North Carolina Gazette

              nor t h-c a r o l i n a gazette vol p saturday january 18 1794 n 419 der the command of enfign span was lately embarked at jeremie on board the brig mary and lent on an expedition againft pe nt iuavc in which they luccei-ded and niadepri/p of a guinea ihip with 90 ne»rces on bo*rd a-d an american brig loadecavuh french pro uice colonel vvhitelock has fent down three french perlons prifoners from jeremie we underttand they are charged vuth praclic'es not very confiitent witn their newly taken oath of allegiance several other parts of jiifpaniola are faid to have offered fubminion fo the eritiih go vernment ; but the wabt of a lufgciency of troops to gan ifon them has obliged our commanders to decline accepting poileilion atprefent by a veflel which arrived two days h<t o from porto cavallo there is infonnation that ieven spaniih 80 g'tn fhips am one 45 with the ferme the flench 74 which for merly joined admiral gardner were lying at that place they hai 2000 troevs and were about to proceed it is ftippofed to the attack of cape francois the cajypio whichhad iikewife joined them and received on board four months provifions together wjth a tergpy quantity of ftores diiappeared quring the night a week or two ago and they have no know ledge where fhe is gone i here are near 2*0 french amonfr whom are feveral officek of diilmction from the windward iflands v'ith the spaniards at porto-cavailo about 700 french emi grants from different jl^ces were fent by them to leguira further accounts from porto cavallo confirm the inielugencejof a spanilli ileet being ihere ; and adii that tbej are in hourly expectation of hvi-.-r joined by a fliir oiuogiis from the jiavaaa n e w-y o r k december 18 captain sheffield who arrived here yef terday from cadiz lays there was no ac count of iny american veflels being captur ed by the algerines but that feveral had been chafed by them ; that many of the american failors left their hips and en tered on board the met of war ; that at ca diz they had not yet received any account ot the retaking of toulon hut that it was clofely iuvefted by a powerful army of re publican 1 he spaniards were exerting themfelves to afford ihe garrifon relie f which hud late ly fuficred very great ioiles in attempting to diflodge the french from jor.e advantage ous fuuation they poflefied the number of englifn killed was reported to be near 3000 and as many spaniih extract of a letter from london dated crfo her 3 the cargo of the sally captain clark from baltimore to france was this day condemned j he qiwtion of putting our country in a pofture of defence againft any ludden inva iion is before our national legiilature • and we have no doubt will be decided to the la lisfadion of all good citizens jt is fingular for an independent people who enjoy more of the bounties of nature more freedom and profperity than any other ftate or kingdom known in the world to leave her trade her fea-coaft her rich and flourishing towns totally defencelefs ; a nation of four milli ons ot fouls liable every moment to have her largelt cities burnt or laid under contri bution by any little practical fleet that fcours the ocean what fhall be done ? if we are attacked we muft defend ourlelves by a navy not a navy of ico fiiips of the line ; wehave hooccaiion for it many of our harbours are defended by flioal water mod of them have a narrow entrance command ed by eminences which are capable of be london october 10 hpke fuccefsof the exchequer-bill act has x been complete the firit inftalment being one fourth of the whole him advanced was repaid to the exchequer even before the day named in the act without the ieatl de falcatioa or lofs thus ths other iuftalments are fecured and there is no longer any rifle in refpect to any part of the money lo oppor tunely advanced to fave public credit the army of the french republic two emigrants who were cent into low er bricrany and la vendee and lately re turned re london bring the following in tormation : the perfon who plotted the infurrectlon in t'ltme two provinces was an old ferjeant of infantry a penike-maker at rhedon iu brht.iny h at firft headed 5 or 600 men anj gained feveral advantages over the re gicdes ; but was at laft killed at the head of his troops who immediately difperfed the name of the firft leader was gallon and it wv.s from this cauie that he was confounded with the french officer ot the fame name viio entered into the fcrvice of the king of pr.;:!i 1 where he ccm is with the rank ot co lonel all the advantages re'ated to the conven tion by its commiflions s are entirely deih tute of foundation the tories were inven ted to deceive tne people and to facilitate the enrolments for the different armie the inlurgents of la vendee openly de clare their wilh for the return of the ancient government diverted of the gre.it abuies which lor a long time prepared its fa the moniy current in the country are bills upon louis xviitn bearing rbe e v o f r h at prince they gain 30 iivres in 100 over the republican amitniats . vf > e >'«:, vcr.jce has i*ooo men inco-.i.'tr - readinefs and well armed they are diftr.'bi i