i ii them, and the other, hecaufe a dccifion of the pw i at large would have !efs weight perhaps with he rrefidciit, than a refpectful remonllrance from :he merchants, wivo mull be supposed to have a more prrfeft knowledge of the commerrial interests ,of our country, than individual! of other profelT rons can pofilbly have. Besides, it will be known that one of the Printers of the Cbroniclc, a paper which has by do means complimented the President or the Federal Government, carried about the pe tition for a meeting ; and so convinced were the jacobin*, that this was the very moment to attack the Fedeial Government, that Notifications, far dif ferent from those officially issued, were printed even before the had acted upon the Petition for calling a meeting, or had ilTued their warrant. I fay, these things will he known, with r*any o ther ci cumftancrs, which will have a more dire£t tendency to injure the cause which almoil every one wishes to espouse, than will perVaps be readily con ceived. It becomes therefore every class of citi zens, in a time of political confufion, to be extreme ly cautious, especially those who have fufTered by the unjltjl fpou'ilwns on our Commerce ; for an im prudent, impolitic, and improper conduit of the Citizensof Ballon, may uoronly ca(t a ltigma u pon them in the eyes of the world, but will praba bly render them objedits among all com mercial nations. CIV IS. f From a London Paper of May 17.3 War with Holland By the Paris papers received yeltetday, we have a copy of an Eljfenfive and DefenlTve Alliance bet ween the French Republic and the States General of Holl iud ! —-Thus, is the fate of that country de cided. Holland hasjuft gained its Independence, bv the lots of all its ltrong places, by the payment of the film of one hundred millions, by the annihila tion of its commerce, by the opening of the River Scheldt, and by the feizureofits (hips by the Bel ligerent Powefs. At this price Holland is become a Republic, one and incUvjible 1 and has eflablifhed within it, the reign of Liberty and Equality. Ma- Ny countries may perhaps admire these new decora- tions, but few would like to purchase them 3t so A dear a rate. By this Treaty, Holland becomes the Ally of the French Republic,and declares war agdinjlthis Country. It appears to us, that this declaration will lead Holland into its original infig niftcaiice, f.om whence it sprung about two centu ries lince. At that time it gained its liberty, by breaking the chains imposed 0:1 it by a tyrant: To day it will l ife them, by placing itfelf tinder the yuke of 700 lyranu, infinitely more vexatious and dangerous. FROM BERMUDA. Arrived this morning the Ship Nancy, Smith, from Brett, hut lalt from Bermuda, where he was taken in by the LiouiTa Bridger, privateer, com- mmdej by John Fotute, mourning 2 guns, and 2 fiviveij, belonging to the McfTVs. Goodricbet of Ber y muda. He Was captured within 7 leagues of Cape Cod, May 25, and taken in under pretence of hav in or- French properly on board. The Nancy had on board a few pigs r>t l*ad, belonging to the mate, Mid it seems thele Bsrmudian* had flatttered them selves they. contained bullion ; to the great chagrin of the captors, as well as owners, on examination it turned out other wife. So certain were they of their suspicions being well grounded, that nothing was heard of in the Island, but tbejhip with money onboard. The Nancy was detained at Bermuda 18 days, her-cargo, confiding of a few trunks, were taken out of th? (hip, and ordered by the Admi ralty Court to be continued in cu'lody in cafe any claim should be irt'erpofed within the time pre The castois libelled the (hip a» scribed bv law. iVell as cargo ; but as far as related to the former v the libel was discharged, and the (hip allowed to depart. Capt. Smith left the following vefTels at Bermu da, . viz. the Maryland of Georgetown, Speaks, from the Me of France, cargo coidemned. Juftina of New-York, Nickells, from Derperara, trial not come on. Mehitable of Newbury-Port, Knap, from Brest, with the freight of his outward cargo on board, in Fiench crowns, the (hip was cleared, the money condemned, altlio pirt of the property was the Captain's own, the remainder belonging to Me.Trs. Nicholtons of Philadelphia. Aiiive of N. York, , from Bourdeanx, cargo condemned. Brig , of Little York, Virginia, Mickle, from Madeira, trial not come on. Maria of Baltimore, Nelfun, from C. Fnncois, trial came on, but an error appearing"in the libel (being libelled from a Briti'h port inltead of a French) the Judjre allow ed the canCe to be witlidrawn, and a frefh libel tiled with the error corrected. Di match of Boftoti, Young, from Guadaloupe, vessel and cargo con demned—After quitting Guadeloupe was boarded by two English frigates, who, iv'tlhaxuhcjltation, al lowed her to pu fiit her voyage. Dolly of E. Had. dam, omit 1 !, from G uidhuipe, trial -not come on. Tartar of Philadelphia, the Cap'ain died after he was taken, and Hunt, a pafTenger, tj)ok the com mand, tnal not cume oil. Sloop , Hnll, came in with pruvitions. Ann, Cobb, of New-York, bring!ag as paflengers, Mr. Vaivder H«uve!l and Mr. Rurgeis, who came on the buhnefs of the Juf tina from DeraeiVa. We learn the captors were deliroas ot rclu.qitifhing all claim to the (hip and cargo, b.