VIENMA, Nov. 4. The principal port of the Island 01" Malta j har> for some time been blockaded by afquad- ( i-nri of Portugiftfe (hips confiding of five | {hips of the line and two fiigates. The atcbduke Charles has obtained per miflion of the em:#:ror to chufe his own ftafF and his militaryoperations to be independent of the council of war. Several corps of Austrian troops in Bohe mia received orders to march on the 10th [ inft. towards Scharding ; and the advanced | guard of the army of the empire had advan ced to Ulm and Guntzburg. The Ruffian general Rofemburg, who conducted the Ruffian auxiliary troops to the frontiers of Galicia, will not come fur ther. He is jfucceeded in command by the prince of Wurtemberg- LONDON, November 28. Advices received at Constantinople, viz. Persia, (late that Zemaum Shaw had con quered Herat, driving Mohamed Shaw from his dominions, and making his wife and children prifmers. A pedilential fever had occaftoned great mortality in Mou.tan ; the principal people were obliged to abandon the city. November 29. Fr >m the preparation making in the Isle of Wight, thera cannot remain a doubt but that England is to make a powerfjl diver sion, early in the ensuing compaign, opposite to this patt of the coast. Barricks, to re ceive a formidable army are eredling, with astonishing expedition, in Newport and other parts as the island. From our decided su periority at lea, troops may easily be lard ed jn France ; but how they will be recei ved ihere, or get back again, is a matter which requires some consideration. M. Volncy, the celebrated Philofopber, has publifhi d some curious ideas on the Egyp tiaj expedition. He advises Buonaparte t j leave the talk of driving the Englilh from India to Zemaun Shaw and Tippoo Saib, and to content himfelf with the conqueftof Crnftantinople, the humiliation of Ruffin, the. expultion of the English from the Medi terranean, and several other achievements, of tqual practicability. After such '.vholefome andpru:'4Mt advice, who will presume to quedion the deep political penetration of M. Volney ? By accounts from Brussels, it appears that the inhabitants are not yet fupprefied. They have fought many severe adlions, and haveTuffared greai defeats, but ihey are not discouraged, and whets beaten at one place, soon appear in llrength at another. The rulers of the Roman republic have sent a letter to the French minilter, com plaining of the cpnduft of the King of Na ples ; and if the French are disposed to se cond their new allies, a rupture between them would soon find a pre'ext. There is nothing in these, Journals which throws the lead light on the situation of the Continent, or the probability of peace or war. Nothing new has occurred at Radadt nor has any thing taken place by which w« can at all Judge of the temper of the differ-.! ent powers. Ehreubreitftein is still closely blockaded. December r. "No event has happened in the history of the present war, of more interefl to the cause of humanity, or to the permanent interests ' of Great Britain, than the treaty which Ge neral Maitland has made with the Black Ge neral Touffaint, upon the evacuation of St. Domingo. By this treaty the independence of that mod valuable island is, in faft, recog nized, and will b? fecureel agamd all the efforts which rhe French can now mike to recover it—not msrely without the expence to England, of fortifications or of armies, but with the benefit of securing to us its exclusive commerce. Touffaint is a Negro, and in th jargon of the wars has been called a Brigand ; but according to all accounts he is a negto born to vindicate the ilaims of his species, and to (new that the ch-iradter of men is independent bf exterior colour. The late events in St. Domingo will soon en gage the public attention ; they are such *s are calculated to please all parties.