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PUBUC CREDIT.
We are happy to be able to announce (in
thr language of the commercial world) " that
triads are coming round again very iaft."—
The finds keep riling gradually. The Bank
of England, which fume time ago was nearly
drained of its cash by the bankers tn the conn- ,
try drawing their money from London, is now
«s full of specie as ever, and the clerks
niVcompletely employed in receiving it. As
Liaflonisthe fountain hf.ad of all trade,
this will very Ihortly spread itlelf every
Where, and again replenilh the country. Oa
examining into the causes of the late com
rn-ctal dift eifes, perhaps t<..-y might be truly
fn.mw.vt up in the word—PANIC. TJie inftutlj '
gene-. al confidence is again reftorcd, and peo
ple' cease to be longer suspicious of each
oE he this bubble of panic will burst, and all
will be right again. ,
NANTES.
The captain of ait English veffe!, who wa;
p'ifmier of war at MO'laix, and who was fuf
fereri to return r6 this country on his parole,
arrived oil Saturday m'an American veiled
alul repbTcd at I.Srvd's, that on the preceel-.
Iti'j Saturday,'the a9rh of June, he saw the
Parir gazette Le Munit-'ur, which announced
the city of Nantes to be in'the poUeffion of
the Ri>yaliils.
" When Monf de Malelherbes, in reading
to the King the lift of those who voted for or
against His death, teftified his aftonillunent at
Manuel's no' having voted for his d?ath ; the
King replied, " that does not surprise me.; it
is rather Pethion who'aftonifhes me—l will
now g-ve you my reasons.
!n the beginning of September, I was
fated at this fame table, when Mefirs. Pe
t io i, Manuel arid KerfVint, came to me eor
lv in the morning. They told me, that every
thing would be ioft, unless some obftacl? were
thrown in the way to prevent the arrival of
the King of Prnffia at Paris. But that if he
(hou'il come within ten leagues of the capital,
there would be much reason to fear, that the
people would maflacre me, as well as my
whole family ; and that they would jjrefent
onr heads to the enemy. That it was in the
retreat of the Duke of Brunfwitk alone that
we ould hope for fafety. That if I could
prevail on him to make his troops retire, they,
anil th'eMayor and Procurer of the Commune,
would sign, at the'bottom of my letter to the
King of PruiTia, an engagement that our lives
fltould be preserved. I engaged to write the
letter, which was di&ated by Manuel, at this
table, at the bottom of which Pethion, Manuel
and Kerfaint, fignefl the engagement of the
Commune. I then sent off the letter."
Letters from the c&mp of the allies near
N:c;, mention a smart action to have taken
place on the heights of Cogola, no the Bth of
June, in which the Piedmontefe loft about
600 men, and the French between 4 and 5100
-—the action was by 110 means decisive—night
having obliged the French to retire, and an
apprehenlion of lj.?injj attacked the following
day, having induced the Pifdmontefe 1 to aban
don the ptffts which had been the object of
dispute.
A \ir-y cheap method has been discovered,
of under draining lands, by a fanner in Suf
folk, which is found to an.'wer completely in
countries where* ft one or b 1 ufhwood is scarce.
The mode is bj tw'rfting bands, by
means of irons made 011 purpose, to a size a
bout twice the thickness of thole which tie
up truffle* of ft raw, and which are laid down
in the drain, and will last full as long in this
*fay as wood.
PORTSMOUTH, June 20.
Capture of a Frenc\ frigate.
This morning arrived at St. Helen 4 ?, his
majesty's frigate La NympUe, of guns,
Capt. C. Pellew, with the Cleopatra French
frigate, of 40 guns, and 320 men, her prize,
wjncb she took after a tnoft gallant contefV.
Yeftefday forenoon Capt. Pellew fell in
with the above frigate off the Start; he im
mediately run the La Nymphe along fide,
when the action commenced, which lasted
with unabating fury for about 50 minutes,
when the Cleopatra's mizenmaft and tiller
were (hot away, which rendering her ungo
vernable, flie fell on boa»d the Nymphe.——
Capt. Pellew then gave orders to board her,
which were infrantly executed, and the
Frenchman ft ruck.
The killed and wounded on board the La
"Nymphe, are as follow :
Killed—The Boatswain, 4 Midftiipmen, and
20 men.
