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Frontiers of Turkey, May ?! ,
On the 23d of last month, tiie J urks attdk- ‘
.he camp ol tiie Servians near Aissn i al
though the latter did not expect it, they lull
ported the shock with a great deal of rcsolulion
and even contrived to repel their ad.eisx.ies
to the distance of a league. But the Turks
hating received numerous reinforcements re
turned to the c urge, and after an engage
ment winch lasted 1 11 night, they obtained a
complete victory, ‘i he Servians were and. i\|en
bark nine miles ; their loss in this battle was
4820 killed. 7235 w Jimded, and 800 prisonqrs,
besides ei,,ht cannons, three stands of colurs,
J6o muskets, and a gicat quantity of stores.
1 lie i urks had 2130 men killed, 3068 woun
ded, and ‘.60 prisoners.
On ‘he 25th April, in the evening, a corps
ot Servians appeared befthe fortress of Os
crunk. where they were discovered by ihe ad
vanced posts of the Turks. A part of the gar
rison made a sail) during the night and pour
ed down suddenly upon the Servians. A gieal
number of the latter who had advanced to the
first intrenchments, were thrown into the fos
ses. Their commander, Muon, having con
cerned with the general in chief, continued to
fi> i in order to draw on the Turks, who had set
oot in pursuit of him. Arrived in another val
ley, lie made a stand and waited lor the ene
my, who were not long ere they attacked him
with impetuosity. Ihe other Servian column
then advanc ed unexpectedly and bore down on
the Turks, who being far inferior in number,
were obliged to make their retreat, after a ve
ry warm engagement. They left on the field
of bjtttle 420 men. in killed and wounded, and
lost besides 700 muskets, pistols and Turkish
knives, ihe loss of tlie Servians amount to
170 killed and wounded.
WASHING iOIS, August 31.
Arrived here on Wednesday last, the United
Stales schooner Enterprise, captain Porter,
in 35 days from the Mediterranean. Captain
Porter left the frigate Constitution and Hornet
at Syracuse. He slates the information of a
rupture between the Barbary powers and
Great-B. itain to be unfounded. Captain Por
ter likewise furnishes the following jnieui
gence :
Some time time in May a deputation was
sent by th - bey governing Rosetta, to the cqm
mander in chief of the British forces at Alex
andria. inviting him to come with his troops
and take p issession of the place ; and stating
that on his appearing before Rosetta, the keys
cl the city should be delivered him. The Bii
t:sh com nander, pleased with the proposal,
marched next day with three thousand men for
Rosetta; and, agreeably to l lie promise of the
bey, received the keys, marched into the pub
-1 a s.j tare, and was -about aborting quarters to
the different officers, and making arrangements
lor guards &c. when at that moment, the lops
oi the houses were covered with Turkish troops
who commenced a heavy fire on them, and til
lt*v! great numbers of the British. Ihe British
co inlander seeing his men fail in every direc
tion about him, without a possibility (from the
crowded situation, and from the secure posi
tion ol the Burks) of defending themselves,
ordered a retreat. They fought their way to
the city gates through a tremendous fi.e, hut
found theniin possession of the enemy, with
whom they had a severe struggle, belt,re they
could gain possession ol them—they at length
succeeded in getting out, where they found a
body of between 4 and 5000 horse ready to at
tack them I hey then formed a huiio.v square,
flight thaif way down to Alexandria, and of the
three thousand men, 1500 were killed, among
whom were two general officers. ‘Pile Turks
shewed them no quarters, and as they were
un able to bring off their wounded, they fell a
sacrifice to ‘Turkish’ fury. The bodies of the
two general officers were, however, brought
off, and sent to Malta to be interred.
A 1 uiiulLouis dieduOoul die middle of June
at Malta.
A.iout the 15th of June a great battle took
place in the province ol Constantine, between
the forces ot the dev oi Algiers and the bey of
Tunis, which was said to terminate in favor
of the former ; in consequence of which there
was great rejoicings at Algiers. The war be
tween the two powers is carried on with groat
great vigor ; and the Portuguese squadron for
merly stationed at Gibraltar have proceeded off
Algiers (as is supposed) o co-operate with the
latter. SiJi Solinian Molli Modi was at Gi
braltar when we left there, and had purchased
military stores which he had sent to > unis.
The whoie of the coast of Barbary is declar
ed by the Russians to be in a slate of blockade,
and a number of small Russian privateers are
on that cost.
