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1 ‘— Oftober 12.
I 1 ord Malmelbury, we can now state
I * certain information, leaves town
I Sorrow. M )“™y <° Pr-
I His loridiip my probably reach that
I capital on Saturday evening, or Sunday
I W \Ve are happy in being able to state,
I that the Jamaica fleet, pafled Portsmouth
I yederday f° r the Downs.
I BOSTON, Nov. 12.
I yellerday afternoon, about half past
I t hree o'clock, a fire was difeovered in
I the upper story of the dvvelling house of
I Mr- JohnW. Folsom, in Umon-ftreet,
1 which, notwithstanding the exertions
1 of the citizens, who were remarkably
I wigilant on the occasion, the upper part
I of the fame was entirely destroyed.--By
| this accident, Mr. Folsom, has loft his
I Printing-office,-* together with his bin
-1 ding apparatus, &c. and otherwise much
I damaged.
I NEW-YORK, November it.
I On Thursday about 4 o’clock in the
I jnofting two fir£ broke out, one in the
I ihbleof Mr. Drake near the bridge and
I the other in an adjoining street, in
I New Brunswick, and several buildings
I were consumed. In the evening there
I was another alarm. It is supposed the
I mifehief was done by design-—several
I robberies per-
I font are arrested on fufpicnß^
I November 12 %M^Jf
I We hear that Capt. Thompfon7 from
I Shelburne, has arrived this day, and
1 brings intelligence that St. John’s is
I notdeflroyed, as has been reported ; but
I that the French squadron has taken 7
I fail of the Quebec fleet, and destroyed
S the rest, except one—they havealfo ta-
I ken and burnt an American velfel laden
I with flour. We give this as credible
1 report.
I November rr.
[ NAVAL ACTION.
I Nov. ift, lat. 27, long. 72, a (hip
I was spoke with from London for Nor
folk, which failed about the firlt of Oc
tober. The Capt. informed* that an
important naval aftion had occurred be
tween an English and French squadron,
which terminated in favor of the latter.
November 19.
A terrible fire on Thursday evening
consumed a fine range of hew buildings
belonging to Mr. Kip and brother, Mr.
R. Snow, Mr. Wilkefon and Mr. Ar
thur Smith—tenor twelvehoufes were
destroyed. Mr. Wilkefon’s loss is sta
ted at 35001.-—Mr. Snow’s at 90001-
Mr. Smith’s at 300 —Mr. Kip’s we
have not heard. We hear fubferiptions
are in circulation for their relief, and
trust the benevolence of our fellow citi
zens will be exerted on this unhappy oc
casion.
ALBANY, Nov. 4.
The fire which broke out in State
ftreet on the evening before last, took
its rife in the house of Mr. John M’Do
nald, printer and bookseller, from one
of thole unavoidable accidents which all
of us are more or less fubjedl to, and
ended in the deftruttion of the aforefaid
building, and the Ihop and dwelling
houfe adjoining, the property of Mr.
John Van Schaick. The (hop was oc
cupied by Meflfrs. Warner and Scovill,
merchant taylor’s. There was a dry
goods and grocery store kept by Mr.
T. Maurice in the front of Mr. Van
Schaick’s dwelling heufe.
On this diftrefling occasion Mr. M’
Donald saved only the principal part of
the bound books in his store. His
books in sheets, of which he had a large
number, a considerable quantity of prin
ting paper—nearly if not the whole of
bis printing materials ; and fome plate
and houfhold furniture fell a prey to the
flames. We have not learnt Meflrs.
and Scovill’s loss. Mr. Van
Schaick and Mr. Mauricefuffered much,
the latter gentleman particularly. The
sum total oflofs is supposed to be about
food.
The joint dwelling houses of MeflTrs.
Douw andiTen Eyck on the weft were
tnuch endangered, but fuffered little,
the wind blowing frefh from that quar
ts, which made the danger the greater
to Mr. Caldwell’s new and extensive
“nek store house. Here the fire flop
py ; but had it not been for the brick
tiled roof of Mr. Caldwell’s
“°re, which rendered it fire proof, we
know not how many of our fellow-citi
*ens would ere this have wept over the
Poking ruins of their houses.—Most
Probably the dreadful feene of the 17th
„ 1 79 3 t would hare been renewed
Wlth ten-fold horrors.
CATSKILL, Ottober 31.
jtK Frida y night, the bridge over
e creek, near Mr. Aihley Gilbert's,
1 Columbian iHufeum, &c.
was set on fire, by fome infamous wretch
and the principal part of it destroyed.
