worth's opinions in Conne&icut £o for the opinions
o £>one individual; that there are hundreds of o
theis equally capable of judging; thit a very great
portion of the people are exceedingly well inform
ed about public matters, and think, fqr'themfelve.s,
and that individual influencelias probably less to du
there than any where on earth.
So much for the " unequivocal voice"- of Con-
nefticut.
Vermont consists of seven counties, and contains
85,000 inhabitants. Bennington, one of thele
counties, contains, 12,009, about one seventh of
the people in-the state. There are nineteen towns
in this county, and in each town fume persons, 1
never heard how many, met and appointed certain
delegates to assemble at Bennington, and co.nGder
of the treaty. They met, arjd called themselves
the " Bennington County Convention."
pasTed resolutions condemning the trc3ty, and re
commending it to the members from Bennington
county' to bring the matter befjre the ltate legifla-
which was (hortly to meet. The legislature
infft ; but fj far was this act from being conlidered
as the aft of the people of Bennington county,
th.U t!ie members from that couity took no notice
of the resolutions, and neither they nor any other
person in the legifiatnre f->'d one word about the
matter. Trie re't of the fta'e was equally fi'eat.
Tills is the "unequivocal voice" of Vermont.
The {late of New-York contains 340,000 fouls,
of which number 32,000 lefidein the city of New-
York ; 2000 of tliefe ate slaves, which being de
du vied leave the number 30,000. Six thousand of
these according to the actual computation, are ca
pable of bearing arms. A meeting took place on
the fubjeft of the treaty at New-York, and several
thousand persons attended; perhaps three thousand.
On the firft day there was a division, one party for,
the other againlt the treaty. Both fides claimed
the majority, confufion ensued, and the meeting af
ter some stones had been thrown at those who at-
tempted to speak in favour of the treaty, broke tip,
without coming to any final refoltition. The next
day, the favourers of the Treaty did not appear, for
though they were willing to difenfs, they did not
chool'e to fight ; and the oppofers, having the field
clear, proceeded to sentence of condemn*! ion. In
this sentence it may perhaps be admitted that three
thoufaud persons concurred ; and this is a large al
lowance. This is haidly a majority of the freemen
in New-York ; the other kaJf was opposed to the
proceedings, and all the reit of the Hate, the other
62,000 fieemen which it contains remained infl
Jcnce. *
Thip is the '••unequivocal voice" of the people
of tjie state of New-York.
In Jersey, which pontains about 184,000 people,
about fevemy or eighty perfor.s met at IVenton,
failed themselves the people of Trentofi, and con-
demned the treaty. Soon after, nearly or quite aa
equal number met at the fame place and disavowed
the proceedings. A few persons af'erwards aflem
bled at Bjr.'p .town*rf- choed the Philadelph a re
volutions, and burnt ih effigy the Senators »f that
S,tate, who had voted for the ratification. Some
persons met about the fame time at Fiemington
and approved the treaty, the reft of the Sate was
silent.
This is the tjnequivocal voice" of the state
of Jersey.
Penrefylvania contains 434,000 inhabitants, of
vvhora 42,000 are in Philadelphia. The state, ac
cording to theaftual calculations has 86,000 men
ratable ofbearing arms, and the city 8,400. 1"
_ Prtr. 'jjelphia there was a meeting on the fubjeft of
the at which it is probable, from takingthe
medium of the different accounts, that about 300*
peifuns attended and voted j I fay attended and vo
ted, becatife it is certain that a yery great number
of thofr who attended, did not vote, or mean to
vote. They were drawn to the place by enriofi y
and remained as fpeftators without the least intenti
on tq approve the proceedings. This three thou
sand, and fnppofiug the number to have been so
Ijrge, which is by no means certain, it i»-very fir
rom being a mjority of the freemen of Philadel
phia, call themlelves the people of Philadelphia and
condemn the treaty. Four hundred andfevetitecn
citizens, including almost the vhole mercantile in
terest meet some time afterwards and disavow the
aft. York-Town, a very refpeftafcle borough has
a meeting and approves the conduct of the Senate.
