Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1794-10-06 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 99 of Vol. VI.]
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1794.
[Whole No. 649.]
LANDING, This Day from on board the brig Ann and Mary, Capt. Corrie, from Antigua, NINETY HOGSHEADS OF Prime Antigua Rum...
Cadiz Salt, For Sale on board the Swedish Ship Gustavus Adolphus, Captain BLOOMSTER, Said Vessel, Burthen 300 Tons, For CHARTER...
Dancing School. Wm. McDUGALL presents his compliments to the Public—Thanks them for the great encouragement he has experienced...
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.
Sugar & Coffee. A Quantity of SUGAR and COFFEE, Some LIMES and ORANGES, Will be landed this day, at Messrs. Waln's wharf, from Jamaica...
Twenty Dollars Reward. MY Saddle Mare was stolen from Wye Mill, Talbot County, Maryland, on the night of the 30th of August last.
Just Arrived, And will be landed to-morrow morning at Hamilton's wharf, the CARGO of the Schooner Industry, Captain Hylander, from Havana...
LANDING From on board the Birmingham Packet, Lockyer, and the Henry and Charles, from Hamburg, HEMP, Peterborough's first quality...
Courts of Appeals. THE Inspector's ill health preventing his attendance at the Courts of Appeal, on the days specified in the notices, he informs those concerned...
Holland Gin, Will be landed THIS DAY, from on board the sloop Mary, A few very heavy hogheads of Port-au-Prince Sugars, BRANDY, in pipes...
The Medical lectures In the University of Pennsylvania, will commence the first Monday in November next.
COFFEE, Just arrived in the Hibernia, Captain Irwin, from Jamaica.
City of Washington. SCHEME OF THE LOTTERY, No. II. FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL CITY.
Washington Lottery, No. 2, (Which will commence drawing very soon) Registered, and the earliest account sent of their success.
The Ground Plan OF THE City and Suburbs OF PHILADELPHIA. TAKEN FROM ACTUAL SURVEY.
War Department, August 1, 1794. Information is hereby given to all the military Invalids of the United States...
A Frenchman who is well acquainted with mercantile business, and who understands the French and Latin languages...
S. BLODGET. Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James West & Co. Baltimore; of Gideon Denison, Savannah; of Peter Gilman, Boston...
Treasury Department. Revenue Office, August 27, 1794. NOTICE is hereby given that precepts will be received at the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue...
At a meeting of the citizens appointed to procure subscriptions for the relief of the families of persons who have marched against the Western Indians.
Tracts of Land, Belonging to the American Iron Company, situate at Ringwood, Long Pond, and Charlottenburg, in the Counties of Bergen and Morris...
Hezekiah Lewis. Spring Gardens, Northern Liberties.
Choice St. Croix Sugar, JUST IMPORTED, And for Sale, By JAMES YARD.
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...
Edward Edwards, In Philadelphia, at the corner of Sixth and Race-Street.

For the Gazette of the United States.
At a meeting of all the friends and adherents of the little orator , in Mr B——'s Printing-Office, Upper Story.
Resolved, That in a republican government like ours, any man may run for any office he pleases ; there is therefore, no constitutional reason why J. S——, Esq. should not set himself up for a Congress man.
That Smaller men have filled larger officers—That no man has contributed more than he has, in sundry ways, to the amusement of the public.
Resolved, That he made the most ingenious, able, eloquent, oratorical, Demosthenian, Ciceronian, learned, deep and profound speeches, that were made at the last meeting of the General Assembly—This resolve was moved and certified by Mr. B——; who declared he had very often asserted it in totidem verbis , in his paper, as a small panegyric , due to the vast service of the little orator ; and that no one had contradicted it.
And Resolved further, that if it had not been for his ingenuity and patriotism, his learning and benevolence, his knowledge, wit, &c. &c. &c. not a single act, worth a farthing would have passed at the last session.
Resolved, That he has been at too great an expence in printing his speeches, to be disappointed, at least, in his object for doing so.
Resolved, That he never did a mean thing in his life—That he was never guilty of any duplicity, or any other kind of dishonesty in his mercantile transactions , and that it never appeared to in any Court of Justice.
That he never has been guilty of any political duplicity; and that we do not believe he was loading vessels on a Sunday, while he was pressing for a law to prevent others from loading them at all ; or that after that law, which he deemed necessary to the dignity and salvation of his country was passed, he condescended (in order to defeat it) to sink from an owner and freighter of ships, to the loading of shallows ; for Mr. B—— says, and we know, that he has more disinterested patriotism than any man in the United States; and therefore could never endeavor, for a paltry pedlar's profit, to defeat the laws of his country, by such low unworthy tricks, and assist a nation, supposed to be hostile to her interests; especially as Mrs. S—— at a certain meeting, made a most spirited, eloquent harangue in favor of the Embargo, and most virulently condemned all who, by any means, would attempt to defeat its effects, as traitors to their country. It is therefore utterly impossible he could have been the first to do so.
