Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1794-08-05 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 46 of Vol. VI.]
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1794.
[Whole No. 596.]
Department of State, July 30, 1794.
NOTICE
IS hereby given, That the Documents, which have been forwarded to this Department...
A French Family,
WOULD wish to be entrusted with the care of a FARM, about the city of Philadelphia...
Money to be Lent, On Mortgage of REAL ESTATES,
Within the City and Liberties of Philadelphia. Apply to Nicholas Diehl, jun.
Bank of the United States, July 7th, 1794.
NOTICE is hereby given, that here will be paid at the Bank after the sixteenth instant...
Lachawannock.
A LARGE body of LAND on this river and its waters, is now for sale to Settlers only...
The main river flows through one tract of about thirty thousand acres...
Spring Brook Creek, which with its branches, waters another tract of about forty thousand acres...
It affords numerous Mill seats, & in its course creates large bodies of well watered meadow-ground.
The other tracts are intersected by creeks of considerable importance.
Several Mills are ready erected for the accommodation of the Settlers.
Roads are cut in different directions, towards the most convenient markets.
The county town is not more than 12 miles distant from many parts of the settlement.
The Susquehanna affords an easy and safe navigation to Middletown, from whence the Canal to Schuylkill extends the communication to the city.
Another means of connection with Philadelphia, is by the Delaware, from which the distance in several places is about thirty miles.
The proprietors combining their own interest with that of the inhabitants, are disposed to erect works of public utility...
For further particulars apply to George Eddy.
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, July 9.
Letters directed to George Eddy, at Philadelphia, or to Thomas Eddy, at New York, relative to this business, will be duly answered.
TO BE SOLD BY THOMAS DOBSON, Principles and Observations APPLIED TO THE MANUFACTURE AND INSPECTION
Pot and Pearl Albes.
By DAVID TOWNSEND, Inspector of Pot and Pearl-Albes for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Published according to Act of Congress. These observations relate to an extensive business; and are designed, in the plainest manner, to convey profitable information to those interested in it...
Aug. 2
Wanted to Charter, Three Vessels, Of about 100 to 110 tons each. Louis Osmond, No. 117, north Second Street, Who has for sale, Glass Ware and Bottles, A few tiers of Hams and Butter in firkins.
For Sale, A Stout Ship, ABOUT six years old, built of the best seasoned white Oak, built bolted throughout and sheathed last fall, is 62 feet keel, 24 feet 2 inches beam, 11 feet 4 inches hold, 4 feet 8 inches between decks, and supposed to carry from 2400 to 2800 barrels.
Wharton & Lewis. For LIVERPOOL, The Ship AMIALE, John Thompson, master. WHEN about 250 tons, a very substantial ship, built of live oak and cedar, of an early draught of water, fails remarkably fast, and has very excellent accommodations for passengers...
John Mayo. For Sale or Charter, The Ship GEN. WASHINGTON, Isaac Sylvester, master. NOW lying at Say's wharf, the 3d above Market Street, burthen about 2500 barrels, is a good strong vessel, and will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days.
RUMFORD & ABIJAH DAWES, Water Street, No. 7, South. For Charter, The Brig SEA NYMPH, JOHN PADEN, Master. SAILS fast, and will be ready to take in a cargo in a few days.
Joseph Sims, WHO HAS FOR SALE, Madeira and Sherry WINE. For immediate use, BRANDY, Red and Pale Jesuits BARK, White LEAD ground in oil, BRIMSTONE, &c.
For Sale, The Sloop INDUSTRY, Burthen about 700 barrels, in complete order to receive a cargo, and may be sent to sea at a small expence. Wharton & Greaves, Who have remaining on hand, A few Pipes of Old Madeira Wine, And a few quarter Casks of SHERRY, fit for immediate use.
TO BE SOLD, BY THOMAS DOBSON, AN Alphabetical List OF THE DUTIES Payable by law on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into the United States of America...
The Ground Plan OF THE City and Suburbs OF PHILADELPHIA.
TAKEN FROM ACTUAL SURVEY. IT is with pleasure that the publisher has to inform his subscribers, and the public in general, that the plate is now under the hands of the engraver...
Medical Books. JUST PUBLISHED, By Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House No. 41, South Second Street, VOL. II. Medical Inquiries
AND OBSERVATIONS. By BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. Professor of the Institutes of Medicine, and of Clinical Practice in the University of Pennsylvania. CONTAINING 1. An inquiry into the influence of physical causes upon the moral faculty. 2. An inquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body...
Medical Transactions OF THE College of Physicians of Philadelphia. VOL. I.—PART I. Price one dollar in boards.
A Treatise on the Diseases of Children. With general directions for the management of Infants from the birth, adapted for the use of physicians and private families, By Michael Underwood, M. D.
The Edinburgh New Dispensatory, two vols. System of Surgery, extracted from the works of Benjamin Bell, by Dr. Waters, 2 vols. 50 cts. System of Anatomy, extracted from the Encyclopaedia, with 12 copperplates, 2 vols. System of Chemistry, extracted from the Encyclopaedia, exhibiting a view of the progress of the sciences...
Likewise for sale a considerable number of Medical Books, viz. Cullen's Practice, Materia Medica, Physiology, and Synopsis. Bell's Surgery, 6 vols. or 4 vols. do. on Ulcers. Buchanan's Domestic Medicine, Ledran's Surgery, Cheselden's Anatomy...
Choice St. Croix Sugar, JUST IMPORTED, And for Sale, By JAMES YARD. Also a quantity of RUSSIA Mats. June 24th.
Carolina Rice and Indigo, BAY MAHOGANY and FRENCH BURR STONES, FOR SALE BY Gurney and Smith. May 14.
NANKEENS. Nankeens of Superior Quality, Longand short pieces Long and short black fatins, Black Taffetas, and Senshaws, Black and coloured India sewing Silk, Ornamental jars and beakers, And a few long sets of Tea China. Coloured Satins, Lustring, and TOBINES, FOR SALE AT No. 40, north Fifth Street. July 7.
Just Published, And to be sold by THOMAS DOBSON, At the Stone House No. 41, South Second Street, price 1-8th of a dollar, An Impartial Review
Of that part of Dr. RUSH's Late PUBLICATION On the YELLOW FEVER, Which treats of its origin. In which his opinion is shown to be erroneous...
French Revolution. JUST PUBLISHED. (Price two Dollars.) By MATHEW CAREY, No. 118, Market Street, AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION;
From its Commencement to the execution of the QUEEN and the DEPUTIES of the Gironde Party. Extracts from the Preface. The authors have presumed to affix to their title, the epithet impartial...
Stock Brokers Office, No. 16, Wall-Street, NEW-YORK. THE Subscriber intending to conchue his business entirely to the PURCHASE and SALE OF STOCKS on COMMISSION...
