WASHINGTON; CiTY,. Nov. i9.
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Naval Viftory.
But one Cruizer try wit, a fhij of 6 gins, lort of a PrefidenV &c, propofed by the fta males it ronftiurional. We have no delejra.
d om. ' She was' reported to peott oi ot Maryland, ana rercrca it to a committee ot .ted powers ; lor that realon u would be an
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remaine
Yefteru'ay captain St e ru e t, commander !
eilv. bin had not been
! fquaJron
feea by any of our
Me
Capt. Ste-ret bring the
refpetHfie Hlfff pt- When
lated .intelligence
Malta he
at
wai
jofjb e ft hoo n e r En te r p r i zc , pa r t of the
dhemnean frjuadronf ari ived hce ,wi
patches fo the Secre ar!y of the Navy. f
ranr'-S nt - v the bearer of difnatehes
-r . - :r . r --- -- tU ate. as the
from Cotnioodo e Uale which exhibit a, de- ,,--f wa" r 0f wh:ch korr thev; bd ten
tailed arcrvtinf of the, proceedings an luuauon rj..,-. n J..-- r
f ihe'MediterVaneahfquadron, ':"-
.v Ouffe'i it t Attgall, the Ichoor.er Eo'er
prize, cWirnanded by cap . Sterner, and car
rying 12 hx pounder and go men, bound to
Malta for a fupp'y of wa e , fell in. wt h a
Tripol'tan cruizerbeiW a fhip of 14- fix
ll.. .' ! r L.-J .L-: .11 LJ ' "k.J nnt --mi-tvl I'll
nor was it exp-fted i hat it foon Would capi
tulate, at the French had received a iut .JP"
in the grjsateftj niefc''" Cawn ..Sterret Bate
thU uponverba! information which was, 'how
ever, fully credited by the Engiih officer at
Malta. ' ' Vj. . '," ; - .. - . ! -
pounders, manned by So men,
' The following are the particutarvof an in
fitrrrfclion tha't bappenrdat Agie-s'-abo'ir the
A mis lime mic cuici yi ic wore Jl' niui eo', . ' . u j t-..w.
en'ered the palate, armed, took polleflion of
his featj hauled dovn hij colours, fecuyed the
pa'ace doors, hoi fled a fljg for-a new dey, aid
frpitt-the windows above, offered' a reward of
.16,000 ftquins toany perfon whowou(d tike
I his life. As he could not come out of he
door of he mofqfie, on account of j i?s being
; fituated under the windows of k palace, , and
the Tuiks w! hin having' u in their puv to
lire upon them, they tcut a pafTage th o' the
back of he building, and enst ring . he'palacc
at acked ihe infegentrfcvcn of whom m.id
lours.. Captain Sterret interrogatejl the com
mander of the Trtp(litan on ihe objetl of his'
cruifei He replied thar he came oil to cruifc
f(C the Ame'icansj and that he lamented
that he had not come ;. ilong fide of fpme of
them. Captain Sierret,-on this reply),' huif "
ted American, in ihe. room of Brit Uh co
lours : and difcha'rged a volley of mjjfquetry ;
, wjiith the Tripoliian ve urned by a partial
b oadfidei''Thi was the commencement of a
haid fought aftion, which commenced at 9 A."
M. and continued for hrec hours, " ,
. Th ee iime'j, during jhe aclion, vheTripo-'
litanattemp ed to board (be Kmerprize, & was
as of eh repulfed wi hgreaf fiugh er, which
-wa-grca'Iy.Rcreacd by the effcclive aid af
forded by the Marines. Th ee times." a. To."
ten tnembers to report thereon at the next
fellion.
1 Miiitia Low. V
In difcufTtne the provisions 6f a Militia
bill, Mr. C. Greet! a d f oca ' e d t he p r o p r i tt t,y
of payinglbofe cuizens who attended as jnilu
tirmetrby-a general tax o'n-prop-rty.
