we saw a veflel to windward, which </ter alhort time appeared to be a (hip, & was thought by Capt. Young, who was din ing on board us to be the King, Grey. He accordingly went on board lus own veflel, and hoisted the private signal for that (hip but (hortly afterwards hailed our captain, and told him (he was a merchant veflel, and we consequently kept for her till with in mufquet (hot, tile Susan on her bow, and we on her broadside. " Capt. Young having fired a gun at her, and hoisted Englify colours, the (hip hoisted National colours, —we then hoist ed ours and gave her a broadside, which was warmly returned, when a very heavy cannonade ensued, -and continued about an hour and an half, at the end of which the Susan bftre away-. • * " About ten minutes afterwards, we also, finding her too heavv, bore away, and the {hip went in pursuit of the Susan, a very dull faiior, with whom (he scon came up, and pouring a very heavy (hower of (hot, obliged her to strike. " Two boats were dispatched on board of Captain Young, and the (hip made af ter us, and was coming up very faft,when n (lioal obliged her to haul up, and gave n9 Cjme advantage ; (lie was however, 2- bout dtrik within mulket (hot of us, and fired 40 or 50 bills at us, wliich did con siderable damage, but the darkness en crea'ing, (he fortunately loft fight of 11s. " We now got fixed upon a rock, and remained there, it blowing hard all the time, and in momentary e<pe£lation of being dashed to pieces, till half pa ft 11, when- we got off, and immediately pro ceeded" to this place to refit. " Our fails, rigging, See. were great ly damaged, and we received several (hot in the hull, two or three between wind gnd water ; one ball in particular went direct ly thro' the magazine, and shattered a barrel of poivder to pieces, but providen tially did us no other injury. " The ship had 18 long 12 and nine pounderg, and 200 men. We loft but 1 man in the atlion." NEW-YORK, January 1.. Bermuda, Nov- 29. WE, the Matters of American veffcU capfured by the different Bermudian pri vateers on ourpaflage from the Weft In dies, request it as a favor of you to pub lith this our situation, as the moil speedy method we have to make it known to our owners and fellow-citizens, in cafe any of our letters {hare the fame fate of all othert that fall intp the privateers hands, viz. I. Ship Robert, Weft, vet Tel and car go condemned. 2. Schooner Fair Lady, of Philadel phia, Lillibridge, the cargo condemned 011 the Oath of a bov. 3. Brig Phoebe of Philadelphia, Wi liams, the cargo condemned. 4. Schooner York, of New Ybrk, 0' Brien, libelled. 5. Schooner Betsey, of Ipfwich,Kinf man, ditto. 6. Brig Sukey, of Charleston, Earl, do. 7. Sloop Crisis, of New-Haven, Bill, do. 8. Sloop Amelia, of Philadelphia,Wil liamfon, having come in dismasted, and a pass on board from a British port, on con ditions of signing an indemnifying bond to the owners of a privateer, and repair ing all damages himfelf. 9. Sloop Polly, of Philadelphia, Smith libelled. 10. Schooner Atalanta, of New-Lon. cion, Skinner, do. 11. Schooner Willing Maid, Wallace, Note. When we arrive at the Bermu das, and after anchoring in the stream a ftiort time, are boarded by a crew of Ber mudiaris from the (hore. 1 ft. Where there are pafiengerson board they order the baggage on deck, and open all trunks, cases, or any package or bun dle, beds, &c. that they do' find on board said vessel, and take therefrom all books, papers, money, watches, trinkets, pkte, and cloathing in part, &c. 2d. They then proceed to featch them perfonaHy, without discrimination of age or sex. 3d. Then turn them on (hore to the Commiflary of war, and procced to haul the veflel to the wharf: they then com mence unloading her, at their own discre tion, starting, boring, breaking, and de ftroyirig many things before them, at the fame time turning the crew on (hore, and enliftingthem on board their privateers. Tlicv will not permit the mafic.', nor any person belonging to the vefifel, to re mind them of the deftru&ioi) of the said veflel or her cargo ; but threaten destruc tion to the mailer, which some have felt the eSccts of on this island. Nay they demand the mailer's money, difpoflefs him of his veflel, and no provision made for him. All this is done by the owners of the privateers, not under the infpe&ion o( the Marftial, and before any condem nation takes place. Therefore' we pray you will not neglect to give this a speedy publication in your papers ; in doing which you will oblige, Dear Sirs, In behalf of the whole, Your very humble servants, ROBERT LILLIBRIDGE, JOHN EARLE, Wm. WILLIAMSON, JOHN SMITH, M. MARTINEAU, Supercargo of ths; schooner Fair Lady. Signed in New York, 2#th Dec. 1793. THOMAS O'BRYAN, It appears by Mr. Rittenhoufe's obser vations in Philadelphia, that, the fumrner past, the Thermometer tea's at and above 80 deg. 26 days in Augufl and 9 in Sep tember ; which makes 35 days in those two months only. I have not seen any ctferra. lens for May, June arid July lafl; but probably the' heat was at and above 80 deg. eighty or ninety days in tlje whole season : an instance without prece dent in America. Extract from the Quebec Gazette of the 12th December Friday morning died the Hon. William Smith, Efq; on; of his majjly't executive council, fpeaier of the legiftative council, and chief of the province of Lower Canada. Mr. Smith was eminently diflingtiijhed both for theJtrengil of his mental faculties and the extent of his acquired talents, and was a cha racter of which there are few examples, poffef ed of a tenacious memory, quick conception and found judgment, great classical, hiflori cal ami legal learning, and unwearied in his application and attention to buflnefs, he was in the executive government, in the senate, and in his judicial capacity, a nan of the firjl a bilities, a public fpeaher of the firjl rani, and undeniably the greatefl law character that /!