from porto rico
St. John's, August IJ.
si French schooner of 18 guns,
and a sloop of 14, entered a linall
port, the weft end of Porto R.ico,
and took out 17 fail of Spanilh vef
fels and afterwards demanded and
obtained a ranfoni front the town
of 14,000 dollars. These veflels
then failed round the south and east
fide and picked up all the veflels
they could find.
CHARLESTON, August 10.
Two Sharks Were caught yefteij
day morning at Crafts's Lower
wharf, and were exhibited for fonie
time on the wharf. They are laid
to be the largest ever seen in this
harbor, one of them measuring 12
feet in length, the other 9 feet, but
much thicker.
BOSTON, August 31.
We are happy to announce the
fafe arrival in this town, of Mr.
Robert Williams, after his fnfferings
in Arabia. After parting from the
Captain, and some of the crew in
the Deserts, he arrived at Bombay,
having in his toilsome journey, ex
perienced every species of inifery
and distress, that man seems capa
ble of sustaining. From Bombay he
took pad age for England, in a Bri
tish fliip, but hearing at St. Heleup,
that a war was declared, he went on
board the American ihip Eliza, ms
Boston, from Isle of France for Dun
kirk. This (hip was captured by
an Englifli privateer and carried
into Portsmouth, in England, from
whence he arrived in the lndnftry,
Capt. Barnes, in good health, to the
inexprelfible joy of his family and
friends.
WINCHESTER, Sept. 2.
ExtraCl of a letter from a correspon
dent of veracity, to the Editor here
of, dated German-Creek, Territory
South of the Ohio, Jiugujl 16.
" On the 4th inft. Col. Daugher
ty, of Jefferfon county, with 180
men, eroded the TenneflTee to the
Valley Indian Towns, killed nine
fellows and two squaws, took and
brought in seven prisoners, bnrnt
twenty towns and villages, and de
stroyed a vait quantity of vegeta
bles. The whiles had five men
wounded. The inhabitants on the
frontiers are in close forts, expect
ing a visit from the Indians when
the volunteersare tired of liarralfing
thein. Indeed the fpirlt of volun
teering feeins to be on the decline ;
only 40 men paraded on afignal for
an expedition, a few days ago ; tho'
I think a large company might be
railed, under the fan»stion of go
vernment ; and it is absolutely ne
ceflary to give them a severe flog
ging, in order to bring them to a
sense of their duty, and teach them
to pay some refpeft to treaties."
A variety of concurring circum
ftanceg tend to confirm a belief, that
the volunteers now railing in this
State, will very shortly receive
marching orders, consequently, a
report now in circulation, rtiat
there will be no campaign against
the Indians this season, is without
foundation. Ken.Caz.
On the ift inft, the Indians stole
a number of horses belonging to the
Quarter-Master, at Fort-Hamilton;
they were pursued by a party of
dragoons and rifle men, to the dis
tance of about 40 miles, where the
Indians appeared in such force, that
the pursuers thought prudent to
decline coming to action. The In
dians being in such force near the
out-pofts, is an argument that the
treaty has failed, and of course the
army will very shortly receive
marching orders.
PROCEED INGS relative to the PRESIDENT'S
PROCLAMATION *fNEUTRA>ITY.
Niw-Brunswick.
AT a meeting of thfc citizens of the counties
Somerfrt and Middlesex, in the Sittc of
"New-Jersey, at the White-hall in the City of
Bruotwic'k, on 30th August, 1793.
Delegates from the fevcral townships of the
counties of Someifet arid Middlesex, attended in
conwequence o< a circular letter from a commit
tee of the citizens of Ne w-Brunfwick, dated the
19th of this month, to take into confederation
the President's Proclamation, with regard toUie
Neutrality to be observed by the United State!
in the present European war.
from the townjhip of Pijcataway, Middlesex
(Chnty—Benjamin Manning, Justice Dunn.
Rocky HiH y n eflern brccind of Sorrier[et county—
Henry" Van Dyke.
Grigg's Town eaflern frtantt of Sorterjfi c»'unt\
— 'Hoagiand, Abraham Van
John Baird. ,
Princeton, rveflern of Somerjet county—
Rev Dr. J. Wuherlpuon, Enos Kcifey, Richaid
S;ockton
Six Mile Rut' t eafleru precintt of Somerset county
—John Stryktr, liaac O^den.
upper part oj the eajlern precintt of Somerset
county—Barjnadus Qarnion, Philip Fulkerion,
Nicholas Johnson.
