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MONDAV EVENING, JltY 15.
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From tlx PQP.ri.jwD Gazztte.
COMMUNICATION.
BEFORE we discontinue tlicfe discus-
Sor.s, it may be worth the while to take a
steady view arid daft leave of France. " Won
derful people the immortal and fugacious
*Vafln;\gtpn ftiled them when Adet pre tint
ed half a dozen yards of silk to the Unittd
States—and as the heft of men might fay of
Harrington and Jonathan Wild the great,
rnefced tte human mind has wonderad at
t-em v>.\ it has become callous from repeat
ed Wows. We no longer estimate affairs as
fbm*rly » hut in the reflux of this tremen
fiovs inundation we are no less concerned
♦ban in its former stages, and feon perhaps
ri'ay indulge a kfs anxious and diflre'ffing
tjjriofity.
It feeing to have been for some reason or
• other a very favorite defiga of Fiar.ce toim
pliestc tlie L nited States in the prefeht lfcar
in such a manner as to render the step we
should take wholly it retrievable. It is now
fju te evident from undoubted documents
that in the interference ef that nation in the
Jatc war, Hie was moved, as was very na
■ttin l,- by no other hope than that of fubjefl
ing us to herfelf instead of England. She
was agninfl our independence for the very
good reason that llie could make us more in
jurious to England while colonies, aid ca
"f excited to rebel, than Ihe
muM be cenain of if we were allowed to
stake off the English yoke. But when it
was trand that there would be no peace with
out our tbfblirte detachment from Great-
Erirain, then France took special care to
plant the vine of gratitude in this country
for future use. What and all that aftonifli
es Be is that tbe policy of the monarchy j
ftould be so ftcadily pursued bj each and all
the dyrwftics of the revolution. Evidently
? t si! timer we have had to encounter the po
-1 icy of i'var.ce in its full vigor ; or if it be j
< emended for, it may be allowed that as a
_ republic she has treated us differently—but
'infinitely worfc. Ferhrps the cafe is this,
that we have seen nothing but the maxims
of France cWplayed, bat that the hurry and
prefTing occasions of the revolution have
cauft-d a more rapid develepement than was
confident with the original design. Unhap
py nation ! (lie has ruined herfelf, and her
printing, fpoutmgand vaporing republic has
betrayed a secret which her future monarchy
will never be able to retrieve.
When the simple dictates of private mo
rality are no longer received, but the pof
(1-lTion of mere brutal force has been fuffi
ck'nt in the mean and savage mind to fur
anront the obligation of restraint, let it be i
Jet-down as an etefnal truth *ritter. upon,
moral nature with ihe finger cis God, that
(iefoistion, misery and remorse are bargain
ed for and will be punctually delivered.
Such is the certain tendency and efie& of the
dereliction of eftabliflied principles, that
though mankind may sue and all fuffcr and
even encourage the experiment, they will
foou despise it. The state of society is in
capable of perfefUon ; or rather perhaps it
should be said that this perfedlion is a well
balanced government—but all pietended re
formations by. civil war are mere private
ciiiarrek which onlyexhauft the family,, and
end in th« feme thing or fomethir.g worse.
France cannot escape the decree of Heaven
lias inferibed decay and death upon
error and wickednefi. She cannot resist the
opinion of the world and her own diflrefsful
coinciding opinion. She will be detefled no
less for her profligacy than for injuftiee and
cruelty. Her beafllinefs of moral intelleil,
and her deteflable scepticism of all true prin
ciple must pass through a purgatory of long
Juration both of fuffering and form. Or
die, in lieucf all this, France mull conquer
c ! :e world
The present is a war of religion, or a bloo
dy promulgation of faith, as much as that of
Msbomet was in the seventh century. In all
new dispensations except the christian, the
religion and the government have been, I
thin-k, one and the fame. So in France,
tiumirt reason is aflumed to be the proper
and fuflicient guide ofjpan, and this new
creed is to be propagated as a religion by the
{word. We shall fee whether a principle
tending to nothing- less than the extermina
tion of the whole human race will be recei
ved—lf it should be France will have the
consoling hffeftion of having reduced the
world to bJrbarifm, and of making the prin
cipal figure in it—But if not, these twenty
-centuries part have not seen so wretched a
nation.
