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LONDON, July 30.
Tne following narrative han been
‘communicated by a respectable
house at Archangel to their
correspondence ir> London:
“ ARCHANGEL, June *.
“ Information was receiv
ed here fome time ago, that a
ft)ip, which from the deferip
tion, jwc ftippoied to be the
Argo, Captain Kidfon, had
been seen by home Laplanders
on the rocks, in the White
Sea, covered with ice, and
that attraOcd by a fight so
unusual at that season, they ap
proached the veficl, and with
difficulty got into the cabin,
but found no foul on board.
The cat go confided of wheat
.1 bags. These natives. on
u -ir arrival at ‘Kola, made a
•,-ort of what they had seen,
and proper persons were lent
from thence to learn fame
ftmher particulars. We have
now received a letter from a
pet son, [writteu on the if at]
giving a detailed account of
the melancholy affair ;
“ The veficl, which from a
part of a jonrnal found on
board, prove* to be the Argo,
Thomas Kidfon. late matter,
is lying on shore rear a place
called the Three Islands, the
keel and stern post are gone,
and the wheat is going out
through the bottom, being
entirely fpoiled&good for no.
thing, the wreck oniy in a state
to be burned for what iron
may be saved from it.
“■ Some of the inhabitants
from the reareft fetUeincnt,
being employed in getting an
chors, ropes, and any other
(lores they could find on shore,
T’lxfVi*;*'* *.i * •lift***!<4 fl
)o,tl tt a dl li iwvL UmutJVt q
rate fonfCncr in the snow,
*vhkn a- , moved, and the
U in;-- a dog came out
r ;it 1 -tic, vhich on feeing
!. returned
’ ur id need them to
dear away the* Fnqw, ar.d at
the depth of two ■fathoms and
a half, they difeovered the
dog and the remains of four
human bodies. Tha animal
had eaten mod of the fiefh of
three of them, for its fubfili
enee during t he v/intcr / one
was entire.
“ It appears (hat the unfor
tunate ciew having quitted the
ship, and got fafe on land,
were unable to find any hahr
tation, and ihur perished
from the inclemency of the
‘feafon.'*
From the Paris Argtts.
T he secrecy in which the expe
dition of Mirandx was wrapped,
begins at length to unfold. It
was hardly to be supposed that it
had been undertaken without the
authorisation and clandestine as
sistance of some power. We nre
no longer in the days when a hand
ful of ferocious and daring ad
venturers, Without either country
or real power, when fcucaniers at
tempted l>y open force rich and.
flourishing colonies in a state of
defence*.,Thus every thing an
nounce* that Miranda is the se
ctet agent of a government who
will be cautious how thev avow
their designs before they see
them crowned with success. -The
Americans have repelted the
*usptcton with horror. There re
mains then only the English go
vernment to whom we can im
pute this piratical expedition
the more s-.aflneful for Miranda,
as it is directed ;• gainst his *<ative
country. Government again affect
to be clearly perceptible in it.
However it will end only in the
contusion of its authors, unless
it be backed by a considerable
Icice j and, at all events, the
mue ol t}w4 singuu t enterprise
will show what ww ought to think
of it. W hen ail other s ates are
returned to teiiiinunts of honor,
and of respect for The rights of
nations, is it not scandalous to
see the English government still
taking into their means of war.
the dreadful resources of insur
rections ?
* See the History of the Bue
aniers of America, in 16&4> and
subsequent year*.
From lenefon Papers.
A country fair and horse race
in Scotland, lately two adjoining
booth-keepers sold “ the best
f.nndon Porter; one r.t six
pence & the ether at four-pence
the quart. —The latter, as might
be expected, waS first sold ou ;
but it may appear somewhat ex
traordinary, that he who sold at
the low lest price made the most
money, though lie tml the article
from his opponent. —The fact
was. the six-penny man having
a present made of a barrel, from
London, and considering the
fair as affording a good opportu
nity of converting the liquor into
cash, (though no publican) -he
opened a booth for the purpose.
Fiin neighbour, considering this
as an intrusion, and perceiving
the situation of the barrel, wliifs
it was tapped at one end by its
fir-st-possessor, he made an incisi
on in tiie canvas that separated
the two tentsv-and took tne liber
ty of tapping it at the other end !
Proclamation being made of
the prices , the thirsty fair folks
flocked to the four penny porter
booth, t'di the cask (which had a
little downward inclination at the
| opposite end) would run no more 1
They were then under the neces* -
sity. of resorting to the other
booth, but that tap was soon ex
hausted, tha reduced price end
having drained the whole barrel,
except four or five quarts.
Since fast races have become
so r>revalcnt among our voting
men of fashion, the bailiffs begin
to feel a considerable degree of
alarm*
While the necociatlons for th
peace between England and
France, have given rise to
much political speculation, the
•the” excessive secrecv under
which Ministerial affairs have
been conducted, has furnished
s fruitful theme of British mer
riment- The following piece
of pleasantly, is from & Lon
don Courier ;
Mysteriors Occurrence.