7own/kip of HUlfborough, county of Somerfet —
Nicholas Dubois, Garret G. Garrilon, Gilbert
D. Low.
Be&minflcr town/kip, Some r set county —John
Bryant, Joseph Annin, John Mehelm.
Bernard's town/hip, Somerset county—Clement
Wood, Samuel Haines, Dr. Hugh M'Cowcn.
Township of Cranbury y county of Middle fex —
David Chambers, George M'Elroy, Richard
Handlin, Garret Snidicker, David Williamiou.
fVindfor tozunjkip, Middlesex county-*-Rev. Dr»
Samuel S. Smiih, Ez.ekiel Smith, Jonathan
Comhs, James Anderfon.
City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex county —Revauti
Kearney, John Ratoon.
Town/hip of Souilt Brunfzoick, Middlesex county—
Isaac Vanpeit.
Ttwnfh'p of Woodbridge, Middles ex county —John
Conway, John G. W.ill.
The city of New-Brunjtoich, and northward of the
townjhip of Brunfwicky iti Midd/ejix cvunty-+-]ohn
Neilfon, J >hn Bayard, Mofea Sco«t, Anthony
W, White, Lewis Dunham.
Col. John Bayard, was chosen Chairman,
and Ri char d Stockton, Sfcretary.
The circular letter from the Committer of
Ncw-Brunf\vick, and the Ncw-Brunfwick re
solves, were read.
The Delegates of the several Townflv.ps above
mentioned, appeared and produced their cre
dentials and inftru&ions, which were publtcly
read and approved of. A number of othtt citi
zenj of the said counties, and of the city of
New-Brunfwick, also appeared in theii* private
capacities.
Every pr wss callcd-upnfi te deli
ver hit fcntimenu upon the fubjc&'of rfic miM
!nR-
The following gentlemen wefe-then appoint
ed a committee to prepare and report refolutioni
to be submitted to this meeting,viz. — The Rev.
Dr. Witherfpoon, the Rev. Dr. S. S. Smith, Col*
John Bayard, Col. Lewis Dunham, and Richard
Stockton, Elquire.
The committee withdrew to prepare their re
port—The committee returned, and reported
the following resolutions ; which, after being
fir ft generally and then separately reaTi and ma
turely considered, were adopted.
Rtjblvtd, i ft. That the commercial, agricultu
ral and mechanical intercfts of these counties,
are fully rpprefentcd in this meeting.
2(ily. That we feel ourselves happy under the
cxifting government of the United' States, and as
far as our observation extends, an entire fatisfa*-
tion with the present administration prevails
among all clafles of citizens in the State of New-
Jerky.
3 d Iy. Thar altho' vigilance with regard to the
xecurive departments of government be lauda
ble, and a virtue in republics ; yet calumny and
faflion arc vices, and tend to the fuhveifioit of
tha* liberty whieh they profefs ta support.
4thly, That the proclamation of the Presi
dent, enjoining on the citizens of the Uctfited
States a conduct friendly and impartial towards
the present belligerent powers of Europe, was a
meafurc well-timed and prudent, jufl and con
flitmional ; wifely calculated to promote the
welfare and preserve the peace of this country.,
sth. That an exa£t and uniform obfervince of
existing treaties, and of the terms of neutrality*
enjoined in said proclamation, is both our druty
and intcreft ; arid.that we will use all proper
means to difcouragcand bring to justice, every
pcrfon who (hall contravene the and to
preserve in' its 'fijll energy that efficiency Qf go
vernment so neceflafy to our honoi, our (alety
an<s our happmefs.
6th. That the Minister fiom the Frcnchße
public had a right to judge for himfelf, whfther
that proclamation in any part was contrary ro
the right! of France by treaty with us «*r not ;
that ;f he thought it was, he ought to hdve' ap
plied by memorial to the Secretary of State, arid
if the answer given him was not famtattory,* he
had a right to fend it to his_conftituents, re
ceivetheir dire&ionsfor But,
7th. Minilfcer to threaten, or attempt
an appeal, as it ajSpArs has been done, trmt* tty
conttuuent authority of this eoudtty to t"he peo
ple at large, is an of the highe'ft inlolerice
and injuft:c», and an insult, nor only to the exe
cutive authority, thro' which the Union fpcaks
to fuqh Mirtiftei, but.to the whole people of the
United States. , , ■ «
8 h. That we fully expc&, and rely forrt on
the wifSom and.fortityde ot the Executive gf
the United Siares, that such condutt will meet
with the treatment it deserves.
