jlfiul) ult. They were taken in t'le day, in fight of a frigate,' one of the convoy, which lhevVed no Inclination to ri fcue them. The three prizes are computed to be worth 100,0001. The Britannia has 6 guns and 20 men. The pl ize-mnft r came u ; ) for lighters to lightea. the ship, and enable her to.come o*er the bar. A (hip was seen to leeward of the Britannia istft evening. >t brig Vengeur and the Carmagnole Have both arrived 3 days ago in Savannah. In the Hoop Vcmi« came pa[Tcii;;ers, Mrs. L*- roque, and two eliildrery, Cap'i. Hilham, Capt. Woundwort!), Mr. Shrall, and three Fiench gen tlemen. A French privateer brig, supposed to be the In trepide, of 16 guns, and that has iuw been up wards of 4 montiis out, had taken 18 prizes, 16 of which (he had burnt and ordered the other two for Savannah, o.ie of which, a brig, had arrived there, We are informed.that a Captain Antoine, of a French privateer, 111 Savannah, has h .d the.masts of hu vessels cat away by the citizens, in confequeace of his improper treatment of American veHeJj. By Capt. Cameron we are informed that about the 15th ult. twelve fail, convoyed by a frigate and a khooner, left the Havannah with 350 troops for New-Orleans. CHARLESTON, July 9. On Tutfday night last, fix men, charged with crimi nal offences, aiid confined in the gaol of this city, con trived to cut a hole through the roof, from which they ilefcended by the aid of ropes which they had manu faiflured out of the tow with which their nuttriff-'S ■were fluffed ; the rope broke with the last one, named Eckelis, who fell, and wa» conliderably hurt; the noise of his fall alarmed the gaoler ; several deputies of the lhcriff purfu .d those who' had escaped ; they retook three, viz. Campbell, Airs and Crofts ; the two others, named Bryant and Robmfon, are yet at large. Extract of a letter from a gentleman at St. Marj'j, to his friend in Savannah, Jiine 30 " On my arrival yesterday, I found that the several families who had been drove from liatt-Florida lift fall by that government, had lately returned there, under the influrn 'e of the tri-coloured flag, to which the peo ple a r e flocking from every pari of the province ;in ihort tliey are in a complete llate of revolt. A eapt. Lang commands at prtlent tiie republicans; he has tak. a tlie greater part ot the Spanilh I'cout, all the a£live spies in the employ of the old government, a large i.u-r.ber of beef cattle, and other public provisions ; and I have no doubt but that, in the course of three or tour days, they will have full possession of the whole province, except the garrison of St. Augustine. Lang was a Spatulh fubjeit, and a captain of their militia, but had been confined in the dungeon of Augustine for eleven monthr, on suspicion of beinu; favourable to the French government: he made his ei'cape from confine ment, and is now at the head of the revolt; he has marched this day with the greater part of his force for St. Augulline he has left a guard at Old Town Bluff, where they are ere&ing a garrison for the protection of the port of St. Mark's. lam just now returned from viuting them, which I'did for the purpose of collecting their views and their profpe&s ; they aflfured me that Jiiey had the Itrongeft affu. ances of ample fapport, and that they had already rec.-f ed considerable supplies, I cannot pretend to lay what infiuence this affair will have on the affairs of our country, but it will effectually dose »ny commercial views with that province." txiraii of a letter from St. Augiifline, to a gentleman in this city, dated iqth June, 1795 « We are badly situated here ; bat for fear the letter may be ltopped and perused, I dare not tell you the various ak mi fotne are under. Poor capt. Hervicux it) close (hut up in a dungeon, and all his men ; and I fancy it Will require fomr spirited exertions of the French consul to get them liberated, if death does not do it without. We have all been sick, owing chiefly, 1 believe, to having nothing but 3 little very bad beef lo live.upon." The perfoti who received the above letter, fays he lias indubitable information, th.t a large majority of tiie people 111 St. Auguitine, and the two Ploridas, are liiueh d.iTatiirted with the Spanilh government, and will undoubtedly tucceed i« their attempt to thro* it off, if l.iev aic fupporttd by the