Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1794-08-06 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 47 of Vol. VI.]
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1794.
[Whole No. 597.]
Department of State, July 31, 1794.
NOTICE
IS hereby given, That the Documents, which have been forwarded to this Department...
A French Family,
WOULD wish to be entrusted with the care of a FARM, about the city of Philadelphia...
Money to be Lent,
On Mortgage of REAL ESTATES, Within the City and Liberties of Philadelphia...
Bank of the United States,
NOTICE is hereby given, that here will be paid at the Bank after the sixteenth instant...
Lachawannock.
A LARGE body of LAND on this river and its waters, is now for sale to Settlers only...
TO BE SOLD BY THOMAS DOBSON, Principles and Observations
APPLIED TO THE MANUFACTURE AND INSPECTION OF Pot and Pearl Ashes.
Wanted to Charter, Three Vessels, Of about 100 to 110 tons each. Louis Osment,
For Sale, A Stout Ship, ABOUT six years old, built of the best seasoned white Oak...
For LIVERPOOL, The Ship AMIABLE, JOHN THOMPSON, master. BURHEN about 250 tons...
For Sale or Charter, The Ship GEN. WASHINGTON, Isaac Sylvester, master. NOW lying at Say's wharf...
For Charter, The Brig SEA NYMPH, JOHN PADEN, Master. SAILS fast, and will be ready to take in a cargo...
For Sale, The Sloop INDUSTRY, Burthen about 700 barrels, in complete order...
TO BE SOLD, BY THOMAS DOBSON, AN Alphabetical List OF THE DUTIES
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...
Medical Books.
JUST PUBLISHED, By Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House No. 41, south Second Street.
Medical Inquiries
AND OBSERVATIONS. BY BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. Professor of the Institutes of Medicine...
Medical Transactions
OF THE College of Physicians of Philadelphia. VOL. I. PART I.
A Treatise on the Diseases of Children.
With general directions for the management of Infants from the birth, adapted for the use of physicians...
The Edinburgh New Dispensatory, two vols. System of Surgery, extracted from the works of Benjamin Bell...
T. Dobson has in the Press, An edition of the Medical and Philosophical Commentaries of Edinburgh.
Likewise for sale a considerable number of Medical Books, viz.
Cullen's Practice, Materia Medica, Physiology, and Synopses. Bell's Surgery, 6 vols.
Choice St. Croix Sugar, JUST IMPORTED, And for Sale, By JAMES YARD.
Carolina Rice and Indigo, BAY MAHOGANY and FRENCH BURR STONES, FOR SALE BY Gurney and Smith.
NANKEENS.
Nankeens of Superior Quality, Long and short pieces. Long and short black battins, Black Taffetas, and Senhaws...
Just Published,
And to be sold by THOMAS DOBSON, At the Stone House No. 41, south Second Street.
An Impartial Review
Of that part of Dr. RUSH's Late PUBLICATION On the YELLOW FEVER, Which treats of its origin.
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.
"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..."
"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."
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...
Just Received, By the Sloop Ludeavor, Jon. Paine Master from Boston.
New-England Rum,
In Hds. for Sale by Nalbro' & John Frazier, No. 81, Walnut Street.
SHERRY WINE,
In pipes and quarter casks, fit for immediate use.
St. Lucar Wine in pipes,
and quarter casks. ROTA WINE in quarter casks. PORT WINE in do. Boston BEER, Hyslop and Southong TEAS...
Was left on the 10th
July, along side of the Sloop Sally, one barrel of Linseed Oil, containing 27 gallons...
TUITION.
WILLIAM FINCH of the New Theatre, begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public, that he has removed from the corner of Eighth and Arch Streets to No. 68, north Eighth between Arch and Race Streets...
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
By Thomas Dobson, At the Stone House, No. 41, south Second Street.
1. LETTERS addressed to the Philosophers and Politicians of France, on the subject of Religion...
II. TWO SERMONS, viz.
1. The present state of Europe compared with antient prophecies. Preached on the Fast-day, in 1794...
III. An APPEAL to the Serious & Candid Professors of Christianity,
on the following subjects, viz. 1. The use of reason in matters of Religion. 2. The power of man to do the Will of God.
To which are added,
A Concise History of the rise of those Doctrines, and an account of the Trial of M'Elvall, for Heresy and Blasphemy, at Stafford Assizes.
Price one eighth of a Dollar.
The above three are re-published with the author's improvements and additions; and a considerable part of his works, in an improved state, will make their appearance as soon as convenience will admit.
NO. 68.
District of Pennsylvania, TO WIT.
BE it remembered that on the twenty-third day of July in the nineteenth year of the independence of the United States of America, JOSEPH BOGGS, of the said district hath deposited in this office, the title of a book the right whereof he claims as author in the words following, to wit:
"The Philadelphia Directory, for the year 1795—by Joseph Boggs."
In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States intitled "An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned."
Sam. Caldwell, Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania. July 30

Mr. FENNO,
IN the course of my last evening's walk, I picked up a little parcel in the street, which upon being opened proved to be a portion of medicine carefully enveloped within a double cover. To some persons this might have proved a valuable acquisition, but as I enjoy good health without the aid of emetics or cathartics, I was upon the point of abandoning the packet once more to its fate, when my attention was drawn to the outer coverings, which appeared to contain a fragment of some verses in manuscript. It would seem from the purpose to which the paper was applied, that the writer was a son of Euculaphus, who having but little to do in his professional line, had undertaken to pay his addresses to the Muses. Perhaps it is the gentleman, who has the credit of being the author of all those publications, which for want of decency and want of truth, have acquired to the Brussels Gazette of America a decided superiority over the Brussels Gazette of Brabant. That there is also good reason to suppose, that the production is the offspring of a member of one of the self created and virtual representative societies in the United States, may be inferred from the verses themselves, of which the following is an exact copy:
As old Sardan was one day lamenting The great want of a deputy devil, To assist him to keep from repeating All those persons addicted to evil— The Democrats begged of his highness, For the preference due to their merits, And promised to follow with blindness Opinions inspired by spirits: Cetera desunt.
