SAVANNAH, May 31
A match for the Bottle Conjurer !
In consequence of notice given, a
bouc 300 people aflembled at [lie fila
ture, la(l Monday evening, co fee the
wonderful feats which were promised
to be performed by John Perry's
daughter, himfelf, his liorfe, pigeon,
&c: After fulFeringm uch for an hour
and a half, from the heat of the wea
ther, and the honfe being greatly
crowded, they were obliged to dil
mifs without having their curiosity
gratified, for some of the company
going behind the curtain fouhd John
and his alibciates, by means of a lad
der fixed to one of the windows, had
made off with the ca(h they collected,
leaving only a little girl behind them
ci. the stage. The tickets werefign
ed Juan Penez, or Perez, and there
feeins also to have been concerned in
this cheat an Italian, who went by
the name of John Jontfon, a hair
dreller named Williams, and some
others whose names are now un
known
SALEM, June 19
ESSEX BANK
Will begin to discount on Monday
next, if no unexpected occurrence oc
casions a delay.
This Bank is kept in the fame build
ing with the Cultom House, in Bank-
Street, Salem, a few rods from the
Sun Tavern.
The following gentlemen have been
chol'en officers of it, viz.
Mr. William Gray, jun. President
Capt. George Dodge, Edward Pul
ling, Esq. Mr. John Norris, Jacob
Aftiton, Esq. Capt. William Orne,
and Capt. Joseph White, Directors.
Mr. James King, Caffiier.
We are allured that J t 'peculation, that
bane of industry and integrity, is no
part of the system on which this Bank
is instituted. Situated in the midst
of an enterprizing, commercial and
manufacturing people, it is intended
to facilitate the operations of their
industry ; and we underftandthat in
fant manufactures will be the parti
cular objects of its favor. By this
inllitution, the profits which have
hitherto been drawn from the citi
zens of Essex by other banking liouf
es, and which have not been incon/1
derable, may he retained among our
selves, and applied to the promotion
of our own bulinefs. And as the af
fociators are not only jointly, but in
dividually, answerable for the credit
of the Bank, the inhabitants of this
county will find a superior degree
of (ecurity, co-operating with their
general interest, to give a currency
to the Essex Bank Bills.
A particular convenience nrifes to
the inhabitants more immediately in
its neighborhood : that every man
may deposit his cafli in the Bank for
security, free of expense, however
large or finall the (um, and make use
ot checks for the transaction of buli
nefs.
While the good of the community
is promoted by this institution, it is
hoped that the flockholders may de
rive a reasonable advantage for their
enterprize.
BOSTON, June 21.
Capt. Kellfa, from Bilboa, which he left the
beginning of May, confirms the accounts of the
Declaration of War by the French Nation against
the Ho use of Austria, and the other powers who
have succoured and encouraged theFrenchemi
grants, and who have been menacing hostilities,
and dilating terms to France.—He further
adds, that a merchant of great repute in Bilboa,
read hiin an account of a battle which had been
fought by the French Patriots, and the Germane
in Austrian Flanders—that it was on the 26tb
day of April, and that accounts had dated the
loss on both fides at yooo mea, the a&ion conti
ting from nine in the morning until four in
afternoon. On which fide Victory declared
iTelf, he did notunderftand, but supposes from
silence on that head, that it was dubious.
The Captain further informs that the Spanish
ernment entertained great fears of a Revo
ion in that kingdom—that, as far as possible,
' cori *efpondence on political fuhjedls was in
terdicted, and that the Inquisition-Boat visited
every veiTel on its arrival, to forbid the landing
of any books, pamphlets, letters or newfpapevs,
but such as were previously inspected. The
Captain and crew of all vessels were also forbid
speaking on the government orreligion of Spain.
NEW-YORK, June 25.
The Governor of the state of Georgia ha-,
iiTued his proclamation requiring the citizens of
that state resident in the /ower di(tri<st, to elect,
on £he 9th of July, one ILeprefentative in the
Congress of the United States, in the room of
Anthony Wayne.
