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' ry^igry!r' l .'j | ~x JL^-JgsaajJßaaag CONSTANTINOPLE, J«iy 23. The independence of the Ottoman Porte, hitherto undernr/med by so many means f more or Id's indirect, is at present cjicrdy attacked. The agent of/the Ruffian Cabi.. *ct has just made known by note which he has delivered to'the Rcis.cfFeiidi, the in tention of his court to conclude a -defenfivc and oft’, nllve alliance between the two States. The declaration ofthis intension h*s spread aiiiin throughout the Serngiio and has thrown the Sultan Sdi« into the utmost grief. The hlooci of the proud Ottomans ft ill ruts inthe this Prince, .an ■ the rcnu'mKrdßcc of ihtir glory is not effaced. Inhisfirft conference, the Agent of the Ruffian Cabinet made four different preposi tions. We lhall here (peak only of the fir ft. The following h its cbjtft, and near ly its terms: “All the luhjccls of the Turk till empire who profefs the re ligion, fhal! pass under the proteflion x*f Russia, and whenever they (hall be molcftcd by the Turtces, the Porte (ball be holden to do just ice to the representations of the Au flfianambuflador, > ’ It is said that when this firft article was presented to the Grand Seigrrior, he threw away the paper with inaignaton, and bitter tears ran down his- checks.—During fcreral days he appeared agitated with the utmott difquictudes. He afterwards ai’emblcd thofc of the member* of the Divan who are not fold to Ruflla. They all direftly agreed that it would better become them to bury thcmfelves under the ruins of Constantinople, than t 5 sign a treaty which annihilates the Ottoman power. VERONA, September 3. # ' His Kxcdlcncy Marshal Maflcna, Com mander in chief of the army of Italy, has established his head-quarters at Valeggio. He reviews the different corps which fucccf fiyely arrive. Ontheioth, the following proclamation was put upon the order of the army. M Soldiers *f the armv of Italy, His Majesty the Enrpeaor and King has appoin ted ms your Coinrpatder in Chief. It is grateful to me -to fee again my ancient com panion!', and to find in th#m (he sentiments which 1 knew them to pofTefs, attachment to difcipHne, and devotion to their duty: I lhall always speak t* them the language of these sentiments, and it is a plcafure to me to think that they will know how to answer it, if the political circumftnnce* oblige Hi* Majesty the Emperor and Kng to give the signal of battle, in spite of the desire he has conftnntly mamfitfted to maintain peace ; Soldier* I you will remember that you arc upon afield of battle, illustrated by hi# vic tories, and that at every lUp w» ftiall find “ I replace at your head a General dif finguifhed by his fcrviccs, he i* tailed to another deflination, whither no doubt your * wiftics will accompany him : upon whatever theatre His Majesty may place 11*, Soldiers, let iw jollify his choice, and let u«ev«r have but one thotgh: our Country and our Empcrcr, The Marshal of the Empire, Commander in Chief, Signed, Massina, LEMBERG, September 14. To the different generals, which we hare announced as having commends iu the two Ruffian armies, under M. D’Aprrxin, are added, the Count dc Buxhouden governor of Ingea, and the generals of "infantry Michelson and Gulcints/and, the Count de Tolstoy, the military governor of St. Te terfburgh. The Pruflian frontiers arc innacceffiblc to s the Ruffian armv, according to the declara tion of his Pruflian tnajetty, to maintain a ftridt neutrality, and also by the large srnpes which cover the Pruflian frontiers. . The Ruffian generals have been compelled to avoid the Pruflian dominions in Poland. BASLE, September 25. The corps of Aullrian troojis in the en virons of Rregcnrs, under the command of General Wolfskell, departed on the 17 th of this month, and proceeded inwards Upper Swabia. This intelligence is certain, and proves that the Austrian array has rot had the temerity-to enter the territory of the Helvetic republic, from whence it could retreat with so much difficulty, and mor eover allures us, that the flames of war arc not to extend to us. HAMBURGH, September 12. His tnajetty the king of Pruffiajs now canting to be built on the Spea, s new ftcre which will be 300 feet in length, too in breadth and fix ftorics high, it will con tain a quantity of grain fufficienr to pro vide for the whole capital during three rein. FRANKFORT, September 26. According to letters from Munich, the Archduke Ferdinand arrived at that city on the icyth at sight. The Austrian min ilier to Bavaria, Baron Schauenftem, has repaired td\ Wurtzburg, to present various demands on the Elector. The Austrian command«r as Munich, has sequestered the treasury of the Eleftor, allowing him only fufiicientfor the support of his civil lift, and personal expenech, \ P. S. This a letter of the aift, from Munich, the arrival of the * Emperor of Austria and\pern»any, at that place. His majesty deparV to-morrow for Landfbcrg, •- * I LOWER RHINE, September 2 i.j Hitherto we have received