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From the American Citizen cfJpnlUZ.
Permit me to recommend to your most se
rious attention the subjoined letter and accom
panying affidavit, which may be necessary to a
correct understanding of both.
II;. slop, mentioned in the letter which fol
lows, is a British merchant residing in the
Island of Jamaica, and owner of British priva
teers. The armed brig signet, also mentioned
in the letter, was jointly owned by the said
Hysiop of Jamaica, and David Gordon, a federal
merchant, residing in South-street, in the city
of New-York—a violent stickier for the “Ame
rican ticket The Agnes, as appears by the
custom-house books, arrived in this port <o
the 23th of September last, (1806) and, ns it
also appears from the same books, sailed hence
for “ Jamaica and Bermuda” on the third of the
following November. The firivatecr signes, on
licr arrival at this port from Jamaica, had a
trifling cargo, as appears by the custom-house
books, just sufficient for a cover, and this car
go was consigned to the aforesaid David Gor
don.
When the Agnes was ready to sail from the
port of New-York to “ Jamaica and Bermuba,”
David Gordon, part owner of the brig, and con
signee of the cargo from Jamaica, wrote a letter
of instructions to Hastings, her commander, of
Which the following is a copy.
Neh'-York, JVovember, 1806.
“Cap*. Hastings,
“ Dear Sir —You will proceed, with all pos
sible dispatch, with the Agnes for Bermuda,,
where you will enquire for the captain of the
ship Huntress, and deliver him the enclosed*
letter from his owners for Mr. W. B. Todd, I
have agreed with them, that you wait six days
to be computed from the day of your arri val,
in order to grant her convoy to Cape Francois.
In the event of that vessel having already sail
ed, or the captain or his agent or supercargo
siting the vessel as incapable of sailing within
the limits of six days, you will continue your
voyage to Kingston, and there abide the instruc
tions and orders of M. Hysiop, 8c Cos. but if the
Huntress can be ready at the expiration of those
days, or if the agents of said vessel say she will
be ready in six days more, you will wait those
six davs, upon receiving 30 dollars per day de
murrage, and if the Huntress sails at the expira
tion of that time, you will give her the necessa
ry protection to the port of Cape Francois, with
out going in, and proceed onward to-Kingston as
above desired.
“You will use votir discretion as to What pas
sage you may make, that is by Caicos or Turks
Islands. Commissions are lying for you (in Ja
maica) against the enemies, France, Spain and
Holland; so you will capture and carry along
with you, all you may fund of those nations ; as
to neutrals, unless of the most glaring and sus
picious nature, you will suffer them to proceed
unmolested.
“You will probably see som%Haytians under
Danish colors in the Aux-Cayes which may have
gunpowder on board, or with produce; they arc
owned by the natives, and you may discover
their illegal powers.
“Almost a!! the vessels with Danish flags from
Kingston have false papers, but you had better
rot molest them.
“ Inspect all the licenses of the forced traders
and be particular auto their date, as they some
times make one serve twice, and often intended
for other vessels.
“ You will be particular in treating every ves
sel you board with politeness, but be particular
of the Americans having any contraband arti
cles of war, and if they have illegal goods on
board, (which look well after) and are bound
for Jamaica; follow her into port, without tak
ing possession, as she must be at anchor before
she can be made prize.
“ Yon will send your !>oat into Port Morant
Bay- where a copy ol your commissions are—
and if you fail to get them, lay to in Cow Bay
if you have any prizes in company, with
your signal flying, and the Jack at the main,
firing a gun now and then, until your origin
al commissions can be sent over the Paliisa
doe...
“ Your’s—for W. Hysiop.
“DAVID GORDON.”
“ I certify the foregoing writing, containing
two pages, to he a just and true copy front the
original, now remaining in .the registry ol the
com t of Vice-Admiralty of Bermuda.
“John Lewis, Dep. Register.”
The genuiuenessof the above iettcris proved
by the following affidavit.
“ Ctrr of NRiv-Yony:. m.
