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STATE of GEORGIA.
Aug/Jia, Juntil) >£o2.
Mr. Printer,
AS no doubt cun he entertained but
that public curiofiry will be on the stretch
ta obtain information, on so interesting
a fubjeft as the Duel lately fought by
two diftinguilhed charters, in this
State; and as no man can be belter in
formed of the particulars of that transac
tion than myfelf; L take the earliest op.
portunity of requeuing you to give pub
licity to the following llatement, which,
I pledge myfclf, is ftridliv correft, to the
bell ot my recolleftion and belief. Your
speedy compliance will much oblige.
Sir, your obedient servant,
RALPH SPENCE PHILIPS.
IN confcquence of a rencounter which
took place at Louisville, on the afternoon
of Wedncfday the 16th inflanr, between
octal James jackfon, and Colonel Ro
bert Wnikins, when they were feparared
by the imerpofttion of a croud, and their
piltols wretied from them, I was com
miflioned as the friend of the latter to
•vait on the former and demand Satisfafli.
mn at a more fit time and place—Having
•accepted the office 1 accordingly had an
interview with the General, who readily
agreed to answer my friend in the manner
r quired—Mr. Collier, the General's
friend, called on me in the course of the
* tcuing, and early the next morning,
for the purpose of appointing tune and
x ‘dace —privileged in that refpeft he pro
pofol both, neither of which being fatif
faftory, and, although Itriflly speaking,
I was not entitled to objeft to either,
vat under the peculiar circumllances of
this case, 1 was anxious to change the
pi tee, and felt myfelf warranted in en
deavouring to remove the feat ofaftion
without the juriidiftion of the State, as
’veil on account of our unwillingness to
contemn the laws, as to avoid every kind
of interruption. I therefore stated, that
I fliould confider it a favor, if he would
appoint any spot beyond the Oconee Ri
ver, which 1 understood was within a
bout 20 miles, or any other place within
the United States; this not being acced
ed to, I then proposed that the meeting
ihoutd be on halfway ground, between the
places of their refpettive rcfrdence ; this
also being rejefted, my last proposal was
made, to determine by lot, in which of
their own Counties the affair should he
decided. This (haring the fame fate
with all former propositions, and finding
Mr. Collier reltriftcd to the counties of
Jeffvrfon and Burke; in conformity to
the pofitivc inftruflions which I had re.
received, arrangements were made to meet
the General on his own ground ; accor
dingly the place was fixed in Burke coun
ty, on the main road leading from Lou.
ifvillc to Waynelborough, about 24 miles
from the former and from the latter, and
the rime eleven o’clock the next morn,
ing, Friday the 18th inl>.
Arrived at the ground, Mr. Collier
and I had no difficulty in making the ne
ccflary airangemems, having in the firft
inllance agreed, that fliould any differ
cnee of opinion arise between us, a toss
up of a dollar (hould give the winner his
choice; I requested Mr. C. to propose
the distance, he mentioned ** eight or ten
steps,” 1 replied that he might thoofc,
for I was commissioned by my friend to
give him that privilege, provided it did
not exceed ten steps.
It is worthy of remark, that whilst wc
were adjusting our affairs, the principals
had entered into polite and general con
serration ; so gentlemanly was their con
rhifl, that had any stranger, unacquaint.
ed with the ohjeft of their meeting, have
seen them together, he must have imagin
ed that the greatest cordiality subsisted;
nothing like irritation on either fide, not
a word but what the ftri&eft propriety
would ditffue.
It had been expressly ftipulatcd by Mr.
C. and myfelf, that no person whatever
fhouid be on the ground, other than, the
General, the Colonel, their Seconds and
Surgeons, who were Messrs. Powell,
White, and Pughley.
As it would be rather tedious to enter
into the minutiae of this bufmefs, 1 lhall
proceed to state the more essential points.
