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UNITED STATES.
NANTUCKET, March 9.
'This day arrived Schooner fwallow>
Latham Gardner, from Faulkland Ifles>
laftfromSt. Euftatia,with whomcame paf
snger, Mr. Benjamin Franklin Folger,
who left Halifax December laft,on board
tftc brig Hawk, Capt. E. Macy, who had
charge of the October Mail from Fal
mouth.—Captain Macy got twice within
20 leagues of Bolton light ; but by the dif
treis of weather was obliged to put away
for the W. Indies, & arrived fafe at Anti
gua, whsre Mr. Folger left him.—Capt.
A. Gardner, in the brig , of Provi
dence,' left Faulkland Hies about three
months ago, bound for Cape Good Hope,
to take in provisions to bring him home.
Capt- William Barnard, in a brig belong
ing to Providence, was at Faulkland Isles
—-flans hard to be gotten.
March 13.
Drifted on Ihore, last Saturday, on the
Weft, end of this Isle, the hull of a (loop,
about s*o tons, blnck. bottom, yellow waiit
—appeared to be an old vessel—her stern,
and cabin floor gone—mast
broke off below deck—lails waihed to pie
ces fotne men's and women's cloths
£raod in her ; and about 14 barrelsof tar,
with tta brand, but an apparent cut mark
with a knife of S. S. O. W. X ■ was
them. -Since the wreck of the vef
fci came on ihore, there has been found
fondiy barrels of tar with the fame mark
—af£b a long boat has been taken up a
dr.Ei, sxid brot in here.—This day was
faaacfc drifted on shore, not far from the
wreck, the body of a small Negro girl, sup
posed to be about two or three years old—
The stern plank of a vessel has been found,
bearing the name of " THE SOLICI
TOR. OFSUFFOLK—which isfuppofed
to have belonged to the wreck.
Tlite wreck of the veflel was found and
taken charge of by George Baoirn ; to
whom the owners or others concerned may
apply.
FREDERICKSBURG, March 20.
A gentleman immediately from Ken
tucky informs, that the expedition intend
ed aspiaft New-Orleans, under Gen. Clark,
had been flopped by the authority of Ken
tucky.
PHILADELPHIA,
MARCH 28.
Ad express arrived here this morning from
New-York, which left that City last evening
at S o'clock —A vellel from St. Kitts in 16
days, had brought a copy of the inftru&ions
of the Britiih Government of the Bth Janu
ary lift—which were considered of so much
importance at this critical juncture as to in
duce the merchants of New-York to forward
them with the utmost expedition—No doubt
cam be entertained of their authenticity.
ExtraA of a letter from a refpe<slable mer
cantile charaiter in the eastern part of M»f
fcuiufetts, to a gentleman in this city, da
ted March 12.
" The fuuation of our navigation here is.
at this time, truly distressing : two (hips loft,
and two detained in Bourdeaux, for three
months, by our good allies, for what cauie
we: know not. The fear of Mr. M's refolu
tioni being adopted prevents our fending
thole for England that were designed for that
voyage. I think those resolutions, if agreed
to, will ruin more than half the merchants
here, aa their greatest intereftis in (hipping,
and they are as ill calculated to fecurc to us
the advantages arifmg from the carrying
trade, as the throwing away the weights of
a clock would be to make the time-piece go
fafter, However I trull Congress will never
be so loft to the true interest of the country
as to adopt rhem ; and I hope the representa
tives from this state will continuefirm against
them.
" I am sorry to hear of so much opposi
tion to a navy, which m-jft be a neceflary de
fence to our navigation ; and we have too
much left without a protection. This
too will make us more refpeftable as a mari
time nation among the powers of Europe. I
hope Congress will enquire into the causes of
the detention of our (hips in the ports of
France and procure reparation.
A war ought to be avoided if poTible—
for in addition to the horrors of a war, when
wc are once in we shall be so connected with
the warring powers of Europe, that no mor
tal" can calculate the degree of calamity, or
a period to its existence."
Fxirael of a letter from Cape Nichola Mole
ta a gentleman In this city, dated 3i
March 1794.
Embargo has taken place on "11
vessels the ift. inft. r Tumid have been
ready to fail this day, fit not been for
the Embargo, when it will be off, is utU
ertafn, the moll probable conjecture is one
month."
