. jicre, ttinfer the command of die fiift fcieut. of the
v.pheoj frigate, and Lieut. Micafiller of artillery,
. o.irnpanied by Lord Camelford, an ofii.et of the
r,it» tie, who volunteered on the occasion, were sent
against Pirrah, a Dutch fort of some (irength on
the Malayan Continent, and situated between the
liliod and Malacca. Sjme refiltancc was expect
ed ; but the garrison, confiding of between forty
and fifty Dutchmen, and some Malays surrendered
on the firft fuinmons.
" Weexpefted to have found a large quantity of
tin in the above fort ; it having been a principal
depot of that articlc ; but we were difa-ppointed ;
. . fi>i'it had been removed and scattered about the
country before the detachment arrived. Twenty
tiirrht.pieces of Ordnance of different Calibre, be
fid*3 a jjreat quantity of small arms, and military
fl jies of every defciiption, were found in the Fort.
The detachment returned from the expedition ttfo
i r tftree weeks atro, bringing with them their Eu
ropean priloneis."
January 30.
On Wediiefday the American ship Camilla,Capt,
Sei »i?>j arrived at her moorings off Calcatta : (lie
I'autJ Iroift England on the 2iff Sept.
The Camilla fell in with the Hawke Indiaman,in
Bajiafore roads, on Sunday last, where at that time
tUere was no piiot; both (hips therefore came to an
anchor, and mull have waited two or three days
probably for a pilot, had not Capt. John Wilson,
who was paffehger on board the Hawke, offered
his ferviccs, and the American fafely to
Diamond Hatbour.
From the great number of East India (hips em
ployed by government, the Company has engaged
ten thousand tons of Tnippiug fiom the ports of
London, Brillol, and Liverpool, and we hear at the
moderate rate of 181. per ton out and home.
Mr. M*ndez,and Capt. Dc Sylvas, formerly of
the Portugucze ship 11 Sacramenta,havc come pas
fengeri with the Camilla.
On Wednesday ajfo arrived, the American bug
Hind, Capt. Hodges, from New-York, but last
from ]Jen«jolen, which ike -left cnr-tile 3d nf Us '
cember.
January 31.
An Ameiiean (hip,commanded by a Cap'.Derby
arrived from tt.i lfle of France at Tranqucbar, on
111 intt.
By letters from Tranquebar, we learn that Capt.
Deiby the Mauritius 011 the 1 tth of Novem
ber. At that date the two frigates Cybelle and
Pruc:ste, were ready to put to Tea. Two small
armed (hips were then at sea, and said to be on a
cr«izc to the Southward.
The Colony of the lfle of France was quiet and
in good order ; although the disappointment in the
arrival of the prizes, captured some time ago in the
Straits, one only having reached the island, at the
time of Cspt. Derby's departure, had occasioned
feme murmurs. ' *
Provisions of all forts Were in abundance, as seve
ral American vessels had ariived at the island laden
with all kinds of supplies. Twoveflals also, under
Italian colours, had arrived from Boutdeaux at) the
lfle of France, two or three days previous to Capt.
Derby's failing jbut he did not ascertain when they
hadieft Europe. • -« 7* —'
TI7-. foregoing are the onTy particulars of news,
brought from the lfle of France, by this Ameri
can, it appears therefore that the report of an ill fur
te&ion, which found its into one paper and co
pied from thence into.some others, is without foun
dation. The fame paper mentions the island be
ing in the greatcft distress, and that the two fri
gates could not put to sea from the want of provi
{ons, which we are sorry to remark is equally in
sorreft, with the former part of their statement.
Seeing jhat all the lfle of France is so copiously
supplied with stores and provisions, by the unre
ftrairted interconife they enjoy with vessels naWga
ting under the flags of neutral nations, the admiral
owy perhaps thinks it well worth while to Ration a
line of battle (hip with one ortwo frigates off Port
Louis, so as to interrupt thefefnpplies ; and such a
force be conveniently spared we apprehend,
purpose, from Admiral Elphinftone's squa
dron.
Madrafs Gazette, January i' 6, i-786.
Yelierday morningarrived admiral Sir G. K. El
jhinftone from the Cape, with part of his squadron
ur.dei command, confiding of the
Monarch, Capt. Elphinilone, 74 guns.
Arrogant, Lucas, 74
Echo, Sloops, Turner.
Prince of Wales, Storelhip, Charton.
General Allured Clarke, who came paflenger on
the Arrogant, and Admiral E'phinltone, landed at
one o'clock, under the usual salute from the fort.
