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CHARLESTON, May 6.
Before e apt. Clarke left St. Thomas's,
. .accounts were received that the English
were bombarding Porto Rico and would
probably not succeed, as they met with
violent opposition. *
On the 23d ult. capt. C. was boarded
by the Englilh iloop of war Berbette,
who prefled one man and put a paflenger
on board, who was taken out of a Ham
burgh brig bound from St. Thomas’s to
this port. By this gentleman, we ate in
formed, that within 25 days he has been
inCurac.oa, Porto Rico and St. Thomas’s;
that in Curacoa there are 10 American
veflels, prizes Carried in there by French
privateers; that the Britilh went in and
burnt 12 American veflels that were car
ried in by the French into a Tmall port
called Cape Rock on the Wed fide of
Porto Rico.
May 9.
Bxtrafl of a letter from a gentleman in the
Havannah, to his friend in this city f
dated May \JI 1797.
It was certainly said yederday, that
the French Consul had said, that the
cruisers of the republic had orders to take
all American veflels without any diferi
tnination, coming from or going to where
they would; that veflels from Britilh
ports were legal prizes and that all others,
not under this denomination, would be
fold and the proceeds dcpofited.
' In confcquence of this Mr. Pollock, a
gentleman lately appointed oar consul for
the port of Orleans, and at present here,
waited on the French agent, and requeu
ed to know whether any such orders were
fn existence; he answered that he had
received none such, and hoped that he
never would, adding, that he protefled
himfelf the friend of Americans and
Would endeavour to alleviate the unplea
sant circamftances daily occurring, as
much as was in his power,
I have been very particular in my en-
Jiuiries as to this matter, from the fear oi
ome imprudent persons giving you and
some others of my friends fume uneaflnefs.
May 10.
Captain Brown, from Norfolk, fays
that commodore Barney’s frigates were
nearly ready for sea; they wete bending
their fails the day before he left Norfolk.
There are seven fail of Britilh lhips of
war in Hampton roads, and otf cape
£i*nry« on th« watoh fur him.
The Hunter, off cape Henry, fell in
with the Britilh men of war, the Asia,
AfliflanCe, and Andromeda frigate, the
latter of which boarded her; captain Nye
was treated with great politeaefs and
difmifled.
• Captain Cartlett, left the Mole, April
30, in company with 24 American vef
iels, under convoy of the Britilh armed
Ihip Lion, of 22 guns, captain Morgan,
a cutter brig of 16 guns, and the armed
ship Jane, of 18 guns, and parted with
them on the 3d inftanr, off Watland illand.
—•The sloop Olinda, Turner, of this
port, from Jeremie to Savannah, was
among the fleet.
The brigand barges infell the Weft-
Zndia Islands in such numbers, that with
out a convoy, it is impossible to escape
them, and they frequently, even when
there is a convoy, cut off some veflels.
General Simcoe was at L’Archaye
with 5000 troops, about to commence
some secret expedition, which rumour
said was intended for Leogane and Go
naives, and all the ports on that coast.
Montalembert has been disgraced by
general Simcoe, for the desertion of some
poll he had the command of, before it
was attacked, and when no enemy was
nigh. He had demanded to be sent to
England for trial, but had been refufed.
On the 13th of April, by command
of admiral Parker, the Resource frigate,
the Garnett cutter, three launches and
fix boats with small arms, went into Mon
te Chrifli, cut out one American Ihip
and three schooners, and carried them
into the Mole.
The Friday following, the Rattler
Hoop of war and a cutter brig, captain
Perkins, sent their boats into Jean Rebel
and cut out eight American veifels, that
had been carried in there by French pri
vateers and condemned.
May 12.
Arrived the schooner Liberty, Barnes.
Capt. Barnes left Aux-Cayes 13 days
ago, and informs, that three days before
he left it, Rigaad returned from an un
fuccefsful expedition against Jeremie.