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UN Negre nomme ADONIS, s'est echape de Wilmington, Etat de Delaware, le 22 Juillet. Le dit negre a 5 pieds 7 pouces...
Eight dollars reward.
A Negro, named ADONIS, ran away from Wilmington, state of Delaware, the 22d July. The said Negro is about five feet 7 inches high...
It is supposed the said Negro is now in Philadelphia; the person or persons who know where he is, are desired to arrest him...
TUITION.
WILLIAM FINCH of the New Theatre, begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public, that he has removed from the corner of Eighth and Arch Streets to No. 68, north Eighth between Arch and Race Streets...
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, By Thomas Dobson, At the Stone House, No. 41, South Second Street,
1. LETTERS addressed to the Philosophers and Politicians of France, on the subject of Religion; to which are prefixed observations relating to the causes of the general prevalence of Infidelity, By JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, L.L.D.
Price one quarter of a Dollar. II. TWO SERMONS, viz. 1. The present state of Europe compared with ancient prophecies. Preached on the Fast day, in 1794; with a preface containing the reasons of the author for leaving England. 2. The use of Christianity, especially in difficult times; being the Author's Farewell Discourse to his Congregations in Hackney...
A Concise History of the rise of those Doctrines, and an account of the Trial of McElwall, for Heresy and Blasphemy, at Stafford Assizes.
Price one eighth of a Dollar. The above three are re-published with the author's improvements and additions; and a considerable part of his works, in an improved state, will make their appearance as soon as convenience will admit. July 28.
NO. 68. District of Pennsylvania, TO WIT.
BE it remembered that on the twenty-third day of July in the nineteenth year of the independence of the United States of America, JOSEPH BOGGS, of the said district...
The Philadelphia Directory, for the year 1795.—By Joseph Boggs. In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States entitled "An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." Sam. Caldwell, Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania. July 30.

For the Gazette of the United States.
MR. FENNO,
As there are men in every society who will justify every thing that tends either directly or indirectly to promote their personal views—I am not surprised to find writers who justify those hostile associations which have been formed in various parts of the Union.
It is not with an expectation that any of these will be influenced in their opinion, or that the majority of persons who form those societies will be affected by the sound principles contained in the enclosed remarks; that I wish their re-publication; but it is of the greatest importance that the people at large, should fully understand the nature and tendency of those societies; and that the citizens in one part of the Union, should be informed of the sentiments entertained respecting them, by the wisest and best men in another. D.
The following observations, with those of other writers who have dissected the principles of our new fangled legislators, it would be well for their advocates to answer if they can. D.
From the GREENFIELD GAZETTE.
Fellow Citizens;
IN my first address, upon what are called "CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIETIES," I intimated my wish, that some person better able to do justice to the subject than myself, would come forward, and shew more particularly than I had done, their unconstitutionality , and destructive tendency . But as no person has appeared, I shall resume the subject.
These Societies, in general, endeavour to cover themselves under that article in the Constitution, which says, "The people have a right in a peaceable and orderly manner to assemble to consult the common good."
This article contains both a permissive , and a prohibitory . The permissive is defined by the prohibitory part. It prohibits all disorderly, and anarchical meetings; and all assemblies which are not convened for the purpose of consulting the common good;—that is, a number of citizens convene for the purpose of taking into consideration, matters, in which others, or the public are concerned as well as themselves, the good of the public, and not a party good, must be their object, otherwise they convene neither in a peaceable or orderly manner.
To know then, whether these societies come under the prohibitory part of this article, we must bring to view, not their FAIR PROFESSIONS , not their SOPHISTICAL REASONINGS , but their actual conduct . It can never be expected that the enemies of the Constitution, in the beginning of their plans for its destruction, should appear any otherwise, than under the cloak of HYPOCRISY . To be open at first, would terminate their wishes suddenly.
By "consulting the common good," we are to understand, that whatever subject is taken up for discussion in any peaceable assembly, it must be attended to with an ultimate view to the peace, happiness, and prosperity of all who may be concerned in that subject.
The way being thus prepared, I would observe;—that, for private clubs to endeavour to obtain an influence over the national councils, is so far from consulting the common good, as that it is an attempt to infringe upon the equal rights, and privileges of the people. This is a position which cannot be disproved, and I trust will not be controverted. For, just in proportion as the national councils are influenced by such clubs, so much the other parts of society are under the effects of an influence, in which they have no voice, and consequently they are under a necessity either of joining those private clubs, or of submitting, whether willing, or unwilling, to the influenced decisions of their civil rulers. Let us now see whether these societies are not endeavouring to obtain this influence. The principal reason which most of them give for their forming, is "that they may keep our civil rulers within the bounds of the Constitution." How is this to be done? Either by their influence, or their arms;—the latter they will at present disavow,—and probably will so until their treasuries become rich, when it may be depended on, their resolves will be enforced. But when and how is their influence to be used?
It is, when in their opinion acts of Congress, and the doings of the executive are unconstitutional. Their opinion is then to be the standard, to which the PUBLIC OPINION is to be subjected. Most of them have already come forward, and have resolved that such and such doings of Congress, and of our ex-
ecutive are unconstitutional; and these resolves must have been designed to have influenced our civil rulers. This indeed, looks like a faction, a rebellion in one point of view, and in another like tyranny. For a handful of the people, in private assemblies, to arraign the civil rulers of the United States, to judge and condemn them without a hearing, and that for conduct highly approved of by at least nineteen twentieths of the freemen, is without false colouring, both factions, rebellious, and tyrannical.
Among other strange reasons which some of the societies have given for their forming, are the following:—
 1. "The inattention of Congress to the recovery of the Western posts."  2. "The construction of the Federal Judges on the inability of States."  3. "The alarming circumstance of eleven members of the Federal Senate having voted in the negative," on a certain question. 
I must confess that these reasons being given as the ground of their forming, look like some design; greater than that of influence; it looks more like an assumption of the rights of government. What is the natural implication?—Nothing less, than that the people, instead of looking to Congress, must look to them for guidance, direction, and assistance.
And now judge, Fellow Citizens, whether these Private Clubs , giving such reasons for their forming; and when they have formed, setting up courts of inquisition upon your civil rulers, and trying, and condemning them without a hearing, and publishing their condemnations, and all this without your voice; Judge, I say, whether they are peaceable, or orderly, or whether they consult the common good.
Again, every embarrassment which is thrown in the way of the public administration, of the constitutional officers of government in the performance of their official duties, is an opposition to the peace, freedom, and happiness of the United States.
