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BALTIMORE, March 9.
OFFICIAL.
A gentleman bearing dispatches from captain
Truxton to the Secretary of the Navy,
arrived this morning in a pilot boat. We
have been politely favoured with the fol
lowing letter received by the fame con
veyance.
United States Frigate ConfMUtion
Baffetrrre Roads. St. Chriflophcr's,
16th February, 1799
My Dear Sir,
lenciofe you a newspaper that gives a ve
ry accurate account of my capture of the In
furgerite, French frigate, with this differ
ence only, you mud read 409 men as at foot,
being her Compliment instead of 360. I
have not time to add : I wish you health
and happiness, and am, with sincere efleem
your obedient humble servant,
THOMAS' TRUXTON.
P. S. The Infurgente, of 40 guns, viz.
24 cannon of 12 poundeis.
4 do. of 36 do. brass.
2 do. of 24 do.
2 do. of 18 do.
3 do. of 6 do.
40 guns wit'i 8 brass fwivek.
Number of Men, viz.
j i officers lent to Guadaloupe t4tlr in ft.
180 men in prison (hip in Bafl'aterre roads
seven of whom (lightly wounded.
ie>o put in goal at Bafieterre.
34 wounded in hospital,
29 killed in aftion.
14 detained on board Constellation.
409 total on board when the action torn
me need,
Jeremiah Yellott, esq.
We have been favored by an obliging friend
with the following letter from captain
Truxton, dated
United States, ship Constellation, Basse
saterre Road, St. Christopher's,
17tb February, 1798.
" Before this can reach you, the capture
of the Infurgente, French national frigate,
of 40 guns and 409 men, taken by the arms
of the United State* (in fight of this island)
on board the above (hip, after an action of
one hour and a quarter, will, no doubt, be
known to you in Baltimore.
" In this, the firft sea battle fought this
war, between a government veflel of ours,
and one of the enemy, I have a pleaiure in
faying, that my officers and men all behaved
so well, that I cannot name to you one offi
cer without doing an injustice to the reft.
We had only one man killed and three
wounded. The enemy had 29 men killed
and 46 wounded. Both (hips were much
/hattered in their masts, spars, rigging, &c.
but the Constellation not near so much as
the Infurgente.
" The captain of the Infurgente declared
that my taking of him would be considered
a declaration of war against France.* I told
him if the captureof a national veflel was
to be considered as a declaration of war, his
taking of the Retaliation, which belonged to
the United States, was certainly a declarati
on of war against us, 011 the part of France.
However, be it war or be it peace, I told him
I would certainly take every French frigate,
and other French armed veflel I met with,
if not overpowered, and of this determination
1 requested he would inform general Desfor
neaux.
" I have sent up a cartel to Guadaloupe,
in hopes of exchanging the prisoners. If I
can get men, I will have the Infurgente
cruising with ine by the ift of March.
• That this fellow (hould affeift surprise at
being beaten aud made prisoner, by an Ame
rican, is notflrange. He is, no doubt, like
woft of his countrymen, a piece of a philo
sopher, and having imbibed a belief that such
a mongrel race could never assume refolirtion
to take up arms, he {till affefts, with the true
nonchalance of a Frenchman, even after he
has keen bravely fought, beaten, and taken,
to wonder at such conduit, and to warn a
gainst the consequences. It was well ob
f(»rved by the great Pariglofs, as he spat his
last tooth out, in the hospital, " It does not
become a Philosopher to change his opini
ons."
By the gentleman who brought caotain
Truxton's dispatches, we learn that the com
mander of Guadaloupe and his satellites, are
violently enraged at the impudence ofthe A
mericans in capturing one of their frigates
and the finking a privateer ; and were rea
dy to tear the Americans to pieces who con
veyed the Constellation's prifomjrs to that
island. A few more such fraternal squeezes
after their own example, may probably put
them in a better humor.
The Infurgente is the frigate capt. Barney
formerly had command of, and which made
her escape off our capes from a strong British
squadron (he is a fine new frigate, and
reckoned the fwifttft sailer in the Frepch
navy. Capt. Rogers, firft lieutenant of the
Constellation, we understand, is appointed
by capt. Truxton to command her ; and
there is no doubt but that (he is by this time
at sea under American colors, as men from
the American fleet at St. Kitts offered their
services with the greatest alacrity and enthn
fiafm, tecruiie against the enemies of their
euantry.