A communication was made in June, by the
TTiatquis de Circello, prime minister to his ma
jesty the king of Sicily, to Mr. Gibbs, Ameri
can consul at Palermo, announcing to him that
hi, majesty had declared ever y part of his do
minions then in possession of his enemies, in a
sate of blockade.
His imperial majesty the emperor of Moroc
co. had given orders that no vessels of any na
tion whatever, coming empty, bringing with
them only cash, goods that pay no duty, or
ballast, shall be permitted to enter the port
Mogadore; but that such vessels shall toe
immediately turned away, a., his majesty is de
sirous of reaping some benefit from this inter
course with Christians.
It i, sai l an attempt will be made on Naples
by his Sicilian majesty shortly, as there are but
few F etich ‘.roups now in that city, and us his
party there s-ill remains strong, notwithstand
ing the rigid means that have been used by the
present government there to reduce their num
bers.
On the 16th of May, about 40 sail of Sicili
an transports suited under eorn-oy from Messi
na for Palermo, tor the purpose of tallies m
troops.
The Bri’ish and Sicilian troops poess a
small part of Calabria Ulterior. The rest is
occupietWby the French tloops.
About the lit st of M y, a regiment compos
ed of people from the Levant, raised for the
purpose of defending the island ol Malta, de
manded their discharge from the British ser
vice. in consequence of their having heard that
hostilities had commenced between their so
vereign, the grand signior, and Grcat-Bii
taiii ; and as the governor of Malta did not
think proper to grant their request,, they be
came vei y disorderly; in conscquep.ee of w hicli |
one ol the officers o! the regiment went among
them to endeavor, by fair means, to quell the
disturbance ; but not succeeding, be resorted
to blows. They immediately seized him, hack
ed him to pieces with their sabres, tore bis
heart, yet palpitating, from his body, and hove
it in the stieets. ihe British and Maltese
troops ol the island immediately assembled,,
but the mutineers having had time to seize their
anus, retreated to the castle of St. Elmore, of
which they took possession, and renewed the
demand for their discharge, and ships to trans
port them to the Ottoman empire ; and threat
ened, in case ot a lefusal, to fire into the town,
which threat they shortly put into execution, as
the governor suit remained firm.
Ihe different batteries were then turned on
the fortress, and the cannnonading and bom
barding continued for about 48 hours, without
intermission, when ihe beseiged demanded wa
ter. and theutened to set fire to the magazine,
unless they were furnished with a supply ; tins
w .s refused them; m consequence of which a
number surrendered, but the most during re- ;
niained by the fortress, firmly determined to 1
put their threat into execution. They accord- ‘
j'foly laid a train, to which they set fire, and i
in a moment blew the fortress and a number of
the besiegers and the besieged into the air.—
Six of the mutineers, who were most distant
from ihe magazine, made their escape through
the line of troops which surrounded St. Elmore, !
and retreated to the interior of the island,
where they wandered several days, hunted >
fron* haunt to haunt, until exhausted by him- i
ger and the numerous wftunds they had iecciv- I
ed from the different parties out in search of i
them, they were at length taken and shortly <
afterwards hung, in presence of the rest of the
regiments, who were tuugat to believe that a si
milar fate awaked them.
Extract rf a letter from a Brif'sh officer, to a
gm ieman in VI w- York. July 14.
I applied on my arrival here to vice admiral lord
Berh.ey, tor leave of ahfence oil my private affairs for
two months, which he readily g-anted. I had pood inter
est with him. The right reverend Dr. Inglih, die bi-
Ihop of this province, atked it as a favor. ‘ I had taken I
my paifage and put my baggage on boatd an Amen- j
cun ihip that had been fern, in here hy one of our hoops 3
of vyar, hut -vas re’eafed immediately by the court of ‘
admiralty. While waiting a change of wind, the Co- i
lumbin Hopp of war, lord Townlend. arrived ar.d J
brought ihe account of the distressing affair at Norfolk, j
The admijal >elit his ferret ry to fay, “ Tat from the
accoun he had received fr m the United States, it i
would be highly improper in him to f uifer any British ]
officer to go to any part of the Unit and Slates ; also ad- 1
ded, he had no tort of doubt, of an immediate rupture !
between the two cou.itr.es ” i ptay heaven to prevent !
it, as it will materially injure the trade of the two j
fineft countries on earth, j'he commerce of England ;
atid inerica covers the ocean ; dan why go to war ?
