Gazette of the United States. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1796-05-13 00:00:00

J. M. Dowell
Gazette of the United States
NUMBER 1148.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY EVENING MAY 13, 1796.
[VOLUME IX.]
FOR HAMBURGH, The Danish Brigantine  Den Nye Prøve, PETER HANSEN, Master; A fine stout vessel. Will be ready to take in her cargo on the first of May. For freight or passage apply to  Ross & Simon.
April 25.  FOR SALE, or CHARTER, THE BRIG  PEACE, Captain SALTER, 2500 barrels—a staunch good vessel, about five years old—ready to receive a cargo. Apply to  Peter Blight.
April 30.  FOR SALE, or CHARTER, THE SNOW  BOSTON, BURTHEN about 2000 Bbls. of flour—she may be sent to sea at a small expence, her fails and rigging being in very good order—apply to  James Campbell, or George Latimer.
April 29.  FOR LONDON, The new copper-bottomed Ship  Mount Vernon, BURTHEN about 412 tons, will be ready to receive her cargo on Monday next, and will sail on or before the 10th of May next, great part of her cargo engaged. For freight or passage apply to the subscribers, No. 21, Penn-street.  Willings and Francis.
Kearney Wharton HAS REMOVED his Counting-House from Morton's wharf, to No. 18 Dock-street. May 12.
John Miller, jun & Co. No. 8 Chestnut Street, Have received by the Ship  BIRMINGHAM PACKET, From Calcutta, 160 Bales of Bengal Goods, 10,000 Pieces Nankeens, Of a Superior Quality. 350 Bags of SUGAR, Which they will sell on advantageous terms. May 10.
For Kingston, in Jamaica, The ship  Dominick Terry, Will sail in twelve days, For freight or passage, apply to the Captain on board, at Cuthbert's wharf, or to  Jesse & Robert Waln.
May 12.  FOR LONDON, THE SHIP  ATLANTIC, SILAS SWAIN, Commander, WILL sail on or about the 1st of May. For freight or passage apply to the Captain on board at Walnut-street wharf, or to  PHILIP NICKLIN & CO.
April 13.  FOR SALE, The Copper Bottomed Ship  LADY LOUISA, WITH all her materials, as she came from sea. Like-wise to be disposed of A number of CANNON and SMALL ARMS, For terms apply to  Parker & Wharton.
May 2.  FOR BRISTOL, THE NEW SHIP  PHILADELPHIA, THEODORE BLISS, Master, WILL take Goods on Freight, and be ready to receive them in a few days. For freight or passage apply to  Thomas & John Clifford.
Who have for Sale, besides their usual assortment of Ironmongery, Cutlery, Saddlery, &c. Crates of Glass and Earthen Ware; Crates of Vials; boxes of long and short Pipes; Bristol crown Glass assorted, from 18 by 12 inches, to 9 inches by 7; Copper Sheets and Bottoms; Boxes of Tin Plates; London and Bristol Pewter in Casks assorted; Bristol Grindstones; Garnet & Co.'s patent Sheaves for Blocks. Also, a bale of BROADCLOTHS and CASSIMERES; And a few Pipes of OLD MADEIRA WINE. April 11.
A few boxes of well assorted  IRISH LINENS, Imported in the Glasgow, from Dublin, and to be sold by  Mordecai Lewis.
May 4.  Just Arrived, And for sale in the Shop TWO BROTHERS, Samuel Merchant, master, a quantity of Tar, Pitch, and Indigo; Also for Sale, The said Sloop,
Burthen about 400 Barrels. She is a good strong vessel, and has been chiefly employed as a Coaster. If not sold in a few days, will take in freight, and proceed direct for Newbury Port. Apply to  ISAAC HARVEY, jun. No. 5, S. Water Street May 5.
For Sale, The Ship  Adriana, A remarkable fine Vessel, Philadelphia built, of Live Oak and Cedar, copper-bolted and sheathed with patent copper, burthen about 300 tons, a prime sailer, well found, and now ready to receive a cargo. For terms apply on board at Willcock's wharf, or to  Thomas & John Ketland.
May 7.  50 dozen Birch Brooms. For Sale on board said ship.
FOR SALE, MALAGA WINE, in quarter Casks; RAISINS, in Kgs; and NEW RICE, in whole and half Tierces.  Isaac Harvey, jun. No. 5, S. Water-street.
4th Month, 10th.  For Sale, A Three story BRICK HOUSE and Lot, in Chestnut Street, between Front and Second Streets, in which Messrs. James Calbraith & Co. have for many years (and now do) carried on business. Possession will be given in one month, or sooner. For terms apply to  WILLIAM BELL, or HECTOR CALBRAITH.
April 21.  Treasury Department; Revenue-Office, March 10th, 1796. PROPOSALS will be received at the office of the Commissioner of the Revenue, (No. 43, at the corner of Third and Chestnut-streets, Philadelphia) for building in North-Carolina. 1. A Light-House upon Cape-Hatteras. 2. A Beacon House upon Shell Castle island. Descriptions of each, and all other particulars, may be seen on application at the offices of any of the Superintendents of Light-Houses, or of the Supervisors of the Revenue, or of the Collectors of the Customs in any of the States; as also at this office. 2aw3m
Landing, From on board the Brig Abigail, from Liverpool, EARTHEN WARE, in Crates; and A quantity of COAL; FOR SALE, BY  Thomas & John Ketland.
April 20.  Landing, At Russell's wharf, the CARGO of the Ship Lady Louisa, James Cooper, master, from China, and the Cape of Good Hope, CONSISTING OF SUGAR, in Casks and Bags; WINES, in Buits and half Buits of superior quality; A small quantity of BRANDY; And a few Red HANDKERCHIEFS. FOR SALE BY  Parker & Wharton, No. 109, South Water-street.
April 26.  FOR SALE By MORDECAI LEWIS, The remains of the Cargo by the Pigeon, from Canton, viz. WIDE and narrow Nankeens 70 Quarter Casks Souichong Tea 20 Tubs Quickfiver, and A quantity of Tea-Table and Dining China. May 7.
TO BE SOLD, A Three-story brick House, No. 80, N. Second Street. The lot is about 21 feet front, and 288 feet deep, to Bread-street, or Moravian Alley. It has long been one of the best stands for business. 2d. A frame Dwelling-House, No. 260, South Front-street, with a Bake-House, the Lot is about 17 feet front, by 130 feet in depth. 3d. A handsome Lot of 25 feet by 200 feet deep, extending from Third Street to George-street; it is the 3d Lot below South-street; on George-street there is a two story brick tenement, a frame ditto adjoining, with a good bake-oven. Likewise a LARGE MEADOW FARM, situate on the River Delaware, at a convenient distance from Philadelphia Market—the Meadow is of the best quality, and in good bank. There are commodious buildings, with a good proportion of arable and woodland, and Cedar Swamp. For terms apply to  JOHN LITTLE, No. 40 North Sixth-street. March 28th, 1796.
