bWes, a bag of vermillion, powder and
lead, several bayonets, spears, war-hatchets,
bridles and halters. Evening coming on,
withdrew from the camp, about a mile,
to an eminence, where he halted his men,
and laid on their arms all night. About
the dawn of day they appeared advancing,
with trailed arms, and at about thirty
yards distance a firing commenced, and was
kept up, frcm three to fom rounds, when
the Indians retreated, leaving one fellow
on the ground, and were seen to bear off
several wounded. JLieuteuant Snoddv had
two men killed, and three wounded, it is
hoped not mortally. Such couduft and
bravtrv would do honor to veteran troops.
'• I have the honor to be,
" Your obedient humble servant,
" James Winchester."
Brig 1 . Gen. Robertfon,
Mero Diftrifl,
BALTIMORE, J an. 14.
We have the pleasure to inform the
public, that the New Theatre row build
ing and in great forwardnefs in this town,
will be ready to open in three weeks fiom
this date, {hould 110 disappointment or un
expected obftru&ions delay the carrying
011 said building. The citizens of Balti
more may then expect to derive the great
est improvement and mod rational enter
tainment that can flow frcm a well regu
lated Theatre. The company under the
fuperintendanceof MefTrs. Wignell and
Rkinagi e, now perform at Annapolis,
three times a week, viz. on Monday,
Wednefaay, and Friday evenings.
NEW-YORK, Jan. ij.
We are informed, that the Amboy pas
sage boat, which left this place on Christ.
mas last, was driven out to sea, and had
not been heard of until a few days pad,
when as account came, that after having
loft her bowsprit in a heavy gale, (he was
cast away on Long-Ifiand shore, and every
person, (upwards of 20) perilhed. Among
the number were several young jjerfons
whose parents live in this city.
BOSTON, January 4.
The Legislature of the State of Maryland,
has enacted a Law for ere Sing a Bank in
the diflriS of Columbia, one of the objeSs of
rbhichis to facilitate the preparations for the
permanent re/iu'ence of Congress. It is to
tonfifl of 10,000 Jhares of 100 dollars each
Jhttn, andfubfcripttons therefor are opened
at George-town, under the care of Mejfrs.
Samvel Blodget, jun. William Deakins, jun.
Uriah Forreji, John Mason, John Tern
pln.an, and eight other gentlemen mentioned
in {he aB.
IV' underfiand that fubferiptims, for the
release from captivity of our unhappy breth
ren now held in slavery and chains atAlgurs,
are opened in Philadelphia, Ntw-Terk, in
this town, and several other places. May
the God of benevolence inspire the hearts of
those ivho have ability to bjloiu, with the
inclination to forward this nojl humane and
virtuous undertaking !
PHILADELPHIA,
JANUARY 17.
Extra £t of letter from Cadiz, dated No-
vember 6, 1793.
" We have just received advice that the
Emperor of the Eastern part of Moroc
co, Muley Solyman, has declared the coun
try from Salle to St. Crur in rebellion,
and intimated to the Consuls, that in three
months after date thereof, he will fend his
Cruizers to make prize of any velfel ivhich
they meet trading with the intermediate
towns; which let serve for your govern
ment—as that three of the Algerine Fri
gates that were this fide of the Streights
with a Brig, had already returned to the
Streights ; they had no more thaD one
prize with them, her name is not known
■—(he was loaded with flour."
ExtraA of a letter from a gentleman in
Liverpool to his friend in New-York,
dated Oflober 29.
" I have this instant received a letter
from our friend P. H. now in Toulon,
with a cargo of grain from Baltimore ;
he mentions that the Spaniards have been
completely defeated in feveial engage
ments, and are running out of France,
fafter than they came in j that the French
are every where vi&orious, and that the
National Convention sent orders to the
different armies, to be before Toulon by
the fiift of November ; that they may be
fuccefsful is my sincere wish, and that of
every true son of Liberty. That the com
bined arrives have been defeated is true,
but kept from being made pubh'c for fear
of disheartening the, troops, and of en
couraging those who are dilaffedted to the
British government.
