" WILMINGTON, N. C. ' "'
TUESDAY, FEBRUARf 46, 1805.' '
Art Wed here laft week, the (hip George
of Portfmouth, N. H. James Grenougb,
maftcr, in ajr days from Jamaica, Cap-,
lain G. failed the rl 8th of January, and
was . taken by a privateer ichooner of
four gun?, upderEnglifh colours, the 24th,
and arrived at Key Blanco, where hi (hip
a was anchored and detained until the 25th, :
-Hp was permitted ;to proceed after being
compelled to take on board , his veflel
, Captain Rochwel', his mate and eight
ceople, late of the (hip Commerce, of
New-York, which they had taken four '
days before, on her paffage from JLiver-li
pool for New. Orleans. The captain of the .
privateer told Captain G. he had a com
miflion from St.' Domingo. - r f ';;
Extra frtm tht Prottjl of Cbarlts Roch
tvell, Mafltr : Richard $uirkt Matt
, Jtn Motrt and y antes Strain, Seamen
of tht Ship Ctmmerct if Ntw-Ytrbjfrtm
. Livtrpiol hund li bttut-O.rleant.-1'
' W E failed frofti Li vet pool on the
29th of November j 894; about two hours
after the pilot left us off theN. W. buoy,
wedifcovered a leak in our (larboard lum.
ber port, and not being able to get at it '
on either fide fu as to flop it, we thought ;
it mod advifeable to go into Cork for that '
purpofe, at which place' we arrived on
I ha firft of rWtinhef' i after doin? what''
appeared neceffary to the. veffel, vwe em-,
braced the firft favourable wind, and pro-
ceeded to fea'oti the fourteenth following ,
We continued orr our " pallage-without
any thing material occurring, and made
Cape Samana the 13th ot January ;on the
2 lit at day break we made the high lands
on the Ifle of Pines bearing N. E. by JN,
about five leagues di fiance, and at feveri
. '' . 11 r ' 1 A' & 1
ex. ivi. a 1 man icnooner was uncovered on
our (larboard bow, Handing by the wind,
to the eaftward, and after tacking three or
four times, (ha got on our (larboard quar
ter and bore away for us, let her fqiiair
, 'fail and got out her fweepi, the wind
Continuing very light, (he came within,
about halt a mile of us, when we (hew
our colours , 011 which the fchooner hoi ft-,
cd Engliih colours, and gave us a (hot;
we hove to at about twelve o'clock and
(he came up, hailed 'us h Engli(h and
fent her boat on board with IU men,' one4
of whom demanded 10 fee the.. people's;
. protections, and then the lh id's papers,
Which be took. with, bim 00 occk.f .fQ
alter he faid he (hould take them on board
thr fchooner, on which the deponent
miller of fiJ (Tiin ohferved that thev were
at liberty to examine his papers, but mud
not take thtm from, the (hip they re
plied in a very abufive manner, and wreft
sng the papers from this deponent, took
them on board the fchooner ; the boat
foon returned with feven cicd, and order-
cJ this deponent on board the fchooner
on bis arrival, he was, a Iked if he had
any more papers on board, and being in-'
formed there were letters, they fent their
boat under pretence for letters, but foon
after they got on board,' they put the (hp
away for a harbour called Port Franca,''
the S. W. fide of the Ifle of Pines; at
about three P. M.they took out, (our of
the (hip's people and ptocecded, with the
(bio and fchooner for their port of def-
r tinaiion, where they arrived on the 33,
brought the (hip to sncnor, and began
plundering her of two calks of porter, her
ftcro boat, cordage, kedge and tawfer,
fpare canvas, depftaline, carpenter's looli.
