can be said to have a property in the object? The one has the possession, and the other the enjoyment. It is astonishing to reflect how much the happiness of one man depends on the opinion of another. What is it that constitutes the pleasure of an eastern monarch when he walks in the regal procession, decorated with diamonds, and all the gems of the east, and surrounded by the blaze of his own magnificence; the pleasure of being gazed at by others? The meanest slave, who humbles himself in the dust, participates in his pleasure. Let him walk in all his magnificence on a cold and desolate heath, and with what pleasure would he exchange all those ornaments for an Indian blanket! The condition of man is equal--joy and sorrow, happiness and misery, are dealt out equally to all mankind; and it behoves us as rational beings, as men, as members of society, to suffer with fortitude, and to rejoice with moderation. O.
Miscellany.
From the (N. Y.) COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
BARRUEL AMENDED.
No. XI.
IN the fourteenth chapter of Numbers, we have an account of a popular discontent among the Israelites, on account of the difficulties they had to encounter in conquering the promised land. It seems that none of the Israelites, not even Moses, had any knowledge of the land of Canaan, except what was taken from a general description. In pursuance of the command of God, Moses dispatched messengers to that country, to examine it, and bring information respecting the soil, products, and the strength of the inhabitants.
The spies returned with a very favourable account of the produce of the country, and presented a sample of its grapes; but all of them, except Caleb and Joshua, were terrified with the strength of the cities, and the populousness of the country. The report of the formidable appearance of the nations to be conquered, had a powerful effect on the fickle populace. In a fit of despair, the people imagined they saw giants, huge sons of Anak, to oppose their progress. "And all the congregation lifted up their voice and cried, and the people wept that night." This is precisely in character. A fickle populace, not satisfied to labour for the blessings of promise, and meet with patience the ordinary difficulties of life, murmured most bitterly because they could not enjoy the land of promise without trouble. They expected, it seems, to be supported without labour, and to indulge themselves in ease and luxury without the fatigue of exertion.
In the case before us, we have an admirable sample of popular gratitude! Moses and Aaron had conducted them out of Egypt, where they were severely oppressed, and exposed to petulant diseases; for it is evident from a declaration of Moses, that one motive for his wishing to quit Egypt was to avoid the plague, and settle in a more healthy climate. Had Moses been a common man, he would, for his efforts to serve the Israelites, have been entitled to their everlasting gratitude.
But mark the issue. The moment the people met with the least difficulty in obtaining their objects, whenever they were oppressed with hunger or thirst in their journey, they murmured against Moses and Aaron. They directly charged all their calamities to their rulers, or to God Almighty. "Why hath the Lord brought us into this land to fall by the sword?" "Would to God we had died in Egypt, or in this wilderness!" "Were it not better for us to return to Egypt?"
This is exactly the character of man--in every situation, impatient of hardships, and disposed to murmur against their government. Without making due allowance for the extreme difficulties that attend the management of national concerns, and the necessary disappointments that discontent the best views and projects, the people, the sovereign people, are forever dissatisfied, and ready to fall into a passion on every occasion of difficulty; venting their rage at their rulers, and even at their God.
In modern days the same character is displayed. The best government is a journey through the deserts of Arabia--where men must encounter hardships--wise men know this, and are satisfied to make the best of their lot. But the populace are forever changing and grumbling, and seeking a "captain to lead them back to Egypt"--that is, new rulers to gratify their whims.
No. XII.
NO book furnishes more correct and more numerous examples of the imperfections of man, or more excellent displays of the human character, than the bible. Men mistake, who suppose the sacred writings intended solely for religious instruction--they
contain a vast fund of political truth, which would be extremely useful, if the modern theorists were not too wise to be instructed. The story of Abimelech, in the 9th chapter of Judges, is an instructive lesson. It appears that the Israelites, after they settled in Palestine, were, for a long time, harassed with wars and revolts among the people whom they had dispossessed, and several times reduced to absolute subjection to their enemies. Among the nations most troublesome were the Midianites, who maintained a predatory war on Israel, destroying the harvest and plundering the country. The Israelites, after being driven to the mountains for safety, at last found a deliverer in Gideon, a man of low condition, but brave and indomitable in his country's wrongs. This man, by divine authority, assembled a handful of brave men, attacked the Midianites by surprise, put them to the rout, and delivered his country.
As soon as peace was established, his countrymen, grateful at the moment for his services, offered to make him their ruler, and to vest the authority over them in him, and his sons, in hereditary succession. Gideon had modesty and good sense enough to decline the offer. But mark the character of the populace! No sooner was Gideon dead, than the Israelites "turned and went a whoring after Baalim--they remembered not the Lord their God--nor showed kindness to the house of Gideon." All the services of their deliverer were forgotten!
Among a large number of children, Gideon left a natural son, called Abimelech, by a woman of Shechem. Ambitious of power, and either feeling hurt at his own degraded condition, or indignant at the ungrateful return his family had received for his father's services, he determined to exalt himself into notice and power. Like a true Jacobin, he addressed himself to his countrymen, the people of Shechem, his mother's relations--reminding them that he was of their connection, and asked them whether they chose to have one ruler, or seventy sons of Jerubbaal for rulers? With this flattery he inclined their hearts to favour his views, and thus gave him money, with which he "hired vain and light persons to follow him." This after all is the way to carry Jacobin points of insurrection and disorganization--flattery and money well distributed, to hire vile, desperate, unprincipled men.
No sooner was the demagogue Abimelech furnished with support from a desperate faction, than he murdered all his brethren but one, who fled and hid himself. And let it be noted that the seventy sons of Gideon who were murdered, were legitimate; lawful heirs. And this is in character--in all similar schemes of revolution, the lawful possessors of power and property are sacrificed to daring usurpers. Abimelech was, by his faction, declared king.
Jotham, the surviving brother, uttered a parable on this occasion, in which he announced that this ungrateful and villainous proceeding would end in the total destruction of the faction. "Let fire come out of the thistle and devour the cedars of Lebanon." Such was the fate of the Junta. Abimelech had reigned only three years, when a spirit of jealousy arose between him and his adherents. "The men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech"--they lay in wait on the hills, and robbed his people; "thus punishing him for his ambition and cruelty."
Latest from Europe.
By the arrival of the ship Fanny, Capt. Braine, at New-York, in 46 days from Grenock, we are favoured with the following late and interesting intelligence.
LONDON, September 24.
THIS forenoon an express arrived at Mr. Dundas' Office, from His Royal Highness the Duke of York, with the account of a battle having taken place in Holland on Thursday last, near the village of Bergen, a little way to the northward of Alkmaar. The Russians had volunteered storming the French lines, which service they marched forward to execute on Thursday morning. The battle was long and bloody, but the result was favourable to the allied arms; 4,000 French and Dutch are stated to have been taken prisoners, and a great number of both killed and wounded. Our loss was chiefly with the Russians, and the Russian General in chief is stated to have lost an arm, and to have remained a prisoner with the enemy.
The whole loss of the enemy is reported to be above ten thousand.
These dispatches were brought to Yarmouth by the Resolution lugger, which left the Texel on Sunday morning.
Action in Holland.
The following is the copy of a Bulletin sent by the French Minister at the Hague, to the administration of the commune of Dunkirk, on the occasion of the action of Thursday last. It was brought to England by a Cartel, which reached Dover from Dunkirk last night.
BULLETIN.
Addressed to the Administration of the Commune of Dunkirk, by the Minister of the French Republic at the Hague.
"On the 19th of September, the Russians attacked the French and Batavian army. An action took place near the town of Bergen. The Russians left 2000 dead on the Field of Battle, and 2000 of them were prisoners, with 20 pieces of cannon. The Batavian divisions rivalled us in courage, and did wonders. The National guards were ambitious to take a part in the action, and the volunteers of Rotterdam and of Delft have particularly distinguished themselves. (Signed) FLORENT GUIOT. Minister of the French Republic. (A true Copy)
Hague, 19th Sept. 1799--11 in the Evening. (Signed) MARYENS, Secretary."
His Majesty's Speech.
THIS day his Majesty went in State to the House of Peers, and being seated on the Throne, delivered the following most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament:
"My Lords and Gentlemen, I HAVE called you together at this unusual season, in order to recommend it to you to consider of the propriety of enabling me, without delay, to avail myself, to a further extent, of the voluntary services of the militia, at a moment when an increase of our active force abroad
may be productive of the most important and beneficial consequences.
"We have seen the happy effects of the measure which you adopted on this subject in the last session: and the forces which I was thereby enabled to employ, have already displayed, in the face of the enemy, a courage, discipline and steadiness, worthy of the character of British soldiers. In the short interval since the close of the last session, our situation and prospects have, under the blessings of Providence, improved beyond the most sanguine expectation.
"The abilities and valour of the commanders and troops of the combined Imperial armies have continued to be eminently displayed. The deliverance of Italy may now be considered as secured by the result of a campaign equal in splendour and success to any the most brilliant recorded in history; and I have had the heartfelt satisfaction of seeing the valour of my fleets and armies successfully employed to the assistance of my allies, to the support of our just cause, and to the advancement of the most important interests of the British Empire.
