mersble in hu petfon. He was alfe commander in
chiefr; I a lie whether the legislative powers of .tlie
assembly couid compel the noble Lord in .that ca- dt
pacify to employ improper weapons, or any means lai
of war contrary to the received ideas of the law of br
n&tioas ? I mull therefore contend, that it is rather a
ungenerous in the noble lord to throw the whole nc
blame on the Assembly, for it was his own aft as ov
Governor, contenting to that vote of alTembly, pc
and more especially his own aft, a*captain-general, c«
■nd commander in chief «f the froops.—But the
most extraordinary idea, in several views, which the ar
Earl has advanced, is, that it is perfectly lawful sis
and correct to use dot sin defence, and not in of- p..
■fence ; and that he himfelf would use them in Ja- th
roaica, but not in St• Domingo ; that he has ac
tually refufed to fend tbem tu St. Domingo, tho' a£
he had been offered the most advantageous subsidy ail
for these allies—and a!l this is seriously dated as
principle. Sir, at this statement I can only smile ;
it does not admit of a grave answer, and his lord- d;
ftiips illustration of it is remarkable:—Why," C
be fays, "do the laws and customs of war autho- V
rife a fort to fire red hot (hot, and teny it to a hi
ship of wari The reason is obvious ; the one is of
defence, the other aggrefiion."—l know of no o- vc
• ther convention to this effect, than that which arises to
from mutual interest. If two (hips fire hot balta ah
»t each other, they rifl-c, beyond the common dan
, gersof eombat, that of perishing miserably in the a;
"flames ; ' therefore it is for their mutual advantage tr
to abßain from that weapon. But a fort composed di
of stone and brick cannot fuffer from that fort of pt
fire, and does not scruple to bellow it on enemies in la
wood:.by parity of reason, Lord BalcarrM has
employed dogs against the Maroons, because he in
had the power to do so, and they had not. Thus p;
he has refolved'all the principles of right into that th
of power ; and has determined, as far as his ex- di
ample goes, that wherever you are enabled to com- re
*=■ mit injustice or barbarity, by means which the ene- p<
Nay do not possess, you are juftified. His lordship's hi
proportion, that " if any i.fthtfa lit?i —»c-- rr
tually torn to pieces some bf our th
be should have had exactly tj at compunction which w
yourfelf might have felt, if a murderer had enter to
ed your gates, and was torn to pieces by your house ri
dog," does merit a little observation. Had the w
planters of Jamaica sent to Newfoundlander their ol
fine breed of dogs, to England for maft;ffs, or to m
the Spaniards for bloods-hounds, for the .purpose of ti
using them ls bouse dogs againfl'robbers or mur- b
derers, who could have blamed them i If one or cl
tj*o dogs had been planted in every house as a tl
guard, it might have been ah ufeful, nay, an hu- fti
nane precaution. But is this the measure of which ai
1 complained'. 2 , «
I will ilow make a better defence for his Lord- »
(hip than he has made for himfelf. The true state
of the cafe seems to be that the Planters~of Jamai- e:
ca, as appears from their history, have long wished b
to extirpate the Marouns, ?nd that they seised the ai
occasion of the present convulsion of principle, aqd t(
the present rage against liberty excited by crur Mini a
ftry, to effect their purpose,. in which the Noble (I
Earl, in my opinion, Vnofl wrongfully joined. It
perhaps might require higher reverence £or man as d
man, greater kriowledgu of the law of nature and tl
nations, and a deeper study of the philosophy of f
government than generally falls to the {hare of our S
nobles, to have enabled his lordship to have refilled v
the Assembly and the inhabitants in this dreadful n
leheme. 1 impute not inhumanity, to him, but t
tveaintfj, in yielding to the cruelty of men who
derive their riches and cotifeqiience from the misery -
of human beings, and 1 have bis own authority for
faying that it was not his aft, but theirs.
