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FOREIGN NEWS,
From London Papers to the 7th September, received
at Ckiiiciton, by the (hipHu nth, Capt. Bayne,
LONDON, September $.
The contradi&ions which the Continental
Journals offer to our observations, refpefting
the great question of Peace or War, are not to
be accounted for by any one who is ignorant
of the influence under which they are sent
forth to the world. They abound, with r #. a
ted rumours of peace, and details of the most
aftive preparations for war. Why the opinion
iliould be thus balanced against the fad, we
■can neither comprehend nor explain. In the
fame article of intelligence from Vienna, we
find the expoGtion of a notable plan for the re
(umptton of the Ruffian negoctation (of that
ficguciation which is laughed and ineered at,
a n d made the fubjed of French ridicule) and
(he ad million that ninety thousand Ruffians are
iffcmbling in Auftrtan Poland ; that the impe
riaJjili are force upon the Italian frontier j
and that Buonaparte, has an army of thirty
thouland men concentered, and ready to march
in the fame quarter. When we hear “ inch
welcome and unwelcome news at once, we
naturally hrfitate in our belief, and that is, per
haps, the effed to which, those who poise the
rumours of peace against the symptoms of war
look forward. The fuccefsful propagation of
fuvh reports is found, we make no doubt, an
tffidual engine for fuflfining the indifference
and timidity of many of the smaller Continen
tal Powers. It is with them, as it is with in
dividuals of a certain class , the mo ft effedual
way of keeping them within rule is to perfuadc
them that their turbulence will have no oppor
tumty for exertion.
We should be surprised if the commence
ment of huftilities fhottld be postponed much
longer. The Archduke Charles was to set out
from Vienna tor Italy, on the 20tb of last
month, where a formidable army already aflem
bled, were receiving daily reinforcement. The
preparations of the Austrians indeed, appear to
be tar'her advanced on ihe fide of Italy than
those of the Freer It, who already talk about re
pairing the fornfications of 1 urin and Mantua.
A new disposition of the French armv lias
taken place in Hano»er, for which the ostensi
ble cause is the scarcity of Provjfions, but
which we believe to be really made under the
expectation of an atttack upon the Electorate.
The letters brought by the Townfhind Packet
from Lisbon, wet not delivered until yesterday
morning. The Auckland packet brought
no mail, having been dispatched txprtfs with
the account that the combined fleets had, on
the 18 h, captured a ftnall convoy from Gib
salt .r to Lisbon, which wc mentioned cxdufivc
yefterday.
Letters from Gibraltar reach down to the
6h of August. At that time Sir Richard
Viickerton had failed with four fail of the line
to cruize off Carthagena. Twelve thousand
troops had marched down to the Black Rocks,
and were miking immrnfc preparations to
bombard Gibraltar.
Letters from Cadiz and Malaga dated the
7th ult. have been received ; they mention that
me cauntry is extremely healthful, and that
there were not the least Ggns at preftnt of any
return of the epidemic disorder which had
committed such ravages in that country the
last year. The harvest had a very good appear
ance, and they had liktwife a large stock of
grain in Cadiz, win* h had been brought in by
American vessels previous to Admiral Colling
u uod's blockading that harbour.
SEPTEMBER 7.
By a Telegraphic Meflage yesterday morning,
we had the pleasure of learning, that the The?*
tus, and the whole of the Jamaica Convoy,
were fafely arrived in the Downs.
One of the Boulogne Cruisers has brought
into the Downs a French National schooner
belonging to Treport, taken on her paflage from
Boulogne. In this veflel were found a num
ber of Letters, written by the army on the fub
jeft of breaking up the encampment. “ Not a
Soldier is to be left behind!"— All the atnuni
tion and (lores are landed, and the formidable
Flotilla is laid up to rot at leisure !
Communication from the continent of a re
cent date mention, in the most confident tone,
the intmenfe preparations for war that are ma
king by the Courts of Vienna and Peterfburgh.
It is even stated, that on such an emetgency the
Emperor of Germany will in person command
the centre of his army, the Archduke Charles
the right, and the Archduke John the left.
