A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS EY JOH% FENNO, No. 34, NORTH FIFTH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
[No. io i of Vol. IV.]
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
By Mathew Carey,
No. 118, Market-Stieet.
Emsillihid with a MA? ot the present
SEAT Of WAR,
No. I,
OF A NEW
SYSTEM OF MODERN
GEOGRAPHY:
OR, A
GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL. AND
COMMERCIAL GRAMMAR ;
And Present State ot" the Several
KINGDOMS OK THE WORLD.
CONTAINING
I. The figures, motions, an.i distances of the
plinets, according 10 the Newtonian fyftcm
and the'latcft observations.
IL A.general view of the earth conlidercd as a
planet ; with fevers! ufeful geographical de
finition! and problems.
in. The grand dictions of the globe into land
aad w»ier, tominenisjnd ifljndi.
IV. Th» fuifaiinn and extern ot empires, king-
doms, Uates, provinces, and colonics.
V. Thar lit, - o*l, vegetable produc
tions, metals, minerals, natural curiofittcs,
seas, rivers, bays, capes, promontories, and
lakes.
VI, The birds and beasts peculiar to each coun-
try.
VII. Observations on the changes that have
been any where observed upon 'he lace of
nature ftnce the moll early periods of hillory.
VIII. Thehiftory and origin ol nations ; their
forms of government, religion, laws, revenues,
taxes, naval and military lliength.
IX. The genius, manners, culloms, and habits
of the people.
X. Their language, learning, arts, sciences,
manufa&ures, and commerce.
XI. The chief cities, ftruftures, ruins, and at-'
tificial curiofuies.
XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings, and dif
tancesof principal places from Pniladelphia.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
I. A Gioc t aph id a l Index, with the Names,
and places alphabetically atranjied.
Jl. A Taeli ol the Coins of all Nations,
their Value tn English Money.
111. A Chronological Table of Remark
able Eueius,lrorn the Creation- to ihe picCcm
">!*?•
By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq.
The Astronomical Part by Ja,mes Jer
gu»ON, F. R. S.
To which have been add^d.
The late Discoveries of Dr. Herjchel, and
other eminent Astronomers.
THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, CORRECT
ED, IMPROVED, AND ORE ATI Y ENLARGED.
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I. This geography shall be publ'fhed in for
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ly-four pages of letter press,
11. In the course of publication will be de
livered the following maps :
l. The world. 2. Europe. 3. Sweden,
Denmark, Norway, and Finland. 4. Ruflia.
fl. Scotland. 6! England and Wales. J. Ireland.
46. France. 9. Seven United Provinces. 10. Au
ilrian and French Netherlands. 11. Germany*
19. Switzerland. 13. Poland. 14 Spain and
Portugal. 15. I-aly. Turkey in Europe*.
XI. Aha. 18. China. 19. Hindortan. 20. Af
rica. 21. 22. British Amc
-1 icd. 23. Well-Indies. 24. Sourh America,
25- PUu'ilphere of the earth. *26. Countries
round the north pole. * 27. Dilcoveries made
b\ Captains Cooke and Clerke. * 28. New-
* 29. MjafT cjiufetts. *30 Con
necticut. * 31. Rhode-Island. * 32. Vermont.
*33 New-York. * 34. New-Jerfev. *35.
Pemifylvania and Delaware. * 36. Maryland.
* 37-. Virginia. * 38. North-Carolina. * '39.
South-Carolina. * 40. Georgia. * 41. The
Spheie. * 42. The Copernican system.
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May 18
LAWS OF THE UNION.
SECOND
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
AT THE SRC ON D SESSION,
Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia,
in thp State of on Monday
the fifth of November, onethoufand
seven hundred and ninety-two.
AN ACT to alter the times and
places of holding the Circuit
Courts in the Ealtern Diitrict,
and in and for
other purposes.
