The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1791-06-27
L O N D O N, Apr;l u.

Lame h"ihe, luhalted hv i2ftafS: 1t " as taken eJ
the Rulians in 1887, and all thole who refsd, put
to the fwold: The R.a;aus ,emte,es lott S, 900
men in the Assault. HE Turks returned tie lame
year with - men 10 re-taks it, but were ooi-
ged to retire with tie lof, OF 10000.
The arms Of Ri.lia have already conquered all
the country between The Netsr and the Danube
and her victorious army is within lew days march
Of Coniantnerlc.
The late Grand Vihicr At length exa'ts his head
above all his enemies; il the competition FOR pre-
emineuce, he is at the head Of TIE p>k. On the lch
of February his head was ru5'iely expcltd.
Avery general report prevailed yetlereay in the
city, though cntirled tie iimal,;i devrcs Of
credit, that truce had hcen agreed on between ,Ae
Enprefs Of Ruiii2 and the Turks IS preliminary
TO the lcttierenr Of general peace. This ruinor
owes lis fsn letter rtcvisr ed 9sy isieTrsr1sie
Eou.e in This city from Manl~inl in Germany which
very confidently aiserts Ills news 10 be a tact: aud
ineh was TIC raee for gambling i'll the Alley, .iar
coniols fl lctuated in the conr. OF the DAY Fl ON II
5 8 to 70 d, ard left of at II 33. We can take
upon iay that no ilt ;,sss is .novg among
thcte perons who generally 1e!1 informed Of
Continental af.lfs and we tbculd have no,i-
eed the report if it had had an eject upon the
funds.
The adviees from the Continent received 5y si-
tnrdays MAIL are. on tho contrary, of a very diff
ferent tendency ard if we may Judge from actual
preparations, the parties mott concerned consider
war as very uncertain The King OF Prni!:a is lusk-
ing very comfortable expenses in fitting ont bis ar
my, Especially in the artillery the ordinance depart
ment was never more actively employed. Bombs,
heavy cannon. and batteries have been the mott re-
CURED
The Empres is NOT LET'S vigilant i'll procuring tie
be;r possible defence asainlt 10 potent rival ; and
as Riga will probably be the hril object of bis Pguf
liam Majeiy attack, ihe has lent ,niiher 500 heavy
cannon, with other necessary flores, ard his coIii-
derably ausm enteti the oarriton.
In the preient Et@ation oi affairs, It nluft give
great peainre to every we'll vi3icr 10 his eoun.ry
to be informed. tlat mould TO iti,s tahe place hs
tween this country and Rifle, ihsll rt., have
Sweden to contend with as eaen,y u t,wc,l-
iih merchants have lately delivered reGt.!iiion to
the Court Of Stockholm, iimillr to ii n: n,aele to
our Minftry 10y the Russian traders, the, we've Il.
iured by the King hlnIelr, that ii ri ;Mre broke
but Between England ard her ali.s .ro iluGia,
Sweden would remain iiric,ly l.;urr.l, ,hele.o7e
trade i'll Swedhh Bottoms pe,ietilv fate. The
above comes through channel which leaves us 10
room to doubt It's thentlcilN-we not, howe
yer, alio we'd to I1ate our authority, but we firmly
believe the INTEL genee may be depended OH.
April H. Peace was the general cry i'll the city
yefterday, founded the hafelris fabric OF re-
port-not that The Enpr-ls had given way to the
Populations of Great Britain bur that Mr. Pitt had
acquietced in terms Of medatua accepted by the
King of Prussia in his own ia, our, the espence of
Oczakow, which was reported TO remain in poiseA-
IA
Of fpeenlalon. backed b; an abortion that 1nel
ienser had been fent BY the Bt,iih Min:ftrv yeler
day TO the Court of Berlin, with dispatches to the
above effect.
The current reports were in general that Mr.
Pitt had reeeded iron, his high tone and that peace
would be the inevitable ccnlefuence. The Oracle
however. has the higheit authority for asserting,
that theie reports are totally understandable that
no messenger has been dilpaeeled to Berlin, or to
Petersburg this week and moreover, that The rife
OF the funds Yesterday be oun,ed for on a.
ny principle of fair reaioning udicious peeula,i
on--tor they attained one time within, two yer
cent. of the higheft price they have experienced
iince the Spaniih convention.
,Ipnl7o. treafnry warrant has juft been llan-
ed for three hundred and twenty -four thoutand, one
hundred and twem y-four pounds, fix fhillines. ard
one penny tsrthns, pay OFF part of the principal
and ntsrel1 upon the orders made out for tlc Ame.
riean and eah Florida fnHerers
The alternative of eating hearty breakfaft, or
twaliowng ret bot ts1er. may appear hard one to
kidnapped African, but barbarous as II c.n,.