Rigßud had collefled a large force
JrotnTibsron, Jaqutmel and Aux-Cayes
for this expedition, and in an attempt to
ftortn an out fort, called Jeriwar, near
. Jeremie, was repulsed with immeefe
(laughter, and 101 l upwards of joe men
in killed and wounded. Rigaud’s bro
ther was killed in the attack ; it took
place about 17 or 18 days ago.
They prefled two Danilh Brigs to carry
provifioos and ammunition for their
troops, these were fallen in with by an
Knglilh Ihip of the line and a frigate,
who took the provisions and burnt and
funk the veflels.
There was a talk of an attack on Aux- :
Cayes by the Britilh, after this repulse.
In the Bite capt. B. was boarded by
an Englilh privateer brig, treated
politely and difmifled.
On Wednesday last in the Federal Cir
cuit Court, indictments were preferred
against fomtecn men, of the crew of the
French schooner Grouper, which were
committed to gaol on the 13th day of
April last, on a charge of piracy on the
high seas, tiefpafson the brig Fair Ame
rican, capt. Almy, and falle imprison
ment of her crew. The grand jury
threw out the bills; in confcquence there
of the men were difeharged by the court.
A letter received yesterday from the
Havannah fays, that there are a number
of French privateers cruising off that port;
that one of them lately captured an Ame
rican Ihip, under the guns of the Moro
Castle, which the governor of Cuba or
dered immediately to be released, and
gave oiders to the commandant of the
Moro to fire into every privateer that at
tempted to molest ot capture neutral vaf
fels withiivihe reach of his guns.
.SAVANNAH, May r 6. *-
Arrived on the Bth inst. sloop Olinda,
captain Darnell, q days from Jeiemie.
Cap. Darnell, failed from the Mole, with
27 fail of American veflels, under three
fail of the Britilh convoy, confiding of
the Lion, of 20 guns, the Roman Empe
ror of 36 guns, and the Swallow Brig of
18 guns; after being 4 days out, parted
with them off Watland Illand.
o o o o o O ***■
AUGUSTA, May 20.
By Yesterday's Northern Mail.
INSPRUCK, February 7.
Our condition is fornewhat better since
general Liptay’s corps, who now has the
command, has been reinforced by 10,000
men. A great number of marksmen ad
vance likew.ife to occupy the mountains.
All the inhabitants of Carinthia and Car
niola take up arms.
Venice is blockaded by the French from
the land fide, and many effeds and seve
ral of the inhabitants of Txiefie are gone
to Hungary.
February u.
The 4000 Darmftadt troops which were
in Carniola, have already joined the ar
my of general Alvinzi.
Great numbers of persons are flying
from Botzen.
Yesterday the French unrxpededly at
tacked our advanced polls near Dcutfch
metz, took two pieces of cannon, ar.d
made some prisoners; but general Vucaf
fovich soon arrived with a reinforcement,*
and repulsed the French with some loss.
The archduke Charles has sent dis
patches from this city to general Colli, *
at Rome.
VIENNA, February 18.
A courier from Peterlburgh has brought
the convention, which we learn has been
signed there on the 26th ultimo, between
the Austrian, Ruffian and Prulfian pleni
potentiaries, relative to the payment of
the debt of king Stanifuus Augudus, and
the ci-devant republic of Poland. In
order to examine and liquidate those
debts, a commiflion of nine members
will be eftablilhed at Warsaw, for which
each court is to appoint three deputies.
The pension detlined for king Stanislaus
will amount to 200,000 ducats.
By the fame courier important dis
patches are said to have been received
from Peterlburgh, befidcs the ultimatum
of the emperor of Rulfia, with regard
to his taking any adivc part in the pre
sent war.
L O N D O N, March 18.
We have the fatisfaction to inform our
readers, that government yesterday morn
ing received intelligence, brought to Fal
mouth by the Nimrod cutter, of the St.
Florenza and Nymph, belonging to lord
Bridport s fleet, having succeeded in cut
ting out of Brest and capturing the two
frigates which latei; landed the military
banditti on the coast of Pembrokelhire.
They were working into the hatbour
when they were attacked, aod after a
fbort encounter, compelLd to ttrike, in j
fight of 17 f-il of lsnc » v *’ h!ch
were apparently ready for to put to sea. .
