The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), 1793-09-30 00:00:00

The POTOWMAC GUARDIAN, and BERKELEY ADVERTISER.
PRICE TWO DOLLARS PER ANN.]
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1793.
[NUMBER 150—VOL 3.]
WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS, THERE IS MY COUNTRY.
Franklin.
NOTICE.
THE Subscriber begs leave to inform his friends and the public, that he still continues to carry on the COVERLID, CARPET, and TABLE LINEN WEAVING, at his house in Hagar's Town; and having furnished himself with an additional number of hands, those who please to favor him with their custom, may depend on having their business executed with punctuality and dispatch.
Persons living in Martinsburg, the Falling-Waters, or their vicinity, may deliver their yarn to Mr. George Binkely, who will attend to receive the yarn at the houses of Mr. Christian Smith, Martinsburg, and Mr. Perry, Falling Waters, will colour the yarn himself, have it manufactured into Coverlids, or Carpets, at my house, and return them to the owners at the places where the yarn was delivered. Said Binkely will attend for the above purpose, at the aforesaid houses, on the third Tuesday of every month.
ROBERT DOUGLAS.
Hagar's Town, Sept. 19, 1793.
HARP AND CROWN TAVERN.
FLORENCE MAHONY,
RETURNS his grateful acknowledgments to his friends and the public, for the great encouragement he has met with since his commencement at this house—his liquors are excellent—his attention to his customers shall be minute and pointed—and every exertion in his power will be made to please them, and to deserve the countenance and patronage of the public.
Martinsburg, April 6, '93.
To be sold, by public vendue, at the Court-House of BERKELEY County, on the first day of next court,
A Lot of Land in the Town of MARTINSBURG, at the junction of John-Street and Water-Street, adjoining the best spring of water in the said town, on which is a small dwelling house. The terms will be made known at the day of sale, and a good and indisputable title will be made the purchaser, on complying with the terms then proposed.
ROBERT EYER.
Sept. 21, 1793.
A NOTICE having appeared in the Potowmac Guardian, of the 16th inst. sign'd Charles Redifer, cautioning all persons purchasing the Brick-House now in my possession, I am constrain'd to say, that the assertions in that Notice are altogether false, and void of foundation. Mr. Redifer possessed the Ticket which drew the Brick-House, at the first attempt of drawing my lottery, but a very material error being discovered, previous to the drawing being completed, the whole examination and determination of the business was left to the decision of two impartial gentlemen, who gave their opinions, that the Lottery should be redrawn; their decision has been put in execution—the Lottery redrawn—Mr. Redifer has not drawn the Brick-House—he therefore has no right either in equity or justice to it.
THOMAS WHITE.
Shepherd's Town, Sept. 23, 1793.
THIS is to forewarn all persons purchasing in any manner the Corner-House, formerly the property of Thomas White, because I have a right in equity and justice to the same, having drawn it fairly in said White's Lottery, and for which said White has publicly promised to make a conveyance.
ALEXANDER ROGERS.
Martinsburg, Sept. 23, 1793.
TO BE SOLD.
THE Plantation whereon I now live, containing 330 Acres of Land, 100 acres of which are cleared, the whole tract under good fence; it has on it a good log Dwelling House, Barn, Orchard, 12 acres of excellent Meadow, and as much more may be made, has a good Mill Seat, and is as good land as any in Berkeley County. For terms apply to the subscriber living on the premises.
WILLIAM PATTERSON.
Sept. 23, 1793.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A Distiller who understands the business, is of a sober character and industrious. Such a person will meet with good encouragement, by applying to Joseph Dean, at Hite's Mill, or at the Printing-Office hereof.
Sept. 23, 1793.
ALL persons who have purchased Tickets and have not paid for them, are requested immediately to pay to the Trustees, that they may be enabled to pay off the fortunate adventurers—every one must be sensible of the propriety of this requisition.
THOMAS WHITE.
Sept. 13, 1793.
NOTICE is hereby given, that on Wednesday the 2d day of October next, the affidavits of John Vanmeter, sen. John Vanmeter, jun. Samuel Roberts and Jacob Beller, will be taken at the house of Robert M'Knight, in Martinsburg, before James Wilson and David Hunter, Esquires, Justices of the Peace for the County of Berkeley, in a cause depending in the High Court of Chancery, between Daniel Vanmeter and William Gorrell, plaintiffs, and Isaac Vanmeter and John Vanmeter, defendants.
DANIEL VANMETER, WILLIAM GORRELL.
Berkeley County, Sept. 23, 1793.
THE late riotous conduct of Negroes in this town especially on the Sabbath, obliges us to forewarn all masters of slaves, to give them permits when they go abroad; if negro slaves are hereafter found in this town on the Sabbath without a pass, the constables are hereby ordered to apprehend them, and take them before some Justice of the Peace to be dealt by as the law directs.
JOHN KEARSLEY. JOSEPH SWEARINGEN.
Shepherd's Town, Sept. 21, 1793.
TO BE SOLD,
FOUR Lots in the town of Middle-town, all under improvement, one has a good House, Shop, draw Well and some fruit Trees, two others with small log Houses, one of which has a Stable, and one other Lot under good fence. Indisputable titles will be given. For terms of payment and other particulars, apply to the subscriber on the premises.
EDWARD JENNINGS.
Middle-town, Sept. 23, 1793.
THE Subscriber informs the Public, that on Monday next, he shall commence the Blue Dying, Coverlid Weaving, double and single, Diapers, Carpets, and other rais'd work, at the house of Mr. James Gregory, in this town, where he shall be happy in receiving the commands of those who may wish to employ him. As his continuing in this town will depend on the encouragement which he may receive, he hopes those who may want his services, will make speedy application.
JAMES GRAHAM.
Martinsburg, Sept. 23, 1793.
