Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1794-09-19 00:00:00

J. Parker.
Gazette of the United States AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 85 of Vol. VI.]
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1794.
[Whole No. 635.]
LANDING, This Day from on board the brig Ann and Mary, Capt. Corrie, from Antigua, NINETY HOGSHEADS OF
Prime Antigua Rum, ONE third of which is fourth proof, the other third. Also a few hogheads remaining on board of the brig Sally's CARGO, Capt. in West from same place, which has been so much approved of for the fineness of its flavour.
Jamaica Spirits, MOLASSES, Genuine Madeira Wine, By the pipe, quarter cask or gallon.
20 TIERCES FRESH RICE, By the Net Wk., Captain Art, FOR SALE BY Levinus Clarkson, No. 276, South corner of Pine and Water Streets.
To be sold by Auction, On Tuesday the 11th day of November next at noon at the house of Archer Gifford in Newark, New Jersey, if not previously disposed of by private contract,
THE FOLLOWING Tracts of Land, Belonging to the American Iron Company, situate at Ringwood, Long Pond, and Charlottenburg, in the Counties of Bergen and Morris in the said State of New Jersey, viz.
12 tracts of land, containing about 6533 acres, situate at Ringwood, on part of which the Ringwood Mansion-House and Store are erected. 4 tracts of Land, containing about 6156 acres, situate on Long Pond River. 7 tracts of Land, containing about 6165 acres, situate at Charlottenburg. These Estates are well worthy of the attention of any Gentleman or Company inclined to engage extensively in Iron Works: There are several Buildings and some considerable Improvements on these Lands; about 250 Acres of excellent Meadow, are already cleared, and much more might be added at a trifling Expense. On the Premises there are several very convenient Seats for Furnaces, Forges, Mills, &c. There are also some very valuable Iron Mines. Most of the unimproved Parts of these Lands are covered with fine healthy Timber. These Estates will be shown by Captain Joseph Board, of Ringwood, and the Terms of Sale made known by applying to him, or to
Edward Edwards, In Philadelphia, at the corner of Sixth and Race Streets.
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 or the space of two months.
Manchester Cotton GOODS, Five Casks assorted; EACH CONTAINING VELVETS, THICKSETTS, QUEEN CORDS, ELLIOT CORDS, FUSTIANS, &c. &c.
To be Sold on very low terms, by John Miller, jun. Sept. 3.
Carriages for Hire.
GEORGE GREEN, In Pine street, No. 123, between Fourth and Fifth streets, HAS FOR HIRE. BY THE DAY, the newest fashioned Carriages, as COACHES, COACHEES, CHARIOTS and LIGHT WAGGONS, with two or four Horses, and careful steady drivers. The terms reasonable, and all favors gratefully acknowledged. August 26,
For Boston, The Sloop Endeavor, Captain Paine.
For freight or passage apply to John Welsh, No. 81, South Water Street, Or to the Captain at Walnut Street wharf. She will sail with all possible expedition.
Cadiz Salt, For Sale on board the Swedish Ship Giffardus Adolphus, Captain BLOOMSTER, Said Vessel, Burthen 300 Tons.
For CHARTER, To any PORT within or without the Mediterranean, Apply to John Vaughan, Who has for Sale a few Tons CHIPPED LOGWOOD JUST ARRIVED, Also Superior CLARET in Hogheads and Casks.
For Amsterdam, THE SHIP HOLLAND, Christopher Franklin, jun. Master.
HAS excellent accommodations for passengers, will sail with all convenient speed, having the greatest part of her cargo ready to go on board. For freight or passage, apply to the master on board, to PETER BLIGHT, Or PRAGERS & CO.
For Cape Nicholas Mole, The very fast sailing ship BETSEY, Of Philadelphia, GEORGE LOWTHER, Master.
For freight, or passage apply to Louis Olmont, No. 117, north Second street.
FOR SALE, About 103,000 lb. of GOOD COFFEE, Just Landing, from on board of the ship Sedgley, Captain Hodge, at Cuthbert's wharf. Apply to Philips, Cramond, & Co.
Prime Coffee, 12 hogheads SUGAR, Landing at Sims's wharf, from the brig Sally, Capt. Odlin, from St. Domingo, And for sale by John Vaughan.
To be Sold, The House, Stables, & Lot of Ground, In Second street, between Spruce and Union streets, in the occupation of his Britannic Majesty's Minister.
The Adjoining Lot, 26 feet front, and 149 feet deep. For terms of sale, apply to Wm. Cramond.
Money to be Lent, On Mortgage of REAL ESTATES, Within the City and Liberties of Philadelphia. Apply to Nicholas Diehl, jun. Attorney at Law. No. 19, South Fourth street.
Stock Brokers Office, No. 16, Wall-street, NEW-YORK. THE Subscriber intending to confine himself entirely to the PURCHASE and SALE OF STOCKS ON COMMISSION, begs leave to offer his services to his friends and others, in the line of a Stock Broker. Those who may please to favor him with their business, may depend upon having it transacted with the utmost fidelity and dispatch. Orders from Philadelphia, Bolton, or any other part of the United States, will be strictly attended to. LEONARD BLECKER.
S. BLODGET. * * * Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James West & Co. Baltimore; of Gideon Denison, Savannah; of Peter Gilman, Bolton; of John Hopkins, Richmond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry.
Alphabetical List OF THE DUTIES Payable by law on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into the United States of America, after the last day of June 1794, distinguishing the rates payable on those imported in ships or vessels of the United States—and the rates payable in foreign ships or vessels, including the additional duties, to which the respective articles are liable.
Applications on Business within my Agency for supplying with provisions the Militia lately called into service—may be made in this city to Messrs. Wilson and Miller, at the corner of Market and Fourth streets.
Elie Williams, Agent for the United States in the Provisio- n Department.
LANDING From on board the Birmingham Packet, Lockyer, and the Henry and Charles, from Hamburg,
HEMP, Peterborough's first quality BAR IRON, Sweden, assorted TIN, in plates, do. do. GENEVA in bds. BAGGING, German assorted GLASS TUMBLERS, and Black Quart Bottles, DEMIJOHNS, Window Glass, Feathers of superior quality, MATS, &c. &c.
FOR SALE BY Thomas & John Ketland. Aug. 26
Ran Away, FROM the Subscriber, a servant Girl, named Catherine Adams. Whoever will take up and bring back to her Master the said Girl, shall receive Twenty Cents reward, and no charges. Caleb Wilkins.
Now Landing, From the ship St. Marks, Capt. Haysell, at Massie's wharf,
Lisbon & Port wine, In pipes and quarter casks Florence oil, box & jar Raisins Figs & soft shell'd Almonds, Currents, Fresh Lemons, velvet corks, and A few casks Vinegar, with a QUANTITY OF Clean Lisbon SALT, FOR SALE BY Joseph Anthony & Son. Sept. 8
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 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 5,000 each, are 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 25,000 ditto 150,000 16,739 Prizes 33,478 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, or at all events on Monday, the 22nd of December next: 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 drawing will be under the management of 24 gentlemen approved by the commissioners for the City of Washington, for the time being, and acting on oath.
Life of Howard. THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, BY J. ORMROND, (Price 75 Cents) At Franklin's Head, No. 41, Chestnut Street, A VIEW of the Life, Travels and Philanthropic Labours, of the late JOHN HOWARD, Esq. L. L. D. F. R. S. Embellished with a striking likeness of that Citizen of the World. By JOHN AIKEN, M. D. To which is subjoined an ODE inscribed to John Howard, by William Hayley, Esq.
TO BE SOLD, By THOMAS DOBSON, A N Alphabetical List OF THE DUTIES Payable by law on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into the United States of America, after the last day of June 1794, distinguishing the rates payable on those imported in ships or vessels of the United States—and the rates payable in foreign ships or vessels, including the additional duties, to which the respective articles are liable.
The Medical lectures In the University of Pennsylvania, will commence the first Monday in November next. Sept. 5
Treasury Department Revenue Office, August 27, 1794.
NOTICE is hereby given that proposals will be received at the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue until the end of the fourth day of October next, to furnish by contract the following articles of CLOTHING for the use of the army of the United States in the year 1795. 992 Artillery Hats 992 Artillery Coats 320 Horseman's Caps 320 Horseman's Coats 4560 Infantry Hats 4560 Infantry Coats 3872 Stock Clasp 3872 Stock 3872 Vests 11,104 pairs of Woollen Overalls 11,104 pairs Linen do. 22,208 Pair Shoes. 320 Pair Leather Breeches 640 Pair Boots—320 Pair Spurs 640 Pair Stockings 11,104 Pair Socks 1500 Rifle Shirts The Clothing is to be delivered at the City of Philadelphia, one fourth part of the whole number of Suits on or before the 15th day of February next, one fourth, on or before the 15th day of April next, and the remaining half on or before the 15th day of June next. The Articles are to be agreeable to such patterns as shall be directed by the Secretary for the Department of War. Payment will be made as soon as the whole of the articles shall have been delivered. 33w10
STOLEN, From the Pasture of the Subscriber, the evening of the 30th ult.