That it has been the unwearied endeavour of these Societies, to embarrass our civil rulers in all their proceedings, is as true, as that Genet is their father ;—or, it is as true, as it is, that they have constantly opposed, by their resolves, and by their writings, every prudent endeavour of our political fathers, for preserving to us the blessings of peace. Even the President's proclamation of neutrality which so perfectly harmonized with the wishes of the people, was by them opposed. The Democratic Society in Philadelphia, had the impudence to resolve, that this proclamation of neutrality by the President, was a "questionable constitutional act" and also that it was " impolitic ." They have also uniformly, and publicly blamed the President, and Congress, for every exertion they have made to preserve a strict neutrality;—and also for all their endeavours to terminate existing difficulties with Great Britain, by negotiation . And, in fine, they have opposed every thing, excepting war and anarchy. It will be enquired, Are these things embarrassments to our civil rulers in their official duties? The question needs no answer—If these things have not been embarrassing, it is because our civil rulers have considered these societies too small, and contemptible, to demand much notice.
Again, every attempt, made by private clubs, to disaffect the minds of the people towards their civil rulers, and alienate their affections from them, so long as they deserve their confidence, by a faithful discharge of their official duties, is a direct attack upon their peace, happiness and prosperity.
That it has been the unwearied endeavour of these societies, to render despisable, in the view of the people, their civil rulers, is as evident as that they have voted most of their doings, for six months past, to be unconstitutional; and that without shewing, in a single instance, sufficient reasons therefor. In their writings, also, they have suggested, that our political fathers, " have been under the influence of British gold ;"—that they have " crept into office ;"—that they have been endeavouring " to keep the people in ignorance ," lest they should discover their wicked plots, and hurl them from their easy situation." These societies have talked about " the necessity of a general sweep ;"—that is, of guillotining, at once, our civil rulers, as enemies to the country; and have constantly insinuated, that they have " deep designs and machinations ," against the liberties of the people.
Whilst the Senate doors were shut, they clamoured about the secrecy of their proceedings; and called that honorable body " a conclave, a cabal ," and many other hard names;—and what is very singular, at the same time, these societies shut their own doors, and established a test of admission; and whilst they were condemning the secrecy of the senate, they were forming a secret censorship , over the representatives of the people. Some of these societies have proceeded so far, as to form lists of what they call Aristocrats , that is, friends to our present government:—
And, is it not manifest from all things, that it has been their constant design, if possible, to disaffect the minds of people from their civil rulers? Has this the complexion of equal rights, that a few citizens secluding themselves by bars, and bolts, from all other freemen, who are equally interested, and there, forming lists of proscription against others,—and there arraigning for adjudication, and even condemnation , those characters, who are put into office by the great body of the freemen? No, this is tyrannical and factious. And, in fine, by the writings of these societies, it appears that their minds have been on the rack, in the invention of every species of calumny, for the purpose of sowing the seeds of discord, and of spreading among the people, a general dissatisfaction, with respect to their civil rulers.
These societies pretend that they form for the purpose of spreading information, and of disseminating political knowledge. What is the knowledge and what is the information they are spreading? This must be determined from their votes and writings. I have yet seen no other knowledge, or information spread by them, only, that the president is deserving of censure, for endeavouring to preserve us in peace; and that Congress is a venal body—that their proceedings have been such, as to deserve the highest disapprobation, and their political sentiments, such as to require the greatest jealousy of the people—and that the great body of the freemen, the farmers, &c. are suffering great depression, and intolerable burdens under such an aristocratical government. This is the knowledge they are disseminating; and whilst it manifests the restlessness and depravity of their hearts, it manifests, also, their intolerable ignorance of the condition of the great body of the people, who are rejoicing in the highest possible prosperity. That which they disseminate, is so far from deserving the name of knowledge, that it is only their anarchical, dogmatical, passionate, party opinions . The main body of the people are as capable of judging as these societies are; whether their public servants exceed the bounds of the constitution, and they are perfectly satisfied with what they have done.
Thus, Fellow Citizens, I have given you the truth, relative to these Clubs . They have boldly, and impudently asserted, that no man durst deny their right, of meeting to consult the common good. I have not denied this right to open and peaceable assemblies; but I deny it to them, for they are neither;—Their conduct manifests the villainy of their designs—and if they are not prohibited in the Constitution, neither is open rebellion.
A REPUBLICAN.
For the Gazette of the United States.
MR. FENNO,
THE same arguments which are daily used in favor of direct taxation, may be urged with equal force in favor of all systems, which however pleasing in theory, are from certain causes impracticable in their nature. Happiness is in a great measure the creature of opinion.—To suppose that it is only to be found among the rich would be to admit a position not warranted by experience. If the great majority of the inhabitants of any country are contented with their situation—if they are satisfied that the government is so administered as to promote their true welfare, it would be the height of wickedness in any man or set of men to disturb their repose, by advocating systems, which having for their object a partial good might produce great and lasting evils. To frame a law so as to make direct taxes operate equally in the United States, would be an herculean task indeed. It would not have the desired effect on the proprietor of houses and cultivated farms, because he would raise his rents—The merchant would as in the other case, charge it upon his goods—The owners of unproductive property would probably become the only victims of the operation of a law of this kind. I have said nothing about those persons who live upon the interest of their monies in the funds or otherwise, because it must be obvious to the meanest understanding, that if indirect taxation has been the real cause of the enhanced price of living, they will have no reason to lament the new projected order of things—For the truth of this assertion, I will appeal to every house-keeper in this city, whether an income of 2000. at the present day is equal to 1500. three years ago? Besides that the mode of collecting direct taxes would be extremely difficult—very vexatious and would have a tendency to harass and render the people dissatisfied with the government, and this I
believe to be the real aim of the profligate authors of a scheme, which they themselves know to be impracticable. The mode in which the revenue of the United States is now collected, leaves it optional with all persons to contribute to it or not, and also operates as an encouragement to home manufactures. It has been said that from long habit Tea, Coffee and Sugar, have become as it were necessaries of life among all descriptions of persons, and that in consequence thereof, the tax upon those articles operates as forcibly upon the indigent as upon the wealthy part of the society. To this assertion I answer, that it is a well known fact, that the price of labor has kept pace with the price of those commodities and that the rich not only consume greater quantities of Tea, Coffee and Sugar, but expend yearly large sums in the purchase of articles of luxury charged with high duties, and which duties might be increased if judged expedient. Nothing perhaps would go so far to expose the vile hypocrisy of those men who are continually declaiming upon the imaginary imperfections in the government as a perusal of the sentiments expressed at their grand Kin-ta-keas.—It is there we shall find the little despicable tyrant over fifty or a hundred unfortunate Africans drinking confusion to despots—It is there we shall see the lawless intruder on the lands assigned by nature's God to the untutored Indian holding forth in favor of the rights of man—and there also are to be found gamblers, drunkards, bankrupts, in fortune and in fame, gentlemen cockers, jockies, atheists, &c. &c. looking out for the promised millennium and chanting hymns in praise of honesty, temperance and morality!!! I. S.
For the Gazette of the United States.
To the MEMBERS of the DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
Fellow Citizens, In order to give full proof of our real attachment to the cause of Liberty and Equality as well as to each other, I wish to communicate my sentiments to you on this important subject, viz.
