.-•IMPO' A Gentleman of refpcftability arrived in New-York, faft Tukfday, from New port, by water, which place he left on Monday. He informs us, that on Sun day last, he fawi-a gentleman at Newport who had left Bolton the day before. This gentleman informed him that the United States Slip Boston, Capt. Little had arrived at that port, with a Frentjh Ship of war of 28 guns, which she had captured oft" the Weft-Indies, after an engagement of four hours. The Boston had xo men killed, and about 20 woun ded. The lo{s on the part of the French was not mentioned. Our informant adds, that he lias no doubt of this intel ligehce, as the gentleman from whom he had it, saw both vefiels come into Boston. > Mr. Wjvyne, TOUR ready infertioli of «ny former let ter, induces me to offer you some remarks upon the.theatrical performances qf the palt week. , The popular play of Pizvirro, was rrpre fented on Monday, and the principal cha racters were uniformly well fuppurted. The merits of' this drama, as a cwmpafition, are so well e(l?.bli(hed, that it would be fupeiflu oils to enlarge upon them here. A.ll altera tion was made in the sth a£t, at thelail re prefchtatioh; upon whitlv, very different opinions will, doubtlcfs, be entertained.— The drama was.clofrd with .the death ol Kolta. This if the mode in whicf! Kotze bue terminates the original play. Mr. She. lidin, in order to execute poetical justice, or, as some of the critical journalilts ot' En gland affer», with a view to exhibit a battle Und a funeral procelfion in the immenle Rage of new Drury, added the concluding scenes. l r or these additions, he is much censured by a majority of the transatlantic critics. It is ' indeed questionable, whether they have im proved the pltiv. He lus in conl'equence of them, been obliged to change the hero of the drama. Uolla, is Kotaenue's hero ; Piza'rro is Sheridan's. The liberty taken with'hiflorical tru;h,(in the ciicumfUncei at- ; Tending the death ot Pirflrru, is so glaring, j that thr mind' revolts at it. We can admit the probability of the temporary repulle, 1 ■Which the Spaniards fullain in the fecoiiG »St ; 'btt not of their total defeat, which occurs in the fifth. On the other hand, the mind contemplates with fatisfa&ion, the merited f<«te which overtakes the ferocious tyrant ; and is ioothe'd by'th<- honors which * *re paid to the memory of Rclla. Perhaps there is 110 dramatic charafter more calcu lat'd to interest the feelings of the fpeitators, t. n that of the Peruvian chief. For thel'e ' '•h'Tf-'fei something may be ( " Hu.," it will be difficult, t* find an apology, ( for the intreduftion of Elvira in the fifth , . aft. This, is i> pantomimical trick, which , bears too dote a refembhtice to the entrance , ' of the Gholt, in the concluding scene of .the , | Caflle Speftre. It is unworthy the genius j of Sheridan ; which has in every other part I , of the play, > purified the gold of Kotzebue j from the dross which obfeured its splendour, j and bellowed upon it, the highest and moll eqnifite polifl). Before I dismiss this fubjeft, it may, per haps, be amiifing, to trace the coincidence of j opinion, between a Philadelphia and a Lon- j don audienCe. The cbara&er of Cora is so : exquiTitely drawn, that it Ihould ferm, tha.t j the fpeilators would in general, be fatiified with a U fs animatedprrfonification of Elvira, if they could, by this means, witness a per fedVrepreientation of Cura. Ihewilh, that Mrs. Merfy's pre-eminent talents hid been displayed in that charafter, has been fre quently exprefled; In a file of l.ondon pa pers, which now lies before me, it is lament ed, that Mrs. Siddons had not chosen it, in ' preference to the part of Elvira ; although, the latter was expressly adapted to her unri valled powers. A new comedy, called The Votary ol Wealth, was performed on Wednesday. It is the production of Mr. Holman, and contains some excellent lhe pifture of life and manners, which it exhi bits, is, in general, far more