“ Oliver Peck of the said city, lute master of
the schooner Aspasia, being duly sworn, dotli
depose ar.d say, that on or about the 25th day
*>f October last past, he, this deponent, was
captured by the British frigate Cambrian, cap
lain Beresford, and sent to Bermuda. While
there the trial was brought on of the British
sailed brig Agnes, capt Hastings, from New
“lock, owned in part by M. Hysiop & Cos. of
the island of Jamaica, and in part by David
Gordon, of the city of New-York, as appeared
by a letter from said Gordon to said Hysiop \
and Cos. stating that said Gordon had placed to
the said Hysiop £c Cos. one third part of the.
said brig A guess, at a certain amount:
or sum ; which letter was read in court on
taid trial, this deponent being present and hear
ing the same. On the said trial there was al
so read, a letter of instructions to captain lias-|
tings, signed by said Gordon for said Hysiop
K Cos. and that he, this deponent, compared a
copy of the said letter now in his possession,
with the original, which was filed in the office
ru the Regritcr of .he cov.i t of Vice-Admiralty,
in the island of Bermuda. And the deponent
further smith, that the said copv now in his pos
session, is certified to he a true copy of the
original letter, by John Lewis, deputy register
of said court of Vice-Admirality.
“ Oliver Peck.
“ Sw’orn the 22d day of April, 1807, before
me, Adrian Heueman, Notary Public.
David Gordon and bit privateer —The sub
joined paragraph was published yesterday
morning in the People’s Friend, and in Lang’s
Gazette, two “ American” papers, and sticklers
for the “ stmeri an ticket.”
“ We arc requested to state that Mr. Gor
don will to-morrow publish a complete refuta
tion of the charges made yesterday against
him in the Citizen, and in the mean time, he
authorises us to assert that he was not a part
owner of the British brig Agness, ahd that the
letter ot instructions to capt. Hastings was not
written by him, nor had he any agency in
composing it, though in the hurry incident to
dispa:eking a verse!, it rear iscAUTrovsLr a v/i
WITHOUT CONSIDERATION SIC.SED AT HIM FuE
tee is rite it.”
Was apology ever so despicable—attempt to
excuse so naked and base ?
I have myself applied to the custom lior.se
and ascertained that the cargo of the pyivateer
Agnes, from Jamaica, was consigned to David
Gordon. Gordon had in this port the sole •man
agement of the Agues. He loaded her in this
port with a cargo for Jamaica and Bermuda,
and refitted her as a privateer to capture “ships
of France, Spain, Holland, and “ particularly
ol America.” on her passage. On her going
i cut from this port, Gordon, as appears from
* the custom-house books which are open to in
’ tq.se,tion, transacted ah her business. It far
*tfiir appears from the affidavit of capt. Peck,
one ct the most respectable and intelligent
captains ol any time or country, that Gordon
was part owner ol the pirate Agnes. ]s it then
likely that he did not write the letter of'in
structions, or cause it to be written bv his
cievks, to capture “ particularly” American
vessels ? Is it probable that, bring concerned, he
incautiously signed the piratical instruc
tions l Ridiculous! The apology is an addi
tional insuit.
— rat. :: @: *•—
AGGL S iA, May 16.
On Wednesday hist, agreeably to the sen
tence passed on him at the last superior court,
held in this county, Wni. Love, for the murder
oi David Whine more, was executed within the
limits ol this city—bince his condemnation,
exdrt'.ons hare been made in Burke county and
this place, to procure signatures ; and petitions
have been-presented io the governor ; but his
excellency did not deem it proper, we find, to
impede the current of public justice. The
object oi commiseration Was neither recom
mended by judge or jury—however, it is un
derstood that this unfortunate man was delu
ded, or deluded himself to the last moment,
and dung, poor vvietch! to the anchored hope !
hut all in Vain. lie was taken from the j.ni
between 13 and 1 o’clock, ( ‘-.coiled by captain
J ,van’s volunteer corps, and accompanied by a
vast multitude of citizens. At the foot o, the
gallows, Love declare'!, as he had done iron;
the beginning, that he received the monev, /br-
dbih.rs, \\. bills and > hitn marc’s watch
from the woman of the house, meaning airs.
