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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