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- -: OFOLK Joly: 16. -I5y three French gentlemen who ar? iveU ia town -from- Martinique, and '.;ho bate brought dispatches for. M. iichon, the French Minister, we arc favoured with, the following partial-'- lars i . . , , . ;, -. . :;4 : That a short lime previous to their -sai!in fjtnw Martiniqtiei (which' was on the 4lh inst.) a French transport ' ship of 'J guns'arriVcd there after a 'ver slidit pessae, and brought 'ac . counts that the French trays in TloJ- Jtvnd, under the corumirnd of General . 'Masscna hod been Ordered by the French RovciTimenttotake posfcesion of the city of Hamburg whichV)i ef fected, the shipping and other British property .was seized and Tonfi&ciited. 'TVadbc'etf rdered tdrocrcK into For-! " V , There had been several ctprnres of . - o . . . . . j mil A IV1IW4I vhich have been sent into. Martinique menl sclitftmer of 16 guns,- captured -?off Martinique, by the Curiuix trr "vetteoft8 cruns, and sent into St. Ftctr's. : Martinkue is blockaded by ! , wo imps, oi ine line, two trigates tnd ; sloop of war. Admiral Jcyttfe, j ttovtrncfr ol Martinique, had issued ; letters of marque, previous to theirJ capture of St. tuciar M)d ststc'that i m t T . . . .... . - 1 mc ingjisn'wst uo lulled end wcun dednd'lhe French 125 ; The garri T son of St. Lticia consisted of4C0rnfn, ,-and the F.nglivbJforces mplcyed of ;4C0(Tnen. Immediately efttr the ""cuptufcj the squadron divided into e o parate divisions and left the island.' The following proclamation has betn -received through ihe stuie source. .' In.the name cf the Tremh Kepuhlic. . Roci.AMATtoK, ;:. v.:.. 'Augustus En cuff Gtnni.l of Div sion, Inspector Reneior cf ti e ' French infantry ,Laptin Ccneralcf 1 Gaudalcnpe, end its iep-ndcnc'usi 7u the Inhabitants f Gumlaleujte and to .". the army, , Citizens, The English govetnircnt will have -rarl ' ' ; r Inrtln the Fatber of FrenchtD, The immortal TJvon pari k, t c . bsiuttd befort it every prccuding, every means wincn ccnld inline 10 Trtince the enjoymer.t of that tranqui lity, of which she has baldly tasted the first frtnts. Evcty sacriEce hs tern . - trisde to bbtain that rml ; KtiiiKat :,. plscatle enemy cf Frtnchmen, In . rot been satisfied w ith the incalclla- we aavpniages wtucr it hss libtnntd 'ly i pcsce, which it alone ought rot to have enjoyed. It h ret arnnyi , France alone that it tlrt els it' atlackst vv fgninn ne wnoie woikj. . Its . tniihion cmtnices all frcm the bi. iian shores to the moutlrtf fheOit). rque,' frrm the Nile to the Tangus, it pretends to exercire its tyranny ; in the extravagance or its idiiis it be. licvemhst on it the empire of the sess is devolved. Anrg the plv crs -, which have si pported the destructive 'wnr which has rcnt'.ihe ccntintnt, .hich-of thttn has bei n enriched lv the spoils of the other I Is it tot F.nc". Jindr - Jnh J.itants -of Cuadalcupc, wht' lavclrcrictcrif-uUy ftijht her ldirs. Vpu brave warriors vho lavesrtn the ihalanais fly before yru In the fields of Hoitcottc, en the voiiavi i lanocrsanu licnrnti i pre-J I'are yrumives lotncotititcr that tn . trry who, fcrgetftil of loner ard the rijhtofr.rticrs, ccviBtdly tktsjttir ilefencilfss shipping sailing urder the fith cf