9th. That in the present predicament of the
United States, no citizen under the pretended
right of expatriating himfelf at pleasure, le
gally enter on board any yc/Tel of war w\th afi
intention to commit hoftilines against any power
in amity wuh us; because, as no ;aw cxilts ac
knowledging right and prescribing the
of expatriation, the offended power has no
means ot discriminating the expatriarrd from
the real citizen, and the whole comrßunuy is
liable to be involved for the crime of one ; the
laws of nature and nations, therefore, and the
principlesot fociety,annul such pretended rights,
and criminate such a&ions in the existing cir
cumstances of the United States,
10th. That we sincerely pray for the fuccefsi
of the cause oif liberty in France, and in all n?-
tions, freed from the evils of licentiousness; but,
as it is not in our power to render- her effe&ual
aid by embarking with her in the present war,
and as we are not required thereto by any treaty,
the ftri&eft neutrality is our wisest and mott ho
norable conduct.
, ith. That Eli (ha Lawrence, Esq. Vice Preli
dent of this State, is entitled to our ackDow-t
ledgments for hi» early attention to the procla-,
(nation of the Prefidcnt of the United States. '
itth. That these refolvei be publilhed in thq
public piycrt.
Signed bv order of the meeting, r
JOHN BAYARD, Chairman, t
535
Philadelphia, Sept. ja.
The [offowing Jk'Ach contains a jlatrment of the
travfadlions in Frante y m rented lit the proceed
ings of the National Convention, in June
A letter of the 6th June to the President
informed that Charrier, the chief of tfhe
revolvers in La Lozere t with his aid de camp
La Porte were taken prisoners.
Barrere prrtpofed to fend hostages to the
departments for the security of the arretted
members— opposed by Robtrfpiei*e the
younger—and was not agreed to. He pro
flowing up the decre'e of arrest, by
the- measures.—June 9, tbelol
lowino letter was read
<l BonrdcauXy June 6, at midnight.
4< Citizens Representatives,
" The derails of your fitting of the 3d of
this month arse known in this city, and cries
of fury and vengeance resound in all our pub
lie places, and even within the place of our
meeting. A gerferal movement of indigna
tion'and despair hurifes all the citizens to
their fe&?ons, and deputations throng around
us. There is no defpprate/meafure which is
not proposed to us. We cannot answer for
the corf feq tie nces-of this transport."
Dtirant-Mallanei'aid, that in order to know
the public opinion <Jn the late events, al> the
addresses and all letters relating to-them
ihpuM b« read- .
Levaflfeur opposed this, observing, that all
theflf addeffevwerefigned with names, which
indicated that they came from rich people,
and confequcntly from suspicious persons, as
the real Sans Culottes cannot write. The
Convention decreed, that all addiefles fliould
be referred to the committee of public fafety.
A secretary read the following letter :—
" Rennes, June 6.
department of Jile and .ViUaiuc,
hive jaft learned with indignation and t*rrur,
the a> reflation of (everal reprefimtatives ot
the people. The conftituttd authorities and
ail the citizen? immediately met, and drew
up an address, the principles of which they
will support until death, and decreed the de
parture of an armed force—We have sent
youa eopyof thei'i and decree."
This address was read, and the decree'of
the department of the Isle «f Villaine, for
raiftnt a battalion to go to Paris.
Next follows the address from Rennes,
which contains fubftantialiy, the lentiments
contained ih the address of the arrested mem
bers to the French nation.—See Gazette of
the 4|h inft. A "4 , , r * •
To this address is annexed a decree of the
adininiftrative and constituted budies of th£
city of Rennet, for railing an armed force to
march to 44 to reieafe the Convention
ftonj the oppreffiori of the anarchists." The
battalion to be raifcd by this city was to have
a tri-coloured flag with, Liberty and Kqualily,
infeqbed qn one fide, and hatred of Kfyalty
arn( Anarcjiyt on the,other. The popular foci-
&enngs \< r as dlfTolved by an aimed
These papers were referred to the
committee of fafety* The depaitment of
Finifteere no longer acknowledges the Com
mi/liopers of the Convention,
Wednafdav, June IX —Accounts were read
in the Convention, of great commotions i'n.
the city of Bourdeaux, in consequence of the
an eft of the members. The fame day an
account of the taking of Saumur by tbe roy
alilts od the totb was received. ;In qorife.
quenceof these details of the proceeding', of
the infnrgentS" vigoroifrous measures were
adopted by'the municipality of Paris, to put
that city into a poftuTe of defence, and to ic
inforce in the departments.
