PjPIVNS YL VANI/i LFGISL ATURE. % HOUSE or RF.P! 5 . F.IHNTATIVES. | August 28. A number of members fufficierit to con- ' ftitute a quorum met purfuaiit to adiourn- ! toent. ' On motiop ordered, that Dr. Leib 'e a , committee to inform the senate, that the ] house being met, are ready to" proceed to tfuiinefs. ] Oil motion ordered, that Meflrs. Leib, 1 Evans and J.ucas be a committee, to join a t committee df the feitate, to wait on go- 1 vernor, to know <it what time it will be molt s Convenient to him to make his conynunica- c tions to the general assembly. The committee appointed tft inform th» t senate that the house are ready to proceed to business, reported that they had perform ed that service. The clerk of the senate presented the following extract from the journals of the . "senate. Resolved, that a committee be appointed, f< to jain'a committee of the house of repre- ti fentatives, to wait on the governor, to o know at what time it will be convenient to a; him to make his communications to the ge- tl neral assembly, and . Ordered, that Messrs. J. Wheeler, Ha- C ; milton and Chapman be a committer for tr that purpose. The committee appointed to unite with L a committee of t!ie senate, to wait on the T governor, reported that they had performed a i: that service, and received for answer that ha the governor would meet both houses of V\ the legiflaturp in the senate chamber, to f u dorrow-morning at 11 o'clock. . t ;, Adjourned. August 29. u The house met pursuant to adjourment. n- c On motion of Dr. Leib, seconded by ti Mr. Leonard, w j Resolved, that a committee be appointed tei to report a bill making appropriation of wl dollars, to be the a fl relief of the indigent fufferers from the pre- ne sent prevailing malignant fever.* ] ar Ordered, that Messrs. Guj-ney, Ltib, so Evans, Smilie, and Smith, be'a committee for the pucpofe expressed in the said refo- Fr iution. _ • th( A petition from Thomas Rufton, stating 0 f that he is jconfined in the jail of this city for debt, and praying for liberation, was read. Mr. Morgan, a romniittee from the fe- p 0 nate, informed the house, that the senate titi were ready to receive the house of reprefen- the tatives in the senate chamber, to hear the (ho governor's communications. m ;, The house attended in the senate. cham- der ber to hear the communications. ma Having returned, ren A' message from the governor was pre- the fented by the secretary of the common- Th wealth, informing the house that he nega- ift tived the bill for regulating the general J ur eleftion throughout the commonwealth ; c h a the reasons of his veto accompanied the ko message. me| The clerk of the senate presented the R u following extrafl from their journals. ofj Resolved, that a-committee be appointed f e ] v to join a committee of the house of rcpre- rf fr fentatives, if ;hat house think proper to an J appoint such committee, to consider and i the report, whether it will be advifeable to con- qu ; t alnue the session of the general assembly, p or; under the present circumitances of alarm, p ru refpedting the existence of a malignant and the contagious fever in some parts of this city j n( . t afld suburbs, and o £ j Ordered, that Messrs. J. Wheelen, Coats °t S and Brandon, be a committee for the said blifti purpose. of r The clerk of the senate presented the t ivc following resolution : . " art[i . That the general assembly will tre( j this day adjourn fine die. t j Oin motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by tra fl Mr. Smilie, t^ei . Resolved, That a committee be appoint ed to confer with the committee of the fe- anc }' nate upon the subjeCt of the adjournment f a tfo of the lesriflature. r o iig>ne Ordered, Tiat Messrs. Frazer, Boude, Baliot, Hoge> and Logan, be a commit- t' ' tee for the purpose. coun On motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by mea f Mr. Leib, * Ordered, that Messrs. Ball, Evans, Leib, t hofc Rea, and JSrailie, be a committee to take t ; lt . into coniideration the governor's speech to ( , Tan( the legislature, and report to the house an arrangement of the sundry matters therein entlr , contained. 