While th; people of France were deceived
in the natue of their revolution, and irreiifii
hly impelled by the fanaticifm of its early
stages, it is not'furprifing on the one hand
that the reft of the world should prepare for
refinance, lror on the other that France
fhouldoverweeningly think to subdue it. Her
fnecefles, so much admired, were really defti-
-tute of merit every respect—but they were
successes. In the outset of superstition it is
immaterial whether Caled leads Arabians, or
Fichegrue Frenchmen, —the former will de
fe eve from Mahomet the appellationjof " stuord
of Gccl." Sc the latter from the world (as France
vill l.avejno God) that of " sirord of the de-
" Bejieve 6r die," will be the terms
** of both, and "mHeries their blefiings. But
there is reafbn to think that the ficklenefs of
IVnclwns?n has nearly rung its changes, for
pew notlvng but despotism can oblige ihem
to hold fVft their liberty.
factor# at length compose their Executive,
r.nd all tlicir late Itruggfes appear to be only
the ; antings of a wrttch unwilling to die.
i X**-;
• i iw*., •; a*'
.L
PHILA DEI.PHIA,
Five daring 1 tha-
Could they be willing to violate their coniti
tution by every k,n of arbitrary ad, if they
supposed the precedent would ever be quoted !
Would they fend to Egypt? an army which
they could pay ?—Would they plunder with
out mercy the nations which they propofcd
to conciliate ? /
No! There is an evident consciousness
that civil liberty, or (to return them their
own phrases) equality is impra&icable and
that France can never be a democracy. The
enterpr ze, after having done infinite mifchief
and no good whatever, is given up. Things
have already finifhed their natural course and.
the catastrophe exhibits an imperious desti
tute army to which the Roman legions and
Pretorian cohorts bear no analogy. The
banditti of the crpfades resemble it more ;
for they were terrible alike to friends and
foes. Apparently fu(h a thraldom cannot
continue long ; but in>dts nature it is more
durable than the democracy which it has de
stroyed. The example of General Monk
seems to be always in view At' the Directory,
who fuffer no general to have a permanent
command. But violence has logg been ne
ceflary to obtain recruits, ana the public
mind is under coercion. Not only has en
thusiasm ceased, but regret and averiion have
succeeded.
• In this predicament it can scarcely be.«on
eealed frdm the nation that their navy is to
tally ruined, and that their armies have at
length been defeated, l'hey are furroundtrd
by a hatred so much the more bitter, as
they have spread ruin wherever they bellow
ed liberty, and their friendfliips have always
been farfcaftic and ironical. All nations have
seen the republican sneer, aud gi oaned with
in the Jrater'nal embrace. There sleeps a
horrible revenge. . Brigades of women fought
in Switzerland, and the matron and betro
thed virgin fell alike beneath.the republican
sword and flying artillery. The age of chi
valry is gone indeed if'this ftiall be !—No !
Turks grow Christians, and Ruffians assert
refinement—againft liberty! A French
( man becomes a viper or a w*!f whic;h all
, mankind will kill. Itifulted so many years
by dastardly conquest and varnished corrup
( tion, fuffering honour will give way.to in-
I dignation, and anguilh accelerate everyblow.
r The father, foil, and lover of murdered and
violated thousands will be in the pursuing
, ranks, and bleeding religion will point to
| her deflroyers.—Where then will b? the
, needful support of Frenchmen ? What, will
foften the panic which will seize the pubile
! mind ? Will the licentious days of the revo
lt lution be remembered with delight and satis
, faftion ? Will crimes cheer the foul, and
. vice fortify the heart ? Will the loss of
faith give confidence, and profligacy excite
. to virtuous deeds ? What will patriotism
have to fight for, or generous courage to
defend ? Where, then will patriotism and
generouscourage be found ?—Defpair! Hor
ror of the blacked hue will follow, and vin
dicate the eternal -and immutable relation of
wickedness and misery !
• From the Westm'k TklegrAphe." ,
II The approaching Annivcrfarv of our In
t dependence leads the mind to the contempla
■ tion of out national affairs and a campara
. tive view of our situation at different periods.