It is to be regretted that the poem of which the foregoing is a part had not remained one and indivisible , because there is reason to believe, that the remainder of it contained the result of the patriotic offer made by the club at large to citizen Lucifer.—For however ludicrous the idea of Satan's lamenting the want of an agent to assist him in his works of darkness, may appear to some, it proves at least, that he well knew where to rattle his drum!
All the writers who have hitherto attempted an analysis of the Democratic Societies, have run into one common error with respect to their origin. For although it is admitted that the terms of Jacobin and Democratic are of modern date, yet it is no less true, that there were similar institutions in former times. The club held in the cave of Adullam, may be justly considered as the most famous upon record and is thus described by a masterly penman. "And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them." 1 Sam. xxii. chap. ver. ii.
That two societies existing at periods so widely distant from each other, should have men of the same name for their first Presidents and that there should also be a striking resemblance in other respects, are circumstances the more remarkable, because fortuitous—but, there is one fact however, accompanying the history of both societies, which is by no means wonderful.—It is, that when the two Davids had reached the goal to which their ambition pointed, they abandoned the silly ayes upon whose back they won the race, to the fraternal hug of other Jockies.
Mr. FENNO,
Having read in your Gazette of the other day the remarks of a correspondent on a pamphlet lately published, and entitled, Observations on the Emigration of Dr. Joseph Priestley Esq. I was led to read the work myself, and your correspondent must excuse me if I differ very widely from him in my opinion of it.
In the first place, I cannot see the inhumanity of giving a fair account of the Birmingham riots, of the property the Doctor lost; nor can I see, that speaking of the horrors of the French Revolution in terms of the strongest disapprobation, or the ridiculing of the pretended admirers of that farce , (or perhaps more properly, tragedy ) of Liberty, which has been so long exhibiting in France, renders the production at all "unfit for the meridian of the United States."
The object of the pamphlet is to place in a fair light the motives of the Doctor's emigration, and those of the different societies who addressed him on his arrival at New-York. I think the author has fully proved, that personally ,
the Doctor had no right to complain of his country; and consequently that the pretended reason of his emigration was merely pretended . It is the duty of every good citizen to expose the false pretensions of those who endeavor to impose upon the public.
With respect to the Democratic and some other popular Societies, it is curious to hear them condole with a foreigner who has, as they pretend, suffered from a lawless assembly of the people, while their own foundation seems to have been intended for nothing more than the encouragement of such assemblies.
In short, Sir, I am persuaded that this pamphlet, is exceedingly fit for the meridian of the United States, and particularly at this moment, when proceedings, not much unlike those which the Doctor pretends were the cause of his emigration have taken place in our own country. We shall now be furnished with an opportunity of estimating the excellence of our constitution and of that of Great Britain, by comparing the rise, progress, and end, of the riots in our Western Territory and those at Birmingham.
I am, Sir, Your most humble servant and CORRESPONDENT.
From Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws . Of the corruption of the principle of Democracy.
THE principle of democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is extinct, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality, and when every citizen wants to be upon a level with those he has chosen to command him. Then the people incapable of bearing the very power they have entrusted, want to do every thing of themselves, to debate for the Senate, to execute for the magistrate, and to strip the judges.
When this is the case, virtue cannot longer subsist in the Republic. The people want to exercise the functions of the magistrates who cease to be revered. The deliberations of the senate are slighted; all respect is then laid aside for the senators, and consequently for old age. If there is no more respect for old age, there will be none soon for parents; deference to husbands will be likewise thrown off, and submission to masters. This licentiousness will soon taint the mind; and the restraint of command will be fatiguing as that of obedience. Wives, children, slaves, will shake off all subjection. No longer will there be any such thing as manners, order, or virtue.
We find in Xenophon's banquet a very lively description of a republic, in which the people abused their equality. Each guest as in his turn the reason why he is satisfied, "I am content with myself," says Charmides , "because of my poverty. When I was rich I was obliged to pay my court to informers, knowing I was more liable to be hurt by them, than capable of doing them harm. The republic constantly demanded some new sum of money; and I could not decline paying. Since I am grown poor, I have acquired authority, no body threatens me, I rather threaten others. I can go or stay where I please. The rich already rise from their seats, and give me the way. I am a king, I was before a slave: I paid taxes to the republic, now it maintains me: I am no longer afraid of losing: I hope to acquire."
The people fall into this misfortune, when those in whom they confide, desirous of concealing their own corruption, endeavour to corrupt. To prevent them from seeing their own ambition, they speak to them only of their grandeur, to conceal their own avarice, they incessantly flatter theirs.
The corruption will increase among the corrupters, and likewise among those who are already corrupted, when the people will distribute the public money among themselves, and having added the administration of affairs to their idleness, they will be for adding to their poverty the amusements of luxury. But with their idleness and luxury, nothing but the public treasure will be able to satisfy their demands.
We must not be surprised to see their suffrages given for money. It is impossible to give a great deal to the people without squeezing much more out of them: but to compass this, the state must be subverted.
The greater the advantages they seem to derive from their liberty, the nearer they draw to the critical moment of losing it. Petty tyrants arise who have all the voices of a single tyrant. The small remains of liberty soon become unsearchable; a single tyrant starts up, and the people lose all even the advantages of their corruption.
Democracy hath therefore two excellencies to avoid, the spirit of inequality which leads to an oligarchy or monarchy; and the spirit of extreme equality which leads to despotic power, as the latter is completed by conquest.
True it is, that those who corrupted the Greek republic did not become tyrants. This was because they had a greater passion for eloquence than for the military art. Besides, there reigned an implacable hatred in the hearts of the Greeks against those who subverted a republican government; and for this reason anarchy degenerated into annihilation, instead of being changed into tyranny.
But Syracuse, which was situated in the midst of a great number of petty states whose government had been changed from oligarchy to tyranny. Syracuse which had a Senate scarce ever mentioned in history, was exposed to such miseries as are the consequences of a more than ordinary corruption. This City continually in a state of licentiousness or oppression, equally labouring under its liberty and servitude, receiving always the one and the other like a tempest, and notwithstanding its external strength, constantly determined to a revolution by the least foreign power: this City, I say, had in its bosom an immense multitude of people, whose fate it was to have always this cruel alternative, of either giving themselves a tyrant, or of being the tyrant themselves.
