the w i l m i n g t o n g a z e t t e tl l , i c i t u-s u-i ain.tim ( thu k s i a i " • • • ' v ii k ii 5 17 i vol til — n t '». i fimtl"lthhl w'khvl y hv~l*l m.4ni h.-m i i'pi^tjr to thltsta te ok nowth-carolina france council of antienmi may as an addrcfi from ilia reptvtlicsm , of jrcnohle was rc»t it dennun : ce scherer with great fpirii ; iid fo nr orticlci ne father iutcrtilii i — ii alki i 1 1 now doci it happen thai il t 1 11 itar a ir.ii ktraiion are w illow ' ina in nidticr ami that the tri op r re eft in a late oi fnch coitijjicic privation ilial the confciipti in reaching milan found neither bread to eat nor draw to repofe upon & were t!;rii provoked lodcfeftion < »• how comes it that ihofe b'oml luckencif the people b*k fly in a bm'y with their treadle l catter difmay in the interior 1 " wbetiob comet it that on of the cif.«y llie direflorf and the minifteraf fr»r.ce have jaioed the imperial troopi with tlie greater part of the pecuniary rc r aurceiol the cifaipinefvpiiblit immediately after the enemy had pufled the tefillo ? v how dona it hojipen iat the hireling of aultria england and kullia niidacionflv travel theinte rinroftltfi rept hire to publ'fhour defeat to impede t departure o the kunftajp 1 *! "' revive tlic hopes ot the nfitfttsand rrvaliflt to cre ate fa ions and dixifions aid io circuutti ihe reports l at o>.e nf ih flings of ihc l.i.t .«- ot aiillr-'u ill ■ n be fcated on the iluui « j princf ? «' how hns it irj-pcri'd that tejr has reprellcil the i hnliultn ol ii j bfrt in l e inttt 01 otthe republic j ami ii>iiii the bitad of ihecitui 7t«8 nothing bu diftruft and de jedliond several number rroveii that the addrefi ihoiilh be ptitrtetl but tliis vas lire mint 1 flv o piled by otl.tis in aniwer to tli lat er muibut oblirvei , t at the firil duty ot the cent ctl v to ' i-ow tilt 1 true itutc oi ailii ; " and low f«id he ** ca ini atmin this l'homk'>le i 1.11 i.f«««h^e ymu citiztns wi.o h ti > 1 ituaion ha.*>e the means ol . cqi.i il {.'. ''» alul '' ll , firmnefc 10 inii rn jou t it a midli thr filence t the jotrrnal which ilare not pi blill 1i1 flifchultj check lell ii ihct-w excite alarm will yen rtji-nli information oi citizens v i o iin<tivc to you a guilty ir.ii ic 1 ! merer the journal demi'td the min^ie paid | to him on linirt out lor the army ; but is there 1 nt journal hat daied 10 fpeakofhis n 1 ioihii i •' 1 vote that i tl.w addrefs he priced and tranl oiittcd to the d:m iy , j alter a lengtle vddilcuflion the council ordered t)u addteft to be re ferred to tie diicd « rv the council received and railed the refojutioii ot il < count tvl e hundred for in p lit j an extraonli j nary wai tax on nor 1 , windows i aiul article ot intth'tcrice 1 av ktd about in the llieei lid all the lor intr braruhf 1 / the pi blic revenue in fuppoitng the itlouniotn du bofs dubais obfervet that tic 1 e cpflity tor pahin tl.tnt in a fie r-.talure procteiled lorn the iliiipi dation oi the publit funds : " but lall he " from whatever taufe the deficiency has aiifen ve mlt inp rly it in onl«r th pit our armies in a condition to upuiftil ccncn.y , we will hen pni>.ni '« «•"•■ dttec iion ol il.c p linden is i will to aiiim;tte tie | 1 blic zi alof tie tcnii ' cils intl.is pnrfnlt 1 w ould enflanre it w,ih a holy a dreadtul indiana fion againft the hilt of villaint let thefe baiditti whom the pillic has already branded at length ic eeivj the punilhment tine to their eri nes lor whatever be the fuoa t on which it dividuals occupy in foc<ety however the riilis they enjoy public opinion is the eye which traces all their action and ricvelopts the objeel and the end nf their llioiights ; and neither the purples wliii h ieivers the ic prefentativei of the people 1 •* he mamlc which e'othc the din£ror enn p rot eft them ticm if s fuperin tenlainr ee i therefore feioiiet or later we n nil all • t i.s he tried in or-'cr to enjoy the pr;ii(c oi blsmc uf our ftllow cit izt ris ; theii eluem or 1 e m ft cruel piciih nititth.it can be inflidledj 1ln.i1 contempt council ot live hundred sitting ok may i a letter whs ir 1 1 lioiu .