The troops in garrison, confiding of his majesty's
J3dregt. the hon. company's 2d European battal
ion, and the r6th battalion of native infantry, for
med a street on ihe occasion; through which the
General and Admiral passed, from the beach to the
gov 'tnmnnt house.
The above (hips left the Cape 1 jth Nov. They
touched not at any port, on their paffaije.
The Stately and Vi&orious, one of 64and the
other of 74 guns, had be«n dispatched some time
previous to the failing of admiral Sir Geo. Elphin
done, from the cape to cruize off Batavia, with or
ders, after a certain time, to join his squadron.—
The Rattlefrtake parted company on the 10th inft.
We learn by private letters that on the 25th of
Oil. Coh Gordon, who had commanded the Dutch
forces at the Cape, after having labored for some
time under a St of defponde.ncy, put *r period trt his
exigence. We are sorry to add, that he has left
Miind him.a wife and four children.
Febriiaiy 7.
Yesterday morning accounts were received at the
Bankfhall, announcing :he arrival of the John and
James, and the Fiwfmt, botjv from England. The
former left- the Downs on the 27th of Aug. and
the Purfiat on the 23d of Sepf.
The Purluit is an Eugliih (hip—the John and;
James in under American colors.
All the (hips of Admiral EJphinflone'* squadron'
have arrived at Madras, except tWo line of battle,
flips Rationed in Table Bay, with Commodore
- ,( *»ket, for the protection of the Cape.
It h imagine;?, tl»t the exprditi'V* 'againfl Co-'
far which preparations have bee« for some!
tide in train will now be carried into imme
diate effeit; with, the cooperation of admiral EI
pninltonc's fleet.
Hi;, imjeity'e 73d regiment r» under orders to
emoaiK. .or Ceylon, and is to form 3 pvt of the
force to be employed in the reduaion of Colombo,
the chief body of tlie troops intended for that expe
dition, a*e in readinefsto embark from Cochin.
From the llrength of the detachment to be sent
agamll Colombo, an expeflation of determined re
finance is indicated-; and although it is both ptu
dent and judicious to ad accordingly } yet, weap.
prehend, t hat Colojnbo will offer a very feeble op
position. The place is said to be naturally strong
but little improved- by art ; and its works, such
asthey are, greatlyout of repair. The garrison
a!fo is probably deffitnte of the stores and provisions
necessary to a lengthened siege, for the port has
been w. a (late of blockade for near thtee months
pail the Heroine and Bombay frigates having
been judiciously stationed tp intercept any. supplies
that might have been intended to be sent in. We
learn however, that a large Dutch (hip, taking ad
vantage of the absence of the frigates, which bad
gone to Anjengo for refrefhments, had flipped into
Colombo, fieri) feme neighbouring port, where Ihe
bad taken (helter. This {hip was originally from
Batayia and laden with (lores and ammunition.
His majesty's (hips Stately and Victorious,arrived
at Madras, on the 20th u't. On their passage from
the Cape they fell io with a (mall French corvette
off the Mauritius, which they captured and funk.
In llretching across the bay from Acheen Head to
Madras, the Victorious fell in with and captured a
small veftel, laden with grain, a ptize to the Mo
defte priv&te#r.
BY THIS DAY'S MAIL.
NEW-YORK, June 14
Bythe arrival of the ship Juftinia, Cspt. Lewis,
fr<y» Cadiz, which place he left on the 2f(l of
April, we learn, that admiral Richery, comnjandir
of the Frenctt-ftpudron, una rtnt-i.. ~ orr
the 13d, Capt. Lewis fell in with the British squa
dron ur.ier commands Admiral Mann, of 10 fail,
cruifmg off Cadiz.
Capt. Franks, of the brig Nancy, from Port au-
Prijice, spoke the schooner Philadelphia, of Piiiia.
delphia, Capt. Na(h, lad from St. Thomas bound
to Cape Nichola Mole.
Arrived at this Port.
Ship Juftinia, Lewis, Cadiz
Barque Leonara, Brazier, Havanriah
Schooner Homer, Peck, St. Crorx
NEW LONDON, June 6.
pool's MARINE List.
Arrived, (loop Prosperity, David Baldwin, 28
days from Demarara into Newport; left at Dema
rara, sloop Besfey, G. Wheelrightjfchijoiier Eet/ey,
J. Hill, brig Polly, and brig George, all of BnAos>.
Was boarded by several privateers, a;td treated with
a great deal of politcnefs; they never even examin
ed his letters.
The (hip Eliza, N. Palmar, mailer, was taken
ihe fame day (lit failed from this port, by the Bri
tith frigate Thetis carried into Bermuda; and
libeltad.—The,flock was fold at audtio* before trial
came on. A Frenchman passenger, was reputed
the owner.
