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
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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.
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Lectures on Government & Law.
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December. WILLIAM ROGERS,
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