After a fhort debate, the motion to this
effecl wa neative4. :"':. .,.'. , V..';;'' '
,, :,TSi propofi:on if'floticeijl for the piipafe
of titg the aitWtioii.ni intelligent perfohs'
tojiVifubjecl. liVriowlly becomes, the"le
giOnre of (!so United S'ates, , and thofe of
eacb IJatc, irt the ceding period of tranquility
and , jutal fieedom frOin alarm, to devife and
pn!..i8' a,t' atn of execution as energetic and
Wife militia fyftera. In forming fuch a (yf-
' ... 1 ' .' 1 . It n f
tcm,4r: nay oe wortny vt eoniiacra ion, wftev! legvlljimc, as
tner.i s nreiwe upon tne citizen wonla not ot bedi j,nce is
ufurpa ion. '
: Mr, C. Green bferved that he was very
forry to have occafion to Tpeak gain tipon
that vubjecl in the Irgiflature of Rhode-inndk
He belirved it to be an unauthorifed
inter
Terence, and' an objecliOhabte aflump'ior! bf
power. For' thovgh it was cloa'hed ib ' thi
foft language of a rtcommndAtUn Vet it
would operate upon thofe whole confeiencet
injht forbid fotiiplia'nce', iirtKc;.ifitl'
greeables ot penalty the penary of difaffec
tion, difguQ, and diflike, from the reft of
heir fellow; citizens. Experience had taught
him the force of this oblervatiori. Many do
not make the diltinflion between a recom
mendan'on of his kind, and a pofitivi law
but confider, that whatever comes fiom the
entitled to refpeft, for which
incipal
vtfftlt
the
on
the l.ipoiTrriiiuck nefctsronrri-ana as o ten
n 11 . 1 1 1
tiearneioutiy renewea me anion, wt;n the
1 f Jlf.LI' - k. ...... ..f C
h l ' ..r...T ..... -.k J!., a ... a, .1uB and pat ttcularj of American
' colours, rame on deck, and eX!oVd .hrm. . under abdication at Gibraltar,
vfplwr. while thev rave thiee dieeri as a mark titb .Septemfcr.
' f viftory." ' J . t. Ihe tchooner. vhariotte, John liaynes
When forjhejhird.time, ihJi, treacherous commandet, from i5iuraoie, wth cocoa, &c
mrrk mid. V-ca'atin inu 'Wv : aulut 1 JW . C alii libelled tor a breach f blockade
to fink the T.ipolitan, on hich, a.fccne of , or ciliefwifc', fbe was inever warned, ar.d wh
A. rtrr I . n 1 . 1. rl ha'11 . .nam.. t I11CT L'll linilll. WI1 lull Ul ICVtllll llltll Uc
Jl.f UU3 l.WWwafc VUAUW, UU.II IUV IIWIIIJ VI ItU 1 ' IJ r - ---- -
for mercy. j n? n,Cll Jt her before (he b ough " m, and
remain Sterre'. hnenintr to the vn nf was Clole in with Kta.. fti we are a. wai
.'heir el ape, ihe o titr th ee t ughr until two
of them, overcome by lofs of blood, er
compelled to furrender. The other was cut
to'piecerTrrihFdey's" frafrafferrun'jinffllhaTT
tcquired. thus its p
cohfc3ieice be more the obieft of general re. : effeft goes to rreaTeamraoltty among the pfco.
guit, if 1 tax we';e Jaid in each Hate, either pie, and to make againll .many an unfavorai
on property aone, or on property and perfons, j ble inprefltoi.,' He thought the bi: I .to, be an
which ihould compenfa e the citizens called improper interference in maiters of a religious
into the held, for the time employed in the ex-j nature. Tha' I fuch interference, was rather
ccife, & for their nect-ffary equipment, The , avbttrary, as the members of the houfe had no
"great end of 4 good milnia law is the -pro er. power inveiled in them io 'direft their .confli.
,'ion of the property and '.lie perfon of 'heci... tnen s iii fpiritual matter. "He believed thai
titens. Thfe who polfefs the former (hould t' bjt few flails were in the Uabit of thi. It
py in the. ratio of their wealth, and hofe who; wasttue : hat ihe (la es of MalTachufeus'and
ConnetliCat were. From whence he toncuid.
ed that thii ftae had takeD ihe example." But
he hoped the Prefbvterianifm of thofe (late
in this relpeflj would never le introduced in
tr in s iiaie, to tyrarnie over tne mnaonanis.
poll of honor for ihree Vmus, All, however
was qmet the S2d beptember.
have no other than perfonal righs (louitl piy
a letfetconrribution. Qri .full thought this
contoiind ratio would appear to be t Vic mo ft
juil,. ".,;.;
The fibjeft""ar anrrate; isinrerefl
rrierit the " conlidera ion of an enlightened
' nemani y, even afier fuch perfedious cotnlui,
ordered the cap aihe? her tcuwm h'mfclf, or
to fend forne of his officers on board the En
terprjze. Tie was informed hat the boar of
the Tripolitan was fo (ltaiered sis tube ut hi
for ufe. He aCi'd, what fcrurity there was,
that if he fliouid fend his men in his own boat
they wou'd not be mmde cd ?
