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fcuide on the pretext either us withholding the;
Wonted to the British flag, or of smug
gling in defiance of British tews.
This extension of the British law to font
leagues from the sho:e is inferred fivnt an act
of parliament passed it', the year 173 >. 2 .
C. 35) the teVms of which comprehended afi
vessels, foreign as well as Biinh. It is possi
ble, however, that the foi mer are constructive
ly excepted. Should your inquiries ascertain
this to lie case, you wiii find yourself on La
ter ground, than the conccs ion here made.
With respect to the compliment paid to the
British flag, it is also pos :file that more is here
conceded than you may find to he necessary.—
Afterthe peace of 1783, this compliment was
pc re mo. wily withheld by France, in spite oi
the remonstrance of (B eat-Britain ; uijd it re
rnni-fls for your inquiry, w nether it did not con
tinue to be refused, notwithstanding the failure
at Amiens to obtain from Great-B>itain a for
mal renunciiiori of the claim.
From every view of the subject, it is rea
sonable to expect that the exception of the
narrow seas from the stipulations against im
pressments, will not be inflexibly maintained.
.Should it he so, your negotiation, will he ai an
end. The trmh is, that so great a proportion
ot our trade direct and circuitous, passes thro’
’ those channels, and such is its peculiar expo
sure in them to the wrong practised, that with
such an exception, any remedy would he very
partial. And we can never consent to pur
chase a partial remedy, by confirming a gener
al evil, and by subjecting ours. Ives to our own
reproaches, as well as to those of other nations.
Isir. Thornton, in answer to 0.,e from me, of
both w.iich copies are inclosed, as from con
versations with Air. Merry, that the facility
which would be given, particularly m lae Brit
ish channel, by the immunity claimed tor Ame
rican vessels, to the escape of traitors, and the
desertion of others, who, e services in time of
war may be particularly* important to any* ene
my, forms one of the pleas for the British p.uc
tice of examining American crews, and will he
one of the objections to a formal relinquishment
of it.
This plea like all the others, admits a solid
. and satisfactory reply. In the first place, if u
could prevail at all against the neutral claim, it
would authorize the seizure of the persons de
scribed only, and in vessels bound to a hostile
country only ; whereas the practice of impress
ing i s applied to persons lew if any of whom are
aiiedged to be of either description, and to ves
sels vlii hersoever bound, even to Great-Bi itam
herself. In ’he next place it is not only a
preference of a similar object on one side to a
greater object'd) the other; but a sacrifice of
right on one side, to expediency on die other
•side.
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
There is no doubt that, whatever hope may
be entertained ot preserving peace, we ought
to be prepared for war, as it is most probabl. - we
ahuil haw it. It therefore becomes the nation
by ali tile means in their power, to prepare foi
an event which will require their greatest ex
ertions. For we venture to predict, that the
w ,r, once begun by our country, will be waged
on our part with a dutermin >ti>n to make our
enemy feel the lull weight of that vengeance
that a free and powerful nation possesses the
power of inflicting.—Justm proportion to the
value we set on peace will he the greatness oi
our efforts to shorten the period us war, and
crown that effort with victory Let not B.i
tuin imagine that we shall again exhibit die
same languid and inactive scene of hostilities
that characterised our revolutionary struggle.
Fiiice that era we have more than doulneci our
numbers, and our wealth, and resources, an,,
consequently our means of resistance, have
Ttiore than quadrupled.
We have ten limes as much circulating
- specie.
•* We have an established credit, on which
the government may draw to an almost unh
jmted amount.
Our navigation is ten times as great, which
may be, and probably wouid he, nearly the
whole of it, converted into letters of marque
and reprisal, which, by the extent of their
captures, wouid probably yieid us a more li
beral supp,y of foreign production than is at
present received through the ordinary chan
nels of trade.
