The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-04-15 00:00:00, page 3

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mand of reparation, for rhe infolts and
fpoilations on the commerce-of the United
States ; and of the immediate furre'nder of
the weftern poftsThat stocks were fal|
ling at New-YotkThat the embargo on
foreign vefleh in foe United States, would
continue four months; and that by two
vessels immediately from St. Lucia, ihey
were informed at New-York, that * re
condemnation of American vessels fti 11 con
tinues in that place. Thus much for tbi
reports of the day. , ;
‘ PIRACY f ‘ I
On Saturday arrived the brig Betsey,
Capt. Saunders, from Bilboa- He wee
rose upon, during the passage, by two
Spanish and a Portuguese, <ai!dr» which he
had (hipped wbile-at that place. On Sun
day these villains, were escorted to the
Court house, when after an examination
before Justice Barr btt, a mittimus was
granted; aftd this culprits committed to
gaol for trial at the next Circuit Court. . <
government, (which is convinced of the
need it Hands in of American floor for the
foppl y of its colonies,} to render justice,
and to cause the American veflels so un
jufliy detained, to be given up, and the
indemnifications which are required for
damages, caused to the United btatcs by
so arduous a conduft, to be paid.
ty, dated January 27, 1794.
♦‘Though we have lately had both an
English and Dutch convoy arrive with a good
deal of wheat, prices have not come down,
nor do we think they will } especially if the
war with France continues, which there is
every appearance of. It' is supposed our
market has a supply of grain for about three
months; the best American wheat continues
in it from 560 to 6co reals per aliquirer,
and corn from 360 to 420 ; but this last
for the prefent,but lirde demand,cho* it will
soon be in great request ; but prices of nei
ther, we think, will advance above what
we quote. Flour continues to be a prohib
ited article ; and will only be admitted in
case of great ncceffi ty, The American vcf
fels that are now here, government has
granted a convoy to ; and will fail in ten
or fifteen days : and we (hall not be furprif
cd to find that the truce with the Algerinei is
not confirmed, and that the Portuguese Jquad^
ron again takes inflation in thcfiraitsP’
APRIL J.
. By the (loop New-York and Philadel
phia packet, Fitzpatrick arrived on Sun
day in 22 days paflage from Jamaica, we
learn that Martinique was Kill in possession
of the French, and there was little proba
bility of their losing it.
Jamaica papers to March i, by thisvtf
fel. Hate—-that two American (hips and
three brigs, were carried in there on the
preceding Sunday ; four of them prizes to
the British frigate Harmoine, and one to
the Magicienna, loaded with fogar, coffee,
cotton and provisions ; the dpanilh men of
war are at tort Dauphin. That (it was
reported) near ONE HUNDRED Ameri
can veflels had been taken by the British
men of war (ince Admiral Jarvis's arrival
at Barbadoes 1 That the Spaniards (who
had invested Port-au-Prince by land in
considerable force) had offered the French
until February to arrange terms of capitu
lation 4 after which, if nothing was agreed
to, they would storm the place and put the
inhabitants to the (word : That on the
19th the town of Port au Prince was at
tacked, and the flring heard the whole day
at Leogane. That it. was under Hood in
England previous to the failing of the pack
et, that government contemplated opening
all the Weft- India Jfl and s to American
bottoms, and to permit the importation
of every Ipecies of PROVISION, lumber,
&c.
that intelligence had been received there,
that a French fleet of eight fail of the line,
having on board 10,000 troops, had arriv
ed ^t MaftinicO, and completely blocked up
the British fleet at that island. That Messrs.
Jay and Hamilton would go immedi
ately as Ambassadors extraordinary to the
Court of Lohdon, ta make an explicit de-
A gentleman yesterday arrived here from
New-York, via Providence. He reports,
ExtraA of a letter from a refpeßable bouft
at L Jbsn, to their correspondent in this cr
BOSTON, April to.
** Charleflon, V^th March, 1794*
“ We are raving mad here for war—and
it few days since, we experienced a feene of
the moti unitcenJed mobifm. At day light
several effigies were placed on a car, bearing
the letters W. S.—h, F. A-—s, Uis infer
tsal Majesty, Mr. Pitt, and Gen. Arnold-—
which at night wire taken down and burnt.
Ebis infull on one of your Members of Con
gress ought to be resented by the State which
Jent him. Whatever may have been the po
litical fthlimtnts ts the gentleman in queflion,
a mob in thu city hfls no cognizance of his
conduß. However, when he ie informed,
that it was a gang of iawlefs meis, led on
by the French privateerfmen, who have of
late frequently insulted the citizens, and zu bo
appear anxious to embrue their hands tn blood
he will treat their cowardly insult with the
contempt it dejer^el. This, by the way,
you may be aftured of, that these who now ft
loudly call for war, are likely to be the mod
bac kwar d int exertivns, when it takes place
—Many of thins deeply in debt, wish a
change of situation, in hopes to better their
cinumflances.'*
from PHILADELPHIA, april
The Houff took into consideration
the resolutions with amendments of
the committie of the whole, for plac
ing the force of the United Stales, in
a more efficient fate, and agreed to
the fame^ after Striking out the pro-,
vifo in the lajl, viz. “ Provided,
That nojueb measure betaken by the
executive until war Jhall be actually
commenced between the United States
andfomeforeign European power."
