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NEW-YORK, January 10.
. A letter from Havanna, dated Dec. 3,
fays, "Anew order is iflued for all fo
reigners to depart this place. This ori
ginated from a jealousy on the part of the
merchants, fuhjeds of Spain, who are in
the bufiiiefs of receiving consignments of
slave cargoes, against: foreigners who are
in the habit of receiving large confionments
through their English connections. No
foreign vessels are admitted with cargoes of
any kind whatsoever.
By the Prosperity, capt. Joughan, which
arrived yeflerday in 32 tlavs, from Gi
braltar, we learn that the United States
fri gates John Adams and Adams were both
there. Oor consul at rhat place informed
captain J. that the Unitea States frigate
Constellation had carried away her fore
mad in a gale of wind, and was repairing
at Malaga.
The fliip Enterprize, of this port, char
tered by government, had arrived at Gi
braltar with provisions for our vefTels of
war, four days before the Prosperity
failed.
A Tripolitan corsair of 20 guns lay
there, and was closely watched by the
Adams, which lay at Algefiras.
We are also informed that a great num
ber of British troops, under command of
general Knox, had ..rrived at Gibraltar and
proceeded up the Mediterranean for Malta.
The captain informs us, that American
produce bore a tolerable price—flour was
10 dollars.
Captain Jodghan is the bearer of dif
palches for our government.
January it.
We learn from the captain of the sloop
Selima, arrived last night in 21 days from
Port-Republican, that the navigation of
the Bite of Leogane was very dangerous.
The negroes capture all vefleis that they
fail in witli ; they give no quarters, but
put every foul to death. Three American
vefTels have been taken bv them, and the
crews maflacreed. A paflage boat lrom
Leogane to St. Marks, with 44 fouls on
board, was taken by one of those barges,
and every foul murdered. The women
t-hey put to the ignominious torture of
boring out their eyes with a corkscrew, in
ripping up the bellies of those that are
with child, and exposing the unborn in
fants to the eyes of their expiring mothers!
The day after this tranfaltion took place,
the above-mentioned boat was at last cap
tured by the boats of a French frigate, af
ter a def'perate relifiance. She was man
ned by 20 negroes, 170} wUcim were kil
led in the action ; the surviving three were
brought to town, and exposed to the rage
of the populace, who kicked, ftened, and
trampled them to death. Even women, to
gratify their revenge for the murder of
their (ex, (lamped on their heads until
they expired !
The war between the French and the
brigands continued to be very bloody.
They gave no quarter on either fide. The
negroes were numerous, hut badly armed.
During a battle, those in the rear rank
(land with their arms folded, and step for
ward to fuppiy the places of those that
fall in front.
Frequent allions had taken place on the
plains near Port-Republic, in which the
French wertfuccebful; but the town was
closely besieged at the time of the Selima’s
failing ; and the brigands committed de
predations under its very walls. 200 plan
tations have been destroyed in that neigh
borhood. Three of the negro encamp
ments were plainly to he seen from the
(hipping in the harbor.
Captain Blakeman, arrived here yester
day from Calcutta, informs us, that previ
ohs to his failing a riot had taken place at
Bombay between the guard of honor of
the government and the attendants of
Haujee Kim Mel Khan, ambafiador from j
the king of Persia ; and that whilst the
ambatfador was endeavoring to quell the
tumult, one of the Seapoys (hot him dead
on the spot.
WASHINGTON, January 12.
We imderftatid that the president of the
JJnited States vefterday nominated to the
senate fames Monroe, as minister extraor
dinary and plenipotentiary to the firfl con
sul of France, and to the court of Madrid,
in afibciation with our ministers to France
and Spain, relative to the free navigation
of the Mifiifippi.
In the house of delegates of Maryland, , the
following re/olutions haw been fubmilted by
a Lading member :
u
Resolved , That this legislature highly
approve of the prompt conduit of the pre
sident of the United States, relative to de
manding redress from the Spanifti govern
ment at New-Orleans for the infraition of
the’reaty of San Lorenzo Real.
Resolved , That the (late of Maryland
will support ‘fiich measures as the honor,
the dignity and interests of the United
States may render neceflary to be adopted
by the president of the United States, or bv j
the general government, in case the just j
and honorable redttrls demanded (hall not
be obtained.
