The dread of being enrolled for mi- > litary service is so great in the Elefito- j rale of Hanover, that from thebaili.vii.iv ! of Mediagin only, 216 young men li ive I lately emigrated, to ayoid being lilted fur the army. i Tuesday a court of Aldermen was held at Guild'h-11, at wliieh were pre- i lent the Laid M lyor and fifteen Alder- j men. The price of flour being much ad-1 j vanced, tlie assize of bread was raised , to 9 1. 1-4 tiw quartern loaf. The Wheel a r Fortune and Alexander t the Great have loft none of their a:t.;adli- j on ; they were yesterday evening perfirn- t ~*i ed to as full a houfc as was ever #itueu d r in Drury-lane Thea-re. Mr. Cumferhmtl t in producing this admirable Comedy, h is . c given trie town an opportunity of prav- j irtjjt, that its taftc for good writing, not-! witiiftatidwg the nonfenie whkh it o:cafi- , 1 oiiallv may have appeared to patroaize, c Itiil e'xiits in ail its original force. i i B.zrmii navy. t — a Statement of the dl/tribution of the BritiGi Naval For, e, on th. lirltof the prefetit ' month, e-clufive of the hired armed 1 vefiels, which are chieily employed in I j>rfKesing the coaling trade of Great- * Britain. 1 Line jo's. Frig. Sloops a In port 5c fitting, 23 3 37 40 v Guard, liofpital, & 1 prif'on fh p? at the 3 Icveral ports 8 I 2 o c I,i the Kngl'.h and X c Iriih channel 38 2 28 31 I Ir. the Downs and north seas 1 o 18 10 ,* At the W.l.'Hands, and on the paifage 11 3 14 10 < At Jamaica o 1 4 5 I 1 In America, and at 11 Newfouniarid 3 3 8 5 : Eait Icdies, and on '' the* passage 2145 Coafi ol Africa o o 1 o v Gibraltar and Me- I' diteiraiicaii It- o 23 7 a 101 11 137 113 Receiving fivps 921 1 P Service xble&repair in j for service 8 o 3 2 n Inordinary 2; 3 30 33 f Bjildiag 9 3 6* I ii Tot?.? 1 21 T77 Ijo t In CommiJJiin, 362 —fata!, 509. e t £ Slate of the Ordri "f a: each Port on the 1 frjl tnjhnit. ' 1 P rtfmouth 2' 2 16 12 Plymouth 11 o 3 2 ij Chatham 7 3 5 it I Siieernefs 0148 1 . Kiver c o 6 1; g \ ___ I Trial, 43 6 34 L/> v Total— 119. •< Befid.s the gun-vefiMs, fire-veflels, ri- 1 barges, and Dutch hovs, included in v this Ua;cim.nl, there are forty two more « | in the lift. * ———_ 4 V BASLE, (Switi.) Feb. it ' [ ExtraS lif a letter, 3 ;S! It was on the 22d ultimo that our j, ' Canton; in the moll solemn manner, f j!r • rknowiedged the French republic, and 0 x Mr. Biirthe! my as ambafladur of that 1 republic. Tiic ceremony was prefaced ! | by a fpcech, deliveu.'. hy our chancellor, 1 Mr. Ochs, in the presence of Mt. Bar- * ■> thelemy and the privy council, which is much too long for copying for your pe r t rulal; bit: the beginning and theme of ; i' is, " That a Switzerland is efleiitiatly . c , l'-quifite for France, and a Fiance for P Syyijxerhnd." You j\ ill be able tu form a judgment by this specimen or Helve ; tic cloqiiei.ee, when I tell you, that its flile and manner is ptifefily of a piece \ with its theme. c d: Mr. Bartlielemy's a rfwer naturally t 5 enough, confided in a high worded eu- 11 I flogiur* on the line of condticl which the I Canton of Baflc had toßowed for thelaft ' three years in regard to France. Mr. £ lidiliiclemv is now bulled inerdcavoring , to pcrfuade the Canton ef Ztirie to ( acknowledge tli.e republic in the fane c minner, which in a!! probability will be p jrfued by the majority of the Cantons. An ordinance of the fovereigu coun- ' ;; cil of Ne.ifchatel, lately published, en join* to all the French emigrants, of both sexes, without exception, to quit that country before the frrll of next April. Ti; 1 ti r R A N C E. tl PAUIS, Feb. 26. , 1 THS brilliant victories and corlqneds of our arm:es havt not in the leafi. alle v.ated our wretched situation, nor P tWtfWght u* nearer to tlie cftablifhing a re- ft gular form of government, on a solid basis' n; Of all the different objects which excite ta cur iolifitude and fear, the prcfling state c j ef our liiumes is the rnoft alarming. | a In one ot the lsft fittings of the Con v ntion, Ca nhon Tia-le a report on the si- s rentes of the Republi-, wherein he con- t' feffcd our National Deht to amount to fix- m tien hundred millions, tiie_half of which di is n.