be known by its fpecific gravity, a bar
rel of it not weighing much more than a
, barrel of ship bread; and particularly
by its ealily diflolving in water like
starch, it bring a mere compofltionof
flour and indigo dust, kneaded together
into a dough, and then cut into hand'
fomc square pieces, and baked hard Kke
brickbats.
It "however wants one or two of the
eftential properties of old fafhioned in
digo ; one is, that it will make a die of
no better hue or tincture than mud ;
and it cannot be long preserved, as the
weavel, cockroach and other hungary
• *ermin, devour it like so much biscuit.
The knowing ones buy it to traffic
with, and the ignorant abide, by the
loss.
The inferior quality of this artificial
indigo excludes it from foteign markets;
so that the Yankees, who have long
been fam'd for putting tricks upon
itrangers, seem now in a fair way of be
ing paid in their own base coin.
, It is therefore secommeuded to the
northern printers, for the promotion of
trade, manufactures and commercial iu
tercourfe in general, and for the benefit
of their countrymen in particular, to
advertise in their federal gazettes !
" Indigo, of an inferior quality,
newly invented, manufactured and fold
in Charleston, S. Carolina, cheap for
cafii, northern produce, sauce, wooden
boxes, notions, See. See. Bcc.'' .
N. B. The above is not intended a3
. a piece of fan to amufc the public with ;
but it is matter of fait.
This trash" resembles indigo in no o
ther relpeft, than in (hape and colour;
and is so well counterfeited as to de
ceive many who have traded considera
bly in that article.
Foreign Intelligence.
o o
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
18 Floreal, May 7.
. Robespierre made the long prorhifed
report upon the decadatory feftivals.
After having observed that the victories
of the Republic were noised through-j
out every quarter of the universe ; that .
there was an entire revolution in the
physical order, which could not fail to
effedt a finiilar revolution in the oiders
moral and political; that one half of
the globe had already felt this change,
which the other half would soon feci ; j
and that tlie French nation had antici- i
pated the reft of the world by 2000
years, inforhuch that it might be con- :
fidered as confitting of a new species of
men-*—the orator proceeded to launch
forth in the praises of Republican mo
ra'ity and a democratical government,
representing all other governments, and
every other description of morality,, as
detestable. Hejuftified all the terrible,
measures that had brought about the
present regimen, and all those by which
it was accompanied.
The plan of the decree was now pre
sented by the reporter, and is as fol
lows: [Which has already appeared in
this paper.] 1
—— (
DUBLIN, May 20.
Apprentices.
A few nights ago, a gang of young
robbers was apprehended in a house of '
ill fame near College-green. Molt of
them were apprentices, who hadrefort- :
ed to this traffic in order to keep up the 1
expences of gaming and tippling houfej,
and to supply them with buckeen fine- '
ries to cut a dash ! ,
The lassitude of matters, now a days i
towards their apprentices, is a most re- '
preh nfible source of vice and folly in
those to whom they are bound, both by '
Law and Religion, to bring up with a 1
fatherly vigilance and strict discipline,
in the paths of humility, modesty, so
briety, and industry. , . 1
The usage of England, on this point,
forms a linking contrail with that of !
Ireland.
In England, where the influence of !
good conduit in youth (and confcquent J
prosperity in life) is well understood, '
apprentices even to the most eminent
traders, lads of the most reputable fa- 1
niiliea and large fortunes, who bring
hundreds of pounds apprentice fee, do
not feel themselves demeaned by addref
ling their matter by that name, sweep
ing the steps of the (hop door, going an
errand, carrying a bundle or parcel to
a customer, and doing every thing in the h
way of their business with promptness J«
and honesty.—Their dress is plain and h
clean, their behaviour mofteft and hum- tl
He : thrift and economy characterize all (
their aflions; and early punctuality and I
exaftnefs lead to future prosperity and' tl
independence. h
In Ireland, apprentices are too much a.
the reverie of those in England—Here, h
the voungfter, taken from the plough, p
perhaps from a parifhfehool, immedi- h
ately forgets his indentures and chan- w
r- ges place with lu's mailer, being alham
a ed 'to acknowledge that he> ha 3 one.
y Extravagance and coxcombry are his
:e firft principles ; his trade but a fecond
>f ary consideration. At 17 he is all era
t vat, boot 9, and insolence, which either
1- the folly of his parents, or the till of
e- his matter, mult support. At 21, full
of conccit and impudence, he launches I
e boldly into the world, ignorant of every
1- thing he ought to know, too conceited
>f to feel his deficiency, and too idle to
; correCt it—and, debilitated by pride,
e Vice, and drunkenneis, he becomes ui'e
y less to himfelf, and a burthen to society.
