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« fVinter lingering in the lap of May.”
THE WEATHER—On Wednesday
morning last we experienced a change ol
weather that might truly be pronounced
a phenomenon in climate, The, Tues
day preceding we enjoyed the delightful
temperature of 4 southern spring day—
The Lark, the harbinger of the season,
warbled o’er our heads; and nature seem
ed, animated with the scene. Towards
evening'the air became,a little cooler;
but the close of day was still serene,
and beautiful. The succeeding
morning, however, presented us with ,ji
singular and novel aspect—the* trees,
houses and pavements were covered with
ssofr ! On Tuesday, at meridian, the
thermometer stood at 71; at the same time
on Wednesday, at 434 The weather has
since gradually moderated, and we again
begin to feel the genial influence of the
approaching season.
, COMMUNICATION.
- Wednesday evening last Mr. Chart
ton made his appearance on our boards,
as an amateur, in (he character of Alex
ander the Great. His conception of tin
part was good; and after making proper
* allowances, his performance could not.
be considered bad—-Our Theatre, its
machinery and wardrobe, were not suffi
ciently ample to furnish him with the
costume and paraphernalia necessary for
a judicious display of the character—
without widen, the finest effects of the
piece are lost. Mr. C. generally com
menced his climaje too soon, and, conse
quently, lost the pitch of his voice when
it was most needed. When aspiring to
the assumed dignity of the fabled god, who
“ Affects to nod,
M And seems to shake the spheres!”
•—There should have been an elevation
of character, seemingly transporting him
beyond this “ mundane sphere”— Here
Mr. C, was too tame; but *we must ac
knowledge he erred on the “ safer Side;”
for, in such scenes, the inexperienced
player too often disgusts with an un
ineatdng rant. In the softer scenes, with
Stalira, he was entirely oufj whether this
resulted from an ignorance of the tender
passion , we cannot say; for we thought
fetatira, herself, discovered something
like reluctance to meet the advances of
the youthful hero—ls so, such skittish
ness would have dashed the oldest vete
ran of Melpomene. We would observe
to Mr. C. that modern taste conceives it
inconsistent with the dignity of Alex
ander, to prostrate himself upon thebodv
of the. murdered Clytus—in a standing
attitude the king laments over the vic
tim of h.s sudden rashness. The want
ol practical and habitual knowledge of
stage business prevented him giving the
■tieoou.'mpnt its ‘ull force.; the start of trl
and (he pause of agony was how ever
much better managed tUnwecotald have
expected. A little drilling upon regular
boards, with one or two line models be
fore him, would place Mr. C. in no dis
reputabb- rank in the higher walks
ol i raojedy. The stern integrity and
inflexible honesty of old Clytus, were
hisopdy displayed by Mr. Clar/c. Time
v dl not permit us to notice the merits of
tee different characters; if it Hid we
should bestow upon Mrs. Claude and
•M s. Clark, our warmest meed of ap
probation. 1
1 he murder of Giantliam’s family by
the Indians, mentioned in our last pa
per, we have heard thus described, by
a gentleman from the frontier of strict
veracity—lhe father and son, a young
man grown, had been from home, and
oy returning found their residence sur
rounded by Indians, who after plunder
mgthe house, burnt it, with the three
joungest children, and then cut to pie
ces the rest of the family, Having dis
coveriid’the old man and hi# sons who
witnessed at some distance the horrid
massacre of their relatives, the savages
pursued them; the White men with diffi
culty effected their escape, b* taking
nhclter in a swamp, where they*rem, lin
ed sometime concealed. Hard
in ms retreat,young Grantham saved Ids
b e by killing two of the Indians who
closely pursued him.
