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■.H.nfn-*. w,s
■ far its :nf->r.v.:iti
p,orr ron<'t ‘VOW O'*
Ki„chi*il> 111 ore to l)c
H it went much at
reasoning on the
Comro.ire S. Bar
■ rhoir.ns Jefferson, ,n,e
Vvted St"te*.
r J-:g!ou, February 8,
■Un.rr. of a conver.
■hic't
■hvoa vcsterchy, <,n the
I venture
■ reasons for suppo*.
■ t i K p oper kind of ves-
H|>rl tke mo-t efT'cmal
■; ,j. c-nce anti annoyance
■,j,,b.iy # and rivers of the
I■ jta^***
K,,;; draft of w iter enables
K i;i l-e such positions, as
■t. in am asare with im
■ resselsot anv size, and
Hj,!ed to appnroacll or re
■tnav has* suit to discom-
Knemv, & protect them-
jHre.idence having been a!-
the Chesapeake, ena
to remark, more pat ii
n't the effect of trull l>> its
to -.hips within theCupcs
middle ground. the Horse
■an 1 Wiilonghb’’3 point
positions for g in
take, to rep ’ attempts
■rrthebav an! Jams’ ri-
soil ufT irds the same
B, r in preventing an
■ into that river, and
river is a fl ‘t,
a safe position to
■, without fearing the near
HicH f large ship-. Ten ‘r
of these boats would pro-
HbesutGcient to compel s o
from h*r position, a fn-
Hind so on. in prnoor ion
To do more'h'O
|,wo Id be dfE al WRh
Iv sseis, a great number, at
Hftims would lie nece sarv
a ship o*’ war; but f-w
w mid feel seewe
■ (-pen to lie attack of an e
■, which, however infeior,
Huldaotde roy. An attempt
he better opo >s- 1
i r m a , cutlasses, &<-, and
■t of the necesiitv of a >e-
H the small rivers adjacent,
■rnuM lie found of easy ac
Ho th- boats, and inaccessi-
Hthe enemy, rdo suppose
■twenty gun-boats sta'ioned
Hitipton Hoads and its vtci-
B would be sullicient to repel
Hredatjry attack in thatquar
be very formidable to a
Bf force, ir is impossible for
89.B 9 . enlarge o;i this subject,
Bincapable of estimating th*
B which m ght be brought in
Bsition to this mode of tie”
can recollect perfectly
■anner, and bv what means,
■smill boats belonging to the
■ ofVirginia, daring the re
■oonarv war, often intercept
■Kost under the guns of large
lb the supplies which were
lurntly attempted to Os afford
iLm.
■nis w.ts done by means of a
H’ dr-Wr (,j W atcr, and good
■"'S- I hey were, however,
■ CK ntot heavy cannon. The
■•boa:& bjjiJing under my di~
■i°n, a-a so constructed as to
and to mount ot.e heavy
B 1 0"; and can, if necessary,
■"t some smaller guns in the
Bbsoihat they can be used
m tick on privateers or ships
■ ar , and are competent to an
■ °>n!ent (during summer) on
B SCi c °t3t, where the inlets
V generally admit them; in
■ e ( * tempestuous weaihe., or
■ ttecess.-j of retreat from a su
■tar iarce.
B •aye >he honor to be,
■ v ill) great re-pett,
I \ our übt. servant.
■gr.ed^
■ SAMUEL 15 Al 4if ON.
BK r ® -acv oi gun boats in
I ‘ ‘ P ' C ’ coujt.,, ports and
bsrbonv*. must boo! vinf'? <<>
eve y person capable of refl-c'U
or; w pen it is rOn jrjerrd yah !
u’h'i f rflrriiv-th*-v can g nmt'lv I
change tneir position and mode j
.f attack, extending it widely to
a mnv dilTercnt directions as ‘
their number cr.nr.tsts of. or of i
penetrating nearly to one linen!
direction. It hardly need lie ob
served that the very sms'! objure j
which a gun Imat presents to the i
rt'ack'ntr enemv, causes it al
ways problematical whether it
wav be hit by the most expert &
eXperii-n-'ed marksmen, while on
the o'her hand,the enemv attack
ing is generally with large ships,
mostly of tile line of battle, and
which from their magnitude may
be struck by almost every shot,
Ihe advantag sos gunboats for
the defence contemplated are nu
merous-
they < annot easily be surrounded
bv the fece of the memy, lie it
what it rnuv; coTVvquentlv very
few, if anv, are likely to fa!! in
to the enemy’s hands. Thetr ca
pability of retiring into.shoal w a
ter thereby keeping the adver
sary at long gun-shot distance,
where nought but a charge of
single round shot will reach, in
which they will almost always
have the advantage, or taking
their station behind shoals,where
they cannot be pursued by the
smallest r.la-s of frigates, or e
ven of sloop; of war. And in
many cases they mav hive op
portunity of anno', ir.g an enemy
when sheltered themselves by low
points of land, where nought but a
their masts can be seen; < t course
in a siuia ion comparatively safe,
when that of the enemy is consi
dered .
