The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-01-22 00:00:00, page 3

“ How, 1 fay, are we to reconcile all these
things ? Ifthey with for our friendship, Why do
they capture our vessels ? Here, at St. Domingo,
• we confider and treat them as our allies, and they
seem to wish to treat us as enemies.—The com
manded in thief has however fully explained him
felf on the fubjett of their unjuit pretentious upon
our vessels, as to the agent (Roume) he will lay
hands on all American property in this colony the
moment hb is credibly informed of the capture of
our vessels, &c."
NEW-YORK, 7AN.B.
On Thurflay last, was found in a well dug by
the Manhattan Company, on the north fide of the
Collect, (but which afterwards proved useless) the
body of Miss G. E. Sands, who had ^en miffing
from the evening of Sunday the 22d ult.
As a young man Qf refpeftability, fefiding in
the houfejn which (he lived, with a relative, bad .
for a considerable time; it is said, paid his address
es to her ; it was the general expectation of her
acquaintances that the celebration of their nuptials,
would thorny -take place ; and this opinion was
Itreugthened by there seeming reciprocal attach^
ment, and her telling a confident on the fatal day]
that terminated her exigence, that that erening
was appointed by them for the performance of the
ceremony, which it was their wish Ihoidd be done
as private as poffible.l
The uncertainty of her fate for so confiderablel
a length of time, naturally excited the,foligtude
of her connections, and the peculiar kind of unea
fiuefs of mind displayed by her lover, together
with the fuppotition of their having went to be
married, drew firfpicions of his having been the;
cause of her murder, and consequent fecfyfya, in-•
id much, that some gentlemen, immediately on thq,
discovery of the body, and before bis knowledge
of it, had him apprehended ; on which he was alk-|
ed, was he the man ? He said it.was hard 'to ac
cnfe him, and asked whether Aie was found in the
giohattan Well?
The corroner's inquest, in order to obtain all,
Soluble evidence, prolonged their fitting fromtri
ay morning until Saturday night, when they
/ brought in their uerditt w^fal murder.
The body on firft light, bore evident marks of
violent hands and it was altered to the inquelt,
that between eight and nine of the everting of her
departure, thrifts and cries had been heard ne^r
the fatal pit into which foe mult have been moll;
inhumanly hurried.
+ A report haytai prevailed, injurious to her hon-.
or, the bpdy wa opened by phyticians, and for the?
fatiafa&ion of the lovers of virtue it fa mentioned,
that it appeared groundless. v
, She was of the Friend's Society, and her remains
we underhand, will be interred to day.
Tire person accused stands committed in Brid
weHfortriaL '
. 0c Republican Ledger.'
Portsmouth ,-yaNUARY 22, 1800.
Among the various ads of our civil Rulers forr
Che Security of the na^ fled and conflitutioual rights
of their fellow citizens, the tallowing having dif
tinguilhed the proceedings of the last session of the
Legislature, and been since a matter of much spe
culation, we conceive our readers will be gratified.
by its publication. -, . {
State of NJv-HIMPSHIRE,
-In the year if out Lord, one thousand [even
hundred and ninety-nine.
An A& to restrain Unincorporated Banking
Associations.
WHEREAS the affectation of persons
(L.S.) for the purpose of forming a Bank or
Fund, forte receiving Depefits, ifluing
Notes, or Bank Bills, making difeounts, aiM tfauf
ading the banking business, may and oftep does,
prove highly injurious to the public ;—And where
„ in every state it belongs to the supreme four*
er thereof, to erect and eftabUfli such banks as they
may judge necefiry, and ufeful, and to prescribe
. rules for the government of the fame, as also to
tpr^ibit and retrain ail persons not a^ri^d
thereto by law from carrying on the Banking Bu-
Therefore, frh etoed by the Sernste &W 0 f R%fft
^^ ^ ^d,^,n ^z^^
- fiction of roerfons, formed or to be formed for the purpose of
cWHWga Bank or Fund for receiving Deposits, issuing Notes
or Bante Bills, and tranfading the business which Incorporated
Banks may or do trzaOa, by virtue of an ad or of incor
fad every to mote, propriety , bank f#«
formed, without an aQ of the Legitaufthor^ng the
sane, Qbc deem#&l4 the fame U Weby tabr# ^w
PHILADELPHIA,]AN. 7'
Extract of a letter from a refpellable Commercial
house at Cape Francois, dated 28th Nov. 1799, to
a gentleman of this city. '
6 , We are not without uneasiness here as to the
intentions ot the Americans with refped Jo us,
they have here three armed vessels, two of which
are condantiy crusting off the cape, with a vieW,
it is said, to capture all the French veflels that are
in this port and which are about to depart for
France. We are allured, that other American
vessels, or perhaps the fame, have captured two
Barbadoes merchantmen which they sent in"'
Ciiarjefton, what is however certain, is that a ves
sel from Barbadoes, entered a few days ago into
Cape Nickola Mole, where she was forced to put
ii, after being brilkly chafed by the Americans,
file has-been indebted only to the fwiftnefs ot her
foiling for her fatety.
