without palling beyond the value of the security,
and Gripping the nation of its la(V resources.
It is solely from your firmncfs and fidelity in the
adoption and execution of thele measures, that
France can be revivified, arid that (lie can rife free,
glorious, and happy, after all the storms of the Re
volution.
We invite you,'therefore, Citizens I.egiflators, to
give this message an immediate conliderati.jn.
(Signed) LETOURNEUR, Prefidenr.
LEGARDE, Secretary.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) April 4.
The Captain of the Olive Branch, from Salem,
touched at Dominique, where he lean the capture
of a French transport by a Britiftt frigate ; (he was
taken three leagues to windward of Defeada, had
on board about 500 men, and was one of 7 that
left France with a llrong reinforcement for Guada
loupe. Tilt prize *ith the frigate were lying in j
Prince Ruperts Bay in Dominique From the j
number of (hips of war we have aruifing in the track
they mull come, to reach Guadaloupe, there are
great hopes of their being taken.
S TO C KS.~
Six per Cent. ..... ijJ(, to 2 \
Three per Cent. ... . 10/6 j
Deferred Six per Cent. ... - 13/$ to 7
Si perCcnt. - . . -it,*
per Cent. - . . I^s
BANK United States, - . - 47 pr. cent.
Pennfylvariia, ... -
«■ North America, ... - 4S
9 "
Insurance Comp. North-America, 52 j
Pennsylvania, 15 per ct.
Exchang*, at 60 days, ... i<s o
On Wednesday, Itl of June,
Will be exposed forl'ale at KiuTell'j wharf,
The ftiip Asia and Cargo,
As (he arrived from INDIA,
Cargo confifling of
2 5 tons Salt Petre,
40 ditto best Malabar Pepper,
si ditto bed Manilla Sugar,
8 ditto Ihtavia ditto, <
too Bales Madras Purjums,
13 ditto check'd red and white handkerchiefs,
5 ditto Book Muslins,
I ditto fine Long Cloths, 1
15 ditto Check'd and Strip'd Ginghams,
43 Cherts Bandanna Handkerchiefs,
7 Bales Patna Chintz,
23 ditto Jugdeah and Alyabad Baftas,
14 ditto Gurrahj, ']
17 ditto Guzzeenahs, 1
15 ditto Chokas, 1
I ditto Taydah Coflaes, 1
1 ditto white border'd Mullin Handkerchiefs, |
T ditto Sooty Romals, with
A few pieces of Green Taffeties.
The above Goods will positively be fold without any
rcferve, in order to close the concern
1 herefore those who are disposed to purchase largely,
will find it greatly for their' irrterelts to attend. A ere- J
ditirom three to aine months will be given, in pro
portion to the amount purchased, upon Notes with two
approved indorfers.
. Ibe Asia
a nenew Ship, d
Built for the India Trade, 327 Tons
made one voyage only—can
~~ put to sea at a small expense, and
will be fold on liberal credit.
Boston, May u. (18^3)
Mr. MarfhallV Night.
New Theatre. • .
Os WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 18,
Will beprefented, (neverperformed here)'an admired
TRAGEDY, called S
The Count of Narbonne. "J
£ Taken from the celebrated Romance of rhe Cattle of fe
Otranto, and written by Robert Jephfon, Efq.j d,
With new scenery, dreflTes and decorations. .
Raymond, count of Narbonne, Mr. Whitlock
£«ftin, Mr. Green
riieodore, Mr. Moreton th
Fabian, Beete V,
Hortenfia, Countess of Narbonne, Mrs. Whi lock re
, Mrs. Marfliall ec
Jacqueline, Miss Willems. th
End of the Tragedy, r
Dibdin's celebrated Ballad, ' ei
i that once was a Ploughman a Sailor Jj
am now, Se
•ti-t.- . ... B y Mr - Marshall. ta :
Which will be succeeded by the Pantomime Dance, n i
composed hp Mr. Francis, called V
The Lucky Escape ; th!
