.Gazette of the United States. PfllLADSLrm.i, p\ TUfcSS-AY hvp(,ls rweV Of CFMBER 9, Pbiladll^hia, Dec. yth, 1800. M*. Wayne, „ Sir, In.your paper of last evening is an ex tract from the Boston Mercury, signed W. Athearn, fhting that the brig Polly, T. Rnndali, commander, was bought .at Porto Rico, by a Frenchman called Cartang->— property but covered as American by Capt.' T. Randall. . It is impossible for me to fay what motive W. Athearn had in fabricating and communicating so gross a falfehood, and, it is equally irapoflible to calculate the hijury it may be to the owners of said brig Polly, 'and also to Gapt. Ran dall, consequently I have already taken m easures to have W. Athearn' arretted as soon as he may be found in this coun try Having said this much, it may be ne cefiary to inform you, that the brig Pol ly, T. matter, belongs jointly to John ■ Cafanave, ofNew-York, and myfelf—that' the entire of said brig was originally purchased with my money, part gf the proceeds of the cargo of my brig Ruhy, And for my owp account, by Francis Mechtler, supercargo of said brig Ruby —who afterwards fold to Capt. T. Randall for account of J. Cafanave, the" one half said brig Polly—conceiving it to my interest, to interest Mr. Cafanave in order to prevail upon his friend Capt. Randall to take command fit her out. I trust, Sir, that you and all other Printers who have given publicity to W. Athearn's communication, as extracted from the Boston Mercury, will not hesi tate to makfc this letter as public. I afli> Sir, Yours, &c. CHAND. PRICf. COMMUNICATION. Looking oyer the of Thursday moi fl it)?, I discovered an addrtft to " Friends and Jellixuj citizens'' figncd by ene li'feph Blotm f.eld ; and countt'fwncd 'iy " John Morgan : this apjjejra to b» one of thofs precious ejijeirs prepared for the gijl of pun Jacobin; and is mui h in the stile i>t the Slab 7aiun proceed ings f—but as it is signed hy Bloomfi'ld and Mtrgan ; we are at a loft to fay who thef are —unless beinft afhireed "ftheir names—Bloom field and Sayre h*te ch lifted thertt: it is «*•' Jain tbey no longer trie tfce plirafe—RepubH tarn. A Gentleman from Dover, informs, that the Electors of the State of Dela ware have given John Adams 3 votes—and Charles C. Pinckney 3 The Electors of New York have una nimously voted for Jefferfon and Burr. The Electors of Connecticut have vo ted unaninynifly for Adams and Pinck ney. It is worthy of remar't, that every ad dress tjfcthe people of this State, and every defence made of M'Kean's con duft, since his elevation to the Executive chair, has been signed, and written, by the creatures immediately dependant on his honor's pleasure. The frigate Boston's prize, Le Ber -ceau, is libelled in the Diltridl Court of Massachusetts. Captain Goodrich, arrived at New York, informs, that he passed the fliip China on Thursday last: the was then wt anchor, but when the thick weather •came on, she put off again—lt is expect ed, however, that she will go to New- York the fir ft favorable wind. He also informs that a few days since, he saw 8 square rigged vefiels on the coast, beat ing to. A Minister once obferved'in a circle of Courtiers that nothing could be more ridiculous, than the manner in which the Coilncil of State assemble in some of the Negro nations. " In the Council chamber, said he, are' placed twelve large Jars, half full of-water. Twelve coun sellors of State enter naked, and {talk ing along with great gravity, each leaps into his jar, and immerses himfelf up to his chin, and in this pretty attitude they deliberate on the national affairs. You do n©t smile, continued the nnini fterto a noble lord who fat next.Kim. "Smile! No," answered his lordship, " I fee something more ridiculous than | that every day"—" Pray what is it ?" returned the minister—" A country,"' replied the nobleman, " where the council is filled with nothing but jars." j RETUR'rT OF V( For President ar.d Vice Prt United,. States. & ziates. - , " T ' • i m r ; - ! j -§ *,■■£ 5 - ■< c: 4 New-Hampfljire, I Haltoiufetts, ~| R-Hode-Ifland, Gjrneclkut, 9 9 Vtrripeit, New-York, 11 12 New-JcYiVy-, 7 7 00 00 Pe-n 11 i'y Ivan f the progrels and present (tate of the JacoUtmc tacti.ui of diforgtnizers in tliis country, and proceeds to ferret them out ffoni their " refuges of lieo" and to expose them, in their native detor mitys by demonstrating tliat their leaders have, from the beginning, been in puifuit of power and plunder as their ultimittj and «xcli>(i\c ; '.r>n o: ■ 'i bon'ti | fa/DAT, Dfcfm&er j. ■ bist the - printing 3isiuttl.lr.li vl>e due | The i) u!r n t'oh. -d irtetf i,it» Vf.ojru.i'i'? 