■yuMim-i>i mil iti'iwiwuifrtiw '• %i)t PHILADELPHIA, UQNE)AY EVF.tfIN 4- riIED-—Qn Saturday last, in rhevjlft year of hlis ftyc.Do&tr I-'ichui-as Wat. This gentleman, af ter a lifc.of gt#at labor Snc! ufefulr.efs in, tT: : (lute of Delaware, was invited to Philadelphia as treaf* lifrer of the mint of the United States. Here his ♦alenimnd knowledge as a phyficlafi, prevented his enjoying the retirement he had contemplated. He loon became known, and exteufively employed in !'is protfflifcn, mofe efpetiaily in oue brance of it, in which he difcivered firi£ular judgment and deli 4ary qn nil occafio.is. Few men have lived, and died with more frierids and fewer enemirs. His hanfc in Wilmington fbr abov« twenty years was the hospitable and friendly asylum of worth of e "Vcrv kind. Ihe law of kindncf* \vns written, in )i:s heart. It difcovired itXelf in evjry thing he did tr> (aid. Of this ruling virtii'e of his Jife, the dittrelied citizens of Philadelphia partook largely }kh the tntuinh of The fev r which now frevails in our tiry awakened liis humanity in jin eminent degree, and to his recommendation, the eitkens are indebted f<fr the appointment of five rhyficians to search for. and fake-care of such of tile poof as may be a(Te«9;ed by it. I.orig! long! will his name be refpe&ed an«l belpved by all wh« knew UMi, and none more than by the companion •*nd friend of hi? youth, who new with a heart "pprejTed with the deeped grief pays this tribute to hi-.'^riiory. at Bfiftol, Mr. T. Cantu, of this city, merchant. " FENNO, A correspondent observes, that it is very' Unbecoming in Mr. Deveze, a French sur geon who was formerly employed as a phyfi v cian in the hospital at Bulh-hill, to make life of such an assuming authority in his let ter tp Gov. Mifflin, published in the Auro ra of thjw day, against all the measures 'that have been employed by our executive, and by the inspeCtors of the health, in or der to check the progress of the malignant yellow fever. He may think as firmly as he pleases that this dreadful disorder is not con tagious nor imported ; but yet we have learned men enough here whose opinions ihould at leafl balance his own, in the mind and judgment of our fellow-citizens. Mr. DeVeze, who draws such an exaggerated picture of those measures, does not fbrefee how far the citizens will approve of them, ; when they investigate why so few vittiras ' Were tkvoured by the malignant scourge, Among those physicians who believe, that the yellow fever is not a contagious malady, , there is not one but will be eandid enough to acknowledge thit if it is an epidemic par ticularly generated in this city and fuburba, by the tffeCl W" any floating effluvias, no 'better preventative remains to our fellow citizens who can afford it, than to keep off for a short while, and to breathe the pure j anti elaflic air of the country—Admitting that the yellow fever ia not a contagious disorder as the plague, the scurvy, the small prtx, &c. it would be very difficult for Mr. Deveze, and to any physician to prove that it is not contagious in its last stage. Chyr»)ifU know how dangerous it is to be in contact with animal putrefa&ion to a certain degree, and physicians cannot deny that even before their deaths, the sick with the yellow fever are in a state of putrefac tion. As.Mr. Deveze is not of the college of physicians, we thinltit very improper that lie fliould assert that the meafu»es adopted by the executive and by the iflfpeCtors of the health have been the result of a decision of 5 or 6 physicians. Septtnfler 2. ST ITE of PENNSYLVANIA. An ACT to provide for alleviating the dif- Jlreffes of the Citizens of Philadelphia, and the Suburbs thereof, during the continuance •fthe cxifling malignant, and contagious di feafc. Sec. I. BE it enaCted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enaCted by the authority of the fame, that a sum not ex ceeding ten .thouland dollars, be appropria ted for the accommodation, employment, and reHef of any sick and indigent persons, in the City'of Philadelphia and the suburbs thereof, during the continuance of tbfe ex isting malignant, and contagiousdifeafe; and the sum so appropriated shall be paid by the I'reafurer of the State, on a wnrrant or war rants, to be drawn by the Governor in fa vor of the commissioners to be appointed as herein after mentioned, who shall account therefor to the Legislature at their next session. Sec. II." And be it further enaCted the authority aforefaid, That the Governor ie empowered to appoint twelve commission ers, three of whom shall be resident in the Northern Liberties, three in the DistriCt t>f Kouthwark, and fix in the city of Phila delphia to carry into effeCt this law. GEORGE