rotiled t« sny .i -J.s,c>;r;p! jr." cv/n, jjtotirt
jtidiced in favor or any nation but my dv n, ex
iept their conduct th-iiu'iuls tiiafprAMcdUoii.
A greater rtTangi? firirrc» *vfr pa 111-11,
than that lately by flic Fnriich nation.
I mi: v iciti .i is m»y change rrqn'- ,C?K.'r c and a
thou land pa!T» i: s whicii attack-thprj.:n —-tni:
is not material, but, «-J»cn we fife a gr£at and
powerful nation ct^nfing,—changing from that
glow of enthulTalm jvhich has |<>ng been borne
in the bosoms of A.-nvicati", \cft2t does it e
viitce I It is a jVrelurat.tive evideiue that fojne
great.ever.t hi; cauieti it. 1 corae forward with
ii» atiaebmrm'-but to iAy own gov.ernustn:, 1
think none so good: I u .11 lay that America,
every thing in bsr, arid belonging io'hcr'in tv- 1
ery relpcit, is. superior to any thiirgin any oth
er co(ja:iy. This may L. thotight a narrow
difpeiition, but lam not lure tßat tfc. he more
liberal would 6c to lie more politically wife- I
tl : n conie forward, not to vindica-e the cause
of France or Cueat Britain, nor to depreciate
the cue in vioJatjnp; the: dignities of the mner,
but only to vindicate ottr own government be
cause I think it right .' It f:ems cnri
(•us toohferve that, uhile all nations are' ein- J
ployed in the admiration of, our cOhfiitutioil,
cur government and administration ; our own
cUircns are the only ones, who expeefs diflatis
iailion at its form or itrcontjudl. I do not
mean to fay that all that his been done on the
part of the government has heen critically right,
J wdl not deny but it may have omitted to'do
whit it ought to have dorie, or done in some
cases what had teen "better let' alone, —but by
the great mils of. their tranfaitions they have
afTumed a fifuatitfn as '<ifpe£Uble as that of any
other nation. '3'hv fiery ordeal we had to pais
through amkjQ cmifii&jng nations has heen as
fuccefsfully encountered by the conduit we piir
l'ued as by any other path we could have chosen.
I cannot pretend to defend the violations com
mitted by cither of the bulligerent powers—they
have both afted wrong ; so much so as to im
press the whole work! that we cannot depend
upon the '\generofity," or " magnanimity"
cf either, but the queition is, have we 'fuffi
cient caufeto resent these insults i we all agree
that an attempt no negotiate will mi ft fafely
conduit us out of our present difa«ulties ) —we
agree as to the object. but the manner to effect
that objeft, with honour to our nation is the
point oh which we are divided •• an amicable
adjuftinent of our differences then I take to be
the unanimous wilh, but Upon what terms ? On 1
a former occaSon it will be lecolle&ed that we |
adjusted a dispute with Great Britain by a trea- I
ty. An adjustment not inconsistent with the i
lioiiour, advantage, or jaftice of the nation, \
but confifleut with all. Tjik treaty received its i
proper ratification by every branch vf the go-!
Vernment, and I believe is become generally
popular—however, if it might have not met j
tl;e acquiefccnce, .it his the compliance of every 1
one ; notwithstanding what some gentlemen
would fay upon the fubjeit, I cannot believe
b'jf, had not the prejudice against the British j
nation been so prevalent, that treaty would I
have been fatisfaflory to all; but notwithstand
ing thai, we have done it to our fatisfaflion, ( I |
mean by a great majority of the citizens) al- '
though it might not be so in the fight of France. !
She fays by that ail we have violated our an- I
tecedent treaty with her. Now the ijueftiou
with us is whether this aflertion has foundation
or not: I mull fay I believe not. It was not,a !
treaty ofFenhve and defenfive we made with
her, nor to continue f®r ever ; this she well
knew, else why did (he not come forward and 1
fay to us, you are under obligation to join us ;
against our enemies I No, they kr.ew the con- !
tvarv, and the.---fore could not exa<9 it. We*
are ready to prove that nore of tie articles of
the British treaty does in the least contravene
that with France. ,
[To be continued.]
THURSDAY, JUNE 8.
The bill for preventing the exportation of
arms and ammunition was read the third time j
—when,
Mr. Lyon said, except the word cannons 1
were (truck out of it, he could *ot consent
to vote for the passing of the bill!
