PETERSBURG, Feb. 14. Extract of a letter from a gentlemaft in Norfolk, to his friend in Richmond. " A gentleman brings us very import ant advice from Philadelphia ; it is that the belligerent powers have at last agreed upon a Congress, to be held in France, composed of Commissioners from all the powers at war and those in neutrality, to treat upon a general peace. Mr. Jeffcrfon, it isfaid, is appointed to that embafly, on the part of the United States Further, that the Biitdh have agreed to pay for all our vessels taken by their piratical priva teers, and we are to pay for all theirs tak en by privateers originally fitted out in the ports of the United States." Trifles light as air wi.'ljhow, Like feathers, hoiv the win J does blow. BALTIMORE, Feb. 20. By a gentleman juit from Norfolk, and who was present at the dispute between an American Captain and Sir Charles Knowles, commander of the Brittfh fri gate Dedalus, refpefting a seaman—our in formant (vvhofe veracity i« undoubted) fays, that the seaman was not pressed, but entered freely on boar d the frigate—that there was no attempt made by the French Admiral to take poirefTton of the Dedalus —and our informant understood that mat ters were fettled between the two consuls so as to preserve perfect tranquility while at that port—that there was no horse (hot, nor any tiring at the American brig—and that Sir Charles Knowles had obtained a nother hand for the American brig in place of the one entered 011 board his {hip. It is \vith pleasure the Editor announces to the public, that the fortunate ticket, No. 12,536 which was drawn a prize of 20,000 dollars in the Wafliington Hotel Lottery, is the property of Mrs. S. E. Van-Bibber, the amiable spouse of An drew Van-Bibber, Esq. merchant of this town. PHILADELPHIA, FEKRUARY 24. Extra&of a Letter from Cincinnati, da- ted Jan. 20th, 1794. " Some few days fince,l returned from Head-Quarters, where 1 had the great plrafure and fatisfaction of viewing in a wilderness, 2500 of the moll regular, mod harmonious, and bed disciplined troops I have ever yet beheld, either in the United States, or any other part of the world. The exertions of General Wayne have been uniform and great, for which he merits the hight (I approbation of the country at large, but more efpeci allyof this quarter, which sensibly feels the benefit of the terror which his con duel has druck into the breads of the Sa vages ; their fears began with the firft or ganization of the army at Legionville, and which continued to encreafe as he ap proached them ; at Fort Washington they became acquainted with his Indian mode of fighting,—this damped their courage, being an adoption of a plan, to them ut terly unexpected, and considered as im practicable to regular troops ; his line of march from this place to Head Quarters being circumfpeft and guarded, together with a Ai ong garrison being recently plac ed at their feat of triumph, have produc ed ptofpeclsthe moil pleasing. God grant they may not be frustrated, by attempt ing to hold any more nugatory treaties, which we are well informed they have ar dently solicited fmce they fee decision on the wing—at lead let us at lird puflv our pods far enough into their country, to se cure a peace, in cafe one (hould again be contemplated. v It is much to be lamented that the General has not his legion complete, as the want of a fufficient number of men is all we have to dread." Saturday the 22d inllant, being the Birth Day of our beloved President, the Managers of the City Dancing Aflfem bly eaKC a Ball in the eveniug. They were honored with the company of the President and Mrs. Walhington, several of the Foreign Ministers, a num ber of the members of Congress, the Se cretaries of the treasury and of war, the Governors of the State and of the Wes tern Territory, and the most brilliant dif |>lay of beauty, perhaps, ever exhibited in this city. The countenances of all piefent, appeared perfcflly congenial with the happy occasion. The following toads wete drank, the 'art after the President and Mrs. Wartl 'ngton had left the room. 1. The day—may it aHways be illus trious in the annals of time, for the civil and military virtues it gave birth to. 2. May the hand of liberty always entwine the brow of patriotism. 1 3, May the light of Liberty illumi nate the recelTes of Despotism, a«.d all the world be tree. 4. May our Republican virtues in peace, equal our military exertions in war. May the fetters of Slavery be bro ken on the head of fyianny. 6. The Fair of A merifca—may they be protected and embraced by the of Freemen. 7- Tile United States, the colony of the world, the alfyhim of unmerited dis tress, andperfecured virtue. 8. May the turbux,;ec of Fa£Hon be trodden under the feet of Liberty. 