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    to contemptible effect so that the Bri
tifii dared not to assault the fort. At
two o'clock the fire of the enemy was
suddenly silenced, and they were seen,
ft ruck with a panic, flying in every di
rection to the place of their landing.
Such gn immense quantity of baggage
and ammunition was left 011 Morne Mas
cot, that the French could hardly in
three days, with all fheir hands, secure
it in the (lores. They were too much
weakened to endeavour to dislodge the
*nemy out of Gozier ; the sth and 6th
ensuing they were rid of them, fudden
lv ; the (hatteretl remains'of the British
colonial troops and fore hearted royalists
(et fail and abandoned again Grande
Terre to the tri-coioured flag.
It is impofliblc to do jufiice to men
who so inferior in number, iooo men,
so dellitute of means, and with two fri
gates only dared to withstand an enemy
strong as the British were. Officers,
fe'-diers, stud sailors pretended to no fa
vour hut to be placed in the muit perilous
Nations. The blacks (hewed themselves
worthy of the decree which restores
them to mankind and foeiety, from
which nothing but an unrefle&ing thirit
of riches and kingly government could
hare fevered them.
The French at the date of our lad
accounts were in full confidence that
they will soon drive out of. the island the
rt-mainder of the BritHh, who appeal
destined to meet m all quarters the pu
nishment due to their My and ivk'ked
uefs in attempting to gSveJswaT'to inde
pendent nations,deprive mankind
of their rights."
PHILADELPHIA,
SEPTEMBER z
On Thursday evening lad a number
of men, with their faces blacked, en
tered the house of Mr. Hewlings, col
ledlor of the revenue, about ten miles
from Carlisle, and forced him give
up all the papers relative to his office,
in Cumberland county.
We hear that the inhabitants of
Morgan-Town, Virginia, have afiem
a body, and determined to de
fend hemfelves against the encroach
-»:■ ind depredations of the insurgents
Weltern parts of Pennsylvania.
i or three inttances they have op
\he insurgents, and driven them
HEALTH-OFFICE,
!of Philadelphia, Ift Sept. 1794->
E Infpetlors of the Health
agreeabty to law, make report-—
n the month of August there
•een admitted into the Hospital
rate Iflnnd, eight periods, one of
w had a dropsy, two rEmittent
ft one a billious yellow? fever, one
a tent fever, rheumatism and jaun
>ne an inflammatory fever, and
c her a flight indifpolition. Of
th neis since dead, three hath been
di' ged, and four now remain at the
Hofjjitai.
OB
r pi -
> (is
bath
frequency of arrivals from ports
aces in the Weft-India iiland-,,
i! 1 to have malignant and iufe&i
arders, have induced the infpec
provide a guard-boat, which,
the command of a capable and
<11 itrve person, is placed near to the
v< Is performing quarantine* This
n only serves to prevent all improper
cc munication, but to ascertain the
- s, and furnifh the neceflary supplies
to e ich velfel.
he buildings and improvements that
hav been considered neceflary to the
He lth-Office, continue to go foward
wit all pofiible expedition, and in the
coi fe of the present season, the Infpee
tcrs flatter themselves, there will be no
c< rnience wanting, either to the care
r.n attention of the lick, or to the pu
u'v g and cleansing of merchandize or
el. ling that may be landed there as
infc ed.
; it whilst the Infpeftors are gratifi
ed in making this communication to the
Governer, they beg leave to remind
• m that the law for eltablilhing the
ahh-Office makes no provision for
defraying the expence neccflarily incur
red ir this work, or for the support of
the iii ftitution, other than fines and for
' which, as yet, have been in no
ii.fta.ee productive, nor from which
iouice do they ever wish to derive a re-
The y> however, do not hesitate
■tor Jr an individual responsibility, in
borrowing* s ura bf money, which hath
-ecn Oiffisient to go on with the works
a:vi »' 'P"" the Hospital thus far, rely
"ig i the aflurances of the Governor
and tl justice of the Legislature to re
,mb' tllcm and provide for the future
and support of the Health-
V/ttlOC.
It i now with great pleasure, when
'Port, to the health of the
city arc circulating, that the lnfpeSor*
can give the strongest afiurances of there
being no infectious or contagions difeafc
prevailing either in the sit,}' or liberties ;
and, they have reason to believe, there
is as great, if not a greater, tneafure of
health amongst' the inhabitants as is
ufuai at this'feafon of the year.
