Gazette of the United States. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2j. From RufTel » Commercial Gazette. [The following ttateinent of the proceedings of the Court of Admiralty of Tortola, m the c .fe of the Galen, capt. Afhby, of Salem, taken and carried in there, in con sequence' of fame inforaialties in her pa pers, is confide red of fufficient impor tance to jußify us in giving it an entire insertion in this day's Gazette.] John Whitby, Esquire. commander Virgin Iflinds"j as bis Majesty's Sevetn, Tortola. L AGAINST, 111 Admiralty. J The barque Galen Tho mas, Ash by. Mailer, and cargo.' THISis an information against the bar que Galen and cargo, for a breach of the laws of trade, in taking on board a cargo of Weft India produce from the iflatid of Trinidada, at present a British polTeffion, in tending to convey the Tame to a foreign country—The fad barque being owned and navigated by foreigners, whereby the said veflel and cargo as is aljedged, have be come forfeited, one moiety to His Majefly, and the other moiety, to the laid John Whitby, as the fsizing officer—and praying a Decree of confifcation arc6rding!y :—A claim has been interposed by the American roall-r for the veflel md in queflion, as the property of himfelf, Joseph Waters and Clifford Crowuingsbield, including the returns for the priviled£ed adventures, of himfelf, mate and crew ; all citizens of the United States of North America, and for costs and damages for the seizure and de tention—in fuppcrt of his claim, the matter states among other things, that lie carried 111 the said velTel, a cargo of American pro duce, chiefly prov'fions, to the island of Trinidada, where he was informed he might trade ; provided he would take sugar, cocoa, and molalfes in piymei-.t, That he thereup on came so an entry in the Custom-House, and landed and fold his cargo, and the ad ventures of his crew ; and by the permission of Governor Picton, took on board the pre sent cargo ; that tl«r fame was duly and re gularly cleared out at the Coflom House of Trinidada, and that he paid to the proper officer of the Customs there, the duties chargeable thereupon ; that he failed from thence the loth day of July last, with the convoy, whichjhe loft —That afterwards on his way, endeavouring to make Tortola, to join them, he was feiard by the informant, and sent thither—rte also further states that there was a Public Notice, (luck up in the Custom House of Trinidida, by Governor , Picton, authorising and allowing all Ameri can mailers to dispose of their cargoes, and to carry aw.iv in return, sugar, coffee, cocoa, ' and molafTes, a.id that if he had nr>t feeri the said Public permission, he would not j have l»den the fair] articles, as he never hjd any intention of infringing any of the laws ' of Great Britain, and the fame f;efts are | corroborated and supported by the stttftation of Joseph Isaac Rogers, the mate ; the ' next p.iper in evidence is the licence to fail, and is in general terms in the name of Go vernor Picton, futferibedby a person c lling himfelf his Secretary, and is dated to have been done by His Excellency's command, and of the fame date, is a general Clearance, sealed and fubltribed by a perfen who calls himfelf Siiper-Intendant—An Account Cur rent js also introduced by the matter, between himfelf and William liar ison Co. of Trini dada, which he states on oath to contain a true fpecification of the cargo carried out, and also of the cargo now on board the barque—these are all the principal documents in evidence, the other papers appear to be the usual regular American lliip papers, with a bill of landing and invoice of the out ward bound ergo, and tlie letter ofinftrud jons to the nwtter—theci omittance of the Veflel being originally ileligned for Demera- ' ta, and going to Trinidada, owing to her falling to leeward, I have not thought ne cessary before to notice, nor is it here mate rial. 1 have, flnce the vesT lin quefton was brought into port, lerioitfly, refle&ed on the matter of the seizure, and on the day of triil. I gave all due attention to the very «ble and pointed arguments adduced, as Well those on the part of the prosecution, as affo those on the part ot the claimant, and lam free to confel's, that I left the Court, after the hearing, with little doubt in my own breast, what Law, Juttice and found policy demanded of me, and what it was my ! duty to do on the occalion. 