Last night, two men were ob
served upon Westminste- bridge
by the watchmen, with a sack up
on their shoulders, with which
thep seemed to be hastening to a
post chaise that stood near Ast
lev's. There was an air of much
mystery about them, and every
now and then they turned back
to see if nnv one was following
them. The sack iva* huge e.
nough to contain a man. The
watchmen’s suspicions were ex
cited, and thev followed and
questioned the men. The facts
refused to make any other reply
than that it was a secret affair.
This increasing instead of dimi
nishing suspicion, the wetchfcen
tot k them into custody,
supposing tfie sack cither to con
tain stolen property, or a man
that had that had been murdered,-
or that the lellows had stoleu a
dead body for du iurgeous.
They were taken to the watch- !
Ikjiisc, and locked up ail night.
| Early inslic morning, they were
escorted under a strong guard,
with the sack to one of the police
officer*. Horror sat upon the
countenances of the watchmen,
and something like dismay even
upon the visages of the justices,
l he sack was ordered to be unti
ed ; something moved in it ; and
out from the sack tumbled-*-—not
a dead body, bat a living one.
Plus made the affair much more
interesting ; und an exclamation
burst from every one, that the
poor man lied been put into the
sack to be mu'dered.” The feL
lows were or-Jtred to give an ac
count of themselves, they taid
i they had been lured to go t a
| house m Stab e Yard, where u
sbutt, lut, dark visaged man, and
carry him over to Westminster
bridge, where a carriage was
waiting, into which they was to
put him. Thi* was all the ac
count they could give, except
that they were desired not to
look in the person’s face. -The
, affair now-assumed a more serf,
ous appearance , tne Btrangers
were excluded, and their wor
ships resolved upon a second in
vestigation in their own room;
The person who had beon in the
sack, and who bad hitherto kept
his face concealed, was directed
to give some other explanation
of ’ himself,’ when he took the
handkerchief from his eyes, and
lo a king s messenger appeared
in propria persona ! Government
having resolved*upon using the
greatest secrecy with respect to
the arrival and departure of
messengers, —-but the
secrecy not having been suffici
ency availing, had determined,
it seems, to send oft the messen
ger with our ultimatum from Mr.
Fox, in a sack, andput him In a
post-chaise on the other side to.:
Westminster bridge. Whether
lie was to travel and be shipped
for Bologne in the sack, was net
stated; but it is rumoured that
the secret of the saok having been
discove red, his majesty’s minis
ters mean lo dispatch Basilico in
a BalUtcn.
MARBLEHEAD, Septenure r g.
In the late storm tbe schooner
Lion, belonging to Marblehead,
being in the bay, was unable to
make the land ; and finding them
selves emongst ledges, anchored
with both anchors; and after
wards cleared off—the gale con
tinuing, the people being fatigued
and one cable parted, - finding
themselves off Sandy-bay took to ‘
the boat and were safely landed.
The vessel lying in tins perilous
situation, was anxiously viewed
by the inhabitants of Sandy-bay,
who feeling for their brethren
the crew, and acquainted with the
owner, whom they knew as an
infirm and worn out bay-man*
and the vessel being'his liitle all
under’heic coii:u*rations thev
determined to rescue the proper
ty at the risque of their lives.—
Mr. Brooks, with four of his ac.
quaintance, and one of the crew,
(the rest being dissuaded from
the attempt -by the inhabitants)
embatlted in a small ‘boaq and
solely entered the schooner ;at a
bout the same time, the only re
maining cable parted. She was
then conducted by this enterpris
ing crew through breakers-and
ledges, ou one of which she once
struck in the hollow of a sea.
On Thursday moraine: she ar
rived at Marblehead harbor.
The latest letters, by the
Fame, from London states, that
short st-Jple Cotton sold from IB'i
t*2 to’ 19cl 1-2.. that the demand
for it was brisk, and it was vup
psed that these prices would con
tinue.—Long staple was from
2s. 2d. to Ss. 6d. the demand
not s j great for it as lor the short
staple;—Rice was from 24>s. to
294.
City Gazette , Oct. 2.
The time of the
admission, to the benefit cf
the insolvent debtors atls, on
the application of Hardy
Dunn, is extended by order of
Ihe Justices of the Inferior
court to A/onday tbe ig'h
day of October inst. of which
all his creditors are hereby
notified.
LEAKE,
Attorney for the applicant
3d Od, 1806.
Oct. 8. t—l3 OCt- OiJ.
A few pafiengers for
Charleston, may be accommo.
elated on beard the Ichooncr
Pocctaligo Packet, at Bacon
ar.d Malone’s wharf. She will
tail this forenoon at n o’clock-
October 6,
THE PATRIOT.^
SAVANNAH, Oct. 6, ISO 6.
REPUBLICANS STICK TO
YOUR PRINCIPLEST
This day will determine
“whether the Republicans of
Chatham are as true to the
good old caufeof’76, as they
have ever been.—For many,
many years we have not had
the honor of fending a federa
lift to the legiflatnre, and no
good reason can be assigned
why we ought to send o-ne
now.
In trying times, when John
Adams end his myrtnydons
were doing every thing in
their power to drive out of
this happy land the Genius of
Republican Freedom, the >.ie
chan-cs or Savanna s :, were
sound to a man. It is sincerely
hoped that they are as unani
mous and a3 found now as they
were then, and that therefore
none bit republican candL
dates will receive their votes.