Afiei tnuncwu fupp'ca' ions and protefla.
lions he bo.it was fent . The crew of the
Tripoliian was ditVovered to be in iSe moll
deplorable Da e. Ou of 80 men so were'
killed, and JO wounded. Among ihe killed
"cte 'he lccotd linnenam and (cin . and
among the woun Jed were the cap am and Bill
lieutenant. And fo decifive was the fire of
the Ewcrprixe. that theTiipolt an was found
to be in a mod perilous condition, having re
cetvrd ic (hot be ween. wind and water.
wiih Tiiaoli, I
ve
llels
that of feveral
1 M.i'ik.nl
lllill, & till HI , U1I niviiii4iii
h ive a igbt to run s lomg as 'hey can from !ie
tlufu g veirels iu thofe leas. The veir-Tlnd
caigii belongs fo a M IVi ierfon uf Philadel
phia, whj wai nn houd of her, Sha was ta
ken bf 'he Veirel fl;Kp fcf w. f,
s. The fhip .p)llc, S muel Thriflo, eomfc
fiar.der, from L-'-horn for ihe ifle of France,
r 1 a an a
wi n a ca e ot oil, iop, xc. he in 10 and
rafo he propcry of Millr. S
mind;- 1
, 3. Thmikf giving O.'y. "'
A refolut'on. was in'rodu ed by Ti.tr
Birknal, for the appoiniment of a day of
Thaokf.fiving.
. Mr, Piiinan rofe, and laid that he mnfl op
pofe he rcfolu ion for he was deciWy :i
giintl leiflaVve,p9ointneit of any parti,
ClMUy fo-that putpwCe. It feemed nx
mucii lik; ;he molioncalf, which Aaron Ifiew-
ed, anl fai I thele are 'hy Gods. O IfraeL
He knew and felt 'b delicacy of his fituation
-ih he fliiiuW unavoidably provoke againli
him lie honed pi.cjuJire. of many, and many,
perhaps lefs honed, would cnn i ibu'e to in
flame thofe prejudices againli bim. " But h's
own heart, ind his own conference admoniflicd
himitiJthe Uiotrd not become a tavrioce 10
ihein,. We have, faid he, the a(Tu ance of
Civ ill himfelf (than whom there never was
1 mote per feci chataQer or better man") that
X , i ihofe jurbo refift the temporal powei, from
,om"" :n" ! connlHon wi-h fuintual things,' fhall be
lniir.r.l lull 1 , . . . .
a
coun.
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1 6 " ".,T rM,"D.t.i;l was cad into a den of lions, "for as
that ihe blorkade n.i longer filled, on whsch! l L t.it. t u j-.r .l.
.... . I n . 1 ... .l t .L. -..iiiiuni lie wiunn, Bu ceaiam nc
1 1 ' 1 . ... . Amh.. mi. r . . 11 ....I.).. lilt" larrui riiunci w.iii I ,11 tt. i . rii.n 1 11 . ' " . .w
tnts
with the ftl 'hat not a fmg'e individual of the
crew of 'he Enterprize was jn ihe lead degree
injured, we iff loll io furprif a the uncom.
moo good fortune which accompanied our
feamen, and at the fupertor management of
captain Stcrtci, '
AH the o.Ticeri and failofi manifeded the
tryeft fpiri't and fuiintd the frea eft tffons
Uurtng the ei'g'cement, AH, 'rerelo e ate
en s 'ed to encpimuiu for their valour ard good
condufl, Th. marines fpeciIl', owintr to
the neamcft &f the v tile Is, whiih v.ee within
ptftol (Lot of each other, were emmrnily ufe
fjl.
Aftcradmitidtng lo the relief of the dT
trciTei of he wounded Tnpolnan, and the
wann ofibcrew, captain Steriet otVeied
the fhip of ihe enemy to be cmnp'et'ly "aSr.
manited. Her mailt were acctnJifigly all cut
down, and her gum thrown oeibr.ad. A
fpar was raifed, on bith was fixed, at a flg,
tattered fail ; and in this condition the 11 1 1 p
Wis difurilfed.
On theifsrival of the TripJia fhip it Til
uucnanan, ot Uiliimoie- ae was ilopped juil ; , t j - 1 . j irr'J k i
f ' 1 . f innilicu, Ul auu JUIIUIVU""- IT
an enemy . p.t and bound o another cpemV . ; ' A , . ni m. .
