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, s u e Havannah, Sept. 16, and spoke
t schooner Mary, Capt. Haynes.
Z* 10, at midnight, saw a large fire
:*„■ N. N. W. distant tour or five
f eaf nef—At 6 a. m, discovered it to
Cl large ship ; at 9 hoiited out the
° ~1 and went along fide the hull which
j?’ bottom up ; no marks could be dif
fered but a figure head, head pump,
j j, feet on her cutwater, yellow fid
j burnt to the water’s edge. Salt
kJv bore N. about 5 or 6 leagues.
Capt. Currey, of the brig Jenny,
from Tenerifle, the 7th Augufi, Sept.
Ut.2o, 23, long. 69, saw a wreck,
the letters MORE out of the water on
her (tern, which was painted of a cream
colour, blue curtains, and white streak
round her gunnel, her waterways and
inliJe ol the traffel read, sides turpentin
ed, a small head with green drapery ; a
n j c c laid quarter deck, no person On
board, blowing frelh, impossible to board
her. Sept. 30, lat. 35, n, long. 73,
(poke the sloop Lavina, from St. Do
mingo for New-London, out 5 days.
Oft. 1, spoke the brig Sally, of Balti
more, from St. Bartholomews, 14 days :
saw a number of velTels on the coali work
ing to windward.
On my passage from Guernsey to
Philadelphia, which place I left the 2 3d
of August, in lat. 49, 40, long. 8,1 un
fortunately fell in with Sir E. Pellew’s
squadron, consisting of 4 frigates, who
feat his lieutenant on board to examine
my papers, and after so doing, impressed
2 of my seamen out of 4, being all I had
(hipped, and carried them off. I then
told him if he took the men to take the
reffelalfo, and went diredly on board
the Indefatigable, and begged Sir E.
Pellew to reltore my men, or tofurnifh
others to navigate the veflel, who stern
ly told me that I (hould not have eith
er. I then requested permiflion to re
main on board his veflel, as I did not
think it fafe to proceed : he said he did
not want me on board his majelty’s (hip,
and ordered me to depart, or he would
use force, and I was obliged to comply.
I expoftulatcd again on the danger of our
lives and property, and he told me they
might go to hell. I went on board my
own veflel and wrote, soliciting even
one man, but he returned my note with
out opening it ; and I was obliged to
proceed as well as I could. Fortunately
sixteen days after, I fell in with the (hip
Joseph, from New-York, for Cowes,
who kindly let me have one man.
(Signed) Wm. MORTEN,
Master of the Brig Caroline.
AUTHENTIC,
THE undersigned, minider plenipotentiary
of the French republic, in conformity to the
orders of his government, lias the honor of
transmitting to the secretary of ftute of the U
nited States, a resolution taken by the execu
tive dirett -ry of the French republic, on the
14- h Meifidor, 4th year, relative to the condufl;
which the (hips of war of the republic are to
hold towards neutral vefTels. The flag of the
republic will treat the flag of neutrals, in the
fame manner as they fliall fuffer it to be treated
by the English.
The sentiments which the American govern
ment have manifefted to the undersigned min
ister plenipotentiary, do not permit him to
doubt, that they will fee, in its true light, this
measure, as far as it may concern the United
States, and that they will also feel, that it is dic
tated by imperious circumftancrs, and approved
E>y judice.
Great-Britain, during the war (he has carried
on against the republic, has not crated uling
every means in her power to add to that
scourge, feourges (fill more terrible. She has
ufrd the wrfl known liberality of the French
ration to the detriment of that nation. Know
ing how faithful France has always been in the
obitrvanceof her treaties—knowing that it was
a principle of the republic to rrfpeft the flags
ot all nations, the liritiHi government, from
the beginning of the war, has cauled neutral
veflels, and in particular American veflels, to
be detained, taken them into their ports, and
dragged from them Frenchmen and French
property. France, bound by a treaty with the
United States, could find only a real disadvan
tage in the articles of that treaty which caused
to be refpefted as American property, English
property found on board American veifels.