An attempt ofa similar nature was made,
with less success about a fortnight pre
vious. Two hundred dollars are alrea
dy offered, and fubferiptions going for
ward to colled a much larger sums as a
reward ; which, with the vigilant ex
ertions, of an injured public, it is ho
ped, will lead to difeovery and bring
to justice the perpetrator of this diabol
ical ad.
HARISBURGH, Nov. 7.
On Thursday night last, the large and
commodious tavern at Silver Springs,
fix miles from this town, the property of
Oliver Pollock, Esq. and occupied by
Mr. Briggs, was entirely consumed by
fire, together with all th* furniture,
wearing apparel, liquors, &c. There
were near forty people asleep in this
mansion, when the accident was difeov
ered, which had made such progress,
as to render even their escape impoiiiblc,
any other way than from the different
windows : by which means a young
man, aged about 18, who slept in the
upperftory, bruised himfelfin such man
ner, as only to survive a ihort time ;
one of Mr. Briggs’daughters, of ten
years, was so much burnt before she
could be extricated, as only to live a
bout two hours. Many others were ve
ry much hurt, but it is hoped not past
recovery* The loss is estimated at a
bore 6000 l
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. r 5.
The Citizen P. A. Adet informs his
feltow-citizens that loy order of the Ex
ecutive Diredory, he has this day no
tified the Secretary of State of the sus
pension of his fundions as Minister Ple
nipotentiary of the French Republic,
with the United States of America, and
that in consequence of said suspension,
they will, from this day, address their
requests and applications only to the
Consul General or to the particular
Consuls of the Republic.
Philadelphia, 25 Brumaire, cth year
of the French Republic one ana indivi
sible (Nov. 15, 1796.)
P. A. ADET.
FAIRHAVEN, Od. 26.
By a gentleman of veracity, dired
from Canada we ate informed, that the
I rench inhabitants of Montreal, to the
number of 3 or 4000, aflembled, armed
with clubs, pick-axes, &c. and forci
bly liberated a number of their coun
trymen, who were confined on fome
disagreeable pretence —This tranfadion
haslericully alarmed the British in that
quarter.
The fame Gentleman adds* that a
ship lately failed from Quebec for Eng
land, but returned in a lew days, with
intelligence that the river was blocked
up by a French fleet. This intelligence
caused great conflernation, and orders
were ifiued for every man to be ready to
take arms at a moment's warning.
SAVANN AH, December 6.
Among the unfortunate fufferes by
the late fire, are Meflrs. James and Ni
cholas Johnston, Printers, who have
loft their Office, together with all their
Printing material, dweiling-houfe, &c.
So frequent are the alarms in this ci
ty, that three times during one day, last
week, the citizens were roused by the
cry of fire.
On Saturday afternoon a fire broke
out in Broughton street—the alarm was
early given, and by the adivityofthe
citizens was soon extinguished, On
examination, it appeared to beset on
fire, by fome person unknown, with an
attempt to reduce the remaining part of
this city to ashes. Several fufpeded
persons, who occupied the house, were
immediately taken into custody, but no
difeovery has yet been made.
We are happy to inform our fellow
fufferers, that a Subscription is already
on foot for their relief; that the benevo
lent citizens of Charleston, no sooner
received the melancholly intelligence,
than a Subscription was opened for the
benefit of the fufferers, and that [the sum
already fubferibed is very considerable,
and increasing fall.
The Printers inform their fellow
Citizens, that they will publish all ad
vertisements free of expence, giving in
formation as to Goods unclaimed that
may remain in their pofleflion, since the
late fire—-And thofeofthe inhabitants,
who have miffed articles, that were so
far saved, as to be placed in the streets,
before their houses, are moft earnestly
requested to come forward thro’ the me
dium of this paper, and make them
known.
A Correspondent, has favoured us with the following statement oj the Poll, for
Electors of Prefdent and Pice-PrejUent.
w rj “ L
2* & 8 f?
“S.Q 2 < tr • 2 _ Z 5
Countih. £ . g 3 s
<T J 7 jL ? 2. ? a\ •§ ° S ?
9 5%?3 r f f.
