PHILADELPHIA, %
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1797. c 3
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PRICES OF STOCKS. nc
— — ~ an
Philadelphia, Mat 18.
6 per Cent. 16/10 T
Deferred 6 per Cent. 16/6 i 11/
5* Cent.
4> per Cart.
3 per Cent. 10ft a 4 nt
BANK SHARES. lei
Bank United States, 19 i3O per cent, advance. ne
Pennsylvania, 23 a 24 fa
North America, 45 ha
INSURANCE COMPANY SHARES. an
1. C. of N. A. 13 dolls. 25 cents per (hare
Pennsylvania, at par.
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ExtraS of a letter from London, received by ta
the WtlUam Penn w |
" Our attention, for some days pad, has ft,
been taken up by a publication from the es
Bank, fignifying it was ihc order of govern
ment that they (hould decline the payment of
specie, to which effeft an order of council
was issued. The avowet>-(and I believe ge T
uoine) reason is—That country people aud be
others equally pusillanimous have become ap- mi
preherfive of danger by an invasion, and have th
in consequence been converting all their pre- an
perty, as far as in their power, into hard-ca(h. ba
This, of course, has produced a great tun for pa
money on the provincial banking establish- hi
m«nts ; and many of them, on this account, a i
have been under the oeceffity of (lopping li(
payment, tho' possessing fufficient funds to fei
discharge more than treble the amount of ril
their out-standing paper. To prevent there- (h
fore the extension of this e+il, which would
have drained the nation of its circnlating me- I
diurri, to the gieat embarraflment of all an
pecuniary tranfaflions, is the reason of this
bold and strenuous measure. It has met the
approbation and promised support of the B
greater part of our peers and firft rate com- D
moners, as well as a great majority of bank- f' l
ers, merchants, traders, &c. Bat although
its neceflity i 6 undoubted, still from the great
delicacy which attaches ta the credit of the
Bank of England (which however has given w
the most undoubted proof of its abundant sol- w
vency) I sincerely hope the reftri£lioii will P 1
be but of Stort continuance." al
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We are informed that Don Joseph Igna- P
tius de Viar, commissioner on the part of his
Catholic majesty, and Mathew Clarkfon, '1
commissioner cn the part of the United States ''
of America, have agreed on the cfioiee of ~
Samuel Breck, of the city of Philadelphia,
S3 the third commissioner, to carry into ef- n '
feft tbe twenty-firft article of the treaty of
friend (hip, limits and navigation, between the P
United States and his Catholic majesty, for
thr purpose of terminating all differences on
account of the lofles sustained by tbe citizens (,
of the United States, in consequence of their p
vessels and cargoes having been taken by the t
fubjeSs of his Catholic majesty, during the f,
late war between Spain and France. e
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COMMUNICATION. .
It is reeoramended to every person who wi(h- a
es to obtain correct notions of the intentions,
views, and relative strength and weakness of the v
European nations, to read " The Politics of the F
Cabinets of Europe, during the reigns of Louis )
XV. aid XVI" Count de Broglio, in a paper s
in that work, mentioning Holland, observes, r
" that it fears every thing, complains of every t
thingt and defends nothing." Such appears to
be the line of eonduil which our Gallo-Ameri
can democrats recommend to the United States :
■viz. "to fear France, to fuffer every thing from l
France, to complain of every thing, and to 1
defend nothing." This is certainly a poli- j
cy which would be very gratifying to France, ,
but it is one which must soon reduce-us to A ,
COMPLETE DEPENDANCE ON FRANCE.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OE REPRESENTATIVES, '
iVednefday, May 17.
The House proceeded to the choice of a j
Chaplain (Dr. Green being nominated) and
the ballots of the members having been col
lefted, McflYi. Livingfton and Craik were
appointed Tellers; when the votes were found
to be as follow
Far Dr. Green, 60
Dr. Priestly, 1 2
Mr. Carroll, z
Mr. Helmuth, I
The House then resolved itfelf into a com
mittee of the whole on the speech of the
President of the United States, Mr. Dent in
the chair. After the fpeeeh had been read
by the Clerk,
' Mr. Craik said he had prepared a resolu
tion, the fame in substance as it had been
■usual to pass on forme;' similar
Vhich he should fubfoit to the consideration
of the House. It was in these words:
•' Resolved, that it is the opinion of this
committee, that a refpe&ful address ought to
be presented by the House of Representatives
to the President of the United States,
fwer to his fpeeeh ta both Houses of Con
rreft, at the commencement of this session,
containing assurances that this House will
take into consideration the various and im
portant matters recommended atten
tion."
