Copy of a letter from Joel Barlow, c®nfulat Al
giers, to the Secretary of State at Philadelphia.
Algiers, July 12, 1796.
Sir,
THIS will fee presented to you by the remnant
of our capuvc citizens who have survived the pains
and humiliation of ilavery in this place ; af'er ef
fecting their deliverance, in the manner which I
state to you in my letter of this day, without funds,
or any diieA intelligence that they are Con to be
cxpeded, 1 have another task to perform, in which
it is impossible to promise myfclf success : it is to
embark them without the infection of the plague.—
rive of their fellow fufferers have died of that con
s tagion, within a few weeks; and another who is at
tacked iTiuft be leit behind. It rages with iuch vi
olence ilV"the town, that altho' trey cannot embark
, withput rilk, yet it is much more dangerous for
them to stay.longer here, in any fhuation where it
is pjffible for me to place them in this most •incom
modious of all conceiveable abodes. If they es
cape infection, we (hall be much indebted to the at
tention ot capt. Calder, who commands the (hip,
and to the careful afiiltanee, as well as to the har
mony and good understanding which prevail among
all the crew.
When we reflect on the extravagant sums of mo
ney that this redemption will colt the United States,
it affords at lead Tome confelation to know, tbat it
is not expended on worthless and disorderly
lons, as is the cafe with some other nations, who,
like us, are driven to humiliation to the Barbary
States. Our people have conduced themselves in
general, with a degree of patience and d ecortiro,
which would have become a better situation than
yhat of slaves ; and tho' after tl.ey arc landed in
their country, it would be useless to recommend
them to any additional favors from government, yet
1 hope they will receive from the merchants that
encouragement to t heir profeflional i»dua r y, which
will enable them, 111 some measure, to repair their
; and from their fellow titizens in general,
that refpdtt which is due to the fufferings of he
neft men.
Sevsral of them are probably rendered incapable
of gaining their living ; one is in a state of total
blindness ; another is rendered nearly the fame
two or three carry the marks of unmerciful treat
ment in ruptuies, produced by hard labour ; and
others have had their canftitutions injured by the
plague. Some of them are doubtless obje£ts of
the charity of their countrymen ; but whether
this charity should flow to them thio' the chan
nel of the federal government, is a question on
which it would be impertinent for me to offer an
opinion.
1 am, Sir, with great refpeft,
Your obedient servant,
JOEL BARLOW.
•Algiers, ttthjuly, 1796.
To JOEL BARLOW, E/q. Am. Con.
We the fubferibers, American mailers and late cap
tives in Algiers, think it a duty incumbent on us, in
behalf of ourielvcs, our officers and crews, to acknow
ledge in a moil grateful manner ouriincere and cor
dial thanks to you, for the particular care and at
tention we bave_ j*eceiytd from y<*»u. ar
rival in this city, in your public and private cha
raiSter, during our unhappy Ilavery, and bringing 4-
bout that hippy redemption, so much feeked by us
and our beloved country a business which to all
people seemed impossible, but by your particular care
and attention his been brought about; that a life
so ever beloved by us may be long continued is the
sincere prayer of
T. NEWMAN,
STEVENS,
WILLIAM FURNASS,
SAMUEL CALDER,
JAMES TAYLOR,
MOSES MORSS,
WILLIAM PKNROSE,
MICHAEL SMITH.
Our lately captive citizens ariivcd in the city yesterday
afternoon under an escort of fevind hundreds of their
iympathctic fellow-citizens, who had gone out to meet
them on the road to town. Upon their reaching the In
dian-Qujen, the crowd was so great as to render it diffi
cult for them to proceed; and on their entering the tavern,
an ardent acclamation fcxpreffed the general latisfaulion at
their happy extritation and fate return.
One captain and fourteen seamen of those released, en
tered on hoard ar. American ihip at Marfailles.
The condition of these unfortunate men, is the ex
treme of necefiity. Belonging to different parts of the
Union, and without any iibmediite means of fhbflllence.
It has been recommended by several reputable citizens to
open lu'oicription» for their afliitance: the Banks have, in
general, agreed to teaeive donations. The foiallcft contri
butions will be acceptable-
By this day's Mails.
