Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1795-05-08 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States  AND  DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 109 of Vol. VII.]
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1795.
[Whole No. 832.]
FOR SALE, FREIGHT, or CHARTER. The Brigantine POMONA ,
Built in the best manner last Autumn at Kensington, of LIVE OAK & RED CEDAR , is in complete order, and may be sent to sea without any expense (provisions excepted). She carries 1400 barrels, has handsome accommodations for passengers, and may be seen at Hamilton's wharf.
For terms apply to EDWARD DUVANT , No. 35 Union Street.
May 5
TO BE SOLD, The Schooner ELIZABETH ,
Philip Ritter Master , (just arrived from St. Martins), NOW lying at John Wilcocks' wharf; burthen about 73 tons, built in Virginia; her timbers of oak and mulberry; has only made two voyages to the West-Indies; she is well found, and fails fast. Apply to Emanuel Walker ,
WHO HAS FOR SALE,
Now landing from on board said vessel, 25 Hhds. Muscovado SUGAR, 25 Barrels do. May 4.
FOR SALE or CHARTER, The Sloop ABBY
OBADIAH DOANE, Master , Burthen about 900 barrels. For terms apply to JOSEPH ANTHONY & SON , Who have now landing from on board said sloop, MALAGA WINE, in Quarter Casks, PRIME BEEF, SPERMACEI CANDLES, and WHALE OIL. April 28.
FOR PORTLAND, Massachusetts
and from thence to CAPE NEW HOPE MOLE. The Ship BETSEY , Pearson Freeman Master , THIS ship is now getting a thorough repair at Mr. George Eyre's ship-yard, and will sail for Portland in about ten days; in about four or five days after her arrival there, she will sail for the Mole, she has uncommon accommodations for passengers; a number of them may be received either here by applying to the Subscriber, or at Portland, by applying to Wm. Cobb Esquire, or to the Captain.
LOUIS OSMONT.
April 28.
For Hamburgh, The Ship S T A R ,
JOHN VAN NEMAN, Master , NOW lying at Walnut Street wharf, and will sail early in next month, having part of her cargo already engaged. For freight or passage, apply to the Captain on board, or to
Thomas & John Ketland , Who have for Sale, received per the above vessel, Duck, Russia, Ravens and Hollands, Lead, English and German in bars, Anchors, from 8 to 14 cwt.
Tin, in boxes, Bagging, No's. 3, 6, 8, 11, &c. Sheetings, white and brown, Hollands, Platilles Royales, Diaper, Steel, Frying Pans, Mill Saws, Cables, Junk, Window Glass to 12 by 9 by 11.
ALSO ON HAND, A few pipes but Holland Gin, 100 London particular Madeira Wine, Claret in cases, of superior quality, Sheathing Paper, and an assortment of Glass Wares, consisting of Tumblers, Decanters, Glasses, &c. &c. plain, flowered and cut. Cheeses, double Gloucester, in whole and half hampers. March 17.
Wanted to Purchase A SHIP or BRIG.
Of about 1200 or 1500 Barrels Burthen. Also To Charter A SHIP or BRIG of the burthen of 1500 to 2000 Barrels to load at Norfolk for the West Indies. Apply to GEORGE SIBBALD , No 18 Penn Street. April 21.
For Petersburg, Virginia, (To sail in a few days.) The Brig COLUMBIA ,
Josiah Coker, Master , Freight will be taken on moderate terms, by applying to the Captain on board at Chestnut-Street wharf, or to
Joseph Anthony & Son. May 2.
FOR LIVERPOOL, THE SHIP MANCHESTER ,
John Cox, Master , A constant trader, built of cedar and live-oak, fails fast, has excellent accommodations for passengers, and will sail in about three weeks. For passage apply to Capt. Cox, or
Randle & Murgatroyd , No. 11, Walnut-Street Wharf. Who have for Sale,
OZNABRIGS & TICKLENBURGS , In Convenient Casks, for exportation, and entitled to Drawback. Also
25 Hhds. Muscovado Sugar. May 6.
Wanted Immediately. 2 Smiths, a good fireman and White Smith, good encouragement will be given. Apply No 162 or 74 Market Street. Philad. Feb. 28, 1795. N. B. Boarding and Lodging free. d.
SALT. Best Cadiz Salt,
Just landing from on board the Brig Trial, or sale at Messrs Witting and Francis's wharf by
Levinus Clarkson. March 11.
JUST IMPORTED, And for sale by the Subscriber, at his Store, No. 18, Penn Street, 50,000 lb.
St. Domingo Coffee,
5 Hhds. Muscovado Sugar, 20 boxes Havana Do. 2 bbls. Do Do 1905 Spanish Hides, entitled to the Drawback.
Geo. Sibbald.
April 7.
FOR SALE, At the STORES of
Jesse & Robert Waln , PORT WINE in pipe, Hhds. 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. May 2.
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED [Price 25 Cents] THIRTEEN LETTERS, On Democratic Societies; By GERMANICUS.
Sold by Thomas Dobson, No. 41 Second Street, John Ormerod 41 Chestnut Street, Benjamin Davies 68 High Street and by the Editor, 119 Chestnut Street. April 18.
American Landscapes.
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING IN AQUATINTA TWENTY-FOUR VIEWS.
Selected from the most striking and interesting Prospects in the United States; each of which VIEWS will be accompanied with a descriptive account of its Local, Historical, and other Incidental Peculiarities. By G. I. PARKYNS , Author of the "Monastic Remains and Ancient Castles in Great Britain."
CONDITIONS.
 I. That the work shall be published by Subscription; and that each Subscriber shall engage to take the whole set of Views, and shall pay for each engraving, if black or brown, 2 Dollars; and if coloured 5 Dollars.  II. That the dimensions of each engraving shall be 24 by 17 inches, executed in aquatinta, and published upon paper of a superior quality. The publication to commence immediately; and one engraving to be delivered to the Subscribers, on the first Monday of each succeeding month, until the proposed series shall be finally completed.  III. That with the last View of the series, shall be delivered an engraved title-page; an elegant characteristic vignette; a map of the route, connected with the prospects exhibited in the course of the Work; and an Alphabetical list of the Subscribers. 
Subscriptions are received by Mr. Harrison, at his Print-shop, Maid Lane, New-York by Mr. Carey, Book-seller, No. 118, Market Street, Philadelphia; and by all the principal Book-sellers in the United States. February 28.
Green Coffee,
In 87 Hhds. 40 barrels, and 200 bags, entitled to the Drawback, stored on Messrs. Witting & Francis's wharf. 2d 2d 4th Proof
Bourdeaux Brandy,
32 pipes of London particular Teneriff, and London particular Madeira Wines, in Hhds. pipes, and quarter casks, Malaga Do. in quarter casks, Antigua and other RUM in Hhds. St. Croix SUGAR of the first quality, St. Marks MOLASSES, Hyslop TEA, Jamaica SPIRITS, Holland GIN, in pipes, LOAF SUGAR, in Hhds. PEPPER, &c. &c. FOR SALE BY
Levinus Clarkson , No. 216, South Water Street. Dec. 4.
The highest price In Cash, will be given for
EMPTY BOTTLES, A preference will be given to Claret Bottles. Apply at No. 187, fourth Third Street. April 10.
EXHIBITION.
THE Society of the Columbian or American Academy of Painting, &c. inform the public in general, and Artists in particular, that an Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Modelling, Drawing and Engraving, will commence on Monday the eighteenth day of May next, and continue open every day, Sunday excepted, during the space of six weeks. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who may favor the Exhibition with their performances, are requested to send them, framed, from the 11th to the 13th of May inclusive, to the Senate Chamber in the State House, (which has been kindly granted for the purpose) in order for arrangement. Original Paintings, Drawings, &c. only, can be admitted, which have never appeared in any Exhibition in the United States, and which may be judged fit for the public eye. Exhibitors are requested to send Descriptions of their Works, together with their Names and places of abode, for insertion in the Catalogue. Those who may wish to conceal their Names, shall be termed "Honorary Exhibitors." All possible care shall be taken of every piece of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Modelling, Drawing and Engraving; and at the conclusion of the Exhibition, be delivered to persons duly authorized to receive them. The Society being much occupied in preparing for the Exhibition, and the Evening's shortened, the Academy of Drawing from living Figures is closed. Due notice shall be given of its opening the next Season. By Order, SAMUEL LEWIS, Secretary pro tem. Philosophical Hall, April 29th, 1795. N. B. A stated meeting of the Society will be on Monday next the 4th of May, at 7 o'clock in the Evening. April 30.
Jamaica Rum. A CHOICE PARCEL,
Will be landed to-morrow morning, at Jesse and Robert Waln's wharf. Also at South Street Wharf, The CARGO of Schooner INDUSTRY, Captain Flinn, from JAMAICA
COFFEE, In Hhds. & Barrels, Pimento in Bags, FOR SALE BY
Peter Blight. March 26.
ON MONDAY Will be landed on Walnut-Street Wharf, the CARGO of the Brig Iphigenia, Captain Thompson, from Bourdeaux,
Consisting of Sixty Pipes choice Cognac Brandy, Thirty Nine Tons, Twenty Hhds. Bottled CLARET, Ninety Three Casks, For Sale By
George Meade. WHO HAS ALSO FOR SALE, 35 Pipes of Bill of Exchange Madeira Wine. May 2, 1795.
