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' could be brought to V« rn them, but ti»<n
whence they could annoy the town with ftielis
’1 he gun boats, to fdence a burcry ct feven hca
vy .«uns,'which guarded the approach to that
'pofition, and the brigs and i'chpoutrs lo ia por
them in cJe the enemies SotH!a ilmuld ventei
out. At half paft J,P. M. a braze fren
N N. E* 1 weighed with the Conttitution ami
ltood in for the town, but the wind being oi.
lhorc, made It imprudent to engage the b.(tteries
With the thip, as in calc of a malt being (hot a
way the lots of the vclTcl would probably enfue.*
uni els a Change of wind (hould favor our getting'
otF. At half pall 2 P, M. the bomb ar. J gun
heats having gamed their flat ions, me lignal,
was mane for them to attack the town and bat.
teri?*. Oar bombs immediately coirlmcmc
throwing (hells, and the gun boats opened £
(harp ai d well dire&ed Hre on th.e town and
batteries, within point blank (hot, which was
warmly returned by the enemy. The lcvcn gun
battery m lef* than two hours was iilenced,cx
Qf one gun— 1 preiume tire ot iters were tiif*
mounted by our lhot, as the walls were aimolt
totally deftroyed. rtt a qtarter palt 3, T. M.
a (hip hove in fight to the northward, Handing
for the town—made the Argus lignat to cnalc,
at half past 3, ore of our p ize gun boats was
blown up by a hot (hot from the enemy, which
palled thr dgh her magazine. She had on board
28 officers, Lamcn and marines *, 10 of whom
were killed, and 6 wounded. Among the killed
were James U Caldwell, firft Lieutenant of the
Syren, and midfhipman, John S. Dor'ey, both
excellent officers ; midfhipman Spence and 11
men were taken up unhurt.—Captain Decatur,
whofe divifion this boat belonged to, and who
was near her at the time the blew up, reports
to me that Mr. Spence was fuperintending ihe
the loading cf the gun at that moment, and not
withllanding the boat was finking, he, and the
brave fellows furviving, finiihed the charging
gave three cheers as the boat went from under
them, and fwjm to the nearett boats, where they
aififted during the remainder of the atlion
The enemies gun boats and gallics, (f 5 in num
ber) were all in motion clofe under the batteries
and appeared to meditate an attack on cur
boats ; the Conflitution, Nautilus and Enter
prize were to windward, ready at every hazard
to cut them off from the harbor if they fhould
venture down ; while . the Syren and Vixen
were near our boats to fupport and cover any
of them that might be difabltd. The enemy
thought it moll prudent to return to their fhug
re:rear behind the rocks, .after firing a few fhot.
Our boats, m twoffivifions, under captains Som
ers and Decatur, were well condudl-d, a3 were
our bomb veSels, by Lieutenants Decatur and
Robiufon. i he town mull hive fuifered much
from this attack, and their batteries, particular
ly the feven gtin battery mull have loft many
men At half pait 5 P. M. the wind began to
freO.en from the N. N. W. I made the fignal
for the gun and bomb boats :o retire from act
ion, and for the vcffels to which they were at
tached to take then in tow. The Argus nude
(Dnal that the tlrange fail was a friend. In
this day’s atlDn No. 4. had a 24 poun ’ 'hot
through her hull; No. 6 her latteen yar
away ; No. 3, a 24 pound fhot through her hud,
which killed two men. Some of the other boats
had their rigging and laiis corliderably cut.
We threw 48 {hells, and about 500^4 pound
ihtjt into the town and batteries. All the of
ficers and men engaged in the a&ion behaved
with the utmofl intrepidity. At half pall 6 al!
the boats were in tow, and the lquadron Lan
ding to the N. W At 8 the John Adams,
capt. Ch*uncev, from the LTnited States, 'oinef
company. — At 9 the lquadrcn anchored, 1 ripo
po i bearing S L. 5 miles diliant. Gun bon
No 3, was this day commanded by Mr. Brooks
mailer of the Argus, and No. 6 by I.ieute»ani
Wadfworth, 01 the Conflitution. Annexed i;
a return of ou’’ lols in this attack
11 * t X T « • . 1*
iMiiea—ijun coat i\o. 9, 1 lieutenant,
1 midfhipman,
1 boat 1 wain's mate,
l quarter gunner,
1 fcrgeam or marines &
5 fean.en.
