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SAVANNAH:
9ATUJIVAY MOUXIffG, JULY 12.
THE florid as.
The following official document, from Sir Gregor’
MacGregor, may he considered as important.. It does
not appear the General has as yet met with much op
position, but that possession was taken of Amelia with
out even the shadow of resistance. He himself con
templated the occupation of St. Johns; but had des
patched a force to Cowford, a block-house about 40
miles from St. Augustine. The garrison at St. Augus
tine is represented to be in great want of provisions,
and not capable tis much resistance to th* arms, of the
Patriots. We cannot judge correctly of the resources
or the force of the patriots, nor what opposition they
are likely to meet with ; but if their operations are go
verned with integrity and wisdom, there can be but
little doubt of their success.
[rnAvstaTisn tor the
Capitulation of the Island of Amelia.
Brigadier gen. MacGregor, commander in chief of all
the forces, both naval and military, destined to effect
the independence of the Floridas, duly authorised by
the constituted authorities of the republic of Mexico,
Buenos Ayres, New-Grenada, and Venezuela, offers to
Don Francisco Morales, capitan del regimienls de Cuba,
and commandant, civil and military, of the island of
Amelia, the following terms :
Ist The commandant, civil and military, Don Fran
ckcu do Morales, shall forthwith surrender the garri
son of the island, with all the arms and munitions of
war belonging to the king of Spain.
2dly. All the officers and troops ofthe garrison shall
surrender as prisoners of war, to be sent to Augustine
or to the Hs.rana, with their, private baggage, which
shall be respected.
3dly. The lives and property of all private persons,
whether friends or foes to the system of independence,
shall he sacred and inviolate ; and to those who do not
chuse to join the standard of independence, six months
shall be allowed to sell or otherwise dispose of their
property.
4thlv. The genera! also offers to the inhabitants of
Amelia, whether friends or foes, who have absented
themselves on account of the present circumstances,
the privilege of returning to their homes, and enjoy
ing the benefit of the third article of capitulation, and
passports will be freely granted to all who wish to de
part.
The proceedings were agreed to between the com
mandant Don .Morales and the Secretary of General
MacGregor.
Fernandina, 29‘A June, 1817.
Francisco Morales,
Joseph de Yribarren.
Attest, . Bernardo Sect*.
Approved, GREGOR MACGREGOR.
’ PROCLAMATION,
Cnsuoß MacGregor, brigadier general of the armies
of the United Provinces of New-Grenada and Vene
zuela, and general-in-chief of the armies for the two
Floridas, commissioned by the Supreme Director of
Mexico, Scuth-America, Ac.
To the Inhabitants ofthe Island of Amelia,
Your brethren of Mexico, Buenos Ayres, New-
Grenada and Venezuela, who are so gloriously engag
ed in fighting for that inestimable gift which nature has
bestowed upon her children, and which all civilized na
tions have endeavored to secure by social compacts —
desirous that all the sons of Columbia should narticipate
in that imprescriptible right—have confide# to me the
command of the land and naval forces.
Peaceable Inhabitants of Amelia! do not apprehend
any danger or oppression from the troops which arc
now in possession of your Island, either for yo ur per
sons, property, or religion ; however various the climes
in which they havereceived their birth, they are ne
vertheless your brethren and friends. Their first ob
ject will be to protect your rights ; your property will
be held sacred and inviolable ; and every thing done to
promote your real interests, by co-operating with you
in carrying into effect the virtuous desires of our consti
tuents ; thereby becoming the instruments for the com
mencement of a national emancipation. Unite your
forces with ours until America shall he placed by her
high destinies to that rank among the-nations, that the
Most High has appointed. A country by its extent and
fertility, offering the greatest sources of wealth and
happiness.
The moment is important. Let it not escape with
out having commenced the great work of delivering
Columbia from that tyranny w i.ich has been exercised
in all part® ; and which, to continue its power, has kept
the people in the most degrading ignorance, depriving
them ofthe advantages resulting front a free intercourse
with other nations; and of that prosperity which the
arts and sciences produce, when tinder the protection
of whoiesotne laws, which you will be enabled proper
ly to appreciate, only when you have become a free
people.
You who, ill-advised, have abandoned your homes,
m hatewcj: Jiiay be the place yfyour birth, your political
or religious opinions, return without delay, and resume
your wonted occupations Deprecate the evil coun
sels your enemies may’ disseminate among you. Listen
to the voice ofhnnor 1 to the promises ofasincere and
disinterested fr'-end, and return to the fulfilment of
those, doth s which nature has imposed upon you He,
who will not swearto maintain that independence which
)m been declared, will bn allowed six mouths to settle
bn affairs, to sell or remove bis property without mo*
t station, and enjoy nil the advantage* with li the laws
i eviit iii such cases.
