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lip tat kff night, but obtained no
papers; v . underftand fhe brought
2 Liverpool paper of the sth5 th of
O&obtr.
Bofion , November 16.
We were laft evening favored
a Halifax paper of Oftober
.*4, which gives the intelligence of
> thir ca P tur the American fhip
1 )e quehanna, captain Brown, from
iO tfic an d taken by his Britannic ma-
Kl j s a <.hooner Thiftle, and carried
H} lc . Halifax. The genderoan who
us the paper dates, that
h three other veffbis from Baltimore
for Tonningen, weie bound into
Halifax, as prizes, when he was
corning our. He could not learn
their names. There are feveral
notifications in the Halifax paper,
for the diftribution of prize money
on veflels condemned.
Yefterday arrived the (loop
Phoebe, cape. Turley, 37 days
0 from Carthagena, who informs that
it> - were dull and they were
| f*\, priced withEnglifh manufact
ures—that the port of Carthagena
was opened for 9 months for neu
trals with the prohibition of Dry
Goods and fpirituous Liquors.
The Spanifh throughout South
America, it was fa*d, were ripe for
a revolution—they lay they will not
(übmit to any other crowned head
titan Ferdinand the 7th; him they
appear willing fhould be their
prince, .fhould he once more regain
the Spanifh throne, but fliould he
fail, then they are clear for fetting
up a Republican form of Govern -
ment ; independant of any Europe
an Junta or other power. The
province of Quito, it was laid had
already fet up an independent Go
vernment and thrown off all obedi
ence to the Spanilh government. —
To quell the fpirit of infurreftion,
fo called, troops were marching
from the other fpanifh provinces a
gainft the inhabitants of Quito,
who had already chofen their junta
and declared themfelves a free and
independent people.
1 Bradford.
and Guernfey , Oft. 4. —A veffel has
r arrived here, which left Cherbourg
if on F rid ay la ft.
The letters by her informs ys, that
accounts had reached that place
from Paris which leave no doubt
thst the emperor Napoleon was very
ill at his palace of Schoepbrun.—
His diforderis a brain fever, bro’c
on by exedfive fatigue in his per
fonal attention to every branch of
his army. Mcft certain it is, that
two phylicians and two furgeons
fuddenly left Paris laft week to at
tend him. They proceeded on
>.their journey with extraordinary
priced.
New- 2 ork, Nov. is.
Capt. O’Conner informs, that on
his departure from Lilbon, on the
9th ulr. report was, that the Bricilh
and Spanifh force under fir A.
Wtllcfley, were at Badajcs, and the
French armies at Taleveia j that
Gen. Soult, with his divifion, was
on their march towards the north,
fuppofed to be on their way to
Oporto.
A letter from Tonningen of the
6th ult. fays, 4< Sweden and Ruffia
nave made peaci—the former is to
p’Tfue ‘he continental [Bonaparte’s]
policy, by (hutting hir ports againft
Rrti.ffi vcflbis. upland Cotton is
6 y grb.its ; ad Weft-India produce
is on the rile.”
Philadelphia . Nov. 16.
Arrived yefterday morning, the
brig Reindeer, Wade, 28 days from
Liftnn. Capt. W. failed the 15th
of Oftober, the dav previous to
which, Lord Wellington arrived in
that place, and it was reported the
French were within 70 miles, and
the Briiifh about 40 miles diftance.
Ir was generally expected the Eng
lifli would not rffk an engagement:
but avoid it by embarking their
troops on board feverai tranfports
and men of war lying in the loads
for that purpofe.
Baltimore , Nov. t 6.
The ftvp Philip, capt. Williams,
j 6 days from Cowes, arrived this
morning, we have received London
papers to Oftobcr 7, and haften to
give the moft important items.
It appears by the lactic London
paper we have feen, (Courier) that
every exertion is making by the
French to recruit their armies.
The expectation of renewed hof
tilif'es continues. While the French
confcripts, men and boys are ca’ftd
out, and Jive feet boys induced to vo
lunteer, Auftria is ufing an equal
. exertion. A levy enmajfe through
out the Auftrian dominions is ex
pected.
