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LATE ASD IMPORTANT FROM ENG
LAND.
Death of King George Vie Fourth, and Ac
cession of miiianj the Fourth J— This intelli
gence* i:< brougltt by the packet ship flltin
chester, Captain Sketchley, at New-York
from Liverpool whence she sailed on the
Ist July.
it does not appear that there will be
any material changes in the Ministry.—
We give amongst our extracts some of
the rumours on this subject; but the Cou
rier of the 29th, says those rumours are
unfounded, and states “ upon the best au
thority, that his Majesty took tho earliest
opportunity of expressing his unlimited
confidence in the Duke of Wellington.
& his determination to give to the Govern
ment his warmest and most cordial sup
port.”
It is said in one paper that the King on
having the resignation of the Ministers
tendered to him, restored the seals, and
behaved to the Duke of Wellington in
the most cordial manner. The King
and the Dake of Wellington went up to
London from Husky together.
The distress in Ireland has led to some
great and terrible riots. The particulars
of one at Limerick are given at great
length in the London Morning Herald of
the .Kith. The scarcity and consequent
high price of potatoes was the immedi
ate cause t hat led to it. A number of
lives wore lost, and mttch property de
stroyed. The latter is estimated at £5,-
000. The military wore ordered out, at
last succeeded in quelling the rioters.
The extracts from the French papers,
furnish us with some additional particu
lars on the two great topics of interest in
that country—the expedition against Al
giers, and the elections. The Journal du
Commerce of the 20th says, that of 170
nominations which were then known
the opposition had obtained 122, and the
ministry off. One hundred voters of the
address had already been re-elected, and
been reinforced by 22deputies, who were
not of the last Chamber. The ministeri
al list consistedof 43 deputies of the Ibl
who opposed the address, and of 10
new deputies. The Journal du Commerce
anticipates the complete success of the
liberal party.
The second edition of the Message!' of
28(h says, that of the 193 deputies ejected
on the23d, but four remain to be known.
The constitutional deputies of every de
scription amountto 144, ministerial to 4-5.
The same paper contains an account of
an engagement that had taken place be- .
tween the French and Turks before Al
giers. The positions of the former were
attacked by the enemy,4o,ooo strong, on
tho 19th of June. The French opposed
but 25,090 fighting men, the rest being ne
cessary to protect the landing of the ma
terial from the licet.
The Algerines made the attack with
great impetuosity, and it is stated that
the great utility of the precautionary mea
sures of chovnux de frize were fully test
er!. They were found very effectual in
defending the infantry from the hordes of
Arab cavalry. The light continued six
hours, but, European tactics and discip
line at length prevailed. The loss is not
slated, but it is supposed that it was very
heavy especially among the artillery.—
The Arabs are better marksmen than the
French. The ground was well calcula
ted to give advantage to irregular troops.
Toe Algerines had several mountain
pans carried on camels’ backs, which
dij great execution.
On the retreat of the Algerines, the
troops were thrown into great disorder.
They had a camp in the rear for which
they retreated in horrible confusion, hol
ly pursued by the French, who carried
the camp on the same day. On the 20th
the pursuit was resumed, and a second
h#ttlc took place. Os this it is only said
that ifwas as brilliant as the first. A
third engagement was expected. The se
cond battle was fought near Midi KhahT
whence the road leads to Sultan Khalissi.
the fort of the Emperor. Tho number of
Wounded is stated in Count Uourmont's
official note at 309.
An official bulletin from Admiral Dit
perre is also given, In which it is stag'd that
tiie finding of the materiel continues to go
my with activity. The weathe ris spo
ken by both Count ISounnont and Du
perre as' “ magnificent.” The slaughter
among the Arab infantry is said to have
been great. The conduct of the French
troops is highly extolled. The spoil?
captured are rigid brass cannons, 400
tents—those of tlic Aga and of
the . Mays of Constantin ami Titeri are
magnificent; 100 camels, and a large
quantity of powder and ball. Marly of
the Arabs had deserted to the French.
, „ , \v iuTr.itAT.il, June 30, j
V Bulletin, of which the following is r.
eopy, has hern thistnornin.g received by
Secretary Sir Robert Feel, one of his 31a
jcgiy s principal Secretaries of State:—
“Windsor Castle, June 20.-11 has pleased
Almighty God to take from this world the
K mg’s Most Excellent Majesty.
“HHs Majesty expired at a quarter past
Jo clock this morning* without pain.
(Signed) “11. HALFORD,
“31. J. TIERNEY.”
