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. jIVGtfSTA AND GEORGIA BY T. S. HANNON. TERMS. For the Cityvap'r. (thrice a week,) Sir Dollai tr annum, jmyaWn li. advance, or Seven Dollai not paid before the end of the year. For the Country pnpcr,{ onre a week,) Three Do iirs per anrmm, payable, in advance, or Four Do ■.irs, if not paid before the end of the year. Any order from a responsible subscriber to dr continue ids paper will be complied witli on a se I leinent of dues, and not before. JJjrrtismenl' will be inserted at the follow in r.nes; For the first insertion, per square, bixt; two and a half cents •, for each subsequent, meet tfvt, insertion, Forty tliree andtlirce quarter cent in all other cases f>2 1-2 cents per square. When an advertisement is sent, without a spec lieation in writing of the numiwr of insertions, will tie published until ordered out, and chargt (on liuslncss) must be post-paid—< • they may not meet with attention. In this paper the Laws of the United Stntt „ re published. FROM BUENOS AYRES. NEW YORK. NOV. 14. The Editors of the New-York Dai Jy Advertiser are indebted to a mer cantile friend, who arived yesterday stir the following valuable politica relations of that government, whirl were drawn up by a gentleman wht has resided there many years, am has had an opjKirtnriity of witnessinj every political event. Dear Sir —Agreeably to your re quest, I subjoin the following on tin sauj.-- „p r*olitics &c. The sac cession of ephemeral guytennm.«*o which, under the title of free patriot ic, have ruled in the provinces of tin river La Plata, since the 25th c May, 1810, had uniformaly partaker of the despotism by which the Span is! monarchy for ages has been charac terised. This was a necessary conse qucnce of a debased early education efan ignorance of the principles ol civil liberty, as practically exercised in the happy regions of the Nothern Hemisphere, and that small portion of Euope, whose greatest glory and veneration are derived from the cir cumstance of having given origin to Such establishments; and, I may add, of that state of tnraldom in which the Catholic Faith naturally tends to hold the human mind. It is true that the administrations from the end of the year 1812 up to April 1815, were charactersed by the uniform energy of their measures, and a gene ral regard to the civil rights of our citizens: but from this number were excluded the great and even wealthy class of European Spaniards; who were frequently despoiled of their property, arid persecuted with un relenting violence and malignity. Since the period last noted, and particularly during the years 17, 18 and 19, arbitrary imprisonments and banishments constituted the marked features of the executive government; if we except, indeed, the extraordina ry want of linanciul science and the indifference with which were regard ed the gross systematic frauds prac tised on the public revenues. But this state of things, in conformity ■with progressing principle which makes the essence of revolutionary struggles, prepared the way to the complete dissolution observable in the year 1820. Dhiing the follow ing year, this province formed a re presentative assembly, declared sub sequently constituent, and elected a Governor, who still exercises the ex ecutive authority through the minis try of three persons of acknowledg ed integrity and distinguished talents in their respective departments of State. War and Finance. The first department is filled by J>on Bernardino Revadaera, a per son of genius, possessing elevated ideas of civil and religious rights and liberty, as well from early habits join ed to native strength of intellect, as from acquirements made during more than six years residence in England and France in a public character. Time does not allow me to enter into u detail of the improvements under his ministry : 1 can, however, assure that the guaranty for the enjoyment of personal liberty, of property, of the liberty of speaking and publish ing, (and I may almost add, with the inclusion of religious topics and exer cises,; stands on a footing not likely to be shaken; and the minister is progressing in the measure that is to terminate in an absolute tolerance. The financial department has been no less distinguished A—the public treasury is as good as that of any country for all its necessities—the revenues are collected and appropri ated with great exactitude—and are in- no way bUrthensome. The in , terest on the public debt (amounting a principle of about 6.00,000 of ? dollars) is paid every three months, Sic. &c. PORTUGAL AND SPAI& We are indebted says the New i York Statesman, to a friend, for the * following interesting letter addressed to him from Lisbon, by an intelligent American, who enjoys peculiar ad vantages in that city for