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lands in that ftatc would be afFe&ed by
the conftruftion.
Mr. Holland and Mr. Gillespie alfu
cxprefied their doubts on this head.
*Mr. Svvanwick hoped the question
would be put off till Monday ; in the
mean time gentlemen might have an op
portunity of making up their minds on
the fubjefl so as to harmonize together.
Mr. S. Smith said it would be impru
dent and improper to force the decision
of the question at preient. He hoped it
would not be indited upon.
Mr. Williams said any delay in their
decision would add to the loss already
sustained by the farmers and merchants
in the sale of agricultural produ&ions.
For the fake of accommodation he
would, however, consent to apoftpone
nient of the question till to-morrow.
Mr. Tracey hoped the question might
be poftponeJ, if gentlemen wiihed it,
cither till to-morrow or Monday.
Mr. Hillhoufe hoped the question
would be postponed till Monday, when
he hoped more unanimity would pre
vail in the decision.
Mr. Bourne, Mr. Christie and Mr.
Cooper, wiihed the adjournment to be
till to-morrow only.
The question was put and carried for
to-morrow.
Mr. Gillespie then moved that a call
ot the house be made for to-morrow at
twelve o’clock, which was agreed to.
Mr. Goodhue, chairman of the com
mittee of commerce and manufailures,
reported an act to continue in force an
act in the date of Maryland, for the ap
pointment ofan health-officer at the port
of Baltimore, which was twice read and
ordered to De engrafted for a third read
ing.
Mr. Baldwin called up the bill rela
tive to the military eliabiilhment; upon
which the house formed itfelf into a
committee of the whole, and after agree
ing upon fome amendments, one of which
was the introduction of a troop or two
of light dragoons into the eftabliihment,
the committee rose, and had leave to fit
again. Adjourned.
H A GUE, March 5.
. The day before yesterday, being the
day fixed :or opening the national aifem
bly, all the members after having verifi
ed their powers, met at the hall fixed
on for the convocation, where a coaamif
fion from the dates general came ibiemn
ly to enftal them. The president of the
Itates-general pronounced a diicourfe
feitable to the occasion, announcing in
fuoltance that the states now regarded
tneir cxiftence as terminated. Citizen
Peter Paulas, elected afterwards to tne
presidency of the national aflcntbly b.
toe unaru nous voices ot the members,
a 0 fwered him, and was in veiled with the
nation -1 sears, the dittiaguilhing mark
cl his new dignity.
Yesterday the provincial adminiftra
t;ca or Holland was constituted, and
heid their fir ft fitting. This day a com
mittee from thence appeared at tne bar
pt the aiTe.nbly, when the president in
formed them that the alfembly would
Rot intermeddle with the domefticaf
i?*irs otany particular province.
LONDON, March 13.
Corn Exchange.
We have the pleasure to fay there
was a considerable supply of both Eng
lilh and foreign wheat, which enables
the millers to reduce the prices at least
ss. per quarter.
There was a great deal of barley,
which was fold without difficulty, and
at a reduction ot fully is. per quarter.
Oats continue plentiful, and were dull
sale at rather lower prices. Malt is low
er.
General prices as annexed.
Englifti wheat, per quarter, 104s.
513. 118s. Foreign do. 1033. 108s.
Rye 60s. 61s. Barley 355. 6J. 365. 6d.
37 s * Malt 435. 6d. 465. 6d. Oats 235.
2 65. Do. Poland and fine, 265. 6d.
Trick beans 375. Horse do. 593. Boil
ing peas, 68s. 70. Flour per lack 90s.
March 16.
v A mail from Hamburgh arrived this
morning. There is now hardly a possi
bility of any event occurring to prevent
the recommencement of holtilities—ail
ftdes fce.n bent upon the decision of arms,
at an incalculable expence of human
wretchedness and tniiery, and only wait
till the weather (hall permit them to
take the field.
, The national convention of Holland
appears at last to be organized, and pro
ceeding to the cxercife of its legillative
functions.
, Anew field for revolution Teems to
opening in the western world, The
a R liaas in south America have for fome
tnne been so troublesome to the Span
i that they have at iaii found it ns
Columbian jfclufettm, &c.
ceffary to fend out a considerable force
for the fafety of their fettlcment in Mexi
co. “ Great things often rife from
small beginnings.”
