Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1798-03-12 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States, AND Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
By JOHN FENNO, No 119 Chestnut Street.
NUMBER 1717.]
PHILADELPHIA: MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1798.
[VOLUME XIII.]
FOR SALE, THE BRIG West Indian, Philadelphia built, live oak and cedar...
SALT. 3500 to 4000 bushels of large grained SALT, From St. Martin's on board the ship Spy...
Will sail in a few days For Savannah in Georgia. For freight or passage apply as above...
For Hamburg, THE SHIP DOMINICK TERRY, Jacob Dehart, Master, Having great part of her cargo engaged...
NICKLIN & GRIFFITH, At their Store on Walnut Street Wharf— HAVE FOR SALE, 12 bds. of Jamaica Rum...
And at New-York, on board the ship Diana, from Liverpool, expected round as soon as the navigation is open...
Ship DIANA, For Sale or Charter. Also, Brig AMAZON. N. B. The late firm of Philip Nicklin & Co. is now changed to NICKLIN & GRIFFITH.
For Sale or Charter, The Snow GOOD HOPE Will carry about 1200 barrels, and is ready to take in a cargo. For terms apply to Pragers & Co.
Pragers & Co. No. 131, South Second-street. Who have for sale—prime St. Croix Sugar and Rum, Madeira, Lisbon, and Tenerife wine. November 7.
For Sale by the Subscriber, Forty-nine bales of Muslins, being the remains of the ship India's last cargo from Calcutta, and will be sold low, 7 Boxes of Umbrellas 25 Pipes of finest particular Madeira wine, of the vintage of 1795. Mordecai Lewis. February 19.
Wanted, An active, clean, industrious woman to cook and do the business of the kitchen. Such a one will be allowed good wages, and no other need apply. Enquire of the Printer. February 7.
Boston Glass Manufactory. THE citizens of the United States are hereby informed, that the manufacture of Window Glass is now commenced at the Glass House in Boston. It is needless to say any thing of the excellent quality of the Boston Glass, as it is so well known throughout the United States to be in every respect greatly superior to any ever imported from Europe. It will be cut to any size commonly used; and may be constantly had by applying to Charles F. Kuyper, at the Glass House. Orders from the distant States to be addressed to Mr. Samuel Gore, Court-street, Boston. Two or three good Glass makers are wanted at the above works; such as can produce recommendations for good behavior, may be sure of employment, by application to Mr. George L. Linds, at the works. Men without families will be preferred. However unacquainted with the method of making Crown Window Glass, they will meet with the same encouragement. Boston, January 16.
NOTICE. WHEREAS a Certificate to HANNAH SHELLY, of Oxted Cottage, in the County of Surrey, in Great-Britain, Spinster, or her assigns, for two thousand five hundred and sixty-two dollars twenty-three cents, in the deferred stock of the United States, was lost in the ship Peggy, Capt. Hyer, bound from Philadelphia to London in the year 1796. The subscriber, the said Hannah Shelly, intends to apply to the Treasury of the United States, for a renewal of the said Certificate. HANNAH SHELLY. Feb. 23.
Will be sold on Wednesday the 21st of March, at 7 o'clock in the evening, at the Merchants' Coffee House, for cash. A GREABLY to the last will and testament of William Heysham, deceased, and possession given immediately, a valuable property in Arch-street, between Third and Fourth streets, consisting of the House No. 107, with the lot on which it stands, a Stable and other improvements. The house is 32 feet front and contains ten good apartments. The lot is of the same breadth as the house, and 209 feet deep, with a well of water, and a very capacious walled cistern, both with pumps in complete repair. The stable stands on the rear of the lot, and will accommodate four horses and a carriage. This property enjoys a perpetual privilege of a 26 feet easement and an alley 8 feet wide, extending to Cherry street. Its central position, and the advantages it possesses with respect to free ventilation, renders it well worthy the attention of any person wishing to possess an eligible property in Philadelphia. Robert Heysham, or Francis Bowes Sayre, Executors. CONNELLY & Co. Att'ys. N. B. The house will be open two days previous to the sale, for the inspection of those who wish to purchase. March 7—$1250.
Fresh Teas. Just Imported, in the ship Delaware, Captain Cooper, from Canton, And for Sale, by SAMUEL HOWELL, At his Compting House, No. 54, Chestnut-street, and by SAM. E. HOWELL, At his Compting House, Crooked billet wharf, Bohea, Souchong, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, and Imperial TEAS. Also, China Ware, assorted; black and coloured Euterlings and Sattins, Nankeens, Caffa, large garden and common Fans, satin and lucifering Umbrellas, whale-bone sticks. They have also For Sale, Ell wide Perfans, Bandanna Handkerchiefs, French Cambricks and Umbrellas, Sugar in boxes. March 8.
To be Let on the Shares, A valuable Farm ready stocked, WITHIN 3 1/2 miles from Philadelphia, on the west side of Schuylkill, and near the turnpike. It is expected the tenant will find suitable persons to take care of a dairy and attend market, with all other necessary labour. Also, WANTED, A Gardener—a Single Man. None need apply, in either case, unless they can bring good recommendations. Enquire at No. 30 Market-street. March 5.
To be Sold, An elegant Country Seat, Containing 6 acres and 40 perches, with a neat two story brick House and kitchen thereon, an apple Orchard, &c. situate on the Irish trad lane, in the township of Moyamensing, about one mile from the city of Philadelphia. Further particulars will be made known upon application at the office of the Philadelphia Gazette. The improvements upon this place, for taste and elegance stand unrivalled. N. B. If the above place is not sold before the 20th inst. it will then be rented, for the Summer season only. March 5.
Notice is hereby given, THAT application will be made for the renewal of a Certificate of a Share in the Bank of the United States, standing in the name of the Subscriber, No. 5024, and dated July 11, 1797—the same having been lost. JOHN GRAHAM. March 5.
FOR SALE, The House in Chestnut-street, NEXT door but one to the corner of Fifth-street, occupied by the subscriber. Its eligible situation is well known. The rooms are spacious and convenient, and finished in a handsome style. It has a double Kitchen, and excellent Cellars, with an Ice House and rain water Cistern, and there is a Pump of good water near the kitchen door. For terms apply to GARRETT COTTRINGER. March 2.
TO LET, And may be entered on immediately, A good dry Store, Three stories high, and in an excellent stand for business. Apply to Thomas & Joshua Fisher, No. 1, Dock-street. March 1.
NOTICE. IS hereby given that the Subscriber, an insolvent debtor, confined in the common goal of the County of Cape May in the state of New Jersey, has presented his petition to the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county, praying that they would attend to hear what can be alleged for or against his liberation, pursuant to an act of the Legislature of this State, entitled "an act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 26th day of January 1798. And the said court did appoint Monday the 26th day of March, next for the purpose aforesaid; to meet at the Court House in the Middle Precinct, at eleven o'clock, in the forenoon of the said day, of which his creditors are requested to take notice. CHARLES ALLEN. Cape May, Feb. 8, 1798. Feb. 14—1245w.
CUSTOM HOUSE, DIETICH OF PENNSYLVANIA, March 6th, 1797. THE MERCHANTS OF PHILADELPHIA, who may have any account or knowledge of the capture or detention of any ship or vessel, cargo, or other property, belonging to citizens of the United States, residing within this district, by or under the authority of foreign nations, since the first day of October, 1792, are particularly requested to give in information thereof, to the Collector of the Port of Philadelphia, as soon as may be convenient; specifying the name of the vessel, the captain's name, the number or tons, the estimated value of the vessel, if condemned, the estimated value of her cargo, or other property, which thereon was, and by or under the authority of what nation captured, with such observations as may be thought necessary upon the circumstances of each case, in order that statements thereof may be transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, who is required to lay the same before the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. March 7.
FOR SALE, 400 barrels BEEF. Enquire of George Pennock, or Gid. Hill Wells. March 8. To-morrow will be Landed, From on board the brig Benjamin Franklin, capt. Jones, from Bordeaux, Clarets of superior quality, viz. MEDOC } Of the vintages of 1790 and 1791, LATOUR } in cases. Also, WHITE WINE, of the vintage of 1790 FOR SALE BY PHILIPS, CRAMOND & Co. March 7.
NANKEENS. Ten thousand pieces Nankeens, FOR SALE on a liberal credit, by SAMUEL HAYS, No. 127, Chestnut-street. March 7.
To be Sold, A BRICK HOUSE, together with the Lot thereto belonging, in the city of Burlington, New-Jersey. The house has three rooms below, and three chambers in the upper story. The kitchen adjoining is a frame built log. The lot has a front of 72 feet on Pearl-street, and the same front on the river Delaware. The length of the lot is about 250 feet. The house commands a very pleasant prospect of the river, and of the Borough of Bristol, on the Pennsylvania shore. Immediate possession may be had. For further particulars, inquire of Mr. John Sims, next door below the City Tavern in Philadelphia, or the subscriber in Burlington. THOMSON NEALE. Burlington, March 1.
