Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1794-07-24 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 36 of Vol. VI.]
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1794.
[Whole No. 586.]
Choice St. Croix Sugar, JUST IMPORTED, And for Sale, By JAMES YARD. Also a quantity of RUSSIA Mats. June 24th. d
To the Public. PROPOSALS
For Engraving in Aquatinta, Four select Views; On Plates 16 inches by 12. Three upon the river Schuylkill, in the state of Virginia; And one upon the Schuylkill, in the state of Pennsylvania. From the paintings of W. Winstanley; By G. J. PARKYNS.
No. 1. A View, by moon-light, on the Schuylkill, near the Great Cliff, from the fort of Schuylkill Hill. No. 2. The Sun setting—a view of the Schuylkill, from Schuylkill Hill. No. 3. A morning view upon the Schuylkill, near the commencement of the Canal. No. 4. The Sun setting a fog—A View upon the Schuylkill, from a hill west of the Old Bloomsbury. The Conditions are as follows: The Price to Subscribers will be SIX DOLLARS for the four Views.—One half of which to be paid at the time of subscribing—the other half on the delivery of the Prints, according to the priority of the subscriptions. Mr. Winstanley engages to deliver the prints in October next. Subscriptions received at Mr. Dobson's, Bookseller, at the Stone House, Second-Street, and at Mr. Joseph Anthony's, Silver-Smith, Market Street. And at Mr. John McElwee's, No. 75, South Front Street. July 11. d2w.
NANKEENS.
Nankeens of Superior Quality, Long and short pieces Long and short black patties, Black Taffetas, and Senhawas, Black and coloured India sewing Silk, Ornamental Jars and beakers, And a few long sets of Tea China. Coloured Satins, Lustrings, and TOBINESE. FOR SALE AT No. 40, north Fifth Street. July 7. mw&ff
Lachawannock.
A LARGE body of LAND on this river and its waters, is now for sale to Settlers only, on moderate terms, and at a long credit. The soil is remarkably fertile, and numerous streams of water are interspersed through the whole country. The main river flows through one tract of about thirty thousand acres, and is with the exception of one obstruction, navigable to the Susquehannah. Spring Brook Creek, which with its branches, waters another tract of about forty thousand acres of good Land, empties itself into the Lachawannock, about twelve miles from the Susquehannah. 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 already 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 Susquehannah 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, open roads, &c. and in every en miles square, a tract of one hundred acres is allotted for a School, and one hundred acres for the first resident clergyman of any denomination of Christians. For further particulars apply to George Eddy. Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, July 9. Letters directed to George Eddy, at Philadelphia, or this place, or to Thomas Eddy, at New York, relative to this business, will be duly answered. eodgm
Stock Brokers Office,
No. 16, Wall-Street, New-York. THE Subscriber intending to confine himself entirely to the PURCHASE and SALE of STOCKS on COMMISSION, begs leave to offer his services to his friends and others, in the line of a Stock Broker. Those who may place to favor him with their business, may depend upon having it transacted with the utmost fidelity and dispatch. Orders from Philadelphia, Boston, or any other part of the United States, will be strictly attended to. LEONARD BLEECKER. m&thf
To be Sold, At the Merchant's Coffee-House in Second Street, on the 24th inst. at 7 o'clock in the Evening, the Ship
General Washington, (Isaac Sylvester, Master,)
As she now lies at Say's Wharf, (the second above Market-Street,) burthen about 2,500 barrels, is a good strong vessel, three years old—Rigging and Sails in good order. Approved notes at 60 and 90 days, will be taken in payment. An inventory may be seen at the Compting-House of
RUMFORD & ABIJAH DAWES, No. 7. Water-Street, South, or FOOTMAN & Co. Auctioneers.
For LIVERPOOL, The Ship AMIABLE, John Thompson, master.
BURTHEN about 250 tons, a very substantial ship, built of live oak and cedar, of an easy draught of water, falls remarkably fast, and has very excellent accommodations for passengers to sail the first week in August, and is intended to return immediately to Philadelphia. For passage only apply to Capt. Thompson on board, at Mr. Mrs. Warder & Co's wharf, or
John Mayo. July 22 d
A Letter of Credit, On Charles Palefske Esq. of Philadelphia, from the House of Messrs. George and William Soltars Wielow and Co. of London. Whoever has it are desired to leave it with the Editor, and they shall receive a generous reward for their trouble. July 22 *2t
For Sale or Charter, The Ship NANCY, JAMES DEVEREAUX, Master. SHE is well found, and ready for sea; would take a freight to the North of Europe or the West-Indies, and carries about two thousand barrels. For terms apply to Deblos & Breck, Between Walnut and Chestnut-Street Wharves—Where may be had the following articles: 1000 lbs. New Orleans Indigo, A Few Casks New Rice, Sugar in Hhds. and barrels, Coffee in Tierces and do. Ruffia Duck, and an Assortment of English Earthen-Ware. July 11th, 1794 d.
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 Extract from the Preface "The authors have presumed to affix to their title, the epithet impartial; and the reason is, because they cannot charge themselves with feeling the smallest bias to any party but to that of truth and liberty; and they flatter themselves, that their readers will find not only every circumstance fairly presented, but every censurable action, whether the authors or actors, marked in its proper colours. It was necessary to make a declaration of their own principles, they would say, they are neither party nor republican—they love liberty as English whigs, and execrate every criminal act by which so noble a cause is endangered and disgraced." "In the present ferment of the public mind, they cannot flatter themselves with the hope of seeing this claim universally acknowledged. On the contrary, they are well assured that these pages will not be acceptable to the zealots of either party. But when time shall have dissipated the clouds of political deception, and appeased the tumult of the passions, they will with some confidence expect that verdict from public opinion, which and moderation seldom fail to receive." Extract from the Critical Review, June 1794. 12 Page.
"We have certainly derived much pleasure, and acquired much information from the perusal of those volumes; and we think them, both for matter and style, worthy the attention of all who interest themselves in Events which have so justly excited the curiosity and astonishment of mankind." M. CAREY will in about three weeks Publish, Plowden's history of the British Empire, from May 1792, to December 1793. vetead.
Those who are desirous of further information are requested to call on Benjamin Davies, No. 68, Market Street. April 14. m&thf
Medical Books:
JUST PUBLISHED, By Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House No. 41, South Second Street, VOL. II.
Medical Inquiries
AND O B S E R V A T I O N S. 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, and their influence upon the happiness of society.  3. An inquiry into the causes and cure of the pulmonary consumption.  4. Observations on the lymphums and cure of dropsies.  5. An inquiry into the causes and the cure of internal dropsy of the brain.  6. An account of the measles, as they appeared in Philadelphia, in the year 1789.  7. An account of the influenza, as it appeared in Philadelphia in the years 1789, 1790, and 1791.  8. An inquiry into the causes of the increase of bilious and remitting fevers, in Pennsylvania.  9. An inquiry into the causes and cure of sore legs.  10. An account of the state of the body and mind in old age, with observations upon its diseases and their remedies.  Price one dollar and a quarter unbound, or one dollar and a half neatly bound.