Mr. Collier having determined on ten
yards as the distance, I stepped them off
and requested he would do the fame, and
let me know if he approved of the
paces, having done so and being fatisfied,
we placed our friends on their refpeftive
grounds, and there explained to them the
etiquette we had agreed on, which ap
peared to be fatisfaftory to both. ,
Article firft. When in your places,
neither is to speak a word to the other, if
•my communication fliould be thought
ueceffary, it must be through yourfeconds-
Second. You are to fire by the words
of command, make ready, fire: which
I
your fcconds arc to give ir.Tmaikr..
Third. You arc bound by hnnorao.ihr
both together, as near as pofiidte dt idee
instant of receiving the word, andftuuiUi
cither withhold bis fire, dt Ihall ire loft.
Fourth. A snap orflaffc to hexoiffidOT
ed the fame as a (hot.
Several other articles were agreed tttj,
which it would lie tedious to dctuiL
Mr. C. was entitled to gi\ee:tte word
for the firft difeharge., having won in
from me, we therefore handed oirr.ff tends
their pistols, and took our Hat 10115, '.when
the word being given rat her quicklydm-rfltE
gentlemen, both their balls tffuic-k rtlee
ground between them; at the 'fecund ali£-
chargc 1 gave the word, which hiiing
much (lower they both a second iinwrmifik
cd ; whereupon we retired to load again
and the antagonists joined each odurnin
polite converle ; being aierond tirweqilrcG
cd on their ground and the fame difference
of time between Mr. C. andrnyfelfißlll
continuing, the fame effqjff was produced;;
wc therefore had to prepare a third brace
each.
It may be truly said, that during hU
this time, the General and Colonel vied
with each other, in imwrry„ nerfhor
could claim the palm ; in (cndhuffs aanfl
deliberation, neither could obtain tihe
ascendancy ; in liberality, pdli tends, ,|ge
ncrofiry, gentlemanly conduft, ttlteyrawre
equal to the end of the chapter., mooci vdii
ty was received without a fuitallfe rraturry
their fouls seemed to rife fftipsiior to trite
pa (lions of revenge or malice, .and ;sqe
pearing to difeard all fuclt ideas, tfhey
rested (heir cause on the iffur: ai fhk vwnjy
honorable conflI&.
The third time did these brave men
take their ftandi, it being Mr. Collief’* !
turn to direfl the fire of the “firh
Colonel Watkins’s ball took r.fteSfc, Ifaura
ing entered the General a little tto .tire
rear and above the right hip, gaaflirjg
through as I suppose about ft« or oeight
incites ; the affair was then -concluded. 1 *
1 think it neccfiary here to mnrmiup,
in order to (hew the petfevering imdaxnru j
ed courage of the General, and the mdHte
generosity of the Col. that after'the(Ge
neral had received his wound, he called
out Watkins, I believe I can give jymu
another (hot, to which theCoL irqpiicfi,,
just as you please General, if irt is ynur
wish, you may have it now., or .at ;any
time hereafter, when you are better hllle
to defend yottrfelf, it would be far from
my inclination to take any advantage,,
by firing at you in a Rate of agony. (Ge
neral Jackson rejoined, that lie had come
there to give him fatiafaSion., and rauss
determined to do so if he had to (Ray thane
an hour, or whilst he was aide to (Rand,,
hut that he (hould be Tatisfied ’when rthe
Col. was—the business thus con
its proper footing, the vGcil. dedbresfl
himlelf fatisfied. Whereupon JI hllfinw
ed to Mr. Collier, that as CdL Wat
kins itad called the General to thetgrounfl,
it was certainly with him to Jay rather. |
he was fatisfied, that Wing done (so II J
hoped the affair was at an end ; to which
Mr. C. readily assented., at -
was to be completely so, and ihatt ©very
thing unpleasant which had -puffed (between
them, Ihould be buried .in oblivion—utn
dcr these in.prefiions, the offered hand
of the General was cordially .received by
the Colonel, and I obfcrvedto themihntih,
that 1 hoped their future friendfuip wcotlld
exceed their passed enmity.; they ®edi_
procally declared® anbe tlteir iinceic wifii
that it (boukibefo.
Shortly after, tittljenera] wireefnrvey
ed from the ground, he jilcafantdy (dhfcr.v
ed, D—m it Watkins, 1 thought I vcmffd
have given you another (hot,, bra 1 jfinil .
