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BOS T (W, June 14..
The Constitution frigate, building
•here, will be afloat on the second week
of has upwards 0f.200 hands
constantly at work on her, and such is the
forvr«rdnefs of her, :naft.«, fail»» rigging,
’ &C. that tlic»« iv not the lealt dn Ü bt, if
(he is wanted, that lhe wm w. d«»>
ready for aftive firvice.
It is rumoured in thia town, via Mar
blehead, that the French council of 5001
has ordered Barney’s American t°
be t&en down from the walls of their
hall! it will Dc ici4»c<nk»rt»d that the flag
in qheflion was r.ever prefcated by the
American government.
N E W-Y ORK, Ju~ 13,
It has liakeo out, that some diT
patches from London, arrived by the le
lemachus; and some imprudent men, hi
therto in the Britilh faftion, have inti
mated* that our aurbafla-ior at the court
of St. James’s conceived, that a high tone
towards France now would be impolitic .
What a pity it is, that such an idea was
not conceived before the war-fpecch was
delivered. /frgu/.
A letter from a charafter of high re
fpeflability in an official station in Eng
land, fays, under date of April 28th :
«* This country wants peace, and fecks it
with fmcerity. The imuwnfe incieafe os
taxes produced by a continuation/ 1 * ‘
war, Li the famt ho,*;
/. have lately e*te o 4e<i the •*/»;, h .
peace ir..—.*«■,.** ike nauon. h n : u n: ce
llandinvt France * injuitice
Sta t* we ad
r t° that pacific polir' whuh hat P re '
J erv c<* us from this d r -afvl war * and in
treaftd our reputati ,l more than victories
and conquejls cou & have done
Minerva.
The foregoing opinions from high au
deferve feiious conflderation, lb
mud,/ regain ...w Um _
-she fame lesser adds, that fmm
tenor of the last advices, from Vienna, a
* S? b^ e ?tf separate peace was ex
pected. This letter is dated the 28th of
April, and just before the news of the
«gning 0 f the preliminaries of peace.
I nis circumstance leads us to believe,
that the emperor is compelled to nego
tiate for a separate peace . 0
--S“ PE ') CE h »bMnvly coiKluded,
the opinions of fevcral of the London
•editors;; it is however dated that Buona
parte was not more than ten leagues from
Vienna, when thoarmiftice was conclud
ed on ; from which city the emperor, all
the royal family, nobles, &c. had fled
in the utmost confirmation.
This account of a peace, which was
supposed to be separate from England,
together with the general mutiny on
board the fleet, (a circumstance which
never before happened) struck the city of
London with a panic, which had not yet
totally subsided.
Mr, Pitt has proposed to increaffe the
duty upon newspapers from id 12 103 d
each! This has added new alarms; and
it is boldly said, that his object is, to
prevent the genera] circulation of news
and obftrutt the (pint of petitioning for
the removal of the minister, &c. which
is running through the whole kingdom.
——Several other regiments arc ordered
for Ireland—• Pitt has propoled new taxes
to amount to 1,380.000!. per annum,
and to loan 18 millions.
PHILADELPHIA, June 17.
The veflel by which the following ex
traft is alledged to have been received,
was the fame which brought the recent
advices of the armiflice and negotiations
fbr peace—our readers will judge what
degree of credit it is entitled to.
ZxtraS, of a letter from Bojlon, dated the
loth infant.
“ Accounts here arc, that the direfto
jy of France have advjfed to a proclama
tion of war against the United Stares,
which was opposed by the council of Five
Hundred.—This news comes by Mr.
*7* > formerly a merchant of this
town.”
There are other letters in town which
mention the above intelligence ; but the
illence of the fiofton papers to the 12th
fnclufive, on thisfubjeft, renders it very
doubtful.
■ A proclamation was yefterdny publifn
ed by the President of the United States,
containing the ratification of the treaty
Vith the Bey of Tripoli in Birbary,
translated from the. Arabic, containing
twelve articles.
