The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1796-06-09 00:00:00, page 3

r*frcrs to a congrefs, at fucF place as may hereafter
be agreed upon ?
■2. Would there he the difpofition to communi
t?..e to ::re under-figne<1 the general grounds of a
p »ci Ration, iuch as France would be w iliing to pro
void* in order that his M .jelr-y and hi> Allies
fnjghc thereupon examine, in concert, whether they
are luch as might ierve as a foundation ot a negoti
ation ior Peace ?
Or woiiid there be a defire to propofe any
oni’.-r tv ay whatever, for arriving at the i'«aie end,
that ot a gentrai Pacification f
/V O T E.
7rt:nfv.itted to Mr H'ickbam by Baflhelemi March j6.
•Jjjf uadeijtgned AmbaJJador of the fit neb Republic to
the H civic Rudy, bus t: anjmitted to the Executive Directory
the note which Mr Wickham, bit Britannic A.ojjty s
Minijler Plenipotentiary is ik: do-jifi Cantons Was pitajed
to convey to hint, dat'd the *6th op March. He has it in
command to c.njhvci it by an ex: A non oj Jenlinunts and dif
p pi tens of the Executive Directory
lhe Directory atdihtly djs ft to procure for the French
Republic, a jt’Ji. honourable, and fil'd peace. '1 he Jiep ta
hen by Mr. M ickham would have ajfjrdt d to the Due dory
a nal jatisfaction :f the declaration ij.ip which that Mi
nijler make t cf hi: no! having any order, any power to n<
pocrate, did not give room to doubt of tt?e pneertty op the j a
epic intentions oj his court. In fact, H was true that Eng
hind began to know her real i/ terejls, that pbe wj/:cd to
open again for bet ft If the J'-u cts J abundance and p. Jye
rity : ifJbe J ought jor peace with good ranh, would jhe
propofe a Gung’fjs. of which the /u. jury r<jult mijt be to
render all negotiation* endlrjs i Ur would jhe confine her
jt if to the as king in a vague manner, tb..l the a rent.,) Lto -
vcrn.-ncvtJhcttldpoint out iny oilier way, wh •tevci, tor
attaining the tain<± u'nject, that ot gener.il pacthc;;
tion f
li it that :h:s p f has no other objecl than to obtain for
the Bririln government the favourable /■-fyjji.n wl:vh
always accompanies the overtur s for peace ? May it not
have been accompanied with the h.pe that they would pro
duce no tjjict ?
J-Jj-anver that may be, the Dire A try, whoje policy hat
toother gnid •: than opennjt and good faith will J A!ow w
its explanations a cult iu t jjhi.h j.huli be wholly conforma*
bit t/ ’.her-. i .clw.tg >o the ardent dfire by which it 1/
animated to proenre p’ace jor the E renib h’epub/u and for
Coll nations it vciit ha fez to declare if elf openly. Oh .i
ged by me Ouin.i’notion with ; he t-xecuMwii of the
laws, ic cannot O'.ike or hlteti to any p~o;;n!..!■ that
•would be contrary 10 them. The c uniti:uiioin 1
act does not permi; ic to conn :n ’ •> ary aiimation
of that >v1 , according to ■ r * laws, con
itiri'Tcs me te-1 Story of :b £> rut lie
Wdh rfpeR tc thi c ran trie t pied by '-he French ar
- true, and ~J. hie t have not been :■■ ■■!.,• to fiance, the-a as
vjj .7 n 1 ot hi r inti r.j: •, political and corunrraal may bt a -n e
ic fubiec.s * a negotiation, which vail :r-frnt to the O:
' ■e ery the means of proving b;W mmh it d jv es to attain
fp-eiity ton happy pacification.
f hr Directory is ready to receive, :r. this rcfpccl, ary
overtures thatjhall be jvjl reajonabie, and c. npai-cU W:.a
the di’ui'i of me- Reputin',
%ij,fdj R.dMTHELLMI.
JB.'ii . the tth of Germinal the thy ear tj the
Fiench Republic { 2 ^ th Mar lb ^0 J
N O T E.
The court of London bat received from its minif
{er in bwiizerhud, the aniwcrs made to : he qoriti
ons wl»iv.h lie had been charged .o aUdrtfs to M »n
iu-ur Baribelemi, in refpfci to the opening a nego
tiation for cht re-ciCa'jiiiiiincr.t o: general tranquili
ty •
This court h»s fe.tr, with regret, bow Lnbe rone
and I pi r i t of that an»--er, ihe n.iiuie and extent ol
the demands which it contains, anj the manner of
announoi >g them, are remote from any ddpolui on
for peace.
