her, ftom a vain punsilio of obliging her to flrike to us We then employed outfelves in making the neoefTary difpofitinnt for affording such afisftance as rfciaht be in our p >wer, in the event of the cy of the enemy obliging the admiral to attack them, as well as such as \aouM be expedient in cale tney should run heir lliips on shore, neither of wliie , however, I thought probable. 1 was accordingly informed, by a letter from fir i George the following morning, that the whole had surrendered themselves to him. , The means by which this event has been actom plifhed, fir, has not afforded any npportanity to his majelly's troops of displaying that bravery in his i service, which I am consent they would have 1 (hewn, had the occasion presented itfelf: but if thr i Btmoft alacrity and chearfulnefs, under almost eve i ry privation, except that of meat, during a march i of nine r miles, through so barren 3 country that 1 > there exid but five houses in the whole line, have 1 any mrpit, 1 can with truth present them to his ma- i jelly's notice. , This march. Sir, has never yet I believe been at- 1 fempted by any body of troops, Jiowever small, and,, , permt me to allure yon, has been attended with such uncommon difficulties, that it never could have been aecornphfhed but by the difj;lay of the qualities I have mentioned in the troops, and a union of extraordinary exertions ir. all the departments coneerned. In these all have equal claim to my acknowledgements ; but I cannot dispense with particularizing the intelligence and afiivity -with which, regardless of the uncommon fatigue which attended it, Jieutenant M'Nab, of the 98th regiment, with about twenty of his mounted men performed the service allotted to him of uatching the enemy, and preventing any communication with them, from the firft moment of their coming into the Bay, till our arrival. It is, Sir, with very particular fatisfa&ioa that I , kave further to report, that P have received, on this eceafion, every possible assistance from his Majelly's fubjefls of the colony. The Bnrgher Senate have discharged the duty impof edapon them with the greatest readiness, impartiality and aflivity, whilst their requisitions and orders 011 the inhabitants for their waggons, cattle and horses, have been complied with, with a chearfulnefs which could, I am fatisfied, only proceed from a convii3ion of the preference to be given of his Majesty'» mild and pater nal government over the wild system of anarchy and eonfufion from which they were furnilhing the means of being effe&ually defended. This will be delivered to you, Sir, by my Aide-de- Camp, Captain Bayaes, who ha< been in this country finee the firft arrival of his majesty's troops under my command, and to whose intelligent and atftive affift ancel have been, on every nfc.ifion, highly indebted. I beg leave, Sir, rnoft humbly to recommend him to his majesty's notice. I have the honor to be, with the greatest refpe<sl, Sir, &c. J. H. CRAIG. £To be eontin'ied.j For the Gazette or the Ignited States. PARTY SPIRIT. The numerous virulent pieces that pass between men of different parties, cannot but be disgusting to every unbiassed reader ; and indeed these elfufions of spleen have beccmr so common, that they seem now to be generally palled over without regard, and serve erily to fill the corner of a newspaper without any-benefit to those who read them. The liberty of the press, which ought to be prized by every freeman, Ihonli at the fame time be used with such moderation as to exclttdc all un necelfary satire. One of the great parpefes of a free press is to secure tlje liberty of a country, in any critical time, by a candid and ingenious display of principles, and to w»rn its citizens of any Jaagers that may chance to threaten them from ambitious t»en ; but it is sometimes so much abused by the little politicians of a country, that many who are otherwise welt disposed to the public welfare, are led to wish that 110 such liberty of the press existed. This is not indeed a wish cherished by myfclf, nor even by a majority of society ; bat luch intemper ance will sometimes be attended with this conse quence, and if these fierce political champions have ttally the happiness of their country fa much at heart as they pretend, it might afford some induce ment for :t hem to fopprefs their acrimony, to con fidtr how easily mankind are sometimes prevailed upon to give up a privilege for the fake of fafety, and how freqaently nations are epflaved by ambi tious men, who take advantage of their evils to eaforce the necessity of more restraint. 