c.-uutiy. a zeal for ufefnl science. and a libe-, r:ility' in promoting it, j unexampled in any other eouiitiy, may be remarked, the pub lic encouragement gWe'n td the plan of an lhnitu'tioti propoled by Count Rumford, for applying tfitf discoveries of Plvlofophy to tlu improvement of the A r *s. There are already an bundled and eleven Subfr.ibers, ;it fifty guineas eUcli ; and the Society has purchas ed a lairc house in Albemarle.ftreet for Great-Britainj owes much of its fuperierity to other £ounl;ric's, to the en lightened spirit of its Utiffs and Manufe&u rers ; the pre lent Inliitution will render this i'pirit still more prevalent, give to it a wider range, and a more diffnfive operation. \Tbe following beau'ifnl) and animated dis crifction of the " Advantages of Com wcfce," written by a justly celebrated Eng lish author, can never be read without pleasure.] ADVANTAGES of COMMERCE. THERE is no platt in town which I so much love to frequent as the Royal Ex change. It gives me feciet fatisfaftion, and in some measure gratifies my vanity as an Englishman. to fee so rich an affemblyof my countrymen and foreigners consulting together upon the private business of man kind, and making this metropolis a kind of emporium for the whole earth. I mart con fefs, I look upon hiarh change to be a grand council, in which all confidence nations have their representatives. Faftors in the trading world, are what ambassadors are in the political world. They neg> ciate affairs 'conclude treaties, and mantain a good cor respondence betwi-en those wealthy societies of men that are divided fr r -m one another by seas and oceans, or live on the different extremities of a continent. I have often been pleased to hear disputes adjtifted be tween an inhabitant of Japan and an Al derman of London, or to fee a fubjeft of the Great Mogul entering into a league wit,h one of the Czars of Mufrovy. lam in finitely delighted in mixing with these feve ra! ministers of Commerce, as they are di stinguished by their different walks and dif ferent languages—Sometimes I am joflled by a body of Armenians; sometimes lain loft in a croud of Jews ; and sometimes make onfc in a group of Dutchmen. lam a Dane a Swede, or Frenchman, at different times, or rather fancy myfelf like the old philofo plier, who upon being asked what country man be was, replied, that he was a citizen of the world. This grand scene ofbtifiuefs gives me an infinite variety of solid and fubftautial en tertainment.—As I am a great lover of mankind my heart naturally overflows with pleasure at the light of a prosperous and happy multitude ; inl'oinuch, that, at many public solemnities, I cannot forbear expref filig my joy with tears. For this reason, I am wonderfully delighted, to fee such a body of men thriving in their own private for tunes, and at the fame time promoting the public stock ; or, in other words raising eftatts for their own families, by bringing into their country whatever is wanting, and carrying out of it whatever is fuper fluous. Nature Teems to have tiken a particular care to disseminate her blcflings among the different regions of the world, with an eye to his mutual latercourfe and traffic among mankind, that the natives of the several parts of the Globe might have a kind of de pendence upon one another, and be united together by their common interefh. Al tnoft every degree produces something pecu liar to if. The food often grows in one country and the sauce in another. The fruits of Portugal are corretted by the pro dn&s of Barbadoes ; the infufion of a China plant fweetciifd with 'the pith of an Indian cane. The Philippine islands gave a flavor ts our European bowls. The lirijle dress of a woman of quality is often the produft of an hundred climates. The muff and the fan come togetlier from the different ends of the earth. The scars is lent from the torrid zone, and the tippet from beneath the pole. The brocade petticoat rises out of the mines of Penij and the diamond necklace out of the bowels of Indoflan. If we confidfcr our own country In its na tural profpeft, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce, what a bbrren uncomfortable spot of ea th tails to our (hire Natural historians tell us that no fruit grows among