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• awful and t'rr'fiic to every WboMcr,
jrph have appeared firmcthing 'upe'naturai to
thdr t^norar i people t and wfun they found
the Englishfo completely victorious, thev weald I
ratu-ally concede a kind of lupcrAitiotts rev.
errnc e for iren mho welded fucb dreadlul!
thond-r upon uc molt uarr-Ctablc of ail the
I aknvtw.s.
| Preach Account of the A&ion.
P M o* hard l e OtUaumu Tt!l,
4‘ Malta, /lugmjl 28.
** * E .gllfli *rukid u« in the anchorage
of Bcq-iicres, on the ilk of Aogtitl about fix in
the evening ; ar.J of thirteen fh ps and four fri
gates, whi.h coonpefed our force, eleven (hips
and two frigates have remained on the feene of
a<ft>or.. But haJ it not been for the blowing up
of the L’Oiiexlt, our bravery compcnfiting out
d i.urtcy in numbers and taffies, would have been
Jofficient to fi k the Engliih along with ourfelves
in ®ue common overthrow. The enemy have
only fix ihips remaining in a fe^ viewable condi.
f tion. 1 allure you that never has there been a
Imor* dreadful combat. We were within left !
than piftol fhot of each other.
Our fleet confided ot 13 (hips, which were
moored in a 1 n;>p*t the diftance of two thirds
of a cable from each other, in the Roads of
Bcqu;e ies. We had mo conception that we
^fhould be attacked on the land fide, considering
the fmall fpace between us and the banks along
the (hare ; hut the Engliih fi)0t along in this
direction in’ lo mafterly a manner, that only
their firft (hip touched the ground ; and the
reft palled in two lines on the ft irboard and
larboard fide Tides of our headmoft veflels. Our
line was thus between two li es from the van
to the L’Orient, which was in the centre.
The fuperb ihip L’Orient took fire at ten
o’clock. She was attacked fo clofdy, that it
, was the w.iJding of the Engliih fh'ps which fet
her on fire : and the folds fought each other
withthtir rammers. It was impoflible to cx
lingu ih the flames. It was a terrible, hut
melancholy ipeftacle to fee this veflcl fighting
to the lafk extremity, though with the certain
preipeff of deftruflion.—About midnight fhe
blew up. Cur veflels were then thrown into
diforder—every one cut their cables to cfcape
thsf wreck.
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COWSTANTT!N0F?F, SEPT. 5.
' TURKISH DECL AR A TION of WAR
AGAINS r THE FRENCH !
Tranflation of the Imperial Decree, promulgated by the
Sublime Porte, on the 4th of September.
** To you, Kaivtakam Pj.ha, tb'fe art ad-h-tjjid :
SINCE the Supreme Vizir, Izzed
v Mahomed Pacha, has filled that charge,
L inftruftions w'ere conftantly given him
I to look to the defence of the Ottoman
; I Territories, and to be ever upon his
guard againft the plots of the enemy.—
| Through interefting motives, he has
jkneglc&cd every thing, with the excep
fj tion of what was for his own advantage,
B fo that, ignorant of the proje&s of thofe
unclean and infidel French, he has not
given timely notice to the inhabitants
1 of Egypt.
“ When that unhappy flews reached
our Imperial ear, a month at lead after
the unjudifiable event, fuch was our
grief and vexation, that we cab God to
j witnefs the tears that flowed from our
eyes, and that deep and repofe vanidied
from us.
“ We have therefore depofed him
from the office of Grand Vizir, and
I have named in his place Jufluff-Pacha,
I Governor of Etzerum ; and till his ar
rival at the Sublime Porte, we name &
appoint you, Muflapha Bey, to be Kia
If xnakam.
// 1 • • n .1 it . 'i
I" nuw, u Dciiig juu tiiai an true oe
lievers fhould fight aga;nft thefe mifer
able infidels the French, and that it
becomdAhe indifpenfible duty of our
Imperial perfon to fnatch the bleffed
• territories from their damned hands, &
' to revenge the infults offered to Mufful
L men, there fhould he no delay, in ex
Ipe&ation of the arrival of the new Vi
Izir : but the molt vigorous meafures
* fhould be purfued in attacking them by
i fea and land.
