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the m^tes aqd the hands. It w,f generally believ-
, '* ed that the ihip could not be condemned, as there
VOS not a tingle circumstance against her, except
ing her having on beard a few articles contraband
of trade, which you well know were intended tor
the Havanna, and were entered at Turk's Island lor
exportation to the Havanqa » an d there was no
thing landed at Turk's island without a special per
mit, and nothing landed that was contraband tn
the value of sixpence. I have, Jince condemnation,
received every assurance, even from the king s at
torney, and agent, that If I entered an appeal the
property would be redored, which is my fmcere
belief out God o^ly knows when—you mult lie
out of your property many years.
I bave.noted an appeal, and have done every
thing in my power for your intereU. I must do
Mr. Armstrong the justice tp lay I believe he has
done every every thing in the power of man to do
-tor the defence of your property; The charges,
fees, &c. are thrown on the claimant, with double
cofl. As to our treaty, it is violated almost every
day. American property here is in a flute of re
quisition, and condemnation is really the order oj
the day.
Domestic Intelligence.
VIRGINIA.
PETERSBURG, AUG. 2%
FIRE!
' On Saturday-morning last, about half after one o'clock, a Fire
broke out in Robert Bolling's tobacco ware house, at the upper
end of Old ftrett, which, by the time the citizens had assembled
at the place, was too much enveloped in flames to admit of ex
tiaafon—Their attention, therefore, was immediately turned to
-werds faring the tobacco, and we are happy to learn, that out of
about 12,000 hhds. the public loss is not more than 280. Tire
Luppofitlon is, that fomc bate mortal designed to set fire to this
Itoufe.'
The conduct of the black people upon this occasion, deserves
the highest praise. As if prompted by the influence of felf-intereft,
they were seen to strain every nervefor the Jake of their mofters.
Qutf±WiU not a fuhfeription be raided to reward and encourage
^•Kof tools men as particularly diftiaguifbed thumfclves !
' PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 3.
Extract tfa letter from a ridable merchant in Hamburgh, to hit
friend in & ciiy. July 2, 17,p.
, Yesterday came into Hamburgh from England, 290,0001. Sterl
ing in dollars, as a part of the subsidy for the Emperor of Kuffia ;
ttels is only a handful compared to what is expected. It is con
jeauredthat th. volley is for the Ruffian troops, which are told
ahakb&louaud.
" The'English are to land 20,000 troops of their own at Embden,
to jc'.i the Ruffians, which will make an army of 40,000 men or
towards, and ttrfe to he aided by the British fleets ; This force,
together with the Hanoverian troops, and the Orange party, in
and about HplianJ, is thought quite fufficlent for the conquest of
that country at tantime, when France has so much to do in ano
ther qmrter, that little assistance will be given the Hollanders
I;am them."
, September 9.
Ve^erday afternoon, a young man who had been for some time
confined with the lever in this city, during the abfefice of his nurse,
being fe':zcJ, it is supposed, with a fir of delirium, tofe from his
bed, and intended to the roof of the house, ^ which was three fto
lies high) from whence he fell into a neighbouring yard, and in
stantly expired.
NEW-YORK.
NEW-YORK, SEPT. 7.
We mention with sincere regret, that Dr. PERKINS, inventor of
the Metallic traders, fell a victim to the prevailing epidemic yes
terday morning, after an illness of 6 or 7 days,
CONNECTICUT.
NEW-HAVEN, SEPT. 4.
Wednesday lift, the sloop Mary, Ward, matter, with her stock
and ttorcs oh board, ready for sea, (lying at anchor ju this port,)
lie hay-rook fire from she caboose, by which fix oxen and horses,
and a number of Ihcep, were burnt to death, and her mast, rigging,
fails and hull greatly injured. The damage eltimired at more
than 1000 dollars.
' NEWBURYPORT, SEPT. Tg.
SEVERE ACTION.
Extrad ofa letter from Moses Brooten, Esq. commander of the U. Stated
jhip Merrimack, to Mr. Wm.Bartlet,ofthu town, daeed riug. 20, '99. .
