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SATURD AY, December 13, 1788.
GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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INDEPENDENT REGISTER.
FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRI A L by JURY, to remain inviolate forever. Cnjtiiuin es Giorgio.
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Mohadia , in the Bannat ofTeme/war, near
the Frontiers of Turkey y Augujl 8.
YESTERDAY our troops, polled near
Shuppeneck and Old Orfawa, were at
tacked by the Turks on three Tides at once,
and were obliged to retire without firing oue
(hot. The Turks purlued them, and took 13
pieces of cannon, besides all the provision
waggons, with 8000 loaves, together With
mod of the tents and baggage. Our loss, as
may be imagined, is very considerable ; Old
Orfawa and Shuppeneck are both burnt.
Th is day a corps of Turks have penetrated
as far as the bill near Meferitz, and set fire
to the watchhoufe there, in which there were
150 men, of whose fate we are ignorant.
Another corps has rurtied forward againrt our
port at the pass of Veterania, where a heavy
tiring was heard, and we hope they have met
with a rcpulfe.
From the combined Corps of the RuJJran and
Aujlrian army near Cbccxirn, Augujl 7.
According to the deserters who arrive in
emr camp from Choczim from time to time,
those inhabitants of that Tortrefs who are in
better circumrtances than the reftjfuhfift upon
the few provisions they had feraped together
before the magazines were burnt, whilst the
rest are glad to put up with the corn saved
from the fire, mostly spoiled and rendered un
wholesome by the ftnoke and fire j yet the
garrifou still obrtinately hold out.
LEGHORN, Augujl 6.
The ihips of war sent by the Dey of A Igiers
to the afliftance of the Porte confirt of one xe
beck of 34 guns and 300 men, one of 24 guns
aud 224 men, a bark of 32 guns and 350 men,
another of 28 guns and 224 men, and one of
22 guns and 296 men. This fleet is com
manded by the jewilh renegade Kaggi Mach
mer, who hoists his flag on board the firft
xebeck. *
Z O N G, Augujl 2C*
By a courier arrived this day from Monte
negro we learn, that Major Bukaflowicb, at
the head of 300 Croatians and several thou
sand Montenegrins, had attacked the famous
Mahmud Pacha at his head quatters, situate
between Spux and Sabgliak. The enemy left
Cj 3 slain upon the field, and the brave Major
loft but jJ7 men. He has since ordered the
towns of Spux and Sabgliak to be derttoyed,
together with a tower of considerable rtrength
in the vicinity of the latter.
VIENNA, Augujl 18.
The last accounts of the siege of Oczakow
are of the 22d of July, at which time Piince
Potemkin'was pofieiled of a height which
commanded the place. The2ttack was very
warm, the Turks using their utmost efforts to
baffle the designs of the Ruffians, who at lalt
overcame them, and obliged them to abandon
the above very important post. Prince Po
temkin behaved mod gallantly in this.enter
prife, and exposed himfelf to the enemy’s fire
the whole time. After this advantage the
grand operations of die siege will commence,
in which they promise themselves the gieatcft
success. These account* fay nothing of the
Captain Pacha, or of the army of theSerafkier,
who was said to be marching to the advance
of Oczakow with 50,000 men. Ad
miral Paul Jones’s fquidron i* crtiifingofT «|:c
coast of Oczakow as in as the wouih of the j
Danube. We are allured that the Ct ptain
Pacha in the battle of the 28th of June filed at
his own people, who refuted to fly into the
midst of the flames to save the lh p in which
he was.
20. The accounts received from Mehadia,
of the check received by cur troops, and the
burning of old Orfowa and Schuppeueck, 3re
very sensibly felt hete, particularly as they
are not onlyful y confirmed, but it is further
known that thecoiflp of Tuiks which has en
j tered the Bannat confifl.s of 15,000 men, who
have carried fire and fwopd through a diflrift
of ten mi'es round. The above corps is only
the van ot he army under the Grand Vizir,
and fexeial stronger detachments will fomi
follow. Thus the Turkitli General has in part
executed his long projected plan, without
leaving Transylvania, Wallachia, or Molda
via, totally i: nth ought of, as he has sent, and
is still fending, coufitlerable detachments to *
thole parts. *
We at e allured front authentic fonrees, that
the Emperor ftiuck his tent at Senilin on the
nth, and is marching with a confidcrablc
part of bis army in all possible hafle towards
the Bannat to drive the Tuiks from thence.
His iVfajedy puipofes ertab lifhiirg bis head
quarters at Weilkirchen.