Such indeed is believed to be
the great utility of gun-boats for
defence, that notwithstanding
the gigantic power of the Bri
ttsh navy; in i;s present state, a
judicious writer in the Hritish
Naval Cinonicle, after advising
a plan for raising’ a fieet of
15 ) or 200 gun.boats to assist
in repelling the threatened inva
sion of that country, says, “ A
gun-boat has this advantage over
a battery on shore, that it can be
removed from place to place as
occasion may require, and a few
such vessels carrying heavy guns
wouid make prodigious havoc
among the enemy’s flat bottom
ed boats crowded with soldiers ”
Re-pecting those particular ports
and harbours in tile U- States,
wnich ma) be defended, or essen
tially assisted in being defended
by g.in-boats, u in believed they
would essentially assist in the
defence ol all the principal ports
in our country. For the only
place where pun-boats could be
of no avail- must be suen a one
where the enemy under sail
could advance uninterrupted by
shoals, rocks, or narrow chan
nels, to the immediate point of
attack within pistol shot ol the
shore.
The above cursory observati
ons are respectfully submitted.
(Signed) l HO MAS 1 INOc-Y-
Navy Yard. Washington,
Fab. 9, 1807-
In the Senate of the United
States, on the 11th nit. while the
subject of employing military
force to drive off illegal settlers
from certain lands in the Missis
sippi territory was under consid
eration, Mr. Clay of ICenlutkv,
took occasion to observe, that
the late seizure of men at .New-
Oi leans, by military force, and
the transputtation of tiiem io the
Atlantic coast, was one ol the
most at but ary and outtageous
nets ever committed, if such
was the conduct ol a commander
in chic!, what might not he ex
pected from Scrg< ants and coi
porals intrusted with like pow
ers ?
‘i hose remat ks L: ought up M r.
Smith of iViur) land. ii~ admit
ted that the conduct oi g-neral
Wilkinson was dkg.l and un
cottsti tiiion 1. Remap- he. might
be sued, lined and impiisontd;
but he would, said iVr. a. re
ceived nevertheless the thanks ts
.ii> td'pUirv io*
: ii j a ‘'■p I j ,r\'T’
j a 1 I
I ANSAH, March 12, 1807.
The Intelligence from F.urope
(by arrivals N. \. & Charleston)
i relative to the operations of the j
hostile armies is so Contiadirto- !
tv, that no reliance can lie placed j
upon it. Some accounts repre- j
sent the French as victmious, j
others state the success of th c 1
Russians to have been decisive— j
The remains of the Prussian ar- j
my at e said to be in a high state of i
discipline, and eager to meet the i
j enemy—They h”e joined the |
Russians under Cien. Tolstoy, j
who together, amount to 100,000
—The two columns of Russian*
under Generals Kenningsen and
Ruxhoyrfen have joined, amount
injf to 150,000 men—-A strong
Russian force, under Gen. Von
Essen, is said to have taken pos
session of Chocziti/ Some ac
counts state also, that an army .of
50,000 Russians have taken pos
session of violdavia and Walla
chia, a allies of the Porte, and
have been joined by 40,000 Ser
vians.
The Austrian emperor has
j been summoned by the French
gen. Montesquieu to declare for
or ag in<c France, as his neutral
ity could no longer be respected,
i'hc same demand had been j
made of Denmark and Sweden.
The French armv in Poland is
reported to amount to 200,000
they were suffering severely from
scarcity and disease—SO,ooo were
in the Hospitals. In Sweden, the
most vigorous preparations
making for war—The British Go
vernment: has engaged to furnish a
subsidy of five millions sterling to
Russia, Swed-.ii 2c Prussia, to e
liable them to keep the field
The British Government has
issued an order concernisig Neu
tral Commerce, founded on the
French blockade. Privateers
j were equipping in all the French
! ports, to carry into force the
i blockade of England—lß sail
j were fitted out at St. M-daes,
I within a few days after the pub
! lication of the Decree in con
sequence of which, and a great
i number having appeared in the
! British channel, a special order
j had gone from the Admiralty,
j for the sailing of evety armed
j vessel then in port „• several pri
-1 vateers had been captured aiici
sent in.