Ditto. Gun boat No. 3 2 feanien. 12 total.
Wounded— Gun boa: No. 9, 6 fean.en, 2 oJ
which mortally. ..
Gapiaui Cbauodey brought me the firft pof.
itive information that any reinforcement was
to be expected. By him I was honored with
your letteis of the yrh, 2:d, and 31ft ot May,
informing me that {out frigaies were coming
our un *er commodore Barron, who is to fuper
ceed mein the command of our naval forces in
thefc Teas,at the f me time approbating mV ccn
duf^and convey * .>; tome i he thanks of the orc
lident for my ftrvic s. 1 beg you, Sir, to accept
my warmcll thanks for the very obliging lan
guage in which you have mad2 thefe commu
nications, and to allure the pretident, that to
r crit the apphufc of my country is my only
ami, and to receive it, the high eft gratification
it can befti w.
Captain Chauncey informed me that the fri
gates mighr be expected every moment, as rhev
Were to fad from Hampton roads 4 days after
him ; in confecjuence ot this iniormatton, and
ns I could not bring the John Adams into action
fhe having left ail her gun carriages for her gun
deck,cx ept 8, on board the Congrel’s and Con
it citation a day ct two previous t» its failing, 1
determined to wait a few days for the arrival of
commodore Barton befo c another attack, when
if he fhould arrive, the fate of Tripoli rnuft be
decided in a few hours, ar.d the 15athaw com
pi. tely humbled. Had the John Adams bfough:
out her gun carriages I fhould not Hkve waited
a moment, and can have no doubt but the next
tiack would make the arrival ot imre ihips un
war, i gave Chauncey' orders to,” ei»aui on the
itaiion, that we might be benentreii by the af
iftance of his boats and men, as nearly ha.i the
rewsof the conllltution, brig? and fchooners,
;re taken out to man the bombs, g’ou and ihips
ocais when prepared for an attack
Auguft yth. We were engaged {applying
rhe bomb and gun boats with ammunition and
tores, and getting every thingrm readinefs lor
tor an attack the moment commodore Barron
diouid arrive and make a hgnal. i cannot but
re ret that our naval eftabliihmcnt is fo limited,
a /to deprive me of the means and glory of com
pletely fubdiiisg the haughty tyrant ot Tripoli,
Vhile in the chief command, it will however af
ford me fatiefatftion ro.givc my fucceflbr all the
afliitauce in. my powcT.—At 3 P. M. I went
on board the Argus for the purpnfc of recon
noitering the harbor ot i ripoli; we itood in
towards the town, and were very near being
funk by the enemy’s fire i one of the heavieft
ihot ft ruck about 3 feet fhort of the water line,
raked the copper off her bottom under water,,
jand cut the plank half through. In the even
ing the wind fcjcw ftrong from the N. N T.
the fquadron weighed and kept under fail all
in,Tht. i he day following we anchored, in
ooli bearing d.b.W. 6 miles diftant. At 10 A.
■M. the t rench conful hoilted a vvhue flag un
der the national colours, which was a flgnal
the Baihaw was ready to treat. I fe.nt a boat
into the harbor, and took this opportunity to
forward #apt. Dainbridge and his oiRccrs, ieiters
from their friends ; the boat was not allowed
to land, bat returr ed in the afternoon and
ffcroug.it me a letter that the Baihaw was ready
to receive 500 dollars for the ranlom of each ol
the prifoners, and terminate tne war without
any contideration for peace or tribute ; this is
350,000 dollars lefs than was demanded pre
vious to the adion of the third imlant. Thtfe
terms I did not hefitate to rejed, as I w as in
formed by capt. Chauncey that it was the ex
pedacion of our government, on .lie arrival of
four frigates, to ootain the rekate of the olhcers !
and crew of the Philadelphia wimout a ran
iom and didate the terms of peace. I enclole
you copies of our correfpondence, which will
convince you th^t our attacks have not been
made without eifsit.
be continued
t
FOIL 7HE GAZETTE.
