W > v Si. - ■ -- • 1 ' ' Major reported, from the j con duce on pririleges and tie. «U», to , uhoin wis n.t«red a reprefen.ation ot , Colonel Arferfon, late cte»ma« ti,e_ appointed oft the dajof Dumber 1793 ; which was read dud as follows: , r Report, that they Ha* taken the fame , into consideration, and find, that fho.tlj after the adjournment of the egia 1111, , in Dec. last, anions were brought by t\- Jexander Moultrie, at tJ* inftanee, and as the attorney, of Stepten Drayton, against Colonel Robert Anderfon, Henry .hi- ! am DefaufluK, John Rutledge, jun. 11- mothy ford, John Drayton, James Hunt and Gapfoiii Butler, a wmmittw, appointed by this hjfeftfe, at the tail leffi un, to examine into, and afeeita.n t.u truth of a report, that an a.med force was levying within thia thte, by perforis under a foreign authority, without the permission, and contrary to tne express prohibition of the government ot tne Raited, States, and of this ftatc. That the laid Cuits were avowedly com menced bv the said Alexander Moultrie, against the laid committee, for what they did as members of the fame. \ our com mittee have, therefore, uiianimoufly come to the following resolutions, which they recommended Us be adopted by the house, vi::. Resolved, Fuji, that the freedom of debate, and the liberty of ading "without the external reftramt of fear or influence, couftitutc the mail valuable privileges of the Jegiflature ; and form the ftror.geft palladium of the rights of jhe people. Resolved, Secondly, that from the na ture of the conthtution of this Hate, it is eflential and inherent in the legislature, that the members thereof, aiting in either house, are not liable and cannot legally be qnellioiied elfevvhere, for their conduit, or the motives thereof. Resolved, thirdly, that while each house necessarily possesses the right of cenluring or punishing improper conduit in any of its members, it is equally the province ti the house, to protect the mem bers thereof from molestation from any other person, or in any other place. Resolved, Fourthly, that as the above have always been the received and known usage of the legislature of this country, ,any person, by proccfs of law, or other wise, attempting to infringe or coimteraft the fame, acts in open contempt and defl ate of the rights, powers and privileges \ti the legislature, and deserves the seve rest anirnad vevfions therefore. Resolved, fifthly, that Stephen Dray, ton, for prosecuting the members of a tommiitee of this house, for conduit in the home; and Alexander Moultrie, for having ailed as attorney in this behalf, and lifting process of law, and causing them to be arretted, have knowingly, wilfully, and flagrantly violated the rights, pawers and privileges of the house of re presentatives. Resolved, sixthly, thSt in the opinion of this committee, any attorney, within this state, commencing or prosecuting a suit, against any member of this house, for any thing said or done by him, as a member (he the said attorney knowing the said suit is forfomething fai<j or done as a mem ber) is unworthy of his office, and ought not to be fuffered to paaftice in any of the courts of judicature under the authority of this ttate. Resolved, fryenthly, that the said Alex ander Moultrie, and Stephen Drayton, having knowingly, wilfully, and flagrant ly violated the l ights and privileges of this house, be immediately sent for by a spe cial messenger and fourthwith brought to attend this house. The resolution being read it was resolv ed, unanimously, that this house do con cur with the committee on the said refo littions. On motion, resolved, that the firft fix foregoing resolutions, be made out by the clerk of this house, and served on the judges of the superior courts of law and equity of this Hate. Ordered, that the resolution be publfh ed in the fcveral gazettes of this ftatc. NORFOLK, May 15. On Tuesday last arrived in Chesapeake Cay, tbe (hip St. Ann, Captain Juan Mathias de Leredo, in 55 days from Cadiz. —Tll whom came passenger, Capt. Cambe'l, of Philadel phia, who brings the following iuterefting intelligence. That there was lying in Cadiz, twenty two fail of the line, eight frigates, and two sloop* of war belonging to the Spaniards.