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apy Mr 1 ?VRI% May *i r. F ; iV f." iVN,DߣD gyfih? following mefiagc horn the direfto coof* * vas : OT “ Citizen ReprrfcntdtrvfS , 4t A Spanish division, confiding of five Sfntips of the line and one frigate, with a hi. into the road of the ifiaod ot Aix. “ The health of the loldiers might be in jf jured were thev to remain on board until jf the fiiips fail for the place of their diftina g tion. It is even poflible, in cnnteajience r of fubtequent combinations, that the Spa |* jiifti troops may be obliged to march over | a part of the territory of the republic. “ The executive directory, in conformi ty to tlic 295th article of the constitution, acquaint you with the arrival of these troops, and demands your content, even eventually, to their introduiffion, residence and paflage. “ The dire&ory has, moreover, citizens representative, already give orders to fur niflievery afliftancetotheSpaniard:-, which their situation, and the good untlerftanding that wo nations, might Ufi u ire \>a rt. “ BARR AS. Present. v « LA GARDE, Secretary.” May 13. Boulv Paty read a resolution, bv wliich the directory is authorifed to introduce on the French territory the 3000 Spaniards announced in the mefTage of yesterday. STRASBURG, May 6. Tlie account nf our ministers having been massacred by the Austrian tyrants, was made known the right bank of the Rhine. It has produced a terrible indignation againlj our enemies. Hie conftquencc has been, that our troops has <*- greed to pin* no more quarter. Yesterday and the day before there were some fkirmifhts between them and the Austrians; on which occasion no prisoners were taken. All the enemy whom rhev were able to come up with were cut to pieces. UPPER RHINE, May 10. Skirmiflies daily take place between the Austrians and French, on the right bank of the Rhine, from the fide of Kehl. Ge neral Le Grand commands the latter—his head quarters are at Kork. The Austrian troops extend themselves more and more into the Brift>an. Several detachments of their light troops gradually p«f»to Fribourg The French dill conti nue ay old Briffac, which they arc for tifying. HAMBURG, May 22. Some Continental papers insinuate, the murder of Bonnier, &c. had been contriv ed by personal enemies, high in office of the great republic. By others it is dated, that the French ex general Danican, author of the Caffimdra, was the chief of this con spiracy. POSTON, July 15. pKtrafl of a letter from a merchant in St/rti riant, to a gentleman in this town , dated May 29, *99. “ The departure of our fleet has fur prlfedus, and eaufedmuch uneaGnefshere, Specially on account of the trade with A mcric*, wliich is of great importance to us a? well as to you—notwithstanding which no steps have been taken to keep this fleet here. The Governor remonstrated against its departure,and Rated tothe commander, iiarlfinck, that the colony would be left in a mult dill re fled fi nation, itnlefs the fleet remained to protect them. These wile arguments of the governor were however, not attended to, and a majority of the council determined that the fleet fliould depart, agreeably to the orders of the Dutch government in Holland. In con feqwence of which wc have now only a few di fabled velTels w hich are not able to proceed to leu, and of course of no lervice to us—not being in a situation to give us the loft protrAtoq : Our coast is therefore expoled to any privateer or fliip of war that n ay approach it; even the boats from Cuvenne, can come and do as they ploafe, nr.d can with ease take every velfel either bound to or from Surinam. The French Ksing allies of the Dutch, we cannot re fute them entrance into our river, how *+tr much we could wife it. It therefore remains with your government to lave this colony from tlie depredations of these pirates, and to secure to America, a most valuable branch of commerce. If your government fliould think fit to fend some of your lb ip* of war to crude on the coast, it will not be aniifs to give them some di rections how to approach it, and where 10 crude —firft, one fliip of 44 or 36 guns, to ermfe between Cayenne and Marrowinr —one of 24, off the mmnh of Surinam river, and two small veflels for the com munica ion between the fliip cruising near vsyenue and Marrowine, and the one otf buruam river. If these precautions are taken by your government) you may en joy an uninterrupted trade. There is no fliip of force either at Cayenne or Gauda loupe, which would dare the engagement ofyourfliipsjand if any morefliips fliould be sent by the French government to cruite here, your veflels will have greatly the ad vantage over them, as They will have the ports of Demarara and Berbice open to them, where they can refrefb, and be ftip plied with everything nectffary. Here they can be reinforced by the English, or more fliips from your navy ; and by this means effectually prevent the French from committing their accustomed depredations on vour trade—-for if the French once en ter the river of Surinam, they will take your veflels there as well as at fea —as the Dutch can give them no protection. “ Information has been received here by deserters from Cayenne, that in that place continual conspiracies are formed and forming against the white inhabitants, and a similar fate awaits us, which the unhap py people of St. Domingo have experien ced. Through the wife precaution of our worthy governor, our colony has hitherto been tranquil; our (laves are contented and happy, but the French party are very busy and joined by some Jacobins of this place, are meditating a revolution of a ve ry serious nature, but it is fortunate the number of these revolutionists are compa ratively (mail, and men of no charafter or influence. The majority of the inhabi tants, men of diftinftion, morals and prin ciple, and in favor of good order, are de termined to support the wife measures of our governor. Our stores are full of su gar, coffee, cotton, and cocoa.