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JAMAICA, fKingfton,) Feb. 20.
The Barbadoes Mercury, of the 2d
instant, contains the following para
graph :
’ “Since our lail there have l een a
number of arrivals, all which are com
bed to come in and remain here for
•he prelent, it being a measure deemed
highly proper to finpend the communi
cations from hence with the neighbor
ing i (lands, while the arrival of the pow
erful arrangement is so long procrastin
ated.”
Extras of a letter from an officer, dated
St. Domingo , Feb. 6, 1 796.
Matters here carry a very promif-
j n g appearance; we are now in treaty
for the remains of Jean Francois's army,
to come into our pay and service, which
1 beiieve I may venture to fay is con
cluded and fixed; they consist of be
tween four and five thousand people,
v/ho are ready, upon coming into pay to
difpiay Britiih colours.”
BOS TON, April n.
With sincere sorrow we announce the
death of that truly benevolent, ufeful and
good citizen, the honorable THOMAS
RUSSEL, Esq. which took place on
Friday morning last, after a Ihort ill
ness.
NEW-YORK, April 16.
It is Hated in a Philadelphia paper,
that in conlequence of uncertainty as to
the intention of the House of Represen
tatives, in regard to fulfilling the Trea
ty with Grcat-Britain, many refpeda
bie under writers refufe to write poli
cics of Insurances.
One event is the moll certain confc
quence of a violation of the Treaty by
the House of Representatives—a divi
sion of the union. The northern States
fought the battles of the Southern, du
ring the late war—They fed, clothed
and supported the army—They secured
Independence —They have offered now
to pay the debts of the Southern Deiim
quents-' —They consented to give the
Southern states a fourth more represen
tatives than they are justly entitled to
by admitting two fifths of the blacks to
be represented—and yet tbofe States are
not latisfied. A violation of national
faith, at this time, will be considered by
the northern people, as a throw of the
gauntiet. The challenge will be accep
ted, and the northern States will rid
themselves of a weight that hangs like a
.tpillftone about the neck of our profperi
ry.
A Norfolk paragraph states, that the
Tlietis frigate,’ had boarded the fiiip
Friendfttip, within the cape, and taken
a man, who has been ten years natural
ized in America.
The man’s being naturalized, could
not protect him ; but to board the lhip
at all within the capes was an unjustifia
ble licence.
It is not a little furprizing, if all the
accounts of impreflinents are true, that
the practice Ihouid have littie or no effect
in uilcouraging leainen from engaging
in the tervice of American Merchants.
In a lull public meeting of Merchants
m this City, last week, the question was
afiten, whether the Britiih Impreffments
had operated to difeourage seamen from
entering into Service ? The reply was
tnat no such effect had been perceived—
no objections from seamen had been
heard. If seamen do not complain, how
happens it Printers take up their cause
with so much zeal ? Is it not a well af
-ertained latt that few real Americans
nave been imprefled.
_ Vve are authorized by Weft-India
Merchants, in repeating theaflertion we
have oelore made, that our trade to the
hands Suffers more from the arbitrary
proceedings of the French adminiftra-
V on ln hxing their own price upon pro
duce, than from the Britiih.
Minerva.
In consequence of the rife of wheat in
°n on, the price ol the quantern loaf,
hasanfen to 1/3 sterling.
Some time in January last, an account
as pu a ihed of the death of Thomas
ame, taken from a London paper. If
as Since been contradicted. * His bad
late of health on the 27th of May lalt,
ail PIf a . r s f rom his own words) has in
probability originated the report.
lent/.i rn* r Wo tm,nt hs before this ev
wiii . IC r a ‘ o Robelpierre) I wasfeized
Cv a r ‘ ever in its progress had
fr J > ra P*? m °* becoming mortal, and
cove \ e J* e<^s os which lam not re
edwWu* was then that I remember
2ra. , n I , enewe( l Satisfa&ion, and con
in? w a - m >'flfmoft sincerely on bav
m n r : ttcn former part of the Age
ca ‘ un * I had then but little expec
Columbian #lufeum, &c.
tation of Surviving, and thole about me
had less. I know therefore by experi
ence, the conscientious trial of my own
principles.’*”
Ext raft of a letter from Ireland, dated
the lsth February , 1796.
