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    p-rf.m went to the place where Dr.
Beard, the brigade itilpeftor for Wash
ington county, was hearing appeals
made by feme of the militia of a bat
talion who had been called upon for a
proportion of the quota of this state,
of the eighty thuufand men, to be in
t-'afjiiiefs agreeably to an aft of Con
giefs; There were upwards of fifty
there witli their fire-arms, to whom it
was related, that the federal fheriff (as
thevftiled the marshal) had l>een serving
writs in Alleghany county, and carry
ing people so Philadelphia for not com
plying with the excise laws, and that
he was at Gen. Neville's house. It
was then in the night of the 15th ot
la ft month ; between thirty and forty
flew instantly to their, arms, and march
cd towards Mr. Neville's, above twelve
wiles,diltant, where they appeared ear
ly next morning. Your excellency has
already heard the tragical event.
It should be added, that the delin
quents, againll whom the marshal had
process, told him they would enter their
ftiils and pay him the excise, together
with the colls of suit. Major Lenox
applauded their prudent conduct, and
told them, that though he had not au
thority to comply with their willies,
yet, if they would enter thei;- (tills with
the infpeftor, and procure his certificate
and fend it to Philadelphia, upon pay
ment of the money due with the colts,
he was persuaded all further prosecution
would be stayed.
If this detail is true, it is evident the
jut rages committed at Mr. Neville's
*rere not owing to deliberate precon
.■erted measures, but originated in an
jnbridled gut of passion, artfully raised
imong young men, who may have been
.t the time too much heated with strong
drink.
On Monday evening Mr. Attorney
;eneral Bradford, informed us, that the
entlemen appointed by the President
«>uld be glad to have a conference with
-hose appointed by the governor, ref
ecting our rtfpective millions. To
lis we cheerfuilly agreed, observing,
hat though ou. - views might be the
f»me, the means adopted might other
wise counteract or militate with each
..rher. Accordingly we met 011 Tuel
d*ay morning, and verbally communica
■ d our refpefiive powers, which were
found in fubflance to be the fame. It
as agreed that we should jointly confer
v ith a committee, named for that pur
pose, at the convention on the 14th inlt.
Parkinlon's ferry, and who are'to re
s >rt to a committee of sixty, called a
c immittee of fafety, on the firft Tuef
c■.inference sve should withdraw, and
then federally make our proposals in
v rlting, and reqiieft an answer thereto
i. so in w^ting.
Itrainea on Wednesday from morning
itilthe afternoon, which delayed the ar
/al of the committee of twelve until it
as late, some of them having rode near
fixty mdes. They sent three gentlemen
their number to the commififioners to
oi'tify their arrival, and fix the time and
■ ice for the conference, which it was
. reed should be next morning at ten
lock, at the inn of Mr. M'Mafleis,
i conducted in private. We met ac
ct 1 dingly and conversed together freely for
fa eral hours. The supposed grievances
re numerous, but they dwelt principally
their being filed in the courts of the
ited States, and compelled to attend
ds at the distance of three hundred
ies from their places of abode, before
ges and jurors who are strangers to
1 ■m, and by whom the credit due to wh
its, entirely unknown, routd not be
, ■ perly efiimatect; arid their inability to
;:>y the excise, ow ing to the restrained
i! te of their trade and commerce, Every
a: ;) umcnt against an excise wa urged, and
fbe excessive ferment and rage at present
i jng the inhabitants weie ricft omitted,
e adjourned till ffcur o'clock when we
1. lin met, and the commissioners for the
:■< vernment of the union presented their
opolitions in writing ; we also presented
< urs, being (hoi t and explicit, a copy of
• ich we have the honor to inclose liere
v h.—The gentlemen took them into
t lufideration, and are to give an answer
feme time to day.
' Veart acquainted personally with the
< 1 imittce of twelve and think them well
ili-d.
■ft now we have received an answer in
• 1 ng to our proportions, which do not
«or • np quite to our wi(hes, but we ex
pei 1 from what has Been said, that we
( r be able to accommodate the bufinels
them.
■t a conference between Thomas
*•>' eat) and Wm. Irvine, commissioners
med ' y ilie Governor ofPennfyl
, in behalf of thefaidftate, and Meflrs.
' istrick, Smith, Powers, Bradford,
i tall, Edgar, Cook, Gallatin, Lang,
ft ■ enridge, Morton, and Lucas—ap
, d at a meeting of the committees
Jroi .he several townlhips within the coun
' s Weftmoreland, Washington, Fay-
; 1 ' ir "' Alleghany, for the purpose, in
of the f.iid counties, had at Pittf
' > n presence of three commissioners
ap ited by the President of the United
August 2 oth, 17^4.
