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R O M E, March 20.
Intelligence brought from Pakftine,
bv way of the Levant, states, that al!
the religious orders of Christians at Je
rufalcm, and other parts of Palefline,
have been thrown into the utmost con
fiernation,’ by the conduit of a rebelli
ous Pacha, of the name of Gezzear, then
ravaging the whole of Gallilee, and
committing every degree of violence
Mpon perions and things. The chief
had been Pacha of Tire, Sidon, and Da
mafens, but being twicedepofed by the
Government, for abusing his authority,
die had heightened his disgrace by com
mencing actual rebellion against the
Grand Signior. Since he has been at
the head of a number of insurgents, he
lias made himfelf master of Joppa and
Rama, which places he gave up to lie
pillaged by his followers. He is said
to have collected several millions of niaf
ters in the province of Gallilee, and the
treasury of the late Governor of Acre,
m hom lie cauied to be aiTaifinated by one
of his friends. He continues to lay hea
vy contributions upon the inhabitants
of Paledine ; and whenever his demands
arc not immediately complied with, he
threatens to destroy the antiquities and
religious buildings in the city of Jerufa-
Jem, and, m conicquenee of a single re
fufal, has carried his profanenels lb far
&s to level one of the churches, and to
erect a fort with artillery upon the spot.
Paris, April 24.
The Directory has published the fol
lowing proclamation, addrdled to the
armies—•
“ Defenders of the country, the mo
ment approaches when you are again to
take up your victorious arms ; the mo
ment approaches when you are to quit a
repose to which you consented in the
hope a one that it would lead to an hon
orable peace; but the seas of blood which
have flowed have not yet fitiated the
rage of your enemies. They unques
tionably imagine that we are about to
abandon the fruits of our victories, at
the very moment when success is about
to crown them. They imagine that we
are about to demand of them as cowards
a peace which we have offered them as
generous enemies. . Let them conceive
tliefe unworthy expectations ; wc will
not be surprised ; they have never com
bated for liberty—but what they cannot
be ignorant of is that the brave armies
with which they wilh again to try their
llrength, are the fame by which they
have been so often subdued. No ; they
have not forgotten the prodigies of
b reach valour ; they (till recollect with
terror, both the redoubts of Gcmappe,
and the plains of Fleures, and the fro
zen rivers of Holland ; they recoiled
that the Alpa and the Pyrenees have
opposed to you but feeble barriers, and
that the Peninsula of Qniberon became
the tomb of the parricidal fiaves which,
in the hope ot fubjedting you to the
yoke of a master dared to set their feet
on the foil of the Republic. If they
could have forgotten all this, you will
bring it to their recolledion by blows
still more terrible ; you will teach them
finally, thatnothir.gcan refill the efforts
ot a great nation which determines to
be free.
t( Brave warriors, you have afforded
the example of a diltntereftednfefs which
cannot Cxift unless among Republicans.
Oftentimes, in the midst of the greateif
fcarcily of provisions, of an al moll ab
solute want of the mod indifpcnfible ob
jects you have displayed that heroical
patience, which, joined to your impet
uous valor, so eminently distinguishes
you and will fignaiizc you to all nations,
and to the eyes of posterity. Republi
can soldiers, you will preserve this great
character ; when with an unanimous
voice the representatives of the nation
have taken measures to provide effica
cioufly for your wants, you will redou
ble also your vigour and courage, to put
an end to a war which can be terminal
cd by new victories alone.
** In vain has the French governrnent
manifefted to all the powers which wage
war against France, a fi nee re wilh to
restore at length the repose of exhaulted
Europe ; it has in vain made to them
the moll just and moderate propofittons;
nothing has been capable of removing
their deplorable blindness. Yes, brave
warriors, we mull still have vidories;
and it is your energy alone that can put
a flop to this devaluating feourge. Pre
pare therefore for a lalt effort, and let
xtbc deeiftve; let every thing yield to,
let every thing be diflipated by your
phalanxes j let the new flags of your
enemies, carried off by your triumphant
hands, form, with the preceding ones
the trophy with which, in the name of
France, always great in her misfortunes,
always just in her prosperity, the equi
Columbian Jfclufeum,
tabic peace you will give to the world
will be produced.
