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From the ALBANY REGISTER^ I
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IN tithes when the rage of party fpjnl threat
ens to confound at dittiutliorf of fight arid
wrong, misleading the.weak and perplexing the
wifev-prodent men will not feaUily yield up their
judgment, will not raffily determine on the Writs ,
of the coofii&mg parties# But maintaining that
independent ground which they ought never to
relinquish, will carefully survey the (ituathnr-pf'
their country, end endeavor to dilcaver a. remedy
for the evils which threaten or afflict her.
Such toil would neV? do well rb take § retrof
pertive view of the causes which have led co tie
present c<!@ in the political affaivH of ilrisftate,
A serious fieview of the ba(lAia% Uy@U useful
hints for the regulation ofour. conduct sph now
arid hereafter- Ism calling the eye teck upon,
oWr rife and ptogreA as an irfde|>endent People,-
we difcQver that, the present aduiiniltrationot opr
government is criinpofed ofanen who were the
earliest to' eitibark their lives and fortunes in the
cause of Independence :—lf we find that under'
their adfpicys oaf exertions agaiuft a brave and
well difciplihfl but cruel and vindirtive enemy,
Were faccefsful: If .we find that .$ pr'efent.„
Chief Maginrate, during an arduous adiniwQra
tion, in which he had to encounter the difficul
ties arising from a state of war, Readily 'purfued
meafures the belt calculated to lighten the burthens
incident to fitch a state, and took yvery precau-;
tion which a prudent forefight could fuggefh to
render Peacif when it fhoukl return I real and a
permanent bleffiug: If we tipa that when Peace
had crowded our exertions in the field; opr anx
ious expectations and warmed wiffies were flill
directed to him as the pilot ofour poljftalbarque :
if we find him in Peace zealotrfly engaged rtf pro
muting fitch meifures as would tend to repair the
ravages of war, as well as to preserve-those pre
cious fruits of that glorious ftrnggle— Liberty
and INDEfcNDENC£ : If we find that the general
refute of his Adminillration, during an epoch the
tiioft trying and important perhaps that may ever
occur in our annals, *as highly conducing to the
prosperity of the fete, and entitled him to the
applatle and reait&l&of the people : —And-—
If after the toils of the revolution, w^re over,
we find a faction arising among us and affecting
to difcoter ruinous errors and corrupt principles
in this wife, virtuous, vigilant and fuccefstul Ad
minißrationt If We find this fadion commencing
tn opposition to which they were Simulated foie
1, by tuft of power and avidity to accumulate
Wealth I If we find them in order to firengthen a
cause so difgraceful, embracing and inviting into
their ranks the deadliert enemies df our revolu
tion: If we find this motely group ,of ,pottate
Wbigs and old tories falfel, affirming the ffiafle and
the tone of Liberty, and aiming bv the bafelt <>t
means to bring her real friends and the long-tried
defenders of her cable into disgrace : If we find
them availing with the detestable weapons of Han
der and malice, the venerable father of the state,
and the virtuous patriots whose wfflom end love
of country induced them to fuppprt his Admini
stration : if we find them difturbigg &W peace of
the cominquity, by libellous.and incendiary pub
lications ; by setting up as an idol for popular
veneration, a man never diftinguilned for fupefi
or wisdom or attachment to his country, by parad,
ing this idol through the ftate,with a numerous
and motly cavalcade at his heels, as the images of
Popes and faints are carried about in certain coun
tries to riv^t the foperftition of the multitude ; by
conferring lupon this weak and vain idol the Un
merited title of Man of the People, and. by every
furrepticiads, aft imputing him as ftich upon them
fellow citizens: If we find them at length, by
means like these, fogefsful in miff^ading aula
jortty of the people, and thereby (aborting. an
Adminidratioa which in war had led us to vjQory
and Independence, and id peace had facrediy. pre,
served from visionjhearlt of our domeffi se
curity and freedom : 'lf- we find this fartion (for
so they mult' be called) when pofleffed of that
power for which they had so l^^ Itruggled a
gaiuft the virtue and ptatriotiftn of the Irate, exer
cising it caprieioufly, tyranglcdlly and pntontlitr.-,
tfonally ; reviling the memory of tlte revolution,
and traducing the spirit of f&edom which gave
birth to it ; laughing to Scorn repubftcantffri and
the doffrine tof liberty arid equality of rights ;
perfecting the honelt and initoxible adherents of
the old whig system I Uiriffiing away the funds of
the State to renumerafe enemies of the revolutions
for property which &j had forfeited by treafop,
arid for which in all probability they Had been
amply conipenfafed.dUt of the coffers of ttetr
royal master ; eoeouraglng intyratticable projects
of improvement in internal navigation, Calculated
to drain the Trexfury of us fubdance, while it en
riched a few favorite partisans ; fopporting the
general government in a system of measures, con
demned by the IndignaQ voice of the Union;'
wh.dk has ennfigned their authors t<> the bdek
rfrdwMrfwitta Whose limits, If the voice of reason
and of injured liberty be littenedao, they Witt ere
long be left to meditate upon the folly, wicked-
Dels arid imbecility of their pad conduct.
