Gazette of the United States. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1795-08-13 00:00:00

Gazette United States
NUMBER 914]
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1795.
[VOLUME VIII.]
For FREIGHT, CHARTER or SALE, The Ship
AMERICAN,
At Mr. Nixon's Wharf. THE ship will take a Freight to any of the Windward Islands or Europe, if one offers soon, as she is now ready to take in. She is in complete order, and has good accommodations for passengers. For particulars apply to
Jehu Hollingsworth & Co.
WHO HAVE FOR SALE, A Few Puncheons of Excellent Rum, By the above ship, one of which is old.
July 27 FOR SALE, The Schooner
FRIENDSHIP,
BURTHEN thirty five tons; built in North Carolina, of Live Oak and Cedar, fifteen years old, and pretty well found. For terms apply to
Joseph Anthony & Son.
August 6 For SALE or CHARTER, The Ship
PENNSYLVANIA,
BURTHEN 3400 Bbls. Flour—completely found, and may be sent to sea at a small expence. For terms apply to
Gurney & Smith.
WHO HAVE FOR SALE, A Quantity of Excellent Bourdeaux Claret in casks and Brandy in Pipes and Butts.
July 16 FOR HAMBURGH, The Ship
ADRIANA,
Captain Samuel Clapp. Will receive Freight, (part of which is engaged) for Hamburg, and is to sail as soon as she is discharged, and can be loaded.
Passengers that purpose to go to England, are to be landed at Deal or Dover, the Ship having good accommodations, being lately enlarged, for this purpose in London. For freight or passage enquire of
Ralph Mather, No. 71, Race-Street.
July 14 300 Hbds. Maryland and Virginia
TOBACCO,
Of a superior quality, part of which is Kitefoot, and particularly adapted for the manufacturers, or for the Holland or Hamburg market.
ALSO, 500 Hogsheads ready to be delivered on board a vessel in Chesapeake Bay, for sale by
George Sibbald, No. 170 South Front Street.
July 24 50000 lb. of First Quality Green Coffee
WILL be landed on Monday, the 28th inst. on Messrs. Willings and Francis's Wharf, from on board the Schooner Delight, Ayres Sookely, Master, from St. Domingo, for sale by
Levinus Clarkson. July 18
Now Landing,
THE cargoes of the brigs West-Indian and Betsey & Polly from Jamaica:
Coffee in hds and barrels Sugar in hds Rum, high proof, and 36 bags Pimento.
ALSO ON HAND, A Quantity of Coffee in Hds. Barrels and Bags.
Sugar in Hds } For Exportation Pimento in Bags } Brandy, 1st and 4th proof Sherry Wine, &c.
For sale by Peter Blight. July 31
For SALE,
The Schooner
CHORLEY,
AN American built vessel, burthen about 800 bbls. of Flour, and well found—For terms apply to the captain on board at the subscriber's wharf, or to
Joseph Sims.
Who has for Sale, imported in said Schooner, St. Croix Rum and Sugar, in Hds. and barrels, Coffee, &c.
August 10 Came to the Stable of the Subscriber,
LAST evening, a Black Mare, with a little white on her off hind foot, and the head all of a bridle on her head. Whoever owns the mare shall have her by paying for this advertisement.
George Green, No. 123 Pine Street. August 5
LANDING,
FROM on board the brig Eagle, Capt. Dewar, and Sloop George, Capt. Chapman, from Port au Prince, at Hamilton's wharf,
Muscovado SUGAR, in } hogsheads, tiersces, & barrels.
COFFEE, in } hogsheads, tiersces, barrels, & bags.
COTTON, in } bales, & packets.
For sale by George Sibbald, No. 170 South Front Street. August 5
TO BE SOLD,
A Lot, containing about seventeen acres, on the Wissahickon road, 4 miles from the city, and directly opposite to the house of Mr. Isaac Wharton.
A Lot, containing 10 acres, in Ilkington Lane, on said road, near the estate of Jasper Moylan, Esq.
A Lot, containing 10 acres in Turner's Lane, on said road, and directly opposite to the estate of Mr. Terman. Enquire of Joseph Redman, Woodstock corner of Turner's Lane. April 6.
FOR SALE by the Subscribers, at their Store on Walnut Street Wharf,
26 Hds. 33 Barrels and 540 Bags
Hispaniola COFFEE, lately arrived. Who have also on hand, Red Port Wine, in Pipes and Hogsheads, Mountain Wine Wine, in Qrs. casks, 80 Tons Brimstone, Nails assorted, Sail Canvas, No. 1 & 7 and A few gentlemen's handsome Saddles.
Philip Nicklin & Co. July 24
JAMES TIFFIN,
No. 70, South Second-Street, near the City Tavern, AS just opened and for Sale, an Assortment of Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Fashionable HATS,
from London. Also a variety of Children's Hats of different Colours.
N. B. A Man of two as finishers in the above business, well recommended, will meet with constant employ and good encouragement. June 6.
LANDING, from on board the Ship CHARLOTTE,
Capt. Fona. Bowers, from Bourdeaux, 30 Pipes Brandy, 20 Tons Claret.
For sale by F. COPPINGER, No. 221 South Front, near Pine Street. Who has also, 2300 cases of 30 & 50 bottles, Choice Old Claret, 600 hogsheads ditto, A Quantity of Annisseed, Noyaux Liqueurs and Cambricks. July 16
FOR SALE,
In Bath County, Virginia, 450 Acres of Good Land.
WHEREON are the Hot Springs, which are from 70 to 110 degrees of heat. There is on the said Land a handsome and commodious house two stories high, 60 by 30 feet, with a portico the full length of the house, and extending to the upper story, and other necessary houses for a Public House, for which they were intended; good houses are over several of the baths, with fencing rooms. There are adjacent thereto, two remarkable cold springs of well tasted lime-stone water. These baths are a specific for the most obstinate rheumatic and all other diseases originating from cold or obstructed perspiration, and gives great relief in the ladies; they have this spring made a perfect cure of a disease on a West-Indian resembling the leprosy, and are remarkable for the cure of white swellings, contracted nerves, and many other diseases too obstinate to be effected by medicine.
There is near the said Baths, A new Saw-Mill erected, and a Race dug from thence, to build a Manufacturing Mill, which retains about 30 acres of rich Meadow Land as any upon the Continent, and may be watered every night, and the bay made therein fills as well as any that is made near any city or town within the United States.
The proprietors of the above property will treat for the same on the premises, at any time between the 20th of August and the 20th of September; they will also sell Valuable Land for two or three Farms near the said Springs, and if the said Land and Houses at the Springs are not sold, they will be rented.
N. B. Good accommodations are provided at the above Springs for Ladies and Gentlemen this season, which from experience is found best to commence in June, and end the first of October. July 14.
American Landscapes.
PROPOSALS
FOR PUBLISHING IN AQUATINTA TWENTY-FOUR VIEWS, SELECTED from the most striking and interesting Prospects in the United States; each of which Views, will be accompanied with a descriptive account of its Local, Historical, and other Incidental Peculiarities.
By G. I. PARKYNS, Author of the "Museum of America and Ancient Gallies in Great Britain."
CONDITIONS.
I. That the work shall be published by Subscription; and that each Subscriber shall engage to take the whole set of Views, and shall pay for each engraving, if black or brown, 2 Dollars; and if coloured 3 Dollars.
II. That the dimensions of each engraving shall be 24 by 17 inches, executed in aquatinta, and published upon paper of a superior quality. The publication to commence immediately; and one engraving to be delivered to the Subscriber, on the first Monday of each succeeding month, until the proposed series shall be finally completed.
III. That with the last View of the series, shall be delivered an engraved title-page; an elegant characteristic vignette; a map of the route, connected with the prospects exhibited in the course of the Work; and an Alphabetical list of the Subscribers.
Subscriptions are received by Mr. Harpison, at his Print Shop, Maiden Lane, New-York, by Mr. Carey, Book-seller, No. 118, Market Street, Philadelphia, and by all the principal Book-sellers in the United States. February 28.
FRAUNCES'S TAVERN.
No. 59 South Water Street.
THE Subscriber respectfully begs leave to inform his friends and the public in general, that he has removed from No. 166 fourth St. Street, to that large, commodious, House in Water Street, between Chestnut and Walnut Streets, lately occupied by Mr. Isaac Hazlehurst, and on which he has spared no pains or expense, to make it convenient and agreeable for the reception of gentlemen. The House being situated on the same spot where the noted Beef Steak and Puuch house formerly stood, has the advantage of the best water in this city, known long since by the name of the Green Tree Water. As there are several elegant Rooms, sufficiently large to accommodate any Society or company of gentlemen, and from his well known abilities to please in the line of his business, he flatters himself with a continuance of that patronage which he has experienced since he first opened a Public House in this City, and, for which he begs leave to make a public acknowledgment.
For the accommodation of Small Parties, the Large Coffee Room on the ground floor is conveniently fitted up with a number of Boxes, constructed in such a manner as to admit Gentlemen to be as private as they please—Where may be had, at any hour, Soups, Beef-Steaks, Relishes, &c. &c.
He has on hand, and will keep a constant supply of Spirituous and Malt Liquors, and of the best qualities. Breakfasts provided—Also Dinners and Suppers cooked in the most approved manner, at a short notice, and Party of all sorts, made to order, in the House, or to send out at any hour.
He has several well furnished Bed Chambers, for Boarders and Lodgers, by the Week, month, or year. SAMUEL FRAUNCES. June 2.
For Sale by the Subscriber,
A few hundred barrels of Prime Herrings fit for Exportation, 70,000 lb. Green Coffee in hds. barrels and bags, Port Wine in pipes, Madeira in do. hds. and quarter casks, Teneriffe in Ditto, Malaga in quarter casks, Jamaica Spirits in hds., New England Rum in ditto, Holland Gin, Hyson, Hyson Gomee, Souchong and Bohea.
