The United States oracle of the day — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-07-11 00:00:00, page 2

Our troops when they captured the Dan
?fh Inlands of St. Bartholomew, St. Martins,
Sc. Thomas, and St. Croix, took 342 pieces
of cannon, from 24 to 2 pounders ; and 698
prisoners ; of which there were two Lieu
tenant-Colonels, 2 Majors, 8 Captains, 16
Lieutenants, 6 Ensigns, and 644 privates.
WT3F.L, MAT 7.
All the Prussian regiments of Franconia
are in a state of readine^ for war. The of
'ficers have received advances for providing
their camp equipage: hefides considerable
bodies are in full march from the Pruflian
provinces in the interior. They facceffively
arrive at Berlin, and its neighbourhood,
where they willlearh their ulterior deftina
tiou. The dumber ts disposable Prussian
troops ready to take the field amounts to
• 100,000 men.
Stockholm, 24th Elpril. The ports of
the Mediterranean are crowded with
Swedish vessels ; in Alicant there are
50 fail.
Efaore, May 2. The Danini fri
gate Triton is embargoed at Port
Mahon by the English—The Court of
Berlin threatens, if the Danes do not
evacuate Hamburgh, and Lubec, to
occupy the Duchy of Holstein.
France. The French troops con
^iue their match into the province
of Abruzzo, and Calabria in Italy.
The return of thc armyof the Rhine
Las been celebrated atStrafburgh, by
a magnificent fete, at whfchGen Mo
reau, &c. affixed.
In time departments, of France, the
population, by a new census, has
been found to be 2,303,290; in 1790
there were 2,344,458.
In Rome by a late enumeration,
there were 37,738 families, 1586
seculars, ig^monks,!^ religious ;
number of males of every age,
80,580, females, 72,424 total,
153,004. In 17,7,the population was
z 66,260 fouls, Bor 9 years fined, the
dumber of religious, of every dafs,
X Was to,ooo; at this moment there
&re but 4253.,
&'• pclTefßcn *f the forty under our eom
''Kd, as es right ought to be forfeited to
he crown of Great-Britain. as whatever
"cluaance we might feel in adopting a mea
iuje so extremely difagreeabie to us, it nev
, crthelefs would be our duty, Trot only to re
nl, in every instance, such unbecoming pro
ceedings, but be th, means of obliging us to
aa against whoever might be concerned in
a tranfaaion of so improper a nature, in a
manner which We would ever wilh to avoid.
At the time of making this communication,
we hope not to be underwood as conceiving
any thing of the nature now alluded to, at all
likely to occur. We feel fatisfied of the con
trary, and have noticed it merely as a mea
sure of precaution to those who might other
wise have been unwarily led into a step,
without being aware of the coufequencts at
tendant. We have the honor to be, &c.
^Signed)" THOS. TRIGGE,Liept. General.
"J. T. DUCKWORTH, Rear-Admiral."
The Captain and drew, Which were fertt
back in a cartel, arrived at MarfeiHes the
39th Germinal, (18th Aprij.)
The Captain writes to his agent who is
now at Toulon, that anEoglifh frigate, which
•failed from Alexandria the 3d Germinal,
(23d March)and arrived at Mahon the iith,
has brought the news that the English were
completely defeated by Gen. Menou. The
Captain adds,that this intelligence has spread
the utmost consternation throughout Mahon.
One of the veffcls under the command cf
Citizen Beaux, which failed for Egypt, the
28th Ventofe, (18th March) by orders of
General Gantheaume, was taken by the Bri
tilh, when about 20 leagues frem land, and
sent into Mahon.
It was published yesterday and Ve fu^v re
peat it [that the Government has received
official dispatches from Egypt, which con
firm the accounts which have prevailed for
some time, that the English have been totally
defeated.
The Minister of Marine has revived from
Citizen Venu, the Marine Prefect of Tou
lon, a report dated ift Floreal, in which we
read the following details :—
PARTS, MAT 4.
The Members of the General Council of the
Loire-Infericure, exprife tbemfelvee thus, in
addressing their felicitations to the Confuh
" You have given us internal peace—You
have given us peace on. the continent—You
will give us peace on the ocean—and the re
pose of the universe will be the result of your
labours. Thanks be rendered unto you!
