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J AUtfUaTA, MARCH 25.
. The Manager of our Theatre, with a
benevolent liberality which duos hunoi
to his feelings, has volunteered the send
ces of hit Company this evening, for the
benefit of the “ Female Asylum and
(he “ Female Benevolent Society,” of
tliis city .—On an occasion of this kind,
it would be an insult to the good sense;
flay, even to the humanity dr ouf clti
aens, to appeal to their patronage—A
stranger acta as die pioneer to their char
ity} and tne avenue which he has open
ed for its reception, will no doubt be fil
led to overflowing.
The daring and “high handed” robbe
ry of th'j Northern Stage, between Hav
re de-Grace and Baltimore, is one of
thejlneaf specimen a of the kind that has
ever been played off in this country.—
The science of the Hoad begins to as
sume something like a respect me appear
ante in our wild and uncivilized regions;
and no doubt our “gentlemen of the
shade, and minions of the moon,” will
■oon be able to rival the most finished
graduates of Hounslow Heath.
* \m*m» ■ '
The reported engagement between
gen. Jackson and the Indians, published
in the Savannah Republican of last week
Upon the credibility of an Indian Run
■ tier, who arrived on the frontier of Tat
nall county, on the 11th inst. cannot be
true. We know that gen. Jackson had
Hot left Fort -Early on the lOth—and we
have since learnt from good authority,
that he marched on the 11th for Fort
Scott, within eight miles of which place
he had arrived on the 15th or iCth with
out interruption. Kven admitting that
Jackson was attacked on the night of
the 10th. it would have required the fa
bled celerity of an enchanted Hippo
griff to have conveyed the intelligence
to Tatnall county on the 11th ensuing.
Men, who, not more than a month
past, would have paralized the public
arm, by denouncing as oppressive and
unconstitutional, tha measures of govern
ment fbr the security of our borders
against a savage enemy, are now among
the first to rail against that government
for apathy and indecision.
The measures which were adopted to
put down the hostility of the Indians,
were as prompt and energetic as circum
stances would permit. The militia were
called intoservice at the first alarm—but
this measure was reprobated by purblind
or disaffected politicians, upon the stale
plea that there was no invasion—elicit
ing thereby the humane conclusion, that
We must await, without precaution, the
murderous approach of an enemy, who
were continually prowling along our ex
tensive and unguarded frontier Rut
such unmeaning clamor was only listen
ed to in a quarter where private interest
is considered incompatible with public
welfare. The fearful conscription , how
ever, having passed away; and substi
tutes being found “as thick as black
berries”—the political qualms excited
on the occasion, sunk into a satisfied
complacency. '•But, mark the wonderful
change—when the amor patria could be
exorcised with impunity, when the once
prospective hardships of the camp were
forgot by the comfortable fire side, and
the savage yell had mellowed down to
<‘the lascivious pleasings of the lute”—
(hole benevolent friends of the poor In
dian, those sticklers for consmutional
i right, all at once became infuriate Hot
spurs!—a few of our peaceable borderers
are murdered by the enemy—our ambi
dexter gentry, with bold faced effrontery,
now accuse government of a temporising
policy—abusively censure her for per
mitting the outrage, and stigmatize her
Us h participant in the saosgc enormity!
*Tis thus that time serving politicians
too often impose upon the honest credu
lity of the people, who arc too wont to
take as sincere, every assertion which
bears the specious outside of solicitude
fur their happiness and welfare.
The defa 1 cation of contractors, and
other incalculable and fortuitous events,
have certainly delayed the present cam
paign to rn injurious degree. But these
were circumstances over which the gene
ral government had no immediate con
troul. Our extensive range of frontier
would require a larger force than we
could in time bring into service to guard
It effectually from the inroads of the sa
vages. Kven with such a force we could
not expect an undisturbed security—the
peculiar mode of warfare observed by
the Indians and (heir erratic movements,
render defensive operations against
them of little avail. To reduce them to
submission—vigorous, rapid, and unin.
(errupted operations, are absolutely ne
cessary; because such are only success
ful, when directed against this descrip
tionof enemy.
More Indian Murders.
Extract of a letter received at Savan
nah, dated. Bethel, (Glynn county
<Ge».) March IS.
44 Having written yon two days ago. 1
have nothing to communicate, but thi
disagreeable news (which I have just re
ceived from unquestionable authority'
that one hundred Indians have been aeet
sixteen miles from this place on the Sa
tillaa.—Two or three days ago they kill
ed a white man. The people are at
moving off at quick as they can; and, i
some assistance be not given us, we shat
h» obliged to move likewise.”
