Thursday the 27th of Fsbnuary on ac
count of the War we are engaged in with
France.
On Wednesday she King in Council
figued an Order for. the transportation ot
Messrs. Muir and Palmer to Botany Bay,
for the term sentenced by the high court
of judiciary of Scotland.
Dispatches are now hourly expe&ed
from Lord Hood, relpecling the evacua
tion of Toulon.
A warrant has just pasTed the treasury
board, for iduing the sum of 300,0001.
for the service of thtj ordnance depart
ment.
The duties of the cultom-houle, not
withftantjing the war, are only 48,0001.
Jess than the year preceding : and as the
Eall India.company in the year 1792 paid
in an arrear of 150,0001, in fact the actu
al Receipts exceed the former year by
1C2,0001.
UNITED STATES.
CHARLESTON, Feb. »8.
As the Editors of a Free Prels, we are in
duced to give publicity to the following
lawyer's letter, jult received, in order that an
impartial public may judge, whether the un
warrantable lirides made by a foreign agent
to Uionreii this palladium of liberty, is con
genial with olfr free and happy corjlitntion.
" February 24, 1794.
" Sir,
"THE French coAful, citizen M. A. B.
Maugourit, has deiired me to commence an
a£Hon'»gainft you, as printer, tor the publi
cation ol a piece in your Gazette of tnejth
December, containing fume slanderous defa
r:uttory expressions. This a<stion may be a
■soided by giving up the author of the piece.
Ii you Ihould not he disposed to do so, I will
thank you to let me know to what gentleman
cf the law I shall fewl the writ, to appear for
fan.
" I am fir,
" Your obedient,
" Humble fervarit,
" THOMAS LEE.
" Major T. B. Bo wen."
BALTIMORE, March 25.
Upwards of jo French and American
Tcffels Jailed from this port yesterday after
noon, to join the convoy now waiting at
Annapolis and Norfolk, under whose pro
tection they are shortly to fail for different
ports in France.
Yesterday arrived here in 35 days from
Gibraltar, the Brig Swallow, Capt. M'-
Clarklmd—he brings no later accounts
than those already received from Europe,
per arrivals at New-York, and Philadel
phia-—when he lailed from Gibraltar iix
(Lips of the line an<2 14 frigates lay there,
being part of the Toulon fleet, which
were bro't away on the evacuation of that
place, tm the ifi:h and 19th of Dec. last
the remainder of the fleet under Lord
Hood had gone into Leghorn. Captain
M'Clarkland adds that 19 American vef
ich hadbeert carried into Algiers.
A ship with American colours flying,
a on the (hore on the man of war flioals
near the entrance of Patapfaco river.
PHILADELPHIA
APRIL I.
C-isi,i.
A certain Great House after spending two
£iys to determine whether two black beans
w ill make one white one, not being able to
igree, have postponed a consideration of the
important question—Those who maintained
the negative of the proportion were urgent
tor an immediate opinion—while those who
advocated the affirmative, fearing that a ma
joiity would be found who would vote that
cue and or.e make two—attaching to them
felve* those that were fulpended on the "horns
of a dilemma" formed a majority in favor of
hanging up the bufmefs.
Extrai3 of a letter from an eminent charac
ter in South-Carolina, dated 3d March.
" I am glad Madison's proportions will
mot go down ; I think they will only tend
ta produce other regulations on the part of
Great Britain, and fall far fliort of the effedts
ctended ; they seem to me to be half mea
fares."
Extradl of a letter from Boflon, March 24. j
" We are eveiy day alarmed with rumors
' 1 wars, of spoils, &c. and our fpouters lpout
®oft vehemently— However they all rely on
tongrefs—and from the lpirited measures
»nbpted by that body, they will grow more
JIUMS in their notes, 1 hope in a few days.
We are not deeply engaged m election,
but there wijl be a little pulling and hawling,
'here wffl not, it is probable be any choice of
Governor by the people—Mr. Adams will
receive the old f U pport_ but not so
ror Otrvernor as for Lieutenant Governor- he
grows, old—and the Commonwealth has'ex
perienced the djfadvantage of imbecility too
recently to be forgotten—Judge Cufliingu-ill
be the next candidate —He will be ably sup
ported in tfeyeal counties —Mr. Phillips Pre
lident of the Senate, will have Elle:;, &c. in
his favor —Mr. Gerry will have many votes.
