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I ■ r : . gu<?tine, has been obliged to order in tlidj troops that have protected the country! It is, entirely defenceless, ex-B <ept immediately yiuder thgguns of the! fortification in that place, and on the! north part of.Vmelia Island.(for the whole* even of Am* i cannot be. said to be uni <ler the dominion of general M*6regor.)| The country between Amelia Island and! St. Augustine, the thickest settled parti of the province, is, therefore, not onhi exposed to the straggling companions® from both of these places, but to the In i dians on their back, who, taking ad van-I tageofthe present disorders and troubles * have already begun to commit outrages. £ It is even to be supposed that if hisl jneans were much more ample, th- cause® jn which general, MfGrcgor is engaged! would find very few* real jjoliticall friends in the province, though a gentle! jnan himselfr in manners and conduct! and though most of the superior officer! engaged in this enterprise, are gentle! men also. Yet, the conduct and manner! if the inferior officers, and their former! situations in the United States, are by no# means calculated to advance their cause! with the inhabitants, or give them cunfi I dence in it. Till some order or regu 1 laritv is established on meiia Island, a! well among officers, the people who arti there cannot consider themselves evens secure. These facts added to the fre ■ quency of the changes in the civil depat t K monts, the high fees of the unnecessary I 'officers who have been appointed, aadl who were unknown under the .Spanish! government, and the many imprudent! motto say barefaced exactions, they make! some of which particularly is hoped amfl presumed general M‘Giegor is uaac E quainted with, have greatly prejudiced! strangers who have visited Amelia, a! well as the inhabitants, against this new! order of things. It is not to be understood that insur-H ructions of al.l kinds are to be discoura! ■ged; an insurrection on just principles.! I where the vox et voluntas populi are! I with it, on account of the tyranny of ago! !vernment, or its inability to afford pro! ■ tection, meets with the approbation ol un-l ■ biassed and good men. The former in-K ■ surrection in East Florida, was justifiable! ■on these grounds. Spain, at that time! ■ almost exterminated as a nation, was un-i ■ able to afford protection to her people.! ■ especially to those in her dotached pro ! I dnees. The inhabitants; therefore, took® | that opportunity to obtain the sovereign 9 ■ly of the soil, for the purpose of ceding! ■ tncmselves to the United States; justlyp ■ considering tl at nothing couhl be perma ■ n»ntin the Floridas whilst distant prov-L | inces of Spain, and that the United Slate ** ■ alone could afford them proper and last! ■mg protection. That insurrection wasl ■unsuccessful, and it was disappointed byl Borne of the very individuals wao are the| HriifCipals in this 1 , yt. Augu-tiue would| Have been surrendered to the inhabitants,! Had it not been supplied wuh provisions! ■rough these persons, at the time a ca-J Hitulation was about to have been agreed J B■ ' s ! The primitive intentions of general M‘| HrcgOr may have ffeen laudable, Beinga Hery enthusiastic, and possessing consi-js Hierable knowledge, he supposed, nod Hbibf, if he should obtain possessin of A-s Hudia Island for a rendezvous, that inthe| Hnthusiastic inebriety of the moment for* ■the cause of liberty in which he should ■be engaged, in a conntry where it isjust-$ ■ty boast of the people, and where the! of any event renders it fortu-* that the rich would contribute their* ■health, and tlie young consecreate theiil ■ services for the furtherance of so glorious* lau enterprise; that, with an overwhelm*! H log force, collected in this manner, ho? H could easily take St. Augustine, and sub-| ■ f West Florida; whCn, after establish'! ■ ing a free and equal government in theses ■ provinces, lie would,, with a victorious] Hwmy, (composed of men actuated by the| enthusiasm as himself) invade S.J Htmerica, where it might be his happy] Hate to establish a great empire, the po!i*| H**l existence of which would be datedj H® himself. This is an undertakings H , r tliy ofa brave and noble ir.indod inaii,t »at present there is little prospectj theory will be practicable. 1 B P ecu ' a tingcalculatioiib of the prime ■overs of this enterpnze, vv.ii no doubt! Bmuch more substantially realized. If H may judge from the funds and men* M‘Gregor brought with aim, the, of Amelia was the only object, .■.H™ the men who furnished them—where: Will reap a golden harvest, not injj ■?. n S Florida lands (on which security); 18 re P or tcd they have advanced their; W**J it a great profit) but the a-j> they may relize from the sales of! goods in a place where they will? H price, on account of its vicini-- ■f t? °ur country—and from the sales oil B/ ric an Negroes, for the disposal of whom ■ convenient port has long been wanted. Ha 18 1 cally to be hoped that general M* H' re gor will no longer suffer himself to Ha.