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
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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.
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this City, «n/i7 8 o'clock on Tuejday morning next.
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