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the Chesapeake, arrived in Hampton roads v i h Ait colours, and the officers without amis; and alxnu 4 o’clock in'the afternoon of the it alic day, (Tuesday) the wounded men arrived at this place, and were immediately sent to the marine Hospital, whore every thine; necessary tc comfortable is provided for their relief. The following is a list of their mines, and of the names also of those killed. A list ( j’ the killed r.nd w :tn ted on board the fri gate ('/i ’ afieake : KILIED. Joseph Arnold, City of Washington. J )hn Laurence, L nnfvlvanij. ’ John Shark.ey, Philadelphia. WOUNDED. Mr. Brook. Midfhipntan. Robert YT‘Don.ll. Washington City. Thomas Short, Virginia. George Perceval, Philadelphia. Francis Coenhoyen, New York. James K >ps, Petersburg, Virginia. Cotton Brown, Cattdia, NewHuinpftiire, Peter Smimons, Prufila. Win, Hendrick, Albany, New-York. Peter F.llifon, Den mark. John Hayden, Baltimore. J .hn Paiker, New-York. William Moody, Delaware, As the anxiety rage and alarm on this sub ject, instead oi subsiding, is increasing, and the whole ofthis part of the country is ripe and prepared for any tiling that may promise re venge. we hasten to lay before the public all the particulars of this unhappy affair, that we hate been abic to procure in addition to those alrea dy published—it is fully ascertained that this is not at all an ass ir ot accident, that the orders were regularly sent, that the Leopard went out of the Capes prepared for action, that she took every possible adv antage of the unprepared and si,host defenceless state of t..e Chesapeake, and that she did every thing she could do to des troy her, until there remained not the smallest pretence for further fire or for deliberate Mur der. It appears, that the Leopard aft r bearing down on the Chesapeake, sent a boat on board wi'h a copy of the captain’s instructions, which were to procure 4 men stated to be mutineers belonging to his majesty’s fleet,then on board the Chesapeake, or at least to demand a search of the ni—the boat was near half an hour along side, and a,ter much talk, was, by signal,order ed to the Leopard ; she had hardly got out of danger before.a shot was fired into the Chesa peake, and that was succeeded by a broad side ; several others followed, until it appeared evident that mischief enough had been done, and the Chesapeake’s colors were down. In all this time the lattci ship fired but two o>’ at most three scattering shot, and these almost accident ally and wit hout order, for so wholly unprovided was she for action, that it ,s said her cables were coiled over the guns, and as the powder had not been properly dunnaged, and had been dis covered to be damp, they were that day engag ed in getting it out to dry, and the fires in the ship had been all put out to prevent accidents. The two ships, after this, stood farther oil'to sea; and the American ship of war the Chesa peake, underwent a regular search from his majesty’s ship the Leopard, and four men were taken, ('wo of whom were said to be native im pressed Americans ) who had escaped after long confinement. The world is always curious to know the first occasion or the first act of war; and ve have been thus particular that the origin of, perhaps, anew one may not be forgotten. VYe should blame no captain for executing the orders of his superior, if he executed them like a man; but the cold-blooded cowardly ciuelty with whu h this business was effected, leiiects dis grace and dishonor on the whole British navy. He well knew that the Chesapeake was little better than a lumbered store-ship, carrying out supplies for the Mediterranean, as totally unpre pared for action as unconscious of danger, and without waiting to see the effect of one broad side, or to observe if she had struck, he conti nued his lire till, in the sea-phrase, she was quite cut up. Some of the shot wit quite through the hull. Her rigging and sails are torn to pieces, and she arrived with five leet water in the hold. Let the English boast of this action and of the burnings of Fairfield together, remember that similar conduct will produce si milar effect. The spirit of the country is at last roused, and Britain, detested in all quarters of the earth but this, is at last detested