contemplation t'ue ensemble of the nniverfe> in order to (lifcover its mictianifin, and explain its formation and motions ; he is the hrit who comprehended the principles and effe&sof matter and motion ; heap plied them to the heavens and to the earth, toman and to animals ; be lirft had thole philosophical ideas to which Bacon could not aspire for want of a knowledge of geometry. Descartes is also inventor in mathematics, by the application of algebra to geometry ; he opened a new career, which Newton entered ; but Newton had rivals in of the calculation of in finities and the law of attrition ; and DeL-artcs had none in his. These two data would be susceptible of a lengthy developement ; but those who are acquaint ed with the hillory of sciences need them not, and those ignorant of it could not underdand me. It is enough that I have hinted at the motives of the uoiyerfal indignation which the injury done public ly to the greatell man France ever produced, has excited tnroughont the whole Republic. LALANDE. .—-—■ in Philadelphia, TUESDAY EVENING, Adgpit 16. It appears by the Baltimore papers that there are several arrivals at that port from England-, but those •we have received this day do not contain any intelli gence confirmative sf the report refpecling a cejation of ho/lililus on the Rhine. From the AURORA. ExtraH of a letter, dated Bourdeaux, June 23. Extraordinary couriers inform us this moment, that the preliminaries of peace with the Emperor arefigned. He has given up the fortrefs of May €nce as a pledge of his sincerity and readiness to accede to the conditions that France (hall please to di&ate to liim. Indeed this is in no manner furpri ling, because his treops rcfufed to fight and chose t rither to surrender prisoners of war, as h»s been tic cafe in several late engagements on the Rhine wiese we have gained the most signal victories and mide a number of prisoners. eXzSTTH OF THE UNITED STATIS MARINE LIST. P HILADELP H I A, Augujl 16. Th. Cleopatra, American Iniiaman, had Jailed from Bengal for Vfbop, previajly to the departure of the Major Pinckney. See marihc-liji in our la/}. The Triumph merchantman from New-TTori, arrived at London the 4th if 'June. Trx Adeiona, Prfcott, for New- Hamf-Jhire, left Gravfend June 7. The John, Caflles, and Jenny, Chauncey, Jrom A em-Tori, •4nd Minerva, Hall, from Virginia, passed Grave/end June J. The Nancy, Ma key, for BoJlon, failed from Gravefend June-3, Ship Andrew, Makins, of this port, arrived at St. Übei on the I Otn of June, and was condemned there, having fuffered Jo much during a hard gale off Cape Or legal, as to he unfit for fur ther service. . The Andrew was one of the oldeH Jhips belonging to the port oj Philadelphia. ' The Carteret packet arrived at Falmouth in 17 days Jrom Neiu York. ARRIVED, Brig Hannah, Odlin, Aux-Cayes 30 Schooner Duly Ann, M'Namara, Virginia 4 Nancy, James, ' j 0! Cleared. Schconer Friendfbip, Matthews, Thomaflon Brooklyn, Baker, $ Ncw-Tork Patience, IVebb, Sloop Nattay, Levinus, Ship Prosperity, Graig, ' London. Ship Active, Blair, from St. Uhes,aud Tcneriffe, 3 hritrs and ifchooncr, were in fight of N cwca/IL yefierday at 11 o'clock". Brig , Capt MidJUtonfrom Jacquemel, lafi Jrom Ha vannah puffed New-ea/Ue yjlerday. Schooner Minerva Jrom Havannab is arrived at the Fort. Arrivals at New-Tori /lugujl 15. Ship Atalania, Holbroob, Liverpool Brig James, Trowbridge, St. Croix James, ITafon, Guadeloupe Schooner T'jio Brothers, Kimlerly, - St. Croix S »M, Port-au-Prince Sloop Mary, At water, New-Providence. • ■ Cleared. Sloop Diana, White, Bourdeaux m fP' SuMiri ' St. Thomas. The Ship Commerce, eapt. Grimes, in 86 days from Bri/101, , fpole the following vessels' on his paffagc. Mty 27, Spoke a brig from North Carolina, bound to Fal mouth, 31 days out, in long. 45, 46, andlat. 