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CONSTANTINOPLE, March 10.
The English squadron lias availed itself of
a northerly wind to sail out of the channel.—
While the English admiral was negotiating,
the uiUeries we e constructing under the di
rection of French officers all around our port,
and mounted with upwards of 600 pieces of
cannon. Within u lew days the forts of the Dai
duaelfes were put in the most tenab.e condition.
Before three weeks shall have elapsed, the
Dardanelles will be in a state altogether im
pregnable, like our port. In the canal the
English were struck with astonishment at the i
sight of the imtn.-nse population of the coast.
Their boats, which pat oil to fetch water and
o’her provisions, were not'able to laud. They
have therefore done ,extremely well to sheen
ofPflvilh all possible speed. The grand signior
has adopted the same measures in his domini
ons against the 1 English and their property as
the h ’ em h.empe ! or. Ihe sea ls iia\e been
put on the palace of the Eng.ish ambassador,
as well as on all English ware-houses. Ail per
sons not belonging to the military are to be
discarded, and after this mcastu e shall have
been carried into effect, the shops will be open
ed again.— (Altona Mercury, April 14. J
LONDON, April 6.
Baron Rehausen, the Swedish minister at
our court, on Friday presented a note to our
government, announcing that his Swedish ma
jesty, in order to protect the commerce of the
Baltic, and for military purposes, had found it
necessary to blockade the river Peene ; there
by to priSvent the passage of all vessels to or
from Anclam, Wolgast, Slotting, ike.
April 7.
Government has determined to give to Rus
sia every possible support, and sixty-thousand
stand of arms will be sent off with the utmost
dispatch. They were on Saturday insured,
and will be conveyed in two sloops of war.—
They are to be followed by a proportionate
quantity of ball cartridges. Upwards of six
ty thou rand stands, which had been previously
sent wi h ball cartridges, had reached Memei,
and are at this moment very likely employed
with success against the common enemy.
April 8.
A short time ago the British merchants pre
sented a memorial to the marquis of Douglas,
requesting him to intercede with the Russian
government for the renewal of an ukase fa
vorable to our commerce. In that memorial
they set forth at length a number of grievances,
intending them for his lordship’s private infor
mation. instead of making a memorial to the
Ruisian government from the merchants’ me
morial for the renewal of the ukase, his lordship
presented the whole of the latter, containing
many complaints against the Russian govern
ment, very improper to make known to it,
though very propel for his lordship’s private
information.
This brought the merchants into the most un
pleasant dilemma, and gave great offence to the
Russian ministry, in consequence of which his
lordship has become very unpopular, and th<
British influence at that court has been much
ill) pr lied. ■
Under these circumstances the Russian go
vernment is so much out of humor that it seeks
for objects of complaint against us; arid among
others, complains bitterly of our government
having sent such small assistance in arms, am
munition and money, though the Baltic has
been open the whole of the winter: It is even
feared that Russia is treating for peace.
PORTLAND, May 21.
One of the most daring robberies aud.at
tempt at murder was committed last Friday
evening between 10 and 1 1 o’i lock, in Bath,
perhaps nevei equalled any where. Captain
Thayer, master of a brig from Providence, cal
led at Mr. Winsdip’s public house to pay some
money to a gentleman whom he expected to
find t lie re after waiting till 10 o’clock, and
ti.e person not coining, he set out with an in
tention of going on board his vessel. The
moon gave considerable light, but was occa
sionally obscured with clouds. Just as he ha
got at the head of the wharf, and within a few
rods of Inis.vessel, two ruffians rushed out from,
behind a building ; one of them seizing him by
the throat, asxed him, if his name was Thay
er ; being answered in the affirmative, the oth
er searched his pockets, and took therefron
his pocket book, containing four bills of the L
and L. Bank, of 100 dollars each—lie thqn fi.