John Miller, jun. & Co. No. 8 Chestnut-street, Have imported in the late vessels from Europe, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF  SPRING GOODS, Amongst which are Striped and clouded NANKEENS, Dimities and Mullines.  HATS, Neatly assorted in packages;  IRISH LINENS, ditto, All which they will sell on the most reasonable terms, for Cash or the usual credit. May 11.
This Day published, AND for sale by B. DAVIES, No. 68, High Street, A. H. & P. RUE, No. 50, do. and J. ORMEROD, No. 41, Chestnut Street. [Price 25 Cents]  LETTER From the Rt. Honorable Edmund Burke, To a Noble Lord, On the attacks made on him and his pension, in the House of Lords by the Duke of Bedford and the Earl of Lauderdale, early in the present sessions of Parliament. WITH A SUITABLE PREFACE, By Peter Porcupine. May 10.
WANTED Several Apprentices to the Printing- Business. Apply at the Office of the Gazette of the United States, No. 119, Chestnut-street.
Just Arrived, In the Snow Boston, James Kirkpatrick, master from Liverpool. 5000 Bushels SALT; 100 Crates QUEENS WARE; and An Assortment of SHIP CHANDLERY; FOR SALE On board, at Pine-street wharf. Apply to  James Campbell, or George Latimer.
April 29.  Samuel Richardet, RESPECTFULLY informs the Gentlemen Merchants, that he has this day opened the CITY TAVERN and MERCHANTS COFFEE HOUSE in the city of Philadelphia. The Subscription Room will be furnished with all the daily papers published in Philadelphia, New-York, Boston, Baltimore, together with those of the principal commercial cities of Europe. They will be regularly filed and none permitted to be taken away on any account. Tea, Coffee, Soups, Jellies, Ice Creams, and a variety of French Liquors, together with the usual refreshments, will at all times be procured at the bar. Gentlemen may depend on being accommodated with the choicest of Wines, Spirituous Liquors, and the most approved Malt Liquors from London and other breweries. The Larder will be supplied with the prime and earliest productions of the Season. Large and small Parties, or single Gentlemen, may be accommodated with Breakfasts, Dinners, or Suppers, at hours most convenient to themselves—a cold Collation is regularly kept for convenience, the Bill of Fare to be had at the bar. The Lodging Rooms will be completely furnished, and the utmost attention paid to cleanliness, and every other requisite. SAMUEL RICHARDET will be happy to receive, and execute the commands of his Friends, and the Public at large; and with gratitude for their favours, he pledges himself that nothing on his part shall be wanting to preclude that patronage with which he has been so distinguishedly honored. Philadelphia, April 19.
WANTED, ON Loan, for two or three years—3000 Dollars for which a mortgage on Land will be given as security. The land is clear of every incumbrance. Enquire of the Printer. Jan. 9.
George Bringhurst, COACH & HARNESS MAKER, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends, and the public, that he has removed from Arch-street, to No. 23 in north Fifth-street, adjoining the Episcopal Burial Ground, where he continues the business of  Coach making in all its Branches. He makes all kinds of crane neck and perch Carriages, such as Coaches, Chariots, Phaetons, and Coachmen's also, Chairs, Kittereens, Gigs, Sulkeys; and all kinds of Harness, with plated or brass mounting. He hath a good supply of the best materials, and a stock of the best seasoned wood. Orders from any part of the United States will be duly attended to with the greatest punctuality and dispatch. His long experience in business, his care in the execution of his work, and an unremitted attention to the desires of his employers, he matters himself will prove sufficient recommendations. He has several second-hand Carriages for sale, viz. a complete Coach, with a coachman's seat and Venetian blinds all round; a Phaeton; a Chair; and a Sulkey with a falling top. All kinds of Carriages sold on Commission, and Carriages taken in to stand by the month or year. Apprentices wanted to the Business. Philadelphia, November 21.
CHINA GOODS. THE SHIP ATLANTIC, Silas Swaine, Commander, from Canton, will commence the discharge of her cargo to-morrow morning at Walnut-street wharf, Consisting of Yellow and white Nankeens of excellent quality Persian Tafatics, black and coloured Lustringes, do. do. Satins black of various qualities Sewing silks in assorted colours Vermillion in boxes Cassia in casks Quickfiver in jars BOHEA, SOUCHONG, HYSON SKIN, YOUNG HYSON, BEST HYSON, IMPERIAL, CHINA WARE, ornamental, with Table and Tea Sets generally assorted. WHITE SUGARS, and a quantity of First quality Bengal SALT PETRE. For Sale by  Philip Nicklin & Co.
April 8.  TEN DOLLARS REWARD. ABSCONDED, on the night of Thursday last, the 7th inst. Boston MURRAY, a black indentured servant lad, 18 or 19 years of age, and about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high; one of his eyes is defective in the corner towards his nose. His apparel consisted of a snuff-colored round jacket, with a Manchester waist under it; a pair of fustian trousers, and under them a light mixed cloth pair of breeches. Whenever apprehended the said servant, and returns him, or confines him in any jail in Pennsylvania or Jersey, so that I recover him shall receive the above reward, together with reasonable charges. MOORE WHARTON, No. 109, Spruce-street.
Feb. 11.  30 Pipes Cogniac Brandy, Corks, in bales, and Holland Gin, in pipes, For Sale by  Benjamin W. Morris.
December 27.  Advertisement. WE the subscribers, Commissioners appointed by law to raise subscriptions for the Gap, Newport, and Wilmington Turnpike Road, do hereby give notice, that we will attend, for that purpose at the house of Samuel Coebsan, on the 6th day of June next. JOSHUA PUSEY, JACOB LINDELEY, JOHN McDOWELL, JAMES BOYD. Chester County, 23th April, 1796.
Washington Canal Lottery, No. 1.
WHEREAS the State of Maryland has authorised the undersigned, to raise twenty-five thousand, two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting a Canal through the City of Washington, from the Potomac to the Eastern Branch Harbour. The following is the SCHEME of No. 1. 1. Prize of 20,000 dollars, 20,000 1. ditto 10,000 10,000 2. ditto drawn 5,000 5,000 Tickets, each } 6. ditto 1,000 6,000 10. ditto 500 5,000 20. ditto 100 2,000 50. ditto 50 2,500 100. ditto 25 2,500 To be raised for the Canal, 26,250 5850 Prizes, 175,000 21650 Blanks, not two to a prize.
17500 Tickets, at Ten Dollars, = 175,000 The Commissioners have taken the Securities required by the aforesaid act for the punctual payment of the prizes. The drawing of this Lottery will commence, without delay, as soon as the Tickets are sold, of which timely notice will be given. Such prizes as are not demanded in six months after the drawing is finished, shall be considered as relinquished for the benefit of the Canal, and appropriated accordingly. (Signed) NOTLEY YOUNG, DANIEL CARROLL, of D. LEWIS DEBOIS, GEORGE WALKER, WM. M. DUNCANSON, THOMAS LAW, JAMES BARRY. City of Washington, Feb. 11.
