wilmington gazette p u b li sh e p week ly by allmand mall three dollars pe-r annum t h u hsda y m a y 28 1801 vol v — no o british degradations message from the prefident ct the uni'ed states , tranfmitcing a repent from the secretary ci state wiih f.mdry documents relative 10 the fubjeft of the refoluiion ol the a jth itift — ■. i 7ili febrmry i8ot o l-rcd 10 lie on ilic table l'ubiillifj by order of the houfe ol reprcfentaiives department of state sir february 2jtb t koi the older of ilir houfe of reprefcnia i v nf the a.j'h of ihii montli requeuing an account of the depredation coaimuied on rk commerce ol the uni cd states by <■ ii ■ 3 of great jin tain of which complaint has been bv*de to ihe government having been lefcr ' i ia this department 1 have the honor 10 tranfmit herewith an abflrati of inch cafei as have i>een complained of fmcc ihc commence ment of the year 1800 the order t lie houfe having fixed no period at which the account it requefts is t commence i have from a confideraiion of the hoi ! ![>•'■' c for which the prefent feflion cm continiii , thought it compatible with their view 10 limit ihe abfbaft to the lime above mentioned fiom va ions renfons it is prd'imed that many c i jjui es have been made of winch no complaint ins beep fyrward^d to the go vretnmcni under this irnjj'vflinii ami for the purnnfi of g i^ig •' compre'uenfive virsv of 1 the fubje i i hsve though » not impioper to annex ■■ ■' : ' ' ! c1 i'evural extracts of letters f '/■ ! ' ■• " • ■ '•) '''■' a f an exrrafl of a lettci i ■ • '" ■ ' i '■-' • '■>■ "* he chamber of comitk •■ c . pin lelfhi •, to ihc secrc a y ! of the navy i i will .. i ■■'■" the liberty to obfei've thai neithci il ■■ cominunicationj from our miniitei ;■ ■. ion , nor mv conveifa'jons wiili the charge d'affaires oi hia liritannic majcft in the united slates would irml to 1 an ii ion ha any additional order have been itrety given ly tho fiuiifh government mth irilti :. the lyilem ol depredation a'lud'.d loin ■■■■ lei cr i'<mi mr fitilitninons 1 a 5 ir with every fentiment ol the no.1 en 1 ire ral'pcct ynut obedient icrvant i marshall tie frffident of the united states department of state i'd nary lytb i hoi si in tnv rfpo't of tins day to the prefi | 5cn on the fubjeft of britifh capiurrs and whirl he will have tranfmitted tocongtcfs i was accideiilly omitted 10 infert iiir cafe of ii brigan ine rulv captain w'riglcy be'ongitig to mi ambtofe valic of pnila deluhia this ve(lel proceeding foi l'ort • au princc j cai^o confiding ot american nroducc and fome german goods was la^e.y iapiured by the hritilli hup oi war tiliphone rid carried to jamaica whetc tin owner m fortni me both veifel and cargo were con 1 demncd a enemy's propcty i therefore t^quelt that the hourewill con d it tins letter as an appendjgc 10 iny re|)ui t il.)vc alluded to 1 have h - honor to be with h'ea re f peel sir our moll obcdirn d'rvanf j marshall ti •- i mi the speaker of the ) houlc ot reprelenijtivej 5 i i ! r fu!li)winp abllracl arcompanicd tin mcf fagc from iiie prelident 10 congrefs abstract jf he cafes ef upture f american v<jjrh t h<it:/h crulzeu or which complaint 1 i been viail to the gwernment 0 the unlttd siattsf ji at i c ijt 0 january 1 8 . .. s'i ji cad fen <".! charleflon owntd l>y frederick kohn ( run newport u l'mt 1'iil.i t ; n^>i caroling obacco ( rice fu^jr *■ a bees-wax spamfli tobacco mdign in i.h d:,d hide 11 n sept 9 1 7 v 9 » ''° u itiil 1 j ■! wai pcafam rai.i .\ into li 1 , l and mud of theca'go comlein in lli real a of condemnation ii aid by ti iwnei '•' i be h'llc j j rt ot ihc u hjving i ■■'( n b ought 4 1 ' < hi i;e b|>>im(b 0 icii.iei was not landed in america ship clenei ui hoflon owned by natht • • i'ellowei 1 in am ic dun 10 bolluh -.