M e expect to hear very soon of an at
- tack ® D tl,e Mickasiakee Indians, as we
*re informed the army will move first a
gainst them. Geo, Journal,
A letter dated Su Mary's 4th Feb. re
ceived at Wilmington, n. c. says-—** co-
I nel Bankhead has received oiders from
the government, by last mad, to put A
fueli4-Islaitd in the best possible state of
defence, and com. Henley to remain
tiu re until further orders, 'fhe govern
ment informed the commanders at that
pmee, that orders had been given to have
the mail se„ t twice a week, and (oestab
m>n a post-office at Fernandina.”
•Sou. Museum.
N ASHvii.i.E. f f.) Jan, SI.
Jenneting 'i'roops — I'his is the dav
appointed by gon. Jackson, for the con
c ntuition oi the troops at
r«•t of tt-e troops from tids county as
6<mWed ami relied from .here two
i • , ' ar ‘d yesterday about one
Itu-.ulivd line looking men passed through
**■ ace rn ‘heir way lo Payetville, un
t»ie command of major*Cook, from
ttoj'-rtMiri county.
A'eutv.ky I dunlrers —A company of
» oiunteer* from Russellville, command-
’■# - * ' .
cd by capt. R. Crittenden, and hand- 1
somely Equipped, passed through this I
place a few”days since on their way to i
join gen. Jackson.
The annexed Order has been printed by
authority of Gen. Jackson, fur the pur
pose'of being distributed among the
Troops after their organization.
GENERAL ORDER.
Volunteers of IVest-Tennesset.-r -Once
more alter a repose of three years you
are summoned to the field. Your coon
, try hiving, again need for your services,
has appealed to your patriotism, and you
have met it promptly. The cheerfulness
with which you have appeared toyncoun
, ter the hardships and perils of a winter’s
campaign, affords the highest evidence
of what may be expected of you in the
; hour of conflict and trial. The Savages
i on your borders, unwilling to be at peace,
have once more raised the tomahawk to
shed the blood of our citizens, and alrea
dy are they assembled in considerable
force to carry their murderous schemes
into execution. Not contented with the
liberal policy that has from time to time
bepn shewn them; but yielding them
selves victims to foreign seducers, they
vainly think to assail, and conquer the
country that pro'ects them. Stupid mor
tals !—They have forgotten too soon the
streams of blood their ill-fated policy
lieretofore’cost them—They have forgot
ten too, that but a short time since, con
quered and.almost destroyed, they were
only preserved by the mildness and hu
manity of that country they now oppose.
They must now be taught, that however
. benevolent and humane that country is,
she yet has sacred rights to protect, and
, witn impunity, will not permit the butch
, ery of her peaceable and unoffending ci
tizens.’ . ',
Brave Volunteers —The enemy you are
going to contend with, you have hereto
fore met and fought. You have once
done it. and can again conquer them—
You go not to fight, but to.be victorious?;
| remember (hen, that the way to prove
successful, is not by being inattentive to
the first duties of a soldifcr, but by bear
ing and executing with cheerfulness the
orders of your superior, and being con
stantly mindful of the obligations you
are under to your country and to your
self. Subordination and attention to
, discipline are all-important and indis
pensable; without them, nothing like
system can be preserved, and this being
wanted, nothing favorable can result.—
But, in you, every confidence is reposed.
Your general will not believe that brave
men, who have so promptly come forth
at the call of their country, will withhold
their assent to regulations which can a
lone insure them safety and success.—
Hardships and dangers are incident 10
war, but brave men will bear them with
out murmuring or complaining;—Know
ing you to be such, no fears are enter-, 1
tuined but that every duty imposed on 1
you, will be met with promptness and
cheerfulness. 1
Your general goes before you to open 1
the way and prepare for your reception. ’
Confiding in your diligence and excr- '
tions, he will expect your arrival at your !
destined point, without unu cessary de- 1
lay—led by Col. Arthur P. Hayne, an 1
officer in whom he has every confidence— 1
This being effected, he will place himself
at your head, and with you share the dan
gers ami hardships of the campaign.
ANDREW JACKSON,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Neir-Orleans, Jan. 24.
