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PECULIARLY diuigrceablc as is the taflc dfberng the
reporters nrbzd intelligence we find ourfeives under
-the necdTity of relating the capture of the Lari ol Maul
field mart fliip.
The Earl of Mansfield, Cant. Robert son, failed from
England with a fleet of 38 fliips, principally for Quebec,
under convoy frigate. On the 12th ult. flic parted
■with the convoy In a heavy gale of wind. On the 15 ’ i,
being in lat. 44. long. 34. she fell in with a French priva
teer ofti 8 guns and zco men, -which flic engaged that day
from 5 o’clock in the afternoon until 1 o o’clock at night.
Next morning at 5 o’clock they renewed the a£tion, which
continued until 10 o’c-lork, when the Earl of Mansfield
was obliged to give up, alter having 2 of her men killed, 2
of her guns dilinov.nted, and her iail.i and tigging cut to
pieces. The privateer had 7 men wounded, and* mod of
them their legs and arms fliot off. 1 here were 13 artille
rymen paflengers on board the Earl of Mansfielu; these
men were put on board a velli-1 loaded with fait, bound to
Newfoundland, where they arrived fafe, and 7 ot them
last Friday arrived in a final! schooner. It was said the
tjiiviteer had ordered her prize for fome port in Spam.
There were 3 otiier piivatecre-at a diftitnee during the ac‘li- ;
on, and it is feared they have picked up fovcral of the
Convoy.
Portland, July 4. We have to record a melancholy
event which took place yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ephraiin..
Roberts and his two brothers, and Mr. George Huffey,
feeing 011 their return from lienee for New Cafco, in a final i
boat, deep laden with iron, were upset in'a bidden fquali
bf wind, about sp. off the back ol the neck. At that*
moment Meflrs. Joseph Thombs, John Clough, and Moles
Braner, of this town, were coining down the river in a
linall canoe; they went to their alfiftance, but unfortun
ately they upset their canoe also; by which accidents Mr.
Ephraim Roberts and Mr. George Huffey, of New facos,
and Mr. John Ciougli and Joseph Choinbs cf this place,
were drowned. The body of Mr. Roberts is yet milling;
the rest are found.
July 12. At Swanfcy, on Saturday last, Mr. Daniel
Chafe jun. a refpettablc inhabitant ot that town, pent to
Fall river in a final 1 boat, with his eldefl lon and his foil
in law. A Mr. Shove, Mr. Joseph Luther, his youngest
son, and two other persons, were also on board. On their
return, in jibing, the boat overfet, and the four fiift men
tioned persons were drowned. Their bodies were taken up
two hours after, and conveyed to the hoipitable but now
forrowful mansion of Mr. Chafe, from whence they were
interred the next day in one grave. Mr. Chafe has left a
* widov and fix children, with many fympatliizing friends,
to lament their loss. To the eldest daughter the stroke
nmft be peculiarly difirefling, being at once deprived cf an
afledlionate hulband, father, and brother. But the divine
injuniftion, “ Be still and know that I am God,” and the
EfTon taught by our Lord, “ Not my will but thine be
done,” are proper lessons for the afflicted.
Salem, July 3. In the very severe thunder storm on
Friday last the lightning llruck the forenraft of the (hip
Martha, (lying in our harbor) descended into the forecaftle,
ind passed out through the fide of the fliip, near the water.
Mr. Daniel Ivlde, the Boatswain, and Mr. Reuben Mur
ray, tailor, who were in the forecaftle, were llruck dead by
the explo'ion, and two others were much wounded. Ihe
mad was in a great degree fliivered to atoms. lYe remains
of the two unfortunate men who were killed were on Sa
turday’ rcfpectfully attended to the grave by a lengthy pro
ceflion of mourning and fympatliizing relations ami friends.
The liglitning also llruck in the North Fields during the
iamcf storm.
Last Tuesday night a Frenchman, by the name of Ni
tholus Martin, was drowned in our harbor.
