Ac porafliment of certain crimes againfl
the United States."
On motion,
That the Secretary of the Senate be
4irr£led to procure from the Secretary for
the Department of State, the secret in
ttru-ftio >s given to the Commissioners for
concluding a treaty between the United
States and the King of Sweden.
It parted in the negative.
After progress in the consideration of
the bill last mentioned, the further confi
guration thereof at this time was poftpon
cd.
Mr. Vining reported from the commit
tee op enrolled bills, that they had exa
mined the enrolled " resolution proposing
to the several states an amendment to the
constitution of the United States refpeft
ing the judicial power," and that it was
duly enrolled.
(To be continued.)
AMERICA.
Sr. JAGO de la VEGA, "January 30.
Of the troops lately arrived, under Sir
Charles Grey, upwards of 1100 are reported
sick and unfit for duty.
PHILADELPHIA,
MARCH 18.
Mr. Fenno,
The following opinion of the Attorney Gene
ral at Jamaica, throws some light upon an
interesting and very important fubjeft—
its publication is therefore requested.
Opinion of the Attorney General of Jamaica.
CASE.—Kingston, Feb. 12, 1794.
" AN American veflel was loaded with
flour by her owners in America, and sent to
Port au Prince in Hifpaniola, where her car
go was fold and by means thereof, and bills
of exchange, a cargo was purchased on ac
count of the owners, confiding among other
things of the produce of Hifpaniola, in the
months of October, November, December
and January last. The veflel left Port au
Prince on the 1 zth of January, and was taken
by a Bricifh privateer on the fame day, and
sent down to this Illand, where she arrived
before the publishing the inftru&ion of the
iix:h day of November.
The cargo has been libelled as French pro
perty —and your opinion and advice is
quelted, whether under the foregoing circum
stances, the cargo will be condemned, npt
withftanding it is proved American property,
and whether a claim fliould not be put in on
behalf of the owners, notwithstanding the
said inftrufUon."
ANSWER.
" I am of opinion the inftrufiion alluded
to, does not intend the condemnation of
it dire<sls to be flopped, and detained—Nor
can the term " legal adjudicaton" be so
understood with any propriety—l apprehend
the obje»fl of the inftru&ion is to guard a
gainst the too easy difmiflal of vessels and car
goes by the commanders of ships of war, at
their own discretion, and also to insure the
interruption of the supply of provisions to
the French colonies in hostility with Great
Britain —If thereforfe the veflel and cargo
should by the court be adjudged neutral pro
perty, I am of opinion there can be condem
nation as prize.'
« ROBERT SEWELL."
Attorney General.
Signed
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
In the present situation of the affairs of the
United States, it is time to Jl'ifle allpoliticial
and party resentments-, and to unite in adopt
ing the bejlpoffible means that can be devised
for the faf'ty of our common country. With
regard to the imperious conduct of the British,
in the IVefl-Indies, (which (was pojftbly dictated
chiefly •with a view of diftreffmg the French;
the government will no doubt try what can be
done by negotiation, in order if pojfible to put
a flop to such proceedings in future, and obtain
reparation JorpaJl injuries. If our reprefen
ationr are not attended to y the important quefl
ion will naturally occur to the mind of eJt . y
real American, in what manner we are to pro
ceed as a nation, to make our rights re/peSed,
and to obtain jujlict ?
Monarcbial governments declaim on nation
al honor, afinfults offered to their dignity, &c.
lubitb are Jsmetimes merely ideal. This is
net tbe language of Rebubjics; all tbey have
to contend for is their rights, and to consider
tbe real evils tbey either have, or are likley to
fvjlaxn.
It behoves every man to count the cojl difpaf
ftGnatelybefore be consents to engage in a <war
wijji nations who follow it as a trade. Let
brm tbi kfertottjly what, and bow much the
great body of the people are to gain or lose by
tbe evntefi. In deliberating on measures that
may trrvolve t be fate of millions, be ought
to consider ivbat are the true interejls of bis
own country, independent of tbofe of any 0-
iher nation• Gen. Ad.
VALUE of the EXPORTS from Charleston,
from the ift of OA. 1791, to 30th Sept.
