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Tr. Coopr »• to oafke’e, arrived at x* almoutVi 1
ii i went v-eighf i!ij s s from this port.
A v i de i o'ui on lately piocccdeJ from
A.o- tr Kb whict? caufed much damage to
country of Catania, and
’.nui a terror m Medina.
I iu Id»1 >• Wi, to Prov'-’y fre r.e over, the
he u niy cit Feb. near li niburgh, that car
riages with eight hoi f s could y.afs over it with
iafety. -
A very important, and no h fs Angular
than important occurrence took place at
the Cape of C jood Hope, previous to the fail
ii;g oi the A: p Portsmouth, which arrived
on the 13th *nifant,and it is not a little fur
prifmg that itflu ubi i:t" have trarfpired looner
to the public. We have it upon the very
bedt aulhoritv, that although the Dutch go
vernor was by capitulation to have had pol- j
leflion of the Cape on the Aril of January,
the Rriti(h troops had, notwithffancmg, pof.
feHion of the place at the time of the Ports
mouth's failing.
The circumitanccs were thefe: The com
mander of tke Britifh forces had propofed
th**t the Dutch governor Ihou’ui take pofief
lion of the forts and works on the 20th of De
cember. As however, ,the firft dav of the
new-year was at hand, the latter preferred
poftponing it to that day, expedVmg probably,
th. t the fcAivit) of the moment would give
an cci.it to his new government among" the
people. In the mean time the Britifh troops,
to the number of 1600 had all embarked, ex
cept one company left on fhore as a rear
i-u.v.n, anu i* wife care or the works t II the
Du ten, who were then landing (o the number
or 2500 fhould march into them. As fate
would have it, however, on the night of 31ft
of December, a vefi'; 1 arrived with dispatches
from England, enjoining it upon r ne.al
Dundas, if he bad not furrendered the place
to the Dutch, to retain pofTeflion ot it. A
great buftle immediately tool> place in the
fleet, and early on the morning of the ifl. of
January,the day when the Dutch troops were
to have entered the works, the Br.tifh forces
were feen debarking with all the expedition
in their power, and r» arching with fixed bay
onets back again to the fortifications, of which
*hey took pofTeflion and kept out the Dutch.
Hus manoeuvre occafioned, it may he hip
poled, no final! confternation to the Dutch
_ governor, whole imprudent proernftination
may he attended with the final l<;fs of the co
lony his country.
How far this occurrence ir.ay have-connec
tion with the recent declaration of war bv
Algiers againfl France, and be the precurfor
of a renewal of boll i];ties in Europe, is left
to the {peculation of our readers.
Bait. Fe d. Gaz.
LONDON^ Feb) nary. j.
F is aflcrted in fome of the morning -npers,
:t orders are immediately about to^be fent
!i[li ' »i the evacuation of Egypt and Malta.
If there be any truth in this Ilatemcnt, minif
rvrs niult have received fome very folcmn
pledges of the French government that it t-u
t<-»tain-, no deigns againfl either of tbefe
5 •
Brigadier general Cermichac! has received
cr iers, as colone or' lu lift Weft India n^i
ment, to join that ■' rps in Jamaica, for ?he
purpole of accompanying it to Gibraltar,
where rhc two firft regiment of black tr >opi,
are to do duty. The molt probable motive
: t the apparer t!y ft range measure of bring
ing the black cor ps 1 :> Furope is, that in the
prefectft’ate of affairs in the Weft Indies, UJt*!
particularly in the French i{lands, u \ not
very fafe to keep aftrowg force of blacks in
thole colonies * oikn iy trained to arms.
General Fox v/lil let out {hortly to take
the chief command in Ireland: in the room
of general fir William Meadows. Since the
union there haben: no independent ni
m» ider in civ fin Ireland, the chief tom- '
nvand is he’d under the duke of York, by the !
nerd, in chief on the ft a ft. The fullcrrm- !
iymen or the office arc however, enjoy ti to !
t icrr iu!J extent. They amount to between
and 15-pCjka year, and render this the
■: v profitable milk. • y appointment under
?..*• crown, r.cx; to the chief comp ifi in
India.
