I » ..: ffMn our camp; a<!i to this, tliat havruii'.cn rare to throw lime into - ,11 the nclls. They make war with all s rot only oi'the military art, but of he !t virulent hatred. It is not from the jrdinary uangers'of a campaign 'hat we mud ■uarJ ourielvxs, but from treachery and perils f every kind. 7he tranfbortation oi proviiions s thus rendered! uncommonly difficult, while he aimvmuft carry every thing along with it, the country nothing. Ycfterday.the »cth, the enemy ccmandeda truce for 14 hours, which was grantiji, and expires at midnight. n LONDON, October 12. : ,ome hzrfh, means have been used, it ii hi. :rht, to oblige the King of Poland Jiit» it. mtatwm Nothing but the hs ..Trt»ire could have forced !jn a&ed so inglorioufly. Pro i,abi ->• nprels will urge him also to -1 all 1. iiab prefcnted to those per i i■: outitry who interelled them /L-Kei ■ Polish Subscription. .an Catholics of Ireland, who {«■ wit ' ided with refpett to the pe o afe<4:'ament, 10 fftaqt the tight >f li .ve ftanchife, ate now un'ted. '«'<•« Jj.-niunVtrts 7ft W<Hco and young Bnrke,~"For what rea joi; knov not, continues their arrant, the truth of the Ruffian invalion, 1 d tie winter campaign thry r.re to make in France, we may judge by the account of their match. It been said at Vienna, that they are passing through Pol,wd, at t?ie rate of 14 and r6 leagues 11 ' o 2 day. A report prevaiku yeS'erday in some cfiwojijii ia. Irela n4 between tfte Catholics and Pioteftants, "iii wim'i m«r4i b!ooc« had been Ihed. It —mftsti irkiiftinflly, and we hope untruly ; btit was so far believed as to be at least worthy of mention. The Empress of Russia has got the /noli complete pofTeflion of Poland, tf'heTe fh<* means to support a very formidable military eftablifhmerit. The «mba(TafJors fromPrufiia andAuf tria have each of them transmitted a note to the Elector Palatine, fignifying that thefr Imperial and Royal Majesties ex peeked clHit iii cnfnleration of the a&ual situation of the Kin * of France, the Count D'Affigny, Milliter from that Court, fhonld be ordered to retire from ■the Electorate. The reqoeft was com piled . " '*• < v an i« . ' '-t '' - pcfl fsi;, baffled tyrant. •J E W - Y O R K, Dec. 24. By thfchooner Charlotte, Capt. Schanck, arrivrdtt Charleston 011 the itt iiift. in three day? frrn St. Mary''!, we learn that the coni mifiione* appointed for that purpose, had toncluid a treaty with the Creek Indian?, to the mihia] fati-faction of both parties; and that tfr cominiflioners fat out to run the boun dary jije. We learn from Poughkeepfie, that wheat in price more than' one fliilling per : • Kent, E r q. ii nominated by a num. of Dutc'ief*:, to serve as a Re : le; fative in Congress for that Diftrift, in :lie tor u : tho Hon. Egliert Benfon, who de clined. lie ':nn. ti . Hritu- eof this State, on 1,-»{}, •• fT-'J tiie bill, entitled, "An --- o-' '' tU °.n aJI ioreita- Nav igat ions witfiin 2 »" not'.*.- the obje&ions council of rev • on to said bill. bvM frhrt Si : V*O? T D, (Vi i« 'nia) Dec. 21 •)n -Ve <t;> . died at Urbanna, in-the oi \ . i._ rnufß Lee, Esq. after ac loss of this virtuous and crii'ghtcned patriot, i, no less to be deplored ;u' fei -»!. ica, than by his native state. J : J!«g.and aithtul services rendered to his coi -.try, during her arduous ftrpgglefor inde pendence, :n the alternate characters of Am baiiador andStatefman, are universally known and acknowledged. CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WEDNESDAY, December 26. The petition of Hans Morrifon and others was read, praying the renewal of a loft certifi- fulJlers ill the 4"» lulaehufetts reginicnt, praying the pay- of » baliance Sue to them from the I'ay . regiment, by whose failure they #ave been deprived of the just cornpenfation due ' lem f or their Cervices, was read. r f'' l ' oll of Anthony Hammil, Paymaster t , tn « above regiment, read on