A gentleman from Port au-Prince in
forms, that at his departure the place
was so dcfdy iavefted by a pumctcus
republican army that none of the befiegecM
could any longer venture beyond thff
barriers of the town, although there weri
no less than 6000 mt-n able to bear arms
including thetroopsfi the Briti'h pay. t
W ILMINGTO N, June 10.
Gen. Touflaint Louverture, comma
der of the French troops in St. Domi*°’
at his return to Gonaivcs afrer his j
Mirabelais, in convolution a ‘
gent e... n now Philadelphia, f <d at {
he was gom s « K- Cape in aI" d i y 9 ’ i
with an intention to inn* com-/]
1 nrfflidn at that place calling j 0 a nd dis-
Arming all the fmalJ privareer/ — l a * to Py
ping the depredations lateff carried vA '
against Americans, whom he was
further determined (hovfd be protected, j
and their cargoes di»'y paid for, as he
“ r * ,, flUe they could not do v/ithout
thvm.” 7
_ N O X>S.LK, June 21. :
W cere mu ’ Stone, who arriv
,d hrrt f rm
ApriU for t,u following fit*.
ticulaf :
Thatw the time he failed, Cadiz
blockadtd by the Bri ilh fleet of 19 fait
of lhe liie* tinder lord St. incent (for
merly akiiral Jarvis) that great exertions J
inaling by the Spaniards to equip/
their fleet, 1 5 fail of the line were ready
(nr /■«-»! an t eiyht more neaty so, they*
had 40 gunboats also prepard, ar.d ex
peflf d 14 fail of the line fronCarthag?-
na (seven French and seven Spaifh-) which
were to go to Algefiras, and rtrain there 1
till furthrr orders—-the Spanij fleet was
commanded by admiral don Jfq h Maf
faredo, who had just arrived fen Madrid
and that they were flaippingroops for
. two days.
The lieutenant of the Ineffable (one
of Jervis’s fleet) informed lr. S. that
they had authentic accounrjr the ar«-<.i .
of the/itt/e gentleman, callq/the Spanilh
Vice-King, at Teneriffe f*m Mexico,
with all his treasure, in comany with se
veral rich merchantmen,-coiputed to be
worth the trifling sum of fi million of
dollars; in consequence of vpich admiral
Jarvishad difpatcheda fquacon, for the
ptrrpdfe of cutting them this it was
supposed, could be* very ejfily accom
pli(hed r as the batteries wftre they lay
were inadequate to vigorousrefrftance. 5
r <v —ue—• . J?, .
of American vefTels have been capture*!
by the French and Spar.iirds in the
Streights, aod up the Meditwaoean.
AUGUSTA, July 8.
ON Tuefday last the anniversary of
American Independence was celebrated
in this town at Vaux-Hail Gardens, by
a number of the old citizens, wheie an
elegant dinner was provided by Mr. Li
verman, and the day spent in harmony
and peace. After dinner the following
toads were drank :
id. The day : May our late!! posteri
ty emulate the virtues of those who de
clared our independence.
2d. The prefiJent of the United States.
3d. General Washington.
4th. The vice-president and congress
of the United States.
sth. No foreign influence, and more
unanimity among ourlcives.
6th. The friends of liberty all over
the world.
7th. The date of Georgia: Lels parties
and more equity in our legislature.
8-h. All our fellow citizens afiembled
this day on the fame occasion.
9th. The memory of general Wayne.
10th. The memory of General Greene.
1 ith. A general and lasting peace.
12th. The three envoys, Pinckney,
Dana, and Marshall.
13th. The marquis dc la Fayette.
14'h. May the wars ot Europe never
extend to America.
rs'h. The fair of our country, and
may our numbers be doubled every five
years.
16th. Our brethren in the weft.
Two volunteer toofls were drank .
I ft. May every man that lives in a
country, support the country he lives in.
2d. May cur country continue ia peace
and out enemies know it.