NOTE.
* See Plutarch in the lives of Timoleon and Dion .
1. Upon the expulsion of the tyrants, they made citizens of strangers and mercenary troops, which produced civil wars, Asistot. Polit. lib. 5. cap. 3. The people having been the cause of the victory over the Athenians, the Republic was then changed. ibid. cap. 4. The passion of the two young magistrates, one of whom carried off the other's wife, and in revenge the other debauched his wife, was attended with a change in the form of this Republic. Ibid. lib. 7. cap. 4.
* It was that of the six hundred, of whom mention is made by Diodorus .
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) June 28.
Saturday morning arrived a Danish sloop laden with sugar, coffee, &c. prize to his Majesty's ship Experiment . She was captured at Gonaive.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Miller of his Majesty's ship Experiment , dated Gonaive, St. Domingo, June 18, 1794.
"We attacked this town and fort the 15th inst. and after firing several broadsides we silenced the fort, and having landed fifty seamen we spiked the guns and cut out the sloop General de Walterfort . Being disappointed in receiving assistance with troops from St. Domingo, and every moment encircling, I judged it prudent to embark, and after leaving the shore we unluckily had two men wounded, which is all the loss we have sustained. Before leaving the shore we killed 6 of the enemy. I am sorry to add that the town was fired by the brigands and is now in ashes."
An account from Monte Christi mentions, that the Count De Cisternes has lately arrived at St. Domingo, to take on himself the government of the Spanish part of the island; and that the first exertion of his authority was the putting under arrest his predecessor in office, who is to be sent to old Spain, charged with having assisted the French brigands in their horrible warfare.
June 30.
Yesterday morning information was received at Port Royal and transmitted here, that his Majesty's frigate Rose , which sailed on Tuesday from Port Royal, was driven on shore by one of the tremendous gales of wind which blew on Friday night near Rocky Point at the east end of the island, and will be lost.
July 2.
One of the ships, captured at Port-au-Prince, on her way to Port Royal yesterday struck on a reef near the Palisades, abreast of this town, and is with her cargo lost.
Several houses in this town have been injured by the immense torrent of water which poured in from the northward and gave the resemblance of river courses to most of the streets.
MONTEGO-BAY, July 5.
Monday last anchored at Martha Brae, two of the French ships that were captured at Port-au-Prince.—Twelve sail of prize vessels under convoy of the Irresistible , of 74 guns, Captain Henry failed from Port-au-Prince the 23d ult. for Kingston; but on the 28th, were separated in a severe gale of wind. Nine sail have gained the following ports on this side of the island; two ships and a brig at St. Ann's Bay; three ships at Rio Bueno; two at Martha Brae; and one arrived here last Tuesday.—One of the ships at Martha Brae, when she anchored, had seven feet water in the hold, and is since sunk.
At the request of the Magistrates of this parish, a meeting of the gentlemen of the faculty took place at the Court House last Thursday morning, to consider,
1st. What are the most likely means to prevent the spreading of the malignant fever, which for so long a season confined itself to the shipping and to new comers, and has lately made its appearance on shore in the most contagious and dangerous shape?
2d. What may be considered the earliest decided symptoms of the disorder?
3d. What they would recommend to be instantly done by any persons conceiving themselves infected therewith, in case of the absence of professional assistance?
We understand there was a respectable meeting, and that the opinions were nearly unanimous, and will be reduced to form, and published, to the following effect:
1st. By way of prevention to avoid (as much as circumstances will possibly admit) communication with diseased persons, and when necessity absolutely calls for it, to be prepared with a handkerchief or cloth well impregnated with vinegar (if camphorated so much the better,) and to adopt rather a more generous diet, &c. than usual.
2dly. The first symptoms are discoverable by a redness and burning heat in the eyes, a general determination to the head, attended with stupor and great debility.
3dly. Unless the patient is of a weak habit, infant and copious bleeding has lately been practised with the most happy success, and afterwards the stomach and bowels to be freely evacuated; in one instance spiced vinegar applied to the crown of the head (previously shaved) was attended with the utmost success, although the patient was considered to be far gone.
It is recommended in various parts of the rooms of diseased persons, cloths should be hung up after being dipped in vinegar, and in many cases a little good vinegar, diluted with water and made palatable with syrup, may be given, which has been experienced to have a good effect.
From a respectable authority, we are sorry to announce the death of Major General Dundas, commander in chief at Guadalupe, after its surrender, which happened early in June.
UNITED STATES.
CANAAN (N.Y.) July 30.
Democrats, Aristocrats, and Tories, are foreign plants, which at present will thrive but indifferently in our Federal soil. There are a few however who while they are enjoying the enviable fruits of Federalism, are insidiously endeavouring to transplant those noxious weeds, in our American garden; finding them incongruous to the glebe, they incontinently hold them up as scarecrows to the Federal Gardener, to intimidate him from cultivating the Federalist a lovely plant—dropt from the celestial regions of freedom into the fair bosom of America. It was cultured by the genial hand of Republicanism, at whose touch the grateful Federalist assumed a modest dignity, which encouraged Republicanism to become its Guardian. Like the sensitive plant, it shrinks with horror at the contact of those outlandish fungusses, Democrats, Jacobins, Aristocrats and Tories.—Under the fostering hand of its guardian, it has emulated the loftiest trees of the forest; while its enemies the Democrats, &c., which were imported for its destruction, are groveling among the weeds and mushrooms at its feet; and like the deadly nightshade they are dealing noxious poison to all the surrounding plants; while the beneficent Federalist is dispensing its genial and salutary fragrance on all around.—Long, long may the stately Federalist continue the pride and glory of America!—Soon, very soon may its enemies be convinced, that under the protecting branches of this inestimable tree, and its attendant Charter, the Federal Constitution, will be found the only sure shelter from the stormy blasts of ungovernable anarchy.