LETTER 111,
On the fuhjcH of a road from St. Albans to Port
land.
4* Windfor, Feb. 6, 1804.
eis a
w*»W| ‘ r
THE great object of a turnpike from Lake
Champlain to Portland is obtained by the act of
the legiflature palled this day, which I have the
honor to enclofe- From an opinion that you
would take a leading part in this meaiure, your
name you will fee inferted in the act;
Yours, &c.
, LETTER IV. *
SIR, „ , *• Peacham, Feb. 14, 1804.
YOUR favor of the, 6tn uir. has been
received—I am much pleafed to learn oiir wit
hes have btfen anticipated by the petition for a
; turnpike from Portland to Fryeburg, the more
; fo as it has beep thought by fome we fhould j
i be obliged to wait till the citiz ns of Portland
' fhou’d have adopted fome meafure to eff«ft a
furvey of the ground for a road from Portland '
to Connecticut river. . As the uuelii m concern
1 in<7 the route from Connecticut river to Port
land, is highly interelting t t the country thro’
j which it will pafs, and of the belt importance
to the town of Portland, the Northern lum
t>:k• combahy cf Vermonty will be \ery willing
this mtereding qutftion concerning the route
through Newhamplhnre, and Maine, Ihould be
left to the cMzens of Portland. If the town
, of Portland art. not perfectly fatisfied as to the
route the road fnould take, 1 would enquire it it
would not be better that the grant of the turn
pike fhould be from Portland to Newhamplhire
line, in the mod convenient direction to cor
refpond with the turnpike in Vermont, without
naming the town or place where it fhould crofis
the line of the date of N. H. I would fugged
this, Hot that I have an opinion the road fhould
not pafs through Fryeburg, but I find fome have
jan idea that Elfingham would be* the better
'route. If it was grant, d, fo that Elfingham road
might be confidered of by the committee ao
pointed to furvey the ground for the turn
i pike. I fhould be of opinion this would obvi
ate all objections to a grant bring made at
this fe?Tion of the General Court, which would
be a circumftance highly pleafing to the friends
or the mealure in Vermont. Indeed we are
! deeply felicitous that afuccefsful idue of the pe
tition may be had immediately I will forward
to your member of the General Court, the aft
palled by the legiflature of Vermont, and hope,
fir, if I need an apology for adurefiing him on
this fubjefd, you will do me the tavor of mak
ing mention to him that I had met your appro
bation in fume itep^ I had taken to communi
j cate o you
It will be remembered th2t I promifed a co
operation of the people in this part of the Hate
with the people of Portland,in obtaining a pod
road from Sr. Albans to Portland. I obtained
the tig nature of nearly all the reprefentatives
and counfellers .n the w ft part of Vermont, to
a requeft to our members cf Congrels to ufe
their influence toetfccl this meafure, and lent
by the iaft pod from Windfor, where the lcgif
hture were in feffion. And l enclofed to gen.
Wadi worth, the act which 1 alio tianfmitted
to you. As the bill before congrels on pod
officcs and pofit roads will foon be finally deci
ded. I fu mit it to you if any further means
be taken towards the eftablidmumt of ap dl
road from bt. A.ban, to Portland, which would
greatly f-c'ilitite the aceompli&nrent of
lurnpike. e „,rVi>_
I cannot'conclude without once mare fugg^
ing a with that fume gentlemanIrom f crtla ' .
ardent for the accomylifhment ot the 1 urnF ■ ’
would vi lit Vermont and attend the -irlt rate 0
of the northern turnpike company.; Previous
to that meeting I intend to make a journey o
MontreaL and 1 Jattlhurg to form Mine juit M
of the probable diredion and extent of the turn
pike to the weftward, aftd to alcemin to *or*Cj
‘-ood decree the probable travel that will paH
through it to Voulind ; had an agent Been from
Portland to Wind for, I fliould have tried to pt. -
fuade him 10 have gone with me. I did not
mention this to you kft it ihould have ha:. \lv.
appearance of too *>reat enthuftifm before the
a& had betn obtained. Having obtained tnc aCt
I fael myfclf warranted to ufethe utmoil frank
nefs—if anv gentleman Hialj think to accompa
ny me, I will jcift mention that 1 lhajl crobub.v
itart from Peacham on the morning of the 5 th cf
March; Yours, &c.
