Philadelphia,
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12,1796,
Extract of a letter from Barbadoes, dated Bth January.
" The market in this island will not answer for a
single article we have on board but the beef (fay 16
dollars) which we are not at liberty to land. We
have by coming too ootained the best information that
could possibly be had, and find that no'portinthe
Weft-Indies will answer so well as Tobago or Trini
dada. Martinique is merely glutted with flour, and
they are fending it to this port and felling it out by the
single barrel at 14 dollars. There wis an American
vessel here a few days ago laden with flour, and fold it
at i»dol!a:%per barrel. There is at present in this
place, two vessels from Baltimore, laden entirely with
it, an I have been here,fat a number of days, without
being ible to dispose of • single barrel, nor have they
had r.ll offer.
" There has a part of the troops arrived here, that
are to go-againft Guadaloope, and the remainder of
them with the fleet are dropping in daily; but flill it
willhave no go«4-effe£l if we should remain here, but
cjuite the contrary ;as the Governor has hinted to the
merchants that he will lay an embargo oil all vessels
that are in port after the fleet is collected, for the fpa>e
of thirty days, so as to prevent any communication
between the iflandi. The number of troops that are
expeftedout, will be about 47,000 strong. Therefore
we have concluded to fail this evening. Government
hive made large fpeculatioes in flnur to the southward,
it is coining in daily* The produce of this island
is 'very Wgh."
Ifi the Wilmington, came paflenger* Mr. Jones of
Boston, and Mrs. Smithy and child.
Exlraß of a Letter.
Norfolk, February ift,
This afternoon an express has arrived from the
governor prohibiting the (hipment of the harfes ;
and foldiere are now colle&ing toinforce his order.
ExtraS ~of another /Wfcr.
I mull again address you on tne fubje£t of the
British cavalry at this place. But do it now with
infinite fatisfaetion. A» the executive as Virgin
ia has, upon further representation and confitlera
tion, given positive orders to arrest all further em
btrkations of horses, and to detain all vessels, on
board which such embarkations may have been
made, until further inftru&ions should arrive from
the Federal Executive. These orders reached this
place last evening and were immediately communi
cated to the Briti{h consul by Col. Wilson, who
also dispatched the revenue cutter, with a detach
ment of militia in pursuit of the Diana.
NEW THEATRE,
A' new fpeflacle was on Wednesday evening
given to the audience, in the ballet of the " War
rior's welcome hame" highly interesting to the feel
ings of Americans, and cafditablt to the industry
and genius of Mr. Francis.
The performers acquitted themselves very cor
rectly, and the enthufi'afm of the audience at the
exhibition of the revered and refpedted words.
LIBERTY,
INDEPENDENCE,
WASHINGTON,
WAYNE and THE WESTERN ARMY.
Exceeded, as a tributary burst of feeling, all
we have witnefled in this Tfc«atre.
The transparency in the Tenple of Liberty was
one of those superior efforts of art, which mark
strongly the hand of the matter.
A second representation this evening.
STOCKS.
Six per Cent. ------- J?/io
Three per Cent. - - - - - JO/4
Deferred Sis per Cent. - - - 13/7108
BANK United States, - - - - . 1 - 30 pr. Cent.
- Pennsylvania, u - - - - *• 39
. — North \meiica, ------ 46
Insurance Company North America J 3§dolis.or 3
—- Pennsylvania, ... 8
Excsangi, at 60 days,
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED.
Ship Wilmington, Mariner
Ann & Mary, Bagley
Schooner Kitty, Conner
Sloop Antelope, Lord
CIBARSD.
Skip Roebuck, Shewell,
Aurora, Suter,
Brig Miaerra, Long,
Captain Mariner informs, that he experienced very'
severe storms on his paflage from Bristol, and loft all
his boats. On the 9th of December spoke the (hip
Harmony, of Boston, from George-Town for "Rotter
dam, out 17 days, lat. 48, 52, long. 16,20. On the
14th of January, spoke the Pilgrim from Salem for
Batavia, out 6 days, lat. 56, 42, long. 37. January
30, fp >ke the Friendftiip, of Boston, irom Madeiara,
out 45 days, lat. 36, gc. long. 66, 5. And on the
sth inft. the Ihip Thorn, from St. Bartholomews bound
to Boston, lat. 39, 8, long. 12,72.
Capt. O'Connor, of the schooner Kitty, left Lisbon
December 25th, in company with brig Delight, Stut
fen, for this port, a brig for New-York, and the brig
Sophia, Cranjon.
An Englifb frigate had put into Lisbon, with the
lots «f all her mails in a gale of wind.
