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MADRID, Mat iz.
A signal aft, of justice has lately been .ex
ecuted by theSapre.uc Authority, upon one
nt the (irft prelates in the kingdom, Dsn
Raphael ds Mufqucry Aldunate, the arch
biflvtpof St. James de Compottclla, who,
by feigning those virtues of his profeffion
which he did not poflVfs, had formerly ob
tained the genera! cfteeui of the public at
large, and the particular good-will of the
Pri xfe of Peace. However, two Canons
of his Cathedral, having d tred to eoqr.irc
ito his condu'C f hey ha-'t long fmcc been
the butt ol his perfecotiw. I)iveiled of their
situations, and compelled to leave the coun
try, (one of 'hem b.is been at Paris for some
montns psst ;) this severity was at ftrft attri
buted to an e/cefs of zeal ; but, at length,
the leprefen ration* of 'he injured parties
reached the hoot of the Throne. The cause
has been invefligated before the tribunals,
who have unmafleed the hypocrite, and avert
ged hi* viftiras. The lenience pi fled upon
the aichhlfliop, enjoins, “that be shall de
clare the innocence of the parties in the pul
pit, and afle pardon of the public for the
scandal he has brought upon religion ; that
re fh.dl rc-iftablifh the Canons in their
fit nations ; and afterwards be Chut up in a
caflie tor the rtjmipdfcrof hisdajs.”
n MILAN, Jotsn 7,
The following proclamation, publifhcd at
R.-tgufa, by general Lanrifton, explains the
caufci and conditions’of bis military opera
tions:
“ Napoleon I. emperor of the French and
'» King of Jlnly , Ur,
“ The many concHlicps made, to the ene
mies of France, had placed ike republic of
. Ragufu in a Hate of holliliry, as much the
more dangerous as it was carried on under
the appearance offrjcndfhip and neutrality
-—The entrance of the French,. trp''«— - *-
»> ■* i- f r*wui preventing inch conduct
gave further occcfion to our enemies to exer
cise their influence in the state of Ragufa ;
and whatever weteihe motives of the con.
defeenrion of the magistrates of this stats,
the emperor was acquainted with the cir
cumftancc. Mis dignity became concerned
in putting an end to praftices so contrary to
the laws of neutrality,
“ la cenfequence, in the name and by the
order, of the emperor of the French Sc King
of Italy, I take nofllfilon of the city and ter.
jitory ov Ragnfa.
“ Nntwithffandlng I declare, that it ij
the intention of his raajefty the emperor and
king to acknowledge the independence and
neutrality of this state, as fnon as the Ruf
fians (hall have evacuated Albania , the ill
and of Corfu, and the other Venetian iflandr ,
Sc that the Ruffian (quadron (hall have quit
ted thccoaft of Dalmatia.
“ I promise afliftanra and pro'cftlon to all
the Ragufans; I (hall cause the laws, cxitt
ing usage«, and property, to be refpefted.
In (hart, accordingly to the line of conduft
which ihall be observed by the inhabitants,
1 will take care that they (hall have no rea
son to complain of the prcfenct of the French
army. . *
l * “ The present government (hall cbn“nue ;
it shall txercife the firms fuuftions, and re
tain the fame titles. Its relations, as. well
w i ll neutral Antes as with those in alliance
with Franco, shall remain as they were be
fore.
“ The commiflary for commercial affairs
+0 the senate shall cxcrcife the funftions of
imperial commiflary,
(Signed) «LAURISTON.”
vTlTtrr-jn-<v-.gai*i, rrmy 1806.”
LONDON, Jvnk si.
We (inderftand that, during lord Y.rr.
mouth’s fbort flay in town, he had frequent
interviews with Mr. Fox, at his office, in
Downing fired , a circumftar.cc which, in
the opinion of many, gives some countenance
to the reports in circulation.
In the city, the opinion gains ground that
a pacification is at no great distance. The
funds ftili keed improving. At one o’clock
the prices were as follows : Confols for o.
peniug 6 $ r-4 a 3-8; rcnuccd 63-4; om
nium, for money prices 6 1.4, and for July
6 1 "4 a i.z; exchequer bill par and 2 dif
cqunt.
