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    reiU-nis of the aft, though I might juflify any delay
ccnfHl'M with t+>«S perl •jrmance of tfrtHluttes enj"<H» .
f . lv rin the time prafcribed. the ait, it is arae, j
did iwt >n p-'fiiive terms, prescribe any fpecMic ti<ne ; =
fcnt in its iai". uagc it is imputative and obligator) > j
„ n J to demoiiltrate tlie Legislative nxpedtarion ot a
f —ily execution of the rust c»nfided to me, it can
cr V, to cnnlider, that by the firft regu
lation-'he time for aliasing a bounty to perform who
fcall actually if habit and reside within the town, was
limined to the ifl. of January 1794, that l>y the fe
cor.d regulation, it is only prot ratted to th? id. day
of &Uy 1795, and that by the third regu'ation the
very exiiience of the <■ ohipinie», from which
t,V dj-iachment is formed to carry into effect the adt
for (ayirtj» out the town, is lmiifed (in us u . 16ft
extern) tot: e <"«,iiy»t»tional period of the meeting
01 the Grut ■ Affiemb.y in the euiuing month of
December.
B'j;.Gcßtlero?n, as I have received no intimation
of the rein ival ot the obdacks, which induced the
Prȣ3ent to rtqueft a'temporary fufp.nfiou of the
proceedings, for accompliihing the objedl of the law.
it is now incumbent upon me to refer tbe fiihj. a to
.Mit coutid, ration, a Executive magistrate my dii
tntt-m » ci-cuinfcribedbjr the terms of .he SB ; hot
Jna'k 1 be of opinion, that the m*"erclt 01 the Unit
ou reouiir,, in ariv dr-ree, a facrifice »f the local
it-'ent'ts al the Bate, your power is competent to de
ri,?e l!«e qaefti-xi; am! tbe decilion will I am confi
dent, b- matked wii.i that Jll-'iulity, which has ever
diftiogn-fhoi the kgiflatNt conduit of Pennsylvania,
iu a federal nature. It is proper to
apnrife you, howev. r, that in order to pacify the Six
Kitioas, a treaty will shortly be held with thtm un
der tfie imlvrity ot the General Government; and
that on that occaGon their pretended c.aims upon th.-
territory r.f the (late, (whi.h have already been used
as a for the oppoii'.ion to this fejtlemeot at
Pr*iqu« file,! will, j baby be strenuously urged. 1
did DO! think iryfc.f anthorifed to fend a Conimiffi
oner to the treaty, or in any other maimer to coun-,
tenatice a dif ufll'Hi, which michr bring the rights of
the ftafe into «jui (lion. or raise an expectation of
-obtauiingafttrthf-r coafiderationlor aproperty tbatwe
havctiirtyporchafed.as well from the United States,
a»frot«i tliie Indians ; but I have furnifhed the r< j 1>
dent with authenticated copies of our title, and of
d,<ument& to tiu ,v, that it has been repeatedly recog
»ized,by the very Tribes, who,at thia time, venture
to deny and controvert it.
I cannot leave this fubjedt, Gentlemen, without,
recommending to your Confidtftatipn the expediency
of adopting a permanent and general plan for the
defence of our fror-iers, at lealt during the continu
ance of the Indian war. The detachment which was
formed to pro'c-Tf the csmmiffion'-r«, in laying out
the town at Prefqo'lSe, has eftablilhed for its lecuri
ty a fortified pod at f e 3ceuf, the pjacj which it had
reached when itsm'ircb was interrupted. Conned d
with that important station, are bveral points of de
fence, from the weft branch of Sufrjuehanna, on tie
one hand, and from t'ittfburgh, on the other,
being feafouably and effeitu.iliy occupied will, in ,m>
•pinton, be the the means ot producing the mod fa.
lutary effeits npon the genera! pperation ot the war,
condu&ed under the autliority of the United -States,
at the ia'Ti - lime that it will afford fafety to the ex
poled inhabitants of tflt: Frontiers, give encour. ge
znent for forming on the cradts of
uncultivated land, and iniure a reduction ot the hea
vy eauence incurred Ly those casual and frequent
dralits from the nrlitia, which the cxigenciis of the
c >u r i:ry have hitherto rendered unavoiiiable.
