• *. -v •- ... - For FREIGHT or CHARTER, tOS EUROPE, THSJJRIG ENTERPRISE, fWnS&fti. K°°d Veflel, well fitted, jMTgJSg)® about three years old. and will ■KmK carry about I s®o Barrels —can be iint to sea immediately. For terms apply to Wharton and Lewis in Germantown, near the Market house. , Sept. s, 1799. § DUTY ON CARRIAGES. Notice is hereby give n, 'J '"HAT agreeably to an ait of Congress of the United States of Amtrica palTcJ at Philadel phia the ißth day of May, 1796, laying duties on carriages for the conveyance of perl'ons, and re pealing the former adls for that purpose—That there (hall he collected and paid, upon all carriages for the conveyance of perfoni, which (hall he kept by or for any person, for his or her own use, or to let out to hire, or for the conveying of paflengers, the several duties ind cate> following to wit : Far and upon every coach upou every charriot upon every post tharriot upon every p'.ft cliaife upon every phaeton with or without " upon every coachee 9 .upon nthsr cat riagcs, hiving pannel work above, with blinds, glafier or curtains 9 upon four wheel carriages, having framed polls and tops, with steel springs 6 upon four wheel top carriages with wooden or ir >n Springs on jit* a j Upon curricles with tops 3 upon chafes with teps 3 upon chairs with tops* 3 ijpon tulfries with tops 0 upon other two wheel tip carriages 3 upon two wheel carriages with steel or iron springs upon all other two wheel carriages 3 upon every four whr, I carriage, hiv ing framed pofl- and topi, and resting upon wooden I pan 1 _ The Colleger ef the Revenue of the jft di vifien of the firit survey of the diliridt of Penn iylvani«, v» ill attend daily until the joth day of September next for the ptirpofe of receiving the duties on carriages, at No. 49, North 3d Street, in t!it 1 ity of Philjdelph.a, of which all persons pp/Tcijea of such carriages are desired to take notice. Notice is also given, To all real dealers ia wines and foreign distil led fpiritous liquors, that licences will be grant ed to tliem; one licence for carrying on the bnfmefs of retailing of wines in a left quantity, or in lets quantities than twenty gallon#, aftlie Came tiiTic and at the fame plate, hv JAMES ASH, Collector ..pf tWr firft divi '— ftcn of the firft lur\>y of fllf ,* diftrjcS of Pcnnfylvania. Office of i«fpc!Hon >t Philadelphia, duguji i{{ t XJ99 1 > N. B. THE STAMP OFFICE AND OF FICE OP INSPECTION I■; Remotsd TO GfRMANTowM, the firft hoiife above the sign ef the King of Prussia.' Ertr'y denomination of Stamped paper to be had at Paid offi< e. Aug'ift 15 Patent Ploughs, r "l V I be fold for r aih by Joseph Salter at Atfion JL Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry—Jonathan Harker, Woodbury—and Jefle Evans, Lumber ton, Those who haveufed tjiem give them the preference to any other kind, as they require iafsteam, break the ground better. are kept in order at less 5 I* 9 LONDON, July 8. Our Plyirauth letters mention the arrival of tlit John (cartel) of that port, frciii Mor laix, the captain of which fays, that though not fufFered to land, tor had learnt fiom the guard put upon' the vessel, that "a rumour prevailed there of the French and BritiQi Fleets having an engagement in the Medi terranean, iu which the former was victori ous. Our readers will at once fee that this mult be the lame report that was mentioned in the !aft Baris papers, which Hated that the French had taken fix of our fliips—a u event so improbable that we took no other notice of the news than merely to give it a place among our extracts. The circumltances of Captain Singleton not having been allowed to land with his prifuners, is very unusual, and we may there tore conclude that something of moment has happened, of which the French wi(b to keep this country ignorant, as long as they can. If an afHon has actually taken place be tween the fleet*, there is more reason to con clude it has been difa/troua to the enemy than to ns ; for i! tln y hat! been vigors, they would have been glad of an oppurtuui ty to boast of the advantage. lrom a gentleman on board the Cambri an, now off Havre de Grace, we have tliii day receivea a letter, dated so late a» Friday last forwarded