nj twtlificatW. whatever has been yet hud to the
U. itiji parliament relative to tba o'fiicialnotea which;
Ii iVe recently, paffcd mi the tuhjsttof preliminaries
to neg'Kistioo between M. Karthelemi, on the pan
-.Lxic.reitth, J&qnhJland Mr.JVicktiain, on ilie
part of the Britifh cbin7a.''nl?htBT
as expect n ions of luih a urcumfUnce taking plac
were I or in ed, and a fpirited debate bi. the chilling
Hvle of the -ftritilh agent in feeking Co delirable an
object, it was hnagined would V tha confcuaeoce.
The gun and tnortai battel its wht-fi ' i c erect.
ngainfl Morne Fort a tie,' in theJUaSd of, St. Lucia,,,
were opened yefterday, audfo completely furrouiwf
that fortrefs. that womav naruiallv hone and i-
A?ril 1 2. 1'HtB lUDEAwin the name ot ue com--mi(li
n -c-bafei -wkh iaakiiie aeporriui the
troubles in the South, propofedta defer the report;
- and wilhinq -ta-4crve the-paHiona or no party i--wa
delirous of Tending a roefljge t,o the Direaory for
' more pofitive information. . ' .
tfenfatlc-Ths comm'lfion has faid nothing of
V U'e purpfe for wbisli lr Wat formed. Ji was not
euVolidied to foment the abominable anarchy of tiie
SuUr The Icgiflative body mould at length open
Its eyes. - lthoutd ijot iutfcr afliflins to go ttnpU7
ulSit i ; nd as long as there remains one murderer
to puaifh, fo long will 1 demand puniflimentrpnt
. tbWaliembly. . .
Several voices at once they muftjill bcr punith
1 5 rr it a citation in the halLj T :
. BcaLibole Idii jiot djflemble, that the (pint of
vttiJieaflce which manitefts itfelf 'is' the. precurfor of
new irOUDiCS, anl we ciliuui taiiuiaic men cAitu-
fion.. But the con'litutlon has consigned to the Di
' rectory alone the nece(Tary power to preferve the
' pablirniiiHTyKcf:hekf8;Uhe legiflative
body Ought, not to rejuaiiin indiiFerent fpectator of
-. what paties. - '-"-''
I demand, that. the D'reclory prefent you exaft
doc intents of the inflation of the South, and that a
new commillinn be appointed to draw ip a aneffige,
in which the Directory (hall be invited totake.mea.-
lures to llop the aflallinat'tons which (lain the South,
,and to intorm us what it has already done to that
effect ::-t'.'': -
Several voices demanded that the difcuffion
e .i l i. J ' , , - . .
-if Kaard demanded in vain to be heard in the tu
mult, vjch forced him to leave the tribune. In
ydignatioo was ', painted upon his vifage, and he me--.
naced, both 'ith;oiBe and geftutes, members who
reioricu iiin ui iiiiuiit mii.hvi..
nalifls thn tnrned out could not bff prevented ft 'am
Macin?' thrmfelves ir the ealleries; He niovedthe
orJer of the day ; which was adopted..
A republican otfker aiitKfeveral privaieK
dav asm deforced to thEnalidi in St. Lticia the
ji(ker gave inforinanpfl ofTNlorne FortyneSeing uriV
cferinined, and thit was the determination 0t the
'beSeged t0 bluwMp the hill . as fol Jis they lound
all JtU,therTefiiance.?ainj"nsji jiroof of w.Unhe
ofiicer. f-id, be llicvved one of 4lie pipes by which
He further in-
ft
us Oitcrr was reieaed DV the.
aiely cut and turned anothrt-wa'y
formedthat with phe ajMatice of fix men, he Would
blow up tlie lull, out
general.
" BRIDGETOWN, May 2i, ,.. .
An' a'dvice bbat arriied yedtrday evtning from
St. Lucia, and brings accoum-down to the I f'th in
(lant, but.' which do not atFord any profpeel ot a
fpeedyecifion, although ultimately themolt drxifive
luccefa'ig likely to infue from the ftcady perfcvefancc
be in readlncfs ""to ewbaik cti -..bea'i'd the can' beat
ir 1 f . : 1 ?. .
trom Mngiton, oroereo to receive 1 1, em.v .
AtYork, a town on the head of Lake (r.taiio, 40
milesdillant from Niagara, the iuiure feat uf "go
vernnient of that province, the public buililii cs
y wiih-lirttTicfcTat CtEfin aiealready in conlf-
deraule torwarcincls. y
The Britilh garrifon, which lias occupied the poft
at Point a-f'air, on Lake Chsmplain ever liiue the
late war, have lelt it, and 'goiTeTo ar.iija.
Byweais--reeeived-.4-tr'ffr3TQ
the Brililji were leaving levf al ortliFvi fltrin j.ofts.