— It is a great point to rescue this formidable Island from the grasp of the Diredlory, from whence, if they had regained their footing, they (night have incessantly menaced, jind perhaps assailed, the mod favourite of our Weft-India possessions ; and on the other hand, it is a great point gained to the cause of humanity, that a Negro dominion is, in and organised in the Wed In At, the command of a negro Chief or Btig r that the black race, whom the Christian world, to their infamy, hare been accullumed to degrade and trample upon, are now acknowledged as brothers, and are treated with upon equal terms. Every virtu ous man will rejoice to hear that,a Negro ftandard now floating. Every liberal Briton will feel proud that his country brought about the happy revolution. The treaty that General MaJtlasd fq wife ly made with M. Touffaint, the government have ratified ; and Qol. Grant is appointed to go out to St.Domingo to be our resident and agent in tlut island, with very extenflve powers. Yederday aa express, overland from In dia, was received at ihe India Houfe,by which the Direttors are informed that the £ irl ofMorn ngton is arrived at Bengal. That every thing'quiet in all parts of our extensive poffi (lions in the Ead, and that there are no appearances of any extraordina. ry preparation on the part of Tippoo Saib. The express bring, advices from the Com pany's A gent, at ( ondantinople, refpetling ! Buonaparte. His head quarters were frill at Grand Cairo, but Berthiri was advanced with a drofig body of troops towards Syria. No subsequent actios had taken place, nor any Lew attempts had been made by the Beys to hsief* hun in his situation, where he was proceeding to organizes a Govern i nieut upon the French m idel. Th: transport* | have not been burnt, nor even attempted. | It is found that the cannot be so without 1 troops. Admiralty Oi-ricE, November 24. Copy of a letter from capt. Thomas Thomp son, of his M-tjelly's late Ship the Lean -1 der, to Evan Nep.au, Esq. dated on board ■ the Lanzarette, at Trieste, the 14th of Odtober, 1798. 1 SIR, UPON my arrival at this place, I imme diately acquainted Sir Horatio Nelson with the capture of his Majedy's diip Leander, under my command, and beg leave ta in close you a copy of my letter to the rear-ad miral, for the quicker information of my lords commissioners cfthe admiralty. I have the honor to be, &c. THOMAS THOMPSON. Copy of a letter from captain Thompson, late commander of his majedy's Le ander, to rear admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, K. B. dated Trieste, the 13th Oclober. IT is with extreme pain I have to relate to you th". capture of his majedy"s &ip Le ander, lats under my command, by a French j seventy-sour gun lhip, after a close aftion ' of fix Houi s and a half. On the ißih of August hft, being within live or fix miles ot the weft end of Goza, near the island of Candia, we discovered at day break a large fail on th; S. E. quarter, (landing directly for the Leander ; we were then becalmed, but the ft ranger bringing up a fine breeze frorfl the southward, we soon made him to be a large.(hip of the line. As the Leander was in officers and men upwards of eighty (hort of complement, ana had on board a number which were wounded on the id, I did not consider myfelf juftifved in seeking an action with a (hip that appeared of such j confidcVable superiority in point of size ; I therefore took every means in my power to avoid it ; I however soon found that onr in feriority in failing made it inevitable, and therefore with all (ail set, (leered the lean der a course which I judged would receive our adversary to the bed advantage, fliould he bring us to battle. At eight o'clock theftrange /hip (still con tinuing to have the good fortune of the wind) had approached us within a long random (hot, and had Neapolitan colours hoisted, which he now changed to Turkish : but this de ception was of no avail, as I plainly made him to be French. At nine he had ranged up within a half gun. (hot of our weather quarter ; I therefore hauled the Leander up fufficiently to bring the broadside to bear,- and immediately commenced a vigorous can nonady on him, which he instantly returned. The (hips continued nearing each other un til half pad ten, keeping up a constant and heavy firing. At this time I perceived the enemy intending to run us on board, and the Leander being very much cut up in r 'Sg' n gj fail?, and yards, I was unable, with the light air that blew, to prevent it. He ran its on board on the larboard bow, and continued alonglide us for some time : A mod Spirited and well-diredted fire, however, from our filial! party of marines (command ed by the ferjeant,) on the poop and from ■ the quarter-deck) prevented the enemy from taking advantage of his good