SAVANNAH,"January 2G.
1 he Mayor has the happinefs'of announcing to
Us unfoituuate fellow-citizens, that by lalt even- !
ing's mail, he received a draught, from the Bank
4>f the United States, on the Branch Bank of
South-Carolina, foi the futfl of jiftcn thotifanddol
lars, being the sum appropriated by the aft, to
which Governor Mifflin's letter refers.—Alfo, a
letter from the gentlemen, addiefftd in Norfolk,
informing (hat two thoujand fix hundred dollars had
been colle&ed in that city, tor which sum a bill of
exchange-is remitted to the Branch Bank in Char
leltoH. •
entered. Day»
Ship Nancy, Dill, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 18
Brig Eliza, Sampson, Boston, 12
Alexander, Backhouse, 24
Sarah, M'Allifter, Africa,
Sch r Suffolk, Boyce, Gormivvs, 18
NEW YORK, February 8.
Capt. Paul arrived at v ilmington, (N. C.) in
fotms that while belay a "'ortola, three Spanish
prizes were brought in by liritifh cruisers, on board
of one of which, a ship, was 2 Bilhwps, 25
Friars, and two millions of dollars Two American j
captains arrived at St. Thomas's from the Bite of
Leogane while capt. P. lay there, who informed
that upwards of 400 American vefTell were lying at
the Bite and at St. Pierres, all captured by the
trench, and many ofthem condemned, veflels and
cargocs.
T he two paragraphs which follow were given
to the editois by- a refps&ablc merchant of this
city for publication. \
rhefrhr. Return, capt. Michels, arrived yefter
in 14 days from Guadaleupc. Thi» veflel !
- was bound from Newbern, N. C. with a cargo
for New York, and-chived off this Cos ft in Dec.
lift, was taken by a French privateer, carried into
Gtiadaloupe, her cargo taken and condemned : and'
t the fjjecie on board, conligned t« sundry merchants
s| ot this city—ail was condemned. The veflcl liUe
- | rated after paying to depart.
Lj Ihe brig Mary, of this port, from Barhadoes
, j to Norh Carolina, was taken on the 19th of Dec.
e | and c.ai 1 ieu into St. Marks, where the veflcl srio
11 | Ipecie on -board, will probably cdl-be condemned,'
a | there being then 8 American v'efTeli *oodemned,
- which 1 the capt. exbedled would be the fate of the
- I Mary
ARRIVED.
. Slip Mary, MilUr, ■ • Isle of May
■ Juno, ———, ' Arn. r Lcidam.
r BALTIMORE, Feb. 7.
Oar navigation is once more nearly released from
its icy chains, and vefiTclsare as;ain permitted, with
. iome difficulty to pats up and down ; there was Islt
evening, forty live sea veflels of different deferip
tions between Fell's Point and Hawkins's Point,
' of which thirty were bound up, but the difficulty
r boardiug them prevented our giving a lift of their
> names-'
\V e are sorry to add, that as some men were en
gaged yesterday in cutting away the ice below the
fort, five of them fell in, and never appeared again.
WASHINGTON LOTTEIiT, No. 11.
List of Prizes and Blanks.
, • 60th Dtiys Drawing, January si.
No. Dais, No. Dots. No. Dols No. Dols.
' 94 13214 3«72J to 36086
567 683 990 090
1 801 <23383 131
i • 611 3J 962 24030 152 10
t 2167 14573 10 OS2 615 10 -
t 271 10 752 B^4
, 93 l 15696 10 25258 37034
3228 9 2 7 IO 27 6 10 371
f-5° ?32 783 749
4190 16112 26528 805
348 607 92S 38228
9/8 938 27760 to 39418
. 5166 JO 1733' xto 28298 590
589 10 381 ? 72 40H9
767 654
441 201 10 J
' 928 18104 10 55X I© 472
6416 11-T s io 7j o Ic
' ' 6i 7 419 20 858 41.114
' 968 491 xo 29161 66t
f 995 5 f 6 425 95j 10
75°3 19207 xo 667 20 42390
641 xo 687 57% '
S-)54 402 10 970 10 43046 130
605 741 30017 10 197
1 962 751 171 10 44536 10
9150 30090 448 904
10218 10 105 948 45 75 1
5 1 2 159 31078 46124 10
■S 6z 309 689 537
xi? 33 621 8,9 57 g
583 10 41106 878 47607
697 10 209 10 32321 696 10
413 10 622 10 853,
i 12720 470 20 33232 48409
13024 902 v 556
o?4 2*362 ; 889 49®»9
-15J - '4©5 10 35164
X 62 518 - 238 >
61ft Day's Drawing, Januarv 23.