BOSTON, June ii>.
LEGISLATURE of MASSACHUSETTS.
The house assigned Friday (this day) 11 o'clock
for ele&ing a-Senator to represent this (late in the
Senate of the United States, vicehou. Mr. Cabot,
religned,
From Cape-Francois.
Capt. Rogers, from Cape Francois, mentions
the French Naval Foicc, which arrived there, to
confrft of three (hips of the line, and IO frigates ;
mofe were expedled. The number of troops he
could not ascertain.—No alteration had occurred
refpedting the treatment of Americans. The day
after failing he fell in with 3 English (hips, one of
6b and two 74's ; and fnon after saw a squadron
which he-supposed from snanycirctimflances to be
French, hound for the Cape, and from the, course
they we're (leering thinks they mu(l have fell in with
the English.
From Halifax.
By a gentleman from Halifax, we have advicees
to May 24. The Afiirtance was th,ere from New-
York, with several other frigates, &c. There were
five prizes in the harbor j all taken when on their
passages from Europe for America. The Ocean,
one of'thefe prizes had been cleared, though part
of her cargo was condemned.
Capt. .Saunders from Leogane, informs us, that
the British (hip Argonaut, of 64 guns, was lofl on
a ledge of rocks, N. of Hifpaniola. The crew
were taken off by Frcnch boats.
Robert Barclay, Efq is appointed commission
er on the part of his Britanniek Majesty—and Da
vid Howell, Esq. on the part of the United States,
to fettle the boundary of St. Croix between tho/e
nations. v
James Sullivan, Esq. is appointed by the Pre
sident an Agent for the United States to fettle that
bofioefs.
CrRCUIT COURT, June 8.
Came on the trial of Mr. Sprague, charged with
a (Tilling in the dedtuftion of (he British sloop Speed
well, in the harbour of Boffon—after lengthy plead
ings, it was fubjnitted to the Jury, who continu
ed together the whole of the night, without agree
ing on a verdidt ; eight being for the Plantiff, and
four fur the Defendant. In confluence of this
diiagreement, a new jury has been called.
NEW THEaTRE.
Oo Tuesday last, the Corner (lone of the New-
Theatre, ere&ing near the bottom.of the Mall, was
' laid by M a jor Thoropfon, the oldelt proprietor.
It was rumored some time ago,- that all the mem
bers of theFrtcnch legation, now in America, were
to be recalled. This news is partly deft rayed by
i th* arrival of I'lnfurgent frigate in Ntw-York. It,
5 is now afletted, there is but a new organization
»
'n the CunftiiMej. The French /emafnj in
his lUtio'., alihn' we are afTured that he has been
for Tome time pill afl«ing.for his recall. The office
of Con fill General is fnpprelTed, ant) tinmen Le
tombe, now in that office,, js appointed consul ii
Philadelphia ; Citizen Detainer, who had former
ly tfiat tippointnaent, and who'VppffiS to be in
France, by leave, wili take place of Citizen
Mozard, in Balt.oq, Thislaftis, it is i'sid, defi
ned to some interfiling appointment in the French
Colonies. The Consulates of New Y<jik and Bal
timore are changed into mere vice consulates.
PORTLAND, June 6.
Tuefdajr lad failed from this port, the ffiip Port,
land, Capt, Set fa Storer, foi Calcutta, bay of Ben
gal, in India. This is the firft voyage to India
ever planned frem this port. We cannot refraift
rxprelTing a hearty desire, that this infant experi
ment noay meet the most prosperous adventure and
fafe return. The prosperity of this voyage, will
doubtless produce many others in that line, from
this port.
•
From JAMAICA.
Wednesday last arrived here (hip Rein-deer, capt.
Paine, 27 days from Jamaica. Capt. Paine informs
that it is exceeding dry at Jamaica ; they have not
had any rain seven months pall. It was likewise
very sickly there.
From MARTINIQUE.
l'riday tall arrived here brig Delight, Captain-
Robert r ate,' 22 days from Fort Royal bay. Capt,
late informs that St. Lucia was not taken the
Iltli May, about the gtb a reinforcement arrived
and landed on that island. The day he left Fort
Royal, it was reported, that a French fleet of 9
fail of the line, and a number of frigates full of
troops were lying at the Canaries watering, suppo
sed foi the Well Indies. May ißtb, lat. 23, 15,
N. long; 66 W* spoke the (hip "Rebecca, ps New-
Bedford frem Brazil, 1000 hbls. oil jjo days from
the coafl all well. Left there twenty-five fail #f
Americans. 311 n&eiy to well. Mav 22d, wis '
U. prJ V ,a<.V»- (
him politely. May 38U., lat. 3S. 20, N.