1 have been led to these remarks, Mr. Printer, >r the numerous " hints'* and "communications"l that have tlruck my attention upon taking up a newspaper. If the motive of these writers be ta refotm errors, and do away prejudice, there is to be sure fottie excuse for there ; but fti-H we are left to lament that such inadequate means should be used, as the method they take has quite a contrary tend- j enpy ; and the breach between different parties, ! instead of being dosed, is made wider. The natural pride of man induces him to rejeil advice, even tho' hekuowsit to be given with good intentions; but when it is accompanied with insult, it will lead him to embrace the mod palpable errors with more cager ttefs than he did before, and to difleminate them amongst others, iif order to vindicate his own un dei (landing in having firft admitted fhem- But I am inclined to'think, fir, that their vietfi are different. They probably mean nothing more than to >;ive to the public lome bright fpecimcn of wit, w power -of sarcasm; bat'let me ask any one j»ho thus frivoleufly wastes liis time and paper, whetlier he htmfelf has ever received any pleaftire from l:he perusal of similar pieces ? If their objedt is to entertain, they should be more pointed ; for no person is amused by general censure. Is any criti cism agaiirft ar'tjjoerals or demoirats (tetmi that cetirprife great numbers) calculated to please a reader who undcrftands not,to whom they are par ticularly _aimed ? 1 believe not, and if .the writers who arc so ready to (hew their smartness, would apply the enquity to their own feelings, the event wou.ld be fufficient to baffle their hopes of diftinc tio»i from this source, and spare the public the talk of <perufwg compoGtions that yield neither pleasure nor information. In satire that is personal, the cafe it different ; i#ir here we are jfcrhaps acquainted with the cha mbers.; and we are gratified in watching the ar rows of reproach that fly from fide to fide, becautft we know the objedt en whom they fall, and their fate is iateteliin^. Thus it appears, Mr. Pripter, that no msr> ought ■ to present his eff.iys to his fellow citizens, unless it to communicate something valuable, or some thing pleasing. For this rftfon I have always been ■ed todefpife the produ&ions of a writer, that denis in mere abuse without argument, a«d look upon it as nothing more than a prostration of the purposes for which the freedom of ttie prefj is designed. I may by this means indulge my own malignity against a particular party, but cannot hope to convince other men ; and for what other purpose is it tha' I publiih my reientment ? The man who wishes to aveuge an injury received from his neighbour, mud expose the baseness that dictated it, otherwise his hearers cannot join in his enmity. If he wi.Ties to recommend any properfed system or plan, let him trace its operation, and designate its effedts j for it is necessary that the public, to whom he offers his opinions, be made sensible of their justness before they adopt them, and without this proctdure not even his name, however relpetlable, will succeed ia recommending it, mach less his anonymous senti ments, delivered without argument and without order. PACIFICUS. PHT LADELPHIAy FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1797. Marhed, on Saturday evening, 31ft u!t." by the Rev. Mr. Han del I, Mr. foHn Stem to the amiable Miss Polly Kuhn, of New-Jersey. , on Monday evening, 9th inft, by Michael Hillegas, Esq. Mr. Samuel Archer, merchant, of this city, to Miss Elizabeth West, of Mount- Holly, New-Jersey. an Monday evening, 16th inft. by 'John Bartholemew, Efq Mr. John Boyles to Miss Mag dalen Ruth, both of Chester county, Great-Valley. , on Tuesday evening, 17th inft. by Jacob Servoft, Esq. Mr. Benjamin Chapman to Miss M t"ROY "Gt LP IN, bo'th of this city. —. last evening by the Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. William MA'GHCBsof Greeneftjurg,' Weftmorelaad county, Penafylvania, to Mrs. Sa&AH Barnss, of this city. Mr. FENNELL. ( The readings and recitations of this gentleman may be con fide red as a school of rhetoric atid mo rality. . Young particularly will derive gteat advantages ftom an attendance. To tf ad well, is an endowment, as rare, as it'is valuable, and is to be acquired peihaps only from good .example?. Mr. Feni-ell has not perhaps been equalled in t is line. We are pleased to observe that he has re. duced the price of tickets which will admit chil dren, to 25 cents. This will donbtlefs induce parents and guardians to improve the opporttinity—A better never has, and never tpay occur of acquiring that fpeeies of improvement which will kli thiough life. . , NEW THEATRE. - The entertainment announrrd this evening of the Mountaineers, and Seeing fs Believing, promile' a'rich and various repast of sentiment, humur and taste. It is reported that three English frigates have arrived in the Chesapeake. Edward Livingfton, Efq is re-elefled member of Congress for the state of New-York, hy a majority of 550 votes. Major Pierce Butler was he'd up as one. of He e!e<Slors from the state of South-Carolina, but declined ferviag, we are well informed, as the members of the Legislature who appoint them, required of the candi dates to pledge themselves to vote for Thoma« Jeffer fon and Thomit Pinckney. [Akrr a.J Ext raft of a letter from captain J. H. W. dated at Cape-Francois, Dec. to, 1796, to his own ers in Philadelphia. " I have been detained here on account ,of a ' law suit with a man who robbed me of go-»ds and