£' _.ar with a proper proportion of commif-
Joned officers. After further debate, this
motion wa likewise negativcd ; and the whole
bill fell of courle.
'i he house sac till a late hour, debating on
the hill for laying duties on inuff, tobacco,
and loaf sugar—a motion to rejedt the billon
Ls firft reading,was at length negatived, and
the bill referred to the committee of ti*e
whole this day.
THEATRE.
The performance at the Theatre to-mor
row evening promises much gratification to
the public. The Weft Indian is a piece of
well known merit, and when aliilted by
the maftcrly abili*i-S of Mr. Lbal>n:rs
end other performers of merit, will .un
doubtedly render the highest fatislaeiion.
The consideration moreover of rewarding
a petfenmir of li.s m rit, whose exer
tions to pleak, have been so diitingudhed,
will doubt Ida be a very powerful motive
in attracting a refpedabie audience. —
We can fay little of the Pantomime, only
tha; in the general character of Harlequin,
Mr. Chalmers is said not to have left an equal
behind him.
By this Day's Mail. ,
PORTSMOUTH, May 10.
Arrived here on Wednesday lad, the
brig Betty, John Salter, Jim. matter, in
48 days from Da.t 1110 m h,( Eng. )Captairi
Salter communicates the followinginlereft
ing particulars —That two days previous
to his leaving Dartmouth, it was currently
reported, that the French had taken Guern
feyanJ Jersey:—that the day h- left that
place, other corroborating accounts of the
lame ta£t had Been received—much credit
was'given to the intelligence by many in
Dartmouth—that there was a very hot
press in molt of t'h - Briiiifh Ports, and that
orders had been HRied to double the militia;
That about 25 fail of the line had failed
From Breit, a variety of conjectures were
formed of their destination, among which
tiiat, they had gone to the Well-Indies,
with a new to recapture some of their if
larids was the molt prevailing. Capt. Sal
ter inform that Capt. M'Qaoid in the
fchooiier L'ttle John of Baltimore bound
to Bremen, Capt. Ramirsage, in the Brig
Mavv Ann of Philadelphia, hound to Fal
mouth had put into Dartmouth in distress,
oc'cafioned by had weather which they had
met with on their passage—the latter had
received orders from London to proceed to
.1 Amsterdam.
Capt. Salter has favored us with Eng.
lifh papers to the 20th of March, from
which after a careful perusal, the following
extracts are feledied as the m«ft material:
LONDON, March 17.
Intelligence is received, that the French
have for the present changed their inten
tiorsof visiting, Great Britain, firlt in
tending the conqned of the IfLn 1 of Jer
sey. The force is collected at St. Maloes;
the number a>Tiounced is 10, coo men.
The force at Je. fey confills of the 63d
regiment, which is 600 llrong ; about 800
royalills in Rrrtifh pay; five companies of
invalids; and about4ooo militia.
A letter from Lyons, has the following
curious paragraph : " Jean Baptilta Vic
torie Guillotine, M. D. formerly of Ly
ons, was lately among the multitude who
have been executed here : he was charged
with having corresponded with perfojis at
Turin. It is an extraordinaiv thing that
he (hould fuffer death by an inltrument of
his own invention. He died with great
relu&ance; and declared, that when he
produced his instrument to the world, it
was from motives of humanity alone !"
On the the 13th ult. the grand arsenal
of Corunna was burnt down. Sixty per
sons perilhed in the conflagration, and 30
others were dangerously burnt. It is sup
posed to have been set 011 fire by the
French refugees, four of whom are taken
lip, on suspicion.
By an American gentleman who left
Brest on Friday lad we learn, that theie
were thirty-one fail, besides a great num
ber of frigates lying at single anchor, rea
dy to put to sea at the fhoiteft warning.
"hey were all apparently in excellent con
dition.
Their supposed object is for the present
to intercept if possible the Gibraltar home
ward bound fleet, which eonlids of 170
fail, and having, it is thought, a very
A rong convoy. It is to be hoped Lord
Howe's appearance will cool the ardor of
their expectations. They are now out,
and, as long as they keep the sea, the
public anxiety is not likely to be abated.
