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tn .in. and se'zas, a-? contraband ami smugglers ail vessels which transgress these limits Thus the most contemptible of ail nations, Portugal, is still more desposiic with regard to the Brazils. ‘1 he sea u/ion the coast and in the harbors, is i ivariably acknowledged to be the wale's—he f o/ierty and dominion of th • nation Nothing more is claimed or allowed to other nations but a neighborly use and transit. II ere is the point of the present question— i is asserted, upon the American side, that the American vessel was in the waters of the U. S. i. was entering the harbor of New-Yorlt when the shot was fired from the Leandcr, and Pierce Was killed. If it be true, it was a most undoubted and most unjustifiable violation ofneutr.il rights, and the officer should be brought to answer for his conduct. It is further asserted, that the Leander and Cambrian were stationed off the hat hour of New-York, for the purpose of blockade. If this be true, it is an equal violation of the respect due neutral powers. A belligerent has a i undoubted righ to intercept the ships of his enemy ; but, in doing so, he has no right to hur ras a neutral power—he has no righ to block up a neutral harbor , and commit acts of hostility upon the vessels of his enemy, in neutral wa ters. W c are indeed mistaken, or there is in this transa- ti'M too much th • character of .he late mi nistry— ‘oo much of that arbitrary and despotic vie hod of proceeding which dislingished that ad -7n nistration, and rendered our maritime superi ority an object of invariable jealousy to all other maritime powers. Such appears to us the state of the question, i. c. that an act of violence, a positive injury, lias been committed, and that compensation should be made.” Marienburgh. (Prussia) June 9. In the attack on the s'h, by the Russians, on Sounder), the prince of Ponte-Coi vo, (iiema ckme) was wounded. The prim e had proceed ed to the b> idge-head, and gave his orders to ge leral Frere; on bis return, he perceived the 17di regiment ot dragoons taking a position under tire fire of the Russian infantry, he was desirous to post it in a mss dangerous place— but, while he was approaching, his serene high ness was struck by a musket ball in the neck, under the right ear; the contusion was so vio ■ lent, that he leil forward, with his head on the saddle. The troops fora moment, were struck with dismay; they thought their general in chief was killed. But this painful error did not last long; the prince raised ins head again, and employed Ins si l ength toinspii it ‘lie soldiers to avenge him. They exclaimed revenge—and he was about to avail himself of this favora ble disposition of his troops, when the biuqd streaming forth from his wound, and the weak ness thereby occasioned, compelled him to with draw to a house, and get his wound bound up. He directed the different geneiais strenuously to maintain their positions. ‘l’iie prince’s absence did not last half an hour. His wound was scarcely bound up, when he re ceived a report, that the enemy was attempting to cross near the river Bo.irden, and immediate ly proceeded with the 17th regiment of dragoons to the height of Deutsr.hen lorf. Borne, May 6.—Preparations are making here for the corotiiz.itiop of five saints. St. Pe ter’s church is hungwith silk stuff’s. There is an immense multitude of strangers in this capi tal of the ancient world. From 50 to 40 piastres (dollars) are paid for a window or balcony which looks into St. Peter’s square. Upwards Gf7OOO passports have been sent to N ques alone to pers ons who are coining to Rome to be present at the fete. Le tters from Holland though thev mention the absence of the K.i eg andQ leen ofthat king dom, make no mention of the abdication of the crowri. The government is executed by the •ministers.” The health of the king his never b -en good— ad he has gone into Piedmont, to t ike the w’aterx for his recovery. The queen h.s been with her mother, the empress Jose phine. in Paris, but has lately sat out for the wa ters o f Bagnares, near the foot of the Pyrenees. FROM THE BOSTON 