“I suppose you will have heard the Ate of your (hip Rose, ere
you receive this but perhaps not particulars. The enclosed lift
of killed, wounded,&c. is handed me at this pl^ce by a Mr. Starks,
as an authentic account. Capt. Chafe behaved with the greatest
bravery and conduct—but at last was overpowered and boarded.
Capt. Chafe, of the (hip Rose, owned by Mr. Win. Bardlet, of
, Newburyport, was taken the beginning of the present month,
(Aug.) by the privateer L'Egypt Conquife, and after a brave de
fence of one hour ahd t half was obliged to submit to superior
force.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Killed—Benj. B. Dennison, mate ; John Tyler ; Samuel foot ;
and Sam'lWilliams—the last of yl^m was (hipped in Surrinam.
Wounded—Capt. Chafe, (lightly; Abel Hale; John Whaling ;
Sam'l Hopkinfon; Francis Hill; Johnson Brookins; Mofe* Curri
er ; Richard Long; Sam'l Pearson; Wm. Reed ; Samuel Weft ;
Smith Adams ; Thomas Kennifon ; Joleph Norton ; John Stone ;
and a Dutchman ; al! doing well except Hale and Whaling, who
were fcverely hurt.
AGALLANT ACTION.
Yefterda, arrived fch'r Dolphin, Eleazer Johnson, master, It
days from Savannah.—Capt. Johnson was bound from Havannah
to New-Orleans, and when in the mouth of the Miffifippi was cap
tured by a Britilh privateer brig,who took put all his hands, leaving
only capt. Johnson and his bo, on board the fchr. and put on board
a prize-matter and 5 men, and ordered the vessel for Jamaica
I Soon after, Capt. Johnson having reprefated to them the fbort
refoof water and provisions, three of the men took the boat and
^ went on ihore at one of the keys to procure water, when Capt.
Johnson. with the assistance of his boy, found means to secure three
Englishmen, and got his vessel into Savannah, where he procured
' anew crew to get home.
Cbe Republican Ledger.
Portsmouth, SEPTEMBER 19, 1799.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Nafau,
(New-Providence) to a rejpedab/e Commercial
r house in New-York, dated Nafau, July 13, 1799.
•SIR,
] wrote you by sloop Betsey, that failed for New
, York, about the 241 b ult. inclosing a lift of captur
ed and condemned veflels failing under American
colours. Since writing, the following have been
condemned.
July 25th —Sloop Sally, Armdrong, of Philadel
phia, cut out of an out-port in the island of Cuba,
where Die had taken in a cargo of sugar (1, per
mission of the Governor of the Island) to carry to'
Havannah, in order to load an American (hip lying
there ; condemned,on the ground of trading from
one enemy's port to another—vessel and cargo..
Aug. 2. —Cargo of fch'r Aurora, Lang, from N.
' York, to Havannah, by reafou of part of the cargo
being contraband ——vefiel (being freighted) was
cleared. ' 7‘
1 Aug. 6—Ship Rebecca, Bowler, of Providence,
JR.I.') Aid cargo, for having carried European
Goods from America to Turk's Ifland—altho' the
\ goods were there reported for exportation,and the
report was acceptec) by the Cullom House Office/;1
tie thip took in 5000 bulhels @, which with thel
VEuropean articles were duly cleared out for the I
Havarmab, but was brought into this port by one
of his H. M. (hips.
Aug. 6—Brig Felicity,M'Kenzie, New-York to
Havannah, condemned for having on board contra
band goods—vessel and cargo.
Aug. 9 —Brig Sa|ly, Brown, of Newport, R. I.
by reason of having taken on board ftaves at Mar
tinique, bound to Havannah, notwithstanding they
were regularly cleaned out at Martinique by the
proper officers—vefflfand cargo.
Aug. 9 —Sch'r Betsey, Hand, Charleston to Ha
vannah, for having on board twenty rolls sheet
lead, (esteemed contraband here)—vefleLatad cargo.