Mayo—ol thacharge ot wnich ho was a cuscd
and condemned to die, he was imocent .—ad'-
ll ded there were things done in the house, he
| believed, that wore not right—after a pause,
( said he had a good deal more to say, but could
| not proceed at present (at liiis time he seemed
| to have got alarmed and lairitish) and referred
| for further information to some gentlemen
| standing by at the time, with whom lie convcr
! scu in the morning in the jail.
| Directly and indirectly, we solicited this i:r-
I formation from gentlemen, to whom Love was
? supposed to have alluded, but find ourselves
i disappointed, as, no doubt, the public at large
j will. VV e could collect, however, from a per
! Son of veracity that Love, on the morning of
the day on which he was executed, declared
himself free oi the charge of murder ; bin if
murder bad been committed, he believed a
man of the name of Bearden was concerned in
it-—or words to this purpose—On enquiry we
find that a man of that name was in town about
! the same ime, who told an acquaintance of his
j in .Savannah, that he was about to start for the
j West-Indies, from whence he said, he never
; expected to return.
j Love then prepared for the awful scene—
j prayed a few minutes—raised up the handker
; chief, ‘which covered lus eyes, and shook hands
j with the clergymen who attended him, and
I one or two more—bid them farewell, (along
’ farewell) and was then launched info eternity
I He died, apparently very easy. Being suspeti
; ded the usual time, he w T as cut down, and plan
; ted alongside of tiic fatal tree ! 1
I 10 Dollars Reward.
‘ f"” gag,tgi l ABSENTED herfelf, finite the
1 i Jre*. jj ;th irfiant, a Negro woman na
il WyFY-A j mec ’ ROLL VND, well known
’ I! I i in Sav?nnah a* =• wafher-wom
!|f- V “HjSlr j-. ‘ * an * about 30 years of age, dark
I complexion, large mcirli, thick
! I'l a in statue tall, ttou-and raw
| boned, when'j'.ieftiontd, answers
’ readily wish a c-arl'e vo ce. A: T have reason to
iuppnfe flie withes to leave this state, through per
iualion—l do hereby cution al matters of vetfels
and others from e ncea mg or carrying off fad Ne
gro, as they mav depend oil being pro i ecu ted to the
1 utmoli rigor of the law. The above reward and all
reasonable Charges will be paid for lodging her in
any Jail 111 the Urded States, and adviting her
owner thereoi,ordehvcringher in Savanaah, tog
Jure Morricc.
*,* It is trot unlikely that fne may have a forged
pal and v. dt endeavor co pars heri'elf as a free
woman.
1 May 13 51
Savannah,
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 215, 1807.
The editors of the Mnsuent, in that paper, of
yesterday morning, instead of acknowledging
the error committed by them in their “ briej
remarks” on Mount-F.llOll College, contained
in their paper of Tuesday last, and confessing
it, as they ought to have done, to have been the
consequence of the want of correct information,
have in a round-a-bout way, made a faint attempt
to shew that they did not mean these “ brief re
marks” to be understood e.s they had been writ
ten and published. It would be difficult to uivisc
a better method of proving the puerile absur
dity of their assertions than to re-publish them
verbatim :—wc will, however, be content with
quoting a .part, and making a few observations,
by way of argument. ‘I hey tell us they got
their information as respects the object of this
institution from respectable authority, “ and
when subjoined with the balance of the sen
lance 1 with svr/: other objects as their funds trill
support ,’ will not only be sufficiently explana
tory to evidence the falsity of the accusa
tion Src.”
Again they say—-“the constitution of Mount
Emm College, is silent in regard to gratuitous
education, but from the authority of persons
who were donors, and felt interested in ils wel
fare, we place that Deception on their intentions
as a contemplated object, and expressed our
seCjies accordingly when we said they were
* to educate the indigent youth of the state whose
parents belong or may have belonged to the /Sab
list Church, stilt/:, such other objects as their funds
will support.’
