£ D"E N T O N, October 7 .
From the Newborn Paper of the Ift i>tft
This town was on Wednesday 1 ast viiirecl by
an unhappy conflagration, which has destroyed
its molt flonrilhin? part. The fire broke out at
noon, in the lioufe of Philip Roche, a tavern
keeper, on the county wharf. The loft of that
lioufe being filled with fodder, the flames fudden
]y made their appearance through its roof, and
aimoft instantly reached the contiguous houses—
the wind blew from the north ealt. The (tores
of Mellis. Kennedy, Gerock, and Lawrence were
alinoft at once in a bl.ize, and had they been
blown up, all further damage would have been
prevented.
The fire soon reached across Craven and Front
ltreeis, to the old coffee lioufe, Mr. Donnells and
Mr. Thomlinfon's ft ores. Nine hoi.fes on the
eail fide ot Craven sh eet, and seven on the water
fide of Front ft r eet, were reduced to allies. The
jiorth-weft corner of Craven and Front Itreet,
commonly called Ogden's corner, was next at
tacked, and every hotife in both directions was
burnt down as far as the corner of middle itreet
011 one fide, and Mellis. Manning and Byrne's
ffore on the other were deitroyed. The two lalt
buildings were blown up.
Sixty-three houses were destroyed, as well as
an immense quantity of goods. Thelofs sustain
ed 011 the occasion amounts to upwards of one
hundred thousand pounds.
Philip Roche and his wife were last evening
committed to gaol ; many refiJetfableinhabitants
having evinced their appreheniions that tliefe
people (wbqfe house it isfuppofed was intention
ally set on fire) would again attempt to burn the
town.
PITTSBURGH, Odober 8.
Extrali of a letter from an officer in the federal ar
my dated Fort Wajhington, Sept. 18, 1 791, to his
brother in this plact.
" We arrived here the Bth instant, after a
long, though very pleasant paflage. We were
dogged by Indians, but never got fight of more
than two of them. We rescued a boat of a Mr.
M'Maken from the clutches of a party of 12, who,
but for pur interposition would undoubtedly
have taken her.
" My regiment is, together with the whole of
the troops, except one company which is doing
garrison duty here, encamped 20 miles from
hence, where they are erecting fortifications :
we wait for a body of 1000 militia from Ken
tucky. I presume our force will be fuflicient to
confront any body of savages that can poliibly
exilt together.
" I am a member of a court of enquiry on our
friend Brig. Gen. Harmar; we have been fitting
■five days, and have not got through hall' the tel
timony s'-every thing that has yet transpired
places Harniar's conduct in the molt respectable
point of view, and entitles him to the thanks of
his country ; his line of March, his encamp
ment, and order of battle, may be equalled but
not furpafled by any general, either ancient or
modern. His exertions were great, andthelofs
hefuftained could not have been avoided, situa
ted as he was. 1 mention these things to you
tiecaufe I know you will rejoice to hear the ma
lice of his calumniators'* defeated, and that this
inuch injured man will have his character pla
ced in its true light."
BOSTON, Otftober 12
Six per Cents, in the Funds of the United Stares
were at the falling of Capt. Rogers from Lon
don, at 21f, 011 the pound.
On the 23d of August the Einperor of Germa
ny, with his eldell (on, and the King of Prullia,
with hiseldeft foil, arrived at the palace of the
Elector of Saxony, ac Dresden ; and 011 the 25th,
Mr. Fawkener, the Englilh Envoy, arrived also
at Dresden from Fetei Iburgh and War law.
On the fame day arrived also at Dresden, the
Count d'Artois, the Marquis de Bonille with his
son, Monsieur de Calonne, and the Prince of Nas
sau.
Mr. J. Nebon, who was a pafTenger on board
the French Packet, LeSuffrein, which arrived at
New-York, on the 24th of Sept. 1 all, informs, that
on the 19th of (aid month, in lat. 39. 47. long.