I “ On this account we have determi-1
ned, in confequence ox* a deliberation
with our molt illustrious Chiefs and
Miniflers, with the fulleft confidence in
Gml and his Prophet, to adopt the molt
efficacious means of delivering the pro
vince of Egypt from thefe abandoned
wretches.^—You will make known to
all true believers, in the diffeient quar
ters, That we are at War with the
• French ; and changing night to day,
you will exert your utmoff efforts to
j pbtain a complete revenge.
r 9 “You will adopt the m^ft vigilant
conduct to preferve our other Mahom
etan provinces, and our frontiers from
the plots and artifices of the enemy, by j
throwing a reinforcement of men into
every port, and each fortified place.
44 You Hill alfo moil zealoufly direct
your attention to fecure to the inhabi
tants of our peaceful refidenyc the ne
ceflary quantity of daily fupplies of pro*
vifions ; and you will ksepa watchful
eye over every thing until the Grand
Vizir arrives.
44 We (hall beffow our whole inten
tion on your operations, and we pray
the Almighty to accompany our enter
prizes with favour, and to afiift us in
the defence of our caufe.”
THE GAZETTE.
Portland.
MatfDArDecember ic, 1798.
DETACHED AHTICI.E.J--COI.LECTED
FROM VARIOUS PAPERS.
FOffEIGX
By letters received at London from Condan
tir.ople of Sept. 3, it appears that in confe
qucnce of the declaration of war by the Grand
Sign or againd the French, the French min
ifler, with his whole legation has been f.ntto
the caflle of the Seven Towers, and that
fomc French merchant fhips in the harbor had
been taken poffefiion of. The Ruffian auxiliary
fquadron was then in fight of Conftantinople.
The Spar.ifh Minifler ufed his utmod endea
vours to pacify the Turks, and reprefented that
the French Republic had no hoiliic views a
gaind ihe Porte, but only againd its enemies
the Beys of Egypt. The Rtis Eifemli, how
ever, was not fati fied with this excufc. but an
fwereef that the French had no right to enter
the TtitkiOi territories. It belonged to the
Porte to punifh the Beys ; and the French Re
pubic (hould have complained to it, if it had
been injured by them ; that Egypt had been
invaded in the time of profound peace, and
pmid the mod for” •'* '^Vances on the part of
France, of the mo.. ... lolable friendfhip to the
Grand Signior, the Porte n >t having injured the
Republic, nor given the lighted occasion for
hoUilitits.
Some verbal accounts fay, that Raffia has
declared War againft France.
The French General’s Dfpatchcs whLh fell
into admiral Nelfon’s bands, developes the plan
of Bconaparte. India was the uit mateobjed;
“ Egypt only a ftepping (lone to ford the
brook i” and Bombay the firlt place of enter
prize. Thither the Britifii admiral has dif
patchcd an officer inarming the Prefidcncy of
tire meditated atftick, and of the vidory.
Thefe difpatches announce to the Diredory,
that withQut reinforcements it would be irapof
fibte for Buonaparte to proceed, or even to
maintain his polition at Cairo, for any length
of time, as the inhabitants in general were
inimical' to his progrefs ; information from
another fource Hates that he is mafter of no
more ground than what is immediately occu
pied by his aim)\, ,
Official accounts, receive I by the miniftry
Hate, ihat "’en. Bumapcrte fuftained great
lofs in hts march from Alexandria to Cairo ;
that he was engaged in three very obftinate
battles ; that although he had plenty of pro
vilions, he was in want of military (lores, of
wines and brandy ; this circumftance will place
the Arabs on an equality, with the invader ;
that he was at variance with his oflicers, who
were difcontcr.ted with the expedition ; that the
foldiery were fickly, with the deleterious waters
of the country ; that the Grand Signior was
making every effort to colled a force to cut
off fjppiies from reaching the Frcn h camp.
Buonaparte, it is faid, has cut off the heads
bf above 2co Turks for rejoicing at the vidory
over the French fleet.
An Enghfh paper fays “ it is Aid that Min
ide»s are rtlolved to make our great naval
fupcriority effectual to the renovation of our
commerce in the Mediterranean and the Le
vant : a compact is entered into with the K ng
of Naples, by which the ports of Sicilly are
to be put into our poffiffion, for the defence
of his dominions,and for the purpofe of our
naval operations in thcfe feas. General Stew
art is actually gone to take the command, &
our troops lately in Portugal .ire on their way
thither. A mod critical pod will be thus cf
tablifbed, a*d the blockade of . Malta will be
formed and continued without danger to our
(hips, as 'hey will take fhektr in the ports of
Meffina and Syracufe.”
