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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-09-22
FRJDf1 SEPT. 10
SdTURDfT, SEP. -.

Arrived brig Juno, Capt. J. Freeman, FROM 81
lhom1s. The Juno had been captured hy the
French, and rctaken BY the Englnh.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-09-22

Capt RICHARD DtRBr, ot this town, Is f,id 10 hr
sPPoinicd - The command .; the trigatc Cts11i
q I.a..
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had g killed him with malice aforethoupht
and he defined the technical terms, but on
both theie points he ;faid the tefimony
ought he clear and explicit, not fubjett
to any imputation as to the credibility of
the witneis: and in, ihort fuch as would
have no Reasonable ground to doubt in the
minds of the jury OF the exiitence of the
fact.
But he iaid thesevidence Or the part of
the United States and that on the part of
the Prifoners, were expressly contraditto-
ry; it then. theie two witnei1es were to be
coniidered as of equal credit, there was
no evidence on which the prifoner could
beconyieted, for the teiimony was com
plearely balanced, and as every man is to
be preluned innocent until the contrary be
proved againit him; and as there was no
Freponderance of the tefimony againR
the prifoner here in thar point of view, he
ought be acquitted but he iaid facts were
given in evidence on the part of the defen-
dant, which went very Rronglyto impeach
the credibility of More the witnefs on the
part of the .proiecution. IF the Jury
thought the credibility Of this witneis
was de!troyed by the-taets difclofed on the
Fart OF the pr;1oncr, that there was in truth
no evidence whatfoever againR him.
On the whole he fuppoied the Jury could
have little doubt what ought 10 be their
verdict.
The jury without going from the bar,
found the defendant Not Guilty.
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NEW YORK, December u Q.