All the reft of Pennsylvania, with her numerous,
her populous towns, and the 86,000 freemen, re
men remains in silence. Yet the aft of these three
thousand Philadelphiansisthe «' unequivocal voice"
of Pennsylvania.
At Wilmington in Delaware, a meeting took
place and condemned the treaty. In another part
of that state, at Dover, there was a meeting, much
less numerous however, that approved it. The
reft of the state was silent. The number assembled
at Wilmington may have been about 300, pro
bably less. The freemen in the state amount to
• about 6000. These 300, a twentieth part, speak,
fame contrsdift them, and the reft are silent;
This is the " unequivocal voice " of Delawaie.
There was a meeting ?t Baltimore which is said
to have been numerous. Allowing it to have been
in proportion with that of Philadelphia., which we
(late at 3000, it mud havi fallen short of 1000 per.
fins, for contains but *13,000 fouls;
less than 3 third of the numbers in Philadelphia.
We will fay, however, that it was 1500. i hefe
jjoofpoke; the reft of Maryland was silent.
That state contains 3 19,000 fouls, and, according
so theaftual computation, 63,000 freemen : 1500
/peak, 61,500 are silent.
This is the " unequivocal voice" of Maryland.
N If we take the dates North of the I'otomack,
from Maryland to Maine, inclusive we 'hajl find
them to contain 2,555,000 inhabitants, which is
very nearly or quite three fifths of the whole popu
lation of the United States, and at ieall Jwo thirds
of the white population. According to the usual
computation they mull contain about 470,000 men
capable of^bearing arms, adding together all tliofe
who have expressed their disapprobation of the irea
ty in tliofe dates, and allowing 200 for the Ben
nington Convention, the number amount* to
10,770. This handful of individuals, not amount
ing to the fartieth part of the freemen in thpfe
jiate", have declared against the treaty, since the
declaration was made the legislatures of New-Hamp
(hire, Vetmont, Rhole-Ifland, Coanefticyit, Jer
fev, Pentifyl.ania and Maryland l ave been in session.
The Ha ife of Reprefcntatives of New-Hampiiiire,
has unaftim'ouftv approved the cunduft of the Pre
lident and Senate. The Senate of Pennsylvania
has declared its unabated confidence in the Presi
dent and its approbation of his proceedings. The
Legislature of Maryland have declared, in <he
warmed terms their unimpaired cpnfidence in his
wisdom, virtue,, and patrjotifm. .The other
latures have thought it proper to Vie silent.
And fhis is the" unequivocal voice" of the
peopje in the States NorHi of the Potomack.
it \yill be observed that 1 take numbers as stated
by the census. It is certain, however, that they
have very much encteafed ftnee, efpectally in the
large towns. The encreafe however is in favor of
my position hecaufe the number of the oppofers is
fixt, and ihp greater the number of tlje citizens be
comes, the greater also become? the disproportion
between thero and the oppofers. Philadelphia, fpr
example, is said to coutain 60)000 inh4bitants ia
llead of 32,000, the number alfigned to it by the
census, but the oppofers are still but 3000, which
it a tenth part of 32.,000, bpt only a twentieth
part of 60,000.
Aa to the Statesfouth of the PotomEick, there
is reason to believe that the diSikc to the treaty is
far more general. In them, however, it is certainly
not uniyerfal, it being admitted on all hands that
there is considerable diyerfity of sentiment ; nor
are the indications of its being " general" by any
means Junequivocal. North Carolina has hardly
spoken a$ all There has been, that 1 have heard
of, but one meeting in that state, and that no.t
considerable. In Virginia, they have betn mOKe
general ; as also in South Carolina and O^ot""i a *
Less so in Kentucky. In all, however, there have
been fuffi ient iiidioHt iyns'of dislike in a grept part
of the people, but will any man fay that th? gene
ral and unequivocal voiee of the people, even in
those ftatrs, has been declared! Combine them
with tlie other ten fiates, and then it will appear
that 'this " unequivocal voice" of the people fiem
Gtorgia to New-Haoipdiire, is in fact the voice
of a small part of the people ; very ftnall in itioft of
i the States, and not general in any.