0r > Thc PLOUGHMAN TURN'D SAILOR, arc
Founded on the above Ballad. cui
I o which will be added, for that night only, a favor- the
He Comedy in 3 a&s, called mo
The Farm-House ; c 0
Or, T H E C O u N T R Y LASSES. a ' d
"" rnday, a Comedy, railed SPECULATION •
»nVut^«t 0p r a < ?7 HE DOcroß AND A- P ei
—ForthebeneSt of Mrs. Oldmixon nec
Mrs. Whitlock's Night will be en Monday next. *
UNITED STATES, "I /r
, „ Pennsylvania Diftrifi, I
P V 1f nt r° J mC dire ' acd from the hon.
rf ,Ifx IT' £ftl ' • rud S e of th * Difiria Court
£ thc United btates, in and tor the Pennsylvania Di-
A, ,L Hx m ! 1 he , ex^d PMc SaI '> fubi
At the Merchants' Coffee-Hoi, fr, in the City of Phila- twe
VIRGINIA,
t2tkl I C 3nd farniture ' as the fame now are • 'j?
the said fchyoner having been condemned, to pay Ma'
riners wages, & c . WILLIAM NICHOLS, r . cnt
Marftjl's OlT.ce, > Marihal. ttlc y
May 17, 1796 I
(MariSf) drav^
• . ( Philadelphia,
y in the
s, that WEDNESDAY EVENING, Maj 18, 1796.
fe free, On Monday lad Robtrt Lipton, Esq. was receiv
Kc- ec i [, y t | )e p re f lc i ent ol - (h,. u„; tet i .States, as Envoy
Extraordinary and Miolfter Plenipotentiary from his
tors, to Britannic majelly to the United States of America.
| ent> His Excellency Oliver Wolcott is elefled
Governor of the State of Connedlicut, and
Hon Jonathan Trumbull Lieutenant Go
vernor.
Governor Fenner, of Rhode-Island, is re-elect
ed to the o<lice.
Salem,
:apture QUERE. —Would it be supposed unreasonable
he was if Co'igrefs, while they are encreafing the salaries
la, bad of the heads of the several Departments, in confe
7 that quence of the very high and extravagant price of
J living in this city, fhonld happen to think that the
■ing in j fuberdinates in those Departments receive too little
m the j for their ferviccs.
: track Congress cannot suppose that a dollar is worth
:re are seven (hillings and fixpenee to the inferior, and on
ly fix Ihillings to the heads of those departments :
- It is presumed that those matters ought to be found
ed 011 the pn'neiples of proportionate equality.
J? PORT OF PHILADELPHIA,
i ARkirED. days.
fb to 7 Martha Bland,|Stratton, Norfolk 4
5 Sloup Sally, Potter, Richmond 8
CLEARED.
it. Ship Suflex, Atkins, L'tretpool
Ann & Mary, Billis, Hamburgh
The Ship Casfar, Capt. Hampton, of and from
Philadelphia, had arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, in
23 days. Capt. H. had 4of his men prefT-d by
the Britilh sloop of war Scourge, Capt. Gurrin,
notwithttanding every one of them had proie&ioiu.
AN ACT
Malting an appropriation for defraying the expenjes
Oj which may ar'ife in carrying into ejfeH, the treaty
made between the United States and the king of
Spain.
BE it enafied by the Senate and IJoufe of Reprefen- '
taiives of the United Stalei of America, in Con
gress ajfembted, Thau/ir the purpose of defraying !
the expences which may arise |u carrying into '
iefs, effect, the treaty made between the United States* 1
and the king of Spain, a sum not exceeding eigh- i '
teen thoulaud fix hundred arid eighty three dollars, !
be, and the fame hereby is appropriated, to be fa
tisfied from the duties of import and tonnage, to
the end of the present year, not heretofore appro
'priaied : Provided, That the coinpen'atton to be
allowed to any of the Commiflioneis to be ap '
pointed, in purfuadce of any article of the said
treaty, ftiall not exceed the rate of three thousand c
iefs, five hundred dollars, per annum. 11
Jonathan Dayton, Speaker of the House
t an ,. of Reprefentativn. n
ite!)v John Adams, Vi t-Prfidenl of United ''
gely, Statis, and Prejident of the Senate. a
.ere- Approved—Mnyth<j") ' d
pro- ffltth 1796. j n
ltwo Go: Washington, President of the
United States. ''
Deposited among-the Rolls, in the office of the
department of State.
