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; NEtFTORK, April vs. IT appears by the papers that there are in England 33,000 French prisoners, and only 4000 Englifii pri soners in Fiance. Hxtraft of a letter from a gentleman at Falmouth to ■ Us friend in this city , dated February 13, 1798. We are all very busy in getting ready to oppoi'e the French, ■who are undoubtedly preparing to invade us— the whole of this country are in arms—we are all soldiers I am mylelf an Ensign in a corps under tlie name of Falmouth Independent Volunteers—we clothe and arm ou delves, and serve withont pay—-there are great numbers of companies formed on the fame plan. Should the French come they will meet quite a different reception from what • they may expert. This nation seems now to be more un ited than ever—every man now takes his PURSE in one hand and his SWORD in the other; and the voluntary contributions are so numerous and to large that there is no doubt but that the aft of Parliament lately passed for in creating the afll-fled taxes will be rendered null by the fubferiptions exceeding the money wanted to enable us to repel the efforts of our enemies. One Mercantile House in Mancliefter fubferibed 3_£oool —the Bank of England *oo,oool—the officers anfftrew of one of our frigates have fubferibed 20001. cc. Indeed our sailors and soldiers Ribfcribe moft liberally, and accompany their donations with letters highly expreflWef their generality and loyal ty. Tbe Lord Mayor of London opened a meeting for receiving fubferiptions, and in a few hours 40,535 b 3s. 6(L was fubferibed by 218 persons. It is impossible foi me to deferibe to you the ertthutiafm of the people on this oecali -611; and, instead of delponding looks, the features are brightened up, and seem to be expressive of a wilh rather than a dread to fee the enemy. For my own part, my friend, I cannot Tay I wilh to fee them; for, although I am persuaded in my own mind that their attempts will be Frustrated, yet by their coming many lives muff unavoid ably be loft, and a great deal of other mifehief done. However, firmly trusting that Providence will order every thing right, I make myfclf easy, and neither wilh to fee the enemy nor ‘dread their coming. This little town fur- Tiifh , upwards of 1000 in arms, who are in general persons nf property. If it is my fate to fall in battle do not be lieve, until you are well allured of it, that the fliot entered at my back.” Abril 16. We dated in our last that the Grand Jury of New Jersey had fume! bills against William Bridgeftock, John Evyn£[ and Johannes Williams; tlie firft for murder, and the two last for piracy; they were mariners on board the Kurmime Bjritifh frigate, which was rose against by the crew. They were tried on Monday 9th inst. and we since ’ ‘am were all found not guilty. Yeftcrda / a; rived the brig Ann and Mary, Capt. Smith, in 34 days from Cork. 1 Oipt. Smith informs us, that as he was coming out of tlie (love of Cork on the nth of March a number of A merican vessels were coming in for convoy. Yesterday failed from this port, the British packet, under Convoy of the Th'ifbe frigate. April 19. Merlin has succeeded Barras as President of the French Direftory. On the Ift ult. the village ol Ghiffel, in Eilcx,-England, except four houses, was deftroytd by lire. The Fanny and Betsey, Shdckiock, [American] from Virginia to Cowes, is taken by the French, and carried into Painpole, near Morlaix. Capt. Stopford, of the Britiflt ftiip Phaeton, in his official letter of the 2ift February announces the capture of the French ftiip privateer La Legere; and the recapture of the ship Eliza, from Boston to Amsterdam. Tlie Whim, Boyd, from Virginia to Martinique, is taken and carried to Guadaloupe. Tlie American conyoy from England was to fail about the middle of March. 