The United States oracle of the day — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-07-26 00:00:00, page 2

LONDON, MAY JO.
Os the war in Swabia.
The Paris papers from which we this day
continue to give extra's, are exceedingly in
teresting, not so much for the military events
they contain as for those which they prepare
us to exped from both parts of the theatre of
War. On the i2th, Gen. Moreau went to
visit the advanced post of the French, and at
the fame time Lecourbe descended the left
bank of the filer, to cut off the Communication
between Ulm and Augfburg. Great uneafi-
Ticfs prevailed in the latter place, from which
they were transporting the magazines, military
chests, &c. to Ratifbon. If we may give cred
it to a letter from Studtgard, Kray had then
his head quarters at Ulm, to which he recalled
the corps which Hohenzollern commanded on
the Ncckar, in order to reinforce him in his
mew position. The fame letter adds, that Mo
reau and his army were at the difiance only of
a league from that of Kray ; and that a gene
ral engagement was daily expe&ed, which the
Austrian General wished to avoid, until he
should receive his reinforcements from the He
reditary States. We further know by the Tel
egraphic dispatch of the 21st, from Huninguen,
that an event took place as late as the 19th. In
fad the position of Gen. Kray is a very favora
ble one, on the heights which surround Ulm,
-and should he be disposed for an engagement,
the country affords him means of employing
his numerous cavalry to all possible advantage.
It allo appears, that at the fame date of the 19th
Lecourbe had not succeeded in cutting off the
communication between Ulm and Augfburg.
Vandamme has made greater progrefe on the
lake of Conflance, if it be true that he has taken
Bregentz, which must infolate the prince de
Reufs on the tide of Germany. In fad, things
are so situated, that we have soon to expert a
decisive engagement, for it is not to be suppos
ed, that French impatience will so long keep
pace with the German fang froid,as not to ven
ture on an attack.
In Italy.
The fcenc presents a Hill more interesting
fpe&acle on the fide of Italy. On the 28th, Bu
onaparte had his head quarters at Mortigni in
the Valais, on the right bank of the Rhone,
and near the mouth of the Drance. It is fix
leagues from Great St. Bernard, the road ceaf
cs to be pra&icable for carriages, and where
there is even no passing upon mules. At that
period a third part of the artillery had palled
Great St. Bernard, and the whole was to have
passed in three days afterwards.
It is undoubtedly the firft time that such a
phenomenon shall have appeared, and the on
ly way to account for it is, that it will be
transported upon Hedges over the Ice. On the
16th Gen. Lafne, commanded the vanguard of
the army of reserve, had his head-quarters at
Aofta, situated in a fertile bafon where the
different vallies of the country unite, and he
has dislodged the Austrians from the heights
which surround those valleys. On the 19th
• Gen. Berthier had joined Lafne at Aofta. His
Lt. Gen. had carried the post of the village of
ChatiPon, and he was preparing to attack the
fort of Bado, which is situated on a steep rock
flrengthncd with fevcral works, and defending
the entrance of the Valley of Doura-Beltca.—
More recent accounts slate, that it has actually
been taken.
On the 2d infl. Gen. Somariva published at
Florence an official bulletin announcing the ca
pitulation of Savona on the 27th of April, but
the official bulletins of this General so often de
ceived us tefpe&ing the capitulation of Ancona,
long before there was any intention of surren
dering it, that they are not entitled to much
credit. It must also be observed, that the ac
count from Milan of the 6th and those from
Villeneuve are entirely silent on this fubje&.—
The intelligence from the latter place, of the
Austrians having invaded the country of Nice
is of an equally doubtful description. That
event mull have been preceded by the taking
of Coldi Tendi ; and of this we have no ac
count. Besides it is not very probable that
Melas, at the moment when he knows that an
army is defeending the vallics of the Alps, to
attack his rear, should thus disperse his forces
and expose a considerable part to the danger of
being cut off, in the case of himfelf being 0-
bliged to fall back on the Po, for the purpose
of protesting Piedmont and the Milancfc. The
intelligence, however, is confirmed with some
details in the Journal de Debates, which even
announces the surrender of Nice. The fame
thing is Bated in accounts from Grenoble*
JUNE I.