red * pistol, the muzzle of which was place,
against his side, the ball passed through lii
coat and waistcoat, and struck against one o;
the buttons of his suspenders, leaving the en
ti.e impression of the size . f the bullet there
on, and some of the lead was also left on the
button. “I he force of the ball was so great
that the button was driven into his side some
ways, and the parts around, for several inches
were dreadfully bruised, and has caused him to
raise a considerable quantity of blood. It is al
lowed by every person that has seen the wound
that a more providential escape from death,
never perhaps happened. After the villain
had fired, they took from him his watch, ano
then left him precipitately, thinking they had
prevented hi n from making any alarm. The
whole transaction was so instantaneous, that
captain 1 flayer could not distinguish thei
countenances. One of them was considerabli
taller than the other, and had oil a great co it ;
the other had on a short jacket and white trew -
s’ rs. Search was immediately made but n<
discovery,
Tuesday night last, (says the Providence
Gszet’e) another un “.ccessiul attempt vvu
made on the Exchange Bank in this town
Ihe villains it is supposed entered the cella
by uioaiis efu false key, and finding the vaui
well secured, the y bored and sawed througn
the floor into the bank room, but found no
thing worthy of their attention.
NEW-YORK, May 26.
Thefchooncr Beifey.capf. P.ity, arrived at Ply
mouth, in 44 days from Ma.agx — the American con
lid handed the following memorandum to capt. i’.
ochre he failed :
“ B/tlettus from Algiers, dated February 22, we”
learn that the lie) has declared war agaialt Tunis.
Two Algerine frigates had filed, and another was
to follow in a few days, for the purpose, as was lup
pofed, of blockading Tunis. A number of xebecs
nc’ gun b ats were getting ready, artillery, Hupping;
n,d accommodations for troops preparing in the
vtffels, from which it was inferred that a very lpi
ritedattack on Tunis a intended.’’
May 27.
The supercargo of the ship Nancy, arrived
at Providence, from Ahcunt, aud Gibraltar, litis
communicated the following intelligence ;
“ Previous to leaving \lieaht, the governor
had declared that all neutral vessels from an
English port, with a cargo, should be seized,
and if arriving without a cargo, they should be
turned out of port. He had orueied the Cap
tain of a Danish ship to leave tin ha. her, but
he refused, al.edging, that his ship was tco
fl aky. Mr. Montgomery. the Ante uun con
sul, had protested against the measure, as con
trary to the treaty between the United Suites
and Spain. The Spanish government had oi-
Uei ed anew tonnage duty on foreign vessels,
which was to take place in a few days. Ihe
duty waste be the same on each foreign ves
sel, as the ships of Spain pay on entering tne
ports from which such vessels came, and this
duty to increase or diminish with that of other
nations. Bonaparte had ordered a large body
of troops from Spain,and 500 men, drawn from
among the inhabitants of Alicant, had left that
place to join lus armies. It was reported that
the French had sent 60,000 troops to the assis
tance oi the Turks, and that they had got as
far as Dalmatia. Ilie Dey of Algiers had de
clared war against l unis, and blockaded the
port with a large squadron. The Barbary pow
ers were said to be very well disposed towards
the United S’ates. Bonaparte’s decree, decla
ring the ports of Great-Britain in a state of
blockade, was published at Aigesiras the 18th
oi March, and had rendered the pirates fitted
irom that place and Tarifa more daring arid
insolent than ever ; seldom meeting u ith a cie
iencoicss neutral but thev plundered him of
something, ii they did not send him in. An
English squadron of eight sail < f the line had
passed Constantinople,’ to join the Russians m
the Black Sea. I hey were fried upon by the
l urks, hut did not return the fire. Tiie Bri
tishship Ajax, of o 4 guns, had been burnt in
the Levant, arid 250 of .her crew I<, st their
)ics. It was thought the accident was occa
sioned bv lightning.”
Ihe city inspector reports the death of 35
pei sons, of whom 10 were men, 16 women,
live boys, and four girls, during the week en
ding on Saturday last.
PHILADELPHIA, May 19.
A letter from an Ameiican gentleman at
Poi t-au-Pi ince, to his fiend in tlii., city, of the
“2d of Vp'rii, states, that a battle had been
lUglu within a lew nines of that pi ict, be
tween the par ies ot the North and isouth, in
.vnich tne former had been defeated, and driv
en farther North—and that it was expected a
.ew days would put a peiiod to the reign of
Christoplie.
