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*farJed without intermission ; and hfi
fawan Oglou replies co this bombard
ment with the moss terrible arid well
direded cannonade ; so that to the
present moment nothing material" bat
been effected against him.?
Thirty different attacks by the Turk
ish army he has most fortunately dooft
tera&d, and we are at pre tent waiting
the refalt of the 31 ft. After the latt
battle with the governor of Romelia,
where on both sides upwards of <,400
Tories have fallen; rhe said Pacha hat
bran compelled to retreat to Niffi;
where, by the ioL of his head; he will
be obliged to account for those loft bat
tles ; as alf) for immense unnecessary
expenfr. At prtfent he has proceeded
to Sophia, to reinforce hi, army with
50,000 mountaineers; and he has writ
ten to the Grind Saban that he would,
appear himfelf at Constantinople to
give an account cf his conduct.
' - 03. 13.
FATE OF BUONAPARTE !
& official account from Cohflafttin.'
%;C to the Turkish ambiff^or here,
nnheUnces, that the Beys of Egypt hav
'fog embodied a, very fro, g army near
Cairo, ender the direction of federal
Engltih officers; on the gtb Sept, at
racked the army of Buonaparte. The
Beys met, is they expected ?. bold re
frilance ; but fuccreded so far at todif
lodge them from the capital of Egypt,
rod its neighbourhood; fend oblige
'rlicih to retreat to Rosetta. This bat
tle continord during the whdld day ;
arid the loss on both fife wa, very
peak The %ari of Cpodzn inorfe
were in daily expedition okteceiving
the information, that Buonaparte had
c;pituM,ed ; as they could neither ad
, VOCC nor retire ; and were in want of
neceffaita. A confirmatory account
mentions, that rhe Trench army was re
duced to 10,000 men. After thefo rc
pr^eil losses, Buonaparte proposed a
capitulation to the Tufk/-^—Uipolaring
c for a fife phffage from Egypt ; bat the
&ys rel tiled if, as they ^ese convinced
of forcing him to surrender at difere
lipnr'
French Transports defrayed.
The official difoatche# also announce,
that Admiral Nelson had completely
denied the French ffiips in Alexan
dria harbour, to the numberof 366, in-j
eluding rthafe of # Venice and Ragufa.
When the wind favoured; the Admiral
directed hit bomb veffel# so assail the
French forts co the ihore, and then
> lent fircihips among them, thich tak
ing the windward ones, immediately
communicated the flames to the thole
fqcadron. It is said two, Venetian mips
of die line, were of the number.
Rome, Sept. 2s.
All the inhabitants of our republic,
capable es bearing arins, have been en- :
tolled, in older to be in readinefi to
inarch, if neceffaiy. They write from
Naples that Admiral Nelson was ex
petted there with a part of his fleet on
& Bth ing.
Venice, Sept. 30.
In our neighbourhood every thing /ft
fumes a warlike appearance. In the
^ and feuodarics they are e^-
ployed day and night inteflantly. Here
is the deposit of gun- powder and artille
ry for the imperial army in Italy : Our
garrison contifts of 14,000 men. Near
Verona the imperial troops have form
ed a camp of 30,000 men ; another of
iß,cco men is formed near Padua. The
Archduke Jofcph js daily expend to
review the troops. The French garri
fen at Mantua consists of 6,000 men.
Padua, 0a.12.
¥dterday, two couriers passed thro'
this city for Vienna, from Naples.
T^^ dispatches contain the fate of
Maha., The English and Ruffian fleets
had appeared before, and commenced
bombarding the capital. They had
janded troops, and bad taken Valletta.
'^Florence, Sept. Is.^
The French army of Italy has enter
ed the Neapolitan dominions in a hof
* tile manner, though without a formal
declaration of war.
The French have detached ?000
meh of their army in Switzerland, to
the Auftrianterritory ,- which they
^^.&v, entered, and commenced ravag.
^ lag, The Emperor confiders this as
the fl ^lit, the renewed tragedy of
^bfr ft
From the Norfolk Herald.
Meffr#. Willet & O'Conner,
। The fubjoioed is the copy of a letter from
an American matter of a vteffel id prifoo st
Guadalaupe, to Henry Craig, Esq. of Mars-i
unique, who wishes ft published through th.
