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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Reports from England detail the signing of a commercial treaty between the United States and Britain on November 19, 1794, boosting American funds; general war updates indicate no major engagements, ongoing conflict in Holland under Earl Moira, and postponed royal marriage; an American brig sunk in the English Channel with most crew lost.
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BOSTON, January 27.
COMMERCIAL TREATY,
The following extracts of letters, are from good authorities in England, to mercantile gentlemen of the first character in this place.
London, Nov. 27.
Since the execution of the TREATY between the UNITED STATES and this COUNTRY, has been announced, in the Gazette, the American Funds have taken a rise.
The Treaty you will be pleased with, and your newspapers, go by the Aurora, Hovey.
GENERAL NEWS.
The oral information given by Captain G. is rather of a negative nature. He says Amsterdam was not taken. There had been no late naval engagement, the British fleet was in port; neither of the allied powers had negotiated a peace, though many respectable merchants with whom captain G. conversed, imagined the war would not continue three months longer.
Earl Moira had the command of the British army defending Holland; the Duke of York, having gone to England to be present at the marriage of the Prince of Wales, which, however, had since been postponed to spring, by reason of the difficulty of getting the betrothed Princess from the continent.
Captain Greenleaf from England, mentions a disagreeable report—that an American brig, bound from France to a northern port on the continent, was run down by a Swedish vessel, in the English channel, and every soul on board perished, except Mr. Williams, supercargo, who was, by some means happily saved. It is apprehended that Mr. Samuel Williams of this town is the man.
[Salem Gaz.]
NEW-YORK, January 31.
Extract of letter from the Hon. John Jay, to his brother, Mr. Frederick Jay, in this city, dated November 21.
'It will give you pleasure to be informed that the treaty I was sent here to negotiate, was signed the day before yesterday.'
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London
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November 19 27
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american funds rose after treaty announcement; war expected to end soon; american brig sunk, all perished except mr. williams; royal marriage postponed to spring.
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Extracts from London letters report the treaty between the United States and Britain signed on November 19 and announced in the Gazette on November 27, causing American funds to rise. Captain G. reports no taking of Amsterdam, no naval engagements, British fleet in port, no peace negotiations but war may end in three months. Earl Moira commands British army in Holland; Duke of York returned for Prince of Wales' marriage, postponed due to difficulties retrieving the Princess. Captain Greenleaf reports an American brig from France to northern port sunk by Swedish vessel in English Channel, all lost except supercargo Mr. Williams, possibly Samuel Williams of Boston. John Jay confirms treaty signing on November 19.