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ti(is Dap's Soail.
September 9.
POSTSCRIPT.
News ! News !
(TWELVE DAYS THE LATEST.)
Yesterday arrived the Ihip Charleston, in
46 days from Liverpool ; by which we have
received a file of London papers to the 20th
July. They contain a variety of intelli
gence of the HIGHEST IMPORTANCE.
IRELAND
begins ti> view the measure of Union with
England in a more favorable light.
ENGLAND
is at present principally occupied at honi" in
preparing for an invafiou ef Holland with
25,000 men, in conjunttion with -45,000
Ruffians, making in all the formidable force
of 80*000 e§e£livc troops.
HOLLAND
gives every where the strongest evidence sf
difaftectioii to the French and loyalty to the
Prinee oiOiunge. The Orange cockade be
gins to be openly affti ed, and even a flag of
truce with the Prince's colours, went out
lately from the Texel to Lord Duncan's fleet.
The patriots appear to be in tefrible appre
hension, and many of theni are preparing for
' flight.
FRANCE
has undergone another rrvo/vtion, which has
introduced another change of w.'n and mea
sures. A new lyftrm of government is efla
bliflied by the new Direftory, anil an entire
re-organisation of all the public departments
of the fats has been announced.
a , , ~«• i • i - uirnin& v ,ight ot _
t Among the various other objectsexhibited r t r «• , . ® , ..." » .
, >t . J.. , nans nt Caftdlaareio, a»>d them total
bv trie picture or tke interior oi 1- »ance, the ■ , i . • " y> . ,
' , v , i, • . r <> • r r back J but at this instant Prince Prokratioi
took is the ire in, lniurrctlioji ot . , i . i» _ , j • , r - •
r ~, ' - , , , who had bceadetached with the iaipe intern
the Lhouans in the weitern departments, ana r .. ■ •, - j
r a.L rj , n • .i \ T- , on the enemy's kit, tell upon their rear and
ot tfie Koyaliits in the iouth. I o theic * , ? 7 , i• r .• s
. . flank, and took one 'piece ot cannon. and
maybe joined the New Cen.'cnpts, who re- r r t l i a u
rr j x t r « . i many prtloncrs. Ihe French did not, how
fufed to march «. the iront.ers-.the plunder 7^, ve thcir objcd . Thcy re „ cwed
ot the public trealu.es } the maßaae ot the the a * ud , upon the Tillage „f
republ.cuns; the perfection of those who - Ca{Val J t tbe / W( f re aiwaVi
have .cqu.td the national property ; a plea ! b . vr . u ,' ur of the Jfcrffc™. The
to .aile an amy of 500,000 men, without a | at 7 tack on lhc ccntcr ail(i lt: r. was e Bslly
rew reijuil.t.on, an.l merely by.putting in violent. For fori* teethe success was
force tIK laws refpea.ng the Conlcnpt.on !; doubtfd) butatnibt the whblc Frcnfh
a levy oi one hundred millions of I.vre* on j ,; ue WM , fsd bebind the Trcbbia . It
t» r.cb claircs; and, laftlythr murmeraex- a3 tht 1Iit^lU1;ul ot the F.eld-Marlhal Su
ited by Boulay De la• Mcurthe when he at- , warro(l ' [o followed up tins success the
tempted in tl* Council of Five Hundred lo ncxt morltill _ but ;hc Frtuch.army retired
eniorcetole.atwn ol rehg.ous worftup. iu Ui ni 0 ,. Jr 20 i; i.. tue .iiorning
.. . , , . . the ara.y pui'lued :!.e Enemy in two columns,
g.ve. prom.fe of a ipeedy reftorat.on t. .ts TiK ivoj ,. ;:i)i iu ,; iC by S:t .
