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THE senate of Hamburgh hove written to the Prumao,
cabinet on the affair of Napper Tandy, in a Utter,
of which .thefallowing, is the substance: *
“ The senate of Hamburgh wished to leave the decifton
of this affair entirely with his Prussian majesty., His. ma
jesty declined interfering in the negotiation. The Ruffian
ambassador, M. de Murawief, threatened, by order of his
mailer, to treat the city of Hamburgh as a friend of France,
if tjiey refuted to deliver up Napper Tandy to the Engliih,
■in confluence of which the senate were forced to comply.
“ The senate immediately supplicated his Praffiih ma
jesty to intercede with the French republic on its behalf,
to Jet it pass unrevenged, and it had also taken measures
Jo that effedt, but was uncertain of success, without the
powerful influence of his Prussian majesty.”
Othber 18. A letter from Lucerne of the ift instant
dates as follows: •.
“ Suwarrow arrived at Altdorf on the 26th ult. in the
evening. He immediately went to the house of the Under
Prefect, whom he embraced, not knowing who he was; he
asked of him guides to go to Zurich. The Prefedl, feeing
& little man without a coat, and without a hat, dressed in
a ftiirt and a small white vest, who was decorated with
chains and with across like a pilgrim of St. James, asked
his name. I anvSuwarrow, and going with my army to Zu
rich. But the French were there vefterday. Suwarrow
then began to complain of Korfakoff, and immediately dis
appeared. The Ruffians wham he brought with him were
.'obliged to pass upon three beams the abyss near the Devil’s
midge.. They loft a great number of men by this very
inconvenient method of passing the precipices. From this
we may conclude that they could not bring with them
much provision, but only., a few oxen. Letters from St.
Gall, and the neighborhood, addressed to the representa
tives of the Helvetic people, announce that the whole of
7’urovrio, Rhinthal, Toggcnbourg, and the country of Ap
penzel, are absolutely evacuated by the Auftro Ruffians.
•In all the defiles through which the Ruffians have effe&ed
their retreat they have been killed and pillaged. There
•is reason-to believe that great part of them have perished
hit their retreat, for they have hot only the French to
combat, but the peasants aft destroy them in great numbers.
‘hOn the 13th of this month 30 carriages with wounded
French arrived.at Berne; they have been carried to the
hospital, which wants the moft essential necessaries. The
fiirgeons have not been paid “for a long time. It is only
by requisitions that the Diredlory can procure wine and
medicines. Fortunately great part of the wounded soldiers
in the hofpitais are loaded with gold, silver, and watches,
which they have taken from the Ruffians.”
BOSTON, December 10.
ON Friday last a child of mr. Thoma’s Sinclair, of this
town, about four years old, being left alone, its
clothes took fire, and before help could be bad to extinguish
it the child was burnt to fuuh a degree that it died the
jiext morning.——Parents, will you not take warning
i\am rhe frequency of such mefencholy accidents!
v December 24. On the intelligence of gen. Waflung
ton’s death the inhabitants of Boston exhibited those evi
dences of grief which indicated, though faintly, the feel
ings of the heart on this mournful occasion. The offices
and flores were fliiit, the bells tolled; and the theatre and
mufeuni were clofejl.
The inhabitants of Charleftown exhibited fnnilar testi
monials of reflect for the memory of gen. Wall.ington
with their brethren of Boston.
Jobnfo'wn, November 30. accident.
—On Wednesday last two men, the one by the name of
Peter M‘Nab, and the other John Robertson, were digg
ing a well in the vicinage of this village,*ln the settlement
of Kintborough, at a place where the ground was sandy
and very loose, and having dug about 25 feet down, with
out finding any thing to prevent the earth from falling in,
they came to water; after this Robertson declined doing
any more in the well until fecurfcd agtinft the danger of
the ground idling in upon them; M k Nab, for whom they
were at work, perlifted in going down, notwithstanding the
remonstrances of those present, and accordingly did; loon
after he went down the earth fell in and buried him to the
armpits; attempts were made in vain to extricate him with
a rope and windtals, when Robertson defeended. to deliver
him by digging, while the wife of the former and a neigh
fa ir drew out the dirt; after drawing out three or four tubs
full the ground caved in upon them both, about 20 feet
thick, where, notwithstanding the exertions of a large
concourse of people, they remained till one o’clock yefter
(Jay afternoon; they were both found Handing, Robertson
with his mouth on the handle of the spade; they were
both natives ot Scotland, and but lately emigrated; mr.
