pointed, not only tor every; county, but for every
-di(rtiftand Darilh. whb fhobid hve the power o.l
rejecting nini nanuusu ""i ..v -r 7f ------
; evidence, (hall appear to be luipicious, tutu men 10
pay a lum ramcieni tor rue purjwiewi u'6
It men are taken without this neceHary difcrimina
.. tion. the eountrv. in place of deriving (trength from
1 ne projected tnearur c j- -T--v
tional means for her own de.truct.iop in the hands of
her word and molt dangerous enemies. t
. Nov. 14. It is whh lmeereafHrtiotrthat we. feel
oorfelves hut tooweiRBTtiDTltd ta m'virm tnr:,pni
lie, that the illnefs of Mr. Burke has recurred with
men violences io mi ma .'-- Z- "
lancholy apprehepfions.
Dr. Brocklelby tears that Mr, Burke 15 fcarce
1 1. - 1 .. n.irntfV Rath for the re-
. covery of his "health. '
Aei at. According to Utters from Vienna, it
wus the unive. fal top e ot 'coaverlation at jhat
rhce, that a matebbetween the emperor's brother,
the archduke Charles, ana tne princci or rraucc, (
--the only furvi virrg ihae ot the tmr.irtunatc LOUis tne
XVlth,will take place at the clofe of the1 war,
On the Wa council wax held at Dublin Cattle at
which no lefs than., snerlons were preienr, ana a
- proclamation wa-ifl
- able aUociations exit
Downc. Tyrone, Londonderry, and Armah, tor the
' '-- r.---- r- : ?r , rv. : 1 n
P'trpofe ot .fubvertmg the eltatminep government or.
the" kingdom ;-,nud putting thole counties under
tftarttal law. ' " ., ' . "
Nov. 12. A more extraordinary correfpondence
thm the whole of that which has taken place be
u . . n .mU.iiirlnr inil rhe French rlireftof v. 'cer-
' III W'll a 1 l r t uwv - - " - 7 - .
iamiv never was made public. All the fecrec? -which
r-.l u-x ft, 1, I'm. id u nUferveJ in negotiations. hasT
liHH H- 1 'i f.. ' " ' o I
been here dettroyed, ana u certainty aocs not ap
pear tha the interefts of the French have fuffered
ty rhr expornrp. . ' 1
, ft is now- orobable tliat a fliort and fpeedf end
will be put to thc-theatrical fceue, : His excellency
.:n 1.. : n rl.. x J mniAn Kie innnrsnrf nnre niore.
111 lV 1 1 II 1 1 Vfc-v v ' ' I
vith a declaration that will announce his final exit ;
nl that it may be capable of any, and of every
poffible interpretation,: belligerent . and pacific, it
w ill be a compound of all the difcordant opinions
qf the cabinet, "nicely arranged in an unintelligible
. D Der. written bv the matlerly hand pLMr. jPitt
. , 1 w - - m ,
himfelf. "
7HE AFFAIRS OF IRELAND.
We are extremely forry to notice the very ferious
f itturbance which have manifelle.4. themfelves in
Ireland, which have" arifen to fuch an alarming
height as to call for the following Proclamation,
iflu?d by the Lord Liemaaht and '28 Privy CdUO-
1';' forewarn all fuch.-pfifos of the dare? .they in
or bv iuth acts7 . &c. c. &c ,v , ..v.
chief, i? gone into the interior ot tne wuairy upon
hufmcls 1 of importance, , ', 5
BOSTON; January 14. .
- We are iiifortiied, and tioui an au'ority. which
we reTy on; tliaV Mr." jeerfoii lias writter. tq Mrr
.Madi(bA;'M.thjs'..rubj'ectjf the late ele-ft ion and
kiven it as hiiopinion.that Mr. Adams was thionly
perfoii who ooght to have been eleded Prefideut 5
: IH .I '.I 8 1 1 1 I .' ..i':".uJga:iiotr
and farther, that be is the only perlort under-wb6i
he would acc-pt the Vice-Prefideucy. If ur infor
mation is accurate the fccepiance of Mr Twill
be unqiieftianaie The event, we hope will-
" UniteTihe Tofes, red and white together,
aJMtbr:meJun&
trutli dubtlefs is, that the Frerch do 'nock as :!:.cr
. leafe io Spanifli ports io the W elt'-indies, as.: hfy
Ql in Italy. They taue ncljconuejTvn American vfci
Ids.- It, will be reeollected that the treaty berwc-it,
Frapcc and Spain, tho' orreniivc and flclFenlive, ir, In
only in regard to certain powers.-it does no: re
t'Hre Spain to wage war with every powjpr at war
wilh France. It does not require Spain to be at
war with the United, Statn.-, even
Ihoald engage in hoUilities tvith us."
our recollection extends, as ttie
tiRMKih t lance
Tlis-ai far al-
fact in regard
They both may flourifh.
