Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

January 29. Zxirr.lH rs a letter from Cape Nicbola Mole, dated December 24, 1797. u At present every thing is tolerably peaceable in.the colonv. Since the departure of Santhonax the Brigands huve made no attempt upon our poffeflions.. It is said, however, that St. Marc is threatened ; but I doubt whether the Brigands will make any serious attempt. They will confine thcmfelves trv petty aggression. What induces me to believe this is, that Gen. Touflaint continues at the C.'re, He is not himfelf without uneasiness. Santhonax li;;s ft ill foine partisans who murmur at his being sent away, and ToufTaint dreads tlic effects of this difTatisfa&ion. An EnglilK flag of truce, which arrived two days ago at the Cape, reports, that the Blacks saw with equal re pugnance and pain the arrival of a considerable number of Whites, particularly proprietors, of whom they daily ob liged home to return to North America; that the evening previous to his depirture 30 had been embarked on board one veffd ; and that tlic ‘•eft, confined in the towns, lived in rejection and contempt.” January 30. Yesterday morning, about a o’clock, a daring robbery and burglary was committed at the house at Bellevue. Mr. Fisher, the keeper *>f the house, arose at the alarm, and while defending the flairs was fired on and tlien knocked down. He saw five men, four of whom were blacked, and the fifth with a white frock over his head. The villains took Mr. Fisher upstairs, beat his wife, and then tied them together by the neck. They placed a guard ever an old man who was lying in another room, and then proceeded to ransack the house of whatever cafti they could find, with favcral articles of value,, such as lilver spoons, clothing, &c. They were all armed with swords and pis tols. Ti e-attempts of this deflate gang of villains should excite the vigilance of our citizens to guard against their future depredations, and if poffibie to bring them to an earlv apprehenlion. January 31. On the 1 ith of January the Bi kini Go vernment (flip Kingftpn, of 16 guns, Capt. Fcrgufon, failed from Port au Prince for Cape Nichola Mole, and in chafe of a French Brig ind barge run„pn flnre, where the Captain and crew abandoned and left her, after which the French took pofTeffion of her; she was allowed to be a remarkable faft fuiler. Pbiltdelpbia, January 17. The Senate have concur red with the President of file United States in the choice of Fisher Ames, Bel broil Washington, and Alfred Moore, Efqrs. for holding a treaty with the Cherokee Indians for the extinguifliment of the Indian title to certain lands in the state of Tenneflee. January 12. 011 Wednesday lad as tlic southern stage was crofting Gunpowder Creek the ice gave wav, by which accident Mr. William Compton, of Arch street, was thrown into tlie water, and so fuddcnly earned under the ice, by the force of the current, that the attempts of his fellow travellers to save his life unhappily failed of success. January 27. Yesterday evening arrived in town, Capt. Harding Williams, from Guadalupe, (.via Norfolk) who informs, that about 130 fail of French privateers are fitted cut at Guadalupe, none of which rate higher than 18 guns, having inftaiflbns to take all American veftels they meet with, bound to or coming from Britilh ports, and fend them in for trial. Thele crullers have also taken fome Americans bounl to the ports of Guracoa, St. Thomas’s, and St. Bar tholomew’s. Several American prizes were at Point Petre, and 5 fail do. at St. Martin’s and St. Euftutia, the names of which Capt. Williams could not obtain. * llc further informs t’> at forne very valuable EngVifb prizes from Europe to the Britifli islands had been sent Into-Gua tialupe, and that an Engdifh 74 and two frigates lay at the Saints, not far distant from Guadalupe, who seemed to pay r.o attention to the depredations committed dally by the French cruisers. Two Americans who reside at present in Guadalupe are owners cf privateers there. Capt. Williams loft his vefibl and cargo there, and came paflenger in a velfel arrived at Norfolk in 19 davs paiTage. Handed for publication by Capt. Williams , of the Jloop Ably of this pjrt } lately carried into Guadalupe and Condemned. Tre day before Capt. Williams failed from Bafieterre