A report has been very current this morning, that a meeting took place lalt night between Lord Lauderdale and General Arnold, in which the latter was killed ; but we have not yet been able to learn' to wh it degree of credit this rumour is entitled. A letter from Straiburg, by this day's mail, slates that Francis, King of Hungary, died of an hemorrhage by which he had been some time at tacked—This, however, wants con formation. The juncftion of the two armies of La Fayette and Luckner, places the former as second in command, Luck ner holding the superior rank oi Marefchal. The accounts from Marefchal Luck ner's camp ot the ijth in It. make no mention of an attack by the Aultri ans. The report of an engagement and a defeat, said to have come by the way of Oitend,/ probably relates to the attack on M. La Fayette's ad vanced guard, of which we have giv en the particulars. La Fayette does himfelf much ho nor by the handlome manner in which he ("peaks of Monl'. Gouvion. As far as this General's character has hi therto unfolded itfelf, there is a de gree of sincerity rarely to be met in men that are leaders in great and pub lic events. Through all the I'cenes of the Revolution, La Fayette was the only man who maintained con spicuously on every occalion the firm nefs of a patriot, and the gallantry of a gentleman. The city of Antwerp flill persists in its opposition to the government ot the House of Austria. The martial law lately proclaimed, and rigorously enforced there, has tended not a little to the num ber of the difaffe«sted. : : The King of Poland ' thus affection ately concludes his address to his ar my—" Do not fuffer a traitor among you (should any unfortunately be found) and the fafety of your coun try will be yourown work. In every danger remember and think of your dear country; our life is the Jeaft thing that we can offer her. Your common father, your King, and your commander, gives you for ever this word of command—Children ! Let us live free and refpedted, or die with honor!" Prince Henry of Prufiia isfuppofed not much to approve the concert with .Austria againlt France. It is certain that he was not consulted on for ming it. He is gone lately to Dresden to converse with the Elector of Saxony on the affairs of Poland. The Empress of Ruflia has a great regard for the welfare of the Poles ; and because they cannot swallow hap piness fact enough, (he is determined to pulh it into their H omachs with the bayonet ! What a good and disinter ested creature {he must be ! A very capital failure has happen ed at Paris within tliefe few days.— The lioufe of Touton and Ravel has flopped payment for 24 million of li vres [about 1 million llerling] which will affeift many houses both 111 Lon don and Paris. On EUEl'ttncering EntertainmcHts, An Ext r act —Jrom the Maryland Herald. THE day for the hulband a broad, too frequently produces a day of falling for the poor wife and children at home. But perhaps it is the honor of the thing that is so dazzling and seducing : the honor of dining in company with Mr. A. drinking a glass ot wine with Mr. B. or a glass of grog with Mr. C. is notto be refilled. Alas, my good friends, if you did but know the real sentiments of thele fountains of honor—did you but know how they laugh in private simple credulity—how would you despise yourselves and them for this familiarity of a moment, which difgraccs you both ? If these honorable gentlemen are really so fond of your company, how comes it tUat you receive no invitation, to dine with them but on the eve of an election ? Do you expect to receive any after the si ft of O<stober ? You know you are not to look for them. Be always suspicious of the man, who oppreltes you with the warmth of his friendfhip and civilities in July ; but who, if he meets you in November, is cool as the season. But to be more serious. There is scarcely I believe a single man amongst you so uninformed as not to know, that this country is, or at least' ought to be, governed by laws made by the Repreiientatives of the People, chosen by their free and independent votes. is on this freedom of election alone that the people can depend for any iecurity for their lives, their property, and their civil and reli gious liberties. Let this freedom of election be once violated by bribery, by corruption, by vio lence, or by any other means, and you are leit without any security at all. Domestic .Articles. NEW- HAMPSHIRE, August 18, From the eastward we are inforhied, that laud is daily iucrjuting in value—the town of Vifcallet that a few years since was a d-fert, is now become a flourilhing mercantile town, people from all quarters are flocking thither to lettle, which has so enhanced the price of house' lots tnat 230 dollars is now the pi ice for a lot which not long lince could be purchased for Should the province of Maine be separated from MalTachufetts and be made a State by itlclf, it is more than probable \v lfcaliet will be the feat of government. RUTLAND (Vermont) Augull 20. On Thursday night the 9th inft. the dwelling liou e of Mr. Alexander Patterfon, of Pittsford, was consumed by fire —It leems that Mr. Pat teri'on had been milling several weeks, l'uppofed to have fled 011 account of some threats he had receivectf. om his wife, by