PHILADELPHIA. The following Letter hut Iten trnnfmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Col !eßots of the different ports in the United State:. CIRCULAR to the Com*sctohs of the Customs. Philadelphia, Augufl 4th, 1.793' Sir, T aoffcaring that repealed contravene I tions of oui neutrality have taken place in the ports of the United Stales, without having been discovered in time for prevention or remedy, I have it in command(rcju ihfi J'refident, to address to the collcftor6 of the refpe£tive difttipls a particulai inllruftion on thefubjeft. It is expected, that the officers of the cuftomsin each diftritt,will in thecourfe of their official functions have a vigilant eye Upon whatever may be passing within the ports,haibours^rceks,inlets and waters of fuch-diftriA, of a nature tp contravene thet'wsof neutrality, and upon discove ry of any thing of the kind will give im. mediate notice W the governor of the late and to the attorney of the judicia iiftrid, comprehending the dittiift o he cuftflms within which any such con ravqntion (nay happen. * l*o afiift the judgment of the officeis in thi* head, I transmit herewith a fchedulf.of rules, concerning lundty par ticulars, which Toavr been adopted by the President. »s dedyttious from the laws of neutrality, eftabliftled and received among nation*- Whatever (hall be contrary to these rules will, of course, be to be noti fied,.. as abovementiontd. There are fume other points, which, purfoant to oilr treaties and the determi nations of the executive, I ought to no tice to yoB. If- any vessel of either of the powers at war toithFrance (hould bring or fendwith in your diltrid a prize made of the fub je£b, people of property of France, it is immediately to be notified to the Govern or of the (late, in order that meafuics may be taken, pursuant to the 17th arti cle of our treaty with France, to dblige such vcfl'el and her prize, or such prize when sent in without the capturing ves sel, to depart. | No privateer of any of the powers at war with France, coming within a diilritt of the United States, can, by the 23d article of our treaty with France, enjoy any Other privilege than that ofpurchafing I"tub viduals as Jhallbe Aeceffary for her go ing to tie next port of the prince otflat'efrom •which fht bat her commtjfion. If lhe should do any thing bcfide this, it is immedi ately to he reported to the governor and the attorney of the diilrift. You willob ferve by the rules transmitted, that the term privateer is underltood not to extend to veifJs aimed for merchandize and war, commonly called with us letters of marque, nor, of course, to vefiicls of war i» the im. mediate Service of the government of ei thei ot th« powers at war. No armed, veifelwhich has bern or (hall be originally fitted out 111 any port of the United States by either of the .parties at war is henceforth to have afyltim in any diftri& of the United States. If any such armed vtffcl lhallappear within your dilliift, (he is immediately to be notified to the governor and attorney of the dif tfiHj which isalfo to be done, in refpeft to any prize, that such armed vessel (hall bring fend in. At foot is a lift of such Armed vcffcls of the above description as have hitherto come to the knowledge of the executive. The pu<chafing within, and export ing from, ihe United Stales, ly ivay of merchandize, articles commonly called contiaband (being generally, wailike in ftruraeuts and military stores) is free to all the parties at war, and is not to, be in terfered with. If our own citizens an* dertake to carry them to any of those partie«, they will be abandoned to the penalties which the laws of warauthorife. You will be particularly careful to ob serve, and to notifyas dire&ed in other instances, the cafe of any citizen of the United States, who shall be found in the service of' either of the parties at war. In cafe any vefiel (hall be found in the ast of contravening any of the rules or principles which are the ground of this inftruftion, (he is to be refufed a clear ance until (he (hall have complied with what the governor (hall have decided in reference to her. Cave, however, is to be taken in this, notunneceflarily or un reasonably to euibauais trade or to vex soy of the pvtiesconcrtwd. In order ih«t contraventions may be the betttr afcertaiued, it is de fired that the officer who (hall firft go on board any ves sel arriving within your diftriA (hall make an accurate furry of her then condition, as to miiiiary equipment, to be forthwith repotted to yon, and that prior to her clearance a like fumy be made, that any tranfgrelfion of the rules laid down maju be afcettained. But as the propriety-os any such >n fpe&ion of a vejfel of war in the immediate s service of the government of a foreign nati on is not without queltion in refettnee to the usage of nations, no attempt is to be made to infpeA any such veffeltill further order on the point. The President desires tjie to fignify *o you his mod particular expectation that, the inftruftion contained in this Jitter will be executed with the greatest vigil ance, 3&ivity, care and impartiality. O missions will tend to expose the govern, ment to injurious imputations and suspi cions, and proportionably to commit the good faith and peace of the country ; ob jects of too much importance not to en gage every proper exertion of your zeal. With consideration,, I am, Sir, i Your obedient servant, RULES adopted ly the President of the United States, ■ ■ I. Tlje original arming and equipping of veflcls in the ports of the United States by any of the belligerent parties, for mil itary service, offertfive or is deemed unlawful. j \ 11. Equipments of merchant reffels by either of thebelligerent parties in the poits of the United States, purely-for the ac commodation of them, as such, is deemed lawful. 