Ji i infixed upon as a preliminary by
c: nmiffionerj for the state, that the
gentlemen conferees for the four counties,
each for himfelf, will sign an instrument \
in writing, engaging,' that they will at all j
times be obedient and submit to the laws !
of the state, and also of the United State* J
of America ; and that they will jointly
and severally recommend the like obedi
ence to our fellow-citizens within the said
counties, and moreover to engage to use
their utmost exertion and influence to en
sure the fame.
Secondly, it is proposed, that the
committee of sixty, denominated the I
committee of fafety for the said counties
(hall jointlyand severally give fatisfaftory
durances to the commissioners of the
itate, in an instrument of writing signed
by them, of the fame import and effect
with the preceding article, and that on
or before the day of August inft.
Thirdly, in cafe the above articles are
bona fide complied with, and :he people
of said counties shall keep the peace and
be of good behaviour untill the fir It day
of June next, the commissioners for the
llate, conformably to the power and
authority delegated to them by his Ex
cellency Thomas Mifflin Esq. Governor
of the itate of Penfylvania, do promise
an act of free and general pardon and
oblivion of all treasons, infurredtions,
arsons, riots, and other offences inferior
to riots, committed,perpetrated, counsel
ed or fuffered by any pcrfon or persons
complying as above said, within the fa d
four counties of Weftmorcland, Well
ington, Fayette & Alleghany, lince the
fourteenth day of July lalt pall, so far
as the fame concerns the state of Penn
sylvania or the government thereof.
THOMAS M'KEAN.
WILLIAM IRVINE.
August I 2th.
Copy of a letter from an officer in the leg ion
of the United States, da'.jd Camp, 12
miles advance of Grenvdle, 28//!) July.
" I hope by the time this reaches you
j that we shall be able to give a good ac
count of the Indian war. We have a
bout 1700 or 1800 Kentucky volunteers
'j with us and are all in good spirits—l
have no doubt with due precaution,which
, I have no doubt will be taken; we (hall
! be able to bring the Indians to terms—
I think their friends will leave them by
, what we learn from a prisoner that was
1 taken lince the atlion at Fort Recovery
! —he lays they loft a great many—he
, knows nothing of the number—he fays
they, quarrelled much and fired upon
. each other. There arc large bets m.ide
that they will be in with a flag by the
time we have croffcd the St. Joseph
which is about four days march from
this.
By this Day's Mail.
BALTIMORE, Aug..lß.
The Committee of Health Utely appointed
at a town-meeting for Balimore town, hav
ing made the fulleft inquiry into the state
of the health of the town, feel themselves
happy in being able to Certify to the public,
and to their fellow-citizens, that 110 yellow
j fever, or other contagious difoid r, exists
jat present in this town. And though the
| town is sickly, yet no other difcrders pre
| vail, but thole common lo the season; and
not in a greater degree, than is usual at
this season of the } ear.
'I'he Committee t ike the earliest oppor
tunity of communicating the rcfult of their
inquiries, that the inconveniencies arising
from the idle reports which have gone
abroad, may as tar as pofiible be done
away. /
Gu/ta-vur Scott,
George Salmon,
'Joseph Tiunfend,
JeJfc Collingsworth,
jik vander M'Kim,
Thomas Jobnfon,
Thomas Dickfon,
Tuesday arrived here, the schooner
1 homas, Capt. George Lee, from Mar
tinique, who was blown out, with seventy
other veflels, ill a hurricane on th? 4th inft.
loft their 2 anchors, boats, &c. and were
obliged to leave their supercargo, (Dr.
John Dorfey of this townjbehind.
European Intelligence.
LONDON, July 3.
Mr. Jay, the American Commiflion
■er, was introduced with the usual cere
mony between Lord Greuville and Mr.
Pinckney, the America;) Minilter, when
he delivered his letters of credit to his
Majefly as an extra-messenger, to fettle
fucli differences as have taken place be
tween the Congress of America and
this Court. He was received molt
graciously, and will be introduced in
like manner to the Queen this day.
Immediately upou the rife of Parlia
ment, which takes place on Tuesday
next, a new arrangement in the Cabinet,
which has been for some time talked of,
will, we have reason to believe, be an
nounced. The Duke of Portland and
Mr. Wyndham, and we believe the Earl
Fitzwilliam, certainly come in.