"The kingdom of Naples has been rescued from the French yoke, and restored to the dominion of its lawful sovereign; and my former connections with that power have been renewed.
"The French expedition to Egypt has continued to be productive of calamity and disgrace to our enemies; while its ultimate views against our Eastern possessions have been utterly confounded.
"The desperate attempt which they have lately made to extricate themselves from their difficulties, has been defeated by the courage of the Turkish forces, directed by the skill, and animated by the heroism of a British officer, with a small portion of my naval force under his command; and the overthrow of that restless and perfidious power, who, instigated by the artifices, and deluded by the promises of the French, had entered into their ambitious and destructive projects in India, has placed the British interests in that quarter of the globe in a state of solid and permanent security. The vigilance, decision and wisdom of the governor general in council, on this great and important occasion, and the tried abilities and valour of the commanders, officers and troops employed under his direction, are entitled to my highest praise.
"There is, I trust, every reason to expect that the effort which I am making for the deliverance of the United Provinces, will prove successful.
"The British arms have rescued from the possession of the enemy the principal port and naval arsenal of the Dutch republic; and although we have to regret the loss of many brave men in a subsequent attack against the enemy, whose position enabled them to obstruct our progress, I have the strongest ground to expect that the skill of my generals, and the determined resolution and intrepidity of my troops, will soon surmount every obstacle, and that the fleet which, under the usurped dominion of France, was destined to co-operate in the invasion of these islands, may speedily, I trust, under its ancient standard, partake in the glory of restoring the religion, liberty and independence of those provinces, so long in intimate union and alliance with this country.
"While you rejoice with me in these events, which add so much lustre to the British character, you will, I am persuaded, as cordially join in the sentiments so justly due to the conduct of my good and faithful ally the Emperor of Russia. To his magnanimity and wisdom, directing to so many quarters of Europe the force of his extensive and powerful empire, we are in a great degree indebted for the success of our own efforts; as well as for the rapid and favourable change in the general situation of affairs. I have directed copies to be laid before you of those engagements which have consolidated and cemented a connection so consonant to the permanent interests of my empire, and so important at the present moment to every part of the civilized world.
"Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
"The ample supplies which you have granted to me in the course of the last session, will, I trust, so nearly provide for the exigencies of the public service, even on the extensive scale which our present operations require, as to enable me, without further aid, to continue those exertions to the close of the present year; but, in order to afford you the convenience of a longer recess, I recommended it to you to consider of providing for the expense which will be necessary in the early part of the ensuing year; and with this view, I have ordered the proper estimates to be laid before you.
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
"In pursuance of your recommendation, I judged it proper to communicate to my two houses of Parliament in Ireland, at the close of their last session, the sentiments which you had expressed to me respecting an incorporating union with that kingdom.
"The experience of every day confirms me in the persuasion, that signal benefit will be derived to both countries from that important measure; and I trust that the disposition of my Parliament there, will be found to correspond with that which you have manifested for the accomplishment of a work which tends so much
to add to the security and happiness of all my Irish subjects, and to consolidate the strength and prosperity of the Empire."
LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
DOWNING-STREET, Sept. 24.
The following dispatch has this day been received from the Duke of York, by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas:
Head-quarters, Schagen Brig, Sept. 20.
Sir,
In my dispatch of the 16th inst. I acquainted you with my intention of making an attack upon the whole of the enemy's position; the moment that the reinforcements joined. Upon the 19th, every necessary arrangement being made, the army moved forward in four principal columns in the following order:--The left column, under the command of Lieut. Gen. Sir R. Abercrombie, consisting of two squadrons of the 18th light dragoons; Major Gen. the Earl of Chatham's brigade, Major Gen. Moore's brigade, Major Gen. the Earl of Cavan's brigade, first battalion of British grenadiers of the line, first battalion of light infantry of the line, the 23rd and 55th regiments under Col. Macdonald, destined to turn the enemy's right on the Zyder Zee, marched at six o'clock on the evening of the 18th. The columns upon the right, the first commanded by Lieut. Gen. D'Harman, consisting of the 7th light dragoons, twelve battalions of Russians, and Major Gen. Manner's brigade; the second commanded by Lieut. Gen. Dundas, consisting of two squadrons of the 11th light dragoons, two brigades of foot guards, and Major Gen. Prince William's brigade; the third column commanded by Lieut. Gen. Sir James Pulteney, consisting of two squadrons of the 11th light dragoons, Major Gen. Don's brigade, and Major Gen. Coote's brigade, marched from the positions they occupied at day break, the morning of the 19th. The object of the first column was to drive the enemy from the heights of Camper Duyn, the villages under these heights, and finally to take possession of Bergen; the second was to force the enemy's positions at Walmenhuysen and Schoordam, and to co-operate with the column under Lieut. Gen. D'Harman; and the third to take possession of Ouds Carpel, at the head of the Lange Dyke, a great road leading to Alkmaar.
It is necessary to observe, that the country in which we had to act presented, in every direction, the most formidable obstacles. The enemy upon their left occupied to great advantage the High Sand Hills, which extend from the sea in front of Petten to the town of Bergen, and was entrenched in three intermediate villages. The country over which the columns under Lieut. Generals Dundas and Sir James Pulteney had to move for the attack of the fortified posts of Walmenhuysen, Schoordam and the Lange Dyke, is a plain intersected every three or four hundred yards by broad deep wet ditches and canals. The bridges across the only two or three roads which led to these places were destroyed, and abatis were laid at different distances.
Lieut. Gen. D'Harman's column commenced its attack, which was conducted with the greatest spirit and gallantry, at half past three o'clock in the morning, and by eight had succeeded to so great a degree as to be in possession of Bergen. In the wooded country which surrounds this village, the principal force of the enemy was placed, and the Russian troops advancing with an intrepidity which overlooked the formidable resistance with which they were to meet, had not retained that order which was necessary to preserve the advantages they had gained; and they were, in consequence, after a most rigorous resistance, obliged to retire from Bergen (where, I am much concerned to state, Lieutenants Gen. D'Harman and Tschetcherkoff were made prisoners, the latter dangerously wounded) and fell back upon Schoordam, which village they were also forced to abandon, but which was immediately retaken by Major Gen. Manner's brigade, notwithstanding the very heavy fire of the enemy. Here the brigade was immediately reinforced by two battalions of Russians, which had co-operated with Lieut. Gen. Dundas, in the attack of Walmenhuysen, by Major Gen. D'Oyley's brigade of guards, and by the 35th regiment under the command of his highness Prince William. The action was renewed by these troops for a considerable time with success; but the entire want of ammunition on the part of the Russians, and the exhausted state of the whole corps engaged in that particular situation, obliged them to retire, which they did in good order, upon Petten and the Zyder Sluys.
As soon as it was sufficiently light, the attack upon the village of Walmenhuysen, where the enemy was strongly posted with cannon, was made by Lieut. Gen. Dundas. Three battalions of Russians, who formed a separate corps, destined to co-operate from Krabbendam in this attack, commanded by Major Gen. Schouvaloff, very gallantly stormed the village on its left flank, while at the same time it was attacked on the right by the 1st regiment of guards. The grenadier battalion of the guards had been previously detached to march upon Schoordam, and the left of Lieut. Gen. D'Harman's column,

as was the 3d regiment of guards and the 2d battalion of the 5th regiment, to keep up the communication with that of Lieut. Gen. Sir James Pulteney. The remainder of Lieut. Gen. Dundas' column, which after taking possession of Walmenhuysen, had been joined by the first battalion of the 5th regiment, marched against Schoreldam, which place they maintained under a very heavy and galling fire, until the troops engaged on their right had retired at the conclusion of the action.
The column under Lieutenant General Sir James Pulteney proceeded to its object, and arrived at the time appointed, and after overcoming the greatest difficulties and the most determined opposition, carried by storm the principal post Ouds Carpel, at the head of the Lange Dyke; upon which occasion the 40th regiment, under the command of Colonel Spencer, embraced a favourable opportunity which presented itself of highly distinguishing themselves.
This point was defended by the chief force of the Batavian army, under the command of Gen. Daendels. The circumstances, however, which occurred on the right, rendered it impossible to profit by this brilliant exploit, which will ever reflect the highest credit on the General Officers and troops engaged in it; and made it necessary to withdraw Lieut. Gen. Sir James Pulteney's column from the position which he had taken within a short distance of Alkmaar. The same circumstances led to the necessity of recalling the corps under Lieut. Gen. Sir Ralph Abercrombie, who had proceeded without interruption to Hoorne, of which city he had taken possession, together with the garrison. The whole of the army has therefore re-occupied its former position.
