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*F V :*v r^ Latest ! oreign News, By the Wheeler, from Liverpool , thi Charleston. LONDON GAZETTE. Downing-Street, Sept. 25, 1806. The king has been pleased to cause it to be signified, by the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Howick, his Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the Ministers of friendly and neutral powers, resident at this court, that his Majesty having been pleased, on the 16th of May last, to direct that the necessary measures should lie taken for the blockade of the coast, rivers, and ports, from the river Elbe to the poit of Brest, both inclusive ; his Majesty is now pleased to declare, that so much of such blockade as extended from the P.iver Elbe to the River Inns, both in clusive, is for the present discontinued ; and that from the date hereof, the navi gation of the coast, rivers, and ports, from the River Elbe to the Rivet* lints, both inclusive, is as free as il such block ade had not taken place. Admiralty-Office, Oct. 4, 1806. Copy of a letter from sir Charles Cotton , Bart. Vice-Admiral of the Red , to Wil liam Martsden, Lay. dated on hoard his Majesty's ship San Josef, off Ushunt, Sept. 30, 1806. Sir —l have the honor to transmit ! you, for the information of the Lords j Commissioners ot the Admirably, aco- j py of a letter I have just received from j Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Louis, in forming me of the capture of the French frigate Le President, by the ships of that Squadron. I have the honor to he, &<:. (Signed) CHARLES COTTON. Canopus , at Sea, Sept. 29, 1806. Sin—l have to inform you with my filling in with the French shipLe Pre sident, of 41 guns, 330 men, command ed hv Monsieur Gallic!* Labvosse, on \ the 27th inst. in lat. 47 deg. 17 min. N. long. 6 deg. 52 min. W . and after a ch ice of 17 hours, she struck to his Majesty’s squadron under my com mand. 'l'he President is one of the tlcb Uiul muß'O it out 1 uumv niiVi the Regulus, Sybille, and Surveillante corvette: separated in a gale of wind on the 20th August, in lat. 22 deg. 26 min. N. and long. 55 deg. XV. I have the honor to be, istc. (Signed) THOS. LOUIS. Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. life. Copy of another letter from Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. Vice-Admiral of the Red, to Win. Marsden, Esq. dated on hoard his majesty's ship San Josef, off' Ushunt, 30 th Sept. 1806. Sir —l have the honor to transmit you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a let ter I have just received from Sir Sam uel Hood, k. B. informing me of the capture of four French frigates, by the s ips of the squadron under his orders; and I am sorry to add, that Sir Samuel Hood has lost his right arm. I have the honor to be, See. CHARLES COTTON. Centaur, at sea, 26th Sept. 1806. Sir—Yesterday morning, about one j o’clock, I had the good fortune of fall- 1 i;.g in with a squadron of the enemy, J standing to the westward ; the squad ron under my orders being then on the larboard tack, stretching in for Chaffer on Light-House, six or seven leagues from us, llie Revenge to windward, and the Monarch to leeward, on the look i out; the latter ship first making the signal for an enemy, when I soon dis covered seven sail to leeward of me ; and considering them, in part, line of battle ships, the signal was made to form the line, and shortly after I ob served them bearing up, making all sail, and running to the S. S. \Y. The signal was instantly made for a gener al chase, and the Monarch, from her position and good sailing, was enabled to keep nearly within gun-shot, a mile and a half, or little mote, ahead of the | Centaur, and the Mars on the starboard bow. At day light we made them out five large French frigates, and two cor-| vettes, one of which bearing a broad pendant; at five the Monarch fired a few chase shot: and at six the weath-i ermost frigate hauled more to the west ward, in pursuit of which I dispatched the Mars; and 1 frigate with the two corvettes, edged away to south cast ; the remaining three frigates keeping in close order, indicating the intention of supporting etch other. At a quarter past 10, the Monarch opened her star board guns on the enemy, when a hea- ‘ vy cannonading commenced, and by the enemy’s management of a running fight, tlisy succeeded, in some mea surt^iitfcAppling the Monarch’s sails and riggfhg, before the Centaur could get up. At eleven, we got within fair range of two, and opened our fire from the larboard guns, whilst the Monarch kept engaging the third ship, and about noon one of the two frigates struck, as did the one opposed to the Monarch shortly after. It was just before this I received a severe wound in my right arm, (since amputed, and doing well I hope) which obliged me to leave the deck; the Mars previous to this, had succeeded in cap turing her chase, and with her prize hauled towards the Centaur, in chase of, and firing at the French Commo dore’s ship, and at three assisted in cap turing her.