By the Schooner Peggy, Captain Sketly, in 11
days from Antigua, the Jollvwing Intelli
gence ij received.
LONDON, Jan. 8, 1794.
InftruiStions to the Commanders of our (hips
of War and Privateers, that have or may
have Letters of Marque against France.
Given at our Court at St. James's,
the Bth of January, 1794.
WHEREAS by a former inftru&ion to
the ( Commanders of our (hips of War and
Privateers, dated the 6th day of November,
1793- —We fignified that they (hould ltop
and detain all Ships laden with goods, the
produce of any Colony belonging to France,
or carrying provisions or other supplies for
the use of any such Colony, and should bring
the fame with their cargoes to legal adjudica
tion. We are pleased to revoke the said in
ftru<ftions, and in lieu thereof, have thought
fit to iflue these our inftrudlions, to be duly
observed by the commanders of all our lhips
of War and Privateers, that have or may
have Letters of Marque against France
L That they /hall bring in for lawful ad
judication all veflels with their cargoes that
are laden with goods, the produce of the
French Weft-India Islands, and coming di
redlly from any part of the said Islands to
any part of Europe.
II- That they (hall bring in for lawful
adjudication, all (hips with their cargoes that
are laden with goods, the produce of the
laid Islands, the property of which goods
shall belong to fubjeAs of France, to what
ever ports they may be bound.
111. That they (hall seize all (hips, that
shall be found attempting to enter any port
of the said lilands that is, or shall be blocka
ded by the arms of his Maiefly or his allies,
and shall fend them in with their cargoes for
adjudication, according to the terms of the
f cond article of the former inftrudlions bear
in? date Bth of June, 1793.
IV. That they (hall seize all velTtl? laden
wholly or in part with Naval or Military
Stores, bound to any port of the said lilands,
aud shall fend th cm into lome convenient
port belongingnro his Majesty, in order that
they, together with their cargoes may be
p oceeded against according to the ruks of
the law of nations.
(Signed)
CONGRESS.
House of lieprejl K-'atm s.
Marc'n 27.
The President has signed the naval arma
ment bill, the resolution for laying an embar
go, the bill for the relief of Capt. Paranque,
and the bill authorizing a settlement of the
accounts of M. La Fayette.
A memorial was presented and read from
the inhabitants of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Mr. Smith S. C. offered the following
resolutions r
Refol-ved,
That provision ought to be made for the
indemnification of all citizens of the United
States, whose veflels or cargoes (hall have
been seized and confifcated by any bellige
rent power contrary to the law of nations.
Refolded,
That a committee be appointed to prepare
and bring in a bill for carrying the foregoing
resolution into effe<3.
The following, including the object con
templated by those of Mr. Smith, were pre
sented by Mr. Dayton, and it was moved to
go into committee of the whole upon them
immediately. After some debate the motion
was carried 5 x members rising in the affirma-
liefolved,
That provision ought to be made by law
for the sequestration of all the debts due
from the citizens of the United States to the
fubje<fts of the King of Great Britain.
Resolved,
That provision ought in like manner to be
made for securing the payment of all such
debts into the Treasury of the United States,
there to be held as a pledge for the indemni
fication of such of the citizens of the said
dates as lhall have fuffered from the' (hips of
war, privateers, or from any person or des
cription of persons ading under the commis
sion or authority of the Britiih King, in con
travention of the laws of nations and in vio
lation of the rights of neutrality.
The honfe accordingly went into commit
tee of the whole on these resolutions, Mr.
Sherbourne in the chair.
Some debate took place upon these refolu-
tions,
Mr. Smith (S. C.) then laid the follow
ing resolution on the table as a substitute for
t'nofe presented by Mr. Dayton.
Ri'fol'vedy
That all transfers or afiignments of debts
due to any fubjefl of Great Britain by any
citizen of the United States, made after the
promulgation of this resolution, and for 30
days thereafter, be null and void to all intents
and purposes. Adjourned.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, March 27.
A bill is before the legislature of this
state, for appropriating 30,000). for the
purpose of fortifying the port of NVv/-
Yoik. To which is annexed a supply
of 12,0001. for defraying the expencc of
floating batteries, vefTela of forceand for
tifications on the northern and wettern
waters.
