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time no accounts had been received of nay en
gagement between the French and Russian
armies, though daily expected. The Russian
and Prussian army consisted of 122,000 and
the French 90.000 men. The latter was in a
strong position, but nas afraid to move, as the
Russians were only waiting such an opportu
nity t > make tlii-i; aitack. .Several attempts
hid been made bv Bonaparte to negotiate, but
they were all rejected. The last was addres
ied to her Prussian m. ‘asty.
May 8.
1 he dispatches in the gazette of Tuesday
from admiral Ouckwor'h, now puts u-> in pos
session of all tlie circumstances respecting the
f nnire of the attempt t, ion Constantinople. It
i ; impossible to nid th accounts without a
conviction that the force was totally inadc plate
to any important operations. The utmost that
c en credulity conl'l ha’ e expected from it was,
that the I ticks would be so terrified by ihe ap
pearance before Constantinople of a B iiish
ft ‘Ct of my sort, that they would submit to
tyver terms we might propose* without
and u ing to make the least resistance. But as
thu was a presumption, especially considering
tiie terms which we meant to dictate, which it
vets unsafe to rely upon with absolute certainty,
we should not have raised the humiliation of the
13 i’Uh fleet tti ri, cu instances, win m, if resist
ance wis offered, it would be necessary for
the u to consult thyir safety by flight. The
partizms of the old niinistry strongly assert
th ittheirordershavenot beenobeved. We trust
a i to ptirv will lie made on the subject, that the
public miv ri ditlv understand to whom the f.n
-I'ifo of this disgraceful expedition is to be im
puted.
-OPVRVTIOVS OF THE TURKISH ARMY.
Extract of a lettjy from \l. I.amarre. to his Excellen
cy ihe bench Miniffer oi Foreign Affaits.
Rutschuck, February 25, I*o7.
“ The Turks have obtained advantages in several af
fairs with tlie Ruffians.
“On tee id of January, Pec wan Aga Ayan, of Si
liflna, attacked ‘he Ruffians near Galata kil.ed 300and
nia<!e ‘too prisoners who were fen: to Mullapha Pacha,
with fome lacks of heads and ears.
“ On the 28th of the fame month, 15 >0 men, Ruf
fians and Wailachians, advanced from Burha r eft to
Z.*m zza, a Wal achian village, op|>ofite to Siltow
1 he l ic ks killed or took upwards of 200 of them ;the
rell were put to flight.
“ A more important affair took place on the 29th,
rear li ailoff under Pedwan Aga. The Ruffians .oil
8 1 men killed 500 piifo .ers, three pieces of cannon,
and tome colours Pec wan Aga commnnded 15,000
ex e lent cavalry, am halt oi it compoled of relolute
1 artars.
“ bn the 9:h of February, a partial affair occurred
near the villa ;e of Patra, fome leagues beyond ffucha
red. Ihe M uJlbns had 500 idled, 600 made pnlon
eis, lo ! l one piece of cannon, and 800 horte.
“ The army ol Muilapha Pacha is 0.000 strong.
H , nc er pa dons any Rajah he finds among the Rus
lbns, bur he is kin,; to his pnloners.
“ It appears certain, that dilco and prevails at Buch- 1
arell.between Ypfianti, Michel lon and the Boyards.
The Ruffians have aimoll all lift the place. It icliip
poted they intend to repafs the Uueiiier. Their num
b-rs do not exceed 15,000
“Pru.ee .Vizzo, who has been heie fome d..vs, has
sent lits Snatar to Crajova, in Lit'l ■ Wal.achia, to col
lect the faithiui uoyarus, and arm tht inhabitants. It
is ciear, that a ling e boyard win not remain with
Y pill anti. 1 am, your’s, “Lamarrs,” j
Extradl of a letter from Guflavus Ccignv, to his excel- ,
lency the mmiller oi tot eign affairs. j
Rutscuuk, March I. j
“I sent to Muilapha Pacha, by general Sebailiani
to inform of the government of the furktffi army;
aid auerwa ds to give your excellency an account of
the lane. 1 have the honor of addreffuig to you tire
fcl w ing details :
“ since the Ruffians have seized on Bucharetl, they
hove had fevera engagements with the f urk ih \
tro ps, in which the atter have constantly had the ad
v-.itage , so that ou- oi 15,0,H) Ruffians tiiat palfed the
D eider, not more shan 10 000 remain. They are now
intrenching themlelves at Bacharelt; they are in des
p-.r, anti have a ready demanded a truce of Multapha,
winch has been refuted them. |
“ aha I urks oh the oth-r hand, are encouraged by j
reiterated luccess. About live days ago, a ;r.iiing affair
o. urred, I*2 ntles fiom Ifmaei. I here the Ruffians
10.., 1,800 men, and fix pieces of cannon, with their
cations. “Gusiavus Coignt.”
