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a!lio3 and friends has excited, there remains a
confoiathm that the cause and responsibility of this conduit
T> ni rest on themselves alone. And it is with great piea
fure that we congratulate you, Sir, and our country, on
the wife and prudent measures you lave pursued for the
preservation of peace and the protection of our independ
ence. We believe you have done as much for the attain
ment of the tirft of these objects as a due regard to the o
ther would juftify or permit. * And, should the last argu
ment of nations, a resort to arms, become iudifpenfable tor
the protection of those rights which are the moft dear to us,
we pledge ourlelves for the support of our Government,
by which alone they can be secured, and, at the hazard of
our lives and properties, to convince the world that we will
take no lhare in the diigrace of being conlidered a divided
people*
ANSWER.
To the Inhabitants of Savannah , and its vicinity, in
the fate of Georgia.
Gentlemen, r
I THANK you for this address, which, as it comes
from a refpe&able portion of tlie Union so remote from the
Hat of Government, and expresses sentiments so noble,
spirited, and patriotic, has given me as much pleasure as
any I have ever received.
Painful indeed, and inexpreflible, are the sensations which
the conduit of men, at the head of a nation once our allies
and friends have excited; tlie responsibility of their conduit
inuft rest on themselves alone. ■
I thank you for ycmr congratulations to me, and to cur
country, and for your candid testimony in favor of the
wisdom and prudence of the measures pursued for the pre
fcrvation of peace and proteilion of our independence.
Peace and independence united have indeed been my ob
jects, and I rejoice in your opinion, which correiponds with
my own, that as much has been done for the attainment of
the fivft of these objeits as a due regard for the other would
juftify or permit.
Reason is not heard, or, if heard, is despised, and nothing
within my knowledge remains but the last argument of
nations.
The honorable pledge of your lives and properties for
the fiippcrt of Government, and to convince the world
that you will take no (hare in the disgrace of being confi
de red a divided people, is very fatisfaiftory, and greatly to
your honor. JOHN ADAMS.
Philadelphia , June 6 tb, 179.8.
On tlie 22d of March last, in the Britifli House of
Lords, the Duke of Bedford made a motion for the dif
miUion of the King’s Minifttrs, which after a very long
debate was negatived, 113 to 13.
The bill for suspending all commercial intercourse with
France was pa fled in the House of Representatives of the
United States on the 31st of May, Yeas- 55, Nays 25.
In the Senate, on the 7th instant, it pafled, Yeas i3,
Nays 4.
There are 41 American veflels, prizes, at St. Martin’s,
15 fail at St. Euftatia, 160 fail at Guadaloupe, between
I €0 and 70 at Porto Rico, and upwards of 100 fail in Hi-
I fpaniolall [Federal Gazette .
[ s The Wig Amelia, Hiufton, from this part, is arrived at
I Falmouth, after a passage of 30 days. The Jane,
I M'Pherfon, is also arrived at a port in England, from this
I place.
MARINE LIST.
[ Entered Inward.
I Schooner Cornelia, Autin, New York
; Nancy, Barker, Jamaica
Huntress, Fitch, New York
Mary Ann, Hughes, Baltimore
Cleared Out.
I Schooner Betsey, Rudulph, St. Mary’s
I Industry, Ross, Charleffon
■ Brig Two Brothers, CoX, New York
I Retrieve, Philpot, Trinidad
■ Schooner Charlotte, Lufcomb, New York
■Sloop Camden Packet, Sinkins, St. Mary’s
I icr the young men of savannah, who
Ware disposed to form themselves into A MILITARY
OF FUSILIERS, are notified, that
■c Meeting will be held At Gunn's Tavern , THIS
■E.YEATING, at half after seven o'clock preeifely , vSbiicS.
Wfaofe who wijh to promote the Intended Corps are re
to attend . Friday, 29th June.
I *C7 The TRUSTEES of the AC A DEMY of
COUNTY are requejlcd to meet at
Mtbc house of Col. U r y\ly , on Monday the id day of'July
Wmext, at 3 o'clock p. m. . ... ‘ JJ J J
I &Y LAST EVE NING'S MAIL.
■ Saturday arrived the (hip Corneha STr’a,’ Wulflbken,
■Bourdeaiix, 60 days.