--.James Hurut'S, Sainufl Lottte aiuly".Vtkin(ony
of Salem, hae been imprtlltdon board krit (h fliips
rA captain of a vtllel at the Mole wiiics lliat a
French pi fvateerrobbrd him of one ham I of j:oikr ,
60 wt.rcheefe and 90 wt,-butttr.f lt'ih parties tk T
what they jtw; -iheBritifli Jhips w aDLj,uti .the
I' 11 wiirrT-pmr-ilHin Pr.lli pnlTii- are ourA
a4biuei y uf out ai ni'
On the 16th, at ten o'clock' in'tbemornlngTitlt
the Britifh batteries about thirteen in number) were
opened on the ditiercnt pods of the enemy, and a
continued fire of 300 lbot and (hells an hour, kept
Lap until Tadtlay rftghfi wpeh detachment of 8co
men, under LtLolunel Mc IJonald, attempted the
Vigie by ftorm, but were rrpttlfed with tome lot's,
owing principally to the feparation of the party
from their guide s being killed at the ontet, and an
indll'creet fire from an advanced deachmcut, which
apprnea ir.e enemy or tneoengn. ... -
.Un the lame uiglu. the tow n ot the Caranage was
fet fire to, anifwa. fiill burnihg when the above
vC'.r left it, at which "tinit about' tvo thirds was
con.uied.
" ATtlKugh no vifible IftiprefHon has yet appeared
rrom our ore on tne Morne, yet it be ng an open
fortifi-afipn without'caiements, 1 rendered (Ironp
more from its eminence -than fortibi-d ftafe, thert
can be no doubt of conli.Icrable fladghier ,being
made among the enemy, w,o are completely hem
mt-d up within its narrow limits, anu u uit irom
all coninHinicarion with the jiueriotl-ihe tvuuirv
fo t-ht not the leaft fujv can reach thtm.
't'he yjpris had been twicr. previoiisjoIiogiiaLe-
The preitdent putonhis hat. Thisfipnal of pub
lie Jaqrfer calmed them for a moment 1 but it gave
wav tc more violent aaitation-upon the fiiht-ef lour-
. . . . 1 1 : 1 1 t. r- -j z
dan- in the tribune, rte impiorea as a-iavoitr-rwtH-iii'!!i. iiiciicen. oue rcnewtu its ani'oyauce tu our
8ar : but ne could not ooiain 11, aim ucr.ccnaea 1 wot ks, wiiicn m.:r ii ijecc.ii.rw looenrov it al.ci.e.
the-.- tor; which purpoie the attack was ii-ci made
iK. Tr.kunf with Tiiible' difrair and affonr. He
raifed "his ads ro Heaven .with. mo(texpre(Tive
,.Arfw .vrlolrtl A t Yon ATf ffrininT 'tk Vril
bJ ' - - . . '.,
a cw.l war, ' ..... -.: : .
Ths l'refident wat all this time covered, and the.
tumult increased. " The Huilfiers emieivoured to
"Tonipetilence.. A new incidenTcaTrlecfThe a glta'"
t'nn to its heiehti in a corner of the hall, Talot.
jourdan, and tome other, members, had the moll
tur:0J altercation. " -' ,. '
; At this (tcht, the deputies ruflied towards them
in croudsc;Tti.umultwas extreme--Tliey4vrougiit'
back Lelags,te:i ault, pale and wan, to I. is teat.
The prefidenrjIJoulcetTwhouringhis-long
fcene wa covered, upon calm being reftored, re-
minded them of this fcandalous conduct. " Enough
of blood,' laid lie; has flowed in the Republic.
"Voatd "VdtT, by the affliftjng picture of new diflent
tions, giVrrnt to moe t' : . .
The difcutTioa with difficulty was clofed. T "
j Benta bolc-reatt hi pro;ofi 1 mns;T4ie council of
500 decrees, that a coninuHioii ot five members
lhall be farmed to draw up tt meffage (violent mur
murs) which (hall have tor iti object to demand
the aflaCfins of the Sooth, and what obftacles have
been found ii their punilhment . t 3 What are the
mfaiWs 4 tumult and , violent agtauoii)akcii to
pf vent ne .v affaJinations ? . . . -.:
."Ti ellhard then read hi "propofif. ion, T TTi at" a
.- melLfff thsnld be lent to the Directory to demand
the fhte ' of the Southern-Departments, ahd the
caulo ot the troubles which aeitate them.
. That the deliberation which created the commif
: fton be -repealed After the molt yehetrtent tumuli,
thetrm-.-ifiires were botb adopted
dpr.l 1 3'abre moired, that aU the piiper con
ce.nng the diiturhances in the bouth Jhall be lent to
the Directory, which brought oii, a very animated
debate, at theclofe of which it was decreed, that
. all luch papers as- had been communicated to the
V committee by the council fhould be fent to. the Di-
, rectory
' . On the proportions of Camas the council adopted
a refolution, purporting that a fpe-cial committee be
appoinrcct to lupenntend tne National 1 reainry.
