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LISBON, May io.
\Ve have lately received the details of
anaftion between a Portuguefc veflel
and a French frigate in the Eatt-Indies.
The former named the Saint Antonio,
having failed from Baja, came up with
the French veflel, when an aftion com
menced, during which the latter laid by
to repair ; when, the adion being re
newed, an attempt was made to board
the Portuguese veflel, which {he evaded ;
but not being able to refill the fuperiori
tv of the enemy any longer, ltruck her
colours, after five hours fighting, having
nine killed, and eight wounded. The
French (hip carried 44. guns, and the
Portuguclc 22. The French, after
palling many encomiums upon the brav
ery of their opponents, gave them the
veflel, upon condition of their not bear
ing arms till regularly exchanged.
A volcano has made its appearance in
the province of Alentejo, since which
a fubterraneous noise has been heard in
thediftriil ot St. Michael de Mechade,
followed by an exploiion ; loon alter
this, a hot {tone, of about iooib. weight,
was seen to fall though the aperture
from whence it proceeded could not be
found.
WINCHESTER, September 2.
It is with a degree of sorrow feidom
experienced by the editor hereof, that he
enters upon the recital of the following
melancholy event —A few days ago an
unhappy dispute took place at Bfch, be
tween a captain Randolph and Smother
gentleman, whole name we have not
heard ; that a challenge was lent by the
latter to the former, of which a captain
Thomas was the bearer ; that captain
R. refufed the challenge, and threw the
note on the ground, liguifytng at the
fame time, that he did not think his op
ponent upon an equality -with him.
The behaviour of captain R. inflated
captain Thomas, who alio dared him to
combat, which was refufed by the former
upon the fame fcorc. A day or two af
terwards, captain Thomas wasbealiing
in company that he had frightened feme
ot the continentals — This behavior drew
down the vengeance of Major Black
burn, who very unfortunately happened
to be present—his resentment new no
bounds—heaflailed C'apt. Thomas, and,
I Oh! that we could break off here, but’
aias! the sequel, mournful as it is, mull
be disclosed) with a dirk put a period to
his existence. The unhappy Major
.Blackburn is committed to priibn in
Martin Iburgh.
NEW-YORK, September 12.
ExtraPl of a Utter from a merchant in Stratford
(Connecticut) to his friend in Ncw-York, dated
qtk injl.
“ I Have been up part of the night in con
fluence of an alarm from New Field, occa
sioned by the moft ffiocking tranfatlion I ever
knew in this town. About ten o’clock at
night the (lore belonging to Mr. Isaac Tom
linfon, which we used to occupy, was difeov
ered to be on fire—the neighbors were railed
and put it out, when they found a boy lying
in the (lore was murdered by being fir ft knocked
Jn the head with a (hoe hammer, and then his
throat cut. The (tore was robbed of a sum
of money, which Mr. Deforrcft the owner
lays, was about one thousand dollars. The
inhabitants mustered out in all directions, two
came to me, and I got a number out from
here, and sent to flop all the paifes, to prevent
if possible the escape of the villain or villains.
—The (lore was let on fire no doubt to pre
vent difeovery—it is supposed the boy le 1 the
perton or persons into the flore, as there was
Handing on the counter, near where he lay
dead, fome liquor, and the appearance of fonre
one’s having been drinking. The boy was
drcfTed, and with his bat on.—l have as yet,
this morning, heard nothing further cf this
melancholy bufincfs.”
UNHAPPY ACCIDENT.
Friday evening, as Mr. M’Gowan, Grocer, in
Liberty-street, was drawing spirits fromahog
fhead, a spark accidentally fell into the spirits
and let it on fire ; alarmed at this, he ran to get
“water, forgetting in his fright to turn the cork,
when the flowing spirits communicated the fire
to the hogshead. Mr. M’Gowan, with bis
•‘■tther in-law, Mr. Welden, being anxious to
*xtinguifh l kc , perfirtrd in going down and
to turn the cock, when the hogshead
°arft and j ct thefc unhappy men in flames, in
vvhich fuuation they continued fevcral minutes
before any one dared tollrip them.
On having their cloalhs taken off, they were
O'ind to be ffiockingly burnt. By great exer
t.onsthe building was laved.
Both the unfortunate luflcrers are since dead.
AUTHENTIC.
I be folk wing is an ext rail of a letter from Cap
tain James Bruff\ to the Secretary of War, dat
( ‘ Niagara, Augvjl go, 1796.
My Inll informed you of the evacuation of
wego and of its being taken pofTeffion of
y the detachment I have the honor to com
ttiand, onthe 14th July.
