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NASSAU, (New Pnvidence) May it*
TH E schooner Ruth, Tinkhain, from Savannah,
which arrived here on Saturday, on tlie 9th infant
foil in with four (hips of Admiral Vandeput’s fquadtan, and
vns boarded by a boat from one of them, the Topaz. The
officer in the boat informed the Mailer of the schooner that
the squadron had taken a Spaniih brig of 18 guns from
Havana, and a French privateer schooner of 8.
May 25. Yesterday the sloop Plover, Newton, arrived
here from Kingston and Cape Nichola Mole*
Throughout Jamaica verv large voluntary contributions
were railing for the aid of Government in prosecuting the
yrefent just and necessary war.
At Barbados ioo,oool, fieri mg was fubferibed in a few
days. In all the other islands fubferiptions were going
forward. .
Port au Prince, I/Arcahaye, and St. Mark’s, were lately
evacuated. Cape Nichola Mole and the Polls at Jeremie
are the only parts of St. Domingo now in our possession.
Majoi Gen. Nilbett, with a reinforcement of troops,
lately arrived at St. Domingo. ;
On Tucfday last was condemned in the. Court of Vice
Admiralty, tire cargo of the American fhtp Sifters, (hipped
by Meffrt. Panton, Leslie, and Go. and taken on her pai
fage from Pensacola for Charleston by the Plover privateer.
The Pro£tor for the cliimants gave notice that he would
appeal from the decree.
• The schooner Americanus, with her cargo, was this day
condemned as lawful price to the captors. She was bound
from Campeachy for New Orleans when captured by the
Lark and Primrose privateers. His Worfliip tire Judge
condemned the veQel on the ground that her register was
fidfe, and that (he had become an adopted (hip of the enemy,
JB 0 S TON, May i S . ‘
CAPT* Elbridge failed from Amsterdam March aS,
which was before the new elections took place in
Fi ance. He heard that our Envoys had had, or were likt
to have, an audience of the Diredory. The free ele&ion
by the citizens of Amsterdam of tlieir Municipal Officers
bad been set aiide by De La Crobc, the French Miniftt-r
Plenipo. They were driven from their place of fitting by
;i detachment of fotdiers, and the creatures of the Minister
placed in their dead, ‘fte people of Holland are extremely
difeontented with their Gtuation.
Extras qf a letter from Amjlerdam , March ao.
“ We have had a dreadful Ihotk in the Hague; ah
Members of the National Convention and different Com
mittees are under am-ft, for what cauic is not yet known,
but they were generally of the moderate party, and it is
thought our form of government will become tlie fame as
that in France. Weft India goods have got up, and there
is no knowing where they will flop. We are now buly in
this town in drawing up a petition to the Dutch Govern
ment, which is to be ligned by all thbfe interested in the
American trade, to request this Government to use all
their influence with the French Directory foas to prevail
on them to order their cruilers not to molest American
(hips coming to this country. What eifedt this may have
towards-the iafety of the American flag I know uot, but
I fear they will listen but little to the too fubmiflive voice
of this country. Letters from Paris lay that your Agents
have at last had two or three conferences, but the reiultii
not known.”
(AUTHENTIC.)
Consular Office of the United States of America , Am*
fterdam , March ao.
Mr. Benjamin RuffelJ, Boston.
‘Sia, —l avail myfelf of the firft opportunity to acquaint
you that the (hip America, Capt. Henlhaw, from New
York, lately brought in here by a French cruifcr, has been
immediately released by the Consul of that nation; and.l
am happy to add, that every thing will be done here to
support and protedl the intercourse with the United States.
My letters by the last mail from Paris mention that our
Envoys have lately had several conferences with the Mi
niftcr of foreign affairs—refult not known-—J am your
obedient servant, Sylvanus Bourne.
The America, Capt. Henffiaw, was we learn bound to
Amsterdam, and carried in there.
A Spaniih fleet, confiding of tWo 90 gun (hips, three
745, and three frigates, arrived, at Porto Rico from Spain
on the 10th April, having under convoy about 60 fail of
merchantmen.
The Britilh have ten Gups of war on tlie American coast
in search after French cruilers.** 1
May 18. An arrival at Portland dates, that two
Commiffionere font from France to fuperlede Hugnes and
Lebas, arrived at Guadaloupe, but were compelled to re
embark, with a menace, that if focy attempted to reland
they (hculd lose tlieir heads.
