A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AMD SATURDAYS BY JOHN FF.NXO, No. 34, N-BTH Flfi'ii->> /Wk /PHILADhLVHI A [No. 105 of Vol. IV.] STATE of RHODE-INLAND PROVI- I bENCE PLANTATIONS. h Centra/ AIMly, Uty Scfpm, A. D. 1793. ■ ' RESOLVED, That aa At\ passed by this I at theSeflion in May, A. D. 1791, whereby Jab eb Bo we w, Esq. Commiilioner of Loans, was requested not to loan any Notes oF a Certain description, iffucd by the General Trea surer of this State for Monies due to the Soldiers of the late Army, in consequence of their having been fraudulently obtained, and the said miiTioner was further requested to retain said Motes in his office until such future ordcrjlhould be thereon made,ac might consist with the prin ciples of just ice and equity, be, and the fame is tiereby repealed, so far as regards the detention those Notes. It is further resolved, That the General Trea urer advertise in all the newspapers in this state, ind in the Gazette oj the United States, a defcrip ion of the Notes thus fraudulently obtained, urith a caution to all persons not to purchase hem. Lift of Notts obtained front the Treasury Office by fraudulent Meafurts, to wit: f hen delivered. To whom When Amount of 1790* Sept.2s-Sharpo Champlin, vn demand, 41 1 ( Prince Cafe do. 1118 Stephen Charles do. go 9 i.< John Brown do. 12 1 Caesar Cady do. 51 s Y John Oke-y do. 4*3 I*9 1 Oft. 14. John Reed -do. 31 4 * John Ho r fay do. «9 © William King do. 22 19 16. Prince Sayles 'do. 11 i 1 Bnftol Arnold do. . 38 -9 I Cfcfar Rose do. 36 f2 ' Cudge Champlin do. 40 mt< Ja<-k Greene do. 40 8 j j'B. J°^ e ph Tanner do. .43 7 •!'< Cato Vernon do. ;SfO 3 , Paniel Sharp? - do. jgp 1.1 < Prince JRanddl ,1.1 ; Joshua do. ,2.9 19 ' W'ltfam Negro do. .29 , 23. Joseph HyJl do. 39 ,ijs < Benjamin Sprague do. .10 < Peter Harris do. 38 14 5 aB. Stephen Aldach do. .2a 14 c William Mac Call do. 8 a Piin6c Child's do. 27 12 4 Leiceftcr Wheeler do. 19 2 <■ Pat Harkmet do A 14 f Abraham Smith do. 24 14 J John Thomas do. 41 10 3 Jack Warden do. 31 t> 4 John fcriftol do. 33 18 11 Benjamin Reed do. 32 4 £ Cato Bannister do. 27 2 7 Nathaniel Widks do. 20 t 'Benoni Hathaway do. 3 6 17 ,5 do. 28 7 2 Joseph Merry do. 32 8 5 Peso Greene .do. 28 t6 9 Nov. 5. Benoni Hunt do. 40 c -1,1. Cato Brown do. 37 7 Africa Bulk do. 27 2 g Xondon Sloctvm do. 23 -8-u Jack Minthorn do. 27 2 c, -I®# TiVbet T. -HapJuns do. . 41.13 i •*7, Jacob Ned do. 40 o ic Boston Wilbour do. 42 7 10 Tony. Phillips do. £7 -3 c JF.tfbraim Rogers do. (5 2 3 Robert Goreham do. 41 o.la .24. Robert Howlaqd do. 39. 3 9 "Jamet Siogliioti ' do* .21 o f JadiesCrofs do. 35 6 Cato Stafily do. 21 :o 10 John George - J do. *9 T 9 6 JobnTnndal do. 7j >2 2 Prinee'-Power • • 'do. 19 4 9 Benedict Asron dol 'fs' 10 8" Oifcfar ,Bht Iden « -do. 12 1# y r CasfafWofel ■ : do. *7 sty 9 Scipio' De W«lfe do. ,iq 14 10 priftol Luther. ♦ 18 John Huffey <lo; 2-8 it 5 Bfc. 2. Benjamin Swfcet do. 6 o e» Silas Mawnry do. .28*1,9 4 John Willfon do. 9. o 4 6. Japes Mac Sjaarrow do. 28.16 3 J*. Caio Bourse do. 6. to. 2 Prime Gardner do. 711 3 Joseph Wifkirv <jo. 18.4 8 Corneliys. do. -»8, .."4 8 Pero.Finch do. .< 69 *7 6 Dublin Briggs do. \y 4 8 Bridget Srake do. 1916,11 Edward Eaflcrbrooks do. 10 1 Cuff Arnold do. 5 10' 3" • Claike do. • ■ '•53'' I*6 ft Jobn Mc Donnal do. ia* 13. George Robbina do. 21 011 snlifrMmis t>brito"dc** -25 19 2 Prime B rnwi) >d 0.,. 