' ' ' - . January 17.
Important, ihovgb Melancholy News, from Cape Fran-
CQtS. DiC, 1 1.
m.:;f .- immediate
:itt in the counties of Antrim, hirveI, and & after fighters lent along Tide-
ana tae wnoie or nis cargo rorcioiy ,iawcu oui, nui
" Whereas, we have received information, that
ivers ill-affecled nerf&nrhave entfcred inta illegal
ind treafonable adbciations, in feveral parts of the
counties of Antrim. Downe, Tyrone, Londonderry,
- ' - r 1 i. n.t.itrt 1- :
Vi na n roiau, 10 iiavijci v mc vbui gn ji
r.ient of this kingdom, arid for effedine fucli", their
treafonable purpoles, having aiialiinated divert of
h'a Maje.ly's faithful and loyal fubjects, who have
rl f hr-irn nfTaffinare all others who
13 H'-4T..yivwii.i".v - -
v.? ,, - . tfv r 1- i r
rial endeavour to oetect or mpprcis incir ircaiuu:
ari4iiliiTtner proieeoHon or tneir ocugns, nave en
n-avoured to deter his Mijelty's loyal lobjefts from
nrolling themfelves under Oaicers commilUoned
by his Majetty for the defence of tnis 1 igdom, du
ring the prefent war, by maiming and rieftroying
their cattle, and by alfaulting and wantonly woundf
3 rir oneperlbn, avowedly-becaufe he enrolled him
felf, and by threatening aflaffiaation againft all
pcrfons- who flifiuld fo enrol themfelves i and in
further profecution of fuch their purpofes, have by
Ilrlpn ions and bthcj TnegaFmeans, ' endeavou red Xe -cretly
tq ' procure ammanuion and other" warlike
(lores, and particularly that feveral evil difpofed
uerfunsJatelv broke into one ofliis imaiei'lysJtores:
in the towu of Belfatt, in the county of Antrim, and
.;t.here.aoojpk---apd, .carrtecl. aiyayen . bar$of, gin
powder. '. -;-A:';- 'J!'VV!"' "
" And whereas we have alfo received information,
"that on TeulUay the 1 ft of November inltant,a;con
' i'.derable number of armed men allociated in the a
I orefaid treafon able coirfpinacies, entered he. town
M' StewaVtllowh in the councyof Tyrone, and cut
" nd maimed feveral of, tbe neaceable-inhaUlicanKS of
the faid town, who had retufcditp jpin in their rif
foci;Uions, and who had agreed . to enroll themfel ves
in corps under officers to be cqrnmi(rioned .by his
mniefly for the prefervation . of the public peace,
end for the protection of the kingdom againtt .fb-,
wgnJunyaRon
"And whereas we have alfo received '.inforitia
tiori, that in further 'profecution ofthe faid treafuii"
able purpofes, niany ' Urge : bodies of men ayeafi
iembled and array f iLt!ienjfelyes,'and marched jn
imlitary order, arin'with mtUtarr rnai
leveral oarts ot tne uxi aiiincis, unacr tne. pre-
On Saturday lad arrived in town vja New-York,
from Cape Francois, Capt. Atwood; late of the fclir.
Jane, ot this place. He went .to the Cape, on a
common trading: voyage, on. his arrival there a
iy uiatcu uii ooaru
rvenxxepting-t owirndhe-rorfeamen
ventures the molt ruffian fury marking the plun
derers daring the whole operation:' On euuiring
the rea tons tor fuch conduct of the officers of the
government be was told that they were author-led
by the French Directory ; that they were diftrefled,
ftarving, and would help tbernfelves. as they could ;
that orders were ifficd" fof the capture of all Ame
rican veflels, bound to Pritiih ports j and, that they
Qiould foonbe at oden war with America. Petiti
ons to the administration were treated with the
mod illiberal contempt and indifFerence. Twelve
other American velfela were there which had been
treated in, the fame way . n '
Among the veflels that had 1 fuftered under thefc
unexampled atrocities, was 'a brig Hilman,
of Portland j btig Abigail, Scot, . of Kew-York ;
and brig -- Hynbids, of Savannah
The people of colour, were averfe to thofe mea
fures, and appeared much attached to the Ameri
cans rtbe prfecution originated M
ers, among whom is numbered the notorious .Son
thonax. '' ' '
The American Conful had written to the Secre7
tary of State on; the fiibjpft, ,erclofinc; the orders
which' had been publifhed, and placarded.
