Philadelphia, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 35, i 79 7. On the night of the 2d indant, the dwelling houfe of Mr. Francis Brankenbridge, of Charlotte in Vermont, was consumed by fire, together with three children, viz. a boy 15 years of age, and a gitl and boy, each between eight and nine years of age—These children however, were not their own, bu: h d been given to them. By the Ship American, Captain Shallcrefs, arrived yejierday in 17 days from Tortola. BASSETERRE, (St. Kitt's,} December 27- A schooner arrived here this day from Marti nique, by which we TeaVh that five fail of the line failed from Fort Royal en Saturday lad io attack Tnnidada. January 3 . On Thursday lad his majesty's (hip Vengeance brought in a large (hip under American colours, from the isle of France with a valuable Gargo. She was taken off Guadaloupe. Same day bis majesty's ship Lapwing brought ' in a French privateer schooner mounting 4 carri age guns, and had on board 63 men. She wa» 1 taken near Mpntfcitat. January 13. We are informed that captain Porter command er of the Experiment lugger, has lately engaged 1 two privateers, that were fitted out at Guadaloupe for tlie purpose of taking her, has captured one, and obliged the other to bear away. A Liverpool (hip with I2cairiage guns and 13 ' men, has been lately taken by a French privateer 1 of4gnns and 50 men, and carried her into St. ' Martins. The crew of which were fuffered to go lo St. Thomas. January 17. , The schooner Neutrality, captain Gray, arrived here oa Saturday Lad from Savannah, in Georgia. ' Captain Gray fell in company with ti>e Amc- ' * rican brig Polly, capt. Clemens, of Portland from London bound to Virginia ; (he* was by stress of ' weather driven off the coait, and captured by a French privateer from Guadaloupe on Thurfd.ty 1 lad the 12th inft. January 27. ExtraS of a letter from Martini qui, dated Jan. 23. 1 " The Comet lite fliip is come express from ad- '■ rniral Jervis, who was obliged to quit the Mediter- ' anean, the Spanish fleet b em g too numerous for ' him, and in coming out, off Algiers, experienced j a severe gale of wind ; three of his line of battle ' (hips got on fhoie, one of them theCourageux J loft, and the greater patt of her crew got to Gi braltar He expedted to haVe found admiral Mann, ' but he had proceeded as convoy to a ticb fleet for England a fev days before. Admiral Jervis is go:« ' toLifbon, and dispatched tlif Comet to advise ad miral Harvey, that 7 Spanift) line of battle ftips ' had proceeded to the weitward." January 31. We are informed that about j6o privateers from '* 3 to 6 guns, fail out of Gdjx'alpupt'j ai d daily car- ' ry in valuable KtigJifti anJ Aiqei'ican vefieis ; the waiters and crews of the latter are imprisoned as ' well as these of th£ /wrmer. ' It is said that in the (pace of one month Englifti goods to the amount of 16.0, pool, tterling have ' been fold at Guadaloupe. 1 A court of vice-admiralty was this day held be- ' fore the worfhtpful Robert Tbompfon, jui'ge of the said cotlrt, for the t.ial of the (hip Grand Turk, 1 capture*! by his Majesty's (hip Veugeacc, captajn Ruffcl. The trial was not over when this paper ' wen; to piels. 1 t ST. JOHN'S, (Antigua) Jan. 24. We fruit oar admiral will fee the neccfliiy of as- I fording protection to American vessels coming to f and 'returning from our islands, by fending our 1 tfruizerg for that purpose. The great distress wp 1 are in for want o't prpvifions and grain calls for such I a mcafure, ~sid when it is conftdered that our ene- ; mien in Guadaloupe can now be fuppiied only fey i captures ot A merjeans, it becomes incumbent on c our naval officers to exert fhejnfitlyes to p.c«ent it : t they will be answering the end for which they were t sent out, and rend«r themselves t(ie objects of our { waiuclt grtttitttdc. f ■f" , RICHMOND, February 15. c OaTucfday the 7th of the present month, (Jied, , j at his reli !e»pc on Green Creek, in Cumberland County, Col. Bevfrly Randolph, io the 43d e 5 ear of his age. - -He was it» every ft rile