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IfA List of Letters
S& *6 Maa * $ 1 & December, ISOB.
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I"' aMrs. Margaret Afhlcy, Mrs. Mary L.
•, ran, Thomas Adam*.
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; JL&e Roll, Jem Bams- care of jflo Rawl«*
» Siv Ruining juc, James Burroughs, Pat
m Boja»jjAudio Bunch, Charles Beach 2,
« S-.di/h, William Barne.t, Hugh B i.
Major Davd Balh, Captain John
>.'■ •jg n “' i g» Aqailla Burronghi, Rich'd Baits,
| 1! :; 'S B ickiin, Agnes Bczcbmc, Solo
* qßn Pride r , Striven.
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• fiSawjuel Coleman, Major William M.
»t?tes 3. James Cidvin, Jol.a Col van),
* 'rer««** Cobbs, WiUHam and Abel Gain,
■n. Collier, J«u Collier, Da rid Crawfoid.
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!>• fflfohfi DDcgitfs, Thomas Doley a, Hardy
fr’.c, Mjchaeel Deloach, Mils Mary L,
;V Jafchon, John D’Antignac.
t W F
* V« pßofcph Fox,- Hr-rtly FqSar, H. SViiing
" iwj, Nicholas Fox, Mauhcw Fox,
P Q m
#V.b<>rt George, Zachariah Garrett, Mrs.
»« Gsr.us, Hugh Graham, Scriv«n, John
flfcfr, Scriven coMjg.
"®J hn Hodge, Hxnip, Benjamin
.f|Sl Sciirtn 2, J. B. Hnmphrevi lie Scrivcn,
.fcWonm Holmes Silvar S. Carolina.
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wDaniel ferko'*, Miss Edesfcath Inlow,
r ilhn Jamilya, Hamilton Jor.es.
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1, '•fhomas Knapsn, Ma.fhali Keith.
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France* Low 3, Charles Le wis Lo
j care of Peter JaiusU, Moan. Henry
it- /Mwis, William Lot?.
j| W William Me gar, J«hn Bsptift. Da Mag-
M-dcom hint Won, John M‘Co!!db gh
Hoodcnek B. Mathewfcn, Mcioer,
■William Mcflkr, Mils Kitty Minis 2, John
Mrs. Mary Mol>, SttiLkg Maffen
|Mai». John M’Kiwcv.
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:«■ Frank Nun, James Oasw.
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.fW John Pdfcn, Charles PcvrcSl Mrs. Sarah
.gpflworc, Jcfic Pemphrcy, George Peatfon,
WSv.piun Pcarfe Seri van, Lis. Patrick, John
Bherce, J»bn W. Perry, A. Pemberton,
*le*d letter wemsd from the Gen. ?. cifict. 4
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4f: David Reid, William W, Rovi&eae, Mils >
A. Rohifor?, Gideon Remolds,
B?riciltii Roberts carts of Timothy M'KinnO
m i . S ■ (
«| Wj!i>’am Sitrs Cftlu. ibia coenty, C. Sro.
■wall and Gar James Scott, Mr. Sand.
w>ich, ]*mes Bha'rbsrt Scrivrn, Mrs. Sank
iefeifibm Scriven, Jnlhna Sigo.’John icbn,
■ivobert Simpler, I>. Sturees, Jams* Stdng-
Sfirld, James Screw*, Wellington Stone,
JBCherlfs O. Screven Mount JEaon, Mrs.
ißtcr/art, Samuel Scott %,
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IB Andrew Tartar, K:«kiih Too! a, Jon-
T.irt a, John Toayaan, Miss Sicy
IBl'ankerflay, H imisfen Turner Sol iier.
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a Jofrph Uiuphrays Scriven ecantr.
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■ James Watson, John Wifr Horse Creek,
Bftsmge Wallace, Stephen Weave:, Tofeph
BWilliams, Mrs. Sarnh Williams, Robert
■Ware, Sarah G, Wigg, Thomu Wails.
1 James Frafcr, p m.
■ December 31. |. t j
ffi Notice is Hereby Given .
1 That all thofc who arc indebted
180 the fabfciiber by note or cKn accoanfe,
•jßhat no longer indulgence will gjvr-n and
l| hl,t fu3f * w>H be brought iad-fcriiainarsly if
|Bipt dsfeharged by the r ? *h Janusrv *iv.X.
|B| Jonathan ValTer.
|Bi Deotiabar a i.
n Sheriff’s Sale.