The resolution was carried unanimously,
and the committee rose and reported it. The
House then took it up and agreed to it.
On motion, M«(Trs. Venable, Grifwold,
N. Freeman, Kittera and Rutledge, were
appointed a committee to prepare an address
accordingly.
Mr. Williams moved that the fpeeeh of
the President be committed to the committee
of the whole Houfeou the ftateof the union.
Agreed.
No farther bufsnefs beiag before the House,
a motion was made and carried to adjourn.
From the Farmer's Weekly Museum.
TROM THE SHOP OF
Mejrt. Ccloh b" Spondee.
ARISTOCRACY.
I HAVE looked into my Entiek, and
be fays, that it is a governiiunt by nobles. M
Heaven prefe'rve us from aristocrats; they
would cut all our farms into lordships, and
fell us for flav»>. So fays my neighbor Fi
Grumble, and he knows, for he is what they M
call adithanorary member of a jacobin cjub. )
But pray, my dear jealous countrymen, are D
not all kind of ocracys, dreadful things— j
and are they not running rampatit among as ? G
Yes—there is your I A
HOGOCRACY: :S(
That is where an booby has blundsr- S<
ed into a great estate, and has the riches, : H
without the education, sentiments, or man- j J)
ntrs of a gentleman. His pride and info- M
lence form a horrid hogocracy over his poor ' M
neighbors—Mote happy is-the Ruffian pea- H
fant, ftjld with the land he ploughs to his j St
haughty Beyar, than the tenant, or depend- I P,
ant of fach a bogocrat. • I p,
Then there it your i Q
PIGOCRACY: St
The pigocrat may be knawn by his long pig's
tail, bound with fix yards of ribband, his
wheat meal and lard upon his head, and his p.
(hrill dolorous whine ; with these he establish
es a tyrannical pigocracy over the blooming p (
generation of young ladies. p (
Then there is your i
RIBOCRACY: I(J
That is, when the married lady discards the j
bewitching drapery of the (kirt, for the im-
mem<irable insignia of the man, and rules p
the conjugal roast—when (he negle&s the pic
and pudding, and feolds politics at her huf.
band's visitors ; and after haviHg infuhed tbe
patience of the good man by day, awakes
him by night to the refrefhing eloquence of
a curtain ledture. Such a woman has eftab- „
lifhed aDa** ** * * —l dare not at pre- p
sent fay what—as, unhappily, my own dear
rib now cads a loving laak oyer my left ..
(boulder. . r
N. B. My wife is a profound politician— p
I wish you could hear her talk upon liberty
and equality.
Then there is your
MOBOCRACY.
But I beg pardou, this is only a species of
Democracy 1 fay again, heaven preserve us
from all ocracys.
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To the Loters of Cider.
WHAT would you give to destroy the
whole race of the Caterpillar !—Give I—l ~
would give more than I'll fay—but it :s im
possible. I have tried experiments, until 1
am tired. Yes, you have tried flaming tow
and lamp oil ; you have shot their nelts to 1
pieces, tvith yourmufket, and pulled them
down with your long forked pole ; and all
this you have done, on rainy days, when
the caterpillars weremoftly within their nests
—and you have found, to your mortification,
that thev would often repair their nests the
next day, or if you decreased the number far
the present season, they were, alter all your
pains, as numerous the next.
NO IV MIND ME.
You have often observed that, at a cer- £
tain time in the summer, the caterpillars ap.
pear to quit their nests entirely, and even the
trees, and wander over the fields and on the t
fences. This generally happens, the latter f
end of June, or the beginning of July. Be
that as it may, when ever this happens, do
you take the old dried nest, 6reak it open,
an<2 within it you will find a little pod, fame- f
what like the silk worm's cone ; destroy that 1
pod, for it contains the parent of the next t
year's race'of caterpillais; which like the
queen bee, produce, the whole f.mily. This ,
must be done, soon after the caterpillar quits j
the nest for out of this pod comes a miliar <
fly, who foims round and upon the finall 1
blanches of the appW, or wild cherry tree, <
the latter (he seems to prefer, a number of |
little calls, in which (he deposits her eggs, ]
and then covers them with a gluey substance, ;
which effeftually preserves them, until the
next fpring—hinc illius ortus. Hence springs j
the caterpillar family. _ (
Now let the farmers, in a town, or vicini
ty, agree to search for the proper time, and i
effeftually to destroy these pods, and my
word for it, their ncighbouihood (hall be a
land of Gofhen the next year.
