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| Baltimore Price Currem * Com E 0 T K D WEE V. 1. Y. . imcles. Per. Prices. Eke An, slilpj cnt S3 navy, 4 25 pilot, 5 50 Br.Ef, northern mess, - AMr 15 50 plenty invito, No. lj **- i > so do. -----, No. 2, 11 50 do "Bacon, * 11 13 Butter, tor exportation, - 15 18 CoiTEE, Batavia, 30 W. India bestgr. 29 do. com. -*- 26 Cotton, W. India island, 26 35 Louisiana, 24 Georgia, uptknd, 99 23 Sea-Island, hone Cordage, American, lfl Russia, 10 12 "UlOCOI.ATE, ~~ 20 30 Casdi.es, mould 20 dipt, 17 spermaceti, Cheese, American, 45 U 50 13 English, best, 40 45 Duck, Russia, bit. 33 35 Holland, 40 45 Ravens, 15 Bmsift Sheetings piece 22 23 Fish, ccd, dry, qut. 4 50 salmon, bbl. 16 herrings, (new) 4 25 ¦ mackerel, 8 9 shad, (new') 7 TtAXSEsu, raugh, bush. cleai sed, esi *FloV», superfine, bbl. 6 fine, 5 50 middlings, 5 rye, 4 Go'SPOwbeb, Engl. 25 lb. 10 Bo. Baltimore manufac. 9 Grain, Indian corn, bush. 53 58 wheat, Virginia, 1 12 1 20 do. Maryland, 1 15 1 20 Rye, 65 Barley, 1 Clove* seed, 12 Oats, 35 Hemp, Russia, ton. 305 310 Country, lb. 9 Hors, CfrtskJ lb. 15 dull Hog's Laud, 15 do- XaoN, pig, ton. 44 48 C< ''try bar, 115 Russia, 110 Sw ;tl s, best, 115 Hoop, 173 Sheet, 220 225 Nail rods, 140 150 Castings, b0- 90 Leather, sole, Ih 18 19 . $L«jmb£B., per 100./*. oak, tiirb. St scant 2 2 25 boards; all si/.es, 2 12 2 50 pint scantling, do b ia ds, 4-4 1 25 1 50 2 50 do. 5-4 1 50 2 ¦white do. com. 4-4 2 25 do. clear, 4-4 2 50 3 50 shingles, cyp. 18 inch M. 2 50 3 50 juniper, 24 do. ¦ 6 50 8 50 do com. do. 4 5 staves, w. o. pipe 40 45 do. hid. 30 do. bbl. 20 red oak, bbl. ¦ 10 12 - do. hhd. 18 h!id. heading, 40 Meal, corn,kiln-dried, bbl. 4 Nankiws, short, pc. 85 87 Nav« i. Stores, tar, bbl. 2 25 2 5 pitch, turpentine, 3 3 50 2 25 dull losin, 2 25 2 5o spirits turpentine, gal. 35 37 varnish, bright, 30 black, 30 . Vtir.it, northern mess, bbl 24 dull Prime 18 do. Cargo 17 50 do. Baltimore navy 20 do. .-----Prime, 17 50 do. southern, 2d, , 15 do. Plaisteb Paris, Fr. ton 7 50 Porter, London, doe. 2 50 3 American, 1 25 Rice, fnevtj per 100 lb 3 75 da'l Soap, American, white, lb. 10 12 do. brown, 8 9 Castile, 17 18 Sai.t?ethe, rough, Am. IS refined, 25 Sassafras, ton 12 14 Spirits,Brandy,F 4th p gal. 98 Cogr.iac, 4th p. 1 12 1 20 Barcelona, 1st p. 85 do. 4th p. 90 Gin, HoV'd, 1st p. 1 3 1 2 do. American, 62 Rum, Jam.4thp. 93 95 St. Croix, 3 & 4 none Antigua, 3 &4 76 78 Windward / f , 62 67 75 American, 46 47 Whiskey, 48 SUGARS, Havana, white, cwt. 13 do. brown, 9 50 clayed, white, 13 50 do. brown, 11 50 muscov. lstqual. 9 9 13 Louisiana 8 12 India, lstqual. 10 50 12 loat; lb. 20 . lump, 18 fSALT, St.Ubcs, bush. 55 60 Lisbon, 60 Cadiz, 45 50 Liverpool, blown, 45 50 gronnd, SO Turks-Island, 65 70 Isle of May, 60 65 Shot, of all sizes, crof. 12 50 13 Tobacco, Maryland, 100 'lb. Upper l'atuxent. 1st 7 7 50 LOWCT i'atuxent, 1st 6 6 50 Potomac, 1st, 5 5 50 East shore, 1st 5 Virginia, fat, 6 50 do middling, 5 50 Rappahannock, 4 50 5 Geoi-gia, , not.e Tallow, American, lb. 14 Wax, bees, 40 42 Wines, Madeira, L.P. gal. 2 50 3 do. L. M. 1 15 1 65 do. N.Y.M 1 12 1 50 Lisbon, 1 10 1 15 Sherry, 1 "20 1 25 Corsica, 65 £B Teirrrifl'e, 80 1 Claret, doz. S 10 do. new, csk. 33 40 Malaya, fal. 95 Port," ' 1 30 1 35 * Store trices. § Board measurement. f Cargo prices. \ Second qualities of fatUxcnt, are 2 dollars "Mesi t foioac if hastm-n-ilw t 1 Juilar less. BVf tlllS DAJ's -MAILS;, BOSTON, August 28. FROM SALESir: By the politeness of a gentleman from Sa- lem who arrived in the ship Mary & E'uza, we were last evening favored, with the fol- lowing correct Marine List ; Arrived at Salem, yesterday, ship Mary & Eliza, John White commander, from