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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. \v a a