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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? i ,\r v :: * cl