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CATHOLIC BILL.
The following is a copy of a Bill intro
duced into the British Parliament by
the late ministry, which eventuated
in their dismissal from office.
A HILL for enabling hi 4 Majesty to
avail himself of the services of all his
Liege Subjects in his naval and milita
ry force> in the manner therein men
tioned, *
WHEREAS it is expedient that his
majesty should be enabled to avail him
self of the services of all his liege sub
jects, in his naval and military forces,
for the maintainance of the rights of
his crown, and of the enterests, honor
and independence of the British Em
pire :
lie it therefore enacted , isle. That it
shall and may be lawful for his majesty
to grant or confer, or by his royal sign
manual to empower the proper officer
or officers to grant or confer uny milita
ry commission, warrant, or appoint
ment, whatever, either in his majesty’s
sea or naval forces or in any of his ma
jesty's land or military forces whatsoev
er, to or upon any of his majesty’s liege
subjects, without exceptions ; and that
every such commission, Warrant or ap
pointment, so granted or conferred, shall
und may be lawfully exercised by such,
his majesty’s subjects, in all places with
in or without his majesty’s dominions,
any law, statute, or usage to the contra
ry notwithstanding; provided that every
such person shall, within
months after lusaccepting thesaidcom
mission, warrant, or appointment, take,
make, and subscribe the declaration and
oath hereinafter mentioned, which de
claration and oath shall be engrossed on
the back or at the foot of the commis
sion or appointment so granted or con
ferred, and shall be there attested by the
signature of the magistrate or officer in
whose presence the same shall have
been subscribed, and by whom the said
oath shall have been administered.
And be it further enacted , That the
said oath and declaration to be so taken,
shall be in the words following, viz: .
“ f -4. being by this commission
appointed to KL/fiffllh
swear, its lire" presence OTAlmigh
ly God, that I will be faithful and bear
true allegiance to his majesty king
George ai*l that L will do my
utmost to maintain and defend , him
against all treasons and traitorous con
spiracies, and against all attempts
whatever that shall be made against his
person, crown, or dignity ; mul that I
will to the utmost of my power, resists,
aH such treasons, conspiracies, or at
tempts, and will also disclose and make
known the same as soon as th'ey shall
•me to mv knowledge ; and I do also
* premise and swear in the presence of
th* Almighty God, that I will do to the
• uimesfcof my power, maintain and sup-
established constitution and
’ gpweannent of the United Kingdom
* against all attempts whatever that
, shalf4fc‘'made against the same."
AmUrhcreasit is expedient that his
majesty's subjects, however employed }
in anyofhis majesty* sea or naval forces
whatsoever, should be allowed the free 1
exercise of such religious opinions as
' fkey may respectively profess ; Be it e?i- 1
'■%-\HdeT, 1 hat no person employed in his !
majesty’s sea or naval forces, or land or
military forces, and Having previously
signified in writing, signed by himself,
to his commanding officer, his dissent
from the doctrine or worship of the I
church of England, as by law establish
ed, shall under any pretence, or by any
means, be prevented from attending,
or be subject or liable to -any pains,
penalties or disabilities for attending
such divine worship or religious service
as may be consistent with and accord
ing to his religious persuasion or opin
ions, at proper and seasonable times,
and such as shall be consistent
with the due and full discharge of his
naval or military duties ; nor shall any
such person be compelled or compella
ble to attend the worship or service of
tue Said established church ; and that
any com missioned officer acting in vio
lation of, or contrary tofci*
shall upon conviction thereof fcefoiV a *
general court-martial, be ljakle to.be*
suspended or dismissed fro#4 his rfca
jesty’s service, or to such, other pi*nish- <
nient, not extending to life or liipb, as
the said court-marshal shall tward;
and that any warrant oryion commis
sioned officer so offending, sfcall be lia
ble to such punishment, not extending
to life or limb, as shall be awarded by ! 1
a general or,rcgi:«ental court-marsfiall. ! t
i A. id be it further enacted, That this
act shall continue in iorce from the
in the year of our Lord
until the in year of
Charleston, May 18.
By the ship. Eunice , Cafitain M’Lel-
L.tx , arrived at this port on Saturday
last, in 45 days from Cork , we received
a file of Cork papers to the 30 th of
March , containing London dates to the
evening of the ss(h.
LONDON, March 25.
Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o’clock,
the King arrived in town from Wind
sor. The arrangements for the New
Ministry received his Majesty’s appro
bation, and in the evening the Royal
Pleasure was signified by letter to Lord
Grenville, and his Colleagues, that his
Majesty would be ready this day, at
two o’clock, to receive their Seals of
Office.
This day, accordingly the Old Min
isters delivered up their Seals and re
tired from Office, and their successors
received their appointments. The fol
lowing is as coirect a list as we have
been able to procure iu time for. our
publication. Should their be any in
accuracy in it, we shall correct it in our
next.—
Lord Erskire, Lord Chancellor.
Earl of Westmoreland, President of the
Council.
Duke of Portland, First Lord of the Trea
sury.