A pronofition was made in the Convention
on the 9th June by Thuriot—-That the Frejict]
{honld be invited to observe a Civic, Lent t'o£
the month of to lower the price, of
provifions.—'Referred to the committee of
public fal'ety—The Convention ..hps' decreed
that the troops of the line (hall be .incor.po;
rated with the volunteers—On th'q tgth June
a letter wa< read from Santerre, in which he
faj'Sj—" Ido not (peak of our umfortunes,
n«y t if'ttn?-aftion of the 9 rh —although we
fought Sfi-iri in ft IMP fllftlillftl a
considerable fire from these vagubont)% for fix
hours'-'They are j nil ly named the MmyS of
for Ilu.-y steal, murder, violate,
and pillage, in the iiaxnc of Louis XVII. and
.of God." ... i
. . Junt so.—Complaints were macj& .of the
Administrators of the Opera, because they bad
refufed to play the Siege of Thionviltc. The
-Council General . relieved, that tiiif piece
(hould be played gratis, and folcly for tbe
amusement of the Sam fabiles.
has been appointed Minister for
Foreign Atfairs.
Department of State.
I HEREBY Certify, that I have received
.official communication of a Decree of the
National Convention of France, whereof the
following is a translation
44 Decree #f the National Convention of
the 23d oI May, which declares that the ves
sels of tlx United Srates are not comprehend
ed in tine purvieu of the decree of the 9th of
May.
Rational Convention, after having
heard tbe report of it's committee of public
fafe'ty, wilhing to maintain the union eftab
lifted between the French Republic and the
United States of America, decrees that the
vefTels of the United Starts are not compre
hended in Ila d'fpoJttioii\ the purvieu of the
decree ol the 9UI of May, conformably to
the l&th article of the treaty executed the
15th of February 1778. A true copy.
LeBRUN.
Given under my hand, this 9th day of Sep
tember 179 J. .
r TH : JEFFERSO*.
Sunday morniii"lad between threeaiu! four
o'clock n.vjery aim i)ii,"g fire bioki? out Ui tntf
bKiMi'njiTfat kf of iYIK Kennedy's IfaUlV, in S.--
coiul Si r«et,bct\VietnHig'' and ('.lirlimt-Stin t«
which was soon coiniuuiiicacect to Mr. D'iJj
fons Printing-office ai«l otliur. iuiiiiiiiigs cuir
tiguomi-.The confined fiuiation of the fire
rendered tte fxcrtipnj. of the citizen* u»2N
vailing, tiii great deilrtirtion of property had
taken ptaco— all the back buildings of Mr.'
Kennedy, and fevera! others and their con
tents being entirely eonfnined, Mr.'Dob'or'a
Office nearly .in'the fame fituatiou. The ci
tizens displayed rteir ufiial fpii it ai«t alacrity
011 this occafioi?.. The officers and rcn tioiri
the French frigate La Prtcicujc, arid
Ihip La VilU.it L'Orient, trn-rit
ackiiovyleijjrtwnts sot their Jalr.efctffjy and
elfential on this occjg
brought their engines with by means
of the hose, conveyed Uve water through
("moke and flames to ,th<j-'veiy spot whe« the
fire raged; Mr, Do'vbn is peculiarly indsbf
cd ta thele intrcpuj, funs of Neptune for the
preferyation of iiis dwelling boute—a". it was
extremely difficult and entirely itupqilible iq
foine directions•Bk'nig tlie laree city engine*
in iinmediate with the fire.—Two
persons were ktlieaiat the time of the fire,
by the sudden falling of a brick wall, and
feme others wounded.—The loss of the fnf
fertrs, Mr. Kennedy in particular, fa- very
great—and that of Mr. Dobfon is. heavy, as he
had a very large amount in types, JKHtX
pofed and dellroyed.
