< %ht y afßihinit in cafe of need. And, I think, if, inllead oi bring scattered, a., the inhabitants of the ' city now are, at great dil'lances, tl.i.y wert collefted, in one or t.wo villages, round and near tbe city, they might be at hand to pre. vent additional misfortune ; and they would by being Collected so near, overawe thoft ■who had bad dflgrs. It would have beer • 1 a laving to n;e if I had laid out the money 1 have spent out of the city, for three f.afdii! />* of calamity, in running up a fnvill house which many have done ; and they might a; well have built near together, as difp.-rled ii so many plic-s. 1 had, at fird, a prejudice against the well fide of Schuylkill. But a 14nd there is * plan for eltablilhing a goot bridge, and the fine open country on tha <■ fide is refharkablv healthy, lam now nclinet Itrongly to prefer it. The lirer is handy foi '.. eflential purposes; and be licit-, .is that Vfrite .'! ■ fays, it may be made a barrier to fti p com mumcation. I intend, at any rate, to take a few .shares in the bridge (lock, which, ! think ought to be encouraged as a grea outlet frjia the city ; a.-.d even as a ir> uu ofefcaping, rather than be kept back by our prcfent or future calamities. However, ] don't care where the place of refuge is, if it be so near as to give ready aceefs to our pro perty, in cale of ueed; and yet be ouit o' infeftion. I din'c expeft we 111 ill all agree about plan or place. So much the better »s there is room enough ; and let every one • fatisfy himfelf. I wonder, for my part, tha people don't impruvc the Schuylkill lots oi tlie-city fide ; when we fee that those are fafe who move on the commons, if they are wetul. Yet tlje hill on the other fide eniures as farTis human means go, a healthy retreat and it n fa commanding, that we have the whole city full in our view, andean Toon jje there itnecefiary. I think I would now give something handfame, to fee the city eye-rv day or hoilrs and be sure all was fate from fire and rubbery. It only wants a few en teVpriling and spirited men to begin, anc enough toill soon follow, in any good anc well digested plan. It is true, that we are many of us now in difficulties (and so (hall continue, if we v , • don't tall on iome way of keeping at on business) and cannot undertake any such 'Mil-prize, at the prcfent time : But we can turn it in our minds, and prepare again! , Mother year. If the ficknel's does not come •s I pray God it ltjayn't, we fliall not be ferry that we have a little extra, property Which-will always be ready .ind valuable to us i and keep our minds eafv about a place to go to, while others are agitated with J doubts and fears, and entirely unprepared. i Until we find out the cause, about which * iome think one way and iome another, we _ i ' may count upon .alarms, if not vilitalinns, . ls " , every yea, ; till some change in our atmof- 1 f««*ly 'bought it poflible among the r fhere, or f 01)le grtat alte ,.; uon in our tit vicifluudes of human ffa rs. that I Oiould takes place. It is idle to conceal it, or have to address you through the channel of rrbak about the difordcr ruin in- our city, a Newspaper ; >uc it (tem» the period has ' noie than other commercial towns. They arrlvcd - wh nit ha-bec.me necelLry tor >ll have had, and will have it in their turns ; me ' order 10 contradict tne vllf .though feme, at times, are mere lucky than that has been iropogated, and the odium ethers, or more cunning to conceal it.' Our attempted to be thrown up n me, by thole, lack will come the sooner, if we are pre- who 1 presume, ad by your aurhonty ; I /.. pared to thin the city, at the dangerous lea- mfa:l certain Adre/fers of the Public in tins <"°n; when even the common fumtner dif- P lace ' tUat have > thron g ;h '" medium of orders require country air and change. The jour friend Solomon Myer's press, among gilding tne places ot retreat, will find work other things dated, " Another charge is, for many, who would bt her wife, in times of " that M'Kean (honld have said, York * 'calamity, be idle ; and so tl e peltilence, like " county was a Tory c-unty ; bu< the truth war, witl create, or give a