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TOR SALE, A BLACK MAN, a good carpenter, can fl>ave,,dreis hair, take care of horses, or do almost any house or plantation work. Apply to the Printers. March 9, i79 3, . ” 1U DC. Kt.i\ a THAT VALUABLK AND WLLL KNOWN PL ANTA HON v on Little Ogechee, About 1 a miles from Savannah, and 2 miles from Litt ( Ogechee Bridge, late the property and residence of John Fox iun* deceafecL An immediate poflefTion will oe given. For terms apply to *■“ Coobvokie. •jth March, 1798. __ iFy.’ r i’ ThE sale of the Plantition and Negroes belong- JL ing to the Estate and the late Mr. Baillie is postponed, on account of % batnefs of the weather, till Monday the 12th instant, when it will take place before the vendue store of Mr. J. D. Dirkinfon, at 11 o c10c... March 5, 1798. • NOTICETSHEREBY GIVEN, that the City Coun cil will, on Monday the 19th oi March instant, proceed to eleA fix Vendue Maters for the City of Sa vannah, agreeable to an aA of Alkmbly in such case made and provided. Those who are cindidates will ligmfy the fame, in writing, on or before that day. . By Order of Council) Thomas Pitt, c. c. Savannah, March 5, 1798. ’ /’ T o"i* KIN IKKS. A few Demy Chafes for sale. / • Inquire of tlie Printers. All persons indebted to the Printers hereof a re requested to make payment. * 1 liN DOLLARS RhW A'RD. RUN AWAY from the fubferiber, on the 17th February, A small Negro Fellow , named AARON , 4 feet 8 inches high, of a black complexion, and about 30 years of age. Any person w ecure t^e a b° ve Negro in the gaol in this city, or deliver him at Mon teith plantation, lhall have the above reward. Owen Owens. Savannah , March 8, 1798. HARTFORD, January 29. AS Mr. Daniel Phelps of Lebanon, in New Hamp fliire, was journeying to GinneAicut with his wife and one cliim, in a sleigh, being upon ConneAicu: river, about three or four miles below Northampton, his horses and sleigh broke through the ice, and Mrs. Phelps and child (the latter about fix years old) were both drowned. The circumstances as related to us are the following. Mr. Phelps finding that the snow failed at Montague went on to the river. There was another sleigh in company, and immediately behind Mr. Phelps. They had pal Ted dark ice in sundry instances, and saw nothing where they broke in more than what they had repeatedly rode over; but it appeared to be a glade with only a cov ering of very thin ice, which gave way as soon as the horses had entered upon it. They all fell into the water together, and Mr. Phelps held his wife under one arm, w hile with the other he kept hold of the ice. Mr. Charles Hopkins, of this city, was in their company, but had fortun ately taken a feat in the other sleigh before this melancholy event happened. He was the firft who came to their aid. Laying himfelf flat on tlie ice he extended one hand to Mr. Phelps, and tried, but in vain, to extricate both him and Mrs. Phelps from their perilous situation. Finding it im poflible, it became neceflary for Mr. Phelps to let go his hold of Mrs. Phelps to prevent them all finking together, Mr. Phelps, in this situation, as his only alternative, was obliged to leave his wife to her fate to secure himfelf. Mr. Hopkins thinks, however, that Mrs. Phelps must have been dead before Mr. Phelps parted from her, as the water had run into her mouth until Ihe appeared to be strangled. Tlie horles and sleigh were loft, with about 200 dollars, in which sum Mr. Hopkins was the greatest fufterer. The sleigh box role, and'the child with it; but Mrs. Phelps, the sleigh, and horses, have not yet been found, though industrious search has been made for them for several days. Tlie time when this happened was Saturday afternoon the 20th inst. A/cw York , January i3. Among other deteftablc aAs of the trench National Convention was their decree ordering the Engli'hprifonerstobc indiscriminately put to death; but though ferocity marked the charaAer of the bloody minded legillators, the “ defenders of the country” were aAuatedby different sentiments. A ferjeant, who brought several prison ers to his General, told him, in speaking of this sanguinary decree, “ Surely the Convention does not expe A the soldiers will excrcife the office of executioner: Besides, we bring them to you; fend tliem to the Representatives of the People. 1 f these bougres are hungry let them kill and eat them.’’