Gazette of the United States; PHILADELPHIA, TH'KSDAV, R.VKtJINO'i NOVKMtiEH -27. From the N. Y. Magazirte. TH.OUGHTS otf American newspapers. " Thk Ait kric ans,'* said a fplewetic friend of mihej who has travelled a. good 3pal in America, " are a nation of readers. Taking oiie with aliother, a far greater rinui. ber of the people devote feme of tlieir-tii)\e to reading, than of apy other people in the world. In Great Britain, France 4n the noble pursuits of history and po. ] litks. '• 1 would fain know, Mr. Caviller," ' returned I, " how the time of a citizen can ' be better employed than in watching the conduct of hts governors, in dete£Ung their millakes) and, it need be, cefifuring or dif- ' placing thrm. For what end has the pow- 1 er of chooling our governors and legislators 1 been vetted in its, if we do not cxercife it with judgement and vigilance ; jf we do not inquire into their claims to our favtfurs, Htid regulate our tjioiee by the tendency of tliofe mcafutc* which we know they .will | | adept. j " But mere political difcuflions do not wholly engrots thd'c publications. Are tliey not continually supplied with intelli gence fcom all parts of the world ? And do they ihh inform us of the fate of battles, the lchemes of (katel'men, and the change of rulers in every part of the world ? And ■what objects are more sublime, more intr refting to the rational inquirer, than the successive scenes of this great drama ?, " There is.no foul among us fa fordid Sc grovelling that has not an attive r.nriofity in relation to tliilr great events. He will always-lay down hi* groat for the fake of kr.owing what they are about in Germany, Egypt or Bengal. The Icene cannot be Co remote but we have an rye to it; and Sul tan Tippoo, and Field Marshal Suwarrof, are people with whom every American, the meanest and mod laborious among us, is as intimately acquainted as with his next door neighbour" Not convinced by these reafonings,my companion continued to inlinuate, that to know the incidents of a German and Italian campaign, cannot very materially benefit a native of America, who has his bread to get by his indult'y, and his family to cherift by donieftic virtues. He arting, br taken, or fhipwrccked, may lot be conveniently difpented with by he owners of ihips, and the venders aiicj >uyers of commodities .; bur why fc nany of its pages should be ftuffed witi leclamation again ft individuals and wW craps of news relpetting the operation >f armies and embafladors in anothe lemifphere, is not easily conceived. ■- " If those events are worth knowing t is riditulmrfly ablurd to seek the know edge in tins >"ay. Stay till a little tinn las rendeid the ilfue of teanfW&ions certain k Hay till you have the whole of a particulai :vent, iri all its parts and incidents, befor< inlfead of indulging a childish impati ence; and eagerly fwalUwing every muttla ed lying rumour. A little time will-noi inlyaffo'd you an authentic account of ar •vent, hut will lave you all thattXpenle ol imi which is wafted in procuring and read no- premature, unauthentic, and, wlut is vorl'ej unintelligible ffatemrnts. " if the Icn .»ledge of events, pal" ing i» the other hemisphere, be of any va- U", newlpapers, as at prej'ent conduftecl. lie liable to insurmountable obje&ions ; nasniuch a.-, itillead of faithfully and accu rately affording this knowledge, tliey only :eud to confnfr, bewilder and mill. ad. In ill they give us, there is such confulion -or :ontradi£\ion of dates—such oppohte ac lounts oi the fame events—lnch idle and nceffant repetitions, that no mortal can ex ricate himfelffrom out of the chaos. After i week or a month's Hudy, a man may fafely :onclude that a ceitain battle has been ought, or a certain treaty has been ratified ; )Ut as to the caales and circumlfances that lelong t i them, the memory is burthened ■vith a dilcordant and oblcure mass. Of hefe he knows nothing, till some impartial md enlightened observer has collected, ar anged, lifted and weighed the accompany ng teflimony, and profiting by lights for ■vhich it was requisite patiently to wait, or lerply to search, lie delivers, in a narrative >f half a page, what had filled, in its impure md chaotic state, not less, perhaps, than an lundred columns of an hundred Gazettes. " But even admitting that there is some ife in perilling these desultory and imperti ient details of news, what have I, a plain armer