> jici ion li'.lnm a public office in the tle|iert ntin nf aulcihe denouncing to the l.i pili n ive koii , tic niifuibiis illal ijllbliatil perpetraie.l in thttt i ul , i lie i'airioiijmtd purchafettol nation ul io|'criv ami which would not lie ullnm cni or punillitd liy lie cuuiti luted auilioriim m etlock ijioke at k r ' al l 1 ' 1 <>■< tv horrid outrages anil inur.iti coin ii t ted in ihe country 01 vauclule , a w enumerating eventl batiniritiei l tie agent ol aumui anfa ro)b1 h i iy mil attributing them ><• liie want * dt | in iiiiilin in ilie htewben ul • '"-* oi t»i aittnii.-lliutn ii ami lit com ; , m.fliunir of it r k.ieciit|%e untnu he etncluilr •' y i ir : c 10 4 uiur fn.ni i.e central cutiiiiiiliinitt r w let ft met oiai it *>» tie lac'umii m i v ' and the aiiirclmt whii tttb'llinuini ' each otl.er ihm il*j miptht enjoy lie ' barbatiiua pleal'mr a acculmj hicii ' of integtity aim liunurot thole u»*t;e ' a<!k j i strour maika ol in<li>natinn were < het e ntnnileit t i tl.c c cil.j , sherlock dennt'udh i ink it nitrllk^t , itiouki l<e frui to ilia which r lnr , tl.r i'm otf di ilrnuutifii w it cell rrauauniittimrsiioii ai i m roinmili lioiier i lie i<>|t«ili.iuii wa mlupt ' i | i immliraii in n unit ion of tnler imi)««i i lie ii oil i|irrrt blul ix'ii ! i in ifbii'cni el ilia nlluflint oi ilia meitli fu uiit unit j't n|nilf(j thai ail il e troop whim imuht be iptreii ' urn hi i tie ulterior hiuuui dirrdly in idi in jmti ilia ntimes r line i i(l iii.in.iiiii nl mine than n,-l cto n >■> ii r*.irio wlm nu^lit he olifly rmplnyril in thai n miner 1 it motion m iimi leiotiiieil ami i be council | alleil 10 the oulcr of ti < 1 <«) . | i 1 e i'lefi.'ent minannced a inett.-if;e | di n i i.e l/imt'uuy iel»n»e to a n \ ol ivntt.r.'tr vith tli helvetic re pit lie « hit ii w m itad in a vuiiiinith tte ui lite vii u v coiiiiiil council ot elders sit ii ul mhj to p.m ui tn.kii'ga n-uiiuii r«tp»<ft | ii.j ii i piiinaiy alsrn.lliet ot ant | v e |> ibfrivnlj tlial ilia nu.il ri o m ii pi fliii rm lioiilil be dccreetl (■ ut ii r e*cr n«a tuvinpting io vio it tit lovtuignm ut ile people i il.ai ile wilrfiur ihiiuld be rtljoi fu ; lie rd tbai ibe conuiiihionen of it di ev oi ic-nlr iu eilfetd their in i'ii it nn«l to esjercile a power in i!n in il.ai of ibeuihteni govern n i uol rio*^»<e iteult prellnl ile i««i\hl tide public ipiril to vl.icl iu mi ii i«5ti>neii liail 1'een ow ii ) vi i ir tl i want ul wlmii he at n il utcd ih culvmiiiei o it.e hepub i lit i pmairsu'ea te|-ort iel»ri*e tothf in pil.tliiiit'g il>e importation ft i inetil.in>(lize it iiiveijilin hianll ili impibdencc and defect of i mi i.tilin ot tl.ole foeti v in in i 1 it v cn i>a ra»e con-plin<eiite>l il e i ps jimli nation vibile m ibe conira i ile ri p fli m.inaml bj lli true ii'ut »(<»< i ihelr counirji n«i«ioned il t rici b dirrrly to bold ili «>"• ' 10 lidulilc and toi!il lav tl ftr i«i to ii lit ■ at ion "• ■«' h'i"«i'l j i but can le be aimkwrd uf ueneral b|.fli««n ill iiaix i ot tl e kifclifli rl ar ii<itr»nnd it allo tclli.»