-.t the' foitunate a: rival of Mr. Hruvel has greatly changed the face of things, for he is deter mined tu prosecute for damage, there not appearing the flighted grounds for capture under the Britifii eo/nmiftVon. The late decisions cf ths Admiralty Judge in Berm.ich, will, in all probability, turn out much to tht disadvantage ol the captorr, fur little doubt remains of moil of lhe judgments being reversed in England. It is ltucly a refleftii».i on Great Bri tain t» give an nppoiument of fitch moment, to a man fectningls so incapable of performing its func tions. We are informed by a Bermtidian gentle, man, t' at tire Admiral) judge was actually brought n'j a Panrnit Painter, if so, his appoint ment to the above important office, is fearcely Co lourablt. Ali Amriieans" carried into Bermuda, fpeaic. iy the highelt terms of the Governor, whose unpteju 'xtd conduct excite*.general approbation. Tlye Conn,landers nf tSie feveYul Privateers from Be.-aiiiiJj faa»-c iiitliuitwns to (top all Goods and Freight from France, and they are particularly in truded to (top all Ootids configrtfcd to, or from the following gentlemen, namely, Me firs. Deiard a:id Swan, Paris; Mr, W. Alexander St. John, ut the island of Altiua ; Melfrs. Fenwick and Mafou, Bourdeaux ; Mr. George Lane, Breftj Mr. An derfon, American Couful, BreiljMr. Robert Mor ris, Philadelphia ; Mr. Henry Jackfott, B >ilon j and several others whom they conceive mere £over ers of French Property. The Privateer Owners obtain their information of the several chara&ers, ■by '.topping the Papers of every (nip they meet, and by a general connexion come at fails with tol erable accuracy. The Nancy fpokethe (hip Allianceof Nantuckct, frtjm the Bralil coast, a Whaler, off Long-Mhnd, bound hdm'e, (he.hatl been out ten months. On the 28;h ult. died at Bermuda, the well known privateer owner, Mr. BiuDGtR Goodrich, He is said to have died worth an immense property, totally reflating from that difgracrful employment. His funeral was splendid to a degree, and the ce remony was very generally attended. On the Bth inll. a very unfortunate accident hap pened on board the Nanty, in Holmes's Holr, Marthas Vineyard : As John Chefmari about nine or ten years old (a native of Broadway, Virginia, and an apprentice to Capt. Smith.) was looliitg the main-top-fail, he unfortunately fell from the yat#, on the main deck, and fractured his /k'ull in so dreadful a manner, that he mftantly expired : It was nearly calm, and the accident is more to be lament as he was generally beloved, and had the inott promising appearance of making a figure in his pro fefli >n. i'his morning, also arrived schooner William, Capt. T'lemas Rogers, in 23 days from Cape Fran coiie. Nothing New. 7uefday, July 7. Arrived, schooner Nancy, Caflell, in 11 days from Martinique. June 35,„ lat. 32, 31. long. &a. {poke a schooner from BaUimore for Hifpa niola. Juiv 6, 9 leagues E. S. E. of Cape Cod, was boaidedfrom the Sir Charles Grey, privateer. fume day, Arrived Hoop Sally, Stacy, Martinique, 25 days. Spoke only the Sir Chirles. WeJutfdat, Julyi. Arrived brig Bedford, Freeman, is 28 days from Fayal. June 14, lat. 38, 38, long. 34, 40, spoke brig Columbia, from Philadelphia for the Eaft-indies. June 20, lat. 40, 30, lor.g. 55, 35, spoke captain Bunker, in 50 days from Surinam, for Hol land. June 13, lat 41, 27, long. 48, 17, fpakc ship Peggy from New-York for London. Same day, Mary, 1 itc'omb, in 45 days from Brest. June 8, lat. 44, 27, spoke a schooner, 30 days from Charleston, for Corunna. June 9, lat. 44, 31, long.tjo, spoke the Joho and Joseph 18 davs from Baltimore for Bourdeaux. June iX, lat. 41, '56, long. 64, spoke Union, Leer, from New-York for Hamburg, out 5 days. June 24, lat. 42, long. 60, Ipoke a schooner, days from Salem for Rachel. June 30, lat. 42, 15, Ipoke a schooner 3 days from Cape-Anu bound to Lis bon. Same day, arrived brig Katy, Rider, in 