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European Intelligence. Falmouth, August 28. Arrived this day the American armed schoo ner Revenge, 12 guns, with dispatches from .Norfolk, thirty days passage, with which an officer went off immediately on arrival. On the 7th instant she landed dispatches at Brest, for the French government. Also arrived, the Cheerful cutter, lieutenant Carpenter, from I.islwn, seven days passage, with dispatches ; said to be relative to the intended invasion by the French troops of Portugal. It is reported at Lisbon, that Portugal is to Income immedi ately under the government of Spain. London, September 7. The dispatches by the Revenge cutter, from America, were on Thursday presented to Mr. Canning bv Mr. Mtinroe, the ambassador from the United Stales. The surgeon of the Chesa peake is arrived in the Revenge, for the pur pose of giving an ample description of the whole of the affair between the Leopard and that ship. I; is confidently stated, that the government of Amei ica in their instructions to Mr. Mun roe. have desired him positively to insist on our relinquishing the light of searching any of their vessels for men, whatever their rank or condition may be. They do not require us to gi e up the right of search for merchandise ; but they declare, thev will never permit any of their vessels, whether ships of war or mer chantmen, to have their men taken out, after they have left their ports. We have frequently had occasion to notice the hostile inclinations of Russia towards this country. Upon this subject we have receiv ed the following communication, which, in the present juncture, will not be considu ed un important “ Edinburgh, Sept 1. “ A sloop has this moment arrived at Leith, From St. Petevsburgh, left it on the 4th of Au gust. Capt. Wilson, the master, reports, that when he left St. Peter: burgh every thing looked like war; that the English were frequently hissed in the streets by the Russians ; that the specie that arrived from Britain, 4o"d Gower had ordered to be re-shipped. Very few Bri tish ships remained at St, Petcrsburgh wlren Capt. Wilson left it; and hemp freight had got up to 61. 6s. per ton.” DANISH AFFAIRS. The Gazette of Saturday night, contains the military repo t of the army in derlhe command of lord Cuthcait, from the 14th to the 21st ult. inclusive. O.i the 17h the army took its station in the immediate neighborhood of the city. The re sistance of the Danes seems to have been very determined. The English piquets were attack ed, and the line was compelled to advance to their support. This attack was seconded by an other on the part of the Danish gun-brigs, w.licit are said to have annoyed our licet very ■much, and which, day after day, seem to have advanced wit i much confidence. The 18’ h commenced bv a similar attack on the part of the Danish gun-brigs. The army continued to approach the city. On the fol io ,ing day the English nattei ies and works of attack were commenced with great spirit, and the frigates and gun-brigs advanced to the en trance of the harbor, so as to be within cannon shot of the town. Some of the water was cut off. and the post of Frederickswork, with 850 men, and a foundery of cannon, capitulated to the British army. On live two following days nothing of any importance is stated to have oc curred. The works were in a state of great forwardness, and the trenches about to be open ed in due form. Upon the whole, there is nothing to be col lected from the above report, except that the Danes are resolved to defend their capital, and that, lord Cathcart could not have taken it by storin'. We know not with whom this idle boast originated—whether in the ministerial papers, or in the government bulletins. No further intelligence of any kind has yet been received, though private letters innume rable a> c circulated, in which it is stated that the general cannonade commenced on the 23d, and being continued on the 25th, that the city of Copenhagen had surrendered on capitula tion on the latter day. There is one circum stance, however, which much diminishes the ■credit which might otherwise be given to these private accounts ; it is not said by what vessels they have been received, or the alledged autho rity seems purposely put beyond all means of verification. Under such circumstances therefore, we cannot place much confidence in these general accounts. They have probably no other foundation than expectation and con jecture. One thing seems certain. The expedi tion. as a coup dr main, has not succeeded Ad miral Gambicr has published his conciliatory proclamation in vain. Lord * vheart, with a very questionable prudence, lias deemed it ad visable to defer the attack till the Danes, hav ing completed their batteries, shall deem it ad visable to surrender at discretion ! In this state of things, nothing is so nugato ry as the language of the party wri cs. It is necessary, says one of the ministeri and advo cates, that the fleet should immediately exe cute its present