‘ *\ 1 $
Warren, 337 ,85 304 ..6 8s 87 14 7t 31
Montgomery, , 7 ,§
Bulloch, 13 13 13 1
jrUkes, 583 * 5 i 95 364 6 5 i 670 43
Richmond, tog 334 131 4 343 277 t 42 , 0g
Columbia, 418 40$ 365 i 3 no 124 64 30
Hancock, 739 677 7 oi 635 66 49 g
Liberty, 85 83 84 84 3 *
Chatham, 347 35 0 244 4 3 132 I*6 7 x 1
Burke, 606 542 57 3 549 34 10 65 4 6
Jefferton, 509 237 251 184 248 194 07,
Elbert, 460 47 0 449 478 n 9 84 io
Jackson, 161 no 57 9 3 38 too *3 3
Oglethorpe, 454 *55 39 o 313 34 34 aiO
Greene, 270 i 7 o 120 5 242 212 ,00 iji ijc ia9
Lincoln, 166 7 i 47 106 114 n 4 ~
Franklin, 39 2 130 9 o 332 234 233 , 97
Effingham, t 29 125 103 103 94 3 t
Scriven, 108 9 t 67 54 9 tg 30
Wafhintan. 214 206 173 178 44 4 ig
6200 4610 4357 3965 2644 f1 357 104 , qto itj 7to t6 3
By the above statement, it appears
Charles Abercrombie, and William Barm
SAVANNAH, zgth Nov. 1796.
THE undersigned Vice Consul of his Bri
tannic Majeity, is authorifed by the Governor
of the Bahama-1 (lands, to fay, that the follow
ing Refolvcs of the House of AfTembly of the
said Islands, are approved of by him, and that
the fame will be ilriftly complied with.
JOHN WALLACE.
BAHAMA-IS LANDS.
House of Ajfcmbly, Tuesday 1 §th Nov. 1796.
ON motion of Mr. Wylly, Refolvcd. That
the following MefTage be sent to his Honour
the Lieutenant Governor :
“ May it please your Honour,
“ WE are ordered by the House of AlTem
bly to return your honor the thanks of this
House, for your honour’s message of this day,
and to inform your honour, that the House ha
ving, in obedience to your honour’s recom
mendation, proceeded to the immediate con
sideration of the fame, came to the following
resolution, viz.
“ Resolved, That it be recommended to
his honour the Lieutenant Governor, to dis
patch two or more fall failing vefTels, to fome
of the southern ports of the United States of
America, and to the British ports in St. Do
mingo, to notify the scarcity of provisions at
present prevailing within these Islands ; and
that the house will make provision for the
expences of the fame.
“ Also, that certain bounties be granted up
on all such Flour, Corn, Rice, and Peas, within
a limited extent, as (hall be imported into
the ports of NafTau and Exuma, between the
sth day of December and the sth day of Ja
nuary next, viz;
“ Eight (hillings per barrel, upon the firlt
tkoufand barrels of merchantable Flour.
“ Sixteen (hillings per Tierce, upon the firft
three hundred Tierces of merchantable Rice.
“ And, two (hillings per bulhel upon the
firft five thousand bulhels of merchantable In
dia a Corn or Peas.”
Extrail from the minutes.
PETER EDWARDS.
MARINE LIST.
ENTERED IN.
ship saehott, Wulf, st. Croix, 28.
Brig Tryall, Wade, Charleston, 18.
Porga, Phillips, do. 2.
Apollo, Robinson, New-York, 4.
Barque Albany, Paddock, New-York, S.
schooner Mary Ann, Hughes, Baltimore, 8.
Huntress, Waflon, New-York, 6.
sloop Rainbow, Harding, st Mary's, 3.
CLEARED OUT.
ship Rose, Hill, New-York.
Brig Dean, Burnham, do.
Eliza, Worth, Eofton.
Porga, Phillips, New-Providence,
schoonsr Delight, Gibbj, Providence, R. I.
Betsy, Cornell, Charleston.
Rice Bird, Bowker, N. Carolina.
New-Adventurer, Dormon, Hardwick,
sloop Rose, Hill, New-York.
Dove, Frown, Charleston,
assize"of bread.
Savannah, December 6, 1796.
FRESH fuperfineand fine FLOUR, may be
purchased at 13 Dollars the Barrel; therefore,
Th 7 d. Loaf must weigh, lib. 9 oz.
The ditto, olb. 12 oz. drams.
Old Fine and Superfine Flour, at 10 Dollars.
The 7 d. Loaf must weigh, lib. 15 oz. Bdrams.
The 3 J, Loaf, olb. 15 oz*. 12 drams.
Os which all Bakers and Sellers of Bread are to
take due notice.
WILLIAM H. LANGE, CityTreafurer.
£3” MISSING from the late fire,a Chest
contamg Bed and Table Linen, a double Case
of an easy Chair, and several other
ai tides of,Furniture, which were so far saved,
as to be plaf*„d in the square, opposite to the
fubicribers home. Information refpedtingthem
will be thankfully acknowledged by
VWILLIAM HUNTER.
Who had left among fome articles saved from
the fire, a small Mahogany Case, with drovers,
and a drefting Glass, which from its refem*
blance to one he mifles, is supposed to be taken
in exchange. The owner or owners, will
please to apply for them. Dec. 6.
