Like a great !n the fisid, he is al ways ccrt!ea«l and col ; and be lias this worfdrrfni fjfitity ot eloquence, the refuit tit an arupnt. fn <3 found yiidfrftanding,' and a liberal manlincTs of hear ; that all parties with the molt profound attention to the clear and candid Speeches of Mr. Dunuasv" A, latfy of higji reputation.in the literary circle, who chooses to advocate older ahd molt ' orthodox principles* than the Maty Woolftorierrafts and the Mary II lyefes pio fefs,;e*preff s hrr'cotiviclion, in the follow ing nervous words : If flie bt of opinion that morality appear ed to better advantages, when (lie was con tented to be the handmaid of Piety, than si lice/lie has set up for an independent cha rade r : if (lie be convinced, that the abili ties and attainments of man are in this life fs I imited, that he will never be able to " wield the elements," to endow a machint: With intelleflual powers, or to array himfelf with a fe-lf inverted immortality: if (lie be pferfuaded that the filial and conjugal ties *tne;refp, bylaw, declared the Trea ties between the United States and France, no longer bincing. from th=t 'me, a 'qualified and r ftrioied state of war has ex isted, and the French nation have been ever i since entitled to the appellation of " ene mies" to the American nation. The con ftruftion neceflarily French, with in the meaning of the exprefiion used in the 7th feftion of the aft of Congress, entitled " an aft tor the government of the Navy '• of the United States." which fays. " that . •' for the (hips or goods, belonging to the I "** Citizens of the United States, or to the *' Citizens or fubjefts of any nation in ami " t-y with the United States, if retaken *• from " the Enemy," within 24 hours, " the owners are to allow ore eight pari of «• the whol« value for salvage, &c. aird, if above ninety lix hours, one half. The (hip Eliza, recaptured by tht Ganges, had been more than ninety-fix hours in pof feffi.->ri of the French—and this decrte of the Court affirming that of :he •Circuit Caurt, establishes the conftruftion, that a retaking from the French, is a reta iling from 44 the Enemy," which under the law.of fcoßgrefs, in force at the time of this recapture, entitles the recaptors to one balf r the whole valine, as salvage. A cafe of some importance in reference to the. Revenue system of the United States also received » solemn adjud.cation. Prieftman,Plff. in Error") Sur writ of Error vs. I to the C. Court for The United States. J the Penn. Dill. A quantity of watches of various descrip tions, had been imported into' the port of -Baltimore, and th* entry duties regularly paid upon fhem— I hey were afterwards trarfported over land into the diftri6t of Pennsylvania, but the owner had negledt-. Ed to take a permit from the collector for the diftricl of Maryland, prtferibt'd by an aft ofCongrefs as necefTary, to lender law ful the trarifportation of goods from one dif trift to another, by land. The watches, whep brought into the diftriA of Pennfyl- i vania, \yere seized, libelled and condemned j as forfeited to the United States. The present argument before the Supreme j Court was for the purpose of obtaining a reversal of the sentence of condemnation given in the Court below, but after a full difctiflion, by Ingerfoll and S. Levy for Plaiuiffio Error, Rawle and W. Sargent; for D«feodent. The Court affimedthe de- : sree. . ; T'jr tic G ( tte of tic Ui> 11r. 6st k t r.«. POLITICAL. Mit. Wayne, The following fragment of ancient hifto jy v which is as applicable to the would-b e Statesmen of the prefcnt, as of former tiniest I recommend to the particular attention of fhat group of politicians, whose meeting you have so happily described in Come of your late Numbers.