BY THIS DAY'S MAIL. NEW.; > IK, "A.pril 20. 1 a meeting of Vl-.vhants and Traders of the City,of New Y - vened by Public Notifi cation, at the :■ n Coffee-Houfe, on Tues day the 19th of April, 1796. Golis'i Ver-planck, in the Chair. It •was Rcfolvcd, As the opinion of this Meeting, that the Rcfo lution pieferred in the House ot' Representatives of the Unite I States by Mr. Maclay against making provision for the treaty lately concluded with Great Britain afforJsjull cause of anxiety and alarm ; and that it is expedient to present a refpectful address to that house, expressive of the sentiment that it deeply concerns the commerce, agiieulture, peace and honor of the United States—that provision be made for the execution of the said treaty with punc tuality and good faith. That it is also expedient to appoint a Committee for corresponding with the other trading towns in the United States, and also with the other Counties ofthisftate on the above mentioned fut>je&. That Gulian Verplanck, Jumes Watson, Edmond Seaman, William Nelson, Moses Rogers, John B. Coles, Isaac Clafon, John Thurfton, Tiotn„s Pear fal, and Cornelius Ray, be the said committee-, and that they be inftrufted to appoint a suitable number of proper characters to proceed tluough the differ ent Wards of this city to obtain the signatures to the said address of all those of our fellow-citizens who (hall agree in opinion with this meeting. And thereupon the following address having been produced, read and considered, the fame was agreed to by the meeting. By order of the meeting, GULIAN VERPLANCK, Chai.man. TO THE Honorable HO USE of RE PR E SENT AT IVES of thi UNJTEQ ST /IT P. S, now convened. We the undersigned, Merchants, Traders, and o ther Citizens of the City of New-York, being of the number of your constituents and deeply inter ested in the issue of every public measure that can affect the essential interelts of our country, find our selves impelled by that conlideration, to address you on the fubjeit of certain refolutioni now depending in your house refpe&ing the Treaty made with Great Britain* which fill our minds with very feri ous apprehenlions, which have already given oce'a fion. to very serious embarrassments, and which in our opinion ihreaten»ery extensive and complica ted evils—the whole magnitude of which it is not easy to forefeeor to calculate. Whatever difference of sentiment may at spy time' have existed among us refpefting particular public measures, yet on this occasion and at this time, we all unite in one opinion—and that opini on is, that the aborementioned treaty ought to be providedfor, and executed on the part of the Uni ted Stares with punctuality and good faith. We forbear to enter into the queflion what are . tFe boundaries nf »>n •»«K<irity i of the fevetal branches of our government on the fubieftof this address ; but however thefc may (land, we are convinced .after full and mature deliberation, that no existing confederations are of fuffijient weight, to render it advifeable to refufe eiikingprovifion for the execution of the said treaty, and that it deeply ' concerns the Agriculture, Commerce, Peace, Cha rafter and Honor of our Nation, that such provi sion (hall be promptly made. Thecompleat executionof the treaties with Great Britain, Spain and Algiers, by extinguishing all , matters of controversy and war, which have here tofore txifted between us and any foreign powers, appears to us a point of the greatest conference to this young and riling country —affording a profpedfc of durable pcaee ; and of an' uninteriupted pro grefsto that maturity and (Irength, which will ena ble us to defy the enmity of foreign powers, with out tl.ofe immense Sacrifices which war 111 our 9 ' present Situation, mud inevitably produce. And tho' we shall be at all times disposed to encoun ter with the spirit and fortitude of FREEMEN, the calamities of a war, necessary as well as jull, we could not but look forward with extreme regret and diffatisfatlion to one, of which either the jullice or the necessity was doubtfnl. Thus impressed, we refpeftfully offer our sense •f the momentous fubjeft to the solemn and dif paflionate confederation of the House of Represen tatives ; firtnly trusting that no impartial views or imprefflons