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B v tt ns to i c It DAVIS &, SHORT, PUBLISHERS. VOLUME I. The ISrunsirich •idroetttc, Is published every Thursday Morning, in the city of llrunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, at $3 per annum, in advance, or $4 at the end of the year. No subscriptions received for a less term than six months and no paper discontinued until a!! arrearages are paid except at the option of the üblishers. [[T’All letters and communications to the Editor or Publishers in relation to the paper, must be POST PAID to ensure attention. (O’ADVERTISEMENTS conspicuously in serted at One Dollar per one hundred words, foj the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for ev ery subsequent continuance—Rule and figure work always double price. Twenty-five per cent, added, if not paid in advance, or during the continuance of the advertisement. Those sent without a specification of the number of insertions will be published until ordered out, and charged accordingly. Legal Advertisements published at the usual rates. (O’N. B. Sales of Land, by Administrators, Executors or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house in the county in which the property is situate.— Notice of these sales must be given in a public gazette, Sixty Days previous to the day ot sale. Sales of Negroes must be at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month,between the usual hours of sale, at the place ot public sales in the county where the letters testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, may have been granted, first giving sixty days notice thereof, in one of the public gazettes of this State, and at the door of the Court-house, where such sales are to be held. Notice for the sale of Personal Property, must be given in like manner, Forty days previous to the day of sale. Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Es tate must be published for Forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land, must be published for Four Months. Notice for leave to sell Negroes, must be published for Four Months, before any order absolute shall be made thereon by the Court. Rook* at !*o*Bafte. W A LIME'S LITERARY OMNIBUS Aorcl and Important Literary Lnterprizc.' Averts, Tales, Biography, Toyages, Tea rets, llrrictes, anil the Aries oj the Day. “It was one of the great objects ot ‘' \\ aldie s Library, “to makegood reading cheaper, and to bring Literature to every man’s door.” This object has been accomplished; wc have given to books wings, and they' have flown to the up permost parts of our vast continent, onrr\ing society to the secluded, occupation to the lite rary. information to all. We now propose still further to reduce prices, and render the access to a literary banquet, more than two fold ac cessible ; we gave, and shall continue to give, in the quarto library, a volume weekly for two cents a day ; we now propose to give a volume, in the same period, for less than Jour cents a week, and to add, as a piquant seasoning to *the dish, a few columns of shorter literary matters, and a summary of the news and events ol the day. We know, by experience and calcula tion. that we can go still further in the matter of reduction, and we feel, that there is still verge enough for us to aim at offering to an increasing literary appetite, that mental food which it craves. The Select Circulating Library, now as ever so great a favorite, will continue to make its weekly visits, and to be issued in a form for binding and preservation, and its price and form will remain the same. But we shall, in the first week of January, issue a huge sheet, of the size of the largest newspapers of America, but on very superior paper, also, Jilt ed with books, of the newest and most entertain ing, though, in their several departments of Novels, Tales, Voyages,Travels, See., select in their character, joined with reading, such as should fill a weekly newspaper. By this meth od, we hope to accomplish a great good ; to en liven and enlighten the family circle, and to give to it, at at expense which shall be no con sideration to any T ANARUS, a mass of reading, that, in book form, would alarm the pockets ot the pru dent, and to do it in a manner that the most sceptical shall acknowledge “ the power of concentration can no farther go.’ No book, which appears in Waldie s Quarto Library, will be published in the Omnibus, which will be an entirely distinct periodical. Terms. Waldie’s Literary Omnibus, will be issued every Friday morning, printed on pa per of a quality superior to any other weekly sheet, and of the largest size. It will contain, Ist. Books, the newest and the best that can be procured, equal every week, to a London duodecimo volume, embracing Novels, Travels, Memoirs, &c., and only chargeable with Aews paper postage. 2d. Literary reviews, tales, sketches, notices of books, and information from “the world of letters,” of every description. 