Now need any ‘argument be used to shew ,
that the words “ with such other objects as their
funds will support” does not convey a meaning
that other than the children of Baptists are to
La educated at Mount-Enon? These words’
have almost an unbounded meaning—they may
be construed into almost any meaning, but the
one these learned editors w ould persuade us
they arc intended (.(''convey.-—The words im
mediately preceding them, that j “ the object of
the institution is to educate the indigent youth of
‘hr state whose parents belong or may have be
longed to the Baptist Church f) totally destroys
the possibility of their being understood as tlie
Musuem editors would fain have them. They
may he understood as meaning that the institu
tion, if their funds will afford it, intend to build
churches—give to the poor—assist other sem
enaries of learning &c. Etc. but who, except the
editors of the Museum themselves, could have
discernment, enough to understand, by these
words, that any children except those whose
j parents arc of the Baptist profession arc to be
J educated at Mount-Enon College ? we think it
wholly unnecessary to use any further argu
ment on this score—the thing in i'self, is too
plain to require it.
We declare wc arc r.bt disused to create or
cherish an ill-natured opposition, but when we
sec truth laid aside, & misrepresentations puh
* iishedto the world, which might lend to injure a
\ good institution, wc should think ourselves out
j of the line of our duty, were we to suffer such
tilings to pass unnoticed.
We arc willing to give the Museum editors,
all the credit attached to the sublime produc
tion alluded to tho’ we cannot be so regardless
of truth, as to say, we believe they wrote it—
not but what it is stupid enough to have been
written by a school-ltoy ■; but if we. are correct
ly informed, onfe of them has expressed himself,
in a public place in this city, directly contrary to
the sentiments it contains.
On Thursday last was launched at Mr. E.
Bolton’s shipyard, Messrs. R.& J. Bolton’s
line new shipGOsSYPI UM, 264 tons burthen.
This being the first ship built in tiiis city since
the revolution, it drew an immense concourse
of spectators to the place-—Wc may with safe
ty venture to asset, that at least nineteen
twentieths of the citizens of Savanfiah, beside
numbers who had came from tlie country lor
the purpose cf gratifying their curiosity, were
present. And to the inexpressible satisfaction
of all, the launch was so managed as to render
it, in the opinion of those who were adequate
to judge, as handsome a one as could possibly
have been made.
We understand the Gossvpium is intended
for the European trade, and that captain John
Valentine is to command her.
COMMUNICATED.
By a gentlemen immediately from Mount-
Enon we learn, that there are three families re
siding there, and about a dozen carpente.s em
ployed in building several public and private
houses. A market is held there twice a week,
and a cheerful activity in business pervades the
little community. On Sundry last -divine ser
vice was performed, before a large and respec
table audience, in Mount-Enon meeting-house,
which has just been erected by the adjacent
inhabitans. 1 lie Rev. Mr. Savidge, for whom
the appointment was made, not attending, the
Rev. Mr. Justice, and Mr. Benjamin S. Scre
ven officiated.
j For the Savannah Evening Lcdgeti
TO WOMAN.
tVomr.n, thou cause of heft delight
That here below we can enjoy ;
Who can if but thou ad’ll aright,
In bill's make ev’ry moment fly.
Created, or to prove the foul
‘1 he zell of ev’ry joy on earth ;
To make the fleeting minutes rool,
111 one continued feene of mirth.
Or in the bread, sow misery dire,
And render home a per fed hell ;
Implant the seeds of jealous fire.
And rage and curled dilcoid fell.
With treafur’d gold when we ate blcft r
And all that pow e r can command.
And clad by Health, in rosy veil ;
feee lUp pill els before us stand.
A ,;t fi .Il thou cat.ft add to that flare,
Isy giving us 3 gentle mind,
One that can heal each boloni fore.
And foe the Ui* when co grief conflgn’d.
1.-/NCGNNU,
Chari its roN, May 19.
Captain Belcher left at Augrda, die following vefleltf
o( longing to this port—Ship Ruby, flop Africa,
Caruth, and the lhip John, Quay—uncertain when to
tad.