Timothy Pickering,
-can „ ' „
and Secretary of Stale.
[Publiihed by request of \ r. Page .1
Accomack-County, April 26, 1796. 31
To the honourable JOHN PAGE. 31
Sir,
Yelterday being Monday the 25th of Apiil was
the day on which by the laws of this (late rhe free- di
lired ' holders of,he County aforcfaid were to chufe dele- at
to represent them in the Legislature of Virgi- lh
nia for one year, on which day they they were pica- °f
• fed to honor us with that trull, they were plea- co
eof fed also to request us to make known to you as the f(r
delegate in Congress of that Dillridl in the State, t0
ot which this county conllitutes a part, their fen- wl
timenti relative to a very important concern, which
they are informed, is at this time before Congress.
We do therefore aflure you that in a very full and co
°ck refpeftable assemblage of the freeholders and oth"r
good citizens of the county aforefaid yeflerday, ,1 ."
they declared it to be their opinion without adif- c
fenting voice, that the treaty lately made and rati-
Qr fied by the President of the United Staves by and affl
with the advice and consent of two thirds of the 00
Senate on the one part and the king of Great Bri- ,1 "
tain on the other part, ought to be carricd into com-
e ' pleat effea. They admit a power in Congress to ,en
defeat the operation of the treaty by refuting to pass !', 01
the laws necefTary to carry it into effect, but they bl y
Ri are of opinion that under the present existing cu- r ' ol
cumftances of the United-States (whatever opinion f '
or- 'hey have heretofore entertained of it) it will be for
more politic and expedient that Congress should Crfl
co-operate 111 its execution, than to withhold their ', he
g aid. d« f
J i ' J h ' y . th r Crefore ad J ure y°». so far as you may res-
A _ pect their sentiments, that you concur in all laws
1. neceflary to carry the said treaty into effect.
We are Sir, with great refpedl," relt
— Your very humble servants.
JOHN WISE. Ron
THOMAS EVANS Afl
>n. a . nd
irt Northampton, April 2?, 1706 1 tlm
)i- Sir, j ' '
From a pertifal of the debates of Congress upon ,
fubjefts relative to the late treaty, negoc'iated be- r
a- tween Great Britain and the United States, we ?
't,. are s orry to j ?fJ th „ you have there|n (aken I
P art » and Decr i m(trumental in defeating the ex
eeutiortyf that treaty. ca rg
tv °r Coll(lituen,s 'his coun-
J difter so widely from yours on the fubjed, that
: IS? n' °g •' Bp ° n a " oct ' afion I ,° inpoVtant, by ° n p
addrefling you ~, th.s manner, to exercise an i n |,e- r L
rent and copft.tut.onal right, and to discharge, as c
ttiey conceivc an mdifpenfible and patriotic du.l o &
- Th f e ,nclofed statement of the* uMoimom oL- p-'r
ion of your conflituent, in this county has
U P» and HOW prefeuted to you, in full confi. r a
- J-1 J.
'Tilt if will have its-proportional influence up
on yonr f«tu'»e decisions of thii iflterefling fuhje£t.
We are, Sir J
Your obedient Servant*,
icelv LITT. SAVAGE,
nvoy JON. STRATTON,
1 his One of the icprefentativesfor Northampton.
'• EYRE,
n , A senator for the.diftri^.
:L,cd NATH. DARBY,
n Co. [lieutenant,
° 0 ' rT SAM. S. MCROSKEY.
The Hon. John Page.
in A? a meeting of the freeholders of the county
or Northampton, on Saturday 23d of April, 1796,
at thtee different places in /aid county, the iuhjeel
a [ > j e e p r °priety of the federal legislature lefufing
iries !° m^ e a pp r "pri at i° n3 tor carrying into effect the
nfe 1 reaty of Amity, Commer.e, and Navigation
*of ctween Britannic Majeßy and the United
the tates °*~ America, was considered, and their fen
ittle t '7 lent3 which they desire may be forth--
with tianfraitttd to their Representative, the Hon.
