Gazette of the United Staets
PHILADELPHIA,
MONnAY HVKNING, SEPTEMBER 2()
To Readers and Correspondents.
The Editor of the Aurora pledger himfelf to
the Pu lie, that 11 he willjtanii nr fall with Calla
titi,»' " To-morrow we fhali commence
a refutation of the Genevan Arithmetic. As
Duahe is willing to fall, he may rely on being
gratified.
The prolii communicatirw of " (■oltoiui" is on
a momentous topic, and deserves- serious conside
ration. It fliall receive it. Bur, We would fug
ged to the author the propriety of payinghi; pott
age on his packets. The Edi-or is always prompt
to insert well written pieces in behalf of the Go
vernment and interests oi his country, but it i» irlt
fome to.crowd his paper with fpeculanons, to the
exclusion of the few advertisements he receives
atnd then pay 80 or 100 cent# for a Political EfTay,
for which perhaps,ihsugh auxiliary to found prin
ciples, he it not even tbanieJ, either by the Go
vernment or the People.
Want of room compels us to crmit -se
veral articles intended for this day's Ga
zette.
The ship Maria, Capt Henry,
arrived at New-York en Saturday
last, from London, bringing Lon-
don Papers to the 22d August.
We yefterftay received London
papers Chronicle] to the
19th of August, brought by this ves
sel.
The following interesting article
is extraftcd from a paper of the 13th
••—further extradls will be found in
the opposite page.
London, August 13.
The following appears under the
Paris head of the gth instant :
" The conferences opened at Pa
ris With the Envois of the United
States have been suspended, and are
not likely to be renewed with efFett.
It appears that their powers are
too limited to conclude a fimllar trea
ty with France as Mr. Jay negoct
ated with England. France prefers
having no treaty with America to
the alternative of fanftioning the ad
vantages which it has given to its
enemies."
Capt. Mann, arrived at the Fort from
Jacquemel, informs that Sept. 5, at 10
A. M. Tiberon bearing WNW. 10
leagues distant, he was.boarded by the
British frigate Miliager,"Capt. Perkins,
and politely treated. Capt. P. informed
capt. Mann,-that on the 22d or 23d
Aug. in Mona paflage, the British fri
gate La Seine, captain Miller, engaged
the French frigate La Vengeance, and
1 after a severe action of fix hours captured
her.
The Vengeance was just arrived from
Curracoa bound to France, and is the
fame vessel which was defeated by Com
modore Truxtcn.
The Atlantic, captain Waters, of
this port was examined by the St. Al
bans, British man of war, off the Hook,
and finding that she had no enemy's
property on board, dismissed her, after
having supplied the Atlantic with pro
visions.
For the 24 hours preceding 1 Friday mor
ning at fun-rife there were 27 deaths in
Baltimore and its vicinity.
The ihip Triumph, from Philadelphia,
bound to New-Orleans, wasfpt Ice on the ift
of September, the Riding Rocks then bear-
ing N.
A gentleman who left Boflon on Wednes
day |j(t, informs that a number of vcffel*
had put in their and at Salem, difmaftea—
one of which was a large ship thai had loft
all her masts. Several of these veffcls had
recently failed from those ports.
The Executive of Maflacbufettrhas iflued
precepts for another trial for the choice of
Members of Congress, for the Fourth Wes
tern and Third Middle D>ftridls, oil the
20th of October next.
The.£4 prisoners taken into New-London
by the Trumbull, have been marched t>
Hartford, under an escort of militia.
Copy of a letter from ti merchant in S'.
Thomas, to a mercantile bouse in Baiti
mrre dated August 18, 1800.
Gkntlemen,
I have jufl time to inform you, t,hat ge
neral Rigaud, with two of his brothers and
nephews, arrived here yesterday morning,
in a Daniflv fchootier I'roin Jeremie, from
yhich place he was obliged to fly with the
remnant of |iis followers, as TouifisMit is
row in poflefiion of all the Illnnd of St.
Domingo. Seme of them put to sea in
small fifhing boats, while otht rs who could
not procure conveyances, were obliged to
remain at the merCy of the conquering ar
my, In (hort, every one who was eftab
lilhed there (at Jeremie) or in fail on any
jnrt of thr Island that had been in pofftffion
of Rigaitd, no matter to what nation they
beleng, were compelled to depart.