BE itcnafted- by the Senate and Honfe of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress afiembled-, That the
spring circuit courts of the eaftcrn diftritt,
instead of being held at the times and places
now eftabli fried by law for holding the feme,
fhtall from henceforth be held at the times and
places fallowing respectively, namely ; for
the district of New-York, at New-York, 011
the fifth day of April; for the diftritft of Con
necticut, at New-Haven, on the twenty-fifth
day of April ; for the diflrict of Vermont, at
V/indfor and Bennington alternately, begin
ning at the firft, on the iath day cdi May ; for
the diftrift of New-Hamplhire,«it Portimoi^tb>
on thq twenty-feventb day of May ; for the
rfmrift of MafFachufetts, at Boflon, on
seventeenth day of June ; and for the dif
trift of Rhode-Iflmd, at Newport, on the
nineteenth day of June. And if any of the
said days lhall happen on a Sunday, the courts,
refpeftively, lha]l commence and be holden
on the day following*
And all causes now pending in the said
courts, and all appeals, procefles and recog
nizances returned, or returnable to the fame,
and all officers,jurors, parties and wijjriefTes,
shall be conformable to this act.
And be it further enacted, That from and
after the expiration of the session of the cir*
cui.t court of the State of North-Carolina,
which is to commence on the firit day-os Jone
next (which fellion shall be held, any thing in
this ast gotwith#anding, at Newberra) the
stated feiHons of" the laid, court ihall be held
at Wake court-houfe,either in the
belonging to the said county, or in I'ome con
venient building contiguous thereto, until
there shall be convenient accommodations
syr tfee laid pucpofc in the city of Raleigh, in
the said State ; after which, and upon its be
ing made so to appear to the said court, the
said court is hereby authorized and directed
at the close of the felfion then depending, to
iiilj-'iirn the laid cou:ttomeet at its next
ftaced feffiorv in the city of Raleigh ; which
said city of Raleigh shall be the
place at which the stated fefhons of the said
circuit c ourt (hall be conftar.tly held.
And be it further enacted, Inasmuch as
there was not a fufficient quorum of judges to
hold the circuit court for the diifr'nt of North-
Carolina for the purpose ot doing business, at
November term one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-two, that it shall and may be law
ful for the diftiia judge of the State of
Carolina to direct the clerk of the said
401
eoutt to issue such process for the purpose oi
h avtfig jurymen summoned to attend the laid
court at the term to commence on the firft
day of June next, as he had before iflued tor
the like purpose returnable to November
term above mentioned ; that the jurymen or
dered by the fa id process to be summoned
(hall be ordered to be summoned in the fame
proportion and from the lame counties as
those jurymen-who were ordered to be sum
moned by the process returnable at Novem
ber term above-mentioned : And the marshal
is to execute the said process, and the jury
men legally summoned in consequence thereof,
are to attend the said court, under the like
penalties for disobedience as if the said pro
cess had lieen ordered to be issued as usual,
by the said court; and the marshal and the
jurvmqn who atfeud the said court (hall be
entitled to the like allowance for their ser
vices refpe&ively. And it is hereby, declared,
that all suits and proceedings of what nature
or Kind soever which have been commenced
in the said court, and not finifhed, Hull be
proceeded on at the ensuing term in the fame
mariner and to the fame effect, as ii the 1 aid
circuit court bad been regularly held at No
vember term aforefaid, and continuances had
foren *,eguJarly held of all such suits and pro
ceedings frt/'ii the said last mentioned term to
tie enJoing term*
JONATHAN TRUMBUI.L. Speaker
oj the tiovfe of Representatives.
JOHN LANGDON, Prejident pro
tempore ot the Striate*
\PPROVF.D, MARCH 2, *799.
GEO. WASHINGTON,
President of the United btatcs.
AN ACT making addition to the
convpenfation of certain Public
Officers.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Rcprefeutatives of the United States of
America in Congress afleaibled, That there
be allowed to the Auditor of the Treasury,
t|ie sum of five bundled cellars ; to the Com
mHConer of the Revenue, the sum of five
hundred- dollars; to the Comptroller of the
flam of two hundred and fifty
(wVWs, STtcHo live Regtftffr nf the Trea iiiJy,
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per
annum* in addition to the compen ation al
ready allowed to respectively, to com-'
mence on the firftday of April next, payable
in like manner as the prcfent compeufatipns
are payable.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker
oj the. Houft oj Reprefevtathes.
JOHN LANGDON, Pufdwvfiro
tam/wre of .the Senate.
AEBROVED MARCH 2, I
GEO. WASHINGTON.
Prefiderit oj the United States.
Foreign Intelligence.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
March 21.
r r , HE miniiter of liie interior sub-
JL id it ted the propriety of pre
serving peace wi.cn Sweden and Den
mark, oh account of the advantages
of palling the loiind into the Baltic.