SIX DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN away from the Subscriber, on the night of the 19th inst. a Negro Man named SOMMERS, about 26 or 27 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, tawny complexion, has a down look. He took with him when he went away, a light cloth coat and breeches, a red shag waistcoat, a round white sailor jacket, a pair of striped and a pair of tow overalls, a good wool hat, and shoes. He will endeavour to pass for a freeman. Whoever apprehends said Negro and returns him to me, shall have the above reward, and necessary charges.
JOHN KEARNEY.
Berkeley County, Virginia, Sept. 23, 1793.
NOTICE.
I do hereby forewarn any person or persons, from taking an assignment on two notes passed by me unto Anne Fitzgerald, now Anne M'Elwaine, sometime in April, 1790, for the sum of about twenty pounds Virginia currency, the amount of which notes I have paid to her and her husband Joseph M'Elwaine, which notes the said M'Elwaine, I am informed, attempts to transfer.
Given under my hand this 23d day of Sept. 1793. FLORENCE MAHONY.
THE Members of the JOCKEY CLUB are requested to meet at the house of Mr. FLORENCE MAHONY, in MARTINSBURG, on the morning of Wednesday the 2d day of October, being the day of the Races.
Sept. 23, 1793.
NOTICE is given, that no person will be permitted to keep a booth on the race ground near this town, on the days of the ensuing Races, unless they pay four dollars towards the town purse.
Sept. 23, 1793.
A List of the fortunate numbers in Mr. T. White's Lottery, are left at the Printing-Office, for the inspection of the adventurers.
For Sale, at this Office, Blank Deeds of Bargain and Sale, Magistrates' Summons, Common Bonds and Notes, Sheriff's Blanks, Lawyer's Declarations, &c. &c.
I HAVE for sale, 250 acres of good farming Land, on Evitt's run in the county of Berkeley, one and a half miles from Charles Town, 12 from Shepherd's Town, and 8 from Harper's Ferry; a proportionable quantity of the land is cleared and under good fence, several acres are in meadow of an excellent quality, having the advantage of a constant stream running through it; also a Dwelling house, and other out-houses sufficient to accommodate a small family. If the above Land is not sold by private sale before the 12th day of October next, it will on the day following be offered to public sale to the highest bidder; a satisfactory title will be given the purchaser. For particulars enquire of the subscriber, who has also for sale, several tracts of Land in Hampshire county, on which there are some good mill-seats.
BENJAMIN BEELER.
September 16, 1793.
N. B. A Miller, Fuller, and Black-Smith, coming well recommended, will meet with immediate employ, and a good Distiller wanted.
SOME time in the month of August, 1792, a letter was forwarded by John Kearsley, Esq. directed to Major Waggoner, containing a power of attorney from George Mains to Alexander M'Lean, Esq. of Fayette County; also, a petition from the said Mains to the General Assembly, praying his pay as a soldier in Capt. Heth's company, of the Virginia line, requesting his arrearage of pay to be made to the said Alexander M'Lean, his agent, which said power of attorney and petition have not been received by Major Waggoner, therefore, any person who may have said papers in possession, and will deliver them to Mr. William Riddle, in Martinsburg, or leave them at the Printing-Office, will be handsomely rewarded for their care, and receive the thanks of the concerned, to whom, and no one else, they can be of service.
Aug. 26, '93.
WANTED to purchase, a Plantation in Berkeley County, from two hundred to five hundred Acres of Land, on which there must be a good and never-failing limestone spring of water, a considerable quantity of good meadow, and an orchard. It would be preferred if not too much of the land was cleared. Inquire of JAMES ANDERSON, in Martinsburg.
August 12, '93.
At a Court of Quarter Sessions, continued and held for Harrison County, on Thursday the 24th day of May, '93, and in the Seventeenth year of the Commonwealth. James M'Henry, surviving partner of John M'Henry and Company, complainant,
against Samuel Shaw and Abraham Johnson, junior, surviving partner of Abraham Johnson, jun. and company, defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
THE defendant, Samuel Shaw, not having entered his appearance agreeably to an Act of Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of this Court that he is no inhabitant of this Commonwealth, by motion of the plaintiff, by his attorney, it is ordered, that the said defendant do appear here, on the third Monday in November next, to answer the bill of the complainant, and a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette, for two months successively, and published at the church in the parish of Harrison, on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the front door of the Court-House of the said County.
A copy. Teste,
BENJAMIN WILSON, C. H. C.
THE CAPITAL is in progression, the South East Corner is yet kept vacant; that Corner Stone is to be laid, with the assistance of the brotherhood, the 18th instant:—Those of the craft however dispersed, are requested to join the work; the solemnity is expected to equal the occasion;—The preceding day the sale of Lots in the City commences, the Inhabitants on both sides of Potowmac will attend to their interest—theirs and that of the Union are the same—The first Story of the Hotel is expected to be up by that time, and the Lottery for that elegant building will be then drawing. Numbers are expected from the extreme parts of the Continent, and if nature, beauty and solidity can please, they will be gratified.
The Inhabitants of the City of Washington are remarkably healthy.
To the Adventurers in Mr. T. WHITE's Lottery.
WE the Subscribers, having been appointed Judges of the drawing of said Lottery, do hereby inform them and the Public, that due attention was paid thereto, and announce to all concerned that it was justly drawn. Witness our hands this 13th day of September, 1793.
EDWARD O. WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM MORGAN.

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Saturday, July 13.
Letter addressed to Citizen Dupont, chief of brigade, and adjutant general of the first division of the army of the north.
"Head quarters at Cambray, July 16.
I HAVE good news for you, my dear Dupont. I would not be too hasty in communicating it to you, till it were daily more and more confirmed by our spies and the deserters who come over.