A letter from on board the Montezuma,
dated lat. 30, long. 63, February 20, '99,
states that " Captain Barry, of the frigate
United States, has been lo fortunate as to
reach a French privateer with his heavy me
tal, and fink her ; and had jufl time enough
to run along fide and save 60 men, which
he attempted to fend aftiore at Basseterre,
Guadaloupe, by hoisting a flag of truce, but
it being fired on, the benevolent dciign was
giten up."
Mr. Veifer, who biooght the difpatchej
from commodore Truntnn, informs ut that
he left t!'e American fleet from St. Kitts
on the 18th ulinvi, confining of 40 fail,
under conv >y of tlie (loco of war M<-rrimac,
capt. Brown, of T0 guns ; among the fleet
w;-re the brig Dispatch, and brig ,
captain Smith, for Baltimore
The fleet were to pafa St. Croix and St,
Thomas's, for others to j >in.
This city wa? lad night alarmed with the
cry of fire, which, however, proved to be a
chimney in Ca'v rt street. Too much
praise cannot be bestowed on the citizens,
who appear to be ever ready, on the least
appearance of t v ts df ftruftivf enemy of so
ciety, to afiift in its extinguiflament.
%%t <®a?ett£.
PHILADELPHIA,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16.
-'.'r «»!$■ 1
PRICES GF STOCKS.
Philadelphia, February 26
Six Per Cent. iSf
Three Per Cent. 9/6 to 8
Deferred 6 Per Cent. I4j"
BANK United c tates, 10 percent.
Pennfylvania, 20 itto.
■ North America, 46 ditto
Infuran«e comp N. \ fliares 30
—— Pennfvlviria, (hares. 3?
COURSE OF EXCHANGE
On Himhtirgh jj i-J cents per Murk Banco.
Lorr!on,» at 30 days 56 1-1
——— at 60 days £4
at 90 days 51 t-i
Amfterdam,6o days, pr. guild. 36 to 37 l-l cents
The following Important Letter has just
come to band.
From a thorough knowledge of the cha
ra&er of the gentleman who writes this let
ter, of his caution in communicating politi
cal intelligence, and his practice of noticing
no report in his letters, which has not been
perfectly well authenticated, as well as from
a review of the uniform corre&nefs of
all former information from the lam-: source ;
—1 am enabled to aflerr, that the following
may be relied on as minutely true.
Extract of a letter from Lisbon to a respect
able Mercantile House in this City, dated
stb January last.
" THE French have lately met a severe
check in Italy—The King of Naples, at the
head of his army, has taken poffeflion of the
Pope's dominions, and every where beat the
French array mod severely. On the Neapo
litans entering the city of Rome, General
Mack, the commander in chief, summoned
the castle of St. Angelo, which was still in
poffeflion of the French, to surrender, which
they refufed—He then sent them a meflage
declaring that if they fired on the city that
for every gun, he would deliver a French
man to the populace—This did not intimi
date the French—they fired several guns ;
and general Mack, as good as his worA,
delivered as many Frenchmen to the
mob, who murdered them in the molt cruel
manner—he then sent them another mefiage
relating what he had done, and what had hap
pened to the poor Frenchmen,who hadfallen
viftims to their folly, on which they ceafcd
firing, and delivered up the castle. A few
days after that, a severe engagement took
place between 25,000 French, and about
35,000 Neapolitans, in which the latter
were victorious—they took about 4000 pri
soners, and killed in battle about 5000.
The loss of the Neapolitans Was veiy tri
vial compared with that of the French. The
son of the king of Naples was arrived with
a division of the army of Civita Vecchia and
had takenpoflcflion of that city and port. The
Romans were every where flocking in great
nunbers to enter into the Neapolitan army.
I have no doubt but the Frfrnch will lie more
rapidly driven out of Italy than they entered
it. Buonaparte, all accounts agree, was fliot
at axcuncil of war, by an Egyptian foldler,
and his whole army by this time deftroyed—
fo irmch f&r that Expedition.