Every thing here is in the umft active state of prepara- 1
tion ; ill the king's dock yards ail the hands work dou
ble tides, and every thing that can float i getting rea
dy lor sea A number of furna.es for heaving red
hot ba.ls have been flapped for the squadron in the
Chelapeake, and, in short, there are as active prepnrati
tion on foot as if war was actually declared, 1
heard a repo t this morning at he admiral’s, that here
is an account of a ftuah veifel having arrived at Wind
ior, about 50 miles from lienee, from one of the sou
the n ports of the United otates, that lays, an embargo
is actually laid on by the President of the United
States.
SHERIFF’sIiALKS.
Will be sold on Howard’s Wharf,
On Wednesday ihe 19 th August,
Between the h urs of :o ai.d 2 o’clock, the eargo of
tile ichoci.tr Edward Fichte, from Jamaica,
CONSISTING OF
25 tons of Nicaragua, arid 29 tons of Logwood,
C. itjr (Ji , l'imerito, Ginger, Bees Wax and Honey
G under an order of their honors the jitlttces of
the I .teri ji C -ur he pi p-i-ty attached a, the f'ui*
of Samuel and Tiarles M ,w •and.
Thomas Robertson, s. c. c.
Aiguft 15. gg
SALES.
By Order of the honorable the Court of Ordinary
Will be sold, on Monday the 24th August,
ALL the hi OCK. IN fit ilJii .f John Higgins,
:h pkeeper, dec.* led, at the sh -,p lately occupied
b “ ,n ~ c ’ufifimg of GROCERIES, and funclry ar
ticle., of DRY GOODS. Coomtious Cash. .. Sale t.
commence ai 10 o’clock.
1 iiouias Rourke, c. c. o. 8c k. r.
Augufl ij.
Georgia. 1 By I homas Bourke, clerk
L- S. r mt f Ordinary f>r the County o;
Th. li urke j -hatham. in he ltare aforefa and
\\ HEHEa-j Cnrifrt.pi er Gunn lias made applica
tion for letters of aunliniflration on the efla e and
etfecs of li,-rnj tmin Harris, of Portland, mariner, dc
ceded, r;s principal creditor :
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and !i guUr the kndred and creditors of the fan.
deceafni, to tie their <. bjcctions (if any they have) in
mv (bee, on. t bes .re ihe 13th day of Sept nex
other wife letters of admunllration will be z*anted
him. a
Given under my hand and feat, this 13th day of
August, in the vest of our Laid one thou.all’
eight hundred and seven, and in the yad ye.r
of America a independence. fp 88
Savannah,
SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, IRO7.
* •**■**■’ ** l * -■ N Wltitry . M OMaWJaMJ.wsMi
B\ 1 Hi*.
PRESIDEXT of -rut UATTTED oTA7 ES
of AMERICA,
proclamation.
\\ IIt.RI.AS great uiul w it lu.y matters
cltiiii.ii g the consideration ol the Congress ol
the i I'.ited f tales foi 111 all extraordinary occa
sion lor convening them. I do hy these presents
appoint Monday tire twenty-sixth day of Octo
( bet-next, fur ilmir mi, tingjit the City of Wash
ington ; hereby requiring the respective Scna
lors and (hen aim tnere tu as
semble in Congress, in order to receive such
coniinunications as may then be made 10 them,
and to consult and determine on such measures
as in their wisdom may be i aeuied mete for
the welfare ot the United States.
111 testimony whereof, 1 have caused the
(Seal) seal of the United Sates to be hereun
to affixed, and signed the same with
my hand.
ltone at the City of Washington, the
thir.iei.li d..v es o! July, in the year
\ ot out Lead one thousand eight
hundred and seven ; and in the
thirty- ,econd year of the indepen
dence of the United Slates.
TH : JEFFERSON.
By hr Predder}',
James madtson,
becretury ‘f Btates.
