jtaafc— "i '■ i £s* The ship Carolinus, Capt. Alex ander Mellcy's Letter Bag for Cork ~ and Liverpool to be taken from the i Post-Office the \th Inst, titb mo x, 1798. +HI PARTNERSHIP OF . Hallowell & Rhoads BEING thisday dissolved by mutual confent,all peifons having demands against said Firm, are <!e iired to bring in their accounts for settlement, and these who arc indebted are requested to make im mediate payment to Samuel Rhoads, who is au thorized to receive the fame. HALLOWELL SAMUEL RHOADS. •dec. t $ , FOUND, ON the eveningof the 29thultimo, fu»dry BANK NOTES. The owner, by proving his right, xnav receive them on paying the cjtpenfe of this ed vertifemer.u December 1. TO LET, A THREE STORT HOUSE, IN UNION-STREET, Enquire of Mart Green in Laurel-street running from Spruce, between Second and Third-flreet«. dec 1 c^jt NO n CE. ALL Perform Indebted to the EAate of - Benjamin Harper, late of the Northern Liberties, deceased, are requested sb make im- ' mediate payment and those having any demands ' againtt faidettate to forward their accounts pro perly attefteu for fettlement-to (KACHEL HARPER, exettUrix. THOS. SHOEMAKER , executor. | t2th mo. ift All persons j Indebted to thit Eftart of Ms. John' FzNNo,late of Philadelphia, deceafed,are difired to make pay ment, and those ha.ving any demands, to nrtfent them for fcttleaent, to Samuel elodget, Adm'r. or JOHN WARD FENNO, Agent J to the adminirtrjti>.», - roy - 3n f,m. Boarding and Lodging. GENTF.FL t oarding and lodging, with fuita li.d accommodation for fervams, to be had " *t no. 53, north Fourth street. The house has been tf free from fickiiefs and shut up during the late fever f c December 1 Lancaster Connty Butter, si IN KEGS,—FOR S//LE, Enquire at No. 92, Market-street, near Third-Street. JZLi. 1_ S A SINGING SCHOOL, b A Jir At\DHLW LAW. ™ \V ILL be °*" !Ded 0,1 M °ndiv evening, in a \ T r , '°T. baek of Arch ftre « <-hurch, corner of " /rch ana Third flreets. Havingr.» le the business of teacbjng Psalmody a primary employment for many years, and hav ing minuted in moll bf the principa 1 tawns in the nired Mates, and having formerly- taught with Of fwccefs in t.. 1 - place ; also, having met with en couragement from a large riumbi-r of refpeaable - gentle:! en »n this eity, Mr. Law is induced to so licit the general patronage of the citizens of Fhila -delj r ia. He wiil teach» an easy and expedit?2u. a ,a„> 1 tier, th«*. practical rules e»f mufifc, together with a -* variety ef tunes, airs and anthems ; also, the e!e- nit ments of thorough-oafs and the principles cf com- tit position. He will riad tenures on the fobje& of n»e p.iullc as occasion may require, and opportunity del prefect. Ihe school will be attended at the room above c-ei.tioned, Monday, Tuesday and Thurfdav, in the evening, irom 6 to 9 o'clscft, and on other evenings in the south part of the city, provided _ that a room can be procured fer that purpose. If any iadits pr fer King taught in their own I.ouk?, and will form into societies for ehat pur- po)e, !.e will wat on them at such hours in the day A Jafcallbe 110 a agreeable, provided they do not V. mteriere \vi:h the stated hours of the general Ai. lcftool. 6 • , ihe tirms maj be known by applying to Mr. hai J.