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ENGLAND.
LONDON, MARCH 3.
HOUSE OF COMMONS=Feb. 28.
AMERICAN LOYALISTS.
Sir Henry Clinton presented a peti
tion from the American Loyalists,
praying for farther relief.
Mr. Pirr said, he had no objec
tion that this petition should be grant
ed ; but he was much afraid it would
not avail them. The time for receiv
ing such petitions had already been
three times enlarged. He did not
know after all but that there might be
cases which would deserve the attention
of the House.
Sit Henry Clinton said a few words
upon this petition ; after which it was
received, and ordered to lie on the ta
ble.
: MARCH 2.
AMERICAN INTERCOURSE BILL.
Mr. Prrr brought in a bill for con
tinuing the laws regulating the trade
between his Majesty’s fubje&s of this
country and the inhabitants of the
United States of America.
This bill was read a firft, and was
ordered to be read a second time to
morrow.
The Peace adjusted between Russia
and Sweden, has been produétive of
the greatest surprise and indignation at
Constantinople. The Swedish Ministers
in that capital, have been insulted and
universally despised, and in consequence
of the popular odium, one of them has
taken his leave. Upon M. de Hei
pensTam telling a Turkish officer,
that it was nothing but prudence, in
the King of Sweden, to a& the part he
bad done ; it was replied, ‘“ 4 man
may be wery prudent and yet a villaix in
the extreme.”’ ‘
A more stormy and severe winter
than the present has not been known
(particularly on the coasts of the Irith
Channel) for half a century. Never
afevere gale. The consequence is, that 1
were there three days together without
the injuries done to navigation are im
mense ; the bosom of the boisterous deep
has been the bzd of thousands, and our
thoresare lined with thewrecksof gallant
thips, fixed upon ledges of sharp rocks or
bedded beyond recovery in the sands.
The coasting tradehas been greatly in
terrupted, & many owners ruined. The
obstinate continuance of the northerly
gales, gathered a flect of four or five
hundred of the poor northern traders,
at and about Liverpool, many of whom
became so diftrefled for provisions, &c.
as to be obliged to strip their veflels of
their rigging to purchase the necessa
ries of life. Charity dropped a tear at
the fight ; a colletion was made, and
their neceflities humanely relieved.
A few days past, a very fortunate
circumstance occurred at the Orchard-
House, Black wall : Benjamin Kemp,
Efg. breaking up an old thip (former
ly a Spaniard, which, when she was
taken, had the greatest part of her
crew killed) discovered three ingots of
gold, of considerable weight, which
he immediately sent up to the Bullion-
Office, under a strong guard of fhip
breakers ; it is fuppolfed the above cir
cumstance will increase Mr. Kemp’s
resent wealth, 25 or 30,0001. as there
ﬁavc been smaller ingots found since. ‘
She is constantly watched, and not a
plank fuffered to be moved witheut his
presence. 3
PARIS, Fgs. 27. |
FROM THE LEYDEN GAZETTE.
[ln this Paper of the zsth Feb. is
the following particular account of the
capture of Ismarr—and the bloody
circumstances attending it.—lt is au
thentic, and was written by M. de
LancERON, a French officer, volun
teer in the Ruffian Army :]
CAPTURE OF ISMAIL.
«« T HAD promised to give yon the
articulars of this horrid affair of -
mail 3 otherwise (so dreadful is the re
colle&tion) I could not prevail upon
myfelf to put pen to paper on the fub
je&. What 1 shall relate, however, is
'fo glorious, as well as so interesting to
the nation in whose service 1 am, that
I cannot do otherwise than communi
cate it, Ifmail is situated on thesleft
of the river Danube, 30 leagues from
the Black sea, and is a place of im
mense strength, both from its natural
properties and the efforts of art. The
Turks who knew the value of this
place, had sent thither a Serafkier, 3
Bathaws, 3 Sultans, 17,000 Janizaries,
"and between 12 and 13 thousand Afi
‘atics accoutered in the best manner,
and 380 pieces of cannon. On theist
of December, the fleet came in view
of the town and cannonaded it from
the river. Three large bodies of troops
at the fame time, joined and surround.
