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period designated for their assemblage,’* which 1
is sufficient to induce the justice to whom the
application is made, to commit for trial.
You ask for farther proof of what ? Os that
“'lnch you have already admitted to be proven
sufficiently to induce a commitment.
1 he amount of your doctrine is, that legal
presumptions are destroyed by the non-pro
duction of positive proof. At one blow, you
annihilate the whole doctrine of presumptive
evidence. For. if the non-introduction of direct
testimony destroys presumptive proof, how can
it exist ?
I know of no other kind of evidence, except
positive and presumptive. The production of
positive proof, certainly leaves no room for pre
sumption, and according to your doctrine, its
:ton-production destroys the very existence of
that presumption. But, even could I admit
the legality of this extraordinary doctrine, yet
1 shall shew, that in this case, the non-produc
tior. of which you so much complain, ought
trot even to have awakened the strength of the
presumption arising out of Swartwout’s decla
ration, and that “ your reasons were at least
based upon an unwarrantable supposition, in
consistent with facts known to the public, and
which it is fair therefore to presume were with
in your knowledge.”
In my next, I undertake to shew, that you
lra'.e exhibited a culpable partiality towards the
accused ; and a shameless solicitude (in which
you failed) to implicate the government of your
courruy, as negligent of their duty—and that
this imputation-of negligence, framed by your
own ingenuity, was, a negligence, of doing
v hat it was impossible to do ; while if the judge
had, as was Iris duty, attended to the course of
conduct pur sued by the executive, the diligence
which was pursued ought to have extorted from
a less malicious magistrate, sentiments more
consistent w ith the dignity of the judicial cha
racter, and more creditable to his liberality,
instead of being reproachful to his head and
heart. LUCIUS.
ami - mrr
KF.w-YfiRK, November 25.
Tire British packet Lady Arabella, with the
October mail, arrived at this port yesterday
from Halifax. She left Falmouth on the 16th
October, but brought no later London papers
than have been previously received at the office
of the Mercantile Advertiser.
A gentleman of this city lias favored us with
a letter from a friend at Marblehead, who came
out in the schooner Spring-Bird, from Kant/.,
which place she left about the 12th of October.
This Setter states—that there was to be another
levy of 200,000 men in France—that Bonaparte
intended to march an army 0f70,000 men through
Persia to India, and that the kihg of Persia was
to furnish all the necessary supplies for the
French army—that Russia and Germany were
to be the mediators for a general peace—that
the kingof Denmark had furnished men to man
nine French ships cf war that were at Flushing.
Washington City, November 30.
We learn that our government received no
letters from Mr. Monroe bv the British packet
j.itelv arrived, it was before known, that on
the 7th September Mr. Monroe addressed a
note to Mr. Canning, in consequence of his in
structions by the Revenge, complaining of the
aggression on the Chesapeake, calling on that
government tor reparation of the wrong, and
for a final discussion, and understanding on their
claim to take whatsoever they choose to call
their seamen, wherever found; and assuring
him at the same time, that he was authorised
to concur in arguments liberally calculated to
t ke away all ground for that practice. It is
now rumored that the answer was, that by the
president’s proclamation we had taken the bu
siness of satisfaction for the aggression on the
Chesapeake, so far, into our own hands; that
still, however, the British government was
ready to enter into a discussion of that act, if it
could he done separately, leaving their general
claim to future negotiations; but as Mr. Monroe
considered himself unauthorised to settle th.s
act separately, that government would enter
with him into no explanations concerning it,
but would send a minister to this place for that
si ccial purpose. Whether this is a mere ma
meuvre to avoid a settlement, and lose the sub
ject altogether, in the endless maze of negccia
tion, is to be judged of by the promptitude or
the delay of this mission. In the mean time,
cur peace is left at the mercy of their officers,
whose .interest and wish is war with all man
kind; and how can it be pretended, that tlm
subjects have no connection? They claim a
right to take those whom they call their sea
men—(and under that cover, our’s also) where
• icr they can find them, even without their
own jurisdiction. And Ist. Their officers are
in the daily practice of taking them from on
board our merchant vessels, and with them
many more of our’s than of theirs. 2d. They
h ive repeatedly done the same in foreign ports
and countries, particularly in Canton, in Lis
bon, and now lately in Madeira, going ashore
and seizing them in the streets and houses of
the place. 3d. In the instance now in question,
they have extended it to the taking them by
forte from our national armed ships. And 4th.