" How can we consider such intentions of our
friends with the full liberty of trade which they
enjoy at St. Domingo, their armed vessels enter
our ports, they remain there as long and make
such repairs as they think proper, we even furnifh
them with lighters to carry their water on board.
< : Oi the one hand it is averted that their cdm-'
missioners ^t London, have left England without
having come to any concision on the fubjett of
the thotifands of their vessels that have been cap
tured by the English, on the other hand we are
told that they are fending commissioners to France,
no doubt to reltore amity between them and our.
mother country .
Yesterday arrived sch. Three Sifters, Stanwood,
17 days from Cape Nichola facile, with fiigars,
&c. Capt. S. informs that the United States
frigate Confellation, Capt. Nicholson, was cruif
iug off Cape Francois, for a large French merch
antman and a brig, with a valuable cargo.
& a comment on the above letter we extrafi the
following, from Sir. Claypoole's paper.
New-York, Jun. 3.
Domestic Intelligence.
IF forty John Bull, would be quiet at home,:
} fr And leave off bterffog awhifo
' '" Twould add to his comfort, his price, and his purse,
And happify greatly hjs W.. ; i\:f'^
He might then quaff hU porter, and puff his fegar, '., 1
i. And live very much at bis ease,
Grow frat on plumbpudding and charming roaft-bccf,
Medeira, and Gloucester chccfc.".
lihen Johnny, for onde take a word of advice— -
~. To wrangle be not quite so prone, ,% ; .; /
Attend little left to your neighbors affairs,
t ^ r s And a great dealmore tb your ow^ • '' ; ,
Great Britain began their blundering Schemer Tre
' attempting to Subjugate America. In this, how*
ever, theft were frustrated, and diSgr^ce was the
; confeqaence. Bat [this did pot teach them wis
dom. Their next blunder tyas to conquer France,
f —here again they are disappointed, and difgface
■is the consequence. Their next blunder, was the
attempt to conquer Holland, and here again they
lare disappointed, and additional disgrace is the
consequence. Their blunders have nearly bro't
about a national bankruptcy; individual bankrup
cies are prevailing in art alarming degree, in pla
ces 'dependant on,or connected with them. When
these blunders will ceafe,we will not pretend to fay
—but where they tend, is not hard to conjecture,
the total deltruftion of that system of corruption
which has so long proved a scourge to mankind.
The above reminds ns of the following lines, be
ing part of a patriotic song, written by a refped
able citizen of this town, at the commencement
of the American Revolution, when patriotism was
considered a virtue, and to advocate the cause of
freedom, commend able an 4 praise-worthy.
« Mysterious, unexampled, incomprehehfible
" The btatang fcherag of BrndPhenfoP,,pride, W fa;
“ Like iion< how ye growl and fret ; mere asses have ye ihown,
" And ye fall ^are an asses fate, and drudge for srajhington ff
Thr tranfaftions and revolutions of the la ft
year mult make various and deep impressions on
the mind of every American citizen., We have
fern the fable clouds of Aristocracy vanish away,
arid brighten before the lucid unfuHied rays of
patriotism and truth—We have beheld Republic
anifin gloriously display her unfurled Bandard
fpC And if kny person, w,a^thorl2h M ^forefaid, Hull sub.
gribe to, o <become a prd|rtiof, partner, or dock-holder, in
foch fund or bank, or become amember of such fflitutibn, com
pany or aifoGiftlon, he thill forfeit and myTrever ( *b offence,
4 sum ^ Receding One Thousand Dollars, nor lets than Four;
huddled dollars, to he rymtad by any person who will sub for
the sane, in any atonof debt, o« half thereof to hh own use,
and the other to the use of the State
And be it further ena&d, That if arty person mail be concern
ed or intcrefted in behalf of any such unincorporated company,
initiation or bank institution in the issuing of any übtefor bank
bills, receiving any deputies, accounting any note#, loaning an,
money, or bank note! or bill& or ligning any such notes or bills
as President or Cashier, or in any other way aiding # or assisting in
carrying on the business 'of such unincorporated Bank, such per
son thall for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of one
hundred dollars, to be recovered and disposed of in manner afore
said.