Athens placed Miltiadcs at the head bf
those Generals who secured Marathon the
liberty of Greece.—France has placed at
their head, the Conqueror of Lodi, Arcol,e,
and Marengo—Happy to find the valor bf
Miltiades united with the wisdom of Peri
cles." .
O This fa^s l^'vtfaWe tenure of
French official accounts. The battle
4ere alluded to, in twbi c b "the Englifo
-^ere completely defeated by 'Gen. Ade
nau <was fought az the 2tf )tfarcb,
the accounts of ivbicb ^e have publifo
ed. One faft icill outweigh a thdufand
French gasconades on the fubjed—The
English army, on the sth April, fif
teen days after the aftion, cere quietly
encamped on the field of battle.
PARIS, t6th PLOREAL, (MAY 6.)
The Members of The General Council
of Guard, express themselves this in writing,
to the First Consul :—
" Under your tutelary government, Anar
chy has disappeared — Factions are extinguish
ed—the Arts and Sciences are renovated—
Public credit is re-eßablifhed—Britifh pride
shall fink under the genius and afeendancy
of the vanquisher of Marengo—Liberty fha!l
be consolidated—Supreme Magistrate arid
Regenerator of France, for so many benefits
conferred on us, we can only return you our
vows and our homage—these we present-—
they are pure—they are lintere—Gratitude
dilates—Liberty expresses them."
An arrival at Boston on Wednesday laft<
from Bourdeaux, brought Fi each papers to
the 16th May--the following articles are
translated from them; and are the only
ones they contain of interest whatever.
French Affairt.
“ If the enemy got poffi ffion of this redoubt
and the ruin, it was impoflible for the army to
keep its position. It had, therefore, been fet
tled, that in case of an attack, the 43d regiment
.was to move up to the left of the redoubt, and
that the 23d regiment and flank companies cf
the 40th, were to support the 58th in the ruins.
" The army were Handing to their arms an
hour before day-light as usual, when the attack
commenced. 'The firing began on the left.—
This, however, only masked the real attack on
the right, which commenced immediately af
*ter on the redoubt.
t^TLe Q> fcltouxng letters mere taken
from the London Observer of May 17,
ike frare seen no account that places the
force and petition of the contending ar
mies info conspicuous a point of view as
thtfe. —IVe trust the, mill not be wholly
unacceptable to themajority of our readers.
" They attacked it in front and berth flanks.
There were fix pieces of artillery in the redoubt.
They could not force it in front, but the ground
enabled them to lie under cover, and keep a
hravy fire on it. Ori the right the 58th allow
ed them to advance pretty close, and threw in
two or three fires, which killed so many, that
the rest went off, and never made any other
serious attempt on that Sde.
"On the left oft the redoubt things were
more serious; two bodies of the French had
passed unfeeri, and wheh the %2d regiment ar
rived, and were forming on the left of the re
doubt, one of fhefe bodies Was difeovered com
pletely in their rear, and moving'towards the
ruin. The 4id faced to the^ight about, charg
ed the French column, and not a man of four
or five hundred escaped being billed, wounded,
or prisoners ; they then turned agarrifl the other
body, and drove it ; but in doing'this their or
der was somewhat deranged, and a corps of ca
valry got in upon them „hey, however, flood
their ground, and fairly got the better of the
cavalry.
" The French renewed their attack twice af
terwards, thelr cavalry ~ v ~ ; ^ n -netrated, a part
of them turned the redoubt, ana b ot into it ; the
%Bth, who lined the parapet, without quitting
their Ration, turned round, and drove out by
theirtire such as they did not kill.
" The foreign brigade, under Brigadier-Ge
neral Stuart, had moved up from the second line
to the support of the reserve, and shared in re
pelling the lad attacks.
"Having failed in every attempt to force us
with their infantry, they endeavored to dislodge
us with their artillery, and they cannonaded us
for an hour and a half, without our being able,
for want of ammunition, to return a Ihot. As
foen as ammunition arrived they retread.