If we may credit the report of a gentle
man lately arrived from Vienna, the dulce
of Saxe Tefchen, is to have the com
mand in chief of the imperial armies on ,
the Rhine, assisted by general Mack.
It is reported at Vienna, that the
daughter of the unfortunate Louis XVI.
has consented to bellow her fair hand up
on the Duke D’Ar.gouleme, eldest u>n of
the Count D’Artois.
NEW-YORK, May 2.
| The Leyden Gazette of the z\ ft Fe
bruary, fays, the discussions of the new
conftit«tion proceeded with activity.
They have already advanced to the ar
ticles which regard the executive power,
which is to be composed of five persons,
and of miniflers for each department.
It was expefted the constitution would be
p/efented to the people about the ciofe
of April.
The learned editor of the said Gazettes,
after relating the articies which Rates
die probability of a revolution in Spa
nish America, subjoins the following
remarks:
“ We will not estimate what degree
of credit is due to this intelligence : But
it is in the order of human things to be
forever changing, and revolutions appear
to be connected with each other by cause
and effc£l, independent of human fore
fight. The great events which have
followed the revolution of North-Ameri
ca, evidently prove these observations.
Without that solution, the revolution
in France woara not, in all probability,
have happened so soon, nor with the
fame definitive violence Without
this revolution, Spain would not have
entered into the war with France nor
have purchafcd an alliance with her.—
Without that alliance, however ineffica
cious, Kngland would not have been
disposed to second a revolution in South
America. It is fortunate, and is to be
hoped, that all these immense overturn
ings and changes, which cod the piefent
generation so much blood, so many tears,
and what is worse, such crimes, attroci
ties and hatred, will finally result in the
greatt'ft happiness of the human race.”
Letters from Hamburgh received ye
sterday, Hate that the Emperor of Russia
has repealed many of the laws of the late
empress—a new coinage in Ruda is de
termined on.
A letter from Stockholm fays, Kofci
ulko is on his way to America, with a
number of his friend*. He accepted from
the emperor money to enable him to de
fray the expense of the voyage; but de
clined the offer of a tract of land and the
pension of 6000 roubles.
May 3.
A gentleman lately trom France, Bel- (
gium and Holland, informs, that many
Americans in France are deeply concern
ed in privateering, and making fortunes
rapidly ; but moltly men who left their
countty in desperate circumltances, and
infamoufly hostile to the United States.
So totally loft to all sense of patriotism
and so traitorous in their hearts, that
some of them have objected to drink ge
nera! Washington at table. In one in
Itance, a Dutch gentleman, with a nutn
ber of Americans of different fentimenrs
at his table, gave general Washington as
a toast, but made an apology, for fear of
offending some prefenr.- -Our informant
had the fpirie to tell the company, if any
American should make objections to the
toast he would leave the table.
These circumfiances are noted to
prove how depraved men can become thus
) to desert their country, and that these
beggarly luge rives from their creditors,
may be among the inflruments employed
to work up the French nation into hosti
lity to the United s:ates. Minerva.
The Belgians remain ftroagly attached
to their old government and religion—
they appear generally to with the return
of the imperial forces. The people in
Holland are better fatisfied with their
iituation.
Yeftyrday arrived the (hip Diana,
captain Paine, from Bengal last from
the Cape of Good Hope. By her we
learn that the treaty between the United
States and Great-Britain was published
in Calcutta, and there carried into ef
fect, that is, such part of it as immedi
ately refperted the E»ft-Indies. No
American veffe!, laden with the produce
and manufactures of that country, was
allowed to clear out for any port except
America, and the pilotage of Ameri
can ihips, which was heretofore double
that of Engliih snips, is now induced to
f a level with them.
The Diana arrived at the Cape or.tS®
9th of February, and failed tram ther'cj|'
on the 22d following—at her departure I
(he left in Table bay, the (hip Harmony, I ']
captain Kollock, of Philadelphia; vvhiq *
had arrived the day ptior to the Diana’* H
failing.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4, g|
We are informed, from ref(.eduo| { l
authority, that his excellency theprefi.B
dent yesterday received and acknowledg, 1
ed don Joseph Ignacio de Viar as consul S
general from hismoft catholic
the United States.