They had a right, under this consideration, to
expect, that America would take ffeps in favor
of her violated neutrality. One of the prede
cedors of the undersigned, in July 1793, ap
flied on this fubjeft to the government of the
United States—but he was not fuccefsful.
Nevertheless the national convention, who by
their decree of the 9th May, 1793, had ordered
the seizure of enemy’s property on board neu
tral veifels, declaring at the fame time, that the
tneafure (hould ceal’e when the Englilh fhouhrf
tefpeft neutral flags, had excepted on the ajd
of the fame month the Americans from the op
eration of this general order. But the conven
tion was obliged soon to repeal the law which
obtained this exception so favorable to Ame
ricans ; the manner in which the English con
duced them (elves, the manifeft intention they
had to flop the exportation of provisions from
America to France, rendered it unavoidable.
The nasional convention, by this, had re
“°red the equilibrium of neutrality which En
-6 and had destroyed ; had difeharged their duty
ln a manner juflified by a thousand pad exam-
P'® s > as well as by the necessity of the then ex
fiting moment. They might, therefore, to re
c,i:i the orders they had given to seize enemy’s
property oa board American veflels, have wait
ed till the British government’ had firfl defini
tively revoked the fame order, a fufpemion on
ly of which was produced by the embargo laid
bycongrefs the 26th Match, 1794 But as soon
as they were informed, that under orders of
the government of the United States, Mr. Jay
was to remonftrateagainff the vexatory
measures of the English, they ga e orders, by
the law of the 13th Nivofe, 3d year, to the
fbips of war of the republic to refprd Ameri
can veflels, and the committee lafety,
in their explanatory rclolvc of the 14:11 of the
fame month, hailened to fan&ion the fame
principles. The national convention and the
committee of public fafety had every realon to
believe, that this open and liberal conduct,
would d-termine the United States to use ev
ery effort, to put a flop te the vexations im
puted upon their commerce, to the injury of
the French republic. They were deceived in
this hope. And tho’ the treaty of friendfh ip,
navigation and commerce between Great-Bri
tain and the United States had been signed ix
weeks before France adopted the niejfurc I
have jufl spoken of, the English did not aban
don the plan they had formed, and continu ’d
to flop and carry into their ports all Ameri
can veflels bound to French ports or returning
from them.
This conduit was the fubjeft ofa note which
the undersigned address-d on the 7th Vendc
miuire, 4th year [29th September, 1795, O.S.]
to Lhe secretary of Hate The remondrances
which it contained were founded upon the
duties of neutrality, upon the principles which
Mr. Jelferfon had laid down in his letter to
Mr. Pinckney, dated the 13th September, 1793.
Yet this note has remained without an answer,
though recalled to the remembrance ol the se
cretary of Hate by a dispatch of the 9th Germi
nal, 4th year, [29th March, 1790, O. S.J and
American veflels bound to French ports or re
turning from them have flill been seized by the
English. Indeed more : they have added a
new vexation tothofe they had already imp fl
ed upon Americans. They have impressed lea
men from on board American veflels, and have
thus found the mean* of ilrengthening their
crews at the expense of the Americans, with
out the government of the United States having
made known to the undersigned the Heps they
had taken to obtain fatisfaftion for this viola
tion of neutrality so hurtful to the intcreils of
France, as the undersigned had fee forth in his
dispatches to the secretary of ilate of the 9th
Germinal, 4th year, [29th March, 1796, O. S.j
19th Germinal, fdth April, 179b] an( l Hi
Floreal, [2oth April, 179b] which have re
mained without an answer.
The French government, then, finds itfelf,
with relp :£fc to America at the present time,
in circumstances similar to thole of the year
179 j ; and if it fees itfelf obliged to abandon,
with refpefl to them and ueutral powers in
general, the favorable line of conduct they had
pursued, and to adopt different lneafures, the
blame ffunfid fall upon the British government ;
it is their conduit which the French govern
ment has been obliged to follow.
