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SrE&iiis, Oakifmn
|p,. a co.
Have Just ,
At their State# on Bridge Row,'No*
« &f, and on the south-west side
of M*lntosh street, second house
~ leading from hrond-street,
A late Importation of
CKOtKKHI.
AND,
OIiASS#
' OF—
Five Hundred
Crates of Cfockery,
■ 4 AND FIFTY CASKB OF
Glass Ware,
f put to their order, suit
able to the Georgia & Western
N Markets,
f f ALSO
10 Hhds of CHINA,
Os the best quality, elegantly gilded
with burnished gold, from 60 to
490 dollars per set} those high
i? priced sets consist of a Tea,
Coffee and Desert seta,
which makes the sets
verv extensive.
LIKEWISE, ELKGAXT
< Water Pitchers,
Superbly Lust red}
itogether with an elegant assortment
•*' * of the celebrated
JVtdgew'vd Tea Ware,
Jin imitation **f Pearl—which they of
fer for sale on (he uipst reason
able terms for cash or
Town Acceptances.
4- April 6* —f—
Silver Tea Sets, &c.
The subscribers have Just Received
fr>m JWu» -Fork,
Three Elegant Silver Tea Sets,
Whith they offer for sale at a small
advance from the manufactory
v v prices.
, THEY HAVE ALSO RECEIVED
* An Additional Assortment of
WATCHES,
AMox6 which are
* Gold & Silver Patent
Levers,
% Os A SUFFRIOR O"ACItT. '
ladies’ Watches, with Gold
and Plain Dials, &c.
'Bn Hand a General Assortment of
JKWELRT
AND
Fancy Goods.
(fcj* Watches of every description
eatefuUy Repaired and Warranted.
Huntington & Burrill.
April b. cw
; *■ notice. 7
r \A7‘ HEftEAS^xhc fo* towln * Nol «* of
■ VV. Hand, to wit—one nby Ho
bert.Palmv t to me as administratrix of
A the eaGte cf J.remiah Lewis, dec. oa
! the Ist day of September, 1815, and pay.
able un the Ist day <>f J muarv 18(7
; Another given by Vmuel I’nrvci, for
thirty dollars 81| cents, bearing the
samejiate and.payable at the lanu time
as the above—and a third given by James
Polhili f r thirty dollars 12 j cents, also
of the same date and payable at the same
time as the above, arc lost.—This is
' therefore to all persons against
trading for the said notes, as I have re
ceived satisfaction in full tor the s >me*
r >•. Jane Lewis.
April 5 »
Estrays.
deck**. Office, }
Burke county, Georgia. y
as an eatray, a grey
Gelding, 15 hands high, 7 years
oF. long n\anc and switch fail, valued at i
60 dollars, aPd lolled bt for Elijah Atta- j
w.y, esq the 15th„of March, 18)7, by
Ccd* Johnsbn of capt. Slllavcns dist.
At&>—One sorrel Mare, Ufc hands
high, 13 years old, bald face and fetlock
swells ’; vdutd at as dollars, tolled before
S Ebj U Attaw .y, esq. the Is’h of March,
1817, fey Samuel Dowse of Capt. SilU
vens district.
John Carpenter elk.
'» f -nrlV 5. ;
FOR SALE, ~
A, Good Wheat Fan.
Apply to the Printers.
i*!
MISCEIUXtOUS.
STAN ZA—From Byron, ,
Ir sometimes in the haunt of men.
Thine image from my breast may fade.
The lonely hour presents again.
The semblance of thy gen le ahade;
And now that sad and sitent hour
Thu* much of thee can still restore,
And sorrow unobserved may pour
The plaint she dare not speak before.
Oh, pardon that in crowds awhile,
1 waste one thought I owe to thee.
And self-coiulemn’d, appear to smile.
Unfaithful to thy Memory !
N«p deem that memory less dear,
That then I seem not to repine,
1 w uild not fools should overhear,
O.ie sigh that should be wholly thine*
If not the goblet past unquafT’d,
It it not drain’d to banish care.