* 11 k 6 a by a few designing! H* 1 ?* “ut will withdraw himself from this Hetti^ 8 before it becomes sufficiently; ex * s * without bis presence; or the Executive of this country would' Km a B l°op of war off this harbor, and I, JJ n 3[,of men to Point Petre, not only " a ’i communication between this ■f; and Amelia, but to prevent smug- Brn °d P r °tect this frontier against ■ ew and dangerous neighbors.* Tim H This has been done—a full company! HripT * irre s i nce ordered thither fror I ••■. 8 r )n > and, no doubt, have, before] B rriv ed at Point Petre.—JVa* hill A PM ni * I- *. - i . ' i : fftjnld effectually deslrov this nest so: privateering which is forming and nrop erly punish those ot our citizens w ho havt ocen engaged in this intrusion on the in habitants of Florid, against the laws and treaties ol their country.” II AUGUSTA, AUGUST 30. If becomes our melancholy duh to announce the death of PETEK EARLY, Esq, who departed this lif. jit his seat in Oresne, on the 15th inst, | The State is bereaved of one of its most u eiul ornaments and firm supporters: and society of a member that was worn |to g.ve a zest to all the refinements of social intercourse. Mr. Eakly was edu cated lor the bar, and soon became con! spicuous as an able advocate. His su-B perior talents attracted the attention oil his fellow citizens, and in 1802, he was! called to represent them in the National! Legislature. In this dignified body, hi J scientific knowledge of government,com-a bined with a manly eloquence, that spurn-i ed the meretricious ornaments of false! elocution, soon secured him an enviable! reputation, and gained to him, among! his congressional brethren, the honorary! appellation of the (i Okator of tiik! west.” Afterwards he presided as! Judge in the Oaknmlge District for manyfl years. Step by step he had traced all! the devious windings in the ample lield| of Jurisprudence, and so arranged and! tempered conflicting authorities, that hisj decisions tvert never equivocal, but al-g iways clear and conclusive. In 1813 he was elected governor od* •this State. The crisis was one that re-1 Inquired talents and firmness—and no mani I these necessary qualities, in al Ignore eminent degree than Peter Early! t was at this period, (of the late war)! iat a succession of disasters had spreads ie most gloomy aspect over the face of! ational affairs; and that, an unfortunate! edition between the different branches*! f our State government, had uch dissentions among the people as tol ireaten the most serious and alarming! onsequences. This was the most bois-H srous administration that the executive! f Georgia ever experienced; and such aS| ne, we hope it will never again experi-S ncc. Difficult and perilous, however,|j s were the times, the bark of State, was! afely guided to a haven of security.—l Thus, in all his public duties, we find! he conduct of Peter Early, markedl riththat decisive and consistent char-S cter, which should always he Statesman and the Patriot. A report that the Yellow Fever is nowj* aging in this place, to a frightful degree,! as been circulated in the country, andl ias gained such credence, that many per-? ons are frightened from attending niar-ii ;et in consequence of it—.by whom or| or what purpose it was originated, wef ’tell; but certainly we do knows i that no report was ever more destitute ol e . foundation, for not a single case of that! 1 kind has made its appearance, or is thereS ■i the least apprehension of any thing of the| <i kind happening. Our city, taking intoi ‘i consideration the continued wet weather,| ,;i conn cted w’th the extreme heat, and the! r eat number of persons, particularly! it rangers (more than ever known at tliisa ■ ason in any former year) nowm it, isl ■•ore healthy than could rationally haveS ten expected. It is true, there are peo-| le sick, and people do die here—but wel oubt whether, in the same number of; habitants, included in any particularj i strict of country within 50 miles of this lace, there will not be found more cases f sickness, and as great, if not a greater ■idmber of deaths in the same length ofi lime. The Executive has requested all Civil! and Military Officers of this State, tol wear crape bn the left arm for thirty! .lays, from the first ot September next J in testmony of regard for the memory ofi our distinguished fellow citizen Early. COMMUNICATED. The Jlugustu Female Mile -9oci-l 14, / have collected and transmitted tothel lev. Archibald Alexander, D. D. P.ofes g -or of Theology at Princeton College.! ;.he sum of iose of aiding indigent students in