?• 50. they spoke the Brig Sukejr, Capt. Robert
Steven foil, from Newbury-Port, for Gaudaloupe.
"I lie Captain and Paflbngers of the Packet, wiili
to inform, that they being very lliort of water
efired a relief from Capt. Stevenson, who, with
15 "onted generosity, supplied them with a
'"gfliead, inllead of a smaller cjuantity, which
1 fv lie fired ; not only so, but infilled 011 their
,a "S fuel) frefh provisions, as would make them
Ct, nifi)nable and all without receiving any re
cnnpence, except those acknowledg
ments, which were unavoidable from persons re
eied from distress.
'Ifd at Portfmomh, universally lamented,
J° H *• Parker, Esq. late Marshal for New
ampfhi e Diftrici and Sheriff' for the county
Rockingham.
Philadelphia, O&ober 22.
Members of Congress an ived in lown fincc Wcdncfday
Senators Hon. Paine Wingate, Ncui-Hamp/hirc.
Georce Cabot, >~ _ '
CAI.ES ST rong, }
Rocer Sherman, Conncdicut.
Theodore Foster. ) ,
Joseph Stanton, \ R^ir-}jland.
Benj am i n Hawkins, North-Carolina.
R'pTffcn- Hon, Benj. Goodhue, }
tatives. Fisher. Ames, , > MaJJachuJetts,
Artemas Ward, )
Samuel Livermqre,^
Nicholas Oilman, > New-Hampjhire.
Jeremiah Smith, )
Jeremiah Wadsworth,*|
Jonathan Trumbull, |
Jonathan Sturces, Connecticut.
L a r n e r>, |
James Hillhouse, J
Benj am in Bourne, Rhode-Island.
El ias Boudinot, New-lei fey.
W.B.Giles, ) r ,.
James Madison, \ V
Hugh Williamson, North-Carolina.
There is the greatefl probability that a quorum of both Houses
of Congrels will be in town on Monday.
GENERAL ELECTION.
Return of Northumberland County.
Congrels Andrew Gregg.
Afiembly Samuel Maclay, John White.
Sherifls Flavel Roan, Thomas Giant.
Return of Northampton County.
Congress Daniel Heifter.
Aflfembly Jacob Everly, Thomas Mahorter,Thomas Hartman
Peter Burkhalter.
Return of Lancajler County.
AfTembly Joseph Woik, Abraham Carpenter, Abraham
Whitraer, John Breckbill, James Morrifon, and James Old.
Sheriff John Miller.
Alexander Scott is ele&cd a Senator in the Legislature of Penn
fylvania, in the room of Alexander Lowry, resigned.
In consequence of the fuccdlcs of Lord Cornwallis, Tippoo
Sultan has made overtures lor treating of peace.
The authenticity of the declaration laid to be made by the
crowned heads of Europe iefpetting France, is much doubted.
The late decrees ifTued by the King ot Spain, refpefting foreign
ers refidcnt in that kingdom, appear to have been produ&ive of
much perplexity; one explanatory cditt after another has been
publilhed ; but it is very much expe&ed that the effett of these re
gulations will prove dire&ly the reverse of what was intended.
Two British merchants refiaing at Alicant, Me firs-. Keith and
M'Donald, for declining to conform to the new ordinance, were
imprisoned; but on a representation to the Englifii Ambaflador,
were immediatelv released.
By the Paris intelligence received by the Packet, we find tha
the French Conllitution had not been presented to the King 01
the second of September.
According to the new Constitution of France, the number o!
Rcprelentatives is to be 745; which, according to a calculation,
is about one Representative to thirty-five thousand inhabitants.
The English is one to 16,128, and the Irish, one to 13-339.
The National Assembly ok France have ordered rewards of
2C0,0G0 livrcs to the per Tons concerned in arresting the flight ot the
King— Drouer the Postmaster receives 30,000, and Saug the Pro
cureurtothe Community ol Varennes, '20,000
Exlratl of a letter io a koufe in this city, dated London the 7th Set
J ' 1, . L .
received by the Packet,
" Mr. Hammond goes out immediately as Envoy from our
Court to the United States of America.—Mr. Edward Thornton
is appointed his Secretary.