48, 11, all well cm board. Jut* 30, Spoke the brig Friendship of fid from Bojlon, days out, Jtln Good ridge, majler, bound to Bourdeaux. July 6, Spoke afeboonerfrom Havre-de-Grace, bound to New- Tori, 78 days out, uli tvtll, in long. 69, 30, W. tat. 48,30. July 28, Spoke tbe fitp Thomas of Portland, David Alien, tnajier, 63 days out from Liverpool, with a number of Pfjjenpcrt, Supplied ibern -with beef and pork, &c. Spoke tbe brig Eliza, of andfrom Philadelphia, fix days out, all ivell. Arrived the brig Julia, cqpt. AuJtin, 33 days from Jamaica. I Spoke the brig I.til, Smith,from Kingflon, jam. bound to PVa- Jkington, who lofl her main topgallanUmaJls by lightning. IVas bearded by a Frenchpri-vateer, *who called b erf elf a French man fitted *ut at Charlejlon—fb'e tvas aJJoop of 4guns and 45 men. Me came onboard and examine ibis papers, robbed us of about 50 gallons of rum. I: be ivas called the Lynx, commanded by a man called Mitchell, an American, manned ivith all nations, and af ter taking the mm, hauled her ivind', and flood to thefoutbioard. Spoke the brig Greenwich, from Newport, bound to Havan nab,, all ivelf. Spoke the fnotv Hannah, of Newport, from Africa, full of slaves, bound to Havajinab, in company with the brig Green wich. Spcke aJb 'tp from Liverpool found to Philadelphia, blowing frefo could not learn her name. CHARLESTON, August 2. Ytflerday arrived the ship Federaiiii, Pratt, Lon ' 49 days ; fchocner Bftfey, Huntington, Trinidad, 23 days ; schooner Cato, Mardin, St, Auguitine, 4 days. The ship Harmony, Kollock, from thir port, was Joft on the Nore of the cargo saved. lhefhip Major Pinckney performed her voyage from Loudon to Bengal, and back to Hamburgh, in a little more than ten months. The (hip Pacific, Kennedy, from Surinam, bound to Amsterdam, was taken and carried into Portsmouth ; jt waj luppofcdihe would bexondemned. The Lucy, DaUon, iailed for this port, from Gravefend, on the 2d of June. BALTIMORE, August 11. ENTERED Ship Thomas, ■ 1 >», Liverpool ' -Anthony Mangin, Sandford, Bremen < Ardent, Jinith, ' Jeremie Brigßatavia, Hufeman, Bremen Lily, Brown, St. Bartholomews Harriet, Story, Limerick 1 Captain Cothran had not the good fortune to fall in with { thte Conc©rdc» { > BY THIS DAY's MAILS. NEW-YORK, August 15. By Captain Hubbell, of the (loop E«iJ.;avour, j. 18 days from St. Thomas's, it appears, that the French frigate that was engaged with the two _ British sloops of war, was La Pcnfee, of 44 guns, which had arrived at St. Thomas'# in a ihattered i i condition, previous to Captain H'» leaving that v port. The French Hoop of war Scipio, from New- York and a cruise, has arrived at St. Thomas's. 1 By the Urig Hannah is* Mary, from Bri/101. j LONDON, May 26. Lord Frederick Towuihend is now at the house . of the Marquis his father. The derangement life, who has been guilty of a treacherous breach of' • trull, in breaking the seal of a letter committed to ! her care ? Slfc has violated the sacred confidential 1 communications bi'tween a daughter and her belo : ved parent. She has sown the feeds of diffention I between an husband and wife. She has infringed the laws of hospitality, by committingan injury un der the roof of a lady, who, fevering herfclf from the ties of early life, placed a noble confidence in the generous protection of a Briti/h peop!;. May 31. ' Yesterday her Royal Highncfs the Princess of ' Wales took an airing in Hyde Park, where her re , ception was highly .flatteringfrom all of people. At half pall three her Royal Hlghnefs returned I to Carlton Hqufis to dinner. The Princess was at the Opera on the preceding evening, where her • entrance and exit were narked with the warmed t gratulations by a very larg* and polite audience. The Princess of Wales is doubtless by thistifne i convinced, that she, who is one day dellined to 1 grace the throne of Britain, can never, while ihe perseveres in a line