here— She has no ally now but the white negroes of the north. Yesterday a more numerous and more unani mous collection of people assembled in this place than was eier before witnessed—but one voice, but one sentiment, but one spirit of reta liation and revenge was to be h<jrd or seen; temporised, however, by quiet resignation to the will of our government for the present, in full and ardent expectation of opportunity of redress hereafter. ‘1 he following resolutions were adopted on the occasion: At a meeting of the citizens of the borough of Norfolk and town of Portsmouth , held at ‘he (own, hall on Wednesday, 24'/ i of June, 1807, General Thomas Mathews, was unani mously called to the chair. Samuel Moseley, appointed secretary to the meeting. The meeting after due consideration, came to the following resolutions : WHEREAS the government of this coun try has constantly manifested an ardent incli n Ton lor the preservation of peace, and to se cure that friendly disposition which might rea sonably be expected fiom justice of foreign na tions, ‘if sach a sentiment as that of justice was to be found among them) and whereas, ,we as udividuals, seriously deprecate the horrors of war. and view it as one of the greatest evils which can hefal our country; hut when we be hold our fellow-citizens impressed, and forced by a tyrannical aiui arbitrary power to fight against their own country, and basely and u si disiously murdered on our coasts, it becomes necessary at this awful crisis, to be prepared to meet the consequences which such conuuct and such inclinations give ieasom.blccau.se to ex pect, to discipline ourselves and to be in readi ness to take up arms in defence ol those sacred rights which our fore lathers purchased with their blood; and until our government shall have been informed of the late glaring violation ol our rights and our sovereigntv, in the unwar rantable and unprovoked attack upon the United States’ irigatc Chesapeake, commodore Barron, within a few miles of our coat, bv the British squadron, composed ot the Beiiona, conimo doie Douglas, the Triumph, captain llawly, the Leopard, captain Humphries, and the ’ue lampus, captain Hawker, acting under the ci ders of commodore Douglass, at and the inhuman murder ol a number ol our fcilow-citizens in the attempt ol the Leopard to carry those or ders into effect: therelt re, dissolved unanimously , 1 hat all communica tion with the British ships of war now within our waters and on our coasts, and with their agent or agents among us, be discontinued, and that we will use our best exertions to pre vent all such communication, and that all | ei sons guilty of such communication shall be deemed infamous. liesolvtd unanimously, That we will view with abhorrence any attempt at such commu nication, and deem any person or persons en emies to our country, who shall directly or in directly hold such intercourse, or render aid or assistance to the British slops of war by sup plying them with provisions or necessaries of any kind whatever, until the decision of our government he known. Resolved unanimously, In order the better to effect the above purpt.se, that a committee be appointed to correspond with the inhabitants of j the neighbouring counties, and thoae ot the | waters of Elizabeth river and the sea coast, f notifying the flag-ant outrage that has been committed, unci the measures passed by us, and recommending similar measures to their consideration. Resolved unanimously , That our fellow-citi zens, the pilots ot the Chesapeake bay and Hampton, whose patriotism vve hold in the highest estimation, are requested by This meet ing to discontinue entirely, their professional services to ail British ships of war. Resolved unanimously, T hut vve view this unprovoked, piratical, savage and assassin-like attack upon the Chesapeake, wiih that horror and detestation which should always attend a violation of the faith of nations, and the laws of war ; and we pledge our lives aid our proper ties to co-operate with the government in any measures which they may adopt, whether of vengeance or of retaliation. Resolved unanimously, That the mayor of this borough he requested to call upon the lieu tenant col. commandant ot the nuihiu to hold in readiness, an arm -cl fen ce for the purposes of