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.or the Ltnr, . u 1’ ,u . :c n.. ‘ , .
To ’Trves F Hot, a retref/nt it-n e r rnm ‘
lie fit le sis T'-rrrent, in the Cbngrrfl
o r the U it'd Si<j ! 's.
Tr.r period rspioly advances, wFjen in
ccnf'inpiry with the pro* a r.f the
<_■ r,:t i:• in, * concefli >n of delegates
fi ‘tn the refp’ 6tive lt-.tr*, wi 1 take
place, at tht (eat of government. The
ti llow.ng obfirvations fir, may f-rve to
i> flrtift that mtmury, which ha* been
fukhlefsin fontany inftaners, fidelity for
once at h alf, when your own intercll de
martd*s ii.
You will not therefore corfidrr raf ai
an individual.whole inimtcaltty arife'frnm
any perfo al wrong ever done me by you,
when 1 prrfF-r my ; fTiirnnccs, that altho’
1 am minutely a> q tainted with the moft
prontinei t trait” in your charter, and
conritift, that (fill I never had an opp'jr
tuni;y of b( holding, that m jejlic deport
ment, for whicn you are so generally oe-
Iftva'ed.
liut to Inow a man Sir, I trace the
■ufnal tenor < f his life ; 1 lot k noj at
ttie comp a lion if l.m face, but at tie
complexion ol lh heart ‘i eti are n.W
the im q .iivocal ferlimenta ,
r-.au, whole native attachment *o unifrY
‘tni’ y, mull na'urally impi l him to a d r:j
nunciation-of such whiirfi al versatility
a# your -conduct is public life, mol
glaringly difulays. The faciliiy if you
writing and the gracefu'ntfs of yon
manners have become proverbial rhrou, li
out the Coiitineaß, which we irdiahi.
But the voice of TRUTH will I
heard, while the guilty flunk aghcl,
though (hr .fper.k* in the phiu flr.iis
of Republican Simp'icity, My obit
various-are cr rfn etl to your politic!
character, with yr ur .private life I fhil
not interfft myf.il'. ‘ When a man of
feu himfrlf as a Candidate for ary effi e
of null, or powe , he virtually invites
a f ruti. y i to bin political character
and p ‘iieiplefl, and the people mult ad
judge- ‘hi* merits. But the fpaciott*
proh-flions of an ambitious and enter
pr'zing candidate, rr.ry lead afliay the
molt virtuuti* ek-ftor \ ti e obliquities of
intrigue and collusion may impcle ®u the
niull lleadfaft and patriotic. When a
candidate of thin deprav.d character it
fuccefiful every finctre friend to Ameiica
laments the catailrophe, and endeavors
to guard against future errors (ro the
extent of h n power,) those of his Coun
try ncu wnhwhom the at hor v of ap
pointing reptt Tentative* in that particu
fiction of our country is depofiied
where filch candidates refiles And
filth is thrh.ipny nature ot our Gi v
ernment, that •* is in itfc If, an ahnoft
infallible ferurity against the depmvitii-s
of political aputlacy ; and although the
people are liable to error and impofnion,
yet the Tuque cy of eleftiotis is a never
failing antitode to the evils of which it
is produft.vc. The freemen of Vtrniont I
have once more delegated you to np e- |
font them ; hut beware, or the fun of ■
your political cxiftance will soon (all for
tv r ; yi-ur dew .fad will be like I.uci
for “never to ri f e again ” Fu m your
youth an iufariable, ever-thirHitig cupid
ity was remarkt and to be your predeminent
paflion. Your writings at that period of
your life were, and your condtift evT
fluce has been evincive o’ it. No man
who has nad your tv fl ng milceltany,
will det v the fi ft puiniori ; aid your
ni di z■ aluus part /, ms cannot have the
barefaced impudence to deny the last.