And as to the sale of our surplus produce,
t:ie very war would increase the demand lor
it, while it diminished its amount. Foi, in
_ tbe iirst place, as a considerable number of the
bands usually employed in agriculture, would
be engaged in defending tlie country, cither
as regulars or miiitiu, it wuuld follow necessa
rily that a less aggregate amount of produce
wouid lie raised, leaving consequently a smal
ler surplus than in ti ..es of peace. And, in
the second places the European demand would
remain the same ; notwithstanding all
the obstructions given by the utitish fleet to its
fi ee passage over the ocean, such is the nature
of most of the articles, and the absolute neces
sity of obtaining them, that Britain, from an
indispensable regard to her own interests,
would continue to supply herself with them
th “ough neutral channels. Neither her sub
jects can live, nor her manutactuiqs go on
without them.
It m.-.y be safely inferred from these consi
derations that there is not the least room for
apprehension that our products will sustain
any such depression in price as they experi
enced during the revolutionary war. There is
one other ciicumstance that will, in no incon
siderable degree, prevent this effect. Many
of our citizens, now engaged in agricul
ture, will turn their avienuun to manufactures
*h; necessary effect of which will be a diminu- .
ti# in the quantity of our surplus production
by lessening the number of growers and in- |
creasing the number of consumers among our
selves. YVc do not pretend to say that war |
v. ill liit de press the p iec of produce ;we only 1
mean to contend that this depression will be oy
no means so great or ruinous us it was during
the late war.
Among the most illustrious displays of una
nimity and American spirit, is that evinced in
the state oi Connecticut. This stale, hitherto
so distracted by political feuds, holds an mini- ■
ri led sentiment on the outrages of the British •
1 he following ts taken from a Federal pi mt, 1
published at Mew-Haven, the soul of govern- ;
meiit. |
“ ’l lie anniversary of our independence was
commemorated in this ci y, with a spirit truly
national. Until after intelligence of the out- .
rage committed off the Capes of Virginia had j
arrived, no measures had been taken for a ge
neral ceicbi alien of the day ; but roused by
this event, a mcetint of the citizens was con
vened at the State-House, on Thursday even
ing, and inspired by a spirit of conciliation wor
thy ot this awftil crisis in our history, a vote
was taken without a dissenting voice, that a
committee ot arrangements should he appoint
ed and selected from both politiral fwrties. The
gentlemen thus chosen were assiduous in tne
task assigned them ; and although the inter
vening time was extremely short, every neces
sary preparation was completed. The trails- j
actions of the day, the reader w ill find recor
ded in the adjoining column. But injtis.ice
would be done to our own feelings,and vve trust ;
to those which universally prevailed, did we!
p.tss iii silence the harmony and unison of sen- 1
tinient which pervaded the guests. The num
ber who partook at the festive board was near- |
ly two hundred ; composed of citizens who i
lihve long been arranged under they banners of
opposite politics. Yet the dragon -of party
found no whi perers here. On this day every
unsocial principle was made a w illing sacrifice
at the Shrine of patriotism. \\ e most cordial
ly reciprocate.— ,l ri fay every succeeding fourth
of July find us inspired by the same spirit.”
KINGSTON, (J.) June 30.
For a few day s pad, the weather lias wore a very
unlett ed and threatened aspect, and on Sunday night
last, a It-vere (quail of w ind, accompanied with a fab of
rain,commenced in this city, and lulled for l'ome time,
but no other injury ent’ued from it than blowing down
a few o and fences. The wind, however, continued in a
great degree, boisterous during the night, and yeßer
duy morning, between nine and ten o’clock, began
blowing with increased violence, threatening coniide
rabie injury to the (hipping in the harbor, leveral ol
which broke from their moorings and drilted aganill
the wharves, particulai.y ionie us the prize vi lie is, as
also tile Valentine and Susannah, merchantmen, both of
which received conhderah.e injurythe tatter fpi ingnig
her bowsprit,! udder, fee. ; but we regret moll to lla.e, j
that the Baroness Longuieul, merchantman lately ar
tiveti in ballad from the Rio de ia Plata, broke from
her anchors & upset immediately after : the crew loitu
nutely clung to the lides, aim were a.l prelerved except
one pool hoy w ho went down into the cabin to luveliis 1
clothe-.on [ erceiviagt he veflclgoing, but tne water rulh
ed in so fad, that he vas unfartimaiaiy drowned. Great ‘
hopes ire entertained that the vellei will be railed,’
being very light, and every endeavor uled by cutting ■
away her topmalls, clearing the rigging, &c. A llup’s
boat with eighteen barrels of fu-jar, was likewil’e un
fortunately funk, and it is laid lome of the people in .
