BOSTON, October i By Cape. Prince,from Aux-Cayes,we learn,that information bad there been received of au insur rection of the Negroes in that quarter of the Cape ; but that no particulars had come to hand prior to his failing, two polls which were due had been detained. A letter of a lace date, from a gentleman on the coast of Africa, to his friend in this town, fays, " That Mr. John Ormond, (a famous chief and factor) of the Rio Pengus, is no more. His white people are all maflacred by the natives, and his property became a prey to his own slaves. Numbers of people are fufferers, unfortunately lam one. 1 his event has caused such tumult and confufion, that the trade is almost at a stand." HARTFORD, October 3 The woolen manufacture in Hartford, after ftruwling with every obstacle, begins to flou rifh'and bids fair to be advantageous to the pro prietors as well as to the public. The quality of the cloths,more especially the coarser, is acknow ledged on all hands to be superior to that of the EiMilh of the fame finenefs*. It is an undeni able fad; that the coatings made here, are more durable than the English. The great objection formerly made to the colouring and finifhing the cloths is now removed—it being agreed by the best judges that the difference between the belt finifhed English cloths and those of this manufac ture are hardly perceivable. And the writer of this paragraph, a few days ago, saw a tayiormif take cloth from the Hartford manufactory for English. This being the fa<ft, the reputation of American cloths will rife and facilitate the sale, especially as they can be afforded as low as En glish cloths of the far.ie finenefs. As this manufacture consumes large quantities of wool, it is recommended to our farmers to at tend to the raising of ilieep and also to the im proving of the breed. Wool will always be in demand, and command cafli. The bell foundery, by Mr. Doolittle, also de serves notice. The bells cafl at this foundery are equal in quality to any imported ; and the whole continent may be furnifhed at this single foun dery. * However (ingular this may be thought, it is undoubtedly a fa& ; as is well known to those who have either examined their refpe£Hve textures and materials, or have experienced the durabi lity of each. Philadelphia, O&ober 12. EngtWh papers by the last arrivals, contain the following accounts in addition to those in our last, viz. That the plague rages in the Morea— and continues to spread in Constantinople and the neighboring villages. A second decree has been publilhed in Spain relative to ft rangers— this enjoins that all strangers who dwell in Spain must be Catholics—renounce all privileges as foreigners, and take an oath of fidelity to reli gion and the sovereign, under penalty of being sentenced to the gallies, &c. The prospeCt of peace continues to brighten, and some great fucceiles gained by the Ruffians render the event 110 longer dubious ; the Em peror it is said has already signed the articles- Prince Repnin has defeated the Turks at Maczin —they loft 4000 men, 30 pieces of cannon and fifteen ilandards—the Ruffians only 150 killed and 300 wounded ; the number of the 1 urkiih army exceeded 70,000 in en. A sortie of 9000 men was made from Brailow, but Prince Repnin obliged them to retire with loss. It is expetfted that the Ruffians will now besiege Brailow in form : Further accounts add that the inhabitants of Brailow fearing the fate oflfinael are fleeing from that city in great num bers.— The Ruffians have also pofleiled them selves of the fjrtrefs of Amafla, in the Cuban, the whole garrison consisting of 14,000 men be ing made prisoners of war ; the magazines, and every thing in the place, wirh all the veflels in the port fell into the hands of the conquerors.^ The Germanic body aflembled at Ratilbon in 'lie high Colleges of the Empire, have pas sed sundry refulutions relative to the present si tuations of their podeffions in Alsace and Lor raine ; in these thev thank the Emperor for his interposition with his Most Chriflian Majesty they express their surprise that the answer of the King is not in the Latin Tongue according to treaty with France ; they fay the answer is un latisfartory, as the French discover 110 intention of making restitution, or even to offer an indem nification in territory and in fubjeifts, for the pofleffions in Alsace and Lorraine which have been violated and infringed upon by the deciees of the National Aflembly. 