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MILITARY AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA.
FROM A LATt PARIS PAPER.
Letters arrived from St. Petersburgh at Co
penhagen about the beginning of thi-. month,
announced, that the insult of the battle of Ev
lau, spread univers i consternation throughout
the capital of the Russian empire, although
the report published at Koningsburg strove
to nuke it puss for a victory. The officer who
brought the news v> as charged to demand
considerubie rt 1 iforcent nts ol the emperoi
Alexander, or to repiescnt to him, that it was
necessary to enter into negotiation to stop the
progress of the French urn v, to width it was
no longer passible to 1.-iaxe an effectual re
sistance as soon sit should judge proper to re
sume tire offt ash e at the firs. favorable moment.
Wn. t seemed most re and, what to evety one
appeared the cieates’ in the official and pri
vate is rot situ c: n ived. was. that at the \ ery
r Mctoi y. the Russian army was
cm: e . to put prei ipiiately the Held of battle
a■: >. a can* e perhaps unprecedented in the
r.'itc a;■ annals. It lost twenty generals, 900
clit. ■ rs, and about 30,000 men. l o give an
idea of this disaster, it suffices, perhaps, to cite
a single fact, that of ten regiments of light in
fantry, forming about 9000 men, broken by the
French cavalry,there remained only LOOnien.
The immensity of this loss is incalculable,
if we examine the forces really active in Rus
sia the immense extent of the frontiers to be
defended, the power of the enemies to he re
sisted. the small number of regular troops, the
scarcity of officers, and the physical and moral
impossibility of ever uniting an army compara
ble to the one she had opposed to the French.
This has made persons, well informed of the
power of Russia, say, what an officer of the
army of Pyrrhus said to that prince, after the
firs'iTiattle he fought against the Romans:—
“ One more victory like this, sir, and we are
ruined.”
One cannot judge of Russia, as of the civil
ized states of Europe Met military strength,
exaggerated itt the statements which the court
gets published, is disseminated over a quarter
of the globe; in some countries, it surpasses
the population, in “others it consists merely of
wandering and wild tribes, who know but the
name of their sovereign, and pay him obedi
ence only by light tributes. The only real
strength that Russia has, is in Europe. The
manner in which the levies are made out, must
be ’-apid, in a country submitted to the yoke
oi the most abject servitude. But these bar
barous peasants are several years forming to
military service, and would not present more
resistance to the regular troops of Europe,
than an undisciplined and unarmed mob.
Thus, the new levies, however easy they
may appear, cannot be of any utility in the pre
sent war, and yet they strike a mortal blow at
the population of Russia. Besides, they will
afford no officers, and it is particularly in this
that the battle of Eylau has appeared so fatal to
the Russian empire. The Russians are for
ced to admit that their armies are not to be
compared with those of France, where a num
ber ot skilful and courageous officers might l.c
picked out of the ranks. It is well known that
a Russian army contains hut a very small por
tion ot men capable of commanding others ;
the rest, devoted to the ignorance of barbarism,
afford only impotent arms, if they have no
hi ads to direct them.
In the necessity of hindering the French
from establishing themselves in Silesia and
Russian Poland, and of preventing the disasters
of an approaching campaign which should com
mence in these important positions—the Rus
sian general conceived a project of which the
most sanguine hopes were tor a moment en
tertained. But far from cutting off the French
army, as he had flattered himself with doing
he was himseit driven sixty leagues from the
place where the van guard of the French army
came up with him. Every thing had been sa
crificed to the success of this grand design.
General Essen, left between Grodno and War
saw, had a corps composed chiefly of recruits;
he nad received some reinforcements from
Micheison ; but his army was in some mea
sure destined only to make a diversion favora
ble to the success of the principal plan. His
defeat excited no wonder ; but the loss he has
met with, has frightened those who calculate
the resources ol the moment and dangers ol
the future.
It is in agitation at Petersburg to send spee
dy reinforcements, or to open negociations of
peace. Ihe latter step would be the easier,
the more pressing, anti the more conformable
to the opinion of enlightened men. There are
no more troops remaining in the provinces ap
proximate to the theatre of war, but those
strictly necessary for the maintenance of order
-and tranquility. The garrison of St. Peters
burg being reduced to a feeble part of tile im
perial guards, that city is exposed to seditions.
Moscow is in a s ill more dangerous situation.
F here are some corps come fiom Asia; but
they cannot be compared to those which have
made war in Europe ; besides, from the good
understanding which appears to reign between
Persia and 1 ranee, there is no reason for appre
hending, that the troops spread throughout the
Caucasus, and along the Caspian sea, may not
suffer for the defence of the Russian frontier—
and the declaration of the Ottoman Porte, has
just given such a character to this war, that the
Russian empire never had so great a danger
to dread. Hopes were entertained that a ge
neral battle gained against the French, would
still the storm, and great sacrifices were made
to secure tts surer .s. But now that they have
Assumed impre nable pi.sitioi s, and have des
troyed the flown rol the Russian armv, nothing
but disasters are expected fiom a campaign
which should open under such auspices.