Fellow-citizens, if a calm and dispassionate re
view of the paif, brings before you In filch odious
colours the party opposed to the prefect Ad mini
fratiori of your government, have you not teafon
to rejoice^that the period of their political exift
has arrived ? When therefore they raise the War
hoop of faction, and expert you t%oio tire clam
our of OPPOSITION to the CON STItoTED AU
THoMtits, you will pause. and ,ec o nea that
they once seduced you to torfake the friends mid
founders of > our freedom, and commit your rights
and privileges to their gOardianffip, and you Will
recoiled, that instead of preferviog this sacred
deposit unimpaired, their flagrant violation pt the
trull, has railed you to chile the fatal h@,r when
you yielded to a too generous confidence in their
tirofeffions. Alive to their treachery arid ingrati
tude, and roofed by the irrefutable voice of free
dom, yon have dripped these political moUnte
banks of the power they obtained by their jug
glin" arts ; you have fnmmoned venerable pa\
ttiots and faithful republicans to prefix again in
your Councils ; you have chosen as difpenfere of
the honors and emoluments Os your government
men who are willing to render your-liberties fe
cure for the future by depfyingithis faa.ion of the
means by which if might most faccef, fully assail
them. When these men deceive or betray you, it
will be time to mistrust them, and confignthem
to merited difgr^ arid infyuy. ^±l%^
they go on in obedience to yorir SOVEREIGN
WILL flipping thofeof power who are the wil
ful or mifewded enemies of liberty, and clothing
those in its h^liments who have ever been faith
ful to her cause, you will not, you cannot with,
bad from @> the grateful plaudit offoetl.fr
r^fa^CT
I PRAYER , I
I rrSffl&n from a Jmall worf.vhiGl^afp^ay&l I
'fome'fafs ago in Germany,wilder ike'title <§ *
.iQ/e^Getherbuck, (The tin^^
b^ok) ^^
" OTHOU eternal;,incoinpretenfible Being,
Who art the fountain of roerc,fopi, <he fepree p]
, ,ug£l iThy fun ,te& cqwviy & Qriilian ^d
the Athieft ; Tliy showers equally bourjfh the
fields of the believer as the fotidelj the, feed qt
' virtue , even £^ndfy~tloiekr.(^|,l?e imuiqus
and the- heretic. . From thee I. learp,, fheref^e,
that diverfy of opipipiis does notj^ev^nLpT^
faim ,heing a beneficient fatten to, jmank^Ki.
Shall I tlien thy feel^efepre^k
Shall I not permit my ffyeffs to a^°re Thee, i/r
whatever manner they pleaser S^ I perfaMte
thole wfe diYTtt noth me ih point iff'thinking'
Shall I spread niy.teljgioi, wittithe ftobri o < W
[word V 0 Thou ! whose mighty pooler and rifr
effable love embrace the uniyeife^grint .that fuel) .
erfdnted'i^ ptiriciptef inly never himiptlq ^>
breast? 1 will try to be like Thee as far as frtiiftkn
efforts can approach infinite perfteftibri? fyifflfe
as indulgent as Thou to all men whole tenets diff
er from mroe, and all unnatural, eompulOun *l'
point of tonfeience fli@'tf^fltffr^fm^ fto^
my kingdom: ' Where ^ibe region dirdi>s
not infttua" us t'6 love- vih,ebrid detest vice? Let
all religions, fherelore be tolerated. Eetafrrrikfr
kind pay their tyorthip to Thee, Thdlfaeruat Bis
ing ! in the t^anner they tlrifiti Betti Does air #
tot in judgment deserve eriptflfion from friciet,?