This is as it ought to be ; and wc have reafun
toexpeiSthat under such auspices, and with
the aliifiance of the 3ble and experienced gen
erals ol the empire, the result will be highly
favourable to the common cause of Europe,
and the interests of humanity. The total of
the Ruffian force which is said to have rccciv
cd orders to hold itlelf in readiticfs to march, is
stated in private letters from Riga at 200,000
men. The experienced generals Buxhoevden,
Michaeifen, and Vou Ellen, it is underflood,
are appointed to principal commands- The
latter is one of the Rulfian generals that were
in Holland.
A considerable bodv of troops are under or
ders to cmbaik at Odcfls, for the Black S.a. :
under the command of General Tclft-iy. Tticfe [
it is probable, arc deflined to form a junction j
with tne troops already in the lonim 111 nuts, |
which, including natives th3t have been incur
poraled with the Rulfian corps, are ellimatcd
»i 30,000 men : Ten lliips of the line are re
prelented as completelv ready to join the Ruf
fian Fleet now in the Baltic, which will then
amount to zb fail of the line.
Private letters from Vienna aflert that the
Kvy of troops in the Austrian dominions will
exceed by sOO,OOO men the number publickiy
ordered in the Gazette.
Stax OrrtcE.— We flop the press to an
nounce the arrival of a second express at the
Admiralty, with dispatches, ftatiug that the
combined fleer, after arriving at Cadiz, had
fi at to (e:, Idle wing a northern!/ course. As
we have more than cnce had occasion to no
tice, the course fleered, on leaving ports, proves
nothing refpedling the real destination of a
fleer; it is in every case necessary to gain an
offing, and, bifides, a falfe course is often fol
low ed to deceive an adversary, till darkness
enables them to alter it with less chance of de
tection.
A Gottenburgh mail arrived this morning.
It brings the following short bu: important let
ter. If the latter part of it be corrcft, a seri
ous misunderstanding nmft have taken place
between the Courts of St. Peterfburgh and
Berlin :
“ St. Petersbuig, Aug. 15.
" The greatest wirlike preparations are ma
king in all parts of the Rulfian Empire. A
roeflenger left this city yesterday for England,
who, it is reported, is the bearer of the treaty
concluded between RufFa, Sweden and Eng
land. It isalfo said that the Prulfian minister
xv ill leave this capital to-day or to-morrow.
Mr. NovoziltzcfF is not yet arrived.”
Lord Keith has returned from the Texe), in
the Edgar, of 74 guns. It is said that there is
less appearance than formerly of an intention on
the part of the Dutch fleet to put to sea.
The following is an exaft copy of the orders
issued by the gallant Admiral Cornwallis, at 11
o’clock on the evening preceding the late move
ment of the enemy in Bred :
“ MEMO.
“ The Commander in Chief means to attack
the enemy to-morrow morning, and will him
felf lead the line of battle in the Vilfe de Paris.
Each fliip is to attack or hoard that ship of the
enemy which appears most advantageous for
the general defeat of their fleet, and of bringing
them out.
(Signed) “ E. NUGENT.
“ Villede Paris, Aug. 21. 1805."
From the Miffifippi Herald, of Sept. 13.
We have received the following pa> ticular s the
seizure of the Mejfrs. Kemper s, in a letter from
Fort Adams, dated September 5.
You no d.tubt will have heard, ere this
reaches you of the taking of the three Kem
pers, but as you may not have heard all the
particulars, permit me to give them to you.
On ThurfJay night, between the hours of
eleven and twelve o’clock, an armed force
composed of negroes, and white men with
black;ned faces, surrounded the house of Na
than Kemper, two miles north of the line and
one mile from Pinckneyville; they in an in
stant broke open the door, and some flout fel
lows, believed to be negroes, dragged Reuben
Kemper from a bed on ;iie floor, out of doors,
and tied him, at the fame time beating him
with dubs, (tabbing him with a knife or a bay
onet, and giving him a severe wound in the
Lee; about the fame moment, two or three
fellows, one of which was a large negro of the
neighborhood, and can be identified, feited
Nathan Kemper, and dragged him from bed
and out of the door, where he was tied in like
manner.—While tying Nathan Kemper, a
flout negro man threw down his wife with
much violence, w here he held her until the
party were ready to move: Nathan Kemper
was permitted to put on his-overalls, but Reu
ben was dragged off in his ftiirt without fltoes
or hat. The party, supposed to be upwards of»
fifteen in number, now moved r ff, dragging
the Kempers on foot, and every now and then
beating them with clubs. ’Tis believed, when
they arrived opposite Pinckneyville a parr of
their force was detached to take Samuel Kem
per, the younger brorher, who was at his rtfi
dence in Pinckneyville, and about half after
seven o’clock, seven flout fellows burst open
the door and dragged Samuel Kemper from a
sick beef, where he had been confined for a few
days with a violent attack of the fever. He
was very much beaten with clubs, and with a
rope about his neck was ccnJufled to where
the balance of these rufhans were in waiting.
