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VOL. II.) ATHENS, GEORGIA: PRINTED BY ALEXANDER M'DONNELL, SATURDAY, JULY 22, ISO 9, PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT. The Editor of the Georgia Exprefs willing to avail himfelf of lbs oppor tunity of improving the eftaUifhnisnt , and of rendering it as extenfively ufe ful as his fit nation will permit , will hereafter devote a portion of tkefe foeets to the infer fion of original poli tical mattery and, for this purpofey has inters fled a gentleman of handfome t'dents, and the pureft political prin ciples, in the injlitution. And he a vails himfelf of the occafionto offer his fincere thanks to his patrons for their fug port, andfelicits the continuance of their favors. The local filuaiion of this efahlifo ment affords feveral obvious advanta ges to its patrons. The Editor re ceives the ear lief intelligence from Woffington city and Nsm-Qr leans ; a::d is enabled, from exijling arrange ments, to communicate fuch intelli gence to apy part of this State , thro * the medium of this Gazette, much Jdoner than the fame can be communi cated front any other prefs in the Union. Ihefe considerations have induced e Editor to endeavor to render the utility of the eftablifbment as univer sally beneficial as his geographical ad vantages do manifejily facilitate .- — IF: thoiit fome additional patronage, however, from a generous and liberal public, the fropofed improvement of this paper will eventually prove a bortive. The fmail Jcale on which it has heretofore appeared, chiefly owing to a very linn tied patronage, has pre vented a more copious detail of do mefiiCy as well as of foreign affairs ; and, together with other circumftan cs, have, in a manner , wholly de prived the Editor of the fleafiiire of infer ting original matter. Tut be ’is fill difpofed to anticipate t bat, the labor and expenfe he new prepofes to bsjlow on the eft ablifoment, willy in fome degree, merit the addi tional patronage of a liberal ana en lightened people ; and in proportion to the (upperi he may receive, he flatters himfelf that he will be enabled to meet, in the execution duty, themojl Jangnine anticipations of theft who may favor him with their patronage. Prof effing theft principles which d'ijlinguijh the real Jr lend to his coun try y he dijclaims all exotic attach ments, and all partialities in favor of foreign nations, which can only be attended ultimately with fatal confe quences. He deems the government of the United States, ft If- cchfituted,ftlf exifing ana in all refpeSls perfectly independent of all and every foreign government cn earth. Asa citizen of finch government, he means to Jup port it, without identifying its inte reft with that of any foreign govern ment. The freedom vf the prefs has been a theme of declamation during the exig ence of our government . No new ob fcrvativi, there-ore, will be attempted Foreign Correspondent ‘fifffff FfflF & ‘ dy- A*. GftS&GIA express* a many shall run T 9 and mo, and knowledge shall be increased. on thisfubjefl, nor any thing further than to obftrve that the Editor will, at all times, endeavor to keep in view the true dift million between the liberty and licentiousnefs of the prefs,—and to effeSl this, will abflain, as far as pcffible,from all participation, either in the fympatkies or antipathies of private animofliies, or of the feuds of public parties. To invefligate public meafures free ly, fairly and candidly, will be at tempted, for the amufiement and infor mation of his patrons. But no public officer fhall be denounced, unlefis a pal pable dereliction from duty, Jupported by legal evidence, fhall make it necef fiary. To purfue an impartial courfie, on a line of retTitudc, will be his en - dsavor, —to obtain the public confi dence, in this rfipeft, will be his pride and ambition,Theft fheets fa all ne ver be failled with fcurrility and a buje, nor ft nine and and dijhcnored by conftious impropriety. On thefe principles he, folic)ts the friendly co-operation of his cotempo raries , and the patronage of a gene rous and liberal public, THE TERMS. 1. IT will be printed weekly, at three dollars per annum , one half to be paid in advance, the remainder at the expiration of fix months. 2. Advertifements will be charg ed at the rate of fixty-two and a half cents per fquare for the firft infercion, and fifcy cents for each continuation. 3. No papers will be difconrlnu ed without a notice to that effedc; nor then if in arrears. fftfir All letters directed to the Editor mud; be poft paid. The following Gentlemen are autho rized to receive Subfcriptions for this Paper :~— Clarksboro'—Voß- Mafic r. Jefferf on —Maj. Edwin L. Harris. WatkinfviUe E. B. Jenkins, efq. and Mr. Edward Bond. Lexington —Mr. Miller Fleming. Oglethorpe— Mr. Samuel Shields, and William Lumpkins, Efq. Walnut Grove —Mr. Lee Atkins. Gooj'e-pond —Mr. H. T. Woody. Madifon —James G. Sims, Efq. Greenes boro*—Capt. T. Dawion. Sparta —Doctor W, Terrell. War rent on —Poll-Matter. Powelton — Poft- Matter. Monti cello —Thomas W. Harris, Efq. Milledgevillc —James Bozeman, Efq. Eatonton —Chriftopher B. Strong, Efq. Elberton —Col. Wm. Ghiflom. Petersburg —Alex. Pc Efq. & Dofct. Watkins. Wilkes —David Terrel!, Efq. Sc Dof!or Bibb. Vienna —S. B. Shields, Efq. Lincoln —-Captain N. Alien, and Capt. John Hughes. Louifville —MefT. Day & Whee ler. Augufta —J. S. Walker, Efq. & Doctor Sfnelc. Waynesboro ’ —Col. John Davies. Sanderfville —Mr. Robert R, Minter. Savannah —Mr. H. PI. Moun ger, and Mr. A. W. Scribner. 