(Wfl. method tp prefcrve otn independence *8 a nation, i« tp refill "pe*!jr, and' with just ,indignat lion, all atfe'mpls of a ioreign power, io intermed dle in our domeflic- government, under whatever* pretexts they are made. Their patriotism will lea f them to oppose, with firmnefs worthy the Ameri can chara&er, every unwarrantable effort of the bind : and thil diplomatic lull will be regarded in jn its true light, as the last desperate effort, aide - l>y a faction n»t less desperate, t«jt»akeuhe Usited States a dependency on France, by acee-piin? for Prsfideut a man of their choice, though not our own. Such a Prefiaent',fo chosen, no't, nay, would not, be considered as «iur Prefidijit.—but the agent «f the French republic. Americans, foreign imlueocc : look to vuutfejves alone for fafety. Rely vvly «>n your j>wi» (jooJ fen fie arjl yi.tße ; for>n iou of these depend, at this crisis, your futuia welfare and ' J'- ,'V'.y- Decide between the of th« Pre fidei)t,*rr3 the Mtniller ; and.if yoti roean-to follow jiie paternal counfeis of Waflithgton, reje£t and de test t*e plans of Adet, or rather ps the French o' -flEory, whose aim it, to draw you fiott) a state ok peace Ic neutrality, and fever the western from the Atlantic /latet. Louisiana beisfc t heir's by t trc3ty with Spain,' Frenchmen will not be'at ease, rill the ealt fide of the MifGfip[»i- is brought under ""She fame authority. And if they ;£ucceed in nomi ' jiai inl and appointing yoijj chief magistrate, the rt ft of their work will reqfutc but little skill—they (Jwrrfe, and cam, 'and manage us they fancy, and at . AMERICANUS. ftR THE GAZETTE OF.THE UNITED STATES. — , Mr."Fsiw<\ How is it thai the Oazette of the United States, nfo, seem to (hew the fame at tentions the fedfera!, as fpme otjier papers do to a contrary iotSreft f It is «ery rare„that any of the latter defcriptiou of editors, fuffer any thing to be •introduced into their ]3lu>&t's refleiting upon the cha icitdsf mrt cithev uri | 1 yr want of information,-we sometimes fee in y»tir and other friend® of fedeialifm, especial ly if thejr live at a-didance, held up as enemies of the government. Tftefe obfcrjaj.ioits have occurred feirtsi the editor of the Federal Cazette having fpf ftred to creep into his ajjai'nft the character of Mr. Gilpin of iStf state of Msuy fc'id, one of the Elefiors frtjr Pr-ltd; lit knd Vice• Prelident of the United States, antici pating for whom, Mr. Gilpin \v»)L*tir, yon'are authorized to pronounce, bv a person wall acquaint ed with him, and his refpeftitble/amity, "that tliey hold in abhorrence the difirganiting lyftef* ; that his father fuppoited the elfabliffiment of the -injji tution under which we live /; that the son entertains the fenlimentsof the father ; ami that it is rionitu be presumed that he will vote for men who counteract the happy order of tilings whish has pro duced such unexampled prosperity, and which No thing but the eollufien of internal enemies with ex • V t'rnal falje friends would interrupt or bring info • jeopardy, A lever of Gotd Fatfh. Cecil county, Nov. 12. — !' , '-"y •■■■»>■ • LONDON', SrpteirfßeV 24. DefiruSkn of the Amph'tan Frigate. • A dreadful event happened on Thursday evening to the Amphion of JZgur.i, capt. I. Pellew, in Plymouth harbour. By Come accident not yet known blew up, and the greater part of the crew , petifhed.' Saturday morning thirty of the unfortunate fuf ferers <>n board llie Amphion frigate were buried in the Royal Hospital burial-ground at Plymouth, in ene large grave from East to Weft ; ii was* pite ous and melancholy fighi 1 The bodies that wetc owned were buried by their friends. The Amphion at Plymouth From the North Sea on Monday fe'nnight, and the day fol lowing went up Hamoaze to refit. Wednelday she went along-side the sheer-hulk, snd got out a defedt jve bowsprit; and on Thursday moroing-a riew one vas fixed in its (lead ; in this, together with over hawling the tigging, &c..the officers and crew had been employed great part of the day, and such wete tne exei tions uied to get the ship ready for sea, that it does not appear that moie than 18 of the sailors were alhore or liberty. Tlvf captaia, hm fi*t lieu tenant, and capt. Swaffitld, of the Overjifrl, of 