A Brown Horse, ABOUT 14 hands high, trots nimble and active, nine years old, has a lump raised by a collar on each shoulder; the hoof of his off hind foot split up to the hair. Twenty dollars reward will be given for the horse and apprehending the thief, or ten dollars for either, and reasonable charges will be paid. A man of short stature and light colored cloaths, who said he was from Westmoreland in Pennsylvania, and called himself Thomas Moore, left this city on Saturday evening, and was seen carrying a faddle and bridle on his back when he left it. James Schureman. N. Brunswick, Sept. 3
Life of Howard. THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, BY J. ORMROND, (Price 75 Cents) At Franklin's Head, No. 41, Chestnut Street, A VIEW of the Life, Travels and Philanthropic Labours, of the late JOHN HOWARD, Esq. L. L. D. F. R. S. Embellished with a striking likeness of that Citizen of the World. By JOHN AIKEN, M. D. To which is subjoined an ODE inscribed to John Howard, by William Hayley, Esq.
FROM realm to realm, with crows or crescent crown'd, Where'er mankind and misery are found, O'er burning sands, deep awares, or sultry zone, Great HOWARD journeying seeks the house of woe. Down many a winding steep to dungeon dank, Where anguish wails aloud, and fetters clank: To caves bestrew'd with many a mould'ring bone, And cells, whose echoes only learn to groan; —Onward he moves!—Disease and death retire, And mur'm'ring demons bate him, and admire.
TO BE SOLD, By THOMAS DOBSON, A N Alphabetical List OF THE DUTIES Payable by law on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into the United States of America, after the last day of June 1794, distinguishing the rates payable on those imported in ships or vessels of the United States—and the rates payable in foreign ships or vessels, including the additional duties, to which the respective articles are liable.
Applications on Business within my Agency for supplying with provisions the Militia lately called into service—may be made in this city to Messrs. Wilson and Miller, at the corner of Market and Fourth streets.
Elie Williams, Agent for the United States in the Provisio- n Department.
THE MILITIA, now preparing to assemble at the different places, appointed by the Governor's orders, of the 13th inst. will have to furnish themselves with provisions for their march to the respective places of rendezvous, for which they will be paid the price allowed for the rations by the United States. On their arrival at the said places appointed for assembling, rations will be furnished them.
ARMS ACCOUTREMENTS, TENTS, and CAMP-KETTLES, will be furnished by the United States to the several corps, at the respective places appointed for them to assemble, on their commanding officer's making return of the officers and men composing their corps, as they may arrive, for which purpose the greatest expedition will be used to forward the necessary supplies. FORAGE will also be provided for the cavalry and officers horses which are entitled to forage, and the same will be paid for at the established price, from the time of their collecting in their respective counties until their arrival at the several places appointed for assembling. Each complete company will be allowed a four horse waggons to carry their camp equipage; and the same for the field officers of each regiment; which the several commanding officers are requested to engage to serve for the expedition, and they will be paid at the rate of thirty-five shillings per day for each four horse waggons, and driver, furnishing their own subsistence. To accommodate them as far as possible, forage will be laid in at the different places appointed for assembling, and delivered at the prime cost to such as choose to apply for it; and in case the general arrangements should make it necessary to furnish them with forage after they leave Carlisle, an equitable rate will be settled in establishing the price of hire then, to be allowed.
Pennsylvania Militia.
THE MILITIA, now preparing to assemble at the different places, appointed by the Governor's orders, of the 13th inst. will have to furnish themselves with provisions for their march to the respective places of rendezvous, for which they will be paid the price allowed for the rations by the United States. On their arrival at the said places appointed for assembling, rations will be furnished them.
ARMS ACCOUTREMENTS, TENTS, and CAMP-KETTLES, will be furnished by the United States to the several corps, at the respective places appointed for them to assemble, on their commanding officer's making return of the officers and men composing their corps, as they may arrive, for which purpose the greatest expedition will be used to forward the necessary supplies.
FORAGE will also be provided for the cavalry and officers horses which are entitled to forage, and the same will be paid for at the established price, from the time of their collecting in their respective counties until their arrival at the several places appointed for assembling.
Each complete company will be allowed a four horse waggons to carry their camp equipage; and the same for the field officers of each regiment; which the several commanding officers are requested to engage to serve for the expedition, and they will be paid at the rate of thirty-five shillings per day for each four horse waggons, and driver, furnishing their own subsistence. To accommodate them as far as possible, forage will be laid in at the different places appointed for assembling, and delivered at the prime cost to such as choose to apply for it; and in case the general arrangements should make it necessary to furnish them with forage after they leave Carlisle, an equitable rate will be settled in establishing the price of hire then, to be allowed.
As the tents, with their poles, camp-kettles and equipage must in all events be conveyed in the waggons allowed to each corps, it will be necessary to restrict the loading waggons allowed to companies with baggage as much as possible. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Q. M. G. Philadelphia, Sept. 16, 1794.
John Welsh, No. 81, South Water Street, Has now for sale,
COARSE SALT, On board a Swedish ship at Huddell's wharf A Quantity of
MOLASSES, In hds. and half hds. Beef and Pork, in bbls. and half bbls. Barbadoes Sugar, Pepper and Pimento, Rusks and Salem Duck, Slit Whale Bone, Spermaceti Candles, Butter, Shot, and German Steel, a few tons, Fur and Wool Hats, Dried Fish in hds.
A quantity Shoes of various kinds Pick'd Mackerel and Salmon, Hylas and Souchong Tea, Mace, & Nutmegs, a few kegs, & Caffia, 28 bales Prime Flax, & Tow Cloth A few tons Ginseng and Snake Root, Fine Salt, and
East India Joints. Sept. 15
Theatre, Cedar-Street.
OLD AMERICAN COMPANY. Messrs. HALLAM and HODKINSON respectfully inform the public in general, their Theatre will open Monday, Sept. 22 when Mrs. MELMOTH, formerly of Drury Lane and Covent Garden, and last from Dublin, will make her first appearance.
The House has been fitted up and decorated at a very considerable expense, and no pains spared to produce such novelty, both of pieces and performers as may render the Old American Company worthy a share of that patronage which hitherto it has been their pride both to possess and merit.
Mons. QUENET, principal ballet master from Paris and Madame GARDIE will make their appearance a few days after the commencement in a new grand Pantomime—also Mr. and Mrs. MARIOT from the Theatre, Edinburgh; Mr. RICHARDS from Dublin, Mr. NELSON from the Theatre, Richmond; Mr. MUNTO from Goodman's Fields; and Mr. CARR of the Antient Concerto, London, who will make his first entrance on any stage in a principal singing character.
Applications on Business within my Agency for supplying with provisions the Militia lately called into service—may be made in this city to Messrs. Wilson and Miller, at the corner of Market and Fourth streets.
Elie Williams, Agent for the United States in the Provisio- n Department.
Sept. 16

Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, July 11.
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Thursday, July 10.
THE WAR.
(CONTINUED.)