" The French hxYe loft so this action better
than 4000; their cavalry, which was at Uco,
is, they fay, reduced to seven or 800. We have
buried 1200 of their men, & 400 horses. There
can be no more convincing proof of the superi
ority of bur Infantry, than the three actions
which we have had since we landed. I never
saw foch determined bravery in our troops, not
do I believe it was ever surpassed,
" The Guards wed attacked at the fame
time with the Reserve, and were equally fuc
cefsful in repelling the enemy: but in my re
lation I have confined myfdf to whatl saw."
LONDON, MAY 17
Extracts cf fro lettersfiom an Officer of Rani with
the Britijb Army in Egypt.
" Camp before -Alexandria, March x 6, tSot.
" Your young friends have eleaped as wellas
myfclf; their fu ft day was a hot one, but they
may fcrve years, and not fee a display of such
valour and good conduct as that of our troops
since we landed ; It was beyond any thing!
could have conceived. Whether their move-'
ment was in line or if: 'column, it was always
regular, and the shot only weakened and reduc
ed numbers, but never difeompofed the regula
rity of order.
MARCH 15, |3OL
" We were getting forward artillery,
&c. &c. with an intention soon to at-«
tack, the poOTori of the French, in front
of Alexarbiadybeh Mendu 'collected
his whole force from Ca'ir6 and oth^r
quarters, joined rhe army at Alexandria,
and attacked as before day-light on the
21st. This attack was upon our right
and centre, opposite to the Reserve, and
Guards. About 300 or 4.00 yards in
front of the Reserve, a redoubt open in
the rear had been thrown up, which
commanded the plain in front of our
army ; in this was posted the 28th Re
giment ; a large body retired 30 or 40
yards behind the right of the redoubt,
flanked it on that fide, and swept the
ground between the redoubt and the
sea—in this was polled the 58th Regi
ment.
Menou, tve hear, is hill at Cairo endeavour
ing to make head against the Brand Vizier,
who has broken up from Gaza. It is under
flood that the French General has only a few
cavalry with him at Cairo, having opposed to
us all the troops he could colled, leaving even
his dqxKsikarly dcfencclefs.
Eiff* Gtfteh in tie evening, March 18.
We have been boinbarding Aboukir during
tlie greater pait of the day, but the white flag
is now flying there, and a parley has been open
ed lor a surrender.
Sir R. Abercrombie has received a dispatch
from India, which, it is fa,id, expedite the de
parture, of big letters to England.
I fame days finer minutely infected the
beach, where bur troops debarked, and I was
astonished in viewing the hill which the 28th,
42d, and 23d regiment afeended in face of fev
cral pieces of canbon. 1 declare to you I could
scarcely walk up it, and at the bottom for some
distance the sand is so deep, that at each step I
funk to the ancle. For nearly half an hour
our boats were under the fire of fifteen pieces
of cannon posting grape foot and bombs—one
of our boats was fimk by a shell, and we could
only save 5 of 50 men whb were on board.
The annals of the world do not tecord an en
terprize of more gallantry and decision.
Camp at Shirk ^ippery, March ig.
The position which the enemy occupies is
very strong; the heights arc covered with
artillery, and the main body of their army is
entrenched behind. We have not yet difeefr
ered any natives amongst them, neither has,the
regiment of dromedaries been observed. The
French fight bravely, but they never engage
until well Under cover of strong trains of ar
tillery, of which they have a profufion. They
are particularly expert with the flying artil
lery, and give us great annoyance, Irtit the
rcfult of two battles in which we have been en
gaged has impressed our soldiers with an ade
quate opinion of themfelves,' and nothing can
equal the ardor of their assault but the con-
Rancy and Ready valor with which they ftrf
tain it.
bert, and others might be hamed ^efides Mac'
donald, and others severely wounded. General
/Moore, who was wounded, and we believe i#
j, since dead, bar aho been called, to augment the
IFrench triumph, as fecohd th command. We
Iknow Generate Hutchinson, Coote, and Lud
low, ais his ftnibr officers.