Philadelphia, June 30
European accounts by the packet, and by a
late arrival at Charleston from London, further
inform—That proclamations are stuck up in all
the Itrect ; of Luxemburg!!, purporting that the
Governors Genera! of the Low Countries have
Ix en informed that the Jacobins have formed a
design of fending emiilaries into that country,
undjr the difguile of peasants, to distribute se
ditious pamphlets among the people—they
therefore odfer a reward of 100 ducats to any
one who shall cause any of these emhTaries to be
arrested—That the trial of M. Lcilart before
the High Court, had commenced; his firll hear
ing lasted three hours.—That the- French ports
in the channel were menaced by privateers
who were preparing to put to lea under impe
rial colours the moment war was declared.—
That the Prince de NafTau had arrived at Cob
leiitz—That the Princes ofHohenloe, Bartfen
ftein, &c. have concluded treaties of subsidy
with the French Princes.—ln the late fire at
Gottenburg, 123 houses weredeftroyed, the uni
versity and the lliipping were preserved.—The
new King of Hungary has dismissed all the re
tainers of the Italian opera, by vhich he saves
300,000 florins per annum; —that he had lately
received a note containing these words, " If
you value your life, do not meddle with the af
fairs of the French nation."—That reports are
in circulation at Paris, that the Prince of Brunf
wick was aflaffinated in his closet; that the
Elector of Bavaria is dead; and that the Em
press of Russia was arrested. —That the cele
brated Captain Pacha, who was Admiral of the
Turkish fleet the late war, is deposed, and suc
ceeded by a page aged 30, who lias never seen
any service at sea ; this appointment has much
displeased the officers of the navy.—That not
withstanding the discontents which reigned in
Sweden at the conclusion of the Diet of Gefle,
the afl'aflination of the King has contributed
more to reconcile those to the royal authority
who were opposed to it, than to forward the
views of the conspirators—os this, the young
King and the regent have received proof by a
deputation from the four orders to allure those
Princes of their loyalty and attachment.—That
the death of Guftavus has not altered the deter
mination of the Swedilh government to unite
with the confederate lovereignsof Prussia, Aus
tria and Ruflia.—That the Imperialists are in
full force every where, and their troops in the
fincft condition—that they have an army of
16,000 men in the neighbourhood of Brulfels,
and that Oftend is guarded by a chosen body of
troops Notwithstanding the preceding ac
counts, there is the strongest reason to believe
that the confederates against the revolution of
France entertain the greatest apprehensions for
the internal tranquility of their refpe&ive ter
ritories—the French are enthufiaftic,and will be
invincible, for the spirit of liberty, where a
contest can be maintained, will malt afluredly
triumph.
Sailed on Monday last from this port for Eng
land, the lhip Ceres, Capt. Marlh. In this ves
sel the honorable Mr. PiNCKNEY,Minifter Pleni
potentiary from the United States to the Court
of Great-Britain, and family, Mr. Collet, Mr.
Ongal and Mr. Romesone, went passengers.
Electioneering for feats in the House of Re
presentatives of the United States, under the
law providing for an encreafe in that branch of
the legislature, is begun in Virginia. The Win
chester paper of the 18th inft. contains an ad
dress to ele&ors from Mr. Robert Rutherford,
of Berkley county, an old servant of the public,
on the fubjeft.
Articles in the Britilli papers received by
the Packet, speaking of the conduct of the Eng
lish Ministry at the present crisis, infinuate —
that they have not only changed their system of
a balance,but that they have surrendered all the
ancient and established policy of England, and
because they have been foiled in undertaking
needless armaments, are at length determined
to fuffer no occasion to provoke them to hosti
lity. They have called out Wolf ! Wolf! so
long, with needless terror, or with artful design,
that they are now afraid to announce a real
danger.
The latest accounts from France contain lit
tle more than details of the patriotic spirit
which t'ie declaration of war has brought into
a&ion, and the zeal with which contributions
are made to support it. This is the critical
period to provide those permanent refourcesfor
the support of Liberty and the Constitution,
which may be wanted when the present ardor
ihall abate. Our allies will doubtless profit by
I the experience of this country.
The Salem Gazette of last week contains a
particular account of a disagreeable affair that
occurred in Table Bay, between Capt. Sims,
of the ship Fame, of Philadelphia, and Captain
Bligh, commander of theßritifh ship Providence.