The undersigned miniiter plenipotentiary
conceives it his duty to remark to the secretary
of date, that the neutral governments or the
allies of the republic have nothing to fear as to
the treatment of their flag by the French, fincc,
if, keeping within the bounds of their neu
trality, they cause the riglns of that neutrality
to be refpe&ed by the English, the republic
will refpeil them. But if, through weakness,
partiality or other motives, they (hould iuffer
the English to sport with that neutrality, and
turn it to their advantage, could they then
complain, when France, to rellore the balance
of neutrality to its equilibrium, fhail a£l 111 the
fame manner as the English i No, certainly ;
for the neutrality of a nation conlifls in granting
to belligerent powers the fame advantages, and
that neutrality no longer exilts when, in the
course of the war, that neutral nation grants to
one of the belligerent powers advantages not
flipulated by treaties anterior to the war, or
fullers that power to seize upon them. The
neutral government cannoc then complain if
the other belligerent power will enjoy advan
tages which its enemy enjoys, or it it seizes on
them ; otherwise that neutral government
would deviate, with refpeft to it, from the
line of neutrality, and would become its
enemy.
The undersigned, minider plenipotentiary,
thinks it ufelcfs further to develope thele prin
ciples. He does not doubt that the fecreiaiy oi
slate feels all their force, and, that the govern
ment of the United States will maintain from
all violation a neutrality which France has al
ways refp?£ted, and will always refpetl, when
her enemies uo not make it turn to her detri
ment.
The undersigned minifler plenipotentiary
embraces this opportunity of reiterating to the
secretary of date the assurance of his eiteem, and
informs him, at the fame time, that he will
cause this note to be printed in order to make
publicly known thcmlelves, which, at the pre
ient juncture, influence the French republic.
Done at Philadelphia, 6th Brutnairc, sth
year of the French republic, one and mdivili
ble, [27th October, 1796, O. S.J
P. A. Adit.
Extract from the Regifer of Re fives of the Execu
tive Directory , of the 14 th Meffdnr, \th year of
the French Republic , one and tndivifible.
The Executive Direftory, considering that
if it becomes the faith of the French nation to
refpeft treaties or conventions which secure to
the flags of fome neutral or friendly powers,
commercial advantages, the rcfult of which is
to be common to the contrasting powers ; thole
fame advantages, (if they should turn to the
benefit of our enemies, either through the weak
ness of our allies or of neutrals, or through
fear, through interefled views, or through what
ever motives) would ipfofacto warrant the in
execution ot the articles in which they were
itipulaled,
decrees as roLLOws:
All neutral or allied powers fhail, without
delay, be notified, that the flag of the French
Republic will treat neutral veflels, either as to
counicztion, as to learches, or capture, in the
fame manner as they (hall fuller the Englilh to
treat them. .
The minifler of Foreign relations is charged
with the execution of the present relolve, which
(hall b: Mint'd
W A true C r) py*
Carnot, President.
Columbian JHufcum, &c.
CARLISLE, (Penn.) October 19.
Ext raft of a Utter from New- York, of
the \th uft. to a gentleman of this place.
“ Mr. Hamilton publicly declares,
that ho thinks it would be bell, on the
(core ol conciliation and expediency, to
eleft Mr. Jefferfon President, fincc he
is the only man in America that will se
cure the Iriendfhip oP the French Re
public.”
HARTFORD, October 3.
Di e and, on Thursday hit, in this City,
Capt. Samuel Drake, of 2d Sub-
Legion, aged 29 years On Friday
his remains were interred with the ho
nors of war.
I UHHMnaiR.MMiiMMmHDNKMfWMBINWSnAaWMaHi
savXnna'hTNovT is 7
Elections on Monday the 7th inst.
In Liberty County.
Senator. Thomas Stevens, Esq.