" The crops of wheat, &c. are plentiful beyond description in
every part of the kingdom."
In the Grantham Packet came pnflengers, the Hon Mr. Ham
mond, Consul General from the Court of Great Britain to the
United States, with his Secretary; and several Ladies and Gentle
men.
The Governor of Maflaehufetls has appointed Thursday the 17th
of November, to be observed as a day of thanksgiving and praifc
throughout that Commonwealth.
The following, when the riot at Birmingham is remembered,
appeals to be the effect of an extra impulse :
Directions where to be found, left by a gentleman of London, before he
went to the Revolution Dinner.
With Freedom's sons, a band divine,
The good, the gen'rous and the wife,
I at the Crown and Anchor dine.
And (up perhaps in Paradise.
Revolutions in government arc always attended with hazard,
and should never be attempted without a mauiteft pro f peft of
making that good, which was bad before—but the miferv of the
business is, that the remonstrances of the people are frldom attend
ed to by rulers, till their patience being cxhauftcd, there appears
to be no other alternative left but that of obeying the impulses of
resentment and pafiion, which too often overpower the voice of
leafon and judgment.
In thecaufeof Liberty, it has been fa id, it is impious to becalm;
but is there any fubjeft that demands the sober, cool deliberation
of man, more than this ?
A just estimation of the precious bleflings of freedom is the re
sult of difpaflionate reasoning. How to fccure ctte&ually the in
valuable pofftflion, has employed the wit, wisdom and study of
the wifefl and belt men in all ages—and yet, alas, how many dif
ferent ideas diftraft the world!-It will be found, when all the
subtleties of logic and metaphysics areexhaufted,
11 * l is from experience that we reason best."
A correspondent fays he trembles for the liber
ties of Frenchmen, on account of the combina
tion of crowned heads against France ; but at the
faint- time observes, that if the people are united
among themselves, and confide in the National
Aflembly, thev will prove invincible. The free
men of France will be more than a match for all
the slaves of Kurope.
'1 lie fame correlpondent observes, that the
friends of philosophy and liberty, wherever r.fi
dent, must regret the inseparable loss which those
interests have fu Gained in the deltrnrtion of Dr.
Priestley's Manufci ipts-The fatal effeds ot a
blind zeal in a partial cause, directed by the 1111-
pulse of fanaticifm and prejudice.
cih the ,r !oi ious hour is on lite v i .
will) every joy that peace can brin s ;
AVI.' n Kn cdnm-s h'-tcd la« «"» tl,c whole >
Without uiic lil-iu Indu» 10 the pole.
203
The annual reviews of the militia (that bul
wark of freedom) in Connecticut, Maflachitfetts,
and New-Hampi.iire, have recently taken place.
A correspondent observes, that it is of the ut
inolt importance to the influence and refpedtabi
lity of every particular State in the Union, that
its militia ihould be well disciplined, as well as
duly equipped. On the general perfualion of the
truth of this Suggeltion, and its consequent im
provement, will in a great measure depend that
equipoifeof Strength i'o neceilary to the tranquil
lity of the Union.
All enlightened people Will ever be attentive
to those nieafures on which the preservation of a
free government depends. Perhaps the interpo
sition of the general go/ernment is not more ne
ceilary in any business rtian in that of eltabliSbing
a uniform plan for the regulation of the militia—
lor without this interference, it is very evident
that the disparity in the relative power of the Se
veral States, already very apparent, will conti
nue to encreafe. This disparity may in time pro
duce jealousies, and injustice.
efterday, pursuant to notification, the Stockholders of the
Bank of the United States, aflembled at the City Hall, of this city,
tor the purpose of chufing 25 Dire&ors according to law—when
the following getlemen were elected :
George Cabot
Fiflier Ames
Jonathan Mason, jun.
