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ped instead of'..mliiijj, ii lite b>; . •
voy'.d pu:h it evtjry bjOiTy, and M
woultl.be modly exported. And hovv, he
aGtfd, were it to be got back ? Nobody had
said any tiling on this fubje£l but the gen
tleman from Msffachufetts (Mr. Stvvall),
He said that doubloons, or four pi Hole piec
es, were imported at n loss of |ths of a dol
lar, and that these woflld continue to be im
ported. He did not know but finall fifh
inj* vefFclt; might be in the habit of thus
dealing ; but merchants in any extensive bu
siness made remittances to London, where
doubloons .were at their full value, and drew
bills upon Londpn ; or sent doubloons to
the French Well-Indies, where they were
worth the full sixteen dollars, and got arti
cles in return which afforded a good profit.
They were in the habit of importing gold
from Lisbon, when the exchange was against
them, but there was a profit upon this gold
jof fix grains upon a half-joe. Thii was oik
-of the inducements ; but it could no longer
be an inducement, if they were to be nn
longer payable. Gold therefore would
be no longer imported. If the mint were
# tobefupported,the plan of making an appro
priation for the purchase of bullion was the
only one which was at all feafibls. He
ihou'.d of course be against the committee's
riling.
Mr. Sitgreaves wiflied to set the gentle
man lad up right as to matter of fa ft. He
had said no deposits had been made from a
distance ; but if he attended to the report
of the direftor, he would find, that he ex
pected about 300,000 dollarsfrotn the banks
cf this city and New-York, and he was in
formed that 250.000 of them were to come
frrim New-York, as soon as the mint was
ready to receive them, and a guard was
provided.
Mr. S. Smith said he supposed fjiefe were
crowns whoft circulation was (lopped.
Mr. Swanwick observed, that it some
times happened that legi/latures im
proper laws; when they did so, they gene
rally to correift themselves. What
was the fa& refpe&ing the lqw in cpieftinu :
A law had been'palled declaring that fr?3ch
crowns ftlould not be a lawful tender after a
certain period ; that period was pasTed ; but
the Secretary of the Treafnry, in contradic
tion to it, had dire&ed the officers of the
cuftotns to receive them as usual. Waa not
this an acknowledgement that the law was
improper and inconvenient? Jtwould.be
well, he said, to take a view of the iituati
on of our commerce, with refjedl to circu
lating medium. The main objeifl in the in
flitution of tha bank of the United States
was to give a general currency to its paper,
that it might take place of coin in a great
; but they had been told by the gen
tleman from Virginia (Mr. Nicholas) that
though these notes were a lawful tender in all
payments to the United States, they were
not current in the interior of the country.
The chief circulating medium of the coon
try was, notwithstanding this, paper. Mer
chants, in paying their duties, generally
gave a check upon their banker; therefore,
though our revenue produced seven millions
a year, but a small part of that sum is paid
in calh. What, then, wan the use of fo
reign coin ? It was not wanted so much
for a circulating medium at home, as for ex
portation. Much iif it was sent to the East
Indies and to Great Britain ; and, though
Tome gentlemen h?d said a gold coin #f the
United States was so fsarce au article in the
interior of the country, that when it was
met with it was hoarded as a pocket piece,
be had been lately informed by a gentlemen
from London, that he had seen a large quan
tity of our eagles sn a goldsmith's (hop there
for the purpose of melting down, so rapid
ly, said he, does our eagles talc thc':rflight.
Foreign coin being therefore neccfiary to
pay the commercial balance due from us to
foreign countries, it would certainly be im
prudent to call ic in. Mr. S. was opposed
to the powfcr being yefled in the Executive
to regulate the business of making foreign
coin payable or not payable at his pleasure.