%Mirg to foreign nuivhants, former- OI ehandize ; provisions and other articles of the firft necelrity, and, aecordinfi:to agree r.cnt is to be liquidated in hard cafli. He u fiid, that as those contrails had been '' made, not with foreign governments, but ai 1 i- 1 with private individuals, who, taking ad j vantage of the diftre/Ted situation or' the , I :. »pi.; iic, had h-rged an exorbitant price _ j tpi ftiaf commodities ; it would be ad 'c ' viljcgfil: to appoint coinmiTiOners, charged u withreducing ihatenormousrlebt,byotjl g ingthefureign traders to content themselves 13 with a reafoiiable price for what they had furnilhed, as they muit eonfider it a very fortunate thing, to he paid in specie.— This meafu. e l'eems indit'peufably necessary . as, according to authentic accounts, all ' ' the ready cash in the national treaiiirydots " not txeeed the Aim of thirty fix millions. We tta'teied ourfclves, that the con queil of Holland, would enable us ro. rc r eltablilh our finances, and supply with i- | provisions the ulterior of the Republic, 1- ' but from the researches made by our com d miffionecs with the army in Holland, and <i ; the political fiiuavion of the conquered s > countries, it appears that our expectations, • . in that relpeCt will be sadly disappointed. Betides opinions are much divided, re- J 1- 1 lative to thejine of conduct vfre ought to ■, observe in regard to the Unit, d Nether- i lands, as you will perceive by the follow- j ingextract from two of our best journals ; : that of Mercier, Member to tiie Nation al Convention, and that of Cretelle. 1 The foriSerexprefles himfejf in the fol t lowing manner : " How ought we to treat ;I Holland ?As a conquered country ? The n Engliih have si tus an example at Toulon, - which we Ought to imitate at Amsterdam. Moreover, the line of aifling we ought to ■a adopt, is prcfcribed by necessity, tne fe -3 verelt and mod imperious law. Why then fiiiiuld we hefiiate a moment ? Let all the public wealth of that country he 3 carried into France ; ships of war, timber, > cannon, mails, rigging, and, 111 general. : all that is Itored up in the magazines of the State, and East India Company. I 3 know full well, that cries of injutlice will be raised againfl me ; but from the fame 3 -quarter there will proceed P.'II louder com ; plaints against our weakneis. if we should neglect the only opportunity offered by the j fortune.of war, to i'ecure to us all the re sources, which ensure iuccefs. 5 " We may draw from Holland in pro -3 ! visions, merchandize, and metals, the va lue of two thouf?ud millions in specie ; j and with this l'um we ihall be able to re - ellabliih oiir finan'.es on the moll solid j basis, and become arbiters of war and i peace." La Cretelle, on the contrary, diapprov -1 ing these ientiineats of his colleague, rea ; fnii o tlie fa ne iubjeet as follows: " It [ is entirely in our power, either to juftify or 10 proitrate the machinations of the Bri ; tiih cabinet. We snail juilify them, if by enormous contributions wecrulh the .Dutch trade and commerce j indifcreily fcru e tiiiize into private fortunes ; and fearcli in;o places where avarice, ever credulous 2 and stupid, (hall suppose treasures to be j buried. 