4HH7 V 1 Sofotnoi; .Mathews Jdo % .. .33 ft§ .TairkSiflbn v <Jo. , 7 8 ,Nf do. 3.5 ,43 -7 Ebcnfze. Tacfar ' ; <Jo. \xJ6 ..8 John < 9 3 Reuben ' jjo" 23 .x> Randal! . doC 1 ' 24 n ? .Thomas Pur ' ' * 2-2. 11 *J5 Dr.i'Vpl v ll. mrnVjfi *" 1 29 O 5_ UiVhard Hopkirrs- % * • Jd'oT.* V'4s 3 : t> f H v nVy*HaV_aYd J v do. ' "'3 1 •"ti'.Cblt ' do. q 4\i 1 Allen South With* » Richard Allen do. 74 18 10 Sa* «R&*r, jt'SK 1, 1795. / J. Dec. 23. Willtam Chadfey, on demand, *3 9° Ichabod Sinunops do. 4 1 ,1 . John Brown do, >1 1.9 4 John Qavit do, 2o 16 4 Wiljiifrp Aqkman do. 42 18 p Jack do. 7 10 4 Ciefar Gardner * dp. 8 j? 7 Toby Co ye* do. 7* 10 John VViilfpn dp. 63 16 5 25. John Gavet do. 6p 6 1 John Garrison <10. £7 li 3 IN OBEDIENCE to the afore recitecj Ast 9'f the General A&mbly, I do hereby cawjiyo a-J 1 pprfops from receiving any of the aboyfrpen tjoned Notes, >y»thpin the rtaoft plenary pro.pf being made that they were obtained from the office by genuine documents from the soldiers who performed the service, to whom the balances were found due, or from their legal representa tives or attornie*. HEIMtY SHERBURNE, „ . „ : ■, ■PwfW»'* r - ; Atwport, May *4. 1793. 'jjw 3VUS DAY IS PUBLISHED, By Mathew Carey, No. ivß, Marktt-Sttcel. EM6EiLi«Hin u ith a MAP of ihe prefcnt S £ A T OF W AR, No. I, OF A >N "E W SYSTEM CF MODERN GEOGRAPHY: •O R, A GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICA-L, AND COMMERCIAi, 4RAMMA&.; And ®»necfient State -of -the Severn! KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD. CONTAINING 1. The figures, motions, and distances of the ■phneis, wcr>r«Hng to rile 'Newtonian fj<lem Mid,fhe : l»t(-It[Obferv«iioas. t W. «A geoenl view of ihe ojrlh cortfid«r«d An » pUiwt ; with fev«n| dc- IWiirions-and <|>Fnhlams. •HI. Sbe grand divihonj ntfithe globe iourlacil »(m) water ,<co«tincnu tnd.iilandj. IV. XHcfitivxion and extent of cmpii«9, kiing domi.ftaM#, iP«ovi*ce», »ndcolopiti. Y. Thfir clvrri«tff, jir, frtjt, Vegetable .(wpduc-, fca», ,riw»„k*y,», ,ajid i»k«. .VI. TAe.biijMn/libcaAj coijn- trV VII. Observations on the changes tfyat have been any where obCerved upon the fa«*e of natureTince the moil early periods of history. VIII. The Mftory and origin of nations ; their form* of government, religion, laws, revenues, taxes, naval and militaryftrengrh. IX. The genius, manners, ctrftoms, and habits of the people. X. Their language, learning, arts, sciences, manufactures, and-cemmerce. XI. The chi£f-cities, ftruttures, ruins, and ar. tfficial curirtfiues. XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings,arrd dif tanccs of . principal pjaces from Philadelphia. TiO .WHVCH .ARE- ADD&D I. A Geoc t I ndex, with the Names, and places alphabetically ai ranged. 11. A T*b t/E of the Cot.ms of all Nations, and their Value in-English Money. 111. A'C>i*o»ot.(jticAL:TA»'-* of rema/k ---. »Wc Svcats/Ireih'iKt Creation id thepteftnt Tim<- j . -' V < By WILLIAM GUTHRIE,.£fq. The Ast«on<xmi,oal .Part by Jamss,*sr , Q.IJiON, F. R. 3- To cohick have been a/Jdgd, The late Discovert bs of Dr. Herschel, and othe? eminent Astronomers. " TH E" FSRST , A M E R I Q A N» M> ITION, COR HE6T« ED, IMPROV ED, A NO GREATLYENLARCED. Tht pubUJher of this work, thankful) fir thepafron age with,which he has Seen honored, J'ubmiu the present number to tht infpeflton tfhis fc How-ci tizens, and lays-before them The te»ms.of publication ; I. This geography lhall be publiihed in for ty-eight weekly numbers* each containing twen ty-four padres of.letter press, 11. In the counfe of publication will be idt livefed the following maps : i. The wo»ld. 2. Europe.. 