From the American St a k A Frcnch paper, publifii d in this city Present Jlate of Poland. Since the divisions made at Grodno, the size of Poland is 4,41 1 half square miles, and contains 762 towns, 11,260 villages, 626,248 houses, 3,468,808. in habitants, 36,08 1 soldiers, and produces a revenue of 17,711,604 Polilh florins. The part subdued by Rulfia is 4, 15 7 half square miles large, :.nd contains 390 towns, 8,783 villages, 574,654 lmufes, 3,055,590 inhabitants, 24,660 soldiers, and its reyeoue is 13,619,946 Polish flo- rins. The part invaded by Prussia is of I lie size of 1,061 square miles, and contains 262 towns,B,2 4 villages, 195,0 16houfes, j,136„3J9 inhabitants, and its revenue is 6,870,486 Poliill The former divjiion of Poland", added an increase of population to Russia of 2,100,000 inhabitants; the part of the king of Prussia contains 650,000 ; the part of Austria, including .vhat was taken from the Turks, contains a population of 2,800,000 inhabitants. ExtraSfrom tie Courier of London, A 0. 39. " The Convention approves of the de crees made by the department o: Kerauk (Montpe'.'ierj ordering all fathers, mo thers, and citizens, to inform and declare the places where their children, who have been summoned, are hid ; forbidding all citizens from harboring them ; and oblig ing the mnnicfpalities to search every house twice a week. O sacred and charm ing Liberty, which forces a mother to be come the informer of her child !" M fe.—The fame paper mentions, that it has been proposed in the'cTub of female Jacobins, to guillotine all women wl>o are either barren or old, as being useless per; lons in this land ofliberty." If this anecdote is not an a'riftocratical joke of the London editor, it is a confir mation of the ancient rancour that young women always had against old ones—it is a quarrel as old as the wcfld, and which perhaps the guillotine may for a while put a stop to, but can pever entirely eradicate; bccaufe there will always be old women of a crabbed disposition, and young ones very although amiable in every other r fp; 44 F> 'jWif">r I 44 have in vengeance."— Crebillon. From the Middlesex (Con.J Gazette, A Dialogue let-wi'.-n Willy Frank and Faithful Columbus, tiuo Farmers. Willy. MY dear Sir, I have come a long journey, to have a conference with vju with refpefi to the management of the Fanr.Vef which we have the care. Faithful'. Sir, I thank you, any advice you can give me and my Family in the management of ours (hall be gratefully received, and improved in the bed manner we are capable : And you may atTure your felf of my reciprocal advice for the bene fit o r yours. Willy. 1 thank you, brother Farmer. I expected nothing less from so good a friend, and his good Family : And though I am personally a perfect (hanger, yet confider-ng our Family Connexions, and the kindnefies your family in time past have received from mine, I am confident of fjitallc returns. And now, fir, with a freedom and franknefs without difgmfe, I will ln'orm you what those returns are You must manage your Fann just as we manage ours ;oras we ftia 1 1 judge most for our benefit, so that the Fruit of your Labor, and the Produce of your Fields, and all your family improvements upon your Farm, may be turned by us to the advantage of our Farm. And if your connections and engagements with any of your neighboring farmers, or any other farmers, far or near, interfere with this, you have only to break them off all at once, and immediately to conform to us ; and then we Ihall go 011 lovingly and swim- rningly. Faithful. The love and frier,dfhip of our family for yours is most sincere, and for any obligations you may have laid us under, you may allure yourfelvcs of all leafonable and proper returns. But that our Farm (hall be managed ns you are pleased to manage yours, and the interest of it appropriated to answer your views. Jolely, is what our moral and political du ties, and our true ioterelt, and give me leave to add, your duties and interest too, will not admit. The inftru&ions we have received in our family and the principles in which we are educated, teach us, that the ir.tereft of all other Farmers is as dear to them as ours is to us, and that we are under sacred obligations to deal justly and equitably with all with whom we have any connection or commerce. To those from whom we receive kindnefles, we feel our selves under peculiar obligations, and en deavor to make suitable Returns. We in terfere, unaiked, in the intern: 1 affairs of none, and take no part in their domestic family Disputes and Quarrels. And while by your dciire, we are ready to give you our best advice, and every afiiftance that propriety dictates to improve your own ajfairt, you must give us leave to take care of our own, without your too officious interference, and to be humane and just to other Farmers as well as to you. Willy. Have I come io far then in all the warmth of zeal and flames of enthusi asm to meet with such a cold reception ? to have no encomiums laviftied upon me and mine, for our late improvements, and for our profeCed skill and delign to teach all other farmers-how to improve. Know then, fir, I