111. Equipments in tbe ports of the United Statesof vessels of waT in the im mediate service of the government of any of the belligerent patties, which if done to other vessels woDld be of a doubtful na ture, as being applicable either to com merce or war, are deemed lawful ; except those which (hall have made prize of the fubjefts, people or property of France, coming wjch their prizes into the ports of the United Stages, pursuant to the se venteenth article of our treaty of amity and commerce with France. IV. Equipments in the ports of the United States, by any of the parties at war with France, of vessels fitted for mer chandize and wac whether with or with out commissions, which are doubtful in their nature, as being applicable either to commerce or war, are deemed lawful; ex cept those which (hall have made prize of the fubje&s, peopleor property of France, coming with their prizes into the potts of the United States, pursuant to the se venteenth article •of our treaty of amity and commerce with France. V. Equipments of any of the veffelsof France, in the ports of the United States, which are doubtful in their natiiie, as be ng applicable to commerce or war, deemed lawful. VI. Equipments of every kind in the ports of the United States, of privateers of the powers at war with France, are deem ed unlawful. VII. Ecu/ipmbnts of veffek in the ports of the United States, which are of i nature solely adapted to war, are deem ed unlawfulexcept those (tranded or wrccked, as mentioned in the eighteenth at ticle of our treaty with France, the fix t«enlh of our treaty with the United Ne therlands, the ninth of our treaty with Prussia ; and except those mentioned in the nineteenth article of our treaty with France, the seventeenth of our treaty with the United Netherlands, the eigh teenth of our treaty with Ptufiia. VIII. Vessels of either of the parties not armed, or armed previous to their coming into the ports of the United States which shall not have infringed any of (he foregoing rules, may lawfully engage or inlift therein their own fubjefts or citi zens, not being inhabitants of the United States; except privateers of the powers at war with France, and except those vessels which shall have made prize of the fubje£ts, people or property of France,, coming with their prizes into the ports of the United States, pursuant to the seventeenth article of our treaty of amity and commerce with France. Lijl oj Prwatce'"J refer red to in the Circular Lellcr to the CoticCiert oj the i ujims. Crtrze- Cent!, 1 Sam tulottei, > Fitted qui at Churl, Jen, Vaivqueur dc }iajtillr, \ Petit Democrat, Philadelphia, i/eJauare. 506 Foreign Intelligence. VIENNA, May it. THE lute Hungarian Diet have granted to his Msjelty jooc recruit*, to complete ihe national ! regiments, and 3000 more being wanted, the States have given or ders to raise them without delay. The-remaining troops in Hunga ry;Wth Infantry and cavalry, have also been sent off to the army of reftrve in Upper Austria ; and those in TranfyJvania are also on their under the command of Ge nertl HeydendorfF. Last Sunday a considerable quan tity of atnmuniiion and Wrlike im plements were dispatched from this metropolis to the frontiers, besides ajfuin of 4,000,000 of florins, all in silver specie, put up in cherts, and carried by forty waggons. From the lifts given, it appears tliafc:there are ft ill 4100 persons of sexes in captivity among the Turks, by whom they were taken during the campaigns of 1788, 89, and 90. The Porte has b6en una ble to restore them, since they have been fold, as slaves to owners un known, and perhaps at an iromenfe dlftance from the Turkifli capital. His majesty has afligned the fund of the suppressed order of Trinitarians to the redemption of those unfortu nate peopfe. MARSEILLES, June iB. M M. Savon, two brothers, who hi*d for a longtime krpt.tbe guillo tine in atftion in this city, have been condemned to death in their turn, by the new ami Jacobin Tribunal, and were guillotined the day before yesterday (the 16th) at tour in the afternoon', amid ft an inimenfecrowd of fpedators. conliderable number of per sons have been apprehended at Aix, in ctinfequenee, as is laid, of the dying confelfions of these brothers. Among the prisoners is a Magistrate. The Central Committee lormed at Savon, of the deputies of the dif ferent clußi of the department, lias juli beert dilFolved by an order of the department itfelf. The Setfions of this city have just announced the discovery of a great conspiracy, and their intention to putTue its authors. Philippe Ega liteismore firstly confined than ever in the Tower of Fort St. Jean. — Hi* Trial goes on unremittingly. United States. PORTLAND, (Mafl:) Aug. 3. Sea Moniter. Capt. Crabtree. who lately