running.S. S." W. one foalf mile, yoa will pass the lobfef recks on your larboard hand which are dry. at low water, then fleer S. S. E. leaving the rocks olr-your ftai board handii which are leen till nearly high water and run one quarter of a naile and anchor in five iathoms water clear'bottom, or run your vessel afhoie on cither haftd in Caf* you have no cablei and anchors. >• ftTj" A» the above direJVions are inte resting to' the marrinert, it is wiftied that thepublilhers of the Newfyaperi would insert theai in their papers refp.-ftively. B. LINCOLN, Superintendent of Light Houses in tie State of Massachusetts. PROVIDENCE, Nov. 22 . On Wedhefday tail town meetings, were beld in tke ieveral towns of this fiate, for the purpose of choosing of Ele&ors of Preli dent and Vice-Prefidf nt of the United State Great- exertiofis were made here in fu} of the federal ticket, and the following is the result, lo far as we have been able to obtain information, viz. County of Providence (complete) Fedei al. Jacobin, Towns. Mjj. Maj. Prov. fed. 512 jac. 56 456 o Smithfield, o 6 Scituate, q 150 Gloucetter, O 19 Cu.jitterliiid, 39 o Cr q JohnQon, N. Providence, .Foster, • 6 3* ' o o 70 " i 2 9 264 County tf Bristol (complete) IC4 o Warren, o 2 fttrnngxon, 43 0 County rf Kent (complete) Etft-Greenwich, 15 c Warwick, 7 O WJ Greenwich, 23 o Coventry, ip s 0 County of Newport. Newport, o 6 Port (mouth, o 17 Middletown, o 18 Jameftnwn, o 2 Tivertown, o 7® Little Compton, 0 ■, County of Washington. North Kingtiown, o 49 South King-flown, • jo / . 823 495 Six towns have not been heard from. In our next we (hall endeavour to give a com plete lift. On the whole, the Federal ticket, it i<j judged, has prevailed ; but not by so gre.t a majority as had been anticipated. 'I he FJeQor* are to meet at BriltoL ac cording to law, on the firft Wednesday in December next. PITTSBURGH, November 14. By the Re. urt "t the. Commanding.Qffi- ' c<r at Fort M.ifCie,.(near the inouch of the I Ohio) there pnflVd that place fr»m the Ift of June to the 31ft of Auirull, 18 00, inclusive, £JGH 1 Y NIN h BOAi'S ot various de» fcriptipns, from Kentucky. Tejinrffee, the North-Western Territory, and ths Weltern parts of Vir inia, and Pennfylvanin, deftU lied for the Natche*. New-Orleai.s, and oth er ports on the MiffiSpi. The cargoes of thefr B -ats confuted of the following partic ulars : 8,675 Birrels Flour 27 BrrelsQin * 62 Bii rels Nails 182 Coils Cordage 9 Sugar Rollers 3 Hngfheads Oil 30 Biles Blankets 11 Saddles and Bridles 4 Tons Logwood t Barrel Wine 4 Ht>gflleads Molaflts 10 Bvielj Taffia 15 Pair B"Ot Legs 305 BuftHs Corn j 1,011 Yards Country Linen 4,200 Weight Bar Iron 11.206 Weight Castings 3 Barrel!) Brandy 9 Barrels Peach Brandy 496 Bariels Whilkey 83 BarrPls Beer j Barrels Svigar 6 Barrels Indian Meal in. Packs Peltry 7,- Barrels Coffee Pounds Loaf Sugar 1,000 Bnlhels Lime 18 Rifle Guns 10 Boxes Shot 18,330 Pounds Bacon 9 Barrels Tar .28,105 Weight Lead 2 2 Faggots Nail-roils 900 Pounds Gun Powder 8 Tobacco 1 Chert Carpenters T.tfols 3 Boxes C.ndles - I fiox Gl'fs 4:6 Birrels Salt 4. W>gg(>n4 3 Grind £ Mill Stones •m, S U Piufds C«<nop;. 34 Head Blici. Cattle 7 Ht .icl Sbetp 2o Hftrfes 7,C03 l)oi!a s io« D> v Goods 75 WtHiicii & Ghijdren, (black and [white foi While Men 7j Bl><k Men. BEEF OF thefirft quality, fit for India voyages, now putting up,and for file by WHliam Sheaff,. No. 168, High ftrctt. !5! | , • A Gefle,ral tcing on nis'travels found. »hirafel£ tnsKlpaied, and was obliged to —mn»m.— i stop at a fittic tfillno;; to be bied. The * PJJIIAVMLfHIA, [Barber of the was called in to satiic av pvfNiKo, N'vkjiber 29. 