Philadelphia, "MONDAY EVENING, Ma- 9, 1796. •sV The following precedes, in the Maryland Jour, lial", Mr. Swanwick's speech againfl the treaty, t public speaking, it is a jtijt rule to pay at tention not only to what is spoken, but to cha racter oftheorater himfelf. As a commercial man, as poflefling a foreign correspondence on the mod extensive scale, and a degree of merchantile infor mation equalled by very few citizens of the United States, and Sxoeeded by none, the opinions and sentiments of Mr. Swanwick deserve more than common regard. Before arriving almost at the middle of life, he has by induflry acquired a very ample fortune, and without a blemish on his name.J Tranflatcd for the Gazette of the United States, From Hamburgh Papers. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 3. In the last year pafled the Sound, 7953 vessels, among which we count but one Dutch vessel, 2549 English, 2336 Swedish, 1629 Danish, 946 Pruflian, 127 American, 84 Restock, and 33 Hamburgh. _ LONDON, January 12. The (hip Aitrolabe, commanded by Chevalier Peyroufe, that failed on discoveries a few months before the French Revolution began, in company with another veflel, was believed to be loft. Some East-India-men however brought information, that said veflel made land on her return, in a bay of the Island of Java, in the year 1794, when the crew, hearing ot the Revolution,, divided into parties, and the Dutch availed themselves of the opportu nity to seize the veflel with all the maps of the countries discovered. Both parties of the crew -were dispersed over the Dutch settlements, and a flrift eye kept over them, except a surgeon, who obtained permiflion, to repair to the Isle of France. The Britiflt armament from Bengal, agaiaft the Dutch settlements, is ordered to endeavour by all -means to come in poflefiGon of those maps. _ The present commanders of our fleet in the Me diterranean are , Sir John Jervis, Admiral of the Blue, on board the Vidiory of 100 guns ; Sir H. Parker, Vice-Admiral of the Red, in the St. George of 98; W. Waldegrave,Vice-Admiral'of the Blue, in the Barflear of 98 ; and Robert Mann,Efq. Rear-Admiral of the Red, in the Wind- Caftle,of 98 gum. The Eaft-lndia Company has hired 50 veflels for their feryice of this year, 12 of which and the largest are ordered to be ready by the 15th of next month to take in troops for the new acquisitions from the Dutch, to Cape of Good Hope, Trin comale in Ceylon, &c. VIENNA, January 16. When the prince of Gavre received the daughter of Louis XVI. on the frontieis, (he returned all what was given her on letting out from the temple, a small package excepted, (he had made up herfelf, containing some lines, three medallions with the portraits and hairs of her parents and of her aunt, the printefs Elizabeth ; also some garters knit by her mother with ravelings drawn ont of an old car pet in the prison. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. _ AKH.I r ED. DArS. Ship Birmingham Packet, M<Henry, Calcutta 140 Hannibal, Cloufcr, Lilbon '37 . Brig Abigail, Gif Ford, < Liverpool 67 Sally, Odlin, Havanna 15 Schr. Li:tlc Betty, Keen, Port-au-Prince 30 CLEARED* Brig Triton, Flinn, Hifpaniola Twins, Keeler, St. Thomas " : Betf«y,'Cannon, Port au-Prince Gayofa, Prince, Cayenne Delaware, Dunphy, Port-au-Prince Indnftry, Stewart, Cadii Tlie (hip Eliza, of Boston, Capt. Strith, from St Maloes to Guadaloupe, was taken by the Scipio, a British 64, and carried into Martinique. Capt- Smith was to be at Dominica about the 18th of April, to wait for the triak The Dam'lh (hip Belifbra, Capt. Bolman, from France, with pafTen gers on boajd, was taken by the Veteian of 64 guns. It was supposed that both the above would be condemned. > BY THIS DAY'S MAIL. NEW-YORK, May 7. TuefdayJail anived at Providence the brig Al fred, Capt. Bowler, in 48 days from Rochefort. On the coast of France he fell in with the wreck of a French (hip, laden with wines, &c. On hci flern was written The JVaJhirigton of Rocbelle She fusk while Captain Bowler was along fide of her. ■Captain Flytin, was boarded on his paflage from Aux-Cayes, by the Britilh sloop NarcifTus, and af ter a few hours delay was permitted 10 proceed on his pafTagc. Provisions in Aux-Cayes were in great plenty, and tolerably low. Arrivals at this Part. Ship Tamerlane, Wool fey, Brig Apollo, Sherer, Profperj Flynn, Sloop, — 11, Brojrn, A French Privateer schooner, BOSTON, May 3 . ILxtiadl of a letter from a gentleman in Goadal&upe, to his friend in Boston. " Yoti will, doubtless havs seen in my former letter, how much the army of the Republic conti nues to diftingm'fh itftlf in this quarter ; it has re ■cently signalized itfelf to the defence of Lrogane, .lie details of which I /hall furnifli you as soon as leisure permits; being unable to do it at prefeot, as the vessel which carries this is on (he point of i'tiifing, tiftd affords mc only time to inform you that ifh'e Engliftr were totally defeated the day before y?rteiday—We have only to regret 22 American? #'W liaveTaJfen viflims to those monsters, but ir this heat of the E&imi, «nn brave soldiers coulu dif- • . « Beverly Savarißah Aux-Cayes Jercmie Goadaloupe. .