Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1793-1794, May 22, 1794, Image 3
"-April 24. m By a vtffel which arrived yesterday from Gaudaloupe we have had the plea- Aire to learn the entile reduition of that Island to the British dominion. A very severe cannonade was heard at Bafleterre on Sunday, which was at length reduced, sword in hand on Tuefidav, it is fttid that one half of the town was redu ced to ashes. The brig Liberty, Capt. Forfter, arri ved this day from London, after a pSflage of 34 days from the lands end; (he failed in company with the fleet for the lee ward Islands, out of which only three were bound to this Colony, viz. the (hip BrOofce, Capt. Oliver, the fliip Venus, Capt. Kidd, and the (loop Mercury, Capt. Lockhart. On her passage out, (he spoke a (hip which failed in company with the John of Liverpool, Capt. Richardson, bound to this Island ; Capt. Foriter was informed by the master of her, that (he had fallen in with 4 French frigates (from which (He had the good fortune to escape) having 8 Englffh merchant (hips as pri zes, and that he -Was under apprehensions of tha John being one of them. ROSEAU (Dominica) April lOi St. Lticia surrendered at 9 o'clock in the morning of the 4th init. the French Garrison marched out of Morne Fortune and laid down their arms as prifbneis of war, they ave to be sent to France, not to serve against the arms of his Britan nic Majeity during the war. His Royal Higlmefs Prince Edward taking pofleflion with the Grenadiers and Light Infantry hoisted the British colors, & changed the name to that of Fort Char-> lotte. The 6th and gth regiments are left under the command of Colonel Gor don. 'Not a man killed or wounded. Immediately after the surrender of the Island of Martinique, his Excellency Sir Charles Grey iflued a proclamation cal ling upon the several Officers in the French Courts of Law to come in and enter up on their functions—in all matters that re late between individual and individual, un til his Majelty's pleasure be further known -—Another was likewise iflfued, forbidding that any French persons (hould appear with Cockades, Crofles, or any other narks of diftin<Stion» Unless authorized by the King of Great Britain. NASSAU, April 22. Although the winds have been extreme . ly favorable for veflels from the continent, for a fortnight proceeding Monday, we are without any later intelligence from that quarter, than has already been given in this Gazette. From this circumflance, we are led to believe that the greatest diligence has been nfed in communicating the order for the embargo throughout the dates, and that it has been rigidly enforced. Some of the Amcncan political writers are of opinion, that the efforts made to dij*c£t the ftrcam of labor towards manu factures and commerce, have been already productive of injury to their country, and 1 if; persevered in, may be of infinite detri ment to her interests. I A country thinly inhabited, and pro ductive of the fruits of the earth, invites ' td. agricultural pursuits. The cheapncfs of land compensates in a certain ratio for 1 the high price of labor—but that due proportion must be loft, when in a coun- ' try thus circumstanced, a fondnefs for , manufactures and (hipping is allowed to fupercede the attention requisite for the ] cultivation of the earth. New-England indeed forms an excep- r tion to this observation. There, a nu merous population, sterile foil, and long ) winter, compel the inhabitants to have recoui fe to other means for acquiring sub- 1 fiftence, than what the culture of the earth affords. The fifheries on their coasts in vite to naval employment: And it will be 1 fjund on enquiry, that of the native Ame rican seamen, full two-thirds are New- I England men. Of the crews that navigate the (hips ll belonging to the middle and fouthcrn states, it is truly surprising what a small \ proportion are Americans. Let the na tives of England, Scotland and Ireland, E be taken from the American veflels, and very few seamen indeed will be left to man I, cither a commercial or military navy. These things will of course, correct thcmfelves. There is a certain level, or P proportion, if you will, that however dis tributed at times, will eventually take Si place. And perhaps the present -embar- M , f raflments of America may accelerate the y ascertaining of this desideratum in her po i- litical economy. it J PHILADELPHIA,. s MAY 22. The vessel and cargo taken from Captain Barney, arid condemned at Jamaica, is valu ed at 56,000 dollars. A correspondent suggests that Congress can find rro difficulty in defraying the ex pences of the proposed army of 25,000 men, » since a very ingenious merfiber has discover , ed a surplus in the Treasury of three millions of dollars. The estimated expence of the Provisional corps was reported by the committee and stated in the House of at only 350,000 dollars: this in an incendiary paragraph in a factious paper is swelled to the enormous fiim of 4 millions: the quo ariimo is eaftly seen through. The inconsistency of certain paragraphs and certain men