r.
.Pitted wlih mall-pox, black 1
j 4 4gc carnngs in niS
; cars ; the back of,;hi3 'right ha'n4
marked with an ancJipjfpeQs En
'glifh a little broken, was dreffed in
: nankeen trowfers, a ! white - jacket
with blueipe-ts. He fays he belongs
-to the frigate Adams now in port!
. : PHILADELPHIA, sfugufizs.
The Umtcd States febooner Enter-
. prizc, i'tcat. Shav, hat lately taken
'two French privateers,; viz. the feboo-
uer L'Aigle, mounting i c guns and 8c
men, and the febooner Hambfaux, oi
12 guns and 9 revu. Tho Flambeaux
ngaged tr-c tnterpnfe nearly two
glatfcs, when having her fsremaft ihot
away, and the Enrerprifc being about
to board, fh: It rue it Jrer coloars.t
IAigle was engaged 15 ininntes, and
had fcveral killed and wounded; a
jnnr thet former was the firftdieat.
DHrjo h-r 14ft :ruiie,t he had captu
red American proper ty 10 th? amount
'"of 295.CSO dollar. The Knterr-rifc
in bothtuefc aitiuns loll none of her
-crew.
.. stay-' ft 2
A report is in circulation, that the
.. U.ited . -.tatcAfloop of jWar, Warren,
Cap::u Newman, from Vera Crux to
the HavMSDi, his beeu taken by the
,Brhi;h frlgnte Quebec. The autho
rit v upon which t'tis is ftated, isfaid
'to !)? a lct?er received this dayfrom
rhc ilavaitaah. which has words toths
z o I J W4V : V' have long been
yaVeirpectatiiTbt ;the arrival of the
nr . l. . ; " 1 . 3 -1
31 1 t-rj j uui, 11 ij uuw rcponca i liar
iheJiis oren cKei:by the Britiftj fn-"guc-iiitt.cc."
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1 1
'" u ;uft 39.'
IMPORTANT DETECTION.
I:formltrin having been received
by Robert vVharton, Efp, from Mr.
dc la Mcntue of New York, 'that
ecrtiin dclcrihetl perfohs were in
Trrifidelpb: who had altered fun
dry Bank Bills, from fmall tolar
gcr amouaia ; the proper oflicers
were directed to make fcarch for the
je.-fons. Ia a few days by the ac
tivity of Mr. Hains, head confta
blc, with ether ciyil officers, three
pet fans were arretted and lodged
in the jail of this city, viz. Rorvell
Bingham alias- Robert Beernan,
Levy Sr;phsls, and Ephraim Fitch.
Oj ihtui was found ail thr pUtesl
and apparatus, together with an
immenfe yu.nber of ; altered bills,
amounting to 1280 dollars on the
'Manhattan Bank, exclufive of a
Jrge amount on the Boftor Branch
Bnk and others.
The original bills of
. were altejtd to one hundred ; thofe
of five to thirty and fifty. The
bills in every other refpel were
perfect ; the figniture, &c- brinr;
genuine, . The manner in which
they performed ihe alteration was
by extracting with liquid the origi
nal fum and im pre fling a large a
mount in its place. The bills plates,
liquid, Sec. are now in poiTeflion
of the M-iyor. '
It appears from Bphraint Fitch,
whohas'madea complete confelHon
; that" RofwcII Fingham alias Robert
JeermantlWand I-CYjr Stephens sire
L the principals' in thxi bufinefs, and
that he was employed, by them, at
25 dollars per motnh, as joumey
rrtan, to' do the work, and to have
."no other emolument or concern
Whatever in the bufinefs. This
tnan promifes importatit informati
on, provided he is -pardoned.