— Four fail of the line and two frigates of this timber, -were daily expected to fail as con- ! toy, for a fleet of merchantman for the rfa< J ! var.ua, And tlrf remaining number was not j : half manned—'That there -was dead and sic k, ; i 3,000 at the Spanifla army» on tee frontiers of France, with the plague. Cadiz, March 18. We the fubferibers commanders of Ame rican vessels now in this port, and ready, ior sea, having received intelligence that a Spa nish fleet of 4 ships of the line and two iri gates would tail from here.tor the Weft In dies in a few days,, have thought proper to make application to the commander of laid fleet to take our vessels under his convoy ..rid j afford us his protection ; we received for 1 answer that application (hculd be made by j our Consul, and when told we had no | fill here, his answer was that, we ought to j ' have, and a fleet to proteCt otirfelvts for he j i could afford us bo protection: In confe- j i-uence of w'hirh we are under the rifagree able necefnty of declaring we intend to re main here until we have a iiiificient convoy granted lis, as there is now out on a cruise 17 fail of Algerine Corsairs, the leilt of which II guns; betides a great number of brats armed with swivels and mulkets, and each boat carrying from 18 to 25 oien ; and fhoiild we fill into their hands we have nothing to expeCt but perpetual slavery, as, the Tyrant of Algiers lias declared he wiil not raniom an American on any terms whatever ; we have intelligence daily from Algiers, and learn that our countrymen there arc treated in a crue land Clocking manner. Peace is concluded on for 50 years between Portugal and Algiers, and if we have not a Seet to protect our trade we may expert the mod serious consequences, as the Algerine Corsairs have g«ne to the Northward, and nave de clared they intend Lo pay a vif.t to the Ame rican coast, in the Summer. They live al ready fitted fbme of the American prizes for c'ruifers, and are fitting more. Cornelius Merchant, Hcifton, James Pirrock, Philadelphia, Wm. J. Flummer, Softutt, Joseph Girdler, Ma'bh-head, Daniel White, Rifion, Edward Lewis, Marblehead, Daniel Huhornt, Saiem, Edw.rd Brock, Philadelphia, William Burrow, Boston, John Beckford. Salem, William Younge, Baltimore. ' PHILADELPHIA, MAY 26. At a Meeting of the CAPTAINS and MATES of vessels, held at Philadel phia, at the tavern of Mr. Barnabas M'S'iane, on Friday 2 3d May, I ygj., in confequenc: of advertisements publilhtd in the different newspapers of Philadel phia, the following Refoives were una nimously agreed to:— RESOLVED, That the f bfcribers will absolutely refnfe taking charge of any vefiel, or leave this port for ten days from this date. Refolded, That the pilots be requested not to take charge of any veiTc!, to carry them down, for the fame space of time. Resolved, In cafe any captain or mate (hall be discharged by his owner, for an adherence to these refoives, we do pledge ourselves to each other that we will not ac cept of any vacant birth ttiat may be oc casioned thereby. Resolved, That a committee be now appointed to prepare a petition to Con gress, requesting a renewal of the embar go, to continue until such time as we can pursue our business with fafety and feeure from insult ; and that these refoives be presented to all the captains and mates now in port, to be signed by them ; he who refufes his name shall be taken down, and opposite to it fliall be wrote he refufes. Resolved, That every captain now pre sent (hall, to-morrow, hoist his colors, as a signal of having agreed to these lefolu tions ; by which means, the citizens at . large will be able to discriminate between the friends and enemies to the liberties of America. Resolved, That these refoives be pub