FREEDOM of ELECTION.
The democratic party have displayed
more indecent triumph perhaps in the suc
cess of their ticket in the (late of Dela
ware, than on almost any other occasion.
Their caudiuaie, Rodney, had (he exadi
number of tj; votes morethan Mr. Bayard;
hut it has always been aliened by the fede
ralifts of that (late, that ten times this
numter of votes had been given in bv fo
reigners having no votes. The following
paragraph from the last F'edera! Ark, a well
conduced paper at Dover, will give the
people of the United States some in
teresting information on the fubjell :
[N. York Evening Pofl.]
“ We have often aflerted that Mr-
Rodney did not obtain his election by a
m joriry of conftitntional votes. In this
opinion we are confirmed by the grand
jury of New-Castle. At the last court of
quarter feflions in that county there were
one hundred and fifty-feven persons pre
sented for voting not being qualified
by law ; two infpetflors for receiving
illegal votes knowing the fame to be
illegal ; and another for putting a tick
et into the box for a man who was not
present at the election—voting as bis
proxy. Prosecutions are now depending
against these persons, it would, therefore,
be highly improper at present to make anv
remarks on their conduit. We would
merely fay that Mr. Rodney mud take his
feat in congress under very considerable
embarraflments.”
H E R aT F
A U G U S T A, 7
WEDNESDAY, February 2, 1803.
IN our paper, of the 27th OHober
last, we took occasion to make a few re
marks on the fubjell of the Delaware Elec
tion, which drew on us the impotent
wrath of the sage conductors of the Geor
gia Republican. In our paper of this day
our readers will observe a paragraph under
the head of "freedom of election,"
dating the preferment of unqualified voters,
and the prosecution of corrupted inspedors, and
voters by proxy. —lt was a fubjell of extreme
aftonifliment to us, that the inhabitants of
any (late so enlightened as those of Dela
ware, fliould be so egregiously duped, by
Jacobinic arts, as to underate the talents,
services and integrity of James A. Bayard.
Our afteniftunent is now at an end.—
“ Our mild, our serene, our benevolent”
President is the friend of that particular
difeription of newly imported Patriots,
whole gratitude will induce them to give
their votes for the honorable men of his
choosing.—The legality of their votes,
was to him, or them, a matter of no conse
quence. For according to that Philoso
phy, whole principles he profefles, eve
ry mean, is to be adopted in the pur
suit of the GREATER GOOD ! !
J. T. Callender of presidential memory
has found, to his cost, that altho’ the far
famed sedition law is at an end, there
are those who in the “ full tide of fuccefs
ful experiment” can “ feel power and
forget right."
WE have commenced the proceed
ings in the case of Mr. Hay against Mr.
Callender, that our readers may duly com
prehend what is to be understood, by the
true Democratic Liberty of the press. The
ooify oppofuion made to the Sedition all,
cannot have Ifcaped recollection, and al
though no man could by that ad, be fub
jelted to any punilhment whatever for
libellous publications, until, after a fair,
open, and public tryal, nor until found
guilty by a jury of his country of pub
lilhing malicious fahhoods, with wicked
intentions , yet under these circumstances
theinvafion of the liberty of the press was
the theme of democratic from
one end of the continent to the other, and
the right of publiftiing the moll mifehiev
ous fahhoods was contended, for with a
zeal, almost equal to the ardour with
which the privilege was excrcfed. These
things were then very well—and Mr. Hay
the/Zero of the recent exhibition in Vir
ginia and the present adversary of Mr.
Callender was the warm advocate of the
mod unreftrilted liberty of the prels.
But when in the due course of things, and
in the distribution of equal and exad juflice
to all men , the conduct of this very Mr. Hay
became exposed in the Recorder, his fav
ourite maxims and all his former reason
ings were forgotten, and he aflaulted Mr.
