By this clay's M;nl. NEW-YORK, September t. MESSRS. M'ciEAN & LANG, By giving the folio-wing a plate in your impartial Gazette, yni will oblige Jt SVBSCKIBF.R. In your Gazette of Tiu'fday last, you are pleafod to censure the conduit of Captain Nathan Haley, of the (hip Hare -< bus, as I conceive, upon a principle not fufficiently warranted, from a fair co'nftrudtion of his > own letter to Mr. [faac Clafon, dated Di eppe, the 30th of April, 1797, you will therefore excuse me f r attempting to cor reft your miltake, and shewing that he is not criminal in the eyes of thousands in A merica. But so far am I from juftifying Haley, that I do not hcUtatc to pronounce him a confummiite villain ; yet I cannot a gree with you, thst his malignant hostility wa| chiefly directed agarsft the United 1 States. I cannot draw such an inference from his letter ; and from the bold, auda cious manntr in which he avows his degrad ed principles, he is the more entitled to cre dit. He tells Mr. Clafon, that lait Janua ry, when he parted with him in London, for France, it was hi» determination to pro cure a French Commiflion, in Ijopes of get ting revenge of his infernal enemies, (the British, of course) and th*t when he return ed with the Co'irmiffion, irwas his intention to cut some vessel out of the Downs, but getting the command of the Hare from Mr. Clafon, his purpose was suited, knowing that the principal part of her cargo belong ed to his detested enemies, the Englilh, and all ensured in London. This you construe, that "he meint to go on board some vessel for the express prtrpofe of depredating on American property."—But the true | confirmation is, that the whole being insured | in London, he e*pedted that the Under-' , writers there, would be the foleJofers, and so far his revenge would be gratified j he fays,his " intentionwastohavethecargocon demned, but had no idea of the ship sharing the fame fate." You again infer from his own declaration, that " under the pretence of fattening on i the property of what he calls his " detefled r enemies," his objeft mufl be, and it is infer- t rable from his declaration,to seize wherever t he meets it, the propefty of Americans."— ( This conclusion cannot be drawn from any declaration of his, for he expressly tells Mr. Clafon, that were he to fuffer shipwreck, £ him, or no other Republican, should fuffer r ( on his account. Thus it is pretty avident, that Mr. Ha- t ley's malignity is pointed against Great- t Britjin, and not America. It is true, like all other Jacobins, he Is no doubt an enemy to the government, and a pretended friend c to the people ; but what profpeft he can a have of overturning the government, by t plundering its citizens, is not so reconcile- a able.—He, like thousands of others in A merica, is di ft rafted with a spirit of revenge a against the British nation : —to accdtnplifh r its deftrudtion, all principles of justice and ? moranty are set at defiance. In the wild in- coherent state which such a difpofi- ~ tion produces, even felf-intereft and reputa- a tion are insensibly facrificed. Jacobins are the enemies of all established government and order in society, where they cannot ascend f, to paramount authority ; and as it is im- v possible for them all to be raised to such a flatious, hence arises out of their jarring j competitious for power, those mod detefta- • ble of all tyrants, ANARCHY and CON FUSION. But Jacobins arc not aftuatcd wbolly by malice ; their malignity is strong- n . ly tempered with ambition—gratify that and c insure their power, they will make tolerable t( mild despots ; but where malice alone gots full poffeflion of the heart, it admits of no j e palliative, nothing will fatisfy short of the j total deftrudtion of whatever i$ the objedt 1 j r of it. t j I could almost venture to pledge myfelf 1 j for the Jacobins, that they will be very de- t j licate for Haley's charadter : but I would a ] not risque a ctnt upon tht prudence of ano- w ther class of enemies to Great Britain, who, j 1; like Haley himfelf, are solely infligated by al the spirit of revenge.