which he thought his life was in danger. On the evening before the fire, Mrs. Patterfon told her children that Ihe was going to a neighbour's house, not to return that night—her pewter, See. was observed by a neighboring woman to be packed up the day be fore—fome time in the night the lire alarmed a neighbor, who reached the house just as the children escaped out of the door—the house was too far consumed to render any attempts to save it eifeftual—a day or two after, as some children were learchingfor pewter amongst the rubbilh, just under where the bed flood, they discovered a number of bones, whicH 011 exair.i nation, were adjudged to be human bones, the Ikull, teeth, &:c. remaining in their natural form. On information of this, a Jury of inquest was summoned—in the mean time, it is fup j pofccl that .Mrs. P. went and secreted the ikull, teeth, &c. and broke the left of trie bones into ! many small pieces, in order to render all fut ther j enquiries fruitlefs. It was the opinign of the Jury, that the bones were human bones, and that the murder had been committed there,but by whom could r.ot be alcertained Suspicions I r.re strong against Mrs. P. who has been exa ! mined ; but God alone can develope the hidden fee;.# of iniquity. Extraß of a letter from the Commanding Cjjicer at Bennington, to a gentleman in IVindfor, dated gt/i Auguji, 1792. " Lalt Tuesday night a very unfortunata ac cident happened in my company. I have in confinement under quarter guard, four delet ers Irom the army, whom my noncommiflioned oilicers have taken lurking in this state ; over these prisoners 1 keep two centinels by night— one of whom has orders, after beating of tattoo, to hail and bring too every man who lhould be seen on tin parade, and to demand of him a counterlign, or an account of himfelf—(This order is in consequence of the men's having, some of them, too frequently left their barracks in the night, and practiced abuse upon the citi zens) —About one o'clock at night a private lbldier, by name, WALSH, was challenged by the centincl, and ordered to advance and give the counterlign—Walfh being intoxicated, stag gered up to the centincl, and ottering resistance, the centinel attested to cock his piece, in hope of terrifying him to order; unfortunately his thumb flipped from the cock; the piece dis charged its contents through the heart of the hapless Walfli: He died without a gasp I Yes terday an inquest fat on his body, and gave de&th.—Wallhwasan Iriftiman of about 45 years—veryfubjeft to intoxication. \V ORG ESTER, August 23. Extrafi of a Utter Jrom a patriotic and diflinguifhd literary charafler f near London, to his correjpon dent in the State oj New-Hampfliire, dated Lay 2, 1792. 44 It gives me the most sincere pleasure jo hear, as I frequently do, of the growing pros perity of the United States. Long may that pros perity continue ; and long may your refpe&a ble seminary of learning, with every similar in stitution, in North America, continue to par ticipate in the general welfare of that country, to which I have ever been a most ardent well wisher. 44 Let me not close this letter without con gra ulating you, as a friend to the best interests of mankind, on the great ilep that has been ta ken in France towards the diffusion of general freedom over every habitable part of the globe. May no unfortunate turn of affairs, no injuriou blight, prevent this glorious blofTom of the sa cred tree of liberty from perfe&ing its choicest fruit ! 44 It pains me, however, to add, that I am not without some apprehensions, from the pow erful union of the ueigh'ooring Despots, who are breathing out threatcnings and agajnft a brave people, who are ltruggling for the main tenance of those bleilings, to which all men have had an undoubted natural, and unalienable right : —ln alTerting which, America set them so noble an example l ,f NORWICH, August 23. We learn that the fix Indians (lately men tioned in this paper) who were in & about Wal pole, in pursuit of a Mr. Brown, have at last fa tisfied their vindictive pailion by killing him ; in the contest however, Mr. Brown dispatched two of them. Perhaps no war was ever carried on before the present between France andGermany,where the base practice of privateering was not sanc tioned by Law—This is one refinemeut in po litics, to be attributed to the political reforma tion which appears to be illuminating the world. SPRINGFIELD, (MafT.) August 22. FEMALE EXERTION. u On the 3d inft. about 12 o'clock in the day, the dwelling bouie of Mr. Zachariah Barber, ol Warwick, was difcoved by a small child to be on fire—who fe r ' " fall into the cham- 107 ber fioin the roof, through v. : c soon gave the alarm ; 110 help being near, ex cept IVI-rs-barter dna a number of imall chi. drcn, the eldest of whom Hie inftantlydllpatched to cail Mr. liarber and a hired man, wlio were half a mile diiiaut : It being very dry am windy, the fire raged with great fury, and lliui have coitfumed the hou'.e with a great part 01 its contents, had it not been for the extraordi nary vigilance of the woman, who drew from a well near 40 feet deep, almoltjo pails of water, part of which (he applied to wet the chamber floor, after removing all combuitibles, and part flie applied with great