French with any degree of ipirit At a meeting of thtinbabitarjs of the city of Savannah, at toe city ball, OH Thursday the id Jay of July, 1795; Mr, Stepbi ru was called to the chair. WHEREAS, from the mifchiefs which the people of St. Domingo, and other French islands have experi enced, from tlie iilfurreftion of their negroes and peo ple of colour, the precautions taken by the people of South-Carolina, and of t.ie Uritilh Well-India islands, to prevent the importation or landing of any such ne groes or mulattoes amougft them, and the information the citizens now aflembltd have received, that a vellel is now lying at Cockfpur, recently from Kingllop, with near one hundred negroes or boa d, whole landing may be dangerous to the inhabitants of this ttate, with the daily expectation of many more ; therefore, to prevent the evils that may arise from fuflering people of this description, under any pretence whatever, from being introduced amongst us, the citizens pledge themselves unaniinotifly to support the city council in any salutary meaiurcs they may adopt; and agreed upon the follow ing refo istioiu, viz. Kcfo!ved, That any veflel that has arrived, or may arrive, is this port, with Sfeal'oned negroes, or people of colour, from any of the Weft-India, windward, lee ward, or Bahama islands, East or Weft-Florida, or any other port whatever, with seasoned negroes, or people of colour, who have been one month in the said islands, or Eiit or Well-Florida, (hall not be permitted to come over the bar, nor anchor within the anchorage ground of this port; and in cafe any veflel having fueh negroe* or people oi colour on board, (hill come over the bar, fiich vefjl'l shall be immediately ordered to depart; and ill cal'e of failure to depart in such term as (hall be pre ferred by the city council, then the said veflel and slaves (hall be lent to sea, by an order of the said coun cil under the Irand and seal of the mayor, or any two •f the ald:rmen, in conformity to the said order, at the expeiice of tlie owners of the said vellel and cargo. An application of Monsieur Borel to council, to lai>d negroe3 of the defe»iprion above alluded to, was read to the people* who unanimously advised the rejection thereof. The citizens recommended that the foregoing refu tations be made kn°wn on the sea coafl, and pledge themfilvcs to support a committee of iwfpeilion. to he appointed in each ward, to carry the and regula tions into effe.fl. The following were then appointed a committee of infpeflion, agreeably to the recommen dation of the inhabitants: Dr. John Brictdl, Owen Ow.ens, Matthew JohHfon.Juflus H. Schfuber, Joseph Roberts, Robert Bolton, James Robertl'on, William, Lewden, {Ueorge Joifes, Nichol Turnbujl, William Moore, John Armour, William H. Spencer, Peter S. Laffn.te, James Clark, Tbomas.Hogg, Robert Watts, William pelf her, William Coales, and Frederick Shick, whose duty it foall 'be to superintend their different WArtl*, enforce }he rfguljtiofis agreed en by the citizens and tlie city council; and all the pity er>*°ables and other officers are require-'! to aid ant' -{lilt the laid cotnmittee of infpectiun in reipc.fl to th- laid refolu- tions NEW-BRUNSWICK, July 20, It is matter of regret, that many citizens are ex tremely lavifti of their censure agaitlft Mr. Jay, in conf»qiience of the supposed demerits ot the treaty. It evinces a moll g'aring deficiency in point of cha ritable sentiment, and an equal want of common juflic-. Whatever may be the result of any untlrr tnilng, if the individual who embarks in it, is unfuc cefsful, after having made every possible effort to obtain his objedl, mult ever be viewed by every liberal and ingenuous mind as meriting, in every re fpe,£l, that elleem, confidence and gommejidatio 1, which mankind .arc ready to bellow on those who engage in a miffian that has a more fortunate ifTue. Wtiile the treaty was undergoing a difcufiion be fore the Senate, copies .as the whole coj-refpondeuce between Jay and Grenville were laid before them. 111 this correspondence, every concession which equi ty could warrant jn favour of this country, was moll ftrcnuoufiy urged by our Envoy ; but as obstinately withheld on the part of Britain.