Mr. Percival, Chancellor of the ExcheqtfPT.
Lord Hawkesbury, Secretary of State for
the Home Department.
Lord Castlercagh, Ditto for War and Co
lonies.
Mr. Canning, First Lord of the Admiralty.
His K. H. the Duke of York, Commander
in Chief.
Mr. Rose, Treasurer of the Navy.
Mr. fc. Long, one of Paymasters General.
The Earl of Chatham, Master General of
i the Ordinance, and Constab’e of the Tower.
The Marquis of Hertford, Master of the
. Horse.
Mr. R. Dundas, President of the Board of
Controul. , ■
I Sir Vicary G'ibb*, Attorney-General.
j Mr. Percival, with the appointment
of Chancellor of the Exchequer, gets
the office of Chancellor of the Duchy
' of Lancaster for life, unless a vote of
> the House of Commons to-day should
• occasion any impediment |o it. This
i is, we believe, the first time this office
U/r.t,uVAn *■ • * pltivv
: for life.
The Duke of York, with his appoint
ment, has had the Staff restored to him
; #as formerly.
Lord Sidmouth, who seems to have
i been the King’s principal adviser a
gainst the Roman Catholic Bill, and
i [ has (as we understand) continued in
II office lor the last fortnight only at his
j Majesty’s desire, not only has received
, no solicitation to assist in forming a new
. ( Government, but is directed to give in
; his resignation to-day, with the rest of
; his Colleagues !! !
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. Retreat of the French.
Star-Office, two o'clock.
We have just received further advi
ces from the Continent, of a very late
, date. They furnish intelligence of ve
ry grei£.importance indeed, of which
we have only time to give the principal
I heads.
i ilie bead-quarters of the French
were about to be transferred to Berlin,
| aU( I Bonaparte was expected in thatci
( ty at the end of last week,
j General Blucher, who has been ex
; changed lor General Victor, was about
to set oft to take a command in the
Prussian army.
The Prussian Insurgents on the right
j bank ot the Oder are become so formi
dable, that the communication between
Stettin and Thorn is almost entirely
cutoff. Several corps of French, worn
down by famine and fatigue, among the •
rest a considerable part of Oudinot’s di- !
vision, are reported to have laid down
their arms. 1
General Benningsen, subsequent to !
the battle ot Eylau, received a rein- *
iorcement of sixty thousand Regulars, .
and thirty Pulks of Cossacs, of five hun- 1
dle( . men On that memorable 1
occasion, tue Russian army, according C
to the official statement, was only se- 1
venty thousand strong. Tfie French \
"'ere calculated at one hundred thou- 1
sand at least. I
I. Wan * of forage is so great in
that part of Poland occupied by the <
trench, that they have been under the
necessity ot taking the thatch coveriigs
ofi the houses, to supply their horses
with provender.
SALEM, May l. v
n'UK TURKISH WAR. i
B> capt. William Cock, who arrived
here on Wednesday night from >
rna, in Sicily, we have some additional! ’
particulars respecting the new war
which has commenced between the
Turks and Russians, which is likely
soon to assume a high degree of inter
est and importance. The Turks are
doubtless considered as acting a part
assigned them by Bonaparte ; and, as
was to be expected, the British have
made common cause with the Russians
against them. We have already had
some reports of the progress of the
Russian arms, under Gen. Michelson,
in the direct rout for Constantinople.
Capt. C. further informs us of the co
operation of a naval force in the expe
dition against the Ottoman capital.—
Dispatches had arrived at Sicily, with
orders for Sir Sidney Smith to join Ad
miral Duckworth, and sail with all pos
sible speed for the Dardanelles, to act
in concert with the Russians against
the Porte; and they sailed, in conse
quence, on the 26t’h January. We do
not know the amount of the British
force. The Russians were stated to
have 25 sail of men of war in the Me
diterranean, on board of which was a
considerable number of troops : and it
was expected that id conjunction they
\yould attack the Dardanelles, and pass
up to Constantinople. In the mean
time fears were entertained for the
‘safety of Admiral Louis, who, with a
small squadron was, by the last advices,
above Constantinople, and who might
therefore be arrested on his return in
to the Archipelago, if the Turks should
be apprised in season outlie Hostility of
G ftTSPTJft tab »**•*■.
Our countrymen at Sicily were high
ly gratified at receiving, in London
prints ot the sth of January, official ac
counts of the conclusion cf a Treaty be
tween Great-Britain and Ametiea; the
more so, as the Paris papers, a few driys.
previous, had represented the negfccia-.
lion as likely to fail, and a rupture be
tween the Uvo countries as almost una
voidable. ‘At the same time there was
considerable murmuring among* the
British on the occasion; for, though j
the conditions of the treaty wele un-:
known, yel there was a general impres- j
sion that the American commissioners
had got the advantage in the negOciar
tion, and that the honor and interest of
Old England been properly
maintained. * * <
. * * v
Business at Naples and Leghorn was
t dull stagnated @t
the former place, by means of the coh
tinual contributions levied on the mer
chants by the new government.
WILMINGTON, (N. C .) MAY 12.
