? j Xijz (Etastm. „ L_ -rjey P lIIL A 1) E LP HI A , TUISDAY EVENING, MAY *B. i Interesting Information. From the New-York Daily Advertiser. l.xiract of a letter from Bordeaux, dated March 10, 1799, t0 a respectable Mer chant in this city. " I cannot close this letter without in- forming yau, that the fiiip Pigou, captain Green, bound to China, and brought into L'Orient !aft November having on board 160,000 dollars, has been liberated by the Tribunal of Commerte, together with all her money, except about which were got properly carried on the bills of lading, not being fpecified for whose conduct they were (hipped ; this valuable prize having bt;en made by two French frigates, her re imfe is considered as indicative of this Go- vernmeot to renew Negotiation with Amer- .'/tea." '1 lie Governor has appointed Mr. Jolin lufkfcep, Mr. George Fox, and Capt. Win. JctWfS, to bt AJdrrmtn of the City of Phi ladelphia, in the room of Hilary Baker, and JfaaC Howl), Efijnires, dcceafed, and J. C. Stucktr, Eft}. refilled. The fcfwe- of Talleyrand, or of his maf tcrs for peace and security, mull be very much like that of a robber under the gal lows. Rarely is a wretch overtaken by the hand of jufiice, but he refylves to fin no more, and, if he falls a viftim, closes his career by exhorting mankind to a general repentance ; ii by any means, he waves his doom, he feldoin to' resume his ancient practices. But there are people so devour ed by ignorance and obstinacy as to take for a ferrous difpofitjon towards peace, the idle proteftutions of men, who have no more con troul over the means of bringing it about, than they have over the brutal and fangum ary paliions with which they have inundated the fbciety they are now vainly imagined to be capable ol restoring to order and harmony. [The following is the arr4i£ of the Ex ecutive Direftofy, to which ToufTaint refers, in his arr£ e, publiflied in yeflerday's Ga zette.] Cape Fransais. From the Registry of the Deliberationi of the Executive Directory. Paris, 13 Thermidor, year fix of the French Republic, cme and indivisible. 'V>:. The Executive Direftory, having heard the Report of the Minister of the Marine ir.i ct the Colonies ; Considering that the news recently receiv ed from the French colonies and from the continent of America, do not permit a donbt that cruizers, French, or calling themselves so, have infringed the laws of the Republic relative to cruizing and prizes ; Conudeiing, that foreigners and pirates t have abused the latitude given them at Cay enne and iru the Antilles, for arming to cruize or for letters of marque, to cover un der the French flag their exaftions, and the refpeft due to the law of nations, as well as to the persons and property of allies and of neutrals, decries : Art. I. In future, there shall not be de livered, iii the colonies of America, any let ter of marque, authority or permission to arm, whether for cruising or for war and merchandize, but by the particular Agents themielves of the Direiilory, who (hall not have power to delegate this right toanyper lon, nor (hall themselves use it but in favor 01 owners, whose principles and whose means shall be well known to them, and (hall be moreover held to conform themselves to all the laws of cruizing and prizes, and special ly to that of the 1 October 1793. 11. All letters of marque, authorities or cormniffions ilTued in the colonies of Amer ica, by the particular Agents of the Exec utive Dire&ory or any other Agents civil and military under their orders, to arm, whether forcrizing or for war and merchan dize, fh.ill be regarded as null, after the thirteenth day following the publication of the present decree in the (aid colonies. < 111. Every Agtnt or other delegate, re .siding. in the jpeuiral poflellions, for the pnr pole ot judging on the validity of the prizes made by the French cruizers, and who' (hall Be lufpedled of having an interefl direst or incired in the armaments for cruizing, or for war, and merchandize, {hall be immedi ately recalled. IV. The particular agents of the! Execu- V' e Dlrea ° r >' at Cayenne, St. Domingo and Guadaloupe. (hall cautiously watch that the uiterefts and th.