or state, or of the fubje&s or citizens at
such prince or state—in every such cafe.it
fliall be lawful for the Prdident of the
United States, or such other person as he
shall have empowered for that purpose, to
employ such part of the land or naval for
ctJof the United States or of the militia
thereof as (hall be judged neceflary for the
purpose of taking pofleffion of, and de
taining any such Ihip or veflel, with her
prize or prizes if any, in order to the ex
ecution of the prohibitions and penalties
of this ast, and to the reltoring such prize
or prizes, in the cases in which restoration
fliall have been adjudged, and also for the
purpose of preventing the carrying on of
any such expedition or enterprize from the
territories of the United States against
the territories or dominions of a foreign
prince or state, with whom the United
States are at peace.
It passed in the negative—Yeas i 2.-
Nays 12.
The yeas and nays being required by
one 1 fifth of the Senators present.
Thole who voted in the affirmative, are,
Meflrs. Bradley, Brown, Butler, Edwards,
Gunn, Hawkins, Jackfon,Langdoiv Mar
tin, Monroe, Robinson and Taylor.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellfworth,
I'ofter, Izard, King, Livermore, Mitdh
ell, Morris, Potts, Strong, and Vining.
The Vice President determined the
question in the negative. '
On the question, Shall this bill pass ?
It pafied in the affirmative—Yeas 12,
—Nays 12.
The yeas and nays being required by
one nfth of the Senators present.
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellfworth, Fos
ter, Izard, King, Livermore, Mitchell,
Morris, Potts, Strong, and Vining.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Butler, Ed
wards, Gunn, Hawkins, Jackson, Lang
don, Martin, Monroe, Robinson, and
Taylor.
The Vice President determined the
question, and further amendments being
agreed to, it was,
Resolved, That tin's bill pass, that i
be engrolTed, and that the title thereof be,
"an ast in addition to the ast for the
Jmnifhment of certain crimes against the
United dates." Ordered, that the Secre
tary desire the concurrence of the House cf
Representatives in this bill. A message
from the house of Representatives by Mn
Beckley their clerk.
Mr. President, the houfo (ifreprefenta
tives have palled a bill,- for making appro
priations forthe support of the military ef
tablilhment of the United States, for the
year one thousand hundred and nine
ty four" and a bill, entitled, " An ast
making further provision, for the expen
ce6 attending the intercourse of the Unit
ed States with foreign nations ; and fur
ther to continue in force the a£t, entitled,
*' An act providing the means of inter
course between the United States and fo
reign nations," in which several bills,
they desire the concurrence of the Senate/'
And he withdrew.
The bills lail mentioned were severally
read the firlt time.
Ordered, That these bills severally pass
to the second read^ig.
On motion,
Ordered, That the documents refered
to in the President's mefiage of the sth
inllant, relative to the vexations and spo
liations of our commerce) be returned to
the office of the Secretary of State.
On motion,
Ordered, That the Secretary of State,
as soon as may be, furnifh the Senate, with
an abftraft of the vexations and fpoliati
onslately committeed upon our commerce,
and by whom, particularly noting the
condemnations, as far as the documents
in his office will enable him.
The bill sent from the House of Re"
preventatives for concurrence, entitled,
' An ast limitmg the time for presenting
claims for destroyed certificates of cer
tain descriptions," was read the second
time.
Ordered, That this bill be referred to
Mr. Cabot, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Ellfworth,
Mr. Gunn, and Mr. King, to consider
and report thereon to the Senate.
The bill " authorizing and directing
the settlement of the accounts of Major-
General La Fayette"—was read the third
time—
Wheieupon,
Resolved, 1 hat this bill pafi, that it
be engrolfed, and that the title thereof
b e > "An act allowing to major-general
* a Fayette his pay and emoluments while
in the service of the United States."
Ordered, That the Secretary defirc the
concurrence of the House of Reprelenta
tives in this bill.
The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock
to-inorrow morning.
PHILADELPHIA,
MARCH 20.
