Gazette .of the United States. fe :m? ■'" * ;•" . li; , » - PHILADELPHIA, WF.DNRSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27. ' " PItfCES OF STOCKS. P6ILADBI.PIIIA, AUGDST 27. Old R per.C«nt Stock for cast) too per cent. N«»/:8 per Ce-nt Stock do. ioߣ Si* rir yJeiK. (nct.aaiourt) 87^ _ do. do. 87 Three per Cent." do. 53 IJsfcTrcd, ' do. 84 - iSA.Nii United States, do. 31 1 1 Peunfylvauia, do. 16 , Inluranae'coinp N. A. (iurei 10 per cent, be • ' low par Pennfylvania, lharea, u per cent, adv, Turnpike Shares, jo per cent, under par. Bri.lge\Schuylkill) Stock, par. Batl-lu Jia Company of N. A. 7 per cent advance Land \Varrant», ij d,ol!». per 100 acr«». COURSE OF EXCHANGE Bills on l.on. at jo days for cash 170 Do. do. 60 days do. 168 Do. do 90 days do 166 1-3 Bills on Hamburgh at 60 days 36 «37 cts i ' per Mark Banco P«. in Amsterdam, 60 days 39 a 40 cts. per Florin. TO READERS AND CORIIESPONDFNTS.. The complaint of an a*orious " Hus »anb" againQ a handsome, hut extravagant spouse, is inadmiflible, for it is improper to Blake the Gazette a journal of djmestic bick erings. The cafe of this hpfband is how ever. a very hard one. Like Shakespeare's " Michael Ciffio," our correlpondent teems to ba 11 A fellow llmod damn d with a fair •wife." Berthier's bombastic account of the bat tle of Maringo ij given in this days paper wit was yelterday omitted for want of room. For the 48 hours preceding Monday morning at fun-rife, there were 19 deaths in Baltimore and its 8 of which were children. A writer in the New-York Gazette pro poses the immediate adoption of some mea sures to prevent the introdu&ion into that eity, of the disease now raging at Raltiinore and Norfolk. Died, at Charleston, S. C. Mr. Abraham Wbiiwortb, from Georgetown, after a few days illness, in the 27th year of his age. A letter from an officer on the Petapfco, dit-datSt. Thomas'* July 3c, fays ih it Lieiite'a t Sh.iw, of the U-S. thoon r Expeiiment l ad 1 i« ti ht arm shot off in 1 engagement with a French priv.itier of it guns. Say* the Editpr of the Alexa dria Mirror " Jvtfl as this paper was ready for prtf* the armed schooner Welcome Return, Captain Guthrie, arrived here from Liver y-t. —rK. from ibence on the 17th July ; the newfpap- rs Ihe brings are from London to the 4th of July, and from Li- Liver, 001 to the 10th Their contents are mostly anticipated by the details at New- York —Watever may be found in them of mportance will appear iu our next. The following txtraft of a letter received by the Polly capt. Tracy, is from a House in London of refpe&a le authority. ' L.ondon, Jutr I. iß'pkinfon, John Hallowell, and Thomas Fitzimmons. Resolved, that the following tickets agreed upon at former meet ngs, be rrpubliflied in the proceedings, and under the fan£tipi), and approbation of this meeting. Congress. Francis Gursey, Assembly, William Hill, Gei re Fox, Godfrey Haga, Samuel W. Fiftier, John Bleakley, D. K. Hdtniuh, Select C uucil. Henry Pratt, Ji»mrs Re.d, Tlv mas Morris, (Jun ) Andrew B.iyard, William Dawfon, (brewer) Common Council. R' bert Haldol), William Poyntell, William Young, (bookfcller) John Morrell, Edward Gjrrigus, j-tcob Lawerfwykr, George Krelts, Jonathan W. Condy, Nathan Sellers, Jeremiah Boone, . Robert Evans, Charles W. Hare, Isaac Snowd-n, (Jun.) Peter Thomson, George Dougherty, John Carroll, J">hn Wall, Thomas P. Cope, Timothy Paxfon, James Milnor. HENRY PRATT Chairman. JAMES MILNOR Sec'rj. lofophy, lie Hnttnfcminated. w " Schr. Mirervs, Barker, from Martinic, I;-s His opinion