The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), 1794-05-19 00:00:00

The POTOMAC GUARDIAN, and BERKELEY ADVERTISER.
PRICE TWO DOLLARS PER ANN.]
MONDAY, MAY 19, 1794.
[NUMBER 183—VOL. 4.]
WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS, THERE IS MY COUNTRY.
Franklin.
THE Subscriber returns his thanks to the Public, for exceeding his most sanguine expectations in sending cloth to be fulled, since his late commencement of business at EDWARD BEASON's fulling-mill: He also hopes that those pieces already returned have rendered general satisfaction. He also will have against the approaching season a quantity of dyes for to accommodate his customers in almost every colour.
I am, with due respect the Public's friend, WILLIAM BAILEY.
N. B. An active boy, about 15 years old, would be taken as an apprentice to the above business.
DRUMS.
THE Subscriber having employed a person who is a good Drum-Maker, the Militia Officers in this or the neighbouring Counties may now be supplied on short notice, with Drums warranted good, by applying to
JACOB SMURR.
Shepherd's-Town, May 10, 1794.
FOR SALE.
A HOUSE and lot in this town, the conveniences are thus: The house contains a neat room with a kitchen and fire place, has a convenient and pleasant garden; it lays contiguous to the part of the lot lately purchased by Mr. Henry Line from Michael Angel: The premises will be sold cheap for ready money, as the Subscriber wishes to leave this town on account of her young family, and retire into the country, where she apprehends they can be raised with the same industry and less expence.—This is the only motive of
ELIZABETH HOWE.
Shepherd's-Town, May 12, '94.
ALL persons indebted to me, are hereby called upon to come in immediately and give their bonds and notes for the sums which may be due, as no longer indulgence can or will be given.
GEORGE TILLEY.
Martinsburg, May 10, 1794.
NATHAN SHUGERT,
SADDLER and HARNESS MAKER.
HAS removed from Martinsburg to Middletown, where he carries on his business, in all its branches. Those who may please to encourage him, may depend on having their work executed in a masterly manner, on short notice, and moderate charges.
May 12, 1794.
TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS some time in the month of April last, my son James Conway, most fraudulently and shamefully obtained Deeds of Conveyances for my lands I now live on in Berkeley County, near Charlestown, under the deception of a power of attorney (as the papers were read to me) and procured some creatures as vicious as himself for evidences:—These are therefore to forewarn all person or persons from purchasing, or in any wise dealing with said Conway for the lands aforesaid, as I am determined to render his title a nullity in law.
CORNELIUS CONWAY.
N. B. I can neither read or write.
May 3, 1794.
TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS my Father, Cornelius Conway, has advertised that I have obtained a Deed of his land in a fraudulent manner, I hereby declare my father does me injustice by such an assertion; he made me the deed in order to deceive his creditors, and as he has so often made threats of cutting me off with a single shilling, I thought it prudent in order to guard against such unnatural threats, to record the deed, declaring at the same time, that no creditor shall be injured by my having the above deed; and provided my father will make me safe in a sufficient manner for an equal proportion of said land, in such case he shall have a free release of the said deed, but till then I am determined to take the benefit of every advantage laying in my power.
With duty I subscribe myself to my father, JAMES CONWAY.
N. B. My proportion of the above land is 194 acres, which, if my father does not comply as above, I am determined to sell, or the whole tract of 388 acres if a purchaser offers.
May 10, 1794.
YOUNG TRAVELLER,
WILL stand the present season, at the plantation of the subscriber, upon the Winchester road, three miles from Shepherd's-Town, adjoining Capt. James Kearney's, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, in each week; and at Paul Verdier's, in Martinsburg, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, in each week, at the moderate price of Three Dollars the season, Five Dollars to insure a colt, or eight shillings the single leap, cash to be paid at the time of covering. The money for the season to be paid by the 1st day of September next.
Young Traveller is a beautiful dark brown, full seventeen hands high, rising five years old next grass, was bred in the State of New Jersey, out of the noted horse called Ajax; Ajax was got by an imported dray horse, out of a full blooded imported mare, both of which were imported from England by William Allen, late of Philadelphia; his dam was got by a full blooded imported Hunter called Hector, and her dam was a full blooded mare, both of which were imported from England by Governor Reed, late of Philadelphia.
The season to close on the 1st of July.
JAMES VERDIER.
May 1, 1794.
TO BE RENTED.
A HOUSE and Lot on the South-side of the Bridge, now occupied by Mr. James Gribbins. Apply to the Printer.
WANTED.
A BLACKSMITH, who is a good workman, to take a shop with a good set of tools, either on shares or wages. Apply to WILLIAM RUSH, 3 miles from Martinsburg, near Opeckon.
April 19, 1794.
ALL Persons indebted to, or have any demands on the estate of John Tayler, late of Berkeley, deceased, are hereby notified to come in for immediate settlement with
WILLIAM TAYLER } Executors. JOHN TAYLER, }
April 21, 1794.
Three Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on the 23d ult. an old negro wench named Phillis, about 55 years of age, grey headed, stoops much in walking, Jersey born, and pretends she has a right to freedom, which induced her to go away. Whoever will commit her to the goal of this County, shall have the above reward, and necessary charges.
ALEX. RODGERS.
ALL Persons indebted to the subscriber are earnestly requested to come and settle their respective balances, as no longer indulgence can possibly be given.
WILLIAM CHAPLINE.
Shepherd's-Town, April 19, 1794.
TAKE NOTICE.
WHEREAS my father George Hagley, in his lifetime passed a note to George Heiges, for about forty pounds, perhaps something more or less; but as it was unjustly obtained, I never will pay it unless compelled by law.
PETER HAGLEY, Administrator for George Hagley, dec'd.
Berkeley County, April 19, 1794.