CAPTURE OF GENOA
Late last night a messenger arrived at the
Admiralty with dispatches from Lord Keith,
containing intelligence of the capture of Genoa
by the Austrians. This most intcrefting event
confidently anticipated on the firft defeat of
Maffcna, but judged from subsequent accounts
every day more improbable, took place on the
12th ult. The place was carried by assault.—
The French have loft a great number of men,
near 2000 were taken prisoners, and the rest of
Maffena's army fought fafety in the surround
ing heights, from whence they were flying in
every direction when the dispatches above al
luded to were sent off. In this bold enterprise
the Austrians loft one of their Generals. Twen
ty vessels laden with grain, destined for the re
lief of that city, were taken by the Englilh fleet.
The army of reserve has met with considerable
„opposition as it has advanced into Piedmont,
the inhabitants having risen in great numbers
against the French. The particulars of this
important intelligence will be given in an Ex
traordinary Paper this morning.
Late on Friday evening two messengers ar
rived with Government dispatches, one from
Constantinople and the other from Florence.
The latter is said to bring important intelli
gence. The French General Souchet is said
to have been defeated by General Melas, with
the loss of 20 officers, and 1520 prisoners, and
great numbers of killed and wounded. Gene
ral Keim is said to have entered Nice ; and
Melas's head-quarters were at Albenza. Gen
eral Maffena had made another sortie from
Genoa on the 3d but was repulsed, with the
loss of 1300 men.
Os Egypt again.
The intelligence of General Kleber having
defeated the army of the .Vizier is fully con
firmed.
Progress of the army from Dijon.
The FiyConfdto ter Minify of tie Interior.
Martigni, May 18, at night.
J Am at the foot of the Grand Alps, in the
midfl of the Valais. The Great St. Bernard
offered many obftaclcs, which have been sur
mounted. The third of the artillery is in Ita
ly ; the army is defeending by forced marches;
Bermier is in Piedmont ; in three days all will
be over.
Late Foreign News
Fy anorf^r arrival at N'U•'Terk from J^ond^
PARTS, MAY 19.
The speedy arrival of 9000 wounded men
from iigypt is expe&ed. The Army of Egypt
consists of 18000 infantry, 2000 cavalry, 3000
artillery, 1000 miners, 1000 officers, &c.—The
plague has appeared in the hospitals at Damiet
ta, Rosetta and Alexandria.
It is rumoured that the Chief Consul has
written a letter to the Emperor from the foot
of the Alps, acquainting him that he is march
ing in person to Milan, renewing the fame of
fers of peace which he made four months ago,
and Bating that Should fortune favor his arms
he would be ready to treat on the fame basis
even within the walls of Milan : but if his con
ciliating offers should be rejected, the fate of
arms should then regulate the conditions.
The Austrians are engaging sailors to serve
in a squadron fitting at Venice.
Refpeding the late victories, Gen. Melas
has issued two Proclamations, in one of which
he fays:—
" These victories have even gained to us the
-admiration of the enemy. Let us persevere
only for a short time more, and we shall be
richly rewarded for our exertions. The ene
my is blocked up in Genoa with seven thbu
fand combatants, and eighteen thousand partly
sick and partly wounded. The presence of the
enemy only increases the misery of the inhabi
tants, and the greatest scarcity of bread prevails
at Genoa. The perseverance evinced by the
troops, in the prelent fatiguing method
of carrying on war, is beyond exam
ple. The enemy's fury, even if it
should carry them to the last extremity
in making sallies, will certainly be re
pelled. We have already taken thirty
leven pieces of cannon, ten field-pieces,
fifteen hundred firelocks, and I4QCWL
of ammunition. At the Head-quart
ers alone the number of prisoners a
mounts to one General, seventy-two of
ficers, and five hundred privates."
may 28. The Duke of Wertem
berg, and Court, have removed on ac
count of the approach of the French.