Accounts from Tuikey, received at
Vienna the 19th ult. Hate that several
Ruffian, veflels had bees captured, in ..the
Archipelago, by French frigates, in light
of Turkish men of»war, without the leaii
interference of the latter. v
The valuable French fleet of St. Do
mingo men, have got fafe into the ports
of France, under the convoy of two 74
gun ships.
It was yedfirday reported at Plymouth,
that accounts had arrived there from
France of the following fleet having failed
from Bred, for the p'.irp.ofe of making 1
defce.it on some part of this kingdom, or
Ireland, viz. 22 fail of the line, 15 fri
gates, and 117 transports, having 65,00 a
troops on board. We cannot, how-vs.,
irive the leait credit to this rumor at pre
sent.
The allied fleets assuredly remain com
plete tri alters of the Mediterranean ; 110
ships of consequence can pass in or out of
the ports either of Toulon or Marseilles,
without observation ; in consequence of
which the importation of grain, and other
necefTaries, is almolt entirely put a flop to.
ALBANY, May 12.
A gentleman of refpeftability, from
Skeenfborough, informs us, that the arti
cle which has, appeared in one of the
northern papers, that our provision boats,
on Lake-Champlain, had been flopped
and detained by the British, has no foun
dation in truth—on the contrary, the in
tercourse is as free and interrupted, as at
any time heretofore. He adds, however,
as the probable cause of the report, that
there had been a continuance of south
winds on the lake for nearly three weeks,
which prevented the usual return of our
boats.
He further adds, (notwithstanding the
contrary is alferted in some of the immacu
late New-York papers) that armed veflels
are pofiiiyely fitting up at the port of St.
John's.
NEW-YORK, May 19.
By the brig Mary, Capt,, Haley, in 48
' days from Bred, we have received the
following important intelligence:
About the 20th bt March an engage
ment took place between the French and
PruiTian armies, which ended in a signal
victory on the lide of the Republicans;
in thisa&ion, glorious for the cause of li
berty, upwards of 6000 of th e slaves of
the despotic Prussian monarch bit the
dull.
Valenciennes and Conde, were aftuallv
retaken some time before Captain Haley
failed.
Victory has also crowned their efforts
againtt Spain, and many of her towns
are now in their possession. In addition
to all this, we are positively affu.ed, not
a veltige of the rebel army is left ; hav
ing ahnoft to a man paid the forfeit of
their henious crimes.
At sea success has equally favored their
druggies; several of the Cork fleet, and
29 valuable ships from the Streights bound
to London, had changed their course, and
entered different French ports with in
verted colours.
Provilions at Brest and in every town
in France, were very plenty, and an im
portant stroke was meditating against Eng
land ; eight line of battle ships with se
veral transports had failed for Jersey and
Guernsey, and had no doubt of becom
ing mallei sos those two Islands. The
Brest fleet confided of about 55 fail of
the line ; Captain BOMPARD has got
the command of a 74 gun ship.
We further learn, that the Pottuguefe
have sent a fleet to the mouth of the
Streights, to check the Algerines.
Diary.
Translated from French rewfpapers re
ceived by the Mary, Capt. Haley.
PARIS, 12 Ventofe.
Numerous crouds began to aflemble
early this morning before the doors of
the Butchers, in the fame manner as they
did some months finee before those of the
Bakers. This attradted the attention of
the Council-General of the Commune;
and it was decreed that the Halls of the
Butchers ftiould not be ope.ned before 6
o'clock in the morning ; That the Com
mandant-General, is requested, to prevent
the Citizens from alfembling before the
said hour at the doors of the butchers,
and that those who should transgress this
order, should be imptifoned in the next
guard house, during the diflribution of
prov fions.
This scarcity of pvovifions, remarks a
Sans Culottes Philosopher, is another in
dance of malevolence, which takes ad
| vantage of these opportunities, to deftrov
the rcafon and justice of the people, and
carjy them into excelTes. It will not suc
ceed in this perfidious project. The peo
ple will expe£t with a patience and te
fignation truly Republican, the result of
the wife meafiues which the constituted
authorities employ to restore abundance •
and if they have not all the success which
they have reason to expett, what must.be
<lone? We mull rnfh in a body to the
frontier, seize all the magazines of our
dismayed enemies ! And by this general
movement, retort upon them the utmost
extremes of war and famine ; nourjfh
oqrfelves with their provisions, and thus
turn upon them all those evils, which in
their attrocious calculations they had de
signed for us !
