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r adjOaad - by a Rag of truce, fent out by Mr. W'i n After the Wile of Anamaboo, the Afshenteis fled to Cape Corsa Caine, with the remains of their army-. The tribes were received by the Englifh,who explained tetfie.n the folly of their conduit. Not lefs than scco women took archer in the garrifon. AMERICAN STATES. FOREIGN 1 t,TELLIGENuE. This morning we received letters and Newfpapers from Balton to the z4 th ult. inelulive. A latter of _ _. _ _ _ PARIS, OCTOBER 7. The Moaiteur of this day contains a report prefen ted to the Emperor, on the peculations of certain French officers committed on the clothing and diet of the army ; which is referred to the Grand Judge of lattice, in order to profecute Martin Teflon and Co. the principal perfons concerned in the purchafe of the cloth fo plundered ; the fum paid by them for this flolen property, amounted to 19,604 francs. OCTOISIIR ft.—Preparations arc making in this ca pital to celebrate, with great pomp, on the 14th of this month, the • Anniverfary of the Viaory of Jena. All the public places will be opened the preceding evening, and on the day of the fete there will be an illumination at the Palace and in the gardens of the Thuilleries, with a concert on the Terrace. In the mean time the Court will give a ball at Fontainbleau in honour of the King and Queen of Wellphalia, and which was intended to have been given at their mar riage, but was delayed from the unfavourAblatefi of the feafon. This feflival adds very much to the bufile which the pretence of the Court produces at the Caftle, as well as in the town of Fontainbleau. FONTAINBLEAU, OCTOBER 7. Since the Court has taken up its refidence here, Fontainbleau prefents a very lively and bufy fcene. The road from Paris is covered with carriages, and the pollmallers of the environs have been obliged to augment the number of their poft harfcs. The Mi nilters arrive frequently from Paris, to tranfadt nets with the Emperor ; and here, as elfewhere, his Majefty is the molt occupied perfon in the Empire. He yellerday held a Council, which continued from eleven in the morning till (even in the evening. At the condullon cf it he went to dinner, and twenty minutes after he appeared at the theatre. The re• prefentation of that day was Rhadamifte. 'l'o con vey an idea of the extraordinary Wale which prevails I here, it will be fufficient to obferve, that, befides the Court of the Emperor and Emprefs, Fontainbleau poffeffes the King and (Z 2 l een of Weflphalia, the Q . l!een of Holland, the Prince of Baden, the Prince Primate, and feveral other foreign Princes. Notwithftaading his numerous occupation', the Emperor gives an occaflonal hour to pleat - tire. He yefterday hunted the (tag and the wild boar. His Majefty left the Palace at eleven o'clock, to partake of a breakfa(t at the place of rendezvous, at the dillance of a league and a half. The Emprefs, the Queen of Wellphalia, the Grand Duke and Duchefs of Berg, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchefs of Baden, the Prince and Princefs of Neufchatel, the Prince Primate, and feveral other Noblemen, as well French as foreigners, were prefent at the hunt. In the evening the Court reallembled in the apartments of the (eteen of Holland. It is hated, that on the 14th of Odtober the Anni• verfary of the Battle of Jena will be celebrated in the twelve municipalities of Paris, by the marriage of certain military perfons to young women, who are to be portioned by the Emperor. M. de Lindholm, Aide de Camp to the Prince Royal of Denmark, whom the unfortunate affair of Copenhagen has brought to the Court of France, left Fontainbleau on the 4th initant for Kid. He received from his Majefty a faperb fnuff box, and his Majef ty's pi Lure. VENICE, SEPTEMBER 23. It appears that the Ruffians have not been able to obtain permillion to difembark at Triefte, or rather that the courier, who ought so have brought back the anfwer of the Emperor of Auftria, has flopped too long on the road ; for yefterday and the day before, the whole of the Ruffian fleet, compofed of 35 fall, have retained to our road : the Englifh have alfo departed, and returned no more. Three veffels of the line, and nine frigates, have caft anchor in the road ; the tranfports have repaired to Lido and Ma lamocco ; the Ruffian troops have been tranfporred in barks and gondolas, to Meftre, 6n the Continent, where every thing is prepared for their reception.