by THIS day's mails. NEW-YORK, June 16. The humiliating fnuetion our navigation is pla ced in, needs but little comment. It is to be hoped that Americans will not facrifice tamely,at the shrine of foreign politics, their moll valuable privileges.— It matter# not from what quarter the aggression comes. it' s th e either, or both, of the two pri" ipal powers at war, to diftrefj our trade, in order to weaken the resources of their op ponent i or to influence our political apimons to the prejudice of that maintained by either of them, it becomes the more necessary for us to be united. This language may not suit those who a:tend only to partial views ; but, we run no rifle in pronoun, cing it to be the mod calculated to preierve our na tional dignity and independence. The brig Julius Caesar, on her way to Connecti cut, upset in a flaw of wind, jult after turning the point at Corlaers's Hook. A man or two on her fore-top-fails yard, cluing up the fail, at the time, escaped down the shrouds. The brig was light,and ilmoft without any ballad. Both topsails be.ng {landing, soon after reaching the water, (lie turned her keel up, and carried away her top-mads, proba bly against the bottom of the river. She drifted a mile or two with the tide, when by great exertions, and the aid of people in boats from thefitore, she was towed on Long Island (bore. We are happy to hear that by the exertions of the owners, fce is rot off without any material damage, excepting in her mafU and spars. No lives were loft.. ARRIVALS AT THIS PORT. Schr. Weymouth, Stephens Philadelphia Wiothrop, Bayley do. Sloop James, Jackson do- Lewie, Morgan Richmond Charleston, May 25. Yesterday. arrived the barque William, Beckford Madeira; '37 days; fchooncr Betsey, Waterman, St. Mary's, 3 days ; schooner Nancy, Butch, Ho nduras, 20 days ; fchi. Polly, Faber, NafTau.6 dayi. May 26. Yesterday arrived the schooner Either, Wells, Savannah, 2 days ; (loop Speedwell, Clarke. Go uaives, 18 days. „ , „ „ The schooner Patuxent, Campbell, was at L.o naivec when capt. Clarke left it. May 27. Yesterday arrived .the brig Henry and George, Roper, Guernsey,63 days. Capt. Clarke, who arrived here the evening be fore the laftftora Gonaives, left there on the 7th inft. the following vessels : Brig An#, Moffat, and bring Aliza, Thornton, belonging to Philadelphia ; brig Alexis,Tate,Wil mington, Delaware 3 ar.d two schooners belonging to N. York. Capt. Allen, in the schooner Eliza, of this port, left the Gonaives, for Petit Guave, on the 2d of May. Capt. Clarke was informed that the troops ar rived at Cape Nichola-mole were directly from Eu , rope ; their number was said to be the report was that thiy intended to proceed against the Cape, where they understood great diffmfions existed. Admiral Parker was at Jamaica ; the Leviathan, Africa, and one frigate, weteall the En elifti vessels cruizing on the north fide of Hifpanio la. May 28. Yesterday arrived the (hip Powhatan, London, 63 days ; brig Y. F. Regina, Mejer, St. Übes, 54 days \ brig Pointer, Leffingwell, St. Sebastian s, 41 days ; (hip Elizabeth, Cooke, Lilbon, 50 days. May 3 1 • Yesterday arrived the schooner Eagle, Raboteau, St. Bartholomew's, 16 days ; schooner Betsey, Poole, Jeremie, 14 days ; thip Columbus, Lothrop Cadiz, 56 days; ship William, Campbell, Isle of May, 40 days. Capt. Campbell, on the 16th inft. inlat. 27 I" 2 long. 70, spoke the schooner John, Stuart, from this port, bound to the Weft Indies, who supplied capt. Campbell with a barrel of bread. On the 17th inft. off Cape Nichola Mole, capt. Poole was boarded by boat, in which were 14 brigands, who robbed his vessel of provision, Coma ■eloathing, fpeakiog trumpet, &c. BOSTON, June 10. THEATRICAL- Mr. Wllliamfon, we learn, bat eompleated. a full company, among whom are Mr. Chilmers, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock, Mr. and Mrs. Martha!!, Mr. Mr*, and Miss Solomons, Mr. Mrs. and Miss, Rowfon, Mods, and Madam Lege, Madam Gar die, Mr. Bates, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Wellon, Mr. and Mrs. Hogg, with capital additions to the Band. One, of many ; of the fatal effects of the Slave-trade - The SehooAer Friends Adventure, capt. Stew art, of Savannah, lying at the mouth of the river Gambia, had 72 flaveson boai>d ; -about the 15th of February, while the captain and part of the crew were alhore, the slaves rose, killed two of the peo ple, rus the schooner ashore, where she was loft, and escaped. KNOXVILLE, May 23. In