" I must now inform you how matters
stand in this country. In several counties
the people have rose up againit govern
ment, with the cry of—No War ! The
militia have been called out, which has
exasperated the people so much, that they
have come to a resolution not to give up,
until they receive a redress of grievances
and no war ; I a fibre you, my friend, it is
really alarmuig and (hould France invade
this country as they have threatened to
do, they will find that a majority of the
people will flock to their standard ; ihould
parliament not make some very great
concessions soon to appease the people,
the event will be the downfall of monar
chy in Great Btitain. The truth of the
above, I will answer for, and you have
my leave to make it as public as possible."
I am your friend and
humble servant,
Events of the above nature may jujl as
easily be kept secret, as a great Jire in a po
pulous city.
EXTRACT.
" The Allied Powers fay, the French
have put to death their King and Queen,
and many honest men Then let them
alone—let them cut one another's throats
till thev are sick of it—by opposing them,
you irritate them, excite treason in the
midst of them, rouse jealousy and revenge
and make them ten times more cruel.
" But their principles are dangerous,
subversive of all order, religion and mo
rals. Then let them alone. Principles
were never yet fupprejfed by force ; on the
other hand, opposition always spreads them.
You provoke enquiry, investigation, curi
osity. You call the attention of all Eu
rope to principles that attack your govern
ments. You stimulate the faculties of
men—you provoke an examination into
the origin of all the corruptions of the
most corrupt fyltcms of dominion. Pam
phlets, Gazettes, private letters, emifla
ries, and even your Sans Culottes prison
ers are, by this w*r, this erufade against
opinions, carried into all parts of Europe,
into Hungary, Prussia and Rtiffia. Tom
Paine, with all the PrelTes in Europe at
his command, could not have spread Re
publican principles so extensively in twen
ty years, as this war has tlone in two.
" .A word then to the allied
Let France alone. Withdraw your ar
mies. The Jacobins \vill then quarrel
with each other, and the Guillotine will
be the fate of one half of them in less
than a year. But while your armies sur
round France, you unite that cltlb of des
perate men ; and millions who hate the Ja
cobins, will notwithstanding rally round
their standard, not to defend their leader/,
but their country Remove your armies,
and the people of France will soon remove
the Jacobins —Bcfidcs you are hastening
your own ruin. An immense debt upon
the French nation, brought about their re
volution. You are all enhancing your oivn
public debts by this foolilh crusade against
principles ; and these debts, when you can
nQ longer manage them, will tumble you
all from your thrones.
Quem Deus vult perdere,prius dcmcntat.
For the Gazettr of the Uxited Stjtis.
FABLE.
An heir just come to his estate,
Whose profpefts were imaienfely great,
Refolv'd, his wealth to realize, —
A noble wood to facrifice; —
By lusty strokes the sorest fell—
The sequel let the fable tell—
He curs'd his folly and his fate,
When fad repentance came too late.
Wife men of Gctham—hear I beg,
Nor kill the eagle for the egg ;—
Your tankingJlock some future day,
May save you from b'ing swept away.
Pcnrfyhania Hospital, I/? Mo. ij.
THE Contributors are requested to
meet at the Holpital on 3d day the 28th
inft. at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, to ex
amine a ground plan, with several esti
mates of the buildings, which are propo
sed to be extended to accommodate a
greater number of Lunatic Patients, and
for other uses. Also to determine the
propriety of building the ensuing season.
By order of a board of Manageri.
SAMUEL COATES, Clerk.
N. B. The Printers of the Newt-Pa
pers in this City, <will u Uge the Contribu
tors, by inserting the above jMvertifeme.it.
At ft general meeting of the Stockhol
ders in the Infurancc Company of North
America, duly imnmoneti, and held at
their office, on the 14th inlt.