of the virtue aid ability of the , arrived at New-Haven, prcfent admfr>iftr'ati r- Philadelphia, 26th Augujl, iSos. His Britannic Generals, for the Middle and Southern States.of A merica. having received tbeainexed Notifi cation from his Matty's Lieutenant Gov ernor or the island of Jamaica publi flies the fame for the information of the Merchants and Traders of the United States. P. BOND RESOLVED, That his ! onoi the Lieutentant Governor be advised to recom mend to the several officers of His Majes ty's Customs at the several ports of this island, to permit the free importation -of Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, small live stock of all kinds, salted and all other provfiions, and Lumber of every description, as well in British as in all other vessels belonging to neutral and other States in amity with Great Britain, from the day of the date hereof until the 31ft day of December next, and until fix months notifce shall be given to the contrary —upon the lik» terms, char ges and condition!, and fubjeft to the fame rules, regulations, visitations and searches as are observed with refpedt to vefTels im porting prnvifions to this island. RESOLVED, That all neutral vessels importing the f reign nrricles, under the authority of the above resolution, be per mitted to export Rum and Molasses from any port or p rts, place or places within this island, upon the the like terms, flipn lations. charges and condiiions as are ob served witjj-refpeft to British vessels in the like cases. M. ATKINSON, Clerk. Thrre are not more tifrful members in a Commonwealth than Mtichauts. ' I'is by their means we repair our bodies with the of Egvpt, and it is from their enter enterprize that we are regaled with the per fumes of Arabia. They make the Vine yards of Frince our Gardens ; ihe Spice Jflands our hot-beds ; the Perftans our Silk weavers, and tlie Chincfe our Potters. Na ture indeed furniffies the neceflaries of life, but traffic fuppli s us with a vast and ricb variety of the ufeful, the convenient and or namental Spectator. Gazette Marine Lilt. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED, Schr. Jane & Muri , Hind, New-York Scares—Wni. Buckley. CLEARED, Brio- Eliza, Israel, Havannn -cl.r- At'mtic. Kingston, Laguirt Nincy, Mo if.-, _ St.TJinmas Betsey, H die, St. Croi; J nine ft at the Fort. Schr. Experiment, Lucas, which vefftl was taken by the French, and re-taken hy the (kip Defiance of Baltimore Capt. Oak ford, the original commander wa« taken out by the pritateerfmen. The Minerva, from hencr to Charlsfton. has arrived there in 17 days. Vessels at Kingston the iqtb Ju'y. Sl.ip Hops, Edmondfon, of and for Phila delphia, to fail the 23d. Brig Auifuftus, Smith, of and for Phila delphia, to fail the 23d. BOSTON, Augult 19. The Hiram of Caftine, from Philadel phia, watjfpoken June/29, going into Liver pool. The frigate Constitution, failed from C. Francois July 22 for Boston by the way of Ckarlefton. Arrived, ycfterday at .quarantine rond. a schooner from Sufrinam with a sloop from Bebice aod St. Kitts, failed with a flret A brig went into the Road ycfterday af ternoon. July 22 long 63, was spoke ship Abi gail from St. Übes for Portsmouth, N. H. She had 011 board tlte crews of two south ern vcffeli which had been captured by a French privateer from Cayenne, two others being in company, in lat- 2J, 3(5, long. 59 The privateers had captured a Bos ton schooner. The unfortunate Amer icans wefe taken from the Abigail by the vefTel which met with her. NEW LONDON, Aug. 13 Arrived sloop Speculator, R. Smith, Norfolk. 