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And it is with emotions of deep regret, that
we have witnessed a great and powerful nation
with whom we were once allied, repeatedly
changing its Constitution and form of Govern
ment, and evincing a spirit of ficklenefs and
love of innovation almost peculiar to itfelf. We
have seen them verging from a despotic Gov
ernment to that of democracy, and under the
name of a Republican Government, effectually
destroying the rights and freedom of election
rights essential to the exigence of a free Govern
ment. But we hope that the returning sense of
that nation will induce them to eftablilh an equal
and efficient Government suited to their circum
stances, and friendly to the peace of mankind.
Possessing the means of information, it is
with unffiaken confidence, that we assure your
Excellency that the great body of our citizens
are firmly attached to the administration of our
State and Federal Government ; and that they
are unitedly resolved to support the Govern
mert of their own choice, against the machin
ations of foreign and domestic enemies,and trans
mit the fame inviolate to their iateft pefterity.
To contemplate the causes by which Nations,
cnee free, have loft their Liberties, might be
ufeful ; It might perhaps be also ufeful to con
uder the conduct of a great and powerful Na
tion with whom out own was formerly allied ;
view them in the extremes of Democracy in
name, while tyranny in all its horrid forms was
actually cxercifed, changing at very Short inter
vals, and the distresses of the people by no
means alleviated,, until at length an assumed
Government is set up, in which the great body
of the people have little or no elective rights ;
but which, it is highly probable, they prefer to
the dreadful Rate of anarchy in which they have
been for some time past. Such considerations
might tend to rouze our endeavors for avoiding
such calamities—to excite us to hold fall our
systems of State and National Government—
give them a firm and vigorous support—and to
determine, that such measures as are in opposi
tion thereto, whether proceeding from foreign
ers, or our own Citizens, shall meet our decided
disapprobation.
May the Supreme Governor of the Universe,
guide us all in the way, to preserve our Rights
and liberties in peace and tranquillity.
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN.
tetale of New-HampJbire, June 7th. 1800.
nations, from a state of freedom, prosperity and
happiness, to slavery and wretchedness, is an
enquiry ufeful and highly beneficial to man
kind. It has a powerful tendency to call forth
the energies of the public mind and aw^ke the
vigilance ofa free people, to avoid the danger
ous rocks and quick sands of fa&ion and licen
tiousness, on which many nations have been
flip-wrecked.
The returns of the votes for and ag^inft the
revision of our Constitution, have been exam
ined. A large majority of the citizens, voting
on the question, have expressed their sense a
gainst a revision. This event affords clear ev
idence of the liability of our citizens, of their
attachment to a Constitution and Form of
Government, well adapted to secure their in
valuable rights and privileges, and of their op
position to a spirit of innovation, dangerous at
all times to the rights of freemen.
To investigate the caufcs that have reduced
At this interefling season of the year, it will
be an object with us to dispatch public business
and close the session, as soon as the duties im
posed on us will permit. The determin
ing the mode of choosing el,?&ors of Presi
dent and Vice Prefid^nt of the United States,
from the importance of the objedl, and from
the necessity of the case, claim, and will meet
our earliefl attention.
May it pleafc your Excellency,
With sentiments of refpe& and esteem, per
mit the House of Representatives to express to
you their unfeigned congratulations on your
re-election to the office of Chief Magistrate of
this State. An event highly gratifying to the
friends of good order and government.
Selected by the people, as guardians of their
political rights and privileges, it will afford us
great pleasure to unite with you in pursuing
fetch measures asare best calculated to promote
the interest, and perpetuate the happiness of
our constituents.
When we trace the origin of the prefenc di
visions to the arts and delusions of the factious,
who from the firft establishment of our Gov
ernment have been enviously sporting with
our invaluable privileges by their continual
aims at revolution, it ought to arouze us from
that indifference with which we viewed them,
to watchfulnefs against their intrigues—to
guard against evils similar to the devious, un
precedented, and horrid systems of France now
terminating in nearly the annihilation of the
rights of fuffrage.