The well grounded hopes I had entertained of complete success in this operation, and which were fully justified by the result of the three, and by the first successes of the fourth attack upon the right, add to the great disappointment I must naturally feel on this occasion; but the circumstances which have occurred I should have considered of very little general importance, had I not to lament the loss of so many brave officers and soldiers, both of his majesty's and the Russian troops who have fallen.
The gallantry displayed by the troops engaged, the spirit with which they overcame every obstacle which nature and art opposed to them, and the cheerfulness with which they maintained the fatigues of an action which lasted without intermission from half past 3 o'clock in the morning until five in the afternoon, are beyond my powers to describe or extol. Their exertions fully entitle them to the admiration and gratitude of their king and country.
Having thus faithfully detailed the events of this first attack, and paid the tribute of regret due to the distinguished merit of those who fell, I have much consolation in being able to state, that the efforts which have been made, although not crowned with immediate success, so far from militating against the general object of the campaign, promise to be highly useful to our future operations. The capture of 60 officers, and upwards of 3000 men, with the destruction of 16 pieces of cannon, with large supplies of ammunition, which the intersected nature of the country did not admit of being withdrawn, are convincing proofs that the loss of the enemy in the field has been far superior to our own; and in addition to this, it is material to state, that nearly 15,000 of the allied troops had unavoidably no share in this action.
In viewing the several circumstances which occurred during this arduous day, I cannot avoid expressing the obligations I owe to Lieut. Gen. Dundas and Sir J. Pulteney, for their able assistance, and also to mention my great satisfaction at the conduct of Major-Generals his highness Prince William, D'Oyley, Manners, Burrard and Don, to whose spirited exertions the credit gained by the brigades they commanded is greatly to be imputed.
Capt. Sir Home Popham, and the several officers of my staff, exerted themselves to the utmost, and rendered me most essential service. I feel also much indebted to the spirited conduct of a detachment of seamen, under the direction of Sir Home Popham and Capt. Godfrey, of the navy, in the conduct of three gun-boats, each carrying one 12-pound carronade, which acted with considerable effect on the Alkmaar canal; nor must I omit expressing my acknowledgments to the Russian Major-Generals Essen, Sedmotsky and Schutorff.
I am, Sir, yours, &c. FREDERICK.
[Here follows the British return of killed, wounded and missing, viz: 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 captains, 1 subaltern, 109 rank and file, killed; 7 lieutenant-colonels, 6 majors, 15 captains, 15 subalterns, 20 serjeants, 2 drummers, 345 rank and file, wounded; 22 serjeants, 5 drummers, 463 rank and file, missing.]
STATE PAPER.
CIRCULAR LETTER of his Royal Highness the Archduke Charles, in his capacity of Field-Marshal-General of the Imperial troops and of those of the Empire to all the Princes who are members of it, concerning the furnishing of their contingents to the army of the Empire, dated August 29, 1799.
THE High Decree of Commission to the General Assembly of the Empire, respecting the renewed state of the war of the empire, and the duties to which that state subjects its members, affords me an opportunity to communicate to you my thoughts upon a subject with which my mind has been occupied for some time, as absolutely necessary for the honour and welfare of our common country, namely, the furnishing contingents for the Imperial army and the army of the empire.
The proceedings of France, at the negotiations of Rastadt, when Germany sincerely wished for peace, are universally known. It is also known how, during an armistice, the German empire has been offended, and exposed to fresh dangers of invasion and revolution, by the subjugation of Switzerland. Its proceedings against the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein, during the negotiations, and contrary to the existing treaties, are circumstances unparalleled in history. In short,
its offences against the rights of nations in general, of which it had been guilty ever since the opening of the negotiations for peace, could leave no doubt that it had not only resolved on the renewal of war against Germany, but also the destruction and subjugation of this ancient confederation, so formidable when undivided. Preparations were actually making for this purpose. The enemy's plan of operation, in its material points, was the same as that on which they proceeded in 1796 and 1797. Jourdan's army was to occupy Swabia, to penetrate into the heart of the empire, in conjunction with the armies of Italy and Switzerland. The only difference was in the manner of executing their plan, as the faithless policy of the French government wished to deceive us, under the mask of peaceable sentiments, to weaken our means of defence, and to carry on the most dangerous war of extermination with less resistance. It was pretended, artfully distorting the true sense of the words, that they only took such military positions as the circumstances required, but without stating their extent. The whole army of France advanced from its positions; ambiguous proclamations (the object of which was nevertheless evident) accompanied by threats of the Directory, as well as of the generals, preceded this. The line marked out at the conclusion of the armistice was transgressed, without previous notice being given, as had been agreed upon; Swabia was invaded, and treated worse than an hostile country, at least among civilized States.—Already, on the 6th of March, in the present year, was the Grison country, and that of Vorarlberg, attacked by Massena, without giving any previous notice to Gen. Aussenberg, who commanded in the Grison country; while on the other hand, Jourdan's army advanced from different points in Germany, without the least declaration of war. The enemy made himself master of the town and fortress of Mannheim, and disarmed the garrison in the most disgraceful manner. Gen. Bernadotte summoned the commandant of Philipsburg, threatening him in a letter in which the most sacred principles of the rights of nations are trodden under foot, called upon the magistrates to become traitors against the Emperor and the empire, and attempted to get possession of Philipsburg by bribery, intrigue, and secret plans; he published proclamations which laid open the atrocious views of the enemy, and filled the breast of every German with detestation.
In consequence of all these hostile proceedings of the French, I advanced across the Lech with the troops under my command, took such positions and employed such measures of precaution as circumstances absolutely demanded, for the honour and preservation of Germany; the enemy having advanced as far as Offrach, was beaten there and at Stockach. By pursuing the enemy to Switzerland, I endeavoured to secure the left flank of Germany, and several states of the Empire are already restored to their rights, possessions and revenues. From the many acts which had taken place, and from the avowal of the French Directory, their generals and commissioners, it remained no longer a secret what would be the fate of the neighbouring circles of Swabia, Bavaria and Franconia, should the enemy's plans succeed; and it must be confessed, that much has been done for the security of Germany by the victories gained over him. A convincing proof of this is the tranquillity which some German states already enjoy, when compared with former times, in which they were exposed to French intrigues, arbitrary threats, and oppression: this confirms it, that the war into which we are again forced, is the only and best means for effecting a speedy, true and lasting peace. Another object, of similar importance, yet remains, namely, to consolidate the advantages we have gained, to drive the enemy entirely from the German territory, and to secure its frontiers. Still are German fortresses in his possession, still are countries kept under his yoke, which form considerable parts of the strength of the Germanic body, and who wish to be joined again to their common country. The negotiations at Rastadt fully show how much it was the intention of the French to retain full power to invade Germany again whenever they pleased, with little danger to themselves. But the present moment, when so much has already been done for the safety of Germany, is particularly adapted to regain its ancient limits, and to acquire its former dignity, integrity, liberty and independence; to reinstate in their rights, possessions and property, princes and individuals saved from the most humiliating oppression, and to conclude an honourable and lasting peace. But to obtain this grand object, it is absolutely necessary that the German states, who have hitherto been equally offended by the proceedings of the French, whose future security and independence have been exposed to the same danger, should no longer suffer themselves to be treated with contempt, but, without delay, unite all their strength to attack the enemy in his position, from which the same danger threatens every member of this powerful confederation, which united, has given so many proofs of its bravery. This is the moment in which with mutual sincerity, with increased public spirit and harmony, all means must be employed to preserve our country against the rapacity, ambition and plans of our enemies. It cannot be doubted that, when every state of the empire fulfils its duties, particularly by furnishing its quintuple contingents, the enemy will soon be forced to accede to the conditions of peace, which have been laid down as a basis in the resolutions of the empire of the 22d of December, 1794, 10th of February, 3d of July, and 19th of November, 1795. We may be firmly persuaded, that then the enemy will not only be driven back to his ancient limits, but that he will also be obliged to desist from all farther plans against the security and independence of Germany.
As I am fully convinced that the present is the proper moment when the empire, and every individual member of it, may obtain future security and welfare, I think it my duty, as Field-Marshal-General of the Empire, forcibly to enjoin the furnishing constitutional contingents,
which I am particularly bound to do, from the pressing circumstances, and according to the orders received from his majesty and the empire. His Imperial Majesty having carried on the measures of defence for so many years, at an immense expense, and by every means in his power, and the preservation of Germany having been effected almost only by imperial troops, I think I am entitled to expect, and have that confidence in the members of the empire, that they will fulfil their duty, and take the necessary steps to furnish their contingents as soon as possible.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 24. Of BUONAPARTE—AGAIN.
We learn that Mustapha Pacha has been totally defeated near Aboukir. Buonaparte, hearing of the capture of that city, collected his troops to retake it, which he did, making dreadful slaughter of the 6000 Turks who defended it, and capturing the Pacha, who was wounded in the arm.
A Tartar arrived yesterday from the English consul at Aleppo. The Grand Vizier's army was still three days march from Aleppo, and 17 days journey from Aboukir. The retaking of that city by the French has caused great sensations in Syria.
