Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-07-27 00:00:00, page 2

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FttlDAY EVENING, JULY#f,41810- ; ^
g^fi^rfw-W ." « a Vr;
tj0iet»—On Wednesday night, Mas. JHavv^l^
rtof Iffr. Richard Bagna/l.
-*n **• Aurora 6f the 17ihinst, w* find a column
, Wjh mutter (out argument) to prove that there is no
££HNfc£l#MlJ&* »M* country. This «iece kkt
-Woit;j9t Duane i work* coiftaine a little sense—
f much noaecnse, and a double portion cold cal
.culnting villainy.” , We shaj! copy it making tome
remarks, and adding ’a few questions a* we 20 ■
: along. , • *■. „ - ,• - .. " < 1
^'fimifavrifa'grast.^Crediiiify,' an Iptftode to
Le imposed upon by impostors, knuret end villains,
js a very extraordinary clisractrristirk of the pre
euklimesf and it iy the mm* Striking contrasted j
Y* with the rapid deray of morula • it might be said
the «ro wing feontmnytftf warnhT
»l“ Rapid decay of morels !—growing contempt
, t>f tflnrklt!p—Duitne talk of "morals!!! “ (l ien
the fox preffehet, lit the geete beware.”
% ,F«rmerly it Wis generally believed that there j
v was magick its certain words, that had power not!
only to irfluthee individuals, hut even to raise the
c/c'ad? This m.igiek of cnbalislicfc words, though
ItMlfh sCutfed at ;n this enlightened age, nevertheless
outfit cot to ts totally despised, if we judge by effect*
oulf v fqr if w« will permit ourselves to make the
~ tjxjulry, it will be found ibdt there errs certain i
,;f Wftilt .*n& p&rtttit*’ which' possess this power in a
s sur^riHUg^ict; so much so, as to influence the
taijjdS of a ! Dgeporlion of the people, /jay, to
Mrcome their reason, and lead them to act, «Jiauo> !
titcally 'cpjiOtiit m their interest/'
Phia^is fine; ■ Tbeic arc Airdt and phrases which
■* lead jicophr nstray, and no man’ has made omro
»s» .of tiftm5-than this'same all* editor. The
Hoffaffpitoiciik Lis done more to destroy qiir g.»
V*|8fvto l,jaii to* rrnirb or British iiulu
ehree which ever Las or ever ran L»e iniroduvti
ou/ cao^lry. Jt lt Oveirotftis che reason"
hfagreat portion of the people of this country,
; and hit made thousands rota end art diainelnrally
/ opposite to their sen ideas 'of propriety, to tL-ei <
i merest and to (be interest of their country.—
’ ’ tM»*;be;:>* spell” which mads Jefferson and J!a- j
etisdW Piesnhnls «,f tho Uaited States t—wbicb i
nifda-SiriVin SriyJcr, El.bndga Geriy, D*ni-1 i). j
Tompkins, end many other gowenmuis. Did auy
man even vote-for Simon Snyder because he tho’t
hsntlit'-o GoVu ru iir ?—No. He eras voted fur
because ha was tfai' Republican candidal. ; end if the
Devil, orDuane, had been sc( upas the Repub'i
OiiA candidate, they would either of" them Lave /*
Reived the e^jneftumbtvbf votes.
‘‘•Of tins nature was tbs word jacobin for a
time, until it Ware nut < that is now superceded by
French influence i and this hag been repeated, over
and over. in such a variety of tones, and by sueb
avariHyof characters (torn the constable to the
cabinet counsellor, ae (o produce - serious appre
hensions on the pi nils of a multitude of people ;
and^(he artful rabakst who, has raised this demon
tojlhirtn ihe liinid* .takes every means to keep up
thrdelusion by employing his agent* to have tbc
cry repented t:i every quarter, and by this means
lie has hitherto but too,well' succeeded in his d«
•igti3 { this •,delusion, this spell, this progeny of
|ael col rnption ami colJ calcuTating villainy, has I
already had its teeth drawn by thq minister of the
United States at Paris j^/here remains tame* j
thing more to be done, the'fmblick.shouH know
ih^tetret prdpagatari of this delusion : they should
«P>w'jhaw it has been employed to bring the notion
iniWiite present contempt with all nations of the ci
/ - A'"''
,*;V The word jacobin is not yet worm out, nor
. il l)ie neCeasity of its ns. done away. Would to'
; ,.Gdd it was ; but we §&* still ’■« mid, calculating
villainous’’ jacidiins in ohr country, and Duane'
. is 'Coe df.tbrn}. r'
7‘ ?V this delusion- it becomes abso
lotely. necessary that tbc people should pause, ex
- «rt thf ir-eeiison, nnd #rkusly enquire where and
bpw th*a acts.- - -jFFi , V. • •
thpreauers of the Aurora need trot go far to find
\j.tha act^rt«dl; Frcp^h inttufenceff This very p'uc*
i% a pVutff tfiat U acts tfpoo the editor of the
.Aurora*' If there is no French influence in the
tofnti'y, ^ why does. Duane take so much pains
to by« it-? If it docs not exist, it will not in
. jure the cnowry, uor will -any noise about it
hurt ’ U'bvvl>..>y;,y^-vi'
> * 0**e powerful means would be, for each one to
- «sk bVtnself, does it influence me 'f>- H’v - ' : > 1- j
fwi likir aik himself if/j do hot hate England
tosn I do i’ruiire—if J do not lavs Bimna
psrle more than King George—If I do not rejoin* j
•; I* to* victories nf the French mure than I do at
t tons, of ^eTeal Britain? ,»*.'