—The con voy of Portsmouth, captain M‘Niel, was composed of 74 fail, which will give you lome idea of the consequence of the trade of this place, and how neceffarv it is for vour government to proted a trade, that will enrich the coffers of your merchants; be a source of wealth to the revenue, and offer a market for the abundant produce of your country. P. S. I forgot to inform you of the capture of the brig Prudence, taken by Malroyn from Cayenne, and tent into this river—The sentence of condemnation is arrived here, from Cayenne, but Frederick the governor has refuted te give his content to the fail of the veil'd and cargo at this place, in contequence of which Captain Malroyn was obliged to depart w ith his prize. The Spanifli fleet commanded bv Don Emparum, has failed from here after taking in provisions and water, deftina r km unknown ; 600 troops arrived here in thre« Spanish (hips—their tronps were for merly the Royal Guards to the King of Spain, but now in the Dutch service Flanders men — of the firft destination and nobility, whose condurt is worthy of praise, and much rtfpe&ed both by the governor and the most refpe&able inhabi tants here! July 19. YELLOW FE FE R. We are sorry to have to inform our rea ders, that rtie yellow fever is at Newbury port—or some malignant fever which re tembles it. We understand, that 5 persons have already died with it, and 5 or 6 others remain sick. Among thefick with the fe ver it is apprehended the Rev. Mr. Milton, is included. The inhabitants of the town met on Tuefday last and appointed a com mittee of health, which dire&ed all per sons possessed of information relative to the commencement of the present fever in that town, to appear before them, on Wed nesday, to make deposition of what they knew. 3 NEW-YORK, July 20. CAUTION. A number of counterfeit ten dollar notes of flic Branch Bank of the United States are in circulation. The engraving is tole rably well executed, but the paper is of a much coarser texture thannhe real notes, and the signature of the President, Cashier, and Indorter, are so wretchedly imitated that the fraud may be easily dete&ed. The public are cautioned against receiving any i'uch iu payment. PHILADELPHIA, July iS. LOOK OUT! A PIRATE OFF THE COAST. By a Pilot arrived this day, information is received, that the schooner , cap tain Macey, which has arrived in our riv er; when to the northward of Little Egg Harbor, was boarded bv a French priva teer, who after examining, and finding her itj ballast, fnffered her to proceed. Captain Macey not having come up, we are unable to give the particulars, as to the name, force, tee. of this audacious pi rate.—lt is reported flic mounts 12 guns, and 100 men. . , it is currently reported, that a pilot who arrived this morning informs, that the fri gate Un ted States, commodore Bar, v, is •n the Bay, with two French privateers taken off the coast. V Return of inttfßents for the lafifive Jays. July ig —7 children and 3 grown per sons. July 20—4 children and 3 grown pcrfons. July 21 & 22 —11 children and 8 grown perlons. July 23 —>3 children. BALTIMORE, July 25. Arrived this day. Brig John and Joseph, capt. Clarke, 35 days from Jamaica —Ballaft—Wm. Pat terson. Left the following vejjels at Kingfion. The brig Juno, captain Price, of Bal timore, from Baracoa, was taken by the French and retaken by the Britifli—libel led. The brig Hope, captain Clark, of Bal timore, bound to La Vera Cruz, was car ried into Jamaica and libelled. The schooner Columbia, captain Tur ner, of Baltimore, bound to Baracoa was condemned, Ship Carrollton, Gardner, of this place, from Jeremie, on her inward bound pas sage was taken and condemned. Brig Betsy, Furlong, of Baltimore bound to Baracoa, was carried in but released, The captain of the John and Joseph spoke a fchoonerat sea, ten days later from Jamaica than himfelf, who infoimed him that they wereallcondemned but the Betsy. CHARLESTON, August 1. Federal District Court, For the DifiriH of South-Carolina , 2sth Ju *799- Present his Honor Judge Bee. The question before the court was grounded on a habeas corpus , to bring up Jonathan Robbins , who was committed to goal in February last, on suspicion of hav ing been concerned in a mutiny on board the Britifli frigate Hermione, in 1797, which ended in the murder of the princi pal officers, and carrying the frigates into a Spanifli port; and on a motion by coun sel, in behalf of the consul of his Britan nic majesty, that the prisoner fliould be delivered up, (to be sent to Jamaica for trial) in virtue of the 27th article of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain. On Friday his honor the judge pronoun ced his decree, for delivering up the pri soner to the Britifli consul, in the course of which he observed, that it was imma terial, whether the person was an Ameri can citizen, or not; he was equally with in the perview of the treaty and therefore the court was bound to deliver him up, the treaty being the law of the land. The judgment being pronounced, the irons were replaced on the prisoner. tad, he was delivered over by the constables, to 1 detachment of federal troops, who