In the course of Friday evening, before
Time o’clock, the physicians intimated to
the Royal patient their inability to give
him further relief, and their opinion that
his Inst moments were rapidly approach
ing. To which his .Majesty replied, “God’s
veil! bo done! ’ and in a few moments af
ro-, he asked “Where is Chichester!”
,i he Bishop ol Chichester was instantly
summoned ta tho royal chamber, and at
ins bauds tho dying sovereign received
the-sarrament. During the adininistra
f!on this rite his majesty was much loss
troubled by the cough than ho hail been
previously, and afterwards it gradually
■subsided, and towards midnight he sunk
iulo a state of apparently quiet repose,
•winch continued until about throe o’clock,
when he became rather restless, and fec
;l>ly expressed a wish to have his head
■placed in a more elevated position. Pro
■vious to this all the attendants hud retired,
except Sir Rlathcw Tierney and Sir Wa
then Waller, and they instantly attemp
ted to afford his 3lajosty the relief ho
-had requested: but they bad scarcely
rommencecl the attempt when his Majes
ty suddenly motioned them to desist, and
placing both his hands upon his breast,
he ejaculated, “Oh! this is not rigid, Ibis is
■death*— l Oh, God! lam di/ingl” These
were the last and the only dist inct words
h- altered after having received the holy
sacrament: and from this time his disso
lution came on so quietly and so gradual
i v, that the physicians had some difficulty
in ascertaining precisely at what mo
ment he ceased to exist.
The body was removed from the bed to
the conch on which his majesty usually
reposed throughout his illness, and cov
ered with a fine linen sheet —turned down
so as to expose a part of the bust; and in
this state it was submitted to the view,
not only of the whole of the domestics of
the royal household, but to the out-door
servants from the stables, their families
and acquaintances, and the royal trades
men resident here. They were freely
admitted from about live o’clock in the
morning until after eight, by which time
several hundred persons had availed
themselves of the opportunity of not only
seeing their deceased sovereign, but of
taking him by the hand; and according
to the concurrent account of many of
them, that hand was warm and pliant
three hours after death. It is said this
exhibition of the royal remains was
strictly in accordance with a wish ex
pressed by his late majesty on the eve
ning preceding his dissolution.
Sir Astlcy Cooper performed the oper
ation of opening tho body, for the pur
pose of ascertaining the causeof bis 31a
j'-sty’s disease. The operation occupied
two hoars, and the result fully justified in
every particular the expectation of the
late King's physicians, both as to the
complaint, which has proved fatal to the
King, and its melancholy result. The
heart was considerably enlarged, and
adhered to the neighboring parts. Some
of the valves were ossified, and some
water remained in the chest. The im
mediate cause of the sudden demise
was occasioned by the rupture of a ves
sel near the stomach. This organ con
tained same ounces of blood, anti more
was found in the bowels.
When the operation was concluded,
spices were introduced into the body,
and it was then closed.
TIIE ACCESSION OF WILLIAM IV.
His Majesty William IV. arrived at
St.'.lames’ Palace a few moments before
twelve o’clock on Saturday, and appear
ed to be in excellent health. The King
entered tho State-room, in which the
throne is placed, about one o’clock. His
.Majesty was habited in an Admiral’s
uniform, and took his station at the throne.
The whole of tho 31embcrs of the late
King’s Privy Council, who had arrived
at the Palace, were assembled in this
apartment.—His .Majesty read the follovv
lowingdeclaration, viz:
“I am convinced that yon will fully
participate in the affliction which I am
suffering on account of the loss of a Sove
reign, under whose auspices, os Regent
and as King, this country has maintained
during war its ancient reputation and
glory—has enjoyed a long period of hap
piness nnd internal peace—and has pos
sessed the friendship, respect, and confi
dence of foreign Powers.
“In addition to that loss which I sus
tain in common with you, and with all
who lived under the Government of a
most beneficent and gracious King, I have
to lament the death of a beloved and af
fectionate brother, with whom I have
lived, from my earliest, years, in forms of
the most cordial and uninterrupted friend
ship, nnd to whose favor and kindness 1
have been most deeply indebted.