—,lf advantageous terms for this country could not be obtained it was undoubtedly Mr. Jay's duty to submit to such stipu lations as Great-Britain thought proper tq accede to, if not totally repugnant to our interests, Aid to annex his signature thereto : but if ultimately sanc tioned by the President and Senate, and its princi ples found not to accord with the sentiment? of the people, or to be deftru&ive of their rights, then where mud the censure rell ?—Every foul that is not incapable of justice, or fhamefully warped by preju dice, will not rashly call it upon an individual wjiofe., whole life has been devoted to the service of his country, and for whose exertions (he is much in debted, who is arknowledged to be a man of the mod diftinguilhed abilities, and whose patriotism and integrity are unquestionable. WIT and C\NDOR! Frotn a Portsmouth (N. H.) paper of gth Inft. COMMUNICATION. A correspondent observes that some forty or fif ty years pall, when he was a boy, he used to catch Jays, with a board fixed with hair on it, so as to errfnare the bird when he came to take the the corn hid on it for that purpose.—Our modern J AT, is not caught with the fame fort of a trap, for infteaJ of a board, a Treaty is fu'bftituted, and inftetul of corn, he probably is caught with Britilh gold ? If the lall Cunn, in the Senate, which ought to have been loaded with indignation, had gone off, there would have beer, an end of the worded. Grod bless the ten noble Independent Navs! CA IRA PHILADELPHIA July 22. A number of machines, or Watering Carts, are how provided for watering the ftreeti of this city, and they appear to anfvver the design perfect ly. This plan was suggested one or two years fiuce—and, from pa ft experience, there is reason to suppose the omission has not been attended with falutaty consequences. The cxpence of this valua ble improvement will doubtless be considerable— but contrasted with its beneficial e(Fe£ls, diminifbes to nothing. The Watering Machines appear to be very ingeniously conftrufted ; and much praise is due to the officer* of our police for carrying the "plan into execution. ExtraH from the $tb SeSion of iji Article ef the Con fl'. .. *. I . TT ■. I r>. flitution »f the United State) " Each houfc may determine the rule of its pro ceedings, pumfh its members for disorderly behavi our t and with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member. " Each houfc {hill keep a journal of its proceedings an decide on tlie'Tr-.nty, !l;'r fillovving' qivilificaiioris are it;; lifite : 1. i\: re.; J the l\vJty nid iimjerS ::id it. 2. To mi k■■■ls id liit'hiv nf nation. 3. To read and undei !tand ail our oilier fublift* ing treaties with other nalions. 4 I\> know the (lateof ihe commerce intonly of the United States, but of moil of th> Hading nations of Europe.' Without th fe qualifications, no man is capable of determining the real merits or demerits of the Treat ;y and without th«fe requilites any general decision will be materially erroneous. Minerva. latest Foreign advices. By the [hip GEORGE from lAacrpuoT LONDON, June I. Saturday an Amerian vellel arrived in the river, from Duukirk, on board which were upwards of an huiidied masters of merchantmen, who have been fe reral months prisoners in France. On Saturday fe'nnipht, eight persons, seven . nf whom are members of" the foeiety of people c.allfd Q^akeri, were brought to York from Lotherfdatc, and committed to the castle. The cayfe of irpprifaiiment was their refuf&l (according to the known-religious principles of that foeiety) to pay tithes, The were proiccuted in the Court of Exchequer, for the accu mulated tithes of many years, by George Markham, vicar of Carlton in the Weft Riding of York, and reflor of Tattenhall, in Cheshire; and a decree was given on behalf of the prosecutor, for the tithes and cods of fuin Thj prince as Wales's regiment of Fenribfes; up wards of 1000 strong, is arrived »t VVaterford from England. -Two-camps, to consist of 5003 men each, arc to be formed immediately in the vicinity of Dublin, viz. Malahide and Laughlinflown- The quantity of bad silver at present in circulation i> ex'ceffiyc. The great deficiency of good silver coin renders the currency of this base metal eafv. June 2 The young Kino of Sweden has accep:ed a fiibfidy from the.Porte, which latter power ap pears to be preparing an extensive alliance in Eu rape, foroppofing, at the prefcnt favorable period, the views of the Emprtfs of Russia. FRAN C E NATIONAL CONVENTION, Mav 22 Ia (he name of the committee of public welfare Treilhird announced that the principles.of humanity which the convention hid fubfiituted for the reign of terror and of blood, continued to inspire foreign pow ers with the bappielt confidence, which would remove all obstacles. —'1 he mod important treaties were at that moment negociating—their relult would conduce to the peace and happiness of Europe.