And be it further en4Rea,Ttat all Notes or Securities for tte
payment of money or delivery of property, which thall be made,
given, endorsed or transferred to any such unincorporated bank
company or aflociation as before described, or which (hall be re
ceived by any such unincorp rated bank, company or affixation,
in payment of money, bank notes, or bills loaned or difeounts
made by them, or which (hail be made, given or transferred to,
or received by any person or persons for their benefit and use,
thall be null and void.
And be it further mama, That every person who thall hold
any bank note or bill ilfued or paid out by any such unincorpor
ated association, bank or company, their agents, officers or serv
ants, (hall be intitled to demand at|d recover the full sum ex
pressed in such bank note or bill of such company, allocation or
bank; the President, Cafluer, or any member or Stockholder
thereof at his election.
And be it further enacted. That this ad thall not be construed
to affect an, such company, propriety, arfociation or bank alrea-.
dy formed, or any person or persons who (hall become member
or members tltercof until the firft day of August next.
State of New-Hampshire,,
. In Senate, Dec. 24th, 179,.
The foregoing bill having had three fcveral readings, palled
to te ensued.
: Sent down for concurrence ——AMOS SHEPARD, President.
In the House of Representatives, Dec. tfth, 1799, The fore
going bill having had three fevteral readings, Voted that the
fame be enacted. ' JOHN PRENTICE, Speaker.
Approved Dec. 27, 1199- _ _
J. T. GILMAN, Governor.
A true copy, Attest, JOSEPH PEARSON, Secretary.
[Our readers will naturally enqttire, why Gen.
LEAVirr, the Republican Candidate, was not ad
mitted to a /eat in the Senate of this State, when
his eleftion was Juppofed valid. This, according to
the firfl flaternent, appeared to be the case—the
General was ele&d by a small majority—but being
a Republican, a '75 man, and a friend to the equal
rights ofman— it was thought necessary by foipe to
canvas his election —The following vote of the Sen
ate, will fttew, that though in a manner, the be
lieve, unprecedented, the General was debarred
of his feat, yet no blame appears to be attached to
him in the business, " that ought or can injure his
character.” Our regard for the General would na
turally lead us into a further developement of this
business, but circumflanced as we are, we must de
cline any further observations upon this business,
After hinting, that the Republican interest of this
slate has been much injured by an unpardonable fu
pinefs in its friends, an inexcusable^ inattention to
the election ofits rulers—had a little more exertion
been made, the General's election would have been
placed beyond all diJpute ; but being'fo near a tie
with the other candidate, Col. Sheqfe, it gave his
enemies an opportunity, to come forward ,n the
manner they did. It only remains, now as the Jea
fon for the choice of publicofficers is approaching,
for the Republicans to arouse from their slumbers,
to be up and doing, and by their united exertions to
do that justice to Gen. Leavitt, which, by some means,
hr other he was deprived of at the late election.]
STATE of New-Hampshire,
In Senate, Dec. 6, 1799.
The Petition from fundr, inhabitants of North-
Hampton, centering the election of the Hon. Mo
ses Leavitt, Esq. as Senator for Dillrift No. :,
was called up and read, and after a full hearing of
the parties and their evidences, * the Senate ,are
unanimously of opinion that nothing appears a
gainfr the said Moses Leavitt, Esq. that ought™
can injure his character for unjuftifiable proceed
ings refpedting his elections but that the irregu
larities of tte Town-meeting in North-Hampton
referred, to in hid petition, appears to have arisen
from accident not from skfig, in any of the Town
Officers.
