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Austrians. They toot pofleflion of an Intrenched camp of
the French beyond Coni, and forced likewise the passage of
the Cojodi Tende. The loss of the French since the 4th
was estimated at nearly 12,000 men. They have experi
enced, during the prelent campaign, few defeats so com
plete, and above all so decisive in its consequences. The
Austrians, it is said, have again taken poffelfion of Allola,
and even of Mount St. Gothard. This requires confirma
tion, but certain it is at least that they are yet mailers of
Berlinzona and of the Italian bailiwics.
In Switzerland nothing new has taken place. The eva
cuation of the Grifon country by the French is officially
confirmed by a report from gen. Petrarfch, dated at Feld
kirch on the 10th.
- Os the late expedition we have now received the final ac
counts. All the troops remaining at the time of the con
vention have returned to us. The loss of men, allies in
cluded, amounts, as appears from an official ftatcnrent, to
15,000 men.
December 13. The Hamburgh mails due on Wednes
day arrived this morning.
The Ruffians have begun their march homeward. On
the 25 th ult. the headquarters of Suwarrow were removed
from Auglburg to Eiratlburg in Bavaria, a di(lance of a
bout 18 miles. The Ruffians cross the Lech daily in divi
lions of 4000 each. The whole army, upon its arrival in
Bavaria, will be divided into two columns, one of which
is to take its route through Bohemia to Cracow, the other
to proceed through Moravia to Gallicia. We fee less rea
son fur supposing that the differences between the Imperial
courts will be adj ufted, or that the orders for the return of
the Ruffians will be countermanded.
In Italy the Auflrians purfuc their career with unvarying
success.
December 14. The pri\%te*letters received by the lafl
conveyances from Paris, and circulated amongfl the French
emigrant nobility, report, that the unfortunate Louis XVII,
supposed to have expired in the Temple, June 9, 1795, “
dill alive. The consul Sieye3 is assigned both as the author
of the report, and the evidence of the fed. It was lie who
is said to have fubtrafted the devoted prince from the poison
of the national convention. He procured a child of cor
responding age, from the Hotel Dieu, incurably affeded
with the fcrofula, the pretended disease of the young king,
and admitted this unfortunate child into the Temple, and
exposed the body, disfigured with ulcers and operations,
instead of the royal vidim.
On the 14th Frimaire the consuls published the follow
ing notice relative to English prisoners:
“ The consuls have notified to the English government,
that, from the firfl of Nivofe, (the 22d December) all the
expences neceffaiy to the maintenance of the French pri-
Foners in England shall be at the charge of the British go
vernment.’’
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) December 20.
Headquarters, St. J ago de la Vega, 18th Dec. 1799.
THE military court, held by virtue of a special corn
mi ffion under the broad seal of this island, confiding
of 1 j commissioners, whereof major gen. Churchill was the
firfl, assembled at St. Jago de la Vega on Monday the 16th
instant, and proceeded to the trial of Isaac, alias Joseph
Safportas, on the following charge:
M For entering the island of Jamaica during war, as a
spy, hired and employed by the enemy for hoflile
purposes.”
011 Tuesday the 17th instant the court pronounced sen
tence in the following words:
SENTENCE.
“ On mature conlideration of the evidence adduced on
his trial, the court is of opinion, that the charge ag-tinft
the prisoner, Isaac, otherwise called Joseph Safportas, has
been clearly substantiated, and that he is guilty thereof.
“ The court therefore adjudge, that the prisoner be
, hanged by the neck until he be dead, at such time and
fpi ace as the commander in chief shall think fit: But the e
normity of the crime induces the court to hope, that, to
render the example mod (hiking and effe&ual to those con
cerned in like praftices, the execution of this sentence will
be made as public and difgraceful as possible.”
December 24. Yesterday forenoon, precisely at 10
minutes before 5 o’clock, pursuant to his sentence, was
executed in the parade, mr. Safportas, condemned as a
spy. The Kingston militia, and the garrisons of this town
and Up Park, were drawn up in a square around the gal
lows, at 1 o minutes before 4, and the whole business was
conduced with the utmost solemnity. Previous to his
execution he was marched round the square, with a label,
having SPY painted on it, on his breast, and another on
his back with ESPION on it. He seemed perfectly un
concerned until the handkerchief was bound round his
head, and he was mounting the ladder from the fcaffold,
when he made an exertion to feve himfelf by clinging to
the ladder* We sincerely hope his fete will be a leflbn to
those who have come among us on the fame errand.