Rumours of a frcfli alliance againfl France
have lately prevailed at Vienna j but these
arc Hated in an article from that city to be
unworthy of credit; and we have rcafon to
believe they originated in an inefteftual es.
fort made by our government to induce the
Austrian Cabinet to enter once more the ho
ftilc field againfl: the common enemv. A
letter from Rati (bon, fays, that a commu
nication is (hortly to be made to the Diet,
on the fubjeft of the projefted changes in
the conduction of the German empire. It
is reported at Hamburg, that prince Joachim
Murat will cede his rsw dominions to the
new king of Holland, and is to be crowned I
king of Switzerland,
The Paris papers to the and Dutch
to the 16th inst. contain; no intelligence of
any importance, except a confirmation of the
capture by the British, of the island of Ca
pri a spot which Aoguftus occasionally made
his residence tor recreation and health, and
which Tiberius difgraccd by the molt infa.
moos debaucheries. The accounts from Na.
plea swell the force to which the garrison ca
pitulated to four fail of the line and if o o
men. We have no doubt that the number
is exaggerated. Capri is a good Ration for
watching all operations in the Gulph «f Na
ples.
*
If the life in the price of the funds afford
ed sure criterion by which wc might judge
of the proceedings of government, we (hculd ,
fuppofc that some progress has already been
made in a negociation of peace. Among the
buyers at the Stock Exchange, were some
of-the known or reputed agents for the French
hoafes. From this it may be inferred, that
they, at lead, are persuaded, some overture
has been made by the French government
for pacification. The thing is not impossible.
for Napoleon has obtained the complete fo
vercignty of the Continent, and before he
can execute any of his foreign the
interdict impeded upon him by our navy must
be removed by some treaty which may lull
this country into a date of falfe fccurity.
JtTN 6 22.
We are credibly informed that a dissolu
tion of Parliament is to take place on the
termination of the prefeot feflion.
We are relieved from much solicitude on
the fabjeft of the pending differences with
America, by anaffurancc from very refpeda
ble authority, that our ministers, while
they are inclined to do'ample justice to the
legitimate claims of the United States, arc
determined not to concede a little of our
rights to the hraggard clamours of their go
vernment. Should the bill for the non
importation of Britiflr manufactures be.pcr
filted in, it will bo encountered on our part
by trea forts cf equal holtilby. Should ihc
right of search (which cannot be denied only
for the pnrpofc cf giving facility to the com
merce of the enemy) be refilled, it is to he
enforced } the forces in our northern pro
vinresaie to Ire (hcngthtnecl, although wein
ciine to think they are at present fully com
petent to their defence, and arrangements
arc making with a view to obviate as far
?s pofiible any inconvenience which ihiiht
otherwise rcfulr to our ifl.mds fconl <he' fnf
penfion of their accuftomcd supplies from
America.
Mr. Pinckney, ths American Amballai.
dor, who is chan**' 1 " ft,i oegona
• wnn government, arrived with his
to wily at Liverpool, on T/mrfday in the
Diana, Hoolbroke, from Baltimore. 1
Junk 23.
By accounts from Pans, received through
a rcfpeftable channel, we lenrn that the go
vernment of France lias caufcd an idea gen
erally ro prevail in that country, that Eng
land has refufed to negociate on any tirms,
uulcfs an order for the immediate evacuation
of Hanover by the Prussian troops, and a
guar ran tee of the pofft flion cf Malta by the
Englilh, and of the sovereignty of the Seven
111 and s by Russia, were main the prelimina
ries.
CHARLESTON, August 28.;
LOSS OF CAPTAIN DRUMMOND.
Report of the Lcfs of the Schooner Comfort,
*f Norfolk, Copt. Charles Drummond,
communicated to Captain Sernil by Mr,
7oad y who was a pcfjenger on b'.ard of
her -when loft, and taken on board Cap
tain Sen ill's vessel, of Hatteras , out of
the brig Experiment , John Bockus, ma s.
ter, who fell in with the wreck on the
Xsth in ft ant, in lat. 33* 15, N. long,
76- 30. IF.
ON the 19th August, 1806, failed from
Norfolk, in company with the pilot boat
Ichooncr lartar, of Nancymon, captain
Cooper ; parted with the said vessel at g o’-
clock on Tuefday evening, wind at E. S. E.
