intpthwbsAortwoWeek!i ago,aadan %-
liftman, named Thomas Cux, who escaped
on board the Hannah from Bourdeaux,
by parting as the Captain's Steward,on his
arrival here, gave the Governor informa
tion as above. has since gone to Dub
lin and pretends that the Convention de
prived him of confiderabie property in
Bourdeaux, and that he expects to recover
it out of this brandy.
PHILADELPHIA,
MAY 2J.
Ycfterday afternoon about 6 o'clock, soon
after the commencement of a (hower from
'a cloud in the Koitl.weft, the wind then
louthweft, suddenly Ihif'ted to the northeast
when a heavy ihower of hal 1 united with the
rain, descended with great clattering and
violence. The (tones were generally round
and of extraordinary size, measuring 3- 4 ths
of an inch in Diameter, and from 1-4 to 1-3
an inch thick ; the ihape various, many co
nical. Much injut-y must have been sustain
ed in the country ; in the city a great many
panes of glals were broke. This morning
the hail was remaining in large quantities,
in places from which the fun is excluded.
Mr Blount's motion for inteidifling all
commercial intercourse with the Well-In
dia I Hands, laid on the table of the House
of Representatives, some days since, was
this day called up by that gentleman.—
Mr. Sedgwick moved the previous quefti-.
on—viz. (hall the vote be now taken ?—
which paiTed in the negative—-4.6 to 24..
It is reported that the Britilh Minister
here has received notice from our govern
ment that General Wayne should have or
ders to oppose any armed force, of what
ever nation, which he might fall in with
Jn his expedition. Tiiefe orders, it is
/aid, are to be given, in confidence of the
truth of the account that Governor Sim
coe has marched three companies into our
territory, 'fhis warning is a piece of
courtesy which might well be omitted, at
lealt towards a nation whose orders to
plunder tu were ftudioudy kept a secret.
Gen. Adv.
The Britiih policy we reprobate,
_ For arts ihfidious juflly blast theii fame;
t Vet an tiu-decal (dribblers, bawl and prate,
Because we do not praStfe, what we
blame.
T.vo logues they lay, will make one honest
man,
Hence all their schemes of rogu'ry and
deceit,
But should we practice on their fay'rite
plan,
Perdition soon would overwhelm the
State.
Compound, and decompound rogues as
you will,
Then in a morter with a p.cftle bray
them,
Kogues they go in, and rogues continue
(till,
Their dialcft will constantly betray
them.
HIS Britannic Majeily's Conftil Gene
ral for the middle and southern States of
America, gives notice, That he has re
ceived advices from his Majefly's Lieute
nant-Governor of Jamaica, that the ports
of that Jfland will be open for the im
portation of all kinds of piovifions, in
neutralveflils,until the 20th day of CX n ober
next; at the expiration of which time
four month's further notice will be given ;
and for the encouragement of meichants
trading to the ports in the Island of St.
Domingo, in the poffeflion of his Majef
ty'sforces,aflurancesare hereby given,that
all veflels carrying provisions thither, will,
for the present, be allowed to bring a .vay
produce to the amount of their cargoes.
May 21 ft, 1794.
By this Day's Mail.
BOSTON, May 17.
From Ltjbon.
Captain Abrahams, arrived here yester
day, from Lisbon, communicated to the
Edito-, the following particulars of the
celebration of the birth-day of the Presi
dent of the United States, on the 22d
February last—viz.
Feb. 22, 1794.
1 his being the natal day of the Presi
dent of the United States, the fame was
celebrated at the house of the Miniitcr of
mtc d States of America :—After 1
! *nerthe following toatts were given:—
'The President of the United States.
""Long Lite, health and h ippinefs to hiin
» 2 * Ihe Queen and Royal Family oj
3 Portugal, and prosperity to the land w c
live in.
3. All the powers in alliance and friend
fhip with the United States of America 7 .
1 4. The Congrefa of the United States
of America.
5. The different branches of '.he Ex
ecutive of the United States of America.
6. The Judicial of the United ' States
of America.
7. Prosperity to the individuals of the
United States of America, one an j in
divisible forever.