Resolved, That Mr. S—— is a most excellent writer of Epitaphs ; and therefore his friends request, that, as the only reward they will ask or expect for putting him in Congress, he will be pleased, when he shall have leisure from writing and correcting speeches for Mr. B——'s paper, to prepare an assortment of Epitaphs, for any, or all of the 15,000 men, who may fall by sword or sickness, in the western expedition.
Resolved, That it is high time something appeared from Mr. S——'s pen, on the death of Maria's squirrel , who departed this life three days ago.
And lastly, Resolved, That Mr. S——'s generosity, unexampled in this country, in resolving to spare no expence , to succeed in his election, entitles him to our votes, and a seat in the Legislature of the United States.
Resolved, That this meeting do accept of Mr. S——'s invitation to dine with him on the 13th inst.—And that one copy of the proceedings of this meeting be sent to Mr. S. and another prepared for the press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 4, 1794.
From the S. C. Columbian Herald.
Messrs. Harrison & Boozem,
USURERS and usury being topics which of late have opened a wide field for discussion; whether through the medium of professional men, whose interest it must be to bring them forward for legal adjudication, or through that of the usurer, who having trained every nerve by themselves and agents to scoundrelize the industrious man out of his property, are now as strenuous to put their Machiavelian system in motion; a system which in the first instance they had anticipated, and a system which if successful must strip the honest man of his hard earned property, and the helpless widow who became the dupe of their artifice and send orphans naked through the streets, lipping out with piteous tears the pressing calls which their immaturity and unfeigned nature suffers by the rapacious grasp of these harpies in human form, who attempt to pay with a court decree one hundred pounds
for every ninety five pounds which they had plundered these unhappy sufferers of.
I trust that I shall show that however firm this description of men may think they stand on the ground of pleading usury in bars , that this ground will be found untenable and delusive, both from scripture and reason. That man must have a very superficial knowledge of the sacred text indeed; who imagines it contemplates as avaricious a contract which stipulates a specific profit to the lender, whilst it holds out to the purchaser a prospect of enhancing his profits ten fold; and whilst it is optional with either parties to accept or reject the contract. Reason revolts at the idea, that there could possibly exist any quibble in law by which a man could be deprived of ninety five pounds for the trifling premium of five pounds. A premium which the lender runs many great and hazardous risks, such as of bankruptcy , of covering property under the tiled robes of a seine sole of confessing prior judgments to pious friends of legal death and resurrection by the happy effects of the insolvent law, with many other concomitant blessings which with this country abounds—but to the point.
Usury as contemplated by scripture, was a grinding of the poor; hence it was detestable and forbidden under the most severe judgments. Commerce in those days was very limited, and money had little fructification; thereby; the only way by which the money holders could then cause it to fructify, was by granting temporary relief to the poor and necessitous, which ultimately became their utter ruin. Among the Jews, the children of Israel had each their portion of land assigned them to till and be supported by. The indolent man, who had not laid up grain for a year of scarcity, was distressed indeed, when such an event took place, and his only resource was to mortgage his land to the then usurers, in order to supply the wants which then pressed on him, but at such an enormous usury that the poor man's portion of land became finally the property of the usurer. And the Almighty though in his Providence he doth not counteract the operation of man's free will; yet this oppression was so odious in his sight, that in every forty ninth year, which he ordered to be kept as a jubilee year—such lands so mortgaged were ordered to be restored.
In Pagan Rome, in those days, this practice was more countenanced; commerce being there also much limited, and money not fructifying, but through the channel of usury. The poor, whose distresses, whilst the fruits of their labor lay as yet in the earth, were very great; to support a dependent family, were obliged to mortgage not only their crop in ground, but also on failure of its being sufficient to discharge the debt with the enormous sum of cent per cent, for usury thereon, their personal liberty. Thus the unhappy debtor became the slave of the merciless creditor and remained, till by his labor he discharged the debt, at his mercy to stripe, or otherwise maltreat as the obduracy or the malignity of his heart dictated.
An occasion however offered, whereby the Romans effected the abolition of this law. "An unhappy victim who for some real or alleged crime, had undergone a most cruel punishment, by which he was covered from his head to his feet with blood and wounds, by some means had freed himself from his chains, and eluded the vigilance of his creditor: In this situation he appeared in the streets at Rome, which had such an effect on the people, that they rose in a body and never ceased till that sanguinary law which the charge of usury had ordained, was totally done away."
But at a more enlightened period, when commerce increased, and its fascinating charms caused a spirit of industry to pervade the minds of men; when it appeared that money were its servus and derived its value from, and was controlled by its influence: money then became a commercial commodity, in as much as it promoted the interest of commerce; and of which the parties concerned were the best judges, and consequently competent to make their own contracts for their mutual advantage. Thus money became in this instance a commercial article, subject to its fluctuations and entitled like other commercial articles to as much as it would bring, without being controlled by any general law of a country which establishes the general interest to be taken, and which it was necessary to establish as a guide to those who pursue a regular train of dealing; of giving or taking long credits, and of every other transaction which may be found necessary for the reciprocal interest of the community at large.
