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Marquis of Stafford or AberCOWl, lord lieut. of Ireland. Mr. Forster, chancellor es the Irish exche quer. Lords Limerick, Dartmouth, Redesdale- Glenberve, and Pelham; Messrs. Long, S. Bourne, and most of the members of the Pitt administration are to have places in the new ministry. LAW CASE. State of Pennsylvania. An important principle was establised by Judge Peters, at the last district court, in the case of the marines who left the ship Woodrop Sims, some days after she had been stranded in the bay of Delaware. A number of them having come up to the cky, were apprehended on a charge of deser tion, made by the owner, (Mr. Joseph Sims) and committed to prison, under the seventh section of the act of congress, for the govern ment and regulations of seamen, in the mer chant’s sen ice, which enacts, “that if it shall Appear by due proof, the mariner lias signed a contact w ithin the intent and meaning of the act, and that the voyage agreed for, is not fin ished, altered,or the contract otherwise dissolv ed, and that such seaman lias deserted the ship or vessel, or absented himself without leave, it may be lawful for any justice of the peace, to commit him to the house of correction, or common goal, there to remain until the ship shall be ready to proceed on her Voy age, or till the master shall require his dis charge, and then to be delivered to the sard master.” On being brought before the court by habeas corpus, it was alledged by some of them, that the/ vptain had given his consent to their leav ing the vessel. On this point, the testimony was defective, but it appeared fully in evidence that tiie situation of the ship was such that it was not probable she would ever be got off. It was contended by Mr. Franklin, on behalf of the mariners, that the voyage was defeated by the disaster which had happened to the ves sel, and that therefore, conformably to every rational construction of the law, the contract between them and the owners, was completely at an end; that they were not under an obliga tion to remain with the vessel longer than while there was a reasonable prospect of her being able to proceed losea, and as such prospect had van ished, the owner was not legally justifiable in the course he had pursued, and had no right to beep them in confinement, and that a different construction of the act would lead to instances cf perpetual imprisonment, as the ship might never, “be able to proceed on her voyage,” and the matter might never “ require their dis charge.” It was urged by Mr. Rawle, counsel for the owner, that the expressions in the law were decisive, and could admit of but one construc ts/, that, if the mariners desert or absent them selves without leave of the master or other com manding officer, he shall be committed until the vessel be ready to proceed to sea, or his discharge required by the master—that the warrant of the magistrate was in the nature of an .execution, conclusive in its effects, and therefore could not be superceded even by tak ing had* fur the appearance of the party at any specified time—that the commercial interests of the country demanded an enforcement of the powers given by the act of congress, as impor tant voyages might often be defeated by the de sertion of the seamen, if the master or owner had no right to .confine them ; and that in the instance before the court, there was reason to believe that the situation of the vessel had been rendered worse by the absence of the mariners at a time when their services weie i most wanted. : I'he judge decreed that the conduct of the ; mariners did not amount to a desertion within 1 the meaning of the act of congress—that the : vessel being stranded, put an end to the voy age, and the contract was thereby dissolved ; though it might have been more meritorious in them to have continued their services some time longer, yet if there were a well founded apprehension of immediate danger to their lives by delaying their departure, they were not un der a legal obligation of remaining on board— and