Mfi Duncan M'lntofli, ofjyoiir p.ice's
on hearing tlje account from 1 irr.-
fclf, immediately fee off in a fchoontr .tor
Aux-Cayes, in order to f.ve as much pro
perty as he could that belonged t" his frends,
:nd it is very pnffible he may efleil the de
sired objed, as he is a person of fline influ
ence at that place. Mr. M'lntofli means
(as he informs hie) to eftablilh himfelf there,
wherein faft he will be very much wanted ;
•as there is not a fmgle person fufTcred to re
main who was there at the time of its eva
cuation ; and he can do it with the greatest
convenience, as a Mr. J. liiby, (a merchant
of this lib rid) is to t ran fa A for hint bete,
and ail Conlignments you meant to fentllim,
I make' no doubt he will inform you to di
rsift them to Mr, I-
P. S. General Rigaud, with his attendants,
-is ordered off the island in 24 hours by the
commandant.
For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. Wayne,
In matteis which relate to the police, the
health, and trade of the City, we have our
points of information ; but in a matter of
the utmofl importance, and in which every
well-wiflier to his country feel 4 himfelf deep
ly interfiled at the present moment, we are
freatly at a loss to know what is doinp
I mean the fcufinefs of the approaching-
General Electi n.
It is true *e have appointed a cr mmittee
" to correspond with our Federal Friends,
and to pursue such nKafures as may be found
advisable to promote the Federal interelt,
previous to,the ensuing election ; and I hnpe
they are attending to the trust committed to
tnem.
But while the ptelTe* tfe teeinlirp with
addrelTet from an opposite party t containing
the mod fatf.-hnodt, our tommit
tet appear entirely paflive !
Out of tbe PsorLt of Philadelpb a.
For the Gazette of the UsiTed Sr.ilES.
Mr. Wayne.
A Gentleman of great refpe&ability who
resided in New York during the American
Revolution, and who was well acquainted
with Tench Cox while with the British army
inthat place,declares that T Coxe was one
of the BuarJoJ'Ref'/ifces, that was eft«bli(h
ed for the trijl of the unfortunate Ameri
cans who fell into the hands of the British
General.—Let every American think of this.
TRUTH.
Note, up soes Huddy for White.
N. B. The faft can be proved.
NEW-YORK, Sept. 27.
Important!
Last evening came up the Pilot boat
Perseverance, on board of which was a
pilot who brought into the quarantine
ground an English ichooner in a very
short passage from Martinique.
The Captain of this schooner inform
ed this pilot of the taking of Curracoa
by the French.
This was effected by troops which
embarked on board of 150 fail of {loops
and schooners at Guadaloupe. On their
approachiug the port of Curracoa, a
chain was ran across the harbour, which
prevented their entering, but they soon
after effected a landing on some other
part of the iiland, advanced to the city,
and after a bloody conflict, the French
got poiTeflion of the place.
The Captain further states, that the
United States brig Pickering was in the
harbor at the time, and joined with other
Americans in defending the place against
the French, who, when they conquered,
maflacred every American in the place,
including the consul, officers and crew
of the Pickering.
The Pilot further adds, that he was
informed, that the reason of this arma
ment being fitted out against Curracoa,
was, because the Governor of Curracoa
would not receive bills on the Governor
of Gaudaloupe for the expences incur- j
red in repairing the Vengeance.
The Pilot could not recollect the
names of the above schooner and captain,
but fays it was told to him as no ways
doubtful—and that the Captain was
anxious to come up to town himfelf to
relate the news; as he esteemed it of the
utmost importance to America.
Gazette Marine Lift.
t POUT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED, Days
Schr. Weymouth, Kilby, Jamaica
Schr. Mary, Loveland, Halifax
Schr. Virginia, Ashler, North-Carolina 9
Wheat, to captain.
Sloop Polly & Sally, Doughty, Rich
mond 12
Coal *
Schr* Friendfliip, Hodge, St. Mary's 14
Ship Timber
Betsey, Dowdy, North-Carolina 8
Naval Stores.