But commerce, which agreeably to custom and usage of merchants, regulates itself: the sudden exigencies whereof are various and uncertain, and consequently require sudden and vigorous efforts to support it, must, if made subject to fixed laws be cramped indeed; its charms must vanish, its advantages be lost to the industrious man, and the country be ultimately impoverished.
Then at this day and in this rising country, where it is so necessary for its future prosperity to lend a fostering hand to its commercial interests, will any man attempt to call money when brought forward in support of commercial exigencies, any other than what it is—a commodity in season, a prudent man, a cautious man, and a man of penetration, may with one thousand make two thousand: if this man did not avail himself of this, would he not be his own enemy? This man should thankfully and cheerfully pay fifty pounds for this thousand to the man whose penetration is not so great, and who, afraid to go out of his own depth with his little all, is satisfied to share this small portion of the profits, relying firmly on the known honesty and integrity of the man he trusts his property to. Will this be called a grinding
of the poor, which the Scripture contemplates as usury? certainly not. And I am convinced no jury in this country would be so perverse as to set aside with marked disapprobation any legal distinction which would militate against the nature of this case, wherein commerce and the advancement of prudent men are so highly interested.
It would be endless for me to quote cases in point, from the experience of many prudent men in this town, who have by timely speculations made rapid fortunes; whereas, if they were not supplied with the easy means before mentioned, they must inevitably have missed that opportunity.
To conclude, I believe I have shown that these contracts are not contemplated by sacred writ as usurious , and consequently they cannot be contemplated as such by the general law of the country; and that the man who expects to profit by a reference to this general law, must fail. I would now advise that the names of such men be held up as marks of infamy; that those who would aid them by fraudulent covering their ill got property and thereby putting their creditors at defiance, be precluded society; and that every person who was insidiously cajoled out of his property by men of this description, may have a just sense of the treatment they received, and not tamely submit to see the persons forcing with their property in pomp through the city; whilst the fruits of all their labors must be forever lost to their children.
Amator Justitiae.
By the Vigilant Captain Smale.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica)
August 19.
By a vessel which arrived yesterday from St. Marc, we understand that an officer and a number of troops had left that place in order to take possession of Gonaives. That the inhabitants of the East end of the town were much alarmed on Sunday night between nine and ten by the explosion of a considerable quantity of gun powder and the cry of fire proceeding from a house at the corner of Rosemary lane and Barric street. A crowd was quickly assembled near the place, and the appearance being such as to justify their apprehension of the consequences, a number of persons burst in and seized the inhabitants.
On enquiry it appeared that a Frenchman had, for the amusement of himself and a party of friends, been discharging a quantity of fire works, by far too considerable for a low and combustible dwelling, and had, in consequence, burned one or two articles of furniture and scorched the ceiling; he was therefore taken into custody by the guard by a party who were very properly sent for, and yesterday morning, after an examination before the sitting Magistrates, fined ten pounds.
A letter of a late date from Port au Prince mentions a recent and unsuccessful attack from the Brigands: they had followed a convoy of provisions and were first checked by the corps of M. Montalambert, and afterwards, by the assistance of a gallant party of our troops from the town, completely dispersed.
Major Markham is the present commandant at Port au Prince. Brigadier General White is at Cape Nicholas Mole.
The fever, which as well as at this island has made such shocking ravages among the seamen and troops, has much abated.
UNITED STATES.
PRINCETON, September 24, 1794.
ON this day was held the annual commencement for conferring degrees in the arts.
After prayer by the President, the exercises were performed in the following order.
 1. A salutatory Oration in latin, by Mr. How, of New Jersey.  2. An English salutatory Oration, by Mr. Titus Hutchinson of Vermont.  3. A dispute on this question—are mankind in general in their intercourse with each other, more defective in the virtue of beneficence, or of gratitude, by Messrs. James Force, Moore Furman, and Nicholas Everett, all of New Jersey.  4. An Oration on the just ideas of Liberty and Equality by Mr. James Broome of Wilmington.  5. An Oration on the past and present state of America by Mr. John S. Heilner, of Pennsylvania.  7. An Oration on the gratitude due to those who have established the independence, and freedom of our country by Mr. Henry Polhemus of New Jersey.  8. An Oration on the passions of men, by Mr. Hollock, of New Jersey.  9. A dispute on this question—Ceteris paribus, does the world pay more respect to one born of honorable and respectable parents, than to the son of parents, who have been contemptible and worthless, by Messrs. John B. Slemons of Pennsylvania, John Furman of New Jersey, and Paul Paulon of New York.  10. An Oration on history, by Mr. Edmund Elmersdorf, of New Jersey.  11. A dispute on this question—Is the institution of voluntary popular societies to watch the motions of government, in the present state of this country, wise or useful? by Messrs. James Neilson of New York, John M. Dickson of North Carolina, and James C. Williamson of New Jersey.  12. An Oration on the importance of mathematical sciences, by Mr. George Campbell of North Carolina.  13. Conferring degrees—when the degree of Batchelor of Arts was conferred on the following young gentlemen—Thomas 
M. Baily, James Broome, George Campbell, James E. Cressap; John M. Dickson, Edmund Elmersdorf, Nicholas C. Everett, William B. Ewing, James G. Force, Moore Furman, John W. Furman, Richard M. Green, John S. Heilner, Thomas Y. How, Titus Hutchinson, Henry Kollock, James H. Neilson, Paul Paulon, Henry Polhemus, Edwin Reece, John N. Sippion, John B. Slemons, John Wallace, James C. Williamson, William R. Williamson, John R. Witherspoon.
