; .. f- . ' : 'r- ' ' ., ;- ' -rz:Li
i Y;
n
if
r ;
;'
mm
wherethey We Airt&ei to fenl4l!prBMoIaf3.not
being worth fending to France, artdJipe&iihg to get
much more valuable veffels, he difmiffed Capt. Bulkly."
In addition to the above, feveral privateers from
Guadaloupe, Porto Rico and St.- Domingo, are
known to be now upon the coaft, one of, which has
Kid the audacity to make a plundering dtfeent upon
Edido Ifland, another to capture veffels off Sandy
Hook, Sud a third to purfue her piracies ten mile
within the C ipes of D. la vare. It they have hither
to fuffered -Ou.Lf.?!?-Ln-K.Tart.0''P'a''s without an em
brace, 4t-nvu It-have been" bccafelieptlvTiSTits.
fallen within ..thejraw'srwaootJl:.wprth.ie-fKling.io'
French ports " Our citizens will therefore do well
to attend- to the danger, in which they are in this" re
fpedl really expofvd. They will call to mind that the
unreftratned rapacity pf .jthefc1 modern bucaneers is en
couraged and prote&ed by a fct of decrees, calculated
for ad circumftances and fituations in which our pro
perty cahbefoiind at fea, and a- effectual to enfui'e its
condemnation a3 if general letters of uiaique and le
prifal wer& in a&uai-epet-atteitr- -
. 'June 12,
NO QTJAK I'ERS !
"ExiraBTf a Liter from a gentleman inTNew Tori , to the
editor, dated June 9.
t nir. irrii tile rAti-kFi n if qMfii ii?sit t KM
vuvi'm. j 'u i iiiis w 01 liuiVf Will. i m uari
days 1 fa her Mr. NfirfhaD would take his' p'flage if he
ould get there in time, he having Jn ie Mi. Fciiwick
to know if he could get a paffaeto mtrica.
. Tt.e fhip Nelly arid Kitty . of -this port, is carried
into a (mall port near Bayonne, fid to be fent iu for
having fome papers thrown ovefbiard. -''"'
. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Ihvrfday, June 7. .. "
!!i?a'y tne Houfe of Rtpreferitatives was chiefly
to the bill making appioprtif ions for the military tf
ublifliount r-the-yrar-iyaS; -Thcfcendmems"
went to reduce a numk r ot fptcific appropriations to
one general appropriation, and to ncteafe the appro
priation fu the quarter-malUr department 74,000
dollars. They were agreed to. The quellion was
taken by yeas and nays on both propoiitions toge
ihtr, and carried 46 to 34. The bill tor regulating
the coitipenfation r of ' officei'splontTTicTlrg
t the internal revenues of the United Startv.
The.trotidn for a referercrt the crirrritfre for
the pronation of cttrirtue ti d tie titlti ct rf the
ci-ui.hy. being iitfcatiut, Mr. &itjirvti n. d to
pollpi t-e tht Uithtr cFi firfrati n t i YikyiTtiiin n$
fur one week Mi . J. hh P...Jft. niov.d two w ti Ls.
The mQtioMH-tJb(eJUUtL4t,.i fu ion 4
this moment rrct ived."
" Capt.. Qviinton of the brig Prudent, from t.
John's New lie umfvick, was taken and his Vtflki
burnt in the afternoon of the flh inltant, abJut t tn
leagues to the S..- S. E. ot the Honk. Cait, Qjm
"ton "Tutor msTlhVt a"t"3clncTc" tht- fame day, the liii
tiflt brig Eail M ira, was engaged with a Fiench pi i"
vateei', and tiicil twenty guns, when the privat'er Itocw
off to the fonthward and the brigl puifued. The. cap
tain of the Fiench privateer informed Capt. Qjjiutojr:
tiiat hrs Lliri?cIlJ3I?!I.ci?i,jy. America:! ari.ed.Vcf-
fel made rt fi'.lance', to give them no quarters V -
' I am of opinion that the priv ;.teer has not efcap,.
ed. from the 1 ircu nltance of the Earl Moiru being t
faft fuilar."
dppointmsrJslyl'thorUy.
