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rA, AUGUST 27. On Sunday morning lust a woman in an evident state of mental derangement 1 made her appearance on tlie Sand Hills. i She said she came from South-Carolina, K and mentioned the names of a number oi I respectable inhabitants residing,in Edge- I field District. She would not, however, I tell her own name, and when asked eva- I ved the question. The night previous I the rain had fallen in torrents j and du- I ring its continuance she had to abide the I «pel tings of the pitiless storm”. To- I wards morning she found shelter in an I uninhabited hut in the woods. But the I phantasy of a diseased imagination, com ■ .bining with the gloominess of her situa ■ ’tion» impressed her with the belief, (to I use her own expression) that murder had been committed there" —and she soon left the place. She. has wandered off I again, and we have not since heard from I her. She appeared to be about 45 years of age, oj; the ordinary height, and was I dressed in coarse and ragged clothes. The Georgetown Messenger says, that ■ Mr. Henry Clay is to come into the ■ I administration as Secretary at War; and ■ that Mr. Cuowmnshield, the present I Secretary of the Navy, is about to resign. Sav. Rep, • FROM AMELIA ISLAND. ■ Our accounts from Fernanclina, come ■ down to Tuesday last; and as they appear I to be furnished by those who wish well ■ totne Patriot cause, art of course of a I more cneering cast than those previously 1 received. The force under General 1 McGregor is represented to be still con ■ siderable; and commodore Taylor hav -1 ing arrived there in the bi ig Patriot a, I from the Chesapeake, appears to have m ■ fused new life and vig >r into them. The I brig Morgiana, with Mr. Sheriff Hubbard, ■ and other reinforcements from N. York. ■ vas hourly expected; when, we are told i a demonstration was to be made against I St. Augustine. But if the iate accounts I from that place are correct, we much ■ doubt whether the Sheriff, with all the ■posse cornitatus at his heels, will be able ■intake it. The patriot brig St. Joseph, ■(formerly the Lerwick, of this port,) was ■driven as) lose at Cumberland Island in ■he late s. e. gale, but had beer, got off ■withoutlnjury. —Cnurleston Courier , Jin- Bptst 20. mmrnrnk It may not be amis to notice the ■movements in oar navy. There may be ■omething brewing. We are told, in the Hpubhc prints mat the destination of the ■Franklin, 74, is changed—-that the John ■Adams is ordered to be sited out—and ■that the ships of war ordered to be built ■by congress, are to be forwarded w ith all ■possible expedition. The Saranac, capt. ■Elton, has just sailed from this port, and ■tlic«Ontario, capt. Biddle, is on the eve ■ of saiiing.— J\‘ew-1”ork paper, August 7. \ I (The British frigate Inconstant, com. ■ W James Ype, arrived at the quarantine ■ gaoinid on Wednesday evening in 15 ■ days from Kingston, Jamaica via. Havan ■ 7 days from the latter place, having ■ onboard Two m tlious, two hundred and ■sy-/it'e thousand dollars —4US,OUU ol ■ *hichare foe ih United Spates Bank, ■ 5(1,000 for individuals, and the residue ■*■ England .We understand the frigate ■Jill san immediately for England after ■Wiling the specie for this place.— »lb. PRICES AT CAPE HENRY. the arrival yesterday, of the Danish capt Tatem, in 9 irom Cape Henry, we learn that selling at sl6—Fish $4 per ■sl-—Coffee 11 all 50—Sugars from John, grand admiral, died at the ■p e » on the 4th of July, in the 36th vear Ip* age. His bodv after remaining lb w as intered, at St. Lucie, with mil ■tfhonors.—Commercia Advertiser. jßJhe -.ritish schooner Adventure, which « r ued vesterday in 12 days from Aux ■ a . v ?s, brings another rumor, that Imstil ■Jjfswere about to re-commence between ■ nstophe and Petioh. It, is said, that ■J 16 former, at the head, of 16,000 tr oops | on his march to attack the later at ■®ffau-Prince; and that the latter was • ■ pared to repel the attack.—lb. 10th. ■ Tiie British frigate Inconstant, Com. ■,,, a, \ les !*• Yeo, sailed for England 1 ■sterday morning.—lb. f ft!’ 1 " Stock of the Bank of the United Has bought in Philadelphia a few ■ Ba go at 1-36 and 137; bv the last ac [ K'Mtad risen to 139‘i or 140. 1 that in our market it ■i/"^9—and little or none, to be had L . 1 Price. —Richmond Compiler. ■*o« Nasseau papers of July 30. ■ e sloop Sisters, Prudden., from New 9. w • < l#;: ■ h, ! 7f. br6i '? lil to, m her passr.