An embargo bad continued there during the
whole of Capt. Atyropd'a' ftay a. temporary fuf
penfion alone enabled him to leave the Cape, in a
veflel employed by. the dovn'iftration. .-
Capt. Atwood has entered his proteft againfl the
treatment be received.
to that treaty v and It preclude! all' dobt on iiie
lubiettof a war with Spain.
etght-latr-ot American velletynpe leizd-
carried into Gonaives by French cruizers. We ua-
derftandjhe JJritilh tnips at Port au-Fnnce protect
the AmeTica nntTader and often Tori voyHicrieaar
veflels out of the reach of the French cruizers,
.rbej.aft fentenceFtbj!jrr
boufe oFfepftientaTifes7
ment relative to French affairs, is-remarkahle ;uid
deferves notice. After- afligning his motives fur
Jendjngfvlr. Pinckney, miniUer to Krnnce, he fays.
a governmenfZwincn reqnimtoiiiv a knrrwiec:
of the truth, to julhly J t s naeahires, cou Id nothit he.
anxious to have this fully and frankly difplaycrf.'"
That cautious officer, the Prelidenr, would not
have let fuch.an exprefiidn Jail from his pen, with
xiut fatisfaftory evidencerthatfome peM'nns, hofUlB
to our government, have been attempting to innleail
SALEM, January 20. :
By the fchooner Raven, Capt., Ambrofe Martin,
wliich arrived at Ma'rblehead on Monday evening
latt, in 38 days from St. ftatia,jwe have the fol
lowing intelligence. On the 4th of December, 3
fhips of the line, anoLa frigate under'Uritilh colour;
came down -Statia roadr-and commenced an attack
upon the town and the Medea French frigate and a
floop of war, and after firing two hours, (inNvhich
time they were well anfwered from, the fort and tTe
two French fhips) they returned, without doing the
lead damage to the; town or .the French fhips, ex
cepting lodging about 60 fliot in the empty (fores.
But in their progrefs, they eommitted an aftion
which will ftand recorded an eternal di fur ace in
Theirnaval hiftory. Capir Benjamin 7 pi amond:trr
a floop belonging to -Salem, that very morning car
ried in by a French privateer, beina bound to An
tigua from Charletton, tlien lying in the road," was
wantonly run down by oae of the Britifh fhips ot
war ; and bis mate, a ' (Vilor, and a . black' and a
wbite boy were3drdwecand therve
.were entirely loft. r;J" ' ' : "?r"v;"
Another (hip endeavoured to run down Ciptain
Martin's fchooner. The mate only was on board,
fthe crew-haVing all d fed J and perceiving their n-
tention, endeavoured to tut the cable, but not being 1
able to. effect this, he lobltned it, and the fchooner
fell oTF, the (hip juft paffiag her. : '-", 7:"---Z
One of t he cre w as (he pa (Ted, threw a billet of
wood at the mare, from the.foreca.fte and an offi
cer, looked over the quarter, ordered the " damn'd
Yankee rafcal to haul dwri his colours which
was immediately complied with. . But not -.content
with this, veering his (hip, he fired abroadfjde, into
therHfcbdoner'-'and there were 19 (hot boles in ber
maiiifail. fd ir (hot in the main maft. two of; which
remained' there, and a ?2lb. fliot palled through the
quarter
a barrel o" (weet oil whicl
(hot Capt. Martin has
rente of favfng corn and digging "potatoes, (tb -ugh I preferved and brought home as a lalting memorial
t'hfy far exceeded the numbers neceffailyip be em
ployrd in foch feryices) to the. very great terror of
the loyal andTaitbful fubjccli of his majeljy. -
And whereas luch trcalonabU outrages have
cautea welt grounded alarms in tne -minus ot ins
nraieirysiaTmnrrtuoieasF-anv are-01 uie-inuit ant
ksiuuj auu p;uu.i ui itiim.iiv.jr.