Chriopber Raymond' Ptny. f- Rliode-IflAnd,
and Richard Valentine Morris, of New-Yoik," to 'bi
captains in. the navy.
William Put tic, -of Virp-inia ftcond Surgcons matt
of the United States frigate."
-(;xage A-n-)j ht, of-New Tef fy-rwg&fr-MTHtte--ef-
th e fii pD el r w a re .
Some gtntltmen wlio c.jrre pbfiengcrs In, the mai"
flage. repoit hat a .vellel arriveo at New-York fron
Ek! land, "after the doling of the mail, withaccounis
to May I. , , .
At a rcfptSitih meeting of merchants at the City Tavern,
- on -Monday - June I I , I 798 . -- " .
-George Liitimer ifrttrrCliair.
. Jfcfoltcd,, That .'a com mittee.be appoited to rcceivr
fub.fcriptior.s.. for the purpofe or buildinir ,ind ,i quip
puigrt tt I'.ips, not exceed ttv five hunired t on s eat h,
to he. I.iantd t the g ivernmert nf the United Sta'e.
- Rcfo!ved Thar Jofcph ntl ony, DjVid C
ryngi'am, Uaniil Smith, -James Crawfoid, J fepl
bmilh, :t - - .. - ... .
Feua7m5v!tte -
Refolded t '"."FTiat as foon sts 40 coo dnlldrs are-fno"
ftr'.hcd. the it mmittee fh dl cdll. thcfuTy'ciihers togc-:
thir for the ptr pole of tidu'i'jp the nettffny m afurcb
f Jr cotiipltaiiog the olijtcl of the f.ih'Vripii p.
...... . - JOHN' DO NN A LD.iON.
vVe are happy to accq raititour readers tlint upw ards
cf 2 7. cod dollars have been already iubfcribtd for the
above purpofe. ' "
xtrafi of a letter from Rufus 'inj. F.fq MimHsrs cf tie
Jin UeaStatexxn -London to T Puktrwg, 'secretary oroe n a t erwrt hr-f ubject 1 wane'roft tora trnverefol 11 1 ionf
counts, was read the thirdjimeand paffed by the yeas
"'d "a8 bc!"g 'aken. 49 to 32. The hillh.r makin
.wtetauoos in tfie i'ldlcial iiijrtmfnt ; ,.
end ciiiuit conns to the flates ot 'ICeiiiutk v and Trri
neffee, was pollponed till mXt leilion. Mr "St well
t.o.n the committee for the protection ot co;r,me.ci
and . the defence of the country, reports a Mli tojtc
ify two errors which had e leaped in the la i fefped
.1 reveii lexuttjri, wliich are by th ,t i'.W confined to
tinny nun, though fome of them rtqi.i.'e 1 1 verity ;
.;,.'J,li t,,e i)t P'OM'ding a aumbcr uf-fmall vtffcls.
to be ulcd asgrtniesor c therwife, it is faid thut tlu:
fiiou-s (hall hat the fame rank, pay "aiid fubhittnte,
the 'Officers on the uaval cllahlifliment, vhith.
Ir. 6,'ltatcd, woui-J be very improptr, and fliew a
"tat Main of economy.
.viiicn way ordered to Jie on the table till to-morrow.
- Refoived, That the Prcfuletit of the U. State bt
quert ctrio cau fe foBeCTT)t fore th u ho ui , Tik h
i.ourmation as he -poffeires refpeding tire conduct
.vi.ich.Jias been obltived by the B'ritilh governinent,
ot b) pcitons acting or ptettndiffg to aft hy or under
J.e auihoi'ity thereof, to'vaidu the neutral rights, ol
i-o.mmice of .the Unntd 'States, fince the ratihcation
I tae lublilliiig tTcaty of amity, coutu erce and navi-
to 40.
. Saturday, Jure 9.