™, unci btiimled by a squadron of ludepeu uen “ cruizers, consisting of two brigs and and 5 schooners and cutter completely armed and equipod, belonging to the na val force ol Venezuela. Capt. P. was treated politely. One of the brigs, a short nne pievious had an engagement with a privateer from Galvestown settlement in which the latter had her edmmunder ; and eight men killed, and 24 wounded: me had arrived at New-Oleans before ! tie sailing ol the Sisters ami was called the Hotspur. These privateers it is said are not considered by the cruizers of Ye nezuela as engaged in the cause of inde pendence, but as freebooters. The White wild Sheep of the Rock,, Mountains, —l he beautiful skin, presen ted by John Jacob Astor, Esq. to Dr. x Dtcliell; turns out to be one of the rar est productions in North America. It oolongs to a species of Sheep, Goat and Antelope, running wild on the Rocky Mountains. The present specimen is the' only one ever seen in New-York. and was brought with other furs, byway of Lake Superior, lonn the region bey r ond the sources of the Missouri. It is covered outwardly .with a sort of shaggy hair, and within the hair with a a fine W(sl equaling the most delicate merino.— Ihe whole is as white as milk. It appears to resemble almost exactly the fleece brought by capt. Lewis from tie Columbia river, and described by- George Ord, esq. in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Phila delphia. . *he specimen of this highly interest ing quadruped was exhibited to the Ly ceum at a late meeting; and has been de bited in the Cabinet of Natural History At the New-York Institution. In a Zoo’ogical Memoir which was read on the occasion, Dr. M. bestowed a just eulogy upon the liberality of the donor in having made so seasonable and valuable a contribution.—»/V*. V, paper FROM THE CHARLESTON CITY feA7.KTTE. Messrs. Skinner <sj* Whilden—Thc pub lication of the enclosed confession, is re quested by a number of your readers ami subscribers, in this vicinity; and may al so not be uninteresting to the public generally. Yours, respectfully, Barnwell, 20th July, 1817. TIIE CONFESSON OF RICHARD FRANCIS. At the court of general sessions for Barnwell district, fall term, 1816, Rich ard Francis was convicted of horse-steal ing, and was executed 011 the 21st of De cember following. Tor some time after his conviction he appeared to regard Ids approaching fate w ith the most per ect indifference, ari sing it was supposed from a hope that lie would be pardoned by the governor.— About a week before his execution, lie de sired to see Mr.-Trbtti, the sheriff'of the district, of whom he enquired if there was any reason to hope for a pardon; be ing answered in the negative? he wept bitterly, and from that time till his exe cution, he continued to pray almost in cessantly, and apparently with much fer vour. On the day preceding his execu tion, he sent again lor Mr. Trotti, whom he infor med that he wished to make con session of the crimes of which he had been guilty, adding, that by doing so, he thought he could die with more resigna tion. •> Paper and ink being procured, and another gentleman being called in, he related as follows: That he was about 32 years of age, the son ol Richard and Mary Francis, and was boarn in Nortn-Garolina, from which state his parents removed to South-Caro lina, soon after his birth. His youth was spent in idleness, ignorance, folly and vice. The first crime of magnitude of which he was guilty, was tiie stealing of ahorse of his uncle Jourdan Han oi, near Kingstroe, for which ho was apprehended tried and convicted, but was pardoned by governor Alston, on condition that he would enlist in the naval service—that lie was accordingly conducted oa board the gun-boat cutter Boxer, stationed at Georgetown, under the command of Lt Mork, where he remained about a year: that, in company with two other sailors he desertad, and came to Island Creek, in Colleton district, where he had some friends and relations; and where he re mained until hearing he was advertised as a deserter—that he then directed his course towards Florida, in company with Isaac Sauls, his wife’s uncle; that in pas sing through Bryan county, Georgia, they came a cross a man lying drunk and a sleep, on Jenk’s bridge, over Black or Mill creek; they threw the man from the bridge into the water, and took along with them his horse, which was standing feeding a little distance off. The water under the bridge did not appear to be li ver a foot deep, but the space between it and the top of the bridge was between 20 and 25 feet, and the bottom was co vered with logs and rubbish. They heard the man reach the water, and struggle, but what became of him afterwards they never understood. On the Altamahari . ver,he fell in company with one Thomas Jones, with whom he engaged in the com mission of theft, robbery and villainy ol every description; that during the .time lie vvas with Jones, which was about 18 months, they robbed many persons and houses of money, watches and