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’ 1- • ‘LID. *K\ ‘>l Lii... ti:L. CiiCUni •:< ’■ ■ esi hy the (jcntlcmau, that at n bueu i. .<’o to intimidate him, were I c; Jct’Uted to throw a suspicion on lus cause. Such a course was not sanctioned l.y him. It must have, been the work of some of his ene mies. lie disclaimed such conduct. Colonel Nichoi.son being withdrawn, ma jor hggleston wished to be excused, because he had felt and expressed a considerable degree of warmth, on l eading the deposition of gene ral 1 ...ton ; but the court considering that lus r: >e did not tali within the rule, and not being objected to by colonel Burr, he was not per mitted to withdraw. Hr. Wm •iam I’ousHF.K, on being called, expressed a difficulty in serving. On a con sideration of his objections, the court suffered him to withdraw, Mr. John Randolph and col. James Barbour, were then severally call ed. I'hese gentlemcnf wished to be excused, on account of the impressions which the sub ject had made on then- minds, but their excu ses Were not deemed sufficient by the court, i lie following gentlemen were then sworn on the grand jury : John Randolph, foreman, Joseph Eggleston, Littleton Walter Tazewell, Robert Taylor, W illiam Daniel, jr. John Mercer, Edward T’c gratn, Mum ford Beverly, John Ambler, Thom as Harrison, Joseph C. Cabell, James Pleasants, jr. John Brckenbrongh, Alexander Shepherd, James Harbour. James M. Garnett. 1 he chief justice delivered a charge to the grand jury in which he enumerated the several offences cognizable by them under the laws oi the United States, and particularly defined the crime of treason. After the grand jury had retired, a debate of some length ensued in a proposition to in struct the jury specially with respect to the ad missibility ot certain evidence which it was supposedyvvould he adduced on the part of the United States. A further discussion of this question, it is expected, will take place to-day. 1 he names ol the several witnesses sum moned io behalf of the United States were call ed over, many of w hom, and among others ge neral Wilkinson, were absent. Such as appear ed were recognized to appear again this day, at 1,1 o’clock, to which hour the court adjourned, viz. John G. Henderson, Ambers Smith. Hugh Philips, William Eaton, Erick Bollmun, Samuel Swartwout, James Reid, William Du ane, George Morgan, Leonard Roman, “Willi arn Spence, Thomas Petekin, Elias Glove, Samuel Fairlatnb, James L. Donaldson. _ f Probably a mistake... another Virginia pape: . ves the following as the declaration of Mr. Randolph, cn being called on to serve as a juror.— “ I have formed no opinion on the case now before the court, for I do not yet know what that case is ; but I have entertained and formed Liniments in regard to the gentleman who now stands before us. Yet with out arrogating to myfelf any extraordinary powers, I think Icould divert myfelf of any prepoifeffions I have formed in respect to the proceeding of colonel Burr. ■ It i-- hue I bas e had rtrong prcpoffclKons ; bur. I do not recollect, fir, having ever declared an opinion. I cer tainly never, fir, delivered an opinion in decided terms. WILKESBARRE, (Penn.) May 3. If the winter has not been severer than any preceding one for a long course of years, it has at least marked its way by as many melan choly circumstances. We some time ago mentioned the death of the unfortunate Mcrrit, at Wyalusing; and to-day we have learned the fate of another ciiizen, who perished by the cold. in the beginning of January last, Mr. John Smith, of Sugar-creek, took his rifle and jvent into, the woods on an exerrsion after deer. As it was often the case, when his pursuit led him far from home, he look shelter at the lion.se of some acquaintance, his family were not alarm ed at his absence through the night. The next day passed and the day following, and the anx ious wife had wearied her eyes in vain, in watch ing the path-way for the return of her partner. On the fourth, she extended the alarm for Mr. Smith through the neighborhood, and a num ber of men went out in pursuit of him. After following his track in various directions, for many miles, thcy r at length, towards evening, came to the spot where the wretched wanderer expired. It appeared that Mr. Smith had at tempted to kindle a lire in an old log ; but in blowing the spark, cold, hunger and fatigue overpowered him, and he sunk back upon the snow and without a struggle or exertion closed bis eyes forever. The day before Mr. Smith v/ent out, he sold his dog to a man who lived about twenty miles from him, and Mr. Rutty fthe purchaser) had led him home. But the iaithful animal was found upon the breast of his old master, watching, with all the solicitude of love, the moment when he should awake. lie had scratched around him, and upon his mas ter’s breast, undoubtedly to awaken him ; but when *he found it in vain, coiled himself over his heart, and there had nearly expired. Faith ful creature 1 thy fidelity and attachment shame tiie boasted virtues of man. The manner in which the dog found his master, is a question difficult to resolve. He was in the wilderness, ten miles from Mr. Ruttv’s, and on tracing his track for some distance, it appeared that he came in a direct course to the spot from the house of his new master, and it could not be discovered that he had been at all on the track of Mr. Smith. 