The houfe fptnt thiMiaj .pi iLt'pally in goirg thro'
a -very lo.rg bill to provice for ihc.vdiuEtioh if lards
aim dAKtlhug tatdtFrancht
w 1 1 5 1 n lAittL i U jl pi'I jt Ail t o t Ke I;. yi rK cf -a
ffiuft ux in thtmV The bit. wa fiit tjr. Uh in
tf e comn.stttv of the ulu le, cxtipt 28 to v 1 at ttl.it
td to Idling the hlat.ks tUt .iicitcT.ro 1 tm il f an t i t
to be .i-ppr. priated f r lanjirg the la into .xttuti
on, the laLiy of tht Ccn n.iflioi.tr-, A ff-.5t &c.
The too.n.ittf IncT leave to fit again No othei biih
ntls ot importance kjs" cone this tlay. . -
. , : .
tune 1 1
The houfe took tip usKev&LPv
to tlic ETill tor fufpeiidiiig the Commercial Irteicetnfe
i-eteeii this country -r.d I raine ;- the moll nMterial
ot which Vas one which t aie ptvet fo'tl e Pfd.pt
'at ion.
-M-r . G ! I a tfr-ffdr-it-was: -enhrjL l il (h j uta h e
rinowii at what ti-i e the prefent ' feffion o'f Coniiief
ou!d probably cl fe. He found by converting with
.ifltrtnt member on this fubject, that theie txilled
4 vai-itty-Jif opinion upon it. Many gentlemen think
t would be propei to adjourn within a fliort period,
.puin.ing an ea Jitr. day than the conljitiitional lUy
lot the ntxt fUlion, other gtulU men lay ibis is no
Lune.o talk -of-atfrnu iiin. nt, l,.,t tl, 1-Ill rrV-
ougTit to be permantnt. . Whatever rr )Vht bt t!tt.cr.
;ni,.ed by a majority, he luppufed.wo'uld 'be ceueralK
u:,iMited to ; but bom the friqueiit ..application fOI
- ------ . ..u.. liuuii inai iiimij nuiniKrs
J,c iipatiei;t to bring the Itflion to a ciolr. (1 it was
.eteni,ined to make the feiTton permanent it would
11. t tioiuemplatecTariy lucfi thing; to otitam leave f
ret UMuiuuiifcua aa r .raget4u--4 'F'ffjir:-.'HelUMitght:
.licielott, it they met the eailier,- it would be be!t to
livc a Ihoi t recefs... In order W taken he Te'nfe-of the
ooute, he propofed two refoJut'ions for their conlide
iation, to the following tllccl, which weie ordered to
Jie till to-morro'.v. " . . '
r Rejlvcd, That a rorr.mitteelie appointed, to en-'
q ure wlitthtr, and wjpfe'n..,. it may be proptr to clofe
the prcLiit felTion of Coiig efs, and alfo to appoint a J
time for their-next meetincr." - i
Rtjoived, That a confer cricc'be reqiiefted with the
Slate, dated . trU-d, 1 7 98.
" TheC iiirt of ppe-N hive revcrfed the decree of
rKt--1 HyivOwnT 'if ' A d' iraliv "wbh'h "C indniierj "tti'g'
3iid that the fame committee becpnferees on the part
01 iuis noiue .or tne ptirnole. .- -' 1
ft m - f . . . . j.. . ;
s?laimtf(t by-GwwAHe;h ha.vt de-crged4hat-.-&rK?4-rrtneoocafion. declined conferring witfr the-hottfeNra'
be dtliveWd t' the-Grncr
g-ttd-tba
farther proof icfpecting the purchafe of 'them particu-
' larjy re Ipe.t ing t he Too Q0O-4ivreS which tde con
t aSk lla'cs if hve been paid by him to the French
; govcriiirfeiit.'' ' - 'A ''
. AT. E X A NDRI A, June ic. r
The Eha, .liurro.vdde "6? . this pon,".was taken 01
Iier inward hound .p.dTnie, by a French privalftr, in
to It.
rhpTThzynmigtrTnnoT
Fnaav, Tune P.