Ship Columbus, Stevenson, of Philadelphia, palled
Gravefend Nov. 19th. The A*dromache, Kingston,
of and from PhiladelphiaT&rnved at Cowes the 18th
The ship Liberty, Ramage, of Philadelphia, arrived at
Falmouth the nth. The brig Luraaia, Charnork,
pa (ltd D«al 16th November.
Foreign Intelligence,
By the Ship IVilmingten, Captain Marner, arrived
here yejlcrday, in 7 2 days from Bristol.
LONDON, November 18
On Saturday morning lad, three transports with
troops, chiefly fmigt ants from Hambro', were dri
ven on shore near Calais ; about 250 oHhem were
unfortunately drowned, from the veflels going to
piece* ; tlierfft, to the number of 350, were saved
and it m hoped will not experience the fame fatt
wtihtbofe of their unfortunate companion who
We last nig*>t received, by eKprefs, Patis Jour
nals to.the 14th inft. Want of room obliges us
to omit details till to-morrow ; bat we have feledt
ed, for the fatisfaflion of ohr readers, the mult im
portant articles of information which (hey contain.
Madame de Tourzel, who attended the Princrfs
has been arretted order of the Dire&ory, and
lent to the prison of Quatre Nations.
The difficulties in the distribution of bread have
re-commenced : on the 12th, nothing but Rice
was delivered out. Bread is twenty-four francs
per pound.
Jourdan has resigned his command to General
Kleber.- This is stated to be in consequence of
fatigue.
An Armistice it said to have taken place bet
ween the Chouans and Republicans.
The Louis d'Or, 3290.
The of Manheim was continued, on the 2d.
Nov. with "a&ivity
Merlin de Thioi>ville, in the Council of Five
Hundred, on the lßth Brumaire,declared, that all
the reports refpefling the armies of the Rhine, were
falfe or exaggerated. " Our retreat, (said he)
was made in the best order j and still we have a
footing on the other fide of the Rhine. We keep
tjuffeldorff, Manheim, and the head of the bridge
of Neuwied. If the encmv eonfent not to peace
he will be forced to it by t>"*) formidable armies."
( Applauses.)
The desertions from the French army continue
to be numerous.
The Atiftnans, under General Borofe', have ta
ken a fortified island in the Rhine, opposite to Thai,
seven hundred French were made prisoners.
Three Milliards more have been granted to the
Executive DiredWy, to defray the urgent expell
ees of Government.
At three o'clock yeftenlay atternson, Earl Spen
cer, Lord Hui*h Seymour, and Mr Dundas,left
town for, Portfißoti'n, in order ta remedy, as far
as poffi&fe, any evil 1 ' lulling from the dispersion of
the Weft Indii f!?et, and to accelerate its de
parture.
A party of the light horse has paraded Parlia
ment ftteetand Bridgeftreet every evening on whieli
the Treason and Sedition bills have been agitated
in the House of Commons.
At Salisbury market on Tuesday last, wheat fold
at from 41. 16s. Barley 11. 14s. to ll.lSs.
Oats 11. 4s. to jt. Bs. and Beans 21. 12s. to
21.16s per quarter. Average of Wheat per buflirl
I is.
November 23.
•We this morning received Paris Journals to the
20th inft. inclufiva (last Friday.)
From these papers &e learn, that the mod
dreadful distress prevails in Paris, and some commo
tions have taken place in conftquenee. In many
of the fedtions, the unhappy people are wholly
without bread, and the pr ice of every other arti
cle continues mounting to a most enormous and
unprecedented height. The Louis d'Or on the
20th was 3100.' Coffee was iSolivresper pound.
Hamburgh fusjar 175. Marseilles Coap 150 Can
dles 100. The papers in our pofftffion lay, that
the approach ot winter, and ths rigours of that
season, have cxcited in that capital a molt dread
ful inquietude.
In the fitting of the Council of Five Hundred
of the 22d Btumaire, a meflage was received from
the executive directory, dating, that ever lince
their inltallation, thejr had been occupied on the
important objedt of fobfiftences : that they had
found that part of the public administration in
such a slate, that the wants of the following
day could not with certainty be fupp'ied. They
prepofed that an immediate requisition should be
made in Lhe communes furroundmg Paris, of
250,000 quintals of corn. It was observed by
some members that a precise law in the new consti
tution ha'd abolifbed requisitions ; but notwith
(landing this, it was determine.! that the depart
ments of Seine, and others adjoining Paris, should
b* summoned to furnifh the aiove quantity of corn
wiihin three days, under very heavy penalties.
lj6 to 158 per cent.