The fujferers the above fire, and other??,
Who were in imminent clanger, have publicly,
and perfonallv acknowledged their obligations
to their fellow-citizens, and particularly to.
the French seamen, for their benevolent and
spirited exertions whereby the flam,el wer£
arretted in their course, and great property
prefer ved,
The ?.layor lias informed the citizens—
That from rlie ic turns made to him, and
which have been pretty accurate, the num..
bsr of perfojjs-wliifh.have been taken off by
the prevailing disorder do not. exceed one*
hundred and forty from theJi; ft death which
happened, to the tecond jnftanr.
The Mayor has also in formed the citizens
that the African Society have humanely a- ,
greed to furnifh nurses for the lick—apply trt
Absalom Jones of William Gray, members of
said Society.
If appear* from the Gazette?;, that the pri
zes. captured andfent into the feverat iitafdi
by the privateefs'beyrinKFrenCli.Comtniffons,
have been fitted out jn uny part of rh*
union have beeh 'Teized By the reli'eifive Go*
vernprs, to jnftru&ions fr'prn the
Prelidcnt .of the United States.
The Governor has jfl'iied ndw inltrvttjjfns
to A , k(q. .. Health-oif.fer of
this port-r-'u.which l e if, ciiretfed to.be vij;i»
lant in regard to in the,
and to,ew\PX additji/>i)ji mejns to prevent
the introduction .of malignant diftsiinptus hy
sea. . ;
The (hip Belvidere arrived at New <York*
frozn Londna r laiLSujUla.y. She U.*>d 41 tVflya
paiTage ft om the Laiid's end—and hav proba
bly brought fom« news—The New-York pa
pers of Monday, however, contain none.
By letter* r;«)»««> io iown-4rom-~
daie<j the it
[uririxkrfH 4o*<lKNjp*TiiJkch on }«nie,
and r tii»t. Nip* was evacuated" by the Fieiifh,
upon the approach of th« SpanifU with
£reat loss. ' J V '/ ■
The Spanjlli ( fltet of 30 mfo of >wir w»s
ed'% the = bfifiltyttts'7 I'aYJ of ihc. tijie iiv ufcii
MfediteiriliWaii."'' '" 11 1 " ''
' I'aft Wa4 the
commencing tWHiWlng of'theF , Er)R**t'fif l f4
Lottery ; from the prep(ifatlon» l Which w?
are informed had been lrialiW, eft to
hear in a few 4aysthirt'tWb\itmelj i biKan - at
the time appointed. ' " . I
Yesterday the Prefidortf i( ' Hile "Un tetJ
States left town, on a vifif to j?l6urit Vernon.
_. . .-I'iV-fiO ir.:; t. it -'D.o, . .
There 13 a hf Ipirit
which in times ujnan
ifeftpd in the cbnduh nf jo/he. oerfons—
While /ear jpetrifle*oFjjti? J v Pnd, th?fe
heroically eqcouufe 1 £veryri|k ipjdjtfcharging
May a qiu;i^pi®-by favor
and r award* thoft jiiittpw" ioiti qf Galen who
have not deferred 1 bays
promptly obrfyeft ousjof {fie ions and
daughters of affliftjoh-rattit may Virtue, drop
a tear to tjie nJeVri/jry Sftnofe Who have fej-
viftimjfa the yafls'of (jtity and com.
|>alCun. .
COMMUNICATION.
The conduct of the revilers of our govern
ment is as absurd as it is impudent—for fonie
time the cry wa', the fen ft oj the people is rot
to be collected from, the irhahitarts of'the fetports—
and these citir-ens were called old Tories, Spe
culators, Btrtifh Merchants, CJJice hunters, i?c—
hut what irthemne,fince it appears that th»
agricultural inlereft - haye discovered that
they have as higf. a sense of the importance of
neutrality and peace, as the mechanical and
pommerqial parts of the community?—Th«
following compliment 011 th« understanding
and proceedings of the people at large on this
pccafion, to be found in the usual repository
of liraHar productions, the National pazctte
of the 4th instant :
" By the help of your name,
I'll raise a hell flame ;
For stockholders, fools, and addrelfcrj.
Each Township will vie,
To confirm the d i lie.
And we fliall be with tarefTes."
Died, Dr. Jamis Hutchinson, an eminent
Phyfroian o»thi»
in the_tundf a;>pear» to bjjflf.
pended.—ln our last were fuhliihed the latest
prices r\t which any confrkrabl* funi* badbaen
bought.