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GEORGIA. By His Excellency JAMES JACKSON, Governor and Commander in chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof, A FKOCLAMAT ION. WHEREAS I have received information from John Haberfliam, Esquire, Collector of the Customs of the United States for the Port of Savannah, that about midnight of the fourth instant certain persons unknown went on board the Spanish schooner called the Maria, of about twelve tons burthen, then lying in Savannah river, and entered that day at the Customhouse lrom Saint Au gustine, and, having secured the crew, unmoored and car ried her about a mile up the river, w lie re they ftt fire to and totally destroyed her: AND WHEREAS his Catholic Majesty and the Un ited States are in the drifted bonds of amity and friendfhip, under the treaty of San Lorenzo el Real, entered into the twenty-leventh day of October, one thousand (even hund red and ninety-five, by Thomas Pinckney on the part oi the United States, and the Prince of Peace on the part of his Catholic Majesty; and which treaty was duly ratified by the contracting parties; and the sixth article thereof de clares “ each party (hall endeavor, by all means in their power, to prote& and defend all vefiels, and other effects, bedonging to tlie citizens or fubjtfts of the other, which flrall be within the extant of their jurifdiftion by sea or by land;” and such heinous and unlawful conduct may not only tend to interrupt that harmony which at present sub sists between the two nations, but may be deemed an in fringement of the said article: IN ORDER THEREFORE to disavow any intention of infringing the said treaty, or any article thereof, on'the part of the United States, by the Government of Georgia, and in order to bring the offenders to condign punilhment, as well as to prevent such flagrant violations of the laws of nations in future, I HAVE THOUGHT FIT to issue this my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of four hundred dollars to any peri’oli or persons who will inform againftand proferute to conviftion the persons who let fire to and tot ally deflroycd the Spanish schooner called the Maria as a forefaid. AND I do further drift! y command and require all Of ficers Civil and Military within this slate to be diligent, aiding, and aflifling, in apprehending and (earring the a . fore find > offenders, in order that they may be dealt with according to law. _ Given under my hand, and the great seal of the said state, at the Statehouse in Louifvillc, this tenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and in the twenty-third year of American Independence. JAs. JACKSON. By the Governor, Jn 0 . Milton, Sec’y. GOD SAVE THE STATE; On MONDAY the 20 tb lnjiant , Will be Offered FOR SALE, At the WIIARF of the SUBSCRIBERS , One Hundred and Two NE WNEGROE S, Imported from the Windward Coafl of Africa, in the Schooner Nancy, William Adains, Mailer. The terms will be made known on the day of sale. KENNEDY and PARKER. Savannah, loth August , 1798* Public Auction. On Monday the 3d of September, at X o’clock, will be fold, at Watt’s wharf, The following ARTICLES: 6 bales flaxen oznabrigs, 6 boxes bats, 100 barrels fuperfine flour, 21 crates green and blue edged ware, and 5 pieces damaged oznabrigs, &c. &c. Belonging to the Ellate of William Ewing, late of New York, deceased. July 25, 1798. Wm. BELCHER, Adm’r. Sale w I'reigbt, ; B||sjiK -A Schooner, /jWl\P)urthen about 25 tons, lying at Mr. Wayne’s new wharf. For particulars Ul<ilUre ° EDMOND WALSH. Savannah, 9 tk August, 1798. ’ NOT! C E. books and papers of LEONARD CECIL, - X and LEONARD au<l JOHN CECIL, are placed in my hands. Those indebted may scome forward and ftttle, or I (hall proceed to commence suits. ’ &tb Augusts 1798. J. CUYLER. To ITILLIAM KER , Scboolniafier, Savannah. I AM informed that you told a Mr. Watlon, now a Teacher in Golhen, that I did make application to fome of your employers to let me have the tuition of their child ren (who were then your Tcholars) during the sickly (eafon, or the holydays which you promised to let them h.r. e. I think it a duty incumbent on me to tell you, in this public manner, that if you have told Mr. Watson, or any other person, that I ever did make any application for any favor vs that nature to any of vour employers, to draw away any of your scholars, it is lalfe: Rut, to your frame, I believe that 1 could prove that, flnee I have taken the charge of Mr. M-Reun’s fthool, yon have made application to fome, if not to all, thoTe gentlemen and ladies who have been benefa&ors to that fchool, for you to have the preference in teaching their children, as though you were of superior ability, which case remains for the determination of the scholar and not tlie pedant, as . You may hear from me again it you desire it. EDMOND WALSH. Savannah, t)tb August, 1798. 