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-AUGUSTA CHRONICLE. f , '*•; | * • Vol. xx.] freedom of the pri?co _ - S S and TRIAL ar JURY shall remain ijjvidlate. [N*« 102/ AUGU S T A: (Gcrgia) Printed bt D. DRISCOL, near the market. 7. Hob. [3 A,.] THE CONFESSION OF WILKS HILL , Who was hanged for ho He scaling, at or near Lincoln Court. House, on the ad day of May i So 6, taken the day before he was executed. “ IT was my adsforruae to be one of those illegitimate children who feldotn have any card tnfech to ihftruft them how to con duct themfeives fe as to live quietly in a civil government. I was born in that part of Wilkes cvW which is how called Lin coln, and when > ; ty I was taken by AbraHma Bradly of tm> fame county, and hy him brought up to nothing bp? keeping iorfes for raC&Sfr and riding races, and this 'WSotwe iri.tr Hrff rs ««*Bo p , ft ,1„ I could not I* f ‘ £, -¥ ,f 1 ™ c , “J any MSpaJ* tb:it ra i went part with one fide or the c V * „ as gaming is full of cheating and diUi/* Ji '" * i think. that was the reafen that I becac.'''’' tliievifh in ray principle-*. I left Mr. Brad iy before 1 was. grown to manhood, and was governed by cny b<Vn principles, with out nny person to control me—had I been jjound to (rune honed farmer or mechanic, that would have difebarged his doty faith fully, perhaps I might have efcapcd the lhameful death to which I am now sentenced ; but while I was going on, regardlcfs of the common principles ot honesty, and good ritizcnfhip, I was sent for to go to the house of a woman that I had contracted an acquaintance with, who was known hy the name ot Rebckah H.ifcl, and when X came fhc told me that floe had to tell me fome thinj that I mud keep fccrct } that if I liked what Ihe would tell me, and would join it, it would be to my advantage, and ' if 1 did not like it, I mull not tell it to any prrfon ; and being anxious to hear it, (lie informed me that there was a number of men in that neighborhood that followed dealing horses, and that they made a great deal by it, and that her hr.'band was one of the company, and that he was then con cealed in the fettlcment, being affaid to be teen publicly, hecaufe he had-stolen a horse from Augusta fame time past, and fhc would he glad that I would fee him, and talk with hbu—Accordingly, a time and place was appointed for oar meeting, and we met, and he informed me of the difficulties of his situation, in confluence of his dealing the aforcfTid horse from Angufta, and told n»e that he bad horses in South-Carolina that wts good property, and as there was no thing againd me, I could pass in fafety, and fetch the horses to him, and afiift him to move his family to some part of the world where he could enjoy them in peace, and I confirmed to go with him and allid him, and we appointed a time for a second inter view, and when vre met the second time, he informed me who were his friends in these parts, and some of them being present, i found cut that the horses he said was good property, belonged to a certain Mr. Cox of Edgefield in South-Carolina—here I must ftoo to inform you who thole men are, and the part that they afl in this business, their names are as follows : Isaac Haws, of Edgefield diftriS South. Carolina, James Picket, Benj. Runnalds, 2enj. Murray, Wm. Linville and Francis Picket of Lincoln county, Georgia. 1 hefe men are all united together to carry on the trade of dealing horses, and every thing eife that they can live on or make any thing there!*) —and they take in every person that they can, by any means whatever, and make him what they call a circuit rider, that is, one that is kept concealed t «ntil they ileal a horse or direct him where thc.e .s cac that they would wiih (hould be fto*cr)j then they furnilh money and proviuons, in order that the circuit rider may make h:s escape, so that it is o r tcn the case that he comes and goes concealed, and is farnilhea with a horse and is gone before any peifort but thole who concealed and furnilhed him knew what he wr.s about —and he is so kept irf'debt, or in other words, haih foch fm<dl co that they are perpetually in debt to their employers, so that they have a naid time nf j t indeed —and now to my narrative. The hnnes afor*faid, belonged to the aforefaid Mr. CoX. i aS 3 jjj’ with direflions how 1 (hould find tkc wa > * ■nd know the place when I came to it, tor I was a total danger ; but 1 well as to find the place .md the * - that they told me of, and then I came bac to the place where they had a?? 01 ” , to meet them, and informed them how the horses were taken care of by tn« owne , and that they might be taken very ear then immediately the aforefaid Bafcl set ou to get them and the aforefaid aac ‘ of Edgefield, who lived near tbe aforefa d Mr. Cox, brought them into Georgia, to the place where they had appointed for me to wait for them ; then I rec , of the horses and Bafcl kept the other, and [ we set out together- —time is so _ : 1 cannot relate the half of ray advcntu ft r * I M:e it to fay that this was the firft ot /v being concerned with ftoten _ I Me arrived with our horses fafe at Roger I /ticen’s in Jackson county, * neighbor of his by the name of William Gi. deons, receives the circuit riders from the different parts of America, and farnifhes tnem in the fame manner, and on the fame terms that the Lincoln company does ; also Jacob Weft of Jeffarfon county, and John Eaton of Washington county, receive the circuit riders and lurnifh them in like manner, and likewise Robert French of Baldwin county, and Benjamin Davis and Fhomas Smith of Columbia county, receive in like manner, and furnifh them with large quantities of coanterfeit ftlver ; I received from Fiench fifteen counterfeit dollars, and the said Basel received five hundred of the fame quality ; and I law several men that 'verc citizens of South-Caroliua, at fsii French’s, whofc names 1 have forgotten, £nd fi'v them receive a large quantity ©f counterfeit silver, to parchafc goods with at Charleston, as they said ; (hough I never received any from Davis and Smith of v *”olumhia, yet to my knevvledge they do civc out Brcat8 rcat T iaßf * r * cs » a;i d Davis prof ? , let me have of if, and infilled on me n bke a' l "S e 1 "»• incline to dj it-." 0 3. "O'” ? ff, 3 to you the mod meter. '* ?'«<“'• a “ l • ht > r corduwS, that come within ® wn kmowv ledge. But O, God, what were m7 t ‘ ,ou g“ r * and feelings, when I found It was always fa contrived that I had to trade off the len horses; I then saw that I was taken in, and that if I was taken to the. law I mull die, while they would find means to efcapc ; then all the wicked aflions of my life ap. ! peared dreadful to my vie w ; I then remem bered the friendly advice that bad been given to me by honed people ot my acquain tance, and resolved to leave the connection, but when I made it known, they were dis pleased, and said that if I did, they would inform against me and have me hanged, and then to save my own life I rnuft go on \ IsutO, it is impassible to express the distress of mi id, and bodily (offerings that I under went. I was kept an underling by them, and for my life dare not leave nor offend them—O, what would I now have given if I never had been born, that I were dead, or that I had been brought up to work like a negro, bat there was no alter native bat to go an ; sometimes they would flatter a»d sometimes threaten the, and I was afraid to be seen where I «*m known, unlcfs by the connexion, until 1 became so hardened that I cared not what I did.— Thus have I spent my time ftnee I joined the connexion, which has been about fix or eight months before 1 was tliken. He appeared calmly composed under the gal lows during divine worship, where two sermons were delivered, and prayers made, and exhortations given, and then declared that what ke had related concerning (hose nerfons, against whom he bad cenfeffed, was the truth—-expressed a strong hope of future happiness—gave an exhortation to the fpeftators to repent and prepare for death —and died according to his fen tencc, with patience and firmnefs, afton ilhing to the beholders. Pvbl’jhcd at the request of the Criminal, By WHEELER GRESHAM. For the CHRONICLE. WHEN the Supreme Legislature of this country, and our best ftatcfmen, are attack ed by men, who feel fore under the Idea, that the United States are verging towards prosperity, and that they will in time rival old England, it is not at all mifterious, that every aft, emanating from this government, fiiould be execrated by them, and viewed in a contemptuous light. —We have heard much about 2 millions of dollars* which is in reality, appropriated for the fair purchase of the Florida# ; but they with to make the people believe, to anfwcr,certain purposes, that this sum had been given to Bonaparte, to ouiet him for the present, until more in another wav, can be furnifhed, in the form of a tribute.—The federalifts have long fincc been remarked for accuracy in calculation, and they do affect, that the two millions of dollars given to the French Emperor, as a present, will load sixty waggons, which is certainly a sum es no trifling value. I re suming, that each loaded waggon upon the common ratio, will require four good horses -to draw it, in that case, if they arc cor rcT which no one can doubt, it will take 2 ao horses to carry it to the (hip f«r traf porration ! !