The United States oracle of the day — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-04-25 00:00:00, page 2

" Every Tree (hall be known by its Fruit.'
O IHE above is one, among a thou
fund of those excellent metaphori
cal moral maxim s, with which the Bi
ble (which some southern philosophers
recommend to lay aside in favor of Pa
gan classics) abounds.
Few men, whose election was so
warmly opposed, ever entered into of
fice under more favorablecircumllances
than Mr. Jefferfon. He found himfelf
at the head of a people prosperous and
happy ; —at peace with all the world ;
a commerce flourifhing and extensive ;
manufactures increasing ; —agriculture
improving and well rewarded ;—afflu
ence almost too abundant ; —mifery &
want nearly unknown ; —public credit
uncommonly good ; —private credit
unexampled.—Such was the legacy be
queathed to Mr. Jefferfon'by his pre
decessors in administration.
The fears of the friends of order had
led them to expect violent and fearful
changes under the new order of things.
—They expected to hear from Mr. Jef
ferfon the language of M' Kean, and
the practice of Robeftierre. When
therefore he made his temperate, plau
sible speech to the legislature upon his
inauguration, all parties were furpriz
cd —The pendulum swung as violent
ly the other way ; —and moderate Fcd
eralifts gave hire credit for more mod
eration and public virtue than even his
speech (had it been sincere) would 1
warrant. No man entertained, and
few exprefled these sentiments more cor
dially than the author of the “ Confid
ent Federalist." He deemed it good
policy, as well as honorable to the Fed
eralists, to commend whatever was
praise-worthy either in the conduft or
protections of Mr. Jefferfon. —lie es
teemed caution; in admitting the sin
cerity of his profeffions, nevertheless to
be indispensable ; —but he cherished the
hope, that by commending the declara
tions of the President, and b, engaging
to support him, he would be induced
tq aa up to the tenor of his profeffions.
Those, therefore, who really reposed
this confidence, and exercised this
charity, have a peculiar right to exam
ine his conduct, and fee how-far it com
ports with the Catholicism of his creed.
The PA RTY of which Mr. Jefferfon
has been hitherto the head, & of which
I fear he still feels hinffthe Leader
and patron, have been peculiarly clam
ourous against Washington and Adams
for the illiberality which they have dis
covered in their appointments to office.
It has been said and fang in all the
lamentable Strains of republican duties;
that no wan would erercife the right of
private opinion, without being exclud
ed from all official situations.—Since
the appointment of Mr. Jefferfon, a cer
tain great law character, famous for
his consistency, and remarked for his
decided conduA at the Old South a
gainit the British treaty, has favored
the public with seven long numbers of
poetic prose under the Signature of Fed
eralis, in which he abuses the federalists
principally on this point. He inveighs
bitterly about the narrow and violent
policy of the late administrations, and
he represents them as having adopted
a fyffem of proscription against all wen
who differed from them in Sentiment.
He even afeends into the regions of wit,
and affirms that the federalists have in
stituted a political test as a qualifica
tion of the admimon into the lowest
municipal offices, and that no man
could fell a gill of rum, cr exercise the
office for constable or hog-reeve, unless
he gave evidence of the violence of his
,federalifm.
This is not only not true, but the
writer knew it to be falfc ; he knew that
Washington had appointed many inert
whose politics were opposite to bis o^wn^
and be must have known, that some
such men have continued in office in
the United States, who were reviling
the very government whole bread they
were eating. The author knew too,
that but hu^ officers had ever been re
meved on account of their political prin
ciples. I alktde to the Portsmouth ones,
and that'Wbk place when we were at
war with" France, and those men were
funpofed to be too partial to the views
of onr tlten often enemy. As such o
;. : Arßror^rN 1 hr the hoi.
„ 'At present, a more important fubje& attracts
•ur attention. It is whispered that Citizen Pi
chon has proposed our joining the frmed neu
trality— If he has not, no man who has read
Buonaparte's speech and who has seen the toads
given by the French at the feaft given in com
pliment to our Ministers, can doubt their de
signs. It is probable, that this very idea was the
occasion of the peace itfelf. If America re
mains neutral, Great-Britain will be fu,plied.
