The pretftte&ion for foreign eonrr&ions,
lo finkin 9 iy apparent in the politics of some
persons, is perfe&ly in unison with the opi
nion, that the United States owe their inde
pendence to the interpolation of an European
power.
It is however to be presumed that this fen
titnem was not in existence when the Britilh
irmv piled their muikcts on the plains of Sa
ratoga.
It 5$ worthy of remark, and a cilrious one
it is, that fomc persons are against any mode
ration of langnage or conduit in. order to
preserve peace, and equally averse from any
tncrcafe of our efficient strength for War.—
If a jwciftc fentimcnt is urged, they cry Bri
tilh a^trit: If the fame pen'on fays, prepare
a folic i'orce, a fclid revenue, they exclaim,
ariftccrat, enemytyf liberty. It is children's
pay to vent our refentmems without reilraint
and without forecaft.
To give cffeA to our. demand for repara
tion of the wrongs done to our trade, we
lLould manifeft a desire for peace, eft'e&ual
preparation for war, a language of com
plaint temperately firm, and an impartial
treatment of all nations. Whoever has done
us .wrong should be to do us right.
I'.-anrr laould explain herfelf as well as Eng-
it iil'e property detained from
—i. ottght to be diigorged.
US. L.)'
A letter from Mon'terat of the 4th Feb.
f?. =. The BritifK racket arrived hereon the
ju i! an f 1 .ir news of a Rebellion in
; i~t never such a difaiter was
Scptiau
a'i 1 The brave French
. ill b-'fo-e'thejii.
k.
arr. ; j.-.v
American Captains it Baurdeanx,
awlck's letter ft olijhed lajl cuen-
R -ty of
to M,
Bourdeaux, January, 1794.
Mr. Joseph Fenwick,
Confifl of the United States.
IATI GIF. I) by the misfortunes of our
situation, we have felt all the diftreis incident
to fu:;h a situation, and we had fufpc-iSed,
that a want of positive demand and frequent
application on your part, caused our being so
long kept iu the dark. —We had therefore
thought fit to address you, in ordet to obtain
a speedy anfwer—Vou have done what we
rtiji:: f we have seen your repeated apr
plic. u 0 the. Representatives of the peo
j: 1 ,"U Ave done we think every thing in
v: a; relative to raising the embargo,
therefore to conyince you that we poli'efs
that libe: a'ity tt> applaud merit where found,
as we would blame an opposite conduit, we
your countrymen return you Our sincere
tii-h'.s for your exertions; they have con
ceited you to us in a manner that cannot be
forjotecn.
We are Sir, veryrefpeftfully
Your friends and countrymen,
, For the Captains in Bourdeaux.
Signed, James Worlley,
Heilry Johnson, R. Bennet Forbes.
Peter Whitefide, G. Miller,
Jqjin Ofroon, . Enoch Preble,
Thomas Garter, ,J. W. Billofjp.
The drawing qf the Hotel Lottery is
compleated —and the following are the for
tunate numbers which have drawn the l'even
highefi Prizes, viz.
No. 37,5: 1 drew the 50,009 dollar prize,
and is tl e joint property of Messrs. Budd,
Prior, Wiih-tiis and Beckley, all of Philadel
phia.
No. X-,349 drew the 15,000 dollar prize,
she prof ert; of Mr. Wm. Richards Hair-
Dresser of Alexandria, Virginia.
No. 11,536 drew the io,odo dollar prize,
the proper y of Mrs. Vanbibber of Baltimore.
No. 48 884 drew the 10,000 dollar prize,
the proptrty of 2 7 gentlemen of Maryland
and Virgirr-a, who held a large number of
tickets.
No ( .14,088 drew the 15,000 dollar prize,
owned by C?es. Lee of Maryland, in a part
nership with 9 other gentlemen, who held
500 in common.
No. 46,843 drew the 5000 dollar prize,
was fold by Mr. Gideon Dennifon in South-
Carolina, no return <jf the name of the present
pofleflor.
No. 49,756 wasfold to Mr. William Da
vis of Ntw-York prize 5000.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, March 24.
From the Diary.
