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of the Leopard to carry those orders into efFed : Therefore. Resolved unanimoujly , That all communication with the British (hips of war, now with in our waters & on our coafls. and with their agent or agents among us, be difeontinued, 8c that tv T e will use our belt exer tions to prevent all such inter course, and that all perso ns guilty thereof (hall be deemed infamous, Resolved unanimoujly , That we will view wi.h abhorrence any attempt at such commu nication, and deem any person or persons enemies to our country, who shall direfcfly or indireQly hold such intercourse or render any aid or afliitance to the British ships of war, by supplying them with provisions or neceflaries of any kind whatever, until the decision of our government be known. Resolved unanimoujly, In or r der the better to effect the a bove purpose, that a commit- j tee be appointed tocorrefpond I with the inhabitants of the j neighbouring counties, and 1 those of the waters of Elizabeth liver and the lea coast, notify ing the flagrant outrage that | has been committed and the measures palled by us, anc re commending similar tneafures to their consideration. Resolved unanimoujly , That ; our fellow.citizens, the Pilots of the Chesapeake bay and Hampton, whose patrioiifm we told in the highest edimation, are requested by this meeting to dilcontinue entirely, then profeffional services to all iirt tifli ships of war. Resolved unanimoujly , That we view this unprovoked, pi ratical, savage and afFafrin like attack upon the Chesapeake, with that horror and detelfatr cm which should always attend a violation of the faith of na tions, and the laws of war ; and we pledge our lives and onr properties to co operate with the government in any mea sures which they may adopt, whether of vengeance or of re taliation. Resolved unanimously . That the nayor of thisßoroug i be i qe st id to rail upon the lieut. col. m mandant of the militia, to hold in cadiness, an armed force ter ie lurpose of defence, and form ry- M s those resolutions into t Ter. fl Resolved unanimously , That Biese resolutions be extendi and to aii British snip-, of nar which in iv Bereafter anchor within our pores, Btui! complete reparation is made B° government fortius detestable Bntrage on the Chesapeake. I Resolved unanimously, Fh.it a Subscription be opened and left in ■lie possession of the dial in n, to Bise a fund to Ire applied to the Belief of the. wounded a:.d itie fam ilies of the killed on board the Bliesapeake. under the direction | the superintendant ol the bos- Bt&l, the mayor of ihe borough B Norfolk, and, Richard Blow, ■ sq. of Portsmoutli. fl Resolved unanimously, 1 hat the B'tiirnittee. be requested to corres- Bnd with the inhabitants of the Bincipal s<-a-ports, and endeavor Bfaras in their power to obtain Beir consent to these resolniions, kfur as effectually to w itbholu all Bpplies to any British armed ves* ■lon the coast of tne L. States, Btd ample justice is obtained by Br Executive. unanimously t 1 hat the Bperuuendant of tiie Hu-pita 1 , in Bee.cut of thedeam ol tiie unlor- Biiite mariners of theLbesaptake, B'v under his care, report tiie Biietothe Committee, who shall Bet the funds subscribed, tic hay m expense of toe luueral, uiki B said Committee are hereby B>i acted to invite their fdloiv- Bzeusto attend, and to make the Btosary arrangements. Resolved unanimously, That the Collector I) * requested to f>irriisli one of the Revenue! cutlers to watch over and prevent anv con inunication with anv of his Rritan -10 ntajestv’s ships an I that the commandant of tiie fort he re quested to co operate with this ineasirre. Resolved unanimously That copies of the proc pilings of tliis meeting he traosrn'tted bv tiie chairman to tbe President of the U. >t r'es ao I tbe Governor of V : r(Tini:i, a , ij t | wt they be pub fished in the newpapers of this bo rough. Resolved unanimously* That the citizens of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and their vicinities, be req e ted to wear a crape for ten days, as a testimonial of their respect for ihe memory of those persons on board the Chesapeake, who have fallen victims to British tyranny and premeditated assassination. Resolved unanimously, That this meeting approves, and de*ms the conduct of our fellow citizens of Hampton, in destroying