— The neceffary difpolitions have alfo been made, for their fupport in the Venetian diaries, by which they mull pats to reach the Tyrol, and the South of Ger. many. VIENNA, SEPTEMBER 27. The news that has arrived, refpefting the mea. fures taken for the defence of the Ruffian ports, has been , received here with joy, fince it affords a new guarantee for the continuance of the peace on the Continent. At the fame time, we have another ex ample of the refolution of Ruffia to defend its inte nds and itshonour at lea. The Ruffian (hips thatwere conveying their troops from the Adriatic to Venice, were, in the firlt initance, prevented from entering that port by the Englifh. The Ruffian Admiral, not chuffing to make ufe of force, immediately failed for Triefle, when he difpatched a courier to Prince Ku ►akin, at Vienna, to know how he should conclud himfelf : upon which the Prince gave him orders to fail for Venice, and, if neceffary, to repel fo•ce by force. The Ruffian Admiral failed accordingly for Venice, where he landed his troops without any Rio leftation from the Errglifh, who retired upon lti. ap proach. The courier difpatched by the Government of Triette to the Emperor of Aufiria, found the Em peror at Gratz. The Governor of Triefle imme diately received orders to grant a free pafrage to the Ruffian troops, and fupply them with every neceffary they Hood in need of at the expence of the Aufirian Government, who had received affurances of pay ment for the fame by the Ruffian Ambaffador. COPENHAGEN, SEPT. 29. There are various opinions here relative to the fitn ation of affairs between England and Sweden. We know that the King of Sweden has returned, and that the works at Hellingburg and Catlfcrona have been cenfiderably flrengthened by his orders. From hence we infer, that there is no longer a good un derftanding between there two Powers. - In fad, it is etien afietted, that England Has made propofals for the delivery of the Swedifh fleet into their hands. In Nyway, as well as in HoHlein,i =afore, are taken for putting every place in the bell Rate of de fence. At Chtillianfand there are two• (hips of the line, a frigate, and a cutter under the prcteflittu of (one land batteries. • ! KEIL, SEPTEMBER 30. We learn with joy the ferinus preparationa of dr fence made in the moil remote parts of the I)anilh kit , gaton, penetrated by a fenfe of the common dan ger, by the fate of Copenhagen. 'Above **along the. eatenfive coatis of Norway, we are preparing the molt proper means for repelling the entray.-- There coatis, in all acceffible .places, have been_ co• vered with batteries, cannons, and brave defenders of their native foil. The armament of Norway is direfted by the brave Prince Chriftian of Slefwic HoMein, who on the 13th of Augurs called the in• habitants of the country to arms, by'the following energetic Proclamation. Then follows the Proclo mat3n, of which the following are the molt inter eking parts: " What are the defigns of this enemy, as duel as unexpeEted ? What the end of its ambi tion ? One can neither fay with certainty, nor even gucfs: it is therefore not only pollible, but even pro- bable, that its arms will reach even further. At all events, we ought to prepare againft a fudden attack, and affemble all our forces, in order to repel it with fuceefs. To arms, then, to arms, valorous fon, of Norway ! The enemy has provoked you ; emulate the courage of your fathers, of your brethren of Denmark ; be like them unanimous and brave, fol low your leaders in the path of glory and honour : and fince an enemy threatens the hereditary throne of Frederick, and your fire fides, be prodigal of life and blood in the defence of both." ST. PETERSBURGH. SEPTEMBER 12. Cronßadt, Revel, and all the other ports the Baltic, &c. where the the enemy could poillbly make a landing, have been put in a formidable Rate of de fence. The Danifh Government has intimated to all the Dana veffels in our ports not to fail for the prefcnt. PRIVATE LETTER, ST. PETIRSBURGH, AUGUST 