1462 is to be applied. " j pf'thc whole ow tJ»>- -hill for «reding <■,' Ma u i ll!, iVrfefcvery of this 'bbok is Important ; folevm to George Wasbir.gtcv.' in the liiftorv of pnntiri*>n t-he fclltSw.ng ( The fidl feci ion. being fpad, »tjic|i deter accouiit ;_j'hxs; li (t'l)cw?!; (gaflihjj over 011 c f nt.nf, tiir form stud de mentions of th« Mau or two small works) p.rin'bd in moveable fdleuiiv characters, with a certain >*ite of the year, Mr. Allfton mm-sd nn amendment. sub • 5 the Pfaiter of -1457, reprinted iu 1459. . diluting n Monument, in the place of a From that epoch tot lie year <') 462 in which M.iufoleum, to he,treated in the Capital, the Bible printed' at Metitz \vf John Full spirited .debate entiled ; in which the and P. Schoeff t «e » know of ; amendment \vSs fupp'cirtcd •"by 'MeflYs. Mi >o Vork'bearing..-the 'hltcof the printing. ; ft ou : Nigh-Jus, Nott# and Macon ; and —Yet the Xm $ certainly not -nnpafedby Meflrj. H. Lee, Oris, and G, ,f ---the si' (t printed,, -jiisiyetit aflert, | wold. that from the edition of a J Tlie cortimitte- r-.fc without Cooling to Bible'in mi tTaf * clft r.i rife rs ye ;C begun; ; „ ny deof..*, reported progret-i and £jkcd characters wjjjch arc ,no«". Thou- employed in j euye t0 gj a ,„ a , , - . , - tfie /kfentz edition. JtjfGdestbeje are douiiU j refpecliug the places ifi >»hich printing was firli » exercited. fiftntz, Haarlem, and Srraiburgh have " 'theic partizans. Those of AlcMi' jfve v«t-y exclusive ; they pretend, that all the year 1462, printing was confined to that city ; that it v»a= not till the troubles which fol lowed the capture of it iu 1462, that the workmen of Fust and Schokhfrr were] dispersed and carried their art to different I places. But the fai% that printing was not j tarried from- Menu till after the capture of it by Adolphus de Naufl'au, on the 27th of October 1462, is now-centradifted by the I edition of a book prlhfrd at Bamberg, a! town far oft"from Ihortly after the ; 111 of May, 1642. Times * .; ' "f sidenl *\ J From a Correspondent: . j By captain Wtfte'rn, of the brig Gicvf, winch arrived oil Sunday fiom Havana, information was obtained, that, on Tuesday lafti>he todk a young' wpinan and her infant, about eight months nld, from pfT a wreck of a vefTcl from Kingston to" Norfolk, ■.'i'fiis unforttinjttf had 16ft her huf- Innd abaut lix days before. The.circtini ftance is extremely melancholy, viewing a widow and her helpless infant, throwrr on our (hore, friendlefs perhaps, and unproteft od. She laved nothing, but herfelf and . b.ibc. The writer of this knows not the person ; but whoever (he -is, he participates from fynip,.thy in her' diftr»fj. He is indu ced to mention the above iiiformtiion, from an a flu ranee, that there are breasts in Charles ton so ful'y*ccfiipied with the divine attri bute, Charity—that, some inquiry will br made concerning her._ She was oil her pat fa;*e to Norfolk, vrith Ker hulband, to feitlt there ; flulhed with hifpes, nearly reduced-ro ceil iintyi of planting herfelf and partner on a fpjt where they, might enjftv many happy days, and rhir tHeir tender ffspring ; but, gracious god ! in a, feifr days, what a scene !' Herhufband (lieevery inll. expefting Cv> be (wallowed upljy bijrfling wave*,iwhtch were ov?rwhf.lmng hir. Almighty P>o vidence marie capt. W. the instrument of his mercy rxtt.'iidairt ; to\vard» her ; (he is favtd, ■but' to what ? Let "it not be fiid, you, whose cups. ove(fli>\v _uijh. C/nJy bit (lings ; let it not he said that y»u want the will 1 if com forting this diftrrPTed Ceniale, so far as her miseries nlay enable her m receive comtjort. 'Seek the unhappy w nderer ; out of your .ihuiidlnce (pare a Utile' f it may be Kbuiv dince to her ; piytedt the Mother , chc rifh the orphan. Pity J)et iifßitlion ; let the fur the It ends of thtsV. 1800 WASHINGTON, CITY. OF THp UNITED STATES. f.V- • HOOSE OF Rf.PftESKNTATiVES. JVKDifSS'IJAr, December 3. Mr. Gregg moved that the petition of Oliver Pollock, pre fen ted the Other d iv, and a report.heretot'oie made by the comijittee of chircs, together with the documents ac companying t.