24 days from St. Croix, spoke no velTels. Left there Speedwell, Lo veli, of Bjfton ; Polly and Betsy, Gordon, Provi dence ; Venus, Mason, Philadelphia, all to fail in a bout ten days. Same day, As. ived Danish Gal'iot, Neptune, Bar gum, in 56 days from Gibraltar. June 10, lat. 42, long. .52, 30, spoke the Lucy, Seward, from Bolton so ? Hamburg. June 20, lat. 43, 26, long. 55, 30, spoke captain Goodridge, of New-York, la'l from Halifax, bound tor Hamburg. July 1, s po ke a packet 29 days frotn England for New-Brnnfwick. Ihe In luftry, Nye, from Liverpool. June I, lat. 46, 43, long. 43, 30, spoke a ship from Norfolk for France. June 26, lat. 41, 49, long. 62, 8, spoke a brig 4 days from Na .tucket for the Cape de Verds. Jul/4, lat. 42, 27, long. 70, 30, spoke a brig from Salem for Barbadoes. Of the sllgcrmes. Since our last arrived a Danish galliot, from Pa lermo and Gibraltar, 72 days from the former, and 56 from the latter place. At neither of which places, though so convenieHtly fituatedfor receiving news from Algiers, was there any news of those pirates being out of the Streights. . Captain freeman from Fayal, in 28 days, heard nothing of the Algerines being out, tho' a Portu guese Frigate arrived there a few days before he failed. In fa&, the news by her was, that they were afhially in port. From St. Croix'. By a late arrival fiom St. Croix, we teceived a file of late St. Croix papers ; they are, as usual, barren of news ; but a manufciipt forwarded thro* the fame medium, contains the following interesting intelligence. How true it is, we cannot decide. St Croix, June 9. By a Daniih (loop direst from St. Pierres, Mar. tinique, we learn, that just before her departure from thence, difpatcjies were received from the Ge neral, informing that General Meyer, with 1200 troops, had taken pofleflion of Demarara. These dispatches the Dani(h captain saw. Abont the beginning of June, off St. Thomas's, an adtion took place between the Alarm Britilh fri gate of 32 guns, and the La Lfberte French cor vette of 20 guns. It was obllinate and bloody it tailed through three glafles, and soon after the 1 renchman struck (he funk ; chief of tlie people however, were saved. It is aifo reported, that a battle took place about the fame time between the Thorn Britilh (loop of war.of 1 6 guns, and an armed 20 gtln (hip, going from America for St. Domingo, for a commission. The adion was lengthy, but ended in favour of the 1 horn. The prifjrers, said to be moftlv Ameri cans, were sent up to St. Kitt's. Caps. de Young, just arrived, spoke a French fleet of one 50 gun fliip, a frigate and,a brig, cruis ing off St. Thomas's, Tortola, &c. The fame fleet that vifitcd the coast of Africa. DOMINICA. Captain Cafwell, in 20 days from Martinique, informs, that the French from Guadaloupe had ef. fe&ed the landing of 400 men on Dominica, who had marthed back of the island and fortified them selves, and who were receiving continual reinforce ments by the revolting of the Negroes : in a short time they were expefred to begin operations agninlt the English, and would soon possess the island. Ma ny attempts had beeii made to land on Martinique, but they had all faifcd. Yelterday'aftcrnoon by the accidental catching offome (havings, thehoufe of Mr. Durell, and'the adjoining one; tenanted by Mr. Cobb, fituatetf in the welt end ofWeft Boflort, were confumr and how the tide of popular cen fare and declamation in the United State's, refem bles the inflammatory proceedings of the Jacobins in Paris, in its ebbings and flowing'!: What iscal led in England, OppoStion ; in France Jacobinism, and in |she United Statt'ij Antifedcralifm, or more recently will be found on close exam ination, to arise out of and a fiec government. It is a collection of ihc discontented disappointed, restless and irritable pafiions, perpe tually in action, and operating furcefsfully on great nunlbeis of weak, credulous minds, and drawing thtm into the turbulent vortex of party. Men who lead the opposition, are usually men offome talents whi„h are moll iik-ditecied ; and they are seldom or ever equal to the forming' any great and extenlive plans. These men just know etrough to find fault with others; but rarely, ifever have talents to form better plans as fub.litutes.