: And as when danger.nppraacbes. tlje abjed'df
: our attachment and affetaion. tlie. cord^^ot
I affettion are drawn clofo, so frori the mena
cei to which our country has been recently
■ exposed, we will reallyft*/ a more live
: ly inter* ft iit • the circumstance of: her ,f(.-
1 tuation—l fay recently,' and whether -it is
• owing to more conft'i'tutifual. fortitude cr to
what other cause ; I eonfefs Ido not.feel jn-
I clined to the opinion, that eve
ry year manifefU a diminution of our. inde
i pendente. : • "i
i Although the Gbardian Genius of Amer
ca seemed for a while to have withheld her
! aid, and left her charge exposed.to the c'pr
i ruption and violence of a Foreign Power;
whilst within, we had but two much to ap
i prehend from the unfortunante prejudices of
our countrymen ; yet she seems disposed tp
• reinstate us upon the best basis of indepen
dence—public confidence——-The present iri
■ clination of the public mind as manifefted
by the late general eleftions—being .the mod
• unequivocal teflof public opinion, affords a
: highly flattering evidence to the administra
tion, that on their part, they have not neg
ledltd the duty incumbent on them of pro
viding for the common fafety.
Many experienced and intelligent charac
ters hold the opinion that the mass of society
willnot longcoutinue toperfever inerrontous
conduft.—And although in some degree,
like individuals, influenced by private pas
sions and prejudices, which fubjeft them to
temporary delusion, yet generally that their
condmfk will correspond with their informa
tion—A forcible illustration of this opinion
may unhappily be found in the State of Ken
tucky—where information has flown through
the mod corrupt channels, where every aft
of Adminiftation hasbeen mifreprefentedand
! calumniated—where publications the mod
despicable for style and matter, have been ex
• tolled propagated and read—forgetting that
! a regard to liberty, tho' a laudible passion,
■ ought commonly to be subordinate to a re
verence to established government—they have
contemned those maxim: that are essential to
the very exigence as society.
It is a strange and unhappy situation
in which the people.have been -placed, to be
every day tortured with perplexed stories,
and inflamed with, hard suspicions of the Ad
ministration.—.Their conduft and demeanour,
prove them to have been led astray by the in
trigues of party and prejudices, to be gene
rally guided by a honed but -indiscreet, and
dangerous zeal, to countenance nial-ccn
tents and encourage clamours which were not
only without reason, hut often "for bad' pur-'
poses raised against the adminiftraticn—
Such meafnrcs, when duly considered will'
(hake and destroy all public confidence, di
minish the ,refpeift and authority of those,
to ivbom, we have delegated the aclmini-
*
ftralion cf out Government—Ai dfo para
lize their efforts, as to render our govern
ment and eaiy pity to foreign intrigue or fac
tion—Such an uhappy state of affairs, might
indeed, cfMifimi the opinion entertained by
some thai a republic ii of exist
ence.
These evils do not seem to be confined to
Kentucky. Pennsylvania has experienced
her full ihare of them. That intelligence
conveyed through such channels and by such
men, fltnuld have been attended to, is equal
ly scandalous and deplorable. Men who
[when fully known] have neither charad\er
fufficient to gain belief even for truth ; nor,
scarcely, sense to invent a credible fallehood.
It is needless to enter into particulars, when
the whole is so apparent. The ftr.te of the
la ft federal eWlions however, leadtoacon
folatory preemption and belief that the
time is fall approaching when the present
delulion will bt diffipaied, when the force
of truth and a strong sense of indigni'ty and
injury will zealoofly engage our citizens to
inforce a jull reparation to our injured ho
nor.
