tl)is BOSTON, Aftgurt j. Capt. Rich, in 35 days from Gibralter, in forms tlAt the Bred fleet was still blockaded at Toulon, by Earl St. Vincents, who had been joined by Ad. Gardner, with 14 fail of the lina ; with this-addition, the naval force then amounted to 40 fail of the line ; that the Spunifh fleet had all reached Cartha gena, and that 12 fail had been repai-ed, and were ready for ica ; whether the Britidi al lowed them to proceed, if they choose, not having attempted 11> blockad? them. Capt. R. also informs, that Leghorn had been evacuated by the French, and taken pof feflion of by the Cilalpines. That Naples was evacuated, and that the operation? of the confederated armies wcr every where fuccefs ftil, was the current report.. In the Alert, came p.Hmger Mr. Judah Hayf.s, merchant of the town. We iniderftand thne has arrived at New- Lordon, on their wry to New-York, two fhipsin 40 d«)'s.j)»iuge from London. From the btuationin which the contending pow ers of Eli 1 ope we re left, at our la (I dates, rnuchjmpfirta'nt.-intelligence maybe ejcpeilec fr m them. rot Via a rnxnf. kr. »• Or. Wednesday last, the Prefidentof the United States vttited the fortrefs in our har bour ; and a diicharge of 15 guns pronounced the naire it is in si ture to bear, to be •' Fort ItfDEPEiVDEA'7 on Cattle ' IQand." The PiffiJent and suite were received with due military honors, by the ganifon com manded by captain Gafcs. After reviewing the troops, works, Set. he was escorted to the citadel, where an elegant dinner waspro vided ; at'Thich upwards of fifty ladies and gentlemen partook. After which the fol lowing tosfts were given :r By the Prefidejit. General Washington, and the army of the United States. By the fame. The American Navy. By the ftme. Perpetual uneonquerabil. ity te Fort INDEPENDENT on Cattle Island. By Major Toufard. May the American Eagle leaning on Columbia, never fee any but friends to the Federal Goverment. By Major Jackson. May the cannon of Fort Independent declare the tribute our country means to pay the Five-headed Monsters. By Mrs Adams. Mrs. Waftingtton. VOLUNTEERS. The land we live in. May it never be stained with the blood of a coward. Our good old Mother—.Waffachufetts. After the Prifidest had retired Hi» health was drink with due honors. In the evening all the buildings on the Island were handfrmely illuminated ; and a brilliant display of fire-works *£hibited. NEW YORRK, Augufl 8. Between nine and ten o'clock on Tuesday rvenirg, a house belonging to Dr. Broadhurlt. the Corner of Washington and Chamberftreets, was discovered to be on fire. The flames had made considerable progrrfs before the alarm wa« given : but were happily extinguished, fey the i&ivity of the firemen, before any material damage was fullaiiied. I he houfs was unoccupied. Immediately on the alarm being given a number of citizens ran to the building and" br"ke into the back yard for the greater convenience of extinguishing the flames: when out bolted a suspicious looking man vociferating « frt !-frt f He was puriu ed ; but mixing with the crowd, he was loft in the general confufiou and has not yet been discovered. this circumstance has excited strong fufpieion that the fire was not accidental. " The Literary spirit of the American Jour nalft." COMMUNI. ATION. tLY Ws are authorized to mention that a colleflion is making of those fugitive pie ces of literatyre which hsve appeared in the different newfpapcrs printed in the United States the titles of EJfays, Odes, Epi gram), Jeux d'F.fprits, &c. tfc. and which would otherw:fe pcrifh with the paper in which they a< e firft pnblifhed. The compi ltr, we are assured, difclaimi every idea of pecuniary compensation for his labour his tole objeft was to controvert the contempt uous opinion which has gone abroad ref pefting the literary chandler of Americas and to ihew that, eves in her " Public Jour na/r, (he has often exhibited fpecimcns of * *' le Sportive as well as solid waits of composition) which will dt'fdairi to incclimb to any nation under Heaven. \The printing,' it is laid, will exhibit a neat Ipeci raen of American workmatilhip, and keep pace with the dignity'of the fubj.