Jofcph Barrell
Jeremiah Wadfworth
Philip Livingfton
John Watts
John Lawrance
Rufus King
James Watson
Nicholas Low
Joseph Anthony
Jofcph Ball
Yesterday the President of the United States, and
his Lady, returned to the Seat of Government, from their late
tour to Mount-Vernon, in perfedt Health.
The following; is copy of a return made by Capt. O'Brien, at.
Algiers, to the Ruffian Consul at Gibraltar :
AMERICANS AT ALGIERS, THE 15 th OF MARCH, 1791.
Crew of the ship Dolphin, Captured 30 th of July, 1785.
Zcquins
Capt. Richard O'Brien, ransom demanded 2000
Mate Andrew Montgomery 1500
Jacob Serfainer, French Passenger 2000
William Patterfon keeps tavern 1500
Philip Sloan I
Peleg Loring v Seamen 725
J. Kobertfon 1 725
James Hall J 725
Crew of the Jchooner Mary t taken ihc 25th of July, 1785.
Capt. IfaacSteveus ' 2COO
Mate, Ale xandcr Forfyth 1500
James Cathcart, keeps tavern, yoo
Seotge Smith, in the Dcy's houfcf 0 72s
fohn Gregory > Seamen
* " ) 725
James Harmet
Algcrinc Zcquins,
Duty payable on the above Cam at 10 per cent.
Sundry gratifications to officers of the Dev's houf
hold and regency, equal to 17 1-6 Zequins, each
pcrfon
34792 Mexican dollars arc
Married, Nathan Blodget, Esq. to Mrs Bland, widow
o( the Hon. Theodorick Bland, late ot Cawfon, Virginia.
From PELOSI's MARINE LIST.
ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA.
Ship Eliazabeth, Stonehoufe,
Van Staphoril, Porter,
PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES.
FUNDED DEBT.
6 pr. Cents 21f 21f6 pr. £ .
3 pr. Cents \ij
Defered 6 pr. Cents 13/
UNFUNDED DEBT.
Final Sett), and other Certificates 16J8 i-jJ 85 do.
Indents do.
Rank Suhfcriptions, 140 Dollars.
John Pintard,
SWORN BROKER & AUCTIONEER,
PURCHASES and SELLS
PUBLIC DEBT of every description, onCommifion,
at the following rates
ON the specie amount of all sales at au&ion, one eighth p«r
cent.
On ditto at private faleor purchase, one-haj per cent.
On remittances, ditto.
Receiving interest at the Loan-Office, one per cent, on the
amount of the interest.
For making transfers at ditto, seventy-Jive cents per transfer,
pF" Such persons as inay incline to favor the subscriber with
their order.*, may rely on their being executed with punflua/ity,
fidelity and dispatch. His long experience and extenfivc dealings
in the public Rocks, together with a well eftabhfhed correspon
dence throughout the Unued States, enable him to conduct his
operations with peculiar benefit to his employers.
JOHN PINTARD,
0 Sober 15, 1791
A Young Gentleman, of American birth and education (being
a graduate) would for a liberal compensation engage as
Tutor in a family, or take charge of an Academy, to teach the
Latin and English Languages. He has had some experience in
leaching, and trusts he can exhibit fatisfa&ory recommendations.
Any letters upon this fubjedf, post paid, addrcflrd to A— S—,
and the care of the Editor heieof, prior to the 25th December, will
be punctually attended to.
Oflober 22, ) 791
WANTED, A NUMBER OF
journeymen Corchvainers,
Who will find conibnt employment and generous waged, by ap
piyinp to the Matter Cordwainers of the City of Philadelphia.
Otlobcr 22,1:91. [eptf]
William Bingham
James Cole Fisher
Herman Le Roy
John M. Nefbitt
Robert Smith
Thomas Willing
Archibald M'Call
Charles Petit
Charles Carroll, M.
Dr. James M'Ciur<*, V,
Samuel Johnfton. N. C.
William Smith, S. C.
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