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Me DAs. pet Ann ] |UME I.] the PUBLIC. Py Subscribers having commenced I 'Smiting Business in the City of An- I the opportunity of the firft I their Weekly Paper, to return j jJL Hateful acknowledgments, to their .Hpus subscribers by whom un- * Hkjng has been generously patronized ; HgJH a flu re them that no pains will be to tender their paper a vehicle of information, and a source of ra- IJH rrr.ufement. Added to the u r, ial P’JHuifies which present themselves, to who with but moderate funds, at- almoft any eftablifiiment, the Sub- Hibers have had to encounter peculiar in- B.veniences, which nectffarily prevent |H their Pubiiftiing the AUGUSTA f«E R A L D as early as was at fit ft con |Hiplated; but as no wilful negligence can to them, they trust the delay Ml be excused by a liberal community. Hun the arrangements made, the Edi- Bs of the Herald hope to be able to fur ■l their readers with a detail of the lat §■ European events, and the earliest do •Hfiic occurrences, and by a judicious jjHeftion of moral and entertaining publica- Hrs, to engage the attention of those who 3e indifferent to the political events of the Bor'd. I It will be the constant aim of the Edi Brsto conduct their paper in such an im ■artial manner, as not to favor the party Bews of any set of deligning individuals, ?hi!e a free difeuffion of public meaftires .fill ever be admitted.—But resolving to wpport the liberty of the press on pure and .Ir.CpNS, they” I.vthiate not to fay that ro publications will ilTue from their press liakulated merely to bring the Federal Go -4 O i:- 1- dr.iidifrepute, or to withdraw li,.Confidence of the people from those vho administer it. *. 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At the above office all kinds of printing will be performed with accuracy and dispatch, and o.very favor gratefully acknowledged. (jrf* Those gentlemen who have been so obliging as to take charge of fupferiptions for the Augufla Herald, are requeued to re turn them as soon as poflibie. Augnfta , July 17, 1799. [From the American Daily Advertifer. ] Mr. Claypoole, There are two articles in the Daily Ad vertiser of this morning, one under the Baltimore head, the other under that of foreign news, refpeding the city of Ham burg ; the firft altogether unfounded, and the latter now a nullity-—on which, for the information of merchants who mav be en gaged, in trade with that emporium, I beg to make the following remarks: Captain Bunker of the brig Walhington, arrived at Baltimore, reports that “ he touched at Milford Haven (an obfeure port in Wales) on his wav from Bristol (England) to Ame rica, and there was informed bv the Ame rican consul, that he had received advice on the 301 I) March from Rufus King, the minister of the United States, that Ham burg was in a state of blockade by the Bri tifti, with request to communicate it to such Americans as he might meet with.” I leave capt B to fuhftantiate this in formation as he may think fit: but I can allure the public that no such thing has taken place, as I have letters from that ci ty of the 30th of April, bv the Bee, lately arrived he-e, which left Hamburg the ad May, when all was well and tranquil there! Did ever any one know a government be ing so stupid as to blockade its own com merce? I be ieve no—it is well kn wn that the principal mart in Europe for Bri tifli commerce is Hamburg, and that the heft poffi!>le under(landing exilts between that city and Great Britain And as to the edid of the emperor of RioGa, forembargoinjLthe veffJs of Oust. burg in airports, \ am at this moment in poflefiion of a letter from a house of the firft eminence in St. Peterlburg, dated the 25th March, which informs that the edid for detaining the veffds of Hamburg, has been repealed by the emperor, and char a good unde (landing is again restored. These are fads not 10 be contradided, for tads are (tabborn things, A Burgher of Hamburg , Philadelphia, Jut v 1, 1799. NEW-LOND.jN, June 25. Returned into port, fehooner Favorite, B Pdin“. Ex'rail from the log book of the Favorite. Monday, June 3, 26 davs out, in lat 29, 58 N. long. 57 W. saw two fail to windward, (landing for us; they soon came up and proved to be the French privateer brig Hippolutte. of Nantz, Alexis Duil liard, mounting 14 guns and 76 men, from Cayenne, with the Philanthrop ft. Rich er foil, of Al-xandria, her prize; an of ficer came on board, took captain P. and the supercargo on board th*- privateer, and after an examination of their papers, &c. the captain, with two hands was permit ted to remain on board the fehooner, un der the direction