of the' word ( a good man. In all the various telations of pi ivate r jlfe, his conduit was marked by the amiable quali- t ties of finceiiiy, tendernef, benevolence, and hofpi* tiditv —As a public tnan, he was virtuous, judicious, ,snd firm : IJ,is patriotiftn was not of the modern 1 a r raft- Untainted by faftion, and unfvrer.ved by felf- x jih coiifiduratiuns, —he was i. flexibly devoted to the genuine, and true principles of republican .govern ti nient, and good order. Unaffected by the gan- e grene of envy, jealoufv, or disappointment, he free- Jy paid tp fupereminent merit, and unrivalled pub- i lie services, their well earned tr.ibutts of applause, j and gratitude. His politics weie not merely theo retical, his praftice evineed their veri.y, he was not p contented with only declaiming foi the liberties of hiß country, when they were really in hazard ; but f ha fought for them. His aftions attested in the. d field*, the Gncerity of his opinions in the Senate. He deserved, and received the mod honorable testi monials of the confidence of his countrymen, by n appointments to the highest official (latious in this commonwealth. Alas! he is gone—loved, and a; lamented by all who knew him. May his , furviv- b ing fellow-men, imitate his bright and virtuous ex ample ! d * Mr. Randolph, though debilitated by a hered- ci itary gout, at a very early part of his life, yet never c: ,ihruuk from bis portion of militaty duty—He was in arms, at different periods, from 1775, to the <;r end of«ur revolution war.—ln the memorable-year of ~1781, a; the head of a regiment of the yceraaa tt 5® ry of his country, he gained honor in the aflJon at Guilford court-house, under the orders of General Greene. In the fame year, he served in the com bined American and French armies, before York lown, until the surrender of the Britiflj garrison g- under La'd Cornwallis—an event which terrninai te ed the (truggles of the American States, tor their th liberty and independence. By this day's Mails. NEW-YORK, February 24. •d NElV.ro RK CELEBRATION. Wednefdav last was honored as the Auniverfary y. of the Birih-Day of George Walhington. The morring wasu(h#ied in by a federal salute le from the fortifications on Governor's ((land. At •k nocn, similar honqrs were paid by the Brigade Ar tillery, under the diredtion of Captain Ten Eyck, from the Battery ; and which were returned by a - e -ifecond salute from Governor's lflaud. S) Ihe (hipping in the harbo' displayed tht»r flags lc and " flreamersgay and every public demonttra tion of joy and mutual congratulation weic evi- Tt deuced by our citizens at large. ; For the evening were reserved the brilliant and ij enlivening tribute paid to the grejt Charadtpp of our nation, 1 he entertainment of the Tontine public rooms J. was every thing that the heart or eye could have d desired. At this honorary feaft, our fair country. )e women vied wi'h each other In adding their tefti e, il!o[, y °^ t he general voice of gratitude and praise, by a display qf elegance and hilarity, which would 3 have done honor to any of the worthies or nations ;r on the earth :—and, indeed, where ar« either iq be t. fetpnd truly greater than pur own ? o " Tis ours to tjoaft liow wide the limits stand " Between a splendid and a happy land !" Upwards of two hundred ladies, and near three j hundred gentlemen, aflembled, at an early hour, in a the grand ball roeun ; aed the coi^iuecced at about half pad' eight o'efock. 11 The spacious loom, aided by itg newly acquired ,jr ornaments, displayed the elegant affcmblage in a a stile of splendor fuperigr to e'ery thing cvei exhib ited in this metiopolis. 