dexterity to the roof; having 110 ladder, lhe was obliged to ascend the roof of a finall wood house, from thence, with great difficulty, to the roof that was in flames. She ascended this precipice a number of times, carrying each time a full pail of water in her hand ; in this manner lhe contested the merci.'efs element, in the 1110 ft fpi-.ited manner, for tiie of half an hour, when her hus band and mail arrived, who by their united ex ertions happily extinguilhed the lire in a Ihort ■cility would ever pic /cat." It is lomewhat remarkabl# that the piSn iple on whicn. this wile resolution is grounded, s to be found in a fuggeftiou of rue Secretary f the Treasury to Congief , in his lirit report :onc«rning tne public debt, in tiiele words: — " Persuaded as tiie Secretary is,that the pro ier funding of the prelent debt will reude. it a uttional bieliuig i 'Vtt he is Jo Jur from acceding :o the poiition, in t;ie latitude in wii ch it is iometimes laid dowr, that " public debts are jublic benefits" —a poiition inviting to prodigality and liable to dangerous at-uje —that lie ardently willies to fee it imoipuiated us afundamental maxim in ihcf jten ojpublic credit of tne United States, that the creation oj debt Jhould always be accompanied with the means cj extinguijhment* This lie lejjai ds as the true Jecret Jo' rendering public credit immoital. And he piefumes it is dm.cult to couceive a ii tuation, in which there may not be an adhe rence to the maxim. At least he /eels an un* feignedfohcttudi, that this may be attempted by the United States—and that they may commence their measures for the eitabliihnieiit of credit, rxilti the observance oj it." It is itill more remarkable, that a paflage which contains a principle 10 hoinle to the per- —petuation of public debt—which gives :u cm- Abjlratl of further European Intelligence. phatical a dissent to the proportion as a general The Priiffian Cabinet has formally engaged one, " that public debts are public blehings o defend the prelent Constitution of Holland, lliould have brought a charge upon tne Secretary to guard it against the innovating spirit of the of the Treasury of being the advocate of that French, and to maintain the dignity of the Stadt-! very doctrine. Soproi eis the ipirit ot ladtiou lolder. —There is said to be a falling off on the to conveit even what is praile-worthy, into art of Pruflia, in respeCt to prosecuting the topics ol accuiation ! So reaoy aie our politi rar-of the combined courts against Fiance — cal gnomes to inilieprelent and malign thole Phe Prussian army is, however, in motion.— whom they envy, and therefore hate. l"he Elector of Bavaria has given up his neu- | * j/, e and unprincipledfomenters of dijeori time. Philadelphia, Sept. 1. trality, and has joined the league against France. The National Allbmbly have decreed—That there shall be railed on the site of the Eaftile, a Square, to be named the Square of Libert)—a column is also to be railed, supporting the Sta tue of Liberty—the firft Itone to be laid 011 the 14th julv next—by a deputation from the Na tional AiTembly. All persons under 60 years of age, are to be enrolled for military duty, except pub ic functionaries, &c. The plague was in the city of Tunis the be ginning of the Summer—the necessary precau tions were taken at Marseilles to prevent its introduction into that city. The Chevalier D'Eon has sent a request to the National M'einbly, deliringto be employed in the French armies. Her letter was received with applause, and was referred to the Military Committee, The Queen of Portugal continues ill—Dr. Willis fays she turns out to be themoft obstinate fubjeft lie ever had under his care. The Pittsburgh Gazette of lad Saturday, con tarns some information which confirms the ac count already publifned of the Indians having murdered the flags (ent to treat with them. C4pt. Mills, with a deiachment of 300 men, and Cppt. Smith with a company fiom Virginia, art arrived at Pittsburgh. At a meeting of sundry inhabitants of the Wes tern Counties at Pit'fburgh, a number o! Rcfolu tions were passed sgainft the Law of the Union, laying a duty on Spirits diftillcd within the Uni ted States. Two players from the Theatre Royal, Exeter, are drrived at New-Yoik, in the Brig Providcucc, Capt. Gilchiift. Some valuable additions have lately been made to Mr. Pealc's Museum, which tender it more and more an object of attention to the curious. The last Anniversary of Independence was celebrated at Madeira by our Consul, Mr. Pin- T'ARi> —at whose house a number of American Captains of vefTels, and other gentlemen, dined on occasion ; \yhen a variety of feiitimenta! and patriotic toads were drank. The completion of the third century since the difcpvery of America, by Christopher Columbus, will he celebrated by the Histori cal Society, on Tuesday the 23d day of t)fto ber next, at Boston ; when a Discourse, suited to the occasion, will be delivered by the Rev. Jesemy Belknap, D. D. at the Meeting house in'Brattle-ltreet, he being elected by the Society for that purpose. The particulars of the siege of Seringapatam, and surrender of Tippoo Saib, are published in the St. Chriflopher's Gazette—it contains ex tracts from the Madras papers to the firft of March. There can be no