Aug) 9 —Sch'r Hazard, Cormick,Norfolk to Ha
vannah, condemned as being Spanish property ;
which (as was said) appeared from concealed pa
pers found on board her.
The Judgeof the court of vice-admiralty b s giv
en out, that he will condemn all neutrals, veflels
and cargoes, bound toporu; of the enemies of Great-
Britain, should they have on board any contraband
articles, except where the contraband goods are on
freight, and taken on board without the knowledge
of the owner of the veflel ; in that case, the cargo
will be condemned ; at leall the part owned by the
fllipper of the contraband articles.
At tl>e court held this day, the Judge has decreed
that bar iron (hall not be conlidered as contraband,
altho' it has been heretofore.
The King's ships fend in all neutrals bound to
Spanish ports on the Main,(New Orleans excepted)
on account of a late proclamation of the King of
Spain, which prohibits neutral veflels carrying any
property to those ports, except the fame belongs
to fubjeCts of Spain.
There is at present an immense quantity ofprize
goods in this place.
In the foregoing extraft some of the petty pre
tences are to be seen on which the Britilh condemn
our vessels and cargoes.
How greatly is our trade crippled, even by the
cruizers of that fipgle port of Nassau, New-Provi
dence ; but we must not complain, their depreda
tions on our commerce oug^t only to be consider
ed as the chaftifenient of a parent to a refractory
child.
And rczfon teaches cle# as light.
That all they do, is just and right;
And they arc rogues, and rogues in grain,
Who dare so much as once complain.
A letter from Cape Francois, Aug. 14, fays, on
the 30th July, flour was felling at 30 dollars, fifh at
24 ; and on the firft of August, flour was down to
10 dollars, and fifh to 4. Sugar rose from 4to 10
dollars—Coffee Was at 20 cents, and so we go.
The accounts of British Spoliations, detentions,
impreffments, flagellations, &c. &c. croud on us
apace. These we retail to our readers, agreeable
to our motto. The treatment which Capt. Giles
received from ap officer of the “imagnanimeus na
tion, [fee Salem head] Shocks credibility.—but it
comes so well attested that we cannot doubt its au
thenticity. The unhappy fate of poor Williams,
an American citizen, adds another memento to the
crimes of that nation, whose patriotism we are
called upon to imitate. While many of our broth
er printers are declaiming against French perfidy,
French piracies Stench,murders,&c.js it not a little
Singular that they fhomd observe so much studied
Silence upon the conduct of Great Britain towards
the United States? Purblind must that citizen be.
who does not observe in the conduct of that impe
rbu3 natron, ine continuance of a system not very
favorable to the interest of this country. This fyf
cem is beginning more and more to develope itfelf
—the cloven foot is making its appearance—and
we are happy to fay our fellow citizens are begin
ning to arouse from that Stupor, in which they have
too long lain, and are now fertoufly enquiring,
What does all the/e things mean ? Embarked in the
cause of republicanism—and placed as a watchman
upon the tower of Liberty, we Shall not flail to
found the alarm, when any thing hostile to the In-|
'dependence of our country Shall make its appear-I
ance. Let the danger proceed from whatever
quarter it may—
Whether from foes who in our bofem dwell,
Who Chirft for power our dear-bought rights t' expcll,
Whose sentiments, are rightly understood.
The "JwiniJh herd" should hewers be of wood!
Or foes remote—whose innate thirst for blood
Would fwcll old ocean with encrimfon'd flood,
Spread carnage wide where Freedom us'd to smile,
And with our sons manure our native foil. , I
RECRUITING.
