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»i I _i_i— AUGUSTA, DEC. 6. (£f The intelligence communicated in the following letter to the Editors ut the Chronicle, is three days later than the advices furnished by the last Milledge ville papers. TO THE EDITORS. “ MilledgeviUe, Bee. 2. u Yesterday the bill for incorporating the Steam Bruit Company passed the Se nate—there is but little doubt of its pas ii»g the Representative Branch. A pro vision in this act prohibits the Company from fssuing any bills of credit, bank bills, or any other bills intended as a circulating medium. It is doubtful what will be the fate of the Bridge Company; though I think some provision will be made for them should the bill prohibiting the emission of change bills finally pas«. of which there is much doubt, it being already considerably maimed, and in great bodily fear, havmgto pass a defile guarded on both sides by mortal ene mies. An appropriation of ft 300,G00 is about to be made for the improvement of internal navigation—and 250,000 for the establishment of free schools. This 1 was advised by the committee on finance, ami that the amount should he vested in some stock where the capital would be without the reach of Legislative inter ference, and only subject to the direc tion of future Legislatures. Many in fluential members have doubts as to the propriety of the free school appropria tion, in consequence of its amount being too small, not affording ft 1000 to each county—ln consequence of which they wish to postpone it to some future day, when the appropriation may be made' more largely. If this takes place 1 fear the future appropriation will stand on a doubtful basis. “December 5, “ This day the bill for preventing the issuing of change bills, met its final ve to—and they stand upon the same foot ing they did before tne commencement of the session.” Since the above was in type a gentle man has politely futnished us with the following statement of the vote in the House of Representatives, rejecting the bill from the Senate to prevent the cir- I eolation of notes emitted by unchartered I institutions I J\‘ayn. —Messrs. Adrian, Allen, Ash- I ly, Raker, Bandy, Blair, Bradwell, I Branham, Brooking, Burnett, Bush, < ol ■ ding, Crocker, Dixon, Fairchilds, Flem ■ ming, Fletcher, E. Harden, T. H. Har- I deu, Hawthorn, Heartl ? Hudson, Jack ■ eon, Kennon, Lamkin, Mangliam, Ma- I (hews, McKinne, Mitchell, J- Moore, T. I Moore, T J. Moore, Owens, Rea, Reid; IS. Robinsdn, Rosseter, Sanders, Sandi- I ford, Sapp, Smith, Slocks, Tankersly, I Trippe, VValton, Whitehead, Williams, I Wingfield, Wit( and Wooten —50. | Ayes —Banc, Blake, Buthweil, Brown, I Cochrane, Cray. Cuthbcrt, Dasher, Hnp- I kins, Lawson, Lewis, Maddox, A. Pope, I B. Pope, Ragan, Roberts, Robertson, I Townsend, Walker, Ware and Wil- I liams—2l. From which it appears the Bridge I Company of this place have obtained I what they wanted—“ permission to hon- I liuue their business as heretofore.” The Seminolian War, $Sr The notes ©f active preparation I begin to sound on our borders. Advices I from Mil ledge ville inform us. that the ■ detachment from this sta'v, amounting ■to nearly 1000 men, assembled at Fort ■ Hawkins on the Ist inst. and would re ■ surae their march in a day or two. 500 ■ friendly Creeks, headed by their distin ■ guished warrior, M’lntosh, have espous ■ ed our cause, and are hastening with a a laerity to the scene of battle—General ■ Gaines has with him, at Fort Scott, 700 I Regulars. The whole when united, will I be a formidable force in N Indian warfare. ■ On the other hand, the strength of the I Seminolea has been also considerably in- I treased by reinforcements, all the disaf- I fictcd Creeks and Cherokees, and they I *fe not a few, having gone to their as- I iistan.ee. A troop of Cavalry and two I (Wtipanjcs of Infantry have been ordered I [or the protection of the frontier below ■ Hartford,” ■ The purport of Gen. Gaines official Whjalch, in relation to the recent skir- Hbish at Fowl Town, is not materially B’ariant from the account we published in last. Kis communication, however, ■to our Executive, furnishes the following ■ additional particulars;— ■'*forf Scott, (near the confluence of the Flint and Chatahooclne rivers , ■ 21st November, 1817. I the articles found in the house ■ I the Chief, was a