Just Published,
And to be sold by Mr. Ormerod, No. 41, Chestnut Street, Mr. Dobson, 41, Second Street, Mr. Davies, 68, High Street, and by the Editor, 119, Chestnut Street, An ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE
DUTIES
Payable by Law, on all Goods, Wares & Merchandise, imported into the United States after the last day of March, 1795.—Price 1-8th of a Dollar. March 19.
THE CARGO Of the brig Dolphin, Capt. Stubson, from Jamaica, will be landed on Monday morning, at South-Street wharf,
CONSISTING OF High proof Rum, & Sugar.
FOR SALE BY Peter Blight. May 2, 1795.
IMPORTED,
In the Ship MANCHESTER , Capt. Cox, just arrived from Liverpool, and for Sale (by the package) by the Subscriber, upon very reasonable terms, the following
GOODS, judiciously assorted, and of the most fashionable patterns, viz. PRINTED Calicoes, purple, dark and light chints, &c.
Mouselines and Dimities, a variety of elegant patterns, white and coloured. Quiltings, white and printed. Nankeens, striped, clouded, twilled, and silk striped. Thickets and Corduroys, twilled and plain. Fancy do. and do. do. do. Velveteens and Velveteens. 1-2 yard and 1-2 ell pillows and Jeanettes. Callimeres, mixt, plain and printed, common fine and superfine. Broad and narrow cloths, first and second quality. Figured cloths. Beaverets, sil. beaverets. Elastic Orleans and Brunswick stripes. Calimancoes, ribbed and plain. Pranel and Calimancoe lasings. Mouselins, plain, checked, striped, tamboured and book. Mouselin handkerchiefs, plain and coloured borders. A few boxes of youth's, girl's, men's and women's hats, well assorted. A small assortment of silk and cotton hose. Do. do. sewing silks. JOSIAH ROBERTS, No. 62 South Second Street. May 2.
JOHN MILLER, jun.
No. 8, Chestnut-Street, Has just received from New-York part of the CARGO of the Diana, from Calcutta,
CONSISTING OF Bandanno Handkerchiefs, T'asfatics, Muslin Handkerchiefs, Calicoes, HE HAS ALSO FOR SALE, Russia Sheetings, Fine Ticklenburgs, German Linens, India Mullins, Nankeens, per package or piece.
And a general assortment of British Goods, Irish Linens, &c. c. May 6.
In the Chancery of New Jersey.
April 14th. 1795. Present his Excellency Richard Howell , Chancellor.
Between Lydia Onderdonk, Complainant, and Henry Onderdonk, Defendant.
The Complainant in
this cause, having this day filed her bill of complaint, praying for certain causes therein set forth, to be divorced from her husband Henry Onderdonk, the above defendant, and having made due proof, that the said Henry hath, after the cause of complaint had arisen removed himself without the jurisdiction of this court, so that the process thereof cannot be served upon him, or if served, he cannot be compelled to appear and answer or plead, and having thereupon prayed a hearing upon the facts charged in the said bill.
It is therefore ordered that a hearing be had on the facts charged in the said bill, accordingly on the first day of July next at the dwelling house of William Hay, Innholder, in the city of Trenton, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, a copy of this order, having been first published in one of the public papers of this state, and in one of the public papers of the state of New York and Pennsylvania, or served on the said defendant for the space of two months at least, before the said day appointed for hearing. Richard Howell. April 22.
NEW-CASLE PIER LOTTERY.
The returns of the drawing arrive daily at the office No. 149 Chestnut Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets—where a correct numerical Book is kept; also, the slips of each day's drawing regularly filed.
Information given where a few remaining tickets may be had, warranted undrawn. Low prices exchanged, and high prices cashed. The 33d day's drawing is arrived. No higher prize than one of 50 Dollars—the wheel is rich.
WASHINGTON LOTTERY.
The Public are informed by authority, that this Lottery will positively commence at the close of New-Castle Lottery. Information given where tickets may be purchased, value 3 dollars each. Also, a few quarter tickets. In the above lottery, signed by Samuel Blagden which will entitle the holder to one fourth of the prize drawn to its number. April 16.
FOR SALE, 5,000 Bushels of SALT,
on board the ship Eagle, Capt. Williams, at Mr. Laimier's Wharf. Old Red and White Port Wine, in pipes, Hhds. and quarter casks. Figure Red Wine, in ditto. Malaga Wine, in quarter casks. Teneriffe Wine, in pipes, just arrived by the ship Thomas, Capt. Gordon. ALSO,
SALAD OIL,
in Casks. Apply to Philips, Cramond & Co. 4th May.
Columbianum.
Notice is hereby given,
That the Committee of Examination of Talents and Prestations, belonging to the Columbianum or National College of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, and Engraving continue to receive recommendations from those Artists, who in an to become Members of that Institution, intended to Mr. Greenbridge at his house adjoining the Bank of Pennsylvania, and addressed to the chairman. Signed by order of the Committee of Examination, &c. J. J. BARRALET, THOS. ROBSON, Ass't. Sec. Feb. 27.
NEW THEATRE.
Mrs. OLDMIXON'S Night.
On FRIDAY EVENING, May 8, will be presented, a celebrated COMIC OPERA, (never performed in America,) called
The Noble Peasant
Or, VALOUR REWARDED. [Written by Thomas Holcroft.] The Music by Shield.
Leonard, Mr. Moreton. Earl Walter, Mr. Whitlock. Earl Egbert, Mr. Francis. Anlaff, Mr. Rowson. Harold, Mr. Cleveland. Adam Bell, Mr. Darley. Clym o' the Clough, Mr. Marshall. Will Cloudcuff, Mr. Darley jun. Dwarf, Miss Salomon. Fool, Mr. Bates. Edwitha, Mrs. Marshall. Adela, Mrs. Oldmixon. Alice, Miss Broadhurst.
KNIGHTS and ARCHERS.
Messrs. Warrell, I. Warrell, T. Warrell, Solomon, Price, Mitchell, &c. &c. VIRGINS. Miss Willems, Mrs. Cleveland, Miss Milbank. Mrs. De Marque, Miss Rowson, Mrs. Bates, and Mrs. Salomon.
In act I. A GRAND TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION,
and an Ode sacred to Liberty. The Vocal Parts by Messrs. Darley, Marshall, Darley Jun. Mrs. Oldmixon, Mrs. Marshall &c. To which will be added, (never performed here) a Farce called
The Apprentice.
Wingate, Mr. Morris. Dick, (the Apprentice with the original Prologue, Mr. Chalmers. Gargle, Mr. Harwood. Simon, Mr. Bates. Irishman, Mr. Blisset. Scotchman, Mr. Darley jun. President of the Club, (with a Song) Mr. Darley. Bailiff, Mr. Warrell. Watchman, Mr. Francis. Spouters, Messrs. T. Warrell, Mitchell, Solomon, Price, &c. Mrs. Francis.
Charlotte,
Between the 1st and 2d acts of the Farce, Mr. Bates will, by desire, sing the comic Song of Four & Twenty Fiddlers all in a Row. Tickers and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. WILLS, at the Theatre, from TEN till ONE, and on days of performance from TEN till THREE o'clock. Also of Mrs. Oldmixon, corner of 7th and Chestnut Street.
On Monday, a Comedy, never performed here, called A new way to pay Old Debts; with a Dramatic Proverb, in two acts, never performed in America, called Set a Beggar on Horseback, and he'll ride to the Devil.—For the benefit of Mr. BATES. Mr. DARLEY'S Night will be on Wednesday next.
FRESH FRUITS &c.
To-Morrow Morning will be landed,
At Stamer's wharf, from on board the Schooner Eliza, T. Arnold, master, direct from MALAGA,
300 Qr. Casks old Mountain
WINE, of superior quality. 500 Qr. Burrels Bloom Raisins. 100 Boxes Lemons. 208 Boxes muscatel Raisins. 192 Jars ditto. 48 Sacks soft-shell'd Almonds. 25 Kgs Figs, &c.
For Sale by PETER KUHN. May 7.

PRICE OF STOCKS
  6 per Cents 19 3/4   3 per Cents 1 1/7   Deferred 13 3/4   Bank of the United States 33   Pennsylvania 37   North America 45 
WANTED.
A Child's maid, to attend a Lady on a visit to New York. Enquire of the Printer, dit.
FOR SALE, Between nine and 10,000 Acres of Land,
Situate in the county of Frederick, and state of Virginia, being the greater part of Greenway Court Manor. Part of this tract lies on the river Shenandoah, between thirty and forty miles above its junction with the Potomac. The Shenandoah is capable of being rendered navigable, and the navigation of the Potomac is in a fair way of being complicated to tide water which circumstances offer in a few years a water carriage to the flourishing towns of Georgetown and Alexandria, and to the City of Washington; from all which places the said tract is distant between seventy and eighty miles by land. The flourishing Borough of Winchester is only twelve or fourteen miles from it.
Between three and four thousand acres of the land are leased generally for terms not exceeding twenty-one years, and many of the leases have only short periods to run. The remaining quantity being near six thousand acres, consists of the most valuable part of the tract being extremely rich limestone land, similar in quality to the very fertile country in Lancaster and York counties of this state, and in Frederick county of Maryland. An inalienable title will be made to the purchaser.
This tract being situated in a most healthy and fertile country, offers a most advantageous investment of money; as no part of America can exhibit a more rapid settlement and improvement, and consequently a more rapid increase in the value of real estate.
It would be particularly advantageous to a company of settlers as the part not leased, admits of being divided into farms of any size to suit the convenience of the parties concerned.
One half of the purchase money must be paid at the time of sale, and the remaining half at easy instalments with interest.