.L J"' 1 " a 8e > ln Cougrels, are unanimoully the so 1-
lowing:
,3". . rhe y ar e convinced that the aforefaid treaty
d Great Britain arose out of such circurnllances
as fully jultifies the negociation of it, and tenders
it a politic and riecefTary mcafure, serving not only j
to avert the horrid alternative of having tecourfe to
lys. arms » hut materially to enhance the commercial and
: 4. g e "eral interests of America.
j g 2d. 1 hey view with extreme pain and regret, the
unremitting efforts of members ofCongrcfs to ar
ool ®^' s inrtmment, at this late period, in its pro
-gh B rc^st 0 complete execution.
om They conceive that no prophetic spirit is
>] ' n neceflary toforefcethe numtrrous and afflicting cala
■ mities, which this unseasonable interfeience #f the
•in f Federal Legislature with the other depa'rtmenis of
11s. K ovcrni "tnt will produce, and therefore entertain
hopes that the fubjeft will be revived in Congress,
and the neceflary appropriations of money made, in
j et order to render the 1 rraty efficient.
aty 4*h. They wave all opinion, as to the conttitu
-ojr tional agency of the Federal Legislature with res- f
pe& to the treaty, or how far their fan&ion is ef- '
• (H . 1 fential to the legal exiflence and validity as it.— t
in-\ hefe points, they hope, Congress will poitpone r
the discussion of, for some time, and that the at
ito ! tention and wifd»m of the House may be confined
terf to 'he momentous and all-important objedts of ef
h- felting a fp'eedy execution of the aforefaid treaty, h
rs, iwi 111 —LVAIWITirrni. _
t V BY THIS DAY'S MAIL."
be NEW-YORK, May 17. "l
p Extract of a letter, dated Dominica, April 20, '96. 1
jd " Tli- whole of the fleet is at lad arrived, and tl
id gen. White is gone to take Demaraia with 1500 c>
tr.tm : and Sir Ralph Aliercrombie is to leave Bar- I
b idoes this day or to-morrow with the grand ar- tl
my, either for St. Lucia or Cusdaloupe. It is at
ul fai'l that the tirft object will be 10 take St. Lucia, n<
a.>d deltroy the enemy in St. Vincents and Grena-
da, and reltore tranquillity to those two unfortu- nc
nare Idands. There are about 20,000 men at Bar- tli
olir army is full/ fuflieient to do any thing Hi
heu, if they do their duty." ta
1- Arrivrtl at this Port. re
Ship Patriot, Lee, Amsterdam 43 days, hi
S, hr. Lucisda, Packwood, Purt au P. 29 ur
Pulpis, M'D«rmot, Baltimore 4 yo
$!oop Sufannph, Homer, Norfolk 2 na
1 hefliip Alexander, irom Rot-hillc to Norfolk, th
and the Congress from Amiterdam to New-York, j»>)
are taken by the Btitifh and feut into, Halifax. Un
May 16. ho
s We have put into our hand a letter from Paris, fu<
tliiclofing a nefarious conspiracy—no less than an m(
attempt of certain American citizens to iprtigate A
. the French government to take a decided part in pit
opposing the execution of the British treaty by this po
. country, and to infilt on our guarantee of their pof- Br
. sessions in the Well Indies; thus compelling us in- far
, to the war with G. Britain and France. The Be
. whole letter (hall appear to-morrow. toe
t political. enl
The Emperor has appointed Baron Thugut, his ihi.
I confidential minister. As this gentleman has been vi£
a warm advocate and adviser of a continuance of fan
( the war, his appointment may be cor,lider«d at de- e»ji
. cifive of the emperor's intentions.
