* UNITED STATES. NANTUCKET, March 9. 'This day arrived Schooner fwallow> Latham Gardner, from Faulkland Ifles> laftfromSt. Euftatia,with whomcame paf snger, Mr. Benjamin Franklin Folger, who left Halifax December laft,on board tftc brig Hawk, Capt. E. Macy, who had charge of the October Mail from Fal mouth.—Captain Macy got twice within 20 leagues of Bolton light ; but by the dif treis of weather was obliged to put away for the W. Indies, & arrived fafe at Anti gua, whsre Mr. Folger left him.—Capt. A. Gardner, in the brig , of Provi dence,' left Faulkland Hies about three months ago, bound for Cape Good Hope, to take in provisions to bring him home. Capt- William Barnard, in a brig belong ing to Providence, was at Faulkland Isles —-flans hard to be gotten. March 13. Drifted on Ihore, last Saturday, on the Weft, end of this Isle, the hull of a (loop, about s*o tons, blnck. bottom, yellow waiit —appeared to be an old vessel—her stern, and cabin floor gone—mast broke off below deck—lails waihed to pie ces fotne men's and women's cloths £raod in her ; and about 14 barrelsof tar, with tta brand, but an apparent cut mark with a knife of S. S. O. W. X ■ was them. -Since the wreck of the vef fci came on ihore, there has been found fondiy barrels of tar with the fame mark —af£b a long boat has been taken up a dr.Ei, sxid brot in here.—This day was faaacfc drifted on shore, not far from the wreck, the body of a small Negro girl, sup posed to be about two or three years old— The stern plank of a vessel has been found, bearing the name of " THE SOLICI TOR. OFSUFFOLK—which isfuppofed to have belonged to the wreck. Tlite wreck of the veflel was found and taken charge of by George Baoirn ; to whom the owners or others concerned may apply. FREDERICKSBURG, March 20. A gentleman immediately from Ken tucky informs, that the expedition intend ed aspiaft New-Orleans, under Gen. Clark, had been flopped by the authority of Ken tucky. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 28. Ad express arrived here this morning from New-York, which left that City last evening at S o'clock —A vellel from St. Kitts in 16 days, had brought a copy of the inftru&ions of the Britiih Government of the Bth Janu ary lift—which were considered of so much importance at this critical juncture as to in duce the merchants of New-York to forward them with the utmost expedition—No doubt cam be entertained of their authenticity. ExtraA of a letter from a refpe<slable mer cantile charaiter in the eastern part of M»f fcuiufetts, to a gentleman in this city, da ted March 12. " The fuuation of our navigation here is. at this time, truly distressing : two (hips loft, and two detained in Bourdeaux, for three months, by our good allies, for what cauie we: know not. The fear of Mr. M's refolu tioni being adopted prevents our fending thole for England that were designed for that voyage. I think those resolutions, if agreed to, will ruin more than half the merchants here, aa their greatest intereftis in (hipping, and they are as ill calculated to fecurc to us the advantages arifmg from the carrying trade, as the throwing away the weights of a clock would be to make the time-piece go fafter, However I trull Congress will never be so loft to the true interest of the country as to adopt rhem ; and I hope the representa tives from this state will continuefirm against them. " I am sorry to hear of so much opposi tion to a navy, which m-jft be a neceflary de fence to our navigation ; and we have too much left without a protection. This too will make us more refpeftable as a mari time nation among the powers of Europe. I hope Congress will enquire into the causes of the detention of our (hips in the ports of France and procure reparation. A war ought to be avoided if poTible— for in addition to the horrors of a war, when wc are once in we shall be so connected with the warring powers of Europe, that no mor tal" can calculate the degree of calamity, or a period to its existence." Fxirael of a letter from Cape Nichola Mole ta a gentleman In this city, dated 3i March 1794. Embargo has taken place on "11 vessels the ift. inft. r Tumid have been ready to fail this day, fit not been for the Embargo, when it will