1 copfidercd the fubjeft of lo momentous a nature, un der the circumstances existing and in evi dence, and involving in it matter of such magnitude, that had I found the documents in evidence, correft, I should molt undoubt edly have acquitted the property, and left the party diflatisficd to his appeal—The que flion in fny mind did not turn upon the La\V, limply as a seizure, for a breach of the Laws of trade, wherein the revenue, trade, or navigation, of the Empire were, merely concerned, but 011 a point very im portant in its probible consequences and effefl, and such might eventually endan ger the security of the potTeffion of the island of Trinidada, which Britain holds, no otherwise than asa conquest from Spain, which if flie doe*, as I trull, and hope flie will hold to the end of the war, that event will decide, to whom it is to appertain. No civil government, since the capture, appears tolnvebeen there eilablilhed ; a mi itary government under certain modifications there prevails, Hind for the. prefmt is perhaps keft adapttd to its condition. The gentle- rtun, ciiief in tamfoand, llnve always htlard reported very refped\a"'te, emerprifnig and worthy the tin ft. I hold the law to be clear with me, that his Majesty may, during the continuance of war, govern a conquered coontry, in the manner that may appear to him best calculated to frcure the conquefl, and that at the end of the war, and not be fow, if the conquett is retained, it will then become a part of the British Empire, to be governed In common witli the reft, and en titled to participate in her civil constitution. Of couri'e, his Maj-fty in the present circum ttances of that country, may admit the it>» tercourfc and trade, to the-ex tent con tended, without exercising what has been Called a dif pennng power : a power certainly odious and unconstitutional—And if I underlland the arguments right, the principle f emed to be admitted. So in my mind the Governor, the King's sole rrpreTentative there, nnder circumftances'of which he is the proper judge, may exercise the fame authority, and th.t he is alienable for the tame to his own gov ernment only. The annual aft of indemnity cited in this csule. is fufficiently fatisfa&ory to me, to Ihew that the laws of trade are frequently in particular inttances, and under prelling circuinltances. and occaliops, in time of war, departed from, that government know it. expeft it, and vxcul'e it, by indem nifying Sg.iinft it, and that therefore, it is the duty of a court of admiralty, a&ing up on the principles of the laws of nations, and poffefling the equitable jurifji&ion it does, to lupport, rat|jer than contravene the influ ence of the exercise of such an authority ; presuming the free liberty of trade, as at jjre lent indulged at Trinidada, a jnttand politic me.tfure, and in a butlnefs like the present, where the citizens of an independent state, such as those of the United States of' Nort h i, are interetted—l (liould have tho't it my indifpenfaMe duty to have decided fn, holding the obligation of justice and equity moll sacred between one independent state, and another, and of the highest political im port, and any other decilnon, in my judg ment would he unjutt, opprefiive, and a breach of public faith. Many peijinent otifervations were made in the course of the arguments, at th- hear ing which, do not 111 ike me at present to be material to observe upon ; but I thought it my duty to preroife what I have done. I now proceed to add, that it undoubtedly is the province of this court to preserve and protest the revenue of the state, ami the trade, commerce and navigation of the empire, and to pun fh whenever an intention is manifeft to defraud the one or injure the others, or where the fame (hall have aftually happened, and the offpjiding party can be come at: And J am very apprehensive in the present cafe one or both these circumttances will in the end discover