™' Wr - Robert Wallace's, no. 77, north firt IsirH (trert, . r at the room. the Philadelphia, dceember 1, 1798 Ihe SubfVribers f.'jve received by the late European arrivals, the • Following Merchandize, Shippfdl them principally on consignment, which 1 they offer by package to Wholesale Store Keepers, que or others, on very advantageous terms, for calh, lire approved notes, or bills of exchange on London. P.) Medford & Willis', * *0- 78, North Front Street. ' at( IRISH LINENS. Printed calitc-es, furnitures, purple and colored (hawls „ Mu3ins, plan, striped, checked and fancy 1 Hjljlore, jaconet and book handkerchiefs ed Pins ar.d lundry baberdalhery Scotch,and < olared threads pro Strict cloth cardinals gov Durar.ts and c»lam4niotj v law Woffled, cotton and fancy hosiery east Tilt, i j'.lor and beaver hats tier Yorkft lre plains and broadcloths Am Pfiin fnd twilled coatings audd»ffills the CafTi .ftercs and fwaofdowns Sttijie, point and role blankets White colored and Welfli flinueJs Knapt Kendall cottons n VVorfted and mohair plulhes Pewter, airorted in small - Spades, fliovels, frying pan# & ironmongfry An invoice of Watches & Sec< 100 cifk« nails ifforted, the nov ii J n FOR SALE, ~ By the Sul/fcrlbers ' 200 Bolts Ruflia Duck, S", jo pipes London pai ticular bill Madeira Wine b,t 1 pair nine peund Cannon P'y ' c . w 3*'" Madras Handkerchiefs 40colbs Fine Flota Indigo •» %3 iiarrri» Ccef. (illlings b* Francis. . Peun-ftrttr, > -?* 0 vets) b* rit ) 4 tiot FOR SALE By the Sub/cribersy ON VHY LOW TERMS per WAX CANDLES, a ga of A lUH.HOR QUAHTV, Ji her by the iingle box of z-jibs. or by the qnan - tity. CO Wirings & French* slei etv. 24 j x 1 -r ttfl PARTNERSHIP Of ~ Alexr. J. Miller, & Co. , TjElNtr diffoived on the firl infant, l<y the t'R 1/ death of James Davis, all persons indebted he to the sams arc requeftjd to fettle with tUe fub iiribet, and th«>fc t© whom they are indebted are requeftjd to cull on him for payment. ALEXR. J. MILLER, Na. 64, South Front Jln rt. )S Who has on hand, ,all TO BE DISPOSED Of ON LOW TERMS, de- Bj the package cr Piece. ,o<i Fine plain and tamboured Muslins Gazzennas aa " Batus CofTaes Rabobgungies l India Callicoes 1 - Li. Bo»k Muslins Coloured ditto NK Real & Mock Madras & puliicat hkfs. ;bt, Brown Silefias ed- Tickings, &c. &c. JUST ARRIVED, AN ASSORTMENT OF Irish Linens y RufTia Sheetings. nor 18 { "d Mrs. Beason, Lately from Richmond, Virginia. ' L TNFORMS the Public, that /he has for lome i. tune pall pra&ifed a Cure for the Vellow 0 f Jaundice, Dropsy, and other disorders pecu- 1 liartoWcmen. She likewise offers her services ! m _ as a Midwife. Apply at Mr. John Taylor's, , r - lt Blstkfmhh, near the New-Market. r 0 ! no * \ If dat WRAPPING PAPER. " FOR SALE, VF.RY CHEAP, A Quantity of printed Paper, suitable for Grocers, Tobacconists, &c. Enquire of the Printer, lte . no* 20 4t ' ly . 1 :,,t FOR SALE, AT -THIS OFFICE, A FEW Copies of an inferefting Work, in French, entitled a of The Administration of the French > Finances,. DURING THE TEAR 1796. . a _ Also, An Hiflnrii al and Political View of the »d Adminiftratfon of th« French Republic, during :n t ' le year 1797, —ef the causes which produc er the Revolution of the 4th September— And of the reiults of that Revolution. PR2CR 1 HOLLAR EACH. These two political trails, are from the pen of the celebrated ci'lvcrnoiSjand contain a thou iand Interfiling disclosures of the folly, venality and of the different Ufurper# who have reigned in France (hiriiTfc the latter stages of the horrible Revolution how pending in that miserable and depraved country, a Nov. 3. ——__ i advertisement! r e Todd & Mott, h 0. the City of Philadelphia, .Merchants, having auigned over their effects, real, personal, and e ' mixed, to the fwbfcribers for the benefit of all their Creditors— Notice is hereby Given, » ' 1 nrwutta w rnxTiut 1 a -L estate, that they aie required to make im i . mediate payment tot