I was mistaken; thus evincing (that his
courage was the fame, althoughunable a®
support his own frame.
The proffered afftftance of the CdL ram
kindly received by the Gen, who dhfcrv
ed that had Watkins been in ha ifmiatiu
on, he would have attended him ;as a
brother. The Col. did not fail tto ixedi
procate similar sentiments, every a® cdf
fritndfhip was therefore cordially (offered 1
and thankfully received. Aftm mtnr.viing
at the quarters prepared far him, ttheCb
neral rcqueftecl the CdL 10 .cad utp IHk
brother Abraham, which he (did, and
when Major Jacklon came into ahemaam*
he add retied httnfeli to hint and his friend
Mr. Coil ter, in presence ctf fevardl gen
tlemen to this effeS—“ Ties has hernia
fair duel, CoL Watkins has behaved lEke
a gentleman, and a man nf sthaHs
torc it is my order to you and any |
and it {ball be my last <Aynqg
Ihould my wound prove mortal, that ihe is
* The number of ineffeciual feats may
be justly attributed to an honarhiaie and
ardent Exertion to fulfil &ri% iihe tthnd
Article, and to the want of unitnrmfry
in giving the word.
null too Be protoccttrU, nor snv trouble
WiaateAeanr Ike gj wear liiiirarriny account.
]] 4nati rnjyßfemJiejfcecall ihlfancff of: Col.
Walking, nmle aa pmpsfirimr ttr Mr.
pnwiirass troguingair the ground,
rtiattttirTrctßmiiill Heimawtuali rcifcrfe from
prnS&cuiimi, imoaati. of! tHedtatb-ofeither
gartsy-
Wdterriiiriss Ikm ■**ni tfctt thiss was no
reunmoni aaEubafF blbntxri, ih is presumed
, thee irrffesiiiifc jpofiwenraicre of* the.'part:e%,
<mvl i 1 mi) IlrmgHT fi?rctiicriilrpn ze-—li is to be
rKnumilercdk thsat upran live- wears pi vate
arail pnlliieuil miimuiTty,,, wass this duel
■ jroEtticcttucH;; dining; whicHi period,, very
:nany Hwthi rmctfiircss Had! tieerr adopted
b>y iboife gen ibneni towards each, other, !
arid! lit mxjy nuir Use umwnrrfiy oil remark,
thart the mimiicrraff (butt eoccliangpd, was
onlly iprnprar iimatc too the; Ifengthi a£ their
amniisy, ami! maw be 'uurildbrrdias omi
riuuss off iiss ffnail rerun nat ion. iir. immuta
ll! it ifiecmHUijp, wlliuh}, E anticipate with
rnurih 3kti&fchair„ and! asm happy to have
lin in any prawar tn)adiii, tflatrthe general's
ijihyilckms aiiordi funguine Hopes oft his
aeaaemqy..
Eli this; daromenttE anr, not: am&ious of
bKi\ing departed! iir the flighted: degree
thorn jjufiuEEaTraiy dlitwy norr liave li in
remiimailkdk/iutEd! bruin the- underhand
iiigrtketweem 32k. (Cdliiirr andl myfelFatr
! pnrcrng, if£, any error should
iinabA»E F fGntiiy Brats dtopedl II will
rihrnik Hiim art paihtt itr aufy and fliall
j oHxffiiluUyamlhaeeitfc opportuni
j tnyaff accrrrrifrrng in, Ihi mUihg Ihtve of
| thiis ffuijjs3k 1 rmdhdh) 32k. (Collier the
jjiiftixcE too \&y/ rfhitt Hiss Gumilidfe an, the
, ground! vivas ai amuitearqiirc afi his friend
ute<Scierai! i ?i.
B&LBM aaOCOHBDEIESL
JOHN HOWARD,
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off Shamilffheefa ccharmfoaiur Ajforimcnt
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PROPOSALS I
Far carrying the Mails of the L’ n ,V -B
States oa the following P(jLR 0e j. I
will be received at the General
Ojftce in Wajhmgton, until the tvientj M
firji day of fitly next inclufvve .