“ New-Orleans, at this season of the
year, exhibits all (he bustle of a great
fair. Here are crouded together multi
tudes of sellers and buyers from Alaba
ma to Nagitoches, and North to Kentuc
ky, Ohio and the extreme of Missouri.—
All seem eager to graSp the objects and
many obtain it, for it is a country richer
in its productions, than if it possessed !
the mines of Mexico Cotton is abun- !
dant. and produce arrives at this place
as though it new in floating down the I
liver. I have seen the Steamboat arrive
with 800 bales of Cotton on deck, and
(his repeated again and again* It is
judged that then* will be more produce
brought to this city during the present,
than in any former season.
“The weather lias been colder here (
this winter, than has been known for ma
ny years. ’I he Thermometer has been
as low as 27 degrees. I have seen ice
two inches thick, and the. ground hits
been cohered with snow fur several days.’
JV*. F. Cum. Jidv'r.
1 be bill for the relief of Major Gene
ral Arthur 5St. Clair (granting him a pen
sion of 7£o dollars per annum) yesterday
finally passed the Senate, after an elo
quent debate — JVV. hit.
Great Fraud —The Salem Register, of
Saturday last, gives the following'. - If
correct, it is astonishing how this news
has slipped by all the southern presses..*.
JV*. F. Fap r.
It is reported that the banking estab
lishment ofStephen Girard, esq. of Phi
ladelphia. has been defrauded of g 20,000
in the following audacious manner—A
man called upon Mr. G, pretending to
•e a merchant from England, having- a
large quantity of good* to dispose of, ex
hibiting invoices, bills of lading, A*c. i
M hue Mr. G was engaged in examining i
. ttieiu, he made some pretence to step |
out, and passing through the bank room, i
presented a check for the above amount I
to the cashier, who not suspecting the
fraud, as the man had been tor some
time with Mr. G. in his private room,
paid the check, andthe villain had been
gone a considerable time, before the de
ception was discovered.
A letter from the Collector of the port
of Darien, to a gentleman in Savannah,
states, that, the surveyor of that harbor
had seized seventy-eight African slaves
at the Creek Agency, and that they were
on their way to Dai ien.
“ Old Virginia forever!” —Un de r this
head, the Norfolk Herald remarks—“A
gentleman, who, from his situation in
life, is competent to announce the fact
with certainty, asserts, that 78 members
of the present House of Representatives
of the United States arc natives-of Vir
ginia. The wnole number of members
of that House,-if we mistake not, is about
190,. The number representing Virgi
nia being only 23, it would hence appear
that she has supplied the southern and
western sections of the Union with 50
statesmen, many of whom are among the
most distinguished of the Na
tional Legislature.”
Washington, Feb. 14.
Treasury Department, l6th Jan. 1818,
Sir, >
I have the honor to transmit a state
ment of the exports of the U. States, du
ring the year ending the 3Ut> September,
1817, amounting in value, on articles ♦.
Os domestic produce or man
ufacture* to - . 68,313,500
Os foreign produce or manu
facture, tp - . 19,458,069
887,671,569
Which appear to have been exported
to the following countries, viz—
Domestic. Foreign.
To the northern
countries of Eu
rope 83,828,563 2,790,408
To the dominions
of the Nether
lands 3,397,775 2,587,543
Do. of G. Britain 41,481,168 2,037,074
Do. of France 9,717,423 2,717,395
Do', of Spain 4,530,156 3,893,780
Do. of Portugal 1,601,239 333.586
Allother, 3,907,173 5,198,283
i • '
• 808,313;500 19,347 9Q9
I have the honor to be, very respectful
ly, sir, voar most obedient servant,
WILLIAM H CRAWFORD.
