UNITED STATES. NEW-YORK, February 2J, Copy of a letter from a merchant in Guernsey, to a refpe&able mercantile house in this city, dated J in. 8, 1794. " The only authentic news in this part of the world is, the RECAPTURE of TOULON, by the French Republicans, and their success in every quarter, particu larly against the army of Wurmfer on the Rhine, which they obliged to retreat from their redoubts at Hageneau on the 22d December, and againlt the Royaliftj, who had crofTed the Loire from La Vendee in great numbers, and who seem to be near ly annihilated. " These particular are certain, and may prove interesting (hould the Rebecca have a (hort paflage." We learn from Capt. Brown, of the Rebecca, that having fallen in with a squadron of French ships of war in the Channel, he was obliged to go on board the Admiral's vessel, where every thing wore the appearance of the greatell mirth and joy, on account of the above conquest of wliich they had received certain nitel ligence before their failing A gentle man who came paflenger in the Rebecca, farther informs, that he saw a London paper in Gnernfey of the jth January, which announced the retaking of Toulon ; and that Lord Moira had returned to England to discharge his troop 6, which had been so long detained on board the ships in order to form their intended junc tion with the French rebels, as to cause sickness and mortality to make dreadful ravage amongfl; them. February 26, Monday arrived the {hip Charleston, Captain Sheffield, from Charleston. We have been favored with the following par ticulars from a gentleman who came pas senger in her.—That on the evening pre vious to failing from that port, accounts were received from St. Augustine, which state, that a plot had been discover ed, which ptemeditated the giving up of that place to the French ; the Lieutenant Governor of St. Johns' River, Mr. M'ln tofh, and a number of other chara&ers, were taken up and sent to the Havannah in irons, commiflions from Mr. Genet be ing found in their pofTeflion. The troops on the river St. Mary's were drawn off to the river St. John's, and the whole of the militia underarms. Copy of a Letter from Dr. Priestly, to Mr. J. GouGH,at Savannah. CLAPTON, August 2i, 1793. Sir, " I WAS highly gratified by the ac count yon were lo good as to transmit to me, of the favorable manner in which the news of the revolution in France was re ceived in America, especially as at that time there were doubts entertained on the fubjeft. That many viewed it in an un favorable light with you, I have no doubt, but that a revolution, in all the eflentials so nearly resembling your own, should not be thought a joyful event by the Ameri cans in general, I could not believe. Your letter made me quite easy on the fubjeft, and enabled me to fatisfy my friends. Since that time there have been more re volutions, as they may be called, in France; "all, however, I am willing to think, favor able to liberty and happiness, tho' at the time I and all my friends were disposed to forebode ill, as our particular friends were the fufferers. The last constitution seems now to give almoit universal latisfa&ion ; the infurreftion seems to be nearly fup prefled, and as to their foreign enemies, they make light of them. Indeed, they have only served to rouse and unite them. " We have been alarmed with the ap prehensions of a war with America ; but I hope there will be wisdom on your fide of the water, tho' little I fear an ours, to prevent it. Both countries must be ma terially injured by such an event, and nei ther of them could be a gainer. This, indeed, is the cafe with refpeft to all wars, but more obviously so in this than in mod others. " I fend this by my sons, who are go ing to find a settlement in your country. All I have (three) will be there, and then I (hall expett to follow soon. I cannot give you an idea of the violence with which every friend of liberty is prosecuted in this country. Little of the liberty of the press on political fubje&s is now left, and the country in general goes heartily with the court into all their measures ; so that nothing but general cab fear is approaching, wall The fotirce ot all this evil w toi know ledge in the lower, ai>d a». aot of the lower, orders of'the people. The French are wifely providing ast this evil by a system of public inltru&ion. Here even Sunday schools beg»n to be reprobated, as making the common people too know- With much gratitnde for your commu- nications, I am, Sir. yours sincerely J. PRIESTLEY." To the Printer of t/je Gazette of the United States, If you think the following Extra<sls will help to fill a column in your paper, and afford a few minutes entertainment to your rea ders, you are requested to pubiilh them by A Customer. EXTRACTS. Old England is ill at her cafe, She a furfeit has got I can tell ye; And the cause of Old England's aifeafc, Is much pudding and beef in her belly; To the French for relief she applies, And her politic doctors allure her, That they know where her malady lies, And their grand Panacea fh'all cure her. " Ah ! what Panacea so grand, Can my old Constitution repair !'