determination to reiift oar attempt to
come on board. The scene of conflagra
tion around them, heightened by the late
trem'-udous explosion, had however a
v/akened their fears for their lives. Think
ing this to be the cafe, I addre'fed
cxpreffing my readiness to land tnem in a
place of°fafety, if they would submit ;
and they thankfully accepted the otter,
{hewing themselveS to be completely inti
midated, and very grateful for our humane
intentions towards them, in rtof attempt
ing to burn them with the llv.p. It was
necefTary to proceed with precaution, as
thsv were more numerous than onrfelves.
We at lenp-th completed their disem
barkation, and then set her on fire. On
this occasion I had nearly loft myvaluable
friend asd affitlant, Lieutenant Miller of
the Windsor Castle, who had staid so long
on board to insure the fire taking, that it
gained on him suddenly, and it was not
without being very much fcorrhed, and
the rifle of being fuffbeated, that we could
approach the '.hip to take him in. Ihe
loft to the service would have been very
"-.-eat, had we not fncceeded in our en
deavours to 'save him. Mr. Knight,
Midlhipman of tlie Windsor v_aflle, who
was ir, the boat with me, Chewed much
adlivity and address on this occalion, as
well as firmnefe throughout the day.
The explofioii of a fecoiid powder vef
fei, equally unexpected, and with a (hock
everi greater than the firit, again put us
in the mod imminent dangei of perilhing;
andwhcn.it is considered that we were
within thefphere of the falling timber,it is
next to miraculous that no one piece, of
the n»>iy which made the water' foam
r iund us, happened to touch either the
Swallow or the three boats with me.
Having now set fire to every thing
within our reach, exhausted our combulti
ble preparations and our strength to such
a degree that the men absolutely chopped
on the oari, we directed our course to
join the fleet, running the gauntlet under
a few ill-directed fflot from the forts of
Balaguier and Aigiiillctte, now occupied
by the enemy ; but foitunately without
loss of'any kind, we proceeded to the
place appointed for the embarkation of -
the troops, and took off as many as we
could carry. It would be injustice to those
whom [ have omitted to name,' for their J
lirft having been fj immediately under my
eye, if 1 did not acknowledge myfelf in
debted to them all for their extraordinary
exertions in the execution of this great
national objedt. The quickness with
wnich the inflamation" took effect, on my
fignnl, its extent and duration, are the
belt evidences that every officer and mau
was ready at his poll, and fin'n under most
perilous citcumltances—l therefore sub
join a lilt of the whole who were employ
ed on this service.
We can alcertain that the fire extended
to at least ten fail of the line, how much
further we-carinot fay. The loss of the
general magazine, and of the quantity of
pitch, tar, rolin, hemp, timber, cordage
and gunpowder, muftconfiderably impede
the equipment of the few ships that re
main. lam sorry to have been obliged to
leave any, bnt I hope your Lord/hip will
be fatislied that we did as much as our cir
cumscribed means enabled us to do, in a
limited time, pressed as we were by a force
f<> much superior to us.
i have the honor to be, &c.
W. SYDNEY SMITH.
' Rt. Hon. Lord Hood.
DUBLIN, January 8.
No fubjcft can pofiibly furnift more just
matter for ridicule, than the A', ftrian re
presentation of affairs on the Rhine. By
their account, out of 40,000 who attack
ed the Puke of Brunfwick, near Landau,
ou the 25th of November, 15,000 of the
French were cut to pieces—on the id De
cember, 10,00 a were surrounded in a
wood, and fWed the fame fate—on the
19th and 20th of the fame month, 12,000
expiated, to hfe their own phrase, their
unexampled atrocities—Yet, strange to
tell, armies, ft ill moie numerous, rife
from their ashes, which continue similar
opera tions with fimibir success.
The most terrible scene perhaps tha
:ver was presented to human eyes, mi>{
lave hern the embarkation at Toulon, a
midst volumes of fire, the {hrieks of wo
men, the violence of the profligate, and
the confn!; >n of all—How many fouls
have pe*ifiled it is impoflible for conjecture
to estimate. How many ili 11 more unfor
tunate are abandoned to the French, we
fhail soon ascertain from the records of
'their fatal tribunal.