Extratf of a letter from Boflon, March 24.
" We have nothing new here eacept that
the civic feaft proposed by our Jacobin club,
has turned out Ikeieton fare. The public
opinion was agaiftft thenj ; the Club as was
moll natural|y fuppoled, would have sub
scribed the pittance of one dollar to gain a
rallying point, after their late town meeting
defeat, but alas ! not 200 names could be
found to grace the fiibfcription paper.
" The Lieut. Governor had given orders
for the parade of artillery on to-morrow:
but the firft of April being near, and rt be
ing hinted, that the step would be conltruid
into a breach by government, of the procla
mation of neutrality; he gave it a death
blow by countermanding orders; and the go
vernmental party, the true friends of their
country's peace and happiness, permitted the
brat to die in the womb as easy a» pofiible.—
If faces maybe considered as indexes of feel
ings, we may consider this as in point of qua
lity, mortification, primus—tho feciindus In
point of time."
THEATRE.
OBSERVBR Nb.'Xn.
Mr. Fenno,
The Observer withes to make a remark
to the managers of the New Theatre.
Mr. Wiguell in his introductory addrels
to the audience, the fail evening the Theatre
was opened, made the following promise:
" Great by your favor grown, the rising age,
Shall blel's the efforts of a moral stage ;
The stage in purity,—the stage refined,
Clear'd of its dross, may charm, initnnft
mankind.
Virtue may here its brightest leflon learn,
And scouted vice, its ugliness discern."—
How far this promifehas been fulfilled, in
the Dramatic pieces exhibited, the Observer
leaves the managers to judge; hazarding an
opinion that in the moll of the performances,
he believes, they have done Will hi the selec
tion j but cannot fay as much for all.
In filling the parts with proper chara6lers,
the Observer is sensible many difficulties oc
cur ; let the managers be cautious however,
eipecially in the Grecian Daughter, an excel
lent play—Mr. Fennel, Mr. Whitlock, and
Mrs. Whitlock, have their proper parts, in
the alignment ; but is it true, that, three or
four of the gentlemen characters are properly
caftThe Observer means only to hint ]
if the play is repeated, he bsgs an experi
ment, of alteration; surely it will no: be
worse, and he conjectures it will be better.
Critical as the assignation of parts is, the
Observer will make some remarks upon the
fevera! exhibitions in that refpeft, when op
portunity will admit.
He requests the managers to give some
new pieces, if they have any, as the old ones,
i'eem not to gain by repetition ; at any rate
they do not gain audience, which is one im
portant objecS for the managers.—Every one
will approve of a repetition of the Grecian
Daughter; but for your own fakes, give
something new the next performance.
April ill, 1794.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YO RK, March 31.
Extra& of a letter from Xjondon, dated
January 8.
" Government are about removing forr.e
jrefTures that have borne hard upon the
lavigation of your dates. The commit
ee of American merchants having made
trong remonstrances on the delays of the
Admiralty Courts, and detention of pro
as refpe&s your (hipping will move better
than they have done—a&ual p'roperty
will be better refpefted. It is the plun
dering privateers, against whom, and
with justice, the heaviest complaints lie.
The late order of Council will be revoked,
and frefli inftruiUons will appear in the
next Gazette. We understand applicati
on has been made to the French Conventi
on, also refpefting the American (hipping
detained in their ports, by theMinifterof
the Hates and other American Citizens,
now at Paris : we hope they will be spee
dily liberated.
loth January—"The Belvedere has
been detained by requelt of the commit
tee, and will convey the order of
Council alluded to above, which if it be
as extensive as promised, mull conciliate
and make America perfectly content with
refpeft to her navigation."
His excellency the Governor, arrived
in this city yesterday, from Albany.
The Legislature adjourned on Thurs
day lalt, to meet at Poughkeepfie.
Yeflerdjy airiyed here ia it, days from
Jamaica,. theifoop New-Ofork and
phia I'uket, Jparjt. Fitz Patrick.
