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Vol. 1. I SAVANNAH, March 8. 1 Wtjlerday being the fay appointed for the Eledlion of Aldermen of the City, tk - following Uentle nten were thoj'en: V. Tofclfr, afii. Owen'T wens, iqo. U> aynr, 802. liiomas Jjurion, 1 jo. Thos, Gibbons, 195, frhn M'-orf, , ]alm M'Call,* 193. J B Young, ,36. It gives us pleafute to find’ accounts f the release of M. I.a Fayette, J.am |th and Eure",u de Puzy by tiie ri*npe or. We hope the accounts may .rove j 4 thcntic. A convention for the purpofi • of form ins; a conftit’.mon tor uie ter nr ,ry ‘outh /j’ of the Ohio, was to be held” an the I I tth January. I s>vmcmal Cw. ■ Mar ri e D -On 1 hurl day . ojeninv In ft, Mff R - Thomas a a *,/ irs, Llrza be t h Mo n#f ur- ;v ----o/ 1 Robert Montfort, Esq. m— 1 * ■ Marine JfegHto. % ENTERED inward M^ nch h to v Frm J miiv iny ’ Sma!i ’ Ana! ° Ba v, Tam. z s i W .h. Rambler, Warner, Jack's Bay, Jar . 4 I ■ ‘ •'ypnn-', l) ; i kmlon, Charleftun,’ 3 1 ■Sloop RambowManling, do. j I R>; urn, Church, Kiltmiore I ■ rr~ ®''[f c y> F >‘cher, (ft I 1!“’ New-Yone, j] Sch. Nr*- do. J I koWun..', ck’r, Si. Bard.m. ■ c CLEARED out. ‘I I r i u W J ! ; X 1 ander ’ Di S il!M > 2V ‘does. 1 I ISrh#1 Srh # El ff a > Snel., Char- efton. W ffdnnah, Hammon,’, St., Marks. > 1 Sloop Jenny, B'j V d, S.A' lo ix / * Brig Ari'-l, Gairdner, ‘ - 0 I9> 1e l Aurora, Morion, 1 Schooner Bdllona, liel* Kingston A.. ‘:J i[ j Br: g Apollo, Sh.-fr* New-Y• # 1J! ’ Schooner Betsey, Hull, New-F- ▼ i Itlj Polly, Bell, do. jT! I By the Schooner New \dve, n J j J ’■ C W; hightbou: ,/A£k , 1 S'W- 1 irk, we have recce tiJ papers as late as the 2o/ lvat ie| February , from whir h lowing articles arc ex tv at ‘beul UPPER RHINE, November ]; n , J Yeft-rday afternoon the AuiivjjjH gainif M i'TiiS “ tt.'jfrp nctiading continued all night ceasing. The city was on fire ferent places, and the flames are itiiiflb- Able. .. Eg Mar Oral d? Clairfayt has advemcej his right wmg to the environs of Gtuii fladt. Yesterday was heard on thaf fide, a briiKjj tiring of cannon and ilui quetry. Pichegru, with his army, is petted dear Oggciheim. J It was rumoured he. c that the Frlu h had attempted to pais the Rhine t r - 1 atltadt, but the report is not cOnfi rmed * ‘iuearmy of Wurmf<*r receive;, dab;, reinforcements from Austria. HoppenhettVy No-v. r 2. Yesterday, General Worn ter fer rounded Manheim. li. conlcuuercdof the refufal to surrender, the bombard ment commenced. About 6 o’clock site city was oa fire in two places, and at eight the flames had made a rapid iro grefs. So far as we could judge at Vis iiiftance, the fire appeared chiefly to hf.ge in the vicinity of the c'airch of thejfc fuits. At 7 o’clollc this morrjingl he fire flip continued. It Is lari that, on 9th, tiu Auitrians began their at t*c, by vigorously cannonading; he bradga of the Rhine before Waninl in, 1 nnJfchat the bridge w.r; ent.rely tef- vßrofVil. r fhe French made the grei est iPtforts in onier to repair it, Jbut wire able to succeed. • * WORMS, Nov. 11.— This morning the Auftrains ente- and this place. Ydierday was arm'oll?tre mcidous day, the battle which treok piacf having Med from ten in the morn ing tp fix in the evening. The Fren.h, though well fortified from Moliheim to Fiferjdheim, were compelled to give way to, the imperial fire. 1 The cent reof tic Ftench armwwhich was obliged! to i retreat alter theieft wing had been bea- Iten. The Red Mantlcrs are said to lhave pushed forward as tar as Laufern, find tnat others patrole even up to rhe bites of Treves. The took ,'yteces of cannon in our town, which jttantiy made use of againlr the n - T| k * tn<.h Generals demanded lad PMr ■ 1 IBS ors oi r^e mu nici- LJhT tfcr magazines, -and that Slr ! Pd. four <( the , . 1 ol that rauniciialitv eKC ™ d “Va/u i hoft as . es .