The hon. the Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
By a report to congress from the treas
ury department, it appears there were
exported from the United States, from
the IstiUyof October, 1816, to the .Olh
day of September, 1817,' of the growth'
and manufacture of the United States,
16.751,376 dollars worth of Hour, and
23.127,614 dolls, worth of cotton; ma
king : n these two items alone, 40,278,990
dollars. The whole value of exports for
the same year, including foreign articles,
amount to 87.671,569 dollars. Os this
sum, 8,790.714, was exported from the
state of Georgia.
Summary of the value of exports from
each state.
States. Domestic, Foreign. Total.
17(1599 26825 197424
Vermont 91.3201 913201
Masva'setts 5908416 6019581 11927997
R. Island 577911 372556 950467
Connecticut 574290 29849 604439
New-York 13660733 5046700 18707433
V. Jersey .
Pennsylva. 5538003 3197589 8735582
Delaware 38771 6633 44853
Maryland 5887884 3046046 8933930
D. ofColum. 1689102 79556 1768658
Virginia 5561238 60204 5621442
N Carolina 955211 1369 * 956580
S. Carolina 9944343 42827010372615
Georgia 8530831 259883 87907 M
Ohio 7749 7749
Louisiana 8241254 783558 9034812
Ter. of U. S. 108115 108115
Total. 6831350019358069 87671569
DEFEAT
OF THE PATRIOTS IN MEXICO.
Translated from the Hayanna Dairy of
January 25, received at the office of
the Baltimore Patriot.
Despatch from col. Joaquin Marques y
Donallo, to the viceroy pf Mexico.
GLORY TO THE GOD OF ARMIES. 1
Fort of Coporo , Ist Dec. *lßl7.
• half past 7) P. M.
Most Excellent Sm—Last night 1
advanced my batteries within pistol shot
of the enemy's fort, and there I erected
another battery opposite the principal
gate with two pieces of artillery. At 5
o’clock in the -morning the fife be»an
through all the line, to which the enemy
answered us they had before. 1 The last
battery did them a great deal of injury
opened a large breach, and dismounted
one cannonade. When I perceived this '
I disposed myself to the assault, and for
tins effect, at dark I united the three
companies of grenadiers of Ordenes and !
Alobera, and marched with them »o the
breach, having learned by some desert- !
e.s that the enemy wanted to escape on
account of the greal injury he suffered
from our artillery. After having filled !
up the trenches, I placed myself at the ;
head of the column with my adjutants, ,
captain Martinez and Guerrero, and
nontenant Marquez, having ordered b
fore the captain ot the regiment ol Me
cm Don Ramon de la Madrid, to assai
on thelelt, with -0 men ol the battaln
of St. Louis. This was so promptly
i cuted, that an enemy’s gunner was su
prised with the m tch in his hands he ho
no time to lire a gffn, which was loadt
with grape. The enemy began to throv
themselves througha narrow pass,‘call*
las Cuevas de Pastrana, for which re a
son 1 ordered lieutenant colonel Barra
das. assisted by captain Rayon, as In
guide, to follow them, by which move
ment w e took 9l> rebels, with their arms,
apd a great number of women. Among* i'
the prisoners are colonel Piedro Rodri
guez, major Ignatis Balgs, and the ad
jutant of the chief Bravo. We have found
in the fort 6 pieces of artillery, muni
•tions, arms, and several other effects,—
A number of our enemies were laying,
some wounded and some dead.
God preserve your excellency many
yetirs.
• Joaquin Marquez y Donallo.
[Extraordinary Gazette of the' govern
ment of Mexico.'] -
The Havana papers of the 27th and
28th ult. are filled with particulars of
this capture, which, as we present the
despatch containing the decision of the
affair, we consider unnecessary to pub
lish. Colonel Donallo confesses, that
in all the military operations in which
he has been an actor, in both hemis
pheres, he never has experienced so se
veVe privations, his army having been
several days without sleeping, and des
titute of but a very small share of pro
visions- Yet from his own account he
did not lose a man! lie recommends, in
consequence of this victory, he re titan
fifty superior officers for promotion,
principally colonels and major;*.