By tne above veflel, we learn that Marti
nique was Itill in pofTeffipii of the French,
and tiiat there was but little probability of
their lofir.g it. Pravifions of all kinds fell
very high in. molt of the Ulands—flour, in
particular, fold for 16 dollars a barrel- —that
many of the inhabitants had already com
mtnci d the use of yams, &c. inflead jjf bread.
Thi Brig"Mary, Captain James Codwife,
who failed from Guadaloupe on the sth of
February was taken on the 6th and carried
into Duminique. Letters in town frpm him
&his brother in St. Croix, mention,that-the
Judge of said place laid he could not con
demn any American vefiels until further or
ders, mid expected all would be liberated.
KINGSTON, [Jam.] "Feb. Ij.
Capture of a French Man of War.
From the Dublin Journal of Dec. 31.
Cork, Dec. 29
" I am this moment returned from Kin
fale, and have the pleasure to inform you,
that Admiral Kingfmill, in the Swiftfure
of 74 guns, is off the Old Head, with a
French 64 gun /hip he captured on hTs
pafTage from Port {mouth, after an action
of 45 minutes, in which he had 25 men
wounded. The French man of war is a
valuable prize, and was bound to the Weft
Indies with a large sum of money and
clothing for their army there. The Ad
miral was boarded by fevcral boats, and
did intend then, if the wind would per
mit, to return to England with the prize
—and this will perhape therefore be the
firft account you receive of it, which you
may depend on as authentic.
Two or three. Spanifti privateers, or ra
ther picaroons, are said to be cruizing be
tween St. Marc and Cape Nichola Mole,
and pillage every vefiel of inferior force,
which fall in with, let them belono
to whom they may.
A Spanish privateer lately fell with and
plundered a schooner bound to Philadel
phia. The Captain was robbed of morr
than fix hundred dollars. T 7
*/ r — ™ 'I
Several vefiels on their way from Jamai
:a to St. Marc's, and other ports, in our
>oflelfion, have like wife been plundered by
liefe piratical people. * —
r" i i r
Two American fliips and throe brigs
vere lent in on Sunday. Four of them
prizes to his Majeftv's (hip Hermione, and
me to the Magitienne. They are load
ed, with sugar, coffee, cotton and provi
iians.
" The Spaniards have assembled a
fiderable force V Petite Riviere. Their
expedition against the incendiaries of Ar
ibonite has destroyed or difperfcd them,
ind the runaways are returning to thi
plantations of theft owners- : "
" Within these ten days several Ameri
:ans have quitted Port-au-Prince, and been
taken by our piivateers, and carried to
L'Archaye. These veifels were full of
pafiengers, of whom the men purchased
the permission to quit the place, by the
payment of 25 half-joes, and' the women
15, but nevertheless were only allowed to
embark on board Americans, whafix their
own price, and for carrying a perfoa from
Port-au-Prince to L'Archaye, (9 leagues)
they charge 8 half-joes. Thufe who at
tempt to get away without paying, and
without having a receipt for the 25 half
joes, are instantly {hot."
-»■«
March i.
It was uriderflood in England, previous
to the failing of the Packet, that govern
ment had it in contemplation to throw
open all the ports in the Well India ifiands
to American bottoms, and tu> permit the
free importation of every lpecies of provi
sions, lumber, &c.
Vinegar, _ Rite
liile, Mr. Hsrwooc
Orator Mum, Mr. Blifieti
Landlord, Mr. Warreli
John, Mr. Darley, jun
Sigr.ior Arionelli, (the Italian Opera Singer)
[Mr. Marshall
Cecelia, Mrs. Warreli
A P P T v 17 n Dolce, Miss Wmemi
A K R I V E D. As inconveniences to the public have
>chooner Federal, Lewis, Norfolk from the Box book being open On the
Mary Little Edenton, (N. C.) day 6cf performance only, in future attend
51oop Hope, White, Perth Am boy ance wi " be S iven at the office ln tlle Theatre
Harmony, M'Cormick, Savanna ev . er >' da >' from ' eQ ' tifl on . e ' and 6n j h , e d ¥
T"\ ,I - P lr „ T ,.„ ot performance trom ten til! three o clOck in
Dolphm Franklin, Snow Hill the P afteVnoon . Applications for Boxes, it is
Judith, Stephens, Cuarlefton refpe<stfully requested, may be addressed, td
Luciana, Church, St. Mary's ; *Mr. Franklin, at the Box Office.