111 a conspicuous part of the room, a handsome allegorical painting, executed by Mr. Robart, was , exhibited, under a large arch (l'upported by imallei j adjoining ones) tallcfully oi.narnctiled with cntwin , iug wreathe* of evfrgrfsn and laurel, and displayed , r 'he buit of the President placed on a pediment—on j one iide Minerva crowning him with a wreath of laurel—on thjc other, Fame pointing to the bud, and directing her looks to America, who is feate»l beneath the pediment, fupperting the cap as il i, bfnv r On the base of the pediment the words " yirtue t crowned by Minerva,'* were inferibed. About twelve o'clock the company were sealed 3 at T«E SUPPER, Prepared by Mr. de Lacroix. This, for tale and n elegance, we ptefmne, has never been furpaifed, if • 'ever equalled in this city. e T'-'Five rooms were fe: apart for this purpose, whi h [s were all haudfoj)(ely provided with fsitable refre(h ments. i he principal supper room, however, giving the e greatell scope to tbe exertions made vn thjs occa sion, it accordL.gly, received the mufl. attention . and approbation, - e Hie tables in the room, were eovered by detach ed and continued arches, entwined with evergreen n and laurel ; torifimg in the view a complete and , r berrutjiul arbor.. In the other arrangements of the tables very lively fancy, and correct talte, weie universally To enumerate every object which received appiobation w»uld be tedious.— / mong the ptincipal ornamental parts ot the ta f. bits, an elegant tenyde was;xliibiteu a.t the head, 0 supported by fix teen pillar* (alluding to the nurn r bcr of the United States). On a perieftal, in p i entre, was placed a Bud ot the Prelident—the h figuies of Fame, holding jn one hand a trumpet, and in the tlher a wreath »»f laurel—Flora crown y ing the Bud with the wreath, and an inferiptien •1 on a scroll bcnc.iii: *• IVho it more worthy of it : than him ? The bafc of the Pediment furround e ed by fevcraj -that of Jvstice with an in r fcrip.tiosi beneath, " You and f make hut ont," —that cf Mars, " He lives and %uill be immortal !" A large butt was also dilplayed over the mantle piece, jlf.det an arch handsomely ornamented. AH the ' other delignt, which were numerous, were appro- I, priated to the occjlion and elegantly executed, d During the night, many patriotic airs were play d ed by the band. Tlje managers acquitted tiiem d fcletts with great ability j and we never were wit e nesses to a company, where happinels and fatisfac tian were so genefally and drongly expieflcd. 1 i. The following tosfts were given at supper : ; I. George Wafhiugton—Long tnay he enjoy in < n a happy retreat, the gratitude of his country, ae , junrivalled as his vittues and services. 1 e 2. The President ele£t—May aluccefgful admi- I niftration rt-al;ze the benefits expected trom his tri- 1 ed patrigtifm, firmnefs and abilities. I 3. The Governor of the State—ln retnember i . ing the mod yfeful and distinguished of our citi-' 1 , zens, may we always bejult to bis claims. r 4 The Congress—May their Councils ever be c t purely American, wife and energetic. [ f 5. All friendly foreign powers—Continuance of ' t fticndfhip, speedy and cordial accommodation of ( : differences. c .6 A wife and lading peace t® Europe. t 7. Piofperityto Trade and Ma- b • nufattuies. t p 8. Public credit—May it ever be cheri(hed as i 1 an important nerve of the slate : neither withered t - by ill faith, nor impaired'by exceflive use. 9.. Patronage and success to institutions for the \ diftufion of knowledge. 10. The love of true liberty—May it always 2 continue intervoven with every ligament of Amcri- tl can hearts. ; t 11. Abatement to .tke spirit of party, and in- vt <;reafe to the spirit of patriotism. t, 12. A speedy resolution t i guaid our free confli- e< tulious frwm the eulcrprizej of domeflic ambition, m lat or cab.i' oF forefjjn intrigue or vielence. * ,a ® *3 1,1 our own countrf, Love ; to others; >m- Friendship jto none, Enmily. fk 14. Religion 3!)r i Morality ; the great pillars foti of human happiness ; the firoieft praps of £hc du st ties of men and citizens. e'r Ij.l he people ofthe United States—May they ever regard their Union as ihe Palladium* of their ~ politic,ij Safety and prosperity. 16. The Atperican Fai<— : May they continue to excel in good cjuallties, End never be excelled in agreeable ones. 111111 H lII I .' I -« ' • •• ' ry AND 1 te 'Philadelphia Daily -Advertijer. ] r " PHILADELPHIA, February jj, £ k » == e * I STOCKS. f j Six per Cent. T - .... t jy j gs J Three per Cent. ...... . jqt a- j 4i per Cent. - - ® ■ Jfpefjpent. - - . . , . f| Deferred Six per Cent. . T jjJ BANK United States, ... pgj* ct d 3<j Pannfylvania, ... . 