try what further may be drawn by tkefpmt of ex ample, from the frank loyalty of the country. Amonc the nigheft sums at the commencement of the fubfeription we remarked the following : The Bank of England £. 1,000,000 Bank Directors and Officers 400,000 Smi'h. Payne and Smith 1,000,®00 Boyd, Benfield and Co. 1,000,000 Meffas. Thelldffon and Co. 1,000,000 B. and A. Goldfmid 50,*00 Rebarw, Curtis and Qo. 50,000 Prefcot, Grote and Ca. • 50,00© A. L. Mouatta 50,000 E. P. Salamona 40,000 John Cator, Esq. 30 / ®00 Mod of the Banking houses each 50,0»0 Towards the payment of the interrft on the pref ent loan, the following are said to make a part : An additional duty on Teas and on Spirits, For eign and British. ~ / On Livery Servants and Coaches. A tax on Salesmen, on all placcs of Public En tertainment—and An additional duty on Cards and Dice. .(COPY.) •« Downing Street, Dec. 1. , " MY LORD, " I take the liberty of transmitting to your lordship a copy of the letter which I have thought it my duty to write to the Governor and Deputy Governor of the bank, and of the memorandum, therein referred to, which it is their intention to lay before a couit of proprietors this day. I have the fatisfaftion of thinking, that the plan therein fug gelled, is likely to receive the greatest countenance from many great mercantile bodies and refpeftable houses in the metropolis. " The repeated proofs which the citjzens of Lon don have given of their zeal and public spirit, leave me no doubt, that if it appears likely to promore the interests of the country at this important crisis, it will receive theircheatful support in their indivi a! capacity, »« well mt that «f the corporate body i. and of the different public companies. " It is unnecessary for me to state the effe£l which such an example would produce throughout the kingdom ; with this view, I would requcft your lord(Uip, if you fee no impropriety in the meafare, to take as speedily as poflible such (leps as you may think moll advifeable for bringing the fubjrfil under the consideration cf the com mon council, and of the different public companies, and for ascertaining to what exten' they may be inclined to contribute to the success of the plan, in the event of its teceiving the approbation of par liament. " I have the honor, Sic. " W. PITT." To the right how. the Lord Mayor of London. Decetiber 8. * Our letters from Cowes, by yefterday'i poll co*- ' tain tha following intelligence: ' " A mod important embarkation of foreign troops has just taken place here, dellined, it is be lievea, for Portugal ; it eonfills of the following different corps ; Lowentteis's Fuzileers, ditto Ran- j jers, Huil'ars de Rohan, detachment of the regi »jent Royal Etrangers, and York Rangers, with onecompleat regiment of Baron Hompefch's, and a few companies "f Montalembert's Infantry, a mounting in all to 5000 effective men, well disci plined and in good health. Pieviuus to their be ing (hipped on'board the Coromandel, Weymouth, and other transports, properly fitted up to receive them for the voyage, they underwent the official it* fpeftion of Sir Jerome Fitzpatrick, who thought necessary to rejedt 30 only, oat of so great a num ber, as unfit for service. December 9. Friday fe'nnight the town of Sunderland was alarmed by an affiay which broke out between the Westminster militia and the Lowland Fencibles, bo'h quartered there, ft in the death of a tame goat belonging to the Fencibles, which wa6 wantonly killed by one of the militia-men.— To appease the manea of their long-bearded play fellow, which had followed the regiment out ot Scotland, and was an universal favourite, the Fen cibles assembled under arms, and sent a defiance to their opponents, which was accepted : the parties wetc drawn up in battle array in the barrack-ground and the molt bloody confluences were every mo mcct expe&ed, when the firm and Orenuous exerti ons of his royal highness Prince William of Glou celler, fortunately restored peace. The perpetra tor of the oujrage is to be tried by a court martial. Advice* were yesterday received at' the admiralty from admiral Sir John Jervis, commander in chief of the Biitifh fleet in the Mediterranean.