The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-11-09
MNRTINSBURG, November 9.
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Orowns are received IN payu,eut at the Bank oSfr9
Tert, at $40 cents Except Spaniah il.d dollars
and parts, there are bot lew coins which have been
for lone years iegsi tender. Bank bills are no.
tender in law; they nevertheless received fea-
dily ny com mon content: 10 ought crowns 10 be.
The Prehdent, in his procl ag,ataon, hsa mensly
complied with the requiiiton of the law of Feb.
j, 'o5. Vixen that law ,ised it ,vas fnppofed,
that .he coinage OF American money would in three
years be lufcisbt for eircuaion,in addition Spa
NTH dollars. Bat The fact has been otherwife: 20
them, therefore, feyeral millions Of ipecie out OF
circulation will operate, a great public injury, un-
les by common conient they pats as u(ual-which
we learn is the cafe in At,r tnk.
The fou Of the Marquis La Fayet,c failed from
the port of f1ew York The a6sn ult in the brig
lilo, honpd TO Havre de Grace, in expectation Of
meeting his father and family in France. We fin
cereiy with his Hopes may be realized land thar hap
p'nels may once more beam on that unfortunate ia
mly. He attended by his governor, Mr.. Fret
tel. 49, .,...-+
A late letter from London ftat-s, that the French
and SPanih privateers continue to take our vessels,
hut many of them have been condemned in.tri-
bunals Of Taft refort; and from the delay in thoe
courts it is nec,ured that with prevails in them
to wait for the arrival Of our commissioners, in
hopes of an inicable adlnftmest of exiting dferen
ces which may put an end to the predatory warfare
onpur trade. ... ..s
Adreadtul earthquake has happened at Santa Fe
aAt eaaspa.:in Soxth Americ4 in which between
goa fouls are iaid ID have periibed.
TIN ErSpart of Anguir executions Of the tautl"
neers ws<e It'll going on, particularly atPlymouth.
Ga the aIii, a e,arne and two (aors We're banged
on hoard the Saturn! Ii appears. however, they
had the honor of ihaking hands with the captain
before being turned off. -
|. is aid that " Admiral Jervs offers to convoy
any American Vessel into the Mediterranean, that
ihs fall in with bis feet tbefore Cadiz previous
entering the Straits. - bis geutlsmao appears to
havea particular psae.aaf for :. conveying American
veisels": the affair Of Martinique. where he
conveyed" upwards of fifty ail with all their car
goes, efficiently proves, 49,.
: The on the continent of Europe iiaTs lats
French nsperl for the prelent drawing to a
cior. Whether permanent, pea (Which hun:anl-
ty WILKES and philaiophy ptefcribes} will take place,
is problem of difficult folotiob. 1t is rather to be
fresumed, that while arernnant OF monarchy, Of the
monsrchal principle exits among mankind, the mi.
erable iyften OF blood and warfare will prevailIn
ratio to the, continusnce of that abiurd
tcheme of governing mankind, Ii remains 10 be
Teen, whether the efficacy of what is caeda Rebnt-
icas Revolution, tending the fermentation OF man,
Will have atleait, preponderancy in the oPPoiite
fesi4.
!. Died at Gray, (Nsine, N1sfsachufetts, Mr. John
jerks, aged II4. His hair, which had been white
and had come of, was lately grown out Of a dark
lively colour, aud new le1 Of tsath had made their
appearance.
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