"-April 24.
m By a vtffel which arrived yesterday
from Gaudaloupe we have had the plea-
Aire to learn the entile reduition of that
Island to the British dominion.
A very severe cannonade was heard at
Bafleterre on Sunday, which was at length
reduced, sword in hand on Tuefidav, it is
fttid that one half of the town was redu
ced to ashes.
The brig Liberty, Capt. Forfter, arri
ved this day from London, after a pSflage
of 34 days from the lands end; (he failed
in company with the fleet for the lee
ward Islands, out of which only three
were bound to this Colony, viz. the (hip
BrOofce, Capt. Oliver, the fliip Venus,
Capt. Kidd, and the (loop Mercury, Capt.
Lockhart. On her passage out, (he spoke
a (hip which failed in company with the
John of Liverpool, Capt. Richardson,
bound to this Island ; Capt. Foriter was
informed by the master of her, that (he
had fallen in with 4 French frigates (from
which (He had the good fortune to escape)
having 8 Englffh merchant (hips as pri
zes, and that he -Was under apprehensions
of tha John being one of them.
ROSEAU (Dominica) April lOi
St. Lticia surrendered at 9 o'clock in
the morning of the 4th init. the French
Garrison marched out of Morne Fortune
and laid down their arms as prifbneis of
war, they ave to be sent to France, not
to serve against the arms of his Britan
nic Majeity during the war.
His Royal Higlmefs Prince Edward
taking pofleflion with the Grenadiers and
Light Infantry hoisted the British colors,
& changed the name to that of Fort Char->
lotte. The 6th and gth regiments are
left under the command of Colonel Gor
don.
'Not a man killed or wounded.
Immediately after the surrender of the
Island of Martinique, his Excellency Sir
Charles Grey iflued a proclamation cal
ling upon the several Officers in the French
Courts of Law to come in and enter up
on their functions—in all matters that re
late between individual and individual, un
til his Majelty's pleasure be further known
-—Another was likewise iflfued, forbidding
that any French persons (hould appear
with Cockades, Crofles, or any other
narks of diftin<Stion» Unless authorized
by the King of Great Britain.
NASSAU, April 22.
Although the winds have been extreme
. ly favorable for veflels from the continent,
for a fortnight proceeding Monday, we
are without any later intelligence from
that quarter, than has already been given
in this Gazette.
From this circumflance, we are led to
believe that the greatest diligence has been
nfed in communicating the order for the
embargo throughout the dates, and that
it has been rigidly enforced.
Some of the Amcncan political writers
are of opinion, that the efforts made to
dij*c£t the ftrcam of labor towards manu
factures and commerce, have been already
productive of injury to their country, and 1
if; persevered in, may be of infinite detri
ment to her interests. I
A country thinly inhabited, and pro
ductive of the fruits of the earth, invites '
td. agricultural pursuits. The cheapncfs
of land compensates in a certain ratio for 1
the high price of labor—but that due
proportion must be loft, when in a coun- '
try thus circumstanced, a fondnefs for ,
manufactures and (hipping is allowed to
fupercede the attention requisite for the ]
cultivation of the earth.
New-England indeed forms an excep- r
tion to this observation. There, a nu
merous population, sterile foil, and long )
winter, compel the inhabitants to have
recoui fe to other means for acquiring sub- 1
fiftence, than what the culture of the earth
affords. The fifheries on their coasts in
vite to naval employment: And it will be 1
fjund on enquiry, that of the native Ame
rican seamen, full two-thirds are New- I
England men.
Of the crews that navigate the (hips ll
belonging to the middle and fouthcrn
states, it is truly surprising what a small \
proportion are Americans. Let the na
tives of England, Scotland and Ireland, E
be taken from the American veflels, and
very few seamen indeed will be left to man I,
cither a commercial or military navy.
These things will of course, correct
thcmfelves. There is a certain level, or P
proportion, if you will, that however dis
tributed at times, will eventually take Si
place. And perhaps the present -embar-
M , f
raflments of America may accelerate the
y ascertaining of this desideratum in her po
i- litical economy.