Valuable Property for Sale. THAT well known Estate, called SHREWSBURY FARM, formerly the residence of General John Cadwalader, situate on Schuylkill River, in Kent county, Maryland—containing about 1900 acres of prime LAND, upwards of 500 of which are in wood. The buildings are all excellent, and consist of a handsome Dwelling House, two large Barns with Cow houses, Stables for fifty horses, a spacious treading floor under cover, a granary, two Overseeer's houses, two ranges of two story buildings for Negroes (one of them new and of brick), Corn houses, a Smoke house, &c. &c. The whole Estate being nearly surrounded by water, it requires but little fencing, and has a good Shad and Herring fishery. It is conveniently situated for both the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets, with two landings on a navigable river but a short sail from Baltimore. There is a large Peach, and two large Apple Orchards on the premises; also, a variety of excellent fruits of different kinds. The soil is mostly a rich loam. The whole will be sold together, or divided into smaller farms (for which the buildings are conveniently situated) as may suit the purchaser. The Stock on said Farm, consisting of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, &c. will also be disposed of. For further particulars apply to GEORGE HASTINGS, on the premises, or to the subscriber, in Philadelphia. ARCHIBALD M'CALL, JUN. February 24.
House and Lots, in Bordentown. TO BE SOLD, a handsome two story House, with the Lot on which it is erected, situated about the middle of the beautiful and healthy Village of Bordentown. The house is forty two feet in front, and in neat order. The lot contains one acre, and is one hundred feet on the main street, and extends with the same breadth to back street. Also, a large Lot, containing nearly four acres, separated from the former by back street. One third only of the purchase money will be required upon executing a deed, and for the remainder, such credit will be given as the purchaser may choose. This property will be sold free of all incumbrances, and an indisputable title given. For further particulars enquire either of Dr. William Burnes, residing in Bordentown, near the premises, who will show the same, or of PETER THOMPSON, Conveyancer, No. 43, Mulberry-street. December 2.
Prison Manufactory. FOR SALE, At the Prison of the City and County of Philadelphia, Cut Nails of all sizes, from 3d to 20d Flooring Brads, Spriggs, saddle and card Tasks Oakum and chipped Logwood Shoemakers and Saddlers Thread Also—Sawed Marble, suitable for carrier's tables, tomb and hearthstones, hearth, chimney pieces, platforms, slabs, facias, window heads, tiles, &c. All which may be had on reasonable terms. Shoes made and Weaving done at said Prison at a moderate price. Orders from a distance, directed to Daniel Thomas, agent for the prison, will be attended to. December 26.
French Circulating Library. JOSEPH E. G. M. DE LA GRANGE, No. 110 Walnut-street. INFORMS those who wish to recur to the only means of becoming perfect in the French Language, that he has just opened his LIBRARY, consisting of upwards of 1500 volumes, the best calculated to afford either useful instruction, or pleasure. The conditions, together with a catalogue of the Library, may be seen at every book-seller's in town. N. B. All translations from and into the French, English and Spanish Languages, executed with accuracy and dispatch. Nov. 15.
FOR SALE, AT WM. YOUNG'S Book Store, No. 53, Second street, the corner of Chestnut street. REPORT of the Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, appointed to re-examine and report Articles of Impeachment against WILLIAM BLOUNT, a Senator of the United States, impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors, made in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives, authorizing the said Committee to sit during the recess of Congress, and "to enquire into, and by all lawful means, to discover the whole nature and extent of the offence whereof the said William Blount stands impeached, and who are the parties and associates therein." Printed by order of the House of Representatives. December 20.
LANDING, AND FOR SALE, The Cargo of the ship Fair American, James Burke, master, from Aux-Cayes, now lying at Bell's wharf, consists of Molasses, Coffee, Sugar and Dye Wood. Apply to ISAAC HARVEY, JUN. 5, South Water-street. March 6.
The Commissioners FOR carrying into effect the TWENTY-FIRST Article of the Treaty of Friendship, Limits, and Navigation, between His Catholic Majesty and the United States of America, hereby give information to all Persons therein concerned—That in order to terminate all differences, on account of the losses sustained by the citizens of the United States, in consequence of their Vessels and Cargoes having been taken by the Subjects of His Catholic Majesty, during the late war between Spain and France, that they are ready to receive (at their Office, between the hours of ten and one o'clock, daily) all complaints and applications, authorized by the said Article, during EIGHTEEN MONTHS, from the day of the date hereof, and that they have power to examine all such persons as come before them, on oath or affirmation, touching the complaints in question, and also to receive in evidence, all written testimony, authenticated in such manner as they shall think proper to require or admit. By Order of the Commissioners, PETER LOHRA, Secretary. Commissioners Office, No. 109, Mulberry-street, May 17th, 1797. Feb. 28, '98—$1m.
THE Subscriber informs those to whom he is indebted, that a person will attend every day, Sundays excepted, until the 21st of April next, from the hours of 10 o'clock in the morning till 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the house formerly occupied by him in Chestnut-street, for the purpose of showing all books, papers and letters regarding his past commercial transactions to such of his creditors as may think proper to attend and examine them. JAMES GREENLEAF. March 1.
FOR SALE, BY ELLISTON & JOHN PEROT, No. 41, North Water-street, London particular Madeira Wine, in pipes and quart r casks, 4 years old and fit for immediate use. Inferior do. A few bales Allabad Coffee Bandanna Handkerchiefs Sail Canvass, No. 1, to 9 A few bags of Juniper Berries A parcel of Seal Leather, and A few boxes of China. March 3.
FOR SALE, A good situation for a Country SEAT, FORTY acres of land on the Old York Road, within eight of Germantown and about five miles from the City, the whole being under good fence, and in excellent order as pasture ground. For further information and terms, apply to JOHN ELLISTON CRESSON, at his office for the sale of Real Estates, Conveyancing, &c. No. 54, High-street. ad mo. 26th.
TO LET, And possession given the 1st April next, The House No. 238 High-street, At present occupied by P. BUTLER, Esq. Apply to Edward Shoemaker, No. 127, High street. February 24.
Bakenridge—for sale IT consists of 920 acres, almost all of which is a fine rich Meadow, (the residence of the late Earl of Sterling). It may be conveniently divided into five farms, four of which are bounded on the East by the river Passaic. There are on it a number of buildings, forming a square of nearly three acres. The dwelling house is a very convenient one, and a small expense would put it in complete repair. The orchard consists of 1500 fine-bearing engrafted Apple Trees—and there is on other parts of said tract near 300 other Apple Trees—as also a great variety of other fruits, particularly Cherries of the best and most delicious kinds. Also, a great number of beautiful Exotics and Forest Trees, that add to the beauty and convenience of the place. Its situation is about 18 miles from the towns of Newark and Elizabeth: 10 do. from Morris-Town, and 12 from Springfield—it is wooded and watered. To save trouble, the price is five pound pr. acre in cash, on delivery of the deeds. Please to enquire of T. M'CUEN & Co. No. 78, Chestnut street. February 2.
Canal Lottery—No. II. WILL commence drawing Monday, the 20th inst. Tickets for Sale in this Lottery, at Seven Dollars, at WM. BLACKBURN'S Lottery and Brokers Office, No. 64, South Second-street—Tickets in the Schuylkill Bridge Lottery, at Ten Dollars, where check books are kept for registering and examining in them, the City of Washington, No. II. and Patterson Lotteries, and information where tickets may be had in most of the Lotteries authorized by law in any of the States of the Union. N. B. The business of a BROKER, in buying and selling all kinds of Public Stock and Securities, discounting Bills and Notes of Hand, sale of Lands, Houses, &c. &c. will be duly attended to, by WM. BLACKBURN. November 15.
James C. & Samuel W. Fisher, AT THEIR STORE, No. 213, corner of Arch and Front street, HAVE FOR SALE, Cotton and worsted Hosiery in trunks, assorted A few bales red, white, and yellow Flannel Ditto fusty romal Handkerchiefs Ditto Pullicet fillo ditto Ditto Pondicherry and Madras ditto Ditto Gurrahs Bengal black Tactics 4000 pieces Nankeens, and Few chebs best Hyson Tea Also—1500 boxes best London Window Glass, from 8 by 6, to 19 by 14—and 15 hds. Glass Ware assorted, which they will dispose of cheaper than any in the city. Nov. 18.