Bojhn, July 10. The Thetis Britilh frigate has engaged
with 3 French privateers, 2 OIV6, 2 of “ 14, and 1 of 10
guns; 3 of them were captured, 1 funk, and the jth e
jeaped by means of her sweeps.
July 11. In patriotic fubferiptions JTewburyyiort has
taken the lead; the keel of their lliip of war was railed on
Monday last.
’fhe 4th the keel of anew 20 gun ftilp was railed at
Portsmouth.
The Constitution frigate is now ready for sea; like her
‘Urphtype ftie may defy the world to excel her; ilie is the
of our country', and manned by natives.
Gapt. Jeremiah Vote of Falmouth has received fenteftee
cf death for the murder of his wife; the cause jealousy.
July 12. French Barbarity . Mr. Samuel Price,
who arrived in town yesterday from Bafleterre, (Guada
loupv) via Salem, has communicated the following parti
culars of a tranfa&ion which nn.ft roule the indignation and
interest the feelings of every American.
Gapt. Ebenezcr Smith, of the armed lliip Hunter of this
place, bound for Martinique, in lat. 14. 38. fell in with a
French privateer leliooncar of 8 guns and 80 men, who,
after hailing Gape. Smith, and commanding him to come
on board with his papers, was replied to by Capt. Smith,
that he was willing to fee them on board anti exhibit his
papers, but that he was engaged in a lawful trade, and
bung armed would fuller no other interruption.
‘1 lie privateer tlicn immediately* fired, and repeated it
both with mufquetry and cannon, until flse got nearly a
breast of the lliip, when unfortunately, at tlie moment Capt.
Smith was giving orders to point the guns and fire into the
privateer, which was executed in parfc’with effect, he was
wounded in the groin, and fell to tlie deck; this unhappy
circumfunce created confuiion on board lhip, the helmi
nian quitted his iftition, the veffcl fell oil", and the priva
t'\r inltantly laid along id* and boarded: Previous to this
Mr. Stallord, the Boatswain, was Mate, and
Mr. David Bradlec, a pafftugcr, wounded.
Here commenced a feeue which would have dlfgraced
lavages, Capt. Smith, wounded as he was, lying bleeding
in t o palTtge way, was-affauked, and received more than
2.0 ft ibs and cuts in his bread, back, lidcs, and arms. Young
Br.idiee, having difeharged a blundcrbufs and killed one
of tlie officers on board the privateer, was probably marked
out hs a virtiin; those raonfters cut him into pieces and
Threw him overboard. They also cut and wounded Mr.
Price, who a paflenger on board. A son of Capt.
Smith, about 13 years old, being found in one of tlx; state
rooms, was dragged out, and while the poor lad had his
hand* over his bead to guard it in fome meafire firm the •
1 mm*’
Mows winch were ainied to dispatch him had Bum cut in a
lhocking manner.
Dctellcd and dctcfhble r.s arc Frenchmen we would not
exaggerate one iota of this infernal bulinefs. Mr. Samuel
Prince and Capt. Smith’s son are present, and can lie seen.
Capt. Smith is a remarkably benevolent man, has been
unconiine/uy attentive to unfortunate Frenchmen. We
sympathize with his numerous fiends and acquaintances,
and hope he may lurvive his wounds and return to his fa
mily and country.
Newport, July 10. Ibis morning*! rived here, the
fljip Diana, Capt. White, from Bourdeaux, bound to New
York. Capt. White left Bourdeaux 22ft May. By him
v/e are informed that a fleet, confiding of 45 fait of armed
fliips, had failed from Toulon about tlie 14th May, having
Cen. Buonaparte on board. The destination of this squad
ron was not known at Bourdeaux. The armed brig lent
out by the Government of the United States had arrived
in France, and it was reported that Mr. Gerry had in con
fcquence left Paris.” The preparations for the invalion of
E iglund were still going cn, and all privateers were em
bargoed, though it was ftiil doubted by many whether the
invalion would ever be seriously undertaken. We are un
der tiie necellityof apologizing to our readers for this im
perfect Iketch of intelligence, Capt. White having airived
just as this paper was go ng to press.