TEAS, in whole and half chests. SALT, Turkey's Island and Liverpool, Sweet Oil in Quart Bottles, and Cases of 30 bottles, Clayed Sugars in hds. entitled to Drawback, 2000 Bushels best Liverpool blond Salt now afloat, will be Sold cheap from on board the vessel. Levinus Clarkson, No. 216 South Water Street. July 1.
The highest price in Cash, will be given for
EMPTY BOTTLES,
A preference will be given to Claret Bottles—Apply to No. 187, South Third-Street. April 10.
A Few Pipes Port Wine
Of a Superior Quality, Now landing at Pine-Street Wharf, FOR SALE BY William & Samuel Keith, No. 279, South Front-Street. July 14.
BROKE out of the pasture of John De Grufte, the corner of Eleventh and Spruce Streets, about the 8th inst. two Mares; one an iron-grey, about 14 and 3-4 hands high, the legs of which have been much injured by the flies. The other a small Bay, low in flesh, about 14 hands high; legs also injured by the flies. Whoever has taken up the said Mares, and will return them as above, shall be rewarded and all reasonable charges paid. July 21.
FRESH TEAS,
OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, viz. Imperial, or Gunpowder, Hyson Gomee, 1st quality Hyson, 2d. do. do. Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, and Souchong. A few Boxes of each, for sale at No. 19, Third Street, South. Dec 10.
CAVERN OF DEATH—A Moral Tale.
Just Published—Price 50 Cents, And for sale at WILLIAM W. WOODWARD'S Printing Office, No. 16, Green Sign of Franklin's Head, Chestnut Street.
HAVING removed to the above-mentioned place from No. 36. Bookellers can be supplied with a number of New Publications on the most reasonable terms. Just Received, price 80 Cents,
THOUGHTS ON DIVINE GOODNESS,
Relative to the government of moral agents, particularly displayed in future rewards and punishments; translated from the French of Ferdinand Oliver Petitpierre, formerly minister of Chaux de Fong. W. W. WOODWARD has on hand a neat assortment of BOOKS & STATIONARY.
The Public are respectfully informed that the excellent work of BURKITT on the NEW TESTAMENT, 1st Number, will soon be published. Each number 1-4 dollars—to be 25 numbers, one every 3 weeks. A good font of second hand Small Pica, 1/6 per lb. for Sale. Aug. 5.
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
By THOMAS DOBSON, at The STONE HOUSE, No. 41 South Second Street, ENCYCLOPEDIA. VOLUME XIV.
CONTAINING, among a variety of other articles, Passions, Pastime, Pasture, Patagonia, Patriarch, Paul, Pearl, Pegu, Pekin, Pelew-Islands, Pendulum, Pennsylvania, Pergamus, Peria, Perspective, Peter, Petrification, System of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Philip, Philology, Philosophy, Phœnicia, Phosphorus, Physics, Physiognomy, Physiology, Picts, Pifa, Planet, &c. illustrated with sixteen copperplates. The fifteenth volume is in the press, and considerably advanced.
Such Subscribers as have not completed their sets up to the present time, are very particularly requested to take away and pay for the volumes now ready, which they have not received.
T. Dobson, has on hand a few copies of this valuable work, to be disposed of, at one hundred and ten dollars, the set of 18 volumes, the whole money to be paid on delivering the volumes now ready, and the remainder of the work to be furnished to the order of the purchaser, when ready, without further charge.
The sale will continue for three months on these terms, if any copies should then remain unsold, the price will be increased ten dollars. August 4.
LANDING,
From on board the brig John from Gonaives, at Clifford's wharf—60,000 weight of COFFEE, in hds. and bags, 14,000 lb. COTTON, Some Sugar, Molasses, and Salt. For Sale by John Claxton, or John Clark. August 11.
LANDING at South Street wharf,
The Cargo of the Brig Fly, captain Homer, from Gibraltar and Teneriffe. Brandy, 1st and 4th Proof, Teneriffe Wine, in pipes, hds. and quarter casks, Benecalo ditto, Hazelnuts in Sacks. Also, cargo of the brig Oued Hope, capt. Hubber, from Jamaica. Sugar in Hogsheads, Coffee in ditto, High proof Spirit, Legwood, Hides, &c. For sale by Peter Blight. August 12.
To be sold at Private Sale,
TWO new three story brick houses, neatly finished; on the south side of Filbert, above ninth street; each house has the privilege of a three feet alley, and the lots run back to a 30 feet wide street.
Also, a large three story brick building, thirty six and an half feet front, on the south side of Filbert, above eighth street. This lot extends 120 feet in depth and has the privilege of a nine feet alley, from Filbert Street the whole length of the lot, and of a 30 feet square court for carriages to turn in.
This last building is not finished in the inside, and may be made either into one or two houses—it will answer for any large manufacturing. The whole clear of ground rent or any incumbrance. For terms apply at No. 111 Chestnut Street. August 1.
JAMES M'ALPIN,
7 A Y L O R, No. 3 South Fourth Street, RETURNS his grateful acknowledgements to his Friends and the Public for their liberal encouragement, and begs leave to solicit a continuance of their favours.
At his Shop gentlemen may be furnished with the best materials, and have them made up and finished in the most fashionable manner. He will thankfully receive any orders and pay a prompt and punctilious attention to them. O.A. 15 $8.51
City of Washington.
Scheme of the Lottery, No 2,
For the Improvement of The FEDERAL CITY. 1 A magnificent 20,000 Dollars, and dwelling house, 5 cash 35,000 are
 1 ditto 15,000 & cash 25,000 50,000  1 ditto 15,000 & cash 15,000 40,000  1 ditto 10,000 & cash 10,000 30,000  1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 20,000  1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000  1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000  1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000  1 ditto 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  15,000 ditto 10 150,000 
16,739 Prizes, 33,261 Blanks, 50,000 Tickets at 3 dollars 400,000
This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen of the private buildings to be erected in the City of Washington. Two beautiful designs are already selected for the entire fronts on two of the public squares; from these drawings, it is proposed to erect two centre and four corner buildings, as soon as possible after this Lottery is sold, and to convey them when complete, to the fortunate adventurers, in the manner described in the scheme for the Hotel Lottery. A net deduction of five per cent. will be made to defray the necessary expenses of printing, &c. and the surplus will be made a part of the fund intended for the National University, to be erected within the City of Washington.
The drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets are sold off. The money prizes will be payable in thirty days after it is finished, and any prizes for which fortunate numbers are not produced within twelve months after the drawing is closed are to be considered as given towards the fund for the University, it being determined to settle the whole business in a year from the ending of the drawing and to take up the bonds given as security.
The real securities given for the payment of the Prizes are held by the President and two Directors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the Lottery.
The twenty four gentlemen who by appointment of the late Commissioners assisted in the management of the Hotel Lottery are requested to undertake this arduous task a second time on behalf of the public; a sufficient number of these having kindly accepted, it is hoped that the friends to a National University and the other federal objects may continue to favor the design. The synopsis of one of the Colleges, to form a branch of the National Institution, is already in the press, and will be speedily published, together with its constitution.
A complete PLAN of the whole of this Important Institution, compiled from a selection of the best materials, ancient and modern, will be submitted to the public whenever the same may have gone through such revisions as may be necessary to establish the perfect confidence and general approbation, so essential to its present rise and future existence for the general good of America.
By accounts received from the different parts of the Continent as well as from Europe, where the tickets have been sent for sale, the public are assured that the drawing will speedily commence, and that the care and caution unavoidably necessary to insure a fair disposal of the tickets, has rendered the indorsement indispensable. February 24, 1795.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James West & Co. Baltimore or Gideon Denton, Savannah; of Peter Gilman, Bolum; of John Hopkins Richmond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry. Aug 30.
Ladies and Gentlemen, are respectfully informed,
THAT the Subscriber keeps an elegant Coach to hire, at a reasonable rate, which he drives himself as usual. He also keeps an elegant Coach, to hire without horses, either of which may be engaged at his dwelling, No. 17, Arch Street, between Seventh and Eighth Streets, at his Stable in Eighth near Market Street, or at his usual stand, the corner of Market and Fourth Streets.
He returns his sincere thanks to his friends, and hopes to merit a continuance of their favours. HENRY MOSES. July 16.
TO BE SOLD,
THAT large Grazing FARM, now in the tenure of Mr. John Piffant; containing about 471 acres, more than 200 of which are meadow of the best quality; the remainder consists of cedar and maple swamps, upland, and outside marsh, mostly fit to be taken in. It is situated on the river Delaware, with a commodious and excellent landing, direct y opposite to Chester, and between Repaupo and Raccoon creeks, in Gloucester county; from which creeks public market boats go every week to the city. This Farm may be conveniently divided into two, leaving two dwellings in good situations; has barns and stabling for feeding 60 head of cattle; and, from its many advantages, must be an object for any one extensively in the grazing or dairy way. For terms or more particular information, apply to Richard Whitehead, No. 62, Vine-Street. June 30.

Philadelphia, 13th August, 1795.
MR. PENNO,
MUCH has been said as to the part Mr. THOMAS PINCKNEY, the Minister from the United States resident with the court of London, had in the negotiations which ended in the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation with that court, lately ratified by a constitutional majority of the Senate of the United States; and the author of a paragraph in the Aurora of Tuesday undertakes to say that the reports of Mr. Pinckney's having approved of the Treaty were calumnious to Mr. Pinckney and false.
The enclosed extract, which are sent to you for publication, will serve to inform the public on this point, and will show the author of the paragraph in the Aurora that he is mistaken.
I do not suppose that any person of common sense or the smallest information, will consider a Treaty as good or bad because made or approved by this or that minister. The Instrument should certainly be weighed and judged of by its own intrinsic merits or defects. Nor do I believe that any Senator who voted for the Treaty did so in blind compliance with the opinion of any other man, however respectable the author of that opinion might be.
The integrity and true patriotism of Mr. Pinckney are above all suspicion. His great abilities, his thorough acquaintance with and his anxious attention to the interests of America will never be doubted by those who know him. What then will the opposers of the treaty say when they read the sentiments of a minister whom they profess to admire, who was on the spot, fully acquainted with the real situation of affairs, and the difficulties Mr. Jay had to encounter in the negotiation, and whose letter to the Secretary of State shows in the most plain and unequivocal terms the dreadful alternative America was, the United States must to have encountered.
