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. &/CC K H OL M, March 6. FRIDAY next, will beheld here a General Af fqpbly of Free Masons, at which thirty l odges will attend, and the Society expert to by Ik)stored with the prcfcnce of the King. COPENHAGEN, March io. A cutter is failed for Greenland, laden with pTovifions for the Brigantine destined for the re covery of ancient Greenland. . • 11 LISBON, May f. A Ragufan veflel from Algiers, which put 5n hoe a few days since, brings very difagree ble intelligence of that place.—ln the (pace of zo Aays last month, there have died 4000 perfone j upwards of 300 died every day before the morta lity teased. For all this, the corsairs of that re gency have veutured out, and taken three Neopo litan (hips. The Neopolitan Commis waited upon ' the Dey to complain of this infrartion of the truce, which does not expire until the end of this monti ; hut the Dev answered, that the (hort suspension of : rm« concerned only Neopolitan (hips of war. AMSTERDAM, May aa. This city, after the example of several other (owns, has eflabliihed a society for the maintenance of the cunftieution, to which, in the course of five days, *o>ooo inhabitants put down their names, of whom 6000 engaged to carry arm* in case of «efd to oppose those who call themselves patriots. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 10. The Porti continues to make great preparations fox war both by fe3 and land ; to convince the 7anifl'aries of her ficady resolution to confirm by ihe force of arms the negative (lie has given to the Emgrcfs of Russia — they are ordered three months pay in advance. It is said the land forces wilhsmount to 2.00,000 men, and that this formi dable body are ordered to be marched to the con fines of Siliflria, there to be encamped. M A DAGORE, January a 6. The 24th instant, the .Diana Swedish frigate, commanded by Chevalier Chriftierne, arrived at Tangiers, with the annual prefects from the King of Sweden. L O N P-Ol N, July 23. • • -• •• *e There is at this moment existing, it is said, in different parts of Europe, particularly in Germa ny, a society called the Secret Society, differing entirely from that of the Free Masons, the mem bers of which mull be prodigious great in point of numbers, if the following accounts of its of ficers only, which we hate had from a correspon dent at Francfort, may be depended upon. These officers are said to amount to 3*Bo, divided into the" following classes: Three Generals, nine Vice- Gcncrals, 27 VicarS, 81 Sub-Vicars, 243 Trium viri, 729 Dirertors, 2188 Sub-Dirertors. The nature of this society is not known, so secret are all its proceedings Tl»e avowed objeft of its in flitution is to prolnote good friendship ; but the meetings of so numerous 2 body have given um itrage to many Princes in Germany, who have re solved to dissolve a society, which, however well .int optioned, is capable of doing a great deal of miCehief* . A frelh in fiance of tove and m&dnefs happened _At Enfield, on Saturday lad. A young couple of (hat place had been asked in church, but ere the # ceremony could be performed, the woman changed |jtr mind, and refufed to complete the holy cere-: -tnony. Oft did the lover intreat, but in vain.— Qn Saturday he and formally demanded mar riage, which was as fbrmaHy refufed. The un fortunate man, yn a fit of frenzy, took a pistol from his pocket,,•and- exclaiming, M If you will t»t have mr, (hall,” difebarged the con tents into his head,, and died on the fpot* Vhe fountain ‘that cared Tbirft and Hunger. A >ouug man who waaflarving, in consequence 0 of his elder brother potSrjJfog the family estate, feeing him drowned in a fountain where be had -• flopped to quench his third—“ Behold a miracle! the waters have not only cured forever ray bro . fherT tbirjf, but they have likewise cured my hmrgtr. -A noble Paac, eminent for. his musical taste, complaining «« That he could not bring the if fertivns of a lady into-lhe proper um/on with his own? nor did her heart beat tune to hih n “ I Jlfwid, my Lord, (replied Lady Bridget Tolle* ip*ch) from (his want of harmony , yoyr («ordthip (Joes not touch afen the right fp." a After all the draggles which the Dutch have had to gain their liberty, and to maintain it, they fcem now to be in danger of losing it by their own io teftine quarrels. No war is so boftile to liberty •• civil war, and no constitution so liable to be changed by it as a republic. Nor are there in any, wars finre mankind have become civilized, fuefa cruelties exercised as in civil wars. They are in general carried on with such savage