us besides hips and haws acorn* and pignuts, with other delicacies of the like na'tures ; that our climate of itfclf, and without the assistance of art, can make no farthi-r advances towards a plum thana floe, and carries an apple to no greater per fefh'on than a crab } ihat our melons, our peaches, our our apricots, and our cherries, are strangers amoni; us, imported in different ages, and naturalized in our Engliflt gardens ; and that they would all degenerate and fall away into the trath of our own country, if they were wholly ne glefled by the planter, and left to the mer cy of our fuii and (oil. Nor has traffic more enriched our regata ble world than it has improved the whole face of nature among us Our (hips are la den with the harvest of every climate ; our tables are stored with spices and oils, and wine ; our rooms are filled with pyramids of China, and adorned with the workman /hip of Japan ; our morning's draught comes to U3 from the remotest corners of the earth, we repair our bodies by the dru s of America, and repoTe ourfelvcs under Indian canopies. My friend Sir Andrew, calls the vineyard of France, our gardens; the spice t (lands. our hot beds ; the Persians our silk weavers ; and the Chinefc, our pat ters. Na'u e indeed furnifhos us with the bare necefiaries of life ; but traffic gives us a great varety of what is ufefnl and at the fame time supplies us with every thing that 16 convenient and ornamental Nor is t the lead part of this our happin-fs, that, while we enjoy the remotest produfts of the north andlou h. we are free from those extremi ties of weather which gave them birth ; that our eyes are re refhed with the green tic Ida of Britain at the fame time that our palates are fealted with fruits that rife between the tropics. For tbefe reasons, they are not mire ufeful members in a commonwealth than merch nts. They knit mankind together in a mutual interconrle of good offices, difttibnte the gifis of nature, find work for the poor, add wealth to the rich, and magnificence to the great. Our English naer chant converts the tin of his own country i to gold, and exch nges his wool for ru bies. The maliumetans are in our British manufactures, and the inhabitants of the frozen zone are warmed with the flee ces of our Sleep. When I have been upon C'lange, I have often fancied one of our old kings (landing in perfori where he is represented in effigy, and looking down upon the wealthy con courle of people with which that place is every da\ filled. In this cafe, how would he be surprised to hear all the languages of Europe fpokenin this little spot of hi? for mer dominions, and to fee so many private men, who in his time were the vaffala of some powerful baron, negociatitig, like prin' ces for greater sums of money than were for merly to be met with in the royal treasury ! Trade, without enlargeing the British ter ritories, has given us a kind of additional empire ; it has multiplied a number of the rich, made our landed estates infinitely more valuable than they were formerly, and ad ded to them au acceflion of other estates as valuable as the lands themfdvei. The following account of the defence ef a single person again ft a whole band of rob bers, is worty of notice. In a village in the ceunty of Lippe, the parsonage house was attacked.by about 40 men, who block ed up all the avenues, entered the kitchen window, and searched every apartment in the lower part of the house ; but the prin cipal attacK was made by about 12 or 14 men, on the parson's study. As soon as he heard that attempts were made to force open his door, he had recourf* to a musket, char ged and provided with a bayonet, and two pistols, calling at the fame time after his ser vant, out of the window of his bed cham ber. when a voice commanded him to retire, otherwise he would be fliot 5 but, without making any reply, he fired off one of his pistols. He then went again to his study, the door of which being very strong, it was attempted to open with hatchets. Notwith standing the clergyman had fired off another pistol chrough one of the holes that bad been made in the door, his affailaats perfe vered-in their attempts to force it open.