themf'lves ; because the clearance Hates the veflel to be loaded with 75 hogsheads . nd tierres of sugar, 30 hun dred weight of c< coa, and 12® hogsheads of nullifies ; whereas if the clearance is atten tively looked into, what is therein slated at 7S' wax originally 2J. how or by whom, it has been altered, does not appear, and tb • lame clearance makes no mention of the cof fee that forms a part of' the cargo. The quantity however being only 341 pounds. H' tlvre is no more on board ? is undoubt edly inconfiderabir, Then the maflf-r ("wears that the account current between. him and Harrison and Co. contains a ipecificatioti of the cargo carried out, and of the cargo on bo i.d ; the coffee, is dated to be a part, and the sugar, is set a: 66 hogflieads okJy ; What a fanaca ot co coa is, I know not, but that is there f;-t at 36 of them,' and 77 pounds—The returns for the priviledged adventures it m ly be con tended, accounts lor the difference in tha quantity of sugar, but the erasure nian'rfefted on the clearance, is 110 where attempted to be accounted for; the mafier in his attesta tion swears, that the cargo was duly and re gularly cleared out at tVe custom house of Trinadada, and that he paid to the proper officer of the cufloms there, the duties chart. - able on the ("aid ergo, as will appear by the papers and documents taken from him I have examined them all and find no men tion or allulion to the matter of the duties unlets the general clearance, circumllanced as it is; is to be confidfred, a; implying so much under the general terms, of the mafler having entered and cleared his velTel accord ing to law. These several circumdances raise in my mind a suspicion, that his Ma jefly's revenue haabeen defrauded. I wi(h however to give the claimant for hiinfelland party, citizens of a slate in amity with us, every reasonable indulgence, and favorable opportunity l of doing away, if le can the suspicions arising from the circumflan ces 1 have alluded to ; conlidering also the im portance of the ftihjeft before the court, I think it my duty toydecree, and I do hereby de cree further proofin this canfe to {hew whether the cargo actually on board, has paid the re gular duties, to the extent, and in cosfornu ty to Governor Pictons regulations, in that refpeft, to discover if possible, when and by whom the clearance was eraftd, and why, where twenty was firfl inserted therein, 70 now stands, also why the Coffee was omitted to he there'mentioned, aud whether coffee is an article under the laid regulations, permit ted to be exported in a foreign botttom to a foreign country, or not :—When the ne cellary proof can be obtained on these parti culars, this court will finally decide on the present fubjeft tln the time I order that the'.barque Galen and cargo, be secured under the tare and cullody of the colteftor of his Majesty's cufloms of these Islands, and appraised by indifferent persons to be nominated by the informant, or his agent and liy the claimant, or his agent, and on the said caimant's giving good and fufficient security far the amount of the appraised val ue thereof to the informant, to abide the fu ture decision ot this court in the premises ; that the (aid vessel and cargo be restored to the claimant,, vtlb liberty to ciepa t this 1 pore therewith, for the place of his orign-l drfbnatkm, mid that in cal'e the laid claimant IWi tail, or decline, to give such fecur.ty, that the (aid veifel and cargo be forthwith fold and disposed of to the highefl and best bidder, and one moiety of the proceeds of files, lodged with the colleftor of his Maj esty's culloms to aliide the final d;termina tion of the caufe,and the other moiety there of, paid ov-r to the informant, or his agent, good and fufficicnt fecunty fir ft given to the r«id claimant, to' ii" amount thereof, to abide the future deeifion of this court in the premifi s. From the Baltimore Federal Gazette. MefTrs. Ynndt & Brawn, SEEING an extra£t of a letter under the Boston head, bearing date at j Tortola, September 17, refpe&ing the seizure and detention of the barque Ga len, of Salem ; 1 fend you the following statement of fafts :—Myfelf as well as my chief mate