- property of velTels neutral or allies, be jfcrupuloufly refpedled ; and, in any c, s fe, they (hall not treat for their car goes but by mutual confcnt, and to the full aud entire fatisfa&ion of the two contradl ing parties. V. The said particular Agents of the Executive DiredWy, the commanders of til veflels of the Republic, the Consuls, Vice- Consuls, and all others inverted with powers to that efTed\, (hall cause to be arretted and punjfhrd, conformably to the laws, all those who (hall contravene the dispositions of the present decree, which shall be printed in the bulletin of the laws, and with the execution of which arc charged the Miniiiers of Exte rior Relations and of the Marine and Co lonies. (Signed) MERLIN, and BRUISE. Two letters signed " John Nicholas," ad dreflcd " to the pc»pU-," which appeared 11 the Berkeley Intelh'gencer (a Virgin a pa per) of the 151 h instant, together with sun dry certificates, exhibiting " the proofs and principles on which the writer's fears for the present alarming situation of our country reft," are, we the produ&ion of a gentleman of that name, who unfuccefs fully opposed the re-eleftton of Mr. Ca bell, and not of John Nicholas, who as lately re-e!e£led to Congress from the Frederickfourg diftrifrt, as has been reported in the city a few days pad. Capt. Senkey, of the brig Francis, two days after leaving Cape Francois, spoke the Briti/h sloop of war Camilla, capt. Larking, on board of which were General Maitland, Col. Nighteugale, and suite, all well. The Camilla appeared to be going iato Cape Francois. Died lately at Bermuda, Mr. Rutoer, of New-York, who was wounded on board a schooner Letter of Marque, in an engage ment with an armed French schooner a few days before. He wrs a pafienger on board, bound home. ©ajette Soarint ILitt. Port of Philadelphia, A Brig, name unknown, from Surrinara, schooner Andrew, M'Kinley, from Savanna, and another fclir. name unknown, are be low.- Nav-Tork, May 27. ARRIVED davs. Brig Amazon, R.opes, Havanna 12 Sally, Clapp, Tnrtola 10 Caroline, Fetterfon, St. Croix 10 Venture, Chapman, Antigua 10 Electa, Dennifon, Tobago 30 Efequibo, Wilson, Martinique 20 Schr. Swift, Trumbull, Antigua 21 Hawk, Morrifon, ditto 17 - Venus, Bartlett Havanna 13 Sloop Mary, L Hommidieu, Philadelphia 5 Susan, Remnate, Clrarlefton, 7 Left off Cape Lookout, on foundings the U. States Frigate Portsmouth, with eighteen fail of (hippingfrom St. Thomas's, bound on for New York, Boston, Sec. On Wednesday evening last. The schooner Amphitrite, has arrived at St. Thomas's, in 4 days. Ship Pigou, Indiaman, fentinto Foames, has been tried and .liberated. Brig Venus, Shaw, arrived it Antigua in 15 days. The brig Fair American, Creed, from this port bound to- Sti Bartholomews, taken by the French, re-taken by the George Wash ington and sent into St. Kit.s. "Saturday arrived British brig Adventure, Chapmart, from Antigua, 20 days. The day after failing, spoke the British privateer (hip Lord Hawkefbury, on a cruise. Same day, Britith schooner Fanny, Rogers from Tortola—failed in company with the British homeward bound fleet of 200 fail. Same day, brig Eagle, Dennifon, 31 days from Tobago. Sailed in company with 90 fail of American veflels ; kept company with the armed brig Polly and Betsey, capt. Wil liams, of and for New London, and parted company on Friday night last. Paflenger in the Eagle, John Glover, Esq. and servant. Same day, brig Eflequibo Packet, Wil son, from St. Kitts, 20 days. Sailed under convoy of the United States' (hip Ports mouth, captain Daniel M'Neil, who paid every attention to the fleet. Left there the United States' frigate Conciliation, captain I ruxton, and hi» prize, the Infurgente, which were ta fail in a few d»ys for Balti more. Same day, British fchr. Hawk, Morrifon from Antigua. Cargo, sugar and rum, con signed to Samuel Blake. Alexandria, May 23. The armed fliip Hannah, Capt. Small, of this port, has arrived fafe at New-Or leans.