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STadxid June 1-s.
The tidings of the happy renovation which’
our monarchy is about to undergo have Ufei.
forwarded to the American colonies, with
so much celerity, and by so many different
ways, thaw we are sure of their arriving, even
at the remotest distance, before the English
will have had time to sow the seeds of discord.
Besides, the Spaniards in America are sojmuch
on their guard against English, that the reports
they may spread will be credited by no one.
All Spaniards of discernment are convinc
ed that the American colonies, in the change
of dynasty which has taken p!ace ; will find rea
sonable grounds of hope for the future ; and
those great events will but attach them more
and more to their mother country. As strong
ly as religion, language, manners and interest,
attach the colonies to Spain, so strongly do all
these considerations detach them from England.
At Mexico, Lima, and Buenos Ay res, nothing
more is desired than to be united to Spain ; but
at the same time the colonies require to be
governed with more justice and wisdom than
at present. It is required that the career of
military glory and mercantile industry be open
ed to the Spaniards of Amferica. The new
dynasty has begun its government, by express
ing their good will towards the colonies; the de
puties are members ol the general junta; they
cannot but prolit by the changes which have
taken place. We may soon hope that the ex
tensive kingdoms of Mexico and Peru, instead
of presenting to the English alcoast almost neu
tral, or contributing very inconsiderably to the
war, will henceforth oppose a formidable band
of hosdle warriors ready toresist them onevery
part of their shores.
London, July 7.
The marquis Vi ujo, who has been ambassa
dor from Spain to the United States, is the per
son who has arrived at Plymouth in the Tiger.
“*1 his nobleman has not been in any diplomatic
capacity for the last t--o years ; hut Vet, inconse
quence most probably of the. present circumstan
ces of Spain, government seem disposed-to treat
him witii every possible deference. Passports
were last night sent to him, and his arrival in
London is to be immediately looked for.
It seems extraordinary that we have had no
mercantile arrival from Portugal since Oporto
was declared to be open. The letter announcing
this declaration, which received'by Mr. YVarre,
was dated on the 7th June. It -.vas previously
known that there were 14 vessels, three were
actually ready for sea on the Ist of June, and
none have arrived. The ordinary passage from
Oporto is a fortnight.
The i olio wing is a more detailed account of
the troops under orders of embarkation, to aid
the patriots of Portugal and Spain, than has
been yet submitted to our readers: dragoons,
the 7th, 11th, 13th, and idth, regiments. In
fantry, a brigade of guards, Ist battalion of 51st,
2d foot, Ist battalion of tile 52d, Ist battalion of
the 59th, 4th battalion of the royals, 30tli foot,
21 battalion of the 4th foot, Ist battalion of the
97th, 2d battalion of the 47th, 43d regiment,
both battalions, a large proportion of artillery.
The Spanish prisoners at Portsmouth sailed
yesterday for Spain in cartels. Those at Ply
mouth were assembled on Sunday at Mill-Pri
son, and a letter from the admiralty read to
them, desiring all to be released and sent home
who were friendly to the patriots, With one
voice, they exclaimed, “ ‘.eng live the king of
England, and the patriots ?” They are about
1500 in number. They will sail in a day or two.
1 he anxiety of some of our contemporaries
to gratify their readers with intelligence from
distant quarters, makes them sometimes neg
lect to attend to what is passing at home. No
less than three of the morning papers of yester
day seem to have thought it unworthy.of them
to give, or so much as to notice, a declaration
of peace, published in the Gazette, between
this country and Spain !
July 9.
Government are in hourly expectation of the
dispatches announcing the unconditional sur
render of the French fleet. One of the French
ships is said to have been driven on shore, and
the poop of another knocked in by the fire of
the Spanish batteries, before the French admir
al sent a flag of truce with an officer to disman
tle his ships, which of course was rejected.
It is true that the patriots displacer! the gov
ernors of Carthafjena, Valencia, and Sarragos
sa, because they were not a'tached to the
cause ; add ejected others. In Valencia the |
Marquis d’Alvarez was killed bv the people in .
the market place called St. Domingo
A letter received this morning informs us,
that just before the Alphca sailedcapta ins Cay
li-> and Hat-good, had embarked nn board the
Mercury and some, transports, 200 troops, to
take possession of the mouth of the Guadiana
river. I’ separates Algarve from Andalusia—
Avamonte is cn the eastern bank of it—What
the amount of the force was that alien pteil to
pe.ictrate from .Taccira to Avamonte we know
not. no: are we informed of the manner in
wh’ch ihe attempt was defeated—gen. Spen
ce brigade, stationed at Ayauiante, and a
naval three posted at the month of theGuadian
n.t, viii. it is said, render Andalusia secure on
t'i,! side—for a fit:lc to the northward of Aya
v ■ -v- there is a ivngc of mountains which
stretch almost to the borders of Estramudura.
