filhof two regiments of foot, inde pendent companies, and invalids,at lealt, equal to n third, a tolerable train of art'illery, and a militia, comprehending the whole of the inhabitant* able to bear arms. The force destined to adt against them, is laid to consist ' of 30,000 troops of the line and volunceer». The following petition was pre- Tented to the King at the levee, on Wednesday last, by Lord Peire,&c. and molt graciously received. "To the King's mojl excellent majcfty, ii The humble address of the Ca kholic Peers, Clergy and Common ers of Great-Britain. << iloft gracious sovereign, " We, your majelly's dutiful and loyal fubjeds, the Catholic peers, clergy,and commoners of your king dom of Great Britain, beg leave to approach your royal presence, at a lime when the disastrous events in a neighboring kingdom have nearly involved all Europe in the calami lies of a war, to allure your majeity of our molt loyal and unfeigned at tachnient to your majesty's person, crown and dignity, to the conftitu lion of our country, and of our ut ter abhorrence of all principles sub verfive of older and government and tending to promote anarch' and confufion. " Deep!} (enfible ofihe manifold blefiings we enjoy under the cle mency of your inajefty's govern ment ; attached by new ties of gra titude and affeiSion to our country by the favor whiyh the legiflatttre has lately conferred on ns, we have (till to lament that the delicacy of our firuation leaves us no other means ot manifelting our zeal to your majefty,and our withes to serve our country, except the sincere as surances that we (hall ever be ready, in oar refpc<fiive liquations, with our lives and fortunes to co operate With our fellow subjects, in the de fence and support of your inajefty's person and the conftivuiu,,, realms an > manner which your „-.jelty s government lhall deem ex pedient." GENERAL DUMaURIER' Was bom at Cambrai, and has attained the fifty-fifth year of his age. His father enjoyed the post of Regulating; CommifTary iti that City, and had luificient interelt to place his son, now Commander iti Chief of the Northern Army, in a Royal Military School of Artillery, —an art in which he riiuinguifned hinifelf so eiliftualiy, and made such a progress, as very early to attain high Military Rank. At the battle of Crevelt, where he had already the rank of Field-Oißcer, he received seventeen wounds, by one of which he loft a finger joint. He was afterwards, in i763,Quartermafter General of the Army in Corsica, commanded by General Marbeof. In the sequel, he was promoted to the de gree of Major-General-Commandant at Cher bo«rg, under the orders of the Duke de Reve ron and d'Harcourt. When Louis XVlth. visited Cherbourg, the Monarch teftified his efteern to the Commandant, by prelenting him with a superb fnuff-box, ornamented with his portrait, and enriched with magnificent dia- monds.. Previously to the commencement of the French Revolutions, and in the course of his military advancement, he wa's several times charged with political and military negotia tions abroad. Among others, he received from the French Ministry the appointment of Secretary to the Baron de Bi eteuil, in an ex traordinary embalTy. AMERICA. KINGSTON, (Jamaica) April 6. Tfce naval force at the Cape conlifts of two ships of the line. A small frigate is at Cape Tiburon. In the Hnufe of Commons on the iorh of Feb. Mr. Lambton moved to add:efs hisMa jefty, to oider to be laid before the house a copy of a treaty, which he under flood to have been entered into between the Emperor, the King of Pruflia, and Great-Britain, in Janu ary last ; and in reply, Mr. Secretary Dundas declared, that he knew of no such treaty being in existence. It is worthy of remark that this treaty, which is not in existence, is given by the French Convention as one of their reasons for declaring war. " Insurance on goods and veiTels from London V* this island has been effe&ed at five guineas ,£er cent. Twenty-five per cent, is demand ed here on gouds or veflels to and from Ame rica^ BRIDGETOWN (B»r*ad«es) April 13. On Wednesday last arrived here Vicr Ad miral Sir John Laforey, in his Majefty'sfhip of war the Trusty ; and failed again yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Nautilus (loop cf war, &c. fcrc. PITTSBURG H, April 27. FROM A CoRR fiS/ONDENT. The order and economy of the arniy dc ferves great praile ; ftlence, induftty, and discipline. Every hiornin(i after parade at to e'ploek, the troops arp drawn out to an eminence at some dtftance IVom the encamp ment, to fire at targets ; the mulketry and riflemen; with premiums for the firft, se cond, and third best (hots. The fliooting of the mulketry aftoniftied me ; and our hunters may undervalue the re gular troops, as marksmen, but I have been at ihooting matches in the country, and have never ifeen better shots by rifles, than on this occasion. The appearance of the