The wliinilk.il eccentricity of yrur
character can on’y be equalled by your
cor fummate arrogance. The ar sand
feieners fid flrurillied in the Grecian
r//*iv' , .Y, and notwitl fta.u i>g the iftifi
ens of yi ur pen, the people fldl believe j
with the celebrated Longinus, that i
J Hetty it ‘he nw/e ej hue genius. You
too early adopted the motto nut C,-J ir
cut nut ut and finding yourfelf unablt to i
vie with the fkilful, democratic, denr-j
inmate, and patriotic Hand lph, like ;
ether “political we at he Coe k” you veer
ed with ti e hlaft of ambition. Hoc. ard ;
Fnvy, that l'inon of the Ea t! , soon 1
begat in your boh'in a lively abhoirence!
for him with whom you k nw it child \
i(h to enter the Iftas a competitor. For ;
bis virtuous ii.fl. aihility fur his dignified
and mtanor in pub.ic hfe sot his
conduct in viiwing with profound ccn.-
-tum.dy, federal detrac ion, a-.d ar flo
crati al prfeription, he is reworded wi.h
the confidenci, the veneration, the a’
feet ton of his k ountiy,m<-n. The pun
C'pUs Sir, which U have dated ti
p.onulgatc and pubhe'y to uphold be
eoifis ng k.iawltdge to a fete, would
render the tnany, through th ii ignorance
more easily the victim# of the defputical,
and ambitious. Those v ere not the
fmtiments of your youth—Your bofotr.
then feetned to glow wit the
warmth of pathotic ardor.
Although our t fptift.ve local refiden
ecs are rnnote, llill unlike y u ti*, 1 be-j
lieve that no (fate las a f< parate inter.,ft
from the nit. If one qjfpcner.ee* dun- I
ir.cut,ir wrong, the piiuflion will be.
frit, throughout the whole I sddrifs!
you, as a free cirten, and the conll,tuti
on p uaranteeg to aft inch, a right to
ir.vctug.. e the co uiidl of pub'ic ctfiee.s j
fu. were “ a cc.,ti*.tl p aced o.
ooluical eminence, to tie ripkiij
iind 1 b rlies of your co fi.ruentt*’ anu ■
Ike a rmegavlo, a paltnron or a difirter j
ioriook you. ju,t. You will meet your .
*v'ft*m # ‘*’'’ f” ‘v*-.- -f r .t. *
yo*i have bt-tr.V’id. our arr-b ion *.
Cos boundltfs, ‘'■vat it at every thing
1 and retains nothing. To gratify that
cupidity motive of your every ac
non. and notwithstanding yi.ur flcill in
?h: wiles of intrigue, and your pr tfic-M
in the fchool of duplicity, you have not
ingenuity enough to conceal it. A man
who haa adfed like you fir, must have ei
tber a we?k head, or a depraved heart-
The firft may awaken the fi*h of com :
pnfTton, but forbids the bcflowneut of a ‘
feffrage, where fo l idity of judgment, and I
pi netrative diferimination a-e cffential ne- ;
Ceflarics. 1 admit, that you are not Cc- \
ficient in tbefe rtqu'fitc*. But while I
p y homage ti your head, it nu:ft be, at
the ‘rpei.ee of your h--art.
You have apofiatiked from the ptinci
p'ca of apart’-, v/ith whom you profeffed
’o coal-fee. That party now regards you
at a ‘ airi.tr fs renegado from truth and
j principle ; and their political adverfari. s
a e tort c autious to confide in Lirn, who
h is once brer, a political deceiver. a
and legate, you ha*x vr.-.t rttirted the resfoir
of an c bgiitened freeman, but you have
displayed the crviia of an ambitious fo
ph'it You forbore the publication of
yum let''-'., imtit the rrfuit of the dec
\ ton was determined. Had they appear
e l b-fore ; the rspublicai freemen of
V. rmont, awoke to a sense of your poli
tical treachery, would have rallied b trie alb
f the hanne'6 of democracy, dethe scale of ;
l Richards would have preponderated.—
I 1 heir and. lay was faid'lu be honorably tvir
c:v- ot .i rnan’-y, and independent spirit ;
-i it has appeared ('nice, that their delay
was p..!iric and artful.
This is not a Country Sir, where ambi
tion. men can exeicife lmpofition or. a
party, (dtdlive and inflexible in princi
p: ) iinric’- the fpscious vale t.f MOOE
j R TtO S T , while they, through the fame
!|u ean-.,by which they ti'e deceive onc,iujt
!.r,’'iate themfdvcs into the est-.-em, fc con
jfi ei.ee of the other. The iotelledhial
1 elevation of the American people rire
cludes the pnffibility of their remaining
,h ‘ th- dupes of political, imposture.