‘ Colttmbtatt muleuitt. I The imperial army not haling as yet fi t for their magazines,and the French atttiy not being abundantly supplied, W. iwlhandman's flock will, by the re itu jfition ofboth sides, become speedily V'iaullcd. T!ic prices of c nl) vinous, even sixteen florins perfack. J Frakenthal having been taken pof fthion of by the Anil rains |aft night, 11mr advanced polls arc hkcwiie before Vla fttcim from that fide. h Rb\ K.FORT, November 14. i. Flic Auftiians, after reputung gene r<fi Fichcgru’s wing, on the 10th, took ti e redoubt of the Rhine, onpofite the Manheim, by'florm, yeftetday, in which t’.e regir: mt'of Lafey in particular dii fmgiufhed itic’t ; much blood has been L pibed .Vi both sides. Tlx bornbard- I 4o it of the beautiful town of Manheim till continues ; the report otits having furreadered is not confirmed. PARIS, Novc.nbcr 26. , 7ne Executive Directory has publiflh ( ed a decree, appointing a certain liour for Riling gram and float, and each citi zen is obliged to carry a certificate of I the number of persons in his family, In I order that he may be provided accord- Linglv. I December 2. I Letters from Calais ad'Tic, that two I Fr.gli'.n commifiioners arc arrived from I Dover for the purpolc of requeuing the Liegiflaiive body to. treat the French an ligranfs lately driven to the French coast fby fires of weather, as wrecked persons, I and to van them back to Fngiand ; and f to declare at the fame time, that in case ► of non-c -uipfiiance, reprisals Ihould be used againit the four French commifiion ers, lately taken on their voyage to Mar tin it o'. In the fitting or the 23d of Novem ber, the couneil provitionally agreed to ,a loan of 3 per cent, and approved of the Jfufpcnlion of National Domains until ■ the iirfi Fra rial. The proposition, that the council be § revok'd into a general committee, I brought on very violent objections land debates. “How long is this gen rferal committee to lafi ? (exciaimed Gen- I iijjSeaux) The public experts with the I litmofi anxiety a refoiution, on which k depends the welfare of us all.” Vio- ibreed 1(t ----conded fell to the ground. Gironeft proposed the immediate falc of all the furniture, merchandize, and other effects belonging to the nation, | ahd not receflary for the public for vice. Adjourned for future confide ration. The council came to a refoiution, that a committee, composed of five members, thall ivt appointed, and to make a re port on the sums which accrue to the natic ilrom the fueceiTors of emigrants. The amount of these funis is Hated to J?e 20co millions. In the fitting of the 29th the coun cil declared, that the amnefiy of the 4th Erumaire may be applied to all persons confined in the revolted Departments,, the rebels and Chouans alone excepted, and that money (hail be fabricated with ahe utmofl: exertion and activity. Robberies are iucreafing at’Tnris in 1 mofi alarming degree, and gangs of robbers it rip whole houses and fiiops. T he greateit warehouse of broad cloths m this city, and a watchmakers shop, were lately broke open, and the thieves got dear off with every article they contained. Bread fells at 60 livres a pound, and even at that enormous price it is extremely difficult to get ahy, iince the markets have been pillaged Ly the mob. The distributions of bread in the fe&ions are now only made every second day. The national, infiitute, which is des tined to replace our universities, is now organized by the executive directory, and among the members appointed, we find the names of Befnardin de St. Pier re, Leg range, S ieyes, Dounou, Volney, Ficarded, Garat, tec.. „ WESSEL, November 11. Aujhatrt Retreat. All the appearances of a retreat have since Monday night lafi fubfified at Co logne, the Wrench being upon the ad vance. The Auitrians evacuated Deutz at day yesterday, and the French wmcin polleflion of that place in the afternoan. The flying bridge at Cologne is-again at work, General Jourdan,.paffin Tijtue Rhine upon it yes terday afterffvon. The French are rnarcling in