came not hither, to be inftrudl ed, but to inftruil you and yours ; and, if necessary, and if poiTible, by force to ob'igc you to confirm to our-fentiments and pra&ices as you value our fnendfhip with which your hnppinefs, and very ex igence is so clofelv connected, and not ob ly yours but that of toute le Monde. Faithful. Be calm, my friend, I fear all your sentiments are not just ; and that your zeal and warmth carry you too far, and even to such lengths, as would not be conlidcred by the moil intelligent and ju dicious part of your own family, to be for their benefit. Our family always consult together in such cafcs, and after calmly giving and receiving all neceflary infor mation, with deliberation and harmony proceed according to the opinion of the majority, and as is thought to be for the beil good of the whole, b'Uly. Then, Sir, I infill that you call your family, immediately together, and take their fentimcr.ts : for, from my own feel ings, and designs, and from converting with foine of them, I am confident that they will be of my opinion rather than yours. Faithful. You mull give me leave to differ from yon in sentiment. The family have been well bro't up : They have form ed fte*dy habits: They have their dated times of meeting to consult upon family affairs : One of these times is now near approaching : They are now busily em ployed in their own more private concerns ; a present interruption to them. I am per suaded would be disagreeable to them, and be, by them as it i» by me, (such ia the mutual affection and confidence fub filting in the family) looked upon impro per and unreasonable. Besides, I am free to tell you, that if we (hould comply with your motions, 1 think we should give just occasion for um brage and complaint to some very sub stantial Farmers, with whom we have con nections, and would wiih to maintain, a friendly intercom fe. Willy. Humph ! I fee you have a re gard to old ych:> Bull, and Don Philip, and fan Mynheer, and are unwilling to facrifice your fooliih expectations from them. Faithful. Moral obligations are indeed sacred with us : They support our politi cal engagements, & may not be dispensed with. If others stain their charadtar by infringing them, we would not stain ours by atting like them. We will pursue just and laudable measures in seeking redress for injuries, and such measures, with the blessing of Heaven, we are confident will always be e(Fe£lual. Pray, Sir, be calm and reason, and your own good sense will incline you to the fame opinion, and you will reft fatisfied with our conduit and proceedings. Willy. Be calm and reafen ! My blood and Gizzard! How I feel! and what fools arc all they who do not feel as I do ! Be calm and reason, forfooth ! mind mo ra! principles ! Ay, perhaps religion too, and the religion of the Bible, that anti quated, exploded book, a book that re quires us to regard a divine Providence and power ! What deity is there but Li berty? And what tsLiherty,but todo as I pleaie, arid to have all mankind to con form to my plcafure, and do as I would have them ? I acknowledge no other Dei ty : I worship no other God. Faithful. But 1 have always acknow ledged the one only living and true God: The whole Family have been taught to do so. We regard his Providence and word. Hi. divine help we have experi enced in remarkable instances. Our no tions of liberty are different from your's. In the management of our affairs we de pend upon his divine direction and bles sing, and in this dependence, while we endeavour to do our duty, we have no thing anxiously to fear. Should we conform to your notions we mud deviate from this course : Therefore you ought not, and mutt not expect it. Willy. Look you then fir, if this be your determination, and I cannot excite an opposition in your own family, too strong for you, which I (hall fitft attempt —I will cover myfelf with my frize coat, and with (hrtigging (houlders and a ghast ly grin—wish you all to the Devil. NEW-YORK, Feb. 8. From the London Gazelle, of the 23 d. November. Whitehall, Nov. 20. The dispatches, of which the following is a copy (which had not been received when the '. ft accounts were published) were yesterday received at the office of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, his Majesty's principal secretary of state, for the home department. La Malgne, Oct. 16. My Lord, I have the honor to inform your Lord ship, that in consequence of the enemy's having repeatedly appeared on the impor tant hill of Cape Bran, which oveilooks this fort, and commands a great part of the harbour, I ordered 100 men of Huif teins, or battalion of Royal Louis, to be polled there, and on the 14th, repaired there with the engineers, to prepare for its defence ; and after they had marked out the situation of an intended work, I sent a reinforcement of 100 of the regt. of Royal Louis. On the 15th, before day, the report of mufquetry was heard, which increased with the light, and in duced me to order 100 of the 30th. rcgt. 100 Neapolitans, 50 Spaniards, and the remainder of the Royal Louis, to follow me there. By the time I got to the bot tom of the hill the fire was