Yesterday arrived at Falmouth the
Princels Royal packet, capt. Skinner,
in 39 days from Tortola. Captain
Skinner brings the agreeable intelli
gence, that his majeftv’s (hips, the Ma
jeilic and Matilda, with fcveral fail of
transports, were arrived at Martinique;
and it was reported that in ail between
2 and 300 troops of the armament of ad
miral Christian, had arrived at the place
of their destination ; so that there are
now about 6000 men fit for service in
the illands, a force which it is believed,
will at ieaft. keep the enemy at bay.
It will be seen by our report of the
proceedings in the house of commons
last night, that the bill for the abolition,
of tiie fiave trade has been 101 l by a ma
jority of four. The surprise and con
sternation which per vaded the house on
the occasion, exceeded any thing of the
kind we ever before witneifed. To Mr.
Wilberforce’s complacency, in postpon
ing this question from day to day, for
the accommodation of Mr. Dundas, is
to be attributed the late which has thus
befallen it.
FLY MOO FH, March 14.
Late yesterday evening arrived in
Hamoaze, the American icnooner Ran
ger, captain Benjamin Atkins, from
Breil, in baliaft, from which place file
failed the 29th ult. In this veftfti 19
Britilh prisoners came passengers, being
all that remained at Brest: among whom
arc captains Edward Bartlett, ot Wey
mouth, Richard Walker, of Sunder
land, and Mr. Richard Jetfery Holland,
Chaplain of his majesty’s fa ip Auda
cious, who was captured on his paifagc
from Gibraltar.
Wliilft the Ranger was at Brest, two
large frigates, and fix fail of transports,
failed from thence ; their destination
generally supposed for the Weft-Indies.
Bhe was detained three days, and pre
vented fromputting to sea, until these
drips were clear ot the Ffeuch coast.
The day that the Ranger left Brest, a
fleet of merchantmen, consisting of 60
fail, arrived there from Bourdeaux, un
der convoy of two frigates: they were
chiefly lodcnwith wine and brandy.
It was reported at Brest, that a force
had failed from L’Orieat for the Weft
indies ; and that part of the French
lquadron that were fome time since at
Cadiz, had alio failed for the Elands.
Desertion among the sailors and sol
diers is very great ; fome time ago
16,000 troops were embarking from
Brest to L’Orient, to embark for the
Welt-Indies, but not more than 4000
reached ; the others deferred on. the road
between the two places.
Fhe maritime exertions of the French
are now wholly pa.d to their privateers.
Upwards ot 200 fail of Engliih cap
tured vellels are now laid up in Brest
harbour : the French are now daily dis
posing of them at public fates, to neu
trals and others.
Seven fail of the line and five frigates
were at anchor in Brest water ; and with
refpeft to their equipment, nearly ready
ibr lea, but they are not one-third man
ned ; the greaceft part of the French
seamen are employed on board privateers,
a great number of which are now at
Brest, preparing for sea.
Thepalfengers that came in the Ran
ger,were marched from Morlaix to Brest,
at wnich place they report, that provi
sions of every kind are abundant, and ve
ry good, bread for 335, per cwt. Frelh
beef two-pence halt-penny per pound,
and other provisions in proportion to it.
BOS TON, April rS.
/The fubferiber wilhes the editor of the
Chronicle to publish the following
account of the infamous treatment he
and others recevedat Port-au-Prince.
1 failed from New-London, 20th De
cember, in the brig Samuel, capt. Tri
on, bound to Pprt-au-Prince, where we
arrived the 20th January.
The cargo of the brig was fold, and
another eno-aved, and taken on board,
and we expected to fail for New-Lon
don in a day or two. A day before we
were to fail, a press-gang, from a Brit
ish frigate, came on beard, and prelTed
my felt and four other seamen, and carri
ed 11s on board a Britilh Ihip, where we
remained 11 days, doing duty ;at length
we conceived a plan to cfcape by swim
ming; accordingly myfelf, Jacob Par
mater, and Thomas Harris, plunged in
to the water, and made for a Philadel
phia brig, which lay between our brig
and the Britilh lhip, about two miles
distance. On our paifagc, Thomas Har
ris had. the whole calf of his leg bit off
by a lhark. I arrived firifc to the brig,
took her boat, went back and brought
the wounded man and the other on board
the brig. The capt. was not on board,
his mate said he dare not harbour us, and
we mult be carried on board the man of
war again; this we refufed : I then
jumped into the water, and swam to a
Connecticut fehooner, took her boat,
went on board the brig, and brought
my comrades to said fehooner (our brig
having failed.) Upon our complaint,
a merchant by the name of Anderson,
went with Jacob Panne ter on board the
Britilh vessel under pretence af relcafing
the other two. But inlteadofa release,
he was ordered to the gang-way, and
received four dozen, and then put into
irons below. Myfelf and Thomas Har
ding concealed ourfclves, for fome days,
and then took paifagc in the fehooner
James, and arrived at New-London, ha
ving 101 l our whole adventure, beiides
being cruelly treated.