Extradl ofa letter from M. Meriage. adjutant command
er to ihe mimllei* for foreign affairs.
“Widdin, March 5.
“ The uncle of prince Suzzo has arrived at Crajova,
*s caimaican or governor of Little Wallachia Mouia
Aga, nominated to tucceed Pafwan (Jgl u, is organiz
ing his rronps. His advanced guard already occupies
Tittle A a.'uchia Multapha will nut himfeif in mo
tion on the2oth,to march againfl bechareit. All the
r.ght banUsoftneJJam.be is occupied by toe Seraikier,
the troops of the Aga of Siiillria, andthofe oflfmailoff.
It is very certain, that m live or fix affairs wi*h the ad- ■
vanceu polls, the i urk-have conlla l, had the advan
tage over the Ruffian-; and 1 can alluie you, that with
out veiy coiffideral 1; means,'he L.'ei w 11 not be able
to maintain tiremi Ires upon their frontier The furlts
hate at'lire me, that a cnufiderable army, commanded by
J uflut Pa rk has eiitereu the Crimea, ieconded by a di
v.uon oi Pei hulls in Georgia.
“ MxriaGe.”
C A U T I O N.
•J? THE Subscriber, master of the BRITISH BRIG
DIANA, give, this Public Notice, that neither he nor
the owners < f the find brig, will be accountable for any
debts contracted by her crew.
Hubert Sanderson.
Ju'y 2 m 39
(£J“ Freight of 100 b.tles of Cotton,
my be had on ‘he necks of the exrel'ent . ffi p
MOUNT-VERNON, captain St evens, for LI
VERPOOL : ihis ffi p’s decs are remarkab y well j
tabulated lo carry a deck load in fafete. Her car- t
go being ready, she will meet dispatch. Apply to
the captain on board, or to
b. Si C. Howard. |
Junes*. ‘ 65 |
Savannah,
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1807.
|C7* This day, at twelve o’clock, an OHA-
I IUX will be delivered bv \\ m. B. Bulloch,
esq. at the Presbyterian Church; to be pieced
eii by the readitiij ol the Deciuralion of Inde
pendence by Major Ch milton.
If it he admitted that tlie earth is re-peopled
every thirty years the anniversary of-American
independence may be said to be celebrated
this day by a second generation. The po
sition will be almost established on looking
round and viewing the few surviving worthies
ol 76; and these must soon be summoned
hence, to mingle with their revolutionary col
leagues, to receive the reward of virtue and pa
triotism. Let not the report they are then to
make to their brethren our fathers be unworthy
the descendants of such ancestors. Let us ex
amine ourselves if we feel as they did this day
thirty-one years; when, stimulated bv an ho
liest indignation at tlie oppressions of Britain,
they threw oil’ her ty tannic yoke, declared
thcnisel.es free and independent, and were rea
dy to sacrifice every eunhiy consideration at
! the shrine of patriotism and iibeity. They
j established for us a form of government, the
happiest under Heaven, taught us how to che
rish it, and this day finds us in the full enjoy
ment ot it. II their principles aie unimpaired
in us, some of us may yet live to see realised
tlie halcyon days anticipated by the vision in
our preceding page.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
COMMUNICATED.
The sacred Pine ! aye, that’s the tree,
That lpreads our flag of liberty,
’I was the celebrated Samuel Chase, the
Demosthenes of Maryland, who first taught the
startled vaults of congress-hall to re-echo the
name ot independence. He had enumerated
many a glaring instance of most un British vio
lation of the poor American lights. 011 all of
which, George the 1 bird had looked with most
unkingly calmness!—’Twas one ot nature’s
orators who spoke His swelling soul was fixed
0,1 George the Third, the expected father of
his people. Such unnatural, such unparental
indifference to their interests called forth all
his rage. His countenance was like the dark
stormy cloud, edg'd with lightning—he swung
his arm in air, and, with a sufifilos/o /iectis and
voice of thunder, that made the hollow dome
resound, he swore, by the God of Heaven,
“ He or? -d no ullrgiance to ihe King of Great-
Britain. ”
1 hat most amiable of men, governor Thomas
Johnson, member from Maryland, used to say,
that many in congress, at mention of indepen
dence, ielt the pang that nature feels when soul
and hotly are parting. But, it being feared by
congress, that, as the immortal Milton says,
‘ -\'ver can true friendshifi grow where wounds
of deadly hate have pier 1 V so derfi ,” they re
solved to separate—though many a heart was
sad. and many a sigh was heaved.
