Philadelphia, Aug. 25.
\Ve have authority to inform the public, that
a second Loan, at four per cent, interest, has
been lately effe&ed in Europe, for account of
the United States. The sum is equal to the
amount of the former Loan, 3,000,000 of
Guilders, or about 1,200,000 Dollars.
By a Boston paper we learn, that the Hon.
Mr. Gerry declines a re-eledion for the next,
Congress.
By a proclamation of Governor Telfair, it
appears that John Milled gf., Esq. is chosen a
representative in the House of Reprelentatives
«f the United States to lill the vacancy in the
JEaftern Diftritt of that State.
Tn last Saturday's Gazette, it was mentioned
that intelligence had been received at Pittl
t)urgh, that several parties of Indians were ap
proaching the frontiersof WeftmorelandCounty:
Sublequent accounts, received by the Pittsburgh
post of yesterday, fay, that nolndiau trails were
discovered, and that the trails seen were those
of Militia from that County, out on a tour of
duty.
A soldier by the name of Hugh McLaughlin,
was hanged at Pittiburgh last Monday week,
for desertion and horse-stealing.
Accounts from the Weft-Indies mention a
heavy gale of wind having happened about the 3d
and 4th of August, which did much damage at St.
Martins and the adjacent places.
Several French pafTengcrs arrived in the Hannah,
Capt. Stobo, from Havie-de-Grace.
Some of the stones of which the' walls of the
Baftile were composed have been fold in Boston
at auction, at a penny an ounce.
A young woman named Eleanor Mackay was
accidentally drowned last Monday evening, at
High-Street wharf, in fight of several fpefta
tars ; she was taken up as soon as grapplipgs
could be procured for the purpose, which was
near half an hour after she fell into the water—
every exertion was made to produce resuscita
tion, but without effect.
The bodies of two men were taken out of
the river on Sunday and Monday last—the j 11-
ries of inquest on both cases, brought in, acci
dental death.
In a pocket of one of the raen, was a letter
signed Joseph Wilson, addressed to Mr. John
Pater son.
In the Supreme Court of the United States,
at their late feflion in this city, the Attorney-
General, in his official capacity, and of his own
mere motion, applied fbr a mandamus to the
circuit courts of Pennsylvania, to proceed un
der the pension law paired a£ the last feflion of
Congress.
That law, it will be remembered, imposes
certain duties on the federal judges, which the
circuit courts of Pennsylvania and New-York
judged unconstitutional, and which the firft en
tirely refuted to execute'.
The firft question that arose was independent
of the main question, viz.—Whether it was part
of the duty of the Attorney-General of the
United States, to superintend the decisions of
the inferior courts, and if to him they appeared
improper, to move the supreme court for a re
vision.
Opinions were much divided.
In fayorof the Attorney-General's exercising
. this power, the following are the heads of the
principal arguments insisted on:—The analogy
between the nature of that office here and in
England—That part of the judiciary ast which
gives the Attorney-General a fuperintendance
over the courts of the United States in the
courts of justice, which, giving latitude to the
word concern, brought the cafe within the power
granted by the law ; and the Attorney-General
being the only officer of the supreme executive
to whom the constitution gives a fuperintend
ance over the execution of all the laws of the
Union.
Against this opinion it war, alledged, that the
analogy drawn was not found, but rather dan
gerous y that the latitude given to the word
concern, would tend to give that officer a right,
officially, to interfere in any law controversy
between citizen and citizen, as the United States
were concerned in feeing justice done in every
cafe—and that as the ast of the Attorney-Gene
ral was not within his ordinary duty, it would
require special authority from the supreme ex
ecutive to eftablifli its propriety.
These were the principal heads of the argu
ments used. The discussion was -full, and the
bench divided on the question. Judges Iredell,
Johnson, and Blair, declaring in favor of the
Attorney-General, and Judges Wilfon,Culhing,
and the Chief Justice, entertaining the contrary
opinion. ,
This equal division was fufficient to rejefl
the mode of proceeding Mr. Randolph firft
adopted, who then started an another ground,
as counsel for a petitioner \yho had been unfuc
cefsful in his application to the diftritt court
of Pennsylvania.