that if the situation of the ship were really rendered worse by their absence, it might be made the subject of a civil suit for damages, but afforded no good ground for detaining them in prison ; he therefore ordered that they should be discharged. * This rxus offered by one of the seamen. NEW-YORK, April 10. By the ship Nevv-York, from Jamaica, we hat e received Kingston papers to the 15th of March. A postcript to the Royal Gazette of the 14th say Sr— “ By the Eagle Guincaman, arrived here from Trinidad, we learn that a vessel had arri ved there on the 27th ult. with accounts of Cu mana, on the Spanish Main, having been taken by general Cranford, who sailed from England early in November last, in the Spencer, of 74 guns, the honorable commodore Stopford ac companied by the Thesus, Ganges and captain, cf 74 guns each, Sc several other vessels of war. From the London Gazette. At the court of the queen's palace, January 17, present the king’s most excellent majesty in council. James Muxaor, esq, minister plenipotenti ary from the United States of America having received new letters of credence, giving him, jointly with William Pinckney, esq. the charac ters of ministers extraordinary and plenipoten tiaries from the United States, they had this 4ay a private audience of her majesty. Savannah, TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 5, ISO 7. For the Savannah Evening Ledger. Mr. Eyekitt, I observed in this morning’s Museum a communication under the signature of “A.” Condemning the conduct of Mr. T. A Emmet and extolling the character of Rufus King. This v ery ingenuous writer first tells the public, that Mr. Emmet’s letter to Mr. King is de signed to influence the electors of New-York. F>e it so—and if that is its only oi.'ffct it cannot be any disadvantage to him in bav/nnah. in the next place “A.” lets us into a gr eat and important secret, which he says the public are generally strangers to (but which, by ilie way, no one need be a stranger to who has real, 1 Mr. Emmet’s letter) that Emmet is an alien— that he has not resided among us for more than two years. But the main point is, an alien has no right to intermeddle with our fire, lions. We are all 100 apt to discover the faults of others more easily than cur own-—and this accounts for Mr. “AV* taking notice of Em mets’ first attempts : and it appears has not yet noticed that notorious defamer of cur best men and measures, .Stephen Cullen Carpenter, who has been abusing our administration, and worthiest characters in the nation—who has been busying himself, and meddling with our elections and other national concerns for years past— and behold 1 . Car'pkn’ter is an alien! Inconsistency like this is peculiar to Federal ism. It is no matter whether a man be alien or citizen, il he will abuse and revile our ad ministration ; but let him open his mouth in their favor, or dare to ray a word against any thing that is aristocratic, and he is an intermed dling alien , and should not be countenanced. JLS. For the Savannah Evening Ledger. o o THE love of fame is an active and universal principle of the mind. There is no human being, totally indifferent to tiie opinion ot the world. i lie shouts of applause are’ equally grateful to tiie patriot, who rictuses happiness, and to the tyiunt, who spreads terror o’er his native soil. It is not however, my intention to consider the effects ot this principle „s it respects the produciio..s ot tnose solenoid ac tions which sometimes disdain aid sometimes embellish the page of historian. I shalll only point out some, of the less important conscien ces resulting from this principle. The desire ot distinction is me source of va rious improprieties of conduct. It is the fruit ful parent ci vanity, egotism and affectation.