just, than that which occurs in a great proportion ot mo dern productions. Nlhey too often, depend for their effect, upon the ludicrous eccentric cities of some prominent character. I his play was well performed. The part of young Viforly, found an able and correft represen tative in Mr. Wood. Miss Wellray, per formed the part of Caroline, with a degree of accuracy and precision which conteired importance upon it, and excited a wilh that the were brought forward more frequently. The play was received with general approba tion. The m'ufical entertainment of the Poor Soldier succeeded, it, in which Mr. Darley, jun'r. made his second appearance. The improper oppolitiun which was attempt ed at his former appearance, was not renew ed. He sung his with his usual ex cellence, md was honoured with universal #P A new performer was brought forward on Friday, 111 the character of HafTan in the ] " Cattle Speftre; It is difficult to judge of his talents from that night's re pre fen tat ion. He aopeared to enter into the febpe ot the cha racter ; but he does not seem to have attain ed that command of voice, which u necel fary in an extensive theatre. Mr. Cooper and Mr?. Merry, fuftrfned their parts, with their usual excellence. Mr. Warren s father Phillip, niould not be )afTed over remark. Tt was admirably performed. Per haps it wonid be difficult to find in any part of Great Britain, a more accurate iepre en. tame of Falftaff. And it is evident from piany of the turns both of thought and ex prefiion, that Mr. Eewis, m Hutching the ltant: riiaradler o his nrlnd. A new Muficjl Farce, called S:. David's J D1 merit of this piece, 'as may be i supposed, consists in the Mulic. This is ! entitled to llw highest praiTe. But its j excellence does not depend en the mulic i alone. There are one or two (ketches of character, that of Peter PlimUmmon in partcular, which a little more dilated, would be productive of much comic I effett. Peirhups however, the humour and alluficms are too frequently local, to rendtr this production a general f.ivorite, nnlefi ihe admiration which the Malic inuii excit- in every'judge of musical compulition, ftiould supply theft dci'efts.—ln our scene, a little Wclfli nymph in reply to a number of queflions which'are put to her, uses two words which, it is said, fignify nu English, or some think of similar import. Hut this part of the plot, to use an expreflion of Bayes in the Hehearfal, (liauld have been " inliiiuated into the box, J s," for without this explana;ion, the humour of old Town ly's next speech and his alluGons to Moun fieur NopgTong Paw—is he calls him, are aim elf unintelligible. The Performers acquitted themselves with ability. Miss. E. W.-flray, performed the chara&er of Ellen, with the mod cap tivating limplicity. Mrs. Oldmixos's vocal excellence is well known. She introduced the favorite fang of i|ie Blue'•Bell of Scot land. We believe that no psrfon who has heard this exquisite Scotch mel >dy, will be surprised at the univeiTal admiration which it has excited in Great Britain. Mr. Ber ; nard, a* might be expe&cd gave full effeft ■ to the charafter of PcterJPlimlimmon. The Managers delerve praise for their ex • ertions in bi inging forward two novelties • in the courle of the fame week. We doubt 1 not t hat the liberalityt>f the citizens of Phi • hdelpbia, will (till continue to keep pace : with theefforts which are made, to render : the entertainments of the New Theatre, . worthy of their patronage, 11l Extraft of a letter, dated Lancaster, Nov. ( 18, 1800. V " This morning the committee of confer ence made its report to the Hou!e of Repre- tc | lentatives. It contains elaborate reasoning ! in iuftificition of the Hojfe so'" the part it ; had afted, and calculated to impress on the j minds of the people, tha* th«* fiult is the, ■ Senate's, that we have no EliAoral Bill— I and it winds up with a resolution no. to re ti 1 cede from the vote of noti-concurrence.'