I he papers hy the last mail abound in late
and imeres ing intelligence. Arrivals at Bos
i ton, New-Yi ‘k and Charleston furnish Paris
| and London dates to the 15111 of June. The
I most important ariicles they afford are the 01,
, ficial account oi the failure ot tfie British expe
■ uiiion against Egypt, and the 77th bulletin of
• u ) e French army, confirming Lie fall of Dant
• zu: ’ together with the terms on which itsurren
! ficieil—all of which are give., in this afternoon's
. paper. Ihe French Russian armies had
j, “Ot yet had an engagement. It was expected
s to take place, when the last accounts left the
1 armies, between the 10th and ism June, unless
] put a slop to by a peace ; of which, although a
< congress was about to be assembled at Prague
for the purpose, lilile hope was entertained.
In a conversation which happened at Berlin
the 2a.1 of May, between the French emperor
and Vi. Nchleniiz, preskient of the chamber of
Mai'ienwerder, Bonaparte is said to have de
clared, that “ Piusaia having consented to sub
mit to the domination oi’ Hi ssia, ihe conclud
ing’ of u jieace became consequently very
difficult, because Russia, ins’cud ot aiding
j i' lance, to bring Li,giant within due bounds,
j ami by llial incalis to release Lurope and ibe
| whole universe lrom its maritime u ramiy, had
] pu herself under the yoke of the English;
j that the king ol Pi ussia had only two modes
J icii ot I'etUnuag to Berlin, to wit, either to be
{ conducted I,'.ere by the em/ieror Aufiolton, at the
| head of his body gourd, 01 hy the Russian* ; that
this last mode was certainly practicable, in the
| event ol the French losing a battle on the other
I srie of me \ isiula ; and tin cu between ihe Vis-
S tula and Hie Ouer; aim iluee more between
j the Oder and the Elbe ; and thus coming near
er their own country without being able to le
} ceiic any reinforcements; that it concerned
‘j every good Prussian patriot to calculate what
‘1 >voiiid cust liio country ii ttic llubbi nu> made
like progress, and that if this principle “ that
people exist for l ings, and that kings exist only
, iu their people,’ could pi evuil ill the cabinet of
j Konigsberg.”
| The armies are represented by their friends
ito be equally anxious for age ne ral battle. Both
sides agree that the Frem h have the advantage
in point ot siiuation .mil numbcis. I'lie French
army, witii t ie.eiul ci ne.ils expected, would
consist ol 180 or U’O,JoO men—that of the
Russ.arts of 140 0 0.
Ine Russians on the frontiers of Turkey
have been beaten By Hie lin ks in several bat
tles. in one of widen, near Ismael, the Rus
sians are slated to nave lo:>i 1,100 kitted, (some
accounts say IttOoj and 900 prisoners, among
whom were two gencruis, wuli a great part of
their baggage and artillery. i lie Russians
were retreating towards Bender, anil the Turks
pursuing them. 1 his iinor.nation is said to
have been contained in a letter dated Sizlow,
.'•lay 6, to the ire..ell minister for foreign
affairs. The loss of the Turks is not men
tioned.
Ihe Turks have been equally successful in
repulsing the bei vians. I hey had an obsti
nate engagement on the 22d of April, in the
neighborhood of Nissa. The Servians were
driven hick nine miles, with the loss of 4820
killed, 7135 wounded, and 800 prisoners, be
sides eight cannon, three stands ot colours, 160
muskets and a great quantity of stores. The
Turkish loss is slated at 2480 kihcd, 3068
wounded and ICO piisoners.
1 hese successes of the Turks will appear
more probable when it is known, that all the
1 urkish commanders have French officers
wiih them, and that a French military agent
resides m every fortress.
An Augsburg article of May 21, oh the au
thority of letters fom Leghorn, states that ihe
I onion fleet was then cruising in the Mediter
-1 aneau, and was expected to sail soon for the
Adriatic gulph, to drive the English and ltus
-lairt from ther.ee, and raise liid blockade of
\ enice. The Spanish squadron at Garthagena
had likewise set sail for the purpose, ’twas said,
of co-operating with the Toulon fleet.
A London account of June 4, mentions, that
’he government had received advices of the
Brest fleet having gone to sea, and eluded the
vigiimce of their uuiacis ou that station
whil ,t the greater part of the channel fleet had
put into Torbay.
A report was current in London on the Ifth nf Tune,
that ill confeipiei it of a milundcrftatiding httwien Bo
napai :e and his brother i .ouis, the latter had abdicated
the crown ol Holland, and that the functions oi govern
ment were provUioi,ally exercised hy fix councillors
U e think tfie report entitled to little credit.—Txmits.