Sloop Sally, Dow, North-Carolina 5
Wheat,
Silly, Forbes, North-Carolina 6
Naval Stores,
. CLEARED,
Brig Sufatina, ( p ort Republican
Arrived <it the Lazaretto.
Bri~ Hiram, Sherer, Monteijo-Bav-r-Left
there the 2 |th Anguft. R lim a Fruit,
Joseph Shoemaker.
Schi'i L'Donald, Harrifon, prize-mafkr, (a
prize to (the Pc'tapfco sloop of war, lafl
from St. I htnias ; tailed I ith inflmt,
W.&R. Latimer.
Brig MelTenger, HopUi'i. y'*K.tnfrflon ; failed
?.6th August, Dry Goods, Wine and Dye
W oofls—Underwriters.
Brig Frieudfhip, Taylor, Port-Republican ;
Tailed August 24, Sugar, Cofite, and
Lop wood. Pratt & K'intzing.
Brig Two Brothers, Gardner, St: Bartho-
lomews ; failed 7tii Augslt, Sugar and
Salt.
Rrig Experiment, Crane, Kincfton ; failed
27th August, Rum and Coffee, Rofs and
Simpfon.
Sloop Experiment, Roche, liavann.i ; fail
ed Bth in ft. Sugais.
A dismasted t>rig below, name, Sic. un
known.
Brig Gayo r n, Griffin, from Havanna,
has arrived at New Callle.
A difmalled flaop said to be from Boston,
(name unknown) is below.
An inward bound brig, (name unknown)
is below.
Brig Hiram, Scherer, thirty days from
Jamaica, has arrived below.
Ship Orono, Middleton, from Liverpool
is bclbw in a dillreffrd coud tion ; was dif
malled the gth inll.
Brig TryVienia, Arnold, from Amster
dam ; Uniied States brig F.agln, Campbell,
from a cruize ; brig , under Danish
colours, a copper bottomed brig, name un
known, and two other brigs are below.
A schooner and (loop from the Havanna,
name unknown, are below
Ship Richmond, Glenn, failed from Am
sterdam in company with tke Tryphenia.
The wreck of a copper bottomed (hip
has been seen off our Capej.
The App'>llo and th« China, of this
were left at Batavia, the 19th of April.
Brig Rof , Gore, from hence, arrived
at Port Royal the 16th.
Scbr. Sifters, Tharton, of Philadelphia,
left at St. Jago, the Bth Oftober, to
fail in a few days.
An officer of the United States frigate
New York, R. V. Morris, Esq. command
der, ha 3 arrived in town for the purpose of
recruiting men for that (hip. She will fail
(hortly on a eruife.
The following vessels failed from Liverpool
ab«ut the ift of August :
Ship Augutta, Havanna, for New York ;
Mohawk. Wotherby, Philadelphia) Apol
lo, Thurfton, Baltimore; Montezuma, of
Baltim-re. bound to the Cape of Good
Hope ; a large number of other (hips, and
brig 3 in ctf. bound to different parts of the
Uniied States, nappes unki own.
Left there, besides a great number of
other*, the following (hips : Sally W. Lew.
is. to nil in a few days , Cornelia, B.
Prirce John Adams, J. Wood; John and
Phoebe, E. Dyer, to foil 20th August ;
Madison, f>. Hartley, few days ; Packet.
J. Trott ; and Hibernia. D. M'Donald,
all for Bolton ; brig Fidelity, E. Simpfon,
few days, for Portsmouth.
Spoke in latitude 48. 20, longitude 17,
15. fliip Mary Ann, Hntchins, forty-fix
days out, bound to London, all well.
A small vessel of about twenty tons, has
been towed into Portland, (M.)—(hi was
taken up at sea, without any person on
board ; her main mas carried away. Houf
hold furniture, with other arti les, were
found on board. By the papers found in
her it appears the Captains name was Nor
they.
A I.IST
OfVeffls which fai!ed from St Bartholo
mews on the 7th iolt. under convoy of the
(loop of war Ba'timore, capt. Cowper.
Ship -, fir Portsmouth, N. H. cap
tain Tredwell, Black Rirei,for Cadiz, capt.
Mathers——'. for New-Vork, captain and
vtftTel name unknown. Brigs Commerce
for Charleston, captain unknown. Sally
for New-York, captain Lathuby , tor
Boston, captain Mottley. Schr'sTwo Bro
thers for Philadelphia, capt. Haze.