Wounded—The 2d Lieutenant, Lieutenant
Whitaker of the marines, and *5 men.
The Cleopatra had near IOD killed and
wounded ; among the former was the French
captain who fell the firft broadside.
The Cleopatra was the frigate that hove
in fight when the Venus, Capt. Falkejier was
the Proferpbie, the firft and second
captains of which were killed.
The commencement of the a&ion between
tHe Nyinphe and Cleopatra, was the mod no
ble and awful that the naval history ot the
world ever recorded. The French captain
o'defH his fl>ip to be manned, and coming
forward on the gangway, pulled off his hat,
an{\called out, 44 Vive la Nation !" when the
flnp's company gave three cheers. Capt.
Pellew in like manner, ordered his men from
quarters to the (bronds, and gave 3 cheers to
44 Long live king George the third ! M and his
putting on his hat again was the signal f<* ac
tion, one <»f the mod desperate ever fought.
The greatest part of the time the two ships
were yard-arm and yard arm, and so close on
board, that at last the Nymph's people on tbe
tops actually vent from their own yards to
those of the Cleopatra, and cut the people
£001 their qturters*
Philadelphia* Aug. 51.
Abjlraß of further European ftiUliigcticc.
The Spanilh fleet is gone to bombard
Nice—a Huflian fleet with U.ooo soldiers
Which bad been near Stockholm was to fail
for.the Mediterranean to co-operate with the
Britilh anny—Gorfa« and Buzot have escaped
iom Paris—two of the profcribejl members
of the Convention.—Brifita also made his. s
cape, but it is said was taken at Motilities,
and was under an efcprt carrying to Paris.
Lyons has banithed the Commiffionerj-'bf the
Convention—that city with many others,
threaten to fend an army to Paris. The in
surgents, it was said io the Convention, make
no diftimjtion betweanariftocrats and patriots
—but consider all the rich as Jacobins ; best
other accounts lav they conduct with great
The Corifican flag was flying on
all the fortrtfles of that Island, except the
city of Bjiflia, where the republican flag was
{till difplaped.—Paoli it is said has tevolted
from the Con vention. Tl>e camp of the al
lies bsf'ore Valenciennes extends nine miles—
numbers of persons in that city have been
guillotined for having exprefled a wish to
surrender the city—there is plenty of provi.
si.ins there for men, but none for horses.—
There has been a fcreat commotion at Bruf
fells said to be instigated by Jacobin Emifla
t ies—it was not quelled till many lives were
lofl;. riot is said to have happened at Na
ples, on account ef the dearnefs ef bread.
A severe action has been fotight between
the Iris, an Knglifh frigate, and the Medee a
French; the former had seven killed and 33
wounded—the loss of her foremaft prevented
her purfoingher advantage and the Medce
escaped. The King of Spain iias pofitivtly
prohibited all trade and intercourse with
France. An article under the Paris head of
June 17, represents the late viftorv of Gaftoo
as decisive of the fate of the Convention, and
probably of the present form of government ;
his army is stated at 1 J3,000 men. General
Paoli has attached the French troops at St.
Florent. On the 23d June a member of the
Convention said that two armies were on
their march to Nantes—one of 33,000 and
another of Jo,ooo men. Biron, who com
mands the Conventi'Si army, it was said was
checked in his operations for want of bread—
That there were 62,00? well armed men in
the patriot army, to oppose the Royalists—
It was decreed that the Tocsin fliould be
founded in the Departments near Nantes —
The Englilh paragraphias fay that Gafton
having been joined by a considerable portion
ofSanterre's army that had been sent against
hinv, was 011 his march to Paris—lt appears
that after the capture ofSaumur there was
no strong hold between the Royalists and Paris.
It is said that the King of Sardinia has march
ed an army over the Alps—being encouraged
by the revolutionary A ifit in tbe Southern
provinces of France. General Cuftine it is
said has been arretted and sent to the bar of
the Convention as a Traitor to bis country ;
8,000 men from Cuftine's army have been
detached to resist the infuigents in Britanny.
The French State prisoners, Bournonville,
Camus, &rc. still continue in the German
fortrefs of Ehrenb'eitftein.-*—Gen. Santerre in
aletter to the Convention fays, that in addi
tion to innumerable enemies from within and
without, they have a new one to contend with,
and that is Desertion. The roads he fays are
covered with deserters from their armies.
