by mail.
From the Mercmlilc Daily Jchertifer,
CHALESTON, (S. C.) Feb. zjd
Americans ! unite, rally round your go
vernment —look on Frenchmen with the
eye 1/ suspicion, and prepare te meet them
as e n emies, w th a fw rd : And.
Beware of French Emi(Juries !
This W'S the ration of the patriotic Ma
jor General Pirckney, to Americans, while
he was their envoy to. and was in France.
Proofs of the nee? flity of this caution have
succeeded each other al«K>(l every day for
the two or three lad years ; bu' they are
now so plain and positive, that they mufl
convlft the minds of all, but such a* deferre
transportation to France, or thegallaws.
READ THIS.
Hi* 'Excellency, Governor Ro'lfdge, and
the colle&or of this port, abnut five weeks
ago rrceived a letter from Col. Picker ng,
Setfetarv of State of the United States, to
the following effeft. .
That gover: had obtained intelligence
that four perfo'ie wereto embark from Ham
burgh far thi" port, as agtnta of the French
direflory, with dispatches of a hofti'e na
ture to the peace and welfare of the United
States.
The Secretary of State then gave the
namtt o* the persons and their defcriptii n ;
also of the vessel, and the passports which
it Was exprfied th-y would, have ; and' in.
form.d.further, tha! 'he difpatchesand pa
pers of consequence, would be fccreted in
two falfr bottomed 1 übs, and requested that
the nec flary steps (hould be taken to f cure
the fufpe&ed ptrfnns and their papers, as
soon as they arrived here.
Capt. Thompfori, the boarding officer
Of the port, was accordingly inftru&ed to
douce particularly, and report without de
lay, all slTengers from Europe.
Yesterday he had the happinef* and good
fortune to board the brig Mierva, Capt.
Cramp, in 119 days from Hamburgh, an<j
reported her arrival, and that there were four
or five pafTengers on board. Thi« brig was
the e*pe£ted vefTe', and the Colleger, Ma
Jor Simons, attended by Mr. William Crafts
agent of si t U. States for th? naval and
war departmc s, went immediately on
board wi' h proper afMa' ce to examine and
'secure the fufpe&td performs a d their papers.
As soon as they got on board, they en
quired fc r per 'bns by name' they had recei
ved, and were answered affirmatively ; these
were diredly fearc'ied a d given into custo
dy, and the search continued for the tubs,
which werr fortunately discovered in the ca
bm ; the tubs w re broken open, and the
pape-s taken out 5 the horrors of guilt were
depi&rd llrcg'y on the countenances of the
guilty wretches, and their bodies (hook with
fear and trembling —There was a sign to
have thrown them overboard from the ca
bin window, but it was prevented by the
expedition of the gestlemcn who undertook
the bufin- fs.—Three of the fellows are mu
lattoes, and one of them a white person ; a
woman was also taken up, who was ev dent
ly concerned in the conspiracy, and er dea.
vored to take care of the tubs her
arm
The four men and their female accom
jrlice, are now confined at Fort Pinckney,
their trunks and baggage are taken to the
custom house, and the important Talti of
the Tubj are under the examination of Ma
jor general Pinckney, to whom they were
immediately delivered. The develoDement
will come out in season.
Capt. Howland, arrived on Wedncfday
from Cadiz, informs that Lord St. Vin
cent's fleet failed from before Cadiz about
the 16th December :it was supposed in Ca
diz that it had gone into the Mediteranean.
©n the 18th of December, one Spanish
ihip of the line, four Spanifli and one
Ficnch frigate failed for South America.
Before Capt. Howlaud failed, authentic
jecounts had been received at Cadis, of ike
capture of the iflaud of Minorca by Admi
ral Ntlfon. Ii was reported that the inhabi
tar.is would not permit any resistance to be
tnsde to th« landing of the British forces.
evrral Spanish gun boats, captured at Min
wj, had arrived at Gibralter.
We tender our ack.no wle dgmentt to an
obugmg Cortefpotident for the fallowing
intereiticg dwjwjner.t which corroborates
the account fa this csocr on Sa
■ urdav last. r "
GOOD NEWS.
St THOMAS'S Feb. 14.
