- .. \ - (
on a very commanding point of the "entrance. At
one o'clock yelterday afternoon this gur. opened
upon us we pafied : the Diamond's fire, however,
silenced it in eleven minutes. The others opened
upon us as we came round the point,and their com
manding situation givilig them a decided advan
tage over a (hip in our position, I judged it neces
sary to adopt another mode of attack, and accor
dingly detached the marines and. boarders to land
behind the point, and take the batteries in the
rear. As the boats approached the be.ich they met
with a warm reception, and a temporary check,
from a body of ttoops drawn up to oppose their
landing : the (ituatioA was critical, the ship being
exposed to a mod galling fire, and an intricate pi
lotage, with a considerable • portion of hei men
thus detached. I pointed out to lieut. Pine the
apparent pra&icability of climbing the precipice
In front of the batteries, which he readily perceiv.
Ed, and, with, an alacrity and of which I
have had many proofs in the course of our service
together, he undertook and executed this hazard
ous service, landing immediately under the guns,
and rendering himfelf mafler of them .before t,he
column of troops could regain T the heights. The
file from the (hip was diredted tc? cover our men
in this operation ; it checked the enemy in their
advancement, and the re-embarkation was effected,
as soon as the guns were spiked, without the lofi
of a man, though we have to regret Lieut. Carter,
of the marines, being dangerously wounded, on this
occasion.
The enemy's guns, three twenty four pounders,
being silenced and rendered useless for the time, we
proceeded to attack the corvette and the other ar
med veflels, which had by this time opened their
fire on us, to cover the operation of hauling them
selves on (hore. The Diamond was anchored as
close to the Corvette as her draft of water would
allow. The Liberty brig was able to approach
near, and on this occasion I cannot omit to men
tion the very gallant and judicious manner in which
Lt. M'Kinley, her commander, brought this veflel
into action, profiting by her light draft of water
to follow the covette close. The enemy's fire soon
slackened, and the crew being observed to be ma
king for the (hore, on the English colours being
hoisted on the hill, I made the signal for the boat's,
manned and armed, to board, dire&ing Lieut. Gof
fet in the lugger, to cover them. This service was
executed by the party from the (hore, under the
dire&ion of Lt. Pine, in a manner that does them
infinite credit, and him every honor, as. a brave
man and an able officer. The enemy's troops oc
cupied the high piojefting rocks all round the ves
sels, from whence they kept up an incefiant fire of
mufquetry ; and the utmost that c®uld be.effe&ed
at the moment was tofet fire to the corvette (nam
ed L'Etourdie, of i 6 guns, twelve pounders on
the main deck) and one of the merchant brigs,
since as they fell the enemy pressed down on the
sands, to the veflels ; lieut. Pine thetefore re
turned on board, having received" a fevete cptjtu
fion on the bread from a muquet ball. As the tide
.rose again it became practicable to make a fecopd
attempt to burn the remaining veflels. Lieuten
ant Pearfon wai accordingly detachecbfor that pur
pose, with the boats, and 1 am happy to add, his
gallant exertions fbeceeded to the utmost of my
hopes, notwithstanding the renewed and heavy fire
of rpufquetry from the {hore. / Thi3 fire was re
turned with great fpi'.it and evident good effect ;
and I was much pleased with the eondutl of lieut.
Goffet in the hired lugger, and Mr. Knight, in the
Diamond's launch, who covered the approach and
retreat of the boats. The velTels vers all burnt
except gn armed lugger which' kept up her fire to
the last.
The wind an,d tide suiting at ten at night to
come out the harbour again, we weighed, and
pafied the point of Herqui, from we receiv
ed a f.w (hot, the enemy having found means to
reilorc one of the guns to activity. Our loss, as
appears by the inclosed return, is trifling, consider
' ing the nature of the enterprise, and the length of
time we were exposed to the enemy's fire. Theirs,
1 am persuaded, must have been great, from the
numbers within the range of eur (hot and (hells
The condutt of every officer and man under my
command, meets with my warmelt approbation ; it
would be (uperfluous to particularize any others
than those I have named ; fuffice it to fay, the cha
raderil\ic bravery and a£tiviiy of Britifli seamen
-never was more confpicuons.
Lieut. Pine will have the honor to present their
L° r d(hips with the colours which he flruek on the
battery ; and I beg leave to recommend him par
ticularly to their Lordfliips, as a molt'meritorious
officer.
• I have the honor to be, &c.
W. SIDNEY SMITH.
Eva#) Nepean, Esq. Sec. to the admiralty.
