ble, that Mr. Jay rrinv -hive intended { for never was a public in'trument-(^rawn■ with- less preeifion titan the one before is ) that - this provision (hould Only- extend to poods brought in for the purposes of the Indian trade, y?t how the words can be made to bear this conftruclion I am at a loft to conceive. But (hould tveri this be admitted to be the true meaning, it will attain prove the extreme folicitnde of • the framers of the treaty to fecurc to the Britilh the whole benefit of the Indian trade ; without this article, goods might be pure trifeu of our merchants, for the purpose of this commerce which would, on account of the ten per <\ ,n. di!Tepence, have been imparted in American vef- f t i 5. but this flight advantage it fceras was deemed t.io iiiucii for tlie faerince of the whole profits of the Indian trade. It is therefore ftiplihted,. that the Bri tifK shall na ifjate our rivers to the highest porr of eta fry for foreign vefll-ls, and that upon this <-oaftrn a 11 bouuty his man ftv, aril not iite the rc((, rr--.tter '.f agreement) are a!fo to pay an equal tonnage duty, in 1 the' islands with that the British pay here. Now J would aft, if it is poifiMe to dcvjfe a more effectual , ivay to .put the whole Weft-India trade into hands ot the British. ift. They pay only American duties, id. As the American must p.iv in the Islands, what tonnage the Brit-ill pay here, the tonnage would be exa&ly even, j hut as the American viffel aifo pays a tonnage duty in our own ports ot 6 cents which the British do not pay j in their own islands, it must follow that the -British j carrying on tha Weft-India trade, will pay 6 cents tcil ; t nnage upon the whole out a-id return voyage, than the American, and as four voyages may be made in a year, the-American will the couife of the year, 24 cents per ton more than the ijritifli flnp, l the {hip is unlimited as to size which we know to be an important circumstance in the cheapness of naviga -1? tion ; that our minifttr fliouid not be content to put the British upon a par with the American in the face of exifline laws, and laws too that cannot he altered, fcecaufe they are pledged for the difcharf.e of the fund el debt, seems so monfhous a misdemeanor, that it will hardly be bell ved even by those who have read the treaty over with attention. I therefore tranferibe the very words " and the fa m upon our own terms. But at all events we be very cor.fiderabie Jafa* by this treaty, for fepm-fing that trade, would, independent of the treaty, have been earned on in Bn'tifh bottoms, w" then gained, at leaffc the 10 pei cent, the foreign duty on their imports, which duty-would opciiite as a bounty upon our trade with other foreign Weft India Minds, ,as well as limilar ariides imported from the East Indies, and thus contribute to ex- tend our Navigation and commerce in one quarter, while it restrained it in another ; we (houid indeed. by this means, have less of the produce ef the Bri tilh Iflaiids, but more of the produce of other coun- tries ; our exports to the British islands woulfl con tinue as they were, because they could not do witli out them : our imports from thetn would dimmish and the foreign markets fri.ra which we lupplied the deficient yof British fuga'S, Sic* would afford an additional market for exports. But, alas ! the evils of this article do not even flop at the point I have mentioned. By this treaty we are not only to lose the benefits of the trade with the Briiirti, hilt also with the French Ifonds, who now kirtdly' open their ports to ic3; by the second article of our treaty with France, we mutually agree, that nei ther will " grant any particular favor toother na tions, in refpett of commerce and navigation, which {ball not immediately become common to the other party, who (hall enjoy the fame favor freely, if- the concefiion was freely made, or on allowing the fame compensation if the concessions were conditional. " The French then, the moment this teaty is ratified have aright in cafe they admit us to vilit their if land3 with reflels of seventy tons, to come to our pi.rtSj free of foreign duty upon the articles they import, and mav also impose a tonnage duty of 5c cents on our veiltU, and of courft'to navigate to. and from our our po.ts, (iii cents cheaper tha i our own velTels, and can we doubt after the causes o* disgust which this treaty will give them, that they will delay a moment to exchange our free trade, with their islands, into that fame commerce which we meanly accept as a bounty