'Such a system of plunder and ex_ ; tortion may perhaps enable its to fend in g to i''ran::e fame waggons, loaded with • gold. But although this gold were _ lucked up with twenty ktys, yet our f> wants, which become daily more prelfing, and which every day are rendered more . urgent by imprudence and profulion, n woiild force it back through twenty difler e ent channels. Genoa and Switzerland would soon fwaliow up those treasures which avarice and covetoufnefs had extor ted from Holland. Violate the com 3ierc a. faith and credit of Amsterdam, and Artiefterdam is no more ; likethefea, 1 breaking through its dykes, it would be swept away. We ibouldjuitify the hopes i of the Engliih Miniltry, if we attack po t litical and reiigious tolei aiion in Holland; 3 it we deliver up one of the factions which have agitated that sorry Republic, to the tyranny and vengeance of another; if with a view of fatisfying the wifhlof persecuted s Batavians, we perfrctite others. Wefhall then soon fee the Dutch merchant fly from f r. country, where imperious conquerors call him to account for his former and , p. i sent opinions." the Public, the Convention, and the Committees are divided between the two lifler.-nt fyltems, embraced by the above s ou ma lifts. That of Mercier destroys c the independence of Holland, ind openly conirailicis ijie offers of amity arid frater y ternity lleld out by the Fren:ii CcmriiiSi -0 iers in thejr ai'dreiTes to the Dutch pea e ole ; hot is forcibly fopported by the pref -1 sing wanti c/f France. That of La Cretelle, is nobler, more generous, and more ' conformable to the solemn promises of the i agents of the Convention ; but it is oppo -3 fed by the urgent neceflity of elrcumftan e cjs. From the /lurof.i - Tratifiated from French papers by the Miller. BREST, Febrrtary 21. : Nutitc:, Feb. I 2 The following letter directed to ci tiien David was'read in the fitting of the Popular Svciety of this town on the | 1 Q'b February. I I hailen to inform thee, that the hap py moment is near at hand, when we ] (hall fee peace return to these unfortu nate dillri6l6. 1 his day the Reprefeu tatives of t'nre French People and the chiefs of the Rebels had a rendezvous at j la Junaie the country leat of citizen La j Ville. Cbatctte was accompanied by ' three hundred liorfemen all very well 1 mounted and equipped ; Canclau liol* t ding in one b&nd his sword and in the 1 other an olive branch went to meet Cha* 1 rette, who also advanced and saluting ' with his sword the national flag took , the emblem of peace. The deputations 1 and efforts on both fides mixed as bro- c 1 . £■ - thers and embraced each other amidll : reiterated (bouts of Live la ! lii"re is no longer any doubt bin the I ' final conditions have been f.itl.-d, and . we hope-that peace wiL immediately be j s proclaimed. I'here a.*e alio many < I chiefs of the Chouans here who do their utmost in order to bring back all the ' dispersed bands under that denomina i lion. . (Signed) Fontaine. February 27. The tw« prisoners of war, the Prince of S.ilm-Salm and Hohenl die anivej.at \ Paris on tiie 1 3th February, were im mediately conduced befoie thc'Com*. mluioners of police accompanied Ly the 1 j dfficers to whose charge they were de | livered. The cotnmmaß ordered them | to be tftinfported to la maifon des Dre j nt'u:; where all Ihe holiages and prison , ers of war of ci-devant diftiixftion aie lodged llnce the evacuation of the pa lace of Liaxeiriburgh and Pot libre. [Poliillon des Armecs] Ii is reported ttiat Duhem Snj fornc othei membfc is of'the top of the moun tain are pointed out as candidates for the million to the Fiench colonies in In dia and America. Apparently they had rather day at Paris, for this mor ning they were heard laying, " Tallien and Freron ought to be sent on that m iflion, we mull fend thofet'wo villains. ! [Coritfpondence politique No. 112.] BERNE, February 9. The count de Ooltz who was to have gone to Paris with the ministers from Sweden and Denmark, hasjuli died at Balle. in such dreadful lits of con>vul(ion, that serious suspicions are enteitaiued. fhc agents of Austria and England are flrongly fufpetfted. Thus it seems Italy is not the only country of affafiinations. his also said that the fame villainous means have been used to