8. The morals and political virtu- s of
the people of the United States of Ame
rica.
9. Induflry and enterprise of the peo
ple of the United States.
10. A speedy and glorious termination
to the Indian war.
_ "■ As much rational liberty to man
kind as they are capable of enjoying.
12. Effectird protection to American
citizens by lea aud land.
13. Eternal gratitude and glory to the
officers and seamen who (hall lirf't render
the name of the United States as terrible
to their Enemies on the ocean, as their
cause is just in itfelf.
14. Our fellovv-citizens in captivity at
Algiers—and a speedy releal'e to them.
If. The fair Daughters of Columbia.
While the company were at table, they
received the following polite note from an
English Nobleman, who had company di.
ning with him at his hotel in the fame
street—" The Earl of Altamont and
and his Company, have tjie honor of
drinking General WASHINGTON'S
Health, with earned wilhes, that the
World may long continue benefited by
his and Virtues." This produ
ced on the part of the American compa
ny an expreifion of lenfibility, the polite
ness of perpetual friendjhip and good offices
bet-ween Great Britain, and the United
States of America. During the enter
tainment, the arms of the United States
had been fixed to remain over the door
of the Mimiter's houfc, which circum
llance occasioned a volunteer, by Mr.
Church, Consul of the United States :
May the foes of Columbia, soon be
come a prey to the Columbian Eagle.
Volunteer by Mr. Cutting,
The Great Family of Mankind.
Volunteer by Capt. Downs,
May the Woild soon court the Smiles
of Columbia.
To crown the feaft of reason with more
than the barren sentiments of philanthropy,
or the fruitlefs tear of lenfibility ; a fubferip
tioo, opened some time before among the
humane and charitable of all defcripiions,
was compleated to the amount of 1000 dol
lars, for the use and comfort of the citizens
of the United States, in captivity at Algiers.
The money has a&ually been forwarded to
its defoliation. And the Americans in Lijbon,
said unto their fellow citizens of the United
States, go ye arid do likewise.
Arrived—This day the brig Either, Ro
bert Wills, matter from Bristol, who failed
in company with (hip Severant, of New-
York, Farley matter ; also brig Sally, Balch,
of Newbury, bound for this port. Left in
Bristol, (hip Roebuck, of and bound for Phi
ladelphia ; brig Nancy, Donning, of Kenne
beck, bound for Philadelphia. On the 46th
April, spoke schooner Thetis of Antigua,
George Potter, matter, bound to Whiteha
ven ; nth May, spoke the Briti(h (hip Sabey
of zo guns, from Str Kitts, bound to Hali
fax, faded from St. Kitts 31ft March : the
Capt. of which informed, that the Britilh
had taken Martinique, Guadaloupe, St. Lu
cia, and in (hort, all the French W. Illands
in the Weft-Indies; the La Blanche of 40
guns failed in company with the Sabey, but
parted off Cape Henry, to cruise for the
French frigate off Virginia.
Arrived—Schooner Ceres, Capt. Joseph
Abrahams, from Li(bon, from whence he
failed the 27th March last, with a number of
American vessels, under convoy of a frigate,
and % (loops of war.
PORTSMOUTH May 13.
Yesterday a number of honejl Jack Tars,
marched through the streets of this town,
with Drums beating and Colours flying, and
after recreating themselves in this manner
during the greater part of the day, they
called at the Oracle Office, and requested
the Editor to publish the following—in do
ing which the public will excuse his desire
to gratify his fea/aring Brethren.
To the Gentlemen Merchants and others,
•who are <wijhing to promote Induflry.
AS the Embargo is now laid on and like
ly to continue, which puts all feafaring men
out of Employ, as they have no other means
for getting their daily bread, for supply for
themselves and children, therefore they are
willing to be employed in any fcrvice that
s. ft,ill h? MCdftry, until they «Sm be employe,
l. w kuw ioyrner service which is the eari,;(
,f wiffi at all
■c TRUE HEARTED TARS.
[_ pi-^ a , rr , ie ? ~^ r " Thomas Passmore, ci
uiadolphid, to die agreeable IvJifs Eli^
A l iaCE.