\ , *on THE
‘ Messrs. Editors, '' ,J? ;
’1 perceive bythc Herald of yester
day, that the Books, of what is called
' the Farmer’s and Mcdianic’s Bank, are
in a spirit of condescending accommoda
tion to be opened on Thursday next for
the reception of new subscribers—l
> cannot but think there has been some
I omission, in that the public were nut in
formed of the condition's, limitations and
v rest! lions underwhich new subscribers
* arc to be allowed the privilege thus ex
' tended to them. By the resolution pas
* sed, if I understand if, no new subscri
ber can be received, unless on,terms ra
ther of a humiliating nature—he, must
' first abandon any other association of a
* similar nature, and positively withdraw
' his name from any subscription he may
s have already signed, before he can enter
* his name on the privileged list; and on
* the exercise of this privilege, he isdnvi
' ted to deckle, even before the day ap-
J pointed for the meeting of another usso
r ciation. What member of such nssocia-
J tion woujd feel authorised to say, the
1 plan he had patronized would be aban
doned; or that without an expression of
the scnsc of his associates, he would
J withdraw from an engagement he hud
signed, for the purpose ofbeing allowed
i to unite with another body, having no
exclusive claims upon public patronage
or legislative favor. To have announced
that a forfeiture of stock was the conse
quence ol taking or retaining an interest
! in any similar institution after the first
» of April next, would have given publici
ty to the condition annexed to new sub
-5 scriptions, and to those interested,
■ would have been but justice and fan
t play.
r J
ITT* It is with pleasure we inform the
* public, that the Mayor’s Court of this
* city, is organised, and that the first Court
will beholden at the Court-house on the
third Tuesday in April next—The re
* turn day will be the 10th of April.
— *
I Messrs. Editors,
’ By inserting the following Ticket
r for Aldermen, at the next Election, you
» will gratify a number of citzuns.
son THE UPPER WARD.
► William Camming,
( Augustin Slaughter,
Robert Walker.
i
MIDDLE WARD.
Thomas H. Penn,
Jonas Brown,
P. Menard.
, LOWER WARD.
John Livcrman,
Thomas H. Handley.
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[[Per the sc hr. Milo, capt. Farnham .J
kew-tomr, March 16.
ROBBERY OF THE MAIL!
An express despatched trom Philadel
phia by Mr. Chester Bailey, agent of the
general post-office, reached the post
office in this city at half past 11 o’clock
on Friday night, with intelligence that
the great southern mail, which left Bal
timore on the 11th hist. for the east
ward, was robbed the same night near
Havre-de-Gracc. The mail which arri
ved on Saturday morning furnished the
following particulars of this important
circumstance.
Office of the Baltimore Patriot , >
March 12. y
It will he seen by the following letter,
that the U. S. mail, which left Baltimore,
yesterday at 3 o’clock, for the eastward,
was robbed just before its arrival at Hav
rc-de-Gracc. We learn that three sus
picious persons were seen proceeding to
wards this place; and it is believed the
robbers are now in this city. It behoves
every person in town and country to use
every possible vigilance to detect them.
Itavre-ue-Orace, )
Thursday morning, 4 o'clock. $
John H. Barney, Esq.
• Sin—l take the earliest opportunity to
send you by express an account of what
happened to the mail last evening. A
bout two miles from this place the driver
of your mail waggon and myself were
! attacked by three highwaymen, each
armed with a double barrelled pistol and
’ a dirk. They had previous to our arri
r val, built a rail fence across the road; and
- immediately on our driving up, they
* leaped from behind the same where they
* lay concealed, and presented their pis
* tola, threalning to blow our brains out it
e we made any resistance. We were then
f carried some distance from the road into
» the woods; there they tied the driver and
* myself to a tree, and
h-0 ing the mail. Every letter was opened
* and all (he bank notes were taken out;
! * they shewed me a large bundle of bills,
•’ and 1 much fear the Toss will be foumi
'* very great. They were from 11 until £
o’clock, busily employed in opening the
letters. After they had done this, they
tied us to the back of the waggon, moun
I- ted three of the horses and galloped of
f, towards Baltimore. They were al
white men—had their faces blacked; and
1 neither of ihcra appeared more than thir
ie ty. 1 have just an ived at this place, and
>• have stated the facts to the deputy post
) master, who will use every exertion ti
n recover the letters tliat remain in the
i- woods. They did not take any thing be'
I- longing to me, and appeared not to wisl
II any tiling but bank notes—They were all
if dressed in sailors trowsers’ and round
U jackets, and were about the middle size:
two wearing hats and the other having a
silk handkerchief tied round Ids head. 1
am your obedient servant.