On board of the above vefTels are a uum
ber of captains, paflengers. lately exchan
ged from Guadaloupe, viz. Aron Oakford
of Philadelphia, Jasper Foulk of do. Hen
ry H. Kennedy, of do. late master of the
fchonner Nancy, Captain Bell of do. of brig
Rambler, Captain Meakeng of do. (exchan
ged from Cayenne) Captain Hailett of
Norfolk, Captain Hooper of Baltimore,
Captain Jones of do. with Mr. Smith fu-
Captain Bowen of Norfolk.
Extract from the log-book of the Atlantic,
captain Walters, arrived yesterday.
On the 15th and i6th, experienced a very hea
vy gale of wind from N. E. to N. N. W. 'Bth,
boarded the schooner Neptune, Janies Jones,
mailer, from Wilmington, Del. For St. Kitts,
out three days, all well—lame day was board
ed by the St. Albans, captain Hardy, a ZSritifh
64. The st. Albans had cut away her main
mast, and had received some injury in her hull
in the above mentioned gale. 20th, in lat. 37»
25, and long. 74,00, spoke [he (loop St. George
Robert Forrefter m.nlter, 32 clays from Tobago
for New-York. 2fit, Cape Henlopen bearing
N. W. by W. 10 leaguesdiftant, spoke rhe fhlp
Patty, Jon3S Warren, roaster, 52 days from Ja
maica for New-York. Captain Warren in
formed, that he had loft almost all the fails he
had bent in the lote gale, and feared he had alio
loft a very conliderable part of i)is cargo, which
was sugar and coffee, as his ship leaked ver\*
much during the gale, and was much lighter
than before its commencement. Captain War
ren was very fho 1 1 of provilions and water, sup—
plied hina with some bread, and gallons ot
water. ' ■ '
Captain Hardy, of the St. Albans, took the
liberty of opening some of our letters, kut in
every other relpett conduced 'in a polite man
ner ; ami W. Waters fbould think himfelf very
remiss, if he did not, in a public manner, ac
knowledge the verv generous, and timely re
lief, afforded the Atlantic by that gentleman.
V Cept. Breath, of (he Hercules, got uplift
• eveiHMg, and informs us, that on the i£ih April
' he left at Batavia, ihe ftip Neutrality, of Bof
| ton ; Apollo, of do. and Chitra, of Philadelphia.
On the 18'h, saw a ship going in, supposed to
!be the Mercury of Boston. On the :6th May,
j there were, in the (trails, 4 American ships, 2
belonging to Bofion, md 2 to B*ltimore.
The Camilla, Weft, of Philadelphia, had an
engagement with a French letter of. marque
from the tfle of France, in the {traits ofSunda,
ant) beat her off. .
The Eliza was to fail in company with the
fenglifh East fleet, from St. Helena, 011 ibe2i;l
of June. »
On Sunday last capt. Breath spoke the ship
Elkelege Judith, Ahbot,3l days from So. Croix
for Boston—had on board ihe crew of the brir
William, of Norwich, which vessel was wreck
ed 011 the 9th irft.. She also spoke a Philadel
phia pilot, who saw off the capes of Delaware,
the wreck ofa eopper bottomed ship.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Wa/hington, September ijl, 1800.
Public Notice is hereby Given,
In pursuance of an a3 of Congress, pajfed on
the 23d day of April, one thousand eight
hundred, entitled "An ad to ejlabli/h a
Central Stamp-OJJice,''
I.
THAT a General Stamp Office is now
cftablifhed at the feat of government, in ttie
city of Wafhingtori, from whence there will
iflue, from and after the date hereof, (upon
the application of the Supervisors of the
Revenuf," under whose management the
colledtiop of the (lamp duties is placed) any
quantities of paper, parchment and vellum,
marked or stamped, and duly coumer-ftamp
ed, with the following rates of duty which
ar.' demandable by law :
For every ikiu or piece of vellum or parchment,or
sheet or piece of paper, iipoo which shall be
written or printed any or either of the inftra
ments ®r writings following, tp wit,
A Dolts. C M.
