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Savannah,
8 ‘.TITvi'AY EV! NING, DECEMBER 26, I*o7.
By a !renilem<! , > who curie passenger in the
schooner ivo Brothers, Leslie, arrived hei <-
yesterday from Charleston, v.e iccei.eci
a paper of that city of Thursday, from which
we have made a lew exuacts for this after*
noon’s paper. The same gentleman informs,
that a vessel had arrived at Charleston, in a ve
ry sliortpassage from (Norfolk, bringing news
from congress of considerable importance. An
ctAra sheet was published in Charleston, just at
the time the 1 wo Brothers was getting under
way ; hut our informant had not time to obtain
one of the sheets, nor to learn the contents of
them motv particularly.
Charleston, December 24, 1807.
NewYoi k papers to the 14th instant were
received at this office vesteiday, containing
Vo, idon accounts to the 11th ult. being 4 days
JaM-rthart before received; at which time “no
proclamation for a general blockade had been
issued by the British government, though it
was confidently expected. The arrival, in this i
country, of Mr. Monroe, and the British envoy j
extraordinary may be momently looked for, as
the latter sailed in the Statiia ftigatc, for .Nor
folk, or, the 9tli, and Mr. Monroe, for the same
yurt,on the lath ult.
It appears, that, in consequence of the decla
ration of war by the Danes, the British have in
corpoiatcd the Danish fleet with their own.
Lett rs received in Lot don,state, that Bona
pa rte is leconcifed to his brother Lucitm. and
th it there is a probability of his being offered
the crown of Portugal.
A secret expedition is fitting out at Ply
ynouth, under the command of admiral lord
Camkier, with sir Home Popham as captain of I
the fleet. Str.'-idncy Smith has hoisted his flag I
on board the London of 98 guns. His fl et I
Consist of six sail of the lino, having on board
3000 troops. The India fleet has anived safe
in die Downs.
Price of s'orlis at London, November 11,
•- ‘onsols 63 1-2. Kcduccc! 62 1-4. Omnium
1-3 premium.
Captain Henshaw, arrived at New-York, 11th
instant in 40 days from Cadi/., rr.poits, that the
V>ench had taken possession efL'sbon. The
Spanish fleet was blockaded in Cadiz, by a Bri
tish squad t on.
We are informed that captain Dent, of the
Hornet, will leave town to-day, for Norfolk, to
kit on the trial of commodore Barron, and other
Officers, of the Chesapeake.
New-Vokx, December 14.
The United States schooner Revenge, cap
tain Heed, arrived at this port on Saturday
evening, in 28 days fiom Cherbourg. Captain
Ifocd is the bearer of very important disp ach
es trom France for our government. He left
this city yesterday morning lor Washington.
Captain it, informs there is every prospect of
the existing differences between this country
•ndGieut Britain being mb ably sealed ; and
•Iso, that Bonaparte lias decla.cd that there
shall no longer be any netitruls ; and that if
this country should send a minister to the
Court of St. .l imes, after a certain period, lie
would consider it as a dec’uruiion of war.
1 his acco nit corroborates the report that
Turrdau had dcinauded of otir government to
Shut its ports against Grcat-Britain.
Captain H. further informs, that there had
been an embargo at Cherbourg for six weeks,
in onsequeucc of the fitting out ol a frigate
and a brig, which had not sailed.
The ship \ polio, captain Vaughan, of Bos
ton. sailed under convoy of the Revenge,, by
special permi sion, having on bond Mr. Bow
d in, American minister at Madrid, with his
family and suite I lie Revenge husexppii
r ,;c,i sevetc gales on the coa t. ’ On the 27th
November was obliged to throw over
board to save the vessel ; and is almost a com
plete wreck.
Pim.aDKT.FHiA. December 12.
F.xflfdi ion against M.ndla —We have been
favored with an extract of a letter front Bata
via, dated July 26th, 1807, to a gentleman in
this city, stating that dispatches had been re
ceived by the government of Batavia from Te
tnai ,of a largo fleet ol 60 sail of British men
of war and transports with 20,000 land forces
on board, having passed bv, supposed to be in
tended agumst the island of Manilla. The fleet
was fitted out at Bengal and Calcutta,
London, November 10.
