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.