! he 11 queflion was instantly taken oil the refoluti- t ,on and carried by a large majority. W. o • Penrofe then read a new bill in his ihce, S | containing the principle of a joint vote, but f lo rmoritfiej, that the Senate Should nr tninaie I 15, & the H. of Representatives 15 •letters. That on Fiidaynext (after such nomina- { ;icn and a mutual notification thereof) the ] members of '..lie two Hf'iOs Qimld mc: t J together and chufe 15, five whereof to be ( sot of the Senate's nominal ion, and i»out f of the nomination of the Houle of Repre lentatives. This bill was made the order for this afternoon, th« usual rules being dil'penfed with. ; At four o'clock, the House met, and the firft fettion being under consideration, M r ' Mitchell, from Cumberland, rose and sot lemnly declared his opposition to it. No a word was uttered on either fide of the House. The quefli»n was put and to the amazement of all parties—was lofV, thirty members only riling in favour of it. On the queflion being reversed 36 rose. - The House dire&ly adjourned. t mmmmm Extra A of a letter from an officer on board the Petapfco sloop of #ar, to his friend in this city. On the 22d of September, we arrived off the island of Curracoa. Having previously been informed that a French force fff 16 vessels and 1400 men from Gaudaloupe were besieging, the city of Amllerdaji, in that island, we reconnoitred, and aifcover ed the privateers, 15 in number, laying close under two forts, which we thought tooftrong for us to attack, having only the United States (hip Merrimack to support us. At the fame time, spoke tlif British frigate Nereide, who had the governor of Curracoa, and the American consul on board. The latter informed captain Ged des that the enemy intended to take the town by florin that night, and that to pre serve the proj#erty ot the America# chants afloat as well as afhoie, it opinion one of our Ihips ought to run into the harbour in order to prevent the enemy': entering. At sin the evening we flood in, when the French opened a quick and well di.eardfire upon us from a fort of two 18, one 12, and 2 nine pounders, within halt pidol shot, and from the windows, roofs of the houses in the L'othra Banda, which was filled with the enemies troops—who kept up a conftantfire of mulketrv, which was as warmly returned from the /.cannon and muikets of the Petapfco, and thole deluded people who efcapeddeath, returned to their camps, but at intervals, engaged us all night, which we returned from our great guns. On the 23d they appeared to be | more in motion than in common, but kept i up a constant fije ,from their batteries, they embarked with great precipitation, leaving behind them eighty or an hundred men, all their guns, ammunition, provisions, fee— with pleasure 1 am enabled to flat# we had but two wounded, one of which was Mr. Calder—the loss on the part ot the French j is computed about 150, with one Genital : ! Officer We received considerable damage ■' in our hull, rigging, find fails. On the ; 24fU thfe Briiilh frigate Neriade entered . mdhoifted the Mritifh flag, «gr.eeably to the i capitulation entered into with the Governor . previous to our arrival. All the American ; property is fafe. 7 OF THE UNITED STATES. < HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. t | Monday, November 17. A Constant Reader» this being,the day fixed by law for She meetihgoi Congress, Fotty four members aflVmbled, in the Capital, viz. M-ITrs. Foilsr, freeman, S.iiephard, Reed, Vanillin, Sedgwick, Silas Lee, Williams, Bilbop, John C. Smith, Daven port, J»hn Smith, Cortland, Piatt, Glen, , Thoinpl.n, Baijy, Lieb, Thomas, Hotter, Brown', Muhlenberg, Woods, S.nilie, Dent, Bear, Crink, Christie, Jofcn C. 1 homas, Nit holfon, Pgwel, Page, Nicholas, Dawfou, New, Jack foil, Holmes, Macon, Stanford, Allftpu, Sumptex, Huger, W. C.'C. Clai bornfi". , , The Speaker observed that it had here tofore been the invariable pra&ice of the House to admit new members to take their feats previously to being sworn, though