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rT' 1 'Ttbrusry i THE Arabaffadors Extraordinary from the ftates of Holland having been admitted to their audiencc of leave on the 5th inft. Mynheer Van Waffenaar Jnformed the Emperor, that the iniffion they tad the honor of performing at the Imperial Court being fulfilled by the fo much wi(hed for reftbration of peace and union bet ween his Imperial Majefty and the Republic their High Mightinefles had thought proper to recal them. 'J Hi Imperial Majefty aflured their High that damaging many houles, and feveral plantations laving near the fea it doe noti however, appear any lives are loft. As the King of France has prohibited his nobility and gentry from coming oveir to fpend their money in England, and has put fuch a 'marked (lifgrace' upon Englilh gentlemen as to prohibit them from ufing their own carriages, by impofing a tax of above half the value, and 50. per cent, than uppn thofe of any other nation, it is hoped the people at Dover will tar and feather all who go there for no other purpofe than to fpend their money but not any traders, for trade, like water, will find its own level ar laft' March 4.

By tetters from the Hague it appears, that diffentibn flill rciens there with all the violence of party fpirit. par tifant of the St.idtholder, or rather, fome wretches under that fpecious pretence, have been fo ungovernable of late, that order I were eiven to double the patroles both night and day. Pafqui nades and other farirical prints, have been pafted upt every cor tier, of the ftrects, on perfons of the firft abilities in tbe adtniriftrati And a few dayf ago fome of the rioters took their opportunity tt chalk out a gibbet on the gates of the French AmballTador, and thereon, after the manner of his country, to hang his excellf.ncy in effigy. March lo Ycfterday Lord Howe attended on the King at St. James's, and delivered fome difpatches lately received from Herbert Sawyer, Efq; the naval Commander in Chief on the American ftation, were brought over in the Brifk floop of war, arrived at Falrrituth.

Mr. Adams, the American was fent to on Wednesday evening, and he had a conference with the two Secretaries of State, on occafion cf fome late advices received from America. Governor Penn is foon' to go out to America in character of Ambaflad'r and Plenipotentary from the Britifh Court. It is fuppofed that his appointment to this great office is to be atribut ed to the influence of Lord Lonfdale, between whom and the Governor there has long fubfifted the and moft intimate friend hip. is prevalent, that the King of Pruffia mtans the en fuing fuaimcr to reftore tbe Sradtholder to all his rights of fove reignty over the States of Holland; in which, however, he will he certainly oppnfed by the arms of France, who with to render the United States a pure democracy, as in that cafe France can always command the Belgic power with equal effect, ai if the ftatea were her own colonies.

Among other prerogatives enjoyed by the Stadtholder of Holland, an effort is rrkingtv deprive him of that of pardoning of criminals, well as the choice Magiftrates, and the nomination of Burgo Mafters. So that the fixth article of the union of Utrecht is fhaking. A March 13; By difpatches from Halifax we are informed, that the VernrronteJe have "made private overtures to conie under the Britifh governmenV arid that the terms are fent over for mini Serial approbation or rejeiio'i. Morn. Puft.

A rvcat number of traders have removed from Botton to Hah fax. in order, to traac as BritiCi fubjecls to this country vrhich means they import oili; on the duty of ia inftead paying 18I. per tonv 'Y'. The heir apparent of a great northern potentate had been late ly, is faidj Vetefted by his fovereign, in carrying on a private eorrefpondence with the The martial mooarch has pad feveral examinations of his focceffor, the fir ft of which laft not left than fix hours. What the refult may be of this inte lefting'difcovery, if true, and how the indignant hero may treat his heir ap'patcnt is riot yet known It, however, makes a great noife ai prefcnt among the German courts.

rO T'0 i6; uarter as ought to teach us very reipectrul ideas of American genius. Tbe phllofuphy of 'Dr. Franklin is the bbjeft of unrivalled ad through every countrjrof Europe the moral fcrutinies of Air. Edwards have received the higheft applaufe in moft Prodeftant countries, from the, fixed oppofers' of his is iiuadrant, iniuric Afiy called ad leys, was the 5 'Godfrey of Philadelphia 3 'mercurial inoculation was was the indttftrious. 0' 'V I A EtP.H 1 lj.v'W,.