obtaining accurate information of the political , affairs of the country, observing the manners and customs of the people, and acquainting himself with whate ver would be likely to arrest the at tention of a stranger in quest of knowledge. The letter was -written to a friend, and probably without the expectation of its finding its way into the columns of a public journal, but it will be not the less interesting to our readers on that account. LISBON, SEPT.IIth, 1822. ;(s Dear Sir, —We arrived here the o] sth of last month, and landed on the oi-! Bth, of the same, after a most happy n*.) passage. —I have not had much time a ~ or opportunity to make observations nff upon the many novelties around me. ‘*l I find the same sun, a similar sky, it,: j & human forms like those I have seen ci- before—but here the analogy ends. r(^ : ln stature, complexion, religion, i manners, ,amiiser<u>nfa, drpss, fond, ■° r ' habitations Sic. the Portuguese are ; matcrinlly different from us, as much tcs Iso nearly as in their language. No — i thing can be more fallacious than the partial and prejudiced accounts which travellers have given of this, and in tj_ deed I might say of every country, r _j and of none more than our own. 1 i find the people more moral, appn j rently, and certainly more clearly ci ■ vil and tolerant than I had been 10 taught to expect. I will not undrr ((j j take to give you any just and ado- J quatc idea of them and their country k j till 1 have learnr the language, and I have seen more. The language ap -1 pears to be very easy to acquire, as it certainly is very agreeable to the ear. I have got so as to read the t ( newspapers with the help of a dic 1P tionary, and begin to speak the lan cf S ua » e - I have viewed some ancient , n and noble churches and convents, ’j, hut have by no means seen all or half c the beautiful and vast works even of J that kind, which Lisbon has to at ‘j tract and reward the attention ofa stranger. d My ignorance of (he language has „ not prevented my being present at a „ sitting of the Cortes. 1 find them a fJ dignified and well regulated body.— 1 here is the same freedom of debate, ’ and it is exercised to as great an ex- I tent us with us, though I think in g some respects under better rules than 0 in the American Congress—There is e never any difficulty or discontent ( j about precedence in occupying the floor. The members who wish to u’ address the chair, send their names _ to the President, and he calls upon them in their turn. Their speeches e are not general! so long as our worthy countrymen make, which I think a , very good quality in them. How r ever, I have seen but little, inquired but little, and read but little of them, and therefore warn you to receive 1 my statements accordingly. The ? President is elected every month, dnd I also four Secretaries, who are chosen I from among the deputies themselves. . I never saw more order and decorum, ’ or more gentlemanly feelings and . | manners than appeared to prevail in this assembly. The constitution ap ] pears to be firmly established, but its t fate is supposed to hang on that of f the Spanish nation. The latter has , lately proposed to Portugal an alii r • ance offensive and defensive; but , i there are great efforts making at this ( court to prevent such arrange ment. Ferdinand openly avows himself at the head of the counter revolution j ists ; and it is well understood that he organized and headed the late con ’ spiracy. The constitutionalists in Spain have surrounded their unstea ’ dy king with their own party, and t - popular opinion compels him" to give the sanction of his name and authori , ty to the measures which are taking to punish and destroy his own friends. I There he is. He can neither fly for I foreign help, (for his flight would probably furnish the pretext which , those holy personages desire,) nor , help himself nor save his friends. I This state of things does great credit to the moderation and firmness, and | and political talents of the liberals. . Every movement thus far, has issued „ ‘in their triumph; and they are about t forming a cordon to oppose “ the C cordon of health” in France, and un less that is withdrawn, to excite the . revolutionary elements which are known to exist there. Sanitary Cordon and Holy Alli . ance i ! How treachery and false j hood do usurp honest names! I did not intend to have treated you to , such a dish of politics—Farewell and , pray let me hear every thing from ( America. 