IMPORT/INT.
SALEM, JULY 24.
A letter from Capt. Richard Gard
ner of the fliip Hazard of this port,
dated Teneriffe, May 27, informs ; —
That he has seen and conversed with
the Capt. of a French national brig,
which had been chafed in th ere, dired
from Brest, bound to the Isle of France,
who informed, that Peace had been
concluded between France & America
—that the American flag was flying
at Brest—that his Orders were partic
ular not to interrupt unarmed Neu
trals, i. e. vessels without Commissions,
and pffiive, not to moled any American
ship whatever—and that prize vessels
had been -purchased up by the Ameri
cans at the different ports in France,
in order it was supposed to come home
in. This intelligence the French capt.
certified in the presence of the new
French Consul (who Capt. Gardner
speaks of in refpedable terms) to be
the truth—and the Consul affixed the
seal of die Republic to die declara
tion, and gave it to Captain Gardner,
The brig left breft about the last
of April or the firft of May, and was
bound to the Isle of France with new
Commiffoners and Dispatches from the
First Consul, which the Commissioners
allured Capt. G. (on their honor) con
tained declarations of peace and good
will toward the American flag. Capt.
Gardner adds—l am really inclined
to think it is Peace.
[Such are th contradiaions on the fubjea of our
fending negeciations with France, and Jo deficient are
we of official information, flat it only remains for
us to presort to the publicftcb as ticfa as tee receive,
however different^,
DUBLIN, MAY 19.
The collateral issue joined on the
plea of Napper Tandy, was found, af
ter some hours argument, in favor of
the prisoner.
The plea was, “ Detention at Ham
burg by the King's Minister, from the
24th of November, 1798, to this time,
and consequent impoffibilitj of surren
dering as required by the Fugitive ad,
on or before the firft of Dec. 1798."
The Prisoner was remanded to abide
the decision of the Court on the Ados
Attainder.
may 28. The trade of France with
Genoa has long been considerable, and
the French have long had influence
there. Its port may be considered the
key of the north of Italy, the conten
tion, therefore, for the poffeflion of it
will be disputed by the troops engaged
in the siege and defence, with every en-«
er gy possible to be drawn into exercise.
The territory of Genoa is 120 miles
in length on the Ligurian Sea, and 20
in breadth where the Appenine Moun
tains are its inhind boundaries. The
city is superb in its ftrufture, and its
manufactures elegant and numerous ;
in silk paper it has particularly excelled
for two centuries, and in its extent of
manufactures was only exceeded, in It
aly, by Venice. It contains 150,000
inhabitants, and ranks as the third city
of Italy in population, strength, extent
and riches. Its port is good, but its
foreign trade has been injured by Leg
horn since the latter was made a free
port. Under its former government
the revenue of the Doge was about
20,0001. and that of the Rate two mil
lions per annum. It lies about 100
miles east of the frontiers of France at
Nice.
A letter from an officer in the late
expedition of frigates which failed from
England, to a refpedable relative in
this city, dated the 2ttl ult. mentions,
that the whole, confiding of 15, and
transports, were all well ^at that date,
and had passed the Gut of Gibralter,
on their way, it was supposed, to Mi
norca.
LONDON, MAY 26.
Admiralty Court —Halifax.
ship charlotte.
Judge Brenton's Decifan, in bis &wn
awards, on the 26th of May, 1800.
“ This was a ship, failing under A
merican colours, and taken on the 23d
of April lad, on a voyage from New-
York to Amtlerdam ; die cargo on
board confiding offugar, coffee, tobac
co, pearl-ash, hides, and log-wood,
[valued at 70,000 dollars.]
" The claimants, are, Brothers, De
Cofer and Co. merchants, Riling them
selves, citizens of the U.S. of America.