IB* $e hfi Tuefday in Fibruary nexty at (tie
Market-Hovjsin the city of Au*uja t at the
| B wfnal hours,
|B v Will be Sold,
j articles, levied on as the
LBoperty of Edward Primrcfe, to fatiity an |
wß 4^ o^ Edw’d fiorck against said Prim
i CX,C .* to . r J°k H Smith, pcinted out
*i B/1j« plaintiff, coufifting 0 f MBnafrftnred
Ira * C ° 0> we, f‘ n S apparel, empty cases, a
■ ragallomi vinegar, crockery ware, knives
i ■rS‘°_ rk, » f cal« and welghti, fores par
|B»°‘ ****** r i cg » coffee, p«*» ana event,
I*" 1 P * lis * ch ah»» ipifnijßgwheel, fores
Mopefpun, on* hat, blaakw*, fleets M d 1
«oj| parcel of fodder.
If m t A. Rhodes j Sheriff'.
■ December 31.
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■ i ■— maom**********- «"»*■ u-mrnm m***mmmm^mmmamm
j FOR SA
A Negro Wench,
About twenty-two years of age,
a good Co*k, Waftwr, lioncr ami Sram
firefr* fold for no fault, Ci ill or Cotton
will be taken in piyareat.—Af»p ! y tn the
PRINTER.
December 3 r. (5-1
10 Dollars Reward*
RAN AWAY oa tha of thunim)* ■
ieft a Negre wet: h by the name of NAN
CY, while in thi employ of Mr Gules*
Paid us in the neigh.borWoud es Edgefield
\ diftridl Soull».Cr.if;ina.—faid wench is a
bent 50 year* of *g*, of a complexion
—fame of her front teeth very ««cfa decay
ed, aheut five feet 3 or fear inches
had on when she wetteff dark -fixed
fpaa clothes,—-The above reward ami a?l
rcafouable exycofe* yard M any pc if ?a an
pr*»htading a* d ftcuring her, sad giving in* %
format ion to thi fuhfcribe' at A*»g«&a.
James Moore.
Chamber 31, (»»)
Notice.
Ail thofc indebted to the estate
oflrionus Jane*dec. late-et Buike c*u;uy»
are rrqnetfad to prefant the monoy, and the
creditors of said aftate, arc to
bring in their accounts properly seeded,
Jemima Jones Adm’rx.
I>rc» fi*. ( 3 ?)
Now in Richmond Jail.
Peter, about tony y <ars of
age, five fret seven or eight inches high,
fays he bcluugs to Mis-Smith of Savjsa
nth, that he raws way in Mitch iiff.
The owner are rtqufted to oeinpiy wi.h
th* law aed take them av/ar.
A. RMODSS fheriff.
November 26. (ts)
Notice,
Is hereby given to all cenceris
ci, th«t all pc rfoua that Sstatf* indebted 10
cht fjijccfkucr or .0 vV’iiliais: G» Cfrinajre,
asd Co. manner wherever that doea
not »ukc fomc fatiifrAo -y effer f«r
meat, will be frud witLju: rt-fpeft* to prr
foß*, withis the «oatfc ai J unity liog,
J. Grinagc ffrfi/fand
Wm. G. Grinagc &; Co
Bx'enaberji,
Notice.
All persons who arc indebted!
to the Salifcitbcr* are ruqncrtcd to ocn* for
ward k eifqhsifgc their restive accoants,
before ,He JtCcnih day* as next,
otharwife faita will fc« cora.-scnoad indi'fl
critninstely. Cotton will Le received ia
payment at a fair price.
John Nil!, & Co,
Anraflr, Dec. 3..
Will be Leased,
Ob Monday the it:V dny of Jaaa.ry .ext,
in Colnssifis County oa the ptemifet,
to the Highefl Kidder, aid ii***-
diato jicSVSf’.n jives, th?
Saw & Grist Mills,
On the big VAokc fbrmcrlf
prTpcrvy ot : w*cE»5V'i.?j ZL«vjsy
Alia, at tbs feTte time jind pj, .;•*•, fer the
fame 12*0 a cn!?9i(Hiietn
COTTON GIN,
Further pardca-m will fc* m:ic knowu
on the dfty of L<:.sog.
Gaaarway Davit.
D-*cr*f!bcr 35.
Post-Office,.