1 From South America. “ NORFOLK, NOV. 14. An intelligent gentleman who ar il rived here last night, in the scldr. i'iDart, captain Bragg, from Carthage na, which place he (eh on the 2id October, states the following as the respective positions of the Patriot forces at the time of his sailing:— General Montilla, who had just been appointed Commander in Chief of all the Colombian forces employed, or to be employed on the seaboard, was at Rio de la Haca with 500 men, . and momently expected to be joined j by 400 more, under the command of , Col. Ramos, who was then on his march from Mompox j 'Oen Paea W«3 ’ engaged in the seige of Porto Cavel lo, and Gen Soublette, between Va- C lencia and Caraccas. t The last advices received at Car , thagena, from Morales, stated that ( he had inarched from Maracaibo in t to the interior, upon a secret expedi . tion', leaving 200 men to garrison that place. Our informant thinks that there must be some error in the ; information recently received by-let* ' ters from Laguirn, representing Mo rales as having landed 15 oil 1G miles [ below that place about the loth Oct. ' 1500 men, with the intentim of at -5 tacking it and Carraccas ; as! he con siders it highly improbable that he ’ could have passed from Miracnibo to that part of the coast, witlout first having an encounter with Montilla ’ or Soublette, who were anxiously ’ watching his movement. “ Morales’ naval force, consisting of two gun frigates, 1 brig of 22 guns, 4 , or 5 schooners, ard several fleeberas, ( afforded, however, a great facility for debarking and landing his troops, as the Patriot squadron consisted of j of only t»o Brigs, since the raising of the blockade of Porto Cabello, and could not make even a show of oppo ( sition. / General Bolivar, was at Guaya quil, about 'l4O miles S. S. *W. of r Quito; and two expresses had been I despatched by Government, requir ing iijs immediate return to Colom , bia. Much dissatisfaction was anti , cipnthd on the part of the Congress, , at his late movements. Our informant speaks a language by no means flattering, as to (lie pro t gress of the Patriots in those qualifi cations necessary to constitute them ’ a free and happy Republican people, p He also states that he is not sur prised at the numerous exaggerated j accounts received in this country, re lative to the progress' of their arms , or their advancement in the arts of •ivilized life, when it is almost impos. siblc fora person on the spot to dc. rive any correct information of pass ing events. Captain Hull. Tiie National Intelligencer of Sa turday (received yesterday) contains tiie proceedings of the court of en quiry in relation to the charges pre ferred against capt. Hull, by lieut. Abbott, and others. The proceed ings occupy more than four columns (small type) of (he Intelligencer. The great length of (Ids interesting document—interesting, because it concerns our country, and involves the character of the man, who first broke the charm of British naval in vincibility—precludes it from appear ing in our columns. We have, how ever subjoined the opinion of the j court, which will be read with plea sure by every man in the community. [Pet. Ren. opinion; This Court is of opinion that the convertion of articles in this Yard, belonging to the Unitedf States, to the private use of individuals, whe ther by loan, exchange, or otherwise, is incorrect. But, as it appears to the satisfaction of this Court, that all the articles which have been so converted to private use, with the consent or knowledge of Capt. Hull, have also been replaced, by similar or other articles of equal or greater , value, the Court arc therefore of o pinion that no loss has in fact result ed to the United States ; and that no fraud was practised, sanctioned, or intended by Capt. Hull in these transactions. The Court are further of opinion, that the employment of persons, while in the pay of the United States, for the private advantage of indivi duals ; excepting such as are speci ally allowed by the regulations, is in correct : But the court are further of opinion, that in the particular instan ces ol this kind which were sanction ed or known to Capt. Hull, the devia tion from the regulations has not been the cause of loss to the U. States. The Court are further of opinion, that the deviations in this Yard, from the regulations prescribing particu lar forms to be observed, in mustering and paying persons employed in Na vy \ ards for the United States, was improper, inasmuch as such devia tion was made without the previous sanction of the Navy Department. But, it is also the opinion of this court, that no loss has resulted to the U. States from this deviation. The Court are further of opinion, that the permission granted to Lieut) Percival to visit Europe, by.Capt. Hull, without the previous sanction of the Secretary of the Navy, was incorrect. But, the court are further of opinion, that no injury did in fact result to the United States from the ( permission thus granted. The Court arc further of opinion, ] that Capt. Hull, in allowing articles j' belonging to himself, to be placed in F the Navy