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Voi 1. NEW-YORK, April *O. / t T a meeting of Merchants and Traders of the aty of New-Yrrk, convened by public notifica • tion , at the Tontine Coffee House, on Tuesday the 19 th of April, 179 6 - GULIAN VER PLANCK, in the Chair. It was Resolved, as the opinion of this meet ins that the refolutkm preferred in the houl'e of representatives of the United States, by Mr. Maclay, against making provision for the treaty lately concluded with Great-Britain, affords : u ft cau se of anxiety and alarm ; and that it is expedient to present a rclpcttable address to that house, expreflive of the lentimeat that it dcetoly concerns the commerce, agriculture, peace and honor of the United States—that pro vision be made for the execution of the said treaty, with puntlualily and good faith. That it is also expedient to appoint a com mittee for corresponding with the other trading towns in th: United States, and alio with the other counties of this Bate, on th: abovemen tioned fubjetl. That Gulitm Ver Planck, James Watson, Edmund Seaman, William Nelson, Moles Ro g rs, J >Oll B. Coles, Isaac Clafon, John Thur fttjn, Thonr.s Pearfal, and Cornelius Ray, be the laid committee, and that they be inftru&cd to appoint a suitable number of proper charac ters, to proceed through the different wards of this city, to obtain the liguaiures to the said ad dress of all those of our fellow citizens,who Ihull agree in opinion with this meeting. °And thereupon the following address having been produced, read and conndered, the fame was agreed to by the meeting. By order of the meeting , Gulian Ver Planck, Chairman. To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Urilcd Stutes nou convened: We the undersigned merchants, traders and o ther citizens ol the city of Ncw-Y ork, being of the number of your constituents and deeply m terefted in ;he ilfue of every public mcafure that can eiWd rhe elfcntial intcrefis of our coun try, find ourln.ves lmprcifed by that conhdera tion, to addrefs,you on the iubjeft of certain resolutions now depending in your house re fpediing the treaty made with Great-Britain, which fill our minds with very serious appre hensions, which leave already given occasion to very’ serious embarrafTments, and which in our opinions, threaten very exteniive and compli cated evils—the whole magnitude of which it is nor. easy to forefee or to calculate. Whatever difference of fentimentmay at any time have exißed among us re!petting particu lar public meafur s, yet on this occasion and at this time, we all unite in one opinion—and that opinion is, that the above mentioned treaty, ought to be provided lor, and executed on the part of the United States, with punctuality and good faith. We forbear to enter into the question what are the boundaries of the conititu ioual autho rity of the several branches of ourgovernm-n , on the fubjeCt of this address ;but ho wever thele may Band, we are convinced aft"rfull and ma ture d-iiberation, that no existing contid -ra tions are of fufßcient weight, to render it ad viieableto refufe making proviiionfor the exe cution of the said treaty, and that it deeply con cerns the agriculture, commerce, peace, char acter and honor of our nsiion, that such pro vision shall be promptly made. The compleat execution of the treaties with Great-Britain, Spain, and Algiers, by extin guiihing all matters of controverly and war, which have hitherto existed between us and foreign powers, appears to us a point of the greatell consequence to this young and riling country- affording a pro fpeef of durable peace; and of an uninterrupted progress to that matu rity and strength, which will enable us to defy the enmity of uperior powers, without those immeufe facrifices which w..r in our present situation, must ir.