The necuffary Imitation of the present fefiibn,
and the flriii attention, which, I am peifuaded, you
will be difpoltu to devote to its immediate objedl,
forbid my introducing a;iy bufinefj, that does not
Kidifpeufably recjiiire your legillat
are, however, a few fubje&e, wh . .
iiilormation, it would be improper to omit.
Among these, gentlemen, permit me to state,
the intelligence which has been received of the pre- j
valence of malignant and contagious diseases in the i
illands of the Weft Indies, in New-Orleans, and ;
the Spanrffc Main, and also in New Haven, in the ;
state of Conne&icut, rendered it expedient to issue !
the Proclamations, directed in such cases by tlie
law, for enjaining the performance of a real'onable
quarantine, upon all veffeis thatfhould arrive from
any of theinfe&ed peaces. Tho' the recolleifion of the
awful iccrie that lately occurred, excites a general
foltcitude, the public health has hitherto exilted, in
a degree of perfection, seldom enjoyed at this l'ea
fon of the year; and its preservation from allexternal
in jury,may be confidently expected fronj the new fyf
the health-office, and tire vigilance of
the officers. It appears, however, from the report
cf the inlpe&ors, that in performing several essen
tial di ties, and in ere&ing or altering the buildings
on Starae-Iflaud, for the indispensable uses of the de
partment, a debt has been incurred, for which the
law has, uo otherwise provided, than by charging it
on the contingent, precarious, and, at prelent, unpro
ductive fund, of penalties and forfeitures. Judice
fecms therefore to recommend, that more certain
means of payment ihould be speedily appropriated,
In the course of executing an adt of Congress.
measures have besn taken by the federal govern
ment to fortify tVe harbor of Philadelphia; incon
fequeucc of which considerable turns havg been dif
bmfed, and great alterations have b«en made at the
Fort upon Mud-Island, according to a plan which
will be fubmicted to your iiifpeclion. I have foun
it abvifeable to diredl a quantity of hewn flone,
which, on this occasion, has been removed, as
useless, from the Fort, to be fold for the public emo
lument : but, if (as it is, perhaps, contemplated
the and jurifdiition of a place, so impor
tant tot>.e commerce and faiety of our C apital, is to
be farrendered to the United arcs, you »i 1 per_
reive the neceflity of authorising that surrender, by
an expref, declaration of the Legislature.
The Land Office continues to be a fruitful source
of revenne ; having produced the sum 216 dol
lars 8 cents fine* the 2.0.h of Dec. lalt. But eX:6tua!
precautiwns ought to be taken to prevent the dilcre
dii and con'ufion, which I have anticipated, ij for
mer communications, as the inevitable confcqiience
ol the fa!e of a greater quantity of land than remains
the property of the I'ublic. The Adt which was
passed at the late Stffion, v iih that view, has not,
tn i s principles, proved fufficiently operative, and,
even in its language, requires explanation and a
mcndmciit.
of Unds, wd the of
* t.
tax?s) are nearly exhmfled, and will scon en
tirely ceafs to flow. If, rherfore, mean* could
br de,vifed ro profit hy fbi* accumulation of
mon-y, without dwindling ;he capital, 1
think the policy of the meafu.e is recommend
ed, by calculating thatit wouldfo augment tie
public income, which arifesfrom the ordin -ry
taxes, andthe dividend on tbe ratepropejty in
stock of the Bank of Pennsylvania, as to leave
an abundant annual supply ,for all the int'den
tal wants, and beneficial pursuits of the go
vernment. At all events; that a mass of public
treasure should be fuffercd to lie inactive, du
ring the considerable period that frequently
elapses between the cUffnewt fittings of the
Legislature—is a defe# in our fifcal arrange
ments that certainly require attention and a
mendment.