tnc.ent maftt Is. By the capture of the c.tat t , iiwiui . o , 4 , a Zen,, where the
eel of lunn, e.jual in Hrengtl. to that ot rcarl ., urtt of t!ir F.eceh, af.er an oMu.ute
l.isle, places the crown one 0.0.e on t.ie rc r,. lall .e, la.d n th.-.r arms. The left
lead oi the king c 1 Sard.u.a. Suwarr.W, tolninll> t -ompoU-u oi' A ullr. 1:15, marched on
(omplctc deieat oi MacdonaM ...lu.es the ,<r. 1 t|:;; , 6Ut ro<ld lVo>li Pi,. ccnza t „ p :lrnt4 , a>
ta.n destruction ot Vrench lopes and the en- hr a . ?olUc N Qn :he -, IU Uk
tire evacuation oi Italy. No troops it Mlov ,. a ua to F lortnilo!a . lieutenant Ce
iecmi hat! been d.iembarked at Gen.aiy the nf| . as 0u was aetached w.tha corps ot Aa
-1 ouloii -- Urians in puriuit of the eneiny. Several pn-
STERRAN$ TERRAN EAN. iontii have already been lent in. Gen. Ott
Loid has iuccctdcd to *tljeccon- ng rC p Qrtt d > that the French arc retiring,
niand ot the fleets h?re in phice of Lc-c! St. tWQ co i unuJS) one upon Parma, the other
V.ncents, u through ill heahh. Tbtf upon p ortc Nova . p rillcc Holienzollern
French and Spamih tieets are completely lj US agnin advanced to Paruiy. Seven pieces
blocked, up by the combined fleets, who are c f Cannon, Four French Generals, and
far superior in numbers. above TenThoufand prifo.icrs, ha*e falku
SWIrZEKLAND. into the hands of the Allies. General Mo-
Noth.ng 01 moment has happened here. r eau has advanced t. Tortona, where he
MaCena renj .irs in a U.ong polition, but tlie gained a liight advantage over the advansed
archduke .s endekvouring to bring him to , po(ti of General Bellegrade. General Mo
re wLi's army, from all eports, does not tx
to-morrovr continue to give the : 12,00® men, among whom are a vafi
moll i.iterell.ng details. j nlullbci - ot Genoese. Not having lien any
I return of the killed and woundad of the Au
i't.iain, it is in.pofl.ole for me to fay what
their loss has been ; it mull have been con
siderable.
From the London Gazette Extraordinary.
Downing Street, July 10.
Difpatthes, of which the following are
copies, have been this day received fronj the
right hon. lord William Bentinck. by the
right hail., lord Grenville, his majesty's fe
tretary offtatefor the foreign department.
Placenza, June 22.
My lord,
Before I begin to relate the different ac
tions which have taken place, and which I
am happy to fay have terminated in the molt
complete i'uccefs, it will be necessary previ
ously to state to your Jordfhip the situation
of the allied army, by which you Will be bet
ter able to onuerftand the views of the ene
my and the movements by whiih they have
been defeated. The great and extensive plan
of operations undertaken by field marlhal
Suwarrow have neccffarily very much divided
his force. Be fides the siege of Turin, Man-
tua, Alexandria, and Tortona, were block
aded. The partes of the Sufa, Pignerol, and
the Col. DAfliette, have been occupied.
Major General Hohenzoliern was ported at
Modena with a confiderabte corps i Lieut.
Gen. Ott, with ten thousand men, at Reg
gie, oblerved the movements of the 'nemy
011 that fide, while field marshal Suwarrow
remained at Turin with the reli .of the aT
roy. This divided (late of the army appears
to have presented to Gen. Moreau the most
favorable opportunity of retrieving the
French affairs in Italy. He hoped, by
strongly reinforcing th« army of Naples,
that Gen. Macdonald would be able to de-
feat the separate corps of Gens.ptt and Ho
henzoilern, and afterwards to effeft a junc
tion with the army under his own command;
and he probably conceived that, the field
marshal was too diilant to afford hffiltance.
With this view the army of Macdonald,
which had advanced to the north of Italy,
•was joined by the division of Viftor, and
from the report of the French officers taken,
Hiuft have amounted to near thirty thousand.