I now have the additional honor to inform
P u ’ a ftcr being detained near a month
3 tne means of transportation, and after rtink
ail n attem P t “'vith fix batteaux, and being
a.vay and regaining that post; I embarked
j. „ ne °f August with fifty men, the artil
jy/’J Jl7l niunition, and the principal part of
° n oar£ { the Kingflon packet of
Ut to n* (which contraClor O’Hara had
L Ur u andf ° f . US ) an< * ont l ,c 10th in the after-
Wif 1 ’ °f Niagara, difpatchcd a
*’ Wu “ au officer to the Britilh Cotmnan
Columbian jtflufeum, &c.
dant, with notice of the approach of the advance
troops ofthe United States, deflined to receive
pofTeffion of it; and about sunset came at a
mile’s diftancc from the fort, when 1 received
his anl'wer and an offer of immediate poifeffion.
—I accepted, and my guard under a com mi f
fioned officer, marched in on Captain Sheri’s
.marching out—his ferjeant attending mine in
porting Gentries, &c. The next day in the
forenoon, the artillery, (lores, and the rest of
the men were landed in time to display the
flag of the United States, under a federal lalute,
by 3 o’clock.
“ I was visited in the morning bv Captain
ShefF, who was so polite as to walk round the
works, and give me every information for a
relieving officer.
From a Ncw-York Paper,
Having leen an anonymous publi
cation in yeiterday’s Argus, entitled,
<f Bite the Biter,” wherein it was -sa id,
that the (hip Eliza, had been a prize to
the Thetis, Brifiih frigate, and that
since the accident of looting her spars,
the had been captured by about a dozen
Yankees! In answer to which, 1 think
proper to ilate the following fadls : J
was boarded within 3 miles of Cape
Henry, by the above frigate, and a prize
mailer put on board, who not knowing
well how to proceed, he, by fome fatali
ty or other, got within Sandy-Hook ;
where, meeting with no opposition from
the crew, I took pofleflion of my (hip,
and brought her fafe to this port; in
the performance of which, no violence
was used by any person on board.
G. G. HUSSEY.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.
CAPTAIN BARNEY NOT TAKEN !
There is a letter in town from an officer of
Admiral Murray’s fleet, which fays, that after
taking one ffiip, the other two of.Capt. Bar
ney’s squadron escaped ; they were puvfoed,
but not one of r.he Engliffi (hips could fail with
them—After two days the chafe was given ov
er as fruitlefs. barney’s fhipJ, the letter adds,
fails beyond all example.
, Monday evening arrived here, in 50 days
from Liibon, the polacre Independent, Capt.
Catclitart, who informs, that on the 19th July,
the United States brig Sophia, Capt. O’Brien,
had arrived there in 24 days from the Dele
ware Capes, and was to proceed immediately
after for Algiers.
Capt. Cathcart, left Algiers on the Bth of
May, and was one ofthe unfortunate prii'oners
held in flaverv there for many years.
The brig Industry, Stewart, Philadelphia,
was run down by a Spanish frigate in Bay
of Cadiz, on the 24th July —captain, crew, and
part of the cargo laved, veflel totally loft.
B A L T I M O R E, Sept. 13.
We were lalt evening favored with two Danish
American Gazettes, printed at St. Croix, up
to the 17th init. from which we have copied
the following interefling news.
WAR WITH SPAIN.
Christian staed, August 17.
A gentleman at St. Thomas’ writes to his cor
respondent here, thus “ a veflel in 29 days from
England to St. Kitts, brings an account vta de
claration of war agaiuft Spain by Great-Rritain.
Thirty Tail of valuable (hips, party of a fleet of
sixty, bound from Surrinam to Europe, are ta
ken into Martinque.*’
By an arrival yesterday from Guadaloupe,
v/e learn, that 24 valuable English ships have
been, within thcic three weeks, carried into that
i fluid.
By a veflel from Antigua this morning, we
are informed of the arrival of a reinforcement
of seven thousand troops, at Barbadoes.
■SAVANNAH. - Ocltober 37
Died, on Tnefday laji, Mr. James Mirrilies,
Affiant Grand Secretary, and Worfhipful Majler
of Union Lodge, No. 10, uiho juftiy acquired, in an
eminent degree, the ejleem and confidence oj all his
acquaintance.
“ He was, (exceed in char alter uiho can)
“ An Upright Mason and an Honed Man.”
His body was accompanied to the place of inter
ment by the Grand Lodge of Georgia, and the other
Lodges of this city, the St. Andrew's Society, and
a number of ether refpetlable citizens, where it was
depnfued with all the honors of the Ancient Prater,
nity.
come Return of Philadelphia.
