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The Russian cnreror Alexander has cer
tainly reached Memei ; a cl his bro.her, the
arch-duke Constantine, Konigsbeig. Imme
diately oil their joining the army it was expec
ted some general movement would take place
The king ot was also at < emel.
The Russian and French armies are not
more than 2j German miles distance from each
other.
Great hopes were entertained that Austria
■would shortly bteak from the degrading ic—
traini under which she ha-, been long held by
France.
The Swedes aie said to have taken the field
With considerable force—and already to have
possessed themselves of Rostack, Pteiuzlaw and
6everal other places.
The spirited conduct of Sweden, has not only
produced the important event of causing ‘he
French to raise the siege of Straisund, but
likewise the complete exclusion of the Fiench
from the whole Swedish Pomerania. The
particulars of these events have been officially
announced to our government.
The accounts from Vienna are to the sth.
The emperor had set out on the preceding day
for Hilda, to meet the Hungarian diet; after
which it was supposed, he would proceed to
visit the Austrian cordoes upon the frontiers.
The archduke was expected to follow him in a
few days.
The decree for calling out-the conscription
of 1808, is executed with uncommon rigour
and dispatch throughout the different depart
ments of France. All attempts to evade it ate
punished with unexampled seventy These
lisas or registers are all to he completed by
the end‘of April. The actual enrolment and
march to the frontiers will not be delayed long
after.
If we were to credit the reports from the
comment, received through Fiench channels,
we should be inclined to believe that the expe
dition through the Dardanelles had completely
failed ; but when we reflect on the cbarracter
of the officer entrusted with that important af
fair, and on the knowledge we now possess,
that he was to wait but one hour m negociati
on ; and after that period if not successful, to
bombard the capital, we doubt the truth of them
all. It is also well known that he recei\#d a
considerable reinforcement of ships.
The report of a pacific negotiation having
been opened betwee.. Russia and Prussia on the
one part, and France on the othei, can have lit
tle touiuladon in truth, as on the contrary we
find that new !e ties of troops, and supplies of
arms, are daily sent off to tne Russian grand
army ; that Sweden has taken an active part in
the war ; and Austria expected to throw her
weight into the scale.
Eveuy thing is in motion along the naval ports.
A s.p adron at Hardwich is in motion, and im
mediately expected to sail on some impor
tant sen ice. The 70 h and 92 J regiment are
to embark on board the fleet.
There is no doubt but our government will
immediately take possession of Ham .urgh. —
The Dutch (French) troops at that pL.ce are not
numerous ; and greatly dissatisfied with the
conduct of the French.
A great death of provisions is said to pre
vail in the republic cl the Seven Islands.
Our Dover letter states that a heat y firing
took place on the opposi e Fiench coast on
Saturday evening, but the cause was unknown.
A circumstance of this kind always excites con
siderable interest, as the French announce their
victories and other important events in t is way.
It is the intention of ministers to entire v
abolish the new financial system introduced
by iords Grenville and Henry Petty, and to
revive the old system.
The situation in which the military affairs of
the continent stood at our last dates, renders it
pretty certain that a great and deci ive battle
has taken place ere this. Report is busy in
st ring the fact, and number-in r the loss of the
French, in killed alone, at 30 000 men ; but
tins we do not credit. Rumour also states,
that Jerome Bonaparte, has been surprised
and taken prisoner by the Prussians.
Ao intelligence from the continent has
re died us this morning. It is a prevailing
opinion that an armistice has taken place be
tween the armies in Poland.
TRIAL OF'COLONEL BURR.
FEDERAL COURT.
Richmond, June 15.
General Wilkinson was sworn and sent
tne grai and jury.
Mr Hay began by requesting the court to
instruct as to the p opei form of oath which
should be administered to the grand jury,
i lat it the oaih which had been administered
wis V>t sufficient, that the witnesses should be
Sworn over ngaiq. >
Mr. B >tts had no objection to the oath.
Mr. trt\- then informed the court, that there
were four indictments before the grand jury,
two against colonel Burr, and two against Mr
Ilianncrhassct; one against each for high trea
son. and one for a misdemeanor.