-—“ Si ces bougres ont faint qu’ils les tuent et Its mangent .” January 26. We hoar that a Committee is appointed on that part of the Governor’s speech which relates to usury. I lie Governor fays the law against usury is moll grossly violated, and that it ought to be enforced or repealed* In this article we entirely agree with him. An infinitely greater evil in this city, and one ’that in jures and rums ten families wliere usury does one , is the enormous house rent—it is a serious calamity, and were it pojlible to continue it for a series of years New York would be depopulated. The auctions of furniture in Wall ftrect next May will illustrate this idea to conviAion. But what thin ? Shall the Legislature interpose to lower • house rent ? By no means. A wife and honest Legislature will go to the source of the evil —the enormous and un warrantable fpecufations which have overwhelmed the commerce of our country. Yes there is thefource of the mifebief And the Legislature of this state, of other fates, and of the United States, have direßly, though we charitably hope not knowingly , created this source of mifebief. Wife and influential men need not be shocked at the chaigc—it is a loiemn truth, that tlie great and extensive distress and wratchednefs which is now felt in our country is principally the neceflary consequence 01 the mode of Idling the wild lands in this country. Public paper ail great in jury—the speculations in provisions have done much injury —but speculations in land have created more infolvcncy, and its consequent miseries, than, both of the other calces united. Yes, Legislatures have, by their haste in disposing of wild lands, and the manner of doing it, created and encouraged those speculations, which have spread ruin over our country. Here is the source of mifehief, and the rul ers of our land are the fathers of it; they have held out the bait that lias decoyed and allured thousands into the snare. And here is the cause for the demand of money— here is the source of the enormous usury in our country, which, springing from distress, bids defiance to law—Here is the source of high rents—the money of the country has been drawn from buifytng and improvements into the gulf of speculation. Legillators, away with your narrow views—mount to the source of evils— feafe to combat an effeSt while you cherish the cause. Be jtflured of this truth, that no regula tions of inter est or pre it of mens private property can ever be carried into enefl —you are combating the shadow while you lose the futyftance. The season has beenjextremely inclement attheeaftwird; in fome parts of the diftriA of Maine the snow has been three feet on a level, ind travelling much impeded. Philadelphia, February 17. Yesterday morning, immediately after praters Were over, and while the Speaker was in the chair, but before the House was called to order, Mr. Griswold, a Member from ConneAicut, observing Mr. Lyon, of Vermont, in his feat, left the chair in which he usually fat, and moved diagonally towards the table occupied by the Serjeant at. Arms. He made a mo mentary halt, affirmed a fiercenefs of countenance to which he is unaccustomed, grasping at fame time with firmer nerve the hickory flick he had’ in his hand, passed on with three or four quick steps till he came near to Mr. Lyon, when he raised his Hick and drew a violent stroke across Mr. Lyon’s head, who was fitting uncovered, and looking down upon fome papers on the dtlk, which stood between him and Mr. Griswold. The stroke was so sudden and unexpeAed that Mr. Lyon did not even make an effort by railing up his arms to ward off the danger. Mr. Griswold repeated his stroke before Mr. Lyon could rife from his leat. Mr. Lyon had put his cane betwixt his legs when he firft fat down, bat ieeined to have loft it, as he prefled forward unarmed to extricate himfelf from the chairs and delks with which lie was surrounded. Mr. Griswold con tinued his affatilt during the favorable opportunity furnilhed by Mr. Lyon’s embarrafltd situation, and gave several se vere strokes, one of which vilibly staggered him. As soon as Mr. Lyon had got into the open air, before tlie Speak er’s chair, he attempted to close in with Mr. Griswold, but finding this not eifily effeAed, by the wariness of his anta gonist, he seemed compelled to leek for arms that fhotdd put him more on a level with Mr. Griswold; with tills view lie passed on to the nearest fire place, followed by