1 a|][ j The committee appointed to confer with cont the committee of the senate, upon the fob- Stanl jest of adjournment, made report as sol- f - Icws: - . That they have had the conference di- cont ' J which resulted in an agreement to t recommend to the refpeftive houses the sol- ma j_ e lowing resolution, viz, Resolved, that the general assembly 'will this day adjourn fine die. h • And on motion, and by special order, I j ; r the fame was read the second time, and on c tbe queftion—will'the house agree to the the'c fame ?■—it was determined in the affirmative. <!, The committee appointed for the purpose, t ionec reported a bill, entitled " An a£t to provide for alleviating the distresses of the citizens of Philadelphia and the suburbs thereof,' „ during the continuance of the oxiftiag ma ligiiant and contagious disease," and on ™ one motioy, 3' Ordered, that the bill be read by special ordsr a second time. A motion was made by Dr. Leib, fe- ® ar eonded by Mr. Gurney, to fill the blank with 20,0 o dollkrs, which was, after some the' C debate, withdrawn, and the blank was filled withoi with 10,000 dollars. avrnur The bill was agreed to, and ordered to faffm be tranferibtd for a third reading. pofFefT The committee appointed on the govern oi's.fpeech,. made report, which was order- nut ed to lie on the table. ' U p t^e The bill making an appropriation for ! tured 'l' C Wfictinfe eitjzens of the } KE. city and suburbs, was fetid a third fiir'e and ' • passed. l j Adjourned to half pa ss three o'clock. 1 j , P ' M on . he house met pursuant to adjournment. Jin- .j Fiie secretary of the commonwealth pre sented a message from the governor, accom e a p nied by sundry documents referred to hi ' the his fpeeih. f to Ihe clqrk of the senate presented the ' bill making appropriation for the relief of ' thc fuffering citizens, which the senate palf n a ed without an amendment ; he presented, go- likewise, a resolution, which the senate had agreed to, for the distribution of the laws ica- of the United States. Thanks were returned to the speaker, and tns the house adjourned fine die. TOTWW-.. , " 6 Foreign Intelligence. ° the . — T the . HAGUE, v July 4. _ It very thing is in motion here, in order to ea, forward the embarkation of the troops def re" t ' ne or our " av al expedition. A portion a to of them will be embatked this day. Gener- - to al Dauudels set out lafl night from here for ~ 1 je- the Texel. Besides the 20 battaliens of the Al Batavian infantry, twelve %iadrons of U- cavalry will be embarked. These p •or troops have been reinforced with 2000 Adrian deserters, who arrived from ti» JL.lIe, and were gra.ted to us by France. nf j T h e major genera l Van Zuylanßoekop, and ° > . ( thf latter >s a German, who Z „ a ? at d,lTerenc expeditions in the y, 0 Weft-Indies) set off from here this day, to 1 to superintend the embarkation of their refpec tivr brigades. The commandant of our garrison with r. 100 men of tlje ill regiment of cavalry will goon board, which several other officers >7 will do as volunteers. The fleet will set fail (i . with the firL. fair wind, atid-admiralde Win- u', •d ter has orders to attack aditii'ral Duncan .jn at wherever he fha'l meet him. It is however ie afTerted, that the expedition was destined i