1 ‘ALMANACS For sale at the Printing-Office in Broughton flreet. NOTICE. ALL persons having demands againfttl e Ellate of \V n.- liam Ewing, deceased, are requcfLd to render them to the subscriber, attested. July 2j, 1798. Wm. BELCHER, Adm’r. May 8. JEAN Bon de St. Andre, infle>d of having been deca pitated at Algiers, is living at Smyrna, where he exer cises the fitnftions of Consul of the Republic.. May 9. Gen. Bernadette arrived from Strafburgh the ; 4th instant; he is called to Paris by the Directory. Bcurdeaux , May 13. There are two American vefftls in the river from New England, laden with sugar, coffee, tobacco, 6cc. London , May 11. It lias been rumored for fame days that fome mark of censure was meditating by the Cabinet on the conduct of Mr. Fox at the Whig Club, and the j report has turned out to be true. On WednefJay last, after the levee was over, a Board of Privy Council was j held at St. James’s. Mr. Falkener, as Clerk of the Coun | cil, laid the book containing the lift of Privy Councillors ; before his Majefly, in ollenience to his commands; when ’ the King drew his pen across the name of the. Right Hen. Charles James Fox, and returned the book to Mr. Falke ner. We believe tlie last instance of this kind was in tlie case of the late Duke of Devonihire, when the King, by the advice of the then Minister, laird. Bute, -(truck his Grace’s name out of the fame book of Privy Councillors; his Grace’s crime was that of opposing Lord Bute’s mea i'ures. ‘ Admiralty Office, May 12. Letter from Capt. Hctbam, of his Majesty's Jhip Ada mant, to Evan Nepean, Esq. dated at anchor ojf the ijlands of St. Marcou , the titb of May. Si a, —I hive the fatisfaftion of enclosing, for the in formation of my Lords Commilfioners of the Admiralty, a letter I yeftertlay received from Lieut. Price, commanding officer on the ißands of St. Marcou, in which it will be found that, by his firm and steady reliftunce again ft a very considerable force, these illands have been saved falling into tlie hands of the enemy. Th< calm weather had for fome days prevented his Ma jesty’s ftiips under my orders from checking the progress which the flotilla from La Hogue might attempt to make, and judging, from tlie information I received from Lieut. Price on the morning of the 6th, that it was on its way to the islands, I neeeffarily approached them as near as the state of the weatlrer would permit me to do. On the fame afternoon, however, I was obliged to anchor, but, taking advantage of a light breeze in the evening, I again weighed and flood in. At 10 o’clock that night, it again falling quite calm, and fearing the flood tide would carry us too far to tlie eastward, the (Lip once more anchored, the illands bearing w. by s. 6 miles. A little before the dawn of day the enemy commenced tlie attack, and the boats were soon afterwards seen placed and keeping up a constant fire. A light breeze springing up at that time from the n. n. w. with an ebb tide, the signal was made to wigh, and Capts. Talbot of the Eury dice, and Hagget of the Orestes, were directed by me to (laud in as fall as polTible, and attack the enemy in the manner they frould judge moft effectual towards destroying them on arriving up. While going down, however, if ‘ was perceived the enemy was making his retreat in a very hasty and confufed manner, and I am not altogether with out hope that the near approach of his Mait fly’s ftiips in fome measure confirmed the enemy in his incAiation of a bandoning an enterprise which, from the very able conduct and well directed fire of Lieut. Price, he would at all events have been ultimately obliged to do. It again falling calm, and the (Flips not having steerage way, rendered pursuit cn our fide impollibk, and enabled them to make their retreat to La Hogue. w It would be