FROM THE N. V. EVENING POST.
On revisiting ‘he cottage of Rosa m early firing,
after a hug absenct .
Seven summers have flown, and once moredol fee,
1 he fields and the groves 1 deserted to ong ;
Scarce a hud yet apy ears on the winter-beat tree,
Nor a bird yet enlivens the iky with his fang,
for tho* spring has return’d, yet the chidy wind blows,
And the vioiets and dailies ili:l hide in the ground ;
But one dear little flower, one beautiful Rose,
Here blooms and here blulhes the fealons all round.
Thou pride of the plain, little Cjueen of the grove,
Stillfreih is thy foliage,and lweec thy perfume,
And hill the bright object of Laridel’s love,
As when thy firll buds were beginning to bloom.
And though fate has decreed that he mull not afpiie,
This bloflom divine on his bosom to wear,
Yet Hill mutt he , herilh the tender desire,
And make thee forever the theme of his prayer.
Blow gently, ye Zephyrs, be genial ye ihowerc,
Bright and warm be the iky o’er thy dear native vale,
And may no bitter blatt ever ravage the bowers,
That guard thy fair frame from the merci.efs gnie.
And when the Ihort season of blooming fliall end,
Which late to the children of nature has giv’n,
May feme cherub of beauty, to snatch thee, defeend,
And bear thee to bioom in the garden of Heaven.
PARIDEE.
The author of War in Disguise has publish
ed a pamphlet in England, under the title of
Dangers ot the Country.” It is divided into
two parts ; the first being written soon alter
tne ruin oi the Prussian army was certainly
known in England, and when it was supposed
that she would be again left alone m the war.
The first expatiates on the dangers to be ap
prehended by England, ii she should he con
quered by France. Ol course, the author be
gins with the proposition that she may be con
quered by that formidable power. Among
these consequences, i.e enumerates, first, The
usurpation or destruction of the throne. Se
cond, Overthrow of the constitution. Third,
Subversion of liberty and laws. Fourth, Des
truction ol the funds, and nun of property m
general. Fifth, Dreadful extent and effects oi
the contributions that would be exacted. Sixth,
I’he vigorous and merciless government that
would ensue. Seventh, The subversion of re
ligious liberties. Eighth, Dreadful corrup
tion of morals.
The second part expatiates on the means by
which these dangers may be averted. These
are principally military vigor, fiatience, unanimi
ty and reformation. In speaking on the first
point, the author draws the outline of a plan,
which is similar to the one proposed by Mr.
Jefferson during the Congress of 1803—6.
Every man, oi a certain age, who was able, w as
to bear arms. Tile limitation of age to be
from 17 to 45. The men to be divided into
three classes ; the first, composed of men be
tween 17 and 25 ; the second, of men between
25 and 3.5 ; the third, of men between 35 and
45. Under the head oi reformation, the author
particularly recommends the abolition of the
Slave Trade, which he “firmly believes to be
more essential to the salvation ot the country,
than her volunteers, her navy or her army.”
This last is a stroke of political superstition,
which is untrue in itself, and unworthy of the
author’s discernment.
We remark, (says the Norfolk Ledger) that
b number of American vessels have been car
ried into Spanish ports in the Mediterranean bv
French privateers, and also a number into the
ports of Cuba, it has been said that the Span
ish decree, as published here, is not a true tran
slation. This may be the case, but unknown
to us, as wc copied it from the .National Intel
ligencer. We incline, however, to believe the
translation to be correct, as we have a flic of
the Paris Argus, one of which contains this de
cree. The part that affects the commerce and
interests of this country so materially is in the
following words :
“ All merchandise destined for the harbors of Eng
land or her Blands, Ihould they even be found on board
neutrals, are, in like manner, liable to confifcation. In
fliort, his majetty means, by the present decree, to con
form, in every respect, to the spirit of the one which
his ally, the emperor of the French thought proper, on
a principle of reciprocity, and for the honor of his
crown, to promulgate under date of the 21st of No
vember, 1806.”
Most ol our readers will understand that the
Argus is printed in English. Sonic have given
a curious construction to the words, “ all mer
chandise destined for England or her islands,”
they say it means “ English manufactures or
goods.” Curious indeed! English manufac
tures and goods bound to England or her
islands! Coals are not carried to Newcastle.
Although we are inclined to think that the
Spanish government will giveour’s an explana
tion like that of the French minister of marine,
yet the cruisers of France and Spain will conti
nue their depredations on our commerce.
COTTON
Imported into Liverpool in 1805 and 1806.
