EXTRACTS, SEPARATE wooden types were invented by Laureutiui Cofltr, at Harleim, in 1430 : Cut me tal types by Gei>ufleich y or rather by his brother Gutenberg, afiifted by the liberality of 'John Fuji, tjr taujliis, at Mentz, in 1444. With these types, the earliest edition of the bible was printed in 1450. The art of calling types in matrices was invented by Peter Schoeffer, the fon-inlaw ol Fanflus, in 14*2. The fir ft edition of Tully's Offices, printed by Fuji and Schnejfcr, is dated 1465. About that time printing began to spread itfelf with great rapidity thro theprititjpal cities KING JAMES the Ift. wrote a Treatise on the heinous sin of using Tobacco, entitled— " A counterblafle to Tobacco."—The royal pedant represents tliofc, who use tobacco, as guilry of " great vanitie and uncleannefle —of {infill and (hameful lust and concludes his inventive in these terms : " It is a custom loathsome to the eye—hateful to the nofe—harmfull to the brain —dangerous to the lungs—and in the black (link ing fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible stygian fmoake of the pit that is bottomlelle. King James's Works, p. 222. COMMON FAME Amuses people with what does notconcejn them, and her re ports are generally void of foundation ; she marries and bunts numbers, without even their permiflion or knowledge ; raifcs vast armies and equips mighty fleets without a Tingle iai thing o expence to the potentate tor whose service they are intended ; hgnts bloody battles, and leaves thousands slain on the field, who are nevertheless i'n good health; takes and la} •: in athes, cities and pro vinces that never existed : All these things, and many ot el's o a like nature, ftxc is doing continnallv. "If you believe her lhe wi persuade you that you are entirely ignorant of your own concerns ; anayour neighbors are by her made acquainted thu y >u ao,and in tend doing, wtiat you yourfelf never had either intention 01 pow er to accornplilh this is common fame. SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Oft. J. Thurfdaylaft, three female Eboe Slaves belong ing to Fonchill estate in this parifli, threw them selves into the sea, determined to put a period to their existence ; and in afew hours afcer were discovered floating on the ocean, by some of the eftatfr's negroesthat had been fi(hing. Saturday come on an atflion ot defamation, wherein Mr.- Campbell was the complainant, and Mr. Sandilande the defendant. It ap peared the plaintiff was lervant upon the proper ty, at the rate of 701. pr. ann. the defendant liav. ing slain, or caused to be (lain,-a bead, the pro perty of the plaintiff's employer—he was prosecu ted, and damages awarded : Mr. Campbell being the-nmttrW evidence. This irritated the defendant—upon which he made ufeofvery unwarrantable expressions, on repeated occasions, and at long intervals of time. The jury found a verdicfi for the plaintiff of 4001. as a caution to tliofe whose palfions carry them beyond the bounds of reason—and to luch of the rich, 3? conceive they can insult with im punity the poor. Same day came on a cause, Kingverfus Stupart, for a default in not failing beforqthe double pre mium tiJok place, from'which circumstance the plaintiff could not recover his insurance, and the veflel was 1011. Thejury ret*rned a verdid: for - the plaintiff. S A L E M, November 9. A General Peace. In the North of Europe has followed the trea ty between the Kings of Prussia and Hungary as ■we are informed by Capt. Richard Derby, ■who arrived here on Saturday, in 60 days from Gottenburg.—The terms of peace were not par ticularly known at Gottenburg when he caine away, but a meflage from his Swedifti MajelVy purported that the) were honorable and fatisfac tory to him, beyond his expeditions. The trea ty was concluded in Finland. His Majesty arti yed at Stockholm about the firft of September. The troops at Gottenburg were dilbanded. The merchants were fending off their veflels as usual in time of peace. A ihort time before Capt. Derby failed, n Swed ish jo gun ship, going from Marftrand to Gotten burg, fprunga leak, and went down very sudden ly, by which above 400 lives were loft—about 40 only were saved. BOSTON, Nov. 9. COW. BOWDOJN. If native genius, embelliflied with all tke o £• _ 1' * • - - - naments of polite learning—if deep researches into the nature and principles of philosophy, and of the arts and sciences in general—it a profound knowledge of government, and the politics of his country—if the love and tfteem of his fellow citizens, aud of the Literati of the world, from an reputation—ilthe prayers of the poor and needy, to whom he bellowed, with a silent, but liberal hand—if the tears of his relation and houftiold—if the ardent wiflies of his particular friends, and of all who knew him—if in fine, an unaffeited piety and religion, added to the most exemplary morality, from earliest youth, could have emancipated from the grave any character, this truly dignified one would have never tailed Death : But "it is appointed for all men once to di?." Philadelphia, Nov. 24. The President of the United States v/as to leave Mount Vernon, his feat in Virginia, on Mon day lail, 011 his return to the feat of government. On Friday last the Hon. John Langdon, Sen ator of the United States from New Hampfliire,, with his lady and daughter, arrived here from Portsmouth. 011 Saturday arrived in town from Virginia, The Hon. Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State; and the Hon. James Madison, one of the Representatives in Congrefe from that State. The Hon. Nicholas Gilman, member of the Houfeof Re prelentatives of the United States, is alio arrived in town from Ncw-Hamp(hire,via Newport, R. I {laud. The life of John El wes is comprized in the following fen teoce, an exemplification oj the power of avarice. The ensuing feflion of Congress will be highly interesting to the United States ; Ihe objedls which will arrest the attention oi the august na tional legillature, are of the greatest magnitude. Altho much has been done—yet much remains to be effe<fted ; but the general approbation with which the proceedings of government have been received—the harmony and good understanding which pervade the States under its auspices—and the encreafing advantages which the people re alize from the laws of the Union, will animate our civil fathers in the prosecution of their duty—for the highest testimony of public merit, is the fuecels of public mealures. Among many other important fubje<fls of legi slative deliberation and decision, which will pro- bably come before Congress, are the eftablifliment of a national mint, and a national bank of weights and measures —the pofl-office, and pojl roads—ways and means to pay the jntereft on that part of the national debt which was,left unprovi ded for the last fellion —the organization of the mi litia—\vith a variety of incidental bufinels, inter esting to particular states, corporations, and in dividuals,to which the general government alone can pay a competent attention. The citizens of New-York are making themoft spirited and meritorious exertions to eftablilh a Public Dispensary in that city—and from all ap pearances there is no doubt but their humane ef forts will be crowned with deserved success. Says a correfponden't, one would suppose, from tlie accounts publiihed of the lands on the Mifli fippi', and adjacent to the Natchez, that the veri table spot where the garden as Eden was situated, lias at length teen difeovereti : A plairt us Co bacco when cured, raised in that country, will " -weigh a pound"—and the produce of the land is " from 100 to 135 buftiels of corn per acre"— " battalions of cavalry, artillery and infantry" are raised there, in a tuonth—merely as a dejen five and protsftionary guard ; but for off en five ope rations, the men are as the liars for multitude : Five hundred families" is a mere handful among the many millions of emigrants that are daily , flocking to this land of promise I And as to any dread of Indians, the thousands of fighting men, which will be on the ground by Christmas, will set the tawniesa scouting, from the St. Lawrance to the Miffifippi—nor will a murdering dog of them Hop, or look back, till they reach the Paci fic Ocean ! But after all—a wilderness is a wilderness—-and if in the cultivated parts of the UnitedStates,it is the lot of the mass of the people to get their bread by the sweat of their brow, it will be found that the curse is not diminiflied, by encountering nature in her mofl; rugged form —surrounded by the terrors of the fcalping-knife. " The navigation of the ancient Romans was chiefly confined to the Mediterranean.' What an idea does this convey of thedifFerence between those conquerors of the world, and the infant em pire ot these riling States. Our navigators have long been familiar with the polar* regions of the South, where they have plowed the ocean in search of the monftersof the deep—and lately they have thrown a girdle round the globe in exploring the extremities of the North. Since the peace, our cvck-boats, compared to. the fliipt of Britain, have traversed the southern and ealtern feis, and re turned iu fafety with the rich produtfts of Alia— so that a voyage to China is now a more common enterprize, than one to Great-Britain was, forty years ago. " There is no real use in riches, except in the distribution." Many persons poflefs very large sums in solid coin, which has not been in circulation for many years : Such gold may as well be in the bottom of the sea ; it cannot be called a misfortune therefore, when the prodigal heirs ofmifers enter on the enjoyment of their wealth—for this only distributes that, which was before a cruel monopoly of the bleflings of pro; vidence. LATEST ARRIVALS AT THIS PORT. Brig Nttu-Succefs, Throckmorton, London and Grenada, 13 wteks. Sloop Harriot, Kir by, Wilmington, (N. C.J 13 days. luduftry, Sweting. St. Martins, 21. Schooner Dart, Jirice, Jamaica, 37. Sally % How!and, Bedford, 12. 651 Postscript. BY THE MAIL ARRIVED LAST EVENING ABSTRACT of foreign intelligence. PHILADELPHIA, A'w. 24. THE prcCs torfeaincri continues in moll of the British ports; and uncertainty rests on the -events of Peace or War with Spain. Accounts from Gibraltar mention fomc recent encroach ments upon the neutral ground before that fortrefs. The Duke of Cumberland, brother to the King of England,d ied the 18th Sept. after a long illness ; he-was in his 47th year; aod has left no ifiue. The eilimate of the loss by the late fire at Madrid, is reported :o be Five Millions Sterling. The grand fleet under Lord Howe arrived atSpithcad the 14th September. The Emperor of Morocco has declared war againfl Spain. Another meflengerwas hourly expected from Spain ; matters not being yet fettled. The number of killed and wounded on both fides in the late mutiny in France, is stated to he upwards of 1600. The Empress of Ruflia, exasperated againftthe Englilh, hat con cluded a hasty alliance with Sweden, in order, it is said, to hurt the former, by aiding the Spaniards. A new league is said to be on the tapis between Rufiit, Spain and France—as a counterbalance to thcalliancc between England, Pruflia and Holland. The Austrian army was on its march to Brabant. The National Guards of France, alarmed by the inflammatory