Yesterday’s Northern Mail brought no
Newspapers and but a few letters.
Congress of the United States .
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,
Tuesday, June 20.
The aft for making a detachment of
the militia, was read the third lime and |
L Marks CM filing tht nombtr of .
ft „ which each slate filonU fnm.ft. on
I • basis of the number ot ihUoi
as follows:
f -nneflee ,
G,j-gjg *33 +
S. Volina 3535
N. tarolina I 2
I Kentuty I S+ 2
l Virginia' >»co
Maryland 5 2b^
v Delaware
\\ Pennfylvanla ,0 -
f
/ Connett'CJt s**
Rhode island ' '
Maffachuferts *»»3e
Nevf Hampshire 355°
Vcinont 2 1 5°
Total $o»ooo
Te bill pafied 43 to 26.
W. Smith moved the order of
th^ a y on tlie to prevent the citizens
o fthe United States from entering into
t V service of any foteign prince or (late.
The house went into committee ac
irdingly. . ,
/ \Mr. Havens thought time ought to be
/ gien for citizens in foreign countries to
bevome acquainted with the ass, before
it took \ lace.
M». Nicholas hoped ( the committee
would rife, and that theyy fhou'.d get quit
"of the pTctfc<*v ibuliners. tiicic were
some delicate propofition3 in the bill
which would require much difeuffion.
He was doubtful whether the principle
of the Bill was right; if it were, he saw
no necessity for palling it at present, as
he«lid not think it probable that this acf
could take place before an end was put
to the European war.
Mcfr.j, RuiicJge, W. Smith, Day
ton, Brooks, Otis, and Kittera, /poke
in favor of going into this measure, in
order to prevent our citizens from en
tering on board foreign (hips of war,
and by that means preserve a llrifi neu
trality; that when persons defrre to expa
triate themselves, and become citizens
of another country, a line 'fhould be
marked out by which they may do so ;
and in order to prevent the bill already
pafied to prevent our citizens tronven
would do, if this bill were not p*ffed.
Mr. S. Smith was opposed to the bill.
He wiihcd our youth to have full liberty
to go on board the (hips of war of any
foreign country, in order to gain expe
rience in the art of war, that if ever tve
should have occasion for them, they
might be called home trvdefend their
own country. He find there were at
this time on board the Britilh fleet, not
less than one hundred of our youth,
learning the art of war, who perhaps
might be wanted on some future day to
fight the very nation under whom they
are training.
The committee role, without taking
a queilien, and had leave to fit again.
A message from the senate, informed
the house that they had puffed the bill
for fortifying the ports and herbours of
the United States, without amendment.
General Smith, in his observations
yeflerdcy on the bill for preventing our
citizens from entering on board foreign
veflsls of war, said, that the vcffel com
manded by captain Brian, reported by
major Mountflorence (in the documents
tranfmiited from Paris by Mr. Pinckney,
, and lately laid before congress), to have
been carried into France, bound from
Norfolk or Portsmouth to London, was
proved to be a fraudulent vessel, failing,
without any right to do so, under Ame
rican colours, no such vefiel having been
regiflered at either of thole places.
A bill has been sported in the senate
to enable the president, under certain
reftriftions, to raise a Prcvifior.al Army,
not exceeding ioco artilleries, 1000 ca
valry, aud i£,ooo infantry;, no man to
receive any bounty at his enlitlment, nor
at any time alter, unless called into ac
tual service ; nor are any troops raised by
this aft to be called into aflual service,
unless the circcmltances of the United
States shall, in the opinion of the presi
dent, render it abfvdutely necessary.
The following bills are now under con
federation in the house of representatives
of the United States
I o prevent ptize vessels belonging |
to the Laired States from taking out new j
fegiiters, unless by their former owners.’*
“ Authorifing the president, in the
ttcrfe of coasts 1% to provide gallie* or
other veff;U, for the Potcftion of
sea coast, See.
n For completing the fr., a t es
States, Conttitution, and
A bill has been brought into, he feni| l
to prevent the arming of privag
except in certain cases, and under
regulations. By this hill, armed
chants veflcls are prohibited from clt.,,
ing out with other than bona fide pro??-.