“After hming passed my life in the
service of my country, and having, I trust,
uniformly acted ns the most faithful sub
ject and servant of the King, I am now
called upon, under the dispensation of
Almighty God, to administer the Govern
ment of this groat empire. lam fully
sensible of the difficulties which 1 have
to encounter; lint I possess the advantage
of having witnessed the conductor my
revered father, and my lamented anil
beloved brother; nnd 1 rely with confi
dence upon the advice and assistance of
Parliament, and upon its zealous co-ope
ration in my anxious endeavors, under
the blessing of Divine Providence, to re
tain the Reformed Religion established
by law, to protect the rights and liberties,
and to prom etho prosperity and hap
piness of all classes of my people.”
Whereupon the Lords of the Council
made it their humble request to bis .Ma
jesty that bis Majesty's most gracious de
claration to their Lordships might be
made public, which his .Majesty was
pleased to ordernccordingly.
While receiving this address, his 31a
jesly was deeply affected,
Tho members of the Royal Family, viz:
the Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of
Sussex, the Duke of Gloucester, and
Prince Leopold, knelt before the King
nnd took the oath of allegiance. Their
Royal Highnesses then lose, awl were.
“'VcVriiln members Ol his .Majesty's Privy
Council. The Archbishop of Canterbu
ry, the Lord Chancellor, and the Arch
bishop ol York, went through the same
ceremony : the other members of Ids late
.Majesty’s Privy Council severally knelt
before the King, took the oaths of allegi
ance, and then rose, and wore resworn
members of the Privy Council.
The liord Chancellor administered to
the King three oaths—the first to govern
this kingdom according to its laws and
customs; the King then took the oath for
tho security of the Church of Scotland,
and subscribed. two instruments, which
were witnessed by some of the Privy
Councillors.
His .Majesty, in Council, then ordered
tiie two stamps, the one containing
George R. and the other the initials G. R.
which had been, under the authority of
an act of Parliament, applied to official
papers, as the King’s signature, to be
destroyed, they were accordingly broken
in the presence!
His .Majesty, in Council, was pleased
to order that the coinage should continue
in the same, state until further orders.
The Privy Council gave orders for
proclaiming ids present Majesty, with the
usual ceremonies, and at the accustomed
places, King of these Realms, by the style
and title of King William the Fourth.—
'l’iie ceremony to lake place on Monday.
The Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York,
and the Bishop of London, altered the
prayer in the church service for King
William ami Queen Adelaide.
The Rev. Dr. Carey, late Bishop of
Exeter, was introduced to his .Majesty,
nnd did homage on being translated to
tho See of St. Asnpii; as did also tiie Rev.
Dr. Bethel!, late Bishop of Gloucester,
on being translated to the See of Exeter.
The King gave an audience to the Duke
of Wellington, when his Grace kissed
hands, as First Lord of tiie Treasury.—
Tho other .Ministers and Officers, and also
the Members of the late King’s House-
e«TMI(C|« HUS® EBllfftfSW*
iioicl, who attended the Court, kissed
hands, on their re-appointment to office.
PROCLAMATION.
His Majesty, accompanied by the Duke
>f Gloucester and the Earl of Errol, ar
rived at his palace in St. dame’s, about
twenty minutes before ten o'clock on
Monday morning, June 28lh, from his
residence in Bushy Park.
At ten o’clock, the firing of a double
royal salute announced the commence
ment of the ceremony of proclaiming his
Majesty King William IV. Sir George
Naylor, King of Anns, with the Heralds
1 and Pursuivants in their robes of office,
ami eight officers of arms, on horseback,
hearing massive silver maces, were in
attendance in the court-yard at tho west
: end of the palace. A detachment of the
1’ Life Guards were drawn up opposite to
t the palace. The public were admitted
> into the court yard to witness the cereino
* ny.
A few minutes after ten o'clock the
■ window of the presence Chamber was
thrown open, and the King camp for
- ward alone, habited in a suit of mourning,
- ami wearing the ribband of the order of
- the garter. His Majesty bowed graee
-1 fully three times to the numerous assein
i blagc in the Court below, by whom he
J was greeted with the loudest acclama
* tions.
’ A band of fifteen trumpets, who ap
-5 peared in their splendid state dresses im-
I mediately struck up “God save the King.”
s All the assemblage uncovered on the ap
' pearunce of his majesty.
The Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of
' Sussex, the Duke of Gloucester, Prince
■ Leopold, the Cabinet Ministers, and the
* Great Officers of State formed themselves
■ into a semicircle round the window at
which his Majesty appeared.
Sir George Naylor, as King of Arms,
, from his station in the Court-yard, exact
ly underneath the window where the
King stood, then read the proclamation,
announcing the decease of the late King
' ami the accession of the present Majesty.