8 *
PITTSBURGH, May 17.
- Abo.lt two weeks Jince, a Munfee In
• dian was killed at Fort Franklin by A.
s , vubertfon, jun. It appears that this un
fortunate affair was accidental.
- Extra# of a letter from Gen. Wilkins,
asted Fort-Franklin, nthof May.
: vr" ? iie coun ?>7 of jhe Six Nations and
. Munlees that were here, refpe&ing voun?
Kobertfon, ciofed this day. The Indians
- are perfectly fatisfied with what was of
crcd to fatisfy the relations of the dead
, 1 They are to receive the wampum
| brought by Mr. Nicholfon, and fifty dol
. | iars worth of goods, all of which are to
! fe ™ m ? tlle hands of the commanding
; °* ncei ' of ttl!s place, until the relations
' C " me U > reeeiv e it, and Robe.tfon is to
i rCi ' f ! i ; "" '"/""nneme'it here iintil that time.
I x left the troops that came with me
f spirits, in the neighborhood of Le
| Bceuf, to which place I expect to return
; in a few days."
The Indians have lately been trouble
inaie on the Ohio ; a man going down in
a boat of the contractors, was killed, and
a tami.y of four persons were killed a ihort
diltance below Mufldngum, about three
weeks ago.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED.
Ship Wilson, Harry, Liverpool
B"g Nymph, Webb, Fort Dauphin , 5
Sloop \onpare.l, Guthrie, Alexandria to
V irjrima, Sigourney, Virginia
Captain oigourney informs, that on
Friday lad the Britiih frigate £>edalus,
winch lay theie a considerable time past
and another Engli/h frigate which late
ly arrived there, and is said to have come
to her afiiftance—got under way and both
proceeded to sea, Ihortly after they pal Ted
the Concord, as she lay in the way She
weighed anchor and proceeded to sea after
them.
The la (I mentioned English frigate was
■the Fox of 38 guns.
Capt. Harry failed from Liverpool the
rl d fi'tH rn < he 4th spoke a ship from
Charleilon, bound to Amsterdam, out 16
days, and on the i 7 th the Ihip Aurora from
London bound to New York, out ;i days.
The Clip Wilson is the fame that was chafed
by the t lying I ifh privateer on Tuesday last;
lias a letter of marque, and carries io fix
pounders.
t ANECDOTE.
A Quaker who was examined before
their honors the governors of the Excise
Office, touching some certain duties, that
it was supposed had not been properly
J paid, was rather mote primitive in his
language than they liked ; and not choof.
ing to use any otbei; titles than thee, thou,
, and. friend, one of them with a very stern
. countenance, allced him,—" Pray Mr.
• > do you know for what we fit here
1 " Yea," replied Nathan, Ido : some of
' yau for five hundred, others for a thou
sand, and I have been told, others for
two thousand pounds a year."
Morris Academy.
THIS inftiimion is now open for the recep
tionof ftmlents under the immediate care of
Mr. Caleb Rufflell, whose abilities as an m
ftruftor, ant| attachment to the business have
long been known and approved. He has un
der him the bell afliftants in the different
branches—The scholars are taught the En
glith, French, Laiin, and Greek languages,
Public-Speaking, Writing, Arithmetic, Geo
graphy, Astronomy, and the various branch
es of the Mathematics. The heahhy situa
tion of this place is such as to recommend it
to those, who Willi 10 have their children in
the Boat ding, washing, mending,
&c. will he provided in good families, and
the morals of the scholars carefully attended
to.
The pi ice including tuition, firewood, See.
(exclusive of the Frehch language) will not
exceed thirty pounds proclamation money per
annum) an addition of three dollars per quar
ter will be made to such scholars wbo are
teught the French language. The Dirc&ors
ar edet-rmined to pay such attention to this
institution, a-: will render It reTpe&able and
ufcful.
GABRTEL H. FORD, ~)
TIMOTHY JOHNS, jun. C Direft'j.