the Confutation diredted diredlly tbe reverie. As there was a new member present, he fug gelled the propriety of adininiftering the | oath to him before he took hisleat. | Mr. Macon, thought fucn a.step prema ture. He was of opinion that no inconve nience would arise from delaying to admi nister the oath until « house was forced, and he thought great cautioo (hould. attend an innovation opp fed to all precedent. Mr. Nicholas aflced, whether it had here tofore been usual in the cafe of a new house to swear the members before the choice of a speaker. Mr. Speaker, Teplied that it had not. Mr. Nicholas laid that on though firft thoughts, he was favorable to admiuifterng the oath at the present time, yet this pre cedent inclined him to think such a (tep im proper. The Speaker waved the question. The members present not being fufficient to form a quorum, the Speaker adjourned the body till to-morrow. Senate. Tnirteen members appeared, viz. Me firs Anderfon, Baldwin, Brown, Chip man, Cocke, Foller, Hiilhoufe, Howard, l.angi'.ou, Livermore, Schureman, Tracy, Well.. But not forming a quorum adjournjd till ;o-morrow. Maflachufetts Legislature. November i». After the reading of fevral piivate peti tions, the tw» branches, agreeable to align ment, met in convention in the Represen tatives Chamber t and at 12 o'clock his Ejd cellency, the Governor, came in, and addres sed the Legislature as follows Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the Hou±e of Representatives, AS the welfare and. prosperity, of a nation, efientially depend «n th» sh.uafler of t'leir rragiftrates, and ,the wisdom, with which their government U adn>imfk-irrd 1 the objett of your present Scflion mufl fee highly inter eHtngt not only to your conftvtnrnts, Sue to the whole people of the United States. The time approaches when, by their con stitution and law, the elc&ion of their Pres ident and Vice Prciident must be completed ; and you are now alTeinbled to take the meafnres that are previoiifly nccefiary on tlie part of this Commonwealth, to aecotn plifh that important purpofe—Yoy will en deavor to felctt tlmfi who are to give the ultimate fuffrage State, from the bed informed citizens, and the friends of order and good government j may that wife and gracious Providence which has hitherto guided and fuftaincd the American people preliJe in your deliberations, and direst the result of them. Although I have the pleasure to observe that tranquillity generally prevails though this Commonwealth, yet it is my duty to (late to you, that by letters and affidavits, which the Secretary will l»y betow you, it ap pears, that since the lalt frffion of the Gen eral Court, a number cfpcrf4fcs in the coun ty of Hancock, have, ii>a vitiknt manner, obftru&ed the buiitiffs of furveyi'ng land in that county by firing upon and tlangeroully wounding and chain-men who were employed in that lervice. The necef lity of fupprt-fling difur'ders of such a fatal tendency is' obvious. Indeed the prrfons guilty of these outrages were concealed or in dilgutfe ; but they are fuppoied to have been a&uatedby a spirit of refinance to the law ; which -would be increi.fed and emboldened by an appearance, of unconcernednels oil the part ot the government to restrain or punish it. From the reports of several of the Major- Generals, I am happy to be able to inform you that the militia of the commonwealth, are in a state of unuftial improvement. A large proportion of them are completely e quipped and uniformed and in the course of the late reviews their discipline and subordi nation refletted honor on the officers and faldiers, and art titled them to peculiar com mendation. \\ T 'th a militia thus trained, •and animated with military ardnr, through the Union, America will n6t hesitate to as sert her national rights, or bennssblf to de fend them when ther are invaded. I f prefumi you will not be willing to pio traft a ftfllon at this unufaat firafon of > the year, by attending to befinef? that may 'conveniently be postponed to t'le timt when you will me.et for the ordinary purpose o:* Legiilature. icALF.B Strong. Boston Nov. 12, ISOO. . The Convention then proceed to the choice of a Senator for the county of Hamp shire in the room of the Hon. D. Sexton, Efq, deceased ; and vl " es b y lellot being taken, it appeared thai F.ara Stark weather, F.fq. was choien. Tlx Hon: Sen ate tl.cn retired to their chamber.