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' Vv niiM , t jlfrMj r m - . j . . , . i.: left W refill the inldious efforts of Pruffia, tho' fupported by Franre, and I unfabled by Spain. Such a naouftrous coalitiun, rounded on a .iirKcton n' every vrtucua principle, uud end, we think, in the con. f ulian and dila ointment of alhhe parties concerned. ANTIGUA, January 24 On Thur(day morning the i"?lh Nov. the Portland Packet tailed from Dominica, for Antigua, in company with the Neptune" brig, and Atalanta fchooner. On Friday the lh, fell in with' and poke his majefly's ft p Lapwing, in company with the Mer maid and Laurel frigates; as it was quite calm, and but little appearance nf a bret-ze, captain Taylor went on board the Lapwing tojbequelt he would convoy us clear of .Gua v dajiupe, being then within fix leagues of BaFeterre, and having much reafon to ap prsliend that fome of the French privateers night come our, and availing thcinfelves ofi J thealm, attack the packet the captain ot.y t Landing rold him, l "lia ..-. coiitUt entlv with his orJcm. convoy or crant us either of theotber frigates forthat purpofe, but Chat he would keep between us and the land, by way of protection, at the fame time he informed us, that they were tbeii in Bafleterre, three large frigates, two cor vettes, ibiig, aitfeand feveral privateers the next day we -'found ourfetves within about four leagues of Bafleterre, and , not one of the frigates or anyother cruifer in fight. 'The enemy did not, however, to our furprife, lend out any thing againft us. On Suiitay the 16th infl. faw a large (hip cloi'e yn with the haul, "under which we wert; (till becalmed, and at the fame time lay a urange tail bearing down on the Ata- fcw a fetwaner, had not t he large fhjp under the land hoye in fight, upon which we im mediately bore away a light breeze fpring mg. up, the jliip whicbjwe then perceived was evidently a !hip of war, gave us chafe, flie wed no colours', and about R o'cTock at pigllt came up with aiu fired a fliot at its, upon which we directly hove to and hoilted our Hag (lie then I yawed up clofe on our bow, and fired feveral ftiout us,throughour ringingand our foretopfail, upon which we inftantl) hauled down our colours, and he fent her beat on board,. when to our great aftonifliment we found it was his Majefty's (hip Thunderer, instead qf an enemy, as we had every reafon to fuppbfe. Upon his demanding why we did notboift the packet fignal, Captain Taylor Informed him that the captain of the Lapwing had particularly cautioned him againlt doing fo under the laud, as t lit fignals were well known to the French on mot e, betides that he had fuppafed from his coming out fo clofe from tinder the land, and (hewing no colours, that he was one of the French flnps of war. The next day about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, being then becalmed about three leagues ofF the north end ot Guadaloupe, and no Englifh cruifer whatever in fight, we defcribed a fchooner coming out from the land, and bear ing down fait upon us, by 6 o'clock (he had iuirc 1 us fo much, as to enable us to difcoter that (he was full of men, and had about 30 1 weeps out a light breeze fpYinging up, we tacked and bore away towards Montferrat, to get rid of the Ihore, and (he (till followed, every now and then edging down towards us 1 0 reconnoitre, and fo on during the whole night. On Tuefday morning the iRth, at day light, being then about 9 leagues from Mont ferrat, the fchonner that had been watching us all night, edged down gradually upon us, and capt. Taylor then evidently perceived that (he was a large French privateer, got all ready for action, requeuing the gentlemen paflengers on board, who acted as marines on the quarter deck, and the men to conceal themfrlves in order that he might not obferve our force until (he came along fide about 7 o'clock (he being then within a mufket (hot upon our Itarbuard quarter, we hoilted bar colours and gave her a gun, upon which He lioilted the nat onal and bloody flags on her main, after exchanging a few more (hot fron the great