The Kir. for the hall fortnight ou the
v. fit If. of Uv . ft- 's' iding coaft of Vorkfb'ue
have been i o;c t -p ituous atid fatal
were ever kt ; wj.. -Tt/hing has been f°en
v.i' -y; :be ftm pacts of wi cks of V'.-ttl*!s
ik • ' homo or unfortunate men wh »
1' vc i.v 1 .i; the bonus. *1 he American
r ■ '*u!. ,, vv .-I ' kild, were v.. v.,Jt
it :.euky ;.jv i at if ilington Quay and
were brongh on lfcorc, nearly naked, in «tn
open boat. A hive a, v.-rto attempted tw i wim
on (bore, was ek. fried to pieces agaTft the
rocks.
Pr\, • of F :t<r thh mimin'?) fun. j f.
Flour,4.5s. t-» 40s f.» 50-.—Second , 40s:
A- s •• .'’o'ftrd, as. to H: . j.y. :.> !
. ‘fj; .
. rE?y-rof'r .'Urcb, ?-r
• lc» ' • 'O a reipc&.i t» cr* •. un in this
c;- dan d^ : rch. fin a u rt.ad.ol ;da;*»ie j
at f at:t«ia»pupt- and Cu.r„.\iit, , r#*u- j
A1' >f vvhi h the communication with I
• bob j es !?■ {topped.”
J
i
March 28.
. By the Bi itilh Packet Avikland, from Fal
mouth. and the fhip Atlantic, from Cork, \vc
have received European papers to the xotb.
uit but they contain no political news ofim
p rtanCc. A london.paper ftates, that naval
fforcs (.! all kinds have experienced a confide
rabie rife at St. Petersburg, in confequencc of
orders to a lar£c amount frortr France. The
oritiih refuients are expected to be confidcra
n!a gainers by theadvance, as they have en
grt.;: I almoft all that remains of lafl year’s
dock. It is generally thought that the Ruf
fian ports on fhe Bla k. Sea, will be declared
tlcC.
I he r<nch go.ernmentfhas refolved that
henceforth no marriage (hail be celebrated
between white per fens .;nd negroc or negtei
fts. 0
The fii fir conful has refolved upon taking
a journey mtothc nine deput tmeuts of the ci
r«ev at Belgium, and the inhabitants were
I tiV|i. n :d in making great preparaxurns for
nis reception.
1 be matter of ar, American veflel who,
eTcaped from p i Con at Lima, lately arrived
a: Cork.
Pr 'ue oj flocks at London, Fib. 10.
Bank ftoc;: 188, Three per cert reduced |
71. 703-4 7-8, Three percent, confols 70
1-2 1-4 7-8, Four per cent. 87 6 3-4 5-8,
h ive per cent Anus. 100 3-8 5-8 Five per I
cent. 17-17 103 3-4 1-2 Bank long aud. 20
1-2 i Omnium 5 dis.
’’• {•> an flo.ks at Lon,!’.'*, Fib.
Eijht per cents 106 to 107, Old fix per
cents yt to 93 i*-2, New fix per cents. 93
to 93 1-3; * hi tv per cents 60 bo 1-4.
Five and a half per cents 93, with dividend
i kr f Jan Bank Stock s 32 per fhare, with
dividend from Jan. 1.
SELECTIONS,
i ROM i.Ai'£ LONDON PAPERS,
Prevention of Ccitagion.
i’A Mojon, profeflbr of chcmillry,
and ; member of rbc fociety of medicine
at Genoa, has furnifned Guyton hlor
vcai: i me further information ref
Prc in£V ‘Uid fumigations tor ltopping
me pio rels of contagion, which has
been recently pubhlhcd in the Monitcur. !