her were drowned. iVlany of the wharves received
considerable damage front the thumping oi the drifting I
velTeis agaiud them ; it is ado fuppoled that wherries ;
and different passage boats, mult have uplet during the <
severity of the w ind. .
July 1.
We are extremely happy to mention, that the boy,
who was fuppoled to have pel idled in the cahili ol the
Buronefs Longuieul, has been molt providentially per
lerved, to the altomlhment ot the whole community.
It appears tnai'he got into a iiituation where he was
just enabled to keep Ins head above waier, gamed a linn
looting with his lect, and a hold above with his hands,
and that he remained ii: tins perilous date un.il yelter- 1
day morning, when,on the veilid righting couliJerably,
Iroai the afliftaiice affoi ded her, he rame through one
of the cabin windows, and nailed a boar which was pas
ling c.ole by, to take him on more, tor he was lo ex
ti cm y we-ua and exhauited, thai tie was uiidnie io make ,
any tin tl.tr efforts to lave Ins hie, or even vvlien landed
to Hand on ills legs. .Audi a miraculous eleape irotn cue
jaws of d* ith might seem aunolt toiavour the doctrine
of predeftuiatioii.
GL )RGI A, yßv Thomas B u k'.clerk i the Court 1
I- 8 >of Ordinary for rlit- C unty o. Chat j
Th. Baurke. ) ham, in the Hate aforel’aid.
WHEREAS Be"jarrin Anll.-v, his made ap- j
pheation f r iette.-s of aammitba ion on the el.ate I
and elfects of Adam Bea;h, late of the city of!
savannah, elq ilecenled, a principal creditor.
Thefeare therefore to cue and admnmfh all and iin
gular the kindred and c.editors of the decealed to
nle their bjecnons (if any they have) mmy office,
on or before the s</h day of Auguli next, otherwile
letters of admrni Itrition wdi be granted him.
Given under my hand arid leal, this 29th day of
July, m the year of our Lord, one thouland
eight hundred and v -11, and in the tlirty ie
cor.d year of American Independence. 80
GEORGIA, I By Thomas Bourke.c erk oftheC’ urt
h. S. sos Ordinary tir the County of Chat
Tb. Bourke. j ham in the Hate afoielaid.
WHEREas liazen Kamiiall, lias made applica
tion lor letterr of adminiltrati-n on the eltate arid
effects of Rrofper Huob ird, late of the city of Savan
nah, deceafel, as creditor.
Tliefe are therefore to cue a idadmonilh all and lin
gular the kindred and creditors of the deceased to
file their objections (if any they have) in my officq,
on or hi fore the tcylh day of Auguli next, otherwile
letters of admimltratiou will be granted.
Giv n under my hand and leal, this 29'h day of
Jnly, in the rear of our Lori, one thoul'and
eignt hundred and I’tven, and in the thirty se
c nd year of American Independence. 80
JAMES McKOXKY begs
leave to acquaint his friends and the public in genera
that be is a CANDIDATE for the Cuckk of the
Makx e r ; andlodicits their fuflerage at the next enlu
ing election.
July UA Tt 80
Savannah,
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1807.
Never <lo we recollect to have seen our hur
hoi so completely destitute of shipping; as at
present—excepting tince sail at Five Fathom,
there is not a square tigged vessel iit the port.
A letter from (,’h lesion, says, 4i the pack
ets ais. .ai mi—captain Brown lias been thir
ty days wailing for a wind.”
Piucks Cun he \ 7’ —S’.,’ r 1 ss ah.
