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BOSTON, Nov. 2 . Arrived, the Ichooner Favorite, Pour jand, from Madeira and Tenneriffe, 38 Od. 24, lat. 36 44. long. 76 x 6. fell in with the Spaniih tngate Juno, cf 34 guns, Don Juan ignatio Bulliilos, commander, in great dill refs, making so much water, that the greatest exertions could barely keep her free. The Spaniih ja irain reauefted capt. P. to flay by him B • 'ting the frigate to the near ‘ .and, at the fame time pur -13 r hrec offleers and four ma- B, vilions—eapr. P. accompa ■ed in . three days; on the fount, E a very neavy gale from the n. w. he Eferved signals of greater dillrefs, and Br abandoning the trigare, and run an- Br her lee as near as poflihle. The un- Brtunate Spaniards waved their handker. Biefs, and fee,tied almost in dcfpair, and Be (hip* 'led as if nearly full of water, flt 9 a v.fher mainmast went over her Be— 1 her foremaH fell alternately Bom fu to Tide. Every effort was made B atFora her alliilance, but in vain. A Br occ ioned capt. P. to lose fight of her. ■n half an hour it cleared away ; but the Bip was no more to he fecn. 413 per- Ens, •'’eluding several women and chil- Bren, vere on board. She was bound Bom forto Rico to Cadiz, and had too, Bo dollars on board. NEW-YORK, November 3. DREADFUL FIRE. I One of the molt alarming Fires that had Ber happened in this city, within our re ■olleChon, broke out bit evening, be- Bveen eight and nine o’clock, in a liable, In Bridge-ltreet, between White-hall and Bioad-ltreers, almost surrounded with ■vooden buildings. The wind blowing ■mill from the Couth-weft, the devouring ■lei»»'nt made its way through Bridge, ■treei into StonMlreet with uncontrolable ■ury; and in less than an hour and a half ■he whole block, confuting of about 50 lailaings, tnoftly dwelling houses, were ■fiber burnt, pulled down or gutted, ■’ic of ftxingle in a light blaze, were |r lin every direction by the wind, I ntly lodging on the roofs of houses . liftance of half a mile from the feene 01 r iigration, and threatened deftrue lio > a great part of the city. Another Account . V evening about eight o’clock, this •; .r- as again alarmed by Fire—lt ori- U ed in a (table occupied by Mr, Thus. Evans, in Bridge-street—the wind was from S, W. and in a few minutes the flames aflumed an awful and threatning as pert— But, from the unparalleled exerti.- ons of the firemen, aided by the citizens, its progress was arrested with less damage than was apprehended. Besides the very great deftruftion oc efioned by the removal of property from tuc vicinity of the fire, the following buildings were deltroyed. In Bridge-street, the liable occupied by Mr. Evans ; the two story frame house, brick front, occupied by Mr. Cheetham, editor of the Citizen, and owned by B.S. Judah ; the liable occupied by Mr. So laerindyke; the two-story brick front house, occupied by Mr. Myers, baker, and a small dwelling, occupied by Mr. Thomas Evans. The fire progrefled through to Stone, flreet, levelling in its way the intervening out houses—and deltroyed the large three story brick front house of the late Gov, jay, occupied by the widow Ludlow; the two adjoining houses belonging to Mr, Rynier Suydam, one a three-story frame, and the other a large, handsome brick house, the former occupied by the owner, and the other by Mr. Peter Mefier; ad. joining the latter, a wooden (table was ’’d down ; as also, on the oppolite fide, ,/■ meft.-ie, occupied by Mr, Lent, In. T” 0. pot alius. Here its progress 1 unexpectedly terminated, n dreadful conflagration, we -.c painful neceflity of Hating ‘'. Mott, a refpcdtable dealer in lea. -nkfort-ftreet; Mr. Knapp, one - ..men, and a black boy, were dangcroufl/ injured by a fall of a part of *‘ iC tuins; and it is said, that one or two men were killed; but the truth of which w e were unable to obtain, though we de fined the profs till late this morning. November 8. The faft failing (hip Swift, capt. Gil mer, arrived at this port yelterday, in 33 days frow Bourdeaux. We are in. de’oted to the politeness of capt. Speyer, came paflengcr in this veflcl, for I . e °f Paris papers to the 26th September, ttclufwe. They