to lis from Portfmonth : it looks as rf an aftioii liad really taken place, but with a different result from that llatrd it) the French papers. By two spies receiv ed on board the Time day, Cambrian v/a* informed, that in an engagement between the two fleets the French had been defeated, fifteen (hips taken and five funk. We regiet that the hurry in which oar comfpon.ient wrote prevented hit giving either thejime or other ciicumflancca con. neced with the action t lut should the news prove troe, we may rxpect that miuifttrs will soon have :t iii their power to lay the particulars befort the public. tawtjoS THE Crcditorw>f Ba!y, Hill, £s* Evaas, Infolrent Debt r>, in the county of Suffcx, are tc meet the Aifignee at th< Court- House ir.faid county, on the 15th of Die. i.eu, at to o'clock A. m in order to make a dividend of laid Inlolveßt'i eftatc, that may come to hand by that day. June »5 AT Public Vendue, on Monday the 13d of September next, at % o'clock, P. M. at th{houfe of the Subibriber, living in the town of New-Castle, State of Delaware, a Aumber •f valuable fumble for building on, being the South square of the flourifting to»n of New-Castle afore faid, diilant from Philadelphia thirty-three miles. This valuable property is highly capable of improvement, being immediately on the, river Delaware, having, a number of wharf lots on K; and from the depth of the water (earth and materials for wharfing being ealily procu red ) there is no doubt but wharves would bring a handsome interest. This property consists cf five acres more or kfs, in oae body ; lays high,"and is divided in to lots to (uit every defenption o£ persons. New-Castle is one of the moll healthy and flouriOiing towns en the coMtinent; and from tbeincreal'e of trade it has raised property to four tiroes the value it was feve* years past. The number of veflels bound oi»t and in, which stop for lupplies of stock, &c. &c. and the whole carriage of goods between Philadelphia and Baltimore, is now through this place. The packets from the aforefaid cities, &c ---dec. mak.t ifvery lively i thers is not, at this time, oic bouse to be renttd in the place ; and the number of applicMions for houses nuke it an objeil for persons to improve. There are a number os-elegant and ufeful buildings now goisg OA, a Public Academy and leveral private Schools. Ihe malignant Fever has never made ar.y progrefo, and the Ague Jcarcely krn.wn ; the number of children in this place is a convin cing proof of the health inefs ot it. The piof pefl of the river Delawrre, up aad down is de lightful ; as far as the eye can diftinguiifit you may view the vefiels in different attitudes There is rcafiin to suppose that public piers for the Navy will be built here, as veflels can fail from this plica when the river is fall at Phi ladelphia. e4th d. it. The conditions of sale will be easy and made known on the day of sale. Places of public worihip, market and mills jre vety contiguous JOHN DARRAGH. N. B.—A plat ot the above will be exhibited any time previcus, as wf II r. on the day of sale. August *6. « wfc f tf CH. CASE, assignee. SPECULATION. TO- BE SOLD. lots, %j*e PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7- Th/ Office Of " The Gazette ef the United States" is removed to tbi first three-story brick bouse in hlcotntb, above Arcb street, where this piper will continue to be publish ed during the prevailing siciness. tor, tie Gazetts of tie United States. Mr. Fes no, THE author of the fallowing F.xtradi, in compliance with the itrgent folicit.itions of fe'veral of his friends, ha* permitted me to tranfrai; it to vou for publication. CIV IS. Germantown, Sept. 5, 1799 E-xtradl from a Sermon preached Aug. 25, '1799, in Christ Church and St. Peters, by the Rev. J ames Abe i»crom3je, a.m. one of the Affift.int Ministers of laid churches ; and afterwards counedled with another Sermon, and delivered by him, with the ' MoefiVry verbal alterations, in Germantown, on Sunday lalt ; the churches in Philadelphia being then shut, on account of the inc rusting prevalence of the Yellow Fever. TEXT. EccleCa(l<», 7tl> cbap. 14th vcrfe. In the day of adversity, consider. " IN the conclusion of this discourse, I am