PU -! e- neither against England, nor against Scot- [ , land, nor against Ireland, and were should C< '» so many troops be lent to? c It is certain that not >a single man of the 1 ! »- French troops has been embarked onboard | C °. the transports; but the whole corps consist | g of troops of the Batavian Republic. I get y - l g , ls THORN, (South Prussia) July R. j £ It ip confirmed that the affair concerning Poland i> now fettled between the three par- 'i" c titionin£ po\Vers ; there is consequently not 1 - the least profpcCt that this state (Poland) j, e (hould be re-established. For all the Ruffian ' W ministers at foreign courts, have- received or- T e ders from the cabinet of Peterfburgh to 1 make the ncceflarynotificat ons to the' difTe- y j rent powers which gives fu fficient the Poland is decidedly fettled. - These notifications contain 6 notes. The 3 - Ift is a declaration dated St. PeterfburgH, 3te , 1 June 3,'95, and signed by the Ruffian Vice ; chancellor Oftennan, the counts Befkorod • ko and MarcofT, which contains the agree- f -1 ment between her majesty the empress of , - Russia, the Roman emperor and the king 08 ' o£ Prussia to divide Poland amongst them- ' Cm ' 1 selves. In this note the boundaries of the grUt ■ refpe&ive portions of the empress of Russia, ' and the emperor of Germain' are fixed, and 1 the guarantee of the king of Prussia is re-; 0 quired, on condition of which the remaining WJS 1 portion is allotted and guaranteed to the pose ; 1 Prussian monarch. Ihe 2d note signed by part the above three members of the Ruffian cab- "'he' inet, and by count Tauenzien on the part t '^ n of Prussia, containing a declaration dated °i i lt ' at St. Peterfburgh, Od. 24, '9; which cfta- blifhes the boundaries of tKe Prussian portion Tie of Poland, and the guarantee of the refpec- the n tive acquisitions of both powers. The 7th ; ; hat 1 article of this note fays: " If, through ha- ijfek tred excited by the present treaty of pa'rti- " tion and iti results, one of the three con- ( trading powers (liould be attacked by ano- A ther state, then shall the two others join the to 31 firft, atid support him with'all their force's, J°Hn and all their resources, until the entire cef- J am e fation of such an attack." The 3d note Patri signed at Peterfburgh on the 26th January, 1 797> t>7 count Ofterman, count Befborgd- Barb; ko and prinde Kurackirt on one fide, and by Suf r count Tauenziea on the other, recitfi the Lydil measures taken for discharging the national debt of'the ex-kingdom of Poland, and those of ex-k:ng Stanislaus Aifguftus. By Nil the 6th article, the contracting powers Ms grant an annual pension-os 200,000 ducats, Kii to the latter; by the 7th art. the free and Hi entire erljoyment of all his private property Jo( and estates, is fe'cured to him. The 4th 1 contains the a£t of resignation of the ex-king 1 Stan(laUß, dated Grodno, Nov. 2j, '9c j and signed by the king and his cabinet secre tary, prince Kolillfk Puyna. The sth ! contains the corresponding declaration of . 1 the three concerned Courts wherein they , make known to the different powers of Eu- 1 rupe, the division of Poland and its incorpor- ( ation with their refpeftive monarchies, and ' their new titles they have respectively assume- Th; ly, in consequence of the new acquifltions, ,°nc W &c. The 6th note fixes the boundaries of the palatinate of Cracow, as agreed on by the courts of Vienna and' Berlin, an 4 func tioned by the late empress. Au VIENNA, July 5. Wo On Monday nine wagyons loaded with rea s e ? money, set off under a strong efcort_/ar Ila- pr ly. ' memb' ► from \ NURENBERG, July 7. , not^br Early yeftertlay morning,'the Prufliam being „ We previously reinforced