ExtraA of a 1 tter from a highly respec
table chara&n-, to his friend in this
city
" Capt. Howard, of S:. Croix, has
this moment arrivrd from Baffaterre, St.
Kltts and inarms, that he saw an engage
ment on the iirfi inft off St. Kitu, be
tween the Confteilation, capt.
a Fiench frigate of 36 guns.
The a&ion co mmenced at 3 o'clock,
P. M. and laQed ab< ut two hours and a
half, when the Freeh frigate struck.
He saw the Conftellaiion and the French
frigate lec go their anchor* at Baflaterre, at
he was coming out*
He did not learn the name of the frigate,
nor had he any information of the number
killed or wounded on board either of the
ftlips.
Tht two frigates got into thi harbour
on the morning of the 12th.
Charles Campbell,
IV AT C H-M A K E R.
HAS removed to the .'hop formerly occupied
by Mr Jabv W r cod No. corner of
t- o«t and Chefn r streets ; where he uiU rh;mk
nfcl'y rece»ve and execute orders with neatness
nd difpa^h
hi hai ccwsT vrtv on hand,
A Nest a d Large Affbrtment of
Clocks Watches.
w A N r f D,
A JOURNEYMAN ■
4LSO, ■ r.e or two Apprentices of refpeilla
l)le parent«.
FOR S '•LB-,
A latge quantity ef Watch Glafles
Whole/alt and Retail,
nny 44
ALL Persons biaying any De
mands again f the eft.itf ol the late Robert iHardie,
mariner, are hereby rcqneAed to prcfent
them fqr fettUment, and allthofe indebted to laid
estate, to nukr payment to ieither of the fubferibers
PETBR BAYNI ON
Watnvt-flmt. / r
JOHN CRrtIO, 4 ' , f E ' KV " ri
Nt. 11, D**Jlr,4 )
»<•
John VI ill : k junr.
MM IIUWIS t>OM HO. 8, CHISNUT,
T» the Five Story Bu Uing 4 in Dock, near
Thirdfirtet,
WHERE HE HAS FOR S *LE,
300 Bales of Bengal Goods ;
CONIIITtNC or
G OSS AS
Baftas .
Mamondie* .
Humhumt
TafFaties
Striped Ddrei*
Caliroes '
Handkerchief*, &t. lie.
■4lfo. a Urge ajfortment nf
Madras Handkerchiefs,
of various dtfcripticns
A beautiful Coimtry Seat, for Sale
: 'I ni \TEL) on he bank al the Delaware, ad*
O joining lands of Matthias Sipler and Mr. John
Duflield. 13 miles from I'hiladeij-hia and J milts
from Brift 1.
The buildingsconfifl of ane>r two story Frame
Houfeana Ki chen adjoining— 3 roomson a floor,
Piaza the whole front of th« House a pump of
excellent water, alio a g<»od irarden and orchard
ir acres of land will he fold with tie premises,
hut more can he had if required. There 11 a gra
velly fhoreat the rfver, the water stages for Bur
'ingtoti pas- erery day in the summer season, and
the land stages for New.York within half a mile ;
any ptj-lon inclining ta pnrehafe may know the
terms of sale and othsr particulars by enquiring at
No. ii, Dock-ftrctt, or No. j6r, South Second
ltreet.
Feb. ij
FOR SALE,
Br TUB SVB«efe!»ER,
On Witlings aud Francii's Wharf,
300 Gin Cm*,
Also, a few bale« «f Bengal Goods.
G. WILLING
Jtaw
Feb. at.
Notice.
TO BE SOLD,
Or exchanged for property in or near Phi-
ladeiphiay
A FARM of one hundred and forty two atrea of
Land on the road from New-Port 10 Lancaller,
(/near London Houfe.Cbefter cobftty,
the Farm Houfc wai formerly u(ed at a Store and
Tavern, for farther information apply to CH A RLES
WH/JRTON, u hii houfc No. 136, South Second
flreet.
Feb. 16.
Red Clover,
Timothy,
Blue Grass SEEDS,
Herds Grass and
White Clover
All warranted frejb and free from all
foul feed,
FOR SALE.
