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“BOSTON, April 2%
iVe tfcT? yesterday favoured with a Dutch
of the ! °th of March. It was obtained by
the Dromo (iiom Calcutta) frera a vessel spok
en at sea, bound from Antwerp to Philadel
phia. All t'te news auides it contains are ex
tracted
. hit may, .March 5. j
The French tv ‘add army is in winter quarters
Ijohit.d thePassargf*., ( asmall river which emp
ties in the Vistula, a few miles south of Thorn.)
Its left wing leans on ivlariemverder and Elb
ing- .... I
A Russian division, 10,000 strong, having l
advanced against Hraunsberg, at the summit of:
our winter cantonments; general Dupont was j
ordered to attack it; which he did on the 26th ;
February, and obliged it to recross the Passarge ;
with the less of 16 pieces of cannon, two stands
of colors, and 2000 prisoners. Our loss in kil
led is not worth mentioning,
Marsha! Augcreau. who is wounded, has ob
tained leave to go to Paris; and Marshal Mas
sene. commands at \\ arsaw, vice Lannes, who
is ill.
NEW-i ORK, April 24,
Captain O'Conner, of the shin Augusta, who j
arrived this forenoon in 52 days from Bor- i
fleaux, informs that four l'rench frigates were
lying in Verdun roads, ready for sea. but were
prevented from sailing by three British men
who lay off watching for them. A passenger
in 1 1 ic Augusta, says he saw, the day before he
sailed, a private letter from the continent, sta
ting that the French had entered Konigsbeig,
r.iul that the king of Prussia had retreated to
s!c’.nel.
PHILADELPHIA, April 37.
From Antwerp. —Ycsterdry afternoon arriv
ed in this port, in the excellent passage of 30
days from Antwerp, the line ship Ocean, capt.
Girdon.
Captain Girdon left the city of Antwerp on
the 20th of March, previous to which, repeated |
rumours had been received from the scene of!
war. These reports, though indeed to repre-1
sent France still victorious, were evidently de
fective in detail; and the current oppinion at
Antwerp was, that the Russians, not only had
kept their ground, but had obtained considera
ble advantages ever the enemy. This idea, it
will be observed, coincides with the verba!
accounts received at Nevv-York from Bor
deaux.
On the 13th February, the French took pos
session of the small town of Naugartcn. In
this affair they lost about three men killed and j
22 wounded. The Russians lost their cannon I
100 men killed and 133 taken prisoners.
The expedition which sailed from Holland j
the latter part of February, and was compelled J
to return by bad weather, was under the j
charge of general Daendcis, and supposed to
be bound to the East-Indies. It consisted of
four frigates, and seven transports, ail full cf.
troops.
April 29.
l ast evening arrived the ship Frederick Au
gustus, captain Potter, 29 days from Amster
dam, who informs, that it was current at the
time of his sailing, that on or about the .first
of March, that the Russians had gained consid
erable advantage of the French, who with the
Emperor at their head, had charged the Rus
sians seven times, and were as often repuls
ed ; that the French had retreated 100 Dutch
miles, and left the Russians in possession, cf
the winter quarters lately occupied by the
French.
NEW-OULEANS, April 13.
ICE. —Yesterday, a boat arrived at this port |
from Kentucky, loaded with Ice. This is men
tioned as being the first cargo of the kind ever
brought to this market.
CHARLESTON, May 3.
Captain Hudson, less St. Catherine's, Brazil,
f.3 davs ago. Before he sailed a vessel arrived
there from the river l.a Plata, which brought
accounts that the English had taken Monte
Video, on the 3d of February, and that an ar
mament had gone against Beunos Avres, which
place they had bombarded for six days, and it
was supposed it would surrender. It was sta
ted also, that much bloodshed had taken place
ti tiicse attacks.
The paragraph in our last, (says a New-Jer
sey paper) respecting Princeton College, was
incorrect as well as imperfect. These stu- j
dents were suspended by the faculty (not cx- ‘
~ pelled, for the power of expulsion is vested in j
the Trustees) for some aliedged misdemeanor, I
and these three had the address to win over j
all the other students (except the students of
divinity and charity scholars) to espouse their
cause. A memorial was accordingly present
ed to the faculty, requiring the restoration of
their brethren, and rufusing to pursue their
studies, till this was done. The faculty per
sisted, and the. students remained in a st: t of
insubordination until the evening before < c rt
mcncement, When they were noli lied that the
exercises of the College were suspended.