IITrt Gnatin cal
app liniment of a ommitteeto confider Upon "an .ad
j nrn ncut, whicj'after fojme few observations, were
aijred to, and a com nitfee of five appointed; accor-
d,"giyi MiDiwfon alf called Hp hip.rcfolution re-
jiUct'ing Jlc Prthdciit. to lay before the houfe fuch
f uin-iin .t. i'llt T.ff rhe Gipcs. The crew were put on r -information as he pofftiTt's refpeftiner the conduct
board a pdot boat bound tp JSaitimoTe. Part of them 'which has been obftived by the", britifh governrritnt,
art ive here" "veil J-fda v7 " - By.rfiiiji? aciing, or' pretending to aft by or nn-
The S lUthern M iil due on Wednefdav evening didi der tlie authority thereof, t'rvwards the neutral rightR
rot arrive till ydlerday morning. - The Stage in f .n'jnc!TCf 'jhv Un ite1 States, fince the ratiiicaL
TvTiiclrlt ti;mof-ouT
fi-eam neo Fce-'h n' kfb.irg. o oneof flitliorfts drown- ; ti'ved, without debate, 47 to ?8. Mr. li.Foltetr
tlien caUcd up his , refoltjtions authorizing the Prefi
drut. to giant- letters of marque and general rtprifar,.
Sec. whicli he moved to refer to : the committee for
the' 'protection of commerce and the defence of the
country with ' inftruftions to report" by Vn'll or ofhtr-
wife. After fome debate on this motiou, Mr Coit
moved to poitpoue the confideration of thefe refoliiti
oiis for oiie week.l,hSTtiotr)n was negat i ved, t h eFe
being only 2 S votes for itTTThe orieinat motion then
j reutrned, a nd fter fime debate, it wa 9 taken b y ea
nays yeas 4:, naysz.
ed. O. ie of the naffeu jers it is faid loll near two thou-
.fatid.d lUars ,Qa'h. ..,.....r...'.:: .T.l...- .
B A L T I M 3 t E, Jan2r4.
i- "Tw-i V.'X'I.- hike a rived fr-nir i nf lei nr. one at
PhiUdelphta. the other at Vnv. Y nk, by which ic-;
c "nti'irt receive-i r vth "t'tri 'Vu'-il "ne o' 'he o-,
-.thr-- vhi':,i it-is p refa '-'n tbkf.U'rr'ed the-gentlemin
nt M ir'iVu 1 . . V k-.-er if r'jit d - t- mehiit -.
of-tJw at f f 4
ly A a;rie4ii. ilri tor tuii cja.itry, wii to fail ia fjar
10 except uch vtffels from the prohibition as he fl.tnld
UiiiiK proper. 1 his arr-ttuimetit was rrcifnd hy
.li'iking out the words u in all cafes" and inftitirtg,
"111 luch cafes as he rriny deem titc J..ry to aid the
departure. f French petiojisjwitltheiLgoods-aijd
tihets, who fhu'l hii.t't 1 elided in this country." This
amviidmcnttohe amtiidment; the houfe was after
Arar is informed the Smate concurred in. The Senate -aavc
a.fu agreed to deonfereirceo'inl.e ftilje& "of ad'
j mi nme.it. The houfe went again" 'into a commit- '
tee of the whole -on the hill to provide for the valua
tion of lands and dw'dfing'hcuifs, and the enumera
tion ot fluves with -11 the United States, which being,
k-oitc through, the commitice roft, and the houfe hav'
iUg,co''tiiued iiLheme'udiiK-iits tJf-tlle -ltmmttee -
oi the whole, .-nd introduced a ftw othti, the hill
T.ga. Jo,".bc eng.r.ofrd-.'for a third-Tending on " '
VVetiiitlday. """. " , '
Tuefa'ay, jure is.