We unite with you, Sir, in our supplications to
the Supreme Governor of the Universe, and
for fpccial guidance and direction, and for the
preservation of our rights and privileges.
Sensible of the inconvenience of a long ses
sion at this season of the year, the business of a
public nature shall meet our firfl attention.
Amidst the contentions which have sub
sisted among mankind, refpedting forms of
Government heretofore marked with imper
fe&ion, and which by fuccecding factions have
degenerated to infufferable dcfpotifm,it is the
fmgular felicity cf our Country, in profound
peace, deliberately to have established the pre
sent systems of State and Federal Government,
from the operation of which, we have derived
blessings far greater than the molt sanguine ex
pc<fled. Such forms of government as have be
come familiar to a people by many years ex
perience, ought not to he varied for final! im
perfcaions, left a fondnefs for novelty, should
introduce supposed amendments eventually in-
Creating the evils designed to be avoided.—
Liberty, Equality, and the Rights of Man are
words harmonious in found, hut more easily
expressed than understood, and unfortunately
in some Governments have been misapplied,
ending in jealousy, licentiousness, and anarchy ;
and as the most perfect system is so much more
easily destroyed than created, it is the duty of
every Citizen, and more especially Legislators,
to unite in the support and defence of our own,
established at the expence of much treafurc and
fatigue.
May it pleafeywur Excellency,
Your acceptance of the office of Chief Mag
istrate of this State for the ensuing year, is pe
culiarly grateful to the Senate. It gives us con
fidence, that the fame vigilance, integrity and
abilities, which have heretofore marked your
administration, will be continued to the further
prosperity and happiness of the State.
The Freedom of election we now enjoy,
tauft Satisfy every candid citizen of the excel
lency of the Government under which we
live.
The pleasing talk of promoting the prosper
ity and happiness of our Constituents, will u
nite our exertions, in which we have the af~
furance of your Excellency's aid and concut
ence.
ANSWER OF THE HOUSE.
ANSWER OF THE SENATE.
Grafton County.
Plymouth, Josiah Brown. Holdermfs,
Campton, & Thornton, *Mofes Nichols.
Rumney and Wentworth, *Wm. Preston.
Nem-CLfer and Danbury, Edw'd Blod
get. Bridgwater & Alexandria, Thomas
Crawford. Groton, Dorchefer & Hebron,
*Afahel Buell. Enfield, Jesse Johnson.
Canaan, *Ebcnezer Clark, Orange &1
Grafton, Daniel Blafdell. Hanover,
*Benjamin J. Gilbert. Lebanon, *Eli
fha Payne. /,,%*John Fairfield. Ha
verhill and Coventry, Moor Russell —
Piermont & Warren, *Wm. Tarlton.—
Orford, *Daniel Tillotfon. Bath, Jere.
Hutchins. Landaff, Lincoln & Franco
nia, *Stephen P. Webster. Lyman and
Concord, *Daniel Moulton. Littleton,
Dalton & Bethlehem, *David Goodall.
Lancafer & fefferfon, Richard C. Ever
ett. Northumberland, Stratford and Pier
cy, Jeremiah Eames. Cockburne, Cole
brook, Shelburne, Stmartflowen & Wales'
Location, Daniel Brainard.
*Not of the 'Houfe loft year:
CONCORD, JUNE 14, 1800.
ELECTORS.
The General Court have passed a resolve, that
the Electors for this State, of President and
Vice-President of the United States, be chosen
by the Legislature at their session in November
next.
COUNCILLORS,
* Joseph Blanchard, Aaron Wingate, Robert
Wallace, Samuel Stevens, Russell Freeman.
*New Councillor.
Cheshire County.