The defeat of Dupont is discredited—he is
known to have seized the passes of the Si era
Mot ena—there he waits—helms under him
15.000 men, a force not strong enough to in
duce him to descend into the p’ain that leads
To Seville, lie has sent to Murat for reinforce
ments ; should he receive them, he will, if he
sees a favorable opportunity, pour down upon
the plain- The French papers, if ivc recollect
righh said he was between Catalonia and Bav
* n, both on the road that runs through the Si
erra. The position we understand is a strong
nc. for he has in his front the little river Al
mudiel, which, taking its rise in the Sierra, de-
B'cnds into the liver Gm diana.
It was wilii some surprise that we heart!
some persons yesterday consider the nev.
from Cadiz to be not quite so favorable as ‘he<
could have wished. Undoubtedly if being in
decisive can be called unfavorable they w< re
right. The French fleet had not surrendered
but no doubt could be entertained that the*
v ‘ilk! be forced to surrender. But these pe
sons thought it unfavorable because we had no
entered tire harbor, nor co-operated in the at
tack upon the French. But is it so very extra-
ruinary that in flic first hostile measure odopl
d against: the French the patriots should wish
o prove that they possessed the means of mok
g it effectual ? It was extremely natural that
hey should desire to shew in the outset of
their Career that their own strength was suf
ficient.
Wc should keep squadrons of ships of war
and of transports with ammunition, and neces
saries hovering oft’ every Spanish port from
Gijon round to Barcelona. These would serve
the purpose of sustaining the efforts, and of
supplying the wants of the patriots. Or in case
the worst should happen, these ships would be
ready to receive the leading patriots and their
families, and conveying to South America, ena
ble them to establish an independent govern- i
ment in the new world, though they were una
ble to do it in the old. This activity, and this
distribution of our naval force, we trust will be
immediately adopted. In a crisis of such im- j
mense importance, we cannot adopt measures
upon too large and liberal a scale.
PROCLAMATION OF PEACE,
WITH ENGLAND AND SWEDEN HER ALLY.
Published at Oi'iedo, June 20, IGOB.
Ferdinand the 7th, king of Spain and in his
royal name—The supreme junta of this princi
pality declares a general peace with England,
1 and at the same time the closest alliance with
J that nation, which has with the greatest gene
| rosity offered all the succor and asistance that
i may have been asked of her. They also de
! clare peace with Sweden, and order that all
our ports should be open to the vessels of both
nations, and that this royal resolution be com
” municated to all the justices cf this principality.
Before this lime the expedition from Cork
has no doubt sailed. The following is extract
ed from the Dublin paper of the sth, which we
received this morning:
“ Dublin, July s.—“ The expedition will be
ready to leave Cork this evening, at which time
300 horses will be embarked. The command
er in chief, sir A. Wellesley, left town this
morning to join the brave and gallant army he
i3 to command. The whole, we believe, will
sail by Wednesday evening or Thursday morn
ing. There never was an armament that left
this country, for the success of which the pub
lic heart was so softened by so many kind and
.generous emotions.” (Sailed on the \Bth, 130
tail.)
SAVANNAH,
Thursday Evening, Sept. 8, 1808.
On Tuesday evening last, the managers fin
ished counting the votes for Aldermen of this
city, for the ensuing year, when the following
gentlemen were declared duly elected :
J >hn Y. White,
John Grimes,
Baltliaser Shaffer,
John F. Williamsotij
Thomas Rice,
Norman M'Leod,
Thomas Mendenhall, junr.
Edward Stebbins,
Andrew M‘Lean,
Jeremiah Cut ler,
■ Asa Hoxcy,
Adam Cope’,
James B. Read,
John Pettibone,
At a meeting of “ the Georgia Medical So
ciety,” held the 20th August, 1808, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected to act as attending
Physicians, to the Poor-House, Hospital anil
Dispensary, for the ensuing year, viz :
Doctors M a x w e i. l ,
Sc h i. r. i,
Grimes,
Cocke,
Kollock, and
Bourquin.