011 Monday last, after the Town Meeting in Newark, tlie Liberty Cap was clandestinely taken from the flag ftafb Baltimore, April 19. Arrived this day, (hip Hamp ton, Cj;>t. Stafford, from Hamburgh, which he left the 23d of February. Wo It am bv Capt . Stafford that the reports of Hamburgh being imcUea hy a French force, and the confifcation of Britiflt goods there, are entirely without foundation. A French Ambassador had arrived at that port, and wiflied to fraternize them out of a loan of fix millions, but his requed; was not complied with. What the refiult wquld be they could not tell, but looked up for protection to Prussia and the Northern Powers. The American Miniffers, it was reported at Hamburgh, bad been ordered to quit France, and the general opinion was, that war between Five two nations was inevitable. In surance had confeqtiently risen to 15 guineas; and a few days previous to Capt. Stafford’s failing no inturance could be had on American vessels at all. Norfolk, April e. On the aad February tlie ship Nancy, Capt. Dick foil, of ttys port, (when within three hours fail of the Mole) was faptused by a finall French schooner privateer, called the Borpoite, with one 4 pounder and 40 men, and lent Into Fort de Paix, where vessel and cargo was condemned. On the 25th Fcbmary the brig William Pennock, Capt. Hatton, was captured on her passage from Norfolk to Ja maica, by a privateer of is guns, and lent into Port de Paix; vessel and cargo condemned. Fort Royal, (Virginia) April 10. Tlie frhooner Betsey, Capt. Duncan, of this port, foundered in the Che sapeake the 2id ult. within live miles of Craddock on the eastern (bore. The circumstances of this truly lamentable e\ t, as related by a Mulatto man, t! 3 only one laved, are as follow; Going before a strong weft wind, with a reefed forefail, deep laden with wheat and Hour, Capt. Duncan ohferved, that something muff be the matter with the schooner, the lea breaking over her every swell. On founding they found three feet of water in the Ixild, al though they had pumped her dr v half an hour before. The R Cabin fl,or was taken up to bale, but every attempt to free. I .her was in vain. ITiey then bore away tor a (hip at anchor * the ftarboaid bow, but before thev got nigh her the fehexmer went down in 18 feet water. ‘Hie Mulatto man, employed at-that moment inputting the boat loole, which be did not d&tit, saved himfdf on the mail, from whence be was taken off by a boat /roiu the (bore. Duncan was a wall informed wgxri-r member of society; be liad just “buried his wife, and was removing bis family, confiding of a brother, two infant children, a ■(after, and a rnecc, that were thus taken off in tlieir prime. When all hopes of saving the vessel were over lie held his two children, one in each arm, at the rilk and certainly the cause of not saving himfelf. Only his body has been found, with one of the infants clasped to his bread. The vessel has gone to pieces. Cbarlefton , April 30. Capt. John Morrison, late Matter of the schooner Defiance, belonging to this port, came passenger in the (loop Packet from St. Thomas’s; his vessel, on her voyage from Trinidada, was captured by a French privateer and carried iuto Porto Rico, where vessel and cargo were condemned; tlx; cargo consisted entirely of coffee, and was very valuable. At St. Thouias’s Capt. Morrilon fay a Matter of a vessel from Demerara, who informed him that the ship Fox, Lincoln, from Surinam bound to this port, had been carried in there by an English frigate, under tufpicion of having Dutch property on board. A French brig of 16 guns, and a schooner of 12, have lately been captured off St. Thomas’s by the British frigate I’ Amiable. The schooner Betsey, Birch, belonging to this port, which was taken out of St. Vincent’s by a French priva teer, has been retaken by part of her crew, and had arrived at St. Thomas’s. May 2. Yesterday arrived the barque Frans, Paulson, Hamburgh, 49 days. May y. Yesterday arrived the barque Andreas, Wet tem, Hamburgh, 49 days. By tlie arrival of the (loop Fox from the Cape we learn, that two frigates, on board of which was Gen. Hedouville, his suite, and a number of troeps, arrived at that place a bout 12 days ago. He was received there with great pomp; all the cannon of tlx; place fainted him.. The remainder of the squadron which attended him from France was at the, city of St. Domingo. A number of letters received yesterday and the day before by tlie late Hamburgh arrivals contradift the accounts of the port of Hamburgh being (hut against the importation of Englilh goods into that city, and the femme of British manufactures. The French Minister demanded a loan of 4,000,000 of florins, (equal to 