To->gorr«W miing again the fame performance.
OLD THEATRE.
Cedar-Street.
TO-MOMLOW EVENING, Thursday, January J,
Signior F A L CO NI
Will continue his Philosophical Performances, when, by
particular desire, will be exhibited, the so much «d-
mired experiment, which was performed the last night,
viz. The DOVE.
The performer will request any person to write any ques
tion they please on paper, who vrill be at liberty to put it
into a loaded pistol, and discharge oat of the Theatre;
the exhibitor will neither fee nor touch the paper; and to
the aftoniihmen- of the fpe&ators, the dove will inftaatly
appear with an answer in his bill.
Sig. FALCON!, being ambitious to contribute as muck
as is in his power to the amusement of the generous citi
sens, takes this opportunity of improving his perform
ance, by the lively representation of
An Engagemsnt between two Frigates,
Or, A SEA FIGHT.
This exhibition, in fliades, will undoubtedly be very
interesting to the fpc&ators. They will be able to dif
tinguilh the manoeuvring of the two (hips, of the guns as
they are firing, with the concomitant noise ; the rigging
and fails made ragged hy the (hot; the continuation of
the battle, with the one lofingher ntain-topm&ft, the roar
ing of the fe», and the fmeke of the guns; the view of
the boats, andwonnded men on the furfaceof the watei,
will give to any perfsn who has not seen one, a pfrfeft
idea of afea-fight; while the conclusion of it, together
with the ingenuity of the performance, will be hi,hly
pleasing to every American.
With several othet Experiments, and Scenery, very en
tertaining.
T« conclude with the celebrated DANCING MAS
TER. To begin preeifely at half pafl fix
Tickets to b« had at Mr North's, neat door to tke
Theatre.
>J. B. Box three quarters of a dollar, Pit half a dol
lar, Gallery one quarter of a dolla.-.
To 'the Public.
THE Exhibition of Elegant Prints of the Revolu
tion of France, and Generals Buonaparte, Piche
jrue, icc opened some days pad, at the south-east cor*
nerof High and I hird streets, formerly Cook's houfc,
hating given general fatisfadtion to all those who have
seen it, the Proprietor takes the liberty of informing
the Public that he has added to the fame, a large and
beautiful Plan of Paris (the newest extant) containing
a complete view of the city itfclf, its suburbs environs,
villages, houses, heights, woods, vineyards, lands,
meadows, 4cc geometrically drawn, by Mr. Rouflel,
ehief of the Engineers ; real*locks' of the hair of the
late Queen of France, Madame, and the Dauphin,
may aljobefeen. In consequence of the House being
fold, he will have but a (hort time to exhibit.the Prints,
and, by the adviee of his friends, he means to open e
▼ery day in the week, from 9 'till duflc.
Admilfion, one quarter of a Dollar.
January 3
College-Hall.
Readings and Recitations,
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining.
Mr. FENNEIL
Refpeflfully informs the Public, that
©■(THURSDAY EVENlNG,January s ,u 7 o'clock,
Will be delivered,
(tirst part)
PRgFAroar observations.
( ContinuedJ
Including f«U£tion« from Dr. Young—on
Mmh,
Lift.
PkOtRASTINATION.
(second part)
Idvrin % Ang«lim,
Jtlegy written in a Country Church-yard,
(third part) v
Alexander's Feait,
• With Qccafional Rtmarkj oh the Authors.
Subferiptions ar« received by MPr.Zachariah Poulfon,
jun. at the Library, where the Ladies and Gentlemen
■who may be inclined to honor the undertaking with
their patronage, are refpeftfully requested to fend
their names and receive their tickets.
Orcafioi>al admi.Tion ticket! to be had of Mr. Poulfon,
Jon. at the Library; atrar. M'Elwee'p looking-gWs-ftore,
No. 70, Sonth fourth-flrect ; and at Mr. Carey's, Book
seller, M»i ket-ftreet—Half a dollar each.