Cotton. Sea-Island 37 1-2 cents
Upland - - - 18 a 19 1-2
Co.n ------- -- -- fel 50 scarce
Flour 8 75 aS 9
lce - - - - 325 a 3JO dull.
MARKET TRICES. i?c.
Cotton on i hursdav last 15 cents, this is
something. —Salt in abundance at 75 vents ; the
sootier the planters lay in a few bushels the bel
ter, for Turks Island belongs to die British, as
yet —Beef and mutton mote plantil’ul, but not
cheaper than in our last— Chickens scarce, and
dear of course—Water Mellons, Squashes, &c.
much riper, and in profusion—Peaches coming
in baskets, but clinging for want of cash—
Horse apples, a drug—Tar and Feu hers in
some demand—Musqtietoes just in season—
Caterpillars seeking what they may devour,
and British bu.ggs swarming on the coast, but
not expected they will ever again be able to
wing so high up into Georgia as Col. Brown’s
Old Foil.— Avgusta Chronicle.
Tates* Sails. — A person in England has
obtained a patent for making vessels’ sails in
anew manner. The principal difference be
tween the new and old mode we believe is,
that in the new, the sails are made with the
canvas crosswise. It is said they last longer,
reef better and stand better upon the wind.
Shocktng Accident —Five children, the
family ot Mr. John M Singley, living on Poplar
Ridge, Scipio, Cayuga county, were poisoned
last week by eating wild parsnip or lmishquash
root. ‘i lie children, while playing about the
house, had dug up some of this root and eaten
it—the baneful quality of which proved so
powerful, that two out of the five died, notwith
standing every medical assistance. The other
three are in a fair way of recovery. It is to
be hoped that this melancholy event will make
people very careful in digging up this root,
when observed near their houses—and. that
they will correct their children when found
eating any kind of wild lietbs. durora Ga
zette.
We have before remarked, that (he procl imarior. of
the preMerit -va as nervous an I efficient'as the law oA
which it is predicated will permit. We now learn
that every exertion is making to complete all the gun
boat* aurhoriied by Jaw. and to lay oirq.fo :ho bed pos
sible advantage he appropriation* ffir fortifications.
The governors of the fever.d His es hive been lequired
to hold in readiness rheir quotas of 100,000 men The
ftatr of lVnnfylvania is to lurnilh 15,9:5.5 militia, of
whom 1500 are to hr horse, and H'KV artiilery. We
believe this draft will be about one lixth of ali the mili
tia in the {late.
In every diftridt of the union, we mark the moll
lively fenfihi'ity and the mol determined spirit. ’1 lie
fee mgs o; the government arc in harmony with thole
of the people. We know no measure of defence, or
preparation in the power of the executive, which has
not been adopted. Congress ought and cettainiy will
be ca’led very loon. We wish them aflembled to (peak
the lenfe ol the whole nation, and to rake such a com
manding lofty Hand, as fliall Convince not only Great-
Britain, hut the whole world, that we will live free
and independent, and that we poiTefs the courage,
Hrength and resources necessary to sccuie thole hles
liilg*. PuiLADzieillA PAI'tK.
BENNINGSEN.
The present commander in chief of the Ruffian ar
my, is of Englilh defeent He com nanded a div.fion
of the Ruffian forces at the battle of AuHerlitz. If we
are to form an idea of this m n1 ’ charadler, from some
pars-of tiie history of ins pa,t lit',, we caunot helita e
to pronounce him a greater savage, if poflible, than the
celebrated and ferocious Suwarrow. Beuningfen is, ne
of the twelve affiiffins who murdered the lateemperor
Paul, father to the present emp-ror Alexander. He
was one of the molt conspicuous actors in the abomina
ble feme of base treachery and midnight murder,
which deprived of life the man who had loaded him
with honors. The twelve affaflins entered the empe
rors bed chamber at midnight. After tin hrron Zon
bofthad declared to the unfortunate Paul that they had
come to take his life, the emperor’s firni.iefs, and the
te ms ol keen reproach in which he atldreffed himfelf
to Zonbolt and his lavage accomplices operated so for
c bly on their guilty confcienees, th ,t tneir courage, (or
a thort time, failed them, when Benningfen, perceiving
the effedt Paul’s intrepidity hud produced, reanimated
his associates by crying out, “ it is ovkk with us iv
wr iuimi him 10 kscaPf. !” Zonbolt then made
the firll blow at the emperor, and broke his right arm,
and by hi* audacity, drew on the irielu.ute vilhany of
his accomplices, when they ah fell upon him,dragged
him along by the hair of his head, and prolonged In,
fufferings by every species of barbarity their cruelry
could invent—ltabbing him repeatedly in the molt ten
der places, until quite exhauited with their own efforts
and lavage ferocity, one among them palled a lcarf
round the emperor's neck anu Strangled him to death !