Further particulars are deemed unnecessary as it is probable the land will be viewed, by any person disposed to buy before he purchases.
The price for the whole tract may be known on application to the hon. Thomas Hartley, Esq. at Yorktown, to the hon. John Wilkes Kitts, Esq. at the town of Lancaster, in this state, to Charles Lee, Esq. at Alexandria in the state of Virginia, or to the subscriber, at No. 29, north Second Street in this city, who will treat with any person or persons disposed to purchase till the fifteenth day of June next.
Richard Bland Lee. Philad. April 14. tu & Fam
James M'Alpin, Taylor,
No. 3, SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Returns his grateful acknowledgements to his friends and the public for their liberal encouragement, and begs leave respectfully to solicit a Continuance of their Favours.
At his Shop Gentlemen can be furnished with the best materials, and have them made up and finished in the newest and most fashionable manner.
He will thankfully receive any orders or pay prompt and punctual attention to them. O.A. 25 zw tf
FOR LIVERPOOL, the American Ship DIANA, George Clay Commander.
She is nearly a new vessel, well fitted, and a constant trader. She is intended to sail in the course of the present month, and to return an early Fall Ship. For freight or passage, apply to
PHILIP NICKLIN & Co. Who have for Sale, Landing from on board Letter to be read, viz.
 3 cases Cutlery,  Copper in Sheets and Bottoms,  Drop Shot assorted,  Red Lead in casks of 7 & 8 Cwt each,  White Lead in do. of 3 Cwt each. 
They are also Landing from the Sloop George Luke Hannand master, from Jamaica; laying at Closeport Street Wharf
10 Puncheons JAMAICA RUM. And from the Boston Packet, Captain Wilburne from Liverpool.
22 TONS OF PIG LEAD.
 They have also on hand,  Rich Mountain Wine in Quarter Casks,  Fine Old Port Wine in Pipes and Hogsheads,  British Liquor: Ball, in Boxes of 2 Cwt each  Reimborne, crude and refined,  Men's English Saddles,  English Sail Canvas assorted,  150 Crates Queen's Ware,  Crown Window Glass 8 by 10, and a Quantity of Mahogany. 
may 8 tu & Fam
GEORGE CLARKSON, CONVEYANCER,
HAS opened his Office at No. 120 Spruce Street; where he will be happy to attend to any business his friends may put into his hands. may 8 tu & Fam
CONTINUATION OF THE LATEST
FOREIGN ADVICES, By the Ship DIANA.
FRANCE. NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Exculpatory Speech of Herbin. Monday, March 2.
The reflections which have just been made by Barrere, were made necessary by a circumstance we did not expect. Certainly if, in the report which has just been made, any idea had been given of the answers we have made to some facts in the Report, it would have been useless to prolong the sitting by any reflections. The necessity of not suffering the continuance of that crowd of prejudices has induced one of us to speak, but I think he has not said every thing; he has nevertheless directed himself to the right object, he has attacked those prejudices with which we are oppressed in the public opinion, he has entered the sanctuary of your consciences he has applied to your justice. Citizens, it is to principles, and to principles alone, that we ought to recur; we should apply them to the several movements of the revolution, for it is in these principles that we must rest our defence. As for you, you ought to compare facts with the circumstances which gave rise to them; you ought to consider, that those to whom you gave the direction of the vessel during the storm, could have no support but from your power; for, as Barrere has said, you are the animating soul of Government: its action only resides in the Committees. This was inseparable from you and the People. The precautions of Government arose from the dangers of the Country, those dangers which dictated the measures taken; and which cannot at this time be objected to, because they were made necessary by the public calamities, and disappear with them.
The first principle to which we appeal with confidence is this, that every arbitrary act, every extraordinary measure, not useful for the preservation of the country, is highly blameable; but that whatever is necessary must be lawful, otherwise the past is nothing, the present is nothing, and the future will be nothing; the Revolution no longer inspires confidence; what was right the last year, must be deemed criminal now; what is right this year, will be condemned the succeeding.
There is yet another great principle, a principle salutary in Democratic Governments, which we must applaud, notwithstanding our painful experience of its consequences; it is, that those who have been invested with extensive power must necessarily fall into disgrace: it is the nature of Popular Governments to be jealous, and power is closely followed by unpopularity. This should excite neither astonishment nor complaint; but it is necessary to make some safeguard to defend the person who governs from the resentment of the enemies of the Republic; how else can a Democratic Government subsist?
A great example is called for. Be it so; let our conduct be examined; if we are culpable, let us not be pardoned. We have been deprived of our rights; we have suffered, without complaining; but, Citizens, in the name of Democracy, examine impartially what we have done. Rolled, that a great number of citizens in the ancient Republics have died victims of faction, who have succeeded each other in turn; reflect, that if these accusations, which history teaches us, had not been so precipitate, their contemporaries would not have had the regret of sacrificing men who have served them faithfully.
If we had not fixed under the colours of the Republic—if we had not suppressed the enemies of the People—or if we had partaken of their plots, we might well fear the crowd of enemies who now harrafs us. But the accusation brought against us is absolutely contradictory. If the powers you confided to us were above our force, if we have been led astray by their extent, let us be punished, to serve for an example to those who shall succeed us. But we shall console ourselves for the pains inflicted on us, by reflecting that we shall have no other reproach to ourselves, than that of error. I now resign myself in obedience to the Decree of Arrest.
Wednesday, March 4. The President ordered the following Letter to be read, viz.
A Letter from Letourneur, Representative of the People, with the Naval Army of the Mediterranean and the Army of Italy, dated Fort la Montagne, Toulon, February 20. This Letter states, that at the memorable festival in honour of Liberty, a few seditious voices were heard in the crowd; but that the firmness of the officers had suppressed these movements. Every thing at present announces unanimity and patriotic spirit. The writer assures the Convention that no consideration shall turn him from his duty; that though he shall be guided by the principles of justice, yet he is resolved to show no longer indulgence for criminal intentions or complaisance for bad Citizens. He also remits a Letter sent to him from some French Refugees at Philadelphia, who give an account of their celebration of the festival of the 13th of August, and an address to the National Convention.
REPORT BY CURTOIS.
IN THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION APPOINTED TO EXAMINE THE PAPERS SEIZED IN THE HOUSE OF ROBESPIERRE.
If principles are the basis of every Republic, virtue, being the practice of principles, is their cement. Under its appearance Robespierre succeeded to im-
pose upon the multitude, and to usurp an enormous popularity. Whoever had grown rich by the loss of his creditors, or of his country, had but to entitle himself a Jacobin. To become a man essentially honest—to weep for the loss of a father, a husband, or a friend—was a conspiracy; and, as if public happiness could be composed of other ingredients than those of private felicity, in order to render men individually happy, they were individually tormented; in the same manner, they were reduced under the yoke of the most abject servitude, to make them collectively free. To cause liberty to be loved, it is necessary to render it amiable and engaging; but Robespierre, who aimed at nothing but tyranny, did every thing to render it odious. The father feared to find a denouncer in his son—There was a greater security in a forest, along-side of a wolf, than in a city in the neighborhood of a man. Thus the conspirators founded the reign of terror. It could not last long; but they meant to reign, and they reigned. As the tyrants place themselves above laws they have no protection to expect from them. These tyrants arm against all; all ought to arm against them. Those truths, presented to the timid Robespierre, would have made him tremble; but he was inspired, he was intoxicated into the crime, by the vilest adulation. There is nothing so ridiculously pompous as the praises conferred upon him. A popular society durst not communicate its ideas to the Convention, before its having submitted them to Robespierre. The administration of other societies fluctuated between his virtues and his talents. Sometimes a citizen thought it his greatest happiness to look at him only once; sometimes Robespierre was even told—shocking blasphemy!—that the SUPREME BEING was indebted to him. All our victories were said to originate in his plans—his genius was the genius of the Republic—a society had given his name for a watchword. Thus he was termed the incorruptible, the virtuous Robespierre, whose eloquence supported the cradle of the Republic; and according to other blasphemous he was called the New MESSIAH, sent from Heaven to regenerate mankind. In short, there was a Committee that ordered To Dream for Robespierre? What was the Convention? what the Republic? "Long live Robespierre!" Such was the only cry of the fanatics—If such a devil had some treasures and places to squander, such a devil would have his courtiers! Proceeding then to explain the principal features of the character of Robespierre, the reporter said, the cause of all the vices and crimes of Robespierre was to be found in his intolerable vanity.