Mr. Griswold, who cohtinued striking him; at length Mr. Lyon seized the fire tongs, and proceeded to repel Mr. Grifwolcl’s attack, but in this he was prevented by Mr. Griswold, who quicklj 5 caught a hold of the tongs alio and made a thrust with his cane at Mr. Lyon’s face; the com batants now closed and abandoned their weapons; after a ftiort struggle they fell fide by fide on the floor, when se veral other Members iiterfered and separated the combat ants ; Mr. Lyon immediately exprefled a wilh that they had been left alone to fettle the matter in the way Mr. Griswold had preferred, A few minutes only had inter vened when by accident Mr. Lyon and Mr. Griswold met at the water table near the southeast door; Mr. Griswold was now without any fcick, and Mr. Lyon had a cane in his hand; their eyes no sooner met than Mr. Lyon sprung to attack Mr. Grilvold, who stepping back in fome measure avoided the blow; Mr. Griswold continued to retreat un til another cudgel was put into his hand by Mr. Sitgreaves, but on the Speaker and fome of the Members calling to order the bulihefs terminated for the present. Mr. Lyon fullered considerable pcrfonal injury from the blows he re ceived from the firft attack. Mr. Grifwofd appears to have received little or no bodily hurt during the whole affray. __ A resolution to the following effeA passed the House: That Meflrs, Griswold and Lyon fliould be immediately taken into custody of tlie Serjeant at Arms, unless they would refpeAively engage to refrain from,all personal vio lence towards each other during the feifion. This engage ment was entered ito on the part of each. Translated extraß from a paper entitled, “ Moniteur de la Liouijiane ,” printed at New Orleans, dated January 15, 1798. u The Governor of this province having received by the last cotmer tlie orderrof his Majesty to evacuate tlie forts ct Walriut Hills anti Natchez immediately took proper measures for their execution; having sent on the neceflary advices for Cbarlejlon , February 24. Yesterday arrived tlie barque Jacob, Bair, Lilbon, 76 days. Ihe barque Jacob, Gapt. Bair, was boarded about three weeks ago by a French privateer, and plundered of every thing they could lay their hands upon ;• they even robbed him of the greatest part of his own wearing apparel. February 26. Extract of a letter from Capt. John Pratt, of the Jlip Federalist of this port, dattJßrurdeaux, 6tb Janu ary last . *” I am sorry to inform you that I was captured by the French privateer Huron, of this place, of 22 guns and 130 men, on the 9th of December last, being then in l it. 49. long. 23. w. from the meridian of London; the privateer made me go on board her in my small boat when it was blowing a very heavy gale, and did not permit me to return. I had with me nothing but a small trunk of linen. We kept company with the Federalist for several days; we were then parted by a gale of wind off Cape Finifterre. I arrived at this place on the 28th December, since which I have learnt tliat the Federalist has arrived at Paflage. I lhall have to go to Bayonne, where the Federalist will be tried. I have found many acquaintances here, ibmepf whom have given me letters to merchants in Bayonne. lam sorry to add, that I heartliat the Judge at Bayonne is Agent for the owner of the privateer. “ The cause of their taking me is said to be, that the snip was and that she was loaded with sugar, coffee, ccttdV, and other goods, which were not permitted to be cjried to England in American vefle’s be. fore the war; anffilfo that the role d’equipage was signed only by a Justice A the Peace, and the certificate of the names of the fhiJKrs, Sc c. not having Mr. Defauffarc’i name in tlie body of it, as well as at the bottom. But I hope these are bit frivolous excuses. My men, (who a!