Yet this lame Benningfen is the lame man in whom
Alexauder, the son of the murdered Pair, reposes the
utinoll coufid-nce, and to whom he has entrusted the
management of the military affairs ofliiaempire. This
is the monlter for whole l'uccefs tile Briiilh govern
ment are continually offering up prayers and petitions
to the throne of tile omnipotent Deity ! !
Since wiiting the above we have difeovered that
Benningfen was a major in one of the Hanoverian re
giments, which George 111. lent to this country, dur
ing our revolution, to cQt the throa, of our farmeis,
and take poffefliou of their farms.—ibid.
Died, on Wednesday the 22d inst. master
John Bahnahd Cooi'Kii, aged I ye.,i, 3
months and 18 days, and son of M. John
Cooper of this ci'q.
To the Pditors of the Keening Ledger.
Messrs. 1 ditors —l lie Federal Republican
Advocate has this day conic forth, for the second
time, without n |,cuing Lis lipsanv thing farther
than nn u ly to say, as he did the first day, that
lie meant to speak. 1 certainly expected to
bate seen ad istiing spoutcr —a great chiifiuin
for the principles of otir Constitution, hut alas !
tins Scots-Aiiie.iican Advocate is completely
mum l I ei Haps he waits (as the fraternity ge
nerally do) for a fee before he pleads ; and as
this is 110 doubt the case, and we aie all vciy •
curious to hear him, do be so good, Messrs.
Editors, as to give a hint in one of your papers
to have a sum made up, by way of subscription,
that we may for once enjoy the satiafaction of
hea; ing him talk. The news he scrapes and
draws from old papeis is all so very stale , that
to-day I thought 1 had taken up a wrong num
ber, and, to satisfy myself, was obliged to look
at the date. One anecdote however, which lie
had got copied in, I confess amused me, but it
was to think how pat to the purpose his coun
tryman's saving applied to himself—for he
would certainly be the better “ if you'd gie him
a pair o’ spurs.’’
A MONITOR.
Savannah, 30 th July , 1807.
Regimental Orders.
Brigadeir General Floyd,
HAVING ordered the tirlt Rig ment of Militia
to be lieid incomplete reedinel's,to march at a
m < meats warning, armed and equiped far actual ser
vice. The major of the firll Battalion, and the c im
mandants of the 2d Battalion, Artillery, aid H.-rfe
companies, are ordeied to inspect their relpecuvi.
C mimands,
On Tuesday the 4th of August,
between the hours of 3 and 5 o’clock P. M.
Ever) soldier will appea- arwed with a mufqu -t and
bayonet, belts and c:irtrid K e box, and twenty.four
rounds of ball cartridges, and 3 I'pare tiinis.
Any loldier wilhn g a nfufqutt can be accommoda
t'd <”i application to ‘lie Lieutenant Colonel, and
complying with the requelt of the permanent com
mittee of citizens.
At s o’clock precisely the iH and *d battalions,
artillery and iiorfe will a (Tumble on the South C< m
mons, and form the Ri-girrent.