United States.*
! am, geodemen, your obedient fervent,
WILLIS WHITFIELD
,Prifa, M Bafaerre, &,(. Ifoffl
Mr. Craig;
Sir, & ,
I am here with about forty of my unfortu
nate countrymen on very Sort allowance ;
and when we (hail get out of this place I caa-
What provisions we have are very bad,not
fit to be eaten ; and if you cannot get a car
tel for car release, we mull be fapplicd with
feme money to support ourselves on.
Pray; fir, delay not in fending a copy of
this to America, for we have no opportunity
to write any way but by cartel# ; represent our
situation to our government ; I hope notice
will be taken of it=-if not we must penfh
here in a clof^ confined prifoo, with not so
much al liberty to get frefb air j there are to
the amount of 150 of us confined in a (mail
place, and mfr: coming in every day or O„
a ship from Pottfmouib, a febotoer from
Plymouth, and several others, are taken. I
was captured the 6th of July left, brought to
this place, and sent to prison, and here fr
maio. e
Dear fir, delay not in profecutirg every
* opportunity for a fpecdy release.
I remain your meft obedient (errant,v 1
Wm. MULBERRY. 1
JL ' ] u- r- ~^ yn 1 umrz.n r - -|-im |
NORFOLK, NoY. 13.
Yesterday arrived, in distress, thg
(hip N:w York from Londonderry 1
(Ireland) will four hundred and twenty
nvt pillagers, mostly itadefmen and
people ofpreperty, She was bound <o]
Wilmington, N. C. and had been cut]
nine weeks acts three days.
- —~ Dec, 6. /
Jacob Myer, Esq. Ctnfol of the U,
nited States, for Cope Francois, ha^
arrived here, from St. Domingo; " ac °!
compared by a French gentleman,' ±-[
#" This French gentleman is faid,inl
the Aurora, .to be charged wi,h # dif-=
patches to our government ; and we
lean, by letters, that he is from Gen,'
Toutffauc Louvetrec. [Paltt.itouQ
Hartford, D?C. 20./.
Extract of a letter from Sr. Thu—,
dated fill November.l
'" Wchave had a malignant fever raft
ing hereipefe fix weeks, and ver, mor
<sl, especially among the Americans,
was taken down and confined 24 days
and among all lie American# that hav
taken it, only two hive recovered, my
felt and one other. To give an ide^c
,he kwation we'have been in, th
small place has buried upwards of eigl
^undfed people In 40 da, $ !"
When General Washington wear it
to the Congress-Hall to hear the he
deal's speech, the members of bo
Hopfes lose to him- —an honour nev
before paid to any but the Preside
himfclf. , ~1,
-- Boftourf Dec. 22.
Lieut. Gen. WASHINGTON ha £ "
left Philadelphia for Mount Vetnon/ /
The arrangement of the pcimaftn/
army is agreed on.\
; The whole naval for^eofthe Uged
States, is ordered for active feruct, n
tet having been completely repaireu&
amply stored. The WUtiridieii tebe
the theatre of operation.
Tile Queen of 98, Carnatic of ^
Thunderer of 74, Maid itone of 38, i&
Greyhound ot 32, Britifti (hips, Ite
now cruising on the American coaft,ti
quest of French pirates.
Dbc. 26.
In thofecond edition of the '' Ha,-
burgh correspondent" of the 27th Q4£,
ber, it is announced —By an extraorft"
nary opportunity, we have received of.
ficial accounts from London, that on"
the rath Oft. Sir John B, Warrea'a
squadron had defeated the French Brest
fleet, and captured the Horibe 0684
gun#,,and 4 frigates. : Sir John further
Writes, that the French ships which fled
from the battle, will not be able tb
, reach the ports of France. 'f^
^l^ The above may be relied on.
^^Z^ 26. :
^. A curious experiment was made not
long since W the Seine; at Paris.
Twelve foldicri entered the Water fa
order, of battle, and with the aid of
14 machine, which embraces the bot
torn, they raverfed the Seine WE 1
r h F tot
great Celerity, and having drawn up
in a platoon on the opposite bank, they
re-entered the river, and in the middle
of it fetn, a fire of mulquetry well fuf.
rained, and charged with bayonets,
though they had under them at least zt
of water. Betides the weight of
the men, this machine will carry a bur
rhen es 'five myriagrames, without
finkiag;. t The inventor is citizen Man
gin, §utan,general with the miniver
of themarine.( _
i.m .mmitem
. m 4 arora of Philadelphia hat pub,l
lifhcd,ind the Chronicle of Boston ha#
copiedla letter said to have been re
ceived from Ireland, dated Qfl. 12,
affertingtliat the French had fucceedrd
in landing in different parts of that
Jfland, fbm different squadrons, eleven
rhoufant foldiere, which force being
inftsntll aided by a new and general
"'% 9 the people, had already anni
hilated/the British power in that Coan
try, &L &C. $
information from Liverpool, (only
a few hours fail from Ireland) to the
136th Oct. does not mention these events.