Ihe ate idaoce of Mr 8011-nan being re
tired by the grand jury, Mr. Hay moved that
F)i. Boilman should be asked to decypher a
certain letter, found in the possession of Mr.
Willie. This was objected to by the counsel
oi colonel Burr, who coil,ended that no letters
O” papers ought to be sent to the grand iuty
without having passed the court.
Tuesday June 16.
As soon as the court met. Air. Hiy produced
and read the f iliowingletter from the president
of the United States.
Washington. June 12. 1807.
St*—A our letter ot the 9th is this moment
Received. Reserving the necessary light of the
president of the United States to decide, inde
pendent of all other authority, what papers,
coming to him as president,‘the public interests
permit to be communicated, and to whom I
:ssutc ycu of my readiness, under that restric
tion, voluntarily to furnish on all occasions,
what the purpose of justice may require. But
the letter of general Y\ ilkinson, of i ctober 21,
requsted foi the defence yl colonci Burr, with
every other paper relating to the charges a
gainst him, which were in my possession
when the attorney general went on to Rich
mond in Match 1 then delicfted to him ; and
I have always taken for granted he left the
whole with you. If he did, and the bundle ie
tains the order in w hich 1 had arranged it. you
will readily fii and the letter desired, under the
date ot its recei] t. which’ was . m ember 25 ;
but lest the attorney general should not have
left those papeis w ith you. I this day write to
him to forward t: i-onebt post. An uncertainty,
whether he is at Phil tdelphia. Wilmington or
New-Castle may produce delay in his receiv
ing my letter, of which it is proper you should
be appiised. But as 1 do not recollect the
whole contents of that letter, 1 must beg leave
to devolve on you the exercise of that tii'sere
ti in, which it would be my right and duty to
exercise, by- withholding the communication of
any parts ot the letter, which are not directly
material for the purpose of justice.
With this application, which is specific, a
prompt compliance is pract cable ; but w hen
the request goes to “ copies of the orders is
sued in relation to colonel Burr, to the officers
at Orleans, Natchez and by the Secretaries of
the War and Navy departments,” it seems to
cover a correspondence of many months
with such a variety of officers, civil and limi
tary, all oyer the United States, as would
amount to laying open the whole executive
books. I have desired the Secretary at Wai
ter examine his official communications, and on
a view of these we may be able to jud.,e what
can and ought to be done towards the compli
ance with the request. If the defendant ai
ledges that there was any particular order,
which, as a cause, produced any particular act
on his part, then he must know what this older
was ; can specify it, and a prompt answer can
be given.
If the object had been specified, we might
then have had some guide for our conjectures,
as to w hat part of the executive records might
be useful to him. But, with a perfect willing
ness to do what is right, wc are without the in
dications w hich may enable us to do it. If the
researches of the Secretary at War should
produce any thing propel for commui ication,
and pertinent to any point we can conceive, in
the defence before the court, it shall he for
warded to you. I salute you with esteem and
respect. 1 h : Jefferson.
George Hay, Esq.
Some conversation ensued about the speci
fication oi th p ipers Wanted from the execu
tive. Mr. Hay, stated, that in his communica
tion to the President, to which this letier was
a reply he had mentioned the papers in those
terms, in which he conceived it would be most
liaely that they would Oe described by the op
posite counsel It seemed, however, that the
President oid not consider this description as
sufficient. Colonel Burr’s counsel then stated,
that they had sent an express to Washington
fur these papers,'witn a subpoena to the Ptesi
dent; and that it would appear on the return,
whether they coma obtain such papers as they
wanted.
After the reading of the President’s letter
t and the comments which it produced, the Chief
Justice made some remarks upon the propiic
ty of observing a certain order in the debate,
it would be tne best course on every point of
subordinate importance, for the counsel on
either side to open the motion; the opposite
counsel to reply ; and the debate to bo then
closed by the party opening it, unless some
new matter Was brought out in the comse of hs
remarks. Some desultory conversation ensued
at the bar, in which both parties acquiesced in
the propriety ot lids arrangement.