no confirma tion of the Austrians havirg entered Üb, or being on their march for that cty- Mecnwhilc all Germany is ar a great ctffis, as well from the unexpe&edoccupation oißa varn by the Austrians, as* from a denand mad to the different princes’ of the empire, in the name of the emperor ofßufiia, bt the Ruftian Charge d’Affaircs, named filler, who has set nut from Ratilbon, and trivclt all over Germany, from ore court to anoth er, with-the following note : “ As his majesty the emperor of Rufli* wilhes to know the fentiment* of each of (he German princes, in the present circumstan ces, he enquires by thefc prcfcnti, what part your highness intends to take, in the event of a war between France and the em peror of Austria ? If nodecilivc aofwer be returned to this enquiry, their imperial nw jefties will conlider it as if your had taken the part of the French, anc will treat your country accordingly.” &c. It is not known whether this note has al so been sent to the court of Berlin, but to Bavaria and Hesse Caffel they fay it has been: if To, the anfwcrs do not fenm to have been fatisfafVorv to the courts of Vicn * ■a and St. Petcrfburgh, fincc it is aliened, that the troops of Bavaria, Hslfe Caflel, and Malic Darmftadt, will affcmhle on the Prullian territory, where they will form an atrny of 10,000 men. They will come to a decition of what fide they will take, as feon as the coprt of Berlin lhall make kpown. • its determination. NEWBURY PORT, November 4. Phenomenon,-— We havn been told of a mniifcrtfXy see n by um fiOiciiuv.n *n the Labrador coast, the past fcafon it is said that three men are ready toatteft under oath, that they saw a being of the human fpccies, about seven or eight feet high, with two feperare and diftinft heads, and covered with hair, walking ereft on the Ihore. On difeovering the men (wh* were in a boat about ten rods distance) he made off with great fpecd, and loon disappeared. PHILADELPHIA, November 13. Letters by the Hannah from Ncw-Orlcans, are to the 26th ult. They continue to state several occurences which lead to a supposition, that a state of tranquility can not be long maintained. The Marquis de Cafla Calvo had left New-Orleaoa for Nachitoche, which occasioned various con jectures. It was very confidently affertad, that a very considerable body of cavalry had arrived on the weftero frontier, either with a view cf crclfmg thence to the Florida*, or to remain there ready for any hidden emergency. Thn frigate FW'ma had arri *— X Linawiup nml 'tmiUcCt Thcfe circumftanees, it is added, very na turally awaken in us strong apprehcnlions •f the continuance of peace. FRANKFORT, Nov. 4. Colleflor’s Office , Dijirtd of Mobley Port of Fort Steildert, Augufi i,‘ 1805. Sir, I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter ot the 29th ult, w’ritten to me in Spaailh, together with a tranllation thereof, by William Simpson, which is as follows:—. “Three or four nights ago, the fehr Cato commanded by Cadet Freret, palled this port, without, as is enftomary and re quired, having Hopped to present a rnanifcft, or lift ot her cargo and here as Ihc ought to have done, paid the duties (hereon. Col. Maxnat regrets that such attempts Ihould be made in opposition to the laws of this gov ernment and requests that ynu will, as com mandant and collcdor at Fort Stoddert, forward him by the firft occafxon a copy of the clearance or cargo of the said fchr. that this government may on her return, make * legal demand of the duties on her cargo. He moreover begs in future, that you will desire all patroons of veflels to flop at this pprt, and present their clearance from Fort Stoddcrt, in order to prevent any unncceflfa ry delay or trouble.” In reply to your communication, I deem it my duty to inform you, that the fchr. Cato is owned and navigated by citizens of the United States,, as appears from the en rollment and license, which wern .granted by the collector of New. Orleans for car rying on the cnaftjng tnldc : and that on the 23d ult. the said fchr. clea-ed out at this ollicc, for the port of Bayon St. jfohn’s, laden with cotton, the growth and produdl of this country, together with a few bever Heins; Ihc had therefore, an indcfeafibln right fb procaed without touching at any intermediate point. f It is my carneft defireat all times to prr fetve the g«od coirefpondence and harmony which has hitherto subsisted between the citizens of.this place and our Spanilh neigh bors ; and I lhall mofl: cheerfully, ufn every proper means in my power, to prevent in • fringments of any law of Spain which comes within my knowledge: but being well allured that no isw can cxift, which con travenes the stipulations and provisions con tained in the treaty between the United States and Spain, and being well convinced that the exaflion ct duties as praftifed on onr commerce palling the city of Mobiilc, is not fanrtioned by the letter of that treaty, and is diraftly opposed to the spirit. and rsfonable conftruflion thereof j I must thnre forc doubt