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J PHILADELPHIA,.
s MAY 22.
The vessel and cargo taken from Captain
Barney, arid condemned at Jamaica, is valu
ed at 56,000 dollars.
A correspondent suggests that Congress
can find rro difficulty in defraying the ex
pences of the proposed army of 25,000 men,
» since a very ingenious merfiber has discover
, ed a surplus in the Treasury of three millions
of dollars.
The estimated expence of the Provisional
corps was reported by the committee and
stated in the House of at
only 350,000 dollars: this in an incendiary
paragraph in a factious paper is swelled to
the enormous fiim of 4 millions: the quo
ariimo is eaftly seen through.
The inconsistency of certain paragraphs
and certain men is all of a piece with the
measures of a certain party : a perpetual ef
fort on the one hand to excite to war, and a
perpetual opposition to all the measures ne
cessary to condudt a war fuccefsfully.
By two refutations pafied yefttrday, in
the .House of Representatives, Cungrefs
•are to rife on the third of June, and meet
on the firll Monday of November.
Extra# of a letter from StjEnftatius, May 4.
" American property now goes unmolest
ed, and every encouragement given them.
Guadaloupe is taken, and the British fleet
fails to-morrow for England."
Yesterday arrived the stoop Elizabeth,
Capt. Webb, in 7 days from Charleston. —
From Capt. Webb we have the following
information. That he failed from Charlel
ton with the ship Charleston, Capt. Garman,
and brig Nymph, Capt. Webb : On Mon
day last, off Chincoteague, was boarded by
the British privateer" lchooner Flying-Filh,
M'Kenna, matter, of Bermuda, mounting
12 guns—they kept pofleffion of the sloop
a considerable time; went into the cabin,
which they rumaged, and took off a variety
of articles, the fea-fiores of the paflengers,
&c. —they then gave chace to the Nymph,
until 6 0 clock in the evening, but did not
come up with her.—That on Tuesday as he
came into the Cr.pes, was again chaced by
the privateer until he arrived at the Light-
House, when a large lhip hov? in Tight, upon
discovering which the privateer shortened
fail, to wait her coming up —The (hip ap
peared very large, and (hewed 16 guns, hiift
ed British colours, fired two guns to leeward
and Hood up the Bay, the schooner in chace,
and was very near the ship, opposite the
Brdwn: when night coming on and Capt.
Webb being under fail loft fight of them.
The privateer had boarded the Charleston
previous to Capt. Webb's floop.—ln the
Charleston are 47 passengers.
Died, at New-York, on the 18th inft.
after a long indisposition, suddenly and
unexpeaedly, Mrs. Theodosia, conic-rt
of the Honorable Aar6n Burr, Esquire.
1 heatrical Intelligence, Ordinary and Ex
traordinary.
On Friday eve' next (as the Play-bill re
lates }
(T' discount other Bills) is a Bill for Bill
Bates,
To which he invitfs all the town, grave
and gay,
To fee wit and humour pourtray'd in a
Play;
Tis an Op'ra approved by critical men
As a laughable treat, from fam>d Sheri
dan's pen,
Byname Ihe Duenna, in which you
may view
The tricks an Old Maid played a roguifli
young Jew ;
Who gave up his eonfcience, love, honor,
tor pelf,
And by'fairing to cheat, was the dupe
of himfelf. r
The parts(in Dramatical phrase) are well
And will meet support, from the firft to
the lad.
Meflrs. Bates, Finch and Darley, (hall
laughter excite,
Whilst fair Broadhurft and Warrell, with
linging delight,
Each (hall willingly ast in their feign'd
lituation, 6
[ " h0 b P a e tl 0 0 f n reWard from 5 0ur kind appro
farce > a ft range -whinfual
sha!l /4 r ° logUe - reC:te ' ,t was - writ by Some. ,
e To Jny-lody addreff'd, and faith fiat to
jeer it,
He humbiy requests Etiery body to hear
it.