— ‘1 here are men, not content with the gilts oi nature, who seek lor distinction trern qualifica tions which they have no capacity to attain, and such qualifications as. are not worth tne la bour of exertion. Syivanus is a country gentleman, and a man, who from his general imorniation, and collo quial excellence, is calculated to ..doi n the so cial circle, ihe ambition oi oytvanus is to be thought a complete sportsman. lie is a bad rider and is extremely near sighted ; vet lie dedicates hours, days and weeks, to the joys of the chase. He has had frequent mils lrom his noise ; and uis the prcuication ot nts friends, who have endeavoured in v..m to pcistiaae him to to ago such pursuits, tout tne meaning oi his neck will at length terminate his Career. —Fla- vin a rooust country gin, whose cheeks Wear the losy !:ue ol health, lately inherited a for tune. Upon this accession ot vveuitn she e>. changed her rural residence for the town, She saw tne lovely Caroline and admired that pecu liar sot.ness which-is a prominent mature o. her native character, lienee Flavin seeks to attain admiration from the same source and in endea voring to assume a sos ness foreign to the natu ral qualities, and uc juirea habi's of her rniiul; she exposes herself to tne laugh of ridicule ~nd the smile of contempt. —Lysunder is fond of society and con viral enjoyments. Nature has endowed him with elocution, a fertile fancy and vigorous intellect. He is thereloie peculiarly qualified to conciliate affection and command esteem. Yet his company and conversation arc rarely pleasing. lie is incessantly endea vouring to shine, and appears to conceive lfinT self superior to his associates. In short his va nity, like some signal deformity in a counte nance otherwise beautiful, cast a shade over the estemuble qualities ot his mind. These instances are sufficient to show the bad effects which result from a misplaced desire of distinction, and may teach us to divest our selves of propensities from which we can de rive no real benefit, but which tend to make us disagreeable or to render us ridiculous. Rhode-Island Flection. On Wednesday last, town meetings were held in all the towns in this state for the choice of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Scnatois and Representatives. The meetings were ge nerally very thinly attended, but there is no doubt of the election of Mr. Fenner by a majo rity of 1000 and upwards.— Trovidence Phoc nix, of April 18. Massachusetts Election , We congratulate the public on the election of a republican governor and lieutenant gover nor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Notwithst ndi :g the greatest exertions of fe deralism, James Sullivan and Levi Lincoln are elected by the highly honorable majority of 2000 votes and upwards. In the towns from which returns have been received. Sullivan has a majority of 1718, where last year Strong had 3146 majority. There are about 60 towns and plantations yet to hear from, which at the last elections gave Sullivan a majority of a thousand. —lbid. Votrefer Governor. In our last we publish ed the votes of 170 towns. Wc have since re ceived from 186 towns. In 456 towns the whole number of votes for governor Strong, is thirty-six thousand two hundred and fourteen ; and for Mr. Sullivan, thirty-six thousand, seven hundred and sixty.— Boston Palladium, April 14. _ The house of representatives of Pennsylva nia have postponed, tor the present, the reso lutions for the impeachment of the Governor, and recommended them to the attention of the n/xt legislature. Yeas 43. Nays 41.— Xat. Intti'ffcncir. Wc are’ authorised to state, for the informa tion of met Thants and others trading to the province of Ca.' Tacas ,©n the Spanish Maine, that Augustin Ala of La Guira, is not to be considered as holdin't” a( this time, any Consu lar or Cnmnierfial Agency from the govern ment of the United States. — Ibid. On Thursday last, anchored i.d this harbor, his Britannic majesty’s sloop of war- Driver, captain Love. It will be recollected, t.Nu this is one of the vessels which was in company with the ship I.kanwer, captain Whitby, at the time that John I'earce was killed by a shot fired from the Grander; end in consequence thereof, was, by the proclamation of the Presi dent ordered to depart from the waters of the United States, and interdicted from ever again entering them, or receiving any aid and sup plies, contrary to the prohibition contained in the saul proclamation.