the cxiftcnc* of a law authoring such irspoGtion*, «rd trust they will rot be - praftiftd in future. Under thtfe impressions I cannot eor.fent to forward the papers which you riqucft ; n»r ca*i I, by any means, comply with the latter clagfe of ycur letter; bccaufc the laws of the United States hold her citizens ftrlitly accountable for their aftions; and lam in like manner held accountable for pfnc; they like myfelf deem it «o crime, for United States veifels, regularly licensed for carrying on the coafling trade, to fail freely, fr#m one of oer own ports to another without fuffering any illegal detention or imposition whatever.' Every proper mea fsrc has been adopted by oar government to feeure to her citizens the enjoyment cf free and uninterrupted commerce, so far as her own laws can extend ; and. treaties have been entered into whh cqr neighbors which feeure, and extend as far as we canexpcft or. wish, those precious privileges. Is it be- . eaufe a few of cur timid traders have failed/ to embrace these privileges, and have fuh mitted to being stripped of almost one eighth of their cargoes, when patting Mobille from one of our own ports to another, that you now call on me to aid you in this iniquitous practice ? Or is it because this prafticc has for some time prevailed, in contravention ofexifting treaties, that it is now to be a dopted, and the folcmn stipulations con tained in those tteatics disregarded ? It is prefomed not. Our government pofleffing in a m«ft cx tenfivp degree, the alfeftion and confidence of her citizens, her laws and treaties are ob served by them with the highest refpeft- and veneration. Oar treaty with Spain points out how far the priviledgci of navigation {land com merce (hall extend, and while that treaty allows us to pass with ©ur veffds and effetfts in the freeji manner, even to ports belonging to an enemy, we find the officers of Spain at Mpbillc aflfumfog the power of prohibiting this freedom of commerce to extend from one of our own ports to another. These extraordinary proceedings will doubtless undergo a proper investigation by the government of the United States, but in the mean time it is a duty incumbent on the officers and inhabitants of both coun tries, -‘o aft in conformity to existing trea ties. I have therefore to request your at tention to the ** treaty of friendffiip, lim its and navigation between the United States of America and the king of Spain,” entered into at San Lorenzo el Real, in October 1795, also, the f< treaty between the Uni ed States of America and the French Repub ic,” entered into at Paris, the 30th April, 1803-i-in a partieulaqmanner to the ift ar ticle thereof, as well as to the’ treaty bc - tween prance and Spain, to which the said 1 ft article has reference. S trust, fir, on a candid review of those treaties, you will at once perceive that U nited States’ vcflels palling frnm this to the .port of Bayou St. John’s are mot obliged to flop at Mobille, and that you have no right to detain or xnoleft such vessels. I am, fir, , Refpeftfnlly, Your most obdt, servant, EDMUND P. GAINES. COLO: FRAN'CO MAXIMO, P. Maxsnt, City of Mobille. ExtraSl of a letter from a gentleman who comnuintcattdthe above information, t( Since the above was written, the . fc©or.er Cato returned (about a month since) from New-Orlcans bound to fort Stoddert. Slje flopped at Mobille, and was instantly - seized, and the captain who is a Frenchman, was thrown intoprifon ; but he gave infor mation unfavorable to the owner of the car go and believe is now liberated. “ The velTel and cargo are still in the hands of the Spanilh officers, and it is fup poiedwill be confiscated-w-tho’ the owner of part of the cargo, Dr. Strong, was al. together unconcerned in her cargo when Ihc palfed down without calling at Mobille. “ The whole waits the determination of Gov. Folk, who resides at Panfacola.” NORFOLK, November 22, Fire ! —Yefterday morning about 7 o’- clock, a Are broke out in a frame hoafe at . the iaterfeftion of Commerce and Wide Watcr-ftreets, which in a Ihcrt time com mnoicated to the adjacent buildings, and m a little time, ten or twelve houses were cenfumed. The loss, except the value of the beildings, we are well informed is small. RALEIGH, December 2. On Monday iafi, Nathaniel Alexander, Esq. ©f Mecklenburg county, was elefted Governor of this States for the enfoing year. The committee appointed to enquire into the expediency ofeltablilhing a State Bank, have appointed a fub v ccrrmittee to draft a bill for this purpofc ; and fcelieviig as we do that such an infiiuatien would net be a very great accommcuation to the chi. zens of the state generally, by furnifhing a ! .circulatisg medium that would be every where current, foreplace o«r present rag ged paper, but produce a very Considerable revenue te the state (without cxpence or rilk) we cannot bet wish it may be carried in to ffteft.' CHAR.LESTON, December 4. Wc are enabled to state, frem a ccrreft source, (fays a fhilcdolfhia faferj that the