| arrived here with ije, except the Mate, Steward, and two 1 boys) were kept in prison four or five days, but are now living at board.” March 1. Yesterday arrived the ftiip Ariadne, Prior, Bourdeaux, 49 days; ship Catherine, Mar.in, Kingston, 41 days, in distress, bound to London. March 5. Yiefterday arrived the fliip Willterrenden, Mahlman, Hamburgh, 92 days. March 6. , Yiefterday arrived the fliip Golden Rose, Katt, Hamburgh, 47 days. Capt. Huntington, of the schooner Nabby, who arrived on Sunday last from Baltimore, informs, that on Sunday the 25th of February he was in Hampton Road; he there saw the Supercargo of a ship which had arrived at Norfolk the day before in $3 or 34 days from France, who informed him that the American Envoys had been acknowledged by the DireAory of France before the flap failed. From the confident manner in which it was told to Capt. Huntington he thinks the news may lie relied on. Capt. Huntington does not recolle A the name of the fliip, or the port Ihe was from. I \ ■■■■.. ■■ .i ■■■ SAVANNAH, March 9. Extraß of a lettirfrom Benjamin Hawkins, Esq. Agent for Indian Affairs South of the Ohio, dated Fort IVilkinfon , the 25th February, 1798. “ T HAVE cloed tlie line op this frontier, and am happy X to afliire you there Was no room for a diversity of opinion with the •Gommiflioners of this state, and that the utmost harmony subsisted between us throughout the whole of it. The recal by order of the Legislature, met us fome days after we had completed the line and were on our re. turn. There are but a few settlers on the weft fide ; three of them, Mr. Cuningham, Col. Waffbrd, and Mr. Smith, have embarked property; the others are mostly tenants, and moft of them with huts so recently made as to be without any clearing. I have letters from the Upper Creeks of the Bth, and the Lower of the nth; they are friendly, but having been embarrafled lately by fome worthless white people who have travelled through their Nation, they have requested me to put a flop to it till arrangements can be made to feciii'e the Indians from tlie impofirioa of such charaAers. * . “ Mr. Hill, who has been with me for fome time, will inform you of fome tranlaAions which have happened in this quarter that are unpleasant. I have recently had two letters from, the Governor, and ft.all rely on his coopera tion to feciTe peace and eftablilh an interchange of good offices with my red charge and tlie citizens on this fronti er.” V‘ Yesterday arrived the sloop Nancy, Capt. Morgan, from New'Ybrk. On the 28th ult. spoke a schooner from North Garoliria, bound to New Yoik, which Capt. Morgan supplied with beef, they having nothing but com and waj ter. Same day ftpoke the brig YValhington, Capt. Cruft,] 50 days from Bourdeaux, bound to New York; ftie brought] no particular’news; the French were taking every Ameri-j can vefiel they met with. MARINE LIST. Entered Inward. Schooner Larker, Stiles, Hardwiclj Ship Two Sifters, Reed, Jamaica Schooner Charlotte, Lulcomb, Charleftoa Sloop Dove, Brown, Dicta] Schooner Cornelia, Auten, New YorJ Ship Nancy,j Orn, * St. I.ucal Sloop Sally, Lawrence, Barbaifol Schooner Felicity, Wilson, St. KitJ Three Sifters, Sevier, Havacl Columbia, King, Jamaicl Huntress, Fitch, New Yodl Savannah Packet, Todd, QiarleftoJ Cleared Out. Brig Two SifteP|fcAmold, St. CroiJ Schooner Hope, Deverex, New Provkieucj Brig Dean, Akerly, % New Ycm Schooner Sally, Griffing, Charleffol Brig Minerva, Fulford, CuraccJ Schooner Nancy, Spotfwood, Frederickibir* John, Woodfworth, St. Mar. l Ship Columbia, M’Kenzie, Liverpocl Amelia, Ferguson, Greenocß Scliooner Polly,. Jackson, Charkft * NASSAU?, (New Providence J January 16. I Extraß of a letter- from Long IJland , dated the id A 7 1 ‘“January instant. 1 “ the'26th of last month we had another wrtdj lmali sloop having The Freedom of AfJ bury Port painted on her Hem; and from papers foss* on board Ihe appears to have been bound from Aux Cay* tor Boston, partly laden with sugars, coffee, and molAsiM lome of which have been laved. There was not a foul ‘A board when flbe came alhore on the reef opposite Mr. donald’s place.” A few days after the date of the above letter the flex* went to pieces.,. S Mr. James H. Voux, late Master of the above sel oned veil'd, arrived here % efterday from Long Island, gives the following particular's relpeAing the lois of h* 44 December 22d at midnight, wind blowing frelb foflj n. n. e. struck on a reef about 3 miles foutb of Rum Iff The vefiel making water fall boifted out die boat, dH which all hands got, and reached the Ihore about 2 c- At daylight could difeover nothing of the sloop. H ‘a| evening of the 23d got to -Mr. Pinder’s fettiement ’AA were kindly entertained by him. Staid 16 days on Key in hopes of fome vellel calling in. In die mean o* had our boat repaired, and dcfpaiiing of having any conveyance set off in her on the morning of the 9th jjn nuary, and got to Long Island that evening.” The schooner Cato, from Chariefton for St. captured by* his Majesty’s fliip Ly nx, Capt. Hally Kt here on Sunday. Hr. ■