Extras of abetter from St. Thomas's, dated
February aßth, 1794,
" THE situation of the Weft-Indies be
comes highly interesting, as the Englifli have
taken all Martinique, except Fort Republique,
and Rochambeau has offered to ca
pitulate, tho not on the terms proposed bv
the English."
Extract of a letter» dated Bourdeaux, yVw.
9, to a merchant in this city,
' •' The affairs of France are in a t<ierable
Warn. Our armies perform wonders. We
hive retaken Toulon, and 2 convoys which
were carrying there prOvision and ammuni
tion. These 1 convoys amount to 108 veflels
—I expeil this stroke: will depress the affairs
of our enemies not a little. They will be o
bliged to aik for peace."
Extra 3 of a letter from William Ptnfofe,
late miifter of the Jhip President, to his
friend in Philadelphia t dated Algiers ylh
January 1794.
I have ju!t got another opportunity to
write you by Mr. William Patterfon, who
was taken with captain O'Brien, in a (hip
belongingto Messrs. Thomas and Mathew
Irwin of Philadelphia nine years ago, and
has been irl slavery here ever iince. But
thro' the influence of the Biitifh consul
resident here, has at last obtained his free
dom ; I beg you will give him a friendly
reception on my account,as he was a fellow
fufferer with me,& one who can give you
a much better delcription of our present
deplorable situation than I can do myfelf
col. Humphrey's the 'American minister at
he court of Litbon, dispatched a courier
to this puce Via Alicant to inform the
Dey that he was veiled by the Congress
of the United States of America
with full powers to treat for peace with
the regency of Algiers—but the Dey not
only refufed to fee the courier, but declar
ed if Colonel Humphreys came himfelf he
would make a slave of him also; upon the
return of the coarier with the foregoing
answer from the Dey—-Colonel Humph
reys wrote to us immediately, & requclted
us to petition for relief to the different
States to which our velfels refpe&ively
belong—which he tho't would be the mod
speedy method to effect our redemption if
there wasaprobabilityofits being done—
as Congress was engaged in a war with
the Indians on the wettern frontiers and
their finances perhaps embarralTed, to
gether with the present ciitical fit Bat ion
of America, with refpedl to the belliger
ent powers of Europe, would doubtless pre
vent Congress from paying attention to
our representations as soon as thev other
wise might be inclined to do—-in confe
quense of which they have petitioned the
Legiflatmes ofPennfylvania, Virginia.and
South Carolina—and I cannot entertain a
doubt but a recital of our fufferings, will
excite in thebofoms of humanity and sen
sibility, feelings fufficiently powerful to
prompt our generous countrymen to take
every reasonable measure to obtain our re-'
lease from the moll abject and deplorable
state of slavery. The total number of
American captives here are as follows
13 maflers, 13 mates, 4 second mates, 2
supercargoes, and 86 feamen,total number
118 and our ransom is fixed at 4,000 dol
lars for a mailer, 3,000 dollars for a mate
and second mate and supercargoes, and
I ,SOO dollars forafeamcn; ourmoftgrate
ful and unfeigned thanks are due to our
generous countrymen forthe immediate re-
lief tbey have afforded us through the
American minister at Lrfborc, Col. Hum
phreys, whi«h is 8 dollars per Month to a
master 6 dollars per month to a firft and
second mate, and three dollars to a seaman;
which we receive through the SwedHh con
sul here which icrves in some meal'ure to
lighten the immediate sense of our fuffcr
ings.
We have just received authentic ac
counts of the recapture of Toulon, by the
army of the French Republic, together
with 1; fr.il of the line and 16 an<f
a great number of prisoners—the combin
ed army loft in killed and wounded 3,500
men.
By this Day's Mail-
NORFOLK, March 12,
Or Thursday last arrived in East River,
the brig Ann, of Kingston, Jamaica, Andrew
Mackie, master, from the Bay of Honduras,
bound to Baltimore. Feb. spoke the brig
Minerva, Newman, from Jamaica to New-
Yrrk, off the weft end of the Coilerados.