The folio-wing Letter is jvjl received from
Your letter in behalf of our fellow-citi
zens, we this moment received, and we
have the fatisfa£Vion to inform you, that
your requefl has already been anticipated
by the House of Assembly, and that a
bill appropriating thirty thousand pounds,
for fortifying the port of New-York, has
pasTed the AiTembly.
Deeply impressed with the magnitude
of the obje£l recommended to our consi
deration, we did not after the rejection of
the former bill from the Senate, despair of
eventual success in both Houses of the
Legislature, and judged it our duty to
renew the fubjeft. We now rejoice to
fay, that we have every reasonable expec
tation of success, and trull the legislative
provision will be such, as to promote the
wifhcs of our fellow-citizens and to com
port with the interest and dignity of
the State.
We are Gentlemen*
with every fcntiment.
James Watson, Jotham Port, Rich
ard Furman, Wm. Wilcocks, Ro
bert Boyd, Jof. Ogden Hoffman,
John Delancey.
Robert R. I Jvingfton, JarhesT
Alner, John Broome, Edward > Efq'rS.
Livingfton. J
A letter from a gentleman in Paris,
dated Nov. 28, 1793. " The FreHch
armies consist of 1500000 men—fiom 18
to 45 years of age. It is with infinite
fatisfattion I allure you, that the greater
part of my apprehensions of a war* be
tween * England and America, are dispel
led."
From undoubted authority, we under
stand that the late talk Lord Dorcheller
had with the Indians was conduced in a
very secret manner. The matter was not
known, even in Quebec* till some time
after the departure ot the Indians ; when,
on their returning to Montreal, they dis
closed the matter to a friend, who took a
copy of the said talk, and from whichfever
al copies were made out. Diary.
H. DUNDAS.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
DayJ.
Brig Little Sally, Earl, Virginia. 5
Schr. Peggy, Skelly, St. Euitatia
and Antigua; 12
Mary, Hufley, Jamaica. 24
Sloop John, Merry, Bufton. iz
The (hips Morning Star and Fame,
and Brig Flora, are returned.
We hear that a Brig bound from this
port, to Jamaica, is (topped by a French
Ihip of war, at Bombay Hook :—The
Captain of the (hip fays, (he mult be de
tained, till he hears from Philadelphia.—
Yesterday evening arrived at Marcus
Hook, the following veflels:
Ship Enterpiize, Jones, Havanna, 12
Brig Chance, Beiks, do. do.
Fox, Milieu, Malaga, 42
On the evening of the 26th inft. a few
leagues o(Fthe Delaware Capes, the French
(loop of war, the Cerf of 16 guns from
New-York, captured the Spanish (hip Vic
toria, Capt. Cofte, and the snow Baron
de Carondelet, Capt. Harvey, both from
this port, bound to New Orleans.
C»pt. Betks, in 12 days from the Ha
vanna informs, that he failed in compa
ny with the ship Enterprize, Captain
Jones of Philadelphia.—The ship Betsey,
Moore, of New-York > Citizen, Cunning
ham, Baltimore, and the brig Ann, Byrnes
of Philadelphia, were all ready to fail in a
few days.
The brig Fox, failed in cortipany with
a large number of English velTels, under
convoy of the Britilh IMp Iris—Two Al
gerine cruisers boarded several vessels in
light of Capt. Mellen.
A number of veflels in addition to thnfe
already mentioned, are arrived-in the river—
srr.eug which it is fa:d, is one from London.
The Drair.atiit, the Farmer and the Sai
lor's Landlady, are to be performed at the
New Theatre this evening.
Albany.
Gentlemen,
ARRIVED.
Abigail, Moore, Cafco Bay.
THEATRE,
Arrived at Nt<w->~ork t March 17.
Brig Barnham,
Soioocer inza, Fanning, Charleston
ilaitibii Taylor, N. Providence and
Turks-Illands
Lift of American veflels in the Port of Lif
' 'i! W>n> December 26, i 793.
Ship Glasgow, Harding Williams, Philad.
Cirnpbell, New-York
Ho£e, Charles Sheldon, Providence
Brig SdfeeyyiC. R. Perry, do.