Callender with a bludgeon, almost beat
out his brains and then applied to the ma
gistrates of the county to compel him to
give security not to publifli any thing more
against bimfeif and other democratic wri
tings—and (hameful to relate, there were
found magnates pitiful enough to favour
the degrading—and difgraceful application
—Callender refnfed to give the fecuritv
required and was fen: to jail—he was im
prisoned without ary tryal —without being
charged with any offence committed—with
out any apprehension of his doing persona!
violence—but for refilling to give security
j not to relinquifti a right secured to the
citizens of the United States by their con
stitution and the genius of their govern
ment, as well we believe as by the local
constitutions of almost every (late in the
union. 1 befe proceedings will merit the
attention of our citizens, new circumstan
ces are almost daily occurring to exhibit
in their true and proper cdlours, the prin
ciples of those who have long boasted of 1
their exdufive republicanism. ;
IT is far from our wifti to call the atten
tion of our readers to our individual con
cerns, and we are particularly unwilling
to inform them of pecuniary preilures—
but when we have occalion to procure
frefh supplies of paper, or to make pro
vition for other materials, we cannot avoid
feeling with considerable fenlibilitv, how
much we might be benefited if our friends
would occalionally recollelt our numer
ous expenses, as well as those resources
on which alone we relv for defraying
them. In looking over our books we
find a number of outstanding balances,
and in some indances the advance money
for our paper remaining due, and w hich
we believe have remained, unsettled from
their being separately of trifling amount —
but it mull be recollelfed that these a
mounts though final!, and of but little
consequence to those from whom they
are separately due, yet in the aggregate
they would afford important relief and af
fiflance to an editor whole purfe has not the
happy quality of furoidting supplies with
out either wafting or being diminifhed —On
examining our fubfeription lift we feel a
pleasure in the belief that no names appear
there, but of those who would willingly
pay for, as well as recieve our paper, and
we trust we fliali not be deemed unreafoua
bly prefling in observing, that at this time
their alfiftance would be peculiarly ac
ceptable.
SHAVING AND DRESSING,
On Thursday last -Tench Coxe, “ the
patriot of 76,” seated himfelfin a barber’s
shop, to be fliaved and dressed. He was
scarcely seated when a member of the
Legislature came into the fliop and com
menced a conversation with the man of
suds, on the fubjeft of Paine and tppli
tics. The following is related to have
been the latter part of that conversation,
the whole of which palled while Coxe
was getting shaved and dressed. [The poor
barber however did not know that he was
then fliaving Mr. Coxe.]
Ba'ber. —A great many old whigs are
now called old tories, and some are called
whigs who joined the Britifn.
Member. — Who are they ?
Barber. Why Tench Coxe and a great
many more.
Member. How do you know that?
Barber. I know it very well—l was in
Moylan’s dragoons watching the tories
when he piloted Howe into Philadelphia.
j
Question by Tench Coxe. How do
you know there was not compulsion used ?
Barber’s answer. Oh ! 1 know very
well the d—d rafeal piloted them in of his
owti accord—for I was told l’u at the time.
By this time the patriot had gotten his
nose from between the fliavers fingers, and
the reader need not be told that he deserted
as soon as polfibie.
The truth of the above in substance
can be proved. \Lan. Jour.
»2Q 398 23! SfIBJB IB wSK *?£ 828 £3B
DIED, last night in the frqty-feventli
year of his age, John Erdman Smith,
Printer, a native of the City of Nurem
berg in Germany, and for many years a
worthy citizen of this place.
fjfj 3 I the Subscribers to the AU
GUSTA JOCKEY CLUB, are requefed
to call on Mr. Walter Leigh, Treasurer ,
and pay their Subscription Money , at leaf
twenty days previous to the commencement of
the Races.
LAW office:.
COLONEL WATKINS notifies his
Clients, and those who have occa
sion for his profeftionai services, that John
Hamill, Esquire, has jo'ned him in the
pralfice of the law ; and that they have
opened an office in the weft wing of the
brick buildings, in the upper part of
Broad-street, in Augusta, where one or
both will attend every day, except when
on the circuit, from the hours of 9 o’clock
in the morning until two, and from three
’til five in the afternoon, for the dispatch
of business.
When they are on the circuit, an aflif
tant, qualified to conduit the ordinary bu
siness of the office, will constantly attend,
and the ftrilteft attention will, at all times,
be paid to the interest of their clients.
After the er.fuing circuit, they will at
tend only the superior courts in the coun
ties of Richmond, Columbia, Jeffcrfon,
and Burke, and the federal circuit courts
in Savannah and Louisville ; except on ex
traordinary occasions, when, if required,
they will attend in any part of the state.
DANCING ACADEMY.