become very briik, and i had some difficulty to get up by the road. The troops from La Mal gne were nearly up, by a (hort road thro' vineyards. I detached Capt. Torriano of the 30th to go round left of the hill, and take the enemy on their right flank ; this had the dcfired effect, and they gave way On the top of the hill, I found the iloyal Louis defending thcmfelves gallant ly, although hard pressed, but the out pods beingdriven in and the men in want of cartridges. I advanced with the frefh troops, and recovered our out posts, after an obstinate resistance, and placed Capt. Tomlinfon, of the 30th regiment, in the advance, the Neapolitan regiment in the center, Capt. Torriano on the left, with Royal Louis and the Spanilh troops on the right: and it was near an hour before the enemy retired. They were supported by cannon—we had none. I had previ ously sent an aid-de-camp to La Malgne for cartridges,and toToulon for a support of troops. The enemy, notwithstanding they were greater in force than I expected, did not seem disposed to renew the attack ; insomuch, that 1 ordered the workmen to begin the redoubt, visited the posts, and then returned to the fort for the purpose of hurrying up guns, ammunition, provi sions, &c. and repeating my request of men from Toulon. In half an hour after I had left Cape Brun, the whole army of the enemy had advanced under cover of woods, and supported by artillery, attack ed the port on all fides, and carried it in consequence of numbers, notwithstanding a most diflinguifhed resistance. lam fqr ry to inform, that in both affairs, many officers and brave men fell. In the person of Captain Torriano his majtfty loft one of the most refpe&able officers in Europe. Were I to enter upon the condufl of the officers and men, I should fail in doing jus tice to their merit. The 30th .regiment did all that men could do; and the bat talion of Royal Louis, although only a few davs formed, fought with determined valor. The fortunate recovery ot the post was so immediately under your Lordlhip's eye, that it is unneceflary for me to add more, than that I have the honor to be, See. George K. Etyblnjlone. Right Hon. Lord Hood. Return of the killed, wounded and mifn ing, O&ober 13, 1793, on Cape Bran. Britifh—3oth regt. 2 captains killed, I lieut, 9 rank and file wounded, I lieut. 4 rank and file miffing. Spanilh—Marines, 4 rank and file wound ed. Regt. of Majorca, 1 rank and file wound ed. Neapolitans—Regt. of Burgoyne,6 rank and file wounued, 4 rank and file mil fing. Regt. of Royal Louis, 1 capt. 1 lieut. 9 rank and file killed, 1 capt. 1 lieut. 15 rank and file wounded, 1 lieut. 11 rank and file miffing. Total of killed, wounded and milling, 3 capts. 5 lieuts. aud 63 rank and file. PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 10. HOTEL LOTTERr, Feb. 5. No. 37,531— drawn Tuesday the 4th February—The HOTEL. Said to be the property of 4 persons ill this City. The wheel has gained 50,000 dollars, and the high prizes are yet in—Say 25,000 —20,000 —15,000—2 of 5000 — and 3 of 1000. About 16,000 Tickcts undrawn, not more than one blank to a prize. CONGRESS. Hcufe of Representatives. Monday, Feb. 10. A report was read from the committee of elections on the contested eledtion of the member from the (late of Delaware— this report wa6 against the eleflion of the fitting member, Mr. Patton, and m favor of the petitioner, Mr. Latimer. Referred to the committee of thewhole for Thursday next. The House took into consideration the report of a committee on the cafe of sun dry vefiels which tock refuge in the ports of the United States the last summer—in this report it is recommended that the fo reign tonnage duty, should be remitted— after some debate, the report was agreed to, and a committee appointed to prepare and bring in a bill- In committee of the whole on the Al gerine business after further debate progref»' was reported—without a deti fion. Died, at Calcutta, Capt. Jacob Sarley, of New-York. SHIP NEWS. Arrived at New-York. Ship Courageaux, Swaine, B. Del&go Brig Friendlhip, Gardner, Curraco* lfabella & Ann, Hampton, St.Kitts Lift of Veflels Arrived. Nov. 14, at Lisbon, ship Patty, Campbell from New-York. Nov. 2, at Corunna, 2 brigs from Boston. Nov. 5. Brig Dolphin, Capt. Dalton, from New-York. o£l. 31. Industry, William Perry, from Philadelphia. Odt. 28. Sailed for Hamburg, schooner Dispatch, William Wallace. To fail under Spanish Convoy, 23 Ame rican veflels. At Cura, after a narrow escape of a Cor sair, the brig Susan and Patty, from New- York to Carthagena—at Gibraltar, in like manner chafed by an Algerine, the Dcbo naire, Captain Gooch, from Malaga—at Gibraltar, the brig Rover, Capt. Smith, from Baltimore —at Bilboa, the brig i.agle, of Boston. The schooner Goddess of Liberty* Thos. Sanders, master, was i'afe arrived at Mala ga the 9th of November. To the MtWt'tti Officers of Pennsylvania. r T _I HE Officers of the First Divifiot\ X of the Militia of the State of Penn sylvania, are requefied to meet at the Philo sophical Hall, on Wtdncfday Evening, the 12th instant—To receive and take into con federation the Report of their Committee on thefuh*e