Arrived, ihip Adventure, DobGon, Lon
don briggs Quantibay Cook, Greenleaf,
Mantanzas; Eliza and Mary, Read, Ha-
lifax, and Hope, Tucker, Bermuda ;fchrs.
Fox lSwediih) Fowler, St. Bartholomew,
and Venus, Pope, Tortola.
Cleared, fhips Agent, Pierce, Galway;
Three Friends, Coet, Surrinam, and Young
Eagle, Steel, Cadiz Inow Venus, Ward,
St. Johns; fchr. James, Auttin, Leghorn;
noop Minerva, Bell, Curacao.
Left at Mantanzas flip belonging Ito
Bottom, bound to N. York, and brig
for Charleiton.
The Venus failed under convoy of the
John Adams.
Capt. Dobfon left. att london, fhip Bru-
tus, Bunker, to fail in few DAYS for N.
York fhip Fair American, Bolton, do.
fhip Sarah, Mafon, to fail in 10 DAYS for
N. Bedford brig Stilman, in dock, COP
pering, and a number Of other vefIeis,
names not recollected. The lhip Nigga.
"a arrived at Cowes On the 1 Il Of October,
and Jailed on the 9Th for Am1terdam.
December 20.
Arrived, frigate ConAellation, -,
ichrs. David, L'Homedieu, Philadelphia,
, & Good Intent, Rolando, Goniayes iloop
Mary Ann, Wheclwrisht, St. Vincents.
SiooP Ann, John Rawling, matter, from
Portilnoutb, N. III. bound to Martinique,
loft all her flock in gale on the 18th
Sept. yefel much damaged.
Ship Eliza, capt. Loring, has arrived
at London,
Brig Mohawk, Sage, is arrived at Port
Republican.
Sloop Eagle, from Charleffon, bound to
this port, has put into Newport, r. I.
The brig Eliza and Mary, Reed, was
captured on her paGage from New Or
leans to this port and carried into Hall
fax, where the cargo was condemned and
veHcl cleared.
Brig Eagle, M'Neil, from N. Provi5
derce.
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therefore appears, that had not the Am.
rican ihips arrived at Curacao on tho INC
infant, the iiland would, to certa;n.a
been taken by the French, and of con.n
the capitulation would have been MIL:
ty. The Patapfco and Merrimack ha~
therefore reicued the ifand from mo@ e.
rious dilemma, as I have no doubt hut 7.
principal part of the inhabitants, togeth,.
with all the Americans, would have baa.
facri6ced, had the French fucceedqd
That the faid fhips have put captain Va,
kins in peaceable poneaion of the ;0an,
does not therefore admit of any dipute
as the reinforcement from Jamaica had ne
yer made its appearailce-in what NAME.
the American citizens have been treatsj
for this efectual iervice, will appear h.
the following detail.
In the afternoon of the 9Th infant ca,
tains Brown and Geddes, waited on can
tain Watkins, and informed him, thar 3,
their Object to Curacao was the protec
ton of American citizens and their pro
perty, they were deGrous that all the A.
merican venels in port ihould prepare 70,
departure under their convoy :--f4e repG
ed, mott certainly, and that he had not
the fmallef with to throw the leaf obaa.
Gle in their way, but that they might fell
load, and depart as heretofore. The A.
rnerican captains were then aGeri,led, and
informed that the Merrimack and Patan
ico would give them convoy through ii.
Mono paiage in ten days. This being
concluded, the faid Watkins natcd to can.
sains Brown and Geddes, that he receiv.
Cd poGtive information of another expc.
airion having failed from Guadalupe for
Curacao, and requeied them to go and
oruiie off the illand while the American
veicls were getting ready for fea: accord.
ngly the two ihips went out, and after
cruifing ten days, returned to Curacao :;
but to the iurpriie and modification Of
the American commanders, they learnt
that an embargo was laid on all the Anne,
rican veRels, and that none of them were
permitted to load any produce. On an
explanation being demanded of Watkins
he faid, that he found it neceRary to de-
e%~AiA liz SSASAS oiltl1 l1!O dI-
rived from Jamaica, and until proper
Court of Admiralty was ehab1i!hed at
Curacao, but after their bufinels was in.
vefigated, they lould be iufcred to Dc.
part, and in future allowed the fame in.
dulgencies, as with other of his Britannia
Majeify's ilands in the Wet Indies
Thus were the American loops of war
obliged to return to St. kits, without
knowing the iflue. Captain Watkins has
granted commiilions to five or fix FINAL
venels, who cruize in the vicinage of Cur.
racoa, and capture all American veGe]s,
no matter where bound, or of what Their
cargoes confft, and the MerriInaek and
Patapico had the modification to fee two
or three velels captured and lent in, with.
out having it in their power, eoaEaeN
7oHb their 4rs/eufMfrul7ions, to mte,f1w'
The capture of theichooner George, be
longing to William Patterfon, of 'Bslti,
more, is attended with fuch extraordira.
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: OAASCI 'sAlClC COIlIANACIdtIOllS dOVl1cO NITs
Phillipsto recommend one of the fhips to be
1ent into the harbor, he conceded in my
opinion, and went>on board the Merri-
mack, capt. Brown, and after Aating the
urgency and pecularity Of the circumhan-
ces, he refolved to lend 20 marines from his
own ihip, and to diipatch the Pataplco on
the undertaking.
On the 23d init. the Patapfco entered
the harbor amidf very heavy FIRE from
the French battery's which conGtted OF 4
or 8, "a Founders. After fhe had entered
the harbor the mufquetry from the French
(who were iheltered behind the walls and
in the houfes on fhore) became very warm
and incenant, but the peculiar fpirit with
which the Patapfco kept up herhre for a.
bout hours, completely fienced the enc
my. AS l was PaHenger on board, and
had an opportunity of obierving the con-
duct of the officers and crew Of the Patapfco,
it affords me peculiar pleafure to fate their
enthufafln and good conduit on this coca
flon-and when it is confdered that for
near three hours we were within half gun
ihot OF the enemy who kept up continual
diieharge of mufquetry, it is as fingu,ar, as
fortunate, that only twoperions were oun-
ded.
On the 74th infant, captain Geddes
tent 50 men on hore, which together
with twenty from the Merrimack, were un-
der the command of the lieutenant Of Ma
rlnes from the Patapico they were fat
oned at roit on one wing of the batteries
which, in cafe Of an attack on the town.
would have been the frh object of aGault.
1t was confidently reported and believed,
that the French intended to make all ai1ault
| that knight, but willie this eyent was ex-
reeted, the French camp was evacuated,
and taking advantage of the darkness Of the
night, they precipitately embarked be-
tween and II O'Clock, cut their cables
and made away. On the morning of the
z5th the Nlerrimack food clole in with
the land and had the modification to find
| the place which the French venels occupi-
ed the day preceding, entirely vacated -
the Britiih frigate discovering this to be
tt cafe, Immediately made preparations
ter entering the harbor, and accordingly
about II O'Clock the zsth infant, came
into the port, aad took poHeilion of the
place IN the name ofhis Britannia Majeify.
From this representation it is obvious,
that the Britifh frigate Nereide rendered
| no effective at1ifance to the inhabitants of
Curacao, as the commander Of her did
not think proper to venture the lhip thro'
| the FIRE of the French batteries in entering
the harbour, nor did he deem it prudent
to attack the French priyateers, though
they lay In fuch a petition as rendered the
enterrrife practicable and eafy but it is
preiumed he did not win to run any riik
until he'received a reinforcement from Ia
maica, and merely kept cruiGng off the
port In view of the French camp and vef-
iels. The frigate had only landed fix or
teven; men and was holding daily cornmu-
nication with the Dutch Governor, which
the French from their ftuation obferyed.
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PHILADELPHIA, December "a.
MIR. WAYNE,