1 CHRONICLE. Thn absurd idea advanced by the federalists, that the farmers will be ruined in the event of a war with Great-Britain, is truly ridiculous. That there are mutual benefits derived from the merchant as well as the farmer, no one will deny; but that the merchants have the pre eminence as to respectability, usefulness or in dependency, is absolutely fdlse. The farmer can live on the produce of his farm ; and, while his wife and daughter manufacture their neces sary habiliments, he can exist without the aid of any importing company whatever—while the merchant would eventually be compelled to resort to labor, to support himself and family. The superiority of the farmer, in this respect, is exemplified in the following old ditty:— The people are the government, The government ‘he people: J Afo the deep e is the church, *nd eke the church the steeple. “ The dee pie may be taken down, The chur h will dill remain; But if the church itf'-If’s re ■ ov’d, The deeple dands in vain.” Gun-Boats. —A letter from Norfolk, say’s ‘•the gun-boats which are now on the stocks, are of a different construction from those that were formerly built Instead of being very flat at the bottom, and containing two thirty-two pound ers, one in the stem and the other in the bow, the present boats are smaller, shaped like pilot boats, and sharper in the keel, and contain but a single thirty-two pounder in their bow.” “True Republican ELECTOR.” IT is with great reluctance that I am neces sarily compelled, in taking notice of you, ti address you by the dignified signature which you have assumed, because 1 believe you to be entirely unworthy of i:; and which every can did and well disposed citizen of this community will also believe, after the recital ot the follow ing substantial facts; while you will lie covered vviih shame and confusion, for having malici ously manufactured and circulated, assassin like, in the dead hour of the sabbath night printed hand-bills, fraught with unfounded and artful asseitiuns, tending directly to the injure of my election, as an Alderman of the city of Savannah. Now, let me examine the merits of ynursuA ime production, in which you seem to have endeavored, (and really have admirably suc ceeded) to comprise the greatest number of mis-statements in the least possible space. \ou roundly assert, that”two of die persons who now offer themselves as candidates for members of this [the .Mayor’sJ court—to wit, John H. Morel and Edward Harden—were in strumental. and did, to the utmost, exert them selves to curtail the piinleges which our citi zens enjoyed under its jurisdiction.” 1 o tills, as it relates to myself, I answer, it is false !—-and reiterate a fact already well known to many respectable persons, who have derived theii information from members of the legisla ture, that 1 fi .id not concur with mv colleagues in the measure proposed, to tender the sittings of the mayor’s court less frequent. It was al ledged, that its operations were too rapid ; that one hundred dollars could be recovered us soon in the mayor's couit, as thirty dollars could be in the magistrate’s. 1 o obviate this difficulty, I proposed to grant to defendants one term. as imparlance ; but the bill, as it passed, did I never receive my assent, j i Again, you say, “it is, I believe, well known, • if l ot by all, at least by many, that Thomas U. j lb Charlton, i ow held up foi an alderman, did ; (halt a resolution, which was brought forward ] in council by Henry Putnant, and seconded by E Harden, the purport ol which was to abolish the city-guard aitos e lier, and take the money j which we have paid lor that purpose, and place it in the. hands ol the chairman of the citizens’ j committee, and make every man again do pu | trol-duty, a.