The force under the immediate com
mand of Earl Moira coufifls of 1500
(men. They are perhaps as finely ap
, pointed and well d.tcipliued a body of
j men as any in Europe.
i Lord 'fa's ti. termination to march
!from O .end, and form a juftion with
General Ckirfait, was bold and enter
piitrng, and becoming that chara&er
which he had before so well established.
We hope that success will attend all his
meafi.:res, which his merits so well de-,
fcrve.
Lord William Bentinck, son of the
Duke of Portland, sets off immediately
to join his regiment under the command
of the Earl of Moira.
Sir James Saumerez, with the squa
dron of Frigates under his command,
was off Guernsey on Friday last.
Capt. Hen. Harvey, who hits, unfor
tunately for his country, died of his
wounds, was beloved by all his officers
and men as a friend and a father. They
will mourn his loss as equally irreparable
to themselves and his country.
In the attion of the 29th of May,
the men on the lower gun deck of the
Queen Charlotte were at one time up
to the middle in water. The officer
commanding on that deck was obliged
to order the dcck to be scuttled, to let
the, water run off into the well.
Mr. Burke, jtin. will be the new
Member for the Borough of Mai ton,
vacant by the lefignation of his father
Mr. Edmund Burke.
By the last accounts from La Vendee,
it appears, that the Royalists have again
shewn themselves in force in different
parts of the country. They have got
possession of Ancenie3 and Varlon, and
have had several anions with the Re
publicans in different parts near the
coast, in almost all of which the Royal
ists have succeeded.
The Prussian accounts state the num
bers of th? Combined Armies of the
Ruffians anS Prufiians in the late aflion
with the Poles, at 25,000 men ; and
admit that the forces of the enemy did
; not exceed 20,000. They do the great
est justice to the cool valoilr of their
opponents and military skill of Kofci
ufko.—The surrender of Cracow is con
.
! brined.
There never was a nation tnore com
pletely duped than England throughout
the whole of the present war. She was
. one of the last involved in the business,
but either through pride or foliy soon
became the principal.—She still persists,
though the King of Prussia has with
drawn himfelf, and the Spaniards are
on the eve of acknowledging what we
! must in the end do—the French Re
public. The Emperor is unable to fight
much longer without a subsidy ; the
Empress has not, nor will afford us the
least assistance, and in thisreduced situ
ation are we carrying on the war against
the innumerable armies of the French
Republic.
The Marquis Cornwallis is 011 his re
turn to England, and our readers will
hear with surprise the cause of his so
1 fpcedily retracing his steps. The king
of Prussia has officially fignified to the
Noble Marquis, that in consequence
. of the unforefeen burst of Jacobin prin
ciples in Poland, and that they infa
moufly refufe to submit to the happy
servitude so graciously, so kindly, and
honorably provided for th:m by the
allies of Great Britain, he finds it in
convenient to fulfil his Treaty with the
British Court. He acknowledged hav
ing received from Britain Six Hundred
Thousand Pounds sterling in advance,
and this sum, as it is inconvenient for
him to repay at this time, he will carry
to account, but he would be happy to
fee the Noble Marquis at Berliu, to ex
plain to him how perfectly he enters, in
sentiment, into the views of his cousin
with regard to France, and how earnest
he is to prefcrve the good uuderitanding
which so happily fubfifti between the
two countries. Lord Cornwallis did
not accept of the Royal invitation—
but returns forthwith, and his dispatch
hasjuft been in time to prevent a third
instalment of three hundred thousand
pounds from failing to Hamburgh.
The Duke of Portland was yester
day at Court, and after a levee and an
audience of his Majesty for near two
hours in his closet, the rumour was,
that he attended in consequence of the
new arrangement that has been formed,
to receive the Seals of Office, as Se
cretary of State, in the room of Mr.
Dundas.
We trust that the Duke of Portland
will not so far forget'his dignity as to
come into adminiftrution with a set of
men whose principles be has so long and
so honorabl ■ ' .fed 1 reprobated—
or that he v t iori in any
adminiftrrt i steady and
unalterable s, will not
have a 1 the brilKa'n
cy of v - ness of
mind, - ry can
alt,:' a ,
to . - .ft.nt ca'ia-
Jul)' 5.