3d. The news of the w eek, concentrated into a small compass, but in a sufficient amount to embrace a knowledge of the principal events, political and miscellaneous, of Europe and A inerica. The price will be TWO DOLLARS to clubs of five subscribers, where the paper is forward ed to one address. The clubs of two individ uals. DOLLARS ; single mail subscrib ers, THREE DOLLARS. The discount on uncurrent money will be charged to the remit ter; the low price and superior paper, absolute ly prohibit paying a discount. O’On no condition. a copy tree be sent, until the payment is rcccircd in adtanee. As the arrangements for the prosecution of this great literary undertaking, are all made, and the proprietor has redeemed all his pledges to a generous public for many years, no fear of non-fulfilment of the contract can lie felt. The Omnibus will be regularly issued, and will contain, in a year, reading matter equal in a inount to two volumes of Rees’ Cyclopedia, for tbe small sum mentioned above. Address (post paid,) ADAM WALDIE. 4(1 Carpenter street, Philadelphia. O’Editors throughout the Union and Cana da, will confer a favor, by giving the above one or more conspicuous insertions, and accepting the work for a year as compensation, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14,1837. P « E TRY. The poem entitled “An Autumn Walk,” by Sarah 11. Whitman, published in the Token, is a description of autumnal scenery,finished with all the minuteness and exactness of a Flemish painting. Another warm, soft, glowing autumn day, Ere from the landscape all its beauty fades And cold November throws her mantle grey O'er leafless groves and solitary glades. A day of golden beauty ! through the night The hoar-frost gathered o’er each leaf and spray, Weaving its filmy net work, thin and bright, And shimmering like silver in the ray Os the solt sunny morning ; turf and tree Pranked in its delicate embroidery, And every withered stump and mossy stone With gems encrusted and seed-pearl sown, While-in the hedge the frosted berries glow', The scarlet holly and the purple sloe. And all is gorgeous, fairy-like and frail, As the famed gardens of the Arabian tale.* How like a pencilled scene the landscape lies, Calmly outspread beneath the smiling skies ! As if the earth, in prodigal array, Os gems and broidered robes kept holiday ; Her harvest yielded and her work all done, Basking in beauty ’neatli the autumn sun. *The garden of coins visited by Aladdin. 38 I S ( BO L Is A A 1 . GENERAL MARION. ‘Now my gallant friends,’ said Marion, as he issued from a swamp followed by liisragged bandofonly thirty soldiers,‘now look sharp—here are the British wagon tracts, with the sand still fulling in—and here are the steps of their troops passing and repassing. We shall not long be idle here ?” And so it turned out. For scarcely had the little band reached abiding place in the swamp, before the scouts returned at full speed, stating that a British guard, with a large body of American prisoners, were on their march for Charleston. ‘How many prisoners do you suppose there were V said Marion. ‘Near two hundred,’ replied the scouts. ‘And what do you imagine was the number of the British guard V ‘Why, sir, \»c counted about ninety.’ ‘Ninety !’ said Marion with a smile ; ‘ninety ! Well that will do. And now, gentlemen, if you will only stand by me, I’ve a good hope that we thirty will have those ninety by to-morrow’s sunrise.’ ‘Lead on !’ was the prompt response of every soldier—and as soon as the dusky night came on, the party left the place of their concealment, and struck offin the direction of Nelson’s ferry, which they passed as a party of good loyalists. The enemy, with their prisoners had pre ceded them hut a short time, and had halted for the night at the first tavern, generally called the “Blue House.” In front of the building, was a large arbour ; flushed with their late success over Sump ter and DeKalb, sat the British guard,bu sily engaged in drinking peach brandy, until sleep overcame them, and they sunk down deliciously beastified,to the ground. Just as the light of day began to streak the east, Marion approached the house in perfect concealment, behind a string of fence within a few yards of it. But in spite of all his address, he could not effect a complete surprisal of them.— Their Sentinels took the alarm, and fir ing their pieces, fled into their yard. Swift as lightning, Marion and his fol lowers entered with them, and seizing their muskets, which were all stacked near the gate, made prisoners of the whole party, without having been obliged to kill more than three of them. Had Washington and his whole army been upon the survivors, they could har dly have roared out louder for quarter. Alter securing their arms, Marion, called for their captain ; hut he was not to be found, high nor low, among thp living or dead. However, after a hot search, he was found up the chimney ! He begged very hard that they would rtot let his men know where he had concealed himself. Nothing could equal the mortification of the British, when they come to see what a handful of militia men had taken