We are informed t'uat the President of the j Agricultural facility, of this ftite, has re- j ceived from Mr. Jefferfon, Vice President of ' the United States, upwards of one hundred different kinds of Rice, which have been pro cured by that gentleman from the Philpipine 1 (lands. We understand that several mem bers of the society have taken some of each sample to plant. Their experiments will de termine whether either of the. species ought to be introduced into this count?y. Some of , the famp'ies are of rice which grows on high 1 land. It is wi'h much pleasure we announce, that j the repairs which were deemed necessary to I Fort Johnson, are, (by the exertions of cap tain Kalteifen, the aommanding officer) now completed, by which that poll has received great additional strength, and an increase of defence. The situation of the troops is also rendered more comfortable and healthy, by - the ereftion of a very handleme range of bar racks. SAVANNAH, May 5. Jacob Watts, who under sentence of death for pafling base metal, has been reprieved by his Excellency the Governor. ALEXANDRIA, May 12. Yesterday the Coroner's inquell fat on the body of a man, who, the preceding evening, it appeared, had in htß deep, raised the win dow of an upper story, and in endeavouring to get on the pent-house, pitched on the ground, which fradtured his scull, fa that he expired in a few minute}. FAYETTEVILLE, May 6. Wednesday last, Wiiliam Moore and Wil liam Trull, received sentence of death, to be executed on the 9th in ft-.—the former for murder and the latter for horse dealing. We are informed, that about the begin ning of last week a party of Indians consist. ing of ten, eroded the Oconee, two miles /r«m the Long Bluff and fired or> a Mr. Isaac Brown arid his wife. Mr. Brown was kil led on the spot, and Mrs. Brown wounded. j CINCINNATI, April 8. ' The following is the distribution of the forces of the United States, at the different ' posts. " ' Otfego, 62 Men Niagara, 124 Prelqueifle, 124 ' Detroit, 248 Michelimnckinae, 124 Chicago, 124 Opie, 62 ' Phifcats, 124 Maffac, 62 Fort Knox, 62 Fort Walhington, 62 < PittAurgh and Franklin, 124 Fort Wayne, 180 c Walnut Hills, 62 p Natchez, 348 0 S. W. Territory, j 24 I Georgia, 370 „ 2294 a Which reduces the (landing army of the U nited States to three regiments. t NEW YORK, May 15. I New-York Bank Direction. o The following are the Diretlors for the p ensuing year: si Gulian Verplank, - ii Samuel Jones, 1« Comptroller of the I J ' J btate. f< Richard Varick, h Comfort Sands, o Daniel M'Cormick, - William Seton, C Nicholas Governeur, \ Charles Smith, I John B. Coles, William Constable, S John H. Thompfoo, I William Bayard, tl John M'Vickar, p M. Clarkfon. h Mr. Verplank was re-e!e£led President. ri Yesterday failed his Britannic Majedy's v Packet Princess Royal, captain Skinner, with the mails for Halifax and Falmouth. « TAMMANY ANNIVERSARY. « Friday last being the 12th May, the Tam. c many Sotisty, or Columbian Order, cele- c; brated their anniversary feftival in their Wig- v warn in Broadway. At 12 o'clock, the society met for the dispatch of ordinary busi ness; at one o'clock the doors of the Wig wam were opened for the admission of visit- I ors, when a considerable number of gentlemen t< honored the foeiety with their attendance. I Brother John I. Johnson, then, agreeable to lc appointment, delivered a political which was received with applause by the le audience. At 7 o'clock the society again « assembled at Wigwam, and partook of a col- a lation prepared by brother Hunter. The r< entertainment was variegated by songs, anec- o dotes, and social glee. F We are happy to obfervethat the day was E spent with that good humour and patriotic ir friend (hip which we hope v* ill ever'charafter- p ife the sons of Tammany. And after having w smoked the calumet of peace around the ai council fire, the brothers adjourned to their n own Wigwams with mutual esteem and fra- a ternal affeAion. C The following toads were drank ; a 1. The 12th May. May every return of ct this anniversary find the brothers in the en- ol joyment of virtue, peace and independence. 