—Their contents are said to relate chiefly to the evacuation of Corsica, which has been entirely completed, and to the circumtiances of the Spanish Beet, having ar rived in the port of Toulon ; both which events bave already been announced in the Morning He rald. BOUSE ,f COMMONS. December 2. BUDGET. Mr. Pitt gave notice, he. would defer what he iatended to offer 011 the ways and mean* to Wed nesday next. Mr. Fox, confldering that the fuhjeft of Fi nance would lead into much discussion, was defirnus that estimates of the navy debt up to the end of No vember, should be laid before the house. The pre sent accounts were made up only t» the end of Oftobcr. Mr. Pitt said it was his with, that those as well as all other accounts, (hould be made up to the la tcft date poflible. SUPPLY. The Secretary at War having moved the estimates cf the army— Mr. Grey wished to know when the extraordi naries would be brought forward ? Mr. Pitt and Mr. Windham explained, that it was usual to make them up to the 21ft of Febru try, before which it could not be done without de ranging the cuftoqnary business of the office. Mr. Grey then expressed his disapprobation of a Chancellor of the Exchequer proposing way* and means for the ensuing, before he could make up (he account! »f the current year. Mr. M. A. Taylor wilTied to know whether under the Secretary at War, there was such a new i officer as Infpe&or Geneial of Emigrant corps ? i And what was the expence of that appointment ? , Mr. Windham replied that tha service alluded i to was important as well as new—that it was per i formed by a person who held another office, and i that he was not prepared to fay what was the a , mount of the salaries. i General Tsrleton combated some ,of the state , ment* in the eftinaates, after which he went into i some general topics refpe&ing the new arrange ments about to be made in the island of St. Domin , go. He undeiftopd, he ftid, that a corps of IO tr 12 thousand men was to be sent to Portugal, and if wc had such a number to spare, it was a great hardlhip to harrafs every gentleman who kept a horse with such inconveniences as were felt from the cavalry tax. He apprehended that it would be very difficult for any officer with fach troops as could row be spared him, to gain any reputation in the defence of Portugal, and was afraid that they would fare just as well as Holland and our allies in ; the Mediteranean. Mr. Serjeant moved the sum of one million nine • thousand pounds for the service of the Ordnance. Mr. Fox asked whether in that sum was inclu ded the expence of arms for the additional cavalry. , A rumour, he said, had gone abroad hitherto un contradicted, that, either from an alte'ation in the fituatiori of the country or the impratfticability of carrying it into execution, that a& aft was soon to ! be repealed, 01, atlcart would not be acted upon. Mr. Pitt replied, that aims for the additional cavalry were included in the present estimate. As to the rum >ur mentioned by the Right Hon. Gen ■ tleman, it was the firft time it had come to his ■ ears He had indeed heard, that some difficulties , had arisen in the detail of the provisions, which may render an explanatory aft proper in the course of ■ the session j—but he apprehended, there was no thing that could obftruft the exeeution of a mea sure, which he considered as necelf.iry at this mo. ment, for the welfare and security of the country, as he did when he firft moved for it. Mr. M. i\. Taylor cxpieflcd bis joy at finding that there would be another opportunity of d'fcuf . sing thisaft, the provisions of whiVh he pronoun ced to be absolutely impracticable. The gentle , men whoattended the meetings upon it,, interpret ed it variously ; and he would defy the minister 1 himfelf, or any man that fat near, him, or any man in the kingdom to canftrue it. Mr. Pitt ironically admitted, tliat if that lion, gentleman profefled himfelf unequal to the con ftruftion of the aft, it would be highly prefump tuou's to him, or ony other prrfow, to arrogate the capacity to-do so. Still, however, he hoped that he might be excused if even after this difcouragc . ment he (bould venture to attempt it. Gen. Tarleton ol jeftcd lo the sum of 12,0001* 1 for fortifications at Dover and the .places adjacent. There was no part of the kingdom (o well defended by nature from an invasion of the en.my, as the coast of Kent ; but if it were otherwise, every mi litary man mulTTee that Dovet Caltle was little i calculated 'o relist the attack of an enemy, and if I they landed elsewhere, it could make little defence when they should aflail it in reverse. Mr. Serjeant explained, that th strengthening of Dover became more nccelTary now, when the French, by the poffiffion ef Holland, had so ex tended a line of coast. The enemy mult firft be come mailers of the castle before they csnld enter the harbour, and additional fortificarfons, which . in fact ceft no more than 1 20001. were recommended by the noble lord at the head of the Ordnance de partment, with all the military alMance he reqiii -1 red, and the general who commanded in that dif trift, recommended ft ill farther fortifications. , Gen. Tarleton thought even 12,0001. too m*ch 1 for the proteftionof a few fidiing boats. 