THE term of Co-partnership between the subscribers, trading under the firm of John Miller, Jun. and Co. expires this day, and by mutual consent will not be renewed. The debts and concerns of the same will be settled by John Miller, Jun. to whom all those indebted to the partnership, are earnestly requested to make payment to, without delay. JOHN MILLER, Jun. ALEXANDER J. MILLER. February 19.
LANDING, From on board the Ship SALLY, from Calcutta, AND FOR SALE BY THE SUBSCRIBER, 1600 bags prime Sugar, 800 do. Ginger 30 bales low priced piece Goods. John Miller, Jun. March 8.
FOR SALE, BY JOHN MILLER, JUN. No. 8, Chestnut-street, A quantity BENGAL GOODS, AMONGST WHICH ARE— Gurrahs Mameedies Baftas Sannas Guzzanas Tanda Coffees Guzzies Emecties Blue Cloths Callices Palampooros Romall Handkerchiefs Amongst them are a great proportion of the manufacturers of Patna.
British Dry Goods, ALSO, Forty puncheons of high proof Rum. February 19. Alex. J. Miller & James Davis, Having entered into partnership under the firm of Alexander J. Miller & Co. INFORM their friends in town and country, that they have opened a Wholesale Dry Good Store, at No. 64, South Front Street, Philadelphia; where they now have, and intend keeping a general assortment of India, German, Irish, French and British Manufactures for sale, on advantageous terms for cash or a short credit. February 19.
LANDING, From on board the Snow Maria, from Copenhagen, A few Tons Ruffia Clean Hemp 300 pieces Ravens Duck 250 pieces Ruffia Sheeting 200 bolts Ruffia Duck, and A quantity of Swedes Iron For Sale by JOSEPH ANTHONY & Co. Who have on Hand, 1st and 2d proof Bourdeaux Brandy 4th proof Spanish ditto New-England Rum London Particular Madeira Wine in Pipes and quarter Casks. Old Claret in Casks 24 bds. Coffee just arrived Best Boston Beef in barrels Mackrell in do. Halifax Salmon in do. A small Invoice of Rhode-Island Cheeses Spermaciti Oil Taniers ditto No. 1, 2, 3, Boston Sail Duck Ruffia Cordage, and An Invoice of Dutch Hollow Glass Ware. March 1.
FOR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBERS, No. 21, Penn-street, The Cargo of the Ship Ganges, John Green, commander, from Bengal, Consisting of Baftas, of various qualities and prices, Coffees Punjum Cloths Sannas Guzzey do. Humhums Charconna Dorea Blue Cloth Tanjies Chiart and Calicoes Mulmuls Mamoodys Checks Maharagonges Patna Hks. Ginghams Melani do. Guzzanas Bandannoes Gurrahs Gillorfoys Pinasceos Choppa Romals Salgatchys Sooty do. Gillie Romals Persian of various col. Meck Pulicates 500 TONS SUGAR 90,000 lb. PEPPER. Willings & Francis.
The Piece Goods Of the Ganges are now open to sale at that commodious store the north west corner of Market and Fourth-streets. Also—A few Bales of Madras Hks. of elegant patterns and best colours. February 8.
Landing this day, From on board the Schooner Two Friends, Daniel Crawley, Master, 80 hds. and 72 pipes Jamaica RUM, FOR SALE BY George Latimer & Son. November 9.
ROSS & SIMSON, HAVE FOR SALE, A few bales Baftas, Coffas, and a quantity of Bengal COTTON Bengal SUGAR, in bags and boxes Jamaica, St. Vincent's } RUM. and B-wgat 300 casks RICE, and A parcel of ship building RED CEDAR. Oct. 27.
Three or four Single Gentlemen, may be accommodated with Gentel Boarding and Lodging, On reasonable terms, by applying at No. 31, North-street, between Fifth and Sixth-streets. February 23.
Just Published, And to be had of Messrs. Dobson, Campbell, Rice, Cary, and the other principal Booksellers in the city, price one dollar, twenty-five cents in boards, New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America. By BENJAMIN SMITH BARTON, M. D. June 20.

The Gazette.
PHILADELPHIA,
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12.
FROM AN EASTERN PAPER.
Scasonable and candid Thoughts on Party.
WHERE there is liberty there will be parties. Many persons lament our party divisions, and with good reason; but they are not aware that we shall soon be agreed, and party in a short time entirely rooted out. But why should we imagine that will take place which never has been, nor can be until man becomes a perfect being, and perhaps never ought to be, while government needs to be watched, and liberty is worth watching for?
It is therefore rather unreasonable, if not child- ish, to lament the existence of party—it is the lot of those who are free, and liberty, even with its blemishes, is a million times better than slavery. Under a despotism, there are no parties.
Party is necessary and useful to watch rulers. Power is an edge tool, and would cut and wound the vital of the public liberty, if party did not keep it harmless in the scabbard. An individual, when wronged, always finds his party, a powerful, active and interested protector. Indeed, without party, as there never has been any liberty, it is probable there never will be—it would be too much to get rid of both. Nothing less keen and clear-sighted than party, would scrutinize public men and measures as they ought to be.
It is not pretended that party spirit is not an evil; but it has some good tendency and influence.
All parties are not equally familiar. Such as go to the very bottom of the foundation stones, are permanent, and try to dig up the foundation between op- position to the men and the measures of a government, and a revolutionary strife against its being. Yet such is the object of the anti-federalists. They are not numerous, but they exist. The nature of certain amendments proposed by Virginia, for the consti- tution is a demonstrative proof of their existence, which is well proved also by other circumstances.
A party subservient to foreign influence, is also uniformly mischievous—no good can come out of it—it will deserve the name of faction, and is the worst form of the worst thing in the world. The two great parties in our country mutually call each other French and British; and as far as their words of reproach go, they are even.
But the case between the two parties is not quite even. For the French partisans openly avow their love for France; and assert that we are bound in gratitude and justice to make great sacrifices to her cause. It has not yet appeared that any can be, in their opinion too great. While France wages a pri- vateering war upon our trade, they justify her; and concern our own country and government. Many of them even declare, that they would join the French, if they should land here to invade us—which is unpolitic on every principle.
Those charged with being British partisans, on the contrary, to a man, deny the charge. When Britain so outrageously wronged us in 1774, none of them justified her. In case Mr. Jay's treaty had failed, they said we must fight her. They also express their fears of a too close connexion with England, if we should have to fight France.
If, however, any of this last description be- reallly British partisans, they are to be despised and detested. Probably they are few.
Certainly also demands the acknowledgment, that many of the persons charged with being too zealous for France, love their own country, and would not knowingly wound its happy constitution. Their intention for the imaginary cause of French liberty has blinded many very good eyes, and perverted many honest hearts. The honest men of the party, however, with whom they are not in good com- pany, as some of the party are both anti-federal and Frenchified. They ought to turn their backs on such with abhorrence.
The dread of the power of government is called by many a wild jealousy. Fear, however, is a kind of passion, as well as a strong one. This at least, is clear: the most enlightened classes of our citi- zens are friends to the government. As they are likely to see the danger as soon as others, it is also certain that no class of citizens have more to lose by losing such a government as will protect liberty and property. For, let it be observed, that the first and surest sacrifices that arbitrary power is known to require is property. The wealthiest and best in- formed part of our citizens, and probably by far the greatest number, are attached to our constitu- tion and government. If then our government be really progressing towards tyranny, as its enemies say, the federal supporters of it are in a miserable error; as their interests and wishes are opposed to such a progress; an error that calls for all the pity of the candid among the opposite party, the fed- eralists being those who will suffer first, and suffer most, by the introduction of arbitrary power. One party or the other is no doubt in such an error. Each really thinks the other is wrong. Now which of the two parties is most likely to be mistaken—the wealthy and the learned, the merchants, the clergy, the universities, the governors (except one) females and majorities of assemblies, from Vir- ginia, who admire and support our govern- ment, or the discontented and complaining hum- ble men, few in number; seven eighths of whom are to be found in the cities of Philadelphia, New-York and Boston, who oppose and condemn our public measures?
Let every man, notwithstanding, use all the sense and understanding he has, and forbear to pin his faith blindly on the sleeves of these rich and dig- nified people. But at the same time it is fair and proper to ask him, when he sees such characters opposed to his prejudices, to use all the candor and judgment he possesses, before he allows himself to withdraw his affections and services from the con- sidered authorities of his own country, and attach himself to one that insults, plunders and wrongs it.
These facts are mentioned, and these remarks are suggested with a view to abate the mutual bitter- ness of honest minds on both sides. The writer does not deny for a moment that he is zealously at- tached to the American constitution and adminis- tration. But he has brought into its proper place, as far as he was able, every consideration that will tend to vindicate those who differ from him in opin- ion.
