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Iml-v beg leave to ofler their wiflics for.tlie
IBjV.J of the United States and the happiness of tl>eir
2 Magiftr&te*’
™ JO!*: I Foreman.
i ■PAHA// Hi, April 13, 1798. t
H, t h e Grand Inquest of the United States for tne
Diftrid of Pennsylvania.
H Gentlemen,
■MI thank you for this address. Your approbation of the
■rt I have taken in an inttrefling negotiation gives me
Beat pleasure; but the conviction you express, that the
Bndud of our Government to all nations has been just
honorable, affords me the highest fiitisfa&ion. Ana-
Hon which is ccnfcious of having done no w rong to others,
Hren when buffering For a courts of years under the provo-
Btticn or a ft’ries of insults, depredations, and cruelties,
Hay appeal to God, with a humble trail *iu his blcf£ng
Bid to the world, in a full aria ranee of obtaining its con-
Hience.
If there are perverse charaders who call, tliemfelves A-
Hericans, I am well afTured there have been greater ni\m-
Hrs merely erroneous, deceived by partial information,
Bid transported by too ardent a zeal.
[ For myfelf I have never entertained a doubt that the
Breat mass of our fellow citizens would fuppert an admi-
Kiftration which nothing in view but impartial joffice
■0 all nations, and the character, independence, and prol-
Bjerity of the country; nor have I ever dd paired of anun
■u'imity of the people in I’uch iVntiments, and in puriuit of
Kliefe objeits—and with you 1 humbly but firmly trull in
■God we have nothing to fear.
| Under a conffitution like ours the intelligence and inte
grity of juries in the legal litpport of government are effen-
Kiai to the preservation of its Cxiftencc. With their im
partial countenance and faithful exertions it can scarcely
Bail to anfwcr the ends of its inffitution, bv confirming the
Kiifety, securing the honor, promoting iU
h will add, eflablifliing tlie power anJ advancing the glory
■of the nation.
B While I join with you in your warmed wiflics for the
welfare of the United States, I beg leave to allure you of
mine for the happiness of the Grand Inqu ft of PennlVlvania.
Signed, JOHN ADAMS.
United States, April 14.
The following AJdrcis, agreed to at the Meeting at
Dun voody’s, is no\ signing by the Citizens.
To tbe President, tbs Senate, and the House of Rcpre
fenta fives, of tbe United States of America.
The Address and Memorial of the Ci.izens of Philadelphia,
the Diftridt of Southwark,‘and the Northern Liberties.
RefpeSlfully Jbewetb,
THAT your memorialifts confitler the prebent period as
■pregnant with events of the highest importance to the hap
[pinefs and fafety of the United States, and Therefore deem
I it an efiential and indispensable duty to express to the fe-
Ivexal Branches, of the Federal Government the sentiments
and determination which this extraordinary crisis in .heir
national affairs has infpired*
Appreciating with due estimation the advantages of neu
trality, and the bleflings of peace, your memorialifts have
beheld, with entire fatisfadVien, the eameft and reiterated
endeavors of tiie Government of the United States to pre
serve this definable petition; and they have feeiT, with cor
respondent concern, that the anxious advances which have
been made by the Government of the United States to
wards a restoration of harmony with the Republic of France
have been received with a marked difference of disposition
on the part of that Government, and that, in the very
threfiiold of dilculfion, they have been treated in a manner
which could not fail to revolt every feeling of individual
pride and national independence*
\ our memorialifts learn, with equal aftonifiiment and
alarm, that the firlt {fop towards negotiation has been made
Under a menace cafe of refufal to pay a heavy and
diigraceful tribute as the price of peace, the United States
of America would be exposed to share die fate of Venice
by a suggestion, that, as they were a di
vided people, the execution of the menace was inevitable.
Your memorialifts feel tliemfelves enjoined, bv every
ccnfideratton of duty to their country, to themselves, and
to poftcrity, to repel the infmuation which tlius attempts
to diiiionor the American character, and to expose the f.d
lacy of tne expectation on which the threat to extinguifli
the independence of the United States is founded.
Deeply impressed by a sense of the blellings which they
enjoy under tue truly free and equal Government 01 the
United States, ycur memorialifts, as members of .this happy
and mghly favored community, are determined at every
hazard to maintain their freedom and independence.
ith this inestimable object to guide their decision, your
memorialifts declare, tnat as the conduct heretofore pnr
fued b\ the Executive Department to preserve peace with
foreign nations merits and receives their oerfedaitJ grateful
approbation, so tucir confidence in the wisdom and patriot
ifin of every Brunch of the Government being complete,
tuey pledge themielves firmly to lupport every measure
w bkii may hereafter be tiiought neceiTary to feeure the con
uitution, freedom, and independence, of the United States.