-js.XAS-'* tinguilh no one. Orders have jvtft been !fIW4 con cerning those Americans who may attempt to fur nHh the BritKh ports. This measure will furnifh us with protiQons at a law rate." of a letter from Miragusn, Bit* I<eogane, " When I came to this place, they" would not fuffer me to go away to try for another maiket, J lay four days with a guard on board ; but at length was obliged to compromise with the government, and allow them to take half my cargo, payable in one month. Directly after, orders came to (top all veflels with provisions on board. So a guard was again put on my board my veflel—and two New- Yorkers, which are here. I therefore, expeA they will take the whole of my cargo by force, and when they will pay, there is ao telling, for a Beverly schooner has been lying here five months. Here is plenty of produce, but they will fell only for cash —sparing none for debts which they contract by compullion. Coffer is 23 sous, sugar 9 dollars per cwt. " Capt. Rice of Boston, is at Leogane, his mads (hot away in the attack on that town. Also Capt. Goodhue, of Newburyport, who has loft all hit men by impressment. A match at ball is to be played on the common, on Thursday next, between the married men and bachelors of this town, for 200 dollars, WEST-INDIES. Our latest advices from the Weft-Indies, state, from 8 to 12,000 troops, arrived at Barbadoes »- bout the 6th April. The British had sent rein forcements to attack St. Lueia, and several othvr places; the French, however, appear ready and anxious to receive them. The French had captur ed a valuable transport and sent her into St. Bar tholomews.—Several others were said to be cap tured, and hourly expefied to arrive. An embar go is put upon all the windward islands. The Bri ti(h take all American veflels from French ports, and fend them ioto Tortolaand Bermuda—and all American seamen who have not authenticated cer tificates.—A bounty of 14 guineas was offered at- Antigua April 5, for fyilors to enliit—in conse quence of which many Americans had entered in the British service. FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, Received yeJlercLy, per Jbip Eli%a, Henjha<w from London papers to March 18. BRUSSELS, March 6. General Jordan is now occupied in visiting all the positions of his army, for the purpose of ascer taining his force, and concerting his operations. All the battalions whieh were incomplete have been incorporated into others, and the army of the Sair.bre and Meufe is now in the mod complete condition. All these troops are now in movement, and marching towards the banks of the Moselle, to which all the traufports of artillery and of provi sions are directed. The depots a-e at Coblentz and Luxembourg. At Treves nothing is left but what is neCeflary for the daily consumption of the troops. The troops of Jourdan are thus diftrs buted for the opening of a campaign : 80,000 men are to aft ofFenGvely in the Hundfruck, whilll a body of 12 or 15,000 entienched on the Char treuse, and in the environs of Coblentz, are to pre vent tlie Auflrians from piaffing the Rhine on that fide. A line is also to be formed on the left fide, as far as Cievelt ; but this, it is intended, (hall be merely fufficient to defend the principal polls. On the right Bank of the Rhine the General Le Fevre is to make a division at the head of 50,000 men, which cannot fail of being uses j] to the main army. In this arrangement, the garrison of Lux embourg, augmenting to 12,000 men, is not in cluded. It is in this way that the Republic if de termined to pulh the War; *nd, according to to every probability, it cannot but be fatal to the remainder of the coalition. It (hould be added, that qfc 'hn foment the ar roie» of the Upper and Lower Rhine ate full of ar. dour, and well equipped for the campaign. - - PARIS, March 9. The celebrated Abb< Raynal, we just learn, died fuddetily at Chaillot, aged 84 year*. LONDON, March t6, 17, 18. An American who arrived at Portfmonth on Tuesday from