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. Licentiate of Midwifery in the Royal College of Physicians in London, and Physician of the British Lying-in Hospital. Price one Dollar. This is acknowledged to be the best book which has been published on the subject, and is calculated for the use of parents, nurses, and private families, as well as for physicians. The two volumes handsomely printed in one, and the price only about one third of what the imported copies sell for.
The Edinburgh New Dispensatory, two dollars. System of Surgery, extracted from the works of Benjamin Bell, by Dr. Waters, 2 vols. 50 cents. System of Anatomy, extracted from the Encyclopaedia, with 12 copperplates, 2 vols. 50 cents. System of Chemistry, extracted from the Encyclopaedia, exhibiting a view of the progress of the science, and the different systems which have been published, 2 vols. 50 cents. Brown's Elements of Medicine, 2 vols. 67 cents. T. Dobson has in the Press, An edition of the Medical and Philosophical Commentaries of Edinburgh. Two volumes are printed in one at 2 dollars and 50 cents per volume; he has nearly finished the five first volumes, which contain the first ten volumes of the European edition, which sell for two dollars each. Nine volumes will include eighteen European volumes, which will bring the publication up to the present time.
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.  Buchan's Domestic Medicine.  Ledran's Surgery.  Chefelden's Anatomy.  Hunter on the Venereal.  Swediaur on do.  Rollo on West India Diseases.  Rigby on Uterine Hemorrhage.  Hamilton's outlines of the theory and practice of Midwifery, with or without plates; do. on the management of Female complaints.  Mease on Hydrophobia, &c. &c. 
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, and in greater forwardness than was at first contemplated. At the same time he begs leave to remind them, that subscription papers are still open at most of the noted book-stores in the city; and that he hopes from the whole of them to be enabled to form such a respectable catalogue of names, as will do a credit to the work, as well as afford a reasonable encouragement to the undertaker. Those who are desirous of further information are requested to call on Benjamin Davies, No. 68, Market Street. April 14. m&thf
STATE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA
In the House of Representatives;
DECEMBER 21st, 1793. WHEREAS the Commissioners of public Accounts, have reported, that they cannot proceed to the investigation of the Treasury Accounts, respecting special Indents, without knowing the outstanding amount thereof in circulation:—Therefore, Resolved, That all holders of special Indents be directed, and required, on or before the first day of November next, to deliver the special Indents in their possession to one or other of the Commissioners of the Treasury, who are to give receipts for the same, and to report to the Commissioners on public accounts, on or before the tenth day of November next, the amount by them respectively received, and also to the Legislature, at their meeting in November next, and that all special Indents not rendered into the Treasury as above, on or before the first day of November next, shall be, and the same are hereby barred. Resolved, That public notice of this resolution be given in the several Gazettes in this State, once every three weeks, until the first day of November next. And that the Delegates of this State in the Congress of the United States, be requested to cause this resolution to be published in one or more papers in the cities of Philadelphia and New-York, and that provision will be made for the expenses attending such publication. Ordered, That the resolution be sent to the Senate for their concurrence. By order of the House, JOHN SANFORD DART, C. H. R. In the SENATE, DECEMBER 21st, 1793. Resolved, That this House do concur with the House of Representatives in the foregoing resolutions. Ordered, That the resolutions be sent to the House of Representatives. By order of the Senate, FELIX WARLEY Clerk. ewtNov
T U I T I O N.
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, and that he continues to give Instructions in the French and English Languages as usual, as also the Classics. He takes this opportunity of expressing his acknowledgements for the very liberal encouragement he has experienced, a continuation of which he begs leave to solicit. N. B. Translations from either languages correctly executed. d
140 BARRELS Best Boston BEEF, 18 HOGSHEADS New-England Rum, Received by the Schooner Belinda, from Boston, and for sale by Nalbro' & John Frazier. No. 81, Walnut Street. June 20 mw&83w
Nicholas Diehl, jun.
Attorney at Law,
INFORMS his friends and the public, that he has opened an OFFICE for the sale and purchase of Real Estates at No. 19 South Fourth Street, where he will thank fully receive their commands. He also draws Deeds, Mortgages, and other Writings. June 10 sub&stf
One thousand Dollars
R E W A R D.
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 plate. The printer, or printers of the said bills. Every person who has acted as principal in any way in the counterfeiting and uttering the said bills. WILLIAM PATTERSON, President. of the Bank of Maryland. Bms, April 8, 1794.
Insurance Company of North America.
THE Stockholders are informed that a dividend of six per cent for the last six months, on the amount of the capital paid in, has been agreed on, and will be paid to them, or to their legal representatives, in ten days from this date, agreeably to the charter of the incorporation. By order of the President and Directors, EBENEZ. HAZARD, Secretary. July 14 diw
Scheme of a Lottery,
To raise 39,900 Dollars, on 266,000 Dollars, deducting 15 per Cent. from the Prizes—this Lottery consists of 38,000 Tickets, in which there are 14,539 Prizes and 23,461 Blanks, being about one and an half Blanks to a Prize.
THE Directors of the Society for establishing Useful Manufactures, having referred to credit LOTTERIES for raising ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, agreeably to an Act of the Legislature of the State of New-Jersey, have appointed the following persons to superintend and direct the drawing of the same, viz. Nicholas Low, Rufus King, Herman Le Roy, James Watson, Richard Harrison, Abijah Hammond, and Cornelius Ray, of the city of New-York—Thomas Willing, Joseph Bell, Matthew McConnel and Andrew Bayard, of the city of Philadelphia—His Excellency Richard Howell, Esq. Elias Boudinot, General Elias Dayton, James Parker, John Bayard, Doctor Lewis Donham, Samuel W. Stockton, Joshua M. Wallace, Joseph Bloomfield, and Eliza Boudinot, of New-Jersey, who offer the following Scheme of a Lottery, and pledge themselves to the public, that they will take every assurance and precaution in their power to have the Monies paid by the Managers, from time to time, as received, into the Banks at New-York and Philadelphia, to remain for the purpose of paying Prizes, which shall be immediately discharged by a check upon one of the Banks.
S C H E M E :
  1 Prize of 20,000 Dollars is 20,000   1 10,000 10,000   2 5,000 10,000   5 2,000 10,000   10 1,000 10,000   20 500 10,000   100 100 10,000   200 50 10,000   1000 20 20,000   2000 15 30,000   3000 12 36,000   8100 10 81,000   14,539 Prizes. 266,000   23,461 Blanks. First drawn number, 2,000   Last drawn number, 2,000   38,000 Tickets at 7 Dollars each is 266,000 
The drawing will commence, under the inspection of a Committee of the Superintendents, as soon as the Tickets are sold, of which timely notice will be given.
The Superintendents have appointed John N. Cummings, of Newark, Jacob R. Hardenbergh, of New-Brunswick, and Jonathan Rhea, of Trenton, as immediate Managers thereof, who have given ample security for discharging the trust reposed in them.