Gentlemen of the Houje of Reprefentafives,
The officers of accoutswill exhibit to you
the ordinary objects that require a pecuniary
appropriation, and ihe amount of the Conti
nental and State bills of credit that are collect'
ed in the Treasury.— But, in the present state
of our finances, I am induced fuitker to re
commend to your attention, the propriety of
discharging the loan of 20,0001. which was
obtained in the year 1791, from rhc Bank of
North America, upon a mortgage of theduty
irwpoftxl upon sales at au&ion, a fund that has
hardly produced enough to pay the iatereftof
the loan.
With rcfpcifl to the appropriations, which
the prifsnt exigency of our affairs will require,
I am confident that, guided by the rrinciple*
of true policy, you will not emharrafs the
prosecution of ohjedls upon which the evid
ence of otir government lnay ct > nd, by a
rgo ons and tnfVafonable parsimony. Re
garding the end as worth our attainment,you
will not wirhold the nocelTary means.: and 1
think you tray br a'Tuivd, that whatever you
shall grant for the public fervid?, will be e»
pended with • conomy and fidelity.
Gentlefnsn of the Senate, and
Gentlemen of the House of Reprefcntati'ves,
In the close of fhefe communications, you
will receive, with a generous" and patriotic
fatisfa<stion, an intimation, that th« judicious
exercifc of the powers entriifted to the weft
cm Commiflioners has, at length, opened in
that quarter a '.jrofoeA of Returning harmony
and order. Let not the preparations to
maintain, at all events, the authority of the
laws, be suspended 01* omicted—but, while
the occasions for domestic unanimity seem
to multiply, we may surely cherish, as a fair
and honorable source of consolation, the
dawning hope, that the prefenc concumon
will teririnite in the triumph of viftue r.nd
reason. On ourlelves it wJU be the high
encomium - t> our enemies it will be the
severest difa —tfyit developing, ill
ev ry political, v ciiTitude, the peculiar mer
gers of a Republican system, our citifcens
have requifed no other rule of obedience
than the recoil (^ion of their interefl arui
dut\; and pur governments have manifefted
i- no other prjVL.- of action rhan t-he peace and
happiness of the people.
4 THOMAS IvIIFFLIN.
Philadelphia, I 794.
PHILADELPHIA,
mat I
SEPTEMBER 3.
ExlraS of a Letter frctn Bojlon, Aug.
20, 1794-
*• The mad com'nit of the insurgents
at Pittsburgh is the natural fruit of their
democratic clubs—'it will however open
the eyes of some hone 11 men who were
not apprized of the tendency of such
clubs—and probably induce every good
man to dilcouiage them.—lt appears
the Society in Philadelphia were alarm
ed, and after some veiy f:ily resolves by
way of preface, disapproved of the con
duit at Pittftnirgh—l am told that the
Society here, which at fit (I had some
few men of common sense in it, is de
serted by all excepting two or three
who want to obtain an election.
It is now so despicable, nothing is
said about it, and probably will loon
ceafe.—lf the government of Pennsyl
vania adts with any spirit, the Insurgents
will soon kils thejod. However lam
not sure it may not be for the national
good, if the federal government (hould
be under the necessity of fending an
army to enforce the laws—it might
teach some wrong heads in Congress
and others, the necessity of Supporting
a Heady, firm government.
The infuirection in this State pro
duced many good effedts—we will hope
the evil of the Infuvgency in Pennsyl
vania may do the fame.
We are folicitotis to learn the success
of Mr. Jay's mtfiiofi ; the naval vi&ory
of the English being more than coun
terbalanced by favorable events to the
French, we hope the pride of the Bri
tish may yet be humbled so far as to
do us juttice."