U. UNDERHILL.
An equalization of weights and measures
; being aceompli(hed throughout France, a
new claflification of terms is adopted. The
above equalization is upon decimal princi
ples, and fa far, eorreft ; but in the French
coinage of words to cxprefs the different
measures, we hear tbe gypfey (tile, and claffi
" cal ears are wounded with the guttural founds
: of " decagramme," " ha&ogramme," " my
-1 tiagramme," and " kiliogramme." Thelaft
3 word, we think bears no very obfeure relation
to the new order of things in France.
1 Greenleaf, printer of the Argus, a rrpubli
' can paper at New York, has been tried before
1 the circuit court of the United States for a
libel, found guilty, and fined seven hundred
8 dollars. May the punishment operate in ter
-0 rorem, and may there ever be energy enough
' in our government to cru(h the cotkatricesof
sedition.
'• The late fuceeffes of the French in Italy
" were celebrated at Kensington, near Philadel
phia, by a junto of Gullo Americans, who,
'• in the red tide of liberty, in the flowing
bumper of Buon|parte washed away difere
'' tion and the image of their native country,
le
From the New IVoxld-
By the late arrivnV. from Spain, we have
re received an official Census of that kingdom,
fs stated at full length. It fuggells so many
intcrefting views of the fitualiran of Spain,
that we present a translated abftraft ef it to
cf the readers of the New World.
»• The Census was taken in tbe year 1787,
and it appears that the number of fouls then
Ic » amounted to 10,268,150, viz.—
Males, 5,109,172
Females, 5>'55'97^
10,268,150
Part of this population
is divided into the follow*
nd ing claflet, vi*.—■
Main belonging to vari- J u "
cms religious orders and
inditutions; 62.249
Fem.ilel, do. the;
Managers of the church 1
property, 13,244 " e .
Do. of subordinate church
affairs, «• 10,774 £JJj
Gently, por
Advocates or lawers, 5,917 are
Ssriveners, notaiies and cleiks, 9,611 tills
Scholars, s®-994 '
Hufljsndmen, 907,197
Day labourers, 964,571 (j,,.
Merchants and traders, 34,339 rcf<
Manufa&urers, 39>75® inl
Handicraft men or mechanics, 270,989
Servants, 28(5,092 t^e
Perlons in the pay of the king, 36,465 j u fl
Persons with military privileges, 77,884 to J
Dependents on the inqailltion, 2,705 nat
Sewarts ot agents of religious
orders, 4,127 " at
Religious dependents on alms, 1,844 frie
Paupers craving charity, 7i®3° kn<
Male students in colleges, ' 6,430 rc g
Female, do. 1,298 lm j
Poor in hospitals, employed, 5,573 zal
Infirm or disabled men in hospitals, 7.699 i„v
I u firm or disabled women in do. 3> an <
Lunatics (men) 359 " CI
Do. (women) 336 JJ.
Persons keeping religious houses pul
to entertain their brethren l at(
travelling, 616 pre
Men in do. 3,83 1 ' on
Women in do. 4>937
Boys in do. 1,926 0 f
Girls in do.' 1,753 fen
Persons employed in keeping mo
theprifons. 124
Male prisoners, 1.205
Ftmale do. 650 cat
Persons employed in keeping act
the Foundling hospitals. 173 noi
Male children in these bofpi
"ls, / 3.530 W(
Female do. in do. 2,811 Gc
ou
The whole population consists of cri
Unmarried males, 2,926,229 ™
Unmarried females, 2,753,224
Married men, *1,947,165
Married women, *1,943,496 an
j Widowers, 235,778 ex
Widows, 562,258 w
There arc in Spain. up
_ ' ' po
11,972 Partlhes. „f
2,067 Religions houses for the men. hr
2,122 Do. for the women. po
213 Colleges.
773 Hospitals.
26 Prisons. ut
51 Foundling Hospitals. » th
145 Cities.
4,572 Towns.
13,790 Villages.