And is force to, beihe proper yay so wingbe
heaft, or bririg tfe fwer'vingjhrin^ to a trtie f^nfe
of religion-? Let the fhamefo! chains of feligibii^
tyrgririy be parted arimdet and t,e fueet bond's of
fratefcra amity unite" all ffiy fobjetts 'former'; I
m fentible that man,difficultles will occur to the
ih this bold atre'm"pt§ and 'tte-moft of them will
be thrown in my way by those petfohs whir Hile
tl ctwelves Thy minifterEfbdt may Thy Almighty
/pouer uevfr forfakeme! 0 Thou eternal and m
conipr^bepfible Being ! fortify m, holf fefolotiiffs
viihth, love, to furmritiht-every etflbcte ; and kt
that law of our divine matter which incofeatts
charity, and patience, be always imprefleti Upon
my heart. Amen.".'
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United states END TRIPOLI.
~ CIR C^.LA R 5.
To.the Confer and Agents of the United States of
America, .raiding in, fiance, Spain, Portugal, &
Italy , the Barbary States and British Garrijons
in the Mediterranean, and to all . others whym jt
doth or may c^Kern :.
,‘ GESTLetyEW, .. J . .f
IN the GMstih, which I have" had the honor
th transmit to- f&tr office Twice November latt, 1
have informed you, Os the Bate of our affairs with
this Regency , and noW confirm the whole of their
contents, sfo reqneft youTri Continue to keep owr
vessels in port; and by no friearis to permit an) $f
them to fail; iinlefs under convoy,as I expeft c+e.
ry inftarrt that war will be declared agairiff t!?e
United States... > 1
Tite gr^ateft force tim frhis Regency if able to
put to tea at once, is due (hip of 28 guns arid 2fc
met, ; one brig and two policies of 14 guns arid
100 men each, the whole of whiehit isfuppe^d
wUV^^Hptox^d agihft the me^^^ffiTri
0^ fellow citizens. I therefore re,left yon, gen-,
tiemen, td m&ke this Circular as public as pbffblk,
arid to tranfinit a copy of itto the Department of
State. I am,.&c. - „ 4' .../ ^..--3.
JAMES L. CATHCARTS '
Chancery cf the United Starter of 4„fc .<'>
rica at Tripoly, tn Barbary, May &
11^,1801. 1.,-i.
To the Ccnjals, ¥%n, cc. &c. [as abate.] '
' GENTLEMEN,' =•
I AM sorry to inform yen, that this instant, 6
o'clock, P. M. the Bafhaw of Tripoly feht bis Csa
cri so inform me, that he intends -to declare War
in form against the^U nited States of America, up
on Thirtklay. the 14thofMaY,.iml flrarthe stag of,
tie United states has already beeh Hoisted on
board the cruizerc, in the place where the flags of
the nations at war with this Regency are'always
boifted. Yon ^ill please to use every means to
yoor power to give publicity to this Circular,and
transmit a copy of this to the Department or
State. " " JAMES L. CATHCARTS
;Tripaly, Mtty.ti, ibot-. "
The following is a copy of another Circulars,
GENTLEMENS ~
IN addition to my circular of the iithiT&iem
forty to inform you, that our flag Itaff war cut
down -upon Thuriday the 14m inst. and wat Wa^"
declared in form; by tlie Balhaw of Triply, ^
gainft the United States of,America. *™'
You will please to give every publicity?fa this
Circular, stl Trariftnit a copy thereof to the De.
partmenc of tStatel I shall depart from Tripoly
bound to Ttinis ip'b few days, whefe l ihall re'-
main to wait the President's orders.;
I am gentlemen, &c. .'
