their Maker, and the moon will ftpiiH at he >";>lei-.dour-of the fur. When we. are ransforrned into complete L-vt Hers, we cuti >verleav>, at one bound, all the mighty dif ferences elhiblifhed by infinite wiidom ; and without a fceming dilguft at the of eternally larring principles, (hall 'congratu- MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST j. qWfclwi Vat we have escaped the - drugery of human prudence, and emerged From J. Kussel's Commercial Gazette. into a region of perfeft day. fFrom Pres. Maxey's Orations.] 11 has long- a maxim, that the world j. • is governed, elpecially in its sudden dccifions, ! Tlle | iunl ;| ating diftrelTrd fituntion of n ore by found that, knfe. Peace is the very th( . Frcpch finances ; s no longcr a f fC ret. catchword to gull us Is it worth any The blalne is upon the Minister, who, thing, if we do have it ?—And pray, Mr, jn babilitv afford another fpeci ■ Democrat, what fort of Peaces that, wh.ch of Ga |,; c ; u ft lcc and philosophy, by calls for so much hard fighting, as our peace falling a facr jfi ce to popular phrenzy, like j wuh prance ? A gtm powder peace—a . tb£ ba kcr, at the commencement of knock me dswn fricndfliip—a-fland-and-deli- , revolmion> who was ie-ponr.niovfly Ner.cr your liic.or.your-phrfe-conneft.on m j j, „ a l nnip .i ron at Pari? totttone so trade. H.-w much wo, fe would har be? 1 tlie f car clt y of bread. as' Well -r> the French traders from Balti- —" more) are toa much of Dutchmen. Wt what v. iil it cod ?—National honor, —will it anfwerfcr a cargo—what will it fetch ? Send it off, it is worth nothing for home con. function. A long peace mate? a people all wot(h!p« jpeis of Mann .on, they coin their patriotism firjl, ai.d they cii;> it and sweat it as the ( Jc\i do tie half joes, til] it looses its cur. rency. '1 he Dutch had forty year peace be foie they joined cur cause in 1780. Aftet two years languid war, that funk their profits without rcufing their spirits, they were again at peace ; and glad they were to be again re lV-»d from charges, free to trade. What followed ? Tiie spirit of gain overpowt-red every other spirit. Before Tichegruf. made tjjt* (laves to France, they had ceased tc be a nation ; their patriotism was dead before the death of (their independence. Independence is a jewel to be worn at fcr,:e expence ; it was gained at the price of iwoi.ey, of more precious blocd, and ths still Wore precious energies of patriotism. If no cccnficns should recur to rekindle thefeener ■trOr (hoes, if it (hould not (lop at our purses. that war with feme efforts would have some lofii s—that peace- with some disgrace would have feme gains ?—ls this federal arithme * or it, thisfneaking kickabee spirit, saves no people, it does not even save a dirty 'penee j enre. It invites wi ongs, and lowers the ft UiSt would prepare force, and use it 1:1 tl Way that would tlrtcoUragc the aggres s; . i e p-. tual peace isa dream that no lon fetr vHit* Bedlam. Very long peace isa eaji- i:; a deep of opium, from which a na tion '.vai:es confnfed, weary, weak and de feitceiefs. Courage, patriotism, love of glo ry, i*irtiies that a nation cannot do with out ; virtues, a nation cannot have, without t'.o < ccaficnal of wares. Tobacco coP.s nioicthan fleets—rum kills more thai ■mi m— I,J— * mu.ptm* imjfe %f)t (D&tttt. PHILADELPHIA, * V * % c * ./ - r Peace with France is not to give us one of tbe benefits of peace, nor to spare us one of : efforts of war. If we could make one, Pill out ships would be taken, our govern- TTR-iit pulled down, our intefline faftion set up, our energies, would be paralifed and with out obj.as made them very unequal. All men have not the fame firength and a&ivity of bo dy—all have not the fame endowments and energies of mind. Thefe % are fafts which fpenL in language too plain not to be under filled. Nature no where yokes up a dwarf with a giant, (x a Newton with an ape. Amidst her mighty proftifions of endow n -nts, we discover an iiiftinftive wisdom, fitting the numerous parts of the flupend ox!s whole to their several places; auanging them hy orders, differences and contrails, so as to conftituf one perfect system, whose parts are never all young, nor old, nor e .Jun?6. ■. : We usderftaiul fotne French paper are in tawn, which contain an account o days at Tculob, proceeded