17. Arrived fchr. Ursula, Higgins Mad-ra. Le ! 't at Maderia, the following veffell; Ship Commerce, Rackwell, Nor wit h , (hip Hercules, Baker, Vf arren, whom we afterwards spoke in lac. 32, long. 30, 4j ; brig Republican, Hotchkif» Boston ; brig Hunter, Bnfhba, New-York- NFW-YORK, June 26. "arrived, Ship Enterprize, Gilbert, Bermuda 12 Schr. Fanny, Nixon Havanna 18 Dolphin, Green St. Thomas 21 CLEARED, Ship Delight, Wlielden, Hamburg Brothers, Waterman, London Brig Retaliation, Whipple, Surrinam Eglantine, Richardson,. Turks Island Schr. Adventure Bell, Tortola Polly. Annable, Cape-Francois Schr. Juno, from hence for Antigua is i taken and carried in Guadaloupe. The fcliooner Polly,, Oliver of Charlufion, ■was to fail from Cape Francois for this port the 9th Augufi. The United States frigate, Conftitutien was off the Hook on Tutfday last. . Schooner Jane, Thomplon, from hence for Antigua is taken and carried into Guada loupe. Yellerday arrived (hip Enterprize 12 days from Bermuda, in ballad. Left there fchr. Speedwell from Charleston, ,©f New York, had beeiTout 50 days, loft her foremaft and damaged her cargo. _ Augnfl 18, l'poktf a Swedirti brig from St. Bartholemews bound to Bpfkm, name not recollefted. Aug. 20, fp,oke a brig bound to New York. August 23, spoke ar, American ship, captain Smith, from Cadiz Ijound to Baltimore, who in formed that he had retaken an American vessel a tew days before. Same day arrived, sloop Industry, Bangs, Baltimore, 10 days. Ship Aftrea, Beol, of New-York ; vessel and cargo acquitted, but the claimants to pay colts. Ship •Penelope,.,Crura, of Baltimore ; mod of the cargo condemned, and the clai ment to pay c fls. Brig Harmony, Shotwell, of Charleston vessel and cargo acquitted, and Ihe claimants to pay colts. by the claimant ; veITH acquitted. Schooner Union, Motley, of Bolton ; feflel a; d cargo condemned. Si hjon r Rover, —S—— y of Baltimore ; veflel and cargo coi demnation. Sloop Lucy, Franklin, of New-York; veflels and car Peter, Moop Aurora, Barney, Havanna 21 1 c , D , 1 n ■ », ,• ~ r 1 Schr. Roebuck Brig Norfolk, Fenner, Havanna 21 j„ . rT Columbia, Hopkins, Barbados »8 q," b tj.' Cn 'j Arrived the brig Walhington, Atkins, " o °'y \ Zar ' Havanna, 21 days. Anchor ed of Tort Johnston Brig Betsey, l'orry, Havanna, ri 1 Columbia, Hopkins, Barbadoes, 21 Snow El flared, Brig EL Sliip Eliza, Login, Liverpool I Barque Lynis, Kennifon, Havannr Schr. Pegasus, Livingfton, Kingftat Little: Tom, Woodward, MaJein Hipewell. Darrel, * Grenada Schr. Cor filiation, M'lntire, Havanna Molly Prarfon, do. Sloop Rretbec, M'Loan, do. Pjssergirs in the Schr. Minerva, frcm Phi ladelphia Mr. and Mrs. P..ine, Mrs. M'Ciule, Mr Samuel D.ckinfon, Mr. Vander Herchen,. and Mr. Fagan. Capt. Shotwell, of the brig Harmony, from Kingston, on the 30th July, in l it. 53 j", westward of Havanna, fpuke an Eng liftiman of war of 74 guns. On the 3 I if July, the Matanzies on Cuba in fisht, (poke the lhip A&ive, captain O'Drifcol, of Baltimore bound to New drifted through the gulf. Capt. O'Drifco infornecl, tint the lliin Cleopatra, of New. Yoik bound to the fame port, tad been ir tire, w'-:( h rapt. O Drifcol luppofed to hi the Salacia, capt. Waflibourn, of Charhftoi having spoke him a few days before. Of /merican VeJJih ia Kingjlon■ failing and ready forfea on the \c)lk of July Ship Sarah Mo ris, of New Bedford so' New-York, failed the 19 h July. Brig Hiram', Gardner, of and for Nor .folk failed the 19th. Ship Grand