9. The Prefirlent of the United States —long may he live an example to magif tratet, and a bhfiing to his country. Extra6l from a Pamphlet entitled, " Old and New Principles of Trade bow pa red." " If these governments [of North-A merica] pursue their advantages for Agri culture ; if they admit the manufactures ot Europe, rendered cheap by bounties snd real advantages attending the arts in rich and populous countries, without re gard to their own manufa&ures, (which will always be established with ease, when their eftabhfhment is beneficial) and if they avoid politics, they may out-wit, by a natural conduct, a multitude of nations, who think themselves wife because their plans are intricate. It cannot be ufeful for America to be noticed at present in Europe, otherwise than by her good sense: She (hould grow to greatness like the trees of her wilderness, in the midd of silence and retreat. Nothing can check her po pulation depending npon a facility of sub sidence; or oppress herdrength springing from numbers, situation and knowledge. If Europe docs not treat America with wisdom, America would do ill, to copy the weak example of those whom the dif ciphne of experience has not been able to indraft. She has the peculiar happiness of being able to (hape hercourfe free from the influence of her own errors, and those of others; beginning, where all nations may be happy to end." By this Day's Mail. NEW-YORK, February 22. By a passenger in the (hip Sampson from the Ead-Indies, now on her way in to this harbor, we learn that the English have taken Pondichery from the French, and that the French have taken from the English 14 fail of vessels, one of which is an Ead Indiman. By a gentleman from Montferat we are informed, that the English, in pursuance of their indru&ions, have revived, or con sider as now exiding, the laws of Lewis XVI. respecting trade, and that in conse quence they seize and make prize of all American veflels, carrying the property of the French Islands, contrary to those laws. They place their own frigates to guard the trade, in lieu of the Revenue Cutters under the old establishment. By this pra&ice, sugar, coffee, and many o ther articles become contraband, liable to fcizure and confifcation, and they also ren der the veflel and whole cargo feizable. Extras from LoycTs Lifl —London. Arrived at Clyde. December 1. Alkmonack, Derby, from Virginia. John and Jane, from New-York arrived at Liverpool. December 1. Union, Whitlock, from New-York. Dec. jth, Active, Seaman, from ditto arrived at Dover. Dec. Bth, Ohio, Kamp, from New- York. Hannah, Hanault, from Boflon, arri ved at Greenock. Dec. i oth, Bald Eagle, Virginia. Arrived at Deal. Dec. I ith, Major Pinckney,Grice,from Charleston. Arrived at Lilbon. Walhington, Dekay, from New-York. The Commerce, Tyrie, from London, to Bermuda, is taken by the Galatea, a French frigate, and carricd into Brest— three other veffelt are taken by the fame frigate. Boston, Feb 17. TOWN meeting. At a legal, and very numerous meet ing of the inhabitant! of Bolton at Fa nueil Hall: Thursday, the 13th day ol February, A. 1). 1794. Thos. Crafts, Elq. Moderator. The town, agreeable to the request of a number of inhabitants, deeply concern ed in the prosperity of our Trade in ge neral, and the Carrying Trade in particu lar, took into consideration thi» highly interelting fubjedt, and what ought to be the mealure which (hould belt express the sentiments of the town thereon, and af ter a candid and free discussion of the fubjeft, came into the following resolu tions, with scarcely a diflenting vote. Resolved, That in the opinion of the inhabitants of this town, the Carrying Trade is of the highest importanee to the (trength, wealth, and independence of the United States. Resolved, That a committee be ap pointed to consider and report the state of the trade at large, and to prepare resolu tions for the town's consideration, respec ting the effedts which certain restrictions laid on the trade of America, by Euro pean nations have on the fame, and also to report such resolutions as may have a proper influence on our representatives in Congress, to induce the passing such atts as may tend to guard, protect, and regu late the American commerce in general. Voted, That Thomas Crafts, Esq. Moderator, Charles Jarvis, Esq. Perez Morton, Esq. Samuel Brown, Esq. John Coffin Jones, Esq. James Sullivan, Esq. Joseph Blake, Esq. Benjamin Austin, jun. Esq. Capt. Nathaniel Fellowes, William Little, Esq. Thomas RulTell, Esq. Wil liam Ell it is, Esq. Leonard Jarvis, Esq. Mr. Jefle Rutnam, and JohnCodman,Efq. be a Committee for the purpose aforefaid. Then the Meeting adjourned to Mon day the 24th inft. 10 o'clock in the mor- mug. WILLIAM COOPER, Town-CM. From Cokrespoi/dnts. A paragraph in a late paper afiured us, that the Protestant religion wa3 gaining ground fait in France. Read the News papers, and find the confirmation of this fable, which was expected to make dupes of us. Is the (hutting up churches pub licly burning