Yard of the United States,]; , and,in permitting the same persons to j , muster and pay, at the same time and!, , place, within the Navy Yard, men: j 1 employed for Ids private benefit, and j f other men who were employed for ; i the United States, was indiscreet, in-. ] usmuch as such conduct, tho’ in it-! - self innocent, may, nevertheless, give; ! ■ rise, in the minds of persons not ac- ! quainted with the ‘real nature and all ■ the particulars of such transactions, i t to vague impressions of misconduct - in public officers. The Court are further of opinion, i that the charge, made by Capt. Hull’s i orders, against the United States, for ; the medicines furnished for the use . of his family, by Dr. Elliott, was al . lowed by the general usage of the i service at that time. The Court are further of opinion, . that, in withholding his sanction to . the allowances for chamber money, > fuel, and candles, to officers not per > manently attached to the Yard, Capt. t Hull was justified by his instruction's i from tiie Navy Department. r The Court are further of opinion, that, in his conduct towards the offi f cars, mechanics, and others, under t Ids command, Capt. Hull lias beer. , j guilty of no act of oppression or un justifiable severity, but, on the con* , i trary, he has, so far as was consistent f! with his duty to the United States, ( granted every proper indulgence, i The Court are further of opinion, . that the purchase of property, in the immediate vicinity of public stations, . by officers attached to such stations, f may excite surmises injurious to the i reputation ol'such officers, and thcre . lore is not discreet. Yet it is the . opinion of (he Court, that the parti . cular purchases of this kind made by , Capt. Hull were made with no im proper view of private advantage to ; himself, but originated in solicitude . j for the public interest, and were pro . j scented with expectations of public , benefit, which the United States, in . the opinion of the Court, have real . ized in the removal of disorderly per j son from the vicinity of this Navy . Yard. 5 And finally this Courtis ofopin f ion, that, with the before mentioned . exceptions, the conduct of Capt. . Hull, since his command of this Yard, for strict personal attention to the preservation of tho public pro perty committed to this charge; for the judicious application of the means placed at his disposal for the public ■ service; and for the faithful perform* ! ance of all his other official duties; ■ has been correct and meritorious. joiin hod ocas, . h resident if the Court. G none, i; Sui.i.iva.v. Judge jJ n'oeale. \ SIMBADTSM. ; Kotzebue, the Russian circumna l vigutor, relates that he learned, on i his arnyal at Oonulasiika, that whales : were sometimes found one hundred ■ and eighty feet in length, making it • necessary for the'people engaged at . the opposite ends of the fish to hal > 100 very loud to be able to hear one another. This is not, however, so wonderful as another story which he reports. The Governor of Manilla, “ a well-informed, intelligent man, ■ assured him, that, in the interior ol' , the country, to which horses often i run away, a bird makes its nest in • the upper part of the anim d’s tail: , the horse grows lean, and does not i recover even after the bird has flown away with its young.” i In Pearl River, (Sandwich Js* ' lands,) sharks are so large as to , swallow men whole while bathing.— ■ The natives, according to Kotzebue, • have made an artificial bank of coral • stone near the shore, in which they ■ keep a large shark ; where they • sometimes throw adults, but frequent • ly children, as a sacrifice. ■ On an island towards the eastern i shore of Behring’s Straits, Kotzebue] , was greeted in a very friendly man- ] i ner by the natives. After some pre-; , vious salutations and presents, the i' • commander of tiie horde invited his! ■ visitor to his tent. There a greasyji • piece of leather was spread as a seat t r for the guest, and each person pre- ] i sent, approaching in turn, embraced j i • him, rubbed his nose hardly against ' i ■ the stranger’s nose, then spat upon i i his own hands and wiped them se- I veral times over the face of his newly t , acquired friend. A wooden trough, ] i of whale blubber, of which Kotzebue '■ ■ wheedled his stomach to partake, i ; confirmed the favourable impressions i • which the savages had conceived, and < they parted from the navigator with < • great apparent regret. | ; On approaching St. Lawrence’s i . island, three boats came out to meet i > Ids vessel. As they neared the ves- i > sel the crews commenced a mournful song, and a chief rising up from the 1 > boat, held out a small black t . dog. Then, speaking a tew expres- i five words, he drew a knife, plunged t i it into the victim, and threw its