M M «■ ©p tilts ©ay's £@ail. BOSTON, April 6. Pint George Little, we iw n » » appoint f<J to command the frigate now building in this town. There are several report. <n town, «l events of importance m the Weft lnd'es, none of which, however, have affunaed th « form and pressure" of officiality. NEW-LONDON, April 8. Ext raft of a letter from an officer onboard the (hip Sally, of this port to his broth in this aity, dated St. Croix, March 8, 1 799-. « On our paflage from Barhadoes to this phce, under the lee of Cauda loupe, we:fell in with a French privateer schooner of 1 guns and twll of men, who engage us , exchanging' fourbroadfides with her, Je be ing diSedwith crowd daU fan and made of, night coming on , I A fight of her, not one man board our fliip I *f.«» behaved ve.y we 1 and ftlitk to their quarters like bia\. K ,0 The Salty mounts eight guns and carries 20 men. April 12. 1 ARRIVKD, DAYS. Ship Diana, Pindar, Martinitoig Sch. Hannah, Snow, Savannah 10 Slooj) Mary, L'ftommedieu, Philadelphia 'Minor, Diedericks, Barcelona 48 Bry Friends,from Martinique, is onshore about miles south of the Hoolc. Yeferday arnved the fliip Diana, Pindai from Martinique, lift from St. Christophers in At) days. Sniled under cenvoy of the Washington, of Rhode Island, of 32 guns, *nd brig Pickering, of 14 guns, with 40 fail of bound to different ports in the United States. On the id of April, lat. 33,14, fpokethe ship Henry and Eliza, Bingwell, 9 days from Wilmington, bound to Jamaica, loft herforemaft, bowf'pritand mainmast, fuppli *d her with water, when (lie shaped her eourfe for Bermuda. Captain Snow, of the fch. Hannah, in to days from Savannah, on the Bth infl. fpokc the Ihip Joseph of Portland, Stone, master, from Liverpool bound to Baltimore, out 70 days, Ihort of provifions—capt Stone gave him a supply. ( Brig William, Brown, has arrived at Ja maica from Washington. Kingston, March 10. His majefty'a (hip Aquilon, with a Span ish Ichr. and the Dat.ifh fchr. Eliza, from Cape Francois bound to St. Thomas's with cotton, arrived on Sunday evening. A passenger on board the Eliza, informs, that the frigste lately arrived at Cape Fran cois from France, mounts 44 guns, (he brought oot 40,000 dollar" but w s not per mitted to enter the harbour; (he lies in a place ten miles to leeward of it. Her crew are reported to be in it (late of mutiny It is mentioned that Gen. Touffaint's commissary has ptlblifhed a proclamation, fignifyi'ig that, in fpitsof the mother coun try, and the enemies of Island, the colony (hall be free. BALTIMORE, April 11 Arrived lail evening at North Point, the (hip aftive, captain John Garde, days from Lisbon.—Captain Garde, ins rms that the Spaniards have positively refufed to fuffer the French trt ops to pass through thtrir dominions into Portugal. The fate of Buonaparte, at the time he left Lisbon, was said to be very uncertain. Five fail of the line, prizes to the British, were ly ing at Lifbori, at the time captain Garde failed. Bv this arrival we liave been favored vtith the following lift of vessels lying at Lifbou, on the 13th of February last : Ship William and Mary, of Norfolk, Nicholas Wonycutt, master, from Liverpopl to Norfolk, put into this port in diflrefa ; was boarded by a Frtnch privateer, who plundered him of part ofhi9 cargo provili ons, &c. and put the crew of the (hip Ac tive, of Philadelphia, on board, which (he had previously Gapturad—to fall in 4or 5 days. Ship A&ive, <nf Philadelphia, John Har per, mailer, bountMo London, taken by a French privateer and plundered ; retaken by the Britifti. Ship Old Tom, of Philadelphia, Richard Wood, matter— was boarded by a French privateer, and, nutwithflanding the com mander informed captain Wood, that he had orders to take all Americon veffels,treat ed politely. Ship Prudence, of Philadelphia, Joseph Mitchell, mailer, from Baltimore, cargo nor dlfchargtd. Brig Three Friends, of New-York, John Hafeion, mailer, from Hamburg to New "V oik, taken by the French, who plundered captain, crew and of their wearing apparel and a considerable part as the cargo ; retaken by the Bricifh. The above brig's crew was brought into this port ty an Etiglifh brig from Cadiz, under A mericJn colors, which had been boarded by the French and let pxfs. .Ship Joseph, of N. York, Joseph Ropes, mailer, was boarded by the French and trea ted politely -to fail for New-York in 15 days. Nlacpherfon's Blues. Dattalion Orders, April 11, 1799. r l 'HE Ulticb ui-e orfVereil to }>arado on Satur -*■ nay, ;kr 15th iniUnt, at the Menage, in complete umimrii, at 4 oYloclt, P. M.' By order i t' 1 lie ComrFanc'aiit, joiin mvauley, Adjt. gCr" Lcttir Hug of the slip Jl'l-'O fir Hamdu&ch, •will 1 e:naiyi at the her rf tie Coffee'Jiunse 'until tLe 14tb hat. %ljc <3asette. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 13 The following production, which has been handed to us for pi: • nation, fufficiently speaks in itfelf, the activity, art and dar ihe' of the partisans of the Jacobin candi date for the office i*' Governor. A remark or two, (#i fotne bold assertions contained in it, is prefixed, less with a view to the edification of the fix Illuminati, than to demonstrate to thole who believe in the neceflary purity, and incorruptibility of republican principles, that even thole molt j profoundly Ikiiled in the science of repub licamfm, may, accidentally, fall now arid i then, into trivial errors. Of the personal merits aud personal ser vices" of Thomas M'Kean, we agree with Me (Irs. Coxe, Dallas, aftd Co. that it is surely unnecelfary and inexpedient t6 at- i tempt to enter into detail ; tor the detail of his merits mult of necessity be prolix, and to recite hi..public services, '' ab uuo usque ad nfala" would be to display a pic ture, the extreme diverifications ot which might tend to and which might present in the back ground scenes of a too tonib ro u* hue. His independence they appear to have deemed a more profit able topic to enlarge upon, whether just ly or not, depends upon a proper uuder (tanding of the term. Independence is, > indeed, a luminous point in a nun's cha racter, if used in reterencf to his superio rity over ;«erfonal and private motives, in quettions of public or of general interest, and a mind unswayed by tavor, fear, threat, turbulence er tumult; by the dictum of faction, or the Varying breath of popular applause. But this virtue, like many o thers, in its extension, becomes a vice, unless its possessor holds alio an iron fcep , tre over his pallions, a discriminating judgment, and an exemption from at lealt . some of the common frailties of nature. Do we want to fee a Governor as well as a Chief Juflice " independent" of every restraint but his own turbulent and moody ambition ? Do we want to fee him " inde pendent" of every honorable motive in his conduit and aftion through life ? Do we want to fee him " independent" of the manners, habits, ciifto\ns, usages, insti tutions and laws of the country ? of pub lic censure and of the united indignation and contempt of mankind ? l( such, and such only, has been the " independence" of this man, let us seek for other qualities whereon to ground our faith in him. The insinuation that thefriends of government cloak under their zeal for its support, some lurking desire after monarchial forms, is an artifice as stale as it is contemptible ; and is resorted to in this cafe, only as % foil lA the dodlrine with which it is imme diately followed, of rearing up the slate governments into a higher and more im portant influence, and in fhert into i'o many diftinft sovereignties wholly para mount to the powers of the Federal Go vernment. This is the manner long since fele&ed by the faftian of Fiance, in iiihich to conduit their operations a gainst the government of thiscountiy. It has long been their masked battery ; they now begin to play it off without dilguife. Your Constitution is in danger, cry they ; your Government too energetic, and tend ing to tyranny. Against this tyranny let us interpofean infuperabls bar in the state Governments. Let us exalt a man who is so capable of extending or overleaping . if necelfary the limitations of this power, and who, impatient of superiority or con trenil, mlift ioon from the inftintt of his nature, effeftually (hake it ofti But we shall not permit them to succeed in effedt.