ExtraS of a Letter from Morgan~To<wn t
14 Augufi.
" I did not write you by the usual root,
fiomthetroublefomeftate of things in Penn
sylvania, particularly as the mail has been
sometimes robbed. The Iniurgents have
been quite outrageous and done much mif
chief. Here we have been quiet until a tew
days ago, when about 30 men blacked
came cn the night of the 9th, and surround
ed the house of the collector of this coun
ty, but the man escaping from home arid
adverifing at his door that he hid rt signed
his commission, they went off very peacea
bly. Three days after, at our court, a
number mostly from Pennsylvania, came
into Morgan-Town, and in the evening
began to beat up for proselytes, but they
were driven out of town, with very little
hurt on either fide. — they were
to have returned with a Ih-onger party but
did not, arid J believe dare not.
5u B. Morgan-Town is.mostly com
posed of Virginians and arid native Ameri-
cans *
By this Day's Mail.
BOSTON, August, 28,
Yefterdsy arrived biig Elizabeth,
Daniel Oliver, matter, in 78 days from
St. Peterlburgh, ( Russia) arid 64 days
from Ellineur, (Denmark.)
Capt. Oliver informs, that the Danes
and Swedes had each a fleet of 14 fail
of the line, belrdes frigates, lying at
Copenhagen, 23d of Jn-;r; lalh
ExtraS from Cupi. Qlivrr'i Log-Rook.
Ship William, of Newbury-Port,
Wiiiiam Pickett, mailer, from Loailon,
arrived at Cronllradt, June 7.
June 11. In the Gulph of Finland,
60 leagues from St. Peter-(burgh, spoke
brig Mars, of Philadelphia, Nathaniel
Fowler, mailer, from Bremen, bound
to St. Peterlburgh.
June 20. Ship Minerva, of Boston,
Jared Gardner, master, for St. Peterf
buiVh, pasTed Ellineur..
Augull 1. In lat. 45, 21, N. long.
35, 44, W. spoke schooner Abigail, of
Bollon, Geprge Williams, mailer, from
Virginia, bound to Bilboa, all well.
August 2. In lat. 45, o A . N. lqng.
38, 30, W. spoke ship Knight, of Bol
ton, Wm. M'Neil, mailer, from Norfolk,
bound to Bilboa, 16 days' out, all well.
Augult iS. Lat. 43, v, N. long.,
60, 35, W. spoke brig Sukey, Wdljam
Hutcltins, mailer, from Bolton, to Bil
boa, 7 days out, all well.
The (hip Neptune, of Boston, bound
to Wilmington, (N. Q.) was spoke
with on the 12th ir.jl. out 30 days, in
lat' 33> 2 3> W- 73. 3°-
PORTLAND, August H
On Monday lat. arrived here brig
Harmony, Capt. Tucker, 53 days from
Bred. Left there (lip Rufleliof Charles
ton, (S. C.) Daniel Reed mailer,bound
to port Maio and Hamburgh.
July 3 1, tat. 43, long. 44, spoke ship
Po!!y, Robfcrt Caldwell, mallei', from
Bollon, botrnd to London.
PORTSMOUTH, (N. H.) Aug. »S.
tOWN MEETING.
At a Segal mvetkig holden yefterdav at
the State-t.'iiife in this town, for the pur
pose of choosing four perftms to Rcvrrcfent
this Slate in Cong-els, after the 4th day
of March next —
The Hon, JONATHAN WARNER,
Esquire, Moderator. ■
At the clsfe oi the poll the votes flood
as f6llows:
iouows: -
John Samuel Sherburne, 114
Abie! Foi'sr, 97
Nicholas Oilman, 74
John Hale, _ 39
Nathaniel Peabody, .19
Paine Wingate, 34
John Langdon, 32
Timothy Walker, 29
Jeremiah Smith, 22
Woodbury Langdon, 16
NEW-LONDON, August 25.
Arrived, (loop LtlCy, S. Hurlbut ;
left Port-de Paix 6th Aug. Left there
8 fail of American vessels, 2 French,
and 7 armed schooners, one sloop, 10
guns, one brig, 22 do. from Charles
ton, S. C. one English and two Spanish
prizes, one brig do. from Philadelphia ;
schooner Nymph, Price, Falmouth,
Mafia, loaded with sugar and coffee, do.
cargo condemned ; schooner Polly, N k
Wright, New-York, loaded with su
gar and coffee, do. cargo condemned.