• NEIV-TORK , February 6.
‘T^’ESTERDAY morning arrived the (hipMercury,capt.
Y Brown, 43 days from the Cape de Verd Islands. Two
days after failing capt. Brown fell in with and was boarded
bv a French corvette, in company with two frigates, 16
days from Rochefort, bound to Cayenne, the commissary
of which informed that Vidor Hugues was on board one
•f the frigates; that they had orders not td molest any A
merican vessels, provided they were furnifhed with proper
papers, particularly the role d'equipage; and that he did
not doubt but that all differences between America and
France would be speedily and amicably adjusted. They
supplied capt. Brown with a quantity of bread.
* Norfolk, January 23. At 1 o’clock this morning a
fire broke out in Church street; it was firft difeovered in a
house belonging to mr. Caspar Hereter, by whom occupied
we could not learn; dor 7 houses were confuined before
the exertions of the citizens arrested its progress. It is
not afeertained whether the fire originated from accident
or design.
Peter/burg , January 28. On Thurfdajr the 16th
January, at the house of Robert White, efq. in Glasgow
county, North Carolina, col. John Shephard was murder
ed, it is fed, by his brother. They were both intoxicated.
Qbarlefton, February 10. Saturday arrived the brig
Seabloom, Tygler, Bremen, 60 days; (hip Recovery,
Richards, London, 78 days.
In the brig Seabloom, Tygler, which arrived on Satur
day from Bremen, were brought in, capt. Wood and the
crew of the (hip Commerce of Boston, from Liverpool,
bound to Wilmington, North Carolina, loaded with crock
ery and felt, which had sprung a leak in a gale of wind.
Capt. 1 ygler remained by the (hip for four days, when,
finding that (he had eight feet water in the hold, it was
thought proper to abandon her. They left the (hip on the
ift of January; the letters, papers, and a few articles,
were saved from her. The Commerce left Liverpool on
the Bth of December.
February it. The brig Polly, Hall, which arrived
yesterday from St. Thomas’s, failed with a f.eet of 60 fail
of American vessels, bound for different parts of the con
tinent, under the convoy of the brig Pickering.
By the arrival of the Minerva frdhi St. Kitt’s we are in
formed that an American squadron, composed of the Con
stellation, the Infurgente, the Adams, the John Adams,
the Baltimore (loop of war, and several smaller vessels, are
now cruiflng to windward of Guadaloupe, under the com
mand of commodore Truxtun.
The John Adams had captured” a Spanish three masted
lugger, from Ferrol, bound to Laguira; (he had been cap
tured by an English vessel, recaptured by a French priva
teer, and was on her way to Porto Rico when taken by the
John Adams; her cargo confided of dry goods, oil, Set.
worth 13,000 dollars.
Ihe John Adams had also run a small privateer on
(bore.
On the 2d inst. the brig Willing Maid of New Haven,
capt. Hays, from St. Croix, was at anchor off Little St.
Simon’s, having rode out a severe gale. On the 17th ult.
(he was boarded by a French armed vessel, who put on
board part of the crews of the (loop Little Charlotte, capt.
Allen, from Surinam to Rhode Island; (hip Lucy, Sailer,
from New York; and (hip Alexander Hamilton, from Phi
ladelphia, for the Weft Indies. These vessels were cap
tured the 14th and 15th, with eight other Americans,
during the cruise.
February 1 2. Yesterday arrived, the (hip Ruby, Saf
ford, Liverpool, 74 days.
The United States frigate,, which carried out our com
milfioners to the French republic, was ipoken with on the
24th November within two days fail of Cadiz, all well.
February 13. Yesterday arrived, the barque Union,
Bowser, Liverpool, 77 days; brig Charles ahd Henry,
Bates, Bremen, 76 days; lbip Argus, Johnston, Liver
pool, 77 days.
Also arrived, the schooner George, Thornton, from
Savannah, bound to St. Thomas’s, ha- been taken bv a
French privateer, and the captain and crew, except two
men, taken out, and Frenchmen put in their place, with
orders to car. y her into the firft French port, but was re
taken. by the brig Polly of Philadelphia, capt. Moffat, and
ordered here.