We are far from this direful extremity.
We have no need of an* other fuccorthan
gpod faith one amongst another in so dif
ficult a moment, which added to an almost
usivei lal benevolence will soon pass away.
There *will be no more public calamities if
egotism and avarice, did not so greedily
feiie. upon every embarrafling moment,
whidh occurs to us.
The society of Cordeliers have juftpub
lifhed a decree of the society of the friends
| of the rights of man, importing that Fa
bre d'Eglaptine, Philippeaux, Bcmrdon,
de L'Oife & Camille Defmoulin, have at
tempted to rekindle the ashes of the Brif
fotkies ; re-excite its infamous manoevres
and its atrocious projects ; that in conse
quence of which they had forfeited the
confidence of the ,society, are regarded
by it as traitors to their country unworthy
to fit in the bosom of the convention,
and above all amongil the inhabitants of
tire mountain, whom theyconiider as the
Tarpeian rock, and from the heights of
which they will one day precipitate them.
Revolutionary Tribunal.
Laurent Veyrens, aged 35 years, and No
el Defchamps, aged 40 years, having both
been convicted of having carried on corres
pondence arid communications with the roy
alists, and of having corfTpired against the
unity and indivisibility of the republic,
are condemnid to fuffer death.
ARRIVED.
Ship Portland, Robinfcn, Amsterdam
Bristol, Durry, Ferrol
Industry, Havens, Havre-de Grace
Brig William, George, Turks Islands
Mary, Haley, Brest
Corabrook, Stevens, Liverpool
Greenfield, Mumford, Jackmell
Schooner Hope, Perry, Norfolk
Sloop Ranger, Dunn, Philadelphia
Happy Couple, Sills, Edenton
Capt. Haley, of the brig Mary, arrived
here on Saturday, from Brest, ha# favoured
us with the following names of sundry mas
ters of veflels, captured and carried into
France, bound to different ports in Europe.
At the Port of Brejl, viz.
Capt. John Thompson, Imp Concord, of
Philadelphia, bound to Amfteidam.
Capt. James Johnson, ship John & James,
of Peterlburgh, Virginia, bound for' Fal
mouth, for orders.
Capt. John Chandler,brig Union, of Bos
ton, bound for Spain.
Capt. James Spalding, brig Commerce, of
Boston, bound for Amlterdam.
Capt. Tucker, brig Harmony, of Port
land, hound for Spain.
Capt. Elias C , schooner , of
Boston, bound for Spain.
Capt. Florance Donavan, brig Cleopatra,
of Philadelphia, from Bremen, bound to
Philadelphia ; this veflel retaken by the En
glish, and carried into Plymouth, Captain
and part of the crew in Brest.
\ Capt. Benjamin Rogers, ship Thomas, of
Newburry Port,from Riga, bound for Spain;
this fliip never heard off, Capt. and part of
the crew in Brest.
Nathan Haley, brig Mary, of New-York,
bound for London.
At the Port of Morlaix, as follows
Elias Syms, ship George, of Boston, bound
for Bremen.
Wopdbury, ship Neptune, of Boston bound
for the Isle of Wight; this ship sent to Brest
to discharge her cargo.
At the Port of Havre-de-Grace, viz.
Benjamin Berry, brig , of Boston,
bound for Amsterdam.
Ship Sophia, of Baltimore.
Twenty two more of American veflels in
this Port, names unknown.
Bourdeaux —by the different accounts from
this Port, there is about one hundred and
fifty fail of American veflels.
At St. Malo. viz.
Capt. Stephens, ship , of Charles
ton, bound for Amsterdam.
1 Capt. Black, brig , of Providence,
bound for Amsterdam.
: At Cherbourg, viz.
John Clark, brig John, of Baltimore,
bound for Amsterdam.
Ship Indian Chief, of Virginia.
Three other American veflels, names un
known.