the bible, murdering many priests, and abolishing the salaries of the remainder any proof that our form of worship gains ground there ? The worlhip of reason, and of the goddess liberty in the peifon of a handsome wench, the sup pression of the sabbath, and its rights, res toring the memory of a blasphemer of Jesus Christ as an injured philosopher Is this religion ! What man of the least feeling, would not rejoice in the idea that every grain of fait which relished his food, was in a de gree instrumental in relieving some of his fellow-citizens from Algerine captivity ; and yet out Congress have refufed their consent to an additional duty of 3 cents per bu(hel. Good Heavens ! are gentle men so afraid of their popularity as not to rifle a vote for so small a tax on the whole community for foufeful a purpose ! but ra ther than consent to it, the merchants who already pay the whole revenues of the country, are to be saddled with an addi tional tonnage upon their (hipping, molt of which at this moment appears to be de tained in foreign ports, unclaimed or un proteftcd by their country. CONGRESS. Houje of Rrprcffntativei. Monday, Feb. 24. Pursuant to the request of the Secre tary of the Treasury, as expreflcd in a letter to the house some time since, a mo tion Was brought forward this day by Mr Giles, for the appointment of a commit tee to enquire into the tranfa&ions of the Treasury department ; with this motion was conne&ed a series of inftru&ions to be observed by the committee in conduc ing the enquiry. ■, from The time was taken up m difcufling these inftruftions, which, after some alte rations, were agreed to. A committee of fifteen members was then appointed. A meflage was received from the Presi dent of the United States, communicating extra&s from letters lately received from the American Minister in London— copy of a letter from the British Secretary of State, to the British minister plenipotenti A tuft. One Hundred Dollars, IS hereby offered by the Prcfidcnt and Diiec tors of thr Bank ol the United Siaitj, to any person who fliall, on rtr beime the fiift day 0 f May next, pioduce 10 tnein such a plan and re lation of a Hanking H< ufr, as lhall be appiovrd ol by them.—A plain, yet handlome iron* i< desired : The whole building it lo be fnbliantul and commodious with as much (pace around 11 as th? fizc of the gt<>und will admit. ary to the United Statci, relative to a Commerci ;1 Treaty. Alio, A letter fom McfTrs. Carmichael and Short, the American miitifter at Madrid. 1 hefe communication! being announced as confidential, when the reading of them was railed for, the galleries were cleared. Yeflerday arrived in town from Baltimore, three waggons, supposed to contain money, and the effe&s of the minister of France. The carriages were guarded by a party ot the Bal timore Volunteer Dragoons. Married, on Thursday Is!!, by th e Rev. Dr. Uftick, Mr. Stephen Page to Miss Maria Henderfon. A!fo, Mr. Fre deric Wing, to Miss Agnes Page, all ot this city. Died, on Wednesday lad, Mrs. Sarah Sellers, confoit of Mr.' William Seller*, Printer, of this city. SHIP N EWS. PORT ARRIVED. Ship Adriana, Robertfon, St.Sebastian, 4a days Richmond, JLee, Buurdcaux, 63 Edward, Crandan, Russia, 161 Apollo, Fitzpatrick, Amdcrdam, 90 Andromache, Moore, Liverpool, 88 Brig Hannah, Batton, do. ;o lUbella and Ann, Hampton, N. York, 8 Neptune, Nickclls, Alexandria, '11 Molly, Mercer, Oporto, 70 Schr. tndufli y, Wallington, Port au Prince, 21 Neptune, Corry, St. Marc, 30 Sloop Sally, Edger, Bermuda*, Dolphin, Shariklin, Jamaica Nancy, Denicke, New-York, a 8 Farmer, Arnold, do. 4 Hetty, Wallace, do. 4 Cynthia, Watson, do. 8 Salem, Elkint. do. 8 Most of these vessels lay below a week or two. The (hip Fame, Capt. Sims, of Philadelphia, has arrived at New-York, from the East-Indie*. after a long voyage of two years and fix months. She is very richly laden. Captain Corry, of the Neptune, in 20 days from St. Marc, informs, that the (hip Hanni lial, ol Philadelphia, had been carried into that port by a Britilh cruiser, having been taken on her passage from Amsterdam. The Blip Sally, Capt. Wiekes, of Ph:ladcU phia, was loading for Hamburg. The brig Pomona, Capt. King, of Philadel phia, wascarried into the Mole by a privateer. Capt. Moore, of the Androtna< he, spoke the following veflels on his paflage from Liverpool. * v '"- 'J, the (hip Mary, Capt. Gardner, fiom Virginia to Cork, in latitude 49, 54, lon». !)n the 24th, in lat. 47, 21, long. 25, the brig \.ftive, Capt. M'Kever, from Philadelphia to tmflerdam, out 14 days. And, on the 29th 9«. in lat. 43, long .jj, tke Ihip Volunteer, :apt. Johnfton, from Virginia to talmouth. There lay at Liverpool, Nof. 8, Ship Lydia, Drummond, for New-York Rofanna, Clark de York, Norton » aie no feet o» Third-Hrett, and about 100 feet wr ft ward. THOMAS WILLING, Prefidrftf. •o? 3*. Boston Philadelphia ditto