of condudl so truly exemplary, r want friends and prote&ors, who will (helter her from insult, and resent die injuries she may receive from whatever quarter they may proceed. The interett which the public takes in the dis putes unfortunately existing in a ce'rtain Great Fa mily, exceeds all credibility. It is the topic--of conversation iif every company, and evety one pitiej and execrates the different parties. An elderly Lady, whose influence over the Gentleman both before and since his marriage has been matrer of astonishment, is said to have broken open a letter written by the youn* bride to her father, and committed to the care of a gentjeman, who afterwards finding himfelf unable to go abroad, returned it to the v house, where it fell into the hands of the elderly Lady, and was opened. This letter contained complaints against the hnfband's ill tieatmenf, produced by the intrigues of the elderly Lady-; and a knowledge of its contents, it ieems, oecafioned an aggravated degree of ill usage towards the Bride, till at lad (he consulted a cer tain great Law Lord, refpedling her departure from this kingdom, one of whom, now in no of ficial Situation, offered his mediation, which was rejected by the Husband, and his Lordship forbid den the house. The husband, it is said, has not spoken to his wife these three months. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dutchefs of York are unremitting in their attention to the Princefs.of Wales. The polite and affectionate afiiduity of Prince William of Gloucester to the fame lovely Princess, bespeaks a reCUiude of judgment, as well as a ten derness of nature. On Monday evening as a Lady in her carriage was going to Drury lane Theatre, (from the fimi larity of her livery with that of a certain countess,) (he was hided, and her servants covered with dirt, before they could convince the mob of their mis take. It would cej-tainly be a very ineffaftual method ol performing ajourney, to put one horse before, and another behind a carnage ; but -h would be much more than insffeClnal, to give the rein to a r'eftive intraclicable horned bead, who, if you wanted to go to St. James's, would probably go to Giles's. However the King, may be wrongly accused of promoting for eign IVar,yet he exerts every endea vour for the edablifhment of damejlic Peace. 1 he Princess of Wales, who is a good claflic, on feeing the Duchess of York, exelaimed with a ten der sigh, " Felix Andromache certo benenupta marrto." Whilit the infamous Duke of Orleans was riot ing in the lowed sensual pi'eafures, he was always observed to (hew the greased refoeCt for his truly refpetlabie Consort ; as if he endeavoured by this external homage, to indemnify her in some measure for the disgrace of being united with a man fd'uni ■vcrfally delpifed. Sjjch an ascendant does virtue possess even over the mod depraved minds! Lord Frederick Townfhend is a clergyman, and has been two or threi times confined toms of lunacy, one under DoCtor Willis. The Marquis, his father, and other friends, were sent for; but as in such cafe no bail could be taken by the magistrates, he is committed to fafe cultody to abide the of the laws of his country.' June 2. We are happy to hear that bis Majedy disap proves, in the mod pointed terms,* of the recent traifaftions nt Carlton house, and that he-speaks .ia tctms of the llrongfft reprobation of every per- j 1 fonwho has hnd any co-cer:: iii tliofc; cruel,proj> ceciiigi. The commendable perseverance ofLtfrd I'htfow in his friendly admonitions, to prouce the desired effsft, and ws heix-That a hap s, PY (conciliation is about to between all | • - v of Wales appeared yesterday at ' on of the froTtKjffindows of Carlton house with ' hci iofaiit in her acggmpaiiied by Prince Wiliamof Gloucester, whic'.i the populace prrc«iv ; ii>g crowded the Itreets for a onfidcrabic tijne, repatedly manifesting by rapturouj btiffts of ap plaife, their honed fympajhy and loyal admiration of tie negledted amiable pirineefs. Vediiefday arrived at Briitol the Ann, Copper thwite, from Philadelphia, and George, Rulh, fromSalem. Theie two veficlshave brought abtmt . 