tbeir relpe(fti*e accounts to ] cither of the aflignees, in failure whereof, legal f meafnres will be taken for the recovery of such r debts asarc not discharged without delay. John Waddinglon 1 1 ' J ohn Rhodes L Aflignees.l ' r John Allen. } ' 1 nov - 26 tu.th&fatFi < , Notice. ' A LL P crfo . n * indebted to the Eftite of Alex- j t si dectsfc d, or to the Firm of , 1 Alexander Bilfland and Co. are requested to make immediate payment to the fubferiber, and those i ■ having demands against the said etate, or to tha < 1 firm of A. Bilfland and Co, are desired to produce v the fame to ANN BILSLAND, a , Admin.ftratm to the Eflate of Acxander Bilfland, r deceased dec.! dfm f —" — —— r Notice. f r THE creditors to James CosLEv't, efq, are re- } quested to meet at Bender's tavern in Second '' llrrtt.onthe 7th of next month, at five o'clock, p P.M. to consult on business refpe&ing said eflate. B 1 . \rr~ e rcqueft of Bcr, i J niin Harper, f late Aflignee to James Corlcy. a f3t notice. y | ' ,ncre hants concerned in Ihippiag belong- H A ng to the port of Philadelphia, are tequtlT- • ed to meet at the Coffee House on Saturday" the ift of December,at one o'clock, P. M. to consider propriety of the draft of a memorial to the general « government, for an efficient general quarantine « law, to prevente the imrodudion of contagious dif- « cases, and of . circular letter to be to gen- <■ tlemen m maiithne cities of the Uaited States of " America, on tbe fame fubjsfl, for their support in " the measure, if concurred in by them. 11 By order of the committee appointed the I'd inflant it the Citv Hall, LEVI HOI.LINGSWORTH, Chairman november ao. ' _- . - la Joleph Thomas's Creditors bl ARE requelled to meet at the City Tavern in al Second near Walnut street, on Tuesday evenine. bi the 4th December, ®* nov. 30 Y< ■ 41 T FOR SALE, n; The time of a Negro Girl, t2 t! yea s old, has 16 years to serve.— She uas flout a, W hU J VW * f' *?" Uhv ' and capa bje ofdowig every houfchold woik. For tc,m. £ v, Mi , g sa- 22 $<f«*th SecondJlrtet. ———'— ' eodtf *** An Apprentice will be P 1 taken at this Office; if immediate applica- ea tion is made. C t GJ- THE OFFICE ra OF the Committee appointed to fu at per intend the building of the Frigate, is " again opened at No. 95, South Front ol Street, where attendance will be given ti to receive the fubferiptions of those gen- & tieman who hav< not yet made payments. N november 12. r £i)C 6'>oCtC2. the __j. : ■— tc ' l PHILADELPHIA, lit)- - EVENING, DECEMBER 3. Extrart fmit a Sermon, preached in Christ Church and St. Peters, by the Rev. Mr.Aber crombic, Nov. 4th, 011 theoccaJion ps open ing the lad Churches, after the late general Ocknefs ; and repeated by him, at the requefl of the Congregations, on Sunday Nov. 18, 1798. T £ X T— " Psalm 95, vecfe 2. Let us come before his prfence luith Thankfeiving. Affer stating some of tt.ofe general inftancrs ' of G> d' 9 providential goednefs towards us, which call (or our highelt (. ratitudc, ami point- ' ing out some of the motives which fh '*iM le.'d us thankfully to acknowledge them, the preach er folem: ly appeals to rh/ consciences of his 'hearers, in an enquiry into their conduct undjr | such evidences ot divine favor, and-thus con- 1 eludes, with reprefetiting the alarm.ng reverie | ot circumilanots. <i Already does danger menace us from , L. abroad, undtr the twofold form of open vio- .1 , lence, and the ft:II more alarming, because i ! treacherous, afpeel of insidious policy. So f .. ' that, in the language of li.tiy writ, fro n ( me " abroad the sword" threatenet!:, «vhile "at ow home there is death." t LU "! Till within a very few years, the tempe- ; c , eS: rature of our climate, has proved in the I ' > highest decree favorable t» health, and fe» J ! lenity of mind ; and the mortality through- f ~~ out our continent, was scarcely more than ! what accident, or the natural decline of life, ■ j occasioned : whereas new, the frequent vifi- <j p nr ! tation of Difcafe, in «•< reoft teriilic form, f< he defnlates our once flourifhing cities, by an j v I nualiy bani/hing a great part of their inha- c ; bitaiits from their aecultomed places of; ! abode, and hurrying, with irrefiltible rapid- j' ! ity, very many of those whom negefiity com- ' 1 pels to remain, down to the silent chambers n in of the grave. (ii j That these coincidently dillreffing cir- oi :h ' cumftances may not have been infli&ed as 31 a merited puniihment for our violation,as a people,of the injundions of Christianity, and " he a gencrifl deviation from religious and moral [j! "K redlitude, who can with ceitainty deny? f r IC ' Yet, when we refledt on the attributes of 01 the Deity—the general economy of his providence—the regular andcor.fi mcd ope- ! "• ration of physical causes—and the history of- dl mankind—we ftiould be particularly cauti :n ous in di.iominating any temporal evil a n< u- judgment upon the fufferer . : f r 'y The doArine of a superintending provi- fl, 10 dence is indeed clearly inculcated and prov- fp ed, in almolt every page bqth of the Old and New Testament, but we are by no ' h ir.eans either authorized or able to diftin- • - guifh the particular instances of the immedi- f n ° ate interference of the Deity ! from the or- ■ tu dinary operation of the eftabiifhed laws of . h< nature. | m [Be this however, as it may; it is i afl A our part as men to commiserate with hu-i p S 11 mility and fear the fufferings of our fflbw j" mortals ; and while Christian sympathy heaves_a d section otour iite catamuy, with all its a fad pr 1 variety of woe," let the benevolent and m ° highly meritorious exertions of those of our k fellow citizens, who voluntarily rifqued their lives, to alleviate the of their help less brethren, be "ever remembered by us c & with the rtloft refpeafui rjletm, and by those Ai who were the JubjeSs of them wit h the molt Fr ajfcdiofiate gratitude. As Chriflians, let us th profit by the numerous examples of mortal- [J? ! ity, and « prepare for as sudden and unex petted' a a arrest, as that which fe many '*! - have so lately experienced. That we aie |,f, yet fuffered to farvive, is surely a just and a in ; great cause of thaukfgiving. Human life P* 2 even when protrafted to its utmost extent is ali : very short, and the mod aftive exertions f " are indispensably neceflary to secure a bliss • ful eternity. That the greater our prcpa ration, the greater will be the degree of our felicity in the next state ofexifteiice, neither reason nor revelation permit us tv doubt. How ineliimable then, the pfivilege of hdv logflillthe opportunity of advancing towards , perfection ; and, if unhappily hitherto ne • gleSed, of notv beginniug to thiak, and to me 1 aft for eteruity ! an To you, brethren, whbfe dc relatives he or frierds have fallen viftims to the late de veuring pcllilence, the call to prepare for th< • death and judgment, to watch and to pray, at " is awfully loud and affefting indeed. ,ar " Our dymg friends (fiys the p.oiis Dr Youn.Jcome I G: o er u» like a cloud, " ' I)e| " Tc> damp our brainlefi ardor, and abate , . • « That glare of lite, which ofteo Idiodithe wi/e. r Out dying friends are