racoa, which enable me to fate. that the
iPecie which was detained by captain Wat
kins, has been rettored to the American
Conful, by order Of Lord H. Seymour.
All American vehels that were in the
harbor ofCurracoa preyiou. to the capitu-
lation, have been compelled to pay ialyage
to the Britifh.
am, Sir,
Your obedient fervant,
w. D. ROBINSON.
C. O p r.
ON the 9Th of September the French
force at Curacao commenced offenfive acts
againft the Dutch, and particularly ;ntima-
ted their dehgns 10y n,anife&o) againit
American perfons and property. On the
9th. the American Conlul requefed me to
go to St. Kits, with a view to procure
iome aAiftance from the United States {}nips
on that ttation. Onthe 18th arrived at
St. Kits, and found there the Frigatc
John Adams, and Hoops Of War Merri-
mack and Patapico.--To captain Crois of
the John Adams Ipreiented my papers, and
explained the nature Of my errand, urging
him immediately to 60 down to Curacao,
he joined me in opinion, as to the necef1ity
and fingularity of the cafe, but expreaed a
dslicacy at leaving his Aation at that time
however, he cheerfuiiy gave his content for
the departure of the two aforementioned
Hoops ofwar. Accordingly Capts. Brown
and Geddes,s (with promptitude that evin-
ced their zeal for the fervice) prepared for
flea, and failed the eniuing day. On the
22d init. we appeared off the harbor Of
Curacao, there we difcoyered Rritifh
irigate laying too to windward of the port
The TENT her boat on board the Merrirnack,
by which we learnt, that the inand had ca
pitulated On the 10th inf. to Frederick
Watkins, efq. commander of the frigate
Nereid, and that the American ConluI
with his family, was In iaid Frigate. I
immed lately went on board the Nereid
and had iome conversation with the COM
mander and our Coniul relating to the ca
pitulation, &c. after which / went on
ihore, waited on the Governor, and OF
her officers, and fated the arrival of the
two iloops of War, whole object was to
protect American perions and pr operty.
The Governor replied, that no effective
relief could be afforded, unlefs, one of the
Aoops Of war came into the harbor. All
the officers both civil and military having
declared that the falvation of the ifland
depended on the American fhips acting
ofenfively gave it as my opinion, that
the American commanders were not autho-
rized by their infruetions to attack the
French in the petition they then held. The
Governor and Fifcal faid, that unleis fome-
thing Deceive was done the inhabitants in
the Carlton, as well as the Americans,
would all be facrihced. That night ifaid
on fhore with view to afcertain the acfu-
al iituation of things, and obierved that
comfortable number of American citizens
had volunteered their fervices in the forte
and were placed at the principal batteries
from whence they could not retreat (of
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MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1900.