clothes— stole ten horses" and 3 negroes, _ ell of which they sold to the Spaniards in East Florida. One of the negroes who belong- ♦ HP* Sfr - »«*. Hiev stole from Becks ferry, on the Savannah n yer; tae ofhcr two f rom James Caswell of I attnall county, Georgia; that while in copartnership with Jones, h e stole on las own account a horse from Mr-. Harvey, of Bulloch comity; that himself, Jones, and one Lewis Randall, an associate ol theirs, met at St. Mary’s with a man by the name of'Johns ton, and two jtfhefs of the name of Williamson—affcrqßeadiflg some time in drinking and gambmig to gether, a quarrel arose between the two parties; Johnson threatening to inform a gainstthem, they drove off the two Wil liamsons with clubs, knocked Johnston down, threw.him into the river, and cs- Caped into Florida—from thence they went into the creek nation, and were sometime employed in stealing cattle and horses from the Indians which they dis posed of in Georgia. VV hiic in tins em ployment, they killed two Indians, and one ol (heir party was shot through the ai rn w itn a rilie ball. . That he aftervyards engaged as a substitute io the Georgia militia, and having served two months at Savannah, he deserted with a view of en 11sting in the United States service.— Vv ith that intention, in going to Montgo mery in company with a sergeant of Lt. i urpin’s, he got possession of the ser geant’s horse, saddle, bridle and pistols, and making off to Sumpter distr ct, s. o. sold the horse, dfc. to one Charles Mich ardson for 7 0 dollars.—That on the Four Holes, lie stole a mare from an unknown person, which he exchanged in Barnwell district; and stole a horse at the 45 Mile House, on the road leading from Charles ton to Columbia, which a few days af terwards, near Givham’s Ferry, lie ex changed with a waggoner for another horse —that near Hudson’s Ferry, on Savan nah river, he engaged to work lor a man, and going to Savannah, on a raft ol his employer, he left the raft at Ebenezer, re turned, end stole his employer’s horse; came to South-Carolina, was apprehend ed and committed to gaol at Coosaw hatchie, from whence he was discharged in consequence of the prosecutors not appearing. He then stole a stock of cattle in Colleton district, which lie sold at Slann’s bridge, and for which he was committed to gaol in Jacksonborough While there, hearing that he was to be prosecuted by James Mallard; for horse stealing, lie broke gaol, escaped, and stole a mare, colt, saddle and bridle, f rom the plantation of a Mr. Lemax on the Round 0, which lie sold on Brier creek in Georgia, and went to Florida.— Being there furnished by Thomas Jones and Lewis Randall, with two horses, he returned to Georgia to sell them, but be ing closely pursued by some Spaniards, he was forced to leave one of the horses at the St. Mary’s; the other he left with Jacob Carter and Henry Branch, on the Altamahn,to sell. Tiiat at Riceboro’ he stole a horse which he sold in Jackson liorough, Georgia—he then came to Ca rolina, and on the night of the 4th of August, 181 G,incompany with a friend (whom he declined naming) approached the village of Barnwell; he remained in sight of the village, holding the horses on which they both road, while his friend stole tiie horse for which he was about to die. He was informed that the mare which Mallard charged him with stealing was one which he had exchanged witli a Mr Loper. If so, he observed, that he did not steal her, but received her in ex change for a horse; with a knowledge, however, that she iiad been stolen. That he had many secret friends dispersed through the country, between Sumpter district and the St. Mary’s; that they had never before forsaken him in adversity; but that since his last conlinement, he had not heard from any of them, and did not believe that they had made any at tempt to assist him; tiiat those he called his friends,had imposed on him; keeping him between them and the haltar, they privately countenanced and encouraged him, and profited by his villainy, while he was miserably destitute of food and clo thing—that he had been four times iwarri ed, and had two wives then living,one in Sumpter district, the other in Bulloch county, Georgia To bad company and his own ignorance lie ascribed the depravity of his mind.