Ship Alexander Hamilton, Cal
laghan, from this puri has aniv
i ed at Liverpool.
Brigs Georgia, Jocelin, from
Savannah, and Dean, Burnham,
j inm Charleston, have arrived
jat New-Yoi k. Museum.
On the 10th inst- JOB T.
i BOLLLS, Esq. was duly quali.
j find as Cleik of the Superior and
Inferior Courts of Chatham
] oouniy.
i P.J- Chanquion, la:e Gover
nor ot the island of uurracoa,
together with his lady and family
unci several Dutch Giiiceis, were
passengers in the ship Abtona,
arrived yesterday from Kingston
(j am.) and unes.
i- OH CHauLEB i ON,
I he, fast sailing,
BE OOP
XiJ&te&r >USAN k NANCY,
j. iiito >vcKien, master, will sail
n h ad possible dispatch. For
height or passage, Having ex
ctlieut accommodations, apply to
ttic mas ci vli board, at lichens
whai /.
i Mar ch 12. S4< ts
Marine Intelligence. \
‘A j
*** ■***-*> £> j
PORT OF SAVANN/VII
ARRIVED.
Ship Hope, Webb, Jamaica,
Kesinh, Hiiot, St. Thomas’ j
Brig Recovery, Hull, Jamaica, j
Schr. G cssaweskeeg, Spalding, I
Charleston.
CLEARED.
Ship Argo, Warren London,
Brig Amazon, Copp, New-York,
Tarantula, Riley, St. Tho
mas’
——Eliza, Pendleton, Jamaica,
Patagon, Carman, N. York,
Schr. Amicus, Jackson, ditto.
Ulrica, Joannes, W. Indies,
Holla, Posdick, New-York,
Hero, Kins ball, Edetuon, n c-
B'igs Sea Island, Burnham ;
Canton Case and Eam& Ham, ar
rived at New York lrom tin*
port on the 22d ult.
Port nf Charlesten.
The British brig Anttrlope,capt.
Barron, sailed from Portsmouth
(Eng.) in ballast, on the 4th of
January. On the sth inst at 3 o’-
clock in the morning, the brig
went ashore on Dewees’s I-land,
v here it is supposed will be
lost. Ihe c; ptain has arrived in
tOyrn.
The ship Mary, of and from
Charleston, tor Laguira, was
captured bv a picaroon out of Ne
vis, and scut into St. John’s, An. !
tigua, where she was leit on the :
27th January—-vessel and car-;
go libelled.
Schooner Philip, Kuhn, for J
this port, cleared at Philadelphia j
on the 25th ult.
i he French ship Foudroyant !
admiral Wdlaumez, lrom Ha- j
vanna, has anclioied in the Ches
apeake .
j Schooner Sally. Kidwell, has
j arrived at. Falmouth, Jamaica
i from Savannah.
Freni Lloyd's list, Jan. 2.
The Providence, Holbrook,
! from Philadelphia to Bremen,
foundered at sea on the 15th ult.
; having sprung a leak in a gale,
j The captain and ctcw taken on
| Iroaid the Rodney, arrived at
J Plymouth, from Wilmington.
‘auction!’
Y HIS DAI , Ate [2th msi.
WILL BE SOLD,
On Telfair's Wharf,
WITHOUT RESERVE,
so Puncheons Bolton Rum,
20 illids. Prime Molasses,
Just landing t orn the Alary and
An sun.
Conditions—'/til sums over
S 200 Notes, with approved in
dorsers at t> r days.
Hales to commence at IO o'clock.
S. 11. STACKHOUSE,
Auc'r.
Chambers.
Chatham Interior Court.
Present —JOHN 11. MOREL.
Wm. Robinson, )
ad sin ,•
: Edward Quinn. )
LTPON die petition of William
) Robinson, statirg that he is
\ confined in tire jail of tins county
j for debt, by process from the
i Justices Court, that lie is unable
I to pay his debts, or to give bail
j to ansuer the same, or to support
j himself during Ins confinement,
I and prayi g lo be admitted to die
j benefit ol the acts passed lu tins
j state for relief ot insolvent debt-
I or!i ’
; It is ordered, That not ice ot
j tins application be published in
one of the Savannah G..Zette>;
i that the creditors ol the said vr sn.