If we can be drawn into the war against her,
she will be (hut out from all tie worH. This
is the reasoning and these are the induccnients
of trance to coax all the powers of the world
to fight her battles
What Mr. Jefferfon will do, is uncertain. It
is to be hoped, that the plain, wide and drait
path of intcieil an 1 duty, will be pursued, and
hot the devious, crooked, cunning coorfe which
,he interest'd policy of France may point out.
If we remain wholly neutral, we shall be the
carriers of the world. —France cannot with any
appearance of decorum moled us.—Great-
Britain will be interested to court us. Who
then can violate our rights ? What have we to
do but to embrace the opportunity, which the
folly and madness of the Northern confederacy
hat placed in our hands, and reap the golden
haryeft of undisturbed neutrality ?
From & CENTINEL.
The Consistent FEDERALIST.
NoIXII.
A FRIEND TO COMMERCE.
John Peirce, Esq. a man beloved & rever
ed in the state of New-Hampshire, has been re
moved from the office of Commissioner of Loans,
on account of his politics, and William Gardner,
a furiofo in democracy, and who had likewise
'been removed by Mr. Adams, has been re-ap
poinred —^Office worth 1200 dollars.
" Two Mavfeals have been appointed and one
difylaced in Pennsylvania, on account of their
poetical tenets —their names I do not recollect,
Ibut thcpt+lic may be affined of the fa&. —Of-
fices worth about 3000 dolls.—A MarJhal has
been appointed in Virginia, and David Meade
Randblpb,a. Fedenlift, has been removed from
the fame causes.
It is said, that the Pfefident has condescended in
fine ir.ftances to notice she Commissions of Jus
tices of the Peace for the small didridf of Co
lumbia, and that even here, staunch democratic
principles have been confidcred as indispensable
qualifications, and Federal opinions as ' creating
a total inropocitatioc.
Tt is certain, that influenced by 'the fame
Spirit, the acting Secretary of the Navy, Gen.
Dearborn, we bast, by the order of the President,
has removed James Watfon,Efg. of New-York,
and Stephen Higginfop, Esq. of Boston as Na
vy Agents, and replaced them it is said with
Democratic partizans. In these latter cases, no
fy4 ver- brown bv law, thev were
Bins, as they condemn?] So loudly tuN
intolerance, we had a right to exped
from their " Republican" charity and
their enlarged ideas of philanthropy
and liberty, an opposite condud. Mr.
Jefferfon too had taught us to entertain
this hope.—He had said to us, that
" have gained little if we encourage
a political Intolerance as wicked as
impolitic."—" We are all brethren of
the fame principle, we are all Republi
cans—all Federalists.”
Now citizens, of the United States,
mark the profellions, and mark the con
duct of the t'wo parties. The Federal
ids never did pretend that their oppo
nents were of the fame principles with
themselves.—They thought the opin
ions and the principles of the Jacobins
danger:ta : —The) held, that public of
fices ought to be held by the friends
and not the /hf of Government—Yet
Washington and A damsappointed very
many men whose political principles
were known to be opposed to their own.
—I will mention three Illustrious in
flances byway of example—Jefferfon,
Randolph, anJ Chief Judice Rutledge,
were all appointed under the full know
ledge, that they were very eminent in
tlie opposition.
I Mr. Jefferfon and his party have al
ways condemned the illiberal policy of
confining offices, to men of any cne de
fc±iption in political opinions, and they
have declar'd that it was a rfraint on
liberty of thought.
Yet, in five weeks, Mr. Jefferfon
has made the following, unexpected,
and unaccountable removals and ap
pointments : —
Gen, Samuel Smith—a democratic leader to
be Secretary of the Navy, with a salary of 4500
dollars, in the room of an excellent officer, Ben
jamin Stoddert—a fedcralid in principle, and
who had held the office two years.—Hon. Levi
Lincoln, Esq. to be attorney General.—This
gentleman was a democratic leader, and was
appointed on account of oh principles. For tho'
he is an able lawyer, he mull be unqualified
for that office, as he has never had occasion to
turn his attention to the civil law and law of na
tions, which are the most ef,aiul in his office.—
This acceptance has adonifhed, confounded and
mortified all vrbo had an esteem for him.—Af
ter the people had made repeated attempts to
get him in, which had been very expenfive,and
when his friends had bonded of his disinterested
patriotism, he accepted in three weeks after bis
arrival, a fop nearly a sinecure with 4500 dolls,
annual salary.