1 he deceased was a man much and deserved ly esteemed by his acquaintance—lJe has left a wife and seven children to mourn their loss and his untimely fate. The Cotton Factory at Patterson, X. J. was iestmved by fire on the night of the 13th in stant, including all the machinery, and a quan tity of manufactured cotton. Tl"<- Ira •is < sti rc.ated v. utw ,<. M l } ‘-- fr:rr. at G...t f Madrid, under date March 13, 1807. “W ednesdav of this week was a gala day at court, at the royal residence of Aranjuez, in compliment of the Infanta Don Francis do Paula Antonio Madia, third son of the king. The emperor of the French and king of Ita ly, desirous ot manifesting to the king, our sovereign, his lively desire for preserving and strengthening more and more the bonds of frierdship and close alliance, which happily subsist between the two sovereigns and their respective kingdoms, has been pleased to make choice, to reside near the king, our sovereign, in quality of ambassador of his imperial majes ty, and envoy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary of the king of Italy, of his excellen cy Francis de Bcauharnois, grand dignitary of the order of the iron crown, of the legion of honor, kc. who already resided in quality of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten tiary of his imperial and royal majesty, near the reigning queen of Etruria. Ihe distin guished talents of Mr. Beauharnois, caused an anxiety for his presentation, which took place the latter part of December last, with all the ceremony customary in like eases ; and he was received by their majesties with demon strations of the greatest regard, as well on ac count of his appearance, as for his courteous and affable deportment. By the greatest of outrages against humani ty, and against good policy, Spain was forced by Great Britain to take part in the present war. This power has taken to herself an ex clusive dominion of the sea and of the com merce of the world. Her numerous factories dcssemi latcd in every country, arc like spon ges, which suck up their riches, without leav ing them any thing more than the semblance ol mercantile liberty. Front this maritime and commercial despotism are derived to Eng land the immense resources for sustaining a war, the object of which is to destroy the com merce appertaining to each country, and cor responding t its industry and situation. Ex perience has demostrated that the English ca binet hesitates at no means that may conduce to effect their designs; and that while this pow er continues to enjoy the benefits of her im mense trade, humanity will continue to groan under the weight of a desolating war. ‘1 o put an end to this, and to attain a solid peace, the emperor of the French and king of 1t..1y, issued on the 21st of November, last, a decree, in which, adopting the principle of reprisals, he determined on the blockade of the British is lands ; and his ambassador, his excellency Francis dc Beauharnois, grand dignitary of the order of the iron crown, and of the legion of honor, See. having communicated it to the king, our sovereign, who, desirous to co-operate in measures dictated by the principle of recipro city,has been pleased to order the serene prince, general and admiral in chief, to issue circular orders of the following tenor : CIRCULAR. To the Chief< of Provinces, 1~) •par Mails and Fleets in Spain, and in the Indies. As soon as England had committed the horrible outrage of intercepting the royal fri gates, violating by surpiize that good faith which in time oi peace secures the property of individuals, and disregarding the lavvot nations, his majesty considered himself in a state of war with that power, although it was his royal pleasure to suspend the promulgation ol Uie manifesto, until he saw supported by the go vernment of Loudon the atrocity committed by its seamen, from thenceforward, and with out a necessity of warning the inhabitants of these kingdoms of tiie circumspection with which they ought to conduct themselves to wards those of a country wanting of the sacred laws of propriety and the rights to nations, his majesty declared to his subjects the state of war which existed with that nation. All inter course, all commerce is prohibited in such a situation; and no ideas ought to be entertained towards such an enemy, but those dictated by an honorable spirit which puts at a distance all connexion with them, considering it as the vile result of an avarice disgraceful to those posses sing it. His majesty is well persuaded that such honorable sentiments are deeply rooted in the hearts of his beloved subjects ; but ne vertheless he will grant no indulgence to such as may contravene the law; nor will he have any through ignorance to mistake it ; authori sing me for that purpose, to declare, that all English property, found on board any vessel, though it be a neutral one, if consigned to Eng lish individuals, shall be confiscated. In like manner shall be confiscated all mer chandise which shall be found, though in neu tral vessels, whenever it shall be directed to the ports of England or its