WASHINGTON, (N.C.) July 3.
An address from the democratic R. society of Washington, N. Carolina, to the Hon. Thomas Blount, Esq. representative in congress for this district, on his arrival at this place.
The Hon. Thomas Blount, Esq. representative in congress for this district.
CITIZEN, We the committee appointed by the democratic R. society of Washington, for the special purpose,
Do congratulate you on your safe arrival
at this place.—We return you the unfeigned thanks of our society for your truly patriotic conduct in the late session of Congress.—May your laudable endeavours to promote the general good of our country be ever crowned with success.
We wish you health and happiness. By order of the committee. D. JONES, Chairman. Washington, } July 3, 1794. }
THE ANSWER.
To the chairman of the democratic society of Washington.
CITIZEN, As nothing can be more pleasing to a man who reveres a republican government, and regards as he ought the opinion of his fellow-citizens, than the applause of virtuous and well informed men, when he is conscious of having endeavored to deserve it,
The approbation which the democratic society of Washington have done me the honor, through you, so fully and so agreeably to express of my conduct in the last session of Congress could not fail to afford me the highest satisfaction; and excite in me, the most lively emotions of gratitude.
I beg leave to reciprocate the congratulation, the thanks and the wishes of the society, and through you, as chairman of their committee, to assure them of a continuance of my best endeavors to promote the general good of our common country.
I am, Sir, with the utmost respect, your most obedient servant, THOMAS BLOUNT. Washington, } July 3, 1794. }
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 6.
The conduct of the citizens of Richmond, (Virginia) on the late attempt to violate the neutrality of the United States, declared by the President, and solemnly sanctioned by the Representatives of the Union—merits, and will most cordially receive the applause of every friend to the honor and peace of this united Republic.
Extract of a letter from Boston, dated July 30.
"About four o'clock in the morning, I was awakened by the ringing of Dr. Thatcher's church bell, (which is near my lodgings) this proved to be an alarm for one of the most tremendous fires that the town has for a long time experienced.—It broke out in one of the rope walks near Fort Hill by the boiling a kettle of tar, which took fire, and the whole walk was instantly in a flame.—Mr. Russell's great store is burnt to the ground, but every particle of the property is saved.—Five or six rope walks have been burnt, and exhibited the grandest spectacle imaginable.
Parts of blazing shingles were carried eleven miles from the town, and several lighted on Vose's house at Milton.—Mr. Isaac Davis, brother to the Treasurer, has lost all his property. Mr. Appleton's house and Loan Office are burnt to the ground, and many of the public papers lost."
The property destroyed by this fire, is supposed to amount to three times that by the South end fire—the number of buildings about the same. The smoke of the tar and other combustibles, ascended in rolling columns to the Heavens, and formed the most sublime and awful spectacle I ever beheld.—The women and children wandering about half naked, exhibited a shocking sight. Mr. B. his wife and daughter, I met in that situation among others; the daughter had her funder much burnt by the fire, as she lay in bed, no lives lost.
* A letter from Mr. Appleton informs, that all the public books and papers were saved.
From the EAGLE.
From the shop of Messrs. Colon and Spondce.
They write from Boston, that on the 10th July, the "memorable" anniversary of the demolition of the Bastille was duly celebrated at Frenzy Hall, by a "number" of citizen Frenchmen and Citizen Old Whigs not to mention the Citizens reeking from "Oliver's Dock". Much republican roast beef was eaten, much wine, imported from France since the Revolution , was swallowed, and many a "civil toast" given, ready made at the Dockyard; together with a "Volunteer" from our Governor as at the first, and our Counsellor as at the beginning. No accidents happened to mar and mangle the Patriotism of the day, excepting only an unlucky fall of that "worthy citizen Mr. W. Dugget", who having drank it is conjectured, "potations, pottle deep" tumbled, in true republican style, from the lofty win-

dow of the Hall to the "valley of Humiliation", the street.
By means of a splinter from one of the Bastille doors torn off and applied by Dr Jarvis, the dislocated limb can be again made whole and "Mr W. Dogget" expects, instead of his own demolition, to have another pluck at the "dungeons of tyranny" & every future 10th of July, to "demolish" the Bastille.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, August 5.
Captain Pierce, of the brig Hawke, arrived here yesterday, from L'Orient, has favored us with the following particulars:—
May 15, 1794, failed from L'Orient, bound to Crofie.
June 1, failed from Crofie; four days after fell in with the French frigate Altona, mounting 28 twelve pounders, and 12 fikes; at half past 4 P.M. the frigate's boat came on board, and ordered me with my papers and three passengers, which I immediately complied with, they having a guard on board my vessel. While on board the frigate, a French 74 hove in sight, having in tow a ship of 120-guns, with all her masts, spars and rigging cut clear from the deck. The captain of the frigate went on board the 74, and was informed by her captain, that on Sunday, the first of June, the French and British fleets, each consisting of near 40 sail of the line came to action at two o'clock, P.M. in lat. 48, 5, N. long. 11, 13, W. which continued till seven P.M. when both fleets veered off: on the 2d June, at 8, A. M. both fleets again came to action, which was fought with great desperation for five hours, when both fleets separated a second time, not a ship having been taken on either side; but many crippled; the above mentioned ship of 120 guns being one of the number; having besides lost 500 men killed and wounded, including the commander and almost all her officers, so that the Captain of the frigate and one of his lieutenants, was ordered by the commander of the 74 to take command of her, and assist in getting her into port.
Capt. Pierce, while on board the French frigate Altona, saw and conferred with Capt. Smith of the British frigate Alert, who had been taken a few days before, on his passage from Plymouth to Halifax, being six days out of port.
Capt. Pierce, left the following American vessels at L'Orient:—
Ship Eliza, of Boston, Barnard, master, from Charleston in 30 days.
Snow Mary, of ditto, Tilden, master.
Brig Maria, of New-York, Stephen, master.
The schooner Roebuck, of Boston, James Kingman, master, bound to Bilboa, with fish, taken by a French privateer, and sent into L'Orient.