new diredion to " is > Mr ' N'Kean never either expressed employment. If our city should, as I have "or entertained facb in opinion. It is ti>e iio doubt it will, return to its former healthy " fabrication of party men, and circulated "ate, we need not fear our little property " with a view, to prejudice the people of round it, lying a dead weight on us. Many " York county againit our Republican can °f us will be able to keep it for the health, " dida e." plea sure and anuifement of ourselves and fa- Whether the above charge is true, and ihiltes. And the places of others -will al- the afiertion of your friends untrue, I leave '-Ways fell or rent, as many will rather choose you and the public to determine, when I t° live in them, than in the confined alleys solemnly declare, that you, at the house of a nd flreets, and more expenlive tenements J°h n Watson, Esq. in Mifflin county, in •n the city. More especially, as many trades the presence of the lfonorable Edward Ship' and other business can be there carried on 'pen and Edward S'hippen Burd Efqs. did fs well as in the city; to or from which it \ afltrt, without any previous provocation, ' s ut a dep. I h avc £ en enough of the i " that the people of York supported the ountry to know, that one bred all his life ' " Britilh Corporal, ard were a pack of city, is not fit for a farmer, and cannot " damn'd Tories ; ' and I replied they were effci 'f 6 Want; s u^ua ' society and habits "as good Whigs as your Honor," See, u niefs. And as to moving from our At another time, at Hartley's 1 avern, . yto another, which, for a time, is free near Bedford, in the presence of a Mr. m ifoider, we may, to use an old prdverb, " Shield*, yoj said " the members of Af wiflj OUt rV' 16 P an ' nto tbe fire ; and " fembly from York county, were damn'd ourfrlves back again, with the money ( " fools, and that you could not get them to PHILADELPHIA, in our pockets it has cost lis to move, and begin the world over again in a strange place. Not being much ttCrd to writing, except on business, I don't know whether any thing I have laid is of conleqqence enough to be printed. It will at lead fliew my opinion and wishes, and of many others in my fuua tion. I have seen several who like the plan very much. They think it is better to form some system to enable us rather " to bear those ills we have, tnan fly to others that we know not of." AN EX-CITIZEN. Octorara, Sept. 15, 1799. Lancaster, ISept. 20. "1799. WE ha*e been informed, that the Auro ra contains, in the shape of a letter from Lancaster, thr.t the Friends of Mr. Ross ?.f- all chop-fallen, on account of a meeting ot M'Keav's Friends in this borough ; and that JM'Kean will will have a majority in this county. Ihe design of this falfhood is obvioully to keep up the spirits of their party ; and to depress others who may not knovtf the truth. 1 hat meeting" was, how ever, not half as large as is fitted ; ai under the 17th article of the treaty, have broken up, and the. Amsrican .Commissioners ha\a embarked for this country. Dr. Amos Wimdsiiip, M. B. and mem ber ot the Medical Society of London, is appointed a l'urgeon in the navy ot the Uni ted States. PORTLANdt'Sept. g. Tl>e Diftricl Court of Maine was opened lad Tu. fday at Pawnalborough. At this court, the fliip Mac of Boston, was libelled and condemned for a breach of the laws of the United States agaiuft the slave trade. It app;ared from the evidence, that this Ibip was loaded and prepared at Boston, in the month,of Noveinoer last, for a voyage to Africa ; that the crew were deceived as to the nature of the voyage, they having (hipped Icr, and really fnppofed they were bound to the Cape de Veids. About four weeksafter they were at fca, tfer captain, whose name is John Boit, b. longijig to the state of Rhode Liand, iutormed thrin fortbefirft time, thai " they .would fee Africa before they law any othei* land." Two perfous of both sexes, were received on board the {hip op the coast ; and t»q,hundred and twenty of them, frftcly landed arid advxntagcoufly fold at the Havanna ; the oth.ar fifty having died on their j»<- silt principal!