cash to the amount of abont one thousand dollars. No'withllanding every proof 1 cannot get any fa. tisfaftion, but on the contrary my life is threatned, and captain B's likewise, he being an evidence in my favor. The adminillratian take all American cargoes, which come here by force, without any mode of payment whatever, and likewise take all ' American velfels to and from English parts, and condemn them without a hearing." Extract of a letter from Cape Francois, to a house in thij city, dated December zo, 1796. ! " Th'» government seems determined tu lay eve ry obstacle in the channel of American commerce, it now not only ref(ifes paying old debts, but con -1 traifts (if it can be so called) new 0114s, without so much as a promise -of ever paying—its armed - i vessels have sent in all Americans, hound to or ftom f> | any British ports, either in this island or real En glifti colonies, which have been candemned, \yith out so much as the ceremonies of a trial ; such as S have come here with their own accord, kave had c their cargoes taken by force, some have abandoned f their vessels and gone home, depending, as I fup e pose, upon the insurers for indemnification, others 1 whose cargoes have been partly taken, stay, but e to no purpose : In addition to this, a dHty is laid * (as they fay by orders from France) on the impOrt -0 alien of gxads imported in American bottoms, ■ which is high on every . thing, except feecf, pork, 1 and flour—thefe are tree ;as the duty on dry goods a is ascertained by weight, it is extremely unequal, - on the fined linen one dollar per piece, on Ruilia s sheeting two and a half dollars per piece, both be- ing 105 Is. p.-I®oth. All kinds of provisions are t high and in demand, hut cannot be brought with - out falling into the hands of admiuiftration." k _ e Last evening arrived here by land from Cape May, Mr. M'Kim of Baltimore, wha, having betn robbed . of his property by the French at Cape Francois, where his vessel was carried in, h«ing taken on her passage r from one French port to another—he took his paflage in the Ichooner Amy, Capt, Woodman, for this port, who left Cape Fraflcois on the 44th of December, and "" arrived off our bay on Sunday last ; when, being told that «ur river will frozen, Cipt. Woodman landed ■ Mr. M'Kim, and flood for New-York. By him we I:arn, that on the 15th December a cutter arrived at the Cape in 3? days from France. He alio- mentions that the coast of St. Domingo I warms wir-h privateers, from one gun upwards, who take and fend in every American they can lay hands oh under various pretences. Among the veflels sent into Gape-Francois and con demned, are schooner Catherine, Story, and brig , Lillibridge, both of Philadelphia; and the brig Nancy, May, and schooner Z«phyr, Hanford, of New-York. The ihip AAive, Whitehoufe, from Norfolk to Jamaica ; the brig Difyatch, Lunt, of Newburyport, from Port.au-Prince to Portland, with 150 hogsheads of molafTes; and a schooner belonging to Charleston, with ballast, from Jaquemel, are all carried into Port de-Paix; and into Leogane they have carried %o tfr 30 of our veflels. The (hip Liverpool Packet, from Savannah, for this port, passed our capes for New-York on Monday lift, as (he found the river froien. COM MVNICA TIONS. The traitors by whose advice the Frenek.continue to feiae on our commtrce, now tell us we deserve this for having tamely fuffered the British to do the like; and have the impudence in the fame breath to fay we cannot heip ourlelves: jigamji the Republic, they fay, <we can d» nothing. SEASONABLE REMARK. A can'ing set of men are at wotk t* impose si lence on the independent language of the country refpefting its violated rights, which at last, though very late in the day, iflTues through the newspapers. We *re told the power of France is net to be re filled and must be foethed, courted and teneiliated. We mull not use any language but conciliation, Jcc. The answer to this hypoorify is plain and (hort ; plundered men will complain and have a right — nor can the editors of newspapers Another itJ When Britain seised fon<- millions, these very men, who now speak in whispers, would have thundered from the cannon's mouth. Eight or perhaps ten millions ate leized by France, now they fay suppli cate. Inconfillency ! But the chief remark to be made is this—the belief of the Diredtory that we arc more French than American, has milled them to aft in this violent way. \ The American rene gadoes in Paris, and their afloeiates the club here, have made the French imagine that all America would turn Jacpbins and the government would tumble dawn into the very miri, if they, the Frertcb, would threaten a and if that foiled would plunder the merchants who promoted the Britilh treaty. This being the cafe, it is the daty of the crirts «n every real patriot to (hew a merited f»pport of the governme.it—an indignant lenfe of the injury, and a spirit that will a(k for i rsdrefs. thougii it nay refrain from either uienace6 'or reprisals. If the Dire&ory of France should fee as they mull, that our people