Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1793-1794, February 17, 1794, Image 3
dufging an aroused hatred towards her and partiality towards France, it shews that we have very solid ground to rely on. Her inte rell is, according to this itatement, stronger than our paifions, stronger than her own, and is the more to be depended on as it can not be put to any more trying experiment in future. The good will and friendlhip of na tions are hollow foundations to build our sys tems upon. Mutu;»l interest is a bottom of rock. The fervor of transient sentiments is not better than straw or Hubble. Some gen tlemen have lamented this distrust of any relation between nations except an inter eft ed one. But the substitution of any other prin ciple could produce little else than the hypo enfy of sentiment, and an inltability of af fairs. It would be relying on what is not liable, instead of what is It would in troduce into politics the jargon of romance —It is in this sense and this only, that the word favor is used. A state of things so arranged as to produce our profit and advan tage, though intended by Great-Britain merely for her own. The disposition of a nation is immaterial, the fad that we pro fit by their fyitem cannot be so to this dif cufiion. The next point is to consider whether our imports are on a good footing, or in other words, whether we are in a situation to buy what we have occasion for at a cheap rate, in this view, the systems of the commercial nations are not to be complained of, as all are desirous of felling the produtfts of their labour. Great Brifam is not censured in this refpe<fl. The obje<slion is rather of th,e opposite kind that we buy too c&eap anjj therefore eonfume too much,arid that we take not only as much as we can pay for, but to the extent of our credit aUo. There is lets freedom of importation, however, from the Weft Indies —in this refpeel, France is more reftri&ive than England —for the .former al lows the exportation to us of only rum and molaflfes, while England admits that,of su gar, coffee, and other principal Weft India produ<sls. Yet, even here, when the pre ference seems to be decidedly due to the Bri tilh system, occasion is taken to extol that of the French. We are tolcl that they fell us the chief part of the mobiles j which is con - fumed, or manufactured into rum—and that a great and truly important branch, the dil tHlery, is kept up by their liberality in fiir nifhing the raw material. There is,, ?t every ft'ep, matter to confirm the remar#, that nations have framed their regulations to fu|J: their own interests, not ours—France is a great brandy manufacturer. She will not ad mit rum therefor,e.eveu fromher own islands, because it would supplant the consumption of brandy* The molalfes was for that reaf n some years ago of no value in her islands, and was not even saved in calks. But the de mand from America soon raised its value. The policy of England has been equally fel fifh. moiafies is distilled in her because lhe has no manufacture of brandy to fuffer bv its sale. (Speech To be continued.) UNITED STATES. AUGUSTA, Jan, 18. On Saturday last, Major Robrrt For syth, Marshal lor the State [Diftrift] of Georgia, was killed in the execution of his office, at the house of Mrs. Dixon in this place, by Beverly Allen of South- Carolina. A (ketch of the particulars is as follows : Major Forfyth being about to serve the aforefaid Allen with a writ : From a principle of delicacy, aflced him out of the room, where there were several gentlemen present, upon business in which the fa id Allen was interested ; —he aflTent ed, and perhaps added these words " with pleasure —but instead of following, he aflced some one apart, " is not that Ma jor Forfyth ?"—being answered in the affirmative, he inquired about the key of the room opposite, and having obtained it, he retired thither; —in the interim the Major had made service of a writ on William Allen, brother to the said Bever ly, and had granted him some period of indulgence—this, was spent in the room to which his brother had retired, and af ter being elapsed, the Major going up flairs reminded William that his time was expired, (MefTrs. Richards and Randolph, a&ing as Deputy Marshals, were now at the room door and prevented its being entirely (hut, which was the object of ex ertion within) and Major Forfyth ad vancing towards the door, was told by Beverly Allen, " if he came further, (or words to that effed) he would blow his brains out," which, said Allen, it is as serted by diiinterelled and refpe&able persons present, at the' fame instant dis charged a pistol through the opening of the door, and verified his fatal threat by killing