ferocity and barbarity, as disgrace human nature. If France or Pruflia interfere in this war, and it is more than probable that one of them will, it rnuft wear a serious afpett in a very fliort time. And if either power does, the other will not be long behind hand ; nor can England be an indifferent fpefta tor. He argues weakly who contends that Eng land has no intcrcft in the preservation of the pre sent constitution, which has preserved her inde pendency. What the war, jf it goes on, will produce, time only can ihew; but it is a war that will engage our most serious attention. hxtrafl of a letterfrom Alg:ert , March 26. ** The following account cannot fail of being entertaining to you, as it serves to (hew the difpo fitionof the Dey in its true light.—On the 29th of January, the St. Gertrude, a Spanilh frigate, ar rived here, commanded by the Chevalier Fon guion; a brig from Carthagena arrived immedi ately after, on board of wh'ch was the Compte D’Efpilly, accompanied by the Spanilh Consul Herrera, the Vice-Consul Colonel Don Juan Tho mas, and the Chevalier tie Landerfet, the two lat ter came on the business of negociating peace for the Courts of Naples and Lisbon. The Spanilh Consul came on ftiore on the 30th, and was received with some degree of politeueff. On the 2d of February was brought on ihore the remaining part of the money promised by the court of Spain as the price of peace, 490,000 pieces of eight. With this the Dey was uot fatisfied, and exprefted his anger to the Consul, asking why the king of Spain had not sent the 5,000,000 pieces promised ? The Consul answered, that the Ibip Minhohad brought 700,000 pieces, whirh, with the 400,000 now brought, made the promised sum of one million, reckoning 90,000 pieces of eight for every 100,000 sequins, as agreed upon by the articles of peace. The Dey flew into a violent paflionon hearing this, and infilled upon the other 10,000 pieces, otherwise he would arrest the fri gate, brig, and all the crew. But on the Consul’s promifingto pay the whole, he became more calm and seemed content. On the 14th the Spanilh commander, accom panied by the other officers and Compte D’Efpil ly,. came to have their audience of leave from the Dey. The Compte was grossly abused by the Dey, who called him vagabond , thief impoflor, (Ac. and least any part of this language thould be loft upon him, ordered the interpreter to translate them li terally to him. The Dey also added, “ Give back the letter which I entrusted you with to the King of Spain; deliver it to the Consul whom I lhaH fend to him ; and remain you here until you have paid the money to those whom you have robbed and after a moment’s silence, cried out in a vehe ment tone, “Go to bell, (va t'en au .liable” J— and then turning to the commander of the frigate and the Spanilh Consul, he ordered them to give to their King a faithful account of this feene, ad ding, that he would himfelf write to bis Catholic Majesty. On the 25th early in the morning, the Dey sent aChaoux-Maure to the Compte D’Efpilly, to order him to leave the town direftly, and repeat to him the language of the preceding day. Scarce ly was the Compte on board, when the Dey sent again a raeflenger to the Consul, to tell him that he must give security for the payment of the Compte D’Efpilly’s debts, otherwise he would have him yoked to the plough, and made to work with a chain about his feet; the Consul then promised to pay those debts, which are, in faft, the sums of money which the Compte had promised to the grandees of the Dey’s court, in order to procure their sftiftance in negociating a peace. “ It is certaio that the Compte did not make good all hie large promises; and as the Consul sent , an account of the Whole affair to the Court of Spain, the Compte is gone to Madrid to defend himfelf and clear up his conduct. There is no doubt that h# will be juftified, as the avarice of the Barbarians is well known.” A reifurluhfe instance of the hand of providen tial was exhibited last Monday at Hoxton. On the Saturday previous to that day, a man took the diabolical resolution of destroying his wife and childrenj to perpetrate which, he bought a leg of mutton, and rubbed it over with a confide* rable quantity of arfenick; so done, he took it home, and told his wife to dress the mutton on Sunday, and as he did not expeft to be at home, he dtliftiillw (he and the chiidffA BUfht fat it • vt 9 without Waiting for him. On Sunday the unman was dre fled, but he not coming home, his wife* not wishing to eat it without his being at dinner, made some yeast dumplings for herfelf and