2. The flame of liberty. May it ever fc shine bright on the altar of united Columbia, di and her sons become the pillars in the great ci temple of freedom. r« 3. The Republics sf France and Holland, tl and all governments founded an the genuine ai principles of liberty. cl 4. The humane and benevolent institutions w of our country. May brotherly love and rc charity be the univcrfal charafleriiie of the rc sons of Columbia. ni 4. The President of the United States. hi 6. The Vice President of the United te States. q, 7. The Reprefentativei of the United Peo- pi pie. 7 -18. Till U:>iverf,«! prevalence of repiiblicaii principles, and the subversion of all arbitrary power* 9. The sons of Tammany in the United States. May they never consent to fmok? the caldmet of peace, With the enemies of those principles for which the head men and tribes in the revolution have contended. 10. May persecution for political and re ligious opinions, be ever esteemed the une : , quivocal charaClcriftic of tyrants. I 11. Miy theJight ofChriftian civilization I soon reach the abodes of the aboriginals of I our country, and may their wigwams be con -1 verted into mansions of peace, knowledge, ■ virtue and happiness. 12. All good Indians. May the war hoop ever be the expression of a just -elentmeni, and may the tomahawk never be lifted but to 1 guard the equal Rights of Man. 13. The liberty of the press. 14. The American militia. May they ever be found the firm supporters of public liberty, and the open enemies of a (landing army. 15. The people (late of New-York and their conlli:uted authorities. 16. The age of univeiTal happiness ana peace. May the time soon arrive, when man kind, emancipated from the influence ar.d dominion of tyrannical and fuperilitious de magogues, (hall lay aside the weapons of their warfare, and harmonize together like children of the fame common parent. Volunteer from the chair. Our late worthy governor, George Clin ton—6 cheers. By this day's Mail. PORTSMOUTH, (N. H.) May 11. IMPORTANT! Ship Mary, Rice, in 39 days from Ham burgh, informs that saws was receiyed at Hamburgh, a few days previous to his leav ing there, that the mifunderltanding between the United States and France was amicably fettled, and that Mr. PINCKNET was cer tainly received and acknowledged, and that orders fwhich he saw and read] were issued by the Diredlory to capture no more Ameri can vcffelß, unlejt they had two setts of papers and were carrying on a contraband trade. That inconfequenceofthe above,lnfurance bad fallen from 25 to only 4 1-2 per cent, on American vessels bound to America. [A gentleman of this town has received by this arrival a price current of the lnfurance from a merchant at Hamburgh, which men tions the premium at 4 1 2 to 5 per cent.3 ' BOSTON, May 12, 1797. STATE REPRESENTATIVES. CONCERT-HALL LIST SUCCESSFUL AGAIN. The success which has, with few excepti ons, constantly attended the candidates pro posed by the friends of administration, who on occaflons of eleflion, assemble at Concert Hall,- is worthy of remark, as well as the ge nerous moderation which theyobfervs on their frequent vi&ories. On Wedncfday afternoon a hand-bill fraught with falfhood, and psf fionate declamation, was circulated to alarm the people and aflemble them at the Green Dragon, to devilc a lift in opposition to the one previously proposed in independent Pa pers—Some perLns assembled, a ticket was formed, and refutations taken which were to irtfure its success. The meeting at Concert Hall, was but (lightly notified, and yet the following lift, then ultimately concluded on, has received a large majority of the fuffrages of the citizens of this town. William Euftis, William Little, John Codman, Samuel Cooper, Joseph Ruffcll, William Smith, and Arnold Welles, junr. Esquires. We are informed, that capt. Jones from St. Johns, (some port or ifl »nd to which the French have ingress) brought intelligence, that a French privateer had reached that place in a very (battered condition, having had a very severe engagement with an Ame- I rican artped veflel; and that many of the pri vateerfmen were k < ;d. Capt. Stafford who arrived yesterday, spoke with the British brig Swallow, the command er of which acquainted him, that an Ameri can veflel belonging to Phtladelphia with carriage- guns, had beaten off a French pri vateer, and arrived fafc in a Bririfh port. PEACE. The article in our last, copied from the London Oracle, of March 24, is presumed to be premature, from a motion made in the Britifl» Parliament, March 31, for another loan to subsidize the Emperor of Germany. Not having the papers which regularly fol low the one we extrafted theinformation from we cannot tell, whether it has been formally and positively eon'.radi&ed. We however readily believe it is not true to the full extent of what we at firft had authority to date.