_
Eton tbe IldTnpjhirc Liuzeii:% j
Mr. Taggart’s Statements—continued.
V«3* II
Contains a ftatement of the fum total of the receipts ar.l,
expenditures of the United States, from the commencement
of the prefent government to the dole of the year 1 .99.
' Receipts. Expenditures.
To the clofe of the ye ar 1791, 4,772,200 26 3,797,436 78
Daring the vear 1792, 6,771,000 93 8,962,920 00
1793, 6,450,195 15 6,1.9,977 97
1794, 9,439,855 64 9,041,593 17
1795, 9,515,758 53 10,151,240 15
• 798, 8,740,329 65 8,3C7,776 34
1797, 8,753.780 99 8,625,877 3 7
1793, 8,179,170 80 3,583,618 41
1799, 12,549,381 23 11,004,965 64
Total, 77,177,274 CO 75,015,406 33
75,015,406 S3
—.-.1 ~~ ' “ ~ ' r
Balance in the Treafury*
January lit, 1500. 2,161,867 67
T hefe receipts into the tf eafury were in part from the or
dinary revenue, a- d in part from leans. The following is
the eitimattd amount of debts contracted by the prefent
government, previous to the clofe of J 7 39, and the amount
of debts of the old government diicharged during that pe
riod.
Debts contrafied.
5b per cent Hock, iffued for za equal amount
Uue to France, 1 >8 -^>300
5 per cent for do. f ‘ 6,00*J
6 per cent Aock of May 1796, 60,000
Navy flock, 929,200
8 per cent flock, 5,000,000
Temporary loans, exduhve of the uimspaiu
for bank fliares, 2,752,006
LI - - — ■*' - ■
Amount of debts contracted, 10,786,100
Debts di/dargeJ.
Foreign debt Jan. 1, 1791, and Jan. 1, 1800, 3,336,014 96
Different delcnptions o* domeAic debt, ci
ther purchased or reimburled betwre the
dole of 1799, 4,738,187 38
8,164,232 84
Adding 888,000 expended in the porchafeof bank fharei"
it makes the increafe of the nominal debt, 3,509,867 16
Funds in the poffeliion of government, Dec.
SI, 1799, 10.079,101 14
Ditto Dee, 31, 1790, 2,596,356 32
Increafe, * 7,482,744 83
Which makes a diminution ir. the true amount of the pub
| lie debt, of 3,972,477 66 as in the preceding ftatemenc.
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BOSTON, APRIL 24.
European Arrivals.—Since our lalt, the Ga.
ien, and Packet have furmfhed our regular files
of London papers to the fall March.
At the hit dates, a report was predominant,
that Bonaparte had made another pacific pro
poiition to the Britifh king ; and had prevailed
on Pruffia, to baciv u with a rciommeudauon.
i here was not any pontive evidence thru Ilca
an overture had been made : — i*at the ministe
rial papers declared, the inttrpofiiion of Prutfit
would have but little tfijff, as rrulha is coufin
ered too much Qndcr the influence of France %
and too little inttrefted in that due balance of
power* which alone can lender pea., dui
able. . ,
From France we have nothing very import
ant.— Great activity, it was find, prevailed in
the naval depots, in fitting fqtudrons for vari
ous expeditions. t 1 he emperor Napoleon was
making preparations for his journey into Italy ;
though it was laid, he wouid previoufly vifit the
camp at Boulogne. "The talk tf invading Eng.
Ian a was again in tor rrtbuihs of even grave and
reverend j'enat or s. 1 he French financiers copy
Mt Put in their financial arrangements.—Tmy
have their budgets — their land taxes, poll tax and
door ar.ti innaoiv Lix, s-— 1 he c luma ted expenfc
of the year 1805, bc/ide the contributions «T
tributary Rates, is about 28 millions fterling.
I he French funds were riling.