THE Editor of this paper has frequently, though with reluctance, called on his Subscribers, who are indebted to him to make payment, but that notice has not had the desired effect;—the rise of paper, expence of post-riders, &c. places him in a situation which will not admit of his continuing the business unless the means are furnished him, he therefore is obliged in the most pressing terms to request all persons to settle their several arrearages to the 7th of November last, at which time the 3d year of the Guardian expired. Necessity requires him to repeat the original terms of subscription, and which must in future be comply'd with, viz. one half year to be paid on subscribing, and the remainder at the end of the year—and advertisements to be accompanied with the cash.
April 28, 1794.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
4 Ventose, Saturday, February 22.
CARRIER, returned from his mission into the rebellious departments, made a general report on the war of La Vendée.
"We were long unacquainted (said he) with the number of the banditti. When the patriots encountered at Sannur, or any other place, ten, twenty, or thirty thousand, they imagined it was the whole; but they were grossly deceived, since there were sixteen districts in full revolt, and the inhabitants of the whole country, between the Loire and the sea, from Paimboeuf to Saumur, a space of more than forty square leagues, in arms.
"The Rebels were divided into several columns. Whenever they wanted reinforcements, they sounded the alarm bell, and set the mills a going, whose sails served for signals, and a vast force was collected.
"In this large tract of country, every inhabitant was provided with a gun and sabre, with which he armed himself on the first signal. When the danger or the alarm was over, they returned to their occupations and the cultivation of their lands, so that the whole of the country in revolt is sown, and promises a rich harvest; but it is only by Republicans it will be reaped.
"In the month of August last, the rebels had 150,000 men in arms; but the victories of Montagne and Chollet were so fatal to them, that I have passed over fourteen leagues of country entirely covered with the dead bodies of the rebels, heaped to the number of twelve, one over the other. Their General acknowledges that the battle of Montagne alone cost them 20,000.
"After these defeats, they repassed the Loire, to the number of 50,000, reckoning old men, women and children, that followed them; and in the district of Laval and Vitre, they picked up a great number of recruits.
"These new reinforcements seemed likely to prolong their existence; but our Republicans soon reduced their number; all that sought refuge on the right bank of the Loire, instead of safety found a grave.
"On the left side of the Loire still remained Charette, with an active army in the heart of La Vendée. The Generals Dutruy and Hape were charged to pursue him without remission, and they obtained over him 15 successive victories.
"At length the force of that traitor was reduced to 1000 men, when the column arrived from the army of the North. General Tureau put itself at its head; and took upon himself the task of clearing the upper part of La Vendée of the banditti, and to drive them to the lower part, where he had left the command to Dutruy and Hape, and thus to put them between two fires. Tureau succeeded so far as to destroy six thousand of the insurgents; but one mischief arose from the execution of his plan—the Rebels finding themselves pressed on all sides, rallied from their hiding places and increased the force of Charette to about 6 or 7000 men.
"The detachment under La Roche Jacquelin, was also increased, and the active young man felt upon Chollet, of which he got possession, some detachments having abandoned the brave General Moulin; but an hour after arrived General Cordelier, who retook that town, after a dreadful slaughter. La Roche Jacquelin, nevertheless, was not discouraged, but returned to the charge and attacked us again at Beaupreaux, where he was again beat. It was said that he fell in this action, but on this head there were different reports.
"There is now no longer any collected force, besides that of Stoffel, composed of 800 men, and that of Charette, which is computed to be 3000.—Do not, however, imagine that those are the only banditti; there are more in the forests, on the mountains, and in other hiding places, to the number, according to accurate calculation of 20,000 men.
"Away then," continued the Reporter, "with that false humanity, into which they would fain mislead you. In this country are all equally criminal, and all ought to fall under the axe of the Republicans and the law. The women would you believe it, are our most ferocious enemies. At Chollet, when our troops began to give way, and the rebels were thought victorious, the women, with knives in their hands, fell upon our brave defenders, whom they massacred without pity. Children of 12 years also carry arms against us; children of more tender age serve as spies for the Rebels; and whenever our soldiers are found alone, they are assassinated. Judge from this whether we ought to use clemency, and who those are, that speak to you of pity! I declare to you, that I know in La Vendée no other patriots than those, who have fled from that impure soil to range themselves under our colours, and to combat with us.
"The rest have only served to make known to the rebels, all that was going on in our armies, and

in that town, which I call the head-quarters of La-Vendee, the rich merchants furnished our enemies with provisions and warlike stores; but soon after my arrival I took some very severe measures against those traitors; and it is only since their arrest, that the Catholic army has experienced a want of subsistence.
"Nevertheless, do not believe that this war is terminated. A country full of forests and covered with high brush-wood, affords innumerable retreats to the rebels. At the battle of Mortagne, 40,000 of the banditti were concealed behind some of this brush-wood, and we passed by without perceiving them."
Carrier terminated his report, by informing the Convention, that the death of General Lechelle was not occasioned by poison, but by chagrin.
A secretary presented the substance of 800 addresses from various Communes and Political Societies, felicitating the Convention on their labours and entreating them to continue at their posts, until the triumph of Liberty was completed.