It is with pleasure ye announce, that the recruit
ing business in Col. Graves' Regiment, goes on|
with great rapidity. The companies will be filled
in a Short time ; and young men, who feel an am
bition to become SOLDIERS, never can have a
finer opportunity presented. The objeft of thel
army is to be prepared for defence, in case of inva-1
lion from the French : And who is there, who loves I
his country, insulted and abused as it has been; that
will not readily join it and go up to Ramoth Gilead? |
I [Dartmouth Paper.] I
It is a little singular tnarthe writer of the above I
article Should have copied the language of the falfe I
prophets, who advised Ahab to go up against Ro- I
moth Gilead, with a promise of certain success.—l
How he succeeded the sacred volume teaches us— I
It seems, there was was one prophet who ventured I
to differ from the 4CO who had Spoken before him
—And this prophet was hated by Ahab, for the
Simple reason, thab he prophecied the truth. Thel
inference from the foregoing is natural—there arel
many prophets, who are repeatedly crying out— go I
up to Ramoth Gilead —or in other language, go up, I
fight against France and the Lord Shall give you |
success. If there were falfe prophets in Ahab's
time, it is not uncandid to suppose there may be |
some of that charafter in the present day.
In the Rev. Mr. Buckminster's excellent fer-|
mon, preached before the Legislature of this State, I
Juney, 1787, we notice the following paragraphs.l
The fentiqients of the Reverend gentleman; there-I
in contained, are what ought to acuate the mind, |
and influence the conduct of every pious clergy-I
man of the prelent day.
" The fair morning, that dawned over this infant I
empire, promising a serene and glorious dhy, is soon I
. changed : -the curtains of the heavens are Spread, 1
murmurs are heard in every region, ° darkness co-|
vs 1 the land, and gross darkness, the people,"
" Under these circumstances, it is matter pf pe-1
culiar regret, that ; you ape denied the learning,
wisdom, and piety, of that aged master of affem
blies# who, was to have led you; this morning, to I
the altar of God, and brought you the meflage from I
hisfacred word ; and by this disappointment youl
are called to attend upon one, who is but a son in |
the dofpel, who would not have been so early chof-|
en to this Service,could such a disappointment have|
been supposed probable. But taught to obey every 1
ordinance of man for the Lord's fake, “ being call-I
ed I came without gainsaying, and would now afle I
for what intend you have Sent for me ?" Educated !1
11 in the fchdot of the prophets, with which pefricsare,
I are not nectfa-ily converted, you must expert no
I direction in your civil police. It would be almost
Iprejumptionl prejumption in any of this description, and w ould
I be arrogance id me, in our present deranged and
I distracted State, when the wifelt Palinurus scarce
l knows which way to fleer, to dictate to those who
I have made politics their Study.
I ^ The Rev, Dr. Langdon, who fir two years in focceffion had
I been appointed to preach the election sermon, but had been pre-
I ventedby the infirmities of a broken bone.
Ip cpnfequence of some unguarded language
I used by John B. Church, Esq. of New-York, re-
Ifpetting €ol. Biirr, at a private table in that town,
I and reported to Colonel Burr, the latter sent Mr.
I Church a challenge,which being accepted, the gen-
I tiemen met on Monday evening, Sept. 24, about
I sunset on the Jersey Shore, at Hauck's ferry—Mr,
I Hammond was Second to Mr. Church, and Judge
IBurke of South-Carolina to Mr. Burr.
The combatants, placed at ten paces affunder,
I delivered their lire without any other effieft than
I that the bail from Mr. Church'! pistol puffed thro'
I Mr. Burr's coat. The pifiols being about to be
I reloaded, for a second Shot, Mr. Church, with great
I franknefs and candor, made concessions which Mr.
I Burr's Second and himfelf deemed fatisfaltory, and
I the gentlemen amicably Shook hands.
I Two valuable barns, in Temple, belonging to
1 Mr. John Patten, were Struck with lightning, and
I entirely coufumed the 7th iuft.
lAtI At the anniversary Commencement at Provi-
Idence, on Wednesday the 4th inst. the degree of
I Doctor of Laws, was conferred on the Hon.
James Sullivan, Esq. of Boston : Hon. Timo-
Ithy Pickering, Esq. Secretary of State ; and the
Hon. Oliver WolcoT, Esq. Secretary of the
I Treasury.
