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•'Foreign Intelligence.
VI EN NA, May 21.
According to private letters
from Naples, Cacia will be
attempted bv dorm in a few
days. This rightly called ‘f The
little Gibraltar,” holds out and
is like y to hold out a contider
able lime.’ In corifequence of
the answer ’which the Prince
of I Idle returned to the lad
iiiinmoiis, the French have
eftahldhed five new redoubts,
three agaitrll the forlrefs, and
’ two again 11 the gun boats,
’ which have annoyed them con
lidcrably. The place has re
ceived very little injury from
the French (hells. For want of
men, the garrison can make
hut few forties, as its v'uule
fotce does not con (iff of more
than eight hundred troops of;
the line, one thousand levy en
mafic* and two companies of
drtil ery. The latter have lately
been reinforced by about four
hundred artillery men, a proof
that King Ferdinand withes
’ the place to he defended. Ihe
“Tiiburh, which has proven an
obflacle to the Governor's
activity ha 1 -’ been lavclled with
-the ground. 11 is marine, as it
is called, in the harbor, confifh
of eight launches, a frigate and
tW( IveTilhing veflels, each of
them carrying a four pounder;
besides fofne other veflels, one
of t cm a French privateer of
-welve guns.
The Prince is upon the hat r
terics the whole day, and sleeps
there the gteater part 0/ the
night. These batteries, elevated
upon heaps of Hones, are so
very high, that it will be very
difficult to enter them with
Yc a Lin <j ladder* OFthc batteries
e: • • it> i, bi (ides a
lotia .atioi; called iega. ()<her
batteries cover the iia kx of 1
the place; ad, cxclufrVe of I
those out work-, the whole j
cu the ground is mined ; fo’that j
the entrance of the place, even
by ffoim, mult be attended j
with very gieat lols. As to
if arving it, that will be extreme
lv improbable, as the prelent
stock of nfo vihon's isconfide'a
ble s and can always he increaf’ed
as long as the lea remains
open ; bolides, the Piince can
effect his tetreat by the fame
channel whenever he may find
il convenient.
After the example of Gaeta,
another little foitrefs in Abruz |
zo, Viz. Civitella del Fronio. |
coVdinue* to defend itfelf. !t is
lituate upon the lummit of a
rock, and is defen fed by about
fifty men, under an liifh
major, who was formerly in
the service of the King of the
Two iicilics.
LEGHORN, May 11.
An event has occurred here
which may be of leiious con
feqnencc to the neutrality of
this port. A small vdfel from
Coriica having been taken by
an Engl llh frigate, the drew,
conlilfttrg of time men. weie
put on board a Poop, for tht
purpose of lending them on
shore ; but these pnfoners re
's, ting againfl the £ngl:fh,one
oi >ht latter wis killed, tin
rcl* in .de prisoners, aud bro’t
into this port by the conquer
r 1 his dav a leconci Ihrop.
di i pate bed from the frigate,
entered as a fl gos truce, am
detnanded their wflelatsd the r
countrymen. l*he iflue of this
affair is expetflrd with an equal
tlcgiee of aiutm and eunolny.
i LONDON, Jrtiree-
A cartel arrived fre.m Frrtirre
on Wednesday in which tile cm is
• f Flsrin and Yarmouth, oapfam
rower, of ‘he navy, two sons of
•he late Sir V. nlph Abercrombie,
and siui e other persons of'con
side-ration, came ever on r^' r
parole, having e.Mainedporrruumn
to that effect from this French
roverrinert, tn (>
tfie exrenfion of similar in cl u
gpnrn to some of fHe k rtnch pi i
sorers of war in this country. A
report prevailed, that the french
government had availed itself of
this opportunity to transmit fre-h
overtimes for a pacific r.cgoci*-
tion, 0 conjecture net entitled, in
oor opi< ion to the smallest degree
of credit.
Indi* —Bv a letter in the Inst
par ket from India, we h-arn that
a French privateer, railed L’Em
pereur, latelv'fittecT out from the
Kit? of France had taken and
carried into that port! the country
slur Z’ matin Shadt, from Bengal
to the Malabar const, having on
board a valuable cargo. i lie
latter is said to have made a
spoiled resistance, and was at
last earri'd bv boarding, in which
the principal part of her crew
were killed The Seaflower sloop [
of war, belonging to Sir Edward
Pellew’s -qua iron on the Coro
mandel Coast, had chased a large
French privateer, supposed to he
the Caroline, which had done a
great deal of damage in the Bay
of Bengal, and which escaped bv
di 1 t of superior sailing, five
armed vessels, fitted out bv the
king of Pond intta, fell in with a
squadron <>f ten pirates on the
coast of Borneo, most of which |
were destroyed. A
letter from Calcutta, d-.'ed 10th
November, savs, “Adfciral Har.
stinck is detained at Batevia, in
consequence of a sickhess v Inch
had broken out in the ship*.’’