perhaps, or -a man of some lludious phyfician, lawyer or divine—or i Country (hopkeeper, or city artisan—. vhat ha» Inch an one as I to do with his long hillory of (hipping—this, cat alogue ,:f (loops and brigs to be Gild or reiglited— thef lifts of goods, wet j-nd lry, 'o be found ai such a corn: r or in such in a;!ey ' 1 liele thing 3 occupy thiee out of our luge and overflowing" pages which I laily and are ablolutely of no use >Ut as blank p-jper. " A d uly gazette contains, when collec :ed, at a year's end, no lets than twelve lundred and fifty-two page*, and these are •cjtiiv all tit to, a lead, twelve th ufand pa {es of a good'fized o£Uvo, and these would Tiake, at le-ift, twenty-four bulky oftavc k>lnines. When we (deft uj>o.n the infi lite vauety ami quantity of valuable mat. .er which lv- squeezed into twenty icJnvos, how mud we lament when w f ""me to scan their aftual contents ! Three fourths of them ai-e nothing to the world at aige. 1 hey are of use, of temporary use, inly- to the traders—to one of the nume rous callings into Which the people are dif t'ibuted. To all the reft they are juff a> foreign as if tome eminent Uylor flionld en I his ledgers and receipt books, for the ten years, to r'.ie press, and I fiionid be lerved, every morning, with h«tf a volume full of the precious contents. What is the "argo of the (hip Xiilfall tome ? Wl.at is the bale of dry go-ids, or * thouland bag! of pi imegreen coj'ce, to be fold to-morrow by an auctioneer, to uie, who live ail bun dled miles oil", or whose purfuics have thing in them of a mercantile calf? Yet such is -.he vanity of falhion, and the ca price of the paliions, that two thouland co pies of such iWf Hull be daily printed, and difptrfed with n a sphere of an hundn-d miles. Though never read by any but traders, it is b.ought and laid upon the table, because it is connected with the news and politics of the day ; a counec. tion that is perfcd.lv incongruous, and ir rational and unnccelTary. " Among other causes for regret, whicl the contemplation of the world and it; ways furnillies to a friend of mankind, is the ahfurd or pernicious application of an indrumem capable of the liioll illultriou! and permanirnt use. It is impoliiblr t( pi ail'c t«o highly the invention of the pYesj Of all the forms of publication, that of a large sheet, filled with small type, ant printed anJ difprrfed daily, is the niod to lac admired. By this means, a man (hall have for eight dollars, in daily and convenient portions, put into his hand, without effort or forethought of his own, a quantity cqua to tu enty-four volumes in oclav*. " How pnwerful in the caul'r of true virtue and beneficial knowledge might this indrument be made 1 Put into the lianis o philanthropy and genius, what wandefi would be wrought bv it ! flow might the knowledge di flu led through codly, or inac reliible, o-i" widely fcattoed volumes, bi comprefTcd, with inw form', arrangement :»nd illudrations, into this tafy and curren vehicle 1 How might the truths of science, the maxims of morals i'nd economy, be mo- delled mid dilliibutcd anew, be familiarized, and rendered, at the fame ti,nr, captivating and intelligible, in a daily paper 1 " Such are its poflible. tiles, but it is mournful to refleA on the a&ital applica tion of it. Three fourths of its contents are whollyufejifs fc faieigm to nine-tentba of its reader.. By the remaining fourth, the itiufioiis and mifrepiefcntations of fac ti . are convejcd to lis. Our understand- ings arc milled by i'ophiflry, and our pas. fions are irritated and depraved by inveciivr f>ii0 Which we have no . concern,' and attention to which usurps the' place of eve"ry-f*irttar.y (Judy. " Ctinfidering the popular newfpap-r as the uft: of :avili«auon' or wil'dom in its re*- very luiv. fluid link' our opinion of Americans ! Thejr connection with us, as lmjtes of a common country, may rescue therrt'f? o in m»i contempt, and prompt us tp cxtenuirte the cetrlure, b/ extanding it from Americans io risons, to (how, that if Americans arp no 6errcivin-tliis' : ftli«:&, than other e thing, and aru inl'e paiable from human teltunony ; but much it is evident, jnulk depend upon thi indultry, and candour, und judgment of the pu6lud, among the rell,ot a JUOOJt-liUfcjUN. By this Day's Mail BOSTON, November 20. by his excellency- <; CALEB.STRONG, Esqjjire.' Gitoernor and Commander in Chief