His motion, after being accompanied with
the reafoas which influenced him to believe
that the inferior court') had erred, was post
poned for a final decision until the next court.
Fed. Gat.
A droll adventure lately happened near St. Car
los, in Italy.— A Frenchman discoursing with feme
bricklayers' labourers, at the palace of Fiano, de
plored the wretchcdnefs of their condition, amidst
io many rich princes and prelates, and highly com
mended the system of equalization established in
Trance ; when one of the labourers suddenly in
terrupted him, and lifting up his tray of wet mor
tar, olaced it on the Frenchman's head, laying,
4i Let us here try your system of equality; I car
ried up the last tray, do you carry up this." The
Frenchman being decently dreflTed, was heartily
enraged at the compliment, and got away as well
as he could to complain of the insolence. Fie was
Heartily laughed at; and it isfaid that he has since
left the town.
FOREIGN ABSTRACT
In conference of the declaration of war, the
Rullian AmbafTador was to quit Wariaw in a
few days. The King of Poland is to commarjt.
the army of the Poles in person.
Prussia.is arming, but her troops it is fufpe&<-
ed are destined against Poland.
The King of Bohemia it is said claims from
the Court of London the guarantee of the Ati
ilrian Netherlands.
Mr. Paine has published a long letter to Mr.
Dundas, one of the Britifti Secretary' ~ of State
—occasioned by some ftriftures which fell from
him and other members of the Honle of Com
mons on his Rights of Man—this letter, after
some preliminary remarks, iv a recapitulation,
of part of his second publication.
It appears that a fcbesne.vva.s in agitation in
Paris, at the date of the account?, and a de
cree had pa(lbd the National Aifembly at the in
stance of M. Servan, lace : tinifter of War, to
form an encampment of men in the en
virons of that city.—The people were much
div ided on the fubjt ct —and petitions remon
strances and add idle; pro and con were pre-
Tented to the Anembly by large bodies of per
sons. .
Lorcf Hood, it is reported, is to be appointed
pove: nor of Jamaica.
Ivr.tfie Nhtien's Gazette of last Wednesday, it
is laid u That some members of the Senate, a",
well as of the House, fold the permanent resi
dence for the alfumption, and the alfumption
for the residence."
What a different spirit is discovered in the
following extract. N. B. The above slander
is anonymous.
Robert Rutherford, Ffq. is a candidate for the re
presentation in Congress of the Dijlrift which Alex
ander White, Ffq has hitherto reprejented.—ln
the Potowmack Guardian of 6th injl. appeared an \
Addrefsy signed a Farmer ; the following extract
from Mr, Whitens answer on the 13th, will explain
the motives of competition : thistxtraft, is highly in
terejlifig, as it fetves to explain and set in a fair
and candid point of view, several travfactions which
have been miflated andgrojily mifr.epi efented :
16 Mr. Farmer fay*, that by the aiTumption
of the State debts, Virginia lias loft. near a mil
lion of money, and that I could have prevented
it.—To which I answer—that the assertion is
totally unfounded—that Mr. Rutherford, with
all his knowledge of the affairs of this State and
of the Union, cannot produce documents to
give it the semblance of truth.—On the con
trary, more than one third of the interest of
the State Debts is done away, and the remain
der thrown into a channel which puts it out of
the power of (heriffs to vilit and diftrefsthe peo*
pie—the great reduction of taxes at the fame
time that ample provision is made for all the
exigencies of government, confirms this afler
tion. I could not have prevented the parage
of the ast, the majority was such that m v vote
would not have affected the question in
stage of the bufmefs. I mention this only to
shew the little attention Mr. Farmer pays to
truth. —I am wjljing to give fmtlier trxplaiia-.
tions on this and all other fubjefts to every can
did inquirer—but I make no apology—least of
all that which Mr. Farmer makes for me, be
cause the Journals of Congress would teftify
'against me.—The Northern Members never
con fen ted that the feat of government ,/hould
be 011 the Potowmac—not a member voted for
that bill whole local interest did not lead him
to do so ; and several of the Southern Member*,
those too, who were moil felicitous to obtain
the aftumption, voted again ft it. I agree that
the Federal City is situated where it ought to
be—but if you will take the trouble to calculate
the proportion between the inhabitants North
and East of the Potowmac, and those South and
Weft of it, you will find the question will not
appear so lelf evident as Mr. Farmer supposes.