—The extraft is from fiollih's Ancient'Hiflory. " The Younirfters of Athens, dazzled with the glory of Themi(locles,'Cimon, and Pericles, and foil of a wild ambition, after having received for some time the lessons of the sophists (the fame as our Beei-Houfe orators) Hvho prcmifed to make them ver gretit politicians, conceived themselves capa ble of every thing, and » p red to the highest employments. One of these, named Glauco, had taken it into his head so strongly, to enter on the adminiftraton of public affairs, that none of his family or .friends were able to divert liiin From a design so little corG (lent with his age and capacity. Socrates, who had an afr;t\ion for him upon account of his family, was the only person who could prevail upon him to change his reso lution. " Meeting him one day he accosted him so happily with difcouife, that he ei\gaged him to give him a hearing. You are desi rous then to govern the Republic, fa id he to him. True } replied Glauco. You can not have a more nobfe design, replied So crates : for if you succeed, you will have it in your power to serve your friends effeftu ally, to aggrandize your family, and to ex tend the confines of your country. You will make yourfelf known, not only to Athens, but throughout all Greece, and perhaps your renown, like that ofTheinirto cles, may spread abroad amongfl the barba rous nations, lti (hort, wheiever yoti are, you will attracl the refped\ aud admiration of the whole World. " Since you desire to be efleemed and honored, no doubt your view is to be ufe ful to the public ? Gcrtainly. Tr* me then, I beg you, in the name of the Gods, what is the fir ft service you propose to render the State ? As Glauco feensed at a loss, and me ditated on what he (liould answer ; I prc tume* continued Socrates, it is to enrich it, that is to fay, to augment it's revenues My very thought. You are well versed then undoubtedly in the revenues of the State, and know perfe£lly to what they may amount : you have not failed to make them your particular fludy, in order, that if one fund (hould happen to fail by an unforeseen accident, you might be able to supply the deficiency by another. I protest, replied Glauco, that never entered into my thoughts. At least you will tell me to what the ex pellees of the Republic amount ; for you mud know the importance of retrenching such as are fuperfluous. I own lam as lit tle informed in this point as the other. You mud therefore refer your design of en riching the (late "till another time ; for it is impossible you (hould do it, whilst you are unacquainted with it's revenues and ex pences. " But, said Glauco, there is still another means whitb you have not mentioned; a state may be enriched by the ruin 0/ it's enemies. * You arc in the right, replied Socrates. But that depends upon it's being the strongest ; otherwise it incurs the dan ger of lufing what it has. For which reason lie who talks of engaging in a war, ought to know and consider the f rces on both fides; that if he firds his own party flrongeft, he may boldly advifr the war, and if the weakell, he may difiuade the people from undt rtaking it. Now do you know thr strength of our Republic, and it's relources, and .thbfe of our enemies, fcy sea and land ? Have y«u a 'late of them in writing ? Be so kicd to let me fee it. Have it net at pre sent, said Glauco. I fee then, said Socrates, " that we (hall not presently enter into a war. if you are charged with the Govern ment ; for you have abundance of inquiries to make, and much pains to go through, before you can fafcly resolve on it. " He ran over in this manner several o ther articles no less important, with which Glauco appeared