The perso .s appointed by congress to draft
this famous bill, were, Thomas Jefferson,
John Adams. Di*. Franklin, R. Sikkman
and li. R. Livingston. On hearing their no
mination to a task so high and arduous, they
met, and, after some conversation on the sub
ject, parted, under an agreement that each of
th ir number should draft his own declaration
ot independence, and read it next day, in rota
tion, to the rest. At a fixed hour, the next day,
they met—but “who should read ,” was
the question Mr. Jefferson was fixer! on.
After much importunity, he was persuaded to
break the ice. He read—and —there was none
other read !
How long shall we hate this “ fdain unvar
nis/i’d man” ? Say—do we pay as much for his
sutfio-i , as th *sc in France or England pay for
Bonaparte's stables, or the dog-kennels of the
prince of Wales ?
BATTALION ORDERS.
ATf HER FAS po icy as wdl asduty requires, that the
VV Patnl Laws be carried into full effect.it is there
fore hereby ordered, that the commanding officers of
companies in the 2d ha ta ion of the Chatham regiment
of militia, do enforce the provisions oi The Patro Acts
of I ,65, and of 180f', in their relpective .onipuny dii
ti icts.
A tlridl compliance wi.h this order will be required
by
Edward Harden.
Major , 2 / Bat. Chut. Reg. Militia.
June 15 a 70
City Shrciff’s Sales.
On the first I CE.SD VY in August next,
Will be foldat he C urt -Houle in the city of Savan
nah, between the ho trs of to and 5 o'clock,
A HOUSE in Carpenter’s How, levied on as the
property f Zachariah Horlktns, efq deceased,
tolatisfy Longworth & Cattonet.
Also—A HOUSE in Darby Ward, levied on as
the proper.y of Thomas Smith,” deeeafeu, to fatisfy
Joseph Dav.s and others.
Also—A bright bay HO’tsE and HOUSE
HOLD f UitNl 1 URL, levied on as the property of
George Horlheck, to fatisfy several executions.
Ai. o— \ NEGRO BOY, named \'A F, evied on
as the property of Dr. J hn Love, to latisfy Wm.
hliaw.
Also—\n undivided half of three LOTS in the
vi 11. ge ot St. G„u , fronting un the well the resi
dence of Vlr J feph Davis, and ihe la e reiidence of
Mr Edmund Warre.i, levied on as the property of
Jj.mP Oats, to fatisfy Frederick Shaffer, lurvivor
Conditions, Cash.
John V\ iitimns, s. c. s.
July J 0
An Act,
Supplementary to the act intituled “An
act making provision for the redemp
tion oj the whole of the public debt
of the United States A
\\ II ERL AS it is desirable to adapt
the nature oi the provision for the re-
Gciupiion ci tiie pitulic deui lo the pie
smt circumstances of the United
States, which can ct ]\ be done by a
voluntary subscription un the pert oi
the creditors,
Sec. 1. lip it thweted by Ihe senate
and house of representatives of the Uni
ted ‘States uj America, in congress as
sembled, I hat a subscription to tiie
luh amount ot the oid six per cent,
deferred and three per cent, stocks be,
and the same is herein proposed ; for
\\ hieh purpose books shall be opened
at the treasury ol tiie United States,
and by the several commissioners ol
loans, on the lirst titty ol July next, to
conti.me open until the seventeenth
titty oi March next following, inclu
sively, the fourteen last day sos each
quarter excepted, lor such parts of the
abovementioned descriptions of stock,
as shall, on the day oi subscription,
stand on the b oks of the treasury, and
ot the sever .J commissioners of loans,
respectively, which subscription shall
be effected by a transfer to the United
States, in the manner provided hy law
for sue.l transfers, of the credit or cre
dits, standing on the said books, and
by asurrender of die certiiieates oi the
stock subscribed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted ,
1 nut tortile whole or any pan of an} sum
which shall thus be suosenbed, in old
six per cent, or deferred stock, credits
siun be entered 10 the respective sub
scribers, and the subscriber or subscri
bers shah be entitled to a certificate,
or certificates, purporting that the U
iiited States owe to the holder or liold
eis thereof, ms, her, or their assigns,
a sum to be expressed therein, equal
to tte amount of principal ol the stock
thus subscribed, which shall remain
unredeemed on the day of such sub
scription, bearing an iuicr.st ol six per
centum, pet atmum, payable quarter
yearly, from tlie inst day oi the quar
ter, during winch such subscription
shall have’ been made transferable in
the same manner us is provided by
law for tiie transfers of the stock sub
scribed, and subject to redemption at
tne pieasutc 01 the United States :
Provided, l’hut no single certificate
shall be issued for an amount greater
than ten thousand dollars : And provid
ed further, That no reimbursement
sfiaii be made except for tiie w hole a
mountoi any such new certificate, nor
till after at least six months previous
public notice of such intended reim
bursement.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
I hat for tlie whole or am part of any
sum which shall thus be subscribed in
tnree per cent, stock, credits shall like
wise be entered to tiie respective sub
scribers ; and the subscriber, or sub