body 1 ; into the sea. Amity being thus for- 1 • maliy established, a tew of them ven- j J ;tuied on board the ship. !, ■ ■ i ■ nßagggaasi • i THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 1822. ■ On Tuesday evening last three Indian youths, twe Cherokees and one of the Delaware Tribe, who are now on their way to their respective stations, present* cd themselves before a crowded audience at the Baptist Church, and went through a course of religious exercises ‘with dig nified modesty nod with much propriety. It was truly a singular and interesting spectacle to behold hrco young indivi duals, from among the savages of the wilderness, addressing a Christian com m unitv on subjects of eternal importance. A short time since these youths were, > in common with the rest of their coun trymen, unacquainted with the arts of civilized life, —conversant only with hea then manners and idolatrous worship,— now, through the influence of divine grace, they are acquainted with the way of salvation through a Redeemer, and are engaged in efforts to extend the knowledge of divine truth among those who are yet aliens from the common wealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenant of promise. We hope their influence ami exertions, in the nations to which they arc journeying, may have a tendency to recommend to others the religion they themselves profress, and that a salutary moral change may, thro 1 their instrumentality, be effected in the various tribes in which they may reside. A collection was made'at the door of the meeting-house, in aid of the Cherokee and Choctaw missions, and about eighty eight dollars-, wo understand, were re ceived—besides which two twenty dol lar bilh, of the J. F. Randolph money, and two counterfeit fifty cent bills, were put in (he hat, as evidence perhaps that in this civilized community there could he exhibited r n impropriety of conduct, of which the Indian youths would have been ashamed. COMMUNICATED. THE INDIAN PERFORMANCES. In forming a judgment of Chris tianity as it acts and operates upon the state of civil society, we are apt to lose sight of its power and excel lence in the previous influence which it has exerted in taming the ferocity of the human character. Here its majesty and force are less visible and instantaneous, because its influence has already worn away the rougher asperities and points of natural enmi ty. liut upon the savage it breaks with a sudden lustre, unfolding at once the transcendent virtue of its doctrines and the peculiar adaptation of its precepts to the condition of man. A very practical proof of this was given at the Baptist Church on Tuesday evening last when the two Cherokees and the Delaware stood before a crowded audience as the trophies of grace and the advocates of Jesus and his religion. Who could refrain from feeling at such a sight ? There was the relenting savage cal ling for the interposition of Christian benevolence to rescue his suffering countrymen. There was hoard the voice of the gospel from mouths to which our former associations had assigned the horrid grim of fury and the yell of murderous resentment.— Let Christians hence learn that their labour is not in vain. FOll THE CIIRONI XX & ADVERTISER. Ambulator pursues his rambles. NO. I. Continued. It was not easy to be inattentive to the dazzling scene which expanded in brightness before my observation, and the frost work of the polar re gions, supported high in nir, as if by enchantment, and glanced upon by the sun on a vernal morning, was not more pleasing to the view, though its hues were more nuraberiess and its texture might appear to have been woven by those departed spirits which glide in the festive hall of Odin. The south had never sent forth softer hours, and on every face there glowed a gladness, radiant as the looks which brighten in the frag rant vales of Persia, Age relaxed its gravity and mixed in the youthful throng ; recalling its pristine stateli ness, and expelling from its bosom the warnings of infirmity. Nothing appeared all around but an unmixed purity of delight, when the happy as semblage begun to disperse in shi ning groups, like the golden frag ments of glorious clouds on the de cline of day. There was, however, one solitary wanderer who lingered behind, apparently bowed down by the burden of affliction, and, from his melancholy motion, seemed to solicit the removal of his misfortunes, or the feelings of sympathy. Believing him to be clouded by sorrow, and that 1 the heart is disburdened by a com munication of its care, and wishing to lighten his distress, I advanced for ward with promptitude and accosted him in a mild and soothing language. He raised bis drooping head from the ground, upon which it had been steadfastly fixed, his body her B more erect as his eyes met flush