top tins 2D&^s.'i©aiL r r ' June r). •'• iPe latnentj-sinfe'riij, the loss of"tke (Ontario-. ;j HJMARSS ''From the Log-Bock respecting the loss of tbcSiip ONTA RIO, on the 1799, as written fry Mr. Cowman, the first of ficer of the ship. At day-light made Sooratoo, bearing about Eby S. At 6 a m. squally with heavy tain from the N. At 8 am, extreme!, of Sobratoo bore from E N E,. to N EJE, distant 8 or 9 leagues—three frnall fflands from the'Ni of ditto, from N E •§' E, tb N E b\l-N. At io am. ccurfe SE$ 5; squally from the N W qr. clued up the- forie and main top-gallant fails—Gapt. Whetten and the starboard witch upon deck attending fails squalls more moderate, ftiip going at the rate of 5$ cr 6 miles per hour,, when (he un fortunately flruck upon a reef of coral rocks, at $ past io a M—the fails being full, were immediately clued up ; the thip then came too and btot the wind abaft the beam'; the fails were immediately laid ab?ek, and the main and miaen top-faik fheetcd home and hoi (led, in hopes of- barking her off, as the reef appeared to be sleep : the ship during this time surging very heavy, and sallying 6ver to leeward ; looking over her fid*, saw 3 quantity of ftieathing broke into (hivers rifmg from the after part of her fore-chains '; immediately upon finding ourselves a(hore, ] the wafle guns were fired, and ensign hoided union down, but which whs inllantly blown away, the wind having by this time very much kicrtafed, and an EngHOi jack was lioi 'Red in its place, in order to give the Swift timely notice of our fituat:9n and her own danger, as fhc was then standing dirertly to wards us ; we likewile lent some of the peo ple aloft in the rigging to wave to her, in or der that {he might haul her wind athwart our flem, but they were unnoticed. After lay ing aback our fails ?*id the ship not being loosened by them, a gang of hands were sent to both pumps, and a gang to clear and get out theboat§; ; the jolly boat being hoisted out, 4 men were sent a-way towards the Swift to inform them of their danger, as she ftiil edged towards us—and they were likewile ordered to go round our flern is order to found and make remaiks on their pafTage to the ijwifu— Immediately after, the pinnace being hoisted out and manned, capt. Whet ten ortlered the chief mate to pull up direft ly to the Swift and inform them of our situa tion and their own danger, a»d to make re marks both going and coming, as we could tint fee the extent of the reef, the wind blow ing hard and a heavy rough sea. It wis now j i am, the carpenters and a number of hands had been eroplowed founding and working both pumps from the firfl—when he firft founded she bad but i j inches of wa- ter in the well j he continued founding as faft as he could, and found hei to increase 2 in ches each time, so that at Ij, when the tft mate left the ship (he had 4 feet 6 inches in the well. (Remarks from 11 until noon)— Put off in the pinnace and pulled round the bow, found the reef, to run 8 01 10 fathoms upon the weather bow ; on cur pafTage to the Swift, we overtook the jolly-boat, which I sent back to the ship, with orders to take a fniallfweep around the Ontario's stern, in or der to found and discover how far the reef extended in that direftion—pulled under the Swift's lee and informed them of the Onta rio's misfortune and her situation, when I left her—and found that the reef ran in a S direction farther then we had ytt been able to discover ; in consequence of which (lis anchored and hoisted out her cutter. I pulled down towards the Ontario, and took a sweep of at leaf! 2 cables length ahead, and fell in with the reef about one point on the lei bow, her head being then S S E—pulled 0:1 board alone the weather fide of'the reef, and could now for the firlt time fee the sea break upon several pointed rocks, but so ve ry (mall as not without great difficulty to b? distinguished from the tops of common seas—got on board about noon : Whet ten and the people on board during my ab sence had hoisted out the long-boat, and had cleared the decks of lumber, Bcc. At noon the people weie employed in putting in the ■ boat some water, provisions' and fire arms. and the most ufeful. part of their cloatliitip- ; as we did not entertain the most distant idea of saving the ship, she having then 7 ft. 10 in. water in her hold—the gun room and