In order to leiio" the fears of flie emi
grants, and tfiofe attached to the Iloufe of
Auilri.t in i'landtrs and Srabiit, they are
gravely to'J in Le journal de la Guerre,
published at Bruuels on the 23d ; —' that
it appears by a peri'on just eJ'caped from
Paris, that the inhabitants of that city are
in the utmost trepidation, on accojnt of
tlie approach of the Christian arfiiy, which
is within a few leagues of the capital—
and it is gravely added, ' that the Con
vention is about to recall their armies from
before Charleroi, Ypres, &c. in order to
de fend themselves from the infurgeiits of
La Vendee.'
When the Marlborough was dismasted
in the late action by the fire ol the Terrible,
two midshipmen, ilationed in the round
tops, with the men quartered there, fell
with the mails into the sea, but fortunate
ly got back again into the ship. One of
these young gentlemen is the fbn of Mr.
Shsrland, ofJßriftol.—The malls by their
fall demolished the hen-coops—a game
cock which was in one of them, on being
liberated, flew upon the flump of the mafti
mast, and kept crowing and clapping his
wings during the remainder of the acSion.
He has been ever since such a favorite with
tiiebrave tars, that they requested the officer
whose property he was, and from,whom
this account comes, to let him remain
with them on board.
On Tuesday, at 8 o'clock, died,* the
Most Noble Duchefb Dowager of Bedford.
Her Grace was the daughter of the late
Earl Cower; and lifter to the present
Marquis of Stafford: lhe married the late
Duke of Bedford in April, 1737. She
Was in the 76th year of her age.
Yesterday died the hon. Edward
Bouvcrie uncle to the Earl of Radnor,
and Representative in Parliament for
the town of Northampton. His death
was occafioiicd by a wound which he
reeived in a duel with Lord Tankerville.
Yesterday died at her apartments in
Old Palace Yard, the houfkeeper of the
Lower Roomsatthe HoufeofCommons,
well known to the Members by the name
of Mrs Betty~*-fhe attended her duty
the whole of the present Session, and
held her lituation upwards of 50 vears,
and was 86 years of age. Mrs Betty
used to Ilile herfelf the oldest member of
the House of Commons.
From Copenhagen we learn that the
Swedish fqnadron of 7 fail of the line
arrived there the 19th ult.—The Da
ni(h squadron also was ready for sea.
It is find some alarming lyrtiptoms
of difaffeftion have diloovered ihemlelves
in the Spanish capital, set 011 foot by
one of the learned orders!; leveral ar
rests have taken place in confluence —
one of the objects of which is a Gran r
dee of very extenlive provincial influ
ence.
We are also told of a tumultuous
disposition having discovered itfelf at
Rome, which it is found very difficult
to keep within due bounds—Here also,
as at Madrid, (what will be deemed sur
prising to fume) the Clergy are among
the firft mbvers to sedition, the progress
of which will infallibly be deftru&ive to
their profeffion.
DUBLIN, July 8.
Notwithstanding the superiority of
the British fleet, the French continue
still to maraud on the British trading
vessels. The last Lloyd's lift announces
the capture of seven British ships by
French privateers, which they conveyed
into different ports. This will always
be the cafe until a number of entiling
squadrons are sent out by the British
Admiralty to protest the trade in those
places where it is most frequently an
noyed,
PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 30.
(£/* In the packets of the Gazette, sent
off by Friday's poll, duplicates of
Wednesday's papers were enclosed in se
veral inttances by mistake—those sub
scribers »vho received them, will be so
obliging as to lodge one of the number
so sent, in the Poft-Office—directed to
the Editor, in lieu of which the Thurs
day's paper (hall be forwarded.
c fhe Ground Plan
OF THE
City and Suburbs
OF
PHILADELPHIA.
TAKEN MOM ACTUAL SURyKT.
IT is with pleasure that the publilher has
to inform his fubJcribers and tfle public in
general, that the plate '.s row under the
hariris of theengraver,anri in gteater lor
wardnis than was at fil ft contemplated. At
the la.me time he begs leave to r mind
subscription papers are iftli o
pen at inoftof the "oredbook-ftores in the
city ; and that he hopet from the whole
of them to fx enabled tcfoim such a ref
peftable catalogse of names, as will tit. a
credit to the work, as well a» :.iford a
e:t r onable encouragement to the under,
t .ker.
Those who ared'firoui of further infor
mation arerequefled to call on
Benjamin Davies,
No. 6i, Market street.
April 14. uf&lbU
City of Wafliington.