" Malta is aifo taken, and the Neapolitan
flag hoisted on the fortifications. Minorca
;saho takeo by the English, which is of great
consequence to their Mediterranean fleet, as
Port Mahon is very convenient and commo-
dious for repairing their men of war and
cruizers in those seas.
1 his year will, in my opinion, be a
year of the greatest events that have ever
happened in Europe ; and if the talked-of co
alition takes place, which no doubt must
for its own internal defence of the combined
nations, I should not be surprised to lee a
king on the throne of France again, or Eu
rope become one barbarous banditti.
I he PRESIDENT of the United States
left town yesterday, for his feat in Mafla
chufctts.
One of the lieutenants of the Constella
tion, killed a fellow at his gun, for cow
ardice : It appears, by his name, that be
was not ax American.
Bv further private accounts fiom i"?orth
aniptoii, we learn that the InfuiTeftiojv.
gathers head there.
The Marfljal, with a few fol
lowers, fat off again on Monday for the scene
of Itifuneiflion, with ft viewr of artvfting
some of the leading Rebels.
Several outrages have hern recently com
mitted upon the pcH'ons of the molt rel'pcfta
ble characters, by the Northampton rebels.
The rebellion, hv all accounts, has nearly
got to a l'ufficitnt height, to authorize the
fending of Commissioners to treat tvitb the
rebels. As it is to be hoped, that govern
ment will never difgnice itfelf by compound
ing with treason, that good old man,fotif.iier
Tinvr/fe, our Governor, in reversion, presents
himfelf as a fit character for a second wif
fion of this nature ; as no man can suppose
that he would ever conclude atreatyby which
the rebels mult be compelled to lay down their
arms.
It appears, through various mediums, that
the government of Great Britain, Jias ref'ol
ved, in no event to make peace with France,
■while remaining under her present forms.
Indeed, this determination is necessarily iu
volved by the aftual slate of that ciiferal'le
country. In her present imperfe& organi
zation, (lie is utterly incapable of fuftiining
peace, Look at every power with which she
has concluded treaties, and not one of them
will'be fou'.id at peace from her piracies or
her intrigues.
When Col! it d'Kerbois was firft employ-'
ed by the managers of the Theatre, it was
in tl-je character of tandle-fruiffcr, frene
fliifter, .and playbill monger.-*—lf the report
of the day be true that Vie has become ma
nager for the purpose of fuppreflihj our na
tional songs and patriotic opinions, how
jjricvoufly has the scene been shifted!
We aif informed that the price for-which
Collot d'Hsrbois went into court, and at
tefledhis own mother's infidelity, wis about
double in amount the number of pieces re.
ccived by Judas, for betraying dur Saviour.
City Guard-bouse, March 12, 1799.
MR. Fenno,
AS an extra ft of a letter from the Ha- , . -
vanr.a, dated January ill, has appeared in j To holders of unseated LANDS in
your paper of this evening', you will oblige ! LycOTtllTlP COVTtty.
™ C " closed "rt'ficate, ' TT7HERE A s diver, persons, in tending to enter
which I trust will (hew, that no credit ought * * their Landi with us, theeommiflioncr. of
to be given to a letter from a Frenchman in said « ount y. according to Law, have transmitted
the Havanna, to John B. Guinot, one of his 10 us im P erfe,a ftatenient« of their I ands, wherehy
countrymen, now in this city, wherein it is ' W f "ft j° dlft, "g Ulo > on the general
mentioned « that notwithstanding there was
an American sloop of war (the Delaware I aforefaid, who are desirous of entering their lands
believe) off our island, several American wi,h u * according to Law, thatthey transmit to
veflels have been taken by two French pri- usa statement, (hewing the names of the wafran.