“ Bung fummoned,” the dodor fays,
“ to the church of Sc. Andre, where two
perlo.-.s .had dropped down dead on at
rempting to delcend into the vault. I
found the church infected with putrid
exhalation1 immediately caufed tiie
opening of the vault to be clofed;and
having lliut the windows, 1 placed in the !
inideiie of the church a large earthen !
vale containing o lbs. of Marine Salt, i
and 31 lbs. of Suiphuiic Acid. 1 lighted
faggots were placed round the vale,
in order to accelerate the difengagement
of tiie vapours: which ceafed ro rife at
the end of two hours, when the windows
were again opened. 1 he infectious va
pour was then ciifperfed. I have obfer
ved a more marked effect when i have
nude fumigations with Oxygenated Mu
natic Acid in rhe largeft edifice's, and
particularly in the church of St. Domi
nic, where the air was fo infected, and
10 loaded with putrid exhalations, that
the latkluy ot it v»u$ felt at fame diftance,
and in the neighbouring houfes. I em
ployed for the fwmegation 8 lbs . of !
mr nne fait, 5 lbs. of Sulphuric Acid,and
1 1-2 lb. ot Oxid ot Manganele.
10 puriry the air of dole and inha*
!',itu: places, i have preferred fumigarion
ot Nitric Acid, which have alio fucceed
cd :n deitroying the contageous Ivliaftna, J
without caufing trie ieift inconvenience
ro the lick. There has been no exam
ple of any one having received eyntagion
from thole fick, near whom theft fumi
gations have been conftantjy made.
c> ropreferve my It-If from the infection
°f PlKric* and contagious exhalations, I
uav'c ju ver tiled any other prueivative
man a little \ hlal of Acetic Acid, which
* hv ki under may nofe; by which means
1 1 i.ave comic nt!y cfcaptd infefii m, al
ti/nigh repeatedly expofed to its effects.
| By the /hip Logan, arrived ye/h ,-day from
Ln-rpool, wc have received Jondon papers
1 ' ‘ ot i*cbn»ary. It appears that* r,o
. verc of importance had recently taken t-h. ~
°n (>f Europe. The Star of the
vyth r ebruary, hys:
“ -n the morning previous loihcf ceremony
nL introducing lord Whitworth to do nap; r re,
'lief cor.All font to lord Vhitwoi'h.fo fav
' would fend thv government carnla^ •
and fix for hi' loidihip, and that the latter’s
*. riage and four might follow. Lord Whit
• >1 tn re j'lied, that as he reprefented the kinir
1 lr*
of Great Britain, he could mv permit bis
carr. u'v- to follow with four, whiiit he Dench
carriage had. lix. After an hour an 1 an ha.'
confnb ation, ‘’lonaparte retunx-d, that what
was propofed wa pcrtcci!\ agreeable to him.
1 hus* according to the French, 't is f.;i<i, that
was propoled‘was perfedHv agrecbL- to hid .
I hus, according to the French* it is faid, that
peace and wai depended for Tome time on
two hor/es /s’
u Letters from the Ruffian Confines, dated
the 2hth Dec. fay u The Ports on the Black
Seaarc to be declared ft ee ports. y\.l\ articles
of traffic ;nay be imported into them, free front
duties :—and the Duke Je Richelieu, lieut.
general in the Ruffian fcrvice is appointed to
the principal diredlion of the affairs of thofe
places, both commercial and military.5’
American Intel!igence.
^IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS.
Conjugate cf the United States of America.
Lisbon, Feb. 9, 1803.
I have the (atisfadtion to announce to my
fcliow citizens, that the prohibition of the im
portation of flour into this realm, is taken off.