the water casks belonging to tbe British fri gate Melampus, highly laudable and praise- worthy Resolved unun'mouxly, TbatTh. Mathews, Cl lairman, Thomas Newton, jun. Luke Wheeler, ! Thedorick Armistead, Richard : Lee, Moses Mvers William Pen nock, William Newaum, Thomas Blanchard, Daniel Bedinger, Seth Foster, J. W. Murdangh, Richard Blow, and Francis S. Tavlor, be a committee to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect. Resolved unanimously. That this meeting tender thanks to Gen. Thus. Mat hews, tor his able dis charge of the duties of tbe chair. (Signed) THOMAS M \THEWS. (Test) Sam. Moseley, Sec’iy. June ir t . On f ucfday w<? gave a fFiort account of the fad affair which now engrofFes all time and a!! convsrfation—Shortly after that publication,the Chef apeake arrived in Hampton Roads without Colours, the Officers without Arms; and about 4 o’clock in tiie after noon of the fam--’ dav, ( Fw C dayjthe wounded men arrived at this place, and were imtne diatcly lent, to the Marine Hos pital, where every thing ne cessary and comfortable is pro vided for their relief. The fol lowing is a lift oftheir names, and of the names also of those killed. /I List of the Killed and Wounded on board the frigate Chesapeake: killed. Joseph Arnold, City of Wash ington. Joint Laurence, Pennsylvania. John iSiiarkli, Philadelphia. WOUNDED Mr. Brook, Midshipman. Robert McDonald, Washing ton City. Thomas Short, Virginia. George Perceval, Philadelphia. Francis Coonhoven; New York James Eppes, Petcrsbujgh Virginia, Cotton Btown, Candia, N. Damp, shire, Peter Simmons. Prussia Win. Haodrick, Albany, N. Y. Peter Ellison, Denmark. John Hayden, Baltimore. John Parker, New-York. William Moody, Delaware. As the anxiety, rage and a larm on this (abject, instead of fublitiing, is increasing and the whole of this part of the country is ripe and prepared for any thing that may pro inife revenge, vve hasten to lay before the public all the par ticulars of this unhappy affair, that we have been able to procuie in addition to those al ready published—it is fully afeerrained that this is not at all an affair of accident, that the oiders were regularly sent, that the Leops'd went out of the Capes prepared forßion, that (he took every pfTible advantage of the unpepared 1 and alrrmfl defertcelefs late of the Chesapeake, and tat (he did every thing (he cmld io destroy her,until there emain ed not the fmalleit petence for further fire or for and liberate murder. It appears hat die Leopard after bearingdown on the Chesapeake, fen a boat on board with a cofy of the Captain’s inftrußiots, which were to procuie four men Ha ted to be mutineers belonging to his Majesty’s fLe, then on board the Chesapeake, or at lead to demand a featch for them—the boat was near half an hour along fide, and after much talk, was, by (ignat or dered to the Leopard ; file had fcarcelv got out of danger be fore a (hot was fired into the Chesapeake, and that was suc ceeded by a broad-fide ; seve ral others followed, until it ap. peared evident that mifchiel e nough had been done and the, Chesapeake’s colors were down. lii all this time the latter ship fired but two, or a; moft three scattering shot, and ibefe al most acciientally and without order, for so wholly unprovid’ ed was flic for aßion, thal’tis laid her Cables were coiled o ver the Guns, and as the pow der had not been properly dunnaged, and had been difco* vered to be damp, they were that day engaged in getting it out to dry, and the fires in the ship had been all put out to prevent accidents. The two (hips,after this,flood farther off to sea ; and the A mericaa ship of war the Chd apeake, underwent a regular search from his Majelty’s fh:p the Leopard, and four men were taken,two of whom were fail] 111 Be native imyru Had .'V mericans, who had escaped after long confinement. The world is always’ curious to know the fir ft occasion or the fir ft act of war ; and we have been thus particular that the origin of, pet haps, anew one may not be forgotten. — We should blame no captain for executing the orders of his fit pet m* - it he exerted them like a man, but the cold blood ed, cowardly cruelty, with which this bulinefs was effect ed, reflects dtlgrace and dti honor on the whole B-tuflt Navy; lie weil knew that the Chesapeake was little better than a lumbered itore ship carrying out lupplics ior