with 400 men, two ou f" pieces of cannon from Anfpach,advanced against ' e s s i ni the Cafrtne st St. John, and took the fame of the without firing a gun, as they had fectired all the the co avrnues befnr e 'he opening of the citv gates,and foffered nobody to pass, until they' llad taken Totil pofiefnon t;f the Cifrene. The hav ing nofuccours tncxpftf out of ihe city, fur- \ a , rt rendered, iind were futtjfred to march out, with- del P out being made prifoneis, but obliged to give ' up their arms 10 the Prufiians. The Utter cap- Fort, 1 tured ia the fame mjnncr the Bear-Fort. ' Auj the j Ihe PiulTifins'do nf,t Intend to ftecnpy th'ol and : pops, Imt fjjjpy will not fufFerany for.eipn (i« penal) troops there, firct the abuve fcrtiieatioi 6. *nd>arrack» are situated in the territory whir hii Pruifian mjjrily claims as iielongiijp; of rifct to him. - ient. ? re ". PyRMONT, J\,!v M . om- His Majefly, the kinjr of Pr'nffia, is PUI here 3 m and it appears, that the use of thii h s rh is l,cne ncial to his health. 'J. Xf)c@aictt7. S PHIL A ~D'E LPHI A , aws THURSDAY EVENING, A ugv Jf s l. and PRICED O I*. ST O C Philadelphia, nth Auf. I 707. 6 Per Cent. Ifft . i pcrC<iit. 10 y 4 Deferrtd 6 per Cent. ' i^/4 BANK United Stat?», 17 per ct. advance, North America, 46 do. 'to ' a^urallCo Co. N. A fliarci 40 do. I f Pennfvlvania, par ! e| - COURSE OF EXCHANGE. / ion gn London, at 30 days par er- at 60 day» 65 for —at 90 day# he Amitcrd.im, per guilder 4Q 'of 4X Puttier particulars of the datn&ge occciftoned by the heavy rains of lafl -week. ' m It is agreed to have been the heaviest fall "*j °f rain almost ever remembered in this j 1 neighbourhood—carrying away the mili -10 datjt of John Shoemaker, near the Old ' c i ork road, and entirely sweeping away the ( ° bridge on the said road, just below his mill, :c " —wa/hing the creek to luch a depth at tire th v' Ual P liice fording, as to render a paf j luge imprafticable without going a conii. 1 derable distance down the creek. It.also' threw down the mill-dam of col. Miles's flitting mill, and destroyed the bridge near " his fdat, bclideS other conliderable damage. 111 These loffe6 i>re, .however, trifling," in com-, i 'd pa . ri ' on w ' th tllat of Oliver \\ jiion and " i wife, who to their great alfli ;u'on, have 1j ■ ' 3een ; 1 ? ereft o{ an only son, au adive and ' promiling lad about tx years of age : lie j was the morning after the rain, jiffilting in ! d Colleain S t ' lc ral ' s ' 1 carried away by the flood ; ii. doing which j getting his clothes wet, he was desired to | g to the house to get forne dry ones, with ; which it was thought he had complied ; bnt at noon the family were much Alarmed £on his being miffing :—a diligent search through the neighbourhood now took place, but 110 discovery made till about fun-down, ' _ when, to the inexpreflible grief of his pa ' rents, his body was found in a deep hole just below the new stone bridge, (on the old York road above Miles Town) which t sustained considerable damage by the foun dation being undermined and part of the arch fallen in. It is supposed the unfortun ate lad never rose, as his body was found ' under a rock in the cavity : this is the more probable, as two men were working at a foiall diitance on the other fide the r bridge, and within hearing, ljvithout the , ' li«it knowledge of this awful event. His » remains were interred in Friends' burying [ ground, at Abington, on the 28th inft. 1 attended by a Very numerous body of friends ' j and weeping relatives. ' < " On Saturday lift, the frigate United States ' " was hove down at Smith'* wharf, .'or (he pur ' pose of replacing the lower rudder brace, and part of the talle keel, which were carried away . when the (hip went off the ftockii: Thit opera tion was performed, and the (hip righted with out any accident occurring. She ij to be an- * chortd in the cove, where the rigging, &c. WiiT " be completed with the greatcft expedition.