IN GEORGIA. I
4-3. From Waff.ington by Burroughs’s I
Lexington, Athens and Clarklburg, t J I
Jackson c. h. once z week—Leave W ; (h I
ington every Wcdnefday at 6 a. m . H r i I
arrive at Jackson c. h. on Thursday bv & ■
p. m.—Leave Jackson c. h. every Friday I
at 6 a.m. and arrive at Wa!hm*tcn r* I
Suimby bv 6 p. m. °
NOT ES. I
1. The Post-Master General may ex. I
pedite the mails and alter the times of an I
rival and departure at any time during I
the continuance of thecontrad, he prevu I
oully ftipulatirg an adequate compenfati. I
on tor any ex tra expcncc that may be oc- I
cafloned thereby. I
2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for B
opening and doling the mail at all offices B
where no particular time is fpecified. 5
3- For every thirty minutes delay (un. B
avoidable accidents excepted) in arriving B
after the times preferibeed in any contract I
the con trader (hall forfeit one dollar ; and I
if the delay continue until the departure I
of any depending mail, whereby the malls I
dblhned for such depending mail, lose a I
trip, an additional forfeiture of five dol- I
lars (hall be incurred. I
4. Newspapers as well as letters arc to I
be sent in the mail; and if any perfoa I
making proposals, desires to carry news. I
papers other than those conveyed in the I
mail, for his own emolument, he mult I
(fate his proposals, for what sum he will I
carry it with that emolument, and for I
what sum without that emolument. I
9- Should any person making proposals, I
dclire an alteration of the times of arri- |
val and departure above fpecified, he mull I
state in his proposals the alterations defir- I
cd, and the difference they will make in I
the terras of his con trad,
6. Persons making proposals are desir
ed to dice their prices by the year. Those
who contract will receive their pay quar
terly, in the months of February, May
August and November, one month after I
the expiration of each quarter.
7. No other than a free white perfoa
(hail be employed to convey the mail.
8. Where the proposer intends to con- j
vey the mail in the body of a If age car
riage, he is desired to state it in his pro- |
polals. I
g. The Post-Master General refervesjoJ
hirnfelf the right of declaring any con- I
tract at an end whenever three failures I
happen, which amount to the loss ot a I
trip each. I
IQ* The contracts for the above routes I
arc to he in operation on the firft day of I
October next; thole for the firft twenty- I
four routes are to continue in force for cne I
year from that time, and those numbered I
fiom 29 to 48 are to continue until the I
J.rit day of March, 1803. I
GIDEON GRANGER. I
P'lft.MaJisr General . I
General P of-Office, j L |
IVajhmgton city, n)U'
June z, 1802. '
WHEREAS aCommiffion of Bank
ruptcy, under the hand and fcal,
of the honorable William Stephens', Esq.
judge of the diftrid court of the United
States, for the diftrid ot Georgia, hath
been iftfued and awarded agrioit Petz&
Robinson and VVilliam S. Smith. ,
under the Firm of Robinson Sc Smith,
/ of the said diftrid, and they being dc
r dared Bankrupts—They are hereby rc
quired to surrender themselves to the
Comonfiionera therein named, or a ma
jority of them, oa the day of July
next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, and
on the 261 b day of the fame month at
ten o’clock, and also on the 28th day of
/ the Lme month, at ten o'clock, in
Greene fb >rough, Greene county, then
and there to make a full difclofnre and
difeovery of all their eflate and effeds.
And the creditors of the said Pctct
Robiafon and William S. Smith, are re
quired to take notice, that they come at_
the times and place abovementioned, pre
pared to prove their refpedive claim*,
and to do Aid* other ads and things as by
the ad of Congrcfs, in such case made
and provided, are required.
And. all persons indebted to the said
Bankrupts, or who have any of their cf
fcda, are to take notice, that they do
not pay or deliver the fame, but to such
• petfon or persons as the said Commilß
oncra may appoint.
PETER EARLY, l r -r
ALLAN STEWART, > y ornm J~
JONAS FAUCHS, y l ' ntu '
r Gn*mfb iriurk*
Jane 16, 2801.