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I. , • 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& - __ 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 SAVANNAH? PsiNTtD bv N. VON an* 1