Extract of a letter from. Casie Francois, April 1.
“The commerce of this country is much
more shackled now than eve, it was during the
latter lime 61 Dessalines’ despotic reign. By
a decree of general Ch t istophe, the-pi ice of
Coffee, throughout iiis jurisdiction, isiixedut
25 sous, and it must lie purchased from gov
ernment only.— ihe planters are not permitted
to dispose ol it to individuals.—Beef, Pork,
Wine, Oil,. Soap, Gin, with several other arti
cles usua.ly shipped to this country, are selling
for less than cost in America. In fact, I do
lot see any thing short of ruin staring those in
he face, who are sound as to adventuic to
his country in ns present distracted state,
fine coast has been clear of privateers of late,
aid vessels dropping in every few days. Pe
ion is much more favorable to commerce
.tun the petty tyrant who commands here.”
COTTON TRADE.
At a late assizes, in Lancaster, (ling.) a
cause came on to be tried, wherein Messrs.
Collier and Rnutton, of Manchester, cotton
merchants, were the plaintiffs, and Messrs.
Goodall and Birchinall, of Macclesfield, cotton
spinners, were the. defendants, and as it resol
ved a question of considerable importance to
tbe commercial World, but to cotton merchants
in particular, we beg leave to report it to our
numerous readers.
The plaintiffs sold to the defendants, in Sep
tember last, a lot of seventeen bags of West
India cotton, at the price of Is. lori per pound,
amounting'to'the sum of live hundred and
twenty-seven pounds four shillings and five
pence. The defendants, at the time of pur
chase, saw the lot of cotton as it lay in the
plaintiffs’warehouse, approved of the article,
arid requested it to be weighed and forwarded
jto their works at Macclesfield. The cotton
was accordingly delivered ; but to the sur
prise of the plaiinjfts, was sent back by the de
fendants, alledging that it was unclean and not
merchantable, and that then tore, they had a
right to return it, and not bound to make pay
ment ; but having made use of the part of a
nag, they offered and tendered to the plaintiffs
ive guineas as a compensation for the small
JUaiiU, V USw U. X .Its Vi *s 1C CC iC 4L. ti.c plot!.-
tiffs, and when the usual credit for payment was
expired, they felt themselves called \ipon to
commence the present action. On live trial, the
plaintiffs pioUuced several respectable witnes
ses, consisting ot cotton merchants and cotton
spinners, who all spoke to the quality of tne
ciMtop, and as to the price, all ol whom declar
ed it a fair merchantable article, and w ed worth
the price s ild at. The defendants also produ
ced several witnesses, cotton spinners, who
gave it the contrary character. The learned
judge, Mr. Justice Lc Blanc, who tiied the
cause, gave it as his opinion, that whatever
quantity of cotton the purchasers were buying,
ii they saw one bag and approved of it, and the
whole were submitted to the defendant’s view,
it was their own lautl ii they did not examine
each particular bag, and by their neglect of so
doing, they were bound to accept, and pay for
the whole. After a trial of upwards of four
hours, the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiffs
tor the full amount of the cotton sold, to the
entire suiisiuciion of the court.
Savannah,
THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 11, 1807.
|C7* The Committee of Arrangement an
nounce to their fellow-citizens, that \\ m. 13.
Bulloch, Lsq. will deliver an ORA'I lO.\
on the fourth nay ol July ; and that, picccding
the delivery of'the Oration, the DECLARA
TION OF INDXTi NDENCE will be te.,d
by ‘1 homas U. P. Ghakltor, a member of
the Committee.
TRIAL OF COLONEL BURR.
By this morning’s western mail we received
the Richmond Enquirer oi the 26th ult. con
taining the proceedings of the court on the
case of col. Burr of the 23d and 2ath. Very
little has yet been done in the business, owing
tc iln absence of general Wiiainson. He was,
owever, daiiy expected at Richmond. Ihe
district attorney, under a supposition that
co. Burr might attempt to elude jusiice, has
moved the court, that Ik be committed 101 trea
son, in order to give greater bail.
Saturday, May 23.