Cal- cutta and Cape of Good Hope, last from St. Helena, 40 days. Sailed from Calcutta trie 1st, and left the pilot the 9th April. Left at Calcutta, ships Mary Ann, Noris, for Salem in 20 days ; Asia, Ellis, for Beverly in 25 days ; Mount Vernon, Cheever, for Salem, 23"days ; Bengal, Donaldson, Philadelphia, uncertain ; Oliver Ellsworth, Ely, N. York, do. The True American, Isaacs, of New- Nork, sailed the 23d of March, with rice for Madras. Passed in the river April a; ship Endeavour, Dowling of Salem, bound up ; 5th, passed in the river, an American ship with a woman head and yellow sides, bound up. Left at Cape of Good Hope, June 2', sch'r Saba, Groves, of Boston, for N Orleans in 5 days; ship Thames, ofN. York, last from St. Helena, arrived in Simon's Bay 20th June; ship Truth, Waldo, of Boston, under adjudication ; Ann Donnisou of Bristol, do ;' brig Bounty, of Portland, do ; Juno, Bates, Providence, do. Sailed from the Cape, pril 92, ship Eliza, Bnwditch, of Beveily for Su matra ; May 6, ship Ceres, Minock.of N. York, for Calcutta. Four American vessels, the ship Dolphin, of Charleston ; sch'r Young Adam, of New- York ; Brig Rio, of Philadelphia, and one other ship have lately left Cape Good Hope for Mosambique, and were daily expected to return with slaves. The ship Ann, Donnison of Bristol R I. from the coast of Guinea for the River Plate, with 270 slaves, was detained as prize by the English hu.i ion off the river, sent to the Cape Good Hope for adjudication ; the slaves were sold at the Cape, and it was sup- posed the vessel and proceeds of the cargo would be restored. The East India Company's ship Ganges, of i200 tons, capt. Harington, from China and Bombay, foundered oft' the Cape in May, crew saved, cargo entirely lost. The Mary & Eliza, sailed from St. Helena, July 17 lift sch'r President, Cartwright, of Nantucket, for Boston, next day ; ship At lanta. Cline, for Bremen, from Batavia, and and Isle.of France, detained as prize by an English whaler, but was released and to sail the 20th. Disinterested Advice. The late Dr. Darwin, one day at Notting- ham, assembled a large crowd of people around him, and thus addressed himself to them : " Ye men of Nottingham, listen to me! You are ingenious and industrious me- chanics. By your industry, life's comforts are procured for yourselves and families. If you lose your health, the power of being industrious will forsake you. That you know ; but ycra do not know, that to breathe fresh and changed air constantly, is not less necessary to preserve health than sobriety itself. Air becomes unwholesome in a few hours, if the windows are shut. Open those of your sleeping rooms whenever you quit them to go to your workshops. Keep the windows of your workshops open whenever the "weather is not unsupportau'y cold. I have no interest in giving you this advice. Remember whai 1, your countryman, and a physician, tell you. If you would not bring infection and disease upon yourselves, arid to yourwives and little ones, change the air you breathe, and change it many times a day, by opening your windows." NEW-YORK, Sept. i. Arrived, the ship Whampoa, Bourf.e, §9 days from Monte-Video, jerk beef and co- coa. Left ships Arrow, Fletcher, of Bos- ton ; Print, Dickson, of do- ; brig Pallas, Rice, of do. to sail m 12 days ; ship Ba- shaw, Peterkin, to sail July 5, or therea- bout for Baltimore; schr Sophrona, Mar- ner, of New York ; ship Palmyra, Whit ney, of Providence ; brig Polly, Cory, of do. with her outward cargo on board : brig Union, Hussey, of Nantucket July 26, lat. 4, long 37, spoke the ship Chili, Bunk er, 78 days from Paty, full of oil, fir Nan- tucket In sight of the Island of Ferdinand Norona, was