July 18, lat. 42, 46, long. 59, 45, spoke the ship Eliza, A Smith, master, out from Boston 5 days bound to Rotterdam.
Another Account.
Yesterday arrived here, after a passage of 64 days from L'Orient, the brig Hawke, Capt. Pierce, of Boston.
On the 4th of June, in lat. 46, 4 N. long. 7, 4, was boarded by a French frigate, which had in tow 2 other vessels of war, one of them mounting 130 guns, all of which had been in the grand engagement which, a few days before, had been fought between Lord Howe and the French fleet. The 130 gun ship had been dismasted, and out of 1500 men whom she had on board, 500 were killed by the English, they having, for a long time, withstood the fire of several English ships of war, who were deterred from boarding the French, it is said, on account of the great number of men.
Captain Pierce, with two French passengers, coming to America in the Hawke, were taken on board one of the vessels which they had in tow, they leaving two men on board of the Hawke till they should return. The Captain was sent back, with orders to deliver the property that belonged to the passengers, as they intended to carry them back to France, who, it seems, had left their country under the protection of illegal passes.
Captain Pierce, while on board the French vessel, saw one English and two Dutch Captains, all of whom had been taken previous to the engagement, with the vessels under their command.
As to the final decision of this much-talked-of engagement, no accounts have yet transpired to enable us to be satisfactory on this head. By this arrival we have no accounts of the capture of any vessels on either side; but the most
probable supposition is, that one or the other, or both, must have experienced a loss, either from capture or vessels sunk—for, all the accounts agree, that the contest was lengthy, severe and bloody.
The last port from which Captain Pierce failed, was Crofie, about 20 leagues from L'Orient; at which place it was reported, that the fleet from the Chesapeake had arrived at Brest, though it could not be depended on.
Captain Moulton, of the brig Mary, who arrived at Newburyport a few days ago from Ostend, on the 2d of June, in lat. 48, 7, saw a fleet of 27 sail, standing to the eastward, with 4 of the fleet in tow, dismasted. Six hours after, saw 32 sail, standing west, supposed to be the French fleet from the Chesapeake, and the English fleet which sailed in pursuit of them.
From the above, no doubt can be entertained, but that the engagement was previous to the 2d of June.
NEWBEDFORD, July 14.
Arrived at Nantucket, ship Swain, from Brazil—Ship Minerva, Mytic, do. Schooner Betsey, from Surinam.
Lat. 26, long. 63, spoke ship America, Edward Rice, 15 days from Philadelphia, bound to Cape Francois.
BOSTON, August 1.
THE FIRE.
On Wednesday morning, about four o'clock, the melancholy cry of fire grated on the ears of our citizens. They immediately assembled to stop, if possible, the ravages of the destructive element. The fire caught in the rope-walk of Mr. Howe, by an accident in heating some tar, and before the inhabitants could be alarmed and assembled, it had gained so great a head as to render abortive all attempts to secure from the flames, any of those elegant and valuable rope-walks, which formed a row from Milk-street, to the west part of Fort-Hill, their attention, therefore, was turned to the preservation of the dwelling houses, which, from the intense heat arising from the burning tar and hemp, were taking fire in every direction, at the distance of several rods. In the commencement of the fire, there was very little wind from any point, but in a few moments it came on to blow very fresh from the north, and so continued till the flames were stopped by their arrival at the water side.
By this accident, many citizens, who by many years laborious industry had acquired a little property—in one instance, "in the twinkling of an eye," are reduced to poverty. But it is beyond a doubt, that the outstretched hand of liberality from every individual will in part indemnify them; but this part can be but small. No actual calculation has been made; but almost every opinion is, that the loss of property by this fire is far superior to the loss by the fire at the South end.
It is with pleasure we acknowledge the exertions of our brethren from the country, which on this, as on many former occasions, were unremitted and highly serviceable. These circumstances will still faster bind the bonds of friendship, and do away ridiculous local prejudices. From the towns of Cambridge, Charlestown, Washington, Brookline, Milton, and Roxbury, engines were sent.
The following are among others whose losses are left considerable.
Mr. Howe's rope-walk, where the fire began.
Mr. Jeffrey Richardson's rope-walk, 3 dwelling houses, and a large brick store.
Mr. Emmon's rope-walk and dwelling house.
Mr. Codman's rope-walk and store.
Mr. McNeil's rope-walk and dwelling house.
Mr. Davis's rope-walk and a large brick dwelling house.
Mr. Torry's rope-walk.
Houses in Green's Lane.
Mr. Appleton's large dwelling house, in which was kept the loan-office—barns &c.
Mr. Lamb's dwelling house.
Mr. McLean's dwelling house.
Mr. James Thwing's new dwelling house.
A small house of Mr. Clement's.
Mr. Wheelwright's dwelling house.
Another dwelling house adjacent.
Mr. Daniel Sargent's dwelling house.
Mr. Brewer's dwelling house, barns, &c.
Capt. Cowell's dwelling house, and adjacent houses.
Mr. Hearsey's two small dwelling houses—with a row of small buildings.
Besides which, in the other fleets, there were
Several dwelling houses, occupied by Col. Winslow, and others.
Mr. George Blanchard's dwelling house, barn, carts, trucks, &c.
Mr. White's small house and gardens, owned by Col. Dawes.
A large dwelling house of the widow Grey's occupied by Mr. James Perkins.
Mr. Russell's large store, and a number of stores on the wharf.
Mr. Dillaway's dwelling house, (said to be sold to Mr. Samuel Bangs a few days before) and a large quantity of lumber.
A number of stores on Tilton's wharf.
All the stores and buildings on Col. Dawes's wharf, chiefly improved by Capt. Nehemiah Somes—and a Carpenter's shop on said wharf, improved by Mr. Oliver Withall. Mr. Dawes's loss was near 1200.
Capt. Somes's store.
Mr. Solomon Cotton and Son's dwelling house, shop, &c.
Besides the above, a large number of small dwelling houses, barns, stores, &c. &c. Indeed, almost the whole flock of hemp, cordage, tar, &c. in the rope-walks, were entirely consumed.