-as it is intended to perpetuate. annual commencement 01 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. Augu|t 7, I £99. 1 itP cession was mars. from the College- THE JANITOR, Students of Pliyfic, Students of ihs Airs, for t,ie ] 4rce of Bachelor of Fnnner Gra iur.tfs. Faculty of Phyfjc. Sandof Ahsicicns. rrefluent of die Collet Faculty of the Arts, .Truftrts cf v'lr CoHe^e, The Corporation of the Citw, Judges of tlia Su)irejiie Gaurt, Strangers of Diftir.au.n, Vice Chancellor cf the Uiliverfity of New- York, Regents of the University, Chancellor of the State, Governor of the State, On arriving at the Church, the Bufin'efs of the day was opened with Piayers by the President : after which Oiations were deli vered by the Candidates for the Degree «f Bachelor of Arts, in the following order. Iff THE MORNING. i. The Salutatory Oration in Latin, by Pliilip Myer, of New-York, " De Religi one." 2. Abraham Varick, jun. of New-York " on Ambition." 3. Jariies. Mauley, of Hew-York, "on Hiftoiy." " ( 4. Samuel Hiker, of Queen's County, (L.,1.) " on Biography." • 5. Thornton Mackancfs, of New-York, " on the Fair Sex." 6. Jacob Livingfton, of Columbia Coun ty, " 011 the Increase of Knowledge in the United States of, America." 7. Alexander Murray, of Orange Gjunty, " on Government." 8., John V. Varick, of New-York, " on the P;ifTions." 9. Stephen Price, of New-York, "on Patrictifm." t. In tie aftemooVy Artljur Stanfbury, of New-York, delivered the Saluwtory, O ration in Englifli, " on the Study of Na ture." i. Peter D. Froeligh, cf. New-Jsrfcv, " on Philanthrophy." 3. Jacob Shoonmalcer, of New-Jerfev, " 011 Imprisonment for debt-" 4. John Cliriftie, of New-Jerfry, "on National Peace." 5 . Peter Van Pelt., of King's County " on Luxuty.'* 6. David Wright, of New-York, « on Industry." 7. Artuhur M. Walter, of Maflachufets, an Energy of Charadler." The Degree of Bachelor of Arts was con ferred on James Lynch, Philip Myer, Louis LeConte, Arthur Stanfbary, Abraham Va nek, iun. John V. Varick, J. Manley, Ja cob Schoonniaker, Arthur M. Walter, Thornton Mackanefs, Steven Price, Peter Van Pelt, S. Riker, J. Livingfton, A. Mur ray, P. D. Froeligh, J. Ghriflie and D. Wright. The Degree of Master of Arts was con terrccl on the Candidates for that honor. The Valedidory Oration was delivered by James Lynch, of New-York, « on the l'rogrefs of Science " After which the bufi liefs of the day was concluded with prayers by the Prclidenn CHARLESTON. Julv 3 i. Ycilerday the brig Sukey and Polly, Darrell, anchored at Fort Joht *B, 30 and 3» incbei. FCH SALE Br GEORGE PEN NOCK, julr'B '7 0 be Sold or Exchanged, FOR Property within twelve miles of the City of Philadelphia, and cn the Bristol Road; A beautiful and very highly cultivated F A R M. For particulars, fee rh- office of C. Lcbarbierdu Pleffis. No, »sSo*th Third Street. June »o TO LET, A convenient,genteel and roonv two story BRICK HOUSE, With c lar«-e yard, near the corner of Market and, Sixth ftreits. Enqgire at tfte Brewery, corner of Dock arid Pear ftreeti, of LUKE W. MORRIS. July 27 P H J L A 1)-E L JP H 1 A , FRIDAY T.VENIN'ft, AUGUST 9 PRICES OF STOCK?, PuH.At>«trNl « , /KVbUit 3. HwptrCtnt. • . . lj/3 to 4 w e kave the following in men wh# have enrolled themselves in the tsl 'jff ence - different provinces, and are exercising every (ieilc '. ral Madena