Monday, with above petition, were referred to a feled: committee. r * Murray then moved that t!:e petition of e.iry CleJand Baker, presented last Monday, Cle c^ 'o the above committee; ;he Clerk e»ter/.d n as " refclved that the laid petition ' r was moved to amend the jour . y "rikitijf out the clause, as no order had pitfed the Ho afe for such a rcib'ution. Sundry examples in point were cited from the journals, that when a motion for referring any petition was negatived, and no other motion made at that time for its being laid on the tabic lor fur tner conlideration, or to be referred any other way, the custom was to enter the petition as " rcje&ed." And on the qiieilion being put for altering the journal in the above inilance, it was determined in the negative. A bill to provide for the payment of the prin cipal and intercft oi a sum of money due to Ud ny Hay, was reported by Air. Beuion, and read the firlt time. A communication wa3 received from the Se cretary ol War, conformable to the motion of Mr. Steele, for a return of the officers, non conimiilioned officers, and privates, in the ier vicc of the United titates. Laid on the tabb. A bill providing fw a reimburfemcnt of a loan made of the Bank of the United States, was taken into consideration. Mr. Steele moved that the firft fe&ion be ft ruck out. This occasioned a debate. The motion was determined in the negative, Ayes 17 —Noes 34. Mr. Madison t len moved to strike out of the firft fe&ion the words " two millions," and in sert tiro tboufand before the word u dol lars." The rn. J noes being demanded on this •otiQjl are—Aye* 27 — Noes 26. l-iie Speaker voting'in the negiutvj-; the mo tion was lolt. A motion by Mr. WilHamftm, to amend the lection, by adding a clause to reftrifl the prt mi uift on the loan to 5 per centum per annum, in cluding all charges, was unaaiuiouily agreed to. A.*;d then the House adjourned THURSDAY, Dec. 27. The petition of Hans Morriibn and others 011 motion of Mr. Hartley, was referred to the select com mi'tec to whom the- r«p<:.-t of Jhe Secretary of ttw.Treafury, onjolteeetiffc. tates, was committed. - ' — Mr. Giles proposed a r„-iolat»M- the !oi lowing purport That .h« .i.etnkmt of the United *~itei be re-; fu cause to be laid before : ; hr a partteaiar account of the ll'vera! .ums of money borrowed by bis autho rity for the United States—the terms on which such loans have been made—the amount of the appropriations thereof pursuant to law, and the balances, if any, which remain nnap plied—fpecifying as fully as can be, the times of the commencement- of interest on said loans, and when the interest flopped on the. sums paid. This resolution was agreed 10 by the faoufe. Mr. Bourn presented the petition of Wm. Eliery, colleftorof the diftriftof flhnde-Iflar.d, stating tlie inadequatenefs of his compensation ;is such, and praying an augmentation thereof. Read and referred to the Secretary of the Trealury. • Mr. White, of the committee to whom the V!' tn -eg -1 -j ' 1: •• tri •? I - i-.M . n lit in a- amendments were made, which were reported to the bouse. The house agreed to the fan e, except one, wh : ch, with the bill, were laid on the table till to-morrow. Ia committee of" the whole—the bill to aC. certain the fees demandable in admiralty cafes,and for otherpurpofes, was further con lidered—feveral amendments were agreed to and reported, which, with the bill, were laid 011 the table. Mr. Moore, of the committee on enrolled bilis, informed the house, that this day the committee had laid before the President of the United States, for his approbation and sig nature, the bill entitled, 44 An ast for regil tering and recording of ftiips or veflels." The communication from the Secretary of War, purfuaqt to orders from the President of the United States, received yesterday, was called for—and being confidential, the gallery was /but. A