THUS. IV. LUDLOW.
P. S. Ttiey called etch other by their
I several names—-Johnson, Gibson anti
, Smith, but 1 expect they are fictitious.
. Extract of a letter from the post master
I in Philadelphia to. the post-waster in
. New-Yorb. ,
' Philadelphia) March 13.
I w The night befope last the mail t was
jf robbed, as you will see by the notfcfe I
■£ have sent you. The driver was gagged
. and lied, the port tnanteau cut open, and
. the whole of its contents overhauled
. —One mail only was untouched, and
j that contained free letters from Wash
, ington-City, with some Kentucky letters
r from this office. We receivtnf *the let
r ters without the bills (for our office,) ex
cept those of Baltimore, Richmond anti
, Charleston. The letters came to us tied
. up promiscuously. C. Bailey, the Uni
ted States agent for the mails, has gone
, to endeavor to trace the vijlians. 1 ira
mediately despatched an express to you
. so that you might give the earliest notice
1 to the banks to prevent their paying any
C draft tint might be presented* without
strict scrutiny. Every exertion shall be
I made here to discover the villiau*
I Yours, &c.
, Jl. BACIIE , p. m.
, T. Bailey, esq. P. M. New-York.
On assorting the mails'which arrived
t on Saturday morning, the post-master
j published thb following notice:
Post - Offi ce, JWk-1 vrk City,}
14 tk March, 1818. 3
For the information of the public, the
’ post master gives the following state
ment of letters missing from the mails
received here this day, as far as he has
, been enabled to ascertain the same from
' the post-bills. There may be a number
of entire mails missing, and as a great
} proportion of the tetters came to this of
” tice in a confused state, the statement
may not be perfectly free from error,
j Letters missing out of the mails received
at JSTew-York, this day, 14 th March,
, 181 9- >
r From New-Oileans post-bill, dated
1 February 15, one double letter.
Augusta, Geo. post-bill, dated 5d
March, one single, one double, and two
triple letters.
Savannah, dated March 2, 32 single,
1 double and I triple; and 1 and 1
double letter paid at that office.
Do. Sd Jfarch, 12 single,*2 double and
1 quadruple letter. ‘ '
Charleston, s. c, dated sth .March, 3
rated 26 cents, 2of 52 cents, G ol 77
cents, 2 of 102 cents,-3 of 127 cents, 2
of 202 cents, >1 of 252 cents, I of 100
cents, and 1 0f125 cents.
Do. 4th M rch, 10 single, 4 double, S
triple,fand 1 quadruple letter, and 2 sin
gle, 2 triple and 2 quadruple letters, paid
at that ihlicc.
Duncansviilc, a. c. 1 single letter.
Germantown, 2 single letters, (
Petersburg, Va. dated 9th .fr/arch, S
single, 2 double and 1 triple; and I dou
ble letter paid at another office.
Alexandria, Va. dated lOtii Jfarcii, S
single letters unpaid, and 4 si* gle paid.
Georgetown, Ca. 10th -March, 1 single
letter.
Do. llth.fr/arch, S single letters un
paid, and 2 quadruple letters paid.
From Washington-City, dated Hi!,
.March, 12 rated 18J cents, 24 rated 25
cents; 1 rated 26 cents; 1 rated 57 cents,
of unpaid letters; 2 double, and 3 single
letters paid at other offices, and 1 of 134
1 ot 5(54. and «l 1294, paid at that office
New-Kent court house, Va. dated 10th
.March, one single letter paid, and one
single letter unpaid. ■
Baltimore, dated 11th .March, 32 sin
gle letters.
The Robbers . and Money Taken.
From the Baltimore Patriot of Frida}
last.
This morning two persons of suspi
-1 clous appearance called at the clothing
store of.fr/essrs Bcrteau & Dumas, corn
er of water and south-streets, and inline
• diately bargained for a complete suit of
! clothes for each; and upon their bills be-.
1 dig presented they made a large show Os
I money. Arrangements were made to
keep them in waiting until notice was
i given to a magistrate and officer, by
1 r whom they were immediately arrested;
f upon which they conveyed a package of
- bills behind the counter.
