ered rights, are unjuftifiable, from the na ture of their mifdceds, of the agents of every government. The eomraiflion enjoins all the command ers of the (hips of the Republic, and ,all captains of privateers, to seize upon Augus tus Love, rnd deliver him up to the autho rities of thi> fir ft port they may call in. The commifiiou invites the superior agents of the allied or neutral governments, to take the fame measures with regard to Augustus Leva, aiid for that purpose (hall be sent to them an* extraft of/ this arret, which is he- to be inserted in the official bulletin of St. Domingo. •» Done at Cape Francois on the 16th Thermidor, sth year of the French Republic, one and indivisible. Signed,'oil the Records of Verbal Process, the commiflioners of the French Govern ment. SANTHONAX, RAIMOND, Pascal, Secretary General. CHARLESTON, Oft. 15. By a gentleman of this city, whp arrived at Sa vannah 00 Friday lal, in the sloop Cleopatra, tvblcii left the Havqnua the lith inft. we have been favored with the following information. P' FRENCH PIRACIES. Thy number of American veilcls which have bfxu carried into the Havanna by French privateers, and comLmne** there, exceed one hundred. Nine American -veflels f-nt in there in one day by one French privateer, and three or lour of a day are cotr.men. Upon their rrrival at the Havanna, the crews arc turn J d on fliorc, the vefiels and cargoes are lold, upon a fiiam security, given Jor obtaining their condemnation ftom Care , Francois. Thure i-, however^ firong i-eafon for believing, that Wank condemnations are sent in theie from the Cape, to render proceedings (hort. A boat of about *5 tons burthen, with lateen fails, arrived at Barracoa in days paflaee from Cadiz, which (he left on the Jd of August. She brought dispatches for both the governors of Ha vanna and La Vera Cruz, which were forwarded to them over land. Gr»at secrecy was observed, and very little in telligence had transpired; it was supposed that it was not of a very agrecab!? nature at any rate, as all the money that eould be colle&ad at both plac es, was ordered to be immediately sent to Spain ; likeWise ail the uncoined prepared ote and in cafe there OwuW not be a fufficiency of money and ore, to fend even the images from the churches. From the above information, and at the time of thi« dispatch boat having left Cadiz,it is not unlike ly, that thefenrgent demands aretofatisfy Earl St. VincentV contributions upon Cadiz. The ■ sloop Difeovery, Parry, from Jamaica for this port, is carried into the Havanna. It is computed, that the duties to be paid into the cuflom house of this port, from the cargoes of the four ihips lately arrived fron London, will ex ceed ioo,obo dollars. / %f)c (Basettt. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY EVENING, October i*. Sinae la ft publication, the commilfioners 'Wave received the following donations, viz. From Molt. Henry Hill 5° A. Negro 5 Huzinga Nafchetl 4^. From inhabitants of Abington and citizens of Philadelphia now there, at follows— Dots. William Sitgreaves 3° Jsmes Whitehead 3° Ralph Peacock * 3° Leef«m Sr Joseph Simmons 3° John Maybin 3° Isaac Potts 3° John Sitgreaves 20 John R. Smith r 20 James Gibfon ' 20 William Flintham 20 William Redwood 20 Lydia Gilpin 20 Robefon & Samuel Noble 1 5 Cafll(froma Lady)P *0 Thomas Barnes,jun. Williaim Shannon to Isaac Rich 10 Abraham Colladay 10 Richard Noble 10 Wityiatn & Jona. Leedom i° ■ Samuel Jotics 10 Robert Hitzheimer * 5 • Thomas Baker 5 Richard Robinson 5 Jonathan Tyfon.jr. 5 Samuel SohoKield ; 5 Joseph Shoemaker 5 William Jones 4 Jzmes M'Calla 4 Domio ic. Sherridan 1 John C. Wells 10 Cash, by the bands of "1 Wni. Moore Smith j Phinea/; Bond 100 Samue'l Wilcocks 20 From inhabitants of German-"! town a.nd citizenspf Phila- ( g Q delphin at present there, by f Gid.Hill Wells—addition. J From citizens of Philadelphia now in Block ley and lower Merion townships, and in habitants of said townships, as follows— Dolt. Chajles Biddle 5° „ Richard Peters 5° Col. Francis Johnson 20 David Jackson i* Mrs. Harland Algernon Roberts 10 David Roberts 10 Edward Roberts !