boarded by a French privateer of 20 guns Passenger, capt. Daniel Good- win, late of the brig Mentor, of Boston. The ship Paragon, Myrick, in 52 days from Hull, dry goods, coal and crates The brig Aspasia, Mariner, 16 days from Laguira, cocoa, coiTee and indigo. Left ship alert, of Philadelphia, from Porto Cavello, having had all her British manufactured goods taken out ; ship Minerva, of do. from Curracoa, had not been permitted to an en- try ; schr. Juliet-Seymour, Weston, of N York, cargo not sold ; three masted schooner Jascn. of Baltimore, h,,d sild Iter flour at 6 dollars \ shi/i Thomas Wilson, of Balti- more, had commenced loading. The minis- ter of marine at Porto-Cavello, had written a letter to a merchant in Laguira, stating that he should not grant any more liceases to Spanish privateers. The Spanish priva- teers however continued to detain all neutral vesstls carrying British manufactured goods. The brig : nn, Remmonds, of Beverly, 75 days from St Petersburg, hemp, iron and manufactured goods Sailed in co. ship Mary Ann, Cox,, ar.d ship Minerva, Jenk ins, both for New-York. Left ship Devo- tion, Noble, for New York, in 4 or 5 days Last Wednesday, in lat. 40, long. 70, spoke the scfir-New-Ycrk, in 90 days from Messina, for" New-York Lat. 47, long 46, spoke ship William, 15 days from New York, for New Castle The sch'r Atlantic, Dubois, 16 days from Nevis, rum and molasses. The sch'r Rising Sun, Allen, of Har- wich, 16 days fr. m Port Spain. Trinidad, in ballast. Left, brig Hannah, Morris, for Edenton, discharged, and others reported. The sch'r Clotilda, Goodwin, n days from Richmond, tobacco and flour. The schr. Delight, Brooks, 23 days from Fredericksburg, flour. The sch'r Fair A- merican, Pritchard, from Alexandria, left the roads in company for New York. Yes- terday off the Highlands, about 1 o'clock, a British armed brig boarded an inward bound ship, and was in her possession when captain B. lost sight of the brig, whi«h was about 2 hours* A British fri- gate and 2 arrv-'d hrifjrs left Cape Henry, in company, and stood.lo the Nortu-vard.. -' The. sgh'r Happy Couple, Daniel ; and Wm. Gray, Daniel, both from Edenton, N. C. with' naval store*. The sloop Ranger Beck, of Savannah, 17 days from Savannah rice and cotton. The schr. Mava Dough, Etheridge, 11 days from MurphreysV rough, naval stores. A brig from Turk's-Island, went up to Aoiboy yesterday. Clearedship South-Carolina, Sandford, N.Oleans ; brig Patty, Brewster, Havan- na ; Speculation, Gibson, Charleston ; snow Lord Sheffield, L ngmuir, St. Johns. By letters to the :2th June from Leghorn, we learn, that all the small French Priva teers which for some months have been mo- lesting the American Commerce in that quarter are dismantled and laid up, both there and at Elba, by order of the govern- ment. From Monte Video. By the ship AVhampoa, in 69 days from Monte Video, the editors of the New-York Gazette have received a file of the 'Isouth- ei'ti Star," (published at that place) down to the 2ist of June. Admiral Murray's squadron, with 6000 troops under Gen. Crawford, had arrived at that place but another fleet expected from England had not yet arrived. A victory was obtained over the Spanish army ol 2000 men under the command of col. Klis, strongly posted at St. Pedro. The official dispatch from Gen. White- lock, dated June 10, slafs that " the ene- my had his friKit aad flanks strongly secur- ed by a deep and marshy river, and defend- ed by six pieces of cannon. The difficulties of the position were however, overcome by the bravery of the British troops, consisting only of 950 men ; and they completely succeeded in routing the enemy, with the loss of -20 killed, and a great many wound- ed, leaving