1793, as taken from the Culloin House
books of Charleston diftriit, and transmit
ted to the Congress of the United States
f Dots. (':s.
From OA. to Dec. 1791, 377,796 68
Fnom Jan. to March, 1793, 1,602,035 51
From April to June, 1793, .873,113 1
From July to Sept. 1793, 259,471 23
THEATRE.
OBSERVER No. XI.
Mr. Fenno,
THE Observer has been indulged so often,
with room in your paper for his occasional
(ketches, on the entertainments at the New
Theatre ; that some of your readers may
think an apology neceflary j especially as in
a former number a repetition of observations
was announced. The Observer has been one
of those, who, altho' deeply irnprefled with
the late calamitous licknefs in this city, wilh
ed the New Theatre, not only to be opened,
but the players to be encouraged.
To sport with the feelings of such, as have
fuffered the loss of relatives and friends* the
Observer thinks himfelf incapable: And when
human life, and all its attendants, are viewed
in comparison with immortality, no man can
be more fully imprefTed, than he is, with the
relative appearance and import.—But when
human nature is considered with the atten
tion, worthy of a rational Observer, it will
be found that dt'rverjions are abfolute'y neces
sary, perhaps to existence ; but if not to e.\-
iftence, certainly to the bappinefs of existence.
To this idea may be added, as a consequence
that mankind will inevitably pursue some
mode of diversion.
To direfl this mode, as rationally and vir
tuously, as poflible, is the wilh of the Observ
er ; may he not fay, is the wlfli of every good
man ? To arreit the natural career of man
kind towards a real or imaginary ha£>pinefs,
is not the part of a wife or good man ; but
to go with it, and attempt a regulation of its
pallioris, and a dire&ion to a rational point.
The Observer attends and encourages others
to attend the Theatre, because he thinks, the
tendency of improvement is greater, there,
than in most of the diversions, which will
certainly be indulged, if the Theatre is denied
them : He hopes, to call the attention of the
gay and unthinking of both sexes, to the ob
jects which are aione proper for their con
templation, at the refpeaive exhibitions ; to
corre& their excels, and excite the exercif;
of their goodness:
To mark the excellencies of performance
and performers; to hint the faults, if any
occur, and, gently urge a cure; and most of
all, he hopes, he shall be happy enough, to
contribute at least, to the benevolent task, of
wiftiing the tear from the eye of aftli&ion of
lighting up a smile on the face of grief, and
of alleviating the burdens of the " woe worn
heart."
A. B.
People of the last description, it may be
said, will not attend the Theatre; The Ob
server replies, that they may at least venture
to read his sketches, for they will contain no
thing to offend modesty, or wound
the heart of afili&ion.
If the Observer can contribute to the hap
piness of his fellow-citizens, if he can beguile
any portion of time, however short, and place
it to the account of virtue ; if he can " cheat
expectation and sorrow, of one weary mo
ment," and help to strew the paths of life,
with the innocent rose-buds of delight; he
has a confidence your readers may forgive
him, and feels that his conscience will juftify
him. With these views, and this apol >gy,
the Observer, will occasionally ask, for a small
portion of your paper, for his remarks on
the New Theatre, and the persons and things,
that therein may appear.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK March 17.
Capt. Innes, who arrived here on Saturday
in 42 days from Gibraltar, informs us that
Lord Hood had not effedled the burning of
all the French ships at Toulon as reported ;
but that several of them were recovered by
the French.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived at this Port.
Brig Susan and Polly, Innes, Gibraltar
Schr. Prince and Liberty, Glad, St. Euftatia
Capt. Innes come out under convoy of a
Portuguese frigate, the Captain of which
treated him very politely.
NORFOLK, March 8.
Extract of a letter from the Captain of a vel
fel at St. Bartholomews, belonging to this
port, dated February 9, 1794.
" There has been 28 American veflelrcon
demned in Montferat, a measure they have
not dared to take in any other island, though
they stop all they can lay hold of. Their or
ders are to take all neutral veflels bound to or
from a French Island, for legal adjudication ;
which word has puzzled all the Judges in
their Islands, except that of Montferat, who
fays it means condemnation."
NEWARK, (N. J.) March 6.