An expedition was at the above
prr'otl, in (ontempiatiou, lo be
fitted out against Manilla.
June 7.
The journey of Tloni’p'irfe to
Brussels is deferred Tint sr ve
reigntv of Holland We have reason
to believe, was formally conferred
on his brother Louis, rind ac
cepted by him on Sundae let a*
Paris. The Emperor was to hold
n levee of unusual splendour on
that dav, for the purpose of rt
reiviug the Batavian Deputation,
the members of which were after
wards to have an audience with
Prince I,onis. We tnuv be assui ed
that the Dutch deputies’ would
neither have been admitted to this
levee or audience, if all the diffi
cullies which stood in the way
‘of the tiew constitution had not
been ren'toytnl.
The (L'gr e of weakness to
which his Majesty’s eves are sub
ject, is happih verv slight. Mis
Mujestv on Sundav las*. came
down the steep fight of steps,
winch 1. ad from his apartments
in Windsor Castle 10 the Let race,
without the as-istance of any per
son, anu without having any one
walking beside hint. He notv
seldom wtars any shade, over
his eyes.
His Majesty’s sight has much
improved within the last few dav c
a proof of the misconception of
those who pronounced the dis
order a cataract,
June 10.
An order was received at the
Giisrotn house, in Harwich, on
Thursday, to take oiit the crews
ol the Prussian ships detained
there, the captains anti masters
excepted, and to send them to
Not inwncross as prisoners oi war.
Seventeen Prussian vessels have
heen sent to Yarmouth, dining
tlie last week.
Lord Henry Dcttv, last night
proposed an additional rate cf ten
per cent on the amount of the
present assessment, under the as
sessed taxes and a .substitute for
the intended tax on private brew
ing. 1 o this no stfioUs objections
were (mmictnd, that it was bis
intention, in a committee this day,
tn propose under the assessed
1 axes, a deduction ol 41. for evety
hi Id, lr cans where the ttssess
ini r t should bt nftder 401. T his
outlaid, mouid gj ply toiucon.es
up to 1 cool, n re.irahd sotncthlnff
more. T his was intended for tL>*■
benefit of persons haying smcol
incomes and larce families, and
was allowed instead nfexempttons
under the property tax.
The report which has for the
last two days been pr valrnf, that
Lord Howick had been prevailed.
upon to accept the governor
generalship of India, was this dav
mme confident!’ circulated. ’I he
t a |eiit3 of the noble lord, the gene
ral estimation in which lie
in held, and the independence of
the situation, in j joint ol property,
render him not or.lv eligible for
such an important situation, hut
amply qualify him to discharge
it with iiodor to himself and his
country-
J.ord Lauderjlale, it was last
night stated', has agreed to surren
der his appointment as governor
general of Bengal.
Lieutenant-general earl Har
rtng’on will immediately embark
for Ireland, to take the conmi aid
of the forces.
A heavy firing'was heard cn
SundaV forenoon at Dover, i’t the
direction of Boulogne, which
begun between ten and eleven o’
clock, aud lasted for about an
hour, supposed to have bten oc
casioned by one or more ol our
croiztra having drifted near he
butteries.
We have continued in this day’s
Courier, our extracts from the
American papers. I hcv are ex
tremely interesting and vvilii n< ole
our readers to form a tolerable
act m a t- id’ a of ihe state oi the
public m’nd in the United h ates.
The elections are going on, and
party spirit r&n* extremely h;go.
The death of Pierce, the Vtneri
can seaihan, tias been made use
of bv the’ Itvi. i idists, who are
inlinitflv'more intemperate than
ihe t>publicans end who attempt,
b> all possible means to goad and
irritate the peopl against tliis
counlrv. Unfortunate tviil it be
for the Americans if the federalists
succeed ill driving ihe p.vcrn
ment mt< war with Great-Britain;
ihty wciuld then indeed have
reason to complain of the “’spo
liations on ilieir trade. Ihe
Aiiß-Hctm hag would soon m.
longer be seen 011 the sea.
THE FA r ’ 10 r.
S'JVA Xh'. !IL /iipiist 7, 1806.
Al.Lpcrldns inde'ot
cd v to the fuhfcriber,’ are ear j
nellly t q idled to nu ke im
mediate pax ment, as he is un
able to give longer indulgence-
J. Id ELY.
The federalis s-rt NeYo-k, |
on the occasion of Pierce’s death, j
so over a> ted tiu ir part., that
the.it eld Iriends tin British, diti
not know them. ‘l’lie British pa
j perscxiol the moderation ot the
j republican party, whilst at the
j same time they reprobate the Vt
; olence of the “federal faction”
j as they more properly term them,
j whose return to power is depre
cated as the most unfortunate
circumstance which could befai
both nations ! ! !—Murder tvill
out.