One remark more should not be forgotten. In a time of danger, and in a threatening crisis of af- fairs, like the present, honest men of all parties should unite for a time—and is only in such a time that parties can unite—and by leaving the British agents, if any such there be, and the servile tools of France, in a very small minority, and in mer- ited contempt, afford to government at least a tempo- rary confidence and aid. The time calls for it—as by the appearance of union among honest citi- zens, and measures of energy in congress, our peace, our property, and our national independence may soon be preferred.
NEW-YORK: March 5.
At this crisis of our affairs, when it ap- pears probable that, after all our efforts to preserve peace, we shall be driven to an open rupture with France, it is a most conso- ling consideration, that the differences of opinion in our country are yielding to the pressure of circumstances, and to a conviction of the utter impossibility of maintaining a free government, under the influence of the irreligious and anarchical principles of modern theoretical philosophers. The en-
thusiasm with which the principles of Ros- sseau and Godwin have been embraced in France, England and America, is a proof how much more easily men are led by their wishes and their feelings than by judgment and experience. But the terrible disasters that have befallen France, and which threaten this country, have wrought a surpriz- ing change in men's minds on the subject of government. The advocates of pure de- mocracy, of reason and morality, fostered and maintained by education, independent of a religious system, are everywhere aban- doning their belief in those principles, and clinging to ancient institutions for political order and safety. There is even danger the hatred of the schemes of visionary Phi- losophers, may become too violent, and from a natural vibration of the human mind from one extreme to another, men may lean to much of old habits and opinions, as to dis- courage attempts at rational improvements.
These remarks are the result of careful observation on a late journey from New- York to Boston. A great increase of union in favor of our administration is every where visible; and the foreign nation that attacks the Northern States, will find them firm and unanimous.
GEORGETOWN, (Potomac) March 6. This day we record a loss lamented by all George- town, and which will be lamented by many other places, for he lived in the affectionate regard of a widely extended circle of acquaintance.
On Saturday evening, between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, in the 55th year of his age, closed the active and useful life of the good, the just, the generous, the benevolent Colonel WILLIAM DEAKINS.
To those who knew this truly virtuous man, it would be telling a tale long since known, to say, that to every child of distress, he was the father, and to every human being the friend. To those who knew him not, a recital of his genuine worth, would appear fulsome panegyric.
His illness was short—but in the retrospection of such a life as his, nothing could be found to produce a sigh. He met death without regret, as he had lived without reproach.
The funeral ceremony took place. A sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Read. The cortege moved to the grave, preceded by a ma- sonic procession, and followed by the largest concourse of people ever assembled in this town on a similar occasion.
Subscription Ball.
The last but one.
Mr. Francis respectfully informs the subscribers that the third Ball will be to-morrow evening, the 13th inst.—Lady's tickets, and non-subscribers tickets to be had by applying to Mr. Francis, No. 70 North Eighth Street—or at the Assembly-room, South Fourth Street. March 12.
Virginia Lands.
On Tuesday the 20th inst. will be sold for Cash, by Public Auction, at the Mer- chant's Coffee-House, at 7 o'clock in the evening.
THE following bodies of Land in the State of Virginia, viz.
13,600 Acres situate on the waters of Big Steer Creek. 26,993 Acres on the waters of the Little Ken- harva and the west fork of the Monongahela. 55,450 Acres on the waters of Buchanan river. Particular descriptions of the Lands, and an examination of the titles may be had by apply- ing to
Footman & Co. Auctioneers. March 12.
A Wet Nurse wanted,
A healthy Woman, who can be well recommen- ded. Apply at this Office. March 12.
A Garden to be let,
FOR a term of years, situate about a mile from the Court-house, contains about two acres of land, it a high state of cultivation. A large green house, is erected on the premises, about forty feet long, with a lodging room, and feed loft above. A considerable quantity of kitchen articles, very regularly disposed of on the spot. Enquire at 52, South Second-street. March 12.
St. Croix Sugars.
26 hogsheads best ST. CROIX SUGAR, FOR SALE BY JOHN NIXON & Co. Feb. 9.
FOR SALE,
By WHARTON & LEWIS, No. 115 South Front Street. A quantity of Tanner's Oil, 4th proof Jamaica Rum, 2 entitled to 1st and 2nd proof Brandy, 3 drawback. Madeira Wine, Juniper Berries, &c. &c. Feb. 9.
Red Clover Seed of the best quality. MADEIRA WINE, Old, and fit for immediate use, in pipes, half pipes and Quarter casks.
Teneriffe Wine, And, Window Glass—all of which will be sold on very reasonable terms, by John Craig, No. 12, Dock Street. March 1.
EDWARD DUNANT,
No. 149, South Front-street, Has still remaining of the Cargo of the Johanna, from Malaga, 66 kegs Sun Raisins
91 jars fine Bloom ditto 8 pipes } superior Catalonia Wine 27 bds. } Mountain and Malaga Wine, in hogsheads and quarter casks And a few qt casks fine old Coleman nar Wine. He has also, a few packages of Calcutta and Madras Goods,
Consisting of Humhums, Tickrics, Patna Chintz, Bandana, Pulicat and Barhar Handkerchiefs, Choppa Romals, black and coloured Persians, and black Pepper. Wanted—A Male and Female SERVANT, of unexceptionable characters. March 1.
OVAL BOTTLES.
Quart and half gallon in crates—and a quanti- ty of Claret Bottles of a right size—For sale at No. 13, Church Alley. JOHN DORSEY. January 12.
Hylon and Young Hylon Tea. A few chests of excellent quality, for sale, cor- ner of Second and Pine streets. Dec 26—cof
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BOURDEAUX, January 14. The Couragoux, cruiser of St. Maloes, has carried into the island of Brehat, the American brig Christians, from Bremen, loaded with su- gar, cotton and indigo. Also, the American brig Fanny and Betsey, with the same cargo. M. Cabarus, new Spanish ambassador, arrived at Paris a few days ago, and occupies the hotel of the ci-devant Marquis de Duras. The rest of the Venetian vessels have been given up to the French, and have failed for An- cona; this, that town finds itself, at this mo- ment, deprived of a navy, and the carrying off the immensity of effects, which its arsenals con- tained, has rendered it impossible for them to form a new one.
The court of Vienna has just declared the Bay de Chizezi in the Bay of Venice a free port; this is the first act of the house of Austria as a maritime power. It is thought, that Buonaparte will not let pass for Rastadt before the de- puties of the empire shall have received new and full powers more extensive than the former, and which shall permit them to negotiate upon the basis of the treaty of Campo Formio.
One of our correspondents at Wessel writes as follows: "We learn this moment (ten at night) that a French commissary has proclaimed in the Prussian provinces on the left bank, that they shall be united to France. In my next, I shall be able to give you further infor- mation."
The citizen Leonard Bourdon is sent to Ham- burgh, with a political and financial mission, as much to examine our commercial relations at that port, and the Belgic ports in general, as to aid the prostration, that the directory has resolved to make generals, on the adual govern- ment of England.
General Joubaert is named as commander in chief of our troops in Holland.
BASLE, December 26. The affair of Arau, which will, doubtless, be remarkable in the Helvetic annals, and which has already fixed the general attention, will open on the 28th December. It is not yet known, whether a deputy of France will not assist, as heretofore, the secretary of the am- bassador of that power has been present at the ordinary diets of Freecfeld.
PARIS, January 8.
The greatest care has been taken by govern- ment, to prevent the secret relative to the op- eration on English goods, from being divulged before its execution. Every municipality in the republic had received sealed bundles, with orders not to open them until the 15th in the morning, in the presence of the justices of peace, commissioners of the police, &c.
We are yet ignorant of all the particulars re- specting the seizures which have been made; we can only declare, that, in general, they have been considerable, in various magazines of the streets of Luxembourg, of the Palace Egalite, those of St. Dennis, &c. &c. The announcement will cease, when we consider that the law of the 10th Brumaire, was considered as delusive, and when we call to mind that it strikes the follow- ing objects:
1. All kinds of cotton velvets; all stuffs and woolen cloths, whether made of cotton or hair, wholly or mixed; all quiltings, dimities, non- kinets, and mouselines, spun woolens and cot- tons, and English carpets.
2. All kinds of hosiery, cotton, wool, or mixed.
3. Buttons of all kinds.
4. Every kind of plated ware, hard ware, cutlery, clock work, and other iron, steel, pew- ter, copper, brass, cast iron, sheet iron, tin and other metals, polished or rough, pure or mixed.
5. Leather, tanned, curried or prepared, worked or not worked; carriages put together or in pieces, harness and every other saddlery article.