put pose before Copenhagen, as a farther, and a greater object, remains behind. Nothing can be here intended, but an expe di ion against one of the Russian pons. We certainly believe our ministers capable of al most any madness, but we do not believe that they will venture this. An important considc ition. however, here occurs ; what must be effect of such language, tolerated at least, l if not actually countenanced by ids majesty's ministers ? What must the Russian ambassa dor think of it i l! current reports may be credited, govern ment have ahoady received dispatches from the court of Petersburg!), which leave no doubt as to the sentiments of his Russian majesty. It is of little consequence, however, whether these dispatches have already arrived, as the slate of things may speak for itself. Every one knows the jealousy with which Russia has ever regarded the Baltic. Every one knows the incipient dissatisfaction with which the maritime code cf England had began to inspire the Russian autocrat. Finally, every one knows the long train of intrigues by \t Inch France has laboured to represent England as the maritime oppressor of ail Europe-—as the avowed enemy of UiC liberty of the seas. Un der such circumstances, who can doubt what must be the prevalent sentiment of ihe empe ror Alexander ? It is impossible, we say, but that such a state of things must lead to an im mediate war with Russia, and this extension of hostility must be regarded as one of the happy effects of this boasted expedition. Kiel, August 20. Copenhagen is, we understand,in a very res pectable state ol defence. General Curistenkiold has turned the flank of ihe English with a corps of 11,000 regular troeps, besides militia ; they arc, consequently, between two fires, and a battle cannot be Avoid ed. The mail waggon from Copenhagen was, on the 16th, detained by the English in the Belt ; but of all the articles and monies in the waggon, nothing was taken out. POLITICAL RETROSPECT. From a Liverpool paper, of 8 ptember 2, No intelligence had been receivedfrom admi ral Gambier, when this paper was put to press. Never, perhaps, has the public anxiety been greater than it is, respecting our expedition to Denmark, nor has a week been known more fruitful in .speculations and reports. Second and third editions of the London prints have al ternately raised the hopes and alatins of the people at a distance from the metropolis, and the paper of one day has given the lie to its pro genitor of a former day : and we aVe all still without any intelligence that deserves our cre dit. We are extremely anxious to learn the result of this strange business,and the more so, as should the preparations of the Danes be as jj extensive, and the means of resistance prove as j they are stated to be, some apprehension, not- E withstanding the formidable force sent from jj this country, might be thought not altogether 8 unreasonable as to the certainty of our success. 9 One thing is certain, but that, with modern jj statesmen, is a mere bagatelle, that the blood of l our countrymen will be shed, and many widows S and orphans remain monuments of a crooked “ poiicv. j It is extremely curious to see how this busi- ( ness is treated by the generality of the public j prints, and. what colouring H thrown over a pic ture lhat will.not bear dose inspection ; but we cannot help regarding the conduct of our mi nisters in this affair, us highly inconsistent with every principle of common justice and public faith. The conduct of every administration within our memory, however worthy of blame, sinks into nothing in comparison of this uncall ed for attempt on the libeity and independence of a neighboring stale, under the government of a near relation to the present family on the British throne, a nephew of our gracious sove reign. Strip the ft.*. of the coarse colouring with which our shallow diplomacy attempts to dis guise its turpitude, and what is. it but a scanda lous and perfidious violation of all the establish ed usages of civilized nations living in peace with each other; and, that it should be rendered more dark than Erebus, the surrender of the Danish fleet, and with it trie independence of j the Danish nation, was demanded, under a pre text of preserving both from the dominion of France ! as if usurpation lost its name and na ture in an English summons, and ceased to be a,crime when accompanied by British valor ! Denmark, reposing in full security on our good faith, and resisting by force of arms an infringe ment of her neutrality by the troops of Napo leon, had dispatched a letter from her chamber of commerce to her consul in London, authoris ing him to assure her merchants and masters of merchantmen, that there was not the least danger of a repturc with Great Britain. It was in this moment of unlimited confidence in the pretended good faith of the British nation, in this moment of blind security, that an authoris ed agen’ from the British court, pointing to a British fleet and army, as proofs of his full