will interfere with the true interest of our country ; that its peace will be tircfully che rished ; and-that its faith and honor will be preserv ed inviolable and unblemished. , Yeilerday arrived here ihe fiiip Port Mary, Capt. Kennedy, in 35 days from Liverpool. By this vrfltl the Editor has received .London Papers to Marth 9, from which the following articles are cxtrafled': f i BARCELONA, January I 8 On the 14th a courier ftom Madrid embarked here for Genoa. We areafTured he carries difpaieh es of the utmost c»nfequtnce from our monarch to J the Emperor, relative to overtures for a general peace, a3 G Britain is disposed to acccde to some conditions already proposed. TURIN, February 9. The Ftench are busily occupied in making a road from O'mea to Garrelio, and thence to the fca, for the pitTage of their artillery. A reinforcement of 5000 cavaliy is arrived at the army to-day, and their battalions encreafe daily, which cirrum(lancc», added :o their immense preparations, seem to me nace Italy with an invasion. However, desertion is very frequent, and a few days ago a detachment of 500 men, ported at St. Jacques, deserted at once to the Aulhians. HAGUE, February 29. The marine of our Republic, now in commiflion, emtfiilt of 22 rtiips of tkeline, 30 frigates, i6biig'» and 1;* boats. GENOA, February 8. * Tnere are at present at Toulon 16 ships of the line and 40 gun-boats, which are ready for fca. FRANCE. PARIS, March 4. The DireeWy has just announced, officially, that Stofflet, and five of his accomplices, were tried at Angers, on the 6th Ventofe, and all (hot the Bext day, except his young servant, whom the military coimni'lion ordered to be imprisoned till the termi nation of the war. It appears that Stofflet was only 44 years of age, and was born at Lu.ieville, in the department of La Meurthe. The fouroffi cetsweie, Charles Lichtenhen, aged 24, born at Prade, formerly in the Imperial fervict; Joseph Philippe Defvanues, born at Ancenis, formrrly clerk tothe dillri£\ ; Joleph Moreau, aged 20, born at Cliaiitek**, by trade a dyer ; Pierre Pinot, aged JI , born at Chollet ; and Muhad Giolleau, aged 14, alio born at Chollet. li*. the council of five hundred, during,..the fit-, tin jof the 3d of March, 3 petition from different faimei9, requeuing, that at lealt one of each of their Tons might be exempted from the requfltioo, in order to aIM them in the cultivation of th« land, was onanimoufly ivjelted 1 COUNCIL OF EI^DERS. Silling of Marcbr. The reporter of ctie commission appointed in the preceding fitting, to examine the rclolution relative to the eledlors made tJy the primary assembly of the Canton of St. Alban, in the department of the Lozere, said, that it refulied from the register of their proceedings on the ele'lioits; I. That the firtl assembly had been flopped in their proceedings, and was obliged to disperse. IK That it was not till after' this diflokition of the onty legal primitive aflembly, that the juflieet ol the peace of tliis Canton were appointed ele&ors. He ended by declariag, that thoie eleAions were contrary to th« spirit of the conititutiui;, add mov- Ed they Ihould be annulled.—Adjourned. MarcK 2. Citizen* Prejean and Beinard were admitted, and presented tu the council a beautiful copy of a new edition of ihe works of and hit bull. The council ordered both to be deposited ill tlie hall of their archives. COUNCIL OF MVE HUNDRED. Sitting of March 1 A member proposed, and the council adoj. 'jd a resolution, annihilating the proceedings of the pri mal y alTembly of Damery. The reporter, in ihe report, spoke in favour of a democratic government, it was obfeived, that ihe government of France was not a democratic one. The council ordered, lhat in (lead of this improper exprefiion, that of a republican government iHoiild be fubttituted. The direftbry, in a message, informed the coun cil, that a crowd of foreigners, whose dispositions could not but be suspicious, had enteted Paris, and there were appiehenlions left they should dilturb the public tranquility ; they therefore demanded some additions to the law of the 23d of May 1793, Villas, in the name of a particular' commiflion, made a report, and piefemed a plan of a rclolutiun upon the of fitting of the commcicial tribu nals.