The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-05-06 00:00:00, page 3

(L.S.) - WHEREAS Thomas
By Order of Court, Eves, commander
John Carmichael, cf the flooj^Hen-
Reg. C. V. A. riecta, private vef»
' ‘ fel of war, did. on
the Seventeenth day of March, fend into
thia port the schooner Polly, of and be
longing to Boston, whereef Alpheus Bil
lings, is Matter, upon suspicion that'the
Goods, Wares and Merchandize therein la
den, were the Goods, Wares and Merchan
dize belonging to France, or to the fab]cits
of France.
> Andwhereas the ufaal proceedings were
had and done in due form of law, and it
appearing from the several examinatoins
and other proceedings had before Michael
Grant, Esq. foie judge of this Court that,
the goods, wares and merchandize, laded
on board the laid schooner Polly were re
ally, truly and bona fide the property of
Citizens of the United States of America.
It is therefore ordered, that the said Alphe
us Billings have free permiflion to depart
with the said schooner on his intended
voyage without hindrance or mokttation.
In teflimotty whereof, I, John Carmichael,
Regißer of said Court, being diredied by
the fudge so to do, have hereunto Jet
my hand, and seal of office at Naffiau ;
this third day of April, 1794. and in
the thirty-four th year of his Mey e fly*s
reign.**
The case of the above vessel is fully in
point, as she was bound from a French®
port, with French* produce. In addition
we have been favoured with the following
extra# of a letter from a gentleman, at
Nassau, to a merchant in, this town, dated
April 3/1794—° Since our laft,.the order
therein mentioned, of the 6th Nov., for
seizing neutral vessels coming from the
French colonies, being refeinded, we have
now the fatisfa#ion of writing you the
present, by Capt. Billings; who is released
by the Captors, and allowed to proceed on
paying costs of Court.* Had. We thought
is for your interest to detain the vessel until
the matter came on to be tried, at the end
of Three or four weeks, it is very probable
that the Judge would have given costs of
Court againtt the. Captors; but the dama
ges, because the privateer ailed in confor
mity to the King’s inttrudionsthenin force,
or not officially countermanded. The
queflion of damages must therefore lay be
tween the two nations.”
The schooner Industry, of Portfmouth*
alike situated as ths above schooner, was
liberated at the fame time, and failed with
the Polly.
^fbe costs of Court were about 40 deHart^
A Paris paper of January 29, contains a
letter from J ambon Saint Andree,
commissioner of the people, which in
formed, that a squadron from Brest, which
had been ordered tocruife off the coast of
Ireland, had returned with 12 prizes—a
mong them were, the ship Concord, an
American, 300 tons from Philadelphia,
.with fugar,cotton and coffee, bound for Er
gland, captured by La Felicite—th^ihip
John, an American, 400 tons, from Vir
ginia, for England, with tobacco, by the
Infurgente—the brig Commerce, of Boston,
150 tons, from Boston with sugar, coffee
and cotton, for England, by the Infurgente
, —Three Danish brigs, a Swedish brig and
a Jersey privateer of 10 guns. Foor only
cf the prizes were English,
Th the wi{?om, prudence and patriotism
cf the President cn the prefect eventful
period, a perfed reliance is placed by the
Reprelentativcs of all America.
Mr. Jay was to have failed for England,
in five days from the d^te of the Mail.
From the Ctntmel Marine Journal.
April 29. Thia day arrived the
foheoner Polly, Alpheus Billings, matter,
from Aux-Cayes, laden with sugar, coffee,
and other produce of the French part cf
St. Domingo ; whftb (March 5) wes taken
by an EngHfh privateer and sent to New*
Providence, where she was detained, li
belled and released. As this arrival adds
another proof to the accounts which we
have from time to time presented the
public, and to fritter away which many at
tempts have been made, we shall present
a copy of the adjudicaUon on her case in
the Admiralty Court of the Behamalflands;
informing, that the original papers may be
leen at this office, again affirming that full
credence niay b/ given to them, and chal
lenging and investigation cf their authen
ticity. The Adjudication follows:
B thana Ijlands. In the Court J of Viet-
Admiralty,
’ 0 all Ptrfor.s whomjoevtr it doth or may
concern, Ar
from.