trtalii.. Y peutr.mcnt 1 Ikn.en her Cuibercn, . he Can p of St. Jchnj and the herrl IU stttrrt of the 3d cf Ntoe. Socn will the I ero of Trance rt;i. ttMikhthe liberties tf the stss sicn ll he prurrlbe )ut lnus to tt In. n'inate ambition of that govtrrmrnt I'ikethe pertutbster of his ctmttry, tiilefthrmeiW. " The rolriT) t,I f!i-f i ,. Ofpri demies, ta larvtl in a sut tf Ikne at Hatisterrf, Guss!fvre, Hit Sih IfruhW, I ih j esr tf the Frtnch rcrnUic. (Sicncd) .FJINOLT, rrtrrb nuno, July n. ' Tc iklar.d f.f New-OtUans li h' Ittitth about ISO miles its brfadtk lanes irom iuio JU milts. West f.f J proprrtv hist minhyiain.p, ttrio21fin ln-ttPr' f.' ftn.t.l.J t.m lt - . . ' .1 TV r , !... j nun in (OStlU NewOtIeins,si!ntc sUut lOS tnUes frrm th mooth rf tht titr, f r Mains lirsr I3C3 hmiars, inj steit ICPO r KnbiUnf. t hiC St-tnUK r..K.k Il Is defended frrm tht oteiplrs ii ii'm h iiiiur n'.t Y,t ftW I ... h.k J. ....I. .K 1 iinn i " i a .1 in rrwiiy milfS. OUhe tftn ffNew.Orns the f.tlrwlrq I'firr'ptlcn li-flun m ytrrr i iierrurfr t Newell If ir.lhmrfTrtliasfI . 1 , , ........ isiars, was rrttrfa.!; cut ly U in the Tear 1720, tin the, east sjuc ot tne river Mississippi, in 1st. 30 2 N. and long. 89 53 W. 18 miles from Detour des Anglois, or English Turn, and 103 miles from the Balize - at the mouth of the river. ' All th streets are perfectly stra'ht, but too narrow, and cross each other at right angles; There were, in' 1788, 1000 homes in this town, generally built'wUh timber frames, raised "tbout- 8 feet from the ground, .with Targe galleries ; rottnd them, and the c'ejlars under the'Boors level with the ground ; tiny subterra neous built' tugs ' wduld' be ' constantly mil ot water. Most oi the houses have ; aruens. in .uarcn, i7tsu, tnts town ! by a fire, was reduced in two hours to t 200 houses. It J?a3 since been'rebuilt. i The side nist the river is open and is"; secured from inundations of the river, oy a raised DanK, generally called the levee, which extends from the English, turn, to the rpper settlements' of the Germans; a distance ef; more than 50 miles, with a goed road all the way There is rtiason to believe that in" a short" time New-Orleans mav bi-rnrr. j-a'reat and opulent; cU';ir'e consider few leagues from the sea, on a noble fi . i .. - . "- . ' . . - ' ,e01K,Cl:RhtrU, ?d :Sn,C climate, within two week a Uf VI.. "'vr m iiiuai. icmie country ,"T:n Ico, arid stm'nta'rcr flfe French; Spa nish arid British VVW.TnHi , uiv.u,i willui moral certaihtr of 5t hm',n. 1 ! a genera reccpiflcle for the produce of; Av!iai'u r.uu tnraauie ccnintry oi. the Mississippi, Ohio, and its ot.er ! uiantircs-j Biiwmcn are mil rt more than sufficient to ensure rTie future wealth, power anil prosperity of this city. The -rrtn Is which sail up the Mississippi haul-close along side the bank next tb New-Orleans, to which they make fast,and take in or discharge Uicircargoes, with the same ease Ks at a wharf. - .Ve art sorry to learn tliat'tbe 'BrU tish frigate Doston, has impressed an American seaman, whose name is William - Brown, arid having as it is slated, a regular protection. If the Brifish intend to pursue this system, and from their Tcruizcrs having" com menced so early ip the war, we ra ther fear