212 c barrels of flour and Indian meal, and 780 barrtlt of rye meal, which will at this time prove a feajunable fupply,tas the markets are on the rife, . "1 confcquenee of the dry weather, which has preynted many mills from working. from tU London Gazette of May 28. Admiralty-Office, May 28. . Copy .of a letter from Capt. Thomas Freemantle, of his Mnje/iy's Jhip Inconjlant, to Evan Ne pean, £fq. dated rff Bajlia, /Spril 27. Si*, I have the honor of inclosing, far the informa ' tion of their Lordfiiips, the copy of a letter from me to Sir John Jervis, Knight of the Bath. ' I am, See. T. F. FREEMANTLE. Incnnflant, at Sea, April 23. 1 hive the honour to inform you, that on the 19th, cruising near Tunis, I received account that 1 French frigate had beer, seen off Cape Ma bera, near Bon ; 1 therefore made fail for that ' place, and on the evening of the 20th perceived a I fliip uadfr French colours at anchor on the coast, which I went up to, & di-cfted to ftvike ; this was prucer Upon the foregoing Conditions, the troops (if the Republic who stall cmfs the dominions of the Duke of Modcna, (hall fu'jeft them to norequiti tions ; and will pay tor whatever pruvifions they may want. (Signed) FREDERICK, Commander of Eft. BUONAPARTE. - MILAN, May 14. This day the tree of liberty wa» -planted with great ceremony ou the Square near the Cathedral. The artival of the French army was hotnly ex pewsd; the municipality ants orher adminiftiativc bodies wentja eaitfequence to meet the Republi cans at the gate of Rome. About 11 o'clock a corps of troops, led on by General Maffeiia, ar rived and took pofl-ffianof the capital. CORSICA, May 20. Twenty-two diltri&s are in a itate of infurredu on. Mr. North, the fertetary of Hate, publifhcd a manifefto, threatening the insurgents wiih coercive measures. The latter frequently exclaim, •' Long live the king and general Path ; but down with the viceroy." When they appeared befara Ajaccio, above eighty discharges of cannon were made upon them. As they deilroyed the mills and the viney ards near the place, belonging to the enemies of Pa oli, the towns of Ajaccio has fines been under the neeeffity of being supplied from tjie royal maga zines. PARIS, May 31. Pichegru continues.in Paris. $ir Sidney Smith, resides in Paris ; a guard is ftttfioned at his door; his Secretary, Mr. Wright, and a servant are with, him. Accounts were on Thursday morning received at Havre, that the Chouans about Aifigny, and other placed, who were supposed to have been en tirely suppressed, have renewed their depredations. June 4.. Tjie official and circumstantial detail of the num ber of prifonerg made fmce the 23d of Germiual, (12th April) the day when the campaign was opened in Italy, to the 23d Floreal following, (12th has been publilhed, amouir.ir.g to eleven thousand eight hundred and eip'.ity fix men. It ia attested by the general of aivilion, Berthier, head of the ftaff under the orders of general Buonaparte. The Treasure of Milan is the greatest of any city in Italy, except that of our Lady of Loretto. It is certain that the detail of golden chalices, crosses, re liques, fiatues of gold, will not be objects of mer« amuferaent—lt is a dazzling mass. Thirty-fix offices are open in Paris for the exchange of mandats against affigriats. We have already received a lift of the piilures and manuscripts sent to France l»y the army ot' Italy. The feleilion has been made with great care. Thole taken at Milan are now on their way to Paris. Among the manuscripts may be seen a Virgil, for merly belonging to Petrarch, with notes in his