(( And you, generous defenders, who
(hall have cemented that peace with your
blood, you will soon return to the bo
som ofyour families among your fellow
citizens, to enjoy your glory—terrible
still in your repose to all the enemies of
the Republic.”
INTERIOR OF FRANCE.
From a Pans Paper. ■
Letters from Bourdeaux state, that
the trade of that city is in abfoiute flag
nation ; and that although all forts of
merchandize are 25 per cent, cheaper
than formerly, yet they cannot be fold
for want of buyers.
The Angers Gazette, gives an ac
count of an adion near the Commute of
Green Boure, between Cbateau-Gon
tier and Sable, in which the Chouans
were defeated, with thelofs of 230 men.
The rebels Lave evacuated the town
of Sazfterre, in the department of Cher,
of which they had poifeiled themselves;
and a battle has taken place between
them and the Republican soldiers,
wherein the former are said to have loit
l’even hundred men.
The Vendeans, on the 7th of April,
font two of their leaders with a flagot
truce to fumfnon the garrison of Tin
cheray to furrendcr. The garrison ha
ving fired on them, the Vendeans to the
number of 3000 marched to the gates,
and again furnmoned the place,wuca the
inhabitants anfvvered the summons by a
difeharge of mufquetry. The V endeans
then set fire to the town, which contin
ued to burn when the letter which
brought the account left Vire. The
inhabitants are said to have carried off
ro or r 2 cart loads of their fellow citi
zens, either killed or wounded.
On the yth inst. about 100 men, arm
ed with pikes and pitchforks, repaired
to the Commune of Picdrefitte, burned
the decrees and papers which respected
the forced loan, and read a resolution to
the Municipality,, which, in the name
of the King, annulled all the republican
acts. This armed force at lalt obliged
the Municipality to cut down the tree
of Liberty, and make the iccrctary write
on a white flag,, which they hoiited on
the itceple, tire following infeription :
“ Five Is Rois el Saiati Religion
LONDON, April 28.
The following is an exaft lift of the
number of officers in the Britilh navy,
as they itoodon the firft: of Jan.
one hnudred flag officers, tiiat is to lay,
’‘Admirals, Vice Admirals, and Rear
Admirals; four hundred and sixty Cap
tains ; two hundred and forty four
Commanders ; and one thOufand nine
1 hundred and sixty one Lieutenants;
making in the whole 2491 commilhoned,
officers.
The navy of this country, cxcluftve
1 of the hired vessels for protecting the
coast trade, confuting on the 31st of
March Jatt, of one hundred and ieventy
lhips of the line, twenty nine, fifties, one
hundred and eight frigates, two hun
dred and eleven ftqops, making in the
whole a navy of 598 (hips of war.
May 2.
The, nine fail of French Merchant
men, which were lately chafed on shore
by the Druid and Syren, a little to the
Eaitward of Point a Perco, have all
gone to pieced, and the greater part of
thei r cargoes deft roved.
On Saturday fe’nmght the Wet Docks,
communicating with the harbour of
Dublin, were opened with great pomp,
in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant,
&c. They cover a space of 23 acres,
and confilt of three large bafons, winch
are called by the names of Buckingham,
Weftmoreland, and Camden. When
the Grand Canal ffnali be united with
the Shannon, an opening will be made
through the-centre of the Island, be
tween the Iriflt sea and the Weilern
Ocean.
Mr.de Bruifgui, who commands a
division of tne Royal .Army of Britta
ny, in the department of 1 licet Vilaine,
having received intelligence that the
- Republicans had affemblcd a corps of
2000 men between Fougcres and Ren
nes, with a view of attacking him, fur
prized them in their Camp, at the head
of 1500 men, killed 500, and took all
their baggage and field equipage.
The french have formed a camp,
comprifmg 1300 men, opposite the little
Island of St. Marceau, with a view of
repolieffing themselves of a station from
whence their trade is so materially an
noyed.
A Portuguefc Indiaman,J having on
board a very valuable cargo, bound from
Brazil to Goa, and mounting 22 guns,
in the India Ocean fell in with the
French frigate Cybele, mounting 44
guns, and carrying 470 men, when a
moR desperate and bloody action com-
mcnced, which killed three hours and a
half. The Portuguefc ship was obliged
to fir ike her colours, after having had a
vast number of men killed on board, dis
missed her ; exacting, however, from the
captain, an oath not to take arms against
the French Republic again during the
continuance of the present war.