>0 Hugh Knox 10 Jghn Heaton 10 Thomas & Mary Roberts 5° Thomas Geotge 1 20 Jonathan Jones - 20 Rachel Whartoa 20 , Jacob Jones -'O Charles Jervis Jacob Zell ° William Govett ° William Roberts 6 Thomas Cochran 5 "Enoch Thomas 5 wWilliam Huffey 5 Xieorge Helmbold 5 j Robert Roberts -v 5 ; Jqhn Price 5 Rebecca George 5 Richard Crane 5 William Jones 4 Joseph Price 4 Abel Thomas 4 Jefle Thomas 4 Henry Helmbold 4 John Thomas 4 Mary Stephen 3 George Hirts 3 Isaac Bond 3 Thomas Goucher 4 20 David Zell 2 5,0 Phineas Roberts ' 2 Benjamin Tunis 2 Jacob Latch 2 Mrs. Sheets 2 Jonathan Walton 2 . John Thomas 3 Jacob Morris 2 John Fraley 2 Lewis Thomas 3 Mary Gamble 3 Alexander Hoffman 1 55 Jacob Johnson 1 10 George Marthall 1 David Latch 1 John Rowland I George Grove I Frederick Grove 1 Isaac Hayn I Hannah. Moore X Jacob Hoffman 1 Chriilopher Leach 1 Cash from sundry persons .18 From Charles Weft, of New-Jersey, io2lbs. mutton and 47lbs. beef. From the inhabitants of Radnor, (addition al) 15 bushels of potatoes, \\ cwt. of buck wheat meal, 3 bushels of turnips, and 1 cwt. of rye flour. From the widow Lukens of this city, 3 cwt. of buck wheat meal, 15 bulhels of pota tatoes, and 6 do. turnips. From Pearfon Hunt, 3 bis. rye flour. From an inhabitant of New-Castle, 1 bbl. of fuperfine flour, 1 do. of potatoes, 1 " keg of pearl bailey and I bag turnips. From Charles Shoemaker, 5 bbls. of flour. EDWARD GARRIGUES, Secretary. The number of deaths in the city and suburbs, for the 48 hours ending yesterday at noon, was Twelve. TO THE PUBLIC. The following is the Copy of a paper, read by a gentleman at my request, and in my presence, to Dr. B. Rush, on Saturday the2iftinft. " Dr. Currie informs Dr. Rufli, that he is the author of the account of Dr. Ruth's conduft and practice, publifhcd in the Ga zette of the United States, the 6th inft. and can produce refpeftable teftitnony in support of the truth of the fads contained in that publication. " If Dr. Ruth is deiirousof knowing why Dr. Currie published those fads, heanfwer6 because, he believes they will determine the question, whether Dr. Rulh is entitled or not, to the credit of the important difcove rie3 in the healing art, to which he is to lay claitp, and which are ascribed to him by his zealous friands ; and also to bring to an issue the question, so interesting to the community, relative to the tnoft fuccefsful tpetbod of treating the malignant fever which has infeftedandoccafioned such deplo rable mortality in different sea-port towns of America, since the year 1793- " If, however, Dr. Ruth (who profef fes to make tnjth thf>guide of all his actions and the leadingobjeft of all his rtfearches,) (hall make it appear that Dr. Currie has mis stated or miiYeprefented any fad or circum stance in that publication, he fliall think himfelf bound by the inviolable regard be has for truth, to make apublicacknowledge ment of his error, and to make every repa ration confident with justice : For Dr. Cur rie entertans the old fathioued opinion, that nothing is more honourable than the inge nuous confeflion of an error, except never committing one. Dr. Rulh will doubqfcfs agree with Dr. Currie, th§t the truth ora ny ocurrence, can be determined only by the testimony of refpe&able charafters, and can neither be eftablithed nor inva lidated by the event of a Duel, much less by the weapon of a Ruffian or a Bravo. On the