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leaving the Ration whsre he had the
command, have any share in the prizes
taken by Ihips left on such Ration, after
he has gone out of the limits ©fhis£tid
command. ,
Sec. 7. And be it further enffied. That
^ bounty (bail be paid by the United
States of twenty dollars, for each pcr
fon on hoard any ship of an enemy at
the commencement of an engagement,
which shall be funk or destroyed by any
ship or veflel belonging to the United
States of equal or inferior force, the
fame to be divided among the offi
cers and crew in the fame -manner as
, prize money,
See/S. And be it further evaded, that
every officer, Teaman or marine, disa
bled in the line of bis duty r fhbll be en
titled to receive for life, or dufinghis
difibility, a pension from the United
States according to the nature and de
gree of his diiability, not exceeding one
half his monthly pay.
Sec. 9. And be it enaded, That all
'money accruing, or which has already
accrued to the 'United States from the
Tale of prizes, shall be and remain for
ever a fund for the payment of penfons
and half pay,4hould the fame he here
after granted, to the officers and sea
men who may be entitled £0 receive
the fame ; and if the said fund shall be
infufficient for the pqrpofe, the public
faith is hereby pledged to make up the
Deficiency ; but if it should be more
than fufficient,the surplus shall be appli
ed to the making of further provision
for the comfort of the disabled officers,
seamen, and marines, and for such
as, though not disabled, may merit
by their bravery, or Jong and faithful
services, the gratitude of their country.
Sec. 10. And be it further evaded,
That the said fund shall be under the
management and direction of the Sec
retary of the Navy, the Secretary of
the Treasury, & the Secretary of War,
for the time being, who are hereby
authorifed to receive any sums to which
the United States may be entitled from
tl:e sale of prizes, and employ and in
ved the fame, and the interest arifing'
therefrom in any manner which a ma
jority of them may deem mod advan
tageous : And it shall be the duty of
the said commissioners to lay before
Congress, annually, in the firtt week of
their session, a minute ftatemerit of their
proceedings relative to the management
of said fund.
Sec. 11. And be it further enafied,
That the ad palled the second day of
March, in the year one thousand seven
hundred and ninetymine, entitled "Ait;
act for the government of the navy of
the United States," from and after the ;
firft day of June next, shall be and here-;
by is repealed.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentotiroes,
Th : JEFFERSON,
Vice-Pref dent of the United States,and
Preftdent of the Senate.
Approved—April 23, A.D. 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
PreJident of the United Stafa.
Tlx following is am extraa from a late, Lausaflcr,
(Pennsylvania) paper.
The modern principle of quoting the
ancient Republics, Greece and Rome,
as models for France and America, is
really to be wondered at. It seems as
if people were determined to blind
themselves, and to defeat, all reference
to real hiftory. Let them take a view
es the present political situation of A
merica, and compare it with the decline
of the old Republics. The great his
torian, Polybius, in relating the fall of
ancient Rome, makes the following
pertinent observations :
“ The body of the people give the
final blow, and ccmpleat their own
ruin ; for when they imagine them
selves oppteffed by the avarice of their
rulers on the one hand, and are flatter
ed and inflamed by interefled and am
bitious leaders on the other, they con
sult nothing but their own passions,
throw off all regard to authority, into
their own hands. The government is
then called the prettiest of all names,
" Liberty and Democracy." but which
in fad, is the want of all things. Och
locracy, or the governmentof the mob."
For the democracy or power of the
people quickly turns into violence and
manual outrage ; Theaffembled multi
tude banish one great man, murder
another, confifcate estates, & make di
vision of publie lands, until exasperat
ed with its own cruelties, it fends out a
despot and absolute lord to whom it
submits."
After having seen the foregoing ;
who is there that cannot draw the di
rest conclusion. If there be any, then
let him read the following expression of
the illustrious Washington :
« Refped for the authority of our
government, compliance with its laws,
and acquiefetnee in its measures, are
duties enjoined by the fundamental
principles of TRUE LIBERTY."
Recipefor Planting INDIAN CORN.
Take one pint of tar ; warm it over
a flow fire until it becomes thin ; then
take about twelve quarts of corn, into
which cast the tar when warm, and stir
it about quick so as to put a thin glaz
ing over it ; then cast in as much Plas
ter of Paris as will cleave to it.—This
will effectually prevent the birds from
eating the corn, and cause it to come
up much stronger and darker coloured
than when planted in th© common me
thc4 .
Late Foreign News
By several arrivals from Europe.
