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the Dey, for the impofition,”an<3 sent a long way
up the country into slavery.
** The fame letter fays, the latter end of last
month the Sultana, an Algerine frigate of 38 guns,
/ell in with a Portuguese man of war, mounting
44 guns, between Cape Spartel «.nd St. Vincents,
and after a very obstinate and bloody con est of
nine glafl'es, the man of war was obliged to sheer
off. The Portuguese fought bravely, and loft a
vast number of men. The Algerines had upwards
of 90 killed, and a great many wounded, many
of them mortally. Ainongft the killed was their
commander, a man of a very desperate and de
termined resolution. This fellow has often swore
lie would never strike to the flag of any nation,
but would rather link his (hip and perilh with his
crew than be taken ; for which purpose he always
Tad two great guns loaded, and pointed down
the main hatchway, when in an engagement, in
case he Ihould be overpowered.”
ExtraS of a letter from the Hague, April 34.
«« We this moment learn that a revolution has
happened at Rotterdam, similar to that which took
place last Saturday at Amsterdam. Seven Stadt
holderian t ounfellors were difinilfed last night,
and replaced by seven others of the patriotic par
ty. The names of those dismissed are, Messrs.
Vander Heim, Vander Hoeven, Collot d’Efcuri,
Van Staverin, Van Teylingen, Van Hogendorp,
and Van B 'el.”
7. The negotiation between the King and Prince
of Wales has by no means failed, as was infinuat
cd in a morning paper. On Saturday last Mr.
Pitt, accompanied by Mr. Dundas, had a confe
rence of two hours with his Royal Highness, aud
rumour fays that he made three propositions for
the choice of the Prince :
1. That his Majesty fliould out of the civil lift
pay the whole of the debt of the Prince, and finifh
Carlcton-houfe, coming himfelf to parliament for
the fame.
2. That his Majesty Ihould add 20,0001. a year
to the income of the Prince, and that his Royal
Highness fliould apply fum, together with the
profits of the dutchy of Cornwall, to the gradual
difeharge of his debts, taking back in the mean
time but a part of his eftablilhment.
4. That 40,000!. be added, solely to be applied
to the debts; and theP.inceto keep his dutchy,
and resume his eftablilhment.
These three propositions he is said to have sub
mitted to the Prince, and that if all or cither of
them meet his ideas, he would instantly transmit
them to. his Majesty for his final pleasure. The
Prince said he would submit to his Majesty’s plea
sure in the choice of either, but that he preferred
the firft. Matters ftcod thus last night. Mr.
Pitt sent the result of the conference to his Ma
jesty, and it is expetted that the matter will be
finally concluded this day.
Whitehall) May I. The King has beeen pleased
to conftitnte and appoint the Earl of Leven to be
his Majesty’s High Commiflioner to the General
Assembly of the Chunh of Scotland.
The King has also been pleased to constitute and
appoint the Earl of Dunmore to be Captain-Gene
jaland Governor in Chief of the Bahama Islands,
iu Ame ica.
May 28. Tuefday Sir James Harris, K. B. our
Am ballad or at the Hague, arrived in town from
that place, and yesterday had a long conference
with his Majesty. Affairs there are still in great
confufion. The day after the second action near
Jutphaas, the patriotic party sent to intreat Compte
de Witgenflein to consent to a formal declaration
of hoftilies against the Stadtholder, which they
pledge to Hand to with their blood. The Count
received the message very refpeftfully, but pro
fefted himfelf in favor of more lenient measures,
at least till he had taken M. d’Averhoult’s advic*
on the occasion, who commanded in the firft ac
tion, on the 9th of May.
June I. Last night advices arrived from Paris
which were dated on Monday last, stating, that
the great Ad'embly of Notables broke up on the
25th, (last Fridcy) or, were rather dismissed, af
ter telolving, nem. con . “ Tha* they are not able
to pronounce any opinion about the taxes.’’
4. Letters from Holland, received by Friday’s
mail, gitps a very melancholy picture of the fitua
ti ui of that country. Diffracted by the cabals of
contending parties, the utmost confufion prevails
in every Province. Such a flame has been kindled
by the means of a Gallic faction, as nothing short
of a total revolution in the constitution of the
United Proviuces can extinguish; the matters seem
drawing to that crisis when either an entire anni
hilation of the Stadtholdei’s hereditary dignities
will take place, or that restless unhappy people be
compelled to bend their necks to the yoke of ablo
lute monarchy; for, whichever party chance to
prevail, it is not at all probable the fucctfsfal fide
will fit down contented with an increase of their
former influence.