Sunday Jail arrived! here iron feven paf fage, the (hip Harmony, Captain Willet, Jn which tame; paflen "1B of all the'ofeful and rare DRUGS' and ME in prefcnt Priaic'r' 4 fe xngiana on me zin or xuarcn, in company wun ine iaip Captain Cole, who is arrived at Baltimore they parted company he was equally: plealed the difputea tnat nad arilen were finally loon aiier tney laiiea, out leu in witn cacn otneron me 9m or fettled. wnen tney Baa a levere gaie 01 wina, in wmcn tne nr v. v.v N. March 1. (Accointi from Madeira mentioni that on the ad cf January laft, they had a moft terrible ftorm, during which the Tea rofe to a height never before remembered.

Two Britifh vef fcls that were in the road with difficulty got out to fea before the ftorm was at its greateft. violence and a Portuguese fnow de ferted by the crew, with half a loading of Indian corn on board, dragged her anchors, and went fea without a foul on board, mooy carried away her foremaft. Captain Cole offered any aflilt ance that might be wanted, but Captain Willet having plenty of fpars, rigged a jury'maft, and accomplifiied the remainder of hit voyage in fafety. Sunday le'nnight an exprefs arrived in this city from the Weft em Country, and brought difpatches which! contain'tbe following intelligence, viz, in the night of the' ao.h the hoflages from the Shawanefe nation, together with'th'eir interpre and as ihs YA not been heard of the aift of January is thought lc and family, privately withdrew from. our fort at the mouth to be loft great damage was done on by fweeping away or of the Miami that feveral murders have been committed both above and below the fort, two very recently within four mtles.of it on the Kentucky more; that, from threats and infinuations of plenty of excellent water within the body of the works; that iKnur fni.nfw Indian fri lltrl n.ir fnrt M1ntr(h tit about Indians, were lately 'feen near fort M'Intoih, but twenty their intentions could not be.o'evifed and that feveral of their chiefs have been invited to a Talk with Sir John Johnftone, at Niagara.

the defence of the ports on the Weflern frontiers, under the command of that experienced officer Col. J. Harmer, marched from this city for Fcrt Pitt. They are well equipped, make a very' martial appearance, and will doubtlefs be confidered as a feafonable reicfurc ement to the companies already on, that fta tion. Captains Fergufon, of the train of artillery, and M'Curdy, of the infantry, command the above companies.

We learn that, the company from New erfey, under Captain Mercer, will alfo take up their march in a few days for the fame quarter. By the brig Helena, Captain. arrived herefrom North Carolina, we learn that on the iath iilt. a fire broke out in the town of Wilmington, in that ftate, which in a fhort time con fumed about one third of the town, a quantity of naval ftores', merchandize, We have norther particulars Off Cape Hatteras, Capt. Williams fpoke Capt.

Dayis, ifi fchooner from Virginia bound to Charlefton. The Honorable James M. Varnuoij Nathan Miller, George Champlin and Peleg Arnold, Efquiresy are appointed to feprefent the ftate of Rhode Ifland in the Congrefs of the United Sxtrstl 0 a fitter rim DuBlipt March 4,, The minifterial fquad make a boaft of the. apparent fbortnefs of the feflion, and plume tbemfclvei upon their dexterity In fo hailily getting through the burthefs of the nation 5 but they may Ivory ditto. uuu uisuiicuM cgBuMT uiiu.u ivii uu(uun lor never OICIO, at any onetime witnin me annais oi Ireland, did 10 many great and important objefts drefentrthemfelvea for deliberation as at prefent.

A commercial fyftein founded on reciprocity aod juftice, with England, remalnt yet to be adjufted. The mifunderftand ing between this country and, Portugal remain alfo to be done away, and a permanent commercial connexion remains to beefta bliflied. The grand quefttori of a' parliamentary reform remains to be difpofed of, and adminiftraiion, cohfonant with thetr owii profeffions confonant with fpeech from have yet to ftrike out fe me fubftahtial and' effectual fyftem of ceconpmy and retrenchment, as the only means of averting a national bankruptcy." Yefterday arrived. here from. Madeira', a ftr 50 days patTage, the Madeira Packet, Captain Hay'rfon'j who informs', that there were po Algerine cruifers at or hear, the? wefterh illands when he failed.