The Philadelphia Lyceum,
FOR FREE DEBATE,
\T7"ILL be opened THIS EVENING, Wedn.fday,
VV January 4, (and every future Wednesday 'till
further notice) at the Mathematical Scliool-Room,
in the Unjverfity ; when the following question will be
fubmitttd for general *nd free discussion.
" 1/ the Institution of a National Umverfity either
necessary ot-*- Arable ?"
The Chair will betaken precisely at y o'clock, and
the debate immediately opened.
Regulation have been formed for conducing the in
ftitHtion according to the flriftelt principles of order
and detoi um, and for concluding the debate at an ear
ly hour.
Any pei son present may open the question, and the
spener (hall have the exelufive privilege of reply, and
concluding the debate. The question (hall he decided
fcy the affirmative or negative of the majority present.
Qiieftjorn of importance may b« adjourned to a fu
ture evening, upon motion, to be decided by a major
ity. Any person present at a debate, propole a
tor a future eveniag ; tfeequeftion Ihallbe de
livered in writing to the chairman, and it» reception or
rrjcdion (hall be decided by a majority.
Th» Hall Dial! be lighted and provided with fires;
to defray the expenfet of which*
Admiflion for each, ptrfsn, oneeijhthof a dollar-
January 4 it
Pantheon,
AND RICKETTS't AMPHITHEATRE.
Corner of Chefnnt and Sixtli-ftreett.
For Equestrian and Si*ag e Performances.
To-morrow evening, Thursday, January 5,
Will be prefeated, the following 1 nteitainmeats, vir
HORSEMANSHIP,
A Comic Ballet Dance, called
• POOR JACK ; Or, The Benevolent Crew.
A DUE T, by Mr. and Mn. Chamber!.
The SIEGE OF TROY,
Or, The World tnrn'd Upside Down,
A Song by Mist Sully.
Between the iritervali of the Stage,
£ Q.CT EST ft. LAN EXE R CIS E;S.
In the eeurfe of th> evening, Mr. Rickett» will give
in chara<flcr, the Sailor'» defcrip'ion of a Pox Hunt.
Preceeding the Pantomime Races with Rial Po-
NIFB, the whole to conclude with a Comic Panto
mime. Daors to open at 5, and the Performance to
commence at 1-4 after 6 o'clock.
By this day's Mail.
sO» Friday lafi arrived hire brig Pacific Trader,
Capt. Barnara,in 51 days from Liverpool. ( Fng
land.) I.oniempapers by her, were to OS. 26, eight
days later than before received. "The intereourfe be
tween England and France beip'g flopped, there it no
Parisian news in tbefe papers si late by three days as
we have already pubTi/hed. There is no official news
from the armies of a date poflerior to what we lafl an*
nouncedi Private accounts are later.J
WAR ACCOUN I S—Private
Tirrr ti London, o<sl. 11.
I HF. Hamburgh mails that were due reached
town this morning.
Moreau was continuing his retreat towards Switzei
lind, but not without being frequently attacken, and
a< often defeated by the Auttriin corps that surround
him We refer to the variety of articles which we
have taken from the maih, for a part cular detail of the
cirturaflances of his retreat, and the situation of his ar
4ny.
The Archduke*Clurles wai continuing his route in
to Swabia, and General Peprafeh was advancing to
the Blaclc Foreft,to cut off the retreat of the French
"by that rmjte. 11 ieemed to be the defig nof Moreau to
get iuto Switzerland, but the Autt-ians wiil doubtless
follow him thither, nor quit him till his deftiuttion
Ihall he complete.
On the Lower Rhine, there had been some affairs of
polls, which uniformly ended to the advantage of the
Auftrians.
The disorder of the French Armies continued una
bated, and the troopi of the routed and the re
inforcements of the North, had broken into open rup.
ture,
Qn the iftinftan , the Auftrians stormed and
carried the important port of the TSte du Pont of
Neuwicd, making the whole of the Freiuh ->ho
nefended it prisoners of war.
General Hotge had pa fled the Rhine near Man.
heim, with a detachment of ten or twelve thou
sand turn. The proposed ohj A from thisfnanocu
vre was fuppofrd to be a diverliuit, while the arch
duke ftiould attack Kehl.