The next step may be to patrol, by their press
gang:;, the streets t*’ New-York and Norfolk,
and Like from thence, all those who may suit
them ; their principle evidently goes to,this ex
tent. Is it then sufficient to receive satisfac
tion for an act done under one particular branch
of this abuse, without any assurance that it will
not be repeated the next day under the others?
Certain it is, there never can be friendship,
nor even a continuance of peace with England,
so long as no American citizen cam leave his
own shores without danger of being seized by
the first British officer he meets, and made to
serve as a common seaman on board their ships
cf war; and equally so, that if the general
question is not settled now, we may give it up
f rever, and let our citizens understand, that
they are abandoned by their country, to the
u bridled power of every British naval com
mander. —National Intelligencer.
The Hazard arrived at Philadelphia, brings
Bristol news to the 19th October, and London
to the 16th. On the l-lth, the Revenge was at
! Cowes, whence she was to ball the next Uy fob
Brest. The London prints say, instructions
had been sent to India, to impose an additional
duty of 10 per cent, on all neutral vessels trad
ing to British ports. No mention is made of the
departure of Sir. Monroe.
Extract of a letter from captain Ciemson of the
United States army , to a gent!'man in Pitts
burg, dated Cantonment , Missouri, October
17, 1807.
“ 1 have it now in my power, from this ob
scure corner of the world, to give you a little
news—The Mandan Chief, whom I presume
you have seen, (the same that accompanied
captain Lewis to Washington) left this place
last April, escorted by ensign Prior, of the
United States army, and a detachment of from
15 to 20 soldiers, interpreters, huntsmen, &c.
for his nation. In company with Mr. Prior’s
boat, there was a Mr. Chateau, with two trad
ing boats, and upwards of SO men. They pro
ceeded w ithout interruption or molestation from
the savages, until they got 1600 miles up the
Missouri, and within 150 or 200 miles of the
Mandan nation, where they were attacked by
the Riccari nation of Indians, defeated and dri
ven back. They arrived at this place on Tues
day last, the 13th inst. Their loss was 4 killed,
and from Bto 10 wounded: the latter, in part,
are now in this Cantonment, and it is hoped in
a few months will all recover from their wounds.
“ The account Mr. Prior gives is, that the
Riccari’s and Mandan’s are at war, and that
their intention was to kill the Mandan Chief;
that the number of warriors collected, and made
the attack, were 700, generally with fire arms;
that his and Mr. Chateau’s boats had landed at
their village, and some of the boatmen had in
termixed v ith the Indians, and the first warn
ing they had of the attack, was a general live
from the whole body; that they returned the
fire three times before they put off, anti supposes
that they killed upwards of 20 of their antago
nists : lie further adds, that they were pursued
with the Indian yell, and the continued fire of
this band, for 6 or 8 miles down the river.
“ Mr. Prior also informs, that there is, from
the best information he could obtain, about 300
Spanish troops with the Indians high up the Mis
souri, and that a great many more are expect
ed ; it is presumed they are establishing costs
amongst them.”
The sum allowed by the federal court to the
district attorney, George Hay, esquire, for his
, extra serv ices during the trial of Burr and his
accomplices, is two thousand dollars ; and not
three thousand, as erroneously stated in the
northern papers.—V irgixia Argus.
Basdadoes, September 15.
