who have ci mmifliona from ar.\ ot*ici !*< ••• P <'•< Stair, in cm illy v*itn either eifjKn, to arm ;r (hips in the }ortf of eilin rof (he law. two king doms, to ft what tb' )' h«»e taken, or in any other man tie whatever to exchange the (am ; neither (hall they be allowed even to purcluk vexcept fjih dj (hall be nenfliry foi their going lo the neaicil pail oi that P.iijfcc from whom thry have obtaiue.i coinniUions. (onipure thu cuiih ike isth artide of Vu treat} of Utrecht, above and the *:<1 article cf the jrtwtypf amity una cvm*r:tce between Ftanu audlhe United States » A ft. 10. "It (hall be lawful, as well for the (hips ot war ot their maj (lies, as foe privateers belonging to their fahjetls, to carry w hither fo ev< r they pi- ase t the (hips and goods taken from their encm'rt, without being obliged 10 pay any lee lo lbe officer* of the admiralty, or to any judges whatever ; nor lhall the said prizes, when they an ivc at and enter the pons of liicii (aid wajefttes, be detained or Uized; neither (hall the fearchcrf, or olhcr officers ot those places, visit or take cognizance of the validity of such prizes ; but they fball be at lib. rty lo hotft f a, l at an.y t'.me, to dapart, and to can y their prizes to the p'acc mentioned in the corrt millions or parents, which the commanders of such (hips of war lhall be obliged to (hew : on the cwntraiy, fio (h'rhei or lefuge (hall be given in their ports to such as have made a prize u,jon the fnbje&s of niher of I heir maj ftus ; but il forced by ft re fs of weaihtr, or the dangers ot the iea, to enter therein, particular care shall be taken to hasten thc:r departure, and to cause them to re tire from thence as soon as pofliblc, as far as it is not repugnant to former treaties made in this refpeft with other loveieigns or dates. Compare this article with the 36/// article of the jormer treaty (oj Utrecht) and the 17th article of the latter, _ »r QUERIES. Whether, tl the United States, under the »2d article of the treaty ot amity md commeice with Fiance, arc bound to admit the fitting out ef French privateers, to the exclusion ojail others, when Franve 19at war, and the Untied State* ate neutral, Fiance is not equally bound, >>1 United States (hould be at war, and France iliould be neutral, to admit the fitting out ot American the txtlujxov oj alt others ? 2. Whether, if such be the coullruetion ol that article of ihat treaty, a similar couftruflion mull not be given to the r.5 l h a» lielc ol the tieavy above mentioned, and the 16th article ot the treaty Of 1786, belween Fiance and Great-Bri tain. those articles being substantially the fame with the 22d article of the treaty of amity and commerce between the United States and France ? 3. Whether, therefore, in cafe when the ob ligation of thofc treaties was in full force, a war had taken place between Great-Britain and the United Sta'.es,"atui France had been neutral, the corifequence of such a conitiufiion would not have been, that France was bound bv htr trea ties with Great-Britain to admit the /lUiug out oj Britijh, to the excUJion oj American privdt<e>> ; and by the treaty with the United States to admit -it., fittim ir giitjq£ Amet ican, to .the cxclufioft.of\Blitifh privateer* r — ' 4. Whether that confttu&ion of those trea ties be so neceflary and unavoidable, as to juflify a charge of such duplicity upon one of the contra&ing powers, and of the .grofleft folly upon >he others, finer the treaties of Utrecht and o f 1763 were well known before the treaty of 1778 was entered into, and that ot 1778 long before the treaty of 1786 ? 