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NASSAU, {New VroviSente) November i.
ON Tuesday the 29th tilt, after a Ihort but severe
illuefs, departed this life, John .Wells, Esq. the
Printer and‘Editor of this Gazette.
If there ever was a Character that would lose nothing
by the silence of the Biographer it is the person’s whole
death we have just announced.
His merits were of the firft stamp, and the knowledge
of them widely difieminated. They require no eloquence
to display their value, to add to the poignancy of our grief,
or so remind us that our loss is irreparable. But for our
own fakes the talk must he performed; for why Ihpuld we
deny ourselves the melancholy pleasure of recounting the’
merits of the man we lave esteemed and loved? It has ever
been relbrted to by the unfortunate survivor of his friend
in every state of civilization. It is giving a method to
our sorrow, and mends, while it foftens the heart.
The man that made an iutereft in the bosoms of all Who
knew him (and who, not like tin: generality of men, only
remembered when they ate present) may be supposed to
possess an art defirablc to be known. No person wa3 ever
jiappier in this rtfpeft than Mr, Wells. In him it was
no art; he had none, blit was the effect of genuine bene
volence and good humor that was born with him,
. When to these qualities, which conciliated the kindness
of all, we add, that to a mind penetrating and energetic
every advantage of fcicnce, lituation, and the moft perse
vering industry in the pursuit of knowledge, were combin
ed, we flia.ll cease to wonder at the diftingniftied place he
held in the minds of all who knew him. His influence
indeed in the community was so great at all times, that,
with less knowledge, or with less benevolence, he might
have been a moft dangerous member; but he was known
and relied upon, and his friends adopted hi recommenda
tions with implicit confidence and without examination, as
he generally thought for moft people (and they knew it)
more than they did for themselves.
To dwell particularly on the strong traits, or to enu
merate jhe many individual virtues that ennobled his cha
racter, is purposely avoided, for it would then be fair that
his faults and Angularities (and there are none without
them) fliould be noticed also. We leave the talk to the
cool Biographer of ten years hence, whose eyes are not
dimmed with tears of sorrow, to look after them; they were
thinly (tattered, and in fuebgood company, that we doubt
at this moment whether he would have been liked as well
if he had been without them.
ICT Some of the friends of the late Editor, impressed
equally with sorrow at his death, and a dcfire of being ser
viceable to his family, have undertaken to condiuli the
press, and to conduit the Bahama Gazette, until more per
manent arrangements can be made for their benefit.
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BOSTON ; November 8.
BY an arrival at New Bedford we have ficfli foreign
news.
In Holland the British have taken pefieffion of Enk
huvfen after an allion. A letter from the Duke of York,
dated at Fielder, September 14., mentions the landing of
7000 Ruffian auxiliary troops, and that he had had a con
ference with the Hereditary Prince of Orange. The Ruf
fian troops marched to the neighborhood of Alkmaar, to
join the British army already there, and intrenched to their
chins: That town had been summoned, but refufed to lur
render. Many loyal Dutchmen were employed in tire
British army and navy. Vessels were put in motion to
bombard Amsterdam. On the 18th or 19th the Anglo
Ruffians were to advance. Amsterdam was expected soon
to fall. The French were said totontcmplate and actually
to have commenced the inundation of the country. Hopes
rs keeping off this evil rested on the rapid march of the
British. The putcli troops in Rotterdam and Amsterdam
are fuppoied to be in favor of the Stadtholder. About the
16th of September 10,000 frefh troops failed from Eng
land for Holland. The Dutch fleet have arrived in Eng
land. The loyal Dutch seamen and marines entered the
English service before the (hips failed from Holland. Prince
William of Gloucester has left England for Holland.
France. Infurre&ion and mafracre continue.. Tlx; Di
rectory have caused the Editors and Printers of the follow
ing-Journal* to -be arrefted* Bulletin Officicl ues Armies
Coalifees, I.a Parifienne, La*Quotidienne, Le Courier de
Paris, Le Dcmocrate, Le Mirroir, La Feuille de Jouir,
Le Neceffaire, Les Homines Librcs, Le Grondeur, and Le
Defenfcur de la Patria. They weraPlterwards bajiiftied
to Oleron. It is said France has a secret expedition on
foot to be commanded by Bernadotte. Delamotte is com
manding Admiral at Brest. Macdonald is at Paris con
sulting. The Pope is dead; lime was thrown into his grave,
and con fumed his body; this was in order to evade a de
mand tlx; Spaniards were expeifed to make for the corplef
to embalm it. Preparations are said to be making for the
election of anew Pope. There are three or four candidates.