—Adjourned. Citizen* Bernard and Lanchelin made a present to the council, of a Copy of the complete works of Montefqnieu, and of abuft of that great man. The council ordered honourable mention in t'.icir register, and the drpolinng of these prelents in the libraty of the legislative body. The commune of Rieux, in the department of the Upper Garronne, having petitioned for the ef tabli'fhment of a correctional tribunal of police, the reporter from the commiflioa charged with the ex amination of this fuhjedt, proposed to pass to the order of the day. In confeqnencrtif a motion made by Virtar, the council adjourned the difcufiion. A commiflion was ordered to be'appointed, to examine the message from the executive dire&ory, with refpeft to the judges and othet public officers who refufed to take the oath of hatred to royally. March 3. Drouet, on leave of absence with his faipily, wrote that he had received feverel petitions from husbandmen, who reqtiefted that one of their chil dren, at the age of (he requifuion, might be left to aflift them in the cultivation of their farms. He applied to the council, to examine'whether it was convenient to grant the prayer of these petitions. The council palled to the order of the day. The names of the members were proclaimed who are to com »Je the commiflion to pronounce agaiidl judges and other public functionaries who have not l'worn hatred to royalty. The members appointed are Sieyes, Jean-dc Brie, and Chcnicr. Villers, in the name of the commiflion of finances, proposed, and caused to be adopted, the following resolution : From the firfl of Germinal next, 00 rations of provisions and forages (hall be delivered, except to military persons on a&ual fervjee, and to peifons whom the law authoiifes. Neailles proposed to except from the dispositions of the law of the 3d Brufnaite, the public function aries removed in conference of the revolution of the 31ft of May, and the military men on aflual ftrvice. Charles Duval and Lcfage Scnault called for the previous question. " What ! ((aid Madier) if Generals Hocheand Frochcville ; if the brothers of Merlin, who have so courageously defended the country, had been ap pointed representatives, only because they had each a brother or a parent who had emigrated, would you have excluded them from the legislative body ? (Bentabole, Dclville, &, Lcfage Seiiault ciied-out Yes'!) A fine reward you prepare for your de fenders !" Madier, who dtfeended fiom the rpftrnm, wm insulted by some members calling him Chnuau 1 Madier returned to thejn the name of Jacobins! The president called both parlies to order. After an animated difiuflion, the council d<cla ed that cilizei s Bi.udinier and Gualliaid we e t'ol comprised in the law of the 3 J Brumairt ; the bro ther of the firil being a transported priest, who had been found on the lilt of emigrants. The other had taken refuge amongst the armies, to escape the system of terror, and had also his name inferibed in the .ill of emigrants. LONDON, March 2. . I This Jav accounts have arrived in town of the failing of Rear-Admiral Harvey's fleet from Spit head, ye(letd.iy, confilting of the following ships ; Ships. Guns. Comm xnders. Prince of Wales, 981 / 3 Cap*. J. Harvev. Prince, g3 C. P. Hamilton* Atlas, 98 E. Dodd. Nam;»r, 98 J. B. Whitflled. Formidable, 98 Bci kely. Pompee K .. £0 J- Vafhon. Minotaur, , 74 T. Lous. Mars, 74 Sir C. Cotton. Lion, 64 E. Crawley. Trident* 64 E. O. Olborn, - Adamant, 50 H. D. Derby. St. Florenzo, 40 Sir H. B. Neale. Last night a vefielarrrived at Dover from Cajais, Mr. frqtn which a foreign gentleman, and another were landed, the former >>f whom immediately took a chaile poll for London. The conjeitnre was,how £j true we cannot ffcy, that he was charged with dif- t ; r patches from Paris for our ministers. to J March 8. We yesterday dated the icceipt of a Parts jour- jj< tial of the 3d inft. last night we received a series from the 27th ultimo to inft. inclusive. a The moll interesting article is the execution of Sto/flet, the Chouau Chief, with some of his asso ciates in arms. March 9. F Several articles which the Hamburg mail, ar- o' rived this morning, brings, revive the hopes of ef fective negociatioa ; but upon the information and authority of fucll articles, which