Ifthemint ellablifhment wereto be supported
it mud be done hefaid,out of the revenue receiv
ed. A fmallfum would do it. Butwhyforce
individuals to bring their crtiwns into the
mint ? Whqt advantage would there be in
ii ? Could any one fay this new money would
(lay at home ? they could not, and there
fore, where he could fee no advantage, he
was not for putting any class of people to
inconvenience. It were; - b«(l, he believed,
-to let the bufinefss of foreign coin remain
without.restraint. _
(Tote continued.)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 19.
Mr. T. Claiborne moved that th- report of the
committee of claims on the petition of AmyDar
dirt, lie referred to a committee of the whole.
The Speaker said, that the report having been
negatived at a former felfion, and a hill brought
in for her relief, but not decided upon, the pro
per motion would U*, to appoint a committee to
bring.in a bill.
M». Claiborne made that motion, which Mr.
v Coit moved to be r«ferred to the committee of
claims, in order that they might report the fa&»
relative to the cafe, which were not generally
known. Mr. Cbiborne objedied to this } and
Mr. Bildwip fuggetltd the propriety «f commit
ting it to the fame committee of the whole to
whom were referral the fubjeil of conGdering the
expediency sf excepting certain claims from the
operation of the Limitation A&s ; thi» course was
adopted.
The bill for the relief of North and Vefey of
Charleston, was read the third time and palled :
as was also
The bill for suspending the second f * nn of the
- a& lor iej£ulating foreign coins, and for other
parpofes.
Two and three years were piopofied for filling
the blank for the duration of the suspension ; the
latrtr mo*ed by Mr Gallatin wes carried.
Mr. D. Fo:\er, from the committee of claims,
made an unfavorable report on the petition oL
George Turner which wascor.curred in by thehoufnp
The house went into a committee of tKe whole
on the re ort of the commute of claims on the
petition of JolinCarr ; but some doubts,ariftug as
to certain fa«Sb, the committee rofs and the report
was recommitted.
The Speak -r informed the houfc he Ivd received
a communication from the treafui y department, in
dofitlg the accounts of the tnalurei for she
!>r j of SiptcaiW, which was
ordered to he printed,
' rvTr. Alien iiroyirn-j I a r:ioi'jtl >n>to the foll.-:.-w
---irij c;T.«5t, wiiieh vv.i- 1 . il ■ :
' i " tiefolved, that a eom*n : tt?.e be apo'nntc I to
enquire whether any, arid if any, whit alteration'
are neceuary to be niaie in the ail eilaMifijingthe
judiciary department, and tine thiyrepart by i»iil
or other wife."
Mr. Coit Called for the or.! -r of the .fay, on the
till for the relief of capt Hurlrut ; which being
acceded to, the h'oute w.:nt into a Committee of
th> who-le on the 'fnbjtS', anil rcpor'ed thc bill
without amendment, i'hl hcuf: took i: up, wiien
j Mr. Nicholas hoped thc.bU'.vbutd not be en
gro/Ted, but recomm it.dto af.'leS committf, in
order that a bill might" <ie reported on the fubjeS.
generally, as if relief were to be afforded at all
he hoped it would not b« confined toone cals.
Mr. William-; seconded the moti-n.
Mr. Coit fai<l, as there wa< no probability tjiat
tbe r e conld be many cases of this kind, he fa\v no
reafoo for palling a • eiicrs l law on the
had only cf orie other ease.
Mr. Nicholas f;id, that thouph gentlemen might
amongst tbemfclves' have cone uded that the
revolutionary war ended i-i Ja-iajry yet hd
believe ! the rapref nta-ive.s of peifons who served
during all th? aft'.ial war tdl the year 17S I, and ii
ed before 1783, woa'.d fujiyofc f bey had ground
f-r making except th- came to
1 some exprefi declaration en the fu!tje&. For his
part, he saw norifference betwixt the cafe of a
I man who died at one time or the other, he thought
j th« wnr continued, so long as the enemy's armies
remained in the country,
j Mr. 3rooke was in favor of the the motion ;
; for though these might k e but Vw instances of thfs
| kind, he wi<V?d them all to be put upon tha fame
Noting. Tha enemy evacuated New-York, iie
said, on the 25th of November—he waaprefentat
the time; hut the :rttiy had beea-genjra'ly dif
■ charged on the J of "Nownther. Ke fuppofeil a
vari.-ry of eonC.'err.'iols h.d induced congress to'
; drtermine tile *.var as closed at the time they had
i fixed.
