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LOWER-ELRE, August 4.
S The Paris letters of the 26th ult. con
|tain an official message from the dirertory
jto the two councils, giving copious de
itails, from Moreau, refperting the battle of
rfthe 15th, in which the French seem to
I have performed prodigies of valor. Jou-
Ibert was killed in the onset of the action :
■ rufhmg forward, to animate his troops in
la charge with the bayonet, crying advance!
\ advance! a ball smote him on the right
I fide, piercing his heart, and falling to the
If ground he waved his hand, exclaiming
1 match on ! match on ! and expired almost
I immediately.
Gen. Moreau then commanded in chief,
exposed bimfelf to every danger, having a
; horse killed tinder him : a ball grazed his
' right fide.
General Moreau concludes his difpatch
,es thus :—“ Our troops performed prodi
gies of valor. The artillery did wonders.
The corps of Ruffians were cut to pieces:
it attempted four attacks, and was repulsed.
The corps of general Kray charged with
the attack of the left, was almost driven
from the field of battle at 3 o’clock ; every
thing seemed to promise a happy success.
• Generals St. Cyr, Perignon, Croucy, dif
tinguiflied themselves particularly. lam
perhaps wrong to mention foine, for all
| did their duty. There are very few who
are not wounded, with their horses. Ge
neral Partoneau was made prisoner : but
the hostile general Lufinon was also taken,
being wounded in the charge. I sent him
' back to be exchanged. Joubert died at
fix in the morning,and the artion continu
s ed till evening.”
MILAN, August 17.
Letter from gen. Melas to count Cocaftclli,
commijfary of government.
I hasten to inform you of one of the
moil splendid victories we have gained in
the present campaign. The enemy’s ar
my, 50,000 strong, had advanced to re
lieve Tortona. Our army quitted its po
litions in the mountains, and retreated in
to the plains, in hopes the enemy would
follow 11s ; but he would not advance, and
1 we resolved to attack him. For this pur
pose gen. Kray attacked the left wing, and
the Ruffians the centre. The battle com
menced on the 15th of August, and was
extremely bloody. Thrice the Ruffians
stormed the enemy’s centre, but they were
fepulied each time with loss. I now took
the command of our right wing, confiding
of 3 battalions of grenadiers and 6 of Au
ftrain infantry, and attacked the left wing
of the enemy. In spite of the most obfti
»*<iftancr, and a ilraodful firs of artll
lery, we gained the heights; the enemy
was overthrown in every quarter, driven
to flight and pursued till late last night.
General Joubert remained dead on the
field of battle, and Moreau was mortally
wounded. We have taken prisoners the
four generals Grouchy, Perignon, Belle
grnnd and Corli, from 4 to 5000 inferior
officers and privates, and the whole of the
enemy’s artillery is in our poffdlion. Our
own loss in this most brilliant victory is
likevvife not inconsiderable ; but its con
sequence will no doubt be glorious; and
we may hope to fee the French entirely
driven out of Italy.
(Signed) MELAS.
VIENNA, August 24.
The battle of Novi was the most dread
ful and bloodied, that has taken place since
the renewal of the war, and general Melas
has gained never-fading laurels. Had Jou
bert not fallen and thus the French army
brought into coufitfion, the carnage might
have lafred much longer. This is the
fourth defeat of the French in Italy ; Kray
defeated Scherer; Suwarrow and Melas,
Moreau, then .Macdonald, and now Jou
bert. Only Championet remains now to
be conquered.
Fort Brunette, in Piedmont, nine miles
from the fortrefs of Briancon, on the fron
tiers of France, is f.tid to be occupied by
the allies,from whence they mean to bom
bard fort Sufa, opposite to It.
Last night a courier arrived here from
the archduke Charles, who brings intelli
gence of an art ion having commenced be
tween his royal highness and Maflena,
which at the departure of the courier, was
in favor of the archduke. Further ac
counts are anxioully experted.
London Gazette, August 24.
C.ipt. Boorder to vice admiral lJickfon.
“ Yarmouth Roads,
August 20.