The junction formed, they proceeded to the
line, where a number of men were in waiting
to receive them. The men at the line were
commanded by a poor trifling wretch, who
calls himfclf Captain Alston.
The three Kempers under this guard were
then taken in firings (the elder Kemper blee
ding at several pores} to Bayau Tunicau, a
distance of nine miles from the line, and just
before day light they were put on board a boat
and sent off for Baton Rouge under a guard
of fix men ; about eleven o’clock next morn
ing, they reached the settlement of Point
Coupee, when opposite the rtfidence of Doc
tor Towls one of the Kempers hailed and de
feribed their lituation ; although this was
done from about the middle of the river the
Do£lor who was in bed sick heard it, and fli
mulated by those feelings which are the at
tendants of every good man, he arose, moun
ted his horse and galloped down to the fort, a
distance of between four and five miles; on
his giving the information lie had received to
Lieutenant Wilfun, the commanding officer,
he (the lieutenant) manned a large barge with
some foldicrs, and rowed into the stream
when after some little resistance the guard
surrendered } thus was these unfortunate men,
who had taken an affylum in ocr terri'ory,
saved fro.n a puniftnnent to think of which
wili make a feeling man fhudder; —Samuel
Kemper knew fix out of the seven fellow?,
! who dragged him from his house, and horrid
1 as it may appear, two of them were his near
j Highborns, two others were from below the
line, but Atnericans, and two others were ne
grou of the neighborhood, alt whom he has
no doubt, ere this sworn to. Many circurn
flaucex have already transpired in the neigh
borhood of Pinckneyville in corroboration of
Kemper’s assertion, the most striking of which
is, that the two white men above the line
who arc accused have fled below ; there is not
a doubt but a number of white men below the
line were above with, this armed force, but
that negroes were most a&ive seems certain.
—The citizens of Pinckneyville as well as
all other places to which the news has ex
tended are much enraged and wait in anxious
expeftation of some decisive measures being
taken to brinj to condign punifhmcnt the per'
I petrtt.M of this horrid «utea«M *»»* far ,he
lad has been jollified *•* neigh on"? go»-
ernirent remans to be determined by our
fuperiora, but 'lis much to be hoped no turn
will be loft in securing white men who live
about the line. The citizens appear to be all
on the alert, no man considering himfelf lase,
where a few dtfigning barf while men can ex
ercise an influence over the blacks futh as I
have stated to you.
CHARLESTON, November 4.
By the Ihip Hunter , capt. Bayne, in 56 days !
from London, we have received ihe papers of
that ciry up to the 7th September. We have
exirafted such articles as time would permit.—
Lord Nelson left London for Porifmouih on
the 7:h September. His Lordlhip’s new com
mand comprehends not only the whole of the
Mediterranean Sea, but extends also to Cadiz ;
he takes out with him 10 fail of the line, and
it was supposed would proceed immediately
for Cadiz—The French Army of England had
broken up its cantonments and was marching
towards the Rhine.—A War between RufFta,
Austria and Sweden, and France, was consider
ed as inevitable, although no aflual declaration
had taken place.—Large bodies of troops had
been ordered to hold themselves in readiness
for embarkation ; the number of cavalry un
der orders amounted to about 12000 men.—
Upwards of 60 transports had already arrived
in the Downs, which, instead of being sent for
the accommodation of Ruffian troops, it is Ra
ted were to be employed in an expedition from
heme.-—The British frigate Phoenix, has towed
her prize, the Dydon, into Plymouth.
November 5.
Capture of the Esther.