A preclamation is now, vve understand, in
Yeadincs* tor his majesty’s signature, declaring
France and the whole of her vassal kingdoms
in a state of siege, and prohibiting all inter
course with her or them, all entrance of vessels
into her or their harbors, except of such as
have cleared last from a British port, either
home or foreign. There have, no doubt, been
4 variety of points to adjust, and there will, un
questionably, he some few evils arising from
thr enforcement of the measure. The pre
ponderance of a beneficial result to this country
is, think, too obvious to have required so
proc l asted a deliberation ; and if petty inter
ests ate to be put in competition with national
a vantages, \vc can hardly commit one act of
hostility against an enemy who would harrass,
*’arvc. and distress his own subjects and vas
sals. Ivy every act of deprivation, merely to oc
casion or accelerate our ruin
General Whit fork was yesterday put under
|*rcat, previous to ins takrj his trial upca se-
venteen charges preferred again it him by Sir
Samuel Auchtr.uty.
November 11.
A report has been circulated with much con
fidence of lord Collin gwoed’s having gained a
lic'.oiy over the combined fleet oil Cadiz.
This, after prevailing for some time, was va
ried into an accidental engagement between
admiral Purvis and the French and Spanish
fleets, proceeding to the siege of Gibraltar.
1 he intelligence was stated to rest on the att
thoiiiy of a gentleman who came passenger
in the Cornwallis packet.
Y esterday the above rumour had almost died
away ; but this morning it has received some
corroboration, by the accounts from Oporto.—
These slate that lord Stuart, ol his majesty’s
ship l.avinia, now waiting at Oporto lo convoy
the vessels there to England, had received a
dispatch from the British minister at Lisbon,
containing the welcome intelligence, that a
French squadron bad been defeated in the
Mediterranean. If the victory is attributed to
lord Cbllitigwood, a material objection occtus,
from the circumstance of his lordship’s having
been at Malta on the 4:b of October, which
objection receives additional strength from the
silence of the recent accounts from Gibraltar.
But this difficulty will be obviated, if admiral
Purvis is supposed to have achieved the wish
ed for conquest.
We can only express our hopes, that the re
poit may turn out correct, without hazarding
an opinion ——Statesman.
All friendly communication between Portu
gal and Britain has now finally terminated.
His majesty’s brig Raleigh, of 18 guns, arrived
lit Plymouth fiom Opoito, has brought with
1 her a copy of a proclamation, issued by thePor
j ttiguese government, for shutting the ports of
that country against our trade.
When the Townsend packet left Lisbon,
13.000 Po tuguese troops were expected in the j
capital, intended- as was generally supposed to 1
cany into effect the order of the embarkation I
lof British merchants. Am! from communica- ]
tious that had taken place between the prince !
Regent and lord Stanford, it had been judged j
expedient to station the Raven brig o!T the bar j
to prevent any of our vessels from entering the j
Tagus. In addition to this vve have heard that j
accounts were yesterday received at the adrni- j
rally, stating that butteries were erecting by the j
Portuguese, for the avowed purpose of exclud
ing the Euglir.li.
’ Q;
Lisbon, October 3.
Much alarm at present prevails here, in
consequence of official intimation to the British
merchants, of the necessity of removing their
property and persons as soon as possible. The
prince Regent published yesterday a declaration
to the people, that he bad not been able to pre- 1
vent the departure of the Spanish ambassador
and Fiench Charge d’AlVuirs ; but he had well
grounded hopes that their absence would be
only lempotui y, and tlut it would not be follow
ed by hosiiliiic's.