— He had often experienced compunctions of.conscience, but believing his situation desperate,both in this world and the next, these sensations served only to impel him with greater rapidity in his vicious ca reer. He was mi;ch agitated while making the above statement; but on concluding grew more calm. A minute or two after wards, however, his discomposure of mind returned with greater violence. His whole frame became suddenly convulsed; his conntenance evincing the greatest mental agony. Becoming a little more composed, he observed that lie had omit ted the most atrocious act of his life, not intentionally, for his wish was to disclose every thing he could recollect. He then made several attempts to proceed, but was unable—the power of utterance had entirely forsaken him. His agitation gradually subsiding, he desired that he might be attended on next morning, when he would conclude his confession. In the morning his appearance was much more composed. He observed that during the night, he had conversed with the other prisoners on the subject that lay heaV&on his mind the preceding eve ning, whifcftbad given him great relief. He then said, that after descrbng from the cutter Boxer, as stated above, one ol the sailors who deserted at the same time (who«e name was Murrel) and himself, m 4 % • cartie to Charleston, where they remain ed about two weeks—while there, Mureil observed, that he knew a man by the name of Blake, a ship-carpenter by trade, who bad money, of which he ’proposed they should rob him. After some enquiry, they dlscoveted where Blake lodged, en tered his bed-chamber at a late hour at iiignt, (omul him &loue 9 with a candle bur nmg; seized him by the throat, by choak mg prevented him from crying out, and demanding Ms money, he pointed to a small trunk, which together with the un fortunate owner, they carried into the street, where they chunked the man to death, and alter taking a gold watch from Ins pocket, they raised a grate and depo sited the body in one of the drains of the town. In the trunk they found 240 dol lars in money. Francis then made off tor Island Creek, as related above. Mur rell spoke of Blake as a person with whom he was acquainted, and Francis believed them both to be from the north ward. He was attended by a clergyman at the gallows, and prayed with much earnest ness. As the sheriff struck the board from under his feet, he exclaimed suffi ciently loud to be heard by the bye-sfan ders, though apparently addressing him self, «W*w W«M* is the man who stole the horse! W****** of Beaufort district, is the man who brought me into all mv troubles! The Lord have mercy on us* The Lord have mercy on us!” J From Lalla Rookh. ALAS! how light a cause may move Hissention between hearts that love! Hearts tnat the world in vain has tried, And sorrow but more cjosely tied; That stood the storm when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off,— Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heaven was all tranquility! A something light as air—a look-i-* A word unkind, or wrongly taken— Oh! love that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this has shaken. And ruder words will soon rush in, To spread the breach that words begin; And eyes forget the gentle ray They wore in courtship’s smiling day ; And voices lose the tone that shed A tenderness round ail they said; ’ fill fast declining one by one, The sweetnesses of love are gone; And hearts, so lately mingled, seem Like broken clouds—or like the stream, That smiling left the mountain’s brow, As tho’ its waters ne’er could sever, Yet ere it reach the plain below Breaks into floods that part forever. Oh you, that have the charge of love, Keep him in rosy bondage bound, A" in the fields of bliss above He sits with llowrets fettered round; Loose not a tie that round him clings, Nor ever let him use Ids wings; For oven an hour, a minute’s flight , Will rob the plumes of half their light. Like that celestial bird, whose nest, Is found beneath far Eastern skies— Whose wings, tho’ radiant when at rest, Lose all their glory when he flies. OBITUARY, DIED, on the 17th inst. in the 16th year of his age, Masteh Austin O. Vincent, only son of Mr. Allen Vin cent, of this vicinity. All the tender care* of a father were blended in the one object; and all the duties of a parent were per formed in rearing the youth to be a useful member of society, and lie promised fair to be all his fond parents wished: with a disposition that gained him friends wherever he hud acquaintances,was unit ed a talent and a desire to acquire lite rary information, which is seldom found in that age. But the spoiler came, and all the fond anticipations of parental af fection were disappointed—in the short space of 21 hours he was translated from health to a never ending eternity. “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away —blessed be the name of the Lord*” COMMUNICATED. DlED—at his residence on the 21st inst. in the S4th year of his age, Joseph Marshall, jun. esq.