Though governments too steady and uni
form may not be the moil free— yet the fluc
tuation and unsteadiness incident tolaxfyf
tems, or administrations is always more
aangeroui to the freedom, and security of the
people ;*and jjotwithftancTing the dodVfine
of non-reßflance might not in every pofiibl'e
circumftanc>! b, , bfolutely true, yet the be
lief of it may be expedient ; for the goverti'-
ment which has a csfftr*ry prjricij lefor its
bafis, contains within itfelf rhe feewof per
petual revolution and cojivulfions. * ™
A happy mtdium system has been referr
ed for the people of America, of which
we may. fafely affirm without any danger of
exaggeration, it not'the bed system of
government; it is at least. the most rational
system of liberty,-that ever was-known a
mong mankind.—Yet it cannot be too often
repeated, or too deeply imprefTed upon the
.us a|l ; that jeahufy and dijtrujl are
the bane o.fany government, but peculiarly
of a republic.—And that jealousy and dif.
trufl,^3it may-ttturally lead to, so it will!
justly form an apology, for all the inconve
niences of a too rigor out adminijlratitsn.—
-Let us beware then how by our conduA or
conversation, we withold that tefpetft and |
confidence which is so justly due, and oeccf*
fary to the existence of our government,
left we add our State to the unhappy lift,
which have been .hurried impetnoufly by a
faflious and irdifcrcet zeal, into an over,
throw of their fiftems of goverameot; on
the ruins of which others have been eftab
lifhrd, left congenial with the principle* «f
liberty, and.lew.-conducive tp the interest
and happiness of the people.
WaVingtjn, June zd.l 799.
THE Proprietors of the New
Theatre are rcquifted to m*ct at the City Tavern
ob Monday the Md inft. at 7 o'clock io the even
ing, to eled thciitegtnM.
N. B f Thc ekSjon wilj open at half past 7 and
close at 9 o'clock.
tJHARI.ES BIDDI.E.
Chairman.
- ■ ■ .ItnJ
'Notice ts hereby Ghieii, "~
rHAT {be Officers and Crew of theCcnOsila
ticn wilt rt.eive their prize money for the
- l,'li)lurgent, ky calling on. CHARLES
3IDDLE, Ho. Markat-ftrfet, or
JIi'KRr.BEkBRIDGE.
i«lr *»■
July I* *
For Silk', Freight or Charter,
;» The faft failing rißio
W&l' Piter Burton, matter,
Burthen per register, 15440-95 tons; is single
decked, pferted for »6 gun«, mounts. 6 fix pcund
en, is Virginia built, and has made but one voy
age. Said veflel- i» well fitted .and c»n he ft nt to
fca at little expense. Ah inventory of her mate
rials mjy be fen on application to the captain on
board, at Walnut flrect wharf, or at the counting
house of - - t *
NICKLIN US GRIFFITH.
N. B. If tbe Aptes is not difpofedof in a few
days (he will take ia .Gondi.on freight for Norfolk. '
July 9- d6t
THE Committee of Montgomery
County appointed for the purpose of promoting the
election of JAMES ROSS, Esq. ofPittfburgh for
governor of the slate of Pemifylvaijia, and such
other freemen of said county as fesl disposed to
promote theelcflton of Mr. Rots, are particular
ly reqiiefted to meet at the house lately occupied
by John Wrntx, in Whitpain Townlhjp, on Satur
day the 17th instant.
Montgomery county, July 8
Just Received, and for Sale by
PAUL BECK, Jr.
No. 11, Sotjth Water Street,
Patent Sheathing Copper,
From )6 oz. to 14 oz.per foot,
itocbei. inches.
Copper in sheet's 48 by 24 from 6to 301b. pr.fheet
do. do. '52 »6 6 371b« do.
do. do. 60 30 8 6olh. do.
do. do. 6c 36 70 . B®lb. do.
do. do. 60 39 ico nolb. do.
do. do. ft 16' 14 151b. do.
do. do. j 1 18 i 4 lb, do.
d#. do. go «o «o 11 lb- do.