With esteem,
We are, lefpeci fully,
WILLIAM ALLEN, health
officer of tlx Port.
JOSEPH MARSH,
JOHN HUNN,
JOSHUA HUMPHREYS,
THOMAS PENROSE.
To tb! Governor of the Common- )
wealth of Pennfyl'vania. j
The State Legislature met yesterday
in this city, agreeably ta the Governor's
proclamation and to the honour of the
members, both houses formed a quorum.
Tiie nfual nurfTages were interchanged
and a joint committee wax lent to the
Governor to give liimtlie information.
The house adjourned to ten o,clock
this day.
IL eft arrive dans cette ville, par le
brigantin la Nancy, Capitaine Barker,
venant de la Balfetene, Guadeloupe,
les perionnes c'y apres denommees :
M. PigOeiusse et fa famille i Ma
dame Durand ct fes enfans; M. Guil
lermin ct fes enfans ; et M. M. Forel
Bourseau et Carterou ; tons
deportes de la Guadeloupe.
oaiem, August 25
uJ* The American Printers 'mill oblige
numler of unfortunate exiles, by repub
lijh.ng the above.
For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. Fenno,
1 HAVE read with pain several
accounts lately of murdered Irtfaots in
your Paper, which as you fay, juilly,is
a ihoe! iing consideration; and I noW beg
leave tg aik through the medium of
your Gazette, why the Managers of
the Pennsylvania Hospital have yet done
nothing towards erecting the Found
ling Hospital, the care whereof the
Legislature recommended to them isban
they lately gave them 15,000 poitflwß
One fund has already been long fin.
appropriated by some of the defenders
of their country during the late war,
to this humane purpole—more is ready
when called for on individual bounty—
but until the Managers ffiall do some
thing to promote this fa'uitary purpose
-—I lhall consider much of the blame of
these dreadful ialtanccs of depravity as
reltingTvith them—who, until tliey be
gin this labour of love, (hut up the
bowels of public companion from these
forlorn and mifcrable infants—on what
ground,it lefts with them to explain.
A Citizen.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, September i.
[The following paragraphs are copied
from an Iri/h paper of the Bth J'dj-]
DUBLIN. July 8.
Yesterday an account was received in
town of the death of Dr. Wm. Cecil
Pery, Baron Glentworth; and Bishop of
Limerick. His Lordship died in Limerick
on Friday evening. He is succeeded in his
title and estates by his eldest son, Ed.
mond Henry ( now Lord Glcntwohhjwho
was one of the Reprefetitatives iri Parlia
ment for the citv of Limerick.
Extract of a tetter from Limerick,
July 6.
" In confeqncnce of the death of the
Lord Bishop of this diocese, his son, one
of our representatives, has become Lord
Baron Glentworth, by which a vacancy
for one feat in Parliament has happened.
" We are likely to have a very smart
contest. The candidates who haVe already
started, are Thomas Manf-11, Esq. and
Sir Henry Hartftonge, on the Independent
interest; the former, who is one of our
Bankers, is a mail of the mcft amiable
character, and well beloved by the citizens
in general. The latter, who is brother-in
law to the present Lord Pery, is also well
beloved in the city for his Independent
principles.—ln opposition to the above,
Col. Smith, one of the present members,
has set up his nephew Lieut. Col. Vereker.
" The candidates are can vaffing'with the
jreateft vigor—th_- two former have the
entered of the Roman catholicswith them,
who are a very great body, and have
very great influence.
" So great a contest never was known
in this city as this one is likely to be, as the
Independent are determined, (let the cx
pence be what it may) to open the city,
which may be deemed hitherto nothing
more than a close borough."
The Empress of Ruilia has absolute
ly demanded 24,000 auxiliaries from
the Emperor, according to treaty—-•
Ruilia being attacked by the Poles.
The London Gazette contains an ac
count of the excurlion of the Royal Fa
mily to Portsmouth—and a promotion j
of flag-officers, which shall be given in |
our next.
Sunday, the Queen Packet, Miller,
arrived from Parkgate, for which place
(lie failed this evening. The Oueen at
arriving and failing, was fuLy laden
v\ ith refpedtable paiTengei s.
Surely the alarming afpeft which the
affairs on the Continent bear at preient,
mult recall to the recolledlcm of Minis
ters the predictions of those inimical to
the present war. But how were these
predictions received i As mere trifles—
for a moment when every thinking man
must forefee the consequences that bav
rofulted to Flanders, we heard a few
babblers declare and afiert that nothing
could prevent the Allies from marching
to Paris.