On the 74th of April, in latitude 37. longitude 60. Captain. Haydon fpoke the fchooner Benjamin Captain Carpenter, from, the Cape of Good Hape. bound to Boftbn, out 5 ays, all well.

In latitude 37. longitude 72. io. fpeke the brie Nancy. Captain Howland, from Poit au Pince; bound ttf Rhode liland, '24 days Jf out, all well.

1 By recent letters from Spain we hear, that the account of the cefiion tff be Hondas to France is premature; but that there was great reafon to believe that foniething of the kind would take place between England and Spain, in exchange for the for trefs of Cibraltar, which would befides be followed by a very favorable treaty of commerce7. Should ir take, place it may prove of a very alarming nature to the. United States both as neighbours and as rivals in fever al important branches of trade. hxtraU of a Jitter 'from Hevf Haven, May 3. Thurftay laft, Captain arrivedi here from Jamaica fage he fpoke a veftel bound to New which an Jamaica, but made ber efcape" Captain Parrot, the fhip Four Friendsarrived at ew York.

in days from Liverpool, on the 13d ult. in latitude 38, a8, the difcoverv frr7 Jriea the M'Fingal of Mr, Trumbull is' rank ly tbe reviewers with aheir own boafted Hudibras T1 Portuguefe with their fix fail of men of war, have theHinting of Copley and Weft find, even in Europe, little iro.YC Alpines into the Streights, and another fquadron is Competition. The memorials of Congrefs have been clafled in ccly may'fafely "urope alfo, with th firft produaions of that nature hitberto I I 1 ublilhed and the moft enlightened nations of that region, hy Ayiasj loat, Frtdajlaji, wcurrtdU bj both r. 7 hcafet of th leritLtturt tf the Rati cf ornamennnff. wim verv nineiTricii nur minrarw political characters, have rendered our own awplaufes totally unneceffary to their glory.

Of no other nation can fo honorable things be fo eirly a'period of their exiftente. With vuifdem peculiar to herfelf," our lifter ftate, New lias granted to 'congrefs the but have referve'd to them felves the appointment of tbe ofEcersAo collect it. A few days fincehe lex talionh was executed on a Nova Scotia fchooner, by our revenue officers. The crew having7 (hewn a fortSunavory rifi.with fome oars belonging to a Winnifiinit boat, were purfued, overtaken at one of the iflands in the lower harbour, and the oars recovered upon a ftricl en quiry it was found, that to 'this breach of the moral law was added the poRt'ical one of robbing the revenue the fchooner and rew were, in confequence brought to town, where he now re siains for trial. CJ Nt R' a.

Notwithftandlng the repeated accounts of the depredations of Barbary ccrfairs upon the American trade, there is reafon to the far greater part of the intelligence it fabricated by our told xvcll xvijbers in England and. elfewberey for purpofes fufficl ently obvious The ftory. of the Turkifh cruifert in the Weft India feas, is probably equal authority with the reft, and tal 4culated to operate upon "the 'credulous and. uninformed of this who think, nothing fafe, except in Britifh bottom 3" AJay I iV General Warren, of. Milton (MaaTachufettt) "intre duces an euayon.rrrirvrsre with the following a pniipiopnic view 11 is and extennve.

.1 it is important, and perhaps the only firm and cf greatnefs. A a profeGon? ifftrengthens the 'B'vxRiCfc v. A .1: 3 In Market ftreetj between Third and, Fourth flreets This in; the Jformony; Captain Willet, from' London, the ufual freih, andneccJIaryy (frV ASS "and ftone Shop Furniture with every neceflTary and utenfil for the fixing yorjtng gentlemen with a compleat. Apothecary's Shop. A quantity of purified Sait Petre; in calks of 'three' hundred weight each, particularly refined for the preferving'of provifioni, and the making of powder; v.

vr. vil Beft French Vetdegris, and Aleppo Galls, picked for dyera and; hatters ufe. Iflnglafs of the firft quality, for wine merchants, brewers, and refiners of liquors. A quantity of pure Gold and Silver Leaf; by the packet, hon cfred, or tingle book. chofen parcel of Frankfort Blac for copperplate, printing.