The Britifh miniftry does not
appear to have been formed. The
Courier, the minifterial paper un
der Mr. Canning, fays, the plan of
adminiftratiog, though “ not ex
tended and combined, (as the op
pofmon exprefs it) will ftill go
down.” Ci After a reign of half a
century in the moft arduous times,
our venerable fovereign will nut be
abandoned by c his people.”
Paris, Sept. 23. —According to
a circular from H. E. the Minifter
Director General of the Confcrip
tion, the mayors are author!fed to
receive enrollments for the grena
dier fliarp-(hooters, ranger Iharp
ftiooters, and confcript grenadiers
and conlcript rangers of his majef
ty’s guards. The young men who
enliil in the grenadier (harp {hoot
ers and confcript grenadiers, moft
be five feet five inches ; for the
ranger lharp (hooters, or confcript
rangers, five feet two inches.
The mayors may admit to enllft
1 ft. young men from 18 to 30,
who have not fallen under the con
feription—2d. individuals from 30
to 40, who have already ferved.—
Young men from 16 to 18 ihall in
like manner be permitted to ferve,
with content of parents or guardi
ans.
Notwithftanding thefe provifions
which evince that his majefty is ds
firous of facilitating to all his fub
je&s the means of enrering into his
guards, he has decided that four
young men from each department
may be dire&iy admitted by volun
tary enrollment into his regiments
of fufileers. Two of them muft be
at lead five feet five inches, and
two of five feet three.
Antwerp, Sept 21. —Several
movements nave taken place among
the troops. General Klain, com
manding the cavalry, goes to Bruf
fels. The grand park moved off
in dire&ion of Mechlen. Several
regiments are quartered at Merzen,
on the road to Holland.
The army of Antwerp, will be
divided into three bodies. The
Dutch troops cn the right ; left
wing under the command of Sena
tor Rampon ; centre under Reille,
one of the Emperor’s aid-de
camps. Our garriion will be com
pofed of 1000 difmounted dragoons
ioeo veterans and r 500 of the na
tio'.al guards. Gen. W.tdoax has
arrivea here.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
THE MERMAID,
SEEN ON THE COAST OF CAITH
NESS.
Letter from Mifs Mackay, daughter
of the Rev. David Mackay, minif
ter of Keay, to Mifs Innes , Dow
ager, of L mdfide.
REAY MANSE, MAY 25, ISC9.
Madam —To eftabiifh the truth
of what has hitherto been confider
ed improbable and fabulous, muft
be at all times a difficult talk, and
I have not the vanity to think, that
my teftimony alone would be fulfi
cient for this putpofe ; but when
to f hi3 is added that of four others,
I hope it will have fome effect in
removing the doubts of thofe, who
may fuppofe, that the wonderful
appearance I reported having feen
in the feaon the 12th of January,
was not a Mermaid, but fome other
uncommon, though lefs remarkable
inhabitant of the deep. As I would
willingly contribute to remove the
doubt of the (ceptical on this fub
jedt, I b?g leave to ft.ate to you the
following accounts, after prem’fing
that my coufin, whole name is af
fixed along with mine, was one of
the four witnefies who beheld with
me this uncommon fpedtacle.
While fhe and I were walking by
the fea Ihore, on the 12th of Janu
ary, about noon, cur attention, was
attracted by feeing three people,
who were on a rock at fome diftance,
fhewung figns of terror and afton
ifhmenc at (omething they law in
the water. ‘ On approaching them,
we difbovered, that the object of
their wonder was a face reftrnbiing
the human countenance, which ap
peared floating on the waves ; at
that time nothing but the face was
viflble. It may not be improper
to obferve, before I proceed further,
that the face, throat, and arms, are
all that I can attempt to deferibe,
all our attempts to difeover the
appearance and pofmon of the bo
dy being unavailing. The fea at
that time ran very high, and as the
waves advanced, the Mermaid gen*-
iy funk under them, and afterwards
re-appeared. The face Teemed
plump and round, the eyes and nole
were (mall, the former were of a
light grey color, and the mouth
v/as large, and, from the ftupe of
the j aw-bone which Teemed ftraight
the face looked fhort; as to the m
fide of the mouth I can fay nothing,
not having attended to it, though
fometimes open. The forehead,
nofe, and chin, were white, the
whole fide face of a bright pink
color.
