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f p, y.iqrv, 0->r* British troop®,
rr)n ql<!f : nir of the S3ih, 4).it,47ch
‘ n ,j g - t h battalion®, with the ri-
J em en, and dismounted dm
oon,, attacked two different
rt , of the town. The S7th
battalion, with most of the rifle
m„n and dragoons, attacked the
bom')’ proof battery. n ™ r
nort h ga.re, and tne 13th, 40th,
sn ,| 4 7th at the breach near the
j OIIt h pate. They marched an
datintedly tip with fixed bayonets
and rushed through the Spanish
s u e with the utmost intrepidity.
From the darkness of the night
some of the troops missed their
ws y, and had to march up under
3 galling fie, to the breach,
which was 6 or'B feet from the
ground, and not wider than to ad
mit4or 5 men to enter at a time.
The Spaniards fought with bra
very, considering they were prin
cipally undisciplined troops, con
sisting of the inhabitants of the
town, among whom were some
of the most respectable people
air! heads of families, who were
posted at the breach, under the
command of a French gentleman
who gallantly
fell m its defence. When he fell
■ all was confusion, the lLitLh
rushed in, and in a place not
more than 400 feet square, were
piled up between 7 and 300 kil
led and wounded; British and
Spaniards indiscriminately mix-
J. Tie British arc s ippo;e I to
have had upwards of 400 killed
and woutided at the first assault,
among which were 26 officer:',.
Among the killed v.ura Colonel
Vassal, of the 33th RegUn-nt,
j and Col. dJroxvnrigg of the staff.
The British were repulse at
the first assault, but they return
ed to the attack and drove the
Spaniards from tire breach, anti
mounted the ramparts &■ bomb
j proof battery. .
The Spanish gun-boats afford-
I ed no assistance to the town, but
as scon as the British had got
I possession of the works, they
I sheered r,£f to the north side of
I the harbour, and on tnetr way
[they set fire to two Corvettes and
[an hast-India Company’s ship;
lone of the Corvettes was burnt
PtioWn, the pthet two were saved.
| “-Two of toe gun boats were set
L®n fire, by’ the Spaniards, who
■intended to destroy all their ves-
Isels in the haibour, but were pre-
Ivented bv the men of war’s floats
I—At day-light in the morning,
llhe British obtained entire po<-
Isession of the city; and alifiougr.
lit was taken by’ storm, they ui-
Iforded to the inhabitants se-curi
Ity both of pet son and propeity,
■which was as gratifying to the
■inhabitants as it was honorable
Itothe victors. A lew days be*
■lore the storming of the town,
lit receinfd a re-inforct'ntient 01
■IOO men from Buenos Ay ret, an 1 *
Ken. Lr. Neva was momently
■tspected horn thence with a
■auch greater force; but the
CW3 of its capture reache l him
■while on his march, when he im-
Baediattly retraced his steps to
Whttnos Aijre.u
■ i I'-e number of prisoners a
■B'iunted to 2500, who were sent
■° :l board the transports as pri
°Qers of war, hut as soon at or-
Bder was restored in the town,
■’ta inhabitants were landed, and
B 1 ® 0 !: the oath of allegiance to
B ill rir new masters, and were as
■*urcd of their security and the
enjovmant t i their
Religion. The officers were like.
M*’ ls e permitted to go on shore,
B" 1 their parole. The British
gapmred in the Harbour, l cor
B*lte, 33 vessels of different
and 3 gun-boats, with
Borne small craft. Very little
money was found in the
Breasury, and all private w;u
Bdivered sacied to the owners.
I On the Bth of March, abo.tt
troops embarked on hon'd
B e h’anspot ts, to t tkc the Colo.