Ebcnczer Saundtrs ! who was
'convicmi cf robbijig the mtail, and
imprifonc in the go.il of Annapo
Jts, lately put a period to his exill
ence by laudanum.
coafider able alarm has Wea excite r Kow glorious the fcenc, that uifpavs
reflecting the alledged exxftence of
tne yellow fever in this; borough. V
fcelit our duty to fayj fbrnething on
the occaCon, in order, to calm the
fears of our countrymen, which we
find hare been played upon inthemoft
wahtonlrnanner, by fome of our oWn
fellow citizens. '
Xhat a fever prerailsr here, Trhicb
has proved fatal in a variety of in
fiances; is aO' undeniable fa5t ; but
vhetherjt"ii the fame fever which has
lb often ravaged; our populous cities,
or thV coromon-billious fever incident
to this feafon, is a cjueftion on which
our phyiiciahs have not yet given an
opinion It is certain h'owevar, that,
it diiFcrs in many refpefts from the
fever which has prevailed in New
Vorh and Thiladrlphia. 1 Here, thofe
who are habituated to the climate,
nay, who havr Jived but one or two
years in town, are ery.rsrely attack
ed wiih ir ; thtrje thf contagion is
p;?nerul, and the confequence the
fjine.' Hence it is reafonable to fup
-polo tht the'difeafe is not contageous
'is;t Ib rni 'our neighbours ; that it
e-x'Sis rjthcr, it it may bclb expreffed,
jnur atmoihere than among our ci
tii'-rns, aiid jenotfo eafiiy tranfplant-
angers who have taken the proper
precautions ih regard xp their hahit,
have feldom taken the (iifeafis ; nor is
ir by any mea.TS general, even with
the mod neglectful. In mod cafes the
aid of the phyfician 'proves efFcctual
w;hrri called in tixfy nhis ijuacli
ons obeyed. j. f.j'r. -,
3n order to be more' faiisfadtory.fwe
have viiltcd the fcveral burying
grounds, and bymakingthe necellary
ejquiris, have found that thre have
been entered in the laftS 12 days end
ing this morning, 56 pcrfons, about
T5 of whom have died of difeafes not
particularly interefling to the public,
it h obiervable that this period hs
been the taoft fickly of any that we have
expTienced this year.
We fhall iu future attend incTf ar
ticular to this fubjeft.
rrf,;.,
after dea'ihA
Which gives us new life, thb' de
prived of breath.
No worldly hnmolnments, I le&veou
- behind ;; '- v
i Some true boned friend, no do Sib t
you will find, r;
Then trufl in your maker, he jia fure
t
! :!
Keep a true jgptiV(eart
X or vr il ) rprd cTl " ' -T.
A.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
The publication of Mr, JefFcrfon's
character in the firfl Ne. of jtbe foft
Angel, lam ibid ba, Riven 1 lonie of
fence.-; It is alledged, that if X meant
to deal in characters, en bond, fartc,
ought to havelegan with the: Prtfi
dent then, in order to luve defc?i o
td tothe Vice-Prcfident, &c. In re
ply to which, I would interns thepub
lic ooce for all, that I never meant to
have cither beirmingor eiidiogupou
tlrat liric. I never intended, by coin
Reccing Editor of a ncwfpaptr, to
iioitraence politician at the fame rime
-I Hevr liavej' been able to difcuver
any natural conneciioabei ween the Azic.
I know an oppofiie idea has got into
the minds or a numher cf v.v ri inic i ;
but when I read their opinions, views
anJ reprefentations uf things, focor
tjvdictory, thatthey do nut Appear to
me to underftand tht Tubjeft of4'vi.
any better than myfelf, who Woui4
wiiTi ta Utft-ijlaltogetCrr. n
, - 1 handed but tliv charatcr of the
I Vice-Prefideni:,! becauiV ir ws hand
ed to tne I mall alio hand out the
character f the Pre fid en t , whenever
it is handed to xfte I do n t intend to
put tnyfelf to an" tt ouble to
any thing of tire kind. 7 !
ooen to ive a hafta ot ?n l
1 - - ' - I w
arch foi
preli is
efol r o
Jitical information. 1 wifh to. furnilh
tnr fubicrihers wlthla d:
Sir
from ih'e
belli arith6rities.
tui! of fails
for their
mi ormntiofj ; nd us matter of no
cc)frq:ieuct': v ith mt. hoin tisev ma
j wiliitt? place iii the c!uir.
The EDITOR.
one dollar
KINGSTON, j (Jamaica) J Aug. 2.
A number of cougterfe'it doub
loons are faid to be in circulation,
and the execution of them is To
good, that they ;can jfcarccly be
diftmguifhed from the! real ones
The date -of fome that have been
dctccled is 1778, apparently new.
NORFOLK, Jug. 23.,
It appears by the various n w pa
pers Iroa the neighbouring Hates, that
Wb pnesday Morning, Set. 10.