SAVANNAH, February 20.
MARINE LIST,
Entered Inward. -
Ship Minerva, Fowler, Liverpool
Sloop William, Webb, Cape Francois
Schooner Return, Wright, • Jamaica
Betsey, Almy, New Providence
Betsey, Britton, Ditto
Fox, Greenough, Baltimore
Severn, Outerbridge, Bermuda
Brig Conjunfturen, Hall berg, London
Willing Maid, Huze, St. Croix
Sloop Almira, Linfcot, Martinique
Brig William, Hall, Jamaica
Schooner Harriet, Putnam, v ‘ Cliarlefton
Ruth, Crowell, Rhode Island
Cotton Planter, Ross, . Cliarlefton
Cleared Owt.
Ship Lion, Lowcay, -.t„ Jamaica
Brig Triton, Berry, • >. -4~ Liverpool
Manilla, Glover, ‘ ‘London
Schooner Sally, Clear, Jamaica
Brig Huntress, Sammis, New York
Schooner Hetty, M‘Kin ley, Philadelphia
Ship Gipfy, Towers, Lancaster
Sloop Three Sifters, Reynolds, Brunswick
Ship Volant, Hovey, Boston
St. Andrew, Kirk, Charleston
Schooner Concord, Stevens, New York
The brig Eliza, Pearson, from this port, bound to
Dover and a market, was loft on the coast of France, and
all hands periffied, the Captain excepted.
The Ihip George Waldington of Baltimore, from La
guira, bound to Baltimore, is captured ‘and carried into
Kingston, (Jamaica) by the Britifti (flip of war Trent.
The brig Kitty, from Antigua forthis port, has put
into Norfolk in distress. ■
Arrived yesterday, brig Peggy and Polly, Drummond,
and schooner Hancock, Atkins, from Barbados.
The brig William, Capt. Hall, on the 12th instant, in
i at * 3 1, 35* l° n * 79* 47* Ipoke a schooner 25 days from
Port Morant, (Jamaica) bound to this port, in want of
provisions; (he had been blown over Tybee bar; die wind
blowing a severe gale prevented Capt. Hall rendering her
assistance.
Estate of Jacob Waldburger, Esq.
MR. Milledge, one of the executor* named in the will
es Jacoo Waldbuiger, Esq. having now qualified,
letters testamentary have iffuedincluding him a> an afting
executor. If therefore there are any. claims or demands
against the estate yet unexhibited or unfetisfied, all persons
so circumstanced are now, for the last time, called upon to
exhibit them to one of the fubferibers immediately for
fcttlement. Such perlons as are indebted to the estate arc
notified, that the executors do not feel themselves juftified
in giving longer indulgence than the firft of May next.
Torn Morel, ‘J
John Milledce, > Afting Executor*.
James Jones, J
Smannai, Jan. j, 1799*
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Louifcille , January 13, 1800.
Ordered, •
r AT the aft, entitled, “An aft to give further
X time to the officers of this date to take and fubferibe
the oath required by the aft, entitled. An aft to compel
all officers, civil and military, within this (late, to take
and fubferibe an oath to support the constitution thereof,”
be published in the several gazettes of tiiis date, and all
officers, civil and military, within its purview, are re- •
quired to govern themselves accordingly.
Thomas Johnson, Sec’y.
An ACT to give further time to the officers of tbit
Jlate to take and fubferibe the oath required by tbt
aSI, entitled , An aSI to compel all officers, civil and
military, nvitbin this fate, to take and fubferibe an
oatb to support the constitution thereof f> Jfed the
ftxteentb day of February, one tboufand seven hun
dred and ninety-nine .
Seftion 1, JjE it enaSled, by the senate and house of
representatives of the date of Georgia, in
general assembly met, and by the authority of the fame,
That the civil, military, and all other officers of this
date, who now are in commission, and have not hereto
fore taken and fubferibed the oath required by the afore
faid aft in terms thereof, shall nevertheless be permitted
to hold, exercise, and en joy their refpeftive appointments,
until the firft day of Oftober next.