And Doctors Sc h lev and Bounty in, for
the month of September.
Thomas Schlet, Secretary.
It affords us much gratification (says the Au
rora) to state, that authentic accounts from the
western parts of this commonwealth, all con
cur in the union of sentiment, on the republi
can candidates—for J. Madison, president, G.
Clinton, vice president, and S. Snyder, govetn
nor—that the vote will be concurrent, and we
make not the least doubt more mighty in num
bers and .fleet, than on any former occasion in
Pennsylvania—indeed the state of the union,
in relation to the world at large, has awakened
American feelings to the very general extinc
tion of foreign influence.
I he St. Michael, United States’ messenger
vessel, arrived in the Downs from L’Orient on
the 7th July. * It is probable that she will have
occasion to remain in England but a few days, |
and therefore may be daily expected in the
United ‘suttcs.—P/iilladel/ikia Gazette.
Better? from France of a late date mention,
that American vessels detained in France would
have permission to sail—and even those that
were under sequestration. From this it would
appear that Bonaparte was going to relax in the
severity of his decrees. —MewYork Gazette.
1 he following vessels were captured on Sa
turday last, near Montauk-Point, by the United
States frigate Chesapeake, commodore Deca
tur, ami ordered to this port, where they have
arrived ?
Brig Celia, Smith, of New-York, from Wea
thersfield for Dominico, captured off Block Isl
and.
Brig William, Stoultlirop, of New-Havcn,
for Barbadocs.
Brig Hiram, Munro, of Providence, r. i. for
Martinique.
IFig Litde-Anne, Usher, from Biisiol, n. t.
for llj vunna.
Sloop Phcebe, Beville, from Providence, for
‘ayenne.
We understand the Chesapeake fell in with a
fleet of 1 S sail of American vessels, and that
besides those mentioned in the above list) she
captured 4 or .*> others, which are on thrit way
loth: port.— Ac-.i-Y k.’-irora
k
Messrs. Pkintees—Vcu wit! oblige a sub
scriber by giving a place to the foliowing pa
oily on a speech lately delivered, by commis
sion, from a certain throne.
“ My lords and gentlemen—His majesty is
satisfied with your services for the present, and
requests you to disperse.
“ l bo measures you have adopted for the
instruction of our sons in the art of plundering,
Sec. are highly gratifying to his majesty, who
thinks it will tend greatly to the improvement
ol a system lie has long ckeiished of making
succcsslul irruptions into the territories of na
tions worth robbing. Your support of this sys
tem will be eminently useful at this ciitical
time, particularly as the royal coffers have
‘ been much drained by the subsidies and arma
ments lately sent to Sweden, which have not
yielded us one shilling, compared with the
, Denmark speculation, owing, in a great mea
! sure, to the weakness of the scouting party
sent thither, and the narrowness with which it
was watched by the suspicious inhabitants.
“ lbe booty ol tho Americans being very
tempting, bis majesty has thought proper to in
struct his pickeroons to take under their pro
tection all the property from that quarter that
falls in their way ; and it affords him no Small
pleasure to witness your promptitude in sanc
tioning these orders. His majesty is fully as
sured of your ready acquiescence in any mea
sures he may pursue for the welfare of this
useful class of the fraternity, and you will con
cur with him in the opinion, that they could not
much longer have remained embodied had not
this step been taken, the Americans being the
only travellers worth plundering that could be
met with on the ocean. His majesty flatters
himself you will perceive the absolute necessi
ty of this measure, and will be happy to learn
of your concurrence.
“His majesty congratulates you upon the ;
great scarcity of consciences. Nothing is more
injurious to the success of our arms than this
foreign article—it is not of our origin or ma
nufacture—its importation ought to be prohi
bited hereafter, and his majesty recommends
that a premium be added to the drawback in
cases of exportation of what remains on
hand. It has ever acted as a spy upon our
deliberations, and has thwarted the success of!
many of our lucrative enterpiises. It is held {
in no repute, except among the American btir-1
barians—men not “ above the dull pursuits of
civil life,” whose mulish partiality for ancient
customs will not suffei them to adopt the max
ims of modern civilization.