But a charge of a much more serious comphxion
now provoked by lord Balcarres and the Affetn
bly of Jamaica, than that which I urged in the
House of Commons. They have (hewn their ad
mit at ion of Spanifb policy and mercy, by the most
exact and complete adoption of them.—Not satis- '
fied with (übduing and disarming the Maroons, a
free body of men, existing under the protection of
the Britifb crown and they have robbed
them of their lands, and have banished them from *
their native country, not individually, but in a mass; *
men, women and children. We have had debates
on the diffetent forts of exile, of which 1 think
there are three. Perfonsmay be ordered to quit a I
eountry, andTettle where they will : they may bo. i
carried to a particular place, and forced there to i
remain, but with freedom ;or they may be made 1
slaves.—These Unhappy free Maroons had no choice 1
in the place or degree of their exile, and whether
they are gone to Botany Bay, the favorite destina
tion for those who flruggle for libett), I know npt.
Jamaica in this.tranfaftion has cOrrectly copied on
\afmall scale the example of Spain in expelling the
Moors, and certainly has not the iipology of serving
the fcaufe of religion.
It seems to me to be highly worthy of inVestiga
tion by the Legislature, whether our colonial Af
ferribly and Governors have the right of commit
ting f"eb an aft. It has now been exerted in a most
unjuftifiable degree, arfd may be a precedent for the
greatest enormities. If it is allowed that our Plan
ters, met in Assembly, have a tight to condemn to
banishment classes of free blacks, or coloured men,
there will soon not exist many free people in our
islands. Bhl I rather think that the Governor and
Assembly of Jamaica have in this inttaiice greatly
exceeded their powers. '
If your really great Ancestor, the firft Lord
Hardwicke, who certainly hac not much more as
feftion for the Highlanders of Scotlaftd than Lord
Balcgrrts seems to have for the Maroons, rrfft
ved to expatriate them all like the Spanish Moors,
he wonld not have enjoyed his present fame ; but he
was too wife and two enlightened to propose fiicfi a
n.eafurc. 1 haycAnittea more than I intended on
thisfubjeft, I Chaff therefore only de. lare what mutt
be obvicjus'to every impartial man, that 1 have ne
ver stirred in this bitfincfs from any ether motive
thin my regard to iNational honour 5 that 1 Icorn
f the idea of personal malice or attack ; but that no
: refpeft to nobility, or, what weigh more with rr.'e,
individual merit, fball prevent me from performing
my duty to my country.
I"have the honor to be, Sir,
Your moll obedient bumble servant,,
NORMAN MACLEOD.
BRIDGE-TOWN, (Sarbadoes) Augull 9. j
An American vefl'el richly laden with the pro
duce of Surinam, and bound to Amsterdam, has
i lately been sent into Martinico by the Pelican n J°
brig, which arrived here yeiterday afternoon from
a cruise. Thus does the waalth of the Mynheers
now furnifh a tempting boon for the vigilance ,of
our naval commanders, who have lately had an pp
portuSty of enriching themftlves with the spoils
o"? the enemy.
One of the Dutch priies taken off Surinam and
arrived at Martinico, is said to have upwards of
sixty tons weight of coffee on board; and it ap
■ pears that they are in general very valihble, all of
them having plate, specie, See. - Jol
No further accounts have been yet received of the J°*
action mentioned in our la.l, bet ween tbc Beaulieu S' e
and La Hercules. •>
Augufl 20.
On Thursday last arrived in Carlisle bay, in 21
days express froai Rear Admiral Mann, Rationed off
Cadiz, his Majcfty's frigate Li Magicienne, capt.
William H. P. Ricketts, with dispatches of the
1 highest importance, as relating to the probability
i of a war with Spain ; which his Excellency the Go
■ ver has officially notified to the merchants of this
s town, and which we have full authority t* state as
i above.
On the arrival of the frigate, there was as usual,
: a great variety of reports in circulation, but f» little «
truth attached to many, that we fhauld find much
[ difficulty in separating those even of probable ap
pearance bad we not obtained the following particu
-1 lars from a refpeftable source :
i Lord Bute, the resident Miniflerat Madrid, hav.