The power of the leagued kings has been dashing against the walls of Valenciennes; they may convert that unhappy city into a heap of ashes and ruins; but they will never subdue the invincible courage of its inhabitants, and of the republican soldiers who defend its ramparts. History does not furnish an instance of so cruel a bombardment as this city is doomed to suffer. For these three weeks past, near 200 pieces of cannon have played upon this city both night and day. The garrison makes sallies every day, which prove not less fatal to the enemy than the loss of battles.
"Cobourg, finding that the fire of the fortress slackened, thought it was destitute of ammunition, and attempted to scale it in the night between the 5th and 6th. The English, the Hungarian Grenadiers and Hanoverians, were to perform the task by means of barges laden with scaling ladders, which were thrown into the fosse. General Ferrand perceived the enemy's design and suffered them to approach; but when they were preparing to throw up the scaling ladders, he assaulted them instantly by a shower of balls and cat shot, which lighted on them in every direction. The number of those who fell victims in this rash enterprise, is computed at 6000 men. I am positively sure that Cobourg was determined to sacrifice 5000 men to secure himself in this assault. The assailants, thus repulsed, took flight in confusion, and were pursued into their camps. The explosion of a mine, which was blown up the same moment at the Rollean, completed their defeat.
"Since the beginning of the siege the enemy have lost a great number of cannon, which were taken, spiked, or dismounted. An epidemical malady, occasioned by the putrid exhalations from the woods of Raines and the camp of Famars, spreads desolation among the combined armies. The hospitals of Mons and Brussels are not spacious enough to contain their sick and wounded.
(Signed)
"CHERIN, Adjutant-General."
LONDON, July 22.
The siege of Valenciennes advances but slowly, owing to the vigorous resistance of the besieged, who employ every resource of art to retard the completion of the third parallel. The bombardment is continued with the utmost fury, and not one part of the city is sheltered from destruction. The deserters report, that above 6000 inhabitants have been killed or wounded by the fire of the Combined Army: they say, that the commandant, Ferrand, has made the Garrison take an oath to die rather than consent to surrender the city.
UNITED STATES.
AUGUSTA, August 29.
Fort Fidius, August 13, 1793.
An express arrived this day with dispatches from the Creek Nation, from which the following extract is taken.
Extract of a Talk from the Heads of the Upper and Lower Creeks, by order of the Mad Dog of the Tuckabatches, given out in the Cussetah Square, at a meeting of a number of the Lower Creeks, this 21st of July, 1793.
"We the Heads of the Creek Nation wish to inform the Heads of Georgia, that, if they still have a wish to settle matters with the Red People, we hope they will, on seeing this, immediately send off to Gov. Blount to retain his people till his Excellency Gen. Washington's pleasure is known."
HENRY GAITHER, Major Commandant of the Federal Troops in the state of Georgia.
31. By an express which arrived last evening from Greene to his Excellency the Governor, we are informed that the Indians have stolen ten horses within a few days past from the frontier inhabitants of that country.
SAVANNAH, August 29.
On the 14th inst. a party of Indians (supposed to be ten in number) stole 7 horses from Colerain, in Camden county. Lieut. McGillis, with seven men, went in quest of the thieves; they got to the Burnt Fort, where they made a raft, on which the lieutenant and five of his men crossed Settilla river at 4 o'clock in the afternoon; they followed the track of the Indians till night, and next morning, after marching two miles, came upon their camp; the savages on finding themselves discovered ran off, leaving six of the horses, (the other they had shot) their flaps, leggins, kettles, knives, tomahawks, &c. behind them. The ground where they had encamped was so bad and swampy as to render every attempt of Lieut. McGillis to come up with
CHARLESTOWN, September 3.
A gentleman in town has received a letter from Savannah, containing the important information, that the Governor of Georgia has been officially authorised to act Offensively against the hostile Indians on the Frontiers; and that he was also empowered to call on this state for a certain portion of militia, to assist in an expedition against the savages.
The above mentioned letter further adds, that a large and extensive supply of arms, ammunition, and other warlike stores, had just arrived in Savannah—whereby the troops of that state will be enabled to take the field with the most flattering prospects of success.
NEW-YORK, September 17.
The corporation, at the request of the citizens of New-York, have come to a resolution absolutely to prevent all intercourse between this city and the city of Philadelphia; and for this purpose guards are set at the different landings, with orders to send back every person coming from Philadelphia to this city; and if any person shall be discovered to have arrived in this city, after this date, it is the resolution of the citizens immediately to send them back. All persons taking in lodgers, are called upon to give information of all persons of the above description, lodging in their houses, on pain of being prosecuted according to law, and all good citizens are called upon, by their committee, to give information to the Mayor, any of the Magistrates, or any members of this committee, of any breach of this resolution.
By order of the committee of the corporation and citizens.
ISAAC STOUTENBURG, ROBERT BOWNE.
We do not find that the sickness at Philadelphia is less alarming than it has been, it behoves, therefore, the magistrates and people of this populous city to adopt every practicable measure to prevent its being communicated among us. It would seem that reports had circulated in the country, that this sickness prevailed here; our friends in the country may be assured, that this report is entirely groundless—that the respective physicians reported, yesterday, to the Mayor (by his requisition) that the city was never more healthy at this season of the year, and that no malignant disorder prevails, nor exists, in the city.
It affords us peculiar pleasure to announce, that the utmost (human) precautions have been used, and still are practising, by both magistrates and citizens, to prevent this sickness from entering within our borders.
During the Plague in London, John Hayward, a sexton and grave-digger, with his wife and nurse, were constantly employed about the sick and dead; they both escaped the infection, and lived about 20 years after.
Their only preservatives were garlic and rue, smoking tobacco, and a copious use of vinegar.
To this, we beg leave to add from memory, that a physician, William Salmon, was in constant practice during the ravages of that pestilence; and his preservative, as he related, was a piece of bread well soaked in vinegar, which he eat in the morning before he went abroad.
Information by a gentleman from Philadelphia.