| Mr. Gordon w.s in favor of the motion. The
' gentleman f.omConneiSicut had founded the claim
! of capt. Harlbut. oa his contra<3. an ! bad there-
IforHrad ri;c nrfe to fixing the period ot the ter.
mina'ion of the war at a different time Urntbat
] &x-d by congr f«. When They were about to de
clare the determination 0! a former congref. wrong,'
he thought they should do it rxpref-ly. arid not by
implication.; and be rrtified thegeiitl man from
Connc Slcut was not a f r.iid cf being railed upon
to d« jnftice in other cases, which stood upon the
ground with the prefcrt.
Mr. A.Ffiflfr said, this cor.flruflinn of the
termin of the war wonhl elti"brtt» nmra
tifes tHan «'.i< inn -ined ; be frppoied it Would
extend fci'foltllers jr well as cfScers, whn died
after that period.
Mr. N's mntion was ptit-and carried.
Mr. VntDvin moved to amend the motion, by
including soldiers who had died after the signing
the preliminary articles of peace, as entitled to
the eratuity of eight dollars, which was allowed
to those who served to the close of the war.—
Agreed.
Mr. Gallat'n presented a petition from Gaz
zam, Tjylor and Jones, of this city, praying for
the allowance of a debenture for poods which
they had loaded on board a vefiel for St. Tho
mas's, in December last, which, after it set fail,
was found to be leaky, and flopped at Reedy-
Island to repair ; hut the freft setting in, the
goods were afterwards laden «n board another
veflel, and exported to St. Croix : certificates
of the landing wherajf were delivered to the
collector of this port. Referred to the commit
tee of commerce and manufaflures-
Mr. Coit moved for the order of the day on
the report of the committee of commerce and
manufaflures on the petition of Pierre Joseph
Fiamend irt behalf of Louis le Guen ; which be
ing agreed to, the house resolved itfelf into a
committee of the whole on the fubjeift.
The petitioner states that on the 16th of Sep
tember, 1795, JVrl/iam Macarty, esq. thecon
ful of the United States, at the IJle of France
there Jhipped on board the brigantine Mary,
captain Rolertfon of Philadelphia, twelve
caflts of indigo cohligned to George Latimer,
cfq. of Philadelphia, owner ef the said brigan
tine who was desired to deliver the fame to the
bearer of the shipper's . orders—that the said
indigo arrived herein January 1796 ; was
duly entered at the Cuflom-houfc. and the duties
paid by George Latimer, efty -who flored the
fame, waiting for orders to whom to deliver
the fame < . and that these orders were de
layed by accidents of the sea, from arriving
till within the lufl fortnight, when Louis Le
Guen received the fame, and applied for the
indigo It Mr. Latimer, who delivered the
feime, and confirmed on oath all the f*3s above
Jlated, as far as rebate to him -but by the
delay tf the arrival of the letters of advice and
bills of lading, the time had elapsed in which the
indigo might be exported and be entitled to
drawback—wherefore the petitioner prays for
an extention of time to export the said indigo,
with the usual allowance of drawback on 'ex
portation. The committee of commerce and
munufaclures were of opinion that as the loss of
time artfe only by the dijlance of the Isle of
France, and accidents to letters, and not by
any fault in the petitioner, and as there was
no probability of any precedent of this kind,
frequently oceuring, they thought it but jus) and
reasonable, the prayer of the petitioner should
be granted ; aud therefore recommend the house
to come to the following resolution
" Resolped,— That a committee be appoin
ted to bring in a bill in pursuance of the prayer
of the petitioner."