Sc - 'l t and of the Portuguese men of viar are
ready lor sea, Gut it seems yet doubtful if the
prince will embark fix the Brazils. Thu com
rounder of the Raven, which is stationed out
side ot the bar, has directions to cause all ves
sels tlut may arrive bom Newfoundland, to
wait at Cascues Bay, until an answer be receiv
ed iVoin the consignees. The Livery frigate
and Ope.i’.us Inig ot war arc here. We have
been hoping for a B itish squadron.
decree.
“ 1 uking into consideration the stagna
tion whten, under uie present circumstances,
the tr.ute ot Lisbon lias suffered, and that the
tuinls ten payment cl engjgamcnts on the days
fixed may not be ready, owing to embarrass
ments vvfiii.fi could not be foreseen ; and wish
ing to apply a remedy, which may preserve
unimpaired the credit of the merchants
“ 1 deem 11 proper, that the day on which
the inland bills (and no others) shall fall due,
may be prolonged three months, at the end of
which they are to recover their full force, as
well towards acceptors as drawers and endor
svis: it being nevertheless understood, that
payments may voluntarily be made within the
time gianted, at the discretion of those that
may chose 10 do so ”
l fie following communication to the royal
board ol commerce, agticullure, manufactures,
anti navigation oi Portugal, was sent by the
secretary of state :
“ Our sovereign, the prince regent, has it
not in his power to prevent the departure from
tins city ol his catholic majesty's Ambassador,
and of the charge d’atlaire* to his majesty the
emperor and king ol ltaly ; he has notwith
standing well grounded -hopes that their ab
sence will only be temporal y, and that it will
not be followed up by any hostilities on the
part ot the above sovereign, with whom it is
his royal highness’ wish lo maintain that good
harmony and correspondence which has hither
to subsisted between them ; which I think
proper to state to your excellency, that you
may make the same known to the royal board
of commerce,'to be by them published where
ever it may be necessary.
“ Ant. Ui; Araujo’Azevbdo.
“ Palacio de Acljuda 2d October, 1807,”
C ortgvess, on th,* < tli and Bth inst. sat with
closed and wrS, in consequence of a confidential
ucssage trom the president. Nothing of its con
tents li is transpired.
rite following resolution was offered to the
1011 sc toy Mr. Dana, which has since been rc*
forced to a committee of the w hole on the 1 ith
111 st uit.
Resolved, That it is expedient to provide
mr regulating the conduct of such merchant
vessels, ashy agreement of the respective own
ers, may sail in Concert for mutual assistance
and defer,te in any lawful r,-.mmerer ; and abb
for settling, according to the Course of pro -ced
ing in courts of admiralty, tin* respective rates
of contribution to be made between them on
account of any less or damage which may be
thereby incurred.
Oa the bill inst. in the house of representa
tives, Mr. Newton said, “the bouse would re
collect, that on Monday next, the law prohibit
ing the importation of certain articles, w ould
go into operation ; and it was also known, that
that law was extremely defective. In order
to prevent a variety of suits and perplexities
which would arise under it, and in consequence
of a letter directed from the treasury depart
ment to the committee of commerce and manu
factures, and submitted to them, exposing some
of its delects, he moved a resolution directing
the committee of commerce and manufactures
to enquire into what amendments were neces
sary to be made, with power to report he bill.
It was not the wish of the committee to suspend
or repeal the law ; it was their wish and the
wish of the treasury department, that it should
not be clogged so as to produce law suits. I*,
was a sound principle of all governments, to
prevent litigation; and ii it was made to ap
pear that any law which they had passed gave
rise to it, it ought to he amended. The letter
stated a variety o.f cases which arose under that
law. To remedy these defects was the object of
the present motion.”
The motion was agreed to, and before the
house adjourned, a bill was introduced for the
purpose.
PRICES CURRI-.NT...SAVANNAII.
Bacon—ls to 17 cents.
Becs-Wax—2B to 30 cents.
Brandy, Cognise—llo cents.
Cotton Bagging—6o to 70 cents.
Cotton, Sea-Island—32 to 34 cents.
Corn—loo cents.
Coffee—3l to 32 cents.
Flour—B2s to 850 cents.
Iron, Swedes—6 dollars.