NY certificate of naturalizati m j
Any licence to pradlice, or certificate
of the admission, enrollment or re
gistry of any cOunsellor, Solicitor
Advocate attorney, or pro&or, in
any court of the United State< to
Provided, that a certificate in a:.y
one of the courts tof he Uiiited States,
tor any one of the said offices, (hall
1.1 far as relates to the payment of the
duty aforefaid, be a futficient admit",
lion in all the courts of the United
Stated, for each and every of the said
offices.
1 Any grant or letters patent,under the
seal or authority as the United
| States (except for lands granted
tor military tervicas) , 4
Any exemplification or certified copy
of any such grant or letters patent
(except for lands granted for mili
tary services) 4
Any charter party, bottomry or re
fpondentia bond I
A»y receipt or discharge for or on ac
count of any legacy left by my
will or other tetlimentary inftru
menj, or for any lhare or part of
a purfonal eflate, divided by force
of any ttatute of diftri ■ utions other
than to the wife, children or grand
children of the perfn diseased, the
amount whereof shall be above the
value rf /ifty dollars, and shall not
exceed the value of one hundred
dollars 45
VVhen the amount thereof (hall ex
ceed the value of one hundred dol
| lars, snd shall not exceed fiv« hun
dred dolla-s 50
And for every further sum of five
hundred dollars, the additional
sum of j
Any policy of insurance or inftru
ir.ent in nature thereof, when the
sum fur which insurance is made
shall not exceed five hundred riol
| lars 25
1 When the sum insured shall «xceel
five hundred dollars I
Any exemp'ification ps what nature
soever, that shall pass the seal of
any court, other than such as it
ni'y be the duty of the clerk ef
fnrh court tofurnifh for the use of
the United States, or some parti
cular state ' 50
Any bond, bill single or penal, inland
bill of exchange, proniiflory
note or other note (other than any
recognizance, bill, bsnd or other
obligation or contrail, made to or
with the United States, or any
slate, or for their use refpedlively ;
any bonds required in any cafe
bv the laws of the United States,
or of any state, up n legal process,
or in anv judicial proceeding, or
for the faithful performance of any
trull or duty)
If above twenty dollars and not
exceeding one hundred dollars 10
If above one hundred and not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars 2$
If above ftvs hundred and not ex
ceeding one thousand dollars 50
And if above one theufand dollars 75
Provided, that if ar.y bonds or
notes (hall be payable at or within,
sixty days, such bonds or notes (hall
be fubjeft to t nly two-fi'th parts of
the duty aforefaid, viz.
If above twenty and not exceeding
one hundred dollars 4
If above one hundred dollars and not
exceeding five hundied dollars i<?
If above live hundred dollars at'd
not exceeding one thousand dolls. 10
If above one thousand dollars 30
Any foreign bill of exchange, draft
or order for the payment of money
in any foreiyn country »o
The said duty being charge
able upen each and every bill of ex
change, without refpeiS to the num
ber contained in each set.
Any note or bill of lading or writing
or receipt in nature thereof, for
goods or merchandize to be ex
ported j
If from one diftrifl to another d;f
tri<a of the United Statss.uot being
in the fame lUte 4
If from the United States to any fo
reign port or place J®
The said duty being chargeable
upon each and every bi'l of lading
without rsfpefl to the number con
tained to each
. •• • z Dolls. C. M.
ifty notes ffifd by the bs Irs now
eiUUilh. <• or that may be lier<-:;fter
eftabliliit-< 1 ■ within the United
Stales, -ther than the notes of
such of the said banks as' Ihall a
gree. an annual composition of
one per centum on the annual di
vidend" made by fucb banks, t»
their (tockh IdeisJrefpeiUve'y, ac
cording to the following scale :
Jars, for e-ich dollar ... g
On all notes ab >ve fifty dollars and
not exceeding one hundred dollars 53
On all notes above one hundred dol
lars andnotexcceding five hundred
dollars r
Ori jll notes above five hundred dol
lars %
Any protest or other notarial aft 15
Any letter of attorney, except for
an invalid pension, or to obtain of
fell warrants for land granted by
the United Statas as bounty for
military services performed in the
late war a<
Any inventory or catalogue of any fur
niture, gteds or effe&s, made in any
cafe required by law (except in cases
of goods and chattels ditlrained for
rent or taxes, and goods taken in vir
tue of any legal proceft by any officer 50
Any certificates of a lhate in anv insu
rance company, of a (hare in the bank
of the Unit.d States, or ot any state
or other bar.k ;
If above twenty dollars and not exceed
ing one hundred dollars l 0
If above one hundred dollars
If under twenty d®llars, at the ra'e of
ten cents lor one hundred dollars.