in our possession a standard, 6 pieces of ordnance, near 300 stand of arms, with a quantity of ammunition and ordnance stores, a:;d i05 prisoners. The 2d in com- mand (lieut. col Jmm Baptiste Raymond,) one major, two captains,- andtwo lieutenants, are among the prisoners. The British in this affair had only 2 men killed, and 23 wounded. But we are sorry to add, that major Gardner and assistant surgeon Tur ner were slightly wounded by the explosion of our ammun tion cart, after the action was Over." The British troops were commanded by col. Pack. So far from the intelligence of Monte Video being retaken by the Spani iards being true, capt. bourne informs, that a British fleet with a reinforcement of 5000 men from the Cape of Good Hope, under Admiral Murray, sailed the 21st of Juno from Monte Video for Buenos «yres, for the purpose of retaking that ptace It was expected that Buenos Ayres would fall an easy pray to the English. The whole force gone against that place was lOOOO men, 1111 der the.command of Gen. Whitelocke. We have the satisfaction to inform our mercantile friends, that last evening Mr. James Edgar arrived here from St. Jago de Cuba, having with him as prisoner Robert Smiley, one of the three men who run off from this place about the end of May last with considerable property, which they ob- tained by the most fraudulent means. The three were, Robert Smiley, Jacob Hopper, andrlosea Campbell. Several days hade- lapsed before Mr, Edgar was dispatched af- ter them ; but he arrived at St- Jago in time to have them secured with all their proper- ty before they parted with a dollar. Imme- diately on landing, he applied to the Go- vernor through Maurice Rjgers, Esq. our worthy Consul at that place, who instantly ordered a file of men to take them up, which they did in less than an hour after Mr. E's arrival, and had them dote confin- ed in a dungeon for twenty-six days. Mr. Edgar speaks in the highest terms of governor Kiudtden, Mr. Rogers, and a Mr. Yradi, a Spanish gentleman of that place. The government took possession of proper- ty to nearly the amount of 22,000 dollars, stripping them of every thing, and i*ave it to Mr. Edgar, for the benefit of their (if they may be so called) creditors. The go- vernor, supposing Smiley to be the ring- leader, allowed Mr. Edgar to take him off, and the other two are left to starve or beg, without a shilling to help themselves with. knm London papers by the ship Caio, Coit, from Hull. Lonbon, July 10. Accounts have been received from Deal, which were brought there by the masters of two smuggling vessels, that on Tuesday morning last the colors were hoisted at Dun- kirk, and preparations were making for a general illumination, in consequence of a peace having been concluded between France, Prussia and Russia; and on Tues- day night, Calais was in an actual state of illumination for the same event. That re- joicings of this nature may have taken place in both these (owns, is by no means impro- bable ; but they must refer to the armistice, rather than to any preliminary treaty of peace. Tilsit, now occupied by the advanced gnard of the French armies, is a large, rich, commercial town of Lithuanian Prussia. The castle was probably built in the 13th century, and it was not until the year 1752, (hat the the place obtained the privileges of a city. The river Memel, sometimes called the Niemen, washes the north side of the town, and by this stream, its advan- tageous trade in corn, lin.eed & provisions 111 general, is maintained with Konigsberg. Falmouth, July 8. Arrived, the American sloop of war Wasp, captain Smith, from Norfolk, in 28 days passage. A Mr. Purviance, formerly secre- ; tary of legation from