islands. And final ly, his majesty, conformably to the ideas of his ally, the emperor of the French, declares in his states, the same law, as his imperial majes ty, on principles of reciprocity and propriety, has promulgated under date of the 21st No vember, 1806. The observance of this determination of his majesty belongs to the chiefs of provimes, of departments and of fleets ; and in communi cating them, I, in the name of his majesty, hope no occasion will be given for his royal displeasure. God preserve you many years. Aranjuez , the \9th of February, 1307. THE PRINCE, General in chief and admiral in chief. WT.rPING BEAUTY. Prom morn to night,or griev’d or glad, I.ucilla’s looks are always sad : Her ’kerchief (he with tears is steeping Some think the pretty maid gone mad ; But lately I the reason had She look l niort be .1 when weeping. i on THE EVENING LEDGER. Messrs. F.v ekitt & 1 \ a.xs, IAM not much t Oliver .ant in banks, the* possibly 1 may know something- of their origi nal design ami principles, yet j womd humbly beg leave to enquire, for’what purposes the Bank of the United States was established, and a power given it to extend its branches over different parts of the union. Was it solelv for the purposes of speculation and monopoly ? Was it Axe rely to enable the merchant or ad venturer to enercase the quantum of their dis counts ; to drain the countrv of its specie, and (ill it with paper medium? Or was it simply lor the benefit of the stockholder ? 1 rather think not. 11 these were tiu; only motives, it might have been left to the state governments. They were certainly the best judges, what number ol banks were necessary lor the inter ests ol each state, or whether any were neces sary for the advantages of trade’. \\ hy then should the general government interfere, and still continue to scatter brandies of this hank into the remotest towns of the country ? There must he some reasons other than those already mentioned; and, permit me to ask, was not one oi them the convenience of the ravelin • , ;> To enable him to carry a light, circulating medium, which would pass current from one state to another, without the luggage and dan ger attendant on the transportation “of gold and sliver ? But if this was one of the original de signs, in establishing this bank, it is not effect ed by the practice oi the branch in Savannah. At this they actually refuse io receive the bills of the bank of the United States, and roundly declare, they will receive none but their own. 1 have no design to offend any’ member of this institution. 1 only wish to be put right with respect to the general practice of this branch, and to have my tcllovv-citizens put right also : so that, hereafter, when wc come to Georgia, we may provide ourselves wilh drafts or specie, and not erroneously fill our pockets with such trash as bilis of the bank of the United .Stales. I have traversed this country, nearly from one end to the other, and have, until my arrival ii Savannah, found no difficulty in passing these bills. In the back parts of this state, the bills in question are preferred to those of Sa vannah. flow then shall we account for the practice of this bank ? It is the only one which has ventured to reject these bills. They pass with a premium in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennes see, St. Louis, Natchez—nay, in Florida and Nnvv-Orleans they pass—and yet the bank at Savannah reluses them. Do explain this, gen tlemen, to A TRAVELLER. Savannah, June 5, 1807. Savannah, SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE C, ISO 7. INDIAN ALARM. Extrairt of a letter from St. Mary’s, dated May 31, received this morning by a gentleman of this city. “ Wc are very much agitated with an Indi an alarm, which, I am really inclining to think, will cause a failure ol our June court. Two Indians have been down St. Alary’s river, to a place called Trader’s lliil, and killed a man of the name of Greene, in a most horrid and cruel manner. It appears, that they were well led and treated by Greene ; alter which he took his scat in a shade out at the door, when they both look their guns, fired through him, and cut open his bovveis with their knives. His wife i and children, we understand, were not molest ed in their escape. “ William Ashley and some others went after them two days since, if l mistake not; and last night, about twelve o’clock, an express came with orders from General Floyd, order ing out our troop of horse in pursuit of the of fenders, and some of the foot, if necessity re quires. A party of the horse, say six or eight, are gone.” The following gentlemen are the monthly committee of the Chamber of Commerce, for the month of June :—James Hunter, Hen ry Hall, William Alagcc, Ralph May, Samuel Barnett, Esquires. James Bn.no, Secretary pro. tem. The number of persons migrating to ‘this state during the last four weeks is estimated at 200 souls per day. The streets of this town are frequently crowded with the carriages, carts and waggons of moving families, while the great demand for provisions has considerably raised the price. Com, which was heretofore a drug at 2.5, is now scarce at 30 cents per bushel, avid wc are informed, that at some pla ces on the road, from this to Alero district, it is sold as high as a dollar and a dollar and a half, A greater price i:> expected.