cabin deck being much risen, and the fliip continuing to surge very heavily t« leew., a i freltjyinj from the id W, with a dark nbrizon, and the wattr faft by the reef. About 5 minutes noon, capt. Whetten ordered the chief mate to take fix hands in the pinnace, and to puil up to the Swift, which lay at anchor about two miles, and inform capt. White, tha he (capt. Whetten) intended to stay in the Ontario until he saw the long boat put off from the wreck with the people, As it was imp fltble to pull the long boat up to windward, there was no other alternative than running directly thro the narrowed part of the reef to leeward, in order to a void the pointed rocks which the falling wa ter had by this time left level with its fur facc.and which must neeeflarily be attended with the most imminent danger—he there fore sent by me arequeft to capt. White to get under way and pjfs round the south end of the reef, as near as he could with fafety, we having not yet ascertained exaflly its extent. The surgeon and fnpereargo aG- C - pa- ied me, and wt reached the Swift about 1 P. M I informed capt. White of capt Wetten's relolutions and wishes, upon which he began immediataly to have up and to get under way, but a short chopping sea and a fr fh gate with a current to the S. E. of at least one mile per hour, caused us to et in the cable very slowly. At 2-P. M. the > wist began to drive aliho'flie had upwards of forty fathoms of cable then out. I tben(i.e.chief mate)took fix hands in capt. White's pinnace, and pulltd *oward» the south end of the reef in ord- r to foun and it pvthble to ditcover its extent—a lig ral leaving been agreed oa in cafe of my filling in with the T«f, as the Swift was to follow the track of the p nrrace to go to leeward of the v;ret!<. Not meeting with ft >h paflipg rou' d under its lee—and the Swift driving very faft to leeward, nor ha ving her ?nchor up, I pulled up towards | the Ontario. • - A bout three P.M. law the Ontario's long boat put off from the wreck, and pass thro Ihe reef—the Swift having by this time got fufficiently to leeward distant from the wreck about or 6 miles, to firid capt. Whet'en and all hands in the long boat, we pulled across towards befr and fpkelhem—they informed me that c'pt. had remained on board, with the s>oat and two of his men. The long bo*t had on board the officers and 27 men, and her masts and small spars towing in a raft astern in order to prevent her from over turning, she w>as then fctiddii g before the wind and a heavy swell. under a fail formed of one of the Ontario's royals- About i after 3PM saw the jolly boat put offawd run down towards the Swift fpok. her to leeward of the reef, about -{• mile. After speaking with the capt. in the jolly boat, I pulled up to wreck to fare some of my cloathes if pofllble. When the long boat left the ship (he had in her well 11 feet 6 inches 0/water—whtti capt. Whetten left her, (he had -14 feet 7 inche9 in the hold and three streaks heel to winward- From noon until 3 p m they had been employed on board handing the fails, to ease her masts, and thus prevent them from going overboard and staving the long boat along fiide. They al so cut away the tiller, and hoisted up the rudder ro the upper deck, in order to get up some bread, the water being absve the gun-r®om deck, and likewise over the main hatches betwixt decks. she long boat was unable to .bring a*jy aay weighty things, as fee had to )»<$ through the rood (hallow part of tjie (fef. I reached the (hip about 4 t, M. atkf found her jnueh in the lame (late as when captaif) Whetten- left hef, 'excepting that (he had' more heel ti> windward. I was on board near half an hour, and during that time (he" had near two streaks more heel v to windward, so that when I came away (he heeled *t least ux her starboard quarter gallery in thk water. Frowi. the time 1 had been absent from the (hip, the water had fal len at least 5 feet by the reef, and still contan ued*tp fall when Icartjf away from her. A rock Which lay about three fathoms from pur iaiboaid gallery, wai frequently dry for the space of a minute, its top did notrxreed two feet in diameter, -but increased"- towards it's baft, so that it, as well as the reft which were to he seen, veTy nearly resembled a fu- • gar loaf or cone in ftiape. The reef aboua. Ed with rocks of the above