LONDON, July 1.
PROTEST.
Against the vote of thanks to Lord
Hot)d.
Diflentient,
1. Because it ha£ not been the pra&ice
of this Houfc to vote thanks to officers
Commanding i.is Majesty's forces by fca or
by land, except 011 occasions where they
eminently advanced the honor and pro
mised the interelis of their country, by the
most important and acknowledged iervices.
i. fieeaufe by voting the thanks of this
House, eicept in such instances. we di
minilh the valui <5f the most honorable re
ward we have it in our power to ctulfer,
and lefl'en one of the belt incitements to
future services.
3« BecaufetHe reduction of Baftia does
not in it itfelf 2pp-?at to us to be fucli a
service as<al)s unon this House for any ex
traordinary mark of approbation or ap
plause.
4. Because whatever the merit of that
(Vrvice may be, the other Admirals of the
fleet, an J the Commanding Officers of his
Majelty's land forces, mnft have had their
(hare in it, and to refufe thanking their:,
as it has been usual oil similar occasions ap
pears to us to jijllify an opinion that the
vote ot ■thanks to Lord Hcod, originated*
from ibirie motive of private and -pirforial
nature, which it is improper for this Home
to countenance,
5- Because even Miniftfrs th':mfe!ves do
not seem in the firft instance, to hare cou-
that fervicj as entitled to such a
mark of app. obation : for though accounts
had been received of the redudlion of
iialua previous to the victory obtatned by
the fleet tinder the commmand of Earl
Howe, no intention w*s aimourtced of
moving a vote of thanks to Lord Hood,
til! the Houle had paid the just tribute of
gratiuidc and honor for that molt import
ant and I'pS 'udid victory.
Bedford;
Albermarle,
A late decree of the French Convention,
relpeCtiug the freedom of trade and com
merce, has been re-pubiifhed by authoi ity,
in the Stockholm Gazette.
Juiyj;
The best informed of tlie Miriifterial
papers now very fa rly acknowledge, tliat
they have been so often the dupes of ftate
incnt refpeitiiig the RCySlifts in La Ven
dee, as to refufe any further credit to
Uiem. Thetiuthisi thit there are i eon-
Ifclei-ablc nutnber of Royalilts in that part
of France, p rotedted by the flatnre of the
country from the vengeance of the Repub
licans. They afiemble occasionally in
small numbers, but have neither arms,
provisions, nor inclination to form and
keep together as an army. The Conven
tion is obliged to keep a force at hand to
watch their motions ; with detachments of
this force their scattered paraes often fkir
miih; but dii'perfe. They are precisely
in the situation in which many of the Scots
Highlanders continued for years after the
revolution.
Of the number of British (hips which,
within these lad fix months, have been
taken by the enemy, it would not be ea
sy to give an accurate lift, but in that pe
riod, it may be relied on as a fad, that
our Conrt of Admiralty have not con
demned more than ten French Vessels!! !
The Emperor's addrtfj to the inhabi
tants of the Aufti ian Netherlands, recom
mending an immediate levy of five men
oiit of every hundred capable of bearing
arms, is One of the moll itnporaut docu
ments with refpedt to the hopes of the
allies, that ever appeared in any war.—
It is however too obviously calculated to
defeat its ostensible object to be under
stood to mean what it profefles. The
Emperor cannot be so ill advised as to
imagine that to tell the people of the
Netherlands, "That the French are
multiplying at all points upon the fron
tiers, while his armies are mouldering
away, and that he despairs of defending
the country without extraordinary aid,"
is not more likely to induce them to
think of conciliating the favour of the
French than of taking up arms againit
them. The only rational conclusion is
that he eonfiders the war as hopeless,
and that he has made an application tn
the people of the Netheilands, which
he knows they will not comply with,
that he may have a decent pretext for
renouncing the crufads, and endeavoring
to make peace. Every body learns some
wisdom by experience except the Qritifh
cabinet.
From Constantinople it appears* that
popular discontent was at its highert pitch
all the ciy was for war—-Sir Robert
Lefton, the English Ambafladur, was at
Kermaitadt on the a 7th of April—Dr.