Mr. Hay then begged leave to call the at
tention oi the comt to a subject which had
been agilkted yesle day. lie ol served, that
Dr. Boilman had gone up before the grand ju
ry ; wlut his answers were, he knew not; but
he presumed that the same instructions were
as necessary for him as for While ; that when
they were brought before the grand jury, Mr.
Willie might substantiate, and Dr. Boilman
might interpret the cyphered ‘lct'er; that
hence arose the necessity ot tne proposition,
which he had already supported, that Dr. Boil
man was a pardoneo man, however humiliating
tiie situation to which he might thus be reduc
ed; and hence a necessity of submitting a se
cond question to the court; how far a man in
Willie’s situation, pietending to ire an accom
plice, might stand with his mouth shut, and re
fuse to answer every question wiuch might be
proposed. ’
Mr. Burr stated, that he had understood
the question respecting Dr. Boilman to have
been disposed of, the other day, by Mr. Hay’s
acquiescence. Dr. Boilman has been sent up
before the grand jury, and according to Mr.
Hay’s own confession, he knows not but he
has disclosed all hi-, information without re
serve. “We will go on with yesterday’s mo
tion.”
Here a desultory conversation ensued, when
Mr. Burr observed that perhaps it would satis
fy tire attorney for the United States, if he
consented (which he would now do) that it be
certjfied to the grand jury, that Dr. Boilman
hid received a voluntarv and unsolicited par
don from the president of the United States
which he had refused. For these were facts.
Mr. Hay. An immense disiance, sir, from
the object of rny wishes 1 I insist upon it that
Dr. Boilman is a pardoned mah; and under
that character 1 w ish him to appear before the
grand jury. There is one reason, .dr, why 1
desire an immediate decision on this question.
His evidence is now required before the grand
jm v, and I wish him to go under such qua
lifications, as may entitle them to the benefit oi
all his knowledge.
Chief justice. The question is whether
Di. Boilman is a pardoned man, though lie ie
lusi s the piesident’s pardon.
Dr. Boi lman (addressing the court). 1
have answered every question that was put to
me by the grand |iiry,
Mr. Hay. That is not the point; the grand
jury may have waved a gicut number of ques
tions.
Mr. \\ IKT . ] will make ore enquiry of the
witness. Gan he decyphei this letter ?
Air. Martin, kou must seek for another
interpreter, sir. You must doit yourself.
Mr. Hay. I have an interpreter at this
moment under my eye.
Mr. MTak. 1 ask Dr. Boilman, to look
at the German of this letter, and not at the cy
pher.
Mr. Martin. Let the court say, whether
that is a proper question.
I hjf Chief Justice decided, that colonel
Bun’s counsel should go on with the uiliei
point : how far a witness may iclusc to answer
a question, which he thinks would criminate
lumseil ?
Mr. Rotts spoke some time; in the course
ot his speech, he enqui.ed how ihe letter had
come there. “ 1 here is an c> cce ing foulness,
1 (said he) betrayed by that post-mark in the
modeot ns acquisition. [Mr. Hay said ihere
was no post-mark.] The “ 25.” on the back
is the only post-murk of many of the country
post-offices. Ilow came that mark there !
\\ iil the gentleman say how the paper was ac
quired? If the post-office was robbed, the pos
session of Ihe paper was gamed feloniously.
1 he constitution has provided against the sei
zure ot papers, and the act of congress has fix
ed the offence ol stealing from the poxt-oiliccs.
It is impossible that this most detestable vice
ol the most infamous European courts can have
been patronised by the government. By a fa
milial ity of our rulers with such hateful prac
i fit cs, the habits ol the people would be demo
ralised.”
Mr. Williams, (counsel for Mr. Willie)
went at considerable length into the subject
lie supported two principal propositions—first,
find a man is not bound to criminate himself;
and second, that he is, from necessity, the best
judge ot flic tendency ol his answers—-which
iwo propositions he applied to the case before
the court.