Odtober jj.
This morning the Hamburgh mail due an Sun
day, reached town.
Letters from Stutgard of the Bth, (late, that
a detached column of Morgan's army having paljed
the Danube, fell in with the corps of Ndrtciutorf in
the environs of Hechingcn. The enemy was re
pnlfed with loss ; and as general Petrafch was ad
vancing with his corps to Ulligen, the fame column
would be taken ill flank, and rilked being entirely
cut off from Moreau's aimy, ftom which it wasfc
parated by the Danube.
A letter from Durlach, of the Bth inlt. Rates,
that the head-quarters of the Archduke Charles
were, on the following day, the 9th, cxpe&ed at
Renchen. On the Bth a heavy canonade was heard
on the fide •■{ Landau.
Oil the 7th inft (he hereditary pn'n. e of Wir
temburg left Stu'gard, on his routt for Loudon.
A letter from Bremen of the 18th, ftom our
correspondent there, dates Lamhui to be inverted
by the AuArians. Thejrraife o>ifui!<u:ia»s wher
ever they go. On the gth they entere.l Bingen.
There was A report of an ncvantage by
the Aultrians in the Hnn'iftruck on the i"2th itill.
Goldsmith
Grjy
The difficulties i f Mureau'l retreat were consi
derably incveafed by the advance of general Pe
trafch, and the large bodies of armed peasantry,
and the rapid advance of the archduke Charles
would Hill greatly add to the chances against be
ing able to effedt his afcape aerofs the Rhine. Mo
rcau retreated {lowly, wi'h the view of favl»g his
paik of artillery, which is veiy numerous. The
citcunftance would probably enable the aichjuke
Charles to ac< ompli(h his oKjeft. r That aft i/e w'tr
rior was ascending the Rhine by rapid marc lies,
and on the 6th his head quarters were at Renchen,
in the vicinity of Kehl.
Dryden
On the Lower Rhine a perfect inatftivify seems
for the present to prevail
On the 9th, the Auftrians took Bingen by as
sault, which place is situated on the left bank ot
the Rhine | and on the Btfi, a heavy can«nad« was
heard on the fide of Landau, which is fiid to he
inverted by the corps of Aultrians that some days
ago crossed the Rhine.
The empress of RulTia, it is said in in article
from Germany, has puhliffoed a declaration, in
which (he affirms, tha l she will protest ihe'antient
eo-iAitution of the empire, as guarantee of the
treaty of Wellphalia, and will fend 100,000 men,
to be at the difpofitl of the court of Vienna, for the
re-eftablilhment and defence of the conftitatien of
the empire.
. FRANKFORT, October 11
The, following is a ftatennent of the pofitton of
the Attftmn troops in the theatre of war ia Ger
m .ny, "so far as it ia at present known :
General Frolich, in conjunction with generals
Graven and Wolf, it polled.between the fmali ri
ven of Schusand Argjn* which fall into the lake
of Constance.
Genrral Latour v it on the Danube, near Ulm,
&c.
Naundorf, in conjun&ion with him.
Genera! Petrafch, it in the valley of Kinfing,
and the BUcfc Foielt.
The archduke Chicles, general Wartenflcben,
and general Slrader, ar* near Buhl in Swabia.
General Hoize is in the lines near Lauter.
General Neu is on the Nahe,
General Monfrauld and general Kray, arc op
posite Nluwied ; and general Wet neck i* oa the
Sieg.
The Hungarian Assembly of the ftatet, from
which so much it expc&ed, will, it it said, last three
weekt.
The prince of Erterbazy will alone prefect the
emperor with 100,000 florins, and 100 huflart.
The number of Croatt which past through the vi
cinity of Vienna to the army, it inconceivably
gieat.
A folrms proceflion has been held at Prague at
a thankfgiviwg fei the delivery of Bohemia from
BOSTON, December 47,
October 11
OAobcr 26.
VIENNA, October 1
the danger witk w'uich it wai threatened by the re
publican«.