.. At a refpefUble meeting, of the inha
Dollars, 3,112,526 43
bitanti of the town of Newark, aflem
bled at Mr. Seabury's tavern, agreeable to
a notice inserted in yesterday's Newark
Gazette, in the following words:
ffj* " Those persons who are defirom
of forming themselves into a Republican
Society, are requelled to meet next Thurs
day evening, at candle lighting, at Mr.
Seabury's tavern : The conduct of a cer
tain class of Citizens of late, render an
inilitution of this kind at the present time
peculiarly requisite."
Wm. P. Smith, Esq. was chosen Chair
man.
The notice calling the inhabitants to
gether being read, and the business of the
meeting being opened, after fomc debate
the following resolutions were adopted
three or four only dilfenting.
Kefolved I. That the Society proposed
to be elVablifhed, for the purposes expres
sed in the notice is improper and unneces
sary.
2. That the latter clause in the advcr
tifement which contains matter of reflec
tion on the conduit of a certain clai's of
Citizens in this Town, is illiberal and
uniounded, and in the opinion of this
meeting, the author thereof merits cen
sure.
Ordered, That ElilTia Boudinot, J. N.
Camming, and David A. Ogden, Efqr's,
be a Committee to publilli the above rtfo-
lutions.
BOSTON, March 10.
The schooner Nancy, Captain Butman,
arrived 2d instant at Salem, from Alexan
dria : On her paflage (he took up the
crew of a brig beloriging to Baltimore,
which had met with a variety of disasters.
She failed last fall for the Weft-Indies ; at
Cape Francois they fold their cargo, and
went to the Mole, where the mailer
(Montgomery) and all the hands but one,
died. The mate, Mr. Cain, then took
charge of the veflel, (hipped another mate
under him, and more men ; and tvas com
ing home in ballast : on the homeward
.passage, Mr. Cain died, and his mate took
charge of the veflel. Falling to the north
ward of their course the veflel (truck upon
Nantucket Shoals, had her quarter stove
in, bowsprit carried away and the sea
swept the deck, which carried off Mr.
Murray, the mate that was (hipped in the
Weft-Indies ; the vessel beat over the reef
after striking several times—the hands
then hove her to, and got her clear, and
in that situation (he was'met by the fehoon
er which brought home the people.
The above mentioned brig belonged to
Meflieurs Oliver & Thomson, Merchants,
Baltimore.
[The Log-Book, Sea-Letters, and
fume of capt.Montgomery's private papers,
are partly in the polftffion of Mr. Norris,
of Salem, and part in the care of Mr.
Leach of Beverly,—owners of the schoon
er Nancy.
BALTIMORE, March I 5,
IV• are informed that an Englijh Jloop of
war cam; into Hampton Roads, on Monday
lajl but from what part of the world, we
have not been able to learn-
Henry Rape _ Srate of Maryland.
v. ) High Court of Chancery,
Benjamin Gaither v March sth. 1794.
and \
Basil Gaither
The Complainant flutes
in his bill that the defendants Benjamin Gai
tlier and Rafil Gaither were seized in fee ifs
tenants in common of a tratt of land in Fre
derick County, called Hammond's Strict ; —
that be ng so seised, Basil executed a power
of attorney to Benjamin authorizing him to
fell his, the said Bafii's int'crelt irl the fa d
land, that afterwards the said Benjamin fold
the said land to a certain William Gaither for
the confederation of fix hundred pound; which
hath been since paid, that the said William
hath afligned to the Complainant Henry Rape
the bond executed by the said Bet jainin for
the conveyance of t.ie said land : The Com
plainant now further dates (ard so appears
to the Chancellor) that the defendant; are
uon-refidents of the itate of Maryland, and
therefore out <?f the reach of the process of
this courr.
It is the efore adjudged and ordeied, that
the Complainant piocure a copy of" tins or
der to be inferred in the new (paper of Angell
and Sullivan, and in the United States Gazet e
at least three weeks fucceflivelv, before the
twentieth day of May next ; to the intent
rhar the Defendants and all others, who may
conceive t emlelves interested in the premis
es, may hare notice to appear in this court,
on or before the third Tuesday in September
next, t> (hew can e wherefore a decree should
not pafi for veft'ngin the Complainant« com
plete legal title to the land aforefaid.