■ ' ^ next examine .ho w or wbirb way it ap
1 per.fttlyjtc^g upoq Am neighbour. * ’ -
> tot^^pl tbe same questions ito bis neigh- 1
vfe/. ’ /... i’-ji.> '' v .... ■
*& * ” *ox¥ m in wKUb «/ny it arts up
«» opr gwrMsuut y*. ’ -. %..*:*,■ '
Vu H« our gnvermnent properlymentfrf the outra
^ w«omiue>t4‘ ? Did she ever make
j;cWk' «t!t Frrdcb ^jjrtaaiuns as she has
?—Lock *1 ib^uies^njes of the Pre
said.about England
Fifiuse, a*4 ash yourself the
**•• « What
[Bin**, .taiifa^itjth gaud settle and a
'"IP' nfWtMrtdJib#rii«C will b*
.., —, - — jV *a«jmr* if there be any
■g puttier %tinf Juudoeei or/fl^ ^ewn
Tiff ?m**ri«*|#r«we*t which .#.««v|4fcfe'lt»e
Brit'*!^?.....':^' • ? \*» • ■*■ -•'•/.■;,*« , TT7-i~
■{ iW4s^ golfer^HirtattU hto^ M or
'. > jfe&l&M*i Wl* we cj^p^-ed the
, «cnJia* of wpjtlici u, Frettce^felej^wfca^r.
*o 10 ^ iik® ^‘“a'^roi^ t« Greta
Wiioct th^j^a^ fre^sWMw^wiJ it
‘ * p3^ bf;ih*Jjr»i*«n ^0ion8blyW«% Has :t
; \% ^**1?ib:? to:®**#***WM'jw&t m
afcr iSHtWa, n *# *t from
^fhward* tV £re««r,& grtvVo?>(.nt1>’ aad Wu*^>t,ot
- lfiiei.vt<*it* iojefrwthe- liniUh i . ■> ...••
or hiudreweiwo
pvea to.4l|e TyteridliriC with Great iim«m more
•• .ft.:. ^7 v 77, --•:
*&
■ ■;:; vs
•.v • -\ ! sw -t ata^vi
7. -<■ i,, -'.V *■> ■
“ Bt| tWcitijeni ofFrtnte rer^iM rnor* favour,
protection pr inoatgenceia the United States than!
■ the British! , ■ . * ,>■> _ ' : ,,J
“ Do we fitAthe Jrench citisens residing among ;
»* mure insoMM.Inort a*svm t»g -than tbe Bi ilish,
or more active rnthe exercise of influence over our
public concerns, more particular in our tltcitont?’
Have we any editors in this coentry devoted to
France—who bear evtilasiing, hatred to England
—who are active in the exercise j o/ influence over
our pubUr concerns/ Have we any Genets who, are
insolent And assuming particularly in our public e
j Intiimt t . ** - •
“ Does tbe commerce of the United States re
ceive more favour from the credits and advances of
money from France than from England ?
“ Next, does the credits end Joans of money,
•fend to influence the, minds of the borrowers, and
debtors f’ „ : j
^ Does a debtor always hate a creditor when he
presses him for payment, especially if the debtor
bfc a. Jarohjn ?