1 hey request that the Emperor fliould make new representations to his Most Christian Majesty on these fubjecfts— and, that the end may be obtained, they fut ther resolve, That all the guarantees of the peace of Westphalia lhall be fumuioned, with .ill the powerful States in Europe, and be requefied to manifeft and teftifv their participation in this important affair, and to support tlie rcprefcnta tions of the imperial Ambaflador at Paris—and that the Emperor be supplicated to enjoin all the circles and States of the Empire, duly to com plete the numbir of their troops, so as to be able to furni.'h their contingent in duplo, to defend the dignity of the Germanic Empire, its autho rity and l ights, by employing all the measures authorised by the law of nature and nations. N. B. The electors of Bohemia, Saxouy and Hanover, did not accede to the above—and the Elector of Brandenburg has infilled 011 prelimi nary negotiations. Of all the secular powers who have a fuffrnge at the Diet of the Empire, no one has exprefied a more unfavourable opinion of the present sys tem of France, than the King of Sweden. Notwithstanding the combination and resolu tions of the Electoral College of the Germanic Piinces againlt the proceedings of the National Afleiiibly of France, there ai e many circumttan ces which conlpire to prevent any acSive opera tions againil the revolution. The financesofthe Emperor are exhausted, and the debt of the em pire amounts to 592 millions of florins—added to this, the Emperor and the Electors cannot feel secure in respeCt to the attachment of ihe people to their own governments —and some of the Elec tors are themselves so much the friends of the Rights of Man, as secretly to with success to the Revolution of France. The dependance of the Emperor for money mufl be on the Kingof Spain — and it is well known that the affairs of Spain are not unembarrassed—and that butafmall pro portion of the produce of the mines of Mexico and Peru, go into the royal coffers. In confluence of the speech which Mr. Fox made in the House of Commons, against a war with Russia, the Empress has diretfted her Am baflador to procure a bull of that orator, in white marble, which (he intends to place between those of Cicero and Demosthenes, in her cabinet. Succinf! flatement of the diflurhances in Hifpaniola from the account tranfiated for the Central Ad- vertifa\ Aucust 21. Somes negroes seized from a bo dy of 2 or 300, being questioned relative to the cause of their meetings, said that they wanted to enjoy that liberty, they are intitled to by " the Plights of Man." 22. A while man taken among several leaders of the black insurgents j several plantations burnt. 23. Every citizen of the Cape under arms— all the plantations on the plain, on fire, and the whites found on them murdered.—twenty ne groes killed ; their number amounts to 2000— the troops attacked them—they flee and are pur sued, 35 killed and 50 wounded, many whites among them ; the Cape regiment is joined by the citizens, —all in consternation. 24- Intelligence the molt distressing—all is on fire—this is seen from the Cape ; the city put ting icfelf in a posture of defence, a battalion of volunteer citizens set out —600 of the insurgents escaped—killed 8 or jo—found the plantation Ckoifsuil burnt —troops returned to the Cape. The quarter Morin is now on fire ; the infurre&ion becomes more general, numbers of the negroes taken, and condemned to be Ihot. The free negroes and mulattoes armed, and are formed into a separate division, they are eager to attack the insurgents 26. Every avenue to the city is guarded—the legroes are at the distance of one league, and frequently approach in numbers to bid us defi ance many of them are killed by our cannon, notwithstanding which they come up unarmed— a few whites belonging to the Cape have been killed, owing to their own imprudence. 27. In several engagements the whites have been fuccefsful ; and the negroes always driven back with loss ; 60 or 70 men have frequently' beat back 7 or 800 of the negroes ; they are now 10,000 strong—7 or 800 of which are on horfc back, and tolerably well armed. 28. Above 100 Negro prisoners have been (hot in the burying place within two days—One Ne gro, a leader, has been broken on the wheel— and a white leader hung ; —he had been an Ab be, and declared that he was sent from France with four more, to teach the Negroes to revolt ; there are other white rebels in prifon.—lt is said there are at least 100 white men in the Negro camp. About 150 whites have been murdered on the plantations. 29. The Mulattoes and free Negroes have dis tinguished themselves greatly, and killed many of the insurgents. 50. The Americans fitrnifh a guard every night—also the French sailors. 31. Some indications of a conspiracy ;— it ap pears that the plot is to set fire to the city in 400 houses at once—to butcher the whites, and take the city by escalade.—M de Rouvray the com manderin chief of the whites, has killed 290 in one engagement —We have loft M. Lehon the commander of the JVlulattoes. This Journal is continued to the 13th Septem ber—in which there is a detail of the attacks made on the Negroes from day today, generally 191- with success. TheONcgroes were however fonie times victorious—they have taken foine of the whites prisoners—and 011 the jth September, the account Hates that they had taken a fort in which were fix 24 pounders. The Negroes have seve ral field-pieces in their camp on the Heighths of the Cape. The infurredtion, so far from being quelled, appears to have encreafed. A chief of the insurgents, named Cappe, was taken and broke on the wheel—he was peflefled of an income of 30,000 livres, all in town houses. The number of Negroes killed to the 13111 Sept. is supposed to be upwards of 3,000 —and