I They were taken before judge Hous
a ton of the U. S. District court, for exami
i) nation, which is now going on, half pa.-d
i 1 o’clock. The amount of bills, drafts
and checks found upon them is about
820,000, principally of the branches of
t; the United States bank, south of Balti
1, more, and great quantities of lottery tick
il ets. None of the money recovered be
-3 longing to the Baltimore mail, some
e drafts we observed, were from Rich
y mond. *
i- The two fellows are known journey
ff men tailors *and have been'employed in
II this city.—One says his name is Joseph
d Thompson Hare, aged 32 years; theoth.
'* er Lewis Hare, his brother, only twenty
d years of age—They state they have a
I- brother living In Lynchburg, Va. and a
o brother-in-law by the name of Dorsey,
e at Ellicott’s .Mills; and both pretended
s- they have just arrived from Washington
h Pistols, a dirk, powder and balls,were
II found upon them; and they had on jack
d ,et» and trowsera mentioned in .Mr. Lud
-5; low’s letter, with new coats over them
a Their trowsera were dirty and muddy,
md
as might be expected of those who. had
Been travelling on toe mad—-They had
«n new bats, bought this morning of Mr.
Jacob Rogers—'They will be committed
for trial.—One fellow yet remains at
large.
They are both small slender men; and
although the eldest has a bad counte
nance, we should nut suppose them to
possess courage enough for such a daring
enterprise.—-A person of moderate
strength could easily manage them both.
The measures taken by the Post-office
departi!;cnt have been marked by that
promptness .and energy which distin
guishes all its operations. An express
was despatched at 12 o’clock yesterday,
by mr. Skinner, to the Post-master gene
ral ; and an answer received at 10 this
iriorning, instructing him to furnish a
suitable guard for the mail each way—to
send as far ns Pittsburgh, to
distribute hand bills in great numbers*—
to consult Vith the municipal aut’/witjes
and merchants as (0 what was best so be
done, and to spare no expense iy endca-'
curing to apprehend the perpetrators of
tiie robbery—in tire meantime every tiling
liad’been done in anticipation of these
orders.
P. S. 2 o’clock, p. m.—The prisoners
have just been put in irons and conduct
ed to prison.
We have just heard that the third-per
son concerned in the robbery is appre
hended.
FOR THE CHROmcLE.
Jlvis d'un petit maitre a son elect.
Wheie flirting maids o’er nectared tea
preside,
The toilet’s charms parade—their de
locts hide:
Where beauteous features with a fault
less shape,
Like pagan temples oft enshrine an ape,
There wend—such charms the passions
heat;
Let love-sick fancy deify the cheat.
Join thou the stupid babble of the set,
And barrer ease for formal etiquette: y
Lisp nonsense sweet, to each repeated l '
o’er, , \
Or speak set phrases, studied well be
fore;
Or clothe a drear inanity of face,
In sitopering smiles and monkey-like
grimace;
Laugh without meaning—always seem at
ease;
E’en wear a tail, if sure a tail would
please.
Perchance, much favored, near the toast
you sit,
Tier pretty nothings, praise for sterling
wit; ,
For belles, as bankers, issue trash at will,
Those shave a compliment, and these—a
bill:
If truth we can accord to punning wags,
Both owe their potent influence to rags.
To catch a smile, to hold, or wave a fan,
Should be the aim of every ladies’ man
T hese precepts mark—with all your
wishes blest,
Be courted, laughed at, flirted, and ca
ress’d;
THEATRE.
FOR TIIK RENEFIT Ot
THE FEM VLB ASYLUM,
AND
The Female Benevolent Society.
of Augusta.
On Wednesday evening, March 25th,
will be performed, the celebrated Drama
(in 5 ■’ict.s) called the
Foundling of the Forest,
OR TH It
Unknown FemaU.
In Act 2nd, (me dental to the Play)
A PAS .SELL,
By Miss Clark.
End of the Drama, the favorite hONGof
LOVE AMONG THE ROSES,
Bv Mr. B6vls.
A COMIC SONG,
, By Mr. West.
To which will be added, the musical en
tertainment of
TUB PURSE,
OR THE
BENEVOLENT TAR.
(jdT lickcts to be bad at the Chionicle
Office, Hotel, Globe and Eagle Taverns.
FIRE-MEN
TAKE NOTICE.
"¥MIE Company is hereby notified to
9 the Hotel to-morrow even
ing at 7 o’clock, on business of import
ance.
Defaulters at the last meeting hojden
on the 17th inst. will be required to shew
cause why a fine for non-attendance
should not be imposed.
All members who are in anv wise in
debted for fines, or initiation fees, will
be required to make payment,
order.
" INTER, sec’ry. pro tem.
