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l. terms granted to the inhabitants under the
Ltee of the Spanish commanders ; and
£ they carried of several French ftups, wuh
allowing the Spaniards any part of the prxz
fsThird!y—The embargo laid in our ports on
tfoodfor Ihip building, bought up m the North
of Europe, on account of the Span.fh govern.
Lnt, which was left rotting either on board
IT- fliip,,’ or in warehouses, where it could not
be taken care of.
Fourthly— The embargo laid on the fire arms
ourchafed in England on Spanish account, and
;;;, h the consent of our government, after the
French had got pofMion of the Spanish foun
hen>s, which fire arms were obliged to be re
i dbv the Spanish agents at a coniiderable loss.
Fifthly The insult offered to his Catholic
m the person of the Marquis de las
Crfas, his ambafudor, when he had his firft au
dience with lord Grenville.
Sixthly —The seizure of the silks sent to this
country by Spanish merchants. which they had
bought up on their own account, at the sale of
the .prize* made Admiral Richery, and
vhich they had sent to England conformable
to the laws of Great-Britain.
Seventhly—'Thatthe stoppage of several Spa-
Cl lh vessels, the vexatious proceedings daily
txercifed against them by the commanders of
the fquadron* of his Britannic Majesty, as well
in the Mediterranean as in other Teas.”
A war with Spain will, we should suppose,
fct considered as a moft calamitous event to this
country, by every person in it. The time was,
when the idea of a Spanish tvar diffuled almost
g;neral fatistaftion, but the lentiments of the
aationare now, we believe, changed ; and the
people begin to be convinced, that galleons and
rgifW (hips, however rich their cargoes may’
be, afford but a poorco npenfationlo the coun
try for the additional taxes and burdens, which
arc the lure and permanent effects of every war.
Aucust 4.
The manifefto, which was published in a
mnijlenol paper yesterday morning, we gave
without any comment, in confirmation of its
authenticity. We have fsnee learnt, that no
such manifefto has been presented to the king's
ninijlers , as this ministerial paper itfelf confefles,
though the fame paper also Itates, that “ they
are persuaded, after the moft minute inquiry,
that such complaints as they have alledgcd have
been forwarded by the court of Madrid to its
ambaffudor in London.” Now it certairtlv
will be with every one a natural fubjetl of en
quiry, why the court of Madrid, or its ambaf
udor, thought proper to communicate a docu
ment of such importance to the editor of a
before they made it known to his
msjefty’s ministers ?
Such a mode of condufl would in tbe Span
ish ambassador, be a flagrant violation of
duty. Beftde the document itfelf is clumsily
drawn up. The fubje&s of complaint are
weakly handled, and the whole appears to us
to be a forgery, which cannot hy claim even to
the “merit of ingenuity.
Not that we mean to give it as our opinion,
that there exists no difference between this
country and Spain. On the contrary, we have
reason to believe that the Spanish government
has transmuted serious complaints to our cabi
net : that the executive diredory possess great
influence over tbe Spanish councils, and that
they are endeavouring to convert Spain from a
doubtful friend into a decided foe of this
country.
The danger of a Spanish war at this jundion
must be evident to all men ; but the means of
carrying it on with effed is rather difficult to
conceive. In truth ; we have been so scratch
ed by our contest with the French, (Wyndham
and fome others excepted (that we may pro
bably find a little more scratching, “ extreme
ly disagreeable.”
August 25.
Official letter from the head-quarters of
his royal higltncfs the archduke
Charles of Austria, Nordingen, Au
gust 4, 179^
“ His royal highness’s general posi
tion is now atfollows. The main army
of Nordingen, with an advanced guard*
at Nerfheim : Two small corps near
Boppingen and Weil.tingen, to observe
the roads leading from those places; and
a corps of fnperior force at Gundelfin
gen for the purpose of covering the left
and keeping up the communication with
general Froligh and the prince of Con
de, the former of whom is at WeifTen
horn, on the Both, the latter at Mem
mingen, with his advanced guard at
Wurtzach. ,
“ The enemy having efifeovered the
channel by which the water was con
veyed into the fortrefs of Koningftein,
cut off the supply, and by that means
reduced the garrison, confiftingof about
§ve hundred men, to the necessity of sur
rendering. The troops marched out
with arms and baggage, and they re
turned into the emperor’s dominions
conditions of not serving till ex
changed.’’
PARIS, 27 Thermidor , August 14.
Our letters from Vienna state, that
tne Eleftor of Saxony has declared to
the emperor, that he was preparing to
hegociate a feparatc peace. The king
Prussia has just taken poflelfion of the
kifhopric of Archftadt, or the ground
* funilar title to that which induced
hm to take poflelfion of the suburbs of
‘'Uremberg. It is a very fertile coun
ts aj td a sovereign state, which is a
? ar t of the circle of Franconia.