Mr. Grey in reply, declared, that he was by no means disappointed at the attempt he had just witnessed, at palliating those misfortunes which this country had sustained, and had to deplore in the course of this campaign. It was now the second year since we had involved ourselves in the present calamitous hostilities, and how were we situated? After an expence of about 20 millions, and an useless waste of blood, we were precisely just where we were, having lost, in the present campaign, the Netherlands, which had been our boast so much to have recovered during the last, and yet these were the events which the right hon. gentleman chose to dignify with the epithet of accidental. He was perfectly ready to admit, that the object of the war had been well stated by the right hon. gentleman; nor had he any fault to find with it. Indeed upon the slightest inspection, it would be found there existed the slightest, if any, difference between this object, as avowed on the one side, and charged against them by his hon. friend.—Was it not as he (Mr. Sheridan) said, to exterminate the Jacobin government of France? The right hon. gentleman said, no! it was not the extermination but destruction of that system, and that to the attainment of that object, he was determined to persevere. For his own part, he was not inclined to quarrel about terms, more especially, when he could see but little difference or advantage in the adoption of either the one or the other. There was a term, which on the commencement of hostilities, had been made use of, but which, Ministers accused opposition of having introduced— Belium internecionem :—It was true it had been used as a term of reproach at that period, by a gentleman who displayed his abilities in exposing the conduct of administration, but who had since thought proper to join in their measures and their situation. This term he looked upon as most odious; for he dreaded that the principle as well as the expression, would be transferred with that gentleman (Mr. Wyndham) into the councils of the country, and that hereafter such would be pursued. The right hon. gentleman affected to say, their object was not to destroy, but to restore—then he would ask, how it was proposed this should be done? Was it by assisting them against each other? Will not two campaigns, wasted in fruitless, ineffectual, and disgraceful efforts, evince the fallacy of such an attempt? Will not the dismal train of events which occurred at Toulon, prove to us, how little the French people themselves are inclined to benefit by the assistance we proffer to them? Were the events attending the attempts of two campaigns insufficient to convince us that the people at large showed no disposition to accept of our proffered interference? If in the course of last year's campaign, we were unable to make any impression upon them, under all the disadvantages of a rebellion raging in their country—what was now to be hoped for, when their government became energetic, their resources regular, and their armies increased in number and accommodation? Some of those miscreant papers, who in behalf of ministers were incessantly laboring to mislead and delude the public mind, had lately made use of this curious argument, to reconcile us to our present misfortunes. That now that all danger from without was likely to cease, the French government must of course crumble to pieces by internal divisions. Happy prospect this, where defeat is victory, and where the only hope of advantage must be derived from a continuance of loss and disappointment! How much longer were we to persist in such absurdity! What greater and more disastrous losses were we to endure, before we could be induced to relinquish an object so unattainable! What waste of blood and treasure was this miserable country fated to continue to deplore, ere we should be induced to acknowledge that Republic, which he openly and boldly avowed it as his opinion, we should sooner or later be necessitated to do. He reminded the house that the present were not the only or first ministry who had held the same lofty language, and had been obliged to recant it. In the American war, the then administration had equally effected to despise, and deny the newly
erected government, and, as he again repeated, would be the event in the present unhappy contest, where in the end they would be obliged to treat with those very persons they had so undervalued. It would, perhaps, be asked, shall we treat in the present moment? The right hon. gentleman affirmed it to be pusillanimity to sue for peace.—He meant no such thing as suing to them, or any other people in the world. He wished for peace, but he wished for it upon no other terms, than such as were consistent with the interests of the nation. He had therefore no hesitation to repeat his proposition, and again earnestly exhorted the house, to do that in the present instance, which they would be bound to do in the end, acknowledge the Republic upon terms reciprocal, fair and honorable to both countries. Such a proposition he had made at the breaking out of hostilities, had repeated it during their progress, and now most seriously and earnestly pressed it again for their consideration and acceptance.
The right hon. gentleman avowed himself of an opinion diametrically opposite. However sorry he might be for this in other respects, in one sense he was pleased at his declared determination to persist in his plan of hostility; for he hoped and trusted it would rouse the country to an interference so necessary for their salvation. He had no doubt but that numbers, judging from the past readiness with which the right hon. gentleman had relinquished former assertions, had indulged the hope he would have done so on the present occasion, and so they had acquiesced; his conduct upon the present occasion extinguished such hope, and he trusted they would act accordingly. The next point to which the right hon. gentleman had adverted, was the Prussian treaty. He had upon this, as upon former occasions of a like nature, availed himself of the State Trick, State Secrets, &c! Upon this occasion he could not help wishing for the assistance of a right hon. gentleman (Mr. Wyndham) who had vacated his seat, and who upon a former occasion, had so successfully and ably combated and exposed the fallacy of such a defence. The hon. gentleman affected to say why he could not explain why the troops promised under the treaty had never made their appearance. The motion of his honorable friend went not to investigate into causes or effects, but merely to ascertain a matter of fact; namely, whether the money had been paid, and whether the troops stipulated for were employed; This was to be answered with the word which possessed such a charm in it—secret! He was ready to admit, indeed, that the whole was a secret—a secret why the treaty was entered into at all—a secret why such a sum of money was granted—and a secret where the troops to be paid for were now to be found. With respect to the next point alluded to by the right hon. gentleman which was, our situation with America. And here too, he was obliged to have recourse to his old excuse—State Secrecy, upon this he should only observe, that the motion, with regard to this part of it, was only offered in order to afford Parliament an opportunity of timely interfering for the purpose of preventing that war, which the obstinacy of Administration would give them cause to repent of hereafter. The last charge urged by the right hon. gentleman was, that those with whom he had been in the habits of acting, had continually opposed those measures adopted as necessary for the conduct of the war. He was ready to avow the whole of his conduct upon the occasion, and could not fairly be accused of throwing impediments in the way of government: On the contrary, their conduct during the war was founded upon truly constitutional principles, unless it were laid down as a fundamental proposition, that the moment ministers chose to plunge the nation into the miseries of war, all opposition to their measures and schemes must become unconstitutional. But what was the fact upon this charge against what was termed the opposition? In the first place, with respect to the proposition for increasing the internal force of the kingdom. Did they oppose the measure itself? On the contrary, did they not endeavor to promote the arming, only endeavoring to render the mode constitutional, by legalizing with sanction of parliament, those subscriptions, which without such previous consent, they contended and justly, were perfectly illegal and unconstitutional? In the next place, did they oppose the grant of the supplies? If they opposed the Prussian subsidy, they were ready to grant the sum to be applied to other purposes; and opposed the application of it in that particular way, because they considered it as an immense sum, disposed of for very inadequate purposes. Whether they in their conjectures were right or wrong,
let the event declare. Upon the Emigrant force bill too! what was done in this measure so highly vaunted of at the time of its proposal, or what force was raised of those five hundred thousand men, which were to flock to our standard the moment the measure was adopted? Upon all these grounds, therefore, of opposition, instead of reproach, they had a claim to praise for their foresight, and he confessed himself proud in the part he had taken upon the several occasions. The last topic treated on by the right honorable gentleman, was the connection recently formed between him and some who had been heretofore hostile to every measure of his administration. Upon this topic he had little to say. The right hon. gentleman, had labored to state their having pulled over many points of difference which had hitherto existed between them; but he had studiously avoided the grand point which had been deemed the insurmountable obstacle to a coalition, namely, the existence of an administration, which both by its commencement and continuance, was held to be equally disgraceful to the Commons, and dangerous to the constitution; and which could not be forgiven without full and ample atonement first made for its past misconduct. With those who so thought, and hitherto so acted, was the right hon. gentleman now connected without any such atonement insisted on or made. He was equally glad with the right hon. gentleman on the discussion the present evening had given birth to, as affording him an opportunity of stating facts to the country at large, on which he would leave them to make their own comment. At all events, he prayed to God, that the country might not radically suffer by an event he could not but deem most disastrous and ominous to her future salvation.
Mr. Sheridan, in reply, expressed his thanks to Mr. Pitt, for having explicitly avowed that the object of the war was the destruction of the government of France; at the same time he deeply lamented this determination of ministers. Had not the experience of the two campaigns shown them the impracticability of the attempt? would not the disgrace and disasters we have suffered, within the last six weeks, convince every man of the dangerous situation into which the country had been plunged by the rash measures of administration proceeding on this principle, that we had no security for peace, in treating with the present government of France, which in fact was the only government, that had kept its faith; not indeed with their allies, for France had none, but the rulers of France had pledged themselves to the people that they would re-conquer Toulon, and they kept their word; they had promised to invade Flanders, and they had totally overrun it, so that it should seem, that the Republican government of France was the only one in Europe which appeared to be true to its engagements; for, had not the king of Prussia basely violated his engagement to this country? Was it not the fact, that instead of sending the troops for which he had been paid by us, and which were to have co-operated with the British in Flanders, and who in consequence of his breach of faith, had been exposed to a situation in which their valor was unavailing, he had employed them in the detestable occupation of plundering the distressed Poles, in conjunction with the Empress of Russia, who had likewise failed in performing her engagements; for she had not furnished a man nor a rouble towards the object of the war, although we had stipulated not to make peace without her concurrence. At the time that the British fleet with inferior force, for which ministers deserved reprobation, were gloriously combating the enemy, had not the Spaniards refused to send out a fleet to capture, or to make the attempt on the American fleet, which the French regarded as their grand resource, the failing of which for France, had been known almost a year. Was it not true that the Dutch, who were so proudly filled one of the great Maritime Powers, had not a single ship at sea to assist us?—
The Emperor had failed in his engagement of keeping up the number of troops, he promised, as had the king of Sardinia. This country had also violated its faith to the Toulonese, by infringing the terms on which they had surrendered their town: and also with regard to the hopes held out to the royalists in Normandy of assistance from us, when we had contented ourselves with keeping a body of troops on the coast of Hampshire. Thus it is appeared, that the French government was the only one that appeared to have no privilege to break its faith, which all the allies had done as they found occasion. It appeared to him, that ministers had a Patent for mis-stating facts; on a former occasion, the hon. gentleman (Mr. Pitt) had, with that pompous declaration which he could assume when it answered his purpose, descended on the great importance of the Netherlands to the general cause, but now that the French had possession of those Provinces, the language of that gentleman was, that we ought not to be discouraged at a trifling check, or any accidental advantage gained by the Enemy. He always had an high idea of the courage of that hon. gentleman; he was so valiant that he would not do well to be placed to defend a fortification, for that he would not be able to confine himself within the ramparts. He (Mr. Pitt) had that night made an unpro-
voked attack upon him, by saying he had always opposed any measures that ministers had brought forward for a prosecution of the war, and had instanced the opposition he had given to the Prussian subsidy, the subscriptions, and the French emigrant Bill. As to the Prussian subsidy, it was rather unfortunate for the hon. gentleman's attack, that he had opposed it on the ground that no dependence could be placed on his Prussian Majesty, and that he had warned ministers of the probability of the troops bargained for being employed against the Poles, instead of the French, but he had voted for the money being raised; his only objection was to the mode of expenditure, and the event justified his conduct. In like manner, when he opposed the measure of subscriptions, it was only on a Constitutional ground, but he had expressly said that he had no objection thereto, when it should have received the sanction of Parliament.
