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.liGVST.I ' I Gtyrenitto : AND GEORGIA BV T. S. HANNON. TERMS. For the City paptr, (thrice n week.) Six Ma™ tnnmim, payable in advance, or bcven Itollars not paid before the end of the year. For the Country jwpcr, (o"-e n week,) Three ol «rs per annum, payable in advance, or 1 ars. if not paid before the end o»W>e > ear. Any order from a responsible subscriber to d;s cunlinui his paper will tie complied with on a set dement of dues, and not before. Advtrtittnvnt, will be inserted at tile rate‘ ; For tlie first insertion, per square, Sixty two and a half cents •, for each subsequent, w««- S, insertion, Forty three and three quarter cents: T„ other eases fij 1-2 cents per square. When an advertisement is sent, without a speci fication in writing’ of the number of insertions, it will be published until ordered out, and cliaiged " I.KTTKHS, (on business) mtisl be post-paid—or they may not meet with attention. jy In this paper the Lap's of the United States an* published. . Selected for Ike Chronicle A Advertiser. LITERACY. A volume of poems lobe entitled The Oriental Harp, w 11 shortly be published In Philadelphia, from the pen of Mr. Ito hPPt s. Coffin, well known as the Ih>ston Bard, and whose productions have been read and admired by almost every one. The following beautiful extract from the work has been handed to us by the au thor, as a specimen. SONG. Mitten fur the 22 A of February. When Freedom on the battle-storm Rer weary head reclined •, When round her fair, majestic form, The serpent Slavery twined j Amid the din—aboVe the cloud Great WASHINGTON appeared, Ilia during hand rolled back the shroud, Ajjd thus the sufferer cheered ; Burst, burst thy chains 1 be great, be free, In giant strength arise i JBtrelch, stretch thy pinions, Liberty, Thy (lag nail to the skie* i Flolhc, clothe thyself in glory’s rube, Let stars thy banner gem ; Buie, rule the sea-possess the globe, Wear victory’s diadem! Tell, tell the World a world is born, A'uAherorb gives light j Another sun Illumes the mom— Another star the night. Be lust—be brave; and let thy name The wreath of Liberty ! Be said—and, lo 1 the stars of night Forth to Iter banner flew i * And morn with pencil dipped in light, Her blushes on it drew ; Columbia’s chieftain selied the prixe, Tlie glorious sheet unfurled, Flew with it to his native skies, And waved it o’er the world. —•®9w Account of the Female Spies in the service of Bonaparte , Traits!:..ed fnun Ui»- iVcucli. One of the greatest faults commit ted by Napoleon, on his accession to the throne, was that of doubting the stability of his reign, and in having pursued exactly the contrary mea sures lo those which were necessary for the consolidation of his newly acquiredppo r er. Jealous and sus picious, he wished to shackle all pri vate opinion, to know all secrets, and thus to render one half of his subjects spies upon the other. Even the profligate principles of IV!achiavel shrink into nothingness when contrasted with the institution of tlie Imperial Espionage. Placemen and characters of dis tinction, pamphleteers, mountebanks, mechanics, and husbandmen, were secret members of this association.— In short, every description of people, and of both sexes, from infancy to I decrepitude, were comprehended in | the list of spies. Snares were set by the supreme' police which were very difficult to! avoid, because no one could everj • suspect them. A number of persons of both sexes, whom Bonaparte jes tingly called his Cytherian Cohort , all that was most seductive in youth, 1 beauty, grace, and pleasing acquire- i nr uls, were united and trained in > this society. Men of engaging ad-M dress and facinating manners, and | women of superior beauty and great |; personal attractions, must of them in-! I volved in debt, extravagant in their d style of living, and greedy of money,! by whatever means acquired, gladly! ‘ lent their aid without a blush, and i without remoi-se, to further the dia- i bolical machinations of a despot, who ■ himself trembled in the of his ! .victims. The will serve to show the manner in < Which these nefarious agents were employed by the government. j In the year 1808 a Hollander was preparing at Leipsic to publish a f memorial intended to exhibit in its \ true colours the extravagant and in ’’tolerable ambition of Bonaparte. r Baron 1). who was the first to dis- s coyer tins thus oxnresses “ himself in a letter concerning It, which 3 he addressed to the Emperor: t “ The person who has read the ; manuscript assures me that he has never seen any thing better and more 1 forcibly written, or supported by I more imposing and