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Vol. i. HAGUE, February 27. The French envoy Noel, has requir ed that the admiralty of Zealand, (hall occasion no obstacle to the opening of the Scheldt, but that it (hall be free to all Neutral ships which may trade to France and Holland. The French cutter, la Vengeance, has taken two Engliih ships which were failing under convoy lor the Elbe. The French cutter, on this occasion, fought three Engliih cutters for three hours. LONDON, March 15. Admiral Cornwallis, \yho failed from Spithead a few weeks since for the pur pose of convoying to a certain latitude thefirftdivifion of the Wcit-India fleet, returned to Portsmouth yelterday, in the Royal Sovereign, having the Mars of 74, in company. The admiral left the fleet well advanced for the Weit-In dies, and in good condition ; but the Royal Sovereign in parting, ran foul of the Belilarius, Capt. Barge, a trans port with troops ; and the (hip is report ed to have funk afterwards with an hun dred and seventy people on board, o: w hom only the captain and fome of the crew were laved. The Dutch fleet were seen on Friday lad, at no great didance from the Tex cl, fleering to the northward. If they have not returned to port, which indeed would be a talk of no small difficulty, with the winds which have since pre vailed, there is every reason to believe that Admal Duncan, who was joined off Yarmouth on Sunday, by the squadron under admiral Pringle, mult have fallen with them before this : and from such a rencountre the mod fortunate circuin ftance may be expeded. NEW-LONDON, April 28. A Treaty of Commerce is said to be ncgociating between Denmark, Sweden, France and Spain. NEW-YORK, April 25, Bv the arrivals from London and Briitol on Saturday, we have London papers to March 16, which furniflia va riety of information. The rnoft agreea ble account is, fome profpebt of peace. The only ground of this expectation is, that fome ministerial papers announce from high authority, that negociations are on the carpet between Great-Brita.n and Franee. I The news of the employment of dogs from the Havannalo hunt down the Ma roons in Jamaica, excited much resent ment and severe animadveriions in the houfc of commons. This conduit wa.. compared to that of the opaniffi settlers, whole barbarous treatment excited uni verlal horror. But, alide of euflom, what is the real difference in point of humanity, between setting dogs to tear men to pieces, and ordering men to flioot them ? April 26. In an Edinburg paper 20,000 weav ers are advertised for. The king of Spain in his intended hunt and journey through the moun tains, on the confines of Portugal, it is said, was to be accompanied by a feleit ■ party ofabout 5000 persons !! May 3. Yederday afternoon arrived here, his Britannic Majerty’s (hip Abidance, ox 50 guns, John Mowat, eiq. commander, with Robert Liston, efq. ambalfador from the Britiffi court to the United States, and his lady, in 6 weeks voyage from England. Also arrived frigates Prevoyantc, capt. Berrisford, and the Hussar, capt. Weems. A London paper of the 19th March, received by the snip abidance, brings accounts of the probability of a war be tween Spain and England. It is believ ed at Paris that it is an agreed point between France and Spain, that Spain lhall bieak with Great-Britain ; but be fore this event takes place, fome benefi cial arrangements are to be completed. French troops are embarking onboard Spanilh ships for the Wed-Indies, as the mod elegible mode of conveying reinforcements to the illands. It is fug geftedalfo at Paris, that thea'dual defti nauon of the Dutch fleet, which has fail ed from the Texel, is to join the French fleet in the Mediterranean. The French government ia. occupied in redraining tne licentiousness of the press. All lee the evil, and none can devise a remedy. In the council of five hundred, a de cree passed on the Bth March, ordaining that no man (hould hold a public office unless he would take the oath of “ ha tred to royalty.” Public offi cer3 who should not take that oath in three days, Vere to betranfported. A ictter trom Copenhagen of the Bth March dates as report, that the Britiffi 2nd Ruffian minidcr* arc about quitting Columbian J&ttfeunt, that city, on account of M. Grouvelle’s being received asmmifterof the French republic. Gen. Jourdan arrived at Bonn, Feb ruary 28. Archduke Ferdinand, governor of Milan, is to have the command of the army of Italy.