The following most important propofitipns have
been made to the States of Holland by the pa*
triots :
I. To keep close the money with the consent of
Holland, in the bank of the Generality, paying
only fuim as the interert, and other known public
obligations require.
To employ with vigour the armed Burgefles, in
conjunction with the military of the province, to
prevent the horrors of a civil war.
3. To suspend the Stadtholder from the func
tions of the said charge, also from his post of Ad
miral General, and to retain his emoluments.
The above were read in the Aflembly, on Fri
day the 25th inst.
Wednesday Sir James Harris, Ambaflador at
the Hague, arrived at Harwick, on his way back
to Holland.
Almost all the troops of the Dutch line have
refufed to obey the States of Holland, declaring
that they will remain Heady to their oath. Two
chiefs of regiments have declared, that if the
States of Holland thould suspend them, they would
hold such ful’penfion null and of no effed, and con
iequently should remain at the head of their regi
ments to execute the orders of the States General.
14. Satin day evening arrived in town from
Naples, their Graces the Duke ami Duthes oi Buc
cleugh. As a temat kable circumstance, the Duke,
desirous of feeing Amflerdatn, font one of his ier
. vants before him to prepare for his arrival. The
mafler of the hotel thought it right to fend one of
his own coaches a short diftancefrom town, which
the Dutchefs got into, and the Duke and another
gentleman walked into the town; but in their way
they got into the mob aflembled to pull down the
houses lately destroyed, and with gieat difficulty
extricated themselves. The following morning
they were lurprifed, on lifting up the windows of
the hotel, with 21 men hanging in the market
place, behind abreaftwork thrown up for the pur
pose, lined with militia to keep off tjie mob.—
Their Graces were glad to leave a place where
nothing but anarchy and coufufion prevails.
21. Commodore Levefon Gower left town
yesterday, to take the command of the cruising
squadron at Portfmoutb, consisting of fix fail of
the line. They are expefted to be reinforced, and
will fail very soon.
PORTLAND, June 25.
By Capt. Greenleaf, this day arrived from the
Weft-Indies, we are informed, that new and ad
ditional reftridions are laid on our trade to the
Britifti Illands. The exportation of American pro
duce is prohibited entirely, whether in our own
or in Britifti veflels—it ife not fuffered to be car
ried from any of the neutral islands. While Capt.
Greenleaf lay at St. Euftatia, two veflels were at
that island from St. Kitts. The maflers of these,
receiving the obove intelligence from their
were obliged to unload and return empty.
CHARLESTON, July ,7.
This city is at present inserted by three very
dangerous young men, named Dodien, Williams
and Jones. They flay during the day on some of
the islands, and cross in the night to rob. A few
days ago Dodien engaged himfelf to Jive as a l'er
vant with a person in Tradd-ftreet, and the firft
night that he staid there, when the rest were faft
asleep, he let in his two confederates, who flood
watch, with pistols in their hands, determined to
put to death any person that thould interrupt them
in their pillage. Williams and Jones are the men
that robbed Mr. Rogers ; Jones was also concern
ed in robbing Meflrs. May and Hill, in Savannah
and for apprehending of whom a reward was ad
vettifed.
Friday afternoon the mercury in Farenheit’s
thermometer fell from 8? to 83 degrees in four
minutes ; this sudden transition of solar influence
was followed by a violent ftorra, in which a great
quantity of large halftones fell. A person fitting
in a piazza at the Quarter-house, observed the
lightning to strike a live oak tree, at about x s o
yards distance from the house, under which lay a
considerable number offheep; the animals appear
ing to be difhirbed, it was conjedured that some
of them were hurt, and upon examination 26 wete
found to be killed, and several others wounded
Yesterday arrived here, in 1 4 weeks from Glas
gow, the brig Eliza, Capt. Morrison.
A Boston Paper of the ,Bth ult. f,y S , Since our
last arrived here, the ft olave, Capt. Du
mora from Cadiz, , n Spam. The Captah, on his
arrival entered at the Naval-Office , 2 , 0 00 dollars.
Extras of a letter from London, June 7.