His Royal Highnefs the Fr:nce Regent of
Portugal, having granted Unlimited permiffion
fnr the introduction a. foreign flour into this
kingdom, paying a dutv of fixty cents per
barrel; and that'vcfllls froiai the Cut ted States
w 1111 c car bills of health, and wh<»!e crews are
free from anv iicknefs, «;;e no longer to be
lubjedt to quarantine.
(Signed)
WILLIAM JARVIS.
ACCIDENT.
On Thufday. the 3d of March, Mr.
?. horcas Harrell left Ci.urlcilon, on
horieb3C:t. At four o’clock of the fame
day, he was feen at the Four Mile houfe,
and loon after prorcedet! northwardly, on
his journey. Nothing more was it..own
Or i'ulpebted of him, until ttie morning
: of Sunday, the 6th intlant, when his
I horie was found rattened to a lap ling
about two hundred yards weftward of the
King-ftreet road, and and about the fame
diitar.ee to the northward of the avenue
tnat leads down to Dr. Ramfay’s farm,
t his to led fulpicions of a ferious nature;
tiie adjoining woods were fearened, and
on the 12th inft. his hat was found, torn
behind, and burnt, as if a piitolhad been
dil. haiged through it at a very liiort
alliance. I he body was toon after, on
the lame day, found in a ditch covered
over with pine tops, and about two hun
dred yards diibmce from the foot where
hishorfc had been found, fix'days be
fore. On examining the body,’ the/e
appeared marks of liioc having entered
on the back of the head, a little above
the neck, and fljot were actually found
on the oppofite fide. A deep incifion
was made in his neck, apparently with
a knife, and with a view of cutting his
throat. The body had altered ^very
iittle, but there were large black ipots
on the f de o. his face and head; but
whether from a blow or the incipient
putrefaction of the body, could not be
certainly afeertained.
Mr. Harrell was an honeft, induftri
ous> peaceable, worthy man. On the
ijth of February, he had received r>Vo
dollars, for work lately,done on Mr.
Gail lard’s farm near Clement’s Ferry,
He had a iliort rime before announced
1 his intentions of villiing his father at the
; High Hills of Santee. Only 34 dollars
were found in his trunk. Whether he
money he lately received, was in his i
pockets, is noc known by his Inends.
j *. 7- vi' A/nvumMs' - ■ -mi-mi _ I
—-—— __ . ^ ^
FROM 1 ilt CHARLESTON COUKJ£p>#
II; the people of America fy„,h!
oy th-rown mifconrluft, by the f,|lv
a.i.l cicduhty offoine, the apathy and
fiipmenels of others, and the vicf ■ l„.,:
ambition and avarice of a powerful fac
tion, fink beneath the defy,rife w!li;h
h e,n. d to be preparing 'for -h- rn ir
Ihalinotbef r v* ,nt „f 1; ' 1
of their -l. , , ol b«ng reminded
r gCr- Has this black cloud
, V.,".ny ;,an8s r»»or the coun
i) ,o,.r,,er,mo ,„c hemifphereall around i
tU •]' •*Hf, fo deprived A me- i
ncans of tnem fight and IVnfhs, that they i
cannot perceive their daily r^tro-rrada
for. from me old ftandard of frf?d„rn
the "’croaciiinents on their privU I
ihnfr t1 ‘ V ni'rc :md more ’•
aoui<. tiieir ioioeimnce am1 I
• /• , “"''bj all.i Irnp >f<* on '
SSyft? W“,K* "U u,,P*b'douable !
