fir per/on of tk4 fame country, de&ring him in their bclialf to cause thcfc gricvanccs to be made known to the government of the United States. 3. That the thanks of this meeting be cordially given to John \ Brown Cuttings Esq. for those able and patriotic efforts, which have already much contributed, and by being continued, may, in the opinion of this meeting, oill materially contribute to (often the situation or procure the discharge of many American citizen*, who have been, or now are, unjustly impieffed as fubje&s of this kingdom-, and that he be. and hereby is, intreated to continue those efforts ; and likewile feat he be eajneftly requeftcd, on the part of this meeting;, to confFy to the government of the United {States, those tafls, touching the pali and present situation of the American mariners here, which any ot the American commanders have communicated or ihall communicate to him tor th:s purpose, together with such other truths perciueut to the fubjcdl as ho may otiierwife acquire. (Staved) J. Swift, Wm. Billings, James Scott, John Osmon, Tristram Barnhard, K. S. Tibbf.ts, John Collet, G-Goosely. B O S T O 30. The idea suggested Qtf^^e ars (ince, by some of the politicians of for an eilablijhment *nd perpetuation of peace, is said to have recently been the of attention in the Na tional Afl'embly of France. With all good men this mult be an event molt devoutly to be wished— and altho the present hostile state of Europe ren dersits confunimation improbable, it is not, ne vertheless, impracticable. Between the several civilized nations of the earth, such treaties might be entered into, as, by precisely fpecifying their boundaries, and the political and commercial rights of each, would remove every occalion for hostilities among themselves—and the fear of their united chastisement must prevent the less ci vilized parts of the world, disturbing the tranqui lity of the other. The attempt is worthy of the present era. The dawn ot reason is opening ra pidly on the world—and if so potent, /o illultri qus, and so generous a nation as France, gives a lead, it must, we think, be followed. NEWLONDON, October 29 Extract of a litter from Baffaterre, (Cuadaloupe) to J . / • ./ • ' - ' « a %entl:man in this town, dated Sept. 30. " This morning three Hoops and a brig with joo troops anil 200 volunteers on board, failed from this port for MSftinico—they arc to join the citizen parry against the General of that island, who is at the head of 10,000 inulattoes anc 1 negroes." ... From the fame " 06i, I. Arrived, this morning, a (loop from Martinico, advising that there has been a general engagement between the general and the citi zens—and, that the latterwere routed with the loss offcven or eight hundred killed !" We are informed ty a letter from Long-Jfland, that on the 21 It inft'ant atrived at Sagg-Harbor the brig Lucy, David Squires, mailer, from the Cape of Good-Hope with 730 barrels of oil, 8,000 wt. bone, and a quantity ot furr ; the property of Col. Benjamin Huntington andCapt. Stephen Howel, of Long-Island. N E W-Y O R K, November 5. A Connecticut paper, of the Ift instant notifies all persons con cerned in the Ohio puichafe to meet at the state-house in the city of Hartford on the 24th instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The cause of this notification is said to be foine late accounts rtceived from Mufkingum, fpecifying, that ccitain regulations have not Jong since been adopted by thedircftors of the Ohio company, that will endanger the properties of the non-rcfident proprietors, unless some ineafrres ar> taken to prevent the confcquenccs. YORK, O&ober 20. We hear that the noted Cub Mare, belonging to Mr. Gibfon, of Harford county, Maryland, [that had taken so many purses, in the different States] was killed by accident, on the Lancaster race aourfe, on Thursday last ; the circumstance, as related, is as fol lows :—Previous to the horses starting for the second heat, two bovs who had concluded upon a quarter ra.:« across the course, near the winning post, happening to start nearly at the fame instant with the horses that run lor the purse, one of their horses run lull against the mare's h'.nd quarter, by which accident themarehad her back broke, but her rider providentially received but little in jury ; the unfortunate boy, to whose imprudence this fad disaster may be attributed, hai his arm broke, his lefteyetorn out, and his body much b« - uifed.—The mare never rose after, although Ihe liv ed some hours. RICHMOND, OA. 30. Amount of Tobacco exported fiom the several Warchoufes in Virginia, between the following periods —taken from the returns made to the Auditor's and Solicitor's Office. Hogfhcads, From O&ober 1786, to October 17$7> From O&ober 1787, to O&ober 1788, From Ottober 1788, to O&ober 1789, Philadelphia, Nov. 10. Accounts from the Weft-Indies inform, that in J uly and August, there was very blowing weather in several of the islands—particularly at Jamaica, Barbado«s, and Antigua : At thefirftifland great damage was done to the fliipping—and many loft —the buildings, canes, and plantain walks, have also fuffered much. Several ports having arrived from Virginia, fincethe account was received of the declaration of war, without bringing any confirmation of that report, we presume there is some mistake in the business. The legislature of the State ofNew-Jerfey has a bill before it the prcfent session, for the en couragement of manufactures; this laudable ex ample will doubtless be followed by the other States. Thehon. If ill'taniSmith, Esq. is re-elected mem ber of the house of representatives of the United States, for one of the districts of