W. /poke (hip Caroline, of and from New-Yorlc,
bound to Falmouth, five days out alt well.
NEW-YORK, June 13. #
SHIP NEWS.
TO MARINERS.
The Corporation of the Trinity house have given
public notice, that a White Buoy 18 laid 00 a
bank on the weft fide of the channel, called the Gnll
Stream, leading into the Downt in 4 t-4 fathoms
at low \yater neap tides, with the following marks
and bearings : St. Lawienee's, about the middle
of the hnufes on the north Cliff of Ramfgate, called
Albion Place, bearing N. W. 3-4 W. The North
Foreland N. by W. The South Foreland Upper
Light, 011 with the N. W. Cliff of Old Stairs Bay
and the pitch of the South Foreland about S. W.
A temporary vtffcl is fixed 0.. the Northern Sand*
Head, in the place of t:,e other veSel that broke
from her moorings in the late tempestuous weather,
"whfcK is going through form- repairs, and an altera- i
tion in her lights, by order of the matters of the !
Trinity-House.
■» . <
The CanvafTers have begun upon the Canvass, of the 1
Western Ditlri£l. In this DitlriiS there are 13 ]
Senators to be chosen.'—The reful.t of Albany' '
County is below. , i
Federal Republican Ticket. I
Leonard Ganfcvoort '°33 1
Leonard Bronck 1015 I
Francis Nichols i®3i
James Gordon 987
Johannes Dirtz 997
Abraham Arndl 862
Jacob Morris 880
Joseph White 937 '
Jedidiah Sanger gig '
Thomas R. Goold 816 ]
Vincent-Matthew* 917 1
Thomas Morris. 849
JoTjn Richardson 528
Republican Ticket.
Lewis Dubois. 81
John Patterfon 1.89.
Befnatjirh Rofekrani 9
Moi es Kent 24
Prter Smith , Ij \
Daniel Miles 40 ,
Asa Dunforth * 61
Jellis Fonda Jl7
George Hale 47
George Williarr.fon 1
Jonathan Fitch 67
Much about the fame parts of Italy,'where HaH
nibal defeated the Romans, in two battles after
crofting the Alps, will be the approaching (eat of •
war between the French and Aollro-Sardinian ar- '
mies; and where the contefls, (hould peace be not '
e&ablifhed, will now be particularly severe, efpeci~
ally as the fate of Autlrian Lombardy iti a great. I
measure depends on the ifTue. It was alfe in near- '
ly the fame situation, that Marius, the Roman Con- '
fill, overthrew with prodigious slaughter, a nume
rous army of the Gauls. TheEmpetor and in
deed the King of Sardinia, -from various consider
ations, have been thought to have strong inclinati
ons tocaccoromodatiofis, yet about the ift of April
the Btfttfh mrnifter Sir Morton Eden, and the Sar
dinian minister to the court of Vienna, had fre
quent conferences ; and a new fubfidyto the lattei
was spoken of to enable him to join in opening the
rnfuing campaign.
——— ii .1
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, April ;.
Official information has juil been received by Mr.
Vandcr Horft, the American confuiat Bristol, that
the present poflnre. of affairs between the United
State*of America agd the D*y «nd Regeucy of
, Algiers, renders it very hazardous for the vessels of
that country to venture into those leas which are
i
ii frequcrted I»y the Algerine crui/eja ; and that
n danger will continue until it stall be duly notifie4
e by t lie government of the United States, that peace
. is fully cilabiifhed between the two countries,
ii . April |3-
InttlHgWce lias been brought by the way of thX
i Levant, tp Rome, that all the Religious Otders of
Chriftiam at Jerufal.'rn.anJ stljer psrtsof Prflelline,
l i ave been thrown ioto the iiJmofl consternation by
i the conduit of a -rebellions Pacha, of the name of
. Gazxe-rr, who j» ravaging the whoitfof Galilee, ant}
committing every degree of violence upon persona
andthiug*. He lays heavy contribution; upon the
inhabitants of Palcllifte; and, whenever his de
. mandtare not immediately complied with, he threat
i ens to destroy Jhe antiquities and religions byild- I
i ings in the cry of 1 Ji rufa'm ; and, mi confequene? I
of a single rtegaiive, has cm red his prophanensfe so J
far as to level -one of the churches, and to ercft a/
\ fort with artillery upon the spot. '
- Ihe Empress of Rufiia- has made a present to
the Duke de Polignac of 3000 peafams.