blocks and many other things On the
24th they contipucd while they lay there,
to rob the veflel from the Ichooner, thofe
on board the (hip breaking open caflcs of
bottled porter, & ufmg & deflroylng every ;
th'ng thef could lay their hands on.' At
about ten A. M. a Spanifli pilot came on
board and got ihe (hip under wsjf at the
fame time the fchooner difcoveiioga fail
in tht oiling, gave chafe, and w hile ihe
(hip wh under way the.pi'ot Informed
Ihele deponents that they ere going firfl
10 Kt f Blanco, fioro ihence to- balabetni,
(a fcnall port on the fouth fide of Cuba)
that the Captain of the fchooner told him
the cargo was to be taken out there and
the (hip g'ven up. ; At this time, the
maflrr, mate. Cock and boy were to go
In the (hip. A about one P. M. the (hip
anchored under Krf ElancO, and fooft after
we dtfeovered iha fchooner teturnlr-g w'nh
the (hip, which proved to be th George
r Portfmotuh N. II. fiom Jamaica,
Lound lor Ntih Carolina. On the 151k
At aSout fun-iifr, the captain csme on
haid fiom the fihooner, and Ordered the
iiuIWr, mae and "prople thai wen then
on boatd the (hip to go on board the
- (irorge lt faid that he (hould fend the
(tip tnd cargo to S. pominge for, Con
ctcmnation, and that If the deponents
would no give up the cargo as Uiitilki
jroperty, the fhlp fhould te condemned
at cU at ihe cargo 1 or if it ot
hiWidi ptcptity, tbej had ndcil flora ih
General at St. Domingo la take 907 Vet'
fels from Europe with J3ritifh manufac
tured goods and fend them in for condem-:
naiion -Notwithllanding the repeated re
monft ranees of the mailer of the faid (hip,
againft their taking him from her, they,
perfitted in his going on board the George
-with the mate and eight leamen,and re
tained two to go in the (hip, and would
not fuffcr the. deponents to take the : log
took, nor letters or' papers ofany def
cription, except two account bookfand
the mate's journal. They gave as a rea
jfon for not permitting-the maftei of Ihe
fhip to proceed fn her, that he, would claim
the property and might get the (hip, but;
;if Jie was not- permitted to go in her,,
j they would get both (hip and cargo. The
rdeponenta further (late, that the privateer
iWaia pilot boat built fchooner, mounting"
f foor guns, with fixty or feventy men,
half of which appeared to be French,
the other, Spaniards; that they were In?
formed by the people (he was owned by
a Frenchman in the Havannahr,and had
l commiflion from St. Domingo. She Is'
i called .,Ler. Venuer,' 'and "'the captain's
name was Bourlis; that (he has been a
. Jrpager on the. coafl of Cuba, and that ,
this was her fir(l cruiie.r ' . v
Extract of letter from a merchant at New-Nno-tarln
his correspondent in this town,'
:": dated February 5, 1605. ' ' ' ; " ;
' The November anf December pack,
ets arrived here lad, Sumly, alio . a veffel:
from Cork in a (hurt paffage, and.'one
from Liverpool. -They brought accounts
knd newfpapers fi 6m London , to the 13th
of December, A Spanifli war appeared
from Pitt's fpeech, unsvoidable ; , and
from accounts received from Lifbon, . da
led a8th November, the Englilh ambaffa
dor at the Court of Snaiit. hid left Mi.
itlrid, and ihe Spanlflj . nation at large had
;koi into neDeiiion againit jts government,
lit is faid, but J do not vouch for the truth
hercorVthat the King of Spain is gone,
, Cetttnlurih, hlevember 2.--Ycflerday
mornine about two o'clock.- a dreadful fire
v . w - -
brke out here, which continued wiih un.
lemming fury tin ten o clock, during
which lime (the hmifes being chiefly of
wood) it con fumed the whole foiith well'
part of the city, the whole rvvt Barrairks
which were built with brick, anil colli
4.OOol. (lerlinff. ihe two Roval Mim
.lines with grain, the Poft-OfEre, the E-
pucopai tjoule, the free Malona', Chan
ty School, together wiihbetween two and
ihree hundred private lioufej, were ' ei
tirely dedroyedj the dillrefs of ihe fuffcr-'
ers, particu'arly the poor, at this intlem.
cm feafon, Is very great, but every means
is taken to all late it. The rich and pa.
triotic merchant, .Mr. Jtb Hull, has,'
with a humane zeal, which aKvajs dillin.
guKhes him, opened his fpacious houfeand
prfeiifes for as many as it will contain 1
he has given up his private theatre to ihe
ufe of the Fiee Mafons' Charity Children.