are almost wholly deftx- T f»te of filtered. The only prominent a* - - tide relates to the troubles in Switzr 1 ;- lap.d, which have risen to a very feriotis c n£s. To this fubjeft our tranflatiens arc principally confined. *^ c are happy to announce that the rc- >J J ! pert of the death of M. La Fayette is without foundation. A Paris paper of September 23d mentions chat the Englilh Domefthenes, Mr. Charles Fox, was a bout fetiing out trom Paris to spend a fort night with him at his country feat. Extra 3 of a letter from a refpeSabie house in Paris , under date isth Sep. tember. “ There is every appearance of Ameri can claims being fettled one way or another; and that before a long time elapses. lam allured that To ne for the years 5, 4 and £ have been offered 50 per cent for, by {peculators—-and enquiry has been made of myfelf if I had any to fell. On these conditions, I have given to be liquidat ed all I had in this way, and expert to be funded at 5 per cent per year, I have about 100,000 livres worth of general Le Clerc’s bills on this government. I am promised payment in a mod pofitivc manner ; they fall due the day after to morrow. Letters received in town yesterday from the American agent at theHavanna, con firm the account refperting the exclusive privilege granted by the King of Spain to v the count Jaruco, fur the in.rodurtion of 140,000 barrels of flour. It is further permitted, to be imported from the Unit cd States but under Spanilh colours. The house of Hermandez Sc Co. of the Havan na, are the count’s agents in this business, and had advanced him a loan of 140,000 dollars and too negroes in anticipation of the exported profits—-Flour was at 14 dollars, and not expected to be lower, al though there was aoout 2:,ooo barrels in port. Some that had been introduced from Vera Cruz, had cofl: there 2 The Tupreme council of the island had recommended the introduction of Lumber from the United .States ; but the govern or and Intendant had not given their fi naFcgmlent,} it was, however, confident ly expected to take place in a few days. -WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 5. We confider it complimentary to the understandings of our readers to address them frequently on points fundamentally connected with the firlt principles of the government under which we live, instead of enlilting their passions on topics of a personal nature. The right of fufFrage Is the grand pillar of all our political institutions. While it remains firm, we have nothing to fear. The llratagem of treason, or the fvvord of usurpation, will prove equally harmless, in opposition to the will ot the people tru ly expressed. While, therefore, others are engaged in depreciating this right, in obstructing its exercise, and in ridicul ing its efficacy, it (hall be our pride, on all fit occafiuns, to impress a convirtion of its importance, and to inspire an ardent de votion to it. To the endless fophlfiry that is urged against it, we lhall oppose farts; we lhall appeal to the exilling Itate of things, and invite a comparison between the turbu knee and misery of the monarchies of the old world, and the tranquility and happi. nefs of our republic. In the former the will of one or of a few confiitutes the law. Here the law is the will of the whole na tion. There the will of the nation is in perpetual collision with that of the go vernment. Here the one is the legiti mate offspring of the other. There, there is constant Itrife and frequent warfare ; here there is steady concord, and perma nent peace. A change In Europe is ever accompa nied with a convuifion ; while with us it is uniformly, from the dilferent ftrurtlire of oar governments, the precursor of aug mented harmony. With us there is often, it Is true, a mighty war of words. But what is this compared to conflagrated towns, and de flated plains—the daughter of thousands, and the misery ot tens ot thousands ? These remarks are peculiarly appropri ate to the prefeat season, Within a short period ten sovereign Hates have chufen their reprefentalives, and invested them with the lughefi political duties, without the lead exhibition of violence. Not a moo, that