Qjrifiscns of the United Slates, not
traband, and destined to a place
iavelled nor blockaded.
r STAMP-ACT'.
, BlMsllnylnff are the duties
plated by Tnc bin uiuugm. into u\e h o sa
of reprefentativeson Saturday the 17thjjJ
For a licence to praftife as a coanfcUj
attorney, See. five dollars.
For every grant, or letters patent, J
dollars.
For every exemplification or . certijiJl
copy of ditto, two dollars.
For every receipt or dVcharg* f oraj ,l
legacy of 50 dollars, ard
than too dollars, twenty fi*t ctnJ
above 100 and not more than 00 d;'
lars, fifty centsj and for evev ad, \
tion.il joo dollars, one dollar, 4
to extend to legacies left to
children, or grand children.
For every policy of insurance of vfi.' s i|
goods from one dirt rift of the U t .i
States to another, twenty-five ceml
For every such policy of insurance ,1
foreign port, for a sum not exceetl
500 dollars, twenty-five renu } ifiJ
ceeding joo dollars, one dollar, fl
For any exemplification of whatratcJ
soever, fifty cents, > I
For every bond, bill or note (exctpttil
notes of the chartered banks, whifl
may be now or hereafter in exificKfl
not exceeding 1 00 dollars, ten cad
»l»orc 100 dollar® and not eXCMi*
500 dollars, twenty-five cents; abc*
•joo and not exceeding 1000 do!*
fifty cents; above tooo dollars,*
venty-five cents. payable »:*
sixty days they will be charge*
with only two- fifths of these duties,*
For every protest of a note, twentyfS
• cents.
For every letter of attorney, twenty*
cents. I
For every certificate or debenture*
■ - drawing back any duty on the reiifl
ninp of grinds, one B
■For every note or bill of lading forgo*
from one diflrift to another witto*
United States (uot in the fame lit*
ten cents.
For ditto to a foreign port, twenty*
cents. si
For every inventory or catalogue of*
niturc, goods or fffrfts, in any*
required bylaw, (except in thedfl
a diUraining for rent, or an extent*
fifty cents. il
For every certificate of a fiiare or
in the ba*)k of the United States,*
other bank, ten cents. 1
£3* Since working ofr one fide of*
paper an error has been difeovered in*
iaft paragraph of the President’s tnc*
in the 4th page, viz. j |
“ I therefore recommend to your c*
(iteration, the expediency of cratii*
government fn the ur.idft of the Nat*
limilar to that established for the ter*
ry North-Weft of the river Ohio,*
with certain modifications, relativett*
ties in claims of land whether of info -Ifl
als or companies , or to claims ofj.uri.ll
tion of any individual state.” j
The words printed in Italicks art*
in the Savannah paper from which we*
pied. ■
DIED.] On Sunday last, very *
denly, captain Peter Roufett, a m*
of the fouth of Franco, and for about;*
months a refluent of this place. I
Mr. Sandwich presents his gret*
acknowledgements to his refpeftabl:*
ditor for the handsome manner in w*
the approbation of S's. kfture is expx*
to-the public. ,The answer to the c*
tion so politely stared, cannot becotf*
ed in a newfpaoer, for want cftn> w *
deferibe th« plan of the Moons p*
Therefore S. intreats the favor of 2 ':*
when his Auditor may receive every *
formation from the apparatus nows' I '*
ingl *
Mr. S. could not, in the ccv.rjc C*
evening’s lefturej promise hiir.felf to
I more than the fair blossoms of -Ast|*
xomy ; and if his Auditors are
to refer to the tre»*s from which theft * *
gathered, an elfential service mu- /*
rendered to each individual, farps-*
the power of language to delineate* M
jfal) 8/1.797- H