I'm mis, or m ini* *of our present system of cinsn
• ‘path'll, v hosier you lie, what I say unto you is tin
of truth j it itibcoiily language becoming a
Wan of honor, and as such I swear to adhere religious
ly to the tenor of this proclamation.
Dated at head-quarters, Amelia-Island June 30, 1817.
GREGOR AIAC GREGOR.
Jpu. de Yribarren, Sec'rtf.
MacGregor, general of brigade to the armies
ofthe United Provinces of and Vene
zuela, and general-in-chief of that destined to both
the Floridas, with commission from the supreme go
vernments of Mexico and South America, Ac.
Soldiers and Sailors ! The 29th of June will be for
ever memorable in the annals of the independence of
South America. On that day, a body of l>r*vve men, ani
mated by noble zeal for the happiness of mankind, ad
vanced within musket shot of the guns at Fernandina ;
and awed the eneiny into immediate capitulation, not
withstanding his very favorable position. This will be
an everlasting proof of what the sons of freedom can
achieve when lighting, in a great and glorious cause,
against a government which has trampled on all the
natural and essential rights which descend from God to
man. In the name ofthe Independent Governments of
South America, which I have the honor to represent, I
thank you for this first proof of your ardor and devotion
to her cause; and I trust that, impelled by the same
noble principles, you will soon be able to free the whole
of the Floridas from tyranny and oppression. Then
shall I hope to lead you to the continent of South Am
erica to gather fresh laurels in freedom’s cause. Your
names will be transmitted to the latest posterity as the
first who formed a solid basis for the emancipation of
those delightful and fruitful regions, now in a great
part groaning under the oppressive hand of Spanish
despotism. The children of South America, will re
echo your names in their songs; your heroic deeds
will be handed down to succeeding generations and
will rover yourselves, and your latest posterity with a
never fading wreath of glory. The path of honor is
now open before you.l et those who distinguished them
selves look forward with confidence to promotion, and
preferment. To perpetuate the memory of your valor
I have decreed, and do decree, a shield of honor, to be
worn on the left arm of every individual who has assist
ed or co-operated in the reduction of the Island of
Amelia; this shield will be round, of the diameter of
four inches, made of red cloth, with this device
“ Vencederes de Amalia, 29th of June de 1817, 7 y 1,”
surrounded by a wreath of Laurel and Oak leaves, em
broidered in gold for the officers, in yellow silk for the
men. The colors of the corps of national artillery the
first squadron of cavalry, and the regiment of Columbia
will have the same device embroidered on the right
angle of the colors. Long live the conquerors of
Amflia !
Dated at head-quarters, San Fernandina, Ist July,
1817, 7 and 1. GREGOR MACGREGOR.
Ju. be Yribarren, Sec’ry. *
A gentleman lately from Havana, informs us,
that the Captain of the Spanish Government Brig
which, in conjunction with a frigate, made a das
tardly attack 9ome months since on the U. States
schooner Firebrand, has been lately tried by a
Court Martial, at Havana, and broke—the Cap
tain of the frigate had been sent home to Old
Spain, to take his trial, and there was no doubt
would meet a similar punishment. A
Charleston CouKr.
The third and last instalment of the Capital
Stock of the Bank of the United States was
paid in yesterday. Agreeably to the charter, the
Directors are to declare a dividend on Monday
next. The preparations which have been ma
king for some time past for the payment of this
instalment, has, no doubt, caused an apparent
scarcity of money; but, from the evidence we
have already had of the liberality of the direct
ors, we may confidently expect, that the sum
thus paid in will soon be again distributed by
judicious loans, and give renewed activity to bu
siness.—Balt. Fed. Gaz. 2d inst.
Marine jßcmorantm.
