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nati come to anchor in the roads,
(the brig being about ro execute
lomc ore!rr at 13 ritanny passage,)
the wind favored hiseicape, and
he iaiicd. Me could not afeer
tain the exadt force of the squa
dron, nor their destination.
Ic was currently reported in
town, on Saturday, that Mr.
Bowdoin, had not been accredi
ted as minister of the United
States to the court of Spain.—
On what authority the rumor
was founded we know not; but
it is certain, that letters have
Seen received here, by fome re
cent arrivals from Spain, hating
that he would not proceed to
Madrid; but on*the contrary,
was actually preparing to take
his passage for England* with
his family and fuitr.
TRIPOLI,
tn our laid we had the pleasure
eff announcing to the public, the
interesting and highly grateful
information, that PEACE IS
MADE WI TH TRIPOLI, on
terms honorable and advantage
ous to the United States; in
coofequence cf which our nnf*
fortunate countrymen are at
length emanfipated. There has
been no arrival since, by which
this intelligence could be cor
roborated by any advices more
hired or official. There can
be no doubt, however, with re-
Ipedt to the principal that
peace is at length made, but
public curiosity llill remains to
be gratified with the account of
many interesting particulars,—
It was at firft reported, (and we
so Hated the htt) that the ex
bafliavv, with the aid our brave
countryman Gen. Eaton, had
lbccceded in ejecting the uforp
er, and as rightful poffdTor, was
rcinfi.are.iin the government.—
It is now Rated, we know, not
on what authority, that the at
tempt of the ex-balhaw. has
wholly failed. We are therefore
left wholly to conje&ure, with
relpeft both to the real cause,
and the ex.tet terms of the peaces
It is far From being probable
that the reigning Balhaw would
have contented to emanfipate
his prisoners without an exorbi
tant ransom unless under the in
fluence of imperious necefluty.
Nor is it probable that our gov
ernment would willingly give
tech ransom at the present mo
ment, when a powerful squadron
hid just arrived in the Mediter
ranean, when the feat on of ac
tive operations was just com
mencing, with a force which we
mull suppose our government
believed fufficient to compel the
government of Tripoli to make
peace on advantageous terms.—.
We arc therefore induced, until
the particulars 3re announced,
to attribute the merit of this
achievement to the bravery, the
fpiiit anil the perlevcrance of
cur dtftinguifhed countryman
gen. Eaton. He is represented
as a man of dauntless courage,
of ardent perleverance, of inex
haustible resources, of a spirit
not to be deterrcT from the pur
suit of a great undertaking,
whilst rhe'leaft profpeCt of I ne
eds remains. It is therefore
prelum able, that in conjun&ion
with the ex-balhaw, it he did
not make a complete conquest of
the territory of Tripoli, chat he
gained luch an acceluon of
fttfiigtij, tme* \ xr
the reigning Bafhaw, as to com
pel him to emancipate the Ame
rican captives on easy terms,
and to acknowledge particularly
at last, it nor fully, the rightful
claims of his brother.
Ic is certain the heroic Eaton
with his ally, gained a victory
over the troops of Tripoli, and
were foccefsful in taking poffcf
lion or the strong fort at Derne.
It is highly probable therefore
that the reigning Balhaw, might
under Inch circumstances be
willing to g r ant peace to the
United States on advantageous
terms, for the purpose of with
drawing their lupport from his
brother. But would the agents
of America enter into fueh a
peace w.chout making provision
for the claims of their powerful
ally by whole assistance it was
obtained ?
NE W -YORK, Aug. 24.
An Englifn 50 gun ship and
a frigare (luppofed to be the
Leander and Cambrian from
Hill fax) were off Sandy-H >ok
yesterday.—We are informed
that they captured an inward
bound ship.
Aegu ft 28.
Two inwand bound ships were
captured on Monday off the
Hook by two Britiffi vessels of
war who are now blockading
this port.
September 4.
The Britilh ship Leander, and
rhe frigate La Ville de Milan,
from Halifax, are gone to cruise
off the mouth of the Delaware
—and probably another ship or
two will be Rationed off the
Chesapeake. The principal
ports of the United States then
will be in a pretty complete
date of blockade.—The {hips
of war at Sandy-Hook, we are
informed, board all vessels in
or out.
The ship Ocean, whose cap
ture was noticed yesterday, was
brought to and cleared by the
Cicopatre ; after which tee was
detained by the Cambrian, and
ordered for Halfax, under con
voy of the Indian {loop of war.
NORFOLK, Sept. 9.
This morning a letter was put
into our hands from a very ref
peftablc gentleman of this bo
rough, dating circumstances
which we are very terry to learn,
but coming from such a respec
table source, we cannot ter a
moment doubt their veracity,
and our duly ditiates an expo
fun; of tech intolerable condudh
T he New-York packet Way
mouth, on her passage from this
to New- York having onboard
feyeral ladies and gentlemen of
this place, was met by the Bri
tiffi Hoop of war Hawke or Dri
ver, who fired several (hoc at
the packet after tec hove too,
and within :oo yards distance.
The lieutenant, who came on
board, behaved in the moll bru
tal manner, reviling the Ameri
cans in the grossest terms, and
wi{Tung that his nation was at
war with us. ‘They were in die
aA of taking two fiaves from on
board, whenobferving their am;,
• the officer declared, if they were
not so old he would have taken
them.