arriv ed at Frenchman's bay, and now in tKis- town, givei the following ex traordinary account of a fea-ferpenc, the authenticity of which may be dependended on :— " On the 20th of June last, being on ipy pallage from the Weft Indies, in the morning, having jnft made Mount-Defart island, dillant nearly ten leagues, 1 suddenly got fight of a Serpent of an enormous fize,fwim mjng on t'he furface of the ocean, elevated about fix or eight feet put of ,water, rather prone for ward. That, part of the body.which was cut of water, 1 judged to be a bout the size of a bar tel in circum ference, but the head larger, having some refenrhlance of a borfe's. Ac cording to the molt accurate com putation which 1 made ill my mind, of his length, I think it could not be less than from S5 to 60fse t, and perhaps longer. That part of the body which was not elevated, but of which I had a diftindt view seve ral times, was larger than the part o'iit r of water. The body of a dark browji. 1 was within two bundled yards of it near an hour j during whtch time, as it discovered 110 in clillation toinioleft us, nij felf and the whole crew obfecved it with the minuted attention ; nor was its at tentiou less fixed on us. '1 he eve was perfectly black, (hai.p, ai.d piercing. 1 »as so near as !■> <ih ferve cleaily that there were no fins or external appendages >0 t.l»e bcjH v ; l>ut that its motion was by the h itig.nfihe bodv, like ti lv«i f<»rp Duiing the tii.ie it was a l.ii ii f e . vera! flocks of birds flew neat,* !>:V» it eyed very narrowly. ] obtervta in it thegreatclt agility and quick ncls of motion." There is no doubt but this is one of the two which have been seen in tliefe pans. 11 accounts ngrtc ic fpe<?ting their size and appearance. Two of them (.perhaps tiie Ifanie) were once seen.on the (hore aj' the Cranberry ifl.tnds, but immediately took to the water on being dilcover ed. . These are the fMI ever seen » iu our seas, that *e have any ac count of, though they have been seen on the coait of Norway, tnoie than 100 feet in length. At a general meeting of ihe citf zens of Portland, an' tUe 99; h day of July, Capt. Nathaniel Cell ing was chosen chairman ; and at an adjournment on the following day, the late Proclamation of the jPieii dent of the United States, declaring their neutrality in the prelent Eu ropean war, was taken into conli deration, and thereupon". Voted, That the actual tranquili ty, peace and prosperity of the United States, are blelfiugs of tUe highest «>ider, and thai the p*efer vatiorrof them it efien:ial to the happiuefs of the present and future generations. Voted, That the interference of any of our fellow-citizens ia the present European war, would be no less criminal to the public £ od, than the private motives of 'f'"H robbery and rapine aie immoral, unsocial and detestable. Voted, That we highly approve and will ftriiSly eblerve the late proclamation of the President ofthe United States, declaring that their duty and interest require a friendly and impartial conduct towards all the belligerent powers. That in addition to the regulati on of our own conduifi on t his im portant occasion, we will kee'p an eye on that of any deluded citizens or persons, whn may so far abandon - their duty and common good (as defined in the constitution, trea ties and laws of the Uniied States) as to intermeddle in the war on any pretence whatever—and will nfie our best endeavors that their de signs may be defeated, and their offences puniflied according to their demerit. Voted, That these proceed!ngs be printed ; that a copy of them be tranfinitted to our fellow-citizens of of Bolton, in return for their iimilar communication. By order of the Citizens of Port* land. Sa. Waldo, SecVy. PROVIDENCE, August 3. Saturday last arrived at Newport the Briiilh fliip Catharine, William James Davis, matter, mounting 4 Iron Guns, and some of Wood,— She was bound from Jamaica to New York, with freight, and a number of passengers ; bnt falling in with a Britifb frigate off Sandy- Hook, and learning that the French Frigate Ambuscade was at New- York, Davis thought proper to bear away for Newport. The passengers inform, that some time previous to their speaking the- Biirith frigate, they fell in with an American ves sel, bound from Cape-Francois to Baltimore, having on board Ijo French paflengers, tind that front this vefl'el Davis took two bags of money, said to contain between 6 and 7000 dollars, foppofing it to be French property. As he was noc provided with a Commiflion, bis condutft became a fubjeft of conver faiion at Newport—and fearing he flinuld be IVppped, on Wednesday night he flipt his cables, and put to sea, leaving the passengers alhore one of whom had freight on board to a large amount. A ■m-'tler in the Netupnrt Mercury afkt the fcl/ctviug queries in relation tt the firegoihg nefarious tranfattion. " W'liy was trot a guard put on board the fj>ip, if the Captain could not be arretted rill the examination was finifherl ?—Or, why vas hit word deemed fiiffu iem lor his ap pearance ? I addrtfs nijftlf ta the gentlemen of the law. Was he bailable in law,- at the litre he was frffered- to appear at largt > Why was the examination so lengthy, viz, from three to eight o'clock ! Why,
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