CAROLINIENSIS.
Extract of a Letter from Mr. Jay to the SECRETARY OF STATE, dated London, 19th November, 1794.
"I OUGHT not to omit mentioning the acknowledgements due from me to Mr. PINCKNEY, with whom I have every reason to be satisfied, and from whose advice and opinions I have derived light and advantage in the course of the negotiation. His approbation of the treaty gives me pleasure, not merely because his opinion corresponds with my own but also from the sentiments I entertain of his judgment and candor.
"My own opinion of the Treaty is apparent from my having signed it; — I have no reason to believe or conjecture, that one more favorable to us is attainable."
Extract of a Letter from Thomas Pinckney, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Secretary of State, dated London, 16th November, 1794.
"Mr. Jay communicated freely with me on this subject during the course of the negotiation, and I have witnessed the great difficulties which have occurred in adjusting several of the articles. Although some points might have been arranged more beneficially for us if the Treaty had been dictated entirely by the United States, yet when it is considered as a composition of differences, where mutual complaints had rendered mutual concessions necessary to establish a good understanding, I think it may fairly be said that as little has been conceded by Mr. Jay, and as much obtained for the United States, as, all circumstances considered, could be expected; the business, upon the whole, has been concluded more beneficially for us than I had any hope we could obtain by negotiation six months ago, and, in my opinion, places us in a more advantageous situation than we should have been by becoming parties to the war."
FREEHOLDER No. 2 To-morrow.
For the GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES.
THOSE who will attentively read a number of papers, published in the Daily Advertiser, under the title of "Features of Jay's Treaty," will discover in them the feeble arts of quibble and perversion, exerted to confuse and pervert a subject of importance, of which the writer himself appears to have a very superficial knowledge; and the weak attempt might pass unnoticed, if, in his 8th and last number, he had not boldly asserted some things untrue, that may injure our national character abroad. In this number he has been false and daring enough to represent "The great host of American people," (I use his own words) as "rising in mass to condemn" the treaty. If there ever was a wilful misrepresentation; if there ever was a defamation of the American character, this is one, so unjust and wanton, that I am confident he is a foreigner, and insensible of the virtuous feelings of an American, for the reputation of this country:— What I are the sober citizens of the United States become at once so fickle, as to violate that constitution, which they glory in, and are happy under; and so ungrateful as suddenly, without cause, to admit a foul suspicion of the virtue and good-sense of men who had served them faithfully for many years; men who had put their lives and properties at stake, through the ordeal of an unequal war, to defend the liberties of the country; and men who have been elected by the free suffrages of their fellow-citizens to the most eminent stations of the commonwealth? No! I cannot believe either. These men have still our fullest confidence: and we are not ignorant—you know, Mr. Anonymous—for, if I am not much mistaken, you acted a distinguished part at the Philadelphia Town-Meeting: you know, that this kind of assemblies are neither the great body of the people, nor in any sense of words, their representatives. Although I do not suspect that you have candor enough to confess it, you nevertheless know, that a few bold and intemperate men, who undertake to speak, decide and resolve, for all that were present in the State-House Yard, supposed to be about 1500, were very ignorant of the sentiments even of that body. How arrogant
and disingenuous is it then in you, to attempt to palm on the world the rash resolves of a few men, taken amidst confusion and tumult, for an act of the free citizens of Pennsylvania; when, far ought that appears to the contrary, ninety-nine out of a hundred condemn the whole proceeding. And there is every reason to suppose that the sense of the inhabitants of all the other states, which have had any of these tumultuous gatherings, have been collected and communicated to the public in the same unscandalized manner. A few men in some capital towns, unqualified and unasked, meet and form resolves; and then attempt to pass them off, as the sense of the American nation; and on a business which demands an universal, serious and mature reflection. I have read of the usurpation of tyrants, and they had their plea of prescription and power; but this is the usurpation of demagogues, who, in a representative republic, like that of the United States, have no plea at all: nor can they have any object, except it be to destroy the constitution by the instrumentality of mobs.
In the name of liberty, publish; but publish the truth:—and if you have logic enough to persuade the people to pull down the august fabric, which hath cost them so much blood and treasure to raise and cement, I will say you act a fair part at least. But the writer in question hath not acted in this candid sort, as I have clearly proved above; and he seems apprehensive himself that his fallacy will be detected and the scheme fail, without some collateral aid. In order, therefore, to fill up the piece, and give it a fuller effect, he has depicted in the background a group of figures, calculated to terrify those whom he may fail to deceive. The "hostile disposition," and imbecility, of Great-Britain, and "all the energy of the triumphant arms of France," are marshalled in seven formidable corollaries, in the rear of his last number, as a body of reserve. And it is to these "propositions self-evident," as he calls them, and to the following remarks on them, that I now request the readers attention. Their matter and style are such as deserve serious notice, and their import to the United States a plain and candid examination. This is not a time to trim, or mince matters. Referring the reader to the "Advertiser" of August the 7th, for the piece itself, I now offer to his perusal a few observations, that occurred to me on reading it.
1st. There is not a single proof, that has come to my knowledge, that the disposition of Great-Britain was inimical to the United States of America, before the commencement of the war now existing in Europe. Consult the English newspapers; in this instance they may be considered as the organs of the public mind. Do you discover any injurious or abusive language in them against the American people or government? Examine the parliamentary acts; the conduct of their merchants and manufacturers; the indulgence of the East-India company towards Americans trading at Madras and Calcutta; the enjoyment of the same privilege as the most favored nation, in all their European and West-India ports: do they not all speak the language of reconciliation and friendship? But if on the other hand you turn to the American papers since that period, have they not all (a very few at least excepted) been disgraced by the most virulent invectives against Great-Britain; the grossest misrepresentations of her conduct; the most palpable falsification of facts; the most extravagant applause of her enemies, as well as ridiculous attempts to palliate all the horrors of their conduct. Let us remember our civic feasts and ranting toasts, which a few violent men have passed on the world for the sober sense of America. Reflect on the many notorious infractions of the laws of neutrality in equipping and manning French privateers, as well as the juggling underhand manner of selling their prizes in many of our ports. It is this conduct that has produced an hostile resentment in the breasts of English subjects; and it naturally would in the breasts of any nation, that were not callous to a sense of their own honour. To this cause we may attribute the order of the 6th of November, the speech of Lord Dorchester, the insults of their cruisers, and almost every injury we have sustained; more rationally than to "a disposition in Great-Britain naturally hostile to the United States."
2d. And to "sooth and convert" this natural resentment "into amity and peace," requires, as all other disorders do, nothing more than a contrary regimen. Cease toasperse the moral character of America, by ceasing to publish illiberal philippics against a nation with which we are at peace, and with whom it is our interest to cultivate peace; for, with leave of our allies, there is no nation in Europe can do us so much evil, or so much good.—Forbear, in your civic feasts, from toasting unlimited success to her enemies, & uttering perdition to her. In a word strengthen your wise and virtuous executive in supporting a just and unequivocal neutrality; and you will then not consider the projected treaty, as you please to stile it, "too high a price to pay" for a continuation of the blessings which flow from peace.
3d. If to reject the treaty contracted with Great-Britain, the very worst article of which is preferable to what we enjoy, by compact, with any other nation; and that for the very frivolous reasons, which have hitherto been advanced, "is not a just cause of a war;" such conduct on our part will naturally increase the rancour on both sides, and may finally produce a war; unless the cabinet of St. James's is more attached to peace than the war-hawks of America are: for these have given an uniform opposition to every lenient measure, that has related to the concerns of that nation. Indeed the opposition has been pursued with such steady prepossession, that there is great reason to suppose that the designs of our allies have been more consulted than the interests of this country.
4. "But the ratification of the treaty will assuredly give umbrage to another nation." Here a secret escapes, which, from the stile of assurance made use of, it appears likely that this writer has received recent orders to communicate to the public. But how far a confidential organ of a foreign nation can be admitted as a disinterested counsellor, by the people of the United States, I leave with them to judge: more especially, as he has undertaken to advise in a business, in which, as he pleads, the interest of that nation is so much concerned. As a
sovereign and independent state we have a right, indeed we are bound, to consult our own prosperity in the first place; not only with respect to this treaty, but every other subject that may offer. France did not consider herself obliged, neither was she, to ask the advice of America respecting the alliance she has lately contracted with the despot of Prussia: nor do I believe that we have any right to enquire, how far their treaty relates to the dismemberment of Holland, or the partition of Poland. It is not our concern. It is enough that we know that we have fulfilled our treaties with her; that we have done every thing, except making a common cause in the war, to assist her; and more even than her late conduct towards us gave her a claim to. Every attempt, therefore, on the part of France, or her agents, to interfere in our national concerns with other powers, will be considered by every patriotic American, as intrusive; and as such be spurned with a virtuous resentment.