Paulus, the late President of the Batavian cor
afTcmbly, received his indifpofitipit from the (hock infi
occasioned by the charges alledged agaii.lt him 011 abli
the 4th of March. r ; CJ
Madame Van der Meer, the woman who repre- dor
(ented the goddess of liberty in the solemn procel- tot
lion on the organiz .tion of the National AlTem-
bly of Holland, caught a feverecold on that occa- tlia
fion, which caused her ±
The British parliament have a bill before them its
for tatting dogs—another for taxing collateral fuc- dim
ecflion. We presume no dispute can arife,whether one
these taxes are direst or indired. The number of (
d->gs liable to this tax, is ellimated at one million, not
which,at half a crown a head,will produce 125, 00l of 1
fteriing. triu
Mr. Wilberforce continues his endeavors to ar- enci
reft the progress of the slave trade. On the 24th cific
he moved, that there belaid before the house of beh
rommons, an account of all vcflels employed in the hat
African trade from London, Liverpool, Eriftol, 25.
and Lancafller, from the yeai 1788, to the picfeui (till
time, with the amount of tonnage, Sic. to a
NEW-LONDON, Mav 2.
Arrived bug Polly and Bctfey, Gleafon, 34 days arm;
from St. Jago, in Cuba. J+ '
Lift of American vefTels taken by French priva- obie
teers, and carried into the above port. VefTels and fucc
cargoes fold ; but condemnations not arrived, tho' has I
daily expected from Aux Cayes, viz. fond
JBng Sally Bradford, from one port to another vern:
on the north fide of Jamaica. r n
j S BetfCy ' W ' P ' Short ' trom New-York.for {heft
Sloop Polly E. Eaftonof Rhode-Wand, from with
Savanna, bound to Jamaica ; (taken by the Cutter befid
Rig.its of Man,„Auguttus Love, roafler) t |,at I
Schooner Freeport, W. Pote, from Boftcn for once
JdixiiUSdj taken by Love*
■enp- scho»i« —, Hud;, ee fto n New. York fir
■je£t. Honduras: detained some days, and carre ' u
Au.fCayes.
Br> .r Six Brothers of Salem, J. Wat rou«, from
the M k', for taken by Love.
Brig Willi->m and Eliza, J, D ,unf!l of Scarbo
}tofi. rotiuh, from -( 'ni!, for Havanna.
' » Schooner Citizen, F. ]j)aves of Norfolk, from
Iricl. King ft Ah, home. The captains of the two i?(i
bought, in ; vcifels not arrived, captured by the
isnt, privateer Triumphant Henry.
British veflels, pri7.es.
Brig Er/lcvir,' Cutler, St. John s, New- Brti'.f*
itnty wick, for Jamaica.
796, Ship' B.ir-iillai of Lpndon, from one port to a
>jed nother,'Jairaaic'. * /
ifing American- veffi-lj trading there,
the Erig Lucy; Simons, 'c'ptiia.
J'°" Gray, Ha r ker, Newbern.
ited Schr. Polly and Nancy, Cook, Newborn,
fen- oloop Polls, Hofmer, Baltimore.
rt ~ St. ,'ag<) fie Cuba.Ararnberfor Philadelphia^
lon- BOSTON, May 12.
so!- Yesterday being; the annual' eJeftioil of Repre.
fentatives in General Court, the itihabiur.ts affei#-
:aty bled at ten o'clock, in Fanedl Hull, for the per
ices pose of giving their fuffrages for feveu persons to
Jers reprrfen't them thcjj-ear At hjff palt on»
.nly u'clock, the poll wasolufed; the SeloWn !i*vla,r
eto counted the votes, the whole number was 210s*
and of which
Johathan Mason, Esq. had 2oe*
the William Little, Esq. z066
ar- William Euliis, Efq- 20C7
.ro- Harrifon Q. Otis, Esq. 1 3 o<S
Joseph RusTeD, Esq. 1325
' '• John Cod man, Esq. l i l 7
ala- Samuel Cooper, Esq. 122^
'be And were chosen.
sof BefiJes which, among a number of other candidates,
nin Thomas Edwards, had 700
:fs, Gtorge Blake,
,in Thomas Crafts, -yj
Perez Morton, -.gy
tu. [The fitccefsful, is the Federal Ticket, and
ef- plainly indicates how the ele&ion of Governor
e f. wyuld have refultcd, had it taken plaee fubfequetit
— to the late Treaty Meetings.J
me = .
at- From the Stat* Gazette of North-Carolina,
ed Mr. Wills,
:f. The copy of a letter ft«m Demfey Bnrges i»
:y. handed you, which you will please to insert for in
formation in your paper, •#*« + *»i >
Philadelphia, id March, 1796.