4 I
' ! -« •" V ' • : k ' •• A
r Oleron—feveral fail of Americans in this
Port.
Snridry fail of Danes and Swedes in all
the Po.ts.
Capt. Haley, on Sunday 30th of March,
(poke at 5 P. M. the brig Equality, of Bal
timore, Capt. Jofcph White, jun. from the
Isle of France, bound to Oftend, out 109
days; after informing him of the troubles
in Europe, he said he would not proceed on
his voyage, but would be glad to accompa
ny him to New-York, which with pleasure
he agreed to, but after being in company
two days, the wind being very strong to the
westward he informed him that his people
were all much beat out, being so long at Tea
that he ihould not be able to proceed on,
but must put away for Cork.
The some day, spoke the (hip St. Mary's
llanter, of London, out ten weeks.
Philadelphia.
SHIP NEWS.
In Capt.Young of the Hoop Independ
ence, in 9 days from Bermuda, came the
mate of the sloop Sally, Hayes, Philadel
phia, which was condemned there on the
6th instant, and two other American gen
tlemen passengers in the Independence
from Bermuda, inform, that they still
continue committing depredations, and
fending in American veflels as usual.
A brig, Capt. Smith of Rhode-Island,
on her p adage from'Jacquemel,home ward,
was captured and sent into Bermuda, out
of which was taken 7000 dollars ; and
the vefTel and cargo, confiding of coffee,
condemned. Capt. Smith purchased the
brig at 600 dollars, and failed from Ber
muda two days before Capt. Young left
that place.
They further inform, that the follow
ing Bermudian privateers were sent on the
coast of America, in order to take all coaft
ei s laden with flour: Goodrich's three
mailed schooner called the Experiment,
Morgan, of 16 guns; the fch'r. Duke
of York, Ingraham, of 14 guns; the
sloop Britania, Seymour of 12 guns ; and
the (loop Hope,; Tucker of 2 guns.
Capt. Tower? left at Aux-Cayes, the
Ihip Hananh, Parrott, of Savannah, for
New-York, to fail in 10 days—brig Eli
zabeth Coats, Young for Newbury-Port,
and the f hooner Commerce, Bowers of
Charleston, to fail in 2 days^
=*
NEW THEATRE.
Mr. Chalmers' Night:
TO-MORROW EVENING,
May 21.
Will be performed,
A COMEDY, called
The Wejl hidian.
Stockwell, Mr. FenneJl
Belcour, Mr. Chalmers
Capt. Dudley, Mr. Green
Charle Dudley, Mr. Cleveland
Major O'Flaherty) Mr. Whitlock
Stukely, Mr. De Moulin
F. llmer, Mr. Finch
Vll land, Mr. Bates
Sailor, Mr. Bliffett
Lady Rufport, Mrs. Shaw
Charlotte Rufport, Mrs. Marshall
Louisa Dudley, Mils W:llems
Mrs. Fulnier, Mrs. Rowfon
Lucy, Mrs. Cleveland
Housekeeper, Mrs. Bates ,
End of the Comedy, M-. Chalmers will;
recite GARKICK's ODE, on eredlinj a
statue in honor of Shakespeare.
The vocal parts by Miss Broadhurft, MXs
Willeffls, &c.
To which will be added;
A Pantomi uic Sketch, ih one asl
called the
Triumph of Mirth;
O R,
Harlequin s Animation.
In which will be introduced the Animating,
Gladiator, arid Dving Scenes.
The character of Harlequin, (for that night
only) by Mr. ChalmerJ
Don Pafticio, Mr. De Moulin
Don Ronando Sangrado, Mr. Cleveland
Slidero, Mr. Green
Magician, Mr, Warrell
Waiter, Master Warrell
Statuary, Mr. Darley j u®,
Clovvn, Mr. Bliflett
Mirth, (withi song) Miss Broadhurft
Cclombine, Miss Willems
To conclude with a dance by the charac
ters.
Tickets to be had of Mr. Chalhiers, at No
63, Third llreet, south, and at the usual pla
ces.
, On Friday) the DUENNA, with RO
BINSON or Harlequin Friday,'
for the benefit of Mr. Bates.
Mr. Morris's night will be on Monday
next, the 26th inlt.