up the iVjediter I r2 <*V The following letter received, by the lad overland courier from India, corroborates the information given of the probsbility of war between the Bfritifli government and Tippo Saib: M General Stewart left us for the Mala bar Coast a few days ago, to take the com mand of the Bombay arxy, which, in can jun&ion with that of Madras, mzrch once more towards Senirgapatsm, \vith a view .0 annihilate our inveterate old enemy Tip -300 ; who being' n ade to ur.dfrfi.ard thnt Buonaparte is ttill in Arabia, and ihat altbo' le has met with some fcvere check-, from the \rabß, i« yet in fnfEcien't force to do mi:'- | lim afliftance. has determined him o break flnth the Company. " Trowbridge hae taktn all the islands in he bay of Naples, and blocks ail the ports it the fouthwefl coast of the kingdom— Zlapt. Hood of the Zealous, has beaten the incmy from Sallerno with his marines, and ;arrifoaed the place The Lazzaror.i are "ail oyal to a man. 'I he Republicans distrust heir leaders and toldiers. The French, Cardinal Riiffo, with an aimy of 20,000 nen, is advancing northward from Calabria, ind on the other fide an outlawed priest, :al!ed Grand Diabols a' the head of aeon r"; r 3ble '■ ody of loyal infnrgents, ic con i;-.n ly ncki ig ihtii o't polls, anil har rT •,£ hcir< every way. He now blocks tLie Unci fide, and thinks of soon :r i■■ to take it. He has commuuica il. with the Eng'ilh (hips. Ihe King of sicily, well i formed of every thing paflinp 11 Italy, it preparing for his return to Nj Mr. Botanquet, the chairman of the Ii dia Company, his Report to the Court c Dire&ors on ihe Bth of February, detail the managenjent of English hcules, and na tenfively engaged in an illicit trade fron the Company's pofleffions in India to thi enemy's ports—That " they fupplicd thi enemy's ports in India, particularly Batavia with (tores, from Europe, as well military a naval, which had enabled the enemy to re pair, and re-eijuip for sea, the French squad ron, under Admiral Sercy"s diredtion, fron which the commerce of the East- India Com pany has fuffered so much interruption dti ring the prefect ,war.'' — " The names o: ■some of the parties mentioned in the inter cepted correspondence, and who appear t< hate been, the principals or agents i* thefv iranlaOiofts, are as follows :—Mr. Letch inftein, Tranqueb.r ; Mr. Bie, Serampore the Governor of Batavia ; Fairlie, Reid and Co. awl .Lambert and Rofs, Calcutta ; Forbes, Smith, and Co. Bombay ; Locarelli -»" d Co. M/tnillft i Duatzfield and Co. Ds j Ci.ninck and Co, and. tit. Widow Blacks C«. London ; Minct and Fcftor, Doveri : —But fc'ie house of Duntzfield and Co. Pre sident of the Royal Commerce of Copenha gen, appear to ha*e taken the principal lead. It is also dated, that tonnage to i very cunSderable amount had beeo, or ws to be provided by the house of Fairlie, Gil ing at Batavia alone were said to require 50,000 tons to bring them to Europe."— tranfaftion, seized 3 vclTels employed in this traffic at St. Helena, and a fourth was afterwards taken on her paflage from Ba tavia to Lisbon. He likewiie flopped at St. Helena a Mr; Paine, the bearer of dif paches from Manilla to the house of David Scott aid Co. Lvndon, By these papers it appeared that a vessel called the Helfingoer, purchased in England* under the orders of a Scotchman named Murray, who was sent from England by Meflrs. Scott and Co. to command her, vi&ualled by Mr. Humble of Liverpool, and freighted partly with the produce and manufacture of this Country, forward to Copenhagen by Messrs. Scott, failed frcm that City in the Sammerof 1797, and reached Manilla in the January follow ing, where fhc was detained by the Spanish Government as being English property un der the msfk of a Danish flag. During-the Rahling, fupereargo of the Hclfingorr, wko had been clerk in the house of Dunfield. and Co. of Copenhagen, deposed, upon his own knowledge, to the fa& of ber being the real property of Uavid Scott and Co. of London. This evidence was fuppb'rted by the testi mony of others of the crew, who swore. to their having frequently heard the- Captain make declarations to the lame eilctt'during the V'qva/jfo and iuveigh against the bad qua lity of the piovifions furnifhed by Hunibie, of which he laid on his return he should com plain to Scott's