from Britain ? Grenvil'e, however, conceiving that the t.ansfer of our whole Wcjl-lndia trade and navigation, was not fu'ffiotentlv ruinous To our commerce, asks and ob tains from our polite envoy in return for his majef ty's condefceniion in accepting so great a part of our trade, that we would also prohibit the expor tation of molasses, sugar, coffee, cocoa or cotton, j in American vciTels, either from his M tjefty's if landi, or from the Unit, d Sidles to any part of the world, reasonable sea (tores excepted. Ihe few a po'ojrifls that the treaty has yet found affect to be lieve that the reitriftion is to be confined to such of j the above articles as are imported only from the Bri j tifh ifiands, but the words are express, "that the I United States will prohibit and re It rain the carrying 1 a fff ( not any such) molafies, &c." and the reason f they, will urge in defence of the only true and obvi - J ous conftruftion would fee, that as ona cask of coffee j cannot be diltujguilhed from another, if any was I exported, that which came from their islands would 1 not be exported, and thus we would in this circuit- I ous route acquit* a certain proportion .of the carrying trade. That this is a part o f a genera! lyftem for the ruin of our navigation (Britain always having dread ed us as a Hval) will appear from the iiiitruftions of aimed ship* of the Bth of Jan. I 795, which re main unrevoked, and as saras we have yet learned, uncenfured by Mr. Jay. By that their armed vcf fels are inftrudted "to bring in for lawful adjudica tion all (hips with their cargoes that are laden witli the produce of the French Welt-India islands, foi iny port of Etirope." How then (lands our trade as to the exportation of those important articles, ill. We arc not to ship them from the French If-! lands. 2. We are not to (hip them from the British islands. .3. We are not to (hip them from ihe Uni ted States. From the Ealt Indies we cannot (hip them, becaufc the East India cargoes being afTorted for our markets, must ftrlt .land hereafter which,by the tenor of the treaty, we are not to refhip them, nor can we ever ship the Cotton which is the pro duct of our country ; the prohibition being express that we (hall not export any. Now let us fee the a mountof the exports, and determine how, far it is wife to lay ourfeives under these humiliating rellric-. tions. Ftom the firft iftofO&ober, 179 r, to the 30th • of September, 1792. Cotton exported 138,328 lbs. Coffee 2,136,742 Cocoa 6,000 Brown Sugar 1,122,1^6 Loaf do. 21,760 Mobiles _ 12,340 gals. Humiliating as this article is, when I come to consider ths 14th and 15th articles it will appear, that neither this nor the loss of Indian trade are the fevered blows aimed by this treaty, at the com merce and navigation of the United States. C A T O. ' " F. ASTON, (Maryland)' A correfpondcnt observes with great plrafure the ac count of the federal celebration of Independence at Eaiton lalt anniversary breathes through the whole afentiment purely and excli{fi-v?ly /IMEIiICAN r—nor do?s the style fill from the fubjeift. It was with fincerc p'leai'ure and with gratitude that the writer of these reintrlcs saw oil' that occasion a noble boldness of condudl that dared to depart from the hackhey'd poli tical politeness of foreign toasts. That ventured to eri noble the nativity of our political life with names, things and sentiments, appropriate to the nation of America. With a true love for our own Country we may fife I y mingle a generous wilh for the freedom and happiness of another nation; but on these high national feftivals, each fentiinent ftioull be sacred to the peculiar occasion —Jndvve ought no more to blend foreign adulation with the day, than ought a lover to mix his real tenderness to h : s mitirefs, with a profeft and ardent attachment to another fine woman. So young a country, of features so mixeS, stands in need of what is sometimes called in derlfitm nationality—We even stand in need of preju dices — 0 f a blind pride nr our own country—and how ever highly gifted we are with real blessings, I with to fee the day when every man in America will firmly be lieve his own country is. the bravest, the wisest and the best on earth—which at this moment might. be fafely believed. . . ■ LATtLT PUtjLiZiHiiJj, And to be had at P. 1)A VIES's Bctk-Stcre, No. 68 High-Jlreet, Del Pino's Spanijh Grammar, To which is added, an Sngiifh Grammar, for the use of Spaniards. At the fame place may he had, a few copies of Beyer's French & EngUfh