MR. DEBONNE, begs leave to in
form the Ladies and Gentlemen
of this City and its Vicinity, that his
SCHOOL will be continued at Major
D’antignac’s City-Hotel, where by his
steady attention, he hopes to merit their
patronage.
N. B. The Night School for Gen
tlemen, will be continued as above.
wanted;
MAN to attend a Coun
try Store, none need apply with
out a good recommendation. Enquire
at this office.
M'KINNE & Co.
HAVE JUST RECEIVED,
On CONSIGNMENT at their Commis
sion Ware House :
25,000 lbs. Sweeds & Ruflia Iron,
12 bbls. Mufcovado Sugar,
10 Crates aflbrted Crockery Ware,
2 llhds. Jamica Rum,
2 ditto Northward do,
1000 wt. Castings,
Which they offer for tale at the Savan
nah prices with the addition oi freight
only.
They continue as uftial their
FACTORAGE, COMMISSION ami
STORAGE BUSINESS, and while they
return their grateful acknowledgments to
their friends tor the liberal support hither
to afforded them, they venture to hope
their diligent attention to buhnefs will eu
lure a continuation of their favours.
They receive, lfore and forward all
kinds of Merchandize and Produce, on
the lowed terms and where consignments
of Tobacco, Cotton or other articles are
made and ordered FOR SALE, no
efforts (hail he Ipared to dispose of them
to the be it advantage, and remittances
(hall be made with promptitude and in the
manner directed.
February 2. (86.)
AUGUSTA JOCKEY CLUB.
ORDERED, That the Secretary do in
form the public by adverttlement, that
the club for reason, arc under the necellity
of levying the following taxes, viz :
On every four wheeled carriage going on
the race ground 100 cents,
On every two wheeled ditto 50,
On every man and horse ditto 25.
Taken from the Minutes,
* LEWIS HARRIS, Secretary.
TO BE SOLD,
833 Acres of Land.
SITUATE opposite the City of Au
gufla, and in the State of South-Caro-
Ima. — It may be observed that there are
but few Trails of equal size within some
diflai:Ce that can afford an equal number
of Prime, Good Acres—it is remarkably
well Timbered and very convenient to an
excellent Market for Fire Wood, &c. The
terms are one third Cafli and the Vialance
payable in two annual inftalmrnts.—Ap
plication to be made to the fubferiber by
letter or otherwise at Angufta.
RALPH SPENCE PHILIPS.
February 2. (86.)
Notice is Hereby Given,
THAT the fobfcilbers have been duly
appointed Aflignees of the estate and
effedts of Richard Wayne , jun and Benjamin
Sims , of Savannah and Augulta, in the
Diftridt of Georgia—bankrupts. All per
sons indebted to the said Wayne and Sims,
are therefore requcfled to make immediate
payment, and all those who have any of
their effedfo, arc required to deliver the
fame to
David R1 in, \of Augu-
Thomas G akdner, j fla. Or
W1 lliam Boyd, of Charleston.
January 29. (86.)
fyfjT The Trustees to whom
certain Merchandize were alhgned by
David C. Neal, for the use and bene
fit of his creditors, take this method of
informing them, that the goods have been
fold ; and they are ready to account wilh
those creditors for the amount Tales in
avarage proportion in terms of the align
ment, on their refpedlive claims being du
ly authenticated and rendered to the fub
feribers.
DAVID URQUHART,
for felf and Abner Sims.
January 12.
NOTICE.
WE have Hired the Blacksmiths and
rented the (hop belonging to the
effate of Nathaniel Cocke, deceased, for
the ensuing year.—Customers may de
pend on the utmost attention to the work
which they mav want done.
CHATFIELD £* CRAWFORD.
January 5. (83.)
NOTICE.
THE Subscribers intending to close
their Business in ibis place in the
Spring, they have to request all those that
are indebted to them to make immediate
payment or their accountsNvill be put in
the hands of an Attorney for colledion. -
Those that have any demands against
them will be pleased to present their ac
counts for lettlement.
B. & W. H. BURROUGHS.
November 24. (76.)
N O T I C E.
NINE months after date application
will be made to the honorable the
inferior court of the county of Richmond,
for liberty to make faleof all the real tfiate
of the*late Robert Walton, deceased, for
the benefit of the heir and creditors.
THOs. GLASCOCK, 7 ...
ZACh. WILLIAMS, j Adn '