the Mediterranean, as totally uu ■ prepared lor action as ttneon- Ictous of danger, and without waiting to fee the effect of one broad fide, or to oblcrvc if (be had (truck, he continued his fire till, in the sea phrale, she was quite cut up. Some of the (hot went quite through the hull, her rigging and fails are torn to pieces, and ihe ar rived with five feet water in the hold. Let the English boast of this aßion and of the burnings of F airfield together, nm let atom remember that iuntiar con. dud will produce similar ts leCt—the fpirii of tbe Cuuntiy is at lafl routed, and Britain, detested in all quarters of the earth but this, is at lad detested here—die has no Ally now but tbe white Negroes of the North. Yelterday a more numerous and mote unanimous collec tion of people,a Hem bled in this place, than was ever befoie witnessed—hut one voice, hut one fentitnent, hut one spirit of retaliation and revenge was to be heard or seen, temporifed hov/ever, by quiet resignation so the will of our Government Jor the prefail , in full and ar dent expectation of opportuni ty of redress hereafter. June 26, (SCJ-A fubfeription is opened for the relief of tire wounded on board of the Chesapeake, and the Families of thole who have been killed. The paper is lodged with General Titos. Mathews. The Leopard has returned into the Bav, and remains with the other fitios; al! the Pilots have been landed at their re quell. ..■ A meeting of the Citizens was held oil Tuelday last at the Eichangc, in con feqnenee of a Noiification by Jih” T". Noel, Mayor, to take into con fid ration certain refalution* tranfnsitted by the Crmmittee of Cwrrefpondence of the Borough of Norfolk an t town of Portl m uth, relative to the late daring and pira >cd outrage committed by a Britilh iqtu Iron on he United Sta’es’ fiiio of Wir the Cartitnst.—Epiv bo Tp.l tai ■ Ivng cdled to the Chair, and Tiio U P CmabLTott appo nted ie cretary v, ayor proceeded to lay before the Meeting a com nu’ication from the committee f correfpondrncc —to fiate g ncrallv the objedtr of the present meeting, and to invite his fellow ei izetin to co-opcrate with the citizens of Ntirfojk The following Rtf I t iotn were then proposed, and unaniwuojl) a donted: Rtf lived, That the thanks of this meet injr he tendered to the Mayor for the prompt minner in which he 1m acceded to t'lerequeft of the Citizens of Norfolk, and invited hi* f •llow-citizens of Savan nah so convene thisday. Rafelvri, Th3t the thanks of this meet ing be an I they are hereby given to ihe Citizens of the borough of Nrfolk, and town of Portsmouth, for their patriotic Ref Uut ions. Rcftlvid, That Edward Telfair, William Steph-ns, George J mes, Peter Henry Mo rel Charge Harris, Joseph Habc iEiin, W.l'itmß B.illoch. John Y Noel, Ar chibald S. Bulloch, John M. Berrien, John Cum n ng,and T. U. P. Charlton, be ap pointed a committee to report by resolution or otherwife.M t i adj turned meeting, to he held ou Friday the loth inst. at I S <>’ clock; and that the C'liatrm tn do invite the citizens to aflembte on tliat d.v ii the r rr/fyirnan R fo'veJ, That the X.ieut. C and O ttiman dant of the Chatham county regimen. be,<Sc he is hereby requeued, to hold hisr g ment, and particularly tiie Volunteer Com lanics, in readiness to march at a momeut’s sv lin ing to any points to which it m.y be ne- C.dfary for the n to repair, to prevent sup p ins being furnilbed to Sritifi Sip, of War. Ref lived. That the Chairman of this m-c iHgtlo, and he is hereby diretted, to communicate die proceedings of this day to his Excellency the Governor, and to rc queft him to order the immediate organis t ti.mof thcMilitiaof lUe'/Eaftera Dif.ritt, that they may be enabled to refill with promotuudi .>nJ c iergy, any attempts on theliv t and properties of the people of this Hite, by a British armed fret: And that his Kicell-ncy be also lolicited, to or der provisionally, the delivery of arms to the Militia of this Dilbitt, when eiigen cies may render that mcafarc ncceffary. Revived, That the Keeper of the Light- House be requeued to hoifi a signal on the appearance of armed vcffels; and that tbe Cull ftiir he also requcfled to keep the Re venue Cutter below, with infiruttions to communicate the fperdieft intelligence of the approaeh of British Ships of War. Rc/01-oet, That the Pilots be, and they are hereby requefied, to refufe thetr pro fcffional aid to any armed fhipsof the Bri tilh nation, until the sense of the Ameri can Go. erument he known. Refilv.d, That the thanks of this meet ing be tendered to tbe Chairman, for the able dlfcliarge of the duties of his app int nunt, add tliat the proceedings of this meeting be publilhed iu the different Ga celtes of this city. Ry cede t of lie Chairmen, T. U. P. CHARLTON, Recretai y NOTIFICATION-P 9 Agreeably to a Resolution agreed to by the Citizen- aif rnhled at the Exchange on T cfday, the yth inst.