{ T e sea. of politics ij a rough, rero
-4p Ru m* ocean, you have proven yourfelf
a i u. fk il ul pilot, and your poliricai
jb.t k ruuft inevitable -fink. Tnefe re
u a ks th -a ;t addn {fed to yea may unfold
-lonic iruiht to the J>e J> e.
Ckassus.
Fran th: 2 .le 1 Regijlcr.
From the F d-ral det rafters it is vain
to t xp. ti candor ; from them it is need-
It's t-:> lo'icit j iftice ; and on such men
1 is v.f.icfs to trie faithful cx.cti
t.i-nof tue public dmies c >uimi ted to
th*-care of tne iirtf.ni ndm unit ration.
It is a truth continually- at.’efltd, that
from Mr. Jft .fin’s oppofirs nothing
proceeds but lo .v p, rfonality, and the
m !t vile mrfrrprefrntstion* of the coun
ci sot ouv country. It is daily incut
ca e-t, aid it is widely difFufed, that the
national government is iu the poff.ffiou
ot men without knowledge, destitute
if integrity, and ciumi 3 of reiigion.
Hi* not their priv.-tc character, as well
at their puhne reputation, been invefti
gfcttd by enry ; &. 01 tbefe t vctligatior.s
h; s net maiiee pub ilhed ample con*men
tariis ? H-s not defamation become
pirfih fi and i*i ot feiistt li ‘iife, at a late
meeting of the RgifluUtre ; and does
not fly ti.li (tiari 1, with
wlilfpcis, pr..pa,,.t thele ii,hm..Hi >.
proi'Uvt'ons id arifil-fs, ftduiou-i am
bition ? Happilv, however, tor 001
countiv, rrpr. ff Ibv the energy and
ft'engih o iipu iliranifm. fs it the
r.vmili.-winn of del. at, or the hop, Ms
iu fs of tie ‘pair, which has io ioluriatcd
these apoftiis of federaiifin, tiiat ttvey
will preferibe no bounds to their temeri
tv, but with an aodaciiy that difi.-s an
thorily, they daringly grapple wi: It thr
contli.utional pewcia of me country ?
fiiey have atumptcJ by 1> ft* loplnsti
catiou to turn the g. vcn m t into ruti
cule, Actjo fition of t-i ,toty hsv
they tinije<-, and I e h ’m.rab.e tirn.i
uation of barbarian war they have (‘l4-
3' ‘Zed as an tx ; ! ‘i..o, of .1 faitti.
K c.uife we had, (hiy the# ) co operated
wnh the Ex Bahaw, we .v;rc at all e
viits b u”d to rci.dl'jte him on the
tfrrr.ecf liipoh. i licit charges can
he iclutv dby NAiip'e, by hnniuous tes
ttrrwny. Ir s only ntciflfary to Rate,
“hat before u y operations toc-k place
ut land, commodore B.’.rron inftrudtrd
en Eaton, that the aiu granted by the
United SMtes to the txiled prince,
tul only be conlidered as a tin an to
p 0 tre peace ; if the aid produccJ e
ven*s fevu ah’eto that oljeft, the United
fi a'.ts w. uld not tail to embrace the
firil hor,or..hle opportunity cf pu.ti.ig
11 1 and t, tne war. It before that c
vmt the rx fi; fh.,w had not cbtained the
hroDe, he mull then depend on himfrif,
ahd the ’nteretl he had with hn coun
tiyner, to ifl.ci his purp.de. Can ai.v
■ a guage he more explicit i The cth.i
. hat t . s arc of the fame fiirviy conux
tu e, end, when <x.i;niued by the eye 01
reafi.i, • liev ii.ftanrty e.d-.pp-.ar, tile the
hj: es. t illic of a ; ij.jt:, having not a
•Unit leh ml.
Tut Uimofl pv'nj are tiken to ebarg*
upon the pi iu>t aduunittia iou ail the
. ir,hß*i aif.r* n* ct our commerce. 1
Vdw- r 10 f-ich bold aid thoilghtUfs
c'narj -s, it i. n criTi'y to view the peace
ful c—j-.tc, ol eur j uouc mculuret.