the United States, is ! ©n board her, charged with dispatches for the British government. She is aremarka- ! ble fine vessel, and carries eighteen 42 I p unders. On the 6th inst. a few leagues ¦ to tha westward of Scihy, spoke the houie- I ward bound Mediterranean, fleet, about co sail, all well. The frigate naving lost 6 of her crew, on her passage, she is ordered into quarantine* From the Newcastle (li.) Chronicle, July 11. We have received the French papers to the 81st, and Dutch to the 6th, which com- pletely dissipate the speculations lately in- dulged in, as to the operations on the Con- tinent. The Russians appear to be totally discomfited in the battle of Friedland. The 79th bulletin, dated Wehlau, the 17th of June, contains a detail of the events of that disastrous day, in which, on the anniversary of t >e battle Marengo, Bonaparte with an extraoroinary accumulation of good ftntuue, has gained a victory not less important. The loss of the Russians from the 5th to the 14th, is estimated at 60.000 killed wounded and prisoners. Bonaparte portued his vic- tory with unusual rapidity, and on the 19th, his head quarters were at Tilsit, on the Nie- men. Marshal Soult entered Koningsbergh \ on the 6th, and got an immense booty, h 160,000 stand of arms, some of wdiich, it is said, were not unloaded from the ships'. But 1 the most important result is, that the Em- peror of Russia, in consequence of the irre- trievable defeat his army sustained on the 14th proposed an armistice, which was a- , gre,*d to. It is not to be broken without a month's notice. In the mean time the French army secures a position, of which the Niemen is the principal boundary and barrier. This armistice is for the txpiess purpose of giving time tor the negociation of peace, winch it is very probable will speedi- ly be concluded. The king of Prussia was not included in the armistice, except that he had live days to conclude one for himself. These events wore announced at Berlin on the 28th by general Clarke : -An armistice was concluded on the 22d inst. between Rus- sia and France. His Majesty the Emperor of the French and his Majesty the Emperor of the Russian's, are immediately to nominate Plenipotentiaries, to negociare the gri at work of Peace. An exchange of prisoners will take place immediately. Tin limits of the French and Russian armies, during tiie armistice, shall be from the Curin Half the Pharweg of the Niemaa, and f om the left bank of that river up to the mouth' of the Aaramaat Stakhio, and pursuing the course of that river to the month of theRobra in the Narew, and from theno- ascending to the left hank of the Narew by Tylyoczym, Suraf, Narew, to the frontiers of Prussia and Russia. The limits i" the French Nebrung are to be the Nyweg. After the people had brought themselves to believe that the French were beaten in the battle of the 14th, this intelligence pro- duced a most gloomy sensation. It is no-.v clear that the continent is at the feet of Bo- naparte, and in all piobability we shall be left to prosecute the contest alone. Every man's feelings are now sufficiently touched by this melancholy prospect. Thus is Prussia annihilated and Russia shut up within her own frontier. Sweden must no longer attempt to swagger, or Den- mark to temporise. Perhaps at this very moment their linal answer have been exacted, and our expeditions exposed to the mere chance of being enabled to return in safety ! The political atmosphere is gloomy beyond all former example ! . PHILADELPHIA, August 2; Arrived, ship Little Cherub, Wade, Ma- deira, 41 days, wine ; brig Jefferson, Quan- drill, St. Thomas, 17, coflee and sugar ; sells* Hannah, Anderson, St. Croix, 18, sugar and rum ; Sally, Watson