Meflrs. Powers & Seymour,
A friend of Capt . Digh ton's, in clofa
you his answer to a paragraph, ‘which
appeared myour paper of July 5, (No. 36 )
under the Savannah head, and re-jufls
you will give it a plare in your Mujeum.
From the BOSTON CENTINEL.
Capt, Dighton, vs, Capt. Smith.
Mr.Rßusse l,
SOME time ago I observed in a Nor
folk paper, and alio in that put aid vehi
cle the Chronicle, that I was denounced
for hoillingmy colours at St. Vincents,
as a token ol joy at the taking of St.
Lucia, by the Britilb. It has always
been my practice to “ rejoice with those
that rejoic ,,” and as a citizen of a neutrai
independant nation, I conceive I have a
right so to do, any tenet in politicks,
Capt Smith (of Salem) may bold to the
contrary notwithstanding ; having nev
er given up my natural right of rejoic
ing, when and in what manner I fee lit.
If I had been in 3 French port on a Eke
occafiop, I. would have done the fame if
I plea fed. Bat this chicken of mother
Cary's, a died on principle:, he would not
join in the entertainment (though he
was both Hungary and dry) lor this Am
ple reason (which gave the affront) viz.
he was not invited. Ileadledaifo from
neccjfity in not displaying his ft Apes—
for he had none on board, except, per
haps, those on the Ikin :—He had, it is
true, an old Burgee (which served him
for bedding) but this was eaten to a ve
ry feive bottom by V n,and if he
had hung it up, instead of thanks for his
politeness, he would have colledted all
the manufactures in the Island to pur
chase rags.
Benjamin Dighton,
Kcncbunk, Aug. 14, 1796.
tfDavwc Itcgtftcr.
ENTERED /AWARD.
Schooner Nancy, Hll ris, Gorce, 47.
CLEARED OUT.
Schooner Commerce. Todd, Charleston.
Koltock & Parker,
Have just Received a Frefli Supply of genuine
DRUGS,
Which they will fell on the moft reafonnble
terms for Cassi, at their MEDICAL STORE,
St. Julian Street, near the Col amb tan Printing
°//‘ C ’
The following are a few f the Numerous Articles,
which their Afjortmeutccn/ijts of, viz :
ALOES, Alum, an.iaio, anuinonv, aqua for
tis, aniseed, arsenic, aliuioetida, bulfam
ot capivi, balsam of Peru ; pale, red, and yel
low bark; borax, calomel, camphor, caraway
iecd, c.tflia, cailor, carter oil, chamomile flow,
ers, cloves, cochineal, coloquintida, colonibo
coriauder feed, conft've of hips, ditto of roles.
• ream of tartar, can dcluce, emetic tartar, es
sence of bergamot ; elfential oils of aniseed,
cinnamon, cloves, juniper, lavender, lemon,
min*, orange, pennyroyal, rhodium and favin ;
gamboge, gentian, gng r, gum ammoniac.
,urn arabic, gum guaiacum, hartfhorn fhavmgs,
ipecacuanha, iiinglafs, jalap, linLed, liquorice,
litharge, magn Tia, manna, mezereon, mufle,
myrrh, nitre, nutmegs, mix vomica, oil of al
monds, ointments, opium, pearl barley, plas
ters, quickfllver, rhubarb, faffron, sago ; alka
line, Epsom, Glauber’s, and Rochelle falls;
larlaparilla, fenua, fquiUs, Spanish flies, (per
maceti, spirits hanfhorn, compound spirits of
lavender, sweet spirits nitre, rectified spirits
wine, tugar of lead, fulplmr, valerian, verdi
grife, vitriolic ether ; blue, green, and white
vitriol; volatile aromatic spirits; rofc, Hun
gary, and orange flower water ; sago powder,
Prulfian blue, patent yellow, liquid blue, gold
leaf, white leather, bell white and green phials,
nipple fhclis, pill boxes, Z3c. —Also, surgeons
pocket and other inltruments, and a complete
aflortment of patent medicines.
N. B. The yellow bark has been but lately
introduced into the United States, but is high
ly recommended by fome of the moil eminent
Fhyiicians in the northern cities ; upon trial
they find it of far lupertor efficacy to the pale
or red.