Bottom Pipes, of vartousfw.es,
Flat Bottoms, from 10 to >8 inches diameter,
Sheathing Kails (polifhed)_i 1-8 inch to s 1-1 inches,
Forged Nails, from 2 1-2 inch to 7 inches,
Spikes from 5 inchs to 7 inches,
CKnch Rings from t-s inch to 1 1-8 inch
Copper Bolt's ' ' from i-Binch to 1 \.Binch,
ALbO,
• ioo tierces frefh rice, •
60 pipes brandy ift and 4tb pr»of,
Imperial, hyson, hyfonfltin, foucfcong and bohea
teas,
20 hogflieads alluai,
jf do copperas, '•
Madder in hogflievls, barrels and kegs,
Spanish, French and Carolina indigo,
30 hogflieads ir.olafle?,
jo® kegs Al ginger,
10,008; wt of pepper,
Nutmfgs, mace and cloves,
tons fliott B B No. 1 to 9,
5c kegs of powder,
. r.Port-.wjpe i^pijKs,
50 b&Jes of cotton,
july ir.\
THE PJRTNERSH/P
TRADING under the Firms of
Hahrsiioum, Lakcis Is" Co. ti»l Jeesi ts* Ro
bert Walk, vros diiToivcd t mo. ill,
the partnership tiading under ihc firm of Harts
HOKNf fcT* Large, wasdillolved 15th of the 4th
ko! th last, all persons indebted to eithr o f the
above firms are requeued to make immediate pay
ment, and those thac have demands to prwfent their
accounts.
7 mo. 13th <^3 m
Freight for Hamburgh,
conjijiing of
84 Hogsheads Sugar,
150 Bags Coffee,
May be had of the fubferiber, if applied lor im
mediately,
GIDEON H. WELLS,
ip'y «3 H 't
Ttit. SOuStiif/Ui.:<
HAVING been appointed a»iir.ir.ifirator to
the eltare of the rev. JOHN WADE (de
ceased) late of New Jersey
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted
to the said eflate, to make immediate payment to
the fuhferiber, and those who have any demands
against the farr.c, to render their accounts without
delay, properly attested
Edward Thompson,
110.131, Market Hreft
july 73 , dim
„ Sale by Auction.
THE SUBSCRIBER
Proposes offering for Sale,
ATP U B LIC VENDUE,
On the prsinilos, early in the next mpntb, '
/^XxTttia/j^luaffefquartJtjfoßOUND
il lying on the Eaftiide of Jones's Fills
between the Qjjiker Meirting-Houfe, and
the old Stone Phy»Houfe.
This elegant piece of Ground will be laid
off into Lots of about 30 feet front, and
150 feet deep, fronting on Market-street ex
tended, and on Pitt-ftfeet, and divided by an
alley of about twelve feet. An alley of io
feet runt from Market-street to Pitl-ftreet,
between them and the mceting-houie and
play-Jioufe.
These lots lie very convenient to the cen
tra market, and are inferior to none in the
'tjity of Baltimore, for heahhfulncfs, of litu-
Stion r purity and loftnefs of water—and from
their central, higk and healthy situation be
tween the town and Point, afford an eligi
ble retreat for family reiidence, particularly
to those who occupy warchoufes and fibres,
either at Fell's-Point, or on the nrw im
provements above and below Jones's Falls.
A plan of the whole is now making, and
as soon as completed will be lodged at the of*
sice of Yates,and Campbell, and a particular
d*y of sale made known as soon as possible.
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL.
Baltimore,. June 22. July 12 dtx 7.
ON 7 H £ P R £ MIS £ S,
On FRIDAY, the 191b inflant,
dt 19 o'clock, on a liberal cr culif
ALLtnftt beautiful piece of Ground, as
advertised by Mr. Archibald Camp
bell, situated on the east of the Falls, in the
fity of Baltimore, wluch is now laid off into
30 large and commodious lots, 1 a of which
have afouth front on Baltimore street ex
tended, and run r,fiith 180 feet to a3O fee:
street.
The other lots front on Pitt-flrcet, aiid ex
tend to a new street' opened by the proprie
tor, agreeable 'to a plot which may be seen
at our aflion room, previous to the sale.
Tatcs Iff Campbell, auctioneers.
July 7. dti7.
Wanted,
Four Nurses and a Gate keeper y at tbe Alms
'■ House and House of EmpioymtWt.
7~"WO men who have been aicnffontMb? turf
ing and fupetintending Cck rooms; and two
careful women of the famed.-fcription. Also a
(teaJjr man us gate keeper, producing fatisfaflory
recommendations, may find on ap
plication (witbuut delay) to
LUKE W. MORRIS, or} Com. of tie
CHAS. PLEASANTS, $ managers*
july 9 d6c
An excellent Stand fcr Business
Ar.d possession immediately given.