defiance, and for carrying these resolutions into effect. Pc solved unanimously, that these resolutions be extended to all British ships ot war which may hereafter anchor within our ports, ’till com plete sutislaction is made toour government for this detestable outrage on the Chesapeake. Resolved unanimously, that a subscription he opened and left in the possession ol this Chaii man, to raise a fund to lie applied to the relief ot the wouiidcd, and the families of the killed j on board the Chesapeake, under the direction ot the Superintei.dant of the Hospital, the May or of the borough of Norfolk, and Richard Blow, fcsej. of Portsmouth. Resolved unanimously, that the committee be requested to correspond with the inhabitants of the principal sea-pons, and endeav or as far as in their power, to obtain their consent to these resolutions, so tar as effectuallv to with hold all supplies to any British armed vessel on *thc eo isl of the U Stales, until ample justice is obtained by our Executive. Resolved unanimously , that the superintend ant of the hospital, in the event of the death of any ofthe unfortunate manners of the Chesa peake, now’ under his care, report the same to the committee, who shall from the funds sub scribed, defray the expense ofthe funeral, and the said committee are hereby instructed to finite their fellow-citizens to attend, and to make the necessary arrangement. Resolved unanimously , that the collector he requested to furnish one of the revenue cutters to watch over and prevent any communication with any of his B. M. ships, and that the com mandant of the fort be requested to co-operate with this measure. Resolved ununimow ‘y, that copies of the pro ceedings of this meeting be transmitted by the chairman to the president of the United States and the governor of Virginia, and that they he published in the newspapers of this Borough. Resolved unanimously, that the citizens of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and tneir vicinities, be requested to wear a crape for ten days, as a tes timonial of th ir respect for the memory of those persons on !x>ard the Chesapeake, who have fallen victims to British tyranny and pre meditated assassinations. R’ olved unanimously, that this meeting ap proves, and deems the conduct of our fellow citizens of Hampton in destroying 200 casks of water belonging to the British frigate Melum* pus, highly laudable and prise-worthy. Resolved unanimously , that Thomas Mathews ’1 liotnas Newton jr. Luke Wheeler Theo. Armi stead Richard E. T ee Moses My, is M’m. Pennock Wm. New sum Thomas Blanchard Daniel Bedhigcr Beth Foster J. W. Murdaugh Richard Blow and Francis S. Taylor Ben committee to carry ihe foiegoing reso lutions into effect. Aes dved unanimously, that this meeting ten dur tnanks to general 1 honias Mathews for his able discharge ol the (Titles ofthe chair. fete. Bami.. Moseley, Rec'ry. June 26. fC?’ A subscript!’ n is opened for the relief of the wounded onboard ofthe Chesapeake and the families of those who have been killed. 1 he paper is lodged with general Thomas Ma thews. 1 he I eepni cl lias returned into the hay, and remains vyjth the other ships; all the pilots have been landed at their request. Fxtract o/ a letter frrnn the Chaplain of the frigate C l efape kc, to a gentleman ill Richmond, dated Hampttn, June‘24th, 1807. “ A difagr.eable circumstance happened yesterday. The frigate Chesapeake got under way at seven a. m. with a fair wind and proceeded out oft he Capes, where the met the tliip I eopard of fifty guns, commanded hv captain Humphries. He lent a boat on board the Chef apeuke and demanded the i iiglifh feameii, which Com modore James Barron said he was not. authorifed to give lip. Ihe boat returned to the I. eopard, who immedi ately fired a gun ahead ot the C heiape.ike. Commo dore Barron went to the gangway and hailed the Ihip ; “'hiift l* e was there they fired a gun at'him, which ft* ack foni Ti that tile fphnteis wounded him in three difiert nt places. “ After that, they commenced a regular fire, whilst t ie C'helnpiake •.