1 Capt. Berkely reminded hftn that Dover was a - great depot for naval and military (tores. f Bourdeaux Brandy, in Pipes, OLD Claret, in caflA " Ditto in cases, of an excellent quality 5 Lisbon Wine in pipes , F urth proof Holland Gin New-England Rum in hogfheadsand tierces Raisins in kegs Bcft Boston Beef and Pork Halifax Salmon in barrels Russia Sail Duck Ravens Duck A lew Feather Beds j One ii 1-2 inch-'Cable ) c , r p One 9 do do. \ 1,0 fathom * soM 8 cacl * Speimac*ti Candles r Mould and dipt Tallow ditto ) A few barrels Tanners Oil, and I A/mail invoice of India Goods, For Sale by t JOSEPH ANTHONY & Co. AljjO, Just received from Marlcillei v , a final 1 invoice of Silks, Silk Stockings, an afTortmeut of Periumery, and ja few cases of the best Olive Oil. February 15 For Hamburgh, John Thompfun, Majlir, , JUST coppered, and in complete order, and is how loading. A conhderable part of her cargo is engaged, has g-*od aecom ' moda ions tor passengers, and intended to fail in the course pi this month. —F® r freight or palfage, apply to the Master on board, at Bright'* wkarf, or to : JEREMIAH WARDER, No* it north Third street. I February 15 „ y mw&faw For Amsterdam, \ 1 The faft-failjng cedar and Jive oak {hip Amiable, C. Ttllinghajl, Mtjler, JUST graved and in compleat order, and is now ta king in, and intended to fail in all this month, a great part of her cargo being ready to go on board, has good accommodations for palTengers For freight or paflage apply to th« mailer, en board, at Bright's wharf, or to JEREMIAH WARDER, No. 12 South Third street. FeWary ij , x nv%w Ph r LA DEL P H'TA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 15, 1797 STOCKS. Six perCtnt. - - .... x^/4 Three per Cent. ------ - 9/4*6 4± per Cent. per Cent. ------ ... Deferred Sir per Cent. .... BANK United States, ... II Al2 per ct —« Pjnnfylvania, - - - 13 do. — North \merica, - - - - 40 do. [nfurance Camp. N. A. (hares, - 25 per ct. Pennfylv. par. COURSF. OF EXCHANGE. On London,, at 30 days, 6i i-» 7 at 6® days, , 60 ■at 90 days, 57 i-j * Araftei*dam, 60 days, per guilder. 49 93 days, 4l E.-ratum. In the piece signed " Charondas", in yesterday's Gazette, firft line, for read Legislature. The Columbian Centincl of the Bth inft. fays, " we are informed that Gen. Rochambeau is ap pointed by the Directory of France to the chief mi litary and civil core maud in the island of St. Do. mingo, in the room of Sonthonax & his effbciat'es." * ■ - CAZET7E MARINE LIST. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA, CLEARED. Ship John, Whitwell, Amsterdam Brig Maria, Strong, CharUfton Ihe brig Fox, Capt. Flowers, in- seven days from Charleston, is arrived at New-York. Captain Earle, of thefhip Golden Age, who came pjffengrr in the Fox, informs, that himfelf, captains Kiiby, |Charnock and Drylwugh, were detained 14 days on board of I the French priviteer that captured tneir vessels, and then taken to Caje Francois, which place he left on the 15th of January. The brig Diamond failed for this port the day before capt. Earle failed, and captains Ba ker and Da Costa, of this port were nearly ready to fail. The British flretthat had been cruising off the cape a eonfiderable time had left their station, and all 1 was quiet in the neighbourhood of the Cape. Captain Earle, further informs, that embargo?