27, (0. S.) -I was laft Saturday prefent at the entrance of the guards, &c. from the frontiers. About three o'clock in the evening of the 24th inaant they marched into the town, and halted on the Englifh line, which fronts the Neva, where they were reviewed by the Emperor. The line extended farther than the Eng. lifh quay, which is a very in length. Firfi came the three regiments of guards, the Simionofbky, Ifmail ofsky, and Preobraziniky : their colours were much torn. Then came the :artillery ; with a regithent of garrifon foldiers, with fhort mulketo ; and followed by the two regiments of horfe guards, in white uni• form and helmets ; CApc carried a flyer eagle, and the other a (mall fiand'ard. Next came the regiment of haus, tnof fuperbly dreffed : a regiment of Don Coffacks, in red uniform ; and the Hulan regiment of cavalry, commanded by the Grand Duke, each man carrying a pike, with a [ mall fl ag a ffi xed to it ; and a ( mall body o f Coffacks, in bloc uniform; brought up the rear. They all appear to have been newly clothed ; and the fight, as I flood on a bridge thrown over a canal which divides the ftreet, and before me the fine regiment of huffars, and the ofli cers in front, with rich drefres of (cadet trimmed with fur, was extremely grand. General Savary, the French AmbaCador, was prefent on horfeback,dreffed in blue uniform, and a profulion of geld lace, fur rounded by his ['site. Lord Gower not being invited, • did not appear." LONDON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2!. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Confols, money, 6214—f0r account, 644.—Onanium diL Exchequer Bills. 3s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 216 1131 -• India Stock 1724 1734 173 3 per Cent. Red. 614 India Bonds, par 3 per Cent. Conf. 624 f Exclieq. Bilis, ts.4s. pre. 4 per Cent. 7914 Oninium 4 dif. Cent. Navy 9644 Englith Tickets, :al. Long Ann. 174 Conf. for see. 62544 Paris Journals to. the tith; and Dutch to the 14th ; came to hand tat night, from which we have given Come extracts. An article from Peterfburgh (peas of Cron(iadt, Revel, &c. having been put in a Hate of defence to prevent the landing of tkeenemy ; meaning the, Ilritith. 'This (hews Where the letter has been manufaCtured, or at leaft embelli(hed. NO Ruffian could make ufe of fuch a terns. There is no war between Ruffia and England. A Dublin Paper of the orb, received this morn log, contains the folloling paragraph : " We have been this day informed, from a fource On which we can place the fiimefl reliance, that within' thefe eight days, (a period confiderably lubfequent to any connected with the reports which appear °in the laft London papers) Jutior's army, 60,000 flrong, were Co far advanced on their route to Portugal, that the Gentleman from whom we have received our information, and who traverfed a confiderable part of the fouthern provinces of Franceon his re turn, far, he has no doubt whatever, but that it is at this moment, in pyiion of Portugal," In our Paper of Friday lalt we mentioned that a war had broken out in Africa, between feveral of the tribes; to confequence of a robbery committed on the tombnf one of the Chiefs of the Afshenteis. We have fince been favoured with the perufal of the official account Of allthe circumnancei attending that affair. It apPeart by thefe, 'that the Afshenteis; headed by their King in perfon, on the isth of June, proceeded to inveft the fort of Anama'boc, which was garrifoned by the African Company's flavei and bbys, and 24 foldiers, under the command of Mr. Warri, and MeiTrs. MEREDITH, SWANZY,' BAINES, and' SMITH. The Afshenteis flat took the town, and then pro. seeded under the walls of the garrifon, and demanded all fuch perfons as had taken flicker within them. A dreadful carnage enfued, and between 1000 and soots perfons became victims.