*n ibat tbe i ii oi ititnrtt pu'ernt ilie ptodnd 1 1 1 1 jjiifli imiully t ibe tt t of l 1 iil icsii dlillfllc'loliti j5ar kt|o<c "»* oaleied to be piiii 1 *' 1 . — id llecrnnril nf ar.t'cut on ike 24'!i mavi ui i ii uubiii in re ■ i nil l uic reiolutioni ui il.c com n iiut ( n the i.t-ctilily of extraordi rmj uipplits to lanj en tie war f'ittc'.tj.at tic ctialitioti ot kiplj uaiirft iijnricus to the republic i luii j ut j roquet who vuiiul ik mjtits ot tu-liate on the ol li w irj y the lx-diftflor kiw bi 1 i t«.titii g himitlf alluded to if t hit ] art ut the report which fuii ckliiqutnti ftiould be puniflied ilrjijh clothtd in the diredlorial it he i t the | uijle ot the senators pi pptftd that the paffagc l.onld le txpiigid dnhois laid he did n«t rrtar any particular allufion ; and irtur feme dtbate the council rjaf lid io the order ot the day ith i it rev ok in s it previous ordtr vkhicl directed that the petit ot di boil ihould it printed in tic council of five hundred mi tl e l tl , i'rarioi tit nantts ex jtiitrd on the murdertand sflaflin ition which t try y.h«e deluged the trrrit..rv n th re ublic with blood { narticulany int.it depart iwcut <>» vaik life ; nd coiulinltd ! by moving tha tho widows or phahi or ailjifinitff pa 1 riot a ihould ijc jut on the fami looting with thofeof 1 ilit is a l>o it i in b u 1 1 i l — keterrcd to a coajiuttec in the fitting 1 1 ir*t elder on the 29th liarct prtfentwthe lull de'.i vi ly <>( the hilloi iv alcicturct ot the campaigtis of the french on the 4'h 51i oih mul 7th yjpri j inaneu iogiiiiti on uuonapaobjie reflected on rtwbell m'horjmsilj and<«n garict't dclire to whi ipeak the council palled 10 im order ol tliu the kinu 1 1 swelcn n quality of uuke it 1 tn rauii im i>y [,<% iw 1 nittei hitron b l<it,mlivertd tu thg coiij;rrli o kj libo'a note ililonn i nij the co-huir liit he his j ined ' iiit ciulinon airff france and will ' luriuhi his toi t n^rnt of men in na ture he c:'lit>t the numbers if ihi impiif io idllcf hh exami le in rnulfi.nji every pifflblfl ufcour to the emperor a tl o!y means of of i - nirvin he gmiinic cotiltu ' lution — a laval armament is j pirp^ni'g at carlrrupb ' ihegairilon olmamua h dated to ' havi nutlc oropol l o captlllanon ! 10 uriai kray i ho had reluted * to accede tu fbuio witlea ret'pecling ovi red uag^on . the ronrels of urb^no in the bolonele lurrt iui ru un the loih ; minion ihe 12 h te auilrans en ! trrtd v ugna wicre they diadep 1200 priluncts l moltaii batinurtt'l phylkian.j ano uue of lie cillpine directors r have been lent prutners to milan | l the spaniih uuiltrrto ihe cifal ' pine k«|»ul»li lias bten oidcred to lave milan | letter h'om the hague of the ? 33th uit tare that w the court'c of iuh pru.nt iiiotuki wl o the nc * r-iltd ivaticual tiuaris conflirinz ol 25.000 men wuuh be urbanized , w ik 11 ihe hiup ni tin | me wu ulu be j emj loyed in the f'renci lei vi«.e j . 1 lie i 1 tilth have 1 holly trj cuated home in the neighbourhood uf aliich a lorn inable nturitctiun had beiu broken cut 1 1 be ue.iluics plundrnci from rome tapirs and 1'ui'iany by trie trench arc n«t«d 10 have fallen in to ihe h-i,d ot the auitrun at f*r j nu j ' he landgraveof ileqr is forming a corpt < t 8coo mm un his frontier an article iroin ao^ntn marcn 31 mleited n tlic l'«n papers lutes ti.e probabi'ttfof an imuiediate war bt-iwtcn the bntilb and i ppo ' ic titty lay h-s uu,ioo ivclioil c piu.fd trotpt nti dott dot jjive i1.11 ie.l the trouble 10 conceal hit tie lijii > ht lai'tly i.bdrvcii 111 aulwer ■ 11 li.nn new rewoiitlrai cci niddno h in b the compaii thai i.c knew u lutuab am to hitdigtii y and army vtry il'ing annuuiuei ■•» ippuach ing ru|tuir — i lie pans piiptr ipi.k at n il.r bull fuei verc gr ui 10 relieve bnon*j>*ne and eua bk lull lu j roietd 10 india . rhilautllhia aug 15 \ extmci ot a let el tiom ji hi ua sun h!q an cman cnuful at gil ral ar dated 19th june 99 " on ihe t2th inlt a n.iral sir ctarlts cotton called 1 tf this i on in ni the malt it ireland with i6 lf 11 ih lhips ot tit line & b tri eattt : they all went up the strtifhtl to rcinloicc