. Sir George was more than oneo interrup
. led by tiie cheering of the multitude. Sir
George repeated the words “King Wil
liam tho Fourth” in an exalted lone of
voice, and the acclamation was then
redoubled. The band then played “God
Save the King.” His Majesty who had
been agitated during the reading of the
proclamation, bowed repeatedly, and then
retired. The procession moved from the
Palace, and proceeded towards the city.
II aving arrived at the end of < ’lumcery
lane the King at Arms again read the
proclamation. It was received with loud
cheering', waving of hats, handkerchiefs,
and every other demonstration of loyalty
and nffi'cti m.
The Peers were in attendance on the
SSth. The Marquis of Landsdownc post
poned the consideration of the Forgery
bill to the Ist July.
Hkuai.d's College, June 88,
In pursuance of an order of his Majes
ty in Council, the 88th of June, l&iO, these
are to give public notice, that it is expect
ed that all persons, upon the present oc
casion of the death ofhis late Majesty of
■ blessed memory, do put themselves into
decent mourning, the said mourning to be
gin cn Wednesday next, the 30th hist.
NORFOLK. Earl Marshall, I
London, June 2.').
Report of Changer. —The Duke of ‘ion- J
(rose is re-appointed Lord Chamhc-iain
It is said that this office had been offered
to the Marquis of Hertford, and declined. ‘
Admiral Freeman, Admiral of tho fleet. ,
in the room of bis Majesty.
Admiral Biekcrton, General of Ma- 1
rincs. <
Sir Sidney Smith, Lieutenant General 1
of Marines. s
Lord Byron and Lord Napier, Lords )
of the Bedchamber. ‘
Dake of Gordon, in the Household. ‘
Dutchess of Gordon, .Mistress of the *
Robes.
General Macdonald, Adjutant Goner- *
al. «
Col. G. Fitzelarenoc, Deo. Ad. Gener
al.
On the 29th June the new King sent
the following message to Parliament:
“ WILLIAM R.
she King feels that the House of v
u 1 - v ltol 'tain« a jui?t sense of the OSS I
which His Majesty niul the country have (
Submitted by the death of the late King f
his Majesty's lamented brother, and that
the House of Lords sympathises wish bis '
Majesty in the deep affliction in wit ch his i
Majesty is plunged by this mournful event.
The King having taken into his serious j
consideration the advanced period of the
session, and the state of public busi
ness, feels unwilling to recommend the <
introduction of any new matter, which by i
its postponement, would tend tolha.di -tri- ,
ment of the public service. His Majesty
has adverted to the provisions of the iau
which decrees the termination of Par
liament within an early period tiller the s
demise of the Crown, and his Majesty i
being of opinion that it will be most eon
dttsivc to the general convenience and to
the public interests oi’the country, to call, :
with as little delay as possible, a New
Parliament, his Majesty recommends to
the liouiic of Lords to make such tem
porary provision ns may be requisite for
the public service in the intervals that ■
may elapse between the close of the pres- ;
cat session and the assembling of a new 1
Parliament.” • ,
The Duke of if’cllinglim then addressed
the House to this cflect:—My Lords, your
Lordships must bo anxious to take the
earliest opportunity of making known 1
your sentiments of condolence to His
.Majesty, respecting the loss which His
.Majesty and we have all sustained in the 1
death of our late lamented Monarch. My
Lords, with respect to the latter pari of the
Message which 1 have just had the honor .
of delivering, by bis majesty's command, I i
beg to propose the postponement of all
consideration on that point to another pe
riod, and that we do confine ourselves, on i
the present occasion, to expressions of
the loss wo have experienced; and our
congratulations to bis Majesty on bis ac- .
cession to the Throne. Alter a labored
eulogy on the lute King, the Duke said,
1 beg to move, my Lords—
That a humble address be presented to
bis .Majesty, to assure his .Majesty that, we
fully participate in the severe affliction his
.Majesty is suffering, on account of the i
death of the late King, Ids Majesty's bro
ther. of blessed and glorious memory.
[Here follow other eulogistic and con
gratulatory expressions, as substance of
the address, in which Grey, Buckingham,
Goderich, Richmond, Lost on. concurred.]
On the same day, in the House of Com-
mons, sir Robert Peel delivered the mes
sage of the new King, the reading of
which he followed up with an eulogy on
the late King, and the moving of an ad
dress of condolence and Congratulation
to his present Majesty. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Brougham, and the ad
dress, which was the same as that of
the House of Lords, was adopted unani
mously.