If in a more humble sphere, his talents might have achieved a respectable eminence, perhaps, he might even have been satisfied with it; but situated as he was, to his eyes rivals were always his bitterest enemies. His fears rendered him a tyrant; and such was his hatred of his enemies, that, if possible, he would even have arrested their ghosts, to send them also to the guillotine. Cicero Exconsul, having published something unpleasant to Caesar, the latter refuted it; then, it was better to make a bad work than commit a bad action. As to Robespierre, he refuted not: he guillotined the writers: and indeed says the reporter, it is easier to kill men than to kill truth. But was Robespierre alone the colossus of power? No; certainly. The history of his execrable tyranny may be divided into 3 parts—1. The crimes of Robespierre; 2. Those of the Committees of Government—and thirdly, The crimes of the agents. Some crimes were common between Robespierre and his agents; but every where, we find equally crimes in the governors, and misfortune and distress in the governed. The War in La Vendee, a revolutionary army spreading terror every where, indiscipline in the soldiers, disorganization of the armies, permanent guillotines, extinction of riches, total ruin of commerce, and negociantijns denounced more severely than royalism. It was his chief aim to cover France with the bones of more than the half of its inhabitants; to employ every means to execute it, such as drowning, shooting, famine, and refusing from the American merchants a proposed contract for 100,000 barrels of flour. It was his delight that ignorant and corrupted men should enjoy all the places; the virtuous and learned should be excluded; that spies should be introduced into all families; that a thousand Baillies should be filled with innocent victims. He was fond of enslaving the people by terror; of destroying the National Convention, by stripping it gradually of all its powers to usurp afterwards the sovereignty. He said and repeated in all his publications, that France wanted a "single will," "une volonť"—such were Robespierre's crimes as drawn by the reporter. Those means however, were common to the leaders of the Committees, and to Robespierre; the first used them to perpetuate the decemvirate; the second to revive royalism. The misunderstanding that burst between the despot and his satellites, produced the revolution of the 9th Thermidor; and the Republic was saved. The Common Council of Paris being almost only composed of men of vicious & disgraced characters, had been considered by Robespierre as an instrument fit for his purposes; it was in its bosom he sought an asylum the 9th of Thermidor. The National Convention being an obstacle to the libertine purposes of Maximilian, it was necessary to destroy it; and to preclude the members from crushing his designs, the most active means were employed. Two Committees were invested with the absolute power; the most energetic of the Representatives were put in irons, or dragged to the scaffold, and butchered without even being heard;
an insurrection was planned against the others, by the assistance of a conspiring Commune, and the armed force commanded by a man whom Robespierre himself had saved from the guillotine. Here the reporter gave a sketch of the character of Robespierre. When a child, he wished to domineer over his schoolfellows; when a man he wished to enslave men; and he suffered his rivals to live only when he could not kill them. He would have loved the arts and sciences, if he alone could exersize them.
Some letters were read here, and especially one to Couthon, dated the 9th of Thermidor, and a notice of the directions given to Henriot for securing the success of that memorable day.
Robespierre had written with his own hand the plan of the conspiracy; it was,
 1. To procure money.  2. An address to the Departments.  3. Couriers to be sent to the Representatives of the People with the Armies.  4. A Federation between the Communes of Marceilles and Paris.  5. Suppression of all the Counter-revolutionary Papers and Journals.  6. Change of the Ministers, and a change in the Post-Office.  7. To arm and pay the Sans Culottes.  8. The suspension of all labour and commerce till the country was saved.  2. To charge the place of the Sittings of the Convention. 
The last article was proved by the confession made by Elie La Coste, the 11th of Thermidor, that, six months before, Robespierre had proposed to the United Committees to suspend the sittings of the Convention, and to remove it from Paris.
By the extracts of a roll written by Robespierre, the reporter explained his whole system, destructive of the national authority; and the motives which caused the sacrifice of Philippeaux, Camille Desmoulins, Bishop Gobet, and Westermann.
Many letters were then read, where the tyrant was counselled to strike rather than to speak! To destroy all! The dead only never return! In these letters the following plan for his escape was remarked: "You have been raised to the throne of the presidency; tremble to drop down to the grave. Come here, the funds you have sent already will be more than adequate to your wants and the exigency of your agents."
The reporter mentioned the place occupied by the ancient tyrants of the Convention; on the first line, are the leaders of the Committees; on the second, the Members of the Administrations; on the third, the Revolutionary Committee and Armies, the Clerks of the Forestallings, and Popular Commissions. "Sacred truth!" exclaims the Orator, "I will be your organ, whenever I shall be your master, if there were assassins; there were too leaders, directors of assassins! They sit amongst us! Your tyrants had chosen them to revile us! Then he takes a review of all the proceedings and millions of Carrier, at Nantes; Maiguet, at Avignon; Collot, at Lyons; Joseph le Bon, in the departments of the North, &c. He explains the powerful and wise means proposed to the Committee of Public Welfare for a speedy termination of the war of La Vendee; that Committee, acting in concert with Roussin, opposes their execution; the correspondence between Joseph le Bon and the Committee of Public Welfare, proves the complicity of one with the other. Le Bon, fearful himself for the wanton enormities he had perpetrated at Aras, entreats the Committee to approve of his conduct! That approbation is confirmed by his correspondence, and the Committee, far from accusing him before the Convention, bestows on him, on the contrary, its praises. Lebas was writing at the same time, that the Committee wished to be able to make a tribunal with each of them, and give each of them a frontier town to handle, ( a empoigner ). Bourdeaux, Nantes, Orleans, Lisle, Lyons, Aras, Straffburgh—every populous town in the Republic had a Revolutionary Tribunal: each of them had its Dumas, its Fouquier, and its Jurys, after the model of Paris.
Then he proceeds to the enormities committed by Collot d'Herbois at Lyons. "It is necessary," said Robespierre, in one of his letters, "that Lyons shall exist no more—it is necessary that your design of erecting a column on its ground be not an idle one. The dispersion of the inhabitants of that rebel Commune being executed, Lyons shall be no more. Before all, Collot uses the Guillotine; but that bloody engine not dispatching with a sufficient speed, he causes the inhabitants to be shot by hundreds; those that the deadly blow had not reached, are struck with shovels and pick-axes! A multitude of other victims are precipitated into the Rhone. So perished 7000, and not, as it was believed, 1500 citizens!!"
The following anecdote is horrible:—The barbarity of the Representatives sent on missions, applied even to the peaceable and virtuous citizens. "Let them be punished," said these bloodhounds, for not having emigrated!"
The Reporter concluded his speech by the following apostrophe: "Ye tyrants, who hear me, your actions have been equally wicked with those now described; you began by terror, and you end by fear. You wished for nothing but bloody deeds, humanity never touched you; but you will learn that the hand of Justice shall not leave your enormities unpunished."
The Report was ordered to be printed, and transmitted to the Departments, and to the Armies.
Disposition, and the Command of the French Armies, laid before the Convention March 4.
Dubois Crance, in the name of the committee of public safety—"Citizens, The successes which the French troops have obtained in the last campaign, make a new distribution of the republican armies necessary. The denomination of the army of Ardennes, and the army of the Moselle, must be suppressed; since, except the city of Luxemburgh, which may be considered as a prisoner of war in France, we have no longer any enemy to contend with, from the sea to the Rhine; and since the army of the North, which last year covered Cambray, now occupies Groningen.
"The army of the North ought to protect Holland; that of the Sambre and Meuse, and the army of the Rhine, united to that of the Moselle, should cover the Rhine, and repel on that barrier, the efforts of the combined powers. In vain would these powers reclaim some property upon the left branch of this river: nature, the will of the people, and the interest of the French republic, require that this country should remain forever a conquest to liberty. It is upon these foundations that your committee of public safety has prepared new laurels for our brethren in arms, and thinks itself fulfilling your intentions and its own duty. We believe there is not one good Frenchman who will not applaud this measure; and the courage of those republicans who have braved the rigors of the season to drive the enemy from this territory, insures its success.
"The generals whose talents and military knowledge have so far fortunately concurred in the conquest of these countries, ought to preserve the command in them. And if the new organization of the armies obliges the generals Michaud and Desjardins to enter into the rank of major-generals of division, your committee owes them the justice to say, that they have perfectly fulfilled their duty, and have not ceased to deserve your confidence.
The two armies of the Alps and of Italy were last year united under the command of Kellermann. Your committee thought to have given him a new mark of esteem, by entrusting them again to this experienced General.
In the Pyrenees there will be no change; and though we hope immediately to announce to you, that La Vendee is returned into the bosom of the great family, the army of the West and the coast of Brest must nevertheless be preserved and united with that of the coast of Cherbourg, to protect our boundaries on this side from any insult of the English, or to threaten their territory, if you should command it.
The following is the plan of decree we propose to the consideration of the assembly:
The National Convention, after having heard the report of their committee of public safety, decrees:
 1. The army of the Rhine and that of the Moselle shall be united under the name of the army of the Rhine and Moselle. This army shall be under the command of general Pichegru.  2. The army of the Sambre and Meuse shall be commanded by general Jourdan. The army of the North by general Moreau.  3. In case these three armies should have to act in concert, the general command is confided to general Pichegru.  4. The two armies of the Alps and Italy shall be united under the command of general Kellermann.  5. The army of the Eastern Pyrenees shall be commanded by general Scherer.  6. The army of the Western Pyrenees shall be commanded by general Moncey.  7. The army of the Western Coasts shall be commanded by general Canclaux.  8. The army of the Coasts of Brest, to which that of the Coasts of Cherbourg shall be united, shall be commanded by general Hoche. 
This plan of decree was adopted,
Sitting of the 2d of Ventose, (February 20.)
Carnot. "I come, in the name of the committee of public welfare, to present you with a report concerning our situation in the United Provinces. Some members have thought that we had not derived from so brilliant an expedition all the advantages we might, and that the victorious seemed to have received the law from the vanquished. It imports the Convention not to suffer such suspicions to be propagated.
"Holland and England are natural rivals. Gratitude made it a duty to the Dutch to join with France, which had assisted them to re-establish their independence; but they threw themselves

into the arms of England, which made a province of their country, and had taken such measures, that, if Holland were either invaded by the French, or should escape their conquest, it could itself alone profit of any change.
"There existed, however, in Holland, a mass of patriots who did not cease to lament the oppression of their country, and even made in 1787 some exertions to shake off the Stadtholderian yoke. They applied to the then government of France, which promised to support them, but that unmanly and faithless government abandoned them to themselves—the Stadtholder was restored—the patriots disarmed and proscribed.
"When our progress into Holland became alarming, the patriotic party began to organize itself; the government attempted to use violence against the petitioners, and came forth in an abusive manner against the French name.