Ar 4 o’clock on Wednesday morning,, and
hauled to the Northward and Eastward, a
pleasant breeze, with all fails set; on Thurl.
day the wind ir.creafed to a strong gale,
feudded under the fquarc-fail and foreftoD
fail, thewindatK. N.E. tleeringW. S.
a 2 o’clock, on Friday morning, hove to
the East ward, under a double-reefrd fcrefail ; •
at to A. M. fpiitthe forefair, took it in,
and set the balanced main.fail—got the
fore-yard and main.top. malt on deck a
tremendous gale at E. N. E. and a very
heavy lea—the veffellabouring very heavily
and ihipping a great quantity of water • at
halt pait 3 P. M. founded in fevcntecn’fa
thorns watcr-thc captain then thought pro.
per to ware fllip, with the intention of get *
ting her on the other tack; but, unfortu
nately, as soon as the helm was pat to wind
ward, before flie had fallen off, a heavy sea
struck her, and hove her down on her beam
ends ; the hatches immediately floated off
and the vessel filled with water, so that all
attempts to save her were ufdefs.
Captain Drummond was at the helm
when the vessel went over, and was the full
man drowned. The petfons saved clung on
the wreck, on which they remained for three
days before they were fallen in with by cap.
tain Bockus—when they left her, both mails *
were gone; and it was probable (he would
Ibortly go down.
Mrs. Mary Cooper, wifcofCapr. T.
Cooper, and two Daughters ; three Servant
Maids, and two Children j Mr. Archi
bald Lesly, a Weft.lndia planter • Mr.
M e rc e e r, a Miniftcr of the Gospel ofChar!
lellon ; Mr. Donallv, a resident of flal
f imorc; Mr. Goosly, cf Virginia, and a
servant boy ; Capt. Drwmmond, mafttr
James Price, the captain's apprentice; &
five black fervant*, were unfortunately loft.
Taken from the wreck by Capt. Bockus :
Bernard Henry, Lieutenant in
the UnitedStatesScrvicc; Mr. John Tobd
mate of the (hip Aurora, paflengets ■ the
Steward and two Black Seamen,
The verdict by the coroner’s inqueff at
Boston over the body of Mr. Audio was in
correflly fitted in our last. It was " wil-
FUE MURDER by the hands of Thomas O,
Stifridge, withmalice aforethought!
Baltimore Ttlegmpke.
SPARTA, August ja.
The CONFESSION of NATHAN TAIT,
tube nvat executed, tn the Zsth Aagufi,
1806, tn Sparta ,
GEORGIA, Hancock County.
I NATHAN TIAT, being conviftcd at
February Term, 1801, for forgery, but
having broke Jail and been Cnee arrested, in
South-Carolina, slid being demanded of his
Excellency Paul Hamilton, Governor of said
State, by the Governor of Georgia, and ha
ving been obtained and brought forward to
August Term, 1806, in the county afore
faid, I there received the sentence of death,
which is to be executed on the dsy of
August, 1806.—Being truly imprefled with |
the weight of my crimes, and wifiiing to
diferarge my conscience towards God ar.d
my fellow creatures, in my last momenta,
I have voluntarily made and signed the fol
lowing confcffion, viz :
The Srft Hotfc I ever dole was Mr, Sam
uel Buffington's, of Warren county, in the
Hate alorefaid, I kept him at my brother
Robert Tail’s a considerable time —I was
then taken a feccnd time by Lewis Graves
and confined in Sparta Jail; in which time
of confinement my brother William Tait
took him to Sonth-Can lina, by my desire,
and fwapt him away, as 1 afterwards under,
flood.
The second I took was a Horse the prop,
erfyol Mr. C. Lofton, of Jefferfon county,
Georgia ;he w r as a bay with a bkze face.
1 rode him toSouth.Carolina, and there ex
changed him with a Mr. George Martin of
Martin town. Mr. Lofton has since got
his Korfc.
The third was a large hay Horse belong
ing to Major Morgan, on Broad River, S.
Carolina. I rode him to the Fine Weeds
House, about 25 miles from Augusta and let
Mr. James Tint have him in exchange ;
Mr. Tutt carried.him .to Charlcfton. Maj
Morgan did not get him again.