1,511 Deserted places.' b,
Tbs population of 1787, exceeded that n<
of 1768, and'l769, by 960,346 feulei. al
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as
* The causes of the difference between
the number of married men and women are
not assigned. v
HARTFORD, May 15.
0» Thursday last the general election e f the
state of Connedicut was celebrated in this citj.
Th« day being plcafant, a large conc»urfe of ftran- ol
ger» attended thij joyous anniversary. 0 I
About twelve o'clock the procefSon, in the u
sual order, moved from the state house to the north '.
Prelbyterian meeting-house, when an excellent ''
sermon, peculiarly adapted to tl»c occasion, was 01
delivered to a crowded audience, by the Rev. Br.
Lewis, of Greenwich. The proceflien was pre
ceded by a band of muftc, a company of Cadets,
commanded by major Day; and escorted by a
company of horse ; both of which companies ex- rl
hibited proofs of a striA attention to difctpline, t(
and reflefted honor *n their refpedivc officer'!. tl
After the usual exercises »f the day, the votes :
for Governor,Lieutenant-Governor and Afliftants
being counted, it appeared that the following gen
tlemen werechofen, viz.
His Excellency OLIVER WOLCQ IT, Esquire, f'
Governor, I
The Honorable Jsnatuan Trumbui.l, Esquire, ]
Lioutenant-Governor.
Willian* Williams, Joseph P. Ceok, William J
Hillhoufe, fohn Treadwell,Roger Newberry, He
man Swift, Jonathan Ingerfol, Thomas Grofvenor, 1
Thomas Seymour, Aaron Auflin, Jeremiah Wadf
i worth, David Daggett, Efquircs, Assistants.
, Andrew Ktngfbury, Esq. Treasurer ; Samuel
*Vyllys, Esq. Secretary.
! SPEECH
" Of his Excellency Governor W©lcott, to both '
1 Houses of the Legislature oa Friday lail.
t G mile men of the Council, \
Mr. Speaker, and Gentleman tf the j
Htvfe $f ReprefcHtjtivts,
8 BY the favor of Divine Providence the interna!
* affairs of the state continue prosperous and happy,
t The unprovoked aggressions, made under the au
n thority of the French nation, on our external com
merce, by which we are affe&ed in common with
the other of the United States, have occasioned
such an extensive deftru«flion of property, and di
l' minution of the national revenme, that ithc lofies
e rtfulting therefrom will admit ©t no easy talcula
a culation. Should these depredations continue, the
( ] redu<stion of eur experts, and (of the pdces ©four
productions, and the check which will-£ given to
r " cnterprize and industry, will be injuries which will
" be very sensibly felt. There are, however, evils
>f of still greater magnitude which this conduit is
probably intended to produce ; but which it will
be more in the power ©four country t© prevent.
I We may trust that no facrifices will bethought
J too dear to be made, rather than resign our iia
tional charaJler, and our absolute independence.
As the obtaining of rcdrefs for national injuries,
ig and providing for our general security, are fub
je<sU which fall under the cognizance of our na
tional government, no other duties are therefore
incumbent on us relative thereto, but, as members
of the union, to carry into effect such measures as
the national administration shall prescribe. It may
however, be expedient to attend to such equip
n ments of the military force of the state as may
place it in a condition to a£t most extensively
when legally required ; and to provide such necef-
H > fary means for ©ur local defence as the national
to government may not probably afford.
By the last returns of the militia of the state,
m there can be no dovbt but there are many valuable
1 arms in their hands,thcugh not an adequate lupply
of lWh as may be depended upon fervice
There appeared to be a very considerable defici |
72 ency of cartridges; owing, it is said, to the great
78 scarcity and dearnefs ol powder. The other
equipments are very considerable, but not com-
CO Plcte
' It appears that some of the Matrofs Companies
are provided with brass field pieces ; but that
otheriare but partially supplied. None probably
with powder and ball fvfficicut for actual service.