Rujfia has ordered anew levy of 180,000 men to recruit
her armies.
Frujjia is determined to remain neutral. Saxony be
longing to the German Empire, has made a declaration to
the lame effect. The Ruffians and Germans have feut new
Envoys to Berlin; object not known. It was said tlie
V.ngUlb Miniftcr had been ordered from the Prulfian Court,
and that~a war tween t.hofe powers, was expected.
Armies in Italy, # Moreau remains covering the Ge
noefe territory, expecting Ghampionet with 30,000 men.
! he Auftro Ruffians have taken Tortona, and threaten
Loth; and have difpatchcd 20,000 men to intercept Gen.
• Grenier in coming from tlie Alps towards Suza. A letter
Iroiu the French headquarters, Coancglianno, August 24,
R ites, ti at tl elr polition cannot be long maujjgained, as
they run the ritk of being entire If dtftroyedL Hev are al
moiy without food, Genoa can no longer aftbrd assistance;
it; Government is alarmed; one Director has fled, and an
(>:hor ltljgned; the merchants wift> tlie arrival of the Ereg-
Ui'n; there is no money; the pay of the troops is greatly
in, arrears they have been impoftd on with bad-bills; and
every thing confpircs agaujft ,us.
Armies in Switzerland. Maffcna’s amiv has’been re
inforced till it amounts to 100,000 men. Prince Charles
has quitted Switzerland with part of his army, in cftnfe
quence of French movements on the Rhine. Gen. Hots
commands in his absence. Some accounts fay the Prince
was afterwards iuccefsful over tlie French. Gen. Kray
was expected in Switzerland from Italy.
Tbe Rhine . .The French crofted at Spires; took their
headquarters at Hebbrun, and were 30,000 strong. Phil
lipfburg is tp be be figged, The French are thought to have
ertpedted by drawing the Archduke from’ Switzerland to
give Maftena an .opportunity of gaining & victory. ‘Hie
people of the Electorate of Mentz rose en maffe, and'drove
tlie Frencli.
*’ The Fleets. September 13 Lord Bridport was off Brest
with 40-iail of the line. The 5 Spaqifh (hips had el’caped.
Tripoli lias declared war against Hamburgh, Bremen,
and Lubec. *
Buonaparte. A report from Minorca is that lie has
surrendered to'Sir Sidney Smith.
. An English squadron in the East Indies is rumored to
have deflroyed a French squadron bound to tlie Mauritius.
Reterjburg , November 22. By an arrival at New
Bedford, in 20 days from Leith, we hive London accounts
to the 21 ft September. By these accounts it appears that,
in Holland, Gen. Abercrombie repulled an attack from the
Dutch and French, on the 10th September, and killed 800
0/ 1000 of their men, with a loss on his part of about 200,
but it does not appear that any important Gonfcqtience has
followed that!victory. The Spanilh squadron from Ruciie
fbrt has. elcaped into L’Orient.
Cbarlffton,. November 23. * A gcntleinan recently
from Port Liberty, Guadaloupe, informs us, that'Stout
the 16th September Gen. Desfoumeiuix, With the Gover
nor and Commandant of the city, were arretted, charged
with an intent to declare the island independent of France,
and to have a free commerce as in Sc. Domingo. 1 1 e
General was conUhed under. a strong guard on board a
vessel bound for France, which failed on the 20th Sep
tember. Paries was received and acknowledged as Com
mander in chief of the island of Guadaloupe. °
Fifteen days before our informant foiieu au engagement
happened in light of Guadaloupe between an American
brig and a French schooner privates 1 from the laid island,
mounting 16 fixes and 12b men. i’he engagement laited
fix hours; they were alongside each’ other u,ree different
tunes, and-both vessels were leen to steer towards Domini
ca. The French privateer was called (’Egypt Conquife,
belonging to one Williams. .