If it does create an influence on the minds of the
debtors, and render them timid and cautious of of
'fending theirCreditor, a fact that cannot be doubt
ed; under a suirt inquiry, then ask if the proba
bility of British influence be really less or.greatir
than Freni h vi.fluc lire f
“ 1-et it be examined by the Same test, and let
each individual »vitb candour answer the same ques
tion, which nation received supplies in preference ;
to which nation did the inlriuuers of our embargo i
law fly r
Whose privateers loaded tnour ports in the time
of the embargo, in open day, in the face of the laws/
What blinded the officers of our government at that
lime, French or British iufiiitnce ?
■ '‘Which nation French or English, published
proclamations inviting our citizens to Lrenk the
laws of our country and promised pioteclions to
such as should do stt >”
You must not answer the French, by their mi
nister Genet !
Which nation is permitted to steal our citizens,
ardFwhub does it holding them in the severest of
all bondage, not only obliging them to work their
ship's hut lu light them f
Are the British permitted to steal our citizens ?
13o they hold them in bondage when demanded by
our government f Do the French steal our citi
zens ? Do they not tiist decoy them into their ports,
ar.d then force tLem to vyork theur privateers and to
f'S!,t them 1 Is not this permitted by our govern
ment ? I lave they demanded the release of these un
fortunate men f
“ To which nation do we eubmit in regulating
our external commerce, making at will the ports
with which we wag or mag not trade ?”
Wiiu “ conceived the vast prohibitive system”
which has dried up the channels uf commerce, and
has altered the habits and manners of Europe.
“ Which notion is permitted to insult our execu
tive and laugh to scorn our government l”
Who told our government that they bad no ho
nour, no energy, and wece in a more degraded stale
of bondage than the inhabitants of Jamaica ?
11 YYhich is it the British or the French who are
the most able to do without us, and the most de
pendent on us ? YVhieh nation is it that fears us ns
a rival, and deems itself injured by our prosperi
ty ?”
You must not say they are both able to do with
out us ; and that they neither fear us nor respect
us. This would be a dead stroke to the policy of
Jefferson, and the pride of democracy. YY'iiat Great
Britain and France able to do without the United
Slates!! ,
“ YVould to Heaven each and every citizen in the
uoion would well examine these questions and »
thousand others that might be proposed as to French
and British iutluence ; and examine into the causes
the magic, by which the nation has been blinded
and cheated ; enquire who are the autfiois of this
j cheating and examine their motives ; we should
then discover our true interest, and it is to be hop
i ed pursue it.” ' •„ -
YVe join the colonel in this prayer. Would to
Ifctncn every Americau would “ examine into the
awse, rhe magic by which the nation has been
cheated, aud enquire who are the authors of this
cheating, and examine their motives." If the <ru
t/ioit are not found in the ranks of democracy, and
if their mutircs are not to advance the power of Bo
naparte, and to depress that of Great Britain then
.in? we mistaken, and will acknowledge, if Duane
withes it, that our government is under British in
fluence, That they are not under the manly in
fluence of the spirit of America, even Dunne him
self will acknowledge.
No citizen of the United State* should feel par
, liality for any country which can be prejudiced to
hi* own, tlie interest and good of whit b ought 'to be
paramount to all things; the officer of the govern
ment. who can sacrifice the interest, the honour and
character of the nation from any mo tire, ought to
be exposed, and execrated by the people. In ex
amining the question, the conduct of France and
F.ugland may he closely scrutinized, and in doiag
it, we shall find much to blame in each, and where we
are injured we should resent, and where most injured
most it sent. Delusion of the inindis ever injurious
and often dangerous, and that the minds of many
are under delusion at this moment in respect to a
^Fiepch influence there can bej^o doubt j and it may
'•’l0 flay appear that the propagation of the base de
lusion,' has been a principal cause whytwe have ex
perienced reiterated contempt from England, and
jjhe consequent contempt of France also. If they
vvooltt exert their minds la enquire into it, they
would find it, does not exist, but that on the coo
kery there is a ttro-;' Dritnh influence, an influence
Wat menaces thtr iMuon with evils not easily esti
mated ;• no instance of the operation of French in
flusnee i^n be shewn, while the other (British in
ffluep.ee) is seen and f(k from one end of the union
to the other, ai*t in the, cabinet of London 4* well
as of Paris. We in no instance find theflepYedati
onsof Fiance advocated, but excuses for those of
i Great Britain d^ijy, pjyl tlmysands of excuses
|faruied for tWir restrictions ml our commerce—
, »n examination ami discussion of this object is par
ticularly recommended to the friends the cuuu
tr: ” ' ■■ ' •' ' " ■ •”■■■■'
rf recommending an dxarouwtio* of tbit
super i, It lsuf tlie utmost importance. But we
Kri>4tisfied the,result will be far diflereot from what
.Deane preset*, He says French ipducnce will not
bp fay^t, while, British influence is seen and /eft in
“add io the cabinet of Eugipnd- as
Paril/' D is probable that there is British
• i«r
.• hi .rJ'L-ii vl.