The three Candidates for
the House of Jfcpresentatives,
Meffrs.-Welscher, Morel, and
Harden, are citiz ens of %ge
nuine republicanism ; The
former is a gentleman of ta
lents, and as a member of the
Legislature has diftinguifbed
himfelf for his conliftency and
firmness.
r l’he Venerable and Patrio
tic Edward Telfair, needs no
panegyric. It is sufficient to
fay, that he is one among the
surviving worthies of’76, and
(till chertfh and supports with 1 ’
out anydiminution the princi
ples of that glorious time. The
citizens of Chatham aught to
feel themselves obliged, that
this aged patriot has consented
to serve them as senator, his
friends therefore flatter them
lelves with a hope, that he will
be supported with zeal ar.d
unanimity.
United we conquer—divided rye
fall
FELLOW-CITIZENS,
In the Federal papercalled
the “ Museum,” of Saturday
lath, appeared a cunning piece
written it is supposed by a
cuuning lawyer, on the fubjeft
of the selection of the Grand
Jury, by the Just ices of the
Inferior court, with a view to
gull you into a belief that two
of that refpeCtable body be
ing candidates, do not merit
your sass rage,becamethe grand
jury is now a republican one;
and because they did not com
pose, it entirely of Federalilb;
or of friends to Great-Britain
who attempted to rob, plum
der and euflave you, Sz John
Adams who attempted to gag
you. But what is the truth-,,
fome ot cur previous grand
jurors had been foreigners and
Britilh merchants, and the le
gislature wifely thinking that
the power of leleCting the
Stand inquest cf the country,
then by the law of 1793, veil
ed in the hands of one man,
was too great a power, corn* -
nutted :t oy the late act to five
men, the justices of the Inferi
or court; and how has it been
exercised ? Why impartially •
molt ol them are planters;
natives ol this county, and
near a third absolute ledera
lists.
As to the unfortunate fitua’
lion ol the judiciary depart
mental this diliriet; previous
to his honour judge Jones,
accepting the appointment, 1
lay it was very well filled till
Bowen got crazy, and that
was nis misfortune-: The gsoj
sense of the people
him front doing them injury.
What makes two federal
lawyers start as candidate!
now ? Who hes done Am*,
rica and Georgia the rood jn,
jury ? Is it republicans, na,
live citizens or adherents to
England ? Look back a little.
The feds are fond of enquj r ,
ing into particulars: do you
want a (landing- army ; an ar.
med banditti in Savannah
more taxes —midnight laws,
Why do the feds hate Ed,
ward Telfair ? Because he wjj
a member of the congress of
1778, who figne-d the article*
of confederation, that com
posed that sacred league which
upheld the Infant Republic a
gainst his fatannic Majesty
George lll.—Mow look at
your confiscation laws.
tin fine ; who ought you to
support ct any election ; is it
men, that have been tried, m
the fiery ordee! of the revoln.
denary war, that made you
freemen ; or young-men who
fupp.med by the federal par
ty, (tart ‘into public life with
the celerity of a mu(hroom.
T he vefult lies with you ; on
you it depends whether faith,
ful and tried public men fliall
again -repiefent you, or that
you are disposed to have tbt
federal ticket supported. I
fefcs no other interest, nor no
OtheJ stake, than what you
all feel. The interest of hav 4
ing a republic fupperted by
republicans.
A Citizen.
■ COMMUNICATION.
Mr.. DougiiEßW,
Were I to suffer my pen
to (lumber upon my desk,
when the enemies -o a Demo
cratic Rep refen tation, h avs
drawn up their whole artillery
in battle array againtt two ol
the Republican Gcndidctcs, 1
ftiould negieft ray duty as a
freeman. These wife.acre
have ciouded the Mufcua
with b9einsinuations—infinu,
ations, which they cannoi
support. I was not a little
diverted on Friday last, to fee
how busy the delators of the
Museum were in colletliuj
matter for Saturday,—and
what ‘was the i'Tue ?—Why,
they gave us better than three
columns cf fulfome ftulF
as vague, as unfounded : But
let us throw the veil of cha
rity over the ignorance of the
printers cl that paper ; let ut
at the fame time convince
their trifling writers, that wt
are determined to support tbs
Republican Ticket. They fay*
ei reje6t and do not elevate)
Tyrant.’’ —ln answer, I saji
do not elevate a man who re
ceives the benefit of a PI NS! 1
on from the British Crown H 1
A KepubucaN.
Mr. pCVCIIERTY,
As tht teds arc use ing rerj
artifice to incense the people t
gainst the Republican I icbit, i
xi’iuld thank you to give thejoHA
ing a place in your paper :
Mr. Edward Telfair, whl
at the request of a me fiber c
his fellow citzens has consent*
to become a candidate for ib
Senate of the state, at the
eral election on Monday next
was no looner announce*!
than the Feds, those mufti
foes of Republican inftitutu fi
became alarmed, for the b 1
of their Candida*., anti in the
alarm, beg?o their ulu<
course of calumny and
dtr.