Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1798-03-06 00:00:00

For London, Ship STAR, Joseph Woodman, master, Intended to sail on the 13th inst.
3500 to 4000 bushels of large grained SALT, From St. Martin's on board the ship Spy, at the Hill House wharf--for sale by Stephen Kingston.
For Hamburg, THE SHIP DOMINICK TERRY, Jacob Demart, Master, Having great part of her cargo engaged--For freight apply to Jesse & Robert Waln.
NICKLIN & GRIFFITH, At their Store on Walnut Street Wharf--HAVE FOR SALE, 100 bds. of Jamaica Rum, Madeira Wine in pipes and bds.
And at New-York, on board the ship Diana, from Liverpool, expected round as soon as the navigation is open, Fine Liverpool Salt Coals, Spanish Brown, Venetian Red, Purple Brown, Patent White, White Lead, Red Lead.
Ship DIANA, For Sale or Charter. N. B. The late firm of Philip Nicklin & Co. is now changed to NICKLIN & GRIFFITH.
For Sale or Charter, The Snow GOOD HOPE, Will carry about 1200 barrels, and is ready to take in a cargo. For terms apply to Pragers & Co.
St. Croix Sugars, 26 hogsheads best ST. CROIX SUGAR, FOR SALE BY JOHN NIXON & Co.
Wanted, An active, clean, industrious woman to cook and do the business of the kitchen. Such a one will be allowed good wages, and no other need apply--Enquire of the Printer.
Twenty Dollars Reward, FOR taking up a runaway servant Girl, named Abigail Miller, lately calling herself Betsy Smith, and sending her to North Front-street, No. 45.
At a Meeting of the President and Managers of the DELAWARE and SCHUYLKILL CANAL COMPANY, February 17th, 1798, Resolved, That ten dollars each share of Stock be called for; and that the Treasurer give public notice thereof agreeable to law.
To be Let on Shares, A valuable Farm ready stocked, WITHIN 3 1/2 miles from Philadelphia, on the west side of Schuylkill, and near the turnpike.
A Gardener--a Single Man, None need apply, in either case, unless they can bring good recommendations. Enquire at No. 38 Market-street.
To be Sold, An elegant Country Seat, Containing 6 acres and 40 perches, with a neat two story brick House and kitchen thereon, an apple Orchard, &c.
LANDING, From on board the ship SALLY, from Calcutta, AND FOR SALE BY THE SUBSCRIBER, 1600 bags prime Sugar, 300 do. Ginger, 20 bales low priced piece Goods.
Notice is hereby given, THAT application will be made for the renewal of a Certificate of a Share in the Bank of the United States, standing in the name of the Subscriber, No. 50-4, and dated July 11, 1797--the same having been lost.
FOR SALE, BY JOHN MILLER, JUN. No. 8, Chestnut-street, A quantity BENGAL GOODS, AMONGST WHICH ARE, Gurrabs, Mummies, Balfas, Sannas, Guzzens, Tands Coffees, Guzzies, Emacies.
British Dry Goods, ALSO, Forty puncheons of high proof Rum, February 19, Alex. J. Miller & James Davis.
Hyson and Young Hyson Tea, A few chests of excellent quality, for sale, corner of Second and Pine streets. Dec 26--codf
Landing this day, From on board the Schooner Two Friends, Daniel Crawley, Master, 80 bds. and 12 pipes Jamaica RUM, FOR SALE BY George Latimer & Son.
ROSE & SIMSON, HAVE FOR SALE, A few bales Balfas, Coffas, and a quantity of Bengal COTTON, Bengal SUGAR, in bags and boxes, Jamaica, St. Vincents, and Bengal RUM.
Just Published, And to be had at the Book-stores of Messrs. Dobson, Campbell, Young and Oram, in Philadelphia, OBSERVATIONS On the Causes and Cure of Remitting or Bilious Fevers.
For Sale, BY ELLISTON & JOHN PEROT, No. 41, North Water Street, London particular Madeira Wine, in pipes and quart recks, 4 years old and fit for immediate use.
FOR SALE, The House in Chestnut-street, NEXT door but one to the corner of Fifth-street, occupied by the subscriber. Its eligible situation is well known--The rooms are spacious and convenient, and finished in a handsome style--It has a double Kitchen, and excellent Cellars, with an Ice House and rain water Cistern, and there is a Pump of good water near the kitchen door.