ob-l aining a "I heological Education. - « . r ,***■- * '&■ fr#* s- <BMF * . From the York (Pen.) Gazette I" AWFUL INUNDATION ‘‘ H /(«/ is the foundation Os your hopes' > It is with pain we sit uown to detail lie events of lust Saturday. This (own as been visited with an awful calamity; ot aquallcd perhaps by any similar J ent on record. As miquttt a detail as an be given from memory, follows: AUrnt id o'clock on Friday evening lie atmosphere it was remarked, appear * d uncommonly heavy; and it suddenly ecanu‘ unusually dark and began to rain ■;0 leraiely. About 13 o’clock, the rain a« inci eased very considerably j about 1 ecaine \Tolent. It continued to pour own till about 1 o’clock oq Sunday ul irnoon; when the sun again shone forth i all his glory. The gloom and heavi ess of mind felt bv many in consequence t the unusual and incessant storm, which had excited some melancholy •rebodings, seemed to bo dissipated bv ie returning brightness of the sun; health leerfulness and safety seemed to reign ice more, liut the Codorus- had swol n beyond its banks, and the attention the inhabitants was drawn to the north de of the town, by the destruction of 16 large wooden bridge, connecting eorge street with the York Haven turu ke road. This was looked upon with difference. It was a novelty to see a hole bridge move off’majestically upon e bosom of the Hood. alarm Was It. The water in the mean time was dug s.» as to cover High street from be* >nd W ater street to Newbury street— he people removed from their lower ories but felt very little or no alarm.— ews at length came that the dams of c mills and Spring Forge above had :en broken away. Tins was emmnuni ted to the people on the West side of e stone bridge, with a., request to save emselves by going to a place of safety, iiila the water was so that they could Jet wade it. liut danger was not appre hended by them. Their houses would save them many supposed, and therefore they remained. At length the water from the broken dams in the country a hove came tumbling down, in tremendous torrents. At this time many people were taken away from their houses by col. M. 11. Spangler, first with a horse and after awards with a boat, to which at one time |pcrsons had got hold, so that' it was al iinost impossible for him to gat along with Itlic boat. A few minutes more ami it ifrvould have been too late. The creek had Ii iovv risen so much that all communica tion was cut off’ between the people in their houses and the shore. 3,1 The dan ger of removal was greater than that of r emaining. They had no choice hut to stay. Each one seemed to fits hailed to the spot he was on, awaiting tlfe tnoment of being precipitated into the -flood. The torrents tumbled across, the 1 streets like water falling from a precipice. At this moment you cogld contemplate the Codo rus swollen into a mighty Hirer from a quarter to a half a mile wide;* uud deep enough fora seventy four. A stream that has its source in our own country, and known to us as a pleasant little water to amuse us in fishing, and which,affords a scanty supply of water'for mills and ma chinery, was in the space of two or three hours lost, we know not where; and a mighty River in its stead come rushing thro’our .houses, and bearing upon its bosom the wrecks of the bordering coun try. An ocean seems to have been crea ted and precipitated upon us in a mo ment. At this stage of the flood, brid barns, stables, dams hay-stacks, louses, and broken mills came one after rhe other in succession tumbling from the country above us: houses after houses rose in our streets upon the waters and was hurled into the bosom of the deep. We I aw our helpless fathers and mothers, sift ers and brothers, children and relations 1 every degree; ami our friends and eighbours stretching forth their arms rom roofs and windows for help;expec ing (he houses that sustained them .ould instantly tumble from under them r float down the torrent with them.— r ou could hear the cries of the dying and ivingall around you. All stood fixed in reathlcss agony, taking a last look at ome dear object of affection. Every face fas the image of misery and despair.