Mr. Swanwick moved that the committee
concur with the report.
This motiou called forth a confidenble de
bate. It was opposed by MefTrs. Coit, Gallatin,
J. Williams, Allen, Gordon, and Edmond, 011
the ground of its proving a dangerous prece
dent, as many cases might occur that would in
■ dace merchants to keep their gondii pad the
twelve months allowed by law, bttore they ex
posed them ; that no accident had occurred in
the business; that Mr. Le Guen. at the time of
(hipping the goods, knew the risk he woUM run
of loling the drawback ; tkat he chose betwixt
two evils, and rather thsa ri(k the lending ad
vice in the fjme veflel w : ti hjs goo Is (which
would have proved them to be French property)
he chose the lefler evil of rilkine tfie loss of the
drawback ; that if persons chose to run these
rilks, tHe government had nothing to do with it,
ants rt ought to have no operation upon our laws;
but if fuhjefb of the belligerent p-'\ve.-s chose te
ptib.their property on hoard our vcflels under the
slmfrican Mantle, tfiev ought n:>t to expe<sl the
additional advantage of a suspension of our laws
in their tavor. Mr. Allen, in particular, caA a
severe censure upon our consul at the J(le of
France for having connived at this decs ption,and
that to grant the prayer of the petition, would
be a fcandaloits -partiality in favor of oue of the
belligerent powtrs.
7he niotion was supported by Mtflrs. Swan
wick, Livingfton, S. Smith, J Parker, Pinclc
ney and Brookes, rn the ground that tbere had
Veen net omission on the part of Mr. le Guen ;
that it had been owing to the ascidciits of the
Ted, that advic. W-u in due tim: ;
that it wjs nev r Intend* I tfc« (foods no; i;on
iui.u-ctin this con itry (hoti'dpay 'he doty; that
.i* England, wbnfe praiiice* in this refoefl,
have copied, a biUSnels of this kind would have
been resided by rheir board of trade, without
bringing the matter beforc-thf legislature; that
it would ha e been <* mark of t'nijy to
have ferit any papers by theveffc! whleh convey
ed (he property, which wu'd have proved it
ta have been French, kno vinpvas'thppirry did,
that French property 011 b-iarii our v (T.-is was
liable to be taken by the Eajriiili ; that' so far
from there being 1 any morn! iurpitudr in thus
carrying t-h? property of p«rf im twijefls of any
of the be'Jijfr.ent powers,, i: wjs a v ry profita
ble branch of our trade, and that H;i- rn-iful at
the ia ff< of Frarfee was pcrfccVv jjjft fijble in
■ cnnficjnin- toe re he had done.
Mr. Fi'ichney v.'ss of a different op'nion as
.to the eßjiitU'S) of ('O'l.fAt; he tlioujiit it de
lidedly -vrong that, he ftrtttlJ have any thing to
do in thabuftoefn,'tHoug)i*;h«i jttltifietl «ur thus
carrying the jirop-rty «f Ihe ful<jefv» of the bel
ligerent powers j th it no American ve(Tel should
receive property 011 board tp any bel
ligerent power, which flv~>uld br en'.ered asfuch;
that in allowing the prayer of (he oetition,' go
vernment would ftiew no more p.irthlitv 10 any
belligerent power, than was (hewn dai'y in al
lowing (foreigners a drawback on goods ex
ported ; and that to deny the pnyer of the pe
tition would be such a derclii!ion of jnfliceis
it was tended that hoid'e would never eonfent to.
Thr committee rpfe without tiiing a vote on
the fubjed, and had leave to fit 3<;ain.
Latejl Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, Oftober t6.
At the clnfe of the Comedy on Saturday
evening the curtain rofc again immediately,
and exhibited, iu honor of admiral Duncan's
vi&ory, the fpe&ade of .a sea fight, accom
pinied bv the songs of " Britannia,"
and " God save the King,*' in full chorus
and followed by a fire work. The songs of
course were encored.