description, with their tops awafb, while the bed of tke reef was onefathftm or 1$ ujuler water. The ex treme lengKof the reef from the examinati on and observations which we could make, does not exceed two cable's length, running s 8 by s and w w by h, the breadth about one cable's length. When the Ontario was laying on the n v part, of the reef, the following bearings were taken, viz. , » w part of Quofne Island bore k, e part of Sooratoo island bore h k e 7or 8 leagues, Carimata was open with the s part of Sooratoo about one quarter of a point. e part of Quoine island just joining with the w part of Suratoo. At 4 part 4 PM, the long boat reached the fhip_ Swift in fafety. At half past 5, capt Whetten got on board the Swift, from which he tools the.following bearings, viz, Ontario's wreck bore n w half N, distant about 7 miles. V w part of Quoine island n half w. E part of Sooratoo, n by e half e. Centre of Capmata's high land un e. Distance of the ship Swill from Sooratoo 8 or 9 leagues. I arrived on board the Swift, in her boat, about 20 minutes part 6 pm, distance bet ween her and the Ontario's wreck, about S Or 9 miles. Further remarks by the Surgeon, The above remarks are takenfrom the On tt-'o's lap bock, as written by the chief mate, wh-ch was cct in the boat, which obferva tioiu i b 'lit- lte as circum fknret •> - . r ity of the g obftaele to all ourer •? any part of the benefit c wi 4 . 3?.. y hfr-»after go thro' those A -f | a || probability his aevt. , ,' r "! or laid down in'kayfhii is f ti, fes«, - t W hich has at ' tr 6 ,! b. t.vfo r- - Itely discovered by . h.-j WbetT=rt. * JW Nova Srotia, Twro-i- q v , f , tannicMajefty', Cdniul C entra! fr. th Safte: - States of Ame fttii A letter from Alicant fays, " The proceeds of a cargoof fiffc were lately flopped here, un der pretence that a discovery was made that tbe fifh were Englii*. caught. Through the ex ertiom of the American minister at Madrid however the property was released ". ' CHARLESTON, Juue 7. The JOHN ADAMS. Will be completely coppered and have her (landing malls and rigging fixed, before (he is brought down from Mr. Fjiul Pritchard's ship yard—The guns and warlike stores of the frigate arrived in the ihip South-Csrolina, capt. Garman, from Philadelphia. Mr. Pi itchard, the mailer builder, is entitled to and receives great praise for the beauty and excellency of his workmanfhip,'and the faith fulnefs and attention "with which it has fceen executed. < - The United States brig- General, Pinck- Capt. Donahue, of the Pennfylvvania, in ney r i>amucl Hayward, esq. command*]', and forms, that he partAl. WW Refenue Cuttcr(bng) South-Garejyt*, Jams! Cork fleet.3s days-finet-, ' Pay A;, esdi commander, fixed each Superb, Boyd, of and fer ijw port, and br.g ---k fej llu*, in compKment I the Cue Williatn, Hurst, of and for Baiturmre, and ceftfol launch of John Adams, parted from them the 9 A inft. m.lat. 4 , , They were dressed with various colors long. 96, 10, in a.gale ot wina. throughout the day. The American en- 3ri j Flora, Crefwell, from hence, has ar ijo-rr and pendants Were difbjayed at their rived at Savannan, and a febr. fuppokd to be inaip-topmaftj and their flag ftatfc ; the Kn- the George, Elcrfon, trom this port, glifh colors at their foYe-topmafb, and the \ elhfday arrived inthis port, he ship O- Frtnch tricolor under the fpritfai! yards. fono, Choate from Liverpool tailed wit They were visited by his excellency the theconvoy from Cork the nth April. •Governor, Gen. Pinckney* Brig. Gen. Same day, the fchr. Ann, Piatt, 10 days Washington, See. from Charleston. The Mail papers of that place, to > th iuft. have been received. The brig Greyhound, Johnson, from Lon don, one of the Cork fleet,arrived at C harlef teri on the 6th inft. The feh'r. arrived at the fort if from Ja- It is fa id that the vc-port extfifted from a Philadelphia paptr, stating that new in (lru£lions, had been given to the (hips of war of the. United States, tendifSg to suspend ho stilities jivith French armed (hip», is totally without foundation. Duane the editor of the Aurora, by way of iiifuiniting a lesson to the jacobins within our country states, that the United Irish men in Ireland, notwithttanding they have been disappointed, in the expefted succor from the French, still retain i\ve\r loyalty and gratitude to, and dependence