81 ■■■ ■■■ ■———* BOSTON, June 23. Bv the arrival yefierday of the brig Favorite, capt. Stacy, 37 days from Lifbon, we have been favored with papers of that city to the 16th May. They fpeak favorably of the ftate of the combined Englifh and Portuguefe troops —that they had been fo greatly encreafed and dif ciplined as to afford the ftrongeft affhranee of fafety to the inhabitants —that bufinefs had revived ; and the public houfes again opened for the amufement and accommodation of the people ; that the theatre was opened on the 14th of May, for the firft time fince the departure of the Prince Regent. Of the military 0- perations of the armies and other information, the following fketch, from the lateft date, will furnilh examples : , - t( JJJbon, May 16. <e Authentic letters from Lame go, of the date of the 9th current (May) affirm that the Portuguefe have rendered rhemfelves matters of the paifage of Rcgoa, and of other ftrong politicos on the oppofire fide of the Douero & chat our troops in confequence have a free paflfage to the other fide of the river. The French have not yet given us bat tle. . “By a vefifel, which failed from Oporto for Brazil, and which has been obliged to enter the Tagus, we are afifured, that the French have retired from Amaranta, to take a pofition on the Douero. In a few days, we expert to give the details of an action, which cannot fail to take place. The captain of the fame fnip re ports, that the province of GaSiicia had recovered its liberty ; that the French are fhut up in the port of Corunna, and that the troops of Romana furround them, and that there is no doubt that they v/ill be obliged to furrender in a few days. Copy ‘ef a diffatcb from General Be resfordy to bis excellency Pereira For fa, f{ I have the honor to communi cate to your Excellency, that on the 9th of May, I had caviled a detach ment to advance to take a favorable pofition between Amaranta & Me zao Frio, which are occupied by the French, havirg met with no other enemy than a (matt detachment who fled. I had an opportunity of placing four pieces of cannon in a good pofition. I ordered a ccn- (No. 61. ftant fire upon the divifion of thr % enemy, who at the end of two hours - ’ beat a retreat in great diforder. Major Harding, whoni I had ‘>r\v. to obferve the effcdl of this /re,', reports to have feen the French I carry off five waggons of wounded. J Their force confuted of 25,000 in fantry and 500 cavalry, command ed by Gen. Lifon. I have ordered a reinforcement, commanded by the General Francifco de Silveria to keep this pofition, and to cut ott the communication between Ama ranta and Me?.3o Frio. The con duct of the enemy was horribV having burnt ail the villages and huts 111 his retrea^ (Signed) BERESFORD. Head Tfitarters at Lam ago, 1 ith May. <f Copy of a letter, dated the iuh of May, at the advanced pofts, f ‘ I have the honor ro inform your excellency that the French have &- bandontd Mezao Frio, f fhall do my uemoft to mainta’n the good pofition l have taken.—By the advi ces that I have received, I can fay that the French have loft 30 cavalry and 30 infantry, and that they have had a great number wounded, and have abandoned one ammunition waggon and a great quantity of waggons loaded with provifions. (Signed) FRANCISCO DE SILVEIRA. “ Copy of a letter from his Excellency M. Villiers, Mini for of his Itn tannic AT fifty to his Excellency Pereira For j as, Aiay 11. <c I have tins inftan; received the news that the troops commanded by Sir Arthur Wellettcy have com pletely beaten the French to dm cumber 4000. —The i6rh Portu • guefe regimentdiftinguiftied them felves. We have obliged the ene my to abandon their pofuions. The following article is received in a letter from Lifbon, dated on tht 17th May :—“ There ha ve been great rejcricings *,ere to dav, on ac count, as I underftand by thi guards, of the. French being defeated at or near Oporto. 3,1 In confirmation of the above in telligence, rape. Stacy verbally re ports, chat the day previous to hie departure, (1 3th May) official ac counts were received of rhe reuking of Oporro by the Engiifn -i and Ror tuguefe troops-—that the French had .retreated fome milts from the city ; but their communication with Spain being completely cut efi, and iu-rounded by a fuperior force, news wis momently expefted o-f their unconditional furrender, ana that great rejoicings and illumov:-- tions nati.taken place sn rorfequen’ * of ibis intelligence ; car tain Stacy alfo reports, that the ar mies were m high fpirits; and that the greaudt good wd) arid imssiittV’