{Maffg.MefCurv]
PORTSMOUTH, DlC.fr
Mr. Peter Cl?rk, merchant of this
town, in a (hip of his own, was captur
pd nothin a few days fail of Charlson,
S.,C. by a privateer from Guadeloupe,
{whither he was carried,and ftript of all
his property, papers, &c. his vessel and
cargo condemned without form or trial
—he and the captain thrown into prif
-00, allowed only half pound bread and
two ounces meat pgr day—what be
came of the crew, they knew not. On
the arrival of a Cartel for the exchange
cf prifonere, they were exchanged, and
got d,an to Maninico, they took paf
j4£i° different veffei# bound to New
iburyppn—a few days after they failed,
/Mr. Carle w,3 seized with a fever, and
do the 7th day of hi, sickness, he died.
- DEC. 8.
Caps. Furnafs, on bis homeward
bound Raff^ge, fyoke an Englilh floo,
of war, which intermed him that they
I had spoken a flag of truce from Gua-
Idalcupe, wish three commifoners on
board, bound 10 the United j'cates, to
1 try to fedle the differences between the
French Weh-lndia illauds and Ameri
ca! which v.ilel the Briuih command
eriuffeied to proceed.
Now is the ezifis advancing. The
abandoned faction devoted to France,
,avp long^bee, confpuing, and their
tonfpirac; is at latt b.ought near to an
ex,lotion. I have not me icaft doubt
but they have fifty thousand men, pro
vided with arms, in Pennsylvania a
lone. If vigorous measures are not tak
cn; it the provisional army is not rail
ed without delay, A CIVIL WAR,
OR A SURRENDER OE INDE
PENDENCE, IS NOT As MORE
THAN A TWELVE MONTHS
DiS lANCE. [Bult. Cbm. Gaz.J
'CONCORD, DEC. 22.
Yesterday the senate of this State
concurred with the House es Reprefen
catives in the choice of the Hon. Sam
set Livermore, as a Senator in the Con
•gd! ot 'he United States for fix years
Qba# the shf h of March next.
Stat: rip, otoKnt.
The Executive ywherday appointed
the, Hou. Arthur Livermore a Judge of
the Superior Court ot this State, ©fo
the Hon. John Prentice, declined,
Yeftenlay the LegifUrure puffed "An
act to incorporate Samuel Budget, Esq.
and others hi# Aifociaie#, wi:n the ek
clufive^rjgbt and privilege of cutting a
Canal by Amofkrig Falls, on Merri
mack River, and locking the fame."
By this generous #a, the Legislature
have done themfelve# much honour ;
it is liberal to the proprietor#—but ten
times more so to the public ; for it o
pens an extenlive country, abounding
Rich lately masts, (pars, white-oaks,
and all kind# of lumber. This Canal
is nearly finished—-thro' which an cafy
and cteep conveyance may be had to
the wtueuof Newbury Port and Bos
ton rind has enhanced the value of the
lands tn Merrimack River, in a Short
" <ime, tb millions ot dollars.
lUNOrRR, January,!, 17%.
WeSave no room forptocedings of
Congrtfs this week-but reserve than
fdr ne,< paper. / \^^^
MARRIED]-In Hanover, Mr, Sri
but* Kimball to MiG Nabby Bur.
roup H % daughter of the Rev. Eden Bur-
DIED|— At Newgrantham, on the
fagd ult. Mr. Obadiah Mmui, in
the tab year as bkW'^^^Jfe
'O be fold at public vendee, to sty
& highest bidder, at in'?dwell fag;
house in Hebron, on the firft Monday
in April next, at ten of the clock in tte
forenoon, so much of the following lore
of land in said Hebron, a# will pay the
taxes on the fame, for the year :„&,
with incidental charges, unleh prevent-.
ed by previous p ay meat.
Ortyta! Proprietors rs 3'
°°' c.c.
Jacob Held reth, n. p. ri 4ye4 r 6
EbearZer Hartfhorn,n. p.lO 4 50 4 16.