them, and recovered all their prisoners. Marion was at first in higli hopes that the American regulars, whom he had so gallantly rescued, would to a man, have joined his arms, and fought hard to a venge their late defeat. But equally to his surprise and their oten disgrace, not one of them could be prevailed on to shoulder a musket! —‘where is the use’, said they, ‘of fighting now, when all is lost V This was the general impression. And indeed, except those unconquerable spir its, M arion and Sumpter, with a few oth ers of the same heroic stamp, who kept the field, Carolina was no better than a British province. Marion’s men, in their late attack on the enemy, had but four rounds of powder and hall ; and not a single sword that de served the name. But Marion soon rem edied that defect. He bought all the old saw blades from the mills, and gave them to the smiths, who soon manufactured a lot of broad swords sufficient, as was of ten, to kill a man at a single blow. From the prisoners taken in this action, Marion’s men completely armed them selves—a couple of English muskets, with bayonets and cartouch-hoxes, to each man, with which they retreated into Brit on’s Neck. They had not been there a bove 24 hours before the news was brought them by a trusty friend, that the tories on l’edee were mustering, in force, under a captain Barfield. Marion and his men were quickly on horseback ; and after a brisk ride of forty miles, came upon their encampment at 3 o’clock in the morning. There surprise was so complete,that they did not fire a single shot ! Os forty-nine men that composed that company, about thirty were killed and captured. The arms, ammunition, and horses, of the whole party, fell into the hands of the conquerors, with which they returned to Briton’s Neck, without the loss of a man. The rumor of these exploits soon reach ed the British and their friends the tories, who presently despatched three stout com panies to attack Marion. Two of the parties, were British ; one of them com manded by Major Weymies, of house burning memory. The third party were altogether tories. Marion fled before them towards North-Carol in a. Suppo sing they had entirely scouted him, the enemy gave over the chase, and returned for their respective stations—the British to Georgetown, and the tories, to Black Mingo. Learning this, from the swift mounted scouts whom he always kept close hanging upon their march, Marion ordered his men to face about, and dog them to their encampment, which they soon reached and attacked with great fu ry. Marion opened his fire on them at butji short distance ; but the enemy Out numbered him at least two to one, they stood their ground and fought desperate ly. But loosing their commander, and i being hard pressed, they at length gave ! way and fled in the utmost precipitation i leaving upwards of two-thirds of their number,killed and wounded on the ground. The surprise and destruction of the to ries would have been complete, had it not been for the alarm given by the noise, of Marion’s horses passing a bridge near which they were encamped. Marion nev-i jer afterwards suffered his men to cross a bridge with their horses in the night, un til they had first spread the blankets on it to prevent noise. This third exploit of Marion rendered iiisname very dear to the poor whigs, but utterly abominable to the enemy, partic ularly the tories, who were so terrified at this last handling, that, on their retreat, they would not halt a moment at George town, though twenty miles from the field of battle, but continued their flight, not thinking themselves safe until they had got Santee river between him and them. These three spirited charges having cost a great deal of rapid marching and fatigue, Marion said he would give his men a little rest. So he led them down into Waccamaw, where he knew there were some excellent friends, among whom were the lingers and Trapiers and Alstons—fine fellows ! rich as Jews, and hearty as could be wished ; indeed the wealthy captain, afterwards colonel Win. Alston, was one of Marion’s aids. These great people all received Marion and his followers as though they had been brothers, threw open the gates of their elegant yards for the cavalry,and hurried their friends up their princely steps and ushered them into their grand saloons and dining rooms, where the famous mahogo ny sideboards were quickly covered with pitchers of old amber colored brandy,and sugar dishes of double refined, with hon ey, for drams and juleps. The horses were up to the eyes in corn, and sweet scented fodder ; while nothing that air, land, or water could furnish,seemed good enough for the men. Fish, flesh and fowl, all of the fattest and finest, and sweetly graced with the smiles of the la dies, were spread before them in profu sion ; while Congress and Washington went round in sparkling bumpers, from old demijohns that had not left the garret for many a year. This was feasting in deed ! It was a feasting of the soul as well as the sense. In consequence of the three fortunate