The ship and cargo are exprefled to be
r consigned to H. J. Decoder, a Dutch
merchant residing in Amsterdam, a
brother of the claimants.
" Upon the case, I am how to decide
upon the evidence arising from the
fhip's papers, and the preparatory ex
aminations. There have been only
two witnesses examined, the matter &
the cabin boy, a lad of 16 years of age
a Prussian by birth. The maftcr's ev
idence Hands Unimpeached, as nothing
has been offered to diferedit it : and
it is favorable for the claimants, for
the purpose of eftablithing an exAtfce
property in them to the vessel and car
go. But it is liable to the observation
that the matter has an interest in part
of the cargo—that he is necessarily
concerned to defend his own employ
ment and occupation in this commerce,
and that he has a natural pre-poffeflion
in favor of his employers, and the ef
fed of his testimony is to prove that
Decker and Co. at N. York, are sole
proprietors of the vessel and cargo, and
that no person at Amsterdam has any
concern in them, further than as a con
signment.
Harold, the cabin boy's evidence, is
produced to prove that H. % Decofter
at Amsterdam, is the owner of said ship
and cargo, colle&ed from an expreflion
he declares the mate made use of to
that effect on board the ship ; and also
from words he overheard dropt from
the clerks of Brothers, De Cofler and
Co. but I do not feel myfelf bound to
give implicit faith to this evidence ; not
because I think the boy has sworn falfe
ly, though opposed by the counter af
fidavit of the mate, but because I think
it probable, that from his ignorance of
the English language, he might have
misunderstood any such expreflions, of
the mate and tlerks, and might have
conceived a consignment or delivery
of the cargo to De Cofer at Amster
dam, which might have been mention
ed in his hearing, was a proof of his
ownerfhip.*
But as I do not confider the cause to
rest upon that fa&, I am the less inclin
ed to pay attention to that part cf
Harold's evidence.—There is another
ground much more tenable and found
ed upon the cleared evidence. The de
clarations and admiflions of the claim
ants themselves, and their agents. It
is not contradicted, and therefore I
hold it admitted, that the Brothers-, de
Cofers at N. York, are Dutchmen born,
and have been only some time resident
at N. York ; they themselves, fay 12
years, but, tho' they call themselves,
citizens of the U. S. they avoid dating
their native country, though it is evi
dent their Brother, to whom they fay
they consign their cargo, is a Dutch
men resident in Holland, at this time
in a date of hostility with Great Bri
tain. If the De Cofters, at N. York,
the present claimants, deny themselves
to be natives of Holland, I might be
inclined to give them time to prove
what country they are natives of; but
until the contrary appears, I shall hold
them to be fubjefts of Holland. Upon
this fad alone, I find myfelf warrant
ed to apply to this case a principle
now adopted in England, and preva
lent in all the prize-courts.
“ That if a native of a country at o
pen war with us, withdraws himfelf
from his country, and continues to car
ry on trade with it, he shall not proted
himfelf by a residence in a neutral
country ;
" That such a traffic damps the nation
al character on such an individual, in
dependent of that.character, which a
mere personal residence may give him ;
and that a vessel so employed, is in eve
ry refpe& to be considered as a vessel
of that country in hostility with us.
Other principles laid down, arc, That
if a claimant (resident in a neutral
country) from views of interest chose
to engage himfelf in trade, with a bel
ligerent nation, he must bear all the
confequcnces of such a (peculation—
The ports of other neutral nations are
open to him, and if he confines his ves
sel cxclufively to the enemy's naviga
tion, he is liable to be considered as an
cneipy, with refpe& to the concerns of
such vessel.
* Tbisdad, it fame, as soon as be gave in bis evi
dence, ran off; and it is said be afterwards went on
board tie Cleopatra, the frigate which captured tie
Charlotte. It is well known, that this boy corn'd
hardly fpegk a word of Englijb, and that be could
not have bad any knowledge rifpe&ing tbe property
on board of this Jbip. A gufion therefore strifes,
whether some improper conduct bad not been made
*F of towards this lad to induce bim to give in the a
hove evidence—a base trick, frequently praaifed by
the French ; but we hope no other courts of Judica
ture, net!!follow their czample.