James Maddifon, famous for his hoflility to-
Great - Britain and author of Certain Resolutions
to commence a commercial war, which would
terminate in a real one, is appointed Secretary
of State. Salary 4500 dollars.
Henry Dearborn, equally diflinguifhed for
the violence of his politics—who uniformly
voted against his colleagues in Congtefs, is ap-,
pointed Secretary at War.—Salary 4000 dolls.
Mr. Dawson, a small hanger-on of the demo
cratic party, is charged with the French Treaty.
Chancellor Livingdon—a staunch antifeder
alid and noted for his attachment to France,
dud hi^fubferviency to her views under the old
confederation, is appointed Minister to his fa
vorite nation.—Outfit 9000 dollars.—Annual
salary 9000 dollars;
Gen. William Irwihe—a democratic Chief,
is appointed keeper of the public (lores.— Sala
ary 2000 dollars. And Col. Samuel Hodgdon,
an old, able and virtuous public Servant, turned
out without notice pn account of his prin
ciples, which are moderate and federal.
Edward I.ivingdon, a youth, noted for his
virulence in Congress on the democratic fide, is
appointed I)iftri& Attorney in New-York, and
Richard Harrison, Esq. above 50 years of age,
one of the ablest lawyers in the State, appointed
by Washington, and who has held the office
with honor these 10 years, is displaced without
any reason which is visible but his principles.—
Office is worth about 3'ooo dollars.
John Swartwout, a democrat, is appointed,
Marshal of New-York, in the room of Aquila
Giles, an honorable, excelled officer, but who
has been justly accused of federalifm, • —The of
fice is worth perhaps 3000 dollars per annum.
Alexander James Dallas— McKean's Secreta
ry, a British subject now, as he can never by
the laws of that country (hake offhis allegiance,
13 appointed Attorney for the tiidridh of Penn
fylvania,in the room of J. M Kittera, an able
federalift, and lately a Member of Congress
from Pennsylvania—and a native of America,—
This office ^ worth about 3000 dollars I pre
sume.
The Attorney and the Marfkal of Vermont, who
have been found guilty of approving the niea
fures of Washington and Adams, and who com
mitted the unpardonable fin of executing the
laws of the United States against Lyon, of Spitt
ing memory, have been both displaced, and two
staunch Democrats have been appointed in their
places.—These offices arc worth together about
2000 dollars.
Capt. Tho Mas Martin', a referable Fed
eralist, who was collector for Portsmouth, has
been removed, and ffepb Whipple, Esq. who
was removed from that very office, by Mr.
Adams, is re-appointed,^—This is a direct and
positive crimination of the late President.—
Delicacy, one would have supposed might have
prevented, but we fee that all old things are th
be done away, and all things are to become nenv.,
This office may be worth 1500 dollars per
annum.
HL have extracted the following from a,fer cal
led" The Rights of M:n," printed in Frede
rick-town, Maryland, by ft:: Winter.]
FRECEKICKTOWN, MAKcK 18.
Time not permitting the printer of this paper
to join the refpcaable company of young gen
tlemen, who lined at Capt. Valentine Brother's
Tavern, on Wednesday the 4th ind he content
ed himfelf by drinking (alone) in his office, the
following TOASTS:
&Toaßtbe First John Adams, late ^refident
f,Tthe United States: May he carry with him
lin retirement, a felf approving confidence ; the
I sweet reward of every honed man.
I Second. Thomas Jefferson, President of
<the U. States. May the wisdom of Solomon
(son cf David the Prophet) attend him.
Third, Aaron Burr, Vice-President of
the U. States : May he flick close to the friends
of good Order.
Fourth. Robert Goodloe Harper, the
young bow that (hurts drait: May he always
be ready to throw bmething in for the Good of
the Loo.
Fifth. All boneft Lawyers.
Sixth. More uftice in our land, and Jess
want of it.
Seventh. Peace ind Unanimity among the
great body of our ctiz^ns.
Eighth. The Freedom of the Press ; not to
abuse and vilify, but to advise, and mildly to
correal, if necessary
Ninth. My Nint\ five fubferibers, who with
drew their fubferipaon, because I dared to think,
hot exactly ashy, tioughp; May they remem
ber, that "a difference of opinion is net a difference in
principle."
Tenth. Bad lurk to Poverty ; May the
Jade be driven from the door of the industrious,
and dwell only where Idlcnefs exists.