The cup must hold, a deadlier draught
That brings a Le*he for despairj
And could Oblivion set my soul #
From all her troubled visions free,
I’d dash to earth the sweetest bowl
That drown’d a single thought of thee.
For wert thou banish'd from my mind,
Where could my vacant bosom turn ?
And who would then remain behind
To honor thy abandon’d urn ?
1 N>. no—if is my sorrow's pride
T.iat last dt Sr duty to fulfil *
Though all the world forget beside,
’Tis meet dial I remember still.
For well I know, that such bad been
Thy gentle care for him who now
Unmourn'd shall quit this mortal scene.
Where none regarded him but thou;
And, oh ! I feel in that was given,
A blessing never meant for me;
Thou wert too like a dream of heav*n,
For earthly love to merit thee.
A SIMILAR
Say, what’s m s’ like a brace of lawyers?
! Nothing S-> much as iM'o stout sawyer ,/
1 For, which ever side they pull «• *h»irst,
From sever’d blocks—down comet the dust!
PUNT.
A punster observing a person fold
ing up Home hank hills a few days
since, remarked, « you are in exeel
i lent business, for 1 see you double
i your money very easily.”
1 ONEOFTHR FEW.
A son of Quintus Fa hi us Maximus
advised that general to seize a post,
and said it would cost only a few men.
Fahius answered drily, will you be
willing to make one of the few,
> s'-
IJrjERKSi IWG, «
It is impossible lo read the follow
ing story without regretting that Mr.
; 'West has never had leisure or inoli
! nation to imb <dy and perpetuate the
eoneeptions. whi k must have enter
ed into suefai a mind as his. at witnes
sing the seene related;
From Go IPs hfe of Sir B. West.
“ After the taking of Fort Du
Quesne, to whieh (he new name of
Pittsburg was given, in compliment
to the minister of the day. General
Forbes resolved to search for the re
licks of Braddock’s at my. As (be
European soldiers were not so well
qualified (o explore (he forests, cap
tain West the brother of the .artist,
was appointed, with his company of
American sharp-shooters, to assist in
the execution of this duty, and a par
. ty of Indian warriors who had return
ed to the British interests, were re
quested to eonduet him to the place
where the bones of the slain were
likely to be found. Id this solemn
and affecting duty several officers be
longing to the forty-second regiment
accompanied the detachment, and
with them major sir Peter Halket
who had lost his father and a brother
in the fatal destruction of the army.
It might have been thought a hope
less task, that he should he able to
discriminate their remains from (he
common iclicks of the other soldiers}
but he was induced to think other
wise. as one of the Indian warriors
assured him. that he had seen an of
ficer fall uear a tree, which he Iho’t
he could still discover} informing
him at the same time, that the inci
dent was impressed on his memory,
by observing a young subaltern, who,
| in running to the officer’s assistance,
| was also shut dead on reaching the
: spot, and fell across the other’s body.
> The Major had a mournful conviction
in his own mind, that the (wo officers
I were his father and brother, and in
i deed, it was chiefly owing to his anx
iety on the subject, that (his pious ex
pedition, the second of the kind that
history re<*»rds, was undertaken.
*< Captain West and his companions
proceeded through the woods, and a
long (be banks of the river towards
the scene of the battle. The Indians
regai ded the expedition as a religious
service, and guided the troops with
awe. in profound silence. The sol
diers were affected with sentiments
no less serious: aud as they explored
the bewildering labyrinths of (hose
'vast forests, their hearts were often
■ ■ v ; 'r T . 3jf
melted with inexpressible sorrow—
for they frequently fotmdskeletons
lying across the trunks of fallen
trees, a mournful proof to their ima
ginations that the men who bad tat
there, had perished of hunger, in
vainly attempting to find their way to
the plantations. Sometimes their feel
ings were raised to the utmost pitch
of horror, by the sight of Sculls and
hones sc attered on the ground—a cer
tain indication that the bodies had
been devoured by wild beasts; and in
other places they saw the blackness
of ashes amidst the relicks—-the tre
mendous evidence of atrocious rites.