Forty thousand recruits, it is said, will be raised
in that part of Poland which is the new u-quifition
of Ruflia.
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, 'OCTOBE*. 21
ARMY ESTIMATES,
Mr. Windham, stated, the whole force, f or
which piovifmns was to be made, was 196,674
men : in this were reckoned not only the home ar
my, known under the heads of guards and garri
sons, in which were included the troops in Guern
sey jnd Jersey, but also the trwops serving abroad,
under the name of Plantation army, including all
those in the Well-Indies, Nova Scotie, Gibraltar;
in short, in all our colonies, excepting tbofr inthe
East-Indies, which were on a different eftablilhment.
T he expence of the whole of those, and all theap
pendages, he dated to amjunt to the I'um of
5,190,7211. This the committee would fee was
somewhat, though very little, fliort of the last years
estimate. The commir.ee, hewever; were not to
look upon this as a saving, because the other esti
mates not prefentcd, would contain fame addition
al expences : but the whole, he was furc, taken to
gether, would not exceed those of the last year.
1 he Home army, or guards and garrisons, he da
ted to amount to 60.75$ men.
The remainder, or Plantation troops, 1064,277
—on the former of these there was an exceft over
that of last year of 11,546 —and on the other
there was a diminution of 11,641. D«dudting that
exccfs from the diminution, there wat some small
rediiftior. on the whole.
Having thus Itatcd the various (ftimatcs under
their refpeftive heads, he moved a refutation, that
a number of men, not less than 60,765, be'em
pliiyed for the turreiit year.
Gen. Tarleton, said there was one branch of ex
pence, which he th tight ought to be saved, re
cruiting itwnejr. If we abandoned our old mode
of railing men by heat of drum, fair the new French
mode of requisition, there could be no occasion for
lavilhing money on the recruiting service.
The cxpence of the last year for the army alone,
amounted he said, to the .whole revenues of the
country, ar it flood on the year prior to the com
mencement of the war How then, he wished to
kndw, were the other expenses to be defrayed par
ticularly as we were going to raise an additional
force of no Hfs than one hundred and three thou
sand men ? This was a furious conlideratien for the
feoufe of commons, particulatly for a new parlia
rucnt. Theie wete many other things upon which
he might enter, but he owed it to the (ituation of
the country not to do so. A» to the refourcei for
these cxp ences,,he could not fee where they were
—ourconquefts were rather bofiowed from pur al
lies than taken from our enemies. Hehopedthey
would not be an obilrudlion to Lalt
year there was a kind of i;oyal piomife, that there
thould be gieat operations in the Weil Indies : but,
it we looked to the Well-Indies, either in a gene
ral view of the whole, or particular islands, there
was no cause to triumph* and it would remain foi
till that go. tleman, Vitlor Hughes, was dislodged ;
The chancellor of the exchequer brought in th.'
hill for enabling his m-ijelly to require the provifi
onal aflillance of certain pcifons, in order to form
a body of cavalry ; which was read a.firll time, and
oideicd 10 be reid a second time to morrow.
Exporhitian of Cam.
Mr. Ryder prefaced hii mo'ion with observing,
that t,laugh si me reduction had taken place in the
pi ice« of corn, the com nittee would doubtlefi fee
the propriety of continuing the regulations whici
were already in exillefice, with refpeft to that ar
ticle, and of (till holding ou' inducement! to its
impoitation, and re{lriftii»ns on in exportation
The aft which wis at prrfent in foree on the fnb
jed, went to three points : to the prevention of
the exportation of corn, to the importation of other
provisions. The price of coin, i' was true, was
still such as to warrant a fuppoliiion that exporta
tion #ould be prevented by it j but at in a,parti
cuhr dirt' ift the fluctuation of the maiket might
cnnfiderably reducc that price, he thought it for
the general interest of the country that ths laws now
in force concerning corn fhotild be continued, left
this local reduction of its value should be the occa
sion of its exportation. All other provifioni were
at a price which would render the other part of the
aft still of use. He should therefore move a refo
lutian for continuing the aft of last frffion, with
the amendment of two claufcs, which, when the
farmer had been able moie juttly to estimate the
nett produce of the year after feed lime, might be
found necessary. The fiift was, that a permission
should be inferred in the bill, for repealing it du
ring this feflion, if it should be found inconvenient ;
the ether a limilar permission to his majesty in coun
cil, to suspend or repeal any part of it during the
vacation of Parliament.