Reply of his Excellency Lord Dorchester
to the Indians of the Seven Villages of
Lower Canada,' as Deputies from all
the Nations who were at the General
Council, held at the Miami, in the
year 1793 ; except the ChawaUous,
Miamis and Loups.
Children,
I HAVE well considered your words,
and am now prepared to reply.
Yon ha* informed me that you are
deputed by the Beven Villages of Lower
Canada, and by all the Nations of the
Upper Country which sent Deputies to
the Generai£ouncil held at the Miamis,
except the Chawauous, Miaous, and .
Loups.
Children,
Yoh remind me of what pafied at the
Council Fire held at Quebec just before
my last departure for England, when I
promised to represent their and
wishes to the King their Father and ex*
pre fled xny hope that all the grievances
they complained of, on the part of the
United States, would soon be done away,
by a just and Jailing peace.
. Children,
I remember all very well; I remember
that they pointed out to me the line of re
paration which they wished for between
them and the United States, and with
which they would be fatisfied and make
peace. •/ ,
Children,
I was in expectation of hearing from
the People of the United States what was
required by them: I hoped I (honld have
been able to bring you together, and make
you friends. .
Children,
1 have waited long, and liltened with
great attention ; but I have not heard one'
word from them.
Children,
I flattered myfelf with the hope that
the line, proposed. in the year Eighty-
Three, to separate us, from the United
States, which • was .immediately broken
by themselves as soon as the peace was
signed, would have been minded,, or a
new one drawn in an amicable manner—
here also I have been disappointed.
Children, .
Since my return, I find no appearance
of a line remains; and from the manner
in which the people..of the United States
push on, and ast and talk on this fide, and
from what I learn of theirconduft towards
the sea, I (hall not be surprised if we are at
war with them in the course of the pre
sent year ; and if we are, ,a line mult then
be drawn by the warriors.
Children,
You aik for a pafTport to go to New-
York ; a paflport is useless in peace; it
appears therefore that you expedt we lhall
be at war with the States before you re
turn—you (hall hay; a palfport, that whe
ther peace or war you (hall be well receiv
ed by the King's warriors.
Children,
They have destroyed their right of pre
emption; therefore all their approaches
towards us since that time, and all the
purchases made by them, I consider as an
infringement on the King's rights, and
when a line is drawn between us, be it
peace, or war, they mud lose all their im
provements and houses on our fide of it;
the people mull all be gone, who do not
obtain leave to become the King's fub
je£ts ; what belongs to the Indians will
of course be confirmed and secured to
them. -
Children,
What further can I fat so yo<i—You
are our witneflfes that on our part we have
acted ip the mod peaceable manner, and
bome the language of „tl)p United States
with patience ; and I our patience
is almo|t exhausted.
Given under ray hand at the Cattle
of St. Lewis, in the city of Que
bec, on the tenth day of February,
fn the ytar of our Lord 1794.
(Signed) DORCHESTER.
By his Excellency's cortimand,
(Signed) Heman Witsius Rvland,
Secretary.
Fort Dauphin, Feb. 13, 179(4
Mr. Isaac Clafon.
SIR,
I HAVE to inform you of my lituation.
After a paflage of fifteen days from New-
York, I was captured by four Spanilh priva
teers, three or four leagues to the north-weft
of Cape-Francois j they took out three of my
men, and put on board seven armed men,
and took charge of my brig. The next day
I was boarded by an Engliih frigate from the
Mole.l demanded of the officer that came on
board to know the reason why I was sent in
to port, as my papers were so clear, and I
had nothing on board but American proper
ty. His reply was, that he did not know the
reason : that it remained with. the Captain
on board ; but that the Spaniih and Engliih
fend all American velTels into port; the rea
son why we know not at present. There are
eleven fail of us under the fame predicament.
Some fay they have taken'their cargoes with
out coming to a trial. This is our fituatisn
at present, and what will be done next God
only knows; but from the feiz ; ng of cargoes,
and long detention of veflels, we may think
that H-U has broke loose on American pro
perty; which is very mortifying to your
moil obedient
imble servant,
isd J JNO. MORRIS.