We give the following as a curious specimen of the addresses:
The Republican Society of Cognac congratulated the Convention on its labours. "It is from this incorruptible mountain that the volcanoes with which all our hearts have been inflamed, have issued. From its summit has it poured that thunder which has made tyrants tremble on their thrones, and filled the hearts of those satellites who surrounded them with fear. No peace, no truce, as long as these wretches shall have their satellites in arms against our country! Declare to them in the name of 25 millions of souls, whom you represent, that so far from treating with them, during the approaching Spring, the tri-coloured flag shall wave on the walls of London; tell them, in the name of Frenchmen, that the Thames dyed with the blood of the English, shall teach them how to regard a nation, fighting in defence of its rights; declare to the fanatics of Spain, that the Republican soldiers with the force of the French bayonets will bring to the crucible of the Republic those idols of gold which they are foolish enough to worship. Tell the imbecil Austrian that we will refuse to treat with him until he shall have consented that the Rhine form the line of separation between a nation of freemen and a nation of slaves. Announce to the tyrannic Prussian that he will never obtain his pardon from the French republic until he return home and make confession of his crimes. Declare that Holland shall never experience our lenity without paying the expence of the war in which she has become a party!"
Paris, February 26. Letters from Nantes state, that the military commission is employed there, day and night, in trying the rebels of La Vendee; and between 400 and 500 of them fall every day, either by being shot or drowned. A single pit contains 4050 bodies.
The most recent news from the East-Indies confirm the immense captures made by the French privateers, and add, that Batavia has been taken by the French. This capture would entirely ruin Holland.
L'Orient, February 23. The dock yards here are in the greatest bustle. Every body desires a descent upon England, where we might strike the evil at the root. Our navy will soon be as formidable as our land forces.
Courtray, March 1. Yesterday three alarm-guns were again fired from the battery without the gate of Bruges, and a part of our garrison marched out. We soon learn, that the French marched to Wervick, to demolish the fleecies; and that, from the latter, the works which they had constructed at Lincelles could be seen. They retreated immediately after, but the alarm went along the whole line. To-morrow the Hessians and Hanoverians march hence, to approach nearer to Lille, and the head-quarters of his Royal Highness, the Duke of York, will then also be transferred.
Constantinople, Feb. 1. The Divan having declared to the Ministers of the allied powers, that the Porte would remain inviolably attached to its neutrality, the Russian ambassador replied, "that the Empress, determined to take an active part in a cause common to all sovereigns, would never suffer a power, capable of molesting her frontiers, to profess neutrality: That her majesty consequently expected that the Porte would immediately lay an embargo on all the French vessels in its ports, and declare war against the rebels of France; and that he (the ambassador) had the strictest orders from his sovereign to consider a refusal on the part of the Divan as a declaration of war." The Divan after deliberating some days, came to no conclusion on the subject. It appears much embarrassed. To avoid a war with Russia, it subscribed to the last partition of Poland, and has forever deprived itself of a resource which might have been of the greatest utility. If it is refused on the present occasion, war is unavoidable.
LONDON, March 11.
In confirmation of the plan which has already been announced, the French are commencing their operations along the whole extent of their frontier; and the armies of the Moselle and the Rhine are beginning to be put into a state of activity.
Our letters from Portsmouth mention that the French fleet is at sea. This seems very probable, as government received certain intelligence, some days ago, of 28 ships of the line being at single anchor in the outer road of Brest.
Letters from Vienna, dated the 26th ult. state that Dumourier has sent to the court of Vienna, se-
present campaign.
March 14. By letters arrived yesterday in town, from the South of Ireland, we understand that very serious and alarming disturbances continue to exist in that part of the kingdom. The white boys in the different parishes in the province of Munster, assemble every night in great force, to swear the parishioners to assist in their machinations. Coercive measures are used in vain to subdue the formidable body, but an abolition of tythes is the only measure likely to insure the general tranquility. They have had the temerity to visit the North suburbs of Cork; where a skirmish took place on the fifth, between them and the military, when one hundred and eighty were made prisoners by the militia, assisted by the civil power. In the neighbourhood of Bandon, they have appeared in vast numbers, but have been dispersed by a party of the Cork militia, commanded by Longfield Connor, Esq.
In Donmanway they seem to have other objects in view besides the abolition of tythes, as they were with difficulty restrained and prevented from planting the tree of liberty there, by detachments from the 23d regiment of foot, and the 14th dragoons, in co-operation with the royal Limerick militia. Meetings are called by gentlemen of every parish, who attribute the riots in a great measure to the embarkation of the troops for foreign service. During the existence of the volunteers in Ireland, the peace of the kingdom was preserved, but the wisdom of government induced them to discourage this loyal body; in consequence of which, all sober discreet citizens are now exposed to the depredations of a desperate rabble.
March 15. Intelligence is just received, that the French have for the present changed their intentions of visiting Great-Britain, first intending the conquest of the island of Jersey. The force is collected at St. Maloes; the number announced is 10 000. The force at Jersey consists of 5,400, of which 400 is militia.
Intelligence has been received from Italy, that 6000 Austrians have possessed themselves of the important post of Vontimigliu, by which it is rendered impossible for the French to penetrate into Italy by the Genoese territory.
No less than eighty-seven British manufacturers, all persons of property, embarked in the river last week for America; among them are several baize-makers from Suffolk, where the woolen manufactory, it seems, is totally at a stand.
The King of Prussia has consented to augment his army on the Rhine to 30,000 men, provided,
1. That every German Prince furnish immediately, the contingent stipulated by the diet. 2. That the Empire maintain the Prussian army, and furnish it daily with 80,000 rations of bread, and 24,000 rations of hay and oats; 3. That, should the Germanic Empire refuse to accede to these propositions, his Prussian Majesty would withdraw all his forces on the Rhine, except those troops which he is obliged to furnish, by way of contingent, as a Germanic Prince.
The Diet has acceded to all these proposals, and the Prussians are now supplied from the Austrian magazines.
The people of Ireland say, that administration has taken the most effectual means to avert the wrath of Heaven, if it has been incurred by excessive luxury. They are made to pray by proclamation, to fast by necessity, and go barefoot by act of parliament.