L cral letters rrctived on Saturday, bv the (hip Come-
K “conora trom Bourdeaux, mention that every article
mt Weft India produce and tobacco is very scarce and dear
■tnere. A cargo of upwards of 300 hotheads of tobacco,
•rhich arrived from Philadelphia, was fold on board for 21 o
■ivres per hundred; in a few hours after the purchaser was
■ottered 10 per cent, advance on his purchase. There was
*: 0t a baiT ' )l f brown sugar at maiket; coffee was worth 2
mvres, (55 i-a cents) per !b. ~ 3
? g,Uh veffel j °J war had optured so many of the
W ‘ nch pnvateers, and so many of the American veflels had
tHat We f eCaptured ’ a,,d heav V colds adjudged
•b mft .he captors, that the armateurs , or owners, were
KanS3ed * *** thought that privateering would be
TheEnglifh Vtfrels d ? DOt lnte rrupt American vefTels
KweJu - Ce; :£? k them Permit them to
proceed to their port of detonation.
at D Bourdeau^ tvhen Capt. Wulffjken failed
W™’ that Gen. Buonaparte was at Brest; that .400 gun
; ve f Col ! tatd there; that 50,000 men had already
Bf\hT U 1 ° r . five weeks af rer the 23d of April; 400
M-. i;, gun X,ats > ft w * s said, were calculated to throw
‘Toulon fleet, confining of the Venetian vessels and those
which were itt Touloa, had joined tire fleet as Brest; that
on thrir way tliey had appeared “if Madeira, where they
destroyed a number of filhing Veffrls and ionic, Englidt
ft tips; that a-number of French prh’areers had fallen in
with 28 fail of Jamaicanien and captured the whole; 6 of
the'prizes had arrived at the Cordovan when the Cornelia
Eleonora left it.
American veflels were arriving and departing as usual,
and tliere was no report or appearance of an immediate
rupture with America.
Our Commiflioners still Continue in Paris.
MILAS March x.
THE following are the details of the disturbance in the
garrison of Mantua. The 23d Pluviofe, in the
rrtoruirtg, the inhabitants of Mantua remarked an extraor
dinary movement in the French garrison. • These troops
afieftlbled fuddertly at the Place d’armes,’with four pieces
of camion, lighted match, arms, and baggage, and there .
took up a line of march to quit the city, declaring that
they intended to return to France to demand their pay, of
which they had not received a farthing for four/ months
part. Gen. Miollis immediately ordered all the gates to
be shut, and sent his Aid de Camps to quiet the loldiers;
but it was not until after much remonstrance that they
cenfented to remain, on condition that their pay ftiould be
given to them the next day* The Administration, upon
a written requisition of Gen. Mmilts, immediately ordered
a forced loan of four hundred thou thru! livrcs. After empty
ing all the public chefta; and applying to the capitalists and
persons in affluent circumstances, they at length raised the
necefiary sum by the time appointed. They all'o put in
requisition five thou fend fliirts and fix thousand pair of
flioes, of which the French troops were totally destitute.
Algiers, March I. Three Engiiih frigates were cruis
ing on our bay. One of these frigates, forced in by a storm,
was thrown into a moft dreadful situation, and had nearly
peri filed. The Captain, who did not receive succor in time,
complained of ft with the greatest bitterness, and even in
tenns injurious and tyrannical. The Djv, enraged at his
despotic tone, cauled the frigate to be immediately leized,
and threw all the crew into irons. He then gave instant
order? to thfe Britifli Coitful to quit his territory,
Paris, March 27. By an arret, of the 26th Ventofe,
(15th March) the commune of Bergerac has beai Jeclaied
in a state of siege. The true motives which have produced
this arret are, that the partifms of Royalty hive endea
vored to miilead the public mi ml, and have planned troubles,
which they intended to bring forth at the ensuing elections,
by fending ferret agents among the inhabitants of tlie coun
try, causing the deluded farmers to sign a defamatory libel
aguinft the constituted authorities of the depar ment; that
the malevolent of that commune have deteriiiined to carry’
the rallying standard, and have rtioived to cl’oofe the offi
cers of the national guard from among the enemies of the
Governmen ; in fine, that they are leagued with those of
Bourdeaux, the coniequences of which it is impoliible to
fordee.
April 9. Orders have been given no longer to keep fires
in our Hghthoufes in our ports, became they serve as rally
ing points to the enemy. This meaiUre will produce 2.
good effed.