blows which he lately struck, Marion, as before observed, was getting the enviable honor to be looked up to as the rallying point of the poor whigs ; insomuch, that 1 although afraid as mice to stir themselves, i yet if they found out that the tories and i British were forming encampments about j the country, they would mount their boys and push them off to Marion to let him know it. Here follows an instance. Marion and his men, had just got bra ced up a little, by high feeding, “HEAR ME FOR MY CAUS-E.’ among the noble whigs of Waccamaw, when a likely young man at half speed drove up one morning to the house, and asked for General Marion. Marion went to the door. ‘Well, my son, what do you want with me V ‘Why, sir general,’ replied the youth, “daddy sent me down to let you know as how there is to he a mighty gathering of the tories, in our parts, to-morrow night.’ ‘Aye indeed ! and pray where abouts, my son, may your parts be V ‘Heigh, sir general ! don’t you know where our parts is ? I thought every body knowed where daddy lives.’ ‘No, my son. I don’t ; hut I’ve a notion he lives somewhere on Pedee ; perhaps a good way up.’ ‘Yes, by jing, docs lie live a good way up! a matter of seventy miles ; clean a way up there, up on Little Pedee.” ‘Very well, my son, I thank your daddy, and you too, for letting me know it. And, I believe, I must try to meet the tories there.’ ‘Ola, sir general, try to meet ’em in deed ! yes to be sure ! dear me, sirs, hearts alive, that you must, sir general ! for daddy says as how he is quite sartin, if you’ll be there to morrow night, you may make a proper smash among the to ries ; for they’ll he there thick and three fold. They have heard, so they say, of your doings, and are going to hold this great meeting, on purpose to come all the way down here after you.’ ‘After me V ‘Yes, indeed they arc, sir general ! and you had better keep a sharp look out, 1 tell you now ; for they have just been down to the British, Jhere, at George town, and brought up a matter of two wagon loads of guns,—great big English muskets! lean turn my thumb in them easy enough ! And, besides, them pla guy guns, they have got a tarnal na tion sight of pistols and bagonets, and swords, and saddles, and bridles, and the deal knows what else besides ! so they are in a niigh'y good fix, you may depend, sir general. ‘Well, perhaps you and I may have some of their fine things to morrow night. What] say you to it my son. ‘By jing, I should like it. proper well ! But to he sure, now sir general, you look like a mighty small man to fight them [ great big tories there on Pedee. But daddy says as how the heart is all ; and he says, too, that though you are but a little man you have a monstrous great heart.’ Marion smiled, and went out among his men, to whom he related the hoy’s er rand ; and desired them to question him, so that there might be no trick in the matter. But every scruple of that sort was quickly removed ; for several of the party were were all acquainted with the lad’s father, and knew him to he an ex cellent whig. Having their fire arms in prime order for an attack, they mounted ; and giving their friends three cheers, dashed off, just as the broad faced moon arose; and by daybreak next morning, had gained a j very convenient swamp, within ten miles jof the grand tory rendezvous. To avoid giving alarm, they struck into the swamp, ! and there, man and horse lay snug all day. About 11 o’clock, Marion sent out | a couple of nimble footed young men, to conceal themselves over the main road, and take heed to what was going on. In the evening they returned and brought word, that the road had been constantly alive with horsemen, tories they supposed, armed with new guns, and all moving on very gaily towards the place the lad had told them of. Soon as it was dark, they mounted, and took the track at a sweep ing gallop, which by supper time, brought them in sight of the fires around which the tories were gathered. Then leaving their horses under a small guard, they advanced quite near in the dark, without being discovered ; for so little thought had they of Marion, that they had not placed a single sentinel; hut were, all hands, gathered about the fire—some cooking, some fiddling and dancing, and some play ing cards, as they were distinctly heard bawling out, ‘Huzza, at him again, damme! aye, that’s the dandy ! My trick, begad!’ Poor wretches, little did they think how near the fates were grinning around them. Observing that they had three large fires, Marion divided his little party of sixty men into three companies, each op posite to a fire, then ordering them f<> take aim, with his pistol he gave the sig nal for a general discharge. In a mo ment the woods were all in a blaze, as by ! a flash of lightning, accompanied by a j tremendous clap of thunder. Down tum bled the dead; off bolted the living; loud screamed the wounded; while far and wide, all over the woods, nothing was to he heard but the running of tories, and the snorting of wild bounding horses, I snapping the sapplings. Such a tragi- i comedy was hardly ever seen. On run-j ning up to their fires, they found they had | killed twenty-three, and badly wounded as many more ; thirteen were made prison ers, poor fellows who had not been graz by a bullet, hut were so frightened that they could not budge a peg. Eighty-four stand of arms, chiefly English muskets and bavonets, one hundred horses, with new saddles and bridles, with a good deal of ammunition and baggage, fell into the hands of Marion’s party. The conster nation of the tories was so great that they never dreamed of carrying off anything.