"Every thing yielded to the bravery of our warriors. Bommel and Grave were in our power; the Stadtholder trembling, dispatched negotiations to Paris. We sent a courier to our colleagues with the army of the North, to direct them to press on the enemy more than ever, and to direct against them an army of forty thousand men, which they should publish to be eighty thousand. These orders were rapidly despatched, and Utrecht was taken. No obstacle could stop our progress; the insurrection was bursting every where, and our colleagues entered Amsterdam the 2d of Pluviose.
"We must have looked on the Batavian people as our ally, and the government as our enemy; the national property belongs de jure to the conquerors, the individual only ought to be held sacred. Our colleagues, in declaring by their resolution that the Batavian people alone had the right to choose their own government, are not understood to give hopes of a compromise with the Stadtholderians, nor to favour the English government, nor must it be understood as a recognition of the Batavian enemy.
"Bergen op Zoom, Williamstadt, Fleissingen, Middleburg, Gorcum, Breda, Gertruydenburg, Groningen, and the two fleets have surrendered without any resistance. If, instead of fraternity, we had spread terror in that country, who would venture to say, that the English vessels would not have failed for the coast of England?
"The capitulation of Zealand, it is said, does not bear the stamp of the national dignity. It is true, that at the first view one should be tempted to believe so; but we must consider the importance of that province, and the necessity in which we stood to occupy it speedily. It is strongly fortified, and could be easily supported by the English, and had it been defended to the last extremity, that expedition could not have succeeded in this campaign, even with a great effusion of blood. Thus much with respect to the operations of our colleagues with the armies.
"As to the measures taken by the committee of public welfare, they can be judged by our correspondence. We wrote to our colleagues to invade Zealand, to have all the strong holds, cities and important places, exclusively occupied by the French troops; to join prudence with force, and to hinder the Dutch army from declaring against us, and by scattering it in our rear, to empty the arsenals to fill ours."
Many members—"That's enough." Penderes—"We ought not to open our cabinet to the foreign powers." The reading of the report was asked for:—"and there, (cried a member) too much has been laid already." Murmurs at the extremity.
Carnot in continuation—"We have besides given verbal instructions to Coehorn, Ramel, and Richard, who are in that country."
"Our situation in Zealand, is not such as malice has published it to be. It would not be an easy matter to prove that we would have taken a greater advantage from that expedition, in employing violence & spilling much blood; that the Dutch navy would not have fled; and that England would not have preserved a very great influence in that country. It is, on the contrary, easy to demonstrate that the revolution in Holland was effected without convulsion; that the trunk of the coalition is broken; that we have acquired sea-ports, a numerous navy, and ravished a vast province from England. But we ought not to abuse our successes; the Batavians and we must both benefit by their revolution."
"A fresh column of the army of the North, 40,000 men strong, supports the first one. A similar one, drawn from the army of the Sambre & Meuse, defends the right. So we have 120,000 men in Holland, and are exclusively masters of all the strong places." (Applause.)
SWITZERLAND.
CONSTANCE, January 15.
Since the party of moderates have gained a decided superiority in France, thousands of emigrants have returned into that country, and, without the least trouble have been reinstated in their estates. Out of 150 Lyonnaise families that sought shelter in this place, no more than ten remain here; all the others are gone back to Lyons and its vicinity. All the emigrants who have been driven out of the country by the system of terror, viz. those known by the name of fugitives, which denomination distinguishes them from all other emigrated persons called Emigrants; and measures, totally different, have been adopted relative to them; yet a great number of emigrants have re-entered France, mixed with fugitives. The Convention knows, but winks at it, and its Commissioners seem to have secret instructions for that purpose, since it is the interest of that assembly not to oppose the return of those, who it knows would readily embrace its cause against the faction of Terrorists.
The Commissioners of the Convention at Lyons have published a resolution, purporting that no fugitives should be suffered to reclaim their property after the last day of February next, but it has not been approved by the Convention; it is therefore hoped that it will not be put in execution. The fugitives of Toulon return likewise by the way of Marseilles. We learn from Leghorn that twenty or thirty of them frequently embark at the same time, and are received in Provence in the same kind manner as those of Lyons, Alsace, and Franche Comté, in their respective provinces.
Every account we receive from the interior of France confirms the present misery of that country, and excites the most alarming fears for its future fate.
At Lyons, as well as in the southern provinces, not half a pound of bread can be had without the greatest difficulty, and the same quantity of corn, which before the Convention sold for 25 livres, costs at this time 150 livres. For want of candles and lamp oil, people go to bed at the close of the day. A measure of wine, which formerly was sold for 14 livres, cannot be had at present under 100. Soap, Coffee, Sugar, Oil, milk, and Butter, can only be had at the most exorbitant price. Thirty-five sous are paid for the washing of a shirt; and a person lately arrived from Lyons, was obliged to give 14 livres for an Ivory Comb. The Swiss begin now in earnest to cram the exportation of provisions into France. They are afraid of perishing with hunger in the midst of the treasures which they have heaped up by means of their pretended neutrality, and they are become more kind towards the French emigrants since the moderate system has spread and gained strength in France.
SPAIN.
MADRID, February 23.
The King has ordered the following decree to be despatched for public notice:
"The expenses of the present War being so great, and being ever desirous of easing my beloved subjects from imposts, taxes, and contributions, which are necessary for supporting the present War with vigour, which in many respects is of so much importance to the nation, among whom our holy religion occupies the first place—I have represented to his holiness the Pope, by my Minister Plenipotentiary in Rome, the indispensable necessity of causing the estates of the Military Orders to contribute towards the said expenses, as likewise the Religious Order of St. John, in my dominions, by taxing them at the rate of twelve per cent. in kind or produce, or eight per cent. in money, per annum, and that the pensions of the Spanish Order of Charles the Third should be included in this regulation."
"His Holiness being convinced of the just and urgent motives which render this impost necessary, hath agreed, that it shall be levied, on condition that it is only to last two years after the expiration of the present War. This dispensation, dated the 5th of November last, has been sent to the Council of the orders, and in consequence therefore it shall commence from the beginning of this year, through the medium of the General Office for the imposition and levying of the respective 12 or 8 per cent. upon the estates of the four Military Orders, as the contribution shall be either in produce or money, taking special care by all means and precautions, that the same may be levied justly and faithfully."
"Respecting the Religious Order of St. John and the Royal Spanish Order of Charles III. I have given the necessary orders for the collection of this temporal impost, consequently there only remains under the said Council the exaction of the Military Orders on which it is to have immediate jurisdiction, putting the produce annually in the disposition and power of my Secretary of State and the Office of Finances, by which means all doubts or difficulties which may arise in the execution of this, upon which I give particular charge, will be heard in the Council, and after justly examining, order that the fulfilling shall be punctually complied with."
"In Aranjuez, 4th February, 1795. (Signed) "THE DUKE OF BEJAR."
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As there are those in this country, who talk of peace, and of the moderate views of France, we recommend such men to read the concluding paragraphs of a very long speech made by Giraud, in the National Assembly, on the 18th ult.
"It is therefore against England that our views ought to be directed. No peace with her, without an indemnity for the evils which she has occasioned; and this indemnity can only be obtained by force of arms: by that means the eyes of the British nation will be gradually opened to the encroachments of the executive power, and the people will at length destroy the influence of corruption. Either this effect will soon be produced, or the proud Briton, who has hitherto boasted that his country is the noblest in the world, will be forced to confess that it is the vilest."
"But it is necessary that we should accelerate the event, by depriving George of one of his means—I mean the Electorate of Hanover. This Electorate ought to be used for the destruction of the British Leopold. In this treaty, we ought to stipulate for a free passage for our victorious armies, in order that we may be enabled to seize this possession of the Head of the House of Brunswick, who, deprived of this resource, and of the power of subsidizing the Princes of Germany, will soon be forced to bend beneath the genius of the Republic."
Great apprehensions are entertained for the safety of the winter grain, on account of great tracts of land being so long overflowed.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Belfast, yesterday se'nnight, it was unanimously resolved, that an address to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant be presented on behalf of the inhabitants of that town: a resolution passed at the same time, "That the day of his Excellency's departure (if such event shall immediately take place) be observed by them as a day of national mourning, by the merchants and traders shutting up their counting houses and shops."
MR. HASTINGS.
[IT appears by the British Papers that the House of Lords have acquitted Mr. Hastings of eleven of the charges of which he had been impeached by the House of Commons. The following speech of the Marquis of Lansdowne, one of the great leaders of the opposition to the ministry may serve to throw some light upon the subject—particularly in respect to the principles on which the acquittal is founded—it is copied from a paper of March 5th, received by the William Penn—and we believe has not before been published in the United States.]
The Marquis of Lansdowne began a very strong but incompact speech, with declaring much praise was due to their Lordships for the calm, deliberate and grave manner in which they had taken up the business, and proceeded to go through the charges. Such conduct in his mind, entitled the House the highest honour. He ridiculed the pretensions to rank, respect and loyalty, set up for Chey Sing ; said he had no line of ancestry to be proud of;—said that his grandfather was an adventurer who made his way by dint of ability and intrigue; that he by those means got possession of Benares, and ousted the former holder of the districts and revenues belonging to it; that his son, Balwana, Sing, who succeeded him was another intriguer, and his grandson, Chey Sing , a third intriguer. That each threw off the rightful Sovereign, and the last would have intrigued for that purpose, probably with the East India Company, and to the same effect if Mr. Hastings had not prudently checked his ambition.
