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SATURD AY, November 15, 17884
GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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PETERSBURGH, July ir.
IT was on the 7th that Count d’Apraxin ar
rived from the army with the firft news of
the viftory over the Captain Pacha. The
Empress, as a mark of her joy, invited him
to dine at the table with her, and presented
him a gold l‘nuff bos, of the value of 1 ;oo
roubles, with 500 ducats in money. Two
days before her Majesty had sent the Order
of St. George of the 2d class, to the Prince
of Naflau, and that of St. Ann to Rear Ad
miral Paul Jones, as a mark of her recoin.
pence for their valour in the firft atfion of the
38th of June. *
21. Account of the engagement with the
Swedijh fleet. On the 17th, about noon, our
fleet difeovered the Swediih fliips, between
60 and 70 guns each, and eight large frigates,
provided with heavy artillery, failing in a
line, having five small frigates and three pac
ket boats attending, under the command of
the Duke of Sunderraania, whose (hip carried
the flag of Admiral General of Sweden, hav
ing also in the fleet a Vice Admiral and Rear
Admiral’s flag flying. Admiral Greig im
mediately gave signal for an attack, and our
ships directly crowdingall the fail they could,
a a-a »-<r® the enemy. The Swedes,
on perceiving this, immediately formed, juty
and our of a frefli southeast
wind, gained on the Swedes. Ihe Rotiflaw,
Swcdifh-frdTfrfhA,dmiral Greifi, attacked the
small veiTels, and it was not until about five
o’clock that our line were abreast of the ene
my, who then began to bear down upon us.
The firing immediately commenced on both
fldes, and was continued with great briiknefs
until ten at night. The Swedes twice began
to give way; and although, during the battle,
there was a dead calm, and it was impossible
to govern the fliips, the fire whs flilJ kept up
with the greatest intrepidity, and continued
until the night was far advanced,*when the
Swedes began to haul up, and retired, leaving
our ships maflers of the field of battle.
We took from the enemy the PrinceGuflave
of 70 guns, bearing the flag of the Vice Ad
miral, who defended himfelf with the great
est bravery more than an hour against our Ad
miral, but was at length obliged to strike.
We made prisoners with this Ihip the Comte
Wachtmeifter, Vice Admiral, and Aid de
Camp to the King of Sweden, who lei the
van, and 15 officers, with all her crew.
Admiral Greig writes, that he never saw
a fight better fuftaiued on bath sides than the
above. Our loss consists of 315, killed, and
666 wounded; that of the dhemy must be
more considerable, as the number found on
board the ihip we took amounts to 300 killed
and wounded.
After the battle, four fliips of the enemy
took advantage of the night and a caim to
surround one of our fliips, and carried her
off, after a various rcfiftance.
The Admiral gives a general eulogy to the
conduft of all under his command.
VIENNA, Augufl 2.
Accounts received from the Ruffian army
xnentiou a third engagement between the Ruf
fian and Turkilh fleets,iu the Dnieper, the 12th
of July last, in which the Turks loft a frigate,
’ a large gun boat, and a galley. The Captain
Pacha was forced to <juit the rnoutii of the
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Dnieper, and on the following night the Prince
of Nassau began the bombardment of Ocza
kow, with such iucccls as to iet fire to die
town in various places. Printc Potemkin hid
likewile inverted it by land ; hut as bis he<ivy
artillery was not then arrived he had not L.en
able to begin a regulai liege.
6. By the Jail accounts from Choc in wc
learn, that the provifiou in that forties hav
ing been entirely deflroyed by the fire fami the
batteries, the Prince dc Cobourg atnl General
Saltikow, on the zCih of juiy, fuimuonetl
the place to surrender ; Lu: the g r. don hav
ing delired a delay of three day* for delibe
ration, and a suspension of hoitili i:s, their
rct]ucit has been complied with.— [LouJvu
Gazette. ]
FRANKFO II T, July i.
In the town of Sterkcnback, upon theßie
fengebirk, remarkable for its exteufive trade
in linens, a terrible fire broke out on the i4th
ult. which iafied 14 hours, and cot fumed
201 houfos. The damage sustained is fuppof
cd to amount to nearly one million of florins.
27. By fomc late accou ts we lean', that
the treaty between Ruflia and Piuflla, by
which the Kimr paid an annual futn or money
Expired on th£fU of &QJ3OQJIWI * ,: Yffc’ Vlt rtth
of Ruflia would have willingly renewed the
treaty, but the King declined :t.
From the Lowtr Lihe y 'j‘Jy 28. Nineteen
fcwruUC* Merchantmen have been arrefled in the
port oi I’eteifburgh, and seven in t hu of Riga.
It is now confirmed that Bender, a* well a»
Ocz-kow, is elofely besiege i by the Rullians.
STOCK HOL M, T/, 2:.