£]izsbeth) Mouf. IS. Bunbury, Newbury
, Port
Helter Mary, Florence Drifcoll, Balti
more
Martha, Ebeiir. Hayt,
Neptune, Stephen Griffith, Chatham
Waihington, GeoigeDekay, New-York
Clinton, Joseph Alger Providence
Clarifla, John Wheeler, Bolton
Echo, Jbhn Cumb, do.
Minerva, William Dalzel Alexandria
Eliia, Jamts Goodrich, New-York
Schooner Betley, John Prince, Marblehead
At St. Übts, near Lilbon.
Ship Fame, Robert Blunt, Portfmout,
Gov. Bowdoin, Win". Downe, Bolto** 1
Eliza, Thomas, Lewis, do. n
Mr. Dayton's propositionS for the seques
tration or arreiiatton cf iiritifci property,
was this day under confederation ili the Houle
of JRepreieutacives—the debate was renewed
and continued till near the time of Adjourn
ment.
No vote was taken when the cotnimt
teo rofe> and the House adjourned till
Monday.
The Public are cautioned to
beware of counterfeited Five Dollar hilts of
the Bank of the United States, and Twenty
Dollar bills of the bank of North Jimeriea,
several of c Jj. ich have appeared in circulation
within afi jj days pafl, they are a good ge
neral imitation of the genuine Hills, Out may
be diflinguifhed by the following
marks.
Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the
United Stales.
ALL that have appeared ~avi the letter F.
for the r Alphabetical Mark.
The Texture of* the Paper is thick r and
whit r and t takes the ink more freely than
the genuine pap t r.
The O. n ihe word Company is smaller
than the M. and other letters of that w rd,
fa th.it a line extended from ihe top of ih. O,
to touch the tup of the M would extend ron-
Tiderably above tlife range of the whole word;
In th* word Un ted th 4 letters are narrow
er and tlofer together than the reft of the b II
The : and fin the word promise are not
parallel, the f inclining rtiuch more forward
than the >.
Tbe engraving is badly ekecilied,the strokes
of allthe Letters are stronger and tile devi e
in the margin particularly ismuch coarser and
aj pjars darker than in the true bi is. Somi
ot the counterfeits bi ar daie injl-91— Where
as the Bank was not ii. operation till Decem
ber, and no five dollar bills were issued in
that year.
Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North
America.
ALL that have appeared have the letter
B. for their alphabetical mark.
They are printed on a paper nearly similar
to that i f the O'UUterfeit Five Dollar Notes
above described; the engraviug is beitei exe
cuted, and they approach nearer to the ap.
pearance of the genuine bills.
The fine ruled lines through the word Tu/en
-1)1 in the body of the billj are in number thir
teen in the genuine b lis, and but twelve in
the count rfeits.
The wotd Company is much like the f;mc
word in the Five D liar B lis as defer ibed a
bove, the o being less than them, and others
following.
There is no stroke to the t jmhe word North
whereas in the genuine bills the stroke is weii
defined-
The letters ent in the word Twenty, to the
left hand at the do no conic dow i 11
the line, I ut are so cut as to 41 \ e an irregular
appearance to the word, tie Tw and go
ing below them.
The Siguature J Nixon, has the appear
ance of being written with 1 aim-black and
oil, and differs the other inks tiled in
printing tiie bills and the c.ifhiei's lignaturc.
It is fuppoftd these forgeries were co.nroiued
in fomc ot the Southern Stales, a* all ihc coun
terfeits thai have appeared, haVe fcoirie from
thcrice, and two pcrfons have been app-ehend
ed iri Virginia, on suspicion ot being the authors
of ihem.
The rewafrd of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
will be paid to any Person or Persons who (hail
discover and prosecute to conviction the several
offenders of the following description* or any
of them, viz.
The perfort or persons, who mdnUfattured
:he paper on which the Bills arc printed.
The perfou or petfons, who engraved the
plat- s.
The printer or primers, of the bills
Every person who has acted as a principal in
ary other way, in the counterfeiting arid utter
ing the said bills.
THOMAS WILLING, Prefidtnt
of the B nk Unii< d Siatcs.
JOHN NlXOffl , Piefident of the
Bank ot North Ameiica.
By order of the Commiucts of the R'f
peftivc Boards.
Philadelphia, March 28, 1794.' dif.