The inadmifsihlc pretention is there avowed of
appropriating to France all that the laws actually
exiiting there may h.tve tomprized under the deno
mination of French territory. To a demand inch
asthis, is added an exprefs declaration, that no pro
posal contrary to it will be made, or even liiuned
to : and this, under the pretence of an interna) re
gulation, the provif.ons of * hich are wholly foreign
to all other nations.
While thele difpofitions lhall be perfilled in, no
thing is left for the King out to profecute a war
equally juft and necefsary.
Whenever his enemies lhall manifeft more pacific
jentiments, his Mujefty will at all times be eager
to concur in them, by attending himfeif, in concert
with his Allies, to all fuel) mea lures as lhall be belt
calculated to re-elcabiith general tranquilitv on con
ditions juft, honorable, and permanent ; either by
eftablilhment ot a congrefs, which has been fo often
and lo happily the means of reltoring peace to Eu
rope ; or by a preliminary difeuffion ol the princi
ples which may be piopofed, on either fide, as 3
foundation of a general pacification ,• or, infily, by
an imptrtial examination of any otner way which
may be pointed out to him for arriving at the fame
falutary end.
Downing frect, April 10, 1796.
So that, after agreeing a; a preliminary h,fore n’gocicti
•n to rejlore to France all that we ba<vc conquered from her,
and to Irarje her in pffjfiw of all ft las conauexeU from
Anfria and Sardinia, and all tea: r.a < it: - cecd to her h\
Spain or Holland bj:d,s o.b'r er.'.Uer acquijltijns. atv may
then trprfl to learn from her, -what oihtr conditions jhe
may ehufe to require 0' grant a: tie terms 0} F ace.
April 13. 'The H'-ufe of Comm'ns <iva s this day croud
ed w expectation of a mejfcge f'om the throne, relative to
the fate papers pubhjhcd this morning. 7 hit expettation is
defeated. I amjt.fi nov ojjurtd, from high authority,
"t%al no nrjf'age *wiU come aoW's. The Houfe of Petri he
iug adjourned, it cannot conjijttiitiy with order ce brought
-J here i: no doubt entertained but that Mir. Fat will
cone down, it: the courje oj the week, with a demand of
j.x milium — half to go either a: a ju'f.cy or loan u the tm
'/he declaration of the French Direflory amounts to this
-—‘‘ l'/e wilt not make peace until (Itcat Hritain r’Jl.us
all the pojfejfions {he has taken from us and the Date a—and
that wejhall retain St UommgoJrtsm dpam. ise/gf.m,
and all use p iJfJJtjtts wr ha-’oc already compr jut within our
Jraiernai gyujp.'' From Juch conditions, t'ven the mojt
•anient declaimed againjx the-war mujt revolt.
UNITE D ST A T E S.
N E VY Y U A K, May 28.
Wela-ely gave an article Irom a London paper
of the 3101 April, which <' .ted the probability of
a recommencement of hr ft ilities by the Algerines,
againft the United S:aces. We oblerved that the
atsTtijn was unaccompanied by any mention of
facts, 0:1 wh»rh this prooabiliiy could appear to be
grounded. Y.-lterdiy we were favoured with the
perul il of a k.ter written by C ipt. O'Brien, to a
citizen of this plate, dated at Li lb >n, in. 2d of A
pril, und revived by the w.,y of Philadelphia,
which gives foine corroborate n to th<- above ac
count ; although it alio, leaves os in tbed^rk, as j
ta the o .:flmkjnces which id w c <■ >n iliis lud- j
den departure from the treaty, 'i be following we
have extracted from the letter :
“ 1 atn employed in the fervice of the United
States. I expecr Ihortly to proceed for Algiers;
from ch-nce 1 hope to return to Philadelphia; and
it is likely 1 lii.nl have the pliaiuic of ieeing you
and m my o.heis < 1 mv eftecined friends.
“ Our affair; with At iers art rot Jo fi'v.urallc at prt
jent as an g"h tally imagined. "
The vi lation of a ticaiy, to recently entered in
to, would, indeed, only add one more 10 the ma
ny breaches of this nature, committed in the old
w i id ,* and would p ■>1 • icuhriy apply to us the o'
u rvcoii.n , on this lubjecr, of a late wider on the
hittory of Poland, wr.o lays, “ Bit treaties and
gu .-miees are in general only adrherred to until
1! =v can he broken w kb ‘uk’iy ;—the only effectual
1 method for a y liar * to fec.nre its dominions, is to
nj-ike irjVlf r. ip cta.de by ii jlrength u)d unanimity,
and to be prepared agsinlf any attacks."