- ing the deadly purposes:' they entertain : the peace and happinefs,-.liberty, property and life of every honest man, is flaked on the llfue of this contest, and every honest man feels it. We, who have so long toiled to lay*the foundations of a ftru&iire, plain, simple, decent and permanent, are not to be blam ed with beholding it crowded full of the vilest rubbilh—the inlide all empty tralh, and its external covered with tinsel law dry. Ihe pillars already erecfted, shall be supported ; the fuperftru&ure shall be railed. Having kept aloof the harpy of Gallic Sanfculotifm, it is not now to be destroyed, even by the hands of domestic parracides. The comparison entered into between the two candidates, and tlie enumeration of M'Kean's exploits, civil and military, is extremely curious, and extremely fall'e. The fix Illuminati aflert, hat Mr. Rot's ■was not in public life until he became Se t nator. The debates of the Convention of Pennsylvania, which adopted the Con stitution, had they fought for full infor mation 011 the aflertion they thus hazard ously advance, would have unfolded to them a splendid train of the nioft attive and fuccefsful oppofilion on the part of Mr. Rofs, (a member of that body) to the arbitrary, tyrannical, and wholly anti-re puljtiea.il of their grand malter. Friends and Fellow-Citizens. THE present crisis in the political affairs of the United States demands the attention of every lover of hit country 5 since the exertion of every power ■which the Gonftitution refervts to the peopk, has ol>- vioufly become ir.dii'penfablc to the preierva tis.n of the republican system, to the peace of the nation, and to the harmony of I'ocie tv. This confederation creating- a general fe hci ti.de, ;it the, approach of the ensuing election, v.hrn the chief executivtfmagiftrate of Pennsylvania will b« chol'en, it has Lecn the objett of a number Of citiizens (public characters fcoHeftcd from C- .and the General Afllmbly, as well as private cliarac- ters attending from ths several counties of the Rate) t'j d.'lignate, after a liberal and impartial communication of lentimehts, a candidate, whole experienced patriotism, in- tegrity, talents, and fortitude, fhould,render him worthy of your unbialled fuffrages : . Ana the important lelectioh having fallen; in. art honorable manner, upon Thomas M'Kean the pre lent chief jaftice, we have been ap pointed as a committee of correspondence, to circulate the intelligence, and to entreat, on your part, a zealous co-operation. Of the perlonal merits, and public services ot Thomas M'Kean, it is, surely, unnec.effa ry, at this period, to furnifb a detail. The abilities and integrity, which he uniformly manifefted in every ftatjon to winch he has been called by his fellow citizens, the learn ing, vigilance, and independence, which, for more than twenty years, he has displayed as a judge ; the sincerity which endears him as a iriend : and the benevolence which adorns him as a man ; have long been recognized,' refpecled and approved. There is scarcely, likewise, a page of the American revolu tionary history, that does not yield fometef timony of his attive and efficient patriotism. His name stands confpituous in the lift of .illuftrious,citizens, who firft dilcerned and refitted the parliamentary encroachments of Great Britain, .and in the darkest scenes of the vonteft that ensued, lie deserved, and received the unbounded confidence of Ame rica. Whether, therefore, as a commander in the militia, as chief jultice, as the gover nor of afterdate, or as a member and pre sident of Congress, his,labours, in every vi cifitude of the war, were arduous and unit mitt'ißg : And when the declaration of in dependence (to which his signature waschear fully affixed) proclaimed a. new political era to the world, he became at <r:ce a ftreuuous and faithful fuppoTter of the republican caule. Nor have his exertions ceased with the ac compli lliment of <he revolution. Prompted by principle, education, and habit, as well 'as by the interests of his family and proper- ty, he has always evinced a steady attachment to union, 'government, and order. Hence his zeal and as a member of the con vention, to promote the adoption of the fed eral constitution, and