5th. "If a war is inevitable with Great-Britain or France." I see no necessity for a war with either. It is the principal concern of the American government to avoid hostilities. Nor do I think there is much danger of a war, unless we continue to display bitter hostility towards one nation, and gross partiality for another, as some people have done; and to crown the whole, are resolved to add insult to the rest of our misdeeds, by violating a convention to just, equal and honorable as that under consideration.— "But it would be more politic for the state, continues this writer, more congenial with the sentiments of the people to engage the former than the latter power;" that is, the English than the French nation. Altho I sincerely believe that a rupture with either may be avoided, unless the fault be ours, but in case such a disastrous event should take place it is not amiss to consider what might be the consequences. In the first place, how would a war with Great-Britain affect our reputation abroad. All Europe knows that there have been complaints on both sides, and that this treaty was calculated to compose the differences, as well as to lay the foundation of a sincere friendship. As the terms are made public, and will be generally known, they will naturally lead other nations to compare the articles with those of their own treaties with Great-Britain; and when they discover a manifest partiality in favor of America, they will conclude that the fault is on our side; and that, however well the government is affected to the preservation of peace, it had not power to support the constitution, or to prevent turbulent men from rushing into a war. So that, however glorious some enthusiasts may suppose it is, to war on the side of liberty, the sober part of mankind abroad, as well as at home, will condemn it, as an act of republican folly and rashness. Therefore in point of true fame we shall be losers. And how would this war affect us in other respects? Are we less exposed to the hostile arms of Great Britain, than of France? By land we are more exposed; our thinly settled frontiers are begirt with numerous and warlike savage tribes, inimical to us, and strongly allied with the British, who in case of a war, would certainly make a common cause against us; and that war would be prosecuted with uncommon rancour, as they would consider it as waged in their own defence against an implacable enemy. By sea the dangers will bear no comparison; because we are so much more vulnerable in this quarter, and our antagonist so puissant. Our trade, the source of all our revenues, would be ruined; our vessels would mostly be taken; and most of our sea ports are liable to be burnt by an exasperated and revengeful nation enemy. In this suffering condition what aid could we reasonably expect from France. However well inclined to assist us, it is not in her power to do it in that line that would be most beneficial to us. She cannot grant us loans of money, which I am persuaded would be wanting. She could not protect our coast, nor convoy our trade, for she has not a marine strong enough to protect her own trade. She cannot defend her own coast in the British or Mediterranean seas, from the triumphant fleets of her enemy, whose cruisers hold all her sea ports in a state of siege. During the continuance of this war from whence can we procure the wares and merchandise necessary for the common consumption of the country? Neither French nor Hollanders can supply us; and we shall be obliged to go to some neutral market, and there purchase with each British manufactures at double the rates we now pay for them on liberal credit. Reverse the case, and suppose that our allies, not content with a fair neutrality on the part of America, should become our enemies, what evils have we to fear from them, equal to those I have described.
6th. But "in case of a war with Great-Britain, we have assurance, that France will aid us with all the energy of her triumphant arms." What assurance have we of this, that is safely to be trusted? I hope it will be thought necessary, to require some greater assurance, than the bare words of this writer, whatever may be his authority for saying so, some stronger testimony is necessary to destroy the stubborn evidence of facts. The truth is, France cannot spare any soldiers from her European wars. There are all wanted at home; to repel foreign invaders, and to oppose internal rebellions: if this were not the case, and she could also equip a fleet strong enough to meet her enemies on the ocean, would she suffer all her colonies to become a prey to them? No man in his senses can suppose such an absurdity. But to indulge a delusive reverie for a moment; suppose by some kind of magic, her continental enemies should be willing to receive a peace from her on her own terms; her tharmony factions should be united by a spirit of harmony and concord; and by some uncommon favor of wind and weather, she should be able to slip across the atlantic with a fleet and army for our assistance. This perhaps might enable us after some years to conquer Canada, but what shall we gain by it? I mean what will the maritime States, who must bear the burthen of this war, gain by it? But when this business is accomplished, how are we to compensate our allies, for I suppose we are not so unreasonably as to expect they would do all this for nothing. That would be unjust. No! they would in such a case have a right to require indemnification, as well as a mortgage to secure payment. And it
would not be contrary to good faith, agreeable with the common usage of nations, if they demanded a portion of the country, as a security until the new as well as ancient debt were paid.
7th. In such a triumphant, but perilous circumstance as this, we could not rely on the affections of Great Britain, or of France—but singly on our own abilities not only to discharge our debts; but likewise when that was accomplished, which would require many years, if our allies did not chuse peaceably to surrender the security, to expel them.
From the ARGUS. CINNA.—No. II.
FAITHFUL to his promise and meditating an attack upon Mr. Jefferson, whose arguments have hitherto been unanswered; Camillus in his 4th essay proceeds to instance certain infractions of the treaty of peace on our part; an accurate enumeration of these breaches would require, says he, a tedious research; and who, fir, has imposed upon you this odious task? Does the duty of a patriot or a citizen demand it of you? Would not your talents and integrity be better employed in vindicating the injured honor and rights of your country? Does it become you to rack invention to cover her with obloquy, and to hold her up as a faithless and treacherous nation? Does it comport with the character of a citizen of the United States, after their minister had silenced the objections of the British Ambassador, to justify a perfidious prince for his breaches of faith and violences towards America? Will it answer any valuable purpose to stigmatize the legislature of your own state, for acts which preceded the treaty, and which were suggested by the spur of the occasion, and by a regard to self-defence? Will the recollection produced by a review of the conduct of the different parties during the war, be profitable or conciliating? Will not every American recur to the history of those times to discover, not only the reasons which dictated, but a justification of the acts of which you complain? If he pursues the inquiry with pure motives, he will be astonished, not that the state of New-York did so much, but that her moderation was a great as it was. He will recollect with emotions of pain and indignation, that the state was not only invaded, and its capital, and some of its most fertile districts in possession of a foreign enemy; but that she had also to encounter a more sanguinary foe, in those, from whose birth, situation and connection, she was entitled to expect support and succour, in her arduous conflict for independence. These men not only turned their arms against their country, but, outstripping British cruelty, they introduced a warfare which would have disgraced the savages of our wilderness. The peaceful farmer—the aged inhabitants of either sex, whose years and infirmities were respected by the troops of Great-Britain, and her merciles auxiliaries of Germany, found no quarter from this implacable and intestine foe. Their depredations were circumscribed by no principle or rule of war—thirsting for revenge, rapine, plunder and secret death were their pursuit. Their success was proportionate to their malice. America being unable to extend her protection to an immense frontier, her citizens were driven from their farms—their property made a prey of, and they deemed themselves happy when they could escape from assassination into exile and penury—our seas and coasts swarmed with privateers, fitted out by these internal enemies, and even the Indians of America were piloted by them, to the peaceful dwellings of her citizens, and female and infant scalps were often displayed as the joint triumph of those monsters of the human race! Who then can be astonished that these provocations, which were repeated every day, should excite the most lively sensations of indignation and resentment? Who then can wonder that our legislature should pass an act which was not only extorted by a sense of injury, and the exigencies of the times, but was peculiarly calculated to protect our citizens from future plunder, and held out a gleam of hope to those who had already been stripped of their all, by this ruthless and unfeeling band? Forgive me, fir, if I describe your present friends in glowing colours. Humanity wished to forget forever, deeds of cruelty and horror, at the bare mention of which the most obdurate and rugged heart revolts. America was content to drop the curtain on a tragedy, the catastrophe of which had confounded the adversaries of her freedom and sovereignty. This state in particular, although her trade and frontiers had suffered most, early manifested a conciliating and forgiving spirit. Persons who had betrayed the most rancorous temper, and had been banished for their enmity and poverty of spirit, were permitted to return to the bosom of their offended country. Men who had evidenced not only in principle, but in action, the most rooted hostility to our freedom and government, were permitted to remain, and become a part of the great body politic. Instances without number of forbearance, lenity, and even of tenderness, forgiveness and sincere reconciliation might be produced—even rewards and public honors and offices have been bestowed upon these men. Far from condemning a policy, to which however, there were many objections, I glory in the liberality and munificence of my country. Nor was it my wish to rescue from oblivion, a memorial of the conduct of those who have been objects of their country's generosity and forgiveness. Camillus has courted, nay provoked the discussion. When it becomes necessary to exculpate our country from the reproach of cruelty and breach of faith, we must be permitted to turn to the times which produced the act, which it is pretended, fixes this stigma upon her. If Camillus had taken this trouble, he would have seen so much room for recrimination, that in ten eras to the feelings of these unhappy men, he would have foreborne some of his severe animadversions on the conduct of this state.
Having stated some of the provocations and inducements, we come now to the law itself, in which Camillus discerns one of the earliest breaches of the treaty of peace on our part; Camillus was not more unhappy in reminding us of the conduct of the Tories, than he is unfortunate in this first proof which he instances of our breach of faith. The law to which he refers is well known by the appellation of the trespas act. This law passed the 17th of March, 1783. A mind not warped by prejudice, nor disposed to deceive itself, is at some difficulty to imagine how an act passed six months before the definitive treaty was signed, and more than a year according to Camillus, before it became binding on the king, can be tortured into an infraction of that very treaty. At the time of passing this law the legislature had a perfect right to do so; nay, it was part of their duty—the war yet raged with unabated rigor; as the royal cause became more and more desperate, its friends became proportionably alert in their efforts to revenge a success to which they could not reconcile themselves. Their last expedients exceeded any of a former date. Every measure, therefore, which tended to curb the licentiousness of our domestic foes, to mitigate or check the horrors of a civil war, and to protect those of our citizens whose remote residence prevented their receiving any adequate security from the American army, was not only prudent, but necessary, justifiable, and humane. It was also believed, that few, if any, of the depredations and robberies which were committed by the new levies and refugees, were at the time sanctioned by any military order; their own fury and thirst for plunder and revenge led them on; yet if a military order was admitted to justify their conduct, how rarely would it have been to obtain one? Every man who had stolen a horse, a cow or other property, without authority, and converted the proceeds to his own use, and there were thousands who pursued no other busi-

nel) would have sheltered himself from a just compensation, under an order, which might at any time have been procured. The legislature also knew (for it was composed of the most enlightened and meritorious patriots of the day, notwithstanding the odium which is now to be fixed upon it) that if any of the provisions of the act, should clash or interfere with any treaty made with Great-Britain, they would of course cease to operate, and that our courts would give effect to those clauses only which might not undergo such repeal.
Camillus, it is true, does not admit that treaties, made under the confederation, were paramount to the antecedent laws of the states. Proceeding, however, with more caution than usual, he does not flatly deny the position, but contents himself with observing, that it was a "question of THEORY, about which there was room for, and in this country did exist much diversity of opinion."—What is meant by any law being a question of theory, I do not well comprehend.—What is the law in any particular case in a foreign country, we have ever been taught to consider as a question of FACT and not of theory, and Lord Mansfield declares that such laws must be proved as FACTS. What the law may be in any given case, may be a matter of uncertainty, and not known to every one, but it is still a question of fact, whether it be, as stated by one person or another.—Where this diversity of opinion prevails, courts of justice alone can settle the question, and until this is done, we must resort, for information, to our national engagements, and the opinions of professional men. I do not mean to admit, that our courts have not determined the question; for it will be seen in the sequel, (and it is from what mysterious that it should have escaped the penetration of Camillus, that our courts have solemnly adjudged in favour of the treaty, when interfering with a contrary municipal regulation.
