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information that an alarmuig fcarcity prevails in Jn order Ire appeafe the people and perhaps 'alfo to place the provincial adminiftration on their 'guard, it ha thought advUeable. to mbliflr a letter upon thUyfubject 'from the riiinider of the in terial'tothe department of the 'north The Writer. Itates therbfpeft of a vail importation from Dantxic, Amfterdam, and North America 1 and adds, that com abounds the fouthern departments and in Bri tany, To that, the "high price in the didricts near Paris inud fpeedily decline. The public are allured by the minider, that government are taking all poffi ble measures to that end The Dutch government have it in contemplation to declare the to ttrc EalUIndtes free and opa'tl to all the citizens of the republic M. JJe Callonne arrived at Pars on Weaneiday fe'nnight, after an abfence of 14 years, in confequence of the invitation of the fird conful.

The ob jecY of his exturfion is of infinite magnitude; He is gone over as the agent of the French princes, "whom Buonaparte is refblved to refcue from (at leaft very kind of pecuniary) embarraffment, The Maltefe tonjrue which was to confift wholly Nf native Maltefe, will now, it faid, not be'ef ablifhed. The election of a grand mailer is rendered liable to more difficulties by the affumption of that ir1iriniftr Kir rlt Linnr nf whirh mnl ii a trind of fchifiB. In the treaty of peace, as publiftied in the Petmburgh Gazette, the whole article concerning tyalta is omitted. The emperor of Ruffia is faid to nave declared to ranee mat it tne lovereignty oi Malta be fiot to Naples, he will not take upon him to guarantee the order, and will feparate froni it the priories in Ruffia. The propositions which have been made to the Hungarian Diet by the emperor, are, in the fird place, 'for a fiibfidy of two millions of florins to be added to the hnpofts paid by the Hungarians.

For Recruiting the army likewife, a dated number of men are to be railed annually, i tie uiuai mpuiation or the military for a dated fervice is alfo to be'intro duced into Hungary and Dalmatia to be united to 'that kingdom, fcefides the incorporation of fome con tiguous part of, Hungary with Aifdria. A private letter from Paris fays, This department, and thofe adjoining, are at prefent afflicted with a mod ditlrefling drought. The the 'ijarveft and the are all nearly dedroyed. In the Country, the priefts are making their proceffinns in order to procure rain I Bread is kept down in Paris to tne price ox in lous (tu; tor tne.ioat ot lour pounds, but this is done at an expence to govern ment, of not fe fs than 30,000 livres per day. m.

fiuvxuiwa mri iv vin. majvuis aiv nub liiuCllltJlMCUj 'the price has afcended to 24 fous, a circumdance which excites the dronged fenfations of difcontent." A mod ingenious plan, it is faid, is at prefent un der the confideration of the directors of the bank of England, for effectually preventing the iorgery of tank notes, Junc 4. Letters from Condantinople, of the 30th of April, Itate, that the beys depofed by the Porte, who fled to Upper Egypt, are in open infurrection againd the grand vizier. They infift upon being reinftated in their authority. The Britilh generals are Taid to have declared, that they will by no means interfere in this matter, nor afford any protection to the refractory beys.

1 he Turkifh commander, "Of man Effcndi, was on his march againd the infurgents when thefe accounts came away, with a confiderable body of troops, which the grand vizier had ordered r. n. i are to form an army of referve. This fituation of affairs caufes much difcontent at Condatinopla. NE YORK, July 31.

Capt; Dominick, from Porto Rico, informs, that sciorc nc iducu mac iujiki was in tn.e greateit want ff nrnvifinnc that th trnvrnnr ItnA rr4nfj I Yniuion to a merchant to go to St. Thomas, who had returned with an American brig fully loaded. with pro which Was felling at a very great "price. it is taici arrangements have been made tor meet ing the frigate Bodon (hourly expected from the Me diterranean at fca. and rliaivvinir hrr HrOinatinn f.

ihn nrrlcrprl t. rV Pin Dl JI A company has been incorporated in Pennfylvania Tor the promotion of the cultivation of vines. It already confids of 383 perfons. PHILADELPHIA, Augud 3. Captain Rhodes, of the fchooner Republican, arrived, at Nw York, informs, that the day before he left St; Pierre's (the 9th of July) a corvette arrived there from France, which had left the fleet within 3 days fail having the new governor and 10,000 troops on board, for Martinique.

Captain Rhodes faw a letter from Mr. Clarkfon, a refpectable' merchant at Point Petre, dated July 4th, fiating that the execution of the negroe were very common, and that for the week pad the number averaged 30 per day. About 220O negroe had'been taken in the mountains, who with as many others, were confined on board different (hips to be feut to the mines. A French Guineaman had arrived with a cargo of Haves, and feveral more were expected. When at St, Pierre capt.

