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ing a further cession of terrßo</Y |
the shores of the Caspian sea, a\y
a free communication for RuffiaW.
commerce with India, through thy
dominions of the Sophi. Os wnat
provinces the court of St. Pfer-s
----vrrg wishes to obtain poffefcon,
4 re, as yet, left to conje$ u re *,
bu om its views on India and
Turkey and the situation 0 f the
new Ruflian government o[ Cau
casus, or Cuban, presume they are
all those on the ifthimistMJtreactf
cs between the Caspian and black
sea. The sovereignty of them will,
at once, bring the Ruffians within
a short distance of the head-waters
of the Tigris and Korafu, which
empty into the Persian gulf. Be
ing adjacent to the pachalic of
Bagdad and other eastern Turkish
provinces, the Persian cession would
enable the Ruffians to make pow
erful diversions on the quarter in
favor of their plans of conquelt in
European Turkey. Threatened
and barraffed by regular troops,
the richest and mod populous fee
tion of Asia Minor could render
the porte but little or no assistance
in men or money, and ieave it to
rife or fall on the undifeiplined
valor of the Albians. The result
—their expulsion from Europe—
cannot be doubtful. As this ac
cession of Asiatic territory to Rus
sia would interfere with the inter
est of Britain in India, that nation
we are certain, will use all its in
fluence and intrigue to traverse the
million of count d’Yermoloff and
rather “that yield so important
a point plunge again into a Euro
pean war; because it is well known
that, but allow the Ruffians to es
iablifii themselves firmly in Dagh
istan, Georgia and Shirvan, in a
short time they .would extend their
power to Bussora & the country a
round the estuary of the Euphrates,
whence they would find a ready
water conveyance for any force
they might destine against India &
at the fame time subsidize and pour
clouds of Tartars into the northern
principalities of that devoted coun
try. The opprefiicn ana cruelties
to which the Hindoo princes have
so long been fubjeft, would induce
them to join the standard of any
powerful invader, and assist in ex
pelling their present tyrants —not
to atTume independence—but to
submit to the yoke of other u
iurpes.
Extract of a letter from an officer of
the United Stated navy , in the
Mediterranean , to an officer at
Boston, dated
Port Mahon , May 24, 1817. .
“ Algiers is rapidly reco
vering her consequence. She
will in all probability have in
the course of the summer two
frigates, (one from the Grand
Seignor, and one from the
French) four heavy sloops,
and eight or. ten vessels, from
twelve to eighteen guns ; a
schooner built at Leghorn
for the regency touched at
this port a few days since ;
her appearance is beautiful.&
she is calculated to carry 18
guns. It is rumored a Brit
ish fleet is coming out to this
sea, for what purpose we have
not learnt. A Spanish squa
dron .came in here a Jew days
ago from Algiers, consisting
‘of one ship of the line, a fri
gate and sloop of war—our
sailors soon had it, that we
were blockaded, and 300 ix
entered for the Washington,
and about 160: for the Con
stellation.
“ The British sloop of waj
Erie, arrived here from Ah
giers ; her officers state thafcr
the dey has received a frigate
from the grand seignor, and
that he now can tend eight
cruizcrs to sea.”
Accounts have reached London
from Cadiz, dating that the Bri
tifli Vice Consul, and several other
British fuhje&s and foreigners, had
been murdered at Algiers.
Portsmouth, Mayift.
The Princess of Wales has mod
unexpectedly requested of the
Grand Duke of Baden, permission
to pass a part cf the Summer in the
Cattle of Radftadt. Her request
has been granted, and fne is’ eW
pe£ted to arrive there from Italy,
with her suit?,on the id of July.
Stocks. The suspicion that
this conntry may be involved in a
war with Spain against Portugal,
had an unfavorable effed upon the
funds this morning, and in the
early part of the day, they were de
pressed full half per cent.
Letters from Cadiz menti
on, that the whole of the Spa
nish navy have put to sea.
The Asia 64, frigate Yen
ganza, 38, and brig Cadazor,
18, had left Cadiz, and enter
ed the straights of Gibraltar,
with a view to visit the bay
of Algeziras, there take on
board stores, and afterwards
proceed up the Mediterranean,
some say to act against the
Algerines, and others on se
cret service. —Aurora
RENCONTRE.
Many hundreds of our citi
zens, in town and on Sulliv
an’s-island, witnessed, on Sa
turday last, a smart cannonade
ing between Fort Johnson and
the revenue schr. Gallatin:
the latter, it appears, had
been out over the bar, having
on board a number of gentle
men, on a party of pleasure;
on her return to town in the
afternoon, passing the fort,
she was fired at, with a view
of bringing her to, under the
quarantine regulations, the
shot was immediately return
ed by the cutter, smart fire
was kept up between .them,
until the latter got out of reach
of the guns of the Fort : thtr’
flag of the revenue cutter has
heretofore been generally con
sidered as a sufficient evi
dence of her character, to al
low her to pass the fort with
out molestation ; but a differ
ent opinion appears now to
prevail; which gave rise to
the above conflict: we do not
learn that any injury was sus
tained either by the fori or cut
ter on this occasion.