. JAMES L. CATHCART.'
Tripoli, May 15, 1801. - /
To Thomas Appleton, Efa. Qnfolof the
' United States of America, at Leghorn.
•. Quarantine, at Leghorn, Junez,vß^i. •
• SIR,'
^,AS 1 find several of my fellow-citizens in this
port, whd seem determined to fail, riotwithtland
ing their being informed of War tiling declared by
the Bafhaw of lYipoly again# tl&wnited'States
of America, I conceive it my duty t° inform them,
through your office, ofihe actual force of that Re
genc,f "Which \<as ready to fail on the ^m 0,
May, and -the conference attending the, capture,
of any of them."
, Rr/?.— Should any of our fellow-citizens be un
- fortunately capttrred, they would fe kept as hos
tages, m order, to force our Government to com
ply with terms wholly incompatible Qvith the bofl
eor and' interest of the United States r and which
I am of opinion, our Government will rejelt with
difdafo,
Second.lf, on the contrary, our fellp^c^
sens frould defeat.thesi, add find two ®r tift tfi
theit tfuifers, they will render art ,effentifyervice
to there country, as we fhafl be enabled thereby to
conclude a peace with Triton upon oute terms &
the otirer Regencies wifi probably be fflttaid@t#
in fomenfeafnre from breaking w^to
r Third. —The Bafhaw of Tripoli lies pawned all
the, honor he toy that he will not capture 30% of
our veiled mitil the fxpiratrcn of forty days, to
V commence from the iqjii bf May ; but lam per.
faded that if any of his squadron falls in with any
'* of our rcffelS"CT&i before that period expire, they
I will taptore them, and if they are vataabta. they
las certainly, will be coiulemqeQ 'fo^,erthelefs, I
F recommend to bur countryttfe'n to act dpotfthe
defeulive only, until tne expiration of said period :
but mould the Tripolitans fire the firtt gun, to e*-?
ert thenrielvcs to the utmotl id otderto Infyire
these people with a highSdei^f American intre
'pidity, and t& realize the idea I have already in
tylfed tpetii wiffi„hirt the Amrtfc were a rapb
rior race of men to the Caftrati of Naples, & that
they u oti+Q never take rinybfour. property, wish -
our its fir ft being difputed'to the ntmoih- ' #
. F^U^The/ as| force of Tripoty, ready
for sea on the 24th of^ay, wasjft/gtbe Admiral,
an American btulffeilL 'compered,'deep-waifled,
yeLlofaides, with a irate ifyeak, muzzle of the
grins' red, low, pallty green stern, with floM-rs
fefluohed >bbteabe wm#t&; pa,nted,h:,e, and ,
I white tyoiran head, heavy jr^mfyaud lpokg at
a diftence, like a Sparifrard, . „e is &,>m added
fy Peter Lisle (alias) Mora'd Roize, an E%lilh re
rie^ado, mounts 1.8 mhfyeundrrs on her main
deck, 6 fours on her quarter-deck? two bow chas
ers and two 4k@ shafera, which are placed in,
such a manner, that the taffarel iscut deivti ^try
low, and is a good mark to know the veflel by.
She is manned With 200 men. and Orrins 28 guns.
Second, a Swedish-bulk bark, which is fitting cut
at Malta, and is to carry 150 men and in guns, 6
ponudera-^A Swedjlh built ^rig, which is fitting
up in a hurry^' and carries 14 guns, 4 plunders,
and fzo men, has great &et aft;'abd~ has the Jo<
hahueS V6n Berk paintedateve h& cabin - win
dows, and a white woman head, &urth, two
pclacres of 1$ guds fach, one of which is & blatk,
the other yellow' fidesfand a Bermudian poop,
painted fed ; their guns are 4 pounders, and they
c^rfy sbo men each. Twd quarter gallies built
at Malta, the one roWirtg 2&owers, the-other 24 —
cany 4'guns each, and froth, 70 to job rheh each,
are calculated to keep under the stern and rake in
a calm, in a frefh breeze are of no fefvice, may
easily be known, by havings extraordinary large
Jattaen fails. The Whole force of Tripoly conkAs
o( feyep tail of vessels, carrying 106 guns, 4, $ &
, pouudets, and ^4O men, very badly equipped.