Mjc.W. Smith called for the yeas and
nays upon the paffmg of this bill, which
were accordingly taken, and were 79 in
favor of it, and 8 against it. The nays were
Messrs. Elmendorff, Findley, Locke, Ly
on, Macon, M'Clenachen, Nicholas, and
Venable.
Mr. W. Smith, from the committee to
whom was referred the bill for preventing
the fitting of privateers, made a report,
which recommended an agreement to alt the
amendments of the committee of the whole,
except one for prohibiting citizens from
taking command or entering on board of any
vessel with intent to cruise against vessels of
the United States, instead of which they
recommended another to be enadted in a se
parate law, confining this bill entirely to
private vefll'ls.
The House went into a committee of the
whole on this report, agreed to it, and after
wards took it up and agreed to it in the
House, and the bill was ordered to be en
gvoffed for a third reading.
Mr. W. Smith moved that a comnlittee
be appointed to prepare and report a bill to
prohibit citizens of the United States from
taking the command of or entering on board
any (hip at' of any foreign power. A
Committee of three was accordingly ap
pointed.
Mr. CoiT heljeved that some inconveni
ences arose from vessels which had been taken
prizes' from citizens of the United States,
being again fold to citizens of this.country,
atid from their obtaining frelh registers for
them, as the doing of it appeared to be an
additional inducement to captures. Pie
therefore proposed a resolution to appoint a
coromjticc to conftder the propriety of pro
hibiting tlie pra&ice, in future, which was
agreed to, and a committee of three ap
pointed.
Mrt W, St*ith moved that the House
take Hp the bjll which was under considera
tion yeftcrday,-when an adjournment took
jjlftrt, viz. the bill for raising additional carps
of artilufifts and engineers ; when
Mr. Macon said he (hould not renew this
motion for rejecting t!< : bill, as it might
c«i£ume mora time than letting it take its
regular covirfe.; but he did not think he
'.hewed any want ofcaiuior in wifliing to get
rid os-it iri that.way. The- gentleman from
South-Carolina talked as much about can
dor, aad Ibewed aa Ft(tie of it as man ill
that Honfe- The bill was referred to a com
tn?tl *e cf the v.'hclc, to-morrow.
Mr. L tvjNdfiTOhi said, that it was well
known that the qoinmilTipnerg for fettling
the British dells were now orgawzed and
vjr.dy to proceed U tiaSr.cfe. It had been 1
fuggefied that great evijs might grife fur '
want of an agent to *hcc':..tbe. claims of the i
Britifti ; lie (liould tlK'jrefore propose that
such ah agent be appointed. He laid a re
fohltion upon the "table, direfting that pro
riljon be made bylaw for enabling the Ex
ecutive to appoint an agent for this purpofi.
The house again rcfo'.vcd itCelf into a com
ttiittef Of tbC whole on the (late of the union,
and the fifth refokrtion. viz. that refpedting
the arming of merchants vessels, with the
amendments which had been yesterday of
fered, being under configuration.
Mr. Otis said it ought to be considered
that they were not about to giant a privi
lege to our vessels to arm in their own de
fence, but to modify that right, He tho't
all difcuflions on the law of nations were
secondary ; for j if our own law did no.t for
bid the practice, it was neceflary something
(hould be done to regulate it," and when the
bill was brought in, gentlemen might direst
tKeir objections to such parts of it as they
thought proper; There could be no doubt
that the law of nations warranted the prac
tice ; but it might.be our policy to put it
under a stricter control than other nations
had done, because all other commercial na
tions had fleets to protect their commerce.
He spoke of the difference of carrying arms
on board a vessel and using them.
Mr. O. referred to a provision in the law
of nations, which, if it did not positively
acknowledge the right of merchants vessels
of neutral nations to be armed, at least im
plied it. It was, that vessels of war have a
right to examine merchants vessels, and rf
they make any resistance, they (hall be con
sidered as lawful prize, which he said sup
posed them to be in a capacity to fight. It
was acknowledged that this power might be
abused, and therefore it was that he propo
sed to reftrift it in the mqft effeftual manner.
At preferlt there was nothing to prevent
the owner of any veflel from arming it, from
which great disorder might ensue, but the or
der of the Executive, which might be any
day revoked.; butthefe regulations were in
tended scrupulously to avoid cause of offence
to any nation, and the improper conduct of |
the captain of any vessel would be disavow- ■
ed. The only question was, which was the
best Way of doing this. All were agreed '
that the regulatibn would be proper to the i
East Indies and the Mediterranean, but there
seemed some doubt as to the propriety of
including the Weft Indies.