ourlafl we informed, that a party of Indians fired on three men, on Uttle Pigeon, and that tSaa white m«n returned the fire and killed an Indian, called the Sour Mufti. We now have it in our power, from refpe&able authority to fay, that four Indians, hunting in that neighbourhood, were fired oa by white men, who wounded one Indian, and took from them two guns. They ha"e fitice de manded the guns of the agent of the United States, to the Cherokeet—And notwithilanding such pro vocations Hill (hew the greaieft difpofiti6n for peace. A Quarterly Meeting of the Hibernian Society tor the relief of Emigrants from Ireland, will be WdatMr. M'Sha:>e's Tavern, in Third Street, Si 7 o'clock this Evening. MATHEW CAREY, Sec'ry. J un - l 7i PARIS, April 16, Treiltiard made a report from the Committee appointed to examine the mcfagt of the liire&ory, inviting the council to pass a peruliaw agaiult such men at should urge the re eflablilhment of Royalty, and of the Conllit ution of 1793 ; and against such as, in the seditious aflemblages of the people, (hould preach up the annihilation of the Republic. The resolutions proposed by Treilhard were couched in nearly the following terms : " All those who, by words ur writings, spoken or didributed, shall provoke the diflolu£jon of the Legislative body and of the Dire&ory, shall pro voke pillage and an equal division of property} — the re-eflablifhment ot Royalty and of the Consti tution of 1793, or any other than that of 1795^. (hall be declared guilty of an attack upon the Pub lic Safety, and (hall be puoifhed with death. " All alTemblies of the people, at which provo cations shall appear, shall be dispersed by force. *' Persons guilty of the crimes fpecified in £|ie firft articles, lhall be tiied by the Directors of a jury, discharging the fun£tions of officers of Police, conformable to the Code of Crimes and punish ments, lubjeft to a special jury. » " All persons attending such afTemblies shall be obliged to retire on the summons of a Magiilrate, under pain of banishment, or fiye years imprison. ment in irons. Refill»nee shall be punished with death. " All persons who (hall publicly wear any other badge of diftin&ion (figne de ralliement) than the National Cockade, (hall be imprifoncd for a year." These refutations were adopted by the Council. April 17. Camus made a report from the eommlttee ap pointed to examine the crimes refultiug from an abuse of the press. Ha declared it was impolEble to propole a general law, applicable to all auction and printeis, without invading the liberty of the press. The committee, however, were of opinion, that a law of Police might be palled, relative to journal*, gazettes, periodical publications, and ad d relies to the public: he therefore propofeM form refohitions containing, among others, the following regulations : I. No journals, gazettes, nor periodical publica tions, {hall be printed; no addrefies to the public distributed ; no bill printed nor ftuek up, without the name of the author or authois, and the name a<»d place of abode of the printci. 2, Every "violation of the proccediugart!cle,.by an emiffioß of the name of the author or printers, or by the insertion -of a falfe uame and place p abode, lhall be profecut«d by the Pelice, and pu nifhcd with fix months impnfbnment for the , fit tt offence, and two years imprisonment for every sub sequent offence. 3. If the journals or periodical publication* con tain any articles that arc hot figntd, any ext«£ls'or_ pretended extracts from foreign papers, the perfofT who {hall have piiblilhed such works fhali be rcf poufible for the fame. . ~r ; . 4. All persons vrho stall hawk about, distribute, fell, or pick up any papers, in violation of the firft article, (hall incur the punifhiaent fpecifred in the fccond. J. The authors, pofons who Jlliili. up any papers containing such incitements or pro»o cations as are declared criminal by the law of the 27th inft. (April 16) {hall be prosecuted, and pu nilhed in ihe manner there fct. forth. 6. All venders and hawkers of unsigned period ical publications, who (hall be unable to point out the authors of the fame, or who (hall give falfe in formation on that head, or ascribe them to foreign ers, or persons not having a fixed residence, (hall fuffer two years imprisonment in iions, and, for t}ie second offence, transportation. 