Inenj compoltd entirely of French, with the
exception of one Polilh legion. Field mar
ftal Suwarrow having' received information
of the intentions of the enemy, immediately
eolle&ed all the force at Alexandria, whence
he marched 011 the 15th with feveuteen bat
talions of Kuffians,,twelve battalions of Aus
trian dragoons, and three regiments of Cos
sacks. In the mean time General Maedc-
Jtald tad fallen upon Major General Holien
zollern, and had obliged him to cro<s the Po,
with considerable loss. Lieut. Gen. Ott
had also been obliged to retire from Reggio
to Phcenza. On the 17th the French at
tacked Gen. Ott, and compelled hiin to fall
back upon Castle St. Gioanni, -when the ar
rival of the army under the command of
General Suwarrow, enabled Liiut. General
Oct to repulse the French, behind the lidone
river, with the loss of o#e piece of cannon
and several prisoners. On the i-Bth the army
marched in three columns to attack the ene
my. The Ruffian General Rofenberg com
manded the right column, the Ruffian Gen.
Foerfter the centre, and Sen. Melas the left.
The Ruffian Msjor, General Prince Piokra
tion contended the advanced guard, Prince
Licktenlk'in the reserve. The column* be
gan to move at twelve o'clock. Tfcr coun
try is very flat and rauch interfered with
ditches and rows of vines. It does not ap
pear that the enemy occupied any particular
jolltion. An advanced corps of two battal
ions and two guns at Cufleleggip was at-
acked by the Ruffian and the
vhole made prisoners. The French line rc
ired behind the Frebbia. It was too late,
ind the troops -were too muclt fatigued to
nake a general attack, which was ordered
or the next mun.i;./.
The Treodia is the mofi rapid torrent in
[tily The dillance from one to the
ather is near a mile. The intermedials
space is an open Hand, divided by several
flreSms, which at this season are formidable
any where. The French occupied the right
bunk. Allies the lrft. On the 19th, while
the Allies were preparing to make the at
tack, the French began a very heavy fire
upon the whole line. For a moment they
"ucceeded in ti-~ ' the Ht of the Ruf
I have the honour to be, &c.
WILLIAM BEN TINCK.
PLACENZA, June 13.
My Lord,
Since 1 h;d the honour of writing to your
Lordship yetterday, the very important news
of the fur render of the Cittdel of Turin has
arrived. The garrison is to return to France
immediately, to be exchanged for an equal
number of Auflrian Pnl'oners. General
Fiorella, the Comniaudatit of the Citadel,
and all the French Q/Kcers taken with him,
are detained as hollages till the Articles of
the Capitulation ar» executed. Field Mar
thai Suwarrow arrived this morning
the main Army ; he will march to-morrovv
towards Alexandria, iti order to cover the
Sieges of that Town and of Tortona. Gene
rals Klenau and Houenzolylern at Parma.
General Macdonald has retreated with his
whol« corps by Forte Nova towards Genoa.
1 have the honour, Set.
W. BENTINCK.
LONDON, July n.
The French Generals taken by Field Mar
ftial Suwarrow at the battle of St. Gloaiini,
were Olivier, Rufi;s, Salrn, and Chambray,
all four generals divillous. Tl.e firft is
lince dead of his wounds.- The killed a
mountedto aciut 3,800 men. On the part
allies, the loft was not less than 2,500 killed
and Wounded.
From this statement they •omludes that
the army with which Macdonald was retreat
ing upon Genoa, was reduced to about 15000
men, including a great number of woun
ded ; and that of Moreau is certainly not
more than 12,000.
The army of the allies eonlifts of about
.67,000 Auftrians and 18,000 Ruffians.
Near io,ocO men are set at liberty by the
surrender of the citadel of Turin. Their
operations will probably be dfredled to cut
off Moreau's retreat, whilst Suwarrow, in
person, will advance upon Genoa by the fide
of Tortona, and Ott (by the ju&ions of
Hohenzoilern and Klenau at Parma, as {la
ted in the Gazette) lias near 20,000 men
under his command, will push forward to
the fame point through the ralley of Toro,
closely following the wrM of Majdonald's
army, which has fled by this r»»d ; so that
iu a few days we mayexp ( £t the .moflf bril- •
liant accounts r'oin Italy."