1,600,000 dollars) which the Government advanced, in consequence of which that city remains in the state it was before this event took place. May 4. By the arrival of the (loop Cleopatra, Burns, from Havana, we are informed that the pilot boat Lucy, Prince, from this port for Havana, is taken by a Britilh privateer, and carried into Nassau. The Ihip Harmony, belonging to Mr. Schutt, of this city, bound to tlie Havana, was detained for 16 hours by a Britilh privateer, and then permitted to proceed on her voyage. NOTICE. ALT, persons having any demands against the Estate of Mary Low, late of Liberty County, deceased, are jequeUed to fend them In, properly uttefted, to the fubferiber, within 12 months and a day from the date hereof, after which time the affairs of the laid Estate will be closed, and all accounts not rendered will be Excluded. John Jones, Admr. Rural Felicity, Liberty County , March 28, 1798. —Ml—■ I I , ■ ,rs. I ■■■■ !■■■—■ NOTICE. A LI- persons having demands against the Estate of Martin Sbuhman , late of Chatham county, de ceas’d, are defined to render them properly atterted; and all indebted to make immediate payment. Tabitiia Such-man, Adm’rix. April 26, 1798. ALL persons having demands against the Estate of Mi chael Aster, deceased, are deli red to fend them in duly attested, and thole indebted thereto are requested to make immediate payment. Margaret Aster, Adm’rix. David Gugel, Adm’r. February 28, 1798. GEORGIA. By Edward White, Register of Probats ( 1.. s. ) C for the County of Chatham, in tlie state Ed. Wh 1 te. * aforefakl. WHEREAS John Izard Wright, Esq. hath made application to me for letters of administration on the estate and effetils of Benjamin Smith, late of South Ca rolina, deceaied, Thele are therefore to cite and admonish all and lingular the kindred and creditors of the said deceaied to be and appear before me, at my office, on the 19th day of May next, to Ibew cause, if any they have, why letters of administration should not be granted him. Given under my hand and leal, at Savannah, the 19th dny of April, in tlie year of our Lord 1798, and in the 22d year of American a Independence. GEORGIA. TBy Edward White, Register of Probats ( I~ S. ) for the County of Chatham, in tlie state Ed. White. ‘ afore said. WHEREAS, on tlx; 17th day of March, 1797, ad ministration was granted Samuel G. Sargant, of the city of Savannah, merchant, on the estate and eftetits of Thomas Coffin, 1 e Matter of the brig Marv, deceased : And whereas the said Samuel G. Sai-gantdmh prayed a day may be appointed for receiving and auditing tlx; accounts of the fame, to tlie end that lie may be diicharged; Thele are therefore to cite ami admonilli all and lingular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, and all perlbns interested in said estate, to lie and appear before me, at mv office in the city of Savannah, on the 19th day of May next, to fliew cause, if tny they have, wbv tlie accounts of tlx; said adr * liftrator ihould not tlx 11 be received, and he be difmitfed from fait! adniinillration, anil all matters re- IxtiMiihureto. Given under my hand and fraf, m the city of Savannah, 19th day of Api il, in tlie year of our Lo-d 1798, in the aad year of American mdcpendcnce* FOR SALE. CHE|P, A valuable Tra£t of L^nd, LYING on the River Alatamaha, containing 4 acres, the firft quality of oak and hickory l an V bounded southwesterly by the said river, northwesterly U laiyls of Lachlan M‘GillivYay, and on all other fide; C lands vacant at the time of survey. For further parxeu. lars inquire of the Printers. December 1?, 17Q7. tCT FOUND Br A NMRO, ‘ • - A PLAIN GOLD RING. The owner may have the fame, by paying for this adver tilement, and giving a trifling gratuity to the Negro found it. Apply at-the Office of this Gazette* April 25, 1798. ‘ N o T I C EL ty: WHEREAS ffiameful depredations have been com* mitted on die Illand of Great ITaffaw, a great proportion of tlie stock failed and carried off, and the Ihell banks robbed, in orejer to prevent the ffiture deftru&i ojf their property, the Proprietors, in the moft positive man ner, forbid all persons from carrying dogs on, or hunting on that illand; and,, to prevent thole fi-om running into an error who may think they may continue to