of rapture was mantling „ n B pullid cheek as he surveyed mv r tenancc in speechless astonisCß and eagerly listened to the voice® consolation. After giving u u eran || to the customary civilities wh ß must be observed, even when, throß benevolence, we introduce cursekß for the first time to the wretched aB receiving an anticipated pardon B requested that he would narrate jfl' story of his misfortunes. With in S’ compliance he yielded to ,ny wish® and, with slow and solemn measuß the inseparable companion of » r ß> told the history of his life. 8 “ Though thirty Suns have notß yet rolled by since the blessed liß of Heaven dawned upon my n 9| ' day; still 1 have felt the lash 0 f f B tune and treachery, of pretend® friendship, far more severely those who might have twice out n u fl ’ bered my years. The furrows B ! woe are deeply traced upon my broil ! and yet I have not reached the nfl 1 fret strength of manhood. |i| ’ cheek, upon which should bloom tB blush of the rosy morn, has been pB ■ maturely blanched by a flood of teaß • Those eyes, which have shown wB • brilliancy in the holy hours of duß « hood, are now shaded by the . ting mists of sorrow which rise IVoH ► the troubled fountain of the hcarß 1 and the frame which has been fori cd in so majestic a mould is fast t| . (ering to decay. 1 once bad pareiß but now I am deprived of their pr| ‘ tectir.g shade. Death has dismiss! them to the noiseless mansions of t| ' grave, and the blight which cal upon the root has nearly withered i| the branch. Bereft of guides uh| guidance was most necessary, wi| 1 unexperienced temerity, I gave I 5 my soul to the lawless tyranny of I i lawful desires. The sound of adul i tion Coated on my ear—the love | , beauty fastened on my heart— l| ' glitter of wealth blazed with sedu| live splendor on my bewildered fa| cy, and with these numerous excilH ments to folly, I squandered tl sweet hours of life in dissolute dk| paiion. At length poverty rushS ■ rapidly upon me, and those’ccmpaiH i ions who gathered in the sunshine | t prosperity round the hospitality | • my table, shrunk away from my afl i sistance in the time of sorest nee| - Since the extermination of all ml > earthly hopes, i have spent many I 1 restless night, and seen many a cheer! ! less morn in want, and woe, anl • wretchedness, and though misery hal • caused many a pang to shoot acrosl i my heart—that heart has been cliasl tened, and 1 have at length resolve! i to pursue the paths cl' prudence! wisdom, and religion.” ' I As he finished this sad tale, ml heart ached and ray eyes overflowed■ and as they were elevated from fll earth on which they rested in an a| ony of compassion,! discovered will regret, that he vanished ly away beyond hope of relief on reach of discovery. I Ambulator. I We are sorry to learn, concerninl I Mr. Jefferson, that on this day week! on putting his foot upon one of ill 1 steps of his house, the step gave way J he fell, and one of the bones of lii&l left arm was broken.—As late asl Thursday night, he was doing well—l and was likelyto sustain no materia!l inconvenience.— Rich. Enq. Nov. 19-1 ii mm ————————l Bank of Augusta , I 26th Nov. 1822. I I J'lllE annual election feu - thirteen Del I. rectors of this Institution will bel held, at the Ranking House, on Monday I • die 2d December next, between tkl 1 hours of 10, A. in. and 4, P- M. underl the superintendanco oflVTfcsys. Anderson I \ Watkins, John Carmichael, Hichaiil Tubman, James Gardner and John Cot I mick, or any three of them. I Augustus Moore, Cash V. I Nov. 28 3?2t I Mount Vernon Academy■ TVTOTICE is hereby -Wen, (hat there it will be ii meeting of the Board of Trustees, of the Mount Vernon Acade my, on (he 14th of December nest, at , said Academy, for the purpose of en gaging-a Teacher, for the ensuing year- A gentleman capable of teaching the En -1 gh&h Language correctly, in its several branches will be accepted: !uffici et ‘t testimonials will be required of the ap plicant, of hi* adequacy & moral deport ment before engagement. J'y order of the Board. Columbia Comity, near ReyntUe. November 28 37 3t Notice. be let, to the highest bidder, VfJr for the ensuing year, in Colum bia county, at the House of Solomon Hoge, on (he Wrights borough road, fif teen miles above Augusta, on Friday, the third of January next, a prime par ed of Negroes, belonging to (ho estate of Beverley Low, deceased. T b e y w “ not be allowed to work in any town, ° r on the river, as boat hands, nor go'out of the county without leave. Notes, with approved security, will be required. Terms wi 1. be made fully know" no " ,f ' day. All persons indebted to said estate are required to come forwar d and m*** immediate payment, or their notes wii be placed in the hands of an attorney. James Culbreatb, Surviving Executor. v ovember 2d 37 3tp