-, formerly.” j W hat a want of correct information, or rather j of candor, and what an inclination for misre- I presentation, in a few voids, have you here i displayed ! ee how an unvarnished statement ;of tne case will put you down Mr. Pu num > did move a resolution, not to abolish but to sus j perid the operation ol the guard ordinance for a ■riimitted time, (as the lighting of the lamps had been the council befoie) to raise a fund to pur chase ammunition in case of an attack, which was ti en seriously apprehended, upon our city, jby tne British. I disapproved of the motion, j because I thought the times were not suflicient } ly urgent to require so violent a measure ; but, l as Mr. Putnam seemed particularly anxious to j have it discussed, and could procure no other It second, 1 mentioned to him, as every member of the coumi. will testify, that I would second the motion, but should vote against it, and did vote against it—and yet you say, “ it is true . that this resolution was not carried, but no < thanks to tiie movers of it.” ; What did you mean by the words, “and make every mail again do patrol duty as for- I merl/”? And have you yet really to learn, that the same law that authorised a guard to be raised aboiisoed patroling in Savannah, or did i you feign ignorance to gull the people. * “ Fellow-citizens,” you say. “is not this rob j bevy ; to money from us. Which v e have 5 paid tor one object, and appropri tc it to ano ther?”—Permit me to enquire, what were the objects ot th’* guard? A rational man will an swer, to protect tne lives and property of the citizens. And what was (he object of Mr. Putnam’s resoiu ion but to protect the lives and pro, erty ot the citizens? Did we not seriously apprehend great danger, and were we not without luntls sufficient to puichase ammuni-j tiou lor our cielence ? And is tins what you call ■ i robbery? You have, at any rate, the honor of I giving anew definition to the ciitne of robbery Thus, in my own vindication, am 1 unwil lingly drawn before the public, engaged in a contest the most disagreeable, a newspaper al- i ter cation, (and with one behind the curtain and j stabbing ii the dark) to repel an unprovoked i and unexpected attack. i Another sentence, and I have done with you. Your handbills appeared with the day-light on the very day of election. I did not arrive in Savannah until eight o’clock. Os course, their contents were known to ail before I had an op- j port unity of contradicting them. Judge then, I amiable sir, by the event of the election, how much your exertions, and exposure to the mid- < night air, in the sickliest month in the season, ‘ prevailed ; and learn from thence this solemn ; truth, that, to oppose with effect, you must act with honor, candor and truth, openly and in the broad day-light. EDWARD HARDEN. Pembroke , September 8, 1807. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. “ .Yew-I ark. August 22—We have, from our friends at Halifax, admiral Berkley’s ac count of the affair of the Chesapeake, sent on ■ at the instance of the admiral, for us to make f what use of it we think fit. It vanes a little j from w hat we had previously understood—The only thing of moment we learn by it is, that the measure emanated from himself—strong hopes a'e entertained that the matter will be accommodated.— Register, TRIAL OF COLONT.L BURR. FEDERAL COURT. Richmond, Monday, August 24, 1807. The court met at twelve o’clock. SamukL A Lockett appeared and was re cognized us a witness, on behalf of the United States. Mr. Randolph said, that before the gentle men began theii argument, he would make oih remark which had been omitted on Friday last; that the Bth amendment of the constitution ot the United States declared, that cvety person accused, should be informed of the nature ot the accusation against him ; and, that he con reived tois could he done only by drawing the imlicMYient in such a manner as to give him full notice of the charge. Mr. M'Rak then commenced the argument on the part of the l'. S. and spoke ’till half alter tour; at which hour the court adjourned until 1 uesdav, nine o'clock. I he discourse ot Mr. M'Rae was forcible and instinctive. He pourtrave.d in strong colours the conduct oi colonel Burr in conducting his defence, his boldly assuming the character of an accuser, and charging a distinguished officer ot the United Mates (general Wilkinson) who had detected his treason, and attended here in obedience to a subpoena, with an offence, which was alledged