Friday morning the fever still continued with great violence; about 100 were buried on Thursday. This gentleman says he rode from one end of the town to the other on Thursday afternoon, in order to view the situation of the place; he says he rode past four or five burying grounds; he saw as well as he could count them, by standing on his carriage, as many as sixty graves open to receive the dead that evening—he supposes, by the best information, that Potter's-Field and the other burying grounds would receive as many more. While riding a square and a half he saw about ten or twelve corpses carried by negroes, some few people walking after two of them. They bury them all in the evening or early in the morning, and then by negroes.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.
We learn that the prevailing fever has found one or two victims in German-Town. It has spread throughout our city, but is become less fatal, probably because our physicians have acquired some knowledge of the best mode of treating it; but if fear continues to drive our inhabitants into the country, those who were attacked may suffer for want of proper care and attention. Those, however, who are inclined to fly, should also consider, that should they carry the infection with them, and fall sick in the country, their situation will be more forlorn, and the malady more dangerous, than if properly attended by skillful physicians and careful nurses in the city.
Dr. RUSH'S DIRECTIONS, for curing and preventing the YELLOW FEVER.
AS soon as you are affected (whether by night or day) with a pain in the head or back, sickness at stomach, chills or fever—more especially if those symptoms be accompanied by a redness, or faint yellowness in the eyes, and dull and shooting pains about the region of the liver, take one of the powders * in a little sugar and water, every six hours, until they produce four or five large evacuations from the bowels—drink plentifully of water gruel, or barley water, or chicken water, or any other mild drink that is agreeable, to assist the operation of the physic. It will be proper to lie in bed while the medicine is operating, by which means a plentiful
bowels are thoroughly cleansed, if the pulse be full or tense, eight or ten ounces of blood should be taken from the arm, and more, if the tension or fullness of the pulse should continue. Balm tea, toast and water, lemonade, tamarind water, weak camomile tea, or barley water, should be drank during this state of the disorder—and the bowels should be kept constantly open, either by another powder, or by small doses of cremor tartar, or cooling salts, or by common opening glysters; but if the pulse should become weak and low after the bowels are cleansed, infusions of camomile and snakeroot in water, elixir of vitriol and laudanum, also wine and water, or wine, punch, and porter, should be given, and the bark either in infusion in water or in substance, may be administered in the intermission of the fever.—Blisters may likewise be applied to the sides, neck, or head, in this state of the disorder, and the lower limbs may be wrapped up in flannels wetted in hot vinegar or water. The food should consist of gruel, sago, panada, tapioca, tea, coffee, weak chocolate, wine whey, chicken broth, and the white meats, according to the weak or active state of the system. The fruits of the season may be eaten with advantage at all times. Fresh air should be admitted into the room in all cases, and cool air when the pulse is full and tense.—The floor should be sprinkled now and then with vinegar—and the discharges from the body be removed as speedily as possible.
The best preventatives of the disorder, are a temperate diet, consisting chiefly of vegetables, great moderation in the exercises of body and mind, warm cloathing, cleanliness, and a gently open state of the bowels.
B. R.
September 10, 1793.
* Each powder consisting of ten grains of Calomel, and fifteen grains of Jalap, for an adult.
Mr. BROWN,
AS soon as I discovered the yellow fever in our city, I began the cure of it by giving gentle purges of cremor tartar and salts—a method of treating it which I have seen used with success, by my first preceptor in medicine, doctor Redman, in the year 1762. The purges procured evacuations, but discharged no bile from the bowels, and my patients died. Distressed at my want of success, I waited upon doctor Stevens, a physician of great eminence, from the island of St. Croix, and obtained from him an account of the method of treating the West-India yellow fever, published in the papers of yesterday, in an extract of a letter subscribed A. K. and said to be written by doctor Kuhn. I tried it faithfully, in conjunction with doctor Wistar, and it failed in three cases out of four. In this awful situation, I applied myself to the investigation of the disease, and was soon convinced that my want of success in my first attempts to cure it, were owing to the inefficacy of the cremor tartar and salts to discharge the offending bile. I had seen large doses of mercury given with safety in a bilious fever, in the year 1777, in the army of the United States, and I had read an account of its having been given with success in a disease in the East-Indies, nearly related to our yellow fever; I therefore ventured to prescribe it. Its wonderful efficacy soon convinced me that the ideas I had conceived of the disease were just. I combined jalap with the mercury, only to carry it more speedily through the bowels.
The necessity and advantages of blood-letting after purging, are established, not only by its success, but by the dense, and in some cases by the fizy appearance of the blood. I have thought it prudent to defer bleeding until the morbid bile was discharged, in order that I might determine with more certainty, whether the fever would assume the inflammatory, putrid, or nervous type, for unfortunately all three of those states of fever, too often come on with the same violent symptoms.
The yellow fever now prevailing in our city, differs very materially from that which prevails in the West-Indies, and in several particulars, from that in the year 1762. This will easily be believed, by all those who attend to the influence of climate and seasons upon diseases. Prescribing for the name of a disease, without a due regard to the above circumstances, has slain more than the sword.
The few patients who recovered under my care by the use of the remedies recommended by Dr. Kuhn, were all slightly affected. They would probably have recovered much sooner, without the use of any of them.
My only design in withdrawing myself for a moment from the solemn duties to my fellow citizens, in which I am now engaged, is to bear a testimony against a method of treating the present disorder, which, if persisted in, would probably have aided it in desolating three fourths of our city.
I have had too many unequivocal proofs of the success of the short and simple mode which I have adopted, of treating this disorder, that I am now satisfied, that under more favorable circumstances of attendance upon the sick, the disease would yield to the power of medicine with as much certainty as a common intermitting fever.
September 11, 1793.
RECEIPT to make the famous THIRVES VINEGAR.