pow er, demanded of a gallant and determined peo ple, strangers to our baseness and corruption, a surrender of their independence, as the sole condition on which they would be allowed to re tain their lives and fortunes. The reputation of the country once so pre cious in the eyes of free born Britons, will now go forth among nations disgraced by the burs of tyranny and injustice—of imbecility and of treachery, which no occurrences of time, no national successes will be able to shake oif. We have arraigned the ruler of France for lus des potism and his abuse of power—his unjust, un provoked invasion of the Swiss territory has been execrated by us, and now it would be difficult for the people of France to apply to our charges a more justly recriminating comment than that afforded by our ministers in their at tack upon a triendly state. Our naval power has incited in them a pruriency to its exercise ; and the wealth, the blood, and every thing, in the honor of the nation, has been sacrificed to this disposition. Let us no longer talk about mo faithlessness of Fiance tn her trea ties ; but let. tl}i history of the present tiu.es suy the tongue of accusation, and the'eounte nt.nces of Englishmen, if they do listen to it, be veiled from the observation of each othtr. Various accounts state, that Englishmen re siding in Denmark have been put under arrest, and seals put on their papers. The prince Re gent has published the following PROCLAMATION. “It is indeed ou true, that the unreasonable demands cl the English government put out ex istence :n hazard. Danes, you are thieatened with the loss of your country and your inde pendence ! Ihe English would take possession of y'cur ports and aVscnals, under the pretence that the French, of whom we are not to com plain, wish to make themselves masters of them. No, you shtill not submit to the conditions which an unjust nation attempts so haughtily to pre scribe to you. If the English carry their base ness so far as to attack cur coasts, they will find the same courage and devotion in our citizens, as they experienced in 1804. France, Russia, i'll Europe, will hasten to our aid.” i*~’- . ~-i>a.riVi.a>sai,.Wi jiMMwwtMnann Savannah, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1807. Timothy Barnard, jun. esq. has received and accepted the appointment of Justice of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, vice Edward Telfair, esq. deceased. John Rawls, esq. is elected senator, and Charles M‘Cull, esq. representative, from the county of Bulloch. Private advices from Liverpool state, on the authority of letters said to have been received there, from the American consul in London, that it was expected our differences would be amicably adjusted. We admire, (says a London paper) (lie hu manity which induced lord Cathcart, as stated in his dispatches, not to attempt to cany Co penhagen by storm, to which his lordship con ceives his force is adequate.; but what becomes of his lordship’s humanity when he directs the city to be bombarded from a battery of sixty twenty-four flounders ? —Wc humbly conceive that humanity has very little to do with the bu siness his lordship at present has in hand. Lord Cathcart’s humanity to the people of Copenhagen, may be compared to that of the British general Grey, (called, during the Ame rican war, The No-Flint General) who, when about to surprise the small parties of Ameri cans, used to make his men take the flints out of their guns, lest they might grant quarters or put them to death in gny o.her way than with the bayonet. The bloodstained floors cf the bains of Connecticut, apd the massacres at Boston and at Lexington, are indelible evi dences of this species of humanity ! \ Pittsburg, (Penn.) September 29. Early last week Mr. William B. Irish, de puty marshal, left thispiace for Beaver county, to execute several writs of habere faciaspo/sses >utmem, issued out of the circuit court of tire Uni cd States for the district of Pennsylvania, for lands recovered by the population compa ny against various settlers in that county. On Wednesday the 23d instant, Mr. Irish was proceeding to the house of William Foulkes one of the persons against whom judgment had been obtained in said court, in company with Union William, agent for the company, George j Iloldship,’ esq. and James Hamilton; when j having just entered the lane leading to Foulkes’ house, three or four guns were fired from a thicket of bushes close by the road side, and two halls struck Mr. Hamilton, who fell from his horse and expired in a few minutes—the others made their escape immediately through the woods to Greensburgli. Mr. Hamilton had that morning been put in possession of a tract of land held by contract with the compa ny, about two miles from the place where the horrid deed was perpetrated, and no doubt but the villians knew him well when they fired at him. Sonic neighbors collected in the after noon to remove the body of Mr. Hamilton; Mr. Foulkes, it is said, came to them, and ex pressed great