-femj'iurna'iftji, whohad-ftaitd,that in the fating (if
the 12th inllant, he, our3an and Ifnari, had col
lared one.4natber.and moved that thole journalills
IhoUld be turned, put tjt the hail.? -
;: . I fuprort that nbtiotriejtclaimed feveral inem-
bersv-r 1 :
vf . Tairtert oppofed the motion, on account of its
infufficiency for the intended purpoie as the Jour.
but. not fucceedirtp, was to be r'ene-.vej wii h ad
ditional torce and co-opeartion by fea, the toliow
ing night. . ' .... " -i '
S A L-E M, May 31.
fort,
Caotuijti ih: C o R K i. kit.
extract oj a itistr jrnm sffJ pattfiitr, 0 th-t
" AccSuiii were recci.ed here yeflerday, by the
arrlv-lof ',i (loop of w jx, that, a J rcBcli fleer, coo -iiiline
n feveh fail of the line, and ten frigates, had
capturedr,aH'llie Cork fleetwhich was eoWoved by
a icventy tour ana tne above tioop ot war. Ano
ther (hip which elcaped confirms the above. They
were 2 in number, and captured in lat. J, N. As
the 74 had not arrived, it is con 'lectured the mull be
taken-!
B O S-T O N, June 6."
ExtrdR ef tt iett:r jrytu m mujier oj u vijfei bilonging tt
; - I wtland, to his laiher,ffated.Barba!ioet, April 23..
.'. Yeljerday arrived here a, floop of war.Which
j .VV l:ar.nirure41ieJiire
rwur r icuiu 74 ana eijni irigaies came up wup
them in lat. aj, and took 25 of iheni under their
protection ; the other 3, aiidi the floop of war. came
on 10 uring tne news, -
Capt. -Wayi e,- from Guadaloupe. Informs, that
Victor Hughes, has placed that ifland in a fiucTlate
of defence; that he has a large number of ftores.
lled with pfovifions. and military ftores are in"
aounoance. r rencn privateers have lately captured
fixteen vein-Is loaded with rtecetTaries'for the Bridfh..
troopS, and had carried them into St. Martins. Tn
one of them was found confiderable fpecie, proba--bly
intended for the Englilh pay mailer in the -Weft--tndies.
Capt. Wayne lawfeveral afkr fromTthis
yeflet, of about 10 gallons.filled with dollars, which,
were fo heavy,iTwas iinpoffible fat one per (on to
move them. ,
Ties: .No niatttr. Parties at war never 'rcpard '
flrictly laws of juflice or rigtt.: .l-i.: ,r :
But . the villainies of the captains of (hips and pri
vateers, arilLnot : thejiclf -oJ dviri.fKentn tttrrz
fide'. The French government- ver liccrfeel their
crujlers jo. rob AniericaniLcf pifiifiunwar.d. the
Britifh governmemhis exprelsl) torbrdTheiniprcfltT
inent ol American fea'men who have pictccticns.
Nayniorej. we hav(; tlKT authority ot our i.xecutiie
for aflerting that whu.evei- ion plaint of iniprtfT-
jnenthaiJicen-nia d ctour-,.fcv-tiiuiit ard ihei
interference requtlted. i pJkaiiox has been nude to
u 11 .!- -- . - ' .
mc Diiuin governmtni wit 11 lucceis,- ana Hit meti
dilfharged. . This has been aflertedrliy the iecreta
rjLflLState, artd repeated on the floor ot Cohgrefe.,,,
without contradiction. v . w
- No'gowernmcnt can artfer at all times in war ..
forth, condutft dtitfcvfurtecis, jfjt ti0i.oe
and cannot prev?ht the drpreciatir,n.v,i il e'r r iv.a ' p1
teers on American property n.-.y, il eir acjiiinifira
tion& inihe iQauds take American prj riy y here ,
they can find 4t pay tor it w hen iliey plec'le arscl
how ihty pleafe, and if they do not pleale, ftiey do
not pay icirtt They now owe our merchants ;.v.j
.., ....And all their plea is, imfet i,ju Jriff t,
.. .il is the fame w'.ih the Kntilh. 1 hi go rriniens
cannot prevent the lictntioul'nefs cit' cijiiaii,s--but
rednrfs' is: obtained.. en' application, i Lev: Iliv'V
taken m li-ons ot- jjfropfrty rmm the AmcricJns
Tome -is co:ulenm-cF ', u we :-ijrJ.:j. I nt tf s
dor is open for rcdrctj. . Cne ih i-.u ,s cei tain, and
cvrry lPT?Kf4wWl?ftff,iPj
glint; biilireisii c-"aT:ed on in neutral boiioins. and '
tor a greit-portion of the properly ffi2td and rcm
JcmiiVii i ta.nii lscvrr b"t;n entrird Whyfbe-'.
caofr the American owneis are ic cn'v ot'crdhlv.