£, Even the French will applaud the roo
defty and elegance of Gen H<tchinfdu's let.
ter ; but our trench apologias fee in its mode
ration proofs of the inaccuracy of the British ac
counts of the battle.—The truth is, that one
event, which Berthier would have made the'
fubjed t matter of,a brilliant paragraph—we
mean the capture of the standard of the 33d
demi-brigade, which Bonaparte has frequently
Styled his " InvineUW' —is narjateJby the Bri
CAMP,&foc Alexandria, April 7,180 X.
We occupied our present petition on the
morning of the 22d, and covered part <f the
ground which formed the enemy's lines on the
'lift. Nothing has been attempted against
Akxandria^ud I believe itt intended that we
await the issue of the expedition against Ro
setta, &c. which, if fucceGful, must determine
the fate of Alexandria, without incurring the
danger and difficulties of attacking it. Its
-principal tlrertgth arises from twp hills strong
ly fortified, and which are inaccessible, except
ing by one made road, en which there is a pow
erful post.
Sir Sidney Smith commands the expedition
against Rosetta; he has with him the flank
companies of the 40th, the Queen's regiment,
and I believe all the Turks that have been land
ed, with his brigade of tailors. In the event
of his fuccecding at Rosetta, and we are war
ranted in anticipating from the enterprize all
that judgment and gallantry can atchieve, this
column is to proceed up the Rile to Cairo, for
which point the Grand Vizier is likewise in
motion. Wehave certain advice that a strong
column of his army halt entered 'Egypt, and
advanced beyond Eirdemader, and were ex
pected at Salehieh About the 26th ult. The
French had a strong. corps there, bet the g±-
Tifon has, we undfftand. been reduced to a
few native companies. The natives are every
where revesting, and at Catech, Biftab, Ha
tras, and other ,hers, hafe joined the Impe
rial standard in crowds. We hear that five Qt
6000 teapoys have arrived in the Red Sea, Vet
nothing is kudwn^of their debarkation. The
nature of the intermediate country is, how
ever filch, that we.cannot receive any arcounfs
except byway of Cairo, and Menotel% doubt
less, on the alert to intercept all communication.
The difficulty of reducing Alexandria, ex
cept by famine, suggested the idea of cutting
off its communication, by inundating the ad
jacent diftri&, which could easily be effe^ed
by letting the water of the lake of Madee.into
the country, on the fide of Alexandria. This
lake which supplies the canal of Alexandria, is
higher than the land at the entrance of the ga
nal, and is banked ; the lake itfelf is lower than
the sea which supplies it ; but there is 1 bar
between it and the sea so shoal, that the lake
can only fill to a certain depth. It wa, how
ever, thought at head-quarters that although
this project w,oold isolate the French, and hold
them in inactivity, yet that it would h^ve like
operation upon us, and would be attended
with material inconvenience.
A supply of horses has been received from
Smyrna, and nearly the entire of our cavalry
are at piefcnt mounted. Our horses hitherto
have.net exceeded three hundred, and these for
the greater part not yet broke in. The French
cavalry is excellent, their movements are rapid,
and precise befond any thing I ever saw; our
infantry have, however, wholly surmounted
the apprehensions whicli they had been taught
to entertain of the enemy's cavalry. The
Guards, and the 58th regiment, when charged
on landing, completely dispersed the assailants,
and their gallant example has been well adopt
ed on every fubfiqueric occasion.
, The Arabs, from previous intercourse with
Sir Sidney Smith, improved by the con
ciliating conduct of pur General, are zealous
in our interdi, and bring down refrefhments to
our army, notwithstanding the French General
has fbot in the front of his line several of
them whom he intercepted, and threatens like
punishment to such others as he may catch.
On the Foreign News.
tf,The War-events in Egypt arrest universal
attention. The fucceG of the English therein
niuftjbe pronounced to have been brilliant,when
we take into consideration the discipline, expe
rience and valour of the troops they combated.