5.1°9> , 7 2
S.'5 B '97 8
10,268,150
Juflice requires mc to wHferve thitt great nrili ary to h
ambition, mad regard to subordination appear in the £
militia, and that no dou;>t exists of their prompti- f rQU
tude to defend, when required, thofc rights which
they were conftitnted to preserve-
It is further proper for me to notice, that there con
are no military magazines cftabliftied in the state ; eng
and, although the general government has offered b U £
some to the important port of New-
London, yet, that we have a numSer of other
ports in the state of confideraSleconfequence, which ' lB /
are not furnifked with such heavy and efficient ar- P r,v
tiilery as are necefTary for their effectual defence. tain
In this view of our military arrangements and W J,|
equipments, and the general afpeA of our national
affair >, I fubmi't to the wisdom of the legifl-'ture ,
the expediency of appropriating such part of our 1
rcfourcesas may be necessary to place the state iti l,on
a more adequate condition of defenee. C
We fhail be happy if there be ground to believe
that better reflections will restrain the pursuits ct mof
the nation by whose condu& we more efpeci&lly ,
fuffer. But, when a nation shall alfume ths power t
to limit and dire& the commerce of every neutral lor
natien on which they can make an imprefiion,and wer
manifeft their firfl hostile dt by ads of gene- an< j
ral plunder, not only in violation of the laws ®i w
nature and nations, but of treaties and a profefleJ
friendfhip, it will be difficult to afcertaiu any ™ rl
known principles by which their conduct will be 3ga
regulated, or the limits they will impose on their the
ambition. vift
It cannot be doubted but the agents and parti
zans of the French nation have long endeavored to ,
involve this country in the calamities of war ;
and finding that our national adminifiration could ft" 01
neither be influenced nor controled, they have l'e- the
duloufly attempted to alienate the confidence and
affe&ions of the people from it. To effeift thii j )av
purpose they have assailed the charaAer of the
late supreme Executive of our nation —a character J
precious to America, and which will be revered as c * a y
long a» moral excellence shall be known andref- tlia
pe&ed by mankind. cd (
This nation has also refufed, with circumstances p rc
of indignity, to give audience to a minister lately
sent to them from this country, charged with the a l
most friendly embassy. v
Although we may be afTured that the Isnitcd con
States will wish to maintain the neutral ground (
which they have wifely assumed, and will depre- ma
cate the calamities of a war ; yet, under such an
accumulation of untoward circumstances, has it 1
not becemtour duty to prepare for a serious state ot
things ? Tel
Should matters be brought to the last neceflity, w h
we cann©t doubt but the Genius of A merica, that ;
Genius which the Almighty inspired to vindicate j . ■
our liberties and assert our independence, will ex- ]^ U '
crt itfclf with the most a&ive energy, and wiil j ed
convince the world that America, determined to be his
free, will never dispute about the qu*lijic*tions of a
master.
We are happy in our confidence in the wisdom „ .
and rsdtitude of the person to whom the national 1
executive power is at present committed. His * *
wisdom and stability has been often manifeftcd,
upon most important and trying occasions, in lup
port of the liberties, the honor and independence
of ©ur country ; and we have the fatisfailion to
hnow that foreign influence had no share in his ap-
pointment. **
There has been a diversity ©f opinion concern- T
ing the relative rank of f©me of the militia, from fp,
whence inconveniencies have resulted. To obviate
uncertainty in this refpeA, I would recommend to
the consideration of the legislature the expediency rr *
of ascertaining by an a<st of government, the mi
litary rank, so far as it is not already established by
the grades of effcee.
To whatever conclusions, gentlemen, your deli- aa
berati©ns shall lead, to promote the interest, happi- £
ness and security of the state, you will please to be
alTured, will meet with my most hearty concur- P r
rence, and that I shall be happy to render you every Si
assistance in my power, to facilitate the bufinefsof ar
the session.
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NEW YORK, May 17. a.
Died, on Sunday morning in the 571b year
of his age, Walter Livingston, P
of the Manor of I.ivingfton. He for many 1
years rcprefented tliil state in the Congrefj of V
the United States, tinderth« old confederati- j P
on ; and was one of the Commiflioneis of the 1
board of irealury. 1(
B A u r of A l B A N 1 • p
An Elcdlion was held in the Directors si
room on Tuef.lay lall, Cor the choice of thir
teen EiireiSlors, to manage the concerns of
the Bank for the current year ; and on an ef- 1
' timate of the ballot, it appeared that the sol- c
' lowing gentlemen were elefted, viz. e
Abraham Ten Broeck, Stephen Van Renf- I
, felacr, Goldlbrow Bunyar, Jeremiah Van (
Renflelaer, Jacob Vanderhcyden, Barent t
• Blecker, Eliftu Kane, Philip Van Renflelaer,
i James Caldwell, Robert M'Clallen, John C. f
' Cuyler, Abraham Van Veahten, George
, Peatfen. I
Abraham Ten Broeck, Esq. President.