attended the trial on the 14th August Hand according to the li bel or monition, I was brought into port for having on board sugar and cocoa, which the king's attorney said was pro hibited to Americans, and pleaded a gainst the barque for a breach of trade ; that the governor of Trinidada had no right to clear an American with the above articles on board. It was then j heard in coyrt that the barque's papers were fair and just, (as they came from the office at Trinidada). Before the king's attorney fat down, he told the judge he hoped that his honor would pronounce the barque Galen, with her cargo, as good prize to the captors ; the judge's reply was, that he could hardly think it would be the cafe, but he (hould take a few days to cenfider of it before he could give judgment, (or words near ly to that effeft). The matter then rest ed four or five days—when Mr. Liele called on me and told me that the judge had discovered an erasure in my clear ance ; I went direftly with Mr. Liele to the judge, to fee if any thing of the kind had taken place ; they gave me the clearance, which I found to be fcratehed and altered iince I gave it up to captain Whitby. I told the judge that if any thing had taken place by erasure in that clearance, since I left Trinidada, it was never done by me or to fny knowledge, and never discovered any , thing of the kind before now. It is very true that a gentleman was Tent to Trinidada, and I believe as coni miffioner on the business. This gentle man was a Mr. Cook, the agent for the ship that took me. My attorney, as well as the attorneys for the captors, had access to the barque's papers from the time I was carried into port to the time of her trial, and never discovered any erasure until after the trial, (as they told me); neither was any thing touching the matter spoke of at court. All that I had to seas at the trial, was the want of the governor's proclamation at Trinidada, giving permilDon to Ame ricans to clear out with sugar and cocoa, which was supposed would cause the barque and her cargo to be fold, and the money reft with the marshal, until I could procure that proclamation. That as for my going to Trinidada, it was quite out of my power, when de prived of every farthing that I had pof fefied, and could not obtain credit at Tortola for money to bear my (if I could have found a paflage), other wise I should have gone on, and follow ed Mr. Cook with cheerfulnefs. And I think the gentleman that wrote ihe letter, ought to be charitable enough to confefs, that it was quite out of my pow er to get to Trinidada at that time. How far Mr. Cook (the ship's agent) will effeft his million, I will not venture to fay ; but I trust there are some good men in Trinidada. THOMAS ASHLY. Formerly master of the Galen. i cp Booklel'ers, Printers, and private Gen tic-men, holding fubfeription papers for the publication of The Farrago and Lay Preacher, will please, on, or before the middle of November next, to forward them to Philadelphia, in a cover, open at the ends, in the manner in which newspapers are usually tianlWuted. It is requelted that they be addrefled to Aibkry Dickins, Bookfcller, Philadelphia. Gentlemen, in dif ferent parts of the United States, and in British America, who have -not had an op portunity to (übferibe to both, or either of the above performances, may address as above their letters, P.JI paid j their wilhes (hall be complied with, and their names, if sent feifonably, (Iml be added to the lift of fub crifbers, to be prefixed to the volumes. October 14* . NeW-Theatre. ON FRIDAY EVENING, October 24. Will be prefentad, (for the firft time this feafori) a celebrated Tragedy in s aiks, called Hamlet, PRINCE OF DENMARK. Hamlet, Mr. Cooper—Ghost, of Hamlet's Father, Mr. Wignell—Horatio, Mr. Wood—Claudius, Mr, Warren— Laertes, Mr. Cain—Polonius, Mr. Bernard. Queen, Mrs. Shaw—Player Queen, Mrs. Salmon—Ophelia, Mrs. Merry. To ivbicb will be added, Not a&ed these two yeait, • farce in a Afls, Callkd The Village Lawyer. Justice Mittimus, Mr. Priginore— Sheep-Face, Mr. Blilfett—Kate,. Mft. D.iftor. ICT® On Mopday, (never afted in Ame rica) a faveyritecomedy, called MANAGE MENT, written