fojdiery is good, as to dress,. health, &:c. The cavalry are in good plight ; and disciplined to leap overob ftacles, and afccnd and descend heights at a gallop. The general seems to J|ave set his heart, on having the army in good state ; and being able to cfface our former defeats, by a signal revenge upon the enemy. Xt nuift mortify him inuclij as it does me, to think that after all this, we 9t e to have the bubble of a treaty, these troops discharged, and war again in a ftort time. • . - . PETERSBURG, (Virg.) Msy 1 Extract of a letter from Norfolk, to the Editors, dated April 28. " An Englilh vessel from the Weft Indies was on Saturday taken by a French frigate off the Capes—(he had 65 puncheons' of rum on board—the vefl'el was deltioyed—theCap tain is at present in Hampton. Several yep fels have been brought too and chafed near the Capes." F AYETTEVILLE, Aprifgo. A letter from Wilmington lays, 44 A small French privateer, manned chiefly by Ameri cans, has taken a itation off the entrance of our harbor., for the purpose of capturing all the Briiiih velTels which are making for or failing from this port; one of the latter was taken a few days finte, and carricd into Gharlellon." N E W-Y O R K, May 4- ExtraSl oja'letter Jrom a GentUmurt in Brijlcl, to his friend in this city, dated March 13. 44 The present state of this kingdom h tru ly deplorable; owing to vast quantities ot PATER in circulation here, and the infufTiticn ey of specie to redeem it: The bare idea of a war w th France before the declaration of it took place, occasioned failures in this city, and London to the amount of near six mil- and three of the 1110 ft eminent mcr chantslh this city have put an end to their exigence, after being reduced from affluence to beggary and want.—There has also seve ral ..banJcs ffnt ; tha JVT' Bank (a city in Wales) has {lopped ; and you cannot get cash for even a Jive guinea note ; and there fcerns to be no confidence fiom man to man." On Wec'nefday the firfl instant, was held the {Seventh. annual Commencement of Co-* LUMMA College.—After the performance of the excerciles of the day, the degree of Ba chelor of Arts was conferred on the following Gentlemen : Edwaid W. Laight, James Paiker, Valentine Peters, Philip Milledoler, G<orge Clinton, Jonathan Pear fee, George Eat: ker, Thomas R. Smith, Elias B. Woodward, Abraham Ogden, Samuel Gilford, William Cutting, Henry iMaf terton, Robert 15. Norton, James Stringham, John Biouwer, Gilbert Smith, Robert Heaton, John J. Johnson, Henry Ludlow, Charles D. Goold, Cornelius Van Home, Thomas Thomp son, John Scher merhorn, Cornelius Decker. And also on S.imuel Jones, oi the city of New- Yoik, and John Nicoil, of New-Haven, Con necticut. The? degree of Matter of Arts, was conferred on David S. Bogart, and John Ludlow, of the city of New-Yoik, and Marmadukc Earl, of Connecticut, all alumni of this college. The degree of Doctor of Laws, was conferred on Ebenezei Dibble, of Connc&icut. Frcm the Star a Daily Paper publijhcd in Charlef ion South-Carolina—April 26—by MeJJrs. Caicy and Harrifon. Me-ssrs. Printers, I beg of you to infer: in your paper, the fol lowing account, received on Wcdncfday, by the brig Fanny, from the best authority : Bourdeaux, February 28, 1793. M T HAVE only to add, the taking of Mae- JL ftrichi and Breda, by Gencial Dumourier, aud a confideiable advantage gained by General Biron over the combined forces of Auftiia and Piedmont, in Savoy." With regard to the report inserted in the D»i ly Adveitiler of the 25th inft. that u the num *' bcrol British feanun detained by embargo " in the French ports has been exceedingly mif -11 rffrefenied 111 iome of the prints, having been «! ftaied at 6060" &c. I beg also of you to present to the public the following paragraph of an official letter writ ten 10 me by citizen Southonax, civil commifla ry of »be French republic at St. Domingo. St. Mark's. March 16,1793. a d Year oj the French Republic- " Thecruifen in the European leal arc in the uttnofll activity ; already from five Jo fix hun dred Dutch and British fhipi, and from seven to eight tboufand fcamcn, have been either cap tured or detained in the French ports. So touch for the beginning !" The citizen consul M. A. B. MANGOURIT. [M Englijk " Star" kaj latelyJhone withfo ter.igr.anl an afpift on French ajfiin, at -395 Philadelphia, May 11. The PitSfturgh.GazetM oftlie 4th instant, informs, that the arniv moved from its winter quartars at Legion vilie, the 30th April. The Tame Gazette contains a refpeflful and complimentary Address to Major-General Wayjjx, aire! his to the fame. By a late decree of the National Conven tion," it appears that all the French ports are to lie. open so the vefiels of the United States, paying the fame duties as are paid by French velTels. A paragraph in the (London) Public Ledger rcce ived by tiie Galen, arrived at Eofton, informs, that " it is said