“ The ship Nancy of Bolton, Janies
Wilson, maiter, is on Ihore near Killy
begs, loaded with cotton, cane reeds,
rice, tar, and oak ftaves, from Savannah
bound to Lancaster.
“ The cargo is now discharging, but
not without considerable damage, and it
is feared the vcffel will not be got off.”
Ex trad of a letter dated Surinam , Feb.
13, 1796.
“ In lat. 44., long. 62, we fell in with
the wreck of a schooner from New-
Havcn, Connedicnt, Moses Miles,
(late) matter, we boarded her and found
a man and a dog alive, and took them
off. They had overfet 21 days before,’
and had been four days without frelh
water. Five men were loft, two of
them lay dead on the deck.”
PHILADELPHIA, April 13,
In tenJi mg Intelligence.
Ycfterday arrived here, the schooner
Delight, Captain Dunphy’s, in 15 days
irom Port-au-Prince, where he left on
the 28th ult. By him we are informed,
that three seventy-sours and three fri
gates, together with fifty-eight fail of
armed transports, &c. which lailed from
thence tolayfiegeto Leogane, having
0.1 board 4000 troops, were repulsed by
the French, with a considerable loss,
having, contrary to their expectations,
met with a force superior, which caufeu
their expedition to prove unfucccfsful—
one of their 74’s was so much crippled
before a fort, that they were obliged to
tow her out. The whole of the fleet
had returned to Port-au-Prince previous
to his failing.
Ycfterday arrived the ship Success,
Capt. Robertson, 15 days from Anti
gua.-—He informs, that the Bellieu,
Britiih frigate, had taken a large French
lhip, armed en flute, mounting 26 guns,
from Guadaloupe to France, after a run
ning fight of one hour and three-fourths,
and feat her into Antigua—She had 16
men killed. Previous to his departure
accounts had been received there, and
generally credited, that a French priva
teer had taken a Britiih packet, from
England, five leagues to windward of
Barbadoes,. by furprize, in the night
time ; and further, that she had 3 mails
on board.
April 18.
Fhe following Memorial <was agreed
upon at the meeting of the Merchants and
i raders of this city on Friday lajl.
To the honorable the House of Repre
fentarives of the United States. The
memorial of the Subscribers, Merch
ants and Traders of Philadelphia,
ReJpcSfully reprefentSy
THAT they have waited, with anx
ious expedta .ions, to fee the neceflary
mealures adopted by your honorable
house for carrying into operation the
treaty concluded between the United
States and Great-Britain, and are now
seriously alarmed left those mcafures
Ihouid be further delayed or entirely
omitted.
Under that impieffion, they deemed
it incumbent on them to represent, that
properry of the Merchants of the Unit
ed States, amounting upon a moderate
computation, to more than five millions
of dollars, have been taken from them
by the fubjetts of Great-Britain, the
restitution of which, they verily be
lieve, depends, in a great measure, upon
the completion of the treaty ou our part.
Independent of this immense sum, they
have embarked the principal part of their
remaining fortunes in velfels and adven
tures, the fafety of which will, as they
apprehend, be materially affeded by a
refufal or negledt on the part of the U
nited States, to comply withftipulations
so solemnly entered into—Besides their
particular interests as Merchants and
Traders, they feel an intereft,'in com
mon with their fellow citizens of other
deferiptions, in theprefervation of peace,
on which the preservation of this coun
try depends; and they ihouid deem them
feives wanting in that spirit and inde
pendence, which ought ever to charac
terize freemen, if they forbore, onfo in
teresting an occasion as theppreset,n t, to
express their wilhes and expectations.—
They, therefore, with all due refped
for the Representatives of the People of
the United States, beg leave to recom
mend, that no partial considerations of
policy may influence their decision on
this important question; but tha’ the
faith, the honor, and the interest of the
nation, may be preserved by making rh<*
neceflary provisions for carrying the
treaty into lair and honorable efteft.
And a committee was appointed to
correspond with the commercial cities
and towns of the United States, as well
as the frontier counties, on this fubjeft.
The committee consists of the following
gentlemen : s
Thomas Fitzfimons, Ifracl Wheelen,
jofeph Ball, Robert Wain,
Walter Stewart, Joseph Anthony,
George Lattimer, Samuel Breck,
Samuel Sterett, Francis Gurney.