The degree of Batchelor of Arts was also conferred on Mr. Hollock W. Hunt, a student of Divinity in the College—After which Matthew McAllister Esq. Attorney General of the State of Georgia, Dr. David Hosack of New-York, the Rev. Henry Smalley the Rev. Nath. Snowden and Jacob Burnet, Allen Duckett Richard Harwood, Cantwell Jones, Oliver Kerr, Daniel Thew, Elias Van Artsdalen, Peter Wickoff, George S. Woodhull, Esq.'s and Mr. Joseph Caldwell Mr. Sam. Snowden Alumni of this College were admitted to the degree of Master of Arts.
The degree of Master of Arts was conferred on the Rev. John Mason of New York—Mr. Stephen Williams A. M. in Yale College was admitted ad eundem in this College.
The Rev. Aaron Hutchinson of Vermont, and Aaron Hutchinson jun. Esq. of New-Hampshire, Master of Arts in the College of Dartmouth, were admitted ad eundem in this College.
The degree of Doctor in Divinity, was conferred on the Rev. Nathan Williams of Connecticut, and on the Rev. Thomas Reece of South-Carolina.
The valedictory oration was then pronounced by Mr. John Wallace of Burlington.
The annual commencement in the College is held on the last Wednesday of September. The fall vacation begins the day after commencement, and expires in six weeks. The spring vacation begins on the first Thursday after the second Tuesday in April and expires in four weeks. The examination for degrees begins on the third Wednesday in August. The studies of the different classes are the following: Of the Freshman class, Greek Testament, Sallust, Lucian, Virgil, Cicero, and Mairs Introduction. Of the Sophomore class, Xenophon, Cicero, Homer, Horace, Roman Antiquities, Geography, Arithmetic, English Grammar, and Composition. Of the Junior class, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Practical Geometry, Conic Sections, Natural Philosophy and English Grammar and Composition. Of the Senior class, Natural and Moral Philosophy; Criticism, Chronology and History; Logic and the Classics.
The ordinary expenses for each Student are,
   Dols. Cts.     Entrance money, 4 67   Tuition, do. 8   Library, do. 67   Damage, do. 67   Room-rent, 5 33   Board with the Steward, per week 2  
ALEXANDRIA, September 27.
Thursday a company of light infantry in complete uniform, commanded by Captain George Denais, offered their services to the Major-Generals, and were accepted by him to perform the first tour of duty against the Western Insurgents, took their departure from this place. On the neighboring common they were met by the Commander in Chief, who saluted them with a shot and patriotic address, to which the company gave three cheers and then proceeded on their march—every countenance expressive of that patriotism which their country now calls for.
WINCHESTER, September 29.
Emisaries who come or are sent in from the counties in Pennsylvania opposed to the Excise Law, would fain have it believed that all the people there are peaceably inclined, and that they have returned to their allegiance:—Such tales may do well enough amongst those patriotic democrats, who wish to see a stop put to the preparations now making for their dearly beloved brethren, friends and allies; but every chaste republican, every friend to the laws and government of this country, must discover the drift of these artful insinuations, and will, no doubt, treat them and the propagators thereof, with deserved contempt. Have not the commissioners in a letter to one of their committees set forth, that unless the whole country shall declare their determination peaceably to submit, the hopes of the executive will not be fulfilled: And is it not evident, from every authentic account, that more than one third of the inhabitants thereof, still vociferate for war? Is it not also evident, that in this number is included all the instigators and perpetrators of all the atrocities that have been committed there in defiance of law and order? Will the government then retract, and suffer these restless spirits to escape the vengeance they have so richly merited—suffer them to roam at large to sow the seeds of sedition still deeper, and mature and systematize their diabolical plans?—No, the mighty arm of an offended people is uplifted against them, and will not be stayed, until a sincere contrition for past offences, and a faithful promise to conform to the laws in future, shall be offered up at the shrine of mercy, and there accepted.
In addition to the troops mentioned in our last, the quotas from several other counties have arrived—They are encamped on the common near town, and anxiously wait the signal to march against the disturbers of their country's happiness.
There are upwards of two thousand of this State's quota of the militia now assembled here. The Petersburg and Frederickburg troops of light-horse arrived on Saturday last.
NEWBURYPORT, Sept. 30.
F I R E!