in a very bloody engage ! week—add more, at lesil one hundred thou- " ,ent th the Art,Kl u ,;e Charles, loft io,occ land that can be impressed into the service ! men kllled and B'°oo 8 '° 00 taken P rii " olier 3> at a ftiort warning. How is an army to • the ca P tai " %9 appeared in all the public pi fubfifi in this country ? All the frontiers ' P 0 " and was unlverlall y believed Furthei of both Spam and Portugal are so barren and j to " fir ' nat,on this morning, aoth June,by the totally uncultivated,, that the inhabitants I j mval of a , Portu g utl « of war, in sis cannot raise more than from five to fix ! ys m Falmouth > > n which canje paflen months provisions for tljejnfelves, and are K er tlle Duke *f Luxemburg's son, who con obliged to come to the £at ports for supplies. 1 ,j the above aut h e ntically received in En- In the fummer,months, Wioft of the lprings ? ar "J—with an addition, that Maffena him •dry up, and in different dillrias they are .. " t,kßn I >r,r ° ~rr> together with the mi obliged to go two, .three tad four miles to ' tary cl ? et * i,ld all the cam P =q»''P a ge-.that get water tor tlrtHiehct and cattle. The Wjetfenttiß consequence of the viftory, fci.tipithy the Spaniard luuft bear the*, mass alld thtt the remnant o< would naturally throw, every obstacle in tbeiY V*. "*** lr2l> ' who had flcd feU P to wuy ; and above all, the great confidence ; ; 1 have in the wife policy, of the government Letters from Cartbagcna, dated 21st Max. to prevent it. " \ >799- The fcate is fioW turned, thank God : Yesterday at j o'clock in the evening, ar (11 the Freni h"~have taken in Italy for eight rivccl froln Cadi 2, the Spr.nift) licet, under i'ean has been retaken from them ; they are command ot General Don Mafferada, con >y-tbistinie entirely estccwimted from that MM,® cf ly fail of battle flnps, 4 frigates. :ountry. , and 3 brigs ; having tuff.rid as under iTien- '.' The combined forces of Austria aiid luflla (added to the Italians, tired of French iberty). carry every thing before them, and i"- The Swil'3 ate in revolution against trance ; they hive risen c« mu<:c, and afTaf inate every Frenchman they' meet. The iou:h of France lias ever been averle to U e j ■ orrid crimes and villainies cf the directory, j \.t Lyons they begin to open their mouth-, nil »s fonn us possible Hie Auftri;tns and iuflians will vifi't that country, atui every depends 011 the condi.B of thole armies to bring about a revolution in th it part of France. Genoa is taken by the Auftrians. The French, however, befort they quitted , gave the Geuoef- the lalt embrace bv levying a contriburion on them of about 30,000 fteiling, r« 1: d went off immediately. It isalfo (aid, the strong and famous fortifi cations of Mantua, the key of Italy, is tak en. The whole Cisalpine republic is captur ed—the direttors, the dupes of the French dire&orv, have flown away. There still re mained in the Neapolitan territory a fraall army under the command of Macdonald— (o*(lsCtto ft Ifl He will be lucky if he has time to fmrender to the Auflriaß«. ,A diviUdn of his army in n - r »,/ •/ j 1.1 ■ til® Roman tc rrkory have been all aff..lW 1 ! °> Vhlkdetphia. . ed by the Romans. ExprcfTcshavc been sent Huston, August 3. to him to retire—they have been all inter- This day arrived, fliip Neptune, (Engiifh cepted, either by the Ruffians or Aultrians. capt. Woodward, J7daysfrom Demarara. It is now too late ;he has no retreat 011 This evening' arrived, brig Alert, cap any quarter. It the Ruffiann are sent Rich, from the Mediterraneans Capt. Ricl against him, he will be cut up to a man— left Alicant 20th, and Gibralter 29th June Ihe Ruffians neither give -nor receive auar- 111 failing down the Streights, on the 25 11 ters, where they meet with