‘JJX letter i«awJiat«ij Um tioiUcd, W6 arc
informed that the tifffioft tumult* and confufion,
approaching to a general rebellion, prevail at Am
sterdam.—Fourteen of the Stadtholder*s party were
seized by the patriots of that country, and hanged
in the public streets the next day. Military law
is now proclaimed ; all orders for payment of mo
ney from the bank rejected ; two cannon planted
in the house of the Hope’s—and every window of
the wealthy planted with mufquety, for the
tertion of their lives and property.”
Extras of a letter from a gentleman of dtftinQitn in
Paris to bis friend in New- York, dated May 7.
“ I am happy in informing you that the late ar
rangements of the Ministry have operated most
favourably to the American commercej the new
Prime Minister, Couut de Montmorin, and the
Archbilhop of Thouloufe, who is at the head of
the Council of Finance, have allured the Marquis
de la Fayette (with whom I had a conversation
yesterday) that the American trade should have
their full support. lam well acquainted with the
new Comptroller General, late Intendant of Nor
mandy ; he is also very favourably inclined to
wards America. You may allure all our friends
that there are no indulgencies in the power of the
present Ministry, in every department, but they
will grant, and endeavour to promote a lasting
union betwixt the two countries.
“ Honfleur * will, I believe, become a free
port: it belongs to the Duke of Orleans, who is
endeavouring all he can to bring it about. He has
offered to advance, gratis, half the expence of
c eaning out the bafon, and building store-houses
to receive American produce.”
* Honfleur is a port at the entrance of the riv<£
Seine, between 60 and 70 miles from Paris.
AUGUSTA, Sept. i.
In CONGRESS, July 6.
Resolved, That the Board of Treasury direst the
contractor for the copper coinage, to stamp on one
fide of each peace the following device, viz. Thir
teen circles linked together, a small circle in the
middle with the words “ United States,” round it,
and iu the center, the words “We are one,” on
the other fide of the fame piece the following de
vices, viz. A dial with the ho is exprefl'ed on the
face of it, a meridian fun above, on one fide of
which is to be the word “ Fugio,” and on the other
the year in figures “ 1787,” below the dial, the
wo.ds “ Mind your bufiuefs.”
In CONGRESS, juiy 12, 1787.
ReJ'olved , That all officers in the line of the late
army, who may be entitled to pensions, in pur
suance of acts of Congress in that behalf made
ihali previous to the receipt offuch pension, depo
iit with the proper officers appointed to difeharge
the fame in the states in which they reside, a cer
t.ficate from the Cora mi ffi oner of Army Accounts,
purporting that no ballance is due from the claim
ant to the United States.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
A letter from T. Barnard, Esq. Comraiflary to
the Creek nation, to His Honor the Governor dated
Flint River, August ,8, J 787, f aVB) « To’-mor
row I fliall set out for the Cuffitah’*, in order to
deliver your Talk to them, which, I apprehend,
wnl seem to them so far from granting their re
quest, that I am almost convinced, from their pre
fern difpolition, they will commit hostilities; there
fore think a highly necellary for the inhabitants on
the frontiers, from the mouth of the river Alata—
maha up the streams of the Oconee, to be prepared
to meet them; as it is very uncertain where they
will ftnke the firft blow; but undoubtedly where
they expect the least resistance.— From every cir
cumstance, I have reason to believe, the Savages
will be outrageous in a very ffiorttime Some of
the Lower Town Indians have lately been at Pen
sacola, and returned with a large supply of ammu
nition, which, as they fay, they received from the
Spanuh Gove, nor O’Neal.—The party that had
set out for Cumberland, with an intention to de
ltroy that settlement, are returned without doing
any milch es.” &
A correipcndent fays he is informed from New-*
York, that Congress have it in contemplation to
dispose of the petty difeontented state of Rhode-
Island, and to appropriate the value towards the
payment of our debts and it is thought Maioc
W n » of thls state > W, N become the purchaser,
as he has already intimated that he would pay a
considerable quota of our debts towards this pur-,
chafe, and the remainder in some of the fertile
lands which he poflefles in this countrv.
The biH for eftabliihing free ports'in Jamaica,
Grenada, Dominica, and Naflau, palled the 28th
of May.
On the 20th of May last, the King of Great
fyitam put an cod to the Parliament with a fpecch;