doubt of the authen ticity of the news : an abftraist of which, shall be given in our next. —Tom Thome has doubtless anticipated the feelings of the Britilh Minister on this occasion— I cannot txprcji how delighted 1 am, To know at have taken Sermgapat m. His Excellency M. de Clugny, Governor of Martinique, is dead—his loss is greatly regret ted by the Colony. M. d'Arrot succeeds to the command. The buildings of the Manufactory at Pater fon, New-Jersey, and the dwelling-houses for the accommodation of the workmen and artists, are going on rapidly; and it is expected, from the spirited exertions o the workmen employ ed, that the whole will be compleated before the winter sets in. The Poles having committed the concluding of the war to the King—his Majesty, and the aflembled States, have publiflied an animated and patriotic address to the nation, which con cludes with this devout supplication to Heaven. " A faithful king ar.d nation implore thy aflift ance, and will praise in hymns of gratitude thy providence and mercy." The British House of Commons, in their ad tlrefs to the Kin'r, at the prorogation of the 15th Tu: e last, inform him, among other things— " That they had made provifior for prevent ing the future pirmanent encreafe of the national * . ji) , •>; viiig felb'/cd that cn all future loans fit eutijkuuld be jo it ad for th.ur dijcuur^e t wiiich ope i atioa it was the liopc ot tiie Commons no ne- t had burnt, ire guilty oj Hie mojl barejaced attempts to deceive the Vcopu, publijhwg jatjhuods which, they mcauj/ioutd lave a pejtjerous mJLuence. — In a late aadrej* to the bubiic, Jisned H my which JirJi appeared in a Virginia paper, ana has JinceOeen puunjhed in ttiisaty, we find thejollovcwg candid expoption oj tms maxim oj the Secretary, viz. " 1J we arc to conclude mjuturc Jrom the pajl, JJear toe jhallbeled on to experience the favorite and cti?bolicd maxim, that the exigencies oj uld be aluiux< - 'to her rejources."— government jhould be always equal to her , Such perverjion oj a J ntiment t Jo plain und eujy to b< underjtood. and which Conveys an opinionjo totally op pofite, needs no comment. —Say, coula there be any jham lejt to blujh ? In the fame address it is infinvaled, thut the impojl duty on nails hai rajedthe priceJrom loj.toi 2\J. perM. |N. B. The duty on nails is one cent per and / Of all games that of ruling is the most be witching ; the lookers on are not the lealt in terdict'.—they feel all the palftons of thole who play % t he hand, belides a burning impatience to take their places. Accordingly experience a£id our knowledge of men, will convince us that power is the real object of all parties, and li* berty the pretence of all uniucceisful ones - America in the infancy of its government dis plays the monster, party, arrived to its lull growth. Many who hear of a party combined for the purpose of seizing the power of govern ment, feein furpriled at the tact. Thole who turn to other countries and to human nature for light, would be more furpriled if it were not so ; the style of a cei tain Gazette affords the molt undoubted evidence. Happily for the cause of good order, this fattion labors to little purpose ; the state of things is against then:— lfcill however, they ft:ck to their work J with them, a good law was paffcd to effedt ionie bad end. Public faith is kept to produce a corrupt influence : Manufactures are favored by pro tecting duties to promote the schemes of op preflion, and of the Southern interest ; the Foit- Office is made auxiliary to the circulation ©f the newspapers, for the fake of flopping infor mation, and keeping the people ip ignorance. There is 110 land tax—but tlie landholders are ruined by a government that does not touch them with its little finger. The bank, it is true, is favorable to trade, to manufactures and to the collection of the revenue—and mo ney is become more plenty ; but all this, is a wicked plot to raile up a moiued influence, and to promote lpeculation. Nothing can be more provoking to a party, than the luccefs of the measures of a government which they wish to govern ; while things go well, the old lervants of the people will do. In such a bad cafe, bad motives mull be afligned by the party, for good aCtions, and imaginary dangers must be hitched on to prosperous events. In time, some lucky public misfortune or blunder may happen, and then those who always prophecy evil, may exult and cry, we told you so. pis Letters for the Biitijh Packet, Capt. Boulder fon% via Halijax, tit// be received at the PoJl-OJfiie iit this City, «n/i7 8 o'clock on Tuejday morning next. ARRIVED at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Brig Nancy, Barry, Jamaica Two Sifters, Fortr, Virginia Molly, Schr. Bcifcy, Britannia, Friendship, Sloop Folly, Bet fey, Post Chaise, Bel fey, 6 per CenU, 3 per Cents, Deterred, »3&« full shares Bank U. 9. 49 per cent.prera. $ H>arts # 61 WAN! ID—TO RENT, From the last of Oftobcr next, A convenient Hottfc, in or near tht centre »J the til), —inquire ojthe Hdtlor* SHIP NEWS. Mercer, Williams, Young, Cai ver, Smith, Chnftopher, Cobb, Earle, Cafco-Bay Boston Curacoi Bolton Bermuda Port-au-Prince. PRICE OF STOCKS. Madeira Savannah »./■ <3 r
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