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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