Letters from Bafle announce, that fif
coramilfioncrs for negeciating a
ace > three of them from the emperor,
1 •'’rrived in that city, to pay their ref
.* s to citizen Barthclemy, and to 0b
,41n M W preliminaries,,
Columbian
S U A B I A, August 8.
On the 4th inst. the French entered
Uirnffrom whence the Imperialists had
removed their magazines, previous to
their arrival. The imperialists are re
treating to Bavaria, and will for the
present take their position behind the
Lech. Itis laid, that archduke Charles,
who.pafledby Augfburgh on the 2d inlh
on his way to Bavaria, will join part of
Wartenfleben’s army, with which it will
affilt the operations of the army of Ita
ly. The French column which has
pafled the Danube, and advances along
the right banks of that river, is said to
con hit of 12,000 men, and general Mo
reau is following.
FRANKFORT, August 9.
A French corps of 8000 men, under
general Hatry, has taken its position
near Ruflellhiem, to complete the sur
rounding of Mentz. On the 7th, a
heavy cannonade was heard near that
fortrefs. It is said the French have
made themselves inafters of Guftavf
burgh, on the point of the Mayn.
Since the sth, the fortrefs of Philipf
burg is surrounded by the Freach,
BOSTON, October 8.
By the Minerva, Captain Loving, ar
rived here yellerday, in 44 days from
Dunkirk, we have received Paris pa
pers to the 18th of August, from which
we give the following concise summary of
another Defeat of the AUSTRIANS.
By a letter from General Buonaparte,
to the Diredory, dated from Head
quarters, at Caftiglione, (20 miles N.W.
cf Mantau) Aug. 6, it appears, that'a
few days before, the Austrian army un
der Gen. Wurmfer, having marched to
the relief of Mantau, obliged the French
General, Buonaparte, to raise the siege
of that place, in order to attack his ene
my. In which, to use his own language,
he fays, a Behold, in five days, anoth
er campaign terminated. Wurmfer has
loft in five days, seventy pieces of field
artillery, all his infantry waggons, from
twelve to FIFTEEN THOUSAND
prisoners, fix thousand killed or woun
ded, and almost all the troops which ar
rived from the Rhine. Independent of
which a great part of the enemy are
fcattcred about, which we captured
while pursuing them. All the soldiers,
officers and generals, have in this diffi
cult circumltance, displayed the utmost
bravery. BUONAPARTE.”
The above brilliant events took place
the 2d and 3d of August. On the 7th
Gen, Maffena, took 400 priioners, and
seven pieces of artillery—and obliged
the Austrians to raise the siege of Pef
chiera, and to quit the line of Minico,
The head quarters of Buonaparte, was
at Veronne, Aug. r ith, his old position
—from which, before his victories, he
had recreated, and had raised the siege
of Mantua.
NORTHERN ARMIES .
On the erh Aug. Gen. Kleber, en
tered Bamberg, [a large town in Fran
conia, at the confluence of the rivers
Main and Rednetz] and on the 20th was
at Adefdorf. In the former place he
found from 15 to 18000 quintals of
grain, and large magazines of oats. He
informs, that in two months the army
of the Sambre and Meufc, had taken 57
pieces of field artillery, 56 £ pieces of
battery guns; more than 4000 mufquets,
several colours, andprovifion and cloth
ing to the amount of two millions. On
the Bth Aug. he engaged the Austrians
on the banks of the Rednitz, and after
a very obllinatc engagement, obliged
them to retreat with considerable loss,
and took possession of Forchheim, [lB
miles ffom Bamberg] where he found
70 pieces of cannon, and a quantity of
arms and ammunition.
The army of Gen. Laborde, has en
tered Constance, fituared on the lake of
the name,
NEWS FROM SPAIN —Lats. #
Yesterday capr. Stutfon, arrived in
44 days from Cadiz. He informs, that
the Spanifti fleer, commanded by Ad
miral Languara, and which failed from
Cadiz, with the French squadron com-,
manded by Admiral Richery, after be
ing at sea eight days, had returned to
port :—lt was thought at Cadiz, that
Richery’s fleet was not gone to the
Weft-Indies :—That war had not been
declared, and that since the return of the
Spanish fleet, the expeftation of a war
with England had abated :—That the
Consul informed, that the American
prisoners so long in Algiers, had been
liberated, and had failed for Merfailles:
—That Gen. Elliot, Vice-roy of Cor
sica, had ordered the capture of all neu
tral velfelsbound to and from Leghorn;
and that in consequence thereof, Capt.
Goodwin, in a Ihip belonging to this
iHufeunt, Be.