What the offences were by which the sus
pension of the three was incurred, -.c have net,
learnt; unless, indeed, it was a concern in the |
demolition of anew stone out-building, which
isL.charged upon the students. It is said a
want oi harmony between the faculty and stu
dents hat! existed some months; and that some
unguarded expressions, io say no worse of
them, of some of the faculty, respecting the
Students, tended to heighten the discord and
produce the open rupture ; a rupture which
rose so highj that at one time the inhabitant, of!
j rfinceten flew to antis to protect the College
: from apprehended destruction, and the stu
f dents rimed themselves with the bannisters of
! the stairway, and menaced all who should nio
( f-’■’ ‘hem; but which finally subsided without
j bloodshed or broken hones.’ Who were most
fblamcr.blc, the sac illy or the students, we know
not ; but we cannot help thinking, that had
persuasive and conciliatory mentis been adop
ted by the former, i: .cad oi” the harsh, invec
tive .rd general aspersions of which the stu
de.iis complain, no serums <b turhance would
> hare taken place. Certain !t is, that the sui
| dents ofiereu to wuhernw their memorial and
. return to their duty, ii thos- of the faculty who
j had cast those aspersions, or indulged in that
I invective, would make a proper acknowled
! ment ; what reply was made to this proposal,
we have not learnt.
PAr* Since tlie alxivc was in type, the* fol
lowing was handed us:
Communication. Fhe public arc requested
to suspend their opinion respecting the distur
bances which have lately taken place in the
College oi Nevv-Jcrsey, as we arc informed
that the trustees of that institution arc now
adopting such measures as we hope will pre
vent their recurrence. \Yo understand that a
i full statement of the whole transaction will he
laid before the public with all possible dis
patch.
Savannah,
Tuesday evening, May 12, iso?.
J lie Augusta Herald, of the 7th instant after
complaining of Democratic editors who rejoice
in the defeat oi the Russi ans on the Continent,
and exuit in the victories of the French armies’
concludes thus:—
“ Yet tlicfe animal parts of a printing machine,
amidst all their abfurditiy ami imitative folly, a fleet to
be great friincß to the people, and feme of them no
> doubt ate simple enough to 1 11 in k that they really are
so—though by )ar the greater parr ol them, are hap
pily relieved from the fatigue and trouble of thin k
ing altogether.”
We readily acknowledge, that Mr. Hobby j
I lias an undoubted right to know, that there arc
animal parts of a print:,.-g machine who arc hap
fiiltj relieved from the fatigue rs thinking—be
cause he has conic to this knowledgebv experi
ence, having the name of one ol these “ animal
parts’ * attached to his as publishers of the
| Herald.
j Hobby says Mr. Jefferson's rejecting the
| British treaty, was an electioneering procedure-
I i:i order to lessen .Mr. Muiiroe in the people’s
estimation, and thereby ensure the election of
Mr. Ma dison. What is it that he cant invent ?
He certainly deserves a /at: >.t right for manu
facturing low and pitiful fabrications.
Ilobby is, perhaps, one of the most discon
tented mortals in the world—continually find
ing fault with every measure of the administra
tion, and abusing those who think well ol i;—
What a pity it is, that the remoteness of his
situation excludes him from general notice.
“We published, on Saturday evening, under
the Charleston head, a letter from captain Iva”
liesen of Fort Johnston, to the commander of
the British Sloop of War Driver, then in Char,
leston harbor. Saturday night's mail brought
the answer. We publish it as a master piece of
British insolence, leaving our readers to make
their own comments.
(COPY.)
11. M. S. DRIVER.
tvERECLioy Hoads, Charleston, May 2.