; No. Dols. No. Dots. No Dels) No. Dols.
1654 JO 14137 10 28831 10 36808
2198 15613 29203 37*79.-
3*26 16489 268 10 . 720 20
753 10 370 837
4090 17181 9>s 38213 ic
158 to 177 979 39675
l 6» 18401 30146 10 412?5
851 634 10 396 <42768
3013 J9'45 3 1 631 10 43042
X 95 383 10 32*72 -678
204' 21314 374 45274
638 533 xo 551 xo 396
7421 10 651 800 433 10
911 23142 808 ,440 10
8036 10 146 33290 46154 lt>
52S 24294 399 255
9.233 20 536' 838 353
375 25c03 10 34161 47177
10380 326 172. 249
11095 10 27546 209 10 33J
797 633 443 10 490 xo
121.56 854 585 48228
662 10 pri 35498 437 10
982 10 28164 938 832
13538 742 10 36495 49284 20
Eirors—ln s*d duv, Inlfea-dof 383119 blanks read prize
, of ic) dollars. In.s7thday, inflcad of 34654 blapk- r.
? 4664. Mank.
' o3- NOTICL ■TO ' REDITORS.
r Creditors of Shaxv & .Ham-mitt and Thomas
L Shaw are particularly requedred to meet this even
ing, at 7 o'clock, on bnfinefi of importance, at Barnabas
M\Shanc's . aver 11, in 3d, near Arch-llr^et.
February 9 7
College-Hall.
Readings and Recitations,
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining.
On THURSDAY, February, 9th,
At 7 o'clock, will ><e delivered
TheEffe&s of PRIDE, REVENGE,
Exemplified In the charaAer of
Satan,
AND THE FALL OF MAN,
And contraflcd.withthc cftcds of
DIVINE LOVE,
In the Redemption of Man, «
As difplaved by Mi ltsk, '
On Saturday-—TheEffeAs of Ambition and Guilt ex
emplified in tke Chara«sler of Mac H.
Tickets to be had of Mr v Poulf«K at the Library ;
at mr. M'Eiwee's looking-glaTs-fi« 70, S. Fourth
flreet ; and at Mr. Carey'®, 800 l .oi-, Market-street—
Half a dollar each.
ivii\ Pickering's Letter.
This Day Publiflied,
: AND FOR SALE BY THE EDITOR,
.' Pricc three«ights of a Dollar.
THE Letter of the Secretary of State, to Mr. Pinck
ney, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Ucited States, to
the French Republic. \ 6t
All Persons having Demands
| Agaihft the Eftaie of the late Thoiaas franklin,
deceased, aie desired to bring in their accounts far
1 fetilereent ; and those indebted to make immediatt
payment, to ISRAEL PLEASAMTS,
WALTER FRAKKLIN.or V t f XCtu "
SAMUEL R. FRANKLIN, ) tort -
Jmuiry *4th, 1796. COJW
/
iHI L/l DF.LP HIA.
u
d- THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9 ,1797.'
s Our Navigation is at lesigth nearly free. The. New |
_ CaflU Packets have begun t« again—leveral veffel® [
have and one or two.Shallops have come up.
s A fire, Head, executed by Rush, has jufl been put up
. on thafrigate United in Sou;hwark. It is a female'
J figure, I'a loofc attire, reprefentingfthe Ue'ftius of Coluin
, I tlte bacjc ground is feeti til; "and near him
tlir arm* of the United States ; over which be extends his
' prote&ing wings. The figure is about 9 feet in height ;
e the countenance elegant and raajeftic; the emblems happi
ly ilifpolcd , a .d the attitude and drapery peculiarly vwell
imagined and executed the whold reiie&iKg great credit
y oa.lse artiiL *
Letters have b.en received frdm Mr. Piwcknst ( dated
1 at Bourdeaux. < ■'
t : 1 reception by the inhabitants of tji at populous city,
was cordial aix4 flattering in the highest degree.