>,'•) m'i a ' i i n taken may i ' 7'/9 \)\ • 1i.m1i hip t war diie'l.ir tamed in >> 1 kiitifu h lngi 1b • p v csffu t '. y i iic adventure condemned — she waj coming out ol the texel when blockaded brtgantine po'ly of philadelphia owned l:y j . h n i clark from amfte r dam to phi ladclphia ca'g fundries taken miy 14 i799i lj v * blockading fquadroni'ff the texel caiitil into yarmouin eti fuppofed to have 11 condemned — she was coming ut ot"t!i texel when blockaded schooner sufantia ot saltimo r e owned hv jonathan marrifon from lid tnn<i e to havanna taken sept 29 i"9 by thr b"*i tilii hip ol v u a ab — unk by : he oflice j 11i the arab dialing wi h he schoone 1 j iatja ul free town ilctr rcr ili|i nd chan n ing newport from newport 10 iivanna ca'gu provisom tak<v auguft 3 ihoo by the clecrpatta friga e cat 1 id into 1 1 a if a x sutler crocodile of n'-w-ynrk owned 1'v bco't and scani'mi from ciuraroa to v-york taken apnl 5 tkoo by the p of wir amiab'c oi'iied into kin<r(ion jni — i'm of the cargo was dirch the re maiuder american property the c.ipto immediately on b cap tire midc a priva ■ icci c the ciocodi'e &. fent her on a cui/.c slup cliar'oiic of new-york owned by henry a ami john ci collep from new-yo k o amflerdam cargo fngar cof fee ac aken ap'i 1800 by the c copa ir i»aie caviicd into halifax vcftel ana ;.) condemned irijjaniine sally of philadelphia owned stephen ciiard from batavia to 1'hila-j ihia ; ir/.o lugai 1 and corlce i;ikcn july 1800 liy the cleopatra fiiga c cairied 1 ll.iiit'.ix vr-ir./l and cargo condemned i np condemnation appeais io b grounded i n tme allegation thai thr owner is a na ol fiance cariyingon a courfe of trade t french culony — n h mr gn'ardl na'.iiraiizfd 1 citizen of pennfylvtriia in year 1777 j hai ever fmce rcfided in the u ■ re 1 si 1 -. iirij/anune rubv of philadelphia owntd chandler price from philadelphia 10 w orleans cargo kugliih iud grruian irv nl and groceries taken december 180 the privateer brothers ol ncw-provi uf . ichooncr geotge of kaltiinore owned w'ih paticrfon from baltimore m cui oa cargo gin hour linens e ac taken october 7 1800 liy order of con modoie waikins of ctirracoa in and at curracoa — d>::ained under pretext of tick lcr.lnrgl)5 and oznabur^s being contraband maria of lla i iinore owned by jjrnfj biays — in o^obcr 1800 piit an iii requifi tion at curracoa and fent 10 jamaica by the briiifli sloop little cliarlo'te of briftol r if land owned by charles d'wolfe from brif tol 10 leghorn ta^go fugar taken atigull 2 1s00 by the privateer khii if dublin of ilaliux v c lie 1 at'.il cargo condemned schooner aurora owned by h ohnflon ami co of new-^cik laken by » privateer i new providence nr^i condemned be caufe part of it condlied of tin plates is fta itil by 1 he owners ship elizabeth owned by i codman of b»'llon she appears 10 have i)crn captured from lia»ui brtikf ihe iaw prohibiting the iniercourfe wiih france ling sci nymph uf philadelphia owned by loiiis a tarrafcon from philadelphia 10 st andtra cargo cnlfee fpecic c taen by a brilifh leittr oi marij'ir carried imo lilbon tctjuittcd after confiderable de teniiiiu bng gracy of baltimore owned by ro j;er an<i owing from trinidad in cuba lo b.il iinore cargo lugar honey and hides taken january 6 1801 by ihe frigate re fi liation uf jamaica vclld & car^o < otidc mnrrl shooncr rover of baltimore owned by rogcn ind owin from bilimoic 10 st jago cuba caigo flour wines and dry goods ukoii by a french royaiill privateer >>( jamtict condemned f.xtracl of a le'ter from william savap a k n of the united states at kingfton jamaica daied june 5 h j8',o 10 1 he e • r«taiy of sta'c " a number of amerit infeamrn ir diflrefi haveutelv itch ut.ded from jmzrs &. hips of v r win have been relievrd by mr 5 as all ante 1 it an v r lie >* m«t with either going 10 or coming from i u'ljuij hifpaniola or sou'h ame rica are brought in here for adjudication 1 ,! in ill cafes of icquital t h l jp 1 . , 1 aj \« n v»lu,ri i undrrfland prevents any a£tion iiciiij commenced f'>r ilaimai!<i " 1 in ac e rart of a inter from john gavino con l'ul of the united st p s at gibraltar da ted the kj'h nor isoo — to die sccie ury o hate 11 the ventu of ncw-yprk fairchild fiom naples for malaga was immediately liberated <( the sufannah spent er of cliarlifion south carolina with a car^o of fug it from faid port for cadiz brought from lilbon wherr flic had hern detained upwards of tour months for a breach of blockade attempting roe nier cadiz af.