SIR—I have received your letter; and hav
ing some doubts as to the authority by which
it was written, I thought proper to satisfy my
self *n that head, before I should repiy. A
British subject knows too well, how to respect
‘ and obey the laws of his own country, to offer,
intentionally, an outrage on those of others,
when once they are known to he so ; but I have
to observe, the proclamation you mention to
have been issued in May, 1807,1 know nothing
of; of that which was issued in May, 1806, j
have only to say, that so far from being cither
; creditable or becoming in the President of a
j country, wishing to be ranked amongst the
1 civilized nations of the world, it Would, in the
j opinion of every libera! and enlarged mind,
! have disgraced even the sanguinary pen of a
{ Robespierre, or the most miserable petty state
in Barbary. It appearing that the supposed
offence is to be rendered by a repetition of the
circumstances complained of, and that oft those
who, so far from having any tlung to do with
the supposed aggression, were not even on or
near the American coast, at the time. And ‘
as captain Whitby’s trial may, probably, at this
moment be pending, with the concurrence of
, the United States, and the proclamation rcst
’ ing cn his being brought to justice, it ought lo
1 hu\c been thought cf. However, as my pro
, ceeding lo sea, comes within the limits of my
(■ intentions, according to the orders I am under
j I shall do so whenever the pilot thinks proper ;
f winch orde'.s have for their view, the advantage
!of the American flag, as well r.s the protection
oi” the British. Bull must observe, that the
| difficulty I have experienced In obtaining a
sufficient quantity of water, for the purpose I
wish, obliges me to have resourse to such
methods as are completely within my power,
which I otherwise should not have thought of.
Tr. the tiffin,Tt is i**PsSay to inform >T)U
that his Majesty's ship under mv command, is
at all times ready to resist, and punish any
insults that mayj be offered to the flag she
has the honor to Lear, to the last drop of blood
that shall remain, of die dutiful and loyal sub
jects oi a beloved sovereign, and an exalted
country.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your humble servant,
(Signed” WILLIAM LOVE.
/ j Cap'. Pa : isen, j'c.Cfc.
dor; Johnson* s.c.
—'“■'Hax*—
COMMC.VICJTED .
JUDICI A L.
On Wednesday last, the 6th Circuit Court
of the United States, for this District, was con
vened m this city before their honors,
Judge Johnson, Associate Justice of the
United States.
Judge Stethens, Distric Judge of Geor
gia-
The Grand Jury being full on Thursday,
were impanelled, no matter of a Criminal na
ture appearing before them, or making any
presentments, were discharged.
< )n Saturday the Common l.awDoequet was
gone through, and yesterday, after some issues
ol tart,directed from the Chancery, weie tried,
the Fetit Jury was discharged. ’ The Court
arc now engaged, on the Equity side of its ju
risdiction.
. Wc understand the District Court that met
this mornig, was adjourned to Thursday morn
ing 9 o’clock.
IVay lies Cawdor (with Wm. Scantling since
dead), were convicted last May Term, of ut
tering counterfeit Bank Notes of the Branch
Banks 01 the United States was on motion dis
charged from imprisonment, the exceptions
t aken, lo the conviction, in arrest of judgement,
being sustained, by the opinion of the Supre
me Court, to whom it was referred, ‘flic of
fence, whereof, the offenders were convicted,
is by recent statute, of the United States, more
particular! v, defined.
It is remarkable, that the same offender Bav
fies Cawder, after being convicted, in Canid*si
County, for passing base coin, as true, should
be discharged from another arrest of judgment,
which prevailed, Or his conviction would have
been adjudged a capital offence, and the offen
der ordered for execution.
REFLECftOX.
V. ■ i.st it ,c . true.that the offender ban escap
ed punishment—how true is the fact of lfis
gnih—-how severe his reflections must lie—and
a dreadful warning to Others.
fcr--3=-w--.
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
ARRIVED*
Th'Ft Amasm-. Gp P , New-York
Schooner Dolphin. Gale, ditto
Sloop, Nancy, Gorham, ditto
CLEARED.
Erig Uiza, Lillibridge, Philadelphia
CriAit[?SToN, May 8.
Ai rive-1, Sloop I.avinia, Captain Pearfe, in 48 days
from ff.im'.h. Four days after failing captain Pearfe
was boarded by a French corvette of 22 guns, and
2-10 men, 20 days from Bordeaux, on a cruise m the
coast, The- r Jibed captain P. of all his flock of
flieeii, goats, ftc. four Eaves, and a hale?: apprentice.