(Ch. Courier, Atb inst.
Gen Vandamme, a distin
guished officer of the French
service, has arrived at the La
zaretto, in the ship John from
Amsterdam.
• /
* ~ TsTew-Orleans, June 25.
The Plague. —This des
tructive disease made its ap
pearance in the West-Indies
about seven or eight months
since. After committing great
ravages at Martinico Gua
daloune, it reached Barba
does and Antigua, and other
of tl e British windward isl
ands,, where its progress was
equally fatal. The distin
guishing trait between this
I disease and the common yel
low fever, is, its indiscrimin
ate attack an natur es, long re-
and new coramers.
W e it has now reached
the island of Cuba, and Ha
vana, its capital, where, from
the time of year, the number
of the inhabitants and defec
tive policy of that city, its rav
ages we fear will be frightful
indeed.
The Andrew Jackson from
Teneriffe, brought m lately a
pair of Camels, of opposite
sexes ; one died on board a
few days since.
The Austrian mai. Weiss,
is appointed Austrian consul
general in theU. State-; this
appointment has been made
in consequence of the trade oi
the port of Trieste with the
U. States ; that city carries
on more trade with this coun
try, than with any other.
MARRIED, on Friday even
ing last, by Doct. IVaddeil, at the
residence of Mrs. Norman in Lin
coln county, Oliver 11 Prince,
‘Esq. Attorney at Law ; to Miss
Mary Ross Norman.
Communication.
‘Died, on Tuesdsy-night
last, a his residence in Wilkes
county, and in the 63d year
of his age, Colonel Holman
Freeman ; a man who lived
as a rational being ought to
live, and died as a Christian
ought to die. Faithful to his
country in the several civil fk
military stations he filled, du
ring, and since the revolu
tionary war, and uniformly
Exemplary in his private rela
tions, he enjoyed in the. even- -
ing of his days that tranquil
repose, which the retrospect
of a well-spent life always af
fords. And in the hour of
death, was supported that dis
tinguished consolation, which
belongs only to those who
“ have always a conscience
void of offence toward, god Si
toward man.”
—— if—
Bank of Augusta,
22 nd July, 1817.
AT a general meeting of the
Stock holders, on Saturday
the 24t?i June, 1817, in pursuance
ol public notice, it was resolved,
that the capital stock should be
increased ; and the Board of Di
rectors was authorized accordingly
to carry the said resolution into
effect.
Notice is hereby given,
That on Saturday the firft of
November next, at 1 o o’clock a. m.
at the Bank, will be put up for
public tale,,to the highest bidder,
2500 Shares, of new Stock, of
1 200 dollars each, in portions not
exceeding ten shares.
ihe increase whatever it may
be, over one hundred dollars per
snare, to be paid clown at the time
oi laie, the remaining one hundred
dollars on the 22nd November
next, which being so paid, will
entitle the proprietor of New
Stock to full dividends of profits to
b 2 made by the Bank, from and
immediately after the next divid
end, which will be on the 17th
November, 1817.
Bills of any of the chartered
Bank's in Georgia and South
Carolina will be taken in payment.
By Order ,
AUGUSTUS MOORE,
Cashier.
it The Printers cf the several
Newspapers of this State , are re
quested to insert the above once a
month to the Ist November.
GEORGIA , Wilkes County.
By David Terrell, Clerk est he
Court of Ordinary for said
County.
WHEREAS George Hamilton
Howard Beall, Thomas Hamilton,
and Elizabeth Murphey, apply fer
letters of administration on the
estate of William Murphey, dec..
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of said deceased
to be and appear at or before the
next court of Ordinary for said
county, to be held on the first
Monday in November nexr, then
and there >to shew cause, if any
they have, wftiy said letters should
not be granted.
Given under my hand this 18/A
August, 1817.
* D. TERRELL, Clerk.
FOUND,
In time of the Superior
court, a second hand saddle-*
The owner may have it, by
paying lor this advertise
ment, and applying to
G. HAY.
Aug. 22. ‘
WATCHES repaired in the best
manner by the subscriber, having
received a good assortment of ma
terials, means to turn his whole
attention to the Watch Business,
and solicits the patronage of the
good citizens of Wilkes, he flatters
himself that, having served a regu
lar apprenticeship, and worked at
the business ten years since, he can
give general satisfa&ion.
I. ANTHONY*
Washington. Ga.}
Aug. 22, 1817.3