The court sat at 11.—Aaron Burr was not
present, ‘i he proceedings ol yesterday being
read, and the names ol the grand jury called
over, Mr. Hay moved to recognize the witnes
ses who were not present yesterday. Those
who appeared, were Erick 801 l man, Samuel
Svvartwout, Thomas Morgan, and Robert
Sp iicc.
.•some conversation ensued on the motion to
instruct the grand jury ; and it was understood
that’Air. Burr’s counsel was to give timely no
tice, to the U. Slates attornies, of the. proposition
they intended to submit.to the court.
1 he question was suggested, whether the
grand jury could be adjourned to some future
day, without being adjourned from day today.
The chief justice declared, he was not prepar
ed to give an opinion on the subject.
Monday, May 25.
The proceedings of this day were extreme
ly interesting, and shall he detailed at length,
htieaftcr.
Mr. Hay declared that he should not for se
veral (lavs send tip his indictments to the grand
jury, unless general Wilkinson made his ap
pearance ; and that in case he did not app. ar,
lie should then determine on the course he
ought to pursue.— l"he grand jury was adjourn
ed till Tuesday 12 o'clock.
Mr. Hay moved the court, to commit A.
Burr on a charge of High I'reason against the
U. S. lie declared that the reason of this mo
tion was founded on a possibility of Mr. B’s
flving irom the law, in case he should be posi
tively informed lliat gen YV ilkinson was on
his way to Richmond, unless he was commit
ted for treason, and detained by higher hail’;
and that lie believed the evidence he was now
to bring forward, in addi’ii n to what had been,
adduced on the examination ol A. Burr, was
sufficient to induce the judge to grant the
commitment. He therefore moved, that evi
dence should be heard on behalf of this mo
tion.
Mr. Burr’s counsel opposed this motion
principally on the ground .that the grand jury
and tne court possessing concurrent powers in
this case, it was inexpedient for the court to
exercise this power, while the grand jury was
in session ; that a more pa ticular reason a
gainst the court’s exercising this power, was.
that they would have to deliver opinions on the
evidence, and thus commit themselves on tin
ulterior stages ol the prosecution, and foiestui
the sentiments of the grand jury, and the pub
lic ; and that as another mode of producing
this last effect, depositions or written papers,
which could not go before the grand jury
would be brought before the court as a founda
tion for the motion of commitment.” These
affidavits would be known to the grand jury,
and might contribute to prcjudicate their mind
The counsel for the prosecution contested all
these arguments.
The court postponed giving any opinion till
this day.
Mr. Hay avowed his expectation, that gene
ral Wilkinson would appear in a few days.
The government had employed every possible
exertion to that effect.
One o'clock —The court has just decided,
that “ if it is the choice of the prosecutor or
the part ol the United States to proceed with
his motion, it is the opinion of the court that
he may open his testimony.”
Question postponed till to-morrow. The
difficulty is, to make some arrangement,*
I * by tuc -.ijracy-^er.erid.
w hich may prevent an impression on the pub
lic mind, by the exhibition of evidence. The
counsellor the prosecution and tlje prisoners
cannot yet agree upon any arrangement.
Extract of a letter from Earhadoes, April 11,
received a .V< “tr- York,
“ Besides the news which the papers con
tain, we have nothing except the report of u
1 rcnch squadron being momently expected
at Martinique with a reinforcement of troops
lor that island and Guadaloupe. We have ono
98 and four 74’s, besides frigates, so that wo
have nothing to fear.
A Collection amounting to ninctv-five dol
lars, was made on Sunday last at ihe Preshyte
iian Church, in this city, for the benefit of
Mount-Lnon College.— Iktcliit'aicer,
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
CLEARED.
Slop Louisiana Pclor, New-York
--Edvvafo Lt; ,, ls , four,,out
Schr. Either, Smith, Nrab -vi
Agenona, Drifcotl, Batmv. a
Columbia, Hawes, u | llH ,
Sloep Nancy, Laßit. n, g, Maiq’s
New York, May 26.
Captain Anderson arrived tliis morning Irom Gib
raltar, informs that he wasr nvoyed through tl e gulpli
ill company with eight American veil'. Is, by a Btifilh
armed bi ig to protect them Irom the Spanilh gun-boats,
who are very troublesome to American vessels.