‘ r, l f. c *;•’ \ -a- nr have- He ar- I
.f an* just fi r.ce wi’lfi r,3y forr ifr| on
*or-s. Our a!!i nets arc C'inin}e r c:al,
and therefore cannot off-fid the belhge
rent pow- ’S. The evidence then upon
which a-v blame can be fixed upon they
present adm'niflratiqn is totally
But let tn look back. We all ‘frnv^* 1
her the part adjudications, which occa
fioned the celebrated Britlfk treaty ?
Was that owing to the prrfeat admin,
ilftratron? Did hat arise from our want
jot disposition to have a powerful marine
force, or our negkd of our commercial
intend ? Had we Itcadiiy puifucd the
j mean# then adopted, what power could
Iwe have at home or abroad to prevent
the mcafurcs now adopted by the Eng
lilli ? The other neutral nations fufFer
as we do, and the Spaniards, when at
peace, fared much worse. Why then
Ifhould so much be fard to connect two
(things which have no relation to each o-
Ither l W* had a full explanation of the
| -.vtio e matter under a former admnuilra
j tion, when we were purfuhig the plan of
| an 21 my and navy beyond all our nation-
Jai Hrength. Are we so inattentive to
1 the history of all Europe, not to know
the caufts ofaur calamities ? Still we
arc not to belirve the Eritifh wiib a war
wi.h u>, they wish us to pay
tire dearest price for peace They Jen Otv
better than t* arm America against
tueni, when th.y place lo much confi
dence upon thecvoitof a war in their
favor upon the costiuent of Europe.
Should America be thrown into an of
f nfive and dcfei.live aiiance with France
from a iatal neccffiiy, the indemnifica
tions might be adequately fjpplied in
America, at the expencE of all the En
gliftr commerce ia this fart of the globe.
But why fttr.uld we C'lnttmplate such
confrquences ? why not leave-our affuira
ito that pacific policy, which may pro
; Jnce reconciliation, and restore commerce
1 .'.ud peace ?
From the Rtgijkr.
Mr. Editor—ln yrur paper of the
’ 2d Oftober, 1 have obierved the account
.given under the New Providence head
of September 10'th, that his mejeftf's
f!rp Uiq iixaj, r apt. Boulrlerflone, of 16
gu'v>, na-i had an engagement with a
Spanish fliip of 22 guns, full of men,
from Rio dels Plata, bound to Havana,
loaded with beef, hides and taliow, that
the action lasted three hours and a half ;
but the Urquixo having been hulled fe
■vcral times from i fort, her rigging much
j cut and several of her guns difinounted,
(the Spaniards made her tfcape J—Now
j fir, in jnftice to truth as well as tothe
Mwaytty of the Spanish captain and his
jerew,. I requrft you will have the good,
juefs to puflifh the following plain and
j mode ft account of that engagement as
given by the captain of the Spanish ship,
on h’s arvirai at Hsvanna, and let the
public judje of captain Boulderftone’s
corrects fs.
“ Ti'ivann-t, A*?u!l %\fl, i305.
“ On the 17th inst, arrived in this
port tiie private armed ship I,u Pina,
captain Jolcph B#dla, loaded with fix
thoufaiid quintals of salted beef, and ar
med as a letter of mnrque, Vi h twelve
12's and fix 6 inch howitzers, and a
ert vv of ninety nine perfor.s—this fliip
failed from Montevidoe on the 241 b of
June, and on the 16th in ft at half after
IP. M. being Even leagues to wind
ward of tins port, flic was closely pur
fned by a British f]>op of war and a
lchoi>n.*r, namcß unknown ; when within
icnn sh >t, the X.a Pina opened her fire
on them and commenced an aftion which
lasted in til 5 o’clock, of the fame after
noon, when it terminated by the enemy’s
fheermg off and leaving our ship to pur
-1 Ischercourfe. Three attempts were
I made to board the British ship, wr.icli
flic often evaded by her luperior failing
to the great difappointmcnt and morti
hcaiion of ftecrtw of the La Pina,
i who displayed the greatest bravery on
| this occafiou. The British ship appear
jed so much crippled that it is prefuraeu
I she must tiave loft many of her crew—.
the oily ii jury futlaincd by the La Pi
a ia that ot three men wounded, two
of them (lightly, and the other dangc
ron fly, having received a muiket ball in
h s bread.”
j .The foregoing is the Spanish captain’s
| account, as given on his arrival, and
1 pubbfhed in the Havanna gazette four
! days after, whence it is clearly proved
i that r.o fort had cny part in the engage
! ment ; for had that been the facl, he
would not dare to conceal it, as the
commander of such fort would of course
make hi own report immediately and
claim fome merit of that aftion.