That by the oaths of thirty-eight legal voters in
said North-Hampton,lt appears that twelve votes
carried in for the Hon. James Sheafe, Esq. by
means of feme unknown cause, were not returned
to the Executive. TMtin the town ofStrathani,
four votes given in for Gen. Leavitt, were not de
,'clared in open meeting, as the confiitution Te
cuires, and are therefore illegal. , —
iWherefore. Resolved, I[hit the Hon. Moses
Leavitt, Esq. is not conftitinionally elected a Sen
ator for said firft diffrj# ; bid, that the office of
Senator for said Diflrift is vacant. ,4
dver the crouching, symbols of Fedcralifin and
Oligarchy, and triumphantly fpre&fer victorious
Sanners through the wide-extended plains of
Pennfylvanla--and we may observe her progress
pervading with rapidity the different states of the
Union. We have seen the people begin to open
(heir eyes to their own permanent and real advan
tages, & a total revohuionary change take' place
hi favor of Republican virtue in the fentimetits of
every class and description of people, with the ex
ception ot old tories, Britith agents, government
al place hunters, federal fyehophants, federal
printers, and many others both in and Out of of
fice, who are deeply infe&ed with the powerful
mania #' : friti& lecret-fervice money. 'We have
seen William Cobbet, the arch-fiend of rafcality
and llander, the worthy organ of Mr. Litton, and
his party, hurled from his venemous throne of ri
baldry, defamation and scandal, to the well and
long-deserved .gutter of contempt, infamy And
disgrace. Mirror of the Times.
veneration which are paid to the memory of "my
dear deceased husband ; and, as his belt Services,
and his molt anxious withes were always devoted
to the welfare and happiness of his county, to
know that they were truly appreciated and grate
fully remembered, affords no incoufideradle con
solation. i,
Taught by the great example which 1 have so
long had before me, never to oppose my private
withes to the public will, 1 mud consent to the re
,queft made by Congress, which you have had the
goodnels to transmit to me ; and id doi% this, I
need not, I cannot fay, what a Sacrifice of individ
ual feeling I make to a sense of public duty.
With terateful acknowledgments, and unfeign
ed thaOKS forthe perfoaal refpett and evidences of
condolence exprefled by Congrefe, and yourfelf,
1 remain, very refpedlulLy,
> : Sir, ~,./
Yout moR obedient humble fervent;
MARTHA WASHINGTON.
Bth January, 1806 —Referred to the jo'mt committee appoint
:ed to prepare and report measures expressive of the profound
sorrow with which Congress is penetrated on the death of
General GEORGE WASHINGTON.'
fry Congress, Friday, Jan. ip.
After the ofual local and private business was
idifpofed of, tEe ftoufe went into a committee of
the whole, on Mr. Nicholases motion for disband
ing the National Army. ^
Messrs. Kitchel, Gallatin and Randolph spoke
1 in favor of the motion-=Gen. Smith, Harper, and
Gen. Lee, against itsi
The question was then taken, “ Shall this motion
be agreed to ;"—When h was NEGATIVED, —
&>to3%.
As the President of the United States entertains
no doubt but the boards of commiffiohers at Lond
on & Philadelphia will Shortly resume their fitting,
; it may not be improper to advert to the nature of
_tbe claims nude upon us by the British, as well as
to anticipate those which with equal propiety
: may be adduced and which cannot be viewed' as
impossible by those who have a petted knowledge
oftheir “ spirit of juflice and amity."
During the unnatural war whichexUled between
this country and Great-Britian, and which it is our
duty forever th obliterate from our memory, his
Majesty our prefentally, hired a number of troops
'from the Landgrave of Hefle Qffel, which he em
ployed for the laudable purpose of restoring us to
submission to “ Order and good government."—
For every Hessian which was not f&tyrned to his
i matter, his majelly was to pay the (dm of thirty
I pounds Iferling, as his value in fyecie. :and in this
instance the Landgrave no doubt aded very gen
. eroullv. as flawed in this country, are estimated
much higher. A number the Hellians, however,
preferred Laying ,in the rebelltouscotoni, to re
turning to few native home, and tfe King of
' Great Britain paid for each of tl>em the flipulated
sum. rJt l?fts been fuggetted that the Britiffi Com
missioners while traversing the United States may
probably have seen some of these very people, for
whom his majesty had paid, who had acquired
poperty and were enjoying the proteaion of our
government. It is therefore expeded that they
will prefer a claim for either the perlons of these
Hessian deserters, or for ,he money given for them
to the Prince 'of Heffif Caflej with lawful interest
from the date of payment. This will amount to
foinething about 300 dollars a mart—a pretty seri
ous sum for each of them to raise, conlidering the
present scarcity of cash. As feme of this descrip
tion, however, flill seem to have a predilection for
monarchy, it is not improbable but they may pre
fer being fllipped —and in\iiiscafe they will only
have to pay & interelL ,
Poor Fred, will return with bleared eyes toPapa,
who expe&ed to fee the hope ofthe family crown
ed with laurels, by placing his beloved coz. the
Stadthalder, upon the Dutch mare. The beatt
had grown too ikitifh to carry a rider, nbr could
the royal hosier place the faddie on her back. In
one hand Fred, held a bridle, and in the other a bait
of yellow corn. Some he threw upon the ground
and deduced with it a few thoughlefs roousu
foals who were immediately (hipped for Eng
land ; but the old Dome irritated at the lots,
spurned at the temptation, and viewed the bridle
with disdain, kicked up her heels, aad deglt round
MESSAGE
From the President of the United States, tranfait
: king an original letter from Mrs. Washing
ton, in answer to a letter from him.