Compare the language of the Toast-men, the calumnia
, tors °f the adminiOrators of our Govcnment, with* that
, of the l.egiilature of the United States, andof theindivi
r dual ilatfs. Heaven and Hell are not more opposite.
Died, on Saturday morning iaft, of a lingering
j iodifpnfuian, which he boie with Christian fortitude, i
Mr. Jibhn Bushell, Printer, of this city. Hir. |
remains were interred, the day following, in the I
Prcfo.yterian burial ground, attended by a large
number of citizens.
Yesterday at 12 o'clock, the two Honfes afTem
bled in the chamber of the House of Representa
tive«, in pui luance of previous agrserneat, to ascer
tain the result of theele&ion of Pteiidcnt and Vice-
President of the United Stales} and it appearing
■ by the report made by Mr. Sedgwick, from the
tellers, that John Adyrps was elected President, and
Tl*mas Jefferfon Vice-Prefidfcnt, of the United
States; and Mr. Adams haviwg made the offieial
ae laration thereof, as Prelident of the Senate,
added,
" And may the Sovereign 4>f the Universe, the
©rdainer of civil government on earth for the pre- j j
of liberty, jullice and peace, amontr men, |
enable both to dilcltarge the duties of thole offices, j 1
conformably totheconftitution of the United States, 1
with confcientioui diligence, pundualhy and per- '
leverance." !
The following is a (latement of all the Votes as '
declared by the Tellers :
John Adams ( - - 7t Votes
Thomas Jefferfon . <38
Thomas Pinckney .
Aaron Burr - - 30
Samuel Adams . - ic
OliverEllfworth . ' ii
John Jay . . j
George Clinlon . y
S niuel Johnften - 2
James Iredell - "3
Geoi, e Washington - 2
Charles Cotefworth Piuckney - j
John Henry - 2
M,. Parker and "Mr. Sitgreavcs were the Tellers
on the part of the lioufe.
We leafn that the lately Captives are to be at£thr
, Pantneoiij this Evening, which is for the benefit ot the In
fant Jockjes.
CONGRESS w tiik UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
y j ,
Monday, January 16.
M r . lIE&DEkbONh 67 J 'ECU toMiauei.
I Sir, as members an- called upon far 0 fubflitute, and
) .to fpetify si of incikeit taxation as they judge
) proper for tilt purpose, 1 will take the l.berty to men
tion a fsw addition toVnany that were enumerated
by gendenian from South-Carolina, that appear to
me as objeils to embrace or to extend the duty
upofi. And fir.-., vi'ith regard to fuel) as bav« not
yet beer; noticed by government; of this description
1 are all theatrical'exhibitioru,porter raanufafturcd with- '
in the United-States, clocks and watches. It will be
) obvious, at flrft view, that these are articles of conve- 1
nience or luxury, that are generally uled by those who
1 , are the,moft able to bear the burthen of government,
and may be used or omitted at pica/ure.—Sir, with re- t
g*rd to theatrical exhibitions, we need only to turn
our eyes to the Urge and expenlive buildings occupied
for those purposes to canvinee us tWar the foiirces of
private revenue derived from their exhibitions must be
very extensive, and if so that they will fee a proper ob
je<fl to raise some public revenue from —With regard
I to porter raanufaiSlured withia the United States, I .