: ing seen with just apprehension, the formidable pre
-1 paratiorrs of that (court, advised Gen. O'Hara of
these hostile dispositions, who has immediately a
dopted every meafurt to place the important fort
• refs (Gibraltar) under hi# command, in such a ref
peftable state, as to preclude a surprize, and enable
i liitn to deferd it with effect. A Spanish flset of
■ etghtrhe-4fne and fix frigates having about
, the some time, formed a junction with Richery,
1 who has been frrking blockaded at Cadii, ir.aking
together 13 of the line and 6 frigates, were prepa
• ring to fail the firft opportunity for St., Domingo,
; with an intention as is conceived, of calling at some p t
r of the Windward Islands, or probably to invell Ja
) maica, having 5000 troops on board ; but that ae- a||
stive and indefatigable rear-admiral Mann, p
being apprized of their inter.!ion of failing, more
r closely blockaded the port, yet iliil apprehending
i the probable confequcnces to the Welt-Indies,
- (hould so fct midable a f&rce elude his viirilance and (o
1 arrive here unexpectedly, dispatched la Magicienne
w iih theCs important accounts, and from hence she
- will proceed to Jamaica with similar advices
: Among the various repoits on the arrival jof the
- express, tf»e moll promjnent are that Leghorn has
1 been surrendered to the French, and Corsica evacu
: ated by the English ; and already if we gi*e credit
1 to the aceounts, has our naval force in the Meditter
anean made fevtral valuable captures of Spanish ot
e (hips- 7
t From the general complexion of affairs, f-arce a
s doubt can now be entertained ofa war with Spain ;
i theTelilefs disposition of the governing power in
f France, has been long aiming at this object, and j' c
r Spain unequal to combat with the internal factions f ;
i which threaten the exifteace of her arbitrary power fj 1
il may at length be (Vimpelled to enter into foreign hos
t tilities to preserve her domestic tranquility.
y W
7~> 01
,r Philadelphia, ( - c
n d
( THURSDAY EVENING, SEFTEMBER 29, C
e k
|. Extra?- of a letter from Cbarlefion, S. C. Sept. 12.
ft "1 have now the pleasure of informing yon, that the *
B . weather here is getting cooler, aßd the city more f<
a vv
d The Elteters of Chester county are requested
to meet at Hunt Downing's, in East-Cain tewnfhip, on
.. Friday, the 7th day of Oflober ensuing, to form*a
*' ticket for the ensuing eleilion.
September n, 1796.
a *a* The Inhabitants of the county'of Chester are
>o. requested to meet at the house of Abraham Marshall,
to in the township of Weft-Bradford, in said county, en
; e the 7th day of Otfober next, in order to consult on a
■ e general ticket for the ensuing election.
September 14, 1796.
a * At a Meeting of a number of citizens, at Mr. Dunwoo
t. dy's Inn, 011 the 21ft inffant, it was unanimously
>n agreed so recommend to their feliowcitizens, the
ie following tickets, for their support at the next Elff
,cr tion.
0 Congrefi, ti
Edward Tilgliman.
a " Governor,
•• Thomas Mifflin,
t- 'Senator,
ill NathanielNewlin, (of Delaware County.)
ie Affcmbly, .. • a
n George Latimer,
Laurence Scckel,
0 Jacoli Ililtzhtimer, , 1
n > Robert Wain,
ir Francis Gurney, *'''
id Joseph Ball, £
]y • By order of the meeting, v
LEVI HOLLINGSWOItTH, Chairman. ,
r( j M* KEPPELE, Secretary.'
At a numerous and fefpeilable meeting of the citi7erts 1
of Montgomery county, convened at tfee Coun-houfe
®- in Norrillown, on Saturday the 24th of September,
s, 1.79$ ; for the purpose of framing a ticket for the en- f
fie suing general ele&ion. r
a FRANCIS SH'AINE, Esq. in the Cbfiir. .
The following citizens were agreed upon—for j
• ' Governor,
Thomas Mifflin-.
c * ' Congrefi,
ve Samuel Sitgreaves, Peter Muhlenberg,
rn Senator,
10 William Chapman.
e> /Ifjcinbly,
Cadwallader JFknjamin Brooke,
Nathaniel Bellew, Henry Pawling. t
Commiffoner,
Samuel Maulfby. '
Eublifbed hy order 'f the meeting. " c
ANDREW NAIINY, Stc'y. 1
1 \ -*
1 AN a aumefo :s adjourned meeting of citizeas off
Philadelphia, held at Litle'j School-Hoiife on the 17th 0 f
September, 1796, the tickets were unant
moujly agreed to be supported at, the ensuing general r
eledlkin. 0
Thomas Lei?h« in the Chair.
