1 m;an to offer his piece tilt's season, but to fmiTi "
: it as soon as he can, and take the summer to {e- -grel
[ touch it. There will, of course, be proper space refo
for the reception ot such allusions as current events can
! may supply ; for the taste of the public, at present, I h:
; requires a touch at the times, rather than a portrait tiqr
! 0 f human life in all ages. ■ ; the
The Edinburgh Rofciiu, Mr. Johnftone, is son han
' to a hair dreiTer there of the fame same. He is to I
i .i.l to pofTefs uncommon talents. fho
When application was a few years since made to reg
t i,e Dean and Chapter of We-ftminfter, to obtain vat
>). rmiffton for Mrs. Clive, the Adlrefs, being buried of 1
; 1 the Abbey, one of the Prebends said, he had '
no objeftioit to burying Gartick and Hender- my
ton in Poets' Corner, because each of them had . of
talents independent of their profejjion, nor did he the
any particular objetSion to allow the fame pri- me
vile'e to Mrs. Clive; " but," added he, "if we ths
u,, not draw some line in this Theatrical ambition wil
for mortuary fame, we Hi all very soon make Weft- wa
minder Abbey a kind of Gothic Green-room !"
Our amiable Princess Royal is not in Tuch a hur- I
rv to change her .condition, as some well-informed
prints would endeavour ro make us believe.—Her
trtacious denial to the despairing Duke, might be
given in Rachefler's reply for Charles the Second: — Sa
•< The Princess having no need, in
u Thanks you as much as if (he did." at
v national performances.
* At the Britijh Theatre, The Road to Ruin, and
the Devil to Pay.—At the French Theatre, a New O
Way to Pay Old Debts—Spiigs of Laurel has had D
a great run,' but it has of late been discontinued— ti
At the Prujftan Theatre, Trick upon Trick, and la
the Farce of the Subsidy—At the Ruffian Ttieatre,
a Polish Tragedy calleJ the Surrender of Warsaw, 01
and the Double Dealer—At the Spanish Theatre, ri
How to Make Peace—N. B. The Family Com- o
padt will, it is thought, ba fliortly received here. — tl
At the Dutch Theatw, a new Play, called To Be
or Not to Be, ami the Farce of independence.— f
At th« German Theatre, British Gold, and the g
Farce of the March to Paris.'—At the American a
Theatre, How to be Happy, and Good Wishes to b
all Mankind—At the Sardinian Theatre, The Pro t
grgfs of Infurredlion—At the Swedijh and Dani/h
Theatres, The Advantages of Neutrality—At the
Papal Theatre, No Penny no Pater Noller.
NEWBEDFORD, May 13.
We have been favored with the following copy v
of a letter from thefeledlmen of Nantucket, to the j f
Hon. Mr. Freeman, Representative from this dif- j t
tridl, in the Congress of the United States, and his \
answer thereto, which we doubt not will give fatis
fadlion to his Condiments. 1
" Nantucket, May I, 1796. I
" Nath'l Freeman,, jun. Esq. Boston. f
" AS part of your immediate conftitnents, we c
take leave to address yotJ, and observe, that when |
the Treaty between Great Britain and the United 1
Stales, was ratified by theconftituted authorities of , •
the government, and had become the supreme law 1
of the land, we eonceived it to be for the honor of
government, and the general interest of the nation, j
that the requisite provilion should be m-irK- fey rVie
Representative Body of the Union, for carrying
said Treaty into effed But on information re
cently received, they cannot but be very seriously
alarmed, from an apprehension that their expcdlati- I
ons may be disappointed, and that the disturbance j
of our national peace may eventually lead to the I
calamities and miseries of WAR, in which we con- J
ceive (as a town) our ruin involved.
" Under these irapreflions, they feel a strong de I
fire that you would proceed as soon as may be to I
Congress, not doubting your aid in endeavoring to I
prevent the evils which are of so fearful an afpeft, I
and for preserving that Faith and Honor which are j
so impoitant to a rising Nation. j
"We lament with you, the unhappy cause of
your absence at this crttical jundlure, that j
Health may again be restored to your family, is oui 1
sincere w\(h.