We mentioned yesterday, the critical situa
tion in which the Britifti (hips Either and Mi
norca were left on Sunday evening, with the
French privateer in company ; and the pro
bability that one or both of the (hips would be
taken.—We regret, that our fears have been
realized by the Capture of the Either, accom
panied wiih such a horrid and bloody mafla
cre, that our feelings revolt at the bare recital
of the dreadful tale : The circumstances, as far
as we have been able to collect them, are
these :
On Monday morning, about seven o’clock,
the privateer bore down on the Either, but was
kept off by the gallantry and well directed fire
of the brave captain Irving and his crew, for
nearly an hour—the wind however becoming
so light, th t the fliip would not answer her
helm, the privateer, taking the advantage, with
her (weeps, got along fide and grappled. In
this situation the contest was continued for
three quarters of an hour, when the French
men succeeded in getting on board the fhip—
here they were kept at bay for nearly twenty
minutes by the fitip’s crew ; but captain Ir
ving, being severely wounded in the thigh,
and having five of his men killed, ordered the
colours to be (truck, and retired to his cabin.—
Mr. Loiudon , the 3d mate, after having hauled
down the colours, was coming forward, when
he was fliot and thrown overboard. Four of
the privateerfmen then followed Captain Ir
ving into the cabin, where he was fliot, and
molt cruelly mangled, and his body was thrown
over the fide before life was extinct. Mr. Ed
wards, the 2 J mate, a fine young man, while in
the aft of supporting his dying captain in his
arms, was (tabbed in several places with a small
sword, and otherwise so severely cut in his
head, that no hopes are entertained of his re
covery. By this time the residue of the crew
were driven below—when the Frenchmen,
having complete poffieffion of the fliip, the in
human monlter, ROSS, ordered the prifnners
to be brought on deck, and put to death. This
being remonstrated againlt bv some of the pri
vateerfmen, he ordered them to fire upon them,
when several mulkets were difeharged into the
hatchway, which killed the carpenter, and mor
tally wounded two seamen, who have since
died.
The privateer is called the Creole, mounts
fix guns of different calibre; is commanded by
one Pierre Burgman; and had on board at
the commencement of the aftion, m men.
They state their loss to be fix killed—seven se
verely wounded, and a number miffing, suppo
sed to have been knocked overboard and drow
ned.
The wounded Englilhmen were yesterday
put on board one of our pilot boats. Two of
the seamen died before Ihe reached town. Mr.
Ashton, the firft mate, died on board at the
wharf; one poor fellow died while they were
conveying him to the hospital. Two seamen
at the hofpiral; and thirteen others, are so
dreadfully cut up, that it is supposed only two
of the number can polfibly recover.
The captain of the privateer was wounded
in the fleftty part of the arm bv a mulket ball,
and Ross (lightly in the wrift —They were both
knocked overboard, but succeeded in regaining
the privateer.
We are sorry to state that three of the lea
men (a Venetian and two Portuguefir) belong
ing to the Either, have entered on board the
privateer, notwithstanding they had Hood to
their quarters and behaved well during the
aftion.
The privateer has gone off with the Either.
She was a fine fliip, and had on board a valua
! ble cargo of Sugars, &c.; but being in a leaky
condition, doubts are entertained of her reach
ing port.—She made 16 inches of water per
hour.
Extra A of a letter from Hamburgh, received in
London.
“ I have just seen a letter from Paris, re
ceived by the last mail, which (tales that the
greater part of Bonaparte’s Council of State
continue to be hostile to the projefted expedi
tion againlt England. Bonaparte assembled
that body previous to his departure for Bou
logne, and, upon their endeavouring to dis
suade him from the attempt he was seized
with one of his usual paroxvfms of rage, ap
proaching almost to phrenzv. He lavillied
upon his unfortunate Counfeilors a torrent
1 of the cnoft abufivc epithets, and then an
•’ nounetd to them hi 3 determination to set off
inftantiy for Boulogne io iuperir.tecd the em
barkation. The letter defiribes the icene
which occurred, cn thts occasion, as excee
ding, in point of extravagance, every previous
diFotay of the irralcable temper of the Corsi
can. He gnashed his teeth, foamed at the
mouth, anil aftually tore the cover tff the
chair cn which he was ieated. The troops in
the vicinity of Boulogne are now stated. to ex
ceed 15», goo men. They are formed in three
rfivifions, which rctpeftively affnme the tiles
of Army of England, A my ot Scotland, and
; Army of Ireland.”