— Possibly the Emperor may have informed the English, that he fees no profpeft of continu ing the war to advantage—and advises to a peace. A communication of this fort rumor would exaggerate, till it was made as import ant, as the Oracle tated it. Such a commu nication might also occasion the motion for a new Imperial loan in the Britijji House of Commons, to induce the Emperor to druggie a little longer with "adversity ; and would ac count for the mysterious, " Ik" in Mr. Pitt's observations on that occasion. Whether the Emperor has already declared for peace or not, we feel ourselves at a loss to determine ; but when we find many of the cities of England and Ireland, (populous and refpeflable) petitioning his tnajelly against the war—When reports are daily publi(hed,i and in papers of different character, that a change of ministry is contemplated—When we consider the diminithed (late of the British resources—and when it is evident the Empe ror, with a beaten, dispirited and reduced number of troops, can by no meant flatter himfelf with the recovery of any of his loft territory, but mull expeft the French con quest swill be extended farther into his Em pire,—We feel confident that NEGOCJA TIONS FOR PE/fCE will be commenced I within a very (hart time,—an ] the reafbns we hive <*iven, producing a more conciliatory difpcflition in f>m; of the Belligerent powers, haii has yet been mary'felled, the molt hap py terminat o may be expifYed to Rich ne gociations. A letter from captain Blanchard of the brig Neptune of this place, received yesterday, states *!iis capture by a Krfnch privateer, while 011 Ins piftigc from Martinique to 'Bolton. He was carried to St. Thomas, and tried hard to reco ver his property: a< it v.-as a lieutra! port, but to no purpose. After being rubbed of their mo ney and other property, and having th*ir lives threatened, captain B. and chief of their crew, were turned oh Ihore, and the brig carried to some other port- The pfize-mafter and mod of the privjteerfmcn were blacks. The fame privateer had taken 16 Americans within ten days, from Demerara and Martinique. Foreign Intelligence, SOUTHAMPTON, April 1. A requilitign has been sent to tlfe Mayor, signed by the Dean of Wincheder and fomc principal tradesmen, to call a meeting of the inhabitants to prefer a petition to the king similar to that of the city of London. DUBLIN, March 7. Unfortunately the aid of paper guineas, as a lubditute for gold, promises to be an expe dient ®f p.o great permanence. Alieady, in many indancee, they bear a discount of one (hilling per guinea—every day, of course, they mud look down—and it is to be hoped that the legislature will in time take proper steps to avert the co u fummation of a calami ty so big with utter ruin. The colliers refufe to the bank of Ireland' notes in exchange for coals—nothing but gold ard silver will fatisfy these people; This is another capacious drain for carrying off the little that is left in the market of the precieius metals. Parliament are thereby put in this predicament : confidently with the refpeft which they owe to the interelts of the public, it becomes their bounden duty to pass a compnlfory law, giving general cur rency to the bank of Ireland notes, or to set seriously, heartily, and immediately about working the collieries of Ireland, which af ford more than an sbur.dant supply for con sumption. Cork bank noteJhave fuffeied a very great depreciation. Some measure is indispensa bly neeeffary to keep up the credit of pa per—for if it ihould fink in the confidence of the public the very worst consequences may be expected to follow. SAINTFIELD, March 9. Yederday eleven of