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Capt. Surer, the ftilp . Aurora, who caftie paflcitger
in tiie Planter, nates, that the (hip was condemned at the
Isle of France, veffet and cargo, and that he failed from
thence in the Sally for St. Helena.
In the Planter came passenger, capt. Thompson, of the
Ihip Concord, of this port, sent into the. Ille of France on
her passage home from Canton, vessel and cargo condcma
pd.
Cbarlejlon, January 6. Saturday arrived, the galliot,
Polly, Doughty, St. Peterlburg, 81 days, in distress,
bound to New York; (Trip Hope, Stevens, St. Übes, 57
days; (hip Caledonia; Mallaby, Liverpool, 82 days, in
distress, bound to New York.
January 7. The United States brig Gen. Pinckney
left the Havana the 27th December, with eight veffeis
under convoy; parted with them in lat". 24. 50. n. the
29th; that night got a (bore on the Carrisfort Reef; 2d and
3d January violent gales of wind; the 4th took a man off
a piete of wreck, the only one saved of the fliip Mary of’
New York, capt. Harris, lately under convoy.
The following veffeis were convoyed by the United
States brig Gen. Pinckney from the Havana, which they
left tlie 27th ult. in lat. 24. 50. Ship Mary, Harris, New
York; schooner Harmony, Prince, Boston; (hip Thorn,
Edes, Boston; brig Experience, Mogart, New York; brig
Dblphin, Gardner, Boston; schooner Little Will, Cnlhing,
Philadelphia; schooner American, Farmer, belonging to
. the Havana, and bound for New Providence; lchooner
Flying Filh, Dillingham, Charleston.
The fliip Townlhend, capt. Sherer, of and for Pjhiladel
phia, from Campeachy, foundered at Tea in the gale of the
2d inst. Capt. Sherer and his crew were taktn oft’ the
wreck by capt. M’Kellock, of the (loop St. George Packet,
who arrived here yesterday. Capt. Sherer describes the
gale as the mod severe he ever experienced.
January 8. Capt. Jones, of the (Ijip Union, from
Boston, picked up the captain and crew of the sloop 111-
duftry, capt. Afbury, of this port, from Norfolk, bound
to Charleston.
The brig Dolphin was from Demerara, bound to Boston,
loaded with coffee; on her passage die had been taken by a
French privateer and ordered for Porto Rico, but was re
taken near that port by the (hip John Adams and ordered
here. She parted with the John Adams about three weeks
ago off Porto Rico, all well. ,
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) December 14.
A SPANISH fejucca, prize to his majesty’s (Trips
Greyhound and Stork, arrived last week, and is re
ported to have a good deal of specie on board.
Letters from Liverpool by the Benson mention the great
stagnation of trade. Two very rich .Weft India houses
had failed, one for the fura of 400,000 b and the other for
292,0001.
Tuesday evening arrived the American brig Paragon,
from Pott au Prince, bound to the Mole, with coffee and
sugar, sent in by his majesty’s brig Pelican.
His majesty’s fliip La Legeve, capt. arrived
yesterday from a cruise, and brought in with her the fol
lowing velTels, her prizes:
The American brig Mercury, from Philadelphia, bound
to Port Republicain, with flour; Ihe had been previoully
taken by a French privateer.
The brig Lady Wafliington, from Surinam, bound to
New York, and
A French privateer cut out of Porto Rico.
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PARIS, October 17.
BUONAPARTE arrived yesterday at 7 in the morning;
his lady land brothers, who had gone to meet him,
miffed him by having taken a different road. Citizen Bar
ras went to fee him as soon as his arrival was known. He
went the fame day, at 4 o’clock, to the dire&ory, but
having much need ofrepofe after so long and rapid a jour
ney he had a particular audience of the directory this day.
London, OHober 24. The ravage of the plague in
Barbary has this year exceeded all precedent, 274,000 per
sons having died of that dreadful malady at Fezland, and
adjoining villages, by the 28th of June, amongst which
number were 30,000 merchants and other principal per
sons. The disorder, which has been nearly as fatal in
other places, was communicated through the empire by
Muley Sullaman marching an infefted army to the south.
The deaths at Morocco amounted to 3600 a day.
Dispatches were yesterday received at the admiralty
from capt. Young, of the Ethalioq frigate, giving the
pleafmg account of his having, on the 16th inst. off Fer
rol, captured the Thetis Spanifli frigate, from the Havana,
with one million and a half dollars on board, bolides a
quantity of merchandise. The Naiad and Alcmene were
in company with the Ethalion at the time, and were left
•within gun Ihot of another Spanilh frigate, laid to have no
lefsthan three millions of dollars or\ board; so that there
is no doubt of the speedy arrival of this lliip also in a Bri
tish port. The Thetis is arrived at Plymouth with the
Ethalion. It is with much fatisfaction we add, that-on
this occasion we have not loft a single man.