The French commander declared it was his determi
nation to capture every guineaman he’ fell in with,
whether Britiflt or American—and was only prevented
from carrying this threat into execution with captain
Pearfe, from the circumstance of the mall of the sloop
being carried away; and conceiving it not pofiible to
get her fafe into port. The corvette had a few days
before captured two Ifritifh gnineamen—and after ta
king out their crews and 35 slaves, ordered them for
Guadeloupe.
Captain Pearce left in the river Gambia, brig Vends,
Vincent, for this j ort, to fail in eight days ; schooner
Dorchester, Boothroyd, fr-nt this port, just arrived ;
fchoonc-r Good Intent, Hall, of Boston—captain Hall
had loft both his masts, end all his crew.
Two flumen lately belonging to the Britifti brig
lane, rsfptain Volger, of London, arrived in the Lari
nia. 9 hey P.ate that they failed from England oa the
firft of January L.ft, in company with a convoy for the
Weft-tr-nes—Yociut K o’clotk, on the morning of the
Pith, off Madeira,they were run down by a North
Country (hip, one of the fleet—The fnock was so great,
that the brig was ipiit about midiuips,and funk inftant
!y—The captain and crew, with much difficulty saved
themselves by getting on board the firip. The June
was bound to Gorce, and had oh board a coiifiderable
quantity offpetie—no, ail article was laved fr**m her.
Captain lluufon, of the ship Columbia, arrived ‘ll
the river Mate on the 16th Oftober iaft, and was de
tain--i by tii-i ftjuadcon under Bli* Home Pophui-, the
place being in astute of blockade, u/ltil the 17ib of No
vember, when the Pave Tuips got permifl’on from the
Britiih • mmander to enter the port of Monteveido,’
they being ii: diflrefe for provifiion:,. 011 the 1 9th No
vember, capt. H. entered that port, but was immedi
ately ordered oft by the Spaniards. The firip Franklin,
Ehronstrom,of tiiis port, was ordered ofif at the fame
time, although iu a very diferefled condition, her slaves
dying daily—on going out, the Franklin loft her inaiu
top-r.iaft and anchors, and put back a fecund time ; and
after obtaining a supply of previftuns, fh* was compel
led to leave the port.
Ship Columbia failed from Maldmado P.oads Janu
ary Hi) in company with the brig Eerfevert nee, of New
York,Richard Brown,matter. Left there, ship Superb,
of Boston, Lombard ; ship Bafliaw, of Baltimore, I’ar
teokin ; ship Cotton Planter, Carnes, of New-York ;
(hip Hamden, Mabury, of Newport ; ship Swift, Bou
tber, of ditto; fliip Tjger, of Phibdelpnia ; schooner
Molly, of Bolton ; and fevera! JJanifh and Hamburgh
Jhip% names unknown. Saw two ships entering tile
river. ’Jiie Juno, of Providence, captain M. Batts,
\va detained by his majesty', frigate l.eda, Jan. 27.
April 14, in lat. 27, long. .>.% capt. Hudson spoke
Jiritilh lbip Adamant, of 64 gum, with four ships un
der convoy from Africa, with slaves, botwd to fiar
bati^s,
! rtrsrlefloft, tHute, Mm tbfs pfipt f or XL7ffV|h
t pool, was lpoken March 4, in lat. 40,15, N. long. 46,
Brig Dolphin, Trouant, for Boston; fchr. Betsey,
Edwards, lor Snlem; sebr. Fly, Kennedy ; and fcbr\
Republican, Kelloffor Philadelphia,failed front Havana
on the 28th ult.
Schr. Prince, of Salem. 10 davs from this port for
Copenhagen, war spoke in iAt. 4*, 20, long, 07 ; flnji
Flora, from this port for Altonu, vrasfpokeu outlie
1 ftth ult. in lat. S', :ilong 63.
Britiih fehormr Argus, Stark ck, from Gonaive*
.0. Balt ti'ori-, is capt'jrc*! by the Mclampus frigate, an*4
ordered for Halifax.
The lchconer Duhmibia.of Next--York, SO days iron*
t a-liz, was loft on the ft initri t, to the feirthwardo£
: latteras. The crew wore tak -n off by the (hip Fh tor
oi .'.\ivjder.ce,2 cL)h from Savannah.