64 guns, now in this harbour, had dined together 011 board the Amphion ; and whilst at table, at a bout 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the captain was a< larmed by a ludden shock, which his tipprehenfion led him to fear was occasioned by gun powder, and that moment communicating hie fears to those at the tabic, requeued them with much earnestness inflant* ly to follow him, and he forced himfelf through the Amphion's quarter gallery to.get wtft she wa tec, or reach lije hulk, the lieutenant followingclofe at his heels ; but before they were clear of the ship, the fore magazine blew up, and they presently found themselves on the deck of the hulk, but how tbey gotjtheie, ferns yet to be accounted for. Captain Swaffield and the others were not so fortunate ; they hare never been heard of liuofr! It is generally supposed that they Were drowned, ajxd are now in the cabitf, as it is expettedt ,tl»a: the after part of the ilup may be entire, fiori the £re not having reached tho after magazine,'bef«re the fhia funk. The explufiotj yeas dreadful trtdeed 5 and flie me - largely . are ftich as to beg. 1 gar all defcnptif>n. Every part of ihc snip forward,, togeiVer with mafU, yards, fails, tic. &■:. were ta a great, height in one •jc'bnt was on the fote pay , d/Mfa-dqck-. AW t£« p(?rloi: - fhat were ta the wreck, alive wt,e^biowp ( from tfieaftei part of+fie ship, were tipoti* deck at the time of the explosion ;■ these may 1 amount' to between 20 and yj, uun nnd women. JVut all thavsyere bebw the deck, went down in the P>»y, Uefiffei rhe cnw, a great number ef people. to Dock, such as wives ot'the sailors, wo /r.cn oftific town, bumbkat people, and or. j'nnrnjiig the latter deffription, was a veiy a Mr. Spry, upholftcrer, and h ' ft>n, bten with h» brother the ■ V -• £fcfn-.rtcr*f Ole (hi;, ZT:$ were aH bJpw when she • Munjl*. r 4 I Jjr'C'.'Zf » » -5* ' . Ihe exact nWaber »f lives 101 lon this melancho ' if occafiort cannot yet be afcerisined, but itisfua t pofee to be from 203 to 25:0 people. The bodies • of those that were picked up dead, presented a spec- tacle too (hocking for ddcription ; ihcy were im " mediately sewn np in hammocks, and conveyed to *■ • t burying ground. Many were found on board the d fhec-r hulk in a very mangled (fate ; and„fr> great r was the force of the explosion, that 4of the twelve r pomider »W were blown from the Amphion, and , fell on the hulk's deck. The captain and hetite e nat>} aie flightiy wounded. It never eanbe known k by what means the accident as the petfon I vho was the cause of it, together with all those that f were near him, were in one inffii'ri? blovn to ato^s. he irmains of the ship are under water, the only thing vifiblc Fs rhe 2 mi7-n* mrtft. rr C ' ,u s hauled off from her, and the ne celfriiy -preparation i s making to wei>>h the wreck, as .it lies quite ir> the Channel way, ahreaft of the ■ oc r-"y ard - " » singularity, remarka' le, that : the fhccr-ihulk 10 which the Amphion was lashed, 1 ..as noi received the fmallrft injury, nor any per son that vvason board her notwithltanding the guns > Hid, fpyntersj &c. fell so thick oa board and a* ' bout htf. _ [ Philadelphia, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1795. . Married, On the 19th ult. at Wilhamffcurg,, Vir ginia, Samuel Gatloff, Esq. of this city, to Mist . Griffin, only daughter of Samuel Griffin, Esq. of " William fburgh, late Representative in Congretir for that di^lriit. ' > "» Wednesday evening, by the Rev. Dr. Andrews, Mr. SAMuet. Bfnn'F.tt, merchant, of this e city, to MifsßuTH Dobsl, »f Bristol. : \* In " The No. yXfl, publiihed r refttriuv, second paragraph, Jjdjine, for convinced read concerned., ' ( Extract of a Mter dated Cadiz, Sept. 26, to a _ merchant mi this city. t " Yesterday the SrifQ§h flee,t, composed of 18 (hips of ttie lino, 8 frigMes, and 2 corvettes,, left _ this port. It is believed th««y are boui?d to Cai thagena, with »n i' tention of forming a juntftion | with the Toulon ilea*, in their way thither." ' r Extract of a letter dated New York, Nov. 22, to a gtntkrpan here. ' " A gentleman of to )iij houfc } here, from Mdaga, dated 12th fliat wai "had btfen d;ol*red against England, and that the f &#( on. 7 .fliips, had chafed admiral Mann into Gibraltar,'suy! had taken two merchant veffcls ' that were his convoy, one loaded with sulphur, acid the ouier with tick troojis \ from eveiy a'pp'ear aace I btlieve it true." ' . — Says a Car'ufpundent, • iJt 's iy»t uncommon for njhirf t0 be the , mg. -It is very proa-bLc thatehp ligfaortlsndt nd Fayette returns wee kept back til, icAsfcild be a[\ cCMaiaed vvhat-numbct was wanted to tufu the ma jority—when a yoifcrnor and his secretary' are I cided friends of a party, and a chkf jujiic, „ one 1 of he candidates—tne other fide could cxpeet no other conclusion of this fca P bafifiefs than that which has taken'place. 1 • extract ■ From a late Preferment of, the Grand Jury of jef terfoji county. Georgia. • " Viewing the Stuatton of nations and kins-iloms, . and contralting with it our oa-n, olir bofonn cm ne . ver ctafe to glow with grawudc,and thar.kfulnefs to . tne great Creator and Qovtrnor of worlds lor the bleffmgs which he has so bountifully .poured aroimd U«. When we review the pages of fuitcry, tracing the progreU of governments, we truly feel the meftiraa • l) e blessing we enjoy in our own; and under that ! biefliug, a reitJy «bedien Ee to tie laws, and a ftrid . adherence to will mark our ffeps We trust government will prove univerft tlfat . there is such a. generous patriotism interwoven in the mind of man, that liberty may be enjoyed in its fulleft extent without a fear of licentioufutis ; and it (hall f> t f cur conflant prayer that liberty's brigl.c f un iu th jj our western hemisphere may never set. ' extract , From the address of his excellency the Governor of | ' Maryland to the Legislature. ! , Annapolis, Nov. 16th, 1706. , " Gentlemen, / t IT is with peculiar fatisMion, that I avail mvfelf of the opportunity of addressing you at a period wfcn 1 our country fee,;,, d,ll,ngu,(lied from all othw, By • the bkinngs it enjoys. The condituti.n 01" our 2 cn*- , ral go/ernmeut, by the tree conlent of the I people, framed with a fixations attention to the ex . cellcnaes ani deteas of all the considerable rovern , merits, ancient and modern, and calculated to fccurt , equal rights, and provide' for the fafety of all, hath becoajerbore valued by th fc «amp of experience. At peace with,d the world-cur.agricultu.e, com mere, ; wealt,, and population, mcrwfc* beyond any former calculation—The prcduaions cf our foil are abun ; dant, and the laVge portion thereof diftined for ex . »" rut,on > may even coremar,.! tail lyice • • w r h ™ all ranks °' ei'-zens mty obtain profitable and "lefol employment, and enjoy the fruits of their mduilry in perfol {ecurity. 1 "I have realon, gcntleiv<», most fineerely to con! • gratulate you on thu fortunate lituation of our affairs] : n.t in contemplating this pfcafmg piaure, which 1 ha/e the honour to present tov yoni thf mjnd naturi |l , 1y turrtwwith grati ude to that great Mtnot.fo whoif , we indebted forj thi»"i,n S ul»r ftatc 4 ' profperity4-Almoa the only fubje& of regret in oui k political situation is, a little timt our K re„i and good Prcfi(ie»t h to retire from that ftatftn, il which he has so lyng a(9ed w;th the of the W.'% cna ' whi(:h »" *ood men will lament#-V ---. My we may ronlole ourfrlves with the ple-fi,-,- hop^, • "thlt the jnftruaions which he has giv.cn and thai . line ,of conduct which he sw S lef with lb much labour, wildom and virtue, for the advantage and prosperity of the United States, cannot he but will be tuUy unue-flood, revered and L.ir&sd'-W his iuccelfor. • • r • " ■ » I i ( e By AUTHORITY. PENNSYLVANIA, Jf. In tire name and by the authority of the common wealth «f Pennfvlvania. 3 By THOMAS MIFFLIN, Governor ef the fald commoniDtalth. A PROCLAMATION. 