The head was exceedingly round,
the hair thick and long, of a green
oily caft, and appeared trcublelorne
to it, the waves generally throwing
it down over the face, it Teemed to
feel the annoyance, and as the waves
retreated with both its bands fre
quently threw back the hair, and
rubbed its throat, as if to remove
any foiling it might have received
from it. The throat was (lander,
fmooth and white ; we did not think
of obferving whether it had elbowr,
but from cue manner in which i:
riled its arms, I muft conclude that
it had. Tne aims are very long
and (lender, as were the hands and
fingers, the latter were no: web
bed. The arms, one of them at
leaft, frequently extended over
its head, as if to frighten a bird that
hovered over ir, and fetmed to
diftrefs it much ; when that had no
effed, it fometimes turned quite
round leveral times fuccefii/ely.—~
At a little diftance wr obfirved a
fea). It fometimes laid its right
hand under its cheek, and in th l s
p ffeion ffoarfd for lome time. —
We law nothing hits hair or fcaies
on any part of ir, indeed the Jmooth
nels of the (kin particularly caught
our attention. The time it was
ci.fcernable tons was about an hour.
The fun was mining clearly at the
time i it was riiftanc from us a few
yards only. Thefe are the few ob-
Lryations made by us during the
appearance cf this ftrange pheno
menon. _ \
If they afford you any fatisfa&L
on, 1 (hall be pcrfc&ly happy ; I
have ft and nneblsg but what I
clearly rec:4!e<ft ; as my coufin and
I had frequently previous to this
period, combatted an afiertion
which is very common among the
lower clafs here, that Mermaids
had beer, frequently ieen on this
coaft, our evidence cannot be tho’t
biaff’td by former perjudices in fa
vor of the cxiftence of this won
derful creature.
To contribute in any degree ted
your plealure and amulemetK, win
add to the happinefs cf, Madam,
your great?’/ obi'ged,
(Signed) ELJZ. MAC KAY,
C. MACKENKIE.
THOMAS PAINE.
The biography of Mr. Thomas
Paine, is known; he was of low
origin ; but even in his youth of a
ftrong refolution and cpnftant tem
per, He had from his infancy a
dopted rhe opinions he fo fucceis
fuliy promulgated in his neighbor
hood. All his literary productions
evince an acuie, profou and, deter
mined mind ; 1 is language is Am
ple, accurate, and nervous, adapted
to HI capacities, lb pointed and une
quivocal, that there is no mifeon
ceiving it ; he is fententicus ; his
axioms are incontrovertible, felf
evjtlcnr, ami their impreffion inde
lible. No human being’s efforts
have done more for liberty—he
made more converts than Sydney
or Ruflel!, FI is <c Common Sen ft.”
enfranchifed America. America
was divided into two parties—-rhe
arguments of this little pamphlet
decided the conteft. His <c Rights
of M in” had nearly a fimilar effVdi:
!n England. Innumerable replies
have appeared againft it—but fo
weak and futile as to injure the
caufe they were meant to fuftain.—
He reafoned from facts, and his dic
tion was irrefiftibl?—he pours like
a torrent, and breaks every thing
down before him—he was prosecu
ted for his works, but they are fo
admired they are u; every library.—
He Teemed ftern and morofe, bu:
he was lenient, friendly and benev
olent. He fnftanced his humanity
by hi<s refoluce vote to fave the ,
king’s life. The languinary Ro
befpierre imprifoned him, but the
ape file of (ib-rrv, though in fuchim
minent d2ngr rne ver retrailed his op
inions, or folic iced mercy—it ple af
ed Providence that he fliould efcape
this monfter. Boid, manly and fear
id*, he never concealed his fenti
mente—pofitive and ir flexible, they
never vane?. He continued in Pa
ns long after Bonaparte rendered
him fell fupreme in the State, and
(poke ci freely as ever. He told
the writer cf this article at Paris,
on the peace of Amiens, that he
mas preparing for America—that
he could not re fide m comfort in
the dcrointors of Bonaparte—that
if he was to govern like an angel,
he fliould always remember that he
had peijtired himftlf—that he had
heard him fwear that France fliould
be a pure Republic—ard that he