New York , May it, Yqftcrday arrived here, the
schooner Eglantine, Capt. Smith, from Bonrdeanx, which
lhe left March 29, and the Corderan on tlie id of April.
The crews of the American vessels were undergoing ex
aminations and dripped of Engliffi fearaen.
A tin inclofure from Paris, to be difpatchea
from our Envoys, is received.
A letter from Boimk-aux of the 24th of March lays,
that several veffcls from Baltimore and Charleftpn, bound
to Spain and Holland, laden with rice, sugar, coftee, and
tobacco, had been captured by tlieir privateers and lent
into that port; but their fete hail not been deterromed:
That no mfurance on neutral vessels could be effected at
any premium. The fame letter adds, they had heard that
tur Envoys had demanded indemnity for tlie vessels cap
tured. but no answer had.been returned. Nevertheless the
Directory had, in the mean time, demanded 25 millions
of livres from America previous to entering upon any ne
gotiations.
- The French have found in tlie Swiss an enemy worthy
of their bravery. 1 lie ci devant regiment of Watterville
had just been reorganized; in tlie late a&ion it was cut to
pieces; 7 men only remained; disdaining to iitrvrve their
comrades they threw themselves in the ranks of the French
army and peri find: 80 youths of Berne defended a nairow
passage with stubborn valor, killed many of tlie enemy,
ani finally perilhedjwiUi arms in their hands. The Brniois
General D’Erladr rettrated with 1 1,000 men to Lake
Thonn, at the foot •** a craggy mountain of very difficult
JKCC&
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May la. A fire broke out about 9 o’clock last nfgbt ill
a back building belonging to a printer at the old Hip, which
consumed the fame and tlie front dwellinghoufe; but by
the spirited exertions of the firemen and other citizens it
was happily extinguilhed without very material injury to
the adjacent buildings.
Philadelphia, May 17. Appointment . Samuel Snow,
of Rhode liland, Consul for Canton, in China.
May 24. The (hip Citizen of New York, from the
Havana bound home, is taken and sent to Halifax.
Arrived yesterday, the (hip Richmond, Capt. Hathaway,
with a valuable cargo of piece goods, sugars, ginger, &c.
from Calcutta; failed from that port the 15th, and the
Ganges the 28th of January, in company with tlie (hip
John, Jackson, of and for this port, and the (hip Warren,
Cartright, for the eastward.
A letter received by an arrival at the fort from St. Croix
informs, that the (hip New Jerky and cargo, carried into
Porto Rico, are condemned.
Alexandria, May 21.
Extraß from the log book of the brig George, Capt.
Ferry, from Salem.
Friday, May tx, 1789, lat. 38 30 n. long. 70 30 w.
saw two fail, which I took to be whalemen by"tlieir anions.
Not fufpefting any danger I kept my course towards my
destined port, but they, liaving the advantage of the wind,
came within gun (hot, and at 5 p. tit. one of them, which
proved to be the privateer Jean Bart,'Peter I.a Fitte, Mat
ter, mounting 14 guns, (12 ofwhich were nine pounders)
besides small arms, and carrying 150 men. After his firing
two guns I surrendered myfelf to his power, under a deter
mination of obeying his orders as a prisoner. The privateer
coming alongside alked us from whence we came and where
bound; to which I answered from Salem (Maffuchufetts) to
Alexandria (Virginia.) He then ordered me to wear and
come under his lee, which with all my exertions I proceeded
to do, but notwithstanding this lie difeharged a mulket with
a brace of balls amongst the thickest of my men, which
happened to be aft on the quarter deck; one of the balls
struck the main boom near the tiller. This so much afto
liifticd me that I concluded I had fallen into the hands of
pirates or savages, but I loon found out to my great surprise
that they were French Republicans. He soon after sent
his boat on board, demanding what quantity of water and
provisions I had on board; to which I answered as nearly
as I could make an estimate. He then told me that he
ffiould fend about 20 of his American prisoners on board
which he had taken a few hours before. With the aftifi
ance of fome of his prisoners we got out our boat to a flirt
in fetching them, and what baggage they were permitted
to bring, and his own boat and the boat of the fliip Diana
brought the remainder, and two barrels of Ihip bread, which
he had the humanity to bellow on his prisoners. By this
time I had fome small hopes of being released, and calling
to him, by an intepreter, in as polite a manner as I could,
he gave me liberty to proceed and land the prisoners where
I pleased. I then made fail, and in 24 hours arrived in the
Capes of Virginia. The privateer made fail, fleering s. e.
with the (hip Diana under her lee, and Capt. Harrison and
the Steward on board. The number of men I took in was 27,
The following is a liji of ftps taken by the above priva
teer, with their principal officers and pajfengers .