Rhode received a letter from capt. Cinfiekl or Connecticut, dated Point. Petre, 2d July, who informed him that the govern fbent of that place bad taken his cargo of oxen at' theirwn price, much' below the real. value; that mvteu wtre duil and that, whatever articles were "in great demand were iniriably by the government in a 'Gmilajr 'manner to that he had jnft experienced. 'r SFrPm the Lancaster Intelligence ft ComkuwIcat'e'd.

CLOVER. Ther i perhaps Ho object of agriculture, excepting the railing of bread corn', better worth the attention of the farmer, in this and the neighbouring dates, generally, than the culture of clover; In the ihter'countieu)f Pehnfylvania, efpccially: in fitua tiens'remote from market, and from boatable waters leading thereto, a large portion of the farmer'j labour can be mod profitably directed to this branch of huibandry. It enables him to raife live dock and this carries kfelfio market, at a comparatively frnftll expence 'The following example of the profit arififig from the cultivation of clover is given by an Englilh writeif, on the Subject And, although the cafe be has dated is not a very recent one, and the price annexed to the different items vary greatly from thole of fimilar articles with us it wif not withdanding, enable an American farmer to fee what can be done in the lame way, and to make his calculations accordingly The indanCe adduced this via. In the year 1 754. a farmer of Effex, in England, laid down a field of .15 with clover in May of the fucceeding year, he turned into it the following cattle, keeping, them in it 6 The value of their feed, according to the.

computation of the Englidi writer, is added and it is rated extremely low, compared with our prices. Thus 12 horfes at Is. 6d. each per week 5. 8 6 12 cows, at 2s.

do. .7 4 0 10 oxen, at 2s. do, 6 0 0 8 heifersj at Is. 1 ,280 100 Iheep, at 3d. do .7 10 0 30 hogs, at 3, is in our money, 61 cts.

do. He then faved it for feed. This beitt? 2 5 0 5 b'ulhel per acre, and edimated at 25s. per bufhel, produced v' 75. 0 6 The only fpecification of the quantity ot hay which the field yielded, was 24 waggon loads.

This is called, the edimate, Clover Straw," and is valued at 10s. per load, 12 0 0 117 15 0 This to 91. 16s. 3d. per acre and as the edimate is made in the amount per acre 161.

17. Id. or, dollars 43 In addition to what is here dated, every farmer knows', that, at the fame time the cultivation of clover yields great profit, it meliorates the foil and prepares the land for wheat, he. Befldes, owing to the drength and luxuriance of its growth, no other graft poffeffes fuch efficacy in overpowering weeds. PHILO AGRICOLA.

Augud 4. We are forry to find our hopes exprefled a few days ago, of the ceffationof the fever prove abortive, as feveral rev cafes have taken place both to the northward and fouthward of Vine itreet, within the lad two days and it has alfo made its appearance in two or three indances along the water fide, between Chefnut dreet and the drawbridge, This has judly caufed a confiderable alarm, fo that, from the mod prudential thofe citizens, wha are able, are, in many indances, removing from the neighbourhood of the fick Too great attention cannot be taken to avoid a connexion with the fick, or thofe parts of the town where they are known to be. Mw.rork, July 31. Letters received lad evening from Savanna informs us, hat general Jackfon is now fuppofed to be in very, confiderable dangervfrom the wound he received his late duel with col. Watkins.

He was believed to be confiderably advanced in recovery when the wound broke out' a frelh in two different places on being probed it was found that a piece of his waidcoat had been driven in befoie the ball and had not been before difcovered. Apprehenfions are entertained of a mortification. Augud 6. HEALTH OFFICE, Augud 5th, 1802. The report to thi office prefent to the oard of health a more alarming increafe of the mortality of the prevailing fever, than ha hitherto appeared during the prefent feafon.

From the number of new fubjrets daily added to the lid fick, and the malignant ifTue of many of them, there is ample caufe to believe, that the prefent CO NTAGfOJJS DISEASE is 'marked with, characters of as malignant a nature as any which ha hitherto afflicted thi city, In confequence of an inipreflion of this nature, the board of health is impelled by motives of duty, and regard for their fellow citizens, to warn them of the approaching danger, and intreat thofe whole health will permit, immediately to withdraw from the city and didricts by which mean's we hope to be indrumental, under in preferving to the the lives of many ufeful valuable citizens. We underdand that doctors Proudfit and Church have accepted the appointment of attending phyfi cians at the city faofpital during the prevalence of the prefent difeafe Heath Norbury has alfo been appointed, fteward of the above inilltution. i We are informed, the board, of iiealth have'1 appropnateo xne ouuamg on Jviu.a J.uand, occupied at a Lazaretto, for (he receptiqa accommodation oi tne poor ot idis city. A Jutf 23" Account fimn Havanna. by the fchopner Beaiitir llatei that confequence ot fome difpnte between the.