- mtrica has produced. To what he was in public he was equal in private l*. where the excellence of his under flanding appeared in the brilliancy of his con versation and writings, and the goodness of his heart in every injlance of his conduit to wards his family, his friends and fociely—he died revered by ihofe who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, regretted by all, as a public and irreparable loss —His remains were in terred on Sunday, and were attended to the g/tive by his royal highness Prince Edward the htn. the members of the Legislative and Executive C unci's, and of the House of As sembly, the officers of Government civil and mditary, the officers of the garris on, and the tr.cfl refpeftable and numerousconcourfe of ci tizens ever witnefjed on afimilar occasion. PITTSBURGH, Dec. 28. Extract of a letter from Fort Wa(hington dated Nov. 14, 1793, to a gentleman in this town. " I received a letter a few days ago from the Falls, informing me that an ex pedition is there preparing againlt Louifi ana,under the command of the well known Gen. Clarke, who (fays my informant) is appointed a major-general in the armies of France, and commander in chief of the French Revolutionary Legion on the Mififiippi, &c. That a paymaster is actu ally arrived with cash, and also some French artillery officers, —40 odd boats on a new conftru&ion are to be built at that place, as soon as polfible—that blank com miflions are feitt to the General to be fil led at his pleasure—that the Legion is to be 011 a life eftablilhment, the fame as in France—that public plunder is to be re linquished to the troops, and they are to receive lands in the conquered country con sonant to grade, and that after the war they (hall not be liable to be called out of the country, but are to garrison it. BOSTON, Dec. 25, The profpeft of peace, was the report of yesterday. Although we could not trace it to any fqurce to be relied on, we lliall nevertheless give it as we heard it.— It is, that the British packet had arrived at Halifax, from England, and that letters had been received at Halifax, by the pac ket, from Brook Watson, Esq. Paymas ter-General of the Duke of Yolk's army, in the Netherlands, informing that the National Convention of Fiance had named Commiflioners to treat with the Combi ned Powers as to the object of the com bination and invasion of France, and what might be the preliminaries on which a treaty of pcace might be concluded ; that, in consequence of the answer given, Mr. Watson was of opinion that a peac would take place in the spring. Something about the surrender of Brest was also re ported ; but treated as idle. There was also a report that Corr.mif fioners had left Brest, and had arrived in England, for the purpose of agreeing on the fj&rendcr of that port 0:1 the fame co'ndttioiis with that of Toulon. The packet is said to have left England the 16th October. December 26, The veiTel which arrived at New-York from Cadi/., we arir informed, was sent by Mr. Humphreys, our ftmiiiler at Portu gal. She was insured at 30 per cc.it, vcf fel, cargo, and crew; and a dollar was paid for every letter (he brought. Mr. Humphreys, we likewise are in formed, was on liis way, at the date of his letter; to Mequinea, in the empire of Mo roc£-..i» *-r*4r>r to effect if possible, a peace ■with the Algerines. NEW-LONDON, Dee. 26, IN every point of view, the present crisis is highly interesting; it is devoutly to be <wijhed, and the public voice is for honorable Peace •uiith all the If arid. " The ear is pain'd, Tlie foul is sick with every day's report, Of wrong and outrage with which this earth is fill'd. There is no fiefli in man's obdurate heart, It dots not feel for man, Lands interfered by a narrow frith, Abhor each other. Mountains interposed, Make enemies of nations who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one." PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 3. APPOINTMENT. Edmund Randolph, to be Secretary of State, in the room of Thomas Jefferfon, resigned the 3 1 ft. ult. Extract of a letter from Baltimore. " An American vessel Is just arrived from Havre de Grace. Nothing has as yet been published. It is however reported, that every thing in France is in the heft situation ; It is even said that Great Bri tain and Pruflia have been detached from the Combination of Powers, and that wa gers have been laid refpefting a peace." The firfl day of January was, among the Romans, consecrated to Janus, by an offering of a cake made with new meal, and new fait, with new frankincenfe and new wine. On this day, a beginning was made of every intended work ; the con suls took pofleffion of their office, and with the flamens fprieftsj offered facrifi ces and prayers for the prosperity of the empire. All animosities were suspended, and friends gave and received New-Year's Gift. This practice of making presents is still continued ; though the beji part of the Roman customs, the fufpenfwn of all animosities, seems to have fallen into disuse. Jim. Minerva. A lift of all the arrivals at the port of Philadelphia, for the year 1793. 