— ' ihe marines are nearly all eniilltefT, and from s ! the r'tiTrbrr of fral'nen that off-r, it is fitopofed : that her'cornplement could be made'up in two l^eeks. CITY HOSPITAL REPORT. Admitted imce lafl report, &om 30th to 31 ft, morning:— ~ John-Corris, Mr. Bjrffet's, Penn-ftreet S James Sanipfon, Mr. Furlow's, Mead-alley Patrick M*Dowell, Richard Smith's, Se cond-llrect Barbar.-,, ] 2 Negro girls belonging to 1 Sui niw.j M'Cleed, South Lydi* M'lienzie, Mr. Gillou's, South, near Front-street. DISCHARGED. Nicholas Doyle, ' admitted 21ft Mary Cape, 36th Kitty Steward, 2 9 th v Hugh M'Dowel, :. v 22 d Joshua Bartley f 21ft N DI'ED—NONE. Remaining last report 19 Admitted 6 25 Difchjirged j # 6t Remain in_ hospital 20 Convalescents c Sick f| Three of which v 4r« doubtful cases, and one likely to die. Stephen Gerard, Caleb Lown es, 71 John Connelly. Aurtft 3 iil. We are happy in being abfif to jpform our readers, that there is byt ill of the prevailing fever at Kenlington—He is a member, of the late Mr. Bowers' family, Btl from whose lioufc the difeafe,,as yet, has not, been propagated in a fuigle instance. We are infurmed that thc health-officc in Southwark is fliut up, it being ftiund an use- 10 less institution, owing to the general health of the inhabitants, and the total absence of the contagious difeafc from that quarter. Total of all the burials in thefeveral grave yards of the city and liberties of Phila delphia, aj taken from the books kept by clergymen, sextons, &c. For the lajl 24 Ijc/urs—S adults, 6 children. August 30, :hofe j Mr. FfcNNO, tiors ' ?' nce lhe Boir 4 of Health have ?Sj>u. hich ' " e different* aroongft the Medical Faci -ight; as c ' le r^f°n for discontinuing their dai i raports." I request penniffion through tl i medium of your.paper to afTure the publ that no difference of opinion does or has e: iere, ifted fufficient to juftify such a measure ; cne " measure that will, if not remedied, invei the inhabitants of this City in a state of u: and suspense, and by lulling to . fatal security give opportunity io the treac] : erous foe to plant his banners in the cent ; of our city, Griater harmony orconcurrence in opin on among thePhyficians wha situations have afforded them opportunity of feeing the difeafc in its different stage: than hai and does exist at present. the Board of Health has not receive regular retu.ns from those phvficians mo ace. engaged in practice, the fault is ,with then selves, for neglecting or omitting to appqir a person to ca" on those Physicians at regi lar and stated hours for them. It coul not surely be expefted that Phyfieians hur ried and fatigued with business should trav< more than a mile unsheltered from the burn 5 ln g ra y ß °f a Meridian Sun to deliver in , sick roll when it was the bufujefs as well a ■ the duty of the Board to fend for it. ied citizens may be able to judg how far»there has been occasion for their a all ' ar, "> an d that they may no longer be millei bia the ignorant, tffc deluded or the defio- n i U . mg I earnestly request you to publish th. •Id enclosed lift, which contains the names o lie '' the persons, with a 'contagions fever ill, that havd come under my. notice or that o he my medical acquaintance on wbofecommuni if- eations I can rely, fact the 25th .of July, ii. to the present evening August 30th. so The names of those who have died are in j's eluded in brackets, and those that w*re as. ar fe&ed with, black voniitting have an