Since you left, us the reprefentants on
application of the Consul, advanced 100,
000 livres on account of the indemnity.—
They fold us 4a calks of rice, after paying
for which, and with other deductions, this
amount was not fafficient to pay the general
debt of the butchers, independent of the
demand for bread, wood, &c. Thus this
money in a few days vanished, and your
distressed countrymen here were again des
titute of the means of procuring the neces
sary fabfiftencc for their crews. This cause,
in addition to the want of bread through
out the whole fleet, the absolute impoflibil
ity of procuring frefh meat on any terms,
and moil of the vessels being without fait
provifions,have alarmed our apprebenfions,
particularly when we can, with difficulty,
procure bread from the public—in allow
ing every 12 days to each vessel alb bread
per maV per day, buifeuit at 555. per cwt.
payable ip cash on the delivery. Thus
the unfortunate men who «re destitute of
money, must remain without bread ; in
short, it is a fa#, that most of our vessels
have not had a pound of frefh meat on
board for ten days past, and many of them
have allually used the last morsel of their
sea provisions, which are not to be replaced
at any price, had we money to do it.
This, gentlemen, is a state of our situa
tion as refpellsfabfiftence ; we now require
your attention to the general faffering by
daily detention in the advancement of the
season. We pass over the difeuffion of the
Algerine rifque, it is a theme too well
known to you, and occasions in our breasts
a pang too severe to dwell on; we only ob
serve that our demand magnified ten fold
however it may appear exorbitant, can ne
ver, if granted, atone for the loss of She
liberty, and for the captivity of those who
receive it. This idea to a nation who de
clare eternal war to tyrants, and to be the
eternal enemies to slavery, the supporters
of liberty and friends to freemen, ought to
bias every mercenary conffderation, and
intrigue should bedriven by the common
laws of humanity into the darkest obfeu
rity.
A gentleman from America informs ua,
that one of the fir ft steps Congress took
at the meeting, was, a difeuffion of s&e
-propriety of enalling a law to prevent the
importatfon from England, and that a very
great majority appeared to be in favour of
the a# ; this will have an important effe#
on the situation of America, j in short it is
our opinion, that you ought immediately
to make a remonstrance to the Convention,
stating your proceedings, the aßual situa
tion of your countrymen here and on their
behalf to demand an answer to your pe»
tilion $ it is time we fhouid know our fate.'
Our situation is ten fold more druel than
that of prisoners of war. Our money and
means are exhaufled, and it is no time to
prolong an application for rfinal answer.
We have a right to claim it. If it is their
disposition to render ua justice, and they
are prevented by intriguing men j it is
your duty to search for proofs and if found,
to denounce the authors Os this deception.
We further dire# you, to mentidn in
your application, that your constituents,
Bour de aux, Feb- 13* 1794*
Citizens I
WE have intelligence from Paris through
the means of private letters from two of
our Deputies, that you have met with con
dull in the course of your application lor
justice in our behalf, which we conceive
truly unbecoming Frenchmen, or Republi
cans of any country.
We are fully convinced of your know
ledge of our situation, of the wife meafores
you are no doubt taking, when in your
power, to meliorate it; but circumstances
that have transpired since we wrote, as
well as the feelings that torture the breads
of every American here on the receipt of
fach information, induce uS to write you,
that you may be informed of the general
wish of us all, and that you may a# there-
ARRIVED here in 50 days from Bour
deaux, the brig Liberty, Capt. Pen
field, who informs vs, that it was expelled
the embargo would loon be taken off the
American vessels, as they had received ad
vices from the Deputation at Paris, which
gave them every rcalon for an event so
much wifbed for by the unfortunate A
mericans*—the situation of whom, is par
ticularly described in the letter which fol
lows, it having been sent to their deputies
at Paris.