"iff - .
o-bu' I will forwarn you whuro you (ball
..f IT L!..L- .f.-- L.L..LI'II.J L..L
warned off the port, of us being b.ock.ded, nAWf ,.l(..n:nn K,lt. TK4 J.J..K .Jl K,I
went to Nap.cs, AvasereabouMhreeinomhvrr.j.,,,,, ,r,.i.t. n .t...
1 tliV IIHIllfcl I IIIH I f 111
counti arrtveJ . n 1 a s Jt
port, . It hai lince appeared lhat shit vetfel
went from naStimore for. Leghorn, but being
and hei being from oneenemy'i noil to
anohe',they make a handle, and it libelled
as Flench.
3. Brig Sally, of Bererly, William Jirnei,
comtnarid", with a cargi B4coo Ayics
hide-' allow, copper, hoini'&c.' loaied at
Lilbon, on freight (ihough apparently ihe tap;
tarn's, as he has dec'ared) for this pott and
Trirll, flopped as being a fufpiciou cargo.
4. Tht ter mer Ma-y, . William Ward,
commander, for breach of blockade, flopped
coming pu- of St. Ltar with a cargo of wine
for New Y.nk he wat not watned when go
ii in
prjec:i of the princefs ; and Shadi ach, M(h.
ack,u Abednego, into a burning furnace,
becaufe the found of the dulciner and the
harp could not allure 'them 10 fat. do so an I
warOiip the images fet up by she king. But
to them the jaws of the one' were fattened, and
the flames of the other were ha inlefs.
lie proceeded Tne hi Hand mod earned
defne of the re igiotis and rrlleciiiigm nd, as
foon as it comes to, a knowledge of he exifl
CMC of a God, is, that it may form ideas wot.
thy of, &. fui-able to that fountain of all god
nefs. Thus impielTcd, our hearts would be
I fit. I . .! I
conuan iy nuea wen grmtuae towards n n.
lt .k ..:-. U.:.-:-; " . , o"n-iy
wwun 111c Kuiiiii 1 t'nr uunprilCQ i tl'. ft... Ii I , .. if !
heelarei he dne. no. know fr wf." I " m.naiu, o. ...c oo- g..
couni ,hewie.,r,.ndtwa i... mZ. CI Uot der A fenfe of that du.y
.j .l ,r. . . : . . would eer be prelent with us, when
idiiica, uuii Ttuc uimt ou'. wiuin ine utt. j k rr-
.tn. j:..i -1 ,i r 't, 1 u down, and when we ufe up. To
tidi Admiral at owed lo pif, alf o.ben to eo
ter, .
. EARTHOUAKE
LA cnnfiJenble ftiock of.an Eanboualtt vat
we lie
confecrate
Yet he arden ly hoped that the Prefbyteria! I
or this state might ever enjoy their reiigioos.it
bertic, in ihtf fullelt manner, jWhat (fail
Mr. G.) was the obietl of our forefa:her
Roger IViiliatns. wh was 'he firfl fettlerin
this lUte, in coming here from Maflachufc ts f
It was that he might, enjoy the liberty of ce.
cience. lie th?re perceived a fpecies ot bi-
go ry riitng to tntolcraoce. . trie left, .ma
qHoi 't tOM ftatr, ihen wild end uncultivated
and' we are all -rntuled i h fwrdom for
which h? fuJfered. Mi. Green concluded
by obferving, that theXreafon why, in his
tfate, the difleiem denomma ions bad 10 long
lived together in harmonyXand fiiendlhip,
was tecaufe there was no preference given, to
any feci by the laws, and that the lealf inter.
ference would lend to dedroy that har.hony.
And as a connexion be ween church and date
had ever been fo dreadful an enemy to focie: v.
he hoped 'be legeQature wotld refill fuch aq
k! .... .L-.L-.n..iJ 1 v
enemy win c yci 0,1 inc inrcuoia, -
Ihe hnuje being divided, the propofed re
folutjpns were negatived by a great majority
4. Lrgijl'Uive confidtnet in the Governor,
The following rcfolu ion was pafsed by the ,
houfe : ' -
v Forafat'ich is fcveri! puU!cliionS lsave of
late been made, in certiin newfpiper prin. -ted
at Providence by Bennrt Wheeler, cal
led the Uniied S atet Chronicle, flandeiing
and defaming the governor, fupieme court,
and other conftitu ed authon'ies of this date,
one of which publications wai fubfenbed by
John Dorance J
Rofolved, That in the opinion of this Ge
neral Aftrmb y, the faid publirationi tend i
difcredit this lli'e abroad, and 10 difquiet ht
go. d peop'eof ihisflaie, l y weakening public
confidence in the conditutcd au hoiit cs ihere
n . ;
Kefolvei1, That in ile dpinion ejf this Ge
neral Afserably, hii excellency the governor,
the fupieme court, and the b her conflicted
au boritici of this flate.lre well entitled to
tbe public confidence, and have defetved well
of their fellow-cititent, by a fsitbful and me.
ritonous execution of the ttudi icpofed in
i tl . M. l. it.. M S.l.