The despatch also states, that many
were forced diflvn precipices, and other
wise destroyed, which th colonel deep
ly laments, as many women and chil
dren, wishing to follow their husbands
and fathers, met with a similar fate, and
were destroyed, One of the rebels, as
they are called, being about to fid! into
the hands oi the victors, killed his young
son, the latter being at the time almost
dying from want.
The total of the prisoners taken at
Coboro was 277, am i.gst whom were
.Manuel Sancedo. vicar-general and
cm one I in the, army, col Rodriguez,
&c. The total qf arms 236 r|i]4k, pis
tols and muskets, and tiieiiag belonging
to the battalion of the union. The vice
rov. qn receiving these accounts, has ad
vanced ail thw officers engaged, one
grade, and lias directed that the soldier*
should wear a medallion, with the mot
to, “For the capture, of Coporo.” He
has also ordered that several of the chief
officers taken prisoners should be hang
ed; and the Olliers pardoned, bysenten
cing them to four years hard labor, or to
serve eight years in the army, as they
may select.
The force of the royalists,in this affair
is not mentioned; bgt from the number
of superior officers recommended for
promotion, it must be presumed to have
been great.
Bridgetown, (Barb,) Jan. 13.
Extract ol a letter from Trinidad, da
ted 529th Dec. 1817.
“Information has been received from
(lie Orunoco, of the Spanish patriots hav
ing been defeated by general JMorillo be
fore Calabozo; and in consequence of
which the independent forces were con
centrating themselves at Augustura.”
A STRING*)TpUN t S.
ron e ' i' l the memoirs of Martinus
Scrihlerus, said he was every day under
the dominion of a certain word, such for
instance as the word led , which not only
governed him, but all the world besides.
For, said he, noblemen and drunkards
are pimp-ied; physicians and pulses arc
fee-led; the patients and oranges are
pil-led; a new married man am: an ass
are brid-led; an old i cried man and
a pack-horse are sad-led; cats and. diet
are rut-led; swine and nobility aresty
ted; coquettes and a tinder box are
spark-led.
• MARRIED on Wednesday, evening
last, by the Rev. Mr. Joice, Mr. Jotja
™A" S * Beers, to Miss Cornelia R
1. Walker; all of this place.
. t ~-—-“9n Thursday evening last,
>y the Rev. James Holcombe, Vlnj. Sa
ark, to Miss Sarah Bugg, both
of tins county.
COMMUNICATED?
DIED, on Sabbath evening last, at the
l r ll3 ‘ Kuziah L. Moore, wife '
ol Mr. Augustus Moore, of this citya
By this dispensation ofDivine Provi
df*nce, three young children are deprived ’
ot the blessing of maternal affection, and !
a surviving husband bereaved of a bosom €
companion, endeared by a happy union a
of thirteen years; Their severe tempo- s
ral loss-however, is to her, gain inex- s
pressiole and eternal. For many years ■
she humbly followed her Saviour, i eiyin" e
on his merits and atonement for aeqep® <
lance with God; that Saviour was her
support and consolation amidst long pro- v
tracted disease; her faith in him failed 8
not to the last moment of her existence, a
and she has added another instance to Q
the number on record, “ with what calm- j<
ness a Christian can die.” She approach- *
ed, undismayed file « dark valley of the - 1
shadow of death, fearing no evil,” for r
“Her God sustained her in her final hour.
Her final four glory to her Goad'
Cotton S 9 a3O I
TREAT RE. I
/'he public is respectfully informed that
Mrs. Gilfert, I
|S ENGAGED FOR
SIX NIGHTS.
This preset* evening, SATURDAY j|
March 7, will be presented Otwav’s i ,
celebrated Tragedy of } I
Venice Preserved, I
O,R THE
Plot Discovering
End of the Tragedy ,
The College Hornpipef* 9
By Miss CLARK. *
To which will be added the Farce of the I
Weathercock. 1
Tickets to be had each day of perform- I
ance ; from 11 till 1 o’clock at the Thea- M
tre.