The committee.agreed to this refutation, which
was reported to the houfr, and leave obtained to
briug in a bill conformable to it.
Mr. Ryder moved to consider the bill for permit
ting the importation of unmanufactured silk in
neutral bottom*, which wai agieed to, and a com
mittee of the whole houfc ordered for the purpose
tomorrow.
HAGUE, October 11.
Last Saturday another affray happened here be
tween tha'French garrison and the Dutch half bri
gade; fupperted by the regiment of Waldeck, in
confequrnce of which the convention decreed yes
terday, that in order to prevent similar diftuibance*
for the future, our garrison (hail be rcinforced by
two squadron* of Dutch horse.
About too (hip* are lying at Amsterdam, laden
with Eajflith-goode, the proprietor* of which have
received order* to unload them.
LONDON, o(Sober 26. .
INVASION OF ENGLAND.
A» the member) of opposition have afFected to
queOisn the existence of any intention, on the
part of the French government, to make a descent
in this country, tht testimony of a general Officer
who served the republic during three yer.rs, ani:
who wa* acquainted with the' plan* tnddefign* 01
tke Dii«doiy, will fuffice to expel all doubt* en
SILK,
«t»« fubjeft. We have, therefore, extra&rd •'le
following mffage from the memoirs of general D •-
nican, entitled, " The Banditti Unmasked«
tranflatiun of which we are happy to And is now in
the press.
" This expedition (a descent upon England)
which is not so chimerical «9 some prions afL£\ t<i
believe, has two principal objrfts :—rirft, to Ly
wa!le a rich and flovirifhinp country, Wy the intio
du&ion of Robcfpierrean liberty {—and fecondl*,
in the event of a fypurate peacf with the emperor
to get rid of that mafj of Belgians, and
other tronps, for which the Dtreftory will have r.o
further occasion, and which they mull Tend to pt
rifli in foffie country or other.
" For a long time, the irrtmenfe riches of Eng.
land h*Te been holden out as a lure to ifcc repub'.i-,
cans ; thepcrfons to command this famous
drfcent, rely on meeting jarith -v-w(«l fiicnda, par
ticularly in Ireland. They publicly boast that they
(hall be received with open arms, and seconded t-y
a numerous party. I*he plans for carrying thijdr
fign into execution are all fettled ; and the moment
is probably not far distant, when ambition will curne
to expire with rage on the coasts »f an ifte, whose
inhabitants are real patriots, and in which the ge
neral fafety prescribes the necessity of retraining
with vigoyr the partizansof anarchical libsrty, op
pit-flive equality, and wretched fraterniiy."
STOPPAGE or INTERCOURSE asms*
FRAN CE and ENGLAND.
The ftnpage of all communication with France,
for the la It fortnight, or m-ire, hai created no small
decree »f speculation, and varioui are the conjec
ture! to which this circumstance hat giveu life.—
We have heard it attributed to internal infurreAion,
but wc do not think that any immediate pieviou*
appearance! in Paris, or the department!, warrant
thi» conclusion. It hai been attributed, and we
think with greater jutticc, to the dtfaftcTi cf the
French armiri, a knowledge ot which, thro' rfie
channel of the French journal!, the diredtory are
probably unwilling ftyuld, at the prefeui ciifil,
reach this country.