LATIMER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBERT HARE, Speaker of the Senate. Approved, Augnft 29, *797- Tnomas Mifflin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Commissioners appointed by the Governor, to carry into effeCt the law for alleviating the diflrefs of the Citizens of Phi ladelphia, and the suburbs thereof; inform their fellow-citizens, that they have met and attended to their appointment, and now in-' \ite them to rjeommend in writing, figncd by one or more reputable inhabitant, such ©f the indigent as may come to their know- j ledge, who will be employed or assisted as they may stand in need of, by applying to the Commissioners at the State-House, from 3 to 5 o'clock, on the 4th inft. and every other day, (at the fame houn>) while ne c-effary. ' ROBERT WHARTON, Chairman. Sept. 2, 1797- ' . P. S. The Printers in the city are re quelled to publift th* above inlheir different japere. 4'nrt'nir ttticlUgcnu by the jhjp Cumberland, captain Scott, in 40 dilysfrom Hull. PARIS, July 8. Ihe rumours which have been so iriduf trioufly circulated, relative to the refutnp tion of hostilities in Italy, may be reduced to this : in consequence of the prelimihary articles of peace, the French army evacuated leveral of the Italian lutes, which the Au'f trians progressively entered. In several pla ces, however, the inhabitants, enraged at the visit of the latter, took up arms, and ma'de several discharges of mufquetry to op pose tfleie entrance. Their resistance did not last long. Thus, in spite of the jobbers and fabricators of news, the .war i& not yet recommenced Lyons has not been declared in a state of siege, as has been reported, but the direc tory has charged the commandant of that city to take such measures as the circumstan ces may require. J ul T 9- 1 The day before vefterday, at half past fix in the evening, a fire broke out in the church of the Celeftins in this city ; it burned till midnight, and entirely consumed the build ing- This church had for some years been converted into a large manufactory for the calling of balls, and for the construCtion of ,gun earriages. The engines succeeded in cutting off all communication with the neigh bouring houses. The fire is supposed to have been the effitft of party malice—the work of the royalifb and anarchists. One of tijc spectators was of a different opinion : —" it is not owing," said he, " to the imprudence of the workmen, as has been supposed', Divine Providence has lighted up this fire ; Heaven,wearied with our victories and the calamities of the world, has destroy ed, in our arsenals, those newinftruments of carnage which we ftijl fabricate with one hand, while we hold out the olive branch witH the other." - The according to the last let ters from that place, it declared free and in dependent. Letters from Ulm, of the 20th ult. state that the Auflrian troops are on the'point of immediately forming three camps one of them in the environs of that city, dnothtr near Hailbron, in and a third in Franconia, in Wurtzburg and Schweinfort; that the number of prifoneri employed in the works of the fortifications of the city of Ulm, encreafe daily, and they amounted, at the date of the letter, to 6eoo. Fresh orders were every d3y received from Vienna to hasten the works. If the cabinet of Vf enna were in expectation of an immediate rupture, it could not employ more energy in its defence. And how does it happen that the French government, with so much reason to mistrust others, continues in the mod perfect security ? July 10. Considerable alarm was excited cm the exchange on the BtH instant, by the bank ruptcy of t merchant named Follope, who has failed for 11 millions of livres. Other bankruptcies were expefted to follow. The minister of marine and of colonies, to the president of the executive directory. Citizen president, I hallen to inform you that a division of the naval armament of Teulon, consisting of 2 ships of 80 guns, four (hips of 74 guns, and Teveral frigates, under the command of rear admiral Brueyx, set fail on the 28th ult. Every thing 011 the part of the officers and crews promUL's that the expedition will 1 be fuccefsful. I have also to inform you that an 80 gun ship has been launched from the dock yard of the port of Toulon. Health and refpeft, Truguet. We are ignorant what is the ebjeA of the expedition. May it not furnifh new matter r for triumph to our enemies, and for difgrate to a minister who has never yet been able to triumph over any thing but public opinion. [L'Eclair.] General Hedonrille will be followed to St. Domingo by Watrin, general of brigade, Klinger and Becker, adjutants general, and D'Anzy, commander of battalion, whom