Ten thousand more men are to be taken from the productive labour of Scotland, and converted into soldiers—the militia of England are to be doubled, or at least nearly so. This dreadful drawback on the true wealth of the country, is never taken into the account by those who affect to calculate the expences of the war; and yet all this should be considered as so many millions of money voted to government as a supply. As to the blood of our fellow-creatures that makes no figure in the estimate.
March 17. An American brig, Helen, arrived at Cowes yesterday morning, after a passage of 24 hours from Havre-de-Grace, where she had discharged a cargo of tobacco. The master and crew report, that the place is crowded with troops, and that the utmost exertion and diligence is making in the arsenal; but that the chief attention of the artificers is directed to the construction of furnaces for preparing red-hot shot, which, they learned, were to be fixed on board some of the numerous vessels that at this time throng the harbour. They add, that provisions were very scarce, and the dearths of them much murmured at by the inhabitants.
March 18. Yesterday Field-Marshal Freytag arrived in town from Valenciennes.
Declaration of the King of Prussia, against a general armament of the inhabitants of the Empire.
1. When the proposition for a general armament of the subjects of the Empire was made at the assembly of the Diet, the King of Prussia represented such essential difficulties against this measure, that he could not have expected that the proposition would not have been carried to a conclusion. 2. For this reason his Majesty finds himself under the necessity of laying them again once more before the nearest circles, with this observation, "That if the said Circles cannot determine within themselves to withdraw the said conclusion, and render it of none effect, he will be forced, however contrary to his inclination, to withdraw his troops, as he cannot expose them to the danger which must necessarily result from this measure." 3. The reasons that his Prussian Majesty opposes to a general armament of the inhabitants of the Empire, are the following, viz.
By employing the peasants against the enemy agriculture will want hands.
2. That there are not arms sufficient to give such a mass of people.
3. It is impossible, in so short a time, to teach the manual exercise to the inhabitants.
4. It has been found, by the experience of the two last campaigns, that the soldiers opposed to the French must be perfectly exercised to make head against them.
5. Lastly, independent of the above reasons, it is infinitely dangerous, at a time like the present, when the French are watching every advantage to insinuate their principles, to assemble such a mass of men, whose ideas upon forms of government must be various, and among whom, consequently, dissensions might arise, disastrous in their consequences both to the armies and to the established constitution of the Empire.
A letter from the Hague, dated March the 6th, says, "the current report here since yesterday, is, that Russia has declared war against the Porte."
March 19. Letters from Leghorn state, that General Paoli, having heard of the surrender of St. Florence, marched against Bastia, at the head of 6000 Corsican royalists. Being arrived at a proper place, he gave a signal to the British squadron, which was then off that part of the island. The British ships of war immediately approached, and landed the troops within sight of Bastia, and at the distance of four Italian miles from it. Immediately after, Bastia was blockaded by the combined British and Corsican troops, who erected different batteries, and intimated to the Republicans, by a summons, that they must surrender the fortress in 24 hours. The master of the above vessel adds, that at his departure he heard a cannonade.
The captain of a Tartane, which arrived at Leghorn, from Porto-Ferraro, depose, that he heard a cannonade which lasted all day long on the 25th, and seemed to proceed from Bastia.
By a neutral vessel which left Havre on the 19th instant, we have received the French papers and several communications from Paris as late as the 11th. These communications enable us, in the most positive manner to contradict the reports that were circulated yesterday of an insurrection having taken place at Paris, in which the National Convention had been exposed to the insult and indignity of the people. No such insurrection has taken place.
The Court of Petersburg, it is said, has demanded peremptorily of the Court of Vienna a declaration of neutrality, and a supply of force of 24,000 men, if a war should take place between Russia and the Porte. In order to induce his Imperial Majesty to comply with this demand, the Empress has promised that the district of Cracow, Lubel, and Cochia, should be ceded to Austria by the insulted country of Poland.
A serious disturbance took place at Edinburgh on the day on which the trial of Mr. Margarot took place. The summons to the people to assemble was the carrying a white flag, on which were printed these words: LIBERTY, JUSTICE, REASON, and TRUTH!
UNITED STATES.
NEWBURY PORT, April 29.
A gentleman in this town, from Cape-Ann, yesterday, says, a vessel arrived there on Friday last, in a short passage from Bilboa (Spain) which brings certain accounts of the French having thrown a line of shipping across from Calais to Dover, and have landed 100,000 men in England.
BOSTON, May 3.
From Havre, via Newbury Port.
Newbury Port, May 1.
We have the pleasure to acquaint you of the safe arrival, this morning, of the Fanny, Capt. Stephens from Havre-de-Grace, in 45 days. She was embargoed there 45 days, and it was expected the embargo would be renewed in 5 days after her cleared out. We have thought it advisable to forward the letters and dispatches, to which we refer you for news. Nothing material is mentioned by the Capt. except an action between the French and Spaniards, in which the latter were defeated.
The dispatches brought by the above vessel were for Mr. Fauchet, the French Minister at Philadelphia, and for the Consul in this town. The papers included in them are as late as March 12, but they contain no intelligence of primary importance, except the following circumstance, which may be considered as such: The King of Prussia has formerly informed the Diet of Germany, that owing to his exertions in the war, by being placed as the van-guard of the combined forces, and the great losses he had sustained in baggage, ammunition, and stores, by the retreat of Gen. Wurmser, he found himself necessitated to demand succours of the several circles, to enable him to continue his forces in the field. He therefore demanded of the 6 circles most contiguous to his position 82,000 rations of provisions and 56,000 of forage to be furnished daily, and of the 4 other circles he demanded a certain sum in cash. The answer of the Diet to this demand we have not learnt. There are no accounts in the French papers of the capture of Valenciennes. Preparations for a descent on the island of Britain, were still making. Intelligence from England goes a great way to corroborate what is above related respecting Prussia.