Aurora.
i he following useful informa
j hon we on Saturday received
( from our correspondent at Lon*
j don, in a letter dated die last of
’ Mrtjr;
Njw-Tori Gc.x.
t! W hen a vessel is brought
to into this island on suspicion
from the United States, her lat
tors are forwarded by the cap
tors to Doctor’s Commons, wheie
they are indiscriminately opened
ihose necessary or of import
ante to the trial are preserved,
while others are submitted to
the view of any visitor. Thus
family secrets arc exposed, par
ticular sentiments betrayed, and
* tWe,s Sl, k‘ly for the eve to iu t i.
mate friendship, are’ jubject to
lhc ndicm'e of the unfeeling. Ma
n>’ ate iuUrttlu! bj- iyie lunosiiy,
rthor s bv base motives, to U eir
pr rural, and ibis custom aves
ttgr of and ant barbarity, ro m
inriotis to our country and sc
disgraceful to this, is constantly
practised and allowed. 1 wish
vrti to acquaint our countrymen
with bis circumstance and ad,
vise- them ‘o consider, when writ,
ing to Holland, if they wi-h or
would consent that their commu
nications to their friends how ever
confidential, should be this pub
licly made at London.
Our correspondent adds •
“ I have sent yon the notes on ,
Rardo’ph’s -peech, by the author 1
„f * tv.ir in Disguise,’ I have
heard front an higlt authority,
that out difficulties ‘with Great-
Britain are in a train of amicable
adjustment. How milch this e
builition of Mr. 11. may retard or
impede the negociation, I kno w
not, but he is considered here as
a man of talents, and great in
fluence in his country. The
John Morgan and Oliver Els
worth at Liverpool, bring ac
counts of congressional proceed
ings which a-tonish Englishmen
(who did not believe there was so.
much virtue in the nation) and
mortify Americans [of die eld U>-
r> school) it is generally expect
ed lord Melville will be clear
ed.
An apothecary near Fowcv,
has it written on his door-—“ all
sorts oi and; ing si, If -old here.”
London paper
Port of Philadelphia.
Sc hr, Gov. .VP Xchri, Patterson, ‘
from -St. I noma - nft there J id.
6, “hip Harriot, pow-I's of I’iii
laddpt ia, fi rSt Domingo ;
Brig Hunter, Childs, 10 sail
next dav for leeward. A sdir.
with Philadelphia on l.er s'.ein,
went in as the GovM‘K an cam,,
t ut, f rig Sophia, S|,ai| ,ol and
for Wilmington, (IL \.J sailed Jn
co. cast, Miller, and Mr lax lor,
c! I hiladolphia on board. Soon
after leaving St Tin 11 a ’s, rapt.
P. vvas boaice j hem a Frem h
•hptt H guns, five oth r ships j
ot the line and a (rifcue A, co. j
vvho soon alser went down Sail j
Itock pas age, and in sighi to !
wm v aid wtie lour British shins 1
and three frigates. One of the j
British Hups had lost her b ,w- !
sprit and main card. The las t !
capt. P. sa.v id the squadrons, ‘
they were within two milts of
each ether laying mo. The En- j
ghsii did not go tnro’ the Sail
K rck passaaf, i);it were lying
xvith the ir neinis to tne’soutTtwarrl.
U;q>t. P. pa-sed between the
h < is, and stppost’s that when
the gale was over it was p'roba
hie uiat tliey would com.- to ac
tio;-,.
( a P I Skinner, of the slii,,Fran
cis Uc iriett , [-vho Lately airivw
edlrom New-York at Attmer
(dam on hi , out warn bound pa S .
sage, the 2H.ii Marcii, in lAt. 42, ‘
ijo, lung. 31, le-ll with the biig!
Sah) , Caswell,ot Boston', out 51
days from New Orleans 10 Liver
pool, in gnat etisiiess, having
lo*th“t masts, s.-iL, rigging, t v c .
wHu which, a 1 let gome provision
capt. hi. Supplied her. She liud
been <J.3masted ihe dux beiote m
a violent gale ot wind which 1
had no; abated when cap. S, tdi ’
iu with her. tie put oiu h.j boa-,
and sent onboard the ti.ig si x
men with the necessary articles •
hut on their tefutti to the sh p,
the boat was stove, and vile hvc s
ol the people xvete preserved with
difficulty. Iwo days niter leav
ing die brig, an caste Ily storm
set 111, whicil blexv squally lor se
veral days successivi iy. The
brig was odned by c,p;.‘ Pratt ot
Boston. V\’e have not beaid that
site has sinec atiivcd at 1, vet
poot or any other port,
AUGUST A, ( h.ass. ) July 11.