: ■ V+K *Cf.
Miflaefereio tb* raVisct n# X*i»do», aa4 nay tit in
Uutfcof Paris, but that there should* be any tn rur
cabinet, we cannot .believe, However we leayeUu
tineand Smith to settle that point, '• Wb.'lpfit’ it I
would be tfe’l fd(..our countrymen to exercise a little
American influence. To throsl uaideall magicworiU,
and discard those who use them, I* the destruction
of the nation. To chouse men to menage the af
fairs of .government who will submit to. neither
Great Britain or France, but who will be able to
| see the intnest of the cuuiUiy and who will have
independence and resolution topuripe it.
‘ - * "r ^ i■„. r , f * s N. V. Even. Post. .
i Out at last.—The Utters of Mr. Erskine, which
we this day iopy frotn.the National Intelligencer,
will serve as documents t*> prove the farts that were
stated in our Historical Frugntetii, published some
few dny s'sinfe. They will also, open the eyes of ma
ny people us to KrykineY arrangement. It. seems
these letters have been in the possession ofobrgo*
eirmirnt since the 21-st of April Usf, if not longer ;
as Mr. Gallatin's exculpatory letter bears that date.
It was these letters which caused the difference a
inong the members of our cabinet. They "quarrel
ed about them before the adjournment of congress ;
but it seems they had prudence and cunning enough
to keep them fiotn the members and from-the pub
lick. It appears* however, that there was an in-1
trillion to publish them much sooner, end Mr. Gal
latin’s piece “ fvr the National Intelligencer” was |
written to accompany them. Whether Mr. Galla
tin s apology will be satisfactory to the friends of J
Jrllersunor not, time must determine Wef thiuk
the dec-elopement ol this affair will not be veiy sa
lisfa< tory to the nation. Wre shell wait for the
other letters promised by the Intelligencer, snd af
ter giving the whole, shall make a few remarks.—
In the mean time we would request our readers to
give these letters an attentive pemsal, and he.n in
mind that these conversations led to the arrange- j
inent with Mr. Erskme, a histoiy ol which transac- j
tion we shuii give in some future paper. ibid.
Extract of a letter from G. Duvall,^ comptroller of'
the treasury, to the collector of Button, under date j
tfJu/y 5t/i, 1810. , ;
“ Grass Rope, us well as that made of the husks
of the cocoa nut, comes under the bead ol “ untarr'ed
cordage.”
“ Untarred cordage pays a duty of two cents and '
a half a pound, trom which it will be seen that the
ftbovemenliourd kinds of rope instead of paying an
advalorein duly ol t.5 per cent, as “ uoeunierated ar
ticles/’ will pay the same duty as other “ uutarrtd
cordage."
For the following interesting document, the publick
are indebted to Mr. Elliot, late a member of the
House ol Representatives.
PROM THE freeman’s JOSfRNAl.
On the 6th ot December, 1805, the billowing
confidential message was received from the Presi
dent ;
11 The depredations which had been committed
on the commerce of the United States during the
preceding war, by persons under the authority of
Spain, are sullkiently known to all, .These made
it a duty to require from that government indem
nification for nor injured citizens. A convention
was accordingly entered into between the ininis
tei of the United Slates at Madrid, and the mi
nister of that government for foreign affairs, by
'vvhioh it was agreed that spoliations committed
by Spanish sutiju is, aud carried into ports ol Spain,
should be paid lor by that nation, and that those
committed by French subjects, and carried imo
Spauish ports, should remain for further discussi
on. Before this convention was returned to Spain
with our ratification, the transfer of Louisiana by
France to the United Statis took place; an event
as unexpected as disagreeable to Spain, From that
momeut she seerned to change her conduct nnddts
posilion towards us. It was first manifested by
ber -protest against the right of France to alien
ate Louisiana to us, which, however, was soon re
tracted and the right confirmed. Then high of
fence was manilesied at the act of congress estab
lishing a collection district on the Mobile, al
though by an autbentick declaration immediately
made, it was expressly confined to our acknowledg
ed limits; and she now refused to ratify the con
vention signed by hei own minister, under tb* eye
of his sovereign, unless we would consent to alter?