the fleets there *' it ii reported aiothcr fiquadron will loon appeal to nlun.t the blockade ot cadiz •• vcflekfrom thcoaft of mo rocco are r.oi peimtled to anchor in tlis port or to lave any com municmtiun on aconnt of the dif ixdcrwhich reigns ticre & which is locked upon to in iheplatue [• thifc lcjiiat'roi will iiicrtafe tl.c fl»ti iimlir thf command of lord st vincent 1141 hips of the line txc'uuvcly of t.olc in the me jliterraneai , tinder 0c command ot aiim nlilfun we undi rftatid ihjt inronfrqtirnce ot fomcrectiit adyiw tiout trance the executive of the uni'etl statei has ordered i tic frigate john aduni to be prepared tttirirry nur envoys without jcja i europe address 1 mm t lie oliu cis dt iht gun roam on board the u s lliipc inltel l.ition to commodore trvxt6n ship conlullation auguii t yy si it is with a degree of rearer fcarcely to be conveyed in word e have undirttood you mean to decline the command of tlie united statei ihip co iftellation .! we cannot lake a parting leave i without exprcliing our lively *>. knowledgeinents an.i grateful thanks lor the kind anil p4lernal care you have uniformly txercifed tllwjiil ilk we have nothing more to aim but our moit fervent an i corjiaj wilhes tor your prolpcri y and hamiincfs both here and hereafter we arc lir your mull grateful obliged an i obedient humble servants andrew sterret ambrol'e shir icy john archer si b brook john h dent t robinfon r rlarrifon s m i henry surgeon m garctfon 1'urfur answer to the additess u s fliip coiuitl.atiou 9u1 ut au^usi 99 gentlemen i acknowledge the receipt of your grateful and affectionate letter 01 esterday it is true i have de mined the future command of the constellation but it it alfo true hat it has been a deulenfioi ot ne ellity and not or choice , tor at a eriod like the prefent it vtoulii be a ; i ircumltance too painful tor me tu 1 hink of it ftntimeni ami character < lid not compel it a nufun.ur 1 landing with rel'pe to rank in 1 1 which 1 reel injured •• ''•< ', tufe i during the various fcene toi which you have been witucli an j in wiji.li you have co-operated with me ivis a heart-felt plsafurc foi me to<bo enabled at this time tu lay w;h truth — that never d j greater tarmony prevail ainoag men tndtr iiaiilar circumfunces el,)«ti.iily vl.cn it is remembered the iniincy of icrvice and the ftrict andin^fpaniibledtfcipline attend ng naval tc i therefore trust and 1 moltfincercly hope that the fame harmoy will continue when 1 aui tar reroved trum you and that each ar all oi you will unite to nourilhtnd cherilh that fyftetn ol order xemon and good vfill tu each othc f ai,i | o vc tor your c.j.iu try ihai j vc lu much to your own honour an n y latufactio.i maui festtd itfeltyviihin the walls ot tail ftvp on eve occafion and i now imprefi on y u as my last com mand and vhen 1 commanded you i never h,j a doubt ot tiiipiu cit obedience < ia t whenever you meet our foes t think of your old friend and to di yoir duty as 1 ! have jeen you hk lravli a mlrican^.doitbtt.rc may honor glory rva.th suc cclt and every blelling llh»d you , here and hcreafleri i'arcvkill ! thomas truxton to lieut't itcrrt , ivc mr jacob perkins of newbury port hjs obtained a patent of tn invention to detect counterfeit balk paper 1 lit molt celebrated ei gravers in the united states fu pole the plan intallible ; and i'evenl ot the banks ot mahvhufetn new york and maryland convii ced ot its utility have adopted it extract from capt bainbridge's journal saturday 41i1 auguft 99 lat 25 40 n long 6 s w 11 part of the fleet bound to the fouthward and fome of the ta t failing bound to the northward left us lait evening — at meridi.n counted 84 fail at 1 p m difco vered a ltrangc fail bearing north we immediately gave chafe and pre pared tor action ; at half past t faw ile was a large ihip standing tor i -• llsjt , at t i m nia the britilh private li^na of the day & il was hi f]|.t.rc,l i thru tucj i 141111 tii liiwjr i aid hewed mjr • l urj ; he h iik i eiij.'juh colours tut tired 1 1 > > gun tacked and gave hale to us in li r tuil uil at lull pull i 111 1 ie the vncrican priv au i'lgnal o ill day illftl repeated the i nal-mici thorofthein wai an(\vercd by this t hie wo would diitinguilh her hull very plain <.