In fuppdrt of these principles, I will
read the caufcs in which they have
been recently fettled — FigHatilia —the
Endraugbt. —See Robinson's Collect,
ad Docis 1799, page 15.
Such are the authorities by which I
new-yorß, July 12.
A person was apprehended on Tuef
day lad, on suspicion of counterfeiting
money. The necessary implements for
coining guineas, half joes, dollars, and
quarter dollars, Were found in his pof
feflion-.—^He was on the point of pre
ceeding to business, having the metal
melted in the crucible, when the offi
cers of justice untimely interrupted the
process. He has undergone an exami
nation at the Police office, before the
ading magistrates, who committed him
to bridewell to take his trial at the next
court of oyer and terminer to be holden
in this city in the month of September
or October. He is an old offender.
In pacing sentence of condemnation
on the Ihip Warren, of this port the
Judge of the court of Vice-Admiralty,
at Halifax, observed, " that he could
not distinguish the case of the Warren,
from that of the Gadsden, and other
cases, in which it appeared that the
property on board was the produce of
a Spanish Colony going to a port in
Spain. It was true the sugars of the
Warren were not brought in that ship
from the Havannah, but the manifeft
dated the cargo to be Havannah sugar,
and upon the late decisions of Sir Wm.
Scott, as well as the case of the Little
Mary, decided by the laws of appeal,
property of that nature cannot be le
gally exported to Spain.
" Thebaud* must be considered as a
Frenchman." \_Bofon Paper.)
* Mr. Tbebaud bad 120 bales of Cotton on board
tie Warren.
hold myfelf governed in the present
case, and which, confidently with the
determination in case of the Susannah,
where Caffmere D'La,ven, a French
man, resident in the U. S. was owner
and claimant, fufficiently warrant me
in refitting the present claim, and de
creeing a condemnation of vessel and
cargo."
Bowles is stirring up the Indians, and has al
ready taken a Spanish fort. It is said our Gov
ernor has ordered 500 c militia to be held in
readiness for duty in consequence of an express
order from Col. Hawkins, U. S. Indian Agent.
It has been observed by a shrewd observer of
things,that it is very imprudent for our merchant
ffiips to disarm, merely on the report of our
Commissioners having a chance to succeed in
their negociatioos with France. This, perhaps,
is true ; for our Commissioners have been long
enough in France to convince the world, that
if France was fericus in the inclination to make
peace with America, that they would not, and
did not intend to force us to it by ads of aggres
sion on our commerce. But, a fleet of priva
teers failing from Bourdeaux, and our vessels be
ing examined and plundered within three days
fail of ouf coast, is certainly a convincing proof
of French facerity ; but this may be juftified
by the following anecdote. " A highwayman
having taken a gentleman's purse and watch
from him, was requested by the gentleman not
to take the watch for it was a family one .•The
highwayman replied, d—n your family, you do
not know how to take care of it. I'll wind it
up f° r you-" Depend cn it,- Americans ! the
fewer guns you have out for protection, the
more you will have against you. (Norfolk Her.)
Articles per Mails.
A Correfpondenc informs, that a labourer a
few days ago, took a large draught of cold wa
ter, while he was very warm, which immedi
ately produced such violent pain and spasm in
the stomach as to render his life despaired of
for some minutes. He was even unable to fee ;
so dangerous was the situation, into which he
was suddenly thrown from this cause. By the
timely assistance, however, of medical aid, he
was with much difficulty indeed restored to
health.
It is with extreme regret that we observe so
many instance of this nature occur every sum
mer in our city ; and not with a small degree
of aflonifhment, that impatience for the most
part, should be the mod primary cause of them.