sorrow at the unfortunate acci dent, although he had threatened a day or two before, that if the marshal would comet <•> dispos sess him, blood would be spilt on the occasion. Mr. Irish came that evening to Beaver to get the sheriff of the county, who is also colo nel of a regiment of militia, to call out a party to go in pursuit of the murderers ; and only about fifteen could be collected who were wil ling to ;o ; as it was believe;! the party was so - ly or fify strong, and that they were resolute ly determined that they would not let them selves be taken. i his appears to be the first blood that has been shed in pursuance of the long and doubt ful emtest between die warrant holders and actual -.ettlcrs, for lands north of the rivers Ohio aid Allegany ; although individuals had often vent amongst the settlers, encouraging them o holdout against the company, and to oppos* the execution ofthe laws, after the com pany aad gained the land, from time to time, in the circuit court ; although publications had been repeatedly made in newspapers nearly to the sirne tenor; yet, it is believed, that there ne ver was,by any individual, circulated or published so bae and infamous a piece, as that which ap peared in The Commonwealth, last. Wednesday, headid “ Actual Settlers;” written no doubt by a peron whose particular datv it is to pro moteobedience to the laws, rather than encou rage heir open vioalatioa. Prices current...savannah, Bacon—-18 to 20 cent's, scarce. Bees-Wax—2B to 80 Brandy; Cognise —ll2 cents. Coin—7s cehts. Cotton, Sca-lslund—3jto37 cents— nominal, —, Upland-—l 7 to 19 cent::. Cotton Bagging—s 6to 62 cents. Coffee—29 to 31 cents. Flour— B to 8,50; Gin, Holland —1 dollar 6 cents. r y—7o to 75 cents. Iron, Swedes —6 dollars. Molasses—3s to 37 cents. Rice, flew—3 62 to 3 75. Rum, Jamaica—l 12 1-2 cents. Sugars, brown —B to 10 dollars. Salt—s 6 cents. Teas, Hyson— lC6 cents. 1 obacco— o 1-2 to 7 dollars. Couls. A few chaldron COALS, suitable fur family use, for sale by T tvlor & Scarbrough. October 24—118 Will its a situation, A: a CLERK or BOOK KEEPER, a midjic-agul man, who writes a good hand and uuderltandl *ic- Counts. Enquire at this Ollkc. October 24 -UU CII ATH A aTaRTILLERY^ You arc summoned to appear at the Labora tory, on TUESDAY next, the 27th insi. at nine o’clock A. M. in full uniform. ■By order of ca/itain Wall, V. illium N. Harman, See'rip October.2o j; g FIRST COMPANY. You will meet on your parade-ground, church square, on TUESDAY NEX TANARUS, thb 27ih inst. at lo o’clock precisely, armed anti accoutred agreeable to law. As the draft takes place on that day, it is hoped all will attend. \ muster-roll of this company v\ iji he handed lb the commanding officer. lly order , - Moorhead, O. S. October 22 i 17. NOTICE* The 2 cl Company, Ist Battalion,..Chatham Regiment, are ordered to parade at the .Market- House, on I U LSD AY, the 27ih insti nt. at ten o’clock M. for the mirpose of drafting tllb quota of men to compete the first requisition, conlori- ,bic to the directions of the Bicsiclcii; ofthe l nited States. would be unnecessary to call on your pa- IriclL ■, oi zea! it, defence ol our coniine n country and national rigli s. It is thcrcloro presumed, lhat there will be no occasion to no tice absentees, where there is a poss.bility of attending. By order cf captain PekbekTok, Flint, O. TANARUS, October 21 —! 18 The 2d Company, 2d Battalion, Are hereby summoned to appear at their pa rade ground, iri front of the Filature, on TUES DAY NEXT, the 27th in&ant, precisely it nine o’clock a. m. and completely equipped— lor the purpose of having drafted the quota of men required of them. All defaulters will have the militia law strict ly enforced against them. By order es the conimundintf nffictr , d 1 m'car.R J Richardson, o. 8. October 22—1 17 FIFTII COMPANY. You will meet on your parade ground, front of the court house, on TUESDAY liext, the 27th inst. at 10 o'clock precisely, ai med and accoutred, agreeably to law. As the draft taken place oil said day, it will be well for VI to attend.. Bulks, Cap turn, October 20—.115 20 Dollars Reward. a*-, JR an away fro;n the ftibfer*!, ■ /yCv *r. (wee the Ait of Antruft hi;, .'1 WO NEW NEGRO Fl ‘ - -J/yni LOWS, which were bri.u, !.: 1 PAA from the cnalt of Africa a. ‘’ v ‘ one rear pait, v ; z. P °MPEY, film, thin vr. SU.OS? /■"rivtgitl, lurty countenance, :,! o it YL-.. -•- -'—Jlive fret ten inches high, i fCiUM'.fy a wor(l,of r nglifh WILL, round hijdi, rather a ir.ure p:ru,l;:ig countenance than .. t other. All'perfon* are forbid from haibarlhir the abo> c mentio’ A negroes ; tinrl a reward of Ten Jhll i foi each, with all rcatonab'.e evs; will be p. , if delivered to the keeper or bavqr.nah Gaol, o. :. tlx i’.i'/ffnber, or. las plantation, near Savannah. Joseph Stutz. October 24 —118 C rockery Ware. lieceived on conafanuimt , per shift America, f, 71 Live r/tool, 40 crate* well alTorted CROCKERY WARE, which win bo fold very low. Apply to Taylor k. So.u-hroufd-. l Srpterub.-r 25. 1.7,