The following information we received from a correspondent)
By letters of undoubted authority we are informed, that the
I Board of Commissioners on American claims, arising ufklcr the
I Britilh treaty, have difeontinued their fittings. So that all hope
I of indemnity for loffcrfudained by depredations on our trade must
I now vanilh, at least for some time. This very important and
I highly interesting intelligence, comes ' fully authenticated from a
I quarter to which every degree of credit must be attached. It is
I said the Commissioners on our part will return to this country,
I as all profpeft of the difference being fpeeidly accommodated is at
I an end. This circumstance has arisen from the commissioners on
I the Britilh claims having ceased their fundions in Philadelphia.
So that we are now “ as we were ;" or in the sea phrase of Mr-
Pickering, the business of the treaty with England is now “ all in
I the wind." [Bofl. pap.
B, the Two Friends arrived at New York from London.
LONDON, JULY 34.
Downing-Street, July 23, 179%
I Dispatches, of which the toilowingare extracts
were this day received from the right honorable
Lord Henley, by the right honorable Lord Gren-
I ville, bis Majelly's principal secretary of state for
I the foreign department.
I Extract of a letter from lord Henley to lord Grenville,
dateaVienna, July 6, 1799.
I' The letters from Gonilantinople of the 18th pad
state, that official intelligence had been received by
I the Turkish government from Acre, that the gar-
I rifon of that plate bad made an the 21st of May, a
I general filly against the army of Gen. Buonaparte
I had coTOofacl, defeated if, and put a great part of
I it to the sword ; that General Buonaparte had, in
consequence, found himfelf obliged to let fire to
I his camp and baggage, and to avail himfelf 01 Q e
I night to retire towards Joppa ; that Ghezar Pacha
I had, immediately not only sent his cavalry in pur-
Ifuit of him, but had dispatched orders to proper
places, as far as might be poffibie to Itraiten or
cut off his retreat ; and that the heads of 13 French
generals, and 300 French officers, sent by different
Tartars, had arrived at Constantinople, and had
I been exposed, according to custom, on the gate of
I the palace, with a suitable infeription.
A fecoud messenger from Marshall Suwarrow,
I dispatched from Alexandria on the ift just, is just
I arrived. 1, am informed that, besides a detailed
relation of the brilliant fuccefles of the Imperial ar-
Imy on the 17th, 18th, and 19th p u ft, and by which
I it appears, that the loss of the French amounts in
I all to 20,000 men killed and taken prisoners, he
I brings an account of the Austrians having re-occu-
Ipied the town of Tortona.
I Extra# of a letter from lord Henley to lord Grenville,
dated fitly 9, 1799.
I An express arrived yetterday with dispatches
I from Gen. Kray of the lit inst, mentioning the sur
render of Bologna, by capitulation, to Gen. Klenau
on the preceding day.
In addition to the intelligence which I lately con
veyed to your lordship of the defeat of general
Buonaparte, and his flight towards Joppa, I have
to date, that this government has received official
accounts from Constantinople, dated the 22d pall,
that Joppa had been taken by the allied force,
(meaning, it is to be supposed, that under Sir Sid
ney Smith and a body of Turks :) that Buonaparte
had reached El Arilt, on the frontier of Syria, in
his flight, and that it was Scarcely to be believed
'that in his present circumstances of dittrefs he would
be able to gain in Safety the Egyptian Side of the
desert.
The Master of the Ville de Paris, Lord St. Vin
cent's flag Ship, arrived at the admiralty this morn
ing, with dispatches from his Lordship, and advices
from Gene Cupler. Thrfe dispatches confirm the
former accounts received of the junction of the
French and Spanish fleets. There had been no ac
tion at the date of the dispatches.
That some important event is likely soon to take
place in France, the Parisian accounts indicate.—
In Paris, Royalists and Republicans are both in mo
tion, and our readers may expert Shortly to hear
I of events, which will not a little affeft the politics
of the European and American world.
In the Parisian Gazettes, the United States are
wholly unnoticed.
The wiseacres in politics are prophecying the
immediate downfall of Republicapifm and the esta
blishment of Royalty in France, 1 hey order things
better in France.,
Deaths—ln Philadelphia, Sept. 7 —-31, Sept. 8
and 9—39.