— Even their fiddles and fiddle bows, and playing cards were all left strewed around their fires. One of the gamblers (it is a serious truth) though shot dead, still held the cards hard griped in his hands. Led by curiosity to inspect the strange sight, a dead gambler, they found that the cards which he held were ace, dace and jack. Clubs were trumps. Holding high, low, jack and the game, in his own hand, he seemed to be in a fair way to do well, hut Marion came down upon him with a trump that spoiled his sport, and nonsuited him forever. But the most comfortable sight of all, was the fine supper which the tories had cooked! three fat roasted pigs, and six turkies, with piles of nice johnny cakes. ’Tis true, the dead bodies lay very thick round the fires; but having rode seventy miles, and eaten nothing since the night before, their appetites were too keen to think of standing on trifles; so they fell upon the poor tories’ provisions, and made a hearty supper. And to crown all, they found among the spoil, half a barrel of fine old peach brandy. ‘All, this brandy !’ said Marion, ‘was the worst foe these poor rogues ever had. But I’ll take care it shall he no foe tons.’ So, after ordering half a pint to each man, he had the balance put under guard.— And it must be observed, by way of jus tice to Gen. Marion, that success never seemed to elate him ; nor did he ever lose sight of safety in the blaze of victory.— For instantly after the defeat of the tories, the guns were all loaded and sentinels set, as if an enemy had been in force in the neighborhood. REPORT OF THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON IN TER NAL IM I’ROV EM ENT. The Joint Select Committee, appointed to take into consideration, and report on the ex pediency, of lending the aid of the State to works of Internal Improvement, and of raising funds on the credit of the State, for that pur pose, and for completing works which have been, or may be Commenced by the State, ask leave to submit the following report: The subject, submitted is one of great im portance, and has received the most anxious consideration of the committee. Internal Inprovements are now justly consid ered, by all enlightened States and commu nities, as the most efficient means of develo ping the resources of a country, and bringing all its productions, agricultural, and mineral, into profitable action with commerce ;and any State that shall neglect or delay the construc tion of such works as her resources and posi tion may justify, will find herself behind the age ; iier wealth, and her citizens wilt seek beyond her borders, that profitable investment, and those lucrative employments, of which her selfish and narrow policy had deprived them, instead of her inarch being onward, it must bo retrograde. The State of New York,was the first among the States of the Union, to adopt an elighten ed policy in regard to works of Internal Im provement She availed herself of her com manding position, her credit and resources, and by the construction of some of the grand est works of modern times, has not only given new life and vigor to her agricultural and man ufacturing interests, spreading wealth, as it were, broad cast, in every section of her wide ly extended territory, rendering all the occu pations of life lucrative ; and holding out the most flattering inducements to the industrious and enterprising from all quarters ; but she has fostered and reared up one of thp most commercial cities of the world, and possessed herself of four-fifths of the commerce of the Union. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Massachu setts, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, and many oth er States of the Union, are now adopting a similar policy. Pennsylvania has made tho most Herculean efforts to overtake her great rival, and to bring into action her vast mineral wealth, and agricultural resources. Ohio is connecting her Internal Improvements with those of New York and Pennsylvania, thus giving to her citizens, a choice of markets. Indiana and Illinois,are seeking outlets through the same channels. Maryland and Virginia, are extending Rail Roads and Canals to the Ohio river, for the purpose of developing their ownr esources, and competing with thoir north ern rivals for the trade of the great valley of the West. South Carolina is now engaged in making a similar effort, and it only remains J J. W. FROST, EDITOR. NUMBER 28. to be seen whether the