—Gen. Bcaulien is to command under him. Admiral Jervis with his squadron left Leghorn Feb. 19, supposed in quell of the Toulon fleet, which was said to be out. PHILADELPHIA, May 3. The bill making appropriation for carrying into effect the Britilh treaty, was read the third time in the lioufe of representatives this day, the blanks fil led up and the bill palled—s 2 members arising in the affirmative. May 4. A letter by this day’s mail from New- Y’ork, contains a yeport that the Truce between the French and Aullrian armies is extended beyond the term firft agreed on. Yelterday Don Jofcph Ignatius dc Viar, his Catholic Majesty’s Confut general, was received and acknowledged by the President of the United States as Charge de affaires from Spain, in lieu of Don Jcfeph de Jaudenncs. May 6. ExtraSi of a letzrr dated Havannah, A pnl ii,j 796, to a merchant wi this city. ({ The packet that arrived a few days ago from Spain, brings out an order to suspend the admilfion of vellels from the United States with flour and pvoviflons into this port.” RICHMOND, May 10. On Saturday night lall, we had one of the moft severe froits for the season, that has been known for many years pall; the fields of corn and wheat in general, have fuffered considerably ; and the greater part of the garden vegetation is nearly destroyed. The elegant statue of the President of the United States, which was order ed from Paris fome time ago, by the legillature of Virginia, arrived here a few days finCe, via Philadelphia. It is said to be a masterly piece of workman ship of its kind, and we underhand is to be placed in the capitol in this city. On Wednesday morning the 13th ul timo, a little ax ter sunrise, was conlumed to alhes within a few minutes after the fire was discovered, the dwelling house ut Bartiet Williams,of New-kcnt coun ty, attorney at law, together with the greater part of the furniture, an excel lent library of law and other books, and a considerable part of the wearing appa rel of not only his own family, but a well iurnifhed room containing a varie ty of articles of furniture, clothes and other valuable tilings up itairs, belong ing to a filter of his; the flames having been so far advanced, and so very rapid when the di.covcry was made as to ren der it impoliible to save any thing in either of the rooms or pafiage up flairs, or in the cellar, the family having but just time to escape out of an end door of the chamber, a id save theinfelves, and a few things that were in the chamber. This unfortunate affair from many con curing circumstances (though no local evidence has as yet been procured of the fact) is believed to have been produ ced from pique, by a boy of about thir teen years of age, who lived in Mr. Williams’s family, an African decend ant, whom he had treated with more moderation and humanity than is usual ly praftifed by a matter to a Have, and is one among the many existing eviden ces, that there is no medium between llavery and freedom. The truly me lancholy affair has rendered the filiation of a family, who had previous thereto experienced fome fad reverses of fortune, truly diitrelfing. CHARLESTON, May 16. The close of the last week, was a fccnc melancholy and diltreffirg : On Friday afternoon a Mr. Dott, a carpenter, fell with a fcaffold from the eves of Mr. S'nirtlilPs house, a three story one ; and with him four negro fellows. Mr. Dott falling upon his head, his neck was broken, and he expired imme diately. The negroes were much hurt, one of them having his jaw broken and one of his arms diilocated ; another his thiyh. andaiiof them more or less maim ed. On Saturday morning, about 2 o’- clock, the citizens were alarmed by a fire, which commenced in