naturally led, from the peculiar nature of our prel'enf iituation, mod flrenuoully to urge you to comply with the injun&ion in nay tiext. And here a copious and affe&ing I'ubjecl of remonitrance prel'enti itfelt—but I have already so far trefpaflird upon your timt and attention, in endeavoring to illul irate and recommend the general principles of the duty inculcated, that 1 mull neceTa rily be very brief in its particular applica tion, leaving to th» fuggelliort of your own minds, in your hours of retirement and l'e rious reflexion, (of which.you will probally soon have man/) the supply of my pre lent deficiency. " The mantle tif death, brethren, is at length again unfurled, and spread over our once happy city, literally fulfilling the de claration of the apostle: for while we were faying " peice and l'afety, sudden dellruc tion hath ccme upon us!"* " But a lew days at'oj we were felicitat ing ourfelvesj ami congratulating ;>ur fel low citizens, on the of fecuiity, (luring the preient l'ummrr, from the ravages of that dreadful disease, which, during the two pr-ceding, had efledlrd such awful de flation among us ; and new we are fuddeoly and unexpectedly involved in the fame con fulion, terror and difinay, which we have thrice before experienced. " Surely,, under fueli circnmftances, we arc, in' ail «lj»ecial. manner called upon, ill this »ur " day of adverfjty, to conCdt*!" . " Banished, a$ wt (hall be, from the com forts and advantages of our respeCtive homes —driven from the accultomcd theatre of ac tion—-our property exposed to the deprada tions of the lawleiit and unprincipled mid night robber, and to the more dangerous and drftruCtivj effeCts of Jtnr, whether com- Inunicated by casual occurrence or malicious detign—whilf many of connections, friends, or acquaintance, are torn from our carefles, and the usual reciprocations of hofpitahty, by the unexpected arrest of death, we ought molt seriously to review our pad lives, to rc ftedt upon the tranlitory and unstable nature of all earthly things, and to conMer such severe and afflictive difpenfceions of pro-.i dence, as loudly calling us to repentance, and a diligent preparation to meet our Ge:llo*.v labounr in the great ca life ot truth and righteousness, demands from Bie, this just and public tribute to his memory. Be it our parts, brethren, like him to render the arrest of death a commillion to conduft us to the Paradise of God. Like good King Hezekiah, let us pray unto the Lord to pre serve our lives, for our further amendment and growth in grace: And as fi.icere trhrif tiam, let us (during the present public cala mity) benevolently include in our prayers, thofc more afflitted citiaens, who may be fubjefted to the fad necessity of remaining inhabitants of Philadelphia ; and in the fol lowing energetic language of our church, daily supplicate the throne of mercy, in our own and their behalf: " Turn tbou us,_o good Lord? and so " (hall we be turned. Eefayouraele, O Lord, " be favourable to thy people ; for thou art " a merciful God, fall of companion, long " fuffering, and of great pit}'. Thou fparefl '• when »e defervt punilhment, and in thy •' wrath, ihin'cclt upon mercy. Sparc thy " people, good Lord i spare thcirj ; and let " not thine heritage be brought to conjt'u " fion. Hrar us, O Lord 1 for thy mercy " is great, and after the multitude of thy «• uic-rcies look upon us, through the merits " atjd mediation of tliy blefled Son, Jesus Chriftj our Lordi Amen I" ASULON. A Retreat from the Yellow Fever. While ttis"Cit:-/en3 of Philadelphia are making laudable exertions to protect their City, from the drea3ful Itivafions of the it annual visitant, the yellow fever, it is fur priztyg they do not turn their attention to provide a fafe and commodious pl.tce ot re fuge, from the scene of its ravages. Hcpe is fjjun uut, every rr.ir, that it will lint come. Time and temper are waftsd on the question "how or whence does it come?" Multitude*, every fcafon, persuade tlicm feUcs and their neighbours, 'till it is next door t» them, that it is not come. They are . filnded with every one who announces the uielaucboly truth, the enemy is within the walls. They fi/t circumstances j and proclaim