BT C. ROBERTS,
No. 97, Market, between Second and
Third ftrects,
Who hat afo on hand, a general affartment of
Ironmongery, fadlery, cutlery and
bras* ware, ; 1 . Crawley Miilmgton lied, pig.
lead, block-tin, red lead, Spanish brown, V*nuiati
red, Vcrmillian, &c. &c.
IVhole/ale & Retail.
ia.Scm.tß.Bcfr.tf.
march i
TO BE, SOLD,
THE time of a ft tin - healthy Mulatto Boy, who
has jOcut 18 yearj to fcrre : would fuic a
in the country—Enquire of the Pfinwr,
fsfc. 37
WEDNF.SDAV EVI-NING, MAP.CR 6
PRICES OF STOCKS
PHILADELPHIA, FienuAity 36,
S ijc Per Cent.
Three Her Cent. 9/S to 8
Deferred 6 Per Cent.
8 A -NK United Ptttetr, 40 percent.
Petinfylvinia, 50 citio.
North America, 46 ditto
lnfuratise comp'N. A. (hares
Pemifylvania, fiiare«, 3.-
COURSE OF EXCHANGE
011 Hamburgh 33 j.3 cents per Mark Sanco.
• London, ar 30 day» 5$ i-j
Tructon, and
1 at 60 days 54
n 90 days 51 i-j
AmQ-erdam,£a days, pr. guild. 36 to 37 1-1 cents
The publication of the Gazette of the
United States-will not be difcontinucd. It
will be conducted hy the prefeut proprietor
until he can devolve it upon a luccclTor who
will do jhHicc to the principles and the
cause which it has supported. Although it
was not at all intended, that-ft) important a
medium of public information (houlJ be vyith
draivn, it is thought necefiiry thus particu
larly to deny a report which Jiaj been indul
trioufly ciiculated by those who with to foe
?very means of intelligence /anfttefl-d, but
their own torpid or virulent publications. '
If ever there was a time, wliicb called for
unanimity aniongft the friendr of govern-
fit, it is the present, by one
sentiment, ihjpirited'ty one principle, they
should press forward, uncfeviatiiigly to one
objed, the prefervatian" of their country. It
is tims, all iecoritlnry division* Ihould bo
done awayi and that 4>en, thitjeing on an ex
panded icale, should facriltfie every little pe
culiarity to the broader and jpore generally
received opinions of their friends, jfo this
way, alone, (hall wq be ever afctc to counter.
& the unanimity, vigour lift constancy of
the fa&ion of France.
3»wtf
The Interval during which the new nego
ciations with France, are to be carried on
(hould be. a busy one with us, for many im
portant reasons. We may already judge that
nothing will be left undone by the Democrats
to profit of it: the opening it gives them,
will be fc.zed on with avidity, and their
schemes prosecuted with new. ardor. We
'must alio be prepared to countera<ft a new
difcloiure of diplomatic (kill, a more artful
trap than any we have yet escaped. Should
a peace be concluded, and axjurireftrainedin
tercourfe between, .the two countries agai»
take place (which' mu(t 0 f «, U rfe be the
cafe) our/ituation would be rendered hazard
ous indeed. To provide, in time, for emer
grncies likely to arise, will mark our wisdom,
and well reward the efforts it ccfts.
jawtf
The Democfets, in'their feft fcleaion
of a candidate, mud be allowed the meed of
ingenuity, in erecting for their rallying post
a man, who concenter* iii tis single
every individual and collective vice of the
whole party. Such a man merits all their
confidence and fuoport he is, indeed, the
very" Extraft of Jacobinlfm."
lawtf
" The Descent of Taijcyrand into Hell"
ts poftpcned. only in order to prefenl the re
mainder of it, at on; view.
Ihe great Democrat of the South is said
to be employed at intervals on % new work,
to be entitled, tht Philosophy of Democracy.
It is to be hoped he will be more fortunate
in philosophizing- ot> this-g-round, than his
pK>found predecessors, Paine, Godwin, &c.