I HAVE lardy ret rived, through the guod
nefs of Mr. Allen, whom 1 can ri*vcr fufficieortj
thank, ample, and I own uuexprded attfcnticq, to
6. my circular letter of the 1 Stir December—whether
id the faifc of my conftitutnts, so generotjjy declared.
50 entirely accords with my own feelings or dors not,
,r- f feel myftlf greatly gratified—doubting, I called ;
r- they heard, and cheerfully granted my reqtieft ;
is and I hope to convince them, that their labour will
a, not be l.jfl. Ihe lubjed is the greatcft that ever
a- agitated federated America; and though I have
1- now no doubt of the part I ought to take, I regret
r- that Igo counter to the will: of several ofjnjr coa
g diluents, from whom ] have received letters con
taining the rnott decided advocation of a part 1 am
reft rained from joining in : Reftrgined by voices,
s, hundreds to one, and sot bidden by mv own cool
Unprejudiced conviction. You know that I with
you advocated the treaty ; believing it an injurious
nation.'.! compa&, and to have been approved by
;, the RjreCdent as the last of two evils, it,hicb an im•
;, fofing necejfity (created by political reliti ve fa6t«
unknown to me) jvjtifitd. 1, with a faithful and
hooeit enquiry, have not been enabled to discover
, meh necessity ; and my detrifation of tljat itithu
n ment blazes forth, and 1 cannot help adding, that
e America is, if that compafl is fixed on her, as com
-1 pletely disarmed, as to all the natural advantages she
s poffeflcs to check the injuries or infoleitce of th«
'- British nation, as the Carthagiuiahs were, by thei*
- famous treaty, closing the second Punic war
e Believing so, 1 tryst, that my conduct will not be
too severely reprehended by those of my. constitu
ents who may have different ideas ; for I do believe
s lh.it the fame fads which have ever had this con
-1 vidian in ire, would slfo in them, viewed with the *
f fame additional means of information, and with aa
. equal and unbiassed application.
L>ul it is riot tht treaty alone, though on <!e!t ler,* tc
1 conhderatias.thereof, the reciprocity is
. insulting, the commercial regulations are difhonor
-1 able to the friendly alliance, or injutious to Ame
rican commerce. Jul! claims have herein been aban
doned, and constitutional rights surrendered—-doors
to corruption are opened, and studied ambiguity is
admitted, favourable to theaddrefs aud influence of
that attful, powerful and opulent people.
It it not, I fny, to the treaty alone, charged by '
its enemies with all this and more, that I feel a
diminution of confidence that moderates the zeal I
once felt, bordering nearly on devotion.
Our practical system of diplomatic funflions is
not suited to a republic ; with all the boasted means
of reduction, our public debt encreafes ; with the
triumphant shouts of commercial prosperity, and
encreafing imposts, our treasury empties; and fpe
cific and dirt it taxes and excises accumulate. It will
be hard to eat meat without fait, OA9 go without
hat or flioes ; but the addition of 6 cents on fait,
25 cents on ha's, and a modified duty on leather,
fttll greater, now found needful, with many others^
to aid n Ur current annual demands, is ominous of
some fitnh thing.—When it is known that our Po
towmae feat of government is in danger, our naval
armament, &«. aftei a waste of treasure quite equal
with republican economy to a completion of the
object ; when it is known that after the close of a
fuccefsful war, all reduaion of force, or of expence,
has been zealously opposed ; when it is known how
fondly the principle of giving to the executiv# go
vernment the controul ovei the lcgiflative, has been
fojlcrcd, c/xrijhed and advocated; when, I fay, «!l
thefc things are known, and their true canfe aud
real source are also known, and know to those as
with me they were before unknown, other canfes,
besides the treaty, will be found for a change of
that sentimental attachment and confidential trull I
once entertained. But this is not aft: of which
. - RB A J'-i. ■fartttf.WA" '-.fififcfav TV r»