Feb. 16th spoke the Diana, John Thompfcn
master, from Montego Bay to London, lat.
18, 10, N. long. 80 00 W. from London.
•The Diana was part of the January fleet front
Jamaica, under convoy of the Convert fri
gate, Capt. Lawford, which ihip and nine
fail of Weft-indiamenran a fliore on the Co-
mines in the night, and were totally loft.
On Monday arrived in Hampton Roads
the ihip President, Capt. Smith,from Rotter
dam, which place he left me 7th of January ;
and bring# confirmation of the report of
the recapture of Toulon, which was taken by
flovm, and joco of the allied troops killed
and wounded; the English set fire to the
town and some of the ihipping in the harbor.
Left at Rotterdam, the (hip Sally, Capt Clark,
of Patomack, to fail in a few days. Also the
ihip Lydia, Capt. Toby, of Boftcn, to fail in
a few days for CharleUon.
Yesterday arrived here the ship Charles,
Capt. Langford, in 14 days from the Havan
na. Capt. Langford informs, that Cape-
Francois -was taken by the Spanifti armament
sent against it; that a mulatto general, and
between 15 and 1600 prisoners had arrived
from Cape at the Havanna ; that two
days before he failed 1.500 regular troop6,went
from the Havanna to New-Orleans, to op
pose a body of troops expected down the
Miffifippi, against that place ; that informa
tion wis received at the Havanna, of the tak
ing of Martinique, and preparations making
against Guadaloupe ; that 4 fail of the line
and 4 frigates were gone to Cape-Francois ;
and that it was understood a fleet of 7 fail of
the line and 4 frigates were coming oh the
coast of America.
By a gentleman who came paflenger in the
fchooser Venus, Captaii}«Dolliver, in 14 davs
From St. Kitt s, we learn, that on the evening
of the 23d of February, a letter.was received
from Martinique, informing that fort Bour
bon was carried by Itorm on the 20th. The
flaughier was very great on both fides; among
the (lain was General Clarke, By the above
vefiel we are informed— that the ftjp Syd
ney, Capt. Potter, of and ffjm Baltimore,
bourid to St. Croix, is carried into St. Kitt's,
under pretence of having a <fnaiitity of cloth
011 bo ad thought to be French property.
NEW-YORK March 18,
FROM THE DIARr.
An extra# of a Irtttr from Montreal, dated
ift March informs, " That by a speech made
in the Indian Counful by Lord Dorchester,
weareto expcfl adeclarstion of war ihortly/'
BOSTON, March 12,
Yefierday came into this harbour, the Bri
tifhlhipofwarthe H JJar t Rupert Georci,
Ef«|. commander, from fltiltjax, in '6 days.
It is supposed that ftie was dispatched to take
oil board Prince Edward. Other accounts
fey, she is come for provisions.
COMMUNICATION.
The information from various quarters, as
it refpeds the Commerce of the United States,
and our political situation, is of the mod me
hnchoily nattfre ; and requires all the forti
tridey frLiil Snd resources of those to
direct the political concerns of the People.
When the welfare of our country is at (take,
all smaller ccrifiderations ought to give way,
that by an union of Councils such meafurts
may be adopted as will leflen the evils exist
ing, and prevent future calamities. If the
United States should be drawn into a War,
it is essential to carry it on with vigour and
success, that the whole continent (hould be
united. And the true friends of their coun
try will exert themselves to effetf the desira
ble end.
BALTIMORE, March 17.
Extrdtl of a letter from the French Consul
at Alexandria, to Citiz.cn Mmjonnier in
this town, dated the 13 th injlant.
" Two (hips one from Amsterdam and
the other from Rotterdam, arrived here
yesterday. They failed the latter end of
December.. I saw the captains—they
bi itig a confirmation !of the recapture of
Toulon, and mention an engagment be
tween the Englilh and French fleets
The former was defeated. The French
have token and carried to Brest, two of
the Englilh ships. The people h&ve burnt
and pulled do4vn the house of Lord Howe,
commander of the English fleef.—Holland
prepares for a revolution—the people are
tired of, and will not continue the war. ,
There are enough,my dear colleague, to*
bury all our common enemies alive. "
The papers fn m 'the Southward by thii
day's ma ; l, contain no account of the Cap
ture of a spaniih Fngate with dollars.