It is impossible to ascertain the loss occasioned by the late fire with accuracy, but it is generally supposed to be not much short of 200,000.
The sufferers, as far as their names can be suddenly collected are,
Mr. Thomas Lamb, Nathaniel Appleton, Esq. Mr. John McLane, Mr. James Thwing, Mr. Benjamin Tupper, Mr. Joseph Baker, Mr. Job Wheelwright, Mr. Benjamin Gray, Mrs. Sarah McNeil, Mr. Freeman, Daniel Sargent Esq. Mr. Jeffrey Richardson, John Codman, Esq. Thomas Davis, Esq. Mr. Isaac Davis, Mr. Edward Howe, Mrs. Emmons, Mr. Nath. Torrey, Mr. William McNeil and son, Mrs. Quincy, Mrs. Rand, Colonel Winslow, Capt. Well, Capt. Cowell, Capt. Rich, Mr. Wm. White, jun. Mr. White, gardener, Mrs. Low, Mr. Levi Hearsey, James Perkins, Esq. Mr. Wm. Clouton, Mrs. Samuel Abbot, Mr. Thomas Brewer, Mr. John Sturges, Mrs. Scott, Mr. John Reid, Hon. Thomas Russell, Esq. Capt. Nehemiah Somes, Messrs. Porter & Tilton, Mr. Samuel Dillaway, Mr. Samuel Bangs, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Tate, Mr. Nerias Townsend, Mrs. Bernard, Mr. George Geyer, Mrs. Gosley, Mr. Smith, Mr. Uriel Lyori, Mr. Joseph Whittmore, Mr. George Blanchard.
THE SILECTMEN of BOSTON,
In behalf of their fellow citizens, having a most lively sense of the very timely and efficient aid afforded them, by their brethren of the several towns in the vicinity with their Fire Engines and their personal services, at the distressing fire of yesterday morning, request them to accept their most sincere acknowledgment of the same, and assure them that such benevolent, and humane exertions will always excite the most grateful sensations.
The towns from which Engines were brought to the fire, were Cambridge, Charlestown, Roxbury, Milton, Brookline and Watertown, and the inhabitants from other towns though not with Engines, were active in their exertions on the occasion.
EXECUTIONS.
On Wednesday, agreeable to their sentence at the last Circuit Court, for this District, Collins, Fertilid, and Polefick convicted of Piracy, were hanged. The procession, consisting of the Marshall, Gen. Brooks, the Deputy Marshall Col. Bradford, the Constables, and Prisoners, moved from the Gaol, at half past three o'clock attended by a large crowd of spectators brought together to witness a scene which thank God, yet retains a degree of novelty in this country. The Prisoners, being Roman Catholics, were attended by a Priest of their persuasion who administered spiritual comfort to their minds from the precepts of their religion. They passed the "Valley of the Shadow of Death," with considerable calmness. Their Execution took place between four and five o'clock.
From the New-York Diary.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRAORDINARY.
Messrs. Printers,
I wish you to print, as early this day as possible, or the Tontine Whigs will have the French fleet in as many positions as Don Peter Clores used to put his tumblers.
About half after nine this morning, the British had taken and sunk nine sail of the French—at ten they had fifteen—at eleven there were thirteen sail of the Spanish fleet came unawares on the Chesapeake provision-ships; one of the Spanish Captains, by a wonderful piece of ingenuity, peculiar to that nation only, loaded with a crow-bar, which he carefully managed in this manner, viz. the bar had an eye punched through it like a needle, through which went a four-inch cable, he got the French in a range, and fired through them from stem to stern; at the first discharge he had eleven ships on his cable strung like pigeons!—It is true, Messrs. Printers;
print it directly, or I will swear it was seventeen.
Yesterday arrived at Sandy-Hook the British ship Africa, Capt. Holmes, of 64 guns, and the frigate Thistle, Capt. Hardy, from a cruise.
Washington, July 30, 1794.
Mr. FANNO,
Sir,
Having discharged our duty to the public, by informing them, that we had no connexion, and would have none with the Lottery No. 2, now carrying on by Mr. Blodget; and having stated our intercourse with him on that subject, we disdain entering into any further controversy with him.
Through you, we desire the public to be informed, that by referring to our letter-book, we find that the letter he quotes, is dated the 6th of January, 1793, instead of 1794—though it may probably be an error of the press, it is not impossible, but it has been done with the design of conveying to the public, the idea, that he stood high in our confidence at this late period. He has referred us to his friend Col. Deakins; the following letter from Colonel Deakins, fully proves, the idea he entertains of the connexion between them.
We are, Sir,
Your most obliged servants.
D. STUART, } Commissioners. D. CARROLL, }
The following is the letter from Colonel Deakins.
George-Town, July 28, 1794.
GENTLEMEN,
I have your favor of this day, wherein you desire to know if I had the management of the Hotel, and whether or not I will advance the necessary sums of money to carry it on.—In answer, I do not consider the Hotel under my care, and it is not in my power to make any advances for it, having no funds in my hands for that purpose. Mr. Blodget wrote me by last Post, requesting me to make a small advance to Mr. Hoban, to carry on the Hotel, till he came down, and as I have in other instances advanced for Mr. Blodget, he may have expected it would be convenient for me now to do it.
I do not pay any prize tickets in the Hotel Lottery (except those numbers which I actually sold,) having the check books only for such, those you offer me for payment, were sold by Mr. Blodget, and are payable in Philadelphia.
I am very respectfully Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM DEAKINS, jun. Messrs. Stuart & Carroll, Commissioners Washington.
For Hamburg, The Ship HARMONY, CAPTAIN LOWELL, Having great part of her cargo on board, will sail in a few days. Freight will be taken if applied for immediately, for which as well as for passage, apply to
Andrews & Meredith, At Willing's Wharf. August 6.
Treasury Department
Revenue Office. August 31st. 1794.
PROPOSALS will be received at the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue, No. 43, South Third street, for furnishing by contract, Seven hundred and fifty eight
COOKED HATS,
For the corps of Artillerists and Engineers, to be made agreeably to a PATTERN HAT which will be shown at the Office aforesaid, to any person disposed to contract. Aug codzw
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From the Minerva.