Mr, Dallas runs a splendid ijew coach,
hus, it Items, he has preached up Liberty
and Equality to foxne purpo(e»
tuth&f tf
tot lit Cazitti tfu Unitid Statii,
1 HE enemies of government make a great
outcry zgainft the alien law because they con
fide r it as inhuman ; and the democrats in
the house of representatives opposed the re
taliation law upon the Wgraund. I know
not whether to attribute the clamors of these
fellows to their stupidity or their villainy ;
but certainly their arguments cvinc* one or
the other in a remarkable .decree.
Under the impreUlon that'it may possibly
proceed from their not knowing any better,
I beg leave to suggest to- their consideration
a position, the truth of which to men of com
mon undemanding is feif evident, viz. that
no measure can be inhuman which facrifices
a few of our enemies to our own prefevva
tion, any more than the 3ft of {hooting a rob
ber can be called inhuman, when we do it to
prefervethe Jiires of ten innocent travellers*
Moreover, let tbefe good people fttetch their
minds, if possible, to the comprehension of
this fin;pit truth, that we should be truly
guilty of inhumanity, were we not to retal
iate.
1 I»WJW
The affafiinating arrete of the French di
reftory would then meet, with no obtacle,
and would operate as extensively as thole
inonfters intended it (hould : and our foolifh
forbearance would render us more guilty than
even the French government, by making us
aco.fTary to the murder ot our own citizens.
Vv' hen Franee is made acquainted with the
determination of this country to facrifice
man for mas, who is so despicably dull as
not to fee that ourfirmnefs will eventually
five the lives of both ? The French govern
ment will be deterred from executing their
f>urpo'fet; not indeed with- any view of fav
mg their citizens, or our from beingbutch
erea, but from nn apprehenfioi) of the re
proach and ruin which such bell if}, milchitf
•would bring upon thtm in their own country.
cod&t
©ajette.
PHILADELPHIA,
<> ® #
COM MU NIC A 7) ONS.
The £vs dlre&ors of France hava, ,1 be T
lie vie, as littk comrxifli- n in their difogfitions
as ths wild beasts of the foe't. I will.not
therefore insult conrnon fenft by
any .lenity.on their (ide as a cm;tc<jucr.ce.ot'
their aversion to daughter. I 'inlv hope it
from their ambition. Such fesveity may
possibly not be very agreeable to their consti
tuents, aad the ambition of the directory to
rule and tyrannize, to which they have Sa
crificed fach multitudes of their fclJoW-crea
tures, miiy sometimes require: Ik in to relax
their cruelty.
Co M MVNICA T lon.
Nccejfcfy qualijic thru for a Chief Magistrate.
He should be 3 mm of known sobriety ; of
and domeliic virtue; a profef
fir of religion.} of political sagacity aud
integrity ; and beside an exter.five legal
h fh._uld undeiftand the nobler
feitne - of go»er ment aid the art of war.
For he who will habitually become mud
died every day after, and frequently befo e
dinner, would he a dangerous dep.fitorv of
supreme authority. Might we not jtiftly
apprehend, that in the fe fclefs hour of in
toxication or inebrious gaiety, a fatal blow
would be given to the honor and the inter
ella of the commonwealth ?
Tn his own house at least he ought to
war the. breeches ; for that man who cannot
rule over hi family, is unqualified to gov
ern a state ; b fide, if ible grey metre w. re
to be the better horse, we (hould in fact
live under a petticoat tyranny.
If he is the and friend of
notorious traitors, he can poflefs neither re
ligious nor civil honesty.
His political principles (hould be in har
mony with those of tlie government over
him ; fi.r in the complex federifm of our
fyftetn, one wheel becoming rusty, or mov
ing on a wrong axis will, if not destroy, in
terrupt the motion of the who!e works.
he does not understand government, if
he petveris the laws to party purposes
Such a man therefore, is unworthy ihe hon
ors, dignities, and emolumentt of a chief
magilirate.
[ By express from New-York, information
is'nsctived of the recovery of the mail belong
ing to. the Chefterfield picket. The letters
havi sustained but little injury from the wa
ter.
DREADFUL FIRE 1
" A letter from Norf.lk, (Virginia) da
ted the 45th ult. fays, "The night before
last, a fire took place here, which consumed
bet wee'■ 60 and 70 h ofei. The hand of
Providerice was wi h us or the whole town
would hate beca destroyed."