Rochefort reports, that on the 19th of February, eight large frigates failed from that port on a cruise, purpofcty to meet the squadron of 'frigates commanded by Sir Edward Pcllew. Whilll th« Ranger, Atkins, was at Bred, two large frigates, and fix fail of transports, failed from thence; their destination generally fupppfed for the Well-Indies. She was detained three days, and prevented from patting to sea until these (hips Were clear of the French coast. It was reported at Bieft, that a force Fad failed from L'Orient for the Weft-Indies, and that part of a French squadron that were some time since at Cadiz, had also failed for the lflandi. Desertion among the failori and soldiers it very great: some time ago 16,000 troops wer march ing from Brest to l'Orient to embark for the Weft- Indies, but not more than 4000 reached it, the others deserted on the road between the two places. The maritime exertions of the French arc now wholly paid to their privateers. Upwards of two hundred fail of Englift, captiir ed vefleis are new laid up in Brest harbour : the Trench are bow daily difpofmg of them at public sales, to neutral and others. ■ sev en fail of the line and five frigates were at anchor in Brest water ; and with refpeft to their equipment nearly ready for sea, but they are not unethird manned ; fhegreateft part of the French fcamen are employed on board privateers, a great number of which now are at Brest preparing for Admiralty-office, March if. ExtraS of a letter from Capt. John Cooke, of his majesty's ship Quebec, dated at Spitbead, the 14th ot March, 1796,10 Evau Nepeatr, Esq. March 28. " I beg will please to acquaint tlie lords comrniflioners of admiralty, that on the loth itift. ( Scilly per account bearing N. £. diflant 18 Or 19, leagues) 1 fell in with and captured l'Afpic Frcncli National cutter, of 10 guns, and fifty seven men and brought her in here. She had been ten day! from St. Maloes, and had captured the John Hoop of and from Gal way, for Oporto. Commodore Sir John Warren, has been very fuc cefsful in the Channel, having, besides the prize already mentioned, taken the Faux Pen r, Frencl cutter of 8 guns, and 146 men, and La Harmonic transport fromßre(l,and re-captured two merchant men. Three of these prizes are come into Fal mouth off which port Sir John arrived on Monday landed near 100 prisoners, and dire&ly failed agaii vithout coming into harbor. Tfc# l ilfisdron nnder the command of Sir Jfi (B. ! barren, has captured the Sultan, a French /new with flour, .wine, &c. and two S,wedifh fltipi with naval ftorrt for Biett. The Edward and Elizabeth, Bartlett from Dub lin to London, with linen, See. supposed to be worth 40,0001. was taken on the 14th ult. by a French privateer of 14 guns and carried into Brest. The people ara released, and arrived at Sciliy. The Hope, Long, fiom Savafina to Cowes and a market, it put into Farrol with considerable da- mage. The report of peace fl ill continues to prevail ve, ry strongly in the city, although the letters and Ga zsettes brought by the last Hamburgh mail speak of nothing but war. Although we neither profefs any particular knowledge of the secret tranfa&ions of th# Cabinets of Europe, nor pretend to be the confidants of ministers, yet we are free to declare that from reasons which carry with them a high de gree of piobability, we exped that information of the utmofi importance for all Europe will soon be received We shall not examine, whether the general disposition for peace originate! in the ex treme ditrefs experienced by France in confe rence of us deranged finances, as well as front the nniv«i_»al difroruent excited in that country by the late riovirous measures of government ; or whether they take their rife from theprefent rulers of France lowering their former lofty pretentions, refpe&iiig the extension of her ancient limits. Be thij as it may, we consider some great event as near at hand, and we look forward to it with great impatience and anxietj. LONDON, March 9. The following is the note published by the king of Sweden, on the fnUjed of the empress of Ruf iia's refufai to receive tie ambafladoi appointed to communicate l.is intended marriage to her imperial majesty s "The kingafSweden thought it his duty on the occaGon of his lately agreed on marriage, to ?ive a ptinccfs (the empress of Ruflia) who is his near relation tnd ally, the fame proof of his at tention as he readily (hewed towards their Dinifh and Prussian ministers, to whom he is likewise at' tached by the ties of friendfhip and good neigh bourhood. It was, therefore, with