pioneers, to l mootli °' - „ l al ru 6S e °.P i(s 'o death. Our fimtteu friends fan Are angels fern on errands full ot fove; WP I " For U, they l. ngu i(h, acd for u s they die; r And shall they languid, fhali they die in vain ?" fCV r• i-f. Night Forbjd u, Reaftn I 0! Forbid it. HeaJn ! fto Let us therefore diligently improve the U P late melancholy occurrences whic\ have been permitted to affairs, an d by which wo all of us have, in forar degree or other occ , been painfully affeaed. l at us eagerly a vail Ourselves of the time and opportunity we yet granted to us, for working out oureter Wa nal falvatiuß. With humility and venefa- Hon, wuh Ctriftian meekness and charity wuh fervent gratitude, and holy zeal, let' Te us approach our Almighty Creator, prefer. M< vcr, ana constant benelaftor ; and with one mit:d and one spirit, devoutly contemplate J the operations of hit providence, thankfully acknowledge our experience of his gooduefs g rc put our whole trust i„ h.m, and henceforth Civ earneflly endeavour, by the unremitted ex- 'V ercile of genuine piety, and the roost aftive ly virtue, «' io to pas* through things tempo a ' that finally look not those which are eternal in the heavens." bei CKThe OFFICE fta ! of the Board of Comnriffioners, under hoi Awicle of the Treaty of Amity, bo, &c. with Great Britain, is returned to ' No - 1,2 9 Mulberry street. a ' n Nov. ii. ® re • • v anc —'" ■ r 1 To Robert Waln, esq. Delegate in the Cotigrefs of the United 8/at a FROM PENNSYLVANIA. SIR, . EXCUSE the liberty I take in ad&cffinj. to you a few ;in*s, relative to your p.cfcnt litua tisn. rift You are entering a circle in public life, where ltr . the duties are manifoM au:l important, wtirre sn - the highest refponfihility attrnds every aiftion. ril The largeit city in the union has constituted vou it-ft its dehgite, and experts from your wil'dom ,g, profpenty and fafcty. Philadelphia harl a (hare in framing the Federal ConHitution and now en trulls to you its guardiaHfhip : These Sir, ;re jj sacred deonfitj, and none hut the infamous can wilfully betray thein—lt is not then in yon c ." s expeft to find a traitor—but wjtliont the k<-cri m, eit vigilanre may be fnltuired and the character of Pliiladciphia bleiniihed in the na .tj ttonal councils. L -h.- Recolieif, Sir, (for it is a fart and all the j, ls world fhuuld know it) you are the Rpprrfinta- j llr tive of the better p-\r: of this city. ju ohiific influence wa, exeric,! 10 give lucJcfs t» vourde rl-e moccatic opponeilt —but the of virtue aiidfedeialilmwisiriumpbant : Yon h>re then the reputation of rcfpertable constituents to fup -«m pnrr, and who are. willing to reft thtmfl-lves 0:1 10. .your justice ; Your former ft,-vices whilst in the lfe State Legiilature, give rhem thetnnfl fanjnine S 0 expectations, and implicit confidence in'y.jjr Ji chararter. A heart replfte with virtue, and a mind well stored with ui'eful knowledge, cannot have a bet ter field on which to diijplav their several quak ie " ities, than in the Congm's of the Unitid St.,ies. he If your benevolence embraces every class of fc. yourfcl'Av crratures, the 'ituation is equal to 1,. the noble wish—but the dutie. attached to this an I station are sacred and aiiuous YaU inuft bear : part of the weight of a whole empire—ferl ' yoi rfelf responsible for its misfortunes and co»- fiderevery national diAjrace as r'jinous t" yonr n» These confideratroi s ;J« ays in vour mind n- j will urgj you to exert your talents in a bold a. ' cor,flirt for honor, liberty and Independence. 