We are, with sentiments of refpedl,
For and in behalf of the town of Nantucket, I
•' Obed HufTey, "J
Chrifto. Mitchel, |
William Coffin, i Sekftmen of Nantucket.
Zaccheus Hulley,
Winram'Hammatt, '
John Pinkham. J
" P. S. We take leave to inform, you we have
sent forward a Memorial to Congress, and by rea
son of you" absence is addtefled to B. Goodhue,
Esq. we h»pe, however, he will ere long have your
support.
"At a legal Town-Meeting of the Merchants,
Traders Mechanics, and other Citizens of the town
of Nantucket, this 30th day of April, A. D.
- « Vited, unanimously, That the Letter prefent
ci to the Town, addressed to Nathaniel Freeman,
jun. Esq. Representative of this Diflridt in the
Congress of the United States, be signed by the
Seleflmeii, and forwarded as soon as may be.
m A True Copy from the Town Record.
(Attest) Jambs Coffin, Town Clerk."
!£r. FREEMAN'S ANSWER
" tiojlon, May 6, 1796.
" To the Scledlmen ot Nantucket.
" Gentlemen,
"1 THIS day received your favor of the ift
inft. exprelfing the opinion of the inhabitants of
Nintueket.that the requisite provisions for carrying
the Treaty with Great Britain into effedl, ought
to be made by the Representatives of the Uniort ;
and their wishes that I (hould return to Philadel
phia, to lend my aid in cffsdling this objedt.
" Such is the situation of 'he Diftridl which I
mote immediately represent, so interelled are the
inhabitants by their navigation and fisheries, in the
prclcrvation of Peace, that locr.l as well as national
co»(idetations, will evei cotrtpel me to ptirfue fach
weaftires as may moll conduce to secure ibis 1m-
I important blefling.—Nothing h*it the molt prelTing
and urgent calls, could have induced me at this
period to abandon my poll.—But the fame circum
llances which brought me here, now forbid my re
tvirn to Philadelphia.
"It appears by the (aft i- formation fain Q<.in- f X
•gref?, that in a committes of. •>>.- while h;>nfc,. n he
rtfolution pafled by a major:.v .»r on.-, i|i favor of is a
carrying the Treaty \y*th Great Ucitain into effect. now
I have,no doubt in my own mnd, that this refoltt- hun
tiqn will be finally ajop'ed in the house. Under part
these ami with this impression, your It i
hamanity will plead my apoloery tot uot returning Pco
to Qpngrefs at this time. IF any future exigency beei
should make a (ingle vote nejeftWv, I (hall receive Far
regnlar information of it by the mail, and no ori- to (
vate coniideration (hall prevent a faithful discharge but
of public duty. for
" I beg leave, Gentlemen, through you to tender que
my grateful acknowledgments to the inhabitants bee
of Nantuoket, for the lympathy you express on pie
their behalf, in the unhappy occasion which called wo
me from Philadelphia, and for their good wilhes
that health may be reltored to my family-r-VThey
will please to accept in return my regards, and
warmed wi(he» for the prosperity of Nantucket. M'
" I am, Gentlemen, anc
" with great refpedl, ins
" Your humble Serv't,
" Nathaniel Freeman, jun." Mi
"P. S. I omitted to mention above, tbat lad nal
Saturday was alligned for taking up the resolution ati
lin the house—l could not therefore probably arrive th;
at Philadelphia early enough to take a part in this
I business." CI
_ Tl
SPIRIT of the TIMES ! da
At a meeting of tjic Field and Commifiioned j l3
Officers of the 2d Reg. of the 2d Brig, and sth tin
i Div. tint 4th inft. the critical fit nation of our poli
■ tical affairs was candidly confideted ; when the sol- 111
I lowing ResolveS were unanimously passed : co
, I Resolved, That as American citizens we feel ca
, I outfclves bound to support the constituted airho
, j lities of the United States, if need be at the rift of ' a
■ J our lives and property, so long as thiy adhere to
- j the Conftrtunon of the land,
e I Resolved, That as Freemen we will with our ti
- I swords fuppoit tiie Constitution and fte power re
e I gulated thereby, againll evety encroachment of the °|
II I ambitious and designing, when called upon so to do bi
aI by the proper authority, or driven by necessity to f"
1 j the dilagreeable alternative.