[cT Doors to be opened at 6, the per- ■
formance to begin at 7. ' ■
Gentlemen are requested not to 9|
smoke in the Theatre.
JO* No Bills except those of the |
states of South and North-Carolina, and
Georgia, can be received in payment for I
Tickets.
|iZ7* No postponement on account of H
weather.
AUCTION. I
On Tuesday, 10th March, at TO o’clock I
a. m. will be sold, without reserve, be- I
fore the Globe Tavern,
5 hhds. N. E. Rum
4 do. old Jamaica do.
2 do. and 24 bairels prime Sugar
3 pipes Cogniac Brandy
200 bids, s iperior Irish Potatoes
15 piqces Sarkin
15 cases of French, British and India fc|3
v Dry Goods
25 kegs FF, Gun Powder ’
\3 bags prime Green Coffee
30 barrels Sugar
100 doz, Double Flint Tumblers
1 ALSO,
2 likely Negro boys, one a field hand W
and the other a superior boat hand. Ml
ALSO, i M
A serviceable Rorse, Bridle and paddle.
Terms of sale, 60 days credit for ap- I-mi
proved endorsed paper.
I. THOMPSON, U|
Bills of Exchange B|
ON NEW-YORK—FOR SALE by
Beers Starges. \
March 7 it fm
To Hire by th? Month. ~lf|
A GOOD HOUSE SERVANT. |
Enquire at this office. >. fl
March 7 . ’ ts
£/* Jit a Meeting of the Sub -1
scribers to the Merchants’ Bank ofjl,
Georgia, in the city of Augusta, hidden 11 f
at the Globe-Tavern on the evening of |‘
the 3d of March, 1818— L
Resolved, That the term originally Ii« li
mited for the continuance of the sub- |^ !
scription, be stricken out of the preuin- 1)
ble subscribed, and the first Monday of EL
May be inserted in lieu thereof.
Resolv’d, 1 hat a committee of five 1'
persons be appointed for the purpose of w‘
framing Rules and Regulations for fcjliu ifa
government of the institution, whose du
ty it shall be to rbport a plan to a meeet- x’.
ingot the subscribers, to be holden at *
the same place, on tne first Monday of' ■$
April ensuing!
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint||?f
a committee of five persons to carry intofpl
eflect the preceding resolution, whereup- | f
on the following gentlemen were ap
pointed;— V
William J. Hobby, | y
Alexander M^enzie,
James S. Waiter,
Ralph Thomas, and
Peter Bennochy esquires. I
Resolved, That the proceedings offhn. i -i.
meeting be published in the public L--b»
pers of this city. _ mk,
John Uormick, chairman.
A. G. Winslow, secretary, Jt
N. B. The subscription papers vwllfß
remain open at the Po,t-Office for ‘h-’-jH
natures until the first Monday of ALj H
ensuing. / ‘ BP
March 7 K,,
50 Dolls. Howard. I
R ANA WAY from the subscriber oi
the Sd of December last, a Mulatto I'
Man about 6 feet high, somewhat bow- f
legged, yet genteel in his form, and dres
es well; has, one of liis fore teeth out, Ip
and a carpenter by trade, and sometimes Kfe
shews a pass calling him DAVY WIT.-H*
SON. The above fefiow has resorted 9
Augusta for g ,me weeks past—on l:ii||
exit Pom Augusta, he will probably e*
U» Charleston, or-near Beaufort, Soulli-K
Carolina, at both of which places he ha A
worked, and at one of them was raised,®
but at which is not recollected. '!”«■>
above reward of fifty dollars will be nnidH
a.n his apprehension and delivery in anvlS
lad so that the subscriber get him again;«>
U,e 8 living in|
Abbeville District, South-Carolina, ail®
reasonable charges paid in addition. W
Thomas B. ft
‘ March * l W ßtp ||-