get rid of Field 1 Marshall dc I'Aflen. TOULON, February 4. VefTels from Constantinople and the Archipelago, arrive here daily. By the rrigate Mine! vajoft from Tunis we learn that the Grand Seignior is well disposed towards the republic ; we have a proof ofit in the protnife he has given, that 0111 convoy should be seen fafe into our ports under the escort of his veflels of war. 1 his friendly disposition of the Grand seignior has so much excited the jealousy of the English, that il is faixl they have offered foi grain double the price given by the French. But their despicable endeavors have bet'n treated as they deferred. They have even been prohibited loadinggrain until the French be abundantly provided. The answer of the Grand Seignior on this head has been made public. Al; grain to be fold laid his highness, is promised and is re ft! ved for my good friends the French- Ly this Day's Mail. NEW-YORK, May 7. Extradl ot a letter from a refpedlable gen tleman in Havre-de-Giaee, to a mer chant in this city. " i lie p-J'ent will inform you of the happy change, winch, in all probability, is about to take place in France. It is the 1 puolic opinion here, that a peace will soon ' prevail. The army of La Vmdee have ; entered into accommodation with the De- < paties of tlie Convention.' The General I of the La Vendee, Cliarette, came to ] Nantes with jo ; ooo troops, with baggage,, i &c. All the people repe-.tedly vociftrate ' huzza for the ull i n ! Bet ore he arrival 1 oi Charette at Nantes, the people were 1 reduced to four ounces of bread a day per pcrton j and as soon as Charette came 12 t ounces were o. dered. I "We do not yet know the conditions ( between Charette and the Deputies of the Convention ; but it is believed, that Cha- ' rette has made very advantage! us condi- ' tionsfor himfelf and his armv. < " Every thing (hews that the Cohftitu- 1 tion of 1791 will take place. There is f palled upon the door or gate of the Tern- ( pie where the Dauphin of France is con fined, the following words: " France has pit us in a lottery, and the firlt number c that will be drawn will be be Louis XVII. 1 "At Kennes, in Bretagne, and Caen, "c in Normandy, the people cry ih the llreets, d ' Huzza for Louis XVII.' v " France intends to re-eflablifh her co- t lor.ies, and give every fatisfadion to the inhabitants." v Extract of a lettir from the American Con fill at Bourdeaux, to a mercantile lioufe in Philadelphia. I " We have good ground to expect a peace with Spain, Pruflia and the Italian States—'l uicany has (hewn the way— but a maritime war is likely to continue. The afiigruts are now five for one, and ' how they will be in future, is impoflible 0 to calculate. I firmly think it depends on t' the will only of the convention, to raise, or let them fink, as they certainly possess „ the mean«. " Provisions are scarce and high, but 1 much lower than last winter. Beef, pork, u leather soap, candles, &e. are ;.erliaps F cheaper than with you. Wheat, floar rice, g ill | Indian Corn, tobacco, cod fifli, md whale • I ' °''» are only a-iicfa that ;leil now to be • dvam-ige, frnm America, and t\ v a'r.- in ia demand as well as ill kin is ~{ W.d Ind a ;-i<Hiu.:e, at the price fee'ow in alfiTnats, ' ! ,which yoy may rate five for one, to find »/ the real price. :,r assignats. lie Fjour 4-0 t 0 joo per bul. a- 155 to 170 p ■; bufiit' JJJ to 2:0 per ct. Godfifh I c r W. Oil ) Same- Tobacco 300 to pe** ct. Cotton 2000 to ijjj pc-v cll re Indigo,»<!eording to q lalivy. Coffee 6 to 7 per lb. 1 Sugar a3 ia quality. n " All Demanded, n- ie " NEW-YOaK, May 8. e iue (hip Lllice, Captdiu Hurvey m arrived lalt evening, in 8 weeks irom ' e- London. n- Phe annual Commencement of Co le h.imbia College, took place on Wed a nefday, at St. Paul's, when the foilow e. ing degrees were conferred, viz. ij 1 !ie degree of Bai'helor of Ar's on 1C Effingham Warne, Daniel