THE Public arc informed that
after the firft day ofjaaniry next, no cradu
it can oc givcu at this t flEce, and that ar
rest* of on ne'vt.jiaycn, to etker
with a ©aartera advance 'ciP at that date bt
required. JAMES FRASER, r, m*
Anga.ca. Becewkr 24, ( t t}
Colonel Alston,
Os Greenville in Scath-Carolina,
IS ttned that the C«rsw?c \
which he left for repair about eighteen month*
ago with PETER LARTIGUE dcceafed,
h*» keen long fitvet for dclivtey, and
that as it (us not baen taken away tfttr sev
eral intittstbas to that purpofe,’ihc under,
ftgned finds Himfclr compeilcd re exp«»(e it te
peblic sale, en ths fitft Mpnday in Febra
ary next.
4 Gerard Lartigue, adm'r
Angara, Drceaaber 17, (3 )
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Congress Intelligence.
HOUSE OK REfRESEN I'ATIVSS,
NoT2M3«R 30.
Debate tn Foreign I'tiaiitns, , ,
Mr. Troup said h« was extremely laap.
py to agree in on* thing with the heft. gen.
tlenaan who has jnft fat driwn, that the
IWnthcrn had net (tlFvud left, by the bp«ra
ti®n as the embargo than the eaScrn fbtes ; ,
bit wlie'-. is differing from the gentleman 1
from Msffiohufctt* (Mr. Quincy) on a point
of ftiil greater importance tic vru aKo com
pelled to differ from th* hon. jemlatna*
from Virginia ; h« did fa with the deepest
regret. It has been fsid by the gentleman
front Miiffachafctts, (obfer7«d Mr, T.) that
for the b.ft i x month. the country has dif
fered by this fyftara of arofcatgw, th« ax
trim* of difg-'ace end hsmilisiion, and th*
gentleman from Vifhas cilkd ir a rata
fwXv’ of degrading fob nifiiea. Sir, it is not
a mr Jw. of /übsttiffi n ; it i« a mcafiis of
refill3 r.c#> an-J of the nreft formidable nit.
tartc. ;aay have b«c« th# oh.
jeA ofthe Executive in rtcoammlin)* tha
embargo, it has ever been f B J 5 sorted by esc
as 9 measure of fetrdor, as a mtafW of juf
tiflabl* retaliation. I contend tbrj £ it it
n»i ruhfnijfioo. AcquicfcchtSc in the rrddrs
»*d decrees ; lahtniffion to (m.* v C and con.
demna)i«n, would t;* fiibnailhon to all in
tents and pvrpofts; hut that measure which,
keeps at homo the fi.’ps and porprrty which
•arenenrej feck to capture on ih« high fcas
is net fuS»{nrflion, I>a f refinance, and th*
genfitmen fron 'vhff‘ch«fetts will find it Co
t ? h : s for row. Commerce, fir, ia the life.
Wood of England ; it is th* fo«nd»tion or
her wealth, her pcofprrity and her maritime
grandfar. But tbegsntlentn fays we base
retired from the high way of nation* and
l*ft c-ur great rival free to navigate if.
True—w* have retired from, the ocean 5 we
hare left ocr rival f;>*a to navigate ; bat
very little ihrre than between port and port
of her own dominion*. Tft have given
th* finitKtng grokn t-i her ♦ixrlafion from th#
row mere* of the whole civilised world
ft* bs * , ot cr; of.»? left other than
t*hat yea yflvrf.,l \nc* weald have it yd»r em
bargo were ty(>d .to-morrow, and your
commirtss have t:ld yru what that is—a
fcantr, c#nf mpt’blp committee cf 7,ooo,#o»
cfdciilsr*. Bn gland loft ioo.coOjvO* whf«
France (hat tit ccruiiw**. again* her—lb*
, lod 50 000.W09 by ih« ceyitfuft 'of your
eva ;<>rr*, and nothing of trade is l«ii her
bof t»:jt vrhtch fltc imy driv# with th: na.
\ liv* powers ;f Asia and /fftiop, wins Sw*.
d#u. «ul p;ecaricu!i;- with Spain. Portugal
and uwt p- jT (Hons. No n>oj« th«« of r*i
£ng the embargo to catty osr commerce,
W'if* without a fsctifioc of indepandence,
• iifeoßi a dtfnonorabJe fuhmifdon to ra: or
der? of connctl we cannot carry on more
‘h.« 7,000>c00 of commerce.