the kitchen ol Mr. Lyon Moles, the corner of Dutch Church Alicy and Kmgftreet. The accident is said to have happened from the carelefsncfs- of a negro wench, who, having a lick child, got up in the night, lighted a candle, fell asleep, and neglected to put it out, and did not a wake until the whole room where she lay, and the eloathes llie had on were on fire. The wind was at firft very light, but increalcd and flaifted several times. A very large number of citizens repaired early to the fpotand made ulc of aii their exertions and activity for the extinction of the fire. From the impoifibility oi procuring a fulßcieni quantity of water, the incident confufion, want of propei and fufficient fire-hooks, ropes, axes, See. and the just direction of the force 01 a large body of people, the view and ef fects ot the devouring element, Ijprea.. ruin and diftrels in aimoit every uirec tion, and with a violence and rapidit\ not to be overcome. Property to a very confiderablc a mount was consumed, and upwards o seventy industrious families were depriv - ed of their dwellings. The commodi ous Inn of John Ctiriftopher Martin, elq. long known as the resort of gentle men from the country; the dwelling house and extensive tannery of Mr. Christopher Williman, are amonglt thr moft valuable buildings destroyed. The otherfufferers are Messrs. Flagg, Selby, Loveday, Geddes, Da Colla, Nairn, Gordon, Sarzedas, Lauderdale, Game ron, Wolf, Isaacs, Moses, Grant, Coh en, Kalkoffin, Deleon, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Mintzing, Mrs. Kempton, and ; number ot others whole names we have nor yet obtained. An accurate computation of the lofi of property is not yet made, but it is uppofed not to be over-rated, at £• ‘50,000. By it a number of ourhoneft, industri ous, poor, and unfortunate feifow citi zens have loft their all and their homes; and numbers, so great a proportion as to nearly ruin them. The liberality of a people, humane and generous, has however been fwift in the relict of the unfortunate, a com mittee was immediately let on foot, for acolleHionfor this benevolent purpose, and on Saturday, the lum of 6000 dol lars was fublcribed in a few hours. Among the crowd that aiiifted at the fire, the well directed exertions of the Yankees, merit our warmest praises. To their habits of life and use in such cases, may be attributed their rcadinefs in taking hold of the right thing firft. The dependence on the labor of Ne groes, blunts our own exertions--The Frenchmen were likewise particularly diitinguifhed by activity, and the moft laborious perfevera.ice—fome Dutch seamen also were conspicuous. May 17. Yelterday morning, at 6 o’clock, the citizens were again alarmed with a Fire tl% broke out in the liable loft of Samu el Brailsford, Esq. in Friend-street. The exertions of the numbers who re paired thither with alacrity, soon got the better of it, and it was cxtinguifiicd with the loss of only the root of the liable. This accidfcnt was evidently the result of the mifehievous intentions of fome in cendiary : For the horses of the family had been a considerable time in the coun try, and therefore there could be no rea son in the world for a candle’s being carried into the loft. AH the hay and blades were completely on fire when it was difeovered, but it had not barll through the roof. The adjoining tenements being brick, and no wooden building near, joined to the favorable time of day, operated t 0 dispel the horror that this reiterated alarm must other wife have occafionei. SAVANNAH, Ma/ 24. Arrived on Sunday last, Brig Aurora, Capt. Morton from Barbadoes, and 17 days from St. Bartholomews, who was embargoed at Barbadoes, and left there on the 29th April, informs, that of 15,000 troop* in the Britilh Fleet, a detachment of 1 500 had gone against Demcrara, and it was reported, they had gained possession of it ; two other de tachments were difparched, one against Grenada and the other agaififl’St. Vin cents, and the remainder of the Fleet 120 fail, had gone against St. Lucia. By arrival of two American vessels at Barbadoes,who