TO LET, A good dry Store, Three stories high, and in an excellent stand for business. Apply to Thomas & Joshua Fisher, No. 5, Dock-street.
JUST ARRIVED, In the ship Star, Joseph Woodman, master, from London, 50 crates Queens' Ware, assorted to suit West India market.
FOR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBERS, No. 21, Penn-street, The Cargo of the ship Ganges, John Green, commander, from Bengal, consisting of Balfas, of various qualities and prices.
FOR SALE, BY JOHN MILLER, JUN. No. 8, Chestnut-street, A quantity BENGAL GOODS, AMONGST WHICH ARE, Punjum Cloths, Guzzies do., Charconna Dorea, Tanjibs, Mulmuls, Patna Hkfs., Malmsi do., Bandannos, Sifferyos, Choppa Romals, Perfumes of various col.
FOR SALE, 200 tons SUGAR, 99,000 lb. PEPPER, Willings & Francis. The Piece Goods Of the Ganges are now open to sale at that commodious store the north west corner of Market and Fourth-streets.
Landing, From on board the Snow Maria, from Copen-hagen, A few Tons Russia Clean Hemp, 300 pieces Ravens Duck, 250 pieces Russia Sheeting, 200 bolts Russia Duck, and a quantity of Sweden Iron.
FOR SALE BY JOSEPH ANTHONY & Co. Who have on Hand, 1st and 2nd proof Bourdeaux Brandy, 4th proof Spanish ditto, New-England Rum, London Particular Madeira Wine in Pipes and quarter Casks.
FOR SALE, A few bales Balfas, Coffas, and a quantity of Bengal COTTON, Bengal SUGAR, in bags and boxes, Jamaica, St. Vincents, and Bengal RUM.
Just Published, And to be had at the Book-stores of Messrs. Dobson, Campbell, Young and Oram, in Philadelphia, OBSERVATIONS On the Causes and Cure of Remitting or Bilious Fevers.
FOR SALE, BY WILLIAM PRIESTMAN, No. 15, South Fifth-street, next door to the War Office, A large assortment of Silver Watches, Time-keeper, by Arnold, Gold Watch, by Madge andutton, Ditto, by Elliott, Ditto, by Holmes, Double barrelled Gun, by Mortimer, Ditto, by Baracat, Pair Pistols, by Knabey.
THE Subscriber informs those to whom he is indebted, that a person will attend every day, Sundays excepted, until the 18th of April next, from the hours of 10 o'clock in the morning till 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the house formerly occupied by him in Chestnut-street, for the purpose of settling all books, papers and letters regarding his past commercial transactions to such of his creditors as may think proper to attend and examine them.
JAMES GREENLEAF, colt A, Thick Medium Paper, suitable for copper-plate printing, English and American WRITING PAPER, PARCHMENT and VELLUM, For Sale by Joseph and James Crukshank, No. 17, High-street, 1798.
Red Clover Seed of the best quality, MADEIRA WINE, Old, and fit for immediate use, in pipes, half pipes and quarter casks. Tenerife Wine, And Window Glass--all of which will be sold on very reasonable terms, by John Craig, No. 12, Dock Street, wktst
FOR SALE, A good situation for a Country Seat, FORTY acres of land on the Old York Road, within sight of Germantown and about five miles from the City, the whole being under good fence, and in excellent order as pasture ground.
A PRINT, representing GENERAL WASHINGTON and his family, all whole lengths in one group, will be ready for delivery by the 18th of March next.
Boston Glass Manufactory, I informed, that the manufacture of Window Glass is now commenced at the Glass House in Boston. It is needless to say any thing of the excellent quality of the Boston Glass, as it is so well known throughout the United States as to be in every respect greatly superior to any ever imported from Europe.
Canal Lottery---No. II. WILL commence drawing Monday, the 20th inst. Tickets for Sale in this Lottery, at Seven Dollars, at Wm. BLACKBURN's Lottery and Brokers Office, No. 64, South Second-street--Tickets in the Schuylkill Bridge Lottery, at Ten Dollars, where check books are kept for registering and examining in these, the City of Washington, No. II. and Patterson Lotteries, and information where tickets may be had in most of the Lotteries authorized by law in any of the States of the Union.
