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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)