S. Carolina. General Charles C. Pinckuey, and Doctor David Ram fay, are elected State Senators under the new constitution of South Carolina. Manufactures have heretofore labored under infnperable difficulties in the United States, for want of governmental support and encourage ment : In Europe this has not been the cafe, par ticularly in Great Britain, where bounties and protecting duties, give their artizans every polTi ble chance of success : Government certainly is bound, on every patriotic principle, to place the manufactures of the United States onfuch a foot- ing as tit at thole branches, tvhich maybe advan tageotifly prosecuted in this country, may not, thro the fuccefsful rivalfhip of European artists, be destroyed. There are many articles which with proper encouragement may be manufactured to great advantage in the United States—nor would boun ties bestowed by the government prove eventu ally alofs ; as when once eftablilhed these manu factures, besides being fold at a reduced price, may become productive sources of revenue, and in this way refund with interest, the expencein curred by government in their eftablifliment. Extratt of a letter from Fawttcville (N.C.) 03. 18. " Having purchatcd some lands which I intend to cultivate in this neighborhood, I have had fufficient opportunities to observe the slovenly mode of farming in these pdtti. Cattle are left to feed about iu the lanes or commons, in-such careless manner that one would imagine the North-Carolina farmers studied how to lose their manure—for certainly it is not po(Tiblc to devifc a more wafting plan. As to tobacco, it so exhausts ground that this con federation alone lliould put the patriotic planter out of humour with that article, tfpeciallv, as it does not, like the grains that afford the necell'aries, leave a futticiency of manure to restore what is exhjulted from the foil. Our (JefcQs are not want of instru ments, or knowledge of theprocefsin agriculture, but a want of care in the choice and rotation of crops ; and in prcferving from year to year both the foil and its productions. The idea of lay ing up for a scarce year has entered into the heads of lew farmers —like the Il'raelttes, " when they have much they have nothing over." Other dei'efts arr, want of early mannrmg land, refu fing to give it reft and neglecting to plough it in the tall and win ter. lor my part as a farmer, as a good c'tizen, lam determin ed to govern my future life by the following rules ; l. To make tUe plough run as couftantly in winter as in sum mer, and to manure during every winter—to keep debtor and cre ditor with the fields. 2. To clear the fcnce ground once a year as clcar as the wheal field. 3. To cut no timber for fuel but that fallen for other uses, or blown down, by winds, and to cut no young timber when old can be had. 4. Never to fuffer the team to return from the field without a load ol fuel. I have observed farmers burning good firewood be foie the plough, driving their teams home empty, and flopping the plough next day to cut and haul young green wood from the sorest. How p >2 this ! 5. To borrow as little as possible, and return a loan instantly af ter use. 6. To purciiafe nothing from the petty trafficker ; and nothing from the regular merchant without ready cath or produce. 7. Never to contrail with the mechanic until I lhall have firft obtained the mone} to pay him. 8. Never to "ive a penny to the man on the highway, who has nothingbnta dram to fell to the traveller. Such wretches ate foes to farming, they are pests to society. 9. Most religroully to observe the precifc time and place of all fpectal appointments. [Dutly Adv.] The eftablilhment of a Law Profefforlhip in the College of Philadelphia promiles the raoft bencficial efictts. Such an eftab lilhment has long been wanted. The appointment of Mr. Wilson j to this profefforlhip must afford fatisfaftion to every pnr. The extensive law information of this gentleman, added to his profound political knowledge, will render his lettures advantageous and interesting, not only to those engaged in the study of law, but aifo to men of liberal education of cveiy profeflipn. u. Further progress is daily making in the Geographical know ledge of our country. An accurate map of the State of PainTyl vama,it is expected, will soon be pubtilhed by Mr. Reading How ell. Mr. William Fatham, of Virginia, has ifTued proposals for pub liftiing by fubfeription, a large map of the louthcrn division of the United States. The size will be nine feet by seven. It will comprehend a pirt of New-Jcrfey and Pcnnfylvania, the whole of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina and Ceorgia ; all the weft-rn territory of the United States, be tween ?9°and 40.0. N. and a part of theSpanifh possessions. From the extensive information, which Mr. Fatham appears to have col lcfted, and the character of the gentlemen who recommend, thtre j is every icafon to txpe£l that this map will be executed with ac curacy and clegance. [Gen. Adv. ] A correfpondentobferves, that the excellencies ofthe new Constitution are daily unfolding them - selves to the view of every unprejudiced friend of the United States : Its truly republican princi ples, which have thrown open the doors to vir tue and abilities, and made the highest posts in government acceflible to every man without ex ception, have proved a powerful ftimulous on the minds of our citizens to |diffnfe the bleflings of | knowledge far and wide : In many parts of the United States, new inltiturions are founded, and the old ones enlarged : In most of our capital towns, schools for the acquisition of every branch of science have been recently