atii'ns of its terms, which would have effected our
claims against her, for spoliations by French sub
jects carried into Spanish-ports.
ojutain justice, as well as to restore friend
ship, 1 thought a special .mission advisable, and
accordingly appointed Janies Monroe minister e.\
tiaordinary and plenipotentiary, to repair to Mad
, rid, and, in conjunction with our minister resident
there, to endeavour to procure the ratification of
the former con veution and to come to an uuderslan
ding with Spain, as to the boundaries of Louisians,
it appeared at dnee that her policy was to reserve
herself for events, and, in >*fee mean time to keep
our differences in an undetermined state. This
will be evident from the papers now communicated
to you. Alter'neprly five months of fruitless en
deavour to bring them to some definite and satisfac
tory result, our ministers ended the conferences,
without having been able to obtain indemnity for
spoliations of any description, or any satisfaction
as to the boundaries of Louisiana, other than a
declaration that we had no rights east of the Iber
ville, and. I but our line to the west was one, which
would have left us but a string of land on that bank
of the river Mississippi. Our injured citizens
were thus left without an
prospect of retribution
from the wrung door, and
‘ to boundary; each par
ty was to take its own course. That which they
have chosen to pursue will appear from the docu
ments now communicated. T’Acy authorise tic in
ference that it is their intention to advance oil our
possessions, until they shall be repressed by an op
posing force. Considering that Congress alone is
const ttutionnlty invested with the power of chang
ing our condition front peact to war, I have thought
.it my duty to 4 wall thr ir authority for-using'
•force in any degree which could he avoided.—
I "knots barely fastiucted the officers stationed
'in the neighbourhood »( the aggressions, to protect
our citizens from violence, to patrofe within the
borders actuary dilitferejl tunod not to go nut
of them, but when necessary to repe) so inroad, or
4o rescue* rttizetrorhis property; and the Spanish
remaining at New-Orleans are required to depart
without farther delay. It ongbt to be noted h*re
»sr.'
that since the late change* in th* tfaleof afMriV'
Europe, Spain has ordered her cruisers aodrijtrtl'
to nipper t our treaty with her.' ■ ■* £;.$3#
•’ v* tbe conduct of France, and the part she may
take in the nrti|j||dwtta»idingvt>etwtm itie United '
Sutea and SpBi^ Hre too iin'i^Wfl to he uncos* '.l:
****■**$& She wm prompt and decided irr her d*cb»
ratid#*, that our vdemands on Spain (or French >
spoliations, earned into Spanish ports, were indo* *
d*d in the settlement between the United States and > '
F ranee. She took at onre.lhe ground that she had-5
acquired-no right frmn Spain, and bad meant to de- *
iivcr us none eastward of,the Iberville ; Tier «iltn«'
as to the western boundary leaving iis to fnferf th*
opinion might be agaiost Spain in that quarter.-— <* •
Whatever direction siie might mean in give to thns* *
differences, it docs not appear that sbedvas rontHi. *
plated their proceeding to actual rupture, or that at •'
the date of our last advices from Paris her govern* '
ment had, any suspicions of the hostile attitudp . *
Spain had taken here. On the contrary, we have *
reason to believe, that she (France) was disposedfir5*’
effect a settlement on a plan analogous to what our v
ministers had propcsedj, and so comprehensive a» #
to remove ns far ns possible, the grounds of fnturd i
collision and controversy on the eastern as well ay *
the western side of the Mississippi.
“ The present ciisis in Europe is favourable re
pressing auch n settlement, and not a tnom nt e * '
should be lost in availing our>.elves of it. Should it *
pass unimproved, our situation would become more
difficult. Formal warts not necessary, if is not -*
probable that it will billow ; hut the protection of
our iiti^ens, the spirit amt honour of out country re- ”**
quire that force should he interposed to a certain de-rli
gree. It will probably contribute to advance the -
oljert of peace.
“ but the course to he pursued will require the *■**
command of means which it belongs to rongrese
exclusively to yield or deny. To them F commimi- ■**
cate every tact mat*ri il (01 their information, and •
the documents necessary to enable them to
for themselves. To their whilom then 1 Ionic for the ' 1
course I a>n to pursue, and wilt pursue with sincere
a cal that which they shall approve"
Notes.
* Coalition between Austria, Russia, and Great- f
Britain, it is presumed? . .. ... „%
t Leaving J/r. Talleyrand “ to infer,”'that it
would afford him a second glorious occasion of dip- '
pin^ his hands mto our pucktts.