The French Emigrant Bill he opposed on the ground of its impracticability, for he could not think it possible for Ministers to send into France those unfortunate men, who were certain of being executed if taken by their countrymen; and it appeared, that notwithstanding the pompous declaration of the Secretary of State (Mr. Dundas) that he expected Five Hundred Thousand Emigrants would be embodied—One Hundred were not in arms. On the subject of the Prussian troops, the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Pitt) had enveloped himself in mystery. The terms of the Treaty with his Prussian Majesty were, that by the 24th of May last they were to have been at the place of their destination, to co-operate with the British; this place must of course be Flanders; but now it seems it is a State Secret where those troops are, or rather a secret to all the world. He had always opposed the doctrine of placing confidence in Ministers; and, on a former occasion, he had been supported in his opinion by Mr. Wyndham, whose absence he regretted on this occasion, as he would have expected his coincidence as formerly on this important point, that no Minister had a right to infer, that there existed a spirit of disaffection in those who would not give implicit confidence to Government in any means which they chose to adopt in carrying their measures into effect. He trusted, that when the Gentlemen who were coming into Administration, should have considered the state of responsibility in which they were to stand, they would relax somewhat with regard to the extremity to which Mr. Pitt had said the War was to be carried, that we must exterminate the French; for however the Right Hon. Gentleman might quibble in his expressions, that was the precise meaning of them. It had not appeared that the French had asked us to interfere in their concerns, as they seemed well satisfied with their present Government; we had no right to interfere with it. He lamented the dereliction of principle in the Duke of Portland and Mr. Wyndham, who had uniformly declared that they could not act with the present Administration, on account of the manner they had come into Office, in contempt of the House of Commons and the measures they afterwards pursued. As the day of account must at length arrive, he trusted these Gentlemen would consider the perilous situation in which they stood in uniting themselves with Mr. Pitt, and adopt timely measures for the restoration of peace, before it should be too late, while we possessed the means of making it on equitable terms. His object was unequivocally to acknowledge the French Republic.
He was persuaded, with his Friend (Mr. Grey) that we should be compelled to do as we had in the case of the American War; it was then objected that we could not treat with the infamous Congress, but eventually we were obliged to submit to this humiliation. Now it was said we cannot treat with the Government of France, which yet we must certainly do in the end, for it cannot be supposed that we are to carry on War while there is a man or a guinea in the country. The Right Hon. Gentleman had objected to his using the word Despot as one adopted by the Members of the French Convention; but no insinuation of that kind should have any effect on him: if by the word Monarch was meant the first magistrate of any well-governed State, he would not apply it to the despot of Petersburg, or the despot of Berlin, who had been guilty of such atrocious breach of Faith, such plunder and murder in Poland; for, in speaking of such nefarious actions, he could not be very nice in the selection of his words. The Right Hon. Gentleman, in speaking of these our worthy Allies, had used the phrase "Regular governments," not a very elegant one, in his opinion; he had, however, no objection, to the use of it, and thought that of the French as much entitled to it as any other, if we were to judge from the regularity and
discipline of their Armies, by which they had conquered the most renowned troops in the world: they should also adopt it, and then they would be qualified to break their faith, and commit every species of atrocity, as our Allies had done. He rejoiced, that the Public at large would, by that day's debate, have a just view of the grounds and state of the War; on which subject he contended, that four fifths of that House had changed their opinion, and ninety-nine out of an hundred of the People at large.
M. Robinson said a few words.
The question was put, and carried without a Division.
Mr. Sheridan said, that as Mr. Pitt had refused to give any account of the Prussian Troops, how, or where they were employed, or whether Prussia had received any part of the Subsidy or not, he thought it unnecessary to trouble the House with any further motion.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Wednesday, July 9.
Barrere.—"Since our last intelligence from the armies, several successes have taken place, which I am now to recount to you. From the South to the North, and from the Sambre to the Rhine, the troops of the Republic are still victorious. A few days ago the pride of the House of Austria passed under the yoke; at present, the vanity of the Spanish house of Capet is doomed to share the same fate. The army of the Eastern Pyrenees continue their march into Spain. Rich magazines, military stores, ammunition, and cartridges, the muskets deposited in their armories have fallen into our hands. Their magazines have been destroyed and laid in ruins, in order that the Spaniards may not employ them in future against the cause of freedom. Applause."
The post of l'Etoile has been taken with 300 tents, mules loaded with ammunition, and some prisoners. Several standards and silver faints, the treasure of monkish avarice, have been brought to the French camp. New applauses. Still new victories against the proud Castilians: the army commanded by Dugommier has given a fatal blow to these slaves: six hundred of them have fallen, four hundred are taken prisoners. Amidst these successes, the volunteers have given fresh proofs of their courage and warlike activity. You cannot hear the recital, without decreeing honorable mention to be made of them in the Process Verbal.
Vean, in the name of the committee of Diptatches. "While the English are proclaiming to all Europe the successes which the Royal Junta, according to the harangues of Pitt, the reveries of —, the chimeras of Frederick, the manifestoes of York, the prayers of Carlos, and the bulls of Pius, have obtained from Oneglia to Ostend;—while they are thus employed, let us declare that the courage and virtue of the French hold out to the universe a bright example of the Majesty of a Sovereign and independent Nation: let us convince that liberty, combating against the combined efforts of tyrants and of slaves, exposes treachery, corruption, treason and daggers: let us assure them, that the representatives of the people daily receive the warmest addresses of Congratulation from the Popular Societies and Constituted Authorities, partly on account of the energy with which they have attacked and discomfited the hydra of faction, partly on account of their good fortune in escaping the daggers of assassins, and partly on account of the success which has attended their measures and the arms of the Republic."
The catalogue, which contains the produce of the National Domains, exhibits another irrefragable proof of the National prosperity, of the magnitude of its resources and the confidence of the people in the existing government, that is to say, in their own energy and exertions. During the third Decade of Prairial, the statements transmitted to the commissioners of the Revenue, respecting the estimates made in the ninety-six districts amounted to 14,717,424 livres! The grand total produce was thirty-three millions, eight hundred and seventy-one thousand, nine hundred and thirty livres. Thus the sale has exceeded the estimate 19,154,453 livres. On recurring to the above statements, it appears, that in the month of Prairial, the sales have produced more than 97 millions, with a reserve of 53 millions upon the estimates, and that the total of the estimates amount to 460,483,353 livres, with a reserve of 241,824,759 livres. Another guarantee of the eternal destiny of the Republic consists in the multiplied proofs of an universal attachment of the citizens of the Republic.

...Sergeant Major... The Company of the Volunteers of the 6th battalion of La Manche, and the company of gunners, offer one day's ration of meat in each decade, for the support of the unfortunate and indigent Citizens of the Commune of Pont-l'Evêque, ex-devant Valery. General Beaufort has sent two days of his pay, and one day's pay of the battalion of Grouvilliers; two day's pay of the 4th regiment of infantry, and of the battalions of Compiègne, Beauvais, Chaumont, and Montagne du Bon-Air. The soldiers of these regiments, and battalions also, offer their rations of meat, for two days in each decade, for the poor of the different districts to which they (the soldiers) belong. Such are the defenders of the Republic! Lazy, selfish, and feckless men, know, that public opinion has formed a just opinion of you!"
Legislature of Pennsylvania.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Sept. 16. The motion made yesterday by Mr. Kaumeyer relative to securing the right of suffrage to the militia who will be in actual service on the approaching expedition, was taken up, and modified so as to leave it to a committee to consider the propriety of such a provision and report a bill if they think fit. The Committee was appointed.