April 17. Several petitions and refqiptions were pre
lented to the House of Representatives of the United
States yesterday from the flatus of New Jerfev, Virginia,
mid Mafjachufetts, against the arming of merchants vefTcls,
an ^ a g a 'tnft any measures w hich may lead to war.
1 his morning about 12 o’clock a fire broke out in a coo
per’s fliop oa a wharf belonging to Mr. J. Wilcocks’s e
iuite, below South street, which con fumed the shop, and
mcreafed to an alarming height, destroying a range.of
ltort s extending to \\ ater street, and doing much damage
to fevered adjoining houses on both tides. A large quan
of leaves was ado deflroyed. The fire raged till near
= o'clock.
Appointments by Authority.
John oiofs Hobart, Diftridt Judge for New York Dis-
vice Robert 1 roup, religned.
Moles b oung, of Pennfvlvania, Consul for Madrid.
Bahtmore, Apra 9. On Friday morning lafi tlie fri
gate ConileLlaticn, Capt. Truxton, Commander, left her
moorings and went down the river, and yesterday bade adieu
to her native waters of Pataplco. She will proceed to the
ruouM of Patuxent, where file will receive the remainder
•* her acanple-nent of men, and make every preparation for
lea. XVe understand Hie excels the ltv.ft u.iguine expec
tations as to jffr failing, and works with ainioft as much
facility as a pilot boat—a convincing proof of the abiiity
of her conftrueftor, M.ijor St odder. May ftie prove a bul
wark to our threatened liberties, a pioteflion to our insulted
commerce, and fliine a Con fie Ration, indeed, in the riling
navy of our country!
April 10. A fire broke out this morning, between the
hours of 3 and 4, near the Centre Market, in the house
occupied as a store by Mr. Mirande. By the well directed
exertions of the fire compauVs and other citizens three
houses only fuftaaned mateii.il damage* Among the fyf
ferers Mr. Stirling is the greatest, though Mr. Mirande
must feel his loss 1110 ft sensibly, as we underhand he was
not able to save more than tlie Ihirt on his back; every ar
ticle in his store was laid iii allies. Mr. Fownlend, who,
with his wife, was abfeut from home, loft his front house,
but rtlmoft all his fto.-e and houfehokl goods were saved.
The unfortunate affair, from tho belt information we
can collect, commenced in tbe chamber of Mr* Mirande,
who fell alleep and left tbe candle burning.
April 11.
A ? jlra£t of a letter from Capt. Thomas Truxton to a
’ gentleman of this city, dated on board the United
States frigate Conjiellaticn, near Swan Point, 9
o'clock ai m. April io> 1795.
“ The fliip, from tbe trial 1 have had of her, behaves
like a good officer. We are now under wav in 7.fathoms
water, clear of ail knolls and Ih.oals in the Cbeiapeakj, and
fiiall be olf Annapolis I expect by noon. I hope tb lie 111
Patiutent to moifow.”
Lexington, (Kentuchy) February 27. We are
informed that on Monday the 17th inst. the house and store
of Mr. Evan Francis, of Waynefburg, in Clarke county,
was con fumed by an alarming accident. I iie circamftances
are as follows: A child of Mr. Francis’s having obfovvd
people flafti powder to try its quality, had difeovered where
a calk stood in the store which contained about 75 lbs.
lighted the end of a flick in the fire, and put it into the
calk, which immediately blew up; the exploiion was so
great that it tore the house in pieces, and threw a barrel of
whifky, and feme of the goods that were in the store, a
great distance in tlie street; the child who was the means
of the accident; and another child of Mr. Francis’s, were
killed; Me. Francis’s wife and two young men who were
in the store are dangerously burned, so that their lives are
despaired of; and a young woman- who was in the other
end of the house much hurt by a stroke from a piece of
timber The melancholy cireumftances attending this
dreadful accident it is hoped will induce every pc non to
guard against the like in future.
Cbarlejlon, April 26. ’Hte fliip Eliza, Baas, arrived
yesterday, left Bourdeaux the fame day with the Penelope,
which arrived fome days lince; nothing ne*v of ccurie.