In the affair of the lift March, it appears, both
fidds have claimed tire vi&ory; but when it is
considered that the French were the assailants ;
that they were aided by the night and fupporr
ed by a ftreng body of cavalry ; and that the
British army remained incamped in advance, &
on the field of battle unaffailed fifteen days after
the action, any man the Icaß acquainted with
military events will readily admit that the
French could ndt have been the victors. On
the other hand, though it is evident the Eng
lish have gained advantages, it is nevertheless
problematical whether thbfe fuccefles will ter
minate in a quiet possession of Egypt. The in
aeivity of the British during the above fifteen
days, and the season too when the Rhamfin, or
deftrudlive loathcriy winds were about letting
in, shews either that their lets has been very
severe, or that the portions round Alexandria
were impregnable by the army left. ft how
ever, is to be observed, that this apparent inac
tivity may be attributable to the time neceffa
fy for the new Commander in Chief to prepare
&?d digest his arrangements c and to the at
tention paid to fitting out the expeditions un
der Sir Sidney Smith and Colonel Spencer a
«*inft Rosetta and Rhahamaua : For on the
success of these expeditions very much appeared
to depend. If they Should fail, and disease
Should make ravages in the British camp, the
evacuation of Egypt must be the immediate
consequence. unlcfs they are speedily and
Wrongly reinforced , These reinforcements were
much spoken of—They were expelled from Eu
rope and Asia.—A body of troops, we believe,
failed from England for Egypt, in March last ;
and another of three thousand we expert left
England the beginning of last month. Os the
forces from India, by the Red Sea, we have no
accounts on which we can rely. Some reports
Rate their having arrived at Suez, and that the
reason the English at Aboukir were ignorant
of it, was the interception of the intelligence by
the French at Cairo—Others fay that they have
never left India. The co-operation of the Turks
does not appear so uncertain. It isofficially Rated,
that the Grand Vizier w asw motion at Gaza,
(March 18] to co-operate with Sir Sidney and
Colonel 'Spencer, on the Nile ; and Lord
Keith mentions the arrival of the Capt. P#cha,
with a body of troops, which have joined Sir
Sidney's brigade.
$, The French partizans speak of the death
of the British Commander in Chief as remark
able, and as a fatal event to the expedition.—
During the pr^fenbwaf, the death of Coin
manders in Chief have net been uncommon.
The French have loft feveral —Dugomicr, Jou-
From the ColumbianCentinel, cf July 4.
[Epitone of the Times.]
[g, Here is another fpecimcn of the mode
which Jacobin Editors adopt to injure innocent
men. Vague and base inffnuations, inuendoi
and hints are thrown out without any fpeejfic
charge. Thus this Norfolk Epitome fays, "among
certain circles—difeoveries arc spoken of—Ex
penditures of public mobey mentioned—no ap
propriations— It is alfofa'd, &c. &c. &c." We
do not think it worth while, to reply, in any
other way, to this kind of fluff than by faying,
we believe the insinuations to be falfe, and we
request every honefl man to withhold his belief,
'till he has something better than the dark in
timations of venal Jacobin Printers to rely on.
An honoft unthinking man, bn reading such
fluff in the papers, naturally infers that the
writer knows more than he chooses to commu
nicate ; and very innocently concludes that the
Administration was a very wicked ohe, and
immediately becomes a convert to his doctrines,
and follows where his deceitful paper circus
him :—lt was by these means that the late ad
ministration was destroyed and the present one
tet up.
We now, as public centinfs,fanning at
the avenue of public opinion call upon the
N^u Adminijlration, its the name and in
behalf of all hopeft men, to tell us; and to
fanftion it icith their names for publication
noon they have complete pofefion of all the
offices and all th papers ahd tranfadtions
&ftbe late officers, ^whether th,re have been
any dilapidations in the public Treasury,
and hhat villains have been guilty of it.
if not, that the calumniators of virtuous and
unfortunate men, may meet that punifynent
which they to richly defcrve. Information of
this kind is due to the American People who
have been deluded by a set of profligate and a
bandoned foreign hirelings. If the officers in
wbofe power it,,ftonld not do this they mull
WASHINGTON, JUNE 4.
Seme men from Carolina, parsed
through Washington this week, on their
return home, having let out for Tom
Bigbo,but col.HaWkins informed them
it would be dangerous to proceed ; —
that a great part of the Indians had
joined Bowies, and threatened to tear
down Hawkins' house ; that he expe&
ed ah attack every day.