h I True Copy from Record. lr
e J. SPOONER, Adj. tl
CHARLESTON, May 3. tl
J The following was related by a lieutenant, who j n
y I wis on board one of the (h»ps which attacked Leo- S
e gane—delivered to a gentleman in Kinglton, where a
["- I the Several (hips of war wlip went on that expedition t
is j were repairing. ■ J
The R-iiionable, Leviathan, Africa and Severn, c
I tfehragailt the fort and continued 4 hours and a I'
half—the Leviathan, alone consumed 264 barrels of t
gun-powder ; (he had'teu men killed,befides wound
'e ed there was only 18 guns on the fort. a
n On the approach of the British, the Ftench com- I
d mander hoided the bloody flag under the nation- r
jf al colours, and the republicans behaved with the <
w mod undaunted courage during the fire, which was !
jf I tremendous.
a, The Etiglilhlnft in the attack, by sea and land, |
J abmrt nreTV killed- a-iV! wnuode-d,-the^ Frcneh, '
ig lit was reported, only 15. It was found ueceffary
e- I tor the (hips to eut cables and bear away.
ly
:i. SPRINGFIELD, (MafT.) May 24.
:e I We are requelled by a enrvefpondent to extradl
ie J from the Philadelphia Aurora, the following para
n-i gtaph, and to infer', the fu'oleqneiit remarks there-
I on :
t0 I Philadelphia, May 12.
to I " Byourjad Boston accounts to the sth May,
ft, I it appears, that the Republican Candidatf for the
ire I Governorthip of MafTachufetts, keeps a-head of his
I opponent."
lat I The above is one proof, in confirmation of a
,ut I thousand others, how little the Jacobins concur in
I sentiment with The People. Lately, the Aurora
allured us that the votes for Governor Adams were
the tell of the An'i-T>' eat y irit of Maflachufctti.
But the citizens of MafTachufetts clearly con-
I futed that (lory—as with one mind, 1 and one voice,
they call for its faithful execution. The fadl is
et * certain, and the Aurora is challenged to deny it.—
Governor Adams is the known enemy of the Trea
ty Anti federal from the day the Constitution was
ave published, and probably long before. His letter
ea- to the incendiary Genet, giving him aid, comfort
ue, and counsel; and his late address to the legislature
aur I of the state, put it beyond doubt that his principles
and politics are in diredl opposition to the citizens
its, of the iiate.—That address was calculated and in
wn tended to kindle a war of remondrances of the (late
96. governments againll the 1 reaty, and had it fuc
nt- ceeded, no doubt the Virginia amendments, so truly
an, anti-republican and anarchical in their principle and
the tendency (as can be demonstrated) would have
the prevailed, and the treaty would have failed. The
dreadful consequences of its failure are obvious, aud
the people understand them.
The citizens of MafTachufetts were in a calm and
unruffled temper on the firft Monday in April, and
voted for their old Governor, not for a liking they
had for his politics (the event has proved they do
not like thefn) but from their unwillingness to dif
mi/s him to private life, which would have the ap
ift pearance of harshness and difrefpeft ; and becauie
of they did not fee any great harm his malcontent
ing principles could do. But no sooner had they given
glit their votes, than the confpli'ators agatnft thz peace,
art ; thc faith, and the honor of their country, took en
del couragement, and a great deal of encouragement
from it ; and went on in their schemes, expecting
h I that the Heady farmers of MafTachufetts would up
the hold them in their plans, These schemes were pur
the sued slmoft to their dreadful consummation of war
>nal and disgrace—Thus we fee how the votes have ope
lich rated to mislead the public opinion, in regard to
im- MafTachufetts' federalifm ; and how necefTary it is
sing for the people, if they would Tnpport their govern
this ment, to entrud no department of it to an implaca
um ble oppofer of its principles and measures, and the
re- enemy of its illuflrious head, the great WaJHinG-
TOM.