Yeflerday Fe Deum was sung here, under
repeated difeharges of artillery, for the grand
naval victory obtained by the arms of Sweden
over those of Ruflia off Hooglaud.
COPENHAGEN, July 15.
Last Sunday a Ruflianjrigare from the Bal
tic appeared off this port; and yeflerday Vice
Admiral Kreiger hotfled his flag on board the
Lion of the Noah, as Commander in Chief
on this station
Within these few days an entry has been
made at our Cuftom-hotife of two millions
and 400,oco rix dollars, lent hither from
France for the nfe of Sweden,
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-tj O N I) O N, July 25*
Private letters from France inform us that
the Spaniards are now employed in buiidu.g
two entirely new forts on the Midiijpp, near
the Orleanois, for what purpofc, except to
dispute the future navigation of this river, it
is difficult to guess.
A»guft 7. The troub’es in France are now
hafiening apace to a conclmion. The Ma
reclial de Vanx, who commands in Langue
doc, notwithflaudiug the threats Be has held
out to the people of Grenobie, and the large
fuccours of forces he has received, flill meets
with further refinance in every attempt he un
dertakes to reflote the puplic tiauquiility.
The Nobility and Parliament of the pro
vince haveaffembled within ten miles of Gre.
noble, and have patted feveul lefolutions,
one of which is, tlai they •utilpay no more
rr.cnty er taxes togovnrunnel tilt 1 Ley are Jatis
jkd tn every point.
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The Parliaments ol Bearn and Britanny have
done the fame.
This news his caused the greatest alarm for
the feat of go vein mem,and tioops are march
iiig from every quaitcr for the tel.cf of Paris.
1: is confidently tejiot ted that government hag
Hopped the payment of imereti on their funds,
<>. The Captain of a Rudkin flii • of war,
finding iiimfelf in the middle of th • Turkish
licet, and unable to male h s e cape, went
down Imnl'elf into the powder magazine and
blew up h.s (hip, Three ol the crew only
wete laVCtJ, who would have opposed this
radmelV, but the Captain ahfoiutely declared
he would rather petilh than fuffer his fliip to
be taken.
Two Ruflian frigates, the Jaraffow of 31
guns, and the Hetfor of 26 twelve pounders,
with 240 men each, arc both taken by th©
Swedilh fleet, and brought into Rhcde, near
bwcabourgh ; the crews are put into the pri
fou of the cattle, and orders have been given
to use them well.
The Hamburgh Gazette, received August
6, gives the following account of a lea fight
between thcSwcdifli and Ruflian fleets, which
took place on the 19th of last month: —The
Swedilh fleet conlifted of 1 J thips of the line,
the Ruflian fleet oCtlr.-vr^^T”
uicnt soon after took place. The action com
menced about five P. M. and continued till
miduigiit, when the Ruflian fleet was difpetl
ed. 1 lie ittue of the engagement proved to
lc, that the Swedes had funk one Ruflian fliip
of war, and taken another of 74 guns and
780 men. The Duke of Suudcrmania went*
the next day into Sweabuurg with a fliip of
ins licit milling. It is thought the victory
would have been more complete on the part
of ;hc Swedilh Admiral, had not the difpro
puition of force, iu refpedl to the size anti
number of fliipf, been so great between the
two fleets. The account adds, that the Ruf
lian fleet is much fluttered, while that of the
Swedes has been very little damaged. 'I he ac
tion took place about four fca miles off Revel
in Livonia.
Ordeis have aflually Iccn given by the
L';.u::li government tVr fupplyiug their ally,
tic Linpiefbof Ruflia, with the naval and mi
ii arylotces ftipu.’atcd by the subsisting treaty
be.ween Lcr.maik and the Couit of Peteif
burgh, wiiich lias teen formally announced
to the i wcdifli minifler at Copenhagen, by
outer of the Prince Royal.
Upon receiving this very unwelcome piece
of news, the Swedilh Ambassador at the Court
i f Deomark dispatched the fan e evening two
(outlets, one to the King his inafler, in pin
land, and the other to Berlin.
1 he Prince Royal is said to have exprgffed
h'inielf in very flrong terms of indignation
at Ihe very unwarrantable conduct of Sweden
towatds Ruflia; and that the whole force of
the Dan,lh empire (hall be exerted inthecaufe
or Ruflia, aud her allies, if neccffary.
It is said to te the opinion of men of the
soundest sense and deepest penetration in Hol
land, that his Pruflian Majefly corfiders the
present moment as • most favorable one to
eftablilh his own charatfer and confequcnce,
by humbling his haughty rival, the Emperor,
for many years to tune —This idea is
fllengthened by a k "Mg#* of his h-ving
furuiihed thf Court or Sweden with lafge fi.p
plics of money, as well as having been pi m*
[Vol. m. NO.CXII.]