so often prove fallacions and > contradictory, we forbear to fpecu late. We have l the highielt and molt unqueltiona ble authority id this country, for faying, that A things are in train for negociaiiorin if the French are (incers in their wilhes for peace, and we hope J . toftate the effedt of fuck negociations upon better authority than the vague rumours as they generally ptove to be cf foreign journals. The most important o<»'s from Paris h, that the Executive Directory lias granted a very mild , fentejice to the Buke de Choifeul, tiie Baron.de Montmorency, and other emigrants, who were un . fortunately .wreelud lome time jince on the French coast. The fciiteoi-e is—qu'ils feroßt depor:es— ! or in other words, that they (hall be sent out of the territories of the Republic. This news is private, ! and not mentioned in any of the Paris Journals yet received iu this country. s F.njl-fndia House, March 8. ) Intelligence lias been lately received overland', , from Bombay, of the fui render of the following ] Dutch fetllements to the British forces: 1 Malacca and its dependencies (when not men oionfd) *n, <111 the island of Ceylon, on t the 27th September; and Cochin, on the Malabar , coast, on the 10th O&lober. Intelligence has! received of the death of his highnef, the Nabob of rhe Carnatic, [ on tlie i-jth Odtober, and also of the Pelhwa, or f Firll Minister of lh? Mahratta government, on the 27th of that month. [ PORTSMOUTH, February 23. Vice- Ad:i iral Cornwallis failed this day for the f Weft Indies, with the Royal Sovereign of too guns, Vice-Admiral Corawallif, Capt. Whitby ; e Alfred, 74, Cagt. Drury ; Undaunted, 40. Capt. Roberts; Beaver, 18, Capt. Warner, and * error e bomb, 8, Capt. Douglas. e dutch flkst. HARWICH, March 4. 0 Ciipt. Birch of the (loop Amity, belonging to . Harwich, arrived this morning.atid relates, that on ■ 9 Thursday the tjth of lalt month, abcmt one in the morning; he was captured on the Dogger Bank, Flambru' Head, bearing weft, diltant about 35 leagues, by the Dutch fleet, confiding of fix failof n 1 large (hips of 60 guns and upwards, nine frigates 1 !of 44 guns each, luavy metal, and two brig cut o I ters. One of the frigates took his in tow [ e j till nine o'clock in the morning, when f;e was car -31 ried on board the admiral's ship, whoafced him a s , few queltions, and inftanthr relcaled his vaiTel, and withed him good luck. i 0 The weather was moderate, and the wind at E. ft N. the fleet (leering close to the wind, under close it reefed top fails. xl The (hips were well fitted, most of them with new fails, but badly manned. I', PLYMOUTH, March 5. 0 All the Dutch Jhips cf war in this harbour, confijl f '"S °f °" e °" e °f s°' a f"g«te, n "d two 0 jloops of war, inert yejlerilay taken pojjejjion if by the to commanding officer at this port : the Dutch flag <ivas ns taken down, antl the Bi itifh hoijled in its jlead, and their crews put on board the prison, and fume other ns flips of war in the barb ur. St. JOHN'S, Antigua, March 3. 1 A letter from Barbadoes, addressed to a gentleman 13 in ttis ijlanj, mntior.s that a tran/port [A'o 93] hai- C '"S "7 " oa " 1 *5° me " "f i*" 2 r( S u ' was '"ten, to winawardof that island, en the 26th Feb. by a French nd ftnp of 18 gunx, , vt March 15. ( p. His majeflys f.Up cf war, Bull Dog, has taken a I French Jchooner, with 50, cOO dollars on board, and J sent her into Torto/a, aid a French privateer has also I been taken by the Ariadne, and sent to St. Kitt<. y ■ By a schooner which arrivedyejlerday morning from )Ut $(, iCins, we are informed that an expedition is gone te- against the if and of St. Martins, in confequcnce of an h'plication made by the governor oj Anguilla, to the va , ccmnmnders in chief to windward. The naval force 1 conftjls of the Ariadne, Perdrtx, and Bermuda armed 1 " ( —The land force is compo/ed of a Jlror.g detachment 18 ' of tie AngUlla militia, ar d a number oj volunteers from St. Kit's. We hope in a few days to have rhe fa ;la- tiifaS'on ic announce the surrender »f that ijland to tit, not J5/ it J!'arms. / PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. . AMUTED. t>.iru Schr. Frederlckfbburgh packet, llichardfon Gib ralatr 55 Three Sifters, Smith, N. Y >r!c ? Two Brathers, Collier, Virginii j