— Charlatan City (Ju:. COMMUNICATION. Wc are happy to announce to the public, that, by the Eticv and Elizabeth from London, was received, a most superb Philosophical Ap paratus. for the South-Carolina College. We glory in the munificence and enlightened poli cy o* our countrymen, when wc communicate, that the first cost of this elegant collection ex ceeded one thousand pounds sterling ! No Se minary on this continent, and few on the other, cun boast a collection to compare to it— ibid. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS. There are in circulation, quarter dollars, ele gantly gilded, in imitation of quarter eagles— -1 lie deception is very easily detected, by the aid of a little aquafortis ; and it may be detec ted also by the wsigb.t ; for it is well known that gold is always heavier than silver.— ibid. Augusta, (cf.o.) April 30. On Tuesday last, the trial of Samuel Mayo for the murder of David Whittamore, came on before the honorable, the Superior Court, now setting in this city. The trial lasted the whole day and night, and until about 7 o’clock yester day morning, at which time the jury retired, an 1 in about five hours afterwards, returned a verdict of not guilty. This case has greatly excited the public attention, and occasioned a considerable diversityt>f sentiments as the crim inality of the accused. The testimony against him. however, was not sufficient to convict him nor W as it so much in his favor, as to restore him to society free from all suspicion. As, however, a full, fair and impartial examination has taken place, it becomes the duty of all to acquiesce in the sentence of not guilty, and to leave the accused to his conscience, and his God. PORT OF SAVANNAH, ARRIVED. Brit. Sra-Tfland, Burnham, New-York Schr. Samuel & Jana, Trinidad Sloop r.ei üblican, Dennison, Charletlon De iglit, Cooper, ditto CfIAJtIESTOff, May I. Ship Mary, es Portland, !8 days from Honduras, took a pilot this morning. Cap’. DOraulTeau was boar led off Havanni, by the Elephant 7-1. A (hip for this port,failed from Havana I the day before capt. D. 4 brig from Chariefton arriv- j ed at Havana on Saturday ialt. The British {loop of war Driver, anchored in the * roads yesterday. Schooner Rising dates, Wood, for this port, was to fail the fame day with capt. Burrows. Schooner Charlotte, Reynolds, from this port for Africa, put ir.to New-York on the 20th ult. having unftepped her fore mall. Ship’Pufan arived a* New-York on the 20th ult. in V, days from Dublin, left there, tliip Eliza, of and for Charleston, time of failing uncertrin, as the was obliged to difeharge the cargo Ihe haa taken in. Schr. Eflher, Small, for this port, cleared at Bolton on the 10th inst. Capt. Anderson, of the the O'ivc Kraftch, April 14 in lit. 32, .59, long. 4.5, spoke brig Mary, 10 days from this port lor Africa. April 24,1 at. 32,30, fpok a fchr. four days from Norfolk. Captain Fa et, of the William Bradford, on the 21st of March, experienced a violent gale of wind, in which he carried away his bowsprit, and the fore-yard falling upon deck, killed tiie mate, Mr. John Moulton of Boston. April 8, 1at.34, long. .54,fpoke tiie Britith ftiip William and James, from I.iverpool for Walhington.rut 43 days. April 1.5, lat. 34,27, long.Cs,faw a brig lying to, with only her foremaft Handing. Captain Hall, of the Julius Cxfar, on the 11th March, in lat. 52, 30, long. 5,21, spoke brig Flora, from Norfolk for Liverpool. March 17, lat. 44, 33, long. 2.5, 11, spoke Ihip Reward, Wood, from Bristol for Boston, five days out. March 23, lat. 48, 3.5, long. 36,37, lpoke a brig from Liverpool for Philadelphia, 12 days out. Aprill4, ’ at. 36, 35, long. 56, 30, spoke schooner Antelope, Blake, from this port for Leghorn. Captain Hall, of the schooner Hannah, touched at tne Grand Cairnins, and took off the crews, and part of the cargoes of two vessels, which had been ftfipwiecked near that place, viz. (hip Hibernia, Folfet, ot Bristol, (Mass.) caff away 0 n J ardir.s; P.ccff, m the 18th