The audience of-the evening was one of
the most nciff, we have fct with for forte
time past. The whole neighbourhood of
the Theatre was illuminated, as indeed was
the greater part -of the town,*veft of the ci
ty; «' uik' i ; n j
It is with great & we
understand, his moft graciously
exprefTed his intention to honor admiral
Duncan and his fleet with a visit. This eir
cumdance, we conceive, will be of the ut
most national utility. It will present to
Europe the proud fpeflacle of a Britifli
monarch twice, in the fame war, visiting in
person a vidtorious fleet j and we apprehend
it will have the mod beneficial eonfequences
with refpeft to otlr domestic feelings, and
the perfedt re-union of British seamen to the
warm wishes of their country.
It is remarkable, that the three most
brilliant naval viftories this war hava been
gained, the one by Lord Howe, an English
man; the other by Lord St. Vincent, an
Irishman; and the third by admiral Duncan
a Scotchman. And what still makes it more
remarkable is, that these gallant officers
have each beaten the enemy to which, rela
tively, their nations are nearest.—England
is nearer France nor either Scotland or
Ireland, Ireland is nearer Spain than either
England or Scotland ; and Holland is near
.er Scotland than any other of our enemies.
Odtober' 17.
A neutral ftirpon Sunday morning Hnder
• took the kind office of conveying the abov,e
important intelligence to Calais. By this
time it has reached the Direftorial Palace!
The illumination of last night was gener
al, and equally brilliant with that displayed
in honor of lord Hawe's viSoty of the firft
of June. Most of the public, and private
buildings, exhibited fanciful devices in col
loured lamps, mottos, ice. The admiralty
in the Weft, and in the manlion house in
the city, were fplended in the extreme.
Admiral Duncan, who is now 63 years
of age, is nearly idatcd to lady Mary Dun
can. He is fix feet three inches high, his
fortune is about io,oool. half of which he
got as prize money at the Havannah, the
war before last. We believe he is married
to a relation of Mr. Secretary Dundas, by
whom he has three or four children.
Admiral de Winter was born in Demara
ra, when very young he served in the Dutch
"navy, but changed (hortly to their army,
which he afterwards quitted for the Rnffian
service, where he remained until 1786 or
1787, during the troubles fit Holland,
where he returned and sided against the O
range party, on whose success he went to
the French, with whom and his old friends
he returned when they conquered Holland.
Oftober 18.
Advice was yesterday received of the loss
of the Dutch (hip the Delft, of 56 guns, in
the Downs : very few of the hand*, it is
said, were saved.
Admiral Duncan states, in his second let
ter, that the Erdymion bad, in the course
of the night, fallen in with a Dutch (hip of
the line.off the Texel, and had engaged her,
but that he had not heard the particulars.
The engagement took place in the night;
and it is said, that owing»to the heavy fire
of the enemy, the Endymion was obliged
to delift the contest.
Admiral Duncan's flag, with three other
(hips was seen from Harwich on their way
to the Nore on Monday.
" This moment" fays a letter from Yar
mouth, received yederdayj " I have retur
ned on fhorc from on" bftard the Hercules,
of 66 guns, whose captain lieswith his hand
(hot oft above his wri#, and woundtri in the
body; her mizen mad is £one, and (he is
torn to pieces. The frciiiid is the. Alhmaar
54 guns. Her, main trail went ia the
aft ion ; her mizen mtift was so wounded
that they were forced to cut it away after
we got possession of her ; and her fotemaft
went over in a gale of wind yesterday ; (he
is (hot to pieces, and was brought in by the
Monmouth with extreme difficulty—The
Monmouth has alio \aken a 64. A rascal
011 board the Alkmaar yesterday attempted
to blow her up, and had got one of the locks
off the magazine.
The Hercules was on fire in the a£tion,
and the after part of hef is very much dam
aged; the fire broke out afiefh after wc
had taken poliyV.on.