on the Great Nation. On this fail we might have fafely relied,'coming as it does from an United I risbman. It is however confirmed by the following renrark, U* the late report of the secret committee, of the British House of Commons. The reportersobfervs : " The vigorous refiftwice opposed to the rebellion in Ireland, the success of the meafurei, whictl have been employed, for detefling, and defeating the designs of the conipirators here, and the general and ardent spirit of loyalty, and attachment to the laws and conftituticm, have hitherto countera&ed the piogrtfs of the mifchief, and averted im pending danger ; but even thefecircumftan ces by 110 means appear to your committee, to jeftify the hope, that the mifchief is erad icated or the danger pa (Ted. Ibtir reliance on \be Assistance and co-operation of France, by Vibicb they expect ultimately to effect their purposes 5 continues undiminished." Can it he doubted, that the societies of Unit ed Irishmen in the United States, have »f,t been, and are still laboring for the dovmfal of our excellent government, that their loy alty to France continues unshaken and un diminished. With so many instructive facts before our eyes, who is so blind, as not to perceive the propriety of the condudl of the United Irishmen, within the United States, in their various attempts to stijle the alien and se dition laws, and the oWjeil of their secret and dreadful conspiracies. The French, like the Romans, draw from war, wherewith Xt> nourish war ; they profit by one conquest, only to make another con quest ; they Weaken by the most insidious arts the nation they would subdue; they cherish among its discontented or factious fubjefts or citizens, the hope of a new and better form of government, which they a lone are to administer. Having ripened the people for revolution., and the ar.ny for de fection, they declare war, ever-run the country ; fee up a new form of government administered by their partisans, the discon tented and factions ; enter into an alliance with these raen, and employ all the resour ces of the country, to aid them in making a similar conquest of some other country. Such is the courst and system the French pursue, to arrive at universal dominion. With these fails before their eyes, can the good people of the United States, like the Grecians of old to the conquests of Rome, remain insensible to the progress of French conquests r and the meaning and object of the discontented and factious among themselves who publish in their scandalous pewfpapers, their grauilations at every kingdom or state reduced the yoke of France, knowing that it is to -givr new resources, and therefore (hortens. the eventful period, at which the people of thel'e United States, must either yield up their government and country into the most contaminated hands, or defend them by a long and bloody contest. That French men within. the United States (hould rejoice at the fuccefles of the great nation, is na tural ; that United Irishmen (hould do so, agreeable to their association and oath hut it is shocking to think, that there are Americans base enough to join in such re joicings. Boston, June n. The underwriters have received informa tion of the loss in the India seas, near Suma tra, of the valuable (hip Ontario, of New- York, 800 tons j from Canton. There were 64,000 dollars insured on her in this town. <Bajette fltjarint Hist, Port of Philadelphia, ARRIVED, days Ship Marii, Wade, Newbeni 6 Orono, Choate, Liverpool r6 Brig DorotHa, Madt cop, Hamburgh 70 Pennsylvania, Donakue, Hull failed in convoy Schr. Eagle, Woodward, Rliichmond 6 Ann, Piatt, Charlefton,-with the Mail. Sea Flower, Mann, Richmond Sloop Hetty and Polly, Green, North Caro una. . CLEARED, Brig Amiable Creole, Eldridge, Hamburgh • Arrived at the Fort, c , P M <rris, St. Croix, 2 , Schr. Hope ~hnfon, Jamaica. Xlje <oa3ctte. P H JJU A D E L P HIA , TUESDAY TVENING, JUNE 18. *• maica. The brig Pecer, Hanfen, from Hamburg, is below. Capt. Piatt, of the Am, a few days spoke a brig from New Orleans, bound to this port. iS. No arrivals at the Fort. Schr. Maria, Smith, from St. Jagode Cu ba, to this port, was captured on the 24th inft. by the British frigate Maidftone, capt. Donnolby, and ordered for Kingston, ja- maica. * Portland, June up. Arrived (loop Dispatch captain Abitl Briggs, 43 days from Surrinam. Capt. B. hss furnifhed the following particulars : « Left at Surrinam April 20, in compa ny with fliip Harry, Webb, of and for Sa lem, 8 guns Brig ——, Bartlet for Balti more, 5 guns. Schr. Betsey, Moody, Port land.