Places in the Boxes to be taken at the Box-
T'ne Captain of a river Craft, which' Office of the Theatre, at any hour fromnine,
left Reedy-Island this morning, informs, in the morning till three o'clock in the afixr
that he saw a (hip and a brig there, in- noon >' " the da >' of performance. Tickets
ward bound-at New-Castle, 5 or 6 fail, *be ' Md at ' hc ■ -
*yr , tt t \ c . the corner or Sixth-itr£et,and at Lanr &Co s
at Marcus-HpoL, about the fame number, Mufical Kepofitory, No. 122, Market-street
and rort Mifflin, I sloop—the molt part Boxone dollar —Pitt, three quarters
of the above number is supposed to be of a dollar—and Gallery, half a dollar,
veflels returned. LwJies and Gentlemen are requested to
The fliip William Penn, Capt. Dale, is fend their serVants to keep places, at half an
arrived at Lpndon. hour P ast " ® doclc > an<! t0 » rder tl > em
v n , ' 1 p . -withdra-w, as soon as the company are leated,
\ efterday evening arrived at Fort Mis- as they on any £ & permitted
flin, the (loop Sally, Capt. v\ cu, in tt to remain in the boxes, nor any places kept
days hsm Bermuda. after the firlt ad.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
| • Also arrived at Fort MiflUn, the brig
Florida, Capt. Ferraday, which was ftopt
in the Delaware, by the French Frigate.
Daft Saturday morning, the French
fngate, the Ville de L'Orient, and a
French Snow, Captain Armial, proceed
ed to spa, in order to join the French fleet
at Norfolk, having taken possession of
the.Spaniftj ihow, Baroi) de Carondelet,
& the brig, , a prize to the Cerf sloop of
war. The Frence snow La Camilla was
detained at New-Caille, in consequence
of the Embargo.
, Yesterday evening arrived here the
Schooner Frederickfturgh Packet, Capt.
Andenon, from Cape Nichola Mole, and
lad from. New-Providence—.he informs,
that he left at Nichola Mple the following
vefifels :
Ship Asia, Coffin, Nantucket—condemn
- • ' ned, not fit to go to sea.
Brig Pomona, King, Philadelphia
Schooner John, Dewij, Marblehead
Two Sillers, Silbell, Philadelphia
Sloop Driver, , Norfolk
This day the two Houses of the Legifla
turecf this Common wealth -being afiembled
in Convention, proceeded to the choice of a
Senator to represent this State in Congreft,
when James Ross, of Washington,
was elefled.
Ks*. The address " to Ejlrina" fiail
appear to-morrow. „ i
tp* No newspapers were received by the
Southern mail this day.
Samuel Coates,
At hit Store, No. 82, south Front Jireet,
HATH TOR SALE,
94 Barrels
New England Beef,
V 9 barrels liver oil,
N i>arr?ts Cjxicr /
92 boxes qF Candles,
1 *50° pair of mfft'j leather (hoes
642 bufhcls of Barley
A quantity-os Tow Linen
D'tto, of New-England Soal leather
40 ba*»s oi excellent Cotton
4 boxe? of Qhocolate
3000 wt. oi i\lfpice .
100 casts of the best Holland gin.
April 1. , *eod2 vr
NEW THEATRE.
TO-MORROW evening,
April i.
Will be .performed,
A TRAGEDY, called the
Grecian Daughter.
Evander, Mr. Whitlock
Philotas, Mr. Moreton
Melanthon, Mr. Green
I'hocion, Mr. Cleveland
Dionyfyis, Mr. Fehnel
Galippus, Mr. Warretf
Areas, Mr. Francis
Greek Herald, Mr. H^rwood
Euphrafia, Mrs. Whitlock
Erixene,, Mrs. Cleveland
With new Scenes designed and executed by
Mr. Milho trne.
To which will be added,
A COMIC OPERA, in two aits, never
performed here, called the
Son in Law.
Written by the author of the Poor Soldier.
Cranky, Mr. Finch
Bowkitt, . % Mr. Francis
Bouquet, Mr. Moretor
- Mr " '
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