ingenious argu- i meats. This appeal to all the crown- ! ed heads of Europe is calculated to produce an irresistable conviction in every breast. It is fraught with more danger in its consequences than any writing which has ever before ap peared in any language against the monarch of France.” It will readily be supposed that Bonaparte would not fail immediate ly to set all his secret agents and emissaries at work. Mons. de M. who was the principal person em ployed on this important occasion, very soon succeeded in taking txio unfortunate Hollander in the snare | which he had laid for him. But what was the disappointment of the French Inquisitors ! They stripped the unfortunate Hollander, searched his clothes, ransacked and broke in pieces his furntiure, ripped up his beds, and even destroyed a plaister Venus. But after all no dis covery was made; the manuscript could no where be found. — 1 heir rage and vexation exceeded all bounds. None but an eye-witness could describe their violence. Ho was roughly asked what had become of the manuscript he intended to pub lish? “ I have neither written nor in tended to publish any thing, ’ was the answer. “ Sir, you are to know that my go vernment is not to be imposed on.— My commission is limited to ascer tain whether poverty has compelled you to write. If that is the case, put what price you please on your work. I have bills with me to a large amount, and will immediately pay you the sum you may require for it." “ Vour oilers,” replied the unfortu nate Hollander, “ are very .generous, and I regret extremely that it is not in my power to accept of them. But I again declare to you that 1 have never written any thing against the French government. Some one lias certainly deceived you.” Mons. de M. finding that he was inflexible, and that it was impossible to bribe him, had him conducted into France, where he was thrown into a state prison; and I never afterwards heard any thing more concerning this Unfortunate Batavian. But where was this dreadful me morial ? By wh.it means had it es caped the search of these zealous Some days before his arrest, the author conceived suspicions of a man to whom, in confidence, he had re vealed his projects ; impressed with this belief, he deemed it the most ad visable measure, to confide his manu script to a particular friend who usu ally resided near Prague, hut who happened at this time to be in-Leipsic. This circumstance alone prevented the discovery of the manuscript by Mons. do IWicur and his creatures.— , hut the aflair was far from resting here. The emperor was determined, at all events, by any means, to get possession of the manuscript, and the obstacles he met with served only the more strongly to fix his determination. “ Take what measures you plefisc, 1 the manuscript must be had.” As he said this, he turned on his heel,! and abruptly quitted de M. who,; compelled to set all his wits at work,; immediately made, a second journey! to Leipsir. Ho visited the person who had betrayed the Hollander. : This wretch had received only five! hundred crowns as tlie reward"of his | treachery. A thousand had been promised him in case of his succeed-! in? s but the scheme having failed,' nothing more was to be had. VV hilst endeavouring to account for' j the disappearance of die manuscript, 1 ' tl| ey both at length concluded that it j must have been entrusted by the! j a’phor tothecureof some confidential I ! friend. | " A luck} - thought lias just struck me,” said the German. ' “ A few ‘toys before the arrest of the Hollan der, an intimate friend came to visit him. I know that they entertain the same sentiments of the Emperor. 1 will stake my life that the manuscript is in his possession!” This hint was enough for the wild agent. —Where*, is this man to be found !" he eagerly inquired. “He lives in tlie environs of Prague, in Bohemia, his name is Schustler.” “ What is his rank of life ?” “ IJ e ; is only a private aitinen. but rich, a I man of about forty, a little above the 1 common size, but well shaped ; he 1 has been a widower about two years, 1 s ami has an only child, a daughter, ’ about four years old.” ' , | \\ hat are his pursuits, ami his j j predominant passions ?” j) “ He is fond ol study and of the 1 fine ar;s, and particularly attached to 1 women.” j li he is remarkable for his fond- c ness for women, I am sure of him,” c said Mons. de M. with exultation, s “ if I succeed, you shall yet receive 1 ' 1 > your thousand crowns ; in the mean- v time here are five hundred francs as r a reward for this information.” r De M. immediately returned to Pa- i: ris. Nothing could be more desira- 1 file, and nothing more easy, to a