Boston, 5, ballast ; Adventure, Town, Norfolk, 5, Coal ; Young Carocnter, Fisher, Norfolk, tobacco & coal; sloop Unity, Hand, Rich- mond, tobacco. Arrived at the lazaretto, schs. Fjchmc". :, Hartwell, Laguira, cocoa, indigo, Sec. ; Ma- ry Ami, Morse, Porto Cavello, c 1 a and hides ; David. L'tlhonunedien, New-York, merchandise ; sloop Molly, Bockins, New- Providence, 14 days,lignumvilie and castor- oil. Cleared, brig Cassimer, Pihicr, Senegal ; schs. John Henry, Childs, Savannah ; Jane, Jackson, Norfolk ; Speedwell, Baker, do. Brig Gen. Eaton, Graves ; brig Neptune, Kennedy, from Havana ; brig Eliza, Kitch- en, from Matanzies ; a brig, name unknown, and schr. Nancy, Wallace, 20 days from St. Jago dc Cuba, are below. Yerferday arrived, ship Little Cherub, capt. Wade, 41 days from Madeira. Left there, brig Tropic, of Boston, Miller, to sail the 25th of July for the Cape of Good Hope ; schr. Lark, of and for Boston July 26 ; ship Venus, Bance, of and for New. York, July 26 ; schr. Galbraith, Fausdike, of Nantucket, July 25, for Cape de Verds ; hrig Dove, Child, af and for Baltimore, jfuly 30. Aug. .20, lat. 45, 47, long. 61, 41, capt. W. spoke schr. Adams, from Kenne- bunk,for Antigua, out 10 days. The ship Magdalen, of New-York, sail- ed June ic, from Madeira, for India. CHARLESTON, August 22. Gun boat No. 2, under the command of Lieut. Elbert, has arrived at Savannah. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Ab- beville, to the editors, dated August 6. " On the 37th ultimo we experienced the severest hail storm that was ever known in this part of the country ; it came on from the N. E. About fifteen miles N. E. of me, there was pieces of hail picked up that mea- sured 4 1-2 by 2 1-2 inches in diameter. At my plantation they were more of an oval form ; and be assured I speak within bounds when I say they were from the size of a hen to that of a goose egg.------M'Cann, esq. of Pendleton district, weighed one that was 16 oz.it fell in great quantities in this neighborhood, which has proved very des- tructive to the crop* In general." DIVIDEND. The President and Directors of the B.mic of Man land, have declared a Dividend on the Capital Stock of 4 1-2 per cent, for the h'alf year which will end on tha i ih instant. On T«esday the 8th the same will be leady to pay to the Stockholders, or to their legal representatives. By Or I -. ROBERT V/ILSON, Ca gap"! 2- ' 48t 1EDERAL GAZETTE. THURSDAY, SEPTEMPER 3. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Rich" moiid to a respectable friend in this city, dated August 31, 1807. " I hasten to inform you, that the Chief Justice has this moment (past two o'clock) delivered his opinion in the case of A. Burr, for high treason, and has given it in his fa- vor ; in consequence of which the jury vi ill retire. There is little d>ubt but he w ill be acquitted. He will, however, be held to trial for misdemeanor. " It is supposed that Blannerhassett will stand a poor chance for his life." Extract of a Ictfer from (good atttt-ority) It'dih'mgton City- to a respectable gentleman in this city, dated September 2half past 8, P. M f JF ** Ne s (from an undoubted source) is just received from Richmond, that after Mr: Martin's speech^of thirteen hours, the chief Judge pronounced the opinion of the cow: in an unusually able manner, and that Burr was acquitted of Treason." Another letter from Washington, savs, that " at 3 o'clock on the 31st ult. Burr was cleared of Treason." ! .Nassau (N. P.) August 12.Arrived ort Saturday, H. M. brig E.k, capt. Coghlan, from a cimze, with the American sch oner Fox^capt. Mills, detained on her passage from Vera Cruz to Baltimore, and sent la for adjudication. August 15. The sloop