A telegraphic despatch from Toulon,
communicated on the 27th June, furnish
es the following from the French army
before A Igiers:—
Six thousand Arabs presented them
selves on the 20th at our outposts to
make their submission to the French Ar
my. They have been desired to return
to their homes, and they have promised
to do so. In the following night another
corps of Arabs presented themselves.—
Our troops were preparing to repulse
them, but the Arabs fired their arms iu
the air, made their submission, and the
same answer an us given them.
From the Athenian, August 10.
THE COMMENCEMENT.
This annual Jubilee of the State, has
again returned with the ceaseless revo
lution of time, and was celebrated in this
place during the lust week. As usual we
had a most brilliant assemblage of learn
ing and talents, and beauty and fashion,
to give spirit and gayety to the scene.—
The concourse of visiters we think was
more numerous than usual.
The Commencement Sermon was
preached on Sunday by the Rev. Presi
dent Cheiuh. We will leave to others
who heard this chaste production to point
to its merits and beauties.
On Tuesday the Junior Exhibition took
place in the College Chapel, before n
crowded audience. To say that tho
young men acquitted themselves with
honor, is doing them bare justice. This
class bids fair to shine with a bright bis
tre al the next Commencement. The
following are the names of the orator
and the subjects on which they treated.
Jar.es Gardner, jr.—" ‘Tis moral grandeur makes tU c
mighty man.”
Rennet Harris.—“Ah who can tell the triumphs of the
mind,
n.v truth ilimnin’d and by taste refin’d.”
IVm. TV. Wiggins.— Uussia’s growing power is to be
dreaded.
James C. RuPert. —I.a Fayette.
Wm. P. While. —“lf hindrances obstruct thy way,
Thy mujnuninii.y display,
And let thy strength be known."
Josijih Sajfuld “The warrior’s name,
Though chimed on all the longues of
thine,
Sounds less harmonious to the grateful
mind,
Than lie who fashions and improves
mankind." •
Lemuel R. Rohetteon. —Liberty the nurse of genius.
U’m. 11. Mitchell. —“ The age of virtuous politics is pass
ed.”
T. Robinson, jr, —The Soul.
E. Starnes.—“To he or not to be ? that is his question."
SamuelD. Mitchell.— " And wherefore does the student
trim liis lamp,
While stars their descant sing a
round the midnight throne,”
On Wednesday was Omn nr 'noement
day, urn! at an early hour, the audience
began to assemble at the College Chape!.
Long before the exercises commenced,
the Chapel was crowded to excess, while '
hundreds were standing in -front and
around it, unable to get admittance. The |
display of beauty and loveliness it is said .
surpassed any thing that has heretofore
been seen in this place. We did not on- '
ter tho execrable little coop, feeling it our
duty to. give place to visiters. We arc 1
told the graduating class acquitted them
selves with much ability. We shall re
quest, and hope to obtain the address of .
President Church for publication. The
order of the exercise, with the names and
su!,jeels are subjoined :
* I fngh L. Henderson. —Latin Salutatory, \
* Charles IV. Howard. —English Salutatory, -
*ffm. H. /hint. —Diflcrent modes of in ves- ;
ligation in Natural Science. |
Jl. li. Elliott. —" The world's a school of
wrong, i
And what proficients swarm
around.”