Accustomed as the West-Indies are, at this
period of the year, to be visited by stormy and
tempestuous weather, there has seldom per
haps occurred in tins island a more tremendous
and severe one of thunder and lightning, than
that which prevailed from between one and two
o’clock this morning, until near mid-night. The
lightning was truly awful, and often so quick in
succession, that it seemed to be the same flash
which diffused its flaming light around the
whole horizon, for some minutes continuation.
1 llf* thumic i', in *?mmUy incessant Ucivch
tened the terror which Christian fortitude
sought to dispel; the impression, as of the aw
ful presence of an offended God! still remains.
Happily it does not appear, as we can at present
learn, that any injury has been done, at least in
the town.
KEEP AN EYE TO WINDWARD.
Halifax, October 20 —At the desire of his
excellency the lieutenant governor, a meeting
of the principal inhabitants of the town, was
held at the court-house, on Friday afternoon
last, to consider of a request made by major
general Hunter, to his excellency, for 100 mi
litia men, daily, to assist in repairing the forti
fications. As soon as the object of the meeting
was explained, the artillery, grenadiers and vo
lunteer companies, tendered their services for
immediate duty, until an arrangement could be
made tor drafting, proportionally, from the se
veral militia companies, the number of men re
quired.
The Russian sloop of war Diana, eapt. Goli
vin, (says a late London paper) arrived at Spit
head on the 29th Sept, from St. Petersburgh,
fitted for a voyage of discoveries in the North
ern Pacific Ocean. She is to touch at the Bra
j zils, from whence she will proceed round Cape
I Horn to the Sea of Kamtschatka. The object
! is to explore that coast and sea more to the
I southward than capt. Cook went; where the
i Russians have lately established several ports.
] A Poem has bem lately published in Paris,
j intitled Virgil in Prance, or The jVew y'Enrid ;
1 an heroic comic poem, in the Franco-Gothic
I style : in which the /Eneid of Virgil is traves
J tied into a history of the French revolution, by
1 M Leplat du Temple. In this work, vEolus
: is the king of England ; the Trojans, the
1 Fiench; Priam,LouisXVl.; the Harpies, the
Monks of Belgium, See.
An accident of a singular nature took place
about a week ago, between the city and cove of
Cork. As Mr. Jeremiah Murphy, a merchant
of that city, was driving in a post-chaise, toge
ther with a lady and child, near the small vil
lage called Passage, the horses suddenly took
fright, and ran towards the cliff, near Giant’s
Stairs. The post-boy was saved by throwing
himself suddenly on the ground. At that in
stant, the horses and chaise, together with the
company in it, were precipitated to a depth of
at least two hundred feet perpendicular to the
bed of the river. It happened to be low water,
and the carriage, by striking in its fall against
the mast of a stnall vessel, which was then
aground close in shore, was dashed in pieces.
It is most surprising to relate, that after this
severe shock, the lady and gentleman escaped
with only a slight personal injury, and the
child entirely unhurt. — Lon.pap. l
Savannah,
THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1807.
Wednesday last being the anniversary of the
Savannah Association of Mechanics, the mem
bers met at Gunn’s coffee-house, and elected
Christian Gugel, President;
Francis Roma, Vice-Piesldent ;
Henu.y W. Williams, Treasurer;
John F. Evebi tt, Secretary ;
Norman M'L.ean, ? ,
~ k Stewards.
Frederick I f.tzeb, 5
At three o’clock the association sat down to
an exoelhnt dinner, provided for the occasion
at Mrs. Scrimcger’s, and ended the day in the
utmost harmony.
A letter from a gentleman of the firfet res
pectability to the editors of the Baltimore Even
ing Post, dated Washington, Nov. 23, says—
“ The account received, (stating that Bona
parte had determined to inflict the rigor of his
decree against America) does not meet with
lull credit. It is doubted, because a letter lias
been received from genet id Armstrong, in
which he informs our government, that, imme
diately on the return of the emperor to Paris,
he addressed a note to the prime minister,
complaining that Spain had executed this de
cree against American ships. In answer, lie
was told, that a letter should immediately be
sent to the French minister at Madrid, direct
ing him to explain the decree to the Spanish
government, and to press them to desist from
executing the decree against the Americans.”