Those outrages, committed
in fight of our ports, and by
persons whose Rations would
lead to a fuppofidon that they
were gentlemen, cannot be cen
tered in terms stronger than
they merit.
More Spoliation. —Wc are ter
ry to announce the capture of
the brig Catharine, capt. Seward,
from Antigua, of and from this
port, laden with a valuable car
go of K um, for account of citi -
zens of the L T nited States and
merchants of this place & Portf
mouch. The Catharine was
taken by a French privateer,
and ordered for Porto Rico. —•
There has not been a capture
yet made which has excited
more alarm and more indigna
tion. There was not rhe lead
colorable pretext for this cap
ture, the owners of the vessel
and of all the cargo are well
known to us, and they-are all !
citizens of the United States.- .
The only re a ft) n forth? capture ;
was the value ! This informa- j
tion comes by a letter from
Portland, (N-. H.) received by
last mail. The duties on this
cargo would have been upwards
of 6500 dollars ! so goes the
revenue.
—— ■
KNOXVILLE, (Ten.) Aug. 7,
Ext raff cf a letter from a gentle
man of the firjl refpeffability ,
now in the Cbickafaw nation ,
to his friend in this county , da
ted July 25, 1805.
“On the 23d init. the com
xniflioners of the United States
concluded a treaty with this na
tion by which they have obtain
ed a reiinquitement of the
Chickafaw ; s claim to the lands
within the following limits, viz.
ts Beginning on the left bank
of the 0]i;o, where the present
Indian boundary adjoins the
lame, thence down the left bank
of the Ohio to the Tenncffec
river, thence up the main chan
nel of the Tcnneftec river to
the mouth of Duck rn'cr, thence
up the left bank of Duck river
to the Columbian highway or
road, leading iiom Naffiville to
Natchez, thence along the said
road to the ridge dividing the
waters running into Duck from
those running into Buffaloe,
thence eaftwardly along said
ridge to the great ridge dividing
the waters running into main
1 enneffee, from those running
into Buffaloe, near the mam
lource of Buffaloe river, thence
inadireft line to the great Ten
nessee, near the Chickasaw Old
ft ields, or eaflern point of the
Chickalaw claim on that river,
thence northwardly to the great
ridge dividing ihe waters run
ning into Tcnneffee, from thence
running into Duck, so as to in
clude all the waters running into
Elk river, thence along the top
cf laid ridge to the place of be*
ginning.”—Rcferving a trail of
ore mile square adjoining to and
below the mouth of Duck, on
Tcnneffee, for the ute of one of
the chiefs; for which the United
States are to pay as soon as the
treaty is ratified, 22,000 dollars
in Ipecie, and an annuity of 100
dollars during the life of and for
the use of his majesty the pre
sent king.”
The f'j iouree from
whicn this information is iccc.~
ved, does not admit a doubt of
its authenticity*
and
,<r>
CHARLESTON, Sept. 10.
FROM RUSSIA.
• The ship Maria, capr. Hig
gins, arrived yefttrcLy, in 60
days from Crcnftadt. When
the Maria failed, 10th July,
there was every prospect of Rus
sia becoming a party in the war,
The Ruffian fleets were fitting
out with ail pofiible expedition,
and her armies were recruiting
and preparing for ablive ope
rations.
The following is t ran Gated from
a late Hamburgh paper, re
ceived by the Maxi a.
BERLIN, July 13.
The negotiations thro’ which
Europe was in expe&atibn of a ‘
general peace are at an end.-
Mr. Novofilzoff has returned
the pass which he obtained thro*
the interference of our court,
for his embody to France. He
will return to-day ar to-morrow
for St. Peterfburgh. He deli •
vered on the 10th in ft, to our
Cabinet Minister Von Harder*-
berg the following
NOTE ?
When his Ruffian Majafty
cofer.ted- to the witees of his
Britannic Majesty, to tend the
undersigned to Bonaparte, to
anfwcr to a pacific overture
which he had made to the court
of London, he was guided by
two equally powerful motives:
on one fide, to assist a fovereigrt
who was ready to make fieri fa
ces for the general tranquility,
and on the other fide, to draw
advantages for all European
powers, from a wifii for peace,
which was thought fine ere, from
the manner in which it was an
nounced.
The prefect Gate of relations
between Ruffin and Frunce,
might have laid great obftaclex
in die way to negotiation, thro*
a Ruffian minister. His impe
rial Majesty, has notwithHand
ing, found no difficulty in over
looking all cautes of perfonat
displeasure, and of the usual for
malities. fie profited of thi
interference of his Prussian Ma
jesty, and limited himfelf, when
he asked paflports for his pleni
potentiary, to the declaration,
that he would accept the fame,
on the two following conditions
only : That his plenipotentiary
was to treat with the Chief of
the French government, with
out acknowledging the new title
he had assumed; and, that Bo
naparte was expreffiy to declare,
that he was dill animated by the
the fame desire ter peace, which
he had declared to his Britannic
Majesty. This previous decla
ration became the more neceffa
rv as Bonaparte immediately
after he received the anfwcr of
his Britannic Majesty, assumed
the tile of king of Italy', a title
which could, in itfelf, lay new
difficulties in the way of peace.
After his pruffian Majesty
had lent the formal anfvver of
the cabinet of the Thuilleries,
that he persists in his objeti: for
peace, and that lie would lend
the helping hand, his Ruffian
Majesty excepted* the paflports,
as the French government af