had been placed under arms oppolite the court house, and had continued there during the fitting of the court. The troops immedi ately delivered up the prisoner to Lieute nant Jump, of his Britannic sloop Spright ly, then lying in this harbour, and which failed with the prisoner on Saturday morn ing for Jamaica. herald. A U G U S T A, WEDNESDAY, August 7, 1799. t '■ THE following Important News res pelling the Fleets , was received by • Tejterdays Northern Mail. Boston, July 16. THE FLEETS. Yeflerday arrived Captain James Free man, in 53 days from Malaga. He com municated to us the following (ketch of intelligence: May 6. The French fleet pafled Gibral tar, 25 fail of the line. May 10. The English fleet, under Earl St. Vincents, pafled Gibraltar, 22 fail of the line. [May 23 d, Captain F. failed from Ma laga ] May 24. Off Gibraltar was boarded I from an English sloop of war, command ed by captain Moore, from earl St. Vin cents, bound to Gibraltar, with dispatches, had failed 600 miles in 48 hours. On be ing asked the news, captain Moore, said he was not at liberty to make any particu lar communication, until he had delivered the letters of which he w r as the bearer; he however, declared that the French and English fleets had engaged, and that the latter had got the better; but the action was not decisive—as the French progrefled up, and the English was following; expec ting the French would be met in front by Lord Nelson, with his fquadron,and feme Ruffian and Turkish (hips, which, with the co-operation of Earl St. Vincents be low, would render their defeat easy and complete —Cutters had been feafonablv dilpatched, to require Lord Nelson’s af fifiance, with all the vefTels he could col lea. Captain Moore said, that the French 1 expedition had been fruftrated by the en gagement w ith Earl St. Vincents; that the recapture of Minorca was intended f 0 be the firft aft cf it.—Captain M. further said, that off Carthagena he fell in wit!, the Spanish fleet from Cadiz, which hail experienced a very violent storm, and (ev en fail of the line were completely dis. masted. After leaving this fleet, off Cape de Gatt, fell in with fix English flfipg bound up, which were fuflicient todeftrey the Spanish fliips in their then miferabit situation. Extraft of a letter from Madrid , May 3, re ceived by Captain Freeman. “ French papers obfervefilence relative to the late events in Italy and on the Rhine. We know by private letters, that the direc tory is much alarmed j and they add, that every man, from the age of 20 to 32 is ordered into the field ; under a new requ,. fition, and diftinft from the conscript. Many have declared they would sooner die by their own hands, than leave their fami lies, to farther the ambitious viiews of the direftory. The eleftions have been tur bulent in many parts of France; and affaf. finations never were more frequent than at present. “ The Auftrains have entered Switzer land, and have taken Bade. Jourdan is elefted a member of the council of ancients. A courier from Leghorn, fays, there are only 300 French troops there ; and it is said the French are about to evacuate Tuscany.” “ There is a royal order passed, which will be published in a few days; which prohibits all intercourse with the Spanish settlements in neutral vessels; or other than Spanish fubjefts. The order fays, the Spanish nation receives no benefit from the permission given to neutrals to trade with its settlements; on the contrary, that it is a disadvantage to the nation at large, and that the neutral is the only person that gains.—This will cut off our trade with the Havanna for a short time. Spain can not supply her colonies during the war.” The day captain F. failed from Malaga, a letter was received from Madrid, dated May 10, which said, that the king of Na ples was reinstated in his throne, and that the French had evacuated Tuscany. Mantua and Milan are taken by the Austrians. Messrs. Randolph & Bunce, NOTWITHSTANDING the several public warnings held out to those owners and overseers, whose hearts are callous to the sympathy due their fellow-mortals, re peated instances occur which makes hu manity fliudder! A full defeription of tome recent UorWritiea might injure the culprit on his trial,.and is .therefore with held : but such monflers of turpitude are informed, that by the late C&nftitution>the lives and members of Negroes are equally protefied with those of white persons. — A law which has been in force many years in the British Weft-India Islands; and it is hoped will be soon adopted throughout our own happy continent. WILBERFORCE. Mr. Lyar, SIR—I have been told you have, in my late absence, certified I had conveyed a lot, or lots in Augusta not my own, and having received the value thereof, it was presumable I would never return. —Now, fir, you have told one lie, and presumed another. I presume there fore, you are deserving of no further no tice from Your Plain Monitor. JAS. HUTCHINSON. August 7. (2t*4.) The Subscriber, HAS FOR SALE , Few Hogsheads of MOLASSES. ISAAC HERBERT. Au gu st 7- (3t. 4.) w. S~ SMITH, ’ BEGS leave to inform his friends, that he has removed into the House lately oc cupied by Col. R. Watkins, where he pro poses to entertain a few refpeftable boai* Ders.—He also hopes to have it in his power to accommodate his transient friends. A »g»ft 7- (ts. 4 ) At PUBLIC AUCTION. On MONDAY the nth infant , at TE$ 0 clock, before try Door , will be solB) A QJJ ANTITY OF Houfebold and Kitchen Furniture , ONE OR TWO VALUABLE COWS fc? CALVES , &c. Gfr. JAs. HUTCHINSON. August 7.