TRANSLATION.
Copy of a letter written by the senior minis
ter of police, dated 10th September, 1807, to
his excellency the minister plenipotentiary ot
the United States at Paris.
“ I received the sundry letters written by
your excellency in behalf of Mr. Kennedy, ail
American captain* imprisoned at Ncutz, at. be
ing accused of having received on board his ves
sel, without a previous declaration, a Mr. I’el
letan of Rochelle, and of having thereby favor
ed the escape of that fraudulent debtor.
“ I should certainly have hastened t.o order
Mr. Kennedy to be set at liberty, had the dc- !
positions produced in support of his own decla
ration, defeated, or even counterbalanced, with i
greater weight, other testimonies absolutely op
posite, and from which it was natural to charge
the aforesaid captain with a formal and very
culpable contravention. However, 1 have
thought proper, on this delicate occasion, to
consult their excellencies the ministers of ma
rine and foreign relations, and entertain tin
hope of soon collecting all the information and
advicenecessarv on the subject. 1 think 1 can
promise to your excellency a speedy decision
therco.n
“ 1 am, See. the senior minister if the police.
“ Fouc HE.”
* Master of the ship Missouri, of Philadelphia.
By a letter received at New-York, from
New-Orleans, da’eel October 16, it appears,
that a large amount in cotton and other pro
duce has been shipped from thence to William
Lees, of Liverpool, which had not arrived at
the last advices from him; and on the arrival
of which, it is presumed, lie would have suffi
cient to pay all demands against him—so that
no person cun possibly suffer from his failure.
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
CLEARED,
Ship Manchester Packet, Coffin, Liverpool
Brig Dean, Edgar, New-York
—— Prudence, Croker, Bordeaux
Schooner Eliza & Katy, Iledwcll, Philadelphia
Jane, Latham, Now-Y'ork
Sloop Argo, Chalker, St. Mary’s
New-York, November 28.
The ship Clyde, from Charleston, and the
schooner Resolution, of Tiverton, from Sa
vannah, were driven on Gunny-island in the
gale yesterday aftc-i noon. The Clyde, wc un
derstand, is high and dry on the beach, and has
sustained but little other damage than the loss
of her rudder.
By St. Kitts papers to the 30th of October,
we notice that in consequence of a report that
war had been declared between the United
States and Great Britain, that all American
vessels had been seized. The report was con
tradicted in a few days, and the vessels put in
to possession of their masters again.
~~ taxes!
Defaulters are Notified, that the di
gest for 1807 is placed in rny office,
where returns will be received until
the 15th day of January next.
JOB T. BOLLES, Clerk.
Chatham county, Dec. 5, 1807—136
Bills on New-York,
At a short sight, for sale by
James & William Magee.
December 17—141
Exchange on Boston,
At short sight, for sale by
Henry W. Hills.
December 12—139
J. Caig & R. Mitchel,
HAVE ON HAND,
M \DF.IR A WINE, in pipes and quarter casks,
three years imported, and of an excellen’
qualitv.
HIBBERT’S PORTER, in casks of 6 1-2 dozer.
each.
Sixty bags of prime COFFEE.
December 8—137 •
Savannah tiif.atrei
DY PERMISSION OF THF. CITY COUNCIL;
To-Morrow Evening*,Dec. 18,
WILL nr EXHIBITED BY
■Messrs. FANNIE k BERRY,
A Uo\ el and extraordinary display of
VA HI OUS PERFOIIM AN C ES.
In addition to which, will be presented that ex
cellent farce, called,
*1 he Ducks and Green Peas ;
OR, THE NEWCASTLE RIDER,
To which will be added,
The Cobler going to London.
Particulars will be expressed in the bills of
the day.