Several others have followed his example:
, It is afiertaincd that this fire has difloriged
more than 7,00 people, and thus fdly
delormeJ one of the handfomeft cities in
the North of Europe. '
The antwer of Judge Chan to tht articles of
impeachment tontuttd tf upvardt of 100 folio
paget of manmcribif and took up 3 1.2 hours to
read it. " the plea of tht judge, a ton it pan'
dent of tht Aurora tieervtt, M is crpioui, J what
lawyers vomld tall a ery obit plea it consists of
recapitulation of tht charges, and much legal
ttolro9eriies of ihe principles ef the several er
tules. . I here u terj kiL't ij any thing en point'
of fact denied, ana eve tht paper handed about
in frt on fries' s trial, is not only atknon-kdged,
tut Justified at proper and necessary. The refu.
sot to hear Engliik books read at authority, is got
rid of with drtterity, upon tht ground that no
, English law book, prior to tht revolution of 1 618,
ought to at recetvxd as authority, ike political
charges from tht bench ht vindicates as right,
filing, jutt, and necessary t and, at it had
teem Lut heretofore,, it terns not consnruiJa nor
imptaclioll 14 him to do them. . .
Daltimort Fed, Cat,
PORT OF4VILMING70N,
TRICES CURRENT Wimingien.
February 36, 1805
Dh,Qt,l)ls.Ctt.
HACON per cut.
Duller per IU. scarce,
Cotton per lb. .
ColTce per lb. scarct
Corn per biuhtl,
Meal, do.
Flour per barret, new
Lumber per M. plenty,
W. o. hhiL , '
II. o. do. do. do.
V. o. bl. do. rough.
KhlngUs per 1 000,
MoUuwa per tpiUon,
Pork per barrcU
Rice per cwt
Hum, W. I. pr. g'Sdp.
Jamaica do. 4lb dv
N.r- do.
T(4accopeT CU
Tar 6r bam I.
I TurpenUnei
? ttaiTtniB sisct oua
taip toiUti, Uaoplircy, :
Vtaot, Buacr, .
; C.rk a4,kt, R.ianr,'
: Oeotp, CrtDough,
3l4en, lebtackt
Bii DiflMr, Ttftt, l ,
Tiiteo, farlosge, ' '
fch'r ItM sinU, Claik.
:. Vtrjp, t .
Com bi free, Merrick .
ioh, Oti. ...'.'"
aacyjlpriff, - "
lbitry, Unt, ' : ' '
llooj TwoViitodi,Plice,
':--' .' - . C tEABEOt
Ship Enalce, MithtU,
ohn Frt4ick, Schwccr, 1
Imi'iIoi, Derly, - -
, Cehimbit, Ifafoa, a
Vlly Chlf,
i ; ,' AAtoa, Mifo, , -
. ilin. Iu.. Uamiia.
ttVt Slock, Piltnfoa, .
-Apollo, iirot
Dalpbia, Trip,
i ; ; Vyaphi-Oliver,
. - - Dtfiaoc, Svmsi,
1 ' Dolpbia, Cox,
' " Vrndyck, 5ellf .
Orng, Day,
i , Aaron, Lee, ,.
: '' '. AltModer, ritcomVj
LAST,
. MewTorh
LiO
Llvcroool
St. Lbcu, Jm.
Bottoa
v . Bermuda
Newbrypoit
Horlolk
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. New-Yoik-
- Barbadoet
BoBoa)
JrToik
Tk'a-ltl4.
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s, BoBoa
1 London
St. Crois
- Atiu
Marti ii io
CaadalouPe
MartiniijM
Greiuda
Bafbadoea
Cbarlc&oa
- -Baibadocs
, FalmoDih, Jam.
. Barbadoct
Baibadoca
CbarleHoa
. r Charle&on
i : New-Toik
. Salem
10 10 so
20 23
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NOTIHK.