of a prize mailer and 5 men, all three vefTcls (landing to the north wdrd, bound to Teneriffe. After stand ing on 12 hours and finding the fehooner to fail heavv, they lent on board, broke up the hate hes, and plundered her of three boat loads of bbls. &c. ail the small (lock, cabin stores and furniture, books, charts, quadrants, feamen's clothes, bedding, See. gave her up to all the American prisoners he had on board (after giving them a certi ficate of their release, and a promise to pro cure the release of an equal number of Frenchmen) being nine besides her own crew, and ordered her to ptoceed dircAly to America. Captain Dilliard had the governor of Cayenne’s proclamation, ordering all cruifers to treat Americans as pri soners of war. In lat. 30, captain Paine spoke the fehooner James, G, Tinker, from this port for Barbadoes, ou|i7 days, all well. The snow Independence, Hazard, from this port, arrived ar Barbadoes on the 23d 11 ft. with horses. In lat. 19, long. 50, captain Hazards veflU was taken bv a French prn4£®|kand g mcn pur on board; 3 days after, capt. H. with two men, by a | fpirPed exertion, retook his veflV* } and ar- j rived fafe at that place. ALBANY, June 8. The Hessian Fly. hxtrail of a Utter to the po inters if the Alba- > tty gazette. 11 I have noticed in some of vour late papers, that the Heliian fly has again made its appearance in the United States; and that not only in Virginia, and some other of the fouthem dates, but also in some parts of this (late, melancholy proofs of the ravages of this devouring infe<sl have been dilcovered; I have myfelf also obser ved that in the countv of YV f .fliington, in which I rtfide is again desolating our fields of wheat. “ I hope so potent an not be treated with unconcern and ntlleift, by ti.e friends of agriculture, but f will unite their experience with their en ergy to repel and counteract his infiduous and baneful influence, and if poffiide ar retl his progress in its firft onset. “ The result of my observations ref pefting the Hessian fly, when he before ra vaged this country, and the plan adopted for deftroving him which appeared to me the most effeftual, I here subjoin, with a request you will give the fame a place in your paper. “ The fly deposits its eggs in the new wheat soon afer its springing up, in au tumn, and before there are any feverefrofts —propagates in the spring- remains in a torpid (h,te till some time after reaping is invariably found in the fifft or second joint of the ftaik, and takes wing in the course of Angult —Cut your wheat high, remove it immediately from off the land, and without delay burn the Hubble—This deftroysthe infeift while in his torpid Hate, and if the burning be effectual, cuts off the Hessian fly root and branch in one season. “ I think I may fafelv pledge mvfeif to you, that if this plan of cutting the wheat and burning the stubble is universally a dopted, we (hall hear no more of the Hef .fi in flv ; and that in addition thereto, we (hall lr«ve larger crops of graim as the, tmr ‘tnapgre itlv ermrffes ineTaud, and has nearly fie fame e(Fed as a coat of good manuK** r . PHILADELPHIA, July 3. ExtraH of a letter from Hamburg , dated A P’A 27, 1799, to a merchant in Philadel phia. r“» T? 6 reports that exlft of ,he emperor of Russia having laid a temporary embar go upon a few of our (hips in his ports, causes little or no sensation, as matters will eifily be explained to general fatisfaflion, and we can fairly assert that we confi ;er ourfitu tion at prefenr, such as n s ;t to leav-r the smallest apprehtnfion of our preferv * ing thatcontinuedtranquilitv which, thank God, we have hithrrto so happily enjoyed and which it is obvi mflv the interest of the different beldgerent powers to refpefl and even to fupport—<>f this we dee i- the pafl the bed of all poflibie proofs, in spite of the unfounded reports which those en- ] vions of the advantageous situation of Hamburg and its consequent prosperity, are ever ready to circulate.” Sloop Marv, Warner, of Norwich, ' from Cape Francois to Turk’s Ifbnd, pr ze to the Ganges (loop of war, was yes terclav cleared in the circuit court of the United States for the diftrid of Peanfyl vania. J i BALTIMORE, June 27. Arrived yeftrrday, Brig Wafliingfoni Banker, Bristol, Lft from Cork. Aftel leaving Bristol, put into M lford Haven, where capt. B. was informed bv the Ame rican consul, that he had that clav (March 30) received from Mr. Rufus King, infor mat>on that Hamburg was in a state of blockade by the Brit.fti, which he desired capt. B. to communicate to such Ameri cans as he might meet with. July 2. Account of the Fracas as Curracoa. DECLERA