dVathaniel G. Foster. —Knowledge is Pow- i
or. I
(Tlisabovolwoyonnggfntlomon equal.) I
George IV. Vance. —Tho piobable degree i
of mental culture in America. <
Thomas /V. Dyer. —American Literature, i
Francis /!. Colliding. —The 19th Century i
iu Amcrca. . :
Edward M. Herron. —lmportance of a Nu- <
vy. t
( rite three above young gentlemen t
considered equal.) 1
Ti m. Me Elroy. —National Sins. |
James .1 /. Umith. —The utility of Physics I
and Metaphysics to Man, compara- s
lively considered. |
(The above two young gentlemen con- f
sidered equal.) ;
I I'm, McKinley, (2d honor,) —General as- s
signed subject. .Moral Science, particu- ‘
lur theme Intellectual Philosophy. I
* David S. White. —( Valrdictoky(— .Mental I
Cultivation. ■,
Degrees conferred. i
President's Address to the Graduates, t
In addition to the above, the following 1
young gentlemen graduated, nnd flic tie- ’
gree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred f
on each of the graduating class: '
Thomas Beall, Robert Houghton,
John M. Bard era, Felix MeKinne, j
Aurelius Franklin, Albert G. Bemines,
Joseph J. Griffin, Amos Whitehead. (
Alex’r. I Grinnge,
Tho degree of Master of Arts was con- i
ferred on the following gentlemen, alum- i
ni of this College, to wit: ,
Erasmus L. Aeco, Win. B. Lampkin, i
John Campbell, A. L. Lewis, l
Samuel Cnssels, A. H. Mitchell, i
Edmund Cobb, Briggs 11. Moultree, I
Kinelien L llaralsonThoinas M’Grndcr, t
8. W. Harris, J. A.T. Setnines, &:
George Harris, on J. W. Halterlee,
Henry P. Hill, Mvmnus, ofMiddle-
Janies Hillycr, bury College. c
Joseph Kenney,
On Thursday morning Judge Chariton ,
delivered the annual address before the
Demosthcni.in.nnd Phi Kappa Societies ]
of the Georgia University, in the College
Chapel, to n crowded audience. The i
subject was classical learning. The ora
tion displayed much erudition, and tva.« ,
delivered with Judge Charlton's usual
nervous oratory and correct taste. We
• The fimr yours gemlemrn whose names rre irnrhr.i
with an nslerirli than* tverc considered equal by the Fa- i
enlty, and equally entitled to the lirst honor. They drew .
lots for the V ale artery, nnd Mr. White war thfi C,rlnt»ir '
drawer. ’ ■ I ■
expect this address will be requested by
‘ the Society, and laid before the public. It
will not detract from the literary reputa
tion of Georgia.
Extract of a letter to the Editors of the Sa
vannah Republican, dated Athens, August
■ Glh, l!SJ0.
Thomas U. P. Charlton, Esq. delivered
an oration yesterday before the two liter
ary societies olTranklin College, and to
one ofthe largest assemblies ever wit
nessed here, —hundreds were excluded
for the want of room. Jt was most gra
ciously received, and the following is an
extract from the letter addressed to Mr.
Charlton, by the Committee:— ‘ It is with
unfeigned satisfaction, that this Society,
(the Dcinosthenian,) through their Com
mittee. present to you their 1 harks, for
your very instructive, classical, and en
ergetic oration, deliverd before tlem on
the sth inst. We think it not only mine
cessary, but entirely useless to aid any
eulogiiun to it. It is to be but seen and
heard, and to be admired—we corgratu
late ourselves that the duties of that of
fice, to which yon were appointed, have
been so ably discharged; and we pre
sume, that the marked and deep altcn
tion which reigned throughout the as
sembly, during its delivery, must have
afforded no small gratification to your
self. The strong and maul; style in
which it is written, and the degree of
interest which it has excited rathe public
mind, induce us to believe, that it would
not he unacceptable to the public mind.
The Society, influenced by these consid
erations, beg of you, through (heir Com
mittee, a copy of your oration for publi
cation.’
From the Athcuian.
A land reptile liar, been discovered late
ly, near Lexington, in Kentucky, mid is
described in the Gazette ofthe 2d inst. as
follows; “A snake of uncommon and ex
traordinary dimensions, was seen near
this place a low weeks since, by Mr. .1.
B. Ilai bin, one of the most worthy and
respectable citizens of onr county. He
informs us that passing through a ane,
skirted on each side by a thick forest, be
saw this snake, with his head resting up
on the limbs of a tree, his tail extending to
the ground. Surprised nt the sight ol
such a monster, he dismounted, and after
striking it with stones, &c. compelled ii
to compelled it to come down the tree,
after which it mounted itselfon the fence,
with its head erect. He was within ten
or fifteen steps of the monster, for half
an hour, and represents it to have been
about eighteen or twenty feet long, as
large round as an ordinary stove-pipe,
and of a brindlo color. His eyes were ol
the same hue as his skin, and as laege as
a four pence half penny—[a thrip.] Ma
ny ofthe neighbors arc gone in scan !>
of hi m, and' discovered his trail, which
led to n cave. His tail is perfectly blunt,
and he is supposed to be of the bull jie
eics.” To which the !Vew-York Evening
Post adds, in a subsequent paper to the
one which contained this account, “The
story seems not to have been a fable.—
The Lexington Gazette mentions that
ho was committing “terrible havoc” a
niong the horses, cows and other cattle
in that neighborhood, ami that his bel
lowing had been distinctly heard, a night
or two before, at intervals, through the
whole night. So formidable ami somueh
apprehended is this extraordinary snake,
that a reward of five hundred dollars has
been offered to him who shall kill it, and
several companies of the Kentucky mili
tia had been ordered to hold tliemsclvcs
in readiness to go out against It. ’
■——
During the last week a report was cur
rent in ibis place that a party of U. Stales
Troops bad fired upon a party of Gold
Diggers in the Cherokee territory, ten of
whom were killed. The report is with
out foundation. Col. King has since ar
rived at Athens, direct from the territory,
who stales that no such affair took place,
and that the Gold Diggers had nearly a.I
left the country.— lb.