—Mr. WHITE received two flints, one of which was in his mouth. Mi. Watt. DITH, Mr. Swaszy, and Mr. BRINES, were (lightly wounded. Mr. WHITE was tint dead, but theconntry • *as dept iced of his Cervices. Reinforcements were Obtained from Cape Cattle, under the command of Captain Botts ; they were embarked on board the COlpoys, and were landed at Anamabo'o. The Go land/ of Klmine expreffed a with to adjuit the difpute, but the mediation was withheld, and was afterwards SOUTH AMERICA. We are happy to Rate, for the information of our 1 Commercial Readers, that difpatches received from the River Plate are very favourable, fo far as relates to the Britith property in that quarter. We have not learnt the particulars, fo as to enable us to Rate them with precition; but we beli've they relate to Come ar• rangements thai were made, to permit the Merchants to difpofe of their property before their departure.— We can Rate one faa on good authority :—Some goods which had received damage, were permitted to be fold, and were fdd At prices fufficiently high to cover the colts and expences. General WuivsLock's condo/I, in the arrange. rnents that have been effeaed, has, we underfiand, given great fatisfaition to the Merchants at Monte Video and to the King's Minifters. An official communication to the Merchants may be expeEted Coon to make its appearance, and will tend to remove the apprebenfions that might other. wife be excited by the fats detailed in the fubjoined article : MOWTC VIDIO, July 23, 21107, Ten o'Cloelt at Night. " When I wrote you a short letter this afternoon, I thought the chip would have failed this evening ; but as there is a chance 'of my yet being in time for her, I inclofe you a paper refpaling our fituation here. When the General returned from Buenos Ayres. the merchants here had a meeting, which was very fullyattended, and a metancbolT one it was. They nominated four other Gentlemen end me, to wait upon the General with a memorial.' I accord irgly drew up the inclofed, which being approyed of, we preferred to him, and had along conference With him to no purpofe ; but the 'paragraphs ibbjnined to the memorial, were the only 'anfwers be would allow us to return to the Merchants : 6 TO HIS EXCELLINCY LILUTENANT GENSRAL WHITS. LOCH, &C. . 4 Sta—. Being nominated by the Brit& Merchants of Monte Video, u Committee for communicating with your Excellency, on matters involving the iaterefts of the &kith commerce at this place, we !raft that the deep injury all have (attained, and tbc ruin with which many are threatened by the late even 4 of wan kalif) , our occaSonal intruSon. We wit►, in the mean time, to indulge a hope, Sir, that the following fummary of our cafe may b r e . ixonoured with your Ex eellency's eonfideration : In quell of etcher for our property where it may be found, Tome intend embarking their goods for St. Domingo ; tome for Surinam; others for Trinidad, jamatea, and the other Weft India colonies; tome for the Cape of Good Hope; others for Port jaekfon ; and a few, In defpair, prefer the fad alternative of re turning niErtgland, there to throw thanfelves on the mercy of their creditori. In this deplorable choice, our property, already charged With an eipenee exceeding half the colt of it, will be ratified in value, bit the further damage it muft Puffer in removal ; furcharged, at thi fame time, with the additional freight, info ranee, and continent expencea, to thole different and diftant parts of the world to an amount little lhort of half a million of dollars, the Pale of it, if any can be effeaed, it markets for which it is not • calculateft, aor was ever intended, will perhaps not leave a wreck worth our care. In this difaftrous Rate of our affairs, in which a molt refpea able and numerous clefs of merchants and manuhaurers at home are alto implicated, Perhaps no material relief, by procuring any favour few our trade, or otherwife, 1s now within your Excel lency's controul ; but the reftitution of the import duties paid here, would be a very accept4leiditigation of the common ca lamity. 