Hon id Murdu !
At an tally hour r,n M’ednes
dax nmrniog last, the inhabitants
01 this rown wefe alarmed with
! Uc dreadlul ih*ormat;ou, thai
t,pt. Jag. 1 urihten ol this place,
in ? ol b!hCtf,murdered iris wife
vhiidrt 11 and hitostlf. idi, oldest
•■Vo, wild a Slight- Wound ev. ant'd
•'•’ti Ins tteferi ti ; ;ughier, v, hs
found desperately wonndt 1 .1
pjobably supposed dead bv M
father. Bei ween the hour ■
md three, a near ticiqh; J
Mr. Dean Wyman, wasa-tij
A bv the lad who escaped, .1
no incoherent account of
r id scene from xvhiclt he ba-gB
fled ; l>c with a Mr. Ba’UrdjM;
noiher neighbour, instantly ■
paired to the fatal spot, am!
after having lighted a ear-fiß
scene was represented tit u ■
gars all description. In A.B
ter 100 m lay prostrate on h: [fl
and weltering in jiis gore.
peipretaior of the tire a .i u > tl (H
1:1s tliroat cut in t F>e nios* - ■
ing u anner, and the blccxtyß
/or i x nig on the table bv hi MI S
In another apartment was i.„.8
the two oldest, and the yotw H
daughter, the first aagw!jH
dreadluUy butchen and ; the xtixH
desperately wounded, '■<.it'.J
htr head on the body of tuedfl
infant, 18 months old, in a- B
of horror arid almost total nis- ,■
biiity. In the room witit t'.r- : U
ther, lav in bed, with their tfro-B
cut, the two youngest sop-;. J
eight, the other six x ears , I
A::d in ar.athci room was
on the hearth, most dreadful*
mangled, the second son
twelve ; e had iailen h’fl
trousers under Ins arm, ■
which he attempted to esrj
On tile bteaa work over the
place, was a distinct impre.J
of a bloody hand, where thaifl
happy victim prohublv sup-ot®
Itmtscll before he hii The rol
house seemed covend witlil J
and near the body of the mm (
n r lay the deadly r xe. Fron,
sui vivieg daughter w e have
account ol this rran.-acion ; |
dangtrous situafictt prevents,
c'linimunieation, anti but htint,
pi ctattons arc niteitaiued ol i
i t co’/ery. Fu rr. the son, t
\l. xvv. iearn the loilewiim ; ’j;
he’was awakenedTjy the pienj
cries of his mother, and invo'i
t.iriiy shrieking himself, lt c | ( j
item ins be id and ran towanki
door of lus apartment ; he >
met by hi . fatiu r xvnh an axe
his hand, (the moon shone brig
who struck him, bin being -om
each outer, the axe passed 0
bis shoulder, arid 011 c cornet
neutered fits baik, makiw
slight wound ; Ins father t
struck at liitt! once or twice,
this moment his youngest hrotii
who slept in the same bed ;
him. jvuiiped from is and attemi
cd to get out ol the doAi*';tO pi
vent th'is die father attacked lii:
which gave the eldest an eppo
tuniiy to escape. Ijurmg 1
dreadful conflict, not a xvort!
uttered. From the appearan
oi the “'minds gent rally , it sec;
to have been the design of P ir
ton to dissever the heads lio
the b dies, excepting the l
youngest', w liose throats, it
supposed were cut with a r.i?
Lie oldest daughter ami ■
conri son nad several wound*,t:
probable consequence of tn:
resistance. VV<. have noevid.t
to lead us satisfactorily to
motives tor this barbarous ;•
unnatural deed. Captain Par
ton was 4g v< a('s of age, and ii
lattl\- removed liomli mdt inliai
to mis town ; an independent t
j nicr, ith a handsoiito estate :
steady, correct, aid tmlustiii
habits, and ot a good chara;
and lair reputation, and sum.
attabhed to hi- faritiiy. lit
been heard latelv to say, that
felt much distiess'ti at the in'f
ntising appearance of his i. iJ
that he suoulii be desiitine
bread for bis iatiii v, and hay l
his cattle, uuci uicaded the ci
Sequences.
The... London T ravelle’ cf*
10th June, contains the toltr#’
article:—“ American paper*
the l-jth nit. have reached usd
intelligence contained in them
of great consequence. The :
happy affair whuff happerM
Sandy-Hook has, we r gtei t;:. :
j iead to /treasures of a very t
j cibive and harsh character uj
| he part of the executive gar;
‘■rnent. ‘J he I’resident ci
1 United States has publish*-
1 |>rocfamntion, •* commantluv
die citizens cf tit United
t.o arrest capiaiu W hilby, ci