fortune, and he was repulsed in all his efforts to make an impreflion on us. The firing from the great guns was all this time kept up with the fame vigor, and a light breeze giving the (hips way, I was enabled to (leer clear of the enemy, and soon afterwards had .the fa tisfadlion to luff under his stern, and pafling him within tpn yards, diftinftly discharged every gun from the Learrder into him. As from henceforward was nothing but a continued series of heavy firing within pi ftolfhot without any wind, and the fca as smooth as glass, I feel it unnecessary to give you the detail of the effe&s of every (hot, which mud be obvious from our situation ; I (hall therefore content myfelf with assuring you, that a mod. vigorous cannonade was kept up from Leander, without the smal lest intermission, until half pad three in the afternoon. At this time the enemy having passed our bows with a light breeze, and brought himfelf on our, darboard fide, we found that our guns 011 that fide were nearly all disabled by the wreck of our own spars that had all fallen on this fide. This pro duced a cessation of our fire, and the enemy took this time to a(k us. if we had farrender ed? The Leander was now totally ungovern able, not having a thing danding but the fluttered remains of the fore a,id main mads and the bowsprit, her huli cut to pieces, and the decks full of killed and wouuded ; and perceiving the enemy, who had only loft his nrzen-topmaft, ap proaching to place himfelf athwart out stern; in this defencelefs situation, aflud captain Bi.rry if he could do more ! He coincided with me thatjfurther refidance was vain and imprafticable, and, indesd, all hope of success having for forae time van i(hed, I therefore now diredled an answer to be given in the affirmative, and the ene my fooa after took pofftffion of his majes ty's (hip. I cannot conclude this account without assuring you how rniiph advantage his ma jedy's service derived during this ailicn from the gallantry and adivity of captain Berry of the Vanguard; I (hould also be wanting in judice, if I did not bear testi mony to the steady bravery of the officers and seamen of the Leander i« this hard conted, which, though u fuccefsful in its termination, will still I trust, ent.'llc them to the approbat on of their country. The enemy proved to be the Genereux of 74 ! guns, commanded by M. Lejoifle, chef de division, who had escaped fiom the aftion of the ift Angufl, and, and being the rear mod of the French line, had received lit tle or no (hare of it, having on board poo 4 men, abeut 100 of whom we formd had been killed in the pvefent coiiteft, and 188 wounded. t THOMAS THOMPSON. A return of officers and men killed and '•woun ded on board his majejly'sJhip t Leander, on the 18th Augu/l, 1798. Officers killed—Mr. Peter Downs, mid shipman, Mr. Gibfon, midshipman of the Car*linej Mr. Edward Haddon raidftiip man. 24 Seamen killed. Marines killed—Serjeant Dair, and 7 privates. Total—3 officers, 24 seamen, I ferjeant, 7 marines, killed. Officers wounded—Captain Thompson, bad ly : lieutenant Taylor; lieutenant Swi ney ; Mr Lee, matter; Mr. Matbias, boatswain, badly ; Mr. Lacky, matter's mate; Mr. Nailor, midfhiptnan. 41 Seamen. 9 Marinss. Total— 7 officers, 41 seamen, 9 marines, wounded. THOMAS THOMPSON. OPPOSITION In England, ieems, by the following ar ticles, to be a little confufed in their ideas. —NELsoN'scannon appears to have stunned them very nearly as much as tire French Despots. Indeed, I believe there is a much' closer rehtionlhip between the two than the honest people of Great Britain imagine. "Porcupine. Mr. Fox and Mr. Erfkine are now the only obstinate Seceders of opposition. The S plan originated with the latter, and has been adopted by the former partly, from a love of east*, and partly from chagrin and Ihime; It seems plain that there is now nothing concerted in the proceedings of those who oppose the of government, for o therwiie/there would be some appearance of consistency, but, on the contrary, Lord Lanfdown recommends a general confedera cy between Great Britain and the continen tal powers of Europe, as mod likely to bring French ambition within due bounds, and prepare the way for a fafe and honorable peace. Lord Holland, on the other hand, vehemently declaims against all alliances, as hollow and ruinous. " Wh