COL. BURR—Thu Richmond Enquirer,
ol the uh lust, states, that the trial of col. Burr
commenced on the 3d. Af, w minutes nfmr
the court was opened, (at 12 o’clock) Burr en
tered, attended by Mcsms. W ickham, Martin,
Bolts and Baker, and Mr. Alston, of South C.ia
roima, followed by Mr. E. Randolph soon after.
Messrs. Hay, Wirt and Rl’Rae attending M
counsel tor ihe piosecuiion.
Mr. Havobserved, that he could take no
sups 10 the prosecution until it was ascertain
ed whether the witnesses summoned on the
pa't ot the United States were present, he there
fore wished they might he called; 101 witness
es were thm tailed, ot whom only 19 answered.
Mr. Ilav lien informed the court, that he had
nothing to jubmit this day, but thought it was
proper thejury should be called over but not
lnipannellid—they were called, and (with the
exception of two) found to be attending.
Some debate took place between Mr. Hy
and colonel Burr, at the olose of which, BIIIP
observed. tmi\ he should move for a Subfnena
lluces Tccum\ o the president of the United
States, requiring him to attend will, certain
papers ; and that he should furnish the clerk
with the necessaty specification of the papers
required.
I lie court ihenadjourned to YY ednesday tho
sth inst. 12 o'clock.
\* e are requested to slate, on the authoiity
of a letter from Louisville to a gentleman ot
this city, that William 11. Crawford, Esq.
wdl be a candidate for the seat in the senate
of the United States, vacated by the death
of Mr. Baldwin.
YV e have to apologise to out* correspondent
“ Liberty” for the omission of bis favor to-dav.
It is in type, but we had not room for it. A. 1L
is under consideration.
Prices Current Savannah.
Brandy Cogniac g 1 to 1 8 cents.
Cotton, Sea-Island ----- 35 to 37 1-2
Corn I to 1 61-4
U° ur 8 50 to 9 50
none fresh at Market.
J| ,cc *, 325a 350 dull.
Hum, Jam. 4th proof-- 98 to 1 G 1-4
Sugar, brown - 9 to 10 50
Loaf 22 to 25
S,,I T 12 1-2 to 15
)\ alt 50 to 56 1-4
R obacco 5 to 7
FOR BOSTON^
i The fchnoner
Edward Preble,
Captain SrTHEiiiAxb,
will fail ma few days Fur frei S nt or path re. ap
ply to the inulte-, ir t o
Samuel 8k Charles Howard.
AUguft >5
for” Liverpool;
j Tb’ new (Itip
Charleston,
jak-^f#sa6Sfc*.Burthen nho tons; was t.. leave New-
York ou ihe 30.11 u mno, and may lie ex peed daily.
Having one half of her catgo ready to go on board,
will meet with imnled atedifpatch. For freight of
3jo hales of cotton, apply to
James &. William IVtagce.
Augnft 15. M J (jg
~FOR CHARLESTON,
, The sch. oner H AP KBIT,
Ai.i.an MO.eaj, malter.
flil 0,1 VV ’ ‘ 1 ‘hay- F r frei ht
Je .• r pi.ff ge, apply to the Captain ua
I ard at Auccaux's vvliarf.
j /. ijpuO 15
; Corn, Oats and ldour.
LANDING THIS DAY,
And For Sale at the store lately occupied by Benjimis
Crook, on Harden’s Wharf.
1000 bushels Corn in bulk,
at 1 dollar per buftiel, in any quant i*y over five butiel*
1500 bush Is, in
ot two hufneU each, at I dollar per blithe!, and 15 cent*
for the bag.
j 200 bushels of Oats,
at 80 tent per bufliel,
Hall barrels, sup-rHne Flour,
at 4 dollars 75 cents per half barrel, a..d a lew ONI
ONS, very low...App y to
JOHN GLEN,
August 15. M Said Wharf.
OMONS.
A few huiidered hunches of the first quality
ONiONS,
For fa'e, next door to Mr. Fisher’s, Bay I,ane.
August 15. M 88
N O ‘l’ 1 CIT
Af.f perf . nr. having demands gvinft the efta*e
of James ShaFfeu, deretfe'.', are repuefitd ta
p ele.it them iegafiy airhetiticated ; a; dtht-i'.* indebt
ed to laid ettate, are requ red to make inunedka.e
payment to
Frederick SntuTcr, Adnt’r.
Augull 15 gtj