GERMANY. VIENNA, MAY 12.
ff^RBM Corsica we learn, tnat the
inhabitants have refufed to give
the assistance demanded by Maffeira,
and that the whole of that ifiaad-is in
infurredion against the French.
, MAY 14.
[g, After the particulars *f the defeat of the
Turkijb Grand Vizier, in Egypt, by Gen. Kleber,
on the I 7tb and I ltb March, at the moment -when
be -was preparing for bis solemn entry into Cairo,
witb 10,000 men; the Vienna Gazette adds.]
The cavalry having effected their
escape to the camp of Osman Pacha,
this Lieutenant of the Grand Vizier
soon after mat ched towards Cairo with
a long body of troops, where he maf
*facred feveralthoufand French, amongst
whom were their learned men (Scavans)
and Members of the National inftitutc.
Thefe< accounts were communicated
by the Turkish Ambassador to the For
eign Minifies. It is added, that Mu
rad Bey had attacked and put to the
sword a division of the French army,
which had *marched ''from Cairo, for
Alexandria, to embark for France pre
vious to the attack made by General
Kleber on the army vs the Grand Vi
zier, and to which 'he had been parti
cularlyinftigated by that circumstance.
g. The intelligence of the above events is
derived from the fame source, as the news of
Kleber's Victory.—The whole appears ' puzzled
in mazes."
33* War operations on the lower
Rhine.
GERMANY. manheim, may 14.
This morning the French crossed
the Rhine, near Sandhofen and attack
ed the Austrians at Neckar. Our ci
ty was immediately invested, and the
following capitulation agreed upon :—
That on account of the able defence of
the Imperial troops they shall march
out without being prisoners of war ; —
That property, the civil administration
and religion shall be Tefpeded and con
tinued in force :—That considering
the disasters which Manheim has fui
fered during the war, it shall remain
free of contributions. The offer of Ap
plying the army with 500 shirts, and
500 pair of shoes is accepted, andmuft
be fulfilled this day. The money be
longing to the Elector shall be deliver
ed into "the treasury of the army, to be
receipted for. Signed, by the French
Gen. Thune.
OK, War fiom Switzerland.
St. Gal. May 13. IThe French entered Bre
gentz, the loth inst. g, Bregentz is on the lake
'of Gonftance, in the 'Tyrol country.
^ Os Malta.
TOULON, MAY 6.
We have advices from Malta in sev
enteen days. Valerie is 'only blockad
ed. The French have 400© men ma
condition for service, betides -Maltele ;
and have subsistence for four months.
The place is blockaded by sea, by twen-'
ty-feven ships of war.
—■—R
Doublet, Commifficner vs Malta, to Bu
onaparte.
" Malta, 20 Ventofe (9 March.)
"Cn izen Consul,
Remaining for more than a year with
out receiving from the government A
ny answer to my difputches, I had
doubts refpe&ing the fate of the Re
public, because you were no longer in
Italy. But as soon as I knew of your
return to Toulon I exclaimed " the Re
public is saved !" My love for my coun
try, and my admiration for you, in
spired me with the idea. Yes, you will
verify the prediction, for all true Re
publicans repeat with joy that Buona
parte will save and secure the Repub
lic.—His name inspires the brave de
fenders of Malta with frefli courage. —
We have arms and provisions. The
acquisition of the islands to France, and
that is fufficient to give us confidence.
66 Health and refped, (Signed)
______DO^BLET."
CT Aavai brent.
Capture of the Wm. Tell, rs 86 guns,by the Englfa
OFFICIAL. From capt. Dixon, to Lord Keith.
“ Lion, at sea, off Cape Paffero, March 31, 1800.
“ Sir,—l have the honor to inform
you, that yesterday morning at nine
o'clock Cape Paffero bearing N. r-zE.
distant seven leagues, the French ship
of war Le Guillaume Tell, of eighty
fix guns, and one thousand men, bear
ing the flag of Contreamiral Deeres,
surrendered, after a most gallant and
obstinate defence of 3 hours and an
half, to his majesty's ships Foudroyant,
Lion, and Penelope.
“To detail the particulars of this
very important capture, 1 have to in
form you that the signal rockets and
cannonading from our batteries at Mal
ta, the midnight preceding, with the
favoi able strong southerly gale, togeth
er with the darkness which succeeded
the setting of the moon, convinced me
the enemy's ships of war were attempt
ing to effed an escape, and which was
immediately afeertained by that judici
oust nd truly valuable officer, Capt.