We are happy to add to the intelligence of the capture
of the Spanilh frigate El Thetis, which we yesterday com
municated, that of the frigate in company, the San Brigi
da, which has been made a prize by his majesty’s (hips the
Naiad, capt. Pierrepont, the Triton, capt. J. Gore, and
the Alcmene, capt. H. Digby. The San Brigida had a
bove two million* of dollars on board, befidcs merchandise,
and is consequently a richer prize than El Thetis.
Liverpool, October 14. The (hip'Federal George,
Rathborne, from Bristol to New Ybrk, has been taken by
L’Ariege privateer of Bourdeaux, retaken by the Melampiis
frigate, taken again by the fame privateer, and again re
taken by the Resolution privateer of Guernsey, but not
arrived at Guernsey.
L’Ariege had taken two homeward bound-Jamaica ships;
One of them is arris cd at Bourdeaux.
The Viiftoiy, Hutton, from Virginia so. London., is
captured by the Bordelais-privateer, and sent for France;
Plymout/j , OSlober 16. Arrived the American ship
Lydia, capt. Barnard, from Bourdeaux, in ballad, said to
J)e bound to New York, having i£,oop dollars on board,
detained by the Voltigeur sloop of war.
SAVANNAH, January 16. ■■ Yf
UNION SOCIETY,
January 6, 1800.
The President informed the Society, that, although each
Member was apprised of the melancholy event which had
lately been announced in this city, of the death of their
illustrious Fellow Citizen, General George Wafiiington,
Commander of the Armies of the United States, and late
President of the fame, he conceived it his duty to mention
it IrOtn the Chair, in order to give Members time to form
such resolutions as they might think proper, evincive of
heir sorrow and regret on the occasion.
Whereupon Mr. &gphens introduced a resolution, which
was referred to theTrefident, Mr. Stephens, and Dr.
Noble Wimberly Jones, and, after being examined, was
unjnimoufly agreed to, and is as follows:
M This Society, anxious to offer pffimonies of respect
arid gratitude to those who by their conduft have merited
-the esteem of,their Fellow Citizens, and at the prelent mo
ment partaking of the general gloom which pervades every
American breast for the loss of that great and good Man,
General George Washington, Commander in chief of the
Annies of America, and late President of these United
States, and to evince the feelings of its Members on tiie
mournful occasion, _
** Do resolve, That it be recommended to every Mcmlier
hereof to wear a black crape around the left arm for sixty
days, and to attend divine l'ervice on Sunday next, the
12th xnftant, when’ it-is expeifted a funeral sermon will be
delivered by the RfiV. Mr. Holcombe on the melancholy
and diftrefling event.”
Resolved, ‘Hiat this resolution be entered on the journals
f the Society, and be publiflied in the next Gazettes.
Extracl from the Minutes,
Peter S. Laftitte, Sec’y.
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REGIMENTAL ORDERS,
13th January, 1800.
The Officers of the Chatham Regiment are required.to
assemble at the Filature on Sunday morning next, at 10
o’clock, in uniform, with military mourning.
1 Jostam Tattnall jiin. Lt. Col. Conimt. C. Regt.
The house of representatives of the United States on
the 18th ult. rcfolved, that the speaker’s chair be shrouded
with black, and that the members and afficevs of tire house
wear black during the fefllon for gen. Wafiiington.
The Pennsylvania state society of Cincinnati on the
21st of last month refolded, that tJieir members. wear
mourning fix months for their president general, George
Wafiiington. The state society off New York lanie day
entered into a similar resolution. And the society of this
state on the 10th inst. also resolved, that the members
thereof wear black crape in their hats and round the left
arm for three months.
The president of the United States on the 24th of De
cember ifliied his proclamation notifying the recommenda
tion of congress for the people of the United States to wear
a crape on the left arm for 30 days as mourning for gen.
Wafiiington.
On the 3d instant the citizens of Charleston resolved to
go into mourning for 30 days for gen. Wafiiington, by
wearing a crape on the left arm, and to open a fubfeription
for erecting a monument to his memory.
At a meeting of a number of the citizens of Augusta on
Saturday last it was resolved, that as a mark of reipect. for
the character of the “fcite gen. Wafiiington they would
wear crape on the left arm for 68 days. A fubfeription
has also been opened for railing a sum of money to defray
the expense of eredting a marble monument in that city to
his memory.
The rev. mr. Holcombe having been detained in South
Carolina by the badness of the weather, the fcrmon in
tended for last Sunday will be'preached by him on Sunday
next, the 19th instant.
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MARINE LIST.
Entered Inward.
Sloop Eliza, Dexter, % Brunfwiek
Ship Shepherdess, Crooker, it. i- New York
Schooner Little John, Short, Ditto
Hope, Nicholas, * Philadelphia
Jenny, Leavit, New Bedford
America, Pike, ’ Province of Maine
Brig Lydia, Darrah, New York
Schooner Concord, Stevens* New Bedford
Ship Neptune, Hicks, s Rhode liland
Sloop-Betsey, Hoadley, ‘ . New York
Snow Mary, Cobb, Boston
Schooner Detrende, Bacon, St. Croix
Brig Neutrality, Cunningham, Jamaica
Ship General Mercer, Coffin, New York
Rover, Rich, Boston
Brig Two Sifters, Smith, Jamaica
Schooner Triton, Hillman, Boston
Betsey, Holbrook, Jamaica
Cleared Out.