—He had presided in the magistracy of his county a number ol years, to the satisfaction of his constitu ents, & left in it an honorable and digni fied example of virtuous disinterestdness. AH the duties of Father, Husband and Master, he performed consistent with the true systems of Morality and Reli gion—and in the dispensations of Provi dence during his severe illness, not a sigh of discontent passed his lips—the same calm firmness that characterised his previous life bore him out—and in the entire confidence of his Redeemer, he bid adieu to these terrestrial scenes with out a pang. i DIED, on the morning of the 25th inst. (at the house of Col. Z. William* in Columbia county) after an illness of eleven-days, in the seventh year of his age. Master Lucius Hill, only son of the late Mr. John Hill,formerly merchant of Augusta, leaving an affectionate mo ther, a little sister, and numerous rela tions, to lament the loss of a fine promis ing child. Yesterday morning, Mr. Charles Downie , for a number of years a respec table inhabitant of this city. ... • * "v dUC . • r :• * i ■• '*■ 'm'O •| ■ *SSSS"”*!*™ ■" ■. *— ? ( « —■* - —^ For £O/0 or to Rent. | 4 HOUSE and LO£T at the upper end ji / V <>f Broad-st. as good a stynd for 4? buying produce as any in the city—For | particulars hqure of T, PYE. August 27. tw BOARD J | AND Entertainment , a OR civil persons cither stationary or . travelling, at Elberton, on that well known lot formerly occupied by Captain I V\ m. Patterson. People from the low country are invited to visit this seat of health.—A Mineral Spring is convenient to it. The subscriber promises to fur nish supplies for agreeable accommoda tion, to commence on the first of Octo ber next. Thomas Oliver, August 27. e ’M: & W E are nutiiorised to an- # nounce GERARD MflltKlS. a candidate for Justice of the Inferior Court of Co umbia county. August 27. Notice, ~ NINE months after date application will be made to the honorable the Interior court of Burke county, for leave to sell 100 acres of land lying in said county, on the waters of Hockey Creek* adjoining lands of Bowling Hart and others, being the real estate of Benjamin Nichols, dec.—Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. Amos Nichols, adrar. August 27. m9m NOTICE. ~~ NINE months after date application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Burke county, for leave to sell 56 and 6-sths acres of land, (be (he same more or less) in the county of W ashington, adjoining lands of Francis Wells and others—bemg part of the real estate of Lewis Emanuel, dec.—sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors. - E. Emanuel, adm’r. August 27: m9m STOPPED ROM a Negro Fellow, a Post Note . for a considerable amount, which the owner can have by giving a satisfac tory description of it. Enquire at this office. August 27. —* FOittfiVLb, —: —. TWO LIKELY YOUNG FEL LOWS—excellent Bricklayers.— Enquire at this office, August 16. / Bills on New-York Par Sale by Benjamin Picquet. August 23. ts GEOJtOUJ, > WROUGHT to this A Darke County $ fj Jail on the 14th of July last, a negro man who says his name is DENNIS, and that he belongs to William Green, of Scriven county.— He is about twenty one years old, of dark complexion, has a scar on the right * side of his neck. The owner is request ed to comply with the law and take him away. Jeremiah Butt. August 16. B tollElilEK’s BALE. WILL BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday ■ in September next , at the court house in the town of Wayne.sborough , Burke county , between the usual hours , 600 Acres of land in Burke county, on Savannah river, adjoining lands of Telfair and others—levied on as the property of Charles Jones, to satisfy an execution in favor of Welcom Allen against Thomas Sanders, John \. Con ley and Charles Jones—property pointed out by Charles Jones, the Defendant. —ALSO— One hay horse, levied on as the property of Win. Stuart, jun. to satisfy an execution in favor of Hardy Perry? ■* —ALSO— -100 Acres of land lying on Buck Head creek, adjoining lands of William Cumn and others; levied on as the pro perty of Puler I. Goulding, to satisfy sundry small executions in favor of Isaac B Hardin; levied on and returned to me by a constable. —ALSO— -20 Acres of land ajoimng of John Moreson and John Step toe, ly ing on Hockey creek; levied on as the property of Samuel L Pdmr6y,to satis fy an execution in favor of Jame&i.Ander son and others; levied on and returned to me by a constable. John Bell, 8. n.c. August 2. ~ wds |C7»l)oct». FEND ALL & GLENN* hare removed their SHOP, to the house next above the Jiusrusia Book Store. July 16. ,77 7 , , ——-X * . — r The Subscriber INTENDING to spend ihe summer months in the country, has appointed • Mr. Samuel Player, to attend to his h&>s* 7 nyss m general, who may be found at nio‘- ' , store, near the market. John Haynsworth. Augusts '7 ' Uvvqw , h v:.... . mlmk