The Wilmington Centinel

              v0l - l . the numb 27 and general advertiser w e d n e s x a ft september 3 1788 about three years ago—and that he ; the laid paul was well acquainted with the family and perfons of both the aid robert douglafs and his wife : and that on the faid paul's letting off for america ihc delivered him a letter for the faid douglafs at new-york fuppofmg him to have been there — and that he was repeatedly at the faid paul's houfe in a forlorne and diicon folatc fituation with a little daughter and the faid robert douglafs was fur ther charged with making overtures of marriage to mifs r b daughter of mr f b of cheftei field county ia violation of his marriage covenant and in breach of all laws human and divine the faid douglafs being called on to aniwer before god and this com mittee whether or not the firft of thofs charges of his being married is true or falfe — upon which he gave in the following anfwer in writing : — tc petcrlburg airgufi 4 1788 " my dear brethren " it grieves me an to the very heart to relate unto you that the charges laid agaixlft mearejuft and oh ! i have fallen into the mod heinous in in offering to marry again : but the temptations cf the enemy and my own negligence in not living up to my du ty have caufed me to tall , and oh ! what agony of foul i feel on the ac count of fin i am afhamed even to approach my godly brethren : but oh ! to think of the reproach i fhali bring upon the glorious caufe that 1 have alien from god knows rav heart — i want to feel that glow of love i once felt i am determined through grace to look unto the rock jefus chrift from whom i have fo deeply revolted you will i hope deal with me according to the rule of god's word and your confeiences i can't fay any thing more i am fo troubled ; but hope to merit an intercfl in your prayers daily " i am your unworthy brother " robert douglass the queftion being feparately put the committee are unanimous in opi nion that robert douglafs cannot be retained in our church * signed m behalf of the commitee john easter thuriday icd as was fi^pofed mrs margaret carpenter jounvywcman to mrs smith v^cry lace-maker in lhtfc qiicen-ltrcet lincoln's inn-nelds and or fridav ffic wr.s pro perly laid cut in order to be interred ydta'lay when n th niv»t to the artonwhnwtand terror of the dwl;ole family flic came riov-'n flairs lark naked havin s only bctn in a trance ag foon as this fwprifc was over they put her bit a warm bed and rave her comfortabls things for her refnsftmfent she faid ihex-.as £.' - c i d ' but her fituauon fo fl»et^.cd ur that it h itajft im p.itibic fcr her to recover dublin may 31 it has been generally repcrredsthst his bailie majefty was fired at in n nirimig from a ride uc nine in the evening of satur day t..e 18th inft the account arrived in a letter to a gentle man in this eiry and ftate the afiair a follow s -. the king who is become very corpulent and plethoric within thcie lait thrw years was adrifed by mr de senac his firlt phyficiari to drmklimewater and acid cooling iquor»,and to be on borftback 1 jctaclv tvtry day some bunnds prcrwitin him from riding cut m the forenoon of saturday which being ovtr be twcm f uri<nd five he t;v>k a cold ihsk moiihtcd and rode to wards theto-.vn of st germ ins accornpa k-d hy two qfrblrmen a id i:x fcrvant abouthalfway on hii return to verui rhe le^on u a run v:is heard a if proceeding lroin a decaved tnona f-ei-y f^h c walls of which arr yet ftandinv not fartrom the high 1 4 ( nc o the fervants who v as ibcut 5 or c yarrfs behind i.t|d t!:a a bail had carried away a part of hi hat the kii»e without any mark of fear cr even furprtf commanded rhe ruins to be fcarcbed whilft four men placed tfior.ltives a diffcrtat part to prevent a a efcape rut the bird or ratffer tho fowler • c ; uld nowhere befcen r i he evening was k.^.-ijily c f , r . m d the wails which had iteen leng uniooffd w.re cx with a 1 their ritcl.ies ard crunrics to a diftant view whether ibe piece wasdifebatgedatan owl oroihej ni-ht bird inhabiting tl>ofc 1 uins c r levelled intentionally at t v kin ca?-.r i a f eer ' lained i but the writer aver chat the uf u sterally a i:d truly philad^phia 5y auguft 6 exffob from cbs journal cf congrrfs july 25 1788 • refohed that the secretary at war direct the detachment of troops march ing to the weftwaid to rendezvous at eafton in pennfylvania and from thence march into the county of lu zerne for quelling the disturbances in that county providing the executive council of pennfylvania hall find the ailiftance of thole troops necefifary ; provided alfo/that the faid troops hail not be delayed in their march to the ohio more than two weeks petersburg auguft 7 beware of a hypocrite ! in committee convened in jofeph harding's compting-room on mon day the 5th of auguft 178s members prefent john easter dcstcon richard garettfon nathaniel lee stith parham james faucett greffit davis jones a dean jofeph harding n obert douglass a