Knox, Henderson & Co.
No. 46, North Front Street, HAVE imported in the ships Liberty, Concord and Adriana, from London, a fresh supply of Goods suited to the season—consisting of A beautiful assortment of Cottons, Calicoes, and Chintzes, Mullins, Mullinetts, Corded and India Dimities, Ginghams, Cotton Counterpanes, Plain, Striped, clouded, Like-wise, willed, and silk Nankenees, Thread, cotton, silk & cotton and silk Hosiery, Diaper and Damask Table Cloths, Lawns, Cambricks and Cambric Mullins, Linen, cotton and silk Hks, Sewing Silks, &c. &c. &c. A few bales well assorted colors, London best superfine Cloths, best superfine and second Cambricks—Also, some dry packages of Calicoes and Chintzes, and other goods goods for exportation. Per the Glasgow, Capt. Williams, from Dublin, a few boxes 7-8 and yard wide Irish Linens. May 4.
For sale by RICHARD LEE,
No. 145 North Second Street, between Sassafras and Vine Street,  Flowers from Sharon; Or, Original Poems on Divine Subjects, In imitation of Dr. Watts, Recommended by the following eminent London ministers, viz. Mr. De Cœlogon, Rev. Mr. T. Joll, Rev. Mr. G. Williams, and the Rev. Mr. J. Swain. The Volume before us needs only a perusal to obtain the approbation of every friend to truth. The essential peculiarities of the Gospel are the darling subjects of the author; it is a work particularly calculated to impress on the youthful mind the genuine principles of evangelical piety, and to convey, through a pleasing medium, a due sense of those things which belong to their everlasting peace. The Evangelical Reviewers write thus: The author of these Poems discovers considerable marks of genius, as well as of a clear understanding of the gospel and of a devotional spirit. Price 3-shs. of a dollar—printed on superfine wove paper. Like-wise may be had as above—Songs from the Rock, to hail the approaching day, sacred to truth, liberty and peace. Price 4-shs. of a dollar. "Let the inhabitants of the Rock sing, For the glory of the lord is risen." Isaiah. May 5.
This Day is published, At the author's Book-Store, corner of Front and Walnut Streets, Volume I. of a  A Description of Spanish St. Domingo, Translated from the French of M. L. E. Mokeau de St. Mary, member of the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, By WILLIAM COBBET. With a new, correct, and elegant MAP of the whole Island. Price Two Dollars. The Subscribers to this Work, are requested to take up the first volume, as soon as convenient. The second volume (which completes the Work) will be ready for delivery in the course of the present month. The complete work in the French language may likewise be had at the same place. May 9.
Imported, In the ship Birmingham Packet, from Calcutta, and for sale by the Package, by  Samuel & Miers Fisher, Tandal Coffees, Bains, and other Batis, Bahar Hankerchiefs, Persian Tafatics, Humhums, Flowered and spotted Emerties, Bandanoses. With a variety of other goods from that place, and a general assortment of European SPRING GOODS, as usual. Also, Long and short Pipes, in boxes of 5 gross each, An assortment of Stone Jars and Pipers, Queen's Ware, in Crates, assorted, Glass Ware, in Crates and Casks, Sheathing Paper, by the Bale, Teneriffe Malaga, & WINES Sherry Spermaceti Candles, and A general assortment of Irish Linens, Received per ship Glasgow, from Dublin, by the package. May 12.
For sale by the subscribers, 20 Hhs. JAMAICA SUGARS. 68 Hhs. 1st quality Jamaica COFFEE. 22 Barrels ditto ditto. Willings and Francis, Penn-street, No. 21. May 5.

STOCKS.
  Six per Cent. 17 3/4 to 67 int.   Three per Cent. 10 3/4 5 off.   Deferred Six per Cent. 13 3/8 to 7   5 1/2 per Cent. 16 3/8   4 per Cent. 14 3/8   BANK United States, 25 pr. cent.   — Pennsylvania, 27   — North America, 43 to 50   Insurance Comp. North America, 15 dollars   — Pennsylvania, 12 per ct.   EXCHANGE, at 60 days, 160 
Whereas a certain negro man, who calls himself HARRY , was committed to the jail of Dauphin county, in Pennsylvania, on the 30th of April last, on suspicion of being a runaway slave; he is about 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, his face very remarkable on account of having a very large wart on his right cheek, near the ear, and one on his neck, near the throat. His face much contracted by the small pox, especially about the nose. He says he formerly belonged to one Henry Snowden, of Elkridge, in Maryland, who died about 7 years ago in Philadelphia. The proper owner of said negro, if any, are desired to claim, pay costs, and take him away, otherwise he will be sold to pay costs. JOHN M'CHESNEY , May 7, 1796 [13. 31] Jailor.
Mr. Whitlock's Night.
New Theatre.
On FRIDAY EVENING , May 13, Will be presented, (never performed here) a Tragedy, Written by T. HOLT, Esq. called
Henry the II.
Or, THE FALL OF FAIR ROSAMOND. Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, with unbounded applause.
  Henry, Mr. Moreton.   Clifford, Mr. Whitlock.   Prince, Mr. Warrell, jun.   Salisbury, Mr. Beete.   Leicester, Mr. Warrell.   Verulam, Mr. Morris.   Servant, Mr. Mitchell.   Abbot, Mr. Green.   Queen, Mrs. Shaw.   Ethelinda, Mrs. Harvey.   Rosamond, Mrs. Whitlock.   End of the Tragedy, a Pantomimical Dance, composed by Mr. Francis, called THE MIRACULOUS MILL; Or, The Old ground YOUNG.    Gaffer Thoughtless, Mr. Francis.   Old Rowly Powly, Sig. Doctor.   Mealy, the Miller, Mr. Rowson.   Bob, his son, Mr. Warrell, jun.   Goody Benson, Mrs. De Marque.   Patty, Miss Milbourne.   Lucy, Miss Gillaspie.   Lads and Lasses—Messrs. Darley, jun. Mitchell, T. Warrell—Miss Willems, Miss Oldfield, Miss Rowson, Mrs. Doctor, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Lege.
To conclude with a few select performances By Signor Joseph Doctor. Particularly the balancing a Pyramid of thirteen glasses of Wine, and passing his body through a hoop—drinking a glass of wine from the table backward, and beating a drum at the same time, &c.
After which Mrs. Whitlock, (by particular desire) will read a Poem, called GRATITUDE: Or, The Benevolent Turk.
To which will be added, the Farce of
Love à la Mode.
Or, THE HUMOURS OF THE TURE.
  Sir Callaghan O'Brallagan, Mr. Whitlock.   Sir Archy Macfarlan, Mrs. Bates.   Squire Groom, Mr. Marshall.   Beau Mordecai, Mr. Francis.   Sir Theodore Goodchild, Mr. Beete.   Servant, Mr. Mitchell.   Charlotte, Miss Willems. 
Tickets to be had at the usual places, and of Mr. Whitlock, No. 66 North Eighth Street.