5. Whether, it the conftru£lion be in other tefpefls doubtful, such a one ought not to be given, as is conlillent with the fuppofitton of good faith in an ally to whom we owe such great obligations, and ol a little prudence and com mon f nfe in perfnns who were never remarka ble for wanting either ? FhiUdelphia, Augujl 16, 1793. From the Columbian Centinel. Mr. Russel, WHENlfawa prophetic intima tion in your last Centinel, that we might soon expedt to ha»e some of our citizens denounced by a Jacobin Club, or in the Jacobin mode ; I little thought that the predi&ion would be verified in the fame week. But the Jacobin party in every country are so ardent, and are in the habit so strongly of marching with a quick step to the tune of Ca Ira, that they progress much falter than we expec ted. Their impetuofuy is so great, that even here, they seem to proscribe with as much facility and expedition, as they do in Paris ; and may perhaps, sentence and execute our citizens with as much celcii ty as they have done in France. On Thursday afternoon eleven of our ciii zeru, some of whom are of the utmod rsfpeftability in town, were denounced, and their names displayed in large letters on the mainmast of the French frigate now in this harbour, as Aristocrats, un friendly to the French revolution, and a verse to having American citizens enter on board French privateers. This was the crime said to be dated on the paper above the names j and it was confirmed to be the crime for which they were de nounced, by one of the officers of the frigate to Americans who were on board. Now, Mr. Rtiflel, I wi(h the noted Expositor of laws and treaties, the would be Marat for this Department, to (hew us by what article of our treaty with France the Fiench naval officers, or the agents of the Jacobin Club in Paris, have a right to proscribe our citizens, because.they wish to live in peace with all the world. The prediction in ynnr CentJnel of lad I Weuucfday is now fuihlied. Eleven of out citizens are now proscribed, and their names announced on boatd the frigate, becanfe they wi(h to preserve our neutra lity, and have l>een opposed to our tak ing a part in the piefent war. I wilh al so to know what is to be their punish ment, and who are to execute it ? Ate they to fuffet by the .Lamp Cord or the Guillotine here, or ar.t tbey to be sent in irons to Paris, to fuller there ? If it be not the latter, why was the profcHptiSVi firft announced on boaid the French fri gate ? If the former be intended, wby was not process made in our own mode, and through the medium of our ow«, laws ? Has the boaftcd freedom of American citizens come to this—has our valued li berty so foor» funk to a Hate of vassalage to an European nation ! What other fo reign nation, since the revolution, has aflumed such a power over us ? And is this to be viewed as evidences of their friendliiip as allies, or their love of liber ty and equality ? Have we no chara£ler as Americans, no laws, no government of our own, that we mud be called to a foreign tribunal ? Is it laudable and virtuous sot us to insult the President and a!) others who adminis ter the government of the Union ; and is it criminal to be advocates for peace, and promoters of public tranquillity and hap piness ? What a mutable world is this, what a perverlion of all good principles, J of common sense, and of moral recti tude! But fear not, Mr. Ruflel, though you are among the profctibed. We have a faction, and they are known ; but their wickedness will fall on their own pates; they will yet probably fufFer by the naps, which they have prepared for others. A Free American. Cj* It is but justice to Captain Van Dongen, commander of the La Con corde, to fay, that he holds in the high est detellation the conduct above alluded to, which was done in his abfcnce, and that he is taking mcafures to discover the writer of the paper. A CARD. THE gentlemen, whose names were polled on the main Inaft of the frigate La Concorde, on Thursday afternoon, present their compliments to the captain of that fliip, and request liim to enquire ahd inform them through the Centinel, who it was that did it, or by whose direc tion or privity it was done, and what was the objedt in doing it. They are inform ed and believe, that the Captain had no knowledge of the ast when done, and was displeased with and reprobated it.— But they know of no channel so clear and direct of coming at the agent, as through the officers of the {hip. Boston, dug. io. The French Patriotic Society, Residing in Boston, beg leave to in form the American gentlemen, whose names have been polled up as Ariftoeraf s that they hold with contempt and indig nation the author of the fame, who with out any provocation, has cruelly, and (hamefully attacked their chara&ers; and that in justice, which they owe to them selves, they take this method to inform them, that they are ashamed of it, sorry for it, and will take every poflibie llep to discover the author, and will expose him to the public. John Duballet, Piefident. By order of the Society, S. Veron, Secretary. 