Yelterday arrived the (hip Janus, Smith, London and
Cork, 77 days.
November 25. 111 the schooner Wafliington, Cap .
Marden, from St. Augustine, came passengers, George
Hans Blake, Esq. Mr. Charles Baxter, Mailer, Mr. W.
Gillespie, lurgeon, Mr. James Sinclair Gunner, a Mutter's
Mate, and Midffiiprpan, with 28 seamen, part of ti c
crew of his Britannic Majtfty’s (loop of war Amarinth, 01
16 guns, which- was wrecked on the night of tlx: 24th
October to the southward of Cape Carnaval. YV are
lorry to add, that two Warrant Officers, Mr. Stanley
Cummins, Purler, and Mr. John Churchtide, Carpenter,
with 24 seamen, were unfortunately drowned in attempt
ing to reach tlie fliore on a raft. The Captain and 32 of
the crew arrived at St. Augustine on the Bth November in
a deplorable lituation, having lived for 12 days onpuckly
pears and other wild berries, with the (kin worn off then
feet.. On the road the Surgeon, being quite worn out,
having just recovered from a levere fever, took his leave
of the Captain and company, giving up all hopes of ever
reaching St. Augustine; but to their aftoniftiment lie ar
rived at that place on the 17111, with one leaman, who had
nobly staid by him and prelerved his life by digging for
water, and gathering wild berries for his luppoft.
Saturday arrived the fliip Minerva, Ellfbrd, London,
78 days.
November 28. Yesterday arrived the brig Harmony,
Shotwell, Gibraltar, 39 days.
Columbia, November 22. At the Court of Selfions
begun and held at Orangebuigh on the Bth iuffi Silas rtu
cocl: was found guilty of murdering his wife, by cutting
her throat, and afterwards letting the lioufe on fire witii
intention of con&uning the body. He was condemned to
be hung on Friday the 29th inst.
FOR SALE,
Cheap, if applied forflon,
A TRAC r OF LAND, coniamiig 437
acres, (original survey) bounded by lands called Nazartdi
Euphrata, and Bethtlda, (Orphanhouie eliate) the caule
vray leading to the I lie ol Hope, and on the Skidaway
road, only leven miles from Savannah; A proportion of
this land being adapted for the culture of CO il ON, and
the remainder well timbered with pine, is worthy of at
tention; having also the advantage of a lalt water creek,
navigable to Thunderbolt river.
ALSO,
AN ISLAND, commonly called Jones’s
Island, on the river Savannah, four miles below the'eity
Sivminah, containing 800 acres, (original survey.)
This island, from its proximity to tlx city, and fitncls for
the production of COTTON, is exceeding valuable, ‘and
is rendered more so by having frclh water to the wefrward,
arid it being tlx btffi lituation to erect a fortrefs which will
command the north and south channels, as well as the pas
sage fouthwardly by Augustine creek; tlx deepest water
being close to it, jt would also be an advantageous lituation
for wharves and warehouses.
TWO TOWN LO TS; one in Brunswick,
Glynn county, measuring 90 by 180 feet, known by the
No. 1.56; and the other in. Hardwicke, ‘ Bryan countyr
known by tbe No. 12.
Liivlouhted titlesgvill be given. For furtlxr particulars
apply to the Printers.
November 1, 1799.
|C7- BLANK LAND CONVEYANCES fer fide at
the Printing OjEte in Broughtcii ftceot.
at Mr. Roderick Macleod’s. ° Eben
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A ov. 15, 1799. 6 county.
E D U C A V I cT N
THE public are refpeftfully informed
ACADEMY formerlvconduded S
and Higham will be reopened .at the Filature
day the 2d of December, by ’ on
HIGH AM and S fOUF. with „
Aflirtants. P ’ 3 P”
Ihe Freiich and English Languages will h. * ,
gnmmaticany; Writing, Arithmetrc, MathemakS
• he Belles Ltttres, will receive every attention it is kit?
power to bellow; and every neceflary’ correftion “ift
efto tLltale m ° rak ”’ d min,Kre j
terms.