* Why, dame ! on your head you mult Hand, And kick up your heels in the air: Then your health will be equal and good, Nothing else can from ruin preserve ye ; For EQUALITY WELL UNDERSTOOD, Means to turn all the world topsy TURVY. French fraternizing the World, IF our council with scorn is repaid, We shall bring an old house o'er your ears: At our bidding to swallow your trade,' Columbia shall fend privateers. Tippoo Sultan your fa<sfcors lhall dread, When back'd by French blades, he shall fix a Huge price on each Englishman's head, In Bengal, in Rahar, and Orixa. We'll nip the Dutch navy in Zealand; On the demi-de/potic Stadtholder. Set the Patriots, his guilders to steal, and The head that looks over his shoulder. Batavia we next will attack, And to Ceylon establish our claim : Fed with spices wafh'd down with arrack, How fiercely French courage will flame ! Our Sans Culottes none shall escape, Fleets and armies we'll fit out by dozens; Expel the Mynheers from the Cape, And fraternize our Hottentot Cousins. All Africa thence we'll affright, Scare lions with morbleus and by-gars. And to France by degrees re-unite The department of monkeys and tigers. Should Spain to the Bourbons prove true, From the Dons their Muftachios we'll crop j Spoil Mexico eke and Peru, And steal all the gold in their Ihop. Great Walhington next we'll assail, And command himtofight withallEurope; And, if in obedience he fail, — Why—we'lll'end him the axeor a new rope. Thus around us East, Weft, North and South, Infurredtion and anarchy fofter, Sail to H —l with the winds in our mouth, And old Belzebub fright with our bluster. Should old Square-toes refine to comply, We'll appeal to the People infernal; And, since on Earth 'tis vain more to try, There 'ftablilh an Union fraternal. CAPSISUM, CA IRA. PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 28. By a Ship arrived at Portsmouth, (N. II.) the 15th inft. in 41 days from St. Übes, a confirmation is received of the Evacuation of Toulon—but that the Com bined Forces, left a garrison in the citadel which cannot be taken but by starvation. This account the American Captain fays he received from two Britilh officers on furlough, at St. Übes. Extract of a letter from a Town in Mas- fachufetts. " We have lately formed a new socie ty in this place, called the Social Fire So ciety—not a Fire or Democratic Society, but one to extinguish Fires." From Corrfsfokdexts. A correspondent fays, that the present is the Harvest-Time of the Citizens of the United States. The produce of our country was perhaps never higher in fo reign markets, than at this time. Ac counts from Hilpaniola fay, that great profits are to be made on our cargoes :— A wedge of Soap is worth four dollars— a pair of Shoes, five dollars. Flour it is said, is thirty dollars—Beef twenty dol lars per barrel, at Surinam. What bles sed politics arethofe which would involve us in a war, and thus blast, not the prof pe<Ss merely, but the positive advantages now enjoyed by the agricultural and other interetts of this country. ■y u SicK I il.iM* eves. Those who feel the true principles of an American patriot, will at this moment discover their attachment to the km or and interejl of their countiy, by promoting measures calculated to proteift our com merce against the marauders of all nations —and tho' the United States cannot per haps, immediately place themfclves in a si tuation, to contend with the maritime ft length of all nat ions, yet they can do much to protest their commerce, and per haps completely rid the Atlantic of those pirates of the Barbary States, who are dragging our fellow-citizens into the raoft infernal llavery. Philadelphia, February 2 Ijl, 1794. Sir, From a review of your letter to my pre decessor, on the 22d day of November, 1793, it appears, that you had not then received such definitive inftruftions, relat ive to his communication of the 29th of May 1792, as would enable you immediate ly to renew the difcufiion upon