Repre/entati-vit. Simon Fraser, John
Jones, J. Stacy, and Joseph Law,
jun. Efqrs.
Members of Congress. Abraham Bald
win, and John Milledge, Efqrs.
E left ors of President and Vice-President
of the Unit and States. Edward Telfair,
James Jackson, Charles Abercrombie,
and William Barnett, Efqrs.
In M i lntofh County.
Senator. Ferdinand O’Neal, Esq.
Repnj ntatives. James Montfort, and
James Gignilliat, Efqrs.
The whole number of Electors to be
appointed to vote for President and Vice
.’reJident, is 138 —5 8 ofwhicharenorth,
and 65 south of Pennsylvania. The
number of each Stare is as follows :
New-Hamplhire 6, Maifachufetts 16,
Rhode-liland 4, Connecticut 9, Ver
mont 4, New-York 12, New-]erfey 7,
Pennsylvania 15, Deleware 3, Mary
land 10, Virginia 21, N. Carolina 12,
S. Carolina 8, Georgia 4, Kentucky 4,
Teneflee 3.
Marine Kfgifter.
CLEARED OUT.
Sloop Friendship, Hillary, Sunbury.
just Publifried,
AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE ,
By the Gross, Dozen or Single :
The Palladium of Knowledge,
OR THE
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
A L M A N A C:
Containing , beftdes the usual Solar and Lunar Cal
culators, a great variety of valuable matter , highly
ufefcl to the Merchant, Mechanic, and Blunter.
Nov. 15.
For Sale,
A large new BO AT\
Which will carry between 70 and 8o Barrels of
Rice. For further particulars, enquire of the
Primers of this paper.
Nov. 18. 75
A NEW
Grocery Store,
J ufl opened on Anciaux’s Wharf (where he lately
kept his Counting House) by i. i
Thomas Callaghan ;
IVhere Maflcrs of Vefels and others, may be fippli
ed with SEA STORES, See at theJhorteft notice.
A general Assortment of
Slops, B!u- Plains, Coarse Hats, Shoes, Pipes,
Writing Paper—All ass irtment of Oue-ns
Ware, and a few sets of elegant China—Real
Cogniac Brandy, in Dimijons ; Genuine Hol
land Gin, in cases or draught, imported by the
lad Arrivals from Europe.
Nov. 18. 7 s*3t
For sale,
The Plantation Laurel Hill :
JOINING Ogechee Caufewav, contain
ing 260 Acres Rice Swamp, more or less : for
merly the property of Sir James Wright. For
further particulars, apply at Mr. William Spen
cers, to DAVID ACKIN.
November, 18. 75-ts
GARDEN SEEDS,
Lately Imported from Europe, to he fold, by
JOHN HAMILTON.
Nov. 16. 75.
S T 0 L E N.
ON Sunday night lad was flolcn, from out
of the fubferibers dable, a dark Bay
HORSE, about. hands high, he has a small
blaze on his face, a thick black mane, and
tail with a dafk stripe down his rump; he
shows a number of saddle marks, and like
wise shows the mark of a bite h- received from
a horse about fix weeks ago, on the left fide of
his back ; He was bought from John King,
Esq. in March, 1795, and has since been prin
cipally used in a chair, and shows the marks
ol the harness particularly on his sides. Who
ever will deliver said Horse to the fubferiber,
or give information wheie he can be found,
(V,all receive Five Dollars Reward and all rca
fonable cxpcnces paid ; and whoever will give
information of the Thief, (hall receive Fifteen
Dollars.
JOHN M KINNON
Savannah, Nov. 16. 75
For Philadelphia,
The SCHOONER
jferfsas jf Governor Clinton,
/few/,/ j /episiV Dani el Lewis, Mader :
For Paffagc only, having
good accommodations, apply to the Master, oa
board, at TAYLOR Sc MILLER’S wharf,
Nov. 18. 75*2t
For Providence, Rhodelfland,
To fail in a few days :
aThe fad failing
S fl (J O N E R
DELIGHT,
Capt J. Girbs :
FOR Freight or Passage. ap
ply to the Mader on board,
at Clarke’s Wharf.