— Inman help was vain; it all rested in the ands of Almighty God. All realized uring the awful space of nearly 3 hours hat “/le can create, and he can destroy nd that it was to him alone we must ook for safety. The expanse of several files of water below the town, was cov red with undistinguishable ruins; Roofs Joating down with people on them, reach ing and crying for assistance: stables with Jogs, fowls and fcdomestick animals; wrecks covered with tables, beds, bead steads, chairs, trunks, cradles, side wards, and many other articles of furni ture and cloathihg, dry goods and groce, ■ys; barrels, hogsheads, timber and mill wheels, trees, wheat and rye sheves, corn, oats, fences sc. all tumbling with lifeless bodies down the streem in torrents! The small and weak houses one after the o tber disappeared. The people leftgathe- Ired mostly in and upon the strongest hou ses by leaping from roof to root, and by beating holes from one garret to another. In some instances the houses they j umped from was swept from under their leet, just saving themselves by a singlc§econd. It would be endless to delaill ail the hair breadth escapes, and to enumerate all he activity and exposure of individuals, or the purpose of aiding each other, and saving themselves. All was done that human power could effect. Mr IVarose ~ 4' ) ’ ♦ t, . nobinsob and Mr. John Wolf, sated two coloured people, who were floating down on a root at the usk of their own lives.— Air. fc'eachrist, Mr. Eichelbcrger, Mr. | Lc’lner, Air. Cookes, Mr. Hart Air. i Houghan, Mr. Detterman and Mr. John ; Milter exerted themselves with boats. it now remains to detail the loss of bu > ,n:i!) h y es. It is believed (he persons neie lnsttov.it: lour coloured people, : names not recollected. Air. Hugh Cun magliHin and lady, Mr. Daniel Uudegraft, late cuitor ot (he “Expositor,” Samuel , Eicheibergor, son of Mr. Martin Kichcl berger, aged about 15„ a Miss Colvin of York county, and a child of Mr. John F. ■ W “hams, ot about two years old. Air. and Airs. Cunningham and Samuel Eich i ®*hcrger, were all lound in one room,dead; mde by side, in a part of Mrs. M-Clellan’s i J M I US( S (out of winch she herself had only been taken a few moments before it was carried away) which lodged a few perch es from the channel against a tree. Jo seph W ren, an old soldier, was found a- Jive in the garret of the same house. Airs. Williams’s child was thrown from its cradle in sight of its mother, who was herself with difficulty saved. The houses in which the people mostly collected for safety, were Mr. Jesse Spangler’s, Mrs. Margaret Doudlc’s, and Air John Love’s. There were six saved in Mr. Spangler’s; eight in Airs. Doudle’s, and twenty-five in Mr. Love’s. Here they remained near ly tour hours in almost momentary ex pectation of instant dead). Their houses were watched from the shore with breath less anxiety: lor that dreadful space of time were expected every minute to tum ble into the flood. But blessed be God they were spared in part; one corner af ter another had given away, yet enough remained for the people to cling to tor safety. Nearly fifty families are almost ruined. Seven tan yards, two taverns, three stores, two breweries, one candle and soap factory, one whip factory, two nail factories, pne jeweller shop and one cop persmith shop and several other shops be sides other buildings, iu all 54 Buildings were destroyed. It is estimated that g 200.000 would not restore the people of York and its immediate vicinity to their own again.— Forty-five or fifty families lost their fur niture and cloathing, and in a word ma ny people worth from one to seven thou sand dollars on Saturday morning are now reduced to poverty. FROM THE NEW-ORLEANS GAZETTE. British Consulate, } New-Orleans, June 19,1817. $ Deah Sih— l am desired by our minis ter at Washington, the lion. Mr. Bagot, to take the earliest opportunity of expres sing his acknowledgments for your prompt interference in the case of the Hamilton, when the remainder of the crew of that vessel were rescued from imminent danger, and a large amount of British property was preserved from de struction. I embrace this occasion to convey to you the assurance of the esteem and re gard with which I have the. honor to re main, dear sir, your most obedient ser vant. John Davidson. The Hon. E. W. Ripley, Major Gen. Cutti.'g B th Department . « uncljTsam ” This expression, which originated du ring the war, from the initals “U. S.” on the soldiers knapsacks, has come into general use. The Indians at the west, Iroin hearing it often used, have imbibed (he idea tha it is actually the name of the President; and while at Sachet’s Bar ber, a considerable number of Indians fit Squaws crouded round the President, wishing as they expressed it, “to shake hands with Uncle Sam.” — Alb. Oax. A LETTER was received from the Post-Offic, signed an “ OLD CITIZEN,” addressed to myself, rela tive to the orders issued on the subject of Patrols—the author would do well (if his intentions are honorable) to let his name be known. Thomas Glascock. August 36. a The Bubscribers to the AU GUSTA LIBRARY SOCIETY, are requeued to meet at the Globe-Tavern THIS EVENING, at half after four o’- clock. THOMAS I. WRAY. August SO. a * fOR SALE, ‘ A Second Hand Philadelphia made Gig, with harness. Apply to John Sharp, & Co. Upper enu, Broad-Strut. August 30. n Frime Bacon, FOR SALE BV T, E. Flewellen. August 30, if NOTICE. THE copartnership formerly existing between Thomas A. Greene and Abner Greene, was dissolved on the 24th day of May, 1816, last, by the death of Thomas A. Greene. All personshaving demands against the said concern wilt present them for adjustment; and those indebted are invited to make payment to the subscriber. Abner Greene. August SO, t£ ■ ’ ;♦# % ' v * -f , •■■■• i* t H 1 fc/ LEFT in flie store of •£. 