Died yesterday morning, after a short
illnef«, Mr Jamti Kdfon } the public are
invited to his fu' eral, from his late dwell
ing, No. too, Market-street at three o'eLck
this aftemooD.
Port of Philadelphia,
Arrived,
Sch'r Liberty, Buikirk, N. York
©p 3tut^oritp,
APPOINTMENTS
tN THE ARM? OF THE UNITED STATES.
CAVALRY.
CAPTAINS.
Charles F. Mercer, Virginia.
James Burn, ' Soutk Carolina.
INFANTRY.
LIZ.vrZNwr~COI.OV£LS.
Maflachufetts.
Ditto.
Nathan Rice,
Richard Hunnewell ?
MAJOR.
William Jones,
CAP'fAISS.
Phineas Afinnun,
Joseph Pierce, Jun.
Arthur Lithgow,
Jonathan Andrews,
George Woodward,
Philip Cortland,
Walter K, Cole,
James Read,
Benjamin Gibbs, Jun.
-James Ashman,
Valentine Brothers,
John W. Hacket,
Jonathan Hodgfon,
Nathaniel Henry.
iZEUTEttAI&S.
Benjamin Beale, J U n.
Charles P. Phelps,
Edmund Soper,
Daniel Biflcll,
li'aac Putnam,
Tames Smith,
Richard Baldwin,
George M. Ogden,
Thomas Swearinger,
Cromwell Pierce,
Henry Weftcott,
Nelson Wade,
I.ewis Howard,
James Battel,
William Savin,
Charles Clemmetits,
Van Bennet,
Felix Wilton,
essicirs.
Mafiachufetts.
Samuel Winter Church, Ditto.
Christopher Whipple, Rhode-Island.
John W. Brown'on, Vermont.
William Morrow, Pennsylvania.
Jabez Culjwel!, Delaware.
John Adlum, Maryland
Edward Ford, Ditto.
Charles M'Callifter, Virginia.
John Heifkell, ' Ditto.
Marcus Combs, Ditto.
Willis Wells, Jur* Ditto.
SMALL TALK.
COM PR EH EN RING
j HE History, fheory, and Prail ce, of each,
i- according to the Latelt Difcovcries a/id
mprovcments : and full Explanations given of
/ at icits Dttuched parts of Knowledge, whether
delating to Natural and Arnfi. i*) Objects, or
to Mattcrll Ecclefiaft cal, Civil, Military, Con,-
mercial, tSc. Including Elncldations cf the
moll important Topics relative to Religion,
Morals, Manners, and the Oeconon.y of Life :
together with a description c f all the Countries,
C'ties, principal M ountains, Seas, Rive rv
i inough ut ihe World; a General History,
Mncient and Modern, of the diffe.ent Empire.,
ivjngdoin ,and Stales; and an account of the
Lives of the in. ft Eminent P. rlons inevery Na
tion, from the tarlielt ages down to the pre lent
tinies. Compiled from the VVriingsof t e best
Authors in fevtral Languages; the mod ap
proved Diaionaiics.as wel!o> General Science
of Particular Branchss; the Tranlaai' ns,
Journals, and Memoirs, of learned Societies,
tioth at home aiid abroad 5 t(.e MH, Leisure- of
eminent Proleffirs on d'flerent _Sciehce^; and
a a.iety of origina, Materials, fuiniihed by an
xt nlive Correfpoudeiice.
The Pablifner having been f.bcited to fur
;rfti of this v u luible and import nt work My
>ne volumn at a time, which by div.dim T .the
p lymen.s, m ght make the acquilition of the
work more convenient to pin chafers, pro, of.-»
■o t!ifpofe of the few remain r,g copies on the
allowing:
CONDITIONS.
The Work being .ln-dy completed in E;gh
"• n larj;e Quarto Volumes n • o ids, Elegant
y printed on Supe fin pa).er, iluifiratcd with
five hundred au 1 forty two Copper pla.es :
I. A vo.ume in b -ards wi.l be . eliVered to tach
übfi riber in the firft week of every month till
ne whole be delivered, which w,ll take a peri,
od of eighteen m nths.