j We may a'fci fee hjr the above paragraph from ■ Olii
he Aurora. how impudently -the word Republican I ih.il
u applied Wa mat}, .vhofe fyltem of opinions is | dies
now afc'ertainjed to be obnoxious to ninety-ni.w.* ill>
hundredths of the (late. If the one hundredth , 30'
part are the only republicans, what are the reft ? 1
It is a pleasant article, for a newspaper, that the ver;
People' are not Republicans. If the eledlion had on
been fix weeks later, when the enlightened body of —
Farmers were roused,, not as the Aurora preftmes
to fugeeft, the filly du|»cs of an alarm about war,
but the real People saw the danger, if the ele&ioji
for Governor had been at that period, no doubt the •
question of Treaty and Anti-Tieatv, would have a <^ c
been more considered than it was—We do not fciu- are
pie to avow the decided belief, that Judge Sumner ra j
would hay#«J>een chosen Governor.
• (Penn.) May 17.
The usual monthly meeting of the Rev. Mr.
M'Millan's congregation at (Sanonfburgh, for social
and public worfliip, was en Thursday last, the 12th
inft.
After the religious service of the day was over,
Mr. M'Millan intimated, that business, ot a public
t nature and great importance, required theconfider
j ation of the meeting, and he therefore requefte'd
e that the men would teenstin.
s All did, aad Mr. M'Millan having been chosen
Chairman, and Craig Ritchie, Esq. Secretary :— (jj.
The present critical (late of this country, and the p r
danger of an Indian and perhaps a British war, with j„
,J national disgrace, expence and calumny, wastak.cn a
h into view.
Whereupon, it was resolved unanimously, That, w
[. in tbe opinion of this meeting, the interests of this
coantry require, that the British Treaty should be
el carried into execution with good taith.
j. Resolved unanimously, That a petition be circu-
3 f lateiJ and signed, and sent to tbe Hotife of Repre-
:o fentatives to this effect. _ "
Resolved jioaaimoufly, That the following peti-
Jr tion be adopted.
c . " To<heicmorable the Honfe of Representatives
ie of the Unina State's, the petition of fiindry inha-
Jo bitants of the Welters counties of Pennsylvania
to Humbly fheweth, jj
« Having lately, with great cordiality and good
intentions, very generally united in a petition, that
the Hbufe of Representatives would concur in the
execution of the British Treaty, we had believed,
that no further expressions of our wishes would be
ho ncceflaiy. But it having been fuggelled, that the 1
ro- Spanish Treaty was the main objedi of our petition,
:te and that we were •indifferent as to the British I rea
on tv ; and feein? our apprehensions, that the Bi itlfh
Treaty might be defeated, were but too well ground
rn, ed, and are not yet removed ;we feel ourselves con
i a drained, by a regard both to fafety and duty, again |
of to adih efa your honorable bouse.
,d- "We consider the British Treaty as peculiarly .
advantageous to us, and effenlial to our. enjoying the
m- bkffings of security and peace. Its ratification
3I) . made it a folcmn national aft,according to the terms
[l ie of tbe (onftitation, binding the people, and every
vas branch t'f the government, And we consider its
execution as nectflary for public faith, which we re
nd, gard, imerelt, which we purl'ife, and peace, which
ch, w e clierifh. : - 1 -
ar v "We therefete pi ay, that the House of Repre
sentatives will CQneur with ihe other branches of our
go.vernm.-nti in a full and faithful execution of
the Treaty between the United States and Bri
•aft tain,"
, ra . And this petition having been signed by all pre
:ie - sent, it was Resolved, that the Chaitman be re
quelled to write to his brethjtn, the miniflers mn
this fide of the mountains, requeding them to call
their congregations, as soon as poflible on some week
'ay, day, and take their sentiments on this interesting
the fttbjeft.