the practice will be con. tinued,Ve hate' no hesitation in gi ving our opinion, that it will.Jcad to the most unpleasant consequences We doubt the rights altogether of a foreign nation forcibly sctzmg bnld or even her own itibJort. n 'n r . fcewlral nnd iinofTendinjj ship, while In .uuui iicnormance ot a centrpct, for which he is to receive atifntm.i wages at the end of the Voyage -But ST wc consider thr.t little attention has been pnidtotbe rights ornroHvn sea mm j that nrtivc, Amrricans hate been impressed, h'nd that many of them are yet detained on board Bri tijh Melt of War, c Vmist ackncwl edjje that the evil is of great mogni. tudc, and oupP.i in rtrrv doubt net it will receive) the prcmnt ... . "w K,J'"""em. A new ,var IioTing ccramcnced In Furrre, Great-Britain and France, will' nc? cnnicna lor empire, with struggles that may shake Europe tb its centre. ici mem not mtcricre wjth Ame. rica W wiilinot to engage Tn their quarrels We have no concern in their afTaim, further than hy commer. risl interroersi;, and being neutral We hare a right to a free tnd un shackled trade with all the world, and ourscanenf)URht not to be ktized cr ' detained. These brave nun at ni the M sweepings "er Tesscls holds," uni wen saio to the con trary notftllhitandinf. W.ik : militia they form Ihe whole defence 1 of our nation.' and kcr'.n. ... UusinA jiamjv- so-iKrc--vioiatr i ; their rights as freemen,, we fctlindif. ! ; tiant at such procccdmgs, end sincere- ' iy nope tne subject will be properly tloticctU . -Salem 4 ...... Thi AYitlgha Journal ofthe Shtfalt. fTS, AsMnuilb Irnna 1.. M at Barb.doest and we understand llK( an'il r.t iV. . I . -r- - mi tne ihiu unu aomt incites ire nromemljr rxpected there. A Hoop laden trfihcoflrMt iald, was this day tarried 5rto Fnglih harbour." The alcove prpf-r contains the Pro flanutlonfcfhrd Ijitingio the Co. vtrnor. snnotintln ik r, O liuill lice I went r.rhcihtlts and mbring the' owners of all rtmcd abi-i ,nd etsli, mat ' Ms msiesf- m t.i - ' v'i , juutUim to the ..-r, nrc oi su rrtnen ships, and prop-rtr which ther taithi Jtr 1 i It ' - ne Andromache, art saiil o be erui. J ins !oftS etir coast. . .V. r. Kfr. . T I f fr'! ,rrT,n Cf hi rw f it m Anrt;:"1l,", 'urni-lieH !j . "nrmauin. un the . ... ,,ir, ,11c llnlnh ht - Putv. n?? t! f rurfd a Fre nrh t vuiini fst0r r.ulnea.wiih . f) llfthir.tt UoiK ..i - i I,.. . -'-"." ami imtu nrri Antrgtu. g- Ul. .J4 vflllt Mn)- j. -'':' - .." . . k.,.;!.,:... t 'y'.'' - ; 1 wonth, aVrencb sloop .laden witU Cof. should be pit to Uerni Th'eir'direct Ar?c7cff Pilat, X -let m bulk,and bound for a poitinthc ! tendency, was to, interrupt khe tran MfeS U'n.verfirCrogrjpV, V Wu was. aPh,r!d H .. tl 'qoility of society ; to disturthe peace i Univerfal G( . , ..5, , , ' I samepri, and earned intr Antin-ui. M nn.l r I t.LJn . t . u-.i- r fn th'a.L- t- n . o"-- j. "'7S l l immunity ; to jinu"" iu"c -wcy na tauck', h'n boat, vrefl manned, into SW Fierrs t4iarunrque)and cut out a Frtnch merchant sfiip,'coppCrcd to the bends, and carried her safe .to Antigua. On the 29th. 5 iail n'f t 2 sloops of wary 3 transports, with 70CO troops oii board, proceeded from An tigua on an expedition against Marti niqus .with the Intention ofredudnt? that