' UNITED STATES.
e s <
CHARLESTON, July 12.
By the ship Nordifche Lowe, Lear- (
' son, in 42 days frpm Cadiz, we learn (
® that the French forces had overrun the
greatest part of Catalonia, and that
the people were i:i the utmost dread .of
their getting possession of the whole
province, they not having force fuffici-. J
ent to flop their progress.
t Arrived yefterday—(hip Greyhound, •
Dillingham, Boston, 21 days; fchoon- j
er Ruby, Higgins, Boston, 38 days ; f
barque Leonora, Peridexter, Bolton,
j 37 days ; ship Congress, Loring, New- t
York, 20days; schooner Sally, Wade,
North-Carolina. e
In the barque Leonora came Capt. •
James Stranneck, who was matter of j
the ship Friendlhip of London, from
' Kingston bound to Quebec, laden with
242 puncheons of rum, 10 hoglheads .
and 60 ban els of sugar, and 60 barrels
' of coffee. . This vefTsl was captured on
the 26 h ult. by the Mountagne priva
teer.
Yesterday arrived the French fchoo- I
ner of war, Friends to Liberty, a ten- c
der to the French Admiral Vanltable, ii
who sent her on a particular million, On
her paflage (hecaptured an English (loop 0
and two Spanish fclroonsrs, onq of which p
was laden with 360 boxes of sugar.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. July 8. t
Friday last being the nineteenth an-
; niverfary of Ameiican independence, a j 1
' very respectable part of the inhabitants j
of- this town met at the aflemhly-room '
to celebrate the day that give birth to ; (
American freedom ; made choice of the > v
HOll. John Langdon, Elq. as Preli- P
dent and the Hon. Jofnua Want worth, 0
j Esq. Vice-Piefident, for the day, after b
partaking of a sumptuous entertainment ' 6
: provided for the occasion, the following , 0
j patriotic toasts were drank, viz, i *
1. The United States of America, j
2. The Prelident ot the United c
States. , j ri
3. The Ameriean Congress, may ; d
disinterested patriotism and Republican
firmnefs ever shine conspicuous .in that
august body. j 11
4. The French nation, may despots 0
tremble and their (laves flee before her i
victorious arms. ' t)
5. The state and governor of New- j ai
Hampshire.
6- The brave general Kofciuflto and ; 01
his patriotic army, may their glorious j
efforts to restore freedom and happiness j S
to the Polish nation be crowned with tr
abundant success. f e
7. The American miuifters at foreign hi
Courts. j,
8. The virtuous Jefferfon, Madison n;
and other distinguished patriots of Ame
rica. tr
9. The memory of the heroes who C
have bled in the cause of liberty. ca
10. Odr brethren in captivity at Al- dc
giers— may Americans never want spirit 0 r
to relieve their brethren in diftlefs.
11. Prosperity to the agriculture, ex
commerce and manufactures of Ame- gl
„ fu
12. May mutual and afFedti- fe
on ever unite the American and French th
nations.
13. The fair daughters of freedom r
throughout the world.
. ®.4" town Portfraouth—may ' '
its inhabitants for many years to come,
joyfully celebrate this anniveifary of W '
their independence.
15. Peace, Liberty, and happiness
to all mankind. m '
nil
WILMINGTON, July r 9 .
Extradl of a letter from a gentleman j
in Antigua, to his friend in this town, ■
dated June 27, 1794. v "
" Admiral Jervis and General Grey A
have collected a great force, and have ob
landed them, and got pofleffion of the
heights that command Fleur d'Epee, an
the strongest fort, and thr«e miles east, life
(southerly) of Point a Petre, where the du
French have about 1500 men ; Bco of m;
that number are regulars, and they have of
heldout astonishingly. Jervis is very much
alarmed about the near approach of the wl
hurricanes ; he is fearful of losing his do
plunder. He had got to St. Kitt's on In
his way to England, when exprefTes thi
were sent after him, informing him of ce<
1- the arrival of a fleet from France, their
■. landing and retaking Fletlr d'Epee and
s Point a Petre, and the retreat of all the
- British troops over land to BafTeterre.