Blackwood, of the Penelope, who had
been Rationed a few hours before, be
tween tlie Lion and Valletta, for the
purpose pfobferving closely the motions
of the enemy ; nearly at night an ene
my's ship was descried by him, when
the Minorca was sent to inform me of
• it, giving chafe himfelf, apprising me
! by signal tha,t the strange ships seen,
' we% hauled to the wind cn the star
board tack. Iloft not one moffient m
making the signal for the squadron to
cut or flip, and direded Capt. Miller,
of the Minorca; to run down to the
Foudroyant and Alexander with the in
telligence, and to repeat die signal.
" Under a press of canvass I gave
chafe until five A. M. solely guided
by the cannonading of the Penelope ;
and, as a direction to the squadron, a
rocket and blue light were (hewn eve
ry half hourrfrom the Lion, As the
day broke, I found myfelf in gun shot
of the chafe, and the Penelope within
muftet-fhot, raking her, the effects of
whose well directed fire during the
night, had shot away her main and
mizen top-marts, and main yard ; the
enemy appeared in great confusion, be
ing reduced to his head fails, going with
the wind on the quarter.
" The Lion was run close along fide;
the yard arms of both ships being just
•clear, when a deftrudive broad tide of
three round thot in each gun Was pour
ed in, luffing up across the bow, when ;
the enemy's jib-boom parted between |
the main and mizen shrouds; after a
short interval I had the pleasure to fee
the boom carried away, and the ships
disentangled, maintaining a poGtion
across the bow, firing to great advan
tage.
« I was not the teafl solicitous either
to board or be boarded, as the enemy
appeared of immense bulk and full of
men, keeping a prodigious fire of muf
-quetry, which, with the bow chafes, she
could for a long time only use, I found
it absolutely neceflary, if portable to keep
from the broadside of this ship ; after
being engaged about fifty minutes, the
Foudroyant was seen under a press of
canvass, and soon palled hailing the
enemy to strike, which being declined,
a very heavy fire from both ihips, broad
side to broadside, was most gallantly
maintained, the Lion and Penelope fre
quently in situations to do great execu
tionfc in short, fir, after the hottest adion
that probably was ever maintained by
an enemy's ship, opposed to thole of his
Majesty, and being totally difmafted,
the French Admiral's flag and colours
were struck.
“ I have not language to express the
high sense of obligation I feel myfelf
under to Capt. Blackwood for his
prompt und able condud in leading
the line of battle ships to the enemy,i
for the gallantry and spirit so highly|
conspicuous in him, and for his admira-}
ble management of the frigate; to yourl
diferiminating judgment it is unneoeffa-|
ry to remark, of what real value andl
importance such an officer must ever !
be considered to his Majesty's service ;
the termination of the battle mull be
attributed "to the Spirited fire of the
Foudroyant, whose Captain, Sir Ed
ward -Berry, has justly added another
laurel to the many he has gained dur
ing the war.
" Capt. Blackwood speaks in very
high terms of the active and gallant
conduct of Capt. Long 'of the Vincejo,j
during the night ; and I beg leave to
mention the services of Capts. Brough
ton and Miller.
“ The crippled condition of the Li
on and Foudroyant made it neceffar,
for me to dire& Capt. Blackwood to
take possession of the enemy, take him
in tow, and proceed to Syracuse.
" I received the greatest possible as
sistance from Lieut. Joseph Patey, se
nior officer of the men, and from Mr,
Spence, the Matter, who together with
the other officers and ffiip's company,
ihewed the most determined gallantry.
“ Capts. Sir Edward Berry and
Blackwood have reported to me the
fame gallant and animated behavior
in the officers and crews of their respec
tive Ihips.
' 1 am sorry to fay that the three
Grips have fuffcred much in killed and
wounded, and that the loss of the ene
my is prodigious, being upwards of
two hundred.
“ I refer you to the inclofed reports
for further particulars as to the date
of his majesty's ships, and have the
honor to remain, Sir, &c. &c. &c.
“MANLY DIXON."
P. S. The Guillaume Tell is of the largest di
mensions, and carries thirty-fix pts. on the low
er gun deck, twenty-four prs. on the main deck,
twelve prs. on the quarter-deck, and thirty-two
pound carronades on the poop.
^, The total killed and zeounded on board the
three Englfb Jbips were 17 killed, and MOI wound
ed. A mioJUpman of the Lion, and the mafler of
the Penelope were killed; and Capt. Sir Edward
Berry,of the Foudroyant, a Lieutenant, a boatswain,
and jive midJbipmengrounded.