'officiate, but.,ltis appearance not beine = ' very muck in his favour, the General i drew back his shn, juli as the lancet \yag dn the point of fchtsring. "Ah ! what you are afraid of the blood," fiud the Barber. " No," returned the General, "it is the bleeder ; not:the blood lam •fraid of." il ~ CHARACTER OF the Columbian orator. This wfrfyl Voliimr, Gai.bb iNgham, A. M contAios of eigh ty pieces, leleifF-d and original, The lelec ticjirs arc csnf. <T dly judicious, and exhibits ™ * °' the finell l; eciiiieiij of ancient and modem • oratory, ft is in the latter, that Mr. Bitigh.in has Ihtwn much judgement, •md given proof ot a fin,-; tittle, by prefer vmg many celebrafesl(perches of French and Bri tilh Oia'ors, at prelcnt on the theatre of . c- i tion ; mid employed in. die discussion of sub- • lefts, which are really interelting to their ; Cinporirit s ill |ile. Ihe Americans ulfo -ome in for their debit ofcLllical honours ; and luch fele&tons have been made Irom the annual orators of the 4th of July- us cannot fail to pleal'e. A very eloquent, elegant, •ind beautiful difr.ouife of Prciident Haxi y, nineties the work. The dialogues are nioil !y original. The far greater part of them are fine compositions, whether the value of Competition is determined by purity of lan guage, or excellence of tentiment. Some of them are not inferirr, 111 ~he acumen of poliihed wit, to any pi.ces upon linnlar lubjef.ls, which have come from the pens ol the moll celebrated authors. But that which flamps them really superior in point of me rit, to the general ctft of dialogues, is, they are calculated, without exception, to ivnpr. fs lonic valuable and important moral jeffons. v « 3* o * < f 264 —— Ihe Reign of Terror is about to I comment* iti the United States. The fuc -1 crfs ot the anti-federal candidate fcrCougiefs it) RoHon, ha; encouraged tlie fanguiiiiiry Ja cob'us to propose hanging in eJHgy those who voted for the Federal candidate, Mr. Quii'cy, h man of as unblf-mifhed a political character as exists in M ifTachufetts, A wr.ter 111 the Bi.fton Tclegraphe of the 5111 iiiflant, recommends it to the people to " hold up such characters in the same disgrace ful view us they suspended the arcb-traitor Hurcrnvton."—,—•« AJay tieir names fa published monthly, and read annuity in the town meeting."■ I hit is their pure re* publicanifm— tins is the LlktMrr which tlx leaders of our pretended Republicans Willi lor—- Hid thii is the furt of government which we fliall fjon have, if the peoole eled French politicians to lake charge of oijr public concern* !!! ••5 " My verses cost me very little" said an Aurora poet 'tother day to a Federal bystander. " They cost then what they are worth," replied the other. A curate having drank rather too freely, had to baptise a child, which rather awkward in perfor ming Jleadily, he exclaimed " how ex« tKtfnely difficult this- child is to baptize. A French, abbe among a very large party, had a violent dispute with a.Gen tleman, who fitting at the bottom of the table, the distance between them render ed the accomplishment of any personal | insult imprafticable. " Sir,'' said the Gentleman, " if I were near you, I fiiould give you a box on ihe ear, so you may confuler the blow as given." " And, Sir, yeplied the abbe, were I you, I lhould draw my sword, and run you through the body, so you may consider yourfelf as dead" Talking on the Pythagorean do&rine of a metempfycholis, a filly young man once observed, he remembered having been the golden calf. " Very likely," (replied a lady, " as ycru have loft nothing but the gilding" the word