P. S. Information is this instant ar
r rived, of Fleur d'Epee being Wormed,
f and that the French officers feught to
II the la ft, and were all killed. From such
s obstinate fighting, the English loft a
y great many of their officers and men.
J The particulars are not yet come to
a hand, btit expect them to night."
, Capt. Frankford, arrived at Balti
- more, on the 14th inft. informs, that 011
Friday the 1 ith inft. he spoke the ship
Bowman, Capt. Bell, whp left London,
on the 26th of May, bound to Norfolk.
Capt. Bell informed him that the New
foundland English fleet, consisting of
seventy odd fail, had, except one (loop,
that had arrived at Exeter, been cap
' tured by the French, and that the Duke
' of York had been defeated with the loss
' of iooq. men. , ; '
Arrived at Newcastle from Belfaft,
Ireland, the ship Swift, of New-York,
Capt. , with 350 paffengere,
mostly mechanics—all in good health.
1 By this vessel we havereceived London,
Glasgow, Dublin, and Belfaft papers
1 down to -the joth of May last, which
fully corroborate the VICTORIES of
the FRENCH in almost every quarter.
Also, that the British fleet had return,,
ed to port in a crippled condition, hav
■ ing sustained a severe brush with the
French, which ended in a drawn bat
tle—We hope to be able to detail par
ticulars of this interesting intelligence
in our next.
WINCHESTER, (Virg.)
Friday last being the Anniversary of
American Indepedence, the fame was
commemorated bythecitizensofthistown
in a manner suited to the great occasion.
At ten o'clock, Capt. Tidball's troop
of light horse, and Capt. Beatty's com
pany of infantry appeared on the parade,
from whence they marched to the race
ground on the town common—here vari
ous evolutions, ( firings, and a sham
fight took place, highly plealing, and
justly admired by a large concourse of
• fpeftafors. Abcut two o'clock the
troops arrived at the Federal Spring, on
; Gen. Wood's plantation, where they
I were met by a numerous party of rcf
peftaole citizens—many of the fair part
of the creation also adorned the scene
by their presence. Having been re
; frefhed with 3 cold collation, and plenty
| of the juice of the vine, &c.
. rounds and tr feu-de-joie were fired by
i the troops. The utmost harmony and
conviviality prevailed, and the whole re-
I returned to town in good order. The
; day was concluded by a ball at Captain
Daughtery's tavern, and a general il
lumination in'the evening. Thefollow
| ing are thft toasts made use of on the
occasion.
• 1. The DAY—may Americans to
j the latest generation know how to prize
; and reverence it.
] 9. The People—may they be virtu
; ous, happy and free.
i 3. The President of the United*
1 States—may the gratitude of his coun
try equal his virtues ; may his talent*
serve as a lasting memento, and teach
his fuCceflors to aspire to the fame con
duct which gained him the applause of
nations.
4. The Vice-President, and the pa
triotic Members of both Houses of
Congress—may they continne to vindi
cate the rights of an injured people, in
of despots or their hirelings mini
ons.
J. The French Republic-—may their
exertions in the present arduous strug
gle for freedom, be attended with that
success which a cause so righteous de
serves, and may it be the forerunner of
the fall of despots throughout the world.
6. The United States—may they af
ford an asylum to every true Republican ;
the Tree of liberty flourifh in its foil";
and may its duration be eommenfuratc
with hui.ian n4tnre.
7. The State of Virginia—may the
Rights of the People be secured by a
more equal Representation ; its Govern
ment mild and its Administration juft<
8. The Governor of Virginia.
9. The Marquis de la Fayette, may
he sally forth from his dungeon as his
virtues have burfted upon the world, and
again enjoy that liberty in the bosom of
America which he so nobly struggled to
obtain.
10. Meflrs. Muir, Palmer, Skirving
and Margorot—may their banishment,
like the ashes of the Phoenix, be pro
ductive of thousands of Patriots, who
may at once be the glory and happiness
f of Great Britain.
