A WWW wa , HJBtWttED »l> JWmWßMwgr. MIUMIX [No. 114 of Vol. IV.] To the Public. *T~*HE Editor of the Gaktte of the Ukited *■ States, proposes publifliing the Paper, wider that Title, every Evening, Sumiay'j excepted To render it interesting as a Daily Publi cation, it shall contain foreign and donieftir, commercial and political Intelligence —Ef- Jays and local and genera] Maritime information :—Prices Current of Merchandiie and the Public Fdnds. Also a fommary of the proceedings of Congress, and ps the Legjilature of this State :—with a Sketch of CongreGorral Debated, Brc. Advertizing favors Will be gratefully re- TERMS. To be printed on paper of the demy size ; hot * larger size ftafl be fabftituted in Decem ber next. The price Six Dollars per Annum, to be paid half Yearly. When a fufficient number of Subscribers is obtained, the Publication (hall commence. In the interim, the Gazette will be publiih ed twice a week as ufual.—Siibfcriptionsare refpeftfully solicited by the Public's humble servant, JOHN FENNO. Suffitiktiovs trt received at the City Tavern, South Second Street ~by Mr. DobJijn, at the ttcrc House—by other te r jor.s who <tre in '>/ lab fcriptipn papers, and by tie Sditor at Ail hoitfe, So. 34, Aorth FijiJi.Strett. Philadelphia, July, 1793' THE EO ITOR MOST earvejth reqvejls those of his dijtavt Suj frtiers !oho are in arrearsJor the Gazette, to matt 'payment as fio* a< pofllble.—Thofe ptrfons who have receivedfubfeription money Oft Iris account are drfired to remit the fame. The arrearages for the Gazette hive accumulated to ajerious amount—Serious, &s they are the only resource to di(chargevery Jtrious engagements incurred in the prosecution of this ex fen jive publication. Philadelphia, June 26. LAW CASE. Robert Findhy, jun. and other J, ) C Lilef filed. Ship William. fficetch of the Pleadings in this important cafe, concluded. Mr, Lewis on the part of tne libellaots. THE honor and dignity of the United States, he were deeply involved in »he de ciiion of this cafe ; it involves a violation of Ihe peace of the country ; for if when two powers are at war, one may invade our ter- Titory, our commercial Jntercourfe wfth fo reign nations, and our tranquility become -BjareriaUy interrupted. Was this an abso lute government, where the sovereign, oi his own free will, can repel force by force, the femedy in a similar cafe would be at hand, and be adequate : But as in our government the Executive is far from unlimited, a court of admiralty, forming its decision on the prin ciples of the law of nations, is the proper tri bunal for the trial of such causes. On the ground upon which the counsel on the other fide wiftied to put the business, it would ap pear, that our only remedy would be, in cafe a little privateer chose even to cut enemy's veiTels from our very wharves, for the Pi efi dent to request, without an opportunity of commanding restitution. He hoped, for his j>art, that the President would never again be placed in the di(agreeable situation that lie was not long since, when a who'.e week had elapsed after his pleafnre was known, before restitution was made of a late capture. Ii the of the court is not sustained, tlren we are not on an equal footing with other na tion"; we can only rcmonltrate and pray for rcftitntion in cale of infringement, and history teaches us, that a nation without a tefpe&able armed force, is the furferer by eve ry negotiation. It has been observed, that our meddling in matters of the nature of the cautc before the court would tend to involve us in war; he rather conceived, that our per fuitting one nation to annoy its enemy with in otir jurifdittion without our resenting the inJuit, have that effect ; indeed, if the privateer was authorised to co what (lie has <lone the ast is tantamount to a declaration of war. He dwelt on the importance of pre serving peace, and he conceived that a de cision in this court, agreeably to tl»e law of rations wou4 teno to effect that deferable ob jca. Tits count;! on the other fide had cstftii% cogniaance at' the prelfcnt caute would be a violation of the treat*, ami that in call of a violation on our part the whole treaty is virtually annulled. The court he was Core, ■vera not to-be-intimidated by such argument ; Indeed if the treaty is violated, it certainly is by the flibjeifts of that nation to whom the privateer helufij>s. We have bt'cn told said Mr. Lewi-s, that the court is«not competent to relief in all ca ses of this kind ; that the William could have been taken to,Cape-Francois, or any trh< r« else out of its jnrifdiftion. It might hipperi, and it often does happen he said, that a cri minal efdapes atrial in a court within the ju rifdidfcion of wbieh he has committed an of fence ; the argument goes only to (hew the inadequacy of all human institutions in cer tain cases i hut certainly while we hold the criminal we ftiuuld inflict the punilhinent. It had been said, that the court had .not the power of bi*if>ss impartial i,n the bufinefi, they could no* condcinn the prrft. He contended, that there was no jult foundation for this charge of partiality j IhwiVd a Britilh priva teer ever be in the lituation of the I'rench