we learn, has sullied the exer cise of this important political funrtion. Yet, on no occaiion, perhaps, have great er efforts been made to excite pamon and kindle resentment. Citizens of America ! while you value freedom, refpert and cling to this great right, that the bayonet may never be fab ftitu.ed in the room of the ballot. November 10* THOMAS PAINE has arrived in this city, and has received a cordial reception from the whigs of seventy-six, and the republicans of 1800, who have the mde pendence to feel and avow a fentirnent of gratitude for, his eminent revolutionary krvices. [OFFICIAL.] His Catholic Majesty’s Conl'ul General, Chevalier de Feranda, received, a few days ago, official information from the go vernor of St. Augustine, that the ports in that province are closed again it ail neutral veffcls—at the fame time permitting the Citizens of the United States to trade in Spanilh bottoms, agreeable to the Royal Orders rs the 9 h June, 1793. -NORFOLK, November' 16. By a gentleman who came passenger in the schooner Nautilus, of Baltimore 16 days from Port Republic, wc learn, that the greated conlternation prevails through out the Bight of Leoganc. The negroes have burnt the towns of Lcogane, Grand Guave, Petit Guave, L’Archahaye, and St. Marcs j they have also destroyed fort Bifljton ; it was ex petted they would in a few days become matters of Port Repub lie. The French troops were very sickly. AUGUSTA, Nov. 27. ' 1 From the National Intell genccr. Massachusetts Election, • For Reprrfentati’ves in Congress, On the ill intt. seventeen representa tives were chosen. The following di ftritts are heard from : V Suffolk) includlf£ Bojlon, Dr. Eullis, republican, 1899 J. Adams, federal, 1840 Eultis cletted by a majority of $g Essex South Dftrift. Jicob Crowninlhield, repuo, 1400 Timothy Pickering, federal, 1293 Crowninlhield eletted by a maj. of 107 Partial returns have been received from the following diltritts ; Norfolk) from 7 towns* Seaver, republican, 371 Hitchborn, republican, 59 Everett, federal, 166 Plymouth, from 10 out of If towns, Mitchell, federal, 974 Warren, republican, 817 Essex north) from f towns. Cutler, federal, 706 Kitteridge, republican, 318 Woraftcr fouth , for I 4 towns. Hastings, federal, 881 Bangs, republican, 626 War after north , for 5 towns. Steedman, federal, 283 Whitney, republican, 141 Thus does it appear that the lust hope of federalfm is biaded. Its maily pil lar is (haken; it totters, and the period of its downfad is at hand ; and one of greater Ifrength and beauty, the pillar of rep.iblicariifui, rises on its ruins. John Quincy Adams and Timothy Pickering, bo.h mighty men of the Ead, have been declared unworthy of the public confi dence. Thcfe men excluded, in vain will the opponents of the adminidration look for talent in the remaining federal mem bers that may be chosen. However dili gent the search, it will not be found. 11 no quarter of the union have more unworthy attempts been made to spread misrepresentation, to blacken the charac ters of the administrators of the general government, to impeach the purity of their motives, to vilify their measures, and to inflame personal and local jealoulics. By these arts thousands have been deceiv ed and milled. The public prints, for the mod part federal, have rejected fair ilate ments of the measures of the government, while they have perfevcringly dillorted them. Cut all these unworthy efforts have pro.ed unavailing. In many diltritts ihe friends of freedom have been vigilant, and their enlightened 2eal has given wings to truth. la Bolton, two prints have made a firm and fucccfsful stand againlt a misnamed Palladium and a treacherous Centmtl; and in Worceiler and Salem, spirit and intelligence have preflded over the prints. Tne whiggifm ol 7 6 has been awaken, ed, and its dfetts in this Hate, as in eve ry other, have been mod powerful. Samuel J. Potter, the present lieute nant-governor of Rhode-llland, a firm republican, is elected senator in the con gress of the United States for fix years preceding the 3. 