oppolition, and Julie, he wasbefet by two French privateer they (hoot or hang immediately every Italian with their pendant and bloody flags flytm they find in arms against their country. and the wind being 160 liglit. to proceed with " General SuWarow haspuM;fheda mani- outannoyance from them,he was compelled ti ic,to, v. hereby he invites every Italian to join rcfort to his iron arguments, with which hi him, declaring he has not come to conquer, soon convinced them by tlie force of Jiislogii but to relWe the country to its former that in this kind of reasoning, American and rulers, and Hvears vrngeaiice against all were now determined to treat their maraud the citizens and fubje&s in the different Rates ing allies. a3fctte. ■ i * were L'ot from driving- on fltore. French flirt proceeded into the .Mediterrane an—-•th'* Bi'ttiHii followed them a few nd si si*» days after tfiat, the Sp:vn ift lic-t. The SpamDi fleet lias acrived at in a mHen:ble Race—4£v;jvl of.; them dil'iivjftc-d, others Very leaky—it wilT be feversß-months bet'ere they can bp prepar ed for sea. The Britilh" forafe in the MV diterr.meali only, is of the line, bcTides Rriflians and Turks. Both the Spaniards' and French are toiti pletrly ' blocked up—the pn.jcct overllt, which wgs i'uppoi'cd ft# he either to relieve or bring away Bupnapartp; and " I 1! ould pot be lutpii fed, in the coorfe of three months, to he»r that Taulon, together with all their fleet ajid fell ilito the teuids of the combined forces. 1 > I a. J? " Thr French privateers continue their depredations our Flag—teveral A nnricans have lately been carried into the d ff.-rent pons ofSpjin—The French COll - immediately condemn them without ref petl or refel've." A rtiort lime before capt. Fleming failed Admiral Sir Allen Gardner, with a fleet of lo pr 15 fail of the line, appeared offLifbon, and sent in the ( sefar, of 80 guns, and a frigate, with mrn for the followi- g men of war, taken by Lord Nelson, oft the Nile, lail Augufl ; viz. Cbnquerant, Tonant, Spaniate, Franklin, and Aqui'lon ; —which failed with the trade for England, two days before captain Fleming left Liibon. Admiral Gardner had proceeded to join Lord St. Vincent, up the Mediterranean. Mr George Salkeld, of London, and Mr. Stephen Clay, of Connecticut, came paffengerg in the Dominick Terry, from Lilboa. tiolwd, by |he *iojpeflf of the 16th inft. Conception .Very muchcftmjgtd in -hull, ¥ith mtiU fffrnng iosl hjfiTof fore-top--m*o. ' I St. Anna, very leaky* iqipclws wader in .ber hold, afld wixh niuch dtfficujty f*v«d h« rtiaft# from goingoarerher ftde. » v St. Juatij Lsfs of b:;iny and Hnnnnh, Kilbnrn.of New London from Honduras. Brig Franl'in, Morris, of and for Wilmington (Delaware) Jco<. pleie And at t' e some time iviHhe 'sold A handsome fma'l Poney, Well broke, gertle' and ealy gaited, ou for a clilW learning t>( ride, !t bem'g'ufcd in lliat waythefe two years past. Tkey m.->y be teen at the ft*blc* of the ftifeftri ber, 111 Seventh near Mai kct iireet, any time before the hour of sale. Wm. DAVIDSON, Aufl'r. aiipuft g Wanted to Charter for ■ ■ ■ ■ ■m Indies, W M I carry from 1000 to i ;C o Apply to '■ .: PHAGERS & Co. aujruft 9. - ■ ' 1-ott v'. f" - • Th< ojftfat brfe ' , -• . cdirjjvnWjif' . V ; *J\ rjfld boxes. o£ -whttftantd (iwW&wkif*. '.*■'■ 1 of JfckflWi V ' ' A«'t J few Tnht<>f X.GG^OOS'« Whicfc \»il 1. be landed ia two or thrtvtfaTta •dftfcto -*<: ' thty will be put in fu'it—and Uiefc havin e Hi-- mar.da againlt said cfiate, arc delsred to fuiniift thtra, Ifp.ally stte«ed, for Icttlemrnt, to Robert Dawfon ftxecutcr. \ Jvbfor afim crl trtti a! 6 £? 9 montjit, A quantity of NI.AB £3* CUT VV'iI.iLEBONF ' : i» si k wjr-EMquir^a.abov,. •J," •v V. * f *£-v* ,v. \ |p- « - c <■ .• t. i.. ■p • w-