It was ordained, that for the better re
gulation and management of the affairs of
the laid S.ockholders,twenty-fire dircdlors
be chosen at "Che present, and all future
ele&ions.
And the following gentlemen were re
turned by the Judges as duly elected Di
rectors for the prelent year, viz.
Joseph Ball Peter Blight
Samuel Blodget John Craig
Thos. FitzHmons Standifh Forde
John Fry, jun. J. Hollingfworh
John Leamy Arch. M'Call
Wm. M'Mutrie Magnus Miller
Tho. L. Moore John M. Nefbitt
Philip Nicklin Charles
Robt. Ralfton John Rofs
Robt. Smith Walter Stewart
John Swanwick Thos. Tingey
John Vaughan Francis Welt
John Wilcocks.
J- T.
The Directors met on the 15th inft.
for the purpose of rhoofing a President,
and upon examining the ballots,it appear
ed that John M. Nesbitt, Esq. was
unanimously re-ele&ed.
Extract from the Minutes,
EBENEZER HAZARD, Sec'y.
Jan. 16th, 1794.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
The practice of private persons andfelf
created clubs, oflei'iiig addrefies to foreign
ministers is a very pretty one. It gives
room for a minister who abhors the mvfte
ry and foppery of courts to pradtife in
cabinets affairs—that is to fay, as the
faihion now (lands in the out of dcor-buii
nefs, the candor and franknefs he so much
admires. The dangerous damps and va
pors of intrigue are difiipated, when the
tali is held and belts and wampum exchan
ged in the open h'ght and air. Foreign
ers when they rca4«ji?- newspapers will be
confirmed in their <?d belief, that we are
half Indians—that our tribes meet under
the trees and receive presents from foreign
envoyS, and smoke with them the pipe of
peace. Several of our Jacobins promise
as much loyalty to France, as the Long-
Illand and Genefee tribes profefs to the
State of New-York.—Will they not fay,
those wild Arab* of the American woods
have no regular government, because it is
plain theynegotiatewithoutany: Eachman
appearing in his own person according to
the state of nature, to hear what an envoy
has to fay. It is aifo plain fay they, that
these Arabs are not Independent in their
government, because they are obliged to
profefs to this foreign agent, more refpeft
and affection for his government than for
their own. .
COMMUNICATION.
It seems the report, " of Citizen Genet'i
having attempted to raise an army of 5000
Americans at South-Carolina," (Hie a for
mer report) turns out to be something like
a lie ! It is, therefore, rather to be regretted,
tnat a certificate was not obtained upon the
occasion from the chief-juftice of South-Ca
rolina, -which might have been here recorded,
with a former one.
[GreenleaPs Pat. Reg.]
In the trial of the late Queen of France,
that perogative of death, which redfoning
mortals cannot be supposed to exercise, but
•with c'trcumfpcßion,folemnity and awe, ap
pears to have been attended with circumHan
ees, which Jlrihe humanity to its mo/i keen
vibration/. The prisoner at the bar, has
rights ; nor can the chains of death disfran
chife him from a claim to tenderness. That
the criminal may die—is it not enough that he
Jhould be condemned on full conviSion ?
Why then Jhould a defencelefsfemale,on whom
nature has conferred the rights of proteSion
and tenderness from mankind—be flailed at
the bar of jujlice, with an accusation of no
weight in her condemnation—Such as could
mlyjiag her with a new devised torment
such, as its bare probabiTtty would be a dif
grace to nature ; as there does not extfl in
nature a pojfibility to acknowledge.
tc otum. Ga%S\
<&" The Sulfcribert to the Ne<a> Theatre
ire rtqueftcd to meet at the City Tavern to
morrow evening the 18th injt. at 6 o'Clock,
to rueive the report of their Committee.
HENRTHILL, CHAIKMAK.