The question deserves a more minute examination, for if it can be shown that all state laws, contravening the treaty of peace, were thereby repealed and rendered null, as to their future operation, all the elaborate reasoning of Camillus, and its superstructure will be overthrown, and he himself be compelled, however reluctantly, to impute the first infraction to the court of Great Britain. The proposition is self-evident to an American lawyer, that without any proof, it forces the same conviction on his mind, as the plainest axioms of Euclid. "That the whole is greater than part," or "that all right angles are equal to one another," do that of a mathematician. To prove either, appears a work of supererogation; however, as the doubt is raised we will attempt a solution of it.
[The remainder to-morrow.]
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
PHILADELPHIA, August 13.
The merchants of Boston have signed a Protest, in which they declare their disapprobation of, and dissent from the votes and proceedings in said town in the late meeting relative to the treaty. This paper was signed by the principal merchants and traders, including the owners of more than nineteen twentieths of all the navigation of that place.
A correspondent proposes the following as an head to the accounts to be published of Treaty Meetings, "Proceedings of the people, opposed to the Treaty at _____" for it is notorious that only its opponents have had any concern in the public voting on the occasion.
The whole Revenue of the British Post-Office, is £. 627,000; expenses of office, £. 190,000; the packets, £. 45,000; nett revenue, £. 391,000. [Times.]
EXTRACT.
"When it suited the wicked views of a party to say that Congress had done nothing to encourage American navigation, neither the matchless impudence nor the glaring fallacy of the assertion, prevented their making it.
Now it appears to be one of the fins of Mr. Jay, &c. that the treaty allows the British to countervail our encouraging duties." The reader of the anti-gazettes has seen our navigation formerly represented as sick and hastening to dissolution for want of any aid from Congress, and now as ready to tumble from the pinnacle of prosperity by our allowing Britain to countervail our encouraging duties.
Both stories cannot be true.
The following is an extract of a letter from a gentleman in New-York (dated August 11,) to his brother in this city:
"THE fever which you have heard reported to prevail here, is not so bad as has been represented. Our health-officer, Dr. Treat, was the first person who died of any suspected contagious disorder; the next was a Mr. Payne, tide-waiter. The rest who have died, lived in the vicinity of the city, betwixt Peck and New Slip. There have been buried, in about a week, eight or nine persons, five of them supposed of a malignant fever.—I have had two of my boys sick, one is recovering, the other continues very poorly, has a high fever, severe chills, and a pain in all his bones; but I hope, by the blessing of God, we shall have no more to alarm us, as we had a fine rain on Saturday evening, and this morning we have a fine west wind, which clears the air.—I have just seen Alberman Beckman, who desired me to inform you, that the Committee would receive the reports from the physicians, this evening, and that they would have it printed immediately; so that in a day or two, you may know facts with certainty."
Last Intelligence, from the West Indies.
ST. PIERRE'S, (Martinique) June 27. Yesterday Colonel Drummond arrived here with the rest of the prisoners who made their escape from Point a Petre, from them we have obtained the following particulars:
For some weeks previous to their escape a plan had been concerted by a certain number to run away with a large Canoe which some times came on board the prison ships for sick and with different people who might have business on board; five or six times the attempt was frustrated by the detection of some of the party.—But on the 19th instant, a Mr. Campbell came on board in the said Canoe, and while he was below speaking to General Graham, Captain Walker jumped in, and called out, LIBERTY, (which was a sign agreed upon some time before,) the rest of the party immediately followed, and as soon as possible got on the Oars, three of the Negroes belonging to the Canoe were thrown overboard, and two were kept. The guard on board were soon alarmed, and got under arms, but had no ammunition, several muskets were fired from the different ships, but did no harm, two of the ships boats, who occasionally fired upon them, and three canoes, were in chase as soon as possible, and two cannon were fired from one of the ships as they passed Hog Island, one Battery they were obliged to pass within 50 yards and the centres called to them to come on shore, but liberty or death being their intention, they trusted all to their own superiority in rowing and the assistance of the Supreme being; from the Batteries not firing, it was supposed their situation was the same as with the Guard on board, which was the want of Ammunition; one of the canoes in chase
fortunately got a ground which detained her some time, when clear of the island they got a fair set which was soon found advantageous, as then the pursuers began to fall off; the chase was continued until dark, how long after it is uncertain, as both parties lost sight of each other, however the Oars were continued with the utmost exertion, and at midnight they were under the batteries at the Saints, a little after they landed under Fort George, and were conducted up to the Garrison, where they received the kindest attention and civility from the Officers after their fortunate escape. The next morning they went on board the Ranielles, where British generosity was again repeated by Sir Richard Bickerton, and his Officers. Of them and the Garrison they speak with the highest gratitude.
They left Point a Petre on the 15th about half past five in the afternoon, where was about 7 or 800 British prisoners in as great distress as is possible for men to be, their day's allowance being 5 ounces of bad salt beef, 8 ounces of bread made mostly of rotten corn meal. There was about 50 British Officers and a number of Merchants belonging to the different Islands, without money, almost naked, the infants, and ill treatment they hourly receive is beyond the conception of an Englishman, or any that have the least impression of humanity.
BASSETTERRE, (St. Kitts,) June 9. Copy of the Log Book, taken on board his Majesty's Sloop Thorn, R. W. Otway, Esq. commander.
May 23, 1795.—Lat. 18, 52, N. long. 65, 30, W.
At 3 A. M. saw a sail in the W. N. W. made sail and gave chase, at Meridian the chase gained upon us, started a quantity of water and the wedges out of her lower masts, perceiving the chase to be a French cruising ship, at 11 P. M. came within gun shot of her, at a quarter past, came to close action, yard arm and yard arm; after a very smart firing, and several times falling on board each other, at a quarter before twelve the enemy struck, she having ten men killed and twenty wounded; hoisted out the boat and shifted the prisoners.—She proved to be the Courier Nationale, a cruiser, commanded by Citizen Barre. On examining our damages, found five men wounded, falls and rigging very much cut, the main mast wounded, with several shot through the hull and quarters.
The Thorn left this Island with the homeward bound fleet on the 21st ultimo, and parted with them, all well on the evening of the 24th. The next morning she got sight of the French ship, which she did not overtake till eleven at night, when the action commenced, and continued with great gallantry on both sides, for near three quarters of an hour, when the French submitted to superior bravery. The Thorn mounts 16 six pounders, and the Courier Nationale 14 nine and sixes—the difference of two guns in favour of the Thorn, was counterbalanced by the superior weight of metal of the enemy, which was a much heavier ship.—The prize was sent to Antigua, and the Thorn arrived here on Saturday last.
July 14.
His Excellency General Leigh, is now at Antigua, and expected here in a few days.
Upwards of 5000 troops are said to have arrived in the last Fleet; a further reinforcement of 12 regiments have received orders to embark for the West-Indies, and may be shortly expected.
The 21st regiment of Foot is to be stationed in this Island.
His Majesty's ship Woolwich, sent in a Brig yesterday, under Swedish colours.
Extract of a letter from Dominica.
"On the evening of the 4th of June, news came to Town, of the enemy having landed at Lafova, which alarmed the inhabitants very much, particularly so as there was every reason to suppose a number of the French inhabitants would join them.
"Two detachments of the St. George's militia were immediately dispatched, with orders to proceed in different routes, until they met the enemy, or formed a junction; one of which detachments proceeded via Prince Ruperts, where they were joined by a party of Regulars, and some militia from the different quarters through which they passed, which made their force about 300 strong—From Prince Rupert's they proceeded towards Pagua, and on the 9th, they discovered the enemy had made a strong encampment at that place.
"The other detachment proceeded via Rosalie, and Castle Bruce, at which place they rested some time to enable them to encounter the fatigue they must undergo in marching from thence to Pagua, and on the 12th, they had the pleasure of finding themselves in sight of their own friends, also of the enemy, who, from the situation of the two detachments, were nearly surrounded.
"During this period, the inhabitants in town continued in serious alarm, which was increased by hearing that most of the French Planters from Cullibant Quarter having gone to join them; they were however relieved on the 21st, by the arrival of captain Bageot and captain Home, with the French colours, and with the following intelligence, viz.
"That from the 12th to the 15th, they had several skirmishes, and were astonished to find on the morning of the 16th, that the enemy had decamped, leaving their tents, &c. behind them; at the same time they had information that another party had landed at Bacabou Bay, to which place they immediately marched and on the 17th, came in sight of them, who, being astonished at the formidable appearance of their opponents, immediately sent a flag of truce, with similar terms of capitulation; as those which were agreed to by General Graham, at Berwille Camp, which were accepted by Capt. Bathe, who had the command; and on the 20th, the party who stole to the woods at Pagua, came forward and gladly agreed to the same terms.—In the mean time the Governor sent different parties into the country, to prevent the Cullibant Planters from joining the Brigands, which was happily effected, and those vagabonds finding their friends had been obliged to surrender, sued for terms (but with arms) which was not granted; 130 of them are now prisoners: some of the ringleaders have suffered, and others will share the same fate—about 450 of the Brigands are prisoners, 50 or 60 killed and wounded, and some few fled to the woods. There are only 15 of the Regulars and Militia killed and wounded.
Too much praise cannot be given to the Governor for his exertions and judgment in disposing of the troops, nor to the officers and men for their exertions on this occasion, upon the whole, a more complete and singular victory was never heard of—and to those who are unacquainted with the island of Dominica, the fatigue the men must have undergone, will be much easier felt than can possibly be described."
July 16.
Extract of a letter from St. Vincent, dated July 2.