guns, (lie refolutely bore bown, and hauling up clofe under our (tern, laid herlelf on our larboard quarter, and made a inofl defperate attempt to board ; we inftant ? v laflted her bowfprit to our main flu oUds, and feeored her bowfprit to our miren, and a Ready and well directed fire of mufqueftry was opened upon them, while they were attempting to force themfelvet into the quarter gallery and cabin windows, and np the netting. In thisfituation, locked together for abont 50 minqtes, 'every effort wa made withtlie utmoft determination on both fides, they even throwing their piitols, alter firing them, at-eur heads, and pelting us with round hot. Fortunately we being covered by our quarter, and they being entirely expo fed gave us thedecifive advantage infbmuch that her deck was Hire wed from Item to Item with the bodies of their killed and .wounded, when they (truck their colours, which was done at the in ft. we were ftrippmgduwn the fides to board her. Upon taking pofltffion of her, (he proved to be the Temeraiie, of Guadaloupe, a fine Virginia built veflel, mountingfix carriage guns, and in allrefpects completely provided and equipped (he was commanded by one nere lemon, and had on board 68 fighting men, out of which 11 Were killed, and 29 wounded, the greater part mortally ; flie was reckoned by fat' the faltell tailer from Guadaloupe, and would . certainly have got away with the greateft eale, had not the precaution, at tint taken, of, fecuring hei;, prevented her fo doing, on r part it is with th inott ptHimant grief, dliaveio'reUye the deaths or Capt. Tay- or, ana Mr. 5amuei Uunmngham ot St. Vincent s, who were the only two killed in the artion--Uie captain received, in, the very moment of victory, a mulket ball thfo' the heart while exhibiting himfelf the fore molt nnd molt heroic example (traite likewife to tell, we have but two wounded, ode of whom was capt. Maxwell of the 9d . regiment, (lightly on the knee. We have carried her into Montferrat, where it is needlefs to add, that the utmolt attention and humanity were (hewn to the wounded, and the bodies of our dead interred with fuitable honours. ved, that the fecfetary of the treafurv Uf before this honle, at their ntxt ft (Tien, in formant n ot ti e im upt of n rt e? fo re ceived by the Md Fdmund Handrlpb, tit which there is no explanation as iforciV, and what meafures ha-e been uken 10 ol tain a fettlemcnt of bis at count,. NEW-YOKK, March 6. SPOLIATION. At a meeting of the underwriters in this city, affe&cd by-fpoliations on American toinrjiercehejd at the Tontine coffte-houfe, on Friday the 24th of February, Meflrs. William Neil Ion, Haac Qouverneur, and John B.Coles, wefe appointed a committee fut the put pole of adopting fuch tneafures as they may df etn neceflary, for obtaining com peiTation for Yeflels and cargoes, which have been taken by tbe belligerent powers, with authority to employ an agent an the expence of the underwriters. The committee taking the object of their appointment into conlideration, have ap pointed Mr. John Ferrers as their agent, enjoining on him rii rt, to enquire ol the adored, who have received payment from the underwriters, under an engagement of prolecuting the appeals, whether they have tranftnitted thefe paper, and if the necefl jry ftepshave been taken to bring them before tht proper tribunal third, to inftrud die agent of the United lines, refideut in Lon don, toenqu re tbe Mate and fituation of all fuch claim-, and to have thofe which may have been negle&ed, profecuted to effect without lofs cf time. WILLIAM NF.ILSON, ISAAC GOU EKNEUR, JOHN COLF.S. The fubferiber requells gentlemen, whole intereUs are implicated in the foregoing re fotutinu'i to give him the neceflary inform, ation with all poflible expedit-on, that be may be enabled to bring the bufinels to as fpee dy an iflue at podible ; to effect which, he will, in the courfe ot the week, call on the infurance brokers for a (fate of the lofles paid by them on account of property cap tured us above. JOhN FjBRRERS. PHILADELPHIA, March 7. 