TAKE of wormwood, thyme, rosemary, lavender, sage, rue and mint, each a handful: pour on them a quart of the best wine vinegar; set them eight days in moderate hot ashes, shake them now and then thoroughly, then squeeze the juice out of the contents through a clean cloth; to which add 2 ounces of camphire; the use thereof is to rinse the mouth, and wash therewith under the arm pits, neck and shoulders, temples, palms of the hands, and feet, morning and evening; and to smell frequently thereof as it has its salutary effects.

remedy against the plague in London, when it raged there in the year 1665.
To the MEMBERS of the COLLEGE of PHYSICIANS of Philadelphia.
Gentlemen.
AS the weekly meetings of our College have become no longer practicable, I have taken the liberty of communicating to you, the result of further observations upon the prevailing epidemic.
I have found bleeding to be useful, not only in cases where the pulse was full and quick, but where it was slow and tense. I have bled in one case, where the pulse beat only 48 strokes in a minute, and recovered my patient by it. The pulse became more full and more frequent, after it. This state of the pulse seems to arise from an inflamed state of the brain, which shews itself in a preternatural dilatation of the pupils of the eyes. It is always unsafe to trust to the most perfect remissions of fever and pain in this state of the pulse. It indicates the necessity of more bleeding or purging. I have found it to occur most frequently in children.
I have bled twice in many, and in one acute case, four times, with the happiest effects. I consider intrepidity in the use of the lancet at present, to be as necessary, as it is in the use of mercury and jalap, in this insidious and ferocious disease.
I lament the contrariety of opinion among the members of our College, upon the remedies proper in this disease. This contrariety seems to arise from the yellow fever being confounded with the gaol or hospital fever. The fevers of Breslau, Vienna, and Edinburgh, mentioned in some late publications, in which the cold bath was used with so much success, were of the latter kind. The two diseases are totally different from each other in their cause—seasons of prevailing—symptoms—danger, and method of cure.
From, gentlemen, Your friend and brother, BENJAMIN RUSH.
September 12. 1793.
Sept. 20. Huts in the environs of the city, now, in many instances, command as high a rent as the best houses in the town. A small tenement of 2 or 3 small rooms, has let, within 3 miles of the city, at the rate of upwards of 300. per ann.
Half of the citizens of Philadelphia have become inhabitants of the country; as for the Federal Government it is neither here nor there. Most public offices are shut.
The thinness in the population of the city will have a tendency to accelerate the return of salubrity. The scarcity of our markets is felt, owing to that circumstance.
The humanity of those men who have voluntarily stepped forth to relieve the poor in this time of general distress, can never be forgotten; their conduct is beyond the reach of encomium.
No circumstance has added more distress to the present calamity, than the disagreement of the physicians about the disease. They at first differed as to the mode of cure; but now it appears they do not agree in determining what is and what is not the yellow fever.
We are informed that neither of the sitting managers, physicians, nurses, or attendants, at the Hospital at Bush Hill, have taken the infection, or are any ways indisposed, and that there are near twenty patients recovered at that place.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Fort Washington, to his friend in New-Brunswick.
"I doubt not but you have heard by this time of the treaty being broke up; great preparations are making here for a campaign; our army at present consists of three thousand regular troops, riflemen, artillery, and infantry. Also one battalion of horse consisting of about 400. The volunteers from Kentucky will be commanded by general Scott; they will consist of 1500 mounted infantry—this I think will do the business for those yellow fellows who made that hideous shrieking noise the 4th of November, 1791—we are all regretting your misfortune of not being with us this most glorious campaign, as there never was an army in greater spirits than what ours is in general.
"General Wayne deserves the greatest credit for the good discipline of the army, although he is our commander in chief, he may be found five or six hours each day on horseback, teaching us new manœuvres, suitable for Indian war."
Letter from Dr. PORTER to Dr. RUSH. Dear Sir,
As I know it will afford you much pleasure, I send you the following statement of cases. Within three days past, I have been called to thirty-seven persons labouring under the prevailing epidemic. I have treated them all in the new method, with the greatest success; nearly half of them are so far recovered as to require no farther assistance from me. I cannot avoid mentioning one case of a man in whom the advantages of bleeding were remarkable—the pain in his head was so violent as to lead me to order bleeding previous to purging—from some inaccuracy in the operation, he lost a greater quantity than I directed, his attendants suppose fifteen ounces; the consequence however was, that at my next visit I found my patient had walked out perfectly recovered. This case was clearly marked with all the symptoms attendant on the disease, in its first stages, particularly pain in the head and redness in the eyes.
With great regard,
I am your obedient servant.
Sept. 17. Dr. Rush. JOHN PORTER.
During the warm weather, Dr. Rush recommended to his fellow citizens, who are afflicted with any of the symptoms of the present epidemic, to take the mercurial purges, before they were bled. Since the weather has become cool, he finds the disease assumes a more inflammatory type. He therefore earnestly recommends to grown persons to lose twelve or fourteen ounces of blood as soon as they feel a pain, or giddiness in the head, or any other symptoms of the disease formerly enumerated. A less quantity of blood must be taken from children in proportion to their ages. The bleeding, and moderate purging, with opening clysters, (when easily obtained) should be repeated every day, while the head-ache continues, or while the pulse remains full or tense, though it be not full or quick.
September 19.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 23.
The following are the particulars of the defeat of the Spanish army near Bayonne, in June last, by the French under Gen. Courpon.
"The 8th inst. we had a great many workmen employed, to repair the fort of Socoa, and as it was important to the Spaniards, to prevent this being done; we had foreseen that they would attack us, and had concealed in the neighbouring woods a masked battery, of 12 pieces of cannon, and 4000 men, lying on their bellies, on the ground, and while the troops and workmen at Fontenis, appeared to retreat, our ambuscade took them in flank and rear, and put them totally to rout. They left on the ground, 4566 men dead; 1900 prisoners, and nearly as many wounded. The fine regiment of Spanish Carabiners, was totally destroyed, as well as one of Dragoons. We took 1300 and odd horses, all their field tents, which they occupied the night before and pursued them for three quarters of a league beyond their former encampment. I need not tell you, that all their provisions and warlike stores fell into our hands. We lost only 78 men killed, and 114 wounded.