Coiivrtfs of the United Stati
'
«7* «7<M
The aiticlc in the French langii?
which accompanied tlie meflage 01 (
Prelidcut of the United States nccivn)
yesterday, is a navigation ast pafied l>y
the National Convention the 271)1 Septem
ber last.
A memorial was read From A. G.
1' rauiiciß, praying for a copy of the report
on his petiu d, &c. laid 011 the table.
After reading and rjfering fotne Qthdr
petitions, the hoiife went into committee
of tlit; whole, on the appropriation bill—
Mr. Trumbull in the chair.
The committee proceeded in the dif
cufiioif, during which, Mr. Baldwin rofi
repeatedly, for the purpose of enquiring
into the excess of »ai ious funis appropri
ated for contingencies and other purposes,
above the sums heretofore appropriated—
his object was, tiiat a committee lhouic be
appointed to make particular enquiry into
the reasons of theie excefies, and to ic
port. A motion was at length nude
and carriud, for the rising of the commit
tee. In the house Mr. Baldwin r ..1..: a
motion for the appointment of a fpccial
•ommittce, to enquire into the cause of,
and report on the expediency of these cx
ceffcs—This irhotion was agieed to, and a
committee of five appointed.
The House took. into consideration the
report of the Secretary o' the Treafurv 011
the memorial of Daniel Parker—the Ij'j
itance of the report is, that it may lie for
the interest of the United States, ty com
pound the debt due from the mcmoriaiitt,
and suggests the expediency of veiling a
power foniewhere to make the competi
tion.
It was moved that a committee flicul \
be appointed to prepare and report a bi.'l
pursuant to the report of the Secretary of
the XYeafury—fome debate ensued on tliit
motion, it was opposed on the score of
precedent—and that it might be better tor
the United States to loie the debt, than
to eflablifh a precedent which might open
a door to every delinquent debtor of the
United States.—lf the mtmorialilt is an
honest and has any property, he
will throw himfelf on the justice and hu
manity of his country. —The coudiufi of
the petitioner in withdrawing from his
country, and his consequent deportment
were reprobated.
In support of the motion, it was said,
that the only qucftion was, whether the
United States would insist on receiving the
whole oT their demand, and get noth; :/•>*«
or compromise their demand and receive?
something.
1 his it was fa id, was not establishing a
precedent ; it was simply fallowing the
custom established in all hmilar cases by in
dividuals—it was true that public bodies
adopt generally a more rigid line of ccn
du&, and perhaps with propriety in moik
cases—but in the present mftance the me
morialist is out of the country, out of the
reach of the laws ; he is able to pay
something-, but is not willing to be diver
ted of all bis propey, y and be Hill bound
to discharge a balance he never can pay*
Mr. Nicholas proposed the folkwin£
motion as a substitute for the ftril tWAtioc,
—that a committee be appointed to en
qure whether D. Parker and Co. any
equitable or other claims to a rt<littion of
the balances which appear agavirft them,
on the books of the tteafury of fh'. £' ,'u
ted States, and report fpeeially thereon
to the house.
This motk>n after some further debate
was agreed to, and a committee of three
appointed*
It was then voted thai the House pro
ceed to the coafideration of the report of
the feleft committee on the memorial of
Andrew G. Frauncis—feme convcrfstiou
epfued refpe&iftg the discussion of this re
port with open galleries, on account of a
communication of a confidential nature,
made to the feleft committee-—TThe rule
of the House, the SpeiJcer observed, re
quired that the queltion fcr closing the
galleries (hould be privately difcufled, on
which it was ordered that they (houid be
cleared.
STOLEN,
A few days ago, from No. 6, Lstitia Court.
A Silver Table-Spoon,
Marked I. C inake.'i name R. H Wh<K»ei
returns said Spoon t«theo#aer, fliai! re c -; V e
One D"H" reward, and no qucftions aftctl
N. B Sil\ erfmictn and otlrers ire reqi r&ed
to flop laid spoon, il'offeied tar Tale, and give
notice as above.
Jan. f 7«
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