FDied n the 27th Augu.ft, iSco,
6 miles above Ldenton, FJr. Richard
Ho&ibs, in the 63d yoaref his ape, h
bring t.e firft and only qh taken cut
bis tamiir. ieftr-beiiind himvJiii
widow; and r3 childrenj, nearly all
grown, ne is mucn lamented by all
who li.se w iiim in ; particular by the
poor, tne ratBerleJS andtqe widAw.
DiPARTiD this lifa, on rriday
morning the 29th of July laft, at hit
tioufe in tdento, Dr. rIlDRlCk
KAMCKE. VVho,bythegentlenefs&
fuaviry of his manners, his fkill &sp
plication in the medical at, the friend
iineis and hofpitality of hisdifpofition,
jaifly merited and acquired the affec
tion ndefteem of everyj one. .'His
death mult be regreted aSa lofs to-the
pualic, in being bereaved of the fer
vices of a man of unblemished morals,
untainted integrity, and fiiigular pro
bity and goodoefs. He grudged not
his trouble in vifiting thejfick, and bis
heart was tou good to letj him fee the
diflreffes of bilcllowcreatures, with
out orfering a willing hand to relieve
them. And his ditpolitioo too'Hberal
to. let him accept a frtj ". in 6n. he
was of anibble manrtersi one of the
beft men ; and his foeiable difpoiition
qualified him for the kind friend and
cheerful companion.. ..Y
4 ferv tines nn the r:sfanche(v death oi
Dofior Frederick Runice. .lythhAu
gufiy rSco. j "
THKICL welcome grim; death, thy
Horrors are fled, j
My pleafures is thus, to reft with
ihc dead. ' !
What picaftire on earth, that men
1
can compare,
To the fa eetneft of death, wbkh
ends all defpair. 1
Now while in ray tomb, in fiience 1
reft
The pleafures of life, being trifles
H at beft ; ,.
tThen weep not my friends, my choice
-is now rnaxJey .
I To prepare my own end, was to refi
T with the dead.
- .. . - . ;
Adieu my dear children, my wife and
my friends ;
Why fhould yon lament, when pay
trouble now ends :
You
; it t
fre tljeforn? f our'tr. r?r Tome
kfitnedi .Miich wili '' continue
fo, for two orjrliree mmuhs, ignti wer
receive a newifdc, which is now lent
?br the pricejutfb Jelfned the u to
rt-fume -the -fizre of the firflt N o As the
regular weekly aj?pfarande, our Fub-.
fcribers will oblige us in fending their'
advance money io us by the Superior
uourt.
We have a gfeat variety of bUnk
upon hand, " for fale ; and in a Qiort
time, will have them of every defcrjp
tion i fo that j thofe who would wlfh
to purchafe, rriay Ift fopplied upon a
call,
The following qutfihns aret he anfujer
ed iu our-next
1. Which are the nioflTiicanftant in
love; the mei.Qr "the women ?
2. Whether a young lady isjuftifia
able in the eye reafon-and prudenee,
in keeping by br, after marriage, a
ny. letters fromj r piclurcs of her
former lovers !? . ,
3. What is the 'beft cure for iea
loufy ;l J.. ;
4. J thalivti of the, creation,
commonly termed jhe brutal herd, or
any of its tribes, endued with a pre
fci ence, i, e, a1 foreknawledgff of fu
ture events, fupcrior to mau ? .
A: warring? is honourable in all an.
thebrdunesjusJ9 it is 'tirengly to be
hoped, thav vvhatfver has a tendency
to fweetm that fhte and enhance its
endearments, cannot be unacccbxable.
And more cfecial ly when wc reflect,
that the pleafures or miferies of that
connection, have either a blcfTcd pr a
melancholy effect upon both poiTerity
ana iociti I
j V- -
V iih an cye to this, the 2d and 3d
quoflious 'have been fuiircfted totwe bv
Tome friends to human aature; thefub
jectis well-dcfigned; and if we mould;
be fo happy as to fucceed in- its exe-
cution, by a judicious refolutlon of
the queries, the tendency willhegdod;
Tet it have what fuccefs.it may on the
married flS'tc.
The other two wc hope will afford
fome enteruiament of iome kind ; if
not inftruaion atlea4l amufement.