,liey have more- ve&i, but have no people to
man thenar Their mi& of~attatk is, firit, to
fire a broad fide, and then fa up a lend Shout,- in
order to intimidate their enetyy, they then board,
if pdffible, with as many men as they can, armed
with pistols, large and fatal! knives, and probably
a few blunderbirfes, if you beat them off once,
they {etanm-rHk n- fecund vecOTTOCT, and three
well 4iie£ted br^a, sides will infore ydua Hm
plete victory. The capture or linking of their
Admiral is of foch importance that it will not on
fv insure ns a permanent peace - upori our Own
terms, but will probably effect a revolution in
Tripoly favorable to onr rhtetetl in the whole of
the Barbary States. From viewfag the import
ance of the object meant to fecure„fhould a cattle
eufoe, I am perfaadeti that every worthy son of
Columbia will exert Iriinfelftp the utrhoft of his
abilities; and will footer submit to desthlban slav
ery, the continuance of which probably, ma, be
for many years, which God in his infinite mercy
forbid. I request Mr. Aprietom to furnish the
masters of all the American velfel# in port, with a
copy of this letter, to make it circular in all the
ports in the Mediterranean, ; Lifban, Lemdop *ud
Hamburg, and to transmit a copy thereof to (he
Department of State, 1 am, with feutimenb of
the grouted elleem, Yours, &c..
. JAMES L. CATHCART.
P, S. Tlie Admiral is a reputed coward, feklom
goei fear a veflel that looks warm, a few sooden
guns; wai# and barter sloths would be of fer
vi% @d iOTcafe ?4 faftidh, boarding netting^
ought not to be omitted.,
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foreign articles,
NAVAL ACTION.— French Account.
The following it the Official Account iq the
Mbaileur.
• ;°. PAIUO.UXY tyv
Rear Admiral LenoW, wi&hreefail of the Hue,
the Formidable, andjridompiible, of 80, the De
faix, of 74, and the frigate Mniron, of 18 guns,
1 after having given chafe to the enemy's ffiips,
which Were cruizing on the coaftoi Provence, ap
peared before Gibraltar, at the moment when a
British fqQ adr °rt of fl * "11 of the line bad arrived
there. fr OTflte rflh of foty, Rear Admiral tenois,
bad anchored in the bay of Angelinas; exptettlog to
be attacked riext morning. ,n the(nigii£ he land-,
ed the General of Brigade, DevCaux, with a part
of the troops, to. man the batteries in the harbour.
.On the sth, at tyA. M:the caunpuade commenc
ed again# 6 fcngliffi Ihipi, whith cafoe without
delay, and brought their broadsides to beat with
ih gunshot of the French Ihips, The battle then
began to be warm. The two fQuadfons appeared
- to be equally animated wiibitt the fefclution of
conquering. ' .
If the French squadron had feme advantage in
its position, the English fqaadron had double the
force, and several 90 gun /hips. The Englifh
ihip, the Hannibal, of 74 guns; bad placed herfelf
bet weed the French fqnadron and the land.
It was half pall 11—This was the deceive mo
ment. fofTWo hours the Formidable, on board
of which Rear-Admiral Lenols was, made, head 4
again!) 3 Ebglifh flips of the. line. One of the
;fliips of the Englifhfqtiadroo, uhich was Rationed
' with her broacifide to one of the. French (hips,
struck fer flag at g quarters part 11. An infant
iter, the Hanhibai, exposed: to the fire of the bat
teries of 3 French fltips, which poured broadsides
upon her into both tides, also struck her flag. At
half patt42; the English favadron cut their cables
and made fail. The, Hannibal was towed by the
Formidable. Os her crew of 606, 300 were kil
led. The frft Engh/h (hip of the line which
struck her flag was disengaged by. a great number
of gunboats, and other emharkations sent from
Gibraltar. The battle covers the French with
gldry,and proves whaf they can do. ? . " ^
Rear Admiral Lenois is at Cadiz&With the mfr
nibal 1Q repair her.