In order to secure the punctilious payment of the Prizes, the Superintendents of the Lottery have directed that the Managers shall each enter into bonds in 40,000 dollars, with four sufficient security, to perform their instructions, the substance of which is
 I. That whenever either of the Managers shall receive the sum of Three Hundred Dollars, he shall immediately place the same in one of the Banks of New-York or Philadelphia, to the credit of the Governor of the Society, and such of the Superintendents as live in the city where the monies are placed, to remain there until the Lottery is drawn, for the payment of the Prizes.  II. The Managers to take sufficient security for any Tickets they may trust, otherwise to be responsible for them.  III. To keep regular books of Tickets sold, Monies received and paid into the Bank, abstracts of which shall be sent, monthly, to the Governor of the Society.  Paterson, January 1, 1794. On application to either of the above gentlemen, information will be given where tickets may be had. February 24. iud&ff
The Lottery published by the "Society for establishing useful manufactures," will commence drawing the first Tuesday in November next —
To the Electors of the city and county of Philadelphia.
GENTLEMEN,
THIS being the last year of the present Sheriff's time in office. I take the liberty to offer myself a Candidate, and solicit your votes and interests in my favour, to place me on the return at the next general Election, as his successor for said office; in doing which, you will confer an obligation that will be gratefully remembered, by Your most obedient, and humble servant, JOHN BAKER. May 3. oe. ff.

LONDON.
The Yellow Fever at Philadelphia.
From the Gentleman's Magazine.
SO many different opinions have prevailed respecting the origin of its symptoms and medical treatment, that, at this moment, conjecture is nearly as vague as when the relation of the prevalence of the disease was first communicated.
In any sudden catastrophe, or strange phenomenon, the mind is apt to adduce the first obvious cause to explain an effect. The Philadelphians, inexperienced in the calamities of pestilence, and agitated by its rapidity, ascribed what was so deeply felt within themselves to some circumstance immediately within their own contemplation; and they, for a nouvelle disease, searching for a nouvelle cause, the French refugees from St Domingo, who amounted to about 10,000 persons within the limits of Philadelphia, were resorted to in the present dilemma; at the same time, these very people, except the youth, were the healthiest residents in the city, scarcely excelling the negroes, who braved infection almost with impunity. The Philadelphians had but just assumed the language of investigation, before they saw the futility of ascribing an effect to a cause that only existed in conjecture: they relinquished the emigrants of Hispaniola for damaged coffee, putrid vegetables, and other sources equally futile. I exculpate the affrighted Americans; they were, and are at this moment I believe, ignorant of the origin, and early progress of this infectious disease, and naturally sought for causes within their immediate investigation. Its origin I presume to explain, not so much with a view to gratify curiosity as, by a detail of its rapid extension in a climate parallel with our own, to excite that alarm, which may inspire precaution, and produce means of prevention. In the following detail, I may not be perfectly accurate as to dates within a day or two; but I trust this will not invalidate the general accuracy of the following relations.
About two years ago, a number of deluded persons of this kingdom, and chiefly inhabitants of this city, among whom a spirit of enterprize is prevalent, adopted the scheme of forming a settlement on the uncultivated island of Bulam off the continent of Africa. They embarked without the suitable requisites for the occasion, without possessing the least claim to the place of their destined inheritance. Various distresses supervened arrival, and sickness soon dissipated their hopes, and thinned their numbers; and to augment calamities, the Africans resenting this encroachment upon their territories, attacked the improvident invaders. Some got to Sierra Leonas, the remnant purchased the precarious liberty of settlement. With ruined fortunes and disappointed projects, this miserable remnant at length sailed from this seat of disease and famine in the Hankey, Captain Cox, to Grenada. The vessel arrived off Grenada about the middle of February, and anchored at some distance from the tier of shipping. At this period there was no prevailing disease among the shipping, or upon the whole island of Grenada. In a few days the Hankey was brought nearer into land, and moored in the tier of merchantmen. On the very next day a sailor in the next ship adjoining, the Hankey shewed symptoms of fever; and soon after many others were attacked in a similar manner; and early in April, a considerable part of the white inhabitants of Grenada laboured under the disease, and by the end of August one half of the inhabitants fell victims to it.
Most of the miserable passengers from Bulam died in the course of the voyage. The survivors not only came ashore, but the cloaths of the deceased passengers were actually landed. It was indeed, early observed that, so great was the mortality among those who visited the Hankey, that at length none but negroes, who were very little liable to this fever, administered to the necessities of the ship; for the original crew was nearly extinct.
From Grenada it visited Tobago, where it was more fatal than at the former island, and some time afterward it appeared at Antigua, and likewise at St. Kitts. In this history of the progress of the disease, it is certain, that these islands were infected before the disease was noticed in Philadelphia, as will be further proved.
Antigua, although one of a cluster of about 60 Islands, is, I believe, void, or nearly so, of any springs of water; it is peculiarly dry, and depends upon the clouds for the supply of this essential fluid, which is preserved in casks for domestic use. Here, however the dis-
ease was not less fatal than at Grenada, both among the inhabitants and the seamen. Wherever the disease appeared, it spread rapidly, whether the island was low or high, moist or dry; and not only so, but among seamen unconnected with the land; a remarkable instance of which occurred in the Experiment man of war, off English harbour in Antigua. Not having her compliment of guns, she at this time, only had 100 seamen on board, all in health; in making the harbour, the drifted so much that Capt. Kelly, then in port sent off his long boat to her assistance. The next day one of the Experiment's men was attacked with this fever, and on the succeeding day another. This alarmed the commanding officer, who deeming the sea air might prove salubrious, and stop the progress of the infection, put off to sea: in vain however, was this apparently judicious conduct; before a week was elapsed, he returned with extreme difficulty, from the sickness of his crew, to the English harbor, whence he drew the original poison.
It is evident, from the best information, conveyed by numerous letters from Philadelphia, and from the accurate publication of Matthew Carey, one of the surviving committee men of this city, that the appearance of this infectious disease was some months after the arrival of the Hankey at Grenada; for Dr. Hodge's child was the first victim of it at Philadelphia, and he was attacked on the 26th or 27th of July, and died on the 25th of August.
The only French ship which the Americans suspected of infection, was, the privateer Sans Culottes Marcellais, with her prize the Flora, which arrived at Philadelphia the 22d of July. A few days prior, arrived a vessel from Tobago, which had lost nearly all her hands by a malignant fever. In the river she shipped fresh hands, many of whom died. From this ship the Americans received the fatal poison.
From the relations hereto communicated to us, the disease transplanted from Bulam to Grenada was essentially the same as that likewise so fatal at Philadelphia. The yellow tinge of the skin, the symptoms and event, and the sameness of the victims, all combine to convey this conviction. The unhappy Frenchmen, driven from St. Domingo, and inhabiting a part of Philadelphia analogous to our Wapping, were next to the negroes most exempt from this very disease, which they have been falsely accused of propagating. The negroes of the English West-India Islands, like those of the American continent, march through the infected ranks almost with impunity. The island of Hispaniola, and I believe every other French island, has escaped the ravages of this febrile poison; and hence, from every consideration, I am bold to conclude, that with neither Frenchmen nor Americans did it originate, but from Englishmen alone, driven from the impure island of Bulam, in the manner, and under such circumstances, as I have already stated.