Philadelphia, July 13. Monday arrived schooner
Sally of Plymouth, belonging to Mcffirs. Jackson, now
commanded by the former Mate, Mic Wiley. She i*
from Demerara, was captured in lat. 28. icr.g. 60. by a
French privateer; 7 Fr\ nchmen put on board, and the
Mate ana 1 feamau inhered to remain with them. Soon
alter they retook the vtffei, 6 of the privateerimen being
diljpatchcd.
On tlie 4th of July an old woman was murdered in
Penn llreet by a couple of ruffians, who killed her, it is
laid, by trampling upon her bread bone.
July 14. ’
JOHN ADAMS, Preficien. of the United States of America,
‘lo all whom it may concern.
1 LIE Citizen Joseph Philippe Lctombe having heretofore
produced to the Preiiaent of tie United States his com mi f
lion as Consul General of the French Repuolie wi hin the
United States of America, and another commillion as Con
sul ol the French Republic at Philadelphia; ana in like
manner the Citizen Rozier having produced his commillion
as Vice Consul of the French Republic at New York; and
the Citizen Arcambal having produced his commiiiton as
Vice Consul cf the French Republic at Newport; and t e
Citizen Theodore Charles Mozard having produced his
commillion as Coniui cf rive Wench Republic within the
states of New Hampshire, Maffachufijtts, and Rhode Bl
and; and the Prefideut of the United States having there
upon granted an exequatur to each of the French citizens
above named, recognizing them in their refpeCtive Consular
offices above mentioned, and declaring them reipedtavely
free to exercise and enjoy inch functions, pbwers, and pri
vileges, as are allowed to a Consul General, Coulais, and
Vice Consuls, of the French Republic, by the treaties;
conventions, and laws, in that case made and provided:
And tlie Congrels of the United States, by their aft palled
the 7th day of July *798, having declared, 4 * that the
United States are of right Freed and exonerated front tne
ftipulations.of the d’reaties, and of the Comulai Conven
tion, heretofore concluded between the United States and
France, and that the mine lhail not henceforth be regarded
as legally obligatory on tlie Government or Citizens of the
United States;” and by a former act, palled the 13th day
of June 1789, the Congrels of tlie United States having
fnfpendtd the commercial intercourse between Lire United
States and Fiance, and the dependencies tliereof, which
commercial intercourse was the dire ft and chief oojeet of
the Consular Eftablifli nents. And whereas actual holtdities
have long been practiied on the commerce of die United
States by the crullers of the French Republic under the
orders of its Government, which orders that Government
refutes to revoke or relax; and thence it lias bee me im
proper any longer to allow the Coniiil General, Consuls,
and Vice Consuls, of tlie French Republic, above named,
or any other of its Consular Persons or Agents heretofore
admitted in these United States, any longer to exerciie
their Consular functions: These are therefore to declare
that I do no longt'r recognize the laid Citizen Le ombe as
Consul General or Consul, nor the said Citizens liozier and
Arcambal as Vice Consuls, nor the laid Citizen Mozard as
Consul, of the French Republic, in any part of these Un
ited States, nor permit them, or any other Consular Per
sons of Agents of the French Republic heretofore admitted
in tlie United States, to exercise their functions as such;
and 1 do hereby wholly revoke the exequaturs Heretofore
given to them jceipeißirely, and do declare them absolutely
null and void from this day forward.
In testimony whereof I have canted these letters
(l. s.) to be made patent,'and the seal of tlie United
■States of America to be hereto affixed.
Given under my hand, at Philadelphia, this
13th day-of July, in the year of our Lord
1798, and of the independence of the laid
states the 23d. JOHN ADAMS.
By the Preftuent,
Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State.
JZxtraß of a letter from Bofcrr, dated July 9.