Titfnfii-jf ambcHador, Sidl Solyman Meliineli, intends to telido permanently i n the United States. TRis circumfiaaco evinces, that the Barbary powars are faft approaching to tke civilized policy of the Europeans, and we may indulge the hop® that even they may yet b« brought to rcfpeft the laws of nations. With a pcrmancat atnbaffador here, Tunis will have very corrcdf information refptfliag our vast re sources, and our ability to protect the A merican commerce; and we nay fafely calculate cn a film peuce with that regency. COLUMBIA (s. c.) December 4. The houfeof representatives yetlerday a. dopted a refolutica, appointed a committee to bring in a hill to prohibit the importa tion of Haves in this state, from beyond ftascr elfcwhere-—Ayes 6i Nays 27. HYDRAULIC ENGINE. In the Aarorh of the 14th instant, we publilhed from another paper, foiae account of a machine,. which the inventor, called le Belter Hydraulic, from belter, a ram ; which is also the *a»c of the ancient warlike machine, we call a battering ram, the analogy being found in the force with which the hydraulic belter or ram, throws water to a great elevation of distance. From yhe accounts given of this machine, its value rnuft be of the fit ft oonfequcßce in civilized focicty, and merits the attention of every man who feels an interest in the community, in public comfort, or in promoting the ufeful fcicnces. The account given by Mr. JlfFerfen of this machine, leaves its operation upon a small but ufeful fcalc out of all doubt: though the machine which he has Teen, and that which is at Richmond, appear to be mere miniatures, compared with those which we understand have been fconftrudfed in France by the celebrated and ingenious in ventor, who we find, is the fame Mr, Montgolfier, who difeovered and conftrudted bailtons. It appears that this machine had been submitted to the National Inftirutc of France, and fubjedled to a series of experi, ments in their prefeace ; when it being dc raoaftrated, chat by the fall of a given por tion of water from an inconsiderable height, the machine being put in motion, railed part of the fans water to the atqazlng bight of 1 ?So feet. We find that in France this important difeov'ery has been already applied to purpo ses the moll ufeful, the following is an ab ftradl of an account publilhed by a private citizeo who conftrufted 0ne.../* My ma chine consists (imply of a hrafs bell or funnel of 2 feet high by 16 inches wide; which whea once put in unman by the prcHare of the descending water; will through .the meaas of a couple of valves, be kept as it were in perpetual adlion, for it will not Hop as long as it is fupplicd with the nccefory quantity of water; it procures me 6co weight of water in an hour, throwing it up a perpendicular hight of one hundred and eight feet nine inches above the spot where the machine is fixed, and by that means fupplics my house with water, which was before distant from it ; and all this effeft produced by the fall of a small ran from the moderate height of 4 feet 8 inches." From this description of the effedl and cause, though it does clearly enough define the mode of operation, bnt which is said t® be extremely Ample, it is apparent that the ejfea may Reproduced in any degree accor ding to the ratio of the power, and that wherever there cxifts a fall of water, natu ral or artifical, the pteffare «f that fall of water, may by a mod simple and plain piece of tnechanifm, be brought to raise a conftderable portion of itfelf to a«y height without the aid of any other power, aad we are totd that the expcnce which accords with the defeription, would be very small; and repairs seldom required, as it confids only #f a few pipes of (olid raetal-.-without mill ,work, wheels, pumps, or the force of steam by fire, upon which many millions are now expended in Europe. The uses to which tbs Hydraulic Ran has been applied in France already are numerous, one very important ufc is draiming land which has been inundated. A paper deferiptive of its uses, printed at Bourdeaux, separate from any thing which we have here said, after deferibing the pow er of this machine, fays that it has been employed for the purpose of irrigation or watering land* in elevated positions, in fmiteries, vineyards, and garden* for rai ling Efculcnt vegetables, with great fuecefs ajd •ncreafe of the crops : that men of fcier.ee give it the preference over all other - hydraulic machines, because it not only perforates what is done by all others, but in much less time. By it referveirs are supplied, and bafons formed by which mea dows, Ihrubbcries aad pleafute grounds are • improved both in use and ornament ; and it is fufceptihle of application to all tke purposes of supplying towns, furnllhing jets-de caux cascades, and those purposes to which water is applied in machinery. This account w'e pubiiTn with a hope that some of our ingenious mechanics may turn their attention,to it, and with an expedi tion that it will be produdtive of many public advantages.