80/ ton, -dug. y. United States. NEWBURYPORT, August to. TO W N.M E ZT IN G, AT a legal meeting of the town of N'ewburyport, held by adjourn ment, oil VVednefday, 7111 Aug. • 793. 'he late Proclamation of the Prefidentof the United States was taken into serious confidera' '•on :—andthekeupon " "\TOTED unanimously, That in * the opinion of this town, the neutrality of the United States, du» ring the war now waged by the fe deral .belligerent powers in Europe, is confillent wiih the honor and good faith of our government, and not repugnant to any treaties exit ing between the United States, and any of those powers. -510- Voted unanimonfly, That jji the opinion of this town, a striCt and uniform adherence to that neutrali ty, is of the utinoll importance to ihe heft interells and of our country. Voted unanitnoully, That in the opinion of this town, the late Pro clamation of the President, declar ing that neutrality, was a conitim tional and wife nieafnre, resulting from his ardent affection for his feliow-citizeps, his knowledge of, and vigilant attention ro their just rights and trtte imereft. voted unanitn-oufly, That in the opinion of this town, any infraction of the laws of neutrality, by any of ;Lhe citizens of the United States, fitting out, or being interested in armed veflels, to cruise against the citizens or fubjetfts of either of the belligerent powers, or perlonally engaging in such cruise, will natu rally tend to injure eflentially, the agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial interests of this country. THEREFORE, Voted tuianimoufly, That to pre vent any such breach of the laws of the land, we will take every legal method in our power, to discover and prosecute to condign punifh nient, any Citizen, who, regardless of the duties be owes to his coun try, may be guilty of f.icb danger ous offences." l'xtraft from tlie Records, Attest, Enoch TircoMß, jun.Town-Clerk S A L V E M, August 13 LafV Friday arrived at this part, the sloop Nancy, John Ingerf»l!, matter, with the wreck of live (hip " Albion, of Bristol," copper-bot tomed, and coiiftru<fted for the Guinea trade Capt. I. had been out 8 days on his passage to the W. Indies : on the 3d intt. early, in the morning, saw the above wreck to windward, and came up with her in about 3 hours : on going 011 board, it appeared (tie had been left some time by her crew, having been run foul of by some other veflt-1, and very much damaged, her star board bow being (love in e*en with her lower deck, inainmatt and fore 1110ft gone, her remaining fails torn to pieces, and 6 feet water in her hold. She appeared to be a prize worth an effort : by the extraordi nary exertions of the matter and crew of the Nancy (only J men and a boy) she was pumped dry,fome re pairs made, and then taken in tow for about 40 leagues, when they had got her in a fittiation to make fail herfelf before the fair wind with which they were favored ; and both arrived here the 7th day after meet ing the wreck. Capt. J. supposes some one had been on board before, as there appeared to have been ta ken from between decks a number of bags of cotton, and large quan tities were laying loose upon deck. The /hip is about 200 tons ; her car go is sugar, rum, cotton, mahogany and logWood ; and she is supposed to be one of the Jamaica fleet, which failed in June. A Jamaica news paper, and several private letters, were the only papers found on board. Ait a meeting oF the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Mavhle head, convened on Thursday the Bth of 'August, 17513, adjournment from the 7tr> in(K On considering the communication from the meichants and tiadrrs of the town ot Bolton of their resolution* at their meeting on the 22<idayof July lad upon the fubjeft of the neutrality of the United Statc.6 in refpedi to the present belligerent powers. Voted, 'I hat the inhabitants of this town