but not proved; his attacking and denouncing the public functionaries, whose wise and energetic measures hud suppressed his conspiracy without shedding a drop of human blood ; and vainly accusing them as tyrants and oppressors of their country. Mi M'l’ae observed, that the public indig nation against the prisoner being nearly uni* ’ cisal, it was a bold undertaking to divert the public odium from the author of the treason to < those who suppressed it ; and that Cataline’s I conduct had been exactly similar ; but Cata- 5 line’s efforts had been fruitless ; while those v ho detected his villainy retained their stations in the esteem of their fellow-citizens. ,v r. M'Rae mentioned a little more of the prison er’s conduct. Before general Wilkinson's ar rival, the most virulent abuse bad been uttered against him ; it was said lie would never ap pcar ; that he dared not to confront the prison- , or. Alter these expectations were disappoint- j ed, and both before and after the bill of indict- ’ merit was tiled, protestations were continually made by the prisoner and his counsel that he was altogether innocent and knew nothing of the treason ; that he wished the evidence to be brought forward to demonstrate his inno cence. Yet, now the United Slates are prepa red to proceed with their evidence, an attempt is made to suppress it ! j linodangei is to he apprehended from the examination ot the wi nesses, why attempt to prevent them from being heard ? Will conduct of this kind put the prisoner on that high ground, upon which he ought to stand, it inno cent ? Let questions ol this sort be answered by common sense. Mr. M'Rae proceeded to answer the argu ments and authorities adduced by Messrs, j Wickham and Randolph, who had taken near- ! ly the same ground. Tuesday, August 25. I The court met at 9 o’clock. Mr. Wirt continued the debate on the part of the United States, with one ol the most elo- j quent and argumentative speeches that ever J was delivered within the walls of the Capitol ; which was concluded about half after 2 o’clock. He was followed by Mr. Bottsou behalf of the piisoner. Wednesday, August 2G. Mr. Botts continued his discourse (com menced the day before) until alter 2 o’clock. Mr. Hay began his reply, but did not finish it. Thursday, August 27. Mr. Hat concluded his speech shortly after 12 o’clock; and was followed by Mr. Lee on the part of the prisoner ; who spoke till nearly three ; when the court adjourned. The speeches of Messrs. Botts, Hay and Lee, wete all ingenious and learned. That of Mr. IL,y was peculiarly argumentative, and closely logical. Friday, August 28. The court met at the usual hour; the whole of the sitting, till half after 4 o’clock, was oc cupied by Mr. Marlin, who had not concluded ! his remarks when the court adjourned- MOUNT-hNON SCH<>< )L. As fome doubt concerning the import of ‘he word Lodging, has been exprefied by fome who have pe rilled the communication intimating the opening of the Guam m/. r School at Mount-Enon—the pub lic are lefpectfuily informed, that it only intends bed, bedding and washing—-The terms of tuition and board ing being at the low rate of one hundred dollars per annum, exdufive of the above mentioned particulars, i be public are further irifoinied, the Grammar School is now open for the reception of Scholars. I hose pr nters who have been kind enough to pen - tion in their columns the communication alluded to wid confer an obligation by iiilertiiig this explanation. September 10. Georgia. By Thomas Bourkc, clerk !