great injustice in not joining with him in his very well bellowed commendation on the conduct of the several officers under his command. It may not be deemed improper to mention, that I this morning saw fome pieces of paper taken from the veflel which has been towed in, and that amongst them there is a firt of return, of the crew, by which it appears that it con lifted of 144 men; the total force, therefore, may have been very considerable, and there is every reason to believe has fullered great loss. I have the honor to be, &c. W. Horn am. Copy of a letter from Lieut. Charles P. Price , dated ** on board-his Majesty's gun vcjfil Badger, Ijles Si. Marcou , the <)tb of May, 1795, to Evan Nepean, £fq- I beg leave to repreftnt to you, for the information of my Lords Coimniflioners of the Admiralty, that on the 6th -tuft, observing the enemy forming their gun boats and flats in divilions in the road of La Hogue, .I considered it a cer tain appearance of an attack, and ordered every person to remain under arms- to receive them; I, at the fame time, lent a guard boat off the mouth of La Hogue to watch their motions. Mr. Moore, Midftiipman of the Eurydice, who commanded tlie boat, acquainted me, by signal, about 1 2 p. m. of their approaching us, and soon after wc heard them dillinftly give orders to the men; but the night being very dark and calm we could not fee them. At daybreak I ob served them in line, drawn abreast of the s. w. face of the western redoubt, and having every man in readiness, I o pened a brilk fire of 17 pieefcs of canncn on them, r when they immediately returned the fire from 52 gun brigs and fiats for two hours and fome minutes. The gun brigs re mained to batter within about 3, or 400 yards; and the flats rowed up to us with the gveateft refutation until they were within lnufket frot, when our guns, loaded with round and grape, or case, for about one hour, cut them up in .chips before they could retreat; and our fire cn the boats at tempting to save thole linking mult have occasioned great daughter* as they were crowded with lbldiers for the pur pose of lhJrmirg us. I con je el urn, from the finall flab, No. 13, I have towed in, bottom un, having 129 of tlie 2d company of the battalion of Boulogne marines on board, that there were 6 or men embarked; and of 5 2 that began I could difeover on y 43 able to retreat. Lieut. Bourne tock every method in his power to assist me, but, from the iitUatihu of the attack ia tlie Eail lilhnd, was dt 11 \ vecl for fome time of doing much but with tlie fkii. from the 68 pounders over the length on the \VJI but latterly did them great damage, by dankinc v J face of tlie Weft Island. 0 “ ‘ w * I am pltafed to acquaint you, that Lieut. Enfor, commands the party of marines under my command, k. haved, with his men, in a very extraordinary good officer like manner, having the whole face of the redoubt to a*, tend to. Lieut. Mauchan, with a detachment of 22 rincs sent me from the Adamant, commanding the detached guns and a blockhouse, did great execution; and it is im poßible for me to deferibe tlie steady good behavior of Serial Hendtrlbn, with tlie nine artillery gunners, marines, and 1 seamen. I ant lorry to announce the death cf Thomu ‘ Hall, private marine, killed; Richard Dunn and Peter Wis | liamlon, marines, wounded; and Thomas Banks, feamar , wounded:. But considering our leceiving fire of near 80 heavy bow guns, from 36 to 18 pounders, for upwards of two hours, 1 look upon our damage as not great. Wc had four guns dismounted, but I got them fit for service before night. Enclosed I fend you Lieut. Bourne’s letter to me the morning after the adlion. Lha. P. Price. Sandly , Eajl Ijland , St. Marcou , May 7, 1753, Sir, —I have tlie plealiire to inform you, tnat in the affair of this morning there v*ere no killed nor wounded ia this island. I cannot lpeak in terms lufficiemly strong of the firm and manly conduct displayed on this occasion by the-officers and men under my command; and Afcel pani cularly indebted to Lieut. Lawrence of the marines, Lnfign Carter of the invalids, Meflrs. I rotter and Moore, Matts of the Adamant and Eurydice, and Mr. John Mathe, Coni, miiFary of ordnance (lores, for their afliftance and ready execution of my orders during the action. Rickard Bourne. Lieut. Price , &c. tdY. senior ojyccr at the