of the Amity of Grear-Brrain to this foumry
N B. Capt.- Martin's Ichooner is exactly leveuty
tons burden. .v.V'
The merchants in Philadelphia have petitioned
the legiflature for a law to make notes oi Uan.f ne
gotiable. All the banks have alfo lent, in petitions
tor the fame purpofe. '
MrTteib riipved in tlie legiflature to introduce
claufe into the bill for making notes negotiable,
prohibiting the taking more than one hali pr cent,
a month for difcountirig jiotesr . Referred to a com
mittee of five, 7
It is aftonilbing, at this period of the world, that
fuch prohibitions can have advocates. The way,
and we aifrrt,- the only way to prevent the monftroov
premiums now paid for money, and which actually
draw all the fpare money of the country from re
gular bufinefs into fooltjh projects, is to repeal all
fuch prohibit 10 u, Annul ail rellralrits on theuffc of
money, and the common rate of intereil will not re
main eighteen months above 5 per cent. What did
all America fay of the folly oiregntating pruts du
r hg thelwarFjortuirately the jsws were foon vio
lated, or we (houid all have perifhed with cold and.,
liunar. France had recourse to the fame filly projecTT"
in their law bf themaxihVuirr"and that fof enforcing'
the circulation ot oflignats. The confequence of
thefe laws was, unherfal want and d'tjlrefs. France;
was upon, the verge of a famine. The caufe was
difcovered the regulating laws repealed, and'
r ranee abundantly lupplied.
The laws againft ufury in this country, are the
n w cipzY caufe of high intereft. They create the very
evil intended, to be remedied. ? i
. . When powder was.fo fcarce, during our, war, the
dates did not fix the price they bid a bounty. Im
mediately mills were built, and velTeU loaded with
powder, entered our ports. Powder was as cheap
as ever. '
In regard to money, people, who want it, bid the
bounty. Legiflature have nothing to do, but to let
it alone'. - :
: We underdand thefales of land by the United
States, ha veproduced about 60,000 dollars.' . x
Jol. 27. The brig Entxrprize, Fitpatrick, from
this port bound to Martinique,, fprung a leak 24J
hours after her departure from the Hook, and went
downrThe
bjats, were taken up by captain Conklin, of the brig;
Jemima and Fanny, towbofe humaniiy they are in
ilebtedlor. eitery- noflihle attenrion; dnrinRtheirJiaK
lun board his veflel. .
? P II ILADE LP H I A,: Jan. 25.
1 lur a r orarihinks ithrhly prooablethat -!If -r-Pinckney
will not be received by the terrible repub .
UicT.a id-iher ttore-advifes, fending
f vlr. Vladifbn is luggeded : TIere.isaoubtwitlK
lie Aurora that he would be received with pjx;n
vi 111s. - :': .v'v - - x..: r. ,. ': -:v-:--:? ' '
. I he Aurora is reqaetted to inform us Avhat ex
i iingcircumttances would render Mr, Mjclimn r.Dre
acceptable.-to' the Directory than Mr. "I'iiVckueS ? '
Mr. Fiutkney has been al way s . friendly to tt :
:encli nation ; itm.true be is um: fri'.jj) to the
ndeptndencc of h; United SHtfs. Will 'v.d fu - -
my mm ior uic am icaoie- negotiation f so icems ,. - f;
to lay the Aurora. . - : .
- --- Metjnchtfy dni 'Diftefthg "'"
Jan. 17. Thirt morning aboyt a quart erlbefbrt 6
o clock; a h re broke out. m the lower part, of t he
n wellmg-houfe- ol Mr. And: ew Brown, Printer, of i
his citv: The u1il3l foirited exertions of the cifi
nwr Unm in I .' . . i a ' V. V; . . L . '. i.'L- "t
m . I prwwHiw naiiwi irnni ftinming m.iiwgn.
on,tng- houfes and Mr, Brown's Printing Office e
I c a ped u ni n in rf d . EvefirTitffW'ieofoin niiift be " ,
Triinp wun anguun at tnr recitai ,or me nocn' -
1 -
fels take American. We do not believe it. Spain
Cj-tlieTdfUtenantyarid PrivyC
cat ftrophe rn this event Mr. I rnwrt, his n jiuf i
t ices, and (bme other domed ics of the family. Heap
ed writhtlicir Jives, by r 11 ml rig through tbeftamW,
or i'lrnninc from tbe'windoWs Mr. Brown is very
Wia-beenpa$edly-iaidtbat
NE W-Y ORK, January i c.
is al' fo. burnt, that it is thought fbe cannotTccovcrJ
A wottt theappreutices; were much: broiled by