ed the city, containing in the whole
25,000 regular forces, and from. oto
12,000 Cossacks. On the 10th Gen
eral Suwarrow came to take command
of the army. From this time to the
2oth was taken up in erefting eight
batteries, on the fide both of the land
and water. The Turks were also em
ployed in throwing up an intrench
ment on the shores of the river, mount
ed with 54 guns. On this day (the
2oth) the fleet began to cgnnonade the
town about 8 in the morning, which
continued with unremitted fury for 21
hours, when at 6, the morning follow
ing, the assault was given. On the
land fide 4 columns of troops ascended
the walls by the aid of scaling ladders
and machines ; these columns consist
ed each of five battallions, besides one
other of four thousand Cossacks. On
the fide of the river we landed ten bat
tallions and three thousand Cossacks.
In this situation the Turks waited our
assault, and every column at their on
set were received with a fire (truly in
fernal) from great guns loaded with
chain shot, besides the fire of mufque
try, grenades, pistols, &c. Notwith
{ftanding all these obstacles the walls
were scaled, and the rampart being
gained, the firing ceased. Our soldiers
attacked with pikes and bayonets the
Turks armed with fabres and poig
nards, which continued five hours in
ceflant slaughter, until the Turks fled
from the ramparts, and barricadoed
themselves in the town, when every
house sustained a siege. At length,
about noon, 400 Turks (all that re
mained of 30,000 that descended the
city) laid down their arms, and the
slaughter ceased. An indiscriminate 1
plunder succeeded, which was contin
ued until the day following. At least
one third of all the columns were kill
ed, and one of them two thirds. Of
the whole number of aflailants, 6 or
7000 were killed, and in this number
3 Major-Generals, 1 Brigadier, 6 Co
lonels, more than 40 Lieutenant-Colo
nels or Majors, and from 2 to 300 offi
cers.”’
ALEXANDRIA, April 2.
On Friday the 15th inst. the Hon.
Daniel Carroll, and Dr, David Stewwart,
arrived in this town, to fnperintend to
fixing of the firft corner-Stone of the Fed
eral District.
The Mayor and Commonalty : toge
ther with the members of the different
lodges of the town,at 3 o’clock waited on
the commiflioners at Mr. Wife’s, where
they had dined, and after drinking a
glass of wine to the followini senti
ment, viz. ¢ May the stone which we
are about to place in the ground re
main an immoveable monument of the
wisdom and unanimity of North-
America,”’ the company proceeded to
Jones’s point in the following order :
Ift, the town fergeant—zd, the
Hon. Daniel Carroll and the Mayor—
3d, Mr. Ellicot and the Recorder—
4th, such of the Aldermen and Com
mon Council as were not free masons
—sth, the ftrangers—O6th, the master
of Lodge No* z2z, with Dr. David
Stewart at his right, and the Rev.
James Muir at his left, followed by
the rest of the fraternity, in their usu
al form of procession, —and lastly, the
citizens, two by two.~When Mr, Bl
The company partook of some refrefh
ment, and then returned to the place
from whence they came, wherea num
ber of toasts were drank, and the fol
lowiug, which was dclvered by the Mas
ter of the Lodge, was received with
every token of approbation :
¢ Brethren and Gentlemen,
¢« May *“Jealoufy, that green-eyed-
Monster,”” be buried deep under the
work which we have this day completed,
never to rife again within the Federal
District !’
It may be fafely pronounced that this,
or a similar sentiment pervaded the
breast of every individual present on
the occasion.
FREDERICK-TOWN, April 16.
On Monday last passed through this
town on his way to the eaitward, from
Kentucky, Mr. James Talbot, who in
forms, that on Sunday the zoth of last
month,an amiable and refpe&table fam
ily named Harris, consisting of nine
persons, among whom was a young la
dy, 19 years of age, were murdered on
the weft fide of the Alleghany river,
by a party of Indians, Our informant
further fays, that the scenes of cruelty
took place in the massacre of these un
fortunate persons, were of so horrid a
nature, as to draw forth the tear of
pity and compaflion from a number of
persons who came some distance to ex
amine and view the mangled remains
of a family refpe@ted and beloved by
all who had the pleasure of their ac
quaintance.
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.