11. Every Subs riber on rec iving the firft Vo
lume, to pay w nty Dollars.
On receiving the rod , 5 Dollars
'_he T ird, j 3 Dollars
i he Fomth, io Dollars
The F.nli, I 0 | lollars
. , The Sixth, g Dollars
and five dollars for each »f the fuccesding vo
lume?, till the whole is deliveied, which wili
imount in the wh le to One Hundred an.l Thir
>-five Dollars being the prefect price lor com
plete sets.
Maffachnfetts.
Maflac htifetts.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Rhode-Ifiand.
Vermont.
New-York.
Nc w-Jerfey.
Pennf) lvania.
Ditto.
• Ditto.
Maryland,
Ditto.
Ditto.
Virgibia.
MalLchuf tts.
Dtto.
D:ttO.
Vermont.
Ditto.
New-York.
Ditto.
New-Jersey.
Pennsylvania.
Ditta.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Delaware.
Maryland.
Ditto.
Virginia.
Ditto.
Any fubfc iber who m.iy chufe » 0 hav,- the
whole in a (horter time than i£ months. may
liaAt any Rum er of v kn es that may he agrte
..Me at the fame time at the above pric-s.
To pievem any .. i i-iidcritandinj. it is proper
to expreN mat no vo'wme will be deli ere l' to
»»y person w thout the money, a „d e tlx f:j
on hand Jrr bit few in numbe ,it «ill He requi
'e that such »s t;o>le to Income fublcribt •
h.ould apply at»e r.y .spoffiblcto pr.vcntdif
pp.mitment*.
oef33-%i)tatre;
NEVER Performed HER?.
THIS EVENING (March
Wist—be pfclented, a telfHriitcd COMEDY; (i»
in thr):cnlle<£«'
DUPLICITY i ..
Or, THE MASK'D FRIEND.
Written hv the author of the (Wad, to Ruin, &c.
■ aud-pcrforH'i- p-»t Govmt Garden TJi?*tre with
diflingiii filed applauTe.V. . /
End of.tbc Comedy, a Ballet Dante, composed
. i>v Mr. Byrne, called
THE PRU.N-KEN PBGVENCAfc;
Or, the Stfh'or't RiHtfti. '
To wtich will be a<s<ici!, a ' othedy, (in three
" ' *fls)
The MAif >
Orj, A 7 rip to Scarborough.
frO™ -Another new Comedy-, is in rehearsal
and %'ill be speedily j reduced,
Volunteer Grenadiers.
THIS Co'rps is ©rdered to aflemble .at the
hoiife of Mr. ()gden, in CVfi.ut Street, of
Friday evening; flext,' at j o'tlock, on bull
nels of imp»rt?rsc. ~L
By coqrmand,
G. K. HARRISON, s
March 6.
Attention Cavalry.
The Volunteer Tropp of Cavalry, is or«
dered to meet at Opden'j Tavern Chef ut-.
street rn Friday Evening'it 7 o'< lock, there
being several Member* (o EledV,' and other
bufintfs of importance to difrn^
JaMES SIMMONS.
march 6.
-
Fop. Sale,
BY THE !(.~Jj
The Cargo qf the Ship Asia,
Capt. froMi Sauvia.
Confijfing of
COFFEE and SUGAR.
William San/em,
j c.&.'s. iv. injfwi
Mordtcai Lewis.
march 6.
An Elegant situation for a Country Seat.
Tohefo'J at public autflion at th« Merchacts'Cof
fee hnufe on Friday the 15th infl. at 6 o'clock
(if not prcvi itfly disposed of at privafi fair),
A LOT of GROUND on 'he Oerniaritowjj
road, distant ffom the eitj between i ani
■ailca. adjoining the plantation of Joseph P.
orrij, Esq. containing 10 acre* aad 16 perftiei
".oft or lei's : tis beautifully Gttuted, and colfl-
Q&nds a »ery exti-nCve proipcA, The term* (if
'"aid will be caQli.
For fnrthur particulars a; ply to
TH&MAb GREEVES, cr
ISAAC W. MORRIS.
irtrcli 6.
Philadelphia, March ■- 7 y9.
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