L'Ecl.il- of the 20th init. has the following ar
ticle relative to the armies od the Rhine :
" Th« army of the Rhine has at lait effedted its
jmiftion with that of the Sambte and Meufe, at
CreutKiiHch. The division of the Austrian atmy
whii h palled the Rhine, is at Alecy, and found
itfelt taken in the rear by the two united armi's,
which ate placrd between it and the Rhine. We
every inltant expect the news of a dccinve a&ion."
We refer our readers to the official bulletin of
the Austrian generals, for the mod fatisfa&ory ac
count of their operations subsequent to thofc which
we have before detailed.
Briflol 72
Bo it an 12
Lisbon 42
New-York 3
Falmouth
Jamaica
Amsterdam
By a lettet from Basle of the 14th, it is said that
on the night of the 13th Ger.. Clairtayt had taken
thrfort of the Rhine
Letter* from Holland state, that the ferment
continues at Amsterdam, where evety day new
troubles bteak out.
At Nimeguen, the whole municipality have re
figncd. An infurre&ion has taken place in that
city : many houfet were pillaged, and a gtcat num
ber of persons killed.
By accounts jult received from Leghorn, it ap
>cars, that the intelligence of a fleet of Spanilh
hips having joined the French squadron under Ri
:hery, is wholly destitute of truth.
The number of troops on board the fleet which
ately failed for the Well Indies, but which was
"oJeverely damaged in the storm on Tuesday night,
was 16,179 efFeflive min, besides about 300 on
the sick lift ; most of whose comjilaints, however,
wwe of a trivial nature. The fleet at Cork, has
36 traops of dismounted light cavalry, of 80 men
each troop ; which, with General Perryn's corps,
which comprises 3,000 men, chiefly Hungarians,
with Irish officers, which were raised on the conti
nent, will make the whole force intended for the
Weft-Indies, amount to between 26 and 27,000
men. The horses to be employed on this occasion
are mostly Polifli.; all of which thrive amazingly
on (hipboard ; they get fat in situations where o
ther hoifes generally pine and die.
Gen. Perryn is to have eigbt pieces of flying ar
.tillery, and a considerable part of his corps is to
November 21
ready } but what eATeS our lat# difa#ws rtiay otrt*-*.
lion in the dispatch of this expedition, we knoiv
not.
The Betsey and Brother, , from Nor
folk to Dublin, is taken by the RangeT cotvette,
and burnt.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 17.
Arrived, the Carysfort and L'Efpicgle nften of
war from the river Elbe, with a fleet of transports
with emigrant*' on board, and the Duke de Choi
ftrul, were driven ofl the French coalt, near Calais,
in a gale of wind.
The Brunfwick of 74 guns, and the Charon
of 44 guns, arrived this day from Quiberon Bay.
They Biing nothing new frorti the fleet.
November 22
Four 44 gun (hips are appointed to carry the
troops and llores to th« Weft-Indies, intlead of the
Commerce de Marseilles, (he having been found in
the late gale unfit for that service. „
This day anived the men of war which failed
with the oatward bound {hips. Almost the whole
of the fleet are bow again at St. Helen's, and
as most as them have received damage in the late
gale, theyaie ordered to Spithead loiepair. They
will not be ready again f»r fevers! days.
DOVER, Nov. 17
A number of pafTcngers landed this morning
from the Two Sifters, Capt. Schoutted, from Ca
lais. Bv this veflel we have the ÜBplesfnnt intelli
gence, that on Saturday morning last, three En
glish transports from Embden, wrh about 600
foreign troops on board amongst whom were a
number of emigrants, ran on shore near. Calais j
about 200 are fuppofcd to be drowned by the vio
lence of the sea. Several emigrants jumped over,
board and were drowned, to escape falling into the
hands of their countrymen.
FRANKFORT, November 8.
Officii] Bulletin of the Operations of the Imperial Armj
tender the orders of General Count IVurmfer. •
Head-quarters at Seckenhclm, Nov. 1.
AS the enemy had undertaken important wotka
upon the Galgenberg, before Majiheim, and by j
their means and the three bridges which they, had
upon the Necker, they make waim lotties up
on our position, I determined, without waiting tor
the artilletY.of tiege, which was on its march, to
surprize the enemy, by (torming the entrenchments
they had conllru&ed, and to take a very important
polition for the operations of the siege. This ex
pedition was executed on the 29th at night, with
the greatefi success. General Mcfzaros command
ed the whole attack, General Quofdanowich being
indifpofcd.