27. The lafl letters from the Bannat advise,
that the P mperor arrived at Weilkirchen cn
the 20th inrt. Whihl his Imperial Mojefly
was 011 his march the Turks made llrong ef
forts to penetrate into the heart of that pro
vince. They attacked a defile, called ibe
Veteranifche Hole, with great fury, made
thenifelves mailers of an advanced post, and
put to the fwovd two divisions of L’rcchain
ville’s regiment of foot, giving quarters nei
ther to officers nor soldiers. They made se
veral unfuccefsful attempts tocairy the prin
cipal poll, but were always beat back with
great lof3. This however appealed to Le l>tir
a secondary object with them. Their ptinci- j
pal one was to drive General Wartenllebcn
fioni the heights, where his corps wasadvau
tageoully pofled neir Mehadia. For that pur
pose the Serafkier of Georgia was detached,
on the 17th infl. with a corps of 16 coo men. ;
moflly Spahis, to attack that General, whole I
force confided of about Boco men. Theaftion (
began erfly in the morning, and was so ill
conduced on the patt of the Tutk's, that the
Auflrian infantry (from behind their redoubt)
had little erfe to do than to m ( w down (he
Turkifli ranks, as they raihly advanced with
in the leach of grape (hot. To this carnage I
they exposed thciql’elves repeatedly during
the course of the day, but without ever mak
ing the fmallett impreflion on the Auflrian
line. At length, between five and fix o’clock
m the evening, they retieated, but were not
pursued by the Impcrialirts, who « hole not to
quit their advantageous position to follow the
enemy into the plain. The loss of officers and
men on the fide of the Turks was very tcnli
derable, whilst that of the Aufltians confided
only of 5 men killed, and 25 wounded.
The Turks have also attempted to penetrate
into Transylvania. On the 13th rnd 14th
just, they attacked the twopaffies of Vtilcarer
and Bnzzaner, in large bodies, and with the
imnoft intrepidity,overthrowing the firfl c< rps
of Imperial troops opposed to them in each of
thole paffies.and making a confidtrable daught
er j but freth troops arriving fucccffively to
then defence, the Turks Hire finally ifpulled,
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without being able to gain any firm footing
in that province.
Trm ibe Lcnvcr Elbe, Angvjl 29.
The Swedes have loft a fliip of the line, sai
led the Gultavus Adolphus; the failed in
company with two fiigatcs to reconnoitre, but
unluckily happened to meet the whole Ru ilia 11
fleet under Admiral Greig; the f. ig.ncs cl
eaned, but the fliip got upon a sand !i, nk, and
was burnt by the Ruffians ; theciew, coulill
ing of 570 men, were lent to Revel.
The Swedes have railed the liege of Frede
ric kilum.
FRANKFORT, Jugv/I 10.
We learn by letters from Vienna, that a
body of 50,c00 is arrived at Kladova. TJie
camp of Mehadia has been reinforced with
2<> battalions, and 2500 Jews are arrived at
the Emperot’s armies to fctvc iu them.
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LON DON, Sept. 1.
We have received a confirmed account of
nearly the total definition of Serajo, the ca
pital of Bofnla, by a fire which broke out there
the beginning of lafl month in four d ffeient
places at once. All that pa it where the jews
inhabited, with their magazines, (hops, and
merchandizes, were deflroyed by fire, betides
all the Chriflian houses, and above ioro be
longing to the Turks, including 10 mofque® ;
in :! e whole about ;coo houses.
Saturday morning a Diflouting Minifler, in
a fit of dcfpondency, jumped from the attick
flory of his houfc in Hatton-flreet, <nd was
killed.
The Fmprcfs of Russia has it vefled Admi
ral Greig with the order of ti e blue ribbon,
the highert order in Ruffin, for his galknt be
haviour in the late allion with the Swede*.
Ti c Englilli officers behaved with great
bravery in the action, partictdaily Captain
Elphmftcnc, who had his quarterdeck swept
; three times, and his fliip t< wed into port z
mere wreck, so as to be unfit for further ler
vice. This is the llup the Swedes, in their
account, supposed to be funk.]
t'yiraQ of a letter f*om Elfneur , Augwjl 23.
The Ruffian squadron under Adi; it.il Van
, Teffien fliil continues here, feeding Swfdifli
piizes in from the C attegat. The Lar.ifli
auxiliary fliips are joining him, and great pre
parations are also making by land. The sp
ptehenfic n of war between De nmat k and Swe-
J den pre'cuts the flags of either ration front
• getting insured. A few days ago a Ruffian
frigate of guns was taken by the Swedes;
flie had on board r2C camions and other war
like (lores.”
25. A letter was on Tucfday Dft filed at
I.lojd’e, from the Secretary of State to the
merchant* in the city, conveying to them the
aereeatle information, that the Emperor o
Motor co ias declared the mod pacific inten
tions, nut only towards this country in par
ticular, but Europe in general.
2*5. Ytflcrday morning difpatche*
received from Litton, dated the *s*l* h '**
month, which bring an accounf of l " e ,ea ‘ 1
of the Prince of Brazil, heir apparent to 1 «
crown of Portugal, who died on tbe .1 n . *•
four o’clock in the morning, on which iccou®
all the fl.ips that lav .11 the harbour ho»fle«l
their flag* half u>*A *' **■ *j ~
The Ruffian fleet *te reinforcing *'•" *
third fliip of ico gun*, and mother nu u