! ■* civis. .
They
Ftom the DtpasTMFNT op War,
Relative to the FO i'TIFIC AT lONS of the
PORTS AND HARBOURS
OF THE United SrJits.
STATE of the FOt TIT-ICA T/&XS',
PORT LAN Din the dtjhid of Mai;::. i
THE works cjnlilt of a fort, a citadel, a bat
tery for ten pieces of cannon, ail artillery (lore, a
gumd haufc, an air-furnace for heating (hot, and a
covered way from the fort to the battery.
The works arc fubliantiaily executed, except
ing the covered way- : to camp'rtp this, jlie
earth fin the fpt>i beiug of a bad quality wall tl.e
nece!Ta:y supports of llones and ivds, is ef>imated
at font hundred dollars. Levelling the earth imind
the works, fencing the land pertaining to tt em, a
pump for'the well painting the wood,work, ard
rendering the whole perfediy complete : the efli
mate is four hundred and seventy one d-.illarf, in the
whole eight-hundred and seventy-one dollais.
PORTSMOUTH, New-Hamffiire.
The works consist of a fort, 3 cilatft!, an artil
lery store, and a reverbeiatorv furnace. . i heie are
completed, excepting a little carper,:er'i> Work,
suspended to let the wood f.afon, and whu-h may
cost about fifty dollars, But a fir,all and tifif .i efecn
expence tnull be incurred for a drain tp. cany the
water frotji ihe magazine, and may coil one hun
dred dollars.
GLOUCESTER, (Cap-Aim.)
The works confitt of a battery and a citadel.—
Thefc ar? completed. But to in lcfe the fort to
wards the town, the cost is eltimated at or,e thou
sand four hundred dollars. This, however, rpay
be postponed 'till require it to be
done. ' SALpM.
The works consist of a fort and a citadel, have
been erc&ed. A gate remains to be made, and
some repair? to the walls.
MARBLEHEAD,
A battery and a citadel have been erefWd. Any
other works may be suspended until circumllances
(hall change.
NEWPORT, Rhodx-IJland.
For the defence of this harbour, there have been
ere&ed on Goat Island a fort, a citadel and an
air furnace. The excellency and importance of
this harbour in the time of war, recoipmend a far
ther expenditure to render the defence complete.
To finifh the fort, ertft an artillery (lore and make
a covered way round it, as a regular fortification,
the expence is elltmated at abotit fi£ thousand dol
lars. . , , rr.
There have also been ere&ed a citadel on Tam
many-hill, back of the town of Newport, for the
prote&ion of its inhabitants ; and a battery and
guard house at Howland's ferry, at the Northern
end of the island, to keep open a communication
with the main, in cafe of an invasion. But to fe
enre effe&ually this communication a citadel ftiould
be erected on Butt's hill, that ppfition commanding
Howland's ferry *nd Briflol feny. The Cost of it
is eilimated at eighteen hundred dollars.
■NEW-LONDON,
The works consisting of a fort and citadel on
the Groton fide of the harbour, and of a fort, a
citadel anil an air furnace on the New-London fide.
They remain incomplete. Under present circum
llances a small expenditure fjiay proper merely
to preierve what bee" done.
NEW-YORK.
Governors Island has beep fortified with a fort
made of earth and two batteries under its
partly lined with brick masonry, two air-furnaces,
a large powder magazine, and a bariack for the
iarrifon ; the \ihole completed.