Thomas Paine calculates that our Na
tional Debt advances in a series, like the
numbers 8, 12, 18,27, 4°> 60, &e. that
is, by adding to the preceding number
its half, as 12 is composed of 8 and 4;
and in this progression he fays our dcot
has been con traded. Thus he eitimates
the expence of our several Wars since
the Revolution.
The War of 1697, accord
ing to him, colt us 21,500,000
The War of 1702, for the
fake of even numbers, he
calls - 32,000,000
The War of 1739 - 48,000,000
The War of 1756 - 72,000,000
TheWarofi77s - 108,000,000
And, by the fame rule, he
calculates the expence
of the present War at 162,000,000
. £• 443,500,000
It cannot be denied but that his state
ments are on the whole tolerably cor
red. By this rule our next War would
coil us 243 millions, which added to our
present debt and expences, would require
taxes to the amount of more than 40
millions a year ! But the idea of this
progression is anabfurdity.
PORTSMOUTFI, April 27.
Avery serious riot commenced last
evening—About fetfen o’clock, several
thousand labourers aiTembied in St.
George’s square in the town of Portfea,
complaining of the late and unexpected
further rife on bread. A part of the
afiembly were dispatched to the house of
Sir John Carter, Deputy Mayor, to en
treat a rediefs of their grievances, pre
tending to have received positive infor
mation of feme of the bakers having
offered the millers and farmers a greater
price for corn and flour than it was of
fered to sale for.
This party continued remonstrating
with Sir John until near eleven o’clock,
when they dispersed ; but a small party
of them continued in the streets till a ve
ry late hour, committing.many outra
ges ; the windows of all the bakers were
broken ; one of them had the front df
his (hop taken entirely out, and all his
goods and books were destroyed.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) May 21.
As the fever which has proved so fa
tal to Europeans still continues to baffle
the firft medical abilities, we think it
incumbent on us to mention, that on
board of the vessels where Mint-Tea was
given plentifully to the seamen every
day, the whole crew, with the exception
of one boy, has recovered from the
dreadful malady.
NOTICE.
ALL perform indebted to JOHN HAMIL
TON, are requeued to make immediate
payment to the Subfrriber, who is empowered
to aft as his Attorney, ( until his return, in or
der that the fubferiber may be enabled to
make payment to those who may have jult de
mands hint.
DANIEL HAMSON.
Savannah, July 19. n.40.
Sixty Dollars Reward.
RUN-away from my plantation, at Afhe
poo, S. Carolina, on Wednesday night,
the 6th inst. a Negro fellow, named 808,
country born, a jobbing cargenter by trade,
and about forty years of age ; he is artful and
fcnlible, and will probably change b ; s name
and dress ; he has a remarkable large fear a
cross his leg, just below his knee jlan, and com
monly wears a large beard. Any perlon de
livering the .above-mentioned fellow to me, at
Afhcpoo, or any ot the Gaols in the said state
of Souih-Carolina or Georgia, (hall receive the
above reward in fpccie, cxcluftve of charges,
and a further reward of One Hundred Dollars,
on conviction of his being employed or har
boured by any white perton,
EDMUND BELLINGER.
N B. Thd night the fellow went away, a
perion (by information named Hall) flcpt at
said plantation, who said he lived between the
river Altamaha and St. Mary’s, in the state of
Georgia, and supposed to have enticed him off.
Souih-Carolina, July it, 4t. E. B.
ai TU ESDAY,
The lqth July n"Xt.
At the STORE, oj Trlfaii* is Gibbons, on Tel
fair’s Wharf,
Will be Sold*
Sundry Articles of
Household Furniture,
Confiding of CHAIRS, TABLES, a Mahoga
ny BEDSTEAD, BEDDING, Ac.—
Also, a HORSE and RIDING CHAIR,
and 5 head Stock CATTLE, at Codon’s Bluff,
aCART, and a BOAT that will carry 22 bids.
Rice, being part of the personal property of
David Montoigut, Esq. deceased.—Conditions,
CASH. Bv Order of the Executors,
JOHN GIBBONS, Atdien'r.