About 8 o'clock p. m. sth August
came 011 a severe hurricane, at 2 in the
morning the following veflcls run on
shore, viz. one French fliip and brig,-
schooner Polly, Wright, N. Yoik, and
the 12 gun bi'ig—the brig got off again.
Came paflengers the Abbess of the
Nunnery of Cape-Francois, and Mr.
John Beane, consignee of the sloop
Hannah, J. Crocker, matter, bourn
from Boston to the Weft Indies, cap
tured by the Sanfpareil, Privateer
alias pirate, from Charleston, S. Caro
lina.
Port-de-Paix is well fortified, and
has a strong garrison.
ALBANY, Aug. 28.
The Indians account of the attack the}
lately made on Fort Recovery, ha.
been received at Niagara & we are in
formed, thst they (late their kif« at
warriors killed—and that they killei
of the American troops between 30 ant
40, and killed and earned off 300 hor
fes in their attempt of carrying that poll
They speak of Geii. Wayne, as
chief whose prudence and caution no
only prevents their making any hea<
again!! him, but totally defeats ever*
projeit they can invent for bringing
him to an adtion on any terms that cai
promise them fuceefs.
European Intelligence.
LONDON, May 29.
A Ihccking accident occurred at Covent
Garden Theatre, on Monuav evening.—
In the Pantomime of Captain Cook, Byrne
the dancer, was hafided, by a mistake of
the pt • >erty-ms,n, a iVo-ci inflead or a
foil, and in t • fighting ic£ue, which immedi
ately fallowed, stabbed his opponent,
Rochfort, nearly to the heart. The latter
"s fmce dead.
The Gazette of Erlpngen, one of the
best G ;rman Newspapers, of the 29*. h' u't.
contains the following article concerUfjj
H.-.ron TRENCH, the famous adventurer:
" Trcnck, iVorh Jiis Paris dungeon
b.is written a letter to a friend at Ham
wherein he pictures, in the mo'
colours,' the extreme wtetcfi<d
ness of his prefcnt htuation. Aft raw bed
is his place of reoofe, and his food consists
in an allowance of bread and vegetables, To
scanty, that it hardly keeps him fr in
(tarving. The misery he how experiences
it theag--of 74, far out ill ij s, he fays all
the hardfhms of his youth in the citadel of
Magdeburg!]. . Thus, 'this ill-fated vic
tim of Jacobinism affords another striking
proof, that the warmest profeaion cf lie
publican principles, sealed with the d.areftf
lacrificrS, cannot in the Rcpubl'c of Sans
Ct lottesj shelter ity -jtSlaries from the
ibourge of perfecutioi>. Trenck's formei
i leas Sins Culottifm were i"o exalted,
that noil lugfhort of his present misfor- NEW-YORK, A' gust co.
'.'ine . co', Li have corrected his poLtic.il er- After the 1 execution oi Hebcrt anr
Tar S' „ ... , , Dantou, with their accomplices, it wai
Letters from Madras adviie, that a coil- t . „ r„■ f .
c , i ,■ ■ , rt! i it rn, i remarked it.at a 1 factions appeared ti
si erable freight oibeautiiul fcnglvlh dam- . . n • ■ , '
lcl> wr • about to bere-lhyoed sot Europe. be S.t ufhed ,>' f» d Rlrls profounc
Hi reifons assigned fori'') sudden a ial- J peace. Tim was mere appearance,
ling: off in this article of luxurious com- « The late European papers m illion that
merce, are the markets being nver-ftci-ked, J a new division isliketo take place, Ro
and the prcleiit scarcity of pagodas, on i beipierre is opposed by a party, headec
which account the Nabobs now ichtfe to ! , Binluion de poifeand Tallin. The
take anv more of taole oalcs or beauty, un- ! . ,
k-fs confined either with a drawback or J P a ™f had n<;l t ?' ne ? S ' a " f *"?»««•
bounty ! .j * e contentions in the Convcr.tioi
-a. j prelude move work for the guillotine.