Gentlemen of the Senate, and -.
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
IN compliance With the request in one of the
resolutions of Congress, of the 21st of December
last, I transmitted a copy of these resolutions by
my secretary, Mr. Shaw, to Mrs. Washington, as
suring her of the profound refpett Congress will
ever bear to her person and character # —of their
condolence in the late affliding dilpenfation of
Providence, and entreating her aflent to the inter,
ment of the remains of General George Wash
ington, in the manner exprefled in the firft re
lolution. As the sentiments of that virtuous lady,
hot less beloved by this nation than the is at pre
sent greatly afijifted, can never be-so well expres
sed as in her own words; 1 transmit to Congress
her original letter.
It would be an attempt of too much delicacy,
to make any comments upon it ; but there can be
no doubt, that the nation at litge, as well as all
the branches of government, will be highly grati
fied by any arrangement which may diminish the
facrifice she makes of her individual feelings.
JOHN ADAMS.
United States, Jan. 6th, 1800.
Mount Vernon, Dec. 31st, 1799.
SIR,.
WHILE I feel with keenest anguish the late
dispensation -of Divine Providence, 1 cannot be in
sensible to the mournful' tributes of refpeft and.
Ship Bctfey, #esfc. from St. Jago de Cuba; to Baltimore, 1b
captured and Cent into New-Providencc.
Several American tt&& have recently been carried Into Jamal,
ca, and Condemned.
a Cape-Francois, Dec. ib. Ship Dianna; sch. Sea Flowers;
brig Dan. and Mary, of Button; sch. Swan, of Plymouth; Mary
of Newburyport ; Hannah of Marblehead ; and Beauty of Duxbu
ry ; frigate General Greene, repairing damage received in a gale.
Coffee, sugar and logwood falling in price. Touifaut is victori
ous over Rigapd.
Kingflen,, (fam.) Nov. 4.— On Saturday arrived at Pott Royal,
bis majesty's (hip Surprize, capt. Hamilton, and brought in with
her as a prize, the Spanish frigate, late his majeftfs (hip, Her-,
moine. The circumrtances of her capture are as follow :
On the morning bf the 15th Od. about half an hour before
one o'clock, fix Briars from the Surprise frigate, having on board
98 men, including officers, boarded the Hermoine while laying
in Port Cavcllo (the carried 44 guns, and had on board 36a men)
and after a reliftance from the quarter deck and forccaftle of
two hours, took possession of them ; the main deck held out
much longer, continuing to fire on our sailor swhen the Span~
iards were driven below, and it was not until the veffei was our
of reach of the guns of the forts that (he was entirely given up—,
The lof; on board the Hermoine amounted to 119 killed, and 97
wounded, most dangeroufiy. Capt. Hamilton, (who was firft on
board the Hermoine) and Mr. Maxwell, the gunner, and £4 fea
mcn, are wounded, honk dangeroufiy, bn board tire Surprise
Capt. Hamilton sent in too prifouers, including wounded, in aQ
American veffel.' N '
N, lfovidcr.ee, Dec. 6. The Swift has sent in a prize Aid to be
worth3oo,ooo dollars. She was from Vera Cruz for Cadiz, con
voyed by a 74, separated in a gale. Her cargo contihs of ingots
of gold, cochineal, indigo and sugar.
Nov. iz, there was a dreadful storm on the Englilh Coast, 13
vcffels were wrecked, force of them full of passengers for Ire
land and Scotland, hundreds of dead bodies were taken up 014
the shore. The Friendship, of Boston, from Norfolk for Liver
pool, after having her mans cut away, drove on (horc—andfomc
of her crew perithed.
Plymouth, (Englands oa. 16. Arrived American (hip Lydia,
Capt. Barnard, from Bourdcaux, in ballast, said to be bound to
Newyofk, having 18,000 dollars on board, detained by flip yob,
tigeur Hoop of War.
/CLEARED.
Jan. 15, Brig Ceres, fyffir, Surrjn@.