'Orders for merchandize, to a large amount, have been tranfmit ted from this place fince your Excellency's arrival, in the hope of, at left, reaching the place of our original dcftination. In this we arc not only totally difappointed, but long before the expedted !hips can arrive, they ai well as many others, which in all proba bility are fitted out (Or this part of the world, on receiving intelli. gence of the capture of Monte Video, will encounter imminent danger from the'tnemy, if his Majefty's Clips Otall be withdrawn from the Plata at itratime limited for the evacuation of this place. Wcotterefore, with 'great deference, requeft that your Excellency 'will be pleated to inform us, whether any provifion is, or will be Made for their fakty ; andwhether the army, or a part 'of It, fuf. ficient for our protidlion, will remain until the expiration of the truce, which, we underttand, will terminate on the 6th September. Debts to fevetal Englifh merchants having, we underftand, been contradted by Spanith traders; which, according to the terms of their engagements, are not payable until after the 6th Septem ber, we beg kbat your Excellency will have the gooditek to con cert nicifuret for the futurity of the creditors, and the liquidation of the debts alluded to. • • • • * Any fatisfaCtion on there heads, or other confolation that your Excellency can, and will be pleated to impart to tali, v/111 be, thank fully acknowledged. We have the honour to be, with the greaten refpeet, Sir, your Excellency's molt obedient, and molt humble krvants, (Signed) a. AGASSIZ ALEX GRAY NEN: MAITLAND T. CIILUORT 101 IN SHILIIIFF. ' Monte Vidco, July is, !Stn.' The Coittmittee having attended his Excellency, finds that he is pleafed td decline repaying any part of the dtities,.in money or otherwife, that have been paid here—but will recommend to the Government at home the repayment of •the duties on fuch goods as Mai n& be fold, to that the duties !hall only be paid on fuch part as have been, or may yet be fold. A fuffici'ent force will remain here for our protec tiOD, until the expiration of the truce. His Excellency hopes and thinks, that great fales will yet be made, and every factlity.will be afforded to our commerce, by the free admiflion, by land or water, of people from Buenos Ayres with that view. His Excellency recommends our furnithing him with a lilt of debts, due by Spaniards to Englifhmen, and not becoming payable until after the expiration of the truce, witt► the tenor of their obligations, that he may take the proper fleps for the fecurity of the creditors:. that date now before us, c intains the following ob. fervations : 4 1 The affair of the Chefapeak orcafions much talk and noife among the thonghtlefs and ignorant : it is the opinion. however, among the moderate and bell informed people, that if Britain remain firm, the Pretident will concede the points in difpute rather than ruin our merchants, by a war with England. We have much to lofe, and can gain nothing by fuch a contett. But fhould the prefent differences be accommodated, your manufalturers and met. chants fhluld improve the prolonged amity in putting their concerns in fuch a Rate as to leen their rifque in cafe of a new rupture. You may de pend upon the fad I am about to Rate—Many people in this country long for a war with Britain on any ground. Patriotifm !—the defence of natural righti! —the maintenance of national honour ! will only be mere pretexts with thole to whom I now allude, Gould a rupture be effected between the two coun- tries. Some of our merchants are men of high and honourable principles; but, I am forry to fay, we have many among us who would rejoice in any event that would fufpend the claims of their Britifh 'credi• tors. This, however, is not the only confideration which fhould govern your commercial people in their intercourfe with this country. The law of attachment is the law of Maffachuffets, and operates in fuch a manner that in cafes of failure the Britifh creditor can never get a farthing of his debt. In the na. tare of things a mants neighbours muff know his infolvent circumfiances before hit foreign creditors, and in confequence the two or three who fir& attach, run away with the whole property. No longer ago than lan week, there were feveral failures, from none of which will the Englifb Creditor get a tingle Wiling of the debts due to thetiL—Even goods that were coming to fume of them, and not then ar. rived, were attached as loon as the (hips came in fight. BOSTON, SEPT.sa. The following are the correct particulars of the late defertion of fix fcamen from the Jafon frigate : —A boat, with a Lieutenant and fix men, was fent from the Britillt frigate with elifpatches for Colonel Barclay, the Britifh Conful at New' ork. As loon al the boat had touched the !bore, the fix men