At seven o'clock the columns advanced at the
fame time, tlndsi the command of Generals Baron
Mnz'os and f'rolich; they, attacked the French
camjj ti>abl!flied for the pio«£tioa of their entrench
ment*, confiding of three battalionj. The entrench
ments were scaled, and our troep* rendered them
itives midlerruf the cannon found,there }-aiid loon
after, in pursuing the enemy, they penetrated the
redoubt of the Necker, the cannon of which they
spiked, not being able to carry them off, on account
of the briik gjape-fhot firing of the enemy.
At the fatjie time Lieutenant Colonel General
La Tour, advanced with fotme battalions on the
left bank of the Necker, in" order to attai k The
enemy on that fide. Although t'ne coi.queft of the
j redoubt of the Necker was not comprized in the
commanded dispositions, and was only the effect of
the impetuous bravery of the troops, yet this for
tunate circumstance has, for the moil part, contrt
buted to obtain the general object ; partictilarl)
firtce the troops maintained thcmlelves iix hours in
ihis redoubt, during the moll violent firing ofgrape
fhut, and by this m»ans attrascd the attention of
the enemy. The works were carried on during the
attack on Galgenberg, by General Bator Laurr ;
the trenches there were finifhed the next morn in;,
notwithllandiug the continual firing of the enemy ;
it was then that our troops entered into the redoubt
of the Necker, since this horn work, open and ,ex
pofcd to the concentred filing from the fortificati
ons of the town, could not be maintained without
the facrifice of a great number of men. What "made
tliefe engagements more glorious, was, that in the
very field of battle news arrived of .he brilliant vic
tory Mailhal Clairfayt had gained over the enemy
before Mentz. .
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Of the operations us the Imperial Army under the
orders of Field Mavfltal Count de Clairfayt, No-
vember 4.
General Count Naiiendorff advanced on the 2d
ps this month, 011 the fide of Monthenn and Kir«
cuheim, to reconnoitre the corps of General Piche
gru and Chaflet, polled tu their environs; and he
fell in, opposite to Stetten and lverfheim, with the
advanced guard of the enemy, which had likewise
come forward. Lieutenant Colonel Zuark, of the
Hufiars of Blankenftein, vigouroufly attacked the
enemy, and dispersed the infantry, after the cavalry
had fled. A lieutenant, a sergeant and 45 men
were made prifonets, and many more killed.
Upon leceiv'ng intelligence that the enemy ap
deared incline l o retreat a little from his position
opposite to Kircliheim, General Count Naiiendorff
wanted on the 3 l l this month, to turn the ene
my's left wing placed the Dyke of Tonnere,
by a detachmcnt of thres companies of Warafdin's,
t\Vo companies of the free corps ot Wurmler, a
squadron of Blankenfte n, and a squadron of Hus
sars under the orders of Major Kenyel, Warafdin's.
The abovementioned dyke prevented this movement
! from being effe<aed, bus when the advanced guard
of the enemy came forward at the approach of our
troops, Major Kenyel attacked with his detachment,
and overpowered them, in prefer.ee of the array »f
General Chaflet, which was whoUy under arms.
The enemy had on ihisoccafion more tjian 200
men-killed ; 2 officers and 7ofoldieis were made
prifofters, and fifteen horses brought off.
The whole battalion of the enemy, and the squa
dron of carabineers which sustained it were de
feated, and a great part destroyed. Count Nauen
dorff immediately occupied Oberftormhcim, and
pulhed as far as Firm.
and A?rey, to clflfe with the advanced guards,
which are purfemg tbe enemy wh» continue to
retire.
November 5.
This morning the Imperial army, which mcrch
ed yefterriay, continues to advance. General of
artillery Count Waiftenfleben advanced with a co
lumn in the peighbourhood of Alzey, and Cour.t
Clairfait immediately marched agair.il Woims and
Ofhoben. It is generally believed that a bridge
will be thrown across the Rhine ai Rheinrurckeia!,
and that a considerable body of the army of Wu; in
fer, particularly cavalry, is to pass that rirer in «r
---der'to join the army of Clairfayt.
Fifteen thousand Auftrians have arrived from
Franconia, to reinforce the armies on the Rhine.
BASLE, November 14.
All oegeciaiinns for peace aie fufpeuded it pre
sent. On the 9th inlt. a mefienger arrived from
the Emperor, who delivered dispatches to M. Bar.
thelemy ; but the dispatches, it is generally be
lieved, related to an exchange of the Prino.fl,
daughter of Louis XV T. Hotels are preparing
for Count Lehrbach, Minifler from the Court of
Vienna, and for M. EdeKheim, Ambassador from
the Margrave of Baden ; but all tiiefe deputations
contribute nothing toaceelerate a negotiation for
peace, which feemsyet at a great di(lance.