History will never fail to make honourable mention, of our brave republicans, especially of the battalion of Gironde, who determined the fate of the day! To do them justice, each individual should be named; but above all, was distinguished citizen Fauver, a merchant of Bourdeaux, and captain of foot, Chapelet; he took with his own hand, the colonel of the Spanish Carabiners prisoner, after having pursued him upwards of 300 yards, overthrowing every thing in his way. They had not determined how to celebrate this heroic action."
MARTINSBURG, September 30.
The Commissioners who set out from Philadelphia in April last, to hold a treaty with the Western Indians, for the purpose of concluding a peace, have returned safe, but without success. Messrs. Pickering and Randolph, two of the commissioners, passed through Trenton on the 12th inst. They came back by the way of Genesee, Albany, and New-York. General Lincoln took another route, and will probably return directly to his home in Massachusetts. The hostile Indians refused to make peace, unless the United States would remove all their settlers (amounting to several thousand) from over the Ohio, and make that river the boundary between them. This was obviously inadmissible.
About the middle of July last, the statement of the Western army under General Wayne, stood as follows:—3 lieutenant-colonels, 8 majors, 35 captains, 59 subaltern officers, 206 corporals, 2,900 privates.
A letter from Philadelphia mentions, that eight thousand mechanics, besides other people, have left that city.
The drawing of the Washington Hotel Lottery commenced drawing on the 23d inst.
At a special Court held here on Tuesday last, George Ruff was examined, charg'd as an accomplice with William Barrup, in stealing negroes; the evidence being insufficient for his conviction; he was discharged.
The July packet is arrived at New-York, but having had a long passage, the accounts by her are not of so late a date as by other vessels. Towards the last of July, a perfect tranquility prevailed over the whole 84 departments, and the new Constitution had been accepted with a general applause. The combined armies, far from being any wise successful, were effectually checked, and in many places routed.—Notwithstanding the base efforts of Old England to starve the Republic, the French privateers had been able to supply every species of provisions to their country in abundance from the English provision vessels, going out to supply the starving colonies in the West-Indies; and every day saw the prizes crowding into the French ports.
On the 13th July the famous Marat, Member of the National Convention, was assassinated by a woman.
Died in Philadelphia, on the 9th inst. Mr. Samuel Johnston, Printer.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated September 20.
"I believe it will be difficult to determine the origin of the malignant fever, but it is generally admitted to have been imported from Cape-Francois, in a vessel which came to a wharf between Arch and Race street, because the infection broke out in a house connected with that vessel, and it was afterwards traced to that vessel. The disorder overtook several families thereabouts. But most people apprehend it to be the general fall fever, which acted
there was no material danger apprehended until the death of Peter Alhton, in Vine-street, who, after a short illness, died about one month past; after which the disorder was clearly discovered to be the putrid or yellow fever, and each person became afraid of his neighbors, insomuch that if any became sick they were avoided, and many fled from the sick, leaving them in a destitute situation, perhaps shut up in a house, and the neighbors alarmed, merchants and house-keepers moved into the country, and fear was stamped on every countenance—infirmness possessed the hearts of the people—little business was done, except packing up—engaging waggons to move goods into the country, and searching for shelter for their families; many families set off without having a particular place to go to. Thus the country became alarmed. Individuals died in the country—but I cannot learn that it spread there.
"The city seems quite solitary, and business at a stand; deaths numerous, and no parade at the interment of any; the bells do not ring, nor is there any invitation to the funeral of any. I think about 1000 have died since the disorder first made its appearance, but it cannot be ascertained with precision; and we think between 15 and 20,000 removed from their habitations."
BY THE GOVERNOR
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS I have received information, that the city of Philadelphia, the Grenadas and the Island of Tabago, are infected with the PLAGUE or other infectious disease, and it is probable the same may be brought into this commonwealth—I have therefore thought fit, by and with the advice of council, to direct, that all vessels coming from either of the aforesaid places do make their quarantine at the anchorage ground off Craney Island, near the mouth of Elizabeth River for the space of twenty days: and I do hereby strictly enjoin and require, that until such vessels shall be discharged of such quarantine, all persons coming or goods imported in such vessels, come not on shore, or go on board any other vessel, or be landed or put into any other ship, vessel or boat, in any place within this commonwealth; also, that no person go on board any vessel ordered to perform quarantine without licence first had and obtained in writing, under the hand of THOMAS NEWTON, in the town of Norfolk, who is hereby authorised and appointed to see such quarantine performed: And all pilots are hereby desired to give notice to the above named superintendent, of the arrival of all vessels from the aforesaid places, and to conduct them to the place assigned for their performance of quarantine.
Given under my hand as Governor, and under the seal of the commonwealth, at Richmond, this 17th day of Sept. in the year of our Lord 1793, and of the commonwealth the eighteenth.
HENRY LEE.
September 29. 1793.
A List of Letters remaining in the Post-Office at Martinsburg, which if not taken up before the first day of January next, will be sent to the General Post-Office, as dead letters.