Cbarlejkzcn, "Ephraim Carpenter. Alflead, "Mo
tes Hale. Kecrie, Lockhart Willard. Swanzey,
"Nehemiah Cummings. Richmond, Moses Tyler
Jeffrey, "Joseph Thorndike. Winchfer, "Mo
tes Chamberlain. Wefmoreland, Ezra Peirce.—
Cbejlerfeld, Benjamin Haskell. Hinsdale, "Bunker
Gay. Rindge, William Gardner. Walpole, "Josi
ah Bellows. Claremont, "Ezra Jones. Cornijb,
Ithamar Chafe. Newport, "Phinehas Chapin.=
Acworth, William Grout, Lempfler and Marlow,
"James Bingham. Unity, Josiah Moody. Wen
dell and Gojben, "Whittier Perkins. Croydon, Ben
jamin Burton. Surry and Gilfom, "Jonathan Rob
inson. Stoddard, Nathaniel Emerson. WdJbington.
Thomas Penniman. Dublin, "Thaddeus Mason.
Packersfeld, Samuel Griffin. Sullivan, "Samuel
Seaward. Marlborough, Phinehas Farrar. Fitz
william, Nahum Parker. Plainfield, Daniel Kim
ball. Springfield and Nezu- Grantham, "Robert
Duncan.
Stretford County.
Dover, *Jos. Gage. Durham, *Wm. Ballard.
Sommerfwortb, *Andrcw Wentworth. Rochefer,
"Richard Dame, William Palmer. Farmington,
Richard Furber. Darrington, Isaac Waldron,
"Joseph Boody. Sanbornton, William Harper.
Gilmanton, "Joseph Young, Samuel Shepard.—
Lee, "Nathaniel Clough. Madbury, "Ebenezer
Demcritt. Meredith, Richaid Boynton. Nezu-
Hampton and Center Harbour, William B. Kelly.
Sandwich, "Asa Crosby. Moultonborough and Tuf
tonborougb, Nathaniel Shannon. Wolfborou,,
Henry Ruft,jr. Bar?fead,*John Nutter. New-
Durham and Alton, "Joseph Peirce. Wakefield,
David Copp. Middleton and Brookfield, 'Henry
Pike. Effingham and Offpee, Carr Leavitt. Con
way, Bartlett, and Locations, Richard Eastman.
Tamivortb, Eaton, and^Burton, David Gilman.
Hillfoorough County.
Nottingham Weft, Asa Davis. Idtcb,bid and
Derryfield, "Clifton Clagget. Dunftable, Freder
ick French. Merrimack, Samuel Forster. Bed
ford, *David Patten. Goffown, John Butter
field. Hollis, "Jeremiah Eames. Amberfl, *Wm.
Bradford. Mason, "James Wood. Milford and
Brookline, 'William Peabody. Ncw-Ipfwicb,
Jeremiah Pritchard. Greenfield and Society Land,
Joseph Herrick. Franciflozun, Peter Farnum.—
Wilton, Philip Putnam. Lyndborough, Benjamin
Jones. Temple, "Ebenezer Edwards. Sharon,
Peterborough, John Smith. Han
cock, William Brooks. Antrim and Windsor, Jona.
Nefmith. Dearing, Robert Alcock. Henniker
*Jonas Bowman. Htlfborougb, Benja. Peirce.
New-Bfon, "Ninian Cla/k. Hopkinton, Phi
lip Greely. Weare, Jabez Morrill. Dunbarton,
Joseph Leach. Salisbury, John C. Gale. Bofca
wen, "Enoch Genifli. Warner, Joseph Bartlett.
Fiferefold and Bradford, "Humphrey Jackman.
Sutton and Nezu London, Thomas Wadley. An
dover, Joseph Philbrick.
Pure religion, found morality, and general
information, we are fully sensible, are essential
supports to a free Government ; and we are
pleased that our duty and our happiness unite in
urging us to promote them by law and exam
ple.
May that Almighty Being, who governs all
nations, guide us in the way that he approves.
Executive and Legislative Officers of Nc<w-
Hampfoire, for the year 1800.
REPRESENTATIVES.
John Prentich, Speaker.
Rockingham County.