N. P. Messrs. Rai.nii- and Berry have engag
ed two Comedians, who are daily expected
from Charleston to join them.
3/’ Doors to be opened at C o’clock, and the
curtain to rise at seven.
Tickets to be had at the office cf the Thehtiv.
Smoaking Segars *.n the Theatre is prohibited.
SAVANNAH
Anacreontic Society.
There will be- a C.ONCF.RT given In the
Long-Room of the Exchange, TO-MORROW
EVENING.
The music will commence at 7 o’clock r. m.
Alexander 2?. Hoc,
Treasurer and Sec’ry
By a resolution of the original members, ’ no
member of this society shall receive his ticket
of admission, or he admitted to the concert,
without producing a certificate from the Trea
surer, that all Ins arrearages are paid. All
notes now due, unpaid by the 12th of January,
1808, will be put in suit.
Extract from tile Minutes.
Alexander S. Roc,
December 17—M0 Treasurer ik Sec’ry
To Rent,
Tile Y ELLOW STORE now occupied by
F. D. Petit 1)f. Villers, Factor, on Dr.
George Jones’ wharf. Enquire on the premises.
December 15—0—141
A Wet Nurse Wanted;
For whom liberal wages and punctual pay
ment, by the week or month, may be expected.
Apply to the printers.
December 17—r—141
] Georgia, J By I homas Boutko, clerk
,! L rof lu-coun rs Ordinary, tm-the c'-iu-i
-----• Th : Bourke. J ) T Chatham, in the Hate aforefaid.
IWHER >•. , Archibald fi-uiih, has made applies
lion forle ters of adnnniftration on the cflate and
t&eQ.z oi George H. Burr ugh.dece led :
These are therefore to cue and admonish, all and
lingular the kindred and ci ditors of the f id ileceaf
ed, to t'de their obieftions. if any tbev have, in
. my ofhee, on or before the 17th day . f January
1808, otherwise letters will be granted lvm
Given under ntv hand and Veal, this t 7 th day
j of December, in the year of our ‘ord one
th'ufaiul eight hundred and seven, and in the
j 3:d year of American independence. (>4l)
j Nolice.
j All persons having any demands against the
Estate of YVili.iam Wji.sox, deceased, are
desired to render them in ; and tiiose indebted,
to make payment to Mr. Joel Bridge.
Ebenezer Stalk, Ex'r.
December 10—138
Wanted to Hire,
I I ELD HANDS, for whom liberal wages
will be punctually paid. Apply to
Joseph llabersham.
December 15—110
For Sale,
A HOUSE, on th.* South-Common, formerly
occupied by Mr. William Wilson, deceased—
Terms of payment will be made easy to the
purchaser.
FAcnezcr Stark, Ex'r.
December 10—188
Rice Straw for sale,
At a low price, at the plantation of the late gen,
Jackson, one and a half miles from Savannah.
November 26—cm—132
G. & f7 penny,.., “
HAVE FOR SALE. ‘ ‘
A handsome and well selected assortment of
Fancy and Windsor CHAIRS
Hair, t line and Windsor SOFAS, £tc.
Just received by the ship Liverpool Packet,
captain Parsons, from New-York.
AND, ON CONSIGNMENT,
Twenty-one casks assorted NAILS,
November 26 182
Just Received,
Per brig Prudef.ee and sloop Sally,
1000 pair SHOES, assorted
200 bushels Irish POTA'I OES
.50 barrels do. do. in good order
200 lbs. SHOE- I HREAD
15 kegs excellent BO I I ER, and
A few barrels MIN T CORDIAL
All of which will be sold cheap, by
Roberts k Brant;
December 1—134 Telfair’s wharf;
Loaf Sugar.
Ferty hagfheads fir 4 quality I.OAF StJOAR, r<?-<
crived on consignment, per (hip Eliza, from Liverpool
and for sale by
Taylor &. Scarbrough*
October Q? II