And then to conclude, you'll have song,
dance and rhime,
Dreff'd un in the form of grotefquc Pan- 1
tomim ,
'Tis an extra# of mirth, on De Foe's sa
l vorite plan
Of Old Robin/on Crufoe with Vriday his
Man,
, f excite jov and laughter and crown the
whole scene,
, You'll amufemcnt receive from the gay
Harlequin
Who, by flights, tricks and leaps (hall e
lude all pursuit,
, And in adtion converse, tho' hit tongue
remains mute.
In fliort he will use every art and endeavor,
Ii you'll come, to obtain your good-will
and favor,
N. B I'or ladie9 there's places referv'd
i.i the Boxes,
In the Gallery room for smart lads and
their Doxies;
Andthofe who're resolved in neither to fit,
May find situ atioi.s below in the Pit.
With a wish on that night, all his friends
there to- fee,
Te the public he humbly subscribes, W. B.
By this Day's Mail.
-YORK, May 21,
ExttaftM a letter from a r-fp e Hable mer
cantde house in L,Jbon, to their correfbon
dent in this city, dated March 18, 1794.
" We have hopes that the time is now
near, when business will again be done be
twixt us &-the states with its farmer liber
ty and difembarrafiment ,and that you will
have an opportunity of fending again
your fiiips to Europe, as it is reported that
the Portuguefs has or will declare war a
gainst the Algerines ; and will soon have
a fleet out against them as formerly."
ARRIVED.
Ship Aurora, Hovey, London
Sch'r Harriot, Granton, Barbadoes
Capt. Hovey of the (hip Aurora, on
the 23d April, at 10, a. m. spoke ship
—-—, Capt. Andw. Miller, bound from
Liibou to Philadelphia, out 25 days, who
supposed himfelf in lat. 34. odd': Also
brig-. , fr:im Hamburgh, out 28 day 3
Capt. John Hodge, long. 38 odd, bound
to Philadelphia, who informed the Alge
rines had taken 14 faih In lat. 38, 35
north, spoke the Columbia, from Boston,
out 13 days, April 28. May 9, lat. 39,
27, spoke a Portuguese ship from Lisbon,
Noftra Senhoradel Mar?velhas, for Phila
delphia, out 50 days, had taken in a cargo
of lalt at St. Übes j the Captain inform
ed us that a tieaty was made
j Portugal and the Dey of Algiers for a
twelve month, at the expiration of which
the Portuguese were either to pay the
Dey four millions of piasters yearly, or
tO declare war. By the treaty, Ameri
carf /hips have an unmolested right to
trade to Portugal. 12th. Spoke an arm
ed (hip letter of marque from Liverpool,
bound to Philadelphia, out 53 days, (he
mounted l<> $Uns, long. 61 weft. 16th.
Spoke a brig bowid to Boston from Gua
daloupe, Capt. D v avid Shelburne.
NORFOLK, May 14.
On Monday last arrived here the schooner
Industrious Mary, Capt. Ht'nter, in 14 days
from St. Bartholomews. Capt. Hunter in
forms, that the Englilh landed a»ld took pos
session of Point Petre, (Guadaloitpe) about
the 10th of April, after a fire of 6 horn's ;
they surrendered at discretion j the Mole
was in pofieffion of the English on the 21ft,
and Balfeteire surrendered on the 25th April,
with little opposition. In consequence of
several Americans being found in the Foil"
Fleur d'Epec, ail the Americans at Point
Petre were put in confinement.
We undcrltand by a letter from a gentle
man at Savannah, that the French have tak
en the island of St. Mary's from the Spani
ards.
1 he (hip Mary, Preble, from this port,
to London, is put into Boulogne.
T he brig Industry, Blake, from this port,
arrived at Gravefend the 6th of March.
CHARLESTON, May 5.
To Citizen Fonfpertius, Consul cf the
French Republic.
Fhe citizens of Charleston conceive them
selves under many and great obligations
for your veryjfimely interposition and ju
dicious proclamation of exerting your
| powers to put a (lop to thecruel bloodshed,
murders and aflaflinations, which are el
| molt daily committed in our streets by the
I Frcuch i'camen who now croud our liar-
0 bour. It is to you citizen, that within a
few days past our city has enjoyed some
r tranquillity,' a«d that the laws of our
country havebeen madeto be refpedled by
, a foreign er.