On Sunday morning last between the hours of 3 and 4 the town was alarmed by the cry of fire. It proved to be on the wharf owned by Mr. Moses Brown, merchant, formerly known by the name of Hooper's wharf. The brick dwelling house, distillery and all the buildings, except one large store at the end of the wharf, were entirely consumed—The loss is estimated at about 4000 pounds.
The inhabitants of Newburyport feel themselves under obligations to their brethren of Newbury, Salisbury and Amesbury, for their friendly and early assistance.
From the Columbian Centinel.
MR. RUSSELL,
WHEN Fire breaks out and spreads desolation far and wide, in this or any other populous town, men grow warm, and are ready to form some good resolutions:
They Resolve they will endeavor that the number of engines be increased.
They Resolve they will form themselves into fire societies, and increase the number of leather buckets and fire-bags.
They Resolve they will keep their pumps in good order.
They Resolve they will keep their chimneys clean by frequent sweeping.
They Resolve they will keep a ladder in their yard, that will reach the top of their houses.
They Resolve they will have turrets made on their houses, which have been a means of saving many a house from destruction, and many a life.
But when the fire is over, and the inhabitants begin to rebuild, these men grow cold, and their good resolutions expire.
In order to cherish them, let it be considered, that the season is coming, when the inhabitants will be under the necessity of keeping larger fires, and that therefore we should be prepared to prevent or lessen the said effects of this terrible calamity. Remember the 20th March 1760, 20th April 1787—July 30th 1794
BALTIMORE, October 2.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Frederick-town to his friend in this town, dated September 24, 1794.
"Our Baltimore friends who hurried up so rapidly to relieve us from the insurgents, were discharged on Monday last, and are now on their march home; that they may find their families and friends all well, is my most sincere and ardent wish. I know not how to express the pleasure I have when I reflect on their perfect decorum of conduct and good order whilst here; a stranger will scarcely believe when informed so much temper and propriety could prevail amongst so great a number confined to so small a place as Frederick-town: we had 600 volunteers from Baltimore—town a greater number of men destined for the western army, some militia from Annapolis, the Federal City and George town besides militia from Frederick and Montgomery counties, and yet not a quarrel or a single blow struck that I law or heard of!—I say when this is known, will it not show the virtue of the officers and men, & afford real pleasure to every friend to peace, order and government, and prove they are gentlemen as well as soldiers. But still I lament that so many valuable citizens from bad information, should be taken from their homes and hurried almost out of their lives, from a supposed (for there was no real) danger. But it is laid by some that the turning out so many men will have a very good effect by shewing the strength of government. This, to me appears a clumsy compliment to men of such worth; and I should suppose that no evidence, after their former conduct, was wanting. The best and only good effect it will have, that I can at present see, is to satisfy all America and the world, that we have great virtue, that we do not want a standing army to quell any insurrection, and the present is amongst many others an instance to prove that a well regulated militia (such as those who have marched on this occasion) is the best security of all others to a free country.
But I much fear the reputation of

our state (indeed America) will suffer from the numberless idle, ridiculous reports which have been circulated, some have gone so far as to say that there were thousands of insurgents collected in Washington for the purpose of taking our arsenal and magazine; men who are unacquainted with circumstances, or will not reflect may be misled; but when they are informed that Washington county has not more than fifteen or sixteen hundred voters, they will readily conclude that such reports must be groundless. Events have proved them so; some of the gentlemen of your troop have laid from the best accounts they could get from the insurgents which they took, the greatest number collected was one hundred—some of them laid arms. Then what danger could our military stores be in? Fredericktown itself has five companies of good militia men and an excellent troop of horse. possessing every thing to defend us, if prudently managed, what is there to be dreaded from a parcel of miserable, illiterate, drunken stupid, whisky-drinking creatures amongst whom there is not a man of the least reputation or consequence?—The eyes of the world are on America, and she is admired (and by tyrants envied) for her happy situation. My wish then is, that facts may be related without false colouring: that emigrants from foreign countries may know they will be perfectly secure amongst us in life, liberty and property, that our countrymen possess great virtue, are attached to our constitution, and abhor faction and disorder."
PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 6.
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, dated October 2. "Falls Point has been very sickly, and a little far in town, but at present both places are getting much more healthy, and not a single death as we can learn in either place this day."
ELECTIONEERING EXTRACT.
To whom it may concern— If I was a candidate, I would studiously consult the passions and prejudices of the people. I would approve and commend all their opinions and actions. I would become a weathercock and change with every gale of wind. I would renounce every sentiment of my own, and provide an assortment of arguments and opinions suited to every palate. I would censure and condemn constitutions and laws and make a terrible noise about salaries and wages, and would boldly assert that our legislatures and rulers, are a pack of interested venal corrupted men. I would even go so far as to tell some (for there are some that would believe it) that the assembly of Pennsylvania ought to repeal the Excise Law of the United States, and that our former representatives were both fools and knaves for not doing it long before now. In short, I would endeavour to make every body believe, that every thing is wrong and would for ever remain so, if I was not immediately sent to right it.
TO THE PUBLIC.
"THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY, FOR THE INFORMATION OF PERSONS" "EMIGRATING FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES," now formed and organized, addresses itself to the public through the medium of its committee of conference and correspondence. From the publication of the Constitution, even from the title adopted, it will have been remarked, that this society proposes two distinguishing traits; first, that its effects will not be bounded merely by pecuniary assistance, but that its views extend themselves much further—by advice, to render the necessary independent upon others, to enable him to direct his talents to their proper ends, and to restore him at once to the community and himself, is one principal object;—In addition to this it will have been observed that we confine ourselves to the relief of distress from no peculiar clime; considering all men as brothers, it will be our pleasure to hold out succour to a fellow Creature, because he is a man, evidently in want of it. To accomplish the first of these objects, it will be requisite, that the society should possess much information—as, what parts of the United States will afford the greatest probability of success to mechanics of different descriptions, and to persons calculated for various other employments, and possessing certain degrees of capacity and talents; where and for what purpose the unemployed are immediately wanted, and in
order to contribute, as much as possible, to the immediate comforts of Emigrants in general on their arrival it will be necessary to know the names of the persons who keep lodging houses, their places of abode, and terms of accommodations.
Any communications upon these particular heads will be received with pleasure by Mr. Thomas Pearce, No. 45, South Third-street, who is appointed Register by the committee; and all information of a more general nature by the Secretary.
To pursue with effect the extended views of the Institution, ample funds will be requisite—from those convinced of the utility of the plan, the committee hopes that no additional persuasions will be necessary to obtain their share of aid, in this respect, in such a mode, as may appear most proper to themselves. It is almost needless to add, that as an admission to membership, no other qualification will be demanded than a character free, (as far as human nature will permit) from the commission of vice.
By order of the Committee, WM. TURNER, Sec'y. No. 149, Chestnut-street.
AT a large and respectable meeting of the Freemen of the county of Philadelphia, held at the Widow Leister's Germantown, on Thursday, the 2nd of October, for the purpose of forming a ticket for one Member of Congress, a Senator, and six Representatives in the State Legislature for said county. The Rev. William Smith, D.D. in the chair, the following gentlemen were put in nomination by a large majority of votes—viz:—
For Congress, Samuel Miles, Senator, Robert Hare. Assembly, Thomas Forrester, Jos. M'Goffin, Jacob Morgan, Edward Heffern, Thomas Britton, Thomas Paul.
Resolved, That the above be published for the information of the county, and that a copy of the same be sent to our fellow-citizens who have marched to the westward.
Resolved, That Doctor William Smith and Mr. Thomas Dungan be a committee to see that the above resolve be executed. WM. SMITH, Chairman. Attest, ANDREW GREYER, Jun. Sec'y.
For the Gazette of the United States.
To Mrs. MELMOTH, of the OLD AMERICAN COMPANY.
WHEN first the Tragic Muse disclos'd her page, And with her Elysian uprear'd the flag, Wild with fell Grief she bore the reeking sword, (Her hair dishevel'd, and her bosom gor'd) To every state, to every clime she flew, And as she fled th' impassion'd soul she drew; In daring numbers and exalted thought, Her moral scene each feeling heart taught. And shall not MELMOTH, then, whose bosom glows, With all that grief the tragic Muse bestows, Teach the proud heart to feel for others woes? She shall—each passion hov'ring o'er the scene, Waits from her word its attitude and mean: The pitying breast her sorrow strongly shakes, And ev'ry spark of sympathy awakes, Her tender griefs, distraction and despair, With various pangs her pitying bosom tear, And when such griefs by sympathy are felt, The eyes will moisten, and the heart will melt. MELMOTH! the muse invites thee to this land, O! be obedient then to her command, From error's ways avert the giddy youth And lead his footsteps in the paths of truth, Teach that soft sex, whose nature ne'er should know, The taint of folly, and the pangs of woe, To shun those evils which on vice await, And read the tale in poor Calista's * fate; In scenes like these let not your zeal decay, For know, what Heav'n inspires, it will repay.
* Fair Penitent.
LEANDER.
By this Day's Mail.
BOSTON, September 30. Ci-Devant Inhabitants of St. Peters.
On Saturday arrived two, and yesterday one other vessel, from Halifax, filled with the unfortunate inhabitants of St. Peters, which accursed war has deprived of their property, and separated from their connections—They bear their misfortunes well, and "Fortune de Guerre," is a consoling and general exclamation with them.
BRITISH FRIGATES.
It appears, from several sources, that the Alarm, Capt. Robertson, of 32, and Blanche, Capt. Faulkner, of 32 guns, have taken place of the Thetis in our
bay, which last has been spoke on Brown's Bank, 20 leagues East Cape Ann, bound to Halifax.
SHIP NEWS.