that the I'ubjeCts of its wrath have peri filed by uth.'r disorders. I'liey are determined against believing that the destroy er is at work, left their bulinefs fliould lan guish, and the credit of the city be injured. Son* of their friends and families fall—they are the •convinced—ih*y fly, if they can,— but km .v not whither. They pay enormous turns for inifcreble accommodations. Some, disgust'- J, or exhaolted in their means, re turn b«tore the ♦be has retreated, and fall viftnn; to their 00 eager delires to re-pof f.ii thrir own homes. All this might, in a great degn-e, 'je avoided, if, in time, fouie ai'vftun w»rt provided. This might be done -it a 1. Is exprnce, ultimately, than their an nual-extra expehditures drain from them. Infteac! of wilting our time and deprelfing our spirits in useless lamentation, We lliould re life all our and expend some of our money, to evade or repel this truly for midable misfortune. I do not pretend to di&ate, or exclullvely fix on any particular spot, to which the ci tizens- Ihould pay more attention, than to another. But some fucli place, or places, fbould be (ought; and every person wiftvng to contribute to the fafety of the citizens, fliould be indulged with a candid hearing. It a convenient spot, enjoying good air and pure water, and materials for building "nay |>e obtained with facility, can be found, lUould be explored and procured. If itaf • ■ ded (hort and eal'y atcefs to the city, lo t?i .. articles of merchandize,* fuel and mate ria' for manufactures, could be cheaply tratrfported. by land or water, thefc advan '•gci (hould give it a preference. It /Uoulti be i'o distant as to be out of the vortex of in fedtkjn, and yet fufficiently near to commu nicate with the city without difficulty or much expend*. A Village might in such a spot loon be eliablilhed. "I'radefmen would occupy (mall lots, and one working for ano ther, would, at>. l !csp rat;, run up hollies and (hops for their families and bufiucft; and inltead of lpend. g their time and fubftauce in idleness, ruinous and i'rtblerable to them selves, in tim < if calamity, they might pur sue their occ ratio:.* to their own, md the benefit of thr community. Thof ho deal in the necessaries, or cor.vupieini. of life, would ereft ftorcs, or places n rh . accom modation, and have a ir,ark;< n v ar them. Hotels or ttoui'es of -Btertaiiv neat would be built to receive the !'•- '•'ho havl not families. Trees may be plants , gardeis and walks ; and rural scenery, not to bafousd in a city, contribute to health ;;nt arr iej»*ht, CompU ing bouses an ' stare - tybutd be credted by merchants, to which their customers might fafely resort. If af> tunate choice ot the site were made, the Hanks, and lufurance offices, instead of paring high rtnts upon emergencies, would probably buiK houses for the temporary conducing bu(i nefs. r 'l'he Custom-house might bt opened there, or in its vicinity, if ftiort ind cafy *:ev. access could be had to the Ihipnino-. ami »l Past-Office would be at hand. would eftablilli temporary offices. Scb l might be opened during the times of Jft* lence in tbe city, or constantly during th" heats of summer. This would invite fettle 6 and prevent the interruption of which is not a small evil produced by the in' fc&ion of the city. The Courts might oc" cafionally be held there. There might be regulations, to prevent the contiguity 0 f buildings ; and proper positions fixed, f or those carrying on offenlive trades. It m be laid, this will become a new city, and in jure the oilcapital in no small decree. pulftioo forbids any such One on the Delaware might be a more dangerous rival • but it would soon be fubjeft to infedion as the city nuw is—There is no reason to s up . ■ round great cities, encreafe t'/eir prolpent*! S Multitudes of towns encircle /I/ sr .L... and other cities and g;rcnt towns in England' and other parts of Europe, which encreafe by tbe fabrics manufaftured in the towns. fitfide. the inhabitants of Philadelphia, havl ing a plate of fafety near thera : for tempo! rary refuge, would not, as many now do abandjn the city entirely, There would be no danger that too many would croud into this contemplated village of