—Those ships of the enemy made an obstinate resistance, but the result was, as may well be supposed, attended with much slaughter, being crowded with troops out of Rochfort the evening before. I cannot add too much praise to cap tain Lee of the Monarch, for his gal- U nt and officer like conduct, but 1 am sony to find his loss has been rather sevue, the swell of the sea preventing, at limes, the opening of the lower deck ports. To captain Lukin, of the Mars, I fee! thankful, for his steady conduct and attention ; and I have also to ex j press my satisfaction at the endeavors i of Captains Boyles, King, Sir John ■ Gore, and Masefield, in getting up with | tlie enemy, although they could not i succeed. The Revenge, from being well to windward, became considerably a stern after bearing up. To lieutenant Case, first of the Cen taur, 1 have to add my approbation of his judicious conduct before and after my leaving the deck, and I also feel much pleased at the steady exertions of all my officers, seamen, Sc marines. I enclose herewith, a return of the killed and wounded, and I also annex a ! list of the enemy s siiips captured, and will make a return of their loss as soon as possible. 1 have the honor to be, Sec. SAMUEL HOOD. A return of killed and wounded. Centaur— 1 seamen and 2 marines killed ; capt. Sir Samuel Hook, K. B. and 3 seamen wounded. Monarch —l petty officer and 5 seamen killed; 1 lieutenant, 1 warrant officer, 4 petty of ficers, and 15 seamen wounded ; I ser geant, 2 corporals, and 4 private ma rines wounded. Mars —None killed or wounded. Total—9 killed, and 32 wounded. jYames of officers killed and wounded. J Centaur— Capt. sir Samuel Hood, K. B. j wounded. Monarch —Ml*. Bidden, mid- ! shipman, killed ; lieut. Anderson, Mr. j Duffy, boatswain, and Mr. Geary, mid shipman wounded. (Signed) SAMUEL HOOD. A list of the enemy’s shifts captured La Gloire, of 44 guns, commanded by | M. Soled, Captame de Vaisseau, car rying a broad pendant. L‘lndefatiga bie, of 44 guns, commanded by M. Gi radiers, Captaine de Vasseau. La Mi- j nerva, of 44 guns, quite new, com-! manded by M. Collet, Captaine de Fre- i l gate. L‘Armic!e, of 44 guns, two years ■ old, commanded by M. Langlois, Cap taine de Frigate. Remarkable fine ships, of large di mensions, mounting 28 French 18 poun ders on their main deck ; 30-pounder carronades on their quarter decks and j forecastles, and about 650 men (includ ing troops) in each ship, full of stores, arms, ammunition, and provisions, IVc. La Themis, of 44 guns, old; La Sylph, of 18 guns, new ; La Lynx, of 18 guns, new—Escaped. Whitehall, Sept. 30. The king has been pleased to con stitute and appoint the Right Hon. George Tierney, the Right Honorable George John Earl Spencer, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, the Right Hon. William Windham, the Right Hon. Charles Grey, (commonly called \ iscount Howick) his Majesty’s three Principal Secretaries of State ; the Right Hon. William Windham, Baron Grenville, First Commissioners of his Majesty’s Treasury ; the Right Hon. Henry Petty, (commonly called Lord Henry Petty) Chancellor and Un der Treasurer of his majesty’s Exche quer ; the Right Hon. George Howard (commonly called Viscount Morpeth) the Right Hon. John Hiley Addington, the Right Hon. John Sullivan, and the Right Hon. John Joshua Earl of Ca rysfort, Knight of the Illustrious Or der of St. Patrick, to be his Majesty’s Commissioners for the Management of the Affairs of India. PARIS, Sept. 26. The Moniteur does not give any de tailed account of the communications which were made yesterday in the Con* servative Senate; it is believed, howev er, that his Imperial Majesty informed the Senate of an intended marriage be tween his Imperial Highness Prince Je rome, and a Princess Royal of Wir temberg. It is added, that in conse quence of his Majesty’s message con taining this communication, two letters from the Emperor were read, one to the Prince Primate of the Confedera tion of the Rhine, and the other to the King of Bavaria, announcing to him, that in spite of sorpe court intrigues the Emperor still hoped to preserve peace wilh Prussia ; but in case that power could not give a prompt and ca tegorical answer to the demand for ex planation which had been made, his Imperial and Royal majesty was ready to enter Germany at the head of 300,000 men. The Conservative Senate hold another sitting this day. LONDON, Sept. 30. We have received French and Dutch papers to the 26th inst. confirming the intelligence of the departure of Bona paktk and Talleyrand from Paris; and communicating various other im portant particulars. The Moniteur states the departure of Bonaparte, in the following brief paragraph: “ Paris , Srfit. 26. “ Their Imperial and Royal majes ties set out from St. Cloud, in the night between Wednesday and Thursday.— The Emperor, it is supposed, proceeds towards Maytnce.” It was understood at Paris, that Tal leyrand left that city on Friday, to fol low iiis master; at least it was not doubted that he would soon join him, and it is equally certain that Bonafiarte is gone to put himself at the head of the army. From the whole tenor of the intelligence contained by these pa pers, war between France and Prussia appears inevitable. It is impossible to contemplate the approaching struggle, without the livliest apprehension. The French troops in Germany, probably amount to 120,000 men, consisting of eight separate corps, amounting to a bout 15.000 each. This army may be brought to bear upon Prussia, before the latter can receive any aid from Rus sia. The Prussian troops, however, on the frontiers of Saxony, where the first blow would probably be struck, are es timated at 100,000 men, and the Hes sian and Saxon auxiliaries at 50,000 men. The Moniteur contains articles j from Cassel of the 13th, and Dresden lof the 11th, accusing Prussia of an | attempt to usurp over Hesse and Sax ; ony, a sovereignty