From Charleston, - - - - 33,027 - - 34,9.35
Savannah, 27,690 - - 26,281
New-Orleans - - - 16,657 - - 13,662
Other parts of America - 23,222 - - 25,418
100,596 100,296
Portugal 39,323 - - 35,509
Demerara, &c. - - 19,317 - - 18.0.51
West-India Island- 17,464 - - 18,45 3
Bourbon ------- 583 - -
Europe 1,058 - - - 239
Total bags, 178,341 172,548
Savannah,
TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE IG, 1807.
General W ilkinson, and John Graham,
esq. secietui y oi the stall oi 1 ouisiana. v ith a
I.utnbei ol officers, passed the Havana on the
Ooth ult. on boaid the United States’ schooner
l evn.ge , fit ut. Reed, lor Richmond, in Virgi
nia ; to which place they had been summoned
as witnesses on the trial ol colonel Libh.—
Ihe Revinge anchored about two hours to
get some licit and water,but general Wilkin- ‘
son did not go on shore. — limes.
Since preparing our paper for the press, wc j
have seen a letter ironi Richmond, dated Wed
nesday evening, which says general Eaton lias
bi en insulted, and the conjecture is, that
something of a serious nalu 1 e will take place,
as soon as the storm of Burr’s trial is over.”
The same letter mentions, that forty witnes
ses on behalf ol Burr, attended court from day
to day— Pctersburgh paper.
His excellency the governor having required
a meeting ol the commissioners of the land lot
tery, they accordingly met yesterday, and pro
ceeded to make arrangements lor the drawing;
which will probably commence about the first
of August next. — Louisville Gazette, June 12.
On Saturday the 30th ultimo, an election
was held for a major of the 19th battalion of the
Georgia militia, in the place of Edwin Moun
ger, esq. resigned—when George R. Clayton,
esq. was duly elected.— ibid.
Nineteen hundred and forty-five dollars ar.d
seventy-six cents have been received by ‘.lie
j committee appointed to coilect and distribute
j donations on account of the sufferers by the
j late fire in Greenwich- .tieel, New-York.
111 the Lydia, captain Hill, arrived at Bos
ton on the 16th of May. from the North
1 West Coast oi America, John Rogers Jewett,
and John i lioinpson, came passengers They
are the only survivors ol the crew of the ship
Boston, captain . ohn Sailer, the rest having
been murdered by the natives on tiic coast.
Captain Hill was in Columbia river, on the
Pacific Ocean, after captains Lewis and Clark
left it on their return home ; and saw some of
tile medals left by them with tiie Indians.
We learn by letters from Montreal, that on
Wednesday morning, between one and two
o’clock, the inhabitants of that place were awa
kened by a rumbling noise, which was imme
diately followed by a shock of an earthquake,
which was very sensibly felt. About 5 o’clock
another, but a slighter shock was felt, by which
a number of panes of glass in one house were
cracked. What is very singular the cracks
uniformly ran 111 diagonal directions.— Quebec
paper.
A Jury of Inquest was held on Sunday last
on the body ol Anthony Rolian, mariner, of
the brig Two Friends, capt. Curtis ; and ano
ther yesterday, on the body of John Wilcox,
mate of the brig Pallas, eapt. Wilcox ; which
had been picked up in Savannah liver. Ver
dict, in both instances, accidental death.
W c are informed that on Sunday morning
j last, about an hour before day break, the large
I gin-house oi Mr. James Corbett of Washington,
1 took lire, and was entirely consumed, together
jj with a small adjacent building, occupied as an
| office, by Mr. E. Cummings. About 10 or
y 12,000 weight of cotton wcie burnt with the
j gin-house. It is not known how the lire origi
nated.
By the activity and weil directed exertions
of the citizens of the place, Mr. Corbett’s
store, and colonel YV iili.Js dwelling house,
were fortunately saved—which circumstance
we mention with the more pleasure, as from
the situation of the buildings, it was an event
scarcely to have been expected. dug. Herald.
Gree sonououGit, Geo. June 6.
Information Ims been handed, that Mr. Pey
ton Smith, of Baldwin county, was shot dead in
his chair, on the night ol Thursday last, while
at his supper, in his own house. No white
person was about the house, as discovered, pre
vious to this event; his servants were attending
him at table. Immediately after hearing the
reports of two guns, the servants saw two white
men, each with a gun, riding from the house,
who are supposed to be the murderers. They
could not not say who these men were.
CHEVALIER DE EOROND A,
Consul general oj his Catholic majesty, for the
United mates, has just leceived a letter from
the Intendant <f Havana, dated the'Pith day
of April last, in which ist he following :
“ Hitherto I have permitted, from a motive
of equity, certain articles, which some of the
captains of vessels and others from the United
States have brought here, to be entered under
the denomination ol ship stores, and private
adventures ; but as this has been repeated so
often under this pretext, I do hereby declare,
that such articles arriving here, and not inclu
ded in the respective invoices, certified by one
of the consuls of his Catholic majesty, will,
agreeably to former orders, already published,
be confiscated.” —Philadelphia paper.