" Admirals Duncan and Onflow brfeaveJ
nobly ; the former had four on him at cue
time ; the latter three.
" A brig, armed .with iS,pounders, .had
the audacity to get under admiral Onflow's
stern ; he got fix guns to hear upon her, and
funk htr with every plan on board." 1
The circuniftanccs which gave the fir ft.
turn to this glorious victory, which will e
vcr be d'fh'nguifhed in the annals of Great-
Britain, arose from the Jupiter of 74 gun's,
with two admirals on board, being difmaft
fd, and alrrcft (battered to pieces, before
(he could bring a gun to bear on the Mon
arch of 74 guns, which raked her. This
was the iirft (hip that ft ruck. Admiral De
Winter's (hip did not frire much better from
the fire of the Venerable. Both (hips were
so unprepared for action at the moment,
that they could scarcely bring a gun to bear
until they had received tbt?fire of our {hips
repeatedly.
The obstinate bravery of the Dutch in
the battle was so grl-at, that when admiral
Winter surrendered, he was the only per
son on the quarter deck of the Vryheid,
and he is said to have been so for half an
hour ; every other officer having been killed
or Wounded—Having performed his duty
in the most gallant manner, he appears, since
his capture to be in very good fpiritsj and
has paSed great part of his time in admiral
Duncan'3 cabin.
1 • The ciraumftance of two admirals be
ing found on board the Vice-Admiral's ship
is owing to-the senior, who is infirm, having
wished to retire, which the Dutch govern
ment oppoftd, on account of his populari
ty with the seamen. A junior admiral was,
therefore, appointed to affid him in the
duties of his office.
When admiral Duncan made the signal to
break the enemy's line, the Dutch admi
ral, immediately perceiving his purpofc,
made the signal for his fleet to close, which
was very alertly obeyed, particularly by the
Vice-admiral. It was under the stern of
his (hip that admiral Duncan passed, andlm
mediately ranged up alongside. Itwasfe
ven or eight minutes before a gun was re
turned on that fide—a proof that they were
not ready.
We have dated that the king intends to
visit the victorious fleet as soon as they shall
be joined by the (hips that still remain out.
Earl Spencer, Mr. Pitt and Mr. Dundas
set off yesterday mornfng to congratulate
admiral Duncan, and prepare the fleet for
the reception of his majesty, who will fail
frem Greenwich in the Princess Auguita
yacht, captain Riou.
All the firft lieutenants of admiral Dun
can's fleet are immediately to be promoted
to the rank of matters and commanders.
Captain Fairfax left town yesterday in
the afternoon, with dispatches containing
the pateut for creating the brave old admi
ral a Peer ot Great-Britain.
——l——————————.
By yesterday's Mail.
NEWYORK, December 20.
OUR ENVOYS AT PARIS.
The " Annales Politiques," of the nth
of Oftober, fays, " On the 7th of Ottober,
the Three American Negotiators were prcfent
ed to the Minilter for foreign affairs, They
are—Mr. Pinckney, of South Carolina,
who served with diftin&imi during the whole
of the war for American Independence—
Mr. Marshall, of the State of Virginia,
who also bore arms during the fame period,
but who has applied since the peace to the
study of law, and now occupies the situati
on of Advocate General of that state—and
Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, member for
that state in Congress, where he is equally
diftinguiflied by his taints and his modera
tion-. These three men, who t\.fide more
than three hundred miles from each other,
art scarcely acquainted ! The firft time they
ever met was at more than a thousand leagues
from their country, to fulfil an important
million-! This confidence of the American
government, in citizens who never were em
ployed in diplomatic affairs, for renewing
the political and commercial relations of the
United States with France, gives us reafort
to presume that the government withes ra
ther tt> rely on the fidelity and candour of
the French government, than to feck a sup
port from the intrigue or the fineffe of men
(killed in the Machiavelifm of Cabinets—
This nomination, therefore, augurs the for
tunate issue of the negociation which is a
bout to commence."