We can, however, aflign a flill deeper and more
important cause for th« fioppage of communication*
from France. It is well known, for we stated it to the
public at the time ofit» arrival, that the paiTport for
an agent to be sent from this country to treat foi*"peaee,
was cloggtil.with the new and ui.reafon«ble stipulation,
that such agent or envoy should be in efled with full
powers to treat definitively. This condition inftitut*
ed, thatno intercourse should be allowed with thi»
country during the progress of such negotiation. Thlt
our Ministers ftuuld have availed themselves of the
paiTport, clogged with such conditions prove! mor<
strongly than any word can do, their earnest desire to
procure tranquility to Europe. It never could bel'up.
posed, however that the French could mean that no
communication was to be made by ourenvoy of his re
ception, and his idea, from appearances at Parii, of the
probible result of his mission. V'dfind, however,
frona the fvent that the French construe their condi
tion ia its molt rigid and literal sense, and will not
permit of the smallest commnnica'ion, till pr«bal)ly
the return of our Ambassador re infeftai or till the cb
jcdl of his embaiTy (hall have been completed. Such a
proceeding, however, i« equally new and
jnd .■« we conceive that no proportion for peacr will b«
liflcned to, that does not include all our allies, Ivho
have l'o nobly persevered in the prosecution of tlje con
test : and as many pontsof difcufiton rnuft neceflai ily
arifc in the arrangements ti at are to lead to peace, w«
conceive that no negeciation whatever can be carried
en under such reflr (ftiops, if in such unfair and illibc
rar-reitridlions the Executive Directory mean to perfc
vere j we ihall not be furpril'ed therefore, to fee
Malmeibury return without having been able to acort!-
pliih the grand objeA for which he was sent.
Notwithilanding the many paragraphs and reports
to the contrary that have been circulated, we can ai»
sure the publtc, that to a lite hour last night, no met
sage from nor anyjaccount of Lord Malmefcury hid
reached town lincehis embarkation in the flag or tru«
at D»rer.
NEW MILITIA LAW.
In co/ifequmee of the dread of an invasion, Par
liament has ptepared a hill for establishing a corpiof
feled militia, fr«m which a certain number are to
be drafted, organised, difciplioed, and to take the
field for a certain 'number of day* ; when new
drafta are to be made, and take the place of the
firo, who return to their homes; and f* on in suc
cession. Thit feleft militia, which thus prepared
for a&ual ferrice, ana will be kept ready to miif
ter at a moment's warning, is to consist of 63,681
men. An oath is to be idminiKered to each man
when drafted, purpotting, that he ii a Proteiant,
that he acknowledges allegiance to his majesty, and
that h# will fevve for the defence of she realm dur
iag the exigence of this ad. Fifteen pounds is
the penalty for a n«gle& or refufal of service, when
drafted, or to take the oath.
Mr«. King, the lady of the American minister,
wai introduced to the king, queen and prineefTes,
on the aoth inttant.
Yesterday a board wat held at the admiralty «f
---fice, Whitehall, wheu seven frefh (hips were order
ed to be commifiioned dire&ly.
An express was received at the feeretary of ftate'a
•sice yeftetday from Dover, which announces the
fafe arrival of lord Malmfttury and fait* at
from whence they set forward with the appointed
escort to Paris, where they were cxpeAcd to arriv*
la It night.
Mai lied, it Peterfljurg, Roflia, OA. 4. The
King of Sweden to the Ruffian Piincefs Aikx-
ANDRA PAWLOWNA.
Philadelphia, yanuary 4.
Mr, Cox the celebrated ."Bridge builder is srt-U
ved is the United States.
NEW THEATRE.
• This evening the Wheel of Fortune and the
Lock and Key, will be ixprefented. The firft ,i
well known. Mr. Cooper's Penrudduck. at W;u
last exhibition, was a hrrifhe.t Specimin of fiae's'C
ing. The amat'Urs of dramatic excellence weft,
perhaps, never more gratified on jhe ftmeru?. 1
boards. The Ltd and Kty i» a new piere h?r„
which had almost unparallelled fvcccfs ii L'>i>.)«u.,
Firm/bed Slpartmmt:, or Bodtd & LoJgfOgl
vVANT£D by twe young gentlemen. Ai l".
with particulars, to beaddceffed to S. F. a: tit
, of this faper. J«y«iiary 4 y