The brilliant yitlory of Caffaleag'o, and
the verv importani'confequences which mull
be a natural the fptcimeng, .Mar
shal Suwarrow has given of, his judgment
and having ftlenced the
calumniators of thai great man fecmon the
contrary Jo have the malignity
and bitttrnefa of
dent, that the London Jouualifts do net
comprehend the charafteiillicS >f the great
general, or at lead affe£t it. Ne»_
for the information of our cotemporaries,
we tliink it uiay not be liiiptoper to make
here one obfervatiun* i» order to counteradt
tW impertinent remarks of his rash de
hors. It is a principle too true to be
pofiible to the Ruffian hero, that in ordinary
wars it is imprudent to extend too far, or
push too rapidly -forward, aud leave behind
strong places filled with numerous garrisons:
1 but Suwarroff found himfelf placed in cir
cumflanccs that required him not to be con
fined to common and vulgar hypothecs.-
all the countries he reduced rote up in mass
againftthe French ; the loyal Piedmpntcle,
in particular, loudly called for him ; and
the militia of the captured towns coalesced
with his troops to blockade the citadels.
It was of the greatell importance not to
allow the zeal of his troops to relax—l»
shew the people desirous of throwing otF the
yoke of their oppressors that we were to
be vigorously and promptly fecond-d in
their ininrreftions. Hence his grounds for
adopting' the extraordinary mealure which
succeeded, not by chance, but in conse
quence of the 1 molt profound calculations.
A* to the charge made against him of
having neglected to march againit Macdon
ald, was it to be perfufinttl that Gen. Ott
weuM have allowed the important post
Pontremoli to be taken, by placing there a
picket of 60 men ? Besides, it was by this
route that Macdonald proceeded. And
fuppc Cng the had taken the pre
caution to secure that post, was he ignorant
that it was always in his power to arrest
MacdonaWs progress in the North of Italy,
as he has done in a manner f» honorable ?
Fortunately we have received the detail*,
of this impqrtaut affair dire&ly by the sim
pie aud clear narrative ot Lord William
Bcntick, exaflly a* we foretold on Wednes
day last, and they hate not palled the cor
rection* of the Official Gairtte of Vienna,
so well ia mutilating the Official
Accsum* from the Arnuel. We'have it
.in our power thence to judge with precision,
of the manoeuvres of the refpfftive Gene
ral*.
Macdonald luring arrived at Parma,
could do doubt have affe&ed without loss
his jun&ion with Moreau by the Valley de
Toro, as in faft he did after the battle ;
but his proceeding by Flaccnza to join Vic
tor, (haws the magnitude of the plans of
the two Republican General*. It was
meant to reacli Pavia before Marfha! Suwar
row, to secure the important pass of the
Po ; to cut oft tha: part of his army which
in the Milancfe, Mantua, and the
Ferrarefe, and, in fine, to overthrow liim
felf at the bottom of the Alps. They had
judged of the refourcts of the allies in the
f°me manner as the London journalists.
The better to insure the success of thii plan,
Moreau had sent ,off hia bed troops to Vic-
tor.
Suwarrow at once saw the plan of the
enemy, and in the promptness of hit mca
fures, the judgment of his disposition, the
chain of his polls, and hit officer-, we re
cognize his v-11 talents. It is lob« recol
ledted that almolt all his infantry were Ruf
fians, and that mod of his general Officers
were also Ruffians, not that the Aullrian*
yielded to them in bravery, but as the affair
was to be drcifive, he thought ic belt to em
ploy the troops molt nccuftomed to him and
his particular tatties, and not to allow the
euemy time to take a position for attacking
him before he was prepared, and had time
to colledt himfclf, and place his artillery.
We may observe, that from the authentic
difpntches, the allies were much superior
io number to the French ; that the enemy's
cavalry were attacked with the bayonet by
the Ruffian Infantry, and was almolt total
ly detiroyed.
These remarks, joined to those whrch we
made yellerday morning, are fufficient to
enable our readers to «f one of the
molt important events which hi? taken place
lince the commencement of the war, and to
appreciate the merits of the refpe&ive Gens.
This event, no doubt, augurs prejudicially
to the new government eitablifited iu France
by the Revolution of the 28thPrairial. We
fear much that it wiil not encourage the ccm
-I'criptions to fly to the frontiers, andfurnifli
the Great Nation the means of regehe'rating
the world. If farther conjedtures may be
adventured, we have no doubt but we lhal)
be enabled very foot) to announce, as well
more ample Details as frefh fuceefTes in Ita
ly and Switzerland, iueh as will give am
ple feope for political peculation.