the directory places under hit command. General Scherer, who had been nomina ted to replace Willot, at Marseilles, will resume his place of infpedtor general of ca valry of the army of the Sambre and Meufe. Letters from Vienna, of the 28th ultimo, mention that several troops passed through that city on their way to the army of the Rhine. The emperor had written a. letter with his own hand, to the council of war, recommending to them to, take care that their army received the necessary reinforce ments, and whatever it is need of in every poflible cafe. / VIENNA, June 22. The infurredtion in Poland begins to wear a somewhat serious afpedt. A very extraordinary quantity of stores and ammu nition of every kind continues to be sent to the army of Italy. General Laudon's corps has jufl left the Tyrol to penetrate into Italy. ALTON A, July 4. A few days ago, very important dif patche6 from the duke of Brunfwick, who has the chief command of the troop* that guard the line of demarcation, arrived at Cruxhaven, and were immediately forward ed to England. They arc said to relate to the plan of the French and Dutch, to at tack the electorate of Hanover. Among the troops under the duke's command great movements take place, and some corps have aCtually advanced nearer the Dutch fron tiers. On the ptfter hand, the French con centrate a powerful force on the Lower Rhine, and are ready to aCt on the fidl no tice. 1 HAGUE, June 27. " Mod of the Batavian troops destined for the Batavian expedition, have now reached the Reider and Texel, where, to [ morrow naornmg, a beginning will be kukJ« » I to embark thera on board the transports which are ready for sea, Gen. has not yet returned from Zwoll, whither he is gone to enquire into the circumstances which have iuduced the troops quartered is that town, .to oppose their intended em barkation ; two companies of the troops at Delft have likewise refufed to go on board the transports. " The provincial administration of Hol land has publithed a reply to the letter of the convention, wherein the province of Holland was threatened with military exe cution, in cafe the arrears of contribution were not immediately discharged by that province." LONDON, July 10. Paris journals of the 4th and sth inft. are somewhat interesting. Tranquility at present prevails in the French capital. The two councils are chiefly occupied with the priests, the houses belonging to their ci devant livings, the national estates, public worflitp, and the emigrants.—But though Paris be tranquil, some of the southern de partments it seems are a prey to disorders of the most dreadful kind. Saturday- morning, Mr. Brooks, the messenger, arrived with dispatches from lord Malmefbury at Lisle. His lordship was received in that city with the'moft flat tering marks of approbation. One of the Paris* journals, speaking of thai-negotiation, fays, " The British cabi net has had the courage to fend back lord Maljnefbury to treat, with the republic— Lord Malmefbury has had the courage to accept this mission—and the directory, es teemed, refjirfted, and feared throughout Europe, has had the courage, owing to its love of peace, net, to treat with the con tempt it merits, this want of refpeft on the part of an enemy who sues for peace, who is in want of it, bijt d? man da it with insolence.'" ' ; July 11.' Saturday, captain Paget, of the navy, arrived at the admiralty office with dif\ patches from the earl of 3t. Vincent, con taining an account of several captures made by the English. The officer also brought advice, that the Raven brig, commanded by fapt. James, had taken a Spanish gal ; leon worth 300,000). I.aft week immense quantities of stores were shipped for the Cape of Good Hope. A fliip of 800 tons was freighted with coals and flour : the prime cost of the coals here wa6 10001. and the- expense of carrying them to the Cape will be 6rool. more. The reason of/ending flour is, that though there is plenty of wheat, thtre are not mills e nough in the country to grind it for the increased eftablilhment of the military and others. A petition has been presented to the Ba tavian convention, by>a number of perfont concerned in the trade and maritime affairs of that republic, requesting that, in the approaching negotiations, England may be made to indemnify the Batavian citizens for the loss tiey sustained by the detentfcjrf of the Dutch fhip6, and other aft 3 oY hos tility, which amounts to above 120 millions of florins. Meeting! of the merchants have been held in the confulados of the different ports of Spain, where propositions were made on the part of the administrators, that the merchants, in consequence of the stagnated state of commerce, which rend-red