1 Erwin, Groce , # &>• a cotfrin net Ridi cule, containing & .pocket book with a - small sum df money and some articles of • merchandize—also a bundle of calico 1 with a small sum of money. The owner can have (hem on application. August SO. ts \ 2 ■ ■ ..-I : 20 Dollars Reward. RAN \\\ AV on the evening of 18th July last, my negro woman NaN- Ul; she is of a ye'lowish complexion, country born, about 28 years old; «he was lately purchased of Mr. Klias Wal len, merchant, of this city, and on whose lanuly she has been in the habit of at tending; site is well known in Savannah and Augusta—Nancy has a husband re siding in Savannah,-by the name of July, the property of Mr. William Mein. All masters ol vessels, and others, are cau tioned from harboring or employing the above wench Nancy. The above regard and all reasonable charges will be paid i 0,1 her being lodged in jail. John H. Morel. i Savannah, August SO. wo Sheriffs Hale Postponed. WILL BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday tn October next , at the court house in the town of Haynesborough, hitrke county , between the usual hours, One black horse, levied on as the property of Robert Jones, to satisfy an execution in favor of Wm. Allaway, against Thomas Sorsbv and Robert Jones. On© moiety, or one eleventh part of a tract of land containing 225 acres, levied on as the property of Elizabeth Rowell, administratrix of John Ri weR, dec, to satisfy an execution in favour hf Green Roberts against Elizabeth Rowell, adm x. of John Rowell, dec. and Jacob I ipton—Levied on and returned to ina by a constable. John Bell, s. n. c. August 30. . w j s BlUfiUlFF’i SALE. On the first Tuesday in October next, at the Court-house in Columbia counts . WiU be Sold, ** One negro woman by the name of Clary and her child Charles, to satisfy, sundry executions against the estate of Charles Potter, Esq.— property pointed out by his executor. i "** l —A LSO* Five Negroes—Toney, a valua ble fellow, and Sally his wile, with tjieir three children, Creasy, Gim & Hannah* levied on as the property of James Wood, Esq. to satisfy sundry executions issued out of a Justice’s court in favor Lemuel 1 Moore; vs. James Wood and John Sandi- , ford— property pointed out by Sandifurd. ' ALSO One House and Lot in the town of Wrightsborough, at this time occupi ed by Pearson Pettet, to satisfy an exe cution, Samuel Nelson, vs. said Pettet* also one other house and lot in the same* town, where John Pettet now lives, to satisfy two executions, one in favor of Jonathan Armstrong for William Paschal vs. Pearson Pettet; the other in favor of Willis Durden, tax collector of Warren county, vs. Pearson Pettet; Also, the house and lot in the said toWn where Charles M. Lin now lives, to satisfy two executions, Moses Alexander, vs.Charle* M. Lin.—All the Wrightsborough pro perty above mentioned, levied on and returned to me by George H. Johnson, constable. j " ‘ ALSO-. ■ > A Negro Man by the name of Paddee, levied on to satisfy an execution. Guardian of J. and P. Carnes, vs. adm’rs. M. Burk and Zachariah Williams—pro perty pointed out by said Williams. Terms of sale cash. Wm. Wilkin?, s.c.c. Augustso. 4 (ds Georgia , Richmond County. By Isaac Herbert, Clerk of the Court of Ordinary for said county. WHEREAS David M‘K.inney and Jamc-s Johnson have applied for letters of administration on the estate and effects of Samuel Brant, late of said county deceased. These are therefore to cite and adnfft nish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to file their objections in my office (if any they have) within the time prescribed by law, oth erwise letters of administration will be granted to him. Given under my Hand and seal at of fice in the city of Augusta., this SOth day of August, 1817. ISAAC HERBERT, Clerk. Georgia , Richmond County. By Isaac Herbert, Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of the said county. WHEREAS Samuel Goff has appli ed for letters of ’administration on the estate and effects of Charles Dow nie late of the said county, deceased. I hese are therefore to cite and admo nish all and singular the kindred and cre ditors of the. said deceased, to file their objections in my office (if any they have) within the time prescribed by law, other wise letters of administration wi# be granted to him. Given under my hand and seal at of fice in the city of Augusta, this SOth day of August, 1817., ISAAC HERBERT, clerk. Al A .A r .., .. m- / -i$ . w X ' -i-A.' „ v,. ■ yk vX-JSv