Sm,
1 have to acquaint you of mv arrival at
this anchorage, with his majesty’s tloop
tinder my command, and of mv having,
in company with the Pylades sloop and
Courier cutter, cut out and took pofleffion
of, on the nth instant, from Shicnmnni
koo, (in Holland) the Crash gun brig (for
merly in our service) mounting 12 guns,
18, 24 and 32 pounders ; as also having
I bnmt a schooner, of seventy men ; like
ly wife took potiefiion of a row boat of thir
previoufiv driver, the men from
the battery) spiked four pieces of cannon,
and brought off two brass field pieces, 4
pounders. The Craflt made an obltinate
refilhnee from forty to fifty minutes, and
then (truck. lam hippy to add not more
than two men were killed on our file, anci
three wounded ; and recommend theCraflt
as an excellent vefl'el, well calculated for
his majrfty’s service, being of a small
draught of water. 1 cannot but express
my fatisfartion on our keeping the fliips
afloat, as in many places our soundings
proved there to be not more than fourteen
feet, the Efpeigle drawing twelve.
I am, bir, &c,
James Booder.
Vice-admiral Dickson.
Capt. Sotherton, in a letter to lord Dun
can, speaking of the above affair, fays,
“ The Latona,” which he commands, not
being able to art, I may without vanity
fay, as we were only fpertators, it has been
as gallant an achievement as has ever been
remembered.
HAMBURG, September 6.
We have a right to contradirt upon the
heft authority, several articles contained
in the last Holland papers, refperting the
fimimons sent by admiral Duncan to ad
miral Story. This summons which was
generally looked upon as official, is totally
erroneous; in the firft place, the summons
was sent in the name of admiral Mitchel,
not in that of Duncan, the latter only add
ed the poftfeript, by which he invites the
Dutch officers to join him, and offers
them his friendfliip and protertion; it is en
tirely unfounded, that any mention was
made by the British admiral refperting the
landing of 20,000 troops at theHelder;
for such was the position of the Dutch
fleet at the time, that to effert such land
ing without their knowledge, must have
been utterly impossible, this therefore is
contradictory in itfelf; it is equally un
founded and erroneous, that any mention
has been made by the British admiral, ref
perting the sovereignty of the prince of
Orange.
The Danifli Imperial col. de Frufman,
is arrived at St. Petersburg, in which place
according to our information, the king of
Prussia will keep a charge d’affairs, after
the departure of the ambaflador.
Our correspondent in Mayland fays,
that the Imperial gen. Kray has been obli
ged to march suddenly with a considerable
corps, towards Novarra and the county of
Wallis, in consequence of the French gen.
Lecourbe’s threatening to invade Lom
bardy,
PARIS, August 30.
Extract of a letter from Brest , dated Aug. 19.
Desertion among the sailors and soldiers
belonging to the fleet, is risen to an alarm
ing degree, not a day elapses on which our
out ports flop less than 20 or 30 sailors
and soldiers; Spaniards not excepted ; it
is high timeto prevent such disorderly pro
ceedings; the British cruisers which are off
here, have taken some neutrals coming
from Brest; several French and Spanish
men of war have parted their anchors dur
ing the last heavy gale.
The rumor that Paulo, the ch’wf of the
iufurgents was llain, is contradirted; Du
bois Crane is gone to the army of Italy.
The courier extraordinary, who left
Italy on the 15th of Auguft,* for Paris,
with the details of the bloody battle of
Novi, broke a leg by the way; through
this accident the dispatches were retarded
five days later; —all the grape (hot was
expended before our artillery began to re
treat ; immediately after the battle was
ended, general Moreau sent a courier to
general Championet, requesting him to
take the command of the army.
Among the 8,400 Austrians who were
made prisoners in Switzerland, are one co
lonel of Brigade, two majors, and 115 of
ficers.
All the conscripts in the departments of
Du Nord, De l’Aifne, and from Pass du
Calia, arc in requisition, to keep tranqui
lity in Belgium, in case that country fliould
be invaded by the Anglo-Ruffinns; our
public prints fay, that Pichegru is in or
near the tnviroi\s of Duilburg, on the
frontiers of Holland.
Three new legions are raising, one of
Polanders, one of Cifalpines, and one of
North Franconians; 2,259,138 franks,
are granted to meet the expence of this
corps.
Our newspapers here agree in stating,
that the proclamations and regulations,
made by Bernadolte, our minister of war,
ire not alone approved of, but are said to
be the bert that ever existed. *
All our troops in the vicinity of Co
logne, as well as those stationed along the
Meuse, have received orders to march
without delay to Holland, they will be re
instated by frcfli troops from the interior.
General Ferino, with two divisions, is
to crofsthe Rhine near Baile, and is todi
rert his march toward Shaffhaufen.