Wqimpariently expert the account of the loss
which each fojp foflained. (Monitor. -
(bromtian between Great Britain.and Ruffa.
COPENHAGEN, 7VLF 11.
; The Convention concluded on the 17th of June
tawty the Rnffian Mirnftry an<l!rd St. Helens
Jonfifted of Ten_Afticles, of ^hich the following
^ the cffeutial contents ; r
. : Art. I. Therelhall be Peace and Friendship be
tween the two powers hud their Subjects. .
AM.IL Both the high Contrasting Parties en
fege to abide by their ordinances, prohibitii^
anytrade in commodities which are contraband
ot war, with the fueniy again# whom one of the
two Powers make war. -,
^ Art. HI. The ihips of ^entrzl Powers Until fail
without mokitation to the Harbors and <&|k ( ~
the.,Belligerent Nations. The effects fodud on
board the thips of Neutral Powers, with the ex
eeptign of such as are contraband of Mdr, or the
property of jbe enemy, (hall be tree; the raw or
mauufiaura produce of .the Countries engaged
in war, whUh the fubjelts of neural powers hall
have purchased, and the bringing aWay on their -
owu account, (hall likewise be free. The arti
cfes corifidered as coptr^bahd of war, (hall'niake
no alteration in the partiCulfyflipupations <,f the
Treaties with other powers. The Powers engage '
to issue ftri& orders to life Captains of their ship„
to conceal no contraband goods.
Art. 4. The right of fearoh (ball be possessed
only by;lbipM bfwaf, and not by ptiv teers.. A
ship bf war belonging to the Belligerent .Powers
which (hall : inquire io vifft a Merchant flrip cep
•oyed by a dip of war "of the neutral nation,
fog remain at the dillance of a phnon Amt,
wherever the. teb,^ the place if,meeting, does
not render a nearer approach nefeffary. The
conunangler of the (hip of war of die belligerent
party ffian fend a boat on boafd the convoying
(hip,parity to ^feertam that (he is Tally employ?
&to convoy die merctafal flip with her fyecific.
lading, to the port for.whichthe is bound ; and
partly to be certain, that .the feip ofwar betn^a
to & Im^rial or R<§llfleet; ts the ,3, rrof
the Merchant Ihip are in proper <)«!#, end there
appears no other, ground far fufpefcm, no further
vriitaii^n (hall take phrte ; but in , contrary rate,
t^e convoying ffiip fyy dc^m the convey tle
time neceflafy for vifitihg the (hip, at wh ch fifit
ing one or more -officers owmthe convoying (trip
mail be present. If the commander of ^ ftp of
" ar (halt thmk proper to visit a inerehantrfhip ter
a reason which appears to him important, be (haj
fend notice^rhis intentton to the commander of
the cqnvuyiiig (hip, who lhall.be at liberty to fend
an officer on board so be present, at the lea fth.
The merchant .(hip (ball be carried .into the near
est port of the ll^iigereo power, and them bf;
fubjeft to feakh,«iWailj>offibie care.
Art. V. The commander df sissy of -war cf
the Belligerent Parties, ^ho ffiall detain one of
more convoyed th ips, ftrifi.be^nf^^^ for @e
eipeufes and damage; and in case be (hall excregl
hit lUftructibns, fj&r puiiiflimenL—Qn the'difet °
pand, a convoying (hip $$II ? undercrio pretext, ,
fortify ttyofe. the (teietriion of onelor more mer
chant ihips b, the (hips of war of tt;e Belligerent'
party;; ~'
Aft."Vl. This afrticle relates td the judicial
regulations, which both, parties engage to serve-
Art. VIE A fhfp is not acknowledged to he-'
long to the Nation whose flag it beat's, if the cap-,
tain and the half otthe tfew are not of the fame
nation; \-
Art. Vllt. The ptintipfes and regulations eftah-;
lifted in this Treaty, shall be applied to a# NaraJ^
Wars, in which one ot the tuo Powersway he .
engaged, while the other remarry nourer, These .