-To throw a veil over truth, and misrepresent every thing for the pubhc eocd, is by (hes« men, considered fair play, but Citizens, remember, to every account there are two sides, a Deotor & Creditor,— Kow. if we, by giving two millions at par. chafe money, for what is ailt&liy worm double that sum, we then have to ourselves, two millions »f clear money, and who w there among us, that will fay, that toe contrail to thelc states is not a good one ? t. i s glfo aflerted for the vile purpofc of de ception to the oninftrmed, that the Amen can Government .under Jeffcrfoa, has loft if? energy, impint. ardits * , tlat was treat—if the feds were to lay* thac J t’.py had entirely loft their fondnefs for re . publics, they would be nearer the truth than they have yet been, it i» from such round and unfounded after* tiona as these, that they expeft (but in vain) to regain their loft power, at the ficrificc of every thing that is just. During the four years of Adams’ administration, you were heavily taxed, a provisional army railed at an enormous expence, and ten millions of dollars (tided to the national debt, which, would require 500 waggons to hold, and i,aoo horses to draw it. We will for the fake of further illuftra* tihn, take a (quint at Jefferfon's adminiftra. tion ; for the firft four years and fix months, we find, during this period, that the odious tastes laid on by John, have been taken o(T Ly Tom, by which (aving you have been enabled to do much mare for your families, than orherwife could have been done—what I now fay is no prattle, it may be found upon record—Jefterfon, inftcad of having increased the debt as'dic found if, has actu ally paid oft’ more than 20 millions of dollars towards its difeharge, which according to the polite mode of counting money, would require 600 waggons to held, and 2,400 horses to draw it!!!—The f#ds have taught o« Arithmetic, and I trust, we (hall improve thereby. * It is felf evident, by the change of men, tfqd maafures, that we have gained much in a pecuniary sense, but move in the (a?nation of our form of government. I address my fklf to that class of men to which | belong, planters, who are in faft, the support of all. —If after this, you will not diferimi nate between your friends, and enemies, at the cleftion table, and thereby lose yoor pride as freemen ; remember, that you have « fold the pass (as the Germans did in Penn, fylvania) to Thermopile.” PLANTER. lasKsanae rr~tr~‘}im tctb (By Authority.) f Aft ACT fa prohibit the importation of certain goods, <l wares end merchandizes, BE it enaiied by the Senate and Htufe of Rc'pvefeutatives of the United Stales of America, in cougre/s ajfembled. That from and after tha fifteenth day of November next, it lhall lawful to import into the United States*, or the territories thereof, from any port or place fuuattd in Great- Britain or Ireland, or in any of the colonies or dependencies, of Great-Britain, any goods, wares or merchandize; of the fol lowing dcfciiption, that is to fay:— All articles of which leather is the materi al of chief value; All articles of which silk is the material of chief value ; All articles of which hemp or flax is the material of chief value ; All articles of which tin orbrafs is the material of chief value, tin in (beets cx. ccptcd. Woollen cloths whose invoice prices (hall exceed five (hillings (lerling per fquarc yard j Woolen hosiery of all kinds ; Window glass, and all other immufaftures of glass; Silver and plated wares; Paper ofevery description; Nails and spikes ; Hats; Clothing ready made ; Millinary of all kinds ; Playing cards; ' Beer, ale and porter, and piftures and prints. Nor (hall it be lawful to import into the United States or the territories thereof, from any foreign port or place whatever, a ny of the above mentioned goods, wares, or merchandize, being of the growth, produce, or manufafture ot Great- Britain or Ireland, or any of the colo nics or dependencies of Gieat Britain; Provided, however, that no articles which (hall within fifteen months after the parting of this aft be imported from any place beyoad the Cape of Good Hope, on board any ves sel cleared out before the pafling of this aft, from any port within the U. States, or the territories thereof, for the said Cape of Good Hope, or any place beyond the fame, (hall be fubjeft to the prohibition aforefaid. And be it further enaSed, That whene ver any article or articles, the importation of which it prohibited by this aft, (hall af ter the said fifteenth day of November next, be imported into the United States or the territories thereof, contrary to the true in tent and meaning of this aft, or (hall, af.cr ' the said fifteenth day of November next, be put on board any (hip or vcflll, boat, raft, or carriage, with intention of importing t..e fame into the United States cr the territo ties thereof, all such articles, as well at ail other articles on board th? fame (hip or ves sel, boat, raft, or carriage, belonging to t:;c 1 owner of such prohibited articles, (hall be t forfeited, and the owner thereof (kali more -1 over forfeit and pay treble the value of such t articles, % And be it further enaßed, That if any article or articles, the importation of which is prohibited