—This class, in point f u of number, are, perhaps, nearly equal to re the Jacobins ; and, though they can all ca vil against Jacobinism, and make great pro- V[ sessions of supporting the government, a- ol gainst the attacks of the democrats, they tQ have always joined them, and mfiny of them f„ even exceeded the generality of the demo crats, in their imprecations against Britain. m Let these men be cautious how they speak t f, of Capt. Haley ; his condudt is a delinea- 0 f tion of their principles ; he has enly done away what many of them would have cc done,and (till would do,we,re it in their pow- ; n er. This aft of his, may serve them as a w looking-glass ; from its refleftion they may j fairly fee and examine the principles of their w own hearts. OBSERVATOR. STONINGTON, August 28. " In the severe storm, on Friday night the 18th inft. the house of Mr. Samuel Isil- or lings, of Stonington, was struck with light- b) ning; it firft entered the funnell of the chim- lo; ney,—whence taking a diredtion to the ga- pc ble end of the house, it shattered the roof very much, —went down the end of the house, stove a window to pieces, split the L frame, and continued its course through in ts the kitchen, fplittlng a large post by the • door.—Other branches the lightning, L proceeded down three smokes of the chim- ch ney, split a large log into four pieces, toge ther with the hearth stones, turning them Bt over; split into several pieces One of the H sleepers of the lower floor, on which Mr. Billings and his wife had laid down; burst gr the floor boards off, breaking them in two, by the bed fide, within one foot of the heads gl of Mr. and Mrs. Billings,—and even split th the bedstead, that it fell, with no other in- A jury to the two pcrfors than she deprivation of their senses for about fifteen minutes." . Same night a barn of Mr. Garden Gif- ha * fords, of.Norwich, was Tet bn SreTytlte lightning, \v!?ich~tog(ftTrcr with its valuable j -concents, yiz. 12 tons of Hay, loofhockn Jof Grain, a quantity of Flax, &c. were entirely consumed. Lnft week a Mohegan Indian, fail or, na j' med Joshua Afhbo, in a fit of intoxication attempting to step from a vessel in Tilly and Miller's dock, to the wharf, fell into the wa ter and was drowned. i) BOSTON, Augufl 29. ) Commotions continue to agitate France. , s Riots were frequent. Two happened at l" Bourdeaux about the 25th of July. The j objeft to prevent the refufcitatibn of the ' system of terror, wh'ch was apprehended The (lory of hoflilities between France and Auflria, was founded on flight and acci -3 dental skirmishing—the effect of trifling cir -1 cumflances unauthorized by any general of ficer and which was forgot almost as soon as known. The Preliminaries of peace bet wean the two countries it is well known are signed. The definitives will be fettled by a Congress. A degree of tardiness seem to mark the gffembling of the Congress, but Buonaparte fays, " Negociations continue," which mull figni'fy, that the work of the ' Congress is arranging and Amplifying, of course, we presume, when that body meets, " it will soon conclude the bufiriefs. The French privateer, mentioned in Fri | day's Mercury, has failed from Marble head. We understand she is hovering round ' our in the Bay, and boarded se veral vessels, which have recently arrived. Messrs, Printers, Notwithflanding what been said rela j tive to the privateer lately at Mar blehead, of her " innocent intentions" in coming on this coast, it is ifaa that a rium %r of American vessels have been captured by the fame privateers and sent to the H»- vannah, where they were fold without any condemnation taking place whatever. F A R N C E. ' COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED. July f. , Barbe Marbois made a report upon the resolution relative to fending new agents of the directory to St. Domingo. He proved that it was impossible to save this important colony without a very adtive government, but he did not diffimilate that its fate de pended entirely upon the choice which the diredtory should make. If they are good men it may again flourifh : It is loft forever if they are bad. ) He employed himfelf af terwards i* tracing to them in some degree the rout they will have to pursue to succeed in lhis delicate million. They should seek, said he, rather the general interest • han lo cal prejudices ; te ally mildness to firmnefs ; and convince irten, now habituated to a fa tal independence, that the bonds of society are mild, that the government is (till < paternal ; to gain the hearts of the Spani- < ards who are Frenchmen in name only ; tQ 1 encourage our allies of the United States, < against the arbitrary cruising to which their 1 property has been incessantly the tidlim ; ] " against a system of cruising, which, being < authorized by no law, is a real piracy." < July 7- < A member, in the name of the commif- < fion of the colonies, prefeuted a resolution ; which authorizes the diredtory tb fend four < agents to Cayenne and the Windward f Ifiands. ' Boiffy.