wi- s dower in the vigour of life, and strong- ( ly attached to the fair sox, than to in- 1 troduce him to the acquaintance of a ] young and beautiful woman, posses sed of the most fascinating charms ] and accomplishments. His plan was 1 quickly conceived, and his measures j i immediatelj' taken. Among the nymphs of the Cythc~ i rian Cohort, the young and beautiful Mademoiselle D. was particularly distinguished, In early youth she had lost her pa rents, who were very respectable. They left her in possession of a for tune, which, had her desires been moderate, would have been amply | sufficient to have satisfied theih; but an unrestrained passion for p ensure and expensive luxury, and an exces sive love of play, produced hn-ruin. Nature had lavished on this female all her bounties; her attractions, whether of person, or taste, or tal ents, were perfectly irresistible. What added greatly to the value and force of her attractions, was her seem ing unconsciousness ol possessing them. To her personal charms and seductive manners, was snperaded. an intimate knowledge of all the in- j trigues of high life and refined socie- j ty. To cbt/tin the means of gratify- i ing her extravagance and her passion | for living, kw became, for some time, I the mistress of a German nobleman, yet like a gallant and honest lover, he detennhjed she should not lie left unprovided for, after his abandon ment. lie tiiorlfore contrived to place her at the head of those artful syrens, , who had sold themselves to the se-j 1 cret police. This post was not the least lucrative in the power of the go ■ vernment to bestow. . As the part to bo acted to the. pre t sent occasion, was one which requir t ed superior admit ness, and the exer >. cise of much slid and cunning, she was promised that her salary should , be increased to an hundred times its stated amount, in case she should se i cure the important manuscript. ; No person in the world could be > found better fitted for the undertaking i limn Mademoiselle D. Besides her > other accomplishments, she posscss * ed a perfect knowledge of the Ger man language, which she spoke with - great ease and fluency. After receiving instructions from s de M. she took a passport iu the representing herself to be a young 3 widow travelling into Germany for 1 her health. Her secret instructions were as fol i lows: 11 You will immediately proceed to Prague, in Bohemia. On your arri ■ val, you will secretly obtain a knowl -1 edge ot the residence of M. Schusfler, • and all the information in your pow- I ;er respecting him. Under the pre ’ tcx t of enjoying a pure air necessary ■ i t 0 your 'health, you will express a ■ w ' s ‘* t 0 hvd in the country, and take , | your measures so as to obtain lodg ings as near as |>ossil)le to bis resi qdence. lo effect this object, you I I ma y pursue any means in vour povv- I or—spare no expense. The man 1 agement of tlie rest is left to your own sagacity and discretion.*’ 1 On her arrival at Prague, Made moiselle I), had no difficulty in ob ■ tabling all the information she wished : for—and immediately purchased a house hear the residence of M. Schus- I tier. ! Scarcely was the lovely spy estab | lislied in l!ie neighbourhood, before an opportunity occurred to com j mencc her operations. Amongst ; other things, she found out that he j was in the habit of going very often to I rague, and she took her mea- I sures accordingly. All her domes tics consisted ol one man anti a wo ! man.—. She bought for her own use i two beautiful horses, and few riders were more dexterous or more skilful than herself in all the arts of horse manship. One day, when she knew M, schustler was gone to town she mounted her horse, and accompanied by her servant, set out with a view of meeting her neighbor as he should be returning home. As she descried him at a distance, pretending to be 1 overcome with the heat of the weath er, she alighted, and reclined on the 1 grassy turf by the road side, with the hi idle of her horse dangling on her 1 ai in, and her veil artfully drawn over hei lace. As if alarmed at the noise of the approaching carriage, she sud denly sprung up I,J e one terrified by ! some unexpecteddhnger. Her horse 1 was actually affrighted, and started I back s <)m e paces, when the gallant M. Schustler, alarmed for the lady, « threw himself from his carriage and i ran to her assistance. At this mo- I moot the fair enchantress withdrew i hei veil, and displayed to the won- ( dering eyes of the German the most ’■ captivating charms. . At the sight of < so much beuufy, he gazed in silent admiration. For some moments he j was unable to speak. At length, recovering from his surprise, “ pardon me, madam,” said he, “if 1 have undeslgnedly disturbed your repose. I should regret the accident most sincerely, had it not afforded me the opportunity ofbeholding your charms, than which heaven itself lias never produced any thing more lovely. “ What you call disturbing my re pose,” said the fascinating beauty, “is of no sort of consequence. As to the very civil expressions you have been pleased to use, permit me to observe that you are still young, and that I very well known how to esti mate them ” As she said this, she very grace fully remounted her horse. The German, afraid of losing sight of her, seized the rains of her horse, and ex- claimed : j « Why will you he so cruel, as thus ! suddenly to deprive me-of the plea sure of gazing on your charms ? It < my intrusion is disagreeable to you, I will instantly withdraw, but if you are not reluctant o oblige me, have the goodness to inform me who is the angel whom I have the honour of ad dressing.” “ The real gentleman” she repli ed, “ can ndver permit in any way to offend an unprotected female. It is very natural you shall, wish to know who I am. Know then, sir, I that I arn a French widow, who have j occupied, for the last two days, a ■ i mansion in this neighbourhood. i “ What, Madam, are you then the 1 purchaser of Mons. J.'s house ?” “ Y eg, sir, that is the name of the person from whom 1 bought it.” “ Thank heaven ! we are near . neighbours. From my window I can enjoy the view of your residence. How unfortunate, Madam, that I have not yet had the happiness to . visit you!” “ In truth, sir,” she replied, with . a fascinating smile, “ the loss of time is not a matter of regret to either of . us ; for my house is hardly yet fur - nished. But I will candidly confess . that as, in a country residence, no > thing is so desirable as respectable j society, and good neighbours; lam s gratified by the hope of becoming . better acquainted with you.” She then saluted her enraptured victim , with an enchanting smile, and disap peared. ’ M. Schustler was in a transport of joy. He was half frantic with the excess of pleasure this accident had , afforded him, and his confident anti cipations of the future happiness he , should enjoy in the society of the „ lovely Saulnier.—This was the ; der this assumed appellation, she was r destined iu a short time to make dreadful ravages iu the heart of the . unsuspecting M. Schustler. Uarly (lie next day, he paid a visit >to his captivating neighbour. On . seeing him leave his house, sheplaccd - herself at her piano, resolved to , make use of every stratagem, and all - the means of seduction, to secure - her prey. Madam,’ said he on entering, i “ I have once already disturbed your - slumbers ; do not sufler me now to - interrupt your amusements. Ycs - terday I was charmed with your i beauty, and now the delightful tones . I hear thrill me with ecstacy.” ■ “Have done with your flattery, neighbour, the manners of the coun try should be simple as nature, whose images they should always reflect.” Nay, Madam, do not mistake my honesty (or deceit ; my soul is un sullied by artifice or falsehood, I al ways frankly speak what I think, without any disguise, and therefore I cannot now refrain from expressing the feelings of my heart. A few words more, ami you shall judge whether an imposter would have act ed as I have done. Scarcely four and twenty hours have passed since 1 I first beheld you; and if any cause whatever should compel me to relin quish the favourable sentiments with which yon have inspired me I hard ly know whether I should have for titude enough to survive the disap pointment. And yet lam a father ; yes, I am a father, a tender and affec tionate father !” As he said this, tears gushed from his eyes. Ma dame Saulnier, who was resting on iter piano, experienced a feeling winch was undefinable; for till now hot heart had been a stranger to such emotions. In her perturbation she ; knew not how to reply. The lan- ' guage she had heard, and the unaf fected sincerity with which it was ut tered, produced an agitation in her bosom which it never felt before.