a coat arrived there with fome Frenchmen, who informed that they belonged to a privateer, which a few days before ha l captured a brig belonging to Portland. Four of the m u belonging to tire brig were taken on board the priva teer. A few days after the American Captain, with the aftiftancc of fiWne of his crew, retook his velfel after a severe cor.tcft, in vT.c], fc/eral of the privatcerfmen were com pelled to j zip “ and. IU then hoisted out his boat, erffred the ir naining Frenchmen on board, supplied them with bread aa l wxtey and sent them adrift. Shortly after their arrival set Buffcterre tire privateer to which they tx*- I mged arriv'd there with the four men above mentioned. *i he Cyptxaii finding that his pri :c had escaped beat them in the-rfioft cruel and unmerciful manner, and had them irn pnfon; ! hrlnediately, where they remained when Capt. William lent BafTeterre. Krfclfi, \fanuary 20. Yesterday arrived the schooner Somerset, Capt. Stevens, 32 days from Ganaives, bound to Baltimore, but having sprung a leak, and being ftiort of provisions, put in here. Two days previous Stevens’s failing it was cur sunly r- pnttd the (loop Hope, Capt. Bowel, of and for OurlefVm, from Petit Guave, was boarded by a French ba-ge oft tlie well end of Ganul>a Illand, who made the Captain auJ Matt* jump overboard, and put the rest of the Vvr.v to death. In the Caicos padage fjxike the brig .Tho mas, Capt. Parker, from Port de Paix, bound to Charlefi ton, who give the fv.r.e infjrnntion. Janu try 25.. Yefier lay arrived the schooner Felicity, Capt. Kcrttoy, 10 days from the Havana, bound to Balti more, bt;t put in here with the loss of a cable and anchor. C xpt. kerne, i fir ms, that the Englilh fliips Roselle, “late, bound to Norfolk, and tlce Henry, ■ ■ —, to Liver- P'“'!, both from Jamaica, wore captured by a SpaniOi 64 i.l a frigate, an i brought into the Havana on the Bth i’.rft. I'iK He-nr, i: laid ta lave a cargo valued at 80,000 dollars. e F.re 1w r leant that the Pda Spanish frigate was call a ' v: v or. l.okp; Kerf, a little to windward of Havana; she to Porto Rice in cpinpanv with anotiier fri gate called the Gliiile, and had a large fuiri of money on board. The Glorie fat ed the crew and part of her materi als, with which (lie returned to the Havana on the 9th. Richmond, January 23V Aliout 2 o'clock yefUnhy morning our Theatre wasdeftroyed by fire.—What a fouree of amulement are we here bereft of!—And how much are our theatrical entertainers to be commiserated, who thus in a nioment have been bereft of years of hard earned profit. It is to be hoped that, should our friend Weft credt his 1 heatre anew, our fellow citizens will vie with eaCh other in endeavoring to make his loss as light as pofti'ule; it is now a heavy one; but the generality of a Richmond audi ence may, and we trust will, in future compenlate it. Cbarlejlon, February 3. At Hamburgh, November 4, ship William of Charleston, to fail in 7 days for St. Übes; ship Knight of Charleston, lately arrived from the Havana. Ship William, on her passage from Charleston, was boarded by a French cutter, who robbed him of all his papers, were treating him with great inhumanity, when a Iquadron appeared in fight; they returned his register only, and turned him adrift from the cutter in a final 1 boat alone, his o.vn ship then at a considerable distance; the cutter made fail, and shortly after was out of light. The squadron was French, commanded by Commodore Barney, who treat ed him with the greatest friendfhip, and very p litely gaye Capt. Dockray a certificate of the above usage and robbery, as a protection, in case he fell in with any of the French cruisers, who might demand those papers which were loft. February 8. In the Senate of the United States, Ja nuary the 17th, 1798, a motion was made as folioweth: u Refoived, That a Committee be appointed to inquire whether any and what territory lying to the southward and weftwaril of the state of Georgia belongs to the United States, and to report a plan for governing the fame, and that faicl Committee be empowered to report by bill or o therwise.” February 12. Yesterday arrived flop Louisa, Kea'n, Bourdeaux, out 90 days, in diflrefs, was bound to Phila delphia; brig South Carolina, Andrews, St. Übes, 67 d a y s * __ _______ SAVANNAH) February 