A.r. Martin. Mr. Willie appears here un
der the character of col. Bun’s secretary. It
he confesses that he knew the contents of this
tetter, and these contents should prove to be
treasonable, bis continuing in the service of
colonel Burr, will make him a principal in the
treason. Mr. Willie may have written to
others. Ihe post-offices have ben placed un
der requisition.
Mr. Hay. Is it proper, sir, to charge the
government so roundly with felony. I am wil
ling to communicate all that I know about that
letter. Ii was transmitted by gen. Wilkinson,
through the hands of Mr. Minuikin, who ac
companied ;\lr. \\ illie to this place ; anil it
was attached to an affidavit from Judge Toui
niin.
Mr. Martin. Ido not charge general W r .
with plundering this letter; but we will hen af
ter prove dial violent hands have been laid upon
the post-office at Ncvv-Orleuns. Fjir, let Dr.
Rolltnan decy pher this letter ; if other letters
arc hereafter found in the same cypher, his ar
kovvledgement that he can decypher this one,
will make him responsible for the rest. Do
gentlemen produce this letter to criminate Dr.
801 l man ? If a witness refuses to be sworn, he
is liable to be committed for a contempt of the
comt, Salked 270 ; but there is no instance to
be found, where the court has committed for
contempt, if he ictuses to answer any question,
that he supposes may criminate himself.
Mr. Botts expatiated upon the plunder of
the post-office.
Air. martin contended that it was necessary
to be known, how this letter came here; that
others may have come in the same way: and
that the foulness of the means would contamin
ate the whole.
Mr. Martin was followed by Mr M‘Rae.
W ednesdaj, June 17
Mr. Hay observed, that many remaiks hud
been yesterday made, respecting a cyphered
letter ; that general \v ilkinson’s name hud been
dragged into the discussion ; and that having
in some way or other, obtained a knowledge
of that circumstance, he had addressed to
him a letter, which he should lay before the
couit.
“Richmond, June 17.
“Sir —The letter addrefTud to Winboum, wan de
livered to me by Charles Patton, of the houle of Meek
er, Williamson and Patton, New-Grleans, and he in
formed me it wav transmitted in the indofed envelope.
Refpedlfully, I am, lir, your obedient servant,
“ J AS. WILKINSON.
“ Geo. Hay, Eq.”
I lore followed a continuation of the discussion
on Willie’s testimony.
On the day following, ‘the 18th) the chief
justice delivered the opinion of the court, in
favor of Mr. Willie’s answering the question
propounded to him.
the mysterious fatheil
ITT” Subscribers to the new Tragedy of
r fh>- Mystrrir/us Rather, are respectfully noti
fied, that it is ready for delivery at this Office.
A few copies fur sale, at sixty-two and a half
cents each.
Savannah,
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1807.
1 he minutes of the latest proceedings be
fore the court at Richmond, like those heroic
lore published, exhibit, in a melancholy poins
of view, the degraded condition in which iho
allcdgod palladium of liberty is placed. Never
before, perhaps, was such conduct as that of
Burr and his counsel tolerated in a court 1 of ju
dicature, anil qp so important a subject—tho
quibbles and prevarications of counsel vvuuul
be smiled at, if used in an action before a court
of piepoudre, but reflect discredit on one of tho
highest corn ts of this country, in a case of trea
son involving lile and death.— Aurora.
T he states of Pennsylvania and Nevv-York
have directed a census of their inhabitants to
be taken dining the present year.
Mr. Pitt calculated that the number of letters
which passed through the various post-offices
in Great-Britain in one year, amounted to ffty
Jive millions. *
More than one million of horses arc employed
in the agriculture of Biituin, or one horse to eve
ry seventy-five acres of land.
Each Emily in England, average a consump
tion of one bushel of salt a year. Salt m Eng
land sells foi twen ‘i -six shilling , sterling a hu hel
—1 rought from that country, it is sold in the U.
Sti tes at tit) > shi/ln gs ullil three pence sterling.—
So much for Ihitish taxation. Is not this fact
worth noticing in Politics for Farmers ?