LONDON, Jr-aary 9
There will be three dating pai ties the ap
proaching kill on in jfttfiament. The Stirk
ltes or Alarariites, who will perlifi in puriu
ing the war on the Continent, lor the pur
pose of extirpating the Sans Culottes and
Carmignols; the Pittites, who will recom
mend the withdrawing our troops from, the
Frontiers,and aflift in an expedition against
the East and Weft Indies ; and the oppositi
on, who will recommend peace, as the bell
security to the happiness and well being of
the nation.
The republicans at Toulon,even in the
exultation of victory,have condescended to
ekeout the jlion'sjkin with the fox's tail.
They -have kept the Britifli and Spanifli
flags flying op the town and forts, as a
decoy to such veflels as may arrive with
men, stores or proviiions, intended for the
allies. The flratagem, if we may believe
their own accounts, has been but too fuc
cefsful.
PHILADELPHIA,
APRIL 16,
This forenoon the Pi-efident of the United
States in a meflage to the Senate, nominated
John Jay, Envoy extraordinary to
the Court of Great Britain.
At an early hour this morning, the Gal
leries of the Hcufe of Representatives were
closed, in consequence of a motion which
after some opposition was carried in the af
firmative, to take into confideraticn the con
fidential communication from the President
-of the United States received yesterday.
le doors continued fftut, tili the adjourn-
ment.
Copy of a letter from Capt. John Cochran.
Kingjion, March 4, 1794.
Mr. Stephen Girarcl,
" I am lorry to inform you, that having
failed from Aux Cayeson the 25 th of Febru
ary, with the nett proceeds of both cargoes,
in t'ugar,, cpffee,' bar iron, &c. amounting in
value t« ,£.5645,16,5.1 was taken that day
by the lchr. Hawke, and frigate Success,
Capt. Roberts, and lent down to this port.
1 W33 fcrft boarded by the Hawke, which ves
sel belongs to Mr. Kingston, here. They
Cook pofieilion of my vellel withqut even the
formality of looking over my papers, and
mull have been convinced that tliere was no
property on board belonging to citizens of
France. Upon my arrival I underwent an
examination, and swore to my velfel and car
_n'. wl'li i);,■ -nit" mrs, nn.i 1 piuple.-—
But notwithstanding this, I apprehend the
brig and cargo will be libelled, and at it will
then be out of our power to take any Heps
for liberating the vessel, I fear the whole will
be condemned.
" A brig belonging to Mr. Pennock, of
Norfolk, and bound to this port, was bro't
in as' a prize the day I arrived ; the captain
informs me that his orders from the owner
were, in cafe of being topped here, to pro
tect against the proceedings, and return home
without attempting to lay claim,which would
occalion a fruitlefs expence."
The f J,'owing interefling detail is filrnijtei
by a gentle/nan who came pajfenger in the
Jhp Sampson, from Carton.
IN palling the Straits 6f Banco, we were
informed a large fleet of Malay prows, 150
fail, had been lying for foine time at the is
land of Lucepara, at the entrance of the
Straits ; but had a few days previous tooui
arrival there gone to the eastward in search
of another fleet of those pirates of similar
strength, with whom they were at war. Great
danger is to be apprehended from those peo
ple, uniefs the vellel has the appearance of
being well armed. An American (hip, cal
led the Fair American, commanded by Capt.
Lee, palfed through the Straits of Banco
previous to the Sampson, and was chafed by
them, but got oft' under cover of the night.
The Prows are all provided with arms, mod
of them having- a four pounder in the bow,
and small arms in abundance, they had taken
a Dutch guarde de coafti, having previously
purchased from them all their ammunition
and small arms.
The Ladrones of Cochin-China had been
in great numbers on the coaltof China, and
taken a Portuguese lhip by surprise, having
boarded h*r in the night—they also captured
a number of Junks and small boats belong
ing to the Chinese.