press, made use of to imply persuade, as " press that Gentleman to take some refrefl\ment," press him to stay to night," thought he weuld (hew his talents, by using, whit he imagined a fynonirtious term, he therefore called out in company " Pray squeeze that lady to iing." Curious derivation of the word Gucumbks. The \»oi'd Cucumber is derived from the Saxon, cucumherbe ; cucum figni fyiug quick, and herba, herb. Called fa from its quick vegetation. The flmi iarity of its appellations in various lan guages is worthy of notice, - * ",n,'t In Low Dutch, KoncommtTj leHter.ic and German, \ JLUn,rrn ' (Aicumern, F'-entb, Coticambre> Italian, Ci.comero, f Cohombrd Spanish, •< Oogombrd, (_ Cchumbro, \ Curumir, \ Cucumcr, umber ; j or, according <J to Webster's j orthography, l^JTertflwcumber Gazette of the United States. Tbt fteigu '«/ Terror! A Frenchman, having frequently heafd Iclin, Anficaf, I ... I. After gaining a decisive victory, the great Conde, went to pay his respects to the king, Louis XIV, happening to be on the top of the stair cafe, when the Prince was going up, who moved ilowly oa account of "his gout. " I beg your majesty's pardon," fjid he, " for mak ing you- wait." I Do not hurry yourfelf, Coufm," replied the King, " no man can walk faft, j'o loaded with laurels The Aurora, as usual, falfely aflerts, that the Editor of this paper " depre cates an investigation of Oliver Wolcorfs accounts-" Let any person refer to the article in lnft evening's Gazette, refpeft ing that gentleman, and they will per ceive, that the meaning ps our paragraph is totally perverted by the Aurora writer. Vve do not deprecate the fcrutiny—wc wish it may take place, and not only in the cafe of Mr. Woleott, but every pub lic officer—(not excepting fomc -worthies under the Jlate govermitent) But we re peat that an investigation, we doubt not, will be objefted to by rite Jacobins, in the present instance, aS the result will prove the charges against Mr. W. futile, and the enquiries terminate in a manner highly honorable to that gentleman. The Aurora allots, that Mr. Smith was the author of a paragraph in last evening's paper Mr.Sitgreaves. Mr. Smith had jiq tyiowledge of the ar» tide unitil publilhei. In the House of Representatives of the. United States, on'the fufejedt of Mr. WoVcott'e resignation, Mr. Otk pr>pofed to refer tlie letter to a feleft ccipmittce of 7, ufter forne-deShte it was agreed to by the house, and Jt-eoaimifltec of 7 ap* ' Bostcn Pap. Captain Edcs, arrived at fiofton from die Havannah, in' itfd.iyS, ..informs, " That a few 3'avs previpys to his failing several ships of wir, arid a frigate left that port on a cruize, they were out but five days, and never out; of fight of the , Moro Castle ; they returned into port, ; were stripped, and .moored at their uluul place. It was reported it the Havannn that a French and Spanish fleet had ta» ken Trinidad, and that they were coming down to take Jamaica this information came by express to the Governor from the south fide' of Cuba. The Viceroy of Mexico, at the llavanna, .was about to entbark in some American ihip for Spain. Sugars at the Havanha, 7 a 9 dolls, fcnrce •, Molasses 9 bits per keg •, Lum ber 34 dolls, per 1000 ; Provisions much as usual ■, CASH very scarce, many A- Kierican veflels in port." The Patriotic Majority of the- Senate cf Pennsylvania Hon Mathins Barton Hon Joseph MI.elW Abm. Carpenter • Saral. Pofllethwaite James Rwing Zel nlon Potts Francis Ournqr Kichard Smith Titos. JchnfoD Dan). Wheeler John Jones at ,d 3 mil Kiag John Woods ft ccet. to »to i * Sil per trot. ft»dt "I . . Ml-. J into j 90. JO,-, Deferred 6 percent. 