At the date of our last accounts the head-quarters of the French army of the North were at Cambray.

That of the combined forces in that quarter at Valenciennes, which is about 17 miles from Cambray. Both armies are in strength, and some "keen encounters" were daily expected.
Arrived here, the ship Commerce, Capt. Loring, from Gibraltar, in 64 days. He came out with an English convoy, in company with the Raven, Plummer, of Boston, who put into Cadiz. By accounts from the Levant, there was but 1 American ship within the Straits. A few days previous to Capt. Loring's sailing, an Algerine brig, of 22 guns, and 280 men, came into Gibraltar, to water, after which she sailed on a cruise to the westward. By means of a Moorish gentleman, who was requested to ask the officers the force which would cruise from Algiers this Summer, we learnt, they would have at sea, 1 frigate of 44 guns, 1 ditto 36, 1 ditto 32, 1 ditto 28, 1 Polacre ship 24, 2 brigs, 22 each, 1 ditto 14, 1 snow 16, 3 Xebecks, and from Oran they would fit out 1 brig, 18 guns, 1 Schooner, (formerly of Mar-blehead) 6 guns, 1 Tartan, 4 guns, and 2 Xebecks. They are all well manned and equipped. They were then on a cruise of 60 days. The number of Christian slaves in Algiers were 862, about 130 Americans. To alleviate their sufferings, a benevolent character at Cadiz, forwarded them 1000 dollars, and a gentleman at Hamburg, 500l. sterling. The 11 American prizes sold for 410,000 dollars, and the estimate ransom for the 130 Americans, is 240,000. Previous to the Algerines coming out, American bottoms were in great demand, and for 3 months the freights exceeded 150,000 dollars from Cadiz; 162 American vessels arrived at Cadiz the last year.
The Schooner Friendship of this port, was chased for the course of 1 night, by 6 sail of Algerines; but at last arrived safe at Cadiz.
Capt. Loring informs, that there were at Toulon a formidable French fleet: That 6 sail of the line, and a number of frigates, of the French, were cruising off Cape Finisterre, and had taken 2 English prickers bound to Corunna. That the King of Spain had broke a number of his officers of high rank, on account of their advancing sentiments favourable to the French Republics.
A gentleman from the West-Indies, informs us, that a captain Talbott, an American, after being taken and carried into New-Providence, losing his property and brig—abused and insulted by the British, resolving on being indemnified and revenged, immediately proceeded to Guadaloupe, was naturalized, procured a commission as a French privateer, and with some American tars, who followed his example, and some French sailors, had made several cruizes, in which he had captured eight or ten sail of British vessels, which had been sent into St. Thomas's. He adds, that the British privateers of the Leeward Islands were much afraid of meeting him.
NEW YORK, May 7.
A floop of Mr. Jackson's of this place, arrived here yesterday from Guadaloupe, in 23 days, informs that St. Pierre's was taken by the British forces, after immense slaughter on both sides; they then proceeded for Basseterre, which we fear, must inevitably share the same fate. The mate of the above floop came off in such haste as to leave the Capt. behind.
By a gentleman who came passenger in the ship Draper, from Dublin, we are informed, that 13,000 men had been sent to Belfast, by government, for the purpose of preventing an insurrection, which, apparently, would have taken place, had it not been for the troops.
Extract of a letter from London, March 18.
"The merchants have applied for a convoy for a fleet to New-York, which has been granted by government; it is to be a 74 and a frigate."
By the arrivals from Dublin and Bristol, since our last, it appears, that in Convention, March 4—7, official accounts had been received of the banditti, near Nantes and St. Maloe, having been again subdued with great slaughter. That there was a scarcity of provisions at Paris. That 130 conspirators had been taken up in the Place d'Egalite (heretofore Palais Royal) where a quantity of provisions was found, and ordered to be sold at the public market.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6.
Captain Gerrith, in 26 days from Kingston, (Jamaica) informs, that Captain Barney, in the ship Sampson, was to have sailed for Baltimore in 12 days, having obtained security for the value of his ship. Several vessels were liberated in like manner, but the cargoes of all were detained. A number were sent in shortly before Capt. Gerrith sailed. Flour at eight dollars and beef at ten. All the ports of the islands were just opened for provisions in American bottoms, and such supplies expected that the flour in store was selling off at auction.
May 10. Mr. W. Smith, this day, in the house of Representatives, laid on the table a motion for a continuance of the present embargo till the 20th of June next. The question will come on, upon Monday.
On Tuesday last in the House of Representatives, Mr. Hillhouse observed, that laying a direct tax would doubtless be attended with many difficulties, but was not in his opinion altogether impracticable—it being however one of the most oppressive and unequal taxes, ought not to be resorted to but in the last extremity; that great caution ought to be observed in the commencement of the business, and the system that may be finally adopted, ought to have the most mature and deliberate consideration which the present state of the session would admit of—as it was proposed that the tax should not take effect but upon the contingency of a war, it was unnecessary to lay it at this time, as Congress must con-
vene before war could be declared; and the members of the house would be able from the course of events during a recess to judge of the probability of a war; and if appearances should be threatening, would doubtless revolve the subject in their minds, and gain all the information in their power, and come together much better prepared to digest a system, than they can be at this time. The people he believed were fully sensible, that in case of a war, almost all the resources from which the present revenue was drawn, would be cut off; and that there could be no other resort but to direct taxes. If the present was contemplated as a war tax, the sum of 750,000 dollars was wholly inadequate, and would go but little way towards defraying the expence of a war; and the cost of collecting that sum, would be nearly the same as to collect 3,000,000 of dollars—if we had no war, he was of opinion there were other sources of revenue sufficient to supply the present exigency, and that we ought not to resort to a direct tax—he hoped therefore the resolution would be stricken out.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Andrew Lewis, commanding the State troops on the frontiers of Virginia, to a member of Congress, dated April 18.