JUDGE GOULD. « This our demociats will, as usual.
Wednefciay at one o'clock, died, at his afctite to treachery ; while men of more
house irl Lincoln's Inn-fields, Sir Henry hillorical information, fee no njore in al
;< ' "Id, Knt. nni of the jufticcs of the this bufinefi, than the operation of party
> '• tof Common ,'ieas. spirit, ambition and nuiiVna nt p Iho. is
J e ■ Gould was entered as ; ltudent or _ ■ . — —.— r
ti:. Middle Temple on the ifctii ol iiiay ] PORT OF
' 1728, and was called to the bar ',n the ijth j Sept. 2. '•
•of June 1734. On the id,of (%« 17'?4» ! Extract from the log book of'tjit
h was made a King 5 Counli 1; in 1761, fliip Penelope, Capt. oJtincha.il 63
he fucce- dd Mv Baron L!o>d one of the £ fn m • Bourdcails 0;l the ,jj
oatpnt 01 the hxcheq" r ; and on the T ■ 1 . , •\ ~
,* . . \ , . yin tat. 42. 10. lor.fr. ci. qo. fel
24U1 of January r was removed to ■> ' . . • 3 J
; the Court of Common Ph. .3 which Sejt he i 1,1 w,th the bn g Abigail horn Portl.
1 continued to fill with diiliu:; ifhed ability mouth N. H. Capt. 1 ripe from Cork.
' till his deceaK-. During, this period, he bound to_New-York out 56 davs; at
' lav. 1 the Bench three tim ■, cleared by the this time'the Penelope was very fhorl
viciffitildes of human exigence. ;of the'neceflariei of life ; and tl„ Capt,
r , ■ , ... J r" lL 1 1 j.i !of her would be guilty of injitftice tc
Ev intelligence from italv, dated May , • r >• . , r
26th', it is flattd from Milan, that the h.s e>wn feehngs and the came of hu-
French were again in great numbers niamty ii he cud not pubherv and grate-
Ormeo and Oarefis, as if they had a de_ iully acknowledge the decisiVe pronip
sign upon M :ndovi. , tiude of Capt. Tripe in funi'ifi'r.g birr
Ihe Piedmonteie and Auflrian camps ■ with more than was necefl'ai y —pay
; near St. Dalmftzzo and Coni, conhlted of . ment vvas offered—Capt. Tape's an.
1 ?6,000 men ; ti;e Auilrians were contmu- r , 1 n- r
■ „ , ... „ „ iwer was trliety cjiarsttenftie or ■a lea
. allv denhus; towards Leva. . . ,
* 'Theirhlaci quartos were at Alexau- ma " 8 . he f-" Sir m Y dl "y *
dria, and it was the object of all their ' "ell as mclinat.orj to relieve you-mde
difpofitious, to form a cordon from Ce- ' P ep , dent 01 ,u « / '"Y ownei
va to Turin 1 , prevent the enemy's ex- Col — who lnu d.reeted me to
curlion to Lombardy, inclose and „; vt sd» To,, whenever, it was
them battle in the plains of Coni any thing further I refer you to mm."
while the Duke of Ault was advauc- Capt B. was bound to the Me oi
ing t„ drivcthem towards Thuille ; they France, but being (hort ofprovihtms was
Ind abandoned the valley of Lucerne, aker hi* co.ii .e for America.
for the fort of Mirab.. u and itsel.virons 1 lle A ft, P . aiu! one r ", r „ two
as well as the valley of Limon, to co- more American vj!els were tp fail ftort
ver themfelvcs behind the defile of Ten- after hlm f " r ,flc of F,ance
(ja .September 3.