THAT valuable stand for bufU
nefa at the head of Chester.Kent county, Maryland"
confining of a brick ftore-hnufe. 10 feet by 60, two
ftorics high, three, rooms 6n a flo r, well appor-
bufinefs, two twenty fee: rooms for the
reception of grain, and a ccoWing room, and three
rooms for goods, with an excellnct cellar under
the whole, eompleatly garnered off for f.ilt and
picklingpork, with a log corn crib adjeiravj, 10
feet- by 40—This (land is situated in the handfomefl
and moil advantageous part of the town lor bufi
ncf« and the profpeA of returning good crops of
wheat in the country around the head of Chester
Hill tend to make it more desirable to thofc inclin
ing t? purchafc.
(u) d6t
• F ? r !«■«»»• "PP'y t0 nieffri. Imi HoUing,vwrib to"
Son, Philadelphia, or the fubferibers near the pre
mif", GEORGE V. M'CANN
" - ■ - W. THOMAS.
P S—rlf the »bov» property is not Told in three
month* from this date, it will be rented.
A LOT of Land containing two and an half acres,
Qtuate in the manor of Moorland, Montgome
ry county, not far distant from the Newton road, and
•bout 15 miles from Philadelphia, on which is erec
ted' » good Stone Dwelling Houfc, Stone Spring
Hoiife, and Frame Stable. On this place is a large
garden, with every kind of vegetables, and a good
bearing orchard of the best grafted fruit, such as har.
vest and winter apples, pears, cherrirs, mulberries,
and quinces. The crop in the ground consists of
corn, flax, potatoes and clover. The fiiuation is ve
ry healthy, and being in the neighborhood of sever
al (lores and flour mills, makes it a defireable pur.
chafe for any person wilhing feeure a summer re.
treat at a small expsnce. PoflVflioncan be had im.
mediately.
For further particulars apply to
EDWARD BONSALL,
No. 64, Dock.flreet.
N- B. One acre of excellent wood,'and adjuinim;
the above may also be bad.
jul)' 9- dt
djw
SALE BY AUCTION.
WILL BE SOLD,
FOR SALE,
TO BE SOLD,
' »p tjjis 3>aj>'s £©aii,
, BOSTON, July 17.
FROM INDIA.
r We learn that Ti'ppo Sa:b h»d, declared
war against the English government in It.
- dia : and that in confequencc', the govern,
tnent had taken the country fbips into the
company's service.
FROM SURINAM.
Exlrad cf a letter from a me chant in Surri.
nam to a gentleman in th'u town, daUiMay
29, 1799.
" The deparure of our fleet has furpri.
fed us, and caused much uneasiness here, ef.
i pecia lly on acci unt of the trade with Ame.
■ rica, which ; s of great imprrtarce to us as
] well as to you—nntwithftanding which.no
, steps have been taken to keep this fleet
s here. The Governor remonllrated against
t i s departure, and slated to the Commander,
Hartfinck, that the colonv would be left ; n
a most distressed lituat on, ui less the fleet
remained to protest them. These wife jr.
guments of the Govern-r were, howt\er,
not attended to, and a tT»*j rity of the
Council determined th/J the fleet should
pktt, agreeably to trie ord rs of the Eutc!i
government in Holland. In confcqur-ce of
which vfe have now only a few disabled vef.
fels which are not able to proceed to sea,
m and of course of no )er»ice to os—not being
in a situation to give us the leall protedh'on ;
Our coall is therefore exposed 10 a> y p r ;,
s vateeror fliipg of war that may approa h itl
even the boats from Cayenne can cruie and
do as they please, and can with ease takt
, every vefiel, either bound to or from Suri.
'• t.am.— The French being allies of the
Dutch, we cannot refufe them entrance into
1 our river, however much we could wiftu't.