Sibthorp, who made a voyage to Greece,
upon Botanical discoveries, wai in his
retinue.
| S.:/t>s tain by the Fren:';.
jP, l/.cs ;sported to the Convention since
Carried into the port of Cherburgh.
—A (hip laden witli timber and iroh,
bound for Jerl'ry, taken ay the cutter
Le Hoop.
Into Nantes.—A fliip of 66 tons,
laden with grain for Lisbon.
Into the Antibes.—A Venetian brig,
.'hav;ng on board two hundred loads of
grain, taken by the pink Le Courier d'
ltalie.
Into L'Oricnt—A Portuguese ship
laden with hides and other merchandize.
Another in bailnft. A ship laden with
two hundred and thirty tons of grain.
A ship of zoo tons, laden with fait.
Into Bayonne—An English priva
teer of ten guns. A (hip laden with
fait fifh.
Into Bvefti—The F.nglifh (hip the
Mercury, of 300 tons, laden with cot
ton, indigo, winc> hidca* and fine oil.
A Dutch (hip,of 2so.tons, from Am
sterdam, bound for Lisbon, laden with
wheat, iail cloth, iron, arms, checfes,
and other merchandize, taken by the
corvette Le Tiger-
An Engliftj (hip of ijotonj, bound
for Lisbon, with a of butter;
and another from Lisbon, bound for
London, with a cargo of wine and cwt
ton, and both likewise taken by the
Tiger.
An ship of 400 tons, from
Gutriifey, bound for Virginia, taken by
the advice ship Le Marat.
Another of 20® tons, with two gtins,
fro hi Portsmouth, bound for Litbon,
With a cargo of wheat, taken by the
corvette La Surprize.
Aroit er of 150 tons, with 12 gunt,
from Liverpool, boimil for Jamnic:i,ladt n
■U'ith soap, beef, and other merchandize,
taken by the frigate La Gentille.
A (hip of 150 tons, bouixl for Bilboa,
laden With (luffs, copper, Sic. taken by
the corvette Le Furet.
Into Rochefort.'—An Englilh brig
ftom Pool, bound for Labrador, taken
by the advice (hip L'Eveillei
, Another from Greenock, bound for
Antigua, with a very rich cargo, taken
by the faftie.
l)crby,
Thanet,
PORTSMOIH'H, July i.
The hoard of admiralty being down
here, aflembled on Saturday on board
the Nlgsr when
A Promotion in the Navy
took place, of which, we under flatict,
the following to be a pretty accurate
ftattftiieat,
To he hear Admirals,
Captains James Pijiot, Hoi). Will,
Waldegrave, Thomas Mackenzie, Tho
mas Pringle, H. W. Clt -nent Finch,
Sir Roget* CiirtiS, Henry Hervev, Ro
bert Man, William Parker, C. H.
Evert Calmady, John Bourmafter, Sa
muel Graves, and John Hervey.
To be Major General of Marines, (a
Admiral Gardrrter.
To be Colonel of Marines, •
Lord Hugh Seymour* Captain James
Gambier, Captain William Youn;;.
The natties of the mafltfis and com
manders made post, and the lieutenams
promoted to the rank of masters and
commanders are not yet publicly known.
Creation of Titles, fuid to hava taken
To be Marouis—Earl Howe.
Tobe Irish Barons—Admiral Graves
and Sir A. Hood.
To be Barons—Rear Admirals
Bowyer, Caldwell, Pafley, Sir Roger
Curtis, Sir Andrew Douglas, and Com
mifiioner Saxton.
AUGUSTA, August 2.
Georoia.
By his Excellency George Matthews,
Governor and Commander in Chief in
and over said State ;
.A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS 1 have received offi
cial information that Elijah Clarke Esq.
late a Major General or the Militia of
of this state, has gone over the Oconee
river, with intent to eftablidi a separate
and independent government on the
lands allotted to the Indians for their
hunting grounds, within the bounda
ries and jurifdiclional rights of the
state of Georgia aforefaid j and has in
duced numbers of the good citizens of
the said state t6 join him in the said
unlawful enterprise :
And whereas fnch afls and proceed
ings are not only a violation of the laws
of this State, but tend to subvert the
good order and government thereof:—
I have therefore thought fit to issue thi
my Proclamation, warning and forbid
ding the citizens of the State from en
gaging in such Unlawful proceedings;
hereby iiridlly enjoining all peilont
whatfoevcr, who have been deluded tc
engage therein, immediately to defill
DOVER, July 2.
the lafl account.
new appointment,)
place
therefrom, as they will answer the con
trary at their peril.
