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“anuppolecJ, wdiiia g*ve ['l'c to the Spanish Naval Officers. i ft tnere a brig bound to the Havan trowitjr, ofNew-Bedford, to fail in ten # / ' '- co unt of flour and meal infpeCted in the city of New-York, for the la ft fix ir.unhs, ending June 50th. So. 500 bat -els flour, 7,183 half barrels do. 1,162 barrels middlings, g,m do. rve flour, 4,196 do. Indian meal, 878 hogsheads do. 103,034 Total. B Robert Mott, Inferior. ■ PHILADELPHIA, July 8. m recent panic with which the pub -9i: c irind was agitated'by the occurrence ■ fa few ludden deaths in the lower dis ■ trl ftsof the city, has, we are happy to ob- H i‘. v e entirely subsided, with the difap ■ prance of its cause. From the most re ■ Seftable authority, we are allured, thatthe I Jty, at present, enjoys a more general de ■ £te of health than is usual at this season 9 |the year; and that, under the bleflingof 9 jp r ovidence, and the vigilance and atten- I (ion of our citizens, we have the pleasing 9 profpecft of enjoying, during this summer, ■ an uninterrupted flow of health and prof -9 P er ' tVi ~11 9 The spirit of exaggeration which has I tone forth on the late occasion, is an ex -9 cmpiification of what may be effected by I the prevalence of groundless alarm.—ln I all the surrounding towns and villages the I inofl frightful reports are circulated and I™ believed with avidity, of the deftru&ive progress of the yellow fever in this unfor innate city. The daily number of deaths is ascertained at every tavern with arith metical precision, and the final ruin of bu siness predicted with every symptom of ungenerous delight. In New-York, these rumours have crept into the public prints. The Commercial Gazette, among other advices, mentions that one of our banks had actually removed !—Notvvithftanding these ungenerous rumours, we have the fatisfaftion to obfervethem circulate with out producing on our business, any visible cffeCt. REPORT Os the Sextons of the different Churches of thenumberof funerabattheirgrounds the 24 hours preCeding 12 o’clock, Ju ly 9,1799. - Returned by John Jarvis. Chr ft Church, o Sr IWrc r i child. St. Pauls, o 2d Prelbyterian, o 3d Prelbyterian, -1 child. Saoyjs Prefhyrerian, o Affctciate Church, o St. Mary’s Church, 1 Trinity Church, o Friends, o Free Quakers, o Swedes Church, o German Lutheran, o German Reformed Prelbyterian, o Moravians, o Methodists, o Univerfalifts, o ift Prelbyterian, no return. Jews, no return. July 16. COMMUNICATION. YELLOW F E r E R. There is no set of men among us who make so much uproar about th> restraints iir.pofed to prevent the introduction of the fever as the merchants; and yet they are always the fir ft people to found un founded terror, and extend unnecessary alarm. The firft serious accounts we re ceive of this scourge being amongst us is generally from extracts of letters of our own merchants returning upon us from all quarters. A merchant is informed by his clerks or runners perhaps, that the fever is very bad : this is enough for him : all his letters of the day are burthened with this precious authentic intelligence, and flies to every corner of the continent, and comes back to us in “ extracts of letters from a refpeCtable mercantile house in Philadelphia.” The very obliging corres pondents of these gentlemen never lose a moment to carry their letters to the press; and thus from our own counting houses an absurd terror is diffufed over the whole country to be exceeded in its pernicious coniequences only by the yellow fever itfelf.—ln your paper of last evening we find from New-York, that one of these “ refpeCtable mercantile houses” has writ ten that “ the fever is actually here and has made some considerable progress.” The firft part of this “ painful fenter.ee” is extremely hypothetical, and the last abfo hiteiy falfe. It is certainly true that cases will give great alarm now that would have excited no attention before 1793. In the commencement of this week there were a few ambiguous cases pronounced by some phyfic.3ns to be nothing more than com rcion bilious fevers fucli as have ever been Sr Ppfprc r St. Pauls, But I believe no physician of any eminence J has declared any one case to be unequivo- v cally the malignant, infectious fever that desolated our city last, year. So much as to the existence of the fever here at all; and as to its having made considerable pro gress, it is an assertion so utterly and noto riouily without truth or foundation that in Philadelphia it needs no contradiction.