The fortress of Acre is considered as the bulwark of Syria, and is provisioned and supplied. The Greeks and Copts in Egypt still side with Buonaparte.
COPENHAGEN, September 14.
The merchants of this place have now received information that the Emperor of Russia has come to a determination to prohibit all Danish and Norwegian ships from entering any of his ports; and for that purpose has issued the following proclamation:
"Whereas, in the city of Copenhagen, and throughout the whole kingdom of Denmark, clubs and societies have been formed, upon principles similar to those which have brought about the revolution in France, and overturned the lawful monarchical powers of that country, and whereas these have been permitted by the Danish government, it is ordered by us, that all Danish ships of war, as well as merchantmen, and also all subjects of that kingdom, shall be strictly forbidden to enter into any of the ports of our dominions."
The people on board the Russian fleet of transports, which lately passed by this place, were ordered not to go on shore in the Danish harbours, and none of them were seen on shore.
HAERLEM, September 12.
The Directory has asked for full powers from the legislative body, to reward or punish such officers of the Batavian army as, upon the representation of Gen. Brune, may appear to deserve rewards or punishments.
Several French troops have been sent to Helvoetsluys and Goree. Adjutant Gen. D'Ardenne, has written to our war minister as follows:
"I announce to you, that about 12,500 French soldiers are coming to us, and are marching from Rotterdam to Haerlem. Of these, 3,500 are intended to complete the different corps. They march with a detachment of cannoneers, 6 pieces of cannon, 7 ammunition wagons, and 35,000 cartridges.—There are 500 cavalry amongst them."
MILAN, September 3.
On the 30th of August, a dreadful accident happened in the citadel of Alessandria. The magazine of bombs caught fire, and was blown up into the air with a most tremendous explosion. About 100 men lost their lives on this occasion, and several were wounded. All the windows in Alessandria were shattered, and many of the houses suffered considerable damage.
PARIS, September 22.
Letters from the Hague of the 12th inst. state, that great disaffection has shewn itself among the Dutch troops, which was the cause of the failure of the French attack on the enemy's lines in Holland on the 10th inst. The Dutch ran away in such numbers towards Haerlem, that it was found necessary to shut the gates against them.
Though our army left the field of battle at Novi, that action must ever cause the most dreadful sensations to our enemies. Moreau brought back our troops with complete success to their former posts, and they were so little dispirited by what they suffered, that eight days after, the enemy thinking to surprise one of our divisions, was surprised himself, and we took 5000 prisoners. This intelligence is authentic. Our soldiers have less suffered from the swords of the Russians than from the want of subsistence. They are in want of provisions and clothes, and if not furnished with them, every thing is lost. Desertion has already commenced among them, and upwards of 3000 of them have deserted to the enemy, almost famished and naked.
The Directory have decreed that there shall be formed between Maestricht and Brussels a new army, to be called "the army of the North."
There was in the night of the 24th Fruidor a meeting of a number of the members of the two councils at the department of Barras, composed of the leaders and the men of the greatest influence of different sentiments. This conference had for its end mutual explanations, and to reconcile all parties.
Succours to the Batavian army are pouring in from all quarters. 6000 French have been detached from Belgium; and the 15,000 men who were encamped at Liege, have also orders to march thither.
Bernadotte, the minister at war, has been dismissed. The Directory say they accept his resignation, which he denies having given in. A number of Jacobins, who were in different employments, resigned on his dismissal. He is succeeded by Dubois Crance.
Groups of people continue to form about the palace of the Council of Five Hundred, but the armed force disperses them.
The Dutch Gen. Daendels, on the 8th inst. issued an order, that every place displaying
the Orange flag should be set on fire, and that the Batavian troops should fire on every person wearing a cockade of that description.
The Emperor of Russia is on his way to Vienna. That monarch was expected at Lunberg on the 10th inst. He travels under the title of the Count of Moscow. The Empress, the young Grand Duke, and a young princess, will accompany him to Vienna.
Massena writes to the Directory from the head-quarters at Lentzboung, dated the 14th September—
"CITIZEN DIRECTORS, "The latest accounts which have been transmitted me by Gen. Molitor and Mortier, informs me that the loss of the enemy in the affairs of Glaris and Wollishofen, is infinitely more considerable than we learnt by former accounts, and that an Austrian General has been killed."
DEAL, Sept. 28. Orders have been sent to Woolwich for several ships to be got in readiness to drop down the river with powder and ammunition stores for the army in Holland.
LONDON, September 25.
After reading the details of the battle in Holland, it is a great consolation to receive assurances from his highness that its result promises rather to be useful than injurious to the object of the campaign. We know too little of military affairs to perceive on what his highness' opinion is founded. If we were to indulge the apprehensions which ignorance suggests, we should view the battle of Thursday last as a mortal blow to the hopes of reducing Holland. It appears we have been repulsed by an army certainly inferior in numbers, in an attempt to march forward, though we were successful on three points out of four. This event will inspire the enemy with courage; and their numbers and our difficulties will increase.
We are sorry to hear that Colonel Cunningham is since dead of his wounds. The Captain Neville who was wounded in the action of the 10th, is also dead; and his brother was on Thursday again wounded dangerously. Their uncle, general Leicester, received the intelligence yesterday at court, and retired very deeply affected. One of the Russian generals has lost an arm.
September 27. The situation of the army of Italy may be collected from the following articles, which appear in the papers of the latest date:
"Citizen Beauport, chief of brigade, commanding at Genoa, writes as follows, under date of the 7th of September:—"I am much afraid that Genoa will become a second Verona for me. A civil war will sooner or later break out within our walls.—The patriotic and aristocratic parties have already more than once come to blows among us."
"I have not half a sufficient number of soldiers to preserve the tranquillity of the city. We yesterday received accounts from General Championet. His advanced guard is proceeding towards Coni. The day before yesterday we expected to see the enemy before the gates of Genoa; but the approach of Championet has caused them to retreat. The victory of Massena in Helvetia, will probably force the Austro-Russians to evacuate Piedmont."
Moreau is marching against Novi. This unexpected movement is in consequence, it is said, of Championet's advancing with great expedition into the Milanese. It is to prevent the junction of these three corps that Suwarrows has retreated.
The discussions in the Council appear to have been conducted with some warmth.
It appears that the French entertain great distrust of the French troops. An additional body of French troops had arrived at the head-quarters of Gen. Brune, which he had placed in all the most important posts, not choosing to commit the defence of them to the Batavians.
September 30.
Dispatches were yesterday received at the admiralty-office from vice-admiral Mitchell, dated from the Helder on the 24th inst. No accounts have reached town from the army, so that it appears the projected attack on the enemy's lines was not made on the 22d, owing probably to the rainy season. It is, however, supposed to have been made before this time. A diversion was intended to be made from the Zuyder Zee, between Hoorne and Amsterdam.
Vice-Admiral Mitchell, with his flotilla, had taken Enkhuysen, where he had been received with the greatest manifestations of joy, and some small towns on the Zuyder Zee, the number of which he meant to increase, in order more effectually to co-operate with the army. The Hereditary Prince of Orange was at the head-quarters of the allied army, and was forming a considerable corps to act in conjunction with our troops, which corps General Bentineck was to command.
EDINBURGH, October 3.
Among our gallant countrymen who displayed themselves particularly at the late ever-memorable siege of Seringapatam, were Major-Gen. Baird and Lieut. Colonel Campbell. The former is brother to Colonel Baird, of Newbith—the latter is brother to Colonel Campbell, of Achalader.
GLASGOW, October 3.
If we except the following letter from our correspondent in London, we have little to-day worth mentioning. No intelligence whatever has been received from France or Germany, whence one mail is now due; nor has any thing farther from Holland officially transpired since our last, farther than the expression in this letter of Mr. Pitt's favourable opinion of the sentiments and dispositions of the Dutch.
London, Oct. 1.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Sept. 30.
Col. Greville brought up a petition from the merchants of Liverpool, praying relief for the West-India merchants; the object a mere

temporary loan to meet the present exigency, arising from the great quantity of West-India produce on hand. Half a million was the sum asked for, and two millions and a half of produce was now lying dead in the single port of Liverpool. There were now 190,000 hogheads of sugar on hand, and yet a trifling demand. He concluded with moving leave to lay said petition on the table.
To a question from the Speaker, Colonel Gafcoigne said, the merchants would give ample security, that no eventual loss should fall on the public.
Mr. Pitt thought the difficulty a serious one, and the case one of those few in which the House ought to grant relief.
The bill to enable his Majesty to avail himself of the farther service of the militia went through a committee. On the question for going into the above committee, Mr. Jones conceived it would be a species of swindling to keep the Dutch fleet, if we did not succeed in restoring the Stadholder.
Mr. Tierney thought also, that the getting the fleet as we did, bound us to pursue the plan for the restoration of the Stadholder, notwithstanding what difficulties should arise.