in the administration of justice ; while, in private life, his mind has been preserved from the taint'and corrup tion of thole pecuniary (peculations which, rising in rapid succession, have undermined the property, and depreciated the morals of the nation. From the energies of such a charadter much may be expected, and much will cer tainly be required. We aim not to excite discontent, tho we with to awaken vigilance : nor is it, indeed, the pre(Ture of present grievances, but the ills that threaten, which, principally, require your care and circum fpedtion. An enereafe of the public debt and expenditures, a corresponding augmen tation of federal taxes and imports ; the dan gers of a foreign war ; an extensive establish ment of land and naval forces, a marked dis regard of the national militia, and the in troduttion of impolitic and irritating laws, are evils which any bad administration may produce, but which a good administration will generally be able to correft. Let the people vigilantly attend to the bulinefs of their elc&ions, and th*y cannot Jong fuffer •from injuries^f this nature. Recent events, however, have developed a more awful, and more fatal, leurce of cala mity ; and a queftiou has been artfully pre sented to the public mind, whether the Re publican system of our Fedqjgl Constitution itfelf ought in practice, to preferred to a Monarchy ! If we review the conduit of 'men in power, we lhall find, that the honors and emoluments of public office, are only bellowed on the partizans of the administra tion ; and if we attend to the language of thoie partisans, we (lirdl find, that the con stitution of the United States is pronounced to be inefficient, that the authority of the individual states is held in contempt, that tl sacred right of universal fufFrage is arraigned, and that Republic'anifm itl'elf is confide red as an idle phaAom 1 Is it not, then, a so- lemn duty to take every constitutional pre caution for guarding the palladium of liber ty trom the violation of lecret machinations, or open force ? And what precaution can be more effectual, what more decent and orderly, than to give to the state governments the full and legitimate'influence of a Republican representation ? Though we have been long accustomed to hear the moil infulti#? epithets applied to the Republican characters of America ; and thoug'h we anticipate many gross and llandprous attacks upon the reputation of the candidate, fubmuted through this ad dress to your support ; we cannot conde scend to engage in an invidious comparison of his qualifications, with those of the gen tleman, who will probably be his opponent on the day of election. Suddenly and un expectedly elevated to the station of a Sena tor (the only office of permanent importance which he has ever occupied) there has been little opportunity to judge of Mr. Rofs's public virtues : but it has been fufficiently demonstrated, that his talents and disposi tions are devoted to the advancement of a political fy He m, w hie If, in our opinion, can only be eftablifbed on the ruins of the k'ede ral Republic. With these sentiments, and solemnly be lieving that th« freedom and prosperity of ourselves and our posterity are at flake, we offer you all the information and afiiftance which is in our power to give, on so momen tous an occasion ; and aflure you of our at tachment and ellrcm. IVc are faithfully, 1 our Friends and Fellow Citizens, PETER MUHLENBURG, SAMUEL MILES, TENC i COXE, MICHA. L LEIB, A. J DALL .S, . WILLIAM PENROSE, Philadelphia, April 9, 1799 The following valuable M;u)uf'cr'pts and o ther works, haw recently been .»iri'ent:-.l to the LIBRARY COMPANY of this • City, by. Hen it v Cox, El'cjuire, of tha Kingdom -of. Ireland. They defended to this gentleman from his Graiv] Father, who was Lord High.Chancellor of Ireland; and have been presented to this valuable public initiation as a mark ot the ref peft which he entertains fur the good peo ple of this slate. No. i The Original letters of King James the fir ft to the Privy Council of Ire land, irom 1603 to 1615 inclusive, in two volumes, folio. Manuscript. The firft page of the firft volume is an original letter from Queen Eliza