made their escape from St. Lucia, information was received that the fleet had commenced a very severe attack on that p.ace, but met witha fpiritedoppofition Dy the French who funk a number of their boats, and otherwise disabled them ; that all was in flames when those veiteis came out. It was reported, the day Capt. Mor ton failed, tliat 3 or 4 Engliih trans ports had arrived at Marti <ique from St, Lucia, with d*fain4 troops; and that orders were received at fora reinforcement. Capt. Morton further informs, that 3 20gunlhipof the Cork victualing Fleet, arrived at Barbadoes, which about r or 6 days fail to windward fell in with a French squadron of 6 Ihips of the line, and 7 frigates, that captured a pait and w as supposed the whole, of the Cork fleet with provilions, as the above-men tioned ihip ig the only one known to have escaped. A Prize of 10,000 dollars, in the Philadelphia Lottery, it is laid, is drawn *y Mr. John Porterfield and Mr. Ro bert Filhcr of this city. Marine iftfgiffer. ENTERED INWARD. Way. Days. a 1 SchooWrr Industry, Todd, Charleston/ m Savannah Packet, Rogers, do. i Rainbow, Shearman, Jamaica, ec Sloop Dove, Brown, Charlcßon, Rainbow, Ilarding, do.fP Batchelor Packet, Jamison, St. Mary, a *3 Brtg Aurora,Morton, S:. Bartholomews, 17 Lucretia, Taber, Pon-au-Prince;’ *6 C L E A RED OUT. Schooner Experiment, Willis, St. Mary. * 1 wo Brothers, Conrter, Jamaica. ~ Either, Wells, Chaflelton. Brig Morgenrithe, Ravne, St. Übrs. Miffouri, Norval, Hispaniola. SALES at AL/CTjM. To clofc a Consignment. On MONDAY next, the 30th, at the Store of the Sublcribers, und"r the M'-rchatft’s and Planters Coffce-Houle, will be Sold, with, out rcl’ervc, BOHEA TEA, inChefts. LENERIFFE WINE, in Quarter Calks, firit quality. . OT D POR TANARUS, in ditto, warrantedycmiiiiQ. SWEF.r MOUNTAIN, in Pipes” SOAP in Boxes. Guinea & Short PIPES, in ditto. On” Hog'llead Table SALT, in Bafkct*. And a few pieces of LINEN. Ewing & M f CalL Savannah, May 24. n.;.2t. Edw. & Cl. Stebbins, BY th- return of C. STEBBINS, have juf! received by the Brig Fanny, Capt. Swin burn, dir-61 from New-York, a n-at and hand some aflirtment of EUROPEAN & INDIA GOODS, fuitableto the present fea'on, which with a late fnpply received by the BcMona,ren der their assortment compleat for the present ; which they will fell at a low advance, at their Store on the Bay, for Calh or Produce. Savannah, May 24. n.24. L A NDING, 1 From the Brig LUCRETIA, Capt. Tabor fro'n Port-au-Prince : \ quantity of SUGAR, In Hlids. and Barrels : For SALE, by GAIRDNERS & MITCHEL. Savannah, May 24. 24-ts. . THIS DAY WILL BE OPENED. BY - ” A. Van Sindcrcn, on the Bay. Avery cxtenfive variety of Seasonable DRYGO O D S, which will be Sold by wholefail or retail, on his ulual low terms. May 24, JUST ARRIVED’ From the ISLAND DELOS, in AFRICA: r,7 PRIME SLAVES, chiefly small BOYS and GlßLS.—Conditions of Sale CASH. KENNEDY & PARKER. Savannah, May 24 “* 24-6 t. TO-MORROW TtTi O’CLOCK, Will be Sold without reserve, Twelve New Negroes, Being f hr remainder of the Cargo imported in the Brg LOUISA, Capt. Briggs from the Isl and Delos. BELCHER & DICKINSON. _ Savannah May 24. On the 22d day June next. WILL BE SOLD, ALL the perfbnal property of JAMES SHEW. ARD, deceaf-d, confiHingof ftmdry Merchan dise. By order of the Adminiftraior. BELCHER & DICKINSON. Savannah, May 24. 24-ts. MOTIC E. ALL persons having any demands againfl the Estate of J ones Sheward. deceased, will pleafeexhihit the fame prop-rlv ROBERT WATTS, Admniftrator. Savannah, 24th Mav, 179 b. 4-f'w. ■ - ■’ ■ 11 1 Strayed or Stolen on the ift instant, a BAY HORSE, right years old, about 15 hands high, a small piece cut out of the left ear, thin main which hangs on the right fide of the neck, a small white spot on the inside of the near hind above mentioned horse was purchased of Major Naylor, and its probable he is gone towards Au guda.—lf stolen, a reward of Twenty Dollars, will be paid on apprehending the Thief and securing rhe Horse, or Ten Dollars for the Horse only, bv ap plying to EWING tfM'CALL. Savannah, May tj. (24-t.O 95