] knotr ii i» f-iid thst the »>*(>pso cf the
foij*t.wrn **ste» art toe enemiea of foreign
tradeT that ih ir fpiilt c,nd thajr infurrft am
snti'-cofntr'tr.'iaf. Sir, in this sentiment
w,';.-.h U itfilf wichoiit forma'ion, .nay with,
om eve*) the fnadoss' of fonndstton ia to ka
that jealousy vhicb h.,* rif* tj
so rvioy **ji» «nd from which finch knout
«vsi» ue yn to be nppfeher.ded—bat fir it ij
t wu-k.iSj pitiful, corjw? loofy, Ths
fij*th?fn -are not tftc er.-mias «f com.
meter- —indeed how can if K* fail of* pin.
pie Who rat fa »f founds cot
to>; e.ucl fur which they h.tre r.r.f n dome mir
k**t or je 030,000! thi:t they »r* the ene. j
rtvicv rtf commerce ! -No fir, ther have »?«■* I
the bt'ifmnng of vocr gore rnr»i»nt to th*
pKTrnt thv factirkd r,» .T.«!eh to tha profpc.i.
ts of opwrurree as n> j ptopis of th* «nion •
they is.tv'o f-cen at «!1 times c: rtadv twgo to
wmr-JW oumajvrce—on tl.a attark' of the
ChtfV.psake iney wercs/en wrr" futward tn
go to wsr for the nonpr and dignity of tha
fl*ig tin* thv: of rhe faifcrn frat.:/..
*"s little fr.'Die iiian w.n fi»;d !>y wnf friend
fro.* v iry’tnia, wa to th* compass npera. I
flon ff the «rnh|fgoon tkt Ksfivrn A S* srh.
« f - —comrxre tfy- r-n.lien of tnft
mrafure »*y its proper {a(l~:!ie o«!r tru*
and correct 0,-» ; the *Mrw of the re.
fpcc.ivs ftap’cs of rfrsfe wo kyiiors of the
wiier’. Let th* grnthijy-n from Mu foe hit. !
fettu o-ete to the f ’^o"0 whjjt h,<» been trp
depreciation f>i liia Utf, port, ff, bnw r ,
ttjtrf?) vTff/lvs, PI til fxhlfgef) C,;d
id! him wSlt !..» been iiv* tlaprecla.
tion of amr great «rpfea cutt'.i end rice.
The ordirary murker price of is be.
IS and *2 ««nts ; t’ e <; pri 'e
i* t'O* 10 t# xe ; tht o;b of rica
u from y to £ fia'!*.* ; the prir t* {g
from 210 3 Oarpeopie bend vs ii
iportiyh to their ani>ib*r m*'* in debt tha;;
the people cf the Rafter* Naras. *,
xJnt lie gentleman fr<-m MhCidsttfettl
warns tm *g»inff a perfevrraftce in ihe frf.
tern of -a perrrverxßce occwrdiog
t* the gentleman is to he fbllawcd by. ope*
fcodilily to the lews. Sir, Idreg J no (acb
hofttiity j v/8 have 00 reason r e drtß’l it *
t is altogether in»p:;ffi:!c that men wha are
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afleeud by the bifift of human paffitms, can
make a fcrioni movement in » revolution*
No, fir, 1 infitt upon it, wc have no cause
to fear the anti.embargo men of Maflacho
fetrs; one brave, ‘it dependent, generous
yeoman of M.fiaehufetfs, wtuld dijve a
half a dozen finch fellows into the ocean.
But the truth is, thjj geptlemen fccans to
have wholly mlltaken the condition of hie
countrymen. He told ue they had flittered
every thing but famine, that the diftrefe
and ruin were co.extenfivc with the country*
they ecu Id tr weald not fuffer larger. Yet,
fir, the gentleman was not well (rated be
fore hia cpU««g«« (Mr. Bacot ) icfe, »k 4
with eaftfsl elat'd* r« veracity and the fame
opportunity cf forming a correct opinion,
told you that hia honoiable colleague had
given a very coloring to the pitfure *
that the distresses of the people were by no
mean* a* great as tluy were deferibed, end
that if they r ere Ufa prosperous end flouri
fhing than before the embargo, they were
far, very far, from that Bare of tnilery w kick
his colleague had leercfented.
Sir, many of these observations have been
made with ex:remc reluctance ; they have
best! extorted under fbciimkancca which rauft
give pain to every American, but which can
not fail to kindle in hiaa ihe lively indig
nation. No rran din icad without horref
fcdifgutt in the ftaptis of the day, them :ik
trcafonable and fl-giticus libel that ever dif
graccd oar country (the anonimous publica
tion circulated in Newbury Pun.)