lhall decide when doftors difagrec ?" - VL WILD IRISHMAN. \ Soon after their m'ajeflies arrived at Wind sor from Weymouth, a wild Irishman got into the Queen's Lodge, and wanted to de liver a letter, faying he came from admiral Nelson, and would not give it to any person but his majesty. On being denied admit tance, he went to the town-hall, and re queued to be let into the ball-room, among the nobility ; he was taken by Mr. Jealous, before the mayor, who sent him to prison for the night. He was brought up this day before the justice, who again remanded him to prison. He fays his name is Manning, and that, he keeps a public house in White chapel. He was well drefled and had plenty oi money about him, [This wild*lrishman ,differs somewhat from those we have caught in this country, who, to do them justice, are seldom guilty of the fin of dressing well or having plenty of money. I have no doubt, however, but any one of them would willingly do his ma jesty the fame service that their fellow crea ture intended to do him.] Porcupine. NEWBURYPORT January 12. NAVAL CONSPIRACY \ plot was discovered a few days since to fire the Portsmouth. Seven of the princi pals are in irons, and molt of them will dance at the yard arm, the moment that Capt. M'Neil joins the American squadron. He is determined to make an awful example of these villains for the benefit of the service. The American government having made application to our rninifters that such Amer ican seamen as are on board the Englilh fleet b« discharged and sent home to man the ships of their nation : the lords of the ad miralty gave order to thst purpose. London Paper of November 20. LEGISLATJRF. OF NEW-JERSEY. Yeflerday, in the House of Aflembly of New-Jersey, the Maffachufe ts amendments to the Constitution of th* United States were adopted, 26 to to —ind immediately after v.a-ds, sundry Petitions from Morris and Eft'ex Counties, in favor of a popular elect ion of Eleftors of President and Vice Prcfi dent of the United 1 States, were aiimifled, 28. to 8. February 1. * % * A stated meeting of the American Philosophical Society, will be held at their Hall, at 6 o'clock this Evening. Friday, February ift. Insurance Company of tbe State of Penn sylvania. Febru:ry 1, 1799. THE Direflorshave this day declared a divio'end of seventy-sour dollar» 011 each (hare 01 the Stock of this company for the last fix moi thswhich will be paid to the Stockholders or their legal re prtlentativcs afjer the lothinltant. JAMES S. COX, President. fck 1 diet NOTICE. ALL perl'ons are hereby requested not to trust my Way Sarah Fifs, from this date, as I am determined not tapay any debts of her cohtnidtinjr. WILLIAM PISS. j* n 3'• 3t %f)t ffiasette. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY I. To tie Citizens who compose Capt. Morrel's Troop of Horse. -gennlEmev, YOUR zeal for the support of order and good government, having on a former occalion aroused itfelf into action, I trust the liberty I now take in addressing you needs no applogy, when you perceive it to be for the purpose of,again exerting that patriotic spirit watch justly entitles you to the thanks of every well disposed citizen. The law. of Congress, ivnpofing a tax on houses, being now about to be put in force, the democrats have commenced their usual opposition, and have stirred up many lioneft, but illitera! peo ple obftinatelv to oppose the apportioning and colledlion of this fair and equitable tax, and in consequence of their artful insinuations, tht: usual emblems of rebellion to govern ment are already difpjayed ; there is at this moment erected on the ridge road, about 9 miles from this city, a very lefty Liberty Pole, with a red and white pennant flying at its head, and a bfaard nailed 10 it, exhibiting the following inlcription HEAD YOUR LIBERTY, 1799. This guantlet of defi ance was raised by the fubfeription offeveral inhabitants of Roxbury township, well known to be inimical to the measures of go vernment, and friends only to that fpccies of liberty, whichopp«jfe no check to their vici ous inclinations. I leave this hint to be improved as you may think proper ; but lea 11 the truth of this information should be doubted, I have left my address with the Printer of this paper, and will be happy to accompany any of you to the above describ ed spot, for the purpose of demolilhing this detested Ggn of anarchv and jacobinism. A FEDERALIST. January 30, 1799. ExtraS of a letter from Virginia, dated Jan. uary 20, 1799. " 1 havejult read Dr. Logan's letter re publilhed from the Aurora of the ad of Jonuary—his name as pseudo-ambassador to France, I have never fcen made use of by any of our officers of State ; if he bring the allusions home to himfelf, he himfelf appro propriates them.