“ The liberal supplies you have exacted
from the sluggish floor of our community, for
the supporting his majesty's immaculate sister,
in all the pomp and vanity of affluence, and
also to enable his majesty's august ally of the
north to let blood in the frozen regions, are
satislactory proof* to his majesty of your being
nearly divested of the almost prohibitted article
(conscience) ; and his majesty is happy to find
himself supported by so numerous a body of
congenial souls.
“ M> lords and gentlemen, you must now dis
miss. A good look out will be kept for booty.
Andalusia, Biscay, Seville, Cadiz, See. arc now
the theatre of action. We shall surely have
fine pickings there, and his majesty dismisses
you until exigences shall require your re-as
scmilling for the pusposc of sharing the spoil.”
Town Meetinc. —On Tuesday last, agree
able to the arrangement of the federalism, a
meeting was called in this town for the pur
pose of petitioning the government of tie Lif
ted States respecting the embargo, requesting
a partial, or total repeal.
Willi am Bartlett, esq. was chosen mo
derator, and a committee appoint J to draft a
petition, who, after retiring a short time, re
ported a very moderate petition (for federalists)
to the constituted authorities—no debate was
had on the petition, but the federalists, (who
composed the meeting) swallowed the bait
with the voraciousness of hungry spaniels, and
suffered it to pass unanimously.
The republicans (in general) with becoming
prudence, withheld themselves from the meet
ing ; and those who did attend, made no op
position to the movements of the . federalists ,
which were all cut and dried, agreeable to the ;
dictates of the Essex junto, and prepared to j
receive, with becoming submission, any resolu- ’
tions that might originate Ironi the cabinet of
this restless faction.
The assertion in the Boston Gazette of
Thursday last, that -‘although there were
many present, heretofore styled democrats, yet
all highly applauded the petition, as reported,
and with one voice resounded the necessity of
a suspension of the embargo to preserve our
country from ruin,” is without foundation ; and
we, challenge the editor of that paper to prove
the assertion.
That there has been any change of senti
ment in Newburyport, is another absolute false
hood ; ar.d how the sagacious editor ol’ the
Boston Gazette came by his information, God
only knows.
For the information of our republican friends,
we state, that the “ good old cause of ’75” is in
creasing in .Vm oburyfiort, notwithstanding the
arts of lord Lexington and company to quench
it; and the day, we believe, is not fur distant,
when we shall be able to convince the world
that Newburyport is “ absolved from her allegi
ance'’ to a detested junto.— Yewburyfiort States
man.
Bills on Portsmouth, n. h.
Payable in Boston, for sale by
A. S. Richards & Cos.
September B —lo 7 p
Factorage.
The subscriber hits established Isis Countino 1
House in one of Mr. Bolton’s building
i)elow the Exchange, occupied bv Mr. ShkaV
tn. and continues to transact COMMISSION
BUSINESS. Any books or papers belonging
: oiiim which are found, will be thankfully °re
ceired.
Joseph Hubc-rsham.
July 12—8;
Sheriff's Sales.
... 0n Wrt'fiSD.'lY, 29 r h September, ■
V\ ill be sold at the court Louse in Savannah,
between th w : hours ot ten and threc-oVleck,
The Scfi. S.IRAH,
M dh her Tackle, Apparel and
Furniture. Sold under tin attach
ment by order oi his honor live Judge of the
Superior Court.
-John Eppinger, s. c. c.
September B—lo 7
Thomson <Sc O’Connor,
On Taylor l? Scarborough's viharf have rcccii
cd by late arrivals,
Jamaica Rum, in lihds
Cogniac Brandy, in pipes
Holland C I in, in do.
• 4 quartm aisle. Sherry Wine
j 2 do. Malaga, do.
| Jamaica Sugar, in hhds. and barrels
138 grace negro Pipes
10 boxes London Mustard
10 do. of Chocolate
. 5 barrels Mackerel,
j 8 kegs prime manufactured twist Tobacco
! Green Coffee in bags
Koap and Caiullcs, (l*hdlittlc’s,)
I 3 barrels Ilogs,Lard (fresh)
j Pilot and Navy Bread
I Prpnc Pork and Beef
.. And every other article in the grocery line as
■ usual ; which thcy r oiler on reasonable terms
for cash, produce or approved paper.
September B—p—JOf
Coin*
1500 Bushels North Carolina Corn, on board
■ the'schooner Louisa Clark, John Guyther,
j master, laying at Starks wharf. It will bo sold
; low if taken from on board. For terms apply t>
the master, or
S. Ct C. Howard.
September B—m—lC7
Sheriff's Stiles, continued.