D. Tomp. 1- kins; Tilomas Herring, William Ro!s >r , John Mori ilmi , John 1. Rnmeyne, Adolph Dent, John H. v Meiei, Pict;\ C. Van Wyck, Benjamin r- Seama i, Siivanas Miller, Alexin,der 11 Phoeni>., J lines lng)is, John B. Linn, it Nicholas Jones, Sidney Phcenix, Phi.ip s. Dtiryee, George Barkuloo, Henry . ] Saisds, J ihn Fergufon, John J. Fiefch, Ei.iott, James B. Renffelaer Wellerlo, Robert Remlon, e and Thos. Phoenix. r. The degree of Mailers of Arts on It Frederick Van Home. Jotham Poll, Nathan H. White, and Peter Andei- I. ion. e The degree of Doctor of Physic on 7 William M. Rofs. Peter Anderfon.and ;• Timothy F. Wetmore. ' Admiral Murray's squadron is now d cruifiiig off the Hook. The signals from the dilferen' fliips have been iiilco vered from the lig t-houfe ; and it is confidently afierted, that the Confede c lacy, a fiiip of joo tons, loaded with L piovilioris at this port, for France, has >* been by them and cariied to Ha lifax. The. lhip George, Hunter, is '* fafe arrived at Jamaica. lt By an arrival from St. Thomas's we 1 learn, that 1500 men, being part of! '1 1 the Britilh forces arrived jn tire Well- . i Indies, had been sent to Grenada for ! « | its relief—that on their landing they ! d j were attacked & repulfcd by the French ! e republicans, with a loss of 500 killed ! r 1 and wounded 011 the part of the British. d nARRI V E D. h Bug Edwaid, Hawton, St, John's, r Betsey, Baymand, Edmior. is Schr. Charming Heder, Mills, Norfolk, d Harriot, Sayer, Edenton. • Sloop Saily, Paddock, Port du Paix. i- Susannah, Lewis, Norfolk. The lhip Provioence, Stanton, inai -1 ived at ick ; and Doiiua Anna, Mathews, at Lisbon. PROVIDENCE, May 2. On Wednelday hft arrived the fliip - Halcyon, Capt. Benjamin Page, in five months and four days from Canton, e where he left the fliip George Wafting ion,,Capt. Donnifon, andt.He fliip Hope, 1 Capt, of this port, who were to e fail the firlt of January last. Capt.Page, - 011 his pafTage from Canton, was brought 1 to by the Hawk, Capt. Ward, an Eng -1 lifli letter of marque, mounting 16guns, 'J- fiom Liverpool, bound to Jamaica from I whom he teceived some supplies and e veiy other mark of civility. The fame r day in lat. 20, 40, long. 61 30, spoke 1 the Brig Catharine, Capt. Staibuck, from Bona villa ; bound to New-York. ' Ou his palTage out, he touched at the ealt eoali of New-Hollanrl, and on his . way from thence to Canton made some ! di:co\eries, which in due time will be t - l.;id before the public. Capt. Page per ' > formed his voyage in 14 months and to " days. Last evening arrived the ship Abigail . capt. Scott Jenckes, in 84 days from - the Hie of France—The (hip Providence , capt. Cole, or this port, was to [fail the , day capt. Jenckes came out—He failed with capt. Cathcart, in afhip ;beloitging ( ' to Bollon, and ltft at the Hie of France several Amei ican vefitls, the name of which we have not as yet learnU BOSTON, May 4. Extract of a letter from a gentleman of r unqtieftionable authority, dated at " Tbe Hagu:, 1 2lb Feb. '95. " The arrival of the French ai my in J this country, as the friends and allies a of the Batavinn people, and the revohi- c tion, which has abolished the Stadthol- f derfhip, the Nability, the former S:atcs ' or the Provinces, and the Regencies of the Cities, will undoubtedly be a fubjeft ofconliderable attention in America; li perhaps it may give occasion to many f , groundless rumors and reports, an 1 pof f:bly yon may Rel more / 0 <i( firotis 10 hear from licnc *. ® ; " You may therefore red soured, \ 'bat every (h'rag here is in perfef* Iran d ity j that perion-d liberty, individu al property, and private* opinions, ba»e " not tcdicd fir a moment to he refne6t- ed ; that with fev«nty thousand French 1 in the Pinviucc, the streets oi the n, ies are as quiet as ttiWc of Bos. ton ; that anions t.peopj ■, even tlie p.iriuans of thelrrrmer government arc . Itot injure*), mol.