Sloop Gull, Clarke, Wafljiugton, (N. C.)
Brig Huntrcfs, Sammis, New York
Schooner Alefttve, Rudolph, St. Mary’s
Nabby, Cobb, . Washington, (N. C.)
Paragon, As£i, ‘ Boston
Ship Nancy, Shaw, Cork and a Market
Julius Pringle, Miller, , London
Brig Heppy, Lownes,, t Barbados
on Thursday lift, at Rrividere, in Bryan
county, mr. Ebenezer Stark, to mrs. Alathe'a Cail, widow
of col. Richard Call.
For LONDON,
Jlllll Mercury,
” William Tate, Mailer,
Burthen 250 tons, a (launch well found veftel,
will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days, and has the
greater part of her freight already engaged. For the re
mainder ajiply to the Muller on board, or to
M‘CALL and MILLER.
Who want to purchase a few thousand White Oak
Hogshead Staves and Heading.
7 tb January, 1800.
J~T For LONDON,
TheßrigTwoSifters,
John- Smith, Mailer,
VV ill fail early next month. For
’ h-eight of cotton please apply to
E. GAIRDNER and CO.
Sevannab, iGlb January , 1800.
FO R s’A LE’
SHERRY WINE,
In butts and hogflieads.
E. GAIRDNER and CO.
Savannah, 16 tb January, 1800.
~~ N O T I C F .
THE Copartnerfiiip of KENNEDY’ and PARKER
being dissolved by the death of Mr. George Parker,
all persons indebted to that concern will please pay the
(ame to Mr. J allies Heron; and those who have claims on
them will also apply to him for payment.
W’ illiam. Kennedy, surviving copartner.
Augujla, 10 tb January , ifoo.
on Saturday last by a Negro man, and left
with the fubfcribtr,
A Steel mounred Horseman’s PiftoJ.
I he owner may have it again, by paying for this adver
tisement, and giving a finall gratuity to the Negro who
tou ' l(lst - GEO. PONSONBY.
January 14, 1800.
S 0 G A R S.
LANDING at Watt’s wharf, per the brig Malvina,
from Grenada, and for lale by the fubferiber,
22 Hogfneads and 1 l ierce Sugar, of an
excellent quality.
JOHN WALLACE.
WANTED, 60 Tierces Rice, for which calh will be
paid on delivery.
Savannah, October 10, 1799.
TO BI LEASED,
One Half of the Lot No. 5 Washington Ward,
a corner lot, plcafantly situated on the Bay, 60 feet front
and 45 feet depth.
ALSO, *
The Lot No. 38 Columbia Ward, front r r<r
the south common, near the buryiiMj ground, 60 feet
front and 90 feet depth. *
For terms apply to JAMES ROBERTSON.
TO BE LEASED, “ *
A Lot of Land in Reynolds 1
square, adjoining Mr. William Belcher’s. For terms -
appty to DAVID GUGEL.
EDUCA i 1 O N.
THE public are refpeclfully informed, that ‘ the
ACADEMY formerly condu&ed by Messrs. Munns
and Higham will ba- reopened at the Filature, on Mon
day the 2d of December, by
HIGHAM and S fOUF, with proper
Afliflants.
The French and English Languages will be taught
grammatically; Writing, Arithmetic, Mathematics, and
the Belles Lettres, will receive every attention it'is in their
power to bellow; and every neceflary correction will be
attempted in the morals and manners of the youth intrud
ed to their care.
TERMS. - . U
For English, Writing, Arithmetic, Mathematics, and
the Belles Lettres, 8 dollars per quarter, 3 dollars en
trance. Ditto, with tbfe French Language, 15 dollars per
quarter, 5 dollars entrance. Drawing, 5 dollars per
quarter. Dancing and Music, (by a celebrated Mailer)
oft the ufdal terms. Young Ladies will’ be inftraaed in
English, Writing, Arithmetic, &c. from 9 to 12 o’clock
in the forenoon, at 5 dollars per quarter, and 2 dollars
entrance. N. B. No entrance money will be expecled.
from Messrs. Munns and Higham’s former puoils.
November 28. •
ASSIZE for JANUARY, 1800.“
THE Price of Flour being 12 dollars per barrel, of
196 lbs. nett, the weight of Bread for this montk
mull be as follows, viz. ■
cents loaf. cents loaf. . J l
lb. oz. so. oz.
1 14 o 15
JOHN GIBBONS, City Treasurer. /
WAN IS A biTUA IiON, 7
As OVERSEER of a Cotton Plantation, or GAR
DENER, /
A PERSON qualified for either, and who can fatisfy
any gentleman who may choose to employ him re
fpr&ing charaaer and capability. A line diretfled to J. H.
at Mr. Wood’s, Duke street, Market will be duly
ajifwered. .. - . . J . . ‘