Among certain circles in Washing
ton, difeoveries are spoken of. Some
papers efeapedthe/^fe cotfagration in the
War and Treasury Departments. Ex
penditures of the public money are
mentioned, to the amount of about
4,000,000 of dollars, for which no ap
propriations had been made by Con
gress ! !—lt is also said, that ticonotes
or memorials have been found in the de
partment of date, signed by General
Maitland, the British agent in the case
of Toufaint, &c. which indicate a con
nection between a Late secretary and that
agent, relative to St. Domingo.—Such
a connexion was mentioned by the Au
rora many months ago, and many per
sons disbelieved it, because that intelli
gent paper had asserted it.—What is
intended by many perlons, is, the rea
ders of the Philadelphia and United
States Gazettes.
tiih General in this laconic. °K. d. One
(land of colouis taken.'" —These colours are
now flying in St. Paul's ; and that the corps
they belonged to has been cut op,is supported,
by the evidence of General Moore's letter, and
the circumstance of the colours being taken.
O' We yesterday received Hamburg papers
to the 16th April. They state that Lord Nel
son's fleet was still lying at anchor near Copen
hagen, having been joined by Admiral Totty's
squadron. They indicate that the differences
between Great-Britain and the Northern Pow
ers would be amicably adjufled ; and that the
Danish Ambassador had been directed to re
main at London. The Corr efpondenten, of the
16th of May, fays, '' Yefer day arrived here
imnty-tivo Englijb, French, Dutch and American
tefeh."
The French continue in force in Italy,—
They have lately embarked a body of troops at
Ancona, and have taken possession of Otranto,
at the very heel of the boot of Italy.
gp The French army destined against Por
tr,d was at Burgos, the capital of Old Callile,
in Spain, the 29th April; not more than 200
miles from the frontier of Portugal.
g. The Peace between France and Germany
appears completely fettled ; and the French ar
my of the Rhine was diflblved the 21st May.
O' Though the flags of truce between Great
^raain and France are less frequent, they arc
rot difeontinued.
We heir frd'fn different parts of the
country (fays the Georgetown Muse
um) that the harvest of this year will
reward the toils of the hufbandmar,
with uncommon liberality and give oc«
cafion for a double proportion of glad
ness and gratitude.
NORFOLK, JUNE 2,.
A letter from Washington informs
us of some particulars worth noticing.
The officers of the several depart
ments are feduoufly engaged in reviling
and arranging the documents of the
former administration.
Extract ofa letter from an American Captain, dat
ed Kingfon, "Jamaica, lßtb Mav, lßoi.
" lire British have not condemned
an American vessel in this place during
the session of the last court ; nor has
there been an American vessel sent in
here for some time.''
Lexingtoß (Kentucky) May 26.
" A gentleman who arrived here on
Sunday last, informs us, that in March
last the Shawanee and the Delaware
Indians, who have been at variance
with the Hufaw nation, had an engage
ment, and the two former destroyed
several towns belonging to the enemy;
that they returned to the mouth of the
MiffourifoWith 68 scalps and a number
of horses ; and that the small pox had
been introduced into the Hufaw nation
and upwards ofiooo of them had died.'
By the last Mails.
Trarfated From a Puris Paper received via N. 2".
MADRID APRIL If.
Every thing is in motion here.—•
Magazines of provisions for 8 months
are provided, and we only wait the ar
rival of the French to open the Cam
paign. It appears that they are to be t
on tire frontiers before the beginning of
May. The Ambassador Bonaparte °/
and Gen. St. Cyr assure us, thht on the
loth April, 22,000 men were affembkd
at Bayonne, who were to march with
out delay for their destination.
In the ports of Carthagena, Cadiz;
Ferrol and Bayonne, the greater activ
ity is used in fitting for sea all the ihips
of war. It is cobje&ured by many that
another expedition is contemplated ;
and if a fufficient number of teamen do
not offer, an order for their impress
meat will be iffiied.
FRANKFORT, JUNE 9.
