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I heard them collecting together in the swamp, j and one appeared ,qn the other fide the river in order to recooooitr^} 1 oifi feeing no person this fide he beckoned to thofc on this fide be half 4)8 to. go up ; iu a few miimtes after three of them appeared), and walked up Within 45 yndh ofjt he aiaLufc*d.e» and flopped? and fin ding they would coinc no nearer, but turn ed to run off, I with two others filed on them and pursued them into the thicket, where we fouud a rifle and two fiiot pouches, each well furnirtied w*tfi ammunition. We then re turned to, the Bluff, where we were fired on from the other "fide the river. We withdrew from the Bluff, and lay in ambufeade all night, but heard nothing of them. Lieut. Maxwell returned to me in the morning wit* the troop ; we demounted, and leaving a guard with the borfes, the remainder 1 di vided into two parties, commanding one rtryfelf and ordering Litut. Maxwell with the other to go down the edge of the river, whillt I kept farther out. Lieut. Maxwell proceed ed about two mile down the river, and at a /and beach found they had crossed. Two or three of the men were at the river drinking, when the enemy fired 12 or 14 guns at them, and retreated into the swamp. I made all the haste I could to get to Lieut. Maxwell, in hopes he had fallen in with the enemy on this fide, but found they had croiTed. I returned to the Bluff, and would have crossed the river immediately, but having reason to think the enemy were much intimidated, and would not quit the swamp in less than- two or three days, and being badly armed and scarce of provisions, I thought it was best to return t-o the settlement. I remain, dear Sir, yours sincerely. J. WHITEHEAD, Capt.” Articles taken from the Indians 1 rifle gun, 2 fiiot pouches, 19 balls in one ’ and 12 in the other, 2 fcalpmg knives, 2 camp kettles, 6 blanket?,. 7 moeafoons, 4 breech clouts, 1 otter lkin> 2 deer skins, 3000 nails, I looking glass, 2 razors and (lone, 4 halters, 1 pint tin cup, 1 bag of parched corn flour, 2 broad hatchets, and some dried venison. AVGUSTA Dec. 6. On Tuefday last the General Eleftion was held throughout this (late. The following are the returns of the counties of Richmond and Burke: « Richmond County : For the Convention: William Stith, jun.. William Stith, feni John Wereat. For the Central Jjjlmbly: Janies M‘Niel< 450 votes Benjamin Few 391 William Few 358 Henry Allison # 351 Seaborn Jones 343 William Stephens 338 Jesse Sanders 337 Solomou Ellis 3 1 6 Wm. F. Booker 307 Charles Crawford 276 Sheriff: William Barnett. Clerk: Daniel Elam. Burke County. For the Convention: John Powell, Thomas Lewis, David Emanuel. For the General /Jfemhly : David Emanuel, Thomas Lewis, HughLawfon, Jacob Lewis, John Morrofon, John Powell, William Lit tle, John Shelnian, Thomas Chiffohn, John 4 M'Kenzie. The Honorable George Read and Richard Bassett, Efqrs. are eleCtcd to represent the Delawaie slate in the Senate of the United States. The legifiature of the fiate of Connecticut have appointed the Honorable William S. Johnson, and Oliver . Elsworth, Efqrs. (for their representatives in the Senate of the United States. Late London Newspapers advise, that the plague was raging with violence in Turkey, and moll of the ports of the Archipelago--- That the lickuets in the Aufirian army had ■ augmented to an alarming degree—That the profound fecrccy with which the Grand Vizir keeps Ins intentions, had given great uneali nefs to the Emperor, who had ordered a con siderable force to march to the protcClion of the Bannat, which the Aullrians apprehend to he in danger—That the vcucrable old Field- Manliai Baton de Laudohn teceivcdau ordci (nun the Emperor to go and take the com* maud, oi the army iu Croatia, iu the place of Prince Lichtenstein, who i a too ill to support the fatigues the tmpe ror’g bellowing this command on that lilu ftrious general, of whose merit Frederic the Great hi the higftelt terras, bad inipired the soldiery with freft* courage, and railed their spirits, drooping defpair, and feeing thousands of their comrades perilh on their right and left, in a painful state of iu aftivity—-That a large body of troops had actually made an irruption into the Austria« territory in the Bannat of Teraei'wir, aud took poffeftion of a number of villages, fume J of which they had destroyed by lire—That the Swedes had taken a Ruffian frigate,with 3.0 fail of merchantmen under her convoy, rich ly laden*--That the King of Prussia was inde* fatigable in pi sparing his army for action— that the troops tm the confines of his king dom were putting in the best condition ppffi ble---and that there was talk that an army of observation, confiding of 60,000 men, would be speedily polled on the frontiers of Polaud —That ail the magazines, containing the provifious for Prince Potemkiu’s army, were confirmed by fire at Chcrfon, on the 15th of