13 do. \ of North America* .... 45 do. lufurance Comp. N. A. fhartss', - 30 per et. Hennfylv. 3, per ct. adv. a COURSK OF EXCHANGE. . d ve Ob London, at 30 days, par p y- at 6o days, 61 i-» f\ li- at 90 days, 57 i-» 0 " e> Amsterdam, 60 days, per guilder. 40 Id 9° days, 41 T ri n ? r ExtraA of a Letter Hate of Vitjinia, Feb. 4. What I have long dreaded, (unfles pe.K:e took place 1 between England and France) wars in fad, againil us by E the republic, if we wete firm in the maintenance of our f, neutrality, has happened. Such is our condition, that on l re the ocean againfi; trance by our privateering we coultit not i„ mate repnfitt, because, except privateers and ships 6f war, ■J French, tin that element, do not display a flag ; and ci such i* *■ *l l in' n f [nr>iii»i ilmt yven L in hor maritime potency, would*proteit your commerce, 'I •0 profelfedly a» your friend, and gratuitodfly, party in A ® raerica would rejedt this prote&ion. Many there are, too P 3 . many, 1 f.ar, not onl; in tlais (lite hpt in others, who ap- ti: plaud the 111 ;afure s of diftreis exereif.-d ae.iinft our trade, ie and not oaly jui.iiy but applaud, nay, more, rejoice at h< tfccfe yialci.ccs. 1 licl'e meucull patriots; J"' " s -"'he injury that agriculture *C experience by the fall ■ ' of the agricultural produ&ions ; the injury that, com- p i- inerce lu, ains by this indifcriininate capture of our ■d veflels ; the burthens that will oppress us in the pay- et in inent ojt taxes necyfljjrily jrnpofed, and the miseries and v< us ruln "• our adventurous c,ty»eri» and tailors in captivi- at 1 ty, or, wprfe tiian captiyity, turned adrift without any ' j of supporting hte, iinder the preflure of tropic f r al diseases coatradled in confinement, are feathers to 1 1- them,—are no -considerations to excite pity in the breafh of these outrageous patriots : all is proper ; *»' ie we are rig-ht'y treated—Our ingraft: Je to oir dear al cs lies meets with proper retaliation, and the oal.y cause i( j of regret with them is, that thej'e captures are not ten w fold multiplied. Such language, you know, fir, is ih daily and unrefervcdly uttered, and such sentiments {, enteilaiiicd ,by the Keipublicae ponenta, ac pene fune d ri." m if COMMUKJC ATION. ?' Tli? faotyixg ones among the Democrats (meaning P> I, ii-oie few who tan read j have borrowed from the Lor'- cc ,lojl Morning, Chronicle, ail the phrases in nfe with the G party who hate government 111 the abflraft and in all its forms, and have apjme tjie aforefaid phrases, ve- , C r - r 'dijV; oU fl> T to the free republican con'litutiqn and t0 1- Aimiiiif!ration enjoyed by the United States. No n won-;.- they cotrmit miflakes Hn such applications, as inoi. of the flanders i a the Jaootiin Gazettes are writ- ,c ten by i?ew imported Cotknies and raw Irishmen, who n ■■ -in u fancy jheyftjll Tee Newgate and Tyburn, or lr tint with the " wl.ite Jioys" upon the bogs of Tippe- Q, rary. The Aurora and Eofton Chrqmcip fir«n their F patriotic energies to hunt down the « Court party" " e "The Sycophauis", " Oflice-Seekers", •' Horfe-Lee a chej", « blood suckers", " The Spawn of Govern _ mSnra! c.ofruptiin", and ten thousand oihtr names all outUndiih and unintelligible here. This kind fi . clam itioi? is fiffeing geer for knaves and bait for fools S ' But one plain fail i'poils it for all others. Wa'ihington 'r is going out of office-he pa ti with patronage, wi-h - place-giving power. Though to the end of time Siis ®° c Virtues V ill fill every heart, within ten or twelve days ca r, his magiftrscy will end, and with it his power to fill C« one empty purse with salary or fees of office. n At this day, when circumilanccs the teftimo- of t ni " of tU f PMblic relpea to be equally dilinterefted and J n ! hueere, this very public, or, in the style of the Chro- p aide and Aurora, the