is all of a piece with the measures of a certain party : a perpetual ef fort on the one hand to excite to war, and a perpetual opposition to all the measures ne cessary to condudt a war fuccefsfully. By two refutations pafied yefttrday, in the .House of Representatives, Cungrefs •are to rife on the third of June, and meet on the firll Monday of November. Extra# of a letter from StjEnftatius, May 4. " American property now goes unmolest ed, and every encouragement given them. Guadaloupe is taken, and the British fleet fails to-morrow for England." Yesterday arrived the stoop Elizabeth, Capt. Webb, in 7 days from Charleston. — From Capt. Webb we have the following information. That he failed from Charlel ton with the ship Charleston, Capt. Garman, and brig Nymph, Capt. Webb : On Mon day last, off Chincoteague, was boarded by the British privateer" lchooner Flying-Filh, M'Kenna, matter, of Bermuda, mounting 12 guns—they kept pofleffion of the sloop a considerable time; went into the cabin, which they rumaged, and took off a variety of articles, the fea-fiores of the paflengers, &c. —they then gave chace to the Nymph, until 6 0 clock in the evening, but did not come up with her.—That on Tuesday as he came into the Cr.pes, was again chaced by the privateer until he arrived at the Light- House, when a large lhip hov? in Tight, upon discovering which the privateer shortened fail, to wait her coming up —The (hip ap peared very large, and (hewed 16 guns, hiift ed British colours, fired two guns to leeward and Hood up the Bay, the schooner in chace, and was very near the ship, opposite the Brdwn: when night coming on and Capt. Webb being under fail loft fight of them. The privateer had boarded the Charleston previous to Capt. Webb's floop.—ln the Charleston are 47 passengers. Died, at New-York, on the 18th inft. after a long indisposition, suddenly and unexpeaedly, Mrs. Theodosia, conic-rt of the Honorable Aar6n Burr, Esquire. 1 heatrical Intelligence, Ordinary and Ex traordinary. On Friday eve' next (as the Play-bill re lates } (T' discount other Bills) is a Bill for Bill Bates, To which he invitfs all the town, grave and gay, To fee wit and humour pourtray'd in a Play; Tis an Op'ra approved by critical men As a laughable treat, from fam>d Sheri dan's pen, Byname Ihe Duenna, in which you may view The tricks an Old Maid played a roguifli young Jew ; Who gave up his eonfcience, love, honor, tor pelf, And by'fairing to cheat, was the dupe of himfelf. r The parts(in Dramatical phrase) are well And will meet support, from the firft to the lad. Meflrs. Bates, Finch and Darley, (hall laughter excite, Whilst fair Broadhurft and Warrell, with linging delight, Each (hall willingly ast in their feign'd lituation, 6 [ " h0 b P a e tl 0 0 f n reWard from 5 0ur kind appro farce > a ft range -whinfual sha!l /4 r ° logUe - reC:te ' ,t was - writ by Some. , e To Jny-lody addreff'd, and faith fiat to jeer it, He humbiy requests Etiery body to hear it. And then to conclude, you'll have song, dance and rhime, Dreff'd un in the form of grotefquc Pan- 1 tomim , 'Tis an extra# of mirth, on De Foe's sa l vorite plan Of Old Robin/on Crufoe with Vriday his Man, , f excite jov and laughter and crown the whole scene, , You'll amufemcnt receive from the gay Harlequin Who, by flights, tricks and leaps (hall e lude all pursuit, , And in adtion converse, tho' hit tongue remains mute. In fliort he will use every art and endeavor, Ii you'll come, to obtain your good-will and favor, N. B I'or ladie9 there's places referv'd i.i the Boxes, In the Gallery room for smart lads and their Doxies; Andthofe who're resolved in neither to fit, May find situ atioi.s below in the Pit. With a wish on that night, all his friends there to- fee, Te the public he humbly subscribes, W. B. By this Day's Mail. -YORK, May 21, ExttaftM a letter from a r-fp e Hable mer cantde house in L,Jbon, to their correfbon dent in this city, dated March 18, 1794. " We have hopes that the time is now near, when business will again be done be twixt us &-the states with its farmer liber ty and difembarrafiment ,and that you will have an opportunity of fending again your fiiips to Europe, as it is reported that the Portuguefs has or will declare war a gainst the Algerines ; and will soon have a fleet out against them as formerly." ARRIVED. Ship Aurora, Hovey, London Sch'r Harriot, Granton, Barbadoes Capt. Hovey of the (hip Aurora, on the 23d April, at 10, a. m. spoke ship —-—, Capt. Andw. Miller, bound from Liibou to Philadelphia, out 25 days, who supposed himfelf in lat. 34. odd': Also brig-. , fr:im Hamburgh, out 28 day 3 Capt. John Hodge, long. 38 odd, bound to Philadelphia, who informed the Alge rines had taken 14 faih In lat. 38, 35 north, spoke the Columbia, from Boston, out 13 days, April 28. May 9, lat. 39, 27, spoke a Portuguese ship from Lisbon, Noftra Senhoradel Mar?velhas, for Phila delphia, out 50 days, had taken in a cargo of lalt at St. Übes j the Captain inform ed us that a tieaty was made j Portugal and the Dey of Algiers for a twelve month, at the expiration of which the Portuguese were either to pay the Dey four millions of piasters yearly, or tO declare war. By the treaty, Ameri carf /hips have an unmolested right to trade to Portugal. 