Mr. Pitt said there was no such engagement, though, in honour, we were bound to use every exertion for that effect. At the same time he took that opportunity of declaring, that nothing had happened to lessen our assurance of success; for that, since the short time this subject was last discussed, advice had been received from our fleets, that they had been received in more than one or two towns as deliverers, and that the standard of the ancient government was erected.
The report of the militia bill was then brought up, and ordered to be received to-morrow.
On the motion of Mr. Pitt, the House then resolved itself into a committee of supply, on which the following resolutions were moved and agreed to:
That 120,000 seamen, including 22,699 marines, be granted to his Majesty for the service of two lunar months, commencing the 1st of January, 1800—A sum of 444,000. for wages for the same, at the rate of 11. 17s. per man, for the above period—A sum of 456,000. for maintenance, at the rate of 11. 18s. per man—A sum of 720,000. for wear and tear of ships, at the rate of 31. a man per month—A sum of 60,000. for ordnance, at the rate of 5s. per month—That a sum of 3,000,000. be granted to his Majesty to pay off the exchequer bills issued in consequence of the exchequer loan bill of last session, and payable on the first day of the session.
The report was then brought up, and ordered to be received to-morrow, and the committee of supply deferred till Wednesday. Adjourned.
Mr. Pitt, in addition to what he had already said relative to the intelligence from Holland, mentioned, that the advice from our fleets stated, that at every place where the people of the country could show their real dispositions, they were sanguine in favour of the Stadholder, and manifested the greatest joy and exultation.
MANHEIM, September 11.
The army under the command of Gen. Muller has burned the town of Philipsburgh to the ground, because the inhabitants refused to surrender. Three advanced redoubts, fortified with pallisades, and mounted with cannon, which defended the entrance of the place, were intended to be attacked, when it was learnt that two columns, consisting of 15,000 Austrians, under the command of the Archduke Charles, were already partly at Louisbourg, and the rest about to enter Stutgard. The army of the Rhine not being sufficiently strong to continue the siege, and being obliged at the same time to oppose their troops to those which had arrived to raise it, made an attempt to repass the Rhine, after having put Philipsburgh in an uninhabitable state, and having made an extremely useful diversion.
LONDON, September 28.
Lieutenant Harris, wounded and since dead in Holland, is the son of the conqueror of Seringapatam.
September 30.
On Friday night an overland dispatch was received at the India-House from Bombay, the contents of which, we are informed, relate to the further operations of the governor-general, the Earl of Mornington, and Lord Clive, the governor of Madras, in the Mysore country. The treasure found in the bullion depot, a few cofs from Seringapatam, affords a hope that vast quantities of specie, in gold, mohurs, pagodas and rupees, will be collected. The princes, sons of the late Tippoo Sultan, were tolerably well reconciled to their fate at the date of this dispatch. The principal officers of Tippoo's Durbar were employed in rendering complete statements of the revenue of the country, under the inspection of the British government.
Domestic Articles.
BALTIMORE, November 25.
Arrived yesterday, ship Maria, John T. Thompson, from Laguira—Left that place 27th Oct. in company with the brig Fly, Barry, for Baltimore, and ship George Washington, for Curacoa. In coming through the Caicos passage, fell in with two armed schooners; after going round us, they heered off—the brig Fly then in company. On the 4th of Nov. in Mona, fell in with the ship Friendship, which left Laguira on the 29th of October, bound to Saleth; was informed by Capt. Williams, that certain accounts had been received at Laguira, of the British frigate Trent's having sent in her boats to Porto Cavello, on or about the 27th, and cut the Hermione frigate out; the slaughter was great on the side of the Spaniards, and the Hermione had on board in specie and cargo, upwards of two millions of dollars—that after they had got the ship off from the land, they fell in with the schooner Sea Flower, Mann, of Philadelphia,
who was bound from Laguira to Porto Cavello to load; that they put on board the Sea Flower, a great number of prisoners; and the Trent stood with her prize, supposed for Jamaica. On the 6th of November, parted company with the brig Fly, all well, in lat. 20: 37 long. 7: 30, east from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, November 21.
Arrived this morning and fired a salute, the armed ship Perseverance, Williamson, from Batavia.
By the above arrival a report has been received that Buonaparte, after meeting with various fortune, had finally succeeded in forcing a passage to India, and in conjunction with the natives who joined his standard, was making formidable preparations to conquer the whole country.
The Porte on the 5th ult. notified to the ministers of the combined powers, that Ali Pacha, Governor of Janina (Thessaly) had conquered three of the Ex-Venetian possessions in Albania, occupied by the French, and was on the point of reducing the only remaining post on that coast.
NEW-YORK, November 28.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Surinam, to his friend in this city, dated October 24th.
"It is the opinion of people in general, that this will be a place of great trade in a little time, which makes numbers flock here, but so far almost all have been disappointed, especially the Americans, as the English will not permit them to land any thing which they can furnish from England or their colonies. This day a vessel arrived from Boston in 25 days, I have not heard her name—the schooner Unity, of Newburyport and the Good Intent, are here."
Capt. Thomas Smith, late of the ship Fortune, of this port, came passenger in the ship Providence, Capt. Lewis, arrived yesterday in 16 days from St. Kitts, gives us the following information: That on the 24th of August last, being a few miles west of Madeira, the Fortune was captured by the Volney, French privateer, and carried to the island of Palmar, together with the brig Sukey Smith, Capt. Smith, of Charleston, where both vessels and cargoes were condemned on the 6th of September. Capt. Smith, at Tenerife, took passage in the brig Little Benjamin, Capt. Cook, for Charleston; on the 6th of October, in lat. 23: 20, and near the parallel of Antigua, the Little Benjamin was captured by the Ocean privateer, Capt. Troole, of Guadalupe, a fine Bermudian built brig, pierced for 18 guns, but had only ten long nines, sixes and fours, and a crew of 135 men, when she left port. Capt. Smith further informs, that he was detained on board the privateer nearly a month, cruising from 23 to 36 degrees north lat. and about 61 degrees west long. On the 29th of Oct. the privateer was captured by the United States ship Delaware, Capt. Barker, after a chase of above 6 hours. The privateer having hove 8 of her heaviest guns overboard, and cleared her decks of boats, spars, &c. and carried away her foremast and main-topmast. On the 3d inst. the Delaware and her prize arrived at St. Kitts. By this capture about 30 Americans were relieved from a disagreeable situation, although their treatment was liberal to both officers and seamen, faring in common with themselves.
The privateer had been cruising about 35 days, and had captured the following American vessels:
 Sloop New-York Packet, Carpenter, from Edenton to the West-Indies.  Brig Little Benjamin, Cook, from Tenerife to Charleston.  Schooner Diana, Dyer, from Portland to the West-Indies.  Schooner Hiram, Gardner, from Chester (Mary.) to Barbadoes. 
This morning arrived the sloop Prudence, Capt. Lewis, 16 days from St. Kitts—failed in company with several American vessels, under convoy of the Baltimore sloop of war. Left there the ship Charlotte, of this port, which had been captured by a French privateer, and re-captured by the English.
Capt. Lewis informs, that previous to his sailing, the United States sloop of war Delaware captured and sent into St. Kitts a French Bermudian-built privateer, of 14 guns, nines and sixes, and 150 men—while chasing her the privateer carried away her topmast.
Extract of a letter from Londonderry, dated 8th of August, to a merchant in this city.
"We think you had better not touch Flax-Seed the ensuing season, for since we wrote you in June, there have been considerable arrivals from the Baltic, and the quantity left upon hand has proved greater than we at first reckoned upon. We now venture to say there are 30,000 hogheads in the kingdom."
We hear that a Dr. Church, of East-Haddam, in Connecticut, has lately discovered at Wyoming, in Pennsylvania, a tree which yields the true Peruvian Bark, which can be collected in large quantities, and at a small expense. We understand that it has been examined by some of the most eminent physicians in New-York; and on trial, possessed every quality with the genuine imported bark. This, if true, is one of the greatest discoveries which has taken place within the present century.
REMOVAL.
William Blodget, jun. HAS removed from No. 3, to store No. 7, Cheapside, adjoining Mr. Thomas Arnold's, a few doors northward of the old stand; where he has opened, for cash, at remarkably low prices, a large, general and complete assortment of Fall and Winter GOODS. November 20.
Providence, WEDNESDAY, December 4.
BUONAPARTE. By some accounts it appears that this general has been assassinated by the Arabs—by others that he has arrived at Suez with 400 camels loaded with the spoils of Egypt; and by others that he has arrived in India—that the natives were flocking to his standard, and that he was making formidable preparations for the conquest of that country—by others again we are informed that he is still in Egypt—has retaken Aboukir, and put 6000 Turks to the sword. We are at a loss to conjecture what will be the final fate of this extraordinary man.
The commissioners on the part of Spain, and of the United States, for running the line between the Floridas and the United States, have arrived at St. Mary's, and are now proceeding to ascertain the source of the St. Mary's river.
The King of Spain declared War against the Emperor of Russia, on the 18th of September.