British uniform coat ■ tsarlet) with a pair of gold epaulets—: j N a certificate signed by a British cap- °f marines, “Robert White, in the : col, Nichols,’* stating that \ * had alwayi been a true and faithlul friend to the British.” . be reports of friend ly I ndians concur in estimating the Red Sticks and Semi* nolcs, at more than 2000— independent of the blacks at and near Suwanney, within 120 miles of this place, amounting f° ®. e ® r men, and increasing by the addition of every runaway from Georgia able to get to them. The friendly In dians inform me, that the hostile party and blacks have been promised a British force to them, from New Provi dence. Fliis promise, though made by Ncholls and W oodbine, is nevertheless relied on by these deluded wretches, who I have no douM, will sue for peace as soon as they find their hopes of British aid to be without foundation. I have called the militia from Fort Hawkins to this place, and have directed col, Brearley to c- nfer with your excel lency upon the subject of an additional battalion for the protection of the frontier from Oakmulgec to St. Gary’s. Edmund P, Gains, m. g. c. The U. S. frigate Congress, at Norfolk, Va. was expected to sail with the Commissioners for South-America in all last week. , J » The Life of Omar Bashaw, the victim of the recent revolution in Al* giers, inserted in our preceding page, will up doubt prove interesting. . —■■ The IVinlth of our State! Arrived at the Port of Savannah, from Augusta, on Saturday, 29th November, Steatn Boat Company’s freighting boats, Nos. S and and 10, with 1147 bales cot ton. No. 10 passed (lie Steam Boat Enterprise on the Wednesday previous in the Corn Reach. On the same day, boats Rebecca, Live Oak, Money Maker, i Messenger, St, John, Maria, Express,: Saucy Jack, with cargoes of Cotton and Tobacco, amounting to three thousand three hundred ami seventy six bales of cotton, and sixty five hhds. and 25 kegs tobacco—makiig the receipts of cotton, in one day from this market, four thou sand five hundred ami twenty three bales, which (including the tobacco received on the same day, ale from augvsta) may, at flie present rate of prices, be fairly estimated to fall very little short of two THIRDS OF A MILLION of dollars 1 Savannah, Dec. 1. To shew the value of our exports, the ship Oglethorpe’s cargo of upland cot ton, cleared at our custom-house this day, amounts to 8104,000. The steam-boats South Carolina and Georgia, from Charleston, are at anchor in Calaboga sound.* They will probably reach town to-morrow. These boats arc intended for the navigation of the Sa vannah river. Mxlledgeville, Dec. 2. The committee on the Penal Code, will report to-day or to-morrow; and it is expected they will adopt substantial ly, most of the amendments suggested by the judges The bill incorporating the Steam-Boat company of Georgia, has passed the Senate. Wiley Thomp son* the senator from Elbert- was, on Saturday, elected inaj. gen. of the 4th Division of Militia, in the place of gen. Alien Daniel, resigned, although a proposition is before the Legislature to aJjourn on Saturday, we do not think it will be practicable to bring the unfinish ed business to a close sooner than the 20th instant. Legislature of Georgia. / . i SENATE. Wednesday, 2(ith November. The Senate again called up the report of the committee of the whole, on the bill to be entitled an act for disposing of any such negro, mulatto, or person of color, who may have been or may hereafter be imported or brought into this state, in violation of an act of the United States, entitled an act to prohibit the importa tion of slaves into any port or place with in the jurisdiction of the United States, from and after the first clay of June, 1808 —which being again read' was agreed to and the said bill, as amended, read the third time and passed. The bill to adend an act for the trial and punishment of slaves and free persons of color, was passed, i Tl.e bill to amend the act imposing an additional Tax on Pedlars, passed the Senate, 25 to 5. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday,,24th November. , The House took up the report of the committee of the- whole on the bill to amend the “ act imposing an additional tax on pedlars and ether itinerant tra ders,” passed 13th December, 1816. Mr, a. Pope moved to substitute twenty in the place of “/or/y” dollars,.as the price of a licence tor such persons in each county —which motion was carried, 36 to 27. Some further amendments, of less consequence being made, the bill passed the House by a majority of ten votes. y Mr. E. Harden, from the select com mittee to whom was referred the present ments of the Grand Jury of Putnam countv, reported a bill " ore effectually to prohibit the introduction of slaves into this state. / * [The first section of this bill makes it unlawful,’(except in certain cases) to in troduce slaves into the state, and dc • I > t elms the fctrfion so offending, guilty of a high misdemeanor, punishable by line and Penitentiary imprisonment. It is pro • vided, however, that the actshall not ex tend to citizens'ol the state, nor to citi •' zens of any other state coming into the ; state to settle and reside, from introdu cing slaves under certain regulations, to l witlst, They shall before the intro • duction of such slaves, make affidavit be fore the clerk of the Superior court, in \ some county of the state, stating their in • tention to introduce such slaves only for r fheir own use and not to sell; and a’sim > ilar oath is to be made before the rlerk of » the Superior court of the county where i such persons reside or intend to reside, i stating the actual importation of such slaves, and describing them—2d, No f person is exempt from the penalties of I the law, who shall fail to comply with its ■ requisites. Any sale, or oiler for sale, I of such slaves, it made within one year ■ after their introduction, shall be conclu sive evidence of an intention inviolate the act. It is provided; that the act shall not extend to prevent persons travelling ; from bringing their servants into the i state—-nor slaves brought into the state as prize of M ar, «r seized for an infrac tion of the laws of the United Slates; hut such slaves shall not be sold, or offer : °d for sale. |C7» A law is now in pro gress determining what disposition shall ( be made of negroes brought in as prize of war, or seized for infracting the lums of the U. States. The second section makes the buyer of negroes brought into the state illegally, (he knowing the same) guilty of u high misdemeanor, and subjects him to the , same penalties as are provided against the importers or sellers. The third section makes it the duty of all civil and military officers to search outand prosecute offenders,.and •author izes any three freeholders and a Justice to arrest persons travelling under suspi cious circumstances with negroes, and upon failure of such persons to make a proper shewing that such Mere not ille gally inti educed into the state, by pro ducing certificates, the Justice is requir ed to commit the offender to jaii. The fourth section authorises any Judge of the Superior court to order any negro, introduced into the state illegally, upon due proof being made before him at any time within years after such in troduction, to be seized and sold—one half of the proceeds to go to the inform er, the other half to the state ] - Married , on Thursday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Dunwoodie, Mr. Oliver Seed-, merchant, to Miss Mary Oliver , daughter of the late maj. Jus. B* Oliver. Died, in Columbia county, on the 28th November, Mrs. Charlotte Mien , wife of John T. Allen. O 4!» - ►7* IT is expected there will be preaching in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow,-at the usual hours in the forenoon and afternoon. Cotton, 30 a. 31 cts. ———■—psarwlymryw—mwsw— -*w mm FANCY GOODS, JUST RECEIVED AND OFFERER FOR SALE, BY CHARLES HARMON, • Four doors below M’Kenzie & Bennoch. Cases elegant Millinery 2 do. Straw Bonnets 1 do. glass-eyed London Dolls 1 do. low priced Kid Qloves, Down Plumes, Schenille Cords, French Flowers, Lace Veils and Shawls, Silk Handkerchiefs, &c. also, * 1 case Violins, and an assortment of Strings for ditto Cordials 1 Preserved Ginger : Ditto Citron. December 6 otp I ”” . Just Received, BATH Coating, Northern Homespun, i Furniture Chintz, Canton Crape, Birdseye Silk Handkerchiefs, > x Black and change;. Vie Sarsnets i Ditto Seiishaws Ditto Florences i Superfine White Flannel i Table Diaper Irish Sheeting Superior Cologne Water, <s*c. Sfc. Beers & Sturges. December 6. .n —■ # I Garden Seeds. JUST received per the