It is decreed that monuments (hall be
ertfted tor all those of our generals who
may fall in battle; new schemes have been
transmitted to them for contemplation, 1
1 supposed 10 be the best ;o repair our losses. |
FYom Strsfburg we learn that all our
troops in those diitriCts, are kept in readi
ness to cross the Rhine at a moment’s no
tice, to penetrate into Suabia. .
The minister of war has required of ci
tizen Muller, provifbry general of the ar
my of the Rhine, to watch with unremit
ting vigilance, the conduct of many fo
reign agents, and to otfer a reward of one
hundred franks, to any soldier who will
indite, and bring to convi&ion any one
who has, or intends to inlift any of our
18 milions were granted to the minister
of war, to supply the wants of the French
prisoners in England, as well as those of
the combined fleets. At Bread, copper
coin to the amount of 10 millions is emit
ted, and will be speedily brought in circu
lation.
The Spanish squadron at Rochefort is
ready for sea.
In Toulouse, the execution of the cap
tive royalists commences, in the latter en
gagement 300 of them threw themselves
into the river Garonne, all of whom were
drowned ; our troops under gen. Comes,
took 2 standards, and 1200 prisoners.
The royalists in the department due
Gers, are more fuccefsful. St. Ciaire,
Montfort, See. are among the places which
fell into their hands.
In the department of Seine (Paris,) four
persons have fubferibed to the new loan
from 200,000 to 400,000, nine from
100,000 to 200,000, and twelve from
50,000 to 100,000 franks. The taxes of
210 persons only, amounts to the enor
mous aggregate of 7 1-2 millions.
Reports from the national treasury state,
that the monies demanded for the present
emergencies of this month, cannot be col
lected, and that the most of the civil, and
a great number of the military officers,
have not received any salary for these fix
months pad.
Briot in his addref* to the council of
five hundred said, “ that he deemed it ad
visable to manifeft to all foreign powers,
their desire of peace, the basis of which
should be the independence of the repub
lics in Italy; and the guarantee of the pre
sent boundaries of the republic.”
CHARLESTON, November 7.
On Saturday night lad, a little before
12 o’clock, a fire was difeovered on board
the Swedidi brig Polypheme, capt. Etef
trand, lying at Geyer’s South wharf, which
arrived herefrom Malaga on the 26th ult.
the fire had gotten to such a height between
decks before aflidance was afforded, that
notwithdanding every exertion her two
decks were burnt off; she had on board
210 pipes of Brandy, and 10 pipes of Wine,
of which it is feared the greater part \is
damaged, or dedroyed. The accident is
supposed to be owing to the sailors going
to deep leaving a candle burning ; happily
the night was calm; owing to this cir
cumdance, and the condant playing of
water from the engines, the mifehief was
prevented from spreading.
Died, on Thursday evening, after a
diort illness, aged 26 years, Mrs. Loui/a
Williamson , wife of Mr. J. B. Williamson,
of the Charledon Company of Comedians.
The early death of this mod accomplished
aCtrefs, is truly lamented by all who have
enjoyed the plealurc of feeing her on the
dage, where die Ihone unrivalled; in a
word, since die has been known in this
city, die has been the delight of our Thea
tre.
HERALD.
AUG U S T A,
WEDNESDAY, November 13, 1799.
MejJrs. Randolph Ctf Bunce,
IN your lad paper I observed an
extradl from a decision of the supreme ju
dicial court of Madachufetts, embrace
tngafubjeCt which has occasioned in the
minds of men, conddernble speculation
and some diversity of opinion. As this
decidon may in its consequences be inter
eding to the citizens of this date, and as
the principles which governed it, are of
uniform and universal obligation, it may
be pleadng to your readers to have a date
ment of the case at length ; I therefore
fend it to you for publication. It may be
proper to notice, that the cause was tried
before Judge Dana, chief judice of Maffa
chuletts, and four aflociate judges—a tri
bunal which probably dands as high as
any court of judicature in the United
States, for integrity and legal information:
in the decidon the judges all concurred,
and a more jud, equitable and proper deci
don, was in my opinion never pronoun
ced, and I will add the decidon is l'uch as I
have ever calculated upon and predicted,
from the time the foundation for the ques
tion was laid by the unprecedented pro
ceedings of Georgia. Z.
Suffolk, JJ.
Supreme Judicial Court, August Term , 1799.
DERBY vs. BLAKE.