He asserted that Mr. Hastings as Governor General in India, was to be considered as an absolute Sovereign Prince, and that it would be absurd to expect any good to result from his government, if he were viewed in any other light. He instanced the services of Lord Cornwallis, and said, great and important as those services were, the Noble Lord could not have achieved them, if had not been allowed to execute absolute power. He said on the other hand, Mr. Hastings was not entitled to have his conduct tried by the principles of English justice. He ought to have Mahomedan judges, and a Mahomedan jury, as it was down right nonsense to talk of applying christian principles, or English principles of Government, to subjects accustomed to live under Mahomedan practices and customs, and the Government of absolute Sovereigns. He asked how the King of Prussia would have dealt with a person, holding and exercising a distant government under his authority? he would have looked to the general result, having asked if he had diminished the dominions, or embezzled or purloined the five millions of revenue entrusted to his management, or injured the subjects put under his direction: he would not have descended to enquire into every paltry minutiae of his Government, and been trying him twelve years after his return home, for every trifling circumstance selected out of his conduct. After saying many handsome things of Mr. Hastings, the Marquis declared he had made up his mind, and had not a doubt, but that the defendant ought to be acquitted of the charge.
The Bishop of Rochester commented on many parts of the evidence, and maintained, that by the application of them to the facts alleged in the charge, they declared Mr. Hastings from any possible degree of criminal intention, and he declared he never would impute criminal intention, but only where the fact, as in the case of murder, was malum per se . The Bishop did not relish the manner in which the Noble Marquis had run down Chey Sing's ancestry, nor the idea of Mr. Hastings having Mahomedan Judges, or a Mahomedan Jury.
On the 3d instant died, after a very long and painful illness, which he bore with the greatest fortitude and resignation, in the 56th year of his age, at his seat at Glasserton, near Dumfries, Scotland, the Hon. Admiral KEITH STEWART, Admiral of the Blue, and Receiver General of Scotland.
It is curious to read Tallien's Phillips against the system of Terror; a system of which he was formerly the warmest supporter. The conduct of Tallien, when on Mission in the southern departments, was one of the most cruel and sanguinary kind.
The most active deputy against Barrere, Billaud Vatenus, and Collot d'Herbois, is Legendre, who is influenced by motives of personal animosity, and a desire to revenge the death of his intimate friend Danton. Yet Legendre is not a corrupt Man, and he unites in his own person the two opposite qualities of prudence and courage, of firmness and moderation.
It is probable that Barrere, and the three other deputies will fall. Of Barrere, it will not be too much to say, that the French Republic is deeply indebted to him. Amidst much versatility of conduct, he seems to have had the good of his country always at heart, and though the old members of the committee of public safety are now described as the Tyrants of France, yet it was by them that the resources and energies of that country were first directed against the allied powers with wonderful effect.
The embarkation of the four regiments from Ireland, destined for the East Indies, is countermanded.
Some little time ago, an order was given to an eminent house in the city, to make up with all possible expedition full clothing, accoutrements, &c. for 1000 foot and 500 hussars, to be raised in St. Domingo, and to be commanded entirely by Emigrant officers. But within these few days, a hint was given that the clothing, &c. need not be hurried.
The Lords have determined in favor of Mr. Hastings upon eleven articles of the first charge of impeachment, namely the Benares, charge of cruelties, extortions, &c. against the Rajah Chey Sing . The remaining, and most material articles of that charge which the law Lords are seriously engaged in investigating, will be brought before the committee on Monday next. There are six other charges remaining, containing a great variety of articles.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, May 7.
Yesterday arrived the ship Nancy , Capt. Greene, 5 months from Canton.
Capt. Greene on the 3d Dec. ult. in the Straits of Banca, spoke the ship Pennsylvania , Capt. Magee, formerly Commander of the Canton of Philadelphia—Captain Magee had been stopped on his voyage to Canton by the French, and recaptured by the Dutch. After being detained a month in Batavia he got the Canton cleared and sent her to Madras, with Capt. Jas. Kingham; being obliged to remain himself at Batavia to finish his unfortunate business. He was then from Batavia bound to Madras.
Capt. G. in lat. 6, 10, long. 26, 40, W. spoke the ship Liberty of London, Capt. Baxter, on a whaling voyage to the coast of Chili. On the 23d March lat. 59, long. 27, 40, spoke the Osgeo , Bright, from Madeira to Calcutta.
Arrived brig Calliope , Capt. Albin, 19 days from Francois; who informs that great irregularity prevails there in the government. Capt. Albin was carried in by a French privateer—his cargo seized and condemned, altho' he still expects to obtain redress. Left there the ship Flora , Dobbyn, from this port, waiting for payment of his cargo: also Capt. Wilson, who had returned from Windward, to recover payment.
A gentleman who came passenger in the Iphigenia , arrived at Philadelphia, from Bourdeaux, informs us, that the Spaniards had made peace with the French—he assures us that this intelligence may be relied on, as it was communicated to him by Mr. Fenwick, the American Consul at Bourdeaux.
Arrivals at New-York.
Ship Nancy , Green, Canton Brig Calliope , Albin, Cape Francois  Hetty , —, Charleston  Sally , —, Montego Bay Schooner Hiram , Bottom, Savannah Capt. Albin spoke on the 19th April the Schooner Isabella , Capt. Jeffries, from Cape Francois, bound to Turk's Island, belonging to Philadelphia. 28th spoke the Schooner Hawke , Capt. Webb, from St. Thomas, bound to Philadelphia, lat. 33, long. 75.
Capt. Albin left the following vessels at Cape Francois. Robert Macey, ship Canton, Charleston Sam. Godfrey, sloop General Green, R. I. Samuel Hubbel, ship Victoria, Newfield John A. Alborn, Schooner Sally , R. I. Loyd S. Daubeey, ship Flora , New-York
Thos. Nelson, sloop Maria , Baltimore Abraham Dolby, brig Fanny , Philadelphia Edwd. Bucklee, sloop Clarissa , Weatherfield
Richd. Law, sloop Petersburgh , N. York John Parks, schhr. Two Sisters , Philadel. Thos. Baker, brig Columbia , ditto John N. Reynolds, brig Franklin , ditto William Park, schhr. Sally , N. Carolina Thos. Shelley, schhr. Peggy , Philadelphia Wm. Malcomb, ship Swift Packet , Balt.
NEWFIELD, Con. May 6.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Antigua, to his brother in this town, dated April 11 '95.
"The disturbances caused by the French Democrats (under the guise of Aristocrats) in this Island, is so great that I expect I shall be detained many days longer than I advertised you in a former letter. Two nights, ago, the Frenchmen herding among us, laid a plot to murder the President and vice President to set fire to the town in three places and to liberate the slaves. Fortunately it was discovered by a faithful negro to the Commander of the Island, and at the time of my writing this, they have upwards of 300 French emigrants in custody. They did set fire to the town which was extinguished by the activity and vigilance of the Inhabitants, tho', a considerable part of the barracks were consumed."
"The British fleet has arrived at Martinico and we expect a reinforcement of troops here to day or to morrow."
BALTIMORE, May 4.
Arrived, sloop Maxwell , mounting six carriage guns, 4 pounders, 18 days from N. Providence, prize to the French privateer ship L'Unique Capt. Allain. The Maxwell was owned by Messrs. William and James Morse, and was bound from Nassau, to some other port for lumber.
CAPTURE OF PORTAUPRINCE
Schooner Ariel , Captain Prebble, 16 days from Petit Guave, informs that the second day after his sailing, he fell in with an American vessel two days out from Port au Prince, the capt. of which told him, that that place surrendered to the republicans the morning he failed. This account capt. Prebble believes to be authentic, as Rigaud was to attack that morning, and as he heard a very tremendous fire from that quarter the day he left Petit Guave. The day after speaking the above vessel, he fell in with a British fleet of about 16 sail of transports, with 5000 troops on board, under convoy of an English 64 gun ship and a Spanish frigate, bound to the relief of Port au Prince. He informed them they were too late, as the place had surrendered three days before.
PITTSBURGH, May 2.
The following remarkable circumstance happened last week, viz. A certain John Scott, from Elizabeth town, on the Monongahela, being on his way to Philadelphia, as an evidence at the Circuit Court, reached the neighbourhood of Greensburgh the first day. Sometime in the night he told a gentleman that was with him, that he could not sleep, and dreaded some accident would befall him; the gentleman tried to reason him out of this belief; he, however could not rest, but got up, put on a part of his clothes, and went down stairs—in the morning he was missing, and after making enquiry for him they heard of his being on the road homeward, without anything on but his shirt and breeches, and walking in great haste—since that he has not been seen or heard of. It is generally believed that he was insane, and must have been drowned in attempting to cross the Young river.
We have just heard that the above mentioned person returned to the house he had left in the morning, almost famished, but that he is entirely insane.
A few days since the Indians killed a man and stole horses near the mouth of Buffalo, on the Ohio.
PHILADELPHIA May 8.
Charity Sermons.
On Sunday next charity sermons will be preached at Christ's Church & St. Peter's Church, for the support of the free schools belonging to the united Churches.
THEATRE.
THE Performances at the NEW THEATRE this evening are
THE NOBLE PEASANT; Or, Valour Rewarded: WITH THE APPRENTICE. For the Benefit of Mrs. OLDMIXON.
All Persons indebted to the Estate of Mary Lewis, late of this City, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment; and those having any demands on said estate will please to apply for settlement to DAVID LEWIS, Executor.
Mr. 8 16 E. 3.