11- The memory of those Heroes '
who fell in our arduous struggle for free
dom, and who . cemented the Pillar of 1
Independence with their blood ; may ]
the youth of the present and every fuc- j
i ceeding generation emulate their virtues, >
r and when their country calls exert the
I fame glorious spirit.
: '>* 12. The Commerce and Manufactures
of America ; may her citizens exert
- every nerve to increase and improve them;
, and may the baneful influence of luxury
i and extravagence be foitver banished
i from among them,
i 13. Agriculture—may the Yeoman
. ry be virtuous, their employment hpnora
-1 ble and may no despot ever diflurb the
happiness? which they now enjoy under
■ their own vine and fig-trees.
14. The American army—may their
1 arms ever be lucceffful when employed
againfl the foes of freedom ; and may
the sword never be drawn but in the
cause of justice.
15. The American Fair—may the
virtuous and the brave ever meet with
theii smiles j & may their hand be never
given but to the true patriot.
■i T"^-
PHILADELPHIA,
JULY 21.
The ship Andrew of this gort, failed
in company with the French convoy
from the Delawaie Capes, and was cap
• tured by one of Admiral Murray's fleet
but it appearing from an inipe&ion
of her papers, that (lie was cleared out
for, and bound to Falmouth in England
(lie was released.
There are three British (hips of war
within the Capes. The Africa, Cleopa
tra, and Th'tfbe frigates. Tliefe belong
to Admiral Murray's squadron; they
parted from the reft of the fleet ■ some
weeks fincc, and knew nothing of the
convoy that lately failed from the Capes
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, July 19.
j- r~-*—"l, By Hit Excellency J.
JL S > Wentviorh, L. L. D,
| f Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in
Chief of Hii Majefly'i Province of No
va-Scotia, and its Dependenciei, &c,
WHEREAS by an aft of Parlia
ment made and palled in the 28th year
of His Majesty's reign, entitled " An
aft for regulating the Trade between
His Majesty's Colonies and 'Plantations
in North America, and in the Weft-
India Islands, and in the Countries be
longing to the United States of Ame
rica, and between his Majesty's said fub
jefts, and the foreign Islands in the
Weft-Indies."
No goods or commodities whatever
Can be imported into the Province of
Nova-Scotia, ekcept certain articles
therein mentioned ; tha importation of
which goods or commodities, or any of
them may be authorized by the Go
vernor, Lieutenant Governor or Com
mander in Chief, with the advice and
consent of His Majesty's Council.
And whereas it is neceflary for the
public emergency, and to prevent dif
trefa to the settlers of this Province,
that the importation of feYeral of the
goods and commodities as permitted by
said aft, and herein after mentioned,
(hould bt authorized ahd permitted for
the supply of the inhabitants for a long
er time.
I have therefore thought fit, with
the advice and consent of his Majesty's
Council, to publish this Proclamation
to authorize and permit, I do here
by authorize and permit the importati
on of the following goods or commodi
ties into this Province ; That is to fay,,
feanthng, planks, staves, heading-boards,
(hingles, hoops or squared- timber, of
any fort; horses, neat cattle, sheep,
hegs, poultry, or live stock, of any fort ;•
bread, biscuit, flour, peas, beans, pota
toes, wheat, rice, oats, barley, or grain
of any fort ; by British fubjefts, and
in British built ships, owned by his ma
jesty's fubjefts, and navigated according
to law, from the 30th instant, until the
30th day of September next; of which*
all persons whatever are hereby required
to take due notice.
Given under my hand and
Seal, at Halifax, this
27th day of June 1794,
in the 34th year of hit 1
Majesty's reign.
By his Excellency's command.
I. M. FREKE BULKELEY.
From tie Minerva.
<
As the grum'bletoiliahs of America, the
railers ot our funding laware often citing
paflagea from Dr. Franklin's Works to
jnftify some of their notions of liberty, 1
which they deem more refined and" fubli- 1
mated than fhofe of other citizens, it
may be well for them, to read the fol
lowing letter from that patriot, written
}uft after he had negociated a ban in
! France.
e Dr. Franklin, to the Superintendent of
Finance, elated Puffy. Dec. 23. 1782.
s "- Friday lait order was given to
t fnrnilh me with fix hundred thonfand
; hyres immediately, and I wai answered
r by M.de Vergennes that thereft of the
1 fee millions should be paid us quarterly
in the course of the year 1783."