On Monday (never performed here) an historical drama, in 3 acts, called The Patriot; or, Liberty Obtained, with a farce called Barnaby Brittle, or, A wife at her wit's end, and the Pantomime of Gil Bias, or, The Cave of the Robbers—For the benefit of Mr. Bates. Mr. Marshall's Night will be on Wednesday. BOX, One Dollar—PIT, Three-Fourths of a Dollar—and GALLERY, Half a Dollar.
Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Wells, at the Front of the Theatre.
No money or tickets to be returned; nor any person, on any account whatsoever, admitted behind the scenes.
VIVAT RESPUBLICA.
By an Artist resident at Mr. Oellers's Hotel,
MINIATURE LIKENESSES
ARE taken and executed in that elegant and delicate style, which is so necessary to render a Miniature Picture an interesting jewel.
He will warrant a strong and indelible resemblance; and he takes the liberty to lay before the public of this place his most earnest intention to deserve their patronage by his best endeavors to please.
N. B. Specimens are to be seen. May 12. $
Estate for sale.
To be sold on Wednesday the 18th Instant, by Public Vendue, at the City Tavern, At 12 o'clock,
ALL that capital Estate, lately belonging to John Mayo, at Germantown, consisting of a good and commodious Mansion-House, out-houses, Stables, Garden, Orchards, &c. together with about 73 acres of good Land, the whole in the best order, and fit for the permanent residence of a large Family. Possession to be given immediately, free from every incumbrance.
Terms of payment, one half in three months, and the other half in six months, in approved notes.
John Connelly, Auctioneer.
May 9 $
Edward Stow, Jun.
Has for sale, at his Store, No. 41, South Water Street, New England Rum, in Hogheads, tiers & barrels,
MADEIRA, SHERRY, and PORT } WINES,
Messrs. Prime and Cargo Beef, Spermaceti and Wax Mould Candles, Tallow Mould and Dips ditto, 400 Boxes hard, White Soap, in excellent order for shipping. May 12. $2w
Mustard and Chocolate
CONTINUE to be manufactured in the best manner, and for sale, as usual—Also shell'd or pearl Barley, Coffee, Pepper, &c. Philadelphia Porter, Beer, Ale, Cyder, English Porter, Taunton and Bath Ale in bottles, &c. &c.—at No. 93, South Front-Street, opposite the Custom-house, by
JOHN HAWORTH.
Philadelphia, May 7, 1796. 24w4w
CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, May 12.
Petitions in favour of the British treaty, were presented by Messrs. Parker, Hindman and Cooper.
Mr. New reported the following bills as laid before the President for his approbation and signature, viz. an act allowing compensation for horses killed in battle belonging to officers of the United States; an act for repealing so much of an act relative to the judicial courts of the United States, as directs that the alternate sessions of the district court of Pennsylvania shall be held in Yorktown, and for other purposes; and an act declaring the consent of Congress to a certain act of the state of Maryland, and to certain acts of the states of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, so far as respects the said states.
A communication was also received from the President, informing the house that he had approved and signed the said acts.
The bill for preventing the sale of prizes in the ports of the United States, was read a third time and passed.
The committee to whom was recommitted a bill from the Senate, amending the act relative to the encouragement of useful arts, together with the report of the committee to whom the said bill was referred, made a report, which was ordered to lie on the table.
A communication was received from the treasury department, including a statement of the exports of the United States for the year 1795, which was ordered to be printed.
The petition of John Branch, an alien, praying to be enabled to obtain a patent for an improved Pump, was read and referred to a standing committee.
The order of the day on the bill relative to Quarantine, was entered upon; when after considerable discussion on the constitutional question, whether the power to regulate quarantine was vested in the individual states or in the general government, the advocates for the power's residing in the state governments succeeded in striking out the first clause of the bill, which was in the following words, there being 46 for striking it out and 23 against it.
"Be it enacted, &c. That the President of the United States be, and is hereby authorized to direct at what place or station, in the vicinity of the respective ports of entry within the United States, and for what duration and particular periods of time, vessels arriving from foreign ports and places, may be directed to perform quarantine."
The other clause which authorizes the President to direct the officers commanding forts and revenue cutters, to aid in the execution of the quarantine and health laws of the different states, passed without opposition.
Mr. W. Smith moved that the house should again resolve itself into a committee of the whole on the report of the committee of ways and means on the subject of revenue, which, after a motion being made and negatived for discharging the committee of the whole from a further consideration of the report, the house formed itself into a committee of the whole accordingly, and after some little debate, five of the remaining resolutions were agreed to, and the sixth, relative to allowing collectors a certain mileage for travelling, was disagreed to. The following are the resolutions.
"Resolved, That the officers of the revenue ought to be authorized by law to require of the city distillers, and the refiners of sugar, the verification on oath, of their books, once a quarter, and that it ought to be made the constant duty of such distillers and refiners, to exhibit their books, if required."
"Resolved, That a time ought to be limited, within which the exporter of spirits distilled within the United States, shall be entitled to a drawback; and that the drawback ought not to be granted, unless where the exportation is from the district or state where the same are distilled, or the next adjoining district or state."
"Resolved, That it would be expedient to modify the act imposing duties on licenses to retailers of liquors, so as that the said retailers should pay in proportion to the amount of sales, so far as to divide them into four classes."
"Resolved, That it would be expedient, after demand made of any tax (except on goods imported) and a neglect or refusal to pay, to authorize a collection thereof by distress."
"Resolved, That provision ought to be made for allowing drawbacks upon spirits exported (via Mississippi) in vessels of less than thirty tons."
"Resolved, That it would be expedient, after demand made of any such tax, and a neglect or refusal to pay, to allow the officer employed to collect the same, a certain mileage for his travel out to collect such tax, over and above the commission which he may be entitled to by law."
This Resolve was disagreed to.
The House then took up the resolutions, when on motion of Mr. Gallatin, the latter part of the 2d resolution (printed in Italic) was agreed to be struck out, 43 to 23, and they were referred to the committee of ways and means to report a bill or bills accordingly.
Mr. W. Smith reported a bill regulating grants of lands appropriated for military services, and for the society of United Brethren for propagating the gospel; one for satisfying the claims of the executors of the late Baron Steuben; and another for making further provision for the expenses attending the intercourse with foreign nations, and to continue in force an act providing for the expenses attending the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations. These three bills were twice read and ordered to be committed to committees of the whole; the two first on Saturday, the last on Monday. Mr. Smith also made a report on sundry petitions for claims of land, which was twice read and referred to a standing committee of the whole.
Mr. Nicholas reported a bill altering the compensation of the accountant of the war department, which was twice read and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole, to-morrow.
Mr. Thatcher reported a bill in addition to the act establishing post-offices and post-roads within the United States, twice read, and referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Coit, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of John Edgar and others, of the northwestern territory, praying to be permitted to introduce slaves into that territory from other states, reported against the petitioners; but with respect to their claim for certain lands, they reported in their favour. Adjourned.