— He perceived a number of persons armed with pistols, poles, Sec. one of whom seemed to command the reft, and at whose orders they had repeatedly discharged their fire arms. The clergyman continued to thrust his bayonet through the fo much enraged his assailants, that they swore he should die. It was of great advantage to him that the robbers were provided with lights, and that he himfelf was in the dark He attempted to difebarge his gun. but it miffed fire, and two other loaded pistols he was unable to find. He called again after his servant, but received no a'-fwer, and a second attack was made, and notwithftand-. ing the wounds which some of them rauft have r ceivcd from his bayonet, as appeared by the blood before his doer, they continued their attempts of forcing his room with their hatchets, one of which flew in thq room, palling the head of the besieged. This caused a pause, and a short confuta tion, duriDg which the clergyman again called out for assistance. The robbers then made a third attack, by throwing a (tone, about 50 pounds weight, and other heavy things, against the door, the clergyman still defending himfelf with the bayonet. A pitchfoik, which they thrust through one of the openings, he obtained possession of, as well as several other things. The robbers had forced »pen the do»r of a room adjoin ing the parson's bed chamber, but were un able to force the latter'. The noise at length awakened a neighbour, who called out what was the matter, but was answered by one of th. robbers, "nothing," and on repeating the er.quiry, was fired at. Four persons who had guarded the servant, quit ted their pod, upon which he made his es cape, but guns were discharged after him The robbers now made their fourth and last attack upon the study, four or fix men hav ing brought the trunk of a tree, about ten feet long, with which they continued their attempts to force the door, and succeeded so far as to make an opening large enough for a person to enter, and obliged the par son to retreat to his bed chamber, where he again entrenched himfelf, but nobody at tempting to eater his study, whither he again proceeded. At length he was happily relieved, a sentry having informed the rob bers that they were in danger, upon which they extinguifh-d their lights, and took to flight. Many of the effefts of this brave man were damaged, but very little carried off. His example (hews what dangers may be ejicountered by a single pe son, endowed with courage and presence of mind ; he is a great mechanical genius, the singular means of ftrenthening his doors against the greatest violence, being* of his own invention. The First Consul decided yrfterday on the fate of more than 200 perfone inscribed upon the lift of emigrants, and their names have in cor.sequence been definitely erased. Amongst the names of the persons to whom justice has been done, we have remarked the names of Beaumetz, L'ancourt, C. La metli, Valence, La Fayettej ar.d his com panions in misfortune. PA RIS, April 22. Ga2ette Marine Lift, PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED, ' Sch'r Beginning-, Smith Richmond 8 Arrived at the Fort. Brig Florida, Long, Turk's Island, left there 4th Juns —Salt—T. Fit^Gmons. Sclir. Adventure, Lillibridge, Havanna, and Phoenix, Treadwell, Madeira went to lea on Sunday lafl, CLEARED, Sloop New-York and Philadelphia Packet, Foulk, Port Republican. tLZf LETTER-BAGS Up at the CofFee-Houfe Bar, and to be taken away about the 4th July. Ship Atlive", M'Dougal, for London Lancon, Roper, Liverpool^ Cj* The Letter-bag of the (hip America, Swain, for London, will be taken from the Coffee-Houfe on Sunday July 6. Letter-Bags at the Exchange Coffee-House, Baltimore. Ship Lexington, Smith, Amsterdam, about Friday next. Jacob, for Cork, in about 4 ors days. June 30. PORTLAND, June 23. Arrived schooner Swallow, capt. Themas Waite, 26 ilays from St. Thomas. On the homeward bound pafTage spoke the Elizabeth Jones, Edward Chamblen, master, 5 days out from Philadelphia, bound to Martinico, in lat 34 N. long 64 W. PORTSMOUTH, June 24. Arrived here the brig Oliver Peabady, captain Chamberlain, 14 days from St. Kitts —May 7, was captured by the schooner of Egypt, from Guadaloupe, plun dered of small (lores, and eight prisoners put on board, then let go. Left St. Kitts May 30, in