On tlio first 1 LT.SDAY in October next,
Will be sold at the Court-House, in Savannah,
between the hours of 10 and 3 o’clock,
. The following fifteen Negroes, vim
> Ctesar, Charlotte, Isaac, Peggi, Sally, Cate,
; Jim, Louisa, John; Hannah, William, Tom, Ju
cob, Dunbar and Linton. Levied on and to bu
sold as the property of John IJrysdalc, uneb f
mortgage from the said John to Forbes*
surviving copartner of Forbes & Monro
Join’ Eppingcr, s. c. c.
September C—f —lo 6
Information :
iT7* Ifthc legal representatives and heirs n*
law, ot Mr. George Hails, deceased, who
was in his life time employed as an Overseer
in the state of South Carolina, will apply to the
Printers of the City Gazette, Charleston, they
will lie i/ 1 formed of some property left by the
deceased.
J 7( As it is understood Mr. Hails had rela
tives in the state of Georgia, the editors of the
Savannah papers may confer a favor on the re
presentatives of Mr. Hails, by giving this com
munication an insertion in their papers.
September B—lo 7
Notice*
The following persons, to wit t—John Wa
ters, Dr. Thomas Schley, John E. llartridge,
William Taylor, William llobkirk, Noah \V
Bradley, Justus Hulse, Hazcn Kimball, Samuel
Griggs, Thomas Wootten, Sheldon C. Dunning,
O’Conner, J. G. Cowling, George Lewie
Cope, Philip D. Woolhopter, Samuel I!. Stack -
house, Thomas Bourkc, John Gardiner and
Ezekiel Yaruell, having been duly summoned
by the coroner of Chatham County to attend
him as jurors on several inqubsts'lately held;
and they having made default—
Are HEREBY NOTIFIED, that unless they
do severally come forward and file their excu
ses (if any they have) on oath, in the office ot
the clerk of the superior court of this county,
within ten days from the date hereof, that ex
editions will, after the expiration of that time,
be issued against them.
M. Whitley, c. c. c.
August 30—103
| Superior Court, January Term, 1808*
The President and Vice-Pre-rt
sklent of the Savannah As-( n ,••• r r
sociation of Mechanics, f Pctl,, , on for
vs > closure.
Ephraim Niles, 1 Btile—Air. hi.
Survivor of John Cole, J
Upon the petition of tlie President and Vice-
President of the Savannah Association of Me
chanics, praying the foerclosuic of tin; erjuity
oi redemption on the following premises, mort
gaged by the said Eparuint Niles and John Cole,
to the said l’residcnt and \ ice-President of tilt:
Savannah Association of Mechanics, to secure
the payment oi the sum of two hundred dollars
and interest, due on a certain bond or obligation,
bearing date the 27th day of May, v.'hnv
by the said Ephraim Niles and John Cole bound
and ouliged themselves, their heirs, executor;,
and administrators, to pay to the said Pre.j- eid
and Vice-President of the'Savannah Association
of Mechanics, the aforesaid sum of ‘money :.r.• 1
interest, on or before the ?,’th day of May, tie :
, next:—j o wit, all that Lot of J.and, container
7 5 feet in front, and 100 feet in depth, situaft
. and being in Carpenter’s How, near the city of
! Savannah, bounded South by Lang’s lot. West
by I ebeau’s lot, North by the Tru>> • e.rdci ,
and East by general M'liitosh’;-. land, . th tin
appurtenances. And, on motion of Mr. ’
att<#uey for the petitioners, It is ofdereo b; tin
Court, tlte.t the principal, in tort st and cost. -,, do<
‘■pon the said mortgaged premises, be paid into
court within twelve months from this date, and
unless the same be so paid, the equity of re
demption shall thenceforth be foreclosed, and
other proceedings take place, pursuant to the
act of assembly, in such cases made and pro
\ide I. And it, ;s further ordered, in pursuance
of iht an, ; t, tout this rule he published hi
one of v. p . )lje ax.e of this state, at leas;
on ine .er. month, until the time* unpointed
for payment; or served on the mortgage ,or his
special agent, at least ;x months previous to the
time the said money i, a tiered lobe p ..id mtu
court as aforesaid. *
jan. 16, 1808 —Extract from the Minutes.
Job T. Bolles, .cleitf.