American Negociation.
PARIS, JUNE 4.
We are assured that the negociation
ivith the ministers of the United States
of America, at Paris, are advancing
rapidly to an ^micable conclusion.
1 he Portsmouth at trance.
PARIS, MAY 30.
An American frigate, placed by the
Government of the United States at the
difpcfal of the ministers plenipotentiary,
has entered the road of Havre. A
French pilot was sent on board to con
duct her into the harbour ; but as late
as the 24th Ihe remained in her former
anchorage.
Buonaparte was born on the 15th of
Aug. 1769 —consequently is only in
his 31st year. He has three brothers
Lucien (Minifler of Interior) Joseph
(formerly agent at Rome) and Louis
(commands a regiment in La Vendee.)
Buonaparte has also three Sifters.
Further Foreign NEWS
By the arrival of the June Packet at Halifax,
London papers to "June ro, 1800.
ff. Affairs in Italy,
LONDON, JUNE 10.
THE Hamburg taail arrived in course yes
terday.—Gen Melas, as we had previously ob
served, appears to have had early information
of the progress made by General Berthicr and
Buonaparte. He was to proceed to Turin, the
14th May, and having effected a junction with
the Austrian cavalry (20,000) near that place,
it was expected he would immediately profe
eute offensive operations against the enemy in
'Piedmont.
Maffera still makes a gallant defenfe in Ge
noa, and the hopes of the speedy reduction of
that important city become every day less fan-'
guine; more particularly as the French have
! received large supplies of provisions by sea.
OFFICIAL.
PARIS, MAT 31.
"Frota Nice, May 10.
" Gen Maffena since the opening of the cam
paign has taken 11,800 prisoners. The resources
as to provisions are afeertained. He is be
sides perfectly seconded by the peopled Genoa,
who mauifeft <he belt dispositions."
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
9 Prairial, May 10.
" The Minister at “War has been informed
from another quarter, that Genoa had been re
vi&uailed for thirty days on the 15th May,
and that they continued to receive divers pro
visions. CARNOT.''
may 28. While the army of Reserve is de
fending the Alps, Gen. Thurreau was advanc
ing with a division from Sufa, to Rivoli; that
three divisions are going to Italy by St. Gothard
and that feige artillery Was carrying across by
Mount Blanc.
ANTIBES, MAY Is,
The Austrians have evacuated Nice.—They
entered the Republic ; but have been repuifed
by Gen Rochambcau. We are again upon the
Var, the ancient boundary of France. The Au
strians have filed off through the mountains oh
the road to "Coni. This precipitate retreat can
alone be occasioned by the motions of the Army
of Reserve.
VIENNA, may 17. It is thought that during
the late storm, which forced the English for a
moment to suspend the close blockade of Genoa
that city received some provisions.
g. By the French official bulletin of the progress
of 'the Army of Referte, under Buonaparte, from
the 18th to the 24th May, it appears, they experi
enced great difficulty in puffing the Alps.—The St.
Bernard was covered with snow, and the afeent ex
tremely seep. Gen MarmoAt, commanding the ar
tillery, took two methods to transport it over. — The
frft was a ft triple tree, hollowed in form of an augre,
in which, Were placed the 8 pounders and
mortars.—One hundred men yoked tbemfelves to a
cable, dragged along the piece, and it took two days to
drag it across the St. Bernard, The second &as
by fledges upon casters, conjlruaed at Auxonne. The
carriages were difmountea, and carried piece-meal,
except the carriages of the 5 pounders, which ten
men carried upon hurdles.— The ammunition was
, carried by men, or mules. The Chief Consul defeend
-1 ed from the top of St. Bernard, fumbling over the
fnow,croffng precipices, and Jliding over torrents. On
the 23d Gen Lannes, reached and took Ivrea (or
Ivres.)
Reinforcement oj the French army\
LONDON, )£Afr 10.
All our 'remarks with refpe& to Gen. Mo
reau are fully confirmed.—He does not intend
to penetrate further into Germany, but is
stretching his line to the Tyrol and the Voral
berg, for the purpose of favoring the operations
of the French army of Reserve, to which he
had already dispatched, by Mount St. Gothard,
25000 men.
CORROBORATIVE ARTICLES.
LONDON, JUNE 4.
The suspension of a&ive operations of the
French army of the Rhine, may have arisen
from the arrangments co co-operate with the
attempts for the new invaiion of Italy. The
division of Gen. Lorge has been detached from
the right wing under Lecourbe. These troops
reinforced by others from different parts of Swit
zerland, are intended to pass the St. Gothard,
and to form a junction with the Army of Rc
fcrve.