Twelfth. MYSELF! May the man who
takes my paper, and won't pay me for it, never
have money to buy a paper, nor a friend to lend
him one: May he remain as ignorant as that
OT% down yonder, on Bennet's creek, who never
kne w there was an Indian war.
HARTFORD, (Con.) APRIL 20.
4 We have once more the pleasure to announce
to the public, the complete fucccfs of Federal
ism in the election of the State Officers in Con
necticut. From the rtfunis which we have
received to this day, and the general state
of the votes, we find the state has loft nothing
since the lull fall, notwithstanding all the ex
ertions of the Jacobins, their Wallingford tnancetr
vres, &c. On the contrary, we think that
the Federal votes will far exceed all former e
ledions in numbers; and that me half of a mo
dern doctrine is true in Connecticut, viz. "We
are . all Federalists." Ose would think,
if Democracy ever were difeouraged, that so
many fignll defeats in this state, would dilcour
age them.' The people of Connecticut will
never yield up their privileges and filings to
men destitute of principles, talents, and integri
ty. There mud be a new set of democrats bred
here, before they can get the reins of our gov
ernment into their hands .The prefect face are
mere faltors employed by the Secretary, and 01.fe /
would think so long, as a man acted faithfully'
and ably, he ought to be continued in employ- .
nient, especially as these offices require great [
Knowledge of the peculiar business, and experi- .
•ence therefore must be ufeful, —But it seems a।
man is not only to hold an office, but not to be 1
tutruded with buying and felling goods,Unlefs hisl
principles Shall quadrate with those of the Su- 1
pteme Executive.
Thus we fee that in the short space offve
weeks, Mr. Jefferfon has removed fo/rifo old
officers, who are charged only with the high
crime and misdemeanor of admiring the ad-j
ministrations of Wafhiugton and Adams ; — }
and appointed nineteen gentlemen all of his own
peculiar tenets in politics, the aggregate of;
whose salaries and profits, amount to the mode-I
rate sum of 52,000 dollars per annum. Surety ]
this cannot be said to befrying the cause ; — -1
and surely these very patriotic citizens have;
not clamoured in vain. —lt, confidently assert- 1
cd, that to complete this catalogue,,^/fort Galla-|
tin, a Genevan, who cannot yet speak our lan- ,
guage intelligibly,andwho was Secretary to one
of the Conventions of Insurgents in <793, is to
be Secretary cf the Treasury, and,, to hold the
puffrings of this Infant Nation!!! Difintcr-,
efted people ! You not only invite to your shores
the oppressed and the unhappy, the difer lerly
and difcontent6d of all nations, but you commie
to their kind care, your rights and your birdings
—your altars and your fire-fides —your wives 1
and your daughters—your treasures and ycur I
government. |
“ We are all brethren of the fame principle"—[
“We have gained little if we encourage a
political intolerance as wicked as despotic."
" Precept teaches, bit trample moves."
LEONIDAS.
Lenox § I%7Adams 21 134
Hancock 22 IS Cbfbirc 0 127
Richmond 40 51 Claryburg 16 24
Smoy X 45 Montague 82 f
Williamfown 47 IS 1 Ware 85 O
New-Afford 5 ^pHendcll 58 14
BiddforJ 115 \S\Buckland 100 9
Pepperelborougb 7 IS'iN-Marlbo'rol^y 29
Phillipsburg II 49\Warwick 60 £0
Tk/mfown 21 45^% 65 2
Hath 119 1 Heatb 57 IX
Georgetown 54 29 Athol 80 8
Pownalborcugb 126 2 Royalfion 98 13
Nkaebias 58 25 Wcfminfler 73 26
Profpea II 59 Sbaplcigb $Z 2
Dover 12 <4 Bootbba, 45 6
Menfon 84 'Waldoboro 84 28
We/feet 19 ^ Cafine 39 6
Petcr/bam 80 3° Blue Hill 38 0
W. Stockbridge 24 8° Orland 34 0
Sheffield 102 2 Penalfcot O 51
Egremont 22 25 Vinalbaven 8 66
G. Darrington 63 5° Hollowell 65 93
Alford 46 2° I'armoutb 23 40
Sandisficld 66 j^Augußa 47 67
Soutlfcld 12 0 Read) eld 26 63
Bethlehem 27 ^faffalboro' 59 pi
Tyringbam 60 ^Sidney 32 44
Arundell 44 3° Winthrop 77 39
Weils 165 3 % \Farmington 59 33
Buxton 45 103'Whflow 12 114
Topjham 82 i^Trerrton 40 q
Union 54 l^Rcb&ib 101 116
Warren 73 0 Northport 23 24
Coboffet 54 9 Buckfield 23 12
Needbarn 27 109 Chatham 42 5
Sandwich 34 56 Buckflown 37 0
Bowdoin adjacent 36 3\Warebam 43 6
Falmouth (B) 14 ll^.Otitfcld 32 0
Camden 33 25^Hamden _ 2 4_23
Cufting 62 O' 22,658 17453
By last Evening's mail the Votes were
For Mr. Strong, - - 23,5:4
For Mr. Gerry, - - 18,592
Strong. Gerry. Strong. Gerry.