—Left there, brig Fanny, Algier, Pro vidence, to fail in ten days. —Scfrr. —-—, Samuel Wheaton, Providence, to fail in 3 days. Sloop Providence, Arnold, for New York. Brig Mehitablc, £)rne, for Newbu ry.port. A New-York brig was sent in by a Freneh privateer —not condemned, though generally supposed (he would be—the gov ernor was trying to have her cleared, being apprchenfivc of losing our trade, if the French were allowed to fend in and condemn American property ; but it cannot at present be prevented, as their papers are sent to Cayinne for trial. Markets dull and pro duce high. April 30, to windward aftd in fight of Guadaloupe and Antigua, was bro't too by the U. S. brig Pickering, Edward Preble master, in company with tne U. S. (hip Wa(hington, (hen in fight, who sent Ms lieut. on board, after which capt. Preble came on board himfelf, and isformed me that three days before he had retaken a brig from New-York laden with flour and dry goods, worth 50,000 dollars, and sent her into Montferat. In lat. 17, 31. long. 61, at 13 o'clock saw a fleet of 6 fail (landing for me—at 2, P. M- was brought too by a French privateer of 12 guns—sent a boat on board me, with a prize master and 3 men, took me on hoard the privateer, exami ned my papers, treated me politely, sent me on board my wtfning me a good pas sage—then ftaod on with the fleet which confided of I brig from Newburyport, a (loop from New-York, t fchr. from Balti more of 5 guns, one fehr. from Philadelphia, and one fchr from Surinam homeward bound, which I suppose to be capt Lemuel Moody—all of which (he had taken 011 her passage from St. Bartholomews to Guada loupe—the capt's. and crews, except the mates, were permitted toftaj' on board their own veiTels. The capt. of the privateer said there were too many American cruisers among the illands', that retook his prizes. This was probably the cafe the next morn ing, as he was crouding fail to get in with the land, and was only about 70 miles from the east end ot Gnadaloupe, where captain Preble and the Washington ware cruificg. They keep just far enough apart to fee j cross from Guadaloupe to Antigua, so that I think it almost impoflibl# for the French man to get in, even without the prizes." Boston, June i, from the Log Book of the Brig Harmony *tr ** t i» captain W. Marshall. " I failed from Cadiz, March 26, bourn to Charleston ; on the id, April, in lat, 3; N. long. 26 W. was attacked by a Frcnii privateer sloop 9f 6 guns, and full of men and engaged her in, a running fight for fever and an half hours, during which (he attempt ed to board us tour different times, bui wiuhout fuccels ;wc (uftained much injur\ in our fails and rigging, but loft none of oui crew. April 4th, wss attacked by anothei privateer, a (hip of iS guns and 141 men, which we fought halt" an hour, when I had the mortification to fee every gun, but one, on the fide of the enemy, demounted; and it being calm could not bring the other fide to bear ; in consequence of which I was obliged to fur render, very much again ft my wll. The Harmony mounted 14 cannon ades, and had 26 men. Anhvel Crewel was wounded in this attion. and died at St. whole crew with myielf put on (hore. Be ing dripped of every thing, our fmiation became deplorable. Finding no American consul there, I applied to the French consul for proviiions for the people, who granted us the allowance of a quarter dollar per day, for each man ; but this fcantv support was withdrawn after nine days. I then applied to Mr. Culman, our consul at Port Orata ca,"who arrived there the day before from Ireland, but I had not even an anfwerfrora him. I petitioned the Spanifli governor in our bofialf, but could draw no afliftance from that quarter. "lhe little money I had was expended ; and our (ituation became defpe re-polTcfs ourselves of the Harmony, as she lay moored under the mufiels of the heavy > uivs of the Fort, though her topmasts v/rre (truck, and no provisions or water on board • in consequence of which, it was agreed that ■<V , I Should remain behind, and j<.;r, ; ; e ah'd crtw, (who were to proceed to }, t> ' ? nd 4 b jrag-ues