Would men but fuffer themselves to become
cool, as well as the water they are about to
use, to remain a few minutes in the air before
it is drunken, we are fatisfied no consequence of
this serious kind would follow. If these needf
fary precautions, ffiould be neglected, and per
sons should fuffer therefrom, it is recommended,
if a physician be not at hand, that they loose
blood immediately, & afterwards take a quan
tity of laudanum, proportioned to the age of
the fubje&. At the fame time it may not be
improper to immerse the feet in warm water.
If the person should derive the advantage from
these remedies, a dose of caftor oil will be af
terwards of much service. [True American.)
A veiTel has arrived at Salem from
Gibralter, which brings accounts to
nearly the middle of June. We learn
by a gentleman from the former place,
that the information by this arrival is,
that Maffcna had made a sortie from
Genoa about the 18th of May, and had
succeeded in driving the besiegers from
before that place with great slaughter.
This intelligence is verbal ; we have
fecn a letter, brought by the fame ves
sel, addressed to a refpe&able house in
this town, dated the beginning of June,
which fays, Maffena must have surren
dered ere this, as by the last accounts
he was in the greatest want of provi
sions.
" By News from Paris yesterday, it
appears the Negotiations were in a fa
vorable train, and that the Treaty will
be compleated and ligned in the month
of May ; but as it must go to America
and be ratified before the interccurfe
will be opened, we do not exped any
American vessels here till Odober, or
perhaps later. Brandy and Wines are
very plenty and cheap."
BOSTON, JULY 21.
E^traS of a letter from a gentleman in Bourdeaux,
to bis friend in this town, dated April 30.
WASHINGTON, (GEO.) JUNE 21.
CAUTION.
Salem—friJay, 9 •clocL.
Brig Essex, capt. Orue, has just arrived from
Barcelona, via Gibraltar, 32 days from the lat
ter. Capt. O. brings the important news of the
defeat of the Austrian Army of Observation, left'
by Melas before Genoa, while he went to meet
Berthier with the army of Dijon. It is said the
defeat was complete, and took place on the
18th of May. There had been a previous bat
tle. Genoa was not in so fuffering a condition
as has been represented. The above news is
brought on ihore by boats which have been
along fide of the Essex. I shall fee the captain
when he lands, and endeavor to obtain further
particulars.
By an arrival on Saturday from Halifax, we
hnve the gratifying information of the release
of the ship Juno, capt. Dingley, and sch. Van
dyck, capt. Cruft, of Boston ; and brig Han
nah, capt. White, of Salem. It does not ap
pear that any trial took place on these vessels.
A letter from capt. Cruft, dated the iith inst.
Rates that his schooner was released, without
trial, thro' the exertions and influence of
Mr. Matthew Bridge, to whom he very grate
fully and properly acknowledges his obligations.
The release of these vessels we conceive is a
fad which destroys the rumours that the Bri
tish Government have issued new orders to their
naval commanders co depredate on the Ameri
can trade. This decision appears an acknow
ledgement of the right of neutrals, at leaf! in
diredly, to cany the produce of the colony of
a belligerent nation to its parent country;
which right it has been supposed the British
were about to deny. We wifli that the hon
est Judges of the British Vice Admiralty Courts,
in the acquittal of American vessels, carried in
for adjudication would assess, as they ought to,
the costs and damages upon the captors. If this
was done our trade would not be, as it now is,
frequently and wantonly interrupted. While
the British Captains can make their experiments
at the expense of the Americans, experiments
will frequently be made.
We underhand that the schooner belonging
to Mr. Hooper, still remained under orders for
trial.
The Office of the Secretary of State in the
City of Washington, has been broken open and
about 150 dollars ftokn. The object of the
thieves appears to have been money alone—as
no public papers were taken.
TOWLES.