Lord Maccartney's reception at Pekin, is
said to be certain, an answer to that efFect
having been received at Cannon from the
Emperor. It (lot appear that the trial
oFM Egalite had been completed at the date
of the lad accounts—though 'there are re
ports of his having been put to death. —Mr.
Paine it appears Is among those members
of the Convention who are said to have loft
the confidence of the people; he has long
been expe&ed in this countrjM—butit appears
according to the Englifli papers, that the
Convention have taken meafnr»s to prevent
his departure. Gen. Biron it is said has an
army of 12,000 men with which he covers
Nantes. —Cuftine arrived at Paris the 26th
June— The Convention Was occupied on the.
26th and 27th in deliberating upon the fate of
the imprisoned The Prince de
Conti, of the House of Bourbon has delivered
in a plain and unequivocal defence, in an
swer to all his accusations, by a statement of
his benevolent"and innocent life.
On the 17th June, Mr. Fox after a lengthy
speech, made a motion in the House of Com
mons'on the fubjeft of the war—the sub
stance wat to pre Pent an address to the King,
requesting that he would take the speediest,
and mod eflfeftual step* towards a general pa
cification, or at least ai far at Great-Pntain
is concerned. The Chancellor o( the Ex
chequer, Mr. Pitt, opposed the motion—he
made an animated speech on the occasion—
and on the question being pnt, the motion
was negatived.—Ayes 47. Noes 187—Majo
rity 14 3 '
A fubfidv treatv ha* been concluded with
he Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel, forßooo n»eo.
■o be paid, if wanted by Great Britain.
On the 7th July, Dr. Mountain, the new
bishop of Canada was consecrated by the
archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth pa
lace.
rails »f State Paftrt.
Additional inftruaiooi to commander, of
ships of war and privateera, from the Brmlh
Executive, dated June 8, 1793.
ift All vcffcli loaden wholly or in part with
flour, corn or meal, are to be prevented from
enter,tv; any port of F.»nce, «H places occup.ed
523
by the aimicsof France ; such ve-ffelg are to he
fern to such Engliflr ports as may be convenient
3nd purchased on behalf of the Bfitilh govern-'
mem, and tlie freight allowed.
At! »elf U t whatever may be their car
goes, that are found attempting to enter any
blockaded port of Franc-, are to be seized and
lent in tor condemnation.
That in cafe any port be declared block
aded by the King, the Britiffi thips of war and
privateers are to warn vefTelt which appear def
[ lined to fucb port, not to proceed ; but they are
not to moleit them afterwards, unless it fhail
appear that they have couttnued their cotirfe
with enter the blockaded port.
Ccatxntitobetween Rujfid and Great* Britain. '»_
A Convention between his Britannic Majesty
and the Empress of Russia, signed at London,
M«*ch ?s'h, 1793, Rates—That in eon fc que nee
of the uiijuft and injurious aggreflton of the per
sons exercifina th<j government in France, by
laying an embargo on all the British and Ruf
fian (hips-which were In the ports of th«t coun
try, and this aggrefljon followed by a declara
tion of war—the King of Great-Biitain and the
Empress of Rultia, Have tho't proper to concert
together on the meafts of opp »sing a haffier to
the danger which threatens all Europe, irt con
fcquence of such principles, views and conduct.
The fiift article which follows this preamble,
state?, that they will'exert all their endeavors
for luccnuring arid afljfting each other in the
course of the, present War.—Secondly. For this
end, they fngage to employ their refne6live for
ces in carrying on the jufl and necefifary war in
which they are engaged against France; and
they reciprocally engage not to lay down their
arms but by common consent, without having
obtained the restitution of all the conquests that
France may have tnade upon or upon
such other of the power*, friends or allies, to
whom the) shall fee proper to extend this gua
rantee by common confenr.
The aid article provides for flrtutting all their
ports against France.
The 41 h f provides for preventing any powers
not implicate d in ihe war, from giving direttiy
or indire&ly, in consequence of their neutrality,
any protcftion whatever to the commerce or
property of France.
The fifth article refers to a renewal of the
Commercial Treaiy of 1?66, between Russia and
Great-Britain.—Sixth. The ratifications to be
exchanged within 3 months.
a~~ o —
This Convention is followed by
signed the fame day, for refunding and reviving,
in all its .force and a&ivity, the Commercial
Treaty of 1776.