In New-York, Sept. 7 —13. Sept. 8 and 9 —27.
Sept. 10—8.
From Charleston, Augufl 23.^1
“ It is at present very sickly here, the disorder
assumes nearly the, fame appearance as tha^of Phi
ladelphia. The black vomit appears the 4th gr
sth day, and death soon follows.
The plague is said to have broken out at Tangiers.
Dea#'
Z>/ED.]--At New-York, Mr, Robert M. Hurtin,
Printer, set. 2T.
At Elizabethtown on his way from Philadelphia,
to Neiv-Xork, Mr. Nicholas Sch weighaufer.;
At Salem, Elias Hasket Derby, Esq. TEt. 60,
having Survived his amiable consort but a,few
months. I
Buonaparte, from St. Barilfolomews, with a cargo
of beef arid pork, and dry goods, arid carried her
fafe into St. Christopher's ; worth about 26,000
dollars."
The Merrimack, Capt. Brown, has been one of
opr most fuccefsful cruisers. Sofas the Centinei.
The U. S. frigate Adams, Capt. Morris, is des
tined for the Guadeloupe ilatiun. She will take
out a contoy.
The U. S. Revenue Cutter, Governor Gilman,
Capt. Adams, is arrived in this port.
The United States brig Pinckney, Capt. Hay.
wood, and South-Carolina, Capt. Paine, are at the
Havannah.
The Essex frigate, building in Salem, is to be
launched 011 Monday the 30th inst.
The Lifoon Gazette, fays, the Fly, a privateer,
which failed from Cadiz, (owned in Bourdeaux,)
has captured 150 prizes, great part of which were
A merleans.
There are now in this port for adjudication,
(fays a New-Provier.ee paper of July 21,) about 18
or 20 fail of Americans most of which it is fnppoG
ed will be condemned, as they have valuable cargoes.
A ship and cargo worth 40,000 dollars was con
demned the other day on account of the owner's
having been born in Ireland, but who is now a citi
zen of the United States, having resided there for
fix years pal They brought forward an aft of
Parliament as far back a\ the time bt their flft king
femmie (rest his foul) and even threatened to try
the owner for his life, for daring to swear allegi
ance to the United States."
The American veflels carried into Jamaica,
within ninety days, and there “ detained," may be
reasonably estimated at ONE MILLION OF DOL
LARS! •
Anived at Boston, frith inst. the Ship Diana, Barker, from
London, last from PottfmoUth, from which place he failed on the
27th of July. We have not received any late papers by this ar
rival, but are informed, that accounts had been received in Eng
land, of the French and Spanish fleets having left Cadiz.
From Charleflon, August 23.
A letter from a gentleman in the Island of St. Kitt's, to his
ftiend in this city, dated the sift of July, has the following para
graph :
" The latter end of this week a final! expedition will Tail from
hence, and you may expea to bear that we have taken poUEC^a
of Surrinam for the use of the Stallholder.
By the brig Sukey, arrived at Salem the nth left, in 43 days
from Cadiz, we have the following IMPORTANT NEWS:
On the gth July, the French and Spanish fleets entered Cadiz,
contifting of 42 fail of the line, besides frigates, (chooners, lug
gers, &c. On their arrival, they began to lefit acd prepare for
fca with the utmost expedition, and on the aoth,,thcy all failed
again. On going out the St. Anna of 112 guns, a Spanish Admi
ral's ship got on fhoxe, where She lay two cays, but was got off
though unfit for sea.
On the 29th, the Sukey came out and passed through the Enffo
Fleet, about 9 leagues W. S. W. of Cadiz, confining of 32 fail or
the line, among which were 13 three deckers, betides a great
number of frigates and fmail vetfels of war, all fleering to the
northward.
It was not understood where the French and Spanish were bound,
but conjedured for Brest, with intention to embark troops for
Ireland. Some suppose they ' were only off to the westward with
intention of drawing the Fnglilh fleet out of the Mediterranean,
and then to pass up. N
GALLAN^XPLOIT.