-ftrd or iriftlivd* but.. «»ly difavrned ; and, in short, thai all', the externa] :-j>j>earatio- of a n alteration is a three culwtd iiittead of a yellow 1 IUI-anu. " 13lit we seem to be entire! - feelnd f C( 1 from the reft of the world : All 1 j t(le tois'igij coiniiiu.iicatiuiis are inter-- ritgt-ed, even that with fiance: is not yirt refio e.J." Tlr-; organization of the new Dutch republic, is on the Federative plan. NORFOLK, May 1. As it is deemed contrary to cur Neb tral.fy and National Faith, that anr.ed " Veuels Ihoutd make fflHbm in our Pons ' or Hoacts, 1,1 order, by f , rA . tli; nc?-, to dUtrefi our 1 r*de and hjria.i , our Citizens and Allies. anJ asth Com -1 Officer, of certain vcfflJa of Ins Britannic Majfefty, has been required to ' depart frcm the Ports of this Siate with the fh.ps under his commuud, and has pe ' -remptcnly refufed obeying such kequifi. , tion, we are ordered to uie the moll < ifec , t, ai means to prevent the Officers and , Crews of the arurrfaid fliipr from receiv mgor cx'pe iencii:- any aid, assistance, or , c i cm f° l * iroiti any of the inhabitants of this Common weal ill,— thfcy are therefore - notified of the fame, and as grod Citizens are del",red to govern tiiem.Uves accord ingly. 1 }i >' Order ° r hi* Excellency the Go- I vernorof Virginia. W..WILSON, Lieut. Cj. of the Ctofitr cf A orf.lk. T. Mw'j ON, Litut. Col. Com' m&ntiiiiit of Kjrfalk Banurb. ■April 2,oth, 1795. Yesterday arrived the flr.op Jenfiy, Capt. tfal.ard, 21 days nom Man it'qtie. Cap* i Hallard informs that the firfl of April the crew ot three French privateers landed at ( St. Vincents, who were assisted by the people of colour in burning the town and deuroymg every thing before them, extent ' j one fort, which was too firm,, for them .to lorce. On the 6;h Ap il 2ao fail Q f . j merchantmen and tianfyorts with about I fooo troops had arrived at different ports . , 1:1 the Wett-Imiie»—uiiout icoc of the , troops wert landed in Martinique - da--» ; before Capt. Ballard taiied. " PhIL AtiELPHIA, Mcy (J. . of a letted from a gentleman at Brtjl to his f. ienu n Ke-w-Yor/t—dated the 14th March 1705. " THERE are a great number of A meriean Vellels now in this country,- and 1 fear many of theni will make bad voy ages ; hardly any thing-will fell forfpecie: 1 iour, rice, oil, aOies, and almost every other aiticle is dull and daily growing worse. Rice jo. .<? per cent ; I-lour 148 V' - 0 P ert n —Aihes 66 per ton, Soap, C.v. idles, Tallow and Leather are dull and - will not bring ilisir cost—Bees, Pork and Peas are ofi'y wanted for the r.avy and are bad a, tides." i'o be Sold at Vendue, The following GOODS, by the sale, O?I Wednesday next, At 10 6 clock, at the St res of the Sub- J'cribers, -viz. 492 Pieces Tandah B.iftas 1854 Ditto ditto Emerties 71S Ditto Baftas Tclolpore 121 Ditto Ca£T;ts ditto 202 Ditto Bcftas v lon Ditto Enierties, ditto 1754 Ditto ditto Chpagurge 254 Ditto Guzeenahs Approved Notes iudorfed, will he received in payment, one half P ay a : le in 60 and the other in 90 days. The Good are -"arratir- 'd to be freefrbm damage— and entitled to th« drawback. FOOTMsiN y Co. May 9. d NEW-CaSTLE PIER LOTIERY. The 34th Day's Drawing is arrived at the OOite No. 149 Chel'nut Street. Patent Nail ManufaElory, • No. 12Q$ South Frorti-ltrcet, Philadelphia. THOMAS PERKINS & Co. HAVING by the use of Machines, for which they have a Patent from the United States, been, enabled to make 3d. 4tl. 6d. Bd. and iod. NAILS, equal o the best drawn ones, '(andfttpelrior to them for many purpo f-s) ajidfrom 15 to 30 per cent chcraper fo iicit orders in that lint, which ihii) b-. exe cuted witli fidelity by Thomas Ferkins and Co.^ N. B. A large afiortment of the above kinds of Nails on hand at reduced prices—ai fo Nails for Sugar Hogsheads. March 31 «tf
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