16. ON the 15th of January last the President of the Un ited States approved “ An Aft authorizing the pay ment of certain firms of money to the daughters of the late Count de Graffe ;” by which each of the four are to be paid annually 406 dollars for the space of five years from the parting of the acf. The Legillature of Virginia have parted an ad for tax ing merchants. Those who fell annually to the amount of 20,000!. are to pay 40 dollars, others in proportion. They have also parted an ad for restraining of gambling, agree able to which all billiard tables, &c. are to be broken or burnt if not taken down before the 9th of March next. Died on Tuesday night last, Mr. John H. Roberts, Tailor. Capt. M'Allifter, of the brig Nancy, which arrived yesterday in 22 days from Montego Bay, parted with the homeward bound Jamaica fleet, and a number of American vessels, off Cape Antonio, on the 4th inst. they were con voyed by an 80 gun ship, four 745, and nine 44 gun fri gates, under the command of Admiral King. Several vessels have arrived in the river, the names of which we have not obtained. We have been favored with the following intelligence by a gentleman who left Charleston on Sunday last: “ Norfolk, February 3. “ On Thursday arrived in Hamilton Roads, the fuow William, Capt. Wells, 43 days from Lisbon, Found to Baltimore. From Mr. Brandram, a gentleman who came passenger in the above vessel, we hv information, that he read in a London paper of the 27th or 28th of-November an account of the arrival in London of one of the Ameri can Com mi ffioners from Paris, but which of them he does not recollect. He further informs, that he had it from the bell .authority that Lord St. Vincent/with his fleet, and the whole of the Britifti troops, were to evacuate Lisbon in the course of a few weeks. The “Queen of Portug and had forwarded 80 pounds weight of diamonds to Paris, in part payment of the film stipulated for in the treaty made be tween'her and France.” M AKIN E L I S T. Entered Inward. Schooner Industry, Ross, Charleston Ship Hamilton, Kilby, Jamaica Brig Apollo, Robinfion, New York Snow Elizabeth, Robinson, Rhode Bland Sloop Camden Packet, Sinkins, Newport Brig Eliza, I-ewis, Boston Sloop Swain, Whitney, New York Ship Sliepherdefs, Rogers, Ditto Brig Sally, Elkins, Boston Barque Martha, Coggcftiall, Charleston Brig Boston Packet, Hull, St. Martin’s Howard, New York Schooner Harriot, King, St. Mary’s Brig Nancy, M‘Allifter, , Jamaica Schooner Betsey, Giles, - —f Charleston Clearer Out. Schooner Conception, Burnell, St. Augufiine Ship ApoHo)- MoneriefF, Liverpool Brig Beltona, Grooker, ‘ New York Schooner Cornelia, Sammis, Curacoa Sloop Lively, Furbos, Baltimore Schooner Charlotte, Lufcomb, Charleston Columbus, Smith, St. Croix In luftry, Ross, Charleston HHXXXTX X X X X X T OST 1 , A RED MOROCCO POCKET BOOK, con- I a uining a3O dollar 3ank bill, and sundry papers of no-use to any person but the owner. Whoever delivers it to the Printers fhal! have the Bank bill as a reward. X o $ r, BETWIXT Meins and Mackay’s wharf and the Twelve Mile Stone on the Augusta road, last Tuesday, A Red Cornelian Seal set in Gold; device, a coat of arms; motto, “ P ro Patriot’ The finder returning it to the Printers will receive Five Dollars reward. January 26. /''-O On TitefJiry the 2jtb qjf February Inf. mil be fold, at public auction , THE LOT IN JOHNSONS SQUARE Where Mr. John Wallace lived, known by Wb, 3 T\ r connel titfriug Derby ward. Conditions c7IT. J. I). DICKINSON, Atuftioiiier. iar I'/anted iMMErnlfEurT — AN OVERSEER, TO take charge of a tide swamp plantation near Sa vannah, which has a high ground settlement. Very liberal wages will be given to a man qualified. Inquire of tlie Printers. February 7, 1798. hHERIFFs SALE. ‘ IFILL*BE SOLD, at the Conribo-ufe in tbe Taunt of St. Mary , County of Camden, between tbe hours of 10 and 3 o'clock , on Tuesday tbe 6 tb day of March next, A Negro Fellow, named Will, seized under execution as the property of John Dilworth, at the suit of Gen. Janied Jackson. Conditions cafti. The property pointed out by the Plaintiff’s Agent. J. M. Lindsay, s. c. c* Sheriff’s Office, November 30, 1797. FIFTY DIJLLATI-TREWARD. RUN AIVAY from tbe fnbfcribcr at Savannah , tbit morning, tbe Negro Man and Wench hereafter deferibed: T" 3 ---** -'--j XTED, a country bom fellow, near GL l i or quite 38 years of age, about 5 ** eet 3or 4 inches high, speaks very | p lain El 'g'i ff b has a very gross voice, * so^a y ellowilh complexion, and is re-* markable for having 6 toes on each foot, ■ and 5 fingers on each hand, has loft se veral of his fore teeth, both above and below, and has very thick lips, had on a brown jacket and trowfers nearly new, and carried away with him a dark London brown Droad cloth coat, with many other articles of clothing. JENNY, his wife, a country bom wench, about tlie fame age and height of the fellow, of a black complexion, lias a fiiiall fear on her left cheek, as well as can be recol lefled, speaks very plain English, Has a {mall waist, and is well made, is very sensible and artful; (he has a mother and other relations in the Fork of Broad River, near Pe* terfburg, Elbert county, where it is moft probable they will hereafter proceed, should they not before be taken up. Any person apprehending and delivering them to the Keeper of the Prison at Savannah {hall be entitled to the above reward. SaMuel WAll. Savannah, November 24, 1797. Fifty Dollars Reward RUN AWAY last night from tlie ~ fubferiber’s house, the following j vitlX Negroes: Sharper, a country borrt ’ \ feifyw, about 30 years of age, full 6 fret high, remarkably thick and strong, y ellowifll complexion, pleasing coun tenance, speaks plain English, walks very upright, commonly wears his hat inclined to the right fide of his head, exccffively artful, and handy .at any work. Nanny, his wife, a country born wench, about the fame age, 5 and an Half feet high, black complexion, smiling countenance, very heavy” with child, fjieaks plain Englifti, and commonly wears handkerchiefs tied about her head and neck. Joe, her child, 5 years of age; and John, his brother, 2 and an half. They carried away their blankets, many articles of clothing, and fome provilions. They were completely dressed with new suits of dark London browii bath coating. Jt is fulpedted they have gone to fome of the Carolina neighboring plantations, where Sharper has a great number of relations and acquaint ances. Any person that will secure them in the common giol of Savannah shill be entitled to my warmest thanks and the above reward. EMANUEL RENGIL. ■Savannah, January 4, 1798. ~ ln Cll / COUNCIL, January 29, 1798. ON motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Robert son, Refoived, That notice be given in the next Gazettes of the city, forbidding the faje of Twenty-five Negroes, ad vertised by Mr. Norment, Tax Colle&or of Chatham coun ty, as being forfeited to the state, the said Negroes being confined by tlie Corporation, under the following clause of a law of the state, entitled, “ All A<ft to organize the Mi litia in the several new Counties of this State,” parted the 22d February, 1796, as measures have been and are now taking by the Corporation for carrying the said clause into effett, viz. “ And be it further enabled, That the Officers of the Militia in the firft brigade in the firft division {hall be au thorized and empowered, in their refpedrive patrol diftridts, to apprehend any Negro, Muftee, or JMujatto, freeman or freemen, Have or slaves, who {hall hereafter arrive in any port of this state from any of the Weft India or Ba hama Islands, and to keep such Muftees, Negroes, or Mu lapjoes, in close and fate custody, until they can be exam ined before the Corporation of Savannah, or any three Justices of the Peace for any of the counties lying in the laid division, who are hereby authorized to cause luch free man or freemen, slave or slaves, to be exported at the ex pence of tlie importer or owner, which such importer or owner is hereby made liable for, as well as for the expence of apprehending or keeping such persons.” Extraß from tbe Minutes , THOMAS PITT, C. C. BROUGHT to tlie Workhoule in Savannah, A Ne gbo Fellow, who fays his name is Pompey, about 5 feet 9 inches high, anefabout 35 years of age, lays he belonged to Mr. John Coxe, deceased. Jacob Theiss, Gaoler. BOUGHT to the Workhouse in Savannah, A Ne gho Fellow, named Buck, about j feet 6 inches high, and about 40 years of age, speaks very bad Englifli, fays he belongs to onS Myer, in South Carolina? Nov. 23, 1797. Jacoi Theiss, Gaoler*