“ At length they reached a turn of
the river, not far from the principal
scene of destruction, and the Indian
Who remembered the death of the two
officers, stopped; the detachment hal
ted. He theft looked in quest of some
object which might recall distinctly,
his recollection of the ground, and
suddenly darted into the woods. The
soldiers rested their arms without
speaking. A shrill' cry was suon af
ter heard ;*nd the other guides made
signs for the troops to follow them
towards tiie spot from which it came.
In the course of a short time they
reached the Indian warrior, wh >, by
the cry, had announced to his compa
nions that ho had found the place
where he was posted on the day of
battle. As the troops approached he
pointed to the’tree under which the
officers had fallen. Captain West
halted his men round the spot, and
with sir Peter llaiket and (he other
officers formed a circle while the In
dians removed the’leaves which thick
ly covered the ground. he skele
tons were found as the Indians ex
pected, King across each other. The
oflitters having looked at them some
time, the M. j »r said that, as his lath
’ er had an artificial truth, be thought
he might be able to ascertain if they
g were indeed his bones, and 'hose of
his brother. The Indians were there
fore ordered to remove the skeleton
of the youth, and to bring to view
that of the old officer. This wasim
-1 mediately done, and after a shortex
• aimoatioo, major llalket exclaimed,
• *'lt is my Father I” and fell hack in- :
s to the arms of his companions. Th©
pioneers then dug a grave, and the
bodies being laid in it together, a :
plaid was spread over them and they
were interred with the customary
honors.”
>
; Anecdotes of JV'nt, Lee, erq. the cele
brated Dramatic Poet,
It is generally known that this fa
mous poet ended his days in a mad
house. During his confinement,
i such was his rage for poetic com
f position, especially when his parox
t ysms came on, that the physicians
1 judged it not only proper hut highly
• necessary to indulge him perpetually
s with writing implements; and the un
l fortunate man never appeared so hap
• py as in the use of them.
, As soon as ho had finished any new
f copy of verses, lie used to recite them
i with great glee and variety of empha
> sis, tone and cadence; and at inter
. vaU with such vociferation, that he
■ often grew hoarse, and it became ne
s cessary to steal his poetic pieces f rom
< him, when it could be done wi h safe- i
ity to the patient, whicli t was generally
during some of his lucid intervals, or
t when he was asleep. The loss of these
I papers he w'eultl sometimes lament
■ in the most extravagant language, that
■ is, when he could remember the f>ss;
for his memory was at limes entirely
gone, and then fall to writing again.
One moonlight night his friend Mr.
Dryden, was walking under the win
dow of the apartment wherein the
hapless bard was confined (perhaps to
sublime his own ideas for some gloo
my subject) overheard the poor fel
low, who was then writing in a lofty
reverie, cry out
“ krise Jupiter and snuff the moon ”
It seemed the plannet had just before
become a little obscured by the skirt
of a driving cloud. Presently the
“ celestial lamp of midnight” as he
termed it, became entirely veiled from
, his sight by the complete intercep
tion of the whole cloud which was,ve
ry broad and dense. This so exaspe
rated Lee, that he exclaimed in a
rage—
• O thou envious God! thou hut snuff’d it out!’
But perhaps nothing can convey so
strong, and at the same time, so just
an idea of the melancholy pitch to
which the frenzy of this unfortunate
man had arrived before bis death, as »
the following wild poetic effusions of
his, writeo, no doubt in a state of ex
acerbation. Probably there is not,
of the kind extant** greater instance
of the most complete miserable de
rangement of intellect:
[ ,A xid 3?.- ' V -, ' * '
• ... . T ■>. I
► ,■' • •
Ol»! that my Went like l»uUo%
pea*.
And e’en with frequent Meetings catch the itcl> 1
And grow as mangy a* the Irish seas.
To engender whirwinds for a shabby witch.