"On the 6th inst. the Indians, not having an opportunity to do mischief immediately on the frontiers, came through the settlement, within 15 miles of Abingdon, where the people were, as they tho't, in perfect security. They fell on the family of Mr. Livingston, and murdered and took the whole. My troops went in pursuit of them, and I have not yet heard the event."
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, May 8.
Mr. S. Smith presented a memorial to the House of Representatives from certain citizens of Baltimore. They recited the hardships which they had suffered from the British ships of war in the West-Indies. They declared that the amended instructions from the court of London, of the 8th of January, had been found by experience injurious and delusive . They trusted, that Congress would secure the indemnification of their losses. They recommend a prolongation of the embargo.
The resolution proposed by Mr. Swift, for declaring the embargo to be at an end upon the day of _____ was then read. It was next moved to take it up for a second reading.
Mr. Giles said, that if there had been any reason for putting on the embargo, he could see none, that had since occurred for its being taken off. He recommended that the resolution might lie by for a few days, till he should gain some farther information.
Mr. Sedgwick stated the great inconvenience, to which the United States had been put, in consequence of this measure, and the propriety of an early discussion of the subject.
Mr. S. Smith was for a continuation of the embargo. Excepting at Antigua, the ships of this country are seized as fast as ever: They were condemning at Jamaica, on the first of April. Sixty American vessels were making their escape from Port-au-Prince, and were seized altogether by the British.—Jervis continues in the same style of conduct as the others did. It is better to keep our vessels at home than to let them go abroad, and be taken. The ravages of the British had not been relaxed; and the embargo should be kept on, till the ships could navigate with safety; other nations have armaments at sea, to protect them, but we have none, so the only resource is, to keep our ships at home.
BALTIMORE, May 7.
In the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 1st inst. in committee of the whole, on the ways and means, Mr. Sherburne in the chair, two resolutions were read; one, that a tax of 5 cents per 100 dollars be laid on every transfer, of stock in the public funds; the second, that a similar tax be laid on transfers of stock in any of the other banks of the United States. The 1st, after a long debate, was carried in the affirmative, 53 rising in favor of the motion. The 2d was unanimously agreed to.
A resolution was then read, for laying a duty of 4 cents on all Tobacco, and 8 cents per pound on all snuff, manufactured in the United States. This resolution, after a long discussion, was also, next day, decided in the affirmative; Yeas 59. Nays 34. The product of this duty, in the report of the select committee, is estimated at 100,000 dollars.
May 14. On the 5th inst. in the House of Representatives of the United States, the following resolution was read and agreed to by a committee of the whole:
Resolved, that after the _____ day of _____, every person selling distilled spirits or wine, for consumption, out of their own dwellings; distilled spirits, in less quantity than 20 gallons; wines, in less quantity than 30 gallons, except in the original cask or package, in which they were imported, shall take out licences to authorise the sale of such distilled spirits and wines, and shall pay, annually, for a licence to sell all foreign distilled spirits, 5 dollars; for a licence to sell all wines, 5 ditto.
The next day it was
Resolved, that the sum of 75 000 dollars be raised, by direct tax for the year 1794, to be appointed among the states, agreeable to the rule prescribed by the constitution.
The 5th instant, in the House of Representatives of the United States, a resolution was passed which exempts from the embargo, all the ships or vessels in the ports of the United States, that are now loaded and bound to China, or the East-Indies.
MARTINSBURG, MAY 19, 1794.
An unfortunate accident took place in the vicinity of this town on Thursday evening last, which terminated in the death of a worthy young man:—At the close of a public sale, a number of persons took to diverting themselves in throwing the rail; one of the company, instead of giving it the direction the others had done, incautiously threw it to a different point, which struck Mr. Andrew Hart on the side of the head and instantly fell him to the ground; he, however, so far recovered that evening as to get home, but continued in a senseless state until Friday evening, when he expired, to the great grief of his numerous friends. A jury of inquest was held on the body on Saturday morning, who gave their verdict accidental death .
A late London paper says, "it appears by Lloyd's list, that from the 1st of February 1793, to the 1st of February 1794, 316 ships have been taken by all the allied powers from the French, and that the French have taken from the allied powers 610—The balance therefore, of captures in favor of France, is 294."
A motion was brought forward in the British House of Commons, March 27, by General Fitzpatrick, requesting his Majesty would please, by some means or other, to procure the enlargement of General LA FAYETTE, &c. which caused much debate, and finally, on a division for the motion, there appeared 46 ayes, and 153 noes.
How long will it be, says a correspondent, ere this country shall be really independent—ere the citizens shall be suffered (by sophistical practitioners) to be tried by the LAWS of their own country, without being insulted with recourse to the mutiny codes and practice of Old England, for deciding trifling causes between man and man!!!
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated May 5.
"From the best information I have been able to obtain, by enquiries of those who must decide the question, I am of opinion that the embargo will not be renewed; several of the members of Congress have told me that the measure has, in their opinion, been an unfortunate one. The multiplied captures, of which about six weeks since we received the accounts, added to the publication of Lord Dorchester's speech to the Indians, produced the embargo—the new instruction, revoking that of the 6th November, the arrival of our vessels from England, and the change of conduct in such of their English Islands as are more correct in their proceedings, have so materially altered the state of affairs, as to authorise a repeal of the embargo. This however, is uncertain; though I believe, the merchants and farmers, both here and in the southern states, are heartily tired of the measure; especially those of the latter, who had not sold their wheat before the embargo was laid."
S I C K L E S,
Warranted of the best quality, are made and sold by WILLIAM WORLEY,
At his factory the east end of Market-Street, Shepherd's Town . Any number will be furnished on short notice and most reasonable terms. Allowance will be made to store-keepers who purchase a quantity.