I HEREBY forewarn alli.perfons from
trultjng my W t it on my account, as'
1 win not pay any debts (be may hereaf
ter contract. :, n-r':: ; .;,'-.' .w'.
'v;" -. HENRY- DAY.
, ; Wilmington, February 26. - : ,
V v BASK OF CAPE-FEAR. . i
THK Coromiffioners for carrying into
- cffctl the laws for eflablifhing faid
Bank, give notice thai the books for re
ceiving fubfeription for hares in the fame,
will be opened in Wilmington and Fay.
etietillc, conformab'v to faid law, oh the
fiffl Monday in April" peat.'- .
a nvy nave jiircaay aoartuea ine ptiolic
on the fubjecl of the cftabUlhment, Con
ceiving that their appointment impofed it
upon them as a duty fo to do. Individu
ally interefled in its fuccefs no more than
any others who are impreffed with beco
ming teal for the advancement of the ag
riculture, trade, msnufa&urcs.and gene
ral profperihr of our (late, they have for-
borne to urge any inducements to embatk
in ir, other than luch as (hould refult from
convidion of its utility founded on an
invelliation into it thorough comprchen-
lion otine luniecr. ,
They oulJ now only obferve. that the
.charter of Incorporation of the eflaulilh.
ment is universally allowed lobe liberal,
and that in their opinion.' rven If its odc
'ration (hould be retarded by the want of
ipirit or our own citizens lor whole ex
clufive benefit it is inupded, it mull and
will attract the attention of the people of
other dates, and of flrangert, and through
their means and t ihcir emolument be
carried ultimately into execution.
Wilmington, February a6, 1805."
r " NOTICE, T
THEfubfcribers having fold off their
flock ol Goods, in order to meet the
demands of their creditors, icqueft all thofe
indebted to them to come forward and
make payment, otherwife fuiti will be
immediately commenced againft ihem. .
SEAGROVE (HOOKS.
Wilmington, February 96. -;
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"TTTANTED Immediately a School'
VV MASTSt apply to the fubfcrU
tcr in Bladen county, on South-RWer, .
- VV. II. BEATTY.
February 33 w. '
A ROBBERY!!
WHEREAS, on or about the firfi
day of February laft, at M'Hain's
u ult, the Subfcribcr was robbed of
No.e of Hard for 1 wo Hundred Dollars,
giveo to him fume lime In Acgwfl lad, by
lofhna Braddy ALfo, ihree Twenty Shil
ling Billi, de Ten Shilling Bit?, and nine
Spantlh Milled Dollars. The faid note
and money were in my walflcoat picket,
hich was laker) from under my Jxad
while I was aflccp, and the next morning
the faid waiflcoat was found on the floor
between the room door and the bed. I
i!l tive a reward of Twcniyfive DJ-
, lart for thedetection of tht thief, if a while
pciioa, or Ten Dullari If a negro, and
recovery of ike note and money. All
perfons are hereby forewarned from pur.
chafing faid note.
ARTHUR 5TUCKEY.
Wilmington, Feb. 191b, 180J.
bokflrtet at
-FOft SALE." "
sft low jvboIefaU pr leer,
- The folio wTng articles lately impoUed and
now landing from fcveral velfclf,
T VM ffomSt.Croix, Grenada, An..
XV tigua and'Demaiara,
Molaflcs, from Antigua andHavannab,
Sugar, Mufcovado, from St. Croix, l ti
nidad and Dcmarara, - .
Ditto- Havannah whii-. (mm M,(To.. .
Coffee, from Demarara anil Havjnnah.
4 ' . - IN STORE,
Barrels loaf fugar, "
Barrels brown ditto,4 ,
Kgs id. nails,
KegS brads and fprtgs, affi.rted, :
Keen SnantUt
O I III Vila
oxesjnd bundles tJeerriflbried.
Rn. ".; t- : . ......
,uci wmna iea letts, .
Boxes Spanifli Tegars,
Cafes men's coarfe hats,
ITrunks rhufiins, humhums &c, , ;
Coils cordage, fevcral fijes, .
Hand mill (tones, good tjoality, " '
Grind Hones, various (lies.