A Committee was appointed to bring in a bill authorizing the register and comptroller general to allow in the settlement of accounts of Nathaniel Falconer, the amount of head money forgiven by him to emigrants from Hispaniola, and the sum paid to a deputy during the late epidemic.
The Land-Office bill was amended in Committee of the whole. The bill to provide for supplying any vacancy that may occur in the office of the State Treasurer during the recess of the Legislature, after some consideration, was recommended to the attention of the next Legislature.
Adjourned. Sept. 17. A Petition was presented from several inhabitants of the county of Bucks, complaining of the weight of taxes for the maintenance of the public roads, especially the flange road and praying that a tax be laid on stages to defray the expense of the maintenance of that road—ordered to lie.
The Committee appointed on the Presqu'isle business, reported in favor of suspending the acts for laying out a town there—Ordered to lie.
The Committee appointed on the subject of the fortifications of State Island, reported in favor of their utility as a defence and as affording protection to shipping in the inclement season, recommending that the state do advance 6000 dollars towards completing them, and that the subject of ceding the fort to the United States be referred to the consideration of the next Legislature. Ordered to lie.
The Secretary of State delivered the following message from the Governor.
See Thursday's Gazette. The Land-Office bill was further amended and passed to a third reading.
The bill to suppress the western insurrection came down with amendments.
The Huntington election bill passed to a third reading.
Adjourned. Sept. 18.
The Northumberland election bill, and the bill for a bridge over a branch of the Juniata came down with amendments from the Senate.
A bill agreeably to the petition of Mr. Falconer was read.
The Committee of ways and means reported.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill providing for quelling the western insurrection were agreed to.
The Huntington bill passed.
The Land office bill passed.
The bill to enable the militia on the approaching expedition to vote was taken up in Committee of the whole. After some consideration the Committee rose and the bill was referred to a special Committee.
The Health-office bill was taken up in Committee of the whole, Mr. Montgomery in the chair, and reported with amendments.
PHILADELPHIA,
SEPTEMBER 19.
Notwithstanding the sickness in New-Haven, and reports to the contrary—the Anniversary commencement was held at Yale College on the 10th instant when the degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on twenty one gentlemen, and that of master of Arts on six—Honorary degrees were conferred on several persons.
Governor Howell arrived yesterday at Newtown. The two troops of Horse which arrived at Trenton after the army had marched, will proceed to join them immediately.
On Thursday evening a plan for forming a volunteer company of riflemen was agreed to, to be commanded by Captain Taylor, and yesterday 60 young men had already engaged. Their uniform is near-
ly the same as that of Macpherson's blues, blue cloth pantaloons and round jacket faced with scarlet, white buttons.
The mail from Pittsburg arrived at 6 o'clock last evening. The following extract of a letter dated the 12th instant will shew the state of affairs in the western country.
"Yesterday being the day appointed by the commissioners for taking the opinion of the people respecting peace or war, upwards of 560 in the district of Pittsburg, subscribed their declaration for submission to add support to the laws. But it has not been so general in the other districts that we have heard from—In Reeds district only 20 have signed and in the Forks of Young not one. Accounts from other places are not yet come in but you are a sufficient judge of what is to be expected from other districts."
The Pittsburgh Gazette of the 13th inst. does not contain the result of the meeting of the citizens there on the 11th—but it does contain the following incendiary publication.
TO JOHN GASTON, SIR, You will please have this printed in the Pittsburgh paper this week, or you may abide by the consequence.
POOR TOM takes this opportunity to inform his friends throughout all the country, that he is obliged to take up his commission once more, tho' disagreeable to his inclination. I thought when I laid down my commission before that we had got the country so well united that there would have been no more need for me in that line, but my friends see more need for me now than ever—they chose a set of men whom they thought they could confide in, but find themselves much mistaken, for the majority of them has proved traitors, four or five big men from below has scared a great many, but few is killed yet, but I hope none of these are any that ever pretended to be a friend to poor Tom, so I would have all my friends keep up their spirits and stand to their integrity for their rights and liberty, and you will find poor Tom to be your friend—This is fair warning, traitors take care for my hammer is up and my ladel is hot, I cannot travel the country for nothing. From your old friend, Tom the Tinker.
MARRIED on Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. John B. Smith, Mr. Peter Denham, Printer, to Miss Susan Leadbetter, both of this City.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, September 18.
We learn by accounts just arrived from Canada that in Gen. Wayne's late engagement the Indians lost between three and four hundred, he having completely surrounded them.—We learn also that Gen. Wayne had gone back to fort Recovery for a further supply of provisions.
MANHEIM, July 7.
By accurate accounts, the attacks of the 2d and 3d upon the posts of the Prussian field marshal Mollendorf, were very obstinate; the enemy, who were thought to be only in small force about Pirmasens, marched on the 2d in three columns, one against Deux-Ponts, another against Meissenheim, and the third against Triptadt, the last of which consisted of from 12,000 to 15,000 men; the Prussian advanced posts were obliged to give way to such numbers, and fell back to Triptadt, where the enemy were so opposed that they could get no farther on that day; they renewed the attack early the next morning, but as we had received succours in the night, they were driven off with loss; they soon, however, recommenced the attack but were again repulsed, and at last totally routed and pursued, to Pirmasens. They had many killed and taken, and left 10 or 12 pieces of cannon on the field, with several ammunition waggons. On the 4th the corps under Generals Ruchel and Romberg, with that under General Kalkreuth, which had fallen back to Kaizerslautern, advanced again, and we hope soon to drive the enemy from Deux Ponds and Carlsberg.
By authentic accounts the French Rhine army has received considerable reinforcements from the Alps and the Moselle.
BERGEN-OP-ZOOM, July 10.
Yesterday several vessels arrived here from Holland with new cannon and ammunition for the defence of this place. The trees around the place are also cut down, and orders are daily expected to pull down the neighboring buildings. Our garrison is not yet augmented.
NAPLES, June 17.
On the 13th ult. at ten o'clock at night, all Naples was sensible of the
shock of an earthquake, with an horizontal motion, which lasted about 30 seconds. On Sunday last the 15th, about the same hour, the earthquake was repeated, which was followed by a violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The mountain opened in two places, towards the center of its line, when columns of black smoke, mixed with liquid inflamed matter, issued from each mouth; soon after other mouths were opened, and in a line towards the sea. The explosion from all these mouths, louder than thunder, mixed with sharp reports, as from the heaviest pieces of artillery, accompanied by a hollow subterraneous rumour, like that of the sea in a storm, caused all the houses to shake their very foundation. The lavas gushing from these mouths, after having run four miles in a few hours, destroyed the greatest part of the town of Torre del Greco, about a mile from Portici, and made a considerable progress into the sea, where it formed a promontory about ten feet above its surface, and near a quarter of a mile broad, having heated the water to such a degree that a land could not be borne in it at the distance of 100 yards from the Lava.
It cannot yet be ascertained how many lives have been lost in that city. Many families are missing, but whether they have escaped, or are buried under the ruins of their houses, is not known. Naples is covered with ashes, and every object is obscured as in a thick fog; but Vesuvius, though not visible, continues very turbulent, and more mischievous may be expected, although the lavas are all stopped at this moment. The head of St. Januarius was carried in procession yesterday, and opposed to the mountain by the Cardinal Archbishop of Naples, attended by many thousands of the inhabitants of this City.
LONDON, July 15.
From Breda we learn, that preparation is the word; that the garrisons have been a little reinforced, which is more difficult than the mere supply of powder and stores. Part of the Hanoverian and Austrian hospitals have arrived there from Tournay and St. Ghislain.
Captain De Petron, of the Mary, arrived at Guernsey from the West-Indies—in his passage he fell in with a French 74 gun ship, deserted by the crew, and water-logged.
July 16.
A declaration on the part of his Majesty, pronouncing the object he has in view in prosecuting the present war, will very shortly be sent forth into circulation. We have no doubt but it will have the most beneficial effect.
The Duke of York is coming home, July 19.
The Duke of Devonshire is to be the new Viceroy of Ireland.
Advice is received, confirming the report of Mr. Walter Smith, the handsome brother of Mrs. Fitzherbert, having been guillotined at Nauci. The offence with which he was charged, was giving succour to some French emigrants in Switzerland. His head was carried through the city on a pole, the bearer of it exclaiming "Quelle belle tête!"
By letters from Warsaw of the 18th ult., and other advices from South Prussia of the 5th inst. it appears, that Poland approaches the crisis of its fate. The combined Prussian and Russian armies are approaching Warsaw in all directions; and Kosciuszko, with immense loss on the part of the insurgents, cut his way through the Russians and Prussians, who would otherwise have totally cut him off.