PHILADELPHIA,
A large pier, a? the foundation for a Lottery on
a sand-bar opposite Mud-Island, to a cross
fire, has been completed. A fort on Mud-island
REPORT
isabQUt half done, and a citadel baa been ere«-, a.AßarsnJ 0..J su,„rav
ed. TWcojpnk'te- tfcoW, and or, *ppla t much **#& Mr. jOU|s fifcJUftto- -?{" ?* U A^
more circumfc-i-jbctl' th?.a was at fifft 'nMsje&rd, f MUX f ""• ' -
-the expc::ce iv ciUmatcc) al l«hc»-n ti,aufaiiJ tlol- J
Is rs.
WILMINGTON, in Delaware Sla.'t.
i Nothing has been done. The projtft of e
redliwg a fort therg has been abandoned as iifelefs,
v BALTIMORE.
A battery and barracks have been conllru&ed,
and feme guns are mounted.
ANNAPOLIS.
Some progress had been made in tjie coj)ftni£jiS»
of a fort and battery, and a barrack has been e
rected. But an examination of the works by an
engineer, other than tjj? one si' ft emplpyed, pro
<l need an unfavorable report of the plan of the
works ; and under actual ci\-cauif[ances induced a
relinquifhment thejp.
A similar report as to the plaftand fuuatiop of
the work at
ALEXANDRIA,
induced a like relinquifhment
AORFOLK.
Two forts intended to cross their fire, <ire eteft
edon the oppofiie fides of th? liaibour. The one
on the Norfolk fide, with barracks and a powder
magazine, is completed. The other. Fort Nelson,
on the Portsmouth fide, is very far advanced, and
a powder magazine has been erected. Th? princi
pal work remaining to be dane, is the opening of
seven embrasures, completing one ditch of three
hundred and sixty feet long, cutting another eleven
hundred feet long, completing the glacis, and re
moving the earth from within fide of the fort
where it is two feet and an half too high. The
expenee of doing th : s, and completing the fortifi
cation, may be ellimnted at five thou land dollars.
OCli ACOCK, in North Cart/Una,
The defence propofcd, was t-o erect a fort on
Beacon Island. The foundation was laid in 1794.
The situation is so far removed (about ninety tpifes)
from any inhabi antsand so expofei any work to
injuries from florins, that nothing but an impend
ing or a&ual war would seem to authorise the con
(truttion of a fort there, and furnilhing it with a
proper jprrifon.
ti'ILMINGTON, in North. Carolina.
The battery on the whole front of the fort has
been completed, and a barrack and powder rpaga
zine has been erected.
GEORGE TOWN South Carolina
A battery was begun, and materials collected,
when ths wjrk was fufpen led ; the owner of the
land prcvioufly defiling to ascertain the terms, cn
which it was to be occupied for the fortification,
and fiu the road of com/minication with it. The
unhealthinefs of the situation, and other circum-
Jlsnces, authorise an abandoMr.ent of tlie work,
until war, utiual or impending, fliall riquire it to
be resumed.
CHARLESTON, South Qarollna
The-work planned for Sullivan's Island, of which
the foundaivon only was laid in 1794., being on a
scale supposed too estenfive- for the' bind; defiined
to this IVrvice, was directed to he left as it was.—
Tor live forr.e rcafor, a new work proposed by the
engineer 011 a point on the opposite si !c of the har
bour fiom Foil Johnson, \y,is not attempted. A
baitery has been eretted in the town by the me
chanics.
There remained only Fort Johnson, on which
diieftions wetc given to make fiich repaiisas would
prelerve the. works alreddy conflrucicd, and render
them f-rviceabi<?. The engineer orpitted the work,
ri.e officer in conimand at the fort, has uudei ta
ken 50 make the necessary repairs for the works nnd
barracks ; and his intelligence and experience leave
no loom to doubt but these will be done.
SAVANNAH, in Georgia.
Thff wirk confills of » battery, at present destin
ed c.uly fi.rfix guns, mat's of timber filled • \yith
earth, inclosed behind with pickets, with a guard
honfe fur the garrifqn, which were ip train to be
coin pic ted early in the lad autumn.
Si- MART'S, in Georgia.