CONTINUATION OF Foreign Intelligence.
From London Papers, By the VENILLA .
FRANCE. COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED.
March 9.
It was resolved, on the proposition of Fermond, that the law which puts in the disposal of the Directory the National Domains, estimated at 800 million, shall be repealed, and that these domains shall be added to the other pledges, for the security of the assignats.
Barrand spoke of the means of retrieving the credit of the assignats: "No more of exchange—no more gew-gaws—no more of luxury with the Magistrates—no more of sumptuousness in dress.—The tri-coloured cockade should be the only ornament of French Republicans."—"The Pyramids of Egypt, (said the Speaker) were built by tyrants. The Ambassadors of Pyrrhus were astonished when they saw with what frugality the Romans lived in private. Economy appeared to him as the only treasure which no foreign power could ever wrest from the French Nation."
March 10.
The deliberation of the Council was confined to the means of raising the credit of the assignats.—Bayen opposed the emission of Mandats, which he could not but consider as a new coinage of Assignats.
After a long discussion, the proposition of Fermond was finally adopted.
LONDON, March 16.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER
From an officer on board the Royal Sovereign Man of War (Admiral Cornwallis) at Spithead, dated March 14.
"You will no doubt be surprised to hear of our return so soon; but a new we got down the Channel as far as Portland, a gale came on from the East, when the Belisarius, Capt. Barge, (a transport with troops) ran aboard of us and carried away all our cutwater, and damaged us so much, that we are obliged to return to rest; the Belisarius carried away her main and mizen masts, and was so much damaged that we expect she went down a few minutes after we left her; the convoy all but 30 parted company that night; the men of war, with the remainder we saw as far as lat. 42 North, long. 14. 30. Well, and then sent sent them on with the Minotaur, of 74 guns. We saved Capt. Barge, his mate, 16 of the ships company, 111 soldiers, 8 officers and 5 women; some of the troops are much hurt, two of whom are since dead; they are Hessian troops."
PARIS, March 21. COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED.
Sitting of March 16.
An address was read, signed by a great number of citizens of Lyons. It contained an accusation against Reverchon, for his conduct when upon mission there—he is accused of having dismissed or suspended justices of the peace, contrary to the laws of the constitution, by which they cannot be dismissed or suspended, without a legal trial. This accusation was referred to the Executive Directory, who are to examine, by means of their commissary at Lyons, into the conduct of that Representative there, and give the council a proper account of his conduct, in order to be enabled to act constitutionally respecting him.
A proposition was read, to establish a lottery, in order to remove the assignats from circulation. The prizes to be paid by part of the national lands, which are to be sold. Referred to a commission.
March 17.
Lefranc—"There are more than 30 Commissaries of the Government in every department, whilst the Constitution allows to the Executive Power no other agents than those placed with the administrators: I move in the name of the constitution, that all other than the number allowed by the constitution, shall be removed from the departments."
A number of Members cried "Agreed!"
The council referred this motion to a commission.
The discussion upon the Liberty of the Press was resumed.
Dupuis supported the severe measures proposed by Louvet, which had been so violently opposed, that it was believed they must be rejected.
March 18.
Audouin, in the name of a commission, made a new report upon the sequestration of the property of the fathers and mothers of emigrants; stating that the council had rejected the first resolution, which they thought unjust, as falling upon the innocent as well as the guilty. The council thought that it ought to be left to the choice of the parents of the emigrants, who would immediately enter into a partition with the nation, and deliver the share of inheritance which after their death would have fallen to their emigrated children, and that the other part should remain free; and that the sequestration should remain upon the property of such parents as shall refuse to deliver up that share. This project was adjourned. ourned.
Villers, in the name of the commission of public expenses, moved, and the council adopted a resolution to allow the war minister the sum of 100 millions in specie for the expenses of the war. The discussion upon the liberty of the press was again resumed.
Doulcet, after a long speech, completely convinced the assembly, which almost unanimously adopted the resolution, and rejected every proposition for a law to restrain the Liberty of the Press; and referred to a commission the classification of the laws which are added to the penal code, upon the subject of offences relating to the press.
Bentabole said—"A bill passed up in the name of the administrators of the department of the Seine, states, that if the citizens of Paris do not pay the arrears of their contributions before the 30th inst. they will not be able to pay it otherwise than in assignats according to their value in specie; and having read that bill, I hastened to pay my ar-
rears; but I found such a croud of citizens at the receipt office, that the receiver declared it would be impossible for him to answer their requests within two days; I therefore think it to propose, that the payment in assignats, in their nominal value, shall be prolonged to a fortnight.
Referred to the commission of finances.
Evening Sitting of March 18.
The council had been for seven hours discussing in the form of a secret committee; when it opened the public meeting, and adopted the following resolutions:
 1. Bills under the name territorial mandates, shall be created to the amount of 2400 millions of livres.  2. The mandates are to circulate for the value of specie throughout the whole Republic.  3. In two days a report shall be made upon establishing the security of those mandates, and the manner rendering them secure from forgery.  4. Assignats may be exchanged for mandates, within three months, within which time they shall have the value of specie. 
A number of other articles were adjourned.
March 20.
Jourdan (of the Bouches du Rhone) said—"I apprise you of the dangers to which the public good is exposed in the South; the directory are informed of the facts; they know that the members of the administrations of my department, dismissed by Freron, have been restored to their places by men covered with blood, breakers of Seals, agents of the vilest tyranny. (Murmurs from the ancient members of the Mountain.)
"All that is published by Poulter is false, (resumed Jourdan:) the truth is, that a Jacobin society exists at Marseilles, which shews itself more atrocious than all those, that have existed hitherto: the oath which the members of this famous association take, shall never pollute my mouth; let it suffice to tell you, that it breathes nothing but blood and vengeance."
The directory were acquainted with these facts, and yet, upon the most unfounded reports, they ordered the members of the constituted authorities to be dismissed, under pretence that they favoured the assassination of the patriots at Arles, where not a drop of blood had been spilt. [All the authorities are deposed, and bloody Jacobinism has insolently roused his head. I have communicated to the directory, papers which prove, that at Arles, the proprietors are dispossessed of their goods by patriots, who, with pistols in their hands, pretended that their turn is now come to enjoy.] All the towns in the south are thrown into the utmost consternation, and that country is about to become a Jacobin La Vendee.
"I move that a commission be appointed to examine the law of the 20th Fructidor, that respecting the amnesty, and in general all those which regard the southern departments."
"My task is fulfilled—my heart relieved from the weight which oppressed it, and I hope that the council will take into consideration the motion which I have made."
The Council ordered the impression of this speech.
Linard made nearly a similar report from Toulon—which was also ordered to be printed.
†† The words in [] are omitted in the Aurora.
LONDON, March 25.
Upon the circumstances of an existing naval misunderstanding it is improper to comment, as it may possibly become the subject of investigation in an official and regular way. It is furnished, however, that there was a disinclination on the part of the officer alluded to, to go to the West-Indies at all, upon the ground that a Junior officer (he being appointed at the express request of the military commander in chief,) might enjoy more of the confidence of that officer, and thereby weaken that perfect understanding and co-operation that ought to subsist between the principals of both services.