Turk. Taber, of New Lon don for New-,Ynrk to fail the 21ft. Ship Prudence, Sayer, for Bolton to faii the 2 id Ship lark. Gilman, of and for Ports mouth to fail the 11 ft. Brig Fair Ma diattan Creed, of and for New-York, failed the tßth. Br'g Mats, Jones, of aod for Newbiiry porr, failed the 19th- Brig Rebecra, M'Clintock, of and for Portsmouth to fail the 23d; to windward Schooner Good Intent. Parke, of «nd Schooner lidullry, of and for Ports mouth. Sloop Rainbow Rogers, of Charleltoi,, for Norfolk failed the 19th. Sloop Fair American, Joy, of and for New York. Schr. Hornet, of Baltimore, to fail in ten days. Brig Eliza, Williams, of New-York just arrived. Several other vtflels in port, names not known. American vefiels carried into Kingston for adjudication. Ship Diana, White, of New-York, from Vera Cruz to New-York taken ky the Me leager, in eight weeks, not yet tried. Ship Sympathy, from Cape-Francois to Ship Gadfdcn, Gardner, of Charleston, from Laguira to Ch rlefton > taken by the Meleagr.r, in Lt. 29, long. 75 ; in eight days not yet libelled. fcchr j Cruith,fr m Charleston. BALTIMORE, Auguftij. Arrived, Schr. Maria. Moffatt, 13 days Havanno. A schooner for Phil delphia came out/ with us. Left no Baltimore there, except the fcip Sally,' Schr. Hop<> V«a, 33 day* St. mew*. Ship Diana, Fort, 23 days St Thomas.s On the 13th Aug. spoke l*rig Eliza' Tucker, of Norfolk, to St. Croix, all well Brig William, Luthwaite, 23 days St. Thomas. V ' " , | [ Schr. Trimmer, Mathews, of N. York 5 [ »ot yet tried* 1 Several'ptliers, namss, unknown, waiting for the next court, which was to commence oh the 29th cr 30th July. Dec.Sons in the conrt of vice adir iralty at Spanish Town, by Judge Guilbert, on the 25th, 26th and 27th days of June last. Lebruon, Boston Blum, Portfrrouth Brock, of Nantucket, for N» ek WI& Remaining in port. Slf za, Watis, Baltimore. •jucbo, Denfmer, New York, to [fail i,l ten days. Sally, Davi<.fan P:,ila elphia, do 6do Jnion, Hills, Boston. Fl"ra, Wood. Philadelphia D< lphin, Hughe', New York. -n jzon, Dcve aux, Philadelphia. .>r Travis, Dispatch, Noble, of Boston, lad from lexander and Sally, Griffin, Newbu [lyport. )0, Burdick. Newport, lowers, Boston. I overel, do. M'Lcllen, do. , Done, do to fail in 8 day* te, Donahere, Philadelphia, ds, Steed, Norfolk. Miller, Portland, ed schooner Bet fey, Colej, 9 - - - Marftial's Sale, United States ? Pennsylvania District, y 1) Y virtue of a writ to itic direrted from the ' D H-morahle Richard Pct noon. Tie Vessel cpiled. PRUDENT, S3Si£»sfe& Ab (he now lei ar Brown's '• all and singular her tackle, ap ' Ji'purtenarces, the fame having bteft . belaid court a< forfeited, &c. JOHN HALL, Marjhal. Marjhal's-Office, y>u K uft Z7, i s oo S 3tawtS Just Received, M jwn fok ism sr ROBINETT & KISPELMAN, ICO lbs. Mace, I , R f u -,..r; jr quality. 4CO ,; is. Nutmegs, j Spirits, 4th pi of the firft quality, ~d Gin '.ii pipes, t-'\u Prii ce Molasses—and m K. have alsi on hand, for sale, rek Mig Hyforij & V TEAS, jouc hong Brandy, 1 It. Sc 4»rh proof, Sherry Wine in quarter calks, very nice, Spatiifh Ses;ar3, And a Variety of other Autruft 26 eptf "& Stone Baliaft. 1 have a qvnrtity of hy receiving it fretn ftr> am akreaft of • hun'red tons ".V /. M A Schr. Mary A Heller. John, Hazard, Fanny Favori Frier Samuel. --Jf'7. 2 '' r A(ubMF««d, / s6 Wharf—with all avid parcl, and appurttn; co: dcmned in the t •Vf' im .-.rT j .uraicr Do. Holland 30 Tierces R. if H»f ■T"< i ir.Kft, ,-^V 1 -V.-* Sand ANY person wih nf ti ®and and Stone Dallatt th