— Every dunce can pulldown an edifice; but only a (kilful architect can build one. The materials'of Jacobinism being the more inflam able paiTions, make a violent blaze for a time, and thengradually expire. Jacobinism relies on the p pulace—the populace, when agitated, rage wirh fury—tiiey bear down all be'fofe them for 4 nlo ment—then disperse—go home—reflect—aiid re pent cf their folly. Steady wisdom always gets the better of this frantic enthusiasm. The ferment excited Uv the treaty already begins to be allayed—the more the treaty is read, the better it is underflood, t„e Itfs objectionable it a])pcars —and many men who cxe • crated the treaty befwre they had rrad it, now fay, " it is not so bad as they th.nig'nt,"—and ot,heis do not heutate to fay, they believe it is as good as could be obtained, and all candid men agree, to ex onerate Gov. Jay from any censures. 1 he ilTue <>f this nine days winder will be ('.ill mdrefavorable to our late Envoy ; and our Jaco bins will have the mortification to fee all their ef forts to (h ike the Ready adminifhation of our go vernment, totally blatted ; and all the fire of popu lar rage end in frnokc. It is a remarkable, but undeniable fact, thai the mall violent clamors about ourlofles at Sea and a bout the treaty, coroe fiom people who have lolt nothing, and who have nothing to lose. Philadelphia, July 15 From the New-London paper of July 9. Capt. A. Sheffield arrived here yelierday in 2 [ days from Turk's Island, and gave us verbally tl e following intelligence :—Captain Anthony, in a vessel belonging to Newport, arrived at Turk's Island from St. Thomas's the day Capt. Sheffield failed from thence, and infoimed him that twelve French ihips of the line and 19,000 troops had arrived at Guadaloupe, and that 4 /hips of the line .had ariived at St. Thomas's to purchase provilions. Two days before the arrival of the French ships at St. Thomas's, flour was offeral m ; Brig Neptune Sigcurney, Bolton; Role. Felt Salem; Sloop fletfiy, G ship Banng } Cooper of Philadelphia, failed in company f Hamburgh " Ou the yfh instant, was board ;d by the Europa of 50 guns, Adm. jVvod, Jro7n Jamaica bound to England, having a JUct of 120 fail under convoy, J at. 35 45' iV. 69 ic/A, spoke brig Fame, cSiM.t c'h hi March, in the Medite.r. n.a. , apj e ir-s <> j i!ie House book, as friim Capt. Barnes, of the biid Polly, fiorn N-ntes, who, 'tis laid, went on board the Sophia, from Leghorn, and had the par ticulars from Mr. Dixon, a paflengerin laid vcfiei. Smce the arrival of the Sophia, the account is ciii tradifted by Mr. Dixon, who fays'that We heard of no- facond engagement. Mr. Dixon, 'tis said, re ports that the French Fleet, corifillrrig of 22 fail of the line, had left Toulon, and that lie heard a heavy cannonading ns he pafled Mihurea. The accuracy ■■•i Marine In.elhgence may be judyed of from the foregoing; _ LONDON', May ir. •' At Oakhampton, in Devon/hire, fin Friday, the fact market-day, the people infilled' that beef and mutton flionld be ibid at.four pence halfpenny per pound, for which fev n pence was aik.d ; wh>at at 6s. 6d. and j*.> n'hich was charged at ios. tli^bjishci; butter at Bd. iccif 3c.;. 'i he Staffordlhire militia v.eic cajltii c >t, when they all, to a man, joined the people, and, after taking poflefiibn of the whoie ma.ket, fold oftthe whole at the above prices. The UhabitantS'are nnder great appre henlion left th» farmers and. butchers ihould not come again to their market, and there is no other nearer Jhan fifteen miles. , All the French.journals, as "well as all tlie private 'ettcrs from France, lia e, that since the lail decree ton cerning the freedom of religidus worlhip, that* of the Ancient Roman Catholic Religion js every where fe cilabiiuied ; that thefacred vciieif, buried under ground by piosi hand*, hejjin to re-appear • that hocks which contained the liturgv of the church, asn 1 which the fo<- mrr Vanialtfm, under Robcfp'erre, Herbert, &.C. had condemned to tSe names, are re-pnbliihed ; and th.t several Communes reelained their ancient cSitttkrhes, eonlUeated as national property by the Convention. l:i the fitting of the Convention cf the ioth u!t. vhe com mune of Believiiie laid a claim of this kind before that Jifiembly, which was neither granted nor rejefled. Lcgendre, the butcher.— This i'aiijjivinary rufii.in, af ter In ing made a deputy to the National Convention, used generally to appear in his place, with these profei fional inligiii.'.f 4 his apron, his cleaver, and his ftrei, and ddlingiufhed himCeit e-v. n tixgrc by the barbarity and fe reuty ofiiis character: One day, hearing ManUcl pro poferthe affording fume accommodation for the unhap py Louis XVI. then in prison, he moved that t.'ie Af fambly (hould decree Manuel to he a madman* The pro* Jpfition of course wat treated with contempt, upon A'hich MamH gravely exprefild hii afiomlhment that the purport of Legeu.'tre's mo?inn ha