their capitals in a manner useless, should fubferibe to a large loan to the king, and should take for security and payment, licences for {hip ping goods to America, whenever commerce agaifi opened. The merchants of Cadiz fubferibed very largely; but in other ports very little money was obtained. A private letter received yesterday by the Hamburgh mails, contains, the following particulars refpe&ing the situation of the Marquis la Fayette at Olmutz, and is ex trafted from an official report of tha go vernor of that fortrefs :—"■ La Fayette and his family ground floor of the house which looks into the fields, and where j they occupy different apartments. | Every one of their servants has a room to I himfelf. Their apartments, raised above the fortifications, enjoy the purest air, and have large windows 13 feet high. They j are fitted up according to the choice of ! their occupiers, and furnifhed in the most I decent manner. La Fayette and his family \ get what breakfaft they choose ; five diflies and a dessert at dinner; two dishes at sup per ; Hungarian wine, &c. All the clothes j and linen the Marquis demands, he is fur nifhed with, without the least objeftion. The apartments, are cleaned and aired with the utmost care. . They are attended by their own servants, enjoy a good state of | health, receive all the books they desire, and are allowed to correspond with their, friends and relations." i A letter from Lisbon of the 15th ult. announces the fafe arrival of the prince of Waldeck, commander in chief of the Por tuguese army. In consequence of this ar rival, general Stuart is coming home. July 13. By a letter from the Hague, we learn, that General Hoche, Commander in Chief of the army of the Sambre and the Meufe, has been there, and after having held seve ral conferences with tha Members of the | Batavian Government, and the CommandeT ' in Chief of the intended expedition, left ! that city, either on his return to the ar ' my, or as some suppose, on his way to Paris. , Ths preparations for that expedition are continued with the utmost, aftivity and vi gour. The committee of marine direfts the naval armament, whiclv consists of 17 fail of the line, najnely, 4 of 74 guns, 6 of 68, 3 of 60, and 4 of 54, besides several frigates and brigs. The thips are to be viftuallyd for 4 months. The committee of Union, fuperintenda the embarkation of the land troops, composed of 20 battalions of Bata vian Infantry ; and the committee for fo reign affairs con the esecMtioi) ef the expedition, which is said to* be combined with.another, to be executed by a French flotilla; fitted, out at Dunkirk, to render the former more fuccefsful. General Daendels commands the land tttiops, and Admiral Winter the fleet.— Thiy ir. intimate friends, and have both served in the French army. We are informed by a letter from Copen hagen.of the ift inft. that on- the 30th ult. three Ruffian {hips of the line, two frigates anft one brig, commanded by rear admiral Materoos, arrived there from England, on their passage home, We are glad to observe that the) bill in troduced into ParliamentonTuufday by lord Grenville, for enabling his Majesty to con vene Parliament at a notice of 14 jnftead of 40 days, is likely to meet the general sense of the country. The regulation pan be at tended with little or no inconvenience, as it can rarely happen that a -member of Parlia ment /hall not be informed of the circum stance of the meeting at even the most distant parts of the country within the limited time, so as to be able to give his attendance on the firft day of the frffion ; the advantages resulting from the bill are obviojis, especially in critical times like the present, where th& collcftive wisdom of Parliament may from a change of circumstances become highly ne ceffaiy to be taken in the discussion of the general (late of public affairs. The bill does not, in other refpefts, appear to us to be a ny indication of the opinion of his Majesty's ministers on the probable success "oc failure of the present negociation. It is aft of wife regulation, and as such we have no doubt it will pass ananimoufly in both houses of Par liament. As a pr»ofof the diminution in the gene ral sale of Newfpaptrs since the last impolitic tax laid on them, we have to observe in one iriftance.that the nuthber of newspapers sent through the General Post Office on Mon day the 3d inft. was 24,700, and on Mon day last, only 16,800 —a falling off of near ly one third. ■ *=7 From the North Carolina "Journal. HEYDAY ! Mr. Printer, bad times are come - bout—bad to us poor voters, that we mud not eat roast lamb and-chicken pies—That a man has not a right to do as 1 he please. Fy ! upon it, Mr. Printer, this j will never do.