The Britiffi king has granted the dignity of
a Baron the kingdom of Grealbrtain, to
Sir Horatio Nelfon, K. B. Rear-Admiral pf the
Blue Squadron of his Majefty’s fleet, and the
heirs male of his body, lawfully begotten, by
the name, ftyle and title of Baron Nelfon cf the
Nile, and Burnham Thorp, in the county of
Norfolk.
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The war between the Porte and PTwan
Oglu is at length terminated. Ti t Rebel Pa
cha has accepted the conditions offered by the
Grand Signior, which are, a general Amref
ty for all his adherents, and himfelf to be
ratted to the dignity of a Pacha of Three
Tails, with the Government cf Servia to Niz
za.
Admiral Nelfon intends to fend home the
mod cripled of his Alps and the ptifonen
were to be put on ffiorc, but nothing was p'0
lively decided on with refpe^l to thefc. They [
ire about 7030.
From Mr Eetrm't Jkdftr.
Jean de Brie in the French letriflature, pro
pojed to eilib'ilh a legion cl affaffins, to con
(if rf 1100 men, armed with daggers, and to
employ them in murdering crowned heads
and men of eminence, generally inimical to
' the French caufe. Another member in thi*
Council ot humanity, fagacioufly ob ev ed that
this republican project might he turned to
their own confufion by others power in felt
defence. On this ground, the Council fufpend
ed the diftuffion. There are ftrong te. f ns
j to fufpe£, however,th at the fcl.eme, tho* of
’ tenfibly dropped, was never ftr oufty abandon
: doned. rIhe dea h of the Kin ’ of Sweeden,
j who was to have led on the combined force
< Rgainft France, anjl feveral other hidden deaths
have been attributed to fimilar caufes.
domestic.
The Congrefs of tht United Sta s commen
ced f.ffion on Monday laft. The Prefident's
Ipcech will doubtlefs be received in feafon for
the next Gazette.
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The Notes robbed from the Bank of Penn
fylvania at the commencement of the f ver,
have been recovered, to within four thoufana
dollars ol the whole amount, which there is
abo a further profpeol o^gett'ng held of.
It appears that one Ifaac Davis, a carpenter,
and a noted democrat, in conjunflion with a
poster be onging to the bank, who died tf the
fever, were the agents in this nefarious bufintfs.
Davis had let up hi, carriage and pair, and pre
tended that an Indbim m h id arrived at New
York, in which hef.ntout an advenjure. On
the death of his accompl'ce. he took the whole
of the calh (of which a dividend had been made)
into his pr-ff ffion, and was detefled by means
of the large depofits he had made in each of the
banks.-Citizen Davis has made off.
It is faid that meetings of United Irifhmen
are holding in the various capitals of the U
nt cd St iles, government ftiould be vigilant
w th thefe officious emigrants*
“ The Mari ime Power r-f Albion is the only
barrier to uni mi ted domination on the part
of the Five Headed Monjler. The ancient po
ets bail an idea that three heads were fijliv
cient for the Cerberus of the irfcrn.il regi. ns.
Had they have lived to the prelent day, the
real exigence of a Five-Headed would
have fupefeeded fusion, and the French Di
rectory have taken the place of the old, fur
ly MaftiiF, at the Portals of Pluto.”
Good News from the Eaft !
[Tie f»l drving particulars lanJfome y demorjlratc tlat tit
climate of this DflriB is by no means congenial to the ardent
fpirit of democracy f True feJeralifm, built upon a right un~
dtrfanding of R K tonal Freedom, a d a general dijfufton of
hmvtUge, ms til ever cheek the licentious f.i It ofjacobin fm.—
/ have ret yet learnt that Dearborn iu.it concerned in th’s hufi
neft, but am happy to bear that fame of the principle abators iu
burrthtg cur national laws, are already f rtf cute
Augufta, (Kcnnebeck) Dec i.
Firm fupport of the Laws by energetic mea
fares.
