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Augnfta , July 17, 1799.
[From the American Daily Advertifer. ]
Mr. Claypoole,
There are two articles in the Daily Ad
vertiser of this morning, one under the
Baltimore head, the other under that of
foreign news, refpeding the city of Ham
burg ; the firft altogether unfounded, and
the latter now a nullity-—on which, for the
information of merchants who mav be en
gaged, in trade with that emporium, I beg
to make the following remarks: Captain
Bunker of the brig Walhington, arrived
at Baltimore, reports that “ he touched at
Milford Haven (an obfeure port in Wales)
on his wav from Bristol (England) to Ame
rica, and there was informed bv the Ame
rican consul, that he had received advice
on the 301 I) March from Rufus King, the
minister of the United States, that Ham
burg was in a state of blockade by the Bri
tifti, with request to communicate it to
such Americans as he might meet with.”
I leave capt B to fuhftantiate this in
formation as he may think fit: but I can
allure the public that no such thing has
taken place, as I have letters from that ci
ty of the 30th of April, bv the Bee, lately
arrived he-e, which left Hamburg the ad
May, when all was well and tranquil there!
Did ever any one know a government be
ing so stupid as to blockade its own com
merce? I be ieve no—it is well kn wn
that the principal mart in Europe for Bri
tifli commerce is Hamburg, and that the
heft poffi!>le under(landing exilts between
that city and Great Britain
And as to the edid of the emperor of
RioGa, forembargoinjLthe veffJs of Oust.
burg in airports, \ am at this moment in
poflefiion of a letter from a house of the
firft eminence in St. Peterlburg, dated the
25th March, which informs that the edid
for detaining the veffds of Hamburg, has
been repealed by the emperor, and char a
good unde (landing is again restored.
These are fads not 10 be contradided, for
tads are (tabborn things,
A Burgher of Hamburg ,
Philadelphia, Jut v 1, 1799.
NEW-LOND.jN, June 25.
Returned into port, fehooner Favorite, B
Pdin“.
Ex'rail from the log book of the Favorite.
Monday, June 3, 26 davs out, in lat
29, 58 N. long. 57 W. saw two fail to
windward, (landing for us; they soon came
up and proved to be the French privateer
brig Hippolutte. of Nantz, Alexis Duil
liard, mounting 14 guns and 76 men, from
Cayenne, with the Philanthrop ft. Rich
er foil, of Al-xandria, her prize; an of
ficer came on board, took captain P. and
the supercargo on board th*- privateer, and
after an examination of their papers, &c.
the captain, with two hands was permit
ted to remain on board the fehooner, un
der the direction of a prize mailer and 5
men, all three vefTcls (landing to the north
wdrd, bound to Teneriffe. After stand
ing on 12 hours and finding the fehooner
to fail heavv, they lent on board, broke
up the hate hes, and plundered her of three
boat loads of bbls. &c. ail the small (lock,
cabin stores and furniture, books, charts,
quadrants, feamen's clothes, bedding, See.
gave her up to all the American prisoners
he had on board (after giving them a certi
ficate of their release, and a promise to pro
cure the release of an equal number of
Frenchmen) being nine besides her own
crew, and ordered her to ptoceed dircAly
to America.
Captain Dilliard had the governor of
Cayenne’s proclamation, ordering all
cruifers to treat Americans as pri
soners of war.
In lat. 30, captain Paine spoke the
fehooner James, G, Tinker, from this port
for Barbadoes, ou|i7 days, all well.
The snow Independence, Hazard, from
this port, arrived ar Barbadoes on the 23d
11 ft. with horses. In lat. 19, long. 50,
captain Hazards veflU was taken bv a
French prn4£®|kand g mcn pur on board;
3 days after, capt. H. with two men, by a |
fpirPed exertion, retook his veflV* } and ar- j
rived fafe at that place.
ALBANY, June 8.
The Hessian Fly.
hxtrail of a Utter to the po inters if the Alba- >
tty gazette.