"'From Genoa it it said, that the f La J} brigiin Utl at the Fort
French column that took Pigneiolles, fro ™ Ma.ks-,, Damfh fh.p arrived
is 7000 ft rang' ; that an equal' number " the tl " 8 paflenger
is at Mondovi, and that a third, of brig was feet, landing her gangers at
5,000 had carried Ceva. Nevvcah e last evening.
An tnglifh frigate of 32 guns, a
tender, and a large Eitglifh meichant
man were leen on Friday last going into
Hampton lload.
Legislature of Pennsylvania.
September 3.
A mefiage fr.:>m the Senate wis receiv
ed, by which the House Was ins rmed that
they had appointed a comiiiittee to join a
committee on the part o'' 'ie House to take;
into coniideration the Governor's Address
4.0 both Houl'es, and report on luch parts
as it would be neccfcry to take into im
mediate confideration —The House con
curred, and appointed a committee. v
On motion a con mittee of five was ap
pointed to prepaf: and report an-anfwer on
t e part of the House to the Gt Timor's
/ ddrefs.
Adjourned til! 10o'clock to-morrow.
NASSAU, August 5.
Extrafi of a Letter from the Grnnd Cai
ios, daltd 'July 20, 17®4-
" A few days ago, 1 returned from
Hifpaniola ; Oitr troops there, though
ery fkkly, have'done their duty : but
nir force at prefcnt is too inconhderable
.0 suppress the Brigands, who form the
jtily force of any consequence we have
iow to contend vvit-h.
" To relieve the troops, they are
u'ling a legion at St. Nicholas, St.
\Tarks, and Port-au Prince, ill British
:>ay, Br.t numbers, be allured, aie
required, or great policy, for the com
plete reduction of so extensive a country.
" The Brigand chiefs are divided',
\nd much advantage, with a little ad-
Irefs, may be derived from their difien
tions. The regiment of Egalitc, of
1200 flout able blacks, raised by Son
thonax and Polverel, have offered us
their services, provided they are allowed
British pay and rations, and their free
dom at the expiration of five years. The
offer, it is said, has been ckfed with,
and it is expected they will soon be with
olir fo'ecs.
" The Spanifli force, 7000 men,
wh:ch invelled Cape Francois lias done
nothing. The general and men -vere
difjjofc'd'to attack the town,, but were
opposed by the Prelident, who it seems
comtr.andsi About three weeks ago
they retired to a poll near Fo.rt Dau
phin, having;lofl..s;oooiiten byficknefs.
The 1 ell aie in a shocking ftat-e ; scarce
a man has ffonped the fever, which from,
the negligence, bad food,' and filth of
the Spaniards, has become a contagious
difordei.'
" The 'Spaniard's talk of returning to
the Cape after the rainy season. Their
at my chiefly conlifts of Provincials, or
what they call fixed regiments, raised in
tlie'particulur governments, viz. Regi
ments of Caracos, Cuba, Porto Rico,
Gnatiniaia, & 'he militia of Hifpamok.
" A detachment of Color.ftil troops,
(hipping, and some Briti'fh, have been
sent againit Port-au-P.:iis." *
An Apprentice
To the
Watch Making and Repair
ing Buiinefs,
ATt L * T o*l v
C. Campbell.
1 No.south Fourth fircet, two door*
from Market ftrect.
Manchefler Cotton
GOOD S,
rive Cbejls offer!el;
Each Containing
VELVETS,
THICK XTTS.
0< ki N (CRDti
FU.IOT ( OKDS,
FU '.Tl/iNS. iix. &c.
To be Soid n ' very low term 1 ;, by
John Miller, jun.
fpift) :»•
IS! O T I C £
IS ber*fhv giWn to alljbe SiWents and
Scholar*. behiiitfinjl to the IJfriverlity ot*
Penrtfy I vai'i?.. who have lift* attended
fiuce the SwnMnc vacation, that the feve
;al Schools were opened on tlie ift inOnnt.
WILLIAM ROGERS,
S'c»ctary to tlx Board tol Faculty.
Sept. 3. S t.
lawtf
* «4,:0f