—T have reason to be astonished that the commiflion should present you a measure of this kind, without giving the motives. I request, before Ay thing is enadted," that a message should be addressed to the diredtory, to ask of them a (late of the adtual fituationof Guadaloupc arid Cay- - 1 enne. Bourdon —I am nofroppofed to the fend- I I ' n Jj 'he message, but I however infiit upon j the difcufiion of the fubjedt. " Victor Hughes is recalled he has encouraged the cultivation of the colonies, but also established in them the reign of TS-or, which cannot be maintained. All property has been struck by the hand of real feiz\ire,/ and it is now important to put an end to' such an order of things.—l vote for thd c resolution. Dumolard.—Before we determine in fa- a vor of the adoption of ffie measure, we: ought to know whether it is neceffary, l and-, c to ask this question of the diredtory.—l {upport the opinion of Boiffy. Vaublanc.—Whatever may be thecom tflunications to be made by the diredtory, they will not in the least change the necessity of fending new agents to the colonies, p The colonies not being placed under the t constitutional reign before peace, we mufl insure to them a provisional government, which cannot be entrufled to any but agents. I vote for the resolution. The resolution was adopted. Report of the Minijler of Marine. June 26. Three Swedish vessels, one Danish, and one American, are carried into Carthagena, by l'Epervier, capt. Viaud. They were loaded with grain and brandy for enemy's ports. B 1 July 1. The American brig Maria, bound to Lisbon, fS sent into Nantz. July 5. E • Ah American brig from Norfolk, for Lisbon, is taken by La Munche, of Ro chelle. The American vessel, Mercury, from Bremen, with tobacco, is taken by the ar Hydra, of Nantz. The American brig Hero, laden with grain, is taken by the Intrepidity. P C Many neutral vessels, taken by the En- f e , glifh, have been cut out of Gibraltar by w the Droits de l'Homme, and carried to Algeziras. pe July 12. 'Jj The American felfel the Sight Hoftey, has been made to enter the river of Nantz. ; ai P" : Tte P.n'.vn, American veflel, Rss been de con.-i'i/fltd to 1 Orient. kr, The American brig Mr.ria has .&*» made :re so enter Minder.. The Williams, Campbell, American, has la- been conducted to Calais, on id HAGUE, June 30. ■ r a- Preparations for an expedition against England are still continued with the great est activity at the Texel. The 1 ft letters feom Dantzic state, that :e. the king of Prussia has prohibited the im at povtation into his states of dll forts of fo he reign tobacco—This news has caused the he highest alarm arfong the tobacco merchants - and manufadtureas at Amlterdam. nd 1 -I- 1 BALTIMORE, August 30. ir " j AUTHENTIC. \ f Baltimore, Augufi2B, 1797. 3n j By the. Commissioners of Health. :t- / IN consequence of a report spread by the re I Philadelphia papers and ethers, that the yellow a fever had madt its appearance on Fell's Point, to the physicians of the town and Point, agreeably} ut to the invitation given, generally attended a meeting of the board, held at the Exchange yef he terday morning, for thepurpofe of a full tnvef >f ligation of said report, who invidua/ly gave in :s, formation, that not a Angle instance of the ' \ EI.LOW FEVER, or other contagions j disease, had made its appearance amohgft i- any of their patients, artM that the inhabitants e- generally enjoyed a better fjatc of health than id was cujomary for them at thit season of the e- year. A woman lately from Philadelphia, on a visit to this d/y, had occafionedfome uneasiness, a- but is low