It is unnecessary here to advert to the incessant intercourse between the little American barks, and all the Atlantic ocean, in carrying flour, slaves, cattle, and provisions, to every key and creek.
It is remarkable, that although (and I speak it upon indubitable authority) one half of the whites of Grenada and Tobago have died; we have heard less rumour or alarm in London, about this dreadful fatality in our own colonies, than from America. It may perhaps be owing to various circumstances; although this fever has been certainly different in some respects from the common-yellow fever of the West-Indies, yet at the same time that there existed much analogy, less wonder and terror would be excited in these islands than on the continent, where its novelty and fatality must be terrible to the imagination; and so it proved; for without doubt, many were deserted the moment disease appeared, as victims not only of certain death, but of deadly contagion.
The fleet which loads in the West-Indies, especially in the time of war, when under convoy, seldom arrives in Europe till midsummer, so that the full relation from the islands is sometimes anticipated by arrivals from the American Continent. These circumstances, and the greater frequency of sickness and fatality, in the West-Indies, and consequently less agitation, on the present event, may have occasioned the comparative silence from a quarter where the deaths have been really proportionally higher than on the continent.
It has been noticed, that the symptoms and fatality were so similar as to authenticate the sameness of infection. We have not been favored with any dissections of the victims of it. Dr.
Phyfe, and another medical gentleman, mentions the stomach, as exhibiting the most obvious marks of disease, the viscera being very much inflamed, and particularly the Cardia. The substance of the liver did not appear much diseased, but the gall bladder was greatly distended, and the acrimony of the bile so violent as to excoriate the skin wherever it came in contact.
The dissections in the West-Indies speak chiefly of the turgescence of their liver and gall bladder, and mention the acrimony as less considerable, but in a great measure exonerate the stomach from any inflammation of the viscera, as it appeared in Philadelphia, it might arise from the acrimony of the bile, and the efforts and action in vomiting.
As to the treatment of the disease, the physicians in Philadelphia as widely differ as the antiphlogistic and cordial treatments.
Some physicians, who are said to have been very successful gave opium, antimony and calomel, to act upon the skin; but whether any beneficial effect would be derived from mercury, in an acute state of the disease, is not ascertained, tho' sweating from the above combination might seem salutary.
Professor Kuhn informed me by letter, that when he had been consulted, within 24 hours from the attack, he found bark wine and cordials, in general successful; but that, if his mode of treatment was not adopted by the 4th day, his patients uniformly died.
The accounts from the West-Indies, prove that evacuations upwards and downwards, with diluting nutrition and fluids, were salutary; venesection was however avoided.
Captain Simes assured me, that whilst his vessel lay off Grenada, 17 of his crew, out of 28 infected, recovered by this treatment; and I had a similar information by a gentleman from Antigua, who left that island in November last, when the disease was still prevalent.
I enquired particularly, whether free drinkers were less liable to the disease; but here no certainty could be ascertained, as several instances were recollected of families and lodging houses, in which the fatality was frequently greater among the intemperate; and on the other hand, where these almost alone escaped.
All agreed that strangers, and those who were young particularly, were more liable to catch the fever, except among the French in Philadelphia; who, although strangers in the Continent, were naturalized to the West-India climate.
UNITED STATES.
RICHMOND, July 16.
By the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS I have received information that some wicked and evil disposed person or persons, whose names are unknown, did on the night of the 20th of June last, feloniously steal and take away Two CHILDREN of PEGGY HOWELL, a free mulatto, living in the County of Charlotte with a design as it is supposed, to sell them in some of the neighbouring States as slaves (the names and description of the children are contained in the Hue and Cry subjoined:) And whereas the rights of humanity are deeply interested in the restoration of the children to their parent—and the order of society is involved in the punishment of the offenders—I do by the advice of the Council of State, issue this my Proclamation, offering a reward of Fifty Dollars for the recovery of each of the said children, and the further sum of One Hundred Dollars for apprehending and securing in the public jail of Charlotte County the offenders.
Given under my hand, as Governor and under the Seal of the (SEAL.) Commonwealth in the Council Chamber at Richmond, this 8th day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.
HENRY LEE.
N. B. The children were both boys, between 4 & 5 years old, stout & well made: One named Peter Toney, The other Edmund Booker.
LITCHFIELD, July 9.
On Friday the Fourth of July inst. a numerous circle of citizens and strangers, convened at Mr. Buel's where was prepared an elegant entertainment, in commemoration of the Independence of the United States—His Hon. the Lieut Governor, the chief justice of the state, and other eminent characters, honored the day—Sober care neither sorrow'd the brow, nor was noisy riot exhausted in revelling: The festival was conducted rationally, and with proper decorum—After a plenteous feast, the annexed toasts were drank, viz.
1. The day we celebrate. 2. Perpetual Independence to the United States.
3. The Constitution of the United States.
4. The President of the Federal Government.
5. The President of the United States.
6. The Vice-President of the United States.
7. The Congress of the United States.
8. The Secretary of the Treasury.
9. Our envoy extraordinary at the court of G. Britain.
10. The Connecticut Delegation in Congress.
11. The Governor and state of Connecticut.
12. Unanimity in our national councils.
13. Energy without oppression in the government of all nations.
14. Honorable peace between the United States and all nations.
15. Peace throughout the world.
At evening, the fair mingled in the wholesome festivity at a splendid ball.
The sicken sheen, and comely robe was theirs.
The Rights of Women usurped attention,
and were politely adhered to;
so that discord did not dare to open
its 'thousand various mouths,' and the
night passed off pleasantly. To excite
a fullness of joy, a little wine was cau-
tiously applied to the heart.—About
the hour of relaxation, as if by inspira-
tion on the occasion, the birds sang to-
gether for joy.—Thus ended the An-
niversary of Independence.
PITTSBURGH, July 12.
The Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America, was celebrated on the 4th inst. by the inhabitants of this town, on Grant's Hill. An Oration was delivered by Mr. Brackenridge, after which they sat down to an entertainment provided for the occasion, when the following toasts were drank, each accompanied by a discharge from a double fortified six pounder.
1. The 4th of July; the Important Day which gave Freedom to America, and an example to the rest of the world.
2. The United States; may her citizens support by their virtue, what they acquired by their fortitude.
3. Both Houses in Congress; may neither interest nor prejudice affect their councils.
4. The Illustrious WASHINGTON—may America never forget her Hero and her Statesman—3 cheers.
5. The Republic of France; may her battles terminate in victories, and her government be speedily established on principles of perfect freedom—3 cheers.
6. The State of Pennsylvania; may she continue eminent for genius, industry and wealth.
7. General Wayne and the army.
8. All true Democrats, who wish to support, and not to confuse a government established on pure principles.
9. Doctor Priestley and those good men, who prefer leaving their property and country to living under tyranny and oppression.