N E W-Y ORK, April 24.
By last Evening's Mail.
[The dispatches brought by the above
vessels, were for M. Fauchet, Minister
at Philadelphia, and for the consul in this
town. The papers enclosed in them are
as late as March 12 —but they contain no
intelligence of primary importance, except
the following circumstance may be consid
ered as such-s—The King of Prussia has
formally informed the Diet of Germay,
that owing to his exertions in the war, by
being placed as the ven-guard of the com
bined forces, and t the great losses he had
sustained in baggage, ammunition and stores,
by the retreat of Gen. Wurmser; he
found himfelf neceffiiated to demand fac
cours of the several circles to enable him to
-continue his forces in the field—He there
fore demanded of the fix circles most con
tiguous to his position, 82000 rations of
provisions, and 56000 of forage to be furn
ifhed daily, and of the four other circles he
demanded a certain fam in cash. The an
swer of the Diet to the demand we have
not learnt. There are no accounts in
the French papers of the capture of Valen
ciennes. Preparations for a defent on the
Island of Britain were still making; In.
telligence from England goes a great way
to corroborate what is above related re
:/pe#ing Pruffia.] .
A gentleman from New-York, informs,
that citizen Genet lives much retired in
? New-York, and appears guarded in all his
wordsand a#ions. He is fa : d to have
lately made aconffoerable purchase of lands
in the State of New-York ; and, it is whif.
pered, will ere long lead the amiable Miss
Clinton, daughter of Gov. Clinton,
to the hymeneal altar.
' Observation— Notwithstanding an
express treaty between the United States
and France, to the contrary, the French
privateers carry into port for adjudication,
American vessels, on fofpicion of having
English property on board.
At the date of cur last accounts, the head
quarters of the French army of the North,
wire Cambrai.-^That of the combined forces
lit that quarter, at Valenciennes; which is
only 17 miles from Cambrai. Both armies
are in flrength, andfome “ keen encounters**
,w,ere daily expt died.
b ‘ A letter from Eujiatla dated,
March 17, received by a gentleman
in this town, relates, “We have
received here an account of the sur
render of Martinico, by capitulation
^-of the confijcation of American
property found there, and the ad
vertisement of vej/els with their
cargoes (among which is Mr.
Mackafs schooner) at also 10,000
hogshead's offugar s hut which can
be exported to a Britifhport only."
fatigued with delay, in bringing forward
their business, having desired you to de
mand an answer, or pals-ports to return in
three days. After obtaining an ifiue to
this, you will use your discretion with re
fpe# tp returning—but we trust that you
will return, and relieve us from a further
expense, the moment you lose a profpelt
of bringing intoeffe# your different claims.
At a meeting last evening, it was obferv
ed that the committee at Paris, had not
given us a full idea of the fituation'of our
claim respelling the cargoes unfold, and we
also inform you that this letter.is not writ
ten by the committee individually, but af
ter debate of a very full meeting ; you
will therefore confider this as the wish of
of rhe whole. We are yours, &c.
(From the Americans at Bourdeaux)
R. BENNET FORBES.
P. S, The Consul requests us to inform
you, when you apply for the pass-port, that
it is his opinion, that a packet ought to be
asked for to depart immediately with dis
patches for our friends in America. Os
this we apptoved.
BOSTON, May 3.
From Havre, via Newbury-Fort.
NEWBURY-PORT,' MAY I, 1794.
We have the pleasure to acquaint you
of the fafe arrival this morning, of the Fan
ny, Capt. St eve ns, from Havre de Grace,
in 45 days, hhe was embargoed there 45
days, and it was expelled the embargo
would be renewed in five days after he
cleared out. We have thought it advifea
ble to forward she letters and dispatches,
to which we refer you for news. Nothing
material is mentioned by the Captains, but
an altion between the French and bpani
ards, in which the latter were defeated.”