July---That the Ruffians had burnt two or three villages on the borders of Finland, and that the Swedes had, in return, carried into Helfingfers three Ruffian frigates and five tranfports—Thstf bread had beenfo scarce in Normandy and in the neighbourhood of Ver faifles, that riot's had commenced, Which the military were called forth to difperfie ; that government was obliged to order the price of it to be lowered, to prevent-'a general infur reclion—That there is a> French camp, of 20,000 men ar3t. OmerV, under the orders of the Prince dc Coude, in which the Comte d Artois serves as a volunteer, and another, 37 j000 men, at Metz, commanded by Maniial Ilrog;io,a,nd in which Monlieur, (his Moll Christian Majesty’s brother) is a volun teer under him---That the latest dispatches from Prance confirm the accounts of the chauge in the French Ministry, and seem to hint, that something more to all' Europe was likely to take place—-That other accounts from France state, that not only the Parliaments will be re-eftablilhed, but that the States General will be established on the °f January—-That the Spaniards, not withstanding an apparent cordiality with the IJnglilh court, had ftriftly forbidden all sup plies to be furniftied, in future, to the garri lon in Gibraltar. DIED.] Last Wediiefdsy morning, at the Kiokies, Mrs. Appling, wife of John Appling, Esq. very much regretted by all those who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. ✓ I*l*l Vbf Printer’s indijpeiftion this'week has p >■ evented him from pubhjhing a "wholeJheei • GEOR GT A. *J By Lewis Gardner , S.) I Esq RegifterofPro- LEWIS GARDNER, r bats for the County - J of Richmond. ■\yHEREAS James Brown has applied to me for letters of administration cn theeftate and effects of James Kerr, Merchant, 1 late of Richmond county, deceased: These are therefore to cite and admonifti all and lin gular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at my Office, on the Cth day of January next, to fliewcaufe, if any they have, why letters cf , administration lltould not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, at my Office, the 6th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1788, and in the 13th year of the Independence of the United States of America. Notice. THE repairing of the road from Augusta to Col. Mead’s mill is postponed, on account of the weather, until Monday the Bth day of December next, when alt persons ful • jest to work 011 the fame are hereby requerted and d:retted to attend with their llavcs, icc, to work fix days- A fine of ten ihilliugs per day is imposed by the Superior Coutt on such a* (elute or nevleA to attend. ROBERT FOR BYT H. ) , JOH N lIOW ELL, 5 Cewm n ' Jugu/la,Nw, 2 3, 17b8. W r HERE AS my wife Elizabeth Boyd has eloped from my bed and board without having given her the lead cccafion for so doing, 1 do therefore forwarn all perfons'h Irom harbouring or concealing her, or tru'Eing her on my account, as I Will pay no debts of her con trading. JOHN BOYD. Richmond , AW. 14, 1788. “* - - ■ Notice. TH Commissioners of the town of Au gusta will on the 10th day of Decem ber next attend at the-Academy to receive sealed propofais from any perfun or persons for building a Wharf opposite the Augusta Wbare-houfe, to be one hundred and fifty feet front, and to extend as far as what may be termed low water mark, to be framed with good square pine ranging timber 12 by i 2> piled' and filled up with stone and sand ; to be eompleated on or before the fifft day of June next. By Order cf the Board , Win. GLASCOCK, President. dugujla, Oa . 3, 1788. • 1 , * At a Meeting of the Board ofCom mijjionen of the Town ofAugu- Jia, the 13 th QSlober 1788. Ordered, THAT the Surveyor-General do previous to the loth day of December next proceed to lay out, and fufficiently flake off, lands in the lower end of the town into lots of 80 feet front and 182 lee t deep ? that is so many of them as art delcribed in the Plan by letter B which will be shewn him by the v Clerk of the Board. And thattne fame be fold for cur rent money, on the said 10th Decem ; ber next, at twelve o’clock, at the Augusta Warehouse.- By Order of the Board\ JAMES M. SIMMONS, Clerk. To be let, THE New Store House Next to the Printing-Office, just finifhed in the completest man ner for the reception of goods, with a cellar 36 feet by 20. For terms apply to the Printer. Runaway jrom the fubfiriber > the Jo How mg Negroes, viz. A NtbPvO Wench named Syl x\ via, flout and well made, with her child Amelia about 8 years old, formerly the properry of Mr. Che valier, and is well known in and about Savannah. Likewile, a Negro Fellow named Jemmy, with his wife Comba, both Him made, about 50 years of age, of the Angola country, and have their country marks. Four Guineas Re-ward will be paid on delivery cf the m to me in Savan nah, with all realonable charges, cr to Mr. Zimmerman in Augusta. Thomas Mitchell\ Argurtj, Nov. 24, 1788.