Not that a hard-roed herring dare presume
To swing a tythe-pig in a cat-skin purse,
’Cause of the great hailstones that fell at Hume
By lessening the fall might make it worse.
I grant that drunken rainbows lull’d to sleep
Snort like Welch rabbits on a fair maid’s eye,
Which made him laugh to see a pudding creep:
For creeping pudding only please the wise.
Th 4 reason’s plain* for Charon’s western barge
Running full tilt, ’gainst the subjunctive mood,
irßeckon’d to a Porpoise and gave the charge
To fatten padlocks with antarctic food.
CHRONICLE.
Wednesday, April 9, 1817.
QJ* Our very attentive correspon
dent at Fredericksburg , (Va.) furn
ishes us with the following melancho
ly and distressing intelligence:
“Fredericksburg , 26th March.
“ Since my last the small-pox has
made sad havoc among our citizens.
For a week past five or sixjiave died
of a day—and yesterday ten were car
ried to their graves. In consequence
of its spreading so, the magistrates
have authorised a general inocula
tion. .
»*lt has been constantly raining
here for five days ; and ou* 1 oldest
standards say, they never saw any
thing like it before. We expect both
bridges to be swept eff—and the wa
ter is now in the second stories of the
houses near the river.
<* Oar town is getting a fine cha
racter. Three murders were com
mitted last week; and eight men are
now in jail for robbery.”
The deputation of CpeekJPTamop*
Twbo were appointed to negotiate the
tgfrsettled claims of their Nation a-
ihe United States, passed thro*
(his pKifee a few days since, having
satisfactorily adjusted the object of
their mission. They were led by
I Mclntosh , a Chieftain who gallantly
I distinguished himself during the last
, war. j
Some time since, we published from
the Savannah Republican, an account
of *» the murder of James Watson, an
American mariner, at Port-au
; Prince.” In doing so, we took the
I liberty to indulge a hope that, not only
for the preservation of gommereial
hamoiy, but fur the sake of human
ity.” the report alluded to might prove
unfounded. This expression of our
wishes, prompted by hearts trembling-*
Iy alive to the Welfare and happiness
of their country, thrilled the sensi- .
tive nerves of the Republican, and
produced the following paragraph,
which, abmrdly and illiberally, gives
a construction to our meaning, that
we indignantly disclaim. j
"HArrujr outrage,
“ Some ol our brother-editors, we
perceive, are disposed to doubt the
truth or accuracy of the account,
which we published on the 22d nil.
ol the murder of James Watson, an
American mariner, at Port-au-Prince,
by order of the brigand-president,
Petion. Why such scepticism should
find its way into the columns of
American journals, we are at a loss
to account for. Petion, it Is true,
when compared to Christophe, is
justly entitled to the adjective milder,
but this is far from admitting his
mildness —it is a term expressing bis
grade on the scale of cruelty. Many
are the bloody deeds perpetrated by
his authority, and the murder of
Watson is one. Its particulars are
derived from a cource that admits no
doubt. They are likewise corrobo
rated by lieutenant M. P. Mix, of the
United States* navy, who handed them
for publication, and was a sad specta
tor of the tragedy. It is hoped that
our government will take due cogniz
ance of the horrid transaction, and
extort that satisfaction which the ease
demands. It is in our power to hum
ble the savages; one seventy-four
would lay Port-au-Prince in ashes.—
The contiguity of that island to our
southern shores, and its situation as
regards our southern commerce, de
mand prompt redress. The Haytians
must be awed into respect, or bur
*homes ere long, become the seats ot
trouble and our shipping swept from
the West-lndiau seas.”