Reeves's new invented, incomparable, Drawing Cakes. for; miniature painting, irr boxes of to and ao different (hades unfriendly Indians, an attack on that gamfon was apprehended and colours Alfiv com pleat, fets of foft, Crayons, and Crayoa under this idea, a reinforcement it gone down from fort M'ln P.encils, Gold and Silver Shells, with many other beautiful bright torn that the gairifon it well 'fupplied with provifions, and. corouts, in'conftant ufe. by painters and limners the rs Dy. Prieflly's Apparatus for making Chalybeate Wafer, andj for impregnating liquors with fixed air now riling ipto general life.

I All the jbove, with every other Article the Apothecary and' On Monday fe'nnight two companies of the troops, raifed for Drug bufinefs, will be Sold, WbdtfaU and Retail, for every cur rent Money in circulation. Juft arrived in tbe (hip Harmony, Willet, 'from London, and to be SO by A Sj Next to the Meeting, in Market A trein aliortment of Drugs Medicines, "Painters Among which are the following articles, vizY" A MPHO Cantharides, Opium, cacuanna, Tartar, Emetic, Cremor" Red Red Lead; White Lead, dry and ground in Oil, Spaniftx Biciwn, ditto YeHw Oker ditto ditto, Prufian Blue, ditto ditto, Verdigfeafe, ditto ditto, Black Lead, 1 Blue Frankfort ditto, (, Brawn Pink, Dutch ditto, Rhubarb, Jallap, Ipcr Tartar, Crude fiuttii Carmine Drop Flake White, Indian Ink, Ki ngs Yellow, Stone Oker. Strewing Smilt," Spahiftt lurkey Umber. venuian K.ed, Vitriol. Rofe ditto, Crate Glafs of all fixes, fuitable for Pifttfres Cloclc Windotr Gafs, from 10 inches' by I3lto 8 by 6.

'Painter Bruflies, Camels Hair Pencils, 'drying Oil, Spirits of Turpin 1 1 (Jueen'Anna State of Marv'land, April aS, 17864 To be Re te for a term of years, rpH A well known TWILLi with its appunenancei, Teal" Jed Jl the Unicorn Mill; lying orr the road leadingfrom thje head! of Chelter river to Church Hill, together with a containing about 50 acrti Of arable land and woodland fufficient for its fupport, all in good repair. Its fi tuation "and convenien both for 'country and merchant are equal tar any ori the Eaftern Shore of with ftream of water never known to fail in the Sri eft feafoni, complearly fitted with every; etfnteniency neceffary for manufacturing of flour, and the mifl houfe capable of holding from five to fix thoufand bofttels Witbi a fa w. mill, a comfortable dweliing houfc and kitchen; and rtore all in good repair. For termt apply to JEREMIAH ulj, in Cbelter Town, or ABRAHAM FALCONER near ine mui. V.

Philadelphia, May.ij, 1786. V' virtue of a writ of Venditoni Exponas, to me direcd, will be expofed to public Sale, at the merchantVCbffee Houfe," in the city of Philadelphia. on Fridav. the aSih infta, nt May, at feven oWock. in the evening, the following i'ihe Lot s.

ar "i of Ground, fituate in th" Northern Liberties of lh)e city cf The effms already made in 'arts and fciences in this weftern faya. rae, wa.00, gee 10 qmrxne hum precipitately, before ''r kJLiJl th.lb eolonial difaar.ta.. f.K MP.W" etcapea leisure. On hie paf it. had been oePin vuji mc privilege 01 a 10 feet alley, uouuced 10 norm regg urcci, to ne care oy, joc ncr, 34 to tbe by the aforefaid 10 feet allf at Which place it is 8 feet and" 9 ia ches wide, arid to the weft by ground of ooiriiona: The wng.

v.incinnau, oaunoeri, rrom virginu to urii "Wi xiM JZ'f vtV London, out 5 days, all well cfV" invention of Mr. war ar. is with the privilege of a with the pri vilege of a Refolved, That Robert R. Livingfton. Tames Duane.