Communication. 1 he French schoon
er Two Friends, from Samana, (a port
in the department of Santo Domingo)
bound to Baltimore, with a" cargo of
Coffee, Sugar and Mahogany, was on
the 11th of April last, captured on the
coast of South-Carolina, by his Britan
ic Majesty’s brig of war Pelican, carry
ing dispatches from Jamaica to the Bri
tish commodore stationed at Hampton
Roads. On the 17th the captain and
crew of the captured vessel, as well as
five passengers, were sent on shore near
Washington, (n. c .) after paving been
unmercifully plundered ot all their
-money*.plate, UotW, an d left on j y
what they had on their backs.
Such a piece of injustice and cruelty,
which would not be astonishing,
although unlawful, from a privateer of
Bermuda or be consid
ered as degrading to the British fug.
It is hoped that when application is
made to the proper authority, speedy
satisfaction will 1* given ; thlt the cap
tain of the Peteaj» will be censured for
his shameful conduct; and,*«that the
money, plate and clothes * unlawfully
seized, will be restored to the .unfortu
nate owners.
Thanks to the humanity of several
inhabitants of this state, and particular
ly to the generous assistance they have
received from Mr. Le Roy, merchant
at Washington, they have been enabled
to reach this town.
General Benjamin Smith informed of
the distressing situation of these unhap
py people, and actuated by an impulse
of humanity, which reflects great hon
or upon him, has readily offered to
grant them a passage on board of his
Brig bound to Charleston, at which
place they will find means to return to
Samana.
FOR SALE.
THREE Hundred and Seven,
ty Seven AcresofLAND, laying on Sa
vannah river, near the mouth of Little
liver in South-Carolina—tor particulars
ifjplv to Colhoun o' Wilson in Augus
ta, or to James Colhoun. jr. in Vienna.
April 4. 73
*: J
William Butler,
Book-Binder csf Stationer ,
RESPECTFULLY informs
his friends and the public that he has
just received from New-Yoik a com
plete assortment of
English & American
Paper, Viz:
Imperial, Medium,
Super Royal, Demy &
Rcval, Foolscap.
ALSO,
Ledgers, Letter Books,
Journals, Cash Books,
Day Books, Receipt Books,
Invoice Books, Record Books,
And Blank Books of every des
cription made with or without Spring
i Backs, and patent black lines for writ
ing on. M
BOOK BINDING in all its braches
executed with neatness and dispatch.—
All orders left at the Centinel Printing
Office, or at mv shop opposite Major
Phinizy’s dwelling house, will be punc
tually attended to.
May 30. 45
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the Jim: Tuesday in July next, at
the Court-House in Waynesborough,
Burke county , at the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
ON E Negro Boy, named
Sharp, about ten years of age, levied
i 'on as the property of Jesse YVildes, at
»-tbe instance of Kelsey and Wife and
-others.
ALSO,
Eleven hundred acres of land
; in Burke county, third quality, on the ’ \
! waters of Savannah rivet*) adjoining A
i lands of Demery’s, Charles Ward and
others, levied on as the estate of Tho
mas Speight, deceased, at the instance
of.Seahorn Janes 8c others*,
. ALSO,
200 A'-res of pine land in Burke
couiTly, ori'the road leading from Bay's
bridge to Augusta, whereon Edward
Tabb now lives, adjoining lands of Tay
lor and others, at, the instance of John
Daniel.
ALSO,
330 Acres of Pine lanol in Burke
county, on the waters of Beaver Dams,
adjoining lands of Thompson 8c others,
levied on as the property of Charles
Floyd, at the instance of Saul Sirnons
ancl others.
Gross Scruggs, S. B. C.
May 30, 1807. 45-
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the Jirst Tuesday in May next , at
the Court House in IVaynesborough,
Burke county , at the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
112 ACRES of pine lane ad
joining lands ot Jacob Overstreet, and
Mary Gray, and 100 acres of pine land
on Sweet water, adjoining land of Jo
seph Shoemaker and P. Coutrau, tak
en as the property of John I. Gray, at *
the instance of the President, Directors,
8c Co. of the Branch Bank of the Unit
ed States.
ALSO,
150 Acres of land in Burke
county, adjoining William Thompson,
John Hannah, and others, pointed out
by the defendant, taken as the proper
ty of Charles Simons, at the instance
of John Lasater, Isaiah Carter and
Margaret Bound, levied on by Jacob
Hollingsworth, constable, and returrted
to me.
Gross Scruggs, S. B. C.
April 4, 1807.
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale is postponed until
the first Tuesday in July next.
Gross Scruggs, s. b. c.
May 30. 45 .
* BROUGHT to Warren coun
ty Jail, 22d instant, a low well set Afri
can negro boy, uncommonly stout for
his height, perhaps between 16 and
20 years old ; he can neither tell his
own name, (so as to be understood,)
nor that of his masters—has his coun
try marks on each cheek, has on dark
cloth pantaloons—The owner, as the
law directs, is desired to take him away.
George Col ion. Jailor.
May 30. . 45