ijlands of St. Marcou. May 14. Ehe mutiny increases on board tlie following fldps, at Gillingham: The Bristol, Hero, San Dina, and Eagle, are .obliged to have their refpedtive Commanden perpetually board. Capt. Douglas, who lias the general command of the whole, .has ordered a double watch to be kept inceffautly over the gratings- —[The above vejfels rag prison ftps, and the mutineers are French , Spainjb , and Dutch prijytters.'] One of the morning papers fays, “ We understand that Government has received private advice from the coast of France that the ridiculous project of the invasion of this country lias been completely abandoned by the Executive Directory. I’he boasted army of England , it is said, has been reduced by defeition to lets than 6c,coc men, 2o,ocaj of whom, including 14 regiments cf cavalry, have Ixenl ordered to proceed immediately to Switzerland and thai Upper Rhine, where fome strong meal arts are about to U 9 enforced.” The number of gun vcffels forming the fquzdron rfl Cherbourg and Havre amount to 90, on board of wliicM are embarked 14,000 soldiers. There are atHairefouS large frigates and fix (loops of war, in every refped rtad)B for sea. Should Sir Richard Strachan, who on Frida* failed for St. Marcou in the Diamond, with the Fly flcopl and Sulphur and Vesuvius bombs, arrive in time to nnv* them, we'will ensure a good account of them. From Chatham we hear that, upon examining fome oHI men and boys, (Dutch prisoners) on Thursday last, prev-H ous to their being sent to Holland, a great number of )■ ters were found on them, addrefled to the National A Her.® bly at the Hague, deferibing as much of this country came tc their knowledge, the frtuation of tlie dock yard Chatham, and other particulars. May 19. There are 13 fail of the line ready for sea iH Ike.ft wafer, besides frigates. By letters from Rullia we learn that the Emperor i’J relolved to make the following augmentat on in hisamiH and navy: Every iocth man is to be enlisted, by which ■ force cf not Id’s than 120,000 men, according to the fiafl cf population in that empire, will be added to the preftiH armaments. H Admiral Lord St. Vincent is returned to Lilbon; buH Rear Admiral Parker has moored his fleet in a Line of ba:.IH off Cadiz harbor, with 23 fail of the line. During the latH gales of wind one Spanish (hip cf the line and tuH Irigates escaped. Ail the letters from the fleet state, it was generally underlie odors board that the Spanish mi:al hlaffaredo had politive orders to fail. Plymouth, May 7. Came in, the American r k Ti ß tis, Capt. Elifra Crocker, from Charleston, bound London, laden with cotton, rice, and (kins, taken by V Brave French privateer on the 23d ult. and retaken cr. 25th following by the Phenix, of 36 guns, Capt. Kah‘-<* Falmouth, May 12. Arrived, the Prince Adelpiy® Packet, with <t mail from Lisbon and 23 passengers, .12 days passage. She brings the account cf tlie lots ot Lively frigate, Capt. Morris, on the Spanish coast; crew are laved but one man. The Lively and the Sayk®; were detached bv Sir Jolm Orce in fcarch of two frigates which were driv en from their anchors in Cadiz ba* bv a violent gale cf wind; it being hazy weather the got on shore, and after every exertion was made by Morris and the crew, assisted by tlie Seahorse, they compelled to abandon her; they let her on fire t ' ) i' re ' £ Bg her falling into the hands of the enemy; about an hour ter they left her (he blew up. Capt. Morris is the Prince Adolphus Packet.—The Alemene ir g nte V* been attacked by three Spanish gun boats, which fe off. The Alemene Lad 50 men k’flltd and woundeu , Liverpool, -Slay 17. A general embargo took Friday- lull upon aft ships and vcfl’els at Dover and and none whatever are permitted to put to sea. The fleet for the Baltic failed from hence on Mor.ua; under convoy of the Charon, of 44 guns. KINGSTON, (Jamaica) July 7- K THE Mary and Express left the Cove of 29th May. We learn by them, t previous to their failing, a French privateer itip prize to the Dry 7 ad frigate, Lord Amelius Btauc er madder, arrived there; and that a Spanish packet J 8 “ . vateer were sent in the day they left it. The intelligence received by the above veflels i ll commuoi|Ktion between^ Dublin and Cork iv Hen cut as or eight days before they V ;]/.• and Kin ft’.:: ft **• ~.r ‘ j *-C tk -'■*> - J “