t’vo"columns, the one over mountains, the other along the bank cf the Rhine to Frankfort. On the dry before yesterday the Uriahs had tetreated as lar as Sicbburg, which plac* js taken poflcliion of by tlie 1 French, The French advance step by ftepj in pr iportijt as Auftrizns re rteai ; both parses fire upon thyiat a dillancd principally vnth can non, The Auflj’ans retreated in order of battle on the ltcrnoon of the da) be t'orey efterday, js far as the border of the Lzig, and Hffed that river. The Freiich are clofdat tlieir heels, as they were ) efterday ai IJckcrath, nine leagues above Deutz. LONDC N, Nov. 27. TuJclayav acirefs was read by com miflioncr i fby at his office in Chat ham dock y ad, intended to be sent to bis majesty, cot > ratularing him on his late efcapt I frn aflallination, and to be signed by ai, b longing to the yard ; but trom fonc aulc, the greatest part oft he vvorknienjin number about uoo or 12.00, alle nbl and on Vv ednefday morn ing in tlic rope- oufe, and refilled fign q; c-. Thejcoi mitiioner and orliceVs 01 the ard aeqaai; ted them there was no ocean, a for then to afl contrary to then inclination jbut wiihed them to go about their rtf pc rive duties, which they Md hot ; anq in| the afternoon fiearl) the Whole absnthl ihemfelvcs, and went to Rochester 10 gn the petition againrt the bills now|de ..tiding in parliament. No ember 2S. Admiral Han was oil’ Cadiz with fix fail of t|e ne, and blocked the French in, aifi Td taken 16 ships, la den Yv. :'a cor., rm America. ‘This was tiie ncwsTvlcn the Mary, Captain Oil.ru ;e left G’orto the Bth initant, ar.d who arrited in the Downs yester day. I J i f PORTSMOUTH, December 1. A ditcovefy pas been male by one of the crew of malhip American Eagle, arrived at Cfivts irom Virginia, with tobacco, whole jnafter and mate were re ported to have died of the yellow lever on the voyag*—j-that they were murder ed by the lea-iid mate and four others, in the mouth of the channel. T'heir ob ject was to havf run for fome country where they ccu!d have fold ftiip and car go, but providently were forced into Cowes by thj late stormy weather. The rnagiftratf, of the island have com mitted the vvlnle of the crew to Win chester jail ; ind it is supposed they will without (fciay.be.reraaycuby JTd; trial next adm(ralty feflions, 1 EXETpR, November 18. The farmets in various parts of the kingdom, arfl particularly in the neigh bourhood of Sherborne, have agreed to I'upply the pior through the whole win ter, at Bs. qjr bufiiel for their prime wheat, 596 i<r their best barely, and 4s. lor the bei peas. Tbe redutftion in the price olgrain, togeth r with two killings prenium, which w ; are assured the governingt intend Ihorcly to allow for every buiel of w ; heat imported into this kingdon; mud whilst it a fiords pe culiAr fatislalion to every human mind, ultimately tad to restore the price of bread to its riginal standard. LEmMUDA, Jan. 16. I hurlaayjrrived the ichooncr L’Ef perance, CStain John T ucker, from Rape Nichci-Mole, after apaflage of 8 days. Aditral Parker, who commands on that ftatin, with fix ships of the line and a numla* of frigates, was making preparation for attacking the Cape and Port-au-Paj, as soon as joined by the reinforcemets from England, which he daily iooke for. The squadron had been fuccefsil in capturing a cumber of veftels; air.ng which were a privateer of 16 guns,aid an American, with a commilfary md a great quantity of calh on board, tipurchafe provisions. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12. Lafi Weiefday evening arrived in town from Ne w-York, Charles Ad ams, Esq. \eare informed that Mr. Ad ams has broght tiie Treaty lately con cluded beteen the United States and the Dey o Algiers; also an elegant Sword, a resent from the Dcy to the President ojthe United States. February 16. A lcttcrlated Port-au-Prince, Janu ary 5, fa), “ Five thousand of the Brigands <me in this morning, and gave themf.ves up.