16, nrig Rebecca, MCUmdk, Jamaica.
her many fore blows. Tired of her rbPlnaey and
fearful ,ts her difrtfpectfor ity@|ty, Fred, las^jy.
fu up the attempt as too defcrate for him to ac
complilh,f \
—
To be let, and entered upon the firflday of April
newt, a Farm in Kittery, containing.
A BOUT 150 acres, consisting of
mowing, pasturing, tillage, and orchard,
lituate opposite the town of Portfmoueb, and one
mile from the market-hotife—is bounded by the
river westerly and eaftery more than two hundred
rods, apd parted by Aerte-wall into ten divisions;'
has the advantage of a large quantity of fait dreff
,ing (marsh-mud, mufcie§ and roek weed) on the
shores, by which it may. be manured and enriched,
to a high degree at little expence—it is provided
.with a dock of. cattle and Iheep, and with most
kinds of farming utenfils,—lnquire of
Whipple,
N. B. Those dilpofed to hire the above farm,
are requeued to apply before the 20th of February,
Portfannth, lan. 2T. 1800.
100 Hogfoeads Flax-Seed.
WANTED—One Hundred HottJheads of
FLAX-SEED,
For which Gain and a generous price will be paid,
.W FOIQILE, ',
50 Bbls. TAR,
Fit for Ship's vfe- Apply to
Jefeph^bampneyfi
PortJmouth, jan. 2i y \Bo<x
,FOR SALE BY ]
William Tredick,
At his Store ,on Drifeo's Wharf, 59 Hogfteads
good flavoured
ft St. Vincent RUM,
Entitled to the drawback. fan.^i, &o.
' — TO LET, ~
BY the fubferiber, his Tan-Yard,'
Bark-Mill, and Beam-House, fame to,pls, and
and other appurtenances, to be entered on the th
of April next—formerly tli eproperty of James
Ciarkfoo, EQ— enquire of<
CHARLES CHAU^CEO
,on the PremifeSp
Port [month.,an. 21, 18c?.
SCHOONER TdLLr™-""
A Conftaut Packet from Portfmont)t to New.
A burypprt. For Freight or Passage, apply to
JOHN BODGE, in Daniel-Street, or the Matter
on Board. Said Schooner is now lying at PotlG
mouth Pier,' January, 1899, ,
©sbome's %tie Lift: .
New-rort, fa. 9.—The Schr. Nancy Capt. Lincoln, ca her
passage from Dernardra to Boston, was tak;n by a French priva
teer and ordered for Guadaloupe, and in 48 hours after, retak
en by the U. S. frigates Adams and Insurgent ; from the latter,
of which a midihipman, Mr. Sharp, was put on board as prize
matter, and ordered for this port. Where the arrived lag evening,
laden with sugar and rum.
The (hip Betsey, Ptiae, o f Newyerk, is captured and curie#
,into Ncwprovidcnce•
Salm, Jan. 1,. The sch. Sally, Capt, Rea, of Danvers, bound
to Martinique, was taken by a Guadatoupe privateer of 14 guns,
the 19th Nov. and arrived in port the 25th ; during which time
Ihe ttt with no armed veffe:s but French. From the 20th Nov.
to the sth Dec. there were 13 American veffelscarried into Point
Pette, and there were no acounts of a tingle recapture. The
Captain of the privateer came out of Point Petre about the pth.
Nov. and told Capt. Rea's mate, who was taken on board the pri
vateer, that for ten days before he had been attempting to get
out, but was continualiy beat back by American cruisers, and tha±'
the privateerfmen had began tp grow low spirited. Bat for about
a fortnight from the 22d Nov. the American eruifers had disap
peared from that station, and given them an opportunity to get
in a great number es prizes, which had given them great fpirita
again. SO ignorant was the prizc-malter of navigation, that Case.
Rea had an opportunity to get hjm almost into Martinique, and
had there been a single American cruiser on the Ration, woul4
certainty have been retaken. The privateer was taken by .wk
English 40 gun Ship, two days after taking Capt. Rea.
Extract ofataterfrem Capt. Perry, of the frigate General Greene, to
a gentleman ts Providence, dated off Cape-Francos, December 5.
“ Since I last had the pleafureof writing Toy QU,
1 have taken a schooner under Danish colours,
bound from Gonaives to St. Thomas, laden with
coffee,cotton,&c. supposed to be French property,
—Also, in company with the Boston, having re
taken an American schooner, in possession of tie
French, and taking a brig bound from Jeremie to
St, Thomas, very richly laden. She Shewed Danr
ifh colours, but has every evidence of being French,
property.
FARM TO LET.