On the 1 2th instant, two British pri
vatatrs, a (trip and schooner, prefentrd
themselves at the mouth of the river
Baracoa, with sn intention to cut cut
4 droger then there, loaded with sugar,
from off the plantation of the religious
order cf the Bethrmites. The schooner
firft attempted the enterprise, and kept
up a galii.ig fire with her heavy guns,
| while (he difpatehed two boats and a
1 large canoe full of men, which were
moil gallantly repulsed by the judicious
] ar.d well concerted rueafures ot defence,
j puvioufly adopted by one of the friars
of that religious oiler, who was there
lup rinicn.iing the property.
Toe enemy were obliged to- abaaJon
-their intention and off with couu
k'r ible damsjpe, 1’ i;."e *-+>]*•■* ‘ r th
i-ff-pn-.a*’ viVi-f a fr'lcrmanj oho. .declare-
fitiv five m n thr;jwn overboar^
ffomrthr ship, and that rhaij more badly
wounded.
* ’
** VIENNA, An just 7.
The Frrueh ambafTadorhs* ad lrtfted
to cur govi-’-nment a not: couched in
the moft insolent term#, demanding a
peremptory explanation es the otj-fts
of the warlike going for
ward, in the Austrian dominions, and
the extraordinary activity in the mi'itary
department. The note af", demands a
peremptory anfwcr, whether it was the
intention •? Austria to goto war with
France ; whether any reopit treaty had
been concluded with Ruffijl, or whether
any aili ,nce with thaf power was oa the
point of being concluded ? The anfiver
of the court of Vienna to these interrdg
atone* was highly dignifi-d. ft dated,
that the ass rirbling of such laqe bodies
of French troops had renderd precau
tions on the part of Austria ndifpenfi
bie. Ail the negociations with- Raffia
had f.dcly for their ohjedf an armed
neutrality, and that auy mot intimate
connexion v/ith foreign powefs mull de
pend solely on circumlleace*.,
Immediately after this snfwer vn
given; tl.c French AmbalLdor gave
afTurances that the greateit part of the
Frtncu troops fhauld quit Italy.
HAMBURGH, Augv.ft i 3 ;
A'! the Dauith troops in the territory
of Holftcin and Sehell.vig, have received
orders to hold thernfelves in readin.fs to
march. A Ruffian courier having
brought very important dispatches to Co
penhagen, an exprTo was immediately
sent off by the Prime Minirtcr to the
Prince Rayal, who wm with the P.incei's
in the German part of the Danish domi
nions, vcquelling his immtdia'.e return to
Copenhagen. nrovemcDts have
been of late observed among the French
troops in Hanover ; and it is strongly
fufpetted to be the Corfiran’s intention
to march an army into Holftcin, and to
occupy Gluekftadt, Hiifnm, and Tannin
gen, so a,; to shut up every communica
tion with Great Britain, and even to
blockade the Sound from the land fide.—
This plan of operations, which is fa id to
have been offered to B naparte by G- ue
ral Schaueiiburgh, has received his full
approbation ; but the court of St. Petef
fburgh having been iaformed of it, the
moft positive orders were frnt to the
Danes to tlefend the neutrality aaJ inde
pendence of their territory.
LONDON, August 26.
General Lord Hutchinfou, the gallant
and diilinfjuithed co. q ieror of E-gyp*.
has in genera! orders j ilt ifTitd, been di
refted to aft upon tne S.Jf, in case cf
mvafion, and his ferviccs are to be parti
cularly attached to the perfen of his Roy
al Highutfi the Prince of Wales.
The (hips i. jured in the late battle,
are moilly repaired, and apsin rtady for
sea—The YViudfor Cattle land Malta are
In and to be refitted, and ihc Glory and
Warrior will be ready in t few days.—
ri’he Audacious is ready for ea.
Sir E (ward Prllev/ has taken, great piir.s
to strengthen our navy in tie East-Indies.