that >Gin. TJuinourier has sent orders to Oftendfor all the vessels in that port to quit it immedi ately, and fait to Dunkirk." General Valence, according to the above paper, was not killed, but i'everely wounded, in the late battle with the combined army. The Prcfident of the United States has hcen pleafrd »o recognize the appointment of Pkintas Bond, Esq. as Conful-Ger.eral from his Bntapnic Majcfty, within the middle and southern States of America. Dunlap's paper. Letters from Barbadoes inform, that on the 12th April, the Trusty, of 50 guns, Admiral Laforev, and the La Blanche and Nautilus fri gates, with transports and 1200 troops, under the command of Gen. Cuyjcr, failed from Bar badoes for Tobago, on which day, previous to their failing, an embargo was laid on the vessels in Barbadoes. On the 16th April, intelligence being received of the Island of Tobago being captured, tlie embargo was taken off. On the 10th, the packet from England had arrived, and brought intelligence, that Admiral Gardiner, with eight (hips of the line, and a body of troops, had failed two days before the packet, for the Weft-Indies, and that it was thought Martinique or St. Lucia was ihd okje£l of. attack ; a Imall Frencti privateer of 8 guns was taken by Admiral Laforey, and' sent to Dominique. Three privateers were fitting out in Barbadoesto cruize for some French Guintemen, bound to Tobago, of whose failing from Africa, they had received intelligence. A number of artists and manufacturers ar rivedhere in the ship Glasgow, from Green ock, »nd have engaged with the directors of the nitioual manufactory at the town of Pa terfoi. Gufhe 23d of March the Lord Lieutenant of Irtland gave his assent to an a<st lor faci litating the fade and intercourse between that kingdom and the United States of Ame rica. A Steer, the property of Jacob Hiltzheimer, Esq. low 5 year 5 months old, weighed at Mr. Penrofe's hay-scales on the sth May, 1792, 2356 pounds, and yesterday being again weighed at the fame scales turned out 2576 PP£!,[ls. Two Cruisers were seen on the 7th inflant off the Capes, by Capt. Oakes who arrived here from Boftoti—he fuppoles they aie French —One was a frigate of 32 or 36 guns. A New-Yorfc pilot saw a ship of war off i Satiiy-Hook, which he supposed to be an £n f glift frigate. On the Bth of March last, the French Na tional Convention aboliihed imprifomnent for debt and decreed that all aftnally ton fined for debt in the republic Ihould be set at liberty. From this law, however, are ex- cepted all defaulters in public money. Preparations are in forwardnefs for enlarg ing the County court house to accommodate the next Federal Legislature. The Southern fide of the building is to be pulled down and rebuilt 24 feet fbuth from its present fituatioj). The feats will preserve the oval form, but the Speaker's chair is to be removed to the Weft fide of the House and the principal en trance to the Hall of the House of Rerefenta tives wilt be to the East and immediately op polite the Speaker's feat. Ger.. Ad. Boston, May 6. ExtraEl of a letter from Newbury Port, to a gentle- man in this town, 7aeived fuji Saturday f* A veflel hasjuft arrived here in a 6 day *irom Plymouth in England. The Capt. fays it was currently reported, that Gen. Dumou rier had got poflVflion of Amsterdam. He has brought 110 papers later than the 2Jft of March. Capt Hacket fays, the above news was not received from any authority, but coniidered in general as the news of the day ; however, he thinks it certain the French have been fuccefsful. Capt. Hsfcket also informs, that the French and English fleets had failed, and it was supposed for the Weft Indies, and also that the French had captured three En gliih Eaft-Indiamen." We hear from Philadelphia, that a Oiip be longing to Nexvburyport and bound to Liver pod), having on board 3000 barrels flour, was on Sunday lad burnt in the harbor of that ci ty. The Captain is said to have perilhed in the flames! !1 COMMUNICATIONS. " WE ARE ONE." This is the motto of the free and indepen dent citizens of United America. The union of the States was cemented by the adoption of the New Constitution—that palladium of our lives, liberties and property. The Government firmed under this Con ftitution,has been administered with wisdom, honor and patriotic independence of spirit— The evidence of this declaration is written in the book of experience, and in the irrefifta ble conviction of our senses—and every grate ful, unprejudiced mind, rcjoices to add a vo luntary acknowledgment of the benignAdif ptcfation-. of a fuperintendirg Providence, that gives to a happy people, t';e option cf perpetuating totheiateflpofterity the bleillngs of u peace, liberty and fafety." The prefsnt is an eventful crifn—in what an important situation is this country placed ! May w» be? wife to improve the price put into our hand-—Separated from Europe, ai d disentangled