vateers that are cruizing between this and -"V* numb s sand dat " of the warrants, thequal
.KM,*™,
arrived here, and the veflels are fentto Gua- warded, to thepoft office atthstown of Norchum
daloupe, or in small ports round the island," herland, poll paid, will be duly attended to Ly'us,
JAMES M'KNIGHT. j tfVh uxT"" fl>eedi ' y furD,fhed with an
Pk- rur -U ~ , . ' Tllo f e P"fon» who do not enter thoir Land, a,
me lublcribefg, commanders or venrlt aforelaiJ, and pay their taxes, within three months
lately arrived from the Ha»anna do certify rrom this notification, an intercft of" <in< per ctn t
that they Vvere at that port from 27th De- , w '" c barged upon the defaulter! as
«™.W, to «» ..Ik February, « ,to'
dunng that tune no Amencan prize* or pri. of the original »«»■«,, of which cXmif!
ioner- were brought in. fioner* are in possession of accurate Litis for the
JOHN CASSIN, master of Brip
G. W. MORSE, master of schooner Ma-' WILLIAM \\ ILSON,"J
ria Matilda. I HENRY DONNEL, [tmmiffionn
H. S. KENNEDY, master of ft,p U,. I THOMAS FORSTER.j
phns. . ! march >1 } 3 t
HEZEKIAH HARDING, master of „ c " e .? f eommitfioner,is
brie- Georre I e,ty - whe " w fll remain until the i6rh
S 'S • ! Auyperfon wifhingto enter their Lands ma#
application him at W'm. Elliot's, Crels
Keys, North F«uith ltrcct.
Havanna Feb, \ath, 1799.
We the under/igiud do thus publicly
thank Captain Stephkn Decatw* of the
Delaware Sloop of War for his unremitted
attention to us while under his Convoy from
the Capes of Delaware to this port, having
all arrived fafe, owing to the protection af
forded us by him.
James Baxter, Supercargo of Ship
Jofrphua..
H. S KENNEDY, Matter of Ship
Jofrphus.
CALEB KARL, of (hip CJood Friend*.
STEPHEN SHEWELL, of Ship Roe
buck.
EDWARD JONES, of ship Fame.
M"* ITH lAS FORD, of Schooner lohri.
WILLIAM BROWN,of Senooiier Ma
ria.
From a London Paper.
OLD BAILEY.
Friday Edw. Atkinfon, John Turk,
Nath. Lynam, Luke Ball, and John, War
wick, the Printers couvifted, in July last, of
a conspiracy to rai!c* their wages, were
brought up for judgment.
The recorder made a variety of Comments
on the arguments adduced ia favour of the
defendants; after which he passed sentence,
that they (hould be imprisoned twoyeari, to
be computed from the time of their commit
ment. Ihe frffi m were th/tn adjourned to
the sth of December.
Samuel Miles, jun'r,
. c '*y/ Philadelphia, merchant, hay
ing afiigned over all bis tfTcflt, real, persona'
and mixed, to the fubferiber., for the benefit
ot lueh of his creditors as may fubferiee , 0 the
laid alignment on or before the firft 0 f Aut-ull
next. b
Notice is hereby given,
To all peifons indebted to the said efhte, tha
they arc rccttiefttd to make immediate payment
•o«ther of the or to the fj Samuel
Mile«, who is authorifitd to receive the fame :
in failure whereof legal step. will b« taken for
GEORGE ASTON, -j
foZ^iS MEGYS >|«^
- </* > "H*
Vf
APPOINTMENTS
In the Ns.rr of tic United Stages.
Richard Derby-—CAPTAIN.
LIEUTENANTS.
Richard Marncr, Robert Pdmer,
Thomas Laing, William Flag,
I fane B. Hickbourn, John Smith,
Samuel Phillips, Jeremiah Fenner
William Smith, John Ruch.
MinSHlPMti!.
Rhode-Island.
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
George W. '1 nv,
Thomas Ellis,
William Rhodes,
Simeon Martin, jun.
Joseph Boss, tertius,
Lewis John DugarJ
Christopher Gardner, jun. Soutb-Ccirolina
John T. F.llfworth, ditto
Henry Morrifon, ditto
Jol'eph Maxwell, ditto
PeteT Bounetheau, ditto
Maurice Simons, ditto
William Buntws Atkinfon, ditto
Thomas Deveaux, ditto
Joseph Pritchard, ditt<j
Tacob S. Motte, ditto
Alexander Alexander, jun. ' ditva
Hornor Jennings, Ma'ylr.nd.