Mr. Otis contended, that if the danger
in the Weft India seas was as great from un
authorised cruisers as it were in the East In
dia or Mediterranean seas (and he thought
this had clearly appeared) the fame regula
tion ought to be extended to that quarter.
But it was said it might be the cause of war.
He took it for granted such reftridtions
would be made in the law as would prevent
any real pretext for war, and if the French
were determined to aft upon fpec'wus ones,
they would not want them ; and if they had
them not, they would manufacture them,
and nothing that we could do would prevent
them from making war upon us.
Mr. Otis denied that resentment could
have all the effe£t afcribedtoit, since it would
only operate to any effeft upon a few indi
viduals ; nor did he think the captains em
ployed in the Weft India service would be
less likely to consult the interests of their em
ployers and of their country, than those em
ployed in the East-India and Mediterranean
trade. He denied also that if a captain was
so imprudent as to force a vessel into a re
bel port that it would be a cause of war, nor
would the French Republic ever make it a
pretext of offence. Indeed, if it were a fa£t
that the unauthorized cruizers in the Weft
Indies were in rebellion to the French gov
ernment, we (hould, in fact be fighting their
battles by fitting out vessels to oppose their
unjuftifiable attacks.
The gentleman from New-York had ob
jefted to this proposition, because it appear
ed naked. He thought this no objection,
because the gentleman could take it out in
to the committee room and clothe it with
his own ideas. The gentleman from Penn
sylvania had said the expence would be an
objedtion ; but he might have known, that
no one would be forced into the regulation.
But it was said the merchants were against
arming their vessels. They were apt, he
said, to suppose,' that because half a dozen
persons with whom they conversed were of
their opinion, that every body thought a
like.
But suppose this was the opinion of some
merchants, did not they expeft there would
be other measures taken for the protedtion
of our trade. In order to put the matter
upon a right footing, gentlemen should fay
to the merchants, " We will do nothing ;
we are willing that privateers (hould not on
ly come off your Capes, but up to your ci
ty, and take your banks ; (he did not know
whether there would be any one found to
Welcome them) we want to go home ; the
weather getting warm, our own affairs have
r.eed of our attention." . But, added Mr.
O. if the merchants are averse to this pro
position, why do they not meet and declare
their opinions. If they were to do this, it
would have some weight with him.
Another gentleman had told them, that
the loss sustained by depredations upon our
commerce did not fall wholly upon our
merchants, but upon the public at large.
That the gentlemen from Pennsylvania
(hould have fupporteia theoretical idea of
this fort, would not have surprised liinf; but
that a gentleman, who was himfelf a mer
chant, lhould have given countenance to it,
was extraordinary. If the merchants and
insurers were to lose the whole of their capi
tals .by these fpoliatfons, would it be any
fatisfadtion to them to be told, that the far
mers would also be affedted by their losses ?
Or, if the matter was reversed, and a mil
dew ijiould destroy the crops of a number
of farmers, the iniafoitunc wcftild of'courfe
raise the price of grain, and the public
would be affedted by the misfortune, yet
the advance in price would be general, and
| the (jifrerirg would not be confined to those 1
whofV cropi bad been deftroycd.
Seeing then,faidMr. O.thatatircojEmcrce
is thus exposed, fliall we defiil from all pru
dcntrncafures* of prote&iilg'it ? Ifwedo,wc
fnalf be obliged to resort to the mortifying
alternative of putting our vessels undci'Bri
l'tjh convoys, or fuffer them to be captured ;
and he believed if nothing was done- for the
protection of cur trade, it would be foand
at the nekt feflion.of Cortgrefs, that all jhe
vefTels which had arrived fafe, would liave
been thus convoyed.
Mr. Otis concluded by A complaint at
the want of candor in charging gentlemen
who advocated this motion, with being ad
vocates of war ; he thought gentlemen had
used language in the course of the debate,
that they Would not have used out 'cf dcOrS.
He feared the time was coming wTien they
should be obliged to unite in the defence of
their common country, and he ithougbt it
would b; well to avoid all unreiuViable pro
vocation. But if gentlemen were determin
ed to fay, because he advocated the arming
of our merchants' veflels, that he advocated
a war proportion, and that it wo aid pro
duce war in fix months, he could not help
it. The public must judge betwixt them.