the utmost af tonifhnrtent, that his majesty saw this attention by no means returned by the empress of Ruflia. The h«s according !y resolved, for the future, not o rcceive from the Ruffian Court any of those par ticular millions, which concern family events, and which have ever before been in use between the two refpeflive courts, but which the king has now a bolished for i vei." According to private letters from Vienna, wiit ten by well informed persons, Fiel4 Marshal Clair fayt aflerted in very ftreng terms in a council of Itate, that for the purpose of ptofccQling the war with fnccefs, it would be necelDtry to invest one general with the chief command of all the troops destined to a& on the Rhine, in order that all their movements might accord, and beconftantly direct ed to one decisive point. He added, that on his part, finding his powers unequal to the execution of so atduous a task, if that flipreme cwnmand should be offered him, he must beg leave to decline it ; and that, if his imperial majesty did not think proper u> adopt this measure, it would be best to take advantage of the late fuccefles, for the purpose of making peace with France, which he knew the French were dilpofed to conclude on terms honora ble to the h«ufe of Austria. The Field Marshal finding that his opinion was not approved of by his imperial majesty, solicited and obtained hit dis cretion. March 17. Dubois Crance has moved, in the Convention that every man rcfufing to pay the Forced Loan should be imprisoned j and tho' this motion has been ov.r-ruled fpr the present, it is highly probable thatjt wi> be again made, and ultimately carried*— The consequence of such a meafitfe, at such a crisis as the present, is too obviaus to need elucidation. Meanwhile, notvvithftanding these atbitraty pro ceedings, the Forced Loan has proved completely unproductive. The alarming and increasing scar city of provifioHS, which even in Paris, where eve ry exert ion is made, at the expence of the provinc ees, to supply the inhabitants with food, is f® great that two potatoes were lately fold in the street for one hundred livres in paper 5 ajttl the growing depreciation of afiignants, afford an additional ground of discontent. 1 hefe circumstances combined, have geneiatcd a complete diflatisfa&ion among all ranks of people ; and this difiatisfa&ion is so general, that from a clofc ?nd attentive observation, it has been to at to be entertained by nearly oine tenths of the inhabitants of the provinces. The discon tent is not partial, confined to particular measures, or particular men, but general } and having for its object the exifl'ing order of things, which it is the wish of the dififfefted completely to overthrow—a wish which isexpefted to be carried into effedt, as soon asafair opportunity shall occur. - T —r From the Salem (Mast J Gazelle. From a Correfporulcnt. ALBERT GALATIN, Who i* so well known in Cowrrefs, was a citi* zen of Geneva, of a very reputable familv. The troubles in that republic determined him in' his rar pofe to visit America. Upon his arrival, he was Mghly rcfiommendsd by feme diitipguifhed French officers to the celebrated Dr. Cooper, of Boflon, who introduced him as an inftruflor in the French anguage, into the University of Cambridge. H* 'was the fii ft person ever employed in this branch cf inftru£U<m, by the authority of the Ufiiverfi y, and 1 is abilities were refpeftcd, his fiiccefs acknowledg ed, and his morals were qever impeSyhed. He wan well informed in biftory, and a eorr«£t A Hofer in French literature* As his fiipport depended on the consent of the fludents, he thought it inadequate to his wi/H«6, and dcfirous of a more fine eftabMh ment, he determined to visit our Interior count! y, or to place himfelf with greater advantages in some other University. He left Cambridge in July, 1783, and fonn after reports of (lis death we'C spread in America and Jitarope. His friends in Geneva applied to ouc,mir.i{ler in Paris, requcfti: g information relpefiinp him, and their desires were publiftied in the Gazettes He was thtfn purfiiing his travels i'n our interior country, and he returned to this itate in Feb. 1757, after haviflg mad* choice ef a spot in the interior part* of Pennfyl- „ vania for a fettlemenu Hiving received property from his friends in Geneva, he is now in the inde* pendente and ease of a Penrifylvania farmer. He footl engaged the notice of the citizens, aw] ha* been in the Senate of the United Stales, and is a member of their house of representatives, from the (late of Pen'fylvßnla. George Dobson, BEOS leave to inform the Store Keepers in Town and. Country, that he hi* removed from Market Street to N°* 25, south Third-street, where he is opening a Large and Elegant Assortment of uodei mentioned article^—vit. Superfine London Cloths and Ker fey meres* Yorkfhlre second Do. D®. Ela flic do. do. Mix'd and Blue Coatings Flannells, See. Manehellcr Printed Callicoeft, London Chintz ditto, Blue and ditto Furnitures, India ditto,' Cloths, Goffats, Bafbs, Eatri)Jas<3c Conjevftftw, 4-4 9-8 5.