89 1-1 a 90 Three {percent. 56 a j l-» per ceut. > , o 41-1 per cent. J none at market BANK IT. States, 159 n 140 p. crnt ad."} Ptnnf;lvani3,l33ol34 ditto ——N.America 15* ditto f * eo Infsrance C*; Penns'a »11 ditto J , North America 77$ I 0 Turnpike - 15® a 160 doll*. 3 00 Schuylkill Bridge ... par >" l 0 Water Loan, dolln. ib o Land Warrants 15 a 30 dolls. 100 aCren St.AuguJline Cburtb LottcryTuieti, 9£ Mian / . EXCHANGE". On London at 60 days 72 j Rates of Foreign Coins and Cur rencies in tbe United States—per act df Congrcs for payment of Du ties. Dolls. Cts. Englilh pound fterlfng 4 44 ") lri(h d.i do 4 10 { Du chFlorin or Guilder o 40 / f Hamburgh Mark Bahco o JJ 1-3,) ANOTHER DETECTION. . -• ior r *o • TO AS! Of TIIF. DAY. Prices of Public Stock, PHILADELPHIA, NOVKMSiP. 1? Par d'tiount y a Jbare l" r 1; r'?p, Wafiington City '. CONGRESS , OF THE UNITED STATES. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES^ ,W edn-Fldar, November 16. Tfe miyfa went into a enrnmjue: ofthe whole on the reported reply to (lie Present's speech, Mr. Pafktr ;n the' chair, which, after b?in K •reatj by paragraphs, wan report -d to the fcoui? without amendments, and agrei H to, ajes npee 34 ; a committee to. wait '■D the Pref;dent ; to,know w.,en and where he wi>uld receive the answer. ■ , , lUfore »li£ houje adjourned the <?qmiriitt>e reported that they hart waiter! upon the Frtfi dtnt-, who replied that he wQbld thc-ir. answer to-morrow at twelve o'clock at this houie. . ' ' '' *V* '• 1 'J- f » I his morning the Senate waited upon the Prefidtnt, and presented the following addreft: TO JOHN ADAMS, PrFIIOENT Of Ti;* V»ITK» JtaTKA StR, : . , ImprelFcd with the important truth, that the hearts, of J<ulrr» mid People ate in the hand of the Almighty, the Senate 01-the United States molt cordially join in your invocations for apropriatc blefTings upon the Government and People of this union. We meet you, Sir, and the other branch of tlte Na-cinival Leg'i"flature, r in the City, which is h tin cured by the name of our late Hero.a,nd Sage, the illustrious Waltiuigton, with ferifations and emotions, which exceed our power of deferijjtion. While we ourfelves oh the convention of the Legislature at the perma nent feat of government ; and ardently hope that permanence and (lability may be commu nimtts-d as wtll to the government itfeff, as to its feat ; our minds are irrefifliblv led to deplore the death of him who boft in hon ourable and tfficienta pai t in the eflablHh ment of both. CJreat indeed would have been our gratification,'rf his sum of earthly happiness) had been completed, by feeing the government thus peaceably convened,at this place .'—But we derive consolation from a belief that the moment in which we ate des tined to experience the loss we d plore, was fixed by that Bing whole couufuls cannot err ; and frmh a hope, that since in this l'eat of government which bears his name, 'lis earthly reti.aitis will he deposited the Members of Congrefr, and al, who inltubitthe city; with tlrefe memorials befort thfcm will regain hi# virtues'ill lively recolltfftion, and mike his patriotjfm, morals, and piety models for imitation.—And permit us to add, Si*, that it is not among the lead of our conlolations, that yc.ui who have bien his companion and friend, from tl.c dawtr»- ing of our national extllence, and tiait>ed it) tl«s fame Ichoo! of exertion to elTeift om it dependence, air Hill prcfeivid, by a gra cious Ptavidetice, in health a:;d aftiyity, to exercile the fun&ions of Chief M-giftiatc The -quellton whethet. the local power over the diflri£t of Oolurr.bia, veiled by the Couftitution in iTie Congref- of the | United St-.tes, shall be imtr,edi<tely cxer cifed, is of greaf aud in deli- i berating ep, 11 ft, we fhaK naturally be led! |u Weigh the attending circutnliances and ' e\ery probably consequence of the n.eafures | which may be tprcpared. 