6. Ribbons, hats, gauzes, shawls, known to be English.
7. All sorts of skins for gloves, breeches or waistcoats, all those articles, when manufactur- ed.
8. All kinds of glass and chrysal ware, be- sides watch glasses, spectacle glasses, &c.
9. All sugar refined, both in leaves and pow- der.
10. All sorts of earthen ware, known by the name of English ware.
The law will have every one, who infringes it, be presented before a correctional police tri- bunal. Besides the confiscations of the goods seized, the delinquent shall be condemned to a three fold fine, and to an imprisonment, that shall not be less than five days, nor exceed five months. The confiscation shall be pronounced for the benefit of the captors, or any persons who shall have favoured the confiscation.
On the day when a search was made of Eng- lish goods, J. Aymer, frightened at the military preparation, which was made on the occasion, wishing to leave Paris, was known and seized at the barriers.
The English goods confiscated the last search made at Paris, are estimated at nearly three millions. Although it be known that one of the best means of reducing our tenacious enemy is to prevent the circulation of its goods, yet we cannot avoid wishing that the measures taken for that end be such as rather to prevent their introduction, than to seize them when they are introduced. Besides the inconveniences result- ing from the inquisitorial visits, which are ne- cessary, it is evident that the hurt falls more immediately on our citizens, than on our enemy, who has received the price of those goods.
MILAN, November 9.
Gen. Buonaparte quitted Milan yesterday morning to go and preside over the French le- gation at the congress at Rastadt. Before leav- ing off, he lent to the directory, at Paris, the colours of the army of Italy, which will be pre- sented by Gen. Joubert. There is upon the face of it, a great facility to the army of Italy. On the other side, are the names of all the battles fought, and places taken, by the army of Italy. Among other inscriptions we remark the following: "150,000 prisoners, 170 standards, 550 pieces of ordnance, 60 field pieces, 5 equi- pages de pont, 9 ships of the line of 64 guns, 12 frigates of 32, 12 corvettes, 18 gallies; ar- mistice with the duke of Parma, armistice with the duke of Modena, armistice with the king of Naples, armistice with the pope, preliminaries of Leoben, convention of Montebello, with the republic of Genoa, treaty of peace with the em- peror at Campo Formio—Gave liberty to the people of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, Massa Car- ra, Romagna, Lombardy, Mantua, Brescia, Bergamo, Crema; a part of the Veronese, Chia- venne, Bormio, and Valteline; to the people of Genoa to the imperial fiefs, to the people of the departments of Corcyre, of the Egean sea and Ithaca. Sent to Paris all the master pieces of Michel-Ange, Guercchin, Titien, Paul Veronese, Corege, Albani, the Carraches, Raphael, Leon- ard de Vinci, &c."
Bonaparte has promised, in Italy, 1000 le- gions for the best funeral song in memory of Hoche.
PARIS, Jan. 6.
We learn from Brussels, that letters re- ceived there the 2th Nivose, from Coblentz inform, that general Hardy presented him- self before the fortresses of Ehrenbreitstein, and that he signified to col. Faber, the com- mandant, that unless it was delivered up, he should be obliged to attack it with all his force. The latter gave an evasive answer, at the same time demanding a short delay, that he might receive instructions from the elector of Treves, to whom the place be- longs. In the mean time, batteries are raised on both sides of the Rhine, and Ehren- breitstein is completely blockaded.
The English fleet which left Lisbon the 1st of November for Gibraltar, laden with provisions and every kind of warlike stores, conveyed by the frigates Andromache and Alceste, arrived in the Bay of Gibraltar where it was attacked by twenty three Span- ish gun-boats from Algeziras. The Prince William, a transport, commanded by capt. Smith, and the Tartarus, of London, were taken. After a long and obstinate battle, in which capt. Smith lost his life. This acci- dent was owing to a sudden calm. The rest of the English fleet, consisting of more than twenty vessels, got safe into port.
Poulitier (a Journalist) is astonished at the silence which government keeps on the sub- ject of the conspiracy discovered the 4th of December last.
The minister of Police has made a long report on the subject, from which it is concluded, that fresh agents employed by Louis XVIII. were to have used their utmost efforts at the next elections that none might be sent to the legislative assembly, but true and known royalists. Eighty persons have been arrested, adds Poulitier, in conse- quence of this discovery. A message was to have been sent to the Council of Five Hundred, relative to this affair; but it seems that some weighty reasons have determined the Directory to suspend the publication of the particulars of this dark business.
We hear from Brussels, that all the troops which were to have marched to join the ar- my of England, have received counter or- ders.
English contraband goods to the amount of thirty millions of Livres, have lately been seized on the Lake of Geneva.
They write from Stuttgart, of the 23rd December, that his royal highness Frederick Eugene, the reigning duke of Wurtemberg, died that night with an attack of the apo- plexy.
Thilior, who had promised shortly to publish his plan for effecting a descent upon England, has just informed the public, that having communicated it to the government, he has been desired to keep it secret.
ROUEN, Jan. 2.
We can now announce the certainty of the arrest of Chevalier d'Aranjo, the Por- tuguese ambassador, who remained at Paris after the order for his departure, given him in consequence of his court having refused to ratify the Treaty which had been conclu- ded between its plenipotentiary and the French republic.
Aranjo was sent to the temple, and seals placed upon his papers. It appears that this ambassador, who was formerly viewed in a favorable light, has been the dupe of one Wilcovich, a well known intriguer, now in arrest. This Wilcovich always used to pay great court to foreign envoys, from whom he drew large sums of money, by making them believe, that he could warp certain members of the government. M. d'Aranjo deceived and abused by this fellow, it is said, wrote home, that with a million more he could obtain from certain directors, ad- vantageous conditions for the treaty of peace with Portugal. The affair of M. Quirini is somewhat similar, except that the latter does not merit as much indulgence as M. d'Aranjo, to whose principles and mor- ality we cannot but do justice. However, it is an happy circumstance it is discovered, that M. Wilcovich, who was extremely in- timate with several representatives of the people, did not confine himself to matters of this kind only, but was also concerned in the royalist conspiracies. He is strongly suspected to be an agent of Pitt.
By this day's Mail.
BOSTON, March 5.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
[By a little exertion, we have been enabled to pro- cure London papers to the 13th January, five days later than was announced on Saturday. They contain, beside the general information, which follows, the lengthy speeches of mem- bers of the Commons, on the new assessed triple Tax-Bill, the object of which are Houses Serv- ants, shops, Watches, Dogs, and other luxu- ries. They do not affect the Land or Malt-Tax- es, Duties of Excise, Impost, &c. On this mea- sure the minister was completely triumphant. From a view of these prints it appears, that vi- gor and energy have possessed the councils of the King; that an order, issued by his Majesty, for his officers and soldiers joining their respective regiments, was obeyed with the greatest alac- rity and promptitude; that the utmost expedition is used in equipping and manning the fleets, and that from the great naval armament, already prepared, and the loyalty of the sailors, the na- tional spirit is much elevated; many patriotic offers are made to the government, among oth- ers Lady Cavendish makes a donation of 16,000. 228 general promotions have been made; an Ambassador extra is appointed to compliment his Prussian Majesty on his accession to the throne, equally sanguine with the French Directory, who is empowered to offer the money and alli- ance of a nation, of established and known laws.] [Botten Price Cur.]
ROME, December 9.
On intelligence being received of the fur- render of the fortresses of St. Leon, the car- dinal Secretary of the State repaired to the French ambassador Buonaparte, and after- wards to the Pope. His holiness immedi- ately signed, in due form, an acknowledg- ment of the Cisalpine Republic. The che- valier Bufty was appointed charge d'affaires from the holy See, to the Cisalpine Repub- lic, and set out the same night for Milan. A cabinet courier, and another from the
minister Buonaparte, were likewise sent off. The latter had two letters—one for the commander of the Cisalpine army, and the other for the Cisalpine Directory.
CHARLSRUHE, December 25.
All the particular envoys of those states of the empire, which have territory on the left bank of the Rhine, have given memo- rials to the deputation of the empire, rela- tive to the prevention of the republicizing of those countries. The Palatinate, Spires, Hesse Darmstadt, Trier, Cologne, Essen, and Thorn, have especially remonstrated on this subject.
HAMBURGH, December 12.
On Friday last an event of considerable importance for this city took place. The Prussian minister notified to a deputation of the Senate, that his Prussian majesty would not seize the Hansa towns of Hamburg, Bre- men and Lubeck, as had been proposed to him, in order to indemnify himself for his losses in Germany, and to shut up against the English the mouth of the Elbe and the Weser.
His Russian majesty presented the prince of Conde on his arrival at Petersburg, with the order of St. Andrews, the order of the knights of Malta in Poland, and a magnifi- cent palace in Petersburg, completely fur- nished.