 WILLIAM ASKEW, Esq. David Armstrong.  B. William Brady. John Booth. Thomas Brackinridge, Berkeley County, Virginia. Solomon Betton, Marlbro, Virginia. William Brown.  C. Messrs. Andrew and Hamilton Cooper, and Co. Merchants, White-House, near Charlestown. Mrs. Sally Cransford.  D. Major Joseph Daffin, at the Springs in Berkeley County.  E. Andrew Ector, to the care of William Hancher.  F. Mathew Frame, Charlestown. Joseph Forman, Virginia. Mrs. Sarah Fredenburgh, Berkeley County, Virginia.  H. George Heite, Merchant, Berkeley County, Virginia. Capt. William Henthaw, Virginia. Mathew Harrison, Esq. Sulphur-Springs.  J. John Johnston. Charles Jameeson.  L. Peter Light, Berkeley County. William Lightfoot, Berkeley Springs. Edward Lucas. J. Lowrey.  M. Eve Mitchell, Warm Springs, Berkeley. Joseph Mitchell.  P. James Porter. Ralph Pendry, care John Porterfield, Watkin's Ferry.  S. James Sanders, Berkeley County, Virginia.  W. Ephraim Worthington, Charlestown. Nicholas Warrent. William West, Pine-Hills, Opeck-on. 
EVAN SHELBY, P. M.
Where no place of residence is mentioned, Martinsburg is to be understood.
THE Subscriber having rented the front room of his house to a mercantile gentleman, and taken several boarders, has declined keeping tavern, but will accommodate gentlemen that may wish to be retired, with good and convenient private lodging and stabling. He has just received a quantity of genuine old Jamaica spirits and the best Holland gin. He can also furnish gentlemen with any other kind of liquor.
WILLIAM CRAGHILL, jun.
Martinsburg, Sept. 30. 1793.

SEAT OF THE MUSES.
THE other day a Bard in vapors * Who with'd to cut some handsome capers, And his sparkling wit display, Began to prate about the devil And the rise of moral * il, Let us listen to his lay. "Very plain it is quoth he Sin sprang from a Deity, If Satan be the source of evil, He is a God and not a Devil." Sin it seems is so divine That a creature cannot sin.
Pond'rous fence and wit profound, Mortals catch the joyful sound, Echo it the world around; Thus relieve from fear of evil All the servants of the devil. Could an angel freely rise Of choice, in arms against the skies, And without compulsion sin, Evil might with him begin; But if angels cannot sin, What can dust and ashes do, Imprecable we must be too!
Groundless then our fears have been Of those bugbeats death and hell To the world the tidings tell: Let's dismiss Chimera's vain, That forbidden joys retain, Throw our Bibles in the fire, And do all that we desire.
Who'll regard the idle chatter Of the Priests who know no better, Than to fetter us with rules, Crafty knaves they are or fools, Taught in virtues gloomy schools; How to rob us of our pleasures, And the devil of his treasures, But our bard shall crown the song, Listen to his Siren tongue.
"Timid souls why fear you evil Would a herald of the devil, Be so wicked and uncivil, As to tell you lies for truth In the devil's name forsooth. In his awful nature I speak, Haughty Priests the warning take; Soon I would your spirits humble And you into ruin tumble. But in pity I conceal What I justly might reveal; And least it spread about like vapor I'll have it put in a news-paper. As Deists do not choose to mention, To all the world their good intention; I shall conclude by ancient rule To own I am the devil's fool."
* See Potomac Guardian, of 16th Sept. inst.
TO BE SOLD.
A Log DWELLING-HOUSE, with a valuable corner lot, opposite the Printing-Office.
A L S O,
A Negro Wench, 17 years old, that understands house work. A handsome, young, riding Horse to be disposed of.
The greatest part of the payment for the House and Lot will be received in merchandise, or half cash, and the remainder in two yearly instalments. Application to be made to the subscriber within three weeks from this date.
JOHN OFERRALL.
Martinsburg, Sept. 16, 1793.
STOLEN out of my pasture near Shepherd's-Town, on Wednesday night, the 11th instant, a sorrel Mare, 12 years old, branded on the near buttock W. B. about 15 hands high, well made, trots and paces, has been employed in the waggon, and has the mark of the collar on her neck. Whoever will apprehend the thief and secure the mare so that I get her again, shall have Ten Dollars reward, or Five Dollars for the mare only, delivered to me.
WILLIAM BUCKLES.
Sept. 16, 1793.
STRAYED the last harvest, from a pasture in the neighbourhood of this town, a black Calf, with some white spots and a crop off the left ear; also, stray'd the last winter, from the same place, two rams, one a crop off the left ear, the other no mark. Whoever will leave information at the Printing-Office, where the above strays may be found, shall have two dollars reward.
Sept. 16, 1793.
TO BE SOLD,
A likely NEGRO GIRL, about 17 years old, who has been brought up to House Work. Apply to the Printer for further information.
tion will be presented to the next General Assembly, to incorporate the Trustees of the town of Martinsburg with powers to pass bye-laws, for the purpose of establishing and regulating a Market in this town.
Martinsburg, August 12, '93.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Claimants of the Soldiers' Rights to the Sandy Creek Lands, granted in the year 1754, being surveys of 28,000 acres, or more, intend to petition the General Assembly at their next session, that the division made May 10, 1778, and begun at S. Creek, may be established.
August 26, '93.
At a Court continued and held for Berkeley County, the 23rd day of August, 1793.
George Myles, eldest son and heir at law } Compt. of George Myles, deceased,
against David Watkins, Jane Logan, widow, executrix and devisee of James Logan, deceased, Bryan Bruin and James Wilson. } Deft.
IN CHANCERY.
THE defendants Watkins and Bruin, not having entered their appearance agreeable to an Act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that they are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth: On the motion of the complainant, by his Counsel, it is ordered, that the said Defendants Watkins and Bruin, do appear here on the third Tuesday in November next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette, for two months successively, and published at the Church door in the Parish of Norborne, on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the door of the Court-House of the said County.
A copy. Teste, MOSES HUNTER, C.C.
BOLTING CLOTHS.
THE Subscriber respectfully informs his Friends and the Public, that he has just received a large and general assortment of Bolting-Cloths of all kinds and of the best qualities, chosen particularly by Mr. Smith, the Inspector at Alexandria. — The Cloths consist both of the wide and narrow kind, and will be sold on lower terms than any of equal quality have ever been sold in this County. —
I have, as usual, on hand, a large assortment of other Goods, suitable for the present and approaching season, which will be sold very low for cash or produce, in consequence of a determination to decline the retail business.