Rice, new, 350 cents
Rum, Jamaica—l lo cents.
Salt—so to 56 cents.
| Tea, Hyson—loo t- 106 cents
Sugar, brown—9 dolls, to 10 50.
! Gin, Holland—lo 6 cents.
’ Country—7o to 75 cents.
Tobacco—6so to 700 cents
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
ARRIVED.
Ship Octnvia, Boyd, Liverpool, 40 days
Dartmouth, Starr, New-York, 11
Brig Sea-Island, Burnham, ditto, 11
Lovely Lass, Wheeler, ditto, 11
* H annah, Southerland, Havanna, 9—2.
j Schr. Rising States, , New-Y'ork, 8
Kolia, Barnard, ditto, 14
—— Iwo Brothers, Leslie, Charleston, 1
Sloop Delight, Cooper, ditto, 1
SAVANNAH THEATRE.
Messrs. Rawie & Berry, respectfully in
form the public, that the performances intend
ed foiy last evening were postponed till THIS
EVENING, Saturday, December 26, when
every exertion will be made to render the ex
hibition a living and satisfactory.
Chambers, December 26, 1807.
Present, tficir honors John H. Morel and
Archib ild S. Bui.loch.
la conformity to the Act of the Legislature
of the first oi December, JBOO, the Justices of
the Pence of Chatham Count) are hereby no*i
fied, that an ELECTION for a T \ X COL
LECTOR, and. RECEIVER of TAX RE
TURNS, for the year’lßoß, will take place at
the Court-House, on the firA Monday in January
next. Extract from the Minutes.
Job T. Bolles, Clerk.
December 26—14 j
W. J. & A. Weymdn,
Have received per the ship Dartmouth and brie
Lovely Lass,
A large and fresh supply of the most fashionable
C LOATHING,
\\ hich will be disposed of very cheap.
December 26—m-—145
Garden Seeds.
Just received by the brig Sea-Island, 100 box
es ot fresh SEEDS, which can be warranted of
the best quality, for sale by
Richard Moreil,
Sturges, Burroughs Sc Buffer’s wharf.
Decembers 6—m—l4s
* i— *-
Fresh Provisions.
JUST RECEIVED FROM NEW-YORK,
Mess and prime Beef and Fork
Pilot and ship Bread
Beans and Peas.
Butter and Lard *
Flour in whole and half barrels
Madeira, Sherry and Malaga Wines
I ogether with a general assortment of
( Groceries, Hardware & shipchandlcry.
Will be sold on good terms, by
John 8c Alex. Hunter.
December 26—j—45
Pills on New-York,
At a short sight, for sale by,
James & William Matrce.
December 17—141 D
Exchange on Boston,
At short sight, for sale by
.. Henry W. Hills,
. December 12—139
■ D 7.v M. Percent, Gr.zr.cr: Ctrv, .4. .7. Poe,
George Scoter, Josem Ca ax unir. As, Ac.
r.Ewr Habersham, Thomas Doc ree and
Hazes Kimball, Managers of the Dancing
Assemblies, which are about to lake ftiace dur
ing the hrrsent winter.
DOUBTLESS ycu will be surprised at
finding yourselves thus publicly called on to
answer for your ungentlemanlike conduct, ex
ercised toward me, under cover of the night pf
Wednesday last ; but when you consider that
a? najority oi you have taken upon yourselves
to determine, by ballot, whether I was, what
you dared to deem,’ worthy of becoming a sub
scriber to the dancing assemblies, of which you
are the managers; and that, on your presuming
to proceed to a ballot on my name, I was re
jected ; you can have no objection to answer a
public call to assign yvtir reasons for. such sin
gular proceedings, particularly when I care to
make such, and to tell you, one and all, that I
bid defiance to your malignity, to your severest
scrutiny, to establish one solitary fact cgain6t
my reputation. It cannot be unknow nto most
of you, that I have, for years past, had the ho
nor of holding public Appointments of trust and
honor ; and that, to such whom I am bound to
account lor my conduct, it has been approved
of. Ido not know that I should hate deemed
it worth my while to have called on yon to ex
hibit any charge that you may protend to have
against me ; but, sirs, the report has got gene
ral circulation, and I am well aware that sucN
report is designed by you to injure my reputa
tion, as far as in such men’s power lays; and>
being solicited by a number of my friends to
i demand of ycu why ycu have acted thus, I
shall expect an immediate reply.