>e fame, might be referred loa committee of the wholr hotife. Mr. Macon opposed this reference, and fuperctdrd the motj';n by one to reter it to the committen ins, which car ried. p Adjourned. , Thvmdat, December 4. A letter was received from the conireiffi oners of' this city, enelolihg a colored plan of the city. Mr. Macon, from the "committee of claims made a report on tlie petition of Darby M'Nemara, ">lWrt being barred by tire sta tute, it ought itbt to be^rinted.'' The lik? report .was made relpedling the petition of MvcUat'l Miihlenberg. The house mifiur red in the reports. A memorial was prefehted to the house in behalf of Smith and Thomas Carpenter, Who fetted the inconveniencie* rcfulting'to iliem fjt thf • profecutioiv of their engagements, ?-> report t'lie debates and pro ceedings' of C.>ngrtrls, without the house should grant them permission to ft.n d within the bar of the house. The referred to a commit tee of five to consider and report thereon. i. ■ ■ Mr. Speaker fitpiified the desire of Mr. Lisle, chaplain in a gale of wind., principal part of the cargo saved and arrived at New Providence. Britifb brig Atlantic, from Kingston, (Jim ) to this port, ran alhore near New Providence, hi a gale of wind. The pr'ncipai part of the carpo ftved. an ».oi dam ned, befidesthe following r*c«rt condi uncti ons The brg Ch-arlcs and Henry, Fipchm no' Ch>rlsflon t Veflel condemned and cargo ch r ed. Rr-isj Eliza ind Miry, Ried, ol New York, cait;o condemned and vefltl cleared A Danilh'brig rrom Havanna bound to Bal -1 tiir.ore not ried. Brig Aflrea, of New York ar Shelburne— not l itd. A brg in thirty,feven day 9 from Liverpool, bound to liofton, haes. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, u/irrcr Dcctsv'cr 10, COLUMBIA 3E, Will lie prcfenteJi a celebrated new Comedy, h;gO AK BI N"r>, a»e . _ . , • • Hopkina, Vf.ung Handy'.Servant, mr Duran f ; • gwn.mafcal.y , u-r^np. Peter, Mr Baily* I ?*t» f' c! « h . K ;S h,f1, . ,r ' n i VOwI Mil's Plan If rd.miss E. Wcrtray; Lady Handy, and mftruKnental, drawing ahd daneirp. Mrs Shaw ; Susan AMeM,' mis. We»eay 5 1 p, *"l work, roarkwy, «tobf*» .ery andtum- Dame AlhfieM, mrs Franc!*. j bnur » gold; fi.ver or colour., amfi- Country Laffes—i»if« Arnfid, taifa Solo&Ofti, 'Vial fid « ers, fancy bfclkttt, «etTWTg, nair, print mrs Doxflor, mrs Stuart, flin sork pfcyeYy kinci.v In act 11, , A Country Dance, By the'chara&ers. To which will be tirifi, a f.iv rite Farce : in two afls, cabled The Prisoner at Large ; Or, the Humours of Killarney. PRINTING, Neatly executed at the Gjjice of the Gazette of the United Statees Philadelphia Dancing AfiTmbly, VFhe fecnnS gill v.n'bp J.I : UI ThurP'fty Evening nttctvjrt Mr. 's Hotel. The Cttture Balls will be o*-- *■ :'-v-ia» v t J evening during f *V ■■■'■■ 9 ■- - Wanted to charters FOR EUROPE, A Vessel; " . of Ijo or alo tain burtldV. ■ wpjljr to . • . • • -r , Jdrntt, Qitfom, if Engliflt. .11 mt. qrti. . .. . . - f j he Cargo t OF THR SHIP* Jo H N BIjLKHL Y,. Copt Sfockln.from Baiavia, CONSIJTISG OF Coffee sugar & pepper Of.the bejl quality. FOR SALE BY William Wain. 4 , fjecember 9. 6t Lorain 5c Son,, No. 5; K)R,r/i Third-Sweet, HAVE JUST RECEIVED A HANDSOME /iSSOItXMiIWT OF Chintzes & Calicoes, Jriflj .Jfr*ens, sewing silk and best rich fear 1 twi?ti ■'cotch rhrlfcads, tvith u tariety r of other feai'onabie Drjr Gee vis.. A.' d * larp? fitpply of Carpets and Carpeting, Of the iateii ALSO To be sold or bartered, for L>ry Goods, a bandfome -hree-ltory BRICK-HOUSE* With piiizi ar.ft kitchen adjoining, situate In Vin« urar Fourth flreet, built in modern flile, with excellent materials, and well calculated to accommodate a targe family. dcturn'-tr io dat—'fa tf Bank of North America. Notice is hereby givfn m the Stockh«'ders of the of North Amer ica. that on the fccon l Monday, the uth day ot January next, an Ele&iijn of twelve Direc tors f.r lhs cnlVwg year, will be heU at the Bai k at ic ot the clock in the afternoon. H BKINKEK, jsnr. Ca(hi£ the Colics of maps, charts and bo ks, to th." auhora anu jiro prietors ol luch Copies, daring the times therein men'.ioncd. PHILIP MOOUE, Clerk of the Diflrift of Maryrd. iiO»*«iher :l - Umki4J Education WAR DEPARTMENT, /I.'.'iwt 4t-f, I oCO. "T'HE cotnmandi- in the City of Vt ->h>ti£' mi, and all ofivets on fi'iriough are t • r p. :t tliemfelvej to the fame officer <\.chai : P.: ie 'ifpatdi. SAMUEL DFXTEK. Secretary of War. •e