And 1 do further ftri&ly command
and require all judges, justices, fheriffs,
and Other officers, and all other citizens
of this state, to be diligent in aiding
and alfiftmg in apprehending the said
Elijah Clarke, and his adherents, in
order that they may feverallybe brought
to jullice.
Given mider my hand and the Great
Seal of the said State, at the
State-House, ; in Augnfta, this
28th Jay of July, in the year of
ouv one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-four, and in the
19th year ot the Independence of
the United States of America. •'
GEORGE MATTHEWS,
By his Excellency's command,
John Milton, Secretary,
God savf. the state.
RICHMOND, Aug. 27.
We are tokl that in genital conversa
tion at Ph'!alelphia our Governor is
fpoktn of as the person, next to the
Prefider.t, molt fit to be sent agamii the
Pennfy'vania Insurgents ; so univerf lly
has hi* conduct in fiipport of the laws
been approved.
BALTIMORE, 30.
. A letter dated the 17th from
the westward, whin was received by a
gentleman in Cutlifle, contains the fol
lowing:—By a letter which I this mo
ment received by th_* port, I urdrftandj
that at the general meeting at Parkin
fon'e, Mr. Gallatin reprobated, in %
forcible manner, the burning of
railing vlofs, See. and that the meeting
entered into a resolution of bringing all
such offenders to justice ; That delegates
were appointed from the several counties
to meet with the cortimifiloncrs at Pittf
btirgh, 011 Wednesday next, the 20th
inft. 5 I.hope things have come to a fa
vorable irifis."
A patent (fays a late Londonpaper)
has pafled the great seal &r
and apparatus for of
water, by means of their
only ; and for the the
lame apparatus to many other
in hydraulics in general.
NEW-YORK, A gull 30.
Extract of a letter from New-Haven,
dated yesterday, August 29-
i "I wrote you yesterday by Capt.
Bradley in answer to yours of 27th. In.
! that I forgot to mention that in the
alarm on account of the sickness on
Sunday and Monday, the Students of
f - the College had liberty to go home, and
j the molt of them have gone, had it been
I delayed a day or two longer, it would
' hot have been done, at least under pre
ient appearances, lilany people also
moved their families. Even i'uppofing
the difol-der now in (own to be the Yel
. low Fever; there are, poiitively not
| more than 6 or 7 ptrfons iufpefted to
have it, several of those are recovering
. •*—fomc have it lightly* and perhaps
j2or 3 may be dangerous, On Sunday
j last there were four deaths, on Monday
[none, on Tuesday three, and none
1 since—l have h«ard from ail the lick
this morning, they are all much bet
ter than yellerday, and indeed I can
not hear of" more than one who is dan
gerously ill.
Ulider the present appearances, I have
nO doubt but we (halite able to prevent
the further progress of the disorder, as
people have recovered from their panic,
and wonder why they werefo frightened;
the remembrance of the diiirefs in Phila
delphia last year, and a fear of the lame
scenes here, have been perhaps the occalion
of so mtich alarm. But in my opinion had
there been the lame sickness here two yezm
ago, it would have occasioned but lit
tle notice.—Whatever reports you may
have in New-York, I pledg_- mylelr, what
I Lave written is ftrhSlly true at this time
anu I have no fears of its being worse, but
at the fame time we cannot tell what may
happen in future. I write in great halle,
the mail jult cloliug, excul'e incorreft
nefs, and believe me to bej 3cc. yours.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept, 2.
This day at 12 o'clock the Governor ad
drelTed the Legislature in a speech to both
Houl'es of Assembly, in which he inculcat
ed in energetic language, the importance
of union and harmony at the present iti
terelling crifis —efpeciallv in deliberating
OVI the tranfafliohs which have occasioned
their being luddenly convened—-—The
Ipeech is replete With those sentiments
which meet the v ilhrs of every friend to
the laws, the unity aiid indivisibility of the
Commonwealth, and of the Unitsd States.
The New Ship
Neptune,
James Jeffries, Mailer.
AfiOUT 300 torn burthen; flie has
very compleat accommodations for pafTbi
gers, and is intended to fail on or about the
r 4 th of this month. For freight or pas
sage apply to Capt. Jefieriet on boaid, or
jfobtt Mayow
diot
Sept. J