_i. far
Governor, ' ln
Thomas Mifflin. Fr
Congrejj, XJi
John S win wick.
AJJimbly, t j li
John Stainmetz, Samuel Wetherill, Ten. r
Charles Pettit, Matthew Lawler,
Joseph B M'Kean, Jacob L. Swyler,
SeleS Council,
John Connelly, Joseph Wetherill, fill
John Dunlap, William Barton, \V
Stephen Gii«trd, Isaac Pennington, [ )r j
Win. Van Pitul, Robert Smith, merchant, p 0
James Sarfliwood, Math-w Curey,
David Jackfonj Abraham Shoemaker.
' Common Council,
Andrew Guyer, bookbinder ve '
Caspar Morris, brewer Ei
Anthony Cuthbert, mail-maker
William Richards, breechcs-maker
John Porter, pfeyfician
Thomas Lei per tobacconist ' ,
John LetAworth, chainulker,
Jacob Bright, baker
Godfrey Gcbler, blacksmith * «]
Andrew Kennedy, foap-l»>iler Sa
t Mathias Sadler, carpenter flu
. Benjamin coppersmith
Benj. Franklin Bache, printer
Elifha Gordon, (hoemaker
William Ku(h, carver c
John Pusdon, fliopkecper v 1
John Barker, taylor g&
Benjamin Taylor, bricklayer th
Benjamin Brias, tanner and currier s ol
James Traqilair # stone-cutter
(Signed) Benj. Franklin Bachc, Sec'ry.
BY THIS DAY's MAIL. g
SCHENECTADY, Seotember 20.
INSTALLATION. th
x On Thursday thr 13th inft. the Presbytery cf
Albany met in this town for the purpose of instal
ling the Rev. Robert Smith, late of New-Caflle
Piefbytery, Pennsylvania, Paitor of the Prelbyte- *
Han church in Schene&ady. The solemnity was
attended by a and large liflembly. The
1 F.cv. John Warfurd, of Salem, preached a sermon £ r
Upon the orcaCon from Deut. xxxii. 47. Th? tu
Rev. Dr. Smith prcfided »nd gave the charge to
| the minister—and the R£v. ( Mr. Sturgea,' of Char!- fa
ton, addrefled the charge to the pe»pl«. Lail
Lord's day, Mr. Smith delivered his inaugural fer
trion, from 2 Cor. vi. !. •' We then, as woikers
together with him, beseech you also, that ye re
ceivenot the grace of God in vain."
ANNAPOLIS, September 32.
Monday la(t being the day appointed by thecon
ftitution atid form of government for the meeting
, of th'eelefto;6 of the Senate, they accordingly met **
on that day, and adjournad "frt.m day until yefter
, day, when the folllowing gentlemen attended, viz.
Levin Witfßsß, Esq. President.
, Philip Ford, Edmund Plowden, William Spencer
] Jeremiah T. Chale, William Harwood, Thomas
s Parian, John Chefley, $enry H, Chapman, Wm.
r H. M'FherfQn ) Charle» Ridgely of Hamp'on, Chj. "
Ridgely of Wm. John Roberts, Willidm Hayward,
Littleton Dennis, John E. Gift, Mofcs Lecompte,
Phil.o Thomas, William Alexander, Robert 80-,
i wic, David Craufurd, Philip B. Ke«', James O'Bry
on, William Purnell, Levin Handy, John M'Pher
fon, Jufhua Dojjfev, Abraham Jarrett, John M't- "
chell, James Wincheller, Adam Ott, Charles o
Ogle, Francis Deakins, Fhomas Turner, John Sim t
kins, David Lynn. - a
The Ele&ors proceeded to ballot for Senators, f
le and on Uiiking the ballots it appeared, that the
c following gentleman had a majority of votes, and 1
were accordingly declared fluly eledled, to wit: 0
For the 'Vejltrn Shore. 1
J Charles Carroll, of Carrollton,
n John Eager Howard, c
a John Campbell, £
John Graliame, 4
Charles Ridgely, of Hampton, , a
Uriah Fotrett, 1
j® William H. Dorfey, t
tn John Thomas,
a Forthe Eajlern-Shore, (
Hammond, (
Littleton Dennis, f
John S. Purnell,
®" v " William P?rry. f
James Hollyday, 1
James Lloyd,
John Chefleyand Robert Smith having an equal s
number of ballots on the firlt vote, the' Eledlors
balloted a feeond time, when John Chtfley had a i
majority, and wa» declared duly elected.