«r warning by lamouach nrivaieer blair commander who next day ook her she prior lo the lamouach's hr ft boarding her was examined by another l£.;.^iiih privateer who ud nothing of he blockade to spencer j fo thai he continued tar the port to enquire of the hips or'wa r , having doubts of the veracity ot blair's imi mation she vjj tried here whilfl at liibon without rven the c.ip'ain bein h ' prefent : i claimed hip and cargo as conful and prole ft c-l the proceeding he is fince arrived here and condemned hip and cargo without any fur.her rial or giving spencer a hearing fo that he has proteflcd the proceeding and will appeal " the other is the sea nymph philadel phia m river who has alfo been four oionths at lifbon capmired hy a letter of marque thelkr.il capain toob from aid port of philadelphia wih coffee fpices c for st andcro pretends u t o be french propeny a that mr tarafcon the owner j had not rcfided long enough in the united states to be a citizen thereof nor mr fc rulas the fupercargo who went from i.ilbon to hng.'and on account of he long deten tion there he has kis certiricaie of citizen fhip along with w'.<n as i am informed she is libelled for trial " 1 have the honor to be c extraa of a letter from john gavino con ful ofrllw united 5 ret i giwtar d«ied dec i |, i8or in the secretarv ol stale •• the trial ■>( ihe sea nymph/m'kiver i came on ihe 3 d iniunt when ih and cj k o w,.s lib.-t.ted by a decree of the vice ad mnaliy coun g n d ji damages could not ihen be afceriaine(f ihr a e referved brt i lo not a y c , u:i d 0ul if lh . cap , org ilua , ) u appeal " ■ lisbon june y s c0 . •' srr i am extremely forry to inform von of ihe capture of the live following vefltls by the brttifh arrived in this poll " the brig peacock david crafts mafler loaned wnh loo butts sherry wine boui.d ' r,,m cadiz to london with clearance for altona the veflcl and cargo the fole proper ty of eben parfons of iioflon captured by ihe role privateer of guernfey 1'aul liien venu mailer •• the brig kirtf solomon james hewett mafler laden with butter checie and iron hoops bound from amflerdam to cadi the bug ihe propcrry of benjamin hill of new port rhode llland the cargo hamburgh account captured by the lugger flying fifli of jerfey john le roue mailer " the brig sufannah j v r . spencer maf icr laden wnh lugar bound f<om charlef ton south-tarohna to cadiz ; the brigand cargo ihe fole property of b'atklock and bowei and william milligan of hariefton , captu'td by ihe role privateer of i;uernfcy l'aui bienvenu mafter and la bouch tiri vaeeer of citbtaltar owned by ji wt in lifbon •• the biig hind daniel ropo jnti nuttier laden with fugar cocoa and lilh bound from salem to cadi ; die bri and cargo the ole property of jofeph white and william ornr of saiem ; captured by hit britannic majefly's frigate anfon i c duihain commander " the biig sea nymph jamei m'kiver mailer iaden wnh cuffce pimento cloves cotton dyewood c bound from philadel phia to st sebaflians the biig and cargo the property oflewii a tarafcoo of phi ladelphia ; captured hy the armed flu hai wcl j"hn toole mailer 4l the four lurt captures arc made undrr be idea of cadiz being a blockaded port ; & ai he al'ove mentioned priva'een liavr p u tive inflrufttoni hum their owners locapi ire ail vcd'cls g t,g io or coming fiom c»d z jrrj ite cruiiing of that port i expeel thii port will foun be filled wiin neutral 5 , and a mong them numbers of our merchantmen 1 r.jvc written col humphreys to warn our captains at cadi and cau'ion ihem sgainfl coming out of hat por for the prelent " the iafl was captured on fuipicion of be ing french propenv at the owner's is a french name and he fupercaigo on biuid mr augufline viftor barrouill ali a j french name but having fully proved to the captors thai the property is bona fide ameri can from he rcgiufr of