Ambition, capt. Green, arrived in 30 days from New-York. Since the late fires at St. Thomas's, the houses and stores which have been built ;ire J of stone ; and c ntemplating that a supply ! of lumber may at some time hereafter be ' withheld from the United States, l!,e peo- ple of several of the West-Inch 1 islands in- j tend building with bVick or st -ne. Passengers is the ship Eliza, from p,-r- muda, arrived at New-York : Captains Ji..: M Qariier, of the ship Upsalia, oi St. Bar- tliol mews, from G naive.,, for Baltimore, condemned ; Jacob Mull, master of rile sclir. Ro-.anna from Bultimir , for Laguira. coi> demned ; Mr. Chappell, and Mr. Popiiam, both of Bermuda. The following paragraph, from a late London paper, may give s ine idea of the impression which Mr. Wilbcrfo;c:'s exerti- ons for the abolition f the slave trade have made upon the minds'of the blacks : A subscription havrugbeeu set on loot at Liverpool last week, to support Mr. Wil- berforre's election forihe county ot Yoik,a poor African waited upon the persons who had the management of it, and voluntarily subscribed the sum estfhie guineas. Nineteen British transports, with general Stewart, one other geueial and a nuoiKr of troops on board, sailed from Madeira June 14, under convoy of the Malabar, lor Rivers' La Plate. Extract of a letter from Geneva, to a gcntle~ man in Albany, dated Aut?% 23. We have just received intelligence, that I idian; ¦ ¦ bee committing depreda- iionb in the neighborhood :, ar.d massacred several of the inhabitant ! -, and that the people in the vicinity were to the fort for protection. This intelligence came in a letter Judge Porter, who resides on the Niagara River, to his brother col. Porter in C daigua, It this be the case (as I am ajpre heiasive it is) cur company will have to march sooner than they expected. Communication. . The 4th section of the act of assembly, er*litled '¦ An act for the more effectual pun- ishment of certain offenders, and lor i. from them the benefit of clergy," passed the 28th uf May, 1737, is supposed to reacJ late piratical transaction in the Cheuapi a!;e Bay : . " Sect. 4. And be it enacted by the au- thority, advice ar.d consent afoiesaid. that any person or peisons, who af.er the tenth day ef September, shall steal any ship, sloop, or other vessel whatsoever, out of any place within the h ciy of any county within. this province, of seventeen tett or upwards by the keel, and shall cany the same ten miles or upwards from the place whence it shall be stolen, or who shall Steal any ne- gro or other slave, or who shall coumel, hire, aid, abet or command, any pi rsou or persor.s|to commit the said ..{fences, or v,i,o shall be accessaries to the sa;d offences, and shall be thereof legally convicted as afore- said, or outlawed, or who shall obstinately,. or of malice, stand mute* or peremptorily, challenge above twenty, shall sufifer death, as a felon or felons, and shall be EX©] the benefit of clergy." SIR, OFFICIAL. Baltimore, August 31st, 1807. We have the honor to report to you, the proceedings ef the detachments from the Independent Company, ar.ci United Volun- teers, under our command, who offered th« re services to take the piiate that was molesting the commerce of the t In sapi We embarked in the evening of the 2?ui inst. on board the schooner Vpluftterr, maiided for the occasion by captain i of the. American navy. In our progress down the bay, we looked into th«,_several inlets and harbors, which were likely to te hiding places for a pirate apd boarded a number of vessels, from noise of which tve could receive any correct init rmaticn. On the 2fth in the everangj we iwatle the Fatvoientj and were happy to jlescry a scu't |