A French Defendant.
This day, the Committee of the House
. of Reprefentativesof the United States,
appointed in Januarylaft, to make enquiry
1 into th« tranfactiouj of the Treasury De
partment } brought in a report—which
was read :—lt contains a very lengthy
statement of fa£ts. Ordered to be printed.
The Baltimore Daily Advertlfer of Tues
day last, contains an association signed by 63
masters and mates of veflels, in which they
declare they will not proceed to sea, until
they can be allured that the flag of the Uni
ted States will be refpedled, and their persons
feeured. 7 he reasons for this resolution as
'fated at large—are the insults and loflts they '
have fuftamed, and are liable to while the
laws of nations are so shamelessly violated
by British privateers and men of war. The
above association shall appear at large to
moriow.
Arrived at Philadelphia,
Ship Charlelton, German, Charleflon 14,
An English Letter of Marque, of 16
guns, belonging to Liverpool, is arrived
in the Delaware : An American brig i*
also arrived at the Fort, name unknown.
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NEW THEATRJ2.
Mr. Bates's Night.
TO-MORROW EVENING,
May 23.
Will be performed,
A COMIC OPERA, called
THE DUENNA;
O R,
"7be Double Elopement.
Don Jerome, Mr. Finch
Don Ferdinand, Mr. Marshall
Aut ," mo > Mr. Francis
Larlos > Mr. Darley, jun.
L°P ez ' , Mr. Bliflet
lather Paul, Mr. Darley
rather Francis, Mr.Warrell
Starved Friar, Mr. De Moulin
Isaac • Mendoza, Mr. Bate*
Clara, ' Miss Broadhurft
Louisa, Mrs. VVarrell
Flo r a, Mrs. Cleveland
Margaret, (the Duenna) Mm. Shaw
In the oourfe of, the Opera, Mr. Bates will
(for that night Only) introduce a vocal
fquealung grunting rhiming Rhapfodv,
called '
The Learned Pig •
OR,
The Fortune-Teller on All Fours.
Preceding the Kntertainment, a Whimftcal
Pantomimical PROLOGUE, supposed to
be written by Some-Body, addrefTed to
Any-Body, to be heard by Every-Body, and
to be delivered iri the character of NO
-1 BODY, by Mr. Bates.
e At the conclusion of which, he will (for
r that night onlyj
Leap thro' a Grand Tran/parent Star, **
} Eight feet high, illuminated with
Fire Works.
To which will be added,
; In two parts , for the firft time at this The
atre, the Pantomime of
Robinson Crufoe ;
OR, J
HARLEQUIN FRIDAY.
With the original Music, Scenery, Machi
nery, Drefles, he.
The Scenery designed and painted by Mr.
Milbourne.
The Pautomime produced under the direc
tion of Mr. Bates.
Robinson Crufoe, Mr. Whitlock
* ,ierot > , Mr. Darleyjun,
Spaniard, Mr. Cleveland
Pantaloon, Mr. De Moulin
nt 01 • /. , Mr - ®'*flet
Capt.of Ship, (with a song) Mr. Darley
Harlequin Friday, (for that night
only) by Mr. Bates
Columbine, Miss Willems
In A3 the Firjl,
A Dance of Indian Savages.'
At the conclusion of the Enti rtainment
Mr. Quefnet, from the Optra House in Pa'ris
w 11 dance
Une Entrie Pqjlorale.
Being his firft appearance in this country.
Tickets to be had of Mr. Bates, at the cor
ner of south Seventh and Chefnut ftrtcts.
Carr's Musical Repository, Market street'
The Office of the Theatre, and of Mr.
Franklin, where places maybe taken.
On Monday, a Comedy, (never perform
ed here) called, SHE WOULD and SHE
WOULD NOT, or the KIND IMPOR
TER. With entertainments for the benefit
of Ms. Morris.
Mr. WHTTLCCK's NIGHT on
nefday th. 18th.