■‘">•l small place about 3'J leagues
V ■ tl< t westward of Montcvie-k,,
■ ‘ ( he north side of tiie river, <x
B"dy opposite to iiuer. osAyres,
B c y having previously taken po t-
B->siou of St. Luca , with 80 J
which is a small village
■” ute nvtr, 3 league i fro r>
.Vi rf > f **v eje, *
Several flags of truce It vl been
sent up to Buenos Ayres,-hut it.
was understood that the office
would not be given up without a
severe struggle.
Gen; Ber ret ford, with •Col,
Peck, of the 71st regiment, had
made their escape from the Sna
niarcls—they had been carried in
j to the country. a distance above
! Buenos Ayres, but they procur
\ ed a boat, descended the river,
j and arrived at Monteviedo about a
\ fortnight after the place was tak
i Ctl.
The ships of war under admi
ral Stirling, in the river, consist
of four 04 gun ships, one 50, ,fri
’ gates, 2 sloops of war, 2 gun-
I brigs, and 2 bomh-ketches.
A large number of merchant
men had -arrived in the river on
board of which ,vere many K ri
g-fish merchants with gauds to
the ami mt of at least one and
a half million pounds sterling; tne
i Spanish merchants decline pur
chasing, excepting for immediate
use ; money was very scarce.
The country people began to
come to town, and the market at
Monteviedo was plentifully ssup
| plied.
PRINCE Os Pli -ICE.
I The king of Spain by a late re
] script, conferred on the Prince of
1 Peace the ?ame powers and rights
j which, under the titles of Gene
| ra'issimo, Captain ’• Governor-
I General of the seas, or Admiral
! General, were enjoyed hv Don
I Jnan of Austria, the son of Don
i Carlos I. the second Don Joan
j of Austria, the son of Don Phi
l lip IV. and the Infante Don Plfi
, lin, uncle and ftther-in-law to his
1 present Majesty, with the nffdi- ;
j tionat title, also enjoyed by Don |
! Philip, of Protector of the Ma- j
j ritime Commerce of his subjects j
; throughout all Ids (Uminion*.—- j
‘ Mis majesty, after technically tie- I
; scribing the extent oT the author j
■ rity thus conferred on his f tvo- I
j rite, proceeds thu‘:
j *- 1 In all tltese respects you are ‘
j empowered to give and comitm
! nicate whatsoever orders you ,
may deem proper for my royal
service, which being signed with
your hand, or by the secretary
of'the admiralty, must be punc
tually obeyed and executed by
all pqj-sons, without exception,
to whom they shall be addres-.ed.
I further declare,that as well inor
i tier to -maintain the brilliant In-,tie
of the exalted dignity of generalis
mo of my armies, anti admiral ge
neral of nty maritime forces in all
my dominions, as on account of
your extraordinary merits and ser
vices, and your most singular per
! sonal qualities, you are of t ight, ik
) bv mv command, hi writing <x ,
| speaking, to b styled, “ Most j
j .Serene ilighness,” and to pos
! sess ail the prerogatives, honors ,
! immunities, S. franctiises tvuong- j
j ing to that elevated title, final- |
j is*, l order and command all my |
1 councils, chincerics, anjlieuce.,, j
| and the other tribunals of mv i
! kingdoms, my viceroys, captains
j general,the irencral and sub ilteru
i olhcers of t!tc fleet, and all tny
j maritime forces, and ail other per
j sons, of whatsoever title, rank,
j pre-eminence and dignity in my
j dominions, to attend to obey and
I execute your orders in every
J thing that relates to nty service
j and to the execution of your
office, paying the same respect to
you as to myself in person and
assisting you w:t!t their advice and
aid whenever vuti require thes tine
and that as often as you shall
I judge it fit an I necessary, you
i shall reoteve from the ministers
{ and officers of marine such mior
! mation and detailed repot.s as
I you inay require in order to as
{ certain the state of the whole and
I thereupon to take such measures
j as you mw deem proper.