own hand writing. BALTIMORE, August 12: Yesterday arrived Ship Thomas, Cap:. Alden (of Portland Mafiachufetts) in 71 days from Liverpool ; fpoke,June zo, lat 42, 28, long. 29. ship Harriot, Cap tain Daddy, from London to New York, oilt 28 days, all well—July 25, in lat 39, 46. long. 63, fpokt the ship Commerce, Grimes, from Bristol, bound to New- York, out 68 days, all ell—July 30, spoke brig , Captain Uutneriord, from KenneUeck, bound to Alex andria. . Capt. A. was boarded on Friday evening la ft, at J o'clock, eight leagues E. S. E. from Cape Henry by the Britjft frigate Prevoyante, Capt. Wemyfs, who, and his officers, behaved very insolently to him, in breaking open'hishatches, prtffing his hands, &c. (See Captain Alden'sproteft in thij day's paper.) The fri gate Thetis, Capt. Cochran, was in company with the Prevoyante. Captain Cochran told Captain J!den, that he had not seen the French frigate Concord (which was ye- Jierday reported to have been taken by the Thetis,) but that Jke had escaped him and got out to sea. This be ing on Friday the $th injl. it is hardly possible the much talked of engagement fhpuld have taken place, and the news of the ij/ue reached- New- York, by Monday the &th, which is the date of the letter that announces it, especially as the wind has been in an unfavorable quar ter ever fmce. . Tpe iatefl papers brought hy the Thomas, are to the I%th May, which is not Jo late by 18 day* as those re ceived by the late arrivals at NcuWork and Boflon ; any thing, however, that may appear worth insertion, shall be given to-morrow. From the Log-book of the ftlip Thomas, Captain David Alden, from Liverpool. I, David Alden, mailer of the (hip Thomas, beloreia* toJPorthnd, in the fiate of Maflachufetts, failed frcm Li verpool on the ad day of June last, bound for Baltimore, in the (late of Maryland. Nothing material happened 'till the 10th of July, when, in lat 42, 13, long. 61, 26 being under clofe-recfed top-fails, the wind began to blow in heavy squalls from the westward—about 1 P.M took in top-fails and courses—at 1 P.M set the courses and clofe reefed top-fails—at 8 P.M. a heavy fqaall took us sudden ly, which laid the ship down very much and fjplit the three top-faiis The wind continuing to blow very heavy 'till i P. M. obliged us to lie by under mizen stay-sail, fmce which the fliip has proved leaky. On the *oth, the wind blew heavy from S. W. to W. S. W. which at « P. M, o«. bliged us to take in mainsail and fore topsail at 5 P.' M. took i.i ail but mizen and mizen flayfail and lay by it blowing very strong, attended with hunder, lightning ami rain. Gn the 6th of August, Cape Henry "bearing W. N. W. about 8. leagues diltance, was brought to by the: Prevoyante, captain Wcmyfs, an Englilh man of war j the captain sent his boat and took four of the (hip's crew, 5 paff.ngers and myfelf aboard the Prevoyante. Soon af ter he sent his boat again and brought my mate with hU cloaths, ordering a number of men on board the Thomas, to search for more people, and after detaining us 'till 7 P. M. put my mate, two people, one paflenger and myfelf on board the Thomas, aud kept two of my people and teur passengers. When v/*- came on board, we found the mam hatches broke open, also the scuttles fore and aft, and one calk of bottled Porter, of which a part was taken and much other damage done. From the bad weather and contrary winds which wew have experienced, and having the hatchways and scut' ties broke open and plundered, we have reason to judge there is damage and lol's in the cargo. David Aldep, Matter. Paul Dyer, David Lavis, Ezekiel Jumper, John Wallace. INFORMATION TS given daily of the drawing of tbe WASHINGTON 1 LOTTERY, at the Office No. 147 cheftmtJlreet, between Fourth and Fifth ftrects. Also, where Tickets may yet be had. Aug. 15. c 0 _ '■£$* The Eleventh day's drawing is arrived.