Warne- from Greenock, a General Assortment of f FRESH GARDEN SEEDS , and for ! sale by * A. Spencer, & Co. > December 6. ts TICKETS IN the 2d Class of the Oconee Navi gation Lottery (the drawing of which > will be commenced on the IBth of this i month) for sale at the store of Messrs, r N. L. hB. Sturges. Persons disposed > to adventure in mis Lottery will do well to purchase tickets immediately, as such t as may remain unsold on the 15th inst. ■ will be returned to the agent. >1 Decembers. c s • ' . THE StIBSCRIREM . Are Now Receiving BALKS London Duffil Blankets Ditto assorted 7-4 to \t)-i Rose do. Do. extra size dj" quality for faftiify use 1 Bale handsomely assorted CassimUres 1 Case eiegaht Marseilles Bed Spreads . 1 Ditto newest fashioned Ribbons Ditto real English Sewing Silks Elegant Merino and Cassimere Shawls. The above, together with a number of other articles now receiving, which will make our Stock again very complete, m c otter at Wholesale and Retail on our usual terms. -7 Also , on Consignment— -2 Packages assorted Hardware, for sale at a amall advance on the ster ling cost, on accommodating terms. William Sims, SC Co. December 6. ts Cast Iron Screws, FOR pressing Cotton, of a superior quality; also 40 bbls. N. E. Rum, lur sale by Benjamin 11. Meigs, At his Auction Store f Broad-Street • December 6. ts Candle . MANUFACTORY Three doors below the Market, north side Broud-Slvcet. THE Subscribe*' lias on hind, a con stant supply of the best MANU FACTURED CANDLES. M.^Payne* December 6. F NOTICE. IN conformity with a Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Richmond Ac ademy, the Town Common Lots will on Monday the 21».h day of December, inst. be Leased at the Market-house between the hours of ten and two o’clock, for a term of Five Years, from the first day of January next. A plan of the lots will be exhibited and the terms made known i<n that day. Anderson Watkins,) Walter Leigh, ( C< T L. C. Cantelou, | m ee ‘ December 6. ' ts £5“ Was Found on 1 hursday night last, in Reynold street, a man’s Saddle—The owner can have it by proving' property, paying for this ad vertisement, and a small sum for the finder. THO. PYE. December 6. ts ] FAIINWEOr Jockey Club Races WILL commence on the Ist Thurs day of January, 1818, at Barn well C. 11. tree for any horse, mare, or gelding, in the United States. First day’s racing two mile heats; 2d do. one mile heats; 3d do. sweepstakes. Horses to cany the following weights:—-Aged horses 1201bs.—six years old 11 Gibs.— 5 years oltl 107lba—4 years old 93lbs.— 3 years old 791b5.—2 do. a feather. No allowance made for mares and geldings. Barnett H. Brown, tec . G3* On the evening of Friday there will be a splendid Jockey Club Ball. Dec. 6. NOI’ICK. NINE months after date application will be made to the honorable the Inferior court of the county of Richmond for leave to sell ten lots of land in Har risburgh—Numbers 53, 34, 37, 39, 117, 118, 119, 126, 127, and 128—also one tract of land No. 231, Old Wilkinson (at the time of survey) now Laurence, it being the whole of the real estate of Jesse Stewart, dec. late of Richmond county, with a few articles of personal property, to be sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. H. Bury, adm’r. December 6,1817. u-9m ALL persons having demands against the estate of Jesse Stewart, late of Richmond county, dec. are requested to render them in du'y attested within the time prescribed by law; and all those indebted to said estate, are solicited to come forward and make immediate pay ment. H. Buiy, adm’r. December 6. c Sheriff's Sale. WILL be Sold on the first Tuesday in January next, at the court house in Waynesborough, Burke coun ty, between the usual sale hours. feix feather beds, bedsteads and furniture, one wooden clock and one set of Blacksmith’s tools, levied on as the property ol Jeremiah W. Williams,to sat isfy an execution in favor of Millis l ay lor, &Co. against Jeremiah W. Willi ams, Samuel Garlick and John Bell. ALSO, SO Acres of land more or less, on the road leading from Walker’s bridge to Augusta, adjoining lands of Amos Wiggins and others; levied on as the property of John A. Roberts, to sa tisfy an execution in favor of Samuel Saxon, indorsee against John A. Roberts. John Bell, s.b.q. December 6. ttfl ■* \ MILLENARY, MRS. TUTTLE respectfully informs