The destruction of Artificial Aristocracy originating in extra industry, superior abilities, or lucky circumstances, by an equal and just distribution of all Property owned or possessed by the Brethren of our Society. As this idea is by no means novel, it already existing in this country among the Moravians at Bethlehem, Nazareth &c. Its practicability therefore can never be doubted by any but the rich, to these I would quote a passage in the New Testament viz. it is easier for a Camel to go through the Eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; this far for religion and now for politics. It will be easy to demonstrate that true equality cannot exist where riches are enjoyed by a few, and poverty is the portion of the remaining part of the Community, and that the evils and mortifications which this kind of Aristocracy creates, are of the most obnoxious kind—I have not time to be more particular at present, and I mean only to give notice that at the first meeting of our Society in September next, I shall move for a general return of all the Property possessed by each individual of our Society, in order that the expediency of an equitable division may be duly and fairly considered. To preserve and perpetuate the equality created by this return, and division, I would have the same repeated at least biennially—and that no one may have the least cause to complain, I would propose that any member who may not approve of this wise measure, may be at liberty to withdraw from our Society and that his name be recorded on our black list of Aristocrats.
A True friend to EQUAL LIBERTY.
Query, will it not be more desirable that the proposed return and division of Property should extend to all our Sate Societies collectively, than that the same should be effected by and confined to each Society within itself?
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 5.
Says a Correspondent.
The farming interest has so declined of late years—and the value of farms and lands in general is so diminished that it is proposed by a correspondent, in order to doing justice to the farmers, and proprietors of lands, that at the next election all the members of the state and general legislatures should be chosen from the above classes—another correspondent proposes that as trade and commerce are on the decline and will be annihilated soon if something is not done, all the representatives of the people should be merchants—another proposes, to revive the drooping mechanic arts, that they should all be elected from the mechanics—another conceives that stockholders have no interest in the affairs of this country but what is contrary to all other interests, and suggests
that they should be disenchanted—and their affairs committed to men who will think it their duty to annihilate both debts and credits together. Irenicus.
Besides the intelligence brought by Capt. Hampton, from St. Kitts and St. Eustatius, and published in our last, under the Wilmington head, we were since favored by that gentleman with the following particulars, which may be depended on.
The Republican forces at Guadalupe had increased to upwards of 7000 men, by the addition of considerable numbers of the inhabitants, and of those who had been aristocrats but converted to republicanism by the tyranny and cruelties the British commanders had exercised over them. Numbers of prisoners who had been permitted at St. Bartholomews to obtain a passage to the United States, were returning to the assistance of their brethren by every opportunity.
American vessels in the British islands, and the French islands in their possession were not suffered to carry away any other produce than rum and molasses, and such only on giving bond that they should not be landed in any port of Europe to the northward of Cape Finisterre, except Great Britain.
The frigate Resource, Capt. Ross, which called at St. Eustatius, had been dispatched by Admiral Jervis in quest of three French privateers lately fitted out at St. Bartholomews and which were cruising among the islands with great success; one of them, a brig of 16 guns chased two Dutch sloops into the road, a day or two before Capt. Hampton failed from St. Eustatius, where Capt. Ross, the commander of the Resource, mentioned that the Admiral had sent for the fleet of men of war, now on the coast of the United States, requiring their assistance at Guadalupe.
The inhabitants of St. Eustatius were much alarmed at the prospect of an attack by the French. Not a vessel was suffered to enter the road after dark, and in the night of the 11th of July, a schooner was much damaged and lost a man by being fired at from the fort.
The St. Kitts Gazette of the 7th July mentioned the receipt of intelligence from England to the 28th May, and the arrival of an American brig at Antigua, which failed from Brest with a fleet of 20 sail of the line, to join the convoy from America, which they met off the Western Isles.
An American ship which arrived at St. Eustatius, after a short passage from Amsterdam, brought an account of the safe arrival of the aforementioned convoy at Brest.
The Schooner dispatch, Capt. W. J. Keen of Philadelphia, arrived at St. Eustatius from Dominico; Capt. Keen informed Capt. Hampton that he was in company with N. C. Higginson, Esq. the agent of the United States, on the 9th of July, who was about departing from Dominico without having been able to accomplish, in the smallest degree, the important business required of him in that island. The enormous sum of ten thousand dollars was demanded of him for permission to procure copies of the documents relative to the condemnation of the American property in the Court of Admiralty there.
Captain Hampton's was the first arrival at St. Kitts after the embargo, and was received by the inhabitants with the liveliest expressions of joy and civility.
On Wednesday last, off the capes of Delaware, he was brought too by the Deane British frigate, of 32 guns, Capt. Kemp, who shewed much politeness, and to whom, by particular request, he delivered the St. Kitts and St. Eustatius Gazettes (containing the intelligence from Guadalupe, &c.) he desired to have brought to this city.
Left at St. Kitts the sloop Captain W. Jackson, of Philadelphia, and the brig Diana, Capt. Barker, of New-York; and at St. Eustatius the brig Ann and Mary, Capt. Curry of Philadelphia. The brig Yorick, Capt. M'Allister failed from St. Domingo on the 11th. The Schooner Washington, Capt. Watson, was to have failed on the 15th for Norfolk.
Amer. D. Adv.
August 2, 1794.
Wilmington } Dorrough, ff. }
IN consequence of a publication in the Delaware and Eastern shore Advertiser of this day, signed Adams and Smyth, flyed the 'Alarm Bell,' suggesting some queries respecting putrid hides; to which is subjoined an address "to the People of Philadelphia." The Burgesses and assistants convened for the purpose of investigating the same; and called before the house the health-officer of the port, the inspector who attended at discharging the cargo, the mate, and three people belonging to the sloop, (the captain being absent) who being severally and duly sworn to

give evidence of the facts, it appeared that the foundation for such a publication is not the least foundation for such a publication; and in as much as such publications have a direct tendency to excite dread in the minds of the citizens, Resolved, that this house highly disapprove of the conduct of Adams and Smyth, in this particular; and that the several affidavits of facts be published, in order to counteract any undue influence which such an injudicious act might impress on the public mind. Resolved, that a copy of these proceedings, as well as of the affidavits, be immediately transmitted by express to the Mayor of Philadelphia for further communication; and that the Editors of the different newspapers in the United States be requested to publish the same.
Signed by order of the Burgesses and Assitants. SAM. BYRNES, T. Clerk.
Six affidavits follow, which state in the fullest and most unequivocal terms that the vessel and crew of the sloop Lark, Capt. Guyer from New Orleans, was fully inspected, and found to be perfectly free from any infection or sickness—and the lades in good order, none of them being damaged.
At this dry season for news, the following advertisement extra, may afford a moment's amusement to our readers. It is taken from THE EAGLE, a paper printed at Hanover N. H. near Dartmouth College.