Havre , April 1. The EnglWh have just committed
under our eyes an ad of the mnft unparalleled audacity.
On the 30th March, about 5 o’clock 1:1 the evening, seve
ral vessels, convoyed by a gun boat, were attacked at the
entrance of our road by three Englifu frigates; they how
ever got into tlie port in fafety. The frigates during the
chafe got so near the town as to be able to fire into it. A
great number of balls fell in different parts of the town and
of the port; the damage however was not so great as might
be expe&ed. It is with great regret we state cliatYhe service
is so negligently performed here that a very conliderable
time elapied before we were able to return tlie fire.
London , March 28. The persons and eif. ds of the
English artists at Rome have not been mdefied; but Mr.
Jenkins, the Banker, who prudently left the city feme time
ago, has loft his house, furniture, plate, &c. and cilh to
the a'lTionnt of 5000 or 6000!. and Lord Bristol’s pidure3,
ilatues, &c. to an iornenfe amount, have alfe been ordered
into requisition.
The new French Minlfter, Mr. Roberjot, is arrived at
Hamburgh, and has delivered his credentials to the Senate.
Great appreheniions are entertained in that city in conse
quence of the refufal of the Senate to tlie demand of the
French Govern'nient relative to tlie loan. M. Talleyrand
lately wrote to the Senate to inform them of the refufal of
the Diredory to comply with the terms which the Senate
had propoied, dignifying, at the fame time that the whole
amount of the sum required of the Hans Towns was to be
fumifhed by Hamburgh, which might afcerwaitls make
such arrangements with Lubeck and Bremen as it might
think proper. The Senate replied to M. Talleyrand iJe
rigord, by Rating their inability to furnifh the sum required
of them by France, (amounting to twelve millions of livres)
and projxiling, in lieu thereof, to pay the four millions al
ready offered on their part, and to accept three millions of
Dutch referiplions, instead of four, as It was at firft fettled,
in order to cover them. It may be eafffy conceived that
they wait with much impatience for the answer from France,
and that the merchants are not a little apprehenlive of the
confluences which may enlue to their trade. Probably
the French may take advantage of the above circumstance
to carry their iniquitous plan against Hamburgh into exe
cution.
April 12. Tlie following are the particulars of the ad
vices received by Government from Sir Richard Stradiati:
On the evening of the Bth inst. 38 gun vessels came out of
the river Seine, and endeavored to ideal round the coast to
the westward unperceived. Sir Richard Strachan, in the
Diamond, with the Hydra frigate in company, attacked
these vessels, and engaged them for several hours during
the night. The firing ctafed abont 1 o'clock on the morning
of the 9th. At daybreak it was perceived that the gun
vessels had taken ftielter In the river Caen. It is not afeef
tained that much damage tfas done to’ the enemy, though
feme of the officers of Sir Richard Straclian’s squadron state
that one ot the gun vessels was funk. It is fiippbfed they
had troops on board. The gun veffids were in fuel* lhailow
-toteV that our frigates could not approach them yrtv fifiar.’
There wa? no man killcd or wounded on board the Diamond
and Hydra, nor did they feffer any material damage. 1
A favorite toast at all ptblic meetings now is, Mav
the Navy of England meet the Army of England .half
seas ybir.” _ v
April 13. On Sat;n\lay on Tucfday ft
hravy cannonading froin tlie French caift was heard at
Hastings. From what it proceeded has not yet been af-’
eertained.
April 14. The city of Hamburgh has paid-tlie sum of
fix millions livres as a contribution, to be excused from a
loan of 12 miilidhs of ducats.
The Cifalpine Republic having refufed to comply with
the 2d ami 9th articles of the treaty of Canqio Fonnio, re
lative to the property jx>ffej(fed by Impe ial fubjedls in the
.Cilalpine territory,, his Imperial M ijeft v bas ordered, by
way of reprilal, all the property of Cifalpine fubjeCls in •
tlie Imperial to be-Tcqueftered.