I would ask, what motives could have influ
enced your proceedings—Did it proceed from
any personal opposition ? If so, why thus das
tardly make the attack? Why not step for
ward and declare the same to me ; and not, at
one of your nightly meetings, bv balloting,
endcarvor to assail my reputation r I say endea
vor, for I ani well aware it is not in your power
to accomplish an end so desirable wi'th some of
you. I am not a mushroom, of a night’s
growth ; nor a bird of passage ; nor yet am I
an exotic of another clime, lately transplanted
to this soil. No, sirs ; lam a native, and the
descendant of a native ; and one who has been
tcared within the small circle cf this city:
therefore, if ever I have done an act disgrace
ful to the character of a gentleman, you, or
some of your friends or adherents, can give
the necessary information ; but again I repeat,
that I defy the whole group of you that gave
the vote, with such scandalous design, to prove
one single thing.
Can you, or either of you. say that my poli
tical sentiments had no influence on your deci
sion? Should this have been the case, I must
rejoice to think I was refused admittance, al
though I must say, I should not have consider
ed myself highly honored had I been admitted.
But, sirs, I believe the true reason lor your
conduct has not yet been touched upon by me.
I would therefore ask you, whether your con
duct has not been influenced on account of my
religion ? If this has been the cause, pray tell
roe what has religion to do with ball-rooms.
II this is a crime, take a look amongst your
selves, and see whether there’s none of you
whose in oral conduct has through life heerj
luore liable to censure than mine ; if so, then
why bring my religious persuasion to justify
your base conduct towards
MOSES SHEFTALL.
Savannah, December 26, 1807.
Strayed or Stolen,
from Tweedcide plantation, five miles from
Savannah, jm Monday night, the 21st instant,
two 111 )RSisS :—One a dark grey, about fifteen
tvaUds higit, six or seven years old, has a re
markable white spot on his left thigh, behrnd
about the size of a seven pence, with a switch
tail, Si.od all round, and rides rough—the other,
a sorrel, near sixteen hands high, has a white
spotor.his forehead, a swab tail.alarge saddle
spot on each side of his back, six or seven years
old, shod all round, and is an excellent saddle
horse. His shoulders are much rubbed with
the harness.
1 have strong reasons to believe they arc sto
len. Any person that will apprehend the thief,
and stop the horses, that I may get thehi again,
shall have a reward of thirty dollars. If they
arc brought without the thief, fifteen dollars.
N. Greene Rutherford.
December 26—145.
Notice.
All persons to whom the estate of Cn ar leS
Boyd, deceased, late of Chatham countv may
be indebted, are requested as soon as possible
to render attested statements of their demands
to Mr. Samuel Williams, in Savannah. Persons
indebted to the above estate- are called upon to
make immediate payment.
Charles E. Boyd, cx'or.
December 26 — 145
C.Hope, ‘
WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER,
Respectfully informs his friends ar.-* the r , u f>-
l.c in general, that he has left Mrs. Ricy’ and
commenced business on his own, account tv. o
dyors west of Mrs. Rice and next door to*Mis.
Ciiltert s, in the Market scuare, and from bis
experience, both in Frahcc and England he
flatters himself to repair Watches and Clocks
o. all descriptions, v, itn the greatest care and
accuracy, and warrant to perform for one ye ar ;
tnc* afterwards for one dollar p, r year ta
’allies and gent’-mer. that will honor him with
their cit-pom, and wiff be executed with r>'”-c
----tuaiity and dispatch.
December 26—: tj
Ll.tpk Warrants or Anorajs-crudi.t-
A v V s!s nt ik’i 3 like,