of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A-PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the Honourable the Gene ral Court of the f.iid Commonwealth, •>» toe fourteenth'day of November current, rtfolv ,en, Thift the Governor be iccjuefted, with the advice a:«d con feat ol the Council, to iflue his proclamation, offering rewards to any person or pnfons for, apprehending and bringing to legal punifliment any of those notorious offenders, who were concerned in | firing upon and wounding Broadstreet Wig. gins and others, on the eighteenth day of July lalt : I do thkkefoue, by and with the ad : vice and consent of the Council, issue this Proclamation, promising a'reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, to be paid out of the public treasury, to the person or prr fons who (hill be the firft to tlifcover and give int'ormation, to proper authority, of the (aid offenders, or any one or more of them, so that he or they (hall be convi&ed of laid offence in a due courfeof law—And all offi cers, civil and military, of the said common wealth, are required to use their utraull endeavours to bring the said offenders to justice. Given in the Council Chamber, in Bos ton, this Fifteenth Day of Novem ber, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand and Eight Hundred, and in the Twenty-Fifth Yearof the In dependence of the United States of America. CALEB STRONG. By His Excellency's command. JOHN AVEHY, Secretary. SiDce his excellency John Jay, has declin ed serving again a* governor of New-York— the cUdevant governor, George Clinton, tlie father-in-law of Genet, has b*en nominated. The Chief Magistrate in Pennfyivania is the father-in-law of the late Spnnilh Minister. If such a connexion exifled between an American MagiftratCjand an Englifl) Minis ter, what an uproar ih^imp:rtial Democrats would make I—They would eftrem it it broad avenge far foreign influence. Whenever the candid Editor of the Aurora, has observed an American Officer return the compliment of a bow to the F.nglifh Minister—he ha* not failed to record it -as an important cir cuniftanC*. We are told that a fubfeription of Two Tfcoufand Dollars has been filled up a; Sa lem, far the relief of the inhabiiant* of Mar blehead. . BALTIMORE, November 25. A letter received by a Gentleman in this city, dated Raleigh, November 16, fays. " The mail will close in two minutes after this letter is wafered. I can only therefore tell you that our eleftors are chosen, and that 4 are federal and 8 anti-federal." NEW-YORK, November 26. AT a General Meeting of the Clergy of difT-rent denominations, on Tuefdav the twenty-fifth day of November, 1800. I Rrlolved', that as difficulties have unex pectedly occuired, to render inexpedient the observance of I'burfday next, the 27th i .ft. ai a day of Public Thankfgitfing, agree ably to a fortner appointment and notice ; the icrvice intended to be then performed, be poltponed till a future day ; and thatfea* fouable intimation thereof be given by the chuirmnn ot this meeting. By order of the meeting, JOHN RQDGEKS, J uirm 1.. The November 178 a. I Yesterday the Anniversary of the evacua. 1 tion of this city by the Britilh troops, and the fucefsful termination of a Jong and de ! (IruClive war, was celebrated by a.genrral parade of all the uniformed companies, thr artillery and the horse ; the whole under the command of Brigadier General Stevens. In obedience to his orders the d.fferent de itac|imeuts assembled at half part 10 o'clock I in Broadway ; the right, oppoiite St Paul's ! Church and the left extending beyond the | Bridewell. At twelve o'clock, they took !up the line of march, and moved down Betkman street, through Pearl llreet, up f Wall street and down Broad and Beaver j streets to the Battery, l'he numbers, the brilliant uniforms, the military discipline ' and order that charailerifed the troops on this occafiiHl, merit peculiar praise.' We rejoiced to fee the inimenfe crowds of fpeita. tors, and the llrong mat ks of . approbation that were visible on every countenance Fur tliefe evidences of tlie applause of their fellow citizens, irnilt have been remarked by the troops, and copld not but have afforded them high gratification. Arrived at the battery ; the whple were reviewed by Ma jor General Clarkton and Brigadier General Giles. In commemoration of the fame event, a national f.ilute was fired at Fort Jay. [ After a few evolutions*nd firings, the duties of the day were concluded by a feu de joie. We are happy in adding that not ft tingle accident uccuired, to interrupt or damp the pleasure of the scene. VF.RGENNES, Nov. 13. The Legillature of this State ..