Mary, arrived from the Havana, got aihore
on Romaijje Shoals on Monday, and was obliged to throw
overboard’ 60 boxes of sugar to enable her to get off;
Capt. Hichborn, of the brig Julia, from St. Bartholo
mew’s, has brought with dim two of the crew of tlie fliip
Pbgou, Capt. A'limead, of an 1 hound to Pniladclphia from
the East Indies; the Pigou had been captured -by a French
pirate, retakenTjy an English cruller, carried into Antigua,
and upon paying one eighth fa.vage. was reieaied and had
proceeded on her voyage.
Capt. Hichborn lavs that 22 American vcflcls close in
with Sl. Bartholomew’s, and tljgt were bound there, were
captured by French pirates in the {pace of 3 weeks; lie fa.v
8 taken by the n in one dav; they never ask for papers, but
board, take, and man them, where. er they can meet with
an American vefiel. A lloop, the name of which he did
not learn, from Charlelion, was taken and lent into St.
iviartin’s.
April 27. Wednelllay, in the afternoon, Capt. Shef
field, of the Maria, from New York, fell in with a French
privateer, off Remain, the Contain oPwinch denied him co
heave to and receive on board the Captain and cre.v of die
Hi ip Favorite, from Charleston, which he had taken the
Monday before on her voyage for England and a Market.
Capt. Sheffield complied with the request of tlie Captain of
the privateer; Capt. Jersey, of the Favorite, and his crew,
(excepting the Mate and two hands) with their baggage,
were accordingly brought on board his ship in the privateer’s
barge, and have arrived here with him. The privateer was
12 days from Cape Francois’; Ihe is caßel thg’Merfu iin,’
mounts 6 iron guns, but ftiews 5 of a fide, and had about
60 men. Some of the crew of the Favorite were informed
tliat there were 5 or 6 other privateers on this coast, and
that all vessels bound to England Would be captured that
they fell in with.
April 28. By the arrival of Capt. M Ilbcnny we are
informed, that a dreadful fire broke out in the town of Wil
mington oil Saturday night last, which deflroyed nearly one
third part of the town before it was flopped; 45 dweiling
houfes, chiefly very excellent ones, and. 30 or 40 ware
houses and stores, were reduced to ashes. The fire beijyn
in a bakehouse of Mr. John Ralph. We are informed that
Henry Toomer, Esq. is the greatest fiifierer, as a consi
derable number of the houses burnt belonged to him.
May 1. Yesterday arrived the fliip Eliza, M‘Ntil,
London, 49 days. ,
The arrival of Capt. M-Neil furniflies us vnjth but little
information. No affair of magnitude had taken place fmee
our last accounts.
The voluntary contributions brought forward in support
of the Britifli Government have so far exceeded expectati
on that the Minister has though, proper to give up his plan
of the triple aflelTment.
At the date of the latest accounts from Paris our Minis
ters remained there; dill it was believed that thev would
not be acknowledged by the Directory. Mr. King, our
Artlbafiador in England, gave it as his opinion that they
would soon return to America-
The Channel fleet under the command of Lord Bridporc
was out.
Lord’ 3t. Vincent was ftiil off Lisbon.
* No account had been received before the Eliza failed of
the junction^of the French Mediterranean fleet with the
Spanifli fleet in Cadiz.
i >l ' h e Senate of Hamburgh had paid to the Minister of
tne French Republic the sum he required, in consequence
of v, ifleh that city continued to carry on trade as ufuai.
Tiie French troops had entered Some without any op-
Jioftion, and remained in ’.eaci fhle jxi.Teifion of that citv.
In consequence of several vcHUs arriving from America in
fur.mce of American veflels had fallen to 1<; guineas on
ftiips bound from hence to England.
Carolina produce was not in demand; rice was frqm 13s,
to 1 sis. cotton was lower than at the date of the last ac
counts, though it continued to be in demand.
The following vcflvls had ar ‘- ed from this port: Miner
va, Aldridge, at Gravt fend, 23d Febriiary. Minerva,
French, at Cowes, 21st February. Saratoga and Susannah
at Falmouth.
‘lkie Julius Pringle, Miller, and Pallas,
rived from Savunnan.
Tbe Pacific, Kennedy Maria* Inglis; and Carolina,
Matey! m; were to fail with a convoy, which was to leave
Portsmouth on tiie 12th of March. T'he St. Alban, of
64 guns, and a lloop of war, was tire convoy.
Upwards of 50 fail of American vcft'cls were to fail fop
the different ports of America*
Flie Bay of Chesapeake was where thev were to repair
firft, and then to proceed to their pi ices of destination.
Capt. Mprrifon, who arrived on Sunday I'iom St. Tho
mas’s, informs, that three lhips of the line, cut down, ami
two frigates, had arrived at th 6 city of San Domingo, in
Uifpaiiiohi, from France. They hr; on board a number
of troops and cavalry, under Jllte command of Gen. He
douvills, who is appointed Hiief of that ift.ind. Capt.