Savannah, August 5. 45 ts
J UST O P E ISTING,
AND FOR SALE,
At the Store lately accupiedby Mr. Mer-
KILLIES, a frejh ajfortment of
Drugs & Medicines,
LIKEWISE,
Avery hand fome aflortment of Ginghams,Hum-,
hums, Irish Linens. Callicocs ; Book, Jaconet,
Plain,Printed, Tambour’d, & Cross Barr’d Muf
fin; Muffin Handkerchiefs; Ladies filkShawis,
French Ilankcrc.hiefs ; Cotton Hole, flriped
and clouded Nankeens,Caffimers; Gentlemen’s
black and white Hats ; Ladies black and co
lour’d Morocco Slippers and Sandalls; Gentle
men’s Shoes, Boots and Bootes ; Loaf Sugar,
Hyfon &c Bohea Teas of superior quality ; Ja
pan’d, Glass, and Earthern Ware, with a gene
ral aflortment of Ironmongery, dec.
Also a few Barrels Superfine and Fine
FLOUR £# MIDDLINGS.
G. W. NICHOLS Cos.
Savannah, July 5. n.45.
George Lamb,
His jufl received by the ELIZA, from BOSTON,
and now offers for Sale, at his Store on the Bluff.
LADIES black morocco and florentine (hoes
and flippers, mens coarfc ffioes, boys
ffioes, liquid blue in jugs, liquid blacking in
ditto, paper hangings, loaf sugar, fives, dc.
HARDWARE, viz.
Stock, knob, c.lofet, cupboard, eheft, and
trunk locks ; padlocks, (ingle and double
bolted ; portmanteau locks, hooks and binges,
HL and II hinges, butt ditto, an aflortment of
waiters, brafsand japanned Candlesticks, house
brushes, ferubbing brufties, tin coffee pots,
fifhing lines and hooks, adzes, jack planes,
handsaws, compass ditto, gimlets, bed cords,
lmoothing irons, axes, dc.
BOOKS.
Morse’s Universal Geography, Buchan’s Do
meflic Medicine, Goldfmith'i Hiilory of F.ng
land, ditto of Rome, ditto Earth and Ani
mated Nature, Account of the Pelew I (lands,
Boyle’s Voyages, Don Quixote, Baron Trenck,
Mvfleries of Udulpho, Roderick Random,
Vicar of Wakefield, Man ofthe World, Royal
Captives, Waffiington’s Letters, Keatc’sSketch
es from Nature, Mifles Magazine, Young’s
Night Thoughts. Harvey’s Meditations, Thorn
ion's Seafons, Plealures of Memory, Sentimen
tal Journey, Beauties of Sterne ; Pilpay’s,
Gay’s, and Moore’s Fables ; Beauties ot 11-f
----tory, Mrs. Cbapone’s Letter*, Mrs. Rowe's
ditto, Pike.’s Arithmetic, Age of Reason.
Seaman’s Daily Aflirtant, Monitor, Scott’s
Leflbns, Letter Writer, Economy of Human
Life, and many others equally arnufing and in
ilruuive.—A Catalogue is kepi at the Store,
Savannah, August 2b.
Just Imported,
By E. & C. Stebbins,
On board the Brig APOI.I O, Capt. Roma
son, from New-York :
A VARIETY OF USEFUL AND
Fafhiondle G 0 0 D S,
Adapted to the prefcnt Season—in addition t®
thote Received by the Fanny, Car . vSwin
porn, in May ‘aft, which enables them to
oIU-r then Custom!rj and others, a very
llandfome and Central AlTortment, which
ih’ y V/ill diipofe ol at a low advance, for
Calls, at their Store on the Bay :
ConfiJling of the following Article, , viz.
FOUR 4ths and 9 Bths It ifh Sheetings- a
great variety of 4 phs Is ifh Linens, from
37A to 100 cents per vard ; bed ticking. 3 4 th*
8 4ths, and 10 4th* diapers ; clouting diaper*
damask tablecloths, a variety of coloured’ lu
p rime broad cloths and caflimcrs, coloured
durants, black rulfel, bombalin, black India
perftans, green silk umbrellas, black mantua*.