Samuel Doily lass, ditto"
Edward Ford, ditto
Kennith M'lvenzie,. ditto
John Gallaway, ditto-
Samuel ditto •
James J. Leonard, AVnwTbr.k -
Jarws Rofs,
Thomas R. Hardcnbergh, ditto
Aaron F. Cook, Nctv-Jersey.,
Hug-h K. Fokrr, ditto
William Avford, ditto
David Polk, LcUviare.
ON TtieMay morning, isth Mvcj), ahnutia
o'cjock. a small B*d Lt-afher Poik« Book
(beinjj an .Imarack for the prfilir.t year, pyh
lifhcd by W* Y. Birch) near the corner o: Third
and Spruce ftrects, or in Union ltre«t b.rtwfen
Tlijrd and Fourth streets, containing sundry De
laware, Baltimore and Pctowmr.c Bjmk Notes,
with various other paper* and memorandums.
Whoever has found the fame and will bring it to
the Printer, (hall be handsomely rewarded.
* # * An adjourned Meeting of the fub
fcriberg to the New-Theatre, will be held
at the City Tavern on Saturday Evenjn K
next, at 7 o'clock, when buiinef» < f impor
tance wili be fubmittcd to their eonfidcra
tion,
JOHN LEAMY, Chairman,
march 13. '
Mahogany.
THE fubforiber, intending to leave off the-
Mahugany *nd Lumber BuGntf,, offer, for
file M hi. yard, the corner «f queen »nd Wa*r
ftrett», Southward, all hi. Uock ou haod,\ciß&lH n i
of a great variety of '
St. Domingo and Bay Mahogany Boards,
Blank and Scantling,
All well seasoned and fit lor immediate use.
■ Also a few thousand feet f.afonrd half inch and
inck White Pine Hoard., and a small ouanticy of
two lett cedar ihinglea. '
All that (hall remain unfold, will be dlfpofed of
at pnb.it fcle.at 10o'clock on Thursday the 18th
in ft ant Ihe terms of payment will he calh for
purchase, under too dollars, from joo to <co dol
lar! at 60 cays, ind all above <c» dollar* at 60
and rao days, for approved indorsed notes, with
the d.fcount. Ihe lale to be continued until the
whole *9 dispose.i of.
NB rv.,l, t J° HN M'OULtOH.
- Ji' V iJ® > J r,l>er Wlll fe " « I«t the above
- dwdl,B g houf «. which ke new
IHCUpiCva
march 4
NOTICE
T ° tht Creditors of William Richards,
Deceased.
j real estate of William Rj c h ardi . hav ;
l bc«n recently fold, the c . editors ef said
fflite are teqaefted to furnilh the.r accounts im-
SdaClfM ldtnd . Wil ' be ftrusko "
trrwanf Y P a ' d » any time af
terwards, or. applicstion to
PV,-I siv WILLIAM BELL.
Phi.adc.phia.ajth Feb. 1799. m.th.ttMay
notice.
A number of Deeds, Bonds and
Z Whichhitl Hc«» under th« c»«
of the late Mm : o<M and William weod Wiikiiu
Efquirej, having, alter the deceiTe of thof# een
V ALTER VKANKLIN.
jawtf
march <
.*• f-. V v '
"ftut&orttp*
■.< .r
LOST,
New Theatre.