"With respect to the state of the country, we hope ere long to be tranquilliz'd again. We have taken the Vice with the first and second Guadaloupean commanders. The destruction of the assailed was well nigh being general.—Mount William and Mount Young were occupied by us a few days after, and Grande Sable totally devastated. The enemy are now surrounded and cut off from every probable resource; in such circumstances their reduction cannot be very distant."
ANTIGUA.
St. John's, June 15.
The Vanguard, man of war has sent in here, the French republican sloop of war, La Perdrix, [the
Patridge commanded by Citizen Boutellier. [It is probable that the capture of the Patridge, gave rise to the account of the loss of her consort, the Concorde. The last was safe in Guadalupe 24 days since.]
From a Paris Paper of May 28.
To the Editors of the Gazettes Francaise, written from Warville-sous-Leves, near Chartres.
CITIZEN EDITORS,
I DWELL in the little village, where you know the father of Brissot, made excellent petty-pattee.—Happy for his son, and happy for France, if the old author of the Patriote Francaise, (the name of Brissot's Journal) had confined himself to his father's trade, instead of becoming the continuator of Plato. Yet if he had read the whole of the treatise on the Platonic Republic, he would have seen that Plato wished only for five thousand and forty citizens in his Republic. Robespierre, had read it quite through, and his ferocious genius was not startled at the consequences of such a system; for it seems he had really undertaken to change France into a desert, and reduce the population to the number fixed by Plato.
All who preach a new system of morality or politics, are obliged to envelop their opinions in obscurity and mysterious expressions to avoid giving offence to the existing authorities, whose interest it is to oppose innovators: This is the reason why all the doctrines in the world, relating to religion or government have become the subject of an infinity of disputes; we torture words, we disguise principles, and the people at last resemble blind men, who fight about the choice of colours; for instance, how much has not the word republic been abused. We have given this name to the state of France under Robespierre, we give it yet to that unsettled condition, to that state of crisis, in which we now live. Where must we look for the proofs that a country is republican? Not in the exclamations of tribunes and groups, but in the form of the constitution—and we have yet no constitution—and therefore we are not yet a republic.
It is curious to observe how the word republic changes its signification; not only among the multitude, but among the learned. Bodin, in his work upon republics, seems very anxious to make us acquainted with the opinions of the Greek and Roman legislators; he thus expresses himself in his first book: "A Republic, is a just government, invested with sovereign power, over many families, and over what they possess in common." He adds at the beginning of his second Book: "It may be said that there are but three kinds of republics, namely, the Monarchical, the Aristocratic, and the Democratic."
Some narrow minds may conclude, from my observations, that I do not love the republic, no certainly I do not love it, such as it now is, but the day will come, when this divinity of the Greeks and Romans will appear to us in all her splendor, and in all her purity; then will I be the first to raise altars to her; in the mean time, permit me to address a letter to you now and then, on the means of enabling her to triumph over her enemies.
I now quit the pen, to go and resume the spade and the rake; I will no longer cite, Bodin, Brissot, or Plato; among the works of nature, and in the common sense of the honest villagers around me, I will search and find proper ideas to enlighten my fellow-citizens on the subject of the best of all possible republics, which is nothing more than a government whose principles and energy secure the happiness of the whole people. Do not too hastily in despising the simple notions of a husbandman—Remember that Belisarius uttered the most sublime morality, and preached the soundest politics, whilst weeding his garden.
(Signed)
JUNIUS, A FARMER.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 11.
Extract of a letter by the last arrival from a gentleman in Havre, to his Correspondent in this town.
"News may be expected from the regions of war and bloodshed. The land of liberty and equality may afford in your opinion, an ample field for dissertation; indeed it does, but believe me sir, in nothing are you more deceived, than in the ideas of French Liberty and French Equality, from their own ideas of it. Equal they are in truth, Frenchmen are all alike in my notion of things. But I consider equality as no blessing; unless, in the most refined and philosophical sense, the free enjoyment may be called so. For my part I have no ambition to be the villain's or the beggar's equal, only as we all agree in essence; being alike curiously wrought from the dust by the finger of Omnipotence. No impartial and dispassionate person will hesitate to say many of their innovations in government are much for the worse."
Many things, however, may be said to their praise, their mode of addressing by Citizen, is undoubtedly sublime, and contains a dignity not to be surpassed in the universe. The spirit also with which they prosecute the war, deserves the highest commendation from every true Republican.
I have been several leagues into the country, and find it exceeds, for prospect and cultivation, every thing I ever saw, or read of. They are building a kind of gun boat here to carry 200 men each, and launch one almost every day. All the merchantmen and prizes in this port are fitting up for transports, amounting to near a thousand, five ships of war and three large frigates (two on the stocks raised 7 days ago to be equipped by the 10th June) 30,000 volunteers and 170,000 regulars to embark, perhaps for England. This is Yankee Doodle fighting my friend.
Provisions here are exceedingly scarce, bread kind especially, and that very brown. Flour is 20 crowns a barrel, and Rice 15 do. a hundred. Soap is lower than in America, and every thing is very dull of sale; even bread when it is sold publicly: for all masters and supercargoes must go to Paris before any market can be made. Nearly 100 waggons go to Paris every morning from this, as the city has been very great there. There are about 65 American ships here. The English have 100 sail of men of war in readiness for sea at Spithead, which likewise argues formidable events this summer.
CHARLESTON, August 4.
Sunday arrived at Fort Johnson, the schooner
Peggy Baker, Leogane; schooner Betsey, Starling, Jeremie.
Yesterday arrived at Fort Johnson the schooner Sculpion, Carter, Havannah, 9 days; ship Diana, of Kennebec, Kemble, Jamaica, 23 days, in distress, bound to Norfolk.
Capt. Coffin, late of the Diana; and three of his men, died about ten days ago.
The Capt. of the Schooner Sculpion reports that it was currently believed, at the Havannah, that a war would soon take place between Britain and Spain, in consequence of Spain having made peace with France; in confirmation of which a passenger on board the schooner says that a Major Alwood, the British agent in the Havannah, had been ordered to pay into the treasury there all the monies he had received on account of the recapture of British prizes brought into that port.
Mr. Barrows, the pilot of the ship Trial, left here yesterday morning; by looking on the bar, the back part of her rudder was knocked off; the captain intended to put into Norfolk to repair the damage.
From the Richmond and Manchester Advertiser.
CITIZEN PLEASANTS. Your press has been so actively employed, that upon enquiry it was found inconvenient to insert the following resolutions till Thursday's paper: it is hoped they will prove no disagreeable present to the public, from whom they have been detained longer than could have been wished.
AT a numerous and respectable meeting of the citizens of Powhatan, at their Court-House, on Tuesday the 21st day of July, 1795, for the purpose of taking into consideration certain proceedings of gentlemen of neighboring counties, assembled at our Court-House, on Saturday, the fourth instant, in consequence of the troop of horse belonging to the brigade, being ordered to assemble there:—
It is represented to us, that on the aforesaid meeting, certain illiberal and unmerited censures were exhibited, in a public and formal manner, by a man not of the county; a mere stranger, against certain officers of the federal government, but in a particular and pointed manner against the President of the United States; in order, therefore, to express our dissent and disapprobation, and moreover to disclaim all political connection with men of the foregoing description, and to avert that odium that must necessarily result from an acquaintance to such measures—
We have assembled, and do RESOLVE—That, In the name of the county, we pointedly and unequivocally disavow such sentiments, in as much as they tend to the destruction of that confidence, which every good citizen ought to have in government, and to the alienation of their affections from the officers thereof, who, particularly the President, will continue to share our warmest affections, so long as the prosperous situation of government, evinces the wisdom of their deliberations.
That, Every attempt to alienate the affections of the people from the officers of government, is an open violation of good order, and cannot be justified by any, whose situation and circumstances in life, would make it their interest to prefer order and government to anarchy and confusion.
That, We cannot help expressing our astonishment at the want of delicacy in gentlemen attempting to sow the seeds of anarchy in a country where they are not inhabitants, among people too, who are as remarkable for their attachment to order and good government, as for their abhorrence to every measure calculated for its destruction.
That, the spirit for disorganization, which at present so strongly features the turbulent, has united, and deserves the united disapprobation of all good patriots.
That the President, though neither unerring in his judgment or omnipotent in his execution; for his firmness, virtue, and wisdom, which calculate him for the meridian of Republic—deserves our esteem, regard and warmest applause, and whilst we disdain to adore him as a Deity, with equal reluctance would withhold his tribute, and wish to canonize him as the father of his country.
That, It is the firm and unbiased opinion of this assembly, that the President never has, by mal-administration, or misrule in government, incurred, a forfeiture of the esteem and affections of his fellow-citizens; but, on the contrary, that his public and private life are both superior to censure.
That, It is the sense of this meeting, that the character of the President, cannot be aided by eulogies, but only requires for its support investigation.
On a motion being made and seconded, Resolved, That the proceedings of this day be published.
BRETT RANDOLPH, Chairman. JOSIAH SMITH, Secretary.
A letter from Jeremie dated July 29, published in the Courier Francaise of the 13th inst. says "The English are gradually withdrawing their troops from the quarters which they occupy in St. Domingo, and are replacing them by battalions of Negroes, which they have released from the works. The number they have enrolled of the latter amount to more than twelve thousand, and they do not take indiscriminately those which offer themselves, or those which the Planters offer; they are too wise to trust to a horde of brigands and spoilers. The agents of his Most Gracious Majesty will have none but the flower of the youth; they select and improve despotically the finest of the blacks. They find them to their depot, where they are instructed in the arts and discipline of soldiers. Many of the Plantations are already reduced to one half, others have none left but old men, invalids and children.
This atrocious conduct serves to develop the views of the English government towards this unhappy colony. It is probable that after having destroyed the agriculture and the plantations, they will embark (if the Republicans do not compel them to evacuate the Island) all the best negroes, also the women and children.
WHARTON & LEWIS,
HAVE removed their INSURANCE OFFICE and STORE to No. 115 South Front Street.