The Sedltbn Pole, around the foot of which were burnt
the Alien and Sedition Adts, recently emftcd in VafTal
horotigh (Diftridt of Maine) by Chailcs Webber, and a
few Oth r mifgui cd followers, diforganizegs andrevi ert of
our vir ueus adminifration, on Tucfday la(t met its merited
fate. Capt. James Bracket, of that town, in a manly |
and fp-riod manner, at the head of hi* Comp ny, who
I n t only volunteered t he rfelves on the occa/ton, hnt were extremely
I urgent that be Jhouli lead them to the hot, placing the ax at
the root cf the tree, gave order* for his men to annihi
i late it; in a very few minute* ir was proftrate on the
I ground, and although 85 feet long, was almoft infta/ita
! neoufly hewed into p ecc*, with the colour* on it* toph
“ fo that no more remembrance of fo ofFcnfive an ob
ject might be feen among men, or Aineric ns,” while
the ringleader of the jacobin party flood trembling with
fear, and knitting hi* huge brews with unavailing indig
natim. The Company, a ter completing their ohjedk,
retired in an or erly and quiet manner, without offering
the leaft abuft (tho r^hly deferving) toanv one.
Vijfalborougb, Nov. 30.
OnTuefdaythe 17th inft was demolifhed the d f
graceful Sig sal of Oppofltion to the Federal Government
eredled by a fmall nnmber of Jacobi01 a: the h ufe of
Charlc* Webber, in this town, by Capt. Br.ckct’* com
pany, and a number of volunteer* from the u; per parifh,
who were forry the Fcdcralift* in the lower paufli had
not timely not ce to join them in fo laudable an under
taking—after having accompl flied their purpofe, th-y
repaired to the houfe of John Getthel, E q. where feve
ral patriotic toafts were given.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
“ A NT/- JA € OB IN ’ pat takes too much of low fcwrility
and invethve. to be admitted into The Gazette. Let us ten u t
only with jlridi iuJUce. .
j •* COMMUNICATIO V, ” fhall be attended to.
MARRIED—At Scarborough Dr- Willism Vmtjuli%
of Topfham, to the amiable Mils Dorcas Milliten, daugh
ter of capt. Joh n M.Milhken of the former p ae.
Marine Articles.
Port of Portland.
No.foreign arrivals at this port the !aft week.
Ship Putler, Gapt- Parker, of this pf>rt. and the Mera
eury, Patrick, of Saco, were at Grenada Nov. a.
Seven veflels went afhore on Cape Cod in the late
fterm—-15 dead bodies vete picked up and buri.d.
£jpt Crofs, in a brig from this port, wa* at Trinadad
on the 14th O&ober.-*-Capt. Snritlrbf this port was
fpoke the Dme day going in
The Mark and Mary of Georgetown.- from Guada
loupe waa fpoke on the 14th Nov. ^ •
Capt. Beais, arrived at BoAoo, faw at fea, Nrv. ayth,
a quantity of loofe onions, and a number of hogs or
(bet p, with a water cafk, fuppofed to be the deck iuad
i ol fume veilcl loft in the fturm which they had tjtpcrj
t enced for l.vcnd day;.
ter The fale of Goods by
AUCTION which was to ha*'e been This Day at die »
COLUMBIAN HALL ts poHponed until
TO MORROW, at i o o’dock, a. at.
on account of the feverc fall of fuow.
c. graffam.
Dr*. JO.
Cr THE Truflees of the
Poirt and Academy, are hereby notified to meet at
"the Dwelling Houfe rf the julf r'ib-.r, cn Friday,
the 2 if day of December, inf at 10 o'clock, A. M.
At the requrf of three of tin Trufeet,
SAMUEL FREEMAN, Sec'ry.
Portland, De:. 8, 1798.
FRESH GOODS.
FRTEPOOR,
Refpe&fully informs his cuftomers and
the public in general, that be ha* juft received ai d
has ready for f. Ic. a: Wis Sterc in ff> St ert, oppifite
the Injurante OJjia, Poai land, a general aflbrtnuiu of
Englifh £? Hard IVire Goods3 .
which he is determined to fell on as low lerras [io»
c^jhJ as may be bad at any flore in town.
