Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1793-1794, March 20, 1794, Image 3
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'