I N. B. THE public arc informed, that the
property alluded to by Tapt. Morn* In hj6
letter to me, wis bona Jul Am' ican, and
thai 1 had the whole lwt no by myfelf aiid
clerk bex'ore John Keefe, No ary Public, pr>
vious to the departure oi tLt ve icl, and ooth
the Efiglifti and French Consul's leals annex
ed ; beiides, my poiitive inltru&ions to Capt.
Morrig, was to go immediately tr. • the ) »ort
of Jcremie, a id to no other port on any con
iidcrations whatever.
ISAAC CLASON.
New-York, 24th March, 1794*
By letters from the Isle of France, of 10th
Dec. We learn, that the Ihip Hcpe, Captain
Page, belonging to Meflrs. Brown and Fran
cis ; the brig , Captain Jenka, be longing
to Meifrs. Pe'cer and Z. Allen, of Rhode-If
fcind, and the (hip Eliza* Capt. Stewart, be
longing to Nicholas Cruger, of New-York,
after being Embargoed tor fix months, du
ring which time they had their bottoms eat
out Uy the worms, were condemned by a
survey as not feeing Sea-worthy, of cowrie
were fold for the benefit of the underwriters.
ALBANY 1 ; March 17.
On Friday were executed here, Bet
and Dean, two negro girls, convicted of
having in conjnnftion with Pomp, a black
fellow, set fire, to the ltablc of Leonard
Ganfevoort, Esq. on the 17th of Novem
ber last. Pomp-isfurther respited till the
2d Friday of April next.
BENNINGTON, Match 14.
The , Rev. Dost.' Samuel Peters for
merly of Hebron Connecticut is elected
Birtiop of Vermont, in lieu.of the Rev.
Dost. Bass, who does not accept. ..
The Convention of the 1 .pilcopal church
met at Manchelter the 26th ult. when the
abow measure was adopted. .. .
Dost. Mountain, the Biihop of Cana
da, and his Chaplain (his arrived
in Quebec the firft of November last.
The Rev. Mr. Mountain a Clergyman,
and brother to the Bilhop is also in Qae
bec.
CONGRESS.
House (if Reprefentattves.
Wednesday, March 19.
Mr. New, from the joint committee for
enrolled bills, reported the following en
rolled bills, to wit "■ An ast authoriz
ing a loan of one million of dollars. " —
" All ast to provide for the defene*
of certain potts and harbours in the Unit
ed States" an ast making further
provision for the expences attending the
intefcourfe of the United States with fo
reign nations ; and further, to continue in
force the ast, |entitled, an ast " providing
the means of intercourse between the Uni
ted States and foreign nations." arid an"
enrolled resolve, authorizing the President
of the United States, to employ as dis
patch boats, such of the revenue cutters
of the United States, as the public exi
gencies may require. (
A committee was appointed to enquire,
whether any, and what alterations, are ne
cessary to be made in the ast entitled " An
ad to enable the officers and soldiers of the
Virginia lTrie on the continental eftablith
ment, to obtain.titles to certain lands, ly
ing North-Weft of the river Ohio, between
the little Miami and Sciota.
This committee consists of Mr. Heath,
Mr. Neville, and Mr. Orr.
A meflage from the Senate, by Mr.
Otis, their Secretary, inforirfed the hdufe
that the Senate have pafled a bill entitled
"An ast, making for the
support of the military eftabliftiment of
the United States"—also, the bill entitled
" An ast to prohibit the carrying on the
slave-trade from the United States to any
foreign place or country" also the bill en
titled " An ast to provide 4 naval arma
ment," with several amendments, to which
they desire the concurrence of the house.
The amendments were agreed tp. The
House then went into committee of the
whole House. on the state of
when the Gallery was (hut. *'
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
CLEARED.
Ship Le Republican, Sautel,
Sedgely, M'Dougal, Ba-badoes
Fame, Halbrook, Amlierdam
Camilla, Spiphera, Spain
Henrietta, Houston, St. Bartholomews
Morning Star, Campbell, St. Croix
Brig Nancy, Gwiu, Hamburgh
Isabella and Ann, Hanipton, St. Eufiatia
Commerce, Shurtliff, Cape Nicola Mole
Snow La Camilla, Martin, France
Schr. Sally and Rebecca, Hill, Snow-Hill
Elizabeth, Phillip*, St. Croix
Lovely Lali, Hiendry, Sailelbury
Sloop Nancy, Floyd, Cherry-Stone
Polly, Butler', Norfolk
Thomas and Sally, Mitchcl, Alexandria
The Senate of the United States have con
curred i i tfce Resolution of the HooJe, for
Ityi. g an Embargo—a®d the joint Refolu
tiofi hag bee i laid before the PrksidhhT.