more overbearing | than was ever claimed or exercised by the Emperor of Germany, os head of the Germanic Body. The Paris edit ors, perhaps, expect that the intrigues of Bonaparte will be able to detach these Powers from Prussia, as Bava ; ria was, in the late war, detached from j Austria ; but there is no danger of any i such defection. The Prussian troops ! have, in fact, taken possession of Sax j ony. The whole of the Saxon army, l on foot, has joined them. The Hes i siun troops, to the number of 25,000 | men, have likewise joined the Prus sians. October 2. An English Courier passed through 1 Dresden on the 11th of September, on | his way to London, from Vienna, said to |be the bearer of dispatches from the English Ambassador there containing an account of the farther successes of the English in Calabria. French troops still continue to march through the Roman State, towards Cal abria, where the contest is described as excessively obstinate and bloody. On the western coast of the Neapolitan pen insula, the French are apprehensive of attempts by the English, and have ac cordingly formed a cordon from Capua ito Salerno, to oppose them. A very great fermentation prevails in this ex tensive tract of that unhappy country. October 3. The Hamburgh mail, due on Wed nesday, arrived at a late hour last night, with letters and papers to the 27th ult. announcing the important intelligence “ of the departure of the King of Prussia from Berlin, to put himself at the head of his army ; and that the French Min ister at Berlin, M. La Forest, had de manded his passports,” His Majesty set out on the 20th for Potsdam, and on the 22d proceeded to Magdeburg, on his way to head-quarters at Nauen burgh. He was accompanied by the Queen, who was to remain two days with him at the latter place, and then return to Berlin. The latest accounts from that city, is dated the 23d, and /■ states, that the French Ambassador, in answer to his demand cf passports, was informed, that he should receive them, when the Prussian minister at Paris, General Enoblesdorfif, had received his. This caution, on the part of the Prus sian Cabinet, is well warranted, by tha character of Bonaparte. His contempt of the law of nations, and repeated vio lation of the rights of ambassadors, will disgrace, in the eyes of posterity, the age in which he lived. We find also, in the Hamburgh papers, decisive proofs of the determination of Russia not to be an idle spectator of the quarrel between France and Prussia. Almost all the Russian troops are encamped, magazines are collecting for their use at Warsaw, and every other preparation is made, necessary for an army entering upon a campaign. The departure of the King of Sweden for Schonen, indu ced an apprehension, that he had with drawn from the common cause ; but a letter from Elsineur, ofthe2oth, states, that his Majesty would probably return to Pomerania in a fortnight. r J he Swe dish army remains in Pomerania atm the Duchy of Lauenburgh, and we are confident that this gallant Prince, will persevere in the generous policy which i lias hitherto guided his actions. The Elector of Hesse, howevev, according to report, has declared himself neutral; hut this is said to have been done with the consent of Prussia, in consideration of his weakness. Bonaparte, aware of the danger with which he is threatened, has takened the necessary measures for the organ zation of the Contingents of his new vassals in the neighbourhood of the Rhine; and the Duke ofClcvtsand Berg, (Murat) is already employed in forwarding his views in this respect. NOTICE. ON the first day of January next, at the residence of the subscriber, between the hours of 10 and 2 o’clock, the lands and negroes belonging to the heirs of Henry Arinton, dec. Will be Rented and Hired, to the highest bidder, for one year, bonds and notes, and approved security, will be required for payment of the hire and return of the property at the expi ration of the year. Likewise, the FERRY, at New Sa vannah. A. Hatcher. December 13. 21 NOTICE. ON the Ist clay of January, Will be Hired, at the subscriber’s Lower Mill, sundry NEGROES, belonging to the estate ofWm. Howell, dec. Jos. Ware , Achn’r. December 13. 21— Jockey Club Races. At a meeting of the augusta jockey club o/i the 2o th inst. RESOLVED, that the Races for the ensuing year commence on the last Wednesday in January, 1807, free for any Horse, Mare or Gelding, from any part of the world. The Purses and Distances as Follows , VIZ— First day’s running, four mile heats, for a purse of gj 500. Second clay’s running, three mile heats, for a purse of S 300. Third day’s running, two mile heats, for a purse of §5 200. Fourth day’s running, a sweepstake, two mile heats, for the entrance money and overplus, supposed to be worth from S 250 to 350 The weights and regulations agreea ble to the established rules. By order of the Club. GEO : S. HOUSTON, Sec'ry. November 22, 1806. 18 Officers for the ensuing year. John Catlett, President , Chesley Bostick, Vice President , Geo : S. Houston, Secretary , Geo: F. Randolph, Treasurer. Administratrix Sale. On the frst Tuesday in February next , in the town of JVayncsborough, be tween the hours of 10 and 3 o'clock , Will be Sold, TWO lots in the to T .vn Waynesborough, containing each, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of John Dickson, dec. agree able to an order of the Honorable the Inferior Court of Burke county. Margaret Dixon, Adm’x. September 27. It—-