VARIETY STORE.
TO THE LITERATI. Messrs. COLON & SPONDEE, Wholesale dealers in Verse, Prose, and Muck.
Beg leave to inform the public, and the learned in particular, that previous to the ensuing commencement,
They purpose to open a fresh assortment of GOODS, Suitable for the Season,
As the room on the Plain, lately occupied by Mr. Frederic Wiser, Tenor if it can be procured—
—Where they will expose to sale—
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NORFOLK, July 28.
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Lady Washington, Watson, in 15 days from Nevis. By this vessel a St. Christopher's paper is received to the 10 inst. from which the following intelligence is extracted:—
BASSETTERRE, July 10.
We promised in our last to give our readers the earliest intelligence received from Guadalupe, but are sorry they should be of the disagreeable nature of the following extract; but sincerely hope the loss of our men therein mentioned, is exaggerated:—
Extract of a letter from a person in Guadalupe, who had been with the army besieging Point Petre, to his friend in this Island, dated July 5.
"The French attacked our different posts, but paid dear for their presumption, leaving, in killed and wounded 300 men; the loss on our side were 20. Our 5 batteries having been completed, were playing incessantly on the fort, when an order was given to march 700 men to storm the town. The French having intelligence of this, (I suppose from some rascals, which had joined us for that purpose) brought one of their frigates near shore, and landed a number of men from the other vessels; their whole force, of all descriptions of persons, amounted to 3000 men; which waited the assault. They kept the greatest silence, and did not fire a shot until our men got in the town, when the frigate and companies stationed in the streets and avenues, with wall pieces, loaded with langrage and grape shot, commenced a most tremendous fire, which it was morally impossible to withstand. We were obliged to retreat, leaving 12 officers and near 400 soldiers and sailors killed and wounded; the inhuman enemy stabbing those who had been shot, that they found life in."
"We drew off our guns from the battery that I was in, and joined our troops in the town below. The French are hem'd in on all sides."
We are sorry the writer of the above was not particular in his dates and names of Places.
We are informed that General Grey and Sir John Jervis had declared, they would reduce Point Petre to a heap of ruins with red hot balls, which was to have taken place on Sunday last. The women are getting away as fast as they can.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 4.
POSTSCRIPT.
A Barbadoes paper of the 11th July, was received in town on Saturday. A gentleman who has perused said paper, verbally relates the following, as nearly as we can relate it:
"That the British June packet had arrived there in a short passage from England, with official accounts of the engagement between the English and French fleets, which, after an obstinate battle, terminated in favor of the English, they being of superior force, having taken nine of the French ships of war, and were in pursuit of the others, when the dispatches were sent off."
"That a junction between the Duke of York & Gen. Clairfayt had been effected; and that another engagement had been fought on, or about the 1st. of June, between them and Mr. Pichegru, the French general, which proved most favourable to the allies."
From the above source a variety of reports have taken wing, and are in swift circulation; but in all probability, there is but little truth in them. The arrival of the packet, however, may be hourly expected, which will enable us to lay before our readers such extracts and official communications as will put
them in possession of these interesting particulars.
From the New-York Diary of Saturday Evening.
REPORT OF THE DAY.
Captain Cochrane is just returned to the Hook—and during his cruise he spoke a vessel bound from Barbadoes to St. Eustatia, from the captain of whom he got a Barbadoes paper, giving an account, that the British packet had arrived at that island the day before he failed, and brought the Gazette account of the engagement between the British and French fleets, and that Lord Howe had actually taken Nunez sail of the line!!!
It is also rumoured, that six more of the French line of battle ships were totally crippled, and could not be towed away. That the junction between Clairfayt and the Duke of York, had taken place; and a severe action had taken place fifteen days after the Duke's check, in which M. Pichegru left 17,000 men dead on the field, and got off himself with great difficulty.
BOSTON, July 30.
Vessels from the West-Indies, are stopped at the Castle, by order of the Governor, until a physician has examined whether the crew are free from the West-India fever. A wife and necessary caution.
We learn, that Capt. James Seaver, of this State, is appointed to the command of one of the American frigates, ordered to be built by Congress, in the room of Capt. Barney, declined.
Mr. Heat, we are told, will be builder of the frigate in this town. Preparations for a rapid prosecution of the business are making.
MAXIMS.
The best reply to Malevolence and Fallhoods is Silence and Contempt. The public are not so easily gulled as some demagogues imagine!
Fallhoods profit no cause whatever. What is true to day will be true to-morrow, for truth is eternal, and "speaks with most miraculous organs."
"Give men power and you make tyrants of them," keep men from power, and you make Jacobins of them—The hankering after the loaves and fishes is generally evinced by thuderings like those of Sempronius.
I'll mouth at Hamilton. Until I shake the system, And then
After what the world has generally thought of Roberpierre, one might be tempted to cry out on reading his celebrated Moral Reports, as an eminent christian writer once did of Socrates, "Oh! Santa Roberpierre, ora pro nobis!"
"* Oh! holy Roberpierre pray for us."
"DOG EAT DOG."
Halifax, N. S. July 10.
Saturday evening arrived the brig Mermaid, Capt. Collins, from Liverpool—The Mermaid left Grenada the 17th of May, and on her passage home fell in with the privateer Harlequin, Capt. Hutchins, belonging to Bermuda. The privateer was under French colours, and assumed the name of the National Razor, which induced Capt. Collins to hoist American colours. After some considerable parley with them, a Lieutenant and a boat's crew from the privateer came on board, rumaged every thing in the cabin, and under the pretence of her having two less of papers, put a prize master on board, and ordered her for Bermuda. But by the activity and adroitness of Capt. Collins, and part of his crew, which were left on board, the brig was retaken, and arrived at Liverpool the 29th ult. The same privateer a few days before, captured another brig, called the George and Tracy, owned by Benjiah Collins, Esq. of Liverpool, and under the same pretence sent her into Bermuda—Capt. Collins touched at Guadalupe the 20th of May, at which time 3 British ships of the line were lying there.
From Philadelphia, July 21.
"You may be assured that very agreeable intelligence has been received from our old Ambassador at the Court of London; on the subject of spoliation. I am not in the cabinet, and cannot therefore lend you particulars; but I learn, that the Ministry, on the representation of Mr. Pinkney have given assurances that if, in the prosecution of the war, they have been necessitated to infringe on the laws of nations, suitable satisfaction will be given. This is said to be the language. You may easily conceive, that I cannot send the correct account, as it is not likely our Chief Magistrate
would, during a negotiation, publish correspondencies which might give the anti-party an opportunity of gratifying their wishes, and intirely defeating the negotiation."
FROM THE MINERVA.