S C HiM E
Of the
LOTTERY,; No. 11.
for the
IMPROVEMENT
OF THE
federal city.
i A magnificent ) 20,000 Dollars, and
dwelling house, ) cash 30,000 are
50,000
l ditto 15,000 Sc Cash 25,000 40,000
1 ditto 15,000 Sc cash 15,000 30,000
* i dittu 10,000 S< cash 10,000 20,000
1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000
1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000
a Cafhpnzeof 10,000
2 ditto 5,000 each, are 10, or •
to ditto 1,000 20,000
20 ditto 300 10,000
i«o ditto 100 10,000
200 ditto 50 10,000
400 ditto- 25 iOjOpQ
i,eoo ditto .20 20,000
25,000 ditto 10 15°> 0C °
*6,739 Prizes
33,261 Blanks
50,000 Tickets at 8 dollar* 400.000 /
■
Ihis Lottery will afford an elegant speci
men of the private buildings to be eteftrd in
the City of Washington— Two beautiful de
signs are already fele 6ted for the entire froutg
on two of the public squares ; from these
it is proposed to ere& two centre
and to,ur corner buildings, as soon as poflible
a ter ihis Lottery is fold, and to convcy them
when complete, to the fortunate
in the manner defcribcd in the scheme for
the Hotel Lottery- A nett deduction of five
per cent, will be mack to defray rhe neces
sary expences of printing, &c. and the sur
plus w:JI he made a part of the fund intended
for the National Univcrfity, to be ere£Ld
Within the City of Washington.
(PT° The drawing will commence as soon
as the 1 ickeis are fold, or at all events 011
Monday, tnc 3o:h of December next: The
money prizes will be payable in thirty days
alter it is finifbed, and any prizes for which
fortunate numbers hot produced within
twelve months after the drawing isclofcd are
to be confidcred as given towards the fund
for the Umvcrfny, it being determined to
fettle the whole business in a year from the
ending of the drawing and to take up the
bonds given as security.
The real feciuities given for the payment
of the Prizes, ate held by the President and
two Directors of the Bank of Columbia, and
are valued at more than - half the amount of
the Lottery, and the drawing will be under
the management of 24 gentlemen approved
by the commissioners tor the City of IVafli
ington, for the time being, and adting on
oath.
S, BLODGET.
*** Tickets may be had at the Bank of
Columbia; of James Weft & Co. Baltimore;
of, Gideon Denilon, Savannah ; of Peter
Gilman, Boston ; of John Hopkins, "Rich
mond : and of Richard Wells, Coopei's fer
ly. <
Aug. 30 eodtf
This is to forwarn all
Persons from trufling my wife Mary Bird on
on my account, after the date hereof, as I
am determined to pay no debts of her. con
traditlg.
William Bird.
Aug. 28 4 c
Treasury Department
Revenue Office, Augujli 1 ), 1794.
NOTICE is hereby given that prcpofals
will be received at the Office of the Com
miflioner of the Revenue until the end of
the fourth day of October next, to furnifh
by contiaft the following articles of
CLOTHING for the use of the army of the
UuitedSiates in the year 1795.
992 Artillery Hats
992 Artillery Coats
320 Horseman's Caps
Horseman's Coats
4560 Infantry Hats
4560 Infantry Coats
5872 Stocks
5872. Stock Clasps
23.488 Shirts
5872 V'fts
11,104 Ddiis of Woollen Overalls
11,104 pairs Linen do.
22,208 Pair Shoes.
320 Pair Leather Breeches
64 0 Pair Boots—32o Pail Spurs
640 Pair S ockings
*1,104 P»»r Socks
1520 Rifle Shirts
The Clothing is to be delivered the
City of Philadelphia, one fourth part of the
whole number ot. Suits on or before the 151!
day of February next, one fourth, oft or be
fore day of April next, and there
maining half 011 or before the 15th day o
June next.
The Articles are to be agreeable to fuc
patterna.as shall be dire&cd by the Stcretai;
for the Department of War.
Pjyrnent will be made as soon as the wtioh
of the articles shall bave been delivered.
2awtC
TO BE SOLD,
By THOMAS DOBSON,
A N
Alphabetical Lift
OF,THE
duties
Payable by law on all Goods, Wares, a 4
Merchandize imported into the Unite '
Saates of A.nerica, after the 1 aft day i
Jane 1794, flijllnguifliingthe rates pava'
on thole imported in lliips or veflels of r.
United States—and the rates payable in
reign fliips or vessels, including the ar *
tional duties, to Which the rsfprftiveai
cits are liable.