bis JOHN M^MlLLAN^Chairma^^
Philadelphia,
,f a SATURDAY EVENING, May 28, 1796-
r Extract of a letter from a gentleman in London,
"ora to his friend in this city,
(•ere <« How comes on the Philadelphia peniten
'tts - tiary hotife i 1 fee the fuccels of the plan highly
:on * spoken of in the governor's addrefstothe Legifia
>'ce > ture, which gives me sincere and lively pleafure —I
* ' s rejoice to Aid that the attention of Congrefi has
t.— been drawnjto the fubjeft, that there is a profpeft |
rea - of their p«t|al code being ameliorated and of the
was fame refpeft being paid in the laws of the union,
:tt " to the prefei vation of life, and the prevention of
1 fort cr imes, as in the law 9of individual dates. What j
iture a f£ fl e aion is it on the hiynanity, nay, indeed on
iples t j, e w isdom and policy, of the rulers of dates and
zens nations that so little attention fliould have been giv- j
1 > n " en, and luch faint exertions made, to reform rather ;
(late than to extirpate, to reclaim rather than punish. 1
sac- mod ardently hope, that we may both live to fee
truly the day (and that at no remote period) when by
' and the dillulion of knowledge, the in«reafing influence
have 0 f t he moll liberal philanthropy, but more especial-
The ly-bya true bnderdanding and practice of genuine
> a « d unadulterated chridianiiy, man may learn to love
and do good to bis fellowman, and the punishment
1 a "d of death be .forever abolished.
and « Convinced as 1 am, that foeiety has no right
'hey to take away the life of any citizen, lam also con
7do vinced, that the period is rapidly approaching,when
' dif- governments will think it as impolitic as it is wrong
- ap- exercise this assumed power.
:aufe —•
itent Extra£l of a letter from Governor Sevier, dated
;iven Knoxvifle, April 30, to Wm. Cocke, Esq. Phi
)eace, ladetphia. .
i en- •• Sinc-e my last of the 25th, I have received ii»-
ment formation that a John Bitd, Robert Henderfou and
fling John Phillips, as they were hunting horses (thought
d up- to be dolen) near the head of the Weft Branch of
pur Little Pidgeon, were fired 011 by a party of ten or
war twelve Indians. Several balls pasTed through thcu
■ope- cloaths, but did no other damage. They returned
,-d to the fire, killed one fellow on tfic fpot,and wounded
■ it is as they suppose another."
vern- ~ r j a
jla-a- - The Lexington (Kentucky) paper of 23d A
d the pril, fays, that a person from Nafhv.lie informs,
ung- tltat between the 20th and 30th of March, the In
dians killed a family between the mouth of th*
Ohio and Illinois, conlifling of 12 perfpns—and
ilk't the informant fays he Taw 10 of tlie dead bu
dief.— [h is rather fingnlar that this florv, if true,
Ih. uld niit have been known at Knoxville on the
SOtii April.]
The above article*, it is prefumcd, furnifh no
very solid reasons fur diminiftring the military force
on the Frontiers.
BY THIS DAY'S MAIL.
NEW-YORIf, May 27.
The following is the rtfult of the election for
aflemblymen in Weilclielter county : the live firlt,
are consequently eledied they composed the Fede
ral Ticket,
Charles Tidd, 1,105
Samuel Yotii*gs, 1,033
Mordecni H-ilf, 939
Joseph Carpjuter, 997
John Barker, 934
Ebenezer Purdy, 5*6
Elija Lee, 494
Pierre Van Cortiandt, 453
E. Embice, 353
Cornelius Oakley, 314
HANOVER, (N. H.) stay 16.
Friday last, the Citizens of this Vicinity affen*
bled for a celebration in confluence of the appro
priation News, brought by Mr. Buck, who arrived
in the Stage on Thursday evening, where lie found
a most cordial reception.
While Mr. Buck was in townee was presented
with the following address :
To DANIEL BUCK, £f<(.
Sir,
Imprcffed, as we are, with a lively sense of your
early services in the caufc of our country, grateful
as we mull be for your late exertions in defence of
our conllitution, and happy, indeed, as we aie, to
> embrace you, at your return, we cannot,
our feelings, on this joyful eccafion.