otice-feekcrs, parasites, pimps, I- venal wretches, flock in crovds to honor It the firft and best of men—The t'enlibilities of the citi- ca !l ze«s augment to the lait of his illpltrious Presidency. la A f»a of this/iature fuggefis or rather extorts the (c e proper copclufiono. If the unhappy and triJv alarm- bs ing prejudices of many of our-Scuthern felluw-citizens t h arc °f a nature to yield to any evidence, one woiJd 'p hope th.is would shake them. From tht Ley den G'axtlte of th, \6 th O (center. Extract of a letter from Berlin, Dec. 6. or " The day before yefterdav ariived here a couri er from the Count Tnuenxiei), oai'nifter of the king at Petersburg : he has brought the important news n of the death of the Empiefsef Ruflia. nc 6 , The princess appearing in health, after riling very early in the morning of the I.7th Nov. - had enteicd her cabinet : flic was there surprized Hj - with an apopleftic attack : every remedy was ap as plied W without efFed j flic expited towards even du ing. The grand duke her son, was n 9 t at tije mo- fui • ment in Peterlburgh : at his arrival there, he was t!l received with greai demoDftrafious of attachment ; 0,1 part of the people, and was proclaimed em peror immediately after the death of his mother, f Ihe letter goes 00 to (late, after mentioning that th Catharine 11. was born May 2, 17 9 , a pd coufe- ih queatly that foe was in the 67th year of her age, tai that he*- only son and successor Paul Petrewitz was va - born Oa. 1, 1754, and has at present two Tons and co three daughters by a second marriage with Marie fct j Feaerervna priocef, of Wurtemberjj Stutgard, and in, I '"at the new Emperor hjs confirm in his post, at the the head of the department for foreign affairs, The coi Vice Chancellor Ceunt QJlermann. ,j rl A letter from Buonapaite dated at Verona, Nov. eel 24—Slates that on the 23d a fcitie was made by po thegamfon of Mantua at 7 o'clock in the morn-, ac ing. gen. Kilmaine obliged the Aullrians to retire Lt with the lots of two hundred men, a bowitz and Ls two p,eces of cannon. Gen. Wurmfer command- «o e in perlon. 1 his ij the third fortic that hat been Co made. jou ff V J ' Futther trinflati'one from Leyden papers ygifl be rs; given on Monday. irs Married on Thursday evening lad, by ths Rev., u- M-. A nnan, Captain David Hsrdie, to Miss Mar* » Mc'Clure. ey sir GAZETTE MARINE LIST. to fORT OF PHILADELPHIA, in i , The brig Paragon, Robert Roberts, bound tq Baltimore, failed the fame day with £?apt. ShalU cross, from Antigua. \f The owner of the lliip Wooddrc/jj Sims, Capt. Hodgfon, of this port, bound to Canton, has re ceived a letter from the Captain dated July 4, an nouncing his arrival in the Streighfsof inmda. The American, Captain Shallcrofs, left A'ntt; gua, January 29 ; —the following vessels had arriv ed there in distress, blown ess tUecoaft of America— fhip Elizabeth, Capt. Hewfon, from Halifax to Pliil.idelphia, sprung a leak—{hip Fabius, Pepper, of Boftun, from St. Übes, bound home, loft all her 'pares exeppt her mainmalt, 110 provifion*—Gallio> James, Standy, of Boston from Cork to Norfolk, :t dismasted and had no provisions, James and William, Miriicstt, of Norfolk, From Lisbon, homeward bound, and mnch damaged in her rigging, leaky and short of provifioni—Sally, Smith of New. Lon don, from Antigua, bound home, leaky, short of provisions, and in want ef fails—Lydia, Fitch, ef Nantuejcet, from the South Seas, was at anchor off the town, got frefh provisions from his own ers, loft both ins anchors and cables, and when ar rived at this port, was in. want of every thing. Brig Fly, RufTel, out tot days, from Teneriffe t* e Philadelphia ; short of provisions, and very leaky. y Brig bally, Cotter, of Philadelphia, bound home r from St. Kitts, very leaky, short of provisions, an 4 " had loft two of his hands. Schooner Naocy, of . New-York, Brew, bound home from Cape Fran d cois, leaky, and in want of provifj3n—Schooner ' 1, Lucy, Katliff, c«• Norfolk, bound home from St. ' 1 komat'ii ; loft his forertiaft and bowsprit, short of 0 provisions. Sloop Lucy, ~ from New London . to Norfolk, in want of fails and rigging. About three weeks before Capt. Shallcrofs t he saw a brig which 4 he waj informed was ' I riends of Norfolk, from London, bound home; he was alio informed that she was captuted by a Frencty r Privateer, arid carried ii.Jo Guadaloupe, condemn - e d, and the captain and ciew imprisoned. Several j Y.effela from Halifax and Newfoundland, were alfe. - at Antigua; names unknown. The brig Little John, Bu-ler, of from North Carolina, and * fchoorer from the fame ] place, had arrived with cargoes. The brig Para . gon, Roberts, failed in company with the Ameri can, for Baltimore, j Capt. Shallcrofs touched at St. Kitts, from vyhen.ee lie failed the third instant, and left there the 5 ihip Grand lurk, of New York, captain Milafty, 5 from the Isle of France, captured by La Vengeance man of war, after having been captured by the sci r pio, carried into Dominica, and cleared ; it is fup r poieththe fjiip and gteater part of the cago vviil Js* . condemned Brig Hannah, of New Port, from - Guadaloupe, bound home, taken by a privateer k ] uot libelled ; fc&oouer Neutrality, Gray, of Boss. ; ton, and several vessels blown of the coast. ' " , is reported, that 37 fajl of Americans are st . St. Martins, taken and sent in by French Priva teers ; a number also at St- Bartholomews. » Left at Tortola, the 711, instant, an American lndiaman, taken by the French and carried into ; Martins, from thence cut out by the JLxperi'. ment lugger, Porter, of Dominica, and brought ' into Tortola and condemned. Biig . , Clark, of New-York, from St. | Dor.ll.lgo to Porto Rico, sent in by the Ref t .urce - frigate, Cap'. VVatkins ; uot libelled, Schooner • Swallow, Gilluigham, from St, Domingo to St. ' Thomas's, not libelled. Brig Fame, «f Lamber . ton, fold there, to fail in a few days. Brig Ameri ( can, ,of Kennebeck, fold there, to tail in a [ fe.wdayß. Ih lat. 28, 27, long. 7j, fpofee the brig Nancy, of Philadelphia, lad from St. Bartholomews, be -1 ing blown of the coast oh his passage from Pert-au- Prnice.put in there in distress. ; The schooner Harriot," Shields, with a valuable . cargo, on her passage from this port to Cape Nico la Mole and Port-au-Prince, was captured on th? ■ second of January, near Tortqga, by a French row ■ boat privateer, and sent int» Port de Paix, where ■ the vffiel and cargo have been condemned. The following vessels belonging to this port wer» at Aux Cayes, when Capt. Sutfon failed. I-iig Ann, Parker, to fail for Baltimore ia fire ,or fix weeks. Brig Maria, Latimer, to fail in nine davi. Schr; Mary, Falks, 1? days. And several others from different ports, names not recolle&ed. NORFOLK', February 14. Fridav lafl we experienced a very severe gale. It if*" 1 ° ° l<,ck P M - from N - W. and lasted un. till fix, during which time very eonfiderable damage as done to the flipping in the harbour. Much praise is due tocitizer. Violette, commander of French frigate In furgerite, who sent his boat and men totheaffiftance of the d itrefied. F«r the Gaietti or the Unitio Stat«s. Mr. Fenmo, ' Stichis Uie vi.ulence of party spirit by which the minds of some men are influenced, that every, ' the most trifling incident is magnified ,into impor- tance. To this cause must be attributed t)ie obfer vat ons which appeared in your paper refpe&ing the condufl of the Chairman of the House of Repre sentatives, on Wednesday, insinuating a design to mipof; on the Legiflatftre refpe&ing the state of the vote. When in fad, such was the noise and confufion immediately "surrounding the House, by dryms beating, cannon firing, & c . on accouai' of celebrating the PreGdents birth day, that it wasinu pomble to hear the members speak, or to attend accurately "J the bufiluis of the Public. Mr v Logan the Chairman stated this difficulty to Mrl! Lafimcr the Speaker of the House, and urged.him <0 give it as a reason for the Committee to rife Congrcfs were on the fame reason obliged to ad- I journ. A Member of the Legiflaturc*
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