II
That the power of the fupervifrrs of the
Revenue to m;irk or (lamp any vellum,
parchment or paper chargeable with duty,
will cease and determine from and after fix
months from the a ate hereof, to wit, on the
lafl day of February 1801.
111
That, if any persons shall, after the lift
day of Kbrnary ißor, have in their cuflody
or poff.ffion, any vellum, parchment or pa
per, marked or (lamped by the fupercifors of
the Revenue, upon which sny matter or
thing, charged with duty, (hall not have
been written or printed, they may at any _
time within the space of sixty days after m
the said last day of February 1801, bring
or lend such vellum, parchment and paper,
unto lume office of infpeclion, and in leu
thereof, receive a like quantity or value of
vel!um, parchment and paper, duly (lamped
in pursuance ot the adl herein before recited.
And in cafe any person shall neglsft or re
fufe, within the time aforefaid, to bring or
CMufe to be brought unto fonie officer cf in
ipedion, any such vellum, parchment or pa
per* it is hereby declared, that the fame will
thereafter be of no other efTed or use, than
if it had never been marked or (lamped, and
that all matters and things, which may af
ter that time be written &r printed upon any
vellul, parchment or paper, authorized to be
exchanged in manner aforefaid, will be of no
other effeft, than if they had been written
or printed on p-iper, parchment or vellum,
not marked or (lamped.
And for the convenience of those persons
who may be inclined to have their own vel
lum, parchment and paper llamped er mark
ed, it is hereby peclared, that when any per
son (hall deposit any vellum, pa-chment or
paper at the office c,f a supervisor, accompa
nied with a lift, fprcifyine; the number and
denomination ot the (lamps or marks, which
air desired to be thereto affixed, the fame
w l! be transmitted to the General Stpam-
Offic, and there properly markeJ or (lamped,
and forthwith fcnt back to the fame super
visor, who will thereupon colleft che duties
and deliver the p'aper, parchment or vellum,
to the order of the pfcrfon from whom the
fame was received.
Given under my Hand, and the Se«l
(L. S.) of the Trcafury, at Washing
ton, the day and year above
tioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the Trcafury.
feptember 29.
FEDERAL MEETING.
Agreeable to public notice a number of the
inhabitants met on Thurlday the 25th
inft. at the house of James Hirt—
Whereupon,
Resohecl, Th it this meeting be postponed
until Monday the 6th of O&ob r next, at
2 o'clock in the afternoon, 'at which time
the Federal Citizens of tht G )UHty of Phi
ladelphia are ifquefted to attend at the house
of James Hart at the three mile Rhii on the
Germantown road, for the purpose of nomi
nating suitable persons for the different of- x
sices of government to be el-fled at the next
General Eledtion.
PubliOied by order of the meeting, \
JOSHUA COMELY, Chairman. '
JOSE 1 H GEORGE, Secretary.
September 29.
Stop Thief!
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD. £
RAN- from the Snbfcriber, on Sunday
lBth inft, late in the evening, ar> indentecL
Mulatto Boy, aged 17 years, tugged by the ram/
•f Joseph Brown, faying himftlf to be from Lan.
caller or that neighborhood ; he is fliff [ess has a
round face, ftort hair. larg- mouth, fmiltog coun
tenance, dull fpc«ch, big fen-:? and feet, and h£
has no beard He may dr.'fs him'elf with a geij
teelcoat of light col ur, w ire button?, aad
bl ck cape, Hi- wears a good round black Hat.
He hasftoltn from the fubferiber u[ war J s of sco
dollars in cftfh apd valu- of other objetfi Wti e
ver will apprehend and fecur him with a, iyich
value about him will rec ivc the above r vtard,
and 10 dollars if the young Villain can only be
brought to condign punishment
6 FFLIX P \SCALIS,
Ho. 70 Sonth Street.
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