" I ptefTed hard for the whole futn
demanded, but wai told '< it was im
pofiible."
'' " Our people certainly ought to do
more for thenafelves. It is absurd their
pretending to be lovers of liberty while
j the 7 ? r . u< % c P a 7' n g for thedefence ofit.
It ib laid here, that in tmpoft of five per
cent on all goods • though a
a molt rer.fonable proposition, had not
been agreed to by all the' States, and
was therefore fruftrated ; and thai your
news papers acquainted the world with
this, with the non payment of taxes by
the people, and with non payment of in
terest to the creditors of the public.
" The knowledge of these things have
hurt our credit and the loan in Holland,'
and would prevent our getting any thing
but from governments. The foundation
| for credit abroad should be laid at home;
and certain funds {hould be prepared and
ellablifhed beforehand, for the regular
payment for'the interert."
1 Not a word against funding ! Much
in favor of it! And yet Dr. Franklin
was a true Republican !
There are various accounts in circu
■ lation refpefting the late naval combat
in Europe. A sailor of Capt. Green'#
crew informed a gentleman, that they
palled thro' tie French fleet after the
engagement, and seven fail were mif
i A letter from Baltimore, received on
Saturday dated, that by an arrival there
from Liverpool, accounts Were received
that there had been two severe engage
ments between the fleets of France a°nd
England—and that two fail of rhe for
mer were taken and five funk. It is
reported that letters have-been teceived
from the northward which contain simi
lar intelligence, with some additional
circumflances. .
The Captain and Mate of the ship
Paragon, outward bouv d from this port,
were both killed by the burlttng of a
cannon which they Were proving and
were buried at Cape Henlopen.
To be
At the Merchant's Co.see-House in Second
Street, 011 the 24th inil. at 7 o'clock ia
the Evening, the Ship
m±, Ge* e ra/ WqJhington y
(ifaac'Sylvelter, M&fter,)
As she now lies St Say's Wharf, (the
second above Market-Street,) burthen s
bout a,500 barrels, is a good strong vessel,
three years old.—Rigging and Sails in
good order.
Approved Il.ltes at 60 and 90 days, will
be taken in payment. An inventory may
be seen at the Cumptilig.Houfe of
RUMFORD& ABIJAH DAWES,
No. 7. Water-Street, South, or
FOOTMAN Sc. Co. Auctioneers.
7 Mon. io, 17Q4. dts.
French Revolution.
Just published.
(Price two Yiollars,)
By MAT HEW CARET,
No. 1 xB, Marketjlreet,
AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY
OF THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION;
From its Commencement to the exe
cution of the Queen and
the Deputies of the
Gironde Party
Extraß from the Preface
" The authors have presumed to affix to
their tit)e_, the epithet impartial ; and the
reason is, becaute they cannot charge theiii
felves with feeling the smallest bias to anv
party but to that of troth and l.berty ; and
they flatter theirifelves, that their readers
will find not'pniyivery circumstance faiiiy
(Jrefented, but every cenfnrable a&ion,
whoever were the authors Or actors, rp'a Ic
ed in its proper colours. If it was necessa
ry to make a declaration of their Awn
principles, they would fay; they are neither
tory nor republican—.they love liberty a*
English whigs, arid execrate every criminal
a<5H y Which so noble a cause is endangered
and disgraced.
"In the pfefent ferrtient sis the public
mind, they cannot flatter themselves with
the hope of feeing this claim univerfailly
acknowledged. On ihe contrary, they art
well a [fared that theft pages will not be acctpld
blt to the zeil'ols oj either party. But when
time shall Kave difiipaied the clouds of poli
tical deception, and appeared the tumult
of the paflWs, they will with fouii confi
dence expect th^t'verdiCt from public opini
on, which andotir and moderation {el-*
*lom fail to receive."
Extract from the Critical Review, June 1794.
12 Page.
"Me bave certainly derived much plea*
fare, and acquired much information froitt
the perusals of thnfe volumes ; and we think
thert, both for matter and style, wenhy th«
attention of al| who int»reft themselves in
E* eot» which hive so justly excited the curio*
liry and aftooifhment of mankind."
M.Carey will m about thee week* Pub
lilli, P",owden'» history of the Biitifh Empire
; from May 1792, to December 1793.