— Her eyes were intently fixed on Mons. Schustler. Never had she seen a man whom she so much ad mired. Her heart already confessed him the most accomplished of his sex, t ome, sir, ’ said she, in a tone ot captivating sweetness, “ you shall remain and breakfast with me ; you have delighted me to an excess a mounting almost to pain. How much do I regret that air acquaintance had not been formed at an earlier peri od !” r L neon raged by these tender ex pressions, M. Schustler replied, “lovely Saojiiier ! the passion I feel b for you needs not to boast of its dura- n tion ; it is enough that it is irresistibly t and forever fixed in my bosom.” During breakfast the conversation j s turned on the delights of friendship, j 1 On taking his leave M. Schustler said jt to her, “ if you are not displeased : with the acquaintance of one who i feels for you more than a common interest, I will presume, madam, to solicit the happiness of receiving you i at my house, at this hour tomorrow.” “ Your invitation, sir, is so flat tering, and its manner so persuasive, that I cannot refuse to accept it.” i heft alone to herself, Madame Sau-' Inier began to examine the state of her ; heart, as regarded her new love. She did not pretend to resist or to dissem- ble her feelings. She often said to 1 herself, as she has since acknowledg- j! ed, “ I came hither as a treacherous 1 seducer, an 1 lo ! T am myself seduc i ed. ” The change she underwent, in i consequence of hot new attachment, was no less sincere and permanent than it was sudden. She becamej ashamed of the part she had been bribed to act. and of the odious com mission with which she was charged. .“ I wish to be contented with my self. I will not, therefore, consent to be the instrument of deceiving this generous and noble-minded man. I will to-morrow disclose to him, toko J am, and what I have been.” She was received by Mons. Schust er, as if she had been an angel sent from heaven. He presented to her | his young daughter, and rapturously j exclaimed: “Behold, madam, the] child, which, before I had seen you, was to me the dearest object on earth. Hereafter, when I see you to gether, 1 shall consider that in you, all the blessings of this world are uni ted.” —Madam Saulnier overwhelm ed the child with caresses. It may be supposed they were sincere, for she fondly imagined in the delirium • of her feelings, that she was lavish . ing them on the father. She had i full V resolved to open her whole heart . to her amiable neighbour in the even > ing, but when the moment arrived, i her heart failed her. In one of her r letters to Paris, she thus expresses ; herself- “.In the absenc of .M .Schust i ler, 1 feel the courage and intrepidity . of u lion, as if 1 could freely disclose to him ail my failings and all my f various intrigues, but in his presence . fam no longer the same creature, my ] fortitude forsakes me, and I am un .. able to think of any thing but him j self. ” * For two long otj uu i . lovers remain in this perplexing state - uiivci larnty- Ai tf-ngth the tm s portunity ot JVI. Schustler producer ? an eclaircisement to this distressing - dilemma. One day, after dinner, haying expressed to her, in the most t animated terms, the sincerity of his , passion, he continued: j u U my lovely friend be as free as > mysell; it her heart own no engage- I meat; and if my person and fortune . are not despised, let her frankly avow her sentiments. If they be propi ( Bous to my wishes, she shall in two . days become my wife, the mother of , my child, and the author of niy hap piness.” “ Before I reply to your generous , and honourable proposal, permit me, my dear friend, to unfold to you my whole heart: are you not afraid of ’ j regretting your choice ? Do you ; know who I am ?” •’Hold, madam; only suffer me to ask it you are free from" any engage ments.” “ Most assuredly I am, as free as the winds.” “ Have you no dislike to my person? May not my young daughter appear to you a troublesome charge ?” “ Your daughter a charge ! I will be to her the most affectionate of rqo thers. And as for you, jny dear j Schustler, I will no longer pretend ito conceal my sentiments. I candid ly confess that I love you.” “ And 1,” rapturously exclaimed the transported lover, “ i adore, I idolize you. in the mean time, I want no futher confessions, no more acknowledgements. If what you j aie about to say is intended to re commend yourself to my esteem, you may spare yourself the trouble; no thing can make me love yon more sincerely thau I now do. If on the contrary you have been guilty of in discretions, it will be useless for me now to know them. Nothing can i lessen the ardent passion I feel for , you. Thou lovely object of all mv wishes, I desired only the confession ot one secret; that most precious one has escaped you, I am satisfied.” Fight days after this she received 1 the hand of M., Schustler at the foot ' of the alter. The commission with I which she had been charged by the ■ French government remained as yet i unexplained. i She spoke of the anther of the I manuscript, and of his arrest, as of a • circumstance which had came to her 1 knowledge by mere accident. 1 “\Vhat!”said her husband, “have * you then heard of my friend’s mis- ■ fortune? 