0 f i l'he fubjerts which will Co he' before the en-' ' suing Congress w ill n;o!l probably be particular j ly important—There is I believe a crifis.ap proa. v..g, when all the vigor of the Fede ali'.t rs must be furnmoned to lave the state from fink ( ing and defend the con'titution from the attacks I. of aflaffins. 'This enfis will agitate Congress, as and give birth to important events : virtue must a ! then Hand its ground, fcderalilts must feeJ the |( j native dignity of their c.iararteis—all will dc pend on lirmnefs—by giving an inch, every a ' | thing is loft. We need not look for the stab ! • from France —it will come from the boi'om of : if our own country, and* the hahd which will guide ' is it is no common < ne. ! The system of France has been to conquer by ! dividing. She has a party here, which 4|lugh weakened is still ftrong-thcy arc a party of ruffians, men who having nothing to lose, fear ** not the confequencet of civil war—emboldened I from this motive, they will wield the sword of i- daughter with relentless fury,and fatten on the r. lpoilsof their plundered country, j The prominent feature in l'he chararter of Q these men is boldness—they are indefatigable in doing their work—f#r their amkitious" hearis pant after that eminence which is only acquired in times of auarchy and coofufion in the tempel tuous sea of jacobimfm. The mild and digni if. fied superiority which an eftiblifhed govern j ment gives, or which is derived from the unbi s ; afled fnf,rages of a free people, they juftiy view _J as beyond their attainment; and indeed, is ill j fuked to Ihe turbulent temper of their minds. Every go d man should unite * :th government, Y ill trufbing this hydra in its infancy and lhield ■ 11 1 m 1 J ' r «. "'c *r,u d property from ruin. At this trying leafon tfje i m ''"l the Rcprefentative <-.f Philadelphia r Oioiild be firm, his judgment foiid, his eye pen r etrating; regardlals ol private views he should wrfp himfetf ap in his country's fate and ritor fall with her : Taking the Conlti,ution for his J ccmpafs when he embarks on the wide oeean of e ArnerU an politics and steering equally clear of t french aad Hritifb he wiil anchor at j 3 the harbors of honor and happiness. Fortunate . 'y» sir > for our city, your past condurt encou rages us to expeit this charafler in- you, and with the fervency of a faint I pray to heaven «e may not he deceived. Your future chararter in s life will take its fiamp from your present candurt l in Congress. Philadelphia has long wanted a s proper fixeti chararter tofeprelent her. Honor , 5 and gratitude will be the rewards of merit and s fcderalifm. LUCIUS. Philidelphia, Nov. 30, 1798. . FIRE AT RICHMOND. [extract OF a LETTER.3 j f " Richmond, November 23. •' Ihe city of Richmond exhibited a most • , melancholy scene yeflerday. About half 1 »n houf after fun-rife the alarm of fire was ' ( Heard. It broke out at the top of a wooden house near the centre of the town, where . there were a cluster of wooden buildings, , nod three brick buildings, very large. The : , large brick fto-re and dwelling house of Mefi" . i Gamble and Temple, fit 11 nted at the cor ner of the Cross llreet, adjoining the hoiiife where the nre broke out, and aJarge hoafe of brick, within about ten yards of the famefqaare, and belonging to them also, - were sTiiraculoufiy favsd after being on fire = several times, and in different places, by c the exertions of the citizens, which c (topped the conflagration from extending _ up the main street, but the flames extended | ( down the main street, and coufumed ten v wooden houses, and one large brick house, v occupied