7. The printers, hawkers, or bill-dickers, who (hall be arretted for any of the above offences, can ftot be brought to trial, nor discharged, uutil the author (hall have been tried, or all endeavors to ap prehend him (hall have been declared fruillefi. Thele resolutions were all adopted. LONDON, April 19. Yelterday noon his majesty, accompanied by the prince of Wales, duke of York, prince Ernest, duke of Gloueeftor, and prince William, reviewed the duke of Gordon's regiment of Fen cibles„in Hyde Park, whete they went through a variety of evolutions and firings, for near two hours, to the great fatisfadion of his majesty, and all the officers present. The duke.Lt. Col. Wood ford, and other officers, were present. The corps appeared to be about 500 men moflly hardy look ing young men, all in the Highland dress, and ac companied by their national music, the bag pipe.— Some of the female part of the royal family, the Dutchefs of Gordon, and several female nobility, in carriages, with a prodigious crowd of fpeftators were present. ThFfinenefs of t,he day added much to the brilliancy of the fpe&acle. The king and his suite met the regiment at thehorfe guards, and proceeded with them, up the park, to the placc of review. This being the firft Highland regiment his ma jeftr had ever seen, he seemed particularly attentive to all their evolutions. The Dutchcfs of Gordon and Lady Louisa were drefled in the uniform of the regiment, and they were particularly honored with the royal attention. it is but justice to add, that the discipline and good cocjdujft qf this regiment has, on all occasions been eminently conspicuous. They are now on -their march to the North of England, where they are to be encamped under the command prince William of Gloycefter. The Eafl India Company have made confidera blc pragrefs in raising the 3000 volunteers they undertook te procure for the royal navy, at their own expence, more than two thirds of that num ber being already complete, confuting of a very good proportion of able and ordinary seamen, and other ufeful hands, whom the liberal bounties offer ed by the confpany have induced to come forward in this popular ffrvice. The Dutch fleet, we know, has with it two (lore (hips, laden with naval (lores ; and it is likewile well known, that it is neither victualled nor equip ped for a long voyage. The ceaclufion Teems that it is bound to Bred, and that the long preva- Irtijcy of N. E. winds has drives it a great way into the Western Ocean. The Dutch {hips cannot reachßrelt till a change of wind to the v&:i ward, and by that lime, we trull, we (hall have a squadron off that harbor to prevent their entrance. There are 80 Engliih prisoners clcfely confined at Rotterdam, being the crews of ships wh-ieh have taken. Diffatislitd with their allowances which are icantily divided, they lately attacked their guaids, but were at length ,quelled without bloodshed. Since thai time they have been depri ved ot every indulgence before enjoyed. HAGUE, March 28. Our Minister at Paris mgde a formal notification to the French Directory of the Opening of 0111 Na tional Convention, through the French minister of Foreigp affairs. The following are the copies of thofc. STATE,PAPERS. Liberty—Equality—Fraternity. The Minister Plenipotentiary of the Batavian Republic, te Charles Dolacrwix, Minister of Fo reign affairs Citizen Mini/lrr, T he undertigned Ministers Plenipotentiary of the Batavian Republic hav® the honor officially to in form-the French Government, that after a number of difficulties happily overcome, their National Con vention opened its public littings on the firft of Match, (old ftileij and that from that day the States General ha/e no'longer an exnience. The diplomatic body arfc in consequence Got to treat on political fubjedlslbut with thenew government which the Convention is about to organise. This day, citizep minister, will be accounted one of happy for the Dutch nation. History will tranf mit it to poftcrity as forming the iecond epoch of the dfliveranee of that copntry which seems callcd on for. her destiny to overturn the thrones of tyrants William V. on imitating the eondutf of Philip 11. found aiH.ohgft the true Batavians the fame impati ence nntJtn the yukV, and the fame eagerness to break Vfleir chains. Why should the natural foil of liberty? reckon (till some Haves amonglt the number of her [children i Untjer the auspices of a great nation which liber ty has (conduced for four years from victory to vic tory ,lajid which has madethe proudelt t y raotsto trem be-rglided by that mass of light which has majefti waliy afilen at every period of