The work co.nfifts of a battery made of timbers
filled vjth earth and cpdofed with pickets. By
the personal report of the foperintetidant ,it mull
have been completed.
GENERAL REMARK.
The few Ports of the highest importance to the
Commerce of the United States, in fituatirns to dc
mvnd for their security, fortifications of such kind
and extent a? cannot fuddtniy be erefled, prudence
may require to h?ve fortified in time of peace, asd
with durable materials.
Timothy Pickering.
War-Office, January 16, 1796.
CHARLESTON, January u
Saturday arrived the {hip Carolina, Hilton, Phi
ladelphia, 12 days? brig Fair American, But
pian, London ; schooner Lovely, Maiden, Eden
ton, 9 days ; schooner Cleopatra, Swaine, Deme
>ara, 26 days ; floap Polly. Smith, Savannah, 7
days;*(loop Camden Packet, Flood, St. Mary's,
9 days, and the French corvette I.e Brutus Fran
eais, Capt. Garrifcan, from a cruize of 90 days,
during which he did not fjre an English veflel.
Capt. But man left London the 10th of Oft.
but, owing to contrary winds was obliged to put
back twice to Ramfgate, which place he left the
20th of Nov. A very heavy gale of wind took
place on the 71)1 of Nov. which he thinks mu'ft
have proved fatal to many veflels then in the En
glish Channel. As he came out of Ramfgate,
met tire brig Eagle,' Capt. O Drifcol, belonging
ty this port, going in, dijfaiafted and olherwife
damaged.
The General Pinckney was to fail for this port,
shortly after Papt. Butman.
Philadelphia,
THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY iB, 1795.
APPOINTMENTS.
The Prffident of the United States, with the coc
fcirrence of fche Senate) has appointed
William CushinG, Chief Justice of the United
States; . T ,
Samuel Chase, of Maryland, Afiociate judge,
•vie* Blair, refiguedj auj
James M'HknrY, of Maryland, Secretary of War.
A CAU-riOX
' As fever-,! Votes vvtr? loft at the kft Election fi-j
DirecTtprs of the Bank' r>iF PcnnfylviinU, by ihc intro-.
of printed rickets vfch nniric"; '
in—A Stockholder recommends,'iti ordej. to avoid lis
miiar errors,' that each or Proxy, '-Vc
his own Ticket before lie attends the-Ele<fUo,n—by thifc
mode he" will alio avoid the inGuence or pei-fu?P.T. of
friends, who vyifhto fLjjport anj' partii-yiar Ticket.
BY THIS DAY'S MAIL,
BALTIMORE; Jp n »?py
Ycfteidty arrived, ilic friip Ardent, Capt.
Smith, iu 12 days froy Jereqjjr.
VefTels its. ai JerctrJe
Schooner Li.ili Pcjijf* £ap». Alraan, nf
mne,
Biij For, of H-'w-Yotk.
Nymph, C?apt. Webb f fchoory 7ty, CapJ t
King ; and several other vefiels, nappes
all of Philadelphia.
| Brt/ » Captain Bunbnry, and
May Flower, Capt. Smith, of Norfolk,
i At Caymettes—
I Brig Nymph, Capt. Sullivan, and twa othe;
; names tinknonh ; fchoener Fair
i of Philadelphia.
| Alio arrived, th? (hip Mangin,, Suf-,
: ford, from Bremen. , ,
j The brig Polly, Philips, ia I o days fiom Leo«
gane, who saw the fiiip Sydney on iiCr
I bound passage.
The brig Chance, capt. GodJjrd, froo
burgh.
The three maftc-d schooner, captain ,
from Nantz, and fcveral other vefTels, paitL-'Juiii
of which in our next.
Ship London Packet, captain Smith, was spake off
the Cape?, by' captain Langtlc.F!, 15 weeks frpm Sam,
burgh.
The whole of the crew of tiie fbify Ardent, as men
tioned in'otjr lift, is not dead —three haye died.