CO NMV NIC AT lON. i
' We hear thaa Col. Bauman of the artillery
of the city and county, andallth« officetsof ,
l! that regiment have resigned their comnaiffions.
s)uere. What could induce the oflicers of
this rcfpe&able corps, unanimeadv, to Cend
in their commiflions } This being ;» circum-
ftance very ii ter-ftii gto the militia and th«
f [ public at large, it is expedled they will be iu
-- dulged with a statement of the fa6b (from
1 some quarter) that have produced this extra-
ordinary measure.
GAZETTE MARINE LIST.
19
a
at Port of Philadelphia.
U1 ARRirED. Days.
Ship William Penn, Jofiah, London, 42
il, Nancy, Lord, Liverpool, 42
is Philadelphia, Bliss, Bristol, 42
i" Liberty, Roule, Naples, 67
Brig Fair American, Stokes, Naples, 65
Sch'r Swallow, Duane, Gonaives, 11
Brig Charlton, Bilhop, Gomives, I £
(1 Honlbroske, Mc Call, Hamburgh, 49
jj_' Liberty, Uuvar, Alex*ndria, 4
u _ Eliza, Hitchcock, Wir.dfor.N: S. 14
)re Schooner Nelly. Dillingham, Conaivet, 14
ers I rieiv!\i T ip, Odlin, Jacquem.l, 19
a , Hannah, Pippinay, Salem, 13
2- Sloop EagU.Earle, R. Island 3
ip- Brig Mentor,Forrcfter, of this port, i» arrived
at'Belfail from North-Carolina. Ship Warren,
c ]y Church, failed with the Philadeljhia, for this
e f. port.
na l Arrived the Brig Houlhrook, M'Call, frarn
Hamburgh, left there March 15.
ite, Ship Adraftus, Pease, for this Part for Freight
ble A&ivc, Blair, do. t« fail soon
ply Brig Mary, Earle, de. do.
ice. Capt. M'Call failed in company with the
ici - Mary, Rice, arrived the 9thinft. at Portfinouth,
eat N.H Capt. M'Call does not confirm the ac
her count laid to be brought by the Mary, refpcdl
>m" ing Mr. Pinckney.
These anivals bring no news.
The America, captain Ewing, lajided her
biy paflengets at Dover.
rice. The (hip Thonw, captain Holland, was
to Irave Liverpool firll tide after tho Nancf )
Captain Lord, of the (loop May Flower,
from Antigua, mentions, that captain Mit
ford, of the frigate, came out to
convoy a number of American veffeJjj and
engaged to accompany them as far as lat. 2 2,
but returned in three days, and brought in
with him thefhip Maria, captain Cornel Fer
tis, of New-Yotk, re-taken from a French .
privateer,on her pafiag'e from Demarara. Cap
tain Mitford reverfej the Maria's colours,
which excited much disgust among the in
habitant* of Antigua, and the president of
the island expressed his pointed disapproba
tion of the iufult.
Captain Lord spoke the (hip Minerva, of
Nantucket, a whaler, from Brazil, out 15
months.
Captain Stoy, of the Amiable Creole, from
Port au-Prince, mentions that the British
were about attacking the town of Leogane,
and that the Queen (hip of war had failed,
with the intention of anchoring close to the
forts. If the land and sea forces do not
again become jealous about the plunder, and
the latter leave the former in the moment of
vi&oty, this important 'poll may fall into the
hands of the British.
Captain Tatein, of the brig Pennfylva'iia,
from St. Thomas's in 18 days, infotm3, that
the day before his departute a vcflVl arrived,
which brought intelligence of Porto Rico
having been captured by the British.
Arrived schooner Swallow, Doane, lS
days from Gonaives. Captain Daane informs
that general Touffaint Louverture is appoint
ed chief of thecivil and military department of
French St. Domingo, and had gone to the
Cape to step the iniquitous proceedings of
those monilers the civil commifiloners, in the
! condemnation of the Amtiican veficls.
On her paflage from Gonaives to St Tho
mas, last winter, the Swallow was taken by
the Kitty Sheen privateer, and carried into
the New Algier», To'tola, where both ves
sel and cargo were condemned, though the
whole belonged to native American citiz-ES.
1 However for a valuable consideration the hon.
! judge Leonard reverfid the decree and deliver•
|ed up both. Captain Doane fays, that during
his Hay at Tortola, upwards of £.200,009
America* property was condemned there.