contrary the man who has recourse to either of those methods to defend his char after, or to juftify his conduct, affords to every refle&ing mind the strongest argu ment that he is deficient in common sense, or that his cause is unsound, and will not bear a fair and rational difcullion. Instead, therefore, of being considered as a of courage, a challenge ought to be considered as a proof of guilt, and the challenger brand ed with infamy. " Dr. Curdle withes to avoid a personal contest, but if assaulted, he will not. be an swerable for the eo'nfequences. " No notice will be taken of any thing that comes frqm the pen of any person but Dr. Ruth himfelf on the present occasion." Written t)£lober 20th, and read to Dr. Rush the 21 ft. Since the above contents were commu nicate to Dr. Rush, I have received an a busive and insulting communication from his for. John, but as I believe him to be either a lunatic or a ruffian, I tTtould think it a re flection upon my understanding to take a.fly< notice of any thing he can possibly fay. The impertinent little coxcomb also that wears a Spencer, and afts the Merry-An drew for little boarding-school misses (hall be treated with silent Contempt. WILLIAM CURRIE. Ph)lad. OS. 2\th, I 797. N. B. The name of the author of the account of Dr. Ruth's conduct, &c. was o riginally left with the Editor, with difc&ions to be communicated to. Dr. Ruth, 011 appli cation. Why then tvas not applicafibn made, before the afiault was Dr. Refc I TRANSLATED for the Gazette of the United States. LIBERTY. EQUALITY. Hague, the id Tbermr.hr sth year [Z3tb Jvty 1797] :f Je French republic, ove *nd jrulintiftEle. The minister plenipotentiary of ttie French republic near the Batavian republic, to the Batavian natiolial assembly. CITIZENS REPRESENTATIVES, It is at the moment in which the Batavian people are about to assemble to exercise the mofc effr.ntial right of a free nation, that of giving to themselves a conflitution, which (Ball replace ithern in the rajik of the Euro pean powers, that the tindei figaed fulfils the niofl; pleafmg duty, iu addrefl\ng to you, in the name of his government, its sincere feli citations upon this aufpieious epocha, and upon the wisdom which produced it. In this circumstance, decisive as to the fate of the Batavians, the executive directory of the French republic, who have incessant ly kept an eye 011 the important labors which you have so ; happily terminated, doubtless' feel their most lively interest redoubled, and Conceive that they (hould seize the oppor tunity of manifefting to the whole nation the sentiments of a faithlul ally, by the public txpreffion of their vows for her, —of their hope and benevolence. It is not fufficient for them to have sus tained, with a constant folicitnde, the inter ests of the Batavian people, in that fucctffion of negotiationsbrought about by the wisdom of their councils as wrelj as the eclat of the arms of France ; to have acquired for them new alliances as ufefutas impo/ing, and there by to have aftbeiated them to the grand des tinies of the French people : They do not dissemble that fa many advantages would be iilufory and trifling, without the invaluable benefits of a wife and a stable government, whidh are the firft wanta of people. But if the dire&ory has been penetrated with sincere joy on learning that this con stitution, lo long expected, wars on the point of being presented to the Batavian nation, how much is that fatisfa&ion heightened, when, by considering the whole of your constitutional labors, tbey conceive the* fee preserved therein, .;not only the true and grand principles which preserve individual, political and civil liberty ; but also those of wife Philosophy, enlightened by sxperience; when they