Capt. Bligh, it seems, took one of Capt. Sims'
men, and notwithstanding the spirited remon
i!:rances of Capt Sims, refufed to deliver him
up.—On various pretences, it is said that the
Teamen have in a high-handed manner been
lately taken from several American veflels.
We hear that the distilling business is in so
flourilhing a way of late, that for the want ol
a futficient quantity of new copper, the smiths
are making use of old copper kettles, for stills.
The Pittsburgh Gazette, received by yester
day's post, contains nothing new.
From a Bennington paper of June 15.
We are happy to inform our readers, that the
report published some time since, stating tha'
Judge Powell was sent to Quebec in irons, is
wholly premature; that piece of calumny was;
undoubtedly framed by some of his enemies—
for, like all men of merit, he is not without
i them.
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The account of the assassination of the Ki:-
of Sweden, as published by authority at Stock
holm, contains the following particulars in brief:
That it appears from the confeflions of the cri
minals themselves, that Ankerftrom and Count
Horn had agreed, that the removal of the King
was the only thing that could effect their wiihel
in a change of the government—That Anker
ftrom fays he was also actuated by a spirit of re
venge on account of a prosecution carried on
against him lalt year, which induccd him to he
the inflrurnent of removing the King—That se
veral plans of carrying the design into execution
had been contemplated, but had failed—That
Count Ribbing entered into the con (piracy;
shortly after which, it was resolved by thcic
three persons, that the King should be afiallinat
ed by Ankerfirom, either with a dagger or pis
tols, at a play or malquerade, where a great
concourse of people would be collc&ed, that the
! aflaffin might be easier concealed—That these
. three conspirators were at the play on the 16th
January iaft—that Horn placed Ankerftrom in
a covered paifage, which the King uled to pass
through, where he was to have been shot; but
tlie King did not that evening go into this pas
sage, by which means Ankerftrom's murderous
intention was fruftrated—Two days after this,
he was at another play, but could not get a fa
vorable opportunity—A masquerade between
the 19th and 20th of January was then fixed on,
but the company being fmal), prevented the ex
ecution of their design—They then let out for
Gefle, where the murder was to have been per
petrated at a malquerade on the 2d March, but
was again prevented in consequence of the imall
number of persons prefect-—A masquerade was
advertised for the 16th March; this was fixed
on as the time; previous to which, it appears,
that Major Liljehorn and General Pechelin had
been let into the latter of whom
was to provide for the revolution which was to
take place after the alfalUnation.
The whole plan was further matured at Count
Ribbing's country feat—who was to get a num
ber of people to the masquerade, in which-bufi
nefs Pechelin promised to aflift. Horn, Anker
ftrom, and Ribb.ng, met at the lodgings of the
latter 011 Friday evening, where Ankerftrom
loaded his piftolswith balls, lhot and nails; be
lides which he took a large knife, ground lharp
on both fides, and to which a barb was made ;
after which they all three went to the masque
rade—When the King, presently after, came in
to the room, Ankerftrom in the croud approach
ed him, took thepiftol from his fide-pocket and
fiiot the King, who flood with his back towards
j him, so near that the mouth of the pistol touch
ed his cloaths. Ankerftrom, who, when the
King did not fall, was about to complete the
murder with the knife, was so agitated, that he
dropped it on the floor, and let the pistols also
gently fall at the fame time ; as he drew him
felf back among the people, to create a general
confufion, he cried out, Fire! which was re
peated by many others.
It appeared that Baron Bjelke was deeply
concerned—that Lieut. Ehrenfward was also of
the party —that the Counfcllor of Chancery,
Jacob Von Engeftrom, was acquainted withthe
design—besides whom, Major Hertfmanfdorf, of
the Artillery, the Secretary of Protocol, John
Von Engeftrom, are accused, and have made
partial confellions.
General Pechelin denies the charges against
him, but Baron Bjelke poifoncd himfelf, and the
court of justice ordered that his body Ihould be
taken by the common hangman to the gallows,
and buried there—which was done.
The Counsel for the prosecution has given in
his final pleading against: Ankerftrom, and the
Royal Coun of Justice is proceeding in the bu
linefs with relpeft to the others.
LxtraEl of a letter from a gentleman in England, to
his friend in this city—received by the Packet—da
ted May 1y?, 1792.
