Gazette of the United States. H>l ■ i PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27- Prices of Public Stock, Philadelphia* Octobir 17 fcight per cent, flock—loß per cent. i Deferred 6 pyr cent 86 c-4 Iyj Three per cunt. 53 i-a icft) ■5 i-» per cent. 85 1?/ 4 i-i per cent njno at market BANK U. States, 3.5336 p. cent advan.~) Pennfj lvanij, u ditto ( N. America 51 ditto f InfuraaceC» Feims'a to ditto J . Americi 1i u 15 per cent 7 below par—nominal j Turnpike - 15© a 160 dolls. 300 Schuylkill Bridge - par ic Water Loan, 87$ a9O dolls. 100 tin 1 Warrants dolls. 100 acres nom. | Si. Aagujline Church Lottery Tickets, 9 dollars EXCHANGE. On London at 60 days a 75 On Amtlerdam, do 30 a4O cent* ) [per Florin > 36 a 37 cents \ fcer Vlark Bai.cs Rates of Foreign Coiiis and Curren reticles in tie XJntted States—ptr cct of Congrcs for payment of Du- 1 lies. On Hambkrgh do finglilh pound (leiling 4 44 IHlh do dc 4 10 I Butch F 1 Tin or Ouil'er o 40 { Hamburgh M carckli, he pro(l:tiucs itui; abilities ot which nature hai been !■» Willi ; ;md ir he can but t jct thro' h'i pin—ll# iniitff how—it* ill one to BltlLt—" that it hit w.iy.'" M*. Wayne, 1 am furry to fee in your paper of l'riday iaft, a Criticifiii on the A£tors refpe&ing the performance of Pizarro—the Person who did it is certainly no fudge of his fubjeft—as much as I admire Mrs. Merry ; Ihe was un doubtly nox in Character in Evira—in CoVa Ihe would have been hcrsef. I fhoutd not have troubled you, did I not conceive Mr. Cain required every indulgence from the Public—he is a native American, an amiable charaftrr, and a considerable lliareofVi'idelly-—and has tmdbubtedly much improved : and though from his youth and inexperience,lie did not come up to the ch.i racier of Afmfo ; he 15a ve general fatiafadt ion, except so the illiberal Critic. Par a Jfare Mr. Wjynf, HAVING frequently noticed the name oFF. W Ffquir*, afficiateii with (hat of Dr. Lieb, as lea-!ers in certain democratic meetings in the Northern Liberies of Philadelphia, cu riosity has more than once excited me to in q lire, whether a drunken fellow, of tht fame name, whom I have often seen fravelting thro' Welt Jerfcy, in a (habby chair, could he the fame perfun Want of lei ure has hitherto pre vented me f>om using means to have my curio lity gratified- But as the above-mentioned F. W- F/quire has been recently appointed to of fiee, I am stimulated anew to make >he inquiry. Through tli£ medium of your Gazette, there fore, I rcqueft some of y Mr correspondents to give me the desired information. The drunken fellow I allude to, and whom I have feverai iimea seen so much ii»ti>xicated, aa to be totally iafenfible to what parted around him, is fiid to be a butcher, is fometiines ci'.ltd Major, whether from ridicule, or because he really has that rai>k In the militia, 1 know not. H<; is a little brown man, apparently about Gfty years of age> round (hou'dered, and ha* a much grea.ei proportion of legs than body His face is small, round and red j with a pair of very prominent eyes, which seem ready to start fr.im their sockets, and are not fair remov ed from a Hate of iriflamition. I have .noticed no doj cf October, 1803. GF. MILKMEN, WITH emotions of grateful fennbili ty we acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th of O&ober inrt. inclosing a draft on Boston Bink for Two Thousand Dol lars.—This very liberal donation from the inhabitants of Philadelphia to the poor of this town, who have foffVrcd in couf quence of the late alarming ficknels, demands our warmed acknowlcd yenientß-and (hall be duly and faithfully applied to the benevolent pur poses intended by the donors. It affords us the £*re.itr(| fatisfadlion to be able to announce that it has pleifed a gracious Providence to (Uy the progtefs of the calamity with which this town was afflicted, and again to redore to its in habitants health, and its attendant blellings. May that being who difpe nfeth nitrcy as well as judgement, Ibield in future our ci ties and towns from a return of those cala mities with which they have been visited ; and while we congratul ite y>u 011 account of the health that at present pervades your city, to the inhabitants ot which we wish every blessing ; permit us also to reiterate our bell willies for your individual welfare. We are, with femiments of refpt-cV and efleem, your friends : Signed by order, and in behalf, of said town coun il. NATHAN W. JACKSON, C. Clerk. To Samup.l Coates, Esq. ( Chairman of ti - e committee of correspondence •with Baltimore, Norfolk, and I'rovidenee. From the Pittsburgh Gazette. " Why Ihou'id Man fortftill kit «Ute of grief i" IT is the great and ineftimaWe happiness of Americans, that they have free liberty of thoughtanu speech upon all occalions ; and on any fiibjeft which they think worthy oi notice may communicate to the public through the medium