Tetf,
SAMUEL HARVEY HOWABD,
® Reg. Cur. Con
itathSnJw
Marc'.i «8
SIIIP NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Ship Industry, Perry, Cadiz Jo days
Brig Patty, Wickman, Havannah 17
Five Sifters, Morrifon, N. York 3
George & Harriet, Bernett, do. 3
Sloop Thomas & Sally, Mitchell, Virginia.
NEW THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING,
March 19,
Will be performed,
A Comic Opera, called the
Cajlle of Andalusia.
( Written by the Author of the Poor
Soldier.)
Don Scipio, Mr. Finch
Don Cieiar, Mr. Darley.
Don Fernando, Mr. Marshall.
Don Juan, Mi. Morris.
Don Alphonfo, Mr. Moreton.
Pedrillo, Mr. Bates.
Spado, Mr. Wignell.
Sanguino, Mr. Green.
Philippo, Mr. Darley, jun.
Banditti, Meflrs. Harwood, Cleveland.
Warrell, Blifiet, &c. &c.
Mrs. Warrel.
Mrs. Mai (hall.
Mrs. Bates.
Vi&oria,
Lorenza,
Ifitbella,
Caialina, Miss. Broadhurft.
The Scenes designed and executed by
Mr. Melbourne.
End of the Opera, a cha ra£teriftic Panto-
mimical Dance, called the
Sailors Landlady.
OR, JACK in DISTRESS.
J Mr. Francis.
Ned Haulyard, (with a n:<w Song)
Mr. Darley, jun.
Sailors, Meflrs. Warrell, Bliflett, War
rell, jun. Lee, Bason, and De Moulin.
Lasses, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Bates,
Miss Rowfon and Miss. Willems.
Landlady, Mrs. Rowfon.
Orange Girl, Mrs. De Marque.
To-which will be added, A FARCE, in
two fy&s, called
The SPOIL'D CtilLD
Little Pickle,
Old Pickle,
Tag,
John,
Thomas,
Miss Pickle,
Maria,
Margery,
Susan,
Just Published,
n one handl'ome volume, umo. Pride 5».
AND FOR SALE BV
JOHN ORMROD,
At Franklin s 11 Second
Stmt,
AN ESSAY ON THE
Natural Equality of Men,
On the Rights that result from it, and on the
Duties which it imposes.
To which a MEDAL was adjudged, by thi
Teylerian Society at Haarlem.
CorrcQed and Enlarged.
By WILLIAM'LAWRENCE BROWN,
D. D.
Piofeflor of Moral Plulofophy, and the Law
ol Nature, and of History ;
and Minitlerof the Englith Cliuichat li
tre ht.
Aliquid Temper ad communt-m utilititem as.
fiKnduin. Cic lro.
The Firjl American Edition.
THE grand principle of Equality, if right
ly underllcmd, i» the only basis on which
univerfa! jufticc, lie red order, and perfeift
freedom, can be firmly bu'lt, and permanent
ly (ecure'd. The view of it exhibited in this
eflay, at the fame time that it reprefies the
infolence'of oiiice, the tyranny of pride, and
the outrages of oppreffioit ; confirm!, in the
moll forcible manner, the neceflity of subor
dination, and the just demands of lawfdf au
thority. So far indeed, from loofeping the
bands of- society, that itriaintainjinviolate,
every nittural and every civil diftinAioh,
diaws more closely every (btral tie, unites in
one harmonious and justly poportioned sys
tem, arid brings men together on the even
ground of the inherent rights of human na
iure, of reciprocal obligation, and of a com
mon relation to the community.
March 18. eodlwtn&ftf
ADVERTISEMENT.
A meeting of the Citizens is to be heldvn
Tburfday next so'clock P Mjxt the City-Hall
to decide on the Report made on saturday lajl,
of an Instrument exprefve of the Thanks of
the Citizens, for the fer-vices rendered by the
Committee of Health, during the lan calamity.
Mrs. Marrtiatl'
Mi. Finch-
Mr. Francis.
Mr. Bliflet
Mr. Darley-
Mrs. Rowfon*
Mrs. Cleveland.
Mrs. Gates
Miss Willems"