£or t, having a very valuable cargo on
oard had bden captured, and sent into
Corsica. His fate was not decided.
NEW-YORK, Odober 8.
Important. —The French have iflued
orders to all their lhips of war (( to aft
against (the Blips of every country, in
the fame manner as those governments
luster the Englilh to aft against them.’*
Arrived in this port, the Ihip Mercu
ry, Capt. Jeflup, from Port-au-Prince,
l his is the captain wiio was so ihame
fully abufedby the Britilh. Heinforms
that he was otfered Bocl. currency, in
fatisfaftion for their iniultsand injuries,
but he reiufed to accept of it. Ameri
can produce a mere drug in that place.
Extra A of a letter from A lie ant, June 28.
“ The beginning of this month a moft
terrible and obftinatc battle was fought
near Corsica between an Algerine Ro
ver and two-Neapolitan frigates, joined
by one of the Pope's garda coitas. The
action was severe, long, and bloody • it
lalted from ten o’clock in the morning
till four in the afternoon, without intcr
miflion ; the combatants were for along
time within piitol shot of each other.
The Algerine fuft'ered much being moft
of the time between an ineeflant and well
directed lire, which cut away great part
of their rigging, and made terrible ha
voc amongit the men, yet the ruffians
fought with an uncommon degree ofdci
paration,and attempted many times to
board, but were as often repulfc
great lots.
The capt. and all officers were killed
in the heat of the action—the former
had both his legs taken oil by a chain
lhot, as he was firing a blunderbuss,
yet the barbarian refilled to be taken
from the deck, and died whillt giving
the word of command. This loss did
not in the ieall intimidate the terrible
crew, who fought like furies, swearing
in various tongues they would not llrikj
while a man or boy was alive. The
Chriilians were equally obllinate, and
fought like lions throughout the whole
contiift, and shewed great bravery and
skill—they were to a man fully deter
mined to conquer or die. Unluckily
one of the frigates, which bore the great
est stress in the aftion took fire, and in
spite of every exertion, foonblew up
when moft of the crew; perished.
(< Another misfortune presented itfelf
a short time after, which was the lots of
the Pope's Cruiser, which was funk by
the enemy’s fliot after a gallant refiftancc,
In this situation frne frigate was obliged
to tow the other away, leaving the Al
gerine like a log upon the water, having
her fore and main malts carried away by
the board, and her hull so much pierced
and shattered that it was almost impoiii
ble she could fetch Algiers. The pirate
fought under the bloody flag,and mount
ed 34 guns, besides patteraroes : the
frigates had 20 guns each, and the Pope’s
cruizCrs 10 and eight fwivcls.”
PHILADELPHIA, Oftober 5.
Extrait of u letterfrom Stephen Catha
lan, conjul of the (Jutted States at Mar
fetllcs, to fojeph Fenwick, consul of the
United States at Bourdeaux, dated Ju
ly the ZQth, 1796.
“ J uft now a fifherman was fent] to
me by a Dutch captain of a ship enter
ing into Pomegul, the island in this
road where {hips from the Levant or
Barbary are to perforin quarantine, from
Algiers, with all the Americans who
were there in flaverys”
It is said, we give it, however, on the
authority of rumour only, that the
British minister has addreiTed a demand
to the President for restitution of the
American Brig Eliza, captured by the
British and retaken by the captain and
carried into New-York.
CHARLESTON, Oftober 10.
Lift evening the managers ofeleftionf
for this city, declared that, for represen
tative in Congrefs,-
William Smith, Esq. had 499 votes*
Robert Simons, 53
October 15.
Yesterday arrived off the Bar, the
ship Tammany, Capt. Ward, in 45 days
from Liverpool. Several passengers
came up from her in the pilot boat.
From them we learn that, when this
ship left Liverpool, a war with Spain
was looked upon as unavoidable. The
account of the Spanish fleet failing from
Cadiz, with admiral Riehery, had been
received, but they were ignorant of
their deflination ; it was generally sup
posed that they had gone into the Me
diterranean ; in consequence of this, it
was said that admiral Man had received
orders to join adnjixal Jcrvil on that
Ration*
SAVANNAH, Odober iB
- Saturday last, the Superior Court
of this County, adjourned—having beta
clofcly engaged in bufinefa for cltvta
days. The Prefentmcnts and Charge,
will appear in our next.
G E O R G Ia”
By his Excellency JARED IRWIN, Governor
and Commander tn Chief in and over the /aid
State. J
A Proclamation.