Morrilbn obtained this information from an American vefi
fel which wits brought to by the Fptadron before it got in,
and from an American Captain who was in San Domhrg®
when it arrived.
SAVANNAH, May 4. * •
M A U I N E LIS T.
Entered Inward. ■ ■
Schooner Amil v, Hammond, Philadelplikt ■
Ship Franklin, Smith, Liverpool
Sloop Polly; Bowed, Charldtoj*
Ship Swift Picket, Gribben, Philadelphia
Brig BeaVT, Eiliott, Ditto
Schooner Industry, Ross, Charleston
Cleared Oct.
Brig Mars, Birftow, Philadelphia
Ship Hamilton, Shaw, Jamaica
Schooner Someriet, Byrns, Baltimore
Sloop Cinrict ilia; Phipjjs, Beaufort
Schooner Charlotte, Lufcomb, Charleston
PORT oh SAVANNAH, in GEORGIA*
Mariners''failing into t'rfife port will ofcferve the following
Marks and Buoys, viz. A large Buoy lies*on the outer
cd;ge. of the Bar, in the deepest water, having all the lead
ing marks on, tie Dr a con and Lighthouse in one, bearing
Weft half .North, distant four miles; -another Buoy lies in
the fame dire&ion, one mile within t!>e Bar; a third Buoy
lies one mile farther up* Weft by North from the fee on and;
a fonrth Buoy lies one mile Northwell by Weft from the
third ; after puffing whieft there is fafe anchorage for a
kirge fleet in four and five fathoms at low water, theLight
hmife bearing South South;wt ft. .
N r . B. Tfie Buoys lie and l>d in the deepest water, hav*
ing a channel half a mile to the Northward, and one quarter
of a mile to the Southward of them, (in the narrowest
place) nearly the fame depth of water, and there are 20 feet
on the Bar at lowed tides.
t
The President of t’ne United States lias approved and
signed the act for fettling the limits of Georgia, and for
establishing a Government in tiie Miffiiippi territory^.
Fheftbp Try all, Forster, from this port, is arrived at
-Liverpool*;
‘Fbe brig Patfov, M‘Kenzie, for Montego Bay, and
fib op Dependance, Carson, for Kingston, from this port,
are captured and font into St. Augustine by a ffnall Spanith
p'ivateyr fitted out at that place.
On Tuesday last the Chatham Artillery Celebrated their
1 2th Anniversary at the Filature in this city, where an
elegant entertainment Was prepared for the occnfioa. AftcC
dinner the following toasts were drank:
1 ft. The United States of America. 16 giins.
2d. The President of the United States. 3 guns.
3d. George Waflnngton. whose patriotlfm and virtue
will bean example for the imitation of future ages* 3 guns.
4tii. The Vice President of the United States* 3 guns.
sth. The Governor of the State of Georgia. 3 guns.
6th* The American Envoys to the French Republic;
may their exertions to obtain an honorable adjustment of
the differences subsisting between the two Republics be
attended with fuccfrs, and meet the full approbation of
their fellow citizens. 3 guns.
7th. The American Patriot, who will support his own
country against foreign intrigue or open violence* 3 guns.
Bth. Universal peace. ,3 gyns.
9th. The Commerce of tlie United States; may it in
crCafe and flourifti. 3 guiis.
1 otlii The Riling Navy of America; pay her flag b6‘
refjjected hv all nations. 3 gufig.
1 ith. The Fair of Georgia* 3 guns*
12th. The Memory of those Heroes who have fallet
in Defence of their Country; may they be never-forgottea
by Americans. 3 g 1141s.
13th. The Memoi*) r of Gen. Greene. 3 guns.
14th. The Memory of Gen. Elbert. 3 guns.
15th. The Memory of Gen. Wayne. 3 guns.
16th* The Day, and many returns of it. 3 guns.
Died, at Philadelphia, the 7th'April last, Mr. CofhmaH
Polack, formerly of this city*
* A few Copies of the MESSAGE 6f the PRE*
SIDENT of the United States to both Houses of Con
gress, April 3d, 1798, may be had at this Office.
ORPH A N HOUS E.
The Trustees are notified. That their Annual Meeting
will be on Saturday the sth May, at Bethelda.
gxT* A Meeting of the Trustees of the Academy
Chatham County will be held at the house of William
Stephens, “Esq. pa Monday the 7th of May instant, at 4
o’clock p. m.