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
ARRIVED SINCE OUR LAST,
Brig Aurora, Thomson, St. Thomas, 8 days, ballast,
to B. M’Kinne A co. Passenger, Mr. lanigun.—Ves
sels left at St. Thomas, 2d July : ship William, Prodv,
of Philadelphia, for Savannah and Charleston, in 28
days; brig Merchant, Burnham, for Kenncbunk, in 4 ;
brig Pocahontas, Post, discharging ; barque Ossipee,
Lawson, for X. York, 20 ; schr. Comet, Parker, of Bal
timore, unc. where bound ; schr. Hancot, Selton, not
sold, going leeward ; schr. Nestor, Lefort, for Peters
burg, 7 ; Corn. Barney, Barnes, for Phila. 3 ; sloop Eli
zabeth, Merrchew, for N. York, 8; sloop Ann, Jones,
St. Croix, in 2 days. In the Aurora’s outward passage,
April 10, lat. 30,26, long. 65,37, saw’ the wreck of the
Robert, of St. Johns, n. . —From the appearance of her
timbers, it was supposed she had been wrecked about
two months.
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Arrivals from this Port.
The ship Pacific, Morrison, from this port, arrived
at Jamaica first June.
Ship Hazard, Hopkins, at New-York, in 6 days.
Sloop Tw o Sisters, at Providence, r. i. June 27.
Sloop Delight, Copper, Charleston 1 day.
Vessels cleared fur this Port .
Ship Cotton Plant, Fash, at New-York on the Ist inst.
bclir. Betsey, Robinson, at Philadelphia, undo.
Vessels Spoken.
Brig Liberty, from this port for Boston, was spoken
June 28, off the south shoal of Nantucket.
NOHFOLK, June 30.—Arrived British schr. Marv,
Cox, 19 days from Trinidad, with molasses. Markets
at Trinidad, generally dull.
British hermaphrodite brig Young William, Seeley,
24 days from SI. Johns, with plaster of puris.
Schr. Hope, Webb, 17 days from Anx Cayes, with
coffee. On the 14th inst. while laying too in a culm,
was hoarded by an officer and 3 men in a boat, belong
ing as they said to a Curtilage n'mit privateer hug, then
but a abort distance oil , and plundered of a parcel of
(init, poultry, poik in barrels, and a number of other
1 article*of provisions,under the pretext tb*i their rapt
wt 4 sick and required . A article* ol nouiislunent
They were vfcry fude in their language and behavior,
and refused to tell the name either of their vessel or
commander i but said she was New-York built, that
she was last from Margaritta, being out from thence 40
days during which they had captured 5 Spauish vessels.
This brig was probably the True Blooded Yankee. The
boat’s crew appeared to be Spaniards and said their
captain was a Frenchman.
BALTIMORE, July 1 -Arrived, schr. Mary, Wink
ley, 12 days from Maraguays, with rum, coffee A hides.
Left nor spoke any thing.
Schr. Cumberland, HOdgkinson, 11 days from St.
Thomas, with hides, sugar and indigo. Left at St.
Thomas, barque Ossipee, of Georgetown, w. c. unc.;
brig Virginia, for Alexandria, soon; brig Aurora,’
Thompson, of Savannah, just arrived from Guadaloupe ;
schr. Nestor, La Fort, of New-York from Petersburg,
Va. and a number of other eastern vessels names un
known.
Schr. Jane, Fish, 15 days from St. Pierre 9, Mart, with
sugar and wine. Lcftsrhr. Collector, for Newbern, n.
e. Eliza Aim, Floyd, for Cherrystone, 12th. Spoke
nothing.
Brig Atirtfra, Searl, from Buenos Ayre3, via Now-
Haven, wkhhides and horns.
Schr. Frarpis, Dungan, 8 days from Havana and 6to
the capes, with sugar and coffee. Left there 22dinst.
ship Doris, Heard, for Baltimore in 8 days; schooner
Caledonia, Ttoyes, of N. York from St. Jago ; brigs
James Coulter, Hall, Philadelphia, disc.; John Burg
win, Perry, Jo. in 3 days. June 22d, Matanzas bearing
8. F..20 miles, spoke ship Velusia, Cooper, of London,
14 days out from Jamaica, parted 24th, in lat. 29, 30,
long. 79,20. 23d, spoke brig Eliza, Forsyth, from Ha
vana for Boston, parted 26th in lat. 34, 30, long. 75.
July 2.—Arrived, at quarantine, schr. John-Willis,
Gill, 59 days from the Coast of Africa, with palm oil,
ivory, Ac. Capt. Foster, late master, died 13 days
after leaving Princess-Islaml.
Schr. Macedonian, Davis, 12 days from Havana, she
was bound to the Mediterranean, but having carried
away her rudder irons, and sustained some other dam
age, put in to repair.
ALEXANDRIA, June 28.—Arrived, British schr.
Echo, Cookie, Antigua, 11 days, with rum and sugar.