“ The cockade is mounted here by all dalles of citizens.
I went down in the Constitution l ift Monday; (he went
five miles in 33 minutes under topsails, against one and a
half hour tide, two anchors under her bow, and two buoys
and seven boats in tow. I yet believe (he is tlie btft fliip
that ever floated. She had 353 fine fellows on board; fiie
mounts thirty 24 pounders, and fourteen 18 pounders. I
was much pleased with the order and regularity of the offi
cers and men.”
July 1 ft. Articles of Weft India produce con fumed at
Paris, at tlie date of the last accounts, were tramported by
land from Bourdeaux, a distance of 60 miles, all need's by
tb*j*jrme being prevented by the Britifti ficcu
Conte at Bourdeaux was 50 cents per lb.
Baltimore, July 19. Arrived on Tuesday, schooner
Eagle, Anderson, 13 duyseffcm Cape Ntchola Mole; 20
leagues to tlie eastward of Cape Henry lnoke the Melpo
mene frigate, Who informed that they dialed a French
privateer the day before, which upset and funk, and all
hands drowned. _ - ‘
Isc-fJJ:, J ily 19. Last evening arrived h- 4
‘•‘can teamen, being part of the” crews of the brig Fy
Capt. Dennett, of this place; the fliip Ni RWWrs
of New York; the fliip Abigail, Kean, of Baltin-
T!,e 3, ip Ngm taken n„ her paltgc f rom c
nnh to Jama:c2, on tho 17th June, by the br- pm -Z
Triump'iant, Capt. Longouran, mounting i 2 fouricun ‘
and 100 men; put a Vrizemafter and 14 m -n on
On the .ft iaft. in lat. 27.30. long. 66. 33.
privateer captured tlie bug Eliza, 9 days out from Gren
da to Normilc, and put 5 men on board her.
On the 4 th inst. in 1.r.. 28, long. 70. the TrUunpliant
captured the fliip Aoigail, 1 o days from Cane He'* bo,J
to the Havana, and put 15 men on board her.
the 3t!i inst. fell in with the schooner Marcus, C ?,*ri
Moody, from Torcola to Baltimore; after plundering
of every thing they wanted put the 15 Americans on bo4
including the 3 Mates, at.d gave them 12 lbs. pork and*
barrel bread to lubfut on. The privateer then flood as. w .
coerfe. ‘ *
Peterjburg, July 24. Tlie Secretan* at War paFea
through Baltimore the iCthinftant, from'Mount Vernon
for Philadelphia. J ’
We underibnd that Gen. Waffiinjton has accepted the
appointment of Lieutenant General of the arniv of the-
United States. * J
Halifax, {North Carolina J July 16.
Extract fa letter from Capt. Joseph Hopkins, of Scot*
Land Neck , to Lis friend in this town.
“ 1 vas cupeured tlie latter en.l of May last, about*
leagues fcm mj pert, in a fair and logoi trade, in a fchno.
nei belonging to the port of Edcnton,by aTrefich privateer
who after having treated me with every insult and indignity,
anti loading our country with threats and imprecations, fe.
lonioufly oioke cpru anu pltifiuered c cry chtft on -inafd,
I was then carried into the port of Gu idaloupe, and them
t,ied a.nJ coukemnea by the Municipality', n lawless, cc
rupt, and ptriiuious let of Sans Culoties, 4 or 3 of who*
were Negroes:_ they were under the jurifii&iop of Vidor
Kngues, whole c .aracler is v/eil known in the United
S-a es for ins Unpi incipled, base, and illegal condeninatiorj
of American proper.y”
Cbanejion, July 28* On Thursday morning z. party
cf gentlemen went e ver the bar in Mr. Swain’s pilot bo#
on a viiit to Capt. Iruxton of the Ccnfttdation frigate.