FroU NEW-YORK, april 5.
The Baltimore Intelligencer of
Monday I aft, fays, “ It is with much
pleasure we learn, that the Execu
tive of the United Stated determined
to Jubmit ho longer to the cruel per
fection of out citizens now detained
to France and txpeßedfoon to follow bim
felf; as the Britijh Court wou'd not give Ja
tisfaßcry answers to hit demendt: That This
account was current for ftvtral days but the
source from whence it sprung was not afeer
tained, no vftelfrom London having arrived
there. By teis arrivallr ters and papers have
been received; from one of which the following
is extraßed:
Bit,
I HAVE received information from the
Govemtr of Eafl Florida that citizens of
this fate have accepted commiftions, and are
now afiually recruiting men for the French
republic, who are to be employed again fl a
nation with IF bom the United States are at
peace, Such proceedings (if true) mu fl inevi
tably involve the Union in •war, the horrors
of which must from the peculiar situation of
this date, he communicated to its citizens in
a very great degree. 1 have therefore to
requefl you fir, in you^ official capacity, to
use everyspneans in your power for apprehend
ing and blinking to juflice all fueb persons
as arc wantonly didurbing the peace of our
country. I am, fir, with refptß, your obe
dient Jervant, GEO. MATHEWS.
Augusta, Feb. £4,1794.
It is conjeElured, that the Prefix
dent of the United States has wade
proposals for fiunhcfing the frigates
ordered by Congress, of the French.
An expedient which vfill unite im
mediate benefit with econowj.
H A L I F A X, (NC) March. 19.
We hear from Philadelphia, that Citixen
Genet, ci-devant Mini/let of the French Re
public, has become a citizen of the United
States, having taken the oatb of allegiance
before the Chief Juflict of Pennfylvanid. An
event no doubt highly pleating to our republi
can brethren.
Ye tier day arrived a b ig from Charles
ton, S. C. By a gentleman who came pas) n
ger we learn fl hat it was reproted there, that
M. Pinkney, the American Amtajadcr
SAVANNAH, (Gear.) March 20.
Copy of a letter from His Excellency the
Governor to the solicitor general.
at the Court of London, bad Jent his family
B O S T O N, 12.
By this Day s Mail.
From CHARLESTON, S. C
. Hl" ।
This day the President ot the United
States communicated to Congress the fol
lowing letter, (with two others of prior
date) from the Minister of the United Outes
at London, to ihe Sec:eUry Os itate,
dated,
londOn, Jan. 9, ±794. 4
My dear Sir,
YOU will receive herewith the copy of
*hn inftru&ion to the commander* of his
Britannic Majesty’s (hips of war,&c. dated
the Bih of this month, concerning which 1
had another conversation this morping
with the Minister of the foreign depart
ment. On his faying in the introduction of
the fubjCd that he hoped I jaw in it a
manifeftation of the good will of this gov
ernment towards the United States, 1 ob
served, that it was certainly much lets in
jurious to us than the inftru&ions which it
revoked, and might be as favourable as the
principles upon which this government
ads would admit ; but I reminded him
that our ideas differed materially from
theirs on thefubjeft, and without repeating
she arguments 1 had before addressed to
him, both verbally and in writing, in fop
port of our portion, it was only necefla
ry to fay, that we did not admit the right
of the belligerent powers to interfere far
ther in the commerce between neutral na
tions and their adversaries than co prevent
their carrying to them articles which by
common usage were eflablifhed as contra
band, and any articles to a place fairly
blockaded ; that conUqently the two firtt
articles though founded on their principles
of not {offering in war a traffic which was
not admitted by the fame nations in the
time of peace, and of taking their enemy's
property when found on board neutral vef*
fels, were nevertheless contrary to what we
contened to be the just principles of the
modern laws of nations—that indeed 1 had
some doubt of the firft article being alto,
gether fop ported by their own principles;
but fuppoftng that article as well as the
rest to be confohant to their former usage,
I Wish to know whether there present re
publication imported any thing more than
was before pra&ifed. Lord Grbnvilxr
answered that the only reason for renewing
them was, left the present inftrudjon being
a revocation of that of the 6th Nov. might
also be deemed to revoke thole article*
in the British islands, have forward
ed by express, to the Governor of
Jamaica, a Spirited demand of Capt.
Barney and others, and that a pilot
boat Jailed from this port very early
yesterday morning for that purpose”
On ^Thurfday and Friday last week,
Congress was engaged in meafuresfor
augmenting the pay and rations of
the Weft er n army—-the time of en
liftmens of many of which expires in
June next*
From the New-Hampshire Gazette.
Mr. Melcher,
IN your paper of the \ft inst. appeared a
piece signed “ A Friend to Truth ft in
which the Writer after ts that Mr. Sherburne
had charged the oppoftrs in Congrejs of Mr.