—A'nt we in a land of liber ty ? A'nt we a free people ? What did we take Cornwallis's army for—or obtain, our independence-—but that we fhonld have bar becue t, with plenty of grog, -without momy and without price, whenever Mr- R. and Mr. S. should offer for members of the assem bly ? And I would be glad to know, Mr. Printer, what ether good our assemblymen do us ?—A'nt they vs el) able to afford it ? D'Vn't they vote their own, nay, and give ihemfelvts 255. a day, betides their travell ing expences ? Ought we not .therefore to have a share ? It is true, our ftieriff, on o pening the poll, reads a terrible oath, he fays they must take before they are admit ted to their feats, about giving away any gifts gratuity or reward, either direftly or indireftly—but that is their own look out and no concern of follow the good old apjftle's advice—'.' eating [and drink ing] whatever is set fefore us, asking no question for conscience fak<°."—Yes !. Mr. R. and Mr. S. are clever generous fellows, and I will vote for them all my life, Jf I can get barbecues, and have plenty of grog, mithout money and -without price—that's the fun of it, Mr. Printer—for who could ask it on easier terms than for a filly vote, which we must give to somebody, and it is little matter- to us to whom.—But I fear bad times are now coming on—bad, indeed, for they would with to prevent our candidates from (hewing, their generosity—mixing with the eommon people, levelling all distinCtions, and exercising ihc true inequality of the rights of map—Curse on their arifto'crati cal sentiments I fay.—For my part, howev er, I am determined, let them fay What they will, to vote for Mr. R. as long as he offers, and gives roast pig and brandy without mo ney and -without price. % fpF Thus is obfervablc the decline of virtue and independence in our country, from whence the mfftl dreadful consequences must ensue. In ruai;y counties we find men, without character and with out parts, insidious in their attempt", giving bar becues and a little krmviflt cheer, thereby deluding the ignorant, and cajoling them oat of the licit pri viledge of freemen. Hence we too often f-e the fame mean spirit of cleil lonecring prevailing ii the Legiflattlre, wheteby he digrity and honor of the state in too frequently prostituted to the grea'efl i'y rophants and time servers and pe>fons <'eft!r.>t • »f talents, virtue, or refpe&ability, elected to the higheft office*.—Not ijiary years; aft it may be re membered that the legifUture was ecmpofciof ma ny men of the sirs- talents an-i information, and possessed of true republican virtues—but now, a las! »f eleilioneering K-s become so base in its nrme, that ihofe are general ly excluded, either for the want of knavery or a .degenerate mind. What may we not expeit from a situation like this—where sycophancy is too mAnly the ladder of promotion ?—How often do ■Vfn fee men felling their libert) of for the lowest o£ all prices, a drink.of the patriarch of old, who fold his nirtkright far a mefsof porridge, may ye not Biped soon to Iwcowc bondmen and servants to fools and knaves—worse matters than even Pharoah ?—0 tempore ! 0 civet / 0 mores ! ' DEDHAM, (Majf.yAuguft 29. Italy, formerly the mistress of the then civilized world, hjs been uTstun and com pletely reduced to fubjeftion, since June 1796. The efforts of her own inhabitants for her defence have been »!moft nothing. It was Austria, that fought against the in vaders, and delayed the con que ft for a few months. In a military view, the eyent crowns the French with glory, and fills the world with admiration. But ftich ao event deserves more thought and enquiry, than the firft wonder of the news will suggest. How happens it, that Italy, which falls now like a child without resistance, once was a giast ?, It is because antiently the Roman discipline gave them the strength of giants, andtheir enthusiasm fprtad among the sat»w«\the dread of them as devils. It is bceatlfc Rciue divided Ly- 1.0 these whom flic afterwards afiailed by her arms, and by joining one state igamtf another, or letting up party against party, within the fame state, (he made her enemieg in effe£t conquer themselves - and at length under the name of allies, she brought them all un. der her own yoke. Much national inflruftion results from these events.' Italy has negle&ed military discipline for Tome 1 ages. Germany, it is has at lead three soldiers to her one. This kind of has been augment ed by another. The faee of the map of Ita ly is all befpattereii and blurred with the names of petty principalities and Republics. The number of the people in Italy is not probably less than it was, when Rome trod upon the neck of all nations. Her divisions have made her weak. Had her force been concentered into one state anddire&edbyone authority, no invader could have conquered her. . Let Americans notice the precious value ' •to a state of the following things :—ift. Some military knowledge and discipline. 