10. A free navigation of the Mississippi river—3 cheers.
11. Foreign Commerce and Domestic Manufactures.
12. Agriculture and Mechanics.
13. The completion of our treaties, and possession of the western posts—3 cheers.
14. A settlement at Presqu'isle—which may vie in consequence with our eastern metropolis.
15. The Fair of America.
PHILADELPHIA,
JULY 24.
A letter from Lisbon, dated May 20, to a merchant in Baltimore, says that the rout of the Spaniards and Portuguese was so great that their troops abandoned their military chest. This defeat has placed the city of Barcelona in danger—the writer of the letter adds, that Bilbao is blockaded by the Republicans. Courier Francaise.
A letter from Brest, dated 23d May to a gentleman in Newburyport, says,
"Since I wrote you on the 27th March, I have received from the Tribune of Commerce, certifying that I shall receive a just indemnification for the loss of the Thomas and freight: In a few days after, news was received that the Thomas was in Portsmouth, (Eng.) upon which the judge of the Tribune ordered me to make out a bill of detention, which I presented at 260 pounds sterling per month's detention, likewise all damages she may have sustained, and for whatever part the British may claim for the re-capture—they however wish to avoid paying more than 3 pounds per day, the same they allow for vessels brought in here; however, I believe I
shall recover my demands, as soon as Mr. James Anderson arrives from Nantz, who is to be Consul at Brest, and will be here in a few days."
The printer of the Philadelphia gazette is requested to lay before the public the following declaration of Obeal (Corn Planter) to a person of reputation, lately from the country:
I know, said this respectable Indian in a tone of anxiety blended with firmness, that the people of the United States make very free with my name in the newspapers, and assert things which are false, but you may inform them that I am a friend to peace, a friend to my nation—a friend to justice and equity. Buffalo Creek, 5th July inst.
The frequent publications of late respecting the disposition of the six nations, have a tendency to encrease that jealousy on their account, which perhaps already exists in too high a degree; as well as to involve the United States still more in an unhappy war.—There is reason to believe that some of our best friends among the Indians, have been weakened in their attachment to the United States, as well as suffered in their reputation, by unmerited calumnies and gross misrepresentations, which they have no opportunity to refute in a correct statement of facts.—The Corn Planter in particular, has lately been spoken of as inimical to us and his conduct stated in such a way as might incline those unacquainted with the probity of the man and too distant from him to form a right judgment of his sentiments or conduct, to suppose him insincere and unfriendly. The above declaration therefore is published, to do justice to an absent character, who has ever distinguished himself as a friend of the United States—who excited general esteem whilst amongst us, and who in the course of his negotiations, displayed the orator, the patriot, and the man of feeling.
Let the foregoing say a correspondent be contrasted with some statements recently published, which appear to be official—and the propriety of waiting, till some better organs than certain speculators, shall announce the real state of things will appear—Time is not so rapid in his movements as avarice, but he is a much better interpreter.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, July 23.
The paragraph which appeared in this paper of yesterday, respecting the particulars of the naval engagement in the British channel, we find, upon further enquiry, to be premature:—It was certainly reported in the Coffee-House on Monday night, and on that credit we mentioned it; but not with an intent to mislead the public, nor give offence to the public character, who it was said had received the information.
Please to insert the following, as a contradiction of the paragraph which appeared in the Daily Advertiser of this morning:
"We have authority to say, that the extraordinary paragraph in Child's Paper of this morning, concerning the battle in the Channel, is entirely without foundation! That the inserting such ridiculous fabrications, tends only to destroy the credit and usefulness of Newspapers, as well as making too free with the name of a public person to sanction such vague reports."
Diary.
A letter from Montreal, dated July 5th, to a gentleman in this city says, "For this week past they have been carting to Lachine, all Governor Simcoe's stores, the best part of which is for his new fort on the Miami. There are 4 very large field pieces, and 2000 stand of arms for it. They are recruiting here with a great deal of spirit. In two weeks they have got upwards of 60 recruits. The bounty is 15 and 20 guineas."
* The place at which all goods intended for Upper Canada are deposited.
From the Quebec Gazette.
QUEBEC, June 30.
Address to his Excellency the Right Honorable Lord Dorchester, Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of Lower Canada, &c. &c.
May it please your excellency, His Majesty's loyal and faithful subjects in the city and district of Quebec, earnestly wishing to unite in association for the express purpose of supporting the laws, constitution and government of the Province of Lower Canada, most

humbly intreat your Excellency, to sanction their loyal intentions, and to receive their assurances, that they will unitedly and individually, at the risk of their fortunes, and of their lives, exert their utmost efforts, to suppress and totally extinguish that spirit of sedition which has pervaded certain circles in this district. By order of the Association.
THOMAS DUNN, Chairman. Quebec, June 30, 1794.
His Excellency's Answer.
Quebec, June 30.
GENTLEMEN,
I cannot but very much approve of the zeal you have shown in this association and of the manner in which you have distinguished your loyalty in uniting to undeceive those deluded persons, who by the arts and intrigues of designing men, have been treacherously led into the adoption of principles subversive of all social order, and tending to infuse into their minds an aversion to our happy form of government, on which alone they can securely depend.
ASSOCIATION.
To the Loyal Inhabitants of the City and District of Quebec.
The Committee appointed for conducting the business of the association give notice, that two members thereof will attend every day, until the 10th of this month, from 10 o'clock in the morning to one in the afternoon, at the Committee room of the House of Assembly at the Bishop's palace, for the purpose of receiving the signatures of such persons as have not already joined the association, or taking the names of those who do not write but will to join it.
The Committee requests the assistance of all their fellow citizens, who have united or may hereafter unite in the association, in pointing out to all ranks of people, with whom they have occasion to mix, either in the town or country, the many and great blessings which the inhabitants of this Province, of every description enjoy under our present most Gracious Sovereign and Happy Constitution; and the salutary effects which must arise to all by distinguishing their loyalty in forming such associations in every part of the country.
By order of the Committee.
THOMAS DUNN Chairman.
Quebec, 1st July, 1794.
July 3. ASSOCIATION.
It is with infinite concern, we, whose names are hereunto subscribed, have perceived the effects practiced by the enemies of our parent state, to disseminate the seeds of discontent, and by falsehood, to provoke to disloyalty, subjects, who owe the many and superior blessings they possess, to a generous and fostering empire. At a time, when designing and wicked men, by every art, are endeavoring to seduce the easy and credulous minds of our fellow-subjects; when foreign emissaries, or seditious characters, are concealed among us, laboring to detach our affections from our sovereign and our dearest interests, our country and posterity! when we know that similar endeavors originated in the horrid purposes of destroying every sacred right annexed to social comfort, and that by such arts, at first equally specious, the merciless hand of desolating power has attained the supreme authority in France; a power usurped by subjects that have murdered a lawful and acknowledged sovereign, Louis XVI. king of France; and in the name of a people, have publicly and formally renounced all religious duties, and the worship of a Deity! A power that has persecuted and destroyed the ministers of the established Roman Catholic Church; has plundered the temples, and profaned the Holy Altars of God! When we know such effects to have proceeded from the specious purposes of reforming evils, and generating the common good, we feel it the duty of every honest subject to come forth, and exert himself to check the progress and prevent the execution of such baneful designs.