Mr. Varnum said the gentleman laftup
had taken much pains to P.iew that the citi
zens of the United States had a right to arm
their vessels, and to refill the attacks of fo
reign nations. If this were true, he was as
tonished the doftrine should have lain so long
dormant. But he believed right had not
been considered to exist, and he believed it
ought not to exist. Tho' the President had
forbidden the arming of merchants veflels,
yet gentlemen aflerted they had a right to
doit. (Mr. Otis interrupted Mr. V. to
read an extract from the President's speech
on the fubjetl, -where he fays he did not
doubt the policy andproppety of merchant's
arming thcirveffels. Mr. V. said the Pre
sident might not doubt the policy and pro
priety, and yet not be fatisiied as to the le
gality of the meafnre. If individuals had
this right, he hoped they should pass a law
before they rose to prevent its exercise ; as
he doubted not if this plan was gone into,
that this country would soon be involved in
the horrors of war.
Mr. V. wilhed to know what cause ex
isted at present more than for four years past
for going into this measure. Gentlemen
had brought forward many ideal depredati
ons committed by the French Republic, of
which no evidence had been attempted to be
adduced. They had proof indeed of three
or four veflels being taken into Francein the
report of Major Mountflorence, yet gentle
men exclaimed that our commerce was laid
at the feet of France. If this were so, why
did not the evidence lie before them ? The
cries of women and children which had been
the other day introduced, was not proof.
He believed those cries had been produced
by an overbearing spirit of speculation, in
this country, more than by the depredations
of any nation whatever. He saw nothing
in the French Republic like a wish to injure
the property of the citizens of the United
States. Mr. V. then took notice of the de
cree which they had pafled in refpedt to
the British, and doubted not, when our ne
gociators should fettle t'natbufinefs, that the
present misunderstanding would be done a
way, and they would be convinced of our
good wishes towards them. He did not
wonderthat the French should have been of
fended with this country ; he thought they
had cause for offenee in the British treaty ;
nor was he of opinion that our conduit tow
ards them had been more friendly than to o
ther nations, which he thought they had
some reason to expeit ; not but that he ap
plauded our executive in taking such a part
as was calculated to keep us out of the war.
He believed it would have been a wife tiling
j not to have entered into any treaty with ei
! thcr nation till the conclusion of the war.—
(The chairman reminded Mr. V. of the
| question.) He concluded with hoping we
j should wait the event of negotiation, with-
I out doing any thing which might eventually
lead to a war.
Mr." Nicholas would not again have
troubled the Committee had not the impor
tance of the question appeared to him to re
quire it. They were told that merchants
had a right -to arm their veflels, and a mo
tion was made to fanftion the arming of
them to the Weft Indies, in addition to the
East Indies and the Mediterranean, under
certain reftriftions. So that they were a
bout to admit the right of the merchants to
do the thing. It was neceflary therefore,
to enquire whether this was the praflice of
nations.
It was said there was no law to prevent
arming, yet the President had forbidden the
arming of merchant's veflels, except in cer
tain cases, and he flioidd not be willing to
believe that he would do what he had no
right to do. And surely no gentleman
would contend , that the President had the
power to do, or not to do, according to his
will. It was his bulinefs to execute the law,
and not to make it. He believed there had
been no hffitation, since the pafling of the
law in 1794, in believing that veflels arming
in the ports of the United States, were do
ing so with an intent to commit hostility.
To suppose the contrary, would be to bring
the Executive into a lituation which he did
not deserve.
The gentlemen declared it was their in
te'ntion to suppress a natural right. He
would not willingly dispute their intention,
but he believed this was not the whole-os it,
because the gentleman from S. Carolina had
' spoke of forcing our veflels into the rebel
ports of the Weft Indies, than which no
step could be taken which would sooner lead
to war. But gentlemen said that the law
of nations countenanced this doctrine, and
■said it remained with them who opposed it
to prove the contrary. The fact wire—the
law of nations was silent upoo this point.
But, if it h;d been a beneficial thing, and
conducivethe happiness of a country,
*rorcld'it not have been at some time aited
upon, and noticed by the writers or. the law
of intions ? Arid is not tlieir silence, nret
ty lirong evidence that the right was never
exerciTcd ? The reason of the cafe was
ftrong.agisaft the praftfee ; aj, if unreftrain
ed> it wa3 acknowledged it would lead di
rectly to war, as it "Would have a tendeacy
to v,okte the rights of. other nation#; and
if tl.is would be she natural cmifequcDce of
the meafnre unfeftrained; lie believed tie
fame effefts would be produced, and not-,
with (landing aav restraints which raigiit be
enafktl to regulate "the practice: And if
they, authorized a pratlice which, produced
an evi|, it would be the fame as if they au
thorized the evil. -
But gentlemen fay this measure could
give the French no real offence, and if they
would act from specious ones, they would
never be in want of them. Mr. N. said he
did not want to remove specious pretences
of offence,^and if this country gave no solid
ones, he should never be heard to raise his
voice in favour of France. But it was his
opinion this proportion was pregnant with
real offence.