-vitably produce. And though we shall at all times’ tv disposed to encounter ■with the fortitude and spirit of FREEMEN, the calamities of a war, neceff ry as well as just, we could not but look for ward with extreme regret and di flat isft.ft ion to o n e, of which either the justice or the necessity was doubtful. Thus i tpreif'd, we refpe&fully offer our sense of thtSunomentotis fubjetl to the solemn and difpalfitmate conhderation of the house cf representatives; firmly trusting that no partial vie w or irnpreffions will interfere with the in ter“ft of our country; that its peace will be cardully cherished; and that its faith and hon or will be preserved inviolable, and unblem ished. * AT a meeting of the committees appointed by the New-York and United Insurance Com panies, and by the meeting of Individual un derwriters. in this city, heid purfuantto pub lic notice. Resolved unanimously, as th” sense of these committees, That during the present critical and alarming situation of public affairs, it will be inexpedient for the Insurance Companies, and individual Underwriters in this city, to in jure American property against capture or de teution by any foreign power, and the conse quences thereof. Resolved, That the president ofthe said two ■ c _ orn rrsittees, do communicate the above resolu tion to the Underwriters in th? several seaports o. the United States, in such manner as they : , think moft proper, and to correspond \ ‘ v<) th them upon such matters as may effctl the common inter-ft ofthe insurers. JAMES WATSON, Chairman. New-York, iSch April, 1790. IMPOR T A N T. ‘’l a ® °h a from a mem.be lof toe /• ’■ af Rep'fev? itives to a gentleman in th.s ‘.ay, Jat- U v i pnl l - , • • new here, ‘* , vcept a combination n- to purchalc produce, and not to underwrite Ve: ‘ b’n order to create alarm, and to persuade ; ■> Jnd the people that they arc themfelvcs a- O'•■■!, and do believe that a rejection of the ; ; a y muff produce a war. Some of them do n,T ve ’b and are the dupes of party. i’iie •J t a ' r are conftantin attempting everything, j • ’ Bopping short of confufion, and p"rhaps I > ‘ eac? in order to obtain their ends. A ; fff obj-ft is to influence your elections, upon • “ch depends iff - choice of cleftors, and of the President. r thing which ought to calm the alarm ’ °rchant. i; tliis; That if CongvelVre- | Columbtait (Sc. fufc to carry the treaty into effeft, there is, I believe, no doubt but thev will agree that our government should themfelvcs indemnify our merchants from British spoliations. A resolu tion to that purpole will be laid on the table to-day or to-morrow.” PHILADELPHIA, April bd. The following address was agreed to at a ref p-tlable meeting of citizens on Saturday last, and is now circulated for signature. Ste phen Gerard, Chairman. The address of the citizens of Philadf/phia and its vicinity , to the House of Representatives of the United States. Refpeclfplly fheweth ; 1 hat, in tub reliance upon the firmnefs, wis dom, and patriotism of the houlc, we have hitherto been iilent, though anxious fpctlators of its proceedings upon, a fubjetl, involving in its consequences th: peace, independence, and liberties of our common country —the treaty lately negociat.ed with Great-Britain. But when we behold attempts made to in fluence your decisions upon this head, we Ihould do violence to our feelings, and betray an un warran able insensibility for the intcreft of the United States, if we longer omitted reipetlful ly to offer to the immediate representatives of th: people, our war melt approbation of their condufl, in affecting their conltilutional pre rogatives, and in executing their trull, as the guardians of our dearest rights. We confider th: treaty with Great-Britain, as unequal in its ftipplations, derogatory to our national character, injurious to our general in torefls, and as offering insult instead of redress. We believe that like all other Treaties, the conditions of wiiich have been unequal, instead of computing difference’s, mull eventually lead 10 war; ior notv/ithftanding the artful manner in which the instrument is worded, its disad vantageous conlequenccs ar? so easily forefeen, •m experience of its evils cannot reconcile us to it, 01 induce American Freemen, silently to lubmit for any length of time to its operation. Though we lament the bad case of those of our fellow citizens, who have fuftered by Bri tish d r, pred u ion. and we feel their well lounded claim to indemnification, We cannot, content to surrender our"national