DiSionary. Edition. Jiinjii By this D-dy's Mails. NEW-YORK, Au-. ii. COMMITTEE OF HEALTH. Solicitous to qui.et any ur.fouiided apprehension ■which may red on the minds of the citizens, with refpeft to the spread of any malignant disease ; but at the fame time convinced of the necessity of a faithful detail of facts as far as tliey have come to our knowledge. When the public is addressed up.r on this filbjeA the commiu«e of health think pro per to declare, that in their 1 opinion, no circum Itance hasexifted in this city, which ought to have the alarm, which in said to have gone forth. It 4s true that a fever, precisely like one which has twice in the cotlrfe of four or five years been oblerved in tile autumnal fcafons in this pi tee, has ?.gain made its appearance—f-veral fea-iaring min have'fallen viitims to it. It is fufpefied to have originated on bo ird of a Certain vessel, wliich lay at Fitche's wharf; but of tl is there can be ob tained no decided evidence. Njjt withftaHdin* which the vessel lias been ordered off the stream. It is fulpe&ed also, but without decided evidence, that our late worthy health officer fell a vithm to some unguarded rxpofure fi> an infefivd corpse on board a vessel. Bolides him, notwithstanding thj m-41 diligent enquiry, we liave obtained information of not more than eight deaths happening among our citizens fiace the 20:h of lift month, fr m fevers supposed ia any decree malignant. The number of pirfuns killed by the imprudent life of cold wa ter has been rem likable, and labourers and other# actively employed ought to be frequently caution ed -011 this head. The committee have taken the mod prompt and effectual meaiures to guard Jhe health of ihcir fellow-citi/.eni>: a house is prepared at B--Ilvue, for the rcceplioa of lick persons who may be fufpe£ted of infection, with every agreea ble accommodation, lubfiitcnce a,id rredical aid. All vessels coming from foreign countries, from which there is any reafion to apprehend the intro duction of irrfe&ious fevers, are now.obliged to re main below Governor's island, until! vilited by the health officer, and a regular pe-m'it for their entry be granted. The citizens ought t» confifkr it tiieii duty individually to report to the committee any person who may attempt to evade this precaution, that the penally of the law may be enforced. The pra&itioners of physic in th< city, have been parti cularly requeftrd to be early and faithful in tepre- j fenting any dangerous or suspicious cafe. A henrlf it provided and may be readily obtained by an ap plication to the chaiiman ef the committee, or any one of the Aldermen, for the early burial of the dead, whenever it shall he thought necessary, a practice earnestly recommended during the hotted lesion, it being a well eftabli/hed fatt, that the body of a patient who during life could give no in fection/yet when a corpse, be suddenly rendered capable of so doing in a great degree. The com miitce are of opinion from taking into their confi ■ deration the present ffate of the health of the city, the uncommon degree of heat in the weather, and the lengthy period that is yet to elapse, before that fcafon arrives, which is nftialiy observed to chcck the progress of autumnal "diseases, that great care and circumfpeftion are ne cessary. Moderation, regularity and cleanliness, ire efpccially recommended. The cleanliness of the streets, yard*, cellars, and markets, and the rcmo val of all putrefcent matter, are objects of very great importance, and ought to be particularly at tended to, especially in tlrofe parts of the city which are contiguous to our eallern waters. By order of the committee, JNO, BROOME, Chairman. Augull 1, 1705. Arrivals at this Port, Brig Phebe, Bartram, New Providence Fox, Saltus, Charleftou Schooner Two Friends, Pratt, Philadelphia Sloop Republican, Block, Richmond Rising Sun, WalTdv, Bolton The Schooaer Regulator is returned having sprung herjnaft. The Brig Diana Henry arrived at Gonaives, iith July, from this poit. The brig Chatham, Morrel from this port, to G., naives, was taken the I ith July, off that port, by a Britilh ao gun (hip. Ship Sally and Betsey has arrived at Newfield, from St. Martins in ixdays. The brig Union, Miller, of this port, was taken on the 3d July, off Jeremie, by a French pnvateer. War ranted American, and valued at 25,000 dollars. Brig Marruttee, Htibaak, bound to New-Orleans, from this port, is taken and carried inio New-Provi dence, and there detained. BOSTON, August 7. A lift of American yejjels brought