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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,