Where they have for Sale, Coffee, Old Bill Madeira Wine, Souchong Tea, Sail Canvas &c. July 15

BOOKS, Printed for and Published by MATHEW CAREY, No. 118 MARKET STREET.
A New System of Modern Geography: Or, a Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar; and present state of the several Nations of the World.
The figures, motions, and distances of the Planets, according to the Newtonian system, and the latest observations. I. A general view of the Earth considered as a planet; with several useful definitions and problems. II. Grand divisions of the Globe into land and water, continents and islands. Situation and extent of empires, kingdoms, states, provinces and colonies. V. Their climates, soil, vegetables, productions, minerals, natural curiosities, seas, rivers, bays, promontories and Lakes. VI. Birds and Beasts peculiar to each country. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, I. A Geographical Index, with the names and places a phabetically arranged. II. A Table of the Coins of all nations, and their value in dollars and cents. III. A Chronological Table of remarkable events, from the Creation to the present time.
By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq. The Astronomical part by James Ferguson, F. R. S. Corrected by Dr. DAVID RITTENHOUSE.
To which are added, the late Discoveries of Dr. Herschell, and other eminent Astronomers.
The First AMERICAN EDITION, corrected, improved, and greatly enlarged. Containing the following
Table with 2 columns: Map of the World, Chart of the World, Europe, Countries round the North Pole, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, Russia, Scotland, England and Wales, Ireland, France, Seat of War, Seven United Provinces, Multitia, French and Dutch Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, Turkey in Europe, Asia, Discoveries made by captains Cooke and Clerke, China.
The Maps marked with stars are added to this edition, exclusive of those in the last London edition.
The United States Register for 1795.
Price 50 Cents. CONTENTS. Calendar, with the necessary Boundaries of the United States, &c. &c.
GOVERNMENT.
Table with 2 columns: Supreme Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Commissioners of Loans, Officers of the Customs, Revenue Cutters, Light Houses, Officers of the Excise, Duties and Dutiable articles, Exemptions from duties, Duties on tonnage, Drawbacks, &c. and regulations to be observed in obtaining them, General Abstract from the revenue laws, relating to the duty of masters of vessels, of the owners, &c. of goods, and the officers of the customs; to the payment of duties, and the importation of goods, National Manufactory, Sessions of the Courts, Western Territory.
STATE GOVERNMENTS.
Table with 2 columns: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, North-Carolina.
Charlotte a tale of truth—by Mrs. Rowson. of the new Theatre, Philadelphia. Second American edition—Price 75 cents. The rapid sale of the first edition of this interesting novel, in a few months is the best criterion of its merit.
EXTRACT FROM THE CRITICAL REVIEW, APRIL 1795, p. 468.
"It may be a tale of truth, for it is not unnatural, and it is a tale of real distress—Charlotte, by the artifice of a teacher, recommended to a school, from humanity rather than a conviction of her integrity, or the regularity of her former conduct, is enticed from her governess, and accompanied a young officer to America—the marriage ceremony, if not forgotten, is postponed, and Charlotte dies a martyr to the inconstancy of her lover and treachery of her friend."
The situations are artless and affecting—the description natural and pathetic; we should feel for Charlotte if such a person ever existed, who for one error, scarcely, perhaps deserved so severe a punishment. If it is a fiction, poetic justice is not, we think, properly distributed."
1. The Inquisitor—by Mrs. Rowson. Second Philadelphia edition. 87 1 2 cents. 2. Adventures of Roderick Random: 2 vols. 1 dollar and 50 cents, coarse paper—1 dollar and 75 cents fine. 3. Notes on the State of Virginia—by Thomas Jefferson. Price nearly bound, one dollar and a half. 4. History of the French Revolution, from its commencement to the death of the Queen and the execution of Brillon. 2 vols. 5. Plowden's History of the British Empire, from May 1792, to December 1793. 1 dollar and a quarter. This is an interesting and valuable publication as it appeared for many years. 6. Beattie's Elements of Moral Science. 2 vols. One dollar and three quarters.
July 8 $15/25N
CANAL LOTTERY.
SCHEME of a Lottery authorized by an act entitled "An act to enable the President and Managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation, and the President and Managers of the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Navigation, to raise by way of Lottery, the sum of four hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of completing the works in their acts of incorporation mentioned."
Table with 2 columns: Prize of 50,000 dollars is 50,000, 1 Prize of 30,000 dollars is 30,000, 5 Prizes of 20,000 to be paid to the possessors of the tickets of the five last drawn numbers, 100,000, 1 Prize of 15,000 is 15,000, 2 Prizes of 10,000 are 20,000, 4 Prizes of 5,000 are 20,000, 1 Prize of 2,500 to be paid to the possessor of the ticket of the first drawn number, 2,500, 10 Prizes of 2,000 are 20,000, 20 Prizes of 1,000 are 20,000, 40 Prizes of 500 are 20,000, 100 Prizes of 100 are 10,000, 16,500 Prizes of 12 are 198,000, 16,687 Prizes, 33,373 Blanks, 500,000, 50,000 tickets at 10 dollars each, 500,000.
All Prizes shall be paid ten days after the drawing is finished, upon the demand of the possessor of a fortunate Ticket, subject to the deduction of fifteen per cent.
Such prizes as are not demanded in 12 months after the drawing is finished, of which public notice will be given, shall be considered as relinquished for the use of the Canal, and applied accordingly.
At a meeting of the President and Managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Canal navigation—and the President and Managers of the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal, Wednesday, May 13, 1795.
That David Rittenhouse, Joseph Ball, John Steinmetz, Standish Forde, and Francis West, be a Committee to arrange and direct the mode of disposing of the Tickets; which Committee shall deposit the Money in Bank, to be carried to the credit of an account to be opened for the Lottery.
Extract from the Minutes, F. MATTACK, Sec'y.
The drawing of this Lottery will positively commence on the first day of September next. Tickets may be had at the Company's Office near the Bank of the United States, and of either of the subscribers.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, JOSEPH BALL, JOHN STEINMETZ, STANDISH FORDE, FRANCIS WEST. Managers.
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 Witting, Joseph Ball, Matthew M'Connell and Andrew Bayard, of the city of Philadelphia—His Excellency Richard Howell, Esq. Elias Boudinot, General Elias Dayton, James Parker, John Bayard, Doctor Lewis Donaham, Samuel W. Stockton, Joshua M. Wal lace, 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.
SCHEME:
Table with 2 columns: Prize of 20,000 Dollars is 20,000, 1 Prize of 10,000 is 10,000, 2 Prizes of 5,000 are 10,000, 4 Prizes of 2,000 are 8,000, 10 Prizes of 1,000 are 10,000, 20 Prizes of 500 are 10,000, 100 Prizes of 100 are 10,000, 300 Prizes of 50 are 15,000, 1000 Prizes of 20 are 20,000, 2000 Prizes of 15 are 30,000, 3000 Prizes of 12 are 36,000, 8100 Prizes of 10 are 18,000, 14,539 Prizes, 23,461 Blanks, 266,000.
38000 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 securities, to perform their instructions, the substance of which is
I. That whenever either of the Managers shall receive the sum of Three Hundred Dollars, he shall immediately place the same in one of the Banks of New-York or Philadelphia, to the credit of the Governor of the Society, and such of the Superintendents as live in the city where the monies are placed, to remain there until the Lottery is drawn, for the payment of the Prizes. II. The Managers to take sufficient security for any Tickets they may sell, otherwise to be responsible for them. III. To keep regular books of Tickets sold, Monies received and paid into the Bank, abstracts of which shall be sent, monthly, to the Governor of the Society, Paterson, January 1, 1794. On application to either of the above gentlemen, information will be given where tickets may be had.
A Meeting of the Stockholders
in the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, on the 25th May last, convened for the purpose of fixing the time of payment of the remaining part of the Capital Stock of said Company.
Resolved, that the remaining sum of two hundred dollars per share, be paid on the 6th day of November next, under the penalties annexed to default by the act of Incorporation.
Published by order of the Meeting, SAMUEL W. FISHER, Sec'y June 27 91N56
JUST PUBLISHED,
In one volume octavo, price one dollar and an half,
The Federal Politician.
To be sold by the following principal Booksellers in this city—F. & R. Bailey, Matthew Carey, John Ormerod, Thomas Stephens, William Woodhouse, and at the office of the Aurora. Aug. 8 4843
NEW HOSIERY.
BARTHOLOMEW CONOLLY,
At his HOSIERY STORE, No. 48 Chestnut Street, RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends and the Public in general, that he has just received by the ship Liberty from Liverpool, a further supply of
Men's & Women's Silk and Cotton HOSIERY.
Among which are a very extensive assortment of Gentlemen's plain white, fancy, and patent Silk, superfine fancy plated silk and cotton, fine white, plain, and rib'd cotton—a very large assortment of fancy Patent and fine random fancy cotton, &c. which he will sell upon the most reasonable terms by the dozen or single pair.
A L S O,
A General Assortment of every other article of DRY GOODS, newly imported.
Those gentlemen who please to favor B. C. with their commands, will meet with, at his store, a most elegant, extensive, and well chosen assortment of every description of Hosiery! Also, a great Variety of
Gentlemen's Out-fits.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Revenue Office, April 27, 1795. PROPOSALS will be received at the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue for building
A LIGHT HOUSE
on the head land of Cape Hatteras on the coast of North Carolina, of the following materials, dimensions, and description.
The form is to be octagonal—the foundation is to be of stone, to be sunk thirteen feet below the bottom of the water table or the surface of the earth, and to be commenced of the diameter of twenty nine feet.—From such commencement to the height of four feet the foundation is to be laid solidly and from thence to the bottom of the water table, the foundation wall is to be nine feet high and nine feet thick.
The diameter of the base from the bottom of the water table to the top thereof (where the octagonal pyramid is to commence) is to be twenty eight feet four inches and the wall is there to be seven feet thick—the wall of the octagonal pyramid is to be six feet thick at the base thereof, on the top of the water table.