by this ad, (hall, after the said fifteenth day of November next, be put on board any (hip or velfel, boar, raft, or carriage, with intention to import the fame into the United States or the territories thersef, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this ad, and with the knowledge of the owner or matter of such (hip or vcflcJ, boat, raft or carriage, such (hip or vessel, boat, raft or carriage, (hail be forfeited, and the owner and matter thereof (hall mote, over each forfeit and pay treble the value of such articles. And be it further evaßtd, That if any at tide or articles, the importation of which is prohibited by this ad, and which (hall nevertheless be on board any (hip, or vessel, baat, raft or carrigc, arriving after the said fifteenth day of November next, in the U, State, or the territories thereof, (hall be o mitted in the ma'nifett, report, or entry of the matter or the perfbn having the charge or command of such (hip or rcffcl, i)oat, raft or carriage, or (hall be omitted in the entry of the goods owned, by the owner consigned to the consignee of such articles, or (hall be imported, or landed, or attempted to be im ported, or landed, without a permit, the fame penalties, fines and forfeitures (hall be incurred, and may be recovered, as in the case of (imilar, oraiffion, or omifilons land, ing, importation, or attempt to land or im port, in relation to articles liable to dutiro on their importation into the United Stater; And be it further enaßed, That every colleftor, naval officer, surveyor, or other officer of the customs, (hall have the like power and authority to seize goods, wares and merchandize imported contrary to the intent and meaning of this aft, to keep the fame in cuttody until it (hall have been as. certaiaed whether the fame have been for. feited or not, and to enter any (hip or veil'd, dwelling.houfe, (lores, building or other , place, for the purpose of searching for and seizing any such goods, wares and merchan. dife, which he or they now have by law, in relation to goods, wares and merchandize fubjeft to duty ; and if any person or per funs (hall conceal or buy any goods, wares or merchandize, knowing them to be liable to seizure by this aft, such person or persons (hall, on coviftion thereof, forfeit and pay a sum double the amount or value of the goods, wares and merchandize so concealed or purobafed. And be it furthtr enaditd , That the fol lowing addition (hall be inserted to the oath or affirmation taken by the matter or person having the charge or command of any (hip or vessel arriving at any port of the United States or the territories thereof, after the said fifteenth day of November next, viz. » I further swear (or affirm) that there are not, to the best of my knowledge and be liefon board [infert the denomination and name of the veffel] any goods, wares or mer chandize, the importation of which into the ' United States or the territories thereof, is prohibited by law : And 1 do further swear (or affinr) that if 1 (hall hereafter difeover or knew of any such goods, wares or mer chandize, on board the said vessel, or which (hall have been imported in tht fame, I will immediately and without delay make due report thereof to the colleftor of the port of this diftrift. And be it further enaßed, That the fol lowing addition be inserted after the said fifteenth day of November next, to the oath or affirmation taken by importers* configneea or agents, at the time of entering good* im ported into the United States or the territo ries thereof, viz. “ 1 also swear (or affirm) that there are not to the best of ray know, ledge and belief, amongst the said goods, wares and merchandize, imported or consigned as aferefaid, any goods, wares or mcrchandifc, the importation of which into the United States or the territories thereof, is prohibi ted by law. And Ido further swear (or affirm) that if 1 (hall hereafter difeover any such goods, wares or merchandize, amongtt: the said goods, wares and merchandize, im ported or consigned as aforefaid, 1 will im mediately and without delay, report the fame to the colleftor of this diftrift. And be it further mailed, That all pen alties and forfeitures ariling under this aft, may be distributed and accounted for in the manner prefeiibed by the aft, entitled “An aft to regulate the collfftion of duties on imports and tonnage ; and such penalties and forfeitures may be examined, mitigated or remitted, in like manner, and under the like conditions, regulations and reftriftions as are preferibed, authored and ditefted by the aft, entitled “ An aft to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, pen alties and disabilities accruing in certain cases therein mentioned." - NATH*. MACON, Speaker of the Ihufe of Refre/er.t other, S. SMITH, Prefdent of the Senate, pfo tena. Approved, April 18, 1806. 1 . TH; TEFFEKSOK-