afterifh e prefixed. n-J ' expeft to be able to furnifh you to-mor ld 1 row or next day with the cases that have oc ,e curred since the 25th inft. And if you ,d wIU undertake to publish these, I will en ie deavour to furnifh you with all the cases that in j occur from day ta day in the Southern quar ,e ter of the city. jj ,1 have at this time under my care, fifteen 0 cases of contagious sever—seven of which h are dangerously ill—eight in a favourable ; way—two died to day, and two were sent j to the Hospital. h J am, with sentiments of'fincere refpeft, Your most obedient servant, WILLIAM CURRIEt i_ Wednesday evening, August 30. e P. S. I have just been informed by a c gentleman of unquestionable veracity, that , theCommitteehas said, the Board of Health _ intend to invite the citizens to return from s the country, and that Dr. Shippen who left the City to day asserted just before he went j off, that there i; no contagious disease in . the City, but was a mere South Sea r bubble. 1 It is also reported that a similar opinion i has been delivered to the Board of Health, , by Meffra. Girard and Lownes. I would p fain hope for the fake of my fellow citizens, ' as well at for the fake of the understandings , of those gentlemen, they have not commit ted such an error, for none but men insane can possibly refill the torrent of 1 evidence to the contrary. A Lift of the names of all tfje pcrfons. affeOed •with Trlhn< Fever,/trice the 25th of July, to the 2 Cth of Augvfl. July 2 5 th James Mu'ford, pilot of the Aretbufa. 27th (Mr. Latimer's man). 29th G. Latimer, Esq. Pine below Penn ftreet. Nicholas Major, mate of the brig Iris, Ruffel's wharf. * (James FloodJ cook do. Samuel Saunders, Lloyd's ftort, near Walnut-street. 30th Two more of the crew of the brig Iris. &3lftOne do. fame crew. (Mrs. Smith) Penn, half a square be low Pine»ftreet. ugujl M (Mr. N. Lewis) store abo*e Pine % street. Capt. Holland's boy, on board the ship Thomas, Rufiel's wharf. James Train, Mr. Rufiel's clerk. *(Mr. Hall) clerk in Mr; Nixon's I store, above Pice-street. 3d Jolxn Larch urn, back of -Smith's store, Pine near Pe.nn-ftreet. (Mr. Smith's brother) Pine, near Pemi-ftreet. (2 women, 1 died) at Mr. Latimer's. * (Mr. Senate) mate of a vessel from St. Thomas's. Mr. M'Elwee, Second, below Plumb- 1 street. J 6th (Larcbum's child). v 1 Arthur Mullen, corner of Front and Pine-street. (Wildes) corner ( f Front and Pine ftreets. ( Mrs. Fcrgufon ) below Pine in Front- 1 street. 7.th Mrs. R.Lewis, Sficond, below South ftreet. r * ( Mrs. Bell) Germyn-ftreet. j *(Jenpy at Plankinhorne's) Penn;-' fl below Pine-street. <-■ ( RicbardP. Smith) Penn,near South- '? street. 1 . ' *! BtU (Mr. James Campbell) Pine and j Front-flrcets. (Mr. Conrad's boy) Catharine and ir Front-streets. tl loth Mr. J. Ruflel's girl, Penn, below 131 Piile-ftvect. , u Daniel Shute, Penn, near South- . v , street. = Mr. Tatem, Union," above Third ftreet. ' ' . James.Lloyd, Uriioa-ftyetft. Portugueze sailor, Penn, helow South street. { 4< Mr. Jvl'Clure, Froivt, mar Lombard flreet-, ■ ■ '•• •, ' ,«i " F ™ [ - & F S£!r"' Pt "°' " t,rW * the 14th Mr. Brown, Pine and Front-ftrects. blic Houfekefcper, do. ex- Robert! Wharton; Esq. Third, above ! a L 'Jiop-ftreet. »lve Mr. Bridgets fon,Front,below Lcfe. Un " oard-ftreet. , ° a Capt. Brevor, Pine-ftrcet wharf, 00 lc "- lhijj board. £ "t'r *{John Read) schooner along fide the ship Hind. ' n [ Lalor, Water, above Spruce 'oie ftrect. t ,es Mr. Ledum, Southwark. r«, Edward Hughes, CathariWftreet. Mr. Ilobefon's cfcrk, near Spruce »ed Street. * * 10ft *( William Pmkerton) Front, above ?m - Spruce-street. tint- 14th Capt. Egger, Almond Street. £«- *( James M'lntofh, Mead Alley, uld John Flower, Water and Almond, ur- 15th Thomas Smith, ivel Richard Fergufon, both in Penn, be. rn " low Pine Street. 