lights, to insure a com pensation for tiiof-’ losses. But though we fe u no danger from this refuial, we declare that w : would rather pay our full propor.ion, than la crifice the interest and independence of our country, to purchase what we may juflly de mand. We have, however, full reliance on the House of representatives, and look up with confidence to you, as a couftituted authority, and as th” fu >portev*jof the honor of our coun try, the guardians of her independence, and the avengers of her wrongs. The rapid fall in the prices of our produce, the total itagnauon in the flock market—the hauling up ol the fhipping, the melancholy gloom on every face, excepting those who have nothing to iofe, atfovd convincing proof ‘'■that there is something rotten vn the fate of Denmark.” [C I R C U L A R. ] Department of State. March 26, teefj. . STR, THE newspapers frequently give accounts of imprefsments of American feamsn, and of other outrages committed upon our citizens by British ships of war. But however well loun ded these relations may be, yet other documents will be required, whenever reparations tor wrongs shall b? and emauded. I am, there fore. direst .and by the President of the United States, to endeavour to obtain correSt informa tion on this fubjeft, verified by the oaths of the informants. Such of these as (hall enter the Port of New. bury-Pori, will fall under your notice, and I muftrequeft you to have their depofuions tak en at the public expence, in the moll fair and impartial manner, before a notary public, and transmitted from time to time to this office. I am refpeclfully, SIR, Your obedient servant, (Signed) Timothy Pickering. The Collector of the ) Port ol Newbury-Port. 5 From the Gazette of the United States. COMMUNICATION. Perhaps at no period of th” late war did onr country fee a more solemn crisis than the pre sent. United, we were then invincible. The “ die at this moment spins doubtful,” as to our future “ peace, liberty and lafety.” Are we waxen so fat that we must kick our blefiings from us ? What a solemn gloom covers every counte nance ! The pulse of business isalmoft ready to ; flop—Confidence “ flares in the wind”—Cre j dit iafhrinkiiig into her strong box. Stillness I the stillness of death will soon succeed the ma fic of the dray and fledge, the hammer and the ax. And why all this ?—B?caufe George W>fb ington fays Peace, and fomebodyelfe fays War. SEVEN STUBBORN FACTS ! ill. It is a fa£k, that the treaty papers called for by Mr. Livingston’s motion, Mkr e laid be fore rhe lenate, by the President, as the consti tutional body before whom they ought to be laid.— ad. It isa fad, that those papers are on the files of the fenat'*. —3d. It is a fad, that tiioff files always remain ar.ceffable. —4th. It is a fact that it is the custom of the house to reqtieil papers ofihe senate. —sth. It isa fad, that the members of the house knew those papers were then inthe building they occupied, during the whole debat” on the fubjed.—-6th. It is a fa£l. that in the debate, a member declared he had seen those papers ten or twelve weeks befor".— And 7th. It is a fad, that all the effemuls of those papers were promulged in Randolph’s much talked of defence !—Thefe being (ads what can the manly and independent freemen of ihe United States, think of men, who can waft: ten or twelve days, in inventing piaufa ble reasons for demanding, what they could with the utmofl eale attain, (either by aiking themi ofthe senate, or examining theii files,; merely to betray unto a breach ol confidence, mid a * ffeliclio •ii utii d'uty ; a nwa yho.e f-rvi- ces, integrity and patriotism, have been expe rienced in the new, and what is the point, of eulogium of an Frfkine, a Fox a Sheridan, and all the champions of liberty in the old world. Let the people of America coniiuer theie things. ALEXANDRIA, April I*. Cupt. Black, of the ship Ann, from St. Übes informs us, that is \yas the city of Seville, and not Cadi/., that lately received a fboek of an earthquake—the greater part of it had been de ilroyed. He also fays the king of Spain has had a conference on the frontiers of Portugal with the duke r.