I ip tven laCerred from the extr.iordi
n*rv power* ilia* coaferre 1 on a pcrl m
wliof? origin is ohfeure, and wUa 11 oclie and
wltn nvi-a je.naa,; hy the ancient nobili
ty of .S 111, iliac a more important m-alu c
bin agitation, and that the rtuhm ot
> Be .aharnois the trench Am.tor, t > Ma 1
ri.l is paflibly coanect.-d with aa intention
tut'” afiJc the Prince of Aldurio, an' l llc
cl-irr the Prince of Peice h -ir to the Span
nil m march)'. Jiueh a meafare-, howeycr,
newer would he endure J in .ip on, nnlel* u
were the eIVcA of a revolutin i bro tg tt a-
Mouthy the power or France in a more
f .tnmary manner.
Several houles in Green
wich-ftreer, New-York, were
deO roved bv fire on the morn,
ing of.the Bth mdant, ,
All accounts b v the Rtfmrcr,
concur in Rating, that . unless
the Britifit (liortly receive pow
erful reinforcements, they will
not be able to extend their con
qneßs to any confiderafile dis
tance from Monteviedo—The
late of Buenos Avtes was
doubtful; ant! if the Governor,
j or Gotn’.tandfer of the Spanifit
| forces at. this latter place, I Dl
l’ lowed ihe'example of the Go
| vernor of the former, in de
. fending ifie city to the lad. cx
tiemity, the'fmail number of
British troops which could be
(pared from the garrison of
Monteviedo, would encounter
great difficulties in carrying the
city.
l ire people of the country,
generally, were by no means
plea fed with their- change of
matters, and would readily em
brace any opportunity that of
fered of expelling the E-nglifh
-—This spirit of ani nolity was
flrongly manifetted by the in-’
habitants of Monteviedo, who
having generally, ttepped for
ward in its defence, many ofthe
firft families had 101 l tfieir fit
thers, lons', or brothers—and
notwithllanding thev fell in the
heat of battle, their relatives
con(idered tlie Knglifit as their
quirderers.
\V 7 e are pleased in oblerving,
that the British have nor, as
was previoufiy reported, retal
iated upon the vanquilhed Spa -
niards, the cruelties pratlifed
upon the prisoners captuied
with Gen. Bercsford. War
is, of itlelf, fulficiently dis
tressing—but. the spirit of rr.-
taliation and revenge, once ad
mitted, its horrors ate crtcrcas
cd a thousand fold.
Some weeks ago a well-looking
young recruit appeared fit. the
llotation office,in Bow-sreet, to
lie sworn into the of the
Kastilndia Company?” when an
officer present observed, tint from
the voice and features, he suspect
ed the recruit to be a woman ;
on a more particular observation,
every one present was ofthe same
opinion, and two surgeons were
desired to examine the purtv in
another room. They found her
to be ;i woman, and on returning
into court, site hurst into tears,
said that h*r motives for th;.? action
were, her having a husband whom
she dearly loved at that time in
India, that her life was miserable,
without him, and nothing should
prevent her from going there. K
vervone present wasaffooted w’uh
her tears, and on her consenting
to return to lier parents, who are
in good repute & live, in the neigh
bourhood of London, the judge
humanely promised her, tout if
she continued in the. same tttmd,
& her, happiness depended on it,
ho himself’ would speak to some
of the directors,and procure her a
passage to India, in character of a
lady’s ir.aid ; tint poor creature
was melted with Ins kindness,
which site acknowledged in the
most orateful terms. Shu is ex
peeled.to set olt in :l short time,
with the first ships that sail lor
the (Oast-Indies. She is a very a
grecable young woman ah nit 12
years of age.— London paper.
Le.ters from Spain by a late
arrival fay, that a very confid
crable a lift anon has taken place
i:t the Court of Madrid, in
rcUtio:) to the afl.ui'.s pending
between that nation an! die
U. States —and that and ll'ercn*
c,;s are expected to he termina
ted by a v.e<pcc : rJiaq i,r s .v br
<roi"7 on. —A t; kora,
O J
PATRIOT. ;
S) I A iV.'PJ IJ % SI an 2t. l fio 7.