into and actually de tained at St. An dero. Sloop Julius Cefar, of Newfield, near New-York, took in Rofm in Bayonnc, cargo condemned, and vefiel cleared free, though his freight is rcfufed. Shio Tfiomas, Eli Vickery, ef and from Norfolk, with 3000 bbls. flour, and near 4000 bushels corn, des tined to Bourdeaux, permitted to proceed, purluant to Mr. Short, the en*oy'« interference. Brig Cadet, of Salem, Charles Derby, m?.fier and owner, with fifh, pepper, sugar, indigo, hog's lai d, and butter —being the remainder of the cargo he took in at Sakm, which he could not fell at Nantz, being the last port he failed from, and on his way to Bilbos, though cleared out for St. Sebafiian, was flopped and sent in— hi» cafe yet undetermined. •Brig Paragon of Boflon, Allen Hallet, master and awjler, last from Bourdeaux for Bilboa, though cL.red cut for Bayonse, with fifh, sugar, coffte, and xo,ooo crowns In fpeeie, the former part of the cargo he took in at Boston, and the latter was the produce of what he' disposed of at Bourdeaux —his cafe also undetermined. Ship Clothier, of Philadelphia, last from Baj onne, where (he took in rosin spirits of turpentine, wool, pitch, and,fome other aWicles—by the sailors declaration it appears the cargo is French-property, and was taken out of the national stores, confequentlv will be con demned —In this cafe, I have secured the payment of the (hip's freight, and the Captain's own property on board; - Brig Mary, of Brfton, W- BartaH, master, last from Bourdeauxj direit from St. Sebastians, ,with 800 bbfe. of Philadelphia flour, up casks of wheat, 33 do. rice, all on account of the national convention, consequently a good prize. Important and Authentic , ' By a gentleman of undoubted veracity, we areper fonally informed, that hi left Newport a few days ago —where he saw, ami read feveril Sitters refpefting the •«o&ftf cffetft which the.intelligence of Mr. Jay's treaty h ic( produced in France. Thefc letters were written by j\u% Munroe Ambafiador, Mr. Fenwick. ir Consul at Bourd aux/aiui Colonel HiicHboj-ne oF tßts town, nv si retiddnt in Paris —TKeyrWere very lerigt* / ..:r in formant could not remehiber particulars, but pcrfVdtly recolle#3, that the National Convention were mucli diflatisfied with trie ntv/iof Mr. Jay's having coielud ed a secret treaty with the British miuifitcr. These let ters-v.'ere taken m a veflll bonnd taforne port in the United State?; by the British (hip Afgonatt, th; y were directed to Mr. Randolph and 'other but not w?thi'.an(iing they were opened hy the Bntjfti captain who took them-' The of th? National Convention ccnn plaincd mUcb of the lecrocy which had enveloped Mi*. Jay's ffejf'Qeiatinti in England, and observed, th*it the trinfa'ctions wore an ifpcfi unfavourable to the French. ■Mr. Munroe complains' very much of the err. barfT ment this news his thrown in ihe way .of his ntgo- ciatlons It doe's ,nof appear th.it he had f. en the treaty, altho' hey had received a general idea of its import. [The abovementioned letters ti-erc prebably tai'.-rt in the American (hip ''abius, Ciptarn Cofrab, bound from Bourd«aut for Philadelphia, whifh wasta}rtu«s4 by the Argo laut, and lent to Halifax ; Svherefretn rMi or pretended evidence . f its bem».Freh'ch.'p?op*rt v, her .cafgo has be. n condemned. The letters were put on board the fleop Cuihberla.nd, Capta n Tufrcm. from Halifax for Bpftpn, in order to be forwarded to J'hi lade'.phia ; but -on their partake were taken by the 'French privateer Coquet, no-v in this harbour and fcijt for Newport. fatnu $. It wa. yefterdaV afternoon repore-J, 1 i-at'the tiin of the Africa, off Ne*pmij had fort a latter ta the Governor of iihode-lUand, ri queuing his, inter ference and influence for the ri-ieai'o of a Brif.fh officer captured iri the Cumberland ; * an : ohferving, thit if fueh influence was not used, i c ihou' warp iiis ship into the harbon knd men., and take the liritliH officer by force, at the fame time protecting the landing of the men with his (hip. We cannot determine the Truth of the above—we hAd ralher afford Emolierits (barf C rrctives, to the public mind. —Bilt fucli was the report,"ahd iuch we were obliged to pu'oiifh.—Time will determine the of the Rumour-., .■ i L.t. Apt;: jAP, w are told, fc who have demands againftfaid eflatare rtquefted * bring in their accounts aiiJ receive payment. FRANCIS GdRNF.Y, ROBERT SMITH, C Executors DANIEL SMITH, J Philadelphia, July 57, 179J iJj-ou'uL M ORDI CAT LF.WtS: * C tf and Times, Peter blight. . .. V • 3tawira