MAPS of PHILADELPHIA And its ENVIRONS, 25 inches square, taken from a late and accurate survey, and executed in a neat and masterly style, may be had at
Benjamin Davies's BOOK & STATIONARY STORE, No. 68, High-Street. In sheets, at 11/6; canvassed on rollers, or square frames, 16/6; varnished on rollers or frames at 20/.
If coloured, 5/ will be added to the foregoing prices. N. B. With each Plan, will be given a Pamphlet, giving an account of the City, its trade, manufactures, population and government; its literary and charitable institutions, diseases, weather, &c.
Scheme of a Lottery, To raise 30,000 Dollars, an 800,000 Dollars Deducting 15 per Cent. from the Prizes— This Lottery consists of 30,000 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 encouraging Useful Manufactures, having resolved to erect 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 Ball, Matthew M c Call and Andrew Bayard, of the city of Philadelphia—His Excellency Richard Howell, Esq. Elias Boudinot, General Elias Dayton, James Parker, John Bayard, Doctor Lewis Domah, Samuel W. Stockton, Joshua M c Call, 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 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.     SCHEME.     1 Prize of 20,000 Dollars is 20,000   1 10,000 10,000   5 5,000 25,000   5 2,000 10,000   10 1,000 10,000   20 500 10,000   100 100 10,000   300 50 15,000   1000 20 20,000   2000 15 30,000   3000 12 36,000   8100 10 81,000    14,539 Prizes. 263,000 23,461 Blanks. First drawn number, 2,000 Last drawn number, 2,000
30,000 Tickets at 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. Cumming, of Newark, Jacob R. Hardenberg, 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 punctual payment of the Prizes, the Superintendents of the Lottery have directed that the Managers shall each enter into bonds in 40,000 Dollars, with such sureties as they think fit, to perform their obligations, the fulfilment of which is   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.  The Managers to take sufficient security for any Tickets they may trust, otherwise be responsible for them.  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.
A FEW COPIES Of the celebrated Performance under the Signature of M A N L I U S, May be had of John Ormerod, No. 41, Chesnut Street. PRICE—25 CENTS.
SHERRY WINES, in pipes and quarter casks, 4 years old; Spanish and Carolina Indigo; Mavcovado Sugar, in hogsheads and barrels; prime Boston Beef, in barrels and half barrels; Hylon and Son-chong Teas; Ravens Duck; Ticklenburgs and 8 by 10 Window Glass, for sale by Nalbro & Jno. Frazier, No. 81 Walnut-Street. April 28, 1795.
At Reduced Prices, No. 26, Chesnut Street between Front and Second Streets, FOR SALE, An elegant Assortment of the most Fashionable Stays, Corsets, &c Suitable for the Season. Ladies will be waited on at their own houses if required, and stays, &c. altered, if necessary, free of extra charges. N. B. The sale will only continue fifteen days from this date. April 25
BOOKS. PRINTED & PUBLISHED By Matthew Carey, No. 118, Market Street,
 Charlotte, a tale of truth, by Mrs. Rowson, of the New-Theatre Philadelphia. Second American edition—Price 75 cents. The rapid sale of the First Edition of this interesting novel, in a few months, is the best proof of its merit.  Extracts from the Critical Reviews, April 1795, p. 468. It may be a tale of truth, for it is not unnatural, and it is a tale of real distress—Charlotte by the artifice of a teacher, recommended to a school from humanity rather than a conviction of her integrity. The regularity of her former conduct, is cited from her governess, and accompanies a young officer to America—The marriage ceremony, if not forgotten, is postponed, and Charlotte dies a martyr to the inconstancy of her lover, and treachery of his friend.—The situations are artless and affecting—the descriptions natural and pathetic; we should feel for Charlotte if such a person ever existed, who, for one error, scarcely, perhaps deserved so severe a punishment. If it is a fiction, poetic justice is not, we think, properly distributed.  The Inquisitor—by Mrs. Rowson. Second Philadelphia edition. 87 1/2 cents.  Adventures of Roderick Random. 2 vols. 1 dollar and 50 cents, coarse paper—1 dollar and 75 cents, fine.  Notes on the State of Virginia—by Thomas Jefferson. Price, neatly bound, one dollar and a half.  History of the French Revolution, from its commencement to the death of the Queen and the execution of Brissot. Two dollars. 
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 seeing the smallest bias to any party, but that of truth and liberty; and they flatter themselves, that their readers will find in it only every circumstance fairly represented, but every censurable action, whether were the authors or actors, marked in its proper colors. If it was necessary to make a declaration of their own principles, they would say, they are neither Tory nor republican—They love liberty as Englishmen, and execrate every criminal act by which no noble cause is endangered and disgraced.
In the present ferment of the public mind, they cannot flatter themselves with the hopes of seeing this claim universally acknowledged. On the contrary, they are well assured that these pages will not be acceptable to the zealous of either party. But when time shall dilucidate the cloud of political deception, they with some confidence expect that verdict from public opinion, which candor and moderation seldom fail to receive. EXTRACT FROM THE CRITICAL REVIEW, JANUARY, 1794—page 12. We have certainly derived much pleasure, and acquired much information from the perusal of these 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.  Plowden's History of the British empire from May 1792, to December 1793. A dollar and a quarter. [This is an interesting valuable publication as had appeared for many years.]  Beattie's Elements of Moral Science. 2 vols. One dollar and three quarters.  Ladies Library. Second American edition. 87 1/2 cents. CONTAINING—Miss Moore's Essays; Dr. Gregory's Legacy to his Daughters; Lady Pennycuick's unfortunate mother's advice to her Daughters; Marchmont de Lambert's Advice of a mother to her daughter, Mrs. Chapone's Letter on the government of the temper; Swift's Letter to a Young Lady newly married; Moore's Fables for the Female Sex.  Journal durant un Séjour en France depuis le commencement d'août jusqu'à la mi-Décembre; auquel est ajouté un récit des événements les plus remarquables qui ont eu lieu à Paris, depuis cette époque, jusqu'à la mort du roi de France. Bound, 2 1/2 dollars—sewed, 2 dollars.  Edward's treatise on the religious affections. Coarse paper, a dollar—fine, a dollar and a half.  Rights of Woman—by Mrs. Wollstoncraft. A dollar.  Willson's Sacramental Meditations. 60 cents.  Bunyan's Holy War, made by Shaddai against Diabolus.  Short account of Algiers. Second edition, enlarged—25 cents. Containing—A description of that country—the manners and customs of the inhabitants—and of their general war against Spain, France, England, Holland, Venice, and other powers of Europe—from the usurpation of Barbarossa and the invasion of Charles V. to the present time.—With a concise view of the origin of the war between Algiers and the United States. Embellished with a map of Barbary, comprehending Morocco, Fez, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoly.  To the present edition is added a very copious index, containing letters from friendly American prisoners in Algiers to their friends in the United States—a list of the vessels taken—and many very interesting articles not in the first edition.  State's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres. Three dollars 33 cents.  Smith's Letters to Married Women, on nursing and the management of children. 62 cents.  American Farmer's letters. 80 cents.  Young Misses Magazine. 2 vols. 1 dollar 33 cents. Containing—Dialogues between a Governor and several Young Ladies of Quality, her scholars.—In which each Lady is made to speak according to her particular genius, temper and inclination.—Their several faults are pointed out, and the easy way to amend them, as well as to think, and speak, and 
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City of Washington. SCHEME OF THE LOTTERY, No. II. FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL CITY.     1 A magnificent 20,000 Dollars, and dwelling house, 5 cash 30,000 are 50,000   1 ditto 15,000 & cash 25,000 40,000   1 ditto 15,000 & cash 15,000 30,000   1 ditto 10,000 & cash 10,000 20,000   1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000   1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000   1 Cash prize of 10,000   2 ditto 5,000 each, are 10,000   10 ditto 1,000 10,000   20 ditto 500 10,000   100 ditto 100 10,000   200 ditto 50 10,000   400 ditto 25 10,000   1,000 ditto 10 10,000   1,500 ditto 10 15,000    16,739 Prizes. 33,261 Blanks.     50,000 Tickets at 8 dollars 400,000  
This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen of the private buildings to be erected in the City of Washington—Two beautiful designs are already selected for the entire fronts on two of the public squares; from these drawings, it is proposed to erect two centre and four corner buildings, as soon as possible after this Lottery is sold, and to convey them when complete, to the fortunate adventurers, in the manner described in the scheme for the Hotel Lottery. A net deduction of five per cent. will be made to defray the necessary expenses of printing, &c, and the surplus will be made a part of the fund intended for the National University, to be erected within the City of Washington.  The drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets are sold off. The money prizes will be payable in thirty days after it is finished, and any prizes for which fortunate numbers are not produced within twelve months after the drawing is closed are to be considered as given towards the fund for the University, it being determined to settle the whole business in a year from the ending of the drawing and to take up the bonds given as security.  The real securities given for the payment of the Prizes, are held by the President and two Directors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the Lottery.  The twenty four gentlemen who by appointment of the late Commissioners assisted in the management of the Hotel Lottery are requested to undertake this arduous task a second time on behalf of the public; a sufficient number of these having kindly accepted, it is hoped that the friends to a National University and the other federal objects may continue to favor the design. The synopsis of one of the Colleges, to form a branch of the National Institution, is already in the press, and will be speedily published, together with its constitution.  A complete PLAN of the whole of this Important Institution, compiled from a selection of the best materials, ancient and modern, will be submitted to the public whenever the same may have gone through such revisions as may be necessary to establish the perfect confidence and general approbation, so essential to its present rise and future existence for the general good of America.  By accounts received from the different parts of the Continent as well as from Europe, where the tickets have been sent for sale, the public are assured that the drawing will speedily commence, and that the care and caution unavoidably necessary to insure a safe disposal of the tickets, has rendered the short inspection indispensable.  February 24, 1795.