When we consider our happy situation, that we possess a liberal and free constitution, and are supported by a great and beneficent nation, in whose blessings we liberally partake, that we live in the full and undisturbed enjoyment of our Civil and Religious Rights, without the burthen of taxes, and the charge of supporting the Government of Society.
When we place these comforts in contrast with the state of those countries, that would seduce us into their miseries, by uniting our strength and possessions to relieve their distresses; when we see that even in the attempt to give such relief, we are to sacrifice our loyalty,
our great and valuable privileges, and that a delusive form, that in its pretence, has all the blessings of a government, has profusely wasted the wealth of a great country: A people, now reduced to misery; without religion, laws, or government; without safety to persons or property; we sensibly feel the duty of our individual and united exertion against every attempt to disturb the peace and tranquility of this country;
And do Declare.
That We, the inhabitants of the city and district of Quebec, are firmly attached to our present government, to Great Britain, and to his majesty; and with pure loyalty are gratefully sensible of the comforts we possess, as a part of the British Empire;
That We hold in the utmost abhorrence, the seditious attempts lately made by wicked and designing men, in circulating false, and inflammatory writings; in exciting, by false news, the dread of our fellow subjects against the powers of our government, and the laws;
That We will jointly and individually, use our utmost endeavours to maintain our present constitution; to give to the executive government a vigorous and effectual support; to counteract the efforts of seditious men; to detect and bring them to legal and exemplary punishment; to suppress the beginnings of all tumults, and every exertion that may be made, on whatever pretence, to disturb the public tranquility;
And We declare our determination, steadfastly to take all such steps for those Loyal purposes, as are or may be within our power, for the maintenance of the Laws and the support of the Government under which we happily live.
[150 respectable inhabitants have signed the above, whose names appeared in the Gazette from which the above is copied.] N. Y. D. Gaz.
On Saturday the 28th ult. died at Montreal, David Chabrand Delisle, aged Sixty-four, late Rector of the parish and Chaplain to the garrison of Montreal, which stations, he filled for twenty-eight years, during which time, he supported an upright and truly respectable character; he was an affectionate husband, a tender father, a kind friend, charitable and humane to the needy and distressed; punctual and attentive in discharging his clerical duties: His death is most sincerely lamented by his disconsolate family, and all his friends.
AUGUSTA, Georgia, June 26. Copy of a letter from Captain Bowmen, of Franklin county, to the Adjutant General of this state, dated June 19.
On Wednesday the 11th instant, Major Samuel Nelson arrived at Boxe's station, at the Carahoe mountain, and in a few minutes after he got there the spies of said station came in with a report that they had made discovery of ten Indians within one and an half mile of this Fort. Major Nelson, with six men he raised at the station started on their trail, and at his departure sent order to me to follow him with what men I could raise; I accordingly got four men with me, and overtook him on Friday about ten o'clock, that night our spies made discovery of them at camp, at five different fires on each side of a large creek. The Major gave orders two men should stay with our horses, and that I should take two men with me and attack one camp that had six Indians and a lad (as appeared afterwards) and he divided the other men at the other four camps. He allotted to attack them in the morning when light enough to draw a fight, but my camp rose rather early and moved into the creek to cross, but they were no sooner in the water than my two boys and myself fired (agreeable to the orders we received) and killed three, with that the rest of the men fired at every camp; we then charged with our swords and pistols, and soon made them break, tho' not till they raised the war hoop and fired several guns. We found they were about 30 in number, and supposed we killed nine, but could not be certain as some lay in deep water; but to the best of my knowledge they are that much less in number, besides one prisoner one of the boys brought in.
P. S. We overtook two on the trail within about five miles of this camp, one we killed dead, the other badly wounded, but got in a swamp.
CARLISLE, July 16. Extract of a letter from Lebeau, to a gentleman in Carlisle, dated Fort Lebeau, June 27th, 1794.
"I enclose you a copy of a message which was received from the Six Nations since our arrival here, and also the
answer made to said message—The folly and impertinence of Mr. Chapin, who flies himself Agent for the United States, in conjunction with Mr. Johnston, a British Agent—Reasons that will be hereafter explained prevented us from treating them, as I think, we would have been treated at a British post if we had acted in the same way."
PETERSBURG, July 18.
We learn from Boston, that at a late meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the right Rev. James Madison, D. D. of Virginia, was elected a member of that learned body.
BALTIMORE, July 21.
At a meeting of the republican society of Baltimore, held at Mr. Grant's assembly room, on Friday the 18th inst. a letter from Capt. Richard O'Brien, to citizen John Steel, of this town, covering a petition from sundry of our unfortunate fellow-citizens at Algiers, praying for relief from captivity, was read to the society: Whereupon it was unanimously resolved, That this society will interest itself and do every thing in its power for the relief of the unfortunate American sufferers at Algiers, and that citizens William Van Wyck, John Steel, Thomas M'Elderry, Henry Bayson and Thomas Dixon, be appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for the purpose.
The following is a copy of the above mentioned letter.
"Algiers, 9th June, 1793. 8th year of captivity"
"My dear Sir,"
"I have aken the liberty of sending you the enclosed petition", which I hope you will have published, in order to draw the public attention, to consider of the sufferings and situation of a remnant of Americans. Congress have rejected the terms of peace with this regency, and to all appearance have determined not to ransom us; but we hope that intercession will be made to government for our redemption, or we perish. Indeed I have often pondered in my mind, that we are destined victims. The plague is raging violently in this city.
"I am informed that a subscription is set on foot for our ransom in Boston. I have written strongly on this subject to the commerce of Philadelphia, to contribute; and I trust that Baltimore, and the other commercial towns, will join in this great act of humanity."
"The Algerines, a few days past, captured an American brig, off Malaga. The crew escaped on shore in Spain. They had better have fallen into the hands of the Miami Indians, than suffer what we have experienced."
"My compliments and kind remembrance to your family, Captain Folger, and all enquiring friends. I am, with esteem, your most obedient servant.
RICHARD O'BRIEN."
Resolved, That the foregoing resolution, and letter from Captain O'Brien, be published.
Extract from the Minutes.
GEORGE SEARS, Sec'y.
* This petition has already appeared in the public papers.
COLUMBIA, (S. C.)
Extract of a letter from Fort Fidius, dated May 13, 1794.
"Major Seagrove has returned from the Creek Nation; and tells us that after a great deal of perseverance and trouble he has concluded a peace with the Indians."
"An express from the nation arrived last evening, which mentions that they are all peaceably inclined."
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON May 23.
This morning Mr. Brooks, the King's Messenger, arrived with dispatches from his Royal Highness, the Duke of York, dated May 21.
By the same conveyance we have letters from our correspondents in the army. We find as we yesterday stated, that the allied armies under his Royal Highness had met with a check, in which from five to eight hundred men were killed and wounded; and some pieces of light artillery were lost, report said to the number of thirty.