PARIS, December 28.
Letters from Berne of the 16th ult. state that they had in the night of the 14th, re- ceived intelligence that a column of 15,000 Frenchmen were on their way towards Swit- zerland, on the side of Porrentruy. Every thing announces that the object of this movement was to take possession of Erguel, and the valley of Muerster, a country in part subject to the bishoprick of Bale, and which it was supposed was ceded to France by some secret articles of the peace of Campo Formio. The secret council and the council of war were immediately assembled, and couriers sent to all the cantons. In the morning an extraordinary sitting of the council of Two Hundred took place, in which after great debate, it was decreed, that 20,000 men should hold themselves in readiness, to march on the first signal. All the signals were or- dered to be in readiness, that in case of ne- cessity the levy in a mass of the inhabitants might take place with the greatest prompti- tude; in short, a proclamation is to be ad- dressed, as well to the German country, as to the Pays de Vaud. It is said that they will promise to re-establish this last country in its antient rights. The state of Swit- zerland is at this moment critical.
PROCLAMATION
Of the French directory to the French people.
"Paris the 17th Nivose (Jan. 6.)"
"CITIZENS,"
"The legislative body has just solemnly sanctioned the patriotic offering made to the directory by the merchants of Paris, by publishing the law requesting the English loan: the executive directory will now re- call to your mind the motives that must give you all an interest in the success in this mea- sure."
"Citizens, conquerors of Europe, you have none but one enemy, who lords it o- ver the seas, and intends to exclude you from them."
"The agriculture, the commerce, and the industry of France, every thing is bound down and shackled by the English fleet, which blocks up your ports."
"But it more peculiarly belongs to you, French merchants, manufacturers, and ship owners, to second with all your zeal the ex- ample that has been set to you by the com- mercial interest of Paris. Have you listen- ed to the minister of Great Britain, who in- forms you with the most insulting olenta- tion, that the English commerce is to that of France as 18 to 2; that the imports and exports do not amount in France to more than 400 millions, and that in England they amount to more than seven milliards French! Have you a moment to lose in baffling those calculations of English avidity?"
"France has been obliged to make a temporary sacrifice of her credit to the suc- cess of the war. But now victory ought to repay its sacrifices, and at the same time se- cure to it that portion of metallic wealth, and that rank which the nature and extent of its territory, its population, its coasts and its rivers, challenge and mark out to it among the commercial powers. On this, worthy merchants, you ought seriously to re- flect. The national credit should be the great foundation of your wealth. You see the activity of government in prohibiting all English merchandise, while it is equally anxious to open new outlets for the produce of French industry. The cause we refer to you, is your own. Whatever exertion you may make for the success of the war, you will have made for yourselves—for the prosperity of your manufactures; for the interest of your families; and for that of your posterity."
"Citizens of every calling, reflect on the important consequences which must result from the effort which you are about to ex- ert in order to humble and punish the pride of the cabinet of London. For more than a century, England has not ceased to dis- turb the tranquility of Europe; her re- fless and unrelenting ambition has been ever, vexing and tumoiling the continent, from which she imagined herself to be invincibly separated. Frenchmen, it is your duty to teach that Island, that notwithstanding its insular situation, it is by no means invinc- ible, and that you may carry back into its bosom the calamities which it has brought home to your fire-sides. England once dis- armed and vanquished, a perpetual peace is from that instant established, and the bal- ance of Europe settled on a permanent ba- sis; for the French republic, too strong to be attacked, will feel no motive to attack, her greatness will set her above the flights of

ambition, and she will feel no desire of transgressing her own limits. Your success may, therefore, be enlarged. Vanquish the English, and you bestow peace on yourselves and on your posterity; you communicate its blessings to the whole human race. Your battles are the last that it shall be necessary to fight. With you military glory shall make its stand, and even future ages shall not produce any rivals of the heroes of France.
But it is not enough to talk to you of glory. The French revolution, disturbed from its course by such numberless obstacles of every kind, will now be anxious to return towards its source—it ought never to be forgotten, that philosophy was its principle, liberty its object, and above all, that its defenders took up arms for the happiness of nations. Frenchmen, it is your ambition to overthrow the dominion of the English cabinet; but it is by no means your wish to enslave the English people. After the unchequed success of the republican arms, that people will owe you the obligation of having rescued them from the weight of enormous taxes which oppress their towns and villages. England shall no longer behold 18,000 soldiers, 18,000 foreigners, to traverse the ocean to threaten her inhabitants with an immediate servitude. Her king, by the combination of insulting tyranny, shall no longer compel her to defray the expenses of these mercenaries who are paid to enslave her—who would believe it? Eighty millions of French livres have been thrown into the private coffers of George III. to indemnify him, as elector of Hanover, for the expenses attending the Hanoverians, who he keeps in pay to maintain his despotism over his own British subjects.
Halten therefore, citizens, to vindicate the freedom of that nation, whom you separate from the hatred which is due to her oppressors. Let the French, ever loyal and ever invincible, approve themselves in England both the oppressors of the ministry and the saviours of its citizens—The conquerors of the court and the deliverers of the people!
Be assured too, that Englishmen, restored to freedom, will hasten to sue for a glorious peace. The English themselves compare the machiavelism of their government with the good faith of France. They themselves have admired the moderation of the French republic in the treaty with Austria. They know that in this contest which their government compels you to renew, whatever may be the event, all the decisive chances are against England. If France is victorious in the first attack, the government of Great-Britain will tumble to pieces under the weight of an immense debt. If any reverse retard your success, the English must have seen that nothing can damp your courage, and nothing weary your perseverance. The more the efforts of the French are prolonged, the more the debt of indemnification will augment, and Europe knows that this debt will be discharged sooner or later.
What has been the consequence of that formidable league which the cabinet of St. James's had organized against you at Pilnitz?
They compelled you to fight for your independence; you have conquered Belgium. They disputed the possession of Belgium. In defending Lombardy you restored to France the boundary of the Rhine. The war against you began in 1792, forty leagues from Paris; you put an end to it in 1797, thirty leagues from Vienna. Every obstacle opposed to peace has only given the signal of new victories. O, Frenchmen, of all parties, the English have done you most evil. Their cabinet has excited your internal discords. It was it which roused Europe against you. It was the Cabinet of St. James's that armed you against one another. Turn your arms against it—unite march to London. There you will extirpate the causes of all your calamities. You will find at London the advantages of external peace and the end of your troubles. Having no longer any enemies to conquer you will think only of founding the republic upon repose and happiness.
You have traversed a long career, and attained your object. Already many conceiving presentiments announce victory. The power of enthusiasm has no limits in France. In order to presage your success, measure only your will. Your enemies have but one hope, and that is, in influencing your opinions, if they can, in discouraging and disuniting you. It is in your own hands that they will to combat you; on any other ground you need not fear them. Prove by the effect, that you have but one sentiment that every one for himself is anxious to contribute to the great national work; that every one, according to his resources, inter-ests himself in the proposed loan. Let your promptitude to accomplish this object be the omen and the image of the terrible rapidity with which the expedition must be conducted, and be assured, that at the very news of this unanimous movement, the cabinet of London, will already be vanquished.
(Signed) "P. BARRAS, President. "LAGARDE, Secretary."
PLAN OF A LOAN FOR DEFRAYING THE EXPENCE OF A DESCENT ON ENGLAND. 1. To open a loan for 80 millions, divided into 80,000 shares of 1000 livres each, payable to the bearer, and numbered from one to 80,000. 2. Shares of 1000 livres may be divided into two parts under the same number. 3. Twenty dividends to be attached to each, with an interest of 25 livres each, payable every six months, from the 1st of Messidor next. 4. All the holders of shares to draw every year the premium which shall accrue to them. 5. The lenders may advance one half of their instalments in inscriptions, du tiers
consolide; the other half must be paid in money, one fourth specie, and three-fourths in bills. 6. One-tenth of the Loan to be repaid yearly by a lottery. 7. The reimbursement of the capital of the Loan, and the payment of the interest, to be further secured upon the produce of the posts. 8. One-twentieth part of the sums advanced may be acquitted by the Maritime Prizes taken from the English. 9. The names of the lenders shall be honorably inscribed in the Archives of the legislative body.
The search after English goods produced the discovery of Job Ayme, the late Deputy condemned to transportation. He was at the Barrier, on the point of leaving Paris. This counter-revolutionary chief of the South will now be conducted to Rochfort.
The minister of foreign affairs, Talleyrand Perigord, a few days ago gave a grand supper, with a ball, to general Buonaparte and his Lady, to which more than 400 persons were invited. The circular invitation contained the following passage: "You will, I am sure, see the propriety of renouncing every species of dress composed of English manufactures."
