Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-06-14


Of our crew." ..sN
NEW YORK. June 4.
BY the lhip Vigicot from Naples. the edi-
tors of this Gazette have received an extract Of
sle,ter from Commodore PEBBLE. dated on board
the Copfitatioo at SyIacufe, March, Ie, ! So4.
The following is a copy. ~.
." have this moment received intelligence
from gentleman jaf arrived from Tuois, that
the Bey of that regency 10 equipping his whole
naval force with the urmoff expedition and il
il whifpere3 thar his Object is, the American
commerce. From various circumstances be-
licvc there 10 mach truth in the conjecture.
Three Of their frieatcs. from a. TO 81 guns. are
now fitting out az Malta ;--one frgate of g
guns, and a uun,ber of fnal,cs veacls, are get.
ting ready at Tunis."
Commodore Preble further obferves, thar
ne intends 10 collect all the forces off Pnpoli,
and proceed OF Taais to !sarn the caa!e.
June 6.
We learn from Eeghorn that four Neapo.
Esan fsigases and ihip Of J4 guns failed from
\ t,apIcs on the aoth March. to blockade the por,
of Tunis.--It wa, tuppofed they were to join
the American faoadton under Comm,d ire Pre-
ble. who had four bomb ka'chcs at Syracufe rea-
ed TO tho king Of Naples. on the part of the gov
eminent of the United States, for the loan OF IS
GUN boats, which had been scceded 10 aud
theie, with the four bomb ketche' before mem
toned, were dcRiaed to aet againe the TIipoli-
tzus, who had only two crnizen out, brig 81.
ichooncr, both of which were up the Archipe-
lago.
The SyreO and Nautila' were crriGng off
Tripoh.
The Antelope, from Cape Francois, con-
firms the account Of the maaacrc brought by the
Greyhound.
The captain reports that on the Ieth of
April, tho Governor Deailines, arrived in town,
and in the evening general maiiacrc of white
men, women aud children took place the num-
bef killed u fnppoied 1000 ). many Of the Amer
ican forss were broken oren and plundcred be-
fore the guards were placed on them, which wai
obtained oy the interference of Mr.. Dodge.
MIR. Hardevilier, iormerly Of Baltimore. was
killed.
BOSTON, June II.
Capt. MRAcHER, IRON Sayrnam, brings
paper, and Icttets containiog the particulars Of
the Iurrcndct OF the Colony Of Sssrixam 10 the
Bn,iih on the 4th May.---Thc articles of fur
zrudcr are Gaped by Gen. GsEEH. and Con-
modore Hoop, on the part OF the Englilh, and
Col. BATRNByRo, on the part Of the Dutch.
The Dutch garrifons were permitted to march
from the torts with the honon OF war; the on
cen to retain their arm. the folders TO ground
theirs and to be fent to Europe - foon - good
ye5Iels could be procuIed, bot not to carry
arms agsinf his Britannia MajeRy. Article s,
propo(ed that no Ds,ch folder fhould be en-
pioyed in the Britiih fcrvics-the anfwer was,
that no Dutch folder fhould be enliaed unlefs he
vas willing. The inhabitann were to be pro-
tetted 10 iheir lives and property.
In Proclamation, dated May 8, Gen.
GRIM declared that the laws, cOaoms and
ulages. az they cxifcd At the period Of the colo
ny being given up to the Bataviao Government
are to Icmain in fotce until His B.itsnic Msjefy's
further pleafase fhall be known.
The Jsxs and fevezl other American vef-
fels were ready for fca when the Britih appear
ed before Sa,sixam. and were dsfzincd i8 days,
satl the capitulation Of the place vas completed.
: We suderfand that fome oppoitioo was made
10 the Engliih fofces.-Csaf.
SALEM. Juoe 7.
ExraF ef kKy fysw Cesf. hkxosafy
MDs.gsH, dated
OroRTo, April "a, 1904.
al sm forry to inform you Of fbe isf Of
fsyty fail Of fbs Wss India Fleet. They failed
from Cork on the a4sh Of March. defined for the