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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. ■■ ■ ■— ft 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. KT NOTICE.— Mr.P. P. Harroway is au thorized to act as my attorney, during my absence from this city. J. lIAAMEII. july 12 s 10 The Subscriber, during his absence, lias appointed Mr. Peter Schenk to act as his attorney. july K). s 9 JOSIAH PEW FIELD. I VT* NOTICE. —The Sifcscribers have ap pointed Gardner Terrs, to act as their Agent and At torney, during their absence from this state. GREENE & LIPPITT. jiily 12. • 10 Coffee. LnniLng per schooner Favorite, from Havana SIXTY bag's prime green Coffee, ASH IS STORK, 50 tons Russia and Swedes Iron 20 cases frrst quality Claret 40 boxes first quality Crab Cider <id pieces Pennsylvania Bagging Porter in buttles of 3 dozen curb lli'gs'.icads uml rrates Crockery (.'one* Buttons assorted | boxes w iiidow Glass, 10 by 13, Ac. amo, All invoice of Hardware, Ac. well assorted, For Jali ui acuoiiiinodaling terms by isaac cour.y july 13. lO Notice. A MONTHLY Meeting of the. Board of Managers of the Georgia Bible Society, w ill be held at thy sub scriber’s house oil Monday next, the 14th inst, at & o’clock p. Mi ‘ JOSTAH PEN FIELD, july 12 w 10 Recording Secretary. Notice. Iwill be absent from tlie state a few months, during which time, Mr. James M‘Hf.nrv and Mr. Duxai.i* M'Leod will act as my Attornies. Mr. John Scott will attend to the business at the Countin'® House and wharf. \VM. 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The Editor in tended to have published a paper under another title, the prospectus to which was submitted to the public, and was received with the most flat tering indications of genera l approbation—cer tainly not from any peculiar merit in the style or composition itself; but frofn the coincidence the principles it contained were found to have with public sentiment anjl opinion.—lt was pre sumed that those principles when embodied in the columns of a newspaper, could not fail to have a salutary influence on the mind ofthe com munity. Circumstances have interven.-i to counteract the Editor’s views, and were it not for the kind ness of his friends, and the liberality of the pub lic, he should have been precluded from carrying into effect any such publication as he now an nounces—He believes, he knows the motives which have actuated his friends—die certainly knows individuals among them whose side desire is to witness the Editor’s devotion to the public good—as respects them—the only satisfactory way to cancel the debt of gratitude—He forbears* to dwell upon circumstances which it is painful to him to relate, and which could yield no.satis faction to others to hear.—He deems it proper to state, that in his capacity as Editor of ** The Morning Chronicle,” he shall use his best endea vours to strengthen and sustain the political in stitutions of the country, under which the Amer ican people enjoy so large a share of happiness and prosperity.—No effort on his part shall be wanting to promote the best interests of society ; if not by an able, at least by a zealous and faith ful discharge of all his duties. ” The Morning Chronicle” shall be published daily from the Ist Nov. to the Ist June, and from the latter date three times a week to the 31st Oc tober. 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