our people were com mitted to Downpatiick jail; one of them a merchant end manufadturer, to whom our neighborhood is obliged for the introduftion of a considerable branch of the cotton busi ness, carried through the whole procefi, whereby bread is now given to one hundred persons in our place ; two of them consider. able farmers ; and all of them to be ranked with any pthers for sobriety and indudry. PARIS, March 9. Private letters date an engagement to have taken plaee between the archduke £harles and general Maflena, and that we have- killed and taken 6000 Audrians. LONDON, March 1 7v An official Bulletin of the Spanish camp of st. Roche, dated the 15th of February, contains the following intelligence : " On the sth of February, the Spanish fleet of 27 fail of the line, ten frigates, and 70 transports, was discovered at break of day live miles off Gibraltar. At 1 1 o'clock the diips were out of fight. The brigantine Le Vis, ot 14 guns ; nine gun boats ; the frigate Gaudaloupe, of 40 guns ; the Bahama, and Terrible, of 74 ; and Neptune, of So guns, under the command of Don Domingo de Navas, entered Algefiras, where thefird bat talion of Spanilh guards, commanded by Don Joachim de Palafox, and the second battalion of Walloon guards, commanded by Don Joseph Boreau, were landed for the camp of St. Roche. One hundred and thirty-three Englilh prisoners were sent to Gibraltar." A letter from Frankfort, of the 22d ult. dates, that the corps 'of Conde, which has hitherto fought in the name and on behalf of the king of France, is now to enter the Audrian lervice, and to swear allegiance to the emperor. The fame letter adds, that preparations are making at Vienna for the marriage of the duke of Angouleme, elded son of the count d'Artois, with the daughter of Louis XYI. Specie is jit present very plenty in almo d every part of the country ; the large sums drawn out of the bank having been chiefly taken from the capital. TREVISO, February 7. The French ttoops under the orders of generals Angereau and Maffena passed by our city and Cadelfranco to go towards the Pia va, to attempt the passage of that river, and penetrate by the Friuli to Triefle. B u ' this enterprise was not so easily to be executed : the numerous corps of Audrians, reinforced by 5000 men arrived/rom Hungary, disposed themselves to dispute the passage of the Piava with the republicans, When these lad at tempted to throw a biidge acrufs the river, they were repulsed with great loss—a great -number were drowned, and their boats de droyed by the fire of the batteries which the Audrians had ere&ed.on the bank. After this a£tion, a number of waggons loaded with wounded Frenchmen were brought in here. MENTZ, February 24. We learn from Prefljurg, that in the be ginning of March, 30,000 Hungarians will march to the army in Italy. LONDON, March 2j. We lad night received, by express, Paris papers to the 18th ind. The committe of the Conneil of Five Hundred has been employed in th* discuss ion of a very argent meffsge frcm the Di ivftory, on the distress of the public limnce. C.imus declaimed with gieat violence the Jepredraons' which were prattifsj en e very lide, and convinced his hearers that tile diredtury would not finditfelf in fiicii cmbar lafl'ments, if the minister of finaiiice were less ignorant, or marc ofionnomical. The enduing cleftijtij occupy cof.fiJera'i'e attention. A been addrciltd by the executive directory to ti-.c council ot i'l.e liundred, refpeftinjr ptrfont in public C.ua tions, who had rcftifed to take the oath of hatred to royalty and anarchy. A de bate ei.fued, and the mcflagc was ordered on be pruned. v Gen. Hoche arrived at Colegne, where the head quarters of the army of the Sambre and Meufe were, on the 3d inft. He was to aflilt at a council of war, to be held to the means of opening the ensuing campaign. Moreau, Kleber, Hutry, Lefrbure, Da mas, and other French generals formed this council, to which Hoche was to submit the flails and orders of the diieitory. Tim movement of the troops on each (idr ot the Rhine were taking place with redoubled ac tivity. Moreau retained th? command in chief of the two armies. The King of Prus sia has ordered an army of lC,ooo men to march towards