BASLE (Switzerland, MAY 26.
Gen. Moncey, has officially informed the
Swiss government, that 25,000 troops, arrived
at Switzerland, arc to pass by St. Gothard for
Bellinzona and Lugano, in the Milaiiele.
^Affairs in Germany.
London, June 4.
At the last dates, the Austrian army was on
the left of the Danube, and in the entrenched
camp at Ulm. The French army was encamp
ed round Ulm. Moreau, with the centre was
at Doleffingcn, on the right bank of the Dan
ube ; Gen. St. Suzanne, with the left wing
kept up the blockade of Dim upon the left fide.
The left wing under Lecourbe, is in the .envi
rons of Memmingen, and stretches out parties
to Kempten and to the frontiers of the Tyrol.
The left wing under St. Suzanne had sustained
a severe attack from the Austrians, under Gen.
Sztarray, but repulsed them with loss, and
maintained his portions. Some accounts Rate
that a battle is expected ; others that Gen Kray
intends to fall back after throwing a garrison
into Ulm. In the mean time the division of
this army under Gen. Vandamme pursues its
fuccefsful career. The important post of Field
kirch has been taken by it, and a great quan
tity of valuable floret. This place is the key
of the Grifon country, and the latter must soon
fall into the power of the Republicans. The
Austrian Commander in the Voralburg cut off
from the main army, found it necessary to re
treat into the Tyrol.
STRASBOURGH, (France) MAY 26.
As soon as Moreau heard the check fuffered
by Gen. Legrand the 26th in the valley of
Blaw, he reinforced greatly his left wing. From
the 27th. St. Suzanne advanced, and on the
jeth Florcal,and ift Prairial, fuflained a bloody
battle, obliging in the end, Gen. Stzarray to
retire under the walls of Ulm. St. Suzanne
commenced the blockade of that city.—Moreau
has approached Ulm, on the tight bank. We
expe& the news that Kray has given him bat
tle.
By another letter it is said that Moreau h?s
marched against Augibourg, leaving Ulm in
blockade.
AUGSBOURG, (Germany) MAY 20.
Cen. Jellachich and Auffcnbcrg have Ration
ed 500 c men to guard the frontiers of the Ty
rol. towards the Voralberg. Gen. Hiller has ' his
H. Q at Coire ; he is entrusted with the de
fenfe of the Grifens, and is to ad in concert
with Gen. Dedouvich in Italy.
The citizens of Ulm, have been directed to
take every thing that is combuQible from the
roofs of &a homes,aud there is no detabt that
the Austrians ex ped that city ro be immediately
bombarded. On the 28th Floreal (May 18)
the French patroles were pushed on as far as
Mindelheim. In the evening after a skirmish
at Krumbach, some of the French were made
prisoners. A corps under the command of Gen. n
vandamme was yesterday in the environs of
Mindel, and is supposed to be marching against
Burgau. A dreadful cannonade has been heard
this day in the direction of Ulm.
VIENNA, MAY 17.
50,000 reinforcements are marching towards
Saabia. The roads are covered with ammuni
tion and artillery waggons.
ulm, may 17.
Yefterday^ General Sztarray attacked the left
wing of the French army in the Blauthal, and
drove them to Erbach, on the Danube. The
French loft 800 killed, 600 prisoners, 6 pieces
? cannon, and 8 ammunition waggons.
may 18. The action of the 16th was not
so decisive as had been expected, it not having
produced the retreat of the French.
The French army in our neighborhood, is es
timated at 65,000 meu. The corps under La
courbe at 15,000.
The French have demanded the following
contributions in Suabia .•—From the Land
grave of Furftenberg 50,000 florins; from the
town of Ueberlingen, 30,000; Memmingen,
60,000 ; Biberach, 45,000 , •Buchorn, 30,000;
Ravenfburg, 30,000 , •Pfullendorf, 20,000;
Salmanfwiel, 100,000; St. Blaife, 200,000 ;
the Abbey of Buchau, 50,000; Althaufeo,
50,000; Schuffenried, 25,000; Abbey of We-
Iffeuau, 2f,c00 ; Wangen, 50,000.
^C Defection of Russia.
LONDON, MAY CO.
The Ruffian Ambailador at Vienna has bees
recalled. The Charge 'd Affaires is to manage
the concerns of Russia. We have learned at
the fame time,that negotiations for peace were
carrying on between Russia and France, at Ber
lin, under the mediation of the Court of Prus
sia. - —
. LONDON, JUNE I.