where perfonal e(late Is taken in execution -
and 1t nall be the duty of the officer, who ex.
tends fueh execution, to leave an atteled COPY
thereof, with his doings thereon, with the ie
cfetary of faid comp iny and the purehaiers
fhall thereupon be entitled to the reception of
all dividends and lloeks which the debtor was
previou1y entitled TO. And upon any attach.
ment being made, or execution levied on aay
flares in faid company, 1T fhlil be the duty of
the feeretary of fad company, to expofe the
books OF the company, to the officer, and to
inrniih him with a certificate, under bis hand,
in his official capacity, afcertaning tie numbsr
of fhares the deblor holds in fai3 company, and
the amount Of the dividends Due thereon.
Sec. IL. Bentuyfbsr eaaaal, That in cafe Of
any lois or loGes taking place, that ihaIl be
equal to the amount of the capital lock of tho
laid company, and the prslidedt or directors,
after knowing of fach lois or loacs taking place,
fhall fubfcribe to any policy of infurauoe. their
eltates, jointly and feverally, fhal be accounta.
bic for the amount of any aud every luis that
NAH take place under policies thu, fubferibed.
Sec. -. Be n further eas5ed, That the pre-
ildent and directors of faid company fhal', pre-
yious to their iubfcribing to any policy, and
once in every year after, pubih in two newfps.
pers, printed in Portland, the amount of their
iloek, againa what rifque they mem to iniure,
and the Target fun they mean to take on any
one rifque.
Sec. IL. Be IL fvfber eaat7ed, That the pre-
fident and directors OF f4id company hall, when
and as often as required by the Leg.ilature of
this Commonwealth, lay before them fate
ment Of the affairs of faid company, and fab.
NIT TO On examination concerning the ia,ne IN
der oath.
Sec. Is. Had6e IL further GRATED, That Hugh
McLelsn, Arthur MeLeilsn and Daniel Tuck
er, are hereby authorized to call meeting OF
the members of faii Company as foon as may
be, III Portland by advertiiiag the fame for the
three weeks fucS efively in two Of the newfps
pers printed 10 faiJ town, for the pu.pofe of
eeeiing the fit Board Of Directors, who ihall
continue in office until the firt Tuciday of ia.
nuary next following.
In TIE HoYf Ct Repysfnta,ivs,, Feb 6, 1900.
This bill having had three ieveral reading,
pahed to be enacted.
EDWARD II. ROBBINS, Speaker.
In Senate, FEB. 6, 800.
This bill having had two ieverai readings, PAT
fed to be enaAed.
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Prefdent.
Fsb. 7, I8oo.-By the 1t. Governor approved.
MOSES GILL.
True Copy-Attei
JOHN AVERY, Secretary.
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Umtea Sfatrs Jsip Cosetl2afioa,
at /sa, february 8, 1890.

SIR,
On the goth ut. left St. Chriaophers with
the CONFEDERATION in excellent trim, and Good to
windward, in order TO gain the Ration for my
felf, before the road of Gua1aloope, and at
half pat ? A. NJ. of the day following, dilcov.
cred fsl to the S. E. to which gave chace,
and for the further particulars of that chaie
and the aeton after it, mutt beg you to refer
TO the extract from my Journal herewith, as
being the bell mode of exhibiting lua and
candid account of all our traufaaions in the
late buGnefs, which has ended in the almoG
entire diimantlement of the Con1ela,ion tho
trut to the high reputation of the American
Aag. Ihavs the honor to be, &c.
THOMAS TRUXTON.
BssJAMls SroDpARr, Efq. Ses'y sfbe Mavy.
Oeearrsncs or hoard tbe Uniri Slater hip Corael.
la'ion, Of IS gaus, uadsr my command, Fs6rnary
~, 1906. .E
Throughout thefe twenty -four hours, very
unfetted weather, kept on our tacks beating
up Under C ladaloup., and at half paf Am
the road OF Bafaterre bearing EAT FIVE leagues
ditance, Jaw fail in the S. Z. BANDING TO the
s. W. which from her Situation, I at hrG took
for large flip from Martnico, and hoifed
Engliih colours on giving chace by way Of in.
ducemsnt, for her to come down and fpeak m.
which would have faved US leng chace to
lecward. off my inte ,ed cruizing ground =.
but finding fhe did not attempt to alter her
courie, examined her more m,utely, as We
approached her, and dif.overed that the was a
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american Nava{ A67lou.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT
OF THR NAVAL ACTION BETWEEN THE AMgki-
CAN fsIGATE coNsTsLLArIoa, AND A
fREscH So cva SHIP.
fnILaprLpHlA, FEB "a.

PHILADELPHIA, FEB "a.
YESTERDAY morning lieutenant Shaw,
i the armed fchooner Experiment. arriv-
ed at Marcus Hook from a crufe. heing DIFF
patched by Commodore TRUXTON, with
letters for the Secretary of the Navy; from
which the following are extracted.
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BY AUTHORITY.
Lar Of MaDacbysAs.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
In RE ysay # our Lord on; itoafina and es5' hundred

An Act to incorporate Hugh McLel-
Ian, and others, into Company, by
the name of the Maine Fire and Ma
.rine Infurance Company.
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LIZ Of Offers and Mn, Killed qvouudsd and mi@Tas
BY tie aaisn of tss III Of Fs5. 1900, on b0a,f
tbe Uahei Slater IMP Cosqeiiation, Of 80 gins,
Tb0~as Traxt0a. Ejq. commander, aviss Flsass
National jbip Of s. guns.
Mr.. James Jarvis, midlhipnan, milling, who.
was in the mAnsop, went overheard with toe
mainmaR,
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Ag/1Oer of THE Hoxle Of Rebrehutative,
TO tie Prshdeuf Of The U. States.
To JOHN ADAMS.