In cuflaft 17872 I3993\Limeri:k 33 20
Foxborough 30 ^Eafiham 23 16
Grenville 129 14 Harwich 85 136
Somerset 20 S Provincetown 46 0
Dennis 85 OGerry 63 16
Stockbridge 85 IjlErlin 39 2
Lee 8l 21 M'ltrajhingtonz 27
Votes for GOVE
.NOR in Maffach.
The George ik'alKington higate capt. Bain
bridge, has returned to Algiers from Conftanti
nopJe, The frigate took the French Corfu!
from Algiers, and landed him in Spain, he be
.ing obliged to quit Algiers in coufequence of
the Dey ' having declared war agaiuft France,
at the diruflion of the Ottoman Forte.
The United States Coop of war Portsmouth
is ordered to be dismantled of her war like Stores
at Norfolk, and from thence she is ordered to
proceed to Baltimore, where she will be fold at
public file, of,which.due notice will be given.
The two companies of dragoons are dis
mounted, and reduced to the rank of infantry.
By the above measures a considerable expendi
ture of money will be Saved.
The naval deck-yard of the United States
will be established at WaShington, in which the
feveh frigates, and aher vcffels of the United
States not fold, will be laid up in ordinary.—
[g° The General Greene frigate it ordered to leave
Newport immediately for Wafaington, to be laid ap]
Mr. Bee, of South-Carolina, and Mr. Sit
greaves, of North-Carolina, have declined their
appointment of Circuit Judges.
NORFOLK, APRIL 4.
Capt. Brenan, of the brig Mary, in 21 days
from St. Croix, reports, that on his leaving that
island the greater consternation prevailed among
the inhabitants ; a blockade of that port was
hourly expelled; the wharves which a few
days before were filled with immense quantities
of sugar (the crop being remarkably fine) were,
when he left there, entirely Gripped ; their
fears were so great, that the droggers were em
ployed in re-landing the cargoes cf the Daniel
(hips,and carrying them back to the plantations;
they were difmautling their (hips and removing
them farther up the harbour; preparations
were making for defence, and signals establish
ed on the hills.
The Hcufe of Assembly have amended the
convention bill, by adding a clatife submitting
to the consideration of the proposed Conven
tion, (which is to revise the State Conflitution,)
that article of the constitution which refpe&s
the powers of the Council of Appointment.
The (loop Betsey, Gardner, of and from Nan
tucket, bound to Richmond with a cargo of
lime, camea(hore close to the Zebra, on Friday
night last, with her colours flying, her main
fail and jib set, her boat on deck, but not a foul
on board —her deck has been stove in since she
struck, and is expected she must have gone to
pieces. The (loop's papers and people's clothes
were found on board ; it is supposed all hands
have pcrilhed.
From an official source, we state, that orders
were dispatched from the Englilh government
(Jan 22J) to the Weft-lndies, suppressing all
the courts of Vice Admiralty, excepting two,
one at Jamaica, and another in the Windward
islands. It is proposed to eftablilh permanent
Salaries for these two Courts, and to appoint
men of learning and abilities to preside in them.
Several commanders of armed veffeis whose
conduct has been irregular, have been recalled.
Progress is making in an amicable manner,
in the pending negociations between the United
Stares and England.
She building of the Arsenal and Military
Scores, near Philadelphia, and rhe fortifications
in Rhodt-Ifland; arc fufpend^d by order of THE
President.
