Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser

Extract of a letter from Boston, March 24.

"We are every day alarmed with rumors of wars, of spoils, &c. and our pouters pout most vehemently--However they all rely on Congress and from the spirited measures adopted by that body, they will grow more pious in their notes, I hope in a few days.

We are not deeply engaged in election, but there will be a little pulling and hauling, there will not, it is probable be any choice of Governor by the people--Mr. Adams will receive the old support--but not so strong for Governor as for Lieutenant Governor; he grows old and the Commonwealth has experienced the disadvantage of imbecility too recently to be forgotten--Judge Cushing will be the next candidate--He will be ably supported in several counties--Mr. Phillips President of the Senate, will have Essex, &c. in his favor--Mr. Gerry will have many votes.

We have nothing new here except that the civic feast proposed by our Jacobin club, has turned out skeleton fare. The public opinion was against them; the Club as was most naturally supposed, would have subscribed the pittance of one dollar to gain a rallying point, after their late town meeting defeat, but alas! not 200 names could be found to grace the subscription paper.

The Lieut. Governor had given orders for the parade of artillery on to-morrow: but the first of April being near, and it being hinted, that the step would be construed into a breach by government, of the proclamation of neutrality; he gave it a death blow by countermanding orders; and the governmental party, the true friends of their country's peace and happiness, permitted the brat to die in the womb as easy as possible.

If faces may be considered as indexes of feelings, we may consider this as in point of quality, mortification, primus--tho' secundus in point of time."