flipuiations fliall therefore fe coofide^d as per-,
maneut, and be bfld @t a codHant rule to the two
Nations, with rtfped; to commerce. ~
Art. IX. Denmark add Sweden ihaM receive
back their (hips ^nd coloffies; when they shall ac
cede to tliis Convention-.-
Art. X. iThisComwition (bill be ratified with
in two ninths, or former, Tjwffiblc,
/ 'OEEGrPT. •
. PfßiyuLr &-,"
The news from Egyp,.ty?the brig Lodi, are
dated May 10. J'be^ess which the English have
publ (bed, r^pe&mg it ate prior to t%e Bth „a„
so that we are better ?cqpai%tgd.than they milk y
the fiate of things.—General merou, with 6oGo
men, occupied the er tfciiC! f ^mp before Alex
andria.. He kept a tyi^Wfe^ r igoo m+u, in
fantry and CUvaWr. &% mr'^ffim, to pro
cure "ptoifior^. That a>^ s ?;%tr,ri-&
vvithin three Barnes be ;'t::o.v:i of the Arabs.
It forms the iffy c:.r,7.hirr < fortified;
armed, and has a Ftehh'pKi'hn, Tee Binds be
longing to Lite LMB t c t% ^cip-ed bv the
French army ; ave&, n%l rißi^^Wfo- ^m
Ancona. Lefbeh a ^ the j^fs. ^ ^;- f^r-ro
were occupied by the Fitr^ arm; iGn.oa: ,e-a
fill and Lagrange yfr h rs Ca^o ,¥p?rp"i .
mrii under their cbnfinqn^ cf}fr ^ ' : f;^
rhe 17th May to attack r : rG'¥^ A^ie, af^l
beis. The battle iv^sJ ;:>.-p'<r° ^
of May. If the Grand V%%T<w;s 4bii4,?to re
pals the Desert With confidt r,b;e LG.tta eoF,4>
would defeend to join Genefal,;cnouf,o that 'be
French -would thus obtain a-gfea, (tyeriority ov<-,
thd enemy.—Mourad Bey, 2nd three of bis pruni
pal Kathiets, are dead. The MariMtkes are dis
persed. A party kept pbfil (son of Upper Eg,*f.
under ' the, authority of the trengh.—All the new,# 4
from CoidtoitinopTe^ contrary to the above, art ~
/.£,.*. ,?v, yrrr 28.-
The Patil papers contain an arootmt that Gan,
thaume had rettirned-to Toulon, afteft having
landed a body of troops iff Africa.
JULY 30.
The Chief Cenful has ratified the treaty with
, Portugal. - ^
) M.O to has left England. His abrupt dqaart ore
has occasioned much tonverfation. - '
• The Paris papers mentiontht the Swift fine of
74 guns, Admiral Bickerton's flag- (hip, command-'
ed by tape Hallowell, has beeti taken in the Me
diterranean. A miftatee doubtless for the Hanni
bal„ They add, that the Ja(onuf36 guns has-been
wrecked off the coati of France.
popeffic ]|rfovmat;on>
pt4p4DErfH.rfyeG.2o.
A (hip pump on a new cpnQruaiuu has, ) 0 ,1,
been invented in thirty b)G,CL n,er, an ingeni
ous mechanic. A great iniperlertion in pinups on ?
every principle hitherto invented, is, that they
irce liable to be ckpaged, and get put of repair,.
By the dirt and gravel lodging in tbe bottom of
the vessel, this iinperfertion, is cqpipletely ofyjat
ed, by the invention of Mr. Clymer, a< a demon
flrarion of which he throwsan 18 pound tap in
tp the well, which was pumped up and delivered
iksa tew feoondi - , ..f
This experiment was made on Tye%y Jaft be*
fore fcc&vernor, Judge Peters, Qromcdoi,.
Barry, ft. Latrobe and several other referable
dtizep% aho spoke of the invention in terms a, -
approbatron, and we hope for & food o fm^ ,
kind that it may b'e hirfy tried, and meet with
the encouragement it deterves. vWffo™
> ^^c%i^ 24. - .
, The fetf-rftoter Krtmifyb w,yetkrgy
brought on ia the criminal quart in & city, iur -