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Ann, Capt. Cheholm, in 77 days from Hamburg. Left there, brig Hibernia, Obrian, Newburyport; ship Ann, Coleman, Nantucket; ship Indian, Swale, Peterborough; ship Pacific, Salter, Portsmouth; Schooner Thomas, Andrews, Salem; Capt. Shillaber, do. brig Two Brothers, Greenleaf, Somerset; brig Two Sisters, Pike, Boston; brig Sally, Grey, do. ship Peter, Wall, New-York; ship Betty, Dunn, Boston; ship Active, Jenny, Baltimore; brig Sterling, Drew, Wilmington. Spoke, in the river of Hamburg, brig Cadet, Cushing, and Schooner Harris, July 20, lat. 55, 53, long. 5, 12, E. brig Mary, Nowell, Newburyport, 53 days out, for Bremen—Sept. 3, lat. 44, long. 48, 14, John and Jane, Sprague, 19 days from Boston, for Hamburg. A day or two before they arrived, was spoke by the Thetis frigate, then going for Halifax. On Sunday, was spoke in the bay, by the Alarm frigate—Another frigate in chase of a ship, he was told was the Blanche.
NEW-YORK, Oct. 1.
List of American Vessels at Port-au-Prince, the 6th of September—received by the brig Lucy, Capt. George Browne.
Sloop Ruby, Odell, Gloucester Schooner John Mayhew, Newbury-Port Brig Edmond, Rolfe, do. William, Smith, do. Schooner Peace & Plenty, Kent, Boston Snow Dauphin, Stone, Kennebec Harmon, Stone, do. Brig Hope Lassel, do. Schooner Lucy, Luce, Boston Brig Cicero, Smith, do. Schooner Friendship, Holbrook, do. Brig Mary, Patton, Baltimore Pearl, Richards, New-York Sloop Elector, Spencer, Charleston Schooner Barbara, White, Baltimore Polley, Williams, do. Triton, Marchant, do. Brig Alfred, Fraher, Philadelphia Schooner Nancy, Kirby, Charleston Sloop Mary, Totten, New-Haven Sch'r Olive-Branch, Cofwell, Baltimore Sloop Judith, Pease, Charleston Maria, Smith, do.
The Negroes had cut off the water at Port-au-Prince, and made a descent on St. Mark's, and the probability is that they would carry it. It was very sickly at Port-au-Prince, when our informant left there. N. B. Our informant took in his water 14 miles below St. Mark's
From the Hartford Gazette.
SPEAK up sir, Speak up—raise up your voice like a trumpet, there must be a reform—harrow up their apprehension—pound the powder-headed drones with the pestle of eloquence—plow down their errors—fan out their follies—unriddle their mistakes—set them on their proper legs, and never leave threshing till you find them one and all as found as a dumpling: Know what is become of all our money at least, I would know the bottom on't. Hem. After several twitches by the sleeve, slyly given by his brother deputy, and more twitches, twirls and workings in the muscles of his face than would work out the yeast and clarify a barrel of beer, which workings of the face generally indicate, as much as gathering clouds do rain, that something is likely to happen; so indeed it did, for at that instant DEPUTATUS, lowering the swing partition of his face, made room for the following speech to croud out,—"Gentlemen" says he, (for I mean to make use of his own words) "the taxes have been intolerable for a number of years, and there has been a prodigious fight of fines paid, and there must be a plexeddeal of money somewhere, and I'm suspicious that the bigger part has stuck to our great mens fingers, to be sure I don't know where it's gone, and I'm very uneasy about the matter, and I wish the affair might be look'd into a little before we pay any more rates, and if you was all of my mind you never would."
What's the matter we can't have a committee appointed to examine into the affair, and go and demand the books and records of Congress, and call 'em all to an account, and see what they have done with so much money; I believe they have put the bigger part in their own pockets and such conduct is enough to ruin a nation."—Bless me! where is my brain driving me? 'tis certain death, infamy and disgrace to an author to intermeddle with politics. What if DEPUTATUS is wise and eloquent? What if he is uneasy? What if he must needs know the bottom on't?—
What is all that to an author who only writes to perpetuate his memory, which while there is a foot on earth to read, peruse and meditate upon this, may the author never be forgotten.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Luzerne County, held at the Court House in Wilkesbarre, on Tuesday the twenty third day of September, 1794.
Matthias Hallenbach, in the Chair. Lord Butler, Secretary.
The following Resolutions were agreed to:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting, that as citizens of a free government, where the right of universal suffrage is allowed and incorporated with our constitution, and where the voice of the majority constitutes the law of the land, it is unquestionably our duty to obey the laws.
2. Resolved, That we revere the excellent constitution of the United States, and that we are willing by our personal service, to support and carry into execution, the laws of the United States, made agreeable to that constitution.
3. Resolved, That we abhor the idea, that in a Republican government, the few should give laws to the many.
4. Resolved, That being fully impressed with the sense of the blessings that daily flow from our government, we believe that there is no necessity of a revolution in the same.
5. Resolved, That this meeting highly reprobate the proceedings of the people in the western counties of this state in their opposition to government, That we will at all times, when necessary exert ourselves in support both of the government of the United States and of the state of Pennsylvania.
6. Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be printed for the information of our fellow citizens.
The meeting closed with three cheers in favour of government.
ATTEST. LORD BUTLER, Sec.