The following {hipa were spoken by the
flip Charlotte, captain Bell, from Greenock:
April 11, in lat. 41, 58,10ng. 40. W. spoke
the {hip Alnomack, of George-Town, from.
Norfolk and bound to Arlillerdam, out 13
days, all well; May 3d, spoke the brig Ve
nus, captain Lunt,lat. 39, 42, long. 64
W. from Newburyport and bound to S:.
Thomas, out 6 days, all well; May 4th,
spoke the brig Fanny and Xetfey, captain
Shaclock, lat. 3«, 44, N. long. 73, 32, W.
from port Glasgow, and bound for Norfolk,
all well.
Providence, May 13.
Thursday evening arrived the brig Maria,
aapt. Whitney, in 34 days 'from Cayenne.
By kim we are advised of the fcizuie and
prompt condemnation of the brig Peace, capt,
Samuel Allen, of this port ; vefTel, cargo,
and specie on board, valued at 25,000 dol
lars. Capt. Allen was from Dover, bound
for Surinam, but touched at Cayenne, where
he had been f«veral days before the seizure
was made. The pretext was, hia being from
au Englilh port.
Same day arrived the {hip Susan, captaia
Pierce, in 148 days from Calcutta. On the
15th ult. in lat. 19, 40, N. long. 54, to,
W. fpoke'the (hip Rebecca, of Newbury
• < Port, Georgo Dewel, mailer, 32 days from
: ■ Ter.eriffe, bound to Jamaica —file was in a
leaky condition, being obliged to have one
pump constantly working, to keep the (hip
s free.
Arrived at Baltimore, May 16.
f Ship Maryland, Captain Graybell, from
Bstavia, and St. Helena, 118 days—sugar,
■ i coffee and spices—Robert Oliver and Broth
ers. Lat. 21, long. 59, spoke (loop Nancy,
Mitchel, from Baltimore to the Well Indies ;
n fame time spoke a brig ftom Nonh Carolina
t to St. Thomas's.
r, Brig Eleanor, Captain Philips, 23 day,
from Guadaloupe.
;e Sloop Robert and William, Captain Col
thard, 18 days from Pott-au-Prince.
Schooner Brother, Captain White, 18
days from Part-au-Prince.
y Brig Fell's Point, Captain Cteghton, 18
3 f days from Cape Nichola Mole.
*• The fhip3 Aurora and Jane and brijj
jf Hannah are in the bay, bound up.
id New-York, May 16.
1- ARRIVED. DATS.
14 Ship Jay, D yrc, Dublin 40
j. Swan, Woodham, Liverpool 59
m Brig Hannah, Edentun, St. 'Thomas 16
j. Lewis, King, Aux Cayes 16
Nancy, Jolytfon, New-Providence 12
Matilda, Warner, Philadelphia 16
Schr. Fanny Bridger, Dunn, do. 4
Regulator, Robins, Aux Cayes 17
Cipt. King, in 16 daysfrom Aux-Cayes,
informs, that a few days before ha failed, Gen.
2 Rigaud, with 9000 brigands, made an attack
i_ 2 on Irois, and was defeated with great loss.
Captain Fowler, of the schooner Sally,
arrived on Monday evening, after a pafiage
]- of 14 days frem St. Bartholomews. On the
( | 27th April was brought in there the fehooner
Weft, John Welt, malttr, from North Ca
rolina, by an English privateer, which had
taken her from the French privateer Flying
Fi(h ; the governor immediately ordered her
relloration to her captain, as well as the cap
tain's clothes which had been plundered from
him by the French privateer ; also was captu
red icJ to windward of Martinique, the barque
"j Mercury; Zebedi.h Farnham, matter, from
Demarara, and bound for Kennebeck river,
,3, which was retook on the 22d of April, by
a British frigate to windward of Dosninico.
;ht On the 30th, captain Fowler was brought to
ion by a French privateer ; they made him hoist
out bis boat and bring his papers on board—
after examining them they permitted him to
ar ' proceed. May 6, in lat. 26, N. and long,
; il- 67- 25, W. spoke the brig DeSance, captain
Whrdby, out of Potomac 15 days, all well.
On the 15th, spoke the Britifli {loop of war
her Alliance, a convoy to the American veJels
from Cape Nichola Mole, to the Capet of
was Philadelphia.