WILL commence drawing Monday, the 20th inst. Tickets for Sale in this Lottery, at Seven Dollars, at Wm. BLACKBURN's Lottery and Brokers Office, No. 64, South Second-street--Tickets in the Schuylkill Bridge Lottery, at Ten Dollars, where check books are kept for registering and examining in these, the City of Washington, No. II. and Patterson Lotteries, and information where tickets may be had in most of the Lotteries authorized by law in any of the States of the Union.
Prison Manufactory, FOR SALE, At the Prison of the City and County of Philadelphia, Cut Nails of all sizes, from 3 1/2 to 200, Flooring Brads, Spriggs, Gackle and card Tasks, Oakum and chipped Logwood, Shoemakers and Saddlers Thread, Also--Sewed Marble, suitable for currier's tables, tomb and head stones, hearths, chimney pieces, platforms, slabs, &c., window heads, sills, &c. All which may be had on reasonable terms, Shoes made and Weaving done at said Prison at a moderate price.
Orders from a distance, directed to Daniel Thomas, agent for the prison, will be attended to. December 26. mtl6m
EDWARD DUNANT, No. 149, South Front-street, Has full remaining of the Cargo of the Johanna, from Malaga, 66 kegs Sun Raisins, 97 jars Bloom ditto, 3 pipes superior Catalonia Wine, 21 bds. Mountain and Malaga Wine, in hogsheads and quarter casks.
Calcutta and Madras Goods, Consisting of Humbugs, Tickeries, Parma Chints, Bandana, Pullicat and Barick Handkerchiefs, Choppa Romals, black and coloured Perfumes, and black Pepper. Wanted--A Male and Female SERVANT, of unexceptionable characters. march 1. *3cod
NOTICE, WHEREAS a Certificate to HANNAH SHELLY, of Oxton Cottage, in the County of Surrey, in Great-Britain, Spinster, or her assigns, for two thousand five hundred and sixty-two dollars twenty-three cents, in the deferred stock of the United States, was lost in the ship Peggy, Capt. Hyer, bound from Philadelphia to London in the year 1796. The subscriber, the said Hannah Shelly, intends to apply to the Treasury of the United States, for a renewal of the said Certificate.
MANNAH SHELLY, iaw6w, CHARLES ALLEN, Cape May, Feb. 8, 1798. Feb. 14--iaw6w
Valuable Property for Sale, THAT well known Estate, called SHREWSBURY FARM, formerly the residence of General John Cadwalader, situate on Schuylkill River, in Kent county, Maryland--containing about 1900 acres of prime LAND, upwards of 500 of which are in woods. The Buildings are all excellent, and consist of a handsome Dwelling House, two large Barns with Cow houses, Stables for fifty horses, a spacious threshing floor under cover, a granary, two Overlooker's houses, two ranges of two story buildings for Negroes (one of them new and of brick), Corn mills, a Smock house, &c. &c. The whole Estate being nearly surrounded by water, it requires but little fencing, and has a good Shad and Herring fishery. It is conveniently situated for both the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets, with two landings on a navigable river and a short sail from Baltimore.