• id upwards of sixty men sick ; th, ir hammocks being placed on the gun deck it wasimpof fifit to get the guns c ear, and five men were killed and twenty three wounded. The Commodore struck his colors. Ihe captain of the Leopard. lent an officer on hoard, who bejug interrogated about the conduct of his captain, said that he did it to lave the elfufion of blood, viz. lave oui telvea. and murder you. Yuu may remember that thefc haughty f> amen tike none of thole airs on there. If captain Barron had known it, or even dreamed a possibility of any such thing, I .un confident that this Leopard vvoulu have called a layer (hip to her aid. p. 5... Ihe citizens ot Hampton were to exuf perated that they and jftroyed the calks of a watering boat belonging to the iingliih.” TRIAL OF COLON]'.L BURIL FEDERAL COURT. June 24. On this day the grand jury brought in their report, that both ihe indictments againil Aaron Burr, for 1 i. eafon again ft the U. States, and for a miidemeanur, w true mi ls. 1 hey afo found two indidtments, ior treaion and a miidemeanor against Herman Blannexu ass£TT, TRUK uni 3 , and informed the court that they had not fiuiihec. the buiinels before them; HAVING LNQUJKIEg TO MAKE AGAINST O THER VERSONS. bavaniiah, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1807. Saturday lust the birth-day of American in dependence was celebrated m this city in a manner that evinced strongly the increasing putrio.ism ot onr citizens. The dawn was greeted by tl. > ,log of bells,and salutes from the Chatham as.. i aery, and the Revenue cutter. At ten o’clock the uniformed corps, consisting ofitlie troop ol horse, the company of artillery, and two companies oi uilaiitry, assembled tit their parade grounds, and were reviewed by their respective officers. At twelve o’clock, the military and a number of other citizens re paired lo the Presbyterian church, where the Declaration of Independence was l ead by ma jor Charlton, and a truly patriotic and ele gant oration, replete with sentiments of genu ine republicanism, delivered by Wm. B. Bul loch, esep At the conclusion of the oration, a salute was fired by the Chatham Artillery, under capt. Wall. Throughout the day, the Amei lean standard was displayed in front of the court-house, from a liberty-pole, around which the republican citizens had seats erected, and dined in the open air, uncovered by aught but the canopy of Heaven. Another party of citi zens dined at the Exchange, from the belfry of which our national flag was likewise sus pended. About three o’clock the citizens and volun teer cofps retired to their several places of din ing, and the remainder ol the day was passed in the utmost harmony and cordiality. A num ber of patriotic toasts were drank by the differ ent. societies, which we arc compelled by want oi room to defer publishing until our next. Some of our citizens had not yet finished celebrating the birih-day of our national exist ence on Saturday last, when the arrival of the northern mail, announced the unprincipled and cowardly conduct ot the British squadron in Hampton roads, towards the American frigate Chesapeake. All who hcaid it were fired with indignation. The knowledge of the circum stance, however, was not general until next morning, when the spirit of resentment became as diffusive as the information, and the citizens ol this place had a town-meeting in agitation for the expression of their sentiments on the occasion, at the very time the mayor received the following note from the committee of the citizens of Norfolk, See. accompanied by a copy of their proceedings : “ Norfolk, June 25, 1807. “ ’NR—We have the honor to transmit you a detail of an insulting and most cruel outrage committed on our nation by a BRITISH SQUADRON, together with ceitain resolu i tions ilteroujavn, entered into by the it.T fii'ants oi Norfolk. Portsmouth and their vicinities, to which we invite your co-operation. \\ c have the honor to be, sir, Your most obedient servants, DANIEL BE DINGER,y ‘J. V.. MURDAUGH, C Co '"''’'tteeof THEO. ARMIaIY.AD. ) Cortelpomleucti. “ To the mayor of Savannah.” In consequence of the above important communication, the mayor ofthis city reques ted a meeting ofthe citizens at the Exchange, this day at 12 o’clock, lor the purpose of deli berating upon the subject. The meeting was uncommonly numerous—the following is an account of the proceedings . At a meeting ol the citizens of Savannah, at the Exchange, in consequence of a notification bv John \ Noel, mayor, to take