1 of March next, in the room of Theonorc Fodcr, who declined a nomination. During the session of the general as sembly ot Rhode-llland, a committee was appointed to count the votes for represen tatives to the Bth congrcfs. They re ported the number to be, for Stanton, 2604; Knight, 2598; Pot ter, 1633; Tillmghad, 1636. Confcquently, gen. Jofcph Stanton was eletted by a majority of 971 votes, and Nehemiah Knight, Esq. by a majority of 962* Thus rcpublicanifin has triumphed by 971 majority. On Saturday the General Assembly ad- journcd to tW" 4ih Monday in’February next, then tq meet at Brillol. V | it • i MaJJach'.’fifts Eleflion, for Refrefenfa- 1 lives to Gongrr/s, We can fpcak with certainty of the choice of Dr. William Euilis, the hon, Jacob Crowninfhield, the hon. J. B. Varnum, Ebenezcr Seaver, Esq the hon. Phannel Bishop, and the hon. T. J. Skin ner. The'probability also, is, that Mefllrs. Cutts, Kin (ley, and Green, arc undeviating republicans . Bojhn hid. Chronicle . John F. Mercer is re-clc£lcd, by the Legiflaturc of Maryland, Governor of that (late, bv a great majority. James Htllhmfe is re-elected, by the Legislature of Connecticut, a Senator of the United States. Prices Current at London, September 2 1 . Flouri American, fine, bbl. il 6s a il ios fuperfine, i! Ss a il 15s Tobacco, Maryland, yellow, ft. gd al2 \- Middling brown, $ 1-2 a 8d Long leaf, 3d a 5 i-zd Virg. York river, 3* a 6£d James river, 3d a j]d Stript leaf, 4 1-2 a 6 f-zd Rappahannock, 2 2-3 a Carolina, 2 1-2/14 i-2d S. Potomac, 2 1-2/74 Georgia, 2 i-a a 4 1.2 d. Prices Current at Buurdea’u'x, 30th Sept . Flour, American, 40!’ to 41! in demand for Spain, Tobacco, Virginia, zof to 3perewf* Carolina and Georgia 3of - Heady Marry land, 3of to6of J price.'#'*' C 3T A QUARTERLY MEETING will be held on Saturday and Sunday the 27th and 28th of November, at the Me thodist Meeting-House in Augusta —the Rev. Nicholas Sue then will preach * on Sunday. The Sacrament will be ad miniltered after morning preaching, and a collciVion will be made for the support of the Gafpel, and to pay what we (till owe for the Church, and we hope as our friends have hitherto been liberal, they will Hill favor us with their afUllance— “ Every man according as he purpo/eth in his hearty so let him give, not grudg ingly or of neccjfty, for God loveth a cheerful giver”—id Cor. 9. 7, JEREMIAH RUSSELL, DIED on Tuefday evening last, aged 20 years, Mr. Wm. M‘Kean, a native of Scotland.--being a member of the volun teer Artillery Company, of this place, his remains were on the subsequent even ing interred with military honors, On the 17th inftanr, at the plantation of John Course, Esq. Jack Wright, a negro, and African born.— From his own account, of which there is no reason to entertain a doubt, he was a bour 109 years old. He was servant to captain, afterwards lord Anson, when he was stationed off Charleston, previous to his voyage round the world. Jack fomc rime after ,this period, became the proper ty of gentlemen largely concerned in the Indian trade at this place. In this situ ation, the molt implicit confidence was reposed in him, and many thousand ster ling in value, patted through his hands with unimpeachable integrity. In person he was about 6 feet 2 inches high, was well made, and walked re markably ered. To the last week of his life, he retained, unimpaired, his hear ing and recolledive faculties; and though he had loft, some years ago, one of his eyes by an accident, was always ena bled, by the ufc of fpedaclos, to read and write. This small tribute of refpeft Is thought juflly due to one, who, although labour ing under the disadvantages of slavery, and but little education, died, as he had lived, an honefl man. (F3T For three fucccffive Wcdnefdays the Poll-Rider has arrived without the Northern M.iiL FOR SAL E, THE P antatiun whereon the fubferi ber lives, near Augusta, confiding of fifty acres, thirty of which are clear* ed, and under good fence and ditch. ALSO, HU Houf? and Lot, the upper end of Brcad-ftreet. For terms ap Ay to , I M VERDERY. I Mechanic’s Society. THE Membens^of the Me chanic’s Soc 1 etoT arc rrquelled to au tend a Quarterly Meeting, this Evening at 6 o’clock, 00 particular bufinefi. By ardtr of the President, CHA*. JOHNSON, Secretary.