Madijon^s Refolutians, with being “ British
agents aud faßors, and their opposition to
proceed frem such unworthy motives”^—As
Chairman of the late meeting, 1 conceive it
my duty to correß the error, left its further
propagation Jhould prove injurious to the pub
lic, and to the reputation of that gentleman :
The only letttr read in the meeting from Mr.
Sherburne, on the Refutations was dir eßed to
me, and as a Friend to Truth, and impartial
ity 1 feel myfelf bound publicly to declare that
he has not in that letter, nor in any other
within my knowledge charged the oppoftrs
of the Rejolutions with being British Agents
and Faflors, neither has ht in any way ex
prefs'd his opinion of their motives, except it
may be inferred from his being oppoed to them
in sentiment, which it was the aefign of
his letter to fignijy : It is unnecejjary to exptefs
any opinion on the propriety of inferring in the
public prints letters of private correjpondence^
it was only with the view to introduce the
bufinejs immediately before the meeting, that
the letter alluded to, was permitted to be
read. bUP PLY CLAP.,
\The fallowing is inserted in cantradi Bion of
a paragraph which appeared in this pager
under the Soft on head of March 8 ]
Portfmoilth, March 12, i794'
Cjeter,
TUESDAY ABRIL 15,1794.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 4:
In CONGRESS, March 261
HefolieJ,
That a committee consisting of 15 mem*
bers, be appointed to enquire, whether any
or what further or other revenues arenecef
fary for the support of public credit, and if
further revenues are necciTary, to report the
ways and means: And* a committe was
apointed of. Mr,.William Smith, Mr. Ben
jamin Bourne, Mr. Grove, Mr. Orr, Mr.
Madison, Mr. Carnes, Mr. Christie, Mr.
Fhzftmons, Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Watts, Mr.
Tracy, Mr. I Gael Smith, Mr. Amel, Mr.
Gilman and Mr. Latimer.
(Extract from the journal.)
which were cofinefled with it. Uis Lord,
foip then explained the motives which had
induced this government to issue the {fref
ent inftrufiion. The fivft, he laid was the
finctre desire of administration to maintain
the belt understanding and harmony with
the United States ; the second was, what
he could not mention to me officially, but
what he (till thought it right I (hoold be
epprifed of, that no tnifconceptioh of their
motives might be entertained, that he was
aware of the delicacy of (peaking to a For
eign Minister concerning the internal date
of his country, neither could he expe& an
answer from me on the fobjed, but that
their second reason was by their conduit to
take away every pretext from evil dipofed
persons among us, who, according to the
intelligence he had rece ved, were endeav
ouring to irritate our people again fl Great-
Britain, as well as to oppose the measures
of our own government^ and in ihort to
redude us to the prefentfituaiion of France*
a misfortune which they deprecated as well
for our fake as for the common welfare and
traqiulity of mankind. He farther took
occriion to observe with refpcll to the
conduit of our government in maintaining
our neutrality, that although there was
some matters with which this government
is not perfeltly fatisfied (and to which for
the fame reason they refrained from giving
that opposition they thought they would
bejuflifed in doing) yet from the general
tenor of the condulf cf our government
they were convinced it was their desire to
maintain a fair neutrality, which Was an
additional motive for their present conduit.
I of couxfe said nothing of our internal
affairs nor of those of France. I allured him
however that our government had been
perfeltly fin cere in every measure relating
to our neutrality 5 that they adopted it
from a conviction that it was both just and
politic, and had pursued it according to
what they conceived co be just principles,
knotting that such conduit could entitle
us to the benefits to be derived from a
neutral situation. 1 concluded by asking
what explanation Could be given to whac
was psfled in this business ; and of the ef
fect of the inftruCtion of the 6ih of Novem
ber upon such veflels as might, during the
2 months it had been in force, have fall
en into the hands of their enemies ? Lord
Grenville answered, that the order of the
6th Nov. was intended to be temporary*
and calculated to answer two purposes, one
was to prevent the abates which might
take place in coniequence of the whole of
the St. Domingo fleet having gene to the
United States; the other was on account
of the attack designed upon the French
Weft-India iflands,by theatmament under
Sir John Jervis and Sir Charles Grey j
but tbatjit was now no longer necessary to
continue that regulation sot thote purposes.
He added that the inftruCtion of the 6th
Nov. only authorized the veffeb to be
brought in for legal adjudication, and up
on being told that notwithstanding such
were terms made use of yet that the offic
ers who would have to all under it, must
conceive it to extend to condematioi), be
cause otherwite the order was unnecessary,
as without it they had been authorized to
bring to adjudication all such veflels as
>they previofly deemed liable to condemn
ation : He replied that the cate of every
veffd must be derided by its own merits,
but that he conceived no vessel would be
condemned under that inftruCtion which
would not have been previously liable to
the fame tentence. I informed lord Grcn»
ville that I (hould communicate this instru
ment to you by the Packer. He said he
fliould like^ife forward it by the fame
conveyance, and at the fame time would
fend an answer to my memorial on the
King’s inftruCtion of the Sth of June, to
be communicated to you by Mr. Ham
mond.
1 remain with Sincere refpeft, dear Sir,
your faithful and obedient servant,
THOMAS PINCKNEY,
Ike Secretary of State.