MARXIgD, on the ogth infl. bv
Rev. Mr. Holcombe, Mr. Cliriitopii-r
Hall, to Mifa Mary Robert, both of this
rity.
Same evening, Mr. William
WtooiN, Printer, to Mifi Sarah Roiiert,
both of this citv.
Extract of a letter, dated GlbraU
far; March-10, 1807.
“ Yesterday - British hired
schooner was captured by four
Spanish gun boats in the Gut,
she was commanded by a Lieut.,
of the Navy, ik had dispatches
from Admiral Duckworllv for
the. British government—-left Ad
miral Duckworth with 14 Bail of
the line at anchor bv the Dardit
j ne!les,as the Turkish government
1 had refused permission for the
fleet to go up. The Turkish fleet
was at Constantinople, ready for
sea, consisting of J 7 ships cl
the line; this, is the report re*
! ceivod from said schooner previ
{ ous to her being taken.’’
Nat. Intel.
Murine Intelligence.
’ Y O RTO F SAV A N NA H
. • . ARRIVE D,
Ship Mlnciva, Giver, Portland,
Sloop Nnocv, Gorham, Charlcftou*
CLLAh'ED,
Ship Rufus, Hard, Nf\v-Yor’:*
Mary t"* Fliza, Simmons, Livcipool.
Schr Edward Prchblc, Sutherland, j^m
Aurora, Ch^rirlton,
Brig Plicf, Ncw-York
Cleopatra, Hoadley, ditto,
Sloop Packet, Ney, ditto,
Orion, IVlafon, ditto,
—A-Karl, Swain, ditto,
Favorite, Keen, Philadelphia,
Dennifon, Cliarlenon.
The ill ip Sarah and Clie s Holland, ar
rived at Liverpool from thia poit on the
SStli March.
The Liverpool Packet, Kimiaird, from
tint port, has arrived at Liverpool.
Schr. Rolla, F. ldick ; floopa Vaster, Rei
ter ;and Liberty, Bowles, have arrived at
New-Yoik from this port.
Port of Charleston , May 22.
Three new lltipj built on the Ohio, aivJ
hound for Nc//-Orleans in attempting to
pali the Rapid* on the 18th April last,
hrnck on the rocks, and iiiftaiuly filled
with water. At thia moment the llioies,
terrace#, 8z window* were filled with hnx
iom l'peCoitom, enjoying h doubitul p ea
lure, bin in a few minute, their lut'peace
whs decided with the fate of the ihipn,
which lay wrecks upon ilie rock# ! tno
apparent perilous situ-lion of the crews ck
centlemcn on board was dreadful; in Ihip#
without rudders or keels, tumbling from
rock to rock, and rolling from Ode to fide,
in a current which rate# twelve or lour
tecn isiles'an hour, without a pulUbilUy
of being re'ievcd from the fliore. i’oitu
iiately lor the lives oil board, the flop* til
led oil the rocks without going to pieces.
jVltxij 25.
Opt, Magee left at Monteveido, March
to, thips M.iry, Hnnlmry, ot lfaitimorc;
BaF.iaiv, Pcdcrkiu, do. Whampoa, Uouri.e,
of Ncw-Voik ; Cotton. V a .ter, t.ardincr,
ditto ; American Kayle, Kinj", ditto ; schoo
ner Soplironah, Mariner, ditto ;. fl.b l’at
tv, Knowi.i, of Phi lade i pin a; I y ger, Weld.,
ditto ; Bet fey, Jones, ditto ; Hamden, Ms
bury, of Newport, it. I ; Swift, Beecher,
ditto ; Chari-. Jc Harriet, 1 ii’.laie ditto;
Hoop Aurora, Buelt'ey,ditto ; iltijis arrow,
I Ictclicr,of Button; XVrftverai.tr. Steven-,
ditto; Superb; l.ombard. ditto; brig Men
tor, Goodwin, ditto; tciir. Moiiy, Morris,
ditto; lliip Print, I)ixcr, c >t Salem ; llnp
Minetva, t.aidlcr. ot Cliariclloii, lulling
for Europe ; brig Minerva, (fernoii, ot dit
to, loading ft.r the Mediterranean.