India lutellrings ar.d latin, dove coloured and
whne d.tto, mens white, drab and green hats,
chodrens coloured ditto, a variety of ladies
mull in handkerchicls and aprons;, 6 4th* plain
book, checked llnp-d, and tamfioufed mus
-1119; * - 1S and b 4 ths plain jackonet and tam
boured ditto, gentlemens cravats ; Bar
cejona, printed linen, and cotton hamlerchief, ;
Id* and cotton lliawls, womens cotton hole’
nuns iitk, cotton, and random hole ; striped
ginghams, brown holland and Hieeting, toil ha
irmged cuton counterpanes, 12 4 ths fupcrhne
Marferlles ditto, ftnped and figured furniture
e ntitles ; hlii", red, and purple furniture cot
tons ; light ground chintfes and calicoes for
gown patterns ; plain white, coloured, and
! potted Marfeillrs, for vcit patterns • fine
ann coarse dimities, Manchester muslins and
whue jeans, coloured laiinand figured ribbons,
ladies and gentlemens leather and lilk glove®
allotted. Luba and striped nankeens, humhums,
to ’ , ! i medium, gilt poll, folio port,
and plain quarto poll paper; inkpowder, wa
s, anr haling wax; ivory and horn combs,
needles and pins, mens neat IWs, ladies mo
rocco and kid ditto,ladies dreflingcafes, pock
et books, purlcs, suspenders. thread cases, mem
orandum cases; belt red l ark, ipecacuanha,
ilui.\ t ib, jalap, Andcrlon’s pills, magnesia,
cream tartar, camphor, Turlington’s ballam,
dritilh oil, caftor oil, spirits l artfhorn, vola
tile drops, laudanum, (pints lavender, elfence
peppermint, rose & orange flower waters, milk,
oi lolcs, bergamot, pungent smelling bottles,
■ alt of lemons, court platW, hard and loft po
matum, violet loapand wafhballs,coarfe knives,
Iciflors, cork ferews, rajors, penknives atf n ted,
watch chains and keys, silver pencil cases, black
l"ad penens, tooth brushes. black pepper, nut
megs, loai fygar, frelh hyfon tea, choice Ihcrry
wmc in quarter calks, &c. Sc. c. f
Au S uft 5- 45-ts
N O TICK
To the Proprietors, Agents or Truflees of the fol
lowing Trait 1 of Land, which are returned lit
Defaultfor Taxes, for the Year 1795, and Ar
rearages up to the said year, said to belong t
Nonref dents of Georgia.
Will be SOL 1) on the 20th
March, 1797 (unless th'-y come forward and.
avail theml-Ives of the Tax Law, for the year
1 795/ at MTntofh Court Houle, Georgia.
50,000 Acres P.ne LANJ),
granted in the name of William Scott, on South
Newport river ; Tax, 64 dots. 75 as. and Cofl
30,000 Acres, granted in the
name of Ferdinand Oneal, on the waters of South
Newport-, Tax, 38 dels. 87 1 ets. and Cofl.
50,000 Acres, granted in the
name of David Garvin, on the waters of the Alta
maha, and South Newport, Tax 65 do/s.
750 Acres, granted in the
name of George Gray , returned as the property of
Abner Legate, on Sapelo ’waters, Tax 5 do/s. ’ and
cofl.
500 Acres Tide Swamp, on.
Cathead Neck, and 150 Pine, on said creek Cathead,
granted in the name of Jane, Elizabeth, William t
Martha, Nathaniel and John James M
Tax 56 dots, and cofl.
1000 Acres, granted in the
name of j no. Bowman, in two surveys, 300 on the
Great Thicket, Hammock Land. 700 on Cathead,
known by the name of Windy Hill , Tax 33 dols. and
cofl.
‘I he Arrearages of TAX, are not included in the
above AJJeffments.
300 Acres Granted to David
Weatherfpoon, on Cathead, 2 d quatity Tide Swamp ,
12 dols. and cofl.
20,000 Acres Pine Land, on
South Newport, granted Wm. Scott, 21 dols. 25 cts.
and cofl.
200 Acres formerly the pro
perty of James McDonald, adjoining land of Druid
Miller at time tffuryty , and Marjhcs and Ctceks of
Sapelo , 3 dols. and cofl.
150 Acres Granted
Bannrfler, on Brora Neck. Sapelo River, adjoin
ing land of Patrick Sutherland at time of Jurvey ,
and Polfons's land, sdo/s. 75 its. and cofl.
S. HARRIS, T.C if. C.
Angifl 8. i7ofi. 49*im.bm.
i< U R A L E,
That Valuable Traft of
LAND,
SITUATE on Argyle Ifiand (about Nin®
miles from Savannah, by water) originally
granted to John Race, Esq. deceased, found to
onfain on a Re-survey, 378 Acres ; four
acres of which is contained in two’ Knowls,
me of them being fufficicntly large foi a fcttle
ment, and fafe from common Irelhes, the rest
Prime Swamp, on an excellent pitch of Tide,
rheabove traft is bounded North by the Plan
tation of Richard Wayne, Esq. South by the
°'antation of Mr. Wm. Williamson, and E;-2
and Well by the branches of Savannah River
1 >f further particulars, aoplv to
CAIG, MACLEOD & Cos.
Where a Plat of the Rc-furvcy may be 1
Savannah, Jv!y t, iaw
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