of a free press - Ona afternoon in the lalt week' having fiiiiftiied hoeing ray corn, and finding myfelf unusually tired, I walked home to my little cottage ; I had not been featcd long, before my wife began by faying, John, what can the matter be, you are not nigh so cheerful in your countenance or convention as you used to be ; Ist me make yon a drink of grog, a:;d th-11 you c.iri Iraoke your pipe ? Oil, Betsey, fays I, the jiipes are so dear, that I o*ly purchJced a fmajl cirtty when lalt in Pittsburgh ; times are got so hard, that wc poor farmers, as the faying is, mult cut the garment according to the cloth j to fopport our families decently it re qu;res the flr dfcft osconomy ; you know, Betsey, that there are some of our neighbours gettng forward in the world, who do »ot work half so hard as I do, but it istjid they are party men, and are paid for making | a noise about liberty and equality, which I aip doubtful tbey do not underftaiid ; al though I am of no party, yet I trust I have as honest a heart for my country's welfare and the public good, and will maintain its government in preference to the government of any other county upon the fa«e of G)d Almighty's earth—but, fays Betsey, if you would become a party man, you might be appointed an Officrr in the militia, or a jullice of the peace, this would afli't us to get credit, and make us mor>- rsfpeft tble a ainong cur neighbours. No, Betsey laid 1 if the Governor would mike me a Brigadier dtf General, I should cut a pitiful figure tc g > to a floie keeper in Pitt/burgh, and proiii 'te to make him my Major of Brigade ii' he would credit me for a i'uit of regimentals, and afterwards wallow about the streets in them as drunk as David's sow. Nor should I like to execute the officcof magistrate, and the constable folemnlv re lufe to pay any money into my hands, fear ing I would appropriate it to other purpo ses—neither would it red,oui}d to my honor, to ""trap any of my neighbours in fiues, merely because I should get a dol'iarcoft. Indeed, John,. I would not wiHi to fee you behave fu dirtily, nor can I fuppole the Governor would give commiiTions to such ehjra&ers ; if h£ did, would he not be cen sured by all good citizens ? for such offi cers as these would disgrace the French go vernment. But, remember Betfry, that al though such as have the gift of offices are in some decree accountable for the Qualifica tion of men they commission, yet they sometimes are deceived with the falfe gloss of charadter, and a compleat and perfect knowledge cannot easily be obtained ; the preluming and intruding are always the most forward in grasping at offices they cannot (ill with any eclat to theirfelves, honor to their employer, or benefit to society, and like some of old, they are Crying put me inte a priest's office that I may get a piele of bread. *• 1 perceive, fjid Betsey, that there are vari oss means made use of to get into offic«, but if it is as you represent, John, we had better be Content with our preferit circumflances ; we are like to have abundance of corn, and a good crop of potatoes, and I intend soon to weave (•loth for cloathing for the children, and let us make ourselves happy lj the days are long. By this time, I began to get into 2 better humour, I drank my grig and Ijmoked my cut ty, and am dete: mined when any new fubjeft is fiarted in conversation betwsen me and Bet sey, you ftiall hear fram the SPRINGFIELD, (Mober 20. On the 12th inft. thirty-seven recruits, under the command of Capt. Bliffel, of the 2d Regiment of United States Infantry, ar rived herefrom Weftminfler, (Ver.) and on the i3th', tfere joined oy 30 more, (from the rendezvous in this plate, under Capt. Lyman) and proceeded on their way to join the western army. o| - Gazette Marine Lift, PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. (Jays Boflon i 8 Fi(h—to Captain Sea I'lower, Frankford, Kdenton,N.C. 6 TobacOO —to Sloop Amity, Wood ward, Portsmouth, N.H. 13 Flit, oil, &c —lO Precilla, Tunnel, Norfolk 18 Lumber—to CLJEAUKO, ARRIVED, Schr. Nautilas, Lane, Ship Adriana, Fletcher, London bri£ Mary, Tarns, St. Croix Scht. Weymouth, Chainoct, Jamaica Victory, Uplines, New iork Hero, Savannah Sloop Sally, Dcujke, Alexandria Harmony, M'Nearn, do. Delight, Curtis, Baltimore Brig £iiza, Sherrnao, from hence, has arrived at Leghorn. ling lletley, White, from hence, has ar rived at Lcglio. n, alter beating oil leveral gun. boats. The lhip reported below proves to be the Wilmington, ttlair. from River La Piafa. Snow George, bound tor Hamburg, luring two thirds hip Old l om,M;rton, liom Dublin isoclow. Ship Louisa, Captaiu Thomas Hojga.d, on her palfage from hence, to Leghorn, on the acth August, in fight of Gibraltar, was attack ed by a trench privateer of two twenty-tour's, 8 nines, several lwivels, and full of men, as filled by a ilrong gun-boat. After a