On the 30th May two men by the
names f Andre and Blackbourn, were
killed at Post St. Vincennes, by an In
dian. He came into town it is suppos
ed with a view of killing a Mr. Touf
faint Duball, at whom he presented his
gun ; but miffing fire, Mr. D. escaped
into his house. Mr. Andre, who hap
pened at that instant to be in the house,
stepped to the door, observing he nevet
vfas afraid of an Indian, when the far
age instantly shot him. Duball then
closed with the Indian, who drew his
knife. The unfortunate Blackbourn
coming to Duvall's relief, was instantly
stabbed by the Indian, ^nd died on the
spot. Some of the inhabitants, who
had assembled by this time, completed
the melancholy cataft'rophe by putting
the Indian to death.
Our informant observes he was a
Manumie Chief, and was known by the
name of the Graw Blue, or Big Blue.
Last Sunday night, Robert Dean, a
farmer, living about one mile from the
city of Hudson, was apprehended on
suspicion ofhis being concerned in mak
ing and passing counterfeit Bank Notes.
There were found at his house, spuri
ous bank notes to a large amount, and
also the implements for counterfeiting
both Bank Paper and Silver Coin.—
The next day, he was examined before
the proper authority, and committed
to the prison at Claverak.
On the 29th May last two French
frigates arrived at Port Liberty, Gua
daloupe, after a passage of 24 days
from L'Orient, having on board 600
troops, with Citizen G. La Croofe,
Rear Admiral, Captain General of the
Island of Guadaloupe, a General of
the arms, and four millions of livres in
specie. Many persons heretofore in the
public employ were to embark on board
the Frigates and return to France ; the
late Consuls at St. Bartholomews and
St. Thomas, and the Commandant of
St. Euftatia, were cf the number. Gem
La Croffe, on the second day after his
arrival took charge of the Government
of Guadaloupe.
During the Gay of the Little' Mary
at Cayenne, there was an embargo for
to days. No reason was assigned, but
it was supposed in order to mate the A
mericans fell their cargoes.;
American produce of every kind was
very low, when 00 the other hand, that
of the colony could not be purchased
but on the mod exorbitant terms ; and
after many Americans agreed to fell
their cargoes and receive produce of
the colony in return; paying the custo
mary duty of one per cent, they were
obliged to pay from. 10 to 12 1 2 pfr
cent. Cm all purchases even specie. -Q
Extract of a letter from aperfen in Birch touwty,
about 25 miler focm this city, dated June 29b
1801.
'"lt is with much regret, I inform
be cgi lid-red ..: .evolved m the gud, <lu,h
who have propagated the lie, or partaking c f
the crime of embezzlement by concealing the
perpetrators. Perhaps it will be laid, that the
papers were burned with the offices. T o t hj 3
we reply, on official authority, that no papers
of any conference have been loft, and ver,
unfortunately for the Jacobins; as they expea
ed there would not be a single paper remaining
by which their villainy could be exposed. Ev
ery paper and every book relative to money
matters was preferred. It is therefore due the
public from the administration, that if any offi
cer has been guilty of fraud, he should be bro't
to trial and punished.—Any delay on the part
of the present officers of government, to do this,
will prove them fhamefully guilty of neglc& of
duty, or the hirelings, who have calumniated
the late adminiftracion base and wicked liars'
" A letter has been received 1 few
days ago from lord Keah, in which he
states that the English and French ar
mies had been engaged three different
times with nearly equal force ; and
that after a very obstinate contest, the
latter were beaten & driven into Alex
andria. He adds, that the French have
101 l nearly half their army, and cannot
hold out much longer. 'l'be Ehglilh
have loft 1500 men, and a great many
officers. I informed yen in my latt
th\t the Bey cf Tripoli was about to
declare war again? .the United States,
and his cruisers are now atfea in search
of our vefiels I came to this place un
der the convoy of a frigate."
Entrant of a letter from an American nentlcmin,
dated at Palermo, the 2„L f April^a a friend
in this city.
PHILADELPHIA, JULY 2.
PHILADELPHIA, JUKI 2,
HUDSON, JUNE 18.
[Gazette U. S.