>
We venture to f fie it, that no BritiiK
minifter, with the m -ftcorrupt houfeof
parliament taut ev< r difgraced any par
ticular period of the hittoryof that coun
try to iupport him, could prelent any
fubjeft fiom obtaining an attelleil . v
any paper which related t^ tiiaipcr
fon in his individual capacity, and was
or might be luppolcd to be evidence to
any fact touching th : complaint of that
perfon in a court of law. in cafes re
lating to internal, trealbublc conipira
cies, or to external all. irs neceflary to
be concealed from the traitors or the
enemy, fecrecy of cowrie is obierved till
tiie likelihood of dan er arifing from
promulgation is over. For that lea
ion, motions to lay papers before the
houie are often refilled. Bur what pa
pers ? papers ftill retained in die cabi
net. When once laid before the houie
however, copies of them, thougli not
granted without application to tlie°houfe,
immediately of right are of courfc grant
ed when moved for. But in cafes of pri
vate individuals they ire called for of
right. In che aft ir of Mr. Fox and
Horne Touke, in 1791, Mr. Dunn,
lecretary to the fpeakcr of the hpufe of
commons, \*. as obliged to attend and
prove the l'peaker’s warrant for Mr
1 ookc to pay 19$/. is. 6d. and alfo a
copy of the journals of the houfc of
Commons, dated 7th 061. 1791. And if
thole papers had been refufed, or the
lecretary prevented from attending-, the
judges would have found it theit duty to
infill upon it in the houfe oflords, by
which the affair would be nude public ,
and minillers knew coo well that that
would be a fir etch of power which En
giifamen would not hear. John Hull will
part with his money when the miniiier
pi. vails on me houle to vote it; he may
gio»vl a little, but Itill he will give ic.
But Inch a violation of jiillicc, "of pri
vatc ‘Jgnt, and popular privilege, would
oe loon, with its authors, cram pled un
dcnoot li\ England. That word and
:mc atrocious, and (as ti . v alwavs <^o
together) that mol! imprudent of ail
minillers, lord Halifax, could not, with
ail the corruption of power he eouid
.mhler, lcmie to produce the g-eiier'd
warrant he ilined again!! Wilkes to the
-ousts or law. 1 nat glorious llarefrnan,
and couiageous, as v/eii as upright
judge, lord Camden, would have Tn
voked the ipiric ofjuftice: ui of freedom
to nis ' id, and made the miniilerr, that
t'len furrounded the throne of an abufed
fove reign, nay, the throne itfclf, trem
ble, ^ nad any paper icceifary to the dif
penfation ofjuitice oeen reiuied. But
t;iC. au * >ci:uis profligacy of jacobinifm
derides the difficulties and impediments
at which the comparatively feeble cor
1 -.lpdon ( l monarchical government
turns pale.
What have we feen here in Ameri
ca, \v,io lately purchafed her freedom
with oceans or her beilbiood. Amen-”
ca, who h.,s been told by her prefent
risk i s, that, under the federal confli.u
tion, that freedom was iriSecure, Ame
rica, once being, and ftili bearing the
name of a republic, what have we
f ’ n . Kvadei ! look to the debates in
tne fenate of the United state*, in the
Courier of yeftcrciay.
i he Senate of the United States had,
alcer kid confidi-ration, cor'enied to the
nomination by the late prtfident, of three
gtneitmen to the office ofjufiices cf the
peace ^ and in confequence of that no
mination and con it nt, commiffions v/err
made out and directed to be t ,
them, but hi i to have been flopped by
tiie preft nt executive. They rcfolve
to re fort to the courts of law for redref
and apply to the iecretnry of the fenate’
i i a certificate of the tran faction to pro
duct, as fatisfadtory evidence ofir to
the courts oi law. But this is exprtf-Jy
relufed, by the fecrerary, and they pre
ient a memorial to the fenate, praying
thar ll'c kwary may be permitted to
give the required cerrificate, and a mo
110,1 1 sTiacic to that effedt.
On tins plain itatementof tb • cafe it
would feem that the motion was a mo
0? .of cour^e* However, n *,v is o
P . n<> (i')ubt- with fucceft, j.,, A,
•£rlr,<3are«s hollow and certain in Ar
icn.icss, as in lord North’s iiarliair, ■ ■
..'opo.cd the v. ill exclaim.<1—oi.-pof.
cd. on what po:T.bie ground? 'will
An.MU. brill-ve that it ihonld cori:-.