11 I have noticed in some of vour late
papers, that the Heliian fly has again made
its appearance in the United States; and
that not only in Virginia, and some other
of the fouthem dates, but also in some
parts of this (late, melancholy proofs of
the ravages of this devouring infe<sl have
been dilcovered; I have myfelf also obser
ved that in the countv of YV f .fliington, in
which I rtfide is again desolating
our fields of wheat.
“ I hope so potent an not
be treated with unconcern and ntlleift, by
ti.e friends of agriculture, but f
will unite their experience with their en
ergy to repel and counteract his infiduous
and baneful influence, and if poffiide ar
retl his progress in its firft onset.
“ The result of my observations ref
pefting the Hessian fly, when he before ra
vaged this country, and the plan adopted
for deftroving him which appeared to me
the most effeftual, I here subjoin, with a
request you will give the fame a place in
your paper.
“ The fly deposits its eggs in the new
wheat soon afer its springing up, in au
tumn, and before there are any feverefrofts
—propagates in the spring- remains in a
torpid (h,te till some time after reaping
is invariably found in the fifft or second
joint of the ftaik, and takes wing in the
course of Angult —Cut your wheat high,
remove it immediately from off the land,
and without delay burn the Hubble—This
deftroysthe infeift while in his torpid Hate,
and if the burning be effectual, cuts off the
Hessian fly root and branch in one season.
“ I think I may fafelv pledge mvfeif to
you, that if this plan of cutting the wheat
and burning the stubble is universally a
dopted, we (hall hear no more of the Hef
.fi in flv ; and that in addition thereto, we
(hall lr«ve larger crops of graim as the,
tmr ‘tnapgre itlv ermrffes ineTaud, and has
nearly fie fame e(Fed as a coat of good
manuK**
r .
PHILADELPHIA, July 3.
ExtraH of a letter from Hamburg , dated A
P’A 27, 1799, to a merchant in Philadel
phia.
r“» T? 6 reports that exlft of ,he emperor
of Russia having laid a temporary embar
go upon a few of our (hips in his ports,
causes little or no sensation, as matters will
eifily be explained to general fatisfaflion,
and we can fairly assert that we confi ;er
ourfitu tion at prefenr, such as n s ;t to leav-r
the smallest apprehtnfion of our preferv *
ing thatcontinuedtranquilitv which, thank
God, we have hithrrto so happily enjoyed
and which it is obvi mflv the interest of
the different beldgerent powers to refpefl
and even to fupport—<>f this we dee i- the
pafl the bed of all poflibie proofs, in spite
of the unfounded reports which those en- ]
vions of the advantageous situation of
Hamburg and its consequent prosperity,
are ever ready to circulate.”
Sloop Marv, Warner, of Norwich, '
from Cape Francois to Turk’s Ifbnd,
pr ze to the Ganges (loop of war, was yes
terclav cleared in the circuit court of the
United States for the diftrid of Peanfyl
vania. J i
BALTIMORE, June 27.
Arrived yeftrrday, Brig Wafliingfoni
Banker, Bristol, Lft from Cork. Aftel
leaving Bristol, put into M lford Haven,
where capt. B. was informed bv the Ame
rican consul, that he had that clav (March
30) received from Mr. Rufus King, infor
mat>on that Hamburg was in a state of
blockade by the Brit.fti, which he desired
capt. B. to communicate to such Ameri
cans as he might meet with.
July 2.
Account of the Fracas as Curracoa.
DECLERA i ION.
Curracoa , June 17, 1799.
WE the subscribers, matters of Ameri
can vessels, now in this port, do declare,
that on Sunday evening he 9th inflan*, a
number of seamen belonging to our vessels,
were, without provocation wantonly at
tacked, and some of them cruelly wound
ed and beaten, by some French people,
| armed with knives, pistols, &c. We their
I captains and officers, hearing of this, went
ta assist in restoring peace, when we got
to the fccne of aft ion a general fcnfffr to k
plate : the burner guard then arrive I,
bringing with them a number of armed
: Frenchmen, mmattoes and tome dates, »
ow ned in this blind;—No ie(i (lance w. 15
made to the convevei the
whole of us to prilon, fufiering the ne
groes and others, to wound, best and abnfe
! us at pleasure, whilst prisoners, without
giving us the proteftton our lituation de
manded*
Monday, the i tth. The governor vras ’
waited on In our friends, and the circurn
ftantes of the attack mentioned, as alio of
the burger guard arming the mulattoes,
French, &c. to destroy us, which Was by
him denied, but the captain of the guard
being present, said mW-.r-kyio manner,
»; omd’ dS^Sn^n —i.i
ific-tvening of this day, we were
from prison (our people still
upon security being given for our appear
ance.