In fact it required unremitted attention and
great Legislative abilities to carry that mea
sure, and I do not hefrate to fay, that the Vir
ginia delegation deserved the grateful thanks
of their country for their exertions on the oc
casion."
Extrafls Jrorn Mr. Paine's letter to Mr. Secretary
Dundas—London, Jfune 6. j
" The expence of all the several depart
ments of the General Representative Govern-!
ment of the United States of America, extend
ing over a space of country nearly ten times larg
er than England, is two hundred and ninety-.]
four thousand, five hundred and fifty-eight dol
lars, which at 4s. 6d. per dollar, is 66,275!. Us.
sterling, and is thus apportioned.
Expence of the Executive Department.
The Office of Presidency at which
thePrefident receives nothing for
himfelf,
Vice-Prciident,
Chief Justice,
Five Aflociate Juftrces,
Nineteen Judges of Diftri&s and At
torney-General,
Legijlative Department.
Members of Congress at fix dollars
(11.75.) per day, their Secreta
ries, Clerks, Chaplains, Mellen
gers. Door-keepers, tkc.
Treafv ry Department.
Secretary, Afliftants, Comptroller,
Auditor, Treasurer, Register, &"
Loan-Office-keeper,ineach State,
together with all neceflary Clerks,
Olfice-Keepers, &c. 12,825 o
Dfpartment oj State including foreign Affair Si
Secretary, Clerks, &c. &c. 1,426 5
Department of War.
Secretary, Clerks, Pay mafters,Com
miflioner, &rc. 1,562 10
Commiflioner for fettling old accounts.
The whole Board, Clerks, See. 2 >59& *5
Incidental and contingent expences.
For Fire Wood, Stationary, Print
ing, &c.
Total
99
On account of the incurf.ons of the Indians
o: f e jck settlements, Congress is at this
'■<. to keep Ax thouiand militia in pay,
:1 'x'Jit.on to a raiment of foot, and a battal
,ui o.' uKrv, viiich it always keeps; and
tliiintreaie t;e txpence of the war depart
ment t ) 330,000 dollars, which is 87,795!. iterl.
b'at when peace ihall be concluded with the In
dians, the greatest part of the expence of go
vernment, including that of the army, will not
amount to one hundred thouiand pounds itcr
linjr, which, as has been already stated is but an
eighteenth part of the expences of the Englilh
government.
I request Mr. Adam and Mr. Dundas, and all
Hpfe who are talking of constitutions, and
leflings, and Kings, and Lords, and the Lord
nows what, to look at this flatement. Here
: a form ahd system of government, that is fcxjt
er organized and better administered than any
government in the world, and that lor less than
)ne hundred thousand pounds per annum, and
yet every member of Congress receives, as a
compensation for his time and attendance on
public business, one pound seven fliillings per
day, which is at the rate of nearly five hundred
pounds a year."
It appears from the foregoing extra&s, that
Mr. Paine does not think lb badly either of the j
constitution, or of the adminijlration of the go-;
vernment of the United States, as our reformers
at home—he expressly pronounces that govern
ment not only to be tetter organized, but better
sdminijltred than any government in the world.
That gentleman is in a situation to fee the af
fairs of this country impartially. Well inform
ed of what has been done, and at a diftancefrom
the factions which are among us, he judges from
f&Rs and their confequevces, unwarped by the pas
sions of rivalfhip, which are so apt to discolour
objedts, and give them a falfe appearance. The
authority of Mr. Paine on this it is
prelumed will have weight,with the clamourers.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The enemies of government affect to be afraid
of the arbitrary power of Congrels. They
tremble to fee every thing depend on a loose
cjifcretton which is not tied down by the constitu
tion and fixed unalterable principles of law and
reason. They abhor the funding system also.