company with the schooner William, of Salem, captain Bullock. Left there schooner Sally, captain Remick, and captain Boardman, of Newburypoirt. May *7, ar rived there the United States ship Philadel phia, captain Decator ; sloop of war Petapf co, and (under convoy of the latter) the brig Florida- with ft ores for the use of the navy. The Philadelphia brought in a very valuable re-captured schooner, with provi fious and dry goods. NEW-YORK, July 1. ARRIVED, days Brig Lydia, Danah, Savanah 7 Friends Ripley, Kingllon 7 Schr. Four Sifters, Story, Jamaica 17 Sally, Banks, Greenwich fix hours CLEARED, Ship Rufus, Holland, Malaga The (hip Charlotte, Fitch, from Liver ponl, has arrived at New-London. CHARLESTON, J»ne 17 We are informed, that his honor the Lieutenant-Governor hasiflued orders, that all vefleU coming from the Weft-Indies are to anchor at Fort Johnson, until the crews have been visited by the Port Physician. Arrived the schooner Polly, Vincent, Havanna,'4 days : schooner Mark & Mary, Stinfon, Jamaica, i$ days; schooner. Mi nerva, Hughes, Philadelphia, 22 days.; schooner Hibernia, Norris, St. Augulline, 35 hours ; schooner Orange, Brown, Sa vannah, 10 hours. - - CLEARED. Sch'r Bctfey Hollon, Webb, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Society of the Cin- cinnati. THE Members are hereby notified that the Annual meeting of the Society, will.be held in the State House in Phila delphia, on the 4th day of July next, at 10 o'clock in {he forenoqn. Members belonging to other state Socie ties who may be in the city on that day, are invited to attend the meeting, and to favour the Society with their company at an en tertainment, which will be given at tbe City tavern, in celebration of American Independence• Dinner to be on table at half pafl 3 o'clock. By order, M. M'CONNELL A. Sec'ry. June 23 gr The Members of the Stand ing Committee of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati, are requested to meet at Hardy't tavern, No. 98, Market-street, on Thursday the 3d July, at halt past 7 o'clock in the evening. July 1. Volunteer. Greens. ICT THE Troop will parade oil FridSy next, the 4th inflant, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the usual pla.ce on the Banks of the Schuylkill, completely equipped. PETER MIERCKEN, Captain. July 1. at BANK of PENNSYLVANIA. July 2, 1800. THR Dire£lor« have thii day declared a dividend of eighteen dollars on each fliare of Bank Stock, for the last fix months, which will be paid t» the ftockholdert or their legal reprefcntatives, after the 11th inft. l By order of the Board, JONA. SMITH, Cafh'r. d. t 11. / WAS FOUND, A few diy» ago, Some Bank Notes The owner rf.ly receive them by making appli- n No. 71, Market-lUtft. June 36 to.'i'f Poft-Office; Philadelphia, Ist July } 1800. LETTERS for the British Backet Lady Hobart, for Falmouth, lingland, which was ad virtifedto fail 1 ith ultimo, will b« received at this office,-until Friday the 4th inflant, at 1% o'clock noon. N.B. The inland postage to New-York must be paid. | LISBON WINE, In pipes is? qr. casks ,' Landing from on board the schooner John and William, at Chefnut llreet wharf, AND FOR SALE BY JOSEPH ANTHONY V Co. May 15 dtf Just Arrived, AND FOR SALH BY THE SUBSCRIBERS, THE CARGO OF THE SHIP PHILADELPHIA, Theodore Bliss, Commander, from Bengi consisting of An assortment of Piece Goodi. Sugars of the firft quality, And too qr. chefis of superior quality Hyson Teas, Willings IB" Francis, and Tbomas V John Clifford. March 17. d. IMPORTED, In the Jh'ip Mary Ann, Francis Stewart, majier, from Hamburgh, now landing, AND FOR SALE BY Jacob Sperry & Co. No. 195, Market-street, C4SSERILLOS or white rolls of 11 j yards, Reuans, Decanters, cut and comnon, Flaflc Cases and fallad dilhes, Glass pearls and beeds for necklaces of all colours and sizes, Black and white edgings and lacet, Ribbons and tapes, Coffee-mills, Quills, and 35» Boxes Bohemia Window Glass, 7 9,8 10, 9 11, 10 is, 11 >4, II 16, ii 18, 14 18, 16 10, 18 34, 10 24, ao 26, 24 3*. Also, via New-York, 6 Cases white rolls, 6 do. Creas ala Morlaix, 2 do. Coatils. On hand, which will b« fold reasonable.to close {ale*. 2 new Cables of 120 fathom each 9 &10 inch. July 1 w&f.