liflied, and that the committee do forward copies of them to New-York, Baltimore, and Wilmington, and request a concur rence. These refoives weie agreed to, and signed by one hundred and four persons, at the place of meeting. By this Day's Mail. NEW-YORK, May 23. ( ExtraCt of a letter from St. Pierre, Martin ique, May .1. " All the American vessels, seized in this port, were yesterday condemned in gross; for haying aCfed contrary to the inflrs&ions of the 6th Nov. and Bth of Jan. and having been found here Supplying bad men in a bad cai'/e, -and as en.mics to Great Britain." | Capt. Stephens, arrived here yefterdav in 26 dayS from Jamaica, was boarded off i the I.ight-lloufe, cloifr 111 with Sandy j Hook, yelleiday morning (23d M?.y) by the Britifl) privateer schooner Fjying-Ftfti, of 10 iron 4poiimiers,and 4 wooden guns, Capt. M'Kirmey 5 from whom Capt. Ste phens took a pilot. M'Kinney informed Capt. Stephens that lie had eapuyed a French privateer ichooner, 3 days out from Charlelton, who fired a broad tide into M'Kinney, and killed 5 of his men. The above mentioned British privateer, came in the Hook a few days iince to wood and watev, during which time, (lie kept the National flag of France flying Rt her mail head ; M'Kinrtey, Commander of this vellel, was born in the city of New-York, fetved Jus apprsnticelhip to the sea, out of this port ; and was in this city two days ago. PROVIDENCE, May 17. Thursday la ft Capt. Perry, in a brig, arrived here from Lisbon, after a palfage of 45 days. The Captains Alger and Sheldon, of this port failed with him, under convoy of a PortUguese squadron. Extract of a letter from the American Con sul at Li/bort, to a mercantile house In this town, dated Inarch 18—receivedty Capt. Perry. " I have tht pleasure to inform you, that there is every reason to believe tl)at hostilities will lo n be renenewed between Purtvgal and Algiers, and th>t the Al gerires .vill of ctmrle be flint up in their ports again, and our navigation be o,iee more free from those pirates, though not fromfome others much more injurious to our jeneral commerce. This court has sent a £1 igate to Algiers, to inform the Deythat they will not ratify the Truce, and will never pay them any thing for a P<ace, being able and determined to (irotrft their own Tifade and Coast. But at the fame time I hope the United States will lend them some Aid, it being at least a,; much for oilr Advantage as for that of Portugal, that the Algcrines Ihould be contned." The following Algerine Cruizers were out the 23d or March, vis. four Frigates, of 44., 38, 32 and 28 guns; two Brigs, of 22 and 24; fix Xebecs, of 22 each ; one Polacte, of 14; one Schooner, of 12, and tffo Suralls, of 6 and 4. Capt, Perry informs, that the Algerine Cruizfrs Were all in port when he failed, the Rsmedan (orMahometan Lent) hav ing ctjmmenced. The ihip Betsey, Capt. William Page, of thit port, arrived Yeilerday at New port from the lie of France. SALEM, Massachusetts. AN AGREEABLE FACT. Last evening, the schooner Polly, Samuel IngerfoH, malter, arrived here r'rom Domi niqje. She, -with other American vessels, fell into the hands of the British, at Trinity (Martinique) and was sent to Dominique for " legal adjudication where, after be ing libelled, and fuffering plunder, and inju ry lo the vessel, file has been finally given up (whether with or without trial we did not unlerftand) with 19 other vessels and the r catgoes in the like predicament. —We may tiurefore hope, if the Bri'tifh have any fyf tein of procedure, that those vessels which fell into their hands at the other captured French illands, will be alio released.—There was a flying report at Dominique, not cre dited, of our Embargo. Provisions were very low, and feiling at vendue for almost nothing. From the St. *fames's Chronicle. An effectual method to prevent Mice from eating the grijn in flacks, or mows, or ebeeit, or other articles usually injured by these vermin. Mr. Macdonald of Scalpo, in the He brides having before fuffered considerably by Mice, put three or four stalks, with the leaves on, of wild mint, gathered in a field near a brook, at the bottom, near the centre, atid at the top of each Hack or mow, as it was railed, and never after had any of his grain consumed.