do so with im punity, they are iidbnned that the iiland and its depend encies is how under,tts£.dfretitiQri 0 f Mr. James Adams* who has orders to kill every dog that he finds there, to whomsoever belonging. This, if frvere, is indispensably necessary, and will meet the coincidence, of every candid mind, as it is utterly impossible to prevent {lock from run ning wild where there Is a continual hunting and firing of guns. Tliey also forbid all persons taking (hells from their llielt'banks “without periniffion firft obtained. All those detetiled in violation of tlie above notice will be, without diffintition of persons, prosecuted to the utyioft severity of the law. March 13, 1798. John ShoolbhedT T T PON the joetition of John Sliool* versus J>- vJ bred, pray ing tlie foreclolure of Isaac Delyon. J the equity of redemption of all that Tratil of Land, containing fifty acres, situate ,and being in the county of Chatham, bounded east by land of John Rut ledge, weft by r tlie northwest road, north by land of Alex ander Brown, and I’onclv by land late George Kincaid’s, which laid tratit of land was late the property of William Wylly junior; and ;<ifo all those two Lots of Land, situ ate and being at Vernonburgh, in the county hf Chatham, and known by the No. 3 and 4, late the property of John Jameifbn; mortgaged by lfaac Delyon, late of Savannah, to the said John Shgol'.red, for the security of a sum of money contained in a bond from the said lfaac Delyon to the said John Shoolbred, bearing date the firft day of March seventeen hundred and eighty-four; and on motion of Mr. Bulloch, Attorney for the plaintiff; it tj That the principal, interell, and colls, upon the said bond and mortgage, be paid into Court within twelve months from this day, and, imltfs the fame (hull be so paid, the equity of redemption will be from thenceforth foreclofcd, and other proceedings take place, pursuant to the Atil of Assembly in such case made and palled the 9th day of De cember, 1790. And it is further ordered', in pursuance of the said atil, That this rule be published in one of the public Gazettes of this state, or served on lfaac Delyon, or his Attorney, at least nine months previous to the time by which the money is directed to be paid as aforefaid. Ext rad from the Minutes , James Bulloch, c. s. c. c. c. Tfr-N DOLLARS Rc-WARD. RUN AWAY from the fubferiber, on the 17th Fcbmary, A fmalt Negro Fellow, named AARON, 4 feet 8 inches high, of a black complexion, and about 30 years of age. Any person tvtthat will fecu. e tlie above Negro in the —: -..--'.I gaol in-tiiis city, or deliver him at Mon ttitii plantation, lhall have the above reward. Owen Owens* . Savannah, March 8, 1798. TEN DOLLARS RLWARD. ajj-—• - RUN AIVAT from the fubferiber , I Q 1 ANEGRO FELLOW,named HERCULES, _ 1 ) j'About 5 feet 4 inches high, of a black complexion, has his country marks irt lus face, and is about 45 years of age* Owen Owens. TAKEN UP uT Savannah,, A Negro Wench, who calls he rib If Hannah , and sometimes Kate, and fays it is two or three s’ears since flie ran away from Charleston, that fix; belonged to the widow of Thomas Smith, hut believes that Ihe has been since fold to fome person in the country; (he appears to be about 25 years old, of rather a yellow complexion. Whoever file belongs to may have her j;y applying to Matthew Motz, Keeper of the federal gaol, and paying charges of auvertifing, &c Savannah, 3 ojb Sept. 1797. TAKEN UP at the fubferiber’s plantation, Screven county, on the main road leading from Savannah to Augusta, about the 17th May last, A BAY HORSE,* about 8 or 9 years old, one hind white foot, blaze face, branded on tlie mounting Ihoulder 26, and on the neat buttock IN, trots and canters, about 14 hands high. Augnft 29, 1797. STEPHEN PEARCE. BROUGHT to the Workhouse in Savannah, A Ne gro Fellow, who fays his name is Fompey, about 5 feet 9 inches high, and about 35 years of age, fays k C belonged to Mr. John Coxe, deceased. Jacob Theiss, Gaoler. BROUGHT to the Workhouse in Savannah,^ A Ne gro Fellow, named Buck, about 5 feet 6 inc.ies high, and about 40 years of age, (peaks very bad Englh 1 '/ fays lie belongs to one Myer, in South Carolina. ■ Nov. 23, 1797. Jacob Theiss, Gaoler. SAVANNAH: Printed by N. JOHNSTON ak®