the fubjeft of it. Suspended as this negociation has been for so long a time, I have it in charge from the President of the United States to re peat the enquiry, whether any inftrudHons have been yet received by you, for pursu ing those discussions ? Permit me to hope for the honor of a reply, at as early a mo ment, as may be convenient. I have the honor to be, Sir, With great rrfpett Your mod obedient servant. EDMOND RANDOLPH. P. S. 1 thank you for the communica tion of his Britannic Majesty's declaration, which 1 have just received. The Minister Plenipotentiary! of Great Britain. J True copy from the Records, in the Office cf the Department of State, 24th February, 1794. Philadelphia, lift February, 1794. Sir, In answer to the enquiry contained in your letter of this date, I have the honor of informing you, that 1 have not yet re ceived the definitive inftruftions that, at I have before assured you, I expeift to ob tain, on the fubjeft of the discussion to which you allude. I have the honor to be, With great refpeft, Sir, Your most obedient Humble servant, The Secretary of State. True copy of the original, on file, in the Office of the Department of State, Fe bruary, 1794. CONGRESS. House of Reprefentat'tveu Thursday, Feb. 27. Two refutations laid on the table yes terday by Mt. Fitzfimons, were taken up and referred to the committee of the whole on Monday next—They are as follow : Refohed, That provision ought to be made for paying the interest on the bal ances which have been placcd on the books of the Treasury to the credit of cer tain dates, in consequence of the settle ment of accounts, between the United States and individual States. Rcfolved, That the sums which are placed to the debit of certain dates in con lequence of the said fettlcment ought to be paid by the said States i/> years bv annual installments. In committee of the whole on the re port of a feleft committee on the petition of Henry Hill, after some discussion of the fubjeft, the committee repor* ed pro gress, and had leave to fit again. Ordered, that 200 copics of two re ports on this bufniefs, be printed for the use of the house. Mr. W. Smith of the fcleft committee on the Judiciary, brought in a motion which provides for dispensing with the at tendance of all the marlhals on the Su preme Court, and that in lieu thereof the attendance of the Marshal of the diftricS only in which the Gourt is held /hall be fuiiicient, unless the attendance of other Marilials (hall he fpecudly required by ol der of the Court. GEO. TAYLOR, jun, GEO. HAMMOND. GEO. TAYLOR, jun. This motion was referred to the com mittee of the whole on the Judiciary, ai;<J being submitted ill the form of a resolu tion for repealing the fedllon of the law to which it refers, was agreed to, and re ported to the house. It was then voted that the report of the committee of the whole, refpe<3ing the Judiciary, (hould be taken intoeonfidera tion by the house. This report contains a variety of alte rations and amendments in the system ; — these were severally agreed to, and a com mittee appointed to bring in a bill. The confiderat ion of the contested elec tion of Mr. Gallatin has engaged the at tention of the Senate of the United States every day this week—the debates have been public, and so interesting as to at tract the attention of a crouded audience the whole time. This day the difcuflion of the fubjetl was closed— A motion in the following words, viz. " Resolved that Albrrt Gallatin is duly ele&ed"—being then put, it passed in the negative—Twelve ayes, Fourteen NOES. The expe&ed call of the House of Re presentatives was this day postponed to a future occasion. The fe<siion of the appropriation till which authorizes the Preiident to antici pate by loan, the supplies for the services of Government and which had been ft ruck out—was this day taken up and unani mously agreed to by the House. A report is in circulation that a large body of men under the command of Gen. Clarke, were to set off from Kentucky the firft of March, on an expedition to the Mifiiffippi. The bill of Fare designed for this even ing's entertainment at the New Theatre, promiles a rich repast to the Company which may be present. 'she principal part of the capital performers, agreeably to the bills, will appear. At four o'clock to-morrow afternoon, will be ptiblifiied, {Price Twenty Cents J By Mathew Carey, No. nB, Markets trees, Love in a Village, A CCMIC OPERA, As performed at the New Theatre, Chefnut-StreeU Feb. 28* BOOKS. 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