For English, Writing, Arithmetic, MathematVc .
the Belles Utties, * dollars per luarte", d£^:
tl ance. Ditto, with the, French Language, U doll,
quarter, 5. dollars entrance.
quarter. Dancnig and Mufie, (by a celebrated’
r% U w • term ' S ‘ A Y l ° Un? . LalieswlJl be inftruifted i]
Engnffi, Writing, Aruh netic, Btc. from 9to 12 i
in the forenoon, at 5 dollars per quarter, and 2 dolh J
entrance. N. B. No entrance, money will be exiecS
trom Messrs. Miinns and Higham’s former puoils ‘
BF o I
LOT No. 4 Vernon
Tithing, Heathcote Ward, with tit
Improvements thereon.
Inquire of
■ John Duto*.
oavunnah, September 26, 1799.
TO BE LEASED, ~~ J
Onr Half of the iotNo. 5 WafhinrtonWuni
11 corner lot, plcafimtly situated on the B2y, 60 feet front
and 5 feet depth.
A L S 0,
THr Lot No. 38 Columbia Ward, frorrn?
the south common, near the burying ground, 60 k
front and 90 feet depth.
For terms apply to JAMES ROBERTSON.
1 WEN 1 Y DOLLARS REWaR^T’
ABSLN I ED himfelf from the fubferiber’s vfoiitation,’
on the 23d of last his NEGRO BOY, nam
ed CAT’O, who ufual.lv waited on him as a lervant; he is
about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, stout made, and nearly
20 years of age, coarse featured and of a dark complexion,
cannot look any one in the face with confidence, quick in
his language, and when, spoken to is apt to Hammer; I*
hid on when he went away a black beaver hat, covered
Ftly with an old oiled silk cover of the fame color, w
oznabrig fliirt and trowfers with white tape firings at the
ankles, a fccond cloth Hue Ihort coat, and nankeen waist.
coat; also carried with him a pair of nankeen trowfers, with
firings of the fame colored tape at the ankles; he is like
wise remarkable by having loft that part of his right ear
where an earring is generally worn; he is very artful, and
if questioned or ac used will immediately endeavor to make
his efcapt. Cato is well known in and about Savannah; 1
will endeavor to get on board of feme vessel, as once he
secreted himfelf on board of a fliip bound to Grenada, and
was returned to me from thence. The above reward, and
ail reafeliable charges, w 11 be paid, on delivering him at
my plantation, or to the Gaoler at Savannah, also If
proved of his being harbored by any white or black person;
and double the reward will be paid on fatisfariory proof
that he has been carried off by any Mafterof a vessel or
other person, provided fiich person cUn be prefect;ted so at
to recover my property. TURN EL'LL
D p ford Hill, near Savannah, 2 ''lb Nov. 1709. _
(j&flS T OLEN from tlx fubferiber
011 the night oft! e 29th
_ ~ oaober- m, a blood bay
HORSE, about 11 years okf,
..yf A w .a*... bands high, cr upwards,
very lengthy and weighty to hi*
height; his ears are remarkably
finall and point’ and, his near is a little funk and cloud
ed, apparently firm fome external injury; he has a Break
of white down his face, which turns down or across tie
near fide of his nofr; he htu> a fear on the near hind leg,
just above the ham, and exactly behindi, jat the bottom of
tbe thigh, with fome white hairs thereon; he has apeculi*
manner of blowing and snorting when firft Jetting off
travel, and has an uncommon lofty carriage; his hack ii
hollow, and had a lump thereon, called by fome a navd
gall; it is supposed he had a. brand of fome kind on the
ihoulder, but cannot be certain whether or not, or, if any,
what it is. The horse cost 150 dollars, and will be gb*
to the person who will deliver him and the thief (who u
supposed to be a John Jones, who lives near Turtle rivet,
in Georgia) to the fubferiber, at Cheraw Courthouse, 1*
South Carolina. ADAM MARSHALL.
February 2, 1799.
? iv o r 1 c e.
ALLperfnns indebted to the Estate of George
late of Savannah,-carpenterj deeeafrd, are uefirta
to make immediate payment; andthofe having demands •
g iinft said Estate rre requested to fend them in, properly * l ~
tested, on or before the lft day of January next, as noiie
(hall be received after that dat§.’
Nov 24. Margaret Faries, Adm'rx.
SAVANNAH; Frixter by N- JOHNSTON ak*> co.