Robinson mav, outlie 12th day
oi Apin next, betoie tiro Jus
tices of the Interior Court ot tins
county , ut • tie court noil e, shew
J cause, n any they have-, why me
; prayer ot the said petitioner
1 should not be granjed.
JO.iN H. MOREL.
We. March 1 L o i
Blank Manifests &c.
For c,ale at this Office.
lMTß;.rrr™ rs n •>.
THE SNHSCIUHFjF
J{™) 1 i'UßNAhisivsirvcifid in ud;<i
IVto his friend* and du* ivhahi
tants of .Siv itm.ili, lor the gene
rous eueouragtmKmt, they love
granted him, in tint two i-Hiibiisii
meiirs lie has formed in t**is futv.
Hi- hastin’ honor in iDlnroi the
pnlilie, til l’ by the first of April,
the BATHS will be open in the
same place it was kept at last sea
son.
The improvements he ha tho’t
indwpeti..tliin to make In render
ing the rooms lorg'-r, and by giv
ing them that degree oi’ air ne.
tressary in the warm sen .on of t ids
country, lead It in to liuj e lor tits
continuation of enfoureir inert,
and kind patronage of ins custom
ers.
1 he price of the siioserintiou
‘or ilia season, six mo ten
dollar--.—six dollars for ;j months
—and 25 cents lor each Rail .
L.GLEI.si -i,
M.irc!i!2 34 -; f
ifEMovXC”
E. miton,
Ip) F.SPPX'TFULLY inft r rrts It is
il A. ftteiuis anil the ptibhc g<-ii.‘.
rally, that lie has n ini-v.il to ti,ii
house on the Bav, fornmrly oc
cupied bv Mr. Germ.iieo, dec.
where he cont'rmes to carry o 1
7 he Taylorin q Bush ess
in all its various n a .eh-s. He
returns thanks for favours alrea
dy it ceived, and solicits a cuntni
uattce of them.
March 12 34 ts
‘• FOR~SALEh’
BY THE SUBSCRIBER,
Til AT well situated HOUSE
and LO J No. 37, Wash
ington Waul. Also, his House
and Lot in Fianklin W > and, No.
7. f)ue half of die Wharf end
Buildings on Lot No. n, in said
Ward, adjoining CmgT ff, i|> c
east, and Richar/I W:v, ttr's to tlic
rves‘. One undivided uu v ( ,f
the He uerdam Mill TaiCi—g'riOQ.
ai res of land cm Blaek tret k,
Bulloch county. 287 1-2 acics
on t 1 - Alarum aha. Anew li
j ni-hed House, and Lot. No. 1, in
j Milledgeville, renting at present
j for 2(Xt dollars.
It the above property- is trot
solrl at Private Bale before the
first I'tiesdav in April, it will,
on that day, be sold at PUBLIC
SALE.
Conditions Ca *ut, Bii.ls
on Liverpool or London, i
HENRY PU#NA:.I.
March 9 ‘ r S3
N. B. I will also sell one fourth
part ot Lot No. , at present
occupied by Mrs. Ann M‘Crea
dy.
NO J ICE.
r | ‘'HE Subscriber here bv public,
X iv notifies such persons
or persons as wish, or are inclined
to purchase Mr. Henry Putnam’a
“ one hall of the wharf and budd
ings on lot (N<>. II.) ad j-liumo-
C'aig’s to the east, and Richard
Wayne’s to tin; west.” ‘1 he h.
ties of said lot are in mv possess!’
I on, as administrator of ti e estate
of llcrms.u lierson, as security >n
a mortgage, duly foreclosed, and
judgment obtained by the estate
against i. U. P. Chariton a"<i
Henry Putnam, at he last Supe
rior Court in tins county.
C. h. ’1 ili IBNER, Admr.
oj the estate <>/ H. IJ , rs n.
N. B. I he Rtuve advv 1 iiscmcnt
would have appeared much soon
er, had i the least nonce ct tnc
property being adveiti-ed for sale;
it was 110 L before this dav that l
lead send advertisement in the
Patriot —Nut being .t Subscr.ber
to that paper, and very seldom
i peruse it.
C\ F. T.
Aar. March 5. 32 fit
roi At 1 -UKl.tA.w't,
fTK The strong and last
taTev*
AJ. heba-stiani master v he will
sal on or about the 20 h ot tins
month —For Freight or Passage,
apply to ‘he Master on hoatd, at
Bacon St Malone’s tv ha. i.