163 Ships, 288 Snows and Brigs, 599 Schooners and Sloops. Clearances for the fame period. 143 Ships, 258 Snows and Brigs, 690 Schooners and Sloops. Married at Trenton, Mr. George Ro zell, to Mifis Sally AxFOßD,.both of that place. At Brunfwick, N.J. Elisha Ayres, attorney at law of Morriftown, to Miss Hannah Dennis, daughter of John Dennis, Esq. of Brunfwick. At New-York, Mr. John Smith, merchant, to Mrs. Agness Wet zell, eldest daughter of General William Malcom, both of that city. Died, at Baltimore, Mrs. Henrietta Williamson, the amiable consort of Mr. David Williamfon of that town, mer- chant. CONGRESS. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES Friday Jim. 3, 1794 Tlie petition of Thomas Claxton, Af f.ftant Door-Keeper, was vead a second t;me—and provision ordered pursuant to the prayer thereof, to be paid out of the fund appropriated to defray iii<, contingent expeiifes of the house. Some other petitions were read refer red. The house then resolved itft'f into a committee of the whole, Mr. Trumbull in the chair, and took into coniideration the Report of the Secretarv of State, re lative to Foreign Commerce. Mr. Madison, after £aaie inttfjduitsry oblervations on the State of the Com merce of the United States previous to the adoption of the condition, and subse quent to that period—read a number of resolutions, the substance of which are contained i 1 the Secretary's report: Their principal oh; ct is to provide for an en hancement of the Duties of Irapoft on sundry goods, imported from countries, with which the United States have no Commercial Treaty ; also, on the Ton nage of veflels of those Countries.'—These resolutions being read the committee i\.{e & reported progrelV-aud after considerable debate on the question for an early, or dis tant day to be afligned for their difcufiion, the house determined on next Mondav week. Mr. W. Smith moved the following re solution, viz. That the Secretary of the treasury, be directed to report to this house, a comparative view of the foreign tonnage employed in the commerce of the United States, in the years 179 c, 179 1, and 1792. 2d. That he report the actual state of the American tonnage employed in the commerce of the United States, with fo reign nations, for one year,—These reso lutions were agreed to. On motion, it was refolvcd, that the re solutions brought forward by Mr. Madison, fliould be printed. Mr. Fitzfimons, laid a motion on the table, for the appointment' of a committee, to report a bill providing for the regula tion of pilots, and the preservation of light hoiifes, &c. in the bay of Delaware. In committee of the whole, 011 the bill providing for the renewal of loft; certify cates of a certain description—Mr. Trum bull in the chair. The bill was read by the clerk—and considered by paragraphs.—The firft pro vides for the renewal of loan office certi ficates and final certificates, which have been dcilroyed by accident—after foma objections to the principle of the bill, it wa3 moved that this paragraph fliould be ft ruck out.—This motion was negatived^— l The committee then rose and reported progress and the house adjourned. FROM A tURH t ■> f'o\Dt A l In confirmation of the aiTertion tint. Great Britain made thetruce between the Algerines and Portugal, it has been al leged, that Great Britain is the guaran tee of that truce. But it is known that the latter fad comes from the fanuifource as the former, a source which is not only queftionable,but which'dei ived its informa tion from doubtful authority; whereas the intelligence of a contradictory nature 11 not only more recent but comes from higher au thority,& denies the agency of that nation or the guarantee. The refufal of a convoy is part of the fame story with the fonn;r, and depends upon the fame authority. A nother letter in town declares, that the improper manner in which it was aflced was the sole cause of any difficulty ; fee a let ter published in this paper on Wednesday last. There are not wanting those wlio wish to plunge this country into a war with Great Britain. Exaggerations and mis representations will be ufeful weapons in their hands ; but the calm and the candid require fa&s well authenticated before they form opinions. PRICE of. STOCKS. Philadelphia, January 2, 1794. 6 per cents, 17/9 to I oa. 3 ditto, 9/10 to io/". Deferred, 10/9 to rcw/. U. S. Bank, 10 per cent, advanc?. N. A. ditto, 20 ditto ditto. Pennsylvania do. 5 ditto ditto. tSjF A meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank of the United States, rdiding in this city, is to be held, by adjournment, at the City Tavern, this Evening, at fix o'clock. January 3.
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