LONDON, July 19.
The Fanny, Braine, from New-York to
Clyde, and the Lydia, Henderfon, from
ditto to Liverpool, are captured by a priva
teer of 22 guns, in the North Channel.
BREMEN, July 9.
Macdonald, by wheeling about to the
right, had removed the theatre of the war
from the frontiers of France to those of
Venice, and from the Var to the Adriatic.
Ihe idea was certainly a great one ; but he
loft himfelf without resource, from not be
ing able to carry it through. The Auftri,
ans entered Panna on the 22d «lt. and were
incessantly pursuing him. They are endea
vouring to cut him off from Moreau, and
to eftablilh themfclves in the rear of tliclat-
ter In such a manner as to deprive him of
the poflibil'ity of returning to France-, in
■lhort, it is poffibk- we may be on the point
of feeing the wreck of the two French ar
mies reduced, perhaps, to lay down their
arms in Genoa, and in the territory of the
Liguirmn Republic. The surrender of the
Citadel of Turin will afford us a reinforce
ment of 15,000 men, of which number,
I suppose that 6000 will be fciit to the
Archduke, in order to supply the place of
thole which the Count de Bellegarde carried
with him into Italy, and the nine otlieis
will be sent to General Vuckaffovich, to be
employed with success :i gain ft Moreau.
■ The Adrians approach so nearly to
Zng, atM-ta Lucerne, iu order ta turn the
Right of the army of MafTena, that I am
convincedtliat the latter will not be long
before he quits his prifent fiiuaiion, and
retires behind the Aax.
General Otto is pursuing Macdonald
with 20,000 men, while Marshal Suwarrow
and General Melas are uniting with Count
Bellegarde to crush Moreau, It is reported
here, that Marshal Suwarrow has alf» at
tacked and defeated Moreau. Macdonald
is retiring towards the Mountains of the.
Bolognei'e. ,
PORTSMOUTH, July 10.
Yesterday afternoon thirty revenue cut
ters, which are at thi# port to attend th«
Secret Expedition, received orders to em
bark on board tbem 3000 troops.
YARMOUTH, July 10.
Sunday P. M. arrived the Ruffiatk fleet,
under Admiral Tate, from a cruize offthf
Texcl.
Arrived, the
Waffenaer, of 64 } and the 1 Hebe of 38,
armed in fate, t« take on board croopi.
John J. Parry,
W-ATCH-MAKER,
INFORMS hisfriends ami the pubt : r, he has
removed for the season from hit fbi/p ia St
cond-ftreet to the n*xt house- to the pest office io
Trentor, opposite the Mirket, where all orders
iii hi» line wt Ibe executed wkh pa.ttcular are
and attention.
An excellent aflocifnent of Silver Ware 2nd
Jewelery, and Gold and Silver Watches* ' or Sale
as above.
Trenton, Sept. 4, 1799
Notice.
A LL perfens having claims against the Eftite
l\ ot Col. Edward Oldham (deceased) late
ot Cttcil County, Maryland, art hereby warned
to exhibit tile Cam* immediately, with vouchers
thereof, to the fuhl'criber.
EDWAKD OLDHAM, Jun.
Attorney for Mary Oldham, Ex'rx.
B ihemia Mandr, Ctrtil County, (
Maryland, Sept. I, 97<;9- J jtaxviw.
United States, 7 ,
Diftriel ef Peunfylvania. J
To tie Marshal of tie Pennsylvania Dts
trie: of the United States.
WHEREAS in my opinion a contagious ftcic
ndis in the city of Philadelphia, renders it
hazardous to hold the next Rated Selfion of the
Circuit Court'oi the United States, in and for the
PennlyWania DflrtA of the middle Circuit of the
laid city, the place appointed by lav/ at which to
hold the QatcJ Sefticn 01 tha laid Court—These
are by virtue- of tho powers at J authorities veiled
in me, RICHARD PE TEki, Judge of the Penu
fylvania Di&iSt of the United States, hi the name
and by authority of toe United States, to order
and direct you to adjourn the session of the saW
drciuit CuUrt, dire&cd to be held at Pkiladelpl in,
on ih« eleventh aay of October next, to Norru
Town, in the county of Montgomery in the fame
dittiiiS; being a convenient place within the fame
for holdingtfet said court; and you are to piake
publication hi reo. in onu or more public papers
printed at the hid city, that the said court is a-',
journei a« it is hereby directed to be; and you are
according!) to aijjurn the said court to the aid
place hereSy appointed from ihc timv you (hall
receive this order to the said eleventh day of Octo
ber next, the time by la* pre(;ribej for commen
cing the said fcQion.