* were frequent 1 and American veflcls brought in daily by their cruizers j which are very Captain Eirle was well j treated on board the privateer. A number of vessels i had retently p»t into Charleston by stress of weather. I The brig Rover belonging to Baltimore is taken by j the Fien:h on her pafiage from Malaga to Baltimore, ' and sent into Malaga'. We are informed that the ship James, of Balti more, lately sent into Guadaloupe, was captured under at imprefTion that she wascarrying flour un der eentraft to Mattinique, and that Mr. Bucha nan, the supercargo., was thrown into gaol, under the idea that he was a Scotch g-entleman of that name; but, on its being afeertained that he was a native American, and the property in tiuth belong ing to native Ameiicans, there was an order given to restore both (hip and cat go, and a perraifilon Sjiven to fell and purchase a re:urn cargo. The (hip Catha. ine, captain Farraday, belonging to this port* is arrived at St. Thomas's, from Rot terdam, in 47 1 lays passage. NF.W-YOP.K, February 14. —Arrived, Days. Ship President, Loring, Liverpool 54 President, Predan, Wimin»jton 8 Barqae Eliza, Atkins, Boston 9 Brig Gracie, Oiftiing, Poit-au-Prince 34. Lydia, Alufon, Alexandria 7 Schr. Ltiey, , Florida 11 Juno,.Clark, New Port 4 Sloop James, Atwoo-J, N.Carolina 6 Brig Martha, Bland;* belonging to Virginia, from Leith, bound to this port, w»s put back to Leith iu distress, after being oat 15 days in the N. Seas, with the loss of her marts. The brig Polly, Perez Cheefeborongh, master, be longing to E. Hindman and S. Hulburt, of New-Lon don, is wrecked on a reef of Block-Island. The cap tain and second mate were saved with difficulty—Mr. Fullerfoa, a paffei.ger, J. Gould, a mariner, and a black man, loft their lives. By this day's Mails. NEW-YORK,. February 14. Attempts have bee* made to set fire to New-Lon ckm, and a bam of Gurdon Hewitt burnt.—Since our lift account, the barn of Lynde Lathorp, of Norwich, has been buriit. The ciicumftance refpe&ing the capture of the seven English (hips, by the French, and being car ried into Gatiudaloupe, was confirmed by a letter received at Kingston, Jamaica, the 17th ult. from Curracoa. Two of them are from Ireland, two from Scotland, one from London, oue from Liver pool, and one from Bristol—The feme letter men tions that the force at Curracoa consists of two Dutch frigates, who have the Orange colours fly ing ; the Peufee, and another French frigate, all which are in a miserable (late. The arrival of the ship President, Captain Lo ring, from Liverpool, yesterday, though foe brings accounts several days later than we have received, does not furnifh us with any thing of material con sequence. The following'concife extra&s are from the latest papers—we shall devote a larger propor tion of out to morrow's Gazette to the insertion of such other materials as may be found worthy of publicity. LONDON, December 10. The Marquis of Bute arrived in town on Wed nesday evening from the Continent, and yesterday he had an interview with the secretary of state for the foreiga department. Accounts have been received in town from the Mediterranean, by the Audacious of 74 guns, capt. Gould, which state that the Spaßiftt fleet having put to sea, had met with a violent gale of wind, in which La Trimdade had run down a large frigate, - and that the fleet had been difperfed—five fail had put into Minorca, and three into Carthagena, dis masted, and the reft of the fleet remained tinac counted for. December ij. Mr. Ellis, we underftacd, fct off this morning en liis return to Pans ; he carries with him it is faM. the inftru&ions 10 lord Maltr.elbury refpefting 'lie terras of cotrpesOt'ion to be proposed to the rxe 'c«ti»e direftf ry ; these inllrufliong were finally fet tled at a cabinet cuun.il, held sn Saturday. Admiral Vandeptit has taken two Spanish flilpi from the Hav mnah, richly laden. Oixof them ar» rived off Portfmeuthon Fiiday evening. We rejoice to hear that a requtlitidn has been made te the lord mayor for a common hall, to con iider tlyp fubjeft of advancing money to the em peror, during the fitting of parliament, without its cenfent. An express was on Saturday afternoon received at the admiralty office, Rating that his majesty's (hip La Reunion, of 36 guns, in her passage from Sheerncfs to Yarmouth, had Ittuck on a sand bank in the Main, and was tetallj loft ; we have however the pleafore to add, that captain Baynton, and all the crew except three, are saved. » x This vcffcl was reckoned one of the fwifteft fail ing (hips in his majesty's navy ; (he was taken from the French the 20th of October 1793, by Crefent frigate, commanded by captain Saumarez, having, after a smart engagement, (buck, en the Circe, of 28 guns, appearing in fight. The Reunion was intended, by government, to proceed to Cuxhaven, to take under her convoy, the Cynthia (loop, en board of which the prince of Wirtemberg and suite are to embark for Etjg land. December 13. The Olive