The above was the direction of a short piece in the evening paper of the 2d instant on the subject of a general anxiety for want of News; and if a small difference of sentiment should not be disagreeable to be inserted in that paper, the present writer has no objection to offering the following remarks;
In that piece it is intimated (in a curious manner) how much the papers are slighted, if a Centiment, or Essay, or an Extract are only to be found; but for my part I am of opinion (and I hope the honorable sentiment will soon be found general) that those papers will be most valuable which may contain essays tending to promote the saving of lives, the peace of nations, and consequently the general happiness of mankind.
In the same evening paper, I likewise saw an extract from Philadelphia dated July 21, which appears to me to be so coincident with the foregoing sentiments that I take the freedom to express my pleasure on account of the pleasing intelligence it contains; and felicitate those of my countrymen to whom it can be agreeable to hear, that "the Minerva has given assurances, that if in the prosecution of the war, they have been necessitated to infringe on the laws of nations, suitable satisfaction shall be given." I know nothing of the writer of that letter, and of course, the remarks on this occasion were as unexpected to me as they could be to any other person, but from a consciousness of the good sense of my countrymen in general, I can have no doubt that such intelligence will claim a little of their attention, and that the prospects of a continuance of peace in this highly favored country, will be the joy of thousands and tens of thousands.
I have no desire to enlarge on the subject of that letter, but I shall just add that as this country has been remarkably preserved from such scenes of distress as have afflicted other countries, I have an ardent wish, that we may continue to be protected from the calamities of war and that Americans may enjoy with gratitude the blessings of peace, on such noble principles of reason and humanity as may characterize them a people among the most honorable of the earth.
AMICUS.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED,
Sch'r. Industry, Pinon, Newbury Port 14 Sloop Venus, Jackson, St. Kitts, 25 Morning Star, Wharton, Virg.
Arrived at New-York.
Ship Jenny, Chauncy, Savannah Brig Iphigenia, Conyer, Curacoa Hawk, Prince, L'Orient William, Dean, Jeremie Sch'r Eliza, Webb, Norfolk
One hundred dollars Reward.
WHEREAS there were delivered in the Month of October last, from the Stores of the Subscribers, Two Chests and nine Half Chests of Bohemian Tea, marked, numbered and weighing, as under, to some person or persons who pretended orders from Mr. ISAAC CLASON of this City, but which he did not receive; whoever will give information so that a discovery may be made, who got the said Tea, shall receive the above reward; and it is requested that the Dealers in the Article will be careful in examining the Marks and Numbers of the Chests that have passed through their hands since the period above-mentioned, and give the desired information.
New-York, July 31st. 1794. William and James Constable.
Ship Washington.
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War Department,
August 1, 1794.
Information is hereby given
to all the military Invalids of the United States, that the sums to which they are entitled for their annual pension, which will become due on the fifth day of September 1794, will be paid on the said day, by the Commissioners of Loans within the States respectively, under the usual regulations.
Applications of Executors or Administrators must be accompanied with legal evidences of their respective offices, and also of the time of the decease of such invalids whose pensions they may claim.
By command of the President of the United States,
H. KNOX,
Secretary at War.
The Printers in the several States are requested to publish the above in their newspapers for the space of two months. Aug. 6. ddm

Excellent CLARET, In hogsheads and in cases of 50 bottles each ALSO, A few cases Champagne wine; MADEIRA, In pipes, hogsheads and quarter casks, FOR SALE BY JOHN VAUGHAN, No. 112, South Front Street. Jan. 2. 1794. df
GUTHRIE'S GEOGRAPHY Improved.
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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.
Sec. 7. AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every master or captain of any ship or vessel coming from beyond the sea (vessels actually employed in the coasting trade of the United States excepted) and bound to any port or place within the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, shall cause his ship or vessel to be brought to anchor, or otherwise layed in the stream of the river Delaware, opposite to the health-office on State-Island aforesaid, and there to remain until he shall have duly obtained a certificate or bill of health from the resident physician, in the manner and upon the terms herein before directed: and if, previously to obtaining such certificate or bill of health, any master or captain shall suffer his ship or vessel to approach nearer than the said health-office to the city of Philadelphia, or shall land, or cause or suffer to be landed, or brought on shore, at any port or place within this Commonwealth, or at any other port or place, with the intent to be conveyed into this Commonwealth, any person or persons, or any goods, wares or merchandise; or if after receiving such certificate or bill of health, he shall neglect or refuse to deliver the same to the health-officer agreeably to the directions of this act, such master or captain shall forfeit and pay, for each and every such offence, the sum of five hundred dollars to be recovered and appropriated as hereinafter provided and directed, and the captain or master of each and every ship or vessel, as soon as the same is brought to anchor, or otherwise layed as aforesaid, shall send a safe and commodious boat to bring the resident physician on board of his ship or vessel, and shall in like manner convey him back to the health-office after he has concluded his official examination; and while he is making such 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 failed, or has since touched at, the number of persons on board when the ship or vessel entered on her voyage; the number of persons that have since been landed or taken on board, and when or where respectively, what persons on board, if any have been during the voyage, or shall at any time of examination, be infected with any pestilential or contagious disease, what person belonging to the ship or vessel, if any died during the voyage, and of what disease; and what is the present state and condition of the persons on board with respect to their health and diseases; and if any captain or master of any ship or vessel shall refuse to expose the same 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 shall knowingly deceive or attempt to deceive the proper officers aforesaid in his answers to their official enquiries, such captain or master, for each and every such offence, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars, to be recovered and appropriated as hereinafter provided and directed; and wherever the resident physician, or consulting physician, as the case may be, shall direct any person or persons, or any goods, wares or merchandise to be landed at the health-office, or any ship or vessel to be detained opposite thereto, and there to be smoked, cleaned and purified, the captain of the ship or vessel shall in all respects conform to such directions, shall at the proper cost and charge of his employers carry the same into effect within such reasonable time as the resident physician, or consulting physician, as the case may be, shall allow and prescribe; and if any master or captain shall refuse or neglect to conform to these said directions, and to carry the same into effect as aforesaid, according to the respective objects thereof, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars for each and every offence, to be recovered and appropriated as is hereinafter provided and directed.