We learn that don Joseph Ignacio defl
Viar, 13 appointed commiflioner onth-J
part of his most catholic majesty, to fat. I
tie the claims of jhe merchants of the *
United States, for the detention and I
confifcation of their vetlels in SpamlWl
ports, during the late war between thr||
kingdom of Spain and the republic
France.
The American commilSoner, to aftb ff
this bufnefs, is Mathew Clarkfon, Esq.
of this city.
The printers of the Northern Star
(Belfaft,) have been all put under arreil
but lince difbharged by the clemtnym
and juflice of their rulers. Arthur O’Sf
Conner, Esq. has aifo been liberated.
NORFOLK, May 9.
On Wednesday lad the president cfll
the United States, recognized Richard*
Soderftrom, Esq. as consul general of I
his Swedish majefiy, within the United*
States of America. ’
Yederday arrived here in a boat from*
Cape Henry, captain Joseph Richardson, H
of the schooner Sally, of Philadelphia,*
Sailed from Port-au-Prince, for Philadeb*
phia, the 23d of April, loaded with*
sugar .and coffee. On Tuefday the 2d I
instant, off Chincotegue in 25 fathooß
water, at 3 A. M. saw a fail fiandir,gß
towards us; in about two hours (he fired*
at us, paid no attention to it but conti- B
nued my course—aster firing 13 flior*
through my rrainfaii, I was compel!;.' I
to round to. She proved to be a French I
privateer schooner of 3 carriage guns and I
4 swivels, commanded by a captain De- 1
tell or Pifhot. They ordeted me w I
come on board with my papers, which I,
was complied with. The captain then ||
told me the veffbl and cargo was igood ||
prise, coming from a Britifirpnct. hi- j
ter taking my mate and crew on board J
the privateer, he put a prine-mafier and 1
9 men in the schooner and ordered her j
tor Cape Francois.
I requeued to continue with the veiTel -I
until she was condemned, but was refined. U
The captain took the watch out of my I
pocket, and calling me a damned Yankee I
rafeal, deft red me to tell my owners he |
wanted two or three more such veffek 1
After being cn board the privateer 48 I
hours, they put me cn shore at Cape I
Henry, and would not fuffer me to take I
my mate and an apprentice boy with nv> 9
but kept all the crew on board the priva* I
teer.
(Signed) .1
JOSEPH RICHARDSON,
UROUGHT to Waynelbo-j
rough jail, on the 2 sth of April) 1 1
negro fellow who Jays that he belongs I
the widow Gibbons , and calls his nav! Kj
808 : he is about Jive feet eight or ! f* F
inches high, with ajm ill /car under las I
right eye, and j peaks bad Englijh.
BROUGHT to Burke jail,.
on Sunday the 14 th of May, a negro id?
low who Jays that his mafie r 's mve it
Carter, and calls his name JUFI 11
he is about five feet high, with joint juiA
country marks in hisja.ee, his left ear uni*
a jiit in it, and one of his upper jort tetih
out, and jpeaks bad Enghfh.
D. BOATWRIGHT,./^
GEORGIA.) &T M}'l es Gre,r "’
(L. S.) C Efq .RegifierofPrc
Hancock countv.j bats far f aidcourt?'
W r HERE AS William
and James M t Gaugkey, have ap
plied to me for letters of adminij'ranon c*
the e/late of Jimes M-Gaughey,
late of this county, deceajed.
THESE are therefore to cite and aarj
nijh all and singular the kindred and crea
tors of the Jaid deceajed, to be and abptfi
at my office, on or bejore the iot>i day of
June next, to jhew cauje, if any J li j
have , why letters of admimjlration jkou.
not be granted.
GJTEN under my hand andfeaf j
my office , the zo'Ai day of
1797; and in the 2 1 fl year of •"*
j Ind prudence cj the United SteU^
} of America.