0 WHEREAS it is provided, in and by an aft e of the general afllmbly, entitled, " An aft direft t ing the manner, time and places fotvholding elec e tioiis for the eleftorsof a President and Vice Prefi 1 -dent of the United pafled the fourth day - of April laß, that the gtoeinor having received the i returns of the ele&ions fl>m the refpeftive pretho i notaries of the several comities of this can - mon t wealth, fliall enumerate and ascertain the number . of votes for each and every person voted for, as the , Electors o.f a Prefidrnt and Vice-President of the . United States, and thereupon ceclare by proela . mation the names of the persons so duly elected , and chofcti | and also that he fliall notify the fame - to the EletfWs on or before the last t We Inefday in' November inrtant. , And wheicas it appears by the returns which I have at ting time actually received, (being all the returns of the state, exept the return for the • county of Gieene) that Thomas M'Kean, Jacob * Morgan, Jamr» Boyd, Peter Muhlenberg, fofeph • H Eagle, Bamberg,- Baltimore jL 1 h .mas, l.mvtlier, ditto f 1 GofTet, ditto , ' ' Ni.mryd, Pharlin, ditjp Sloop Polly, Defhonj/, ditto Lat. 35. 4. I>r g. 19. the snow Diana, Co»k,' ot Bolton, Iroin St. f Thomas. Mr, E. Steward, my-rchaot of New-Yurk, who had taken patTagr, died two days after they kfc the land. 03* The letfer ba Sec'ry. Just Arrived, In the brips Twins and Kambler, % quantity of Choice 61. Croix SUGAR and RUM, 1 and abo>j» i 15 0 ' 000 height of Fine Green COFFEE. i'or Sale ly \<4„ , Jqmes Tard. J November 14. j v 1 -** *4 1 n , d/For Sale by John JL Parry, i J*, S. .S ecouJ ~/ar Uxkutftreft, f exceUenjt GOLD WATCHES, - : A F . U, 7r i? DoUar., And SILVER WATCHES ; \ r var 'o« price*—all warranted. mn tfiortmcnt of Chains, Seals, Kers and TrinUt Up ; GUflTes by. tut grot c. ]r oVfraWi; . V ' / %'• iff I M.FO R T ED Per the Jhip PenaJyhtarJn, aptain J eri, frcni Bordeaux, 28 Pipe Cognac Bra»3y 60 Hoglheads Cl".ret 05a Cases ditto t ,'% io Ditto Whit# Wine J 430 Ditto Sm p 1 198 Ditto.Rnflta Candles 88 Ditto Sivjiei Oil Alio, pir the brig Bride front St. Thmat's, 43 Hoglheads Sugar <■'.* 9 Puncheons Rum 8 Bales Cotton And per the schooner Mellona from dills, 40 Pnnehcons Rum I Hogshead Sugar For $a!e by F. Ccppinger, No. azi, S. from-ftr«t. Who has An Invoice of Irish Linens, Imported per (hip Glasgow. November 15. For Sale, A Handsome Saddle-Horfe. Wanted to Hirfe, in a Private Family, A Servant Man y Who understands either Cookery or Waiting at TaVitf. Enquire at No. 18a, Mulberry-itreet, or of the Printer. November 24. *diw For New-York, Newport and Provi dence, The rem#rbly fact failing NEIY SLOOP, EAGLE, Jfhn Earl, jun. mailer. » , Will take Ircight low,' and has elegant a"Commc''< of the fjnitfd Staler, ; r-WUb i to the firll Notej- -*-• By the Secretary of State. ' ' Novitnber 13. ,§4 PROPOSALS, By WILLIAM COBBETT, opuoUta Christ Church, Phi ladelphia, for publiftung by fubferiptisa, ADAMSES Defence of the American Constitutions. 't . CONDITIONS : I. The work {hall be printed on English page for page, <%* t lie bed London Kditiofc.j ot course it will be comprised in three large oflav» volumes. 11. For the three bound in boards, the price to fubferibers is to keenly four dollar*, and to non-fuWcri bers, five doUars'and a half. 111. The fubferipeion-(hall remain open for ten days, and if an encouraging number of fubfci ibers are obtained in that time, the publrihgr engages to have the work ready for delivery in fix weeks from the present date. ijth November,.l796. . 1 N. B. Subscriptions are t£ ken by the principal bookfcl lurs of Philadelphia aud New York. 1 he ful icribejs to the Hiflory of Jacobinism are rcf peflfully informed, that it will be .ready for delivery 1 early next week. Nov. 16. By Authority. SchujMjll Bridge Lottery. Soli by WILLIAM BIACKBURN, No. 64* ! South Saond-Jlreet. SCHEME of a LOTTERY, Tor ra'fH'g Sixty Thoiifaod Dollars, agrei ably to an AS of the Legislature ©f Pennfylvaaia, passed during the last fcnion, tor bu.ld.og a Stone Bridge over the Rivtr Berks 41 B » do. 4>l 400 do. to be paid the posses-> Ij,o °' J a r 1 t " c drawn uo. \ •5 do ' 3i*** do. to be paid polTeirorj > s „„ d.. S. . 55 at. o • n. ,3°' 000 Tick «s at Ten Dollars «oo JS'JT— } fifteen day, after the dralinV „ nnilhed, upon the demand of a ooffeflor n r •. r » uckei; fubjeit to a deduction of twenty per cent' "'"The 3 Z l llZl "J°° n ,he Tlck «« are d.Vpo^d P^:^7rv ( Wh^ h P Ubllc " oti « wUI be given. m \ Willitm Witman, , ; ' J" mes L)iem*r, Thomas Dundas, James May, John Otto, John K.im, Daniel CraeJ, &ehajltan Mtlltr, Cpmmissioners. Reading, May the 9th, » 7 q6. Fickets in the Canal Lottery No Itn v» l.j 1 r 7. , %