; PRODUCE,
Tobacco, flour, pork, beef & bees-wax.
f Apply, to- '
:5 v ; TESSFE WING ATE, or
. . . , JOSHUA POTTS.
r Wilmington, January aa.1805.-"
WILL BE SOLD, '
The Oth day of March nci,' on tke 'prenirety
, A LOT the North fule of Toomer's
XX Alley ; alfo Lots and Tenements at
the North end of the Town of Wilming. "
ton,, the property of A.' B. Toomer, to
-h iaciuiiuii m mv nanos . 1 onn
" . ckiuioiiui nenty a oomer.
rtDruaryo, I805.
1 1 i.
DICK'S HOTEL. v
THE iubjcribtr injortns bit, Fritndr
. and tht public in general, that be bat
tabtn tht large t,nd commodious BiklHtufe
la tele eccuticd At Mrt. M,,l 1- ... a
Jtdt of Front Street, a few dotrt titrth cf
the, Court-Houfr in tVtlniingttn, and v. ill
entertain gentlemen, travelleri, tr prtvatt
Boarders. As be lit been or cc-nfidrra-bti
' time fuccefifujlj engaged in bufmrft of
thit bind in Fajetttville, be falters Umjelf
bl fir let attention and a nnflant fupj of
lit beft articles the place will afford, It be
able to p'rue fatiifari'ian. it thnf
O I . J " mil
fovtttr him tvitb tbtir cujitm-
wr
. ' wm,. ul La.
JVtlminpttn T)rr.
FOR SALE
rpHE Uoufe and Lot In
I, pre lent occupied by William Giles.
Llq Apply to
WILLKINGS, SCOTT k Co.
Wilmington, Feb. 19, 1I04
A DWELLING llouHontbe West aide
of Front- trt ci, and a Ware-llouie on
Uievtri A pi 1; to
, January I J. JOHN BRADLtY,
- risk 'V.vv 'k'h'-s i- v -
A - - f.av,.,
LL perfons who have given bonds or
notes for purchafes made at tTie dif.
ferent f ales of the edate of the late John
Burgwin, deceafed, and air others who
are indebted to faid eflale, are requrded
to come forward and make pavment to the
Executors who will otherwife be under
the rtecefTity of commencing fuiti againft
them without diflinion,
v:t!. t
. iiuniiiwu, January 31, IPOJ. ,
NOTlCfc. . :
ALL Perfons having demands againft
the Subicribcr are requeftcd to bring
them, forward for frttlement and all
thofe indebted to him are required id
make payment on or before the fitflof
March rext. Thofe who fail to comply
herewith will be Imhfcrimli ately fued Im
mediately after that period. '
' BF.NJAMIN EVANS.
WilmlngtonrTJTc. 24.' tf. "
WHEREAS divers perfons hse fo
foma time pad, been in the habit
ot driving and (hooting on ihe plantations
and grounds of Csflle Haynes and the
Hermitage, and thereby have injured ihe
fences and deflroyed the llock ihis Is 10
forewarn any one from either driving or
any way trcapaiimg on the faid grounds,
as fhould they be difcovered, they will be
profecuted at the law directs. -
JOHN F. BURGU.N. ,
Wilminoton. Ian. tf
IN confcqucnce of having fme eipec
tation of moving to Louifiana next
bpiing, I offer, for fale, two thoufand
Acres of Land, Itirg in the County of
Bladen, and one thoufand G hundred and
forty in the County of N. Hanover, which
will be fold at private fa!eon or before
the 15th day of December, i8o
ALEXANDER KELSOE.
Ncw.IIanovcr, Dec. 24. if.
',''' -
Ten Doll an Reward.
AN Awsv from the Subfcribcr on
l 'he 71b Infl. a Nrf to man ramrd
ASH; he Is about Twenty, five vests
old, five ftet ten or eleven Inches high.
The above reward will be giveo to any
Ci ton who will deliver him to the Subfai
r. Maflets of vcfTcls are fnrewsrnrd
from emplotin or earning him away,
THOMAS ROBESON.
Wilalnf on, Jsn.ai. tf