to be equally unacquaint ed ; 'till he brought him to confefs, how ri diculous those people were, who have the raflinefs to intrude into government, with out any other preparation than that of an high esteem for themfelve», and an immo derate ambition of rising to the firft places and dignities. Have a care, dear Glauco, said he to him, least a too warm desire of honours should deceive you into pursuits that may cover you with (Tiame, by setting your incapacity and slender abilities in a full light-" " A man mud be very simple to believe that the mechanic arts (such as those of ci tizens Barker and Sir. Vizzi) 3re to be acquired without the help of a due ap- and proper mailers, and that the knowledge in governing dates, which is the highell degree of human prudence, deserves no previous labour and application." Such were the observations of a man long conversant in public affairs, a philosopher who had read men and books, a statesman who had served his country in peace and war ; and yet I am certain the enlightened orators and patriots of Pennsylvania will think them beneath their notice. If we may judge from the pall, they will proceed, as they have begun, in jumbling and confu fing public affairs, and in lifting them/elves and their base favorites into office, 'till by their numerous blunders they have plunged poor Pennsylvania into the lowed depths of disgrace and contempt. •.Thru hv l*en thefr«nrh plan : thry have r'lianl their la well »their tnemiri, but tl.ey hive use fiuicV.:J themfelvet. ' "_v . > --i*f '••-'v * Fpr tbe of the United States. ELEGY, | Oceatimcd by tie Death of the 2>uehn of _ France. * YES! rncio«» Mtereß 11 thank t>«efor«hep»ll— Through tii« deep (tan*, m*tf it light at lift, Poi»t» t« hW pUu, whMc «U V »T Uf*i hire frert. t Soon (hall my farrows end—one trial more, Aad this poor Hurfting heart fball be at reft— Soon, oh my foul f this dreadful conflidt o'er Tf y Saviour's arras (hall pref. then to his bread. Oh Saviour God L whcfc blood for roe was shed, While nailed expiring on the accursed tree, Thy strength impart—fuppott my drooping head, Cheerful to bear my enfs, and follow thee, In this fad hour ol deep and dire diflrrfj, When helplef* nature flies M thee for aid, Oh ! leave me not alone ! my fears (\ipprefs ! In this weak bosom, be thy power difplay'd. Thus spoke Maris, a« die proflrate lay, In pions anguish breathing forth her ckres— Anxious to clole witfo dignity her day— Death's inflant feotence founding in her ears. 'Tis pad (he cried—my players have reach'd the f*t'> ; A nd bending angels bid my terrors cease Smiling allure to opening joys on high To worlds of endless bliss—os I come my Husband ! in the path you led, Thy p«or Maria comes, to join you there. Proudly ftie follows—when her I.ouit bled, To drop with him, her sceptre and her care. Our mingled blotd ascending op to Heaven, May call a blefljng on our Orphan Race And the poor Outcasts, by the tempest driven, Some secret Ihelter find —and rest in peace. Alone, unfrieridtd, '0 ! I fee them fly Scorn'd »ad rejeilcd by the insulting throng— No cheering voice—no kind rel-nting eye, To soothe their furrows as they pal's alor.g. In some obfeure, and dcfolatc retr-at, Far from the upbraiding world) they hide their head; There run iuating fad, ,th«jr hvpier state. With toi. aaj ai.guifh, ears theirfca»ty w Perhaps,eri now, tome Woody ruffian draws The reeking p«inia»d from their guiltiefi breast, Urg'd on by Hell—llo tongue Jo plead their caufc-- In vain they ca.l—then fink to endless yeft. Oh hear ms HGiven ! 