member -"* of the methodiit epifcopalchtirch was charged by the information of a perfon of this town that mr robert paul oi ; i la ! if 2 cpanty that he the ilad dour laic wait a married man v»h?a he 1 lie laid faiil left scotland foreign intelligence l q f n don may 13 itt'hatever there may be of a general war w irom the afiive excaions iii-.isir 1 .? inspair yet it may fcedfper.dcd en trut it tiie admini^.riiicn conceived any ap prtfaenuodsof a ditfurhancc in thf tianrjuility of its ow«*af tairs reductions would hardy have bten made of the military b>mh in england and ireland li spvin oppofes the ruffian fl cc it man be trom that policy which rtiay he deen«ed both prudent an 1 wife to prevent a very ambitious m;;r tiiv.j power iroin terming fcti'cmems in t!-.e mediterranean and u coming in the courfe of time a mdreiroublefomcviiitor in that lea than ijy 0 the neighbosricg mahomttants may 1 lafi r.ifht srriveu here from france his royr.l higl.refi th lu'ic ct uiicaiii m a y 17 the spanuh fquae'ron which lately put to fta frcm cadiz un - derthc command o don hnunuel de cordova nephew to the commander in c ! ici of thai name and which was bv the la ft ac • ui cruifiag off or nc<:r cai-c st vir.ctnt con£ftsd •; tue fo'kwingfh"ps cf the lins ar.d fr.p.tes •■ — h m.irmtic,'n-f u • c2nillane s : isrr.o of 70 gur>s each ' ! dr igon la sirena el pcdi jefa ■ . t . each — i tigates i venue of la jv'.rcj ra 36 la an mijuel 3c lasanta l'lar z6 arid throe g»i!;^s the :' i ! ( f th line which the spaniards h«.vc rcx.'.y at c-j.z a : • re faid tu b ar;i!i at t'lis time art t;iie oj 96 one i so ti v of 7c and cur ci 60 guus — feveral of thefc are new fince :. . . -. wrar a gentleman tvttoamved her a few djys ago from orleans acures ub that the mi ir.iry were in motion ai ovtr france and a v rra cnnaemattbn agitated the people '; key had not b nv v-.r the flighted idea of their monarch's intention to annihilate tbepailiameot but f'jppcfcd that a foreign wi was in avjita tico _ a butcher in t borouch who lately nurch^fed a poney >" r rit irom rifrir<i,cni twelve liar :> and a half high hai rotaged icr 100 guineas o ride the c*rae ioo miles in twelve hours ; which bei fcvcral ii'.r.tlcmen havj accrpted of and ht is toihrj within a tnondv play or pay i he e.uff:an fcu.hm:i intended ic.r the mediterranean une'er the command of admiral greig will confift of 26 hips of the i li-.e viz throe <. f loo gens lix of 90 lour of so eleven of 74 ar.fl tliirteen fiigatss from 5 to 40 guru t!ie above fleet will be manned bj 15,000 failcn including rfficer , ard is,ooo troops ire embarked on board as well i lanrry as cavalry zrx divided into twenty batulions m a y 30 th^hcufcrf commons on wednetday agreed to the report of the ccmmittes or duties en fi<ins hy which it was rcfblved : that the dotin now payable uj>on the importation of buck or deer and elk qur do ceafe ihatacoftom duty of ad be charge upon every buck or kio imported that a cuftom r?uty of zi be charged upon every indian buck or deer lkin half circled importtd 1 hat a cuftom duty of 41 be charged upon every elk fkin im ported that an excifrduty of is be charged upon every pound weight cf buck or dtcr fkin dreffni in oil in this kingdom that a drawback of the whole of the exc:k t^.uty be allowed on expertatien the bankruptcies in confequence of the late calamitiet are ccw fprtadin5 collaterally as'may be fecn by the gazette ol tuef <-} night laft ; but we are happy to hear that the greet jin is pittty wfclt^sr under in confequence of two or three principal koofes which wereexpeded to hive gone being now thorough ly fupported one of the ab.-,v hoafes we hea was under acceptances to the amount of five hundred and fourteen thoufand pounds :— rcf.vithft»nding which there is every pjohahility of the whole being dlfoharged in time with a furpiu of eighty thoufand pounds in favour of the pattntrrs very moch to the honoor of the scotch thsy have fuported f-ch other credit in thtlate commercial calamities fe as to pre tnt almoft any bankruptcy of conftquer.ee amcn?ft them — j his fonm my call " national 13ut if the englifll and irifh u-pporttd each other with hie fame attachment it would be - re or the benefit of public credit as well as cho caufe of hu nwnity txtracl of a lrmr from gi'.iralter m;iy 9 '« he ftiuttingup t!ie mooriih ts begins now to operate vsry 1 : f.bly l';.m:;i us frtfh provifions of ev;,y ki^d being no longer fobehadfrooj darbary a fowl i obw a flran^er nlmctl to ■■•: r:t tabksn i lie barbarian king prrfcvcres ; and t is dif iicultto fay whether immediate hoftillties or lenient nki-.i-r.-s c . .; r-cii c pcrate to bring him to a proper fenfe at any ratei *■ e ? 1 1 rv in bu plight untii they aro fupplied from home j the difpate made op extract of a letter 1 o»n faltnouth may zz m ~ " orders j-c corns down lure for two bonf of rendezvous to ' opened fcr t i .: mediate entering fcamer rr.tv his majerty'i wrfice to i..iaw the fbips now felting ui at i'ortfaiouth :