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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