It is anxioufiy to be hoped that this E
ditof may not be mistaken in his conje&ures
refpe£ting the ifTue of the negociation—we
cpuld wi(h we had a foundation on which to
build similar expectations.
NOBLS INTENTION.
A gentleman of Rotterdam, fays our last
Lotidon paper, has invented a new Float
ing Machine, which, though small, is ca
pable of hplding four men commodioufly j
and such is its astonishing conftrufiion, as
to defy the utmost fury of the seas, or the
refiftanct: of the mod boisterous winds. It
can neither ovtrfet nor fink, and may in all
weathers and gales bedeered whatever course
those within (hall deem neceflary. The phi
lanthropic views of the inventor are to fuve
the lives of those unfortunate mariners who
incur the danger of (hipwreck. It may be
made, on the fameconftrn£tion large enough
to hold upwards of fifty persons.
GAZETTE MARINE LIS'T.
New York, December 21.
ARRIVED. JDaYS.
Brig Enterprise, Mailary, Havatfle'4s
Nanny, , do. 55
Captain Geerman, of the (loop Fanny,
from Newbern to this port, on the 19th
ult. spoke the (loop Lydia, Jones, from
Btandywine to this port, diCmaded, in a
gale on the 15th, off Crambcrry Inlet, (hurt
of water and provifiot:*, the latter of which
C.'ipt. Gterman lupj-iiicd him with, in n
lit. 37 %5, Capt. Geerman
ls ai ' ,u ' 'I'C Jkjrdit iiiis been blown
001 ft.
I* 10m tbc Log I3t o\ of tlie brig Enterprize,
i homas Mcukry, innftei", from Havjni.;:,
Dec. Blb, in Lit. 53, Jong.. 72, at night,
ipoke the schooner Sally, Ccip£..
of Philadelphia, from. Jacquemel, bound
to IMjdc'phia, out 35 days, then laying
to, with mod of her hands lick, end had
101 l all his fails, being then nearly in a fimi
la'r fituacicn, could not assist him.
Mejfrs. M'Lean &' Lang,
Having underftcod, on my arrival this
day from the rfavanna, that it. has been re»
prtd-nted during my absence, that the (hip
Andromache had been captured on herpaf
fage to Jamaica, by the French privateer
fchr. L'Efpeigle, Captain L.c Barron, or
Barry, rti conltquence of information re
ceived from me, of her detlination, See.—-
In order, therefore, to contradift so great
a falfehood, and to do away the unfavour
bale impreflion fucha report mull have made
of my charefter, I hereby declare, that un
til my arrival, I neveV knew there was such
a fliip as one abovi-mentioaed.o/courfe
tot.ihy ignorant of any particulare refpetU
ing her ; that so far from being ddirous of
rendering any service to the ft id privateer,
1 had every reason to poTcfs a "different dis
position towards her ; for they came on
board of me on the 7th of September, then
2 days out, bound to Kavaiina, and after"
overhauling all_ my papers, plundering me
of a .quantity of apples, potatoes, onions, I
calk of water, Sores, with which they load
ing their boat, and a great many fmntt arti
cles from the cabin.-—When I demanded
payment from them for the property thiu
Eaken, they threatened to put me in jror.s,
obftrving I might think myfelf v. v ;' off, in
being allowed to keep poiiciibn nf the vef.
fel. 1 hcv took from ipe ntfo, all my news
papers, from which they mult have obtain
ed the information refpe&ing the f-.id (hip
THOMAS MALLARY,
MadiA of the br'g Entcrprize, g( N. York.
Xfie
PHILADELPHIA,
FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER »».
" T -T-r."!"-- i,fT>TT
Married^—On Tuesday evening last,
by the Rev. Mr. AbercromLie, Washing-
TON L. FIXNEY, EeQitoMifsCHP.IiTIANA
Bickham, daughter of George Bickham,
| Esq. of this City.