The President of the United States has recognized John Wallace, Esq. as vice consul of his Britannic Majesty for the state of Georgia.
A COMET.
Sunday evening, about twenty minutes past nine o'clock (says a London paper of the 24th September) a meteor of great splendor was observed in the south over the county of Kent, and in the neighbouring district. It appeared like a round ball of fire, nearly as large as the moon, and passed horizontally from the south-west. It was followed by some smaller sparks of a red colour, similar to those of a sky rocket; it enlightened the horizon as completely as the full moon.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Jackson, of the American ship John, from East to London, dated Standgate-Creek, Sept. 21, '99. On the 14th instant we engaged a French corvette, of 20 guns, nine-pounders, fought her upwards of half an hour, when we were compelled to strike to her boarded us; but would not take possession, saying France and America were not at war; and promised to take us in for firing at him the reason, I suppose, he did not take us, was his having already manned ten prizes, and was then full of prisoners. At the same time two 60 gun ships appeared, and the Republic gave him chase, but the corvette being a fast sailer, and favoured by the night, I doubt if he came up with her; we received a double-headed shot between wind and water; our sails, rigging, and spars are much cut; we killed two of his men and wounded six; none of us hurt. [Lon. pap.]
Marine Register.
The Constitution frigate, Capt. Baron, arrived in Hampton Roads the 18th ult.
The Infurgente, Capt. Murray, was cruising off Tenerife the 18th ult.
The name of the brig lately re-captured by the Adams frigate from the French, is the Zilpha, Capt. Chase, of Norfolk. The United States brig Pickering has recaptured a brig from Charleston which had been taken by the French, and has sent her into Nevis.
The Baltimore sloop of war has taken and sent into St. Bartholomews a French privateer which had on board 74 men, besides 36 American prisoners. The name of the privateer we have not been able to learn.
A letter from Capt. Perry, of the United States frigate General Greene, dated at sea, 26th of October, 1799, to Messrs. Jenkins and Robinson the agents of the frigate, acquaints them of the capture of the Industry, Capt. Miley, from one of Rigaud's ports, trading contrary to law. The Instructions to the Commanders of the vessels of war of the United States say, "our vessels not being allowed to trade with that part of St. Domingo in possession of Rigaud, any of which who may attempt that trade may be seized and sent to the United States for condemnation under the law of the 6th of February, 1799. Further to suspend the commercial intercourse with France, and the dependencies thereof; and although it is more particularly enjoined on you to protect our authorized trade, yet you are not to be inactive in that of a different character."
The above prize has arrived at Newport, has been libelled, and we learn that her trial comes on at that place this day.
By the ship Sally, Capt. Farrell, arrived at New-York, in 90 days from St. Lucia, we learn, that the ship Fortitude, Captain P. Kearney, bound from Calcutta to Philadelphia, was left on the island of Ascension, on the 7th of July last.
Capt. Stiles, arrived at Philadelphia from St. Domingo, informs, that the two French frigates lately arrived in the West-Indies, are now cruising under the orders of Toussaint. As yet they have molested no Americans.
[OFFICIAL.]
FRENCH ARMED VESSELS.
 Captured by the armed vessels of the United States.  Privateer schooner Le Croyable, Martin, 14 guns, 54 men; by Capt. Decatur.  Privateer schooner Saint Fureil, Tania, 16 guns, 87 men; by Capt. Barry and Decatur.  Privateer schooner Joliot, Renard, 14 guns, 70 men; by Capt. Barry and Decatur.  Brig Le Loup, Mitchell, 6 guns, 18 men; by Capt. Murray.  Privateer schooner L'Ambre de la Patrie, -----, 6 guns, 60 men; by Capt. Barry.  Privateer schooner Syrene, -----, 4 guns, 36 men; by Capt. Decatur.  Privateer schooner Tartuffe, Philémon, 8 guns, 60 men; by Capt. Barry.  Privateer schooner Marfouin, Hermand, 12 guns, 76 men; by Capt. Decatur.  Letter of Marque schooner Union, -----, 6 guns, 38 men; by Capt. Murray.  Privateer schooner Vanguer, -----, 8 guns.  A privateer schooner, by Lieutenant Speake.  A privateer schooner, by Capt. Truston.  Privateer schooner Diligent, by Capt. Truston.  National frigate L'Infurgente, Bureau, 40 guns, 407 men; by Capt. Truston.  National schooner Magicienne, Legoux, 14 guns, 63 men; by Capt. Brown.  Privateer schooner Bon Pere, Boudre, by Lieut. Campbell.  Letter of Marque schooner Buonaparte, by Capt. Brown. 
VESSELS.
 Recaptured by the armed vessels of the United States.  A large English ship, coal and goods; by Capt. Nicholson.  American schooner Neapolitan, by do.  English Packet Cutter, by do.  American brig Harmony, dry goods; by Capt. Brown.  American sloop Vermont, by Capt. Barry.  English schooner Maria, by do.  English schooner Cleopatra, dry goods; by do.  American ship Nancy, do. by Lieut. Campbell.  American brig Michela, do. by do.  American ship Cyrene, do. by Capt. Decatur.  American brig Volunteer, do. by Capt. Murray.  American ship Elias, do. by Capt. Tingey.  English ship Brothers, do. by Capt. Truston.  American ship Francis, do. by Capt. Fletcher.  American brig Fair American, dry goods; by Capt. Murray.  English India ship Amelia, cargo said to be valued at 25,000 dollars, dry goods; by Capt. Folsom.  An English Letter of Marque, valued at 100,000 dollars, sugar; by Lieut. Millyes.  A number of captures and re-captures lately made, are not included in the above. 
MARRIED.
In this town, on Thursday evening last, Mr. William Billings, to Miss Abby Barr. At Middleborough, Mr. Prefot Chapman, of that town, to Miss Lydia Williams, eldest daughter of the late Capt. John Williams, of Dartmouth.
Deaths.
At Coventry, in the 82d year of her age, Mrs. Mary Holden, consort of Charles Holden, Esq.
At Smithfield, in the 83d year of her age, Mrs. Eleanor Huf-fey; she was a native of Ireland, and a noted linen-spinner. At Attleborough, on Sunday last, Mrs. Mary French, the amiable consort of Mr. Thomas French.
Port of Providence, ENTERED.
Sloop Hancock, Crapon, New-York; ship Minerva, Page, Copenhagen; schooner Olive Branch, Remington, Baltimore; brig Hermes, Earle, Charleston; brig Harriot, Rhodes, Martinico; schooner Zerviah, Remington, Alexandria; sloop Juno, Trowbridge, New-York; sloop Humbird, Oxx, Bristol.
CLEARED.
Sloop Friendship, Godfrey, New-York; ship Tyre, Brown, Charleston; schooner Asaph, Hodge, Washington; sloop Mary Ann, Thomas, Havana; sloop Deborah, Hathaway, Charleston; sloop Sally, Crapon, New-York. The ship Rising Sun, Capt. Scott Jencks, of this port, has been spoke in lat. 8, out 31 days, all well.
For Charleston (S. C.)
THE brig HERMES, JOHN EARLE master—to sail the 18th of this month. For freight or passage, apply to the master on board, or to Capt. WILLIAM EARLE, South End. December 4.
Sugar for Sale by Auction.
Grocers, Speculators and others, attend!
ON Saturday next, the 7th instant, if fair weather (if not, the first fair day after Sunday) will be sold at Public Vendue, before the auction-room of
Jacob Whitman, jun.
to the highest bidder, without reserve, of Hogheads, } Cape SUGARS, of differ- 3 Tierces, and } ent qualities. 95 Barrels, of Conditions will be made known at the time and place of sale. Sale to commence at half past 10 o'clock.
TO-MORROW
Will be sold a variety of Household Furniture Dry Goods and Crockery Ware. The sale will commence at 10 o'clock. J. WHITMAN, jun. Auctioneer. December 4.
Four Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or stolen from the subscriber, a black MARE, about fourteen hands and an half high, and four years old. Said mare has a white spot on her forehead, and a white spot near the left shoulder—has large ears and thin mane, and is a natural trotter. Whoever will take up said mare, and return her to the subscriber, shall receive the above reward, and all necessary charges paid. HULAND GARDINER. North-Kingstown, Dec. 3.
Dancing and French Language Academy.
Mr. DESFORGES
Respectfully informs the ladies and gentlemen who have honoured him with the tuition of their children, and the public in general, that he intends opening his Dancing-Academy at the Exchange Coffee-House, on the third Monday of December, on the same terms as before, viz. two lessons a week, and eight dollars per quarter. Those who have been instructed for the space of six months by Mr. Desforges, will be admitted at 6 dollars per quarter, and may rest assured that he will neglect nothing on his part to merit a continuance of the confidence with which he has been heretofore honoured.