— ptTectous letter, Frou a vert Aioiiasr Miti. From a vert Modest ALiif. j w Sir, i •> 1 Came to New-York for the purpole of r asking General Hamilton, in pe:)'on, whe- e ther l*e was the author of an attack on the character of Prelident Adams, which bears c his naitie ; and" to f..y that I mean to use that information ior the purpcie of inflittvt ing ag,ioft you, Sir, a prosecution under the ' deteftaMe aft of CWifffcfs, commonly known by the name of the " sedition law." Under this law, puffed through the infiu- a enee of a party, of which yoa are (and I think justly) regained as the heari, I have suss red c fix months tedious impiifonment and paid a ' Gne of four hundred Dollars. I therefore. v have a right to retaliate ; I have a right to > try the experiment, whether ripimxamsm i* ? not tn be the viftim of the law, wh'oh aris tocracy can break through with impunity.— There have been many petty offenders in this relpeft anjong what is called the federal .1 party ; but I have, nothing to do with ti c ' Ferino's the Wayne's and the Journeymen of | J Federalism. You are worth trying the expe- 1 riment unon. Your energy and your talents ' have rendered you a conipicuous objeft of ' praise and bl irhe. I, therefore, have determined that in one way or the other yiu fliall be brought befurfc the public on this account ; and I did so tar cajlhilate on your c lift rafter as to fuppoie, that you would not 1 deny *ljat you have al ready wrr ten and sanctioned with your name. I expeft by yrtur answer (directed to me, at Lancaster, PennTylvat»ia) the fame informa tion which I should have hoped for person ally. I c;:me to. town last night between seven and eight, and sent to you imm'-di ately. I write this hastily at eight, this morning, to fend by the ft.ige. 1 (hall'pur chafe your pamphlet at Lang's, but make no use of that opportunity of profccution till I hfcar from you, which I exprSt by return of the pofi. The answer, I have no doubt, will'be such as becomes your cl;arafter4 I am your obedient servant, THOMAS COOPER, of Northumberland. To Gen. A. Hamilton, at Albaiiy. —■ .11 -I II ■ ■ ■! ■ I I ■ BY THIS DAY'S MAIL. | Territory of COLUM3IA, November j The committees of arrangement,for celebra- ; ting the approaching fsffion of Congress in the | City of Wellington, have adopted a plan of; proceflion, wrjiich tjjs ntcommend being firm ed in front of the Little Hotel, for the. purp St ; of accompanying the President ot the United ! States 10 the Capital, on the dsy lie meets con- | grefs to deliver his lpeech. The plan is calcu- | lated to embrace all dalles and del'criptions of perfonswho may attend —It is req-erted of thole who chufe t > join th« procefilo:> ,n their Corporate, Official, Military, Profcflional, or Mechanical capacity, to meet at 10 o'clock, A. M wK-n they will receive from the Marihals of Hie d y, tfcc uewfTary infor'mton i> to the i rank or Ration fever illy afiigntd by the order of arrangement «dej>te.i—After th# proceflion a refpe£Htil, and appropriate add r els, or commu nication from the inhabitants of the territory, to Congrels, is contemplated. AUGUSTA, November^. The Legifliture o' this State were by law to have c mrr.encfd th/iv session on M nday last. The appointment of JEleSlors of P~tfident and ice Fiefid .