The gentleman last up seemed to think,
that if the merchants were indisposed to the
measure, that it would not b< carried into
efle&, and of course could do no harm ; but
tho' the generality of merchants might be
opposed to it, yet there may be enough rea
dy to enter into it, to involve the country
m mifchief. For, they could not fay, thus
far it shall go, and no farther, nor would
any bond which could not be entered into be
an efiedtual security for our peace.
He was surprized to hear the complaints
of the gentleman just fat down with refpeft
to attributing improper motives to gentle
men ; since he believed that gentleman had j
himfelf been as reprehensible in this refpedt '
as any other. Indeed, this very day, he had
spoke of the French coming up to our
wharves, and intimated certain perforis
would be ready to receive them. He th'o't
the admonition came illy from one who had
been twice obliged to recant what he had.
said in this way.
Mr. N. concluded with hoping the a
mendment would be rejected ; nor did he
wish the resolution to be agreed to without
it, since he believed if it pafled that House,
it would not pass the Senate, and if any law
pasted on the subject, he wished it to be so
exprcfled as to do away the fuppdfition that
the right in merchants to arm was acknow
ledged.
Mr. Swanwick next spoke against the
motion ; he was followed by Mr. Harper,
on the other fide. Meflrs. Brooks, W.
Smith and Williams also supported the a
mendment ; and Meflrs. S. Smith, Giles,
Gallatin and Macon opposed it. The ques
tion was then taken on inferring the JVeJI
Indies and negatived, there being 35 votes
in favour of it, and against it 46. A mo
tion was then made by Mr. Harper, for the
Committee to rife, which was negatived—
there being only 32 votes in favour of it.
The question was tHbn taken on the firft a
mendment to insert Eajl Indies and the Me
diterranean, and negatived, there being 41
for it and 40 against it. The Chairman de
claring it to be negatived.
The question was about to be taken on
the resolution as amended, when Mr. Day
ton said he had an amendment to introduce ;
but as it was then past four oclock he should
move that the Committee rife. He would
just fay that his amendment was intended to
change the principle of the resolution alto
gether : It was to strike out reJlriS'tng, and
to insert " authorizing under certain regula
tion:." He could by 110 means agree to
give his countenance to a resolution that
should convey an idea that the merchants
had a right to arm their veflels, without the
previous consent of the legislature.
The Committee rose, and the House ad
journed.
By this day's Mail.
NORFOLK, June 1.
Yellerday arrived heie the Danish brig
Neutrality, from Bilboa, which fhc left the
14th April. In lat. 38, and long. ofMa
deira, on the 20th of April, spoke a British
privateer of 14 gun?, out fx days fromLifbon,
who informed that the Spanifn fleet had gone
into Cadiz ; and that the Engllfh fleet under
Admiral Jervis (reinforced>lo 22 fail of the
line) were cruizing off lhat harbour. Three
74s and several frigates .had gone home with
the Admiral's prizes.
3 t.
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE
By the mod accurate account, that we
have been able to procure, of the (lateof
of the votes in the Eafiern Diftri£l ? of the
choice of Federal Representatives, it appears
that the whole number is about 2850, of
which Mr. Parker has about 1550 being 300
more than Mr. Dearborn.
PITTSBURGH, June 3.
Extract of a letter fiom a gentleman in
Meadwdle, on French creek, ta his friend
in this town dated May 36, 1797.
" This day a violent florm of wind, hail and
rain in a foiith weft dire&ion took thfs place,
and has unroofed most of the houses in it—
your house info much injuied that I fear it
will have to be taken dpwn—nearly one half
of Wahab'i hotjfe is blown, dovvu—a son
of Mr, Dunes, was killed by the fall of
a rafter how far it has extended I cannot
yet learn.
GAZET7E MARINij LIST.
Tout of Philadelphia.
ARRIVED. DAYS.
Bffg Harmony, Norris, Gonaives 17
Schr. Jupiter, Burbazjk, New York .