General Fox's brigade, which was detached from the main force, suffered most. They were surrounded by the French, but always drove them who attacked them in the front.
The 43d have lost 180 men—the fourteenth and thirty-seventh about 100 each; but it is supposed that the most of them are taken prisoners. Brevet Major Brown of the 14th who command-
ed the regiment, in the absence of Major Rofs, was shot through the body and left in the field. Captain Cook who commanded the 37th regiment, Sir C. Rofs being sick, was killed. Colonel Ludlow, as we have stated has lost an arm.
Sir William Ffolke, who commanded another column, was said to have met with a very superior number of the French at Comines, to which he had advanced. The Hessians who were with him, fought most bravely, and the Emperor's troops, who were to join some of the columns, came up opportunely, and obliged the Carmagnoles to retreat.
The above check, by no means so considerable, as it was at first represented, has not had much effect upon the spirits of the British army. On the 20th, his Royal Highness gave it out in general orders, "That he thanked the troops for their bravery and good conduct in the late engagement with the enemy, who, owing to their great superiority of numbers, and the ground on which they engaged, had obtained some trifling advantage, in their having been obliged to abandon to them some of their artillery; but he trusted that such a circumstance would not dispirit the army he had the honor to command, and he hoped that in a short time, they would repay with interest, any loss they had sustained."
Colonel Craig, Adjutant-General of the British army in Flanders, arrived in town this morning.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED,
 Ship Charleston, Garman, Charleston  Brig Alston, Evers, Lisbon  Malabar, Cuttle, N. Orleans  Schr. Mary, Garret, Augustine  Two Friends, Price, N. York  Hazard, Weed, N. Carolina  Seafower, Tillot, Windsor  Harmony, Tryon, Virginia  Sloop Chance, Cole, Norfolk  Patty, Simpkins, do.  Harmony, McCormick, Savannah  Elizabeth, Bratton, Senepuxent  Betsy, Bell, Virginia  Charity, Parlee, Norfolk  Sally, Hail, Alexandria 
CLEARED.
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** THE REFERENCE and NOTE, to the article published in last Evening's Gazette, signed "John Stagg jun. chief clerk" are errors of the press—the note being a repetition of a preceding sentence.
For Charter, To Europe or the West Indies, THE SNOW
WILLIAM M, AT Chestnut street wharf, a staunch good vessel, almost new, burthen about 2800 barrels.
For terms apply to JOSEPH ANTHONY & SON,
Who have for sale, on board said vessel, 2000 BUSHELS
LIVERPOOL SALT, And 13 Tons
GOOD COAL.
July 24 dtw
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Captain EVERS, Burthen about 200 tons; ready to take in a Cargo.
Apply to John Vaughan,
WHO HAS FOR SALE,
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July 24 3t
The managers of the
House of Employment and the Overseers of the Poor for the City and Liberties, are particularly requested to meet at the Old Court House in Market Street at half past 7 o'clock to morrow evening.
By order of the President,
JOHN OLDDEN, Secretary. July 24 2t
Was left on the 10th
July, along side of the sloop Sally, on barrel of Limed OIL, containing 27 gallons; no marks. The owner may have it again by applying to William Paul. No. 361, north Front Street, paying charges for the same. July 22 4t
From a Boston Paper.
THE Star, that paves the blue serene, Or sparkles on the brow of even, Cours from the Sun that lucid mien, Which gems the glittering mine of heaven.
The Breeze, that spreads its Cassia-wing, Perfumes the breath of scentless air From rich bouquets, which jocund spring
Selects from Nature's gay parterre Thus too, Philenia, muse supreme, Whose clear, reflecting pages shine, Like the translucent chrysal stream, The Mirror of a soul Divine:
Thus, from thy lyre Menander's ear The song-inspir'd vibration caught; Thus, from thy hand, his temples wear A wreath, which thou alone hast wrought.
To thee his muse aspir'd with pride, And seal'd her carrol with thy name, Whose signet gave, what heaven denied—
A passport at the door of Fame. True Merit shines with native light, Obscurest shades ne'er cloud its blaze; For, diamond-like, it gilds the night, And dazzles with unborrow'd rays.
Hence, with a zeal of equal flame, The World has with Philenia vied, While admiration wing'd her fame, And modest merit blush'd to hide.
But, ah, thy lavish praise forbear! 'Twere madness to believe it due; For none, but Nature's fondest care, Deserves a glance of Fame from you.
To me no charms of verse belong; The tints of every "Classie" grace Mild Contemplation, muse of song, Beam'd from thy muse-illumind face.
When thy "lorn Pathos" fills the gale, Wild Fancy learns of Truth to weep, Romance forgets her tragic tale, And Wterier lulls his griefs to sleep.
Serene, amid the bustling storm, You check the phrenzied passion's scope, And, radiant as an angel form, Smile on the death-carr'd urn of hope.
Thy magic tears leave slander mute, They melt the stote heart of snow; And every "Willow," on thy "Lute," Has prov'd a laurel for thy brow.
MENANDER.
PHILADELPHIA.
Notwithstanding the variety of Reports which have been circulating relative to the late Naval Engagement in Europe—it now appears evident that there are no accounts so late as those brought by Captain Green, from Brest.
Died at Burlington, on Sunday the 20th instant, in the 52d year of his age, Bowes Reed Esq. Register-General and secretary of the state of New Jersey, and Mayor of the city of Burlington; a man whole known probity, firm patriotism, extensive charity and benevolence, endeared him to every description of his fellow-citizens.
Arrived at New-York.
Ship Columbia, Towers, Schr. Rambler, Waring, Cadiz Edenton
Copied from the Log Book of brig Adventure; in 77 days from Bristol, arrived on Sunday last.
May 15th, saw the keel or bottom of a ship, in lat. 47 10.
May 23d, spoke an English privateer, cruising off the western islands—and saw a fleet of 200 sail of transports from Baltimore to Brest, under convoy of 7 men of war.
June 17th, spoke two ships, one from Rotterdam, and the other from Liverpool, both for Baltimore.
June 20th, spoke the ship Adventure, from New-York, bound to Hull, out ten days, in lat. 42 11. long. 57 29.
June 30th, Dined on board, Mrs. Elizabeth Cock, passenger, leaving four children on board to the care of the Captain, &c.
July 10th, spoke the Hero, of Hudson, from New-York, bound to Liverpool, lat. 39 58, long. 69 1-2.
Arrived in the port of Quebec.
Ship Caroline, Stuart, in 55 days from London. Cargo, dry goods and powder.
Ship Neptune, Lambert, in 55 days from London. Cargo, bale goods.
Ship Levant, Errol Boyd, in 55 days from London: Cargo, bale goods and powder.
Ship Ewretta, Patterson, in 55 days from London: Cargo, dry goods and powder.

Excellent CLARET, In hogsheads and in cases of 50 bottles each ALSO, A few cases Champaignewine; MADEIRA, In pipes, hogsheads and quarter casks, FOR SALE BY JOHN VAUGHAN, No. 111, South Front Street. Jan. 2, 1794.