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
SIR, o,.
The Houfe Of Representatives have re-
celved with great refpeet, the communica-
ton which you have been pleafed to make
to the two Ioufes of Congrefs, at the COM
mencement Of the prefeni fefion.
The final efablilhment of the feat of ma
tional government, which has now taken
place, within the Difriet of Columbia, is
an event OF no fmall importance in the po-
litical transactions of our country; and we
cordially unite our wiihes with yours, that
this territory may be the reGdence of hap
pinefs and virtue.
Nor can we, on this location, omit to
express hope, that the fpirit which ami
mated the great founder Of this city, NAV
dcfcend to future generations, and that
the whdom, magnanimity and aeadineis
which marked the events of his public
life, may be initiated in all focceedino
ages. $50, :.
a confederation of thofe powers which
have been vefed i'll Congrefs oyeg the Iii.
tr1et OF Columbia, VIII nol escape orr a.
tsnsion; nor ihalI VIC crges, shs. ir ey.
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Congre6 Of tie United States.
HOUSE OF APPROXIMATIONS.

WEDNESDAY, November rs.
lhe Hou1e went into committee Of
the whole on the Reply to the PreGdent's
speech, Mr.. Parker in the chair, which
was read by paragraphs, and reported to
the houie without any amendments.
The report of the committee was imme-
diately taken up, and on the ouef}ion TO
agree to the Address, Mr.. Nicholas. rof.
and obferved that he regretted the intro
duetion of political matter, calculated TO
produce dlcord and divifion. He was
averie to the houfe fpending time in pro-
pounding political theo;es, as no good. but
much rniichief, might flow from fuch
procedure. Had no other topic or fenti-
ments been alluded to than tho{e contain
ed In the Preiident's Speech, there would
have been much LET'S diyiiion in the houfe
than was to be expected from the infertion
OF extraneous ideas. He had no intention.
however, to enter into detail of the OBJ
Jections he entertained TO the address
For the reaions he had aligned, and others
which he felt, he thought the ityle Of the
address not only unnecenary, but worfe
than uielefs. He concluded by deiring
the yeas and nays to be taken,
The qnefion being taken, was carried
IN the affirmative, yeas IS, nays 81, as
follows.
YEAs.-Menrs. Bartlett, Cooper, Craik
J. Davenport, F. Davenport, Dent, Dick
ion, Edmund, Evans, A.. Fofter, Free
man, E. Goodrich, Grifwold, Henderfon.
Huger, INLAY, II. Lee, S. Lee, Linn.
Morris, Otis, Page, Parker, Plat, Pow.
ell, Reed, Read, Sheppard, J. c.. Smith,
Spaight, Thatcher, Thomas, Wadfworth.
VAIN, Williams, Wood.-so.
sAYs.-Menrs. Bifhop, R. Brown,
Chriftie, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Daw,
ion, Elmondorf, Gray, Gregg, Hanna.
Heiiter, Holmes, Jackion, Kitchell, Leib,
Macon, Muhlenburg, New, Nicholas.
Randolph, Smile, ]. Smith, Stanford
Stone, Sunpter, Talliaferro, Thomfon.
a. Trigg, j. Trigg, Van Courtlandt,
Varnum.- 81. > 49,
Mr.. Grifwold moved that the Speaker.
attended by the houfe, fhould deliver the
Address to the PRECEDENT, and that COM
mittee be appointed to wais on the Pre-.
tdcnt to know when ano where IL would
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER

Revering the eminent virtues, and adj
hiring the wife administration of the I'M
mortal Patriot of Mount Vernon, a like
neis of that luxurious chief is affixed TO
the head Of the ALEXANDRIA ApvER-
rIsER. To the departed neighbour of a
city, which almoit views the noddino
WILLOWS OF his late peaceful abode, this
tribute is the leaa they could beRow.
S. SNOWDEN e Co.
-Alexaad,ia, December s, 1900.