5 It therefore remains with your government
> to save this colony from the depredations
of tSef« pirates, and to feenre to America,
a most valuable branch of commerce.. If
your government (hou.'d think, fit to fetid
some of your fhipj of war ko cruise on the
coafl, it will not be amiss to give them feme
dire&ions how to approach it, a<d where
to cruifo— firft, one (hip of 44 or 36 gun,
toxruif between Cayenne and Marrowiue—.
one ot 24, off the tnuuth of Surinam liver,
ar/d two small vessels for the communication
between the (hip cruiling near Cayenne and
Marrowincyaitd the oue-ofTSurinam fiver. If
these precautions are taken hy your govern
ment, you ina.) enjoy in
There is no (hijii ot' foice rithcr at Cayenne •
or Guadaloßjtc, which would dare engage ci
ther of your ihips jud if any more (hips
fliould be sent by the French government to
cruise here, your velTcls will have ffrcatly the
advantage over them, ::j they will have tic
ports of Deinerara and Berbie open to them,
where they-tin rtfrvfh, i.,t»e fuppl ed wit:,
ewry thiitg' necefl;iry.- H<W th y can kt
reinforced"ti)'Ahc English, «.i;mpie-lhips from
vo4ir nav-y.'; «u<i by th.s nnan.t effe&ually
prrt— cottA.-,-
accuftorr.ed drpredation* 011 your trade—-for
it the French ojice enter river of Suri»-
nam, they wilt take yihir AcflUs there, as
well as at sea—as the Ijutth.cul) gire tlifm
no protection.
" Information lias been received here by
deserters from Cayenne, that i;i that place
contirfual conl'piracies are formed and for
ming against the v.lute inhabitants, and a
fimilur fate awajts.ys,. which tiie unhappy
peo)>le of St, Domingo have experienced.
Throngh the wife precaution of our worthy
Governor, eur colony lus hitherto been tran
quil j our flairs are contented and happy,
but the French party are very buly—and
joined by some Jacobin* of this place, are
meditating a revolution of a very serious na
ture, but it is foi tun ate the number of tliefe
revoluvori'fts arc comparatively fmall,Sc men
of no cliara£ter or influence. The mojority
cf the inhabitants, men of diflindlion, mo
rals and principle, and in favour of good or
der, are determined to support the wife mea
sures of our Governor. Qnr ftorcs are full
ol (ugar, coffee, cotton and cocoa.—The
convoy of the Portsmouth, Capt. M'Nr.n,
was compoled ot 74 fail which will giveysu
some idea of the conference of the tra<l£ to
this place, and how neeefiary it is for your
government to protetl a trade, that ifill en
rich t: e coffers of your merchai s ; be 'a
iource of wealth to the revenue, and offers
market for the abundant produce ef your
country.
P. S. I forgot to inform you of the capture
of the brig Prudence, taken by Malroyn from
Cayanne, and sent intothis river The fiffl
tence of condemnation is arrived here, from
Cayenne, but Frederick the governor has re
fll fed. to give his consent, to the sale of the
vefTels and cargo at this plage, ifi conferutnee
of which Capt. Mslrpyn was obliged to a'-
part with his prize. "The Spanifls fleet cot*,
manded by Don Kniparam, has f-iileei from
here af»f tdking in provifiori" and water, df*
ftination unknown, 600 trocps arrived
liert jn three Spanilh fliips^—their troops
were formerly the Royal Guards to the Kinj
of Spain, but now in the Dutch itrvice—
Flanders men—of the firft destination, and
dßw
nobility, w „ofe conduct are worthy of prailti
and much refpetted bcth by the governor and
the moll refpe£table inhabitants here !
NEW-YORK, July 13.
Extract of a letter from the Supercargo of
tte ship Maty Ann, captain Adams, of
14 guns and 20 men, belonging to Me sSTS '
Mvrry {£" Mumford, of this city, datta
Cadiz, Miy 24, 1799.
" Wc fejl iu on the nth instant "vi'th 7
French privateers, and 10 minutes before
one o'clock, a smart a£\ion commenced,
calm, and laftcd one hour and forty
minutes, during which time we had one ma"
killed,. 5 badly and a (lightly wourded, S I
cur main Ihrouds ard flays cut away, l" 0 '
ci cur fy;:rs rm£h injured by fr.ot. and our
»i
V.