I nivui vj 1 in y upir,
I Without Quellionintr the luflnefs of the
, . n . ' -
pinion cxpreUed by ihe legiflature, we can sot
one day only, at lumcient to make 1 taturn but deprecate the irepolirv, id e?en pernl
01 our luannumeu ror continoat oounttcsano
b'tdlngi, was in bis opinion, far from being
-!-k. . . i i t e 1 m 1
rilh' 1 wai really difrraceful. The Icgifla
ture has no authority, nor can it have lay ju
fkT. ft1" I h,iUle, "!' tilt tifdicion in soinerroff religion. The' con.
the I lb Kilt. few m nutei bef re 11 t. n:....: . n.... i l
It wa. accomn.nled wi.h . fM... I . pomu-g. c sn princu
boiifet Nv injury of any kind bat bcci
iiiitcu.
fuf.
l.l! f- ft1 - r . it -l.t
po,, ,. ...ng..s oe letuaion. .1 tatmf w omp, who . icvere et. pie , ,hat r is the right of jty win to wor-
nd ind.gni.tonexctfd, here, that ,he Bey Mh Mowed ly mmbi.ng d,fl.nt found.fL ' Goi (ffeeiblf, 0 ,h iieL.f S..
A ItieiH asitation wis tereeotibe in fr.il V , , . .
t' v.t . . w 1 ., . ccnuicBccs an metnarieroi this uatfi 0 ner
odi ate made ufe of, at if it had been iaten
d)d to prefervi tbat r-ght with more fuoefi
d r er aiaty. It il line, fa.d he, it bests ihe
fctntlance of a rrtommerdaion ; bm hi is
ht fiiflflep to I retigioui tyrifltiy, Tbe Tope
if Rome llifri himfelf Chtifl'i sice-geieni 00
utih, and if bis advancement to that da'ion
4m hot fuyply tbe pwer, yet ii impliet in ic
knowledrment on the p.itt of tbt peopley cfi
btlicfoftkc ixidcnce f tbit power whUW
Hie tegflnure of RVodclQind luveter.
ordered ihe'ounded ciptain to be mun ed
n Jack Af, and paraded thro the d eeis
sin objeO of public fco n. After which be
received 500 pauanidvfl. ": t ,,
So ihanderdrtttk wrie the Tiipnli im at
tbt tven'i and it the icprehendcd dtflruion minted ireir utumnal fe(Tion,.acd have ad
of their whole marine furrr, that tKe failo joiMtird till Fcbiiary neat,
then employed at Tripoli on bt aid ihe crui. . I. Amendment t$ Ft Jttal CwiUulitn.
fenhatwere b' ing mm by the government, 1 . During their feflion, (be leg.fliture took
'l defctud tltem, and noi a win toulJ be into conliirinion the amendment to the fede
r'octtici lonastiite tUn, . rat corflitutiuu nfpctlipg tbt choice cf tlcc
I
w mm
cioui tendency of a legiflature (looping to in
icricre in newipaper diicuinoni We ttuok
it at once futile, ind unJigmfied.
Capt. Annabel, arrived at Nrw.York la
jt days from Jercreie, informi, that tbat porl
wis (hut igiinfl neutral fcfTeJi but it wit
eipeOe f by tbtierchanf f tSe phte, that
it wotua o openta igno in a lew ciyi, .
Ut;er frcn't retpeflable meitciri er
tlereinnow io London, dated ihe 4-h of 5tpt,
mentions that fevera) of our ttflcit laden wi.h
valuable rargoci bad wiihin a fottnight been
taken by We LngliQi fepjldion charged wiilt
ibe blockade of Havre de Grace. It had kern
;bcfoe undei flood tha; tbey ei lo li wirn
ca mneia ei neing octiired, lad Icvrril hi(
been prcfiouUy turned iway iib warning.
It is added that the ctptu'ed vclTcli would b
AithtA Lw in oiJi nf it. .!... . . .