the French Revoluti on, th£ Batavian convention cannot but appear gieat'in its labors, and the rcfu!!, to the people whoro it has the honor to represent, cannot be o therwilfe than happy. It will aufwer, you may re ly, citizen Minister, to the hopes of our deliverers and will aft upon the models which they have fur mftied. It will never fivtrve from those great prin ciples of justice, which the French people have snatched fiom oblivion, to mark the line which they have prescribed to themselves. (Signed.) The Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Citizen* Blautv iiud Meyer, Pvlin.lters Plenipotentiary of the Batavian Republic at Paris. -1; if P■ .1> - —- ivT crivuic. " I have citizens, to the Direc tory the note which you have trai.fiwitted to me.— They have learned with the most lively fatwfa&ioii opening of your National Convention. Con vinced that the formation of fueh a central autho rity can alone unite the Bauvian people—extinguish that spirit offederalifm which paralysed its energies, and its means of refitting oppression—and give a vi gorous government the sole guarantee ef the rights of the people, the Diie&ory have seconded as far as it could be done without injury to your indepen dence, the efforts of the true friends of liberty.— This salutary end is accomplished. Your Conven tion has opeoed its fittings. May this titular au thority protest the cradle of Batavian liberty 1 May this new Hercules ftifle in its nervous arms the serpents of Royalifm and anarchy which endeavor to wrap' it in their folds, arid to embarrass its pro ceedings. M*y it give you a wifeconflitution pro .te&ive of liberty and equality, a government power ful for goor. and weak for evil. May you attain the proper goal which the French nation are now abot ito reach, without purchafiag it by thofc long con vulflons, those painful excefies, and those acute a gonies, which with us have aggravated its priee. The Executive Diredory, faithful to the friend (hip which united the two republics, and to the principles of good faith >vhich form the tulcof its condu&, will defend your independence without, and will support your constituted authorities with in, with all the influence of a friendfhip founded on a common interest It is pletafant forme, citizens, to be under such ciicumftanccsthe interpreter of their sentiments, I | partake of them with fincei ity. 1 shall endeavor to realize them with zeal, and (hall regard as the hap- I pieft days of my lifcthofe on which 1 (hail contri bute to grave on the lift of freedom, the nameofan interesting people, who formerly atehieved their own independence, and who owe every thing to themselves even to the f-il which. tfiey inhabit, and which they have ravished from the Ocean. Health and Fiateniity. DELACROIX. (Signed) Philadelphia, June 17. NEIV THEATRE. The entertainments, announced for thil evening, for the benefit- of Mr. and Mrs. Rowfon, are felefit ed and varied with great judgment, and promise at rich a treat for the amateurs d{ the drama, as any that has beenferved up this season. It is hoped that the public will not be unmind ful of those whom uiikind>chance ha* thus thrown towards the close of the theatrical campaign, when even curioiity is tempted to turn her prying eye a side- To the remuneration of a benefit night, the tons and daughters of the sock and bulkio direS their longing eyes, during the too tcdioufly protrac ted season of fatigue and exertion. This animates their hopes, and ehcouragts their perfevcramei and of this boon it were ertul to-deprive them. To the ladies whe h»Te perufei Cr.ail.otte, ihe Trials of the Heart, and the Fllle de ChamS-e, a; who can bearample testimony to Jhe lauHable ten dency. <tf all the productions of Mrs. Rows.in, it cannot be neueflary to life anv recommendations of ,the refpeftable candidate for their favo'', who unites m her person ftie double capacity o/ atithorcfs and a£lref«. They will, doubtless, CKtend that kind ai tention and patronage which rcfleft eq«.a! honour tin the head and the heart of those who confer theßi, Superior Court, Wilmington di/lrifl, May "Term, 1796. THE Grand Jury, not aiVimiitig to themfelwr. a capacity to decide upon the mVriVs of the ievc.al treaties lately under ii!'Cortgreiii,f>ot p<."r fuaded that they were the belt under tbc.ex ift.iiig cifcumrtancrs could be obtained, and that therefore found policy as well as the public tranq .il ity, required that the laid treaties (hould be latifed and carried into effedt, do