—She has been chafed by two French privateers of greater force, but fortunately, by superior failing, escaped receiving a fra ternal embrace. The Schooner Maria, Capt. Brown, ar rived yesterday from Philadelphia. Capt. Brown states, that, on pafling Lynnhaven Bay, he saw the United States frigate Con. (lellation, Com. Truxton, and the L'lnfur gente, coming to anchor there, after having convoyed home a fleet, confiding of upwards ot 40 fail. WILLIAM COBBETT HAS JUST PUBLISHED (PRICE I DOL. CINTi) the BAV IA D AND M M V I A D. Br William Gifford, Esquire. To which is prefixed, A POETIC J L EPISTLE TO THE AUTHOR By an American Gentleman. [lii introducing this cehbrated work to the Ocn lenien and Ladies «f America, I have en leavored o give it a dress proportioned to its diltingui&ed nerit, and to the ta-.e of those for whose amuse nent and delight it it intended. No e:;penc» lias ;cen spared ill tbe publication ; and I flatter myfelf hat the work does not yield, either in paper or r.rinr, to any «nu ever publiflied in America ones, as it contains by way of nofs, the minor produilionsof the author ; and, it has an advan tage over every other edition, hi the Poitical Epif.le, which is prefixed to it, and which musk be ex this country, as it is a proof that there ara Ameri cant who h;ve the taste to admije, the justice to applahd, and the talents te rival the Geniuses of other nations Some Copies have been sent on to Mr. Som erville, Mcidenl.ane, New Tort, also to Mr. Hill, Baltimore, and to Mr. Young, Cbdrlejlon. Copies will be font to Bojitn aad ether places, soon asoccafions ofilr.] may b-; s A ' POSTSCRIPT From tbe Boston Chronicle of A fay 2-. In our last, we dated to the public that we had information of a London paper be ing in town, containing actfbunts of the de feat cf the Auftrians in the battle with gen. MalTena. We have taken much pains to procure that paper, which we at lad had the good fortune to obtain. We have extra&cd the mod important accounts, among which are the official letters of General Madena. UPPER RHINE, March 16. ■ The beginning of the campaign which has* been opened on the frontiers of the Grifons, has not been favorable for the Auftrians.— The French have penetrated into the Grifons and on the 7th of March taken poffefiion of Coire, the principal town, after having made General Auffenberg, and several thousand men prisoners. The following are the offi cial accounts : Letter from General Massttia to tbe Hel vetic Directory* Head-Quarters at Ayxioes, March 6. Citizen Direttors, I have the honor to inform you that I have received orders from my govemrlient to drive the Auftrians from the Grifon territory, in order to redore to their rights the patriots who tied into Helvetia ; as the Austrian general returns no answer to my furumons, I to-day attack him in several points. I hasten, Citizen Directors, to communicate to you the result. The different ferries of the Rhine being swelled by the thaw, were all useless except ode. I tauf;d a bridge to be thrown over the river near Ayrnoos over wh;ch I pafiVd with the brigade of General I.orge : after a very obdinateailion of four hours continuance, we pofft-iled ourselves, as night caitie 01), of the fortrefs of Luciendeig, which opened us a passage of the Grifon ter ritory. 1 hope to-morrow we /hall be able to reap the fruits of this firft fttciefs. In the mean time we have already taken 400 prisoners, among which are several officers. In the fort we took four pieces of cannon. The tine my had alie advantage over us in their position and attillery ; for, of the latter, we had none. Nothing eould be equal to the obdinacy with which the enemy t, it is in a v AilSgnees JOHN ALLEN, j fcb .14, Not ice. THE iubferibers being appoint ed by the court of common pleas of the rity and county, guardians to the perfon'and estate ol Jo nathan Bebre,now confined in a (late of lunacy in the Pcniifylvania Hospital—All persons holding his effedls or indebted to him will pay or return the fame immediately j aad th«'e having d«mandj will present them duly authenticated, to t Mary Beere,' Thomas Burly, do. 16, Carter's alley l Philadelphia, apcil 4 fiaw6w 1 " 120 hhds. of sugar, and about 100,000 v/t. coffee m calks and bags Chof-o from targe quantities at Surinam, is iuft 1 arrived in the Ihip Spy, Captain Weft, 1 And for sale by Stephen Kingston, No. 46, Walnut st. Also—A few pinchers 4tb proof JAM AKm RUM, and fa it* » IRISH SAIL CANVASS. *5- oedfit \ {: V 4 "/. y