2d. Union among themselves under one head for at kaft every national objed. 3d. That of old as well as of late, the way to conquer a. people and benumb their courage and patriotism, wasto fowdivifioqi. 4th. It may be proper to notice, though it is rather foreign to the design of these observations, that the name of Republic ha* not saved Genoa or Venice, thatSi neutrali ty, which we know fear and weakness gua ranteed, has not preserved the former from exa&ions—nor the latter from revolution pillage and subjugation. And laftty, that the only fafety for ra tions lies, not in turning quakers, and pro claiming peace with all, nor in the fjdi'e pre tensions of love and friendfliip na tions, but in having at all times an adequate force, and in shewing the spirit, that in the last extremity would use it. By this day's Mail. NEW-YORK, September 2. Some intelligence has finally been receiv ed from Capt. • Raymond of the schooner * Nymph, of this port, who failed from Lan cevau five months ago. She was taken by the Spanish privateer schooner Joseph, Cap tain Francis Sanchez, of two 18 poundei r , and carried into a bye port on the island ot ; Cuba, Navieta, where her crew turned trai ! tors for a small bribe from the captain of th? privateer, and swore the veflel was from New-Providence. Cipt. R. however writes, that though the veflel had been robbed great ly, he had by letter represented the circuin liance to government at the Havanna, and hoped to get the veflel clear, as he was now treated with polite attentian and had an in. terprete/. ' v A (hip from Philadelphia, bound to Bour deaux, last evening came within the narrows, having been chafed and brought to by a French privateer. We are informed that a (hot from the privateer took off a breast and an arm of a French lady'on board the ship. A surgeon was this morning sent for to dress the wounds of the unfortunate fufferer. BOSTON, August 30. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Aug. 23d, 1797-1- Tbe senior counsellor presiding : Voted, That a committee be appointed to present an address to the PRESIDENT of the United States in the name of the Aca» demy. Voted,- That the Hon. Judge Lowall, the Rev. Dr. Thatcher, and Dr. John War ren, be a committee.for the above mentioned purpose. 1 - - In pursuance of the foregoing vptes, the following address was presented. Ta John Adams, L L. D. President „/ the United States of America. sir, * THE American Academy of Arts and Sciences, founded when their country was struggling for Freedom and Independence, which your exertions have so greatly tended to e(labli(h, ask leave to offer you their con gratulations on your election to the office of firft magistrate, in a nation where the rights of men are refpefted and truly supported. They are led_to pay this tribute to your virtue and merit, because you have for several years presided over their institution witk honor and advantage to thenv Their pursuits are litdrary. They wifli to add to the knowledge whic.h their coun try already poffefles, and to use their cor respondence with foreigners, engaged in the fame pursuits, so as this valuable purpose. They cannot, however, be indifferent to the peace and happiness of the land in which they live, nor to the preservation of those invaluable conftitutionsof government, which distinguish it from all other nations. They kpow that these coiiftitutions will not arifWer the important purposes f<sr which they were formed, unless they are well With pleasure they find their Prelidtut, whom they have so long known, and so high ly efteersed, called by the free fu.frages of his to she arduous tafli ef guiding the counsels, preserving the honor, and supporting the prosperity of the United States, in fucceffiort to the man whose dis tinguished integrity, anr' disinterested patri otism, his fellow-citizens have so universally attested. Their aid in accomplifhlng (hefc defifable purposes, cannot be greatly effective" —but you may be aflurfcd that influ ence v/ill always be exerted to promote the measures of a government founded on tht basis of true liberty, and a/fminifttred with wisdom and firmnefs, They feel high fa tisfaftion when they find these virtues "mark, ed on the measures which you have hitherto adopted ; and they ardently pray that the infinite source of light, and of power, may always'direct you, and siowr with fucctf#
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