Sir, it is reiaarkabic that we have beea
so * ntdually famlliaria'-d with Bri'jQi oat
r.'/Mi * p d have at length hect .ne so com
pletely reconcil'd to the moil extravagant ex
cette* of them that what, two years
woeld have been willing to go to war for,
woeld now ()« considered a matter of too ftri
fling importance to merit your attention, much
l lef* your refit at men t, Two years ago yea
j willing so go to war to limit ths right
of fcSrch, you would have gone to war
prohibit the practice of you
would have gone to war to overturn the
lawkfis fyflem of blockade ; you would
gone to war for the colonial trade ; HJr the
attack on the ChiTapcake ; tw® year* ago
yea would have gone to War far the orders
in council, and oow chat ail these outrages
and more than these hsre accumulated on .
year head nnfil you are bowed down to the
earth —yen arc content to beg a little com
merce ot England*—you tell England if (he
will be pieafrd to great ycu a little trade you
will open you ports to bar aad font them a
geinft France. This latt, this humiliating
•vcrture lbs rejects with indignation-- y< b
here no choice lcf<> as your committee has
reported, bet between war and embargo,
V7> cannot go to war with one wiihytu go
ing to war wirh -the • «*th*r} becinfo the
w rong* done by o*« are nor hf* tb<en the
wrong,? done by (bo other—iiniflfs indeed you
eoflfider »h<* Ihe 'dir.* rs isnocent bleed the
g'carjft cl'all poCble vrp
I know this tvnuftra of embargo has been
condfirnsd, fondly cond-mned; but only
by men who pr r pou; to rvfie; t ihsmfclves m
power h/ so apwrl to the feelings and inse-
Tinl of rh? cowirsniiy. In one put of the
country this appeal ins been made with ef
(*s). T!i« uvarfcioas have been cor united,
( the ignorant have been duped. Ir: all coc.«-
tri'.*s thurt are the avaricious and he ignor
ant-, and the. pa. (Soft of the one and the ere
dciuy of the erhsr have been wfoldcd.tthh
fecocfs by the rtn»i-er«hargo men. Sr, the
peo:.«le have been led t * believe, that a gtcat
cnnemerce r<- he earring r-p'dcr the or
ders and d i when in la'3: no-commcrce
eottld Ite *«?r:ad or without enmpromitting
tie honor of tin nation. They have oten
i*d to believe that acomntfrce.could becar
ried os wlchosr haluring tl.c peace oi the
country, when in faft no commerce cculd be
carried on without iuvaivinjj the country ia
war, and tvttilft the %i< ;;it oh] i ft o? the
erhmvot v/ea to prorc-id commerce the crnbair-
J* Tts said to aitu n deadly blow at com.
meres. It hor fuck wiifr that
tke nnifiv ease*lee of embargo out- of doors
Seen we’adcd sna atwreptird. , And a/e
thafii the r».)ple to whom wc are c*l'fd on
to u'n 0 "! sadde/erentislmr. The
n»f"e> S.iyjo .•—med v/.’m rry tut, away
with year Homo-, yocr ’..dependence, ymt
rentralit • —rlaev a.-? a;‘ tthi;—j;ivc me g;T:!
Srifnil i :»rchsnis, Vrit ft agents, and mal.
content A’neiir ins— ho depraved of the ci
ties, and the, rJ <he ctJunfryf—
woo jjrc re*.<v tr< iscti'ie? tiw in
dcv.KSrresort!.o nation f{if a iittli trade in
c.uaft and p>:.).h. If «•» are thus cft'jVne
ra'e—if we an :hos ibliecj in thirty ih .ft
yc«re, it is !ri-h time ft; r.dun your n.
ptr.rbctn fydem of ,goyernu.rn t . bit, will
poderi.y bf!f. t". tli ■# (bis urv ntopic, who
thirtv re* s -gp m - offered up
their lives and ftr.utna lor the -< i - <n of
iadep-rsdencc, m.-i noj: pseparad to f crifue
that »c"v i r 'd«v udewce so r K eir ay.-uic"?
’Vi!l j*4cri:y- Nelieve, that,-his f;>we pcop'«
ia ooie ft.opt y«|r, brgot thcu-Iftie-f t |, c
Chesapeake f"1 they were esaftyto ttisku
hitnns with lWßs.ii r n a d tobhers cf ;»?-»
ceuotrymrni I will u»t, for raj fell, .nfen*
to fitch ;t bale barter of honor so; g hi,
V '}/ .5 < ' V a..;-. -an. / ! V ’ ijL.