Philadelphia, March, 1794. JUST PUBLISHED, By MATHEW CAREY, No. 118, Market-Street, THE FIRST VOLUME OF A NEW SYSTEM OF Modern Geography: OR, Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; And present state of the several NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
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JAMAICA RUM, LANDING at Hamilton's wharf, above the Drawbridge, out of the ship BACCHUS Capt. VANNEMAN , 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. Boarding, washing, mending, &c. will be provided in good families, and the morals of the scholars carefully attended to.
The price including tuition, firewood, &c. exclusive of the French language will not exceed thirty pounds proclamation money per annum. An addition of three dollars per quarter will be made to such scholars who are taught the French language. The Directors are determined to pay such attention to this institution, as will render it respectable and useful. GABRIEL H. FORD, TIMOTHY JOHNS, jun. } Direct's. NATHAN FORD, Morristown, May 15, 1794. dw. 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 woodland, which being contiguous to water carriage to the city of Philadelphia, must be of increasing value, especially as there is a quantity of large timber in said tract suitable for the purposes of the mills.
The terms upon which the above mentioned estates will be sold are—one thousand pounds to be paid on executing the deeds, and seven hundred and fifty pounds per annum, with interest for the remainder, or proportionably for each part. Indispensible titles will be made for the property, by JOHN NIXON, ALEX. FOSTER, GEO. LATIMER. At same time and place will be sold a large BOAT, July 2. mw&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.
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Richard Johns } In the Chancery Court of the John Wells and } State of Maryland, Mordecai Cole. } May 26th 1794
The Complainant hath filed
his bill, for the purpose of obtaining a decree, to vest in him a complete legal title to two tracts of land, lying in Baltimore county, one called Painter's 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 in the Leeds Post six weeks successively, before the first day of August next, in the United States Gazette at Philadelphia, to the intent, that the said John Wells may have notice of the complainant's application to this court, and may be warned to appear here, on or before the first Tuesday in October next, to show cause wherefore this court should not proceed to decree, agreeably to the prayer of the complainant, and to the act of assembly, for such cases made and provided.
Test, Samuel Harvey Howard. Reg. Cur. Can. June 13. mw&fow
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AN ESSAY ON THE Natural Equality of Men, On the Rights that result from it, and on the Duties which it imposes.
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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 aferendum. 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 represents 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. tut
One thousand Dollars REWARD.
Some few Counterfeit Post-Notes of the Bank of Maryland, having been lately discovered in circulation, and on tracing the same were found to come from the back parts of Virginia, where they probably first issued; to avoid imposition it is thought necessary to give the following description of them, by which they may readily be detected.
They have the letter D , for their alphabetical mark, at the left hand side of the Note. The paper on which they are printed is more soft and tender, the strokes of the letters, in the engraving are in general stronger, and have a darker appearance than in the bills. The signature William Patterson , is badly done, the strokes of the letters, are stiff and labored, and appear to be painted over with the pen, as well as the flourishing of the name. The value is left blank in the engraving, to be filled up in writing, so the sum may be more or less at pleasure.
No true Post-Notes of the alphabetical mark, above described, have been lately issued, and very few are now in circulation. The above reward of One Thousand dollars will be paid to any person, or persons, who shall discover, or prosecute to conviction, the several offenders, or any of them, of the following description, viz.
The person or persons, who engraved the later. 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. Bmo, April 8, 1794.
FOR SALE, By MATHEW CAREY, No. 118, Market-Street, An Essay on Slavery,
Designed to exhibit in a new point of view its effects on morals, industry, and the peace of society. Some facts and calculations are offered to prove the labor of freemen to be much more productive than that of slaves; that countries are rich, powerful and happy, in proportion as the laboring people enjoy the fruits of their own labor; and hence the necessary conclusion, that slavery is impolitic as well as unjust. Price 25 Cents. February 15. df
THE office of the President and Directors of the INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, is removed to No. 307, South Front Street, being the fourth east corner of Front and Walnut Streets.
The Public are cautioned to beware of counterfeited Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the United States, and Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North America, several of which have appeared in circulation within a few days past; they are good general imitations of the genuine Bills, but may be distinguished by the following
MARKS.
Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the United States. ALL that have appeared have the letter F. for their Alphabetical Mark. The Texture of the Paper is thicker and whiter and it takes the ink more freely than the genuine paper.
The O in the word Company is smaller than the M and other letters of that word, so that a line extended from the top of the O , to touch the top of the M , would extend considerably above the range of the whole word.
In the word United the letters are narrower and closer together than the rest of the bill.
The i and f in the word promise are not parallel, the i inclining much more forward than the f .
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 counterfeit 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 fourteen in the genuine bills, and twelve in the counterfeits. The word Company is much like the same word in the Five Dollar Bills as described above, the p being less than the m , and others following.
There is no stroke to the t in the word North whereas in the genuine bills the stroke is well defined. The letters ent in the word Twenty, to the left hand at the bottom, do not come down to the line, but are so cut as to give an irregular appearance to the word, the T and the y going below them.
The signature J. Nixon , has the appearance of being written with lamb-black oil, and differs from other inks used in printing h 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 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 glossy surface than the genuine, and there is no water mark in them. The letter C , in the word Cashier, in the true bills is strongly marked, whereas in the counterfeits, the whole letter is a fine hair stroke, evidently in an unfinished state. The letter a in the word demand, is badly formed and the whole word ill done and there is no comma at the end of it, as there is in the genuine bills.
The marginal device, is much darker in the false, than in the genuine bills owing to the shade strokes being coarser, much nearer together, and consequently much more numerous. This difference strikes the eye at first view.
The same reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS , will be paid for apprehending & prosecuting to conviction the several above described offenders in respect to this, as to the last described bills.
THOMAS WILLING, President of the Bank of the United States. JOHN NIXON, President of the Bank of North America. By order of the Committee of the Representative Boards.