the Marshal on the spot. Thus fell, a facrifice to his delicacy, by tiie hand of a wretch, to fill up the mea sure of whose iniquities, it feem'd only to want an a& of such atrocity, a man whose cbara&er is highly revered by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, whose a&ive, social, chearful and benevolent turn of mind rendered him an ufeful and plca fant member of society, and whose remo val from this scene of things, affords a molk striking and inftru&ivc lesson of mor- tality. He was Interred in the Church-yard here on Monday with every vefpedt which could be paid him, in a public or private capacity : Being, at the time of his de cease, Deputy-Grand-Master of the State, as well as Pa It-Mailer of the Lodge-Co lumLia, a numerous proceflion of the bre thren accompanied his remains, and depo sited them in the houj'e appointed far all living. SAVANNAH, Jan. 18, The fchponer Eonita, of Baltimore, Win, Montgomery, mailer, left the Ha vannah the sth inlfc. and arrived here the 13th. The/hips Europa, of Philadelphia ar.d fJe\y York Packet, both arrived at the Havmnah, tlie sth; next Jay the 6th, off the Mataflzas, capt. Montgome ry spoke the brig Sally, of Newport, Ward, maflet, with flatca...For the Ha vannah, who would arrive the fame day. American veflels left at the Havannah, the lliip Jones, and the brigs Hannibal, Copyingham, and -Hol land, all of Philadelphia. BALTIMORE, February 12. From a London Paper. * . The Danes have erp&cd a most confpt puous light-huufe, on the iilaikl of Aiir halt ; it is of. a cylindrical form, 50 Dan ish ells in heighth, &32 in circumference ; on the summit is placed a furnacje or grate, two feet nine inches in height, and five Feet in diameter ; so that the flame being stronger, and more than double the former Altitude, will be observed at a much greater dillanee. The edifice is 2,500 Dauifli ells to the weft ward of the old building: it Js 3,10p ells from the cast point of the" island, and 36 ells above the furfacc of th _• waier. The Danilh ell is two feet Engfliih nearly. On Sunday la ft arrived in this port the (hip Charles Prince of Hefle, Jas. Lam fing, master, from Plymouth, England. Capt. Lamfing, on the 27th ultimo,fpoke therfrfp Success, Capt. Alexander Bird, ail well. NORFOLK Fcbtuary 5. On TKurfday last inived If re thc'Ship Juna, Capiaiu iirice, Iroin Havr<, after a of 70 riays. EfU fht-rr the following vcflfcli : Ships Commit de, Egerv, Kennebecklnduflry, Ha- Ivens, Portsmouth N. H. Potomac Planter, Patfkr, A lexindria ; Harriet, ,George Town ; Laurehs, White, Chd'l'jton ; Thereja, Aiktufon, Philudelphia\ Grand Turk, Ingraham, Bjtflon/f tom. India) Lathe, tine, Coffin, Bojton ; Barque Robert, Clark, Balti more ; Snita Pacific, Dunbar, BoJlor.; Brigs Nan cy, la Bujket, BtJ/on ; Endeavor, Prince, Bojton ; Dolphin, . Providence, Schooner Alert, Boflon ; Aurora, Chamtnex, Netm-York- Enterprise, American Eajl Indiaman, (dpt. St. Barfoj oj WiJcaJjet,jrom China bound to Ojlend. She felt in with an EngliJb Frigate,whogjve her the fi'fi news of a war between the French and other Ma ritime powers ; Jhe afterwards /poke a neutral veffcl, who confirmed the account. ani added that a rupture was about to take place between America and Great Britain ; and it was expelled that Holland would tj/te a part—ln consequence oj the above, the Captain thought it mojl p'udent to put into Havre, where her (aroo cerjijhng oj Sugar & Nankeens, was Jeized on as being butch proper ty, andJeals put u pon all her papers. On the 16th. January, in fat. ,35,,29- fang.6Bs. foohe the brig Cumberland, Capt. Peter Sigourney, Jrom Bojlon, bound to Philadelphia, having been blown ojf the coajl — been out 38 days, had sprung a leak y .loJt her foremajl, and had 3 feet wa ter in her hold. They were in great dijlrefs for the want of bread and water, not having a biscuit 01 board, (apt. Brice towed the Brig Jor 6 o hours, with a view ojjuving us much of the cargo as he pof jfbly could ; but the Jea running jo that it tie' came dangerous to keep her in tow any longer, they cut he r after taking Capt. Sigourney and Crew Jrom on board, with ajmall part of the cargo, con- JiJling of candles, chocolate, betj andJhoei. On the 3\ji. Dec. in lat. 34,,20. long.