eftabiflied,in which the living and dead languages, mathematics, ge ography, writing, arithmetic, niulic, drawing, and polite accoinplifhments, may be acquired. But amongall the various branches of education, as no one demands, so none receives greater at tention than our native language; this is now taught grammatically, and with the happiest suc cess ; owing principally to those excellent per formances on the; fubjetft, which have been pub lished by several of our own countrymen. Nor has the mercantile part of the community only, been attentive to this great fubjeftot educa tion, seminaries of learning are constantly spring- 60,041 5 8 -544 5 8 » 6 73 635 ing up in the interioi* parts of'the United States ? so that the rays of science are diffufed ill every possible direction over the face of our country, and in this, as well as in several other rcfpecfn, " the wilderncfs may be said to bloflom like the rose." Other great and important effects jnftly as. cribable to the salutary influence of the new go vernment alone, may be the fubjeit of future pa ragraphs. Honor is often a I'ubftitute tor virtue : Tli ere are many men, who from a regard to reputation only, are rellrained from open a«Tts of baseness. This consideration often influences to a just de- cifion in great political queitions—even when personal interelt would lead to a different con duct : So long as a fair character is the principal recommendation to public notice, we fliall be fa vored with the semblance of virtue at least ; but when a principle of honor lhall cease to operate, and a contempt for the appearance, as well as the reality of honelty and rectitude fliall cease to be infamous, we may bid adieu to the freedom and happiness of our country. The revolution in France has produced one very extraordinary event—and that is, the emigration ofa large nntnber of clie citizens of that kingdom to the United States : Among these are fevernl persons who enjoyed titles of honor and diftinc- tion, and pofleiled large fortunes in that country. These emigrants have arrived in different parts of the continent, at Alexandria, Philadelphia, and New-York : They have already begun their settlement at Sciota 111 the Ohio Country—many of them poflefs great property—and being men of learning, and abilities, and provided with au extenlive library, and a philosophical apparatus, the rigors of their hardy attempt in fettling an uncultivated wilderness, will be abated, by a va riety of obje<fls which are seldom connected with I similar enterprizes. While the enlightened friends of mankind in all parts of the earth, are rejoicing in the free dom and happiness of the United States under the auspices of the new government, there are some charadlers of so perverse a complexion, a mongourfelves, that they will not permit the peo ple so much as to think they are in an eligible situation, tho all their senses confirm the obfer- vation How truly blefled are the natives of this high, ly favored country ! where all that dignifies and ennobles the human mind is the birth-right of the citizen : A conscious independence of fpiric designates their early childhood, and gathers strength with increasing years—and as they ad vance in lite,liberty refined, and feenred by equal laws, gives full scope to all the best faculties of the foul No feudal fyftrm binds them to the foil ; No chieftain grasps the profits of their toil { Secure from cleric and despotic power, Sweet hope hangs pendant on th' industrious hour. If yon enquire of a thriving man of bufmefs, who rises early and sets up late, and denies him felfall the palfing amusements of life, what it the ultimate objetfl of all his labor and felt deni al ? >Ie will perhaps inform you, that his plan is to arnafs a certain sum, and in the evening ol life retire from business, to enjoy the fruits of his indullry on a country feat—vain expecta tion ; happinelsis always in our reach—or never. " In our own breasts the happy goddess lies* " And only gives her favors to the wife." The truth is, the mind must be fitted to every situation ; hence the meet- man of business is en tirely out of his element, when left to silence, solitude and contemplation. A man in the city of London, who had accumu lated a very liandfonie fortune by keeping a cliop houfe, took it into his head to retire from busi ness—he bought a neat box in the country, sur rounded with gardens and the etcetera of rural scenery ; but he soon found that he had cooked too many steaks to find amusement in purling rills and verdant plains. He accordingly fold his villa, his horses and carriage—returned to the city—gave a consider able sum to his tenant to quit the residence he had left, and resumed his former occupation.— When employed in broiling a mutton chop over his kitchen fire, he declared that he had never been happy since he had exchanged the pleasure of sweating over the coals for the insupportable fatigue of aftill country life. ■ A Physician gave a Nobleman the lye—with oreat mildnefsthe Nobleman said, l'lltake the lye from him ; but I'll never take physic of him : Hi may 'speak what doth not become him ; I'll not do what ts unworthy of me " LATEST ARRIVALS AT THIS PORT. Schooner Lark, Gardner, Nantucket, 9 days Brig Margaret, Pomit, Miflifippi, 70. PRICE CURRENT. PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT. 6 pr. Cents 13/9 14/ pr. £ 3 P r - Ct ' nts 7/'—7/3- Defered 6 pr. Cents 5J9 6f. UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl.and othev Certificates \if\ —12/3. Indents 7/1 ——7^3. Siate debts Bf —— 8 or 70 pr. cent, or 36! do. 30 do, 6ii do. do. 4 l i do-
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