-4 & 6-4 Superfine India Book Muslins, i|-4 and 9-8 India Book Handkerchiefs, 4-4 and 9-8 Scotch ditto, 4-4 & 6-4 plain do. Mulling, 4-4 & 6-4 Bricifh Jaconets, 6 4 Briiilh Checks and StripeS) 4-4 India do. do. do. 4*4 ditto Chi Does, Madras Handkerchief, Ac. A large affoitment of figur'd arid j lain Muflinetsj Quillings, Dimities, and Striped Nankeens, Fancy Waiilcoitiiigs, Ginghams ot the firft Quality, fubjett to Drawback, India Nankeens, Men's White and coloured Silk (lockings. May 9 ProposalS) Fur publi/hing by Sulfcription, an elegant ENORuiy* INC, of a Piftnre entitled National Gratitude. Dedicated to the Ciliieus of America. ' I 'HE United States of America, represented bv fifteen wo I *■ men, appear in the temple of Minerva, for the purpose of decorating with wreaths the Buflof PrrGdent Wasiii ncton» already crowned by immortality and ltbe.ty j the Eagle sup porting the Arms of America, hoids forth the Legend there ut, exprefliveof the unanimity of sentiment which animate* them. The Statue of Miperva is faen under a portis, ticco rated with military trophies, emblems of the Viflorres ob tained the enemies of Liberty; in the fore-ground ap pear HiHory, who, attentive to this interctting Iccne, record* it in her annals, in order to be tranfroitted to posterity. The original picture was executed on a laraefcalt, by Jo seph Pl rovani, an Italian attift, on oce. si iH of the cuter** tainment given at Ricketts'a Amphitheatre in Philadelphia, on February si, >7g6, for the celebration of the binh-dar of the President. ' The Copperplate (*4 inches by tg) will bctrngraved wirlt the greatest care by a Parisian artist. lately a4tivea in thisci »v, and will be ornamented in .the border, with the arms of l he United States of America, arid of each particular slate The price of Subscription Is THREE DOLLARS, tc'ha paid on delivery of ihe Print. Subfcripttons are received at Mr. Decombar's, Print-feller, No. , North Third-ltreet. Mr. Oellcri's, at the City Hotel- Uhcfnut-ftreet, and at Samuel Rieharddt's Citv Tavern. Should this Publication meet with public approbation, the fame artifls propofc publifhtng fuccefiively, perfp<£Kvc views •f the inside of Congress Hall, the Reprefemaiivei therein allcmblcd, and ltkewife of the Senate. g ttftate for laie. To be fold on Saturday next, the 14th Instant, by Public Vendue, at the City Tavefn, ALL that capital Estate, lately belonging to John Mayo, at Germantown, copflliag of a good and commo dious Mansion-House, out-houfes, Stable«, Garden, Or» chards, &c. together with about 73 acres of good Land, the whole in the heft order, and fit Tor the permanent re- Mence of a large Family. Possession to be given imme aiat ly, free from e very incumbrance. Terms of payment, one half in .three months, and (ha other half in fix months, in approved notes* John Connelly, Auctioneer. May 9 Just Arrived, In the Ship Hannibal, C. Cloufer, matter, from Lflben A Cargo of SALT, For fclc by E. Dutilh & Wachfmuth, No. 164, South Second Street, , May 9 This Day is publijhed, AT the author's Book-Store, corner of Front and Wa> nut streets, Volume I. of a A Description of Spanijh St. Domingo, Translated from the French of of M. L. MoKeau dc St. Mert, member of the Philosophical Socittv of Phi ladelphia, By WILLIAM COBBET. With anew, corred, and elegant MAP of the whole !• lland. Price Two Dollars. Subscribers to this Work, arerequellcd to take Uj> the nrft voluhie, as soon as. convenient- The second volume (which completes the Wcrfc) Will be ready lor delivery in the course of the present month. The complete work in the French language may liko wne be had at the fame place. May 9 6t2Ar Miniature Painting. AFereign Artist refpeiSlfolly informs the Public, that he paints Likenffies, and warrants them. A few Specimen, of his abilities may be seen at his Room No. io, up one pair .-f Stairs in Mr. O'Eulerj' Hotel, Chef- Ricketts' April it,. § Genteel Boarding & Lodging to be had at No. in ViaoStfcet, the ad door weft of S*cond-St*et, gr. the North fide. Afnlrt. J ' •!V:t *eo 4 i
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