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FOREIGN NEWS. i Boston, May SI. Latent from Spain. We have been rtbligirgly favored by our cor- y f {pendent in Salem, with the in terfiling intelligence that follows: 44 This day ( May 28) arrived the schooner Jeanra, captain HufTum, SO days from Bilboa. The Prince of Peace had not been beheaded, as had been reported. Every thing appeared to be quietly fettling un der the new King in Spain. The Joanna was originally bound to Bilboa, but had her register endor icd by the Engliftunen. She how ever proceeded for her port, and was taken by a Spanish boat with in fight of it. No condemnation of American vtfllh had taken place in Spain under the blockading de ciu-s. The court of admiralty at Madrid cleared veiTel ami cargo. The brig Bttfey, Hooper, of Boll on. waiting trial.” By mr. Gray’s veffJ, which has arrived at Salem from Spain, his Catholic majesty’s consul in this town, received files of the Gazette of Madrid, to the 27th of April, indufive. The emperor Napoleon left Paris on tbe 2d of April, for Botdeaux. Or. the road, he was met by the an baflador from the new king of Spain, v ho presented his creden tifiig to him as he fat in his coach. r J ne ewptior informed that he Vvuh’ g'vehim audience in the fu ll c y which they might (top. The ambaffndor was nectfliated to change his carriage, to endeavor to , keep up with him. Napoleon pro- \ ceeded to Bordeaux, where he visit ed the different public buildings, the river, &c. The late king of Spain had pub liflied a proclamation declaring that he had voluntarily abdicated the throne in favor of his son Ferdi- ! nand, whom he called on all his fubjeQs to obey—a: the fame time he recommended to his son to keep j in office the old unfufpe&cd public servants. King Ferdinand had proceeded to Vi&oria, (which is 155 miles N. of Madrid, and 32 S. E. of Bilboa) to meet the emperor Napoleon, and conduct him to Madrid, where it is expected the marriage of the king with the emperor’s neice, will be solemnized, and the coronation take place. The Prince of Peace had not been punished, nor even tried—?& nothing criminal had been found against persons at fiift fulpe&ed as connected wdth him. Philadelphia, May 30. Captain Winn, lrom Marseilles and Gibraltar, informs, that two days before he failed from the latter place, (April 15) aßritifh iloopof war arrived there express, and in formed, that she had left a frigate watching the motions of a fleet of 17 French and Spanish ships of the line, off* Minorca, where it was fup poiec they were hound to join 4 or 5 Spanish (hips of the line, lying at that island, from whence it was conjectured they would pafsout of the Straits, and the people at Gib raltar were daily looking for them. An express was dispatched from Gibraltar, to inform the British fleet off Cadiz, as it was fufpeCled that the combined fleet meant to relieve the French and Spanifli ships at C<unz where there were 13 fail of the line nil ready for sea. Captain V/. further informs, that two days before he failed, it was reported at Gibraltar, that the Prince of Peace had made hrs efeape from Madrid. He alio informed, that a part of Bonaparte's army were arrived at a town about 5 or 6 miles from Gib raltar, and it was expt&ed that he would shortly commence the siege of that place, which the inhabitants expeded mud soon submit to him. i ‘lue British have mined theifthtnus i leading into Spain, with an inten ! tton of giving the French a hoilt into the air. Savannah, June 14. By the faft failing brig Amazon, capt. Copp, from New-York, we have received papers of that city to the 31 ft ult. indufive—their con tents are imercfting, as will be seen by extracts from them. Among other things is the following detail of the piracy of the French priva teer lehr. Superior, on the fchr. Lovely Lucy, Knowles, from Balti more to this port. This is the lame privateer, that captured and plundered of a very valuable cargo, the ship Roboreus, on her partake ; from Baltimore to New-Orleans the particulars of which have been pubiifhed in the Museum, from the Chailcfton Courier. i Baltimore, May 27. “Arrived last evening, the Span ish fchr, St. Salyadore, 12 days from Havanaa—paffenger, captain Chal mers, who went out lupercarg j of the schooner Lovely Lucy, capt. liowles, bound from this port, to Savannah. Capt. C. informs, that the 22d of April, oft cape Rornain, they were captured by the French privateer schooner Superior, who put a prizc-ma(ler and 8 men on board, and ordered her to Santana.’ They immediately ordered all the crew below—threatened to put us all in irons if we did not remain there. On the evening of the fame day experienced a very severe gale from the westward; the French men lowered all fail and attempted to feud her under bare poles, but through the ignorance or misman agement of the one at the helm, she broached to, upset and filled; they then cut away the marts and she righted, but negledling to free them from the flirouds before cut ting, (he thumped several holes through her sides. The gale con tinuing with encreafed violence, iii that situation she remained three days, when the decks burst asunder. Capt. Chalmers, Mr. Campbell (a paftfenger) and three negro sailors, were fortunate enough to get on that part of the deck that floated ; the others were all drowned. They remained on that part of the deck four days, without provisions or water. On the 28th one of the negroes died, part of whose body they eat. On the 29th they were providentially picked up by the brig Nancies, from Norfolk bound to Havanna. Mr. Campbell died on board the brig, the evening of t he day they were picked up,” After those unparralled outrages, the fame privateer Superior entered the port of Philadelphia, where she was completely refitted, and has