11e following re(oluri6Tr'4vaiTaidon the tabljeof the boule of reprei'enutives of tbe United Qatea. Whereai it is fhted to this houfe in the report of the fecretary of the ireafury of tbe 15th of February, " Tht the accountsof Kdmund Randolph, efq. late fecretary of ftate, for monies advanced to him for fo reign expenditure, II ill remain unfetcled, & that neither the accounts of the foreign mi. nilten, bankers of the United dates imr the records of the department of (late, con tain any explanation in refpect to a con lidcr able fom of the laid monies-" Rclol- N OR FOLK, March 13. Evtraft cf a letter fiom a gcntltman in Cadiz, to his friend in' this town received bj yeiterday's mad from Charletton, cuteu CADIZ, January 1 c, g7, " Adm Jet vis has artivtd at I.ifbon from the Mediterine-sn with 10 fail cf the line, and 1 frigates; one ot his mips (the Bi tr bay dltlf ol 74 guns) got on the rocks at the entrance or L fbon, and thry do not know it (lie ever w ill be got oil -he hag landed 4000 troops from Coifica ; and Ad. u iral Bridpqrt is daily t pe&ed there with, f6 il of the line and 8 rigates, with 8coo Erii grants, and 5000 vh)g fh troops, in all 13,000, to prepare thr! jvar with hp3in and Portugal, which they f;V i declared in Ma drid, but not ytt"pnbhlbed. At all events the Purtugucfe am.ijffadol has led Madrid, by order ot the Court, ill a very abrupt manner, without tkit g leLve of the Spa- mifl Court X ou may jud(ge by this war is inevitable - -T The 22d ult. Lord Mxlmr (bury-left PL's c i" 1 - i- v- afis for fLiigland, wihout fuccteding in bis1 million -Alio General J?mtkt:ty, the lat Anierican miuifter, left twith hin.. I , na-lt vIU VJL H 11 . UIC Uli.Mlvn r ranee and the United btatv.l. '' Tin re is news in town thai5' the French hart arrived in Ireland, !rom Breft, and landed 20,000 men near Cork. i Ahisnews came rrom a oeonn captain wno arrivea hereyelterday 12 days from Cork ; .Ke fa it is i real fact, andbiheves they will with very little opnoluion. - ' Vhis day failed a Spanifli Diip of 74 guns, one frigate and a brig." PETERSBURG, March 17. Extradt of a letter from Norfolk, dated the 14th inftant. By a veitel ai rived here to day in 14 days from Martinique, we are pofitively inform ed, Admiral Harvey, with fix fail of th lino and three frigates, had made an attack upon Trinadad, a Spanifh llland, with 10,010 men, and taken it together witn one (hip of 84 guns, 3 frigates, 1 (loop of war; and that the Spaniards on his ap proach fet fire to rnd burnt 3 of their flnps, one of 120 gun-, one of 100, and one of 98 guns." WILMINGTON, March 30. The late arrival of the poft from Fayette ville, laft evening. Which was a I. cut three hours after the Hated time, rendered it im poffible to make copious extracts from the papers received. The molt important of their contents is a confirmation of the hof tile difpofition of France to this country, in refufing to receive our minifler. Tills in formation was brought by the brig Sally, captain Adams, which arrived at Wilming ton (D.) on the 8th inft. from St. Bartholo mew, and is as follows : The day before the Sally left the ifhnd (15th Feb,) the (hip Hope, of Philadelphia, arrived from Bour deaux, which place (he lef t the 7th January laft ; tW mailer informed, that the French Directory would no lonper litten to Lord Mtftmcfbnry's unequivocal miflion, and that he had taken his departure without effect ing a fmgle point in the negociation. The American, amballador, grnetal I incKney, hail arrived ; he was not received asininifter of the United States; and after he had pre feuted In credentials to the directory, he was Informed that he could nor be immedi ately accepted, but that he might remain in Ym, by fubjecling himfelf to tbe fame regulations that other foreigners were under. The general did not think the dignity or the honour of the United States in the lead complimented, by being compelled to r cive the kind, domiciliary, fearching tlfiti of an armed body; and, 'whether he con futed his own (afety or not, he thought it prudent to take hi departure in company with Lord Malmefbury.
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