by two merchants, one of whom v ia 3 farnily—the goods in these two (lores I 1 were mostly saved from t!v- flame, but there was a deal of grain consumed that was in lumber hotifes, which could nnt be got out. The fufferers are Melfrs. Gamble at:d lemple, James In .es, Thomas Hooper, McflVs. Mitchell and Giudner, Richard Denny, Mcffrs. Dunn and Watt, and Israel J. Cobcn, merchants ; Mefli*. Wm. and Oeorge Richardfon,jewellers John M'Leod grocer, George Gray and Charles Purcell, 1 verfmith, who loft every atom of pioper tv '"his house—his wife (who was extreme- - »)' Hi) was saved from the flames by fume enterprising man, who went up by a ladder " and took her out of the wi-.dow, the flames - ing so great that Cue could aot cosoe down itairs. There were also fc*»ral ware- j kitcheas, stables and other out- a nouses eosifumed by the fire." f Notwithftandirg there were two engiues f alraoft constantly playing on the houses, the * coujd not be checker until it l-eached ' another large buck building (otily eight I t- Y° m * ;i - ; entirely ctmfuiue * | which covered with slate or tile, it & ates ' ,av ' n g a parapet wa'-I around it, war H pre.crvation of the retraining houses i that fide cf the ilreee to the bridge—a; Ting nothing but the conflant supply of waU ; tua- engine kept this from taking fit. t c ilamc» had not been flopped her, S Z" 7 °! er buMn S in the row on thl * ion. * U j' m '' ' Ine *"itably have been confuroeii b? you 2[ ' ( ver y P r "bafc!y thol« on the other fide <f i' 4 om, f ltrrcc 8l"», as many of them were fevi- *t, bare time* on fire, but were extinguished an! - 1 r en- fayed by wet blankets, and knocking tie U" ! '-re flnngies off the toof.. b , l£ can . * we ———ttftwiiMi i ■ ■■ ttf •en LOS! ON, November 24.. ,ht ,„ « ths re j° ic: »g9 0.1 account of adtm- 01 na- ra! K c , for.'t vidory cook place at Gi bralta- l " the i g , eiKral at St. Ro a ue sent 10 at 111- 4 a,re the cauff and the annunciation a 11 irfic L \! n ''S ence 10 the Spasiard waifent ex- P ,te P rc:s to Malaga- <5 tW The Aligstor a D d Atalanta hath brough: * hen .otters directed to the Secretary of State. •' up- An expedition, it was apparent, was in Ti Z " 0 '!- Jm P laU °n at Gibraltar. Conjefture 6 ; e hnd made Malta its oSjeft ; where the En. to rjr ' exj.edled to be joined by the inhabit- I t: ait*. t (■„ 'ell Go the 6-h Oili jtai'r, a conyov of ve/felf -- 1 iet- from Engia id arrived at Gtbaltar. A. | >al- ir.ongd thtm, three liidiamen tranfportsj having on board 25 hundred troops, Which to Avcr; ' a °ded at Gibraltar ; and an equal J ' his num her of the garrifori to be embarked, def- I ' ?ar tined, as supposed, on the expedition men-I crl tioned above. IK- A convoy cf supplies had failed fr«m I Gibraltar to admiral Ne Ton's fleet; under I 'J ( , thi Coluffos of t 74 guas, capt. Murray. On ] hurfday th< iiuprer.ie Judicial I m-' Cotirt of {his Common weal .h, eommtliced I a ,_ their feflion in this town, by adjournment. I ,p- In a lengthy charge to the Grand Jury, the I lit Chief Jultfce, after noticing th; varioua da- I 1 *- ties of tliat inquslt, dillated in a plain and I I y** intelligent manner, on ttre dtftf.TCToir of-l 1 uft 1 rsafon, mifprifion of Treason and Sediti- I I j le on. He contracted the rigorous afts of li [ c . Congress, made during the lad war, with ■ ' ry the lenient meafurej of the last fcflbn, I ab which had been made the engine of popular ll of clamour—the latter he said were silken I T3 :de cords, while the former were brazen fetters. I j H« mentioned that the common law coil- I ;h templated ledition. slander