A return of the killed and wounded belonging to
i his majesty's (hip Diamond, in the three attacks
of the enemy's 'batteries and shipping, in Her
qui, lie 17'.h of March, 1795. Killed Two
Seamen.
Wounded, fird Lieut. Horace Pine, Lieut. Carter
of the maiines, and five seamen.
W. SIDLEY SMITH.
Philadelphia,
FRIDAY EVENING, Maj n, I 79 6.
married.] —Last Wednesday evening, by the
Rev. Mr. Ultick, Francis Esq. of
Newtown, Bucks County, to Mrs. Mary Mqrris,
of this City.
Mr. Chalmfrs, late of the New-Theatre, ar
rived in this City on Wednesday last, from Charles
ton, South "Carolina.
died. J —A: Burlington, New.Jersey, on the ilth
»ft. Isaac Nev.e, Printer of that place.
From the Courier Francais of this meriting.
]$xtra£i of two letters from London, written by a
merchant in London to his partner in this City
dated March 18 and 2 til.
" For three days pad, all is here peaces The
funds life every day. The three per cents are this
* <
day at 69, which is enormous for th; time.
At the fame time we have received this morning
letters from Hamburgh of the 1 Jth, all speak Of
war. jNotwithftaitding which bets are laid of a
hundred to onk that we (hall not have another
Campaign. God grant it .'
21 ft. 1 expect to announce to you in my next
'etter the news of peace.
Yelterday arrived in town, from New York, his
Excellency Robert Liston, Minilter Plenipoten
tiary from the coilrt of London to the United States
of America.
A letter from London, of the 2d of April, received
by the James, arrived at New York, mentions the ar
rival of (hips General Wa(hington, I'rice, and Rfe
buck, Skewed, of Phila. at Falmouth. The Prud
ence, Miller, of ditto, at London—and that the Bos
ton-Packet had not arrived at the above date.
The (hip Henrietta, Robinson, from this p6H,Js
fafe arrived at Londonderry
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
.
ARM r ED. DAYS*
Snip Governor Mifflin, Kemp, Ctiarlelton 11
Charlotte, Bell, Greenock 50
Lady Washington, Tremels, Bermuda 14
Edward, Linnet, Lilbon 69
Betsey, Shaßklin, ■ Jeremie 24
Schr. Sifters, Jackson, Farderickflmrgh 4
Thorn, Green, Tortola 24
Weymouth, Stevens, New-York 5
Adventure, Burnet, North Carolina 4
Pomona, Gardner, Bolton 10
Delia, Watson, N. Providence 18
Sally, Beiifl*ek, Virginia 4
Sloop Phoenix, Dennifun, Alexandria 10
Sally, Denikc, Norfolk 4
A Ship from AmlerJam—and two fchopuers
are below.
The Ship Charlotte on tl, 27th of March, was
boarded by the Kritifh frigate St. Florenza, one of
Admirals Duncan*s Fleet, that, went in qneft of
the Dutch Fleet, which they informed, they had
not mel with.
In the Charlotte came 69 paflengers. 1
The schooner Nancy, Caps. Peden, of ifnd from
Philadelphia to the Welt-Indies, was 101 l on Mi
guana Reef—captain aad crew, and part of the car
go saved.
The following communicatfon was this day re
ceived by a merchant of this city from Bermudi.
Port of St. Georges, April 24, 1796.
Yelterday the following veflels were condemned
here.
Brig Harriet, Peaice of Boston, from Guada
loupe,
. Schooner Elizabeth, Trott, Norwich, from Efe
quibo.
Sloop Alcfto,Clark, Gharlefton, from St. Lucia,
And in the lalt week the following veflels were
condemned at Hamilton.
Brig Betsey, Goodric ; , Newbury-Port,. from
Guadaloupe-
Schooner Judith, Cawer, Boston, from Mari"a
lame.- 1 .
Schooner Raver, Cawrr, do. from Guadalnupe.
Brig Three Brothers, Alfiltant, New-Lomijin+ropx
Gua'doloupe-
The 4 lalt condemned in less than 2 hours trial.
I he brig Refolntion, Rockwell from Stirrinam
for .Boston with 300,000 weight of Coffee, was ta
- J&en by Admiral Murray's (hip the Resolution and
feat in. The property of Mr. Apthorp a native
of Boston.
, BY THIS DAY'S MAIL.
QUEBEC, April 21.
HOUSE OF JSSEMBLr.
Friday, April 15. The house went into Com
mittee on the biil for making a temporary prjvifion
for the regulation of Trade between this Province,
and the United States of America, palled thefasne
without amendment, which being reported, the
bill was ordered to be engrofled.