BALTIMORE, September 17. '
) Wc are informed, that on Sunday morning lift,
about 6 o'clock, a fire broke out in an out house I
belonging Adam King, in the upper part '
of George- r l own, which did confulerable damage
before the flames could be extinguiihed—twelve '
houses were consumed, including store-houses, with 1
great part of their contents—fortunately no lives
were loft. We are not yet able to state further '
particulars, having enly a verbal account,
y* We were last evening favoured with the follow
ing decree of the French government ef Aux
|-e Cayes, iu the cafe of an American vessel captured
T( on her passage lo a Britifti port. It may convey
n- some interesting infoimation to many of our com- 5
merc"ial u'aders. . ]
General Liberty. French Republic.
Extrad from the registry »f deliberations of the 1
delegation sent into the fout"h and fouth-eafl parts '
ofSt.Dpmingo, by theComfuiffary of the French '
gorernmeiit of the windward idands.
CAYES—Seffion of 9th Thermidor, 4th year
of the French icpubhc, one and incliviiible ,
Prefidenry of citizen Kerverfeau.
CONSIDERING that the ports and towns ol ;
St, Domingo, in which the Englilh flag- is flying,
have been deliveted up by rebellious Frenchmen—
ond that the said ports and towns are in a state of
rebelliou anii feege;
Considering tf.st itis an infringement of tie Jay *
of t6 carry fucc«r«, provisions and wa: -
like ltoies, into the said ports sad towns, in z state
of siege and revolt : »
ConGdering that the United States aflsd in the
fame manner in the war they fupportej fur t!ie : r
honourable independence, and that »hey did not fee
French vc(Tels carry succor, to the enemies of the
United. States, and into places which belmigeJ to
them ; aid that it is contrary to the pttmion of
the American government, that provisions and
supplies (hojld be carried into the enemy's ports ia
St. Domingo :
Seeing that the fact is proved, and that it re.
fait, as well from the declaration of c?ptain Willis
Whitfield, as from papers fo»nd on board, thirtiic'
brig ltlir.a and her iwrgo were deftinrd to fupju'y
Pftrt-au-Pifnce, occupied by the F.nglifli, & FrencU
rebels, armed against the republic ;
Seeinj that ilo proof !ia«t been furnished that the
veflTet Eliza and cargo were not .configncd t» an
Englifhmau at Port an-Princc-—
TH6 DShRGXnON DEfKSSS,
Article I. The bug Eliza and her cargo, deflio*
ed for are declated good prize, for
the benefit of the captors.
Art. IL, The French privateers, the Scaflower,
captain Barthelemy Aubert ; the Vi&ory, captain
Sabin ; and the Flying-Fifti, captain John Tcyfieo
(hall divide among them, the officers and crews of
the said three privateers, agreeably to their conven*
tioti, the price of the sale of tfie btig E'ua and
' her cargo.
Art. 111. The officer of administration at Leo
gane is charged to hold himfelf aecountable to the
three privateers, for the amount of flour purchased v
for administration, he ref-rving to hirofelf the
power of making such terms as h« can conveniently
comply with.
Conformably to the decree of the commission tfjf
government, of the 29th Prairidflaft, nothing (hafi
be retained, nor any exptnees paid, on the amount
of sale* of the Eliza andca>go.
The ordonnator is charged with the execution ef
r the present decree.
Signed, KERVERSEAX,
I.E BORGUE, and
: KEY.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 3.
3 The Intendant with pleafvire announces to the
public, that the Medical Society, at their meeting
on the lad night, declared it as their general con
current opinion, that the number of »afes of the
' present prevailing epidemic fever, h?.s very conjidt'.
-rally diminjhed within the last seven days.