WHEREAS tn, and by certain refolutiona
of the honorable the General Aftembly
of the State aforefaid, bearing date the twentieth
day ot February ultimo, it ia among other
things Refo/vcd, “ “Shat on the frjl Monday ia
November next, being the day oi election lor
members of the Legislature of thia State, and
within thirty-four day* praceedmg the firft
Wcdncfday in December next, the ele&ora
qualified to vote thereat (hall proceed toe!e&
tour perions qualified to serve aa member* of
the (aid State Legislature, to serve as elc&ort of
President and Vice-Prefidcnt of the United
Stales: And the ballots (ball be taken T
fame manner as the ballots are to be t*’
perions to serve as reprel'entauvei o f
m the Congress of the United *
certificate thereof lhall be trat ‘
ately, by rxprefs, to hi* exf _rn
or, who is authorized to ; there*
ot from the contingei
I HAVE THE’’’ y it fit to issue
this my proc!- v 6 the fame, ia
order that ucerued may avail
themfelv
’ my hand, and the Great
jdid State, at the State-llouj'e,
outsVlLLa, this twentieth day of
.ptember, in the year oj our LORD
ane thousand (even hundred and ninety
fix ; ana in the twenty-frjl year of Amt•
riean Independence.
J A R E D IRWIN.
By the Governor,
John Milton, Sec'y.
marine iicgtte.
ENTERED INWARD.
Ship Three Brothers, Dunbar, Africa, 53.
Brig Apollo, Robinson, New-York, 13,
Schooner Tnduftry, Ross, Charleston, a.
Schooner lietfy, Waterman, St. Mary, 10.
Schooner Regulator, Swift, Boflon, 8.
Sloop Harriot, Bemifs, Philadelphia, c.
CLEARED OUT.
Brig Lydia, Reynolds, St. Thoma*.
Schooner Mary Ann, Hughe*, Baltimore.
Sloop Fricndlhip, Hillary, Charleston.
ERRATA in our UJl —(Inadvertently tom*
mitted by theConipoluor)—ln the Piece ligned
R. Wa y ne, Sen. in the 10th lineot the 3d para
graph, for Executor read Executrix ; and in the
aotn line of Mr. Behn’s Certificate, the like er*
ror was made.
This Day,
WILL BE OPENED FOR SALE, Bt
A. Van Sinderen,
(On tha Bay )
Avery exteofiveaffortnient of
Woollens and Fancy Goods.
Suitable for tht present and approaching fcafon*.
-—A L S O
An elegant variety of Gold and Silver WATCH*
ES, Jewellery, Plated Ware, Cutlery, Japanned
and Hardwares—‘And a large Collodion ot
Books and Stationary,
All which will be disposed of by Wholefalx
or Retail, on very low terms for Calh or Pro*
duw. Savannah, Odober 18.
-1 • i
ISAAC HASTINGS,
Ref be ft fully inform the Public that he hat
FOR SALK,
At his STORE St. Julian Street, between the
Church and Market opposite Mr. Hogg's.
BEST Jamaica RUM,
Windward Island and Northward do.
WINES,
Holland GIN,
COFFEE,
Loaf and Brown SUGAR,
SOAP and CANDLES,
Pickled Fiflt,
Writing and Wrapping Paper,
Negro Shoes.
tod and 2od Nail*, Iron Ware,
Tobacco,
Crockery and Glass Ware, Sec.
-ALSU-
Just receiv’d pr. the Regulator,
’ FromßoaTON;
Excellent Hyfon and Souchong Teat,
Northward Cordials,
Salt Petre refined,
Cqppera*.
Excellent Gun Powder, Shott assorted.
Assortment Mem, Womens & Children* ‘
Blankets, coarse Halfthick, Plains and Coauog,
Broadcloth, Baize,
Shaloon and Durants,
Coarse Linen and Cotton Handkerchiefs,
Assortment Pewter and Tin Ware,
Assortment Trunk, Chest and Pad Locks,
Pennknives, Cutteausand Sciffori,
Table and Tea Spoons, t
Gimblets, Canterbitts,
Awls, Tacks, Jew*-Harpi,
Assortment Coat and Waistcoat Button*,
Threads; Pins, Needle* and Thimble*,
Shoe Brushes,
Horn and Ivory Combs,
Brass Cocks, Tobacco ind Snuff Boxes,
Razor* *nd Shaving Boxes,
Fishing Lines and Hooks, Chalk Lin'**,
Pocket Books, Ink Pots, Wafers, Sealing Wax,
Spelling Books, Piahers, and a variety us
Childrens Books,
Sett* of Wooden Measures,
Sugar Boxes,
Pails and Tubs,
Trunks different sizes, &c. &c.
k All of which, he will dispose of at a very
small advance, for Cash or Mcicharitable Pro
duce _
Cqnilant attendance, and the smallest favor
gratefully acknowledged.
Savannah, Citobe? 18- fe-tij,
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