In the long interval of at least ten days, since we have had any bloody news from Europe, what a dreary place is a Coffee-House! and what a pitiful figure do our newspapers make! if the papers cannot announce blood and carnage, men butchering their fellow-men by the thousand and ten thousand, why there is no news—no news! what is the reason, we have no arrivals! how impatient, how restless does every body appear at the Coffee-Houses! one takes up a paper, and finding a sentimental essay, a law report, or some extract, throws down the paper with a psbaw! no news! the papers are not worth reading!
Alas! what shall poor printers do, when there is a wide ocean between us and the butchering work of Europe? A ten days interruption of bloody news sets half the town a yawning. True, a little riot and half a dozen democrats knocked over, for resisting a law of the country, will help out a little, and set folks a flaring. And Simcoe, the Indians and Canada insurrections will furnish a good round paragraph every two or three days. But all does not do, like half a million of Europeans fighting and killing each other—ten thousand slain in a day—200 pieces of cannon taken towns burnt or pillaged, forts taken—vessels dismantled or blown up—this is news—it speaks. Lord, for these ten days past not a word of news!
PETERSBURG, Vir. July 29.
We are informed that the vessel which was fitted out at Smithfield, and which was supposed to be intended for a privateer, was taken possession of by the volunteer companies from Richmond and Prince George, immediately on their arrival there. The Prince George infantry have charge of the vessel, and she is now on her way up to City-Point.
PHILADELPHIA.
AUTHENTIC.
Official information is received at the War Office confirmative of the defeat of the savages on the 1st July. They attacked the escort commanded by Major McMahan close under the walls of Fort Recovery on the morning of the 30th of June. Their numbers estimated from one thousand to fifteen hundred. The attack of the escort was followed immediately by a general assault upon the Fort, in which they were repulsed with considerable slaughter. They however continued a distant fire the remainder of the day and by intervals during the night and until twelve o'clock the next day, July the first, when they retreated. They were followed some distance by part of the garrison, commanded by Captain Gibson, but their numbers and ambuscades compelled him to observe great caution. We lost twenty-one officers and soldiers killed and twenty-nine wounded, among the former was the excellent partisan Major McMahan, whose loss is greatly regretted, Captain Hartshorne, Lieutenant Craig and Cornet Torrey, all of whom fell during the highest exertions of bravery. Among the wounded are Capt. Taylor of the Dragoons and Lieutenant Drake of the Infantry—one soldier missing.
The dragoons suffered the most; out of fifty in the action, twenty-one were either killed or wounded; one hundred horses remained after the action, but almost all of them wounded; twenty-seven horses were killed in the repeated charges made by that gallant Captain. Two hundred of the Contractor's horses were killed and missing.
There is but little doubt from the previous information that the attack was made by the mass of the Indian forces, and that they suffered severely, of which there were several unequivocal evidences. Their superior numbers and the horses which they gained during the action, enabled them to carry off the greatest
part of their dead, but they left ten bodies on the ground before the fort, which they could not carry away.
The first division of the mounted militia of Kentucky were expected at Fort Washington about the 20th of July, and the second about the 23d. After the arrival of this auxiliary force at the head of the line, which may have been the latter part of July, General Wayne will be enabled to move forward for the purpose of accomplishing the objects of the campaign, which it is expected will not be very difficult by comparing the quality and numbers of our troops with those of the enemy.
Fort Recovery is situated, 97 1-2 miles from Fort Washington, on the Ohio in the field where the action of the fourth of November 1791 was fought. It is 24 miles advanced of Greenville, General Wayne's head quarters in July.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED,
Ship Twins, Buaults, Auxcayes Brig Gratitude, Clark, Jamaica Seven Brothers, Thompson, Barbadoes Sch'r Delight, West, Newbern, N.C. Delaware, Davis, Jamaica Sloop Endeavor, Paine, Boston Ramblar, Pendleton, Virginia Betsey, Breection, St. Martins
CLEARED.
Ship Hannibal, Glover, Amsterdam Brig Hannah, Kinney, St. Thomas Industry, Hammill, St. Sebastian Polly, Littellier, Do. Fortune, Mandeville, Boston Capt. Breection in 19 days from St. Martin's, informs us that about the 5th July, at Point Petre, the French and English had an engagement, which terminated in favor of the former, and that the latter were defeated, with the loss of 600 men killed, and a number wounded and taken prisoners. The latest accounts at St. Martins say, that the British had evacuated Guadalupe.
Capt. Hampton of the brig Isabella and Ann, which arrived at Wilmington a few days ago, in 18 days from St. Kitts, came to town last night, he informs that the brig Yorick, Capt. M'Allister of Philadelphia, sailed from St. Kitts on the 11th July bound for Hispaniola.
By the Schooner Delaware from Kingston, we are informed, that a few days before she failed, the Rose frigate was lost on Rocky Point—several other vessels from Port-au-Prince were also lost with their cargoes coming down.
Last night arrived at the Port, the brig Georgia Packet, from Charleston, the Schooner Daisy Maid from St. Vincent's, and a sloop name unknown.
On Thursday last, off the Delaware Capes, a British 74, a 64, and five frigates, were spoke with by a Pilot, they were then standing off and on.
The Schooner Lady Washington of Norfolk, failed from St. Kitts the 15th inst. homeward bound. Capt. H. left at St. Kitts the following vessels, viz.
Brig Ann, Corry, of Philadelphia, Schooner Dispatch, Cain, and the sloop Jackson.
Capt. Mahon informs, that on Saturday evening last off Chinoteague he spoke the Goodridge's 3 Masted Schooner, which had captured a Philadelphia Schooner.
The brig Mary and Elizabeth, Capt. Latimer, is arrived at the Port. He informs that he spoke the above Schooner a few days before he made land, and that she was from Port de Paix with a cargo of coffee for this port.
"A Correspondent" and other favors are unavoidably postponed till to-morrow.
Just Received, By the Sloop Endeavor, Jon. Paine after from Boston,
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GUTHRIE'S GEOGRAPHY Improved.
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The following section
of the law for establishing an Health-Office, &c. passed the last session of the Legislature, is re-published for the information of all concerned.
WM. ALLEN, Health-Officer, for the port of Philadelphia, No. 21, Key's alley.