I fhall aflurtf th jpnbiic ef a change
f difhes (faying nothing f their qua
lity) and not one . oniforni cover of.
mulhaijd fat
Ai flu 2 card wts tailed open bv i
friend, one morninffto riferife.favs
uc, tar ma nas rnen andltaneit oonis
way three hours j ago. Let hint be
goings replied theflugarb,ke h js far
ther to go than i l have. . ,;
Tfic funs path appears to bejre;
raarkabjty well underftood by a nuno-
ber of our Edenton CentJein'en'Wh'
are fure never to rife JoV three hoors .
after hes ifes. ; '7 r,.- " '
tfp We have now fentheHft '&
"id No-of 'the Poft- A rigcl to each
of our old fubfcribersl Whoever
vyould not wi fii to" continue, will be
pleafed to let us know it. 1 I
'if TheEDITOli. .
THEfubfcriber interids leavtng this
A. flat, cvrly in the ipri.vg-has
ir fale an Kriday Odober the 3d, the
p antaiion whereon he now lies, 4c
acres i whereon is a d wdlii, huufe
wirii fix roolms and five fireplaces, ami
other convcricnf houles. Several ne
ver fai Mg .rings, and ncsr tlie houfc
ip orch-ird, hit ving about :oo apple
trees; peath atl other fvu-t trees ;
apd allcf has forilic txvo t k of oxen, (
cpwsand ctives ; and horirs Vomc i
crt beert ed a v e fy g' edgr iil -'
will,or't!ie a'bove Hud one niile trorn
tjie driver cuiliie, and a very good road
dpwu to;thc river., , It Is a -pleafant,
halt.byclflrandfmr Rioa tion, boor
1 yq sfcrcs'ot ckored iacd, and ud r
a prtt.y ;-n0d fence, 'i iure is fom,
very good to cUar. Should the above
day 'prove bad, the file wiltj tJu"
next fjir day. r Six months Credit will
jiivin'w bond
the puri-lifej
With lufj.'cient O-curi v.
Die given
'tnr' TiC
g"oci
wii bciold at the fnioe time.
HEN.RY HAilHAMOND.
r W NT Y Fl V E DOLLARS RE
WARD. fc? U.N away from the fubferiberj on
the icth of May la, a negro
man, named BRISTO about 20 year
of agt, s feet 8 or 10 inches high, of
v dark complexion, arid is well wade,
has a fear or his breaft, eccdiioacd by
aj barn when a chiid. He ; is welt
klnoWp in the town ofEdenton. I
will give th ahqvi: reward to anv
ilerfuii rhat :mmsmrnaiut'o rue
fahferibcr, or to 'Mr? U. ,Fiuryia
djenton, and all reafonable charges
piaidk ' c --.u
I r DANTFL YOUNG.
I WinJfor, Sept. 6th, i8co. - ' '
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ADVERTISEMENT.
JOTICE, on laft evening the
y -id dav of Septembtri ! run
away from the fubferibers, two ne-
giro msn, namely, SAM a black
fclfov, about 30 years of age, his
foreteeth are very optn and has a
fmall lump on cne of his cars--is a
bout 5 feet 10 inches high, -and very
ftout ifnade.
i QUAK a light yellow complect
ed fellow, about 10 years of aire;
liis hair rather yeilowifh, which he
tries to tye behind, ?lhis he may
have cut.ciT fuice he has tun away. ;
He bs a broajd found full face and
) 0.Jt nbfe foi a tnulattoeK he is a
lout 5 feet lo inches high, and al
fo ftout made, they botli carried
with them a cutlafh, and it is ex
pected will t try to get out of the
country as freCj rneri, the carried
alfo a red cloth waif U coat, a gray
cloth waift coat and r breeches, a
good cloth coat and fome homefpun
thirts and trowfers, and good hats.
This is therefore to forowarn all
pcrfons ftpm harbouring or carry
ing them br either of them off, by
land or water; under the penalty of
the law. And wc do hereby offer
a reward of TWENTY-FIVE
COLLARS for either of therrj 4 dj.';
Hvercd to usat Wafhijigton, in Beau- j
ort county, or in any goal in this or ;
fjhe United Statesvft that we car "
get them again,, and alfo to ay al J
GEORGE HILL, !
MICHAEL HILL.
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