the brig ar d youf certificate of citizenfhtp to mr barrouill inrv now prctcrd to detain her on he letter of inflruihens from ihe owner to the fuper cargo which the jp-on refufe fhowing me faying they will ir bci under uur uwn lius tliefe vdfels are fent in licre und?r pretence of benefit of convoy to england and gibral tar but 1 unjci ji<inj ii m ihe inten ion of one of the captors to detain the veflel here and forward ihe papt-i s on to gibraltar whirh o them ii is my next will inform you " i l uvc mteo our conful in london ror every judicial information be ran furnifb me with and whether it is v ie opinion of sir i nichols and sir wliliam scot hst cadiz oughi to be cnuudeitd as blockaded ihe tiade having been carried on tunnnlellcd for upwards of twelve mon hs r>ml his ina jerty's ihipi on lha lation boardingand fuffer ingvefleli continually to enter and come our •• i have tiir honor to be with the gica icfl refpett fir your moll obedient and moft humble fciiim thomas bulkley to timothy pickering kfq > sccrctaiy of state 5 extract of 4 letter from thomas fitzfim mom efq chairman of the chamber of commerce to the secretary of the navy dr.fd philadelphia 17th feb 1801 " by the public prims you will have feen that 1 gr number of american velieli bound o and from he spanilh ports in cuba and on tin main have been captured by the britifh cruifers the deprtdaiions have f multiplied ; hat wi houi a change in their yf tctn or fome protection ftom our own go iii^u , ihe ir.ilc to thofe places mufl be en'irely abandoned though forming a veiy confidcrable branch of nwr trade premiuing of infurance to the havanna have within a tew days advanced from ten to shirty per rent a id inch is he particular fituaiion of ihofa countries in relation to the bri'illi poflenioi thai not one in ten vellds can efcape ; from ncw-i'rovidence alone there are above forty privateers who fubfifl principally by the t!un dtr of ihe americans the practice is when lever they are met wiib to fend ihetn in'o pori ; if there in found on board any goodl ilie province or manufacture of any countrici i at wat with great.britain they are condemn - ; cd as is bar-iron nails tin paints linfccd oil and any flrong linens which are contra band ; t the ptoperty is found to belong 10 any perfons who are nor native unorirani it i is either condemned or held under an inter locu'o y decree till proofs can lc obtained of ihe ciiizrnfhip of the owner ; an in every ! inflance tlie detention and expences j,e fo i great ai to reduce the property f,>r which m * pre rnce for condemnation on be made fo miuh a hardly to leav it worth puriuine ; theie practices arc he more wortifyins us they eiiher themielves llup the goods u whi i they plunder the amciicans to he countries 10 which they do a perrni 1 us 10 cat'y them • r inller ihe people if tlmfe counii fa 1 j c nic i be in in i ptirchafe iluni " the proceedings ai jamfica are even more ruinous than at providence when they raniiui procure a condemnation mien i - invaiiably appeal from the fenience and as ihe americans can no o hprways 1 ii .; 1 m (.-. limy 1i1 hi loy putting their property :: pof fellion oi the people inere th wh le is • i lowed up by ( on)inillioii<i and i ."..;■ . j " rhefe enormities are become fo great that the mfrchantsarepreparii glilisof the can 1 •*, and the circuinflancei ai ending ihcm o b ! itil before the government j bui a n u di-ls through hat channel mufl ! i 1 1 ■• they lake the lilicity of fuggclling 1 i prirty of granting them iu ed cun i p ; that trade the pillage o and from 1 • i lo hort tha a lew • anona flup effectually guard it excep the ljiitill difri'gard the proietlioni-»pf c.r i 1 we do n.<i flip ul .. app'en ; ii 1 1 may be p 1 «' fn m priv n > m i hum hofe pn . il hat wi il -. " ii n wifhtu thai 1 coi - ■'. lh 1 on ihe fp i ' i ■. . in evei •. muii n 1 1 amp tun road o which place ail 1 ' ve licit hi in ports 10 ■ ' ..; '.-,;:: ■] oi t iai 1 11 rn . • / ■< \. v 11 - belong id n nve tni ; ttoi j oid j bvi ii ii*uvc cotoimuj i h.cd