the but what his prof pedis are does not appear. * ' , BELFAST?March 13. Three men were yefterriay feot 03 board the teoder, who had been brought to town the night before by an escort of the Lower Iveah yeomen. NEWBURYPORT, May n. AGREEABLE INTELLIGENCE. A gentleman arrived in town yelleiday from Portfmrtuth, by whom we are favored with the following : That the Ihip , W. Rice, mailer,arrived at Portsmouth Taef- < day morning, in 42 days from Hamburgh. Capt. Rice informs, That previous to his leaving that city, he was told by the Ameri can cefiful, That the Executive DireSory of France had recalled Mr. Pinckney from Am flerdam, and that the tufinefs -with Emeries would le amicably fettled. Capt. Rice saw the official account at the consul's office. The board of coramiffioners in England, has decided the cafe of the Sally, captain Choat, in behalf of the claimants, Mefrs. W. P. Johnson, and others of Newburypott: that they are entitled to full and complete compensation from the British government for the loss fulftined by the capture. It remains for them to. prove the amount of loss, &c. Several American vessels lately from the Mediterranean were met by Algerine cruiz ers, treated well, and were convoyed in fafety out of the Streights, where there is much danger from the J^enc^aad^paniards^^ PHIL AD £ LP HI A, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 17. [ MefTrs. Kitteia, Venable, Freeman, Ma AT. Grifwold and Rutledg*, were this day ap pointed a committee of the House of Re prefeiitativts to prepare and reporian anftver to the Prefident'a Speech. _ , Vejfelt in this port May 15//;, 1797. 51 Ships 59 Brigs 2 Snows 33 Sthooners 13 Sloopr, beftdes coaflers. ExtraS of a'htter from New J'ori to the Edi tor of the Philadclpeia Gazette, dated May 16. " A gentleman who arrived here last Sun day from St. Croix Hates, that previous to his embarkation for this city, accounts had been received there, that the valuable illand of ST. JUAN DE PUERTO RICO was, a few days before, taken from the Span iards by the British army ai\d navy from Martinique, under the command of lieuten ant general fir Ralph Abercrombie and rear admiral Henry Hervey : the principal forti fication made a short refidauee, and cod the besiegers but a few men. ".This valuable island is situated between Hifpaniola and St. Christophers, is 200 miles long and 40 miles broad, the centre of the contraband trade carried on by the British aud French with the Spaniards, and is ex tremely fertile, producing the fame kinds of fruits with the othei islands. " A letter received in this city from Port an Prince of April I, informs, that, • We have now at the head of government a man of fuel) character and abilities as afford us the gieateft hopes that his arrival has been very propitious, as it happebed at a moment when the brigands had attacked moll of our out polls, which, from the long inadtivity of his predeceflor, lay quite destitute of defence, both in refpeft to troops and ammunition, but every thing is now alluring the moll pro miOng events. Flour, which lately wag 24 dollars, at once fell to 14 dollars, and is ow ing to the arrival of th'ee convoys with up wards of 5000 barrels.'' GAZETTE MARINE LIST. Port of Philadelphia. akri+fd. Day;. Ship Diana, Pile, Havanr.ah 15 Hairiot, Moore, f«nr. Hamburgh 51 via. !hw York 4 Brig Molly, Kilby, Cape N. Mole 15 Malahar, Kenyon, ditto 15 Amiable Creole, Story ditto 14 Courier, Burr, ditto 15 Elizabeth, Baft, WindorN.S. 14 Pennfylvania.-TateJn, St. Thomas 18 Schr Oiion, Moxly, Cape N. Mole 15 Heriniene, Boggs, ditto 15 ITinots, Nifbit, ditto ij Dovo, Paul, St.Thomas 14 CLEARED. SMp Nancy, Perry, Londoa Brig Neutrality, Kins, Cowei Schr. Hollon, Midlus, Bar ha docs The snow Boflon, Dorghirty, from tie H.» vannab, is below. i he brig Fa r American, Stokei, 9 weeks from Naples is at the Point. J ije arhted ship Lion, is at Marcus Hook. BALTIMORE, May i 3. Extract o. ii letter from an Atiiericari captain in Balleterre, to liis owners in Baltimore, dated March 26, 1797. " I left Martinique on the 1 Sth infant, md'wtM captured OH the 2oih by a Frenclt privateer. Oh the 23d I was fead down here. \ our vcfTel is not yet ijot in. I have as vet the liberty of {lie town, tho* without akdullar to pay for a dinner, or a night's ing j but I expeft every hour to go to goal, as an officer of the m'um'aipality told me y»f terday that I would be j-nt in prison in lcf» than 24 houta. How long the savages will keep roe in ptifon 1 know :>ot. They con demn American veftels without ever examin i"K ■«> 0!le belonging to them, and we dare not a(k why they did so. From all theilhnds taken by the Bittift they condemn vcflel and t.irgo from a Biitifit i/jand they only con demn the cargo. Captain Hmofhy Gardner, from Amflcr. flam Apiil ia. lat. 41, 00, long. 42, ia e heavy gale of wind, met a French frigate of 40 guna, fr«m GnacJaioupe, who authori tatively commanded him to hoist out hi? boat and bring his papers on board, which were ranfaiked with a degree of violence, fiercely to be pardoned. After this and the prafticc of othfr indecent enormities he was permitted to proceed. May la, lat. 56, 27, fp'oke the brig Hannah, from New-York, bound to Savan nah, also a brig from the fame place bound to New Orleans. On Wednesday evening last, was brought too by the AndrOmache, British frigate; after a short detention and civil treatment was dimiffed. The fame evening saw two (hips of the line, and two frigates at anchor in Lynn haven bay. Arrived at the Texel. Jan. 10 Olive Branch, Sands, from N. York 11 Lucia, Dill, Bofloii IJ Hebe, Gardner, Baltimore Lcilona, Dade, Virginia 16 Iwo Sifters, Reed, New York 17 Polly, Ives. SaleTh Fabius, Corran, Philadelphia 20 Grace, Willis, do. 21 ' atnot > Tee, New-YOlk Citizen, Whither, do. Ruthy, Simons, Boston 24 Mercury, Miller, Philadelphia Hope, Terrier, New-York Union, Johnftoo, Baltimore 35 Hopewell, Dowling Salem Feb. 1 Mary, Ward, New-York 7 Wilmington, Hillman, Philadelphia 18 Peggy, Cotter, Bolton 19 Friendship, Orange, New-York Hope, Haldt, Charleftoti The fallowing vejels failed from tie Texel. Feb. 20 , Hughes, for New-York 26 Mercury, Miller, Philadelphia John and Mary, Coit, Boston Anifterdam, Scot, Charleflon Fabius, Corran, Philadelphi, The following vejels were loading Cottle, ' do. Grace, Willis, Philadelphia Wilmington, Hilman, do. Lucia, Dill, Boflon Maria and Eliza, Down, do. Henry, Boyd, Providence. New-York, May 16. ARRIVED. HAYS. Ship Argus, Black, New-Orleans, a I Brig Calliope, Leonard, St. Bartholomews, 16 Schooner Sally, Fowler, do. do. Sun'uury PacKet, Horrifon, P. a« P. 17 Polly, Shefiield, - Hava»na, 14 Sloop Nancy, Bartlet, Newbern, N. C. 5 Brig Pearl, Fofdyke, of this port, has arrived at Bordeaux. United States, 1 _ Pennfyhsnia Dtflriß, Notice is hereby given, TH <\T in pursuance oi a writ to me dire&ed from the honorable Richakd Piters, Esq. Judge of the Diftriit Court of the United States in and for the Pennsylvania Diftriift, will be ex posed to sale a: the merchants' cofFee-houfe in this city, on tl.e 27th day of this instant, May, at i» o'clock at 1110 a, The Schooner or Vrffel tailed THE BETSEY, •. With all and lingular her tac kel, apparel and furniture (whereof an inventory may be seen at my office) the fame having been libelled against and condemned in tin said l.liftriJt Court, for the payment of mariner's wages, ice. William Nichols, Marshal. marshal's orfice,"> 17th May, 1797. J co *7m r a^more ' Harriot, 1 -SISStHt?-J THOMAS moore, Commander; A fine faft failing ship, and is expected to fail the lift inft. Freight will be taken very low, if im mediately applied for, to the captain on beard at Willcox's wharf, sr to Peter Kubn. N. B. The consignees of goods on board the a bove ship from Hamburg, will pleafc to he expe ditious in delivering their permits, as (he is now difchargirfg*. May 17. d4t To be iold or let, And immediate ptffrjfnn givfn, A genteel two story Brick House ; OITUATE on the urper end of Broad-street, in O the city of Burlington, with four rooms and an entry on each floor, good cellars under the whole, a pump in the yard, a garden and #ourt yard, containing nearly half an acre under tence, with a (table adjoining the yard. The whole property is in good order; For terms apply to the subscriber in Burlington, who will give a credit for a confidcrable part of the purehafe money if fecurity is given. William Coxc, jun. May 17, aawtf