3. Swedeo, Denmark,' Noway, and Finland. ,4. Rutin. Scotland. 6. England and Wales. 7. Ireland. '•8 : France. 9. Seven United Province*. 10. Au-; • llrian end Fieocb Netherlands. ft. Germany, 12. S'wiiierland. 13. Poland. 14 Spain and Portugal. r,5. I+aly. 16. Turkey in Europe., 17. Asia. 18. China. 19. Hindoftan 20. As nca. 21. North-America. 22. British Ame-' rica. 23. Wcft-Indiea. 24. Souih America. . 25. Pla.nifphereof the <"»rth. *26. Countries round the north pole. * 27. Dilcovencs made by' Captains Cooke and Cleike. *28. New. Hampfhue; * 29. MafT«chufetta. * 30. Con-' 'oe&icut. * 31. Rhode-1 Hand. * 32. Vermont. *33. New, York. # 34. New-Jersey. *35. PenafylvaQta aud Delaware. *36. Maryland. ** 37. Virginia* *38. North-Carolina. * 39. South-£aro|ina. * 40. Georgia.; * 41. Tile Spheie. * 42. The Copernican fyftcm. N. B. All (he maps maiked with ftan are 417 ad ' . 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WHEJIEAS a certain THQMAS SLOiS GAN'T'T, .has 'lately made ,his escape from BMljmore CountyGapl, to which.he was com mitt fid. under,a charge ps having.robbed the Eufterp Mail, on the 2&h day of J%fl : .Noticq js beifffcv given, thjn a reward of Jive •hundred d/t>Jlars wil! be at thiSjOffice, to ,any person pr pertons who fhajl. apprehend-the Jaid Thomas S/q/'s C«^/ r and.deljver him i,nt,o,.the peeper of the fa id Gapl,,,pr into thecuftody of other of the Marshals within the , Upi'c.d Spates, so that the fa id Thomas S/flfs, Gantt mpyjfe effr£tu?Uy. apd forth coming to i answer the above mentioned chaige. TIMOTHY PICKERING, PoJl-S/taJier General. The following is a description of the above- , named Thomas Sloss Gantt : He is about fix feet high, ftrnit and well made, has light co loured h2ir, tied behind, fair complexion and has a dewn look when spoken to. Albany Glafs-Houfe. *The proprietors of the Glafs-M<inulaclory, uoder tbe Firm of M'CLALLEN, M'GREGOR and Co.' BEG leave to informthe nublic, that they have now brought their* WIN DQ.W*GL4SS jo perfection, « s will be found, 011 comparison, to be equal, in quality, to the bed London Crown Giafs. Having fixedtbMr pniersai « lower | imptrrtdGlafs, they ire induced la believe, ,that ! in)poruuaiitof thtt article will be.di(connDyed,' in proportion at (Heir works are exiended.4- ' They propose.to enbirge the fjale of this bup. «efj, and as the fucccti of it.will-dfp#«d,.on ike 1 patriotic support of the public, t)ify beg >c*vc |o - fplioit their fnfridly .patronage in.lbe ps • a bi.s'nch will iixereft every ps '. Ay tn: M*N»'acto«[S. /Ul.otiierfcfojr.WmjM>w..Gj r ASs,fl£ anyfize,. W(li.bc,rctrived at the Store of Rhoocs arid Mac&kkpi, No. 234, Qticen.flrcei,, New- York, and at the GIA "Wa'ehoufe, No. 48, Market-street, Albany, which will be punctually attended in. WANTED, fix smart active LADS, not exceeding 16 vears of age, In be indented as Appieoticej. and regularly inftru&ed in the various branches of Glass-Making. A Ho, three Window-Glass Makers, to whom great encouragement will be given. HUy I, 1793, rICK E T & In (he FEDERAL CITY lOTTKRY, May bt bid at SAMUEL COOPER** Ferry. [Whole No. 427.] « » "t- ■ . NATIONAL CONVENTION. Monday, April j. minifttr of the marine gave the ac- 1 .count of the meafuies vyhich haiJbeerT taksn foi the defeuct of tfr? coalls ofljie insurgent department3-*-7 , ht''e W'Sre fit that moment cruizing o« the coalls of tjie departments of Vendee, and the Low er Loire, fight frigate? from 36 to guns with eight fmalier vcffejs. The commissioners from Lille, ter dated the 27th of March, gave an ac count that the city of Bruges had driven oi>t jts garriftyi, and put aw pn tlie magaziues* They required .tji? ge nerals to fend to Brugts a conGdeiable forcf. M fir a t dciioiir.cej the t,hree hujidrfed deputies who .had joined in fyrm a com mittee of public faficty ?s conspirators, who were entirely under the influence of Brifibt, Goadet, and Vernio. L.ft Sjpprce that Ma,rat wns ainpoftcr. Cambaceres, in 4he of the com mittee of public fafety, read a letter of Dumoutier to the National Convention q) the ; I2;th, find pnqthqr of tjie jfc&lh of March, addrefled to Bournwnvijle, ,in which he gave an account of the retreat qf the body of tlve army tinder the com- qf generals fJeujily and Ferrand, who, by 'the delertion of a gfiat number of volunteers, were .obliged to evacuate the city of Mo'ns, duiing the night of the capitulation of general Maraffe, military co(t>uii»r)der,<)f risers, by .that ryt thod, .though .xipt .the .ipqH yet indifpeiffibly necefTaty,faved a ibody of 10,000 men. He added, that cor nels St. Clair and Thouvenpt were at tracted without meflfis of defence —ftiac our inilitar,y ,ca)ivoy.3 were detained at Bruges—that he has sent forces in order to liberate those convoys ; that he has gjve,n orders to.gatpfon St. Omer, Cam :brai,. and all the, places ~on the line from Dunkirk to Divot, lu these letters Du mourier defcribcs the army as in a (lare of ,the greatell difpider, and not haying pro .vilipos for jivorc than ten days : He fays that, the pretended succours of rae,n .from the departments of the Noith confiit only of old trjen and children, who, so far from b?ijjg.ufeful, ferye only to incjeafe the cpnfufion ajid consume theproyiiions. He declares, that if order.and discipline be not reftoted—that if fifty authorities, Cficji, ijnore.abfurd th?n. the other, conti nue to direct all, political and military o» peiatioos, Fiance is loll; he decjajes, that he, with a small number of bcave men, would bury themselves under the : their.rountry. He affirms, that ,it is imp>jflihle for him to .(top the. pro. gref&ofthe enemy «yho, without amunng themselves with siege«, may, with an ar my of cavalry, lay waste and re duce to afhei all that part of the couptiy which is in the neighbourhood of Dumourier concludes this melancholy state of the representation of affairs with bellowing eulogiums on the clemency and modei atipn of thi Auftrians which were ntitledto the .more praise, as from the example of cruelty and outrage which the French had exhibited, a very different ( cond.uft, on their part might have been expe&ed. I fays he, have always affirm ed, and I repeat, that a republic can on ly be founded on virtue, and that free dom can be maintained only by ord ve and wisdom. Cambaceres, after having read these letters of L>umouritr, gave an account of the proceedings of the commjffioners of the executive power. Arrived at Valen ciennes, they learned that general Du mourier was at Touroav. Thej repair, ed thither, and found him with Madame Sillery, with Pamela, Egalite. and.'Va lence.—He was surrounded with deputa tions from the diftrift of Catnbiai. The Cpi2W -c A rin> ■%<, . frt t , i V ' in a let-
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