Ebenezer Cam. n. 1 12 1 416
mi D gs, n,p.) 7450416
Thomas Merrill, n. p. 4350 416
Brnjamin Went- p.p.l 6 350 4 16
worth, Esq. £ p^f 11 3§04 16
James Hobart,— -n. p.l 73f0 4 j 6
L P-J 17 2 50 1 6
Nathaniel Gar- n.p.l 9 3 §0 4 16
field, £p.) 161 <0 1 6
Daniel Emer- f. p.l 12 5° 4'6
son, jr. ■• p.J 62§0 4 16'
Nahum Powers, n. p. 9 225 2 8
Peter Hobart, n.p.l 41§0 416
5* 50 4 15
Matthew Patten, n. p d xz 1504 16
Samuel Goodhue, n< p. 9150 416
Abner Keyes, f. p. ,§ 2 fg, [ 6
Willsam Nevins, f, p. 10 3504 16
John Phelps, f. p.l 8 2 50 4 16
f. p. j 43 504 t 6
Elnathaa Blood, f. p.l 5350 416
£ P-j 1 ,2 50 416
Joseph Blanchard,Efq.f.pi 9 2 50 1 6
Samuel Hale, f. p. 1 4 50 4 16
Thomas Me- f. p.l 2450 416
Clure, f. p.J 3450 416
JOfeph Warner, n. p, 14 150 416
Stephen Powers, n.p.l 6125 2 8
h.p.J 7 1251 8
John Harvell, f.p.l 18 225 1 3
n.p.j 83 50 4 16
Elnathan Blood, jr. 13 2 50 4 16 '
Jobu Craford, n. p. ifo zcres-—State
tax 11 cents. Highway tax 48 cents.
Robert Craford, n. p. 100 acre:-~
State tax 7 cents, Highway tax 32 do.
N. B,~n. p. denotes north of the
Pond, & f. p. foath of the Pond.
Predictors of Coder- fL▼
Thomas Peverly, 7 11 3 too 4 16
John Alwell, , 10 3 50 2 S
R. Cutts Shannon, Esq. 610 3 50 $ 8
Tenney & Hoßon Ten
ney Hill,^gg ^ ? g t
Matthew Thomson, 14e50 416
Benjamin Abbott. , 4 2+ 5# 4 16
Capt. Martin by Ride/#.goo 14 64
JOHN PHILLIPS, GU&r.
Hebron; December 3, 1798. 04
LETTERS remaining in the
POST OFFICE.
TACOB Aims, S§raffofd ;—Jofcph
J W. Brackett, Dartmouth College;
William Burbeck, Lebanon ;—Jede
diah P. Buckingham, 'Thetford ;—
Siephen Bean, A. B. Gil minton; —Wii &
lira glaea more. Barnard ; — Governs
or Tail Brigham, Norwich ; Elijah
Browafon, Ditto.—Charles Coffin, Stn
daat Dartmouth College two ; —John
Clark, Esq. Hartford ;—Samuel Duf
tiri, Lebanon; William Dana, Ditto.
Levi Derbon, Esq. Roch fter ;—David
Eaton, Hanover two ; —Ed ward Evens,
Eofield ;—Mrs Hannah Eifterbrook; ?
7 Lebanon ;—-Hezekiah Gay lard, Brook
field , —Frederick Hunt, Student Dart
mouth College ; —Jofeph, Hoffman,
Hartland ;--Triftum Hardy, New
grantham r=Naibari Kinsman, Hani
over ;-=Thdmas Merrill/Student Dart.
, College ;—Frederick Mann, Thetford ;
Elijah Nye, Plainfield ; —Eliel Peck,
Lebanon § Capt. Daniel Parker, Ditto.
Israel Perfy, Hanover; Joftua Porter,
Ditto.^Thomas Rich, Student Dart.
College, two ;—Mr Ruth, Han
over ; Simeon Riley, Thetford ; Wil
liam Raddingtou, Straff)rd ;--- —
James Stevens, Hanover ;=Capt. Gid
eon Smith, Hanover ; —Bela Stores do.
Thomas Steel Lebanon ; Oliver Strong ) .;
Thetford;Thaddeus Sherman,Norwich;
Cate 3 J. Tenney, Student Dart. Col
%; Samuel Tpruer, Norwich ; — > :
^"^ Wright, Hanover; Jabez
Whitaker, Student Dartmouth College;
Thaddeus Walker, Sharon ;Jfo Wood, ? j?
Lebanon ; Samuel White, Thetford ;
Caleb Welch,, Canaan ; James Water
man, Norw,d£Q%: .
JED. BALDWIN,?. *
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