by the author of the Dra inatift, Will, &c. with new Scenery and Decorations ; with Entertainments. Box, one Dollar. Pit, three quarters of a Dol lar, and Oallcry, half a Dollar. rhe Doors of the Theatre will open at 1 4 pad 5, and the Curtain rife at 1-4 pad 6 o'clock. Gentlemen and Ladiei are requeued to fend their servants to keep places in the boxes at a quarter pall five o'clock r Just Received, By the Gfeorge, Amiable and other late arrival, AND FOR SALE, On low tcrm9,by tie package, at No. 48, South Front street, 10 Bales Rose Blankets, "] 5 hales Duffiii ditto 15 bales Kendal Cottons 4 bales low priced Broadcloth# 4 bales London fuperfine do. * halts Plains and Forest Cloths 1 bale faftnonable fine Coatings a bales fafhionaMe Lionfkin do. 3 imall bales low priced Swanfdowns 4 bales Ingrain Yorkdhire Carpets and 20 hhd. sein Twiue. y(ISO, An cxtcnfive and choice tflortmcnt of DRY GOODS— orr.n. WILUAM FRENCH. d4ttu.Jtr.4w. oflo'ifr * I For London, r l jcv TH K s HIH GEORGE, Captain Kick, HAS the gre*te(l part of her Cargo engaged—will take Freight if applied for immediately. Tbomat Murgatroyd (Jf Sons. OdtoHer it. tu.th.&fa.tf. found, In Market-street, sh<" 13th inllant, A BANK NOTE. (£y' Enquire of the Printer. OA. 18. di w Philadelphia Academy. 0- Mr. Francis Gallet, AN experienced and approved loftruflor, has undertaken to teach the FRRNCH LAN GUAGE in this Seminary, to such of the Young Gentleman as may choose to place ihemft.lves un der his care £3" Parents and Guardians are rrq«e(led to make immediate application, that all the scholars may begin at once. . s amutl Magaw 1 Directors of James Abevcrombie j the Academy. Odtober 11. 3tawtf. Dancing Academy. MR. has the honor to inform his pupils and the public in general, that he has op«ned bis academy for dancing, at his aflemWy room, No. 64, south Fourth Ilreet. The; attea dance ar« three times a week as usual.on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The hours for Ladies are f. om 10 to I in the morning ; young gentlemen from 4 to 6, and grown gentlemen from half pad 6 to 9 in the eveuing Mr. Q_ieDde» at No. 50, south Fifth street. oflober ti lawtf That large and commodious HOUSE, At the corner of Arch and Niuth flrects. To be Let, THE house, stable, coach-house and lots, lately occupied by Major Butler, lituate as above For terms apply to J B. Wallace, No. 18, north Fifth flreet. o&ebir 41 law tf Mary Beck, RESPECTFULLY informs her Friends and the Public, that (be intends optning her Seleft SCHOOL on the firft of Oiloher, in- Fifth nsar Walnut Street, opposite the State House Yard, where (he will a" ul'ual, teach the branches «f po lite and nfeful literature, including Geography, Aftrcnomy, Writing, Arithmetic, and every ac complilhmcnt neceffiry to form a complete liberal education. Young Ladies may be accommodated with Board, &c. in the House, which is very airy and healthy. Mr. G. Beck's Drawing and Painting School will commence at the fame time. feptember 30 tti th& fa im The Porcupine. I TAKE this method of informing the People of the United States, that on the tirft. day of No vember next, I propose to rsfume the publication of Porcupine's Gazette, under the title of THE PORCUFINE ; and to notify (in cafe any gentle man in America should want it) that the price of each Nuniber will be (sixpence flerling, and that the cafli must be received by me befere the paper can be supplied As to the mode of conveyjHce f so frequent are the opportunities from London to New York, that files may be forwarded to the lat. ter place once a fortnight upon an average—from •New-York they can be fpcedily conveyed to ev ery part of the Union. When files can be, with out delay, sent to othii places direitr, it may be done ; when they cannot, they will all be sent t« New-York, unless otherwise ordered. £.T Porcupine's Works, Which have beei. sometime in the Pr»fs, wil be'completed in February next, when the copies fubfcritied for in America will be lor warded to the Subfcribcrs. Any of my literary friends in America, who may be disposed to renew their correspondence with me; will please -o direiS to me at my print ing office, No. 3, Southampton