Asulon. There would be rivals, at whatever spot be fixed on Merchants, and others in opulent lircuml (lauces, would disperse round the country, if it afforded a variety of sites for country residences ; and only have eompting-houfes, or offices, in the village. If it be placed at the jundtion of great leading roads, from the back parts of the lhte, and from the other dates dealing: with our city, the advan. tages will all be concentrated» It will be found that it is wlfcr and more (economical to beg in Tome fyftero of f {"caping our repeat. Ed calamity, tjian to be always overtaken by it UfiproviJed. Let every one, who chooses to turn his thoughts to the ftibjetl, endeavour to fix on a frte. Without having a foot of land there, for this villagt, I have thought of the spot 011 the Welt lide of Schuylkill, oppoCte Markct-ftieet, on the high grounds, at the jun.-tt'.n, or near it, of the Western and Southern roads, leading over the bridge at Mxrket-ftrcet. I think this spot imitcs all the advantages 1 have mentioned. The Sthuylk:!! gives every facility of water tranf. port.tion, both from the inland country Northward, and from the Delaware. On th- margin of Schuylkill, ftore-houfft, lum be.r-yards, Stc. may b:.'ellablilhed; and mer. chandue andprodur brought, in small vef f.-ls, to both liJes of that river. Ihepadage of the bridge or river, might be eafify guarde d, to prevent comfliunicatien, if any deplorable circUrr.ftances required it, Ihe vrry incommodious and dangerous bridge over the Schuylkill is an objection— But bow lhamefuf is it that a permanent bridge is not built ? It is a disgrace to futh a city, that this work has been so long he. glefted. I arti told .now, .that it.onty waits for fubfeription* to the Hook of the i oinpafiy, authorized by law to makj this erectisrr. 1 his (lock, from all thf information I qiu obtain, will be a very profitable iource of re venue. A convenient, late and permanent bridge would encreafe the profits many fold, by the addition of plea Curable carriages. The preilnt income is no rule. This, being the shortest and bell ro.ute to the Southward, would unite the cultoin of all the bridges. The revenue would exceed the £ls pr. cent. (in all probability,) which the compaoy, it I am inlormed, are authorized to take. With out any luch plan as I have mentioned, this bridge ought to be immediately encou. raged and completed. Comhined with this plan, and aided by the alldefcrip tions, and though lalt—not least—the Banks and Ins urancr-Offices—who could not em ploy a redundance of capital to more profit —this great and, indifpenfibly necessary work ' would \>: looii i jmpleted. I'he village and the bridge will be of mutual advantage to each other. The country customers to the village would pay no toll; and the health* the pofitiou, and water transport ation, would over-ballance any expence of toll to the inhabitants of this, over a litua tion rot near a navigable river. Whether this proportion is or is not well received, it is well intended. If it fcts bet ter heads to thinking' on i'omr "lore eligible plan, or to—aflift in eile&uai .his, I lhall not be mortified if those who ao not like it call me Sq>t. 1799. <»: PRICES OF STOCKS. Pli 11.A U£L f [II A , AUOUST 24. 15,6 to 84 BIS l 6 Six per Cent. Deterred 6 per Cent. Three per Cent. B \NK United States, North America, 45 to 47 —— Pcmilylvauia, 14 Iflfuraiue comp N. A. (hares ■ Peimfylvania, shares, 17 \ 8 per C«nt Stock—luuded—l to a jpereent. adv. Do Scrip with tht fix Inftaiments 1 do. do - Do. the sth and 6th Inftaiments td« par. Eaft-fndia Company of N. A. par. Land \Varrante, 30 dolls, per 100 *cr»». COURSE OF EXCHANGE Oil Loudon, 51 at 30 days 50 at 6c a 90 day» Atnllerdam, 35 37 a-ioo per florin Hamburgh 30 23 a-100 per Mark Basco. It is said, that ah agent to our (iovcrn ment has arrived, via Haltimore, from Gen- Touffaint. The object of his mission has not yet transpired. The honorable John All*n, Efq- Litchfield, (Cori.} has resigned his feat in the futh Congress of the United State». '[The above article eironeoufly reads 4 jamet Allen, &c. in yelterday's Gazette.'] The lattrfl accounts from Hartford, teclire ths fever to be on the wane, A PROJECTOR. If'