JOSHUA WHITING.
Bolton, April 14, 1796.
NEW-YORK, April 23.
The property arrived here from In
dia, Canton and other parts of the world
within a month pait, is computed at up
wards ot twelve millions of dollars.
Were the United States at war, it would
have cost fix millions to have got home
the above property.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28.
Arrived here the lhip Lad/ Louisa,
of New- York, Capt. Cooper, 4 months
from Canton, and two months trom the
Cape ot Good Hope, in which came
pallenger, the owner Mr. A. E. Van
Braam Houchgceft, an old citizen ol
America, late chief of the Dutch direc
tion in China, and feconcl iu theembaf
fy of the Dutch company to the empe
ror at Pekin, with aa intention to lettle
in that country of peace and happinds,
where he means to spend the remainder
of his days.
Five native Chinese have arrived in
the Lady Louisa.
The following is the letter which wc
yesterday mentioned to have been re
ceived by thecoinmitteeappointcd to
enquire into the situation of the foa
oi General La Fayette.
u Rampagh, N: Jersey, March 28, 1796*
(translation.)
fe Sir—l have just received the hon
orable refulution, which the merits of
my father have procured for me. Deign
to express to the representatives of the
people of America, his gratitude ; my
youth forbids me yet to speak of mine.
Every day recalls to me what he taught
me, at every period of his life, so full of
vicissitude, and what he has repeated in a
letter written from the depth of his pri
son. “I am convinced (he fays) that
•the goodness of the United States, and
the tender nebs of my paternal friend, will
need nothing to excite them.
“Arrived in A.merica, fome months
since, J live in the country, in Ncw-
Jersey, occupied in tfiepurfuits of my
education. I have nfi wants ; if I had
felt any, I (houW have ant we red to the
paternal solicitude of the President of
the United Mates, either by confiding
them to him, or by accepting his offers.
I lhali hereafter confider it a dutv, to
impart them to the house of representa
tives, which deigns to enquire into my
situation.
“ I am as happy as a continual in
quietude relative to the objedt of my
tirlt affe&ions will permit. I have
found benevolence wherever I have
been known, and have often had the fa
tisfadtion of hearing those who were ig
norant of my connedtions, speak of their
interefl in the fate of my father, express
their admiration of, and partake the
gratitude I feel for, the generous Dr.
Bollman, who has done so much to
break his chains.
“ It is amid all these motives of emu
lation, that 1 shall continue my
Every day more convinced of the duties
which are imposed by the goodness of
Congrcfs, and the names i have the
honor to bear.
George IVojhingten Motier La Fayette.
The Hon. Edward Livingfton,-
Chairman, &c.
BALTIMORE, April 19.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of this
town T now ,vs Port-de- Paix y to hit
friend in this towiiy dated March 24.
“ Since writing the foregoing, 1 hear
from the Cape, that as soon as major
general Tuflkin, a black man, who re
ceived his commiifion from the national
convention of France, and who com
mands at Gor.aives, heard of the irapri
fonment of Leveaux, he immediately
marched his army beiore the Cape, and
feat in a summons, faying, “ I have
heard that you have imp rilbned my chief;
lam here with ten thousand men ; two
guns will be the signal to render him to
my camp in half an hour ; 1 do not en
quire ol you wherefore it is done ; it is
enough for me, to know that my chief
is in prison ; he is appointed by the con
stituted authorities of France, and (hall
he protected in his command. But should.
you be hardy enough not to listen to me
I will commence to destroy you by fire
and iword.” In confequertce, they im
mediately liberated him and Perroud,
and order is rettored.