refold ananimoufly, That the President ofxhe Uuited States, by ratify ing the said treaties, has exhibited a fxefh proof of his wifdqrrr and patriotism ; and that the memben ofCongrefs, who from a regard to national faith, and the peace and happiness of the country, voted for the neeeflary appropriations for carrying the fa;d treaties»to operation, arejultly entitled to the gta titude of their fellow G. Hooped Foreman. Lot. Bullard Thomas C. Howe William E. Lord „ Jeffe Williams James Moore Richard Quince let). James Middleton Holder> M'Gee PROPOSALS j FOR PUBLISHING Br -StiiISCRIPTIOIf, A Plan of City of Waihington,, By THOM A S F.R EEM AN, Surveyor of the territory of Columbia aai City of Wafh iiigton. CONBtTIONS. I. This Planlfliall he an elegant and ojrrcii. Copperplate' impreflion, of about four feet-fqiiare, wlicreon»will be accurately delineated the Natural iiate of the ground contained within the lines of the city—plains, valiies,. rising grounds, springs, runs, creeks, ice with the l:ne» of the grand avenues, fti cets, squares, public appropri ations for walks, gardens, as now correctly laid out and permanently eltablilhed—the river Potomak, and Ea!l-» ern Branch, opposite (the city—i-the channels, Co alt harbours and foundings of the faine, as taken by order of the Board of Commiflionert. 11. On the (Ides of the Plan lhall be reprcfented a beauti ful elevation of the Prcfident's House and the Capitol. 111. To render the drawing still more intelligible and ufe ful, it shall be accompanied by a Pamphlet, containing all tho laws of the general and particular governments, refpeding the location and eftablifnment of the city— the order» and regulations of the Board of Commiffiun ers, approved by the Prelident of the United, Stat:6, re fpe&ing the purchase and improvement of lots thercih-- a particular description of the city and adjacent country —of di« river Potomak, with the productions, ftateof cultivation, commerce, j opulitiOH, t3"c. of the country through which that valt river flows. IV. This work will hj published the fanifion of the t):e Cic/, ana meet av ith their full approbation before it appears in public; and Mr. Freeman pledges himlcif tj make it as accurate uielul and entertaining as poftible. V. The price to fubferibers 5 Dollars, to be paid on recep tion of the Plan and Pamphlet. Surveysr's Office, City of Waihington, June 8, 1796. £5° Subscriptions will be taken at the Surveyor's oihc4, in the city; Mr. Rice's Bookstores in Baltimore and Phila delphia ; and at the principal 3ookftores on the Continent. June 17 aawjw BLAUW. MEYER. Fox's Auflion Room. At 3 o'clock, to morrow afternoon, will.it J old Ij Außinn, 150 Tierces of prime New Orleansßice, 150 Boxes of Real Caftiie Soap, Lately imported, and entitled to Drawback. They will be fold in handfume Lots for C ASH. Edward Fox, Auctioneer. . June 16. Just Arrived, In the Snow Boston, James Kirkpatrick, master from Li verpool, 5000 Bushel* SALT ; 100 Crates QUEENS WARE; and An AfTortment of SHIP CHANDLERY; s FOR. SALE On board, at Pine-street wharf. Apply to "James Campbell, or George Latimer• April if. For Freight or Charter, To Hamburgh, Bremen, erAmfterdam, The Ihip H/ rrikt, 17 Thomas W. Norman, Commander, A REMARKABLE FINE .SHIP, EI)RTH 2 2y tons, in ord.T, fails iaft, and will be ready to receive a cargo in three days. For terms apply to the captain on board, or to Peter Kuhn. ■ June 17 || 6 The Consignee* and owners of Goods on board the »- bovelhip, will please to be early in their applications for them, a« they are now difcharg : ng. for Sale at Auttion, On Tuesday Evening the 2 (ft instant, st 7 o'clock, at the Merchants Coffee House, The Brig MARY, Burthen 150 ton«, (he is plraoft r,e w > well-found, and may be fern i,,by applying to the matter on board, 1 At Clifford's wharf—Three months credit will be given for one half the purchase money, and fix months for the other half, on receiving fufficicnt fecunty, in approved notes, with a good indorl'cr on each. Also for Sale at stuffion, en the fame terms, The Schooner AMY, Burthen 94. tons, (he is a good veflel, about one year old, and may be feea by applying to the malter on board. At JefTe and Robert Wain's wharf. JOHN OONNELLT, Auctioneer. June 17. 2. FAYETTEVILLE, June z. £ '/ i n~£ William Jjiies John Calboida Ge»>rge Shephard Danie) Boutdenu* johrt Culvcn Heavy Gradeljr jimes Harper Stephen Daniel John .London. -h ' £ *' •V* «
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