The prisoners which the French took in the late affair at Aloft, detailed in the Gazette of Tuesday, are said to have fallen victims to the sanguinary decree of the Convention, which denies any quarter to the British or Hanoverian soldiers.
The Captain of an armed brig, that left Brest on the 14th inst. reports that, "The French are very busy in re-fitting their ships; the officers of every description, from the Admiral downwards, being constantly employed in that service."
"Not a barge is to be seen—the Admirals go to and from their ships in small boats, with only two or three rowers, in order that the attention of their crews in resitting of their respective vessels might not be interrupted."
"Since the departure from thence of the wives and families of the officers who were ordered away by the Commissioner St. Just, because it was considered they interrupted the public business every thing goes on with spirit, and the fleet was expected to be completely ready for sea in about a fortnight."
"Some stout frigates had already sailed from thence, for the purpose of cruising at the chops of the English channel."
The following regulations have been adopted at Paris by the Municipality, with regard to the poor:—Every pauper disabled from working, receives daily 15 sous if single, 25 sous if married, and 5 sous a day for every child under 12 years of age.
The French Regicides have obtained the entire possession of Imperial Flanders at a period the most favorable for their wishes, viz. at the eve of the most abundant harvest that country ever knew.
It is said that Sidney Smith will go up the Scheldt, with his fleet of gun-boats; which are looked upon as one of the surest means of protection for Holland.
July 23. FIRE AT RATCLIFF.
Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock, a most dreadful fire broke out at a barge builder's Mr. Clove's Stone-airs, occasioned by the boiling over of a pitch kettle, that stood under his ware house which was consumed in a very short time. It then communicated to a barge, it being low water, lying adjoining the premises, laden with salt petre and other stores. This occasioned the conflagration to spread widely in a very short time. Several other vessels and small craft, lying near the barge soon after took fire, without any possibility of getting them off. The blowing up of the salt-petre, from the barge occasioned large flakes of fire to fall on the ware-houses belonging to the East-India company, from whence the salt-petre was removed to the Tower (20 tons of which had been fortunately taken the preceding day.)
When the fire communicated with the East-India ware house, the firemen discontinued their exertions, and prudently withdrew from the threatening scene, as did also, by their advice, the nearer neighbors—Soon after, the combustible matter contained in the building blew up, with an explosion that could only be likened to the bursting of a volcano, and which had the effect upon the surrounding houses, as far as Lime-house, Tower-hill, and Mile-end, of the shock of an earthquake: those immediately adjoining were unroofed.
The conflagration now spread in every direction and was greatly increased by the wind, which towards evening, blew very fresh, and all that followed was "confusion worse confounded" by the impotent efforts which were made to oppose what had so completely obtained the mastery; till at length, it may be fairly said, the fire ceased for want of materials to consume, having reached an open space of ground, where the connection of perishable substances, was broken.
It was at the farther extremity of Mr. Shakespear's Ropewalk that it stopped.
It is not yet possible to ascertain the number of houses demolished: the whole extent of ground from Stone Stairs to Ratcliff-Cross, and from the water side to Stepney Causeway, is covered with one confused mass of smoking ruin. Where the different streets ran cannot be traced. Some accounts suppose so many as a thousand buildings of different descriptions destroyed; there cannot be so few as five hundred; among the principal of these were the above India Company's salt-petre warehouse, a large sugar house, a glass manufactory, a lighter builder's and all the warehouses which extended along shore. The ship destroyed, on account of her being aground at low water, was a Barbadoes vessel.
The dawn of day presented a scene most distressing to the feeling mind; all the surrounding fields were covered with houseless poor families that had with difficulty saved sufficient to cover them; decrepid old men and women, unprotected wives and famished infants! What a subject for the exercise of that charity so characteristic of Britons!
It is deserving of particular notice, that one stood entirely uninjured in the very midst of this mighty ruin, and which we are informed, was never quit by the family that inhabits it; assisted by their friends they so drenched it with water, that not even a pane of glass was cracked. It is a good house, and well worth the labour bestowed upon it, but it appears to the spectator to stand by miracle. It belongs to Mr. Bear.
The loss sustained in consequence of the above dreadful catastrophe cannot at present be even guessed at: it must exceed a million sterling!
That some idea may be formed, the warehouses of Mr. Whiting contained sugars to the amount of upwards of 40,000 cwt. which were entirely destroyed.
The fury of the flames was much encreased in their progress in London street, by the great quantity of deals in the yard of Mr. Joseph Hanks.
A survey was yesterday afternoon taken by the wardens and other officers of the Hamlet, whose report was, that out of 1200 houses, of which the Hamlet consisted, no more than five hundred and twenty were preferred from the conflagration; and what it more to be regretted, the greater number were the principal contributors towards the support of the poor.
It having been reported that the fire was maliciously occasioned, upon the most minute enquiry it is clearly ascertained it was entirely accidental, from the cause above mentioned. It raged with so much violence that it was with the greatest difficulty Mr. Cloves and his servants escaped, one of whom was terribly burnt and is now in the London hospital; and Mr. Cloves himself had unfortunately his arm broke and is otherwise much hurt.
From the great distress the above fire occasioned to a great number of poor families government has humanely ordered 120 tents to be immediately pitched for their accomodation, in Stepney Fields, till they can be more comfortably provided for,
Experience having taught the allies, that they cannot subjugate France by external means, now it is said they have taken up the notion that Frenchmen can be beaten only by Frenchmen. French Princes are to be put at the head of fifteen thousand French Emigrants, covered by the British fleet and twenty thousand British troops; and with this descent a declaration is to be made, "That we have no other object than to re-establish in France a government which shall not expose the safety of others."
Tranquility is restored in the Island of Sardinia. A provisional administration has been nominated for it by the king.
The recent successes of the French in the Netherlands have afforded much satisfaction to the malcontents in Holland, who exult in the prospect of their approach to that country.
Goskies, it is said, has been reduced to ashes by the French.
MILAN, June 12.
During the public prayers which we were eight days offering to Heaven for relief, a vast quantity of hand-bills were placarded, and numbers scattered about the streets, inscribed with—"Down with tyranny! Massacre the aristocrats! Liberty! Equality! The French for ever!" Search is making for the offenders that they may be brought to punishment.
At Parma three fanatics lately paraded all the streets, wearing the bonnet rouge, and crying out, "Liberte Liberte! But the guards being called out, the town was restored to tranquility.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED.
Ship Sedgley, Hodge, Jamaica Brig Two Sisters, Forte, St. Eustatia Schr. Good Intent, Miller, C. N. Mole Mary, Cassin, Montego Bay Isabella, Stay, Jersey Sloop Endeavor, Paine, Boston Patley, Sampkins, Norfolk
Arrived at New York.
Ship Ohio, Kemp, London The Ohio left the Downs the 3d of August, but brings no accounts later than 22d July, consequently not so recent as those before received.
Capt. Rinker of the brig Lydia, spoke yesterday in the Bay a brig from Camaguey, a ship was seen yesterday coming up.
Capt. Hodge, of the ship Sedgley, 35 days from Jamaica, informs, that he left there the ship Hibernia, Irvine, of Philadelphia, which was to sail four days after him, for this port. Sept. 18, in lat. 30, 48, he spoke the frigate Quebec, Captain Rogers, who sent an officer on board and took out one of his men; the 9th, off the capes, he was boarded by the Experiment.
Ejaculation
By a Lady, on seeing the defenders of their Country's peace and honor march—"May God prosper them—and preserve every hair of their heads from injury."
Letters by the Ohio say that the Caroline and the Neptune were to have sailed from London about the 22d July.
Ricketts's Equestrian CIRCUS.
WILL be opened on Saturday the 20th inst. at half past four o'clock, and the exhibition will begin precisely at a quarter before six. On this occasion Mr. Ricketts forbears particularising his Performances but assures his Friends and Patrons that he will exert his utmost abilities to render the Entertainment as novel and interesting as possible.
The first evening will conclude with
Sailor's Voyage of Fox Hunting, Or the
Copenhagen Tar in a Sack.
Tickets to be had at the Book Stores of Mr. Bradford, Mr. Rice, Mr. Campbell, at the Musical Repository in Market Street and at the Circus near the French minister's house. Sept. 19

Fine Liverpool Salt, To Be Sold From the Ship THOMAS, The second wharf below Pine-Street, apply at said wharf, to Jehu Hollingsworth, & Co. Aug. 26. d.
The Ground Plan OF THE City and Suburbs OF PHILADELPHIA. TAKEN FROM ACTUAL SURVEY.