June 2, 1794.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every master or captain of any ship or vessel coming from beyond the sea (vessels actually employed in the coasting trade of the United States excepted) and bound to any port or place within the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, shall cause his ship or vessel to be brought to anchor, or otherwise layed in the stream of the river Delaware, opposite to the health-office on State-Island aforesaid, and there to remain until he shall have duly obtained a certificate or bill of health from the resident physician, in the manner and upon the terms herein before directed: and if, previously to obtaining such certificate or bill of health, any master or captain shall suffer his ship or vessel to approach nearer than the said health-office to the city of Philadelphia, or shall land, or cause or suffer to be landed, or brought on shore, at any port or place within this Commonwealth, or at any other port or place, with the intent to be conveyed into this Commonwealth, any person or persons, or any goods, wares or merchandise; or if after receiving such certificate or bill of health, he shall neglect or refuse to deliver the same to the health-officer agreeably to the directions of this act, such master or captain shall forfeit and pay, for each and every such offence, the sum of five hundred dollars to be recovered and appropriated as hereinafter provided and directed; and the captain or master of each and every ship or vessel, as soon as the same is brought to anchor, or otherwise layed as aforesaid, shall send a safe and commodious boat to bring the resident physician on board his ship or vessel, and shall in like manner convey him back to the health-office after he has concluded his official examination, or in case of any subsequent examination by the health-officer and consulting physician, as the case may be, each and every part of the ship or vessel, and shall present to his view each and every person on board thereof, and to all such questions as the resident physician at the time of examination, or the health officer at the time of delivering the certificate, or bill of health, in the city of Philadelphia, or at the time of examination to be had by the health-officer together, with the consulting physician shall ask relative to the health of any port or place from which the ship or vessel failed, or has since touched at; the number of persons on board when the ship or vessel entered on her voyage, the number of persons that have since been landed or taken on board, and when or where respectively, what persons on board, if any have been during the voyage, or shall at any time of examination, be infected with any pestilential or contagious disease, what person belonging to the ship or vessel, if any died during the voyage, and of what disease, and what is the present state and condition of the persons on board with respect to their health and diseases; and if any captain or master of any ship or vessel shall refuse to expose the same aforesaid to the search and examination of the resident physician, or of the health-officer and consulting physician, as the case may be; or if, having on board his ship or vessel any such person or persons, he shall conceal the same, or in any manner whatsoever he shall knowingly deceive or attempt to deceive the proper officers aforesaid in his answers to their official enquiries, such captain or master, for each and every such offence, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars, to be recovered and appropriated as hereinafter provided and directed; and wherever the resident physician, or consulting physician, as the case may be, shall direct any person or persons, or any goods, wares or merchandise to be landed at the health-office, or any ship or vessel to be detained opposite thereto, and there to be smoked, cleaned and purified, the captain of the ship or vessel shall in all respects conform to such directions, shall at the proper cost and charge of his employers carry the same into effect within such reasonable time as the resident physician, or consulting physician, as the case may be, shall allow and prescribe; and if any master or captain shall refuse or neglect to conform to these said directions, and to carry the same into effect as aforesaid, according to the respective objects thereof, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars for each and every offence, to be recovered and appropriated as is hereinafter provided and directed.
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Morris Academy.
THIS institution is now open for the reception of students under the immediate care of Mr. Caleb Russell, whose abilities as an instructor, and attachment to the business have long been known and approved. He has under him the best assistants in the different branches—The scholars are taught the English, French, Latin, and Greek languages, Public-Speaking, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, Astronomy, and the various branches of the Mathematics. The healthy situation of this place is such as to recommend it to those, who wish to have their children in the country. Boarding, washing, mending, &c. will be provided in good families, and the morals of the scholars carefully attended to.
The price including tuition, firewood, &c. exclusive of the French language) will not exceed thirty pounds proclamation money per annum) an addition of three dollars per quarter will be made to such scholars who are taught the French language. The Directors are determined to pay such attention to this institution, as will render it respectable and useful. GABRIEL H. FORD, TIMOTHY JOHNS, jun. } Directors. NATHAN FORD, Morristown, May 15, 1794. dtw. w2m.
Christiana Mills For Sale.
ON Monday the first day of September next at 8 o'clock in the evening, at the Coffee House in the city of Philadelphia will be sold by public vendue, two tracts or pieces of land situated in White Clay Creek hundred, New Castle county and state of Delaware; one of which contains about sixty acres of highly improved land, on it are a large two story brick dwelling house, a convenient brick barn, with stabling and a carriage house underneath, an excellent kiln for drying corn; and the well known mills called Christiana Mills (late Patterson's) which being at the head of the tide on Christiana river, and but about half a mile from the landing, is conveniently situated for carrying the articles manufactured at the mills by water to Philadelphia—This property being close to the road leading from Elkton to Christiana bridge, and at the head of the tide, with many other attendant advantages, render its situation for the milling business to very valuable, as to be equalled by few and excelled by none. The latter tract containing 175 acres, is about one mile from the mills and is chiefly woodland, which being contiguous to water carriage to the city of Philadelphia, must be of increasing value, especially as there is a quantity of large timber in said tract suitable for the purposes of the mills. The terms upon which the above mentioned estates will be sold are—one thousand pounds to be paid on executing the deed, and seven hundred and fifty pounds per annum, with interest for the remainder or proportionably for each part. Indispensible titles will be made for the property, by JOHN NIXON, ALEX. FOSTER, GEO. LATIMER. At same time and place will be sold a large BOAT, July 2. mw&fcts
ADVERTISEMENT.
LETTERS on the subject of the Washington Lottery, being by mistake repeatedly addressed to the Commissioners for the City of Washington. Persons concerned are hereby informed, that all such should be addressed either to W. Deakins Jun. of Washington, or to the Subscriber. The commissioners never having contemplated any further concern in this business, than in their assent to receive the bonds and approve the names of the managers. The prizes have been paid and are paying on demand by W. Deakins, Washington, Peter Gilman, Boston, and by the Subscriber. For the Lottery No. 2, the securities already given will be retained by the commissioners, or transferred by them at their option to the bank of Columbia; and the commissioners will be consulted respecting a judicious and equitable disposition of the houses to be built thereby; their treasury or the bank of Columbia will receive the money intended for the National University, and they will be consulted in the nomination of the 24 managers; but all the responsibility respecting the general disposition of the tickets, and payment of prizes, will rest as in the Hotel Lottery, on the persons whose names are and may be hereafter published as assistants to forward this business with S. BLODGET.
N. B. Mr. Blodget will be particularly obliged if those persons who possess prizes yet unpaid, will apply for their money as early as possible. June 7th. d.
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Richard Johns } In the Chancery Court of the John Wells and } State of Maryland, Mordecai Cole. } May 26th 1794
The Complainant hath filed
his bill, for the purpose of obtaining a decree, to vest in him a complete legal title to two tracts of land, lying in Baltimore county, one called Painters-Level, containing 100 acres, the other called Prospect containing 50 acres. He states, that the said John Wells on the 16th day of March 1774 contracted to sell the said land to the said Mordecai Cole, & executed to him a bond for conveyance, that the said Cole, on the same day, executed to the said Wells a bond for the payment of the purchase money amounting to £675 Pennsylvania currency, that the said Cole hath since discharged the whole of the purchase money, and hath assigned to the complainant the said bond for conveyance; that the said Wells hath never executed a deed, agreeably to his contract but hath removed out of the state of Maryland, and now resides in the state of Kentucky.