May 19, 1794.
DRUMS AND FIFE S.
JOHN FAUST,
IN MARTINSBURG, INFORMS the Officers of Militia in this and the neighbouring Counties, that he carries on the Drum and Fife making, at the following reasonable prices. Drums 6 dollars, and Fife one Dollar, warranted equal to any made in the State.
May 19, 1794.
TO BE SOLD,
200 acres of Land, lying on Sandy-Creek Run, in Menongalia County. Apply to the Printer, or JOHN ORR.
Martinsburg, May 19, 1794.
Wanted to purchase,
A Quantity of good OATS,
For which cash will be given. Apply to the Printer.
May 19, 1794.
FOR SALE AT THE PRINTING OFFICE.
Blank Deeds of Bargain and Sale.
Common Bonds,
Blank notes, &c.
Bonds for deliverance of Property,
Magistrates' Summons.
Lawyers' Declarations,
Cash given for clean Cotton and Linen RAGS, at the Printing-Office.

SEAT OF THE MUSES.
From the (LONDON) MORNING CHRONICLE, of March 1.
SOLILOQUY ON THE FAST.
To fast, or not to fast, that is the question? Whether 'tis nobler for a man to eat, What God and nature chance to set before him, Or mingle 'midst the herd of holy hypocrites, And by abstaining gain the name of faint. To eat, and by that meal to put an end To all the pleasing pain of appetite, No reasonable man would sure refrain. For who would hunger bear and pine for food, When he himself might satisfy his want, With sizzling sirloin, or with rich mince pies. To eat—perchance to feast—aye, there's the rub, Who dares do that, when pious George forbids? This gives us pause—there's the respect Makes placemen, pensioners, pretend to fast, While favory fish, in poignant sauce immers'd, Most lusciously supplies the place of meat. 'Tis folly then—makes hypocrites of all, And, for that LOVE we owe our fellow creatures, We call on Heaven for aid to CUT THEIR THROATS; And give up MEAT, to bribe Heaven to our wishes! Thus warp'd by interest, prejudice, and whim, Alike we bow to priest's or statesman's mandate, And lose the once respected name of BRITONS.
From the Independent Chronicle.
"Now we go up, up, up, And now we go down, down, downa,— Now we go this way and that, And now we go round, round, rounda,"
THIS is the exact nature of congressional politics. One day peace—then war—then peace, and then war again, till a reasonable being knows not where to find these illustrious statesmen, any more than you can trace the windings of an eel in the thick waving grass of a pond, or an Indian in the woods of Muckinugum. One hour we have an embargo, then we may expect it will drop at the expiration of thirty days. One day commercial restrictions will answer—then again these won't do. Sometimes we must negotiate—then we must resist with energy. Haughty to our friends, timid to our foes; the time passes on, without object or system.
At a Court continued and held for Berkeley County, the 20th day of March, 1794. IN CHANCERY.
William Wilson and John Potts, jun. merchants and partners in trade, under the name and firm of William Wilson and Co. of Alexandria, and Thomas Williams and Joseph Carey, merchants and partners in trade, under the name and firm of Williams and Carey, of Alexandria, and Philip Richard Fendell, also of Alexandria.—Complainants.
John Leamy, William Crammond, and Hugh Holmes, executors of the last will and testament of David Cay, deceased, who was surviving partner of the late house of Andrew Clow, and Co. of Philadelphia, and George Hite and John Conrad, merchants and partners in trade at Rutherford's mill, in Berkeley County, under the name and firm of George Hite, and Co. and John Conrad and George Hite, merchants and partners in trade at Charles-Town, in the said county of Berkeley, under the name and firm of John Conrad, and Co.—Defendants.
THE defendants, John Leamy, William Crammond, and Hugh Holmes, not having entered their appearance agreeable to an act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that they are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth, on the motion of the complainants, by their counsel, it is Ordered, that the said John, William, and Hugh, do appear here on the third Tuesday in May next, and answer the bill of the complainants, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette, for two months successively, and published at the church door in the parish of Norborne, on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the door of the Court-House of the said County.
A copy. Test. MOSES HUNTER, C.B.C.
STRAYED from the subscriber, living on Back-Creek, near the pack horse road, on the 18th instant, a two years old dark bay mare, near 14 hands high, a natural trotter, and has no brand. She was seen on Thursday last, between Mr. Michael McKewan's plantation and James Campbell, Esq's. Whoever takes up said stray, and returns her to me, or gives me notice that I get her again, shall receive two dollars reward.
JOHN ALEXANDER.
At a Court continued and held for BERKELEY COUNTY, the 20th day of March, 1794. IN CHANCERY.
James Webb, Complainant, vs. William Weathers, Defendant.
THE defendant, William Weathers, not having entered his appearance, agreeable to an act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that he is not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth, on the motion of the complainant, by his counsel, it is Ordered, that the said William do appear here on the third Tuesday in May next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette, for two months successively, and published at the church door in the parish of Norborne, on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the door of the Court-House of the said County.
A copy. Test. MOSES HUNTER, C.B.C.
At a Court continued and held for BERKELEY COUNTY, the 20th day of March, 1794. IN CHANCERY.
William Wilson and John Potts, jun. merchants and partners in trade, under the name and firm of William Wilson, and Co. of Alexandria, and Thomas Williams and Joseph Carey, merchants and partners in trade, under the name and firm of Williams and Carey, of Alexandria.—Complainants.