Portfmoutb, "Woodbury Langdon, "John God
dard, "Samuel Drowne. Exeter, Benjamin
Connor. Londonderry, John Prentice, John Bell,
jr. Cbefler, Simon Towie. Newington, "Richard
Pickering. Greenland, "Enoch Clark. Rye and
New-Cajile, Joseph Parsons. North- Hampton,
"Thomas Leavitt. Hampton, Oliver Whipple.
Hampton Falls and Seabrook, "EliSha Brown.—
Stratbam, Nicholas Rollins. Kenfngton, "Jo
seph Brown. Southampton and E. Kingfon, *Benj.
Barnard. Newton, John Peakc. Kingfon, "Ja
cob Peafly. Brentwood, Jabez Smith. Epping,
°William Plumer. Newmarket, James Hill.—
Nottingham, Jonathan Cilley. Deerfield, "Rich
ard Jennefs. Epsom, Josiah Sanborn. Alcnftown,
and Bow, "George Evans. Northwood, Sher
burne Blake. Cbkbfler, Nathaniel Morrill.—
Pittsfield, "James Drake. Canterbury, David
M'Crilles. Nortlfeld, Thomas Clough. Pem
broke, Daniel Knox. Loudon, "Samuel Piper.—
Concord, Jacob Abbot. Candia, Thomas Wilson.
Raymond and Poplin, *Mofes Dudley. Hawke &
Sandown, "Jonathan Clough. Hampflead, John
True. Atkinson and PlaJlcnu, *John White. Sa
lem, * Thomas Dow, Windham,John Dinfmoor.
Pelham, James Gibson.
GOVERNOR,
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN.
* Mofcs Leavitt, Jeremiah Fogg, *Silas Bet
tan, Michael M'Clary,Wm. Hale, Nathan Tay
lor, John Orr, "James Flanders, Eph'm Hart
well, *Daniel Newcomb, Amos Shepard, *John
Mooney. *N@t of the left Senate.
Amos Shepard, President of the Senate.
Oliver Peabody, Tieafurer of the State.
Joseph Pearson, Secretary.
Nathaniel Parker, Deputy Secretary.
John Calfe, Clerk of the House.
Nathaniel Weare, Assistant Clerk.
SENATORS,
" Histories of the plague, exhibiting
the modifications it undergoes in diffe
rent climates, must at dll times and at
all places be acceptable, if not to the
public at large, at lead to that class of
persons who make the art of medicine
their study and employ ; but, to a
country situated like ours, histories of
this terrible disorder occuring in the
northern parts of Europe, are more
particularly interefling, by holding up
to our view a picture of what it proba
bly would be, whenever it Ihould visit
us again. Such a picture is presented
to us in the hiftory of the plague which
depopulated Moscow, and other parts
of the Ruffian empire, in the year 1771,
and which foi ms the subject of the fol
lowing pages. What at the present
time, must give a greater degree of in
terest to such a fubjed is, the danger
to which we are exposed of importing
the pestilential contagion from Ameri
caj, on the one hand, and from Tur
key and the Levant, on the other ; for,
although the cold has happily suppres
sed for the present, the pestilence which
has been committing such dreadful ra
vages at Philadelphia and New-York,
yet it is to be feared that it may be re
tained in ntany houses, and lie dormant
in varioas goods, ready to break out a
gain, whenever it shall be favored by
the weather ; and no one, who is ac
quainted with the nature of that con
tagion, can deny the possibility of its
importation from America to this
country, either now or hereafter, by
infested persons or infeded merchan
dize. On the other hand, are we not
threatened with a similar danger from
the East ? In executing the hostile op
erations which are going forward in
the Mediterranean, it seems scarcely
COPENHAGEN, APRIL 11.
OFFICIAL intelligence has at
length been received fam th<
commander of the Oldenburgh, Rating,
that that Ship had been loft in a violent
dorm in Table Bay, on the evening of
the sixth of November, last year, by
getting on the sands. The English
ship Sceptre, of 74 guns, Capt. Ed
wards, foundered at the fame time,
at the didance of two or three cable
lengths, besides four or five other En
glish and American (hips. The En
glish government has given all possible
assistance to the Danifli sailors on the
occation, mod of whom are quartered
at Cape-Town.