Islantt. W heri the intelligence of war reached Antigua three or four Frenc vessels were lying there, put to sea on the- following night, leaving considerable pr-jperty on short. Accounts of the capture of Tobago had been received at Antigua." ' : A .fleet of 7 sail ot the line and 4 transports had arrived at' Batbadoes, and had captured 10 French transports on their passaged . ; ' - ; :' ' The Emerald, Centaur and Bleln heim, of 74 gurt$ eacln and tVe Venus frigate, hadctit outof St. Picre's and ; Port Royal 31 ail of French merw chant Vessels.' - . . : AVe h'ave had no rain for forty days, ll tr lts k '' 1 - - 1 t -. y "vc nau no ram lor lovtr avs, PSe kitchen rdens are burn p id rrioi - t.,-.t- vi T' I " 11 scarcely a ven-etahta rhn hp lh Frederick; bi'many miles round it. The rrops 'tff coi n, it isftred, will be oorjiKeect. frojn Genesses, tint no rain has been had Ihcre-fbr 90 days. Fred. Rtp.yGaz 'A fan-act from ;ri . letter received from CtyK Eliphalet Smith, of the brig Fanry, of Boston dated at JS(c, Lot. ' C, SO, S. Lon.'62 0. E. ' January 25, 1803. -. - , , J ' " This will inform yoVthat I am on mypaasapje from Port Jackscr. to Ba tavia, and am ; within a few days Rail fvftkat place. My route was tl'irdtKh Bas's-straiglits, vh?ch . separates n Hrtman's land from New Srinth Wales or New, Holland, I am the first A mencan that ever made this' passage I and I fiattcr mj.lf,;frora the obser-vat.-s t,'hlch I have-matle, that this .' passage, which has hitherto been deem'. ! ed impracticable by t il seamen: ow'.nn' principally to the Western winds which prcvail.in that latitude, will be rendered not only safe, tut txpeKioirs and of consideraUe advantage to the mercantile world.,., IstAa or L'AtfVEDos'A. This IshnJ, whichlias lately attract ed the notice of the politcian, it situal o! about 20 U-a;;iles from Tunis and irom tne Island of Mapj. There I is trood aarlHim( fA '--r. ! ,Jhert they are out of danger of the I ... ,t. w,u,. Uley aifio water there. Iampedosa is inhahltrd k sti.... puest, who there serves a chapel of th irin -where ?rif! Tu'? brin brings. A S i n'TS a "cer over the tomb'of "iu-.icinian nermit, also draws to ,,.n, ,m? presents Troni the disciples bf S.ahomet. He takes care to have Penty or provisions, which ho sells to te crews he sows wheat and barly, ,tN Xen' a""' "htwi wan wiki o- lire trcet : the neach thrt. .,.t lent. Lamped is the ancient h. .-.vi o, varypso ; it was upon these coasts that the fleet of Charles the V. was snipwrccked In 1 Sit. , - At the Circuit court latey held at ,n. 8re or Ncw-Votk, one or the indictments against Harry Croiwell, editor of tb P'PCtlpriatcat Uat pUN.r ,'t ... lt.i.iCiu oi uie Lniicd states, was brought tt ' a r. ' ' - ! ntr very lengthy and impartial hearing, Cros. Well n mn-;....l . ?'