aud defamation, |f r of as crimes fatal to society—that th; sedition I ■ar aft did not llop the mouths of the people, I ed nor manacle the press ; but was a check on I ot the promulgation of falfehood. That every I e one might comment on adminiftf-atoi* aad Bit of adminillration, provided they did not violate H« ; n her sacred rights. That trials tor I q ria were, by a jury oj peers, which are of the Bii ;d most liberal kind. That the words fpokeu K 1 ft- nmll not offly be true, but spoken with ■ l malicions intent. Nay, he detnonftrated, Bo that this law enlarged the people's rights, f p , u , and circumscribed the power of the court; I j;j that the punishment for slander and feditioa I Is. at common law was undefined and difcreti- ■ it, onary, but is now rellrided by the Itatute. I ■ld Th« l« irn«>l jn Jg ■iw « fn-nfter, ■v. proved the exittence of a French faction in l [ the bofbni of our couetry ; and expofedthe I n . French fylteoi-morgers, fr«m the Quin- i ] Id tumvirate, in Paris, to the Vice President or and minority io Congress, as the apoltles of its atheism a;id anarchy, bloodlhed and I "f plunder. On Monday at Salem, a beautiful ship, K t pierced for 20 guns was launched. She id belongs to Mr. JDerry. At Charleftown, lj ;( ► e famt day, the new ship Galen, of 261 tons, If m designed for the LeuJon trade. Her kee! p u "- 1 lias been laid only about 70 day*. She a | now litb at l<owe'« wharf. L' ar ■'' MEW-LONDON, Nov. a 6. PIRATES. John Maitheivs, Solomon Gecr, and Peter t Leacockt are held up ro public execration, as f", Amcrkan French pirates, 1 hey have failed from Curracua, in a privateer fchooiier of ten IUI1 UI guns The two latter have declired, that every I' American they capturt, they willftrip even of his shirt. And every captain of an American ft armed ship, ought to declare, he will use his j£ best endeavors, thjt-tltcirJi«j«/j Anul i make bat—- tuns for bullai, is J n NEW-YOKK, Nov. 3 0. c Besides the NIN TH confirmaiion as Nelson's >< viilury, capt Adams, from Gibraltar, brings* e an account of a war between the and f Turks. g Mails for South-Carolina 'Jf Georgia > e "OACKETSarenow provided i'ur carrying the 1, Jl Public rnaiisby water Philatelphia e and Cbarlcftoii. They will leave Philadelphia on Friday's. The post by land will becoDtinu- I td twice a u eek until an experiment i. made ii» 1 regard to the expedition and regularity of the J packets. If any. perl'on chufes to have their I let\erj sent by land only, thry will pleafr to. l write the word Land upon the letters : other , wife lUev will he sent by that c.nvc'yance which will firft start after (h(> letters arc left in fcbe poft-cffice. : y°f £ ph Haberjbam y , Pvjl-ftfrijltr Gemerl. Philadelphia. Auirujl 13, 1795. 1 : ' PIIIJ\TING \A ORK, ! Of Every Kind\ 1 EXECUTED AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE, I At the Office of the Gazette of ib& , United SrAXts, OA. 13. dtf - e TEN DOLLARS REWARD, r -pvESERTED lafl night, a Iccoftd time, from - I J the Marine Canip, DnH Lufer, a fifer.— He hadwhea hewent away, a plain I lue jacket and II vert,light b'.neoveralls,alound hat,which tydbecrt bound With yellow, and -.vhith he had ripped off - in hit ill ft deferiion, and a pair of nrw fhoei. he is • a Carpenter by ti-ade, has eyes.sandy hair fallow complexion and a nitch in his upper lip His back i« ftlH f>>re frorr. a flogging he got a few days ago He may he difcovtrcd by hu fifefng, e ,a; he plays extremely well. i ' W. W. bURROWS Major Com. of rne. t O&sber I?. Marine Cotps.
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