scribers, shall be entitled to a certifi
cate, purporting that the United States
owe to tlie holder or holders thereof,
his, her, or their assigns, a sum to be
expressed therein, equal to sixty five
per centum oi the amount of principal
of the sock thus subscribed, bearing
an interest of six per centum, per an
num, payable quarter-yearly, from the
first day of the quarter, during which
such subscription shall have been made
and transferable and subject to re
demption in the same manner, and un
der the same regulations and restric
tions, as the stock created by the pre
ceding section of this act: Provided,
That no part of the stock thus created
shall be reimbursable, without the as
sent of the holder or holders of such
stock, until after the whole of the eight
per cent, and four and a half per cent,
stocks, as well as all the six per cent,
stock which may be created by virtue of
the preceding section, shall have been
redeemed.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That tiie commissioners of the sinking
fund shall be, and they are hereby au
thorized to appoint an agent in Lon
don, and another in Amsterdam, whose
duty it shall be to receive subscrip
tions and transfers, and to issue new
certificates in the manner, and at the
times abovementioned, and as the offi
cers of the treasury department, or the
commissioners oi mans might uo ; that
is to say, the agent in London, in favor
ot such stock-holders residing in the
dominions of Great Britain in Europe,
mid the agent in Amsterdam in favor
of such stock-holders residing in <my
other part of Europe, as mat re spec
to civ become subscribers : ‘Provided
That the certificates issued by die said
agents, shall bear interest only h orn the
first day of the quarter next succeed
ing that in which the subscription shall
have taken place, and that in relation to
subscriptions made in old six per cent,
or deferred stocks, the sums expressed
in such new ceitificates shall be equal
to the amount of the principal of ti e
old six per cent, or deferred stocks
thus subscribed, which shall remain
unredeemed after payment of the divi
dend payable on such stock, on that
day fiom which the interest on the new
certificates shall commence. The fo
reign stock-holders thus subscribing
with cither of the said agents, shall he
entitled to receive the dividend in the
old six per cent, deferred, or three per
cent, stock subscribed by them, res
pectively, which shall be payable oil
that day, from which the interest on
the new certificates shad commence.
And it shall be the duty of the said a
gents, respectively, to transmit, before
the end of each quarter, to the register
ol the treasury, and to the several
commissioners of loans, respectivelv,
triplicate abstracts ol the certificates of
stock subscribed, and of the new cer
tificates issued by them, during each
quarter, in older that the proper cre
dits may be entered on the hooks of
the treasury, and ol the commission
ers of loans, as tlie case may be, to the
holders of such new certificates. And
the said agents, before they enter upon
tl t execution of their several offices,
shall, respectively, take an oath or af
firmation for the diligent and faithful
execution of their trust, and shall also
become bound w ith one or more sure
ties to the satisfaction of the commis
sioners of the sinking fund, or of the
secretary of the treasury , in the penal
sum of twenty thousand dollars, with
condition for their good behaviour in
their said offices.
See. 5. And be it further enacted' t
That the holders of old .six per cent,
deferred, or three percent, stock, who
may become subscribers as aforesaid,
either in the United States, or in Eu
rope, and who,*oll die first day of July
next, and also on die day of die sub
scription, shall be resident in Europe,
may, at their option, which must be
made at tlie time ol subscribing, re
ceive the interest accruing on the stock
created by virtue of the preceding sec
tions of this act, either m the United
States, as other creditors, or at London
or Amsterdam ; that is to say, the stock
holders residing, at the times above
mentioned, in the dominions ofGreat-
Britain in Europe, at London, and at
the rate of four shillings and six pence
sterling, for each dollar; and the stock
holders residing, at the times above
mentioned, in any other part of Eu
rope, at Amsterdam, and at the rate
of two guilders and a half guilder, cur
rent money of Holland, for each dollar;
in which last mcntioi e<! option, the
condition shall be expressed in the
new certificates to be issued, and the
credit or credits, to be given to tho
proprietors thereof, shall be entered,
and shall hereafter be transferable only
on die- books of the treasury: Provided
however, That the intere st thus paya
ble in London anel Amsterdam, shall
not be payable until the expiration of
six calender months from tlie day on
which the same would be payable in
the United States, and shall lie subject
to a deduction of one half of one p< r
cent. 011 the amount payable, for com
mission to the bankers paying the
same; And provided also, Tha every