1 John Davis, 2d below Pine Street. 1 as Robert Tittermary, Almond Street. (Mr. Latimer's woman's daughter,) ige Param's Alley, Sauthwark. a- Mr. Morris, led Capt. Williamfon, Front near South . ?n- street. he Mrs. Me. Clure, Penn near South ft. Mr. Marshal's girl, front near Lorn er, bard Street, of Mr. Mitchell, Water above Pine ft. m- Allen Appovven, Full j-'s alley. y > Mr. i ateiii s brother, Union llreet. a6th. Thoe. Cuth'oert'» son, .2d near South in- street. as- (Anthony's do. Penn, nea r Lombaid street. James Hood, .do. >r- Capt. Glenn's child, Almcnd near >c- Second street. au Mr. James Fergufon, Penn street. n- Miss BetfeyMaris, Penn ftteet. at 17th Mrs. Miller, Penn Street. ir " B "J ts , Front near South street.. 1 homas Stewart, Front near South ;n street. :h 18th Capt. Flemmingfon, Catharine near It 3 ftreet. it Thomas Larkam, Front near Almond street. I, 19th. Messrs. Eaton and Johnson. Capt. Boyes, Front Street. John Fergufon, Penn street. 2®th Mr. FergufonV two servants, Penn a street. , 't *(2 servants at Mr. M'Clures) n Rice, Almond ftteet. n aift Nancy Rice, do. t Miss B. Dolby, Penn street. t Mrs. Tillis's black girl, do. 1 Mr. Caleb Alh, Christian street." a James Woods, Lombard near Cxth street. 1 Mr. Willis, Walnut near Front street. , 22d Mrs. Tatem, Penn Street. 1 Allen Brown, Almond and second > Streets. 5 Eckhart, Catharine street. (two perfuns in Mr. Boyfon's,) Se : cond below Pine street. > Mr. M'Phale, and son, and Mr. Davi'dfon, 3d above Union. 2 more servants at M'Clures. Strangers, in Bringhurft's alley and > Union street. Mrs. Warren, Lombard nnd Perm street. Mr. Naper's boy- Nancy Blaek near North's stables. (Samuel, at Mr. Nbrth's) Nieholfbfl, Plumb street. > 23d * (David B'owen,).. Spruce near 2d Street. (Mr. AKller,) Penn street.V 24th Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Cummins and son, near Penn street. *(Mrs. Bentlcy) (her Son) and daughter, South street. Mr- Fergufon's man, Plumb street, 25th William Cummins. The cases which have occurred -since the • 25th, I purpose furuifhing to-morrow or next day. According to the accounts brought by the mail of this day) the alarm refpe&ing the fever at Providence, has subsided. V " A Native American," to-morrow. By this duty's Mai). , BALTIMORE* August 28. Wind, weather and tide permitting, «the United States' frigate Constellation will be launched on Tburfday, the 7th of .September. next ensuing, at 8 o'clock in the morning. DAVID STODDER. Navy Yard, Aug. 48. 4 , NORFOLK, Anguft 24, Extraft cf a letter front Commodore Barney li bis friend in this to<wn, dated Medusa, al Sea, -dugujt 21D, 1797. " After seven rponths blockade by the ene ' my, I hive at ength escaped their vigilant e, moment they reduced the number of their ships t<< watch my movements (from twelve, eight, fix, *nd ifati! within the(e few days, five ihip» to two—that U one ftiip of the Ijtve and a fflgUte) I was determined to push out \Vith my two frigatei, which I did yesterday, although, I raw them both to the fotyhward of me ; the winds were light, but we have loft fight of them in the ni;;ht. So ends a blockade which h«coft the enemy upwards of dollars, and h?.s been of no real injury te France. I hope soon to give you a good account of ourfdves ; and was kn e<joal terms with them in point of force, theywould have little.to bo»ft of." Red Port Wine. juU arrived, by the brig Iris, capt, Rhodes, frcm Opcrto, Red Port Wine in pipes, hhtfi. and quarter calks* 6c cwt. Cork, for sale by ' * Philips, Cramor.d, & Cc. ■ •Juffai. ■ _ j
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