i ION. Curracoa , June 17, 1799. WE the subscribers, matters of Ameri can vessels, now in this port, do declare, that on Sunday evening he 9th inflan*, a number of seamen belonging to our vessels, were, without provocation wantonly at tacked, and some of them cruelly wound ed and beaten, by some French people, | armed with knives, pistols, &c. We their I captains and officers, hearing of this, went ta assist in restoring peace, when we got to the fccne of aft ion a general fcnfffr to k plate : the burner guard then arrive I, bringing with them a number of armed : Frenchmen, mmattoes and tome dates, » ow ned in this blind;—No ie(i (lance w. 15 made to the convevei the whole of us to prilon, fufiering the ne groes and others, to wound, best and abnfe ! us at pleasure, whilst prisoners, without giving us the proteftton our lituation de manded* Monday, the i tth. The governor vras ’ waited on In our friends, and the circurn ftantes of the attack mentioned, as alio of the burger guard arming the mulattoes, French, &c. to destroy us, which Was by him denied, but the captain of the guard being present, said mW-.r-kyio manner, »; omd’ dS^Sn^n —i.i ific-tvening of this day, we were from prison (our people still upon security being given for our appear ance. IVednefday, the 13th. This day two the American vefleis being ready for sea» their captains, coufignees, and other Ame ricans, waited upon the governor, to have their seamen then in confinement, * released, w hich was refuftd j it was requeu ed to liberate them on security t eing giv en, which was refuted ; permilfiun to fail was requested, and keep the people i r tfial—this was alio refufed; finding the government was aifpofed todiftrefs, and t*ke unreafon.tble advantage of our fmia f°n and no fatisfaftory answer to be ob- Ifuned, we left them. ; In the afternoon further remonflranres Were made to the governr-, endeavoring to impress him with the impropriety of Retaining their vellels, when every thimr Had been offered that was reufonahlc an*l sjift * and informed him if he detained them longer, the United States mud seek redrels for her citizens from tie Dutch go vernment—the governor got into a violent balliori; said we dejetved to be hung ; that he %ould keep them as long as hr thought proper —that the French at GuadaLupe hud WfUplainedagatnft him; and tn nty of .rr J preilions highly improper, and equally so »/ reign to the fubjeft. Jn a ihort time aft-/ #e said it: the presence of Mr. Philips, - ,e. Mmerican consul, the vefTels g ,f The men were ieft behind;—we aiilu Yed that was all we wantei; but upon exi ina tion, found his intr-fmr.s » were not as he then desired, the w»/nfe ..f the crews, innocent or guilty mult/emain , J °d ( )fbers be got in their places. j Thurfduy , the 14th. It was hire ! this morning from government, tha’if a peti tion was proffeicd to the {o'ernor and council, acknowledging we f d lifted ra th-r imprudent!v in not calling the guard, the bi.fi-iefs should be immediariv fettled, to our fatisfaftion, and leave p.ven us t<> depart. Willing to fatisfy hlm/if p.-ffiblf, a Me ntion was lent him In the evening the petition was ret timed, j with a requert from the government, tb-14 in council, that it mi2ht bealteted from the wav it then flood, am pointed out ■ that part of it they w iflied Aippeflcd, .o heir reasons given, was to expedite tiu business—that thev w-ere our friends and wished much to serve n* ; for, said they should the burger guard be imp ached of» fuffering you to be ill -/fed, thev mull II be examined, and th : z will-take up fie months at leafl— uppofing t!,cv mean; >(* "erve us, we fuffertd it tu be altered as bil lows : [The petition is momently expeiitd by the Schemer Richard ) / The council then fat upon the bofinefr, and determined the captains and offi .* (hould pay each SOO dollars, with court charges, amounting »o qodollars each man, and the motley to be paid or security <dv en, before the vc fl*ds left the port. We do new, one and all, dr* are and think, that perfua-'ina ns to proffer f«< !> a petion, and then desire it to be altered to heir own wifli, was a trick, calculated entirely to cover their infamous proceed ings, bv our forced acknowledgments to h?ve been imprudent, when everv proof and witness thev could bring proclaimed our innocence; and we do now reclaim the firnation in whi« h we flood before the petition was presented. and insist th. t it was fliameful and inf-motts, for go vernment to take advantage of < ur con deft enfion, to cover *his infamous and enriching themfelve at our expenre. Signed by the Americans at Cwnucm. [Hcdf in J ’v .•«*. [Number’ 2.