eat ft 8 Mr
.*#• '••v.;
1 r the PKESIDLN J',
Of the UxrrF.n Sta rrs 6f A sterjca ,
% f&r&fainatfetfc
WHEREAS combinations to defeat
the execution of '.he laws for the
valuation of Lands and Dvelling.-Hoiiils
within the United States, have existed in the
counties of Northampton, Montgomery and
Bucks, in the state of Penniylvania, arid
have proceeded in a manner futverfive of the
just authority of the government, by nifrt
prelentations to render the laws ediofls, oy
deterring the public officers of the United
States to forbear the execution of their func
tions and by openly threatening their lives :
And whereas, the endeavors of the well af
fedled citizens as well as of the Executive
officers to conciliate a compliance with those
laws have failed of success, and certain per
sons in the county of Northampton aforefaid
have been hardy enough to perpetrate certain
a£ts which I am advised amount to treason,
.being overt ails of levying war against the
United States, the fa id persons, exceeding
one hundred in number, and armed and
arrayed in warlike manner, having oil
the seventh day of this present month of*
March, proceeded to the house of Abraham
Lovering, in the town of Bethlehem,
and there compelled Wii.mam Nichols,
marshal of the United States, and for the
diftrifl of Pennfyfvania, to de'Cft from the
: execution of certain legal proccfs in his
-hands to be executed, and having compelled
him to discharge and set at liberty, certain
persons whom he had arrefled by virtue of
criminal procels, duly ifTued for a
gainft the United States, and having imped-
I ed and prevented the commissioner and the
afleflorS appointed in conformity with
• the laws aforef.id, in the C tuny of
Northampton aforefiid, by threats ofperfon
al injur)', from executlii? the laid laws,
vowing as the it otives g" these illegal and
treasonable profceedfflg, an intention to yT -
vent by force of arms, the execution of the
(aid laws, and to withstand by open violence,
the' lawful authority of the government of
the United States. And -whereas by the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
1 am authorised, whenever the laws of the
United States (hall be opposed, or the execu
tion thereof obftmfted in any state, by com
binations too powerful to be fupprefied by
the ordinary course of judicial proceedings,
or by the powers veiled in the marshal, to
call forth military force to fupprjfs such com
binations, aud to cause the laws to be duly
executed : And whereas it is in my judg
ment necessary to call forth military force in
order to suppress the combinations aforefaid,
and cause the laws aforefaid to be duly exe
cuted ; and I have accordingly determined
so to do under the solemn convittion that
the eflential interefls of the United States
demand it. Wherefore, I JOHN
ADAMS, President of the United States,
do hereby command all persons being
insurgents as aforefaid, and all. others
whom it may concern, on or before Mon
day next, being the eighteenth day of this
present month, to disperse and retire peacea
bly to their refpedlive abodes : and Jdo
moreover warn all persons whomsoever, a
gainst aiding, abetting or comforting the
perpetrators of the aforefaid treasonable ads,
and I do require all officers and others, good
and faithful citizens according to their ref
pedlive duties and the laws ot the land to
exert their utmost endeavors to prevent and
fupprets such dingerous and unlawful pro
ceedings.
In Testimony whereof, I have
taufed the seal of the United
L. S.ff Statft of America to be af
fixed to these presents, and
Ggned the lame with my hand :
Done at the City of Phila*
delphia, the twelfth day of
March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-nine, and of
the Independence of the said
United States of America the
twenty-third.
By the President,
Tmornr Pickerisg,
Secretary of State.
%* The Eastern and Southern MAILS
had not arrived when this paper went to
press.
Jset»=X|)eam.
rms Awm, March 13.
•VFILL BE PRESI NTKD,
"ffor the second timej
A new COMEDY,\ called,
A Wedding in Wales.
SifOwtn Mcedith, Mr Francis.
Sir Griffith Price, M r Warren.
I.ambton, ■ Mr Marfiiall.
Mr Fox.
V'TT Mr Wigncll.
l -> Mr Bernard.
Mr Bliffet.
°a* n Mil's Hardinge
Augurta Mctvduh, Mr. M„rfl,a»
Mils Winifred Price, Mrs Francis.
Charlotte Belmont, Mrs L'Eflranffe.
Mam, Mrs Me .
Ihe Prologue will be spoken by Mr.
Wignell. the Epilogue by Mr. Bernard.
To which will ie addid, a Qouic Or era
called.
Lock and Key.
Box; en* Dollar—Pit, three quarters of
a Dollar—Gallery, half a Dollar.
Doors the Theatre will open
at a quarter pa ft 5 , a „4 the Curtain rife at*
quarter pail 6 o'clsck prccifely.
atW „ CeS !fi t, '!£ BqXcs to bc taken of
Mr. \ v ells at the office cf the Theatre, from
ten till one, and cn the days of performance,
from ten till four.
TO LET,
A 1 hiee Story Bnck House,
be,wtcn Sec <">- e <"> Ihir. -ilrcm
s±tzzr 3«.
■'*r&
T'
fcj-.'
JOHN ADAMS.