(LS-) .
Given under my hand md feat atB«l
---raoat in the fait! diftriA this ftkth
day of fepttmber in the year of our
Lurd I799,andin thetWi;nty-foiirth
y»ar of the Independence of the Uni
ted Statca. •
RICHARD PETERS.
WHEREFORE 1, the laid Marshal, by
virtue of the powers veiled in me by the *hove
order, and di:e<£liont from the honorable Rich
ard Pcteri, Esquire, juc|gceftht Pcpnfylvinia
diflrhfl of the United States, and in the name
and by the authority ofthe United States, do
adjourn the filfion of the Circuit court of the
said United States, which was to have been held
at Philadelphia, on the eleventh day of OiU
ber next, to the courthoufein NORMS TOWN
in the county of Montgomery in the fame dif
tn<3, thereto meet on thefaid eleventh day of
Oiloberiiext at tea o'clock in the forenoon of
the fame day ot which all persons tiOund by Re
cognizance or have etherwil'e tu do thereat are
drtired and' required to take notice and give
their attendance
WILU.VM NICHOLS, Marjkal.
Marftial's office at Philadelphia,
September 7, 1799
Joseph H. Fleming, has re
moved bis .-\gcncy aad Commiflion Office, from
No. U.Ghcfaut lireet, to his house at the Rifirg
Sun village,oll the Germantown road, near the 4th
mijl (tone, where he still continues his bufinets
Several perfoni having already applied to him for
the purpose of celle&ing debts, looking out lands,
recording deeds, &c. in different parts of this and
other States—he so icits the further patronage of
the public before h« proceeds on his journey.
N. B He would have no ohje&ion against trav
elling to the British or Spanish territories, to tranf.
afl bufincfa for Gentlemen.
anguft 18
A two story Brick House,
SITUATE on Duke, between Front and Second
Streets, in the Northern Liberties; having a
Urge garden and yard, extending to Green Street
—on which there is a stable and small frame buil
ding fuitabU for a shop or counting house. The
house* is built in the best manner ami in excellent
order; two rooms on a floor, wafb house, &c-
Enquire ;it No. 37 Afeh flreet.
P. S, This hcufe was lately occupied by Jofcpb
Engle.
auj;utt to,
Xly (Ba;ette.
PHILADELPHIA,
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER i O .
The Office cf« The Gazette ef the United
States" is removed to tie Jirst tbree-story
brick bouse in Eleventh, above Arch stre
ijitre this piper ivUl continue to be pubh A
ed during the prtvaihng sicineis.
|Cr» Subscribers <nX}erm* mev>n gnd f
vicinity, wilt receive their pa>e? s / rom jy
Kitchen.
Tboss at Frznkfard, from the Store 0 f
John ll'Clelien, Esq.
Philadelphia, yth Sep,, ~Q n
MR. Femno,
Inclosed I fend you a letter from tire
committee of correlpondence for Walhm
ton county, covering a certificate from 8 ,
number of the most refpeftablc gentlemei
in th3t county, proving Mr. lAMKr
ROSS of Pittsburgh's aUa:hm«ut .k.
Chritlian Religion, in contradi&io
falfe and scandalous report propogai
industriously circulated, by the f n ' t .
Mr. M Kean's tle&ion, '« that Mr.
so Atheist, a Delft," &e. I have
Mr. Rofs from his youth, and his '
and friends of York connty, where h
born, and a more religious and virt\. ,= ,
mily i» not to be -produced. In n
acquaintance with him, I have nevt h c;
an irreligious or indelicate txpreffio', {, ,
him, aßd believe him to be a moral, \ "
virtuous citizen, a good Cln-iftian, a.-
qualified to fill th« important office ,
vcinor.