Who has on hand,
A quantity of R. Island CHEESE,
ROOTS, BOOTEES, and SHOES,
Slop CLOATHS, for Sailors,
CIDER and POTATOES.
Nov. 18. 75 .
(VIST ARRIVED,
From ANAMAROE, on the GOLD COAST of
AFRICA, the SCHOONER FRANKLIN,
Thomas Bakkr ALfier, with
Fifty Prune Slaves,
‘ASSORTED,
lhe SALE of ichuh, will Commence on lVednefiay %
the 23 d infant.
Conditions made known on the Day offait.
Robert Watts.
Savannah. Nov. 14M. 74'4*
William I mi)lb,
HAS FOR SALE,
l'hc following Aiticlc-, at Ins Store below the
Bluff:
Ordage, well assorted,
White Rope, do.
Oars from 12 to xS feet long, for Boats,
Prime Beef and Pork, in barrels,
Herrings in do.
Northward Rum in Puncheons,
Holland Geneva in Pipes,
reneriffc Wine, 111 do.
Malaga doi in Qr. Calks, very good,
Spermaceti Candles, pr. Box,
Mould and Dipt do. pr. do s
Turpentine Soap, pr. do.
Chocolate, bed quality, pr. do.
Pilot Bread in Barrels,
Loaf and brown Sugar,
Linseed Oil pr. Barret or Gallon,
Bricks, a few thousand,
Ttihs, assorted sizes,
Suyar Boxes, assorted in nests,
H ‘den measures, ha'f bufhelto half peck,
Log and other lines for veflels use.
Sowing Twine, Time GDfles,
Blocks, assorted.
Green & Sky Blue Paint, in one pound pots,
Nails, qd. lod and 2 o penny,
Pump Tacks and feupper Nails,
St. Übos Salt by the bufhcl or larger quantity.
Savannah, Nov. 8- 72-ts
Hamilton & Hartridgre.
Have Imported from LONDON, per the HAR
MON Y, to this place, and GADSDEN, cm.
Charlefon,
A WELL CHOSEN & EXTENSIVE AS
SORT Ml NT OF SEASONABLE AND
Fajhionable GOO 1)S,
Being all feleFled by Mr. Hartridge, who mat ,
then on the spot.
Which will be ottered for SALE, in a tew
days, at the Store lately occupied by Meflrs.
K ’nedy and Parker (tne Corner of Bay and
Whitaker Street) —at an unusual low advance,
for immediate payment only.
Savannah, Oilober 25. 68.
F O RSAL E,~
Superfine FLOUR in Barrels,
Madeira WINE in Pipes He Qr. Pipes,
Mould CANDLES in Boxes.
Caig Macleod be Cos.
Savannah, Auf.gu t;.
F O T f c eT
BY late trials made on my highland RED
CLAY, much of it is found to be of supe
rior qualify and capable of being wrnugh, into
BRICKS, not inferior to those imported from
Philadelphia ; Perfon* willing to conrra£fc
for a quantity, I will engage to furnifh them
therewith, equal in quality to any imported
from the northern dates, on as rnoaera e terms
as those are pufehafed at, made 111 the neigh
bourhood of Savannah.
B. PUTNAM.
Savannah, June 8. 34‘H
FOR SALE,
A Likely NEGRO iVENCH.
Who und”rftands all kindsof ho ufe-work—-En
quire of Lhe Printer*.
Savannah, Srpt. 30. n6i.
Several Gentlemen in
Town, wi(h to be informed if there is a
small decent family, that have or can
procure a convenient House, to accom
modate three, four, or hall a dozen Gen
tlemen as steady boarders—Let them
leave their names at the Printing-Office#
Savannalr, ill No*ember.
Demy Printing Paper for Sale#
Apply at tlusOffice,
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