on the recovery. r- Jn order to remove all doubt refpefling that in particular part of the city, concerning which the i- rumor was raised, the board requefled three at :d tending physicians, residing in the wefiern part j- of the city, to visit the eaflern part, called Fell's y Point, to enquire into the Jlate of the fid, which service they cheerfully performed, and communi cated the following report: To the Commissioners of Health. Gentlemen, Agreeably to your requejl, we yejlcrday af ternoon visited a number of Jfcl at Fell's Point, e and are happy in assuring you, that we difeover if ed nothing like a malignant, contagious, or d yellow fever—the patients we saw all laborid t under the common bilious remittent, and iwil/m ~ generally recover with common attention. We - therefore can very confidently fay, that wt do e not think that there is at present any cause of d alarm. r LTDE GOODWIN, DANIEL MOORES, c JNO. B. DAVIDGE. i Pablifhed by order of the board, , 1 Jos. Toifnsind, Clerdr;' Baltimore, Aug. 29. NORFOLK, Atfguft 26. • Yesterday arrived the schooner Betsey, 1 captain Clark, 3 1' days from Martinique, . and 25 days from Tortola: failed under con l voy of the Bellona of 74, the Chatham of > 44 R uns i and several lighter armed veflels. r Under the lee of Guadaloupe several French ; privateer* got amongst the fleet, and captur r ed one brig. On Wednesday last, near the Capes, spoke a sloop that had part of the crew of the Winnifred of Richmond, taken - on her homeward passage from Antigua; 1 also the cixw of the brig Peace of Provi - dence, taken on her homeward passage from 1 Surinam. The sloop was bound to, N«w York. 1 i" ■ i» ; %\)t®a3ctte. i PHILADELPHIA, f SATURDAY EVENING, September 1 DIED —Mr. John West, Lumber- ' ■ Merchant, in Vine-flreet. \ ; city Hospital reporx 2d September in the morning. \ Admitted, fine# last report, \ Israel Canfield, from Win. Norris's, No. ' ' 4, Mead Alley. \ j John Toy, Spruce corner Water ftreel. Robert McGowan, from Henry Martiiffs comer South and Penn flreets. \ c - Mr?i. Margaret McCleoa, Mead Alley\ ' above Norus's. Mrs. Riley, Relief alley, between < Second and Front street. ;, Mr. Foster, Mr. Frazier's, Front, three .doors from Lombard. Mrs. Parkes, Front, corner of Hoover's *lley. DISCHARGED. >' Robert Fee, admitted 26th ult. e John Bayman, 20th 1 DEAD—NONE. <5 Remaining last report l6 >w ( Admitted' 7 t t 23 n Discharged 2 <3 a Remains in Hospital, 21 ° /Convalescents 5 fl Sick 16 tl 22, four of whom are dan- 1 gerous. h Stephen Gerard, * (Signed.) Caleb- Lownes, John Connelly. Extra (liibborn, a« still to contend that, the disorder is generated in this country, thereby making those upon the look-out, less vigi- f° lant in their duty. lie :n | Within the lad three days the Followlnj accidents hare happened :—A boy,' abcu de ten years old, fell from a tree, and brok his arm ; and a mail fell from tfhe yard-am as of a schooner, and hurt his head very badly They weir both carried to the ■ hospital, and are in a fair way of doing well Also, at the said hospital, t. fcaffold gav< ifl way, :n the long entry-os the'new building t- direftly over the arched door, up flairs, b; which means four labourers, two of then at white and two black, fell about 25 feet, t£ n- the lower floor, with their hods of brick anc 0- a quantity of mortar—by this accident oni le of the white men had his thigh and jaw ts bone bnpke, and received several wounds he lived about 8 hours, during which time j he never spoke—lie has left a wife and one child : the other white man and the twc i flacks were bad'.y bruised, but no bones | broke. This fad misfortune ought to be an \lnftnJcKve leflon t,o carpenters and masons tc be lee.that their fcaffblding is made secure. w 7 /, .BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS, !yi July 12. it The house in a Committlje of supply. f. Mr. Pitt moved, that the sum of 38,4541. f- H®* he granted to defray the sum which 1- the commissioners for fettling the American le claims have awarded; and for.defraying the is ; expence of that comrriiffion. ft Sir W. Pulteny wished to know whether any sums had awarded to Britilh claimants? n Mr. Pitt replied, that matters were now , e in a train of negociatlon, but nothing