—C£&—
iVomilie NV\v-Voj’li Courier & Enquirer, of be 2J insi.
THE FORGED LETTER
It has been repeatedly asserted that
the letter first published in the literary
(Subaltern purporting to he from Mr. Jef
ferson, eulogising Mr. Clay, was a forge
ry. In reply to this Mr. South worth the
editor, ollered to exhibit it to any gentle
man who felt disposed to call and exam
ine it. He has been taken nt his word
and now mark the result. The Provi
dence Republican Herald ofthe .’list. ult.
says {C/ 5 * “Tin; Lettish, which hc,s been
the rounds of the newspapers, said to
have been written by Mr. J(Hereon in
praise of Henry Elay, as we stated in our
last paper, is generally believed to be a
sheer fabrication, got up to see how fir
public credulity might be played upon. A
gentleman, a few days since, called on the
person, who has declared he was in pos
session of the original, and that it should
“be exposed to the observation & scruti
ny of any gentleman who nmy bedispesed
to sec it,” and expressed a desire to ex
amine, it. The request v.'as denied —it was
nut to be seen. We repeat, the letter is a
sheer fabrication—and if the editors of
the v-lny papers in this town will publicly
exj ress their opinion, they will say the
same thing.—They dare not say they
believe it to be genuine.”
“What will the coalition do next!—
X. B. This Mr. Southworlh is the man
(who fabricated the story relative to the
Earl of .Selkirk, Lord Cochran, f'dr
Charles Sexton, and the Duke of Saxe
Weimar, which was very innocently re
published by us some days since; and
is the same gentleman who has lately issu
ed proposals lor publishing a daily paper
in this city! Why even the coalition in
this city would not ecimtcnatice such a
man. but we believe, would cheerfully
gel rid of a portion of the fcjwiss corps
they now have on hand.”
©♦••••
FIiCE IX TVASIOXGTOX. X. 11.
We regret to learn, (says the Xewpoit
Spectator) that the ilourMting village at
Washington, was nearly half consumed
on the23d nit.
'The principal sufferers are, Henry nnd
Samuel Mathers, sons of the iatl- Dr.
Mothers, owners ofthe tavern house oc
cupied by Mr. Lawrence and Xathnn
Braincrd, Xathan Bfainerd, jr Hrainerd
and Boutclle, (goods damaged by remo
val from the store) William Davis, E
phram Davis and David Farnsworth, jr.
We arc informed that the whole loss is
estimated at 700!) dollars. Insm xnee,
3009 dollars, in the X. 11, .Mnlnol Fire in
surance Company.
1 AUGUSTA!
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST
- **Be just, and fear not.”
To Correspondents.—“Candour^cT^
1 us, entirely, if he supposed, from our rem a ° t s
. that wo were willing to publish more tl,, ’
, bare statement, of similar brevity t 0 tb„ !•
• “item” on the subject-which seemed
all he previously requested. Were the sub
, 0,10 of S cneral interest to our readers or „
to a very limited portion of them, we mi-ht
I P ,ace to tlie extensive extracts marked in U, e
, apd paper he has sent us; but wo have al, c i"
■ on file, much matter, far more valuable an/,?
tcresting, which is at present excluded for i v •
I ofroom - A «d besides, we have, now, gtro ”‘
reasons (which he can hear from us personal]!”
to doubt the propriety of his motives. And if
has more to say on the subject, | IC will p i t . ai ’
to favor us with an interview.
“A friend to Education” is again neccssari.
ly excluded, with much other original and select"
cd matter, for want of room.
The poetical effusions of “Ella,” “Albert ”
and “Arion,” are received, and shall be publish
ed as early as possible.
. “Tickler” is informed that wo keep tl ]0
Honorable Captain William Brunswick li.
ris, Esquire, for our own especial amusement
and will not allow him io he abused or ridiculed
by any one else. If there was the slightest pro.