A corps of 15,000 men rrrived from Brifgau,
and from the country of Baden, to reinforce the
army before Manheim. The army of Clairfayt,
before that town, eonfifts of 55,000 men, which
makes the besieging army amount to 70,000.
A violent cannonading was heard all last night,
and until noon this day ; and reports are arrived of
General Clairfayt having talced .the Fort of the
Rhine, from whence the Aulirians were already fir
ing upon Manheim ; at leall we know that prepar
ations aie making to take Manheim by storm.
BOSTON, February j
From France.
Capt. Baker from St. Maloes, failed about the
25th of Noven.bfir. He brought with him neither
letters nor papers. He fays, great commotions Itiil
continue to agitate the republic : he mentions the
Chouans as extremely numerous ; and ConfideraUly
fuccefstul ; and relates the murderof two Ameri
cans by these " fcr'euh owl," as they werfc traveh
ling Jrom Brelt towards Patis 7'lu-ie was great
expeditions of a peace with England in s he fpriug,
but he knows not on what preroifes these expedi
tions were grounded. Nothing of gteat import
ance had occurred—provisions were chtap—Affig
nats at 400 livres the crown—and the curreuty dif
ficult, then.
By advices from Gtiadalottpr, ft,me of them very
late, we have abund»iit aflurance, -that the iflaud
is in aurxcellmt ftateof defence. Victor HugheSj
we learn by duplicate documents, has already embo
died 11 army <.t 15,-too men, with an excellent
company of vvesLmouHe-.i entalry { and ispfoeeetf-.
ing tQ prepare for by anni(»jr every fr>af»"-
'fom 16 years old and upv. d?, u'm J-'i i the iflf*
and. Ff.af i'is not yet hocked .>1 -;aft foe.
admittance ; and he ex pre fits fangtiine tit of
exterminating- ihc far fetched troops of Brilain. on
their fir ft attempt to attack Guadaloupe. Report#
were circulating that 8000 troops from England
had arrived at Martiniqti- ; but they were alter
nately credited and discredited. Prod 11 •<; btre a
tolerable price,but there was a material difference
between cash trade and barter trade. Pr< v;fion»
and dry goods boie middling prices in Guadeloupe
marke'.
V\ afliington Canal Lottery,
N°. I.
WHEREAS the State of Maryland ha. authorifei
the underwritten, to raise twenty-fix thoufaod,
two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting
u Canal through the City of Wafhingten, th« Po
tomac to theEaftcrn Branch Haruour.
The following !« .hi SCHEME of No. I.
Viz 'i Prize of ao,ooo dollari, »0,000
t ditto . 10,000 10,000
7 lad drawn } .
Tickets, each J °°
. 5 ditto 1,000
10 ditto JOO
20 ditto 100
55 d ; tto 5°
Syto ditto li '
To be raised for the Canal,
5847 Prizes,
11638 Blanks, not two td a prize.
17500 Tickets, ?t Ten Dollars, - 175,000
• The C«mifiiflioners have taken the Securities re
quired by the alcrcLud ad for the pun<£lual payment of
the prizes.
The drawing of this Lottery will commence, without
delay, as fo»n as the Tickets are fold, of which timely
notice will be given.
Such prizes as are not demanded in •fix-months after the
drawing is finiflied, ftiall be considered as relinquished/or
the benefit of the Canal, and appropriated accordingly.
( Signed)
JAMES BARRY.
City of Walhington, Feb. n.
FOR SAL E,
At No. 129, Mulberry-Street,
Soo Boxes Window Glass. 7 by 9 ;
180 ditto ditto to by 12;
10 ditto ditto 9 by 11;
5<5 ditto Castile Soap ;
to br^To 0 ' 1 }- 1 11 bottles each ;
,«o pieces Platillas.
The above are all entitled .#0 drawback.
A\'D ALSO ON HAND,
5o pieces Flanders Linen, Well assorted;
ao pieces Taole Clqth a yard* wide;
100 pieeea Rolls; i
i i boxes Ruflia Candles |
ao pieces Oil Cloth;
i a quarter Calk* Slurry Wine;
Dutch Great Coats, of various sizes j
Three very elegant Forte Pianos,'imported from Lol
The above Goods are offered by the Subscriber,
reasonable terms. Credit from three to fix month
approved Notes. PKTEH BORGE
3J.000
,5,00 a
j.ooo
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11 s,OOO
NOTLEY YOUNG,
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THOMAS LAW,