her* friends and the public gene rally, - niat she had just deceived from P hiladelphia, New-York and Providence** the follnwfng'articles sci her line; - ■ ■ MAMEI.Y 10 Doz: full trimmed black Beaver La* dies’Bonnets, • * 4 Ditto \ do. Mistes’ ditto, - 3 Ditto do. Childrens’ do. of Phila delphia manufacture,* and of the newest patterns, An assorsment of Feathers, both Ostrich and Down, of the most fancy colors Likewise an assortment,Of Artificial Flowers of the New-York, 'English t and French manufactories, , An assortment of the most Fancy Rib bons the New-York and Philadel phia markets cuuhl afford. Also, Six Trunks New-York made Mil lenary, consisting of Black Leghorn Bonnets. Sattin and Silk do. of the richest kind, and Coleret Net Capa and real Hair Curls *f various pat terns and colours, dy. Cap and Tur ban Fronts, very elegant, Together with ten cases of Straw Bon nets, Prudence manufactory, „f various qualities, and all of the new est fashions, which she will sell low. Likewise on hand, a large assortment of Silk and chip Bonnets, suitable for wholesale—together with many oth er articles in her line too tedious to enumerate. December 6. ’* *’ R ' J ' ,!■■■■■ - Cotillon Parties. Gentlemen desirous of encou raging Cotillon Parties for the sea son, are requested to meet at "Mr. Les lie’* Long Room This Evening at early candle light • .Dec. 6. The Situation (f ' h T J afroon is wanted by a laung Man. ATTSFAC TORY recommendations lO w ill be given: Apply at this office, or at the Augusta Book Store. December 6. a Sparta Acad.emy. THE Trustees of this institution, witli much pleasure inform the pub lic, that it will be ready for the reception of pupils on the second Monday in Jan uary next The Board of Trustees, in thus offer ing the advantages of this infant institu tion to the patronage of the public, feel that becoming diffidence winch such an occasion is calculated to inspire. Sur rounded as they are, by institutions of a similar nature, already in successful op eration, they ought to feel a diffidence in recommending the Sparta Academy, until experiencehas riven it the impres sive seal of approbation.-XThey would say however, that, from the character of the teachers they have employed, and the exertions they are determined to moke, the institution over which they preside, will justly vie with any other semina.y in the up country. The prices of tuition will be such as are charged i” other seminaries of equal dignity ? —Say, for the Classics, * V he matics, which compose the high -st class, sixteen dollars per term ; lor I lie second class,,including English (,-i.un man, Geography and the use of the Globes, twelve dollars per term; and for the third class, including reading, writing and arithmetic, eight dollars per term ; the tuition money for each tqrm will be required in advaltce; and no scholar w ill be taken for less than a term. In the Female Department, will be taught, all the useful and ornamental branches of Female Education, which will be charged in proportion to the'a bovc prices. The Boaid of Trustees in ushering these proposals to the public, feel happy - in the contemplation oi that distinghi h* * d liberality, whicb hns Die citizens of Georgia, in fostering tee views of similar institutions recently es tablished, wliith does honor to the char acter of the state, and augurs favorably to the promotion of literature and sci-’ ence.—They would further add, that the unparalleled prosperity of the state at tills period, affords the most llattenng prospect of a continuance of that spirit of liberality, to the institution over which they preside. 1 1 Boaiding m.y be*had at an equ table price, and the public may rely oh the most unwearied exertions, to consult the convenience and guard the morals of those children and wards, who may b* entrusted to their care. John Lucas, Charles E. Haynes, j Moses Andrew, kg N. C hilders, , i | Wm 61. Hpringer, J Sparta, December b, 1617. b Lost, > ACTTSTpRDAY in the city of Augusta, JL a small red Morocco rocket; Book, containing about 10 dollars, in Awo five dollar bills, believed to be on the Bank ■ of Augusta, and one Note on James Sprouwl, for 1000 dollars, Ist Janu- - ary, |; 18. Five Dollars Reward will be given for the delivery es the Book and its coi«tehts, at the’lCbroi ide office. ;* Joka Tar. aat* December 0 £qp