Pie had adJed to our naval llrength, the
Charon and Kaikauffabo, two India (hips
which were converting, with all pollible
expedition, 101044 gun frigites, 18 poun
ders, to be called ihe Lori ILwe, arid
Lord Duncan. It was slip in , 1
to convert the Caftlereagh.into a frig. :e
to carry the fame number of guns. The
Tremendous and Grampus were under
orders to proceed immediately to the ffle
of France, for the purpose of blockading
it. It was intended that (he Blockade
ihould be henceforward conflantly main
tained, by affording relief at proper peri
ods.
August 17.
An article in 1 Cork paper, wl.ich we re.
ceireil this morning, c mmumcatet the fol
lowing important intelligence. It (lutes,
‘* that this moment the spaiv.ih Monarchy
lhakes to its foundation, ‘fhe iem-s of cir
cumttanccs which immediately routed alt
tli fe 1’ mptonrs indicative of the approaching
decadence of thii aucier.t Monarthy, we
canr.ot now deve ope for several reaions—
but w*e can aver that the utmost c alternation
prevails in the palace f Madrid, as we 1 as
in the Cabinet and Councils cf the date.
The arrogance and tyranny of the IYn.ce of
Peace, has routed the indignation of theh:gh
er orders, as welt as fome of the matt ancient
pub ic mltitutions, acknowledged by the law s
of Spain. He has the temerity to interfere
with the public jultice of the country, by pre
vailing, upon the king-to suspend the fnne
tions jf tr.cjHpr.KC tc-jeci >/ Ltjiut, that had
confirmed an appeal from a provincial Tribu
nal, advefle in its effeefs to or.e of his favo
rites, who was a party in the cauie. The
Council have addietieti the king in terms be
coming the anc ent Spanish charailer*—they
hive admonilbedhim of the csnJequence of
Inch an untoward mediation; the; have re
mi ided himm b Id and manly ianguige, of
he dependency of his predectffors upon t iie
laws cf Spain, ai.d upon the deie-nunati r.
of the Supreme Conned of Cattile 1:1 1 rmtr
times ; and they have suggested the temerity
of putting a daring fv r.te ab ve the laws,
and inti *ared the probabe confequsmes in
tunes so eipecially mar!:td by inch v cifiu
tudes in human authority. “ The court i* iu
dif-na.lays cue c.-rrelp indent—“tut taken
and and ifrufttu!—tiieirmeatures are obltmate
m fome rclpeft', and wavering (n o.hei .
The Prin.e ol -peace breathes senge.tlicej
aid tlie Supreme Ccuncd of Critlde avow s
rtiiilai.ee, and teems to he the popular par
ry. fne provinces a.e in dit'orcie, ; and tiie
targe cities turbulent. Honxparte has clie
rehthe king a targe army to crufli the fp.rit
of rebellion, os it is called ; au if tne im
—r.. r ■.-rw-d \
i.v n ,-r.’i! b-; > • his pr*t v j
ex.en-.lin/i-ie Fre.-ch empire.”
DOVER, Auruft 17.
The Brig Robert, which put in here
f ime davs fnce to take the Lady us Js
ioMt bokaparte, formerly Mils Pat
lExsoM.to An j rica failed this afternoon
for Baltimore, it being the intention of
that Lady to in England.
From the London M rning Herald, of
Avgujl yd, 180 J.
TO THE AMERICAN MERCHANTS.
Gnl/em.n —r he fligrant deception
and fslfe information which we two fre
quently receive from captains ®f Amen
can thips, has now become proverhii!;
while we have good reason to fufpedt
that they are infinitely more ingenuous
in the informa ion they give to car en.