beth dated 1568. • The Original Correspondence of the Privy Council of Ireland, from: 1603 to. 1615 inclusive, in to volumes, folio. Manuscript. A Letter-book, containing a corres pondence rrfpetting the. great rebel lion in Ireland in 1641, See. folio. Manuscript. \ • The Original InflrucViojis of king James I. to Sir Artburi Chiches ter,knight Reran of, Belfast and De put ie of our Reaipil of Ireland " Dated in 1(114. Written on parch ment, with the royal leal affixed. Folio, i A ColL'ttion of the Offices of Eng land, with the salaries attached to each, written in 1609. Ma 11 ufcript. Small folio. ? A Collection of the offices of Eng land, with the salaries attached to written in 1614. Folio. Man- ufcript. ,The works of king- James. London, printed in the year Folio. ■i. Moufou's account of the lad lc venteen years of the reign of queen Elizabeth, both military and ci vil. London, 1682. .2. Townfend's Hiltorical Collection; ,■ or an account of the proceedings of the four last parliaments of Queen Elizabeth. London, 1680. -3. A declaration of the horrible, trea lons praftifed by William Parry against the Queen's Majesty, and of his conviction and execution for the fame, the 2d of March, 1584. Folio. The works of Geffrey Chaucer, the famous English poet, by Thomas Occleue, who lived in his time and. was his scholar. Folio. Printed in 1565- -J -J m „ The Painting of the ancients. 1 ranf lated from the latin of Francifcus Junius. London, 1638. Quarto. The Elements of the Common Laws of England, by Sir Francis Bacon. London, 1636. Quarto. More manuscript original letters, 13c. 12. A letter from king James to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. Dated " the 25th day of September 1688." 13. A lttter from the Cardinals to king Jair.es the second, dated " Die 13 Augufti 1689." 14. Letter from the Pope t> king James the second, dated 1.5 Ot\. 1689. 15. A letter from king James 11. to the duke of Berwick, dated " Dublin, Feb. 11, 1689." i 6. A communication from Pope Alex ander VIII. to king James 11. writ ten on parchment. 17. A letter frorr Pope Alexander to king James 11. dated the 16th Oil. 1689. 18. A letter refpetting the Cork militia, dated" Corkc the 6th Jan. 1692." 19. A letter from Lord Orrtrjy, See. dat ed " Dublin, the sth of Feb. 1660." Royal Proclamations, fJfc.—Printed sheets j 20. Proclamation by Lieutenant Gener .j al Gincht 11, dated " Dublin, 27th oi' a . April, 1691. "* 21. Uo. by the Lords Justices of Ireland. 21. Do. by the king and queen for a tall—Aug. 1, 1690. Do. by Ormonde, Lord * " Lieutenant Ireland, dated " Dub ' lin, Feb. 4i 17°3-" —5 thefts. 24. Do. by King Janus —dat- ed the 20th July, 1689. 25. Do. by do. dat ed the 20th of Dec. 1689 —2 flieets. 26. Do. by the Lord Deputy ■ and Council, dated 21ft of February 1686—2 (heets. 27. Do. by the Mnyor of Dub lin—fixing the rates of proviiions. Dated the 2jth of September, 1689. 28. Do. by the Lord Lieuten ant and Council,' including a tabl fees—June 2id 1670. 29. Do. by Richard Cox and John Hanmer, dated June 25, 1691. 30. Do. by the LordsJuftic.es of Ireland. April 1691. 31. Do. by James, dat ed Dublin, 18th Feb. 1689. Proclamations t/hder the Regicide, 01/ver Cromwell. за. Do» by the Council of Ire-* land, declaring Oliver Cromwell to be the Lord Protettor. Dated Dsc. 16, 1653. 23. Do. by the Lord Deputy andjCouncil of Ireland. Dated A pril.l 9, 1655 —2 (beets. 34. Do. by the Commiflioners. of the Parliament of the Common wealth of Enghnd for the affairs of Ireland. July 14, 1652. 35. Do. by do. dated" Dublin, May 6, 1653." зб. .Do. by do. dated " Aug. 24, 1653." 37. Do. l>y do. dated " Dublin, July 28, 1653." 38. Do. by do; dated "Dublin, May 12, 16*4." 39. Do. 'by ion the of wolves, da<«a - " Dublin, £upe 29, 1653."' . 40. Do. by * . ddi . dated Novenfiber 5, 1652.", 41. Do. by dated May 8, 1654. 4 2. Do. bv do, dated January 23, 1653. 43. by . <lo. ... , dated 27th of March* 1654. 44. Do. ' by! the. Lord .Deputy and Council of Ireland, datfd May 23,, 1655. • • 45* ■' by'. datediMarch 7, 1654, 46. Do. by the Commander ;in- CliiM' of alt the forces of Ireland, dat ed Feb. 13, 1653. ' 47* • - Do. •• by , . dated Dec. 2i, 1952. ' 48. Lift of the Members of the Iriih Par* liament, for 1703. ef- A brief u'prefeptatiou of the pre lent ■ ft ate of Ireland, written by the grand father. o£the*donor. Dated Feb. 27, of king- I . 