The Helena sloop of war, of 14 guns, Captain Talbot, and four cutters, cruising off Ostend, on the 16th inst. went into that port, and, notwithstanding the fire from the batteries on shore, cut out a large ship, laden with corn, and brought her off with them. During the affair, the utmost confusion and terror pervaded the inhabitants of the place.
Notwithstanding the capture of Mayenne by the Chouans, it does not appear that they are in any degree capable of coping with the republican troops. Mayenne, it is asserted was not taken by the force of the Chouans, but was surrendered by the treachery of the Commandants of the place, whom General Hoche has ordered to be arrested and tried by a military commission.
The mild and pacificatory address of the directory to the rebels in the western departments, is expected to be productive of effects very favorable to the republic.
An attempt has been made to fetter the freedom of the press in France, but this attempt has very properly been resisted, and has failed.
Admiralty-Office, March 22.
A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received at this office, from Sir William Sidney Smith.
Diamond, off Cape Frebel, March 11.
Sir,
Having received information that the armed vessels, detached by the prince of Bouillon, had chased a convoy, consisting of a corvette, two luggers, four brigs, and two sloops, into Herqui. I proceeded off that port, to reconnoitre their position, and found the channel, which I found very narrow and intricate. I succeeded however, in gaining a knowledge of those points, sufficient to determine me to attack them, in the Diamond, without loss of time, and without waiting for the junction of any part of the squadron, left the enemy should fortify themselves till farther on our appearance.
Lieut. McKinley, of the Liberty brig, and Lieut. Goffet, of the Arbitrator lugger, joined me off the cape, and, tho' not under my orders, very handsomely offered their services, which I accepted, as small vessels were essentially necessary in such an operation. The permanent fortifications for the defence of the Bay, are two batteries on a high rocky promontory. We observed the enemy to be very busily employed in mounting a detached gun

on a very commanding point of the entrance. At one o'clock yesterday afternoon this gun opened upon us; we passed: the Diamond's fire, however, silenced it in eleven minutes. The others opened upon us as we came round the point, and their commanding situation giving them a decided advantage over a ship in our position, I judged it necessary to adopt another mode of attack, and accordingly detached the marines and boarders to land behind the point, and take the batteries in the rear. As the boats approached the beach they met with a warm reception, and a temporary check, from a body of troops drawn up to oppose their landing: the situation was critical, the ship being exposed to a most galling fire, and an intricate pilotage, with a considerable portion of her men thus detached. I pointed out to Lieut. Pine the apparent practicability of climbing the precipice in front of the batteries, which he readily perceived, and, with an alacrity and bravery, of which I have had many proofs in the course of our service together, he undertook and executed this hazardous service, landing immediately under the guns, and rendering himself master of them before the column of troops could regain the heights. The fire from the ship was directed to cover our men in this operation; it checked the enemy in their advancement, and the re-embarkation was effected, as soon as the guns were spiked, without the loss of a man, though we have to regret Lieut. Carter, of the marines, being dangerously wounded, on this occasion.
The enemy's guns, three twenty four pounders, being silenced and rendered useless for the time, we proceeded to attack the corvette and the other armed vessels, which had by this time opened their fire on us, to cover the operation of hauling themselves on shore. The Diamond was anchored as close to the Corvette as her draft of water would allow. The Liberty brig was able to approach near, and on this occasion I cannot omit to mention the very gallant and judicious manner in which Lt. M c Kinley, her commander, brought this vessel into action, profiting by her light draft of water to follow the corvette close. The enemy's fire soon slackened, and the crew being observed to be making for the shore, on the English colours being hoisted on the hill, I made the signal for the boats, manned and armed, to board, directing Lieut. Goffet in the lugger, to cover them. This service was executed by the party from the shore, under the direction of Lt. Pine, in a manner that does them infinite credit, and him every honor, as a brave man and an able officer. The enemy's troops occupied the high projecting rocks all round the vessels, from whence they kept up an incessant fire of musketry; and the utmost that could be effected at the moment was to set fire to the corvette (named L'Etourdie, of 16 guns, twelve pounders on the main deck) and one of the merchant brigs, since as they fell the enemy pressed down on the sands, close to the vessels; Lieut. Pine therefore returned on board, having received a severe contusion on the breast from a musket ball. As the tide rose again it became practicable to make a second attempt to burn the remaining vessels. Lieutenant Pearson was accordingly detached for that purpose, with the boats, and I am happy to add, his gallant exertions succeeded to the utmost of my hopes, notwithstanding the renewed and heavy fire of musketry from the shore. This fire was returned with great spirit and evident good effect; and I was much pleased with the conduct of Lieut. Goffet in the hired lugger, and Mr. Knight, in the Diamond's launch, who covered the approach and retreat of the boats. The vessels were all burnt except an armed lugger which kept up her fire to the last.
The wind and tide suiting at ten at night to come out of the harbour again, we weighed, and passed the point of Herqui, from which we received a few shots, the enemy having found means to restore one of the guns to activity. Our loss, as appears by the inclosed return, is trifling, considering the nature of the enterprise, and the length of time we were exposed to the enemy's fire. Theirs, I am persuaded, must have been great, from the numbers within the range of our shot and shells. The conduct of every officer and man under my command, meets with my warmest approbation; it would be superfluous to particularize any others than those I have named; suffice it to say, the characteristic bravery and activity of British seamen never was more conspicuous.
Lieut. Pine will have the honor to present their Lordships with the colours which he struck on the battery; and I beg leave to recommend him particularly to their Lordships, as a most meritorious officer.
I have the honor to be, &c. W. SIDNEY SMITH.
Evan Nepean, Esq. Sec. to the admiralty. A return of the killed and wounded belonging to his majesty's ship Diamond, in the three attacks of the enemy's batteries and shipping, in Herqui, the 17th of March, 1795. Killed Two Seamen.
Wounded, first Lieut. Horace Pine, Lieut. Carter of the marines, and five seamen.
W. SIDLEY SMITH.
Philadelphia, FRIDAY EVENING, May 12, 1796.
MARRIED.—Last Wednesday evening, by the Rev. Mr. Ustick, FRANCIS MURRAY, Esq. of Newtown, Bucks County, to Mrs. MARY MORRIS, of this City.
Mr. CHALMERS, late of the New-Theatre, arrived in this City on Wednesday last, from Charleston, South Carolina.
DIED.—At Burlington, New-Jersey, on the 11th inst. ISAAC NEALE, Printer of that place.
From the COURIER FRANCAIS of this morning.
Extract of two letters from London, written by a merchant in London to his partner in this City dated March 18 and 21st.
"For three days past, all is here peace. The funds rise every day. The three per cents are this
day at 69, which is enormous for the time.