—Those would be culpabl* indjed who (houjd retird the maturity of so filutary a work. (AppUufcs.) " This day, (continued he) your committee of public welfare has to give an account of a new treaty concluded at Basle on the 17th Floreal, Miy 16, be tween the French Republic and the king of Prnfiia. That treaty is relative to a secret article contained in the seventh article of the fame treaty. It may be con sidered as the basis of a general pacification.—Thefe conditions are the neutrality of such members of the Germanic Body as withdravv their contingents from the empire, and engage that they shall not furniih any troops to the enemies of the French. Republic. The king of Prussia guarantees this neutrality, and the open communication of the whole right bank of the Rhine. The Landgrave of HelTe CalTef, of HefTe d' [ Armftadt, and the Eleflor of Saxony, have adhered to this agreement, and v/ill all unite to drive out the H 1- noverian troops. The objeAof this negociation is to jemoye the theatre of war from the North jf Germa ny, to rt-eftabiilh the commercial relations, and to re duce Austria to her own force. S'Jch of the Germa nic members as will not fulfill the conditions of this treaty, will be excluded from the benefit of the neu trality. The reporter concluded by demanding th.it the trea ty and other papers (hould be printed, and that the ratification should be adjourned for three days. Lanjuinais demanued that an *ddrefs should be sent to the 48 fe&ions, inviting to seize all whom they con sider as culpable, and d'efirout of disturbing the pybljc peace. Decreed. PARIS, May 2. Precy, the infamous chief of the rebellion of Lyons, is returned to France. He now lives un dillurbed at a country feat in the vicinity of that city. The royalills have become as dan\ig and fc locious as the terrorists their predeceflo.-j and ac complices. Lyons offers the picture of a second counter revolution. The movement of a jult indignation of at le-'tl an ex;ufeab!c fuy, caused some reputed terrorists to 1 e immolated at Lyons ; but now evejy republican is treated as a terrorill, and the poignard of the aflaflin is continually lifted over his -head. Many lepublicans have already been affaflluated. The General Staff of Precy is recognized. None but such as have borne arms during the rebellion of that city are received in this corps. Swarms of emigrants arrive at Lyons, ExtraS of a letter from Hamburg, " All Germany tries for peace ; but England keeps lome of our princei in perpetual deafnefs. The Aus trian power is ruined by Prufibri politics ; but PrufTu itfelf is almost exhausted. Denmark and Sweden alone prosper, through the wil'dom of their government. The behaviour of the French in all German conquered coun tries, is greatly praised; but the Auftrians and the Englifti are execrated j as also the murders and rob beries of the, French-emigrants with the allied army. 1 here is such a panic fprend among all of them, that five French always are sure to btat twenty of the allies. « I know for ccrtairi, that an Hungarian regiment, lately threw their arms before the feet of their officers, faying, we W:ll not fight people who are in BRUSSELS, May 18, The army of the Sambre aud the Meufc, com mandedby General Jourdan, is now in motion — some large bodies ot that army have been detached tojoin the army of the Moselle, an apprehension having been entertained, that the enemy was pre paring to cross the Rhine, The position of 'he republican armies is nowfuch ar must certainly difconceit all the projects of the Austrian Generals, From Bonn to above May»nce, all the left bank of the Rhine is lined with trrojjir, by means of the ■jundHon of the three armies of the Sambre gnd Meufe, the Moselle and the Rhine. Qcneral Jourcjan has even taken the jSresaution of forcing a communication with the army, which is carrying on the siege of Luxeiubomgh, by pQfl ing fume corps between them. fn 'liorf ? \ c l»<*ttcr ths d''jc-lili,;;:' tne R nn *»';>•• ' ' t iniurrnou iiaMit 1 vliimmliub to the eilemy* in «. aft ilit-y ftvniM attempt *hc of the Rhine. N E W - Y 0 R K. J'-ly 18 On Su.ui'day rnorn ng lalt iJvpai e U,e, M;*s. F,tizA!FTH kivncton, the woVr 1-" and nwW la mented wife of Mr. James .n, Bookl'elier of 'this City; and' -in the afternoon of the fame day, at tended by a great nnmlier of r?fperfrs, as they may be wanted. We are alio t-ild he carries the pro ceedings o' the other ms.