<]joui r.ed line die 011 the 7th infP. Their next fcflion is to be hulden at Newbury on the second Thurfduv of next. fJiir readers arc moflly apprised 'ef the loss us Mr. King's Hoop of iiurlington, in the month of September lafl, which is Juppofed to have funk near Stave island, on ber pas sage to St: Johns, and.all,ber crew drown ed'; we have not been iu pofleflion of the particulars so give an accurate statement of this melaniAoly. occurrence in, this paper is the realon of its being- deferred .to this late period.' The particulars are as follows .• Mr. George King; Mr. Alexander Catlin, jun. Mr. ol Burlington, and a Mr. Taylor of Williflon, failed from Burlington on the 2 jth September, for St. John's, m a weak crazy (loop, of 17 tons burthen, laden principally with pot ash. 'f"he morning of their departure was calm, but a violent gale H.on came on } before noon they were seen by a Mr, Allen, riear the Grand Isle ; the (loop was ther. labouring under a press of fail ; in about 2o minutes he looked for h£r again and (he had disappeared, the time be ing too lhort for her to run out of fight, it is supposed (he funk ; only two of the bodies have been foUnd. For Norfolk and Richmond\ fjfci The new schooner Mg% ELIZA ANNE, y2ijs£gj»WilH« Groce, maler—laying it Jaclt & Wharton's wharf—will fail poi.t.vcly 011 Saturday the 19th infl. For freight or passage, apply to captain Groce, on board, «r to WALKER & KENNEDY. norember 17 " ( d»t S C HOOKER sML Regulator, John Barley, mailer, Alexandria and WaJhinglon, To fail with all dispatch—now lyine at Vine ftrc;t wharf. , For freight or paflajrc, apply on board, or to GEORGE AKMKOYI}, 109, south Water street. November it dtf BALL. MR refpeillully informi hi» pre sent scholars, and those he had the honor to teich fii'.ncrlr, that his Bait will be held on Thursday the 4th of December, at hit AflYmbly Room, South Fa.irth street, and will Continue ercry fortnight, on the fame day, during the sea son. Mr. Quefnet; continues to take fcholari on Monday, Wednesday and Friday —The attend ancr for are in the morning and af-trnooo, Gentlemen, ercry evening—the fchoo| being di vided. November 47 t «<,s c By Dejire. New-Theatre. ON FRIDAY EVENING, November 'aß', Will be pr«fented (for the third time tKiTfeaTon) PIZARRO : Or, the Spaniards in Prr«., Writt«u by Kotzebue. ' [Charailers *« before.] • To which will ba added (for the third time in America) a New Mulicil Entertainment, cillrrf St. Davids Day • The Honejt Weijhfnan. Written by Thomas Dibdtn. [Chara&er» at before.] tCf* On Monday, a celebrated new Come dy, called SPEED THE PLOUGH ! with new Scenery and Decorations, —To wlvch will be added, THE SPOIL'D CHILD. *„• The Tragedy, of the LAW OF >'s LOMBARDY, which was received with. »* diftinguilhed marks of appfobation on Mon d y lad, will be repeated on Wednesday next—With ( Fat tbe second time here) A. TRIP 1 O FONTAINBLEAU. Prices of' Public Stock* - Philadelphia, November 17. Par amount of a Jharc Eight per cent, flock—To9 r a 110 Six per cent, fleck 89 I-a a9O Navy ditto 90 Deferred 6 per cent. 89 1 89 I-a Threeipercent. 56 a 56$ S I-a percent. ) 4 I-a per cent. J none at market BANK U. States, 1.19 a 140 p. cent ad."\ Pennfylvania, 133 mJ4 ditto ( N. America 15a ditto f lnfuranceC*. Ftnns'a >ai ditto J North America 77J to Turnpike - 15a a 160 doll*. 300 Schuylkill Bridge - - par io| Water Loan, 87 5 Jolls. Land Warrants If a 30 doll*- 100 acres St Augujiint Cburcb Lottery'Tichtt, 9$ JoHari EXCHANGE. , On London at 60 days OA Amsterdam, do 3c a4O cent" ) [per Florin > On Hamburgh do 36 a 37 centi N [per Mark Roteq of Foreign C'vins and Cur rencies in tie United States—per act of 'Ccngres for payment of Du- Dclh. Ctt. EpgHOi pound ftetling 4 44 ~) Iritli do do 4 to ( Uutth Flrrin or GuiUer o 40 f Hamburgh Murk Uancn O j; 1-1J ffZf l'he fuUicriWr having lrrquejitl)' heard complaints ot the want of accuracy in tbe price current Of public slctlip has Conclud rd (ojitrmdi tilt Gazette of the UilitedSraiej, occklionstlly (if called for) with whit may in his opinion beconfidrred the iVI ißlcet iVMjcs of Stock, and the Rites of Exctangr. M. Ciesni't street, No. 143. »,->u • p» r •'' V