petition of Amafa Keys, praying the renew al o( a loft certificate, was read, and referred to the comruiueeTon that bufmefs. A memorial from the officers of the New- Ham p(h ire line of the late army, similar to thofi? from the officers of Pennsylvania, New-York and Maryland, was re ad, and laid on the table. A petition was icad trom Patrick SnlHvan, a ftrj- ant in the late army ot the United States, praying compensation tor services, See. laid on the table. A petition of James Dtigan, late of the province of Canada, was read, praying com* penfation for lofles fuftajned by his father's family in consequence of their attachment to the cause of the United States in the Jate war ; laid on the table. The House took into consideration the a meudments reported by the committee of the whole to the bill to ascertain the lees de mandable in cases ot admiralty proceedings in the Courts of e United States. These amendments were adopted by * ,e HouJe—other amendments were > fiwne of wnich agreed to, others e j ed—and tiie»i the bill was ordered tr en ~ groll'.-d for a t.-ird reading. Mr. Steele called up his on the able a lew days since, for the a*pointment of . committee to prepare and K' n g ln a bill ior educing the militaiy eftfO'>ffi m ent of the .Fnittd State&c. Mr. Steele, in a speech, enforced he propriety of adopting this resolution. r»lr. lartley, Mr. Fitzfmons, Mr. Dayton, MA .Vhite and Mr. \V- Smith, spoke agrinft the notion—Mt\ barker and Mr. William,on in upportof it- A motion to commit the refo lutroo to a committee of the whole being made, some observations in favor of tbi? com- rimr, >ec. 20k 243 M "' an J ha vai carried ior a ti~ older ot_ tae d»v Wedneiitov Ail, mi iiei! lIN Monday. eoriheC, At,r ri. ~j ,/, t uxirEDsrjrzi 'TVII. party writer* have ufcd the word- A monarchy, aristocracy, a.iti-reptiblu ar' corruption, wmifterial influtnce, til) (_K-n ow„ ear; seem to be tired of the f om V T<> rejievc the dullnef; of p.-o'e, their poet rhyrr.e; together. He has served rh m i'i> hot m - rench—he has halhed them into h B " tthelame lentiawnts even j„ eti. have become by repetition, as trite as Stetnhold and Hopkins. For the fake of va it is recommended to the artificers of w'Sv? ** K :' ver,Hnent » '»S«'t 'et to 41 u(i<»—Oi her nations have longs wkirh in spire h.;;h sentiments of national giorv—which make the people refpeft thenifelves.'aod che r the remembrance of their common dan gers and effort,. The object of o:;r party writers being to degrade the nation, and to promote the ideas of confeious meanness and turpitude, of dil'dord and anarchy; and their eiiavs having beej. read aud chanted to no purpose, it only remains to filth them—To bringthe goodw o rk about, no means (hould be ljft untried—Accordingly, it is asserted that the Poet La meat of the Faction is ham mering out the veiles of certain Tongs, \vhi< !i have a tendency t;i abolilh Birth day Odes. When the ideas they will inculcate ihall lie adopted by the people, that birth-day will not be worth remembering. ISCARIOT. Philadelphia, Dec. 39. KflgliiT* papers in t-* £3feber f -eceiv cd by a - rwcci at Baltimore, co a jt the following is a funj " j xrmi'fmTC.i iraitßcoan - maud of the Duke of Brunfwick,'had effe&ed their retreat as far back as Verdun. The enemies o{ the French Republic appear to be completely difcancerted in the object of the campaign. Theyexpefted to have been join ed by large numbers of the French, but on the contrary, few or none flocked to their standard i They were promised fuppiies of provisions from France, and depending upon them, they were for fomc time in a flarving condition. The Pruffiau magazines have been exhaufled, and provilions carried to the invading armies proved so unwholfome, that sickness anddifeafe were the consequences of using them. Theft added to inceflant rains for many weeks, were the immediate causes of the