as yet was definitively fettled. a insolvint debtors. , The report of the insolvent Debtors' bill was brought up and read. ■I Mr. Serjeant Adair called to the racol •e the House, that-right persons who ■. were 0 aicers had been long confined in ■I York £ a °l f°r non-payment of tithes, at the s suit of the Rev. Gecirge Markham, reftor b of Charlton, in the Weft-Riding 01 York . (hire. -.3 hefe unfortunate persons must lie in gaol for an indefinite terntf, because they could not conform to the provisions of the bill. He therefore proposed a qlaufc to ex -1 tend r,e!ief Jo them. Theclaufe was adop , ted, and niade part of the bill. r g/zettf. marine list. Pojit 'of Philadelphia. 1 The ship North America, Capt. Coffin, f 47 days from Londonderry, is arrived at New-Castle, with 350 all well. They will be landed at Wilmington. Aug 27, at 6, P. M. spoke the ship Assistance, 50 gun ship, in company with the Andromedp, long. 72, with the brig Faithful, of Philadelphia, which they had captured a few hours before. The Assist ance pressed 27 paflengers. Capt. Potter of the f»ow Sarah arrived at Wilmiffgton, Delaware, from Windsor, N. S. informs, that on the 26th ult. spoke a sloop from New-Providence, bound to Rhode Island, the mafler of which told capt. Potter, that an American Eaft-India man. which had been captured about eight weeks ago by the French, and afterwards re taken by the British, was lying in New-Pro vidence when the sloop failed. (The above is supposed to be the Asia.) The brig Phoenix, Sellers, of this port, on her passage from. Port-au-Pfince home, is loft on Cape Hatteras—cargo saved. The brig Sally, .Brown,* ot Norfolk, from Jeremie to this port haS put into the Chefa peak, after being chafad by an armed fchr. off Chincoteague. The snow Bbfton,Dougherty,from hence to Cape Nichola Mole, is taken and sent into Jean Rabel—vefTel and cargo con demned. The brig Peggy, of this port, wa3 cast away on the 25th ult. on the Caicos—capt. and crew The fchr. Eutaw, Brewfter, from Cape Francois, has gone up to Burlington, to fi nifh her quarantine. The Ship Asia is certainly re-captured, and carried into New-Providence. Wilmington (Del.) Aug. 3 1. Yejlcrday arrived at this port the Jhip Boyne, of New-York, captain Ferret, 12 weeks from Amjlerdam, 'with 94 pajfengers. % New-York, September !. arrived. Days ScVr Argus, Allyn, ' Hmonnab Weymouth, Guthrie, Philadelphia Sloop Maria, King, do. On Sunday, July 2, Scilly Island bear ing North, distant 6 leagues, Capt. Hodg es was boarded by a French brig,* mounting 16 guns and 60 men, called La Bone Or der, Capt. Tobateorftoh, belonging to •Cherbourg, who detained me one hour, treated me very politely, and permitted me to proceed on my voyage'; but informed me that if I had not took the precaution I did, to get all the property swore to, before a Notary, and signed by Mr. Rufus King, our Minister in London, that he aftually should have taken me into France, or if they had been signed by Mr. Johnson, for that they had every reason to fufpeft that he Jiad covered English property out of London. New-London, Augufi 30. Arrived, sloop Profperia, Asa Williams from St. Pierre. The following is extract- < ed from his log-book. August 12, inlat. 29, long. 67, ff)oke 1 brig Florida, of Philadelphia, bound to ' St. Domingo. At. 6, P. M. saw a brig , and fchr. bearing down for us ; at 10, the fchr. brought us to, and proved to be a French privateer, on board of which capt. Williams was ordered with his papers ; af ter which 4 Frenchmen were sent on board his vefTel, who said she from Martinique, and declared her a good prize. But as they had taken so many prizes, they were unable to man another and take care of their pri- 6 foners : They therefore ilifmilTed capt. Wil. Hams on condition of his t iking their prifon-. ag) en on board. They have taken" the /hip ~t J America, SMcrofs, of Philadelphia, from ke jut. ChnLopher's Jbi Commerce, Rev -m | Hold's of do. bound to Weft Indies ; and j. fchr Nancy, P. Harding, from Norfolk, i» for the Mole. They took from us a calk of 11. rum, add gave us in return two barrels of ve bread. While (he had us in tow, fawa fchr. g, beanng down upon us. The privateer stood by tor her, and on coming within (hot, was fa :m