IVednefday, the 13th. This day two
the American vefleis being ready for sea»
their captains, coufignees, and other Ame
ricans, waited upon the governor,
to have their seamen then in confinement, *
released, w hich was refuftd j it was requeu
ed to liberate them on security t eing giv
en, which was refuted ; permilfiun to fail
was requested, and keep the people i r
tfial—this was alio refufed; finding the
government was aifpofed todiftrefs, and
t*ke unreafon.tble advantage of our fmia
f°n and no fatisfaftory answer to be ob-
Ifuned, we left them.
; In the afternoon further remonflranres
Were made to the governr-, endeavoring
to impress him with the impropriety of
Retaining their vellels, when every thimr
Had been offered that was reufonahlc an*l
sjift * and informed him if he detained
them longer, the United States mud seek
redrels for her citizens from tie Dutch go
vernment—the governor got into a violent
balliori; said we dejetved to be hung ; that he
%ould keep them as long as hr thought
proper —that the French at GuadaLupe hud
WfUplainedagatnft him; and tn nty of .rr J
preilions highly improper, and equally so »/
reign to the fubjeft. Jn a ihort time aft-/
#e said it: the presence of Mr. Philips, - ,e.
Mmerican consul, the vefTels g ,f
The men were ieft behind;—we aiilu Yed
that was all we wantei; but upon exi ina
tion, found his intr-fmr.s
» were not as he then desired, the w»/nfe ..f
the crews, innocent or guilty mult/emain
, J °d ( )fbers be got in their places.
j Thurfduy , the 14th. It was hire ! this
morning from government, tha’if a peti
tion was proffeicd to the {o'ernor and
council, acknowledging we f d lifted ra
th-r imprudent!v in not calling the guard,
the bi.fi-iefs should be immediariv fettled,
to our fatisfaftion, and leave p.ven us t<>
depart.
Willing to fatisfy hlm/if p.-ffiblf, a Me
ntion was lent him
In the evening the petition was ret timed,
j with a requert from the government, tb-14
in council, that it mi2ht bealteted from
the wav it then flood, am pointed out
■ that part of it they w iflied Aippeflcd, .o
heir reasons given, was to expedite tiu
business—that thev w-ere our friends and
wished much to serve n* ; for, said they
should the burger guard be imp ached of»
fuffering you to be ill -/fed, thev mull II
be examined, and th : z will-take up fie
months at leafl— uppofing t!,cv mean; >(*
"erve us, we fuffertd it tu be altered as bil
lows :
[The petition is momently expeiitd by the
Schemer Richard )
/
The council then fat upon the bofinefr,
and determined the captains and offi .*
(hould pay each SOO dollars, with court
charges, amounting »o qodollars each man,
and the motley to be paid or security <dv
en, before the vc fl*ds left the port.
We do new, one and all, dr* are and
think, that perfua-'ina ns to proffer f«< !> a
petion, and then desire it to be altered to
heir own wifli, was a trick, calculated
entirely to cover their infamous proceed
ings, bv our forced acknowledgments to
h?ve been imprudent, when everv proof
and witness thev could bring proclaimed
our innocence; and we do now reclaim
the firnation in whi« h we flood before the
petition was presented. and insist th. t it
was fliameful and inf-motts, for go
vernment to take advantage of < ur con
deft enfion, to cover *his infamous
and enriching themfelve at our expenre.
Signed by the Americans at Cwnucm.
[Hcdf in J ’v .•«*.
[Number’ 2.