} of fpermacet'i and whale Oil. Barrels ofSper. Whale. Ship Commerce, Gardner, iioo 2:0 Ueftor, Worth, 800 200 Hope, Gile , 1100 Caefai, Swain, Alliance. Bernard, Ruby, Myrick, Favorite, Folder, William. Coffin, Leo, -*\l!cn, Juliana, Aldridge. 1 300 Olive-branch, Paddcck 1 ico Trial, Starbtick, 500 Veflcls belonging 10 New-Bedford, spoken May 9, >799. Ship Bedford, Barney, 900 Wareham, 1 150 Franklin, Tuckernian 400 Maria, Paddock, 100 Rebecca, Gardner, 100 Vessels belonging to Hudson. Ship Olwrgo, American Hero, Pitts 600 100 Total quantity of Oil 16950 Barrels, 15050 of Spermaceti and 1900 Whale. BALTIMORE, September 20. Commercial Information. A letter from Savanna, of sth inft. men tions, That tiie B'ritifh, in aider to prevent the French and Spaniards from facilitating their trade under neutral* and confining them to their own colours, and in order the nearer to determine the neutrals by then- colours, that from, the firtt of October next, none but vefTcls built by the Country .the colours of which they bear, will be considered as neu trals—rhofe velTcls already under neutral colours are exempted, but will be narrowly examined." NEW-YORK, September 23. t2 deaths were reported at th Health- Office fa/ the 24 hours ending Saturday at 12 o'clock. iG deaths were reported at the .Health- Office for the 24 hours ending yesterday at 12 o'clock. In oneoft|ie addrefTes to the French Cou ncils, with refpeift te the measures of the late Directory, we find this strong expreffied : " Our fuffe rings and miseries are written with letters of fire, on lines of bload, in every part of France." (Bajette ij9antu fLtft. Port of Philadelphia. VRRIV ED, Ship Wilmington, Blair, Sailed from thence if! July, therefore brings no news : spoke several Britilh armed vefTdes, met with no interruption. Ship Hope, Haftie, from Cadiz, in 56 days, (cartel)-it at the Point. Ship Liberty, Miller, from Rivei ia Pla ta, is at New-Ca!\ie. A ship, name unknown, from St. Ul>t», is below, and feveril others, jtlfo unkn®\vn. —Capt. Haftie has politelyfavoured us wHh the following cor re it lift of American ves sels left at Cadiz. American vtfltls at Cadiz, June and July, Ship Hope, Haftie, taken, condemned! < bro't in cartel for Philadelphia. Muftis, Holland of New-York, t.ken and condemned. >■ . ■ Commerce, Gardner, do r Ann, Robirfon, e'o. "do. Francis Mary, Howlapd, do. do„ Brig R >bertfon, Wikefield, Ndrfolk,. do. Ship Barbara, Clark. Bnftoa, "do. Ardent, Smith, Baltimore, do. Cap tain killed in battle. Mary Ann, Adam*, New-York j twice taken.- St.hr. Determined Rover, fafe and ready for New-York, failed 29th July. Ship Waftiirjgton, Packwood, Niw-York, Liberty, Pollard, do. Brig Franklin, Watson, do. Hind, Ropes Sa'etn. Commerce, Bowers, Charleftcn. Betsey, Lowering, Barcelona and Charleston •Ceres, Norn's, Philadelphi a Schr Eliza, Myers, late lfrael, now Long, of Baltimore, not determined. Ship Sally, Indicot, Weft-Indies and Salem, Superior, Cunningham, Philadelphia. Brig Suky, Stuart, S. lem. Sally Bell, Philadelphia. Cej-es. Cult , Portfmouih, N. N. Union, Notry, New York. Abigail, Marfchalk, do. Ship Canton, Coffer CHarlefton. Schooner Ma; y Ann, White, Boston ; brig- Philadelphia ; do Angle, Young, Cv' Hon Sailed 29tn July, ship Ardent, Israel, at AlgcliriS, for (. adizy and Baltimore. SALEM, Sep ember 17. Lift of v fsih , t the C pc July Captain Jonathan Lovett, arrived at Beverly in 2o days from Cape Francois, has favoured us with the following l.ft : (hips Eliza, Manfize, Newburvport ; Amily, Remington Philadelphia ; Betfev, Kelly, New York ; brigs Peggy. B. fs, Newport Defiance, Manfize, Savannah; Rebecca, Hardiiig, New-York ; Mary-Ann Kuhn, Philadelphia for Havannah ; Bellona, Hard ing, New-York ; Janics, Whedori, New. Haven ; Jarties, Jemriiy, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Steer, Providence ; Mercury, Hamond, Philadelphia ; Liberty, Low, Gloucester ; Alexander and Sally, WiVgate, Newburyport ; fchooneis Eagle, Sprague, B don, to failjn five days ; Lydia, Wheel* Wright, B ften ; , Le vis, ditto ; Filh hawkc., Co&k, Sa em ; Trial, Tate, ditto : H,»pe, Grant, ditto ; Hannah, Bnffisgton, ditto ; John, Hooper, M rblehead ; Hawk, Lo.v.