—There are twenty lail of Ameicans here, all in distress for want of me:to carry them home. 5 ’ Extract of detier from lla-jannah } dated ‘January 10. <( The slebrated Negro General, Jean Rranor and his second in com mand, arriud here yesterday from Fort Dauphin, Tth about 400 of their adhe rents ; buffo much andfojuftiy, do the owners of te ellates now dread the in troduction of such a bloody mifereant among then, that they have with T. V . 1 city council in a body, ojpofed his be ing allowed to put his foot ashore, nor any of his people. In cotftkquenee of this fpiriteu condufl they ri board of the veflelsMiat bt and no pCrlon except the officers oAth fovernn..*nt, allowed to go on board,W old any intercourfc with these erd 1 plundering murderers. It is fuppolf tliey vv ill be sent to Florida, from they vv’ill soon find their way into thi United States. \ ixlradi of another letter f tom llaoeanuahi daft J January 23, 1796, to a merchant ik i/jts city. “ Y r ou will perhaps have‘heard, err ’ this reaches you, that the remains of ‘ Chriflopher Columbus, have been, byr order of the Court, transferred frpm the I Hand and City of St. Domingo to this place, i1 a ship of 74 guns. Tie.* 1 qth Lift, they were depolited in tie Cathcdi ial, and upon this occasion,- the funeral proceiuon wa9 the grandest and moft foieron I hav e ever ften. A mud excellent Oration ivas pronounced on! the occasion, which really does honor to the nation. I mean to procure a copy of it, as also a portrait of Columbus, from an original one,- which accompany his remains.” \ NEW-YOkK, February 20. Avery large, privateer, schooner rig ged, mounting 30 piece* ol cannon, is in'uifing in the Bay of-mfeay, and has made very great havoc w; 3 h the Eng ifh and Portnguefe trade—her objedt is ro deft roy all (lie meets, and to land the prifonerson the nearest coast. She be longs to Bourdcaux. It is supposed that ioc'o persons, out of the fleet of emigrants from the Elbe, perished on tiie coast of France near Calais, in the dreadful florm in Novem ber. Former reports ofafrefh infurreflion in Paris, prove to be ill-founded. BOSTON, Feb. 13. A fubferiptionfor printing Mr. Har per’s address to his conllituents in South Carolina , was opened a lew days since,, and a thousand copies fubferibed for in two days. Wo arp tr. 1.1 Ki/ f..>r fro — I'■ >,L _ ratter, that a correiponctence has taken place between Amiral Richery, com mandirfg the French squadron in Cadiz and Amdiral Mann,commanding an En gbfti one at Lisbon, _ ‘l'hey had reci procal 1 y exchanged prisoners ; and had envited each other to another trial of strength, at the end of which adds one oi them, u there will unquestionably be more liats left tlian heads.” 1 0 the Young LADY, who pref uted her X Complimets to an old married Gen * tlcman. SINCE woman is by God defign’d, < Mar.'s chief felicity, Corredt thy droll eccentric mind, T hen thou u ill quickly fee, I hat when a suitor woosa lass, Whose mind’s not X, but calm, Her joys may always far surpass (If pirudent) common balm. No man of sense avoids the lass Whose x is giv’naway, Except he’s a prognostic gur , ,4 ma y come another clay. T ’enfure, throughout this mortal life, Happiness, and just praise, Ee thou a good obedient wife Thy fame will lali always. * Dancing Afjembly ’ THE Managers refpeTf-’f/ inform the Ladies” and GMflemen, that in eonfequence cf tß'6ad weather prevail ing the the Assembly was un avoidably postponed until Wedneftiay the Qth inst. March 8* notTck * AL L persons having any demand again ft the estate of FRANCIS STEBBINS, deceafed,are requested to render the fame, properly attested ; apes tbofe indebted thereto, to make diale payment to EDW. STEBBINS, Savannah, March 8, 1796. ‘6w’s. For LIVERPOOL^ To Sail in about Eight da's,; the faft: failingftaunch, built reJL ia nc e, Webber, /till accommodated for iai Decks, if any ofler in Season, —• For termsaiiffv to 7