IT is with pleasure that the publisher has to inform his subscribers and the public in general, that the plate is now under the hands of the engraver, and in greater forwardness than was at first contemplated. At the same time he begs leave to remind them, that subscription papers are still open at most of the noted book-stores in the city; and that he hopes from the whole of them to be enabled to form such a respectable catalogue of names, as will do a credit to the work, as well as afford a reasonable encouragement to the under-taker.  Those who are desirous of further information are requested to call on Benjamin Davies, No. 68, Market-Street. April 14. m&th
Scheme of a Lottery, To raise 39,900 Dollars, on 266,000 Dollars, deducting 15 per Cent. from the Prizes—this Lottery consists of 38,000 Tickets, in which there are 14,539 Prizes and 23,461 Blanks, being about one and an half Blanks to a Prize.
THE Directors of the Society for establishing useful Manufactures, having 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 McCall and Andrew Bayard, of the city of Philadelphia—His Excellency Richard Howell, Esq. Elias Boudinot, General Elias Dayton, James Parker, John Bayard, Doctor Lewis Douglass, Samuel W. Stockton, Joshua M. Wallace, Joseph Bloomfield, and Eliza Boudinot, of New-Jersey, who offer the following Scheme of a Lottery, and pledge themselves to the public, that they will take every assurance and precaution in their power to have the Monies paid by the Managers, from time to time, as received, into the Banks at New-York and Philadelphia, to remain for the purpose of paying Prizes, which shall be immediately discharged by a check upon one of the Banks.
S C H E M E.    Prize of 20,000 Dollars is 20,000   1 10,000 10,000   2 5,000 10,000   5 2,000 10,000   10 1,000 10,000   20 500 10,000   100 100 10,000   300 50 15,000   1000 20 20,000   2000 15 30,000   3000 12 36,000   8100 10 81,000   14,539 Prizes. 262,000   23,461 Blanks. First drawn number, 2,000 2,000   Last drawn number, 2,000 2,000   38,000 Tickets at 7 Dollars each is 266,000 
The drawing will commence, under the inspection of a Committee of the Superintendents, as soon as the Tickets are sold, of which timely notice will be given.  The Superintendents have appointed John N. Cumming, of Newark, Jacob R. Hardenbergh, of New-Brunswick, and Jonathan Rhea, of Trenton, as immediate Managers thereof, who have given ample security for discharging the trust reposed in them.  In order to secure the 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 four sufficient sureties, to perform their respective duties, the substance of which is  I. That whenever either of the Managers shall receive the sum of Three Hundred Dollars, he shall immediately place the same in one of the Banks of New-York or Philadelphia, to the credit of the Governor of the Society, and such of the Superintendents as live in the city where the monies are placed, to remain there until the Lottery is drawn, for the payment of the Prizes.  II. The Managers to take sufficient security for any Tickets they may trust, otherwise to be responsible for them.  III. To keep regular books of Tickets sold, Monies received and paid into the Bank, and such of which shall be sent, monthly, to the Governor of the Society.  Paterson, January 1, 1794.  On application to either of the above gentlemen, information will be given where tickets may be had.  February 24. m&th  The Lottery published by the Society for establishing useful manufactures, will commence drawing the first Tuesday in November next—
WANTED, An Apprentice To the Watch Making and Repairing Business, APPLY TO C. Campbell, No. 3, south Fourth Street, two doors from Market-Street. Sept. 3 iawtf
NO. 69. District of Pennsylvania, TO WIT:  BE it remembered that on the fourth day of August, in the nineteenth year of the independence of the United States of America, Thomas Dobson of the said District, hath deposited in this Office the Title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as Proprietor, in the words following, to wit:  "An Account of the Bilious Remitting Yellow Fever, as it appeared in the city of Philadelphia in the year 1793, by Benjamin Rush, M. D. Professor of the Institutes and of Clinical Medicine in the University of Pennsylvania."  In conformity to the act of 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."  Samuel Caldwell, Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania. Aug. 27
NO. 71. District of Pennsylvania, TO WIT:  BE it remembered that on the fourth day of August in the nineteenth year of the independence of the United States of America, Joseph Priestley 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:  "Letters addressed to the Philosophers and Politicians of France on the subject of Religion. To which are prefixed Observations relating to the cause of the general prevalence of Infidelity, by Joseph Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S. &c."  "Tantamount Remonstrance."  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."  Samuel Caldwell, Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania.
NO. 72. District of Pennsylvania, TO WIT:  BE it remembered that on the fourth day of August in the nineteenth year of the independence of the United States of America, Joseph Priestley 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:  "Two Sermons, viz. 1. The present state of Europe compared with ancient Prophecies, preached on the Fast-day 1794, with a Preface containing the reasons for the Authors leaving England. 2. The use of Christianity especially in difficult times, being the Authors Farewell discourse to his Congregation at Hackney, by Joseph Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S. &c."  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."  Samuel Caldwell, Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania.
NO. 73. District of Pennsylvania, TO WIT:  BE it remembered that on the fourth day of August in the nineteenth year of the independence of the United States of America, Joseph Priestley 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:  "An appeal to the serious and candid Professors of Christianity on the following subjects viz. 1. The use of reason in the matters of religion—2. The powers of man to do the will of God—3. Original Sin—4. Election. Reprobation. 5. The Divinity of Christ; and 6. Atonement for Sin by the death of Christ. By Joseph Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S. &c. To which are added a concise History of the rise of those doctrines, and an account of the Trial of Mr. Elwall for Heresy and Blasphemy at Stafford Assizes. To us there is one God the Father and one Mediator the Man Christ Jesus. 1. Cor. VIII. 6. 1. Tim: II. 5."  In conformity to the Act of 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."  Samuel Caldwell, Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania. Aug. 27
Whereas an attachment at the suit of the administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of William Burnett deceased, at the time of his death, hath been issued out of the Inferior Court of common pleas, in and for the County of Middlesex, against the Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements of Lewis Martin, late of the county aforesaid, returnable to the third Tuesday in July last. NOTICE is hereby given to the said Lewis Martin, that unless he appear and file special bail to the said action, or on or before the third Tuesday in January next, judgment will be entered against him by default, and the goods and chattels, lands and tenements so attached, sold for the satisfaction of such of his creditors as shall appear to be justly entitled to any demand thereon, and shall apply for that purpose, according to the form of the statute in such case made & provided.  By order of the Court, DEARE, Clerk. Aug. 10. iawtf
Philadelphia, September 17, 1794. General orders.  THE Governor takes the earliest opportunity of expressing his sincere thanks to the officers of the brigades of the city and county of Philadelphia militia, for their punctual and general attendance at the camp this day. In a particular manner he acknowledges his obligations to Col. Gurney and his regiment, to Captains Dunlap, Singer, and McConnell, and the cavalry under their command; to the corps of Artillery; to the several corps of Grenadiers and light infantry, attached on this occasion to Colonel Gurney's regiment; to the volunteer company of light infantry under the command of Major McPherson; and the corps from Southwark. A conduct so honorable, and so spirited, cannot fail to excite a patriotic emulation throughout the state; and the Governor, with heart-felt satisfaction, anticipates a correspondent effect, in protecting our constitution and laws from the threatened violation and subversion.  Wherever the question, that occasions the present armament, has been explained and understood, the citizens of Pennsylvania have manifested their zeal to maintain the public peace and order, and every enemy of the Republic, internal, as well as external, will eventually find, that those who have fought to obtain a free government, will as cheerfully fight to preserve it.  In addressing citizens, who have advanced under a sense of duty, for the purpose of restoring the violated authority of the laws, it is superfluous to recommend a constant attention to sobriety and order, a strict respect to the rights of persons and of private property, in the course of the march. The Governor is confident that the conduct of his fellow-citizens, will in that, as well as in every other respect, command the esteem, conciliate the dispositions, and invite the assistance and friendship of the country through which they pass.  The commanding officers of the respective corps are requested immediately to report to the adjutant-general, a roll of their officers, men and equipments; and, likewise to prepare and furnish the advance and pay-rolls. Such of the militia as with any part of their advance or pay be given to their families during their absence, will please to state the same to the commanding officer of the proper corps, who will make a report to the adjutant-general, and provision will accordingly be made for ensuring a compliance.  The following order of march is to be observed by the brigades of the city and county of Philadelphia Brigade.   1. Capt. Dunlap's  2. Capt. McPherson's  3. Capt. Singer's   to assemble on Friday morning in Market Street east of twelfth Street and to march with the baggage in the rear by the way of Norris-town Reading and Harrisburg to Carlisle.  On Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.   1. The light infantry corps,  2. The grenadiers,  3. The baggage of the infantry grenadiers and battalion,  4. The Governor's staff and waggons with stores,  5. The battalion,   To march from their present encampment by the middle ferry bridge to the ridge road and thence by Norris-town, Reading, and Harrisburg to Carlisle.  By order of the Governor, (signed) JOSIAH HARMER, Adjutant-general of the militia of Pennsylvania.