We vefterday (fay. 1 ' the Ballon Centinr!
of Wedneiday l.fi) conversed with Mr. Rowe,
one of our hardy fean en lately re'urntd from
the Mediterranean futtts of warfare. He w efit
out in the Conltitution with Commodore l’re- f
ble, and returned in the President, lately ar
rived at Wifitington. He was in the attack
made by General Eaton, upon Derne. He
states the particulars of that affair, and the lub
fequent viftory over the B-shaw’s troops, cn
the 9*h June, as have before been detailed —-
He lays the General and the Ex-Balhaw dif
covertd traits of genuine bravery, coolness and
intelligence. Gen. Eaton had determined to
pursue his march towards Tripoli, on the irh
June ; but on the loth, he received informa
tion by the Constellation, of 36 guns, Captain
Campbell, of the concJufion of peace, aid the
orders to ccafe all operations againfl Tripoli.
He was on the quarter deck of the Hornet
when he received the intelligrnee :be appeared
aftoniflted ; and, (hiking his hand agair.ft t is
thigh, exclaimed, “ My God — H'hat fall 1 do
with the. poor fellows who have followed my fol tunes
through the desart ?” In this fituauen he flood
some minutes, “ unfeonfeious of the tear that
trickled down his check.” The Ex Bafnaw
and a few Greek officers embarked on hoard
the squadron, which was out of fight of land
ihe next day, Gen. Eaton, he lays, was ai
med adored by the natives; ar.d was in high
repute for his enterprize and bravery, with all
the American seamen and molt of theoft-rrs.
But a coolness fut lifted between him, Com
modore Rodgers, and Mr. Lear. At Svrarufe,
Mr. Eaton told them, in the hearing of imr
informant—“ It is your turn new ; but it will be
mine when I arrive in the United States." 'J he
navy confider him as having been ill-support
ed ; and that bad he only been allowed the
money he rlked (60,0c0 dollar?) he would
have added a brilliant page to the hiftory of ihe
present adminiflration. Mr. Rowe frequently
saw the Ex-B'fiiaw after his 'arrival at Syra*
cufe ; and deferibes him as an amiable princely
person ; of correft habits; but of melancholy
call of mind.
WASHINGTON, (Wilkes,) Nov 9.
On Tuefday night last, about 8 o’clc-k, a
Fire broke out from the upper (lory of Mr.
Barnard Kelley’s dwelling house, (supposed to
have been communicated accidently bv a can
dle) which, with the Poft-Office, adjoining,
was entirely consumed. The house adjacent
to the weft, occupied by Mr. M‘Murray, silver
smith, the property of William Sanfom, E q.
was pulled down, and that oppoGte, occupied
by Mr. Dver, partially lo—part of the contents
of Mr. Kelley’s house was preserved. Provi
dentially, and almolt miraculoudv, the fire was
kept from the court-house, the deftruftion of
which, mull undoubtedly have included the
greatest part of the town, as all the water in the
wells was gone.
Administrator’s Sales.
On the first day of January, 1806, at thch.ust
of the Subscribers,
WILL BE SOLD,
Cn a Credit of Twelve Months,
All the Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep,
and Goats; Also all the Household and K 'h
en Furniture, Plantation Uienfils, SsV EnV. be
longing to the estate of George Low, late of
Richmond County, deceased : The Sale to
continue from day to day until it is completed.
—The purchasers will be required to give their
notes or bonds with approved l'ecurity,
—ALSO,—
Will be Rented at the time and
place aforefaid, the PLANTATION on which
the Snbfcribers reside.—All the Negroes of
the Estate of the said deceased, will be at the
aforellated time and place, hired out for one
year to the highest bidders.
WILLIAM HART, Adm'r.
ELIZABETH HART, Adm'x.
November 14. (3t 19)
Will be Sold to the Highest Bidder,
On the f, r ft of January next , at the Store of Major
Phinizy (China Grove) in Ogle thorp County , on
a credit of twelve months.
Two Horses, a complete riding Chair
and Harness, three Feather Beds and Furniture,
two large Trunks and a Horse Cart;
part of the Personal Estate of John Hatchett,
deceased : Bond with approved lecurity will be
required.
SALLY HATCHETT, Adm'r.
November 8.
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of
George Low, late of Richmond county,
deceased, are reqnefted to make immediate pav
meat, and those w ho have accounts againlt the
said estate, are hereby required to render them
to the Adttiiniftratnrs for settlement.—Those
who Hand indebted are also informed, that a
recourse mud be had to law to recover the
debts that are due, without payments are made
within a fliort time.
WILLIAM HART, Adm'r.
ELIZABETH HART, Adm'x .
November 14. (19 31)