be off, is utU ertafn, the moll probable conjecture is one month." By the Schooner Peggy, Captain Sketly, in 11 days from Antigua, the Jollvwing Intelli gence ij received. LONDON, Jan. 8, 1794. InftruiStions to the Commanders of our (hips of War and Privateers, that have or may have Letters of Marque against France. Given at our Court at St. James's, the Bth of January, 1794. WHEREAS by a former inftru&ion to the ( Commanders of our (hips of War and Privateers, dated the 6th day of November, 1793- —We fignified that they (hould ltop and detain all Ships laden with goods, the produce of any Colony belonging to France, or carrying provisions or other supplies for the use of any such Colony, and should bring the fame with their cargoes to legal adjudica tion. We are pleased to revoke the said in ftru<ftions, and in lieu thereof, have thought fit to iflue these our inftrudlions, to be duly observed by the commanders of all our lhips of War and Privateers, that have or may have Letters of Marque against France L That they /hall bring in for lawful ad judication all veflels with their cargoes that are laden with goods, the produce of the French Weft-India Islands, and coming di redlly from any part of the said Islands to any part of Europe. II- That they (hall bring in for lawful adjudication, all (hips with their cargoes that are laden with goods, the produce of the laid Islands, the property of which goods shall belong to fubjeAs of France, to what ever ports they may be bound. 111. That they (hall seize all (hips, that shall be found attempting to enter any port of the said lilands that is, or shall be blocka ded by the arms of his Maiefly or his allies, and shall fend them in with their cargoes for adjudication, according to the terms of the f cond article of the former inftrudlions bear in? date Bth of June, 1793. IV. That they (hall seize all velTtl? laden wholly or in part with Naval or Military Stores, bound to any port of the said lilands, aud shall fend th cm into lome convenient port belongingnro his Majesty, in order that they, together with their cargoes may be p oceeded against according to the ruks of the law of nations. (Signed) CONGRESS. House of lieprejl K-'atm s. Marc'n 27. The President has signed the naval arma ment bill, the resolution for laying an embar go, the bill for the relief of Capt. Paranque, and the bill authorizing a settlement of the accounts of M. La Fayette. A memorial was presented and read from the inhabitants of Norfolk and Portsmouth. Mr. Smith S. C. offered the following resolutions r Refol-ved, That provision ought to be made for the indemnification of all citizens of the United States, whose veflels or cargoes (hall have been seized and confifcated by any bellige rent power contrary to the law of nations. Refolded, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill for carrying the foregoing resolution into effe<3. The following, including the object con templated by those of Mr. Smith, were pre sented by Mr. Dayton, and it was moved to go into committee of the whole upon them immediately. After some debate the motion was carried 5 x members rising in the affirma- liefolved, That provision ought to be made by law for the sequestration of all the debts due from the citizens of the United States to the fubje<fts of the King of Great Britain. Resolved, That provision ought in like manner to be made for securing the payment of all such debts into the Treasury of the United States, there to be held as a pledge for the indemni fication of such of the citizens of the said dates as lhall have fuffered from the' (hips of war, privateers, or from any person or des cription of persons ading under the commis sion or authority of the Britiih King, in con travention of the laws of nations and in vio lation of the rights of neutrality. The honfe accordingly went into commit tee of the whole on these resolutions, Mr. Sherbourne in the chair. Some debate took place upon these refolu- tions, Mr. Smith (S. C.) then laid the follow ing resolution on the table as a substitute for t'nofe presented by Mr. Dayton. Ri'fol'vedy That all transfers or afiignments of debts due to any fubjefl of Great Britain by any citizen of the United