fev'cre son fliA for several hours, and many defpcrjte attempts to boird, they finally ibeereJ off, with t!y a five ounce ball —No other peilno hurt on boarjl the Louisa. Three Amei ican brigs el'caped during the aifion, being un armed they mull have been t-keu, hut for the gallant defence made by Ca;.tain li. One of them was the Hunter of New York. The Lou ila went iato Gidralter alter the a&i ri, where every attention was (hown to toe officers and crew an.l every afliltance offered that they or the vessel could Hand in heed .f. Captain H'». letter is dated 17th Augult, and mentions his expcilations of proceeding on h s voyage in 4 weeks, fhc mounts twelve fixes and thirty men. BOSTON, Oilober 18. Arrived, brig Hannah and Mary, Captain M-nn, Teutriffe 44 days. Left there Captiin Nickels, of New York, to fail in about ten davs. Oflober i, in latitude 11, 46. longitude 51, (poke the Triton Captain Ha ry, from Nor folk sot L md< n, it days out. Sam: day, fp ke bcljt Paramaribo, Captain iihepard from New York for Madrira, twenty days Sep tember »o, wa= b; ardßd by the liritifh frigate Triton, and trea ed politely. Oftober 19, arrived this day, brig Ranger, Bremen, 46 days. Same day, ship Sarah, Biker, Gottenburgh, 47 days. The brig Maryland, C.iptain Tyfon, from Baltimore, arrived at Fa,mouth,' (England) Ayguft 30> thirty fix day» palT.ge. NEW I.OND3N. Oflobw 19. Rain,high wind at S E—arrived fliop of war Ccnnefticut, captain Tryen, in 18 days frwu St ' hotnasV, convoyed a fleet of 17 fail; which fef parate-i in lat 35. Qn coming to anchor fce fired a federal {Vute. Ship Wafbiqgtpn, J J. Coffin, from Liverpool J9 days, belonging to New York, also arrived. NEW YORK, Oilober 25. . ARRIVED, days Sehr. Appllfi, Ven»Wes, W ilmington, N. C. 5 Sioop Aurora, Bifcop, . Richmond Ship South Carolina has arrived at Charleiion from thifcport. > Ship Wafhirgton from Liverpool for this port, has arrived at New London. Sloop Prosperity, Pin'.ard, afliore on Rock away beach. The United States (hip of war Conneiiicut, fcas arrived at New London, frcm St. Thomas after a twelve moths cruise, having only 3 men diiring her cruise. She has captured three enemy's vefieW, recaptured five Americans, and in company recaptured three Ameiicans. Her foremaft and bowsprit are fprutjg. The GonneiSicut Gazette fays, the Packet Two Sifters, Earl, of Newport, tor New York, was cad away near Sichem's Head ; cargo part y saved. B ALTIMORE, October *4. Arrived ship Union, Hooper, of Bolton, from H"jl, 7S days—spoke 20 days fines, brig Weft Indian, Chifholm from Charleston to London, 14 days out, all well. TO prevent mifrcprefentation the Sub scribers state the property (hipt by them on, board the Snow George, Captain Wake, at the time she funk yeft.'rday morni g, rnd which is since landed although with considerable da mage.— 9j HopfheasU sugars, in vilije 11,505 djls. fhipt for Hambrro account, 14 T-lopfneada sugars, in value 1,620 dais, for (h ppers accosnt, THE fnfjrarce for the above tw6 parcels be ing ordered in Europe, and the orders have b-en forwarded by three several veflels, two of which hive "failed, coifequenily no material loss, (if any) will bi felt by JACOB SPERRY, y Co. Oflober 27. dit THIS DAY RECEIVED, And for file ty THOMAS DOBSON; No. 4i. Soutlj Second Street. Pi i t Half a Dollar. A Letter FARMEK. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Ccncerninsr the public cinduet isf character oj JOHN ADAMS, Esq^ P.iji.lent of the United Stale?. Oftober 27. .* d6t. L MR. QJTE3NET rffptiVfuiJy informs the Ladies and Gentlemen rhathis fccond Bill will be held on ThLrfJ.iy the 30th instant, at the afiembly room South Fourth Street.' Ladies who wiij pleal'e to honour him with their at- . tendance, are r< quelled to apply for tickets, at the or at No. jo, South Fifth Street. Mr. Quefner continues to take fcholari. Ofloberjg. d^t Broker's Office. > ISAAC FRANKS RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public, that fee has again commenced the bufine s of a Stock y Exchange Broker, at his office, No. 59, north Fcurth ftrcet—Where he buys and frlU Stock of the United States, Bank Hock, Infur&nce and F.aft India stock, Bil'i of Exchange, Negoc'atet notes, Bil!s and Bonds, procures money on intcreft, aad on depofir, asd tranfa&s every branch of bufio?fs as a broker.- His experi and information in tke w 11 infurc to !*is emj layers accuracy, dispatch and pun ofcu on , c arirday night Uft, a fingl« -afe silver watch, having the face hrcke near- the • hole, and no cryMal; also a fuf'su: an') a red .ir.Ba hairik rchicf Wf.tch I..akertand others rcqucScd to Hop fait! watch if offered fjr faie, for the fake ot civil order, i; ishojed at', good ns will let fiip no opportunity o : ;-pr,hcnd the thief or thieves, that, thev trray he fcrought - I to juflice. oil b r »7 31 premises. They thi " will will u. o 4 v-V*