BOSTON, May 9.
State of the Votes for Governor.
ADAMS 13,821 —Sumner, 9005"~""^
690 —absolute majority for Adams 2063.
NEW-YORK, May 12.
The Marquis del Csmpo, Amhaflador from Spain,
was arrived at Paris, from London.
His arrival at Calais was announced bv a dis
charge of artillery, and it is said he was received
with the loudest acclamations by an immense crowd,
calling out, » Long liye our ally, the Spanilh na
tion!"
From the Paris accounts, detailed in our last
London papers, it appears that Gen. Pichegru had
been fuceeeded in his command of the army of the
Upper Rhine, by Gen. Moreau—The motives of
hi* resignation are said to have arisen from his hav
ing Itienuoufly advised the executive to make peace
—and even the fnrrender of the Netherlands, which
were not attended to. The negotiations with Sar
dinia had been broken off.
The President of-thfe Holland Convention,' Peter
Paulus, and one cfthe principal authors of the Re
vedution in that Gountry, died suddenly, on the
17th of March.
It is asserted in the English papers, that the Ex
ccut've Dirfcftory of Fiance have deprived Ofteud
of the privileges it possessed under the Emperor..
Arrivals a A bis Port.
Ship Draper, Collins, Dublin
Niagara. Black, - Ho) 1
IT"' ick j nfon ' London
Albemarle, Lorincr, plj-
Brig Jane, Philadel^
Betsey, Goodnch v Bermuda '
Lxtracl from the Log.Book of the Ship James,
Captain ©ickinfon.
April 1. Pafied Woolwich for London, the (hip
ajr American, Capt. Goodrich,of andfrom New-
York.
* • *
April i. -Pair,] Gravefeud, the flrip Light-
Horse, of New-York, front Chjrleflc.i, bound to
i London.
i AprilS. Between t!ie Pjint and Lizard,
a (poke the (hip-Jane, of Philadelphia, from Ciiailcf
!on, hound to Ha anbury.
April 25. T 1 Int. 42, 22, N. long. 41, W. spoke
the fin'p L'neiui'l,ip, of and from Baltimore, bound
to Bourdcaux, oik all wc]!.
By Captairi Dickinfon, of the James, in 31 days
from London, we have received London Papers to
the third of jipril. They contain many in tire Ring
s articles, which we have felefted for this Day's Ad
vertiser—and which will be continued to-morrow.
PARIS, 4 Germinal, (Match 24.)
A publics- misfortune is announced : it appears,
1 alas ! to he too true. Pichegru has sent in his re
signation of the command of the army of the Rhiye
-ami <he Maaeilo. And this refigßatjpn was aecept
ed <>n the. 24th Ventofe, ( March 14) by the direc
tory ! Each of these rafts is equally astonishing.—
s Pichegru has not without the mod powerful mo
tives, abandoned his post at the moment when what
was laid with truth of Turenne, mi»jht also, with
out flattery, be applied to him : that hit reputation
. was -Worth an army. Pichegru therefore owes to
, Lance the developement or the causes which have
3 obliged him to retire. If his retieat was not farc
in ed, it was dallardly, and the effect of weakness. A
j General who has attained such a degree of glory
and not belong to himfelf: he
belongs to the Republic, which requires from him
y new triumphs. "*■*
March 29.
The New Dutch Colours.—These differ from
3 the old, in having a white Jack in the centre of the
j red flag, on which is depicted a virgin seated on a
green bank, holding in one hand a lance furmount
-5 ed by the Cap of Liberty, and relting the other on
a fafcis of arrows. At her fide is a Lion, who also
s grasps the lance, and turns his head around with an
air of menace 1
, April t.
f Charette has nt length been taken and (hot.—
p Entirely defeated by the Republican army—his
I troopi dtfperfed and incapable of being collected
again and rallied—himfelf closely ptiri'ued—Cha
rette aflumed thedrefs of a peasant, with a hope of
, eluding the drift search that' was making after him.
He wandered fJr some time among the fields alone,
„ and was at length discovered and pursued by a Re
publican patrole. His drength being at lad exhaull
„ ed, he funk upon the ground, and was taken by
two grenadiers, whp carried him on their (houlders
to the next pofl, fromr whence he was conveyed to
J Angers. At Angeis he was tried and sentenced
to be (hot. The sentence was immediately carried
into execution.
Phis event may be considered as the death blow
. to the Vendean war.
The negotiations with Sardinia, if we may he
lieve the accounts in the Trench papers, had made
t . confiilerahle progress when they wete biekeri off.