Circular Letter of the Emperor.
A circular letter of the Emperor of Germany,
addrcflfed to all the circles of the empire, ap
pears in the English papers. The object of this is
to countera£l the operation of French principles
—to prevent aflociations, clubs, municipalities*
See. as tending to infurre&ions and innovations ;
to prevent the immigration of fufpe&ed French
men into any part of the empire—to-.prohibit
fuj>plying theeiKJmy with any warlike stores—
excepting however the branches ps commerce
which arc not fpecified in the letters of inhibi-
_t.h*t none of, the States (hall
cvfcr dare to tefufe the obligations prefcn&ed to
them by the laws and welfare 6f the mpthef
country, under the pretence of neutrality, or by
any other evafion,grounded on private interests
and on principles of politics, which clash with
the engagements they have contracted with their
co States.—This letter is dated at Vienna, May
12, 1793.
By the (hip Andrew, Capt. Mak«ts, arrived
here Thsrfday from L'Orient, which place
(he left pn the 3d of July, We are informed,
that twtf severe battles had been fought be
tween Jhe army of the Republic, under Gen.
Biron,and that of the Insurgents near Nantz,
in which tlie latter were beaten and totally
routedjwith the loss-os 7000 in the firft action,
and 11,000 in the last.
Capt. Makins fays, he was with the officers
of the Municipality when the Courier arrived
with the intelligence of the defeat of the
Royalifts**-The aftlons happened on or about
the 28th June.
Paris papers are received by the above ar
rival to the 29th June. An article unrfer the
head at" Motional Convention, states, that in
formation was received of the defeat of thi
Royalists.
The Concord Frigate failed from Boston
the 34th-inft. She was fainted as (he parted
the CaMe, which was returned by the frigate.
Fourperfons (said to be Americans) were
committed to goal, in Boston, last week, being
found on-board a French privateer fitted out
in that town.
A French frigate of 44 guns, is arrived in
Patapfcb, Maryland, and a brig of 16—.also,
an finglifh (hip, a prize to the'above veflels"
Ihe wai from Jamaica, and bound to New-
York. A report prevails that there are a
number of sick on board the French frigate
and brig, owing to a malignant seven
Tuefilay last tfie General Assembly of this
Commonwealth convened at the State-House,
pnrfiiant to adjournment. • On Thursday the
Governor met both Houses in the Senate
Chamber, ttdieff he addressed them in a*pa
triotic speech. The two Houses afterwards
adjourned till Monday.
*J*he MayWr has forbidden the making of
Firfes in d* Offenders will be pro
fecnttd a;-re«»bly to the Ordinance."
The (hip Ariel, Capt. Decatur, from Bnirr
deiux to St. Tbomat, wai carried into Ltvcrpool
[jV a British cruiier.
The Little Democrat, and the C»rmjgnolf,
failed from Newcastle onTuefday moroiug.
Died, in thiacity, last Turfday mdrning, Mr.
Nathan Blodc.it, of Virginia, in the 43d
year of Kit age. Mr. Blodgit waa a gentle,
man beloved and refpefled in life, tod hit
death it greatly lamented.
StAuKToN (VWg.) Airgul to.
By funirj/ttttrlpmk an officer in lie WejUrn coun
try, to agcnHima i in thu town, dated Julj 'id,
1793, we learn the Jo/tewing.
" That Gen< Wayne with about 2000 men
had arrived at Fort Wafliington oi) the 7th of
May, and riiore Were eispetted, they encamp
ed oft the banks of the Oh:o, but were not
expected to remain there long. GiSn. Wil
kinfon on the 27th of May was encamped
with a few companies of infantry, and one o£
artillery, at Ludlow's {on Mill Creek) five
miles advanced of Fort Walhingto" i he had
opened a road from Fort Wafliington toFart
Hamilton (about 27 or 28 mites) 40 wide,
aifld cleared of every t*bftrtf£Vrmi. A te-w days
previous to this, Capt. Cuihing had been out
at Forts Jefferfon and St. Clair, picking out
the invalids, and all fucb as Were not lit for
actual i'ervice. These are to go to garrisons
and the companies from which they are ta
ken, will be filled up with thole from the gar
■ rifons fit for immediate ferviCe. A large
quantify of corn is taken to Fort Jefferfon,
where it is expedted" the greater part of the
army will soon be. In the beginning of June
Col. Strong, with a detachment of S°o mea
opened a road as wide, and in the like manner
as that formed to Fort Jefferfon, where they
were expected to stay for the purpofettf mak
ing hay, it was much apprehended this de»
tacbment would hare been attacked,but there
was not the least sign of an enemy : several
men 101 l themselves, and on their return said
thiy were chafed by Indians—but it Is proba
ble this was all fiction, Every possible prepa
ration was making for a campaign, but it
would be some time before the confluence
of the treaty would be known, ,arid the neces
sary orders from the war department could
reach tile army if war wa* to be carried or.