CHARED. Ship Diana, Pile Hamburgh Hamburgh Picket, Clay Liverpool Snow Cleopatra, Christie St. Dominga Brig Hope, Hope Weft-Indie* Peggy, Hever Londori Betfev, Abbott Lilboa Georgia Packet,'M'Hver Martinique Eagle", Gamble St. Bartholomew! Welcome Return, Labbjcfr 7 Savannah Schooner Fannv, Penn 1 rinidal Dolphin,' Potter Norfolk John, Coffin Boftcrx Delight, W'ilfon Charlefto# lionry, Bozman Plymouth. (n. C ) Resolution, Bell Swan/borough Sloop Nancy & Peggy, Jarvis Currituck Phoenix, Sheppard Norfolk Laura, Bunker Newport Republican, Hatton Norfolk The fliip Adrians, Fltzpatrick in 34 days from Lon don, is arrived at the fort, also the Ambuicade, Macer. from Bermuda. It is said the Adriana brings very flattering account* of the profpedl of jieace in Europe. Cnpt. R icharcifon left at Gibraltar 17th Feb. Schooner Eliza, Arnold, Philadelphia : Brig R.6ver, Smith, Bal timore. A fleet of 50 fail of Merchantmen were ready totakethuir departure, under convoy, for England. fhre« or fcur 74s and several frigates, lay ia port. April 4, Lat. 34, Long. 59 40, spoke $ip Sally & Betsey, from New Haven, bound to Antigua, all well. NEW THEATRE. 0" The Public are refpe<stf»lly informed, that the Doors of the Theatre will open at half an hour after FIVE, and the Curtain rife precisely at half past SIX o'clock, for the remainder of the Season. Mr. Harwood's Night. On FRtDAT EVENING, April it, - ' Will be pre fen ted, A COMEDT, faltered by Garrick from Beaumont * Fletcher) sever performed here, called Rule a VVife and have a Wife. Duke of Medina, Mr. Whitlock, Don Juan, Mr. Green, „ Sanuhi*, Mr. Brete. Alonzo, Mr. Darley, jun. Cacofogo, Mr. Darley, Leon, Mr. Moreton, Michael Perez, (the Copper Captain ) Mr. HarivcoJ, Lopez, Mr. Mitchell, Lorenzo, Mr, H r arrell, jun. Margaretta, Mn.Shaiv, Altea, Mn. Francis, Clara, Mrs. Harvey, . Eftiffnia, Mrs. Marjhall, Old Woman, Mr. Bates, Maid, Mr. Francis. " , _ ( Mrs. Solomon, Mrs. Bate], and ' : ' I Miss Ro- V fon. ' End of the Comedy, A Comic Pantomimic DANCE, (composed by Mr. Francis) called , Harlequin Hurry Scurry; Or, The Rural Rumpus. ( Collin, (the Cooper) Air. Lege, ' Hedtap, (the Cebler) Mr. Darley, jut. Cabbage, (the Taylor) Mr. Hrarrell,jun. x Billy Puff, (the Barber) Majler tVarrcll, Farmer Stui sly, Mr. Roivfon, Sawy.vs, Mejrs. Mitchell & Silomon. Bunikin, (the Clo'xn) Mr. Dollar. • . Lucy, Mi/s Milbcmrne, 3 Milliner, M'J' Willems, Sempjlrefs, Mrs. Lege, ' Wajher Women, Mrs. Harvey, &c. Columbine, Mrs. De Marque. r In the course of the Dance will be introduced a new TRIPLE HORNPIPE, J3y Miss Wiltcmi, Mi/s Millturne 13* Mn. Demarjut. The whole to conclude with a REEL. To which will be added, 0 A FARCE, (never performed here) palled " Two firings to your Bow; " OR, THE MAN WITH TWO MASTERS. Don Pedro, Mr. Francis, r Don Sancho, Mr. IVarrtil, OdUvic, Mr. Btete, :s Ferdinand, Mr. Green, Borachio, . Mr. Morgan, * Lazai illo, Mi. Bates, Drunken Porter, Mr. Bliffett. a Waiters, Mefirs- J. Warrell, & Mitchell. j Donna Clara, Mrs. Francis, s Leonara, Miss Willems, , Maid, Miss Rovtjon. e BOX, One Dollar—PlT, Three-Fourths of a Dollar— and GALLERY, Half a Dollar. h TICKETS to be had at H. and P. RICE's Book-Store. No. 50, Msrkei-Street; and at the Otlice adjoining the The. ttJC. Placet Cor the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Wells, at the Front of the Theatre. 0- No money or tickets to be returned ; nw any person, on 'jo any account whatsoever, admitted behind the faenes. VIVAT RESPUBLICA. as ~ id For Sale, er \ Three story BRICK HOUSE and Lot, in Chefnut L\- street, between Front and Second ftr.ets, in which — Melfrs. James Calbraith & Co. have for mlny years (and «, now do) carried on business. in PofTeflion will be given in one month, or sooner. 7- For terms apply to WILLIAM BELL, or to HECTOR CALBRAITH. ch April ai. § Frefli Fruits. lj o TO-morrow morning will bs landed, AT Hamilton's wharf, from on hoard the schooner Frederi'-kfburg Packet, William Richardson waster, me from MALAGA, a „ Frcth BLOOM RAISINS, in Kegs, Ditto ditto, in Boaes, rce Ditto Mufcatcl ditto in ditto, j j Solt (helled ALMONDS, ip Sacks, FIGS, ill Frails, ANCHOFIES, in Ktgs. &c. 7 J For Sale by t:\ Peter Kuhn. April ax. ' J8
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