Mark their inconsistency. They would keep
the public creditors dependent on yearlygrants—
why?—to prevent a great monied interest con
nected with government. Would not their
plan, however, produce this connexion in its
worst form ? by creating and continuing an en
tire dependence of the certificate holders on
the majority of the two houses. Let the ex
ample of the states decide the point.
Further, these consistent fault-finders would
have had Congress aflume an unlimited power;
over the debt—and give much or little to.the j
creditors, and divide that too with the original j
holders, in such proportions as they in their dif-l
cretion should deem proper. What beeomes of
the arbitrary discretion of Congress in this af
fair? Would not these second-sighted men, who
spy iniquity in public faith and justice, and the
danger of arbitrary power in governing by fixed
and equal laws, which regard rights and not
persons, would not they have been the firft to
cry out, Congress is more dejpotic than the Grand
Turk—they have despised their plighted Jaith —they
have dijhonoured the nation-~they pretend to be above
law and right.
As Congress took the plain old path which
the old Congress pointed out, the Prelident fo-l
leninly recommended in his public addreires, 1
and all America expected, the style of accusa
tion mult be conformed to what they have done.
For to certain people who are hunting for
faults, nothing is more acceptable than to find
game—yet, even if they miss it, they must fire
off their pieces.
The United States, while provinces, used to
boast of their liberty, and justly; which of them
had a charter so favorable to the equal rights
of men as the conftitutionoftbe United States ?
Yetaparty is trained to abuse those men as ene
mies of a free government, who are disposed to
carry that constitution, and the laws palled un
der its authority, into effedt.
With one voice, the patriots and pliilofophers
of Europe call on government for duties to
check the immoderate ule of spirituous liquors.
The order of things seems, in our country, to
be inverted. Men, pretending to be both pa
triots and philosophers, condemn the excise.—
The use that some persons make of the unpopu
larity of the worA-excifcy shews how much better
some quack philosophers love power, than their
country or the sciences.
/' :P
5,625 o
1,125 o
In sober times men attend only to fa&s. But
when they get carried away by their palfions,
very often those things make themoft impreflion
which have the least foundation. The imagi
nation, when disturbed, always paints bigger
than the life—Fancy peoples her own creation
with nothing less than giants. Besides, things
which do not admit of proof, cannot on the
other hand be disproved. They take pofleffion
of the mind, and not unfrequently when good
sense is disposed to come home again, it is re
fufed admittance. The junto, therefore, who
wifti to prepare the people for the talk they are
ready to undertake of demolishing all (they com
plain of all) that the new government has set
up, very properly address themselves to men's
paflions. What topic'for inflaming the multi
tude against the laws and the law-makers has
been left untried! The angry, the proud, the
jealous and the weak, are all addrefled. Twice
a week they conjure up evil spirits from the
dark to haunt the (ick imagination. But the
found sense of an enlightened nation, poifeffing
every privilege, and deserving what it poiTeffes,
clifllpates the fantaftic fliadows of party delu
sion, as the waking faculties scatter the visions
of a disturbed sleep.
903 o 1
8,937 >o
3,837 15
25,5[5 o
4,036 1.61
66,275 11
For the GAZETTE oj the UNITED STATES.
THE NATION'S GAZETTE.
A PARODY
D UP'D as the greatest fooi is he,
1 he man who pins his faith on thee ;
Whole columns lies and Gander swell,
And a long lift of woe* foretell,
Whate'er you touch—its hue is ehang'd ;
The order of the world derang'd—
And wretched trash, from
Would bring old Anarch's reign again
'Tis this lhat makes your page so fadv—
At times—your readers fay you'ie mad—
They're sure you do not count.the colt,
Subfcribcrs gone—and money loft.
The world grows tir'd—your carping crew,
Alas, presents them nothing new ;
Old lies, new vamp'd, alone abound,
Lies frnok'd by all the country round
With antifederal fluff they're vext,
With dismal propheftes perplext;—
For this, your readers will not pay—
You'll fret—then quit—alack-a-day !