-gent. liis catholic ma tty’s mediation in negotiating a peace between Por tugal and the Republic of France,was f’uppo to b: the purport of the meeting, fed CHARLESTON, May a. Captain Fanning informs, that on the 2:do f April, agreeably to n nice given, about 50 ,001 the citizens of New-York, met in th* Fiflds and resolved to petition the House of Repr: feutatives of the United States, to withhold an\ appropriation for carrying the treaty wiiii Great-Britain into cffetl. Cant. Orn, arrived on Friday from Portmoranf. (Jam.) informs, thaL ('apt. Ball, of his Moll Gracious Majett t’s fbip Argonaut, lias declar ed he will. <\oii in i- i<> take the ffainen of th< American vellels ; those fr mi tli” New-Englanc! states one third, the middle ilates on? half, and from the foutlv r,i flutes, the whole of their crews, which he has already don: with all those he has met with. Many Am r;can veff*ts ar* in the island of Jamaica, delimit? of men to carry them borne. i he American captains have been taken from th” door of the coffee house, to be dragged or; troard a man cf war by the press-gang. SAVANNAH, Ma/ 6. Exlrafl of a Letter fram a Mercantile hortfr ms hi lad lphi a, to their friend n. th s aty y dated i&th April . “ ‘The late proceedings of your legis lature, when the information forward, created a conliderable alarts,. Many who hadpurchafed land under tin faith of your Hate, pledged to the differ ent companies, became very anxious for the fate of a property which appeared to rest on so faithlefs a government : Rut a little farther invefli-ation of the fub jed has now placed it in a different point of view. The gentlemen of’ the law’ here, are clearly of opinion, that such an attempt to overfet a solemn contrad, is not only contrary to the eftabl’fhedprin ciples of government, and fubvernve of all public confidence : but from the na ture of tire case, must neceifarily be void. We regret very much the evils which must unavoidably ensue to your credit, as a young and riling lhte, from such event, and public attempts to defraud the perform who have given faith to your legifiativc proceedings : but as we are willing on this occasion to rest our pro perty on the opinion of those who are better informed than ourselves : We hereby authorize you, provided you can obtain iands in any of the companies, except the Georgia Miffifippi Company, at a moderate advance on the firli: pur chase, to lay out all the funds we now have in your hands, in this way ; and should this sum be infufficient to procure to the amount of twenty (hares, you will please value on us at a short fight for therefidue.” The insurance offices,in Rofton, have, it is said, severely felt the damages of the late tempest on the English coast. One office sustains a lofsof 100,000 dol lars. The (Trip America, arrived at New- York from Bengal, has brought an Ele phant in perfect health, which was fold for 10,000 dollars ; the highest price ever given for an animal, either in Eu rope or America. It is now exhibited as a curiosity for j dollar each person, and is the greatest animal curiosity ever in the United States. (ytf • A Piece from Mr. Waldburger, mill ap pear on Tuesday next. marine Ifagiftcr. ENTERED INWARD. May , Days. Schooner Adventure, Milton, Gharteflon. Sloop William, Lufcomb, do. Sloop Dove, Brown, do. CLEARED OUT. Schooner Induflry, Todd, CbarUflon. Neptune, Dickinson, - do Lacker, Nazra, New-Providence. Chance, Gaurd, St. Aaguftine. Sloop Lucy, Eafton, Nort 1, Carolina. Gen. Gunn, Kirby, Cbar!flor. For PHILADELPHIA, To SAIL ui th all cowenient dfpaleh : The Fait Sailing Welcome Return, Benjamin Labbree, rnmmi ; A couflant Packet, with eood accommoda tions —For Freight or l'afiage, apply to th: Maft-’r onboard, or to JAMES ALGER. Savannah, May fw For SALE at AUCTION, On MONDAY next with >ut Reserve, Tk’ fci.huh.r Articles : 23 PiecesThVkfet G'noaCord & Corduroy* 1 Pirr* HAIR BINE, ‘ 1 I’ cor Scari n BROAD Cl OTH, A quantity of BAR LEAD, WHI IT t F \ 1). ‘■PANISFi BROWN. YEI I.OW PAIN f ground in Oil, WORSTED I O'! , RV D )'<(!! t)W OC RE, in powder. RIBBONS. j*T r -d. r Box IiAIS, uo ried, ai.d sundry other Articles. BELCHER & DICKINSON, Mary 0. Au^lionerrs. “l and in g, At