In the Houfeof Rcprefentatiues of the
' United States. • '
Wednesday, , 261b March, 1794.
Rrfolvedt That a committee con filling
of fifteen members, be appointed to en
quire, whether any or what further or o
ther revenues are fieceffary for the sup
port of public credit, and if further reve
nues art neceflary to report the ways and
means : And a committee wa6 appointed
of Mr. William- Smithy Mr. Benjamin
Bourne, Mr. Grove, Mr. Oit, Mr. Madi
son, Mr.Carnes, Mr. Christie, Mr. Fitzii
moas,- Mr.' Boudinot, Mr.- Watts, Mr;
Tracy, Mr. Smith, Mr. Ames, Mr.
Gilman and Mr. Latimer.
ExtraEl from the Journal.
JOHN BECKLEY, Clerk.
Extract- of a letter from Captain Jdmet
Hodge, of the {loop Polly, of this port,
dated Port Dauphin, February 20.
" The following veflels are here as pri-
Brigs Betsey, Cozing,
A,mor», Sage,
Dolphin, Morris,
Nymph, Webh,
Schooners 'Dove, Gennen,
Lively, Sloan,
Fairplay, ,
Sloops Jacob, Phillips,
Demand, Breck,
The cloud appears to thicken over our
heads—and- if poflible, it &ems that the
United States will be involved in a war
Ten years of peace have rolled 4Vvay, while
we have been advancing in the scale of
pfofperity and happiness beyond all former
example—but alas—how uncertain are the
faireft profpe&s and enjoyments ! Aipbi
tion and avarice, the eurfe of nations, as
of individuals, more than threaten to un
dermine -the ielt foundation that ever wa»
laid for human felicity.
If the sword mult be unsheathed, let
Union reign in our Councils—& Energy
mark ourconduft—this will appal our ene
mies, and again crown with glory the
American Character.
TO BE SOLD,
And entered upon the fit ft o f May,
The noted EJlate, called
yohnfon Hall:
Lvmginthe Moha w'< country. (late of New
Yo;fc, lor too I y the feat of Sir Milium John
son, containing about (even hundred acfrca of
land, which \y of the very best Quality ; toge
ther with the (lock, and farming utcnfils. The
buildings are large and convenient* and fit for
a gentleman's feat. the payments irill be made
easy, on good (ccurity. For further particular
enquire of George Metcalf, Eft). on ihe prcm.f
es, of Silas Talbot, F.IVj at Philadelphia, of
Samuel Ward and Brother®, in New York cr
of the ftibferiber in Providence.
Philip March 2 6
NEW THEATRE.
THIS EVENING,
March 26,
Will be performed,
A TRAGEDY, Called
'The Fair Penitent.
Sciolto Mr. Whitlock
Altamont Mr. Green
Horatio Mr. Fennel!
Loth ario Mr. Moretoa
Bopano Mr. Francis
Caiifia Mrs.. Whitlock
Lavinia, Mrs. Francis
Lucilia Mrs. Rowfon
End of the Tragedy, \ churafleriftic
Pantomimical DANCE, called—
She Sailors LancLi.ly,
OR,
Jack in Distress.
To which will be added,
A FARCE, called
France
Catharine & Petruchio,
OR
The Taming of the Shrew.
Petruchio Mr. Chalmera
Babtifti Mr. Warrell
Hortcnflo Mr. Cleveland
Gruinio Mr. Mom*
Music Mafler v. Mr. Franeia
Biondello Sfe. HVrwood
R*dri*
Tayior 9
Catharine
B.anca
Curtis
New-Port 1
ditto
New-Yorjc
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
Providence
Boltoa
Hartford
Unknowa
Jabez Bowcn,
itiw&fi m
w+ ii« W«V
Mr. Bli£ett
Mr*. Morrii
Teh . Cleveland
Mb. Bate*