There are several letters in towD from
Norfolk, which inform that Commodore
Barney is appointed Judge of the Admi
ralty Court at Cape Francois—and that A
; merican vcffels bound to British ports (such
as were before the war) with neutral proper
ty on board, are no longer condemned-
PRICE OF STOCKS.
Philadelphia, 21JI Dec. 1797.
6 per Cent. i6/9> Ir-.tcreft
1 per Ctnt. <£.
Deferred 6 per Cent: iify
BANK United States, azldividenj
North America, 50 tfo.
Insurance Co. Pennfyivania, lharj« 3 percent.
■ N. A. shares jo do.
! A Friend to Laws and Fectdom, will ap
pear to-morrow.
Cms, will be attended to.
•WJ'* w HB —m.*. < mw.v- '* ■■u
NEW THEATRE.
THIS EVENING,
DECEMBER 22,
Will be prefemul a lavorite COS4EDY, culled
EVERY ONE HAS HIS FAULT.
Lord Norland, Mr. Warren —sir Robert Ram
ble, (wi'h the Epilogue) Mr. Bernard—Mr. So
lu», Mr. Morris—Mr. Harmony, Mr. ftarwood—
Captain Irwin, Mr. Cooper—Mr. Placid, Mr.
Moreton—Hammond, Mr. Warrell,juc—Porter,
Mr. Warrell—Edward, Miff Hardingc (beifigher
firlt appearance on this fiage.)
Lady Eleanor Irwin, (for that right only) Mrs.
Hardinge, (being her firft appearance on this ttage)
—Mrs. Placid, Mrs. Oldmijon—Mif«\ Spinfler,
Mrs. L'Eflrange—Mif» Woburn, Mrs. Mcrris.
To which will be added, a Comedy in l a<5U, called
THREE WEEKS AF 11R MARKIAGIi
Or, What <we mu/l all came to.
Sir Cbsrlrs Racket, Mr. Moretnn—Deugget, Mr.
Watrgn—Woodley, Mr. Fox—Servant, Mr. T.
Wsrrtll.
Lady Racket, Mrs. Hardinge—Mr® Drugget,
Mrj. C'Hftrange—Nancy; MS. L'Jsftrarge—Di
mity, Mrs. Francis.
On Saturday, Tbs Mounta>'i*zrt.- —Ofljviap, (firft
tiaw on ct.is llage) by Mr. Taylor, from the The
atre, Hollon :—with Enterta j. neats.
Oa account of Mondiy being
d;iy. will he .a performance on Tu.f.liy—
particulars in future bills.
Marshals Sales,
United States, 1
Pennsylvania Diftrid.j
BY | rtue of a Writ of venditioni expense, ifiiietl
rut 6f the Circu't Court of theUr.iccd States,
inani for tjic P.-nnfylvama cf the Miodie
Circuit, and to me dire*sled vrili be fold at public
faie at the MarihaU OiHce in Race Street No. 117.
on Saturday the 30th day of December ii;ft. at
p'clock at noon, two elegant plates
ofSHakefpearc, ouepjate of Harmopy,
one plate of prudence, do. one- pi?.te oi nicckn
one plate of beauty, and one plate of Marvcft-
do—Seized and taken in execution as the
property of '1 tHlram liatnpfylde Freeman, and
John Nichollon, trading unaer tlie firwl
cf Freeman and Company,
Andtobefo4d by
William Nichols, Marfbal.
Martha' 8 office >
December 18th 1797 ) dtf
TH ESUBt CRIB F.R,
ONE of the late &m cf ts? Co.
thinks it a duly he owes to liirr.fclf, to 4c»
c'ate, that he is no wife cojvrrned ituhe property
above adveitrfed hy the l !, nor ought he ro
he fu' je£t to the f*ii! i. a s icn, v. hich v/ill bs dilut
ed by the party whcf_- intereO it i^.
Iri/lrsini Freeman.
r-c<2iber si ' titj^th