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niards, for attempting to enter Gibral
tar. A number of American vessels
have been condemned at Gibraltar, for
trading to ports up the Mediterranean.
A special messenger with dispatches
from Mr. Rose, has sailed for England.
I he yeivs.—As the Turkish govern
ment will most likely soon fall, its ter
ritories will probably he divided be
tween the empires of France, Russia
and Austria. In such case it is presu
mable that the restoration of the Jews
to the holy land will take place under
tne auspices ol the French emperor,
’lis attention to that unfortunate people
'luring the last year, and his promises of
his good offices in their behalf in future,
indicate his intention of collecting and
restoring them ; and by thus acting the
part, of acquiring the reputation of a
i-econd Cyrus. [London paper.
Trench Military.—A military gen
tleman lately from France, a friend of
general Moreau, states that Bonaparte
is reviving in his immense army, the
white uniform and coloured lasings of
the Bourbous. The blue uniform and
liberty caps are laid aside, as unimpe
rial if not pernicious. The soldiers, in
fantry, cavalry and artillerv, wear inus
tachios, with the hollow oi' the under
lip unshaved. An imperial regime nt ol
infantry consists of three thousand men.
Of th ese there are in service, pay, < - !
quipped and ex.rciscd, one hundred &
twenty regiments of three hundred and
sixty thousand men, besides one hun
dred thousand cavalry, artillerv, &c.
making a military force now in France
•. near six hundred thousand ni< n.
[New-Fork Citizen.
Nr.w York, Fib. 25.
It is expected that the Osage, Capt.
Duplex, will sail this day for 1/ Ori
.c.it, where she will stav only time c
nough to land the dispatches, and then
proceed to Falmouth, England. Lieut.
Lewis i•> the hearer of dispatches to]
France, and Mr. Nourse the bearer of
dispatches to England.
Captain Matlack, of the ship Cincin
nati, sailed from Amsterdam the 12th
of January. He informs us that an em
bargo was laid at Antwerp, and at all
the ports of France. Mr. bourne, the
American consu1, h ul sent a circular to
the captains of American vessels at
Amsterdam, informing them that he
hourly expected an embargo would he
laid at that place, and advised them to
get off as fast as possible. Colonial and
American produce was immensely high;
but no sales.—Every thing was in great
confusion.
Capt. Matlack, further informs, that
14 sail of American vessels have been
.captured and sent to Dunkirk.
Lisbon, Dec. 4.
A proclamation was this dav made
by the French General in Chief, in
which the object of his visit is promul
gated.
December 8.
The use of arms, except bv the
military, is this day prohibited, under
severe penalties. It is also decreed
this day, that English propertv of every
rv kind, shall he confiscated ; that ail
merchants, Portuguese, French, See.
shall within three days make a declara
tion of such of these articles, as they
have in their possession, under the pe
nally of paying ten times the amount
that may be found on them, and suffer
ing besides corporal punishment.
December 11.
It is this day ordered,that French and
Spanish money shall be currently re
ceiv. d. It is also decreed, that no ad
vance shall be made in the price of ne
cessary articl s of consumption, under
very severe fines.
December 15.
Notice is this day given, that French
officers consider themselves as onlv in a
state of garrison, and that they can re
quiiv of the inhabitants nothing further
than lodgings, fire and light.
December 1 8.
The inhabitants are prohibited from
meeting together.undr penalty, if found
with arms, of .suffering death.
A Card.
I nose gentlemen who have nomi
nated Davi i Chambers as a candidate
to r< present this district in the Senate of
V irginia, will coni r a favour on many
person', by informing them who this
David Chambers is, and wliAtgrehis
pretensions to a scat in that body, com
posed of the ablest and most venerable
i statesmen cl Virginia.
| An Ellctor.
POSTSCRIPT.
It is with much regret we announce
the death of Mr. Dennis Cassat, long
a respectable cit’zen of this [dice. He
departed this life this morning, about
one o'clock. The citizens are invited to
attend his funeral to-morrow evening,
at three o’clock.
Tne Citizens ol Ohio County are in
vited to meet at Hamet’s old place, on
Saturday the 19th ult. at 11 o’clock, a.
m. to confer on the propriety of nomi
nating persons to represent this County
in the next House of Delegates.
INI arch 8th, 1808.
The Suite of Ohio, Belmont Counti/, ss.
Court of Common Pleas.
John Wilkinson, Complainant, J Tn
> Chan
Ilenrij Landers, Defendant. J eery.
On motion of the Complainant, by
George Pauli, his Attorney, and it.ap
pearing to the Court that the said Henry
Landers is not an inhabitant of this
state ; it is therefore ordered, that the
pendency of the Plaintiff’s petition be
published in some newspaper most like
ly to convey notice to the Defendant,
that lie do appear before the Judges of
our Court of Common Pleas for the
county aforesaid, on the second Tues
day of April next, and answer said pe
tition ; otherwise it will be taken as con
fessed, and a decree obtained accor
dingly. Attest,
E. wonns, CIV, p. r. T».
Town ot Damafcus.
LOIS 1 OK SALE at put i u£tmn cn
ttventli day, the n.nth of the lourth month
( dpn ) n< xt. in the Town of D rnalVus, which
ui laid out on a liberal plan, on Section* No 5
ani 6, in the 15'h Townfliip and fourth R wgei
Ti.l S: ftions No c and 3* in the adjoining
1 ownfhtp, in Columbiana 1 ounry. Ohio. It i«
^v'o 'he load leading from L'fb -n, by Judge
Sm th’t. to Like Eife,aud near the portage
fr m Tufkiraway to Cavahoga and Cleveland;
at the mouth of the laft mentioned nvtr. The
load 110m Pitifburgh, by Big Beaver Fa'ls,
•hrough the towns of Columbiana, Salem and
L x ng*on,io the portage aforefaid. Icad6 tbio*
| °',e of its principal flrce's
D <ra*fi-us is handfnnv ly fi’uatcd between two
Imali flreimn, which unite and run into the na
v falile wa'ersof Mahoning at about fou’ mhe§
dift'nce, Ftom its central fi’uation between
L<kt Erie, tht Ohio and Mufkingum rivets,
and the towns on and between them (from*,
whence roads may convement'y iotetfetf e,:ch
otht r at thi» fpo',1 and being all'o cen1 ral in a
V'- y extc five, rirh and beautiful tratf of courr*
try, which is rapidly fettling. D’mafcu n\*y
probably beronu* a place of cotfi erable im
portance, Loti adjoining (hall; it icquucd>bc