ran sway; and were purfued by the Lieutenint, who took out his piftols, and threatened to fire on them, if they did not return to their duty. A mob On diatcly alfembled, proteded the men, abufed the Lieutenant, and handled him very roughly ; and fomething ferious would have bappened, if Captain Chauncey, of the United States Navy, had not been prefent, who, by very great exertions, protected him from their fury. The Lieutenant made a formal demand of t the men ; but whether they were given up or not, our informant does not know. Of thele tranfaitiolis our informant was a witnefs. The lag National: lateiligencer contains a number of depofitions on the fubjeCt of the nativity of three of the framer; taken by the Chefapeak. It appears by them that William Ware, one of thole ( - canter', was born a (lave to Norman Bruce, of Allighany county, Maryland, and railed op his farm, and went by the name of Romulus. That John Strahan, or Strawhan, was born at the Tan Yard of William Tilghtnan, in Maryland, and bound sTprenlice to the fea . fer`vice, and was of a light randy colt:Ole:ion ; and that Daniel Martin was born at force Spanifh fettlement in America (Bonaire), was 'a coloured boy, and brought into the United States when fix or (even years old : he was indentured as an appren tice by the Seledmen of Weflport, in Mafrachufets, and van away when a; years of age. No mention Is made of Wilfon, lately executed at Halifax. ' FROM THE BOSTON GA ZATTE OF SEPT. 24. The approaching Seffion of Congrefs will decide the dellinies of our country. Their fiat will deter mine, whether we are to wage war with the cnly na tion who could hurt us, and that too in fuppnrt of a, principle the molt wicked and abfurd which ever en tered into the phantafy of the molt chimerical politi cian. We have little to hope in the prefent awful crifis from our delegates. The time was wbed Dame Antes, and OTTiS would have raifed their voices for their country ; but alas, the talents a our prefent admmifiration (with a wonderful variety cf exceptions) are like " two grains of wheat in two bafhels of chaff," compared with their predeceffors. The nation however has one hope in Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH. The intrepid fpirir, the lofty indepen, dear:, the fervid eloquence, and the extenfive know ledge of this Gentleman, will, we hope, be put in requifition for the benefit of his country. His Cato like integrity and his pure and unfullied honour, will never allow him to embrace the finifier fide of a great national queßion, for the fake of fneaking into a little temporary popularity. This Gentleman, notwith- Rending the dearth of talent in Congrefs, may yet deferve the glorious appellation of the Saviour spit Country." SCHENECTADY, SEPI'EMBER 4. We have been favi.ured, by a Gentleman of the higheß relpeflability, of this city, with the fubfequent extra& of a letter from his Eon at Detroit. This' letter corroborates what we have publithed relative to the hottile difpofition of the Indians, and clearly thews that, in cafe of a rupture with Great Britain, we will have to combat the " mercilefs Indian Sa vages, whole known rule of warfare is an undillin guifhed deftrutlion of all ages, fetes, and conditions.',' " Detroit, AKA 44 We are very much alarmed at the movements of the Indians in the Indian Country. Information from different quarters has been received by the Go vernor, which all agree in Rating, that the InJians have a line of communication firm St. Jofeph's .•. the: Lake of the Woods, and that they have colleted in Come places in great numbers, with intenti n t) flake on' fome American poll or fettlement. It is generally believed their object is this place. We are all employed in picquetting and building bloCkhoutes for the defence of the tAvn. Should they attack the town, I am of opinion it will be able to hi Id out but a Ihort time. We have in the• fort only eighty foldiers, which' are not fufficient to man mote than half of the fort at one time. The inha bitants are determined to fight to the lag man, Wore they will give up to the Savages. It is repotted there are at Sagana rood Indians in one body, wait ing for the word to itrike. 4 ` We were this morning alarmed, a bout two cc 2111 lib at xel