Ship Merchant, from New York, bound to Bristol,
taken when lhe was 24 hours out from New York. Capt.
A. Roffeter, with his wile and child; Mr. E. Smith, Chief
Mate; arrived in the brig George.
Ship Thomas from Liverpool, out 70 days, taken a few
hours after the Merchant, Capt. John Holland; (Mate
left on board sick.)
Ship Diana from New York, mounting 8 guns, bound
to Dcmerara, taken 48 hours after leaving New York,
William Harrifcn, Captaip; William Clerk, Chief Mate;
Mr. Blake, Supercargo; Mr. Jacob Boos, Surgeon; John
Hanton, Boatswain; Henry Taylor, Gunner; John Sin
clair, Second Carpenter. PafTenger, Mr. W. Parkinson.
(Capt. Harrison and the Steward lent with the (hip.)
Peterjhurg, June 1. On the 24th ult. the Secretary
of War went on boaid the armed fliip of war the Ganges,
and delivered his orders to Capt. Dale. We understand
that these are, to recapture all American vessels which may
have been taken by the French cruiftrs, but not to molest
the armed vessels of the Republic, except in felf defence.
By a veffd arrived at Norfolk from Philadelphia w r e
learn that the Britilh (loop of war Braak, which with the
St. Alban’s convoyed tin? American fleet of merchantmen
from Cork and Liverpool, was upset in a thunderguft within
one mile of Cape Henlopen, and immediately went to the
bottom; 60 of the crew (officers included) were uufortun
ately drowned.
Benjamin Stoddart, of Maryland, is appointed Secrctaff
of the Navy of tlie Uuited States, vice George Cabot,
declined. 1
Charlefion , June 4. Tlie (hip Fhenix, Capt. Baker,
from Bremen, bound to Baltimore, was taken and carried
into L’Orient.
June 5. The schooner Maria, Capt. Sheerman, which
arrived yesterday in Rebellion Roads from Cape Nichola
Mole, was at Port au Prince when the Englilh evacuated
that place. She, with upwards of 20 other American ves
sels, was compelled to take part of the inhabitants of that
town who had not been inchded in the amnesty granted by
the French General. The Maria has upwards of 40 on
board; and several other vessels failed with her for this
port which have each amumber proportioned to their lize.
As soon as it was known in town that tlie Maria had
brought these people orders were given to have her brought
under tlie fort, and tlie Captain will be diredled, it is said,
to leave the port this day.
The number of people who left Port au. Prince at the e
vacuation amounted to upwards of 3000; they embarked
mostly in vessels belonging to the United States.
June 6. \ efterday morning, between the hours of one
and two, a fire broke out in the grocery (lore of Mr. Joshua
Brown, in King street, a little below Price’s alley. The
flames had got to such a height before the fire was difeover
ed that not a (ingle article was laved, and two young men
who llept-in tlie (lore with difficulty escaped. From the
(lore it communicated to the adjoining lioufes, and before
a stop was put to it seven houses were destroyed, three in
King street and four in Price’4 alley; the latter were (mall
buildings.
The engines arrived nNfw
given, and at no time has there been more alacrity (hewn
than was exhibited bv the fire mailers and the coirdb&ors
of the engines op this occasion. Fortunately there was
plenty of water near the place, which, being well applied,
arrested a fine which* from every appearance at the begin*
nlug, threatened deflruftion to a large part of the city.
We have not been able to get any information which,
candie relied on rcfpe£ting the cause of tlie fire.
Mr. Brown’s loss is very considerable, _as lie had largo
quantities offpirituous liquors and other groceries destroyed. “
Mr. M‘Kay, Mr. Stewart, and Me. Milligan, each loft
their dwellings.
June 7. Three of the honks destroyed by the fire, on
Tuesday morning in Price’s alley were the property of the
estate of the late Mr. Robert Austin.
On the firft Tucfday, being the 3 d day of July next,
will be fold, at tbs Courtboufe in the city of Savan
nah, , ,
The Property undermentioned, viz.