talents, the energy, and patriotism of her sons, will enable her to over come the physical difficulties which naturc has thrown across her path. Georgia possesses a more commanding pos ition than any State of tho Union ; her terri tory extends through four and a half degrees of latitude, is bordered on the north and north east by Tennesse, North and South Carolina ; on the east by the broad Atlantic; on the south and west by Florida and Alabama ; her sea coast is free from capes and shoe Is, and from ice and snow in winter, which are so danger ous to commerce in a nothem climate : her navigable risers are more extensive than can be found in any territory of the same dimen sions on the Globe ; she commands an outlet through the Appalachicolato the Gulf of Mex ico, and the navigable waters of the Tennes see river, come within a few miles of her nothem line ; she holds sovereign control of the Savannah river, on her northeastern, and the Chattahoochee on her western border, and is therefore independent of her neighbouring States, in regard to the measures she may think proper to adopt for the improvement of the navigation of those noble streams. The cape of Florida and its Keys, so de structive to commerce, extend down to the twenty-fourth degree of north latitude. The , West India Islands and their innumerable shoals, extend from near the coast of Florida, to the coast of South America, thus shutting in the Gulf of Mexico, and causing great delay, and throwing innumerable dangers and diffi culties in the way of the commerce of the val ley of the Mississippi, and the borders of the Gulf. Georgia is thus placed between the great and fertile cotton growing region of the West and the Atlantic Ocean. It therefore appears evident to the commit tee, that a Rail Road may be constructed from her coast to the Appalachicola river, which will command a very large portion of the trav el and trade to and from the valley of the Mis sissippi, and the borders of the Gulf, and give to the increasing and valuable products of our Southwestern and southern counties, a cheap and easy access to an Atlantic market, and bring to out own ports the valuable products of eastern Alabama, West and Middle. Flori da ; and the committee are decidedly of opin ion tiiat a Rail Road, connecting the naviga ble waters of the Tennessee river with our sea ports, will command a larger portion of the trade, from the grain growing regions of the northwest, than any line of communica tion which has been, or can be, constructed from the northern coast to the valley of tbo West As winter is the proper season for the transportation of the products of the country to market, it must be apparent, to the most careless observer, that the merchants and far mers of the northwest, will bo enabled to come to the coast of Georgia, at a season of the year of most leisure to them, and when the north ern Canals and Rail Roads are obstructed by ice and snow, and to return with their supplies for spring and summer consumption, before the frosts of winter shall have left the lakes and rivers of the north. Want of action and an enlightened policy,may yet deprive Georgia of the advantages of her position, and leave her paralized and tributary to her sister States. South Carolina,Alabama, and Florida, are employing the most active measures to attract to their ports her valuable products, and to secure to their own citizens the profits on her commercial exchanges. Will Georgians submit thus to become tributary, when they have only to speak into existence, a plan, by which all our lines of Internal Im provement may be completed ; all the proper ty of the State, in a few years, double in val ue ; a cheap and rapid transportation affor ded to our products, and channels of Comngs. nication opened to the Gulf of Mexico, ~ a the valley of the Mississippi P The reasons why Georgia has not sf dopted some plan of Internal Imprv are obvious ; slurb as but recently come iSttF possession of her entire territory ; her whole western and northwestern border, was but a few years ago, in possession of the Indian tribes, and a largo portion of lier population was too much engaged in contending with the difficulties of settling anew country, to turn their attention to public improvement*. The reason why incorporated companies kre been les3 successful in the- accomplishment of their plans, than in the northern States, are also apparent to the committee. The employ wit of capital in planting, has hitherto been, so profitable, that few persons have been wil ling to invest funds in Canal and Rail Road Stocks; and this is at present, and doubtless will continue to be, the great reason, why our works of Internal Improvement have not been con ducted with as much energy, as those of oth er States. The committee, arc therefore, de cidedly of opinion, that without the aid of the State, but few works, if anyy of Internal Im j provemont can, or will, for some time to come | be completed by incorporated companies,. and ' that a plan may be devised, by which the Stated