The Lieutenant C, lonel is liighly gratified with
the unremitting attention paid by the Officers of ihe
Regiment, to tlie discipbivng of their commands,
& appreciates as he ought the pr.-imbude oftheciti
zcnsfir their Uriel at tendon and affnluity in qualify.
mg themselves for the arduous duty <f f ldiers
W hatever hope is enr r'aired from tlie motleranon
of iu. government, for the preleivation of peace,
we ought not in our preparations for war’
as It is moll p>. babh war we (hall have The hnllil
lity of the Briiilh ailmimllration, nay, of the whole
na'ion to .ur pr.i ciptes a>e well km wn. ‘Thtyare
l>o haughty, iniperthis and confident in their
Hreng ti > fie ocean, to deal just-ce where it is due.
Thc.r equity iu peace, our ei flavtd feaimn. tec.
pluiHleit.. metchants can attelt, and tlieir tnt.cy in
war, the inhabitants of •ur towHs ddtrnyed h. liie>
111 the Kevoiu >nnary War, yrt renvmbet. On our
wiVitreij ■ h only il es our f.ifety relt The Lieut.
Colonel is ci. hat in the day of trial every
citizen will provehimleif a soldier and auue Ame
rican.
The alarm men are required to hold themfclv. s in
readme 1 , with rounds < Ihali cariiTclg* and on the a
laim being hear, they are to tmn out iu their relpt.'live
and Hinds lih the line compan es. Any I liber mu f
tenng on any occali >n out of hts own (liitria, as
dillmpudhed in Reg mental Orders of sad May last,
will lie considered a defaulter and dealt wiin accord
ingly.
By order of Lieutenant Colonel Johnston.
I*. N. Brinsmade, Adit.
J"’. v T° A 80
ORDLUS.
’"I"’ HE ?n l Company of the ill lU'talion Cnat
t him Regiment, are direfled to meet at th*
M. fleet Uouli , at half pad five o’clock, p m on
M ndays, IVedncflays, and Fridays for the pur
polt <.f (lulling. Our present lunation rrqunes that
we fh’ uhl he prepared to meet any coiilcquerice that
may prelent nlelf. Any appeal to your feelings in
c. ulcqiience of the wr ngs we have Tuffered as an
independeiit nation, would he unnecelfary. How
ever grentelul peace may be to our c untry, nothing
Ih >rt of ample reparation can p,- l’erve it—a.,d (houhl
an appeal to arms be the result, your hofims will
heal high to ohe. die fign.d— when the General Go.
vernmeri r,f o U r country (liall cad upon you to retal-
b) every jt’ll and honorable means.
By order of ‘captain Pemberton,
Thomas Flint, o. s.
Savannah 30th July, 1807. Br>.
Administrator’s Sale.
WILT, bes ‘ld, on die 12th day ol Sep'embev
next, at the house f Wi liam Carr, the real
arid perl’ mal ellate rd A chibald C.trr, decealed,
■co firing of 100 seres Lund, Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
Il ruf hod and Ki chen f tirniturr, Plan'at toil To Is
stc Conditions, n monti.s credit, with notes antt’
lecuriiy.
Susannah Carr, Admr'x.
William Carr, Adm’r
J*y as *c. 80
GEORGIA, \ By I'homas Bnuikt,clerk of the court
L S. \of Ordinary, for the c unty of Chat
-Ih. B’ ut-ke 3 ham, in the Hate a I ore I aid
WHEREAS Haiph Clay has made application
lor letters ■ f .idm nitration lie ellate and effects
of James C ay i .te of the city ol Savannah, dec aled
as nearest of kin
I hide are there.lore to cite and admonifli all and fin
,;u ar the kindred a> and creditors of the decealed to
11 e their objections (if any they have) in my office,
n or before the 29th day of Auguli next, otherwise
iettrs of adinmi trarion will be granted
Given node r my hand and leal, this 29th day of
July, in tlie year of our Lord, one rhoufand
eight hundred and seven, and in the thirty- se
cond year of American Independence. 80
((.j” rile Attorney (ieneral’s OHice
is removed to Mr. SnrUtr’s tenement, five door*
Itolow Stephens’*!.
Thomas U. P. Charlton.
June 3i 66