The ll.ip l i ai.klin.Kiirenftrom, of Char
leston, had proceeded up to Buenos Ayres,
in hopesto gat permilh in to sell her flavts.
The jiiip George and Alary, liayett,
of New-port, had been at Biter.t Ayres,
amt it was reported the had Wit it.
.Ship Rufus, Dabney, of Bollon, failed
from Monteveido mi the Iff ot March, for
London —cupt. Magee fpo'ce heron the Jtli
April, in iat. IZ- S. long, i 6th W.
of Ship Ann, Donniien. of lfrittol; and brig
Jniin, Bates, rd Priividence, k. i were tak
en by the jirit th alter they had entered
the River Plate, and or. the 6th ot Februa
ry , e „t idi'io the Cape of Good Hope tor
trial.
•ship Bengal, of New-York, in going m
\Lldanardo about tile middle ol Jai.ua
rV, it’lV -on aroek.nul bilged. 1 lie fliips
Hamden and Cotton Planter, tow.-d far
tip to Afonft". ; do. but a gale comif.on,
II e drifted alhorr on a point of rock# op
po'ite the iown, Hid went to piece#; part
of the ra g' 1 wa# ic ’cd.
( ant. Cmei'ebro’ informs in, that the
prtvrkers titit of Antigua, capture almott
itverv AnicricMi Vittel from the french : v
and#, and h the French capture or rub all
Am.-r.cen v, iT. I bound to Vn..in A.-.
our comtn rce is in A vrr.r t;fiVct-ur. v-ar
bc'wiw.l llu-m. ‘the induttry * .ny 1 train
Anti or, in r .o’jt.ov with'ti.C bn if h n
’ |, Vl .,;n,r'.. r New York, Jl-i; havir.t; been de
al ii and day >-t td |>a t| f *'£’ ,um ’
( rianm*.. 1 . f.-T At An*i -.]•., f.-hoon---—s.’
Ginner, fron. Chnrlefloii,’ l.oun* 1 to l.t,
Thom a*, f.riy Eli-.-a, of PhiladfUhi’i, to
I fail for ; >t. T'lomiti in 4 t.r 5 siavs ;i id m,o
j n y other velltls names not rce d'e.Tcd
w^i'ir'iwwmiiiuMiiwßMßigwaaaiiß.wetw*
The Subscriber.
1 r
< RRGB leave to inform his friends, and
fhc public;hi general, -th’f hr ha* rrmov-d
his CHINA ,AND SJAFFO ‘O W-\RR
HOUaE, to Mr. 3'tor's hyr hnitdin.r,
j on the B\Y, 11-rt door to- Mr S.iicy,
I wnere he has ;> large and “enerid aif .rtment
! irl the above line, wliolcOde m retail, at
, the usual lo.v prices for cat'll,or gooX notas
at 60 Days,
KDWAttD GOGRTNAY.
i ./*” makes and reoairs a11... Jeinds of
I Ma,-train s, with neatncl's and tiispa-fh
j Mar. i, r/,
WANTS EMPLOV*
A YOUNG man,
Who writes -a g .od hand, and is a ;
accountant .X Itook keeper, svi'hes to he
employed in a Cmintiag Houfc or Dry
good# ft,.re. Should he not meet with a
permanent fixation, in a few days h
will undertake, to bring up the book’s of
Merchants or Mechanics, who mar ho j.,
wmt of temporary alliftance For’ further
particulars rntjuire at this hiTico. where a
\ fpccimen of hi# writing may p c fj C u
j May aB, ‘56 ‘\t
Sheriff’s Sales.