W.of'ftru) with pH>vifi on , &c. having focured a .paffiige for thai. pur . pofr. Accordingly, on Sunday the Q j April, thirteen brave fellows embarked i, n the course of the day on board two Aloer can vessels then lying in the harbor, hav n J with them all the arms I could procure which was only two pair of prflols an( ] onf ' ('word, the reft were armed with (licks • at at night they boarded the Harmony, f t ' ciire j the guard without injuring them, bent the main and (lay-fails, cut the cables, and made off ; they got her about three leagues, when it fell calm ; in the morning (he was disco. vered, and attacked by a number of g un " boats, and the poor fellows obliged don once more the property which tfiey wist' * ed to iecure, and which they again 'fought for three quarters of an hour though furiouf. ly engaged by unequal number,. The chief mate Mr. Livmgflon, and nine of the hands left the veflel just as the Spaniards boarded her, and.got off ; Mr. Brown, the 2 d nut* the gunner, end another man, who were in a boat, towing a head, we're taken prifoners the mate and people that left the vclTel kept at sea ;;» long as they could, but being o p. pressed with hunger, were -obliged to land" and were alio taken prisoners, WILLIAM MARSHALL. Captain Marfcjl arrived in ]Jo(lon,'cn the 9th inft. passenger on board the schooner Neptune, captain Mann. Ncnj.Torl, J urie sy% We have tbe pleafiire to announce the ar rival of feve'ral of the Cork fleet; they rame up yeflerday—viz. Ship Atlantis, captain Dean, from London Portland, Htifiey, Liverpool Atlas, Witfon, Brift.l Captain Hufley left the convoy in-fyt. jo, c N. long. 67, W. r ; Paflengers !■ the Atlantic. Mr f Farmer, S. S. Druih, William Alfea, Captain George Dekay» Pailengers in the Atlas. Mr. Robert 3ird and family. The brig Lydia, csptain Callahan, arrived ysflerday In 40 days frftm Lymenck, broaght no papers—A pafienger hat favored us with the followiog, which he read in an Engli/h paper of the 4th or 5 th of May. Th French fleet, cotififtirig of faj], 18 of which were supposed 10 be of the line, failed from Brest on the afith April. Lord Bridport had met with, but loft fight of them in » tog, and immediately failed for Cape Clear j his fleet confiflcd of 16 fail of the line, with frigates. Lord 3. supposed their deftinatlon was Ireland, and had sent into Kingfmill for a reinl'oremtnt of one or toro faips. The Union between England and Ireland,, it was fuppolad, would take place. On the 34th of May, spoke the (loop of war, with a convoy for Quebec, out jo davi from Spithead. Mr Jacob Mark came paflengtr in the Lydit """""" „ Yef>erday the United States brig Fickerinjr, captain Preble, came up to the city. She la luted the„ftirt on her way up, which was re turned. WILL BE SOLD, At the Merchants' Coffee Houl'e, on Thnrfday -Evening *cxt,-ac S o'clock, for approved in dorsed notes at 60 and 90 days, -ABIGAIL, 180 tons per register, Naw lying at the Still-house wharf Inventory to be seen at the Room, and at the Coffee-houfe BENSON VYORKE, / - *1 *V .. .'V. - . FOR SALE, 2be remarkably fast sailing coppered —*■" Richasd -West, msfter, ias ten fn ponndcri and four swivels, fmal! arms ind ammunition, and two suits of fails. For teriat apply to ■>•3 46 Walnut-si ft N. B. If not lold before Friday nr.xr, vill then bedifpofed of at Public Sale at i 2 o'clock at the Coffee Houre. June it St. Croix Sugar, of the first QUALirr, WILL be landed To-Morrow, at South tlreet wharf, from on board of the brig janics arrived at the Fort, foh SAi.r. rr PRAGERS'wCo. i 61 Hhds of Richmond TOBACCO, of ao excellent quality, FOR SALE BY Peter Barker (Sf Co. ■N» 148, High ftrett JUST ARRIVED, In the ship Stockport, from Liverp9ol, And for fair ' v ' June t8 6 rr.o. 18 The earner of Market and 7bird-Streets, A PARCEL OF BEST CHESHIRE And Double Glocefter Cheese, By the Hamper or larger Quantity at rcikaA prices. JOHN FRIES. June 17 di" TO LET, A genteel three story brick house with extwtfive back buildings, aad many convcnicß' cies. The proprietor would exchange rents upon a Ua f ey , for a small farm within 9or 10 milts of tn" city. ALSO—K lot on Paityunk Road conuming 10 acret, about three quarter! ct a mile below South-street. Enquire at th« office of this G»* z<tte. junc tj, d lot ' r? r: ♦
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