“ Wc have been embargoed upwards
of a month, which prevented your hear
ingfrom me folonga time.”
jestmt WMKemia—m- wi— I—mxmm—
~SAVANNAHTMay 20.
A French paper, under date of Fe
bruary 20th, announces that Mr. Ad e t
is recalled from the United .States, and
is tobefucccededby Mr. Fantano >
of Bourdeaux.
(jfti” Th? fubferiber will receive ami attend
to any information that may be given, by*
Owners or Mailers of V-ff?ls, an the iubje/fc
oi the tollowinj; letter, at the Cultomhoufc in
this city.
JOHN HARBERSHAJyr,
Collcftor of the Cuiloms for Savannah.
(Cl RCULAIt.)
Department ot State, iMirch 25m, 1706.
SIR, ‘ 1
THE Newl'papers fretju-ntly give accounts
of impairments of American Seamen,
and of other outrages Committed upon our
ci izens, by Britilh (hips of war. But how
ever well found and these relations beyyot
other documents will be required whenever r ■-
paration for these wrongs shall he d-*ioanded.
lain tner-rore dtrefled. by the Prendent ot
the United S.a’tes, to endeavour to obtain cor
rect informa! ion on this lubjett, verified bv
tie oaths oi the informants. Such of these a*
ihall enter the port of Savannah will fall under
yourj notice, and l muit requril you to have
their depofiuons taken, at the public exprnoc,
in the molt fair and impartial manner, before a
Notary Public, and tranfinitted front time to
time to tins oiiice.
I am, reipectfully Sir,
“Your obedient fcivant,
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
The Colleftor ol the Port
of Savannah. a2
marine
ENTERED INWARD.
Id ay. Days.
id Ship Elizabeth, Harris, C 1 arleflon. io
CLEARED OUT.
Br;g Margaret Blackford, New York.
Welcome Return, Labbrtc, Philadel.
Sloop Drifvollo, Smith, St. Mary's.
L 0 S
BETWEEN Mr. M'Call’s house, and El
- Gi ifTitlis’s, on the Bay, an outfids
Gold WATCH CASE. Whoever will deliver
it to Mrs. M-Call, or Edward Griffith, shall
hand Comely rewarded.
Savannah, May 20. n.aj.tf.
15 Dollars Reward.
RUN-away from the Suhfcriber, about five
days ago, a Negro fellow,called LUBIN.
aged about eighteen years, live feet eight inches
high, or there about, he is marked on the brcail;
he has a mild countenance, is well known by a.
number of the inhabitants of this city. He in
rather slim in appearance, and bis legs from sick
ness or otherwise, thin and maigre ; fpeak*
French and Englifli, having been in this Rate
with me, near twenty months. Any p rion,
lodging him in goal, and giving information tc*
Joseph Clay, junr. Efcj. shall receive the a
bove reward.
CHARLES HEEMS.
Savannah, May eo. n. 23.61.*.
10 Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the Office of the Coium
in an Museum, on the 16th instant, a fafh
ionable French Silver WATCH, very flat,
with a gilt Chain and with a Reel pip%
has the name of I hounchttrd, (if rightly recoile£l
cd) on the face. Whoever will deleft the-
Thief with the Watch, shall receive the above
reward, or r, Dollars for the Watch only. If
the above Watch, should be offered for talc to
any of the Goldfiniths in this city, they will
please to stop it, and the person offering it for
sale, and give information to tne Printers of
the Columbian Museum, who will pay the*
above reward.
Savannah,. May 20, i7Q6-
> r t„m
N O T I C E.
I HAVE purchased a traft of Land of Mr.
John Williams, situated in Efhngl.ain coun
ty, about fifty mile*, from Savannah, on the
Augusta road, half a mile from Savannah river,
adjoining lands of Mr. Hudson, and others.
Any perfen or perfon*, having any claims a
gan'iß the laid land, are requested to make
their claims before the dr-ds are executed.
BERNARD BOYER,
For ADRIEN LESFAURES.
Savannah, May 20. n0.23.tf.
For Charldton,
The SCHOONER
/S&l E 8 T H K R ’
‘Mp f Capt. We l l s :
WILL Sail on We e.-Uiay
jfi next. —For Fi eight er IV
face, apply to the on baa'd, or
IONATHAN BROOKS.
. J At Alger- •• WFart.
Sa nna’u May *7
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