On Tuefday was brought in here, the
Spanish privateer Ascension, of 14 guns,
having on board 27 negroes. She was
captured the 6h inst. off Porto-Rico, by
the French privateer schooner Le Mon
tagne, of 18 guns, after an engagement of
an hour and a half, in which the Captain
and eight men belonging to the Spainard
were killed ; and od board the French
men, the boatswain and too negroes were
killed, and two men wounded. The
Spanish privateer had on board about So
men, the greater part of whom Were put
on shore at the island, being too numerous
to take proper care of ; La Montagne hav
ing also taken three other prizes, a priva
teer (loop of 16 guns a brig laden with one
hundred pipes of wine, and fomedry goods}
and a small schooner, all belonging to the
Spaniards, and expeded here hourly.
PHIL. APRIL 2s. From Jamaica we
learn, that Capt. Barney was cleared by the
petit Jury, afttr IO minutes conjideration.
Virginia owes to Britilb merchants near
Sevin Million of dollars—A War would put
off the evil day of payment —Hence, &c.
A letter from Portugal, Oporto, Feb, 21,
fays; “ ^ht Portugese brig of Warlike
Pooler, Capt. Tbompfon, has arrived from
Algiers, but did not find the treaty with
that Regency ratified; and two brigs and one '
xebec had Jailed on a cruise.
Ihe President, accompanied by the Govern
or .Secretary, of State, war &c. went down
the river to view Fort-Miff in, and other
places. -
GEN. PICHEGRU,
Who succeeded Gen* Jourdon,
in the command of the Northern
Army, has written to the Jaco
bin Club, at Paris, thanking them
for the confidence placed in him.
He concludes his letter as follows,
“ I solemnly swear that the arms
of the Republic (hall be triumph
ant, and that either the tyrants
(hall be exterminated, or I will fa
crifice my life In the con t est. My
last words (hall be Vive la Repub
lique I—Vive la Montague V 9
A LL Persons having demands
XZjL on the estate of Thomas
Jenness late of Hampton, black*
imith, deceased, are requeued to
exhibit them for settlement—and
those indebted, to make immedi
ate payment, to
Jeremiah Moulton, Ex'rl
Hampton^ May 1794.
4
Marquis Lanfdcwne hinted, that our Min
ifler caused the Aigtr.nes to commence bof
tilities againf America. But where are
the proofs P His Lordjhip*s ipfe dixit is no
Jubfantiaiion of what he affitrts, without
he produces evidence to corroborate the fadi.
An inSignificant individual might with equal
propriety jay, that the noble Lord was em
ployed by the National Convention, to endea
vour to gain over the people of this country
to French principles, which every man who
knows the integrity of his Lordjhips heart,
in all political dealings, would inf ant ly call
a rank faljehood.
. A ship from the coast of Africa, belong
ing to Mr. De Wolf, and others of Rhode-
Hand, with fiaVes on board, has been tak
en by a British corsair, carried into Tortola
and condemned. ** Some special good
oft waits on ill.”
Gen. Wurmfer has resigned his com
mand in the combined armies—He is
facceeded by Gen. Browne.
Several wffieh taken under the old orders
of the Britijh government, have been Con
demned, in the kVeft-Indies since the new in
frudiicns have come; the Admiralty Judges
deeming the capture legal, and the govern
ment alone answerable for the cons 'iquences.
All the vessels recently arrivedfrom En
gland, are very deeply laden ; and principal
ly withßritifh proper ts. A plain indication
that war with the United Siatts was not
the cbjeS of the Britilb government. Should
war enjue, this property will form a va
luable fundfor indemnifications, fAc-
(Prrfpr
TUESDAY MAY*6, 1794.
From LONDON, Fib. 24*
HOUSE of COMMONS.
CHARLESTON, APRIL 17.