John Leamy, William Crammond, and Hugh Holmes, executors of the last will and testament of David Cay, deceased, who was surviving partner of the late house of Andrew Clow, and Co. of Philadelphia, and George Hite and John Conrad, merchants and partners in trade at Rutherford's mill, in Berkeley County, under the name and firm of George Hite, and Co. and John Conrad and George Hite, merchants and partners in trade at Charles-Town, in the said County of BERKELEY, under the name and firm of John Conrad and Co.—Defendants.
THE defendants, John Leamy, William Crammond, and Hugh Holmes, not having entered their appearance, agreeable to an act of Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that they are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth, on the motion of the complainant, by their counsel, it is ordered, that the said John, William, and Hugh, do appear here on the third Tuesday in May next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette, for two months successively, and published at the church door in the parish of Norborne, on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the door of the Court-House of the said County.
A copy. Test. MOSES HUNTER, C.B.C.
At a Court continued and held for BERKELEY County, the 21st day of March, 1794. IN CHANCERY.
William Dark, Complainant, vs. Ignatius Simmes, Philip Pendleton, and Robert White, Defendants.
THE defendant, Ignatius Simmes, not having entered his appearance agreeable to an act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that he is not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth, on the motion of the complainant, by his counsel, it is ordered, that the said Ignatius, do appear here on the third Tuesday of May next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette, for two months successively, and published at the church door in the parish of Norborne, on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the door of the Court-House of the said County.
A copy. Test. MOSES HUNTER, C.B.C.
ON Thursday last was lost by the Subscriber, a small Journal, with a 50l. bond inclosed.—Whoever should find the same, and will leave it at Robert Daniels's, in Bucklestown, or Florence Mahony's, Martinsburg, shall receive grateful acknowledgments, from their humble servant,
JACOB ANSPACH.
May 5, 1794.
WHEREAS some time since, I exchanged my property in this County for land in Kentucky, and being now on the point of removing, my wife Elizabeth M c Laughlin, not only refuses to sign my deed of conveyance but also refuses to go with me, without the least just cause, I therefore am reduced to the disagreeable necessity of thus publicly cautioning all persons against dealing with, or in any manner crediting the said Elizabeth, on my account, as I shall not be answerable for any of her proceedings, or pay any debt of her contracting, after this date.
JAMES M c LAUGHLIN. Berkeley County, April 30, 1794.
JUST PUBLISHED, And for sale, at Messrs. M c Murrain's store, in Shepherd's-Town; at Mr. R. Barabouse's, Charles-Town; and at the Printing-Office hereof.
The Manual Exercise,
From Baron Steuben's, "Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States."
SADDLERY and HARNESS MAKING.
GEORGE WOLFF,
From LANCASTER,
HAS taken the House two doors below Dr. WR. Cox's new stone house, in Burke Street, where he carries on the SADDLE and HARNESS Making Business in all its branches. Those who may wish to encourage him, may depend on having their work done in the neatest manner, on short notice, and most reasonable terms.
Martinsburg, April 28, 1794.
YOUNG ROCKINGHAM,
A full-bred horse, from the lower parts of this State, Will stand this present season, at Capt. William Lucas's, below Shepherd's Town, on Mondays and Tuesdays; at Mr. Josiah Flagg's mill, on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and will there cover mares at a guinea and half bushel of grain, the grain to be brought with the mares; half a guinea the single leap, paid in hand, the money for the season to be paid the 15th day of August next ensuing, and if paid within the season, 4 dollars will discharge the above.
ROCKINGHAM is a beautiful black, 15 3/4 hands high, rising 7 years old; he was got by Gen. Nelson's noted horse Rockingham; his dam by Col. Armstead's old Fearnought, out of a Tom Jones mare. His figure is complete, and all sufficient to render him satisfactory. The season commenced the 3d inst. and will end the 20th June.
JOHN HENDSLEY.
N. B. The above horse was previously advertised in hand-bills, which specified the season to continue till the 6th August; it being unnecessary, I therefore shorten the season as above.
He will be shown in Martinsburg, on Tuesday in May Court.
Berkeley County, Virginia, April 28, 1794.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
RAN away from the Subscriber, on the night of the 19th of September last, a Negro Man named SOMERS, about 26 or 27 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, tawny complexion, has a down look. He took with him when he went away, a light cloth coat and breeches, a red shag waistcoat, a round white sailor jacket, a pair of striped and a pair of tow overalls, a good wool hat, and shoes. He will endeavour to pass for a freeman, as he has obtained a pass from his brother William Larkins, who was lately set free at Hager's-Town. Whoever apprehends said Negro and returns him to me, or commits him to goal so that I get him again, shall have the above reward, and necessary charges.
JOHN KEARNEY.
Berkeley County, Virginia, April 28, 1794.
SIX DOLLARS REWARD
STRAYED away from the Subscriber about the 21st of December last, (but probably since that time may have been stolen) a very likely black mare, about 15 hands high, four years old this spring branded on the near shoulder A, and on the near buttock M, the latter not plain, but by particular examination may be understood; a middling long tail, her main hangs on the offside, a very short neck, which occasions her when grazing, to keep one fore leg bent; very large under jaw, which is peculiar to the breed; very gentle, shod all round, trots and gallops: Was raised (if I was rightly informed) in Berkeley County, by Abraham or Andrew M c Donald, near the North Mountain; I imagine she is gone to her native place, if not stopped, as she strayed away twice before and was taken up on the road leading from Alexandria to Keys's ferry on Shanandoah river. Three Dollars will be given to any person who will deliver the above mentioned mare to Mr. George Hite in Charles-Town, Berkeley County, or Mr. Joseph Smith, Leesburg; and the above reward if delivered to
WILLIAM RHODES.
Alexandria, March 19, 1794.
t. f.)
TO BE RENTED,
A Dwelling-House and Garden,
Situated at the West end of Burke street, and lately occupied by Mr. Redfern. Apply to FLORENCE MAHONY.
April 28, 1794.