The fourth wt»s a hay Mare belonging to
Mr. Thomas Swcaringam of Edgefield DT
trift, South-Carolina, 1 rode her to Geor
gia, to my brother Robert Tail's; my bro.
thcr Wot, Tait returned her to Mr. Swear
ingam,
The fifth was a sorrel Horse called the
Bull, belonging to Mr. Maxwell, and a
Saddle and Bridle. I rode him to Colerian,
on the St. Mary’s River j being pursued,
the Horse, Saddle and Bridle was taken
from me at that place and delivered tocapf. •
Lowe,— 1 took this Horse at Augusta,
The sixth was a Horse belonging to Mr*
Benjamin Chapman, who was at that time
overseer for my brother Robert Tait. I car.
ried him to the Creek Nation and left him
in the hands of Jack Conard. Mr. C. did
not get him again.
Th- fevemh was an Indian Stud Horse,
which 1 took at the confluence of the Oco
nee and OcmuJgcc Rivers; he was the pro
perty of William Hardage, I went from
there near the Fiflidam Ford, in Soulh-Car
olina, and there turned him loose.
The eighth was a bay Horse with a bald
face, the property of William Champion of
South-Carolina ; I alio took a Saddle from
Mr. C, I rode him to this date, and tur
ned him loose near Fcnn's Bridge.
The ninth was a bay Mare the property
of Peter Aikin, which I took at the fame
time I did Mr. Champion’s Horse. My
companion, Charles Bilhop, rede her into
this state. 1 let James Baltic have her, in
Buike County.
The tenth was a Horse belonging to Mr,
Graifon ot Rutherford county, North-Car
olina. I let David Greenlaw, one of py
confederates, have him. 1 think he carried
him to Coofahatchie, South-Carolina,
The Eleventh «/»« a Hotfc belonging u»
John Mathews, near Fenn's Bridge. I rode
him to my brother Robert Tail’s, and there
he broke trom me. His owner got him a
gain.
The twelfth was a Horse belonging to Mr.
Renfro, near the Shoals ot Ogechcc. I iode
him about a mile and a half the other fide of
Campbcllton, South-Carolina, and turned
him loose. His owner never found him a.
gain.
The thirteenth was Mr. White’s split
nosed bay Horse. 1 rede him into Lincoln
county, Nortb-Carplina, and left him in
the hands o* Abraham Collins, w'hcrc ha
ftiil remains for all I know. 1 took this
Horse at Savannah,
The fourteenth was a Horse belonging to
Mr, M'Leod, near Savannah. I rddc him
to my brother Robert Tail’s Theie he broke
from me and jumped into Mr. Jenkin’s field.
The fifteenth was a Horse the property cf
E. Brothers, near the Shoals ol Ogerhce,
I rodchim to Abraham Collins’s and left him
to fatten.
The fix tenth was a Mare belonging to
Mr. Smith. I rode her about eight miles
cn this fide Baltic's Ford on the Cataljaw
River, Norch-Carolina, and there turned
her loose.
The seventeenth was a large bay Horse 1
sound hips and elegantly formed; I took
himnesr theplace wherelturrcd Mr. Smith's
Mare loose. I rode him to Hancock county
-—There he broke away from me and is n qw
in the hands of Lai kin Chivers of Wanen
county.
The eighteenth, and last, was a Horse be
longing to Mr. Roberts just below Looif.
ville. I roce him into Edgefield Diltrift,
South-Carolina, where I was aporehcntled
and confined in Jail.
I took feme goods from Benjamin Jen.
kins, who lives near the Shoals ot Ogcchee,
Hancock county, the grealeft part ot which
I afterwards delivered to him, and gave him
forne money ( a few dollars) part of which I
xn.ormcd him was ccanutteiu He then as.
ked me iflcculd m*rke counterfeit morn •
I anfwercd him 1 could—ls you will, f„ V g
he, (Jenkins) and let it come* in to my haids
cr plaee it so that lean get it, 1 * ill n c vl
you (Nathan Tait) ccmpenfation therefor.
About the fame time I had this convert
ticn with Benjamin Jenkins, I saw my Irotbl
er Robert Tait at bis own plantation,
afkcd me if I did net make counterfeit mo
ney, and if I could not make h; 1 told him
I could and was about getting a parcel made
and had the means to make it—He said al
ter he alked me if I could make it, that if j
wculd get feme and bring it to him, that J
(hould not be looser, as be was in great wane
cf money,; I told him that I would gerfor:»
; made & lei him have feme, but he never got
any from me, > 3
The principal counterfeiters that I k now .
are Abraham Collins cf North-Carolina zrd
Allen Twitty, of the State, on Graen Ri v .
er, at the mouth cf White Oak Cretk
Thomas Davis engraved the pistes for
iJo dollar bills and 50 dollar bills of the Sa
vannah Bark ; a place for the 5 dollar bills
of the Branch Bank cf Baltimore ; a plaie
for the 20 dollar bills of the Bark of the
United States ; and a plate for the i© do!,
lar bills of the Branch Bark at Charkfton.