— Knoxville Gaze tie. A literary gentleman from the university of Cambridge in England, who arrived in this city in the autumn oflast year, is employed in writ ing a work, which he entitles “ The Stranger in America,” tube published in four 12 mo. volumes. The first volume contains iiis observations in and near Philadelphia, during a residence of 6 months. The other three volumes will consist of views of society and manners in the United States, in the. year 1307. Each volume will be embellished with appropriate vignette sketches of public buildings, Zee.. We understand that the firs! volume-is ah < ady forwarded to Eng land for immediate publication, and that it will be published here, about the month ol Septem ber:;'::: .— H’ s J‘h M;.pu Go : ; _ NaaroiK, May “m, ! r.;.:r.u r i f.". i'tr.'r ;rom Philadelphia, dated cn the evening of May lt>. ’ A vi flel (arrived this morning ft sm La Rochelle it. JO day?) announces, that a gteat battle hid uhen plate tu tweeiijtl.e French and Rullians, on the 2:!d of Match, that billed 1 I hours; when the l-Teneii remained mas ters ot field and country, bavin;; killed and wounded i’tqoot) Ruffians (left on the ground) and taken 15,t 00 ptiloners, among whom is the commander in chief, general Bennington 1 “ I have teen all the particulars, and all the details of this battle, in letters to MelVrs. Garonches & Cos. of Rochelle. “ 1 hv Trench army, Including Polanders, and the Bavarians,is estimated at 400,C00 men, on the Vitlylu and in its neighborhood.” FOURTH OF JULY. irT’ A Subscription paper, to defray the expellees ol a 1-cstiv. 1 to be given in comme moration ol the cvcr-memorablc and gloriou •Uh of July, 1776, is opened at this office. §CM L’lnnconu is unavoidably omitted PORT OF SAVANNAH. ARRIVED, Brig Motmt-Vernon, Martin, Providence, R. I. 1H days... George H. Butrough. Sloop Roll. , New-York, 15 dayo.,.l,egrand. : Carmont & Cos. Franklin, Rudolph, St. Mary’s. ’ Ladies Slippers. ABXEH IVI.BB , Has jurt received from New-York, a frelh aflortment cf Kill and Morocco Slippers, with and without heels, AND A FEW rAI It OE GENTLEMEN’S Fair ‘l’op and Suwairow Boots, June 6. m 58 Regime ni al O r ders. AN ELECTION is ordered to he held at the Cotirt- House o.i Friday the 2Gth tnftant, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, for a MAJOR to the command of the 2d Battalion, lit Regiment... Officers who will be sub ject to that command, arc required to attend... Ca ptains May and Moore will pteftde. By order of Lieut. Col. Johnson. Peter N. Brinsmadc, June C. 53 Adjudant. N () T T C f7~ IN conformity to the Regimental Orders of this date we will attend at the Court-Iloufe in this city, on Friday, 26'th inltant, at II o’clock a. m. to fup.rmtend the election of a major to the command of the and Bat talion, Ift Regiment. Ralph May, Cap t. 3 ! Company. Robt. A. Moore, Cn/it. 6th Company. JuneG. 58. ~NOTI( F.r f T' , IIE fubferiber earneflly requests those perforin who X are indebted to the late firm of Everitt .St M Lean, and are in the liabic of vi lit ing this i ity, to call at tin; office of M’Lcan &c Barnes, where thry will meet with a full difehurge by paying their refpudtive dues. Norman M’Lean. Savannah, June G. 58 FOR SALK.~ r INIAT well known PLANTATION in Camden JL county, at the mouth of St. Mury’ti river, called POINT-I’ITRE, late the property and rtlidence of James Seagrove, efq. containing 720 acres ol prime COTTON LAND. On this plantation are an excel lent Dwelling lloule, and fufficienr negro houses, Ac. in good order. For a further defeription of this d.-li rable and healthy nutation, apply in St. Mary’s, to Mr SfAOKOVE; and for a view of the jd.at and titles, which are uttqueftionable, in Savannah, to George Wood ruff, efq. or to the fubferiber. Si.nuiel Howard. June G cm 58 Marshal’s Sale. Wi 1 be fold at the Court-House in Savannah, On TUESDAY, the 7 ill of July next, between the hours of ten and two o’clock, The Unexpired I.eafc of a two-dory STORE and BUILDING, on Harden’s (late Clark’s) wharf, below the LiuiT of Savannah, now or late in the. oc cupancy of Benjamin C-ook, ai.d take : in execution as lus property, at the suit ol William M -gee. llcnjamin Wall, m. and. r,. June G. 58 S/'/erlff's Sale. WILL be fold at the Court House In JefTei son, on Tuesday the 4th Augufl next, between the usual Hours of Lie, the following Negroes, taken in execu tion under the foreclofure of a mortgage from Martha W. Nightingale at the luit of Richard O’Donne!, ;u! to fatibfy the fame—viz—Jim, Cudjoe, Frederic, Will, Laura, j rank, f’omba, Violet, Juba, Sina, rlly, Mary Dura, Lydia, Mauma, Yainina, Commifla, Chnftopher, Mobita, Duba, Cooley, Commifla, Coguj ba, and a child of Jim and Violet's. U. (j. Jones, s. c. c. June G. 5b GBAXD LODGE. r rTIF members of the GRAND LODGE of Ccor -1 giu. and the respective Lodges hy their proper reprtlentativcs, ate notified to attend at the Grind Lodge Room in the Filature,the fir (l Saturday in Jum tiext, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, being a guild quar terly Communication. By order of the Right VVor fttipful Grand Matter, l). J>. Williams Grant/ Sec' rtf. May 15