Ship Grand l urk, Barnes,iiom this port for NantJ,
was lpoken April IN, in lat. Hi). long. tii>.
Si-ip Ilopr, Coir, Irom tlii- port lor J.iv* rpool, xva®
lpoken April H'cli.in lat. 87, lung. 67.
Sh.p Juno, Irom Savannah lor Liverpool wif fpokotb
April 2, in lot. 36,18, long. 48,37, out 50 days.
Ship Faitor, 11 days from Savannah for I.iverpoufe
wa< pokcu April n, in lat. 56,11, long. 56, 12.
Ship General Hamilton, Pa„, 83 days from thief
port lor Amsterdam, was lpoken April 4, lat. 47. 10.
long. 28.30.
May 9.
Brig John and Charlet, of Portland, fix days front
this port for Liverpool, was lpoken April 10, iu lat. 35.
16\ lung. 66.
Sunday next, after divine ser
vice at the Baptist Church, in the morning, a
COLLECTION will be received at the door, for the
benefit of Mount-Eon Coliecj,
May 13, 4^
Persons indebted for Pew-Rent,
to the Presbyterian Church, are informed, that their
notes are placed in the hands ol the fubferiber for cola
lection, and iluot paid by the firft June, luits will b*
inllitutcd.
U. Leake.
May!). A. 48
*-*■* The Brig Hope, Capt. Phtrc T
Fob I.iv r. scoot., bus comvntriced loading, and will fail
in eight days. One hundred Ini v. : of Cotton on Freight,
rill be taken, if applied for immediately. Apply to
*S. &. C. Howard.
April 30. 42
Savannah vlinter coni ir Society.
I A CONCERT will be given by the SavnnnnUl
Anacreontic Society, at their Long Room,
in the Exon anok, this Evening, the 12th inflant, af
liail after liven o'clock For tickets of adiniflion, ap
ply to
Alexander S. Roc,
Treasurer and Secretary.
’ May 12 47
JUST LANDED,
A fw puncheons high proof JAMAICA UUMj
For sale by
Knox & Pope.
May 12 m 47
Old Madeira Wine.
A fw pipes genuine I.ondon Particular
MADEIRA WINE,
fi-vcti years old, just received from Charlcflon. Fdß
Lil* by
S. 11. S ackhouse.
May 17 r 47
FRESH medicine, drugs, exc.
White & Mendenhall j
HAVE received by the Sea-Isi and, a large quant
ity of the above, selected with much care.—.
They are in hourly expectation of an additional
which will make their assortment of thole articles com
monly kept in Medical St.res, very general and com-*
plete.
Bolton’, brick building on the Bay.
May 12. 4j.
Foil Mill at Drakies*
r pHIS MII.L is ready to receive Rice; tb be poun~
1. (led on Toll, at eight per cent, and to retain the
offal ;or ten percent and the ofl'al returned. Thi®
Rice Mill is noted lor having delivered the best Rices
brought to Savannah in the prelent year ; and beings
in noway connedled with the planting lands, will cone
tinue t work throughout the fuminer.
Henry McKoy, Manager.
Frefli RICE FLOUR for faie, . 25 cents 1 .r buftj*
efi
Mar 1 43
notice.
HTdE Si’.bfcriber being obliged to leave the Uni
. t and State; in the month of June on Imftnels of*
a family nainrc, where bis inicreli* are Concerned,
notifies the public and his creditors, that be wilk
transfer the ieal'e b has <fi the K27CHANGE, antfc
will fell the furniture and ellccis it contains iu order
to dilcharge what lie owes, Individuals who arcs
difpofedto bargain, will addrCfs themselves to Mr.
Petit de Villcrs, wlio is charged witli his transac
tions, and to present to lnm their evidences of debt.
It is hoped that perlons who have contraced debt-*
at the Exchange will come forward and adjull tiicn®
1.. Glcises.
Rar. April 28 * 4,.
N. B. He will fell on the lame conditions his e's.
tabbfhment of PUBLIC BATHS, which ar: in th<a
higiieit order, and exempt from any reparation.
AUGUSTA PRINTED
ALMANAC,
JUST JUiCEIVi.D AM) TOR SALE
THIS 9TI ICJii
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