— We have ever been candid in confeffing t t O the danger when it reallv existed : let us continue to be so; but no man fliould ven ture to give currency to so dreadful a re- \ port without the best information and most unequivocal testimony. TRUTH. PETERSBURG, July 5. By an extract of a letter from a gentle- ' man in Culpeper cohnty, to a gentleman J in Philadelphia, published in the Aurora, 1 it appears that General Lee is not duly elec ted to Congress ; but that, in conlequence \ of a number of bad votes , on Gea. Lee’s poll, Mr. Jones is again returned duly ; eleCled. HERALD. AUGUSTA, WEDNESDAY, July 24, 1799. IN yesterdays northern papers we ob serve no very late interesting foreign news —a confirmation of the defeats of the French on the Rhine, though pleasing can hardlv be said to be new—The Swiss hav ing tasted the comforts of French frater nity, will in all probability with the aid of the Austrians, fend the fraternizing gen try with a rapid movement out of Swit. zerland. The capture of Milan in Italy by the Ruffians will be a means of reliev ing many from bayonet embraces. No account of the destination or situation of the Brest Fleet is perfectly fatisfadory\ we remain in hopes of their being fafely and handsomely Nelson i zed. —In Philadel phia the apprehensions of the citizens ref peCting the yellow fever have been allevi ated and we hope and believe, that there will be no appearance there this season of that fatal disease, which cloaths the town in sackcloth and fills every house with sor row and mourning. It is suggested that (jirdckcry *uiti teat orlgliidtcd ttlC lCpWi vs the fever,credulity was ready tofweartothe truth of it, and the babbling news monger gave it general circulation. The 4th of July has been celebrated in various places with uncommon brilliancy and splendor. Those who calculate upon benefits from ourdifunion would do well to confider the sentiments expreflfed in the toasts given at the numerous public dinners on the auspi cious birthday of our nation—they will difeover inthem the true American spirit; a unanimity of sentiment, an energy of mind, a just confidence in government and a general approbation of public mea iuresjthat could only arise from just reflec tions uninfluenced, by party considerations —reflections in which felfifh considera tions are loft in a virtuous regard for the general good. Commercial intercourse is opened under certain reftriCtions between the United States and some ports in St. Do mingo—American beef and pork will no doubt relifli wellwiththe hungry Islanders. Some foreign agents are now and then giv ing a jog to the Indians on the weftern and southern frontiers and urging them to afts of hostility; prudence would not be an improper plant to cultivate in the Spanish dominions and in the Indian fettlements— the difference between contending against the consolidated force of the Union, and the inefficient exertions of an individual State, has been forcibly exemplified , and if properly attended to,may save much trou ble and render hunting more secure. The Hate rains have filled many hearts with glad ness, and caused numerous fields to flou nfh and look gay —now and then on a thirsty spot, the corn looks faint and dry like a poor mortal parched up with a fever s and too far exhausted to be recovered by cooling draughts, or refreftiing drops, but upon the whole we congratulate our rea ders on the pleasing prospect of abundant crops, and an ample reward to the indus trious husbandman. «<► By the PRESIDENT of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS by an aft of the Congress of the United States, pafled the 9th day of February last, entitled “ An aft further to suspend the commercial intercourse be tween the United States and France, and the dependencies thereof,” it is provided, That at any time after the palling of this aft, it fliall be lawful for the President of the United States, if he fliall deem it expe dient, and confident with the interests of the United States, by his order, to remit and discontinue for*thgflrtigjbeing. the re straints and prohibitions faid aft imposed, either with refpeft to thgFrench republic, or to any island, port It belonging to the said republic, wittr* a commercial intercourse may fafely be re newed ; and also to revoke such order, whenever in his opinion the interest of the United States fliall require; and he is au thorized to make proclamation thereof ac cordingly. And Whereas the arrangements which have been made at St. Domingo for the fafety of the commerce of the United States, and for the admiflion of American vefleis into certain ports of that island, do in my opinion render it expedient, and for the interest of the United States, to renew a commercial intercourse with such port. Therefore, I JOHN ADAMS, Pre sident of the United States, by vir tue of the powers veiled in me by thea bove recited aft, do hereby remit and dis continue the restraints and prohibition therein contained, within the limits and under the regulations here following, to wit: 1. It fliall be lawful for vefleis which have departed or may depart from the U nited States, to enter the ports of Cape- Francois and Port Republican, formerly call ed Port-au-Prince , in the said island of St. Domingo, on and after the firftday of Au gust next. 1 No veflel fliall be cleared for any Ollici poii. Tn 3t. Donrtngo, than Cape* Francois and Port Republicain. 