Having had several applications from gentlemen of this town, Mr. Desforges proposes teaching the FRENCH LANGUAGE likewise, and will devote four evenings in the week for the instruction of those who wish to acquire that very useful accomplishment.—Terms in proportion to the number of lessons that may be given weekly. Mr. D. evermore anxious to please all his employers, has the honour to acquaint them, that in order to remove the objection which has been made against the dancing-hall mentioned in his first advertisement, the ladies will receive their instructions at his own house, in the most central part of this town. December 4.
Forty Dollars Reward.
DESERTED on the night of the 20th ult. from the ship Tyre, Samuel Brown, master, a seaman named BENJAMIN BUTLER, about six feet high, dark complexion, pitted with the small-pox; and a man by the name of ISAAC LEWIS, who said that he was from Connecticut, about five feet ten inches in height.—He was dressed in a brown short jacket, and green striped trowsers—they took with them some of their comrades' clothes, and the ship's yawl, and are supposed to have gone towards Boston. A reward of forty dollars, and all necessary charges, will be paid by the subscribers to any person who will secure them both in Providence gaol, or twenty dollars for either of them. SAMUEL G. ARNOLD and Co. Providence, December 4.
ALL persons having any demands
against the estate of EZRA JAMES, late of Providence, merchant, deceased, represented insolvent, are hereby notified to exhibit the same for allowance, within six months from the date hereof, to the subscribers, who are duly appointed commissioners to receive and examine the same. JOHN ROSS, RICHARD JACKSON, jun., Pres. Dec. 2. YOUNG SEAMAN. All persons indebted to said estate, are requested to make payment to DAVID LEONARD BARNES, Adm.

Original Poetry.
On a present made by a Lady of a Ring.
FRIENDSHIP , source of ev'ry blessing, Lamp of life, thy splendour shed; Raptures, sweet beyond expressing, Hover round thy sacred head.
When I see the morning blushes, Rapture trickles through my veins; How the crimson glory rushes O'er the wide ethereal plains.
Sweeter still is friendship's passion; O descend and dwell with me: Each fond thought and inclination Shall repose itself in thee.
Sweet to the melancholy rover Is the stream and circling mill, Seen afar o'er fields of clover— Friendship, thou art sweeter still.
Badge of friendship, could I bear thee In the centre of my heart, There with pleasure would I wear thee, Never but with life to part.
When domestic griefs assail you, And misfortune frowns severe, Know, if ought it can avail you, Friendship drops the silent tear.
HERMES.
Miscellany.
CONNECTICUT , no less in pharmacy than philology, shines conspicuous in the Amer- ican galaxy. To her belongs the honour of Perkinism, and of those celebrated bilious pills which have removed many an wherefore Z. man- an unnecessary letter from the frail and troublesome world of mortality. Another star hath arisen in this eastern province, and it is none other than Dr. Mark Newell, of South- ington. The Doctor hath found out the elixir vitae, and threatens to rival the fame of Paracel- sus; as witness his hand:—
Dr. NEWELL'S
Jaundice Pills; or, Family Physic. THOSE who become acquainted with the salutary effect of this composition, will find it to be the cheapest as well as the most useful me- dicine. The pills are prepared and sold by Dr. Newell, of Southington, in Connecticut. The author being flattered with the merits and suc- cess of the above composition, is prompted to publish it to the world, and hath the vanity to say, that if the pills are rightly timed, they are superior to any one medicine yet known, to prevent and remove the following disorders, viz.
The jaundice, scurvey, and all bilious com- plaints, especially of the slow bilious kind; the cholick, piles, dysentery, bound bodies, worms and swelled bowels in children, and in hypo- chondriac and hysterical bloatings and distress in adults; they have a tendency to prevent infec- tious diseases, and overheating in hot seasons, from hard labour; to relieve the head, sickness at stomach, and help digestion; throw off colds and prevent diseases; therefore, there is no me- dicine better calculated for travellers and sea- men, who cannot have immediate aid from the faculty. Doses from 1 to 3 or 4 pills may be taken every morning, or at bed time, as is most convenient; or once a week, or month, as occasion requires.
[Philadelphia paper.]
LARGE WINE CASK.
IN Konigstein there is an extraordinary large wine cask, and of which we find the following description in Keyller's travels:
"The length of it is seventeen Dresden ells, and the diameter at the bung is twelve ells. It consists of a hundred and fifty-seven staves, each eight inches thick, and fifty-four boards for the heads, six and twenty for one, and twenty-eight for the other. Each head weighs above seven- ty-seven hundred weight and an half. The cask was filled with six thousand quintals of good Meissen wine, which cost above forty thousand dollars, about six thousand pounds sterling, reckoning the quart of wine at four groschen, three pence half penny sterling. It holds three thousand seven hundred and nine hogheads of Dresden measure. Till this was made, the tun at Heidelberg was reckoned the largest in the world; but this of Konigstein contains six hun- dred and forty-nine hogheads more. Upon one head of the cask is the following inscrip- tion:—
"Welcome, traveller, and admire this monu- ment, dedicated to festivity, in order to exhibi- rate the mind with a cheerful glass, in the year 1735, by Frederick Augustus, king of Poland, and elector of Saxony, the father of his country, the Titus of his age, the delight of mankind. Therefore drink to the health of the sovereign, the country, the electoral family, and Baron Kyaw, governor of Konigstein; and if thou art able, according to the dignity of this cask, the most capacious of all casks, drink to the pro- sperity of the whole universe. Farewel."
"The top of the cask is railed in, and affords room for fifteen or twenty persons to regale themselves. There are also several sorts of wel- come-cups, which are offered to those who de- light in such honours."
Fustic, Logwood, and Ground Camwood,
For SALE, by Benjamin & Charles Dyer,
Who have entered into partnership, and transact business under the firm of BENJAMIN and CHARLES DYER, at the store formerly occu- pied by Benjamin Dyer; who also offer to the public, a very large and general assortment of DRUGS, MEDICINES and DYE- STUFFS, on the most moderate terms for cash or approved credit, imported in the last vessels from London—among which are the following PATENT MEDICINES:
  120 doz. true An- derson's pills, stamped  100 doz. Hooper's pills    200 doz. common do.  200 do. court-plaster    150 doz. genuine Eng- lish essence of pep- permint  50 do. pungent smell- ing-bottles, variety of colours    100 doz. British oil  30 doz. Bateman's pec- toral drops    44 doz. Harlem oil, far superior to any thing yet discovered for the cure of icalds and burns  Walker's jesuits' drops    120 doz. Cundell's bal- sam of honey, so much celebrated for the cure of colds, coughs, asthmas and consump- tions  Turlington's balsam of life    150 doz. Cephalic snuff  Lockyer's pills    72 doz. genuine Eng- lish Daffy's elixir  James' fever powder    72 doz. Godfrey's cor- dial  Hopwood's dentifrice     British herb snuff     Grenough's tincture for the teeth     Kennedy's corn-plas- ter     A great variety of pew- ter and ivory syringes     Clyster-pipes, by the gross or dozen  
LIKEWISE,
  10 cwt. flowers of sul- phur  150 lb. magnesia    60 cwt. cream tartar  50 lb. gum camphire    50 cwt. Glauber's salts  200 lb. turmeric root    3 cwt. liquorice root  200 lb. crude antimony    3 cwt. ginseng root  200 lb. anniseed    2 cwt. valerian root  50 lb. essence of bur- gamot    100 lb. fine Alexan- drian  100 lb. fresh patent sa- go powder    200 lb. jesuits' bark, red, pale and yellow, of superior qualities  100 lb. best India rhu- barb    200 lb. sweet spirits of nitre and vitriol  70 lb. refined borax    100 lb. excellent man- na  80 bottles olive oil    200 lb. Burgundy pitch of the best kind  50 do. castor oil, fresh, and of the best qual- ity    150 lb. diachylon, sim- ple and with the gum  100 lb. Venice turpen- tine    30 lb. essence of lemons  200 lb. volatile spirits of sal ammoniac    30 lb. oil of lavender  100 lb. real best salts of wormwood.  
AND MOREOVER,
The following articles of dye-stuffs: Fustic and redwood, by the ton, of excellent qualities; ground camwood, really genuine; copperas, alum, 700 lb. blue vitriol, 500 lb. oil of vitriol, 300 lb. white vitriol, 300 lb. arsenic, ground madder, cochineal, dragons' blood, log- wood, litharge, 300 lb. best double aqua fortis, best Leghorn argol, pearl-ashes by the cask or hundred, gum and shell lac, best Aleppo nutgalls, crude and in powder, by the hundred; anatto, clothiers' shears, press papers, &c.
ALSO,
A beautiful assortment of shop fur- niture and phials, by the crate, gross or dozen; spermaceti by the box, elegant spring key tooth instruments, catheters, best London crown and common lancets; obstetric instruments, scales and weights, large pewter syringes, best London pewter bed pans, a great variety of gal- lypots assorted, camels' hair pencils by the gross, cinnamon, cloves, nutmegs, mace, cassia, allspice, phial corks in large quantities, marble mortars, 60 doz. silver-leaf, tooth brushes, best refined salt-petre, by the cask, bag, dozen or pound; honey by the gallon, tamarinds, highly rectified spirits, spirits of turpentine, and indeed almost every article commonly called for at an apoth- ecary's store.