Sardinia bad consented to a provisional celfion of
, Savoy and Nice; but she required that this cefT
ion should not be definite till the general peace,
. and that F' ance fliould give his Sardinian Majelly
compcDfition and indemnity.
This the Fiench Government wouhl not consent
, to, & the negotiations were immediately broken off.
Ttic Batavian Convention, ace6rding to letters
Trom tfte Hague, decreed, on the 10th ult. the le
-1 v yinj» of one man out of every thousand, for the
. service of the navy of t,he New Republic.
3 Phe commune of Amllerdam, wilhing to re effa
c bhfhthe credit of its bank, which had been dellroy
ed by the Revolution, has just opened a loan of 7
millions ■of florins, at four per cent, intered. The
property and revenues of the city are to be mort
gaged as a security for the sum to be repaid in 20
years. Tnefubfcriptions were the 14th
inftaat, at the of the city of Amllerdam. •
April 2.
Eighteen Thousand Six Hundred Tons of Fo
-1 reign Wheat are now ready to be imported from
, the Baltic intu this couritry.
1 Lord Howe has intimated to the Admiralty
: Board, that he is ready to Pertfmouth at
one day's notice, to aflemble a Court Martial on
Vice-Admiral Cornwallis.
Admiral Cornwallis has requeded of the Admi
.ralty Board, that no unneceflary delay may be made
j in bringing him to trial.
The following are Hated to be the principal
charges on which this officer is to be tried, exhibi
ted against by the Admiralty Board.
» That his return is a flagrant breach of trust, as
well as a direst difobrdience of orders.
2 d. That the accident which oflenfibly occasion-
I ed his return, happened anly two days After he fail
. Ed, and while they were ltill in the Channel.
3d. That after eroding the Bay, and to the
southward of Cape Finiflerre, he sent another (hip
(dedincd for another service) on with the Convoy,
and returned to Spithead. indead of fhifting his
flag into, and going himfelf in that ship (the
Minotaur.) • •
4th. And that the weather did not prevent him
from fhifting liir. flag, because when he left the con
voy, Captain Louis, of the Minotaur, came on
heard the Royal Sovereign, to receive his orders.
Advices from From France date, that in con
feqijence of importations from Hamburgh, &c.
they had Universally a fuperflux of coin.
From the London Gateltr.
Admiralty-Office, March 26.
A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has
been received at this office from Sir John Bor'»
, . Jafe Wancn, Bart. K. B.
La Pomone, Falmouth, March 24.
Sir,
1 beg leave to inform you that on the 15th inft.
in confluence of my letter to their lordships from
Falmouth, 1 Hood over to the French coast in
feareh of the Artois, who joined me on the 18th ;
and on the 20th, at day break, having discovered
from the mart head fcveral fail of vessels in the S.
S, L. the Saints bearing N. N. E* three or four
miles, I made the figtialTo the squadron under mv
command, confiding of the. {hips nam>d in the
margin,* for a general chace, and upon our neartr
• '''/
apprsach perceived them to be a convoy of the en
-0 emy fleering in Kirtiie land, at 10 a. m. being up
wiih part of tire merchant (hips, captured 4, and
l> ordered the Valiant Lugjjei; tu pVocccd with th k m
- to the neiircll pdit, X tutitintied in purfuitO r :he
men of w«r; who weie f<. : m'ng in line a head to
e windward, aad kept working to come tip with tlii
J j enemy, who I Conn perceived vrere endeavouring to
! .preserve their distance fioruus, ar.d to avoid
s tion, by thitij ta king at' the fame time with ot'.r
> , fliips: biit being at length arrived! within
f | (hot to leeward, the two fqua'dions engaged, and
- i naffed each other upon <js>pofite tacks. Immedi
ately upon our (ternmolt (hip being clear of the
enemy's line, I made the signal to tack and gain
• the wind, making a very fiaort board 011
1 the (larboard tack, was obtained; perceived thrift
rallying TOU'nd-the Commn dore cltife in'(hor'e, zr:d
; beginning to form again, 1 mad?. l 'j c signal for on '»
•in close order, to endeavor, tp break their line, by
• cutting off the rear (htps', and direeled the Gdatea
■ to lead down for that plirpr.fe ; but the enemy bore
away, artd made all Jail possible from from us, and
Hood into the narrow part of the Raz de Fonte
nay among the rocks; I was, however, enabled ta
1 cutoff their rear "(hip.' Night approaching, and
' being unacquainted with th&.paiT ge-,1 did not think
: it proper to continue the pursuit further, -at the
rifle of iofing fomeof our (hips in so difficult a pass.