3. It fliall be lawful for vefleis which fliall enter the said ports of Cape-Francois and Port Republicain, after the thirty-firft day of July nexr, to depart from thence to any other port in said island between Monte Christi on the north, and Petit- Goave on the weft; provided it be done with the consent of the government of St. Domingo, and pursuant to certificates or pafiports exprefling such consent, signed by the consul general of the United States, or consul refidingat the port of departure. 4. All vefleis failing in contravention of these regulations, will be out of the pro teftion of the United States, and be more over liable to capture, seizure, and confif cation. Given under my hand and the seal of the United States, at Philadel aa a, phia, the twenty-sixth day of June, in the-year of our Lord s ifeventeen hundred and ninety nine, and of the Independence of the said states, the twenty third. JOHN ADAMS. By the President , Timothv Pickering, Secretary of State. TREASURY \ June 26, 1799. (CIRCULAR.) To the Collectors of the Customs. Sir, I HEREWITH transmit a copy of a Proclamation which has been ifliied by the President of the United States, remitting and difeontinuing, from and after the 31st day of July next, in refpeft to a part of the island of St. Domingo, the prohibitions and restraints imposed by an aft of con gress pafled on the 9th of February, 1799, intitled “ an aft further to suspend the commercial intercourse between the Unit ed States and France and the dependencies thereof.” The diftrift with which commerce is permitted by this proclamation, compre hends the ports in the northern and well era parts of the island, between Monte Christi and Petit Goave. In refpeft to all other ports in the Island, the reftriftions imposed by the aft of congress, remain in force. The ports of Cape-Francois and Port ‘.vo ports A granted immediately; althougftlfiey c «n- \ not be entered until the firft AugutL \ r c[~ ids which may attempt to enter othsr 5 ports, without special permitfion, as here-* after mentioned, will be liable to leizure and confifcation. It is expected that permidion will be granted to veflels which fliall have male report at one of the ports of entry before UKntioned,to proceed tor purpofcs ofcom merce, to any other ports Within dis trict aforefaid. When the conlcm of the gov ernment of St. Domingo can be obtain ed for this purpose, the American veffds will be furnidled with certificates or pass. ports exprelfing such permidion, which will be signed by the consul general of the United States, ortne coninl relkiing at the port of entry ; the certificates of paflpom aforelaid, are to be exhibited to the collec tors of the customs, on the arrival ofanv veflel in the United States, except from one of the ports of entry above mentioned. Vefiels which may proceed from one of the ports ot entry to any of the out ports within the diftrift above mentioned, with out passports expressing the permidion of the government of Sr w j[j Afnerican veflels which may goes in the idand of St. Domingo, are tSJ proceed therewith directly to tome port in the United States ; if such veffds (hall be detained or captured, while proceeding on a voyage elsewhere, they will not be intitled to claim the interposition of the American government in their favor. The niaders and owners of American veflels are to be cautioned, as they would avoid the rifque offeizure in St. Domingo, not to permit any Frenchmen to embark on board their veflels for any part of the said ifl.md, without special passports from the secretary of date. No persons except citizens of the Uni ted States, are to be brought from the idand of St. Domingo, unless they produce the written passports of the general in chief of the army of St. Domingo, authording their departure, and alio separate passports from the consul general of the United States. (Signed) OLIVER WOLCOTT. ——Mjjt The SUBSCRIBER, Respectfully informs the citi zens of Augusta, that he has just commenced the HOUSE CARPENTER. and JOINERS BUSINESS in this place, and hopes to diare their favors equal to that of his exertions and merit in givii general fatis.adion.—At the fame° time thinking I may have enemies of whof'e ill intent I am as yet unaware, but I flatter myfelf with the pleating hope, though a stranger to many, that none will too bafli ly give credit to the fade affertiuns of any base columniator. OBADIAH CRAWFORD. July 24. ts. 2 . Private Board ing at Mr. Hutchinson’s, Corner of Washington & Ellis-Streets. July 24. ts. 2. FOR SALE, TWO PAIR MAHOGANY Dining Tables. Apply at this Office. July 24. ts. 2. WAN T E D, AN active Boy about fourteen or fif teen years of age, as an Apprentice to the Carpenter and Joiner’s trade—None need apply but such as can come well re commended, and is willing to be bound till of age. SAMUEL DUNHAM. July 24. ts. 2, Wanted to Hire. A SMART negro boy about seven teen years of age. Apply at thu office. July 24, 1799. • *** THE Oration delivered on the 4th July by IVilliam J. Hobby, is now in the Press, and will be rea dy for the fubferibers on Monday next. July 24. WANTED, A Boy of about 13 or 14 years of age, who has received a liberal education and can come well recommended, as Ap prentice to the Printing-Business.—Apply at this office. July 17.