from it l ? politics—at peace wittl all the world—•rivals "ncirce beckon our Inips from every /hore—With our wifeffc and be ft patriots at helm, wtr may defend on their conducing our political and civil con cerns on the best and found? It principles-— neither awed by the restless among ourielves, nor intimidated or cajoled by foreign powers to swerve from the ftrifteft principles of na tional honor, justice and neutraMty*—this line of conduct tlet nuift, chey wiji pnrfue—nor is there a genuine friend to the peace and prosperity of the country, who is not firmiy perfhaded of the truth of this afferti'-n. Let a manly confidence then he reposed in the SupremsExecutiyeof the United States— the molnent their independency of conduct is infringed upon, our security is loft. Pa ft ex perience jullifies this confidence—and every pofiible inducement that can affect the best feelings of the patriot, conspires to give energy to the injunction. It is cot poflible that an enlightened Ame rican fliould not feel interested in the freedom and happitie's of mankind—We have experir enced, and we enjoy too much, not to wish that the nations of the earth less favorably situated, ftould participate in the blessings of a free and righteous government—but our present situation is exactly what thole must desire it to be, who anticipate similar enjoy ments. Change the circumstances ot this country—embarrass its government—destroy the equrpoize of its neutrality and impartia lity in the prefect calamitous war, and clouds and darknels immediately impend. The politics of some among us, are as wild as their theories of government are absurd. It is mod devoutly to be wilhed, that as this country is happily placed in so remote a fla tion from the scene of war and coni'ufioti, that its government may not be diflurbed by any extraneous or foreign influence—the intro duction of principles lioftile to its existence—• or by afl'ociations alien to the proper business and impetus ofa constitutional adminUlration of our affairs. While the glow of beneveleriee warms the bosom of every free American, let us ndt-Niif t;ike the imprcfllons of a momentary entfiy fiafm for the dictate; of wisdom, jufti.ce and found policy. The days of anarchy are past— aiid the line of conduct which the bcft and mod permanent intcrefti of the United States point out, is as plain as infallibility tan deli neate it. Nothing can diverge more d reftly from this line, than afl'ociations which have n» possible relation to the (late of things ia this country—however fa'utary they may be in Europe. " Knozvledge by time advance tf.ow and uife. Turns every where its deep difcetning eyts; Sees ii'hut bejel, and what ma\ yet be fit, Concludes J rem loth, and bejl provide) for all." The spirit of Liberty is to a people what a virtuous disposition is to an individual.—lt con sists in a well ordered mind. The hatred of go vernment is as inconsistent with a just ferife of liberty as the hatred of laws is with virtue.— Liberty in short is reason. Government which is the reason of the whole society is essential to liberty ; Prejudice, pafljon, and frenzy on the contrary are the causes and the fymptonvsof slavery. We hear of men preaching down go vernment and the laws, and they pretend greac zeal for the cause of while they ad dress themselves to the paflions. This however is absurd, whenever a people are gross aijd weak enough to believe the t2les which are always propagating against government, and are rash enough to fufpeft and hate it in corifcquence, the spirit of liberty is gone fiom amon?; then). A people thus yielding 'o their paflions can no more pieferve their privileges than a man can preserve his virtue who on every temptation breaks away from the restraint of reason. There has been a clamoring party ever since there was a government to abuse—and such there will be as long a* equal laws restrain inordinate paflions. PRQi LAM.trIOSS. IF George may fend a proclamation, To warn the people thro* the nation, Sure Thomas should confine his caies, To his own government affairs— But if to give such edifls force, State Heralds must come out of course ; We may predict the time will come, When George- in turn mujl echo Tom ; Or dire confufion through the land, May shew we're bound by rope of sand.—» Thus in this globe's stupendous {hell, Some fay that other planets dwell ; Which when their motions well agree, They move wiih wondVons harmony ; But if ihofe little globe* col lise, Adieu to amity and peace ; The (hell i» crack'd by dire commotion, And earthquakes i'nake the land and ocean. SHIP NEWS. ARRIVED at the PORTe/ PHILADELPHIA. Brig Jesuit, Lamonr, St.Bartholoweivs Sch'r John, Thomas, Barbadoes Priendfhip, Oakes, Bifton Crocker, Mary, PRICE OF STOCKS 6 |Kr Cer.U, a 6/» 3 per Cents, n/ Deferred, g,j (ull ftirea Biok U, 8. z *prr ccm, prein 4i«c
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