Sec. 2. And be it further enaSled, That, if any of
the officers of this date (hall negleft or refufe to take and
fubferibe the aforefaid oath in terms of this aft, every such
officer or officers (hall, for such his negleft or rcfufel, be
removed from office, as in cases of malepraftice or diso
bedience of orders.
Sec. 3. And be :t further enaSled, That all civil officers
hereafter to be appointed (hall, before they enter on the
duties of their refpeftive appointments, take and fubferibe
the (aid oath, in addition to the oath of office; and all
militia officers hereafter to be appointed (hall take and fub
feribe the fame before the clerk of the superior or inferior
court of the county, and obtain a certificate thereof, be
fore such officer (hall take any command by or under fuels
appointment.
Sec. 4. And be it further enaSled, That all pro
ceedings which have been had or obtained before any of
the aforefaid officers, who have not taken and fubferibed
the aforefaid oath in terms of the said aft, or that may in
fiiture 1* had and obtained before them, or any of them,
previous to the aforefaid firft day of Oftober next, (hall
be held, deemed, and considered, to be as legal as if such
officer or officers had taken and fubferibed the aforefaid
oath in terms of the said aft.
Sec. 5. And be it further enaSled , That any part or
parts of the aforefaid aft which may militate against this
aft (hall be and the fame is hereby repealed.
. David Meriwether, fpeaker of the
house of representatives.
David Emanuel, president of the
senate.
Affcnttd to, December 5, 1799,
jAs. JACKSON, governor.
John Shoolbredv T TPON the petition of John
versus $ V-J Shoolbred, praying the fbre-
Isaac Delyon. ) closure of the equity of redemption
of all that Traft of Land, containing one tboufand acres,
situate and being on the river Alatamaha, in St. David’s
pari A-, now county of Glynn, adjoining land of Alexan
der M-Leod, which said traft of land was the property
of Lachlan M'Gillivray, mortgaged by the said Isaac De
lyon to the said John Shoolbred, for the security of afum
of money contained in a bond from the said Isaac Delyon
to the said John Shoolbred, bearing even date with the
said mortgage, and on motion of Mr. Bulloch, Attorney
for the plaintiff, it is ordered, That the principal, filte
red, and costs, upon the said bond and mortgage, be paid
into Court within twelve months from this date, and un
less the fame (hall be so paid the equity of redemption from
henceforth be foreclofed, and other proceedings talce place,
pursuant to an act of the Assembly in such case made and
provided. And it is further ordered, in purfur.nce oj
the said aft, That this rule be publilhed in one of the pub.
lie Gazettes of this date, at least once in every month,
until the time appointed for payment, or served on the
mortgager, or his special agent, at least fix months previ
ous to the time the money is direfted to be paid as afore
faid.
Extraßfrom the minutet, this 16 tb day ofOSlober,ijqq *
Jn°. W. Graves, c. s. c. g. c.
Inferior Court for Chatham County,
July Term, 1799.
ON the petition of Charles Harris, Attorney for the
Executors of the Estates of Fraincis Maria L. Dou
mouffay de la Vauve, and of Hyacinthe de Chapedelaine,
deceased, (hewing to the Court, that it will be of advantage
and for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said Eftates*
that Three Undivided Fifths of Two Lots, with the Inw
provements thereon, situate in the city of Savannah, viz.
Lot N°. 2 (two) Ellis tithing, Heathcote ward, and Lot
N°. 37 (thirty-seven) Franklin ward, (houtd be fold, and
(hewing fiirther, that the proprietors of the other two fifths,
that is to fay, Poulain Dubignon and Gqrnd Grofmele, have
consented to the fele; it is ordered by the Court , That
nine months publication of this rule shall be made in one
of the Savannah Gazettes, pursuant to law, and, if ne
objeftions appear thereto, an order for fele absolute will
then be mjuie of the said three undivided fifths of the lots,
with the improvements thireon, as aforefaid.
Extracted from the Minutes offaid Court , Savannah,
the 11 tb July, 1799.
Justus H. Screvber, c. i. c. c. c.
A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL for the Reception-of
all American Seamen is provided, by order of the
Colleftor of the Port of Savannah, in a healthy and elig
ible situation south of the city. Application may be made
to the fubferiber, who will take care that neceflarv attend,
ance, &c (hall be paid. 7
M. BURKE, Health Officer P. S*
Savannah, 4th September, 1799.