Various and contradictory are the
reports which of late have been in cir
culation refpe&ing the Rate of prepara
tion of the combined fleets at Brest, and
the object of which it may at present
have in view. It is well known that an
armed force, from about 24 to 30,000
men are now in readiness to embark up
on a secret expedition, upon the object
of which we idly speculate, or are led
into a dangerous security. There ap
pears however, one circumstance, of the
truth of which we have no reason to
doubt, (viz. that general Humbert had
arrived at Brest, and is to take com
mand of the expedition) that pretty
clearly points out Ireland as the place
against which this armament had been
planned, with so much lilence and mys
tery ; and to this we are the more nat
urally inclined to lean, as we know it
to be the recorded opinion of Humbert,
that with four thousand effective men,
he asserted on a former occasion, that
he might have over run the whole of
that country. At all events the choice
of such a general, upon such an occa
sion, is rather an unequivocal proof of
the nature of the service in which he is
to be engaged.
The important intelligence, which
we communicated yesterday, of Spain
having declared war against Portugal,
was doubted by some, because the letter
which contained it was dated seven
days before the packet failed, and be
cause it was thought that, had it been
true, a more particular account would
have been received in that interval.—
Why a more particular account has
not been received, we cannot explain ;
but knowing the hostile mind of the
Court of Madrid towards the Court of
Lisbon, the jealousy witli which the
former has viewed the intimate connex
ion between Portugal and the Cabinets
of London and Peterfburgh, the unea
siness Ilie has felt and exprefled at the
Treaty between Russia and Portugal,
and the late events which took place
between the crews of some French and
Portuguese ffiips in the Harbor of Car
thagena, we confefs we are in inclined
to give credit to the account. Ano
ther letter from Lilbon, which we re
ceived this morning contains the fame
intelligence as the letter inserted in The
Courier of yesterday, and adds, that
the Bay of Cadiz has been cleared of a
great number of small Flipping for the
reception of the Combined Fleets, which
are expected from Brest. The amount
of the force which Spain is fending a
gainst Portugal has probably been exag
gerated.
Extras from the London Medical Review Publift
ed by a Society of Pbyficians and Surgeons of
London.
Foreign Articles.
THE PLAGUE.
DENMARK.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, APRIL 12.
APRIL, Ig.
polhble for our fleets and armies io
keep clear of contagion.
No nation was ever longer engaged
in war with the Turks without taking
the plague. In this respect they are as
much to be dreaded by their friends
as by their foes. If, in the present con
test, Italy and France & England shall
escape this scourge, it will form an ex
ception to past events, which all Eu
rope will devoutly pray for.
NOTE.
J " Whatever doubts might have been entertain
ed as to the real nature of the yellow-fever, on its
firft appearance in North America, I believe almoji
all pbyfeians are now agreed that it is the plague,
with such modifications as are easily referable to dif
ference of climate and different mode of living." —
—Trans.
MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.
GOOD NEWS !
From the Evangelical Magazine for October 1799,
"THE Baptist Society (in England) for
propagating the Gospel among the Heathens,
Waving been repeatedly solicited by their breth
ren in India to fend out more Missionaries,
they were enabled this year to comply with
their requests. Four amiable and intelligent
young men, three of whom were married, set
fA with their wives and children, May 25,
1799. They all possess promiling talents for
the Ministry, and an ardent thirst for acquiring
languages. The captain of the Ship (Captain
Wicks, of Philadelphia) in which they have tak
en their pafldges, is a religious man, and has the
object much at heart.
In the Court of Vice Admiral
ty, at Halifax, in Nova- Scotia, the
ihip Charlotte, belonging to Brothers,
Castor and Co. and the ship Warren
belonging to Messrs. John Murray and
Son, of this city, were lately condem
ned, vessel and cargo. The toss will
be very considerable to two of our
principal Insurance Companies—We
understand that the judge, in passing
sentence of condemnation, gave as his
opinion, and grounded his decision up
on it, that a neutral vessel accustomed
to trade to an enemy's port, was liable
to seizure on the high seas, even though
such vessel might not at the time of her
capture be carrying goods to an enemy,
and though her papers might be in eve
ry refped regular. —From this decision
we hear, it is intended to make an ap
peal.