retreat. The French army under the command of Dumourier and KeHerman har raiTed their rear and captured numbers of their soldiers, and large quantities of baggage and stores. The siege of Lille sfrid of Thion- WPrP certainly abandoned. The late een of Ft tied wouK ■ roi ■ ST The ' — , were in jle naiiuii«l convei c< 1 : selves with propriety, and poflefled the confi dence of tlie people, and no doubt existed that the new Republic would be eftablilhed, notwithstanding the opposition of the allied powers. General Cuftine of the northern French ar my had invaded the Imperial territories, and reduced Spires, Worms, and several other places, and taken large magazines of provisi ons. Gen. Montefquiou had completed the conquest of Savoy. The unfortunate La Fayette was a close confined, and cruelly treated prifouer at We fel, in t-he Prnflian territories. The Empress of Rulfia was marching an army of 30,000 men to join the enemies of Franca, and it was expected the Spaniards would also unite with them in a short time. 1 Vednefday last fifteen Chiefs and / ee Prineefles, of the Wabalh nation of I>" ans > ia town, on a visit to the Pre^ nt 0 the United States. On this occafi.'' a e *vas fired on the common by the - M. Blanc-hard's forty-fifth * na ' Flight, is fixed for Wednesday, 9 th > tlie Prilon-Court, at 10 in the weather permitting. Bv a late return, it ppears that the num berof convicts in of th.s c.ty amounts to ;!n rtv-eight onlv-and these collected from several counties. , , . , , . ' An entertain-?" 1 « ,ebrat i e f,T furcejes of '< French Natum, the Mies oj the United States * i»'°pofed at Oeliers Hotel on New-Yea 5 Da >'- Such P er!ons 35 are po'ed t<J oln on t!ie occafion,are requested to leave- neir nam " with Mr - Oeilers as earl 3^ as jytfible. The Xnfurance CompanyofNorth-America /lave petitioned the Legislature for an ast of incorporation. ■ A counter petition is also on the carpet. The North-Carolina Gazette contains the following reflections on the unanimous vote , given by the Electors of that state for Gov. Clinton " A reflcftion, on the above unanimous vote, will naturally occur to every man who is anxious to preserve the coMitution of the United State?—and that is, ti at when the name of John Adams, Esq. wa-. offered as Vice President, the* principal objttfion to vote for him was, that he had functioned a bill which the President had returned to Con gress as unconf.itutional—And that no man who is now ill t!'e Senate, and who has not given the faireft and nioft indubitable testi mony of his opposition to that strange system oi'/ccret LegiJlatiov, inviolably prefe-rved Senate, fliojjld eyer be again elected." t'TEM.my AX nut*: o>j t'.e letJi oft:* p, tfent v ., '(bed at Bnhon, the.t'irft NnhiVr ' emitted, the" /,///„.,/ . WjWrrefjK.n.lbg / ~„4 and roC^L. The principal oi 3 ,-t of t,.0 pap_-r appear.? t«. be, td girt. „„ a(1 , '? -mpa-ti,; hUtorical- J,, u . Tnlr\T principle whicha, el, utoh fc„rejv.„„ r w this country. Jt'.twn I"e <leti»il which he njve «i' r >,_ , ■> ««»!„,,, i" the v.tio V; \ - *>'? pro oftheCWrorVerOMlle,, Jitf'X] f at Pan,, pw,,, rcaiun to h in t '"' C rCVo!u V' >r fa """ i* coaipriv-d ln - s tlian fwenty-Jix numbers. Of this paper the Agf,... <„. w . r v . the folding manner : ' 1"l " A WMtjwpev enmgifiiwed DttbUiliii » this town on Mondav fcft, tailed t - " " jal.Cu.ricr ,f tht W„u,» i„ Frr,J, ami £ columns corresponding with cadi other.™ t rom tne l,,»cimen given in the firft num!)J , t ie public may anticipate much accurate in formation of tlieSituation nf athirs in F. ancc and tne Weft-Indies, from this ihurce. Jt ha-' commenced with a luccmft account of the life of the French Revolution, in language ele gantly correct, and fentiinents evidently mi pa^' aI - The Editor is a man of talent* • and his resources ot information, dire ft a political view the benefits of a paper con duced on this plan, are obvious b-.,! IIO * niore so than the advantage to learners <j h rench, from having the eveuti of rbe times handed to them in that "'*.m>uage, at tended with an —It has our baft wi&es fry- /i icefs." C OM M UN IC^rrrv>^. Kings and nobles have beeojuftly charged with a sot jretfuinefs of what is due to the people. One speaks cf the glory of my crowu, 3TW* u£jJ-l!