I have every reason to be convinced, from the
firm support and zeal I have always experienced
from the officers and mm of every ship of the Iqua
-1 dron under my comtnand, that the iflue of tiiecon
teft would have betn more complete if the enemy
had been disposed to give them an opportunity of
1 trying their force.
■ I have endbfed an account of the enemy's farce,
1 together with the veflels of the convoy taken ; and
■ a lill of the killed and wounded on board his ma?
jefty's fliips, whose damages i (hall make all dif
' patch poflible in /repairing.
1 I have the honor to remain, Sir,
Your mod obedier.t humble servant.
(Signed) JOHN BORLASE WARREN.
P. S. A (hip corvjtte, two brig corvettes,'and
1 a bigger, remained with the convoy.
I Evan Nepeah, Esq. &c.'&c. &c.
' * Artois, Galatea, Anfon.
A lift of republican men of war engaged by the
squadron under the command of Sir J. B War
• ren, Bt. K. B. on the iothof March.
La Proserpine, Capt. Doglet.Commodore, 44 guns
18 pounders, 500 men efcaptid.-
L'Unite, Capt. Durand, 40 guns, 18 pounders,
• 400 men escaped.
' La Tamifejcapt. Fradiee, 32 guns, 300 men esca
ped.
' L'Etoile, capt. Berthelice, 30 guns, 12 pounders,
160 men taken.
Le Cognone, Capt. Pilet, 22 guns, twelve pound
ers,' ljo men escaped.
La Monche, brig 10 guns, 6 pounders, 80 men
went off with thi Convoy, ai the'commeilcemetit
of the adlion.
r v (Signed) JOHN B. WARREN.
A lift of vessels-taken by the squadron under the
command of Jir Sohn Borlafe Wa>ren, Bart,
K. B. on the 26th of March, L 796, being part
of a y to iKe T'rt !1 rK rrylll'l c.
Ship, name unknown, 500 tons burthen, fromßreft
bound to Roehefort.
' name unknown, 200 tons burthen,from Brest,
bound to L'Orient.
Brig, name unknown, 150 tens burthen, from
Brest, bound to L'Ori«ur.
JOHN B. WARREN.
La Pomone, Fa'mou h, March 2J, 1797.
An account of officers and men killed . n : waund
'ed on board the squadron under the command of
Sir John Borlafe Warren,, Bart. K. B. on the
1 20th of March, in an engagement with a squa
dron-belonging to the French republic.
La Pomone,none kt'H'd or wounded.
Artois no rpturn tnade.
Galatea, Mr. Evats.midfhipmary nd I seaman
killed'; Mr.Btnke, ailing lieat. and 5 seamen
1 wounded. v
Anfon, ntone killed or wounded.
JOHN B. WARREN.
La Pomone, Falmouth, March 24, 1796.
EASTON, May 10.
At. a numerous and refpeftjable meeting of the
people of Talbot county, aflfembled'at Eafton oa
the third day of May, in the year 1796, in conse
quence of previous notice, for the purpose of de
claring their sense, relating to the execution of
1 the Treaty lately concluded between Great-Britain
; and the United States, the hen. Robert Goldlbo
rough was ele&ed chairman by the meeting.
A committee of 13 members, confuting of Ni
cholas Hammond, James Tilghman, Jeremiah Ban
ning, 1 homas J. Bullitt, John Leeds Bozman,
Hewes Goldlborough, John Roberts, Daniel Pow
ell Cox, Perry Benfon, William Hayward, John
Coats, Samuel Chambei lame, and Peregrine Tilgh
man, was appointed to propose certain refolutiohs
upotl this fubjedl ; who Accordingly retired, and af
ter some time returned and reported the follow
ing—which were twice read and unanimous
ly aflented to by the people.
Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, that the
President and Senate have merited, and do merit
the confidence of the people ; and that the peace,
happinefsand security of the United States, require
that the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Naviga
tion, lately concluded between the United States
and Great-Britain, as ratified by the Piefidentand
.Senate, (hould be immediately carried into fair and
honorable effedl.
Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, that it
be recommended to theHoufe of R>prefentative*
ofthe United States to p'afs'without delay the laws
which may be neceflary for the execution of the
said treaty.
Resolved, that a copy of the foregoing resolu
tions be communicated by the chairman of this
meeting to William Hindrnan, our Representative
in Congjefs, to be laid before the House as our sense
upon this important occasion.
By order of the Meeting,
Robert Goldsborovch,
Chairm jj,