—Jpoke the Danish jhip Providentia, oj Dram, in Norway,Jrom Falmouth, bound to Baltimore, out 39 days. PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 15. The contested election of Mr. Gallatin was the fubjeft before the Senate of the United States this day—the doors of the Senate Chrmber were opened on the occa sion. At one o'clock, on motion, the further consideration of the business was postpon ed till Wednesday next. A Boston paper fays, " Mr. Madison's Resolutions are too moderate" for some people—" they would apply a guillotine to our commerce, as well as to our necks, and do every thing at a Jlro c." Fhom Cozrfspondsnts. Sometimes our incendiary fait ion pre tend to be on tlie fide of the people, and they rail with no little felf-fufficiency at the creatures of the court. In their jargon the people are on one fide, the court 011 the opposite. These boneft gentlemen have found their do&rine overthrown and dis graced by the people themselves. The whole country took part with the Presi dent, and this wonderful unanimity ought to Hop their mouths. The people howe ver, are treated as insolently as their ma gistrates. l'or the faction allure us, that the addreflers on the fubjeft of the Pro clamation of Neutrality are stock-jobbers, paper-mon, and British-agents. Fadts (hew how little these wretches, refpeft the people, or are supported by them. The fame wranglers who dread the cor rupting influence of birth-day celebrations, behave as if they could not toait and cele brate Genet enough. The meaning Is plain in both inltances—they wiih to bring one man within the reach of contempt, and to raise the other above it—hie labor, hoc opus eft, which is, they are knaves 'for their pains. One of the toads of the 6th of Februa ry, fays something about truth and inno c.'iice. Was it not harsh and even cruel, when Citizen Candor and Frankness was present ? Personal insults 011 men in public character are very unbecoming. Question to the Demo Society if a man is bound as a good and true Mobo crat to hate and undermine the Republi can Government of, his own country, how happens it that you oblige him to swear to be faithful and true to an anarchy, nicknamed republican, beyond seas ? If it be because it is anarchy, (hall we not be forced when it (hall have ripened into a governmsnt ro hate it for that very reason as much as we do our own ? Being a cafe of conscience you are requeftcd to publilh a resolution expressly on the point. For the Gazette of the United States. Mr. Fenno, I observed in Mr. Bache's paper of Sa turday, a publication, in which the wri ter boldly asserts that the Farmers of Ma ryland are generally in favor of Mr. Madi son's resolutions; how he can have obtain ed this information to speak with the cer tainty he has, is to me astonishing. I have heard the sentiments of feveraljudici ous and refpeftable farmers of that state, and a great many citizens of other vocati ons, which have been pointedly opposed to the adoptien of them. 1 rather suppose that not a twentieth part of the Maryland Farmers have ever heard of Mr. Madison's Resolutions, much less have given their opinion upon them. A Friend and Customer, SHIP NEWS, Arrived at Reedy-Island a few days since, the (hip Richmod, Capt. Lee, from Bourdeaux—which he left the 9th De cember. Capt. Lee informs, that on the 14th December, he fpokea British priva teer brig, from London, on a cruize— About the jth ult, spoke the sloop Dol phin, of Salem, from Madeira, bound to New-York, Ihort of provisions—The 25th ult. spoke the brig ;Sea Nymph, Peddin of Philadelphia, 5 days from Baltimore, bound to Falmouth, all well. Capt. Lec also informs, that the (hip Adriana, Capt. Robertfon, from Bilboa, arrived the 1 jth inft. at Newcastle, Delaware, also the (hip Apollo, Fitzpatrick, from Amsterdam, & a brig from Chefapeake—Capt. Lee fays, he left about 100 fail of American vessels at Bourdeaux, under an embargo. There are letters in town, from Balti more, dated the 13th inft. which fey, that a frigate had arrived at Annapolis, from from France, on the morning of that day—one of these letters informs, that it was reported, the above frigate brought an account that Toulon wai retaken again, and Oftend evacuated. A letter from New-York fays, that a veflel is arrived there, in jo days from Amsterdam—the Capt. of which informs, that a report prevailed in Amsterdam pre vious to his departure, that Toulon was retaken on the 25th O&ober. Another letter fays,the above ftiip from Amsterdam, is the Favorite, Capt. Story j that (he left; Amsterdam, the 7th Decem- Ler—the Mate of which reports, that it was generally believed at that place, that Toulon was retaken.—- Another letter (ays, that the Favorite left Amflerdam the 27th. December, that the by her are such as to leave no doubt of the reeaptirre of Toulon, and that the French loft 20 thousand men, in the afiault. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Char leiton, to hit friend in this city, dated January »3ih. 1794, Permit me to address you at ehis critical moment, and t* tnferm you that our Navigation is very muck opprejfed in coujequence oj the Barbary ( ruijers let out into the Atlantic, 1 will venture tdJay the extra Premium required, to injure the American proberfy now at risk, will amount to more than wnuld hejojji cient to equipJhips enough to protecl our trade. Indeed we cannot at this moment ejfeft Injur ance on European voyages, at any premium mat trade wi.l Jupport, and Europeans who have protedions, can not be our camera at present, of courje the Mevenue and the Met chants (its Jupporters) mujl be deranged. 1 amjenjibie the Lurop>an poiit.es Jrom whence all the mijchiej flowt, mujl be perplexing even to the collected wisdom of the United Spates, but pray let m: beg your war mefl influence, either to have a peace purchajed, or as many jhips equip t, as will confine, thoje worse than pirates, at ieaj tcithin the Mediter ranean : a vejfel has this day arrived from Cadiz, and therefeems not a doubt from this ' formation, but they will continue out occ ilionally all t4e winter ; some of their Jleet were at Gibraltar watering, and by the Month oj April it is expecled they will have Shipt in the Britijh channel and the Wejl Indies, They have an idea that we have not any J,hips that carry guns, and that it will take at leajl 12 months be)ore we can build ar.d equip any to go againjl them. A Jew ships that are n. win the United States, if equipt mjlantamovjlyj and pujhedfor the Streights t m-ght perhaps d'flt oy a great part of their Jhips that might be out, a s they cruije Jingle ; at all events, J we can get the command of the Streights, it will pre * pure them for a peace. I make no doubt Capt. and others have given every neceJJary in fruition re setting the number ojcru jers *3c. but u hether every proper injor motion has been obtained, I cannot fay, but something mujl be done, or we Jhallbe ruined. N. B. My brother has been more than 12 Months up the Streights, and has written me Jrom time to time on thejubjeft of the Algerines ; his information ts good : ho urged the neccjfity oj a peace beit.g con cluded the Jummer pajl, ana that Jor many reajons it would be the mojl proper time : prejent appearances are in favor oj our having a plentj oj AmericanJhip ping to carry ojf our Crop, but the principal part of our Captains wjli to leave their vejfels rather than go to Europe, 20th "January. Our Cap/. has this diy arrived from Gibraltar and brings the mojl d'Jlr ( Jftng account; it was almojl a miracle that he escaped : ' 5 f ai Jof American vejfels f have been taken and car rted irto Algiers. Lapt. thinks that three frigates or jour at mo]l y mould be fufficient to take every vejjel they have «ur t which conjtjl oj one old 40 gun [hipi thru of 32, three of 20 t-ni a number of J mall cruifcr*; we have a I >as oj Bread sent us as a/ample oj what our friends who are prifeners, have but a scanty allowance oj ; 1 wiltfend it to you if an opportunity offers. —what mote can / fay ? I terily believe a peace might have been concluded. 1/hallpafs over Mr. Lamb's Embajfy, as every A merican ought to do in filc-ncc. Jh pe our ftcond has not Sampson like lojl his Jhength. lam jo muck distressed in writing on this &\litcV[\QgJubjctt that I Jhallforbear mentioning particulars, Juch as each prisoner having a large iron on the leg, i3c- &c, I dp not think a peace can now he purchifed; the wijdom o/Congrrfs mujl devije some meam for the rele fe of our un/ortunate countrymen, apackct ha* gone to Lijbon jrom Ihem, /or America. ISCARIOT. PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 per cents, 18/2 3 ditto, iofi Deferred, 11/1 U. S. Bank, 12 per cent. adv. Pennsylvania do. 10 ditto ditto. NEW THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed (with permiflion of the patentee of Covent Garden Theatre) A COMIC OPERA, Written by the author of the Poor SoldUr, called the Cajile of Andalusia, With the original overture and accompa niments, fele&ed and composed by Dr. Arnold, and additional airs by Shield. A COMEDI y in two Ads t called Who's the Dupe. Previous to the Opera, an occasional Address will be spoken. Boxes, one dollar—Pitt, three quarters of a dollar—and Gallery, half a dollar. The Doors will he opened at 5 o'clock, and the performances begin at 6 o'clock pre cisely. Ladies and "Gentlen:en are requefled to fend their lervants to keep places, at half an hour past 4 o'clock, ana to order them 10 withdraw, as soon as the company arc seated, as they cannot on any account be permitted to remain in the boxes, nor any places kept after the firft a&. N. B. No money or tickets to be returned, nor any pcrfon admitted on any account whatever behind the scenes. Ticket* to be had £iid places to be taken at the Box-Cffice m the front of the Theatre. TO WHICH WILL BE ADDED, Vivat Rfb>ub!ica.