ARCHIBALD M'CALL, JUN. February 24. aaw6w
To be Sold, A BRICK HOUSE, together with the Lot thereto belonging, in the city of Burlington, New-Jersey. The house has three rooms below, and three chambers in the upper story. The kitchen adjoining is a frame building. The Lot has a front of 72 feet on Pearl-street, and the same front on the river Delaware. The length of the Lot is about 250 feet--The house commands a very pleasant prospect of the river and of the Borough of Bristol, on the Pennsylvania side. Immediate possession may be had. For further particulars, inquire of Mr. John Sims, next door below the City Tavern in Philadelphia, or to the subscriber in Burlington. THOMSON NEALE. B. blagton, march 1. *codw
TO LET, And possession given the 1st April next, The House No. 258 High-street, At present occupied by P. BURKE, Esq. Apply to Edward Shoemaker, No. 127, High street, February 24. cod3w
FOR SALE or to be let on ground-rent, A valuable Lot of Ground, SITUATE on the north-east corner of Walnut and Fifth streets, fronting the State-House square. This lot is fifty-one feet front on Walnut street, and one hundred and thirteen feet and an half on Fifth street; there are at present two small two story brick houses, and a number of small tenements thereon. Also, for Sale, Two three story Brick Houses, With convenient stores, wharf, &c. situate on Water street, between Mulberry and Sassafras Streets, containing in front on Water street fifty-four feet, and containing that breadth eastward ninety-five feet, then widening to the south thirteen feet six inches. These houses have the convenience of a public alley adjoining on the north side, and area very desirable situation for a merchant, flour factor, or others who may have occasion for storage of goods. This property will be sold on very reasonable terms for cash. For further information apply to the printer. July 11. m*wtlf
Three or four Single Gentlemen, may be accommodated with Genteel Boarding and Lodging, On reasonable terms, by applying at No. 39, North-street, between Fifth and Sixth-streets. February 23. eod3t
** These Printers in the several States who publish the above advertisement last Spring, are requested to re-publish it one month, and send their accounts to P. L.

TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6.
To the Editor of the United States Gazette.
No. III
SIR, At a time when the picaroons of Great-Britain took our vessels and detained them for adjudication...
War was then the desirable object with the benevolent, the disinterested antipodials...
United States, March 5th, 1797.
Paris, January 8th, 1798. (No. 5.) DEAR SIR, WE embrace an opportunity to send you the "Redacteur" of the sixth instant...
Nothing new has occurred since our last, in date of the twenty-fourth ultimo. We can only repeat that there exists no hopes of our being officially received by this Government...
TRANSLATION. Message of the Executive Directory to the Council of Five Hundred of the 15th Nivose, 6th year, (4th January 1798.)
CITIZENS REPRESENTATIVES, To day the 15th Nivose, and at the very hour at which the Executive Directory addresses this message to you, the municipal administrations, the justices of the peace, the commissaries of the Directory, and the supervisors of the customs, are proceeding, in all the chief places of the departments, and in all the principal communes of the Republic, to seize the English merchandise now in France...
Such is the first act which, when peace is given to the continent, the war declared a long time since against England, is about to assume its genuine character. The French will not suffer a power, which strives to found its prosperity upon the misfortune of other nations, to raise its commerce upon the ruin of that of other people, and which aspires to the domination of the seas, wishes to introduce, every where, articles of its...
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY—MARCH 5. Mr. Livingston presented the petition of John Whittle, a soldier in the late war praying for compensation. Referred to the committee of claims.
Also the petition of Joseph Wheaton, Sergeant at Arms, praying for an increase of compensation for his services. Referred to the committee of ways and means.
Mr. D. Foster, from the committee of claims, made an unfavourable report on the petition of George Heerhouse, which was concurred in by the house.
The same gentleman observed, that he thought it proper that attention should be paid to the encouragement of the Fine Arts and particularly to the arts of designing and engraving which had already made considerable progress in this country. The proper way of doing this, he supposed would be to secure to artists a property in their works. In order to bring this business before the house, he proposed a resolution for appointing a committee to enquire into the propriety of passing an act for this purpose, which was agreed to, and a committee of three appointed.
Mr. Clopton presented a petition from John Ellison, praying for 2000 acres of land in the North Western Territory, for the purpose of mining at two dollars an acre. Referred to the committee who have the North Western territory land under consideration.
The following important message with the documents accompanying it, were received from the President of the United States:
Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the house of representatives, The first dispatches from our envoys extraordinary since their arrival at Paris, were received at the Secretary of State's office, at a late hour the last evening. They are all in a character, which will require some days to be deciphered, except the last which is dated the 8th of January, 1798, the contents of this letter are of so much importance to be immediately made known to Congress, and to the public, especially to the mercantile part of our fellow-citizens, that I have thought it my duty to communicate them to both Houses without loss of time.