-• M r)f the court of Uidinary i.r Irec .u. Th : Bourke J yof Chatham and Rate aforelairt. WHERE A , Eiiza W’mach lias made r.ppl ca tion for Ic ters of adminiltraiion, on ihe elia e and effects off reder.ck Womach, butcher, deceased, a neared of kin: These are therefore to ede and admnntfh all ant. fmgular the kindred and creditors of he deceafetl.tr fi e their objec ions (if any they have) in m> off.ct on or before the 9 th day of OAober next, olberwil. letters of adminiltraiion wi 1 be grari'ed Given under my hand and seal this nth dav r Sep ember, m ‘he ye rofour I.r.rtl one thmtlst ■ eight hundred and seven, anti thirr itcond year of American Independence, (yyj Savannah, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10. Monday last, came on the election In this clip for aldermen and city officers, for the first time* by general ticket. On examining the ballotsj ” Incfi was not finished till dusk next evening! the following gentlemen Were declared duly elected:— ALDERMEN. Charles Harris ‘1 homas Rice John Y. W bite \\ ilium Davie A John Tebeau Asa lloxey Balthasar Shaffer William Brown Fdward ll.i den Benjamin Anslcjf Edward Stcbbius J* 11. Morel J. P. Williamson Thomas Bourkd CITY OFFICERS City-Sheriff- —John \\ illimns Cite -Marshal —Charles Cope Clerk of Conned —l). 1). Williams. Mayor'., Court— H. W. William# Market —John Trevor A bridge is nearly completed from the N. E* end of Newport, n i. to Trenton, on tne Maine* and will he passable in October or November. By the route which will thus he opened, Nco port will be but one day’s travel from Boston * it is now two, by the way of Providence. Ar rangements are already made for establish ing a stage from hence to Rhode-lsland, across this btidge. —Boston paper. I ExiNGTON, (Ken.J August 18. By a private letter, received at Frankfort, on Friday last, we learn, tb t an attack was made on a lint-bottomed boat near Wilkinsonviffe, on ihc Ohio, by a party ot Indians, who imiitlcutl the whole crew, (live or six in number) anj plundered and sunk the boat. Avery melancholy accident happened on Sunday las', to a son of Mr. John Jackson, mer chant of \ ersailles. In attempting to mount a horse, the saddle turned, which Scared tho horse, who drugged him near two hundred yards through ihe woods where he was found torn nearly to pieces and quite dead. PRtcksC vitr kn t Savannah. Brandy 4th proof, Cogniac S Ito 1 6 s Cotton, Sea-Island 35 to 37 Bugging Cotton 40 to 50 Horn 55 i Coffee, 28 to 30 Sugar, Brown, go 50 to 10 Infeiior, $ 8 to 9 Loaf, 22 to 2 A Iron Swedes - -fifi Elmir - h 8 to 8 50 Salt 50 Tobacco ge 50 to 7 Rum. Jam. Ostoioh D'ttoN.E. - 4('t.:><J Bice & 3to 3 37 PORT OF SAVANNAH ARRIVED. Brig Charleston Packet, , St. Thomas, 0 day* —— ft Sc F. W iliianib—Fuj?ar. Schr, Mary, H’eft Charleston—one day, < i i /\ i< i i>. Br jr Olive, Crowell, New-York. fj j r> Ihe Miip Charleston has eom mct.cet! loading for LIVERPOOL, and will be.dis patthed m sis een day s. For freight of zoo bales ot coitoi, apply to J. 8c W. Magee. • September i ’ r — ■ Court of Ordinary. IT is ordered,that notice be given by the Clerk ot tlii Court, in “ Ihe Republican ” that, on tire fir ft Monday in October m xt. a dividend will be matte. the ellute of Joiuiua Ia i tnall, jun. deceased a* mong his Creditors. Extract from the minutes, September 9th, 1807. i lionius Botuke, c. c. o. be k. r* N O TIC kT THE person who took a blue UMBRELLA, mirk* ed K. WALL, from Gunn's t offee-Moul*e, on TueMuy evening lait, wi.l plcale return the fame to the ( ui tom-lloule, Ilcnry C. Jones. September H>. g<) A. & S. Richards* HAVING taken TUKODoRF. AI.FXANDP.rt. sSCHOI 1 i)Dfc into %, oarrnerfh p, inform thei£ fi iends and the public, th-a the fame buliutls wii’ IM conducted in future, under the firm of A. 6c o. RICHU Al<l)S Sc Cos. September JO. rj 99 I ree Children Stolen. 1 OLF.N from the fubferiher, in V'ake Countyj i , near the Fifbdam Ford, on Ncufe river,ihe ‘Jill in ftanr, THKI.H GIRf, CHICDRCaN of to our (fl eA born) v ■/. the eldest named Poli y Valsn iini and is remarkab e so hav'ng a large tumor on her bread, which has been anced ; the next eldclt Su.an litv. Nc i Valentine ; the yotingefl REBtccA Ann Va lentine. The eldest about 15 years old, the next elded nine yearsold nett January, the youngest fivb years old January past. ‘/hey have vry fmOoth skin, dark mulatto colour; the two youngest vety fenfibie. It is supposed that fome dilhomft perlon lias taken them off for the purpose of foiling them as (laves ('.very per fell that can give any information to the prin ter hereof (o that I can get my Children ay a iff, will be thankfully received, belides malting any fatufadl It* 1 am able to do: N qjfcy Valentine. Raleigh (N. C ) August 21, 1807,