In iingland, the premier appeared to move cn
in one road, in one pace. An enormous loan
of 23,500,0001. fterling had been efktled, at
lefs than 6 per cent, and wuli the utmoll cafe.
In the contract therefor, Mr. Pitt txprehly de
clared, that of the fura wanted five" million*
would be for continental ufes meaning thereby,
a iubftdy to iortign powers. Nctwitldtanding
the rumor of peace, preperations for active and
cjjtTiJivc war, were making.—An expedition, of
ot confiderablc ftrergth was in preperation;
which fome contended was bound to Portugal ;
and ethers, that its object wasagainft fome im
portant ipanifh feuitmeiits in Souih America.
The Britiih gairifon, at Gibraltar, weakened
by fteknefs, had been reinforced ; and no fears
were entertained, of any attack from the Span
iards j though it was fa id, an army was aflem
bli g at St. Roch, to inveft that foitreis.
Another bill lias been brought into the Brit
ifh Parliament, for the abolition of the Have
trade.—Ic wasadvoca ed by jVldTrs Whbcrforcej
Barcham* I ox, and others; and opp fed by gen.
Tarleton, gen. Galgoigr.e, and others » when
the queftion, ftiall the bill have a fecond read
ing, was negatived 77, to 70. The bill waj
therefore ioR.
aj-L .a
WEST TXD1 A AFFAIRS,
There is no truth in the report of the arrival
of a ficatd French fleet, in the Weft-Indies.—
The Rochefort iqUacron, wr learn, by a fhoit
arrival from St. Thomas', had failed from Mar
tinico, for the city of St. Domingo, to rein
force General Ferrand’a garrilbn, 1 his is prob
able.
lhe Britifh fcfnadrbn which lately blockade?
Havana had left that Ration ; leaving cn v 3
frigate or two \ which offered no hindrance to
the American commerce. It is fuppefed they
have gone to Jamaica.
Capt. Rilbrough, arrived yefterdey, frem
Martinico, reports, that at the time of his Tailing
(March 21ft) the French lquadrcn under Admi
ral Mineffis, was at Fort Royal.
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#a?ette.
fO&TLAXD, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1305.
-.«,»*f *' »..-•* ~
The taf> M.vils fundflvd no intelligence of great mo.
men:. I*hc following arricLs ire from the Palladium o*
i iaft Friday.
From HALIFAX, April 20.
Yefterday arrived from Halifax, the pilot
i boat fchooner Little Dick, capt. Cole, in 3 days
1 pafTage. A letter received by this arrival men
I tions “ that that the Newyork brig Happy
I Couple, Storey, was condemned on the 19th
in ft. on the ground that St. Domingo is a
French colony, and her outward cargo (gun
powder chiefly) contraband of W2r. The (hip
Alert, Lewis, from Cape Francoifs for Eofton.
on the 20th had jfermilhon to proceed wirheu:
trial ; her outward cargo being ccnlidered (in
i Mr. Merrv’s language'? innocent. Indeed the
; judge feemed to he fit ate in the fir ft cafe, and
wifhed to be referred tb England.
Capt. Loud frem St. Croix, on the 3th cf
April/in lat. 20, 39, Ion. 66, 41, faw a
fqite'Jron of men of war, Handing to the north?
ward hnd eaf.vvard, and cn the 7th faw the
farmer fleet fleering to the Northward. ThU
might "’toe the Rochefort flee: departing front
the* Wlaflb Indies, on an expedition elfewhere.
CV^t*. VY illiams, at Salem, in 20 days irem
St. Croix, law the above fquadren in lat. 22,
20, ion 67, 35, and fuppofed to it be the
French fleet lately in Martiniaue. as he hsaid
at St. Croix that he had failed for France.
Letters from St. Thomas, fay, that the Frencr.
general at St. Domingo, fent an agent to Cua
daloupe and Martinique, requiring affiftance»
and that in conft quence cf this application the
quadron of admiral Mer.tfis, piccecced fr
Fort Royal for the city of i*t. Domingo,
where it was reported 'hey arrived the laftc*
March .
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A letter from Providence, fays, “ W ere-th c
ted four fcdcralifls cn Wedndday* to reprefud