—He then tried the lame experi ment Ills eheefe, and other artcles usu ally kept in llore, and often injured by mire, with equal effect, by laying a few leaves, green or dry, on the article to be preserved. The experiment is easy to be tryed, and if it proves generally effectual, is a valuable preventative. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED. Schr. Phoebe, Smith, Martinique 24 Kitty, Reily, Norfolk Frederickfburgh, Auderfon, Virg. Eagle, Burden, do. 4 Nancy, Colli 11, do, do. Stoop Abigail, , Portfrr.o'.uji 12 Three Fiifcnds, Bunker. Virg. 4. Fame, Sinfey, Cinrleflon II An AmerScair brig 13 arrived at tht Fort, ivhich is said to be the twig -Mary, Capt. Fleming of Philadelphia, from Si'. Croix. A feivVeltuls were {eirt cdhiing into the- ! Cap*6, names "unknown. Cnptani Fkniihg iriforrr.s, that he pas- Fed a brig to ChaHellon yelter day in the Bay, rrame unknown. v 3 — f— — ' From CorKeipoijDsirtS. The manufailory of Sugar in the Unit ed States is called an infant m»nufa<Sure by a great Sugar Baker in a certain houfej but he tells us immediately after* that more sugar is refined in the United States than is neceiTary to supply the whole coun try : Contrail these exprsffions, " the manu factory is yet in irs infaM Jlale" —with these, even " annually make a quantity mare than fujji ieni for the coa fumption of tire United States"—a pretty well-grown infant! in 1 1 !■ Midwifery* f)r. Price, Fellow of the Anti quins i Society, and of J fur, Colic J,- in tt»6 Uhiverfity o Oxford, &c. &c. formerly lec tu.ei on Midwifery in London, \V-iI com mence ;■-arlv in the a compiet* Course of Le&ures, ON THE i Theory & pra&ice of Midwifery ( With the latejl Improvemtn's) Atrfl on tlie various DifeaCcs incident to Wo nien and Oiiiditu; of which timely noiicc will be given. May 26 3t NEW THEATRE. Mr. Morris's Night. THIS EVENING, May 26. Will be performed, A COMEDY, never performed here, called She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not; O R > The Kind Impostor. Don Manuel, Mr. Morris Don Philip, Mr. Fennell Don Lewis, Mr. Cleveland OAavio, Mr. Green Trappami, Mr. Chalmers Soto, Mr. Bate* Corrigidore, Mr. Warrell Diego, Mr. De" Moulin Vafquez, Mailer Warrell Hypolita, Mrs. Marlhall Rofara, Mrs, Morris Flora, Mrs. Francis Villetta, Mrs. Shaw End of the Com dy, a new Comic Pastoral Ballet, compol'ed by Mr. Francis, called U Amour trouve les Moyens ; Or, The FRUITLESS PRECAUTION. By Mons. Belona, (being his second appear ance in America) Mr. Blifiett, Mr. Dar ley jun. Master T. Warrell, Mr. Francis, Mrs. De Marque, and Madame Gardie. To which will be added, (never performed in America, a COMIC OPERA, in two a&s, called THE PRIZE, Or, 2. 5. 3. 8. The Music by Signor Storace. Doflor Lenitive, Mr. Harwood Mr. Heartwell, Mr. Moreton Mr. Caddy, Mr. Fincii Label, Mr. Wignell Hoy, Master T. Warrell juba, Miss Broadhurft Mrs. Caddy, Mrs. Row ton Caroline, (with additionalfongs) Mrs. Oldmixon With the original overture and accompani ments. Tickets to be had of Mr. Morris, at Mr. Berthauft's, Third, near Chefnut street—at the usual places, and of Mr. Franklin, at tbe Theatre, where places for the boxes may be taken. . . Mr. WHITLOCK's NIGHT on Wed nesday the 28th. A Tragedy, never performed in Ame rica, called JULIA, or the Italian La -1 ver* With BON TON, or HIGH LIFE A BOVE STAIRS. Mr. MARSHALL'S Benefit will be oft Friday. Ladies and Gentlemen are requeued to fend their servants to keep places, at half an hour part 5 o'clock, and to order them to withdraw, as loon as the company are seated as they cannot on any account be permitted to remain in the boxes, nor any places kept after the firft ail.
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