The hrig Pioughboy, Rich, from this port, touch-d
at Nidl.iu, on the 11th inst. and failed die following
day lor Havana. °
Nassau, (W. P.) May 4.
Arrived on Friday, the private vessel of war, May
flower, capt. Johnlon, with the following veflels he?
prizes.— 0
The bpanifh polacre fchr. M Ncovo Adivo, frohi
Vera Cjuz bound to Cadiz, carrying three long 12
pounders, and 18 men, was captured after an engage
ment of two hours and a half. Cargo, cochineal, indi
go, cocoa and barks.
1 he Spanifli fchr La Dlvino Paftora, from Cam
peachy to Havana. Cargo, , ice, beef, leather, &c.
1 he Spanifli fchr. Caridad, from Campeachy to Ha
vana. Cargo, beef, rice, leather, &c.
1 lie Spanilh fchr. Montserrat, from Batabano, irt
ballalt.
Arrived on Saturday, a Spanish schooner, name un
known, loaded with sugar, captured by the Mayflower
near the Bay of Honda.
Mdy 11 .
I l.c brig NafTau, Giblon, lor Philadelphia, and fchr?
Emerprize, Yellbwly, for New-York, have cleared at
the Custom-House.
The sloop Polly, of Savannah, loaded with corn, put
in here y.llerday in distress, having lprung a leak.
Kingston, (Jam.) April 11.
Information having been received here that the A
nvericau flop Indoltan, of V 4 guns, and fully manned-,
trading to St Domingo from the United States, had
lately been fallen in with, and engaged “by, the Squir
rel frigate, of Z 4 guns, which, the lucceeded in beating
off, the Elk brig, of 18 guns, capt Coghlan, failed 011
I uefday, we miderftaiid, for the purpoio o. cndcuvoi
ing to intercept her, and afterwards to proceed to New
Providence.
The American schooner Experiment, I.oring, with
a cargo of flour and tire, from Baltimore to Montego-
Bay, captured by a French privateer, of 10 guns and
o men, ofl Turk's Island, and ordeied for .Sf. Domin
go, but lallen in with and recaptured off Munte-Chriltd
by La Rapola biig, arrived on Thuri'day.
April 2.5.
An embargo was laid yesterday on all foreign and
ncutial veflels, and on Britilh veflels bound to the.
Spanifli colonies, to continue until the 22 d of May
next inclusive. 1
The Blonde frigate, of 58 guns, capt. Ballard, re
turned to Port-Royal on J hurfday lath, with ihe Swe
dilh fliip Margaret, Tufts, of 12 guns, and 24 men,
from St. Bartholomew’s hound to Jacmel, w.ih provi—
lions, detained ofl St. Domingo on Monday i-llt by the
Blonde, while prosecuting her voyage to Barbadoes.
William Woodbind
o 7
Being duly qualified as AUCTIONEER ten
das his services to the. Public, in the
AUC TI ON, COM MI Shi ON
JND
Factorage Business .
Having convenient and commodious Stores, f r thft
reception of every tpeciesof anu u..ndizk, he hopes
that a firict attention to the interest of Ids friends may
entitle him to a lhare ol their patronage.
May 28. f b 52
60 Bales prime St. Mary’s
C 0 T T o a:
For Sale by
(S’. 8c C. Howard
K tt 52
B U t T E R. -
Just Received, 07 Jiegs choice Bilker }
1 or Sale low, by
A. &. S. Richards.
May 23 Cf 52
Notice.
The following articles were forwarded by captain
Nelson, of the schooner John, from Philnd.eE
phia, (arrived al Charleston) and stored with
the subscribers.
3 barrels marked S. W. addreffid to Jos. WifLir,
j Savannah.
2 whole and one half ditto marked G. S. addressed
to John Turnbull, F.sqr.
| 4 bundles Fruit Trees, diredte-j to the care of Mr.
J F. H. Wellman, for Jos. Stiles, Esqr
| The owners or their agents are notified, that if the
! fame are not called for previous to the 10th of June
j next, they wilUthea be let up at auction, to f-tidy the
j charges thereon.
J Knox & Cope.
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