NATHAN FORD, 5
Moi riflown, May 15, 179+
diw.—w»m.
a I • f ; man received by the late ar
!; j HamLurgh— under the Frankfort
J h<ad of March 18th, fay, that Robelnicrre
Hid .-not appeared in the Convention for a
number of days—one reason assigned for hit
I u u°f r'' th " he was —another, that
i he had been dispatched by the committee
Rr Tl'W P n , vate em ba(Ty.—Under the
tW °- L arch IJth ' is a rc P° rt '
that the campaign had openM by an attack
* 1 drccy d cam Ps the French at Lau
■ ' al
| Fo jJ a » e Charter,
I Burthen iooo barrels.
I she, ,s „ nau. clr f«ft failing new velT I,well
I found, and ready tor any vopg--, either to
I Earope, or the Well Indies. For terms ao-
I ply 10 r
L u „ DE3LOIS (3* BRECK.
I At their llore, between Walnut and Cheliiut
ftrest wharves.
May 23 d
THEATRE."
Mr. Bates's Night.
THIS EVENING,
May 23.
Will be performed,
A COMIC OPERA, called
the DUENNA;
O R,
The Double Elopement.
Don Jerome, Mr. p inch
Don terdinaud, Mr. MarfhaU
A«o»:o, Mr. Francis
Carlos, Mr. Darley, Sun.
fT Z 'r, , Mr. Bliffet
Father Paul, Mr. Darley
Father Francis, Mr.VVarrell
Starved Friar, Mr. De Moulin
Isaac Mendoza, Mr. Bate.
I Clara, Miss Broad hurst
Louisa, Mrs. Warrell
I Flora, Mrs. Cleveland
Margaret, (the Duenna) Mrs. Shaw
I In the course of the Opera, Mr. Bates will
j (for that night only) introduce a vocal
I squeaking grunting rhiming Rhapsody,
The Learned PI? ?
I o R, !
I The Fortune-Teller an All Fours.
Preceding the Entertain,nen., a Whimsical
Pantomimical PROLOGUE, fnppofed to
be written by Sone-Body, addressed to
I Any-Bod:, to be heard by Enj ry-BoJy, and
I to be delivered in the character of NO-
I BODY, by Mr. Bates.
I At the conclusion of which, he will (for
I that night only)
I Leap thro' a Grand Transparent Star,
I Eight feet high, illuminated with
I Fire Works.
I To which will be added,
J In two parts , for the firft time at this The
atre, the Panto mime of
Robinjon Crujbe ;
HARLEQUIN FRIDAY.
I With the original Music, Scenery, Machi-
J nery, Drefles, &c.
I The Scenery designed and painted by Mr.
Melbourne.
I The Pantomime produced under the direc-
I tion of Mr. Bates.
Robin fonCrufoe, Mr.Whitlock
I Pierot, - Mr. Darley jun.
Spauiard, Mr. Cleveland
Pantaloon, Mr. De Moulin
Clown, Mr. BliiTet
Capt.of Ship, (withafong) Mr. Darley
Harlequin Friday, (for that night
I only) by Mr. Bates
Columbine, Miss Willems
In AS the Firjl,
A Dance of Indian Savages.
At the conclusion of theEnt rtainmcnt,
Mr. Quefnet, from the Optra House in Paris
w II dance
Une Entrie Pajlorale.
I Being his firft appearance in this country.
Tickets to be had of Mr. Bates, at the cor-
Carr's Mulical Repository, Market street. ■
The Office of the Theatre, and of Mr.
Franklin, where places may be taken. t
On Monday, a Comedy, ( never perform
ed here) called, SHE WOULD and SHE
WOULD NOT, or the KIND IMPOS
TER. With entertainments for the benefit
of Mr. Morris.
Mr. WHITLOCK's NIGHT on Wed
nesday the 28th.
A Tragedy, never performed in Ame
rica, called JULIA, or the Italian Lo
ver.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to
fend their servants to keep places, at half an
j hour past 5 o'clock, and to order them to
withdraw, as soon as the company are seated
as they caunot.on any account be permitted
to remain in the boxes, n«r any places kept
after the firft a<ft.