house. The Captain in his examination, also acknowledged his having, been lent by the house of David Scott and Co. of London to take charge of the expedition. The vefltl was however given up, and the object of the meflenger who was to pofiefs Messrs. Scott or Messrs. Duntfield ofthecir- thatby theiriiifiuence they might cbviatethe tffett of an intended appeal to the SnpremeCourtofJudicaturein Spain. Capt. Murray, on his arrival ofFManiila, wasim preJTed with a firm conviflion that he should fmd the place in the poffeflion of the English, although at the time of his failing from Eu rope the expedition planned against that Isl and could only be known to the Secret Committee, (of which Mr. Scott was) and to his Majesty's Mihiflers. In Mr. Paine's dispatches there was also inclosed " a dtreft remittance to the house of David Scott and .> • ./ i'~r BOMBAY, Feb. 6. Co. Hated to be the produce of goods taken tr :in the ftorcs oi MelTr;. Lccat.-ih ar.d Co. of Manilla, the apology made for tlw ex change of which, against bills, can leave no poflible room for doubting in whom the pro perty of thefc ilores was really vetted."—Mr. Bofanquet observes, that there is in abun dant other evidence ot like tendency, that the intercfts of the India Company, and of "the Public at large, have been grolsly inju red and abuied ; and that it is the. boonden duty of the Court to lacrafice every partial or private conlideration, to the exposure and punishment of the offenders. The India illicit trade is faidto have been di (covered in conference of aftatenwit from Lwd R. Fitzgerald, our Minister it Copen hagen, that the' Hvyal Col!'""-* or Com merce of tliat Sfote feut to Lieh'ciifteip, the d.Lf of the Danish fadlory at 1 r.ir.tjuebar, lea paflcs, which were fold by him to all those who, under the proteflion of the Da nish flag, widied to defraud the commerce and cruizers of Britain. The consignment intended to have been fentfrom ManJ'.a to various nations in fic titious bottoms amounted to nine tons of gold. The India Dire ft or s on Tuesday resolved to fend out 100 mere Cadets this season, to make room for whom, the Ihips are not to take out any more Ladies. - A letter from Moco, dated Oft. 11, men tions that some Malays had been fcverely puniflied forevincinga spirit of revolt. The Pepper cclledled there and at Manna, Laye, and Croe, exceeded that of the preceding yejr by 300 tons. To be Let for Season, Adjoining to, anil on the north-weft fide of the C«ntre Sqiare, Two very pleasnnt and convenient ROOMS, On the ltwer floor, fuitaWe tor offices. Enquire of the Swhfcriber en the prrmifoj. MATIV. MCON.VELL. ro2\v July ao. Several good Nurses WANTED. FIVE or Six capable NURSES i..ay meet with immediate Employ at the public ALMS-HOJJSE, On producing fatufadWy reeommtnditions.- Married Men ind W.onun would be preferred. Persons acquainted with suitable characters, are particulnly requrfted to fend them without delay u LUKE W. MORRIS, or CHARLES PLEASANTS, Committee of the Managers. d9t July »7 TO BE LET, A Number of New Houses, On Walnut-street, betwtenSixtb and Seventh Streets, feeing tke Public Square. THE advtiiugcout Gtuation flf those buildings it obvious, combining a vicinity (o the tra ding Farts ol city, with & pure air, and ap open profpeft intcrf;.ctf4d with trees and herbage, refetnbling .-a Country Retreat. They need only to be viewed to recommend them at deSreablc dwellings-for rtfpe<3able families; to -filch the proprietor Cleans to let them chtau —For trrmt apply at the office, No. 96, Arch Ureet.tr on the AbehA 1 New Theatre. PROPOSALS in writing for Renting theUcw- Th*auc will until Thursday the 15th of rtj.t, by the gents of the proprie tor* thereof. Psrfona applying are hereby inform ed that the agents confer it necessary to hind th« l«ff« or leffers to perfortu aot lsfs than Twenty wceVs in «»cb Seafo», and that Theatrical Exhibi tions Ihall commence on or before tlie Seaond Mon day in November in each year. By direction of tbc Board of Agents, JAMES ugttl. Left some time since, Through mtfukc, *t ithc» witb blind». ' tugoft ) COUNTRY HOUSE, Nt AX GSRMANTOWN, of ty Private Contrail an KU-. 