The apothecary, physician and clothier, and all others who may be in want of any article kept at an apothecary's shop, are de- sired to call, and may depend they will be waited on with cheerfulness, whether they purchase or not. Medicine chests put up at the shortest notice, for long or short voyages, with particu- lar written directions, in the best order and on reasonable terms. Constant attendance given from sunrise until nine o'clock in the evening, and the smallest favours attended to without murmuring. November 27.
100 Barrels Prime Beef.
Benjamin Hoppin and Co.
HAVE on hand 100 barrels new PRIME BEEF, which they will dispose of on moderate terms, if applied for immediately. November 27.
FLAX-SEED.
CASH and a liberal price will be given for two hundred casks of FLAX- SEED, delivered to the subscribers in Prov- idence by the 20th of December.
BUTLER and WHEATON.
November 27.
THE Creditors of WILLIAM HOR- TON are hereby notified to appear before the Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Prov- idence, within and for the county of Prov- idence, on the third Monday of December next, then and there to nominate Assignees for receiv- ing and distributing the estate of the said Wil- iam, agreeable to the insolvent act, passed at the June session, A. D. 1756, the benefit of which he has obtained.
JAMES FENNER, Clerk.
November 27.
Benjamin Thurber
Has just received a handsome assortment of
G O O D S,
Suitable to the season, which are now for Sale, at his Store, at the Sign of the Bunch of Grapes. Please to call and see them.
AMONG THEM ARE,
SCARLET , crimson, blue and London brown broadcloaths; London brown, blue and green ferges; forest cloth, lamb- skin and coating, very cheap; swandown, nankeens, florentines, sergedenims, crim- son, scarlet and green baizes; blankets, black, yellow, red and white English flan- nels; moreens, russells, plain and striped cal- imancoes, durants, shaloon, plain and stri- ped wildbores, bengals, crapes, dimities, mouselins; India cottons, a great variety of mullins, lappets, Irish linen, sheeting ditto, towcloth, bedticking, yellow canvas, cam- bricks, lawns, a large assortment of camels- hair, silk and chintz shawls; black Barce- lona and bandano handkerchiefs; a variety of fancy patches, chinzes and calicoes; En- glish and India lustrings of various colours; English and India satins of all widths, mouselins and many other silks for bonnets, sil- ver grey, Persians, long and short silk gloves, a great variety of black and white laces, fashionable ribbons, white and coloured kid gloves, mens and ladies hole, a fresh assort- ment of womens Morocco and florentine shoes, mens womens and boys furr hats, muffs, furr trimmings, house paper, writing ditto.
Brass kettles, warming pans, candlesticks, London and Bristol pewter, knives and forks, shovels and tongs, metal tea pots, patent lamps, elastic needles, sadirons, bel- lows, coffee mills, looking glasses, glass, china, Liverpool and Delft ware; cotton and wool cards.
Hyson and bohea tea, by the dozen, war- ranted; pepper, cinnamon, nutmegs, gin- ger, mustard; Spanish float and French In- digo, warranted; long and short pipes, per gross, salt petre by the pound or dozen.
Molasses, sugar, coffee, best Boston cho- colate and shells, raisins, flour, cod fish, with many other articles, very cheap for cash only. Nov. 13. 10 w.
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 WIN- TER GOODS, which he now offers for sale, at the lowest prices for cash—viz.
SUPERFINE, middling and coarse
 Broadcloths  Superfine Cassimeres  Forest Cloths  Striped and spotted Elastic Cloths  Fine and coarse Plains  Devonshire Kerseys  Coatings  Colour'd Flannels  Baizes and Duffils  Camblets, Cambleteens  Wildbores, Grapes, Russells  Calimancoes, Shalloons, Moreens  Taboreens, Durants and Tamnies  Fashionable Swandown Waisteating  Patent worsted, and silk and worsted Hosiery  Velvets, Thickflets and Plushes  Lastings, Sattinets and Florentines  English and India Lustrings  Black and colour'd Sattins  Modes, Sarsnetts  Tiffanies and Persians  Fashionable dark and light Chintzes and Cali- coes  Dark mourning do.  Mouselinets and Dimities  Striped and plain Jacquet Mullins  Book do.  Long Lawns  Cambricks and Lawns  Platillas, Brown Hollands, Diapers,  Piquet, Cyprus, crape and plain Gauzes  Widows' Crape  Mullin, Chintz and Purple Shawls  Mullin and Lawn Handkerchiefs  Black and white Millinet  Barcelona and Bandano Handkerchiefs  Linen and Cotton do.  Black Mullin and India Cottons  Ravens Duck, Russia Sheetings  Bedticks  6, 7, 8, 9 and 10-quarter Rofe-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)
For SALE, by
Amos Marne Atwell,
CONNECTICUT Salted Provisions of the best Qualities, and in excellent shipping order, viz.
 Prime Beef, Prime Pork, Mefs Pork, and one Hog pork.—Also,  20 Furkins of Butter,  7000 feet 1-4 inch seasoned hard Pine Boards,  2000 feet 1 inch Pine Plank,  700 feet 1 inch cherry-tree Boards,  Two thousand Clapboards. 
The above Goods are offered for sale on term highly favourable to the purchaser.
ALSO,
15 Puncheons Jamaica Spirits, of the first flavour and quality, which will reduce 33 1-3 per centum. October 30. (11)
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 Kersimere, with fash- ionable Buttons, and Cape Velvets  Mens' fashionable black Beaver Hats    A great variety of Swandown Waist- coating  5 dozen of Umbrellas, assorted (English ma- nufacture)    Marseilles and Sattin for do.  Ribb'd and plain Wild- bores    White, Yellow, and Black Swanskins and Flannels  Ribb'd and plain Rus- sells and Russellets    Yellow, red, crimson and green Baizes  Best double Moreens    5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10- quarter Rofe-Blank- ets, of a superior qua- lity  Durants and Tamnies    Best stout Devonshire Kersey, light and dark Coatings  A variety of fashiona- ble & black India and English Lustrings and Sattins    German Serges  Modes    A variety of Worsted, Cotton and Silk Hose  Sarsnetts    Men's and Women's Silk and Leather Gloves  Tiffanies     Gauzes     Ribbons     Tapes     Bobbins and Threads     Diapers     Table-Cloths     Brown Hollands     Platillas     Russia Sheetings     Ravens Duck  
ALSO,
A great variety of Calicoes, Chintzes, Mullins, Shawls, Handkerchiefs, and almost every article usually led for in an English Goods shop. October 23. (8w.)
Painter's Colours, Dye-Stuff, &c.
A vast variety, wholesale and retail, by
Samuel Brown,
A little north of the State-House (Providence) WHO expects a large additional as- sortment in the spring.—He wishes to purchase a quantity of FLAX-SEED, to be de- livered if possible in all the present month, and will accept of it in small parcels.
He executes ornamental PAINT- ING and GILDING of many kinds, with scan- tacy and attention, and wants an assistant, a lad of ingenuity. Such an one will meet with favourable terms. Nov 13. (4w.)
Just Published, And for sale by J. CARTER, at the Printing- Office opposite the Market, wholesale and retail,
THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR
Lady's and Gentleman's DIARY, for the Year of our Lord 1800. By ISAAC BICKERSTAFF, Philom. Containing, besides the usual astronomical calcu- lations and tables (which are very accurate) a variety of useful and entertaining matter.— The author, in his preface, gives a concise ac- count of the old and new styles, reasons for abolishing the old style, and why there cannot be another Leap-Year till 1804.
Taken up,
A Stray MARE, brown colour, about 8 or 10 years old, her two hind feet white. The owner is requested to take her away, pay the expence of this advertisement, and other charges.—Apply to the subscriber,
JOHN BENSON.
Exeter (near Capt. J. Wilcox's Mills) Nov. 18.
TO BE SOLD,
A good FARM,
LYING in the southerly part of Smithfield, containing about one hundred acres of LAND, well proportioned for mow- ing, ploughing and pasturing, well wooded, with a good well of water, and a very valuable orchard, mostly young trees. The soil is of a most excellent quality, and a good dwelling- house, barn and corn crib stand thereon. For further particulars, enquire of AUGUSTUS WIN- SOR, adjoining the premises.
WILLIAM WINSOR.
Smithfield, Nov. 19.
WHEREAS the Hon. Court of Probate of the town of Providence have appointed the subscribers commissioners to re- ceive and examine the claims against the estate of NATHANIEL COLEMAN, late of said Prov- idence, deceased, insolvent—This is therefore to give notice to all persons who may have any demands against said estate, that they exhibit the same to either of the subscribers, within six months from the date hereof, or they will be precluded agreeably to law.
SIMEON INGRAHAM, } Commissioners. JAMES ORMSBEE, } November 4.
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. (t.f.)