think there may be some revenue derived rherefronl
with as much propriety as from spirits diflilled, and
the raanufadlurer might be protedled by an additional
dyty upon imported porter —With regard to clocks and
watches, they are articles of convenience, chiefly used
by those who would not be diftrefled by a small tax,
and 1 am inclined to think, from the great number in
lift, that a considerable fym might be raifedfrcm thera
—With regard to articles that will bear an extension | ■
of duty, I agree in opinion with the gentleman from | J
South-Carotuu, who gave us lo full a detail upon the 1
Ajlijecfl, as to the greater part of the imported articles, I
and should have been glad if he had included all kinds 1
of teas, i.nflead *■" confining his calculations to behea f
only, and also beer, ale and porter, among 'he class
of liquors—With regard to the finer teas, I am of -
opinion they will all bear an addition of dutv, from 1
this one consideration, that «c use them upon better
•trtns at present, under the duty they pay,'than we
formerly used the inferior kinds—With regard to beer,
ale and porter, I would propose an additional tax, not
only to aid the revenue, but to protcfl the maiiufac-,
lure among ouri'clve6. Of the duty pad upc* these
articles, I expedl that foreigners would pay the great- -
er part as they generally give imported the preference
I am inclined to think that if the duty may be raised
upon imported, it may also be raised upon fpjrits ma
nufactured in the United States.
Sir, I would wish to make one or two observations
upon the ftatemtnt made by the gentleman from S.
C. who gave us a detail of the expenses and the proba
ble revenue of government. I find in this ftatcment
of the probable revenues from existing laws, under
the head of duties 011 impofls and tonnage, the amount
5ij28,961 dollars ccmputed as the annual net pro- '
ceeds. I find in the fiatcment made by the Secretary
ef the Ireafury, wherein'he exhibits a general view
of the amount of revenue upon impofU and tonnage
for the year 1795, the net proceeds to be calculated at |
7»959»4°9 70 dollars, making a difference ef 2,370,- 1
448 7* dollars. I find a lie in the report cf tfac Secre- 1
I: ' •
. ;
>
p tity of the Treasury, upon the system ■ tlir?<" taxes,
the following obfervit on, viz. " iv hat the prodndl
of the prefeut year wiii be, cam r c yet nown ; al
though it is certain it *j'l cx ei, c nliderably,
I ! that of the year 1795." Tfe net proceeds of the
year 1795 being, as 1 be mentioned, 7,959,409 70
dollars, nd being informed by tl'e Secretary of the
'I reafury that iheamount of duties upon imp rts and
tonnage this year will with certainty consider bly ex
eJ ceed that sum. lamat a loss to determine upon what
principle the gentleman has foundef) his calculations of
u 5.588,96 dollars, for the true an»ount of annual reve
,s nue, unlels he lh?uld have <ake it only from the ac
. tual receipts, whicli I suppose w«uld' not be cervedl,
. because the diffrrence between the receipts of calh in
i the Treasury, ind the amount of d\Jties, wuft create
x a debt due the Treasury in the hands of somebody,
that must be paid, and will prave in aid of the reve"
1 make no doum but that the gentleman who '
1 |pveus the ftatemcnt from his knowledge ol the fub
jeift, and usual eorredlnei's, ran expUin the veafons of
, the difference. I would furiher observe that, under
the fame Head, the items relating to internal revenute
are stated at sums considerably below the amount of
the preient year. The Secretary of the Treasury in
t forms us that the produ(fi of the internal revenues for
the prelent year will "be considerably more than the
year past. I think the gentleman has omitted in\ hi«
ftatcment one or two items that appear to me deferv
| in g °f some notice. I mean the probable amount of
, j fal<;s of land under the aCI of May last, and the debt
s j due frona J. C. Sjmmes and his associates. I think we
, I have a right with fume degree of certainty to calculate
upon some productive aid to our revenue from the sale
of public lands. I atn informed that with regard to
the debt ot Mr. Symmes, if the contracil is fulfilled
on the pairt of government agreeable to the report of
the Attorney-General, it will make'i considerable item
in the revenue account, according to my calculations,
there will be better than 400,000 dollars immediately
_j to be paid or placed upon interefiand paid in fix half
yearly instalments.
I Sir, the gentleman in the course of his remarks pro
• posed the finail f»m of 100,000 dollars to be raised by
diielt taxes. T his lum it is true does not at firft viewr
I appear at all alarming. But I have heard, upon for
| meroccafions, the idea of an entering wedge to a fy
, item suggested. This would operate as a complete one,
although finall yet the more dangerous ; to purfuc
the coniparifon, persons with wedges, having great
. force to overcome, make life of slim or small ones at
■ j fivft, as they are more easily introduced and soon niake
, j way for large ones. This I expect would be the efteft
» ! of the proposed fyftc rn and probably in time make way
( for the full accotnplifimient of the measure luggefted
by the member from Pennsylvania, which I before
itated to throw the.w'hoie burthen upon the farmer.