.r'. raied against h.m at the next term of the supreme court, which will be hcM The I.bel charged Mr. felTcrioh with pine p.iJ Callender for tailing J ash.ftgmi traitor, a robber and a JerMwr.fof tailing Ad.rns a hoary fsa Jed incentCary j and for most groi ly Pandering the privste characters o. men whom he Mr. JefTerson) well knewtobeyirtuous." . a a e are prepared heir the rro T'if of this cohyictioa -rraigned in til the anlMTniil.Iirfin hin... ; expect b her h Mid lhl, u haj ueauiy attick on the liberty f the Tress Q'l the freedom of dicus- l,'.oni. Dut 1,1 p"f estimation fsays a Vrf convictions hie h has at at t Vme UV,n r,!M,e' Wt should U the '"ttTrcofanymeasurfssihir Jitc the Icait tenancy to f " f?e decent enquiry jntoand '""ion rune conduct of the 1 , ItttUtfll atl!Km.H , K, i . . and Kool ti.i,.en mustconde n,n no" Nncorous ebullitions ef slander wh im.,,. .fii. ... . U:B 'if"v. 111, an mii ii rat irn. il was ilnir. hrfth lime, tlut a puiii . , -J v VV endanarer tha nublic wmI : hv ;-,! catin,; a disrespect to magistracy and a spirit .of faction, t The liberty ofthe i press is si precious ' invaluable right, . its ricentiousn'e.ss is & scourge to any ,tvj uiuutu uuvcrunie.ni, ,ana oe canst the partition line between this liberty and licentiousness cannot be precisely ascertained, 'do js it follow that under the-sacred mask of the li berty of the press, printers may pub lish any thing and every thing of indi viduals in and out of office ? No de creet man, no one who regards the peate and tranquility ofthe public, no one wStoissoltcitous that our govern-l nient.be reJpeted at home 8t abroad 5 in fine, no virtubuand orderly cjtizen will answer in the affirmative. ' We arc authorised to inform the public (says the Georgia1?epubtican) ogtruiary 01 war, in answer to a letter from his Excellency Governor Milledgeof the I2tb bf May, on the subject of Indian affair's, has, by a tomrrfflnication dated' June I 1803, informed the Governor, that a Treaty has been directed to be held with the Creek Indian for th express pur In ' ,bt-S nit'PnaI cession of lands betweSn the Oconee and Oak mul?eeRiver. .JTh r.. t!ier mentioni. f hnt nn..n?r:n.: , . 1 a - jT - 1 11 Kin son,' vrcMcra. maersonot s.Xaroliria, and i - ... .ic appomita the Lommissioners to. attend it, and that : KisconMaerenmghiy probable that the Creeks will be inducea to make such I additional cession as will fJX the Oak- 5 mulsjee as the .bonnilnr,r '. , ; . . 1111c; v VV C ; understand he fith of August is af-i iyr noitnnp; ti,e i reatr, 'anfl that it will be held in the Creek nation, about one hundred, and forty miles A....HAF.L t&nfrt hj the schooner Lttatcr, .Cap. Dell, from An additional Supply Df Caoks and Stationary fValhinion on Agr.culiur' r xririfft for B'i2' Crktf. . ' " Frat,lc!iq WorL. 1 AWi FloHe., 0FTrSve;tf ' R. II nn,'. ri. L S-na'i Moul,, " P-'ifu if Liteiaiure. IIP. 9 vi li L.ogic, J. hnflpn'i Liveicf ,b9 p0; IWrriDhical I) & nimMmci on NiionariiJf fc.inj-n.rmin on bolimde, Jini I e iif ,., lyi, .... n jwJon i Tntif s B . ir.i: i. t ' tlf uu ici I lltinihr.'. Burk ort'ih C..i.i.- K.ne, i M dern Jiurope, -&filin;hrike's iVorki. Re.d's r rr-, . Hollis, belle, Letter! oprtltor, Ameiican Spefiitor, rirmeiS Lrnen, Boiinnicsi H, mnny, F6 Jy(e on KiiUicniuo; -B ii' Leilure, Heply 10 VV.lbtiforc', , I rdyc's AJdreffss: . Ramblrr, Lookfr.fJf; Thoiflr.-n', Seafonj -' . H"yl:,i Cimn. ' 1 hvryrp7ur canr( iUiyi, t'cihier ont,b;.-it;0' Beau.ieiof AJdilon. Do.tfU-.rver, ' f 'wdr Bible JJeikfjiRfligtou, opimoo, oulUi'i. Analogy EN.raV. Aff-M lAnl JAn.flfJ-MM'.CoflJa.ai,,- I Fo.iffolJ S.aif. U.Hybaroo'i Mfmoir,: DddnJge', Senaon', Voui'i Lentftt Brown's Cnnrm.