Th’e following toast was lately drank at a
dinner of booksellers and printers in Dublin :
“ A handsome preface , ingenuous introduc
tion, good title, hold impression , strong binding ,
and general circula ion to friendship and Irish
hospitality.”
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
AK RIVI D.
Brig New-York, Guidon, Ne\v-Y0ik...16 days—
Lord A H. 11.
Br g Georgia, Bennett, New-Y0rk...1 t day.-—Bur
uughs, Sturge. Ok Builtr.
Brig Amazon, Copp, New-York...M days—Car
penter ,k Hand.
Schooner Aurora, Carvillt, Charlefton...s days—T.
Law 1 cnee.
.Sloop Republican, Brown, Charlcflon...ll hours—
matter.
Sioop Columbia, Beecher, Charlettoo...l 1 hours—
matter.
Sloop Delight, Cooper, Chariefton...H hours—mas
ter.
C I.E A HKD.
Brig Mount Vernon, Martin, New-York
Schooner Polly, Payne, CHarlefton
Charleston, June 11.
The embargo which was laid on neutral veifels, at
Jamaica, on the 22d April, was taken off on the 11th
ult. when upwards of 100 failot homeward bound 1 ng
liih Weft-lndiamen failed from Port Royal to join con
voy. The whole fleet it was luppofed would amount
to 850 sail, and were to be under convoy of two Hops of
the line, two frigates, and several Hoops of war, gun
> brigs, &c.
Two Britiih fehooners and two sloops, from St. Do
’ mingo, have been lately lent into St Jago, one called
: the Dolphin ,of and for London, was captured after a
desperate engagement.
J une 18.
On his outward paflage, captain Donald was board
ed by a French privateer, and robbed of every thing
* they could lay their hands on.
1 The ftiip General Eaton, Edes, of this port, took fire
1 by accident, on the coast of Africa, in O (Sober lull, and
1 was entirely destroyed, veffei and cargo. Capt. Edes is a
paflenger in the schooner Concord.
AUCTION.
On Thursda\ next, June 18th.
Will be sold a< the dwelling house occupied by
Mr. Thomas M. II oodbridge, at the east end
of Brought un-st reel,
All his House and Kitchen Furniture,
CONSISTING OF
1 Sofa
1 Pi,cm Forte, approved by the firlt Amateurs
1 Desk, with glass book case
Sideboard, Secretary, Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads,
Prints, Looking Glasses, with a variety of
CROCKERY & CLASS WARE.
ALSO,
One Horse and Chair with a top.
Conditions Ca(h...Sale to commence at i o’clock P M.
William iVoudbridgc, Auct’r.
June 13 61
|f 7” The staunch and fast-sailing
Brig PALLAS, for LIVERPOOL, can take SIX
TY BALES OE COTTON, under deck, and titiy
bales ail deck, if immediate application is made, to
S. 55k C. Howard.
June 13 61
Just Received,
By the brif Amazon, from New-York,
SO hills. MACKEREL
15 tubs Lick led SALMON
l'rcsh and of the first quality—for sale by
Rickard Mom i,
At Sturges, Burroughs Sc Butler’s whaif.
June 16 68
LOR SALE,
SEVERAL very valinble LOTS and BUILD
ING •*, in this chy ; the litinition ami terms
ot which may he known on app icy non to
Joseph Habersham.
June 16. (n
THE fcURSCRIBER
OFFERS FOR SALK,
His two valuable LOTS, near the Exchange, in
this city.
Joseph Ilabcrshan .
June 10*. 02
TAKEN UP BY THE SUBSCRIBER,
ARU N-AWAY Negro Man named SIMON, 1 y
he is the property of William ( noper,eJq.of Ci*<y
ton Island. Said llave is about G feet high, has a irriali
fear in his forehead. The owner is deftrad to prove pro*
perty, pay charges and take him away.
Adin Si]
On the Augusta road, 85 miles from Savannah.
June 16. 68
T 0 J! / B l ~
A small NEGRO BOY, of about 10 or 12
years of age. For particulars apply at tins
office.
June 16 62
FOirCHAIu7KSTO\7”
TO SAII. ON WEDNESDAY NEXT,
Th * fall failing (loop
Republican,
’ 1 Wilmam Brown, mailer.
For passage only, having excellent accommodations,
apply to the captain on board, at Carnacan’s wharf.
June 16. * C 2.
FOR CHARLESTON,
The faft failing sloop
Columbia,
n xrVi Joseph Beech ek, milter;
will fai on I hurfday next. For paflage only, aj.[!/
on board, at Carnacan’s wharf.
June 16 a 62