'I lie feyeraHubjefct* for Lrgiflative rov fidrtation, con'taii«-d in your Cp&xli to b <th Hnufcs fit" CongKTs, fliall receive, from the senate all the attention, which tl 'y can give, c ntemplating . those ■nhjcdls bi.ih in refp<;£t to their nation;,l importance, and the additional weight that, i» given theni by your recommendation. VVe deprecate with you, Sir,, all spirit ol innovation from whatever quarter it m.y arsfe, which ir.iy impair the facrjd bond that cements the different prts of This Empire; and we truft,'that und-rthe frrpwQion of Divine Providence, the wis dom and viitue of the citizens of the United States wi'J deliver onr national compadt unimpaired to a grateful ■ pofie jitv. From pafl experience, it is impoflible for the fr-tiUt? of the United State* to doubt ofyjiyr zealous co- iperation wi.li the Leg iflatlire in every" pn mote the general happi nest and tranquility of the union. At'ccpt. Rirj our warmed withes for your health and hap panel's. ■■■ «• mm Gazette Marine Lift, POUT OF PHILADELPHIA. Shi Delaware, Clay, of this port, war cx peiSled to fail from Calcutta in all July. The frigate Un ted Stajes, Commodore Bar ry, was abreafl ol lieedy IflanJ, going down yefteidiy. 'Ship Amity, M'l.even, far AmfUrdim, left New Caftie yellerday: BOSTON, Ncvtmh?' 24, On Thursday night arrived at Qjirai.tine Road, the (hip Agfiioria, Captiin Eoes, in from the HTayahrtSli. Ihe next moiniwg a Violent gsle csmr on tr.>m N N. E. and the anchoring ground not bring go d, C'ptan Fdes finfling (he w.'uld nt ride out th«- fltpp-tl her cables atwj ran on iht fiats a: Quincy wiih. ul cxprriencing any damage, and with out'any inconvenience then he n;- obii ed to urtlr ad her before (he can be g<;t ofT Captain E'les particularly rcq:ie(ts the ou nets and con (igne«s of the,cargo, <o pay immol ate attei ti on to their imerefb, by gatting :h- mc fliry permits f.om thi Cuflom lloufe, so th t tiiev may be in readiness to receive their g..o< t from the Ligh'ers, which are employed to unb>a*. the ihip, and which will land thim at Fofier'i wharf. 4»c • vu H Xi^ r nC * rom the SbutfcwivJ 1 t i ' le< ' ' e!t Vineyard and <*pre i<: tht nay the night precqdinnr tht violent florm ; but i has Vo heard ■/. , ? ha ng Jilando, Cafwsll, one, of tlte numbrr, tae Plymouth with the lols of her an* chor* «.. . i , , i ♦ * ! i ' A f ri Amity, WVd«-»rd*PhUadeiph'.» i Lucy, Hw.fj, do. Minerva, Lomba.il, tU Jenny,, Derby,:,do, . j, v , ~. .< , Cltarrd,,H afhi. gton, Cheney. Philadclciliaj Brtfy, \ ung, dj. ; ' v — K v, • >«. t NEW YORK, November aS ■■ ARRIVED, •; . day* Br,g Samuel, Edwarda, Havanna so Schr. Pohy,——V- , i .Vuginia <j Poty, Clarlt, i !\ : », Peterlbujc i CLEARED, Ship Hope, Pbe'p.-, ■ o. 'BrifM Pn u Alexandera.nd Sally, Morrifon, .Jacnairs Schr; Only Daughter, St. Bartho oitiew^ • The.brig Samuel, Edwards, in twenty days from Uayanna—fhe has 535 boxen ,of fug*, and l< me fw.f'.k-r-iiirendcdsto go to Philadelphia but Could, not eijter t!i<' Delaware. Tht Suinu< el foiled in co. witfy twenty fail, without con* v«y."' ■ :f T >': v • ' •The .'chobner Fanny, and another v efTelwrre .tilt only ones lor this port. The bjig .Little Gtorge was Jo fail iij a 'en days for thjs p"rt. The trig I'riendfhip, Hervy, from Bolton, had arrived at llavanaa in thirty, days. Nn* rub;r 1.4, fp ke a Dutch brjgfrorri