A letter in town from Baltimore, dated
last Monday, informs of an arrival there
from St. Marks, llifpaniola—the Captain of
which fays, that all the America*! ihipping in
the ports of that I (land, ill pofleflion of the
ilnglilh, were ordered to Jamaica —
this Captain not liking the vo)j.ge, dipt out
night and tflapca.-— Baltimore papers
of Tuesday, do not mention the above arrival.
Cj" 7he puhlication of tie queries signed
" Fair Play," u further poflponed.
For the Gazette of the United Statu.
ON THf
President's Birth Day.
IVrittcn by a LADT of Virginia^
February 23, 1794.
| 'IMF held the volume of the pal?,
i And o'er each page his fenVftion cast ;
In magic notes proclaim'd the Name
Long hallowed at the font of. Fame 1
When, lo! arfay'd in rcbes ef light
Tralb shone refulgent to the fight!
Thrice wav*d her wand, new radiance shed,
A'ld Virtue s faered influencefpread,
While thus Ihe sung—A Seraph's Lay,
In Heavenly record of this Day !
H a 'l • mighty Time ! whof. empire vast,
Was, is, and Ihall thro* ages last J
Whose wife, and compreienfive end,
The powers of human thought tranfeend !
All Nature bending at thy flirine,
Proclaim thy Origin Divine ;
And tho' -the dark and mystic veil,
O'er penetration mult prevail,
Yet—to Fancy's eye 'tis given ;
Toglance at one: " from earth to heaven'?)
And thro thy various page to scan,
The wond'rou» Hifiory of Man
And fee ! She with new ardour burns,
As to the present Day Ihe turns —
For I well pleas'd each look illume,
And difiipatethe envious gloom
By Fa<slicm Fiendi!
In vain thy shade has intervened,
The fleeting inift has pafs'daway
And but more brilliant made tht Dai !
Hail Thou ! theuniverfal Friend!
Stili lhali fucecfs thy cares attend,
And tho' thy y lr tues Heaven sublime
Thcru'lt live coeval dill with Time !
Belov'd by Age, rever'd by Yonth—
1 hy Fame immutable as Truth !
NEW THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING,
March 21,
Will be performed,
A COMEDY, called the
School Jot
General Savage,
Belville,
Torrington,
Leefon,
Captain Savage,
Connolly,
Spruce,
Leech,
Crow,
Wolf,
Miss Walfinghafri,
Mrs. BelviUe,
Lady Rachel Mildew
Mrs. Terppcft,
Miss Leefon,
Maid,
r ° which wiH be added, bComic Onu
called,
'The DeJerter.
Henry,
Ruflett,
Skirmish,
Simkin,
Flint,
Mr. Marfhafl
tor. Darlcy
Mr. Batet
Mr. Francis
Mr. Bliflet
Messrs. RoWfon, Warrell,
and Darley, jun.
ilrs. 'Marfhair
Soldiers,
Louila,
Jenny,
Margafretta,
For falmovth, CG. B. >
The Brig
mm NANcr,
-Andrew Gwin, Majter.
A good veflel, and will Sail on Monday
next —For Passage only, apply to
GEORGE MEADE.
March 20.
The Letter Bag -will be talen from'
the Pq/l-Officc, at 11 o'clock Simdj next.
Wives.
Mr. Bates
Mr. Chalmers
Mr. Morris
Mr. Moreton
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Whitlock'
Mr. Francis
Mr. Green
Mr. Bliflett
Mr. Warrcll
Mrs. Morris
Mrs. Whitlock
Mrs. Rowfon
Mrs. Bates
Mrs. Francis
Miss. Willems.
Miss Broadhurtt
Mrt. Bates'