into three divi[ions when ir is nec-ii::ry to mcreafe their number the to • : is founded and the white flag hoifted upon ur a epies the pealants take bread for hrce or o lays and punctually repair to the rendezvous afligned rhem the uni form of the holearroy officers foldiers and pedant is a pantaloon and a fliort vel ture of grey ckth iuchas millers wear the h::t a la henry iv and the hah cut round the royaliit armv is abundantly fupplied withprovifions ari ammunition it only wants a larger quantity of bullets and offi cers it has no man of talents to lead it this prevents the army from venturing out o the country and was thecaufe of the enterprise againlt nantes having mtfearried the army loudiy calls for the immigrants it haslome froall polls below the loire ; and will pro cure others lo loon as it is certain of affill ance the co.ids of lower britranv have been tripped of the republican folcliers and can no 1 in order to fend them into the interior p rts and particularly to rennes lavel vitri and fougeres where the convention is npprehenfive of revolutionary movements the country people of that province are in the lame go.»d d;fpofhions as thole of la ven dee they want the emigrants andlolicit ipeedy fuccour in order to take advantage of die general difcontent which the decrees relpecting commerce and forced enrolments have created in different towns kingston januka november 2 we are riven to underftand that there is now a bng in this harbour leveral of the crew of which died of the diforder which ra ges in philadelphia on the paffage ; two of them while the veflel was in fight of the town on the other fide of the palliladoes and tiie captain whole name was art at a lodging.houfe in this town on 1 ueiday lalt a detachment of the 13th regiment un ing fortified co as effectually to jruard the ports buc fouls of them feem not capable of thi kind ot ut fence and new-york har bour may be otthis number but two or three fhips of the line would probably de iend the harbour and aty againft any'navy whatever perhaps fbips of a large fiie would for ever protect trcm iniult our ports and the navigation near rhe coaft j while a few large frigates would protect our trade to spain portugal and the levant irom the pirates of the tiarbary coaft but the ex penfe theexpeufej we like ihe nrotecli on but who pays ? december 20 the v cr made on our trade by the algerines ha«fa molt unhappy ertecc on buiincis we ucjlerftand that le veraiveflels^tphiladclphil ready for fea are hopped on this accoknt the mer chant feels the war in the ftagnation of commerce and the rife of infurance ; the tanner by u le uil of bis traduce philadelphia december 24 philadelphia i6tkdccember 1793 id y?ar of tpe french republic citizen genet jviinjftei flenipoteniiary of the french republic to mr jefterion betreuiryof state s i it irequeitofyou to lay before the rrefi dent the annexed requ'ifiacn which i have juft fent tothe attorney general of the uni ted stares and o be lo good js to prevail on him to direct that magiifcare to commence as ipeedy as poifible a laic in which the honour of france and ny own are effemi aliy concerned accept my rdpejh genet philadelphia december 1 6th 1793 . 2v ; v '" ', toe ire-nh jtrbublic the minjfter pjeniporentiary of the p'rench hep iblic to mr randolph attorney-ge neral of the united states s j r a new publication oi meffrs jay and kinrr of which i end ycu a copy obliges me once n.cre to have recourfe to ycu in your otiicul capacity you will there lee that rhofe gentlemen have greatly aggravated their oiience to france and to her delegate ; id by their cojition wi.h m.lirs icnox and hamilton the former secretary ar war the lartt-r secretary oi rhe treafury for the pnrpole of fopporting their fir libel againft me 2d by giving the public to underftand that we ndeavourf:d to nttrfere in the in terior concerns of the united states which is abloiutely falfe such aflertions from pri varc cifizens would r.ot attrati my atention but prccerding horn the chief jufike ai ; d irom a senator oi the united states thi«v dejerve public cenfure and i hope they will make part ot the accufation v bich 1 again re q e{t of you to bring before the supreme court of the united st.ues agrinflmellieurs jay and king as aifo againlt all thole who have been perfidioufly difi'eniinated ioldy with a view of injuring t lie intereits of france under a repobhear government by attacking the perfon whole duty and i will lay whole glory it is to defend them in fpiteof all the difguitin circumitance waich are del prcf led upon him you wu i much oblige me sir by fommunicating to me in wniin your indentions relatne to my different re quiiitions ai;d by directing me by yourpro tcliionai knowledtre in the ccurle or this im portant proiecution it is my intent on to applv to the hea,d ot the executive power of rue united states ihrough tne intervention oi the secretary of siate to recommend to you to carry on this bufmefs with all poliible activity as the honour of both curkepublics require that it be ipeedily decided accept sir my relpects genet pbiladslphia december 1 8 1 793 i have laid before the prefident your letter