Ex trad of a letter from a rrfpe Sable mer
chant in Baltimore , dated April 14,1796.
** I am truly sorry to fee the bicker
ings in Congress, and cannot but flatter
my felt that all things will be finally fet
tled to our Satisfaction. It cannot be
poftible that any let of men with to set
us again afloat. Direful would be the
consequences to our property now on
the oceanF*
Tuesday last a meeting of the inhabi
tants of Ycrktovvn and its vicinity, was
held, when it was agreed that a petition
to Congress Ihouid be circulated for
Signature, praying that the Treaties
lately concluded on, may be carried into
efteCt. A like petition has been circu
lated -in Walhington county, where it
was signed by the court and grand jury,
and many inhabitants.
’ SAVANNAH, ivU> j.
Last week came on at the Federa
Court in this City, before Judge Ell
worth and a very refpeCtable Jury, the
longcootefted cause been Hunt, Stai
lings & Cos. and Birch & Ouvrv, when
after a full investigation, the deed oi ai
fignmeat was fully eltablilhed; and theie
appearing a large ballance due Bird
and Ouvry, the Jury without hesita
tion, gave a verditt in favor of Birch S,
Ouvry, with full costs of suit.
Extrad of a Letter from a Member of Ctv
grejs to his friend vt this city y dated
Aprt'l 1 Bth.
“ For a month past, the treaty has oc
cupied the time of Congress. lam at
prefent apt to suppose, that appropria
tions will not be made so carry it into
efFeCL”
Extrad of a Letter from a gentleman in
Fhiladelphuiy to his friend in this city ,
dated the \Gth April.
“ The Yazoo fubjed has been much can
vafled here, and from what I can colled,
all are picafed with the late interference
of the Legiflaturc, except those whose
purses have been lightened by the mea
sure. I have frequently heard fome of
them fay, that the curfcd law had so in
terfered with their speculations that they
could not obtain the original colt of the
land they had.
(ft THE Trustees oj the Orphan-House, are
reminded , that they art to meet at Bethesda, on
V/edne/day morning next, \0 o'Clock.
*** To give place for Intelligence , Warren
is omitted; tut will have place in Friday’s paper.
Marine Kegiffer.
entered inward.
May, Days.
Schooner Industry, Todd, Charleston, 1.
Peggy, Grace, do. 2.
Neptune, Dickinson, do. i
Lacker, Nazra, New-Providence, 3.
New Adventure, Harrington, do. 3
Fair Play, Smith, Norfolk,
Sloop Batchelor, Jamiefon, St. Mary’s, a.
Brig Welcome Return, Labree, Philadelphia, 12.
CLEARED OUT.
Sloop Fancy, Morrison, Charleston.
For the WEST-INDIES.
To touch at Barbadoes and the lflands as far to
Leeward as St. Chriltophers :
The faft Sailing
i SCHOONER
vl'M. Etea’ Captain Thomson :
WILL Sail in all this week :
For Paftage, apply to the Captain on board, at
Wallis’s Wharf.
May 3. *it
JUST RECEIVED,
On Consignment, by the Subscribers ;
And for SALE, at their Store,
[No. 3. COMMERCE ROIC.)
OZNABURG, Ticklenburgs, roll
Linens, Bed Ticking in whole
and half pieces ; Heflians, Platilles,
Brown Holland, Irilh Linen, Printed
Linens, Black Pepper, Pint and half
Pint Tumblers, Window Glass, North
ward Rum in bbls. Brandy in Demi
johns, Sherry Wine of an excellent qua
lity, Sugars in bbls. White Wine Vine
gar in Pipes,. New-York Mould Can
dles, 4,5, Gy to the pound, rod. and
2od. Nails, in lmall Calks, (fc. &c.
BEN EDIX & Cos.
May 3d/ x 8-3 t.
JFor ttjc Columbian 3puL uml ? v
Gentlemen, *
DU RJ NG my abfenceat Louisville, ‘
I find that the valiant Mr. M aid
burger, has ahnoilnced to the world,
through the medium of your paper, that
lam a coward and an aflalhn. It fhowa
the sagacity of this pattern of chivalry,
whose criteron of bravery is the Irjh,
and under the influence of which, he has
become a very bettor in fclf conceit.