Though we are not among the number of yout
Conilituents, though your placc; of reftdence is fe»
parated from ours, by the banks of a fertilizing
j stream, and the boundary lines of a filter State, yet,
( rs a neighbour, a patriot, and friend, wei bid you
a most cordial welcome.
Though remote from the feat of government, as
' we have not been so we have not been
indifferent fpeftators, of Its labors and toils.
We are attached to our Federal Conllitution,
* and chearfully submit to its conllituted authorities ;
we love the Prelident, we venerate the public faith,
and we have beheld with indignation and regret,
the menaces to the one and the jeopardy to the
other: but patriotism ha? at length pievailed, the
hopes of Difo.gnniaers are bafHtd, our Constitu
tion, the sacred Palladium of our liberties, remains
inviolate, and we, with the Citizens in this quartet
of the Union, relt gratefully fatisfied.
On this glorious event, the inhabitants of this
vicinity beg leave to congratulate you !
You were oiif war-worn Soldier in the battles
we fought for Freedom ; under the mild reign of
Peace, you have been appointed to guard the ac
quisition ; and we rejoice, that in the discharge of
this last duty, you have enjoyed a triumph without
a Sacrifice ; that you bring back with your laurels
the limbs, which the sword of war had spared uu
maimed in the conflitt with fa&ion.
Accept, Sir, on'your return tothebofom of your
family and friends, the belt reward which we can
give, or you receive—the heartfelt applauses of
your Fellow Citizens.
a U May you long live—may your patriotic exertions
'k continue to be fuccefsful, and the memory of your
signal facrifice be indelibly engraven in the breast
ot a grateful country..
Signed in behalf of the Inhabitants of this Vi
m cinity.
B. WOODWARD, Chairman.
By Order, Attell,
J. DUNHAM, Clerk.
>n, Hanover, May 13, 1796.
rn- To which he returned the following anfwet:
ily CITIZENS OF HANOVER,
la- Language is too feeble to express the lively fen
-I i fations I feel from the fentimentc exprefled towards
>as I me in your cordial address, signed by the Han. B.
| Woodward, Esq. in your behalf, and this day pre
he fented me. Accept, therefore, the silent but grate
>n» ful emotions of my heart, as the only adequate re
of turn in my power, to make.
iat ! I participate with you, in your attachment to the
on Federal Constitution, to the confti: uted authorities,
nd love to the President, and veneration for the public
iv- j f a ith ; and, while I fmcerely regret the unhappy
icr ; contest, which has so long occupied Congress (and,
1 i 1 fear, in fume degree, sullied »ur national eharae
j ter) I join with yo«i, in mutual congratulations,
by that it has terminated in a manner which unfolds to
ice the patriotic mind, prolpedts more pleasing in fil
ial- ture.
ine Your applause, and that of the reft of my fellow
>ve citizens, joined to a consciousness of having acted
fit with uprightness of intention, is truly the bed re
ward, which can be given or enjoyed. Be allured
?bt that Shy belt endeavors (hall never be wanting to in
on- sure that prize. D. BUCK.
Tien Hanover, 13th May, 1796.
>ng When he left the place, he was efcortcd to the
River by Capt. Brigham's company in complete
uniform, the members of College, and the principal
Gentlemen of this Vicinity.
Jh '- On the other bank of the River in Norwich, he
was met by his friends and neighbours, nn'd con
'n" dusted to his feat. Such a reception the partisans
an(l of fadtion may look for in vain 1
ght A civic feaft was then prepared at Graves s Hall,
1 of where the principal Gentlemen of the place attended.
1 or ——
hcic PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
neel ARiirED. . days
ded Brig Fly, Hubber, Jeremie i\
Schr. Four Friends, Spars, North-Carolina f
Periphas, Dunn, - New York 3
A- Sloop Sincerity, Mailtofi, Cl arlefton 10
ms, Milinihia, Hammond, Georgia i 2
CIE/MtD.
tb« Ship Dc minisk Terry, De Hart, Kiogftcn