is this instance the law to him would be as it is to the French in this ca e. ■ ,r \ It bad been said that the owner of the lh:p William had a remedy by applying to the court of admiralty, who fliould condemn the prize in France. On this he remarked, that there appeared little difpofitiou on the part of Hiofe concerned in the Citizen Getiet, to take the William to France, and that a plea could not be held theie unless the prize was actu ally brought within the juiifdiftion of that court. Beside*, though the court in France might determine whether the capture was le gal, yet they would do it without an eye to her being taken within our territo y, leaving the vindication of our rights of fovtreignty to ourselves. He cited 2 Vat 92 tn shew, that it is un lawful to enter a neutral country in a hostile manner. It had bee* said, that this is a cause be tween the citizens of Great-Britain and the citizens of France, he considered it as the eanfe of America herfelf, in as much as it was the intevefl and duty ef this c ountry ro pre fer ve a ftri& neutrality : and fiie will he cal led upon he added for fatnfa&ion, it the cap ture is not restored, more particularly as the p r ivateer that took the William was fitted our in an American port. I Vat. 289 fays, that veflfbls taken within the distance of a neutral shore mentioned in the pre Pent libel are not lawful, 3 Vat. I^2 to the fame point. Molloy, P. 183 contain* a cafe in point. L«?e 12l records, that the Romans did not venture to pursue the Carthaginians into the port of a neutral prince ; but he had an arm ed force to make his port refpe&ed ; were we in the fame fituacion, we (houid not be injured by the English folding our polls in spite of treaty, nor insulted by a violation of our ter ritorial rights by a French privateer. The P *efident it was said fhou'd l?e applied to for a of this bufiiefs, that there is 110 instance of a cause of this kind being brought into a court of admiralty. No, an absolute monarch would have fettled 't with out au admiralty court; but our executive has no strong arm to enforce obedience to its de cision ; the cau e is therefore brought here in a court wliich is guided by the principles of the law of nations, free and impartial to all. He further answered to the ojjc&ion, that no instance can be produced of a llmilar cafe b.;frig brought into a court of admiralty, that this only (hewed, that the privateer had gone further than any one before her ; after in juring our trade by watching off our rivers and bays for veXels, after ha/ing made a capture on our territory, they had added in fu't to injury and brought the prize to our ve ry feat of government an ast altogether un precedented for audacity. Mr. Lewis insisted on the propriety of not parting with the property captured without obtaining redress for the violation of our neu tral ty; the court does want to fettle whether there was fufficient cause of rupture between France and England ; but we have a right to detain thecaptuie to secure ourselves. He adverted to the treaty. The pr©vi fions of it are Airily not intended, he said, to prevent our enqui'ing whether 3 violation has been committed on our rights of territory. If this fliould be the conftruftiou, how can the Prelident, or even Congrcls interfere without a violation of the treaty ? Mr. Lewis concluded by referring to Lee 86, 87,93, 94, 95,9 6 » 78 and 79» ** containing information on the present cafe. This mutilated and cramped account will fervc to give but a faint idea of the mafteriy manner in which Mr. Lewis handled the cafe. It is far less diftinft or complete than our sketch of the obfervattons which fell from the other counsel on this question ; the rapidity of bis utterance must plead our excuse. Judge Peters deiiveied his decree for dif mifling the present libel as lelevant—which (hall appear in our next. 453 Wednesday, July j. 1795. -X*; ign Intelligence. PETERS BURGH, Match 26. COUNT d'Artois, brother to the late Louis the XVlih, having obtained the consent of the Eniprets to visit this Court, armed here on the 23d inft. The Court carriages were lent to fetch him and his suite, and the Vice-Chancellor Olterinan received hirti on the part of the Em ptefs in a hotel prepared by ber Majelly's order, and at her expence, for the reception of his Royal Higli nefs. 7he day befoi e yeiterd«y the Prince was introduced to our .Sove reign. Yeilerday he received the compliments of the Senate, Regen cy, and the city of Pete-r-iburgh, and this day lie wilj be Vifired by the Foreign Minillers. Previous to bis ar/iva! our Court took a decilive step in acknowledging Monsieur, brother to Louis XVlth, as Regent of France during the f.nnority of the lawful heir to the Throne, de tained prisoner at Paris, and Count d'Artois as Lieutenant General of the kingdom. The Count d'Artois wished to remain mcog. but in the present circumstances the Empress thought it proper that he Ihould ap pear with all the honors due to his rank and birth, and has in conse quence appointed hijn two cham berlains, and two gentlemen of bis chambers. WAR S A W, April !J. Theday beforeyellerday iheking set out from this place, for Grodno. At every port a Ruffian elcorc is (la tinned to recei»e his majesty, and the Ruffian anibaflador will confer with him at Bialoltock, 011 the ob jetfts which are to be afterwards the fubjeifts of deliberation. '1 he a<ft of the Prussians taking poflcffion offeveral of our Provinces, will be fagued in the Diet, which,in future, is to be aflembled every four or fix years ; and in the inteivals, public affairs are to be directed by the Permanent Council. The Confederation General of Lithuania has ordered the HettnatM to proceed with the uimolt rigour again!