-m of the United Saies will P'obably be a fubjeil or earlv confidsration — the motieof theft appou tmen's is not y • p- i - tedout, no doubt however extol, but the choice of the Eladors w'Jl retl with the L*»:ifla ture —A concurred refolutioii paflid the Senate and Heufe of ReprHcntative» Uft fcfTion, requi ring the Eleftors of tht fcveral Counties in ihis Stale at the next general eWtion for the Su-'- Lcrg-flature, to vote »if four perf. ns as Elefton of Preiideut and Vic«-Prefidcnt— Put tne law of the"" : Jnite«i States, requiring the Electors to be cholen within thirty-lour days prece ling the fir't Wcdnplday in December ; and >e genera eleitton In this State, being upwards of sixty days preceding that day, the refolcticn of ihe two leg';fliiiv< bunches, was negatived by the Governor, and this negative being at the clof? of the fefli. n, no further proceeding was had on the fnbjea.—The myde therefore of choos ing Eledlors now remains to be pointeJ out— ami the resolution which provii s the -T.ode, will without dloub; u this ite period, leave the «lehnftort g">ve Mr. S. nearly two votes to one. Mr. S* we believe is elected.. the Aiitif-dcnl Candidate, r,ot a ma j'.r.ty of 189 votes, ind Guilford gave ti c Federal cndiiLti, Mr. W.ilter Alves, a ma jority of 241. Randolph -i; Ve a majority to Ma), 'i •iioir,---From Ca'.'well wc have no return. We expect Maj. TatOm i» sleeted. Gazette Marine Lift. PORT OF PI-I T l \ DEI. PHI A. The following vefTeli were at Li verpool the fth 03ot>ef. Ships Pcfe, Jone., Philadelphia; SwjHvpick, Kirkbridge, ito. >» fiil -t, 6 ive O'Urif n|, Baltimore ; f.hooner itiiiTiflippi, But'*, Alexandria ; frhooner Polly, , Wilulingtin ; flaop Betfcy, 3 .tman. Charief tan, ccndemr.fd j brig Edwin, Krupp, New buryport Left is th? River, schooner Fair American, Chaiinings, of Mew York. In the Guiph spoke the Engitih man of war York ot' sixty-sour guns an the Apollo thirty-fix | ens; detained a few hours, tteated poliulyand fuffered to p'oceed. Sloop Maria, ten days from Newbern, (N. j C.) On the nth spoke the sloop Ann, Thb» | rna>, «ut vi ne days iiom Boston, bound to Nor folk- Brig William, Half, thirty-four days from Multttfr '-y- Brig Venyj, Stanen, sixty days from Dublin. Ship Flora, twelve days from Savannah. Left there the {hip S'ntpfctr3t~Y IfYj.J ".a", brig Ceres, fchopner Laurel, and tLuouiier Su key, all for this port. Ship Jamaica, hirtyfeven jays -ora ,;_rrvai ca.'r •Schoonr-r lietfev, Hatfiti, fix day»frorti Ply mouth, N. C. Off-he Cape*, ot Virginia spoke the brig fiagle, from Am'terdain. 1 und to Baliim re, out ferty-eight day?. Onths 16th spoke schooner Dolphin. Vi'nite, fioin Cadiz, bound to Philadelphia, out fifty-four d vS, Captain > i'liite i*forr. Ed thit or. th ■ sth, in lat* I itude 34, he fv.v a (hip b t,tr>n) up" 'ls ; corld" not leaxn her n?me on acoui.t yf th- ,rreat swell of the f a—no person on the wreck . Brie Dsrfey, bsmuel K' is, kirn-Win jays from Fort au-Piii'ce Lett'here'h (hip Oiive, Johoirn, for New York; fchu.per Jur- , Par ' ker, do bri SnUnnali, Ci'mmings, Philadel- I phii ; brig Mi f rd, Thomp'on, and Fanny, Kvertfon, Baltim j fchoorier Governor Clin ton, Allen, Philadelphia; fchtiurer I idi'ft-y, jof New York, for Churleflon. The lch.crier Lydia, ot Hartford, Captain John Clap, failed with the Dnrfey tor this pprt. Britilh Pack-t Mary, thirty-five days from F.ltnou h via Halifax. Same day fl;v,p P.nie re. MontgoT.iery, thir teen days frcm Philadelphia- New- rhcatr ON FRIDAY EVENING, November 21, Willbe prefenteii a much adir,i> •*, ".'ome'} CiLLF.D Reconciliation • OR. The Birlh Day. To vjlicb will he added, Never performed hart,a Miiucal Farce (ii 3 aft«) called A Trip. 'C Fontainbleau. tli bv O Kecft ] 200 boxes Havanna Sugar, I 7 OR S.VLK I Fy .'he !V>icri'-^r j GIDEON H. VETXS. , rovembc* to •-* FRESH FRUITS AND WINE . AT AUCTION. ' ' To Morrow Morniiv,, the ivjt inftsnt, at io o'clot'i. w ; H t>e fold, at Public AutSSon, ;tf ' •! r.rf, bfl-xv the 'draw bridge ;in ioi ' ->>t : Of the brig Mentoi, •'■ fro Malaga, con fid ef Sweet V IN" Muscatel and R1 iom RAISINS, la boxes FIGS, in kegs G?i • ' ' "• j jrs > i Soft ftell'd AI yo ll 3 inbarrs Alfe, a few hundred yvtight SHEET CORK, SAMUEL \ORKK, Auct'r. | November io «J f v.