My letter inserted in your last, by my
friend Mr. Maxwell, will, 1 flatter my
feif, convince the world, what impro
priety there would have been in my no
ticing Mr. Waldburger, as a gentle ,an.
riis publication cannot in j ire me one
moment with my fellow citizens, and it
has power only to excite in my br< alt,
emotions of pity and contempt, inflead
of resentment. The ltory at Auguila,
mutt be well remembered—l mean the
patience with which this hero bore the
whip of Mr. Seagrove.
1 am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient lervant,
JAMES JACKSON.
Savannah, May 2, 1796.
FOR SALE,
Two or Three Hundred Balhels of
SEED R I C E,
Os a superior quality—By
JOHN MORE L.
avannah, May 3, 1796. 4t.*.
Canal Lottery, A o. 2.
SEHEME of a Lottery authorized by an Aft
entitled aft “ An Aft to enable the Prefi
.i nt and Managers of the Schuylkill and Suf
juehanni Navigation, and the Prendent and
Managers of the Delaware and Schuylkill Ja
ual Navigation, to raise bv way of” Lottery,
the Sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars , for
the Purpose of completing the Works in their
Aftsof Incorporation mentioned. ’*
Dollars.
t Pme of twenty thousand dollars, 90.000
t oj ten thou find dollars, 10,000
5 °J f our thousand dollars each, to be
paid to the jhojjefors of the five
Nit nbers Jirft out of the wheel on
the Lift day’s drawing, at which
time there fall ‘not be less thiiu
jive hundred Numbers undrawn, 20,000
10 of two tlioujmj ds/l irs each, 20,000
20 oj one thousand dull its each, 20.000
43 of five hundred dollars each, 21,510
too of two hundred dollars each, 20,000
ioo oj one hundred dollars each, 10,000
220 of fifty dotl.irs ca h, njooo
29,500 of five dollars each, 147,503
30,000 Tickets at Ten dollars each, 3.^,000
All Prizes (hall be paid Ten Days after the
drawing is finiftied, upon L he deman lof the
Polfeffbr of a fortunate Ticket, fubjed to a de
duction of fifteen pet Cent.
Such Prizes as are not demand’d within
Twelve Months after the Drawing is finiftied.
of which Public Notice will be given, {hall be
considered as reliuquifbed for the use of tho
Canal and applied accordingly.
At a Meeting of the Pk esi uent and Mana
gers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Canal
Navigation—and the President and Man
agers of the Delaware and Schuylkill Conti—
Saturday, September 12, 1795.
Rfolved, t
THAT David Rittenhoufe, Joseph Bill,
John StinmeLz, Ltandifh Forde, Francis Welt,
Walter Stewart, and William Bingham, tea
Committee to arrange and dired the
disposing of the Tickets which Commi tee
Ihalldepofit the Money in Bank, to be carried
to the Credit of an Account to be opened for
the Lottery.
ExtradUrom the Minutes,
T. MATLACK, Secretary.
The Drawing of this Lottery will pofitivcly
commence on the Second day oi May next ;
‘Tickets may be had at the Company’* O lice
near the Bank of the United States, and of ci
ther of the Subscribers.
DAVID RI TTENHOUSE,-.
JOSEPH BALL, J S
JOHN STEIN METZ, I £
STANDISH FORDE, V. >
FRANCIS WEST, f £
WALTER STEWART,
WILLIAM BINGHAM, J *
Philadelphia, January 1,179 b.
IICKEIS in the above Lottery for
Sale by the fubfc ribn, who is authoriM, and
will be turmfhed with Calh to pay the Prize
Money ariiing from such Tickets, as he fhal]
difpole of to Citizen* of Savannah, in Sixty
days after the drawing is finifhed ; he will
alio be furmftied with a Rate of the’drawing
monthly. u
WILLIAM LAMB.
Savannah, April 29th, >796.
For LON DON,
FRIENDSHIP,
Thomas Orange
by the 14th inst.—For
Pailage <>r small Freight, apply to the Captain
on board, or
JOHN CUNNINGHAM. •
Savannah, May 3. 18-51.
WANTED TO PURCHASE,
A Negro Woman,
Accnftom'ed to Cook, VVafh and Iron—For
which a liberal price will be riven.
JOHN EPPINCER.
May 3 ts.
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