} the French, established with in the extent of the Grand Duchy, and to oblige them to take the oath requited from those of the fame na tion who are in Ruflia. BRUSSELS, April 24. The bulletin of the rtuftnan ar my published this day, and dated frorm the head quarters at Quiev rain, contains an account of its ope rations on the 171b, 18111,19111,201b, 1 lit, and 22d, instant. On the i7'.h the enemy made two attempts to alarm our out polts, but failed both times, and one of their pat.roles, confuting of 40 men, fell into an ambuscade, and molt of thein were killed and taken. The duke of York arrived ttie (anie day at Bruges with a corps of Kngiilh troops. Nothing remarkable palled on the ißth and 19th. On tlie2otli the duke of York, with the tnglilh troops, entered Courtray. On the 2lit lieutenant-general Count de lintonr set r>ff to harrafs the enemy, and surprize the little camp taj the road from Maubeuge aud Boudoir, which he effected and obliged the enemy to abandon it, and retire with precipitation ; they were also dislodged from all their polls, and obliged to pass the Sambre. They 101 l»n this occyfion 30 prisoners, and had a great number killed and wounded ; we had only four men wounded. The fameday the Ktench made a ltrong attack on our advanc ed posts on the fide of Bavai, but were repulsed ; their loft we are ignorant of ; »e had only one kill- [Whole No. 456".] Ed, and five wounded. On the f'»?- lowing night ail the troops r* Coined their ancient jiofiiion. His htghneC* the arch d»ifce Charles ari i»ed hereyellerday irotp the army. v- • r A severe ordinance has been pub lished by the council of Brabant a gninft the French-Liegeois andUutch emigrants: According to th s they cannot enter the Low Countries,utr lefs furnifhed with a paflport from the commandant of ihr fir ft milita ry poll, nor can they Way in the country above three davs without special permiHiou from the Govern ment General. 1 hose who h"ve taken up 'heir abode since the firlt of July »73p, cannot continue in the country without a fmiilar per milii 011 t and those who were here previous torttar time til ait give an account wiihin a week of their pro feflion and means of ftibfiile nee. Their fervent* oruft also be defer ib ed nominally and individually. LONDON, May 7. The Elei'tor of Saxony h;ts obtain ed from the Stales permillion to lufr pend the payment of the intend upon the public debt during Ihe war —The fame thing was done 111 Saxony in the year 1 778 There are now none of ;he ci ite vanr Royal Family leroainiug 11. f* .- ris but the prisoners in heie<' pie. Philip Egaliie was firft to ihe A.bbaye, bur hai lii.ee' 'b tn trmtferifd to MaifeiJlts, with Kgilitr, his foh, and Louis Praticis-Jolejili, heretofore Print* of Cvti. One of the Kieneh papers (peaks of the superior fininefs ajid Ucon. ism of young Egaliie, a boy ot thir teen ! His interrogatory wa* brief-, ly this ; " Are you an ArjUocraiJ Yes.— 1)0 yon know any fa ther's plans ? No.—Have »t\y connection with Mad. Silvery ? QJ» fie !" . E*tr*& of a Jetter from Eraf&U His Imperial Riajcfty, wilh : n2 to bury in oblivion every thing that tended to the Kclgic revolution, ii going to publi/h a general ainntliy which is to extend even to ihofe whi were condemned during the trou bles, his in»jelly being desirous to rellore theii honor, and even to liv deinnify them, if poflible, For thi« pu'pole, all prolecutions commenc ed, have been (tapped : the amnes ty is to extend to all deferrers who lhall return to their corp# before the rinonth of October, except it (hall appear that they have been guihy of other critne» bclides th..t of de fer! ion. " On Satardfty last * nia(Vt»«<?n« firm the union was celebrated here, in token of the reconciliation of All parties, which was conduced with every demon II ration of joy. After the ifiMs,rejoicings took place which laftfd ibe whole da/." > Tlie French general Mar«fte,wlMt commanded at Antwerp, ha» emi grated, with ioine other officers. On the 17th inft. Garin, admini. ftralor of provisions, declared Lnthe fitting oF the Coniqiune, ibat there 'were in Paris provisions fufficient for three months. The King of Poland is now reluct taut'y travelling to Gredrio,by com mand of the Empreis, under an es cort of fom'e. Ruliian troops, to fane tion the alienation and parti.ion of his kingdom. Yet, on tbis degrad ing outrage, declaiu>ers on the sa cred characters of kings are filenr, becanfe it is not the adt of fnbjetfs endeavoring to break the hands of despotism, but of crowned heads endeavoring to gratify their lull for dominion ! ! fso April 33.
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