. The houfe werengag.d ia difcufSng the bill to
authorize the defence of the mew.han vclTJs 0 rlie
United States again!! Frercli dtpredations. jMj-Siti;
greaves 'oVed to amend the bill, by ifr iking out the'
following W Trdr irrTliird fedtion, or any property
of a belligerent vation, cr of the citizens or ful jrclg
TDTitcf -but atier a leuf t h y till cufon, it-was linal
ly agiccd to llnke out the following words alfo, p.re
ceciug the abovt. viz' " g:id th.it during her irterd
vox age ad until her return u ithir. t' e United States,
while arrmri as afoiefa'd, theie fiiall not he carried in
ftith veffvlpto aiiy helhgeitnt nation, . 11 y goods or
tritichniid ?.e c.ontranartd .-f war, or any pr'ovifibns or
othtr articles toany'prcq . ctn.illy hfeged or invefled, .
or-aiy r-Ste- -A fter-vt h rchM r'-Harper. ' movedJff ""
amend the l-r(f Tecliou of. the bill by adding the fol
lowing words
a iy vt
. ... j niuin IMC 111-
i words, " and . iy alfo attack, tak or deftroy,
ffcl failing under French ' coloM..jbLtaclinir----
prt'tcnding to act, by or under the authority aF the,
French Republic, which may iwfQ made, or mav b
found .ittemptiny to make any lith capture x and may
alfa-retoke any...jfel-twn'ed-xss'--afwefaHlj--ntiitch rrny-have
been captured by any nvfil falling or acTmg as afoi efaid.''
'Ilasju. itiou Avasjirgi.iivtd 38 to34:iJMtJ.,. Smith-
aKerwardrmove'J rhe latter pait;"whith is printed in
hcranHtrary to 2V. Tlu committee .
role, and the Houfe ji-ving agreed to the teporr of the
co-n -nitfee; Mt. H;)rer -renewed' his motion contain
iirg the former p.n t of the ame'nd'"'tht, which he pro
poied in. the-committee of the whole, and tht yeas
aad njyi' iverc'tT.ken -v'ras .28, navs 47: ' -
. ' T .' "... H'ednefdiy,jfuhe 13. -
Th e H o uf.' of 11 ;;)-; ' e u t a : i v t". of the United States
after fome debate,, paffed he bill for the valuation of .
hotifes and hinds and the rniimeration of -fl tvtr withiqp"
the U nt edj States. The -yeas and nays were taken
yeaff 70- my si 9.;
iflie bill toaut ho- tfiTtTte defence of merchants vef-
fagatttllTei
-riurra :tlfvfnVrT: Tf'ir' amenctm-cpf s of thTlnate ttHTie"
kill f.i..!... . . .1.1 JC1. .11. tL-m.r .
wt. .ppiKinciii-iry ro me ci euaDiuin ng an uniform
jul?. l)(;.na,rhiit ion.tverajkciiOlp .ajid agreed to,
.'il1.y.,.wh'';'to. exchide.- from tjie operatioiuof
foreign miniiltrs nd on'u'sand their fervants.' nd
to Itrike but'the proviliofl which ma le an Alien liable
tor be a'rrefted as a fufpeded .petfn 'felidrpayiri-g-j
fineif hc neglected to enreglier liirhfclf as an alien in
due time. The words " fufpected perfon'' were alfo
flruek put in two or threw other places 1
. . . . . '. . . . I Thurfday r June 14.-- "-"
The Houfe of Representatives of the United States
went into a committee of the whole on the bill pro
viding arms .. fort-the: militia throughout the United
Matej ; which, after fomedifciilli'Vii, and tne Tnt'rtidlic5
ion of feveral amend rrenrfiAvagagrt ed "to,", ard order-
ed tobe read the third time to- morrow. The.proviGoQ
itt'the hilt whiclrd
tributerl in dtie proportion among the feveral (rates
and within each div f:nn of t)ic inili a of the ftate,
was 11 ruck out they are nov di- efted to be dfpofiu.
ed at fiiitable places and n prov:Gon was moved by
the fpeaker and agretd to. that jn cafe the-armg
Tioidrl ipf all of them hetir rdtaft d, & anyjemergency T
flioul.l a' '-. which fhall occafion a call of the nilitia,
that they Jhal) bg loaned to r.ich "f the militia aR ffiall
ftdfld in need of them. The blnk - for contaituPffl
"'rr!:;3"-sili.,iw
.,jj,:;..xyi,yl;rr;..