" Letters received from them since their de
parture, off Cape Finifterre, give information of
their being all comfortably well ; and of their
having, through the captain's influence, public
worship on the Lord's day upon deck, when one
of the Missionaries preaches to the Ship's com
pany.
" Letters have also been lately received from
India, the contents of which are—that the for
mer Missionaries were all well ; that the print
ing press, which had been procured, was pre
sented by a Friend to the Society, and was fel
ting up at Mudnabatty ; that the natives, who
had profeffed to believe the Gospel, continued
to afford hopes of the sincerity of their profef
fion ; that public worship was Statedly carried
on, not only at the place of their residence, but
monthly at Maida and Dinagepour, where Eu
ropeans as well as natives usually attended, and
it is hoped with fon.e good effect ; that the
school, confining of forty children, continued to
be kept up ; that another school, upon the fame
plan, was proposed to be opened at Dinagepour,
by Mr. Fernandez, a gentleman who loves the
Gospel, and had been at considerable expence in
promoting it; that handsome fubferiptions were
made by European gentlemen in India for car
rying their undertakings into effed; and final
ly that the society might expert to be drawn
upon, in the course ofa year, to the amount of
two thousand pounds Sterling, for printing the
New Testament in the Bengalee language."
In addition to the foregoing excradl, Captain
Wicks, since his return to\this city, speaks in the
most fatisfadtory manner of the uniform good be
haviour and pious deportment of the Missiona
ries he took out with him. One of whom Mr.
William Grant, immediately after their land
ing at Calcutta, took the fever of that country
and died !
EMIGRANTS.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 7.
By a letter from Dublin mentioned
tinder the London head of April 24, it
is Rated, th^t “ the State Prisoners
confined in the jails of Kilmainham &
Newgate, have received official intima
tion, that Government has no objec
tion to their leaving Ireland and fett
ling in any country not at war with
his Majesty—And that some of these
were in consequence preparing to de
part for America "
On this fubjed we shall content our
selves with quoting Mr. Jefferfon, mere
ly 'uggefting whether, if Great-Britain
thould even be mad enough to meditate
the design of re-eftablifliing her autho
rity in this country, the introduction
of her offspring of this traiterous dei
cription, would not be a natural mea
sure preparatory to the attempt ?—But
hear Mr. Jefferfon himfelf :—Speaking
of the introduction of foreigners, he
fays,
“If such are able to throw off the
principles of the government they
leave, it will be in exchange for an un
doubted licentiousness, palling as usual
from one extreme to another. It
would be a miracle were they to flop
precisely at the point of temperate li
berty. These principles they will
transmit to their children, they mill fare
•with us tie legislation, infufe into it their
spirit, warp and bias its directions, and
render it an heterogeneous, incoherent,
diffracted mass !"
The others had fixed at Serempore and were
likely to do well, meeting with every encour
agement in the prosecution of their arduous un
dertaking; for the success of which all real
Christians will mod undoubtedly offer up their
warmest supplications unto HIM who made of
one blood all the nations of the earth, and id
mercy hath directed, that his Gospel should be
preached " to every creature." R.
From HALIFAX.
•
Articles per Mails,
SAVANNAH, MAY 30.
T^ROM Talahafie in the Creek na
tion, we have advice that infor
mation had been received there that
Bowles, with 300 of the Scminola In
dians, had entrenched themselves with
in gun Riot of the fort at St. Marc's
and killed 11 of the garrison : and that
they had flopped the river Appalachia
la, by falling trees across it, to prevent
fuccours being carried to the fort.—
That the Indians were in general well
disposed to the United States ; the men
were employed in cultivating their
lands,and the women in Winning weav
ing, &c. And that Col. Hawkins was
to have a meeting with the Chiefs, the
end of this month, at Tucabatchee, con
cerning the line, which had been run.
as far as the Catahouchie.
x From Pensacola we also learn, that a
party of the Seminola Indians instigat
ed by Bowles, had lately committed
some depredations within the jurisdic
tion of that place, but had been driven
offby 25 men sent by the Spanish Gov
ernor against them ; and that a Schoo
ner from New-Providence, ladcq with
Indian goods, ammunition, & two long
iz-pounders, had been taken by the
Spaniards , A merchant, named Hun
ter, and 27 of the crew escaped.