Extras from&te leg booh of the brig Maris arrived at Charlfen,
August 18.
"On the 24th of July, failed from Sandy Hcok. Nothing hap
pened till the third of August, when at 3p. M. we saw a sloop
coming before the wind with all fail set for us ; on coming
nearer, we saw the was a privateer; we tacked for her; at
4 P -M* gave her a shot: the dire&y hauled her wind, Knitted
English colours, and fired a gun to leeward, the signal for a friend..
We put about and flood on our course, then in lat. 30, if,
long- 67.
“ We kept on our course till the 7th; at half past 7 A. M. saw
a large ship off the leeward quarter, and a fc|iooncr astern, fleer
ing the fame course with us. At the fame time saw the Hole in
the Wall, off the lee-bpw, and a ship co windward, Landing to
northward. At half part 8 hie bore down, was in a squall, and fir
ed a shot at us under Spanish colours. At the fame time we car
ried away our topmast ftcering boom, which gaye the ship the ad
vantage of coming up with us. She he hoisted English colours
and sent her boat on board, which took me and all m, papers
out. After taking me on board, sent back the boat and fcarched
ail the trunks and the hold. After that pressed four men with
regular protections.
" At § P. M. feat me on board, with my papers, with a lieuten
ant and 12 men, and made fail for New-Providence, where we
arrived next day at one o'clock. At two the captain came on
board the Maria, with the purser, a midihipman, and boat's crew ;
took me, the supercargo, and a passenger, on fhote with him ;
left both vessels lying off. About three quarters of an hour after
being on thore, I found that 1 was to be condemned.
“ The midfllipman had orders to go off, with a letter to the
lieutenant, to bring the Maria toForbes' swharf, and there to moor
her, which I took to be a true signal ror condemnation. I there
fore took this opportunity to go off with the boat. On my going
on board I met her elofe to the bar. I told the pilot to run no
rifle, for if he should touch I would have his head off that mo
ment, which frightened the fellow, and made him keep her off.
“ At half pait feveu,a cloud being over the moon, I gave my
officers a signal that I meant to take her, and the word % xis Maria,
which was soon done, and all fail made for this port,,where I ar
rived, all in fafety, with the firft lieutenant of the Arab, twelve
leamen, and the pilot.
66 My greatest thank, are due to Dr. Cuyler, for his attent: V,
and supporting me during the paffigefrom Nassau to this port."
f At the GRoefirsTd^Er
No. I, Deineraryftreet, under the Museum, are fold
at a moderate price, the following articles :
IX7EST-India Rum ; Brandy;
'' Gin ;
Excellent high flavored Cherry Rum.
Bohea,l
Souchong, } TE A S.
and Hyfon J
Indigo.; Pepper ; Alfpice ; Cotton Wool ;\
Freffi Railins.
Cod and Pollock Fish.
An affoitment of CROCKERY WARE,
&C. &C.&C. N
^ Flax-Seed and Barley will be
taken in payment. Portsmouth ^ept. 18,'99.
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Additions to Portsmouth Mifam.
An Oilrich'sEgg, containing'^ 1-2 gills liquor,
>y Mils Mountford.—A Sea-Spider, by Miss Lucy
Yeaton —Several Coin used in the Atrftrian Neil er
lands, by Capt.Badge—An OftriGh's Egg-shell, con
taining I quart measure liquor, by Mils Tuttle—
A large and fmail Sea-Porcupine ; the head of a
Sword-Fish, the enemy of the Whale and Sea^iar;
Petrified roots of trees ; an Armadillo, and a Tom
mahawk, by Mr. M%tire— A Spider wjth wing,
by a Lady.
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o^ocn^% Marine 1^ -
The Ship Ja'cob, Brown, has cleared for Ja<
marca. - —
Navy Department, 17th Sept.
Extra# of a latter from Capt. Broun, of the U. S.
flip Merrimac,so the Secretary of the Navy, dat
ed, at Sea, Augif 10.
“ I captured latt Tuefday, the letter of marque.