1688-9—2 pages. ; ■ , .• Cbicb' tst cm' if />- .ter .1 ' 50. Four odd numbers of news-papers, . printed in ,1689, 1690, aud 1691. March 20, 1799. } March : 25, '99.- —Received, in addition to the foregoing, a dupdecimo work, entitled, " Ertglan.d, Wales, Scotland anji'lreland de scribed and abridged,. iviti the historical re lation of things .worthy memory, DoilJ by John Speed. Anno 1627." Late from Europe. We have heen favoured with the full sluing 1799,frcm the Continent oj Europe, to a gentleman in Philadelphia. The public may rely on its authenticity. Our vessels fail above the feas with little Or no prutedlion, and great num bers are captured and condemned. Not being in a Hate of war, our merchants ai d captains vainly flatter themselves that ir.after rolls and registers will protett them and notwithstanding the examples hefuie their eyes, the (Jelufion continues : rhty catch at every filly ftory,*or paragraph in a newfp.i per and.are perpetually cajoled by the delu sive -promises of French age ts. " The ele&ions in the out her a-S _tes af ford much consolation for fume < ii rac ful events. I fee you are likely to li3v ma trouble with Kentucky and Virginia, which the agents of the dire&ery with to convert into an American La Vendee, Sri J 'when their schemes are ripe, to maltfc the medi um of their attack on our liberties. In this modethey began with Switzerland exciting rebellion in the Valais, ar.d then mare-h'ng troops to aflift the friends of liberty. Though Ido not doubt their design* I do not fear the result. You have wisdom and forefight in the government and a spirit of independence in the people which will frus trate their nefarious fchtm s " The agents of France, finding the love of country is no longer the order of the in the United States, change their condu&. Preserving their ambition, ';ough cloaKed under exterior profefFons of Iritnd fhip, they will excite feditiori and rebellion under pretence of opprcffioci as in Ireland, and when they have infpirec a por.ion of the people with a hatred of tlieir own gov ernment, then they will kindly offer their aid. I hope these views are now well urider flood in America. There will b? no fear ofn a invahon unless the above plan fuje-ed". Should the discontents ipread, without doubt an attack will be m de. " At a iJfce entertarnment given at Ma drid by the French ambaflador, Col. Hum phreys was not invited, c ut clafled with the Sardinian and mi-niters. f"I fe by the late French papers that the minister of war complains sadly of' desertion *— he fays that the conscripts march faft e noiigh when called out, bat that they desert after. Tlie minister of fit ar.ee on his fioe complains of the eniptirefs of the :reafury—more plunder mull be fuug'^— they have already ransacked Pitd(T>ont— they will probably soon have Naples, and then they will try their hands at Spain and P»rtugal. In the mean time, my dear fir, let our own country go on in llrengtheriing itb army and navy, er cfr own time will come next." (Bajctte sparine fUft. Sh'p John Bulkeley, Aiken, Charlcfton Brig Franklin, Morris, Veia Cruz Schr. Hannah, Barlow, BariilUble Andrew, M'Kinley, Georgetown Anr>, Pri'cher,- Frederick (burgh Sloop America, Borden, Newp rt Induftiy, Rifby, Snow Hill Polly., Barnard, Charleßon The brig reported to be below is from Na\vjpi"learis, fuppolld to Ik* the Gayolo. Another brig, name unknown, is below. Has for f*!e, a' no. io< fouVfc v/ EtCr flreft, Brandy, id 3d & 4th proofj Jamaica fpiriu, 4th |>roi.t, St. Croix "> fiIIM New England f * Sherry "N Lifton C WINES ' Malaga J MolaUei Sugar Coffee And various kind* of-Grocctieu april 11 Extract of a letter, datml February 2, Port of Philadelphia. CLEARED, F. KISSELMAN, B A., L L. The i.ast this Skason, Mr. 13" Mrs. BYRNE refpeclfully inform the ladies and ge.iLlcmi n of Philadelphia, fhf»r ball will be on Tut-May, the 16th instant, at o'ti« iers' Hotel, april 13 'l' ♦ dr.. ! 1 do. * -i 3 aw 3 w
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