do heaitiiy concur In the said reso lution of the merchants and traders of the town of Bolton, conceiving them to be adapted to promote the public good. Voted, That the inhabitants of this town have been greatly encouraged in the pursuit qf their fiflienes and torn tnerce, by the Prefident'.s very seasonable proclamation, declaring the difpolition of die United States to puvfue a friendly and impartial conduit toiva: the belligerent powers refpe&ively, and warning the ci tizens of the United States to avoid all ads and proceedings which might in any iranner tend to contravene ft:ch difpofi- tions. Voted, that t?i<r inhabitants of tk'i* tt»wn fha'l view with peculiar alarm and anxiety, and will Ptadilv oppose arisdirts or proceedings «>l thecUizens of thilc dales or of Any p?if,!iis wiihiii llii ,'an>e, which may tend in any nieafure veee the friendly and impartiafjilpotitii.ii of the U. Slates towaids tlie uotveis ;it war ; and w:U use their cDceavoui's tyf detest and bring to j jllice all pcrfoitt who by fuel) aifts and proceedings (hall vitiate theUw of nations, andendanger the peace and welfare of the United Siati s. Voted, That a copy of the foregoing resolutions of this'town (hall be fcr.t. :□ the Hon. Thomas Ruff.ll, and fha.'l be printed in the Salem Gazette. Cxtrad of a Istter Jram a refpetiable Hwfi in Barcelun t, dated 16ih- June, to a corrcfpondeHt in this citj . " The Spani/h fleet is jult return ed here, after having taken island of St. Peter, and another final! Ole adjoining, which is reltored to the Sardinians ; drove ashore and boint a French frigate, and has broighthere another, of 36 giins and 1 400 prisoners, who foriei.dei ed at tlifcretion, without the ief»of a man on either fide." Copy of a letter written by his Ex cellency Geo. Clinton, Efq Go vernor of the lime of New-York, to Nicholas Cruger, Esq. Chair man wf a late wceiing of the ci tizens of New-York. I HAD the, honor to receive jour police letter, enclosing certiiiir tefo 'hitions 'oj the citizcns';>f N. Yoi'k. • As the approbation of a trie ftnd enlightened people is the ninl) ho notable and pleating reward that can he conferred upon their public officers ) I eiitreat you to allure -oac refpeflable fellow citizens, that I receive with the brighteil fatisfac tion, their favorable opinion of oiy ronduift on an occadon so interest ing to the happiness of the United States, as that to which their refov lutions refer. Thefirm deierinina lion of the citizens to support rhe government of our country, in the exei cifeof our important functions, mult reflect honor upon their pa triotifin and good sense. 1 am wuh great refpetl, Your molt obedient fervatit, GEO: CLINTON Nicholas Cmger, Esq. We are informed that the patrio. tie society of this town, ar their Jaft meeting,i-efolved.that the benefacli ons given by the inhabitants of this place, towards affording a tempora ry relief to thediftrefied citizens of Cape-Francois, shall not be tranf mitced to the French minister,, Ge net, as was proposed, but be at five disposal of the commiitee, who ob tained this charity, for the benefit of these unfortunate people. Marlileheai!, Philadelphia, Aug. 21. A large sum of money in dollars, belonging to merchants in this city, was 011 boai d an American fchopner captured by the Little Democrat, which the officer of the privateer removed, put on board a pilot boat, and Tent it up on Sunday last to their agent here. It being discovered by thole concerned, that the money was contained in ilie pilot boat, the vellel was immediately put under the guard of a detachment of mili tia, and Monday afternoon the mo ney was delivered to the owners. ExtraEl of a letter from Baltimore, i Augufl 6. " A gentleman arrived here from Dominica fays, that the Solebay man of war arrived there from England with orders for the fleet, which was not to retnrii to Europe as was expe<Sed. The Solebay left England the xjthof June, a: which time little was (Uid to have been done on the continent of Europe " A true Copy from the Records, W. ABRAHAM, T.Clcrtt. NEW-YORK, Augu(i ,6. . New-York, f 4th dugufl', 1 S I R, NEWARK,' August 24. t
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