1 gant COUNTRY RSIRRAT, confiding of a Stone House, Stone Barn, a Spring House, Coach Houfe r Stables, &c. with every otftur convenience neceflary ; excellent Gardens, with the chsiccft hinds of Iriut trcct, with from ten to fifteen arret of Land, seven acre» of which is thriving young Woodland. Furthtr pirticuUrt maj be kncwn by enquiring of the Printer. If required, mote L*nd may be had to fait the jiurch aft i. august 3 NOTICE, To the Crediiors of joseph Thomas. THE meeting of Creditors which was intended to be held to-morrow is postponed until further notice. The Afiignees not having U-en able to get the information they e*pe£ted I'ronj one of the Western Countiei is the cause of post* ponement. Samuel W. Fisher,? . . And Wm. Bucklkt,J ' ss 'gne*" ICP N. B.—Thole indebted are earneHly requeued ta make iirmediate payment, other wise their accounts will be put in suit. August i. d+t. Price current of American produce AT LirERPOUL. TFlaxfeed, for cruihing, Afhcs Pot, Rice, Hewin bound, Bees Wax, Turpentine, "Tar, JOHN CRKAN. Agent £» Sec'j. 3*wtjA [d6«. drv» Pearl, Deer Skins, Indigo, Carolina, Pig Iron, STAVES. White Oak, pipe, bbl. Red Oak ? { ' pipe, hhd. bbl. TOBACCO. York and Jamfs River, Rappahannock, Potowvnac, Georgia, Carolina, Stemmed, Maryland, Brown, coloury, kite foot, COFFJ.E. J. ift a 1.f7" <=> 163 a 168 a. LOG-WOOD. /. 4"» a 4O 3 Ordinary, Middling, Good, Fine, Campeachy, Honduras, Jamaica, COTTON. Bourbon, St. Domingo, Bahama, Wefl-India, Curracoa, New-Orleans, Georgia" .Short Staple, Sea-iflanJ, MAHOGANY, Cuba Hiipaniola, Hondo ras, Insurance Company of' the State ©f Pennsylvania. August 1, 1799. nrHE Dire;S tympany for list lift ha'f year, which will t-aid to (be Slocks holders or their legal ttp/efeiMati»c» *Urt ll»t toth iiiftant.' JAMES SACOX, Presidtht. August- I. dtf. 35 caiks of 6d. and Bd. NAILS, an 44, 4 l-» «>4«, ftitrh-ftjW eo4lf» 8 nio_i JUST RECEIVED, Ar.d for sale by the subscriber 30 Tons LOGWOOD, • S2IICXV LEWIS BOLLMAK, No. 113, South lliird Stfect. Mguft 3 AT a court of common pleu held at Uoittl town for the county ot Fayttte. the fourth Monday of June, in the y«ar 'f our Lord ofc« tliouTand (even hundred And ninety nine, befoia the Judges of the fame court— On the petition of JOHN WILSONj praytmj that the lift of Aflembly providing chat the per ton of a debtor fhatl not be liable to imprifoa ment after deliveriug up hit estate for the «fe of hit creditor-, may be extended to him ; the court appoint the firH day of Dtit term to ke*r the p»ti« tiooer and bit creditor*, tod order (lot be give hi» ertditorapabKc notite bcrtefip Peuno'i PhilideW phia paper and in Ynnt Jrotn'i Baltimore paper, for one wctb t .eniHiitf at loft four weeki before the day of hctfiiifvliid that he also gi*« to John Gillcfpie and Jacob Airkart nal notice in writing to he fervtd at Uaft IfcU dayi proiout to the bearing. By the court, KfHRAIM DOUGLASS. augnft * AT a fpeeial meeting of the Board of pro* perty in Laftcafter, June 34, 1799. Present, Daniel Brodbead, Sec. Gen.} Jobn Hall, j. / Frtnas joonstan, licg.Kjcn. J The pttiticpj'f Tbom« Stewardfon on behalf of himftlf and the' other truflees for the cftete of Samuel Caldwell, fnrviving partner us Jaine» Merfe, baring date Philadelphia, ,"d th# other lituate naw in Luzerne county, sur veyed to said Caldwell by a warrant »lfo ria<«i in * 774. —and requtfled that patents might be granted, for the laid trails, to William Cram mond, Edward Tilghman, John Aftley, and Thomas Stewardfon, Iruflees of the eflateof Samuel Caldwell, i'urviving partner of James Meeft, as the said two tratfls were part of th« eflateof Mcefe and Cah'well. Whereupon the Board luving confiiered the facie, ordered t hat at least fixtydayS notice !)♦ g'ven in one of the Philadelphia newfpapfS and in the LancaGer Journal to the laid Colli"' or his alTigns, to appear before the Hoard on the firfl Monday in CXlober next, to (hew cauls if any lie or they have, why patent# (bould net iflue Kor the said two tratfi to the said ttnlUw agreeably to the prayer of the laid petit:on. A true copy For JOHN HALL, Esq. Src'ry of L?nd Office. N. LTIFBOaOUGII. •hw July i t ' I '■ * Jv.-v: 8, }-<;>• ,r. 6 a 68 a 55 a 21 fl >* . ' s. 7 v 69 S 6 ; as 219 18 n !-■ * _J 50 a i 6« /. I. 3® a 36 25 a 50' 18 n 34. 14 " 16 U a jj 6-j 9 rf. A 6 a ix 6 a it 66« Mm *ss 160 i 6( 17® to 10 ■ 43 40 37 36 a S* 33 a 3 f 2 7 a 2 j 3 7**9 »7a a t a 4' 14" : J J!« 3 6 * 4-« i 5 .39 « 4 * 9. it dft I 8a 2 9 f to e 3 I 4* * 4