FtiiLADc.L?a i A, M<y 30.
v/\f:.°rd:>y arrived ti»e (now Hcb., Capt Gav.
frLondon. Bv t hi - '•c.sel we have kt'ets ami
papers to t hr 8:h of April, ‘t orn which the full. w
i ts* inrelligcnce is t\* •• .;c* • J.
Ex:ract of a letter h rv a retpectahlt hr.nfe in Lon
don, dar.-d i.»e $ h 0! April, V6.
“ V/e he*r tint pruliunuarics between me French
artel the Aul> rian -are concluded on. fcf: erd-y our
maikets funk at leafr 1 J. per quarter. The adven
turer*; in grain and fl >ur will b* ge^t infers, and
th * rpfCut lO’S in ric** Itiil more. Anierit an whtui,
6:J at •/(J. pet quarter. Indian corn, /[•/ at 44/.
n-r q arter. Flour zq/6 a* 37. pur c.vr- — And
rht* prices nearly nom;:vdl."
Ex'.ract of a letter frr>m 3 gentleman in London, to
his ii lend in this r;ry.
London, April 1, rq6.
“ Since my lafr the price uf grain, Me. lms l-.lien
molt rapidly, and there now feems a ptvfprct of the
country having a hiperabundancc inftei.i of want ,
a' it is coining in from every part. Great lofsts
have been already luliained, and imtncnfe ones
w:'I enfoe. Indian corn and meal will fell at no
rate, an thole ideas of their iupplying the deficien
cy (if wheat are rrlirq-rfhed in a great degree. In
France alfo there \j plenty at prelent ; money feems
very fcarce in both countries ; or: the continent they
ace trying to get a new fpecies of paper afloat.
The mi oilier can make loans with eaf", bu. fi ids ir
difficult to get the payments punctually fulfilled—
American flocks continue very low—Bank lhares
108, lix per cent 8z, 5 per cent 77, deferred 60, in
Ihorc prices Ct?em affected by a general idea thar a
peace will loon take place ; a great many ruirors are
rfl m relative to pending negotiations, ann it in
d ;ed appears to me as it the feveral powers arc
actually earnest in their defires to agree, but whe
ther thev can or no a Ihort rime mufc now deve
lopc. Pitt, in a few days, is to bring forward to
parliament the amount of what has been done, and
this perhaps will decide whether peace is now to be
looked for nr n<*r.
“ April 8. The Hebe has been unexpectedly de
layed till to day. Great alarm prevails among
thofe who have produce here; the fall i.» Co great
and fo rapid that it will not fell at all—"Ms faid
8000 bbs. flour are coming over from Hamburg."
BALTIMORE, M»y 24.
kneouraftement to Farmer:.
Yefrerdny, a calf, fourteen months old, raifed,
and fold by Harry D Gough, hfq. to Mr. Aihbell
W eils, for t wo hundred dollars, weighed one thuu
faud and twenty two pounds.
---
NORFOLK.. May 28.
On Thurfday evening arrived the lhip Hudibrafs,
C3pt. L**rney, in fo dajs from Hamburg. The
captain brought no papers, but informs, that the
armies on the Rhine had fnlpended holrilities, till
the ilsue of a negociaiion then pending was knows.
Left Hamburg the jrh of April.
A LEX Ah DR! A, June 4.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of this place,
nov\’ in P.ourdeanx, dated April 8.
0 Since I failed iicm \ our port, 1 have been to
Holland, wlii-re I <3.(rWi-rti r-v cnrpr— I fincer, ,y
l».,pe>ou have- bun pr-irnt cnot-gl- to u.u.rt u.e
purebafe and lliipv.fiii of any floor to ihis u.unuy,
for it may be bought at :his moment, fay. foi rrmth
floor lix crowns, and Amciteen tight per barrel,and
abundance «t market."
Extract of a letter from Martinico, of May 7, to a
mcrch i'.v in Gcor^e-Towti.
K A vefv large armament l::s gone agvinft Sr.
Lucia, which mu/t ultimately full » but nut before
tinny lives are Joic- Morn Fortuna is defended by
2,y)Q brave, republicans, and a drcodlui coinage
attend the reduction of it- Yef'crday U.e
Brit iff) lent in a flag demand'll g c.f thtui a lui ren
der—They refolutejy auiwereti, ** 0 are 11 publi
cans, and never will li»e under tyranny net op*
preffi on—Liberty or death i? our uttiut-' lum, anu
we will facrihee our lives in defence or 1 be tat m« r. '*
Yelterday arrived the fcliooner Be .y, capt. D l
ton, »3 days from Cape Nicholii-Mule, why informs
that a fleet of 4 m tail of tranfpo: cwith 25.000
troops from England and irclsud, had arrived at
B irbadoes ; g mo of which were d ilpaiched to the
Mole, and 6000 apainl't Gr-:u .d.i ami b':. Lt.ro-.