the Subft.ribers WHARF, from on board the ]>rior Welcome Return, Benjnmn Labbrer, Ma/brr. from Philadelphia; Fr Hi SUP E RUN I'. FI. OU R, INDIA NANKI ENS. Elegant WINDSOR CHAIRS, WHI I E and BROWN SOAP, MADEIRA and PORE WINE, LOAF SUGAR, POTATOES, and A few thousand BRICKS, For SALE. By JAMES AI.GFR, Savannah, May fi. 19-ts Sheri IPs Sales. On TUESD \Y fhr 7th day of June next, will be SOL D by Pul lie Out-civ, at the Court- Mouse in this City, between the Hours of io and 3 o’Clock, One undivided Moity of that r raT of LAND in Camden County, called “'OLERAIN. lying on St. Mary’s River. h? whole Trail containing upwards of Cozo * r-s. Seized under Execution, as the proper ty of James Armilfong, E ]. A Lot of LAN Din Ogle borp W rd. Containing fret in width md fee; in -n; h, bounding on a Lot of Richard Wavne. KIT. to t’- ■ N -rtb, Mrs. Fle ming, to’ the Wsft, on Mr— Eaftand Sotuh, at present occupied by Mr. Robert Watts; Seiz 'd under Execution as the property of the eilate >f John Morel, Esq. deceased. 8 N KOROLS, feiz’d under Execution, as the property of Jofph Fox, de ceased. T. NORTON, S. C. 0. Savanrtab, May 5. rug. AVIS. Aux Citoyenn<*s et Ci'oyensFrancais, paniculi erement aux Marins et Colons Refugies er* Oeorgie. IL par. ira an phi Hard ala fin deep mois, U n per !'m“ntaire de Charlellon pour France I,e Citoyen V. Dupont, Consul pour lesdeux Caro lines -t la Georgie, invite tous reux. qui vou drout r tmr rdans la fein and * la a f rendre iriceflam ment a Chanelton. C'-ux qui fouhaitanL profiter de cetre occa.ion, font de mies d-s moyens necefiaires, pour fe rendre d’ici a Charlellon recevront ds r'nfeiu-nemen!* fur cet objet en s’adraifant en ce.te vtlle au citoyen C M F. BERT. A Savannah, le 14 Floral, an. 4 me. 19- qt. N O T 11MT TTF, Copartnership of MILLFN Si GAR DINER. is this day dilfolvd by mutual consent. Those who have demands againlfc h-m, wi’l pDafeto call for payment; and Inch, as are indebted to the concern, are rcqu-lled to pay the amount of their accounts to lohm v Gamhnir. who is duly auihorifed to receive and grant difeharges. JOHN MILLFN, JOHN GARDINER. Savannah, April 30, 1796. N. B. JOHN GARDINER, will contin ue to carry on the BOOT & SHOE MAKINO BUSINESS, at the Shop of the Jaie concern— where good encouragement will be given rr four or five able and attentive workmen. He* has on hand a large supply of whole and half BOOT LEGS—AIfo, CALF & SEAL SKINS, lately imported from New-York.— No credit can b ifljilj be given. 19- at. 50 Dollars Reward, And necefiary charges WANTED immediately Fine f>etit-Tafcals t defrrters from the federal roops viz ‘ JAMES JASON, of New-J-rs-y. 22 yuari old, five feet seven inches high, duk eyes and hair, and fair complexioned ; Wm. DUN, of Philadelphia, 35 years of age, five fen fix in ches high, grey eyes, landy hair, by occupa tion a barber; CONNELLY—aII of Captain Samuel T nT’y’s duacbrnnit, and de serted from St. Mary’s, 23d December, i-> q r. JOHN GREYHAM. frqm CoiTnetlirut, ‘•tgh teeu y-ars old, five fr-t fix inches high, gry eyes, brown hair, light complexion, has twti crooked fing’rs on his left hand, has fume pri vate fears of correftion received for Healing in a (hip’s cabin, which unluckily produced no reformation.—Let the humane citizens who would harbour him, look up th"ir plate ; ha d“f"rt“d from this poll the /ph in!l. in his uni form ; OLIVER HANCOCK, a Fifer. f ror r MalTa'-huf-tfS. 25 years ofage, five feet five in ches high, grey eyes, long sandy hair, well built, bv occupation a blaekfiniih ; und *r llatids furnace wotk and “ngraving. hasa great; ffiarc of imp tdence, is an impm inent talk'-r, “ntertains an irrecbncileable difgufltowards the right article of the and” Vogue, nlis a iow ard. Mr. Hancock h o tale its and a ‘-omplifh ments peculiarly calcuiaLed for a h ’Vfe-thief, a conn rrfeitor ol rnoiev, or an itenerant Mrtho dift preacher; He defer ted from this Poll, 23th inst. in uniform. - W r ho*ver will aonmhead them that they may b<* brought to justice, (hall memy’the above Reward and necefiary charges, or Ten Dollars and charee., for either of th-m. WILLIAM EATON, Captain. 4 A U. S. Su” g on. Fcrt Pickering, April 30. nig.