GUTHRIE'S GEOGRAPHY Improved. THE subscription for this work on the original terms, of twelve dollars and the binding, will be closed this day—and on Monday the subscription will open at fourteen dollars, exclusive of the price of binding. The new maps added to this edition are twenty one; among which are those of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode-Island, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, the Genesee Government, South Carolina, and Georgia. These maps have never been given in any former system of Geography, and, it is hoped, would alone be sufficient to entitle this work to a preference to any other edition of Guthrie. N. B. The map of the United States, which is compiling by Mr. Samuel Lewis, from the respective state maps, will be far more complete than any one yet published, and be printed on two large sheets of paper, nearly the size of the late Mr. Murray's map. May 31.
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 stayed 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 stayed as aforesaid, shall send a safe and commodious boat to bring the resident physician on board of 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 shall also true and satisfactory answers make 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 sailed, 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 as 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 examined, 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.
Philadelphia, March, 1794. JUST PUBLISHED, By MATHEW CAREY, No. 118, Market Street, THE FIRST VOLUME OF A NEW SYSTEM OF Modern Geography: OR, A Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; And present state of the several NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
CONTAINING, 1. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system and the latest observations. 2. A general view of the earth, considered as a planet; with several useful geographical definitions and problems. 3. The grand divisions of the globe into land and water, continents and islands. 4. The situation and extent of empires, kingdoms, states, provinces and colonies. 5. Their climates, air, soil, vegetables, productions, metals, minerals, natural curiosities, seas, rivers, bays, capes, promontories, and lakes. 6. The birds and beasts peculiar to each country. 7. Observations on the changes that have been any where observed upon the face of nature since the most early periods of history. 8. The history and origin of nations; their forms of government, religion, laws, revenues, taxes, naval and military strength. 9. The genius, manners, customs, and habits of the people. 10. Their language, learning, arts, sciences, manufactures, and commerce. 11. The chief cities, structures, ruins, and artificial curiosities. 12. The longitude, latitude, bearings, and distances of principal places from Philadelphia.
To which are added, 1. A GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX , with the names and places alphabetically arranged. 2. A TABLE of the Coins of all nations, and their value in dollars and cents. 3. A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq.
The Astronomical Part corrected by DR. RITTENHOUSE. [To which have been added, The late Discoveries of Dr. HERSCHELL , and other eminent Astronomers. THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Corrected, Improved, and greatly Enlarged.
The first volume contains twenty-one Maps and Charts, besides two Astronomical Plates, viz. 1. Map of the world. 2. Chart of the world. 3. Europe. 4. Asia. 5. Africa. 6. South America. 7. Cook's discoveries. 8. Countries round the north Pole. 9. Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. 10. Seven United Provinces. 11. Austrian, French and Dutch Netherlands. 12. Germany. 13. Seat of war in France. 14. France divided into departments. 15. Switzerland. 16. Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia. 17. Spain and Portugal. 18. Turkey in Europe and Hungary. 19. Ireland. 20. West-Indies. 21. Vermont. 22. Ar military sphere. 23. Copernican system. With the second volume, which is now in the press, will be given the following Maps: 1. Russia in Europe and Asia. 2. Scotland. 3. England and Wales. 4. Poland. 5. China. 6. Hindostan. 7. United States. 8. British America. 9. State of New-Hampshire. 10. State of Massachusetts. 11. State of Connecticut. 12. State of Rhode-Island. 13. State of New-York. 14. State of New-Jersey. 15. State of Pennsylvania. 16. State of Delaware. 17. State of Maryland. 18. State of Virginia. 19. State of Kentucky. 20. State of North-Carolina. 21. Tennessee Government. 22. State of South-Carolina. 23. State of Georgia.
TERMS. 1. This work will be comprised in two volumes. 2. Subscribers pay for the present volume on delivery, six dollars, and the price of binding, (50 cents for boards.) 3. They may receive the succeeding volume in twenty-four weekly numbers, at a quarter dollar each, or else, when finished, at the same price as the first. 4. The subscription will be raised on the first day of June 1794, to fourteen dollars, exclusive of binding. 5. Should any copies remain for sale after the completion of the work, they will be sold at sixteen dollars, and the price of binding. 6. The names of the subscribers will be published as patrons of American literature, arts, and sciences. It is wholly unnecessary to expatiate on the advantage, to American readers, that this edition possesses, over every imported edition of any system of Geography extant. The addition of maps of the several states, procured a very great expense, and from the best materials that are attainable, speaks such full conviction on this subject, that it would be disrespectful to the reader's understanding to suppose it requisite to enter into a detail of arguments to prove its superiority. In no familiar work have such maps been heretofore introduced. The emendations and additions which are made in this work, are innumerable, and occur in every page. The public are referred to the preface for a slight sketch of a few of them. The publisher takes the present opportunity of returning his most sincere thanks to those respectable characters who have favored him with documents for improving the maps of several of the states. He
requests a continuance of their kind and hopes that such public spirited citizens as are possessed of similar documents, will favor him with their assistance in perfecting his undertaking. The extraordinary encouragement with which he has been favored, has excited in his breast the warmest sentiments of gratitude—times which time will not efface. He dedicates himself to the citizens of the United States, to spare neither pains nor expense to render the present edition of Guthrie's Geography improved, deserving of their patronage. waltf
JAMAICA RUM, LANDING at Hamilton's wharf, above the Drawbridge, out of the ship BACCUS Capt. VAN NEMAN, from JAMAICA, FOR SALE BY PETER BLIGHT. May 16. d
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. Boardings, 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 at determined to pay such attention to this institution, as will render it respectable and useful. GABRIEL H. FORD, TIMOTHY JOHNS, jun. } Direct's. NATHAN FORD, Morristown, May 15, 1794. d. w. 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, renders its situation for the milling business so 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 woodlands, 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 deeds, and seven hundred and fifty pounds per annum, with interest for the remainder or proportionally for each part. Indisputable 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&sts
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.
FOR SALE, At the STORES of Jesse & Robert Waln, PORT WINE in pipes, hds. and quarter casks LISBON do. in pipes and quarter casks Souchong and Congo TEAS, in quarter casks A quantity of Lisbon and Cadiz SALT Soft shelled ALMONDS in bales Velvet CORKS, in do. Russia MATTS. June 9. d
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 aid of assembly, for such costs made and provided. Test, Samuel Harvey Howard. Regis. Cur. Can. June 13. mw&fsw
Just Published, In one handsome volume, 12mo. Price 55 AND FOR SALE BY 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
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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 free men 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 15. d. f
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
M A R K S. 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 f in the word promise are not parallel, the f inclining much more forward than the i. The engraving is badly executed, the strokes of all the Letters are stronger and the device in the 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 on the 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 lamb-black and oil, and differs from other inks 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 and prosecuting to conviction the several above described Offenders in respect to this, as to the last described bills. THOMAS WILLING, President of the Bank United States. JOHN NIXON, President of the Bank of North America. By order of the Committee of the Respectful Boards.