1 he; got on board the frigate about 3 o’clock in the afar
noon,. were politely received and handsomely entertained
by Capt. Braxton. She -is reprefente'd to be a very complete
and formidable veffcl, mounting twenty-eight 24 poundei
and ten 12*}iounders, fails refnarkablv faft, is well manntd,
and is in every refpeft equipped for the defence and protec
tion ot the commerce of tlie United Str-te*. The crew an
active weil difeipiined men, and appear highly animated in
the glorious service in which they are engage ’. The
greattft order and exadfnefs of naval fb iiftrels and difciplii-e]
aj.-peared in every quarter. Capt. Tiuxton lias been fivej
weeks on a cruiie, in .which time he cn lied the Gulf ftrcamj
where he made frequent era erles; rtn down by Bermu-ia,J
then along the sou .hern extiemit y of die boundary of tael
United States by bt. M ar. ’s, and along the co-.ft to ourl
bar, where he remains to vindicate the honor and dignityl
of his country on its own waters, where it lias of lateloJ
so often violated with impunity. I
\v c sincerely wifli him the l’uccefs which Ids patiiotifal
•and gallantry merits. j
J al y 3 1 * Un Sunday last, in the afternoon, the snwil
brig Unanimity, Capt. Cochran, beingDevvees’s iiimlß
feii in with the Briiifh armed fliip Mu Ike to, whicti arrivtiß
in this harbor yesterday morning. From the accounts v.A
have received it appears that the two vtffels took each otl J
for enemies, aixl fovtrai fl'ots were exchanged; fcon aftel
the Unanimity got aground on the bar cf Dewees’s inlet*
which fiie beat over, and is now in that inlet. As man™
contradictory reports were in circulation yesterday refped*
ing this affair we do not think it proper to notice any cfl
them unfit a more particular relation of it is received. I
1 he brig was in fafe anchorage yesterday morning; tlttfl
only injury ft.e sustained was the loss of her falfe Lei andl
fome damage to her rudder irons.
Cn Sunday Capt. White of the Mufketo Ipcke the fliipß
Abigail of New York, taken by the French and retake*
by the EngLfh. From her course he foppofed fl’.e oui<B
put into this port. ,
Aitgujl 1. A letter received by- yesterday’s poll trrn*
Philadelphia fays, that Robert Goodloe Flarper, Ffq.
appojpted Counniffary General of tlie Armies of the UnhedH
States
I he Eritifli fliips Thunderer and Carnatic, of 74
and the frigates Greyhound and Aquillon, of 32 guns,
entiling in the latitude of 3 2. on the 20th ult. I
Extraß of a letter from a gentleman of refpe SI ability
Philadelphia to bis friend in this city, dated July I
“ Congress adjourned yesterday. Gen. Walhington haiH
accepted his appointment to the command of our armies ■
and Gey. Pinckney will lie appointed a Major Genera! I
1 neUfeitecl jStates of 44 guns, and the Delaware cf
failed the day before yesterday for Boston, where they wiljH
be joined by a 20 gun lliip and a cutter of 12 guns, acW
will proceed, under tbe command of Capt. Barry, to cn.i.tß
m the Weft Indies. Capt. Truxtcn’s orders are to fn ' l! M
between the Capes of Virginia and St. Mary’s river, and H
hope he will keep our coast clear of French privateers. 9
Augvf 3. The fubferiptions for building a (hip of
to be loaned to the United States amount now to 62
63,000 dollars. # . ■
*Wii-rim Ward Burrows, Elq. is appointed
Comnrindant of the of Marines. B
| F BOUGHT to the Wrrkjicuie in Savannah? 4
13 gro Fellow, named Buck, about 5 feet H
high, and about 40 years of age, speaks very bad EnS ! fl
fiys he belongs to one Myer, in Soifdi Carolina. f aj
Ncv. 23, 1797. Jacob Theiss,
BROUGHT to the Wbrkhoufo ill
Fellow, named York, lavs he belongs to 01* . m
Yawnev in Charitft n; he is ab- ut 3 Let 6
and about 50 years of age, his brealt is greatly fcarree
a bum from powder, as he favs. w
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