It is thereupon, and at the request of the complainant, adjudged, and ordered, that he procure a copy of this order to be inserted at least six weeks successively, before the first day of August next, in the United States Gazette at Philadelphia, to the intent, that the said John Wells may have notice of the complainant's application to this court, and may be warned to appear here, on or before the first Tuesday in October next, to show cause wherefore this court should not proceed to decree, agreeably to the prayer of the complainant, and to the act of assembly, for such cases made and provided. Test, Samuel Harvey Howard. Reg. Cur. Can. June 13. mw&fcts
Just Published, In one handsome volume, 12mo. Price 55
JOHN ORMROD,
At Franklin's Head, No. 41, Chestnut Street, AN ESSAY ON THE Natural Equality of Men, On the Rights that result from it, and on the Duties which it imposes. To which a MEDAL was adjudged, by the Teylerian Society at Haarlem. Corrected and Enlarged, by WILLIAM LAWRENCE BROWN, D. D. Professor of Moral Philosophy, and the Law of Nature, and of Ecclesiastical History; and Minister of the English Church at Utrecht. Aliquid semper ad communem utilitatem afferendum. CICERO. The First American Edition.
THE grand principle of Equality, if rightly understood, is the only basis on which universal justice, sacred order, and perfect freedom, can be firmly built, and permanently secured. The view of it exhibited in this essay, at the same time that it represses the insolence of office, the tyranny of pride, and the outrages of oppression; confirms, in the most forcible manner, the necessity of subordination, and the just demands of lawful authority. So far indeed, from loosening the bands of society, that it maintains inviolate, every natural and every civil distinction, draws more closely every social tie, unites in one harmonious and justly proportioned system, and brings men together on the even ground of the inherent rights of human nature, of reciprocal obligation, and of a common relation to the community. March 18. tutt
One thousand Dollars
REWARD.
Some few Counterfeit Post Notes of the Bank of Maryland, having been lately discovered in circulation, and on tracing the same were found to come from the back parts of Virginia, where they probably first issued; to avoid imposition it is thought necessary to give the following description of them, by which they may readily be detected. They have the letter D. for their alphabetical mark, at the left hand side of the Note. The paper on which they are printed is more soft and tender, the strokes of the letters, in the engraving are in general stronger, and have a darker appearance than in the bills. The signature William Patterson, is badly done, the strokes of the letters, are stiff and labored, and appear to be painted over with the pen, as well as the flourishing of the name. The value is left blank in the engraving, to be filled up in writing, so the sum may be more or less at pleasure. No true Post-Notes of the alphabetical mark, above described, have been lately issued, and very few are now in circulation. The above reward of One Thousand dollars will be paid to any person, or persons, who shall discover, or prosecute to conviction, the several offenders, or any of them, of the following description, viz. The person or persons, who engraved the late. The printer, or printers of the said bills. Every person who has acted as a principal in any way in the counterfeiting and uttering the said bills. WILLIAM PATTERSON, President of the Bank of Maryland. Bmo, April 8, 1794.
FOR SALE, By MATHEW CAREY, No. 118, Market-Street, An Essay on Slavery, Designed to exhibit in a new point of view its effects on morals, industry, and the peace of society. Some facts and calculations are offered to prove the labor of freemen to be much more productive than that of slaves; that countries are rich, powerful and happy, in proportion as the laboring people enjoy the fruits of their own labor; and hence the necessary conclusion, that slavery is impolitic as well as unjust. Price 25 Cents. February 25. dtf
THE office of the President and Directors of the INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, is removed to No. 107, South Front Street, being the south east corner of Front and Walnut Streets.
The Public are cautioned to beware of counterfeited Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the United States, and Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North America, several of which have appeared in circulation within a few days past; they are good general imitations of the genuine Bills, but may be distinguished by the following
MARKS.
Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the United States.
ALL that have appeared have the letter F. for their Alphabetical Mark. The Texture of the Paper is thicker and whiter and it takes the ink more freely than the genuine paper.
The O. in the word Company is smaller than the M. and other letters of that word, so that a line extended from the top of the O, to touch the top of the M. would extend considerably above the range of the whole word.
In the word United the letters are narrower and closer together than the rest of the bill.
The i and j in the word promise are not parallel, the i inclining much more forward than the j.
The engraving is badly executed, the strokes of all the Letters are stronger and the devi-e in them margin particularly is much coarser and appears darker than in the true bills. Some of the counterfeits bear date in 1791—Whereas the Bank was not in operation till December, and no five dollar bills were issued in that year. Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North America.
ALL that have appeared have the letter B. for their alphabetical mark. They are printed on a paper nearly similar to that of the counterfeited Five Dollar Notes above described; the engraving is better executed, and they approach nearer to the appearance of the genuine bills.
The fine ruled lines through the word Twenty, in the body of the bill, are in number thirteen in the genuine bills, and but twelve in the counterfeits.
The word Company is much like the same word in the Five Dollar Bills as described above, the o being less than the m, and others following.
There is no stroke to the t in the word North whereas in the genuine bills the stroke is well defined.
The letters ent in the word Twenty, to the left hand at the bottom, do not come down to the line, but are so cut as to give an irregular appearance to the word, the Tw and the y going below them.
The signature J. Nixon, has the appearance of being written with lump-black and oil, and differs from other ink used in printing the bills and the cashier's signature.
It is supposed these forgeries were committed in some of the Southern States, as all the counterfeits that have appeared, have come from thence, and two persons have been apprehended in Virginia, on suspicion of being the author of them.
The reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid to any Person or Persons who shall discover and prosecute to conviction the several offenders of the following descriptions or any of them, viz. The person or persons, who manufactured the paper on which the Bills are printed. The person or persons, who engraved the plates.
The printer or printers, of the bills. Every person who has acted as a principal in any other way, in the counterfeiting, and uttering the said bills. Philadelphia, March 28, 1794 April 22, 1794,
Other counterfeit bills
of the Bank of the United States have appeared in circulation. The denomination is of TWENTY DOLLARS, and the alphabetical mark is the letter B.
They may be distinguished from the genuine by the following MARKS:
The paper of the counterfeits is of a more tender texture and glossier surface than the genuine, and there is no water mark in them.
The letter C. in the word Cashier, in the true bills is strongly marked, whereas in the counterfeits, the whole letter is a fine hair stroke, evidently in an unfinished state. The letter a in the word demand, is badly formed and the whole word ill done and there is no comma at the end of it, as there is in the genuine bills.
The marginal device, is much darker in the false, than in the genuine bills owing to the shade strokes being coarser, much nearer together, and consequently much more numerous. This difference strikes the eye at first view.
The same reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, will be paid for apprehending, & prosecuting to conviction the several above described Offenders in respect to this, as to the last described bills.
THOMAS WILLING, President of the Bank of the United States. JOHN NIXON, President of the Bank of North America. By order of the Committees of the Respective Boards.