The administration of the department of the Seine has ordered the street of Chantelaine, in which Buonaparte resides, to be called la rue de la Victoire.
The French government have formed a plan to join the Scheldt to the Meuse and the Rhine by a superb canal.
It is remarkable, (says one of our Journalists) that when Buonaparte set down to table at the banquet of the museum, he caused the dishes, plates and glasses to be immediately changed.
LONDON, Jan. 11. The intelligence from Rastadt, dated on the 27th ult. Count Metternich had delivered in a note to the French Plenipotentiaries remonstrating on the Infration of the line of Neutrality, and on the occupation of Mentz; to which the French had returned no answer.
From the same place, we learn, that the king of Prussia had communicated to the Northern Circle of the empire, an assurance which he had received from the French, that they would attempt no expedition, against the northern part of Germany; the French envoys had likewise repeated to the Deputies of several states of the empire, that they would undertake no expedition against Hanover.
The Countess of Litchneau is detained at Potsdam with all her suite. They have found, in the house of this favorite, to the amount of 800,000 florins in bank bills of Holland; 300,000 six-dollars in English bills; 66,000 six-dollars in Dutch Money; 30,000 six-dollars in jewels; upon her person, the famous diamond of Frederick the great, which has been valued at 108,000 six-dollars; the porte feuille of the king; the letters of Mr. Pitt, of Bengut, and of Bedeborotka, seventeen chests which belonged to her, were seized on the frontiers of Saxony.
There is to be a grand fall throughout Great-Britain next month, to implore the divine protection, and success to his majesty's arms.
ADMIRAL DE WINTER. Extrait from Admiral de Winter's Speech on his public entry at Amsterdam on the 7th of December.
Citizen Councillors and Fellow Burghers. It is with the most grateful acknowledgements I receive your congratulations; and I rejoice in the consolatory satisfaction to find myself once more in the territory of my native country, and again to reside in the midst of my worthy fellow citizens. The fortune of War formerly forced me for a while to live abroad, and being since for the first time, vanquished by the enemy I have experienced a second state of exile. Mortifying to the feelings of a man who loves his country, the satisfactory treatment I met with on the part of the enemy, the English, and by the humane and faithful support and assistance they evinced towards my worthy countrymen and Fellow sufferers, whose blood flowed like torrents in their country's cause, have considerably softened the horrors of my situation—nay, worthy Burghers! I must not conceal from you, that the noble liberality of the English nation since this bloody contest, justly entitles them to your admiration.
BALTIMORE, March 8. The following is a translation of Victor Hughes's Proclamation. The special agents of the Directory of the French republic to the Windward Island, on a report that has been made to them, that on the 1st Pluviose (Jan. 20) the day before the celebration of the anniversary of the punishment of the last king of the French (being Sunday) several American captains met to deliberate, whether they should not appear to participate in the rejoicing, if they should hoist their colours as usual, and that the greater number, reluctant to such discussions, withdrew.
Further, on the report of the major of the navy, who having observed several American vessels without their colours on the 1st Pluviose, he addressed capt. Nicholson of the ship Charles of Baltimore, William Gordon, supercargo, they answered informantly, that they were not indebted to the French republic, nor to our government, but to the king of France, whom we had murdered; and that they were of the party of Messrs. JOHN ADAMS and JOHN JAY, who governed their country; adding a thousand other impertinences which they had uttered and approved the day before at the meeting.
Considering, that since the conquest of the colony from the English, the Ameri-
cans have been put on the same footing as the French, and have fully enjoyed the same liberty of selling, purchasing and travelling without being liable to any duties or searching whatever—privileges which they owe to none but republican munificence.
Considering, that the government, without wishing to oblige Americans to participate in their republican feasts, has on the contrary, every year given orders to the men of war and public functionaries to concur in the celebration of the epoch of their independence.
Considering, that foreigners are bound by the police and laws of the country they frequent; and that the words and behaviour of Captains, Nicholson, of the ship Charles of Baltimore, William Gordon, supercargo; Low, of the schooner Deborah, of Boston; Eltin, of the schooner Goliath, of New-York; Roberts, of the brig Hazard, of Boston; Oaks, of the schooner Adventure, of Gloucester, are criminal, and done in contempt of the government of the port wherein they are received, and by whom are protected while they stay.
Considering, finally, that such an offence is not to be left unpunished, and desirous to prevent the penalty from falling on the owners, and to strike the offenders in the most sensible manner.
Resolve, That captains (as before mentioned) shall personally pay as a fine into the hands of the municipal administration of the Port of Liberty, a sum equal to the duties which their ships and cargoes were liable to pay under the reign of the last KING OF FRANCE, before the foundation of the republic; and that the funds proceeding from these fines shall be applied only to the relief of such Americans as having been pressed by the English, come daily to our coasts in frail boats at the risk and peril of their lives, and also to individuals of the same nation, whom the barbarity and cupidity of captains have induced them to abandon ashore, being sick and without assistance, and thus left in the hospitals at the charge of the republic.
Resolve further, That the present ARRETTE shall be printed in French and English, to the number of 3000 copies, at the expence of the said captains, and that it shall be posted up, distributed in the department, and sent by every opportunity to the continent of America.
And, considering that the colony is declared in a state of siege, they enjoy on the general commander in chief and on the municipal administration, to cause the present to be executed and to give an account thereof.
Port of Liberty, the 8th of Pluviose, in the 6th year of the French Republic, one and indivisible. (Signed) VICTOR HUGUES & LEBAS. Secretary General of Agency.
The Gazette. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY EVENING, March 12.
The following paragraph which appeared in the Aurora of the 6th instant, is evidently the production of a bitter enemy to the honor and independence of the United States. No American can be the author, it is the work of some imported felon; for all the native jacobins in the Union do not collectively possess sufficient brafs, to have composed and published so many falsehoods in the same compass.
From the beginning of the present war down to this time, the conduct of our executive has been a series of ill offices towards France. It was not sufficient to reject her advances for a closer union. The declining of such a scheme was proper, perhaps or otherwise. But for the bare proposal, France and her ambassadors have been loaded with as many reproachful paragraphs, essays and letters, as would fill Johnson's folio dictionary. To these, the virulent letter from Pickering to Charles Pinckney and the inflammatory correspondence of Pinckney himself, printed by Congress last summer, we may, in a great measure, ascribe the marked contempt, in which the American envoys have been held at Paris.
Scotland take back thy gallows son, And let the halter have its own; On prior right, Bache can't refuse His lying cat to the noose— For at a very moderate price, His place is filled in a trice; And if no better, fashion's den holds, Take Tenny C— or doctor R—
MR. FENNO. Please to publish the following fact in your next: On Saturday last a poor man returning from market, had the misfortune of getting his cart stalled on the German-town road, in endeavoring to extricate it, sunk himself so deep in the mire as to stick fast; in attempting to use his arms for his relief, they also sunk in so deep as to be useless. In this helpless, distressing situation he fell, and no doubt would have perished, but for the timely assistance (which was with great difficulty afforded) of some humane persons passing by.
ERRATA. In the piece signed "INDIGENOUS" published in Saturday's Gazette, first line, last paragraph, for doctrines—read defies.
"MILO" is unavoidably omitted till to-morrow.
PRICE OF STOCKS. Philadelphia, March 7, 1798. Six Per Cent. 16 3/4. Three per Cent. 10 3/4. Deferred 6 per Cent. 13 3/4. BANK United States, 21 per cent. Pennsylvania, 23 per cent. North America, 30 per cent. Insurance Co. Pennsylvania, 30 per cent. N. A. shares 45 per cent.
MR. FENNO. Public notice has been given by the secretary of the treasury of the United States, that the act of congress laying duties on stamped vellum, parchment and paper, is to be in force from and after the first day of July ensuing, and that amongst a variety of enumerated articles, there will be levied and collected for, any Protest or other notarial act, a duty of twenty-five cents: and as congress have a supplement to the said act under consideration, permit me to state a fact and an observation resulting therefrom which have undoubtedly escaped their notice. That is, a great variety of affidavits and certificates which are administered and attested by the Notaries public, in the several states, and are of course denominated notarial acts, are also administered and attested by the judges of the supreme and other courts, mayors, aldermen and justices of the peace, but do not come under that denomination, and therefore no duty can be levied or collected for the same: In consequence whereof, it is naturally to be presumed, that unless an alteration is made, the business of the former will in future considerably decrease, that of the latter will of course proportionably increase, and that the contemplated revenue will thereby be greatly diminished.
A friend to Government as well as equal justice.