since failed on another cruize, and with a large supply of stores, gran ted by special permission from the col left or of the port, as appears by the following permit: 44 Port of’ Philadelphia , May 18. —Permit capt. Brevard to laden on bo*rd the armed French schooner, 25 bbls. bifeuit —2 cases red wine -15 do. beef—6 do. codfnli—ls do. pork—4 do. cheefe —4 do. peas— -40 galls. vinegaK —2 hhds. French brandy—4 kegs hogs lard—l do. butter —4 quintals onions—3 jars beef,a-la-mode —Ido. pickled pork —2 do. frefh butter—2 boxes gin -18 do. pepper —10 gallons brandy 12 dozen porter —6 bams—24 do zen eggs. Being free according to law.” M O N I T O R. Saturday, June 18. — Extradl of a letter from a gentleman at New Orleans , to his friend in Boston , dated April 10 44 Letters from Kentucky last e vening, mention that col. A. B. was collecting his old friends, and would be in this city shortly. This much is a tett, about three days since all the fLur here, was pur chased at about 4 dollars 75 cents per barrel. Ihe quantity is very large.” INDIAN NEWS. ‘ ExtK&dt of a letter from Gov. Sevier of Tennessee , to his friend in Staun ton., Virginia , dated Marble Springs , May 14, J 808. 44 By last mail I received an ex press from general Jackson, dating that 440 Creeks and 12 whites have taken apofnion on the South bank of the \ tnneflee near the mouth of Duck river, and had kill ed near about 20 persons and took fome hoifes, &c. If this be true we shall have warm work this fu miner, I have given him orders to dislodge them, and otherways to take defenfive measures only until further orders.” Further confirmation,’ BRIGADE ORDERS. Maury county , April 27, 1808. 44 Gentlemen , 44 1 have lately received informa tion from Gen. Andrew jacklon that the Indians have murdered three families confiding of twenty one persons a finall distance below the mouth of Duck river, arid two days previettsrto that (which should have been done on the sth ind.) they attacked a boat of major Col bert’s in Tennessee river, on board of which were five white men— They killed two and wounded three, one of which has since died of his wounds—The general’s informant reports that there are encamped on the south bank of the Tennessee, a hostile band of Creek Indians, amounting to four hundred and for ty, and with them twelve white men—-If this be the case it is high . time to prepare for war. lam or dered by the general without delay, to place and keep my brigade in complete readiness, so that 1 may if called on, furnifh my quota with the shorted notice and wait his further orders or the orders of government—you will therefore im- j mediately make such arrangements in your refpeftive regiments as will insure to you & me the confidence of our country. You will direst the volunteers within your regiments to be in readiness and on the alert, as they will be considered as min ute men, if emergency (h uld re quire or a call from the prefment.” i R.Vf.TTCH, (N. C.) Tune 5. Ihe con iii iiioulrs foinieriy ap pointed by this slate and the ftatt us South-Caiolina, for adjufling the long disputed boundary between the two dates, are to meet on the firft of July, at Columbia, m Souih Carolina, to make another attempt at fome agreement on this subj ct. . —We sincerely hope their meet ing may prove efffiual. Ihe gen tlemen employed by this slate are the fame who fettled our boundary dilpute with Georgia, viz. Gens. Steele, Welborn and Moore. Exit act of a letter from a respectable merchant in Halifax , to his cor respondent in Philadelphia , dated May 13, 1808. 44 No American vessel has been sent in here since last O&ober, and under present circumstances, it is not likely that many detentions can take place; but independent of the embargo, all the commanders of {hips of war have lately received new and very particular inftruft iens in regard to their treatment of neutrals, which evinces a sincere disposition on the part cf the Bric ifh government to avoid any dispute with the United States.” New- York, May 30. Government has chartered the brig Hamlet, of ibis port, to carry diipatches to the Portuguese gov ernment at Brazil, She will fail in : eight or ten cays. On the 9th u?t. the Haytian President Christophe had a bloody | battle with Petion near Gpe Nich j ola Niole. Christophe s laid to j have had 1000 men killef. By the latest accounts from St. Croix and Havannab, four was ■ felling at thfL.former pi Je at pc i dollars per bbl. and cori rreal rt 100 dollars per hhd.— A Hava.-, nah flour was from 28 b 30 dol lars per bbl. cnvlMay 27. We have received th* fproceed | ings of the court martial ately held at Norfolk, in the cases of captain John Hall, of the marimsj & iVil liam Hook, gunner of tit Chesa peake: | In the case of captainllall, the | court sentence him to bf privately ! reprimanded, under thdfharge cf ; “negligently performin’ the duty afligned him.” In the case of mr. A>ck, the court sentence him to fcjdifmiflhd the service of the U. Stis, 44 i r negligently performingithe duty afligned him.” St. Albans, (VeJ) May 26. In addition to the matia several days since detached fr# this regi ment, 25 more were ii week de tached from this tow |and Geor gia, and marched une|* the c< m mand of lieut. to the military station near life provincial line. The principabbject of this military force w r as, ftenfibly, the detention of rafts ; fveral of them have been brought tcand boarded. 1 hey have, howeveifound means to liberate themfelvSi and not a raft, we underftandts now left in. our waters. Takinjthe advantage of the night, and prong south wind, thole eoncernJflin rafts hav e evaded every exertfe to moldc them. On Saturdj/ftvening lath, the wind bewg favdlfle the then remaining rafts jcilfe, making a furiace it is laid, of ££ut ten acres, and carrying foriy'ii, inade uii