~ We have authentic information that
a loan for two millions and a half of
florins, which was opened at Amster
dam, on the 15th of February last, on
account of the United States, upon
terms better than any European power,
except the Emperor, now borrows in
Holland, and upon equal terms with
the Emperor, was subscribed, or filled
in two hours. And it must afford
pleasing refleftions in every good
American to know, that this success is
attributed essentially to the high con
fidence inspired by the new constitution
of the United States, and its present
administration.
We have the fatisfation to assure the
licot had ascertained the precise point
from which the firft line of the district
was to proceed, the Master of the
Lodge and Dr. Stewart, assisted by
others of their brethren, placed the
Stone ; after which a deposit of corn,
wine 'and oil was made upon it,
and the following observations were
delivered by the Rev. James Muir :
¢« Of America it may be said, as it
was of Judea of old, that it is a geod
land, and large ; a land of brooks, of
waters, of fountains, and depths that
spring out of valleys and hills—A land
of wheat and barley, and vines, and
fig-trees, and pomegranates : a land
of oil, olive and honey, a land where
in we eat bread without scarceness, and
have lack of nothing ; a land whose
stones are iron, and out of whose hills
thou mayest dig brass ; a land which
the Lord thy God careth for, the eyes
of the Lord thy God are always upon
it, from the beginning of the year,
even unto the end of the year !-—May
Americans be grateful and virtuous,
and they shall secure the indulgence of
Providence ! May they be unanimous
and just, and they shall rife to great
ness ! May true patriotism atuate ev
ery heart ! May it be the devout and
universal with. Peace be within thy
wall, O America ! and prosperity with
in thy palaces !’ Amiable it is for
brethren to dwell in unity. Itis more
fragrant than the perfumes on Aaron’s
garment ! It is more refrefhing than
the dews on Hermon’s hill !
¢¢ May this stone long commemorate
the goodness of God in those uncom
mon events, which have given Ameri
ca a name among the nations——
Under this stone may jealousy and felf
ithnefs be forever buried ! From this
stone may a fuperftrufture arise,
whose glory, whose magnificence,
whose stability, unequalled hitherto,
shall astonish the world, and invie even
the savage of the wilderness to take
shelter under its roof. Eia
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public, that the recruiting service pro
ceeds with vigor—already upwards of
five hundred men are on their march
for Fort-Pitt, from the refpeétive ren
dezvouses in this State, Jersey and De
laware.
Lieut. PraTT marched from Chris
tiana-bridge on the 27th, with a fine
company, inlifted for three years.
Capt. ArkMsTroNG marched from
this city on the 27th, with a chosen
company, inlifted for the fame period.
On the fame day Capt. SnowpEN
marched with a detachment of one
hundred levies from Trenton,
And about two hundred and fifty
were ordered to march yesterday from
Carlifle, in this State.
Besides which, a company under the
command of Capt. Mo~nTrorT, inlift
ed for three years, are on their march
from North-Carolina to the Great
Kenhawa, by which they will descend to
Fort Washington.
\ The reeruits from the Eastern States
; will rendezvous at New-Brunswick, in
1 ll:l_ew']erfey, and thence march to Fort
-Itet,
On Saturday the gth instant, was
launched at Baltimore,the new Revenue
Cutter, pronounced by good judges, to
be a very beautiful veflel, She was
built by Capt. David Stedder, and is
to be commanded by Capt. Gross, for
merly firft Lieutenant of the Continen
tal frigate Confederacy.
By a letter from Pondicherry, dated
July 27, 1790, received at France in
the frigate la Nymph, and publithed
in the Leyden Gazette, we find that
the Britith General Meadows has been
confoundedly drubbed by Tippo Sul
tan ; the adtion lasted between 3 and 4
hours. In the a&ion General Mea
dows loft the flower of his troops.
Provisions are scarce and enormously
high priced. It is further said, that
the news of the defeat by Tippo’s fu
periour generalship, threw Madras into
a great consternation.
Capt. Truxton, who arrived at Phi
ladelphia from Calcutta in Bengal, in
forms, that much blood had been shed
in different engagements between Tip
po and the Britith Gen. Meadows—
and that Lord Cornwallis was prepar
ing to take the field and command in
person. ?