Di ed on Saturday last, after a short but painful
illness, Mr. JOSEPH FEW, of this city; a Wor
thy and ufeful citizen ; who, since the revolution
(in which he took an a&ive part as an officer ct
our army) hath employed himfelf in bringing to
I great pcrfeftion a number of ufeful mjnufa£tories
and valuable inventions for the benefit of this
country, and, we hope, for the emolument of his
virtuous aud amiable widow, family and fortune.
He was the firft that patronized, and brought to
ufeful application, Mr. James Rumfty's patented
improvement of Dr. Barker's rototary water-wheel,
by which power he was enabled, under a very
light fleam of water, to conftruft a variety of valu
able machinery for the manufa&uring of muftatd,
{larch hair-powder, tobacco, fnufr, chocolate,
fhclled and pearl barley, split peas, &c. See. all of
of which fcvcral articles, were carried on in an
extensive fort, without any patronage from public
authority. Pun&ual and just in his dealing—hu
mane and liberal to the poor—Warm and ileadv
in his friencifhip, and a flcady patron of all ufeful
inventions or improvements, it may be truly said,
that the inhabitants of Philadelphia and citizens of
the United States, have loft in him one of their
mod valuable citizens. He was interred in the
Friends' Burying-Ground (of which he profefTed
himfelf a member) on Sunday evening, followed,
by a refpe£table and large number of his fellow
citizens.
A man, more defireable to man, hath fcldotn
left us !
Died, lafl Saturday, on board the fchooncr
Friendship, Capt. WelHi, from Charleston, Mr.
Wi l li am Bsnton, a young man who had lately
gone to visit the state of South-Carolina, and was
returning to Philadelphia, when he was seized with
the sickness which occasioned his death.—Mr.
Benton was a native of Conne£licut.
SHIP NEWS.
ARRIVED at the PORT oj PHILADELPHIA.
Ship Molly, Lager, Cape-Francois
Snow Minerva, Hedley, Scarborough, in distress
Brig Adventure, Lifs, Montferrar
Kitty, M'Allitter,
Cadet, Grafton,
Swallow, Cheefman,
Le Sage, Hennequier,
Hathaway,
Welfli,
Crosier*
Nancy,
Schr. Friendship,
Sans Souci,
M'Alpine,
Hill,
Huffey,
Salter,
Dolphin,
Sloop Fraucis,
Hope,
Mary,
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LOST on Cambridge Common, Massachusetts,
on the alternoon of the ißch ult. a Morocco
POCKET-BOOK, with a steel clasp, containing
a number of valuable papers, among which were
the following Public Securities, viz.
Maflaclmfetts State Notes— No. 2,425, dated
December 1, 1782, payable to Thomas Greenwood,
for £'.23 i6j. principal— No. 22,399, dated Ja
nuary 1, 1785, payable to Nathaniel Partridge, for
£.\o 10s. principal.—No. , dated January
1, 1782, (an army note) payable to Timothy How
ard, tor £ . 8 Bj. id. principal.—No. , a Note
(the number, date, and to whom payable, not
known) for £.3 oj. 3d. principal.—One Indent
Certificate for Four Dollars, and a New-Hamp
shire Certificate lor about £. 12 payable to Joha
and Dankl Jenks ; also a number of Notes of Hand,
one of which was for /..572 given by Nathan
Bond to Samuel IV. Pomeroy (by whom it was en
dorsed) dated Ift May, 1792, and payable on the
1 ith August following ; the others were all pay'a
bie to the Subfcribrr. The Securities are checked
at the different offices from whence they were
lffued, and the Notes of Hand by the different
signers, ihey can therefore be of no use to any but
the owner.
'The Subfcribcr hereby offers a reward of One
Hundred Dollars to any peilon or persons
who has found the fame, and will return them to
him, or leave them with the Printer hereof, and
uo questions will be asked.
ABRAHAM FOSTER.
Salem, MaJfachufetts, Ayguji 1, 1792. (eptf)
St. Croix
Guadaloupe
Boftou
returned in distress
St. Martin
Chai lefton
Virginia
Savannah
Montferiat
Nantuckct
St. Euitatia