chill dren, and left the mutton uneaten. He did not return that evening, and still the leg of mutton re mained whole ; but on Monday he came home, end brought with him a few flat flth (as supposed to save appearance of guilt, expecting his family to be poisoned). On feeing his wife, hc fomewba? agitated, aiked her if <he and the children were in health ? and being answered they were well, he aiked whether they had eaten the mutton f The wife told him it had been drefled, bnt he not coming home, they had made their dinner on dumplings, and, the mutton they had not touched. At that answer he appeared much vexed, and fur lily ordered his wife to dress him some of the flat fiih. She immediately drefled him three, and be fat down and cat them. DireXly afterwards in great confufion, he aiked his wife in what lhe.had fried the fiih, and being told in the dripping from the mutton which Ihe had drefled on Sunday, he exclaimed, “ Then lam a dead man.”—He then made full confeflion of his wicked intention, and in two hours after he expired in great agonies. At the commencement of the year, an Ameri can, bringing with taima confiderabie sum of mo» ney, but having no acquaintance whatsoever, ar rived at Bourdeaux, aod fixed his residence in a small hotel. Here he formed two connexions with whom be lived in confidential intimacy; the land* lord and a friieur, the last of whom officiated as. his occasional valet de chambre. To none but. these and his negro servant was heat all acceflible: becoming at length more and more unguarded in the ration of his concerns ond property in Ame rica, ms two friends having corrupted the black Have, contrived a plan for making tbemfelves the inheritors of his fortune. At the expiration of two months froflk his arrival, the American died suddenly in his-bed; immediately afterwards, the landlord and the hair-dreflcr concealed only for such a length of time a6 suited their purposes the .body of the deceased. One of these mis dilguifing himfelf as much as poflible, and putting on the appearance of a dying man, undrefled him felf and entered into the lick bed, whilst the other accompanied by the negro, went in search of a notary to make the will of the supposed expiring -testator. This ceremony having been concluded* the pious triumvirate sent for a father confelTor to hear a catalogue of fins, to comfort a peninent in the last agonies, and to make him fyotlefs by his hallowed absolution. Previous to. the coming of this sacred visitor, the corps was replaced in the bed, and then with feigned tears, the three villains informed the minister, that death had made it too late for him to execute his devout purposes, and that the much lamented American was no more The will was now read in form, and from this it appeared that the innkeeper and the hair-drefler were the foie legatees. These having buried the American, began to administer; but too covetous of the wickedly acquired spoil, they refufed total ly to fulfil their liberal promises ot reward to the negro ; in consequence of which, this irritated accomplice has betrayed them to die magistrate. They are now under arrelt, preparations are mak ing for their trial, and the ifltie of it will doubt, left prove fatal. PHILADELPHIA, Angmft if. It is with Singular pleasure we informed our readers, that a society is now forming in this city for the encouragement and eftablifliment of ufefn! arts and manufaXures, by which means the indus trious poor will be employed in our city, and arts and manufaXures proteXed and rewarded in every part of the country. Until we manufaXure more it is an absurdity to celebrate the Fourth of July as the birth day of our independence. We are still a dependent people, and, what is worse, after all the blood and treasure we have expended, we are aXually taxed by Great- Britain. Our imports help to fill her revenue, and to pay the intercll of a debt contraXed in an attempt toenflave us. It is said the society yrillbe very large, and will con. fid of persons of all ranks and parties, and.thsf certain articles of dress of American manufac ture, will be immediately adopted by theniL as tbs uniform of the Society. ' * We learn by the Mediator, Captain Brougham* jnft arrived here from Cadiz, that there were three flout Algetine craizers ia that port, repair* ing and Acting for sea at the King of Spain’s ex* pence, and that they were expcXed to fail about the latter end of July* to cruise ia the weflera ocean. * . Monday left his Excellency General Wnjbingtt* set out fur Moore Hall, in order to visit hit ety tuarttrs at tbt Valley Forge in this ftaif.