Martin Collins was a principal striker. A,
Collins and Allen Twitty Snick at Twit!
ty's, on Green River, to the amount cf
30,000 dollars to try an exjieriirent with
those plates made by Thomas Davis. If r2 .|
Rigg?, of North. Carolina, firlf tried to pass,
for an experiment, the 100 dollar and 59
dollar bills, in this state, at AuguAa, in
which he was fuccefsful ; as he puffed foot
cr five hundred dollars without beiro- iuf.
peffed.
Janies Mootry living on the Occnee river
is a principal pet ion in circulating those bills
before mentioned, ir this state,
James Bailie of Burke county ; [ 3Cfl ij
Farmer, living near Twigg’s Mill, JVJVr.
son county ; John Vinzant and h hk:other-
John Marlhal, a large man, poof marked * I
about five feet ten inches high,; Robert I
Clary, jun. Dudly Knox, abut fix feet high I
«nd has long black hair; Charles Bilhop, I
ofjefierfon county ; James Beally, ©f Buike 1
county ; an 4 Richard Hatchfield Homan, I
of Columbia, Scuth.Caroiira, are ail circu. I
lators of those bills. ■
1 Nathan Tait, being of found mind I
and memory, this 24th day of August, in I
t the year of our Lord, 18c6, do adira), and I
I call upon God, at whose bar I must ap, I
pear in a few hours, to wicnefs the finceri, ■
ty of toy profeffions, that lhe foregoing ij I
the truth and no; hing but the truth, tothj I
bell cf my knowledge. ■
NATHAN TAIT. I
GEORGIA, Richmond county, I
At a meeting of the honorable the Jnferitf I
Court, on Monday the ’jth July* 13c6» I
Prefcnt their Honors, I
John Willson, J S
John Course, t Jubilees, I
John Catlett, 3 I
ON the application cf William Butler, I
stating that he isccafintd in the cufto- I
dy of the Sheriff, under a bail writ, ilTocd I
at the futt of Micha;] and John Comadand I
co. and that he is unable to pay the debt I
or give bail for the fame, and prayirgtbe X
benefit cf the aft paifcd for the talici ot in- X
solvent debtors. I
Ordered, That the said WijUizra But- I
ler notify his creditors cither in perfan cr I
by giving sixty days notice in the Chrcn- X
idc and Columbian Centircl, previcus to I
the firft Monday in Oftobernext, at whkh I
time an examination will be had and adif- B
charge granted if no caufc it ihewn to the I
contrary ; and the Sheriff is hereby eon- I
manderi to have the body oi the said WiL I
Ham Butler before unfai 10 o’slock, 1
at the Court-Hcufc, on the Lid fiiti Moa- S
day in Otftobcr nex , I
Taken J'om the minutes, I
M ATTH EW FOX Clerk. I
Now in Richtnond Jail, I
A new negro fellow t?y the name I
) ofMOODY, about 5 feet 7or 8 inches high, I
20 or 28 yeary'of age he fays he belonged I
to Michael Silvert of Richmond county, I
and was fold by him to Samuel Lockhart.- X
The owner is requeued to come forward, X
prove property, pay charges and take hint 8
away. JUr, HARRIS, Jailor. 1
August 3 0. [t{] fl
SHERIFF’S SALE? I
On tnefirft Tujday in October rexti M
the Market- Houje in the City cf Jugnjtu I
at the uju.nl hours. The formir fuU a** I
being complied with. B
WILL BE SOLD , 8
One Brown Bay Horfc, levied X
on at the property of Floyd Jarvis, to |
itfy one execution in favor cf Patrick f
Dowa!}. j H . HARRIS, d. s. r■ c. I
September 6. t
to rentT I
The brick house at I
font occupied by Da cl. Har- 1
ris.—PolTclTion of which may be I
had on the firft d*.y of October. 1
WILL’.AM KENNEDY. M
August 2. [ t f) 1
£** We- are iuthorifei to pabli'h * I
Obadiah Jon Efo. is a candidate & ■
Congress at th * « aKa i c'.cAb”. |
August 30 3« m