MslR7 ’/A £3URG, June y.
--
The intelligence by u.e Bn . , r.in, arrived at
G-orge-Towti, and contained in ute preceding ‘O
lutr.ns, is lire arml very ir.tereHm g 1 ii pri.iptcc
.it peace between Eugl.md and Braoce lecm> yei re
in > r, if the dlljioli iiun of tbelv p w? . to ne de
lermined from the language of their n.inilurs. -
We i>;• nothing more ut the neguui.tK.ns, reported
by the European auc-ia.is brought by Capt G-.y>
to be pending between the Emperor and tiit French
R-p.mlic.
1 he arrival of French forces in the W>ft - Jnd it <?
is now cor.fi; m -d beyond a doubt, ard the 'ever; 1
accounts agree as to the number of Ihips j eic-vm
or twelve in all, tight of which Fie 74’: and c^’s
A Philadelphia paragraph dafed M •>' gi, leys—
3v the concurrent vote of the two l.oui. s. the iel*
lion ofCong.ciS is tc bf- clo'td to-morrow.
Idle troops at Weir• Puiut have been ro'tfcd in
general orders, to hold themfe!ves in rewdineis to
march at a moment's warning P_:vaic If ts,
ii is '.aid, mention, that a bat t clion ot tr- p. .-.re
coming from the loti: hward, th^c they w u: join
1 licit now« at the. Point, and {rent t! ei.ee that v-cr
battalions will be ordered to ihcwe'terri frontiers.
JBv a gentleman la'? from Nalhviliv, we are in
formed, rhat news bad arrived »•£ that rim . that
lie: ween the 2--if) and 30c!] cf M r h. ; I •• Ir.r :
killed a family (who -ere g->'ngop : he MT’tippl)
ittwern the nn-uihof the Gnio and the lilar.<or,
er dVfttiig of twelve pen'ems. The perfnti who
bro.iiJui ihu news to Nalhville, uw ten of (hr brad
bodies—.they a»e (aid to have come from the neigh
bourhood of Pittiburg.
BATH COFFEH-HOUic..
BERKELEY WARM SPRINGS,
rpH£ Suhl'criher iskes ihe liberty to irform bis
JL friends and r!ie public in fi-nerd, th. t he has
opened a BOARDING HOUbE in iM,r 1 ■ i ge and
commodious building in B.A'i H >QJ‘AhR. v.hih
he has occupied four >ears pair, at the fign of ihc
ispread Eogle, for tile accon modal’on of n.ote . o
may picale to favour h.m wuii their ait .rn. who
may be a fan red that nothing on his p.rt lh;ii be
wauting to render their viiit to Bon ag-eeable.
JUjiihH LU HER.
Juvr 9, '96.
A SCHOOL-MASTER.
PERSON who can produces good rrcorr
/Clk mend a 1 ion, and is qualified to rake charge of
a School, cither in town or country, who has taught
for many years pa.'t reading, writing, arithmetic,
and book keeping, with the practical branches of
matnematii 3, would therefore w ith to meet with
encouragement, as far as his abiii ics to rhe lire of
his protefsion may merit. From his knowledge of
t he buftnehs and uniform endeavours to pRale, he
/Utters him fell he will be abie give general iatis
fuction to thc-'e whrm tt may j 1> .e to employ
him. For particulars, inquire of tne Printer here
of, or Mr. JOHN O TERKAL.
N. B He tea' tx•• .urvtying in its prefent im
proved ftate, and arithmetic upon a plan entirely
June 6, '96
COMMITTED to the jail of Berkeley County,
a likely ni gro man, about $ feet 5 or 6 inches
high, a plea.ant loc king ftn/ibio frlu.w, about £4
years of age, had on w hen he came here, a dark
coun'ey cluaih coat and breeches, old Ihirr, old felt,
hat, jhoes and Rocking* ; he fays his name is Billy,
and that he was railed by Natui Sydnei, in Nor
'ht.Tnberland County. and that thf laid Sy drier ia
hi* laft will and teftam nt left him tree.
AUo another nejro fellow about the lame height
as the above, has a trowning countenance,- he
he belongs to Daniel M Caiiy. in Baiih.x County,
and that he ran a Way from his quarter on Broad
Run, Loudon County. Their matters are ciclued
to come, prove property, and t«k'* tlwm a wav.
ROBERT COCKLUKN. jailor.
May 25, '96.