Among which are,
Q:Jperfine & fecond Broad
cloths, *C.!iTimers, FilalHcks, l kFn*, Dtvon
fhire Kerfeys, DufliU, Swanfdoun, Blankets, A
mcrican inanufacTured Bcdiick n^, Red, yellow’ and
greet Baizes , Black, v hite and yellow twill'd F an
ueU, I.idia Cottons, fuitablc for fhirti p arid thecting,
Diapers, Linen*, Brown Holland*, Mifltiu, Muf
lioet*, Dimotys, Patch colored and purple Mull tt
Shawls, Siik ditto, Siik Handkerchief, Black
Modes a*id Sattins, Colored ditto, Black, white and
changeable Ltlflring*. Perlian , Snrinets ; an : f
fortment of long and fhert Kid G! *ves, Men'* leather
and filk ditto. Men’s lilk, worked and gauze Stock
ings, Rullels, Durants, Shalloons and Calli-nan
cues, an aflbrtmcnt of Ribbons, Fafliionable Calli
coe*. Sewing Silk*. Twills, Threads, Laics’black
red and green Sli* per*. an afloitment of men s, boy *
aud children’s Shoes, See See.
HARD WARE.
4(1, and iod, Nails ; 3d, 4d,
jd.aml 6d Brads, 14 oz. Tacks, and ad. clout Nailsj
Thumb Latches, H and HL Hinges, Skates, Cur.
ri.ombs, Webbing, F'oor, hearth. cloth, furniture,
fhoe and comb BruUie?, Bellows, Knives and Forks,
Shovels and Tongs, Brafs and -row Candlcfticks,
Buckles, Buttons Block tin Teapots, I on ar.d
block tin Spoon , Pewter Plate?, Hammers, Flit
Irens, Braf. Chimney hooks, ' Bra&* C ha ting diflies,
Dividers, Paint Bru(he?, Ivory, crooked and horn
Combs, Gunter and pocket Rules, Auger*, Addr*
ChiflcU, Brafs Nail*, Spetftacles, Screws, Razors,
■flbrtment of Tea Trays, Locking Glslfcs, afort
mem oi I'm Ware, 9 by 7 W ndow Gl.ifs, per box of
fquarc, Tea Cannifter*, Knob and Ring lock*, Bed
Keys, Plain Irons, P diflicd Sautters, Snuffer (lands,
C sopping knives, Hand Vices, Saw Setts, Cupborsi
Turns, Small brafs and iron Table Hinges, Flye:*
Screwdrivers, Cutting Nippers Aw!* and Tacks',
Elaftick and comm n knitting Needles, Gur> Wormsk
Cooper's Bitts, Clafps, S'ccvt Buttons, &c. &c.
An affortment of Crockery Ware.
Aifo, Iiyfon, Souchong, and Bohea
TEAS, Coffee. Chockolate, Loaf Sugar, Cinna
mon, Mace, Poland Starch,
DEC. 10.
Frejh Fall & TV inter Goods.
Now opening, and for faleby
WILLIAM CODMAN,
At hts Stoxs in Fifb Street.
A LARGE fc? FRESH ASSORTMENT OF
Engliili Piece Goods,
Suitable fjr theprefentJeajln, and if the iatjl impor
tation, ’which being laid in on the bejt terms, iuiU
be fold very low fjr Cajh. J
ALSp,
A general affortment of Hard Wars
4 Goods.
4“> 6*1, icd, and!
2od, Nai s.
6 by 3, 7 by 9, and 8 by;
IO W ndow GJafs.
Swedes, Ruflia, and Phi-J
ladelphia Bar Iron, of'
all br.es;
Ha) back, and Hart and ‘
Club Steel,
Nail Rods.
Iron Pots ami Kettle*, of 1
all bzes,
Caft Boxes,
Loaf and Brown Sugars, j
Linfeed Oil and Paints, j
Ilyfon, Souchong
and B diea I E.vS
and imported by the uft
arrivals from Iridi;,.
Excellent 4th proof Irtish *
Brandy
B..ft Holland G'n,
Weft India Rum,
New F-cglaod ditto, pe»
barid.'
Wtuui Chocolate.
Candles per box*
Rice, Powder & Shot,
&c Sic.
With a great variety of other articles,
all of which are well worth the attention of purch -
fcr».
n. b. A variety of India .
CO PTONS, of a’l price*-. J y the p ece r r y^rd,
BLACK MUSLINS, and .1 quantity r»f Ladies*
nice.long tnJ Ihort French KID GLOVES —
white and other colours, by the dozen tr ii gl«
pair.
Portland, Dec. 3, 1798,
Cumberland County.
&■ THE Collectors of the
County Tax, for the year 179?, are
notified, that Executions will iiTue a*
gainft all that are delinquent on the
lift of February next.
Joseph*M'lellan, Trcafurer.
Kov. 23, 1798.
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