Admiral Murray in the Rtfalution, 74, was lying ii\
Hampton Roi.'sj and one or two frigates —on Friday
lalt.
Rickets New Amphitheatre,
CHESNL' r-STREE f.
TO-MORROW EVENING, *8>
Tlie Friends of the Amphitheatre will be presented
with a yariety of Feat:; of Mqnly Afli»ity and
Horfejnanfhip, one of winch is
Mr. Rlekett's Horse, Corni'anlrr,
Will leap over another Hoyfe fnurt'een hands hij-'hn
which is pearly his own fize —a thing never before ex
hibitecjby any Hif/e, and which has efigaged Mr.
etts's attention for some time in training him to per
form this extraprdina'ry Feat.
The reil of the Ejjueftriaii Exercif's will be per
formed by
Mr. Ridcetts, Mr. Sully,
Mr. E. Ricketts, Mr. ar.J
Mrs. Spmacma.
The STACp PERFORMANCES, by
Mr. Sully, * ftlr. Langley,
Mr. Reeaoj Mr- Ponald, and
Majter Sally, $Jrs. S^inacup..
4*4 The Doors in future to be opened at
and thf Entertainment to begin at SIX o'clock.
There are a nutribe.' of Stoves placed in the Amphij
tkeatre which render it pcrfeflly comfortable.
*,* Ecxes, one dollar —Pit, half s, dollar.
£js* Thole Gentlemen who intend iQ take places foj Uij
Box;s, rrc defifed to f.r.d in time. ,
NEW THEATRE.
Pn FR'DAT EF-ENING, J .mvary
VI" *ue presented,
A COMEDY, (performed but or,ce) called.
The Wheel of i ortune!
Written by Pichard Cumberland, Efiq. Author of Tkjj
Well-Indian, Jew, &c. and performing at thcTheatrCj
Drury Lane, Louupn, V.'itl; unbewidsd applaufe.\
Sir David Daw, Mr. Francis^
Mr. Mutes,
Penruddock, Mr- l*'hillock,
Woodville,* Mr. Green,
Sydenham, Mr. U'ignell
Henry Woodville, Mr. Moreton,
Weazle, Mr- Hanwotd j
Woodville's servant, Mr. lieetr,
Officer, Mr. Worrell,
Jenkins, - Mr. Datley, jun.
James, Mr. Wairell, jun.
Pjrhard, Mr. Morgan,
Harry, Mr, Mitchell,
Thomas, Mattel" T- Warrejti
Mr«. Woodville, Mrs. Morris,
Emily Tempelt," Mrs. Marjiiali^
Dame Dunckley, Mrs. Row/on,
Maid, Mils lioivfon.
The EPJLOQUE ij Mr*.
Tyith new Scenery, Drefles, and
To which yill be added,
A F A R C F, in two ails, calledj
The f'irfj Floor.
Mr. Franc'n, .
Mr- fytte,
Kr. 'Merefut,
Mr. 1 Bates, '
Mr .B/ifett, .
Mr. IBaHvotutf
Mr. fVarrell, juij.
}Hv. Darlcj,siti.'
Mr. li'arrrll,
Master Wart
Mrs. Paltypaj), Mrs. Rcyafiln. .*, '
Charlotte, - f Miss OlflMJ,
Nancy, Vin-Hihuf.
& A newßßales Panfprnime isjiQv? »n
and will be """*
g ST The Pub lie are refpeftfally informed, tht
of (he Theatre will be fegep and If>e
precHely at. o'clock t
Wbimfcy,
Monfort,
Young Wkimfey,
Fujnifh,
Simon,
Tim Tartlet,
Frank,
Snap,
Landlord,
Poil Boy,
THE STOCKHOLDERS
In the Insurance Company of Nor:
America, are desired to meet at their Office, on Wed:.
day, the 17th February next, at 11 o'clock, a. m,
By order of the Dire&ors,
£B£N- HAZARD, Sccretarv
pniitF.
Jinuiry 28,