At the same time we have received this morning letters from Hamburg of the 11th, all speak of war. Notwithstanding which bets are laid of a HUNDRED TO ONE that we shall not have another Campaign. God grant it!
21st. I expect to announce to you in my next letter the news of peace.
Yesterday arrived in town, from New York, his Excellency ROBERT LISTON, Minister Plenipotentiary from the court of London to the United States of America.
A letter from London, of the 2d of April, received by the James, arrived at New York, mentions the arrival of ships General Washington, Price, and Roebeck, Shewell, of Phila. at Falmouth. The Prudence, Miller, of ditto, at London—and that the Boston-Packet had not arrived at the above date.
The ship Henrietta, Robinson, from this port, is safe arrived at Londonderry.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. SHIP. ARRIVED. Governor Mifflin, Kemp, Charleston 11 Charlotte, Bell, Greenock 50 Lady Washington, Tremels, Bermuda 14 Edward, Linnell, Lisbon 69 Betsey, Shanklin, Jeremie 24 Schr. Sisters, Jackson, Farderielsburgh 4 Thorn, Green, Tortola 24 Weymouth, Stevens, New-York 5 Adventure, Burnett, North Carolina 4 Pomona, Gardner, Boston 10 Dolia, Watson, N. Providence 18 Sally, Benfack, Virginia 4 Sloop Phoenix, Dennison, Alexandria 10 Sally, Denike, Norfolk 4 A Ship from Amsterdam—and two Schooners are below.
The Ship Charlotte on the 27th of March, was boarded by the British frigate St. Florenta, one of Admirals Duncan's Fleet, that went in quest of the Dutch Fleet, which they informed, they had not met with.
In the Charlotte came 69 passengers. The Schooner Nancy, Capt. Peden, of and from Philadelphia to the West-Indies, was lost on Mi-guana Reef—captain and crew, and part of the cargo saved.
The following communication was this day received by a merchant of this city from Bermuda.
Port of St. Georges, April 24, 1796.
Yesterday the following vessels were condemned here.
Brig Harriet, Peace of Boston, from Guadalupe, Schooner Elizabeth, Trott, Norwich, from Essequibo. Sloop Alesto, Clark, Charleston, from St. Lucia, And in the last week the following vessels were condemned at Hamilton. Brig Betsey, Goodrich, Newbury-Port, from Guadalupe. Schooner Judith, Cawer, Boston, from Mariguana. Schooner Rover, Cawer, do. from Guadalupe. Brig Three Brothers, Asillant, New-London, from Guadalupe. The 4 last condemned in less than 2 hours trial. The brig Resolution, Rockwell from Surinam for Boston with 300,000 weight of Coffee, was taken by Admiral Murray's ship the Resolution and sent in. The property of Mr. Apthorp a native of Boston.
BY THIS DAY'S MAIL.
QUEBEC, April 21. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Friday, April 15. The house went into Committee on the bill for making a temporary provision for the regulation of Trade between this Province, and the United States of America, passed the same without amendment, which being reported, the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
BOSTON, May 9. State of the Votes for Governor. ADAMS 13,821—SUMNER, 9005—scattering 690—absolute majority for Adams 2063.
NEW-YORK, May 12. The Marquis del Campo, Ambassador from Spain, was arrived at Paris, from London.
His arrival at Calais was announced by a discharge of artillery, and it is said he was received with the loudest acclamations by an immense crowd, calling out, "Long live our ally, the Spanish nation!"
From the Paris accounts, detailed in our last London papers, it appears that Gen. Pichegru had been succeeded in his command of the army of the Upper Rhine, by Gen. Moreau.—The motives of his resignation are said to have arisen from his having strenuously advised the executive to make peace—and even the surrender of the Netherlands, which were not attended to. The negotiations with Sardinia had been broken off.
The President of the Holland Convention, Peter Paulus, and one of the principal authors of the Revolution in that country, died suddenly, on the 17th of March.
It is asserted in the English papers, that the Executive Directory of France have deprived Oseand of the privileges it possessed under the Emperor.
Arrivals at this Port. Ship Draper, Collins, Dublin Niagara, Black, Hull James, Dickinson, London Albemarle, Loring, Cadiz Brig Jane, Jackson, Philadelphia Betsey, Goodrich, Bermuda Extract from the Log-Book of the Ship James, Captain Dickinson. April 1. Passed Woolwich for London, the ship Fair American, Capt. Goodrich, of and from New-York.
April 2. Passed Gravesend, the ship Light-Horse, of New-York, from Charleston, bound to London.
April 8. Between the Start Point and Lizard, spoke the ship Jane, of Philadelphia, from Charleston, bound to Hamburg.
April 25. In lat. 42, 22, N. long. 41, W. spoke the ship Friendship, of and from Baltimore, bound to Bourdeaux, out 14 days, all well.
By Captain Dickinson, of the James, in 31 days from London, we have received London Papers to the third of April. They contain many interesting articles, which we have selected for this Day's Advertiser—and which will be continued to-morrow.
PARIS, 4 Geriminal, (March 24.)
A public misfortune is announced: it appears, alas! to be too true. Pichegru has sent in his resignation of the command of the army of the Rhine and the Moselle. And this resignation was accepted on the 24th Ventose, (March 14) by the directory! Each of these facts is equally astonishing.—Pichegru has not without the most powerful motives, abandoned his post at the moment when what was said with truth of Turenne, might also, without flattery, be applied to him: that his reputation was worth an army. Pichegru therefore owes to France the development or the causes which have obliged him to retire. If his retreat was not forced, it was dastardly, and the effect of weakness. A General who has attained such a degree of glory and consideration does not belong to himself: he belongs to the Republic, which requires from him new triumphs.
March 29. The New Dutch Colours.—These differ from the old, in having a white Jack in the centre of the red flag, on which is depicted a virgin seated on a green bank, holding in one hand a lance surmounted by the Cap of Liberty, and resting the other on a fasces of arrows. At her side is a Lion, who also grasps the lance, and turns his head around with an air of menace!
April 1.
Charette has at length been taken and shot.—Entirely defeated by the Republican army—his troops dispersed and incapable of being collected again and rallied—himself closely pursued—Charette assumed the dress of a peasant, with a hope of eluding the strict search that was making after him. He wandered for some time among the fields alone, and was at length discovered and pursued by a Republican patrol. His strength being at last exhausted, he sunk upon the ground, and was taken by two grenadiers, who carried him on their shoulders to the next post, from whence he was conveyed to Angers. At Angers he was tried and sentenced to be shot. The sentence was immediately carried into execution.
This event may be considered as the death blow to the Vendean war.
The negotiations with Sardinia, if we may believe the accounts in the French papers, had made considerable progress when they were broken off. Sardinia had consented to a provisional cession of Savoy and Nice; but she required that this cession should not be definite till the general peace, and that France should give her Sardinian Majesty compensation and indemnity.
This the French Government would not consent to, & the negotiations were immediately broken off. The Batavian Convention, according to letters from the Hague, decreed, on the 10th ult. the levying of one man out of every thousand, for the service of the navy of the New Republic.