ftrcet, Strand, or' at my Bookseller's {hop, No. 18, Pall Mall. WILLIAM COBBETT. London, September 6, 1800. Piano-Forte, SINGING & GUITJR. R. TAYLOR, MUSIC PROFESSOR, STILL continues teaching Ladies' the above in flruments, &c. Those who may wifli fothis inftrodtion, th-ir favors will be duly attended to, on application made to him, No. 96, North Sixtlf flreet, when they may depend on being inftru<aed with care tyid attention, and pun<2ually waited on. -V. B. R. Taylor having a good stock of Music, both vocal and inftrumenul (particularly for thj Piano Forte) Songs, Opera's, Oratorios, and Sa cred Music. Any Lady or Gentleman may havj Music copied out on proper terms. He has several of' Handel's Oratorios, &c. and all his Oratorio Sonus ; many of Dr. Arndt's, Dr. Arnold's, A bcl's, Or. Boyces's, Bach's, Clamentini's, F.def man's, Goirdam's, Haydn's, Nicolai's, Pleyel's, Schobert's works, &c. &c. A very sweet-toned, fscond hand Piano-Forte to be fold, and a Guitar, with other Fiano-Forte's. Any perfoVi wanting j GR.AND PIANO FORTE, may ba accommodated with a ve'y excellent inflrutnent of that kind worth their purchase. Songs, &c. composed by R.Taylor, to be had of him, and at Chalk's Mu sical RcpoEtory, No. 7j, North-Third Street, viz. Present's March, for tw# performers on one Pi ano f orte ; the favourite song of Summer, Ds Tout Mou Cctur; En Verite, Rustic Fellivity,- Morry Piping Lad, Nobody, Jockey and Jenny,' Amyntor, Sec &c. R.T. begs the Ladws ar.d Gentleman who call upon hi-n, (or fend) tha: their address be left in writing, ftould he rot be at home, which will much oblige, aadthcy will be waited on. O&ober 1% th-&fa:*w. I J>° " a. I. I \ « A HANDSOME EDITION OF LINDLEY MURRAY'S English Grammar, WITH AN APPENDIX, Has this Day been publilhed, by Asitusr JDickiss, opposite Chnft-Cliurch, Philadelphia, t [Price One Dollar."] Ottober 7. To Let, AN agrc-able HOUSE, very pleasantly fitua* it 18 one oi th u I.amdfome row of build ings lately ere&ed in \Valr.ut bttween Seveuth and Eighth ftreetK. Please apply at No. H,S«vcnth near Walnut fircet, to CHARLES P. HEATH oilober io d6t Ten Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAT TT'ROM the subscriber the 16th intV. a servant Su map, named JAMES, aged If yaars, about 5 feet 8 inches high, of a yellow complexion, and of a bold, fyrjghny appearance Had on wheo he went away, a pair of Fultian trowferi, a veil and sailors' jacket of nearly the lame colour; on the latter of which were large black buttons ; his hat black and abont half worn. He is accuftoraed to the Farming huliuefs; but may perhaps endea vour to enter himfelf on board some vessel that is going to Tea. Whoever facures fa id Run-away and delivers him to the subscriber, fcall have the above reward and all reasonable charges paid.— All mailers of vcfielsare forbid to receive or har bour said servant upon their peril. IRA CONDICT. Newßrunfwick,oa.-> (j>) ber ao, 18c-. > v ' _ Ibis Day Published, 3y J. Ormrod, No. 41, Chefnut Street, (Price 15 Cent«) # 111 Death of General JVaJ):ingtoiu A POEM. fn imitation of thf manner of Oflian. By Rev. John B. Linn, A. M. Mic-fter of the Firl't Preftj terian Congregation Philadelphia. fig' Mr. Chaudron's Orstien will be publiibeci on Monday morning March Ij. A Stop Thief! THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD. from the SnMcriber, on Sunday »Bth ir.fi late in the evening, an indented Mulatto Boy.agcl 17 years, trgaped hy the rame Joseph Brown, tayirtg himf-.li to be from Lan caster or that neighborhood ; he is ftiff set, has a round lace, fho'rt liair, large m>u[h fsiiling coun tenance, dull fpefch, |>ig han-ls and feet, and he has no heard He may dr.'fs him'elf with a gen teel coat of light drab colour, w) ire huttows, and black cape, He wears a gt;od round black hat. He has stolen Ircm the fuMcriher upwards of ico dollars : n calh and value of other objeils. Whoe ver will apprrhend and secure him with as much value about him '"••ill rec iv<: the aVove re ward, an 1 10 dollars if the young villain can only be broutht to condfgorutiiflißiei.t. FFI.IXPASCAI.I-i. • Sept. tg. •> y : ; , r ' . I
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