12th. Spoke an arm ed (hip letter of marque from Liverpool, bound to Philadelphia, out 53 days, (he mounted l<> $Uns, long. 61 weft. 16th. Spoke a brig bowid to Boston from Gua daloupe, Capt. D v avid Shelburne. NORFOLK, May 14. On Monday last arrived here the schooner Industrious Mary, Capt. Ht'nter, in 14 days from St. Bartholomews. Capt. Hunter in forms, that the Englilh landed a»ld took pos session of Point Petre, (Guadaloitpe) about the 10th of April, after a fire of 6 horn's ; they surrendered at discretion j the Mole was in pofieffion of the English on the 21ft, and Balfeteire surrendered on the 25th April, with little opposition. In consequence of several Americans being found in the Foil" Fleur d'Epec, ail the Americans at Point Petre were put in confinement. We undcrltand by a letter from a gentle man at Savannah, that the French have tak en the island of St. Mary's from the Spani ards. 1 he (hip Mary, Preble, from this port, to London, is put into Boulogne. T he brig Industry, Blake, from this port, arrived at Gravefend the 6th of March. CHARLESTON, May 5. To Citizen Fonfpertius, Consul cf the French Republic. Fhe citizens of Charleston conceive them selves under many and great obligations for your veryjfimely interposition and ju dicious proclamation of exerting your | powers to put a (lop to thecruel bloodshed, murders and aflaflinations, which are el | molt daily committed in our streets by the I Frcuch i'camen who now croud our liar- 0 bour. It is to you citizen, that within a few days past our city has enjoyed some r tranquillity,' a«d that the laws of our country havebeen madeto be refpedled by , a foreign er. A French Defendant. This day, the Committee of the House . of Reprefentativesof the United States, appointed in Januarylaft, to make enquiry 1 into th« tranfactiouj of the Treasury De partment } brought in a report—which was read :—lt contains a very lengthy statement of fa£ts. Ordered to be printed. The Baltimore Daily Advertlfer of Tues day last, contains an association signed by 63 masters and mates of veflels, in which they declare they will not proceed to sea, until they can be allured that the flag of the Uni ted States will be refpedled, and their persons feeured. 7 he reasons for this resolution as 'fated at large—are the insults and loflts they ' have fuftamed, and are liable to while the laws of nations are so shamelessly violated by British privateers and men of war. The above association shall appear at large to moriow. Arrived at Philadelphia, Ship Charlelton, German, Charleflon 14, An English Letter of Marque, of 16 guns, belonging to Liverpool, is arrived in the Delaware : An American brig i* also arrived at the Fort, name unknown. ~' 1 ' ' ■ NEW THEATRJ2. Mr. Bates's Night. TO-MORROW EVENING, May 23. Will be performed, A COMIC OPERA, called THE DUENNA; O R, "7be Double Elopement. Don Jerome, Mr. Finch Don Ferdinand, Mr. Marshall Aut ," mo > Mr. Francis Larlos > Mr. Darley, jun. L°P ez ' , Mr. Bliflet lather Paul, Mr. Darley rather Francis, Mr.Warrell Starved Friar, Mr. De Moulin Isaac • Mendoza, Mr. Bate* Clara, ' Miss Broadhurft Louisa, Mrs. VVarrell Flo r a, Mrs. Cleveland Margaret, (the Duenna) Mm. Shaw In the oourfe of, the Opera, Mr. Bates will (for that night Only) introduce a vocal fquealung grunting rhiming Rhapfodv, called ' The Learned Pig • OR, The Fortune-Teller on All Fours. Preceding the Kntertainment, a Whimftcal Pantomimical PROLOGUE, supposed to be written by Some-Body, addrefTed to Any-Body, to be heard by Every-Body, and to be delivered iri the character of NO -1 BODY, by Mr. Bates. e At the conclusion of which, he will (for r that night onlyj Leap thro' a Grand Tran/parent Star, ** } Eight feet high, illuminated with Fire Works. To which will be added, ; In two parts , for the firft time at this The atre, the Pantomime of Robinson Crufoe ; OR, J HARLEQUIN FRIDAY. With the original Music, Scenery, Machi nery, Drefles, he. The Scenery designed and painted by Mr. Milbourne. The Pautomime produced under the direc tion of Mr. Bates. Robinson Crufoe, Mr. Whitlock * ,ierot > , Mr. Darleyjun, Spaniard, Mr. Cleveland Pantaloon, Mr. De Moulin nt 01 • /. , Mr - ®'*flet Capt.of Ship, (with a song) Mr. Darley Harlequin Friday, (for that night only) by Mr. Bates Columbine, Miss Willems In A3 the Firjl, A Dance of Indian Savages.' At the conclusion of the Enti rtainment Mr. Quefnet, from the Optra House in Pa'ris w 11 dance Une Entrie Pqjlorale. Being his firft appearance in this country. Tickets to be had of Mr. Bates, at the cor ner of south Seventh and Chefnut ftrtcts. Carr's Musical Repository, Market street' The Office of the Theatre, and of Mr. Franklin, where places maybe taken. On Monday, a Comedy, (never perform ed here) called, SHE WOULD and SHE WOULD NOT, or the KIND IMPOR TER. With entertainments for the benefit of Ms. Morris. Mr. WHTTLCCK's NIGHT on nefday th. 18th.