A few days previous to the Echo’s leaving Antigua, 3 to
4,000 barrels flour arrived there, and information had
been received of 10,000 barrels being in Barbadoes a
bout that time, which caused flour to be extremely dull.
PHILADELPHIA, July I—Arrived,1 —Arrived, ship Ruth and
Mary, Brown, 20 days from New-Orleans, with tobac
co and cotton. Left ship Ohio, Tobey, for Philadelphia
in 10 days ; brig Isabella, Riley, for Liverpool in 5;
ship Ariadne, Brush, Philadelphia unc ; brig Harp,
Smith, do. do.; brig Argo, Dill, from Philadelphia, just
arjjved. Came over the bar with ship Flora, Forsyth,
for New-York.
British brig Fidelity, Hamilton, 54 days from London,
with glass and gunpowder.
British sloop Active, Patten, 10 days from Bermuda,
with rum, sugar, Ac.
NEW-YORK, June 30.—Ar. ship Draper, Adams, 53
days from Bristol, with iron, dry goods, crates, &c.
Left ship Bristol Trader, Burton, for Boston in 20 days,
and Swedish brig Fortitude, for Philadelphia or New-
York. Spoke, June 18 lat. 40, long. 60, 30, British
Schr. Sophia, 16 days from Trinidad for Halifax.
The ship Vestal, King, from New-Orleans, and 25
days from the Balize, with cotton and tobacco. Met at
the Balize, brig Mary land, 18 days from New-York.
Ship Nancy, Burger, was ashore on the bar.
The brig White-Oak, Manley, 9 days from St. Mary’s,
with white oak and yellow pine. June 25t.h, off the
Capes of Virginia, spoke ship Corsair, Sutton, 2 days
i from New-York for Charleston.
The brig William A Henry', West, 9 days from Balti
more, with flour.
The British brig Roberts, Steward, 17 days from
Douglas, x. s. with plaster.
The ketch Maria, Miller, mentioned in our last 11
days from St. Croix, via St. Thomas, with sugar. Trade
dull and produce low,
The tmgHannah, Clarey, 26 days from Demerara,
with rum and molasses.
The brig Visitor, Thomas, of Bath, 12 days from Ha
vana, with coffee. June 17, met going in schr. Zephyr,
Childs, from New-Orleans.
The Dutch brig John, 20 days from Curracoa, with
dye woods.
The schooner Abeona, Brainard, 14 days from St.
F.ustatia, with sugar. Left schr. Equality, Navis, to sail
the last of June, and several otbero. The brig Joana,
Richards, of Newbury'port, had gone to leeward in pur
suit of a market.
The British schr. Jane, Burns, 7 days from Bermuda,
with tallow. The sloop Patton sailed 4 days before for
New-York.
The British schr. Brothers, Barnady, 22 days from
Windsor, n. s. with plaster.
The Rritish schr. Parker, Boyd, 16 days from Hali
fax, with plaster.
The schr. Erin, Lewis, 11 days from St. Croix, with
rum, sugar, See. Left at West End, schr Fayette,
Badger, for New-York in 4 days, - ship Gosport, for
Philadelphia in 2 ; brig Mary, do. in 2.
July I.—Arrived, ship Rubicon, Hoklridge, 44 days
from Havre, with plaster, dry goods and specie. Left
ships Support, Williams, for N r . York in 2 days; Ganges,
Brown, and Mexico, Dayton, of N. York, just arrived ;
brig ‘shakespeare, from New-Orleans, arrived about
the 10th or 12th May, having been struck with light
ning, one seaman killed and two others so badly wound
ed that they died soon after arriving; ship Caledonia,
Swain of N. York, just arrived from Savannah; brig -
Eugene, for N. York, sailed 14 days before, and the
Orleans, for do. in 10 days. Spoke June 20, lat. 41, 50
long. 63, British ship Caroline, 5 days from New-York,
for Liverpool. 28th, off South Shoal of Nantucke.t,
brig Liberty, from Savannah for Boston.
Ship Flora, Forsyth, from New-Orleans, 21 days
from the Balize, with corn and tobacco.
Ship Plato, Storey, 12 days from St. Croix, with rum
and sugar. Vessels left not recollected. Markets very
dull.
Schr. Maria, Holmes, 21 days from Aux Cayes, with
coffee, molasses and logwood. Left schooner Fanny,
Champlin, for Salem, in 35 days ; schr. Charles, South
comb, for Baltimore, in 10. A few days since, spoke
sloop New-I’acket, from Bermuda for Philadelphia.
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