emirs. To this in part, perhaps, may
be attributed the ime regretted cfeap;
of the Rochefort squadron, the intel!*-
genee the French seem to have in regard
to the state of our poita, and the fre
qient capture of our merchantmen tn
the Welt India feaa ; not to mention
! the anxiety and uneafi.iefs whirh many
i individuals often experience in thi3 ccun
! try, from the feanthlous falfehoods in-.,
duftrioufly reported by American fhtps
, enr-rii.f. ;n.->ni,r por'.*.-—Titii COnduA,
as difgraceful to the Americans S3 it ‘
insulting to this country, ought to bey
instantly checked ; and in my humbtfii
opinion, it is in your power to put a
moil tficftual flop to it—We cannot
fuppoft the great body of the Ameri
cans to be inimical to this country, and
. favorable to France, much kfs the corn
rntifial intercll j fi .ee it is in a great
mrafure owing to British capital, that
tbeir comm, ree has attained that height,
. and at prif r.t main’eins that ccnf< quence
. which it dot s throughout the world ; it
. can therefore, be oVy a few turbulent
fpuits, and the ignoranT, who are inimi
cal to this country, and w,.u’d wiih to
deceive us by falf information, or bene
fit the enemy by true. I therefore
> humbly fubrr.it, that in the agreement
with the captains and mates of your res
peftive veffils, there should lie inferred
-a perereptery clause, declaring, that if it
■ istver proved that any of then h
. wilfully given fa'fe infor,nation to a y
Brilith fleet, cru.zer, or merchant tcfTel,
or have fprrad faife report*- ii juries# t*
this country, upon entering* any po*T
whatever, ia that case their wage# to be’
forfeited, th ml-.lvcs to be tlsicbarged
from the vtfli.l, and n <tice thenuef to btf
ftnek up at the royal exchange to feme
at the fame time .13 a disgrace to them,
and caveat to others ; while perhaps, it
would be advifcable, 011 the other hand,
to btftow an honorary, or fubftamtiai re
w, rd according to rhe nature of the fer-l
vice, to such of your captaina a& havsl
given infoi matron advantageous to thief,
country. American ships ha v:ng ires i
ingress and egrtfs to the enemy’s portr,'j
as well as our own, may be capable ofjf
giving very iff ntial information but?
at any rate ought to be prtvtutedlM
fromabufing the credulity of the people/!
here, or dinching our n erck-ant drips intej !
the trait of a French cru zer
I conceive that no man concrrau! hs 4
British corr.m rte, be his country or nati
vity what it may, can pnfli iy n u fault
with such a regulation, as it is the houn
den duty of cv ry servant to pay atten
tiin to his employer’s intrre ft ail com
mands : and I will h bold to fay, that>
if all the American merchants iti London/
Liverpool, Gla gow, Brtftol, &.*. vv t
thur refpdivc partners in America?]
were rigou'fly to pursue ihi# fyftim, be-|
fore three months elapfedue wou and be#
sensible of very beneficial conii quences|
asfurc as lam SAWNEY, s
OAoher 9. (
HOSTILE FLEETS. V
Capt. Meik arrived at Marblehead,
from Bilboa, reports that on the jd Sep
tember last, in lat. 44. long. 17 he fell
in with an Engbfh frigate, aneffi er front. ,
which informed, that tight days before,!
(Augult26)an engagement bad tak u|
i place between a Britdh il et,|3c the ce m-l
joined fl.ets—in which the Brit.fh 00
twelve fail of the line, a*id funk one.—
j The frigate fallen in with, had then ano
, ther in tow, intireiy dismafted ; and much
i ii.juradjin her hull ; hut whether Frenchii
j or Englifn could not be ascertained.—l
j We regret this account is not more par-?,
-ticular; 3nd tlie name of tne frigate, anj |
j the Admiral of the fleet had not been af. )
| certained. These might have led to con-i
----j jcifturis of the parties engage ’ AtpreJlJ
sent we must wait future arrival*?. \
The following are fome of the par*'._
culars refpeftiog the fleets 011 the turo.f
pea,l coalls : {
1. The combined were in Cadiz, pre
vious tothe 2jd of Augtift. When they
arrived at Vigo they were 18 fail of the
line strong. At Ferrol they were joined
by 15 fail of the lire, (ft is Liii, that
they were joined at sea, by the Rochtfori
and L’Onei.t fgua4rons; but in
force we have r.ot learnt.) When the-W
entered Cadiz, thetefefre, they prnbal
bly amounted, at Itaft, £033 fail of thl
line. J
a. At Cadiz, previous to their crit
there were fix fail of the line. Th,
wou.il have augmented them to 30 L
3 d * Cap?. Y\ llham’s account t
Carrhagena squadron, makes it
prohaoir, th* force was added toT;
comhiued flea the 241 b of iu