Sir, being my sentiments jl rntft vote agaifcit
the refoluticn now ofiered.
i •
NEW YQRK> February 6.
' By a Proclamation, dated Quebec Dec. 31ft*
His Majesty's free pardon is granted to all his land
forces, who fliall surrender tbemfelves on or before
the fnft day of Augult next, to any officer in ci*
ther of the Canadas y Nova-Scolia or Newl-Bruns
wick.
Nobility is entirely aboliftied at Modena, and the
Tree of Libcity is planted at Ferrara.
I h<f ijew Italian Republic of Modena, Bolgna,
Ferrara, See. kas already adopted jhe Freuch Ca*
lendar, ajid feverai other forms of that country*
BOSTON, January 31,
Cfpt. Gilmore from Barbados, in days, inform#
I us ot t-ffe capture of the fmp Ganges, Capt. Eljdui, of.
tins place, from the Isle ot Fiance, bound home. She
had been beating on our coast for a considerable
■■ time ; till being fllort of proviHons and very leaky, tU#
captain was compelled to put her before a N. W. wind
and Ace 1 for Barbadoes. He had entered the harbor—
his f.tils were clewed up, and his anchor upon the
point'of being dropped—when a boat was sent from
the iloop ot war the Favorite, commanded by the no
tonous Capt. Vv ood—and Ihe was taken poflcflion o£>
as a prize. The governor and inhabitants of the*ifland
i epi enended the in warm and pointed term#
—and the Vice A. Judge refufed to libel the veflej.
wood then took his »prize from the port, and pro-
ceeded with her to leeward, in hopes of finding as great
; a himfelf, to afiift him in her condemnation.
i his Wood the oldest comtnifiioned captain at
( the place, was commander of the naval force there,
> and amenable to no officer then at Barbadoes. The
r fanae commander had allowed the impreflment of ma
• n y Americans at the island—he did it to pick out tha
( 1' nglifhmen but rftany of the poor Americans were
. never released. On his pafTage home Capt. Gilmorc
was at St. Euftatius, where Me was told by the coin
; mander of a French privateer, that he had taken an
( Indiaraen belonging to the United States, and carried
her into St. Bartholomews—that she belonged to a per
' son wbo had been indermrfied by the English for
tain lofles, and therefore she would be condemned.
' JUST ARRIVED,
Ly the Danilh ship Friendfliip, captain Matzen, from
Oporto,
Red Port Wine,
In Pipes, Hogiheads a» J Quarter-Calks,
l s° Boxes of Lemons, /
' " iFor Sale by
Philips, Gramond & Co.
February 9
l ive Dollars Reward.
T OST, about te 1 days since, a small SPANISH DOG
, J white, dappled with yellow—sharp ears, small head'
long hair, .naming to curl ; occasionally limps on one
hind leg ; answers to the name of Damon. Whoever
will bring him to No 104, cornur of S.ruce and id
ltreets, the above reward
F « br "»y 9 " - ,f& t3t
Particular TeneriiFe Wine
- - ■ / •
50 Quarter-Calks Particular Tciieri£Fe WINE,
Of a superior O'?.lity,
For falc by A. MARPLIhf IS. W. MORRIS,
1 _ No. 60 Dock-street.
February 3 wf&maat
New Theatre.
a
oii FRIDAY EVENING, February 10,
Will be presented, (for the fifth time) an Hillorical
■ Play, called
Columbus ; -
Or, A WORLD DISCOVERED. '
To which will be added,
A COMIC OPERA, in 2 a£ls, (as performed at Covcnt-
Carden Theatre upwards of 150 nights) called
Lock and Key.
On Monday—A celebrated NEW COMEDY, (written
by the aushor of Columbus, The Childien in the Wood £.<• 1
• called THE W.-iY "IO GET MARRIEB ; with W
- uiatHjnts.