The ship Montgomery, Coffin, from New
york to Liverpool has foundered at fca, crew
taken up ; also foundered at sea brig Mary,
Nichols, bound to Ireland, both crews taken
into Greenock.
WASHINGTON, APRIL IJ.
The Frigates Frefident, Philadelphia, and
Essex are ordered to rendezvous in Hampton
roads by the 20th instant. We understand
that they will then proceed on a cruise to the
Mediterranean ; and not as has been (Hied in
federal prints, proceed with convoys to the
Weft-Indies-
It was reported at St. Croix, March 22d,
that a French squadron, with troops, was daily
erpe&ed at Guadaloupe, from France.
The Dauith government in the Weft-Indies
are taking the neceflafy measures for defence
in case of an open rupture with Great-Britain.
Letters from Ireland, of a recent date,'receiv
ed'in this town, rfyrefent the state of that
kingdom as verging towards a most di^reffing
famine.
A Journal has announced a project more vast
than any we have hitherto heard mentioned—
A project which, if realized, must changeithc
whole political face of the universe. It is said,
it is in contemplation to eftabhfh the feat of the
Ruffian Empire at ^Conftantinople, under the
name of the Greek Empire, and that this is to
begdone with the concurrence of the French ;
who will afterwards, in concert with the Ruf
fians, traverse Asia, and destroy the English
empire in India.— SpeUotor du Nord.
It is more than a mouth since this plan was
imparted to us, but it appeared so romantic that
we did not think proper to repeat it; since
however it has been brought forward in refpedt
able journals, we think it proper to mention it,
though it were only pro memories. Publicifiie.
“ In confcquence of the orders of the Britifli
government to detain all dJanes and Swedes,
the English aruifers bring in all under those
colors—little passage boats not excepted. The
inhabitants of St. Bartholomews, alarmed at
this unexpected conduct, are (hipping their pro
perty from the iftand as faft as possible. The
English cruisers have cut out several veflcls
from that port. The King's prohibition of the
exportation of any thing that can be called food
for man will soon make provisions scarce in the
colonies. Beef, pork, butter, hams &c. must
come from America as well as flour. If the
United States can confidently avoid war in
these distressing times, the farmers must accu
mulate property faft.
Com. Barry and the veffeli on this Nation
are all out except the Warren; Are remains
here on account of capt. Barron's sickness, who
has been confined eighteen days with a danger
ous fever —but is recovering.
From the manoeuvres of the English, I judge
there is some expedition on foot, against either
St. Bartholomews, St. Martins, or Santa Cruz.
The Cork fleet has just arrived.
A veffcl arrived at Baltimore, the 13th inst.
(poke the British sloop of war Hornet, with 13
fail of English verfeb, defined against Sc. Bar
tholomews and Sr. Martins.
NEWBURYPORT, APRIL 10.
Altraß of a letter from St. Kitts, dated March 12.
too profligate to gan^ any cohudetice. But
they will re-commence their attacks ; and we
frail again have to defeat them. Let the Fed
eralists then remember that tho' the hydra has
loft fifty of its heads, it has fifty more remaining.
Articles per Mails.
From a Paris paper of Feb. 10.
NJ^L y!R TICEES
Washington, APRIL 6.
NEW-YORK, APRIL 6.
BOSTON, APRIL 22.
Lord Grenville, in a note transmitted
to Mr. King, acquainted him, he had
loft no time in laying before his Majes
ty, the note he did him the honor on
the 2d February to address to him, and
had it in command to return Mr. King
•an explicit declaration, that nothing
has been more remote from his Majes
ty's most earned wish, than to inter
rupt the good understanding engaged
between, the two countries—he intimat
ed that the proceedings in the Weft-
Indies complained of, has been entire
ly without authority, and indeed con
trary to the careful policy ordered to
be preferred in. his Majesty's Well In
dia colonics. He requeued Mr. King
to assure his government that a rigid
enquiry will be instituted after the ag
gravations complained of, and that ar
rangements will be made to prevent
such like circumstances occuring in fu
ture."
On Friday afternoon left, was differed at anchor
afoop of about 70 or 80 tons, about half a mile ^
Duxbury beach ;on which there went off r ore men
in a boat. They found no person on board, but a
moses boat with three oarssoas difeovered fa hicb was
fufepofed to belong to her. On Saturday msrftTc
Jloop difoppeared. On that morning the ba yof a
drowned man was taken up or. the beach ; ang the.
next day two others were taken up. There was
nothing found with them to dfover who they were or
from whence they came, ex pt a acatch with A. S
engraved on itftould Jo it. Ft is conjectured fbe be
lodged to the ea^ward.
