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Vol. i* 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 251