'* Beiore 1 enter upon the special business, that
occasions my writing by the packet ; I mull con
gratulate you upon tlie rising spirit of humanity
and liberty in my native country, which has at
length shewn itfelf in the House of Commons,
where it was carried the last week that the Britifti
African trade in human flefh shall cease Jan. ift,
1796. You will now be furnifhed with continual
news from Europe. The despots having perfifttd
in their plan of attcmpiing to force the French to
submit to their former flavcry, notwithftandmg the
providential warnings given them to the contrary
m the unexpected deaths of the Emperor and the
Swedifti King; the National Alfcinbly and the
King of the French, have wifely declared war
against the King of Hungary, with the design of
giving a home thruftj before the confederates are
!ully provided to parry it off. A stranger to the
language of France, and too far advanced beyond
sixty, I cannot serve them in any shape by crofling
the channel, beyond what I can do here, by open
ly and publicly, as well as privately advocating
their cause, and implorcing the favor of heaven
on them that they may be succeeded, that the
judgment of war may be changed into a blefling
io them, by proving the mean of firmly eftablilh
mg their constitution, and that it may aI so prove
the introdudlion and confirmation of sacred and
civil liberty in its utinoit extent through other Eu
ropean dominions. The present is a new kind of
war ; royal and imperial defpotilm against na
tional liberty. I pretend not to the knowledge
of courufccrets ; but can easily conje&urc, that the
royal undertakers have the hearty fan&ion of all
the crowned heads, the Polifhonly excepted ; and
rhey that have faith in the sincerity of Louis, will
except him alio. Many think that our court are
itrong in favor of the anti-revolutionists ; and
wouid willingly aid them out of the public purse;
but it is my own private opinion, besides that of
numbers, that no minister will dare to do it;
for ii is certain, that a fenle of what ai e the rights
of men spreads ; the many excellent publications,
that Burke's political yealt or barm into
exftence, have greatly diffuled civil knowledge.
Paine, and some oihers go into an cxcefs ; but
they arc of great ufc, and tend to bring off indi
viduals from the other extreme, and nearer to
ihat middle wherein lies the greatest fafety. I
have lived to fee one revolution terminate most
happily, in the best government that exists ; and I
hope to fee the other in Europe end gloriously :
not that either is pet fe&. The French fiiould have
an upper House or Senate, where, the arittocracs
may collect and snare in government. There will
always, in a large commercial community, be
pcrfons, whole superior abilities and fortunes will
taife them above the generality, and who will of
courlc entertain aristocratic fenumeuts ; and I ap
piehend that it is much fdfer tor the body politic,
that these should form a fcparatebranch, than mix
with the common mass in one leprefentative as
sembly, whereby joint and covert policy they
secure a majority to lupport their own
though invitible plans. Your American Conftnu
lion has provicid th.it no title of vobihty Jha.lL U
giaitedby the V 'ttedStates i u Oiould have piovi
ded also, that 110 honorary diftinguilhi:.■* titles
(which arc' rcaily titles »»f nobility) fha,; be he
reditary, or permanent Irom one generation to
another. You will perceive that 1 have my c
to the Cincinnati, fr»r tiie individuals of which I
have the gieatcfl veneration and eltccm, and lec
them tnjoy the honorable order while they exiti;
but then let it cease with them : but if their tons,
and sons-ions arc to inherit it alter them, they
have a privilege annexed to them, that exalts them
above their fellow-citizens, which is 3Ctual no
bility. Hereditary honors 01 offices, I aDhoi (as
being repugnant to common fenlY) with one ex
ception—honors and offices arc bellovtfed as the
reward ot merit, and should therefore be confined
to merit ; but merit is not hereditary. The patri
otic and courageous soldier, may be fuccetded by
a cowardly felfifh foo. The firmeft friend ot li
berty may leave behind him a man of the mod
unpriciplcd and despotic call. The pious and
good magiflrate and minillcr, may be the lathers ot*
profligate and vile wretches. I have made a sin
gle exception, in favor of a peculiar hereditary
iuccelfion, being appiehenfive that the firfl magil
t'ate, whether filled King, Emperor, or Prelident,
should be hereditary to prevent the horrid con
lefts that mufi be the attendants of renewed elec
tions.—To avoid which for the future, the Poles
have in their new conflitution provided for an he
leditary foveteignty."