GAZETTE MARINE LIST.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED. DAYS. Ship Tennessee, Smith, Hamburg via Havre 63. Active, Rife, Norfolk 3. United States brig Sophia, Maley, N. York 3. Brig Maria, Sherer, Charleston 9. SCHR. Maria, Smith, Porto Rico 21. Favorite, Shaw, Charleston 13. Eliza, Little, New-York 4. Maria Matilda, Moore, Havannah 14. Sloop Milliriver, Shockley, New-Providence 11. Mary & Sally, Bradford, Passamaquoddy 10. Elizabeth, Ryan, Newburyport 1. Sally, Iotter, Norfolk 4. Friendship, Whiting, New-York 4. Fox, Noltion, New-Bedford 6. CLEARED. Ship Old Tom, M'Keown, Londonderry. Gen. Washington, M'Kasky do. Fair American, Treadwell, New-York. Brig Sally, Dodson, Isle of France. Clarissa, Nichols, Curacao & Aux-Cayes. William, Goe, Antigua. SCHR. Little Fanny, Folsdick, St. Thomas. Peggy, Whelan, St. Domingo. Delight, Dana, Port-au-Prince. Ranger, Andrews, Boston. Katy, Trefethen, Portsmouth. Sea Flower, Man, Fredericksburgh. Sloop Brilliant, Watson, North Carolina. Arrived, sloop Sally and Jane from the Havanna (via Norfolk 4 days.) The day after leaving the Havanna, was boarded by the privateer Lark, of New-Providence and after examination, allowed to proceed. SCHR. Elizabeth, capt. Skinner, one of the fleet from Port-au-Prince is lost on cape Henlopen—cargo damaged and saved. The ship Voltaire, Bowen, from hence has arrived at Hamburg in 29 days. The Resolution of 74—Aha 64—Assistance 50—Topaze 36—and Lynx of 24 guns, British ships of war, lay in Hampton roads the 4th inst.
Capt. Moore informs, that he left at the Havanna the 24th ult. the ship Harry, Ehrlurson of this port from Gonaves—SCHR. Hector, do. Sloop Mary, Gamble, do. to fall in 4 days. The brig Sufannah, Lewis, of and for this port failed the day before the Maria Matilda.
Capt. Smith of the SCHR. Maria, from Porto-Rico, spoke Feb. 25. lat. 30. long. 60. 50. the ship Caroline, Ruth, of Charleston, out 34 days from the Havanna to Turks-Island—March 4th spoke the SCHR. Betsey; out 14 days from Gonaves to New-York.
Capt. Smith, of the Tennessee from Havre, spoke the 25th January, the brig Washington, from Bordeaux to New-York, out 17 days February 23. lat. 38. long. 63, the schooner Polly, out 6 days from Newburyport for Cadiz, had sprung a leak, thrown their deck load of lumber overboard and were then bearing away for Gaudaloupe March, lat. 37. long. 61, a Danish brig, out 62 days from St. Ubes to Baltimore.
Capt. Maley, of the United States brig Sophia, 3 days from New-York, informs that on Friday last, about noon, he saw near twenty sail of vessels, several of them square rigged; apparently landing in for the Capes of Delaware—Also that a few days since, a French privateer was lost on Hatteras, and that part of the crew had arrived in New-York.
Capt. Porter of the sloop Sally 4 days from Norfolk, informs that he spoke yesterday under cape May, the SCHR. Mary, from Surinam.
SCHR. Orion, Pryor, from Aux-Cayes; Betsey, Tice, Alexandria; Betsey, Norfolk—are below.
Letters sent from hence to Liverpool by the Clothier, were received about the 1st of January.
Arrived on Saturday, the Revenue cutter, capt. Roach, which vessel has been down the river and bay, with several gentlemen, for the purpose of examining into the state of the several piers therein. The brig Pilgrim of New-York is taken and carried into New-Providence.
BALTIMORE, March 9. Arrived on Thursday evening, brig Mercury, captain Lee, 10 weeks from Rotterdam, and seven from the Lizard. Capt. Lee has favoured us with the following: On the 23rd of December failed from Rotterdam, in company with the schooner Catherine, capt. Cox, of Marblehead, bound to Boston. On the 29th of December, parted company in the channel, in a heavy gale from the westward. When capt. Lee, failed capt. Parker, of the ship Sidney, of Baltimore, bound to Liverpool, capt. Eversly of the ship Liberty, Alexandria, bound to ditto capt. Black, of the ship
Alexandria, bound to St. Ubes, all left Rotterdam to go to their ships lying at Helvoetsluys. Left at Rotterdam, ship Thomas, of Portland, capt. Dyer; ship Hancock, of Boston, capt. Heives; brig Story, of Newburyport; and a brig belonging to Philadelphia; just arrived, name unknown.
Just before capt. L. failed, arrived ship Thomas, last from Shields, (England.) On the 30th December spoke the ship Union, of Baltimore, capt. James Porter, in distress, having lost his mainmast last from Hamburg, bound to Baltimore, but then bore away for the Texel.
February 3, in lat. 23. 00. N. and long. 33. 00. west, was boarded by a Portuguese 64 gun ship, from the Brazils, bound to Lisbon; after over-hauling our papers and searching the hold told us we might proceed.
Feb. 5, in lat. 22. 30. N. and long. 36. 30. west, fell in with a fleet of seventeen sail at six A. M. was boarded by a boat from one of them; it was an armed ship called the Union, and belonging to Bristol, last from Cork, bound to St. Vincents: They all failed from Cork the 10th of January, with convoy with about 150 sail more, but got dispersed the 17th of January, in a very heavy gale of wind.
Feb. 18, in lat. 23. 04. N. and long. 62. 00. west, spoke brigantine Hannah, of Newburyport, from Boston, bound to Curacao, out 20 days.
Feb. 24, in lat. 28. 10. N. and long. 69. 10. west, spoke the ship Carroll, of Charleston, from the Havannah, bound to St. Thomas's, out 28 days.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of information at Havre, to his friend in this city, dated, Havre, Jan. 9. 1798.
The next material thing to acquaint you of is, that the war is still likely to rage with England—that a descent on that country is resolved on, and will be attempted in a manner to astonish the world—and that our commissioners have not, "nor will not" do any thing with this government, which I have by letter from general Pinckney, of the 4th inst. from Paris. You will of course conclude, that there will be no more security for our flag; and this idea I beg, most seriously to impress on your mind as a fact not to be misconceived by the meanest capacity. There was a proposition made a few days ago by the directory to the councils for a law to capture "all neutrals" on which shall be found any article the growth, produce, or manufactures of England, or any of her dependencies, and I have little doubt but it will take effect.
The Prussian minister also late announced to the Senate of Hamburg, that the king, his master, in consequence of the late changes and arrangements made in the Germanic empire, would take possession of that city, with the consent of this republic. This news, however is not public, but I believe it to be true.
NEW-THEATRE.
MONDAY EVENING, March 12, Will be presented, the Historical Play of COLUMBUS; Or, A World Discovered. With the Comic Opera of THE SPOIL'D CHILD.
JUST RECEIVED, FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE, And FOR SALE, by the SUBSCRIBERS, 110 hds. Coffee 16 tiers do. 100 barrels do. 100 bags do. 110 hogheads of Muscovado Sugar 80 barrels do. 40 hogheads of Molasses 4 bales of Cotton 2 hogheads of Cocoa WILLINGS & FRANCIS, Penn-street. march 12.
Landing from on board the ship Tennessee, capt. Smith, from Hamburg, And FOR SALE by the SUBSCRIBERS, 325 pieces Quadruples Silesias 400 do. Platillas 100 do. Creas 52 do. do. à la Morlaix 100 do. Dowlas 20 do. red striped Arabias 20 do. blue Guinea 100 dozen bordered Handkerchiefs Eric & Lewis Bollmann, 23, South Third Street. ALSO ON HAND, A case of printed Mullins and Calicoes march 12.
For Boston, The Ship COMMERCE, Richard Waillcoat, Master. To sail in a few days. Any freight that may offer, will be taken on very moderate terms, for which, or passage, apply to the Captain, or to Isaac Harvey, jun. 5, South Water-Street. march 12.
Hibernian Society. A Special meeting of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, will be held at Mr. M'Shane's, Third-street, on Friday next, the 16th inst. at 7 o'clock in the evening. The Anniversary Meeting of the Society, will be held at the same place on Saturday the 17th inst. at one o'clock P. M. Dinner will be on the table at half past three. Those who intend to dine with the Society, are requested to send their names to Mr. M'Shane, on or before Friday next. MATTHEW CAREY, Secretary. march 12.
The Creditors of the late Mr. John Gould Are requested to meet at the house of Wm. li Smith, Walnut near Front street, on Thursday the 16th inst at 6 o'clock in the evening, March 12.