Eebert Btnfon, Alexander Hamilton, Leonard Ganfevoort and Robert C. or any three of them, be commiffioners on the'part of this ftate, to meet with fuch commiffioners as are or may be "appointed by, the other ftates in the Union at fuch time place as A all be agreed upon by the faid cbmmifiioners, to take into, confideration the trade end commerce of the United States, to. confider how an uniform fyftem in their commercial intercourfe and regulation) may be lneceffary to, their common. interefthand permanent harmony and to report to the feveral ftates fuch an ad relative to this great bbjer, af when nnanimoufty, ratified, by them, will enable'thd United States ih Congrefs alTembled to. provide for the fame and that the faid commiffioners, or any three of them, do make report of their proceedings to the legiflature at.thtir neat meeting, Latley died, in Ayreflure inScothnd, 6ne John Makie, far mer in iambell.

aeed 101. Hir head tn k. nesvating the body. In morals, it tends to encreafe virtue, with lands of John Herkenhower, Ludwick Mole, Paul Gehr, Daniel cut introducing vice. In religion it naturally inipirei piety, dev Philip 5yga.

Late, the of John Gehr and u. wvkuvuiov v. vu.uiw' unkiuik v. wv Mium tuti Uaij in cxwCuuon, Dy extends 18 feet and Cpcbcs ia width to feet alley bounded th'northy by Pegg ftreet, to the eaftj by, lot No to the by the afore faid 10 feet alley, and to the weft by lot No. i No, Containing 19 feet' in front on' Pegg to feet in depth, where it extends 18 feet and 9 incheir 'in wic'tb with'the privilege of a ia feet alleys bounded Pe'gg 'ftreet, to the eaft'by lot tfoG, to the fouth by the afore laid alley, and io the weft by lot No.

24. Containing 19 feet in front on Pegg ftreetJ and.So cr3 in where it extends vtS feeif and inches in width. wit ivx tne privilege or a 10 icci auej, oounaea to tne nortn by fc'' nrcci, i vc cu. uj ui. 27, iuc xuKui oy me aioreiaia X3 feet arid to the weft; by lot Np.5..

No. 47. Containingi feet in front on Pegg and feet in' where it extend 1 Sjfeet xnd 9 inche in with the privilege of a ten feet alley a bounded to the north Pegg fteet, to the eaft by lot No. i8, to' the fouth by the 'afort iaid.tencet alley, and to the weft by lot No. atv 4 No.

a8. Containing 19 feet in frent ori Pegg.flreety and in where it extends 18. feet and 9 inches in width, the privilege of a ten feet alley bounded to the north by tPfgg to the eaft by Ut N. a9, to the fouth by the aforefaid ten feet alley, and to the weft by lot No. 47, No 49.

in front' on Pegg ftreet, end So feet in depth, where if extends 18 feet and inches in width. eldeft fon, aged 7c, affifted by thirteen other fons. thirtv 'S1 VnVUp fc" 'J' bonded to the north by grandfons and twenty great grandfons; regg itreec, cne oy 10c wo3o, taneafter Ufav fftth: 8r5. to the fouth by the afore alley, and to the weft by lot No. zS.

30. Containing 19" feet in front on Pegg ff reef, and feet to where it extendi it feet and inches in width. un. privilege 01 a 10 reet auey, bounded to tbe north by certain precepts under the hand and Jeal of Pegg.ftreet, to the eaft by: lot of ground rented to Zachariihs David Rittenhoufe, Efq; fole 'tfuftee to therGeneral Loan Andrews, to the fouth by ths aforefaid 10 feet and to tha Si JOHN, 11 ILLER, Sheriff, farket ftreet 77 feet X' extends 48 feet and 6 in 10 feet alley, bounded ta north by the aforefaid io teet alley, to the eaft by ground rented to Zachanah Andrews. and to the Tcuth byCoh.ayquenauque or Peg rua.

Taken iij execution, asdr ta be told as the property of Samuel Garrigurs, by 'fr JOSEPH COY7PERTHWA1T, 1 i i Hi I 'it i'l' it: Hi 4 i.

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