ANECDOOTE.
A SERJEANT of the Guards, now in Flanders, has written as follows to his wife now in London, "Dear Wife send me as many Newspapers as you can—I want sadly to know how we go on here."
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED.
Days. Brig Norfolk, Clark, Charleston 9 Vigilant, Smale, Jamaica 36 Sch'r Rambler, Warren, Edenton 13 Industry, Edwards, Newburyport 10 Friendship, Teague, Snowhill 5 Sloop Hope, Hufsey, Nantucket 6 Fame, Gilbert, N. London 13 Lively, Bunker, New-Bedford 8 Dolphin, Rowe, Richmond 6 Hetty, Murray, Snowhill 10 Betty, Sperry, Virginia 5 Mary Ann, Coy, Norfolk 6 Salem, Elkins, N. York 5 Ramsey, Gladden, R. Island 9 Capt. Cannon of the Schooner Little Betty, in 23 days from Jeremie, informs that he left there the following vessels, viz— following vessels, viz— Brig Fair American, Ash, Philadelphia Mercury, King, do. Sloop Philadelphia, do. The abovenamed vessels were to sail for this Port in 7 days. Capt. Bell of the sloop Nancy in 25 days from Guadalupe, informs that 2 British 74's lay off Point Petre—Two frigates were cruising in the road, and 2 sloops of war to windward. He further informs, that a New-England brig, called the George, Captain Rhodes, had lain at Point Petre a considerable time—That the Captain and part of the crew were in a sickly condition, and that two American vessels were sunk in the bombardment of Point Petre—names unknown. The ship Caroline, and the ship William Penn, from London, are laid to be in the river.
Arrived at Salem.
Ship Hunter, Chipman, Bourdeaux Brig John, Millet, do. Sch'r Dolphin, Ropes, Port Louis
Extract of a letter from Capt. Jacob Crossinfield at St. Helena, July 3.
"The French privateers have captured all the English Country ships—The John, of Boston, Folger, and the Providence, Dean, were both at Calcutta the 3d April—the former just arrived; the latter bound for Ostend. Mr. Joseph Morton, of Boston, arrived at Calcutta from Madras, and was well, as was Capt. Folger.
Extract from the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Many who were, but a few years ago, not known within the contracted limits of their respective townships, and perhaps not worth the spot of ground they then occupied, now seem to have made a monopoly of all the patriotism and public virtue of the country. Men of long residence and proven integrity, who have been greatly instrumental in promoting population and public happiness, are now charged with being enemies to this country, and threatened with destruction for only differing in opinion with this flaming band of patriots.
It is greatly to be lamented that duplicity and deception have been so much practiced upon the less informed classes of the people in this country; for notwithstanding the pains that have been taken to increase their opposition and cherish their prejudices against the excise, yet I can assert from perfect knowledge and late experience, that they are still open to conviction, and easy to be reclaimed, where rational arguments and just explanations are applied to our own situation, and the present measures of the national government.
The present government of Poland has published a declaration in the Leyden Gazette, containing bitter complaints, that the patriotism, on which the Polish revolution was founded, had been charged with the crime of Jacobinism, and of not applauding excursions of those powers, who were leagued against the real Jacobins. The same declaration bestows much praise on the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, adopted by the English Parliament, at a time when the preservation of domestic peace and happiness required such an extraordinary measure. It protests against all the conclusions drawn in several newspapers, from the reception of a certain person, named PAIGLE, as Agent of the French Republic; who, though presented at Court, had never been acknowledged in any public capacity; and it represents all the reports of pretended Revolutionary Tribunals, red caps, dressed a la Sansculottes, &c. &c. as fictitious.
The same declaration refers to another, published before by Gen. Koscinsko wherein he denounces as enemies of the country all those who should attempt to establish clubs and other societies, in imitation of the French.
The SECRETARY OF WAR arrived in town last evening from the Eastward. The Bystander to-morrow.
Burlington Pork.
A QUANTITY OF Best Burlington Pork, TO BE SOLD BY Levi Hollingsworth & Co. Oct. 6 eod4t
WOOLLENS.
A variety of low priced well-assorted WOOLLENS, in small Bales, for Sale by Rundle & Murgatroyd, No. 11, Walnut-Street Wharf. ALSO, BEST Lisbon and Liverpool Salt, German Steel, Hosiery, &c. Oct. 6. 3taw2w.
Old American Company.
THEATRE—CEDAR STREET.
THIS EVENING, October 6.
Will be presented, A COMEDY, never acted in Philadelphia, called
I'll Tell You What; Or The UNDESCRIBABLE SOMETHING.
Written by the author of Every One has his Fault. Immediately after the Play, by particular desire, the favorite comic Song of Four and Twenty Fiddlers, By Mr. Barwick.
To which will be added, A Musical Entertainment, never acted in Philadelphia, called the
QUAKER;
Or The BENEVOLENT FRIEND.
Performed at Drury Lane with the most unbounded applause. The doors will be opened at half after five, and the curtain drawn up precisely at half after six o'clock.