The commune of Amsterdam, wishing to re-establish the credit of its bank, which had been destroyed by the Revolution, has just opened a loan of 7 millions of florins, at four per cent. interest. The property and revenues of the city are to be mortgaged as a security for the sum to be repaid in 20 years. The subscriptions were opened on the 14th instant, at the Treasury of the city of Amsterdam.
April 2. Eighteen Thousand Six Hundred Tons of Foreign Wheat are now ready to be imported from the Baltic into this country.
Lord Howe has intimated to the Admiralty Board, that he is ready to repair to Portsmouth at one day's notice, to assemble a Court Martial on Vice-Admiral Cornwallis.
Admiral Cornwallis has requested of the Admiralty Board, that no unnecessary delay may be made in bringing him to trial.
The following are stated to be the principal charges on which this officer is to be tried, exhibited against him by the Admiralty Board.
That his return is a flagrant breach of trust, as well as a direct disobedience of orders.
2d. That the accident which ostensibly occasioned his return, happened only two days after he failed, and while they were still in the Channel.
3d. That after crossing the Bay, and to the southward of Cape Finisterre, he sent another ship (destined for another service) on with the convoy, and returned to Spithead, instead of shifting his flag into, and going himself in that ship (the Minotaur).
4th. And that the weather did not prevent him from shifting his flag, because when he left the convoy, Captain Louis, of the Minotaur, came on board the Royal Sovereign, to receive his orders.
Advices from France state, that in consequence of importations from Hamburgh, &c. they had universally a superfluity of corn.
From the London Gazette.
Admiralty-Office, March 26.
A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received at this office from Sir John Borlase Warren, Bart. K. B.
La Pomone, Falmouth, March 24.
Sir, I beg leave to inform you that on the 15th inst. in consequence of my letter to their lordships from Falmouth, I stood over to the French coast in search of the Artois, who joined me on the 18th; and on the 20th, at day break, having discovered from the mast head several sail of vessels in the S. S. E. the Saints bearing N. N. E. three or four miles, I made the signal to the squadron under my command, consisting of the ships named in the margin, for a general chase, and upon our nearer
approach perceived them to be a convoy of the enemy steering in for the land, at 10 A. M. being up with part of the merchant ships, captured 4, and ordered the Valiant Luggers to proceed with them to the nearest port, I continued in pursuit of the men of war; who were forming in line a head to windward, and kept working to come up with the enemy, who I soon perceived were endeavouring to preserve their distance from us, and to avoid an action, by their taking at the same time with our ships: but being at length arrived within half gun shot to leeward, the two squadrons engaged, and passed each other upon opposite tacks. Immediately upon our sternmost ship being clear of the enemy's line, I made the signal to tack and gain the wind, which, by making a very short board on the starboard tack, was obtained; perceived them rallying round the Commodore close in shore, and beginning to form again, I made the signal for our ships in close order, to endeavor to break their line, by cutting off the rear ships, and directed the Galatea to lead down for that purpose; but the enemy bore away, and made all sail possible from us, and flood into the narrow part of the Raz de Seine among the rocks; I was, however, enabled to cut off their rear ship. Night approaching, and being unacquainted with the pass, I did not think it proper to continue the pursuit further, at the risk of losing some of our ships in so difficult a pass.
I have every reason to be convinced, from the firm support and zeal I have always experienced from the officers and men of every ship of the squadron under my command, that the issue of the contest would have been more complete if the enemy had been disposed to give them an opportunity of trying their force.
I have enclosed an account of the enemy's force, together with the vessels of the convoy taken; and a list of the killed and wounded on board his majesty's ships, whose damages I shall make all dispatch possible in repairing.
I have the honor to remain, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant. (Signed) JOHN BORLASE WARREN. P. S. A ship corvette, two brig corvettes, and a lugger, remained with the convoy. Evan Nepean, Esq. &c. &c. &c.
* Artois, Galatea, Anson. A list of republican men of war engaged by the squadron under the command of Sir J. B. Warren, Bart. K. B. on the 10th of March.
La Proserpine, Capt. Doglet, Commodore, 44 guns 18 pounders, 500 men escaped.
L'Unite, Capt. Durand, 40 guns, 18 pounders, 400 men escaped.
La Tamise, capt. Fradice, 32 guns, 300 men escaped.
L'Etoile, capt. Berthelice, 30 guns, 12 pounders, 160 men taken.
Le Cognoche, Capt. Pilet, 22 guns, twelve pounders, 150 men escaped.
La Monche, brig 10 guns, 6 pounders, 80 men went off with the Convoy, at the commencement of the action.
(Signed) JOHN B. WARREN. A list of vessels taken by the squadron under the command of Sir John Borlase Warren, Bart. K. B. on the 20th of March, 1796, being part of a Convoy belonging to the French republic. Ship, name unknown, 500 tons burthen, from Brest bound to Rochefort.
Brig, name unknown, 200 tons burthen, from Brest, bound to L'Orient.
Brig, name unknown, 150 tons burthen, from Brest, bound to L'Orient.
JOHN B. WARREN. La Pomone, Falmouth, March 25, 1797.
An account of officers and men killed or wounded on board the squadron under the command of Sir John Borlase Warren, Bart. K. B. on the 20th of March, in an engagement with a squadron belonging to the French republic.
La Pomone, none killed or wounded.
Artois no return made. Galatea, Mr. Evans, midshipman, and 1 seaman killed; Mr. Burke, acting lieut. and 5 seamen wounded.
Anson, none killed or wounded.
JOHN B. WARREN. La Pomone, Falmouth, March 24, 1796.
EASTON, [M.] May 10. At a numerous and respectable meeting of the people of Talbot county, assembled at Easton on the third day of May, in the year 1796, in consequence of previous notice, for the purpose of declaring their sense, relating to the execution of the Treaty lately concluded between Great-Britain and the United States, the hon. Robert Goldsborough was elected chairman by the meeting.
A committee of 13 members, consisting of Nicholas Hammond, James Tilghman, Jeremiah Banning, Thomas J. Bullitt, John Leeds Bozman, Hewes Goldsborough, John Roberts, Daniel Powell Cox, Perry Benson, William Hayward, John Coats, Samuel Chamberlaine, and Peregrine Tilghman, was appointed to propose certain resolutions upon this subject; who accordingly retired, and after some time returned and reported the following—which were twice read and unanimously assented to by the people.
Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, that the President and Senate have merited, and do merit the confidence of the people; and that the peace, happiness and security of the United States, require that the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, lately concluded between the United States and Great-Britain, as ratified by the President and Senate, should be immediately carried into fair and honorable effect.
Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, that it be recommended to the House of Representatives of the United States to pass without delay the laws which may be necessary for the execution of the said treaty.
Resolved, that a copy of the foregoing resolutions be communicated by the chairman of this meeting to William Hindman, our Representative in Congress, to be laid before the House as our sense upon this important occasion.
By order of the Meeting, ROBERT GOLDSBOROUGH, Chairman.