Britons believe the woii is not mif.pplied I Thatf
Peasants can, in fact, mean tylen f flow long, thejr
must fay, will huipaiiiiy pinr beneath dift>On<Mj)- >
How Jong will Boip millious of perf.ms submit to
the tyranny of a fety, kiss the hands that oppref»
them, and hug their galling chains ? Huw happy
then fliould that people be, each of wftofe cottages
is his caftlr, into which the rude hand of lawiefs
power dare no: enter ; who is incited to industry
by a conviction that its reward isfecurely his own }
and who is prote&ed by die fame laws that guard
hi* sovereign ? Le't Britons rejoice in the civil and
religious liberty they pdfTefs, and commiferaU the
want of it in otheis.
DUBLIN,.ApriI 2.
Letters from the county of Cork, mention, that
Defenderifm has made a flight appearance in that
part, where it has not been known before.
The public hare been . a. a loft to know the
meaning of the pass-word Eliphismatis, which
intk*- Didfrn'Tt '' <\a t[> 00 ***■
tfiefrllsitit't. Un e of 'he diabolical and fan
irulnary confederacy, who was
dcepTfl?onterncd in theji internal plots, has disclo
sed its origin, and it is conllitufed of the fir ft le'ter
of every word in the following lines, in the aciollic
llile, from which it certainly toojt its rife, and wa»
used to disguise rheir horrid intentions ;
E very
L, oyal
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't* rotcjlant
'H erctlck
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NORFOLK, June 7<
%■
From a Corrtfpondeni.
A paragraph appeanua ia fame Northern paper
a few weeks ago, setting forth that his moll Catho
lic MajeftyVPlenipotentiary to the United States,
had applied to Mr. Liflon, for a palTage with him
on boa id hi# Majesty's (hip—and was refufed—we
can without fear of being contradicted a flu re the
public that no such application ever was rrwde eitti
er directly, orindireflly, of course such paragraph
is as falfc as illiberal; but if his well informed au
thor should retain aay doubtj concerning the truth
of his aifcrtion he may give hitofelf the trouble of
further inquires of Mr. Liflioo himfelf.
Bank of the United States,
JUNE . 4 th, 1798.
NOTICE is hereby given, that applications will be je-<
eeived at Bank, until the firft day of July next, in
clusive, tor tlje purehafe of the fix per cent i a oct bearing
interest from the firlt day of July next, to bd ifiTued agree
ably to an a<B. of Congrcls, passed the, thirty-firlt day of
May last, entitled, " an a<st making proViCon for the pay
ihcnt of certain debts of the United States."
CONDITIONS!
ift. Said ftoek will be fold at par, for nofei with tw<y
endoffers.tobe approved of, at'lerms not exceeding three*
lour, months, aithfee ftjarfl ifSffainiLtits.
sum Ipjle bvndrKt ttpllics.wilJ be fold,
nor any sum exprefling a fra4>oflft|t part of Oije hundred
cbllars.
tf. B. 'Th? application! aciimtpanied by the \notes ojferti inr
payment are U be made in the fame manner as far diftountt v and
are to be handed to the Ca/tier, from inborn answers tan be re-*
eeived on theJeebnd of July.
JBy order of the DiredVors,
G. SIMPSON, Cashier.
lawttj Wftjl
For Alexandria and Gcorgetcwn,
The sloop Venus,
Jeremiah Brown, Matter,
.SHE will be ready to fail in a fevr
days—has goi>d accommodations for passengers, and
w/ll take freight on moderate, terms. Apply oik
.c ii j, at Chefitut street wharf, or to
Joseph Anthony & Co.
I June 15. 4t
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STOCKS.
Six per Cent. .... - tffy
Three per Cent. - • •• . - 10/7 to 8
Deferred Six per Cent. - - - - 13/7 to t
per Cent. - x<.B
4? per Cent. - ... 14/b
BANK United States, » • • • a; pr. scot,
■ " Pennsylvania, - - - ' - 19
North America, ... • 4S to 50
Infurancc Comp. North-America, 15 l-t,
■ - ■■■ Pennsylvania, II
Excranoc, at to days, - - • l6j t* 166 i-j
» ■■ In. n .1......—1 — ...
By an Artifi resident at Mr. Oellers'* Hotel,
MINI ATU RE LIKENESSES
ARE taken add executed is that elegant abd delicate
ilile, which is so necessary to render a Miniature Pic«
ture an interesting jewel.
He will warrant a strong and indisputable refem-
and he taken the liberty to lay before the public
of this place his molt earnest intention to pa»
tronage by his best endeavors to please.
N. B. Specimen; axe to be fe«n.
May la. ' J