publicationt which abound in that country, were on their march to the frontiers of the kingdom, to prevent any inroads of the Aus trian*; tho it does not appear that Leopold has any design of interfering in the affairs of France. The Austrian army, destined to the low countries, amounted to 49.417 men. Recent accounts from Germany mud afford some very lntereli ing particulars refpe&ing the coronation and inauguration of the Emperor ; the state of affairs in the low countries ; the progress of liberty in Hungary, and in the heart ot the Empire: for the last accounts from Vienua state that great unealinefs prevailed in that city on account of the peace made by the King of Prufiia, be tween Austria and the Turks ; the people appeared hostile to any coercive measures being adopted against the Brabanters. Great Britain has guaranteed the duties of the found, to Den mark : These duties amount to 200,000!. a year. The affairs of Hungary are in a eritical filiation, and seriously menace the tranquility of Europe. The Englifti papers inform of further naval armaments : A larg;e fleet is ordtrer 1 to be got ready immediately: Its destination is conjectured to be the Weft-Indies. Accounts from Martinico in,form, thrt every thing is in confu- ClOll at that island : Every vessel which arrives from the States have guards put on board. Guadaloupe is altaoft deserted ; the men being gone as volunteers to Martinique. The celebrated Mi. Bruce, whofetravels into Abyflinla have lately been published, gives an account ot the sources of the Nile, which never had been before traced by any traveller, nor was the world in poflcflion of any fatisfa&ory account of its origin. It may however be observed, that his diicovcries confirm the conjec tures of some former travellers, who had supposed that the head of that famous river, like that of most others, terminated in inconsi derable springs and rivulets. DOMESTIC ARTICL ES. RICHMOND, (Virg.) November 17. ExtraEl from the Journal of the House of Delegates. Resolved, That it is the opinion ot this committee, 1 hat an act of the United States, intitled, " An ad making provfion for the « debt of the United Statesfo far as the fame pledges the taith of the United States, and appropriates funds for the payment of cer tain debts $ue by the several states in the union, will in its opera tion be highly injurious to those states, which have by persevering and ftrenuousexertions,redeemed a considerable proportion of the debt incurred by them* dur.ng the late war, and will particulaily produce great injury to this state ; because a large portion of the debt then contra&ed by this Commonwealth, having been alieady. redeemed by the colle&ion of heavy taxes levied on its citizens,and measures having been taken for the gradual payment of the balance, so as to afford the most certain profpe&of extinguiftung the whole at a period notary distant : the Commonwealth will, by the o peration of the aforefaid ast, be involved for the payment of debit contrasted by other states, which either have not paid any part thereof themselves, or have reduced them but in a small proportion compared with the payments made by this ftate,by means where of a heavy debt will be intailed on this state, which never can be extinguiftied by all its efforts, whilst any part ot the debts con. traded by any state in the American union, and so aliumed lhali remain unpaid. N E W-Y OR K, November 20. Extra!! of a litter from St. Helena (via London) June 24- " An American Whaler from the South Seas, bound to Phila delphia, put in here in diftrefson the/jift inft. having met with a severe gale in tat. 3«- 6. S. Long. S ° . 7 . E. She has been very fuccefslul, having igo tons of spermaceti oil. On her pailage lhe fell in with a velfel tromßotany-Bay bound to London,which was in diftrcfs for want of provisions. The American would have re lievcd her wants, but found it impoflible, from the extreme bad ness of the weather, which prevented the poflibility of a boat be ing hoisted out ; and they soon after parted with her in a violent gale. They previously learnt, however, that at the time of her leaving it the settlement at Botany-Bay was almoftin the last stage of human distress ; that the officers andfoldiers would not do any kind of duty, their times being out; that the government intend ed to embark for England the firft opportnnity, and leave the convifls to their fate, mod of whom (that had been transported for life) had petitioned to be sent home and hanged, by the iirit opporiunity, rather than remain in that wretched country, w er with their utmost endeavors, they had only yet been able to ra fc 2 o acres of wheat, which had been their whole dependence for some time past, and a fewfith, but not a luffic.ency for every body. The felons whose times had expired, were very mutinous for go ing home, and every body was tick of the expedition. ANNAPOLIS, November 18. " Died, in this city, early in the morning of the 16th inft. in the 67th year of hij age, the honorable Daniel of St. Thoma Teniver, Esquire, a man so well known and distinguished by his country, that an culogium on kn cliarafter it altogether unne ceflary. WILMINGTON, Nov. 20. The Hon. John Vi ni no is re-elected a member of the Houfc of Representatives of the United States, for this State. PRICE CURRINC. —.-PUBLIC SECURITIES. 6 pr. Cents 14/ P r -£- or 3 pr. Cents 7/3 7/4- or 3<S| j°- Defered 6 pr. Cents 6/3. 33 1 UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl. and othei Certificates ja/6—12/8. 63} do. Indent, 7/3 7/4- 3<>t j°- Stale debts 8/2. 8/3. 4»i d «- FUNDED DEBT
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