^w FOR SALE, A PRINTING PRESS complete, Old Long Prin er, Small Pica on pica body (new and old) Pica, do. (two small founts) 16 Line Pica, &c. Sundry Frames, and a great variety of Office Furniture, &c. Iroh work of a pr nting-prefs, 0" They will *e fold cheap lor cash—Apply at the office of the Gazette of the United States. June 2 7 _____ FOR SALE, An elegant bright Bay Horse, Five years old, warranted found. Likewise, a BAY MAKE, 7 years old, and Ht hand h 'g h J is S ent,e > and travels remarkably easy. Enquire at No. 3,fouth Front fttreet. June 17 3 l A PARTNERSHIP. A PERSON pofleffingfome capital, a consi derable share of industry, and deftrous of engaging as a partner in a lucrative business, may hear of a situation. All proposals on this fubjedl to be in writing, sealed and diredlcd to W. R. J. New York, and left with the printer of the Gazette of the United States, will be at tended to. (J3T A Prißter would find it to his advantage June 5- dtf Twenty Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from Spring Forgt, in York County,a negro roan, named ISAAC, other wise CUDJQ, about ai years • Id, the property of Robert Coleman; Esq. He is about 5 feet 8 inches high, has a blcmifh in his eves, wore white in them than common, by trade a Fergeman; had on and teok with him a drab coloured broad cloth coat, almost new, a sailors jacket and pantaloons; printed fancy cord, a lwanfdown striped under acket j a rorum hat j one fine and one coarse Ihirt' one muslin handkerchief, sprigged, two ditto flriped border, a blue Persian under jacket and two prir cotton (lockings. Whoever takes up faij negro and lodges him in any jail in this or aßy of the neigabouring ftatcs (hall have the above r« ward or reasonable expencesif brought home. JOHN BRIEN. SpriDg Forge, o«slober 43, i ;99« K B. As said negro formerly lived in Chellcr court y, it is probable he may return there. November $ ■ Notice is hereby given, THAT application will be made to the Prudent and Direflors of the Bank of the United States for the renewal of the following Certificates of Shares in the said Bank, which were loft on board the (hip John, of Baltimore, Hugh Dav«y, matter, bound to London, viz : B. No. 198*4") . »oBB< I Each for oae (hare, in the name 19886 Holy, Sheffield (G.B) 19887 | dated »ft January, 1800 ; 19888 J Of which application, all persons concerned, will lease to take notice. SAMUEL STERETT. Baltimore, sth aptil. 1800 law.qm A Summer Retreat. TO BE RENTED, A GENTEEL HOUSE, WITH a (table, carriage-houte and lot, situated in a pleasant part of Trenton. The terms will be moderate, and ppfleffion can be •had immediately ; but the tenant will not be wanted to occupy tke. premises after the 10th of next Noven.ber. For terms apply "■> ths printer, or to ABRAHAM HUN l", elquire. I June»4> A NEW ADVERTISEMENT. To Merchants, Store-keepers and Trades* men in general, &c. Gentlemen, I FEEL peculiar pleasure in Hating, that y6u hive so generously and generally come for- , ward ahd filbfcribed for my woik, tiiat (,iiot withftanding all provisoes heretofore made by me) the coins and monies of account ofthe prin* cipal maritime tradingplaces in Ritfft i, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, PruJJia, Poland. Germany t Holland, Flanders, Spain, Portugal, Italy, infev eral of the wind-ward and leeivard Wejl India IJlands, and many pnrts in the Eajl Indies—the whole to be reduced to dollars and cents; and thebeft mode of computing the exchange with {hole places explained ; also, a Urge lheet table of calculations at compound interest at 6 p«f cent, the tables used in banks for the determin- ation of the value of gold : the interest of each month from one to. twelve months, on every dollar (without exception) ffom one to two thousand ; and a table of all the port towns in the United States ; besides much other general ufeful information, ihall positively be added,tu the work, entitled ROWLETT's Tables of Discount or Interest, On every dollar (without exception J From ene to two thou land; thence oil every ten, fifty, and five hundred, to five thonfand, from one day to sixty-sour days inclusive, at fix per cent, with notes for f, 7 and 8 per c«at, &c< &c. &c. The work is dedicated, by permiflion, to the Pr*fident and Direilors of the Bank of North