Lord Macartney, the Britilh Ambassador
to the Emperor of China, was expected at
Canton in a few days after the failing of the
Sampson, being then on hts return by land
| Iroin Pekin. His embafly, it was reported and
I .lelicved, had not fuece;ded in the very im
} portairt objects wished for by the Britilh Go
vernment, the chief of which was the privi
lege of their veflels to trade at some port
more northerly than Canton, to the exclusi
on of all other nations ; tfiey were also in
hopes of getting many very oppressive im
positions abolished, such as the Cumfhaw or
i resent to the Hoppoos, See. The-e it was
believed they would in part succeed, which
would be of advantage to all nations trading
to Canton. Ihe Britilh company benefited
m a small degree, it was fuppoied, by the
embafiy on their leaving Macao—(which i
place they retire to when the season for bufi
ness is pitted lid return to Canton on tie ar
rival of tliL-ir Ihips the er.fuing feafoß.)
1 hey made an offer of the cullomary
cum.'haw to the Mandarins, provided they
Would give receipts for the fame, intimating
at the fame time, that it would be forwarded
on to lerd Macartney, who was then on his
way to Pekin, which t ie Mandarins refu
fed and permitted them to pass without pay
ing. 1
It was reported also, that the presents taken
by Lord Macartney for the emperor were
refufed.* On his arrival in the yellow sea,
he was received with great splendor by Man
darins sent for that purpose by the? Empe
ror, and conducted to Pekin ; fo'me difficulty
occurred there by reason of his lordships re
fufing to comply with the usual salutation
before the Emperor, which' is to bow the
head to the ground. But on his being in
formed no audience would be granted him
imlefs this previous ceremony was complied
with,he Submitted. At the departure of the
Sampson his lordfiiip was on his way from
Pekin over land to Canton. Great prepara
tions were made at the places he ftoped at on
his journey, he was treated with great po
liteneCs and every mark of refpeil Ihewn him:
The Lyon man of war of 60 guns, Erasmus
Gore, commander, and the IndoftaYi Tndia
rnan, Capt. Mc'lntolh, had arrived previous
to the failing of the Sampson, after landing
Lord Macartney and his suite. The Lyon
was laying at the entrance of the Bocca Ti
ger with a French brig from the north weft
coast of America with .tins, which they had
fnade a prize of.
The Britilh Indiaman Princess Royal had
been captured in the Straits of Sunda by
three French privateers, after a warm action,
which continued tor an hour with great bra
very on both fides. A number of French
privateers were in the Straits of Malacca,
and had almost entirely doftroyed the ilntch
and English coasting trade in that quarter,
having taken i*ear sixty fail of veflels large
and small, and it was supposed few home
ward bound ships from Canton to Bengal
and Bombay would escape.
* Another ccconnt fays they were accepted.
CONGRESS.
House of Reprejentatives.
April ij.
A meflage was received from the Presi
dent, communicating a letter from the
Bvitifli minister here, in which the inftrnc
tions of the Bth of June are endeavored to
be shewn consonant to the law of nations ;
also sundry communications from the south
wrftrm territory, ami a letter from our
ambsflador at Madrid, communicated con
fidentially.
The non-importation resolution was tak
en up in the House: Mr. Smith (S. C.)
presented a modification of the original
motion, which was declared to be a sub
stitute, by the chair, and therefore out of
order.
>rder.
Mr. Giles moved to strike out of the
•efolution the Jine qua non condition, of
eftitution for negroes carried off.
Mr. Smith (S. C.) obje&ed to the
notion.—He feared it would appear like
in abandonment of the claim.
After some further debate on this a
mendment, Mr. Filzfimons suggested a
iubftitute for the resolution to avoid the
jmbarrafTment of a fpecification.
Mr. Giles withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Smith (S.C.) moved to ltrike out
the fpecification and insert a clause more
general.
After further conversation, Mr. Tracy
exprelfed a wish for the previous question,
under the imprefilon, that this is not a pro
per time for a final decision on the busi
ness.
Mr. Smith (S. C.) consented to with
draw his amendment until the previous
question be put.
After some debate the yeas and nays
were called on this question, viz. Shall
the main question be now taken ?