* law thai ihe wan large ifi^ate vritli a poo failej very t.;st,anil gained on in cunfiderably i — at 3 p m the bieezcs being ve j ry light ihe h vi out in r boat with fatu and feni her i 1 chact of the fleet wliil.t m rtill continued tha liny us — from this a well as oth er circumlunci , lefi no doubt in my miiul or my officer but what ihe wai 3 french ihip of at lead 44 guns — thought it hi a lily necelfarf lodifperru the fleet :— at half palt three 111.1 ie the fiinal for tliem »• tack with an intention of feparat ing myfelf from the fleet with a view if ihe continued her chafe of the norfolk it might piove the ■ neans of laving the firet and if he chafed the «<.:?, the norfolk would d'ar ; ami herb^inx captured vmim h.ivc uliijcd in capturing number of ihe fleet — and as i could not rendsr them protection agaiult a frigute i conceived i prudent to tit in ttiis manner part of the ticrt obeying the li^nal the remain der cunilitued their com ft to ihe nor.h.var ■', rtt 4 p al mije th fi^nal fur tht l-«i ia jil'perfe let ill uur cn»'5 itut it ii ihe gaiiie upon ut a 6 i m bfi j i in near itn to diu ringu'lh her porti rrpearpd boh the 111rrinn jiid in^'ilii private li^ni'i to winch ins piiil no rffpecl hut o>n tinwe j ikt chair at 7 p m flic hij got i'uch a tliitauce fioinhrr lw)ar tl>.a ijic gave up the rhafe ifier ui to>k in li.rli^lit jilt and ta.iuk4 her wind her bait being a con lidf able dllhnce from her and • ad to believe that the greater put of thrfl-et elctped at j a m fi>v leviral f<il a e 11 heve to and nude a ijf.ml tu dole at i a m li j gut 48 uil together the re taliation *», auioiiji thtu that ucktd to ihe soutnw.irj but bein well 10 winjaard very jitile dwubt of htf deinjj taken it appears from the account of the commander or the retaliation th.t ihule vtfleu which tacked to the i'uuthward with himgut tutr iothac here it reafbu 10 hope ie ne k«a il any iaji.iu affairs augustataukuoj a talk j'nm the ciuj/tittrnw k'wg t dl.jtftfb i hilips tt cleem c ty dated nth june oy freud & brotnrr i nuke 110 doubt bur you and the white people re ui)e.«fy and think it loin to hear from us refpeding the white nun that was killed laft ipr ng it frvet us a good deal of concern at we can't rrui uur t e murderer 1 we have m.de ll the ciiqu ry wecan butcangetno pioofi jud 10 do any ihidg only on fufpi clou will not be right — as here «•)• i<t that lime ittferent 10*111 p«ople and cder ketl jlto it is hird to judge liu time i hope will ft d out the guilty and i c ulclwih that w c hjld once bring the guilty to i ■ flier ai we hive hid u many inilincm of ihe innocemi fufterinfr you may be aflured th«t it it my only wifh to findotn the guilty ar.4 let it be who it w ii i i!l tin con ceal it at i want me truth to be fo'jndout then we may all he fatli ried and know the i'lurdtrer i hrg me favour of you to be in get.d as o acquaint all the whiie people that it it my oefi'e and wilh thai 11 could e fou id o'j — and for them not to be r.lh in taking fatitfuctiiin as yi u may all be allured of my litlte\«fea vourt to linn the ft,u<lty 10 juft.cr n until then i am your fi tnd 4c cussritaw mico king f cufletna w col jofephphiip . i do here'y crntfy tlie ahove to be a true copy front ( h original io34.fh piullw