LEFT at the store of the fubferiber on Satur
daynight last, at the corner south of Bar
nard and Broughtcn streets, 3 faddlcs, 1 box
of Window Glass, and Drawers. The owner
is deftred to take them away.
Loftat the fame time (supposed to be taken
by miflske) 64 pair of coarse Shoes, 12 pair do.
fine, 2 pair Bootees, fome marked E. & TfT
and 18 lingle Curb Bridles. Any intelligence
efpe&ing them, will be gratefully acknow
ledged, by
THOMAS DOLLAGHAN
Dec
that James j ackfon, Edward Telfair,
tt, are chofcn Elettors for this State.
(TT Thofi Gentlemen who have fubferibed for
pur chafing the New Theatre and Lot, for tht
purpose of converting it to a Dwelling House, far
the relief of the difirejfed Families , art tarntjllp
rcqucjlcd to attend this Evening at Mr. Erown’f
Coffec-Houfc, in order to have the business failed
for the /upper tof our fellow citizens. The num
ber of Juo/cribers being 40, and 25 only have been
taken : Those Gentlemen whe vuijh to become fub
feriber s are also requefied to attend this Evening
at 6 o'clock,
Sheriff's Sale.
On Tuesday the 3d day of January meat will be
fold by public outcry, at the Couar-Houss im
this city, between the hours of 10 and 3 o'clock.
TEN NEGROES,
Seized under execution as the property of Ma
cartan Campbell, Esq. deceased.
All that Illand called Great
Waffaw, containing 1080 acres, more or less,
lituate eastward on the sea, weft on Rumoey
Marfties, north on Little Tybee, with the im
provements thereon, in poffefion of Mr. Willi
am Wall, seized under execution as the pro*
perty of Josiah Tatnall, jun. Esq. and Mr.
William Wall. Conditions cash.
T. NORTON, s. c. c.
Savannah, December 2, 1796. 79.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
To be Sold on thefirfi Tuisday, in January
next, at the Cou rt-House, in the town of
St. Mary s, in Camden County, the following,
7040 Acres bounded North,
by Sheftall’s land, East by land belonging to
John Ferries, on all other (ides by the waters
of Back, Crooked, and Cumberland River,
seized under execution, as the property of
John Ferrie, at the suit of John Parker, also,
700 Acres Hammock swamp,
and Pine Land in said County, bounded South-
Weft and South-East, by land of Thomas Cry
er, East by Ambrose Gorden, and all other
Tides by land vacant at the time of survey.
200 Acres bounded on all
sides by land of Jacob Wied, and James Sea
grove, seized under execution, as the property
of Daniel Miller, at the suit of William Simp
son, also,
1647 Acres in five Tra<sts,
in said County of Camden, seized under exe
cution, as the property of Samuel Smith, at the
suit of William Johnston. Conditions cash.
R. M'GILLIS, S. C. C.
St. Marys, December 6. 79 3 ot.
CHATHAM COUNTY, Savannah
Chambers, sth Dec. 1796.
Alex. Watt,) petition of
vs. > Dm.v/ Aaron Nunes,
Aaron Nvnxs.i dating that he in
confined at the suit of Alexander Watt, in the
above cause, and that he is unable to fupporft
himfelf during his confinement, and praying to
be admitted to the benefit of an a£t, in luch
case made and provided.
It is ordered, That notification be twice
published in the Gazette, that all persons con
cerned, may appear personally, or by their at
torney, at Chambers, on the twentieth day of
the present instant, to (hew cause, why the
petitioner should not be difeharged from con
finement.
Extrafl from the minutes,
Js. SMITH, c.s. c. c. c.
GEORGIA, ) By Edward White, Register of
(l. s.) > Probate* for the county of
Ed. White.} Chatham, in the state afore
faid.
WHEREAS, Henry Putnam, of the
city of Savannah, merchant, hath made
application to me for Letters of Administra
tion on the Estate andEffe&s olScth Crane, late
ofjthe fame place deceaf'd. These are therefore,to
cite andadmonilh all and ftngular, the Kindred
and Creditors of the said Seth Crane, deceased,
to be and appear before me at my office in Sa
vannah, on the 26th day of December next,
to (hew cause, if any they have, why Letters of
Administration (hould not be granted him.
Given under my hand and leal, at Savannah,
the 26th day of November, in the year of
our Lord 1796, and in the 2ill year of
Ameri can Independence.
For Sale,
A large new BOAT
Which will carry between 70 and 80
Barrels of Rice. For further particu
lars, enquire of the Vrinten of this pa
per.
Nov. 18, 77*
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