AYES. NOES
Armflrong, Ames,
Bailey, Boudinot,
Baldwin, S. Bourne,
Beatty, B. Bourn,
Blount, Cadwallader,
Carnes, Cobb,
Christie, Coffin,
Claibourne, Coit,
Clark, Dearborn,
Coles, Dexter,
Kent, Fitzfimonsi
Findley, Fotreft,
Giles, Foster,
Gilman, . • Gilbert,
Greenup, Glen,
Gregg, Goodhue,
Griffin, Gordon,
Grove, Hartley,
Hancock, Heifter,
Hillhoufe,
Hi'ndman,
Holten,
Harrifon,
Heath,
Hunter/
Irvine,
Lockc,
Lyman,
v Macon,
Madison,
M'Dowell,
Mebane,
Montgomery,
Moore,
Mahlenberer,
Nevil,
New*
Nicholas,
Orrj
Page,
Parker,
Pickens,
Preston,
Rutherford,
Scott,
Smilie,
I. Smith,
S. Smithy
S P ri gg>
T readwell,
V. Cortlandt,
Venule,
Walker,
Williams,
Winn.
Witifton,—
The House then adjourned.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YdRK, April 15.
ARRIVED.
Schr. Needman, Williams, Edenton
Sloop Fanny, Hoit, . St. Eufiatia
Lively, Reed, Baltimore
Capt. Hoit had his vefiel captured and con
demned at Dominico. The agents purchas
ed the Vefiel and gave her to the captain,with
this vefiel came 4 American matters of ves
sels, who had their vefiels and cargoes taken.
They report that the privateers continue to
take and plunder all vessels they meet, but
that 'tis reported, that condemnations will
be discontinued till further inftruflions arrive
from England, by which time they expeil
prudently to be able to form a judgment
which fide the Americans mean to take.
Reports are, that Fort Bourbon was in
pofieflion ps the French the 20th March.—
At St. Euftatia, several reports were propa-
the fort was taken, but as often
contracii&cd ; fc> that wc have reason to con
clude that the French are yet in poflefiion of
it. The English made an attempt to take a
frigate near the Fort, but were driven off
with the loss of many lives, having had
their gun boats funk.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
CLEARED.
Ship Chnrlefton, Garman, Charkfton
Aurora, Seward, Poitfmouth
Schooner Alice, Weymouth, Bermuda
Friendship, M'Namara, Virginia
Mary, Hufley, ' Boston
Sloop Polly, Graves, Richmond
Those persons who
unde'takc to cut limber or wood of any kind
whatver. from any lands of the real fftate of
the late Rrchard Stockton £fq. deceased, in
the wide*n prccinft of the County of Somerset
in the ftate.of Newjeifey, under a pretence of
a i ight to cut on lands adjacent, are itquefttd to
desist from so doing, or thry wi|l bt; proceed
ed agaihft in such manner as may prove trou
blesome and expensive to themselves.
Ap il 16. w&s2w
NEW THEAT
THIS EVENING,
April 16.
Will be performed,
A COMEDY, written by Mrs. Cowley,
called the
Belle s Stratagem.
Doricourt, Mr. Chalmers
Hardy, Mr. Morris
Sir George Touchwood, Mr. Whitlock
Flutter, Mr. Marshall
Saviile, Mr. Green
Saville's fervt.- Mr. Darley jun.
Villers, Mr. Cleveland
Courtall, Mr. Moreton
Gentleman, Mr. Harwood
Gibfon, Mr. Warrell
Dick, Mr. Francis
Letitia Hardy, Mrs. Morris
Mrs. Racket, Mrs. Shaw
Lady Frances Touchwood, firft time
Mils Oldfield.
Mils. Ogle, Mrs. Francis
Kitty Willis, Mrs. Kowfon
In a<st 4th a Grand Masquerade, with a
dance by the charadiers.
To which wiH be added,
A FARCE, in 2 adts, (Written by the
Author of the School for Scandal) called
Saint Patrick's Day ;
OR. fHf
Scheming Lieutenant.
t
Kitttera,
Latimer,
Learned,
Lee,
t Malbone,
Murray,
Niles,
Sherbauriie,
J. Smith,
W. Smith,
Swift,
Talbot
Thatcher,
Tracy,
T i unibull,
Van Alien,
Van Gaafbeek,
J. Wadfworth,
P. Wadfworth,
Ward,
Watts,
Wingate— 44,