Lability of his being elected, it would be quite
a different thing. We have acquired the same
kind of affectionate regard for him, that a testy ur
cliin has for the patient cur that serves as a safe,
ty-valve for all his petulant humors—the more
; we lick him, the more wo like him; and wc are
1 now half inclined to vote for him, since he can’t
' possibly be elected. We arc writing a most
pathetic, and mournful elegy on Ins
( approaching political demise, which we intend
to publish, as a tribute to bis respected and en
, dcared memory; but at present have progicsscd
‘ no farther than the 103rd verse.
A candidate for the Legislature, says, in t
, Savannah paper; “We want a Court of Ap.
peals. He is mistaken. Wo want no such
i thing. We want a Court for the Correction of
1 Errors; not “ a Court of Appeals" nor “ a Court
of Errors and Appeals.” Let the people fc f
Georgia be careful how they suffer themselves | v
be hurtlicned with such an incubus as a Court of
Appeals.
We stated, a few days ago, on the authority of
gentlemen from Athens, (hat Col. Billups of
Oglethorpe, had declined a candidacy for Con.
gross; but, seeing that his name is still kept bo
fore the public, as a candidate, in the Athenian,
wc presume our information must be incorrect
and that he is still a candidate.
The Courier of N. Orleans, states, on the a(N
thority ofthe individual who conducted the bin;,
ness of the establishment destroyed by fire, that
the number of bales of Colton consumed, was
2080, instead of 1203, as stutodby another paper,
and copied into our las'. No.
In q,n article of ours, of the .'loth June—com.
mooting on the evident efforts, on the part r,fib
Southern Recorder, and other papers of the
Troup party, to got up an excitement, to favor
their party views—among other remarks of nitrq
urging upon their opponents, the propriety of not
permitting themselves to be goaded into the p».
litical trap set for them, wore ihc following:
1 “The Troup party contiols ten presses—nearly
all decided party papers—its opponents lint JW)
apd but one of those a party paper. It is not
difficult, then, to perceive why the Troup party
has always thriven best, and only, in times of
Party excitement; and that it is to its interest to
keep up that excitement, at all hazards—in fart,
that its very existence depends on it. I:s oppo
nents depend, as a body, on truth, justice, res.
son, and argument. Those can ho heard only in
calm and moderate times, when the passions
and prejudices and hos-tilitios of party, arc lulled
to sleep.”
W e were casually asked the other day, in a
letter, if the “one party paper” alluded to above,
applied to the Statesman ,(• Patriot, and, to our
no little astonishment, if it was intended inil u
way of censure ! How such an idea as this
question imports, could have got into the mind
ofthe writer, is to us utterly incomprehensible:
but as possibly it may be entertained by others,
wc have thought it proper to reply to it the
publicly. The idea of censure, even in lliomo;'
remote degree, never entered into onr tnotights.
The impression wc intended to convoy, wa l
that there being but one Republican party papa
opposed to the “nearly ten” Troup party pa
per?, it is utterly impracticable for that one, in
limes of parly excitement, to maintain a success
fid contest against all the others, and correct,
successfully, all their mis-statements; and tlmre
fore, manifestly to the interest of the Republican
party, to avoid excitements—to reason calmly
ami dispassionately with the people, and not
suffer themselves to he aroused to hostility and
rashness, by the goading remarks of llicir oppo
nents. Perhaps the writer thinks censure im
plied, by the mere fact of our indicating that a
nothcr paper, the Statesman and Patriot, wM
what ours is not. Wc cannot think this indicate)
censure, and declare, most positively, that none
was intended. The political situation of lb*
Statesman and Patriot, with regard to pnd.'i
was essentially, and necessarily, different troiu
that of the Chronicle and Advertiser, h "
chiefly a political paper, and owed its patrona?*
mainly to a party, which had a right to eiped
from it, a liberal, independent, and manly fllP
port. Had wc conducted it, wo should unlie«’
tatingly have taken that loading interest in pw
ties and party matters, which clislinguislied in
intelligent and gentlemanly editor, and shomd
have been proud to have had the power to do so
with equal ability, usefulness, and po|iul arl, 3
But the leading interest of our paper, it i| can
said to have such a one, is commercial. Sitna c
asitis, in the midst of a large cemmercia) eo® 13
nity> in the operations of which, the whole
is more orless interested, —&marc deep!) t
in ought else connected with lids city or ECC
of country —it necessarily takes rouchofd s( -
actcr, like every thing else, from the le*di"?
fluences around it. And though, asa 'ji.
on*, as wo“. as cwriraercial papw» •* oesS '