States, made after the promulgation of this resolution, and for 30 days thereafter, be null and void to all intents and purposes. Adjourned. By this Day's Mail. NEW-YORK, March 27. A bill is before the legislature of this state, for appropriating 30,000). for the purpose of fortifying the port of NVv/- Yoik. To which is annexed a supply of 12,0001. for defraying the expencc of floating batteries, vefTela of forceand for tifications on the northern and wettern waters. The folio-wing Letter is jvjl received from Your letter in behalf of our fellow-citi zens, we this moment received, and we have the fatisfa£Vion to inform you, that your requefl has already been anticipated by the House of Assembly, and that a bill appropriating thirty thousand pounds, for fortifying the port of New-York, has pasTed the AiTembly. Deeply impressed with the magnitude of the obje£l recommended to our consi deration, we did not after the rejection of the former bill from the Senate, despair of eventual success in both Houses of the Legislature, and judged it our duty to renew the fubjeft. We now rejoice to fay, that we have every reasonable expec tation of success, and trull the legislative provision will be such, as to promote the wifhcs of our fellow-citizens and to com port with the interest and dignity of the State. We are Gentlemen* with every fcntiment. James Watson, Jotham Port, Rich ard Furman, Wm. Wilcocks, Ro bert Boyd, Jof. Ogden Hoffman, John Delancey. Robert R. I Jvingfton, JarhesT Alner, John Broome, Edward > Efq'rS. Livingfton. J A letter from a gentleman in Paris, dated Nov. 28, 1793. " The FreHch armies consist of 1500000 men—fiom 18 to 45 years of age. It is with infinite fatisfattion I allure you, that the greater part of my apprehensions of a war* be tween * England and America, are dispel led." From undoubted authority, we under stand that the late talk Lord Dorcheller had with the Indians was conduced in a very secret manner. The matter was not known, even in Quebec* till some time after the departure ot the Indians ; when, on their returning to Montreal, they dis closed the matter to a friend, who took a copy of the said talk, and from whichfever al copies were made out. Diary. H. DUNDAS. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. DayJ. Brig Little Sally, Earl, Virginia. 5 Schr. Peggy, Skelly, St. Euitatia and Antigua; 12 Mary, Hufley, Jamaica. 24 Sloop John, Merry, Bufton. iz The (hips Morning Star and Fame, and Brig Flora, are returned. We hear that a Brig bound from this port, to Jamaica, is (topped by a French Ihip of war, at Bombay Hook :—The Captain of the (hip fays, (he mult be de tained, till he hears from Philadelphia.— Yesterday evening arrived at Marcus Hook, the following veflels: Ship Enterpiize, Jones, Havanna, 12 Brig Chance, Beiks, do. do. Fox, Milieu, Malaga, 42 On the evening of the 26th inft. a few leagues o(Fthe Delaware Capes, the French (loop of war, the Cerf of 16 guns from New-York, captured the Spanish (hip Vic toria, Capt. Cofte, and the snow Baron de Carondelet, Capt. Harvey, both from this port, bound to New Orleans. C»pt. Betks, in 12 days from the Ha vanna informs, that he failed in compa ny with the ship Enterprize, Captain Jones of Philadelphia.—The ship Betsey, Moore, of New-York > Citizen, Cunning ham, Baltimore, and the brig Ann, Byrnes of Philadelphia, were all ready to fail in a few days. The brig Fox, failed in cortipany with a large number of English velTels, under convoy of the Britilh IMp Iris—Two Al gerine cruisers boarded several vessels in light of Capt. Mellen. A number of veflels in addition to thnfe already mentioned, are arrived-in the river— srr.eug which it is fa:d, is one from London. The Drair.atiit, the Farmer and the Sai lor's Landlady, are to be performed at the New Theatre this evening. Albany. Gentlemen, ARRIVED. Abigail, Moore, Cafco Bay. THEATRE, Arrived at Nt<w->~ork t March 17. Brig Barnham, Soioocer inza, Fanning, Charleston ilaitibii Taylor, N. Providence and Turks-Illands Lift of American veflels in the Port of Lif ' 'i! W>n> December 26, i 793. Ship Glasgow, Harding Williams, Philad. Cirnpbell, New-York Ho£e, Charles Sheldon, Providence Brig SdfeeyyiC. R. Perry, do. £]izsbeth) Mouf. IS. Bunbury, Newbury , Port Helter Mary, Florence Drifcoll, Balti more Martha, Ebeiir. Hayt, Neptune, Stephen Griffith, Chatham Waihington, GeoigeDekay, New-York Clinton, Joseph Alger Providence Clarifla, John Wheeler, Bolton Echo, Jbhn Cumb, do. Minerva, William Dalzel Alexandria Eliia, Jamts Goodrich, New-York Schooner Betley, John Prince, Marblehead At St. Übts, near Lilbon. Ship Fame, Robert Blunt, Portfmout, Gov. Bowdoin, Win". Downe, Bolto** 1 Eliza, Thomas, Lewis, do. n Mr. Dayton's propositionS for the seques tration or arreiiatton cf iiritifci property, was this day under confederation ili the Houle of JRepreieutacives—the debate was renewed and continued till near the time of Adjourn ment. No vote was taken when the cotnimt teo rofe> and the House adjourned till Monday. The Public are cautioned to beware of counterfeited Five Dollar hilts of the Bank of the United States, and Twenty Dollar bills of the bank of North Jimeriea, several of c Jj. ich have appeared in circulation within afi jj days pafl, they are a good ge neral imitation of the genuine Hills, Out may be diflinguifhed by the following marks. Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the United Stales. ALL that have appeared ~avi the letter F. for the r Alphabetical Mark. The Texture of* the Paper is thick r and whit r and t takes the ink more freely than the genuine pap t r. The O. n ihe word Company is smaller than the M. and other letters of that w rd, fa th.it a line extended from ihe top of ih. O, to touch the tup of the M would extend ron- Tiderably above tlife range of the whole word; In th* word Un ted th 4 letters are narrow er and tlofer together than the reft of the b II The : and fin the word promise are not parallel, the f inclining rtiuch more forward than the >. Tbe engraving is badly ekecilied,the strokes of allthe Letters are stronger and tile devi e in the margin particularly ismuch coarser and aj pjars darker than in the true bi is. Somi ot the counterfeits bi ar daie injl-91— Where as the Bank was not ii. operation till Decem ber, and no five dollar bills were issued in that year. Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North America. ALL that have appeared have the letter B. for their alphabetical mark. They are printed on a paper nearly similar to that i f the O'UUterfeit Five Dollar Notes above described; the engraviug is beitei exe cuted, and they approach nearer to the ap. pearance of the genuine bills. The fine ruled lines through the word Tu/en -1)1 in the body of the billj are in number thir teen in the genuine b lis, and but twelve in the count rfeits. The wotd Company is much like the f;mc word in the Five D liar B lis as defer ibed a bove, the o being less than them, and others following. There is no stroke to the t jmhe word North whereas in the genuine bills the stroke is weii defined- The letters ent in the word Twenty, to the left hand at the do no conic dow i 11 the line, I ut are so cut as to 41 \ e an irregular appearance to the word, tie Tw and go ing below them. The Siguature J Nixon, has the appear ance of being written with 1 aim-black and oil, and differs the other inks tiled in printing tiie bills and the c.ifhiei's lignaturc. It is fuppoftd these forgeries were co.nroiued in fomc ot the Southern Stales, a* all ihc coun terfeits thai have appeared, haVe fcoirie from thcrice, and two pcrfons have been app-ehend ed iri Virginia, on suspicion ot being the authors of ihem. The rewafrd of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid to any Person or Persons who (hail discover and prosecute to conviction the several offenders of the following description* or any of them, viz. The perfort or persons, who mdnUfattured :he paper on which the Bills arc printed. The perfou or petfons, who engraved the plat- s. The printer or primers, of the bills Every person who has acted as a principal in ary other way, in the counterfeiting arid utter ing the said bills. THOMAS WILLING, Prefidtnt of the B nk Unii< d Siatcs. JOHN NlXOffl , Piefident of the Bank ot North Ameiica. By order of the Commiucts of the R'f peftivc Boards. Philadelphia, March 28, 1794.' dif.
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