-flic rral uwcer'fi are-1 1 1 11. hinc rr: lTie'yrifrr!c:a'I
is paid fanxbc-f
e makes a great nolle incited- when il (Trtort-ity
U taken and lonclemnrcfr bur this ilMrour is iuicf-,',
iary to keep the butinefs going on i'h lucte's.
, Corntry people therefore, u I en they read ci fti-"
Zll'fa, oupht not to believe one half il e're a I injury
is done,' which the acci unts on pij er repifc'cnt. f
i'HILADELHil A, Jure 9.
Extrtb -jt ti t 0 t.tt't.tthw .v.-;;...' t -j. ;.zt hit
- . t'.rr.fp&Htiir.t t. f li.p; r bduiea ., - , . -.;6:
: 'T here., is cvefy afptarance tl at .he, -Pr-f&frT"
Ru(nans,-Dants s nd 5sv r"e ,., v ili.jj'c ai v- 1 ir i:r...
courlebf ' this" luOunei . ft c n t Ik- t ( j i s t .1 -:'i( r
which ate niat'rg hyfellrid lai ci , anci"'t
neral opinion thatlthe Swedes in this poi '; in i.r-
,!.eady for (, arx; oideitd to ten.ain aiii cfol, new- -a
fair wind."
Extrafl of a letter Jrm 0 g'tfttmsn its h'.- mKvr"h, '.?
hii cDrreftiih!ctit:iti this c:t faiid f ri: 3..:ii-c?;
The fituaiion of Furfp'e is -ft ti i.s'n.111 fu' ex
ceedingly critical :"a w ar js on the eve of- f reakipjj;"
out betwelrTie-'!! sncT tf r -Sweefes . '
vail preparations are making by ho,;h powitS:
ficsoco Kunians are on the borders of S ecien, nn'l
all the troops of thcla'ter are in motion. 1 1 e
"Eing oTriullIa Is faidioliave-aartyfi'4e,'oeoiiifB''1'''
ready to join the petty principalities, then tonmrrb;
into Holland and once more reflore Hit Stadtholder
in coniecjHeneeL as i ,ne aneoges,ottiie j rencli liav-
N E WY O.R K, June 10. ,
A ceiitlc-man who left Niaoara tlie jcib ult, in
forms, that every preparation wa making by the connected with this eountrv
" J. .1 . . -r l: 1--. J iu4frK.i tTi.!n.: r " " " .1 . . . . '
Jipru -iq. iHai-tuiBPtiranmi iiiunriut ut i nriinn ior evacuating tne. parpinn. r"" Pfrmm
ior gooos or otner tningt nao oeen tor mmt time
ing violated their treaty. On the other hand, iri'
confequence of. this republic having refnfisd to ac
knowledge the French miniller, .il.ey. hate laid an
embargo upon all the (hips of hW flag in theic.ports;
in conttquenee ot which, numbers of (hips that ere'
ready to . proceed to theifFefentfoudberVport
have beep dej ained. Engl a nd and Fra net fee in tar
maintain the war with unabated activity ; lo that,
in fhort, rfronr prefent appearanre, jt fs'realeJriable
to-conjecluie the fummer will find all Europe in' a Z
blaze." ' . : ; '
" Accounts from Hamburgh, by the (hip Americj,
(late a number of failures" there AVe were e(ler
dayfauoured with a lilt of t boufe,- two oifVrich'
broke for upwards of a million (terlingfach 1 heir
misfortunes arofe chiefly from- enormous fpe.cula-"
lions in grain i, but it appears that none of jhem are
given by the goyernor,'t hey being fo foon to become"
upnecefTary ; in con&cjuence of .which no boats, ex-
cepting thofe with family goods, pafs in ; a.nd thofe
already there, are-remaining for the free in.tereettrle
before they return. The gentleman who brings
the intelligence, came in a difpatctv boat to Ofwe
go, whish brought orders ior the troops there, to
L&fl e eniiig arrived tne hjigftole, capt Meany
after the remarkable fliort paflage of 68 days fj.pm..
iiic uic 01 r ranee, puning into iuc s, ui uuuu-
Hope bur 4 days ago. . ' ' - -
J!cfterday arrived the" brig; Sophia, capt, Craft- .
3on In ;thersicefthir'Upitcit'.St.atev 40 iJays-.
frdin Lifbop. TJm the Sophia- came paffenger cap'aii
Aichakd O'BaiEfJj who was t,welteyeats in capv
tivity at Algiers, - "