LEVI HOLLINGSWORT
Washington, August i 3, i 7J9 ,
Sir,
THE committee in 'this county for pro.
moting the election of Mr. Rofs, have learnt
where Mr. Rofs is less known than here,cur.
rency is given by die enemies to his eleduon,
(the lame conscientious men who fupportcd
the eleftion of Mr. JeflTerfcn,) to a report,
that Mr. Rofs is a Deist.
To prevent thecfilft of this report, ene
of the committee in this town, where
Rots lived more than ten years, and uniil
about five year-, ago, applied to such eldtJrs
and other persons, noted for their piety and
regard for religion, as have known Mr. ttyfj
during the whole of this time, and as £ 2 lily
could be applied to, and they cbearfully fig n
ed the enclosed certificate. It wjs regretted
that the abfcnce of the Rev. John M'Millw*,
(who is the iniirifter nearest to this place, is
intimately and has been about twenty year;'
well acquainted with Mr. Rofs, and is zeal
ous tor hu ele&ion,) and of the other Pre!-
byleriaa ministers in this neighbourhood,
who are now litting in Presbytery, more than
fij£ty -miles from this town, prevented the
obtaining of their contraJi&ion to this falfe
and, malicious report. But it was not tho't
•prudent tor the fake of this, to fuffer the
it-port to gain force, by the delay of another
week's j;aft: especially as those who have
signed, are diftinguiftifd characters, for good
len.fe, boneflv and piety, and refpe£table for
tbeii il;-..ions in l'ncirtv. Mr. Allifon is
judge of this county. Mr. Swearenger, Mr.
M m :■:■!! m;• i Air. Kit, iiii .'re ju (Vices of tlie
peace, a'd ;ht last h.is been a member of as
. icn bly. Mr. Cott >ll and Mr. Brice, are
county comirifliouers, and the last has been
a men ber . f allcniblv. Mr. Cunningham
| is a fubftatitial merchant and Mr. Mercer a
| lubftantial farmer. Thcfe gentlemen being
Itc , and \ r ou iimt be allured, that the certifi-
I cate of any one of them, is fufikient to out
' weigh the repo»t. Many more names could
b.ive 1 en obt.m id. but to leek numbers >*«*
thought to be giving too much refpedt 0 th®
Hinder, and a tel. £lion us a few anqjeftion
able characters was thought bed.
i The, ph fence of the Rev. J"' 11 ' 1 Smith, of
J ceder minister, who, about thre£ years ago,
removed to this coui'try from Odtorara, m
certificate alio, and upon this we are content
'.o reft the character of Mr. Rofs and of our
j (elves.
We could with as much ealc have obtair
' ed as positive a denial of all the other mali
i cious iiperts lately propagated against Mr.
j Rofs, and we do pledge oui'Cflves that they
i are f.J{.. But we thought it not of conle
-1 que in.': to do lb, as they are, we trust, ge-
I iierally known to be falfe; and as such re
j ports from uupMiicipl.-d and deligning men
are usually i Rifled on such occasions. But
there are so few means of alcertaining the
I credit clue to a report of infidelity and a re
; fp.eil for religion is oft fu»h importance in
j public fUtions, that we thought it a duty to
i our fellow citizens to difprovc the afperficß
of deism.
Least, therefore, this aspersion ftiould mo
lead good people, unacquainted with Mr.
Rc.i'-., the committee here requtft that you
will publilb, if you think proper, these do
cuments in the newspapers or in hand bills»
as you think bed, and in such manner as
you think ntoft fit. The original of th eie
certificates is in the ha:ids of the committee
Washington, jjugu;
Sir,
3tawiw.
dtnthO.
iawjw
of Franklin countv.
ALEXANDER ADDISON,
Cbairmau of the committee of Washington co•
W(ijhinglon, (P-) slug- 17 99*
TO All WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
WE the lubfcribers, regular members of
sundry l'reftjyterian congregations in t e
cmnty of Waihington, have bdsid Wl '
surprise and regret, vhat iimorg th- IT3
fliodeious reports pvopagated agaiuit
lawi m