governor and iutendant ofthatportj the former had arrefle'd the latter, 'and confined to hi houfe. The prohibition againd the entry pf prdvifionsfee' in American venefs, wa rigidly etitbrced; and U' muugu uuui tounuucus i iii uuimrs, ana tR mnr mars and difcontent oT the inhabitant were! and upcu, iiic (juYciiiui, huh All jUMgcu. jtm fufed to remit, in. the flighted degree, tne fryeritv of tne proniDuory me teveriiafl. lpreadfrom ifif fliinnihcr to the ritw.

pnd rr3t nnmlm. 1 0 I Ul LUQ inhabitant were tar.ried off. ASH IfGTlcy'ili Augud .4. Mr. Picbon we are informVd, received order from France to collect the votes of the French L.i p.

sens rcuuiiig in iuc wuuca oiaies on toe queltion of ni ii. vii.wwii ui hi ii vvia iv me inure gnters are openeu to tnar purpoie in tne ITenelicon fular offices in the TJnifed A T. I X) Augud (fays a New Jerfey paper) were the. crept 6f Wheat, barley, oats, flax.vand Directions for preserving Jrbmi Turnips are fo frequently deftroye by "a fmally which feeds on 1 them, whild quite young, that farmer are, in i great meafdre1, deteired from auempting'tf cultivate mat valuable rootv The following tketk'ods are teccmiHtended for fm serving the plant. 4 First.

a quart of add one ounce of brimdofle finely powdered put them Into a bottle, enough to affonf room to fhake tbcm w'eli to. gether every day, for four or five days previoiiito keep the bottle well corked. Second. Tate fuch a quantity of elder Ifcavei when bruifcd, Will yield juice fufficient to cover the turnip feed yoU intend' to in which let it foak about 12 Tlw iiext' day mix it with the bruifed leaves, and a final I quantity of aHnmtlia fow all together, Turnip feed is' generally covered wkh a bnllh" bar row take elder butties for this, purpofe If, notwithdandin? thefe Drecaiitions. the ffv Triniilrf attack the young" plant, draw elder buflies grntly over 11 lurnip iqea is lown wnne jt rains it does not require to be harrowed in, and the young plants (hoot fo drongly that they Toon gain drength beyond the power.

of the fly. I The immenfe quantity of Indian earn imported into thefe countries, and the general diffike to that grain as an article of render it important to be known, that fome didillera irr this country," haying afcertained that it will malt, and when' fo preparedV yield an admirable fpirit, fiave obtained liberty' from the commiffioners of revenue to ufe it in didillatior. The mucilaginous quality of this grain (that on which the manufacture pf the wort depends) has been long known iu Germany and Italyi where, according to count Rumford, potanta furnifhes the principle ar ticle in the food of. the peafant. Belfast Terr Dollars Rewarrl.

RAN away from the fubferiber, living in Anna, polis, on the 6th negro woman named: ahnnt thirtv vran nf scrr. tnnk with her a parcel of cloathing fhe lias a fmall fpeck in one of lier eyes, and has Ipd one of, her fingers off her right hand. Whocvertakes up. faid. woman and will bring her home, or fecure her in any gaol, fo that I get her again, fhall receive the above, reward, WILLIAM Annapolis, Augud.

,.1802. 3 COMMITTED to my xudody as a a negro man who" fay bis name is GEORGE, that he is a blackfmith by trade, and that he belong to Thomas Sqthoron, of Stafford Virginia i he appears to be about twenty five years of age, about fix feet high, has a fear on his left eyebrow, and has an impediment, in his fpeech hi cloathing' a Bath coating coat and blue overalls. THOMAS MACGILL, Sheriff of Prince George's county, July 23, 1802. Ten Dollars Reward. RAN away the Wednefday after "Whitfvuiday lad, a negro boy named HEZ, about nineteea years of age, five feet high, he is a black fellowj and ftammers when fpoken to, he is an aTtful'villain, and on the left or right fhoulder is a mark by a bum when a child had on when bewent away, a long blue a pair of corduroy pantaloons an efnabrig fhirt.

I fuppofe he is harboured by his fatherwho belongs to Walter Clagett, in. Anne Arundel pontiff i near Otieen Anne. Whoever takes iin faid felloWi and fecures fiini iri'a'ny gaol, fo that, I maygetbiW. again, (ball receive trie above reward, paid by 14 I forewarn; alljieiTons from harbouring on their peril..