into conside ration certain resolutions transmitted from tins committee of correspondence of the borough ot Nori.dk, and town of Portsmouth, leLtive to the kite daring and piratic; ! outrage, com mitted by a British squadron on the Urn eel States’ frigate Che.upeake— Edward Tel fair, esq. being called to the chair, and Tho mas U. P. Charlton, esq. appointed secreta ry— The mayor proceeded to lay before tlio ’ meeting, the coniniunic at ion of the committee 1 of correspondence, and to state, generally, tho objects of the present meeting-; and invited the citizens to co-operate with their fellow-citi zens of Norfolk. The following resolutions were proposed ami wm nimuusly adopted: Resolved, that the thanks of this meeting be tendered to the mayor, to; the prompt manner in which he has acceded to the request of tlio citizens of Norfolk, and invited his fellow-citi zens to convene this day. 4 Resolved, that the thanks ol this meeting be I given, to the > i'izens of the borough of Norfolk anil town ol Portsmouth, for their patriotic re | solutions, and communications to the mayor of | this city. j| Resolved, that, II tllium Stephens, George , Juties, Churl's Harris, Joseph Habersham, p.d jj ward Telfair, John M. Berrien , P. //. Morel, jH■ A. Bulloch , John Y. .A "or/, Thomas U. P . j Charlton, Archi'aid S. Bulloch, and John Cum jj tni'ig, be appointed a committee to report rcso j> lutions, to be submitted loan adjourned meeting £ to be held on Friday the 10th instant, at 12 o’clock, at the Presbyterian church, and that the citizens be invited, by the chairman of the committee, to assemble on that day, therein. Resolved, that the colonel commandant of the Chatham Regiment be requested to hold his regiment, and particularly the volunteer companies, to move at a moment’s warning to any part, to which the situation of his Britannic majesty’s ships or vessels of war may require, for tlie purpose of preventing supplies being afforded them. Resolved, that the pilots be requested to re fuse (heir professional aid to any armed vessels of the British nation, until the sense ofthe A merican government be known. Resolved , that the chairman of this meeting be requested to communicate to his excellen cy the governor of this state, the proceedings ol this meeting, and to request him to diier.t. the org nization of the militia of the eastern district, so as to place them in a situation to u— sisi, with promptitude and energy, any aggres sions ofi the people of this state, by a British armed.force —and that he be also solicited, to order, provisionally, the delivery of arms to the militia, when exigencies may render it ne cessary. Resolved, that the keeper of the lighl-liouso lie directed to hoist a signal on the appearance ol British armed vessels ; and th it the collect or be requested to keep the revenue cutter be low, in order that she may communicate spoo d v intelligence ol the approach ol British armed vessels. Resolved, 1 hat the thanks of this meeting bo tendered to the i hairman for the able discharge ofthe duties of his appointment, and that the proceedings of this meeting lie published in tlio different gazettes of this city. Ily order of the Chairman, I homas U. P. Charltow, Sec’ry. C AUTI () N. •fT THE Subscriber, mailer ofihe BRITISH BRIO DIANA, gives this Puifiic Notice, that neither he nor the owners of the frfil brig, will be accountable for any debts contracted by lier crew. Robert Sanderson. July 2 m 3<> 03° Freight of 100 bales of Cotton, may be hnd on tlie decks of the excellent fli | Mf;IJN P.R NON, captain Stevens, for Ll \ KRFOOT* ; this ftiijj’, decks are rem .rkuh'y wHI calculated to carry a de< k load in fafetv. Her car go being ready, (he will meet dispatch. Apply to the captam on board, or to S. 2c C. Howard. June 23. f, s AY FLFFtfOY~” FOR an ENSION, will h- h#*ld at Andrews* ing-hou e, on Friday the I7*h inst. for company No. I lft baitali m, commanded hy captain Pettibone. By order of major G umming. PLThK N. BRINSMADE, Adi’t. July 7 71 NOTICK. ALL fx-rfoni fiavinpr any demand* against fho .Board of EIRE MASTERS are desired to bring them in for payment, on Monday the 27th instant ; and all < ontr idt, made w th this board, aie driired to be completed by that day. By order of the Board. Thomas Pitt, Clerk. July 7 71