1 This, was an aCtion by the indorfee, a
gainft the indorfer of a promissory Ro}a .
hand, for payment of five thousand A 1
!ars—the inducement was J n Cf
form, and dated 6th February
which time also the defendant haci .*^ dt
ed from the plaintiff a special agreed"
relative to said note, fpecifying the
deration for which the fame was indorf d
and declaring it to be toid, and to v
turned to defendant, on the happening
a certain contingence.—This special °*
greement, without any objection 0 n th*
part of plaintiff’s counsel, was fufFered to
be fiiovvn against the note, and was relied
on in the defence:—Whereupon the fid
lowing fails were established, viz.
That on the 26th dav of January r-, n /:
Messrs. Jackson and Wiliiamfon,
for a certain company in Georgia, called
the Georgia Miffifhppi Company, entered
into a contrail, bearing date on said 26th
January, with laid Derby, and sundry p er .
lons in Boston, and elsewhere, for the f a ; a
of a large trail of land, supposed to con
tain between eleven and twelve millions
acres, lying between the Mississippi anc j
Tom Bigby rivers, within the reputed
boundaries of the said State of Georgia—
By this contrail, the said Jackson and
Wiliiamfon were expressly holden to con--
vey to the purchasers, by filling up, com
pleting and delivering to them, at Boston
on the 12th day of February, then nex-*
a certain deed which had been previously
signed and sealed by the said Georgia Mis.
fillippi Company, in Georgia, in which
deed, blank spaces had been left for the
insertion of date, consideration, and the
names of any persons who should become
purchasers of the land ; and for the pur.
pose of completing these omissions, the
said Jackson and Wiliiamfon were veiled
with a special .letter of attorney from the
said trustees of the said G. M. Co. The
present plaintiff, Mr. Derby was one of
the persons contrailing with Jackson and
Wiliiamfon, and had lubfcribed for (two
fliares, so called) or 500,000 acres, at ten
cents per acre, to be secured by notes of
hand, as particularly set forth in the con
tract. That after the said 26th January,
and before the 12th February, the present
defendant purchased of the'plaintiff, his
right of subscription, so termed agreed to
take his place in the contraCl, and was to
receive all the benefits and incur all the
hazards that might result from the fame,
for which the defendant agreed to give him
certain notes of hand to the amount often
thousand dollars. Immediately upon ex
ecution erf this agreement with Derby, the
defendant fold to Messrs. Judd and Wells,
the fame right to the said two shares, so
purchased of said Derby ; and at the fame
time the defendant made and delivered to
the said Judd and Wells, his written obli
gation, whereby he promised, that in case
the contraCl of the 26th January, with
Jackson and Wiliiamfon should be dissol
ved or not carried into execution, then
the notes aforefaid fliould be considered as
void, and be re-delivered to the makers of
them. Os these notes, ten thousand dol
lars were thereupon transferred to Derby,
by the defendant’s blank indorfement, and
at the fame time Derby made to him a
written agreement, reciting the substance
of the defendant’s agreement with Judd and
Wells, and stipulating, that in case Jack
son and Williamson’s contrad, as afore
faid, should be dissolved, so that the said
Judd and Wells fliould not be holden to
pay their notes to the defendant, then the
notes indorfed to Derby, fliould also be
come void, and be delivered back to the
indorfer.
(To be concluded in our next.)
Extra ft of a letter from Porto Rico, dated the
loth September.
“ I have seen the orders of general Des
ferneux, of Guadaloupe, to the captains of
privateers—they are to take all Americans
coming from or bound to any port what
ever. —In consequence thereof fix priva
teers have already failed, and as many
more commissions have been received a
few daysfince. So that the risk will be
very great to Americans in general, and
particularly as there are no vessels of war
belonging to the United States to be seen
in these seas.” [ Philadelphia paper.)
LEXINGTON, (Kent.) Sept. 26.
The yellow fever has paid its annual
visit to New-Orleans, and many Ameri
can citizens have fallen viClims to its rava
ges. Among the number is captain Sa
muel Price, of this place.
RALEIGH, Oflober 29.
Died, at Edenton, in this date, on Sun
day the 20th inflant, after a very short
illness. that valuable and highly refpe&ed
citizen, the Honorable James Iredell, one
of the Associate Judges of the United States.
His memory will long be held dear by
those who knew him belt, on account of
the many and eminent services rendered
to this date; and his philanthrophy and
suavity of manners, had procured hinj
friends amongd some of the wifedand heft
men in every part of the Union, who will
deeply regret his loss.