(jr. irijfff ijotki,' 1 Co.novxi do. Bibles Warn. Uhi8' Domffl.e MedUiof,- Kiiirr 9 ire I1IM( ' Inni on ihc Mufdt, . iPiHM md Ytllow p,-,,; KdfftbgfaH Phifmitetaii. , lAnliml.7, ' Iwi-"'- a a - - ""I'M M'-m'. .Ni;;:t;on, M.llo.'i Aneuni If;3y. Alfinri. r . - t ' Nithblfon'a Ni, iu-, i v.iiuaLiLC liic uuvcrnmrnr. inn ts i uici oninci. . Oiflionaritf. MirV Iutroduelian tc Latinj Frenc&"Grammirr . ' -Marray Gram mi'-, : Do. ' d . Abi idge d ' Webder'i Gramrai r -Aflifi Grainmaf. ' ' Pike's 'AriiWatir; . : ? F'fliei' ConpqBlort, Schoolmsilei'j AITiflanf, American Aila, Horace, ! r .' r Vifgill Dalphine,' ClarkYCM, , " Salluft,' . . Amsrican Precepfor, " : Columbian Ora or, Chapbn' Leneri, Bloffoms of Morali'iy, -Looking Glafj for the minJ.' Gay', Fablei, . Moore's M-Witor," Sandford an4 Mcrfort, -ScottN L"florn, . i Ajnerican. eleclions, Hiwnfy'i 'fafllrcr. - ,; DaTfon' Virgil wiih the EnglilK tranf. . I a; inn, . ....... - Cacfar'i .Coramenfariei, . ' . Corn'eliui Nepo, ' -..' ' Young's Liiin and EngliOi Di'lionary Ainforih ' doJ " i0t !i Fraict'i AE(Hrt, ' ' '7 - Tellamenij, t'faherj and.Spel!in5 Book. Child ren'j Book!'arid''PaoiphletJ ' ' RofTeau't Eloifi, Kobinfdn 'C'uffoe,"' VicatorVVikefidd, Man of Feeling, Chirlwie Temple", v , 'Belblariu., . - -y v Jeon'y or iheTJitlfefTet of Love, ; ' MariH, , To-JoneJj . . . " Roderick Random, ' lriyifible, Rambler, 'Monk, Arifun Tain, ' .''.' wirl of ihf M mniain, Children of H e AbbM'. Zeiinc", lliilory of v cmen, A coilrdion ot the moil cH: letrtcil The Patriotic Sorgflef, Mfoni(', ' do. velina, Dan QiiixottV, .IllUVI.r) Ul UUUILmP Mordaufif, Con flant Lover. Vicattl Lanfdown, iCirgofiW U-Rgar, w.. ' . Or'ei.b'irj; I rri y, . Fool of Q all y, Perplexities Nuvctifl, w . , , Cham of J.lTv eot kind!, Cap?.Far Prlo, Tl "Dutch OuilU, of i f perior q isliiyj Blank Book,' of vanmii kinji,' " imall wfj'pm Papery 'Shining ind, SehmriiS Journals CIill mil ill J It, InirV n,aa - ... . r .j, -t , I Writipfl paper, - Sealing Wat, Wur vopy 3 tp, Airnman for dip year 1843. .' Sitlin'.ngt3n, lugust?. TO LET. A'd tnny he tnh rel n immiJ'iaUk, A'CO.SVNIENrDi;uglU( at Smi hvi.i. , con'a.nm a li'j Hal', Pailour, (hich m-fSx be ufed U' a Siore) f.wr Chambert, iron' nJ nwk Pia:rei-of fail Koimi four are IiiSed, plsillrrrd ami g azed .(he others it and cmforiabis. . ALSO, A Sior 16 by :4, w?ll fiirniHifl as! b-Q fiiuitrd f.tritjl-nf in lh I0"i Ttr.(j nc.itu iKerrikenTr',tITt'r me Kirr. ror teftoi apply i0t.ie ;'" . Aigull 2 "-f. FOR SALE, 1040 Acres ot well timb:rJ ' LAUD ON AfhVa Creek, krownb; name of Rcar-Grt!cn, en vvokh ihere is a gnoj mill feat f-:S. cicnt for two fiwi, on a la!li; Itrea T). A nirt nf f.M ai I it we I j adapte ! 10 tb cuJtufetf corn j. co:.o, an ! the rmgeii csc:!:'t. ihe lefrii of pamint will ts ma lceaf; tn the purcharef; . I will a'fo rent the upper ipirt fntnis cf mv Houfe, Kt'chen, &f. in Mirkrt.fJrcct, until tho fsrfl of janiiirf next, f'jf ttrmj apply ia . D. AI;llIctt. H'ilm'niton, Miy.19. FOH SALE . Bilhfuhftrihtr. m reaf.nailt Itftnt, Livrrppnl. Crockery W.irf cf tarioui t'cfcrlptloni. a JneJ in rrii!, A I n r' X. X - , iuoi Afr.tii, N.iiiati. , Two excellent 8 hy VM' J"r I a. 4 Wm. GILkJ' 1
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