Feb. ’ dn her paflage from Ttingflen to New York ; and fchr. Trial, Patterson, call away on the Grand Caiman on the 3d April, on her pafly ie from Jamaica to W, J cafiett. Only part ot the cargoes of the above veil'd* were laved, which has been brought on in the Uhoouer Hannah. The Hamburgh ship Apollo, Walters, front this port, was detained and lent into Dover, March 1.5 Schooner Enter prize Patton, at rived at New York on tiie 18th ult in 30 days from Bermuda—the day af ter failing, spoke Ihip Elizabeth, three days from this port lor .London. Man 2. The ship Juno, Fisher, of Savannah, from Africa for this port, with *1S() slaves, hat been detained and lent into St Pierre's, Martinico. Savannah Anacreontic Society. At the annual meeting of the uriginal members of the Savannah Anacreontic Society, the following gentle men were eleceted for the year, T. 1). Pitit de Viiiers* esqr. President. Dr. Saimrel Kollock, Pice President. A. S. Roc, esq. Treasurer 13’ Secretary. Fztrarf from the Minutes. Savannah, 23d April 1807. A. S, ROf, 1 rcafurer & Secretary. The members are notified that Mr. LE RORY'S Benefit CONCERE, will be given on Friday I veiling next, which they an, earnestly solicited to patronize his long gratuitous services to the l'ociety gives him a jull claim to their liberal fuppoit. A. S. ROE, I’reafurer Sc Secretary. Savannah, May 4, 1807. 44 ■ f Ihe Briir jffope. Capt. Place , For Livrurooi.,has commenced loading, and will fail ui eight days. One hundred ha es of Cotton on Freight calf he taken, if applied for immediately. Apply to b. 6k C.. iUA\ ill. April 50. 42 7 0-MORROJF, the 6t/i instant , Will be fold before the subferiber’s Auction Stort.^ TO CJ.OSE CONSIGNMENTS. 9 puncheons W. I. RUM 3d proof, 2 ditto Jamaics ditto 10 ditto Northern ditto !0 pipes ditto GIN, 8 lihds. Muscovado SUGAR, 4 casks containing 12,000 pair Cotton Girt* Beds, ol a superior lahric, which will cer* tainly be sold u bargain. 1 bale TOWfcCLOTII, I ditto HUIhHUMS, fee. See. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock. AT PRIVATE SALK. A New-Negro WENCH, about 19 years cf age, has been a few months domesticated in this city—is a good washer, and can be fully recommended. S. 11. Stackhouse, Auct’r. May 5. AUCTION. U ill be sold on Wednesday the “20th day of May next, at the store lately occupied by John Ills - gins shop keeper , deceased, in Reynolds ward, near the Bank, All the personal effects of the said deceased, consisting of, Rum, Brandy, Gin, Sugar, Gun powder, Crockery and Glass-ware ; household and kitchen furniture, wearing apparel, silver watches, with a variety of other articles. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock. Conditions, cash before delivery. I rid vv tircl \Y hiic, iribcheator. April 30 4< 2 NOTICE. ■pSIOONS having demands agsinftthe eftato- of now aVP * TAUK> ta y |,,r: Wf.'lAM Me- DUVt ALL, imnnrr t nr JOHN HlGolNs.fi, keeper, late of the citv • f Savannah, dreeafed, de fired to render \ hem within h? ti • prefer b-,| by aw; andthnTe indebted will please to nuke im mediate pa) ruent to Edward White. ..avarn b May 5, fr. +l rfibestor. FOR Nr IF YOU K ’ JLTSHfikV The r^’a r Packct Bri 2 Sea-Gland, T7'*’ * John Huiimjmm, mailer, tof din a few days ..for freight or pafiage (havAe large accommodation ) annly to the mallei on board, si bturges, Burroughs and Butler's wha.f,or to Ecnjanim Vv. b.ronf. m 44. FOR ROSTOV ’ ihe flunch fad failing schooner Samuel Pc Jane, Captain Kerry, having part of her cargo engage 1, will fail in a f ew days...for freight or pa flag e apply to, S. & T. Howard. M A 4- 44. Just Received, ON CONSIGNMENT, Ry the Subscriber, at No. 5 in the Eat. change, 10 tons Sweeds Iron, aflbrterf, 4 hhds. Prim. Retailing Sugar, 5 pipes Cotrniac Brandy, , 1 1 Ith s. N. K. Rum, from Boston, 11 ditto superior retailing Mobile*, •’* 61 ditto 3d and 4th pr4ol W. h Rum, 5 0 10 ditto old Jamaica, di K(4 13(1 hags Green Coffee 50 halos Upland ‘Cotton, 34 ditto Sea-Island ditto. 200 pieces India Nankeens, All of which articles wdl be fold low for Cri.fh, L M. Woodbridp e* Ayv. si.