Polly, Gaicfii er, RirhtnebH '
1 Welch, Carolina g
Auvfnture, Howe-, Virginia
!v£V7-Y'Jl'K:- T—.c 8.
v ; Cap*2i» O.arh]a:e, of the Irirr Trie,
'.whioh „*v-$ Kritfieniric : 3; t:. e" K avannah, arr tci
jLefon/l: y tLcalovc \\ .c ir: tl clng Flora.
H*affair Uai cac.-of il)-: C.ithajcn i fleet (a
> lij; 1 peji before he tailed, with
1 ' the news that slit ft linns were tal.cn
r an tv ; o <?c-:kT and » ; th*)
hcv:fir on heard two millions of Dollar", befi !ca
o:her v&lustle property.
/♦ full and fatufa<Slory. confirm rticn of th* abovf
i* also received by'Cipt. White, cfthe Suffolk,
whoj in-thc latrof \Xt -bcttfetn tko Florida
and the B*nk&J fe'.l in .\ifth.ihrro Spanilh
frigate*, 3rd a-lour gun .vvhohad Lccn
sent out for the jurpofe o£ picking up the scattering
vcffelsof tiie convey \ asthfr English not bf j
»ng able to n>an th? whole has ft ripped fntfral of
thefhips of ..-their valuables, and then let thorn go.
I hi? t# •.rparn White by the
conjinfidore. ; £>)'r jLd this fail'of convinc
ing arty one, if «fHH fnf'her cc~; Capt.
Church of his M }?jlyls Topaz, -who, on
flie 2ci infb boarded Capr. White, ?n,d rgfrt; him*
ilmi,'ar information to rhe above. The number of
taken, was fupfcokd to be about i£
fa J.
C -tj;. on his ctlrward heund paftig?* was
pfEP iat a n 'd shot at by fever.tl French picaroon*
.but the weight of his metal k-pt them at a BAf *
dilUnce.
ARRIVED. *
Ship Suffolk; White, Jamaica i 3
Brig Flora, Bower®, Havannah *8
PoJIy, Builock, 'Savannah 7 .
Schr. Sally, Thurfton, Jamaica
Antelope, Ch'advviclc, Norfolk 10
Sloop Virginia, Sogang, Norfolk 3
CLEARED,
Ship Etlice, Hervpy, London
Brig Gco*£c, Tai/, Port de Paix
Schr.-Sally, Gs:r, - St. Augwftir.o
The Brigantine Portland, capt. Marr, is fate
arrive 1 at Kingftort Jamaica frort Halifax.
BOSTON, Sunday June 4.
Arrived fchooncr Spec hvcll, Capt Butler , $j
days from Cadiz. The following lill of Amcr.c-ti
veifcls, captured by ohe French and Spanish priva
teers en the coast of Spain, is received a
merican Con£ul,at Cadiz, v 7.
Ciifriedinto Cadiz, brig Elizabeth, Gardner, of
Philadelphia ; fl>'p Mary Ann Smith, ot do.Po
facre br<g Independent, Kobertlon of do brig
Geo'ge, Rust, oi
Carried into Alg ziras, fljip Albemarle, Lang,of
Newyork; brig Difcatch, Brown, of Plulr»delph: i
Ihip Columbus', Crothiric,. of .Dartmouth ; fliip
Pomona, Grout of Boston ; Snow Mary, Bum*
ham of do.
Carried into Ccuta, Brig Minerva, Bray of
Philadelphia ; fthr. Speedwell, Stor< y r ol soll«>nj
fchrs. Rebecca,Mone ; Minerva, Williams, Mar
tin, R«ger*of Cape Ann.
BALTIMORE June 6-
TJie (l ip Sidney of thia port, capt. Jamei
Parker, from Surinam tp Baltimore, was cap
tured on the I 2th April by a British priva
teer, the Portland of Antigua, ind finttoSt.
Kitts, where the captain wrn reftifed peimif
fion to go on (hore—cxpefted her to t>c libel
led the'nsxt day.
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A Cony Stolen
ROM the owner at the corner of Nintn
and Arch ilreets. She is a deep red"
brindle with fonie white, about ten years
old and very gentle. The.person who Se
cretes her hid belt turn her out, as, iflegal
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rigdroui prosecution. TWO DOLLARS
rc ,<rard will be given to any person who wiil
deliver the Gow, or give such evidence a
gainst the peffon keeping her, that he may
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Jut?e 9. tawyjr
tor St. inom-ds,
<a THE
Ann and Mary,
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