The French Language TAUGHT BY J. M. BART, North Second Street, No. 158, WHO begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public, that he intends to instruct in that Tongue, a number of Scholars on reasonable terms. Those who will be pleased to employ him, shall be exactly attended to at their own Apartments. Sept. 17. *cod2w
JUST PUBLISHED, And for sale at Mathew Carey's Store, No. 118, Market Street, Price half a dollar, embellished with a striking likeness of Mr. Margarot, The TRIAL OF Maurice Margarot, Before the High Court of Judiciary at Edinburgh, on an indictment for SEDITIONS PRACTICES.  "OF the many remarkable trials which the present extraordinary system of criminal jurisprudence in G. Britain and Ireland has brought before the public eye; this, certainly is most entitled to universal peculiar attention. It develops, more fully than any publication extant, the latest views and objects of the British convention; and proves incontrovertibly, that judicial prosecutions (or persecutions) and decisions are now more the result of the present order of things, than any old fashioned attachment to the laws or the constitution. Add to this, that it holds up to the wonder and admiration of mankind, the firm, manly, and patriotic conduct of this devoted victim—this 'Second Sydney,' as he has justly and deservedly been called, who in the course of one of the longest trials we know of, unassailed even by a single member of the long robe, evinced such a depth of legal and constitutional knowledge and in a speech of four hours length, displayed such a blaze of eloquence and first rate abilities, as afterwards the court—and, strange to relate! even drew involuntary applause from the venal and time-serving creature of a corrupt government."
Lachawannock.  A LARGE body of LAND on this river and its waters, is now for sale to Settlers only, on moderate terms, and at a long credit. The soil is remarkably fertile, and numerous streams of water are interspersed through the whole country.  The main river flows through one tract of about thirty thousand acres, and is with the exception of one obstruction, navigable to the Susquehannah.  Spring Brook Creek, which with its branches, waters another tract of about forty thousand acres of good Land, empties itself into the Lachawannock, about twelve miles from the Susquehannah.  It affords numerous Mill seats, & in its course creates large bodies of well watered meadow ground.  The other tracts are intersected by creeks of considerable importance.  Several Mills are already erected for the accommodation of the Settlers.  Roads are cut in different directions, towards the most convenient markets.  The county town is not more than 12 miles distant from many parts of the settlement.  The Susquehannah affords an easy and safe navigation to Middletown, from whence the Canal to Schuylkill extends the communication to the city.  Another means of connection with Philadelphia, is by the Delaware, from which the distance in several places is about thirty miles.  The proprietors combining their own interest with that of the inhabitants, are disposed to erect works of public utility, open roads, &c. and in every one mile square, a tract of one hundred acres, is allotted for a School, and one hundred acres for the first resident clergyman of any denomination of Christians.  For further particulars apply to George Eddy, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, July 9.  Letters directed to George Eddy, at Philadelphia, or this place, relative to this business, will be duly answered. eod3m
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, And to be sold by Robert Campbell, No. 54, south Second Street, second door below the corner of Chesnut Street, MENTORIA; OR The Young Lady's Friend, BY Mrs. Rowson, Of the New Theatre, Philadelphia; author of the Inquisitor, Fille de Chambre, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. Price neatly bound 75 cents. Detested be the pen whose baneful influence Could to the youthful docile mind convey Pernicious precepts, tell loose tales, And paint illicit passion in such colours, As might mislead the unsuspecting heart, And vitiate the young, unsettled judgment. I would not for the riches of the East Above the noblest gifts of Heaven thus, Or sink my Genius to such prostitution. Aug. 21. tawxm
Just Landed, From on board the ship Washington , Capt. John Collins from Bourdeaux, A CARGO OF White Wines In Barrels; and CLARET In Bds. and Cases—For Sale by FRANCIS COPPINGER, No. 26, Spruce, near Front Street. August 15. 1794. d.
NOTICE. The GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES is now published at No. 119 CHESNUT STREET—to which place the OFFICE of the Editor is removed, and where PRINTING WORK in general is performed.
C. W. PEALE.  EVER solicitous to render his MUSEUM still more and more an object of rational entertainment, and subservient to the interests of useful science, has on the suggestion and with the advice of a number of his friends, provided a Book, which will be always open for the inspection of those who visit his Museum, in which book it is proposed to insert all such discoveries, inventions, improvements, schemes, observations, experiments, projects, hints or queries relating to the arts or sciences, as any of his visitors, or correspondents, may from time to time communicate.  Such as may chuse to conceal their names may either send their communications anonymous, or at their desire, C. W. Peale will insert their names, with the number or signature of their respective communications in a private book which he will keep for that purpose.  The advantages of such a public register are obvious. It will rescue from oblivion many useful hints, which might otherwise have died with their authors. It may secure to inventors their just claims, and prevent others from taking the honor or profit of a discovery to which they are not entitled, and as the Museum is now visited by persons from almost all parts of the world, such a register, it is presumed, will soon contain and be the means of disseminating a vast fund of useful knowledge, and promote that spirit of enquiry and invention, for which the people of the United States are already so justly distinguished.  Aug. 22
Choice St. Croix Sugar, JUST IMPORTED, And for Sale, By JAMES YARD. Also a quantity of RUSSIA MATTS. June 24th. d.
The Public are cautioned to beware of counterfeited Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the United States, and Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North America, several of which have appeared in circulation within a few days past; they are good general imitations of the genuine Bills, but may be distinguished by the following
M A R K S. Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the United States.  ALL that have appeared have the letter F. for their Alphabetical Mark.  The Texture of the Paper is thicker and whiter and it takes the ink more freely than the genuine paper.  The O. in the word Company is smaller than the M. and other letters of that word, so that a line extended from the top of the O, to touch the top of the M. would extend considerably above the range of the whole word.  In the word United the letters are narrower and closer together than the rest of the bill.  The i and f in the word promise are not parallel, the f inclining much more forward than the i.  The engraving is badly executed, the strokes of all the Letters are stronger and the device in the margin particularly is much coarser and appears darker than in the true bills. Some of the counterfeits bear date in 1791—Whereas the Bank was not in operation till December, and no five dollar bills were issued in that year.  Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North America.  ALL that have appeared have the letter B. for their alphabetical mark.  They are printed on a paper nearly similar to that of the 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 thirteen in the genuine bills, and but twelve in the counterfeits.  The word Company is much like the same word in the Five Dollar Bills as described above, the o being less than the m, and o the following.  There is no stroke to the t in the word North whereas in the genuine bills the stroke is well defined.  The letters ent in the word Twenty, to the left hand at the bottom, do not come down to the line, but are to cut as to give an irregular appearance to the word, the Tau and they going below them.  The signature J Nixon, has the appearance of being written with lamp-black and oil, and differs from other inks used in printing the bills, and the cashier's signature.  It is supposed these forgeries were committed in some of the Southern States, as all the counterfeits that have appeared, have come from thence, and two persons have been apprehended in Virginia, on suspicion of being the author of them.  The reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid to any Person or Persons who shall discover and prosecute to conviction the several offenders of the following descriptions or any of them, viz.  The person or persons, who manufactured the paper on which the Bills are printed.  The person or persons, who engraved the plates.  The printer or printers, of the bills.  Every person who has acted as a principal in any other way, in the counterfeiting, and uttering the said bills.  Philadelphia, March 28, 1794
April 22, 1794. Other counterfeit bills of the Bank of the United States have appeared in circulation.  The denomination is of TWENTY DOLLARS, and the alphabetical mark is the letter B.  They may be distinguished from the genuine by the following MARKS:  The paper of the counterfeits is of a more tender texture and glossier surface than the genuine, and there is no water mark in them.  The letter C. in the word Cashier, in the true bills is strongly marked, whereas in the counterfeits, the whole letter is a fine hair stroke, evidently in an unfinished state. The letter a in the word demand, is badly formed and the whole word ill done and there is no comma at the end of it, as there is in the genuine bills.  The marginal device, is much darker in the false, than in the genuine bills owing to the shade strokes being coarser, much nearer together, and consequently much more numerous. This difference strikes the eye at first view.  The same reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, will be paid for apprehending, & prosecuting to conviction the several above described Offenders in respect to this, as to the last described bills:  THOMAS WILLING, President of the Bank United States. JOHN NIXON, President of the Bank of North America. By order of the Committee of the Representative Boards.
FOR SALE, At the STORES of Jesse & Robert Waln, PORT WINE in pipes, bds. and quarter casks LISBON do. in pipes and quarter casks Souehong and Congo TEAS, in quarter casks A quantity of Lisbon and Cadiz SALT Soft shelled ALMONDS in bales Velvet CORKS, in do. Russia MATTS. June 9. d.