JOHN ADAMS. United States, March 5th, 1797. (No. 5.) Paris, January 8th, 1798. DEAR SIR, WE embrace an opportunity to send you the "Redacteur" of the sixth instant, containing the message of the Directory to the Council of Five Hundred, urging the necessity of a law to declare as good prize all neutral ships having on board merchandise and commodities, the production of England, or of the English possessions, that the Flag, as they term it, may no longer cover the property. And declaring further that the ports of France, except in case of distress, shall be shut against all Neutral ships, which, in the course of their voyage, shall have touched at an English port. A commission has been appointed to report on the message, and it is expected that a decree will be passed in conformity to it.
Nothing new has occurred since our last, in date of the twenty-fourth ultimo. We can only repeat that there exists no hopes of our being officially received by this Government, or that the objects of our mission will be in any way accomplished. We have the honor to be with great respect, your most obedient servants. CHARLES COTESWORTH PINKNEY. J. MARSHALL. E. GERRY. Timothy Pickering, Esq.
TRANSLATION. Message of the Executive Directory to the Council of Five Hundred of the 15th Nivose, 6th year, (4th January 1798.) CITIZENS REPRESENTATIVES, To day the 15th Nivose, and at the very hour at which the Executive Directory addresses this message to you, the municipal administrations, the justices of the peace, the commissaries of the Directory, and the supervisors of the customs, are proceeding, in all the chief places of the departments, and in all the principal communes of the Republic, to seize the English merchandise now in France, or introduced upon its territory in the contravention of the law of the 10th Brumaire, 5th year (October 31st, 1796.)
Such is the first act which, when peace is given to the continent, the war declared a long time since against England, is about to assume its genuine character. The French will not suffer a power, which strives to found its prosperity upon the misfortune of other nations, to raise its commerce upon the ruin of that of other people, and which aspires to the domination of the seas, wishes to introduce, every where, articles of its...
the produce of her manufactures. It has violated all the principles of the law of nations, in order to shackle the relations of neutral powers: it has caused to be seized the provisions, grain and commodities, which it supposed to be destined for France: it has declared contraband every thing which it thought useful to the Republic: it desired to starve it. All the citizens demand vengeance upon it.
When it had to fear the capture of vessels sailing under its flag, it corrupted foreign captains to induce them to take on board their vessels English merchandise, and thus to introduce it, by cunning, by fraud or otherwise, into foreign States, and especially into the French Republic.
The neutral powers should have perceived that, by this conduct, their merchants took a part in the war, and that they lent assistance to the belligerent powers.
We serve a party, as well when we procure for him the means of augmenting his forces, as when we unite ourselves to those which he has. The neutral powers should have perceived, that England, by stopping the vessels of other powers, laden in their respective ports, and destined for France, by permitting articles coming from her own manufactures alone to circulate, aimed at an extensive commerce, and that it would be necessary to seek reparation for such an attempt.
The ordinance of the marine and the regulation of 1744, have declared to be good prize, the vessels and their cargoes in which is found English merchandise belonging to enemies. These provisions should be extended. The interest of Europe demands it.
The Directory thinks it urgent and necessary to pass a law declaring that the condition of vessels, in what concerns their quality of neutral or enemy, shall be determined by their cargo, and that the cargo shall be no longer covered by the flag; in consequence, that every vessel found at sea, having on board English merchandise and commodities, as her cargo, in whole or in part, shall be declared to be good prize, whoever may be the proprietor of these commodities or merchandise; which shall be reputed contraband, for this cause alone that they come from England or her possessions.
It would be useful to declare at the same time, that except in the case of distress, the ports of the Republic shall be shut to all foreign vessels, which, in the course of their voyage, shall have entered those of England.
The Executive Directory requests you, Citizens Representatives, to adopt these measures. No neutral or allied power can mistake their object, nor complain of them, unless it be already delivered up to England. The infallible effect of the measure is to enhance the value of the product of their soil and of their industry, to increase the prosperity of their commerce, to repel every thing that comes from England, and essentially to influence the conclusion of the war.
Executive Directory to invite you, citizens representatives, to take the object of this message into the most prompt consideration. (Signed) P. BARRAS, President. LAGARDE, Secretary-General.
This message was ordered to be printed and committed to a committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
The house again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill to provide the means of intercourse with foreign nations; when Messrs. Reed, R. Williams and Bayard spoke against the amendment, and Mr. W. C. Claiborne in favor of it.
At the conclusion of Mr. Bayard's speech (which was very long) the question was loudly called for.