SHIP NEWS,
ARRIVED «i/ f^PORTo/PHILADELPHIA.'
Ship Adriana, Robidfon,
Bacchus, VannemaU*
Andrew, M ikiiia,
Brig Harriot, Holland,
Commerce,
Sloop Hope, Hufiey,
Dorothy* Jackson,
PRICE OF STOCKS.
6 per Cents, 18/2
3 per C-nts, ioj\
Deferred,- icjg
Full /hare* Bank tJ. $ per cent, adv..
Treasury Department,
71, 179?-
IN/f OTJCE is hereby given that proposals will
be received until the is»h day df O&ober
next, iticlufively, by David Henly at
in the Territory South Weft ot the Ohio, tof life
supply of all rations -which may be required tor
the ttfe of the United States* from the firft day o£
January to the thirty-firft day of December*
1794, both days inclusive, at the places, and
within the diftri&s hereafter mentioned, viz 4
1. At any place or places from the iqouth of
the River Tedeffee to Occochappo or Bear
Creek, on the said River inclusively.
2. At any place or places from the modrh of
the river Cumberland to Naftmlle, an the said
river, and at Nashville. 1
3. As any place dr places within thirty miles
of said Nashville to the fouthwaid, westward
or northward thereof*
4. At Bledfoe's Lick, or any place or placet
between the fa id Lick and Nashville.
5. At any place or places from Bledfoe's Lick
to the crofflng of Cumberland river, along the
new Trace, at or near the great Salt Lick, and at
the faicj eroding place over Cumberland river.
6. At any place or place? along the said trace,
from i,he eroding of Cumberland river to the
mouth of Clinch river, and at the said mouth of
Clinch river.
7. At »ny place or places between the said
mouth of Clinch and Knoxtille, and at Knox*
ville.
8. At any place or places on the (\orth.weft.
e'n frontiers of Walhington and Hamilton dif.
trifls, in the Territory Souih nl the Ohio, from
the mouth of Clinch to the Virginia linei
9. At any place or places on the southern
frontiers of the said diftri£l«o( Wa(hi«gton and
Hamilton.
iO. At any other place or in the terri.
Tory South of the Ohio, not bcrcin mentioned.
The rationi to be fupplicd are to coafift of th«
following articles, viz.
One pound of bread or flour,
One pound of beef, or $ of a pound of pork,
Half a jill of brandy, rum or whisky,
One quart of fait
Two quarts <jf vinegary
Two pounds of soap ( «* f ,O<J rit,on ''
One pound of candles)
*she rations are to be furnifhed in such quan
tities, as that there (hall at all times, during the
said trtifif be fufficicnt for the consumption rtt
the troopi at each fort or other ffattonary post,
which is or may be eftabli(hed for the fpuce of
at Ifaft three months in advance* in good end
wholesome provisions, if the fame (hall be re
quired.
It is to be understood in each caff, that all
loflTea sustained by the depredations of the ene
mies, or by mean* of the troops of the United
State*, (hall be paid for at the prices «f the ar*
ticlei captured or dellroved, on the depofyions
of two or more creditable characters, and the
certificate of a commiflioned officer, ascertaining
the circumftanceiof the loss, and the amount of
the articles for wfiich compensation is claimed.
Those who may become proposers are re
qu fled to tranfmtt without delay to the Secre
tary of the Trcafnry duplicates of their ptopofalt.
The propofalt will be decided upon at Knox
ville a'orefaid, where the said David Henly will
make known the offer which is accepted, aud
will conclude the contrad. *
Liverpool
Opqjio
L'Orient
Put back'
Boston
Nantuckct
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