Savannah, June to, 1796. 29
SAVANNAH, July I9
Yesterday arrived Schoor.cr
Christopher Whipple, from Ch*rleft on *
bound to New-Orleans, out 70 days h
put into this port for a supply 0 f p r ’ ov q*
On the trial of Mr. Sprague of B 0 f
ton, for burning the British Hoop Speed’
well, the jury gave a verdict for t J ;
plaintiff—damages 6147 dollars.
Simeon De W 1 tt, Esq. of
ny, is appointed Surveyor-General 0 f
the Grilled States.
The firll of September is the day fi xei r
for the draw ing of the Walhington CV
nal Lottery.
We hoar, Mr. Fierce Euthr y Senator
of the United States, from the Hate ot
South-Carolipa, has resigned hisleat in
the Senate.
Robert Barclay, Esq. i s ap .
pointed the king’s commissioner, for kt.
tiing the true river St. Croix.
MARRIED, at Philadelphia, by
the Rev. Dr. Ewing, Mr. Phineas
M 1 l l r.R, ot Georgia, to Mrs. Cath
arine Greene, widow of the late
General Greene.
By the Rev. Mr. Abercrombie,
Major E. Hopkins, late of Georgia
to Mrs. Si ms, of Philadelphia.
Died, in Philadelphia, in an advanced
age, the celebrated Philosopher, Da
vid Rittenhouse, Esq.
Communication.
YOUR ufeful paper, as well as oth
ers in the United States, do daily an
nounce the arrival of fleets and armies
in the Weft-Indies ; it being a fact well
afeerrained that the arrival oi so many
foreigners in those illands will, and do
frequently produce malignant diseases.
An inhabitant of this City, would beg
ieavc to suggest to the City Council,
the propriety of compelling veifels from
any of the Weft-Indies (whether their
be any flek on board or not) to perform
a quarantine of at least five days, previ
ous to their being viflted by the Health
Officer oi the port, not regarding how
long a palfage they may have had. I
think this mode pursued, will be the
means of preventing the introduction of
diseases from thole Islands among us.
It is hoped Council will take the mat
ter up immediately,, they will have oth
er fiates for their example. JVI.
Messrs. Powers & Seymour,
Please inject the jollowirg, and oblige
B. 0. Scn'r.
C D- G ,
To Bevj. Spatten, Sen Dr,
TO furnifhing you with an abusive ) Boh.Ctt*
Address to Gracchus, signed ans . 0
Old Quaker, (twelve {fleets) peiY ’
agreement, at 25 cts. )
To three Falir Charges (in the fame) )
by way of queition, at 300 cts. > 9:0
cadi, y
Dols. 12 : 0
Sir,
You oromifed pun&ual payment, in three
days after publication ; fome time is now*
elapsed, therefore be not oifended at thi* vil
dun ; and my requell to pay the amou.it to tho
Printers. Bs.vj. Spatter, Seu.
fDariu* Itrgider.
ENTERED INWARD.
July, Day**
to. Brigßetfey. Hauthwat, Gambia!, Africa, j3.
CLZIRED OUT.
Brig Eagle, Holland, Charleston.
Schooner Commerce, Rogers, d'>.
Mary-Ann, Hughes, Baltimore. -
FOR SALE,
That Valuable Trail of
LAND,
S ITUATE on Argyle I (land (about Nine
miles from Savannah, by water) originally
granted to John Race, Esq. decealed, found ,o
contain on a Re-survey, 378 Acres ; > uUr
acres of which is contained in two Kno'vjs,
one of them being fuiflciently large fora s ett r ~
ment, and fafe from common Frefhcs, the re
Prime Swamp, on an excellent pitch ot Tme*
The above trail is bounded North by the I bj l ”
tat ion of Richard Wayne, Esq. South by ul ?
Plantation of Mr. Win. Williamson, and Fav
and Weft by the branches of Savannah Rt ver *
For further particulars, apply to
CAIG, MACLEOD - Cos.
Where a Plat of the Re-futvey may be f e ' u
Savannah, July 1. * avrtt ’
“wanted to hire,
A NEGRO GIRL, accustomed to Cooking
Waffling, and doing House w , or!c ’ „ G
which liberal wages will be given—-Enquu
the Printers.
Savannah, May 19. n I—^7-
“IrFThe SALE ofther;! 6
PrimcSLAVES, net BrigEajlr Capt. H*“ J
will be continued at private Sale, from n ,
day until the whole arc disposed 0., b Y
* CAIG MACLEOD
July 8-
No. 40.