SAMUEL BLODGET, * * Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James West & Co. Baltimore; of Gideon Denton, Savannah; of Peter Gilman, Boston; of John Hopkins Richmond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry
Treasury Department Revenue Office, April 14, 1795 PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue, For Building a LIGHT HOUSE, On Saguin Island, near the mouth of Kennebec river, on the coast of the District of Maine; of the following Materials, Dimensions and Description: THE form is to be an Octagon. The foundation is to be of stone, to be sunk, if practicable, thirteen feet below the bottom of the wooden work, or twelve feet and an half below the surface of the earth, and to be commenced of the diameter of twenty seven feet. It is to be laid solidly to the height of two feet. From thence to the bottom of the wooden work, the foundation wall is to be eleven feet high, and six feet thick. As it is intended that the above described stone foundation shall only be carried six inches higher than the crown level of the knoll or rock on which the Light-house is to be erected, and it may be found impossible, on account of the rock, to sink the same to the depth of twelve feet and one half below the earth, or thirteen feet below the wooden work, it is necessary that the propositions for the said stone foundation be made by the perch to include all costs, charges and expenses of materials, workmanship and labor.
The octagonal pyramid is to be well framed, and of four heart fine timber. It is to be twenty six feet in diameter at the base thereof, where it will rest on the top of the stone foundation, to which it is to be well secured by sixteen stout iron truss built therein and otherwise. The height of the wooden building from the bottom of the water table, and from the surface of the earth, is to be forty feet to the top of the wooden work, under the floor of the lantern; where the diameter is to be fifteen feet. The foundation is to be canted with faved stone at least eight inches wide, and sloped at top to turn off the water.  The frame of the pyramid is to be covered with boards of one inch and one half in thickness, over which is to be laid a good & complete covering of shingles, and well painted with three coats. The light house is to have two windows in the East, and two windows in the West. The sashes are to be hung with hinges, and each sash is to have eight panes of glass, eight by ten inches.  On the top of the wooden work of the pyramid is to be a strong framed tier of joists, bedded therein, plank over with oak plank extending one foot beyond the sides of the pyramid, thereby forming an eave, which is to be finished by a cornice, the whole having a defecant from the center, sufficient to throw off the water, and to be covered with copper.
A complete and sufficient iron Lantern in the octagonal form is to rest thereon; the eight corner pieces or flanchions of which are to be well secured to the upright timbers of the pyramid, or to the tier of joists, or both. These flanchions are to be very strong and stout in the lower ten feet, and three and one-half inches by two and one-half inches above. The Lantern is to be ten feet high, from the floor to the bottom of the dome or roof, and to have a dome or roof of five feet in height. The whole space between the poles to be occupied by the sashes, which are to be moulded on the inside and struck solid. Each sash is to have twenty-eight large panes of glass; a part of the sash on the south-west side is to be hung with hinges for a door to go out on the platform. The iron rafters of the lantern are to be framed into an iron hoop iron hoop, over which is to be a copper funnel; through which the smoke may pass into a large copper ventilator in the form of a man's head; capable of containing one hundred gallons. This head is to be turned by a large vane, so that the hole for venting the smoke may be always to leeward. Eight dormant ventilators are to be fixed in the roof, a large curved air pipe is to be passed thro' the floor and a close stove is to be provided and fixed in the lantern. There are to be a pair of stairs to ascend to the lantern, the entrance to which is to be a trap door covered with copper. The building is to be furnished with two complete electrical conductors or rods with points. The floors are to be laid with plank. The entrance into the light house is to be well secured by a strong door hung upon hinges with a strong lock and latch complete.  Also a frame Dwelling House of one story and the roof, to be twenty six feet or thereabouts in front, and twenty five feet deep, with a cellar, under it, if it shall be found practicable to dig it. The cellar walls to be eight inches thick, and seven feet high. The story of the House to be seven feet and one half in clear. The roof to have a rectangular pitch. The floors to be laid in whole lengths nailed through. The House is to contain a Kitchen of thirteen by sixteen feet, a fitting room adjoining lengthwise of twelve by sixteen feet, two small chambers of eight by nine feet join the ends of the Kitchen and fitting room, with a passage to those two rooms between the bed rooms. The stack of chimneys is to be between the Kitchen and fitting room and is to have two plain fire places, one of them large for a kitchen; to which is to be joined an Oven. There is to be an outer door to the passage and an outer door also to the Kitchen. There are to be two windows in each of the large rooms, and one in each bed room.
Each sash is to have twelve panes of glass eight by ten inches. Each window is to have a strong plain shutter, with fastenings and hinges. The doors are to be hung and furnished completely. The ceiling and inner sides of the House are to be plastered with two coats. All the wood work inside and out is to be well painted, and the whole is to be finished in a plain and decent manner.
An oil vault is to be built twenty by twelve feet in the clear, arched over, and covered with earth or sand, over which a shed is to be built. It is to be furnished with nine strong cedar cisterns, with covers, each capable of containing two hundred gallons. The entrance to the vault is to be secured by a strong door. A well is to be sunk at a convenient distance, and furnished with a curb, bucket and rope completely. The builder is to procure and
Treasury Department Revenue Office, April 10, 1795 PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue, For Building a LIGHT HOUSE, On Long Island, at Montauk Point in the County of Suffolk, and State of New York, of the following Materials, Dimensions and Description. The form is to be Octagonal. The foundation is to be of stone, to be sunk thirteen feet below the bottom of the water table, or the surface of the earth, and to be commenced of the diameter of twenty nine feet. From such commencement to the bottom of the water table, the foundation wall is to be thirteen feet high, and nine feet thick. The Diameter of the base from the bottom of the Water Table to the top thereof, (where the Octagonal pyramid is to commence) is to be twenty eight feet, and the wall is there to be seven feet thick. The wall of the Octagonal pyramid is to be six feet thick at the base thereof, on the top of the Water Table.
The Height of the building, from the bottom of the Water Table and from the surface of the Earth, is to be eighty feet to the top of the stone work, under the floor of the Lantern; where the Diameter is to be sixteen feet six inches, and the wall three feet thick. The whole to be built of stone, the Water Table is to be canted with faved stone, at least eight inches wide, and sloped at top to turn off the water.  The outside of the walls is to be faced with hewn or hammer dressed stone, having four windows in the East, and three in the West. The Sashes to be hung with hinges, and each sash to have twelve panes of glass, eight by ten inches.  On the top of the stone work is to be a framed tier of joists, bedded therein, plank over with oak plank, extending three feet beyond the wall, thereby forming an eave, which is to be finished with a cornice, the whole having a defecant from the centre, sufficient to throw off the water, and to be covered with copper. A complete and sufficient iron lantern, in the Octagonal form is to rest thereon, the eight corner pieces or flanchions of which, are to be built in the wall to the depth of ten feet. These flanchions are to be nearly 3 inches square in the lower ten feet, and 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches above. The lantern is to be ten feet and nine inches in diameter. It is also to be ten feet high, from the floor to the bottom of the dome or roof, and to have a dome or roof of five feet and nine inches in height. The whole space between the poles or upright pieces at the angles is to be occupied by the sashes, which are to be moulded on the inside and struck solid. Each sash is to have twenty eight panes of glass, fourteen by twelve inches, a part of the sash on the south west side is to be hung with hinges for a convenient door to go out on the platform.
The rafters of the lantern are to be framed into an iron hoop, over which is to be a copper funnel, thro' which the smoke may pass into a large copper ventilator in the form of a man's head; capable of containing one hundred gallons. This head is to be turned by a large vane; so that the hole for venting the smoke, may be always to leeward.  Eight dormant ventilators are to be fixed in the roof, a large curved air pipe is to be passed thro' the floor, and a close stove is to be provided and fixed in the lantern. There are to be seven pair of stairs to ascend to the lantern, the entrance to which is to be by a trap door covered with copper.  The building is to be furnished with two complete electrical conductors, or rods with points. The floors are to be laid with plank, of at least one inch and one half in thickness. The entrance to the light house is to be well secured by a strong door hung upon hinges, with a strong lock and latch complete.  Also a frame house to be thirty four feet in front and sixteen feet deep, with a cellar under it. The cellar walls to be eight inches thick, and seven feet high. The first story of the house is to be eight feet, and the second, seven feet six inches high, the floors to be laid in whole lengths nailed through. The stack of chimneys with two plain fire places on each floor, one of them large for a kitchen; two windows below, and three above in front and rear, each sash to have eighteen panes of glass ten by eight inches. The door to be hung and furnished completely. The ceilings and walls are to be plastered with two coats, all the wood work inside & out to be well painted & the whole to be finished in a plain decent manner.
An oil vault to be built twenty by twelve feet in the clear; arched over and covered with earth or sand over which a shed is to be built. It is to be furnished with nine strong cedar cisterns, with covers, each capable of containing two hundred gallons.
The entrance to the vault is to be secured by a strong door. A well is to be sunk at a convenient distance, and furnished with a curb, bucket and rope completely. The builder is to find and pay for all the materials, labor, workmanship, provisions, and other objects of cost, charge or expense for a sum to be agreed upon and to execute the before described work and every part thereof in a good and workmanlike manner.  Convenient payments or advances security will be made.