Hiving had access to know the 'particulars
of the DISPATCHES received from our Mi
miter at London, which probably will not be
communicated to the public, by the President
soon, from political reasons, I embrace rhe op
portunity to give you a Sketch of the Informa
tion I have learnt; for the authenticity of which,
I can pledge myfclf, as the source from which
I derived it, is most refpedfablc.
" Mr. King transmitted to Lord
Grenville a Note in which he acquaint
ed his Majesty's Ministers, that he had
it in command from the President of
the United States, to declare that he
had viewed with serious concern, the
frequent captures of American proper
ty on the high seas, by his Brittanic
Majesty's cruizers and armed vcffels,
which have been confirmed particular
ly in the Weft-Indies by condemnations
entirely unwarrantable and unjust —
contrary to the existing Treaty, and to
the common usage of all civilized na
tions. After describing the principles on
which his Majesty's Justices have a^ed
id tlie Weft-Indies—which he collected
from documents furnilhed him, and in
his possession, he remonstrated in the
most severe manner against such vio
lent and unjutt proceedings, declaring
that Should the government of Great-
Britain continue to fan&ion such un
warrantable depredations on the A
merican Commerce, his government
could no longer suppose that, that am
icable and good understanding which
has so happily Subtitled between the two
countries, was the wish of the British
Government to preserve—in short he
could not but view those circumstances
which have taken place, as a declara
tion of hostilities aqmp&t the American
Flag—the honouj^repich he was call
ed upon to main??, He exprefled 1
a sincere hope tha^fe ,Britilh Govern
ment would do &ny by a frank ex
planation, the unpleasant sentiments &:
ideas, such disagreeable circumstances
had naturally occafioiied—he hoped to
find in such, profeffions of Amity, with
assurances that a flop should be put to
such aggravations, tire justice of which
his hffijefty's Ministry must evidently
discriminate, in such event the Unit
ed Suites would find no impediment
towards executing with fidelity her en
gagemehts with the Court of St. Tames.
DO
A letter from Nassau, (n. p.) to a mercan
tile hpfrfe in this city, dates, that, the judge, de
clared yesterday in court, that condemnations
of American vessels to Spanish ports were ille
gal . •That he had received orders from Eng
land, directing restitution to be made by the
owners of privateers. Tbislooks well.
The prize corvette Berceau, captured by the
Boftdn, is undergoing a thorough repair, in or
der to be delivered into the clean hands of the
French, in the most decent order.
: \f An article in a London paper of the 6th
March, mentions information having been given
an American vessel at La, that the French Go
vernment had issued orders for fending into
France, all neutral vdf.ls bound to Efland
with protfifion.
§, Since our lad, the G :?, Capt. Hinck
ley, has arrived from London. The latest pa
per by her is of the 7th March.
£, The British King iVas rapidly recovering
his health, Mr. Pitt still continued to direct the
helm of state ; but it was Cuppofed would retire
when the KinQ health was re-established. —
Ihe best English p iliticiins pronounce the af
fairs of the nation to wear the mod melancho
ly afpe& ; and Peace was not expected. Na
val preparations were making with Spirit thro'-
out the kingdom ; and the price of bread was
falling.
IMPOIi I AVr CTtiLHilWatio].
Mcffrsßufcll and Cutl.r.
£, It has been ascertained that the squadron
which escaped from Brest, has arrived at Tou
lon; having captured the Success British fri
gate, of 32 guns : a cutter auda fire Ship.
George Dent is appointed, by the President
of the United States, Marfaal of the diftrid of
Potowmac in Virginia ! and not Post-Master-
Gentral as reported.
One nylon paper fays,
Samuel Brown, efq. has declined accepting
the Naval Agency, at Boston. It is said Capt.
James Prince will receive the appointment.
Another Boston paper fays,
The reports of the appointments and difphee
ment in Boston are fabrications.
j.'...<&.. Ay
LATESI rN.M ENGLAND.
From Charkflon, April 2.
IMPORTANT.
DUXBURY, APRIL If.
BOSTON, ABRIL 20.