before the iiTurrediion is quelled, it is judged that x or 2,000 more muff be aifpatched. A letter from Cape Francois of the 18th Sep tember, received here on Monday, fays that no. tiling of importance had been done towards quel ling the dilturbances, nor had any thing further happened to encreafe the evil. A sortie of 2,000 whites was to take place on the 19th. Sunday last the Minister of France ffct off for Mount Vernon, on a visit to the Prcfident of the United States. * The jßth of August, Lord Dorchester and his family failed from Quebec for England, onboard the Alligator, Isaac Coffin, Esq. commander. The Quebec Herald contains addresses of the Citizens of Ouebec to Prince Edward, lately ar rived there from Gibraltar. A plan for cutting a Canal, between Clubfoot's and Harlow's Creeks, in North-Carolina, lately appeared in the Edenton paper—the distance from Creek to Creek is about two miles—Thus the spirit of improvement is catching from State to Slate. Ratifications of the articles of amendment to the Constitution of the United States proposed to the States by the firft Congress un der said Constitution at their firft feflion Maryland, North-Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode-Island and South-Carolina, have ratified the whole—Delaware has postponed a decision on the firft article, which was lately ratified by Penn sylvania— New-I-lampfhire, New-York and New-Jersey, have ra tified all but the second article. Returns from the other States have not been received by Congress. Eulogium on the Conjlitvtion of the United States, j rem Dr. Linn's Sermon, 4th July, AS far as this Constitution has been tried, its influence is found to be fafeand beneficial. It is a representation ot the peo ple, from whom all legitimate government is derived. It is a go vernment of laws, not of men. It ptomHVs to unite mildness and energy ; to lecure and defend ; to fleer the happy medium be tween oppreflion and licentioufncfs. It is calculated to encourage genius, and bring merit to view from the oblcure walks of life. Titles and birth give no claim to rank or precedence; but a capacity for business, with learning, eloquence and virtue, are the fuieft ways to rife to honor aud pit ferment. SHIP NEWS. From PELOSI's MARINE LIST. ARRIVALS *t the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Ship Prefidenr, Cole, Briflol Brig Suckey, Cross, . Dublin Betsey, Shackford, Cape-Francois Schooner Induflry, Patrickfon, Cape ot Good Hope Nancy, George, " Jamaica Sloop Ann, Lightburn, Tortola The Editor has been favored with the following intelligence from Mar- blehead, by Richard, Harris, Esq. Collector oj the Jaid Fort Captain Hooper left Bilboa the 9th Augufi J a 11, and brings th allowing intelligence—That during his (lay at Bilboa, feveralvef fels arrived there from Gicat-Britain, all agreed uniformly in ih» following particulars— That the courts of Great Britain and Spain had combined together to make war on France, tor the purpoie of compelling her to reinflate the French monarch on his throne— That a hotter press was never known—And every other prepara* tion for war, which was universally believed would be declared in form. Capt. Hooper on his outward paflage, in the bay of Bis cay, spoke two Spanish frigates, two armed brigs, and one large transport ship, (the latter of which was full of soldiers) from Cadiz, bound to St. Sebaflian. The principal merchants, as well as every other rank of the people of Bilboa, had no doubt but that a war was inevitable. PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT. ao/6 20/8 pr. £ . 1 */3 IIA , 12/3_ 10/4 6 pr. Cents 3 pr. Cents Defered 60 pr. Cents UNFUNDED DEIiT. Final Settl. and other Certificates i6jt ijJ 85 do. Indents 10j6 do. Bank Subscriptions, 130 132 Dollars. (}3~ The articles Jrom our Correspondent C. were received too late Jor this paper—with other favors, theyjhall be attended to in our next. * # * Our Subscribers are refpeflfully informed, that their late disap pointments in not receiving the Gazette with the ufualpunctuality* were occasioned solely by the number of large packets difpatchedfrom the Treasury Department, which filed the mail portmanteau to the exclujt on of Newf papers. E r r a t u m—ln thejirjl column oj this paper, for Surgeon-General> read " Surveyor-General oj the State New-YorA.'* Funds of the United States. ALL kinds of the Public Debt of the Union, bought, fold, or ex changed ; Foreign and Inland Bills of Exchange negociated; Merchandize of all forts bought and fold on Lommijfton, and all other Business in the line of a Brojccr, tianfattcd by WILLIAM CLELAND, Jit the Office next door to tht Custom-House, Utate-Street, BOSTON. Lectures on Government & Law. THE Honorable JAMES WILSON, L L. D. ProfcflTor of Laws in the College and Academy of Philadelphia, proposes to deliver, nexi Winter, two Courses of Leflures. One Course to begin on the Second Monday, the other on the Second Tuesday of December. WILLIAM ROGERS, Philadelphia, October 12, 1791 lC 3i P r - cent 57 d°- 62 do. Secretary to the Board ol Faculty.
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