He recommended the Convention to
order Come measures to be taken to
prevent American cargoes for France
from being stopped by the Englilh.
Referred to the diplomatic and com>
mert:ial committees.
The committee of finance made a
report, Hating the neceflary expen
ses incurred in I 793,* 604 millions
937 thousand livres, and the conn i
butions of the fame year at 511 mil
lions 500 thousand livres. The ex
pen fes of' 93 may in fonie refpeifts
fuffer a diminution, but again on the
other hand tnuft encreafe in neatly
the fame proportion.
One of the principal caufe3ofthe
gownefs of rcceipt arises from the
inequality of the diib ibution among
the departments. Th'« inequality
has given tifc to remonilrances from
60 at'the departments. They re
commended taking every nieafure
to equalize the public buidesns ;
which are best paiJ when tlaiqted
in justice.
Letter from Valence tu Dumouvie
" General,
" A violent blow on my right
arm prevents my writing myfert".
The infantry having, as you
been repulsed twice, I myfelfcharg
Whole No. 425.]
Ed the enemy at the head of my ca
valry : I patted through a body of
the enemy, and received three fable
cuts oil the head, one of which, than
is however, 1 am told, not. mortal,
has thrown my sCalp over my eyes.
1 am going lo Bruxelles, where (
hope to learn, that nothing has hap
pened to you. if the left ■ had not
given way, the right could have
flood fiim, lamit ill in hopes of
assisting .you if my wound permits
me yet to follow you in this cam
paign. (Signed) VALKNC'K."
After the reading of the difpauhts
from Gen. Dumourierand Valence,
Marat cried out, " This is Hit) the
artifice of treacherous chiefs : when
tinfuccefsful ihey attempt to hide
their mifcondaA by calumniating
the patriotic foMiery. If an; thefiß
have been committed, il is becanfe
ihev have been tniflfd by' iheir trea
cherous officers." Munnurs inter
rupted Marat ; he, however, railing
his voice, laid, " this is the mo-
ment to tear the veil ; «p Vitive no
disciplined troops to give batiie"—
Murmurs re commenced with more
violence. " Let him," said Mazuy
er, " vomit the indecencies and the
venom which devours him"—" My
aim," continued Marat. " is to saVe
the republic. We aught to Confine
ourselves to the defence of our own
territory, and I aflc to be added to
the committee of general defence,
to communicate a plan, the execu
tion of which will render us invul
nerable." The President obfetved,
that every member was at liberty
to communicate his fentimems to
any of the committees.
Lecontre Puyraueau added : "Gb
ferve that the fame man who not
long (ince proclaimed, that the con
vention could not save the republic
because part had 1 not the will and
the other portion not t'j- power,
tells us to day, that we have neither
generals nor troops to oppose out
enemies. What would he lead us
to ?"
The law agairift strangers was
pafied.
March 21 in the evening;,
The foftion of ninety-two, pre
sented to the convention C. Dnple
fis who prtferved Thionville- si rnn
being surprized ; who, attacked l by
10 huft'ars at Sierck, killed 4. and
put the other 6 to flight ; who, en
veloped by 6o intilke'eers, and fee
ing the ax lifted over his head, re
plied to their menaces by the cry
of Success to the French Rept/biic.
The fetftion have decreed him a
civic crown and prelented him with
a sword. The miniftcr at war had
rewarded him with a commifiion ;
the Frefident of the convention ho
nored him with the fraternal em
brace, and he was admitted to the
honors of the fitting, amidst univer
sal applanfe.
A member announced, that re
cruiting went on with the great eft
vigor in the departments of Sevres
and Vendee ; that, the national
guards had attacked the rebels; a
joflice of the. peace of the camon
of St. Maixent, among others, plac
ed hiinfelf at the head of fiity mar
rid men, to inarch againlt the ie
bels. Honorable mention.
Jean Dcbry was elected Prelident.
Aften I'ome opposition a letter jult
received by a roiirier extraordinary
from MarTeilles, was read, nearly as
follows ;
" Ye who voted for an appeal to
the people, your perfidy it at its
heighth. It is in vain that ypa have
expected the fuccels of your base
intrigues with tyrants, leagued a
gainst: liberty ; ihe check we have
ja It fuffered, only deepens ihe grave
which will swallow up all traitors.
Fly the fanc'tuary which you have
too often polluted with your foul