—the Citizens of Savannah are hereby invited to attend ait Adjourned Muting, to be held in the t'REh- BYTERI “VN CHURCH, on RRlDaT neat at 12 o’clock. EDWARD TELFAIR, Cleirtnan. TO THE PILOTS OF THE CITY OF SA VA KVA H . jQe Couforinahlv to a Rtfoluto nos your Fellow-Citizens, assembled at the Ex change, on Tueiday the 7UI inst —yn are herriiy requejted, to rc use your t'roi lfional aid, to .ray armed v flels ot the B tii'a Nat jon until the fenle of the American Government be known. , EDWARD TELFAIR, Chairman. I Blank Bills of&ale 1 Ysr Sal: at this OFuc eauaesa s . r.s. res. OT Maririe Intelligent -rsr. fSSt PORT OF SAVANNAH C 1. E A R E D. ! Sloop Delight, Cooper, Charles ton ; —Columbia, Buckner, N. Y, CHARLESTON June ap. I he sloop l'itct)Ulhip,BL N i cmako, which arrived on Sir t itnd.iv lull from Philadelphia, is lieighted by the U. Stales with Hone lor the fouincntions I in this harbour. This looks• as j if fomelhing was to be clone; j and we mav now hope that we shall not have canfe again to complain of our defencelefs fi tuatiori, * wants a sifuai ion. A YOUNG WOMAN of unexceptionable Character, would gladly eng ige loattetnl ou a Lady, to any of the j Northern States, or to Europe—Kmolu | ntetit is not her objett —A line addrt iTe i | to li. [. and lett at this office will be ai tend- I ed to, I July 9 ts. I * CHATHAM COUNTY. ; INFEt'.I tR . OUk C—CHAMBERS. WilUa ufou dc Cowling, vi. C Case Bail. Benjamin Crook. J ON the pc itiuti of Be-jamin Crook, It itiur tl at he is conli-.ed for debt, by j virtue of a procels ifTuiug from the Hen. j the Superior Court of Chatham County, at j the suit of Willia ufon and Cowling, and ( that he is unable to p.y the debt for wdiich | he is confined, rto give hail to anfwcr the j f me; but is wi ling to deliver up all his j cft.tte, real anri personal fort the be ! nefit of his creditors, and pravit g to bet admitted to the I cnefit of the it.folver.C j Deb ors’Atts of this date— j it n eaue-e , That n dice of this appii j cation lie l aved u iou each of the Ctedi j tvirs of tliefaid Ben] tmin Cro. k or p.b -----j billed in one of the Gazeots of tt is city, that they may appea at the c urt lioufe | in Savannah, on the ‘3'h day of Anguft, j ei.filing, to fii?w cause (if any tin y have) j wliy the prayer of tl,e petitioner ihould 1 not be granted. A. S. BULLOCH, JOlltN ts. MO BEL, .1. r. 01c. c. Eetirai l from the Minute 1, this tub e/ “July, i Ba. 7 juo i . BOLLES, Clk. (i 1 1 m Sheri jfTs 4iles. At the court-house in the city ts Savanna 4, WILL AE SOLI), on the first tuesthy in August next Lot No. 5, Moore Fytliiuw , Percival Wardpvitli the butlciings and improvements ; taken m exe cotionas the property of tiie es tate of Joiio We teat, deceased, to satisfy a judgment in favor ot O ■;ven Owens. Postponed from July ?ales- T. ROBERTSON, s. c.c. July 9 f8 Aclministr itr.r’s Hales. On Saturday the f-rji day es Aupejt"ne*t, WILL fF. SOL D, At the eenrtloufe in Brunfwi t. Glynn i'im [y bttuuem the hours of ten and tnrelve o stock , TT'lVii NEGROES, ami !ou Twenty JF head of CATTLE; being the person al property of Mrs Saiah Bu'nett.dec Conditions made known at the lime of JOHN BURNETT, Administrator. Julv 2. 66 ini ! 50 Dollars Reward, j X TJILL be given tt, am person VV apprehending a negro man called DU K, about five leet high, antlaliout ‘2'i years of age, is a likelj- - country bom ledow— i He escaped from the custody of j the Subscriber, on tiie 2ls ot A ; pril last, near Crooked River 1 Bridge. Anv person proving said j negro to be harboured by a white j person or persons, shall receive i ONE HUNDRED I) J LEAKS* JOaEIDI CHEWS, and. s. e. c. St. Afttry t yune I S. C"X (ts) ! NOTICE. THE Subscrioer forbids ail persons, trom tiiis dstt, to ! give any credit ott bis account, [ without a written order from brut. j. A. MUJURICJC. { April E3 4 *