I Oor ministers had proposed to surrender our
claims to compensation for the withholding- of th®
right of deposit at New Orleans, and (or spoliations,
Spanish as well as french, and to establish' th® „*■
Collorado as the western boundary ot Louisiana.—
Although the Collorado is a vast distance to th®
wrstol the existing limit between the two nations,
it was evident, from the fare of our despatches, that
our Ministers in agreeing to establish that river jt®. ' '
the boundary, had been obliged to exceed the atitho
r;iy ol their instructions ; (the government of th®
United States claiming the Rio Bravo) this proposi
tion, (the ultimatum on our pari) was rejected at
the court of Madrid witp. disdain; and thus ended “
tile negotiation. Vet Trance, it seems, was dis
posed to a settlement-on “ ..nshigous terms al
though Mr. Talleyrand had, in ihe most dictatorial
ityle, declared that our chirm on Spain fur French
spoliations carried into Spanish pons, “ must be a- '
bandumd.”
Washington City, July 23.
We are informed that on the 24'.b June, KS10»
the United States brig Vixen, lirutenant Trippe,
carrying fourteen guns, on her way to Newport. „ir.,
undtT'or.Jers lr«m our government, jiear the UaliR-- '?
mas was, in a wanton and unprovoked aiaj.iv r, fir-'
ed into by the British sloop of war, tbl Moselht1,J
capt. Boyce, rating 20 guns, 32 pounders—a 3*
pound shot carried away the main tmorn of tho
Vixen within a short distance of col. Poindexter, a ;*
member of congress, who with his family^ hut ta-*!
ken passage on board, on his return from congress$V.
and a splinter from tire boom w ounded slightly Mr, ■ '
Rodney, son of the attorney general of the United
Slates, who likewise was on his way toN.ewrOf
i leans. k- \
\ Th« subjoined extract of a letter from a gentle
jinan of respectability on board thy'Vixen to bis
i *n this city witi give a'detail of circumstances;
and oo the conduct uflieut. Trippe, we will forbear ..
to make a comment, because, in our war with Tri- ■
poh, this officer signalized himself; but mure es-i_ -.<*
| penally as we are informed that he has been order-?
| ed by the secretary of the navyfrfrepair immediate- ^
ly to Washington, for the purpose of an enquiry in-, *
to his conduct, in nut returning the fire of the Mu
s<‘1!p‘ fu^
“ On the 2-ltb inst. (June) an occurrence took
place which was equally unpleasant and unexpected, *" ‘‘
l lie character ol the affair, however, corresponds
. with the treatment which we have so often received
Iroin the Btitish naval commanders on furnier occa
sions. The Mosel!?, a 20 gun brig, carrying 32
pounders, was lying at anchor under the'Stirrups ,
Ray, near the Bahama Bank. Tha Vix*o approwsh-f
ed her under full sail, with her pendant and eusigo iC
hoisted. The commander of the Moselle hoisted
french colours, and exhibited several private eig*.
nals. -Capt. Trippe, on perceiving a boat, which
lie supposed wished to speak his vessel, hauled up /•*
and received the officer, who requested him to a® ;
down to the British vessel. •****"'
With this request citpt. Trippe declined a corn- *
pliance, furnishing the officer at the same tinyy *
with the name of the vessel,and her destination.— ,
Capt. !’ >yce, who commands the Moselle, fiiNsd
shut at us as as we passed, which captain Tripp*
considered as an intimation, that he wisbe^ to
speak with us. Several musket balls were $red J,
iroin the boat into the vessel; and at the very om- -
ment the British officer was’ politely received %»‘T*
hoard the Vixen, and before by bad taken a memo- -
randum of the reply, which was given by captain v
Trippe to the message which was deliveredr-Capt. >
Boyce filed a ruuud shot, whicii came oyer the
quarter deck, and penetrated the main boom of jtke? .’■=
Vixen. Capt.Trippeiuunediatrly discharged lh* ’
British offirer, and prepared fur actioq. The
slipped her cable, and got under way, me-’,
i u<9B| an attack onour vessel. So soon us she ap- .m:
; profited within a proper distancr, capt. Trippe del- *. v
; patched a boat, with his* first lieutenant, to demand
J of the British fifficer an explication of his condor 1} - I
who sent his lieutenant on board the Vixeij, with / ■
various apologies, which were not nalerstood in a
snt'sfactorymsnoer: and rapt. Trippe addressed a, '
note to captain Boyce, requeuing a written