Branch, an American veflel, which was taken and carried into Portsmouth, a few day» ago, by the Audacious man of wsr, en examina tion appears to have 37 thoufatid Hand of arms, inftcad of 20 thnufand as Sift stated, and above 25 pieces of artillery, moldy brass, among which latter are some of the park artillery lojl duke of York before Dunkirk. * December 15. This day we received the French Journals te the I.2th inflant: The following arc the leading par ticulars :— Louvet, in his paper of the I ith, fays, A let ter from Milan announces, that the flag of distress is flying on the ramparts of Mantua. He adds, that news which appears to be more certain, is that Kleber, with 30,000 men, has'parted the Rhine at Oppenbeim, to anßoy the operations of the arch duke against Kehl. Letters fiem Strafcurg announce, that the bridge of Kehl has been d«ftroyed, which makes it more likely that the place will fall into the hands of the Auftrians. - A letter from Neuwied dates that the Archduke has refufed axt armistice requested by Moreau ThcEnglflh have quitted the Isle of Elba, but have left a convoy there. It is said they are about te return thither in considerable force. The Brett fleet still remains in the road, it hai 2 2 thousand troops on board. Nothing further has transpired refpc&ing the ne gociatiens for p.ace. In the interim th* Diredio ry fend couriers to Vienna, the Emperor to Petcif burgh, and Lord Malmefbtiry to London. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 7 Arrrited La Suffifante (loop of war, Capt. N. Tomlinfon, from a cruize ; alfothe American bvig Harriet Johnson, Capt. Strong, from Bilboa, bound to Hamburgh, laden with branny and rum ; and h« flaop Capt Marks, from Lisbon, bound to London, laden with fruit, both detained by La Suffifante. Remain in the Sound, ttie Cerberus and Huflar frigates. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. I. The Audacious, of 74 guns, Capt. Gould, whick arrived yesterday afternoon, has brought into thi* port the American (hip Olive Branch, Capt. Wm. Bryan, laden with 20,c00 stand of arms, and seve ral field pieces, which came from Oftend, and was supposed te be either destined te accompany the ex pedition reported to be fitting at Bred, or for the mal contents in Ireland. She was taken off U(hant by the Audacious, having been feveß daya from Oftend. Arrived this evening, the Earl of Chatham cut. ter, from Guernsey. She brings no material intel ligence. DUBLIN, December 6. By a gentleman just arrived from Belfaft, we are happy to learn, that the inhabitants of that wealthy town are in a state of the most perfect tranquillity; that the pursuits of commerce and manufailure were at no former period more sedulously followed, and that every thing carries the air of peace and industry. The whole of the county of Antrim we are pleased to find enjoys the fame uninterrupted tranquillity ; not a parilh in it has been disturbed, even for a day; of course not one has been proclaimed. Davis's Law Book Store, No. 313, HIGH-STREET. GEORGE DAVIS announces to his profeflional friends, and the Gentlemen of the Law, generally, through th* Union, that his late importation of BOOKS is now arrang ed, and ready for Sale, from a (ingle volume t® an entire li brary, without any advance upon his former exceeding low prices, which forfeveral years past have in so dilhnguifhed a manner recommended them'to notice. Printed Catalogues combining the ra®ft extensive collec tion 6f the latest Eoglifh and Iri(h Editions ever imported into this country, are published, and will be delivered giaut on application. Orders addrcfled to G. D. in writing from, say di&anc* (hall be pun&ually attended to* A number of 1 RUNKS for Sale. ALSO, TO BE LET, A convenient LOFT, near Market Street Wharf. OT.S. tu*f 3 » A MANUFACTORY for Sale. A valuable SOAP and CANDLE Mmnufafiory, fitutse m a convenient part of the city j the works almotl new, on an entirely original conftruftioii, and built otihe best materiaU, and may be set to work immediately. Pcffous who wi(h to purchase, are requested to apply at No *73, South Second Street. Septesnbor 13. t t f tf Partnership dilfolved. THIS is to notify tha Public, and all perfom concerned that the Partnerfliip of BLACK Is" WELLS, deal ers in Oxy Goods, was diffohred the firft of January last. .... , , , . XQJIMJtT MLACK. Philadelphia, Isfcraarjr 14, 1797" sjw
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