By order of the Intendant,
P. BOUNETHEAU, C. C.
s
GJZETTS OF THE VNiTSD STATES MARINE LIST.
*
%. -
PHILADELPHIA September 29. t
{ ARRIVED. Dfv>
t Sloop Barnett, ' ' Nantucket 15
Commerce, Oiborn, New-York 6
Schr. John, Coffin, " Boston 24
Sally Gibbs, Frenchman's Biy 24
r Maris, Merchant, Viigi is 4
3 Citizen, Ecovel, Norfolk 8
* Arrived at th( fyort.
N Brig Olive Branch, Eiliendge, . Surinam 29
I Liberty, Murphy, Havanna
CLEARED,
Brig Susanna, Wallace, Rochtlf
<• Boston,' September 23.
r- A letter from Jamaica of At/gust &, mentions,
t- " Yeflorday the Sampfoa 64 gun (hip, trrived with
rs out either bowfptit, fotemaft, or mammaft, and o
n riierwife much damaged—supposed (he fell foul of
a 74 gun (hip at sea She brought 1:1 a French
s, frigate of 44gUns. She was taken to » indward."
le Tuesday airived, fch'r Peter, Chadwick, Cape,
d Francois, 20 days. Left there, captain Godfrey
of Piovidence; Earl, of Newport; Rogers, of
Boston, and Bowen of Newbury.Port.
Wednelday arrived, fch'r Augusta, Bennett, Bay
onae, France, 44 days. Left there, fch'r Miles
Standifh, Carver, of Plymouth. Angult 18 lat.
45. long. 25. fpokea French frigate, three other*
and a 74, in company—said they were bound for
N. York ; but supposed they were cruising to in
tercept the Jamaica fleet, rj.
At Havre, July ii, Capts. Powers, gell, Cha.
fen and Pro&or, of Boston ; Ropes, Salem ;
Green, Portsmouth - f "Unioa, Pitcher, New-Bed
ford.
The Industry, Fletcher, 28 days f-ora Norfolk,
for Havre-de-Graee, was spoke July 27, lat. 46,
12, long. 22, 51.
A Kenneheck ve(Tel was at Hull 7 1 days since,
lal and was to fail for Boston.
its A (hip from Boston, for St. Bartholomews, was
a spoke September 1, lat. 36, 14, long. 65.
The Venus, Sprague, 24 days from WifcaflVt,
for Liverpool, was i'poke July 22, lat. 47, long. 14
The Nymph, Webb, 20 days from Philadel
,fe phia, for Bourdtaux, was spoke Augufl 26, lat.
lrt 29, 11, long. 56.
g C Ship Cecilia, Andrews, of Bolton, 17 daya
Te from Bartholomews, for Falmouth, Augjft 10,
th Jat * 3 6 > 4 8 » lo "g- 5 6 *
- cs Arrivals at New York, Sept. 28.
icr Eliza, Wilson, Loiidon 59 days
Dublin Packet, Clay, Rhinebeck, 9 do.
w- ' Summerset, Clarke, Africa, 62 do.
|Jt . Yeflerday arrived at this port, in 59 day, from the
cd Downs, brig Eliza, capt. V, ibon. Ship Fair Ameri
can, capt. Co.idridgc, :« led from tk« IJov n» in torr,-
pany with the Eliza, —as did also the Jenny, Chauncey
who arrived twelve days ago.
Extract of a letter dated St. Thomas, August 31,1796.
4 * 1 his serves to inform you Capt. Thomas R. Lo
be ring in the schooner Milton, arrived herein 12 days
rU from New-York, and fails this day for Cu'rracoa. By
pjj an arrival we have from Curracoa, we are assured ali is
in peace and quietness in that place, under the new gi -
vernment, that has taken place, as theoppofers of that
!:lr government, wc arc informed, were obliged to have
the island, and have failed for your place. Yesterday
i'ailed from thistwo French mqn of war, a 64 and a 40,
ot also for Curracoa."
ig, Arrivals at Baltimore, Sept. 24.
.— Ship Aurora, Johullon, Bretnr"'-
of Brig Minerva, Fry, Havana
Srfir. Hannah, Philips," Leogf. e