1 he schooner l’lnlip, captain Taber, on her paflage
Irom st. Vincents, to A ex.mdria, was on the lirlt of
May brought to by a cutter (loop under 1- nglilh colour s
mounting It) guns, who made us limit out the boat, amt
the captain corny on board, imprelTed one man a native
V irgiman, who h and a Richmond protection, and tut on
hoard a foreigner in his p ace.
[Tielhip Eienora, from Amrterdam, arrived at Bal
tiniore in 4:> days. At the nu uth of the channel, about
the 15th ol April,(puke a frigate who informed, that
about the 9th Ihe had iallen in with the thip Logan of
New-York, from (Jhariefton for Amfterdanr, so ieaky
that both pumps were going ; Ihe was accompanied by
a brig bound to Hull, for the purpose of taking off ihe
people in case of necoflity, they were endeavoring to
nuke ihe lirll port. Failed the lliip Hope, of Provi
dence, R I. in the llraits of Dover, from (Jhariefton for
Amsterdam ; had two of her men prefled. Same day,
off Currituck, a frigate chafed a biig close in shore.
Ihe hi ig came to anchor, and the Irigate also, who
boarded ihe brig ; the captain fuppoled the brig was
captured, as he law the frigate next day, and no brig ;
fuppoled the brig was bound to Baltimore. Captain
I reports that aimoft every Vtffel direiit for Amfler
dam is carried into forne port of England.
AUCTION.
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TO-MOItHO IV, the i -t/i of June,
at the North Front of the Exchange,
\\ ill be Sold,
10 puncheons St. Croix Rum, 3d and 4th proof,
warranted 4 years old,
9 hhds N. K. Rum,
2 boxes liavanna Sugar,
20 hags prime Green Coffee,
50 kegs 1 ougues and Sounds,
5 pipes and II quarter calks Cogniac Brandy,
300 pieces India Nankeens,
60 ditto liilh Linen,
30 dozen Shk Handkerchiefs,
2 boxes Spanilh Soap,
4 ditto Window Glass,
4 large Coach Giaflcs,
2 Jack Screws
l box Cards,
A quantity of round Iron Bars,
Several lots of Crockery and Glass Ware,
Lead. White Rope, Scale, Weights & JVleafures,
Denujons, Trunks, Boxes and Barrels,
WITH A Vi, kilty oi
OznaLurgs, TTckimburgs, Plttlilltis,
&c. See.
Sale to commence at 10 o’clock.
Also, ui Private Sate,
30 thefts Chulan, Hyfnn, and Young Wyfon TK4S
{bine iu 12lb chcitbund warranted ot the hill <juuLiy>
IPilhuai IPjoubrulgc, Aucl’r.
June IT 59
F r NT.W-YORK,
The regular packet, and well accommodated
ifov V— ‘ l lillff laLjNiA,
f IjjyjpAp Richard D. Starr, mailer,
TfK vvill fail in 6or 8 days...lor paflage on
ly apply to the captain on hoard, or to
ki.c-land Et Story.
Who have For Sule.
Pipes high 4th piuof Bordeaux Brandy and real
Hoi and Geneva,
Hhds. and hbK refined Loaf Sugar,
Quarter talks Malaga Wme,
bar re f> Prime P rk,
Kuiiia and Jersey Iron aflorted,
Shear Moulds and 4d Cut Nails,
Boxes Mustard and bags Pimento,
Writing and Wrapping Paper,
Cotton C.uds No. 8 and JO,
June il. m CO
LOST’ OU MISLAID,
A NOTE OF HAND, drawn I, Andrew Mar
tin in favor of William Godfrey; ondorfed
>y him to J lin Slater, for hirty-nine dollars; ’he
late is belifed to be forne time in December, 18 6,
payable the firit day of June, 1607. All persons R rt
cautioned againlt trading for, or receiving the fa*d
tote, and the drawer is her. hv cautioned agamil pa/
mg the iaii.e to any one except.
.... I Evfcntt.
June 11.