- Ivoiuv*? <iiL,ffiV whi'e the fwhjk multitude is despised and op pre fled. Tiie writings of our factious men indicate no less contempt for the people.-—- They venture to treat t':em as if they could not reason at all: otherwise they would not addreft their paflions and prejudices as tf ev do. They revjje and persecute the tried friends of liberty; and they attempt todiftnrh confidence in government, by tales of corruption and mismanagement, and of the schemes of a king-naking-parry too filly to pass among the citizens of a less enlightened nation. They have been bufv more tlian four years mr.king ftarecrows, as if our country could be turned topsy-turvy by fearing our fcbool-boys. Their bad success should teach them that the persons they address in fnch a puling style are come to years of discretion, and to be persuaded must be reaioned with.— Let any one who may be disposed to try the jufiiee of this remark, examine the nev/fpa ner Drodnftinn* of the party, and he will ajlow as The vindicators of the plan of the Bar J- tell that the public gains thereby near a milJu.n, as 9 profit en its /hares. But theje ingniisvs gentlemen haveJhort memories ; they fo*ze* at the. ja-mt plan y private fubfcr'bers r,car f° ,,r millionl : So that as all depended op** e public be fore the charter was granted, the iM*gave away four million; syr the privilege of 'Of grnng awax the fifth. TheJa cri sice howeve/ s t ! ,e more t0 beexcujedy as the bad ness of the * r g a ' n Wi »s never hinted at the time, and as «y JTnn y ' ,as never whispered that a fin pie puP O man concer ncd in making it, has as a fnbfcr Cr P ut a aT °* l^c our millions into 1 rivate pockr'. sARIVEDa/ the PORTef PHILADELPHIA. ' Pallas, Poole, Spain.. Brig Minerva, Tltompfon, Madeir* Hertv, Hood, C. Francois Sch'r. Mary Ann, Coppinger, Guadaloupe Sloop Polly, Norris, C- Fraiicoi#- PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 per Cents, 20[6 3 per Cents, Deferred, 12J& Full lharcs Bank U. S. 35 p* cent, prem. ADVERTISEMENT. PERSONS at a dijlance from this, city whe itrijh tofubferibeJor this Gazetti, <jjc irjormcd that the condition *f advancing fix months Jubferip* tion. or making provision Jor its being paid here, mujl be complied with> otherwje the papers cannot ty forwarded —The Editor having been fever ely taxed b\ the pojlage oj Letters, requejis the orders by po/i Jor the Gazette, may be Jer.t himfree of that charge« RUN-AWAY TKOn THE SUBSCRIBER, THE 12th APRIL, A NEGRO BOY, named Zeb\ Aim and tall, (ixteen years old; came to Samuel Lipin cot's at Bordentown on the 15th, said his nam* was Henry, and left that place the 27th May.— On the 27th day of June, he was taken up in Bucks County, and carried before a Magill.atr, said he was free, and that he lived on the Su(- qnchannah —that a petfon by the name ot Abra ham Frail, took him three days jcuinev t'uiro home, and turned him adrift with one dollar— He asked the Justice for a pass to go to hi» fa ther, and nothing appeared to the cor iry— He lived with one Thomas Paxw ell till t v 19 b of this inflant, and then made his cfc?:>c l.m him ; he called his name Peter John L cr had on an old Grey Coating Round Jaci with red baize ; an old pair Leather B- < inl and an old Felt Hat. Whoever takes .... fairi Bov,and brings him to Jacob Mer:, ;a j, on Slat. n-Ifland, (hall receive TWEiN 1 D 1 LARS, with reasonable charges, pai:l by JACOB MERSEREAU. Li us C Dec. 29. > aw ■ ' rv—•
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