'tis a widow cries— A dying widow cannot plead in,vain View my poor children wltk a fathers 1 eyes, And flucld them from the desperate hands of meu ! Whatever fa'e thy wifdem flia'l ordain, Teach them to bear with ifigniry their lot— In the dark hovr of sorrow ani ot pain, Be r.i t their Moth r'» dying pai.g* forgot ! I ask net ought this wretched world supplies Nor crvwns nor titles now flrc Wttrth their care- Save them from want, from infamy, and vice, And fix them in the path o. virtyc here. Now earth farewell!—the parting pang is pad How poor t>-, fio-njit, thy feem! Vain, tmfhy wifuljlantial at'he !sff, Like airy visions Of a fleeting dream 1 Wretched ambition ! from thy towering height, Swift is thy downfall to the g'i'ph Vne'th Soon change thy proffwiU. in 3 moment'- flight, Fatal rrverfe 1 to dungrcr.a and to death And this the meed, that fct'rthe world in arms, Bidt hostile natious d.folate iMclt fl»">re ; • From realm to re»lm txrni d ibrir direjlirnw, And drench their tlrth ♦rirti brother's pore ! Too fa tal engine of (rf-rnal fag*! Deep ling, at'ts r«und; The tns'V.rri.'vg oa i n a' the ci'l; reFaro ; Roused info pbrerzy, by ri e ttdgic f With deafening )iu. they .f«wb and Heaven defy— And Order, Law Religion, no more. prance leads the van. prt ud o ! fup'.rior plac« ; Desperate in guilt, rives exulting rnj ; !b leigu. with Hell„ to crust our haplcfa race, Mar ttis fa:r world—an 1 God himfelf dethrone The■ Besom of dejlrvtfion in hi? hard ! , I fee 'he av--riging Angel fwift aivance ! Funsushe comes, to sweep the impious land, And blot thee out—lor Pod hai thee France! . , Oh ! might my death, thy deep Qain'J crimes «on«, Mine and my offended Hea ven ! , Accept, God ! the Sovereign's bloo I alone, And be the wretched people t guilt forgiven. No more, fte said. .for now the ruthltfs band, With biutal joy, th* patient viflim hound.— The Mu. r e indignant flops my trembling band, Aad bids oblivion dos j her curtain round. For tbe GazbTte of the United Statss. MR. W4TNB, I have read the addrefr of Mr. Worrell in the Aurora in confcquence <4 the paragraph in you<- paper of Saturday lull : and altho' I agree both with Mr. Worrell and your paragraph!!!, as to the propriety ,of chufing a Veteran Stable Keeper top the office ot Sta ble Cleansing, I fIiJJI have my doubts as to the meaning of the writex„o£ the add re fa— My opinion is that both Worrell .-and Il'rael are disappointed men, aiigry at the late apr' pointments of Croveroy M'Kean,_ " Vam," fays the addrtrft, " V~din'".vifi be your efforts to purify the bibber departments of your gt>. vernment if you iv.glut' those of 'inferior grade." This is evidently aimed at the Go vernor, who having 1 filled the higher depart. ments with old tnry guides to the Britiih army ; perfom accused of theft, of blas phemy, &c. embracing,.in short, the whole catalogue of crimes ; lience IlYael and Co. are for availing thVmfelves ol the prelent popular clamours to get intti-office ; but the public oupiht to .he on tfrcrfguard, for it is aliened by several who know the parties, that they are, not flaum-h in their piffent politics ; thty have only 'tnltfc'n a hint from Tench Cox, and will prolaWy veer about again the mom'-nt'ti ey -i t into office ; fhat they are only'inip'oWri be "seen, by a pretended fellow fceiing, hi :Is seeking ike ,_ v&'t ' "/n bbasted land of liberty," fay they, « we behold citizens (rfirarting cop vittsj immured in prisons» &c."-r-here is af fedhtion for a flieriff!!—who khows that the confining of persons is almost his only business both of trust and of profit. Can it be supposed tliat his real intifntion, if chosen, is to neglect both his duty and interest ? A QUERIST- Gazette Marine Lift. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED Brig Two Brothers, Stoddart, Dublin Dry Goods. rloop Betsey, Norton, New-Bedford 10 Fi{h—To Captain. Came up from the Fort, )chr. Orange, Dove, Havanna >loop Little ?am Bunker, do CLEARED. shfp Jane, Hays, Jamaica Brig Harriot, Hubber, Batavia Florida, Long, St. Christophers Ship Fair Amciican, Breevor, from Ha vanna, ha 9 arrived at New Castle, Schr. Hem, Crowel, from St. Andero's, has arrived at Wilmington, Delaware. No arrival* at the fart. Ship Canton, M Lackliii, from bence to Calcutta, was spoken in lat. 38. 66, N. Jo "g-55. CO, 1 W. all well, on 9th July. Ship Gardner from Laguira toAmfter dam is taken by two Btitifii frigates, and sent into Kingftotr Jamaica. Brig. Apollo, from Curracoa New York, is taken by rhe Pheasant Hoop of war, and sent to Halifax. A Jhip from India to New Ytfrk, is ta"ken and sent for New Providence,-ill-a : having taken in part of her cargo at the Isle of France. , ' Ship Eliza, of Philadelphia, from New- York, h,is arrived at Falmouth. Ship Spy, Wood, of this port, failed from Madeira the 7UI June, in company with a large armed fliip, under Swedtlh colours, for Calcutta. Ship Manchester, Bn'ce from Philadel.. phi*s is supposed to have arrived at Bristol. Ship Benjamin Franklin, Senke, from hence, has arrived at Bordeaux. Ship Thoteju Wflfon, Cwion, from h : nce afrirtd ac Li*erpool in 4 day* from Cork. The (hip Amiahle. Tillinghaft, from h n i? 1 : ~ j-». NEW YORK, 19. ARRIVED, " day s Ship" Liberty, Woo ham, Liverpool *5 Brig Arrazo:, Neil, St. Sebastians 35 Fair Manhattan, . Jamaica ► Schr. Dorothea, Defur, Peter/burgh 9 M')Cp Jane, Williams, Philadelphia 4 Sloop Swift and Easy, , Trinidad Ship Atlas, Wilson, failed from Hull on the of July, for this port. CLEARED, Schr. Neptune, Willis, . St. Thomas Sally, Rielly, Cape Francois Determined Rcver, Hauler. Curraco Fair Tuder, Ntlfop, N. Prp«idecce Ships Industry and Virginia, from Nor folk have arrived at Liverpool. The fliip J :ftina, failed from Liverpool the day before the Liberty. The (hip Atlas,Wilfon, from Hull, on the 37th of June, for this port. The (hip Biefis, arrived at Liverpool in 40 day 6. The (hip Nonpireil, Rofleter, arrivedat I Bristol in 30 days. The {hip Exper.men:, has arrived at Li ve^pool- The ship Supply, hag arrived at Ports mouth. The (hip Osiris, Hills, has arrived at Li verpool from iliis-'port. Ext-rafts from the Lc>g-Book of the brig Amaj'in, Captain James Neil of this port, who arrived ycfterday. Sailed from St. Sebaflians on the 10th July, the ne*t day was brought too by a (hot frtm a lugger privateer of ten guns, under French colours who boarded me, and after looking at my papers declared that I was a good prize, ad hough my' papers were perfeftly clear, and prov«d my (hip and cargo clearly American, and my voy age direst from New Yorkandhome with a return cargo. (»ut Mr. Lague a passenger, my mate, and.five of my seamen ; put on board a ptUT mailer and five hands —and fa*'d he " (hemfd fend me to Guernsey where h« said he belonged although under, French —Visited me several times using abusive. language, and taking away poultry, hams wine and other (lores—on the 15 th, hailed us, arid ordered the prize mafler to make the bed of his way. while he (hould remain by another brig which he had taken ; the i6th being 6ff Uffiant with a flrong Easter ly wind, teating my fails,ind (Iraiaing the rigging, refle&ing 9B tjre injustice of the capture, I loft all-' p&ience—and aiming myfelf j I \yent upa/» deck, and dwe • h'e piivateerfmen below, and put my vessel away for New York- The commander of tbe lugger, told nre, that he had captured a brig from Bilboabqnnt} to En>b ien, be longing tb Mr. Adams of B (ton that another privateer ' had captured the Louisa of this pfr.t, and the (hip Colum bus. Captain Dcfhon, bound to Baltimore, which veflcls