The Venetians are feid to lie extremely difeorttented
with the Imperial Goyernnni-nt, and bitterly regret their
liberty. The conductpf the Austrian Government is iajd
to be very ieVere. . ,
April tfi. The King cf Naples is miking cv-Cry exrrtkm
to prepare his kingdom to jyfift the French, thoirld they
rdblve to attack him. Tkcatroops w'dcli
have put in motion Jn Italy .seem clearly debited-tf aft
gainft Naples, and, if tliey have nrtrkcd. him ut thjtjir .r,
prey, it teems the King of
abfe to oppose
The following are the principal ai ticles of intelligence
brought by the Hiihbtfrgli mail:
A letter from Naples, dated the 4th of March, ftate*
that, in order to he prepared for every event, the’Royal
army his received orders .to form two camps. Tlie King
is to take the chief command in perfen, and under him
Gen. Cnjli. Should the war be inevitable 100,000 militia
can be raised. Artillery . and ftorCs are conveyed to the
frontiers, and a number of recruits are enlisted. The ao
counts of internal difturbanccs are greatly exaggerated.
11l the ecclesiastical ftafes the French are alfembling an
army of between 50 and 60,000 men.
In tlie territories of the Grand Duke of Tufbanv various
attempts have been made to excite dirturbances; but hitherto
without success.
A body of Cifalpine troops has advanced into the terri
tory of the Republic of Lucca, planted the Tree of Li
berty, and exacted a contribution of 200,000 crowns,
which has already been pad.
‘Hie French have enforced tlie requisition In Holland of
every fifth matt.
Oid England is 6nce more to fee the Royal standard of
her Kingffioifted. This is to take place in file camp now
marked out near Wrndfer.
A requisition of every third man ab'e to bear arms is ex
pected to take place in Holland. The objeft seems to be,
to raise a iufticient numlier of men to man their fleet intend--
e-d to cooperate in the defeent upon this country.
vJP O
A valuable ‘Frail of Land,
Lying on the River Alatamaha,’ containing 45a
acres, the. firft quality of oak and hickory land,
bounded Touthwcfferly by the fajd river, northwesterly by
lands of Lachlan M‘6illivray, and on ajl other sides by
lands vacant at the time of ‘furvey* For further particu- ’
lars inquire, of the Printers. December 15, 1797.’
FOR SALE, OR TO BE ~
A House and Half Lot, situate in
Ewenlburglv, at present occupied by the fubferiber, t 6
whom appl). Mary Saunders.
• May 28.
n. >.+m 1 n ■■ Hi.''Mi ■> ■ ■ t* ill ■—— mmrnrnm ***** :
IC?* . FOUND,
A Bank Note for 100 Dollars. 4
The owner, on deferring ‘it, and paying for aftverttfmg,
may have it* Apply at-the Printers. ’
V filK SUBSCRIBER WANTS
AN OVERSEER. ■ ,
JAMES GUNN.
Litchfield, June *3, 1 798* v ~Z 7..
TAKEN UP at the fubfciibePs plantajaon, Screven
county, on the main road leading from Savanrtah
to Auguita, about the 17th May last, A BAY HORSE,
about Bor 9 years hid* one hind white f<|qt, hlaee fhee,
branded on the mounting ftioulder 26, and on the ntzt
buttock IN, trots and canters, aliont 14 hands high.
Augujl 2 9, 1797. STEPHEN PEARCE.
r I’ , AKRN UP in Savannah, A Negro Wench, whn
JL calls herfelf Hannah , and fbmetimes Kate, -and
fays it is two or three years since Ihe ran away from
Charleston, that (lie belonged to the .widow of Tlioma*
Smith, but believes that Ihe has been since fold to feme
perfen in the country “the-appears to be^about 25 years
old, ?f rather a yellow complexion. Whoever Ihe belongs
to may have her by applying to Matthew Motz, Keener
of the federal gaol, and paying charges of advertising, &c.
Savannah , 30 tb Sept. 1797*
BROUGHT to the Workhouse in Savannah, A Ne
gro Fellow, named Buck, about 5 feet 6 inche*
high,, and about 40 years of age, speaks very bad Englilh,
fays he belongs to one Myer, in South Carolina.
Nov. 23, 1797. „ - Jacob Theiss, Gaoler.
BROUGHT to the Workboufe in Savannah, A Negro
FelLow, named Yvfh, fays he belongs to one Mr.
Yawney in Charleston; he is about 5 feet 6 inches high,
and about 50 yeass of age, his breast is greatly scarred by
a bum from powder, as lie lays.
June 13, 1798. Jaco* Them*, Ganfer.
Kgf PRICES CURRENT for sale at tlie
Priutinj Office in Broujftma flreef. - -