The height of the building from the bottom of the water table, and from the surface of the earth, is to be ninety feet to the top of the stone work, under the floor of the lantern; where the diameter is to be fifteen and one half feet and the wall three feet—the whole of the walls is to be built of stone: the water table is to be caped with sawed stone, at least eight inches wide and sloped at the top to turn off the water. The outside of the walls is to be faced with hewn or hammer dressed stone, having four windows in the north east and five windows in the south west: The windows are to be hung with hinges, and each sash is to have twelve panes of glass, eight by ten inches.
On the top of the stone work is to be a framed tier of joists, bedded therein, planked over with oak plank, extending two feet beyond the wall thereby forming an eave which is to be finished with a cornice, the whole having a descent from the centre sufficient to throw off the water, and to be covered with copper. A complete and sufficient iron lantern in the octagonal form is to rest thereon. The eight corner pieces or flanchions of which, are to be built in the wall to the depth of ten feet. These flanchions to be nearly three inches square in the lower ten feet, and 3 1-2 inches by 2 1-2 inches above. The lantern is to be ten feet and nine inches in diameter, it is also to be ten feet high from the floor to the bottom of the dome or roof and to have a dome or roof of five feet and nine inches in height. The whole space between the posts or upright pieces at the angles is to be occupied by the sashes, which are to be moulded on the inside and trucked solid. Each sash is to have twenty eight panes of glass, fourteen by twelve inches. A part of the sash on the south west side is to be hung with hinges for a convenient door to go out on the platform. The rafters of the lantern are to be framed into an iron hoop, over which is to be a copper funnel, thro' which the smoke may pass into a large copper ventilator in the form of a man's head, capable of containing one hundred gallons.
This head is to be turned by a large vane; so that the hole for venting the smoke, may be always to leeward. Eight dormant ventilators are to be fixed in the roof, a large curved air pipe is to be passed through the floor, and a close stove is to be provided and fixed in the lantern. There are to be eight pairs of stairs to ascend to the lantern, the entrance to which is to be by a trap door covered with copper. The building is to be furnished with two complete electrical conductors, or rods with points. The floors are to be laid with plank, of at least one inch and one half in thickness. The entrance to the light house is to be well secured by a strong door hung upon hinges with a strong lock and latch complete.
Also a frame House to be thirty four feet in front and sixteen feet deep, with a cellar under it. The cellar walls to be eighteen inches thick and seven feet high.
The first story of the house is to be eight feet, and the second, seven feet and six inches high. The floors are to be laid in whole lengths, nailed through. The stack of chimneys is to be finished with two plain fire places on each floor, one of them large for a kitchen. Two windows below and three above in front and rear, each sash to have eighteen panes of glass ten by twelve inches. The doors are to be hung and furnished completely.
The ceilings and sides of the House are to be plastered with two coats; all the wood work inside and out is to be well painted and the whole to be finished in a plain decent manner.
An Oil vault is to be built twenty feet by twelve feet in the clear, arched over and covered with earth or sand over which a shed is to be built—It is to be furnished with nine strong Cedar Cisterns with covers, each capable of containing two hundred gallons.
The entrance to the vault is to be secured by a strong door. A well is to be sunk at a convenient distance, and furnished with a curb, bucket and rope completely.
The builder to find and pay for all the materials, labor, workmanship, provisions, and other objects of cost, charge or expense, for a sum to be agreed upon, and to execute the before described work and every part thereof in a good and workman-like manner.
Convenient payments or advances, on Security will be made.
April 27. m & th tf
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate
of Alexander Ritchie, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment to the subscribers; and those who have demands against said estate, are requested to bring in their accounts and receive payment.
FRANCIS GURNEY, ROBERT SMITH, DANIEL SMITH, Executors. Philadelphia, July 27, 1795. 3rawim
JAMES YARD
Has for sale, at his store on Walnut-street wharf, St. Croix Rum and Sugar of superior quality. St. Domingo Indigo. Laguira and St. Domingo Hides. 100 Pockets of fine Cotton.
LATELY PUBLISHED,
And to be had at B. DAVIES's Book-Store, No. 68 High-street,
DEL PINO's Spanish Grammar,
To which is added, an English Grammar, for the use of Spaniards. At the same place may be had, a few copies of Boyer's French & English Dictionay. June 27.
SHOT,
Of all sizes, from 32 lb to Grape, Cannoneers, Pots, and other castings executed at the shortest notice. Nail rods, from 10d to spike, Hoop iron, of all sizes, for cakes or cutting into nails, from a braid to 12d nails. Anchors, from 17 Cwt. to 100lb. Bar iron, A Quantity of James River Tobacco, Carolina Pork, Herring in barrels, Kiln-dried corn meal in Hds. and Bbls. Rye flour &c. to be sold by
Levi Hollingsworth & Son. August 4 4843
THE subscriber offers for sale, a FARM, containing about 300 acres; distant from the City of Washington and George-Town between 8 or 9 miles. A Plot of this Land is in the hands of Mr. Peter Casanova of George-Town, likewise of Mr. Thomas Fitzsimons, in Philadelphia, and Mr. Robert Wallis, in Baltimore.
The Land will be shown to any person, by applying to John Lydam, who lives adjoining. It lies in a most healthy country, and a good neighborhood. There are on it a common country dwelling-house, a large tobacco-house, and an orchard of good fruit, a constant stream with a great fall runs thro' it, and between 30 or 40 acres of good meadow may be easily made. The title of the above includes about 40 acres of woodland. Convenient credit will be afforded to the purchaser if desired.
DANIEL CARROLL. Montgomery County, June 2, 1795. N. B. The land lies between two merchant mills, one distant about a mile, the other almost adjoining. June 25. 4843
COLLEGE of NEW-JERSEY.
MAY 26, 1795.
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE Grammar School formerly attached to this College, having gradually declined through the increasing infirmities of the late President for some time before his death, it is proposed by the subscriber immediately to revive it, and to put it under the most careful instruction and government. The Latin, Greek, and French Languages shall be taught in it, together with the principles of English Grammar, of Geography, and practical Geometry. Parents, likewise, who do not desire that their children should go through the entire course of studies in the College, may now have them instructed in any particular branches in the same manner, on the same terms, and to the same extent as in the College—particularly in the antiquities and mythology of Rome, in Geography, in the Mathematics, in Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, in Moral Philosophy and the Principles of Civil Government, in Eloquence, and in the Elements of History. They may address their children to any of the Masters in the College, or to
SAMUEL S. SMITH.
N. B. The young gentlemen shall be under the same rules of moral discipline as the other students—shall be subjected to public examinations, and, at leaving the College, shall be entitled to public testimonials of the branches they have studied, and of their proficiency in them.
P. S. The School is already opened, and under the direction of Mr. SCOTT.
William Young,
Bookseller and Stationer, corner of Chestnut and 2d Street, No. 52.
Has just received a large and excellent assortment of Stationary articles, amongst which are
WRITING, DRAWING, and PRINTING PAPERS, viz. Superfine Imperial, Superfine extra large folio post, Ditto do. wove, Ditto flat and wove, Ditto do. flat, Superfine folio post, Ditto do. common, Ditto do. wove do. Superfine super royal, Ditto do. flat and wove, Ditto do. wove, Superfine extra large thick and thin 4to post, plain, Ditto do. flat wove, Ditto do. gilt, Ditto do. common, Ditto do. wove, Superfine small post, folio & quarto, Common & wove, gilt and plain, Superfine foolscap, Ditto do. wove and gilt, Ditto do. common, Ditto No. 2, 3, & 3, Superfine demy, Transparent folio post, for tracing maps, &c. &c.
Common and fine glazed wafers in boxes from 2 ounces to 10 pounds each, superfine sealing wax, common do.
500 Reams Royal Printing Paper,
for Newspapers.
COARSE PAPERS.
London brown assorted, log-book paper, hatter's paper, flannel's paper, common brown, patent sheathing paper, bonnet boards, binder's boards. Also, a variety of Wedgewood, and cut and plain glass philosophical ink-stands, well assorted; pewter ink-stands of various sizes; round pewter ink-stands, paper, bevels, and polished leather ink-stands, for the pocket. Shaving sand and sand-boxes, pounce and pounce boxes, ink and ink-powder, black leather and red morocco pocket knives, with and without instruments, of various sizes. Counting-house and pocket pen-knives of the best quality, ass-knife tablet memorandum books.
Quills, from half a dollar, to three dollars per hundred. Black lead pencils, mathematical instruments, &c. &c.
All sorts of blank books ready made or made to order. Bank checks, blank bills of exchange, and notes of hand executed in copper-plates, Tomkins copper-plate copper, bill of lading, manifests, seamen's articles and journals, &c. &c.
A well selected collection of law books. Also, of Greek, Latin, and English classics, are now in use in the colleges and schools of the United States. June 30. w & s 6 w
ENGLISH CHEESE.
JUST imported, and in excellent order, a Quantity of DOUBLE GLOUCESTER CHEESES for sale, wholesale or by the single cheese, by GILL & HENSHAW, No. 128 South Water Street. A L S O,
Bottle Porter, for exportation, taverns, or family use. Port Wine, in cases of one doz. each. Brandy, Rum, Gin, &c. August 1 4843
No. 60 South Second Street.
THE Wholesale and Retail Store for BOOKS, STATIONARY, MUSIC, PRINTS, OIL PAINTINGS, DRAWING BOOKS, and Fancy articles.
THOMAS STEPHENS,
For the greater convenience of conducting his business extensively, has removed from No. 57, to No. 60 South Second Street, on the west side—where he has received by the last arrivals, an extensive collection of useful Books, and the best Stationery. Also, a variety of New Music, Bunbury's curious Caricatures, Prints, Oil Paintings, Drawing Books, &c. &c. all which he will sell, or adjust, for a small profit.
T. S. embraces this opportunity to acknowledge the liberal encouragement he has always experienced from the citizens of Philadelphia—returns his most sincere thanks, and pledges himself to be constant exertions to merit continual favor, and to have his store the place for elegant and useful literature. June 27.