failfd a few dsys before me. On the 20th in lat, 56, loig. 24, 30; was brought too by the privateer fliip Min.' ervaof Bom-deaux, treated politely. On the 9th Augoft, lat. 40, 23, long. °s> 3°» the ship Union, 45 days from Liverpool bound here. Ext raft from the Lag-Book of the Colum ' bus, frem Rochelle : July■ 13, long. 26, spoke fiip Twa Friends, Gardner, nineteen -days from N. York for London. July 22, long. 42, fpcke brig Two Sifters, Norris, fixteendaya from N. York, for Newry. On the bank* of Newfoundland, spoke (hip Minerva, se ven days from Boston for London. BALTIMORE, August 16. Arrived, schooner John, Cluyton, 12 days, Havanna. Left there, (hip Sally, Brown of Balti more, to lsjil in 12 days. Schooner Maria, Moffit, of do. just arri ved. Ship M irervo, , of do.dc* Ship Fiir American, Brevuor, of Phi'a delplua, to f;iil next day. Brig Franklin, Morris, of Wilmi: gton, (Del.) to fail in three days. Spoke nothing on our passage but an Eng lish frigate, who fullered us to pass, aiterejc amination-. A Danilh ship, the brig Tiger, and seve ral other vfffels, names unknown, are in tf.e bay, bound up. The day before yesterday seven ships, two brigs and two schooners, lay at New-Point Comfort, bound oir*. . .*• $ August 18. Arrived* Triumph, Nifwell, forty-fiv& days Liverpool. J'irie 30, spoke William, of Portland, M-Daniel, thirty-one days out, to Liver pool. t July 28, spoke ship Mary Ann, of Bos. ton. fifteen days out to London. Brig David Stewart, Creightcn, Curra coa. Brig Viper, Srachey, fchonner George; Durkin, of Baltimore, and ftnop *it£tor» Bell, of New York; failed with hev. L-ft there, brig Two Brothers, Cox, of Baltimore. Schooner 1 hetis, M'lCec eighteen days St. Thomas's. Came out with a fleet of an hundred fail of veflcls under convoy of the sloop of war, Baltimore, The brigs Williatn, James, Gard ner, Enterprize, Garton. and fchr. Car melite, Courfell, of .Baltimore, arc till we recoiled*, parted f-om them in lat. Vi. 2X." long 68, 30-. Ship Abigail, Clark, forty days Ma deira. Left tl'.ere, ship Commerce, Rockwell, of New Yerk, to fail in ten days ; Heres ies, Baker, Warren, in fix days ; brig Hun ter, Bulhby, of New York, uncertain jv.' Republican, ——, ,so( Savannah, e!gtvt days i febr. Uurfula, Higgyis, four days. Augult 3, in tat 32, 18, long, 58, 30, boarded by the Britilh frigate Percppiqe, ' Evans, and (rented polire'y; Ship Iris, Galles, Axty-feven days Bre men. Fell in with an Englifti privateer who. had taken a French ship of war, from Bor deaux to Guadaloupe, having two bind red soldiers oil board, in order to aIM Rigaud. Schr. Carmelite,jCawftll, sixteen days St*. Thomas. Schooner George, Dunkin, fourteen days Curracoa. August 9. lat. 24, cO. long 70, 30, W. spoke lchr. George, from Walhing ton to Jamaica, out sixteen days, all welf., August, 13, Uc. 24, 00, Ion?. 70, 4 c, W.' spoke /hip Harriot, of St. Thomas s, frdm Jamaica, to \ T cw York, out twerwy-feven days, all well. Brig Flying Fish, Cogg, seventeen days from Martinique. Ship Mentor, Ticklenburg, ninety days Bremen. Aug-uft 2, in lat. 36, 20, long. 67, spoke United States frigate Congrels, on a cruise ; alfi on the 10th, the . lnfurgent. Captain Fletcher, Cipe Hemy, welt thirty Brig Fame, Latimer, fix months from Batavia. CHARL.It> I'ON, Augufl i, ARRIVED,. D.,y, B.ig Dorothea, Modrop, Hamburg Schr. I'lgaius, Crock'cr, Kmgfion 16 For Baltimore, THE BRIG DISPATCH, James-. Va.nsen, Master. To fail on Saturday or Tueftlay next; Will tpke in.freight "n moderate termi ■Application to he mzde to th ■ ospt.iin on board as Jeff? and Robert Wain's wharf, or to Livi Holiingsivohh & Son. WHO HAVK FOR SAI.R, '' '84,000.1b. 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