-tt, Beverly; Richard and Edward, Giles, Marblehead ; Relief, Bartlett, New buryport ; Juno, Morrifon ditto ; Bctfey and Jenny, Mason, Kenntbunk, -for Jamais ca ; Eagle, —-—, Cambdtn ; William, Nor ton. Hollow 11 ; Minerva, Barber, New, Londi n ; Hannah, Tbpp&i, Newburyport ; Tueterell, Mallei ton. New-York ; Dispatch Hudson, itto, for Havanna ; George, Dunton, Philadelphia ; Hetiy Budden, dittoi Evelina, Rubb, Baltimore ; Hope, Williams, c'itto ; Atlantic, Weft, ditto 5 Phillis, Greenough, ditto ; Two Brothers, Hinfen, Charlellon ; Galatea, Paine, ditto } Peace & Plenty, Thotr.pfon, Jamaica; Harriot, Torry, ditto; Little Gaby'el, Evefton, North Carolina ; Volun teer, Prible, Fredericklburg ; floopa New- York l a ket, Shaw, Newport, Lydia, Fiy, Charlellon ; Friendfliip, Thomas, Beaufo t; Hercules, Reynolds, Baltimore; Anna, Kitcheves, New-Haven ; Martha, , Charlellon, s. c. Happy Couple, 200 200 1000 900 Soo 250 650 100 200 200 100 200 ! 50 : loe 1 100 B. Packet Ma»- -w '.J: ing, Falmouth . ' • 56 Ma T y, Harvard, St. j Schr. Jane, Thomas, , * Virghiia 6 ' Scl;i. Lucky Owners Delight, atid*bng Louisa, pre jrrivjd at Surrinwi* Ships Fanner and Maughelttr, have ar rived at St. Strbeftians from Philadelphia. 1799' A'i ".a Tori, Siptcmler 23. ARRIVED, Ifi of Kild'.irr, S)g Saturday arrived the Britilh Packet Mar quis of Kildare, 51 days from Falmouth, and 4 from Halifax j failed Falmouth on the 25th July. Same d..y t'chr. Peggy, jo days from St. Sebastians. Lat. 4 j, 33, long 23, 4®. spoke a brig from Philadelphia bound to Hamburgh, 24 (lays out. Left there. Brig Frielidfhip, Watts, of and for Philad. Tryphertia, Fullefton,. ' do» " do»i- * ' Sloop Sukey, Franklin, r ' do, ' Sophia, ——New-York Schr. Bet fey, JBriggs, New-L-ndon. Left in Fort Pafl'age. Ship Farmer, Gibfon, Philadelphia. Manchefier, Clay, do. Schr. Alert, cptain Parker, from Porto- Rico in 18 day?, in ballad There are out ot said port four or five French priva teers picking up all the Americans they meet with. A French Ichr. called the Ve nus, captain Love, mounting Bjfuns, had taken ab hermophrodite brig, captain Bownc, from New-London with horses on deck. On b.ard the said fchoontr the captain and molt of the Crew were Ameri cans. jSpoke the 19th inft. the biig Neu trality from Jamaica, out twenty-four days. The of Hudf n, captain Clark, from the coast of Chili, 1300 bar rels oil—August 6, spoke the Atlantic, of Philadelphia, captain Watts, 34 days from Madeira bound to Calcutta, all well, in long. 34, weft, lat. 9, 10, September 15, spoke the sloop Mary of Bolton, iu lat. 39, long. 65, 10, fix days out, all well, bound to DonniiiCo. Brig Neutrality, capt. Cunningham, in 30 days from Jamaica. Left there brig Charleston, Packet, captaitv. Warfrtan, fur Cjiarlcfton ; brig Eliza, Permy, for New- York, and {hip , captayi Palmer, to fail ir/a few dayi for New-Port. The schooner Peggies, in 50 days from St. Sebastians ; left there, schooner, Eli zabeth, Steven Ton, and (loop Sophia, of \ New Yoik ; fchr. Beifey, Br ggs, 01 New- London ; brig Tryphenia, Fullerton, sloop Sukey, Franklin, and brig Friendlhip, Wrdi-r of the Board of Health. WILLIAM ALLEN, Health Officer, r- . CITY HOSPITAL. > |j A-D MITT ED. Hannah Edwards, from No. 6 Dock ft. " > . , Patrick Higgins, jth ft. MayonienCng ft. Edward Vaughan, Corner of Shippen 9k ! Crab ft. i Mary Rankin, Small ft. Mayoroenfing. v Edward M'Doiitiel, Christian, near id ft. Elizabeth Wildgoofe; South ft. bet. sth 8c r 6th ft. e Henry Caldwell, Catherine ft. below 2d ft. DIED. .. Betsey M'Glaughlin, ill 3 days previous t* admiflion. . James Mac key, ill 4. do. do. James M* Mulien, ill 5 do. do. , Interred the last 24 hours, in tin *PU BLIC GROUND, i Child from the Alros-Houfe. 1 Child No. 17, Walnut street. 1 Woman, No. 1, Grays alley, 1 Man Frym the City Tavern. f 7 Total. 0 y. Remaining in the Hcfpital 71, q£ whom. J 3J are co[l7iik-fce ltts, and eleven -children who were admitted in good health. PETER HELM, Steward. \■ ' ' 0 6 d * 0- d v o © 0 o 1 r o o O O i o o © I O o 2 O Q O * /; j' V ."f O '•* v o o © o v\ J® 9 ~ /- ,*• Kt'tf P * ."''■ to •ft * $ "% ' /