-—The letter is in my opin ion one of the molt unadvised that ever was publiftied : I am a man of no party, con nected with no man of any official situation, nor known to any ; but I do declare I never saw a paper that more clearly proves all that his political adversaries would wish to prove against an opponent, than this piece of the Do&or's own composition. I have not time to criticffe paragraph by paragraph, but, I appeal to any impartial man, who takes it in toto, if it do not prove that his objedt in going to France was of a political nature, fueh as only an accredited m'nifter, in the relative situation of the two countries, ought to jaftitate ; that he could only have gained access to Merlin from a knowledge of his political sentiments highly inculpating the official authorities of the United States; and of his connection with a party which serves the cause of France against these states, as faithfully and effeflually,as though they had been deputed representatives from a department of that republic ; from such | adherents to their cause in this country, well may the French boast of their diploma tic skill 1 The agency of this' gentleman must prove to them the zeal of their parti zaßS,ar.d (hew them the strength they pofTefa here in our divifiors ; by such demonftra tionsof decifions,ha*e this rapacious countrv gained dominion over the nations in Eu rope ; they firft decide, then subjugate, then plunder. Mrrlin would not have given to an infolated charafter, a farmer now, formerly a phyfietan in Pennsylvania, such a reception as is only given to friend and partizan, or to one h ghly accredited by n friendly nation, if, he had not perfedt know ledge of the man and of his objedt : would he, at his inttances and remonftranees, raise embargoes and release prisoners without such a knowledge ? Impossible ! no argu ments of reason or policy could he adduce, that could influence Merlin ; one mutt be an idiot to give into such a supposition no, Sir, the very reception of this man, af ter the treatment of our Envoys, is an anti thesis too strong to pass unmaikedly the most fuperficial observer of our political af fairs. He tell* tha public he was the cause of the embargo's being raised; hetcl's them he was the cause of the releafement of their sailors, and yet he never converted with any man in Fr nee in hi* official capacity. Sir, he could have been introduced to Merlin in no other ; no man in fe elevated a fituarian in Europe as Merlin is in, at such a crisis, has any man introduced to him merely as an acquaintance and to receive civilities ; it is only business, intrigue, (ervices, that are fought far, when you put this man in his cabinet, admi tea almofi to the recess of his bureau, you can consider him in no other light than as one of the initiated, who has gone through his noviciate, and has ap p oved himfelf ; he is admitted into the temple of Holies, and become an Hicro phant under the patronage of the Qui'n quamirrSte—Read, Sir. read his letter, and, f you do not fay the comments I have haftely made on it, ar« just, I will confefs my inability to judge of the most common pieces of writing, which any man may wish :o impose on the pablic, either to excite thfir passions, or deceive their judgment." The Boston papers by this day's mail make no mention of the death of Mr. Hodgkinfon. DUBLIN, NOV. 15. Tone is about two and thirty, and has kfra wife (sister in law to ReynoldsJ and three children in Paris. Law of the United States* Bp %ufyovity* a • * ——«»»— * Fifth Congress of tbe United States At the r/iird Seflion, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Mon day, the. third of December, oiie thoulkud seven hundred ans ninety eight. AN ACT, For tbe punishment of certain crimes there in specified. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if any perl on, being a citizen of tbe United States whether he be actually resident, or abiding within the United States, or in any foreign country, shall, without the permission or thority of the government of the United States,, (iiredtly or indiredtly, commence, or carry on, any verbal or written coi icfpofl* denee or intercourie with any foreign gov ernment, or any officer or agent thereof, with an intent to influence the measures or conduit of any foreign government, or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any i putes or controversies with the Unit ed States, or defeat the measures of the gov ernment-os the United States; or if'Sny person, being a citizen of, or resident within the United States, and not duly authorized, shall counsel, advise, aid or assist in any fuc.h correfpondeuce, with intent, as aforefaid, he or they snail be deemed guilty of a high mis demeanor, and on conviftion before any court of the United States having jurifdiftion thereof, shall, be punished by a fine not ex ceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprj fonment during a term not less thanfixmonths, nor exceeding three years : Provided always 1 hat nothing in this ait contained shall be construed to abridge the right of individual citizens of the Unitid States to apply, by themselves, 01* thffir lawful agents, to any fo reign government, or the agents thereof, for the redress of any injuries in relation to.pcr fon or property which such .individual's lhay have sustained from iiteh government, or any of its agents, citizens or fubje&s. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of tbe Hbu.se of Represstatimcs. TH : 'JEFFERSON, Vice-President of tbe United States, and President of the Senate, January 3ot;h 1799, Approved, JOHN ADAMS, President of tbe United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the ofkee- of the Department df State. TiMOTHy Pickering, ' Secretary of State. Macpherfon's Blues. Friday February 1, 1799. THE Horfej Artillery and infantry of the Blues will parade, in front of the Com manding officer's quarters, No. 9, Nortf» Eighth-street to-morrow at 3 o'clock P. M. in uniform with fide arms—in order to join in the procession at the funeral of George Hdches, Esq. deceased—late a member of the First City Troop of Light Dragoons, and an officer iti the Navy of the United States. ROBERT HEYBHAM, Adjt. p. t. &• The Members of the Firlt City Troop are requested to attend tHe.Fureral of Georce Huohes, Efq late of that Coriss, to-mor row afternoon, at three o'clock, from the house of' Mr?. White, No. 9, North Eighth uniform and with tide arms. February 1. Second City Troop of Cavalry. THE Members of the Troop are reqnefled to attend the Funeral of Geo. Hughes, esq. late a member of the Firlt Troop—'in uni form, from the honfa of Mrs. White, No. 9, North Eighth-street, to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock. feb 1 Volunteer Greens. THE Gentlemen composing the Troop of Volunteer Greens, .Ire requefled to attend the funeral of Geo. Hughes, esq. late a member of the Firff Troop from the house of Mrs. White No. 9, J<lorth Eighth street at 3 o'clock to-mor row afternoon, in uniform with fide arms. JOHN MOKRELL, captain, , feb 1 Alexander J. Miller, N<j. 64, South Front-Streft. MAS JUST RECEIVED, By the Atlantic, capt. Read, arrived at New-York, from Madras, THE FOLLOWING WHITE GOODS, Which will be ready for Sale on Monday next, —viz.— Oaurjees Alliabald Baftas Tasdah Coffjts Fine Long Cloths Mooriei and Short Cloths. ff, b ' AT an adjourned Court of Common Pleas held ar Pitiftmrgh, for the county of Alleghany, State of Pennsylvania, the id day of January 17991 before the honorable John M'Bowell and John Gibfon Esquires Judges of said Court. On the petitirn of David Jones, a prisoner in the jail of said county, praying to be discharged ac cording to the provifisn of the aft of aifembly made lor the relief of infolvcnt debtors, the court orders, that the said prifonir be brought before them at Pittsburgh, on the firft Monday ofMaicl 1 next, that Ills petition and his Creditors may be then hsard, and that his creditors have due notice thereof by publiihir.g in the United States Gazette, that they mry ftiew eaufe, if any they have, why he fhoujd not be discharged. By the Court, JAMES BRYSON, PiotL'y. fgbruary 1
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