March 25
Administrators Sale. >
.WILL be sold, on the sth day of May
next, at the Market-house, in 'Augusta,
at the usual hours, 6 *
Two Negro Women,
belonging to the cstatfe of Charles John
son, deceased.
Henry 2inn, Adm<r.
•March 25.
V •
FARMER’S AST) MEjCHAXKJ’S
DAISK.
AT a meeting of the Stockholders hoi*
den in purtuanre of notice on Satur
day, the 21st inst, the Committee ap
pointed for devising a plan by which ad
ditional town subscribers might be let in,
made their report*
Whereupon it was resolved, that the
subscriptions for more than fifty shares,
heretofore received, should be reduced
to fifty; and that the capital stock
should be increased to one million live
hundred thousand' dollars.
It was further resolved, that an instal
ment of two per cent, on the stock sub
scribed for by the town subscribers,
should be paid in on or before the £sth
inst. under the penalty of forfeiture of
slock.
It was further resolved, that a com
mittee be appointed to receive the re*
qoired advance, which committee should
have the power of calling in a'further in
stalment of ten per cent, on giving thir
ty days notice.- ‘
Notice therefore hereby given, that
the subscribers will attend at the Globe
Tavern on the 25ih inst. between the
hours of 11 A. M. and 1 P. M. to receive
the advance of two per cent* from town
subscribers. v, ”
The Books will be open for subscrip
tion on THURSDAY the 26th inst. at the
same place, and continue open from 11
till 1 o’clock eVery day,(Sundays cstept
ed) until the whole amount is subscribed
for; and all new subscribers will be re
quired to paj two per cent, at the time
of subscription, on the amount sub
scribed.
F. Phinizyy %
A. Erwin, / £
R. 11. Musgrove, \ | |
L. C. Cantclou, I 2
J,C. Winter, )•. *
March 25
/ NOTICE.
annual Election for Members of
f the City Council of Augusta, will
be holden on Monday the 13th of April
next, in the respective Wards of the city,
Ao-wit,:
For District No. 1, two Members—
at Mr. logon’s Tavern, near the Market,
under the superintendence of John H.
Mann, Asaph Waterman and Jno. Ruck
er, Esquires, or any two of them. .This
District is composed of all that part of
the city below or east of Center-street.
For District No. 2, three Members—
at the. City Hotel, under the superintend
deuce of Lewis C. Cantelou, George
Hargraves and William P. Dearmond,
Esquires, or any two of them. This Dis
<rict is composed of that part of the city
between Centre and M’lnlosh-Streets,
For District No. 3, three Members—
at the Globe Taven, under the superin
tendence of Gilbert Longstreet, John
Campbell and Augustin Slaughter, Es
quires, or any two of them. This Dis
trict is composed of all that part of the
citpr lying west of M’lntosh-street.
The Managers are requested to keep
the polls open from nine o’clock in the
forenoon, until three o’clock in the af
ternoon, and.transmit a list of the Voters
and a statement of the Poll to the May
or. Should it be inconvenient for any
of the persons .nominated to attend, they
e ill p rase signify the same, so that o
thersmay be appointed.
F. WALKER,
Mayor of the cily of Augusta.
All free white persons residing in each
District, being citizens of the United
States, and residing one year within the
ity, and having a freehold, or. lease for |
years of a lot therein, shall be entitled
<o vote for members of their respective
, Districts. , ■
■ March 25. \
A. R. Ralston
HAS JUST RECEIVED,
40 hhds. Molasses
25 do. Sugar
do. Jamaica Rum
10 do. and 50 bbls. N. E. do.
30 bbls. Wdiiskcy
Tenneriff and Malaga Wine
500 Plow' -Molds.
15 casks Cut Nails
Trace Chains—. Castings.
Also for sale,
50 bbls. Potatoes
100 bushels Corn meal
2500 lbs. Lard
10 kegs Buncombe Rutter, &c. &c.
Which will be sold low for cash or
produce.
.March 25. v *
~ LOST
I AST Augusta Haces, or left in some
A house, a’jjlain double barrel shot
GCN, very lengthy. Any person who
will give information where the said gun
■ iau bfe‘ had,' tp Mr. Abner Green, Au
gusta, or myself, near Columbia court
house, shall receive a reward of ten dol
ors.
N. B. Also taken from the'supper'
room Hotel, Augustas small Sword
Cane, generally called the Rattan,
with the first joint above the brass at
the small end split,* and tied with a
a small thread; also the second from the
top split; a small piece of buck’s horn
on the top, witlvasmall piece of silver
et in the horn. The finder by giving
information as above, shall be handsome
ly rewarded.
Joshua Stone.