A letter from N. Orleans, of June 15. in
forms, that Bowles having collected above 300
Indians, made a formal demand of a confidcra
ble Spanish fort (the Apalaches in W. Florida,)
which upon his firfl requisition was surrender
ed, although defended by 19 pieces of cannon
and 105 regular troops. The commanders
name, was Portel who once commanded at
New Madrid.—An expedition is preparing ""
here, the object of which is to remove the dis
grace sustained by the above occurrence."
BOSTON, JULY 18.
We are happy to inform the public, from
go&l authority, that not a person on Rainsfort
island is at present sick, nor on board apy vessel
now performing quarantine ; and that the town
is as free from sickness as was ever known at ,
this season of the year,
NEW-YORK, JULY If.
On the Yfl of June off the Rock of Gibraltar
an English fleet of 34 (hips was seen. [Suppof
ed to contain 12000 troops bound into the
Mediterranean on an expedition.]
There were lately lying in Mariaguana, 1%
Americar. vessels, without a person on board.—
It was fufpeded that the crews had been mur
dered by some of Rigaud's adherent,
July 16.
ExtraA of a letter from the American Confu£t
Gibbaiter, dated May 7, 1800.'
“ Yesterday arrived in four 40 gun ships two
regiments from England, for this garrison, and,
two of those here embark to-morrow for the
Mediterranean. Five others from England
passed here last night ; but their deflination is
not known. It isexpedled every moment that
more troops from England will pass by this
port into the Mediterranean, on fame fecrct ex
pedition. The whole, they fay will compose
20,000 men. .
The plague rages with violence at Tangier,
Tetuan. &c.—
Minorca is the pert of rendezvous for the 1-
bove mentioned British Armament. The_
have a large number of heavy battering , cannon
on board."
The large aidefly boufe an Ninth,reel, Phila
delphia, (built for the .fe of the PreJfot of tie U.
States) teas knocked off on Tuefday, at the afee fofe
there, for tbe sum of 24,000 dolls. The trustees
of the uniierfry of Pennffoaoia are tiep,r§hfos.
From the Salem Register, ofyc/hrday.
On Friday evening arrived here the brig Es
sex, Jos. ORNE, mafter—from Barcelona, via
Gibraltar— 32 days from the latter place.—Ac
counts were received at Barcelona the day be
fore Capt. Orne failed, May 23, that on the I„h
or 18th of May, Gen. Massena made a fuc
cefsful sally from Genoa, and killed and tookA
great number of Austrians. The report was
generally believed to he true at Barcelona.
There was not the least probability of Genoa's
falling, as great reinforcements were marching
to its relief.—The City was constantly supplied
with Grain and Provisions by flat bottom'd
boats from Barcelona, which from their con
ftruflion could fail in shore, and of course
out of the reach of the guns of the blockading
ships.—
There was an expedition going on from Gib
ralter, from whence Gen. Abercrombie failed
the 12th June, with two regiments of foot and
two of Cavalry. Its deftinati.au was unknown,
but supposed either for Genoa or Malta.
The French Privateers have c afed troubling
our Vessels in the Streights, unless armed, or
bound to Gibralter, which is blockaded by the
Spaniards, who take all vessels bound there.
Accounts by Capt. O. we underftard have
been received, that the King of Spain by Pro
clamation had forbid the further piracies on the
American Commerce by the Gun boats from
Algeziras, &c.
Verbal intelligence by the ship Fador arriv
ed at New-York from London, contradicts the
article refpeding the capture of Genoa by the
Austrians. Paragraphs in the London papers,
collateral with those which gave the news of the
capture, exprefled doubts as to its truth.
Ou the Sth of May Touiftaint affixed a pro
clamation declaring all the ports of the Sou
thern Departments of St. Domingo in a state of
blockade, (that is, from the ports of Miragoane
and Aiquin to and including those of Quiberon
and Jeremie) and he Solicits all Captains of
American, French & Spanish cruizers, to cap
ture every vessel entering or departing from
those ports, except veffcls is which are persons
escaping from the rebel Rigaud.
HEWS FROM ITAL&.
REALLY PLEASING.
ST. DOMINGO.