America, and received in the firii twelve days the patronage of John Adams, President of' the United States; of Thomas Jf FFeRSON, Vice President ofthe United States and J-refi dent of the Senate; of tw"-lhirde of the Sena tors and Members of the House of Reprefenta- tives of the United States; md of tbe Pj eftdents and Dire£ors of the different Banks unani mously, &c. —a lift of the whole is printed and attached to the proposals. It is evident that the work will be no trumpe ry catch-penny-thing ; for I do allure the pub« lie, that the price of it is reduced very neare»#- balf, according to the nfual rate at which bookt fell ; and it is my full determination to render it, in point of subject -Wattlr, a valuable acquisition. With refpeft to the accuracy of the Tables, too be said, and I pledge myfelf that a PK£MHJAf of not Id's han one hun- DRf d dollars ttial! be offered to the firft per son who (hall inform me of a single error of one cent, according to the principle adled upon. To do away all doubts with refpeift to the eX« pences of the Nndertaking, 1 dn most solemnly declare that they will amount to very near four thousand dollars, and perhaps more, in depent of any remuneratiou for my own trouble in the arduous business, and the great expence already incurred ior fpscimens, proposals, id vertifements, hand-bills, &c. &c. I do therefore trust with confidence, that gen tlenien will continue to itime forward with that public fpicit and generosity which charac terize the nation, and support tne work by fub fcribißg to it without hesitation : gtherwife it cannot be publiftied, and I must fit down to re* fleft upon a conmdfr able loss. , And am, with profound re/pfiH, Gentlemen, Your obedient humble servant, JOHN ROiVXETT, Accomptant. Bank North America. Poflfcrlpt. —Gentlemen are refpedlfully invi ted to fee Specimens of the Tables, &c. exhibit ed at the City-tavern, Hardy's Hotel, Francis's Hotel, the Indian Queen, Dudwoody's tavern, the Franklin Head and at the Gorge ; and please be referred to th# ottur adverui men's which appear every day in some oi;e of the newspapers. n » f_ •! ' Subscribers are to pay nothing until the book s delivered rigorously conformable to ali ftipu jtions. Copy right secured according to act of Con* grcss. march 37. Philadelphia Academy. SAMUEL MAGAW, D. D. Reitor of St. Paul's Church, and formerly Vice- Provost of thg University of Pennsylvania, and 1 JAMES ABERCROMRIE, A. M. One of the Afliftant Minitlers of Chritt church and' • St. Peter's, sabe openeO, At No. »4, Spruce Street, AN ACADEMY, CONSISTING or AN English School, a Classical School, and i Mathematical School, in which all th. branches of science connefted with those de partments are taught. N. B Ihe Mathema tical Department is conduced by Mr. Pfter DelAmar, formerly Profejfor of Mathematics in the Royal Jlcad'my, Dublin- June 6. w tf FOR SALE, A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, LYING on the Potomac River, county of Nor thumberland," state of -Virginia ; containing about 1400 aeres—its situation is equal to any o'.her in the Northern Neck, remarkable lor every kind of wild fowl, oyflers, fifh and crab, and none bet ter for health. It is about the lame didance from Baltimore, Alexandria and Norfolk, and not more than one days lail frofti either. There are three improved plantations with dwelling houses, the one known by the name.ol Exeter Lodge, fermer ly the refidentc of col. Jobn Gordon, U an elegant two ftpry brick house, with four rooms on a floor, and a passage sixteen ftet wide. The other two are commodious and convenient ly fitted, with good and fuitabie out hcufes, at one of which John Murphj, E.fq. (now of Weltmore land county) lived feveralyears; on this farm there is a good grift mill, with watet fuificient to turn any number of Apnea 4 alfe convenient ftore.heu fe,, a nd granaries on a public road, well utuated for a country (lore. On each of those places there jfe line apple aod peach orchards. The greater proportion of'he land is of the firft quality, »r. Baltimore, Foulhee O. Tel>h., rf<,. -I Richmond county, Virginia, or to IhOmas Mtirgatrojd and Sons, Philadelphia. Feb. 5-14- 2^L_ AN APPRENTICE WJN7&D,.. \ ' - At the crc« «r tuth&s •w.tf. • -Statts. (• - -