Mr. Brent rose, and was about commencing some observations in reply to Mr. Bayard, when the cry of "the question" was still continued. He sat down, and some conversation took place for and against the committee's rising; but on Mr. Brent's saying he did no wish the committee to rise on his account, the question for rising was put and negatived.
The question was then put upon Mr. Nicholas's amendment, and negatived, 52 to 43.
A motion was then made for the committee to rise, and ask leave to sit again, which was negatived.
The bill was proceeded with.
Mr. S. Smith moved to strike out certain words, and to insert others to this effect. "That the President of the United States shall not allow to any minister plenipotentiary to France, Great-Britain or Spain, more than 9,000 dollars per annum, nor to any other minister plenipotentiary more than 6,000 dollars."
This amendment was negatived, there being only 47 votes in its favour.
The blanks in the bill were next to be filled; the first, which was the permanent allowance, was filled with 40,000 dollars; the next, which was an extraordinary appropriation for this year, with 28,650 dollars. Before the latter sum was agreed upon,
Mr. Livingston enquired whether the sum of betwixt 2 and 3,000 dollars, which he thought had been lavished away, said to be expended on persons taking leave from this country, was included in the incidental expenses which were contained under this head. He thought such an expenditure of money forbidden by the constitution.
Mr. Harper believed the incidental expenses mentioned in the estimate were expenses of our ministers abroad.
Mr. Nicholas understood that three secretaries were at present allowed the mission at present in France. He thought this was
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Latest Foreign News.
LONDON, Dec. 22. The lord lieutenant and privy council of Ireland have issued a proclamation, declaring the baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, Decies within Drum, and Decies without Drum, and Glanaboyne, and also the parish of Kiln and Ballybaleen, in the barony of Middlethird, in the county of Waterford, to be in a state of disturbance, by which they are put out of the king's peace.
Lord Kingstown is to be tried without delay in the high Steward's court, by the Irish peers, as soon as the grand jury have found the indictment against him, for shooting Col. Fitzgerald.
Admiral sir Alan Gardner leaves town on Tuesday next, to take on him the command of the Squadron for the protection of Ireland.
A part of sir Alan Gardner's fleet has arrived off the Cove of Cork. The whole will consist of 12 sail of the line and frigates, which with those under the command of admiral Kingmill, being five of the line, several frigates, armed brigs, cutters, &c his naval force will be perfectly capable of resisting any fleet of transports that the enemy can procure, for an invasion of Ireland.
A letter from the Hague, dated Dec. 5, says: "Rear admiral Meyner has arrived here from England; and admiral De Winter is hourly expected from Amsterdam, where he has been conducted in a formal procession from his own house to the council-house, where he was invited to a public breakfast. In the evening he was present at a dramatic entertainment given in honor of the admiral himself."
December 23. According to a correct list of the killed and wounded on board the Dutch fleet, in the engagement of the 11th of October, they amounted to 340 killed, and 600 wounded.
In the sitting of the 24th November the committee of marine, of Holland, gave its reasons, as directed by the convention, for ordering the fleet of De Winter to put to sea. They state, the damage the English had suffered in a storm; the necessity there was to do away the disgrace their fleet suffered by being blockaded up in the Texel; and their desire to give the sailors an opportunity to refute the calumnious reports of their being attached to the Stadthouder, under which they had labored ever since the surrender of the fleet of admiral Lucas. They add, that they had laid no embargo on account of the injury it must occasion to trade; and to prevent the enemy from concluding from it, that it was intended the fleet should put to sea.
A meeting was held on Wednesday at the audit house, Southampton; at the request of the principal inhabitants, the mayor in the chair, when some spirited and appropriate resolutions were entered into expressive of their disapprobation of the present inquisitorial bill before the house of common, and directing their representatives Mr. Annett, and Mr. G. Rose, to oppose its passing into a law. The oppressive and ruinous consequences were ably represented in a speech by Mr. Nichols; and so unanimous were the inhabitants, that scarcely any opposition was noticed, except from Mr. Smith, collector of the customs; Mr. Sutherland, comptroller of excise; Mr. Galpine, agent to Mr. Rose; and Mr. Mockton, agent for prisoners; but even the biased voices of these gentlemen were scarcely audible.