The account, as first reported, was
destitute of those particulars, whlel*
aow give It an air of authority.—
*m 1445 ’' v> -ft
■ V -f ’ v;-* .
sPJi«ft, tberc<j«w, at least, * f eiril
>f hope, tafepiDaiioo, aJj
he incorrect, and this was ioducedh,
ihe very manner In which the edit*!
themselves, introduced the ht*Hu
gence—for they merely observed,|J
it was received from a source abfcj
entitled it to serious
JVom, it is said, Omit the «
lars are derived from a source that
admits of no doubt—and that theyar*
likewise corroborated by Lt. Mu,
the U. S. navy, who handed tbeiafof
publication, and was a sad spectator
of the tragedy.”--®ad these state,
ments accompanied (be first
as they should have done— it tvonlj
then have stamped it with an aulhen.
ticity which we oould not have
doubled; but whentbey were with,
held, it was not for ns to divine them.
But, even as it is, it would have been
the first impulse of a warm and ben.
volent heart, to hope, (however
escent the gleam) for the sake of b«.
inanity at least; that the enormity
was magnified, or entirely unfounded^
News from South America.
By an arrival from Margarets,
which port was left bn the lath Feb.
last, we are politely furnished with the
following very important intelligence.
On the lOih of February last, geo,
Bolivar with less than loot) men, de.
feaied the royalists consisting of 3000,
leaving on the field of battle iooa meu
who were killed, wounded and taken
prisoners, and one gen. officer slain.
The particulars of this action are as
follows:—Gen. Bolivar made an at*
(ai k on some of the out posts in the
vicinity of Cumana on the 4th of Feb.
and was defeated. He retreated to*
words Barcelona with a force amoun*
; ting to 1900 men—the remainder
were whh gen. Arismendi, one or two
hundred miles in the interior, and in*
capable of forming a junction at Cu
mana. Gen, Bolivar dispatched ad
j express to Arismendi, with directions
to join him at Barcelona, where he in*
tended to risk an action with the roy*
alists. lu (he meantime, the fleet
commanded by admiral Brian, lay of
the mouth of the harbour, ready for
the reception of gen. Bolivar and hit
army, If the result of the anticipated
action should prove unfavourable.-*
On the 10th, gen. Bolivar gained the
convent about two miles from Barer
lona, where he lay concealed with hil
forces. About 3 o’clock, the royalists
entered Barcelona, and began a dread*
ful massacre,j supposing that Bolivar
had made good bis retreat to (he
mouth of the river. At 10 o'clock? *.
geo. Bolivar entered the city about
1000 strong, securetf the. ~ gates and
came upon the royal party as an un*
suspecting moment. They were then
committing the most shocking barba*
rities; the young and the and
[ children, and even women in state
pregnancy, were all put iddiserimin*
ately to the sword. The rnvaHsts were,
at last compelled jto
the city, and make their escape, leav
ing 1000 men and officers kHJed»
wounded and taken prisoners. B'U
ivar lost in this engagement 3 cols.
7 captains, and about 400 non-com
missioned officers and soldiers killed
and wounded.
Gen. Bolivar with his remaining
forces followed the flying enemy- At
b o’clock in the mornia*; of the lltb«
the royal army was again attacked by
gen. Arismendi, at the bead of 1300
men, 800 of whom were cavalry, by
whom the royalists were literally out
to pieces. They fled towards Cumana,
with the whole patriot force in full
pursuit, and it is supposed that vmJ
few will reach that city in safety-**
On the 12th, gen. Bolivar by an ex*
press, ordered admiral Brian to be i®
readiness with the second division «f
his fleet, to intercept any of bis ene
mies should they attempt to escape by
water, and to stop Oil supplies from
the quarter, while he himself in
rear deprives them of all supple
from the country. The royalists have
at Cumana, 1 sloop of war, 3 gun brig*
and 1 sebr. not half manned. These*
cond division of the patriotic uatj
consists of "the Indian l,ebre, of l*
twelve pound oarronadcs and 1 l on S
twelve pound travelling gun; the Dr*
eatur, mounting 2 long 18 pounder*
and *l2 pound earrohades; the Dia* I *,
mountirfg 5 9 pounders, long £**o*l *
prize brig called the Republic, carry
ng!2 earronades of 12 pounds; lb®
ichr, Mary Ann, of 4 guns, with all
lie privateers under Reflag of Ven
ezuela, all well manned, and pt* o '