find therein, instead of that bad ly combined mixture of partial sovereign ties, with clashing interests .incessantly in creasing, a unity which is the life of the political body, the concentration of the sovereignty of the national representation, the exaft demarcation of powers, the fre quent renewal and gradual advancement of the public functionaries, in a word, the peri odical return of primary assemblies, which continually bring autliority back to its pri mitive source, and to the happy situation of legally benefitting, f.v^. Ship Commerce, Chamberlain, Pert in Prince 30 BrigMcrlly, Jones Cap- Frautoss iS Molly. Davine, do U Delight, Sherman, Fttit Ouave ' ' Schr. I.'ivcly Lass, Cofer, dcr. . Sincerity, -Monteith, Cnrracoa 31 Harmony, Nichols, Aux Caves 35 Ranger, I'ncr, Jacqoemel &% EU.zaboth, Prazer, Port ati Prince 1? ,Foic, Kidnty-, do. , 30 Thomas, Wood, do. 50 fcloop L'Efpoire, L'i lirondel, • do. '3O Driver, Brent, do. 30 Barret, -Smith, do. 30 New Tori, OSolcr 23. ARRITE-D. Ship Bdvidere, Ingraham, % London Venelia, Paine, Gibraltar Snow Nancy, Wells, Port-au-Prince Sloop Rachel, Liringfton, do. Schr. Greyhound, Greene, St. John's Extratt from the log-book of the fftip Bel videre, captain Ingraham. Sept. 1, 49, long. 46 2, spoke the Hannah of Bolton, bound to Ham burgh.— 14th, lat. 42 28, lfwK- 38 ii, spoke the Columbus of New Lilbon to New York—l9th, lat. 43 58, ' on S* 43 2 3> spoke schooner Virginia from Philadelphia, bound to Bourdeaux. Odt. 12, -lat. 42 20, long. 63 o, spoke Pallas, , from" Dublin for New York, 'l4th, lat. 39 36, long. 68 32, spoke the Fair American of Bolton, from Glas gow For Norfolk. » Footman & Co's AtiElion Room» THE public, are fefpc&fttlly informed, that the -Tore of the fubferibers is how ©pen for the rbeeption of Goods, and'the Sales trill commence on Mono ay next, tie 30th inft. whef) will .be fold, A large aflortrnent of Dry Goods. AMONG WKI-CH ARE, Superfine and common Cloths Caflirneres, Flannels, Blankets Coatings and Baizes Cotton a;id worsted Hoficry Chintzes and Calicoes Chintz and purple Shaw's Book and jaconet Muslins * White and brown Lir.cns, Tickings, Checks and Stripes, • —ALSO—- A quantity of Ladies' Morocco Shoe*. FOO 1M AN thofc who are reipeiflahls and regular. Inquire at the officd of this Gazette. OA. *4 tltf School Books and Stationary. W. YOON G, Mo. Second-Hreet, cornrr of Chefnut-ftrect, HAS now ready for sale, a very large affbrt ment of Engli/l, French, Ljim and Greek SCHOOL BOOKS. Aijp, such elementary bopk» on Science, as are generally read in.the academiei and colleges throughout the United~State3. LATELY fUBLISIJFD,. Sheridan's Di&ionary, the sixth edition, in qco large vol. 8 vo price 3 dols. Ditto,-targe 11 mo price 1 dol cts. Ditto, common, price I dol. 50 crs. All fonts of drawing, packing, printing, ami writing Paper ; Bookbinder's Boards Pallebo;rds, sheathing ard blotting Papers; printed Blinks,< blank Books, Wax, Wafers and other.articles, of the quality, used in the counting hoafc, or public office. Ct-ta'ornrs of a roifi ei'arenuv coUesi-*n of BOOKS, with t've price of jach affixed, to fie 1.a.1 by inquiring as ab-.ve. Oil. 54 —3..W6W Philadelphia y 03. 2Aftb, 1.7 9*7. ALL perloin, dclirous to to fernifli Rr lior.s and Quarter Mallei*'.-- Stores, during the year 1 798, for the troops in Philadelphia, Fort Mifflin, oh Mud lfiand, Carlisle anu Reading, or any of tnem. are desired to deliver their propofnlj, under a fcled cover, on or before the jcth No vember next to ' TENCH FRANCIS, Purvey*. The Rations to corjiji ef I pound Flour or 3read 1 pound Beef, or 3 4 of a pound of Pork gill Hum, Brandy or Vy'h &ey x lh.<3ahdT<(s S 2 ' l J "' \ . >To M'ery hur.dred rations a qua*ts Vinegar ( ' 1 q'.iart Salt J f&f;lBLhN