1 too was exposed to the < most imminent danger by that cursed * business. It was to me he confided < the fatal manuscript only a few day# C before his atrest, but on th P f in at ion of his seizure 1 lr >wH to the flames.” His wife made no further t,. H||| ; she immediately wrote to 1 ; pal agent concerned in h Pr i acquainting him with the i stance, and assuring him tlimp® 6 ® . perial majesty might make , perfectly easy in regard to this > she had then ascertained \\ "‘''Hi i memorial had been destroyed VB ’ the emperor had nothing t& ',- - Under various pretences f,. Pg| ', cused herself to her employersußl , returning to France, having rJ.'WI ■ she said, in Bohemia a degree r piness which her own country e not afford her. Her confidential friend i„ p Hj wh ; is now blind, and residing H her. was directed to disposeohirHi effects of Madame Schustler- !811 she executed her order with It was from this friend that the particulars of this singular ji' ture have been obtained. i ' Thus was happily terminated B affair commenced under auspi ffi the most favourable to the concerned—and thus a lovely accomplished lady, who had' regretted her aberrations from BE paths of virtue, was restored to enjoyment of respect and happi n ß|| Yet it makes one shudder ■ how ruinous might have been SS consequences. To introduce a S man, of whose life and character B| i knew' notliing, to be a partner of l^B | home and fortunes, was highly j ble, especially as she was to act mother to a beloved child, I|B| choice of a husband or wife is fSk most serious circumstance of PI )H lives; the blindness of passion uiiigH renders us wretched to the end of ’ days, wlien we perhaps leave a U B uierous offspring still suffering ancttß the calamities our folly created. B ] Mni&mto, I THURSDAY, OCTOBER‘jt, M B , ITT The Rev. Wm . Capers, by cumstancea beyond his control, witiul r prevented from prrachitig-, as was es-l ? pccteit, at this place on Sunday next. I . ■ > For the Chronicle and Advertiser. I - Mr. Hannon, When writing my last, I had art sufficient leisure to reply to “ Savan , nali” o.i fully as I wished; I will not a bestow on him, (or rather on tW for whom he appears as an advocate) rather more time, and endeavour to r shew to the community, how easily , he can make assertions without the t ability of proving them. “ Savan s nah” denies that to make freights uni form and moderate was among the s strongest arguments urged in favor of - incorporating the 9pmpany,and ap ; peals to the Legislators in support of his denial. To them lam willingto ■ submit the point; because where one > asserts and the other denies, the com f munity, recollecting past facts, will • judge for themselves. I charged the company with not keeping their boats and servants as actively era , ployed as they could do, and thereby causing losses to the stockholders which charge “ Savannah” admits by saying for weeks together (how ma ny weeks does he mean) the officers of the Company had nothing to do. This is precisely the point of which I complain, and on which I insisted that the company ought to do busi ness sufficient to prevent such waste of time and money, as was and is daily exhibited on the wharf. I as serted that the company charged double as much on goods up the ri ver, as the same goods pay from N. York to Savannah, which is also ad mitted, and lam told if I would in quire into it I could learn the reason. It is enough for the public to know the fact, and it is for the company to shew its necessity, ere its propriety can be allowed. I am farther refer* red to the agent for the reason why the boats are so unusually long in un loading : this reference, shews the va lidity of the accusation : and being acknowledged as valid, the agent of the company ought publicly to have stated the cause, without making a second call necessary. For me it is sufficient to point out the faults, and it is the company’s duty to correct them. “ Savannah” says, freights have “ always been lower, since the estab lishment of the company than be fore.” This assertion is so destitute of facts, as to need but little refuta tion. By reference to the company’s books it will be found that last sea son while there was plenty of water in the river for active business, they asked from ,fl 50 to $2, for the freight of each bale cotton carried to Savannah; and yet, this candid wri ter says, freights have “ always” been lower since the establishment of the company than before. I have known it, before the establishment of the company, at 50 cents per bale. What then becomes of ‘ Savannah’s’ vera city ? I made no attack on the offi cers for taking their ease, nor do *