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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;