I earnestly request all those who are indebted to me, either by bond, note, or otherwise, to make immediate payment; and those whose accounts have been standing open more than six months, are requested to come in and close them, either by payment, or give their obligations. Those who do not choose to comply with this reasonable request, before the middle of September next, may depend on having their accounts closed according to law.
WILLIAM WILSON.
Middletown, Berkeley County, 24th August, '93.
CEDAR POINT, Mill-Creek, 9th Sept. '93.
THE Subscriber having purchased the MILLS at this place of Mr. Winn Winship, takes the liberty to inform the customers to the said Mills, and the Public, that he is to receive possession on the first day of October next, and that he has engaged Mr. John Cloud as Miller, whose abilities are well known in that line, as also the good character of the Mills—it is hoped the work will be performed to the satisfaction of the employers.
WHEAT will be immediately received—and cash given to such as are disposed to make sales.
THOMAS VOWELL.
Shortly a Store of Wet and dry GOODS, in a general line, will be opened. 1 f.
N O T I C E.
THIS is to forewarn all persons purchasing in any manner the Brick House in Shepherd's-Town, formerly the property of Thomas White, because I have a right in equity and justice to the same, having drawn it fairly in said White's Lottery, and for which said White has publicly promised to make a conveyance.
CHARLES REDIFER.
Sept. 13, 1793.
PROVISION having been made for the first payment due from the Merchant-Mill and Tract of Land in possession of Henry Shearard, as advertised in a former paper, a sale of the said Mill and Tract of Land will not be made.
SAMUEL REED.
Sept. 16, 1793.
N O T I C E.
That a Petition will be preferred to the next General Assembly of Virginia, for an Act to appoint Commissioners in Shepherd's-Town, vested with powers to levy a small tax for the purpose of repairing the streets of said Town, remove nuisances, determine boundaries of the streets, alleys and lots, purchase a fire engine, prevent disorders, &c.
Tickets in ZADOCK WILLETT'S Lottery, may be had at the Printing-Office.
August, 1793.
Simeon Hiatt,
Compt.
against
Upon an Injunction.
Isaac Hiatt and James Hiatt, Defts.
THE defendants not having entered their appearance, agreeable to an Act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that they are not inhabitants of this commonwealth. On the motion of the complainant by his counsel, it is ordered that the said defendants do appear here on the third Tuesday in November next, and answer the bill of the Complainant; and that a Copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette, for two months successively, and published at the church door, in the parish of Norborne, on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the door of the Court-House of the said county.
A Copy.
Teste.
MOSES HUNTER, C. C.
WILLIAM BAILEY,
INFORMS his Friends and the Public, that he has commenced the Fulling and Dying Business, at Edward Beeson's Mill, near Martinsburg, where he will execute the different branches of Fulling and Colouring, agreeable to his former advertisement.
An active Boy would be taken as an Apprentice.
Sept. 16, 1793.
LOST, about three weeks since, a HOTEL Lottery Ticket, No. 1319, with the subscriber's name endorsed on the back:—whoever has found the same and will return it to me, shall have one dollar reward. It can be of no use to any person but the owner, as it is check'd in the Agent's book as a lost ticket, the property of
N. WILLIS.
September 2, '93.
THE Owners of the Works at the mouth of Antietam, have opened Store where Capt. ROSS formerly lived, in Shepherd's-Town, chiefly with a view to purchase country produce.
The business is entirely conducted by JOHN HENDERSON, who will sell goods reasonably, and equally to all, either for cash or country produce.
Three lots in that town have fallen into our hands, more than we have use for. One rents at 100 dollars yearly, and the others are separated from it by an alley only. They will be sold for cash, produce, or manufactures.
RICHARD HENDERSON, and Co.
August 13, '93.
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STOLEN from the subscriber, near Martinsburg, adjoining the red house, a small sorrel Mare, 5 years old this spring, about 14 hands high, with a blaze in her face, three white feet, branded R. C. trots lofty, and never was dock'd. Whoever takes up said Mare and secures her, with the thief, shall have three dollars reward, or one dollar for the Mare only.
ROBERT COCHRON.
Sept. 16, 1793.
A CERTAIN negro fellow, well known in this neighbourhood by the name of BANDY TOM, was lurking about my plantation last Sunday, and in my absence entered my house and stole a suit of cloths and some other articles:—as he is a runaway, and a notorious thief, I will give TWO DOLLARS to any person who will apprehend and commit him to goal, that he may receive the punishment he deserves.
JOHN KEARNEY.
Sept. 14, 1793.
MARTINSBURG RACES.
THE RACES at Martinsburg will commence on Wednesday the second day of October next, on which day will be run for over a fine course near this town, the JOCKEY CLUB PURSE OF FORTY GUINEAS, free only for the Members of the Club; Heats four miles each, aged horses carrying 126; six years old 119; five years old 108; four years old 98; and three years old a feather.—No horse will be permitted to start unless the rider be dressed in a silk jacket, jockey-cap and half boots.
THE MANAGERS.
On Thursday the following day will be run for over the same course, a Town PURSE OF THIRTY POUNDS, Maryland money, free for any horse, mare or gelding, except the winning horse the preceding day; three mile heats, carrying weight agreeable to the rules of the JOCKEY CLUB.
On Friday following, a handsome Sweepstake Purse, free as above, except the two winning horses; a catch upon each, two mile heats.
FLORENCE MAHONY.
Sept. 3, '93.
THE Subscriber informs the public, that he has established a NAIL FACTORY in Charlestown, where Nails, Brads, and Sprigs of all kinds in his way of business, may be had very reasonable for cash.
GEORGE WARK.
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FOR SALE, A young SADDLE MARE.
Inquire of the Printer.