decorum and that tl,a ' &ch should be the care of female minds when It is confide,-ed that they are probably to give the calling complexion to the future generations of America, into whose in fant minds they will not fail to instill a full value for the treasures for which they have thcmfelves betn candidates, and into whose youthful bosoms they will never omit to ingraft that continued flock of patriotic ardwtir for the equal rights and privileges of roanifor which to the honor of the pre ient age we have feeii it the avowed ad locate, and for which'their own progeni tors acquired such an immortality of fame by the fuccefsfiil defence. Happy, ladies, to be born in an age ot such great attainments in which the human mind is daily exerting itfeif in new acquilitions of important .knowledge. In which our peculiar country lias' pledff fl 'i n lts n conft; ti"io«al act, that schools (hall be eflablifhcd throughout the e. 'B which, the poor shall be taudif gratis; m which the care of etihYhteninrr j and informing the citizens is made the obligation and duty of the rovem ment, and >~ which every specie, of igno rance and barWm is generally cxplo f r , )rl " ma y y ou I've as ornaments of Mi an age and of such a country, the k ll and the afyfum of the human r raee to which nothing can more contribute, e than the care, industry, and. zeal with I which you Jiave pursued your studies, and j for which the trullees have juit now a wardea premiums to those who have ex , celled ; rewards intended rather to excite emulation, than to convey censure on those who. do not receive them, lince it is not doubted but such as may have now fallen (hort'in this refpeet, will soon, by superior diligence, become more fyccefsful candidates for equally flattering difliuc tion in future. A gentleman is arrived in town from Lexington in Kentuckey, which place he left the ift of May. He informs that the projetled expedition under Gerj. Clark is totally broken up ; the Indians, we learn continue their depredations. Accounts are received that a veflcl ar rived at Antigua, twenty three days since, in 34 days from England, & brought in telligence that the Islands of Guernsey & Jersey were t„kcn by the French. From the Royal Dau'ijh American Gazette. CIIRiSTIANbTJED, (St. Croix) April 26. On Thursday last came to anchor here,the j Eriglifh frigate Rose, of 18 guru, Captain | Scot. On the next day, the Quebec frigate of 36 guns, Capt. Rogers, and Bull Dog sloop or" War, Capt. Browne, appeared oft' this harbour—captains Scot and Rogers came on shore. It is said these ships are in puri'uit of .3 French vessels, that had made their cf cape from Gaudaloupe with an immense treasure, after the surrender of that ifl:md : which we learn for certain took place on Sun day last. Morne Pal jiieft was carried by ft..rm. We hear that 'the English loft feve rel hundred of their troops at the reduction of this island ; at Point Pot re, the French men liad struck tiieir colours, and the Engliih troops had formed themlelves in order t-i en ter, and take poireffion, when, the French opened thcir, batteries again upon them, and killed upwards of 100 men. The seamen enraged at this, rushed on,with great imoe tuolrty, and immediately ftorrried the carri fon, which they carried with little or no loft.' Upwards of-ijo Frenchmen were put to the sword. The Rose got under way yefterdav about noon. Captains Rogers an.l S?ot embark- I in the evening. Tliel'e ihips of war were seen this morning llretching to the N. By this Day's Mail. NEW-YORK, May i 7. They write from Moutreal, April 21, that an alarming fire broke out in that town on the 18th ult.in a distillery, which copfumed it, and the house and corn mill of Mr. Levv loss, estimated from 10 to 12,c001. ln At the Connecticut annual general election J- in Hartford, on Thursday, last week, Sarn -7 " c Huntington, Esq. was chosen Governor, d Ohver \Volcott, Esq. Lieutenant governor, u aru !" a vidDagget, Speaker of the House. i- c • l t e . ks 0 Newfoundland, captain ■- fwamefpoke a cartel, with 400 prisoners trom Martmico bound to St. Maloes. x Captain Smith of the brig' Nancv, in 18 days from J[eremie,we have inform'a - tion that we believe authentic That a packet had arrived at Barbadoes in 18 days from England, bearing" orders for cal-' s ling 1,1 nil privateers, and restoring all A merican vessels and cargoes. All British 1 port* are opened,and French ports all de ' clar*3 to be in a (late of siege. On the 1 arrival of these orders, a British frigate was 1 lent to blockade Aux-Cayes. This news ' was received at the Leeward before the • Captain failed. He favv this iirtelligence in the Jamaica papers—and he also saw London papers brought by the packet. From the Bermuda Gazette of the 3d in/I. r " 0,1 arrived here the sloop Independence, Thomas Young, mailer, from Philadelphia. What her real buff l 7 re ,s ' ,\ ve do not pretend to know ; but, (lie is said to belong to Mr. Fitzliim mons, a member of Congiefs, who by his influence obtained permifiion to let her come here to take away any American lcamen that may wiih to return to Amer ica, who belonged to any of the condem ned vessels, &c. &c. The opinion on the Continent was that a thousand or two of them were here flawing and Withont friends ; but the fact is, that only two or three W American vessels have been con demned here, and the crews have not heer, obliged to wait a week-after, as there are continually American or British, vessels fading out from hence to the Continent or the V\ eft Indies, none of which rcfufe them a palfage. This sloop brought 110 cargo—At the time she left Philadelphia, ute. J tlic embargo continued, and wis to be so ith ; for 40 days from the 26th of March. ind I Tin's is evidently to serve the cause of '.he a- French regicide slaughterers, but we hope ;x- they will meet with a disappointment. ite Many BntTfli veflels ate 111 the American on ports, and the rudders unhung, to prevent it their efcapipg. . , >w "We are informed that all the moniy >y belonging to the British fuY>je£ts in the :ul American funds, is seized upon by Con ic- grefs,a3 a fecurlty tor the pretended depre dations committed by the English priva teers ; and we have a Philadelphia paper m of April, which contains a debate in le Congress on a proportion to confifcate all le debts due to British in America, for the is fame rcafon. As thefeareadsofinjuftice, n there can be but little doubt that they will be adopted. j>\ m , " We learn, that Mr. Jefferfon is font r i o t!,e Court of Great Britain, with dif. patches from Congress, to demand re (lit 11- 1- tion for all the property seized by die Bri till p'ivatrcrs. I " From the present proceedings of the Congress, it appears to us, that the Amer icans are likely to maice leeway soon ;an enjbarga(or total itoppage to their tiade) on all their merchantmen ; taieS to be le-. vied for building fortifications, light e bonfes, l aifing an army of foot and horse 11 for defence, and another to go againfl e the Indians, and finally, to build a navy, S will make them feet themfelvesin a manner * t% have not been used to ; added to tbefe, t where are their reteprces without trade or without allies, for their great end good. | : friends cannot affitt th.-ml " The Indians have lately been very j - rroublefome 011 the back i'ettlements of America, murdering many of the inha bitants." 1 1 BOSTON, May 13. . Extraii of a Liter from Liverpool, dated February 11. " The bells of this town are now ring ing to celebrate the capture of seven fail of French Weft Indiamen brought in bee by two only of our privateers—they could have taken two others, but from a defici- j ;ncy of hands to put on board them. " Five of the above ships are from St. ' Domingo, they are all fine veflels, and richly laden." Extract of a letter from London, received in the lajl , Mrs. Francis In Art iff, n Procsflion and Solemn Dirge. To which will be added, A FARCE, in two AY Called NOTORIETY, v'ith a PANTOMIME ENTERTAINMENT, for the Benefit of • Mr. CHALMERS. i j Mr. BATES's night ivill le on FRIDAY.