M-Nab has left a wife aud four small children to bemoan
his untimely end.
Philadelphia, December 27. Ycfterday were Solem
nised in flits city, by a grand military and civil pageant,
the funeral obit-quits of the late illustrious general in. chief
Os the American army.
At the dawn of day 16 guns were fired in quick fuc
c -ffion, and one at each half hour till sunset. At noon
the bier was received by the troops formed in line, pre
senting their anus, and the officers, drums, and colors,
fluting, after which the procession formed and moved to
the Gorman Lutheran church in the following order, mi
nute guns firing at distance:
. . Military.
General’s horse, with his saddle, holders, and piftols,—
boots in the stirrups, reversed; led by two ferjeants
’ with black Icarfs; the horse trimmed with black, the
head ftftouned vvich elegantj,black- and white feathensy
the American eagle delayed in arose upon the bread,
and in a feather upon tne head.
Clergy, with white icarfs.
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Bearers V W > Bearers
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Major Hopkins, Major Toufard,
. Major J-ckioH, Gen. Moylane.
Secretary, of, the fiayv, fecretarjr of war,’ an<f marffial of pi
11 ;"‘ thedffiria. /’ - : , ‘ /
JTjrjorGen. .commander ip ‘Chief of 1 the Ame
rican army, #sth his suite.
5 Governor Howell and his aids de’ camp;
•; Serjeant, at arms of the fimate.
_ . . Prefiden t. and feqrctary of the Abate- .*■ .
•’ , Senators, and two. ■’ /■ t “ ,
Serjeant at arms of the houfe'of-reprefentatives. ’ i
Speaker, attended by the clerk. 1
’ Members, two and two# , ;■!
Heads of departments. •. i
Judiciary of the United States. I
American commissioners imder the 6th article of the Britifij
treaty, with their agent.
American commissioners uuder the treaty with Spain.
Postmaster general and comptroller of the treafuryv it
Auditor and treasurer. < 1
Register and cominiffioner of revenue. 1 1
Purveyor and commiflary of military (lores. j
Deputy postmaster general and accountants of war and iavy.
Collector, naval officer, and lurveyor, of the pert of
Philadelphia. ’ s . , J
Society of Cincinnati.
Masons.
Officers of the army, navy, and military, not on di ty.
On tlie an'ival of the front platoon at the ctourci
procession halted. 7 Tie troops in front of the bier formed
in a line, and opening their ranks made an avenue, through
which the bier and remainder of the procession palfyj;
troops leaning on their arms reversed.
The procession having entered the church, the right rev,
bishop White read prayers adapted to the occasion, after
which major gen. Lee-pronounced his oration. The grate;
ful attitudes and gesticulation, the manly tones and filin’
declamation, of the orator, commanded tlie profoundej V
attention from an auditory of more than 4000 persons. yl
At the conclusion of the oration fevcrul airs,
from Handel, were performed.
At the close of this performance the liier was brought
out of the church, and three vollies were fired over it by
a portion of the military. The troops were then difniifled,
having been feveii hours under arms.
The members and officers of the senate, the members
and officers of the house of representatives, heads of de
partments, judiciary of jthe United’ States, clergy, &c.
were dressed in white fcarfs.
The military were under the command of brigadier gen.
major Burrows, of the marines, was officer
of the day. Notwithstanding the vast concourse of people ■
no accident happened. The flreets through which the pro
cession palled were crowded with citizens, who partook of
the general sorrow; and on no occasion was the sympathy
of every individual more ftronrfy excited.