WILL RE SOLD, at the court
house in the county of Mlnto*h
on the fret Tuesday in Juh,
next , between the hours often
, and three o'clock.
•ONE Tract of land, lying on Enll-Tusm
Bwamp,containing * acres, mo- c or
left, Good Cotton and Ricci.anti; levied
on a. the property of I.eonard ■q.'mrdiuc,
to lat.sty fitudry ex rutiom. agd-dt Jiim.
Conditions, CAR” on the day of Sale.
THI-OD. MON FFORi’j S. M. C.
May ;8 r^’
Sheriff’s Sales.
0A 7 the p rat 7 utsduy in fulr/ next
between the hours of ten and
three o'clock, at the Court He, use
in this city,
WILE BE SOU).
ONE hundred acres Osk \<f Hickory
Laud, he the. fume m..re nr left, fituutc a
bemt three miles tr„m Savannah the
X.nuifvilJe road taken under execution as
the property ot Dr. h,,jamni Rntnam,
drccafed at thefuit of the cltate of Jacob
Wilcnbaltct.
ALSO,
One half of the Wharf and Building* on
Iu t No. i 1, in Frail-:Jiit Ward, adjoining
Caig'* to the call, and Richard Wayne’s to
the well,levied on to farisfy a mortga.-e
duly foteciofcd.
T. ROBERTSON S. C. C.
March J“, jp
Robert M^jkic,
HAS i fi-PStIUL
I Old Cogniac BranUy,
GUI Jamaica Rjuui,
HolUnci Gin,
Madeira Wine,
belt London Porter,
Newaik Cider in l)ott!e.,
Double Kilouceller and American Checfe,
‘i'eas* Coffee, Chocolate, #
Black Pepper, Mult-nd and Vinegar,
Loaf and Lrov/ii Sugars,
J'ccf, Port, Bacon Fiili,
Withal u'.ff every article in the GROCE
i RY LINK, which he* will warrant T<) of
the belt. Having a coufidemfeie'ftnck on
Innd, and the hafon approaching
win n but lirt’e hnfme-fs can be done, in
duce 0 him tofsdlfor almcffi cofl ami cli *rgcs
to tlipfe who m*v want iJicni by the quan
tity for Sea-Store* or Family i:fr. A* a
sample of which, the* French 15r*uirb r , Ja
m;oi.a Rum, Holland Gin, will he Rfiff
at one dollar and twenty live ceiirs per
l gallon, by f!ie three gallons and onwards,
| and ail other tilings in proportion. J’ **
! caih only, without which, none need to
! apn'v.
| i)rayt m street, near the Bay.
j Mayas - f6*r
REM vl ML.
George L.noe,
Merchant ‘llylor.
Rcfpeslfu!ly inforni his friends & the
. public in general, that he has removed to
a Houle in the Yellow Building*, belong
ing jo tlic estate ot the late Mr. Peter \Vy
ly, deceafcd, and oppofi-c to l)r. A.
j Haberiham’#, in BuU itrect, taring tl •
j Exchange, where he comimies liis Btrli
-1 nef> in all its various bra’ che.-.
) Having procured additional WOUK
-1 MEN of capahd ty,he hope* to render fu|l
Ixtisbaiffion in the execution t /uch or
ders as be may be favoured with, both in
’ point; of punctuality and difpatcli, with
i ‘iieamefs ;tnd*iade not to be i xce <!ed.
‘f lieanicVs compofmg his Aflo-tment
■ are good and gcneiat, bnd well luiitd to
i the present icason*
I Ncri’TciG
i-A PtiTxinsul r Or
J). ‘J ORFYdCr.
IS this day diilolvcd, bv mntuaf c:tn
---■ T’Mt—-1 hev r ( <pifst ah thole inchbted to
t hem, tf> make immediate payment other
v.’ f"• ■ t wli be connne need . tliem
. l;luut difci'i;T.:,r#li<m.
r> roppy*.
W f HOMffOF?
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