1 he taxed in England amount to thirten
dollars and thirteen cents for each person per
annum.— Alex. Expositor.
We are authorifed to Hate, (fayt a I ondon paper of
the llfh ipril) that ihe cliirf i arliamei tary fupporr
ers of the bill for the abolition of the Save Trade,have
intimated their intention of attending the public nr it
ing,'which is to beheld at 12 o’clock on Tuesday next,
at Freeman’s Hall, for deliberating on the b, ft mean,
ol promoting civilization in Africa. It will be recol
lected that in this number are his royal highness the
duke of Gloucefter,and many leading members of tho
lall and prelent adminiflrations.
PORT OF S \ VANN AH.
C LEV RED.
Brig Pallas, Wilcox, Liverpool—S. & C. Howard
NoRroLK, June 17.
The fihooner Kitty, Franklin,from Philadelp’ ia a.
ar Kingflon (Jam ) the 18th May, The t ors fleet ap
peared off Falmouth (Jan.) the I'M, May, bound to
different poits In that iflund. The American brig Ve
nus was detained the 20th May at St. Ann’s liay
(Jam ) having failed the 15th under the governor’,
permiffmn with convoy ; ti e caule of detention for not
keeping with the convoy. The brig Hero,o Port
land, from the ciiy of St. Domingo bound to Philadel
phia detained at Port Royal the 2d May. Sloop Pe
ter, Dona and, from Charleflon,aruvtd at Kingflon th.
18th May.
Captain Moran arrived at New-Ymk on the 19 h
Mav, in lat. 41, long. 58, fell in with the fchnoner Nan
cy, ol Portsmouth, full of water and both mad* gene.
The Jamaica convoy of 104 fail, departed horn Port
Antonio on the J7tli of May, and intended to come to
the wind ward |lavage
A letter from an officer on boa and a British niuh oF
war, oft ( adiz, dated March 31, fay 4 * captain Hal*
lowed, of the Tigre, has ianed for .Si ily with 50 (>
troops for ihe I evant, under the command <i colonel
i razer. It is supposed they are to take pofTcllion of
Ah jundi ia.
TAKE NOTICE.
$5 BANK will he flint on SATURDAY next, tho
4th of July, therefore all notes or hills payable on
that day and Sunday mult be taken up on Friday tno
third,
Thomas Mc-nr’e hull, Cas/i'r.
Office of Discount and Depofu, 7
Savannah, June 80th, I80;. £ 60
c aT i To n.
$T THF. Subfcnber, master o! the BRITISH ERICS
DIANA, gives this Public Notice, that neither he nor
the owners of the laid brig, will be accountable for any
debts contracted by her crew.
Hubert Sanderson.
July 2 m 39
(iJ° The Aiioiiuy General’s Office
is removed to Mr. Slider's tenement, five doors
beiow Judge Stephens’s.
Ihomas U. I*. Charlton.
(£3*GO Bales of Cotton can be taken
on freight,on the deck of th** (launch and ftmng b g
PALLAS, captain Wn.enx, for I.lVfch POuL,
to sad positively by the Hr(i week in Ju y ; arid its
delivery as fafe y and in as good order as if it wf;o
under deck wiil bt guaranteed.
S. & C. Howard.
(yj° Freight oi 100 bales of Cotton*
may be had on the decks of the excellent Hup
MOUNT-VERNON, c ptain Stevkns, for I.l*
V KKPOOL r this (hip's decks are remarkab’y w. II
calculated to carry a deck lo.*d in fafetv. Her car
go being ready, she will meet dispatch. Apply to
the captain on board, or to
S. St C. Howard.
City Marshal’s Sale.
\\ ill He xold at the Court-House in this rity,
On SATUKD'Y the 11th of July inflant, batweeo
the hours of 10 arid 3 o’clock,
A HOUSE, situated in Yamacraw—levied on as tho
pri perry of Stephen Achors, to futisfy c fine ini
pofed on him l> the corporation The above Lie v/a
postponed on Tuesday, the 30th June, for the want of
bidders.
Charles Cope, c. m.