E.tjion, C Maryland J December 16. A gentleman
lately from Delaware Hate has politely favored us with
the particulars of*the fclfowi<g distressing clrcumftance,
which took place a few days ago, in Louis Town, in that
state. Some time Ance the peace and happiness of the
family of a mr. Wiley, tavern keeper, wa* destroyed by
the unlawful connexion of a mr. Wilson with his wife;
and on a difculfion of the proceedings of mr. Wilson, and
sacred promises by him made to mr. Wilev, the bulinefs I
was to appearance entirely dropped; but on meeting a few
days ago at the above town, while mr. Wilson was in con
verlation with a gentleman at the fire, mr. Wiley came
in and walked acrols the room fcveral times, and at.length
pulled out a pistol, anddifeharged the contents of it through
the head of mr. Wilson, without giving him a moment’s
warning; a brother of the decegfed being at a lliort distance
was immediately sent for, who on his arrival beheld his
relative a corpse on the door, demanded of Wiley if he
was the man who committed the deed; to which mr. Wiley
replied that he was, and as he had obtained his fatisfatti
on, that lie might take his; at which mr. Wilson immedi
ately snapped a loaded pistol twice at his breast, without
difeharging the fame, when the company prelent interfered,
and had mr. Wiley committed to gaol in Georgetown, to
Hand his trial.
Baltimore , January 3. Married last evening, the 2d
instant, by the rev. mr. Ireland, Richard Henry Leake, J
cfq. of Savannah, in Georgia, attorney at law, to mrs.
Johanna Lceffler, formerly mil's Marlello, of Amsterdam.
(IbarlefioHy January 13. Saturday arrived the lliip
Sally, Campbell, London, 77 davs.
January 17. Wednesday, according to appointment,
a funeral procession took place in this city, in remembrance
ol the departed hero and Jlatefman , Gen. Washington.
The citizens aflembled in the orphanhoufe yard at io
o’clock, and from thence walked in procession to St. Mi
chael’s church.
The following was the order of procession: j
Two heralds; J
The trumpets and flandards in mourning.
The three troops of liorfe.
First battalion of artillery.
Second battalion of artillery.
7 he federal officers ot the army and navy, with the offic
ers of the militia of the state not on duty in the regi
ments. : -V
The uniform companies of the 2§th and 29th regiments—
drums and fifes muffled.
Commissioners of the orplianhoufe and the oiphans.
The clergy.
A Bier, with colors reversed.
Ball bearers. —Major Lining, major Freeman, celt
Grimke, col. Lee, gen. Vanderfiorft, geri. Barton, gen.
Gadsden, gen. Moultrie.
Brig. gen. WafiiingtoU, chief 1 niounier.
A bay liorfe, with laddie, furniture, and pistols—boots
and spurs reversed.
(The governor was unable to attend, by reason of afevere
indisposition. Ihe lieutenant governor absent in the
country.j
Secretary’ of state.
Present oftb* fenattrmd- fpealffr of the house of rejte.
and • * sentatives. •
jrfembers of the legislature.
Judge's-of the courts cf equity and common pleas of the
(late, and of the United States,
f Collector and other principal federal officers.
Slieriff of the diftritl and-federal marital. , ,
_lntendant and city council, with their officers.
The society of the Cincinnati.
. The fpciety of free mafi?ns, (upwards of 250) in mafonte
funeral order.
Other fbcieties, according to seniority.
Citizens, in mourning.
AH the bells of the city were ringing, muffled, fro!%
daylight until the procession began to move, when they
tolled until it arrived at the church.
A company of artillery fired minute guns during the-,
procession.
1 When the bier was carried into the church prayers were
| read by the rev*dr. Purcel; after which solemn music wa
played. <
Dr. David Ramsay then rose, and delivered an elegant
oration; in which, in a brief and animated flyle, he drew
the charai3.tr of gen. Wafiiington, and pointed out the
! many eminent fervic.es he had, through a long life, ren*
dcred his Country. This oration will be given to the publitt
fliortly, as the committee of arrangement have applied tfr
1 the doftor for a copy for the press, who has consented t®
! its publication. It is to be printed by mr. W. P. Young f
’ When the oration was finillied the bier was carried out
lof the church, w here it was fired over by a detachment un-
Mer the command of major Wilkie; and 16 rounds were
I fired from four fieldpieces under the direction of major
1 Darrell. ,
T The military were then dismissed, and the citizens re
rl turned to their homes.
r The ladies, of which a great number attended in the
were drefied in mourning. _
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