are friends to out government and no longer their dupes, they, will change their fyllem which was produced by, and founded os,. jjthe miflake falfe-heartcd Americans have led them into. House of ReprefentahDft of the United States. Thtufday, January 19, 1797. The following communication was received from the Prefrdent of the United States ; together with very voluminous documents therein referred to, which af;er some debate on the propriety of the measure, were or dered to be printed without being read : Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Feprefentitives, At rhe opening of the present fcflion of Congress, I mentioned that some circumllam.cn of an unwelcome nature had lately occurred in relation to France ; that our trade had fuffered and was fuffering extenGve in juries in the Well-Indies from th« cruisers and agents of rhe French Republic ; and that communications had been received from its minister here which indicated danger of a further diilurbar.ee of our commerce by its authority, and that were in other refpe&s far from agreeable ; but that I refervid for a fpecral meflage a more particular commuuication on this interesting fub je<S—This communication I now make. The complaints of the French minister embraced mofl of the tranfa&ions of our government in relation to France, from an early period of the present war ; which therefor* it was neceflary carefully to review. A collection has been formed of letters and papers rela ting tfrthofe tranfaflions, whieh I now lay before you, with a letter to Mr. Pinckney, our minister at Paris, containing an examination of tke notes of the French minister, and fu«h information as I thought might be ufefnl to Mr. Pinckney in any further representations he might find necessary to be made to the French go vernment. The immediate object of his million was to make to that government fucli explanations of the principles and conduA of our own, as by manifeftiug our good faith might remove all jealousy and.difcen tent, and maintain that harmony and good understand ing with the French Republic which has been my con ftaut folisitude to preserve. A government which re quired only 1 knowledge of the truth to juftify its mea lures, could not but be aftxious to have this fully and frankly dilplayed. Go: WASHINGTON. United States, January 19, 1796. The house went into a committee of the whole on the fubjeiSl of future revenue, Mr. Dent in the chair, when a long, but some what irregular debate took place, in the cotirfc of which two or ttireoPdifferent amend ments were proposed and negatived. At length the quellion on the relolution for laying a tax'on la>id was put and carried by a considerable majority, there being 56 in favour of it, and 54 in favourof that for laying a tax on (laves. The committee rose, reported the relolution, and obtained leave to fit again. The house relumed, and amotion was made to take up the rcfo lutions, but it was negatived 47 to 37. By this day's Mail. NEW-YORK, January 19. Arrived, fcheoncr Hawk, Hunt, Barbadoes, 27 clays. Lift of veflels left, at Barbadoes at ft December, by captain Hunt, arrived yeftercay. Ship Mercury, captain 'Roberts, belonging to Bollon—brought in by an Englith privateei—her trial had not yet commenced, but some part of the cargo being perishable, captain Rabertt had a per mit for landing it. Skip Minerva, of New-London, captain Hu!f, with the I«fs of almost *11 his eattlj. Brig Joseph, of Alexandria, ca^Taylor. Brig Three Friends, of Bo(l9n, capt. Gilraore. Brig Nabby, of New-Lnndon, capt. Gardiner. Schooner Jftipy and Hannah, from New-Lon don, with thelofjof her inainmall, after a paflage of 28 days. Schooner R-obirifon Crufae, Wilmington, N. C. captain Charch- Schoener Ely, from Kenneheck, capt. Drum mond. Captain Hunt yiforras, that when he left Bar badoes, every thing wa» peaceable and quiet among tha windward islands. The people were anxiously expeiSing the arrival of the packet from England, ronfirtning the news of a between that king dom and France. The English frigates ard priva teers, from their different settlements to windward, had taken a number of very valuable Spanish prizes and sent them into port. \ Several French veflisla of force were cruising t» windward of Barbadoea, and had taken four or five j Blips from England, and several American velTels with previsions bound to Batbadoee, and sent theu into Gvudaloupe. ON TUESDAY NEXT WILL BE PUBLISHED, Porcupine's POLITICAL CENSOR, Fait DECtMBRR, 1796. CONTAINING Remarks on the Debates in Congress, particularly v on the timidity discovered by the House of Represen tatives in their language towards the insolent French. • , A"0, A Litter to the infamous Tom Pains, In answer to his brutal attack on the character and condudt of General Waihingtun. January 20. - WANTED, A middle-aged Woman Servant, Who is a good Seajnftrefs, and capable of taking forar charge in a family. None need apply without good recommendations. * Enquire at No. 88, Spruce-ftrect. January so X TO THE PUBLIC. 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