Ext ra£l of a letter from a gentleman <« Lexington %
Krvtucke y, to his correj ft undent in Carlijle, dated
May 21/?, 1792.
" The Indians have been doing a considera
ble damage about Frankl"ort—They were pur
sued over the Ohio by a party of Volunteer:,
but they found the Indians too strong to at
tempt an attack, and returned without doing
any thing."
Ex trad of another letter from the fume place.
u Our Convention did in one week make a
Constitution ; the next week that Constitution
was unanimously adopted ; and now our Repre
sentatives, Electors, Sheriff and Coroner, be
ing chosen, and after them our Governor and
Senators, viz.—Governor, Isaac Shelby,—Se
nators, John Campbell, for Jefterfon county—
John Logan, for Lincoln ; Caldwell, for
Nelson—William McDowell, for Mercer—
Robert: Todd, for Fayette—Thomas Kennedy,
for Madison—John Allen,for Bourbon—Robert
Johnfton, for Woodford—Alexander D. Orr,
for Mason. Extra Senators, Alexander S.
Bullet, Pay ton Short; the wheels of that con
stitution will on the 4th of June be put in mo
tion. The large brick market house is now
converted into an elegant Aflembly Room. The
buildings carrying on here are really surprising."
Ignorance is said to be the effect of tyranny,
but it may be doubted whether an enlightened
people were ever enslaved except by the appli
cation of superior external force.
I Certain it is, that freedom and ignorance
cannot long exist together; for mankind will
not naturally prize those things, the advantages
of which require an enlightened understanding
justly to appreciate.
u Oppreifion will make men mad"—and re
sistance to tyranny is an impulle of nature, whe
therenlightened or not; but, the blcffir.gs of
revolutions depend on a wife improvement of
that change in society which they produce—for
the want of due information, and just principles
how many enterprizes in favor of the rights of
man have proved abortive ?
Friends of the human race ! would you lay
the foundations of liberty onabafis that can ne
ver be moved, evince yourpatriotifin by taking
effe&ual measures to enlighten the great body
OF THE PEOPLE.
SHIP NEWS.
ARRIVED at the PORT
BirkiUy
Skip Nrjlor,
Jefferies,
Durant,
Barras,
Sheetan,
Frankferd %
Dryburgk,
Kendall,
Wilmington,
Martha,
Brig Cremorr.y
Norfolk f
Pomonay
Union,
Schooner DiJpatch,
Davis,
(Tossy
Lowe,
Edgar,
Harriot,
Sloop Dove,
Sally,
Mack/in,
Rabia,
Arrived at Bojlon, Brig Lively, Capt. Kellfa, from
Bilboa (Spain) 42 days. In Int. 43, 27, long. 17,
(off Cape Finniflre) was chafed and brought to by a
copper-bottomed Cruizer. of 18 guns—and 100 men.
The Captain of which asked ( apt. Kellfa many queflions,
but the latter being under Engiijh cykurs, the former
did not fee fit ts come on board him, although the boats
boarding-crew were prepared for the purpose. Capt.
K. was so nigh as to discover them to be Moors, or Al
gerines, bv their turbans and beards.
fC7 & Price of Stocks as in our /act.
ADVERTISEMENT.
XTOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors of
!\ Edward Man kin, an insolvent debtor,
confined in the gaol of the county of Salem, in the
(late of New-Jwfev, that the Judges of the Infe
rior Court of Common Pleas lor laid county, on
application to them made, have appointed the
twenty-eighth day of Julv next for the said Credi
tors to appear before any two or more of said
Judges, at the town of to Ihew cause, if
any they have, why an alignment of the said
debtors estate fliOtild not be made, and he be dis
charged from confinement, pursuant to an Ast of
A(Tembly t passed the 24th of November IaIV, for
the relief of insolvent debtors then confined
Salem. June 25, 1792,
Cork
, Wilmington
Wkitb h G. B.
Jamaica
Cape-Francois
Port-au-Prince
Hamburgh
Hondutas
Cajfo- Francois
Char left on
Newbury-Port
Curracoa
New-York.
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