It is well known, that a treaty of alliance
has been already ratified between the Emperor
of Russia and the King of Prussia, for the pur
pose of terminateing the present hostilities on
the continent; and he has publicly declared
that he withdrew from the feene -of warfare,
because he did not chirfe to be made the dure
of the ambition of Austria.
r. Pacific Profpe&:.
FRANKFORT, (neartbe Rhine) MAY 24.
Yesterday several German Deputies puffed
through Nantz, with passports from Gen. Mo
reau, on their way to Pari, to enter into nego
tiations of peace.
@3= French and Spanish Fleets.
malifa±,july 17.
A report prevailed that the French fleet
was at sea, and this report was confirmed by ah
American veflfel which the Countess of Leices
ter fell in with, the matter of which reported
that he had fallen in with a Venetian, which
came through them.
g, A letter from Halifax also mentions ths fail
% °f'be Breftfeet. —By a perusal of ourfles of
London papers to June 5, wefnd, that information
reached Plymouth, the 30th May,that 13 fail of the
French feet bad left Brest barber, and that the fref
were following. — That Lord St, Vincents bad fail
ed the 27th for the French cos, and bad ships fuffi
vient with bins to cops' with the combined fleets. —Ire
the paper of the ,tb fune, it is announced that " ad
vices wereyferday received at the Admiralty from
Liarl St. Vincents,fating that the combined Fleet bad
entered the inner barhor of Brf." It is highly prob
able the report originated in the rumour above recited.
Disjunct Articles.
PARIS, Mat 31.
They reckon that the army of the Rhine has
made 17,000 primers since the commencement
of the campaign.
They begin to talk very much of peace at Vi
enna ; and our armies, instead of talking are
bringing it about.
It is said, the Ruffian Minister at Constanti
nople has presented an official note to the Veni
tian Illes, which seem to become more and more
the objed of difference between the two powers.
LONDON, JUNE 10.
The death of Suwarrgw has at length been
officially announced to our government. It
happened May 18, at Peterlburg.
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IMPORTANT—IF TRUE.
NEW-YORK, JULY 2s.
Capt. Stanwood arrived here yesterday in IO
days from Sc. Bartholomews, informs, that he
left Martinique, on the ill of July inst. that on
the afternoon he failed from thence, a British
packet arrived there in 18 days from Falmouth,
the Captain ofwhich assured him, that on his
passage he fell in with a British frigate, the
Captain of which informed that he was bound
to the firft port in England, with dispatches
from Lord St. Vincents, stating that the Brest
Fleet was out, confining of fifty-one fail of the
line.
Capt. Stanwood further informs, that on the
day he failed from St. Bartholomews (the 14th
inst.) a French gentleman gave him a written
article in French, which Rated, that he had just
received information from Point Petre, Guade
loupe, of the arrival there of a French corvette,
in 19 days from Bourdeaux ; and that the news
Ihe brought is as follows :
"That the negotiation between the American
Commissioners and the French Republic had
terminated amicably; all differences fettled and
a peace concluded: —that Gen. Buonaparte had
arrived before Genoa, in time to relieve Gen.
Maffena; that Buonaparte had made prisoners
of three fourths of the Austrian troops under
command of Gen. Melas ; that Italy was intire
ly in possession of the French ; and that the Fr.
Gen. Moreau, had, in a third battle, defeated
the Austrian troops on the Rhine," —and fur
ther, that orders had also arrived there by the
corvette, prohibiting the capture of American
veffcls."
Capt. Stanwood, fays, it was added that ano
ther infunedion had broken out in Ireland,,
which had assumed a formidable afpedl, and
occasioned considerable alarm in the British.
government.
SALEM, JULY 2,
Mr. Belcher, merchant, of Halifax, was em
board the St. Albans when she captured the
Hannah ; and it is declared that it was owing
to the influence he had with the commander *
that she was sent in..
A report is industriously circulated in this,
town, that the widow Newhall applied to Mr..
Goodhue, while the St. Albans was in Na,taf
ket roads, for a letter to Gov. Strong, to aid,
her in procuring the release of her son from that
ship, and that Mr. Goodhue refufed that oaf any
other affiftanoe. We are apthunfed to fay,,
that this is a malicious and unfounded L!E^
The Gaol at Newark (N. y.) was for/,
struck with lightning. A Mr. W,„ Ifo c£,
Bloomfield,(s %./W, %l&d.