Ham burg for Cl»arlcft.,n. .. .. , American produce generally low*—flour frcnji tweive to fixtten dollars ; beef do. pork twenty dollars and fctrce j sugar ftven to nine dollars. S t. * < * i \4 • ■ . « £3" A QUARTERLY Meeting ofthe We lh Society, foe the advice and „ffiftanee of Emi grants from Wales, will be, he-Id on Monday evening nejt.at.Jß »'clock, at Taveifc; No. 36 Chefucit Street. ; OWEN FOULKE, Secretary. Novfrtther ag . s&tn POST OFFICE, . Pl>:ljdc.pl>!a, November 28, 1800. ■ £s* LETTER'S for the Britilh Packet /Mi ry, tor KaifooWh, (England) will be received at this Office, until Fuefday, jnd December, at 11 o'clock, noon., N. B. The iribnd Portage to New York mnft be parrl- Never performed here. ; New-Theatre: OM MONDAY RVENJNG, Naveml'tr 31, Will be presented, a celebrated new 5 ails, called Speed the Plough. ; Wrtvniiy I'homas Morton, F.fq author of Co j lumtins, the Way to gef. Married, Cure for He. t • chc, Srcrfts W.ort!. Knowing, | Cb'ldreo in the tf<c. and now yerCurming atfhc Covent wfcD Theatre, with u iiiveT Tai apphufe. lVitb new scenery find decorations; •''* Philip B a:v 1 o"U, mr-Cooper m- Wignell j Sir Hat.dy, mr Warrcii; I ob Hanky, ftu Wood'; Henry, mr. Cain ; Palmer 1 Oifce il, nr. bercard; Evergreen, rar Moerit; Grrnd, ".r Prigmore ; Poftillio'n, -nir Ho: kins; Young Handy'sServant, uir.'Durai.,>; Pst<r, Vr ,ki« . . Mi s aian'if irifsE. Weft'ray ; L ail y Handy mis Shaw 5 9vfan "tfttfi-H; mis» vy e Jtray ; Dune Aihfield, mrs Francis; ; Country 1.5i1.-s—:nifs rnil j, rrilfi Soloraußs, mrs ibo'&or, mrs Stuart, &c dfc In act //, A Country Dance, i: : To which will he a Ved (r.r>> .lifted this season) a 1 'f.witr fiWe.te tw i<S», The Spoil'd Child- one Dollar, Fir, three quarters of a Dol ar, arid Gathry, half a Dollar. Thf l-.'ors of the Theatre will open at I 4 pafh 5, and the Curtain riT- at 14 pad 6o'cVck Gemlemrn anil La lies are requested to fend their ferva:it« M keeppUcenn the boxes at a quarter past PATENT American Balloon, OR Vertical Aerial Coachee.' This new, curious, an ! elegant MACHINE, Which lias I ceil exhibited to, anjJ accommod*» ted ihoiifjn 's of Perfgns in NewrYork, is no* fijf-d at the "■ CIRCUS, IN FIFTH STREET, In this city. '| Propertie> ot this wonderful (Vnflrijc- I tion are as beneficial js they are various jlTordini; them ft delicate pi. a'ure, and at >hc fame time operating as a reiterative to health, snd for which purpnfe tie 'requent life 'oflt is recotnm nJe> by th -faculty, to the sick, (he weak and thi-fe recovering The motion of the i'alloon is frpm four to about twenty miies per hour. The rats of tra vel ing, however, will be regulated by the will ot the paflei.gers; eight of whom can ha c mfnrtabiy accommodated ; but the Ballooa wdl set off with two onlj'. Sweet the air e oM ; e'ow, 1 h« city, ccvniry far amvnd, And thcu defceii'ling, q* :k '<r flaw, Y> ■ rfi'nk y 'U »io« on imgic g-cu':d. Conftin: jt,enJjn , 'e will he yiven, for a few days only, wh«r, the exl. biti m will dole.— Every relpCiltul attention w.l 1 be flrwn by PHIKEAS PARKER. Admittance to view, one-eighth of a dollar; and for exerciling the machine (in the whole) ore-fmirt 1 ! of a du 1 lar. -Any person d;firou« ef purchasing the exten ive privilege thereof for this city or State,w ill >e informed of the terms by appljiug as afove. •> >■»•« November tg FOR SALE, m y /"\LD Long Primer, y v/ Small Pica on Pica Body, n Engliih, Chafrs, Compvfinp Sticks, and aprea «■ varit ty of artioks neceflary to carry on the Fan 's lug Bufmefs. They will be fold cheap tar calk Apply to the Printer,
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