I have the honor to inform you, that
I arrived here on the iith inst. with
the Essex Frigate under my command.
The manner in which I have been re
ceived by the Admiral, Sir Roger Cur
tis, and the Governor, Sir George
Young, has been honorable to our Flag
and highly flattering to me.
The ~ day after leaving Newport, a
snow storm came on, and we parted
with the 3 merchant veffcls under con
voy, and on the 12th January, in a
heavy gale of wind in lat. 38, 23, N.
lon. 54 9, W. loft .fight of the Congress,
not being able to carry fail to keep up
with her without hazarding the loss of
my masts.
The 24th of January, in lat. 16, 25,
N. long. 28, 30, W, our mainmast was
difeovered to be very badly sprung be
tween decks, every exertion was made
to fceqre it, and on the 26th that ob
ject was compleated.
I begin to fear some accident has
happened to the Congress, and if
flie does not arrive by the time lam
ready for sea, I ihall not wait a mo
ment for her, but make the best of my
way to the port of deflination, and as
the Essex is a remarkable faft sailer, I
am in hopes to reach it in season to an
swer the objects Government had in
view in fending me out.
The British have fix men of war
here ; four of which are two Deckers,
one frigate and a sloop, some of which
have lately returned from a cruise of
the Isle of France, after having chafed
on shore and burnt Le Preciufe French
frigate, the only one which the French
had remaining in the Indian Seas.
The day after my arrival, each of
the captains of the men of war waited
on me on board the Essex with their
compliments of congratulation. And
I was invitedto dine with the admiral
on the day following. I received the
fame attention from the governor —
they both appeared to be disposed to
render me every service in their power,
and to make my Ray here as plcafant
as possible.
I have this day been presented witn
a paper from Bombay, which contains,
th^ order of the governor of the Ide t?
France, for the Confifeation of ad
merican property —I am told here tv
French have several privateers about
the Streights of Sunda, and I am 10
hopes the foperior failing of the Essex
will enable me to pick up some of them
Every exertion shall be used for th^
purpose. [T^ Efe faUedfrem tie €%\
March 28.]
NORFOLK, JUNE 5.
As our paper was going to press,
Capt- Merry, arrived in town, from the
brig Iphigenia, 37 days from Belfaft.—
In lat. 37, 10, long. 19, E. of Philadel
phia, was brought to by La Sophie,
French frigate, and treated in the most
friendly manner. On the 30th May, in
lat 26. 46. was boarded by the French
privateer schooner Sans Souci, of four
teen 6 pounders, who plundered the
brig of linens to the value of 10,000
dollars, belonging to Mr. Montgome
ry, of Richmond ; also destroyed a con
siderable quantity of furniture belong
ing to Dr. White, of Baltimore ; broke
open every thing in the hold, tore up
the lockers in the cabin, plundered the
passengers of their clothes, the Captain
of 50 guineas, & carried off the letter
bag with 500 letters, many of which
were for this place. They put on board
the Iphigenia, the mate and crew of
the Sloop Indußry, Capt. Savage, bound
from New-London, to the Weft-Indies,
with flock. The privateer then gave
chace to a vefTel in the N. W. quarter,
supposed to be snow Experiment, Kir-,
by, from Corruna to Philadelphia, 62
days out.
(OFFICIAL.)
Extrafl of a letter from Edward Preble, Dfq.
Commander of the U. S. Frigate Essex, to tie
Secretary of the Navy, dated 1 gtb March, l 800«
Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope.
SIR,
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 10.