A HOUSE and HALF LOT in Broughton street, com*
tabling 30 feet in front and 90 feet in depth, seized
and to be fold as the property of Mr. John Gable.
A LO r OF LAND, situate in Little Ogechee Diftricl,
containing 45 acres, said to be adjoining lands of George
Millen, Esq. seized as the property of Mr. Robert Greer.
ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND, lituate and lying
in St. Philip’s pailfli, on Great Ogechee river, bounded by
Zettler’s land, containing 450 acres, seized under execution
as the property of Thomas Lee, deceased.
Also at the fame time and place,
A NEGRO MAN, named POMPEY, seized and t#
be fold as the property, of John Coxc, deceased.
Richard Wall, s. c. c#
Savannah , May 25, 1798. j \
St ifctUil-'s SALES. “T
On the firjl Tuesday, being the 3 d day of July next t
will be fold, at the Courtboufe in the city of Savan
nah,
ALL that Tra& of Land, containing —— acres, is
Bryan county, formerly the property of Sir Janie*
Wright, (known by the name of the Orange Grove Plan
tation) now seized and to be fold as the property of Jofeplt
Day, Esq. deceased.
At the fame time and place will be fold,
15 Negroes, seized as the property of Edward Davie<|r
Esq. deceased. ——
Also, Two Negroes, seized and to be fold as belonging’
to the Estate of Mr. Joseph Cuthbert.
Savannah , May 31, 1798. R. Wall, s. C. c.
SHERIFF'S bALkS. ’
On Tuesday the 3 d July next will be fold, at th 4
Courtboufe in the City cf Savannah ,
The following T’adts of Land,
Pointed out by the Executor of Solomon
deceased, in order to pay the arrearages, cf taxes dut
for the year 1795:
287 1-2 acres in Montgomery county, surveyed in thg
name of Samuel Pain, on the waters of Canouchie river,
surveyed in January 1784.
, 287 1-2 ao. in said county, in the name of Reuben Ba
con, on Great Ogechee river, surveyed toth March 1785*
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of William
Ayres, on Canouchie river, surveyed sth October 1785.
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of Samuel
Crawford, on said river, surveyed 4th Oclober 1785.
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of Franclf
Parker, on said river, surveyed 2d Oclober 1785.
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of Jacob Da
vis, on said river, surveyed sth Oiflober 1785.
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of John Wills,
ams, on Boggvgut.
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of John O’Neil,
on the Ohoopee river, surveyed January 1784.
200 do. in Camden county, in the name of Robert
Montfort, on Crooked river, surveyed in November 1786.
1150 do. in said county, in the name of Solomon Pen
dleton, on Great Setilla river.
500 do. in said county, surveyed in the name of James
Hume, and purchased at confifcated sales by Solomon
Pendleton, on Great Setilla river.
Six Lots in the Town of Brunswick, granted Solomot
Pendleton, viz. Nos. 19,-79, 217, 218, 219, 216.
Also, at the fame time and place, will be fold ,
A Hail Lot in effis City, in Broughton street,
containing 30 feet in front and 90 feet in depth, seized and
to be fold as the property of Mr. James Meyers, deceased,
at the luit of Levi Sheftall.
All that Trad of Land, adjoining the East
Common, containing about xoB acres of rice land and a
bout 50 acres of high land, seized as the property of Mr*
John Peter Lange.
Three complete Boat Hands, being the re
mainder of the Negroes belonguig to tlie Estate of Roger
Parker Saunders. _ “
Also, A small Sloop, belonging to said
Estate.
1350 Acres of Cotton Land, in several tra&s#
at Mobley’s Ponds, in Burke county, to be fold as belong
ing to the Estate of Samuel Filbert, Esq. deceased, the
former purchaser not having complied with the term* of
sale. / Richard Wall, s. c. c.
Savannah, 6th June, 1798. _
ICT* On the 28; b of June next H r ILL BE LEASED^
TWO LOTS in the eaftem part of this city, lying
between the lots of William Stephens, Elq. and the
Estate of Robert Montfort, the ground rent to be paid
annually. Any improvements eredted thereon may be re
tained at the expiration of the term, at the option of the
Trustees, at. a valuation.
W. STEPHENS, “j
TOHNRRICKELL, *>Comraittee of the Trufce* j
RICHn. wylly, J I
Savannah,, May 2S. . M
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