lutea with a few guns from the schooner, to »/hich made her put about and make all the tail (ne could. Theprifoners put onboard ne capt, W. were 22. V " i „ T A^ n ' vcd , fhi P Charlotte, Fitch of this port. _ j W as bound from Baltimore to Amilerdam, ae | with freight. Put in here on account of ne t the mate and some of the hands being sick, ; '° I i un / ble to duty; 12 days out es Back of Long-lUand, spoke a privateer brig >n ! ot 16 guns- Oh the 24th, spoke ftlip Ju to no, 76 days, from Amsterdam, for,New 'York, 26th, off Montock, spoke a brig from Halifax, for New York. 3, | Aug 29, Sailed, ship Charlotte, Fitch, or Amlterdam, with parfFengfrs. !; bi.oomsbury! ** n iJV' Sold PU BLIC SALE, ie O ■ a the , ci B ht f day Of .-^ptember j W iaft. between the hours of twelve and five I 0 clock in the afternoon, at of VVnr. M V 'r :H r C£pe r' "1 />l rtnton > in f any gentleman 0 Wiibing to retire from tht city.— The tern* „ wil be mad£ easy, as a great part «f the por e chale money may remain in the hands of the r purchaici tur a liberal term of credit, on eiv | ing latisfadlory security Attendance will be ■- j given on behalf c f the ftM.-ers, who can n make an mditputable title for the premises. Y EJihtr Cox, e John Stevetis, Matthias Barton. »- 2. dt?th Notice. SAMUEL RICHARDET, TJEGS leave to inform the Mei,cjuiu« and his JLI friends, that he will (hut up the City iav ern and Exchange on Thursday next, during 1, the prevailing d forder ; the great body of mer t chants having left frequenting the fameforfome days. * Aug. so. , djt p THE SALE OF NOTES, rn „ . VCrii !f d fur L thc fir * f f September is po fl. 1 poned until further notice • * John Connelly, Auctioneer. Aug. 3 0. Jt \ FIVE DOLLARS REWARDT e j nAN away from the fubferiber, ah indented , AV. Servant Girl, named Nahcy nderson, a bout twenty years of age, short, thick set porfon, - with short black hair ; had on when ibe wnt away, t a dark calico gown, an old black silk 'cloak, and a' . black fur hat. WKoever will ftcure said girl, and give information thereof to the fublcriberr No. 1 Greenleaf alley, or, to the office of this Gazette) ihall receive the above reward. ) All prrfocs are forbid harboring said girl, as , they will be dealt with as the law diredls MARY ANDERSON, N. B. Said Girl 1 from Ireland, and has been ia 1 this country but a short time ; she was 1 nt to tin wcrk-huufe for mifconduift, whsre the wa» taken Cck and removed to the city-hofpiul, from which . plaee ffee made her escape. Jujrufl 30. * cn , t , J-bUadllpbia, lStbJuly, 1797. "\T Of ICE is hereby given, that separate pro poials witii'fealed covers w ill be received at my office untihhe Uever.t-h day'of September next, to furnifli by contrail t-he following ar ticles for the use. of the Army of the United States in the-year 1798. • First Contrail for 8 Sergeants coats "J i MuHi ians, do. | 10 Sergeants veils j> Dragooni.'- I»6 Privates coats j 116 Privates veils J Sergeants coats 3Z do. 96 Sergeants vests 1 191 Woolen overalls Artilleriftt 191 Linen overalls , & 936 Privates eoats Engineers. 936 do. vests 1871 Woolen overalls 1871 Linen do. 144 Seigeants coats 1 71 Mufieians, do. 216 Sergeants vests 43» Linen overalls 432 Woolen do. Infantry. 1893 Privates coats 1892 do. vests ~ 3784 Woolen overalls 3784 Linen do. lit ContraiS, for 1288 Sergeants shirts 11816 Privates do. 12600 Socks id Contrail, for 27a pair leather Breeches 3d Contrail, for 172 pair boots 4600 pair (hoes, No. r 8000 pair do. No. 3 4th Cqntradl, for 1032 Artillerists and Engi neers hats 2108 Infantry do. X 36 Dragoon caps The whole to be delivered at the city of Phila delphia, viz. J One fourth on or before the 13th day of Fe bruary next. One fourth on or before the 15th day of A pril ne»t. ' % The remaining half en or before the jjthday of June next. ' The articles are to be agreeable to such p*. [ terns as (ball be dii eiled by the Secreury for the DepartnTent of War. Payments to be made as soon as the article «!hall be delivered, and parted infpeilioo. 1 SNCH FRANCIS, Purveyor. eott ithSep. Red Port Wine. Just arrived, by the brig Iris, capt Rhodes, from Oporto, Bed Port U"ine in pipes, hhds.and quarter cases 6c cwt. Cork, for sale by Philips, Cranaondj'&'Ct). July at. r