December 29. The following is an extract of a letter from an officer on board the Phoebe frigate, dated Plymouth Sound, Dec. 25: "It is with singular satisfaction I inform you of the capture of La Nereide, of 36 twelve pounders, and 320 men, by the Phoebe, in lat. 48. 58. and west long. 8. 4. We discovered her in the morning of the 21st, and came to action about nine P. M. We lost sight of her for some time, and she would probably have got off, but for a fortunate change in the wind, that cleared away the fog, which had been so thick that we could not see twice the length of the ship. She attacked us with her guns as we came near, and gave us a broadside in passing, which was returned by us. We immediately tacked and stood after her, and at ten came up with her again, and brought her to close action on the larboard tack, which was continued till eleven, when she struck. The action was very severe, from her being so close as to be nearly aboard of us, and blowing at the same time so fresh that our guns were not at times in the water. We had three men killed, and ten wounded, and some of them very severely; but there is no officer among them. La Nereide had 22 killed and 55 wounded, and of the latter 13 have died since the action. She is nearly as large as the Phoebe, and was victualled for four months."
December 30. The example of London, in regard to the assessed taxes is following over the whole kingdom. Bath, Bristol, Abingdon, &c have passed resolutions against the measure. The Earl of Ormond, and others, have instituted a committee at Kilkenny, in Ireland, to receive information against United Irishmen, &c and have advertised rewards and concealment to informers!
According to letters received yesterday from Falmouth, we learn that the Phoenix Portuguese frigate, having the Marquis de Pombeiro on board is on shore near that place.
The advices received from the court of Portugal has occasioned a very sudden and unexpected change; his excellency count de Pombeiro with his lady and suite left town on Monday morning early for that country; the count had taken a house in Baker-street, Portman square, for a twelvemonth.
BOSTON, February 24. CAMBRIDGE.
The sons of our University never let slip any opportunity of doing honor to the character they so much admire. In one of the circles met to celebrate the birth day of the Hero of Mount Vernon, among other toasts were the following:
1. A man brave without temerity, laborious without ambition, generous without prodigality, noble without pride, and virtuous without disturbing the Tutors. 2. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States, the American Terminus . * 3 cheers in pantomime, &c. 3. Thomas Jefferson, May he exercise his elegant literary talents for the benefit of the world, in some retreat, secure from the troubles and dangers of political life. 4. The Senate, the Speaker of the house, and 53 of its members. 5. The constituted authorities of this University; may the government of our own choice, never be assailed by Jacobinism.
* Terminus was the God of boundaries among the Romans, who swore he would not stir an inch for Jupiter.
BALTIMORE, February 28.
Among the most disagreeable of our duties, we have seldom felt more pain in relating the tale of woe, than we now do in mentioning the loss of the ship Anthony Mangin , captain Sanford, of this port, belonging to Mr. A. Brown, junior. None of the crew are left to tell the sad story of their misfortune, so that as yet, particulars cannot be had, or formed only by conjecture. A Pilot who arrived last evening from Norfolk, informs, that the mate's trunk and several other articles of the above vessel, were picked up, floating near the Middle Grounds, on Tuesday, the 20th instant, and carried into the above place; and that the vessel was supposed to have got on the breakers, and dashed to pieces the preceding night, as the wind blew strong at east, and a tremendous sea was rolling. The vessel and cargo were principally insured, so that their loss will be only partially felt; but the passengers and crew, there is but too much cause to believe, have met a wary grave. Captain Sanford was highly respected, and his fate cannot but be extremely afflictive to his friends; this consolation, however, they have left, that whatever calamity may have befallen him, neither skill nor care could have averted it.
Subscription & all.
MR. FRANCIS respectfully informs the subscribers, that the Second Ball of the present subscription will be on Tuesday the 6th of March. Ladies Tickets to be had of the subscribers, or on application to Mr. Francis, no. 70, north Eighth street. Non-subscribers Tickets to be had of Mr. F. at his house, or at the Assembly Room. Tickets as usual. march 1
To Let,
About 30 acres of ground, with a good house, garden, stables, &c. about 4 1-2 miles from town. Immediate possession may be had.
PETER BLIGHT. February 27 3101