-ting relative to the deil-'ic-.' tion »f a British vefiel which lately arrived in Boston armrd-Kuith Pine- Ajtphi. It is expe&ecKtke inhabitant? of those Connries will' decide on the ra.-rits of the Treaty in the faine man. ner as th.-ir brethren in Boston, without giving it a reading. BOSTON, June if*. Wednesday lall was ilic Anniversary of Cnm« meneementat Harward U.iiverfity. A larger mnn« bes of graduates received their iiplonas as Batche lors of arts on this anniversary than any other. The Theses were well chosen, extensive knowledge and brilliancy of genius were confpieurtus in their dis cussion, and a judicious display of energy and pa* the? in their delivery, combined.to secure them the moll unbounded applanfe. FROM SURINAM. By an arrival on Tuesday last, in 38 davs we learn, that the old Dutch Flag wa still flying at that plac-8, neither the English or French being a ble to prrfuade the Government.to give up to them. The Stadtholder, has many friends there. l.ctter from Halifax, 'June 26. " All the (hip«, except the Thilbe frigate, on this fiction, arc now in the vi/. f Admiral Murray 74 £ uns > | Caps . Fe nd C r, 7 64 Capt, Ball Resolution, Argonant, Africa, 138 36 Thetis, L'Oifrau, HufTar, Cleopatra, L'Efperance (lately captured) 20 Capt. Rofie Lynx Sloop, 18 Capt. Row' y The prizes, La Prevovaiite, of 20, and La R.?.i fon, of 18 guns, will be put 111 commifflon by the Admiral. The National Cockade, tender, in port—the Prince cutter, of ten guns, Lieut. failed on a ctaife ycfterday, We are all ai.xi'ous to know the terms of the Com mercial Treaty, and whether it will he ratified or not. On the 4th of June (the Kind's Biih Day) a larije number of merchants and others, dined at the Prince's H»'el—a number of tpafts were drank, with appropriats aiis,by a pirty of the Prince's band—one of the toalls was—'» The Commercial Trcaty> *"d harmony between the two countries." This wis accompanied by " Rult Briinnniii" aid •' Tunlee Doodle," which y/w lap"e.i uid li it t'd by many of the company. I jut! mention tliis little and otherwjfe infifjnificant anecdote to (hew that the acrimony, which to trc'difjjrane.i>f%oth coun tries, has heretofore been but two conf;>icucus, be gl;is gradually to fubln'e—Pray heaven it mav ! -id that the time m:iy arrlw, even vi our day. wlien men may co'.fider themselves rs " Citixms r,f the l world," and breik of? narr'o-v {hackles of preju dice and difcrimin?' ion, so produ&ive of rancour and animosity." ARRIVALS AT THE FORT. S'lip American* Shalcrofs, St. Kitts Old Ton., —Londonderry, 353-pafilngcrs Snow Venus, M .son, St. Croix r-. "■:,, Poll Department nf l' r xr, July 22, I 795. Information is hereby given, To ali the jVjiutarv Invauus of :h United States, that the furrs to which thev are entitl J for fix months o* their annual perfion, from the 4th of March, 1795, andwhirh will become dun on the fifth of September next, will be paid on 'hat day by the Coinmiuip:vrs of Loam, under tbe usual regulation*. Applications qf executor? and admimflrator* must be accompanied with Legal Evidence of thsir r fpcotive ap pointments, and of the tim, jit his Store jVo, 8 2 Snritb Front Jireet, HAS KO* SAL*, 100 Pieces of UalTirt ljiK'k, 150 Barrels of excellent New-England Bee 1 ", 15 Sheers nfC.op'.T*r, 1000 Yards of new I/men, A quantity of men's and women's Shoes aii'd Slippers, Ditto of Wool Hits, 16 Cafl&s of C'iret, . 3? Caiks of Sherry Wine, A few bags of Jamaica AJl'piee, July a» NOW LANDING-, Frpm on board the Sm-w Mercuiy, Uttlings Cqivpir tbfiflvannab. 215 HogCheads of Molasses ; FOR SJLg sr PRAGERS b 1 CO, mi Jvb- ■fin'*'.-,:.' t'n.ft Capt. Home Capt. Cochran Capt. M array Capt. Beresford. Capt. Pcnrole Jeremie i imotby Pickering, Secretary of 11'ar T *7f ifi 6f